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Nanobodies Show Unique Promise To Prevent Human Inflammation and Pain
In the ongoing research to control pain and inflammation, a special subgroup of antibodies called "nanobodies" have demonstrated this ability in a mammalian model for the first time. According to research published earlier this month on a study led by Friedrich Koch-Nolt, it also exposed nanobodies to human blood ex vivo and observed similar results. These tremendous findings may have profound medical repercussions for human patients.
Anobodies are single domain antibody fragments. Like complete antibodies, the antigen binding domain shows great specificity and affinity for its target molecule. In this case the target is the ligand-gated ion channel P2X7 found on the white blood cell.
When activated, the ion channel triggers a inflammation-inducing biochemical signaling cascade. If blocked from opening by nanobodies, the researchers postulated that inflammation could be halted in its tracks.
To test their predictions, mice models of allergic contact dermatitis and glomularnephritis – both inflammatory conditions – were infused with anti-P2X7 nanobodies. The researchers found that the mice treated with these special antibodies exhibited greater effective control of inflammation AND pain than cohorts treated with whole antibodies or anti-inflammatory medication.
In a further proof of concept experiment, the research team introduced anti-P2X7 nanobodies to human blood treated with endotoxins. Not only did the nanobodies prevent P2XD ion channels from activating the inflammatory cascade, they were 1000 times more potent than comparable medication treatments.
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These results, published in Science Translational Medicine, are promising as a future treatment for autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammation. When wayward immune cells wreak havoc on healthy tissue, they employ the same chemical messenger cascade used to disable pathogens. As such, switching off the P2X7 ion channel with nanobodies would fully curtail the errant inflammatory signal.
Nanobodies were first characterized by research in 2005 occurring naturally in llamas, camelids, and sharks. Although the human immune system does not produce single domain antibodies, humanized nanobodies can be engineered in vitro using cellular techniques such as polymerase chain reaction.
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"Brain on Fire" By Susannah Cahalan Review | Neuronomics
Cahalan's harrowing memoir proves a grey matter area, is it primarily a tale of medicine or psychology? This is a Neuronomics view and review of the deeply layered account.
In this installation of Neuronomics, Kristen E. Strubberg reviews the 2012 New York Times bestselling autobiography Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, by New York Post writer Susannah Cahalan. In June of 2018, Netflix adapted Brain on Fire to film staring Chloë Grace Moretz. As an eminent student of the human brain, Kristen breaks down this much appraised journey into Cahalan's rare disease.
When I went to find a copy of Brain on Fire at what is generously called a book store during these dark digital days, I wove through the aisles to the psychology section. To my sense of order and categorization and based on my knowledge of what the book was about – a memoir of "madness" – psychology seemed appropriate.
I traced the shelves until I came to the crammed corner of testimonials, as I think of them, given far too little space. I run the titles once, twice, it's not there. Then, on the shelf above I find a copy flaunting a cover that doubles as an advert for the Netflix adaptation. But this is the only copy, out of place, no tell-tale gap in the spines from whence it came.
I contemplate settling for the "tie-in" edition, but I'm curious where the other copies are? It is a highly relevent, relatively new book – where are her sisters? Not on the new release carousal, I already inspected that display.
Thinking again about the book's story, I realize there is only one other place it could be. I stride a few rows behind Psychology to medicine and there, neatly in row and occupying space only allotted to new and revenue pumping titles, I find the original edition. But why medicine?
This a memoir of "madness," is it not? Albeit one with a very neurological component, but what psychological malady doesn't have some roots in the grey matter between the ears?
Brain on Fire: Medicine or Psychology?
As I begun to read, I realized that of the two classifications, medicine is the closer fit for this hybrid retelling of one women's month from hell.
Brain on Fire is more mystery than traditional memoir. Author Susannah Cahalan keeps the reader engaged as her family and rotating team of specialists struggles to diagnose an elusive ailment that has deranged her mind and convulsed her body.
Throughout the narrative of her harrowing days of illness however, I felt detached from the Susannah whose brain was burning from anti-NDMA receptor autoimmune encephalitis. This is not unlike Susannah the author. Mostly, this is due to to the fact that the author/narrator remembers very little of the actual illness at its apex.
What is Anti-NDMA Receptor Autoimmune Encephalitis?
The NDMA receptor, the target of her self-attacking immune system, is found throughout the cerebral cortex, home of the brain's higher functions.
As these important receptors became increasingly destroyed by wayward immune cells, the reader can see Susannah's cognitive function being stripped away as the disease progresses.
Following Susannah's symptoms, it's not surprising to learn that the second highest concentration NMDA receptors is the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for consolidating a person's experiences into memory.
With this vital memory-maker also being besieged by this disease, the fact that her recall from her time in the hospital remains inaccessible fits the picture of her illness.
Susannah Cahalan from the Second Hand
All the stories and descriptions are second hand accounts from family and Cahalan's medical records. While a blessing for the author – who wants to remember the worst demons unleashed – it sets this book apart from other memoirs of mental illness or neurological trauma.
Brain on Fire in some ways bridges V. S. Ramachandran and Oliver Sacks' neurological mysteries, and the pathos of a brain reassembling after disease such as Lori Schiller's The Quiet Room. But the second pillar of the bridge has a hole, admitted by the author in her preface, because the emotional torrent associated with the disease is digested retroactively. Albeit from myriad sources composed contemporaneously.
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Uncertain revelations toward reaching enduring truths
Cahalan tries to venture conclusions about self and deeper self, and provides clear neurological scaffolding for the self, but she admittedly is not certain if she can pull any enduring revelations about herself from the ordeal.
As such, the book boils down to a medical mystery novel that it is superb accomplishment. However as a window into the deeper truths of the mind, or a catharsis from emotion and personal triumph, it is lacking.
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Converting Any Blood Type into Universal Donor Type-O: No Longer Science Fiction
New major research reveals how to convert any blood type into universal donor Type-O – the Holy Grail of medicine and blood transfusion.
In the field of medicine, one of the long sought Holy Grail's is the ability to adapt any blood supply to any patient – making any blood type into a universal donor Type-O. Last week, researchers from the University of British Columbia announced that they may have discovered a way to convert any donor blood type to the much valued universal donor Type-O. Their findings, presented at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society represents the most momentous step towards this dream since the identification of the ABO blood groups over 200 years ago.
Know Your Type – The Hard Science of Your Blood
If you've ever given blood or had a medical procedure, chances are you've been asked your blood type. What many don't know is that when categorizing human blood, there is a whopping thirty-five different grouping systems. However, the ABO blood group, of which most are familiar, is by far the most important.
As with the thirty-four other blood group systems, the ABO blood grouping types are differentiated and organized by chemical markers on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs).
What Determines Your Blood Type? What is a Universal Donor Type-O?
The ABO system differentiates genetically specific polysaccharide clusters that adorn the outer cell walls. These most important markers are called the A-antigen type and the B-antigen type and, you guessed it, folks with type-A blood have RBCs that feature the A-antigen. While those with the type-B have RBCs expressing B-antigen.
Those people who are type-AB have RBCs that display both antigen species. Type-O RBCs, on the other hand, do not express either antigen type. This is what makes Type-O so important in blood transfusion scenarios.
It's these all important antigens that make blood donation a precise science. Any mismatch and the A/B antigens will begin invoking a devastating and potentially lethal immune response in a recipient whose blood type does not match their donor (with the exception of Type-AB). That is why the gold standard for donation is Type-O – no antigens, no fuss, no muss.
Now, science may have finally been able to convert other blood-types to Type-O.
New Trick from the Old Corpse – Creating Universal Donor Type-O
When looking for a new, gentler enzyme to process any type of donor blood to the universal donor Type-O, Dr. Stephen Withers decided to go back to the source: the human body.
Specifically, he ventured into the gut – the microbiome of the moment – where several known microorganisms utilize mucins that line the intestinal track. These mucins, which aid in digestion, are structurally similar to the sugars of blood type antigens.
Using ecological techniques, Withers and his colleagues isolated a family of enzymes which, through forced evolution in E. coli, are now able to the remove the blood antigen sugars 30 times as fast as any previous enzymatic approach. Hence creating the conduit that converts blood to Type-O.
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For now, Wither is working with the Centre for Blood Research at UBC to demonstrate reproducibility of the universal donor conversion process. So far he has transformed Type-A blood to universal donor Type-O. Type-B and Type-AB have yet to be tested. Moreover, the modified blood will need to be assessed for viability before clinical testing can begin.
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Reseeding and Baby Coral: Sexual Healing for the Great Barrier Reef
Last November, researchers from Southern Cross University announced the first successful transplantation of new coral onto the Great Barrier Reef. The healthy coral polyps represent the first of what conservationists hope to be many of such lifesaving boosts to the reef following less successful attempts to graft healthy coral to the bleached bones of the reef.
"Reseeding" the Great Barrier Reef
The story of the healthy coral begins during the reef wide spawning in November 2016. Research leader, and discoverer of the "sex on the Reef" phenomenon Professor Peter Harrison led his team to Heron Island and collected large amounts of coral sperm and eggs. Once safely returned to the lab, the gametes were allowed to fertilize and grow to the larval stage in a controlled and closely monitored environment.
After rearing over one million larvae, the "baby coral" were returned to the reef and settled in patches protected by mesh tents. When the scientists returned to Heron Island eight months later, they found 100 juvenile corals flourishing in the reef.
Why "Reseeding" Works
The technique of re-introducing newly grown corals to previously blighted areas of a reef is a method Prof. Harrison calls "larval reseeding". Crucially, Harrison's system transplants coral before they have fixed on hard surface and metamorphosed into a primary polyp, ready to begin asexual reproduction of a new coral colony.
Resettling coral at this stage in their life cycle is far less traumatic than current approaches which focus on introducing mature coral colonies from other reefs or from colonies grown in a nursery. Specifically, coral gardening can involve dividing colonies in pieces and implanting the portions in region of reef requiring renewal.
The coral gardening methodology has shown questionable success but Harrison's "reseeding" is returning positive results. His team first demonstrated reseeding's potential on areas of reef in the Philippines which had been decimated by dynamite or blast fishing (link). Now, following the success of the November 2016 larval class, Prof. Harrison is already looking at the class of 2017:
"…we returned to Heron Island for the November 2017 coral spawning and used the technique again to collect coral spawn and…I'm excited to announce that we've already observed successful settlement of the new coral larvae this year so it's worked again." – Prof. Peter Harrison
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A New Lifeline for the Great Barrier Reef
Shortly after the announcement of Harrison's success, University of Queensland researcher's identified 112 regions of "robust source reef" that work to heal the reef.
To qualify as a "source reef", the scientist had dynamic criteria such as resistance to bleaching, consistent inter connectivity to other portions of the the reef through reliable ocean currents, and lower vulnerability to crown-of-thorns starfish which have been an additional scourge to the reef over recent years.
Although the source reefs equal only 3% of the system, during the annual spawn, they are positioned so that fertilized eggs can reach almost half of the entire reef. If optimized using Harrison's reseeding technique, the reef's "cardiovascular system" as researcher's have dubbed the new source reefs, may be able to pump new blood into blighted areas that were previously out of reach.
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New Imaging Device Can See Inside Human Bodies: The Final Frontier Of Imaging?
The ongoing quest to better see inside human bodies has made a major breakthrough. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have successfully built an imaging device that can effectively see through the human body. Medical science has progressed significantly with imaging technology over the last century. Devices like X-Rays and MRI's are used clinically as a matter of course. This new technology has limitless potential clinical applications, and may help overcome the limitations and risks of current medical scanning. This new visualization technique is due to the most abundant particles in the universe: photons.
To See Inside Human Bodies: How It Works
In a paper recently published by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, researchers utilized a time sensitive single-proton avalanche detector or a SPAD array. The array is coupled with a fiber optic probe to visualize the position of a light source through the tissues of the human body – by capturing rogue photons known as "ballistic" and "snake" protons. The SPAD array detects these photons and translates them into images which allow the researchers – and future clinicians – to locate the light-emitting optic fiber from within human tissue.
Ballistic and Snake Photons
Photons are elementary particles of light with no mass that travel at the speed of light. Photons are emitted from myriad energy sources in the universe. When photons encounter an object with any mass, they scatter around the object.
Ballistic photons – unlike other types of photons – are light particles that can penetrate mass over very short distances. With its unique ability to remain intelligible when imaged, ballistic photons illustrate human tissues and objects not otherwise visible through conventional imaging. In combination with snake photons that also have less of an ability to scatter, these two particles are used to examine the internal anatomy of a patient – which has proven to be a revolution method to see inside human bodies.
The abilities of ballistic and snake photons are showing a very unique way to aid internal procedures such as an endoscopy.
The In-And-Out of An Endoscopy
If anyone has ever endured an endoscopy, it is a memorable and unpleasant experience. The endoscope is a camera attached to a long, flexible tube-like probe with a fiber optic light that is used to image and visualize the internal spaces of the body such,as the small intestine, lungs, and esophagus.
The Endoscope In Action
The endoscopy procedure is an extremely useful examination that can evaluate, diagnose, or even aid surgical procedures. Yet prior to this newest imaging innovation, determining the scopes precise location in the body has been an inexact science.
With standard technology, doctors have gauged the endoscopes position by using a combination of anatomical expertise, images provided by the camera itself, and mastery of the endoscopes steering mechanism. Technology such as x-rays are also used to support the procedure.
Endoscopes are often very accurate and safe. Yet pinpointing the location of a scope in the body is an educated clinical deduction.
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Though clinical imaging has advanced a great deal, technology such as CT scans, x-rays, and MRI's present their own risks.
X-ray imaging and CT's both emit considerable radiation to achieve their imaging resolution. In doing so, it is forcing clinicians to determine the proper balance of a patients current medical needs against long term risks of exposure. This quandary has spurred research to find minimally invasive methods of medical imaging, that present little or no risk to patients, and are more accurate than the technological status quo. The creation of a Single Photon Detector array is but the tip of the iceberg for expanding the horizon of safer and more accurate diagnostic tools to see inside human bodies.
Sources: Ballistic and Snake photon imaging for locating optical endomicroscopy fibres
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HIV Patients Living As Long as the General Population – New Study Shows
New research released last month shows HIV patients treated with the current recommended medical regimen are achieving life expectancy nearly equal to that of the general population. Although no cure yet exists for HIV, therapies developed in the past thirty years have now significantly prolonged the lives of individuals for whom previously a positive diagnosis was a death sentence.
The study, published in the Lancet, demonstrated an unprecedented 10-year increase in life expectancy for individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 2010 compared to 1996. Moreover, a significant cohort of individuals diagnosed and treated for HIV between 2008 and 2010 showed life expectancy reaching that of the general population. A portion of the positive trend the paper's authors attributed to is better treatment of HIV comorbidities, and healthier lifestyle following diagnosis. The predominant explanation, however, was the refinement of ART or antiretroviral therapy.
Antiretrovirals: HIV Game Changers
ART is a combination of drugs – typically three – that prevents the HIV virus from replicating in the human body. ART accomplishes this by each drug disrupting the viral replication process of HIV at different points in the cycle. In this manner, viral load in the body remains low and the immune system remains robust. This innovative treatment was first introduced in 1996, and overtime has been refined with fewer side effects to discourage noncompliance.
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HIV and The Numbers
The Lancet study analyzed data from the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC). Specifically, they focused on patients who began ART between 1996 and 2010. Using the survival rate of patients after one, two, and three years of ART therapy, the researchers were able to extrapolate average life expectancy of patients on ART. Furthermore, they were able to compare the changes of life expectancy depending on the calendar year in which a patient initiated ART.
According to the study, between 1996-1999 and 2008-2010, life expectancy increased approximately 10 years. More impressive still, they found a 20 year old patient who started ART between 2008-2010, and has a projected life expectancy of 78 years; in the 1980's, life expectancy was barely 18 months.
There is absolutely no doubt a great deal of progress must still be made in fighting HIV/AIDS, however the progress that has been made in the last 30 years is extraordinary. While by no means an adequate substitute for a cure, current treatments have made reality an outcome that was unthinkable during the early phase of HIV/AIDS awareness. Unquestionably, a wholesale medical feat is at hand with these findings – and its celebrated arrival could not have come a moment too soon.
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jordi esc needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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We are a study of architecture with 6 years experience. Our projects are residential architecture, services, urban planing.
we don't have a specific costumer, there ara from large to small developers.
We would a striking logo and at the same time be sober. Our goal is that people who recive our card, looked at it for more tahn two seconds because he likes what he sees in it.
shoud start from the current logo, bearing in mind the colors of this. Maybe, the logo would be good to remember some of the resulting current logo.
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- Two limited edition Moleskine notebooks celebrating the joy that is Star Wars.
- Choose from large or small ruled notebooks (or get both).
- Each comes with a mini poster.
Once upon a time, in a far away kingdom, there lived a young man named George Lucas. He created Star Wars - and it was good. We'll never forget where we were the first time we saw Star Wars. It was a movie theater. Anywho, when something good gets old, folks like to celebrate it. Moleskine wanted to, and that's when they came up with these Limited Edition Star Wars Moleskine Notebooks. Read on to learn all the juicy details.
There are two sizes of the Limited Edition Star Wars Moleskine Notebooks. We like to call those sizes Large and Small. Each has all the lovely features of a Moleskine notebook (acid-free, lined paper, ribbon placeholder, inner pocket, etc.), plus an extra special Star Wars bonus: a mini poster! With the Limited Edition Star Wars Moleskine Notebooks the force will definitely be with you.
Star Wars Limited Edition Moleskine Notebooks
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when i start to Cut the sides
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During this November week in American history a famous First Lady, a painter, and an actor died:
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady, died at 78 on 7 November 1962
- Norman Perceval Rockwell, American painter, died at 84 on 8 November 1978
- Terence Steven "Steve" McQueen, American actor, died at 50 on 7 November 1980
Newspapers are filled with profiles and obituaries that help us better understand the lives of our ancestors—and the famous people who lived during their times. You can use historical newspapers to research their public careers and trace their family trees. Who knows? You just might discover that you are related to the celebrity of your interest. The following old newspaper articles about these three famous Americans are great examples of how newspapers can be used to investigate the lives of the famous—as well as the not-so-famous—people that make up our family trees.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
Eleanor Roosevelt achieved many firsts in her long, active lifetime. Her list of accomplishments is equally long. The wife of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, she is the longest-serving First Lady in American history (1933-1945), playing an active role throughout her husband's unprecedented 12-year, 4-term presidency—a record that will never be broken now that U.S. presidents are constitutionally limited to 2 terms.
Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to hold press conferences. As a women's rights activist she was upset that most newspapers only had male reporters; she insisted that only women reporters could attend her press conferences—forcing many newspapers to hire female reporters. She was the first First Lady to write a syndicated news column, which she wrote six days a week from 1936 until she died. She was also the first First Lady to speak at a national convention.
Her support for humanitarian causes she believed in (such as women's rights, civil rights, and child welfare) continued unabated after her husband's sudden death on 12 April 1945. She traveled constantly, meeting world leaders, and influencing opinions and policies. She avidly supported the United Nations, and was the first chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights.
Asked in her 75th year why she wouldn't slow down, Roosevelt replied: "When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. Therefore, I think it a necessity to be doing something which you feel is helpful in order to grow old gracefully and contentedly."
This obituary for Eleanor Roosevelt was published in a Georgia newspaper on 8 November 1962.
Along with many photos showing her at various stages in her life, this obituary provided details of her illness and death, and contained tributes from influential leaders.
For example, President Kennedy called Mrs. Roosevelt: "one of the great ladies in the history of this country."
United Nations Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson said: "I have lost an inspiration. She would rather light candles than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world."
A tribute on the Marietta Journal's editorial page offered this praise: "Her greatness is embodied in a life of service to humanity. Her name will long remain an inspiration to those who recognize that there is no loftier aim than serving one's fellow man."
In October 1984 the nation celebrated the 100th anniversary of Eleanor Roosevelt's birth by restoring and dedicating her home as a National Historic Site. The U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp.
This 1984 article began:
"She had no gift for small talk and was painfully shy. Her plain looks dismayed her and fed her grim sense of inadequacy.
"But Eleanor Roosevelt blossomed into one of the most liberated women of the century, wielding an influence over American policy and thought that would make many presidents itch with envy."
The news article went on to say that during FDR's years as president, "she played a major role, serving as a conduit for the viewpoints of women, blacks, the young, and helpless."
And this: "Her public activities continued long after FDR's death in 1945. President Truman appointed her to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations. In 1948, she pushed through the U.N. General Assembly, with Soviet approval, the Declaration of Human Rights.
"She continued work on her favorite causes—child welfare, displaced persons, peace, minority and women's rights—and continued globetrotting.
"Her opinion was sought by world leaders, including Truman. Kennedy nominated her for the Nobel Peace Prize. Her last 'working' trip to Europe was in 1962, nine months before she died of a form of aplastic anemia."
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Norman Rockwell was one of the most popular and beloved artists in American history. A painter and illustrator who focused on everyday scenes of American life, especially family and childhood, his work reached a wide audience by gracing the cover of The Saturday Evening Post for more than four decades, as well as numerous other publications such as Popular Science and the Boy Scouts' Boys' Life. Rockwell also illustrated books and calendars.
His scenes often captured the innocence of childhood, such as this cover for The Saturday Evening Post.
A fine tribute to Rockwell is provided by the opening paragraph of this 1978 newspaper advertisement run by the Norman Rockwell Museum, offering the official commemorative plate entitled "Norman Rockwell Remembered":
"In more than 2,000 artworks, Norman Rockwell honored America, creating a pictorial history of our times…illuminating our lives with gifted warmth and insight."
This obituary for Norman Rockwell was published in a North Carolina newspaper on 9 November 1978.
Although Rockwell did paint some works about serious social issues in America such as racism (for example, his The Problem We All Live With was about integrating schools), he was best known for his sentimental views of American family life. This obituary contained this quote from Rockwell:
"Maybe as I grew up and found the world wasn't the perfectly pleasant place I had thought it to be, I unconsciously decided that if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be, and so painted only the ideal aspects of it—pictures in which there were no slatterns or self-centered mothers, in which, on the contrary, there were only Foxy Grandpas who played baseball with the kids and boys fished from logs and got up circuses in the backyard."
Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
Steve McQueen was an enormously popular American actor during the 1960s and 1970s, often playing tough characters that were cool and defied authority. That defiance extended to movie directors—he was notoriously difficult to work with—yet his popularity with the ticket-buying public kept him constantly in demand. In fact, in 1974 McQueen was the highest-paid actor in the world.
McQueen starred in such films as Bullitt, Papillon, The Magnificent Seven and The Towering Inferno. He loved speed, and was an accomplished motorcycle and racecar competitor. He often performed his own stunts, including the amazing motorcycle riding in The Great Escape—thanks to careful editing, in one scene McQueen is performing his own character's riding as well as the German chasing him on another motorcycle!
Steve McQueen died at the age of 50 due to cancer and related complications. This obituary was published in a Massachusetts newspaper on 8 November 1980.
This obituary related how McQueen's acting was shaped by his own rebellious youth:
"Although he was often described as a rebel and nonconformist, his screen image was an updating of a Hollywood leading man tradition going back through Gary Cooper to silent film heroes—friendly Americans, smiling loners who become skillfully violent when pushed too far.
"It was founded in part on his own experiences, particularly his knockabout youth.
"Born Terrence Steven McQueen, he was placed in a Chino, Calif., boys home as a juvenile delinquent at 14. At 15 he ran away to sea.
"As he told it, before he was 24 he had been in and out of jails for fighting and theft, served a month on a Southern chain gang and was jailed briefly in Cuba."
The obituary reported how McQueen himself connected his acting with his rough background, especially when discussing the character Josh Randall from the television Western Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958-1961), the role that made him a Hollywood star:
"One of the strengths of Wanted was Randall's unromantically practical attitude toward heroics. McQueen, who often spoke in the argot of the 50s village hipster he once was, referred to Randall as 'an uncomplicated cat.'
"When the villain had him cornered and outnumbered, McQueen's Randall would smile disarmingly and back off, figuring he'd live to get his man some other day, an outlook McQueen credited to his own hard-earned survival skills.
"He even rewrote his dialogue to make Randall fit his own experience of men who live close to danger.
"'I couldn't play some happy-jack who shoots it out with four men without batting an eyelash. I've been whipped, man, and in real life I tell guys who outnumber me: You're right, you're right.'"
Although he gained fame and fortune playing tough guys, McQueen didn't want to be confined to those roles, as reported in this 1980 newspaper article.
According to this newspaper article:
"McQueen clearly wanted to expand if not destroy his image during the final years of his life. As far back as 1970, he was turning his back on the rugged image he earned in such action films as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape and Bullitt to tackle the role of a none-too-bright scalawag in The Reivers.
"By the time of this year's The Hunter—ironically, his celluloid swan song—McQueen was willing to indulge in subtle parody of the role that first brought him fame: Josh Randall, the super-efficient bounty hunter he essayed in the 1958-61 television series that brought him to stardom, Wanted: Dead or Alive.
"'I guess you could say I've come full circle,' McQueen conceded during the Hunter filming. 'I feel like this is where I came in.'"
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If you're sick of dealing with carrying around a massive library of music on your smartphone and you don't want to pay for a service like Google Music, the Raspberry Pi can work as a music server. With a little work, you can make all your MP3s available to you regardless of where you are. Here's how to set it up.
We're assuming you have a basic understanding of the Raspberry Pi, but if not, you can start here to get everything in order.
Raspberry Pi: If you're not sure where to buy one, check out our introduction to the Pi for more info.
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Mayor Don Wesely today issued a proclamation urging Lincoln citizens to support "Make a Difference Day" tomorrow, October 28, by making a commitment to donate blood. In Lancaster and Seward Counties, VISTA*AmeriCorps and the Community Blood Bank of Lincoln are teaming up to conduct a city-wide donor recruitment campaign.
"As our city grows, the need for blood donations increases," said Mayor Wesely. "There is a nationwide blood shortage, and Lincoln's emergency supplies continue to be low. With this campaign, we are sending the message that we need citizens to make a difference by agreeing to donate blood on a regular basis."
VISTA*AmeriCorps volunteers will place "Make a Difference" tags on doors from 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow. The tags include information about how to donate blood. The goal of the campaign is to register 4,500 new donors by the end of the year. The campaign actually began earlier this month, as volunteers began distributing the door tags within a 45-mile radius of Lincoln.
The Community Blood Bank at 2966 'O' Street supplies blood for hospitals in Lincoln and Seward. It is open from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. A second location at Autumn Ridge, 27th and Superior streets, is open from 1 to 4 p.m. the same days. Beginning November 13, a third location at 2917 Pine Lake Road will be open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Individuals can donate blood every 56 days.
Make a Difference Day is a national volunteer project sponsored by USA WEEKEND Magazine. The blood donor recruitment campaign is one of several area efforts that have been registered through the national project, which makes organizers eligible for monetary awards and recognition in the magazine.


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Part of my role as the 'People Manager' here at 23andMe is leading recruiting efforts. I take a lot of calls from people who are interested in science careers. While many of those calls are about specific positions, an equal number are from people who just want to know what it's like to work here. Most of these questions focus on the transition from academia into a startup environment (a leap many of our current employees have taken), and what the future might hold for someone who chooses to make this transition. We pride ourselves on having built a unique blend of top-notch science, engineering, design and operational talent, and have created an environment and culture that we feel fosters creativity, innovation, collaboration and fun. But don't believe me — here are some impressions from 23andMe scientists who have made the transition … Serge Saxonov, PhD Founding R&D Architect
You may wonder, what is it like to work at 23andme? I can tell you — it's intense and it's enormous fun. I came to 23andMe in the summer of 2006 as employee 1.5 (an Irish chap, named Brian Naughton, and I came together as the company's first two hires.), having just finished a PhD in bioinformatics. While in grad school I sensed that I would enjoy the startup environment, but it's hard to tell until you actually try. Looking back, I'd encourage anyone with a similar inclination to give it a shot. When people ask me what do I enjoy the most about my job, it's hard to pick a single answer, but several points invariably come to mind: * I love working on something that feels valuable. I find this a sharp contrast to academia, where goals often have little to do with making useful things. * I love the intensity of the work. We strive to give as much value to our users as quickly as possible while doing novel science, solving complex engineering problems and dealing with tricky UI challenges. * I love the potential of the company. This may sound trite, but it applies to us and not to many other startups: if we are successful, 23andMe will truly change the world and affect the lives of countless people. Most importantly, many of the reasons above would sound hollow had we not managed to build a spectacularly talented team of fun and easy-going people.Joanna Mountain, PhD Sr. Director, Research
As a scientist I have found the transition from academia for industry to be both exciting and rewarding. I suspect that the excitement and rewards stem from the unique culture here at 23andMe. For one thing, the company places a great deal of emphasis on scientific integrity and discovery. The company's founders consistently support my goals of ensuring the scientific accuracy of our service and of pursuing research. Our scientific consultants and members of our Scientific Advisory Board are not only experts within their fields, but also accessible and supportive. It is for these reasons, I believe, that we have garnered the respect of many members of the broader scientific community. The second factor underlying the excitement and rewards is the company's culture of interaction: the emphasis on teamwork, the steady focus on shared goals, and the sense of humor that permeates the sometimes heated but always respectful discussions over how we can provide the best Personal Genomics service possible.Andro Hsu, PhD Content Manager
The big difference between academia and working at 23andMe is that we consider our educational (and to some extent, entertainment) mission as important as our goal of performing cutting-edge scientific research. We rely on the goodwill of our customers to help us with our research goals, and one of the ways we do that is to keep them coming back to our site. Our customers wouldn't have joined if they weren't interested in learning something about themselves, and we take very seriously the presentation and clarity of our content and features so that they'll keep coming back to learn more. Because what we do spans so many disciplines, the 23andMe team has a wide variety of skills: from writing to statistics, from graphic design to programming. Working with this many moving parts presents a lot of challenges, but when the final product comes together and we take a step back to wipe the sweat off our foreheads, it's really quite amazing to see what we've been able to do, and to hear feedback from happy customers.Joyce Tung, PhD Human Geneticist
Leaving academia is hardly ever encouraged — after all your P.I. is in academia, and enjoys it, and generally can't see why you would want to leave (at least if you're doing reasonably well). One result of this is it's not easy to get exposed to the "wider world." It's much easier to go on to an academic postdoc because you know what to expect there. I decided before I finished grad school that I was not going to be a professor at a big research university like UCSF or Stanford. I tried to apply to jobs as I was finishing my degree, but I didn't really seem to be qualified for anything interesting. So…I went to do a postdoc at Stanford and I got lucky there, because the lab and the work were really interesting. About 7 months into my postdoc, I passed this flier in the hallway advertising positions at 23andMe, and just thought it was the coolest thing ever. I didn't feel comfortable about leaving my postdoc yet, but fortunately the people at 23andMe thought it was okay if I just did some consulting work. I really think I was unusually lucky, because I got to learn a lot about the company and what it might be like to work here, and I didn't even really have to leave the security of my lab! Still, it took me 6 months to decide to leave my postdoc for 23andMe, and another 3 months to actually do it. I had a LOT of concerns: What if the startup fails in a year and I'm out of a job? Will I have gotten sufficient experience to be marketable for another job? Are there even other jobs at other companies that are anything like this? Am I making myself less attractive to a regular biotech company? Will I miss doing research? Six months later, I don't regret leaving the bench. And we're starting to do research ourselves here, which is super exciting, and so I don't really feel like I'm missing anything by not staying in academia.So there you have it. If you are a brilliant scientist, an extraordinary engineer or have other talents you are eager to lend, feel free to visit our career site or email us directly at [email protected] Check back soon for more insight into careers at 23andMe; next time we'll talk a little about engineering.


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Game time is at 7 at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. The Lady Bisons are 2-7, 0-1 in the conference. Belmont, 4-4-1, 1-0 in the A-Sun; has won its last three matches.
"It's a conference game and every conference game is big," said Lady Bisons coach Jon Ireland. "But, obviously, the stakes are always higher since its Belmont.
"We have such a big rivalry. It doesn't matter what the records are. It is always going to be a big game."
Ireland's starting line-up will be filled with freshmen who don't really know what the rivalry with Belmont means. Ally Marler will be in goal. Katie Wood, Taylor Ann Summers and Kameron Stilwell will be on the back as defenders. Martika Powe will start in the midfield. Emily Longden will play a forward spot.
"You don't understand the rivalry until you play in it," said Ireland. "We want to treat it like any other game and make sure we do everything we can to make sure we prepare the right way.
"We are using the depth that we have. In terms of the freshmen that are healthy they are all going to get in so we are playing 10 or 11 every game. I have told them they have enough games under their belts and enough experience at this point that they should be making the same mistakes they made earlier in the year."
Powe has been one of the most consistent of the freshmen players.
"She is a tremendous defender," said Ireland. "She is a tremendous ball winner. She sees the game very well. She can kind of settle things down."
A large crowd is expected and Ireland thinks that is a plus, especially for his younger players.
"I'd love to see a big crowd out there for our second conference game, especially since it is against Belmont," said Ireland.
The Lady Bisons fell 3-2 to Campbell in the A-Sun opener Thursday night in Buies Creek, N.C. Freshman Andie Thornton scored her first ever collegiate goal and Danielle Bethke added a goal. It was the first multi-goal game of the season for the Lady Bisons.
"It was disappointing again how we gave up some cheap goals," said Ireland. "We came back and tied the game and had a chance to go ahead. We have to quit putting ourselves in a hole. Once again it comes down to youthful mistakes we have to get corrected."
Belmont beat Campbell 2-1 in overtime Saturday night in Buies Creek.
"Belmont is very good," said Ireland. 'They started off the season really slow. They seemed to struggle offensively, but now they've got it fixed. They are on a roll right now."


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As someone who is still without a drivers licence (don't judge me!) the very concept of road trips doesn't enter my thoughts often. Once someone even vaguely hints at the possibility of a road trip in the near future, however, there's little else I can think about.
A little trip to Byron is on the cards with my long-suffering best friend, and I'm a tiny bit on the excited side. I'm a very well-practiced passenger and practically a pro at sitting!
I haven't been to Bryon in years though, so any hints, tips and recommendations would be very gratefully received! (As always, coffee is my #1 priority, closely followed by delicious treats!)
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Alcoa settles federal bribery lawsuit for $85M
Alcoa Inc. said on Tuesday it agreed to an $85 million settlement of a bribery lawsuit filed by a Bahrainian aluminum maker, resolving a case filed in federal court in Pittsburgh four years ago.
Aluminium Bahrain BSC, known as Alba, estimated the total value of the settlement at $447 million, which includes a new long-term sales agreement for alumina — the primary raw material for aluminum —with Alcoa.
"This is an historic day in our long campaign to recover losses suffered by Alba over more than 20 years," Alba's Chairman Mahmood Hashim Al-Kooheji said in a prepared statement.
Alba originally sought more than $1 billion in damages for bribes it said Alcoa and its agents paid to company executives and Bahrainian government officials.
Alcoa, based in New York with technical and operations centers in Pittsburgh, called the settlement "the best possible outcome," and said it avoids the time and expense of complex litigation.
Alcoa, saying it isn't admitting liability, took a $40 million charge against earnings related to the case in the three-month period that ended Sept. 30, in addition to $45 million in the previous three-month period. The settlement was reached hours before Alcoa reported third-quarter results. Its shares closed at $9.13, up a penny.
Alcoa said half of the $85 million has been paid and Alba will get the rest in a year.
Pittsburgh attorney Charles B. Gibbons, who represented Alba, said a move to settle the case accelerated after U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose rejected Alcoa's motions to dismiss the case in June.
"The Alba folks would say that's when the settlement discussions got serious," Gibbons said, saying the company wouldn't elaborate on details beyond its statement.
The Bahrain government-controlled Alba sued Alcoa in February 2008, claiming that Alcoa reaped more than $400 million in illegal profits by overcharging for alumina, and that part of the money went to bribes for Alba senior executives.
The world's fourth-largest aluminum smelter claimed its racketeering and fraud lawsuit was the first case brought by a foreign business in a U.S. court to recover losses from allegations of corrupt activity by an American company or individuals.
In addition to Alcoa, the lawsuit named as defendants Victor Dahdaleh, an Alcoa agent in Bahrain, and William Rice, an executive at Alcoa's North Shore corporate center who allegedly made false representations.
Alba claimed Dahdaleh owned or ran overseas shell companies that funneled kickbacks to Alba leaders, bribes to Bahrain officials and $13 million in commissions to himself. Dahdaleh didn't take part in the settlement and remains a defendant, Alba said.
Dahdaleh has a pending motion asking Ambrose to exempt him from turning over evidence in the civil case while he's facing related criminal charges in the United Kingdom.
His trial on criminal bribery charges is to begin in April in London, Alba said.
The lawsuit against Alcoa was on hold for nearly four years, after the Justice Department asked for a delay to allow an investigation under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment.
Alcoa said $25 million to $30 million charge could be taken, related to the deal's cash costs and matters involving subsidiary Alcoa World Alumina LLC, if a settlement is reached with the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission over those agencies' investigations.
SEC spokeswoman Judith Burns declined to comment.
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State Department employees at the Benghazi compound knew they were in a death trap and made a series of radio distress calls to the CIA annex during the terror assault last year, according to congressional sources familiar with recent testimony on the attack from five CIA personnel.
Sources told Fox News that the radio calls, which were described in closed testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, were characterized as almost frantic, with State Department employees who knew they could not defend themselves "pleading" for their lives.
Unlike certain other Savior-Presidents I can think of.
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When the CIA team arrived from the annex about a mile away, they found the State Department employees without guns that could adequately protect them; one of the agents was found hiding in the consulate, apparently in a closet. The testimony lends more weight to repeated claims, in the wake of the attack, that the consulate was not adequately protected despite being located in a volatile and violent area prone to attack.
When the CIA personnel were asked for their reaction to the administration's initial explanation that an anti-Islam video and a demonstration gone awry were to blame for the attack, Fox News is told they were seething with anger because everything on the ground — from their perspective — showed it was a premeditated attack.
At least three of the five — who were all in Benghazi — responded to the scene that night. The witnesses testified that five mortars rained down on the annex in less than a minute. They pointed to those details as more evidence of a professionally trained team, describing the attack on the annex as akin to a professional hit on the operation in order to drive it out of Benghazi.
Emphasis added. Be sure to read the rest. The testimony of the CIA personnel comports with the analysis given by Lt. Col. Wood in the now-retracted "60 Minutes" story on Benghazi. It also supports the contention of Dylan Davies, the British security specialist at the center of the "60 Minutes" controversy, that the consulate, located in a known al Qaeda recruiting area, was woefully insecure in spite of repeated requests to Washington for upgrades.
Oh don't worry!!! The FBI is on the case!!!May the FORCE be with you!
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General Motors put its house in order this weekend in preparation for its expected declaration of bankruptcy Monday.
On Saturday, a majority of the bondholders agreed to trade in their share of GM debt for stock in the firm as part of a restructuring plan backed by the US government.
Support from these bondholders is vital, since both GM and the White House want to reconfigure the company quickly and not get mired in litigation among various creditors.
Even so, with the largest maker of cars in the US probably heading into bankruptcy court Monday, the effects will ripple across the nation – and in unexpected ways.
Yes, one result could be once-in-a-lifetime bargains on some brand new General Motors cars. But this is no ordinary bankruptcy, and it's certainly not a GM-wide liquidation sale, analysts say.
What's happening, rather, is a carefully orchestrated restructuring with a big financial assist from the US Treasury.
It will be a mammoth project, and it's all supposed to happen between now and when Americans put away their beach gear on Labor Day.
Here's a question-by-question look at what the GM bankruptcy could mean for ordinary Americans:
Should I go bargain hunting at a Chevy or Saturn dealership?
When Chrysler recently entered bankruptcy, the biggest bargains came at dealerships that were told to close – and were given just a few weeks to shut their doors. Those showrooms had a big incentive to slash prices in order to unload their inventory.
So far, GM's plans for downsizing its dealer network are on a slower track. It's possible that will change once GM enters bankruptcy, says Jeremy Anwyl, chief executive of the auto information company Edmunds.com. Shoppers might find some steals on wheels, but that isn't known yet.
What is clear is that the recession has made all car companies very hungry for customers.
"It's a great time for buying just about any car," Mr. Anwyl says.
Yet it's risky just to assume that a bankrupt car company must be offering great deals. Research by Edmunds.com found that Chrysler's profit margin actually went up in May – after a court filing on April 30.
Analysts at Edmunds.com figure consumers negotiated less aggressively because they thought bargains were already in the sticker price.
GM plans to sell or phase out its Hummer, Saturn, Saab, Pontiac brands, while retaining Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, and Buick.
One plus for consumers concerned about the risk of buying from a shaky firm: The federal government has said it will backstop new-car warranties on GM and Chrysler (maker of Dodge and Jeep brands) as they restructure with US aid.
What does this mean for GM car owners?
Any impacts should be small, most analysts say. Parts should remain readily available, even for phased-out brands like Pontiac, Anwyl says. In rural areas, however, the downsizing of the dealer network could make for longer trips for repairs.
How will the GM bankruptcy affect the economy?
Bankruptcy for one of America's biggest manufacturing firms sounds like a bad thing, but the the Obama administration is seeking to soften the blow.
Under any scenario, the auto-sales slump and the long-term competitive challenges facing GM and Chrysler pointed to the need for major downsizing and job cuts.
But restructuring in bankruptcy can take various forms. Without a financial lifeline from the government, the carmakers could have had a messy collapse. The result would have been more job losses on their assembly lines, and also more broadly among the companies in their supply chain.
A wave of failures among suppliers would have had spillover effects on other carmakers like Toyota and Ford, analysts say. The overall collapse in industry activity could have rippled across the nation – from dealerships to design shops and advertising agencies.
By stepping in with support, President Obama is aiming to guide GM toward a leaner future while avoiding that kind of shock to the overall economy.
As it stands, GM will be cutting 20,000 of its own jobs, and the auto-parts industry is still facing a shakeout. Major partsmaker Visteon just filed for bankruptcy last week.
But without the government financing, the industry's woes could cost the nation more than 1 million jobs – and possibly push the national unemployment rate up a full percentage point, some economists estimate.
Will taxes go up because of this bailout?
Not immediately. The government can spend money by borrowing, rather than raising taxes. The bailout is expected to cost about $50 billion for GM alone.
It's possible the government could kick in even more money later, if the carmaker's troubles persist. But the Treasury might also recoup some of its money down the road. As GM's big lender and investor, it will have a majority ownership stake that it hopes to eventually sell to private investors.
The disorderly collapse of the US car industry would have had its own negative effects on federal tax revenues.


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mocmari necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 87 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
MOC systems / MOC
MOC Systems specializes in web solutions based on the open source CMS TYPO3. Our solutions cover all types of websites ranging from small business and campaign sites to sophisticated and tailored web application systems for large corporations.
We provide projects where MOC assists in the entire process of requirements specification, , design, development, testing, project management, training and subsequent operation of the solution. We are however specialized in technical development.
We also offer our services as consultants in relation to specific developments or strategy.
Our present website has been around for a number of years, and we feel that it needs an update – both in relation to appearance and the signal we want it to convey to potential customers and employees.
You can see the present website on: http://www.mocsystems.com
We are looking for a fresh new design, that in a minimalistic and simple way allows us to demonstrate what a TYPO3 based web-solution offers.
We are currently working with the idea of changing our company name from 'MOC Systems' to the simpler 'MOC'. Therefore, we are open to receiving proposals showing examples of a website with new logo. This is however NOT a requirement for this contest.
Our present logo can be viewed on: http://www.mocsystems.com
The green logo color is RGB(166, 197, 67)
The target audience is twofold:
We want to show the potential customers who have come to our site what we are able to provide them with, as well as the fact that we are actually able to deliver their projects within the boundaries that we set together. We want to do this by showing a number of cases in different areas: Websites, intranets/portals and webshops.
We want to show to potential employees that we are an attractive employer, providing leading edge technical knowledge and a good place to work. We want to do this by presenting our employees with profiles as well as displaying our technical leadership by for example writing blogs, articles, to-dos etc.
We have created a wireframe for the website that can be viewed on: http://prototype.bee3.com/moc_redesign . The wireframe contains a main page where we want to show 9 cases (references) in 3 different categories:
1. Website solutions (danish: internet-løsninger)
2. Intranet/portal solutions (danish: intranet-løsninger)
3. Web-shops
The main navigation bar is found at the top. Please leave room for additional content. Logo is also placed at the top.
The footer shows logos (links) to different relevant associates. (SKI (http://www.ski.dk), SCRUM alliance (http://www.scrumalliance.org) etc.) Please note that these logos are meant to support – NOT OVERSHADOW - the content of our website!
On sub-pages there is an additional vertical bar on the right. This bar contains sub-items of the relevant pages At the bottom of selected sub-pages there could also be a "carousel" rotating the same references as those on the front page one by one.
The wireframe is meant as a guideline, and design with a different approach will be taken into account as well!
- A Photoshop mock-up of a frontpage and a sub-page.
(- logo design (graphics))
We're looking at this stage for a creative concept that we can refine and develop in further contests or freelance arrangements. Note also that we are looking for design only, as we will implement the HTML/CSS ourselves.


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The Worst Fitness Gifts for the Holidays
Weird, tacky fitness gift ideas to cross off your shopping list this holiday season.
Sauna Suit
There's nothing like showing your appreciation to your loved one by telling her you think she needs to sweat more while looking like a space cadet. We'd rather get a day pass to a spa.
Waist Trimmer Belt
If you wouldn't want to give (or receive) a girdle as a present, then you should cross this waist-slimming belt off your shopping list. We think belly dancing and Pilates are more fun ways to work your abs, anyway.
Shake Weight
We still can't sit through a commercial for this free weight without feeling like we're watching something inappropriate. Avoid getting strange looks at the holiday party and give a spiffy set of dumbbells or kettlebells instead. That's fitness equipment they'll actually use.
We'll admit to putting on shapewear, like this Spanx Slimplicity Slip to fit into some party dresses, but tummy tamers aren't the first things that pop in our minds when we guess what's inside those wrapped boxes. We'll take the shiny cocktail dress, though.
Home Pole Dancing Kit
We had a blast when we tried S Factor, but a stripper pole for your home like this Peekaboo Party Home Pole Dancing Kit says "Bachelorette Party!" and not "Happy Holidays!" Treat your loved one to a fun fitness class by buying vouchers or paying for dance classes.
Peter Ardito
Sports Bras
You might sing the praises of your trusted sports bra, but we suggest leaving this intimate decision between your friend and an expert bra-fitter. Go for a cute workout outfit instead.
David Laurence
Every year we're guaranteed to get at least one pair of socks from a well-meaning relative. Sure, they're practical, but we don't need another pair...unless it comes with a gift card to an indulgent pedicure.
Chafing Cream
The recipient of this gift might be a dedicated runner who goes through boxes of BodyGlide, but how about something that doesn't imply you've been thinking about his or her inner thighs? A gift card to a sporting goods store will do the trick instead.
Diet Books
Even if you've had hour-long conversations about the latest diet craze, would you want to get a dieting book in your stocking? We don't think so. Opt for a cool kitchen gadget that encourages healthy eating for a present that's not so in-your-face about weight loss.
Digital Talking Scale
Today's gadgets can do more than tell you your weight. Some can measure body fat, BMI, and even talk to you. No matter how cool the device, however, we'd rather spend the holidays focusing on something other than actually hearing the digits on the scale. Besides, the scale doesn't pick up on social cues on when to hush up and just say, "You know what? You look great!"
Originally published on FitnessMagazine.com, November/December 2011.


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Gearing up for TIFF 2012
I'm on sabbatical this semester, and will be able to spend a few more days at TIFF than usual. Here's what I'm planning to see:
Tabu (Miguel Gomes, Portugal)
Penance (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan), a 4.5-hour TV mini-series
Far From Vietnam (Marker/Godard/Varda/Resnais/Ivens/Klein/Lelouch, France, 1967)
Far From Aghanistan (Gianvito/Wilkerson/Jost/Martin/Yoo, USA)
Passion (Brian De Palma, USA)
Leviathan (Castaing-Taylor/Paravel, France)
Like Someone in Love (Abbas Kiarostami, Japan/France)
Barbara (Christian Petzold, Germany)
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, USA)
Berberian Sound Studio (Peter Strickland, UK)
All That You Possess (Bernard Émond, Canada)
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (Sophie Fiennes, UK, including an extended Q&A with Zizek)
The Last Time I Saw Macao (Pedro Rodrigues/da Mata, Portugal)
Something in the Air (Olivier Assayas, France)
Student (Darezhan Omirbaev, Kazhakstan)
differently, Molussia (Nicolas Rey, France)
Night Across the Street (Raúl Ruiz, France/Chile)
Lines of Wellington (Valeria Sarmiento, France)
Gebo and his Shadow (Manoel de Oliveira, Portugal)
Walker (Tsai Ming-Liang, Taiwan)
The Capsule (Athena Rachel Tsangari, Greece)
Sightseers (Ben Wheatley, UK)
Crimes of Mike Recket (Bruce Sweeney, Canada)
Museum Hours (Jem Cohen, USA)
The Tortoise, An Incarnation (Girish Kasaravalli, India)
Room 237 (Rodney Ascher, USA)
When Night Falls (Ying Lang, China)
English Vinglish (Gauri Shinde, India)
Nights with Theodore (Sébastien Betbeder, France)
The Girl from the South (José Luis Garcia, Argentina)
The Gatekeepers (Dror Moreh, Israel)
Ginger and Rosa (Sally Potter, UK)
Fill the Void (Rama Burshtein, Israel)
The Fifth Season (Peter Brosens/Jessica Woodworth, Belgium)
Viola (Matías Piñeiro, Argentina)
Birds (Gabriel Abrantes, Portugal)
Most of the above are features. I'll be looking to catch a couple of avant-garde shorts programs as well. Some films I'll regret missing at the festival: Bestiaire (Denis Côté, Canada); The Gangs of Wasseypur (Anurag Kashyap, India); Three Sisters (Wang Bing, China); Tower (Kazik Radwanski, Canada); Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine, USA); In the Fog (Sergei Loznitsa, Russia); and Post Tenebras Lux (Carlos Reygadas, Mexico). I'll be saving Terrence Malick's To the Wonder and Michael Haneke's Amour for their US release, which I hope will be swift.
Here is a link to all the programs at the festival. Any suggestions or recommendations? I'd love to hear them.
Recent reads:
-- The Sight & Sound poll 2012.
-- At the BFI website: Thom Andersen's wonderful explanatory piece "Yasujiro Ozu: The Master of Time".
-- At MUBI, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky has a must-read essay on Tony Scott; and Catherine Grant has put up a collection of links on "'acid aesthetics' and contemporary cinematic stylistic 'excess'" in tribute to Scott. Also: David Hudson's Tony Scott post.
-- J. Hoberman: "Is Cronenberg our most original director?" in the Los Angeles Times; "Where are all the new young movie stars?" in Esquire; "The Lost Futures of Chris Marker" in the New York Review of Books; and appearing in an interview on the "post-film movie era" for the Wall Street Journal. Related: Nathan Lee on Cronenberg at AltScreen earlier this year.
-- Jason Mittell: "Thoughts on teaching theory to undergrads".
-- Essays by Kent Jones at the Criterion website: on La Promesse and Rosetta.
-- Trevor Link: "Five Texts That Have Influenced How I Think About Gender".
-- Darren Hughes has redesigned Long Pauses and put up new posts.
-- At Moving Image Source: Thomas Doherty on "piracy, property rights and the digital revolution"; and Gregory Zinman on Oskar Fischinger's Raumlichtkunst, one of the earliest multimedia projects.
-- Justin Stewart on documentarian Les Blank at Film Comment.
-- In the Guardian: "Why Marxism is on the rise again".
-- An interesting negative take by Australian scholar Simon During: "How did Susan Sontag get to be so famous?"
-- Recent discovery: Christopher Small's blog, Cinema Over The Waters.
-- Aaron Cutler interviews Portuguese filmmaker Marcelo Felix, whose feature Eden's Ark both preserves and pays tribute to silent cinema.
-- The archives of Cinephile, University of British Columbia's film journal.
-- All the films by the Dziga Vertov Group (Godard & Gorin) are now available to watch online at ubuweb.
pic: The Last Time I Saw Macao (João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata).


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The Admirals jumped out to a 1-0 lead before the game was two minutes old. Juraj Simek broke in down the left wing and sent a sharp-angle shot from the left corner just before the goal line. The shot trickled through the pads of Pirates goaltender Jean-Philippe Lamoureaux for Simek's first goal of the season at 1:19.
Former Admirals leading scorer Kyle Wanvig knotted the score at one goal apiece just over three minutes later. After an Admirals shot on Lamoureaux rebounded to the high slot, Philip Gogulla sent an outlet pass through the neutral zone to Wanvig, who had a half-step advantage on a Norfolk defender. Wanvig's first shot hit the leg pads of Norfolk netminder Dustin Tokarski. However, Wanvig found his own rebound and chipped it over Tokarski at 4:27.
The Admirals then took a two-goal lead on a pair of markers just 46 seconds apart late in the opening frame. The first tally came at 15:18 on the power play. Simek found the rebound of a Paul Szczechura left circle shot behind the net. Simek skated around the net and sent a pass to the right edge of the low slot. Matt Lashoff one-timed the offering into the net for his first goal as an Admiral.
Justin Keller doubled Norfolk's lead at 16:04. Lamoureaux corralled a dump-in behind his own goal and attempted to send the puck to his defense with a wrap around the glass. However, Keller blocked the puck against the end boards, collected it and sent a backhand wraparound shot into the net for his first goal of the season.
The Pirates seized control of the second period, firing ten shots on Tokarski as opposed to Norfolk's five on Lamoureaux. Mike Kostka started the onslaught for the visitors by one-timing a Tyler Ennis offering from the right faceoff dot past Tokarski at 2:08 for a power play goal. Jeff Cowan tied the game at 3-3 when he sent a backhand shot over a sprawling Admirals defenseman and into the net at 7:30. Mark Mancari gave Portland the lead at 14:38 when he one-timed a Gogulla offering past Tokarski from the slot.
The Admirals briefly leveled the contest at four goals apiece just 44 seconds into the final frame. After stealing the puck from Portland in the neutral zone, Ryan Craig exchanged passes behind the net with linemate Adam Hall. Craig then attempted a wraparound shot near Lamoureaux's left leg that cut across the crease and off the leg of Keller before bounding into the net for Keller's second goal of the contest.
However, the Pirates reclaimed the lead under four minutes later. Kyle Rank found the puck off a turnover and sent a shot from the right circle that found its mark at 4:20.
The Portland lead doubled just over two minutes later. Wanvig attempted a feed from the left corner that deflected off a Norfolk defenseman to Tyler Ennis in the slot. Ennis sent a quick shot that beat Tokarski at 6:25 for a 6-4 lead.
The Admirals drew to within one goal of tying the game with 5:04 left. Mike Lundin sent a backhand pass from the right circle that was deflected in the low slot by Craig for his sixth-goal of the season.
Norfolk out-shot Portland 13-4 in the final frame and pulled Tokarski late in favor of the extra attacker in the period. However, they were unable to find the game-tying goal.
Dustin Tokarski (23 shots, 17 saves) was saddled with the loss. Jean-Philippe Lamoureaux (26 shots, 21 saves) earned his first American Hockey League victory.
Norfolk was 1-3 on the power play. Portland was 1-2.
Next up on the Admirals' docket is a meeting with the Syracuse Crunch next Friday at Scope. The puck drops against the Admirals' newest East Division rival at 7:15 p.m. Fans should head to Scope to catch this game before the Admirals hit the road for 14 of their next 18 games.
Three Stars: 1. Tyler Ennis POR 2. Justin Keller NOR 3. Mark Mancari POR
Box Score
Notes The Admirals surrendered a power play goal to the opposition for the first time in six games tonight after killing 18 consecutive opponent power plays The Admirals remained a disciplined club, allowing Portland only two power play opportunities on the evening. The Admirals have allowed only ten opponent power play opportunities over the past five games. They gave up 15 power play opportunities over their first three games of the season With a goal and an assist, Ryan Craig has points in six straight games (6G, 2A) and goals in four straight games (5G) ... Craig's goal-scoring streak is tied for the longest in the American Hockey League this season while his point streak is tied for the second-longest in the AHL this season Craig and Brandon Bochenski are tied for the AHL lead in goals this season with six apiece Paul Szczechura has points in four games in a row (2G, 3A) Juraj Simek has points and assists in three straight games (1G, 4A) Bochenski has points in three consecutive contests (3G, 2A) Scratches: C Mitch Fadden, RW Martins Karsums, G Riku Helenius ... Attendance: 3,342.


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Farmworkers reach wage agreement in Clanwilliam
"We have ... the emergence of a good agreement with the farmers in Clanwilliam which we believe represents a model that will take us close to resolving the dispute sooner [rather] than later," Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) Western Cape secretary Tony Ehrenreich told reporters on Tuesday.
He believed the agreement was a substantial step forward in the negotiations. The Clanwilliam farmers made an offer of R105 a day, which "many of the workers accepted".
The farmers also undertook not to victimise workers and discipline them for participating in the unprotected strike, Ehrenreich said.
"The workers have gone back on that basis.
We believe that this model can be applied in all the other towns across the Western Cape and the rest of the country where workers may have come out on strike, and that this model will serve as a settlement," he added.
Western Cape farmworkers went on the wildcat strike last year to demand their daily wage be increased from R69 to R150, and that a coherent land reform programme be implemented.
Should Agri SA back model of the farmers in Clanwilliam, and not victimise or dismiss workers for participating in the strike, there was a "real possibility that the strike would be suspended [on Wednesday] if Agri SA responded by 1pm to the CCMA", he said.
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) has been facilitating the discussions between farmers and farmworkers.
The Clanwilliam agreement was supported by the labour department and the Food and Allied Workers' Union.
R150 demand too low, says leader
Meanwhile, the Labour Court heard on Tuesday that farmworkers' demands for a daily wage of R150 were too low for survival.
"We are sick and tired of the nonsense of this government. R150 a day is total peanut-butter-and-jelly money," Boland religious leader Marthinus Gouws said at a public hearing in Paarl.
"We want President Jacob Zuma and [Labour] Minister Mildred Oliphant to hear what we say. R150 is not enough," he said, to resounding cheers and applause in the packed Huguenot Hall.
Western Cape farmworkers gathered on Tuesday evening to voice their opinions on the review of the sector's minimum wage. Members of the Building and Allied Workers' Union of South Africa and Sikhule Sonke were in attendance.
Many farmworkers told the department's acting director of labour standards, Titus Mtsweni, that their daily wage of between R69 and R80 was not enough to cover basic costs.
One woman said she struggled to put food on the table and pay creche fees for her children. Quite a few workers said they still lived under apartheid-like conditions, working for hours on end without a break to eat.
Unrecorded proceedings
Mtsweni said the department was hosting an extra week of hearings in the province to help him compile a report for the employment conditions commission. He would make sure these recommendations were in the report.
Gouws questioned why the proceedings were not being recorded electronically. "How can you come to this hearing and ... there is no recording? Only the SABC people are recording here," Gouws asked Mtsweni. "This labour department can't take people for granted. Don't use people on the farms as slaves."
Mtsweni tried to calm the crowd, saying he was writing everything down.
"South Africa is a very nice country, there is a democracy here," he said to the heckling group. "If you feel the minister did not take everything into consideration, you can take the minister to court."
The first hearing took place in Grabouw on Monday night. Further hearings were scheduled for towns including De Doorns, Robertson, Oudtshoorn, and Vredendal, with venues yet to be finalised.
The strike, by seasonal workers to have their minimum R69 daily wage increased to R150, resumed on Wednesday. It began on August 27 last year and was called off on December 4. – Sapa


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An extension to Scons which enables dependency tracking on python script imports.
Project description
PyScons is a tool which works with Scons. It is installed into a new environment with either of the two commands:
from pyscons import PYTOOL env = Environment(tools = ['default', PYTOOL()])
from pyscons import PYTOOL env = Environment() PYTOOL()(env)
This does three things:
- Installs a builder: PyScript.
- Installs a builder: PyScons.
- Installs a new scanner for python scripts.
This Builder runs python scripts and modules.
First, it will automatically find the ".py" files referred to when running a module as a script with the '-m' option. For example the following code will run a module as script and add the appriate files to the dependencies:
env.PyScript("out", ["-m timeit", "myscript.py"], "python $SOURCES > $TARGET")
Second, it defaults the command string to "python $SOURCES" and using the "capture" keyword argument, can automatically append the appropriate strings to capture the output or error (or both) to the targets:
env.PyScript("out", ["-m timeit", "myscript.py"], capture="output")
or to capture both the output and error:
env.PyScript(["out","err"], ["-m timeit", "myscript.py"], capture="both")
Just like Command, multiple steps can be used to create a file:
env.PyScript("out", ["step1.py", "step2.py"], ["python ${SOURCES[0]} > temp", "python ${SOURCES[1]} > $TARGET", Delete("temp")])
PyScons (experimental)
This Builder enables running a python script as if it is a scons script.
This is distinct from SConscript which functions like an include. Instead, PyScons spawns a new scons process. Spawning a new process allows for temporary files to be automatically deleted without triggering a rebuild.
To use this builder, create a .py file with, for example, the following code in a file (my_scons.py):
from pyscons import PySconsSetup targets, sources, basename = PySconsSetup() temp = basename + ".temp" PyScript(temp, ["step1.py"] + sources, capture="out") Pyscript(targets, ["step2.py", temp], capture="out")
Now, this file can be called from a SConstruct file like so:
PyScons(targets, sources, "my_scons.py", options = "-j4")
The string in the options keyword is NOT added to the command signature. Options that do affect the output should be added to the sig_options keyword, and these will be added to the signature:
PyScons(targets, sources, "my_scons.py", options = "-j4", sig_options = "--critical_opt")
The temp file be generated if it is required to generate targets, but will be immediately deleted. This is useful for builders which generate large intermediate files which would should be deleted without triggering a rebuild. This can be better than passing a list to the Command function for a few special cases:
PyScons enables parallel execution of a multistep submodule(if you pass the -j option to the spawned scons)
PyScons creates a workflow environment (like Pipeline Pilot) in scons which enables complex tasks to be packaged in scons files for use in other scons files.
PyScons can turn intermediate file deletion on and off with a single flag:
PyScons(targets, sources, "my_scons.py", clean = True) # intermediate file deleted PyScons(targets, sources, "my_scons.py", clean = False) # intermediate file retained
PyScons ignores the "options" parameter when constructing the command's signature, enabling you to change parameters (e.g. the -j number of procs) without triggering a rebuild.
Unfortunately, dependency tracking does not propagate up from the spawned scons. In this example, "step1.py" and "step2.py" will not be tracked and changes to them will not trigger a rebuild. There is a trick around this, add the following two lines to "my_scons.py":
### step1.py #DEPENDS step2.py
These two comments illustrate the two ways of explicetely including the dependency on the two scripts used on the scons file. To help distinguish files which are to be run in this ways (being called by PyScons), they may be given the extensions ".scons" or ".pyscons" as well. In this example, this would amount to renaming "my_scons.py" to "my_scons.scons"
This scanner uses the modulefinder module to find all import dependencies in all sources with a 'py' extension. It can take two options in its constructor:
- filter_path: a callable object (or None) which takes a path as input and returns true if this file should be included as a dependency by scons, or false if it should be ignored. By default, this variable becomes a function which ensures that no system python modules or modules from site-packages are tracked. To track all files, use "lambda p: True".
- recursive: with a true (default) or false, it enables or disables recursive dependency tracking.
For example to track all files (including system imports) in a nonrecursive scanner, use the following install code in your SConstruct:
from pyscons import PYTOOL env = Environment(tools = ['default', PYTOOL(recursive = False, filter_path = lambda p: True)])
Known Issues
Relative imports do not work. This seems to be a bug in the modulefinder package that I do not know how to fix.
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Again and again, his fists rained down. His victim was beaten to a bloody pulp, barely conscious, and most likely not even totally aware of what was happening anymore.
Deep in the back of his mind, he knew what he was doing was wrong. He knew this would not get him the answer he so desperately needed.
But he had snapped. This bastard had side-stepped the question, and tried to make it look like he answered with the wisdom of Solomon.
He knew he should stop. He'd probably already inflicted severe, irreversible brain damage. At minimum, a serious concussion. More than likely, this little weasel wouldn't live through the night.
That thought, that the one being he thought could have answered his question would never again be able to even attempt a solution, brought the rage anew. His fists punctuated each and every word.
"How many licks to get to the Tootsie Roll centre of a Tootsie Pop, you bloody owl?! How many?!"
The world may never know.


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LETTER- Karon's Mitford eerie similar
I read with interest your correction about the reference to Jan Karon's Mitford series ["Karon's Mitford's a town" August 23]. I read her series after a friend recommended it.
I bought the entire series and started reading, when to my astonishment, I felt like I had just read the same series.
The month before, I finished reading Thrush Green by Miss Read. English village, fire, marriages, characters– almost all alike, even the replacement of material for a kneeling bench.
I did some research and discovered Miss Read is Dora Jessie Saint.
Can you just copy someone's stories like that? I didn't think you could! If you can, boy, I can become a best selling author. I'll just change some names, locations, and I'll be rich and well known before you know it.
Miss Read was about 91 when these stories by Karon were written. I know because I wrote to her. She lives in Ipswich, England.
Can I copy a cookbook and change a few of the recipes? If so, I'm going to start my career right away.
Perhaps someone at the Hook can look into this.
Marjorie Grewe