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What would you think if you woke one morning and you noticed in the mirror that half of your face looked strange? By strange, I mean you couldn't blink one eye and your lips, mouth and tongue didn't move properly. In short, one side of your face was paralyzed. Would you be concerned that you were having a stroke? Most people would naturally be very scared and concerned that a stroke was indeed occurring.
More than 200 years ago, a Scottish physician named Charles Bell studied the muscles and nerves of the head and face. Twelve major nerves (called Cranial Nerves) exit from the base of the brain and are variously responsible for movement of facial muscles and tongue, movement of the head and neck, and eye movement. These nerves are also responsible for the senses of touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste in the head, neck, face, eyes, ears, nose and throat. The seventh cranial nerve in particular is responsible for taste at the tip of the tongue, for tearing of the eyes, for the mouth to salivate and for movement of facial muscles. Named after Dr. Charles Bell, Bell's palsy is the temporary impairment of this seventh cranial nerve.
So, to continue with the opening scenario, let's say you find yourself in an urgent care or emergency room and are actually diagnosed with Bell's palsy and you are reassured that it is NOT a stroke. You go home thankful for the reprieve of a second chance, vowing to clean up your unhealthy lifestyle of fast food, smoking and lack of exercise, all the while wondering why in the world one side of your face is paralyzed.
What causes the impairment of only one nerve, on one side of the head and face and why the seventh cranial nerve? Alas, as in many of medicine's mysteries, we still don't know all the answers. What we do know is that when properly diagnosed, it is safe to say it is not a stroke nor will it progress to a stroke. We also know that when the proper diagnosis is made early enough, certain medications can be prescribed to shorten the duration of the paralysis and hasten the return of normal function. Most people recover spontaneously and relatively quickly but sometimes it may take up to six weeks.
Never hesitate to seek medical attention should you develop any of the above mentioned symptoms. Just because Bell's palsy is not a stroke, don't play the denial game and assume that what you are experiencing is only Bell's palsy. Sometimes, even for experienced clinicians, the differences are quite subtle, making accurate diagnosis more difficult. Finally, in both situations, early treatment is essential. When in doubt, check it out.
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Inter Milan duo Fredy Guarin and Andrea Ranocchia have emerged as targets for Manchester United, according to reports in the Italian press.
25-year-old centre-back Ranocchia was one of the standout performers in an otherwise disappointing Inter Milan side last season.
The Italian giants finished a lowly ninth in Serie 'A', but the Italy international impressed. And national newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport has claimed Manchester United will now take a closer look at both players as Inter will be forced to sell before they can buy.
The giant 6ft 5in defender made 39 appearances for Inter, and was their best performing player over the course of the league season - according to football statistics website whoscored.com.
Injuries prevented Inter from partnering him with a teammate on a consistent basis over the course of the season - Walter Samuel made just 16 appearances, Matias Silvestre just 9 and Cristian Chivu managed only 10.
26-year-old Guarin primarily operates as a central midfielder, and the Colombian international has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League this summer.
Tottenham reportedly had a bid turned down for Guarin, but the latest report claims United are keeping tabs on him.
The attacking midfielder made 32 league appearances for Inter last year, scoring four goals while providing three assists.
But the Premier League champions have been linked with several central midfielders as well as Guarin.
A move for Barcelona's Thiago Alcantara has been widely reported in recent days, while Kevin Strootman - a one-time target for the Old Trafford club - hinted at a Premier League move earlier this month.

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Ready … set … light. The Festival of Lights will light up Comanche Trail Park starting Thursday. The annual trail of lights will be illuminated in the park each night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. until Dec. 31. Last year, more than 20,000 people came from 38 states and 14 countries to view the lights. "I am hoping to have 25,000 people come through this year," said Pat Simmons, Festival of Lights founder. There are more than 1 million lights spread throughout the park. For the past 15 years, a new display has been added to the collection. This year, there will be a tribute honoring veterans. Poinsettias will again grace the top of Scenic Mountain as well as the air park. According to Simmons, there will be a 150-foot poinsettia flanked by three 50-foot poinsettias placed at the air park this year. "The flowers haven't been up there the past three years due to the lack of a power source," Simmons said. "This year we have the propane generator to provide the power and they will once again be back up on the mountain."Included in the Festival of Lights will be a gift shop offered toward the end of the trail. There will be several souvenirs available to purchase. The gift shop will be open from Dec. 15 to Dec. 23 with Santa and Mrs. Claus on hand to take pictures and visit with the children Dec. 16, 17, 21, 22 and 23. "Another added incentive this year is if people will stop in at the gift shop they can register to win a 6-foot poinsettia," Simmons said. The winner of the poinsettia will be announced Dec. 23. All entries must be made in the gift shop between Dec. 15 and Dec. 23. Contact Staff Writer Amanda Moreno at 263-7331 ext. 234 or by e-mail at email@example.com


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If you have ever had a Chihuahua then you know that they are not hard to love at all. These dogs are naturally small, rather than being bred down from a larger breed. There are two types of Chihuahuas; the long haired and the short haired Chihuahua.
The Chihuahua is between 3 and 7 pounds when full grown and stands between six to eight inches. The AKC standards of a Chihuahua require that it not exceed 6 pounds. This breed has a well rounded, apple like shaped head with a muzzle that is tiny in contrast to the head. The muzzle is also slightly pointed, and either will have a level or a scissors bite. There are times when puppies have a soft spot or a "molera" on the top of the skull. The bone usually closes as the dog turns into an adult. The trademark ears of a Chihuahua should be held erect most of the time, but may flare to the sides at a 45 degree angle when relaxed or calm.
Their eyes are full and round, and very expressive. It has been said that you can tell a lot about a Chihuahua just by looking into their eyes, which are set well apart and very luminous either in a black or ruby color. There are some Chihuahua's that have light eyes in the case of a blond or white colored coat. The nose of a Chihuahua is usually blond or self colored when there is a blond or light colored Chihuahua; otherwise they have a black nose which is short and pointed.
The body of the Chihuahua can be described as stout, robust, compact or even short with well sprung ribs. It is longer than it is tall, because of the off-square shaped of the dog. In males, it is most likely that they will have shorter bodies as compared to the females. The neck is slightly arched, sloping into lean shoulders and then continuing down into a level topline. The front legs of the Chihuahua should be straight, short, and square shaped with the back legs considerably more muscular and thin. The feet are very tiny and even considered to be dainty. The tail is a sickle shaped tail which is curled over the back or to the side just barely touching the back of the dog.
The colors of the Chihuahua vary depending on whether it is short haired or long haired. The short haired variety is the most common. The colors include sand or blonde, fawn colored, chestnut, silver, steel blue, black and tan, or parti-color just to name the most common colors. There are some Chihuahuas in other more rare colors as well.
Chihuahua's can sometimes be described as "teacup," "pocket sized," "tiny toy," or "miniature" when in fact these terms are quite misleading. They are not bred to be a certain size; they are just born a certain size. They are naturally small dogs and no matter what size you have, they are all considered to be the standard size of the dog.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Lucia Lerner: Maverick
"Being single, I was on my own in Chicago. My time spent in the studio with the staff ended after 5:00. Lucia was an exception...she invited me to some of her friends' poker games."
"She had a male friend at the time whom I only met a couple of times (he was a reporter with the Chicago Tribune)."
"Lucia had a daughter she was raising on her own. She was very private about her so I can't add much more. I think she was about 12 years old at that time... around 1956 or '57... but I can't be sure."
Reading this last part of Will's correspondence felt like a bomb going off.
Having read this week's posts up to this point, I'm sure you must have felt, as I do, that Lucia Lerner was not only an exceptionally talented and successful illustrator, but a strong-willed and confident woman, determined to succeed despite the hurdles of prejudice and chauvinism that she must surely have encountered in the "man's world" of commercial art.
To discover that she was dealing with the additional challenges of being a single mother in 1950's America is truly stunning -- and only makes me admire and respect her all the more.
The dictionary defines a "maverick" as "a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates." There is no doubt in my mind that Lucia was a maverick.
Younger people may find my emphasis of this point a little odd... but anyone who grew up even as late as the 1970's, as I did, will probably recall how rare it was to know a kid who came from a single-parent household - and the stigma attached to that situation.
Go back another 20 years and try to imagine how daunting it would be to step out the door each morning and face the societal attitudes of America in the 1950's. I think you'll begin to appreciate what I'm getting at.
Knowing now that Lucia Lerner was a single mother, I can't help but look back over her body of work and take note of how often she created scenes of mother and daughter - with no man present. As Tom Watson wrote in his comment on yesterday's post, "perhaps her feminine point of view gave her an advantage on certain assignments".
And perhaps assignments such as these seen here today were all the more meaningful to her considering her unique personal circumstances.
Full size versions of these images can be seen in my Lucia Flickr set.
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What a great discover...
Do you know if Lucia is still alive??
I think her daugther now is in her 60's, will be interesting try to find her :)
Nice illutrations as always
great story, and how interesting to look at her work knowing of her personal circumstances. i think her love for her daughter comes thru all these beautiful illustrationsReplyDelete
- Macross8216:57 PM
Leif, this is incredible. I guess I knew that eventually someone out there would stumble upon your initial Lucia entry and write to you about her, but it's still a great surprise when someone does. I'm finding this all incredibly fascinating, and now that you've got her full name out there, perhaps somehow through word of mouth, someone related to her will come out and tell us more!ReplyDelete
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Hi all,ReplyDelete
My name is Ben Denison and I also worked at SBD with Will Nelson and Lovely Lucia. Every thing Will has said about her is as I remember. She inspired me and I admit to imitating her on many of my Illustrations for Playboy and other assignments!
SBD had many wonderful artists and illustrators in those days, Will being one with his beautifully designed and realistic still lives. I even tried to imitate Will.
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Serving America: Memories of Peace Corps SERVING AMERICA: MEMORIES OF PEACE CORPS highlights the experiences of some of the nearly 3,000 volunteers who served during the early years of the Peace Corps. A mix of archival film and photographs, along with personal stories from former volunteers, tells a story of service and idealism. Interviews convey the volunteers' passion, commitment and bravery as they lived and worked in developing countries, including South and Central America, Africa and the Middle East. D
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Re: feature request: "find in files"
Hi Jon,
Thanks for the great product! Being a long-term Brief user and a short-term vi user, I've finally grown tired of Visual Studio's lackluster Brief emulation and am trying to pick up vim / ViEmu. So far, I find it way more enjoyable than the default keybindings - and it doesn't hurt that now every day is an adventure as I dust off my vi muscle-memory cobwebs! :-)
Anyway, lemme ping you with a feature request that you can add to your pile. I find myself using VS2005's "find in files" dialog quite a bit. I use VS2005 to build makefile-based projects where all the source files aren't necessarily referenced in the project file. It'd be great if I could get to the "find in files" dialog via a ViEmu command, say :ff.
Alternatively, if you know of a way I could get :fd to pull up "find in files" by default, that'd work, too.
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National Pet Week is in full wag, so you may be paying more attention to your pet than usual, or you are simply noticing some of their not-so-precious habits. Here is a list of the most common behavior complaints from pet owners.
Destructive Chewing
Instead of using your new shoes or table legs to alleviate those incoming teeth or keep their jaws strong, give your dog either an inedible or edible chew toy and make sure they are getting plenty of exercise to dispel excess energy. Always provide pet specific chew toys. Your pet does not know the difference between an old pair of cast-off shoes and your new Jimmy Choo's.
Cats scratch to mark their territory, play and sharpen claws. Instead of teaching your cat not to scratch, try teaching them where and what to scratch with something like a scratching post.
Excessive Barking
Dogs bark when they are having fun, frustrated, defending their territory or just want your attention. Try blocking him from exposure to the sights and sounds that might trigger his barking.
Play Aggression
Stalking, chasing, pouncing, swatting, kicking, scratching and biting are all great ways for your cat to exercise and have fun, but when your arm becomes their toy, it's not so fun anymore. Try giving your feline new objects to explore, such as paper bags or cardboard boxes.
Puppy Mouthing and Nipping
Puppies investigate their surrounding with their mouths. It is cute when they are seven weeks old, nipping and chewing on your fingers, but a five months, it starts to hurt. Teach your puppy to be gentle through bite inhibition; let your puppy play with your hand, but when he bites hard, give a high pitched yelp as if you are hurt while letting your hand go limp to startle your puppy and teach them when it is too much.
Nocturnal Activity
Cats don't care what time it is, they want to eat, drink, play, explore when they feel compelled, even if it costs you a night's sleep. Make sure your cat has plenty to keep him entertained through out the day, both solitary and with you. The more active your cat is throughout the day, the more likely that he'll sleep through the night.


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Have you been jonesin' for a new Toyota GT-86? Can you wait no longer to get your hands on the diminutive sports car? Well, your troubles are over, if your raging desire for Japanese automotive fun can be assuaged by a very detailed paper model Der Spiegel found on the internet.
With about 50 cut-out parts, you can glue tabbed panels — and your dreams — together to create a miniature GT-86. The finished product, if assembled with the Der Spiegel staff's Teutonic precision, is really pretty nice, even if it lacks the engine revving gusto of the real thing.
The only real drawback, other than the fact that you can't drift in it, is that the instructions are in Japanese. But on the plus side, it's much less expensive than a hunk of steel shaped by Toyota's sons of the rising sun.
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|The view from my window, 11 March 2011
It is another Friday, another day of way too much snow. So, what's an historian to do, except stay home, make chocolate chip cookies, and blog about The Scots: A Genetic Journey the BBC Scotland program presented by Alastair Moffat and Jim Wilson.
The theme of episode 4 is the search for English genetic markers in Scotland. After a helpful discussion of how historical genetics works with Jim Wilson, Alastair Moffat ventures to Pictavia to speak with Norman Atkinson. The subject of their segment is the Aberlemno Stone which depicts the Battle of Dunnichen fought between the Picts and the Northumbrians in 685.
Then it's back to Edinburgh to discuss the impact of Bernician DNA with Jim Wilson. Apparently, the English-speaking Bernician's linguistic impact was more significant than their genetic one. During this segment, they discuss the fact that women tended to move around as slaves or marriage partners, therefore their mtDNA is widely distributed. That makes sense. The counterpoint is that men tended to stay put because their status came with land. That makes sense too. But this discussion got me to wondering. I remember reading in Brian Sykes book (Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland) that he concluded that the DNA of British women was older than that of most British men - because men were the invaders who killed many local men and took their places. I suppose both could be true That after the male invaders came, they stayed put. Does anybody out there know more?
The episode concludes with the results of Alastair Moffat's own DNA tests, which was good fun.
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The undaunted hacker community has once again foiled Apple's attempts to lock down its platform. Conceited Software (charming name) has released yet another Jailbreak script to free iPhone's latest and rather hidden firmware update; 1.1.2...which can best be described as a DDS upgrade, or Doesn't Do Shit. If you installed this firmware update, which I rarely advise these days, Apple being what it is...then reclaim your unauthorized apps.
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Concerns about the proposed zoning change to the former Magarity site that would affect its density dominated discussion at the Sept. 1 meeting of the Chestnut Hill Community Association's Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee.
Committee member Joyce Lenhardt presented an update from the subcommittee working group that has met with Bowman Properties, the developer, about the project for 8200 Germantown Ave.
According to Lenhardt, Bowman is planning to introduce legislation to Philadelphia City Council in October that will propose rezoning a major portion of the property to C-3 Commercial, which would allow more dense development on the site than is currently permitted in Chestnut Hill.
According to Lenhardt, Bowman will employ deed restrictions to prevent future development on the site from exceeding what Bowman proposes with this project.
"I'm not convinced it's the right project for Germantown Avenue," said LUPZ co-chair John Landis.
Landis said he believed the proposed structure is out of scale with surrounding buildings like the Chestnut Hill Hotel, which the developers have claimed would match the height of the new building.
Lenhardt said her group pushed hard for Bowman to produce a three-dimensional model of the proposed project to better illustrate this.
"It sounds like they're considering it," Lenhardt said, although she said she believed they are reluctant to provide one.
Near neighbors present said they were concerned that deed restrictions would not be as strong or enforceable as tighter restrictions in the zoning code. Committee members disagreed, saying that while the deed restriction would not be as transparent, the city couldn't change a deed restriction the way it could change the zoning. Only the property owner could do that.
Lenhardt said that Bowman had taken design steps to reduce "massing" of the structure, but said they will not reduce the amount of square footage originally proposed.
"They are not flexible in their program," Lenhardt said. "They are willing to go about it in different ways, but they are not downsizing what has been proposed."
Lenhardt noted that negotiations were ongoing, but no exact schedule for when the proposal will appear before City Council has been presented to the subcommittee working group.
In an Aug. 22 letter to CHCA president Jane Piotrowski, Bowman Properties owner Richard Snowden promised that his firm will not present the change in zoning to City Council until after the CHCA has had time to review the proposal.
Lenhardt showed the committee an updated sketch plan for discussion purposes that only illustrated proposed minor changes to the driveway configuration where it meets Hartwell Lane, as well as some of the on-street parking on Hartwell. The committee discussed whether the plan could be redrawn to shift the proposed 6-foot buffer from the north side of the site (where the property touches the Cat Clinic) to the south side between the new structure and Hartwell Lane.
"I don't know if 6 feet of trees is a sufficient buffer," Lenhardt said.
She said Snowden told her that the owner of the Cat Clinic would not raise a concern over this. The lack of a setback on the north side here could be remedied with a variance.
Committee co-chair Larry McEwen said that additional adjustments to the layout could be made to accommodate some kind of public space
"I think there's open space here, but I'm not sure it's public space." McEwen said, referring to the café area now proposed as part of the Fresh Market concept. He explained that public space is something that would be used by the public.
"Until you make something that has a real frontage [on Germantown Avenue] and is backed up by the building, I don't think you can call this public space," McEwen said.
Landis suggested that a better place for public space would be on the northwest corner of Germantown Avenue and Hartwell Lane instead of opposite the proposed café area near the driveway.
"I'm not sure we need to become a café culture," he said.
Lenhardt said that the CHCA board should get an update at its September meeting (scheduled for Sept. 29), which might only be a written summary. She also hoped that Bowman could present a revised plan to the LUPZ at the next meeting.
"We're going to give up something, which is broad acceptance of the program, but we want these other things," Landis said.
Landis proposed a motion that stated that the LUPZ will not consider Bowman's proposal until items of concern, such as "massing," building setbacks, public amenities and structure height, are addressed. He added that Bowman need only to address these issues – they need not be solved for the committee to consider the plan.
The committee approved this motion unanimously.
Review RCO Process in New Zoning Code
Discussion also continued this month on the impact the new zoning code – currently being prepared by the Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission – will have on the CHCA development review process.
The proposed new requirement that developers or property owners seeking a zoning variance would have to notify and meet with any Recognized Community Organization representing the affected area of development, concerns committee members by opening the RCO designation to any interested group – not just the CHCA.
Last month, Landis reported on some potential solutions to resolve the issue, one of which involved language that could be added to the code that would exempt the CHCA and make it the de facto RCO in Chestnut Hill
Committee member John Haak said the new code would be accompanied by a zoning administrative manual to clarify how the process of project approval would need to play out. Haak suggested that Philadelphia City Planning Commission regulations might better resolve the "one and done" community meeting concept.
He also said once the new code is approved, a number of "clean up" amendments would be considered. Either of these, he suggested, could also provide a solution.
While the ZCC does not intend to alter what has been written until after it has been reviewed by City Council, the committee decided to have sample language prepared ahead of time. The committee approved unanimously a motion to prepare draft exemption language for submission to the ZCC.
LUPZ seeks member
The LUPZ committee is looking for a new member to replace landscape designer Toby Horton who relocated to Maine earlier this year. All interested Chestnut Hill residents are welcome to apply, although there is a strong preference from the committee for an applicant with a background in landscape architecture. For more information contact Jane Piotrowski at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Competition is fierce at the top of the domestic box office this weekend with Disney's "John Carter" currently edging Universal's "The Lorax" with $9.8 million to "Lorax's" $9.6 million.
"Carter" has a lot riding on its shoulders — the outer space action epic, based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs series of novels first published in 1912, set the Mouse back a reported $250 million before P&A costs. Add to that the difficulty of marketing a film during a 3D slump without big-name headliners from a director with a strictly Pixar pedigree, and Disney's challenge becomes clearer.
While "Carter" may be besting "Lorax" now, films that play foremost with younger male audiences usually have sharper three-day drop offs than family pics, which perform strong all the way through Sunday. "Carter" is still expected to land close to $30 million, while "Lorax's" projected 45% drop will put it north of $38 million for the frame, stealing first.
"Project X" continues to perform for Warner Bros., earning another $4 million for third place Friday. The found footage laffer, budgeted at $12 million, has earned $38.6 million in 10 days domestically. Behind that, Open Road's "Silent House" took fourth with about $2.6 million.
The frame's last wide opener didn't fare so well. At $1.9 million, Paramount/Dreamworks' "A Thousand Words" landed in sixth, behind Relativity's "Act of Valor," and is expected to earn about $6 million through Sunday.
In the specialty market, CBS Films unrolled "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" in 18 locations for a per screen average of $3,216, its gross expected to top $200,000 this frame. At the same time, Roadside Attractions' raunchy laffer "Friends With Kids" earned about $600,000 Friday from 374 locations.


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Guardiola confirms he will return next season
Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says he plans to return to the game next season, but he has not yet decided who he will manage.
Guardiola was speaking at a press conference before Monday night's FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony, where he is nominated for the Coach of the Year award along with Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque and Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho.
"Next season I will return to coaching," Guardiola said. "I am young, just 41, and have a long time to go. It would be a lack of respect to the current coach to speak about any team, anywhere in the world. I have decided to coach, but beyond that have made no decision (on a club)."
The Catalan coach said he was enjoying his year's sabbatical from the game, especially watching former club Barcelona climb to ever greater heights this season under his successor and former assistant Tito Vilanova.
"I am enjoying watching football, in a different way to when you are working, on the TV," Guardiola said. "I enjoy watching the good players and teams that there are all around the world. To watch this Barca playing is a spectacle. They are doing the same or better than with me. A lot of people participated in the team. It is a club I continue to respect and admire."
La Roja's Euro 2012-winning coach Del Bosque said the strong Spanish presence on the shortlist showed that his country was now leading the world in coaching expertise.
"It is very satisfying to have two Spanish coaches sitting here," Del Bosque said. "Before, we went abroad to see what other people were doing. Today, everyone else is coming to Spain to see what we are doing."
Mourinho was not present, as he is skipping the gala awards ceremony to remain in Madrid and prepare for his side's Copa del Rey last-16 second leg against Celta Vigo at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.
Del Bosque said he could not comment on Mourinho's decision not to attend.
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2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Carli Supension -Traveling RamPosted in How To: Suspension Brakes on June 1, 2008
Though Most Of Us would only dream of screaming through the rugged terrain of Baja, California, with an 8,000-pound truck, the guys over at Carli Performance Suspension make it a habit. taking what they've learned on the dirt, Sage Carli and his crew created a series of suspension systems that you can build one step at a time, slowly creating (if you so desire) a full-on race-ready suspension that has survived the rigors of the Baja 1000.
The 3/4- and 1-ton Dodge Ram 4x trucks are known for their toughness and durability when fitted with the Cummins diesel. But in a world where "carlike ride" seems to be the hot topic, these rugged trucks still ride like trucks.
Since we spend so much time on a variety of terrain, the Performance 2.0 system was the perfect fit for our '06 Dodge 2500 as it keeps our suspension as simple as possible while achieving the best travel and ride quality. The kit comes complete with variable-rate coils, custom-valved reservoir shocks, and plenty of room for our 35-inch tires. From annoying concrete expansion joints to 2-foot whoops at the trail head, we still are amazed that our Quad Cab can absorb so much punishment. While netting around 3 inches of lift, you'll have a sleeper truck that is built to haul on and off the road.
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Although the standard Performance 2.0 kit comes with a five-leaf progressive add-a-pack, we chose to upgrade to the complete replacement leaf pack. Using a softer rate than factory, combined with a longer overall length, the springs take much of the harshness out of the factory ride while still providing a comparable loadcarrying capacity. though we are sticking with our 35-inch BFg A-ts for now, the new springs set the axle back a little farther than stock to allow room for a 37-inch tire if we decide to upgrade later.
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There is always a bit of give and take when it comes to performance suspension systems, and rarely has there been as good a compromise as Carli's new long-trail airbags. they provide an impressive 12 inches of travel to obtain maximum suspension travel without killing the towing capacity. Designed to match your Dodge's factory load rating, the bags will keep your workhorse pumped up during the week and allow you to blow off all the steam you want when the weekend rolls around.
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The first thing you notice is the night and day difference on the highway. no longer does the truck feel as though it's bouncing over the expansion breaks, but rather it soaks up whatever the road throws at it. High-speed off-road is really where the suspension shines, absorbing massive whoops and uneven terrain at speeds of 40-plus mph. We wouldn't really consider our truck much of a rockcrawler, but with over 10 inches of travel, our 2500 held its own over the rocky stuff even with open differentials.


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The Last Voyage of the Demeter, a spin-off from the classic Bram Stoker Dracula storyline, has been in the void of off-and-on development for some time now. At one point director David Slade was set to helm the flick with Noomi Rapace and Ben Kingsley attached as the leads, but that went south. Now Millennium Films is trying to get it going again, with Neil Marshall set to direct, Kingsley maybe still onboard as the ship's captain and the possible addition of Viggo Mortensen in one of the lead roles.
The story will detail the events that take place aboard the titular ship, The Demeter as it makes its journey from Transylvania toEngland carrying the resting body of Dracula. The viability of such a project leaves one in doubt, however. We already know how the movie will end, with Dracula killing the crew and the ship running aground off the coast of England. What happens in between sounds like so much kill-by-numbers cliché.
If they manage to spin this in a different direction, something that will challenge the minds of viewers rather than just their patience, the combination of Mortensen and Kingsley could be quite the dramatic event.
What do the Nerdreaders think? Can such a cut-and-dry premise be made into a character driven flick that will capture your interest?
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This is very difficult for me. I am commonly described as a "wiseass;" I see the humor in just about every situation, and have a hard time not keeping a running commentary on the things that amuse me. It's very hard for me to hold it in, especially when something about a candidate's CV is interesting or amusing. Recruits put a lot of personal information on their CV, much of it things that I am not supposed to discuss in an employment setting -- religion, sexual orientation, family status, as well as hobbies and personal interests. So when I interview the gay mormon from Saudi Arabia, it's so hard not to crack wise about the incongruity. If I met them in a bar (not that a mormon from Saudi Arabia would be likely to hang out in a bar), it'd totally be fair game, and once they are a partner, it's fair game. But if they don't get the job, and I made a comment about, say, their unusual hobby of competitive kite-flying, they're going to wonder whether that was why and they going to be pissed. I don't want that, and it can even get me in trouble, which I definitely don't want.
But it's so hard to hold back. I have literally had to bite my tongue to keep from cracking wise in interviews. That sort of restraint is just not in my constitution.
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The second item that I want to mention is that the Screen Gems books uses a photo of Boris Karloff to promote THE BLACK CAT which is clearly from a later time. Like the use of a 1950s-era photo of Lyle Talbot to promote 1935's CHINATOWN SQUAD that I talked about in my last blog entry, Screen Gems chose to use a picture of an older and mustachioed Karloff, more like YOU'LL FIND OUT (1940) or THE DEVIL COMMANDS (1941) than the unmistakably distinctive look of Hjalmar Poelzig that one sees in THE BLACK CAT. In the newspaper TV listing ad reproduced below, KUTV-Channel 2 has chosen to use that picture of Karloff that Screen Gems has provided for THE BLACK CAT; for comparison, a production still of Karloff as Poelzig is reproduced directly below it.


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Bernard Siegan
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By Gail Heriot
Our beloved friend and colleague Bernie Siegan passed away last night. Bernie had remained hospitalized since suffering a stroke late last year, but his death was nevertheless unexpected.
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Starling was a science fiction fanzine by Lesleigh Luttrell and Hank Lutrell.
Starling was first published in the 1960s in Missouri, U.S.A. and later in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Early issues of Starling were distributed through the Southern Fandom Press Alliance Apa. It was published for more than a decade, with issue 3 appeared in 1964 and issue 28 in 1974. In 1975, Starling was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Fanzine.
In sf critic Rob Latham's article "Fanzine Research", in the April 2008 issue of el,, he wrote of Starling, Susan Wood's Aspidistra, and ODD, by Raymond and Joyce Fisher with Richard Elsberry, that they were, "vehicles of antiestablishment attitudes virtually indistinguishable at times from the contemporary underground press." He cites these fanzines as examples of sf fans seeking "...to bring sf into dialogue with a larger universe of discourse and action—rather than, as elitist snobs sometimes suggest, looking to "escape" from the real world into aimless fantasy."
Contributions of writing were by Grant Canfield, Michael Carlson, Juanita Coulson (Yandro), Andrew Darlington, Barry Gillam, Richard Gordon, Steve Grant, Terry Hughes, Gene Klein (a.k.a. Gene Simmons), Joe Sanders, A.M. Schneider, Angus Taylor, Bob Tucker (Le Zombie), and Jim Turner.
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The Next Project From the Developers of "The Witcher 2" Looks More than Promising
Maybe it was watching "Blade Runner" over and over in high school, or maybe it was beating "Deus Ex" about 20 times, but somewhere along the way I acquired a taste for cyberpunk worlds. Often cited as being full of "high tech and low lifes," there is something immensely appealing about a world where technology has made anything possible, and yet, in many instances, all hope is lost.
I couldn't be more thrilled then to hear that CD Projekt Red (developers of the brilliant "Witcher 2") have officially announced their much hyped new title will be called "Cyberpunk 2077." Unless the game is just going for complete misdirection, it looks to be an RPG set in my beloved world of gears and fears.
Outside of that, the only thing we really know about the game is that it has an official website, a facebook page, and looks to be set in the fictional town of Night City (on the west coast, in between LA and San Francisco) which means it will essentially be the video game adaptation of the tabletop classic "Cyberpunk 2020," which, according to the press release, is going to be a major source of inspiration for this title, right down to gameplay concepts.
Oh, and there may or may not be a half naked, half robot girl with scythe implants if you are to believe the promotional image. I'm going to bet may on that one, however.
Is it too early to get excited for a game we know virtually nothing about? Well, considering that you've got an immensely talented developer working off of a deep and well aged source material in a universe that is still relatively fresh in video games, I'm going to say the odds are long that this isn't going to at least be an intriguing title. Even with games like "GTA V," "Bioshock Infinite," "The Last of Us," "Watch Dogs," and so many more on the horizon, I've still got this one pretty high on my most wanted list.


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|2012-01-31, 10:55
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Should we change how we approach copyright law, and IP?
For awhile now, I've been disappointed in what I view as the slow but steady degradation of YouTube's value as it becomes ever more nerfed by modern copyright law and "Intellectual Property" laws.
Not that long ago I could put up almost any AMV on YouTube, and it would be viewable to everybody all around the world. Now such an AMV is typically instant blocked in "some countries" (almost invariably including the ones where most potential viewers are living in).
As annoying as I found this, I could at least see where music companies are coming from on this (anime companies I really couldn't see having much basis here). Yes, it is an entire song used in the AMV, after all. A song that they might want to sell for the same price as a cup of coffee through an online seller like iTunes.
However, late last night I ran into what is likely the most asinine case of a YouTube takedown I've ever experienced.
I had recently discovered on YouTube a meme called "Guile's Theme Goes With Everything", referring to the theme song of playable Street Fighter character Guile. Just for some shits and giggles, I tried Guile's theme with a few scenes from the last episode of Madoka Magica.
So for all intents and purposes I created a spoof video involving about 5 minutes of an anime episode, and a 4 minute theme song. Yes, the video is admittedly very spoilerrific, but it has only about a quarter of an anime episode in it. The "song" is the theme instrumental of a video game character.
I put that up on YouTube, and not only was it blocked from "some countries", it was completely deleted by YouTube.
Because I guess seeing a few minutes of raw Madoka Magica (no subtitles) done to a video game character's theme music is going to totally kill sales for Madoka Magica and Street Fighter games...
To see the sales-crushing mash-up vid in question, so you can judge its financially destructive nature for yourself, you can download it from here.
Friends, this is completely ridiculous. There's just no other way to put it. It's madness. It's actual madness.
And it's already here, without PIPA, SOPA, ACTA, or any of the rest.
So I don't think it's enough any more to simply react to bad copyright, trademark, or intellectual property bills/acts when they come up.
No, I think it's time to go on the offensive, partly to get back what has already been lost, if it's at all possible.
There's also the fact that, in politics, when you simply react to what your opponent is doing, you'll inevitably lose ground over time. This is because every fight you win doesn't cause your opponent to lose ground, but every fight you lose causes your opponent to gain ground. Taking a purely defensive or reactive approach in politics will not be fruitful in the long-term.
So, maybe we should try to think of ways to go on the offensive here. Maybe we should think of ways of creating a paradigm shift in how copyrights, trademarks, and IP are viewed, both legally and by society as a whole.
I don't have any easy answers right now, that's for sure, just some vague and broad ideas. But I would be interested to know what everybody here thinks.
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it not like youtube could just NOT delete them anyway, keeping those video may lead them to the same fate as megaupload.
btw, I'm will try do some altering effect to your video to bypass the copyright detection like I did with madoka op and ed here but I have to go to bed now and have school in the morning so I'm afraid you'll have to wait for... 12 hours.
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This could prove to be a good topic as it helps to widen the scope of discussion beyond what's currently raging in the Sopa/Acta threads, where the outrage tends to overshadow the underlying concerns about ownership and fair use.
For a start, I do believe in the concept of "intellectual property" and I further believe that it ought to be protected. The question is to what extent? At this point, I feel that existing laws have swung too far in favour of owners.
It's a huge issue that requires quite a bit of reading to keep up to date. I'll just leave two worthwhile links for others to explore in the meantime:
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|2012-01-31, 13:21
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So, with any case of copyright infringement, I don't think the question should simply be "Does this constitute copyright infringement?" but rather "Does this undermine the financial investment of the holder of the copyrighted material displayed here?"
In other words, I think that a burden of proof should be placed on people issuing claims of copyright infringement that the infringing material will result in lost sales. After all, that's what really is at issue here.
Now I can imagine some cases where this burden of proof can be met. If the copyrighted material is new, a complete copy, can only be legally accessed through some means of payment, and this material is disseminated to a sufficiently large number of people, I can certainly see a case here. So, for example, if someone pirates the next Batman movie as soon as it hits theaters, and puts it up on a site to be downloaded by millions, then yes, some sales have probably been lost here.
But for songs of a certain age, for parts of anime episodes, and for small pieces of video game content, I really don't think any of this comes even close to representing lost sales.
Copyright shouldn't turn every tiny bit of professionally made content into a kind of forbidden fruit where nobody is allowed to see it, touch it, ear it, mix it with anything else, etc...
Copyright should simply serve the goal of reasonably ensuring that the financial investments of creators and copyright holders are protected.
I think that more or less sums up my take on it.
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You believe in intellectual propriety. There's your problem.
Propriety is a natural right that represents a scarce resource, fruit of ones labor and thusly, a part of ones life. To take someones propriety is to take someones life.
Intellectual propriety is a government issued and guaranteed temporary monopoly over the creation and/or distribution of a non scarce resource (usually an idea).
In the old days, you needed scarce resources (like books and discs) to distribute non scarce resources (story, music, etc) so it wasn't as big an issue. But today you have Internet and all visual and audio information can be shared super fast at near zero cost. Intellectual propriety is, in a way, obsolete.
The "artists must make money" argument is only going to last so long...
But just like the guilds of centuries past, it'll take many decades maybe even centuries for our civilization to give up on IP.
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^You are absolutely right. IP is a monopoly in economic terms. And if one subscribes to classical economics, a monopoly is inherently inefficient, and should be maintained only so far as the benefits, moral or economic, outweight the losses.
Intellectual Property evolved as a concept over the problem of, as the parlance of the age would have put it, compensating genius. It was a problem of finding a model that would sufficiently allow a decent livelihood to artists, replacing the old patronage model, in an increasingly commercial world with easier access to printing presses. It is a product of capitalism, not an inherent Right, even if one is a believer of the notion of Natural Rights.
The problem, so the founders of the concept argued, was entirely utilitarian. IP certainly wasn't one of the great Natural Rights of Man proselytized by the philosophes of the Enlightenment. The conversations were about balancing individual needs ("starving author") with societal benefits of the free flow of ideas.
Even in eras where hands were cut off from thieves, scribes copying, imitating, "plagiarizing" the works of previous generations were never considered to have been doing anything wrong. Indeed in European Civilization, where IP is born, the period which saw its birth was also the height of neoclassicism, when the most prestigious literary activity was the conscious imitation of the Ancients! Would Pindar sue for the use of his Ode? Would Virgil object to the form of The Rape of the Lock? Intellectual Property is invented, just as laws were invented; they serve utilitarian purposes, and may be based on, and influence, morals, but they are not morals.
One feels of course, instinctively, that "genius" should be justly rewarded, and work should be returned with value. It is a concept that has been ingrained in many societies for millenia, and arguably fits well with common human impulses. IP as a moral right, however, has not been rooted nearly so deeply -- it certainly is already rooted somewhat, with the ever expanding notion of IP and the rhetoric of "theft," but with the birth of the Internet, the gangrenous growth of the concept of IP, and the increasingly outrageous actions taken in its defense, we may be observing whole new generations growing up with increasingly little respect for the notion of Intellectual Property as a moral right. One respects it only so far as one is vulnerable to persecution for actions against it, or more amiably for a personal interest in the well-being of particular authors, artists, and companies, not because it is ingrained into one's moral fabric.
I have stated my case before in one of the SOPA/PIPA threads, but the recent developments have made me a radical in this aspect. I was not born a pirate, or even with any inclination against IP. But now I care not for IP. I will not contribute to its maintenance. I will take pleasure in its defacement. There are already plenty of ideas, of arts, of technological advances, and they must flow and flow freely. Then society will readjust, and the pendulum may swing back again somewhere "more reasonable." I may become more reasonable then.
Right now, however, the Internet is full of rhetoric of anti-government, anti-corporate resistance, of struggle, with a hint of war (see one of those LOTR spoofs). I'm fully aware of it, and shamelessly contribute my share. Why not? It *is* war.
Maybe, just maybe...
Admittedly, most European countries had less of an "epic time" clearing out the guilds and the decades and centuries statement applies.
P.S. Poor Triple_R. I welcome thee among the ranks of the victims. Now would you like to sign here, and here, and join our Resistance?
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There's a general list on lengths of copyright and expiration.
For media items. The time it takes for media items to enter public domain: should be 20 years. Maybe even 30 years tops. Then they get dumped into public domain. The existing lengths do not make sense. Media is replaceable and is constantly replaced year-after-year.
For example:
Under "Sound Recordings Published in the United States":
Really? 95 years from publication? By that point, few if any would care if such media work even exists. I'll be damned if anyone remembers who Cyndi Lauper is 70 years from now.
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About the only things you can upload to Youtube, it seems, are protest videos, political satires, video blogs, DIY news footage, and anything they deem as "original" (no licensed music unless it's your own composition).
I gave up on trying to upload AMVs there (three of them have been flagged), reckoning that I can upload elsewhere. A friend of mine who uploaded Fraps footage of his online gameplay recaps (he's an Audition player; it's a DDR-like MMO) suddenly had his YT account blocked, despite that the game he played used music that was legitimately licensed to the game developer (Nexon).
Something else struck me: despite that they're opposing forces in the SOPA/PIPA controversy, it is in Youtube that the record companies are dealing with Google by persuading the latter to control the former's content.
Edit: thought of listening to Korn after Another, but all I got is... "The uploader has not made this video available in your country."
Ah, well, I'll open my music collection and listen from there.
|2012-02-01, 07:32
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With regards to copyright, I still think the 10% rule is pretty much just nice and enough. Intellectual property should protected, but not hogged.
The way SOPA and PIPA are doing is HOGGING creations from being turned into part of another piece of entertainment. It is stifling creativity, not encouraging it.
IP laws should be used as a second choice should some dumb judge throw a patent rights case out of the window and encourage the proliferation of quality-centric technology (i.e medical equipment - a single fault can KILL people) into cheap and mass produced, but inferior goods that damage the inventor's reputation.
Also, they shouldn't be included in any trade agreement. Take the TPP for example, including the copyright violation clause is just retarded. With the advent of the Internet, why should media still be distributed through regular mediums? An old friend of mine put it aptly, "TPP = Total Penis Penetration. Signing it is equivalent to offering your orifice to be f***ed by Big Media, the representatives sent by their countries must have been masosadists."
Nonetheless, IP protection should have limits, in terms of time horizon to let technology be superseded by superior ones (Moore's law), and to prevent artistic works from being treated like patents. They aren't, FFS.
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This is pretty much the topic we touched on this page. Well, at least I was thinking of it.
To summarize: IP is not what we should be even discussing now. We can do that once we are back into sane levels of legal measures. Right now, it should be about fighting back against the attacks on our freedom, regardless of what topic they may hide behind.
This whole IP thing has crossed into ludicrous territory years ago. It needs to be set back completely first. We can not build anything reasonable on top of what crazy legislature we already have.
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I think that the pro-IP big business/corporate lobbyist side isn't even trying to balance out the legitimate financial investments of creators and copyright holders with what's best for society as a whole. This is becoming increasingly obvious to me on an almost week-by-week basis.
It does seem like the pro-IP side of the issue is trying to force ever more draconian measures down the throats of all of us, regardless of how negatively that impacts the vast majority of us. The pro-IP side seems to have an agenda that goes well-beyond simply ensuring that creators are justly compensated for their creations.
And given how over-reaching and poorly worded bills/acts like ACTA, PIPA, and SOPA are, it doesn't appear like the pro-IP side is willing to negotiate, or compromise. OTOH, nor does it appear like they have any intention of ceasing attempts to implement their agendas. It seems like these extreme anti-piracy measures just never go away, as the people pushing for them never stop trying, even when their ideas are soundly rejected over and over and over again.
So, yes, this is basically a war. I really do think that 20 to 30 years down the line, the society of that time will be greatly impacted by the results of these copyright/IP "wars". If the pro-IP side wins, I think it'll simply be horrible for the vast majority of us. It will squash a lot of creativity and possibly even "break the internet".
So since the opposition simply can't be negotiated with, the only option is to fight back, and to hopefully "win". Then, yes, we can hopefully try to find something that's reasonable and well-balanced.
Like Irenicus pointed out, much of artwork is about taking what came before, and updating it or putting a new spin on it. I wonder sometimes what an aspiring comic book artist/writer could do if he could write Batman or Superman or Spiderman comics. He may well create something better than what DC or Marvel put out.
If you look at Japan, their long-standing tolerance, if not outright encouragement, of derivative works has really enabled the best character concepts and series premises to be used to their fullest potential.
Thanks to everyone for their helpful and informative replies.
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Both would be fine if they were not resalable, inheritable, etc. In other words, if someone would profit financially, it should be the creator/invetor/etc. not an array of leeches who inflate prices and hide behind protectionist laws that harm the masses.
|2012-06-27, 21:40
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Secondly, software patents should not exist. Copyright protection is sufficient for software. Patents do nothing in this area but hinder innovation and progress.
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It is conference season, and with it comes understandable professional pressures. As you may or may not know, I presented a part of my second chapter from my dissertation at SEM last weekend. In just a few days, I will be getting on a plane for Nashville to attend AMS. Normally conference season is my most unproductive. Whatever work I do is generally focused on older projects, and I direct the rest of my energy to other professional activities, like schmoozing and thinking about all of the new ideas circulating in the field(s) of music research. But this year is a little different, not just because I am on the job market, but also because I haven't altered my writing schedule.
I discovered sometime on Friday evening that I have inadvertently slipped into chapter draft completion mode. (This is not to be confused with final revision mode, which shares some attributes but is really a separate animal altogether.) This became glaringly obvious when I chose an evening of working on my dissertation over two very enticing Halloween parties. Something is clearly wrong with me!
My understanding of my own writing process is that sometime after I do the majority of the research on a chapter, I finally assimilate the information and my subconscious works out some of my major theoretical blocks. And then I decide that the blocks are mostly gone and I can work out the chapter in a first draft form. In short, the fretting and worrying that hinders me gives way to a firm belief that I can produce something coherent even if it needs to be rewritten/revised in the very near future. I solve a version of the dissertation puzzle, and then I really want to write. And write. And write.
This is what I call "chapter draft completion mode." In this mode of existence, everything else in my life fades away, even really enticing things like friends' parties, and I just want to get the darn chapter done. It eventually becomes compulsive. I binge. I treat my computer as an appendage. I carry many books around with me just so that they will remind me of certain crucial points. My sleep patterns change. I have to remind myself to eat. I can't sustain my focus on much of anything else.
I first experienced this mode of writing about a year ago when I promised an outside member of my committee a completed chapter draft by October 1. I proceeded to spend the last week of September hiding in a TA office on campus with my computer and books, finally hashing out all of the little details of my very first chapter. The final result was a predictable disaster, and it took me many months to clean up that mess. I've been trying to avoid that kind of overly messy writing binge ever since.
The good news is that I know what this is. And hopefully I will have this monster known as my chapter 4 relatively under control by a self-imposed due date hanging in the future. One can only hope.
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On Writing Binges
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- Thokozani said...
Interesting! What you describe sounds exactly like me. It's good to know that there are other people out there who experience the world differently and yet do so in such familiar ways.
Keep writing and good luck in your dissertation.
- February 9, 2009 at 1:17 PM
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Packers kicker Mason Crosby may be looking for work soon.
Crosby missed another field goal on Sunday in Chicago, this one a 43-yarder that would have given Green Bay a 3-0 lead. That was his 11th missed field goal of the season, and he has now missed a field goal in eight straight games.
Although Packers coach Mike McCarthy gave Crosby a vote of confidence four weeks ago, it's hard to believe that McCarthy could still be confident in Crosby now. He simply isn't accurate enough on his field goals to justify keeping his job.
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Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese martial art whose physical practice offers general health benefits, stress management, increased energy, and improved physical mobility. The physical and meditative aspects of Tai Chi, which uses slow, repetitive movements, are recognized as relieving the physical effects of stress on the body and mind.
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BlackBerry CEO Derides Apple — Australian Financial Review
In an exclusive interview with The Australian Financial Review, BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) CEO Thorsten Heins took a swipe at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the venerable iOS operating system. Heins predicted that BlackBerry's new operating system, BlackBerry 10 (BB10), and the touchscreen Z10 smartphone would have 100,000 apps available by the time of the phone's U.S. launch later this week.
Heins also had this to say about the iPhone:
The user interface on the iPhone, with all due respect for what this invention was all about is now five years old.
The inference we are supposed to draw is that newer is not only different, but better. That may well be true, but the usual corollary of that inference is that in order for something new to disrupt the existing marketplace it must be 10 times better and cost half as much. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) tipped the cost scale to free with its Android operating system, and Android is now the global leader in software platforms for smartphones.
BlackBerry, and Heins, then cannot compete with Google on cost or with Apple or Google on apps, so what's left? Heins points to BB10's multitasking capability, something neither Apple nor Google yet supports.
But the paradigm Heins appears to be applying is that a smartphone operating system should be more like a laptop's or a PC's. That is not where the industry is headed. The ubiquity of smartphones and tablets is changing the way users interact with devices, and the apps-driven interfaces already have begun to surface, as in Windows 8 from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google Chrome.
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Jennifer had the great fortune of attending a handcrafts conference at Steiner College in Fair Oaks, CA this past week called "Recreating the Human Vessel: Educating through Rhythm and Craft." The conference featured staff from Ruskin Mill Educational Trust in England (please take a moment to see what their amazing colleges offer). Woodworking, iron forging, soap making and felting all occured throughout the week, along with in-depth lectures by Dennis Klocek, William Bento and Aongus Gordon, and a vibrant Movement class!
The felting group started off the week by observing sheep on campus. We teased apart fresh (unclean!) wool and made felted balls.
A trek through Raphael Garden revealed lovely flowers for dyeing. Using weld, indigo, cochineal, chamomile from England and coreopsis, we dyed up a rainbow of colors with our wool.
The final plenum was filled with sharing projects and insight about reflection topics of the week: challenge, effort, rhythm, gift and gold nuggets...the words were profound and the projects absolutely beautiful!
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This is a classic, late 1880s cabinet card photograph. The dark hazel cardstock was favoured at this time, as were dark burgundies, and deep forest greens. The photographer's information is printed with gold ink, "Kopke, 405 to 409 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N.Y."
On the reverse we find an inscription, "Katie from Alfred, July 1888" A negative number is given, #22686, which probably won't help us much since an archive of Kopke's images doesn't seem to exist.
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The Lady Bisons made eight shots, three of them on goal in Friday night's 2-0 loss to host South Carolina State in the S.C. State Tournament in Orangeburg, S.C.
"We played really, really well against a very good team that plays very well at home," Lady Bisons ' coach Jon Ireland said. "It was one of our better games. We hit the cross bar three times in the first half. We had multiple chances. We should have been up by three or four goals at halftime.
"In the second half South Carolina State scored off a set piece in the last nine minutes of the game. Then we pushed everyone up and they scored a second goal."
Ireland said the Lady Bisons created more quality chances than in any game this season.
"We just couldn't get that goal," Ireland said. "Our girls out worked the other team again. We out played them all over the field. "You want to win. But at this point of the season it is all about getting better."
In fact, South Carolina State's coach told his team at halftime that there was no way the Lady Bisons, who have only a handful of subs, could maintain the pressure game for 90 minutes.
"After the game he said that he was in shock that our team could finish with that much effort and energy with basically no depth," Ireland said. "We were all over them. I keep telling our players that if we can keep on out working the other team good things will happen."
Sunday at 10 a.m. the Lady Bisons will face The Citadel in the final round. The Lady Bisons spent part of the day Saturday visiting Charleston, S.C.
"The Citadel has a very disciplined and very organized team," Ireland said. "We can't worry about these other teams. If we play our system with our pressure we are going to control the game and create more chances.
"Against South Carolina State our pressure completely dictated the game. We frustrated them."
South Carolina State made 14 shot attempts with seven shots on goal. Lipscomb goalkeeper Erin Zerio made five saves. Danielle Murphy and Marsha Hebbe combined for three saves against the Lady Bisons for the shutout.
This will be the last non-conference game before the Lady Bisons open the Atlantic Sun portion of the season.
"Next week our season starts over," Ireland said. "Everyone will be 0-0 in the conference."
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There was a time when John Maine was considered a throw-in from Baltimore in the Kris/Anna Benson trade, but his strong showing at the end of the 2006 season and 15 wins in 2007 gave hope he could evolve into a dependable No. 2 starter.
"No. 2, that's just a number,'' Maine said. "I just need to get out there, stay healthy and I believe I'll be fine.''
Maine had shoulder surgery at the end of the 2008 season and admitted this spring that he rushed himself back last year contributing to his arm problems.
"I learned a lesson,'' he said.
At 1-3 with a 7.88 ERA in spring training, it's hard to defend Maine's performance other than saying the numbers don't count and he was working on things. Pitching with a migraine and stomach virus, Maine gave up four runs on six hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings in his exhibition finale against Washington.
(NOTE: Part of juggling the rotation was to avoid the Nationals getting another look at Maine so quickly).
Maine brushed off his performance, saying: "My arm feels fine. Shoulder feels good. That's the top priority.''
The numbers haven't been there, but Maine insists he's not worried and he's throwing the ball better than anytime after the 2007 season. He said the ball is just flowing out of his hand.
"I think the last time it came out easy without trying to really force anything was spring training 2008," Maine said. "I might have been throwing a little harder then, but it's coming out good.''