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Charles Morley (1914-2005)
Charles Morley, professor of history emeritus in the Department of History at Ohio State University, died on March 29, 2005. Morley was 91 years old. He graduated from the Ohio State University in 1935. He received the MA in 1936 and the PhD in 1940 from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to his appointment at Ohio State University, he taught at the universities of North Dakota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. In 1943–44 he was a research analyst with the Office of Strategic Services. In 1944 he became a faculty member at Ohio State University, where he remained until his retirement in 1981. He was promoted to the rank of professor in 1958.
Charles Morley pioneered the study of Polish and eastern European history at Ohio State University. In 1951 Syracuse University Press published his Guide to Research in Russian History, which was long considered a seminal work in the field. In 1959 Columbia University Press published his Portrait of America: Letters of Henry Sienkewicz, which was reprinted by Octagon Books in 1979. He was fluent in Polish, Russian, French, and German. He traveled to Russia and eastern Europe on numerous occasions, both for research and for scholarly conferences. In 1967 he received a Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship for research in Poland. He was the author of more than a dozen articles and delivered numerous scholarly papers. He was also an enthusiastic and well-received teacher of undergraduates. Nine students completed doctoral degrees under his direction.
Morley was active in the historical profession as well as within the university. He served as vice chair and acting chair of the Department of History. For about 25 years he edited or co-edited the eastern European section of the American Historical Review's listing of recently published articles. He was a cooperative colleague and generous with his time, energy and talents. In 1980 the Ohio Academy of History gave him its Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding service to the profession. He is survived by his wife Ruth and his son Harold.
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I painted nearly 30 pieces of driftwood to look like little houses and trees. I glued clothespins to the back of each one.
Under all of those houses is a wooden thread spool rack that I painted. Mr. Lime helped me to saw the legs shorter and saw off the top row.
Then I punched out 3/4 inch circles and stamped them with the numbers 1 through 25.
I wrapped up each driftwood house and numbered the packages so that my partner can open a new one each day and slowly build her village through the month of December!


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In my first few weeks as an intern, I heard a lot of my co-workers talking about their birthday emails. Seeing as my birthday was right around the corner, I wondered if I would have the chance to be featured in my very own birthday email. Since you're reading my birthday blog, that question is answered. When I was asked to model some of my favorite Jockey® styles, I was SUPER pumped, but definitely nervous. Sure, being in front of the camera can be a little scary, but all I could think about was whether or not I'd be wearing makeup. I know, it's weird, but it's the truth. Needless to say, I didn't wear any make-up.
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L. Neil Smith's
Number 301, December 19, 2004
Happy Ngu Year!
Special to TLE
It's that time of year again. The malls are begging for conspicuous consumption. The stores are selling select items at a loss in the hopes of selling other more profitable goods to those who are there for sale prices. Twinkling lights are everywhere. Goodwill and stress alike are rampant. And lawsuitsand threats of lawsuitsabound.
In the last couple of weeks, there have been any number of news stories about alleged First Amendment and "separation clause" violations in connection with the holiday season. In Florida, one city has rewritten its policies concerning religious displays on city property; another is facing a lawsuit of its own concerning the identical issue. A New Jersey school is prohibiting its students from singing or playing any song with any religious connotations; the city of Denver, Colorado is being accused of an anti-Christian bias for refusing to permit any Christmas floats in its annual Parade of Lights. Meanwhile, a Georgia school principal is being castigated for reading a prayer of sorts over the school intercom prior to Thanksgiving.
Such complaints have become ubiquitous from both sides of the issue; lawyers and special interest groups are doing a booming business in First Amendment matters. The problem, of course, isn't that there aren't violations of the First Amendment being imposed on a regular basis. There are. The real problem is that such issues are being made far more complicated and divisive than they need to be. Perhaps that's because the lawyers are doing that booming business. Or maybe it's because those on a mission to change things to their own point of view aren't inclined to permit the freedom of anyone else to do anything but agree with them. Whatever the reasons, the results involve a good deal of money, and no shortage of bad feelings.
The First Amendment guarantees American freedom of religion as well as implies a separation of church and state. Thomas Jefferson affirmed that interpretation in a January, 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Church in which he wrote "... I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state." Realistically, however, little interpretation is needed given that the First Amendment is really quite clear in its statement that the government shall neither prohibit nor endorse any religion.
Despite that clarity, there are some who seem to insist that freedom of religion is the same as freedom from religion. Others seem to be genuinely bewildered by the position of some that government expressions of Christianity are offensive. Both sides have their valid points; but both sides mitigate their every argument by being absolutist. Instead of laws and lawsuits, a little common sense interjected into the issue would go a long way toward solving the ongoing problems.
Take a look, for example, at the issue of Christmas displays on public property. A year ago, a Florida town found itself in legal hot water because it permitted the display of a menorah on public property but refused a similar display consisting of a nativity scene. Town officials insisted that the menorah was a secular, or non-religious, symbol while the nativity scene was patently Christian. While they were obviously right about the nativity scene, they were wrong about the menorah. A menorah is a symbol of the Jewish religion and is related to the celebration of Hanukkah. It seemed to me at the time that the only constitutional treatment of the displays was to either permit all of them or refuse all of them. Eventually, the city agreed and has rewritten its policies accordingly. But how much time and money was wasted, and how many hard feelings were generated, merely to get the city to adopt the kind of reasonable policy it should have had in the first place?
The school principal in Georgia I mentioned earlier almost certainly knew better, but on the day before Thanksgiving, he chose to read a poem over the school intercom that generated offense and complaints almost before he turned the microphone off. Apparently under the pretense that it was a poem and so not a prayer, the principal somehow managed to temporarily justifyat least to himselfthe reading of material that lamented that officially sanctioned school prayer was prohibited and which itself ended with the line, "So, Lord, this silent plea I make..."
Although the poem was offensive to all of those who oppose school prayer as well as to any non-Christians who were forced to hear it by virtue of compulsory attendance, there were admittedly a few valid points made within the reading., While it certainly is a tacit government endorsement or promotion of a religion to read prayers on intercoms, there are other cases where students have been disciplined for reading a Bible on their own time while on school grounds. Groups or clubs have been actively discriminated against for available meeting space, advisors, and more when those groups bore some religious affiliation or another.
Again, the answers are simple. In the case of the former, coercion is involved. But in the latter, prohibition of religion is central. Neither of those circumstances are constitutional, and yet the debate persists with the insistence that either both activities be permitted or that both be disallowed. The only truly just actions and policies fall somewhere between the two. If it infringes on the rights of another, it's wrong; if it permits others to exercise their rights while the uninterested or offended don't have to hear it, it's all right. Under those basic guidelines, school assemblies that include prayers are unconstitutional while Bible study meetings after hours are perfectly legal.
By constantly demanding that people give up their personal religious beliefs merely because they happen to be on public property at the time, First Amendment guarantees of freedom of worship, speech, and assembly are being violated. At the same time, those who would insist that the government take on the characteristics of a majority religion are violating the same precepts even as they engage in discriminatory behaviors to boot. It's these extremist positions that are causing still more trouble.
Those citizens and public officials who do their utmost to force others to recognize their religious beliefs by posting the Ten Commandments or crosses on public property are begging for lawsuits. Their prayers (pun intended) are frequently answered. Meanwhile, those who are on a crusade to strip all mention of religion from public even when those mentions are being made by private citizens (consider paving bricks used as fundraisers, for example, which some maintain shouldn't be allowed any religious content) are violating the very statutes they claim to be trying so hard to uphold. As a result, the fight is becoming even more bitter and making inroads into areas where such opinion truly has no place.
As you read this, a Texas pastor is being sued for having disciplined a congregant according to the rules of the church. A woman who committed adultery refused to repent. So, in accordance with church belief, the pastor of her church advised the congregation she was no longer a member there and offered a biblical explanation as to why her membership was being revoked. The woman subsequently sued the pastor. While a lower court ruled in favor of the minister, an appeals court reversed that ruling. The case is now being appealed to the Texas State Supreme Court
If the woman's secular boss had disciplined her according to his personal religious beliefs, I'd agree that the woman has a case. But there's a certain set of beliefs one must accept when one follows one religious faith or another. Since the woman failed to adhere to those beliefs, the pastor has every right to disassociate himself and his church from her. After all, to go back to the example of an employer, the woman would certainly be fired if she proved herself incapable of doing the job for which she was hired. There's little if any difference here in practice; in reality, the biggest difference is the one that makes the pastor's decision even more unquestionable, and that is the fact it's a religious issue which should be decided solely by religious authorities. If the courts continue to rule in the woman's favor, the First Amendment will be dealt a significant blow.
In the meantime, the holidays are rapidly approaching and few seem inclined to stop fighting either the constraints or reliefs offered by the First Amendment. Instead, they go shopping and wrap toys in shiny packages but are offended when others mention that part of the reason behind all of this gift-giving has to do with Judaism or Christianity. In fact, many object to the barest mention that those particular religions have anything to do with anything, even during Hanukkah. Or on Christmas.
Conversely, there are those who look down their pious noses at those who choose not to celebrate religiously, and who demand that their own religious viewpoints be not only acknowledged but given preferential treatment. These are the people who, since a majority in America are Christian, think that those who aren't should just sit down, shut up, and bow their heads out of respect when others are leading them in Christian prayer.
I've jumped up and down more than once with objections to those who would impose their religion on others. I feel exactly the same way about those who would demand their non-religion receive any moreor lessrespect than that due their opposites. Both sides need to remember that there can be no freedom of worship when worship is either mandated or prohibited. The government ought to try to remember that, too, as well as to recall that equal treatment would better involve positive inclusion and thus the most possible freedom, rather than across-the-board discrimination and a universal quashing of the right to worship as one sees fit.
In the spirit of the First Amendment, have a happy...well, enjoy whatever it is you celebrate this time of year. Perhaps more people this year will finally begin to consider letting other people celebrate whatever it is they celebrate, too, and without complaint. Now that would be a real gift!
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Apr 28,2009
Miss California, thanks for being honest
by Roland S. Martin
A lot of folks say they like to keep it real, that they want authenticity and straight talk. Yet when someone actually does it, there is hell to pay.
Welcome to the world of Miss California, Carrie Prejean, who, since she answered a question regarding same-sex marriage in the Miss USA pageant April 19, has been attacked savagely by those who oppose what she had to say.
Leading the burn-her-at-the-stake parade is media opportunist Perez Hilton, the self-described gossip queen and the individual who kick-started this controversy by asking the question.
It seems that Hilton, who is gay, is none too pleased that Prejean chose to actually give her personal opinion on the issue; he ripped her on his blog after the show, using crude obscenities, and he continued to attack her at every turn on his media blitz.
Hey, Hilton, from a real journalist to a wannabe who traffics in gossip: Never ask a question if you're unprepared for the answer!
Isn't the whole point of asking a question to get someone's true feelings rather than the plastic and superficial answers we all are used to receiving?
Sure, Prejean could have gone the safe route and given one of those answers that reveal nothing and are hard to decipher — you know, the ones politicians give all the time — but, no! She actually gave her real opinion and now is being torn to shreds for it.
She opposes same-sex marriage. OK, fine. What if she had said, "Hey, I'm in full support of same-sex marriage." Would she now be celebrated on gay-focused blogs, magazines and Web sites? Would her current detractors actually be saying how open she is and that she's a great person?
Same-sex marriage is undoubtedly a hot-button issue. And being from California — the site of voter-approved Proposition 8, which outlawed same-sex marriage in the state — Prejean surely has heard the debate go back and forth. But her remark isn't outside the mainstream. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll shows that 55 percent of Americans are against same-sex marriage, and Proposition 8 passed by a 52-48 percent margin.
What's interesting about this is that many of the same folks who are slamming her for her remark voted for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, who both have the same belief: Marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Even Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made it clear that she has the same view, and it was her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who signed the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that forbids states from having to recognize gay marriages from other states.
In other words, four very popular liberals in the country have the same belief as Prejean, but a beauty pageant contestant is being torn to shreds. Hello, hypocrisy!
Those who criticize Prejean have the same right as she does to express their viewpoints. But enough with all the political correctness and the talk of how she should have danced around the issue, smiled and moved on.
At the end of the day, you have to be true to yourself — whether you're a gay gossip writer who favors same-sex marriage or a heterosexual woman who is against same-sex marriage. The day we condemn folks for speaking honestly is the day we become a bland society.
Maybe we're already there.
Roland S. Martin is an award-winning CNN contributor and the author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith."
Copyright 2009 Creators Syndicate, Inc.


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The other day, I was at a customer proof of concept, where the customer asked for 99.9999% availability within the Proof of Concept environment. Let me explain briefly the environment for the Proof of Concept - we were allocated ONE HP Proliant server, with twelve cores and needed to run the following:
- IBM BPM Advanced (BPM Adv)
- WebSphere Operational Decision Management (WODM)
- WebSphere Services Registry & Repository(WSRR)
- Oracle DB (not sure what version the customer installed).
Any of you that understand High Availability as I do would say it can't be done in a Proof of Concept - and I agree, yet our competitor claims they have demonstrated six nines (99.9999% availability) in this Proof of Concept environment - it was deployed on the customer's hardware; hardware that did not have any redundancy at all. I call shenanigans on the competitor claims. Unfortunately for us, the customer swallowed the claim hook line and sinker.
I want to explain why their claim of six nines cannot be substantiated and why the customer should be sceptical as soon as a vendor - any vendor makes such claims. First, lets think about what 99.9999% availability really means. To quantify that figure, that means 31.5 seconds of unplanned downtime per year! For a start, how could you possibly measure availability for a year over a two week period. Our POC server VMs didn't crash for the entire time we had them running - does that entitle us to claim 100% availability? No way.
The simple fact is that the Proof of Concept was deployed in a virtualised environment on a single physical machine - without redundant Hard Drives or power supplies - there is no way we or our competition could possibly claim any level of availability given the unknowns of the environment.
In order to achieve high levels of availability, there can be no single point of failure. That means no failure points in the Network, the Hardware or the Software. For example, that means:
- Hardware
- Multiple redundant Network Interface Connectors
- RAID 1+0 drive array,
- Multiple redundant power supplies,
- Multiple redundant network switches,
- Multiple redundant network backbones
- Software
- Hardened OS
- Minimise unused OS services
- Use Software clustering capabilities (WebSphere n+x clustering *)
- Active automated management of the software and OS
- Database replication / clustering (eg Oracle RAC or DB2 HADP)
- HA on network software elements (eg DNS servers etc)
We need to go back to the Telco and impress upon them that six nines availability depends on all of the above factors (and probably some others!) and not just about measuring the availability of the software over a short (and non-representative) sample period.
Typically this level of HA is very expensive, indeed every additional '9' increases the cost exponentially - that is: six nines (99.9999% availability) is exponentially more expensive than five nines(99.999% availability). I found this great diagram that illustrates the cost versus HA level.
This diagram is actually from a IBM Redbook (See http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247700.pdf ) which has a terrific section on high Availability - it illustrates how there is a compromise point between the level of high availability (aiming for continuous availability) and the cost of the infrastructure to provide that level of availability.
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- n is number of servers needed to handle load requirements
- x is the number of redundant nodes in the cluster – to achieve six 9's, this should be in excess of 2)


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A Brief Family History of Mathaeus Kempf:
Prepared by Charles and Vicki (Kempf) Kurle, August, 2009
Michael Kempf was born 1780, from Waldorf / at Ebhausen, Calw Kreis, Wurttemburg. He married Dorothea Breitling, born 1794. Their children were Mathaeus (below), Jacob (born 1834), Christiana (born 1824), and Dorothea II (born 1827).
Mathaeus Kempf, born Sept. 18, 1828 in Beresina. He was married to Katherina Schlauch, born June 24, 1832 and died October 1922. They were married December 30, 1853. They arrived in Ashley, ND June 7, 1888 and lived in the Ashley / Jewell area. Katherina is buried at the St. Johannes burial (St. Johannes Evangelical Church, Ashley). Their children were Michael (my grandfather's dad), Jacob, Dorothea Kempf Kuest, Ottilia Kempf Nill, born Feb. 8, 1865 in Beresina and died October 19, 1949, Frederika Kempf Wolff, and Katherina Kempf Wolff, born Feb. 2, 1871 in Beresina and died Jan. 20, 1918. She married John Wolff, Sr.
Michael Kempf (son of Mathaeus and Katherina Schlauch Kempf) was born September 2, 1862 and died June 3, 1919 at age 57. He is buried at the St. Johannes burial (Emmaus Lutheran Church in the Ashley / Jewell, ND). Michael was married to Katherina Bertsch. She is the daughter of Samuel Bertsch. She was born April 4, 1866 in Beresina, Bessarabia. They were married January 7, 1888 in Kloestitz, Bessarabia, at Lutheran Pastopate. They arrived in Ashley, ND in May, 1888 and settled on a farm 12 miles east and 4 miles south of Ashley. Katherina died June 15, 1951 (age 85) and is buried in Zion Cemetery south of Ashley, ND. Their children are Gottfried born May 23, 1896, died 1985, Julius, born May 2 1898, died 1972, Otto, born April 25, 1902, died 1994, Ephriam, born Sept. 26, 1907 and died August 2, 1939, Paulina Kempf Fregien, born Jan 18, 1890, died 1963, Rosalia Kempf Schmidt, born April 10, 1905, died 2001, and Gustave Samuel, born Jan. 25, 1900, died 1969. They also had two deceased children, Michael and Martha.
Jacob Kempf (son of Mathaeus and Katherina Schlauch Kempf) was married to Ida Mertz and they had eight children – Jacob, Mathaeus, Gottlieb, John, Michael, Hannah Kempf Nagel, Carolina Kempf Thurn, and Emily Kempf Bauman.


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Earlier this week, August 25th, Rogers Communications reached an agreement to purchase sports broadcaster Score Media Inc., the owners of The Score Television Network. As fans in Canada are very much aware The Score is the home of WWE's Monday Night Raw, Smackdown, and other WWE television programs since August 2006. The Score's coverage of WWE has also included the Aftermath television program hosted by Arda Ocal and Renee Paquette, both of whom offer excellent in-depth knowledge and insight into the latest WWE events.
However, with this takeover by Rogers Communications all sorts of speculations on what the impact will be are running rampart. Rumours are swirling that Arda Ocal and Renee Paquette may not be kept on board with The Score and questions have arisen about whether or not Rogers Communications may move some of the WWE programming to one of its other sports oriented television networks.
And nothing has been mentioned about World Wrestling Federation, Inc.'s small ownership position in Score Media Inc. -- believed to be 5% -- and whether it was sold as well.
In an August 26th article by the Globe and Mail, it's been indicated that programs on The Score may be end up being rebranded and refocused, and the entire station could become SportsNet News. Still, in the article Mr. Keith Pelley, the president of Rogers Media has indicated that the television station's content, including its large amount of WWE programming, will remain for now.
This is undoubtedly to allow Rogers Communications time to decide how to best leverage the value in their recent acquisition. After all one of the unique aspects of The Score that makes the station valuable is the irreverent and quirky nature of how the hosts on the station give analysis and opinions on the various sport program including WWE.
Yet there is probably a high likelihood that some of the WWE television programs will eventually be moved. Being Rogers Communications also owns Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet World, not to mention CityTV, all of whom have been part of more basic TV cable packages for some time, if Rogers chooses to move any of the WWE programming it could lead to those programs becoming more widely available to wrestling fans. However, in my opinion, the most likely scenario could be that the flagship Monday Night Raw and Smackdown programs will be moved off The Score leaving them only with WWE NXT, WWE Vintage Collection and the WWE Experience TV programs. If that happens the health of The Score will be very negatively impacted and it's hard to say what the long term health of the network will be as it stands now.
As for the fates of Arda Ocal and Renee Paquette at this time it's very difficult to say what may happen. Both are extremely talented and if Rogers Communications is wise they'll retain both of them. In fact the takeover by Rogers could be a boost for both of their careers as the company may reposition them on one of their higher profile networks such as CityTV or one of the Sportsnet. Or who knows, WWE may snap them up.
However, there is also a chance that Rogers Communications' reason for purchasing The Score is simply to acquire the rights to the various television contracts that the network has and plans to essentially cannibalize it. If that's the plan The Score will likely be shutdown in the next year or two and the higher rated TV programs will be moved over to one of the other networks, but not necessarily the most ideal viewing times. Wrestling fans may be reduced to having to watch Monday Night Raw at midnight to catch up on the latest WWE action because if Rogers Communications takes that approach it will likely not be possible to view many of the WWE shows at the times everyone has become accustomed to.
One additional consequence of this change is that wrestling fans may have to go back to having Monday Night Raw and Smackdown pre-empted by baseball games and other sporting events running long. This was a frequent complaint when Monday Night Raw aired on TSN prior to August 2006.
However, this change does not necessarily mean doom and gloom. During the TSN days of WWE programming on the network, Michael Landsberg's Off The Record TV program frequently interviewed high profile WWE wrestlers and personalities, such as Vince McMahon, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, and many others. We may see Rogers Communications create a similar program and if that's the case it would be an enhancement many wrestling fans would like to see. The Score unfortunately was never able to develop an equivalent program and that may be because of the network's lower profile and inability to attract the stars and personalities to interview -- though Aftermath did its best, and contributor Jimmy Korderas, an ex-WWE referee, was a valuable resource.
It also has to be remembered that due to The Score's CRTC deal, the television network has been limited by how much live programming it can offer and consequently in Ontario and other parts of the country much of the WWE programming is not offered live. Instead, the network during the past six years has been airing Monday Night Raw at a later time, usually starting at 9:15 p.m., and ever since the Monday night program expanded to three hours, it's been airing a full hour and 15 minutes later than the United States. With the recent acquisition by Rogers Communications this may all change as under another one of their other television network CRTC deals there may be more of an allowance for airing additional live programming, such as Monday Night Raw.
So for now the old adage of "please tune in next week to see what happens" will have to apply. The only thing we know for sure is that television landscape will never be the same and some of the changes we'll like and some of them we won't.
Matthew Byer is a Senior Project Manager who lives and resides in Victoria BC. He hopes Rogers Communications finds a place on one of their television networks for Arda Ocal, Renee Paquette and many of the other talented professionals at The Score who have worked on WWE related programming over the last several years.


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The Vancouver Sun went ahead and ran a feature headlined, "Bleacher Report's 15 bold predictions for the Stanley Cup Finals." So, there are 15 bold reasons why the Vancouver Canucks should go another 41 years without winning the Stanley Cup.
Meanwhile, an editor at the Boston Globe found it acceptable to run this: "Maybe it's a Baby Boomer thing. Those of us born after World War II always think it's about us. Our music was better. Our cars were faster. A sport was a sport. It was OK to hitchhike and eat cheeseburgers and nobody wondered whether Richard Nixon was born in the USA." So, there are 51 bold reasons why the Boston Bruins should go another 39 years without winning it, either.
Prediction: Vancouver in a humiliating sweep. Reason one: It'd make the pierced-nipples Canuchick by the penalty box happy. Reason two: The website "CanucksBoobs" captioned that picture up top earlier as "Good luck boobs. Game on! #bringithome."
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Émile Borel, in full Félix-Édouard-Justin-Émile, (born January 7, 1871, Saint-Affrique, France—died February 3, 1956, Paris), French mathematician who created the first effective theory of the measure of sets of points and who shares credit with René-Louis Baire and Henri Lebesgue of France for launching the modern theory of functions of a real variable.
The son of a Protestant pastor, Borel exhibited his mathematical talent from a young age. After placing first in the 1889 entrance exams for the École Normale Supérieure and the École Polytechnique, both in Paris, he decided that the former was the best avenue to an academic career. He graduated first in his class of 1893 and then taught at the University of Lille, where he wrote his thesis and 22 papers in the following three years before he joined the faculty of the École Normale Supérieure.
Borel discovered the elementary proof of Picard's theorem (see Charles-Émile Picard). This sensational accomplishment set the stage for his formulation of a theory of entire functions and the distribution of their values, a topic that dominated the theory of complex functions for the next 30 years.
Although Borel was not the first to define a conventional sum of a v series (a series of numbers that does not approach a certain number; see infinite series), he was the first to conceive and develop a systematic theory of such series (1899). In 1909 he was appointed to the chair of theory of functions created for him at the Sorbonne. He completed a series of papers on game theory (1921–27) and became the first to define games of strategy.
Borel also served in the War Office during World War I, in the French Chamber of Deputies (1924–36), and as minister of the navy (1925–40). After his arrest and brief imprisonment under the Vichy regime during World War II, he returned to his native village and worked in the Resistance. For this work he was awarded the Resistance Medal (1945) to add to his Croix de Guerre (1918) and, later, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1950). He also was awarded the first gold medal of the National Centre of Scientific Research (1955).


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Brian Urlacher could have rattled off a list of excuses to explain why the Bears, touted as the best team in the NFC entering the season, are 1-3 and buried deep beneath 4-0 division foe Green Bay.
He could have looked at the injuries that kept four Bears defensive starters from playing Sunday. He could have blamed the offense for turning the ball over in the red zone, running in place and suffering from an epidemic of the "dropsies."
Instead of spinning why his ballclub gave up an NFL-record 34 fourth-quarter points in a 37-27 loss to the Lions, Urlacher gave a sensible explanation for the collapse.
"We're a bad team right now," he said. "We're definitely not playing to our potential right now—that's not a bold statement, obviously. We've just got to get it fixed, man. ... We stink right now."
No kidding.
Detroit didn't exactly play the smartest of games, running the ball a lot more (25 times) than the league's top-rated passing offense should. But the Lions eventually decided to go after a depleted Bears secondary through the air—when the Bears weren't beating themselves, of course.
New starter Brian Griese looked a lot like the guy he replaced, going 34-for-52 with two fumbles and three interceptions while getting sacked six times. Two of his picks were in the red zone, at the Lions' 10 and 6. The other was returned 64 yards by cornerback Keith Smith for a Lions touchdown. Despite Devin Hester's 97-yard touchdown return on the ensuing kickoff, the Bears never recovered from Smith's play.
Now the question is, Can the Bears recover?
Sure, it's early in the season. But next Sunday night's trip to Green Bay isn't exactly an ideal assignment for the struggling and banged-up Bears.
"We don't plan on being 1-4," guard Ruben Brown said.
The Bears also didn't plan on being in the NFC North cellar alongside the Vikings, but who knew so much drama would unfold in the first quarter of the season? Benching Rex Grossman in favor of Griese was supposed to ignite a sputtering offense. Well, Griese wasn't the answer, at least in this game.
Cedric Benson teased us with a 100-yard rushing game against the Chiefs. But his disappearing act continued Sunday, with 50 yards on 15 rushes against a defense that had allowed 129.3 rushing yards per game. Benson even got benched for a few series after fumbling a ball out of bounds, his third in four games. Offensive coordinator Ron Turner said the plan was to give Garrett Wolfe action, but Benson's ball-security issue expedited the process.
"Obviously," Turner said, "[Benson] has to hold on to the ball."
The same message needs to be plastered on Bernard Berrian's locker. For the second consecutive game, he had a series of drops. He attributed it to a lack of concentration. That's not a good enough explanation for a player of his caliber.
And the offensive line continues to have its problems, compounded by a right ankle injury to left tackle John Tait.
For all the bad things they did, the Bears did show a tremendous amount of resolve on defense, given the situation. Cornerbacks Charles Tillman and Nathan Vasher, linebacker Lance Briggs and strong safety Adam Archuleta all were out with injuries, and first-time starter Kevin Payne was knocked out of the game early with an arm injury. The defensive front, led by Mark Anderson's explosive first step, put tremendous pressure on Lions quarterback Jon Kitna most of the afternoon.
The Bears started the game with five defensive backs, but Payne's departure kept them from running their nickel package. Even running their base defense, the Bears had success, until Kitna engineered a four-play, 70-yard scoring drive near the end of the third quarter and beginning of the fourth.
Defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who played despite spraining his left knee last week, said the defense wore down again. Defensive back Ricky Manning Jr. struggled to pinpoint what started Sunday's demise.
"I don't know what was going on; it just didn't seem real," Manning said. "I just felt like we were playing conservative. We were trying to get up out of there, and we weren't hungry.
"Injuries, they definitely hurt us. A lot of our game plan got cut out because of [Payne's] injury. We couldn't run a lot of things. It was tough on us."
Brett Favre and the Packers won't make life any easier.


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In Victorian-era England, Sir Hugo Cunningham (Robert Stephens) is a real Renaissance man. Born to a life of wealth and privilege, he has been free to follow his talents and interests wherever they lead , and as a result has created some truly remarkable inventions: among them, his own photographic system, a rudimentary motion picture camera, and a powerful high-beam spotlight that runs on the focused interaction of phosphorus crystals and water. Moreover, Sir Hugo is a champion of humanitarian causes, including the abolition of the death penalty in England. As he tells his adopted son Giles (Robert Powell), "Privelige means power, and we must never abuse that power! We're in the midst of great social change, and we must ensure that change is for the best!"
However, like many dabblers of years gone by, Sir Hugo is also interested in proving scientifically what most believe the sole province of the Almighty. Since the death of his wife, he has been an active member in the Psychical Research Society, and with his still camera has captured some startling images of dying TB patients--dark shadows on the print, blurred but definitively present, showing what he believes is "the soul departing the body at the moment of death!" However, when his movie camera captures a tragic punting accident that claims the lives of his son Clive and fiancee Anna, the film shows the shadow moving TOWARD the doomed subjects rather than away. With Giles assisting him, Sir Hugo begins seeking an explanation for whatever (the fuck) he's caught in his remarkably hi-def glass-plate prints.
"And that, gentlemen, is how we know the human soul to be banana-shaped."
Brainstorming in the lab, Sir Hugo posits that the image he's captured must be an Asphyx--an evil spirit from Greek myth that "manifests itself only in times of danger, having existed in eternal agony. It seeks out the dying, or the damned, for only by possessing those about to die is it at last released from unspeakable torment!" Of course he's 100% KEE-RECT, and his quest to discover, capture, and tame this supernatural creature make up the plot of Peter Newbrook's 1973 film The Asphyx (aka The Horror of Death).
The preceding paragraphs describe roughly the first third of the movie, which from a filmmaking perspective has its highs and lows. I was impressed by the sumptuous period sets and costuming, and by the mostly upper-level acting from the British cast. Robert Stephens was a respected Shakespearean actor considered by some the next Laurence Olivier, and his Sir Hugo would be at home in any top-drawer Charles Dickens adaptation. His sons and daughter Christina (the sort of Steele-ish Jane Lapotaire) are engaging and likable. In the negative column is some extremely incongruous, treacly score work by Bill McGuffie, whom Newbrook allows to lay sweeping soap-opera ad-bumper music over what are meant to be chilling dramatic scenes. That said, Sir Hugo's old-school scientific apparatuses are well realized, even if the amazing zoom/close-up function on his movie camera prototype is never fully explained.
Hugh Jackman celebrates his 3rd consecutive Shite Eating Championship
Sir Hugo is distracted from his increasingly macabre experiments--one of which involves exhuming his son's two-week-dead corpse in a failed attempt to photograph the apparition again--by a summons from his civic-minded friends, who want him to record a public execution in order to show the British people the barbarity carried out in their names. When the hangman pulls the lever and the trap door drops, Sir Hugo turns on his phosphorescent spotlight and rolls the camera--only to discover the condemned man's Asphyx caught like a bunny in the headlights! As long as the screeching creature is held by the beam, the criminal dances at the end of his rope, unable to die; but when the last water droplet sizzles on the crystals and dissipates, the lights go out and so does the candle flame of the hanged man's life.
Of course to Sir Hugo this is a pseudo-science bonanza. Not only does it prove the Asphyx exists, it further shows that his phosphorus light can capture and bind the creature as long as the water holds out! What are the chances? Back in the lab, he and Giles rig up an Asphyx Trap and test it by poisoning a Guinea pig. It works like a charm, resulting in proof of their theories as well as one immortal rodent. Later that night Christina inadvertently lets the test subject escape, but no one's too worried. After all, what harm can an undying Guinea pig do? A second experiment with a moribund TB patient nearly works, until the subject, trapped in his death agony, throws acid at Hugo to make it stop. Scarred like a low-rent Phantom of the Opera, Hugo presses on.
"Fantastic! Now, switch to Reverse Cowgirl!"
Drunk with power and rationalizing that the longer he lives, the more good he can do for mankind, Sir Hugo enlists Giles' aid in helping him immortalize himself by capturing his own Asphyx. Of course to do this Sir Hugo must put himself in mortal danger, and this is where the film's secondary theme comes front and center: the barbarity of capital punishment. For his immortalization, Sir Hugo devises an electric chair that will put the volts to him slowly, so that when he's on the very point of death Giles can fire up the phosphorus beam and catch the Asphyx. It works, of course, and the two men imprison Hugo's Asphyx in an underground crypt where water will drip on the containment crystals forever. They further safeguard Hugo's immortality by permanently sealing the crypt with a lock that only Giles knows the combination to.Because hey, what could possibly go wrong?
Not wanting to live forever and watch his loved ones die of old age, Hugo insists that Christina and Giles (who are engaged to be married--since Giles is adopted this is okay, I guess) become immortal with him. Carrying on the capital punishment theme, Sir Hugo straps Christina into a WORKING GUILLOTINE, hoping to catch her Asphyx just as the blade falls. Why he didn't use the electric chair again, or, you know, ANY FUCKING THING ELSE BESIDES A GODDAMN DECAPITATION MACHINE, is a question that will be forever unanswered. As might have been foreseen, the plan goes horribly awry, thanks to a bug in the system--or more appropriately, an immortal guinea pig. Ah, Hubris!
Nota bene: NEVER a good idea
Not spending too much time reflecting on why he EVER thought the guillotine was a good idea, Hugo wants to end his crushing guilt by releasing his Asphyx and dying. But Giles has a different idea--arguing they can only overcome the guilt they feel for Christina's death with time and good deeds, he persuades Hugo to go ahead and make him immortal...this time using a jury-rigged GAS CHAMBER. Hugo learns too late that it's revenge and not immortality that's motivated his adopted son's scheme, as a self-sparked explosion destroys their equipment, the lab, and the secret of the immortality chamber's combination all at a go.
The Asphyx takes its share of missteps over its running time. There are several extremely talky and static sections that had me checking my watch, wondering when something was going to happen again. Also, the capital punishment theme, while potentially interesting, falters quite a bit in execution (ba-dump). The methods for luring the Asphyx out are so needlessly elaborate and uncontrolled--I mean come on, a GUILLOTINE?--that it's clear the writer and director just put them in there to make a point. Which would be well and good, except that whatever point they hoped to make is either lost or forgotten in the mad science ravings and action-packed finale. I kept expecting a payoff--either a reversal of attitude or else something bringing Hugo's philanthropic ideals back into play--but instead the script falls lazily back on the old Tithonus trope, i.e. "living forever ain't all it's cracked up to be."
BOOM goes the dynamite!
the Asphyx itself, as realized by effects maestro Ted Samuels . Accomplished through simple puppetry and double-exposure camera tricks, the Asphyx is a Muppet gone MAD: a gauzy, caterwauling gargoyle coated in layers of shroud-like blubber. The scenes in which Giles and Hugo trap an Asphyx in their magic beam--and give them credit, these guys NEVER MISS--resemble nothing so much as a similar set-piece with Slimer in 1984's Ghostbusters! In fact, I would not be at all surprised if Reitman and his FX crew were big fans of this film.
Caught on tape: the elusive Squealing Worm
The Asphyx has been hard to find since the VHS edition went out of print some years back, and has had limited DVD release (legitimately, at any rate). However, if you're a fan of Victorian-era mad science (or steampunk ghostbusting), it might be worth your time to seek this one out. 2.25 thumbs.
Gettin' Old Ain't for Pussies, Kid
Monday, October 25, 2010
The Asphyx (1973): or, Who You Gonna Telegraph?
In Victorian-era England, Sir Hugo Cunningham (Robert Stephens) is a real Renaissance man. Born to a life of wealth and privilege, he has been free to follow his talents and interests wherever they lead , and as a result has created some truly remarkable inventions: among them, his own photographic system, a rudimentary motion picture camera, and a powerful high-beam spotlight that runs on the focused interaction of phosphorus crystals and water. Moreover, Sir Hugo is a champion of humanitarian causes, including the abolition of the death penalty in England. As he tells his adopted son Giles (Robert Powell), "Privelige means power, and we must never abuse that power! We're in the midst of great social change, and we must ensure that change is for the best!"
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 3:34 PM
Labels: '70s, 2-3 thumbs, Mad Science, Monsters Amok
3 comments:
- dfordoom said...
It's been released on DVD here in Australia but I'm not sure if it's still in print. I seriously love this movie - as you said, period-piece mad science is always fun, and in this one the mad science is particularly mad.
But it's also exactly the sort of thing those crazy Victorians would have dabbled in.
- October 25, 2010 at 7:50 PM
- The Duke of DVD said...
Fantastic review! I nearly shot 50 year old port through my nose at the Hugh Jackman caption!
I have to admit, if I were going to try and capture something called "The Asphyx", I would employee means needlessly elaborate as well.
- October 26, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- Kittysafe said...
Now available on Netflix Streaming.
- April 2, 2015 at 1:09 AM


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New Trailer: 'San Andreas' starring The Rock
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Seismologists for years have predicted that an earthquake could one day take out all of California via the San Andreas fault. On May 29th, 2015, Hollywood is going to make us see it what it will look like with our own eyes. My Los Angeles friends… start packing those bags! Read More


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The rumor that Apple is working on releasing a budget entry level iPhone for emerging markets just won't go away. This morning, in a report by hit and miss rumor site Digitimes, it is claimed that the low end design may adopt plastic instead of the high quality materials used in its usual model. Not a great surprise if the low end iPhone is to become a reality as Apple would have to save some money on its make up somewhere along the line.
Apple's rumored entry-level iPhone reportedly may adopt plastic for its chassis instead of reinforced glass or unibody metal as in the company's standard iPhone models, to save cost, according to sources from the upstream supply chain. However, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) declined to comment on its clients or orders when asked about the report.
In addition to the component rumors, Digitimes is also hearing that the actual low end iPhone chassis will be manufactured by a US-based electronic manufacturing service provider and that it will be made up from metal and plastic and may even have a see through body showing off the internal components from the outside. The rumors all stem from the supposed Apple component supply chain and from our experience should be taken with a gargantuan sized grain of salt; the rumors appear to be getting more crazy by the day. Having said that, the WSJ, Bloomberg and others are all saying that the budget low end iPhone is happening, we will have to wait and see.
Source: Digitimes


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Bombers hold on to nip Rebels
The Barnum Bomber girls basketball team led 29-20 at the break, but had to hold on to nip the Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels by only one point with a 43-42 win in Willow River on Thursday, February 21.
Each team had one player in double figures. Bomber Cheyanne Johnson had a game-high and career-high 22 points, including three three-pointers. Rebel Taylor Miller had 14 points, including two threes.
The Bombers' Lauren Hultgren sank the front of a one-and-one free throw to make the Rebels need a three to tie it. ML-WR got off a couple of good shots, got the rebounds and with one tick remaining Shaelyn Halverson swished what was nearly a game-tying three-pointer. But it seemed it was correctly called a two-pointer. Barnum hung on to win.
By halves, the Bombers went 3-for-7 and 1-for-5 for 4-for-12 (33 percent) outside the arc. The Rebels went 1-for-4 and 1-for-5 for 2-for-9 (22 percent) from threeland.
The Bombers had a strong first half on the inside game as they went 8-for-16, but that faded for just 4-for-9 in the second half for 12-for-25 (48 percent) for the game. The Rebels had 7-for-18 success in the lane in the first half, but also faded in the second half and dropped to 9-for-23 to finish the game in the paint at 16-for-41 (39 percent).
Barnum went 4-for-8 from the foul stripe in the first half and 3-for-5 from the line in the second to wind up at 7-for-13 (54 percent) for the game from the stripe. The Rebels went 3-for-5 from the line in the first half and shot only two attempts in the second, making one, for a total success rate for 4-for-7 (57 percent) for the game at the line.
Rebounding was very close as well. The taller Rebels grabbed nine compared to six boards in the first half, but Barnum took that stat at 14-10 in the second half. At game's end there was one board separating the teams, with Barnum up 20-19 off the glass.
On the steals, it was 4-2 Barnum in the first half and 4-0 Rebels in the second half for a 6-4 edge for ML-WR on the take-aways.
The Rebels seemed to have the better playing as they had 4-3 readily apparent passes for scores in each half. Barnum had just one notable pass for a score in the half.
In the always important turnover department, it was 6-4 by halves for Barnum for 10 for the game and only 4-0 for the Rebels, as they played one of the best games of the season in terms of taking care of the basketball.
The following represents points (including three-pointers), rebounds, steals and assists for the Bombers. Johnson: 22 (3), 4, 0, 1; Daron Mainville: 8, 9, 2, 0; Megan Nelson: 5, 1, 0, 0; Hultgren: 4, 4, 1, 0; Emily Miletich: 4, (1), 1, 0, 0; Lissa Warpula: 0, 0, 1, 1.
The following represents points (including three-pointers), rebounds, steals and assists for the Rebels. Miller: 14 (2), 4, 1, 1; Adri Jusczak: 9, 5, 0, 1; Kayla Radel: 7, 4, 1, 0; Shaelyn Halverson: 4, 2, 2, 2; Holly Mattison: 2, 1, 1, 2; Hayley Johnson: 2, 0, 1, 0; Dana Olson: 2, 0, 0, 0; Jodi Michalski: 2, 0, 0, 0; Taylor Dixon: 0, 3, 0, 0.
The Rebels, at 17-9 and seeded third with one of their best records in recent years, are scheduled to host sixth-seeded 9-16 Milaca in Willow River on Wednesday, February 27 at 7 p.m.


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Selamat Datang
Selamat datang, a warm welcome and a Happy New Year 2009! We are delighted to introduce you the latest addition to the Tourism Malaysia website, our very own Tourism Malaysia blog. Journey with us through lush rainforests, unique city landscapes and traverse the hustle and bustle of life in cities around the country.


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How to Copy Pat McGrath's Gorgeous Handiwork at Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce and Gabbana's runway beauty has become synonymous with "the look we most want to wear in real life" each season. There's always something a little Sophia Loren about it: elegant, grown-up, but utterly wearable glam. Here's how legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath built the luminous look at yesterday's show in Milan.
McGrath started with Dolce & Gabbana's Perfect Luminous Liquid Foundation ($59), applying it from the center of the face outward with a foundation brush. To make the eyes appear especially bright, McGrath blended the brand's Perfect Finish Concealer ($37) underneath them. Pressed Powder ($50) on the nose and chin, with a mixture of Luminous Cheek Colour ($45) in Rosebud, Apricot, and Peach on the cheekbones, "created a veil of perfection."
Ancient Sicily served as inspiration for the designers, Stefano and Domenico, so McGrath wanted a "gilded" look around the models' eyes. She started with shadow, the lighter shades in the Gold and Desert Eyeshadow Quad ($59), followed by Crayon Intense Eyeliner ($30) in both Chocolate and Nude all the way around each eye, with just a flick of Liquid Liner ($34) in Baroque at the end of the top lashline, and generous layers of Passioneyes Duo Mascara ($32) in black.
To finish, McGrath mixed two new lipsticks from Dolce: Bellissima and Traviata. (Try #300 Pink ($32) until they hit next spring.) A tip: "The colour was applied with greater intensity at the cupid's bow for better definition and a striking finish."
Striking? Yes. Difficult? No! You don't have to be the next Pat McGrath to pull this one together.


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40 Fabulous Readers' Rides - Isuzu RidesPosted in Features on February 1, 2007
Vehicle: '86 Isuzu Trooper
Owner: Robert and Jon Miller, Denton, TX
Tires & Wheels: 32x11.50-15 Swamper SXs on 15x8 black steel
Suspension: 3 1/2-inch
Drivetrain: 2.2L turbodiesel, 4.56 gears
Performance Mods: Advanced fuel-injection pump, snorkel, dual alternators, aluminum radiator
Other Doodads: Bumpers, rock skidders, chopped top, full rollcage
Anything you would change: I'd put 33s on and do a solid axle swap
Vehicle: '00 Isuzu Trooper S
Owner: Jaime Landeros, Austin, TX
Tires & Wheels: 285/75R16 Pro Comp Mud Terrains on 16x8 97 series rims
Suspension: 3-inch lift, Old Man Emu springs, 2-inch spacers, Rancho 9000 shocks
Drivetrain: ARB Air Locker, 4.30 gears
Performance Mods: K&N air filter
Other Doodads: Tranny cooler, ARB bull bar, roof rack, BC, onboard air
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Having to pull out my nephew every time we go wheeling
Vehicle: '99 Isuzu Trooper S
Owner: Gordon Fiero, Long Beach, CA
Tires & Wheels: BFG 285/75R16 on stock
Suspension: Old Man Emu shocks and springs, Calmini sway bars
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: Calmini cold-air intake
Other Doodads: Garmin GPS, Superwinch hubs
Does everything work the way you want?: So far
Anything you would change: I'd add bumpers
Anything to Add?: Makes an S-10 Blazer look like junk
Vehicle: '98 Isuzu Rodeo
Owner: Jeremiah Prickett, via e-mail
Tires: 29-inch
Suspension: Stock
Drivetrain: Stock
Anything you would change: I'd add a 3-inch lift and 33-inch tires


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So I bought this bean curd pack
at Tink Holl (a nearby Asian market) about a month ago with the intent of eventually stir-frying it. Which I did just the other day.
I was excited about using it, because I'd just been talking to my friend, Ms. Tudor Rosy about these delicious bean curd-skin dishes that we'd both had once that were AMAZING, and this bean curd pack sort of actually looked like what they might've used for them. So I was pumped.
And then I opened the pack. And then I realized: the bean curd IN the bean curd pack kind of had the weird gelatinous consistency of the skin on chicken before you cook it. Or the flabby underside of an overweight dude's arm if he didn't get out much in the sun and then some crazed psycho killer tied him to a chair and slowly skinned the flabby underside of his upper arm off in layers:
Yeah, I just grossed myself out with that image as well.
But it IS kind of what it looked like. And the taste of it before marinating? Well, I can't attest to the taste of flayed flabby underside of an upper arm of course, but it's kind of what I'd IMAGINE it would taste like before you cooked it, which means: creepily gelatinous and utterly flavorless.
Thankfully after I fried it up in some teriyaki with onions, edamame, broccoli, and 'shrooms it tasted slightly better. Like tofu, it's a kind of flavor-shapeshifter, taking on the taste of whatever it happens to be cooked with. However, it DOES kind of retain that creepy gelatinous consistency, which I wasn't incredibly enthused about.
So the long and short of this review? I'd say try it out and see what you think. Just give it a year or so before you do, that way you can forget that I compared it to the flabby underside of someone's upper arm first.
Double blorf.


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Nottingham Forest players have expressed their surprise following the departure of manager Sean O'Driscoll.
The Reds' Kuwaiti owners relieved O'Driscoll of his duties on Boxing Day just hours after a 4-2 home win over Leeds left the club a point outside the play-off places in the npower Championship.
Centre-half Danny Collins, one of O'Driscoll's first signings when he took charge at the City Ground in July, told Sky Sports News: "We're obviously surprised, especially after the result we had to find ourselves a point outside the play-offs.
"To hear the news that the gaffer had gone was obviously a surprise, and we're shocked and disappointed at the same time.
"He popped in to training (on Thursday morning) to clear his stuff and speak to the boys and wish us well for the season - hopefully we'll carry on the work he's brought to the place and get ourselves into the play-offs."
Strikers Simon Cox and Billy Sharp - two more signings made by O'Driscoll - expressed their surprise on social networking site Twitter.
"So we win 4-2 and the manager gets the sack," wrote Cox. "Gutted for Sean, pleasure to work under. Wonder who will walk through the door next."
Sharp, who scored twice in the victory over Leeds, said: "Gutted. That ruins a decent day."


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Mayor Don Wesely and the Lancaster County Chapter of the American Red Cross today kicked off a campaign to encourage more volunteers to sign up to shovel snow for the elderly and disabled this winter. Through its "Snow Buddies" program, the Red Cross matches volunteers with those who need help keeping their walks cleared.
"City ordinance requires homeowners to clear the snow off their sidewalks, but we know there are many people in the community who simply cannot do that because of their health," said Wesely. "The 'Snow Buddies' program of the Red Cross is an excellent way for individuals, families or businesses to really make a difference in someone's life and in the community."
Those wanting to volunteer and those needing assistance can call the Red Cross at 441-7997. Janine Brown, Director of Emergency Services for the local Red Cross chapter, said both clients and volunteers are screened. The agency would like volunteers to sign up to shovel snow for the same person or family all season, and they try to place volunteers close to their home or workplace.
"Last year we had about 50 volunteers shoveling for about 100 people," said Brown. "Our goal with 'Snow Buddies' this year is to recruit at least 100 volunteers."
City ordinance requires property owners to clear snow and ice from the public sidewalk by 9 a.m. the day following the end of the snow storm. Harry Kroos of the city Public Works and Utilities Department's Sidewalk Office, said those unable to meet that deadline can call his office at 441-8405 to request additional time.
Kroos said when a problem area is reported to the Sidewalk Office, staff responds as they are able. At single-family homes, a notice is left in the door that the walk must be cleaned by the following day. At commercial or rental properties, owners are notified by mail and are allowed several days for the mail to arrive before the sidewalks are expected to be cleared. Because of staff limitations, follow-up inspections are not done for all properties. If an unresolved problem is reported again, the city may have the sidewalk cleared by a contractor, and the charges are billed to the property owner. Kroos said the snow clearing charge per property averaged $154 last year.
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Some of you have actually been reading since shortly after I started writing. A few of you might even remember this post, when I started counting my bicycle commutes. See, prior to Jan 1, I just rode occasionally. Since then, I've attempted to commuting by bike -- in whole or in part -- as much as I can. Today marks my 200th bicycle commute in 2007.
I've only driven to get to work 25 times. Most of those were just to the bus stop. Two times, I drove because I woke up late. The rest of the reasons were either illness or related to errands that would be impossible or terribly inconvenient to run on my bike.
This brings my bicycle-to-car commute ratio up to a mind-boggling (to me) 8.0:1. In March, I was struggling to get up to 3:1. How things change!
I've got the usual first-friday meeting with some nerd friends of mine, so it's going to be a quick jaunt homeward followed by a drive to the Maul. I'll try not to put the emo kids out of their misery. Wish me luck with that. Hopefully, the joyful spirit of holiday shoppers will provide too much positive energy for their comfort and they'll just stay at home.
Random Tunage:
Fall Out Boy - Sugar We're going down
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!! Fooled you! Freaking emo trash. I'm actually rockin' out to VNV Nation's album "Matter + Form" right now. A Must-listen, even if it is a few years old.
Friday, December 07, 2007
Two Hundred for Two Thousand Seven (So far)
Some of you have actually been reading since shortly after I started writing. A few of you might even remember this post, when I started counting my bicycle commutes. See, prior to Jan 1, I just rode occasionally. Since then, I've attempted to commuting by bike -- in whole or in part -- as much as I can. Today marks my 200th bicycle commute in 2007.
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- crazyluv4mcr said...
*flips you off*
Im not even close to emo, and
you suck, MCR rule
you don't suck cause you don't like My Chem, you only suck cause you have to bash someone to feel superior, wtf? if you don't like something then just don't fuckin say anything except maybe "No, I don't like that band."
why do people have to be so petty? *shakes head*
- December 08, 2007 11:02 AM
- Noah said...
What follows is a long-winded diatribe. Avid KC-Bike Commuting readers should be used to those by now, but this one's off topic, so you can skip it if you wish.
It's worth mentioning that I actually have the option to NOT show you some of the stupid comments people post to my blog. I usually post all of them, even ones like this one, because they're SO fun to reply to.
Dear Misses (I think, I can't tell from the Mice Pace photo) "Crazy Love For My Chemical Romance",
What exactly did you do? Did you ACTUALLY search Blogger for ALL recent posts that even mentioned My Chemical Romance? I think you did, because that is the only plausible way you could have found this post so quickly.
Truth be known, I really don't mind most emo music. Instrumentally, most of it's actually alright. I really could do without the lyrics, but I can't understand what they're singing most of the time anyways.
I don't have to bash anyone to feel superior. I wasn't even bashing any specific person. I simply get annoyed by people who follow a music genre so vigilantly as to allow it to permeate their entire lifestyle so thoroughly in culture, thought and fashion that they have to live day in and day out showing it off. For what it's worth, I feel the same about people who get overly caught up in rap and hip-hop (wanna-be thugs) and electronic music (raver kids) and the like.
I don't hate them, per-se, however I see very little value in walking around every single day, made up like an emo kid, a thug, a pimp, or like one who's ready to go hit some underground dance club with pacifiers and glowsticks.
Occasionally fancying up? Not a problem. Living vicariously through any paradigm, musical or otherwise? Kinda goofy.
I can choose to be annoyed by whomever I wish, and I can certainly write about being annoyed all I want. I'm actually quite good at it. You should see when I really get on a roll.
I was extremely bored this afternoon, so I thoroughly examined your MySpace page. It's obvious to say that you're certainly an MCR fanatic. I'm going to have to call B.S. on you claiming to be "not even close to emo", however. You, as well as the vast majority of your online MySpace friends are 100% certifiable as emo kids. By the way, I'll go ahead and agree with your friends and family. Your obsession isn't good. I'm sorry to break your heart by telling you this. Sounds like it's not the first time, though.
I'm also going to have to call B.S. on you telling me that I suck. I am awesome. I won't say MCR doesn't rule, because they're popular n'stuff. And they can rock out a little better than most Emo bands.
I'm sure you're nice in person, but you really look like a tool when you post stuff like this. Now, go cry somewhere else, emo kid, and try to have an okay weekend. Alright?
- December 08, 2007 3:34 PM
- MRMacrum said...
I was going to leave this one alone. But like a fly in search of a pile, I just could not stay away.
I usually brush off yours and anyone else's opinion on music. Your opinion means squat to me. As my opinion means squat to you I am sure. We all like what we like. Who cares? That fact that I often nod my head in approval over some of your random tunages is beside the point.
But as you say, getting so wrapped up in a musical or other pop genre to allow it to dictate many aspects of our lives is way over the top and stupid. But it's part of the human stupidity that makes Life a comedy. I love it.
When two Homey wannabes with their ball caps on crooked on top of lily white heads come in dragging the pants cuffs 3 feet behind them try to white jive themselves in my store, I just grin and know whoever out there who is running this show definitely must have a sense of humor.
I once asked this young woman who came in my store regularly why she gussied up her hair with some bright pink hair dye. She said to piss old farts like me off. I laughed in her face and told her she had just made my day. And BTW darling, I do like your new doo. Not the response she was looking for I am sure.
- December 09, 2007 4:06 AM
- Noah said...
Ah, Crum. See, you can be critical without *flips you off*
And of course you remember This gem (see the comments)
A great many people haven't even heard most of the stuff in my Random Tunage.
In general, I do kind of chuckle at people who get too wrapped up in stuff. Perhaps it's because once I step into the Mall, I'm the minority among a sea of Emo, and I don't like it. That's it. I'm a xenophobe.
- December 09, 2007 9:56 AM
- Lunatic Biker said...
Congrats on the commuting milestone and good luck with that ice storm.
- December 09, 2007 6:26 PM
- MRMacrum said...
I meant no disrespect regarding your tunage choices. My comment was more aimed @ crazy luv-er. Music appreciation is one of the basic personal choices we have. I gave up long ago condemning anyone's choice. I also gave up worrying about what folks thought of mine.
I actually like your "all over the map" type random-ness. It tells me that music in general is in your Life. That is a good thing.
I do remember your "schooling" me on some recent pop culture hippness. It's a major reason I keep coming back. How can I expect to keep up without some input from folks closer to it than I am?
- December 10, 2007 9:05 AM
- Apertome said...
Wow, 200 commutes in a year (that's not even over yet). I am very freaking impressed. I just checked mine and it looks like I'm at 115. I am humbled.
- December 10, 2007 1:52 PM
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Is China Getting Too Expensive for Foxconn?
Foxconn, the major assembler of gadgets for Apple and other electronics companies, has frozen post-holiday hiring as it faces a maturing business and rising costs. Gordon Chang joins digits
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... I ... a hiring freeze ... Foxconn what's up with facts ... will ride him right now on Digits good afternoon and welcome I'm Simon Constable to explain the situation going and ... to um who knows all about China so Foxconn makes my side funds among other things ... hiring freeze why ... well because too many workers returned after Lunar New year many more than they thought so they're going to freeze hiring until April and this is really interesting cuz this doesn't happen in the past ... really what's going on here I think is that workers enough when robust activity in manufacturing in China where Chris was switched on to the top switching to the drop of a hat what's going on right now although I think is an absence of jobs elsewhere so this is not necessarily a good sign for Chinese manufacturers of a bully speaking people go home and have a break for Chinese New year with new radical gloomy new yet ... I mean normally don't come back Panasonic said and done on getting a new job this but they didn't ... comment ... this is all so aam ... another indication that the folks on aam may or may not be ... enough thinking about the future the response he I think so you know clearly Foxconn after a couple years ago ... was really start to look at other places like Brazil Mexico ... and is very interesting two days ago Terrigal who was the boss of Foxconn ... said that his company is going to focus its expansion plans on Taiwan where they intend to put plans in new Taipei Taichung and Allyson got to remember Foxconn is the Taiwanese company being bought from Taiwan to China when things became too expensive ... they're moving back to Taiwan now because Matt gets to the supply chains analyst's aims to reduce expenses even though the work is more expensive aam will will leave it that but some butts of big changes in the wealth and around much Gordon shack ... aam will fall to come across China certainly ... the sound Simon Qassam on that's it ... that's digits now ...


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Starry Starry Night
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Just like the recent weather, what has been shown on the runways during New York Fashion Week for fall 2010 thus far, could best be described as a 'wintry mix' (you can take that any way you want to but what I mean is there's been a little of this, a little of that, and everything in between) -- and that continued on Tuesday.
When the lights were dimmed at Badgley Mischka, (the first show in the morning), it was impossible to see the show program and everything else for that matter. The first outfit out, a rather subtle black matte jersey jumpsuit, followed a parade of 15 evening dresses and gowns, most of which glittered and shone in the dark, and given names normally associated with the sky and outer space. (a 'cerulean' matte jersey gown, a claret/cassis/Bordeaux galaxy gown, a gold tulle constellation gown, and a nude chiffon nebula dress). Apparently, Mark & James have been star gazing and are taken with the beauty in the galaxy; there in lies the inspiration for their line.
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When the lights came on, I thought that was the end of the show, but I was wrong. Numbers 16 through 44 represented items from their new collection, Mark & James, and though I thought that's where the daytime pieces would be, I was wrong again. Other than a few unembellished, fairly simplified pieces at the beginning (such as a black wool tunic sweater, a black suede dress and tissue jersey top, and several wool sweaters), almost everything else was geared towards evening.
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Or perhaps a better way to put it, was that the line seemed perfectly geared for that young woman who is going straight from work to the clubs (or not going to work at all), because there was a distinctive club vibe, not only in the color palette (almost all black except for some gray and cream), but in the abbreviated lengths, the shiny second skin leggings (pewter glazed lace or lace jacquard), and the liberal use of tulle fringe, sequins, chain, mesh, glazed lace, faux leather and leather, and faux fur. It was also hard to ignore the thumping club music which served as the soundtrack for the show.
The Bride Wore Black
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Vera Wang came back home for the last time, to the Bryant Park Tents, after showing in her Soho shop for a few seasons. But instead of using the large Tent venue (where she had traditionally shoed), she opted for the smaller Promenade. There were still plenty of empty seats. The run of show revealed that the title of the collection was 'The Bride Wore Black' (boy, it's hard to remember that Ms. Wang began eons ago as a bridal wear designer), and Ms. Wang said that she used the Film Noir as a contemporary metaphor for youth, romance and sophistication tinged ever so slightly with a sense of mystery.
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Let's face it, black and (and gray) are known to be Vera's favorite colors (I don't think I've seen her wear anything else) so it's not surprising that an entire collection would be similarly hued. The first look out, a sharply tailored black dry wool twill jacket with prominent organza 'corsage' at the shoulder, shown over a black dry wool paperbag pant and jersey tank, set the mood and was a harbinger of other changes to come (we don't normally associate strict menswear tailoring with Vera). When one sees a Vera Wang Show, there are always the signature staples (Vera is very consistent and has a 'look'), and there were plenty of those signature touches: the twisted jersey dresses, asymmetrically draped tops, faille boleros with organza rosette appliqués, tulle appliqués, illusion dresses with iridescent sequined panels, structured yet loose coats with short sleeves, asymmetry, the use of long leather gloves, and other such Vera-isms.
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The pieces that surprised and stood out, included the coated black fringed coat (leather?), several heavy wool twill coats with Mongolian lamb trim (on the hem of one, on the short sleeves of another); the Charcoal Mongolian lamb fur pocket scarf; an architecturally draped white linen voile top that reminded me of something Gianfranco Ferre might have done decades ago; and those strictly tailored jackets and coats with roots in menswear.
Examples: the black felt Nehru cutaway jacket shown over a jersey harness dress; the black heather felt and heavy wool twill cutaway jacket with grey faille and sequined corsage at the shoulder; and my favorite: the charcoal felt boyfriend's blazer with cutaway back shown over charcoal wool knit zip front jumpsuit with tuxedo stripes. Oh, I forgot to mention that Vera used not one chain anywhere on the line. Instead, she used massive ropes of teeny tiny seed pearls (not only around the neck, filling in bare necklines, but on both wrists, making it appear as an oversized pearl cuff from the distance.
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Remember what I said about Carolina Herrera being PETA's number one enemy this season? Scratch that. My vote goes to Dennis Basso, who freely combined the most luxurious of furs, leather, alligator, and fabric, and pulled no stops in his decidedly dressed to the nines fall 2010 fur collection which he says was inspired by the 'great sculpture of Venus de Milo" and "represents the strong, statuesque, elegant woman". Certainly, it would take one of those to pull off much of the Russian broadtail, natural Russian Barguzine sable, Arctic Finnish raccoon, natural cross fox, hand painted velvet chinchilla, etc. coats, jackets, vests, which were shown in oft times voluminous proportions with large face framing collars, and were paired with everything from charmeuse and liquid wool dresses, and wool knit skirts hitting just below the knee, to floor length embroidered lace gowns.
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One interesting touch considering the popularity of anything military inspired, (not to mention the popularity of army green), was the grouping dyed in evergreen and paired with tonal ready to wear pieces. Examples: an evergreen chinchilla and fox coat shown with a khaki wool skirt and top; an evergreen chinchilla fox and leather jacket shown with a matching colored wool knit skirt and top; an evergreen ermine and sable elongated vest with outsized pockets, shown with an evergreen wool knit draped gown; a fitted evergreen alligator coat with massive fox cuffs, shown over an evergreen wool knit skirt and top. Once again, platform shoes accessorized and on this runway, some of those by Ruthie Davis (complete with diamante 'spikes') looked as though they could pass for a dangerous weapon.
Variations on a Theme
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To say that the Max Azria show had one specific point of view (that played out over and over again), is an understatement. In fact, the entire collection was understated (and lean). The program notes said the show was a "minimalistic journey of clean lines and artful tailoring" And that aesthetic (an artistic personal approach to pared down minimalism), for a lack of a better description, could not have been more opposite from say, the over the top, in your face luxury quotient on view at Carolina Herrera on Monday. So, if your idea of fashion heaven and your definition of 'modern' is clean lines, organic elements, weightless volume, and individualistic style, Max Azria would be your label of choice for the next season.
(Photo: Firstview.com)
There was not one print, one bright color (the dusty mineral toned palette was limited to black, nude, taupe, beige, various shades of gray, dark moss), and unlike other runways, surface ornamentation was kept to a bare minimum (and I mean that literally -- subtle black beaded details appeared at the end on a group of black crepe dresses). Fabrics were mixed for day (leather, crepe, knit, wool felt, wool boucle, mesh), and evening (almost all black) was primarily done in silk georgette, ribbed knit, and crepe. Like elsewhere, a platform boot, was the footwear of choice.
- Marilyn Kirschner
The Daily Bet
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Nokia 7705 Twist, $99.99 after $50.00 rebate, with a new two-year customer agreement
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Casio Eco-Baby-G Watch
There is a new eco-friendly addition to Casio's ever-popular Baby-G line of watches. The Eco-Baby-G has Casio's Tough Solar Technology, which generates electrical power from sunlight, thereby increasing battery life. Since the watch is rechargeable, you won't be adding to the more than three billion watch batteries thrown away in America each year. The Eco-Baby-G comes in an eye catching bright green color and is packaged in a recyclable box. It will be available in March, just in time for Spring.
Casio Eco-Baby-G, Model BGR300GR-3, $110.00
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-Rhonda Erb
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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Stoneville and NexGen cotton will enhance their product lineup with five new products for 2007 that offer high-yield potential and excellent fiber quality to meet the needs of cotton growers.
Kyle Maple, U.S. cotton marketing manager for Monsanto, noted that Stoneville's new products build on the successful performance of ST 4554B2RF, the most widely used Bollgard II/Roundup Ready Flex product grown in the United States for 2006.
Introduced this season, ST 4554B2RF displayed strong emergence and early season vigor that translated into strong yield performance for southern cotton producers.
"The same breeding organization that developed ST 4554B2RF is now offering four new great-performing Stoneville products for cotton producers to consider for their 2007 planting decisions," Maple said. "These products deliver strong emergence for rapid stand establishment that can result in higher yield potential."
New Stoneville products include:
ST 4427B2RF, combining great yield potential, broad adaptation and the Bollgard II with Roundup Ready Flex technologies. An early/mid-maturing product, it also features outstanding fiber quality.
ST 5327B2RF, a new medium-maturing product with both the Bollgard II and Roundup Ready Flex technologies. It is broadly adapted, has demonstrated high yield potential and has a very good fiber package.
ST 5283RF is a new medium-maturing Roundup Ready Flex product that has demonstrated the ability for high yield potential across a broad area. This semi-smooth leaf variety also has a very good fiber package.
ST 6565B2RF, a new full-season Bollgard II with Roundup Ready Flex picker product that has premium fiber quality, offers exceptional yield potential and is a smooth leaf type. An excellent choice for growers in the lower Mid-South and Southeast who prefer a full season product.
"The exciting aspect of these four new products from Stoneville is that the yield can be equal or superior to the major competitive products," said Lloyd McCall, U.S. cotton technical manager for Monsanto.
"They also provide improved fiber characteristics driving increased profitability for cotton producers."
Maple noted that all four of the new Stoneville products incorporate the Roundup Ready Flex trait, which allows growers to spray Roundup agricultural herbicides over-the-top from cotton emergence up to one week prior to harvest.
"Producers who used the Roundup Ready Flex cotton system this season were impressed with its flexible weed control, excellent crop safety and yield performance," Maple said.
"We are pleased to offer this technology in an expanded number of Stoneville products for 2007."
Three of the new Stoneville products also are stacked with the Bollgard II trait, which offers unsurpassed control of budworms, bollworms, armyworms, loopers and other key cotton pests.
Maple said NexGen is a category of cotton that's all its own, bred specifically to deliver high-quality fiber in the challenging conditions of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. NexGen products offer producers picker quality fiber, yet possess a high level of storm tolerance.
A new NexGen product for 2007 is:
NG 1572RF, a new, very early-maturing Roundup Ready Flex product. It has great yield potential, excellent storm tolerance and very good fiber quality.
For more information on Stoneville and NexGen cotton products or to request a seed guide, visit http://www.stoneville.com.
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All the Dead Feathers
St. Martin's, Apr 2005, 24.95, 336 pp. ISBN: 0312334540 When she was younger, Kirsten's uncle Father Michael Dugan helped her through personal problems. Now he has troubles having his name appear on a list of priests who allegedly abused their positions of authority; someone plans to execute those on the list. Kirsten, owner of the Chicago-based private detective firm Wild Onion, Ltd, plans to stop the killer from harming her uncle accused of s...
No Show Of Remorse
St. Martin's, Apr 2002, 23.95, 304 pp. ISBN: 0312252404 Five years ago, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended Mal Foley's license to practice law when he disobeyed a direct order from the court. Mal kept a promise to a client though the court ruled against his claim of attorney-client privilege. Mal turned to sleuthing to earn a living, which was not that difficult of a change as he did much of his own investigations when he practiced law. ...
No Show Of Remorse
NO SHOW OF REMORSE St. Martin's, Apr 2002, 23.95, 304 pp. ISBN: 0312252400 In Chicago, Malachy Foley tries to regain his license to practice law in the State of Illinois, but he deals poorly with the bureaucracy, which in turn delays his achieving his objective. Five years ago, Mal refused to reveal what his client confided in him despite a State Supreme Court order stating that this was not privileged information. Three people including a c...


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LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Woodford, the former CEO-turned whistleblower of Japan's Olympus, is close to signing a movie deal with the British film production company run by the sons of spy thriller author John le Carré.
Woodford, summarily fired last year after raising the alarm over $1.7 billion of shady Olympus payments, said he had yet to sign the deal with The Ink Factory, noting there was also interest from other parties.
But he told Reuters: "I probably will commit to this because I like the way they do things."
John le Carré is the nom de plume of David Cornwell, the spy-turned-author. Two of his sons, Simon and Los Angeles-based Stephen, founded The Ink Factory in 2010. About half their work is based on le Carré classics.
If they strike a deal with Woodford, additional production and finance partners could be brought on board.
Woodford met the Cornwells through his work with human rights charity Reprieve, which is run by a Cornwell sister-in- law. "She said: 'You must talk to Michael'. So I did," Simon said. "It's an amazing story and he's a fascinating man."
Woodford, who rose through the ranks at Olympus over 30 years to become its first foreign CEO, was fired two weeks into the job in October 2011 after persistently warning about corruption at the top echelons of the camera and medical equipment maker.
With friends warning him that "yakuza" gangsters might be involved, Woodford fled Japan and spent months in England looking over his shoulder. Those links have never been proved.
But as prosecutors around the world investigated, Olympus shares crashed and the board eventually resigned. Three former executives and the company itself pleaded guilty in September to charges related to a cover-up in Japan's worst corporate scandal. They face up to 10 years in jail.
Woodford said he had no strong feelings about who should play his part in an episode of his life he says continues to haunt him for the trauma and sense of personal betrayal.
But he noted dryly that British actor Colin Firth would need to do something about his full head of hair - and put on a businessman's pot belly.
Meanwhile, pre-orders on his memoir, "Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal", which is due to hit the UK high street this week, have pushed it into second place on online retailer Amazon's business biographies and company history rankings.
But writing the book took its toll, he says. Woodford, who is known for his doggedness, fell out with the ghost writer and took on the project himself, rising before 5am and scribbling away until 10pm every night for the best part of three months.
"It was almost worse than the experience itself," he says. He describes in the book the sleeping pills and alcohol he consumed to re-charge. "(The book) ... nearly killed me. I nearly got divorced for a second time."
Elements of his story had to be left out of the book, he says, because of the risk of compromising investigations. Three lawyers scanned it, partly for any unproven allegations.
Woodford, who agreed a 10 million pound ($16 million) out-of-court settlement after suing Olympus for unfair dismissal, remains on the corporate governance lecture circuit and works as a consultant on corporate Japan.
But his passions remain his charities: road safety and human rights. His teenage son and daughter, he says, know he will give most of his money away. One thing he is unlikely to return to immediately, however, is the boardroom.
"I have no appetite for sitting in a room and watching 150 power point slides, filled with corporate mediocrity and corporate politics - I have no stomach for that at all," he said. "At the moment, I am telling this story and I don't think you can run a company while you are talking about corporate governance and writing a book."
($1 = 0.6276 British pounds)
($1 = 82.3850 Japanese yen)
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