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A man who displayed a loaded weapon at a U.S. Secret Service police booth outside the White House told officers, "I was only going to fire a couple of shots if no one confronted me," according to court documents.
Officers arrested Christopher Wade Briggs in the 700 block of Jackson Place NW Tuesday afternoon.
An officer in the police booth saw Briggs, who was not wearing a shirt, take a holstered semi-automatic .45-caliber handgun from a backpack and attach it to his belt, according to court documents. The officer called for backup to assist with the arrest.
The gun was loaded with 13 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber, according to court documents. A search of Briggs's backpack found two more magazines filled with 13 rounds and 171 more rounds of .45-caliber, hollow-point ammunition. He also had two hunting knives with serrated edges -- one with a 7-inch blade and one with a 12-inch blade.
The officers did not find a license to carry or any gun permit in Briggs's name, and Briggs did not say he had a license to carry or gun permit.
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The best opportunities for entrepreneurs in Emerging Asia will be offline, not online. It's a bold statement that strays far from the template for innovation that has worked well in Silicon Valley. But Internet penetration remains low in India, with just 20 million daily users, and while high-speed Internet usage is much more widespread in China, there are large markets away from the web that are growing rapidly. Entrepreneurs should also be aware that Asian economies are shifting from export-led growth to become more consumption-driven.
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It's slightly early to be wishing a Happy New year, but its officially New years eve in Australia already and just because those guys or their ancestors were shipped there for being naughty, we can't ignore them!! So Happy New year 2013 everybody including OZ!! Hopefully this is the last post that I will be making this year....See you in 2012+1 for more...(That's for the superstitious...haven't forgot you lot either!!) to the brave... see you in 2013!!!


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My name is Nick and I am writing here to introduce my wife Teddi.
She gave birth to our beautiful baby boy on the 20 September via Cesarean section. She had complications during the pregnancy that made the C-section necessary – namely a greatly enlarged right ovary, which was diagnosed as an ovarian dermoid. During the C-section it was revealed to not be the case. There was an extraordinarily large ovarian tumour (> 25cm) on her right ovary, with another smaller (~6-8cm) tumour on her left ovary. Both tumours were made of a mucinous material. The source of these tumours is believed to be her appendix, which was also covered in small mucous tumours. The initial diagnosis: pseudomyxoma pertinei. At this stage, we are awaiting pathology reports and have an appointment with a specialist (David Morris) in Sydney on 2 October 2013.
I've started this joined this webpage to do research and find support on this disease. I will stop at nothing to heal my wife and give her the best life possible. Please help me help her.


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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beyond the common goal of notching another win, No. 20 Boise State and Washington are seeing different opportunities in the Las Vegas Bowl. Boise State coach Chris Petersen says the Dec. 22 game is a chance to show organizers of other bowls how many fans the Broncos can lure. Washington coach Steve Sarkisian says the bowl presents an opportunity for the Huskies to earn a place on the national stage.


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First of all, I want to point out, that I am not a native englisch speaker. Please don't worry about my englisch. I am currently try to improve it.
I am now writing my bachleor thesis in computer sciences at the university of applied schiences of Trier/Germany. I am programming with Lisp on
Lispworks personnal edition 18.104.22.168. I recentliy have a big problem, so that it is no more possible continiuing work on the project. That's the reason
of my post here. I'll be very happy if somebody can help me solve the problem.
My problem:
I want to convert a lot of text-files (stored in a directory) into jpg-image-files. I recently discover that when opening a txt-file with the
IrfanView-programm, this is show like an image, so that the only thing I had to do, was to stored it with the extension .jpg.
So I want to write a lisp-code (one or many function(s)/...), that make this automaticaly: That mean ivoke a thing that can automaticaly launch the IrfanView-programm, read an stored file from it.
1. Open the directory
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2.1. open this file with IrfanView
2.2. stored it as an .jpg image
can anybody tell me how can I do that? or perhaps give me some usefull informations?
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Michael Cera meets Fight Club
Youth In Revolt opens this Friday. And while I know Michael Cera can be tedious and annoying, the Michael Cera who shows up in Youth in Revolt is more than bearable. If you can't stand to stand in line for Avatar and if Daybreakers isn't your thing, Youth in Revolt is worthy of your time this weekend. Ray Liotta will kill you. Steve Buscemi, as usual, is a f-cking badass. Same goes for Zack Galifianakis (why is he suddenly in every movie?), Fred Willard's absurdity always cracks me up, and the alter ego per Norton and Pitt in Fight Club in too short white pants is a visual that has given me giggle memories for weeks.
Not surprisingly, Youth in Revolt is also generating some very positive reviews. Perfect January release.
As for Michael Cera, have just heard exclusively from a source that he's now dating Aubrey Plaza – April from Parks & Rec. Remember when she tried out for the beauty pageant? Aubrey is a member of the now powerful funny beat, from the Upright Citizen's Brigade, was in Funny People and also had a part in Cera's upcoming highly anticipated Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Variety profiled her this summer. Click here for more. Cute couple.
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First off, confession: I am a huge, HUGE fan of The Wolf Man (1941); I count it among my most favoritest movies of all time and credit it with inspiring my love of horror that continues to this day. Since first viewing Lon Chaney Jr.'s legend-making performance when I was 6 years old, I've sought out other werewolf movies, particularly the classics, in hopes of recapturing that feeling of first discovering the manbeast.
In the dark ages before the internet, before cable and even the VCR, I haunted the film section of my local library, reading every book on horror movies I could find. I scoured flea-market coverless issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland, seeking information. Every week I pored over the TV Guide, looking for horror movies in the wee hours on the 3 channels available to me. Finding one was akin to discovering a buried treasure, and my entire weekend would be structured around getting enough sleep to stay up late and watch.
Bear with me here.
All through those years, the one movie that I kept reading about, kept seeing stills for, kept salivating over, and yet was never able to find on TV, was the Hammer Horror 1961 werewolf entry Curse of the Werewolf. I saw the stills of Oliver Reed in that iconic makeup, similar to Lon Chaney's but different enough to be totally new, and ached to watch this movie. I read critical reviews praising it, but never found it in my TV Guide. Incredibly, even after the advent of cable and the VCR, I never found it on my TV or in my rental store. Over the years the desire waned, and I forgot.
Until last year, when The Hammer Horror Collection was released. There he was on the cover--Oliver Reed in all his lycanthropic glory, waiting to be watched at long last by me. With childish glee I purchased the DVD set, mindless of the other features contained therein, seeking only to finally satisfy my long-held desire: to see Curse of the Werewolf and rejoice.
Perhaps it was inevitable that I would be disappointed. After all, what film could bear that level of accumulated expectation? How could it possibly live up? I am willing to admit, perhaps all those years of privation led me to expect too much.
Still, though, I didn't expect the unrelenting, pitiless snoozefest that awaited me.
Curse of the Werewolf is, quite simply, one of the WORST werewolf movies I've ever seen, and before you ask, yes, I have seen Werewolf and An American Werewolf in Paris. In a 92 minute movie, Oliver Reed (the protagonist) does not appear for nearly a full HOUR, and after he does, it's another 15 minutes before he finally becomes the werewolf. Do the math.
Now this would be fine if the previous running time were spent building up tension, investing us in the characters, ratcheting up the suspense until the release of the beast coincides with the release of our own unbearable expectation. But it doesn't do that, oh no. By the time Reed wolfs out, those who are not asleep will be shouting "FINALLY! ABOUT DAMN TIME!" But even then, you're in for more disappointment.
But I get ahead of myself. Plot summary follows. Complete and Utter Spoilers Below, but really, don't worry yourselves.
The first 45 minutes of the movie are an interminable back story about how Ollie was conceived, none of it having anything at all to do with lycanthropy. A beggar is unjustly imprisoned by an evil Marquis, and in the dungeon over years becomes more and more beast-like, held to his humanity only by the kindness of a mute servant girl who feeds him. When the aged Marquis tries to force himself on the girl, she rebels and is thrown in the dungeon for her insolence. The beggar, finding his angel on his side of the bars, at first reaches out to her with kindness--but when she is repulsed by his hideousness, the pain of rejection enrages him, and he rapes her.
Later the girl is released, murders the Marquis, and runs into the countryside where she is found by a respected middle class Spaniard, who has been narrating the story in voice-over up until now, though we don't know this until he appears, more than a half-hour in.
Let me stop there and give some props. There's some very nice Marquis de Sade-ish behavior by the wicked Marquis, and the devolution of the beggar from man to beast in the dungeon, made an animal because he was treated like an animal, gave me real hope that the movie would have something a bit thoughtful to say about man's inhumanity to man and the consequences of treating your fellows like beasts. The colors, as in all Hammer releases, are sumptuous, and the mute girl is nice to look at. At this point, even though the word "werewolf" had yet to be spoken, I had hope.
Alas, all for naught. The story of the Marquis and the beggar is quickly dropped and never mentioned again. The girl gives birth on Christmas Day to the young Ollie, and she dies moments later. Since she is mute and illiterate, there's a bit of a mystery as to how the middle class Spaniard who becomes Ollie's adoptive uncle was able to narrate that 45 minutes of backstory in such meticulous detail, particularly since, even if the girl had been able to write it down, she couldn't have known about half the events narrated, which happened well before her birth. But it doesn't matter in the end, because none of that has anything to do with why Ollie is a werewolf.
You see, he's a werewolf because he was born on Christmas, which is an affront to God in the eyes of the superstitious villagers. Yes, THAT'S IT. No bite by another werewolf. No gypsy curse. No beast-man metaphorical comparisons. Not even the nonsensical but sometimes-seen idea that ingestion of wolfsbane somehow turned him wolfy. Nope, because he was born on Christmas, an evil animal spirit enters him at birth, which battles his soul throughout his life for control. If he experiences love, happiness, contentment, his human soul wins; if rejection, anger, hatred, evil, the beast spirit takes over. All this is related by a priest who oversees the boy's baptism, complete with howling winds and boiling holy water. How he knows is anyone's guess. I suppose he took a class in seminary.
So we get another long stretch of Ollie as a child and the troubles of local goat farmers whose goats are getting killed by a young wolf that we never see. The adoptive uncle and aunt become werewolf enablers by keeping Ollie locked in his room and framing a local dog for the crimes. Ollie grows up unaware of his beastly nature, and because the aunt and uncle are so nice, never wolfs out again, apparently. Until an hour in, when he moves off to seek his fortune in a neighboring town.
Another pause here--so the uncle and aunt know Ollie is a werewolf, but Ollie doesn't. They also know that if he gets mad or hurt, he's liable to wolf out. Yet they're perfectly all right with him going off on his own completely blissfully unaware of this? Not even a taking him aside, "By the way son, something you should know...?" Argh.
Blah blah blah, on and on and on. Ollie gets a job at a winery, falls in love with the vinter's daughter, she's already engaged, he gets drunk in despair, and FINALLY we get the werewolf. Check that--we get the werewolf's HANDS. He kills a couple of folks, runs back home to Auntie and Uncle, returns to work the next day, gets arrested for some reason, and rots in jail until nighttime. The uncle comes to get him out but can't, so he instead gets a silver bullet and prepares for the worst. Thanks, Unc, you're a real pal.
So it's not until literally the LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THE MOVIE you see that iconic makeup. Now I'm not one that thinks the transformation is the be-all end-all of werewolf flicks; but even so, the transformation is poor. Chaney's was better, twenty years earlier. But that makeup does look fantastic, and Reed wears it well.
But while it's good, what does he do in wolf form? Does he go on a rampage? Does he terrorize anyone? Oh no, that's too clichéd . That's just what you'd expect out of a freakin' WEREWOLF MOVIE. No, instead he climbs to the roof of a church, pursued by a torch-bearing mob, and spends much of his final 5 minutes screen time leaping from roof to roof, well out of reach of the crowd, and thus no danger to any of them. ("I spit at suspense! HOCH, PTUI!") Somewhere in there director Terence Fisher apparently got drunk and imagined he was making The Hunchback of Notre Dame instead, as Wolf-Ollie displays his gymnastics skills by vaulting and climbing and swinging and descending and then climbing again--this goes on forever, and never gets anywhere--and then at last goes into the bell tower and glowers at the crowd from there until his uncle comes up, rings the bells (stunning the poor doggie) and shoots him with a silver bullet. The end.
Words really cannot describe how ABYSMALLY disappointed I was in this movie. It was so bad I almost wish I'd never seen it. Better to have kept my unsulled, imaginary view of it than to see it for real and have it turn out to be the disjointed, nonsensical, poorly-acted and anticlimatic snoozefest it turned out to be. To give you an idea of my soul-crushing disappointment: I also watched Uwe Boll's House of the Dead for the first time the same weekend, and I preferred it to Curse of the Werewolf, because at least you could laugh. CotWW was so slow and uninvolving I couldn't even joke about it.
To make a long story short (TOO LATE!), just a stupid, slow, incoherent mess of a movie with a few minutes of great makeup. One-half Thumb. My advice--avoid avoid AVOID. Save yourselves. It's too late for me...
Monday, October 8, 2007
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961): or, A Tale of Bitter Woe (Wo-wo-wah-ooooooo)
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 8:34 AM
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- Michael said...
Tragic bitch of a lycanthropic lumiere.
I'm a big-time Hammer aficionado -- with roots in horror fandom similar to your own as described here, Vicar. I too was gleefully excited when the Hammer Horror Collection hit the shelves. CotWW was my second screening from the discs, if I rightly remember, and still my biggest disappointment. WTF? I mean Terence Fisher, Oliver Reed, Hammer in their heyday... Should'a been a shoe-in. Blehhh. All for naught. A tedious attempt at an "intelligent" horror film. And ten years later, they'd be making... "Lust for a Vampire." With definite appeal to, well, other bodily extremes.
Still one of the best Hammer makeups, though. And the whole production looks great. But best appreciated when you're ready for a little shut-eye.
My favorite werewolf scene: the opening 10 minutes from "Frankenstein meets the Wolfman". High on the Werewolf Sleaze-O-Meter: "Werewolf Woman."
- April 24, 2009 at 5:40 PM
- Richard of DM said...
I liked this movie. Overrated? Maybe. Disappointing? Not at all.
- December 20, 2010 at 2:45 PM


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There are 54 nations that create the continent of Africa. We look at these nations, too often, as all the same – third world striving to enter the second world. South Africa is an exception as it, in total economic terms, is first world. The problem here is that the wealth is greatly weighted to a distinct minority of the population and that is by race, i.e. white. Slums, violence and hopelessness are as prevalent in South Africa as they are in the lowest rung of nations that endure wholesale poverty. Last week, I was in for a revelation. We took a Trade Mission to Botswana and found a modern nation with a solid middle class and beautiful neighborhoods. It is time for the rest of the world to look at Botswana as something special.
How did Botswana get it right? Perhaps the major event is a consistent democracy and good governance. This nation gained its independence in 1966 and has not had one day of political unrest or manipulation. Prior to that it was a "British colony" by choice. Yes, they asked Britain to take it in. Not because they wanted to be colonized but they had a big fear of invasion/annexation by South Africa, Namibia, Angola or Zimbabwe –all of which borders the nation. Being part of the British Empire was insurance for the time being. Early in the 1960's there was a significant finding under the surface of the land of the nation. Botswana, as it turns out, has been blessed with diamonds. They have diamonds by the billions of annual dollars and for many decades to come. Wisely, and quickly, they set themselves free from the guidance of Britain and became its own "boss".
Today, the diamond industry accounts for 50% of the national revenue of the nation. Their good governance allows them to invest this revenue into the lives of its people. There is free education through four years of college for everyone. The medical delivery system is offered to all as a right not a privilege. Their infrastructure is more advanced than most nations on the continent. I must admit that their asphalt roads seem superior to ours. The structure of their downtown buildings would rival any U.S. city. The proper management of their natural resources has brought many blessings to the whole nation not just to a few Swiss bank accounts owned by corrupted officials.
We had the opportunity to visit the richest diamond mine in the world, the Jwaneng Diamond Mine. It was absolutely awesome. The biggest highlight was meeting the General Manager of the mine. He was a well educated and articulate brother. That's right – the world's richest diamond mine is managed by a child of Africa. The majority of the staff was also indigenous Africans. The nation has a joint-venture with DeBeer's Diamonds (South African firm). It seems to be working out for both. One of the participants of our Trade Mission was Signet Diamonds (Kay's Jewelers, Jared, etc.). I believe they were convinced at the end of our trip that they must put a significant office in Botswana and concentrate their new efforts in this fantastic nation. Remember, the majority of all diamonds in the United States come from Botswana and most of us don't know that.
Another natural resource the nation has is the natural beauty of its women. We heard about this but couldn't imagine until we journeyed. All the men on the mission had sore necks from looking at all the Lena Horne/Halle Berry types walking here and there. My wife and I are now kidding our sons that they must first visit Botswana before they decide on a wife (mother of our grandchildren). In recent years, Botswana has provided two Miss Universe's and many in the final selections.
Most important to us is the fact that Botswana has a great inventory of entrepreneurs. The banks are lending and there is an ample amount of quasi government/private investment and technical assistance resources for the growing businesses. The Bank of Botswana suggested that we establish a Holding Company made up of firms wishing to do business in Botswana and listing the company on the Botswana Stock Exchange. We are making plans for that.
The Chamber of Commerce of Botswana, BOCCIM, opened its arms to us and we are now working on a Memorandum of Understanding. Our entrepreneurs and theirs will have a living process of interaction, joint venturing and doing business in both nations from here on out. Together we will grow from this. Before we left, one of our participants had already established a joint venture with one of BOCCIM's members. Let it be known, that if you want to do international business, come to Botswana.
Harry Alford is the co-founder and president/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email: [email protected].


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If you live in the U.S. and have seen the news lately, you've probably heard about this year's wicked flu bug. I lost about a week of knitting time thanks to this flu. It knocked me on my back for several days and even though I feel fine now, I'm still exhausted. The moral of my story: I'm getting a flu shot next year. 🙂
The Vacation Hoodie is almost finished. I'm blocking the button band now:
All that's left is seaming and sewing on the buttons. The blow by blow details of this project are on Ravelry.
I started my next sweater. This one is a pullover and this is the back piece:
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Beinecke Timeline: The First Fifty Years
Celebrating the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library with highlights from the past 50 years.
In the late 1950s, interest in rare books, the extraordinary philanthropy of the Beineckes, the University's pressing need for a special collections library, and the genius of architect Gordon Bunshaft came together to give us the Beinecke Library.
— From Barbara A. Shailor's introduction to The Beinecke Library of Yale University (2003)
Under the leadership of Herman W. Liebert, the Beinecke Library began its extraordinary history of gathering significant collections and notable single manuscripts. Just six months into its new life, the library acquired a large gathering of papyri. Two of the Beinecke's best known manuscripts entered the collections during these years: the Vinland Map and the Voynich Manuscript. During these years of student unrest, the Hewitt Quadrangle, soon known as Beinecke Plaza, was the scene of anti-war protests, sit-ins, and all manner of student gatherings, from groovy to angry.
With the appointment of Ralph W. Franklin as director in 1982, the Beinecke Library began a rapid expansion on many fronts: acquisitions, staff, technology, and public profile. The Technical Services and Public (now Access) Services departments were established, and in 1984 the Administrative Services unit was formed. By 1986, the Beinecke had appointed three new curators. Plans began in 1984 to address the backlog of uncataloged manuscripts, culminating in the formation of the Manuscript Unit in 1986. The digital era began with machine-readable cataloging records, and by the mid-80s, computers had revolutionized all aspects of the Beinecke's activities. The Visiting Fellowship program was launched, making the library's resources ever more available to scholars around the world.
Significant anniversaries were celebrated in exhibitions and related public events: centenaries of Carl Van Vechten (1980), James Joyce (1981), Ezra Pound (1985), and H.D. (1986), as well as Samuel Johnson's bicentennial (1984), the sesquicentennial of the Texas Revolution (1986), and Alexander Pope's tercentennial (1988).
Under the direction of Ralph Franklin, the Beinecke continued to press forward on various fronts—physical plant, technology, acquisitions, fellowships, exhibitions, events—becoming an ever great presence on campus. A major construction project, one of many over the ensuing years, transformed the lobby area of the library: the microfilm reading room became a classroom, and the old card catalog area was transformed into staff space. Anniversaries were celebrated, from the five-hundredth of the press established in Venice by Aldus Manutius to the fiftieth of canine movie star Lassie.
In the late 1990s, the Beinecke forged ahead into collecting photography while adding steadily to its traditional strengths in rare books and manuscripts. In a period marked by outreach, new endeavors included the O'Neill at Yale project, Master Classes for Yale students, and the Digital Library. A major building renovation (1999 to 2001) reconfigured the Wall Street stacks to provide classroom and staff space. Compact shelving dramatically increased capacity, and the underground area to the west of the building was reconfigured to provide additional shelving and a new home for the library's archivists.
Anniversary exhibitions and celebrations included the 400th anniversary of Edmund Spenser's Fairie Queene (1996); the 350th anniversary of the birth of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1997); Goethe's 250th birthday (1999); sesquicentennials of the Mexican War (1996) and the California Gold Rush (1998); and Thornton Wilder's centenary (1997).
After the retirement of director Ralph Franklin, Patricia C. Willis, Barbara A. Shailor, and Frank M. Turner led the library in turn through the early years of the new century. Two concert series were established, as well as regular poetry readings and a lecture series on book history. The waterproofing membrane under the plaza was replaced (2005). The Beinecke addressed space needs by adding a new manuscript processing area at 121 Whitney Avenue (2006) and ts own module at the Library Shelving Facility (2008). In 2003, the first archival collection to include a computer entered the library, and by the end of the decade, archivists were harvesting information from the working computers of authors whose papers the Library collects.
A spate of literary and historical anniversaries kept librarians busy, arranging exhibitions and public events: John Dryden's tercentenary (2000), the centenary of Guiseppe Verdi's death (2001), Hector Berlioz's bicentennial (2003), the tercentennial of John Locke's death (2004), the 250th anniversary Henry Fielding's death (2004), Petrarch's 700th birthday (2004), and Alexis de Tocqueville's bicentennial (2005), and more noted below.
As the Beinecke enters its second half century, it faces challenges both old and new: ever accelerating technological change, the maintenance of an aging physical plant, the need for space as staff and holdings grow, the change from paper to digitally based books and archives. The Yale University Library mourned the passing of Beinecke director Frank Turner in 2010. E.C. Schroeder is appointed to lead the Beinecke Library.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Throngs of workers took a break to watch the massive Giants victory parade Wednesday along Market Street and the celebrants kept cash registers ringing at local businesses.
Hungry and thirsty baseball fans — many of them from nearby companies — crammed into restaurants and bars along the parade route, taking the party inside with them.
Bluestem Brasserie, a sleek, stylish restaurant just south of Market, rented its street-side patio to business and government workers who paid for a front-row seat. Co-owner Adam Jed said he had another 100 people for lunch inside and 50 or so in the cocktail lounge.
"It was a different clientele," he said. "They were great people. There were definitely more cocktails than there are on a normal Wednesday afternoon."
By early afternoon, the street was littered with confetti and fans seemed intent on drinking and dining the rest of the day — and night — away, which neither Jed nor his servers much minded.
"People are in good spirits, and seem to be taking the day off," he said. "There are lots of people on the street and they're all wearing orange and black. I'm sure it will transition right into Halloween."
Mo Alhakim, owner of Mo's Cafe off Market at Fifth Street, said his business opens at 6 a.m., though most of his employees didn't make it to work until 6:30 a.m. because of BART delays. But it all worked out, he said. Business was booming throughout the day.
"It was crazy," he said with a smile, noting that after the parade, every seat in his cafe was full with nearly all the patrons sporting Giants gear. "I love it. It was beautiful. People were behaving."
Another merchant profiting from the parade was 21-year-old Junior Palmer, who said he traveled all the way from Memphis to sell orange-and-black T-shirts at the festivities.
"I did OK, I sold 26 shirts" by midafternoon, he said. "But I thought I'd sell more."
Setting up a table in a parking lot near the Civic Center, Palmer offered shirts for $10 and $15, but said some people balked at those prices. "They wanted the shirts for $5, which is ridiculous," since some other places were selling them for $40, he said.
Mohammed Ali, who owns a small market nearby, also benefitted from the celebration.
"The rally really did help us today," he said. "Our business was up 10 percent from what it normally is. We sold snacks and a lot of drinks and candy."
Some tech companies in San Francisco got into the spirit, too.
Gaming company Zynga hung a Giants banner from its headquarters near AT&T Park and Twitter on Market Street set up a large screen "for those who want to watch the parade," said spokeswoman Karen Wickre, adding that some employees strolled over to the Civic Center to enjoy the atmosphere.
And at Yelp on Mission Street, "we had a joint Halloween (costume encouraged)-S.F. Giants World Series celebratory pizza party in our 10th floor all-hands area, where the parade and City Hall ceremonies were shown on the big screen," said spokesman Vince Sollitto.
Yelp apparently has a keen interest in the Giants. Sollitto said the company held an off-site barbecue at AT&T Park this summer, "complete with clubhouse tours and batting cage practice."
With so many people using cellphones along the parade route, AT&T and Verizon officials said some callers ran into temporary delays trying to use their networks, even though both companies had added equipment in the area in anticipation of the crowds.
"We did experience network congestion," said AT&T spokesman John Britton. But he said the problem was unavoidable given the enormity of the event, adding "there was no network that we ever designed for usage like that."
Staff writers Heather Somerville, Pat May, Peter Delevett, Natalie Alund and George Avalos contributed to this report. Contact Steve Johnson at 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews.


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Last week the Japanese Imperial Household announced that Emperor Akihito would attend The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in London as her guest. (This was the subject of a report in London's Daily Telegraph)
His Imperial Majesty was, with King Albert II of Belgium, the only other current head of state in attendance at the Queen Coronation in 1953 representing their respective nations.
For this review I thought I would leave the subject of Commonwealth Realm monarchies and look at some of the other success stories of constitutional monarchy in the Asia-Pacific region.
This week's review is of The Peoples Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy 1945-1995 by Kenneth J Ruoff.
Japan has had a long history of monarchy. It has an unbroken line – meaning the dynasty has never changed – going back well over a millennium. The pre-war Japanese government gave the figure of 2,600 years of the dynasty, whereas 1,600 years would be, based on modern research, a more appropriate time period.
Ruoff notes the irony that for many leftists in Japan, the Emperors involvement in politics had been an aberration of the militarist era and the pre-war Japanese constitution, so it was right and proper that the Imperial Throne have no involvement in the post-war government of Japan except as a symbol.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko exchanging gifts with the Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace during their 2007 visit to London.
…development of the constitutional monarchy…
Of course for much of that era the Emperors were purely powerless figureheads who carried out religious and social duties while real power rested with the nobility and later the Shogunate, a form of military dictatorship, which however still required the seal of approval from the Imperial Throne to be legitimate.
It wasn't until the 19th century and the coming of the western powers to Japan that the Imperial Throne was restored to power and used to help unite Japan and forge a modern nation-state.
The then constitution – also known as the Meiji Constitution – of the pre-war modern Japanese era, roughly 1860 to 1945, gave the Emperor sweeping powers and the constitution itself bore more a similarity to Imperial Germany's and Austro-Hungary's respective constitutional arrangements.
All this changed with the defeat of militarist Japan, somewhat incorrectly I believe termed by historians as "Imperial Japan". Japan is still an Imperial State after all reigned over by an Emperor, but its militarist past has long since been rejected.
The post-war constitution declared the Emperor to be the "Symbol of the Nation" and to have extremely limited responsibilities. Ruoff's book looks at the practical political and cultural ramifications of this seemingly drastic change to modern Japan.
You can see a thread that links pre-war and modern Japan.
Few Prime Ministers in Japans modern history have governed for a sustained time. Terms as head of government like those enjoyed by our Prime Ministers: Menzies, Hawke or Howard are unknown in Japan.
The frequency of the forming and the collapse of governments was the same in pre-war Japan. The focus of the nation's symbolic governing authority was the Emperor. He remained on the throne, unchanging and so symbolised Japan far better than any politician could.
This is a theme that has remained true of Japan today, even though they have lost a war and received a new constitution in between the pre-war and the post-war eras. Governments come and go, but Japan's Emperor – the symbol of the nation – reigns throughout.
The issue of Japanese War guilt is one that persists to this day. We in Australia know well the crimes committed by Japanese war criminals on their unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbour, the bombing of Darwin, the atrocities perpetrated on forced labourers of Burma-Thai railway just to give three well known examples. Japan itself, at least to the outside world, has done little to resolve its wrongs in the war.
As Ruoff points out the one person who has done more to say sorry to the world is Emperor Akihito who has been on the throne since the death of his father Hirohito in 1989, the latter whose name is forever linked with militarist JapanAs they stated, surely it was a time honoured tradition in Japan – except for the era of 1860-1945 – that the Emperors were symbols, not heads of government. The Emperor therefore in the new Japan could make no political utterances and show no political partialities whatsoever and this was completely in keeping with Japanese tradition.
The Right and broadly speaking most conservatives in Japan were horrified at the limited role set by the post-war constitution – written by legal experts of the American Army – for the Emperor. Their grievances were further compounded by the fact that the constitution had never been decided upon by the Japanese people themselves.
In the long term however the political Right in Japan came to accept that the modern constitution gave the Emperor a more historically accurate role. Indeed when leftists started supported the idea of the Emperor acting as a symbol and making apologies to other nations for Japan's war guilt, it was the Right who said that was not possible, as the Emperor was only a symbol and that apologies were a political matter and as such only the government could offer them, not the Emperor!
As Ruoff points out, what characterises the modern Japanese Monarchy with its great symbolic value and non-political raison-d'être is that it can be all things to all Japanese…depending on their point of view.
Emperor Hirohito was Emperor for much of the time period this book covers and his reaction to his new role and the reaction of the Governments and Oppositions of the day to their Sovereigns new role is explored in this work.
What I got from this book was a feeling that the Americans who drafted this constitution were wrong to leave the Emperor without any reserve powers, however limited. There was no way the Emperor could encourage his Ministers or help break a political deadlock. The primacy of politics might argue for the need for powerless head of state, but the primacy of good government I believe however argues the opposite.
…Emperor Akihito…
In more recent times the Emperor Akihito has however stared down critics of the Imperial System – both the hard left who wanted to get rid of his throne and the far right who used the Throne as part of their nationalist agenda – to make symbolic gestures by personally apologising to Japan's neighbours, most notably China and South Korea, who bore the brunt of Japanese militarism, and offering his deep regret about Japan's past actions.
Long before William and Kate started a sensation with their "royal-marries-commoner" love story, Akihito made huge waves in Japanese society by marrying a commoner, the first Japanese Prince to do so in history. It has proven to be a true love story and one that symbolised modern Japan with its rising and prosperous middle class and democratic tendencies.
The Empress Michiko as Crown Princess and even more so now as Empress Consort, has been very much a hands-on Royal whose common touch endeared her to the Japanese people, and this long before the world became enraptured by Princess Diana and her style.
People's Emperor! Akihito and Empress Michiko connecting with their subjects
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Above: People's Emperor! Akihito and Empress Michiko connecting with their subjects.
Emperor Hirohito and his Empress never kneeled on the same level as their subjects. This has become however a practice during the current reign.
Ruoff highlights this an example of the way in which the current Emperor has redefined the Imperial Throne. Indeed the modern monarchy of Akihito's reign has quite rightly been regarded as the "monarchy of the masses", although that title was not given as a compliment at the time it was first used.
Much is made in this book of the Japanese monarchy's emulating the Royal Family of Great Britain and the Commonwealth Realms. In seeking to modernise the monarchy and connecting with the populace, the Japanese establishment sought to replicate the style and success of the House of Windsor, showing that monarchical tradition and democratic governance compliment each other perfectly.
…leadership beyond politics…
Readers will no doubt note that Kenneth Ruoff's work, published in 2003, commented on what seemed to be the lack of non-partisanship by the Queen during the so-called Sunday Times controversy when according the to the said tabloid the Queen had voiced criticism of then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. As we know from the subsequent admissions of the royal staffer in question, Michael Shea, it was his embellishment of his own views as a staffer of the Royal Household that led to the story in the first place.
Indeed writers such as Andrew Marr, Robert Hardman and the American journalist Sally Bedell Smith have in their recent works shown that Elizabeth II made no such comments about her British Government and that Shea's actions were a result of his own political leanings.
Ruoff's work also raises an interesting point, regarding the term "Head of State". There was some uncertainty in the post-war constitution – and the Japanese body-politic – as to whether or not the Emperor was the head of state. As this American academic points out the term is a mere diplomatic nicety, not a defined constitutional position.
Ruoffs observations on the diplomatic term very much validate Sir David Smith's conclusions in his work Head of State about the Australian Constitution.
In many ways the Japanese Monarchy with its purely symbolic and non-political role, is closer to the reality of the Australia or Canadian Monarchy where the Sovereign is a symbol, as opposed to the British Monarchy where the Sovereign has a more hands on role in Government, albeit one restricted by history and tradition.
Tradition and popular consent have long been the hallmarks of constitutional monarchy. Its practical working has made it an ideal model of responsible and stable governance. Japan, like our own country, is the beneficiary of this mode of government.
With his intimate and thoroughly researched knowledge of Japan, Kenneth Ruoff's work highlights the way in which constitutional monarchy can evolve and in doing so represent's the best that a nation would want in its constitutional governance.
The Peoples Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy 1945-1995 by Kenneth J. Ruoff is available from the Book Depository for $28.37, which includes free delivery. All prices are at the time of writing this review.
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C was on a business trip last week in Naga, a city in the Bicol region of the Philippines. Naga is a leg-numbing 8-hour drive from Manila (where we live), unless there is traffic (which is often, especially in last Friday's rains), in which case the ride can stretch to 10 hours.
***The Bicol region has some gorgeous natural gems such as: Mayon Volcano (with a nearly perfect cone!), the incredible butanding (whalesharks) of Donsol, and a great many beautiful beaches and idyllic islands. If you are sports minded these are great spots for surfing (in Daet, Camarines Norte), diving, and wakeboarding (Camarines Sur is now a popular wakeboarding and wakeskating destination). So despite the long drive, I would definitely love to see it one day (you can fly too if you've got extra moolah on you).***
Anyhoo, back to reality, and a rain soaked Friday evening. I had just finished a full day meeting and C was on his way back from Naga, stuck in traffic, tired and hungry. He finally gets home at past 9 in the evening and we are just about ready to slay a cow with our bare hands. Hunger, fatigue, and metaphorical cow-slaying aside, I was delighted to see the stash of regional delicacies C had (thanks guy!) brought back for me.
My loot:
- Polvoron – Best described as a "powdered milk candy", polvoron is made of (you guessed it) powdered milk, flour, sugar, butter, and perhaps some sort of flavoring. Some have crushed bits of pinipig (puffed rice) which give it a great crunch. The flour is toasted, the ingredients are mixed, and the resulting fragile powdery blend is stuffed into special oval-shaped molds. It's like eating sweet, solid, milk…yum! (well, yum if you like milk)
- Tablea – These are blocks of crushed local cacao beans. They are used to make hot chocolate and champorado (our local version of chocolate rice pudding). These blocks are grainy and intense, turning out a hot chocolate that is earthy and rustic. This type of hot chocolate reminds me of my youth, when I would dip heavily buttered toast into it, watching the beads of melted butter float on the chocolate's surface before sipping it up. I will be making a cup for breakfast very soon!
- Candied Pili Nuts with Honey – Pili nuts are native to the Philippines, and although they are grown as ornamental trees in other tropical countries like Malaysia, only in the Philippines are they produced and processed commercially. All this production take place mainly in the Bicol region, making pili products one of Bicol's most popular sweets. I love pili nuts, and candied pili nuts are an unholy addiction. I have eaten myself sick many times, so I've placed this batch far from reach in the hopes that I won't get too out of hand (I'm having them right now on my yogurt — tops!).
- Coco jam with pili nuts – This was a first! I've had coco jam (coconut jam) since I was a kid but never with pili nuts. I love jams and preserves that have got nuts in them so I was extra excited about this. Predictably, I loved it…coconut jam and pili nuts? How could I not? I wish they had more pili in it though, but that's ok because I have one whole pack of candied pili nuts to add to it 🙂 I can't wait to buy some pan de sal and make some coco-nut-sandwiches!
I have an interview up on Culinate! Culinate is a great new website on everything food-related. I discovered it through Liz Crain, one of their writers, who contacted me asking if I could be interviewed for Blog Feed, her column in Culinate that focuses on food blogs. To say I was flattered would be an understatement! Somebody out there wanted to put 80 Breakfasts on her column? Beside features on such fabulous blogs like La Tartine Gourmande, Cook & Eat, Baking and Books, and MattBites? Oh yes thank you kind stars! 🙂 You can check out the article here and do check out the rest of Culinate, which has loads of interesting stuff to peruse!


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Study options and career paths often go hand in hand: earning a certificate, diploma or degree can qualify you to enter a profession, so it makes sense to consider possible career paths when you are exploring university programs.
Check out the career options related to UFV's most popular areas of study.
UFV Agriculture grads work in nurseries, greenhouses, farms, golf courses, or agri-business companies. Find out more about agriculture careers.
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The growing use of technology is driving the need for more workers in software development, networking, web development, e-commerce, security, and information systems management.
Put your creativity to work: fine arts careers range from teaching to management to media and advertising, exhibition design, publishing and illustrating, or textile and clothing design.
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Hospitals, school boards, social services agencies, welfare organizations, correctional facilities, aboriginal band councils, community agencies, and private practices need trained professionals to replace increasing numbers of retiring staff.
The need for people trained in the sciences has never been greater in our world today. In fact, natural and applied science careers are one of the top three occupation groups predicted to experience the strongest growth in the coming decade.
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AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, BILLY JOEL, STING, CHRISTINA AGUILERA and JIMMY FALLON were among the performers who will take part in NBC's concert last night (November 2nd) to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. Money collected will go to American Red Cross relief efforts.
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Shelley firm offers plenty of training
If you're the owner of a small company looking for safety training, etc., there's a firm in Shelley seeking your business.
David Porter, his wife Catherine, son Jamal and five other employees offer 77 different courses. They range from professional development, industrial safety and nuclear operations training. Their client list includes the Idaho National Laboratory, the Department of Energy and the National Guard Bureau.
"We can customize courses as needed," said David Porter. One of the next courses on their calendar is basic instructor training at their office at 670 North State next Friday.
"We want this to be a place where lots and lots of training is going on," he said of the recently opened Shelley Adult Training Academy. They also have an office in Idaho Falls and another in Augusta, Ga.
"Our motto is 'excellent service at a fair price,'" Porter said.
The Porters, who have been in business 16 years, opened their Idaho office in 2006. They moved their home to Shelley in 2008.
And, with the help of the Bingham Economic Development Corporation, they opened their Shelley office earlier this year.
Originally from Georgia, they came to Idaho in 1979 while David received nuclear training at what is now INL. They left, returned, left and returned before finally staying.
David has a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from Columbus University. Catherine, who has worked as an engineer's aide, earned that certification from Idaho Vocational and Technology College. She has also worked on a business management degree at Arizona State.
Jamal is a marketing specialist with work experience at Walmart, Albertson's and Best Buy. He has done coursework at Georgia Southern.
"We're a small company but we can do big company-type of things," David said.
"Education is knowledge," he said. "Training is taking that knowledge and targeting it to specific situations."
David noted his personnel will take their training expertise to the client's business location. And, he said, all the classes are offered in Spanish or English as the situation dictates.
For more information, call 522-4218 or click on www.porterhouseinc.com.


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Monday, April 12, 2010
Waffly Good Breakfast
One of the surest ways to produce a smile on my son's faces is to make waffles. I rarely do it, though, because of the time involved. Somedays, though, like rainy weekend days, it's worth it just to see the sunshine in his smiles.
I made these waffles and topped them with homemade plum jam. I had to talk my son into trying that. Anything new or different is viewed with suspicion. We finally compromised; one waffle with jam, one his standard way - every hole filled in with maple syrup (that boy loves his syrup!). He agreed that both were good, although I suspect he'll still reach for the syrup next time I make them. I'll bet if I wrapped them around a sausage, he'd love them even more - Pigs in a Quilt!
If you like variety, try adding some chopped toasted nuts to the batter, or if you like savory, some chopped fresh chives. Whatever you do, though, don't skip the beaten egg white step! That's the secret to the lofty tenderness of these treats.
Happy Day Buttermilk Waffles
- adapted from The Bread Bible by Beth Henspberger
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs separated
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups buttermilk
1- Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high.
2- In a large bowl combine the flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, oil, and buttermilk until foamy.
3- In a small bowl using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form (when you pull the beater out of the whites, a peak should form which gently slouches over).
4- Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in the whites until no streaks are visible.
5- Brush the waffle iron with oil or melted butter. For each waffle, pour about 1 cup of the batter on to the grid. Close the lid and bake until the waffle is crisp and golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. (My waffle iron has a marvelous tweedling noise it makes to let me know when it's done.) Remove waffle from iron with a fork and repeat with the remaining batter.
Any leftover waffles can be cooled and stored in a freezer zip-loc bag in the freezer for up to 2 months. Reheat in the toaster.
16 comments:
- Lisa@The Cutting Edge of Ordinary said...
Oh I'm always on the lookout for waffles recipes. Thanks! I have a waffle loving son too. He likes to spread his with peanut butter and lots and lots of syrup. What is it with boys and syrup?
- April 12, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Waffles always make me happy. I LOAD them up with syrup. I always mean to try PB or blueberry preserves...and the syrup always wins.
- April 12, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- cindy said...
I love a good waffle, these look delicious! My waffle iron died recently, time to go shopping I think.
- April 12, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Chris Simon said...
"Pigs in a quilt" - LOL. Quick, trademark that if it's not already!
- April 12, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Abby said...
Pigs in a quilt! Cute! I wonder if C. would like them that way. Although even at 21 months he's already a syrup-in-every-hole kinda kid.
- April 12, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Kitchen Corner said...
I like your waffles recipe! I always think of trying it but I don't have a waffle iron. Will keep your recipe till I have one. May I know what brand of waffle iron are you using?
- April 12, 2010 at 6:48 PM
I love waffles, just like your son -- my dad made them every Saturday morning when I was growing up. His recipe also uses the beaten egg white trick. I agree, it's the secret to fluffy, tender waffles!
- April 12, 2010 at 7:17 PM
- Elle said...
Bet his smile chased away the clouds! Such light and lovely waffles Lynn...and sparkling jam. Weekends I should come to your house.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- grace said...
ooh, nice touch with the plum jam--that sounds great! also, pigs in a quilt? i LOVE that completely-fitting name, and i'd love to have that on my plate!
- April 13, 2010 at 3:30 AM
- Bellini Valli said...
If I started my day off with these waffles my day would be anything but ordinary.
- April 13, 2010 at 6:58 AM
- Barbara said...
I love it..Pigs in a Quilt! I'm in line for that one!
Your son was a good sport to try the plum jam when maple syrup was sitting there! But homemade jam? That's different.
I'd love waffles for breakfast. It's been a long time since I made them.
- April 13, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- Cara said...
Waffles make me smile too! My favorite way to eat them as a kid was with cream cheese, bananas, AND syrup. I guess I've always had complicated tastes. I would love to try the plum jam, yum!
- April 13, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Melinda said...
I don't know if I have told this to you before...and I know it is very un-American of me...but I don't like waffles! I know! I have tried but they just don't do it for me. I love pancakes but the waffle, no.
Go figure.
Your photo looks very sweet. And bless Samuel's little cotton socks for being open minded and trying something new.
- April 13, 2010 at 6:02 PM
- Rose&Thorn said...
I would stretch for the plum jam. I wish my Mom made these for me- looks like I'm going to have to be the mom to do the waffling!
- April 14, 2010 at 2:48 AM
- Anne said...
I love waffles...in fact I'm addicted to it :) Can't wait to try this recipe!
- April 20, 2010 at 12:20 AM
I love waffles so much, I bought a KitchenAid commercial waffle maker from KaTom, a restaurant equipment store online, and I can't wait to try this out. Buttermilk seems to do amazing things in baking. I use it for irish soda bread, biscuits, and pancakes!
- April 21, 2010 at 11:52 AM


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In Memoriam: John R. Murray, 1943-2013
John R. Murray, an OSA Fellow and a member of the Society for more than thirty years, passed away on 2 June 2013. He was 70.
Murray received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1965 and 1970. As an undergraduate student, he became involved in scientific research in the early days of lasers. After two years in the U.S. Army, Murray joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California, where he worked in the laser fusion program until retiring in 2003. His work focused on KrF and neodymium glass laser technology, and he had a major role in the design of the laser system for the Livermore National Ignition Facility (NIF), a megajoule-class laser facility for inertial fusion and other high temperature physics research. He later served as a senior scientist in the systems engineering group for the NIF.
Murray was affectionately known as "Dr. Science" around the laser program at NIF for many years. His encyclopedic knowledge of everything 'laser' and his knack for clear explanation probably began with his participation in the original study of the quantum statistics of amplitude fluctuations in the very first gas lasers. At LLNL, Murray developed RAPIER (Raman Amplifier Pumped by Intensified Excimer Radiation) technology to study techniques for compressing rare-gas-halide laser pulses efficiently by combining the Raman effect with pulse stacking. The RAPIER Laser was successfully deployed and tested at the kilojoule energy level by Murray and Julius Goldhar in 1983 at LLNL. Murray also developed a krypton fluoride (KrF) excimer laser, and the resulting publication is still often cited by KrF laser enthusiasts.
Murray and Mark Henesian at LLNL were the first to observe and quantify the effects of stimulated rotational Raman scattering (SRRS) from molecular nitrogen in long air paths and the extreme beam filamentation from this effect in atmospheric propagation. Murray was the lead member of a team with Henesian and Jeff Paisner in the study of atmospheric SRRS for the Star Wars Program at LLNL. Murray and the laser science team on NOVA also discovered transverse stimulated Brillouin scattering and the related optical damage at the third harmonic wavelength in large aperture fused silica optics, using the new NOVA prototype Type I/ Type II harmonic crystal array. As a chief scientist, Murray was a key member of the NIF laser design team from its conception, through its successful commissioning. He led the beam smoothing working group with colleagues Sham Dixit and Henesian and guided many NIF design efforts.
Several of Murray's publications remain highly cited to this day, including "Raman Pulse-Compression of Excimer Lasers for Application to Laser Fusion," (IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (Vol. 15, Issue 5, 1979), co-authored by J. Goldhar and D. Eimerl et al; and "National Ignition Facility Laser Performance Status," (Applied Optics, Vol. 46, Issue 16, 2007), co-authored by C. A. Haynam, P. Wegner, and J. Auerbach.
An OSA member since 1982, Murray began his association with OSA publications in 1984 as a topical editor for JOSA B. In 1991 he became a divisional editor for Applied Optics, and he served as editor-in-chief from 1993-1999. He served as chair of the OSA Publications Council (2000-2002) and as a member of the OSA Board of Directors (2001-2002). Murray was elected a Fellow of OSA in 1993.
Murray enjoyed his family, photography, woodworking and carpentry. In addition to his many accomplishments, he will be especially remembered for his great vision and mentoring and encouragement of young scientists, and as a kind and empathetic friend to all. He will be sincerely missed by his family, many friends and many past colleagues.
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When I read that Paul London had been released from his WWE contract last Wednesday, my first reaction was not of sympathy for the man himself, but of anger towards the company for letting another talented performer slip through their fingers. Under normal circumstances, my sympathy would be with the redundant performer, but I can't imagine that London's career could be worse off outside of the WWE, than it was within it.
Based on his lack of exposure, it is fair to say that the Texan had been treading water for almost 18 months, ever since his tag team with Brian Kendrick was transferred from Smackdown to the Raw roster, as part of the supplemental draft on June 17, 2007. To be fair, the team got off to a reasonable start -- even quietly winning the Tag Team titles from Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch in South Africa, before losing them to the same opponents three days later -- but their credibility was killed on the September 17 edition of Raw, when they came to the aid of Triple H, only to have him demolish them in enhancement-talent fashion. It was the beginning of the end for a team who had been the highlight of Smackdown for the entire previous year.
In my Raw report of November 10, I lamented the fact that I couldn't remember the last time that I was as excited about a wrestling match, as I currently am for the UFC's Brock Lesnar versus Randy Couture showdown. While it was not at the same level, either, one of the last WWE matches I can recall being eager to see was, remarkably, London and Kendrick versus William Regal and Dave Taylor.
Under the pencil of Michael Hayes, the feud had been built expertly; London and Kendrick were the young high-flyers, while Regal and Taylor were the tough, seasoned shooters. It was a match-up of opposites -- a rarity in an organization which seeks a breakout star, yet encourages performers to fit into their mould -- and was enthusiastically portrayed by JBL on commentary.
To say that I was frustrated when WWE cancelled their proposed match at Armageddon in favour of a four-team Ladder match (which infamously saw Joey Mercury receive a devastating facial wound due to a mishap with a ladder) would be an understatement. Not only had the match been put off, but much of its intrigue had also been negated by the fact that, during the Armageddon match, Regal and Taylor were set up as comedy figures, by being afraid to claim the ladder.
It is believed that London was disliked within the company for not seeing eye-to-eye with the creative team, and was the brunt of aggressive jealousy because of his relationship with Ashley Massaro. Clearly, it's child-like behaviour to fault him for the latter, and the next time you see Dolph Ziggler on your television set, try telling me that you wouldn't be sceptical of WWE Creative, either.
When it boils down to it, the fact is that WWE have lost another talented wrestler, who could at the very least have been an excellent opening match attraction, especially considering that he speaks Spanish at a time when Mexico is on the WWE hit-list.
Sometimes -- perhaps, you might say, most of the time -- the WWE seems to do anything but put its best foot forward. Let's hope another organization can make the best of Paul London's undoubted abilities.
Brian Elliott is a British journalist covering soccer, MMA, and pro wrestling. He thanks WWE for giving him another reason not to bother watching. He can be contacted at email@example.com.


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Pioneer History of the Strasburg
Community: Feist, Burgad, Baumgartner and Bauman Blazed Trail for
German-Russian Settlers in 1888
Baumgartner, John J. "Pioneer History of the Strasburg Community: Feist, Burgad, Baumgartner and Bauman Blazed Trail for German-Russian Settlers in 1888." Emmons County Record, 1984.
This year 1934 is one for celebration for all the people of Emmons county, especially the pioneer settlers. In 1884 Emmons was organized as a county, and it is now that we are to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. Because of this fact the old pioneers, as well as the present generation, have causes to rejoice.
It was during the fall of 1888 that the first settlers from South Russia in order to establish for themselves new homes in a new country. These first settlers were Jacob Feist, Joseph Burgad, Joseph Baumgartner and Sebastion Bauman. Because of the fact that these early people were looking for freedom and good land in America, and found it; and because they were so well pleased with the present location of Strasburg; and because they found there were great opportunities for others from their country, a movement was started for more settlers from their country.
More Soon Followed
This invitation was answered by the arrival soon afterwards of many of their friends. This second group included the families of John, Frank, and Jacob Baumgartner, Casper Feist, Albinus Schneider, Peter Kraft, Jacob Gefreh, Franz Gisinger, Egidius Keller, Martin Schwab, Lorenz Schwab and Phillip Keller. All of these took up their homesteads in the vicinity of Strasburg. They arrived on May 7, 1889, and on that same afternoon began to build their little sod huts.
Those first settlers found nothing but a vast expanse of prairie land, which at the time of their coming had just been burned over by a prairie fire. The first night after their arrival was accompanied by rain and snow. It rained for three days and conditions became so bad that some of the people were forced to seek protection under their wagon boxes.
Eureka was the closest railroad station and also the closest place where these people could find any market. In those days, of course roads were poor. What the people had to face during days of rain, snow and cold is hard for the younger generation to comprehend. Now we are moving along over improved highways in high-powered cars. In those days the best and fastest means of transportation was a team of oxen, or if a settler was fortunate enough, a team of horses.
The first two years of 1889 and 1890 were failures; but the year 1891 was such a good one for crops that it is talked of even to this day. This good year gave encouragement to these downhearted people and it was with renewed energy that they resolved to make the country their future home. More and more land was broken up, and new homes were built. The people began to love their new country and the freedom that it gave them in their enjoyment of a livelihood.
____??_____ first church. Their little place of worship was built on the homestead of Casper Feist about two miles north of the present site of Strasburg. With the completion of the railroad in 1902 the church was moved to Strasburg. Later this wooden building was replaced by a beautiful brick structure in the year 1910.
The first inhabitants of the town of Strasburg were John J. Baumgartner and Raphael Volk and their families. The coming of the railroad was followed by the quick growth of the village which in a few years had grown into a prosperous center for the community. Its citizens enjoyed living in it.
Today—after 45 years—these people can truly look back and view their accomplishments with pride and with a happy feeling that they have been duly rewarded for their hardships.
They have seen this community unfold itself from a mere nothingness to a prosperous, well-to-do, town.
Ludwig Senger, Hague; Mrs. Katherina Fischer, Roscoe, S. Dak.;
Mrs. Helena Dilman, Strasburg; Egidi Keller, Sr., Strasburg; Mrs.
Agatha Keller, Strasburg; John Keller, Strasburg; Karl Keller, Strasburg;
Mrs. Regina Brickner, Strasburg; Mrs. Mariana Rohrich, Strasburg;
Joseph Burgad, Strasburg; Mrs. Margaretha Burgad, Strasburg; Valentine
Keller, Strasburg; Johannes Baumgartner, Sr., Strasburg; Mrs. Katharina
Joseph Baumgartner, Strasburg; Mike Baumgartner, Strasburg; John
J. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Anton J. Baumgartner, Leopold Baumgartner,
Strasburg; Mrs. Ottilia M. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Mrs. Elisabetha
J. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Mrs. Martha J. Baumgartner, Strasburg;
Mrs. Marianna D. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Josabina Unszer, Strasburg;
Elisabetha Kraft, Strasburg; Stephan Kraft, Strasburg; Grigori Kraft,
Strasburg; Peter P. Kraft, Strasburg; Ferdinand Kraft Jr., Strasburg;
Mary Feist, Strasburg; Anna Kuss, Strasburg; Mrs. Katharina Bauman,
Strasburg; Joseph F. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Peter F. Baumgartner,
Strasburg; Margaretha Wald, Strasburg; John A. Baumgartner, Strasburg;
Anton A. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Joseph K. Feist, Strasburg; Kasper
K. Feist, Strasburg; Mrs. Magdalena Gross, Strasburg; Mrs. Barbara
Sager Ver Hoven, Strasburg; Rika Ver Hoven, Strasburg; Mrs. Wm.
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We have long touted the benefits and general awesomeness of bike sharing. Not only are bikes a cheap and easy way to zip around cities, but swapping a gas-guzzling car for pedal-powered two-wheeler is one of the easiest ways to curb carbon emissions and make our world a greener place. But now we have an even better reason to promote bike sharing: they actually save lives. A new study published by the British Medical Journal looked at Barcelona's bike sharing program and found that the benefits of bike shares contributed to 12 less deaths every year.
The goal of the study was to examine the risks and benefits to the health of regular bicycle riders of a sharing program. The researchers used nearly 182,000 participants of Barcelona's share program, Bicing, and found that the benefits of reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased physical activity far outweighed the risks of more exposure to traffic accidents and emissions from cars. The researchers compared a car driver's risk to the same factors, and found that while cyclists did have a slightly increased risk of death from traffic incidents (mortality rate of 0.03) and air pollution (mortality rate of 0.13), the increased exercise accounted for 12.46 lives saved, making the total lives saved 12.28. On top of that, Bicing has reduced the region's annual CO2 emissions by 9,000 metric tonnes.
A.K. Streeter at Treehugger explains that the researchers "took their data pool from only regular Bicing users, and assumed that 90% of them had only started regular cycle commuting after Bicing came into being." Streeter adds that "the plus of this was that the study was able to measure differences more easily than if they had studied a group of regular commuter cyclists who simply joined Bicing when it started up instead of using their own bikes. The downside is that there's no way to know if that assumption is accurate."
While the study authors do concede that this research is limited because of the availability of data, its results are supported by several other studies that have shown similar benefits of public bike sharing programs. And really, any data that encourages or supports bike sharing programs is highly beneficial to the greater sustainable cause. Hopefully these studies will have an impact in America, where many bike share programs (like New York City's) have been slow to get off the ground.
Via Treehugger
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Sunday, March 02, 2008
Just a Food Photo: Soba Noodles
Our dinner last night - Chicken Teriyaki with Soba Noodles. K. took this very lovely photo of the buckwheat noodles before I cooked them, so I though I'd share the photo with you..
6 comments:
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
Indeed that is a lovely photo of the noodles!!
- 3:56 pm, March 02, 2008
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
Beautiful! I think the Japanese really do the most lovely food packaging.
- 8:01 pm, March 02, 2008
- Lennuk said...
I always enjoy your food photos! You have always nice backgrounds and props! Do you keep fresh flowers, dried flowers, tablecloths and other stuff around for photo moments?
- 12:23 am, March 03, 2008
- lobstersquad said...
I´m a total sucker for the Japanese noodles in their pretty little bundles.
- 10:13 am, March 03, 2008
- Mariajaan said...
Dear Pille.
I took note of this place from a blog I read often. You might be already familiar with it, but just in case I leave you the link. When in Hamburg, visit this; the best offer selection of the whole German market: http://www.oschaetzchen.com/index_e.html
I am hoping that I can still surprise you!
- 5:21 pm, March 04, 2008
- Pille said...
Tanna, Lydia, Lobstersquad – thank you!
Lennuk – we've got few props and about 7 nice kitchen towels that we use over and over again :) And yes, we do try to have fresh flowers around, if possible at all. Not as props per se, although we do exploit them when we've got them around :) These lilac blossoms are from February daphne/Paradise plant (näsiniin) – my mum gave us a flowering branch from her garden when we last visited.
MariaJaan – thank you, I will!
- 8:47 am, March 11, 2008


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Feds to crack down on unsafe tour buses
Responding to recent deadly tour bus accidents, teams of federal inspectors will target bus companies with a history of problems as part of a national crackdown aimed at weeding out unsafe operators.
Over the next two months, inspectors will examine companies with a history of accidents or whose buses have been pulled off the highway by police and inspectors for safety violations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced.
Inspectors will also physically inspect buses, rather than rely only on company maintenance records, as has been past practice, officials said.
No reopening date yet for Statue, Ellis Island
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar says the security screening process for visitors to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island must be decided upon before a timeline for reopening the popular attractions can be determined.
Both Liberty Island and Ellis Island have been closed since suffering major damage in October's powerful storm Sandy. The Statue of Liberty itself was unharmed.
EU blocks Ryanair's bid to buy Aer Lingus
The European Union's antitrust authority has blocked Ryanair's renewed bid to take over rival Irish carrier Aer Lingus, ruling that it would undermine competition and drive up ticket prices.
The merger of the two Dublin-based airlines would have harmed consumers by creating a monopoly or a dominant position on almost 50 routes where Aer Lingus and Ryanair currently compete, said the European Commission, the bloc's executive arm.
"This would have reduced choice and, most likely, would have led to price increases for consumers traveling on these routes," it said.
Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline and already the biggest shareholder in Aer Lingus, vowed to appeal what it called a "political decision" designed to meet the interests of the Irish government.
TSA sorry for screening that upset 3-year-old
The Transportation Security Administration is apologizing after agents at Lambert Airport in St. Louis sought to screen a 3-year-old girl in a wheelchair.
The mother of the child shot video that caused a stir in social media after it was posted online.
The incident happened Feb. 8. The girl and her family were about to fly to Disney World in Orlando, Fla. A TSA agent asked to pat down the 3-year-old and screen her wheelchair. The agent initially told the girl's mother, Annie Schulte, it was illegal to tape the activity.
On the video, the little girl, Lucy, who has spina bifida, is seen crying.
Agents eventually decided against a pat-down.
The TSA says it regrets the incident and will address concerns with its workers.
Dubai adds tallest hotel to its superlative list
Superlative-hungry Dubai is adding another to its list: a 72-story hotel billed as the world's tallest.
The JW Marriott's Marquis Dubai has formally opened after gaining the title of tallest hotel from Guinness World Records.
At 1,099 feet, the hotel would tower over skylines in most cities. But in Dubai, it sits in the shadow of its more than twice-as-high neighbor, the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper at 2,717 feet.
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It is August 1999 and the poor, repressed province of Indonesia – East Timor – is building for its chance at independence with the UN-supervised ballot. As the Australian government attempts to stay friendly with both the East Timorese independence movement and the Indonesian generals, Aussie spy Alan McQueen is sent into Dili to discover the whereabouts of Bill Yarrow – an East Timor-based intelligence asset for Australian SIS who has disappeared.
As Mac closes on the truth, and the body-count rises from the pre-independence massacres, he finds himself drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where the Indonesian military is acting in defiance of its own president. Staying one step ahead of Indonesian intelligence with the aid of the Filipino mercenary Bongo Morales, Mac slowly uncovers a much deadlier medical program that could spell genocide on the troubled island. As he struggles to stop the planned decimation of the East Timorese, he finds that the identity of the atrocity's perpetrators might be too sensitive for the Australian government to handle.