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For years scientists have been treating breast cancer as a single disease. However, a new landmark study published in Nature has reclassified breast cancer into ten separate sub-diseases based on their genetic fingerprint. The culmination of decades of research, the study is the largest global study of breast cancer tissue ever performed.
The team, led by the British Columbia Cancer Center in Canada and the Cambridge Cancer Research Institute in the UK, used genome-wide microarrays to analyze the DNA and RNA of 2,000 tumor samples taken from women diagnosed with breast cancer. This huge pool of genetic information (copy number variants, SNPs and gene expression data), as well as survival data, allowed researchers to spot new and previously unacknowledged patterns for ten subtly different cancers that have, historically, been considered as one.
The challenge now is to understand the genetic drivers behind these newly discovered breast cancer variants and to develop new targeted therapies in the future. It could also lead to women with the best prognosis being spared side-effects of chemotherapy. The classification system will likely also form the basis for newer and better ways to diagnose and manage the disease.
Bioline offers a number of reagents that have helped further the study of cancers and, more specifically, breast cancer. So this edition of Bioline Scholar Monthly focuses on the use of Bioline reagents and kits in the field of breast cancer research.
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In a diverse cohort of breast cancer patients with a 1–5 year tumor relapse versus those with up to 7 years relapse-free survival, RNA was extracted and subjected to microarray and real-time RT-PCR analysis. Among the 299 genes, five genes which included B cell response genes were found to predict with >85% accuracy relapse-free survival. Real-time RT-PCR confirmed the 5-gene prognostic signature that was distinct from an FDA-cleared 70-gene signature of MammaPrint panel and from the Oncotype DX recurrence score assay panel.
Ascierto, L. M., et al. Breast Can. Res. Treat. 131(3):871-880 (2012) - A signature of immune function genes associated with recurrence-free survival in breast cancer patients.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are noncoding RNAs that function as key posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression. This paper found that BRCA1 recognizes the RNA secondary structure and directly binds with primary transcripts of miRNAs via a DNA-binding domain. The findings indicate novel functions of BRCA1 in miRNA biogenesis, which may be linked to its tumor suppressor mechanism and maintenance of genomic stability.
Kawai S. and Amano A. J. Cell Biol. 197 (2):201-208 (2012) - BRCA1 regulates microRNA biogenesis via the DROSHA microprocessor complex.
The bioactive lipid sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) uses sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 4 (S1P4) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) to stimulate the extracellular signal regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK-1/2) pathway in MDA-MB-453 cells. The magnitude of the signaling gain on the ERK-1/2 pathway produced in response to S1P can be increased by HER2 in MDA-MB-453 cells. The linkage of S1P with an oncogene suggests that S1P and specifically S1P4 may have an important role in breast cancer progression.
Long J. S., et al. J. Biol. Chem. 285:35957-35966 (2010) - Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor 4 Uses HER2 (ERBB2) to Regulate Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase-1/2 in MDA-MB-453 Breast Cancer Cells.
CD44, the transmembrane receptor for hyaluronan, is implicated in tumor cell invasion and metastasis. The expression of CD44 and its variants is associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer. This paper investigated the effect of silibinin (a polyphenolic flavonolignan of the herbal plant of Silybum marianum, milk thistle) on the epidermal growth factor (EGF) ligand-induced CD44 expression in human breast cancer cells. The results suggest that silibinin prevents the EGFR signaling pathway and may be used as an effective drug for the inhibition of metastasis of human breast cancer.
Kim S., et al. Anticancer Res. 31(11): 3767-3773 (2011) - Silibinin Suppresses EGFR Ligand-induced CD44 Expression through Inhibition of EGFR Activity in Breast Cancer Cells.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) have been found in breast carcinomas around the world. In this study, fifty-five BCs from Chile were analyzed for HPV and EBV presence. In addition, HPV- 16 viral load/physical status and E6/E7 expressions were determined. The results suggest that it is unlikely that HPV and/or EBV play a direct role in the etiology of breast carcinomas.
Aguayo F., et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer 6:7 (2011) - Human papillomavirus and Epstein-Barr virus infections in breast cancer from chile.
This study suggests that melatonin may play a role in the desmoplastic reaction in breast cancer through a down regulatory action on the expression of antiadipogenic cytokines, which decrease the levels of these cytokines. Lower levels of cytokines stimulate the differentiation of fibroblasts and decrease both aromatase activity and expression, thereby reducing the number of estrogen-producing cells proximal to malignant cells.
Alonso-González C., et al. J. Pineal Res. 52(3): 282–290, (2012) - Melatonin interferes in the desmoplastic reaction in breast cancer by regulating cytokine production.
Melatonin reduces the development of breast cancer interfering with oestrogen-signalling pathways, and also inhibits aromatase activity and expression. This study shows that melatonin inhibits aromatase activity and expression by regulating the gene expression of specific aromatase promoter regions. A possible mechanism for these effects would be the regulation by melatonin of intracellular cAMP levels, mediated by an inhibition of cyclooxygenase activity and expression.
Martínez-Campa C., et al. British J. Can. 101: 1613–1619 (2009) - Melatonin inhibits aromatase promoter expression by regulating cyclooxygenases expression and activity in breast cancer cells.
Bisphenol A (BPA) has long been suspected to promote carcinogenesis, but the high doses of BPA used in many studies generated conflicting results. This paper shows that BPA at environmentally relevant doses reduces the efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents. These data provide considerable support to the accumulating evidence that BPA is hazardous to human health.
LaPensee E. W., et al. Environ Health Perspect. 117(2): 175–180 (2009) - Bisphenol A at Low Nanomolar Doses Confers Chemoresistance in Estrogen Receptor-a–Positive and –Negative Breast Cancer Cells.
This paper indicates that decreased CDH1, CDH13 and TIMP3 with increased CD44 gene expression levels can be used as an indicator for invasion in both ER-positive and ER-negative breast tumors. In double-negative tumor tissues, CD44 can be considered a marker for aggressive properties. However, additional assays in a larger series of patients with long follow up will be necessary to confirm these results of gene expressions in ER-positive and ER-negative tumors and their relationship with HER2 and ESR1.
Celebiler A., et al. Can. Sci. 100: 2341–2345. (2009) - Predicting invasive phenotype with CDH1, CDH13, CD44, and TIMP3 gene expression in primary breast cancer.


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Update: more resources I picked up on a security list just now (I'm drowning in email here!) Apologies for any duplication. Update 2: more additions below. @imaguid pointed out in a microblog that there's a pattern to the use of social engineering around disasters like the Haiti earthquake: "first comes the tragedy, then malware purveyors exploiting the


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Nov. 14, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) –
Four-star recruit Jarquez Smith, who celebrated his commitment to the Florida State men's basketball team with a 42-point, 16-rebound and five-blocked shot performance against Putnam (Ga.) County High School on Nov. 13, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for two-time ACC Coach of the Year Leonard Hamilton and the ACC Champion Seminole men's basketball program. Smith is ranked as the No. 3 player in the state of Georgia, is the No. 40 ranked player nationally by Bob Gibbons and among the top 30 power forwards playing high school basketball.
Smith (Haddock, Ga.) averaged a double double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocked shots per game as a junior at Jones County High School. He earned All-Region First Team honors, was voted as the best defender in the region and selected to play in Georgia's North/South All-Star game. Smith led Jones County to the Georgia State AAAAA High School playoffs in 2012.
"Jarquez Smith is an extremely versatile player who fits very well into our system," said Hamilton. "His abilities on the offensive and defensive ends of the court make him a very complete player even though he has yet to scratch the surface as the type of player he is going to be during his career as a Seminole. In addition to already being a player with solid fundamentals because of the coaches he has played for during his career, he is an outstanding person who gets along with our players and our staff very well. Jarquez is a great addition to our program"
Smith, a 6-9 forward, is a consensus top 100 player by all of the national recruiting services. He is ranked as the No. 63 player by CBSSports com, No. 78 by ESPN.com, No. 96 by 247sports and No. 99 by Scout.com.
"I am very excited to be a Florida State Seminole," said Smith. "Coach Hamilton and his staff are building something very special at Florida State. They also have a great tradition of coaching forwards and teaching them how to play the game very well. I knew that Florida State was the place for me because of how well I got along with the coaching staff and the players during the time they were recruiting me. Florida State is the right place for me and Coach Hamilton is the right coach for me to develop throughout me college career."
Smith selected Florida State over Georgia Tech, Georgia, Auburn, Alabama and South Carolina.
"Florida State has been a school that Jarquez has always wanted to attend," said Jones County head coach Dennis Woolfork. "Jarquez hasn't event tapped into his ability as a player and I think the Florida State coaching staff was attracted to him because of his exceptional versatility. He can do things that other 6-9 players cannot do in terms of his ball handing and his passing along with his ability to score the basketball. Coach Hamilton and his staff have really got a special player in Jarquez and they will be able to help him continue his development once he gets to Florida State."
Florida State will play BYU on Friday night at 7:00 in the semifinals of the Coaches' vs. Cancer Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Seminoles play host to North Florida on Wednesday Nov. 21, at 7:00 p.m. in their next home game.


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On last night's episode, DJ Tracy Young came to town to give Kim "moral support," which involved attending some kind of racing event. When the other Housewives tried to talk to Tracy about their relationship, Kim flipped (her wig).
Despite Kim's insistence that her announcement (in a tabloid) of her bisexuality was not a publicity stunt, she's being really weird about the whole Tracy thing under the guise of wanting to protect her privacy. Meanwhile, we've recently learned on the show that she only had sex with Tracy once, but felt the need to talk about it in Us.
OK, and what's Tracy's deal? How come she always get subtitles when she talks? And what's that accent? What's her angle in all this?


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I ran some tests to help in purchasing decisions that I'd like to share. To hear everything properly, you'll need a DAW, an MS decoder and a surround setup. Files are downloadable here.
I really like quad for surround ambiances - four mic perspectives really does give a very cool spacial perspective to ambiances, and for film work they drop into bgfx tracks seamlessly while leaving the center channel open and clear for dialogue and foley.
The biggest question I needed to answer before upgrading the kit was: is it better to run dual ORTF, spaced pair, or dual MS to get the most natural sound?
Each setup has its plusses and minuses outside of the pure sound of the setup, but I chose to evaluate the pure sonics first, and then use that as the jumping off point for any further decisions.
The main thing I was interested in was in seeing how the imaging would work for sounds that move around within the ambient field. If a bird or person or whatever moves from front left to rear right, I want the clearest imaging of that movement I can get. Of particular interest to me is the way the different setups track movement from L to Ls or from Rs to R, as this is the trickier movement to track realistically.
I chose to use four Audio Technica 4050s to conduct the test, primarily because I have access to four of these mics, and secondly because the AT4050 can switch from cardioid to figure 8, so that meant that I could objectively evaluate the setup on its own merits without having to compensate for listening to different mics for the diff setups.
I also chose to record in our warehouse because I wanted to test these arrays in a reverberant space with a moderate noise floor, since that'll be the primary type of ambiance that I intend to record.
- set up the mic array
- run all 4 channels direct into a 788t, and set the preamps to 3 oclock.
- no highpass, no pads, no limiters.
- suspend a string on a mic stand directly above or in the center of the array. This string will be used to keep me exactly equidistant from the array as I move around it.
- record a pass of walking in a circle around the array while holding the string
- record a pass of walking the same circle while counting
- record a pass of walking the same circle while jingling some chimes
- stop and setup the next array
First up was the dual ORTF array.
ORTF is defined as two capsules about 17cm (6.69 inches) apart and angled 110 degrees from one another.
110 degrees adds up to 440 total degrees, so adhering to that standard would end up with the wide 100degree front and rear angles and a more narrow 70 degree angle between the L and Ls and the R and Rs (if all capsules are equidistant from one another)
Since I was so concerned about tracking from front to rear and back, I decided to narrow the angles a bit and go with a more symmetrical four corner design. here's the difference:
In the recordings, I found this setup to be very natural sounding, and to have the benefit of being relatively compact. If I were using small diaphragm condensers I'd be able to pack a rig like this into a large blimp or a pair of blimps. I could also custom build a square framed mic mount that could just pop on top of a single mic stand in an indoor environment.
Tracking around the room seemed to be very stable with this setup, if a little compact sounding.
The second setup was a spaced pair.
I left the angles of the mics at 90 degrees and set the mics themselves 6 feet apart at the corners of a square.
In my final evaluation, this was easily my favorite sound. the ambiance was super wide, yet the tracking across the various speakers was superb, and far more defined than the other, tighter arrays. I could really feel where I was in the room, and at no point did I feel any holes or dropouts.
If I have total control over a quad environment, this is going to be the way that I will record.
The last setup was dual MS.
I ran each M at 180 degrees from one another, and kept them relatively close to each other.
After running the test, I came across this photo, which showed a dual MS setup sitting comfortably inside of a single blimp.
In that setup the rear M channel is slightly offset, so if you'd like to approximate that sound with my test, just decode the rear portion using the S from the front portion (discarding the rear S channel I recorded)
Here's what my setup looked like:
The pattern was also super tight, and it was more difficult to track movement around the room from the distance that I was walking it.
The dual MS rig is clearly the most convenient, but also the least impressive sounding of the three setups I tested.
In the end, I encourage you to pull down the files and listen to them to make your own assessments.
After hearing the tests I opted for a quad cardioid approach rather than a dual MS one, and if I control things to the degree that I'd like, I'll be spreading those mics out very wide within the rooms that I'll be recording.
Quad four corners is probably the most cumbersome to setup, and it's impossible to do it stealth style, which is a shame because it yields what is to my ears the best overall results. It'll be my default for quad nature recordings though, and for interiors where I have control over mic positions.
When I need to have a smaller footprint the narrower four corners is a nice substitute for public space recording, and proper wind protection is probably achievable.
I'm a little bummed that the dual MS didn't stack up better because that's by far the most convenient rig to put together (3 channels and it fits in one blimp), but I suppose that's why we do the tests. :)
In the future I may run one more test where I place the mics in the corners of the room and walk the same circle inside of the mics instead of outside of the array.


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F-22's launch from Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.
The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and U.S. Air Force declare Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of Hawaii – Based F-22 aircraft.
The Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron and the Active duty Air Forces' 19th Fighter Squadron have achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) status.
The IOC announcement comes at the end of a three-day exercise that clearly demonstrates the units' ability to fly and maintain the world's most advanced fighter aircraft for any contingency operations.
The F-22 is capable of both air-to-air, as well as air-to-ground combat and is the Air Force's Primary air superiority fighter providing unmatched capabilities for air supremacy and homeland defense.
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I know that Ella's Kitchen makes fantastic baby food when my older daughter is asking if she could eat her little brother's meals and snacks. My little guy has been eating baby food from Ella's Kitchen even since he started solid food. Although I made a lot of baby food myself, whenever we traveled or needed to out running errands for most of the day, I would pack Ella's Kitchen pouch style baby food for baby G. Their baby food is delicious and great for times when it is not convenient for me to feed my little guy homemade meals.
Because my kids love Ella's Kitchen baby food and smoothies so much, when I heard that the company now offers baby cookies I wanted to try them out with baby G.
My little guy was lucky enough to have received a box of each Nibbly Fingers and Yum Yummy Cookies.
Ella's Kitchen website.
Many thanks to Ella's Kitchen. The company has generously offered a package of 10 packs of their pouches as a giveaway to one of my lucky readers. This giveaway ends on July 13th, 2012.
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|Senju Clan
| (千手一族, Senju Ichizoku, Literally meaning: Senju clan)
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The Senju Clan (千手一族, Senju Ichizoku) was a group of shinobi that were the strongest, feared and most respected clan above all other clans in the ninja world during the war-torn era before the founding of the hidden villages.[3] Together with their rivals — and distant relatives through a common ancestor — the Uchiha clan, they are responsible for founding the first hidden village named Konohagakure and under their philosophy of the Will of Fire, they are responsible for making the village, and later the Ninja World, into what it is today. The clan has produced three of the seven Hokage of Konoha: the First, the Second, and the Fifth. The clan shared deep familial ties with the Uzumaki clan,[4] and from this the Seventh Hokage is also an indirect member.
The Senju clan descended from Asura Ōtsutsuki, the younger of the two sons of the Sage of the Six Paths who inherited the "body" of the Sage, his father's life force, stamina, physical energy, and believed that love was the key to bringing peace to the world. The Sage grew to favour Asura's ideals over those of Indra Ōtsutsuki, his older son, who believed that power alone was the true key to finding peace. Therefore, on his deathbed it was Asura that the Sage chose to name as his successor. Indra, bitter and hateful at having being denied what he felt was rightfully his to inherit, attacked his younger sibling. The Uchiha clan would descend from Indra, resulting in the bitter centuries-long rivalry between the Senju and the Uchiha.[5] While undisputed, the Senju's legendary rivalry with Uchiha clan was taken advantage of by countries that hire their services.
The most famous member of the clan was Hashirama Senju, whose unique Wood Release ninjutsu that gave the clan the nickname the Senju clan of the forest (森の千手一族, Mori no Senju Ichizoku), and his ability to control the tailed beasts, made him the greatest shinobi of his time. However, living in a world of constant bloodshed, Hashirama had a great love for his fellow man and a dream of peace among all ninja. Known as the "Will of Fire" (火の意志, "Hi no Ishi"), this belief enabled Hashirama to use his position as leader to convince his clan to propose a truce with the Uchiha clan. Weary of fighting, and persuaded by Hashirama's great charisma and negotiation skill, though not accepted at first, the Uchiha ultimately conceded to the fact that the Senju were superior to them and started to surrender to the Senju. During a battle that lasted an entire day, Madara Uchiha finally fell in battle but still refused to accept the truce until Hashirama killed either himself or his own brother.[6] Witnessing Hashirama's resolve to kill himself, Madara finally accepted their truce thus ending the bloody rivalry between the two clan.[7]
The Senju and the Uchiha created a permanent settlement for shinobi within the country: Konohagakure. The first of its kind, the system along with the name inspired more countries to have their own hidden village per country, ending the Warring States Period with Hashirama's dream becoming a reality. But it would soon start again after Hashirama was elected as the First Hokage with the only Uchiha who was against the truce, Madara Uchiha who came to the conclusion that the hope for his clan was slowly dwindling, defected from the village in search of what he called his own reality. This would renew his battles with Hashirama until the fated, final battle at the Valley of the End where Hashirama resolved to protect his own dream, killing his friend who had succumbed to the Curse of Hatred.[8]
The Senju and Uzumaki clans are distant blood relatives whom they retained strong connections with.[9] For this reason Konoha-nin uniforms have the symbol of Uzushiogakure emblazoned on its shoulders.[10] Hashirama's wife would also come from this clan, further strengthening their ties.[11] Throughout the years, the Senju retained their supremacy over Konoha, and made the village into what it is today. After the First Hokage's death, his younger brother, Tobirama Senju, stepped up to become the Second Hokage. Although likely not a Senju by blood, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who would become the Third Hokage after the Second's death, was trained by both the First and Second. His successor, Minato Namikaze, was the student of Jiraiya, who was a student of the Third. Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, was not only a student of the Third, but also the granddaughter of the First and the grandniece of the Second. All of them strongly held to the Will of Fire philosophy.
It is unknown if the Senju still exist as an independent clan since there are no living people known to have the last name "Senju". Konoha Hiden suggests that they are not active any longer, as Kiba Inuzuka only recognises the name from history classes. The Senju's legacy, however, lives on in the hearts of the people of Konoha.
As descendants of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, the Senju Clan were gifted with tremendously strong chakra and chakra reserves having inherited Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's "body". As such they could fight for hours without suffering chakra exhaustion or even longer as Hashirama and Tobirama have demonstrated. Also unlike other Ninja Clans which specialise in one skill, the Senju were prodigious in all skills, from ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu so they were extremely well rounded, they were known as "the clan with a thousand skills" (「千の手を持つ一族」, "sen no te o motsu ichizoku"), which gave them their name "Senju" (千手, Literally meaning: "a thousand skills", "a thousand hands").[1]
Unique to Hashirama Senju, the clan also had the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai which could suppress and control the Tailed Beasts.[12]
- The name "Senju" literally means "thousand hands" (千手), possibly referring to the clan being called "The clan with a thousand skills".
- All known pre-Konoha male members of the Senju clan's name end in "-ma" (ま) more commonly written using the kanji "間" which can refer to space or a room.
- Although the Senju owe part of their fame to the Wood Release, Hashirama Senju was the only clan member known to be able to use it.
- The clan's symbol resembles a Vajra, both a symbol and a ritual object present in Buddhism and Hinduism. As a symbol, it represents both indestructible and irresistible force.
- Before settling in Konohagakure, the Senju clan resided on a remote keep surrounded by a forest.[13]
- The Senju, pre-Konoha, all had a common means of dress which consisted of light-coloured pleated hakama trousers, kimono shirts over which they wore long-sleeved haori with their clan's symbol emblazoned on the back.[14] In battle, they wore the heavy armour typical of the era, with the Senju symbol on the shoulder platings near the neck and on their headbands. In addition, they wore fish net armour underneath their clothing and armour for additional protection.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Third Databook — Shinobi Well-Informed Records
- ↑ Naruto chapter 398, page 15
- ↑ Chapter 399, page 1
- ↑ Chapter 500, page 3
- ↑ Chapter 462, pages 12-13
- ↑ Chapter 624
- ↑ Chapter 625
- ↑ Chapter 626
- ↑ Chapter 500, page 3
- ↑ Chapter 500, page 3
- ↑ Chapter 500, page 4
- ↑ Chapter 626, page 8
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 368
- ↑ Chapter 625, page 5


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Schwyzer/Dank interchange
Hugo Schwyzer and myself have had an interesting interchange on his last posting. I want to share with my readers one of our last interchanges(I expect there will be more) since this interchange really gets down to some basic issues. I also would like to note that Professor Schwyzer is one of the very few academics who engages this issue in an open and dispassionate manner. Bravo to him!
SCHWYZER writes-
As my regular readers know, Barry, I've written a bit about student attraction to professors. (I have an archive called student crushes, and I stand by that term, though I know your problems with it.) Many of the women with whom I had unethical, albeit "consensual" professor-student relationships made their attraction very clear to me. I took advantage of that attraction, but that doesn't render me any less culpable. Lots of folks get mad crushes on their therapists, but we know what that is, and have a good term for it: transference. And you know what, Barry? I haven't been at this gig as long as you, but I have been teaching for nearly twenty years and have taught well over 10,000 studnets — and I am convinced to my core that most of the attraction to me was basic transference. It wasn't about me, it was about where that young student was in her process. What got me voted America's hottest professor in 2008 was less about my looks (I'm not hideous, but I'm no model) but a teaching style that struck a chord with certain students. That some of them sexualized or romanticized that chord was a normal part of their developmental process. It was not an invitation to fuck them.
As I wrote a long time ago:
…we don't just get crushes on people whom we want, we get crushes on people whom we want to be like! Students don't get crushes on me because they want to go to bed with me or be my girlfriend or boyfriend; they get crushes on me because I've got a quality that they want to bring out in themselves. They're externalizing all of their hopes for themselves. And rather than encourage the crush to feed my ego, my job is to turn the focus back on to the student, encouraging him or her to take their new-found curiosity or enthusiasm or passion and use it, run with it, indulge it, let it take them places!
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I have no reason to doubt the honesty of your analysis of the transference process as to how it applied to some of your students and how it may have facilitated a sexual relationship with some of your students. Of course, as you point out apparently all of your students were young and such should not be surprising since you teach at a two year college which predominantly attracts young students. However, the problem becomes applying this to students and professors in general. You very well know that the genre of policies you advocate apply to middle age graduate students as well as to young professors. I am sure you know that "your" policies apply to student teaching assistants who may end up dating students where there is hardly any age difference. And, in my case, my wife who I met when she was a student has always been two years older than myself. I resent the implication that we should have been barred from dating because of some transference process or because someone may feel offended by such a relationships. Your insistence of using the term "crush" strongly implies that you do not take any of these relationships seriously. Can't you accept the fact some student prof couples experience "authentic" love, not just a passing crush? Can't you accept the possibility that some marry and have children and some of these children may end up in your classes as you lecture on how the student was a product of a crush, etc. etc. Do you ever give consideration to said possibility? Have you ever considered the possibility that I myself MAY have been the offspring of a student professor couple.
If your analysis has relevance to some student and professor couples and I believe it does, it also has relevance to non-student and non-professor relationships, to many people from various walks of life.
The social psychological dynamics leading to coupled relationships are a varicolored thing, but whatever the dynamic such does not justify the banning of psychologically "unacceptable" relationships.
At least it does not justify it in a free society, in a totalitarian society, yes; in a Big Brother society yes, but not here. Unfortunately, many of our values relating to freedom and civil liberties have historically been thrown out of the window in regards to sex because our society has been saturated with anti-sexual perspectives. It is hard to get beyond said perspectives. Supporting anti-sexual values has been the ability to control and coerce others who may give sexual offense. My problem with you, Hugo, is not your willingness to engage people on vital educational and sexual issues, but your willingness to coerce others who deviate from your or societal sexual norms. Sexually consenting adult couples should never be coerced or persecuted or prosecuted
From hooker to teacher to
I usually do not blog on matters relating to K thru 12 but I will make an exception this time.
Turns out that a NYC teacher had at one time been a NYC hooker but had successfully transcended from hooker to teacher. Now she has gone public as to her past via the internet. Some want her fired because they hold she is not a good role model for children. From what I know about her she could be viewed as a "good" role model since she made the transition to conventional straight life.
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I've found them really useful on occasion, but as I've tried to use them in more ambitious use cases, I've found myself wanting to use CLOS instead. I'm not sure if that's just a matter of familiarity.
There is some discussion on the topic here, but much of that seems a bit of a pissing contest, and I didn't find it all that enlightening.
My gut feel so far is that I'd tend to use closures in simpler cases, such as:
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Page Six reports that Bieber, 20, was snapped exiting Centauros, a brothel in Rio de Janeiro, and that two women left with him. Bieber's security attempted to cover the singer with a sheet, but one of his tattoos was still visible, and paps were able to identify the singer because they recognized his guards.
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I am really not sure WHERE to post this question so I'm starting here -- since
our project is all C#.
We have joined the many that discovered the coding shortcut made in the IDE
where the Add Reference does not enumerate the GAC. I have yet to get the
registry key built in a way that the IDE recognizes I have made an entry
to add to the Add Reference list either. But that aside, with the team doing
various portions of the code, we have found each coder uses different ways
to do Add Reference.
You can compile the DLL and in the main project create reference to the DLL
by browsing. Works great for this one solution -- but move that solution
to a desktop that does not have the DLL compiled and you get broken code.
You can create reference by pointing to the project as well. We have one
solution that has about seven projects in it right now and references are
made to each DLL project. This is portable as long as you place the solution
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all of the dependant projects must be added then the main project added.
This is not good for support in the long run.
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address this! What should be the standard for creating reference to a company
DLL? What should be the standard for DLL's that are for just this project
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Each DLL is a stand-alone solution. Each solution is unit tested and then
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Cutler Hall in the background is framed by the Class Gateway, an entrance into the heart of the campus from East Union Street.
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Alumni Gate was built by the Class of 1915 to mark the 100th anniversary of the first graduating class at Ohio University. The inscription on the gate was taken from a Latin inscription found over the main portal of the University of Padua, Italy.
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Ohio University student Charles Buchanan writes a message on the sidewalk at Alumni Gate, a popular location for student organizations to promote their cause. The Alumni Gateway will be rehabilitated during summer 2015.
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A $2 million capital improvement plan for high priority grounds areas will continue this summer on College Green and continue into next summer, amid other renovations on campus.
College Green, which has been the site of multiple significant historical events that reverberated throughout the Southeastern Ohio community for generations, will receive a facelift with the widening of the walkway leading to Cutler Hall from Class Gateway, as well as improvements to the Class Gateway itself.
One tentative improvement to the gateway includes a plan to add a handicap ramp to add yet another accessible entry to College Green.
"There is deterioration, there is cracking in brick, there are mortar joints and caulking that is failing and when one does not take care of that, then the deterioration can kind of get out of hand," explained Harry Wyatt, associate vice president for facilities at Ohio University. "There's very normal wear and tear associated with freeze and thaw cycles."
Cracking in the columns of the Class Gateway, as well as staining and deterioration of the limestone inscription wall will be corrected as part of the rehabilitation. Along with widening the path, drainage issues along the pathway also will be corrected.
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Design and construction has been working closely with Event Services to orchestrate the construction timeline and help minimize summer event disruption. Renovations will not begin until after graduation and alumni weekend, for example, but parts of College Green will temporarily be closed this summer.
The University will provide advanced notice of any closures or changes taking place that might affect those visiting campus.
In addition to the College Green updates this summer, the project will continue in the summer of 2015 with cleaning of the Alumni Gateway and Civil War Memorial. The retaining wall in front of Cutler Hall also will be rebuilt.
The area between Scripps Hall, Cutler Hall and Alden Library also will see changes in the pavement system.
In addition to the gateway and paving work, there will be roof work and painting on a number of buildings on College Green. There will be utility tunnel work on the south side of the green, as well as major building rehabilitation at Lindley Hall and Tupper Hall on the east and west sides of College Green.
"It's a normal amount of work for that period of time on the University campus, particularly since our six-year capital plan has gone into full force," Wyatt explained. "We had every bit as much work going on last year. I think the difference is, this is the first time in a long time we've had this much work concentrated on College Green.
"That is just a reflection of the fact that it is a very high priority area — a lot of historical significance, a lot of sentimental significance, it's a place that our alumni really cherish and a place we like to show off."
The comprehensive capital improvement plan was introduced in November 2011, and specifically set aside funds for high priority areas, which includes College Green. Gradual cosmetic changes have been made to the green since the plan was developed, but construction the next two summers will include many more structural changes.
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The historical context of College Green reaches far back to before the University officially owned the ground, and has served as a platform for multiple historic figures and dignitaries who have spoken to throngs of college students and the larger Athens community. It has been the site of sit-ins for war protestors, and has hosted famous dignitaries and presidents, including Barack Obama, Lyndon Johnson and Dwight Eisenhower.
"I think the green has evolved over the years just out of necessity," said Betty Hollow, author of, "Ohio University, 1804—2004" and "Soulful Bobcats."
Prior to the land now known as College Green being turned over to the University, the city and college were at a disagreement over who officially owned it since it was originally developed as part of the Northwest Ordinance. The land, because it was not allocated either way in ownership, was considered "public commons," meaning that the townspeople used it freely.
Members of the city in the 1800s used the land — now used for study sessions and shortcuts to classes — as a place to hitch horses and allow cattle to graze.
The University didn't officially own the land until the Athens County Soldiers and Sailors Monument was erected. When the University agreed to care for the monument, Athens City Council turned over the land in 1896.
"The green was not a very pleasant place to walk around, I expect, and you expected to be toppled over by a pig or two, but after that, I think it certainly has been a gathering place," Hollow said of the land being turned over to the University.
Class Gateway was a gift from the Class of 1949, who donated the materials to build a new gateway on the site of the old gateway, which was a gift from the Class of 1912. The Class of 1949 had future students in mind when they decided to update the current gate, which couldn't handle class change congestion. The gate is intended to recognize the first graduating class in the Northwest Territory, which was the graduating class of 1815.
As the center of campus, those who walk through College Green each day are walking where presidents and national leaders have stood. They are walking on the site of a 1970 protest and are passing a spot where a temporary G.I. Bill housing unit was temporarily constructed to handle the influx of men attending the University after World War II.
"I hope when it's done, no one will notice anything," Wyatt said of the College Green renovations. "It'll look the way people expect it to look. There are no great design changes planned. We really want to retain the historic flavor, but we want it to feel like it's well kept."


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Will Netflix still be around in 2147? How about Facebook in 2154? Or Groupon in 2158? Probably not. Scores of companies, particularly in consumer tech, come and go. That makes the longevity of a business like railroad giant Union Pacific (UNP) all the more remarkable.
The company celebrated its 150th anniversary on July 1. President Lincoln apparently took time from his busy schedule of fighting vampires on July 1, 1862 to sign the Pacific Railway Act. That paved the way for Union Pacific to start building part of the first transcontinental railroad.
I spoke with Union Pacific president and CEO Jack Koraleski Monday at the New York Stock Exchange, where he and 11 other Union Pacific workers rang the closing bell in honor of the company's sesquicentennial, about the company's long track record (Sorry. Couldn't resist ... just consider yourselves lucky I'm not indulging Baby Buzz and sprinkling references to Thomas The Tank Engine and Dinosaur Train throughout the piece) and the U.S. economy.
Koraleski said that Union Pacific is holding up well despite the global market and economic turmoil, noting that the fact that markets react to the morphing stance of German chancellor Angela Merkel shows how volatile the climate is right now. It's clearly a concern for the company since Koraleski said that about 40% of its business either originates or terminates somewhere outside the U.S.
"The world is getting smaller," he said.
But even though there are fears about growth slowing in Europe and China and worries that the stagnant job market in the U.S. will hurt domestic consumer spending, Koraleski said there are glimmers of hope.
He noted that the business of transporting oil in the United States is "booming" and that there is also strong growth in shipping cars and trucks. Healthy June auto sales reports from Ford (F), GM (GM) and Chrysler Tuesday morning seem to confirm that the comeback in Detroit is for real.
Related: Riding that train: Railroad earnings are a great sign
What's more, Koraleski said that Union Pacific is even experiencing an uptick in lumber shipments. That is encouraging given the use of wood in home construction. Koraleski pointed out that his railroad is taking equipment out of storage to accommodate the increased demand for lumber for the first time since 2008.
"We're not declaring victory yet," he said, when I asked him if this was a sign that the housing market has finally bottomed. But Koraleski said that all signs point to a continuation of a "steady as she goes" slow recovery in the United States.
The one major negative for Union Pacific is the decreased demand for coal shipments this year. Part of that is due to the unusually warm winter throughout most of the country. But the continued attractiveness of cheap natural gas as an energy source also is hurting the coal business.
Still, coal shipments account for a much smaller portion of Union Pacific's business than other railroads. That's a key reason why Ed Wolfe and Scott Group, railroad analysts with Wolfe Trahan, a New York-based investment firm focusing on the transportation sector, wrote in a second-quarter earnings preview report Tuesday that Union Pacific is the top stock in the industry.
Union Pacific's stock is up 12% year-to-date, outperforming rivals CSX (CSX), Northern Southern (NSC) and Kansas City Southern (KSU). It's also topped the performance of the broader Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT). That's due largely in part to the fact that railroads have been able to steal more business away from trucking companies.
Peter Tuz, co-manager of the Chase Growth Fund in Charlottesville, Va., said that Union Pacific's diversity should allow it to do well as long as the economy doesn't slip into another serious downturn. Tuz said that Union Pacific is one of the fund's top five holdings and it is the only railroad stock he owns.
"One of the reasons we bought Union Pacific in 2010 was because it was doing tremendous business moving coal and agricultural commodities. We figured that if the rest of the economy ever picked up, it would do really well," Tuz said. "This is a good, balanced company. There is no reason why it shouldn't continue to report strong earnings." Union Pacific's earnings are expected to increase more than 20% this year. That's higher than the projected growth rates for CSX and Norfolk Southern.
The world's most famous investor is a fan of the business as well. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought Union Pacific rival Burlington Northern Santa Fe in late 2009. Buffett famously referred to the deal as an "all-in wager" on the U.S. economy.
Union Pacific, like Berkshire, is based in Omaha. Koraleski said that he was surprised by the acquisition but that he viewed it as a vote of confidence in the railroad industry. He added that the purchase brought more investor attention to the few remaining independent railroads.
And for what it's worth, Union Pacific's stock has done much better than Berkshire Hathaway's (BRKA) since the Burlington deal was announced.
"We're still the biggest railroad in Omaha," Koraleski quipped.
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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - The space shuttle Enterprise has arrived at its new Manhattan home, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
The prototype space shuttle left Jersey City on a barge Wednesday at around 10 a.m. and began traveling up the Hudson River.
It passed the Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center site, and reached the Intrepid, where it was hoisted by crane onto the retired aircraft carrier's flight deck.
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"It's about time something from space came to the New York area," Michael Laterza of Scarsdale, N.Y., told CBS New York.
While the Enterprise never launched into orbit, it was used as a test spacecraft and now it will be used to educate the public about the glory of space.


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Manoa employees recognized for exceptional leadership and serviceUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Chancellor's Office
Arlene Abiang, (808) 956-5637
External Affairs & University Relations
HONOLULU - UH Mā®¯a employees Barbara Omoto, Coleen Reeves and Stanley Schab have been named recipients of this year?s Chancellor?s Award for Outstanding Service. They were selected from among nominees demonstrating sustained and exceptional leadership, service to their departments and to the University of Hawai?i at Mā®¯a.
BARBARA OMOTO is a secretary for the men?s basketball program in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. With 10 years of service to the department, Bobbi, as she is known, is endeared by co-workers and student-athletes for her professional and cheerful manner and for her ability to multi-task while exhibiting the aloha spirit. She provides administrative support to the men?s basketball program and voluntarily assumed the same role for the women?s basketball program three years ago, often working extra hours to aid both programs with various tasks. Outside of her administrative role, she assists with booster club operations, works sideline control for football games and coordinates the ?Balloon Brigade? for men?s and women?s basketball games.
COLEEN REEVES is a Buildings and Grounds Maintenance employee for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. She has worked for Athletics for 19 years, demonstrating her professional skills and performing tasks at an exceptional level. Colleagues noted that she ?exemplifies service with a smile,? and ?never hesitates to go beyond the call, putting in her own personal hours or resources to get the job done.? ?She is a dream employee!? Reeves has even been known to purchase cleaning products with her own hard-earned money because they are less offensive to her co-workers working in enclosed office spaces. She is recognized for taking initiative to get things done, doing so with a cheerful attitude, and for being a dedicated, hard-working team player.
STANLEY SCHAB is an editor with the Center for Biographical Research in the Department of English. With 13 years of service, he is described by colleagues as the ?heart and soul? of the center, and is recognized for his intelligence, efficiency, persistence, and integrity. As the center?s managing editor, he runs every aspect of the journal Biography, which has become the most prestigious venue for publication in the field of life writing. He is credited with improving production methods for the journal, which resulted in enormous cost savings. Schab is also responsible for the complete coordination of the center?s weekly ?Brown Bag? speakers series, in addition to supervising the center?s volunteers and student employees.
Recipients of the 2007 Mā®¯a Chancellor?s Award for Outstanding Service will be recognized along with other award winners at a systemwide ceremony on Sept. 5, 2007.
For more information, visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/about/awards/uhmsvc.php


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B.C.'s AirCare program, which many Metro Vancouver motorists have regarded as a costly headache despite its vaunted role in cutting carbon dioxide emissions, is being phased out.
The provincial government announced Thursday that the 20-year-old AirCare will stop tailpipe testing of light cars and trucks at the end of 2014 and turn its attention to heavy-duty diesel vehicles.
Environment Minister Terry Lake said newer cars are much cleaner now — a point argued over the years by AirCare's many critics.
"With new technology in cars, what we're seeing is the incremental benefits to the airshed are smaller and smaller," Lake said Thursday.
The Environment Ministry has estimated the AirCare program takes 20,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions out of the lower Fraser Valley airshed every year.
Passenger vehicles are exempt from the program for the first seven model years. Drivers of vehicles manufactured before 1992 pay $23 each year for tests while owners of newer vehicles pay $46 for tests every two years after the seven-year exemption.
Lake called the fees a significant cost to families.
"When governments have programs that are in place, I think it's responsible to say 'OK, have we achieved the objective?' and if we have, let's phase that out and look at other areas where we can make some better improvements to those objectives," he said.
AirCare was introduced in 1992 because of warnings from experts that Vancouver's air quality would be worse than that of Los Angeles by 2010.
There were plenty detractors of the new requirement that drivers demonstrate they had recently passed an emissions test before being given their auto insurance.
Besides costing motorists money in fees and mechanical repairs, the annual or biennial AirCare test was an inconvenience and a source of anxiety for car owners who wondered whether their car would pass the test.
Among those who detested AirCare was Vancouver Sun columnist Doug Sagi who called the new program "AirScare."
In a 1992 column, Sagi lamented the program was here to stay because the "total scrapping of the silly scheme is ... as doubtful as the emergence of common sense as the dominant rule of human behaviour."
Sagi said "the fact that it is a stupid program that will have only marginal to minimal effect on motor vehicle pollution is being overlooked."
A poll conducted for The Sun in 1994 captured the public's ambivalence over anti-emissions measures. The survey found that 75 per cent of British Columbians wanted tougher anti-air pollution laws and nearly 84 per cent of respondents were willing to pay more for cars with higher emissions standards.
But only 65 per cent wanted AirCare to remain in place.
The government-mandated program drew the ire of the Fraser Institute which urged the province to scrap it, calling it a waste of money.
The right-wing think-tank estimated in a 1998 study that AirCare cost $63 million a year in tests, fees, repair costs, expenses and lost time, while only reducing emissions that would cause $500,000 worth of damage annually.
In 2000 TransLink cited evidence the AirCare program had led to a 30-per-cent reduction in auto pollution.
But TransLink also acknowledged improved emission controls meant newer vehicles rarely failed the AirCare test.
So the agency in charge of AirCare passed a new testing and fee structure in 2000, in which owners of newer vehicles would escape annual AirCare tests in favour of a biennial test that would cost twice as much.
The AirCare program found more than 40,000 vehicles failed an AirCare inspection in 2011 — more than half of them for the first time.
AirCare general manager Dave Gourley said earlier this year the program "has significantly reduced vehicle emissions and helped to improve the air quality in this region. This is not propaganda but a fact supported by numerous independent audits of the program."
The province's decision to shift gears at AirCare comes despite a Metro Vancouver committee's recommendation in 2010 that the program be extended to 2020, warning that ending AirCare would put air quality at risk.
AirCare's new focus on heavy-duty diesel vehicles, however, does follow recent passage of a Metro Vancouver bylaw aimed at reducing emissions from backhoes, excavators, forklifts and other diesel-powered machines.
"Addressing major sources of contamination, and diesel particulates is certainly ... key to managing and improving air quality," said Metro Vancouver chairman Greg Moore.
He said working with the provincial government to reduce emissions from heavy-duty vehicles is the next step in that process.
The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, which represents 114 workers at AirCare stations, said the government's decision on AirCare will lead to more pollution and fewer jobs.
"AirCare helps everyone breathe easier, so we welcome the decision to introduce heavy-duty vehicle testing," said union president Darryl Walker.
"But AirCare is more cost-effective in removing pollutants from the atmosphere than any other transportation-based measure, so why would you scrap light vehicle testing in 2014?"
AirCare costs about $19 million to run each year.
The decision was also attacked by the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378, which represents the employees at Pacific Vehicle Testing Technology, which administers the program.
"The provincial government is saying 'Mission Accomplished' with regards to emissions but there's work yet to do," said the union, in a media statement.
"Cars and trucks should continue to be tested — AirCare catches close to 40,000 vehicles with emission problems each year. And without that testing that number will compound from one year to the next, growing exponentially."


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The Myths of Christopher Isherwood
Liberation: Diaries, Volume Three: 1970–1983
Most of Christopher Isherwood's novels are autobiographical. Many are narrated by someone named either Christopher Isherwood or William Bradshaw. Despite this, Christopher William Bradshaw-Isherwood—the name he was given at birth in 1904—was in some ways the least egocentric of novelists. The narrator who shares his name seems almost invisible, merely a hole in the air. All the other characters, who reveal their secrets to him while asking nothing in return, are physically real and emotionally larger than life. The rogue and double agent Mr. Norris in Mr. Norris Changes Trains (1935), the bohemian chanteuse Sally Bowles in Goodbye to Berlin (1939), the titanic film director Friedrich Bergmann in Prater Violet (1945), the dissolute archaeologist Ambrose and male courtesan Paul in Down There on a Visit (1962), and, in Isherwood's fictionalized memoir Lions and Shadows (1938), the eccentric Hugh Weston, modeled on W.H. Auden, are all flamboyantly themselves, while "Christopher Isherwood" scarcely exists at all.
In his nonfictional memoirs, Isherwood writes about himself as if he were not a single person but a disconnected sequence of persons. In Kathleen and Frank (1971) and Christopher and His Kind (1976) he writes about his present-day self in the first person, as "I," and his younger self in the third person, as "Christopher." Even his present self is less an individual than a generic member of a collective tribe—the gay tribe of Christopher and His Kind—or the replaceable occupant of a social role, as he describes himself in the title My Guru and His Disciple (1980). To an editor who met him infrequently, he seemed a different person each time.
He reported to a friend in 1939, "I am so utterly sick of being a person." He was already, in private, convinced that he wasn't one. "As a person, I really don't exist," he told his diary in 1938:
That is one of the reasons why I can't believe in any orthodox religion: I cannot believe in my own soul. No, I am a chemical compound, conditioned by environment and education. My "character" is simply a repertoire of acquired tricks, my conversation a repertoire of adaptations and echoes, my "feelings" are dictated by purely physical, external stimuli.
In 1939, after leaving England for America, he took up Vedanta, a religion he had never heard of earlier. Journalists and friends imagined that he had experienced a conversion to new values and a new sense of himself. In fact, he had adopted a religion that, unlike the cradle-Christianity he was reared in, confirmed what he already believed, that his personality was an illusion from which he must escape.
Introducing a collection titled Vedanta for the Western World (1945), he envisioned "all the teachers and prophets" telling him: "Christopher Isherwood is only an appearance…. He has no essential reality." A…
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They are the scenes of ordinary life: a mother stopping by the neighborhood bakery to purchase two strawberry shortcakes for her son's birthday, an aspiring writer toiling over a manuscript in a spare apartment, a young woman preparing dinner for her beau, a woman spying on her husband's mistress.
Yet in Yoko Ogawa's story collection,
those ordinary exteriors are merely brittle shells that crack open to reveal darkness, death and despair. Woven through the 11 interconnected tales is a thread of the grotesque, the macabre, the mournful.
The mother's errand turns out to be a paean to inconsolable loss. The writer emerges as an unhinged character that evokes both love and pity. The amorous young woman finds herself entwined in both a murder scene and a museum dedicated to torture.
Ogawa, a prolific author whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and Harper's Magazine, laces her stories with gruesome murders, exotic animals and peculiar events. Her language is both spare and searingly precise, crystallizing the details of everyday existence and capturing the unexpected shock of the bizarre.
In "Sewing for the Heart," for example, the narrator is a bag-maker who has been contracted to create a purse for a beating heart. The client is a cabaret singer who was born with the organ outside her chest. The narrator gasps in awe at the sight and utters an oddly erotic ode to the throbbing muscle: "What extraordinary, breathtaking beauty! Would it feel damp if I cupped it in my hands? Would the membrane rupture if I gave it a squeeze? ... I wanted to run my fingertips over each tiny bump and furrow, touch my lips to the veins, soft tissue on soft tissue, the pressure of her pulse against my skin."
Many of Ogawa's characters, including the bag-maker and the cabaret singer, reappear in other stories, as do details and events in ways that are sometimes incidental, sometimes integral to the plots. The effect is, as Ogawa describes the novel written by the unhinged author, an "icy current running under her words."
In these stories, ordinariness is not a mask hiding the morbid and the macabre. In many cases, the ordinary life itself, with its insistent drip of isolation, sameness, sadness and loss, is what pushes the characters to the edge of madness and vengeance.
As Ogawa writes in "Welcome to the Museum of Torture," which introduces readers to an exhibit space for devices such as corsets that crush internal organs and tweezers used to slowly pluck out a victim's hair: "For torture to be effective, the pain has to be spread out; it has to come at regular intervals, with no end in sight."
Ogawa's haunting prose may not be to everyone's taste, but readers willing to explore the murkier edges of the human psyche will not be disappointed.


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Have you seen The Avengers? If Sony would let you assemble, would you? After all, Spidey eventually becomes a member of the team in the comics ...
I saw it, and I was blown away. And I'm going to see it again this weekend. I have no problem adding to the amount of money it's making! [Laughs.] Joss Whedon is a genius, and it's an incredible cast. I was very, very jealous, and I wanted to jump on the screen and play with them. It killed me that I wasn't in it, but I understand why, and I'm not insulted. But hey, if Samuel L. Jackson wants to give me a shout, I'm there for the next one!
There's supposed to be some sort of Donald Glover shout-out in Peter Parker's bedroom. What is it?
I'm not going to tell. [Laughs.] But I love him, and he is brilliant, and I appreciate him so much as an actor, as a rapper, as a comedian. So this is just me tipping my hat to him to let him know he is appreciated. It's a very subtle thing, but someone with a discerning eye can see it. I can say that it will be visual — I don't get any say over music used!
If it were possible, would you want to see Spidey interact with Iron Man, Thor, etc. ?


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April 24, 2014
Mother's Day Favourites
Here are a few of my favourites for the upcoming Mother's Day from my online store Pikku-Kota: Iris Hantverk bath brush or face brush, reindeer leather slippers or cosy woolen throws by 1kertaa2.
I'd be happy with any of these on my first Mother's Day!
To celebrate, I'm offering 10% off all orders on Pikku-Kota between now (24/4/14) and Mother's Day (11/5/14). To redeem the offer, use the code "MUM" at check out.
Happy shopping!
Labels: Celebrations, Finnish Design, Gifts, Lapland, Pikku-Kota
April 21, 2014
Day Dreaming
I've been doing some serious day-dreaming lately. I'm always obsessed with Scandinavian design and would love to have some of the classic pieces in my own home. Gubi Grasshopper Lamp and Wegner Wishbone Chair have been on my wishlist for ages, but I do love that pink sofa as well as the gorgeously elegant andTradition dining table! One can always dream, right?
I would love to hear what are some of your favourite Scandinavian designs!
Labels: Decorating, Interior, niture, Nordic Design, Scandinavian
April 17, 2014
A Little Bit of Easter
Just a few simple decorations on our coffee table reminding of Easter.
I haven't cooked or baked a single thing or bought any chocolate eggs. Instead, I'm looking forward to having some mämmi in a couple of weeks!
Happy Easter!
*woolen throw by 1kertaa2 available from Pikku-Kota
Labels: Easter
April 11, 2014
Rainy Days
Autumn is finally here and the weather has been quite grey. It's been lovely to spend some time indoors though; having a cup of tea and getting cozy with a magazine.
Have a lovely weekend!
1kertaa2 woolen throw and cushion covers are from my online store.
Labels: Decorating, Home, Interior, Pikku-Kota
April 07, 2014
Aesop Love
A rainy Sunday called for a bit of pampering. I adore Aesop for their great product range and beautiful packaging. Thank you dear friend who gifted me these products!
The face brush peeking from the tray is by Iris Hantverk, available at my online store Pikku-Kota.
Labels: Aesop, Bathroom, Product Review
April 02, 2014
One Nordic
Have you heard of One Nordic Furniture Company? Their collection includes beautiful and quirky designs that are timeless yet contemporary. I am particularly in love with their Key side table and here's the good news; they deliver around the world!
I am also dreaming of having pendant lights above our dining table and I think this combination of white and copper (with marble in the background!) looks amazing!
All photos by One Nordic
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison concedes he and his colleagues have "a mountain to climb" if they are to head off a Labor victory at the next election.
The former Tourism Australia executive is pegging his hopes on sharpening the party's messaging.
"We've been very good at the what ... but the why, the why, people want to know," Mr Morrison told Sydney's 2GB radio on Tuesday.
What is proving particularly difficult to explain is why he replaced Malcolm Turnbull in the first place.
"Because the parliamentary party elected me to do that job," Mr Morrison told Perth radio station 6PR.
"Whatever the reasons individual members had, one thing is very clear, they have given me that responsibility to lead them to the next election and that's exactly what we're going to do."
Australia has enjoyed strong jobs and economic growth under coalition rule.
And yet, the government has lost its 40th consecutive Newspoll and would shed 30 lower house seats if the results were replicated at the next federal poll.
Mr Morrison told a joint coalition partyroom meeting Labor leader Bill Shorten thinks he's home and hosed.
"The Australian people are coming quickly to the realisation of what a Shorten government would look like and they recoil," he told colleagues at Parliament House.
"The events of the past few weeks have been very difficult for us all, that's done, we all know that. We have a mountain to climb together."
A federal election is due by May 18.
The latest Essential poll shows Mr Morrison's net approval rating as prime minister has risen 6.33 per cent in the past fortnight.
Two in five respondents believed he would make a better prime minister than Mr Shorten, compared to 27 per cent support for the Labor leader.
One third of the 1050 people surveyed between Thursday and Sunday did not know who would be better.
The prime minister has singled out energy policy as a key election battleground.
"Bill Shorten wants to have an ideological debate about climate. I want to have a practical debate about reducing electricity prices," he said.
Some 69 per cent of respondents to the Essential poll think it is important for the federal government to agree to a policy for reducing carbon emissions to address climate change, while 23 per cent think it is not important.
The prime minister said he was comfortable reducing carbon emissions by 26-28 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030, in line with the Paris climate accord.


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A Marketing strategy is crucial if you want to really succeed in your marketing. Amongst its advantages are:
1. Helping you to focus your marketing attention.
2. Better complete utilization of resources
3. Helps in increasing sales; and
4. A powerful resource of winning over your competitors.
Every company applies some kind of marketing strategies to maintain existing customers, attract potential customers and also to maintain and enhance their reputation in the market.
When designing a marketing plan, first a marketing strategy is taken into consideration. The marketing plan consists of steps to be taken so as to attain success in the implementation of the marketing strategy chosen. Big projects involve selection of different strategies at different levels. Usually a strategy consists of well-sketched tactics. They are meant to meet the needs and finally reach marketing objectives.
Each of the strategies has pre-calculated results because when a particular strategy is chosen at a particular level, its outcome becomes the goal of that particular level. If there is an absence of a well thought out strategy in a marketing plan it means it is supposedly lacking a good foundation. A reasonable marketing strategy should not only facilitate marketing goals, but also the action sequence of a campaign.
At regular time intervals the firm should analyze the marketing decision. This is done with the help of strategic models. The 3C's model is usaully considered for this purpose. The 3C's model determines the factors, which leads to the success of a marketing campaign.
There are three key parties involved in this model. These are:
>>> The corporation
>>> The customer; and
>>> The competitors.
The involvement of all the three key parties leads to positive results and this involvement is known as the 3C's or strategic triangle.
The role of the corporation is to increase the strength of the company in the success critical areas, when compared to that of the competitor. The customer and his interest form the basis of any strategy. The competitor also plays a vital part. The competitor-based strategies are based on the functioning of business competitors like design and engineering, sales and servicing, and purchasing.
When making a marketing plan some particular strategies known as mix strategies are used. 4P's model is used to calculate whether the plan is sticking to the strategies or not.
The four Ps stand for product, price, place and promotion. Products are goods produced by the company on a huge scale for the purpose of selling them and earning profit. Price is the money paid for a product by the customer. The price is based on many factors like competition, market share, customer perception and product identity. Place where the product is sold can be either physical store or store on the Internet. It is also known as distribution channel. To make the customer knowledgeable about a product, the marketer does promotion. It involves advertising, public relation and point of sale.
There are different types of marketing strategies based on some criteria. Some of the common marketing strategies are:
1. Market dominance strategies – Market dominance strategies are used to dominate the market. Examples of these are Challenger, Leader and Follower.
2. Porter generic strategies – Porter generic strategies are built on strategic strength or competing abilities and strategic scope or market penetration. Cost leadership, Market segmentation and Product differentiation are types of porter generic strategies.
3. Innovation strategies – Innovation strategies are meant to trigger the rate of product development and model innovation. It helps you as a business to incorporate latest technologies. Close followers, late follower and Pioneers are types of innovation strategies.
4. Growth strategies – Growth strategies facilitate the growth of the organization. Intensification, Diversification, Vertical integration and Horizontal integration are types of growth strategies.
5. Marketing warfare strategies are conjunction of marketing strategies and military strategies.
A marketing strategy or a mix of them is chosen only after thorough market research. A marketer should always be ready to face any kind of situations like if the strategy is changed in the middle, he should be able to perform another market research so as to choose the proper strategy, within a short period of time. This can be done easily if you have the experience.
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PASADENA>> Flags flew at half staff Wednesday in memoriam of Pasadena resident Scott Studenmund, who died Monday while serving in Afghanistan.
Studenmund, 24, was one of four Americans killed in what officials have called a friendly fire air strike in the southern region of the country. Studenmund was an alumnus of Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada Flintridge. He graduated in 2008.
"At the request of Mayor Bill Bogaard, City of Pasadena flags were lowered to half-staff in honor of Scott Studenmund, a Pasadena soldier in Afghanistan who was killed in Afghanistan on Monday, June 9," city spokesman William Boyer said in a statement. "Flags will remain lowered until after the City Council meeting on Monday night, which will be adjourned in Scott's memory."
Bogaard could not be reached for comment.
Studenmund was a "beloved member of his class" at Flintridge Preparatory, the school said in a statement, and was an All-Area and All-League football player.
"He was beloved by his classmates and teachers," school officials said in the statement. "His smile could light up a room."
Studenmund attended Pitzer College in Claremont for a year, where he also played football, before decided to join the military, according to the statement.
According to the school statement, Studenmund was deployed to Afghanistan in January and was scheduled to return home in August.
He served as a Special Forces Green Beret soldier, which family members told the school had been his lifelong dream. After two years of training, he became a sniper based in Clarksville, Tenn.
Studenmund is survived by his father Woody, his mother Jaynie, his sister Connell and a half brother. Funeral services will not be open to the public or the media, the statement said. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in his memory to a special fund established in his name.


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