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Increasing dopamine in brain's frontal cortex decreases impulsive tendency: research
Raising levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the frontal cortex of the brain significantly decreased impulsivity in healthy adults, in a study conducted by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco.
"Impulsivity is a risk factor for addiction to many substances, and it has been suggested that people with lower dopamine levels in the frontal cortex tend to be more impulsive," said lead author Andrew Kayser, PhD, an investigator at Gallo and an assistant professor of neurology at UCSF. "We wanted to see if we could decrease impulsivity by raising dopamine, and it seems as if we can."
The study was published on July 4 in the Journal of Neuroscience.
In a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, 23 adult research participants were given either tolcapone, a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that inhibits a dopamine-degrading enzyme, or a placebo. The researchers then gave the participants a task that measured impulsivity, asking them to make a hypothetical choice between receiving a smaller amount of money immediately ("smaller sooner") or a larger amount at a later time ("larger later"). Each participant was tested twice, once with tolcapone and once with placebo.
Participants especially those who were more impulsive at baseline were more likely to choose the less impulsive "larger later" option after taking tolcapone than they were after taking the placebo.
Magnetic resonance imaging conducted while the participants were taking the test confirmed that regions of the frontal cortex associated with decision-making were more active in the presence of tolcapone than in the presence of placebo.
"To our knowledge, this is the first study to use tolcapone to look for an effect on impulsivity," said Kayser.
The study was not designed to investigate the reasons that reduced dopamine is linked with impulsivity. However, explained Kayser, scientists believe that impulsivity is associated with an imbalance in dopamine between the frontal cortex, which governs executive functions such as cognitive control and self-regulation, and the striatum, which is thought to be involved in the planning and modification of more habitual behaviors.
"Most, if not all, drugs of abuse, such as cocaine and amphetamine, directly or indirectly involve the dopamine system," said Kayser. "They tend to increase dopamine in the striatum, which in turn may reward impulsive behavior. In a very simplistic fashion, the striatum is saying 'go,' and the frontal cortex is saying 'stop.' If you take cocaine, you're increasing the 'go' signal, and the 'stop' signal is not adequate to counteract it."
Kayser and his research team plan a follow-up study of the effects of tolcapone on drinking behavior. "Once we determine whether drinkers can safely tolerate this medication, we will see if it has any effect on how much they drink while they're taking it," said Kayser.
Tolcapone is approved as a medication for Parkinson's disease, in which a chronic deficit of dopamine inhibits movement.
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Chinese Stories/The frog of the well
|The name of this story in Chinese is 井底之蛙, or 坐井觀天.
The frog of the well is a fable by Zhuāng Zǐ, sometimes known as Looking at a sky down in a well.
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The frog lived down in a hole where there was all he had to live. One day, a softshelled turtle came by and told him about the sea. 'The sea? Hah! It's paradise in here. Nothing can be better than this well. Why don't you come down and share my joy?'
The turtle tried, and failed as the mouth of the well was too small. 'Why don't you go see the sea instead? During Yu the Great's reign, there was flooding for nine out of ten years, yet the sea barely grew an inch. During Tang of Shang's reign, droughts were experienced in seven out of eight years, yet the sea hardly shrank. Being unaffected by such disasters is the joy of living in the sea....'
Moral: Some ignorant people know nothing aside from their own world.
The names the frog of the bottom of the well (井底之蛙) and glancing at the sky from the bottom of the well (坐井觀天) were not original titles by Chuang-tzu. The philosopher has given the fable no title. Such titles have been made up by others. In fact, the common interpretation of a frog in a well is incorrect. The word 井 had meant 'trap' (which is now written as '阱') back then.
Nowadays, both titles have been used as an idiom. The former means a person whose knowledge is so limited that he or she has no idea about anything aside from the world of their own; the latter means the action of being the kind of person mentioned above. Here is an example sentence using both idioms:
Which translates to:
He always shows off his geographical knowledge in front of others, yet he is simply an ignorant frog of the bottom of the well. I guess I'll advise him to stop glancing at the sky from the bottom of the well.
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Tuesday April 17, 2012
Press Release
When Roberto Fonseca plays, the music seeps from every pore in his body, at times on stage he stands and hammers the piano as if it were a percussion instrument or he grabs a drum and transforms his group into a comparsa '" the Cuban carnival groups that parade the streets once a year '" and gets the audiences dancing euphorically'¦..
YO, Fonseca's new album, continues this party like never before. Recognized as a major influence on modern Cuban jazz, and jazz in general, he proves that his horizons are not limited by the subtleties of jazz, nor to just the Caribbean.
That he has chosen to title it simply 'yo', 'I' , or 'me' in Spanish, and to pose shirtless on his album cover, his hands open facing up the sky, is not unimportant. The naked torso, without a hat, nor jewellery, evokes rebirth.
"This album unveils the beginning of a new phase more than the closure of an old one," explains Fonseca. "On YO, I want to delve deep into my roots in light of my experiences and show the diversity of my musical universe, all these ideas which I had put aside, unable to use until now."
If the new compositions revisit themes such as love and spirituality that have already nourished his work, this time Fonseca draws from a rich musical palette full of contrasts. In place of his usual jazz quintet, on YO he develops a concept of a union between electro, analogue and African, Hammond organs, n'goni, congas, kora and the talking drum, combined together in a synthesis of Afro Cuban groove and Griot tradition.
Since he was a teenager listening to Herbie Hancock & The Headhunter's jazz funk, Roberto has had an interest in old school keyboards like the Hammond and Moog, as well as the Rhodes. 'At festivals, I've been lucky enough to be able to observe and learn from many musicians who play the Hammond. I have played it live a number of times but this is the first time I've used it on a recording.'
Fonseca's relationship with Africa and the Yoruban culture in particular, play an integral part in his family heritage. He was raised in the San Miguel del Padrón neighbourhood in Havana, and it was his grandmother who passed on the Santería faith. On this album Roberto has deepened this connection to the mother continent by working with African musicians. 'It has always been a dream of mine to explore what my compositions could offer if interpreted by African musicians of my generation. It is an honour to have Baba Sissoko, Sekou Kouyate and Fatoumata Diawara on board, they are all such talented musicians who are so generous with their music.'
A total of fifteen musicians, instrumentalists and singers, participated in the production of YO. In addition to the aforementioned Africans and the Cubans Ramsés Rodríguez and Joel Hierrezuelo, two close collaborators of Fonseca's for many years, tha album also counts on the versatility of the bassist Étienne M'Bappé and of guitarist Munir Hossn. Contributing vocals to the project's richness are the Algerian star Faudel, the Senegalese singer Assane Mboup of Orchestra Baobab, and the spoken word artist Mike Ladd. Gilles Peterson, a friend of Fonseca's since they met on the Havana Cultura project, brings his expertise to the co-production of two tracks.
Gathered together in Spring 2011 at the Meudon studios in Paris, the team finished the recording in one week. Fonseca is the first to admit that the fluidity of the sessions is to be credited to his manager and co-producer Daniel Florestano, who guided him in selecting the right people… Amongst them is the Californian producer Mikael Eldridge, aka Count, who proved to be one of the most decisive. A true goldsmith of sound known for his work with DJ Shadow, Radiohead and the Rolling Stones, Count has spared no effort for his first non-Anglo-Saxon release. If the recording of the tracks took less time than expected, its post-production – mixing, mastering, additional programming and remixes – took place over several weeks. 'I continue to be surprised with every listen and a lot of it comes from Count. His mastery of sound and space, his intelligence of the psychology of each song, are impressive. He is a great creator, and his contribution has been decisive'.
The record opens with a party, a little bit like the endings of Roberto Fonseca's concerts… Surely one of the most powerful themes, 80s, refers to a time when
people danced without worrying about labels, to music of inclusive virtues such as disco, the decade preceding the fall of the Berlin Wall and the "Special Period" in Cuba. Illustrating the influence of percussion on his way of playing, Fonseca alternates piano and Hammond in order to develop his story: 'I generally compose by telling a story, like a movie. There I imagine that a comparsa, a carnival group, arrives in front of my place while I'm working on my piano. I continue to play, I join the party, the drums continue on their journey and I get back to my exercises, therefore this classic coda!'
From the Black Americas, Bibisa, transports us to Africa. A composition by Baba Sissoko, the track sees Fonseca's piano talking with Fatoumata Diawara's voice, and a duo of African strings performed by Baba Sissoko (n'goni) and Sekou Kouyate (kora). 'It's an organic and spiritual theme, which imagines a small group of people gathered underneath a tree to talk,' explains Fonseca. 'But when really listening, you realize that the clave (the rhythmic pattern on which Cuban popular music is organised) is there from the beginning and that the whole piece plays on this contrast between this Cuban leitmotiv and the noticeably African elements. This is the project of the album: to touch the African roots without forgetting where I come from, without forgetting Cuba.'
It is precisely to this source that Mi Negra Ave Maria takes us, a melody composed by the four hands of Fonseca and his mother, Mercedes Cortés. As on his previous records, the pianist uses her to invoke positive energies that have accompanied him since his birth. Constructed on a format of piano / bass / drums, the piece gains even more in vitality thanks to the improvised poem by Mike Ladd, Obatala's Daughter. 'Gilles Peterson, who co-produced this track, introduced me to Mike Ladd. Honestly, I initially thought that the piece was already rich enough in its instrumental version and that a voice was not necessary. I did not imagine at all the joy that Mike was going to achieve as he recited the text little by little. My English is not very good and I did not understand at all what he was saying, but it was evident that his words were elevating the spiritual dimension.'
If all the faithful of the Yoruba religion are the children of the goddess Obatala, Chango or its equivalent 7 Rayos, is the divinity that Fonseca is personally attached to. Inhabited by this god of war, music and justice, the track 7 Rayos progresses on a nearly continuous line of bass and a martial rhythm, around which different elements gravitate – kora, tamani, choir, electronic programming – providing a narrative dimension and the impression of a voyage. 'I wanted to produce a fairly minimalist theme, which expresses my feelings about the African roots of Cuban culture. So I choose to integrate an excerpt from a vinyl where the great poet Nicolas Guillén pays tribute to the Yoruba.'
El soñador está cansado is another composition of Fonseca's, and the second title on which Gilles Peterson participated in the production. It begins with a piano solo, then adopts a soul-funk turn with Fonseca at Rhodes. 'A song dedicated to all the romantics, which speaks of disillusionment in love. But also a nod to the vintage sound of the new English soul, and to the talent of people like Peterson, who bring a special flavour. The challenge was to combine it with very distinct elements of Cuban and African percussion.'
Chabani is the family name of an Algerian friend of Fonseca who introduced him to the rich culture and music of the Maghreb. The melismas of the singer Faudel reflect straightaway a vision of Algier, la blanche, whilst the tamani, or talking drum, of Baba Sissoko makes sparks fly.
The Gnawa tradition is introduced in the piece Gnawa Stop. A composition by percussionist Joel Hierrezuelo, as the title highlights it demonstrates the similarity between Gnawa and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Constructed in two stages, a first one in which the instruments find their place, and a second one where they enter a common tempo, this piece gradually leads the listener into a state of trance, its repetitive rhythmic pattern giving the impression that can last all night, and perhaps never stop.
El Mayor is Luis Jesús Valdés Cortés, Roberto's older brother and the main person responsible for Fonseca's passion for American funk. This interlude, where crackling radio sounds are superimposed on the lines of a piano, refers to the time spent by Luis Jesús working on his technique as a self-taught pianist, and also to the radio waves that brought new sounds to Cuba.
JMF are the initials of two people who have joined the circle of Fonseca's close friends in recent years. A tribute to the great figures of Cuban music, the song is inspired by island traditions and flows into an electronic variation of a montuno on Hammond organ and electric kora. 'I did not think Sekou Kouyate could produce such a sound with his kora', explains Fonseca. 'The way it blends with the other instruments is sensational and I know that we will repeat this experience.'
After this breakaway in Afro-Cuban rock territory follows the calm air of Asi es la vida, a bluesy ballad carried by a melody and a piano solo of great serenity: it says that we must never lose hope. 'The musicians too often forget that silence is full of music and that it can mean more than a profusion of notes.'
Quien soy yo, even in its title, is one of the manifests of the album. Under its seeming simplicity, the theme draws from different styles of Cuban music to deconstruct and recompose the elements in a unique structure. To this already rich arrangement comes the vocal power of Assane Mboup, one of the singers of the legendary Orchestra Baobab, and the Brazilian riffs of Munir Hossni's samba on the cavaquinho. 'This theme speaks of love and positive vibrations. It brings together three of the most important musical forces, joined by Mother Earth, AFRICA.'
As if to close the circle, Fonseca mobilizes Hammond, Rhodes and Moog in a jazz-funk hymn, a dizzying chase between the rhythm sections of Étienne M'Bappé, Joel Hierrezuelo and Ramsés Rodriguez, the composer. 'Rachel is the name of one of Ramsés' daughters. He had recorded a first version in a Cuban vein, but I immediately thought on listening to the piece that it could be adapted to this legendary style.'
To those people who are still wondering who is Roberto Fonseca and to all those who thought they knew him, the Cuban musician replies: YO. An epic at the crossroads of jazz, traditional music and soul; a crossing of both sides of the shores of the Atlantic; an album which presents a new artist, not because he has changed but because his art still contains many surprises.
Yannis Ruel


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Ankiel powers Cards' rain-shortened rout of Bucs
Cardinals 16, Pirates 4
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Rick Ankiel isn't just hitting, he's turning into a force.
Ankiel homered twice and had a career-high seven RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-4 Thursday in a game shortened to eight innings because of rain.
"Marvel is a good word," manager Tony La Russa said. "It's kind of amazing, isn't it? Clutch, too."
Ankiel hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the second inning for a 5-2 lead against Bryan Bullington (0-1), who made his first major league start five years after he was the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft. Ankiel made it 11-3 with a two-run drive in the fifth against John Grabow and added a two-run double in the sixth off Dave Davidson, also making his big league debut.
Brought up Aug. 9 in his first major league appearance since he pitched for the Cardinals in 2004, Ankiel is batting .358 with nine homers and 29 RBIs in 23 games. He also homered twice against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 11.
"It feels as good as it can feel," Ankiel said. "The thing to remember when you get up there with runners on base is that the pitcher is the one that's in trouble."
He made his second start in center field, hauling in Steven Pearce's drive at the wall in the third. He barely missed a diving catch on pinch-hitter Matt Kata's slicing drive that fell for a double in the fourth, getting a round of applause for the effort, in addition to making a pair of curtain calls after his homers.
"It was a good day, that's for sure," Ankiel said. "It's been unbelievable."
St. Louis (69-68) is one game behind NL Central co-leaders Chicago and Milwaukee, scoring its most runs since Aug. 29, 2001, against San Diego. The Cardinals had 22 hits, their highest total since April 27, 2003, at Florida.
"They took some of our young kids and hit them hard -- period," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said. "Flat pitches in the middle of the plate get hit often, and hard."
The Cardinals are 17-9 since the Ankiel callup.
"It seems like we've been winning since I've been here," Ankiel said. "Hopefully we can continue."
Mike Maroth, back from a bout of elbow tendinitis, allowed two runs, six hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings, throwing 54 pitches in his first appearance since Aug. 4. On Wednesday, Mark Mulder pitched for the first time in over a year and gave up six runs over four innings in an 8-2 loss.
"It was a matter of just not being aggressive enough early in the count," Maroth said. "I made a lot of pitches that would have been good with two strikes, or when I was ahead in the count but early in the count you've got to make them put it in play.
Kelvin Jimenez (2-0) got one out for the win, throwing a called third strike past Jason Bay to end the second with the based loaded.
Bullington gave up five runs and seven hits over three innings
in his second big league outing. He received a $4 million bonus
when he signed with the Pirates out of Ball State, then went 34-17
in three minor league seasons, his climb through the minors slowed
by a shoulder injury that sidelined him for 2006.
He also singled in his first career plate appearance in the second and scored his first run later in the inning.
"My fastball was a little flat and my slider was a little loopy at times," said Bullington, who made one relief appearance for
Pittsburgh in September 2005. "They took advantage of it, that's for sure."
Davidson worked the sixth and allowed four runs -- three earned -- and four hits.
Aaron Miles and David Eckstein each had three hits and an RBI for the Cardinals, who split the four-game series. Jose Bautista had two hits and two RBIs for the Pirates.
Maroth escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first, getting Pearce on a called third strike. Bautista and Freddy Sanchez hit consecutive RBI singles in the second tie it at 2.
Game notes
The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 26 minutes because of rain, and there was a mandatory 30-minute delay before the game was called with no outs in the top of the ninth. Wednesday's game began after a 49-minute rain delay. ... One of the biggest cheers of the day came when the crowd noticed on the jumbo scoreboard that the Dodgers had taken the lead in a four-run ninth against the Cubs in a 7-4 victory. "The crowd goes crazy and you've got to look up yourself," Ankiel said. ... Miles is batting .476 (20-for-42) with six RBIs against the Pirates. ... The Cardinals' previous seven-RBI game was by Scott Rolen on Sept. 15 last year at home against the Giants. ... Jack Wilson had two hits and was 11-for-16 in the series. He's batting a major league-best .409 (36-for-88) since Aug. 1.
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Hard to believe that my little guy is now not so little and yesterday he turned 16!!
My little Caleb 16??? How can this be? I swear I was just 16! (I know, it's time to come to grips with my age!) But seriously, this young man brings me so much JOY! He is a great kid! He is growing up to be a "fine young man"! I know that I am his mom and yes, I am very bias, but really, he is GOOD! He works hard at what he does, he is a great brother (except for when he's not!), he is a crack up (he get's that from me!), he loves life! And we all love him!
Thanks to his cutestcousin/best friend for planninga wonderful day! It started with him being dragged out of bed by her and other friends and cousins...taken to breakfast...going to the movies...coming home and putting together his birthday present from us (a desk for his bedroom)... visiting with Grammy & Papa...then off again for a fun evening of trampoline basketball, foam pits & more! I think he had a great birthday!
One disappointment...his Jeep never was delivered! He dreamt that wewere going to get a Jeep for him. Dream on Caleb!! He has to finish up his Eagle Project and then a driver he will be! That was the plan all along, he said yesterday, he wished he would have done it all at 13! But it will come, not to worry, like I said he is a worker that one!
So Happy Happy Birthday to my first born, Caleb! I love you so much, we all do! Thanks for bringing a light of love and happiness into our lives! Continue to do your best, work hard and you will accomplish great things!


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The evenings have started to cool off earlier, almost as soon as the sun starts to set, and last Saturday was such a perfect evening with the most beautiful sunset.
A pot roast was doing its thing, but that was hours away from being ready, so while we waited, I roasted a head of garlic until it was soft and caramelized. We spread whole cloves of that sweet, buttery garlic on slices of toasted rosemary bread and drizzled them with honey. The combination of the caramelized garlic and sweet honey was one of the most amazing things I've tasted.
Then I roasted a sweet yellow onion until it was soft and the edges were browned and caramelized. Something as simple and humble as an onion is completely transformed when its roasted.
We ate the onion with balsamic vinegar and goat cheese, a delicious treat. I love any excuse to use one of the finishing balsamic vinegars we bought in Palisade, one a Strawberry Lemon Balsamic and the other a sweet Blood Orange Balsamic.
We lingered on our tiny, third-floor balcony, nibbling on the appetizers and sipping wine, and a light rain started to sprinkle. The cool breeze swept up the scent of a summer that's cooling down and making way for fall.
And then, I noticed the sunset...
Roasted Onions with Balsamic Vinegar and Goat Cheese
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- 1 very large or 2 medium sweet yellow onions
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 ounces goat cheese crumbles
Preheat the oven to 425 and line a baking sheet with foil. Peel the onions, then cut into large chunks; place on the baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Roast the onions for 25-30 minutes, until the onions are soft and the edges are caramelized. Place on serving dishes. Drizzle with the balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with goat cheese. Enjoy right away.
Yields 4 servings.
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Global Roots is a 501c3 non-profit organization registered in the State of Washington, USA. Our goal is to support local humanitarians in their efforts to change the lives of children around the world. We abide to the "100% volunteerism" motto in which no wages or salaries are given to the members or volunteers. We strive to commit 90% of all donations to projects and less than 10% on administration.
Global Roots was founded by Rick Montgomery from Portland, Oregon in 1997. His inspiration came during his travel in India in 1993. While backpacking in Madras, Rick held a starving baby in his hands. In subsequent years, as he traveled the world as an expedition leader and travel writer, he continued to be haunted by the image of that starving Indian baby. Rick finally gave up a "normal life" and devoted himself to grassroots activism. His passion soon became the protection and nurturing of children in areas of famine and social unrest.
[This text was borrowed from http://www.globalroots.org.]
Recently Global Roots has been putting effort into introducing solar cooking into Kenya, Afghanistan and Cambodia.
- August 2010: A year in review included a number of solar cooking and water purification activities within Kenya, done in conjunction with Solar Cookers International. Training occurred in five communities with 85 individuals. See more details..
- July 2010: In collaboration with Solar Cookers International in Nairobi, they are coordinating a volunteer effort that will be deploying solar cookers in Kenya in July 2010.
- May 2010: A pilot project has begun in Tamoung Pha-em, Cambodia to introduce CooKit solar cookers to the local community. Similar to many other regions, residents have relied on wood for cooking. The area once surrounded by jungle, has mostly been turned into palm oil fields, leaving scarce wood for cooking. Families have started to rely on kerosene, or walk long distances to get wood. The project is sponsored by Global Roots, a Washington state non-profit. Patrick Firouzian recently traveled to Tamoung Pha-em with the first cooker to demonstrate it's potential. Dany Pan, a village school teacher, will use the cooker regularly and experiment to adapt local food recipes.
- February 2010: During his February mission in Afghanistan, Rick met Felicia "Cia" French, a Colonel in the medical corps, who has desperately been seeking for a NGO to help her launch a plan to protect Afghan children from an explosive domestic threat: Kerosine ovens. Global Roots recognizes the need to address the critical problems of child safety and resource conservation and is preparing missions to promote solar cooking. Felicia herself has already done an amazing job, as documented in this SCI report (Solar Cookers International, with whom we are working in Africa).
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text: This dissertation describes an indoor localization system based on oscillating magnetic fields and the underlying processing architecture. The system consists of several fixed anchor points, generating the magnetic fields (transmitter), and wearable magnetic field measurement units, whose position should be determined (receiver). The system is evaluated in different environments and application areas. Additionally, various fields of application are discussed and assessed in ubiquitous and pervasive computing and Ambient Assisted Living. The fusion of magnetic field-based distance information and positions derived from LIDAR distance measurements is described and evaluated. The system architecture consists of three layers, a physical layer, a layer for position and distance estimation between a magnetic field transmitter and a receiver, and a layer which uses several measurements to different transmitters to estimate the overall position of a wearable measurement unit. Each layer covers different aspects which have to be taken care of when magnetic field information is processed. Especially the properties of the generated magnetic field information are considered in the processing algorithms. The physical layer covers the magnetic field generation and magnetic Field-Based information transfer, synchronization of a transmitter and the receivers and the description of the locally measured magnetic fields on the receiver side. After a transfer of this information to a central processing unit, the hardware specific signal levels are transformed to the levels of the theoretical magnetic field models. The values are then used to estimate candidate positions and distances. Due to symmetrical effects of the magnetic fields, it is only possible to reduce the receiver position to 8 points around the transmitter (one position in each of the octants of the coordinate system). The determined positions have a mean error of 108 cm, the average error of the distance is 40 cm. On top of this, the distance and position information against different transmitters are fused, this covers clock synchronization of transmitters, triggering and scheduling sequences and distance and position based localization and tracking algorithms. The magnetic-field-based indoor localization system has been evaluated in different applications and environments; the mean position error is 60 cm to 70 cm depending on the environment. A comparison against an RF-based indoor localization system shows the robustness of magnetic fields against RF shadows caused by big metal objects. We additionally present algorithms for regions of interest detection, working on raw magnetic field information and transformed position and distance information. Setups in larger areas can distinguish regions which are further than 50 cm apart, small scale coil setups (3 transmitters in 2m^3) allow to resolve regions below 20 cm. In the end, we describe a fusion algorithm for a wearable localization system based on 4 LIDAR distance measurement units and magnetic field-based distance estimation. The magnetic field indoor localization system provides distance proximity information which is used to resolve ambiguous position estimates of the LIDAR system. In a room (8m × 10m), we achieve a mean error of 8 cm.


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What's a wrist without a bracelet or two or three or more? Always my mantra -- always. No matter the time, place, or occasion -- I always have a bracelet on one wrist. They are my favorite type of jewelry -- mainly, I am a fidgety thing and bracelets always give me something to do with my hands and something interesting to look at! And, I love the sound of bold bracelets.
Bracelets are the perfect way to be able to gaze at the wonders of gemstones and rocks -- all day and all night long. After all these years, I still see something new in a piece I have worn for years and that makes me really happy. Strange how that happens.
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I've owned this pack for nearly 6 years now with very few complaints. This has been my only pack for everything from day hikes, 3 night fast-packs, ice climbing, ski mountaineering, tele-skiing, books+gym bag, carry-on luggage, canoeing, etc in the Alaskan wilderness playground.
Quite frankly I'm hard on my gear. Despite this being a light-weight model, I've had very few wear issues. After 6 years of heavy use, the bottom of the pack (which is not the dyneema pack material mind you) has recently blown a few small holes that I've had to patch. Earlier in the pack's life, it got set sideways on a pallet with screws sticking out. It of course suffered puncture wounds, but that's more abuse than use, and would be expected of such negligence. Easily remedied with some stylish patches.
With just a plastic framesheet and a single stay, this pack carries heavy loads well. I don't weigh my pack, but I'd guess I've carried 50-60 pounds with it before for ski mountaineering+ice climbing gear-intensive adventures, and I've had no real problems. This pack was not designed for such a wide range of uses, but it has performed exceptionally well.
As for features:
Mesh Pocket. This really adds a lot to the pack. I often stuff a layer in there while on the move, and it fits my avy shovel, skins and probe well too.
Zippered pockets: The top pocket is a nice size, and the water-tight zip has held up well. there is another zippered pocket on the outside of the mesh pouch that is also super nice for stuff that needs to be readily available.
Side access zip: Though I rarely use this feature, it does come in handy occasionally. It zips right down the side where you see the curved seam. It lets you get to that pocketknife that trickled its way to the bottom of the pack.
Straps: With the mesh pouch, there really isn't room for daisy chains, so lashing things to the pack can be tricky. I don't usually pack stuff on the outside of the main compartment for that reason, except of course for the mesh pouch, which is sizable. There is a strap that clips to the top of the mesh pouch and goes over the top of the main compartment (under the top flap). This strap is useful for attaching a rope, a pad or a helmet across the top of your load, under the flap. The compression straps are fine, and work okay for attaching skis a-frame style.
Hydration pocket: The pack has a built-in pocket for your water bladder that hugs the frame sheet. works great.
Harness/ hipbelt: Compared to some heavy-duty hiking bags this pack lacks extra-thick padding, but what is there is very comfortable and suits the pack well. Just be sure to get the right size based on your back length, because it doesn't adjust up or down like some new frame designs.
I've tried other packs, and borrowed friends' packs for comparison (including a Mont-bell expedition pack, and an Osprey Aether, among others) but Gregory's fit and attention to performance without hyped-up goofy add-on features beats them all. I'm finally upgrading this year to the Gregory Makalu Pro, which might be better suited to my needs.
Design: top loader with outer mesh pouch
Size: 50-60 L
Number of Pockets: 1 main compartment, 1 mesh pouch, 2 zip pockets
Max. Load Carried: 60 lbs
Height of Owner: 5' 11"
Price Paid: $150?
Nice light pack.
I use it for mountaineering because of the light weight. I have two issues with this pack. First there are few lashing points on the pack. I am forced to put my crampons in a bag and in the outside flap pocket. When I switch to an axe and need to put away the trekking poles
Second the material can be a bit lightweight when scraped against hard snow or rock. I have seen some premature wear on the dynema material.
Good pack otherwise. Just look carefully at your intended use.
Design: rucksack
Size: Large
Number of Pockets: 3
Max. Load Carried: 35lbs
Height of Owner: 5'9"
Price Paid: $150
I was taking a 17-day trip to Europe and my only luggage was one backpack. I compared the following backpacks:
'06 REI Catalyst 35L,
'05 Kelty Redwing 3100,
'06 Gregory Z Pack,
'06 Gregory G Pack,
'06 Osprey Atmos 50,
'06 Osprey Atmos 35
First off I recommend REI for backpacks. They have a very liberal return policy which allows you test at home and then return. Also very knowledgeable
and helpful staff.
Some of these (REI UL30, REI UL45, REI Catalyst 35L, Gregory Z-Pack and Kelty Redwing 3100) I purchased and tested at home, them later returned. For these I packed exactly what I was bringing with me to Europe. Total weight of pack was 23-25 lbs., then later returned. I also did in-store testing on all of them by packing weight sacks equaivalent to 20-25 lbs and then walking around the REI store for 15 mins.
This was an April trip so I needed some mild to chilly weather clothes. For reference as to how much the packs can hold, this is what I packed in each of the bags I tested at home and eventually what I brought to europe on my trip:
1 pair jeans
1 pair lightweight long pants
6 pairs boxers
1 short-sleeved t-shirt
2 long-sleeved t-shirts
1 long-sleeve Columbia fleece
1 tolietry kit
2 paperbacks
2 small top 10 travel books (equal to 1 paperback together).
2 undershirts
6 pairs socks
1 pair gym shorts
1 long sleeved button down shirt
1 sweater
1 folded up duffel bag to use for return trip for souvenirs
1 outlet adapter
1 ipod power supply
1 cell phone power supply
1 Marmot Precip Jacket (sometimes I was wearing this)
I first wanted to see if everything would fit and then I put the pack on for about 15-20 mins. I also wanted to get a pack that was small enough to carry onto a plane. For sizing note that I'm 6'3" 190 and always tested the large size which hold a bit more than the smalls and mediums. Also note that I bought four of the REI stuff sacks and put clothes in those. They worked great for easier packing.
Backpacks Tested:
Tested in store and at home.
Very light. Not much in the way of outer pockets. I could just barely get everything into this. That's with really squeezing and putting most books in outside pockets.
I really liked the skinny/tall feel of the pack. The support system and padding on the shoulder straps was not as full/quality as the osprey, gregory or kelty. But good enough for my travel needs and comfortable. Though maybe not if you were doing an all day hike. If it was a little bigger or if I was bringing a little less it would have been the winner.
'06 Catalyst 35L - $90
Tested in store and at home.
Light. But not as light as UL30 or UL45. And no outside pockets at all.
This fit everything. Nearly equivalent space as REI UL45. The Support system and straps a touch better than the UL30, UL45. Also has the skinny/tall feel like the REI UL packs, which I felt was more comfortable and makes squeezing into airplane and train luggage compartment much easier. In the end, the lack of outside pockets and it being a touch heavier than UL45 was the reason it wasn't the winnder.
'06 Gregory Z-Pack - $190
Tested in store and at home.
This was a grade up in size and quality from the others. Very light. Lots of outer pockets with a big outside net pocket. I easily got everything into this with plenty of room to spare. I could fit 1.33 times my load.
Seemed to be very high quality. The support system and shoulder straps were a step up from the REIs. But it had a ton of straps. Straps everywhere. The staps were really a nuisance. I liked it and was very comfortable. But it was more than I wanted to pay and was also concerned it was to big to carry on a plane.
'06 Gregory G-Pack - $150
Tested in store.
I really liked the outside big net pocket. And like the Z-pack was of high quality. It didn't seem to fit as much stuff as the REI Catalyst 35L and maybe just as much or a little less than the REI UL30. Also seemed to be a little small for me. It rode real high on my back and didn't rest on my hips. The large of this seemed to fit like a medium of other packs.
'06 Osprey Atmos 50 - $200
Just looked at in store. Didn't put on and test. Looked great. REI didn't have a large on the floor. The REI staff were big on this model and a couple of them said they had bought one for themselves. But I was 1.5 weeks a way from my trip and couldn't take a chance on it not being shipped in time. The Ospreys were my favorite as far as style goes.
'06 Osprey Atmos 35 - $160
Tested in store. Had a fantastic support system. In a class by itself for the support system. It was the first one I tested in the store so I was just getting
started in getting the feel of the packs. Didn't test at home with my exact stuff. But based on the in-store testing it seemed to hold less than other bags of the same listed size. I say this based on how many of those 'weight' sacks that the REI staff loads in the pack for you. You then go walk around the store for 15 minutes.
The REI UL30 and REI Catalyst 35L each fit more stuff than this bag. This bag would not have been big enough for me.
'05 Kelty Redwing 3100 - $70 (on sale on REI.Outlet, normally $110)
Tested at home. This thing fit a ton. It's got a different configuration than the other packs. This one is short and wide. The REIs were long and skinny.
The Osprey and Geregory's were in between. It easily fit in everything. Fit as much as the Gregory Z-Pack, maybe more. Had good/enough outer pockets for my liking.
At first, I though it was great. Had a comfortable shoulder straps and good support system. After a while though it seemed a little bit heavier than it should have. Maybe it was because all weight was outward, because of the short/wide style. I was also concerned that it was going to be too wide to fit into the overhead compartment on a plane or at least too big to pass the size test to get it onto the plane. I didn't want to take that chance. Though the REI.Outlet price was a great deal.
This is the one that I didn't return.
Tested in store, at home and on a 17-day, 3-country, 4-hotel, 7-train and 4-plane Europe trip.
Very light. Very durable. Very portable. Very comfortable. Not much in the way of outer pockets. The lack of outer pockets is its biggest fault. It fit everything listed above. But without much room to spare. Though I could have squeezed in a few more t-shirts and didn't fully utilize the top pocket. Like the other REI packs I tested it has more of a tall/skinny style. That fit better for me and also seemed to carry the weight easier. It rested on my hips correctly. Not much in the way of bells and whistles like the Osprey and Gregory's. Only one outside packing strap that locked the cover to the top loading opening to the main body. But that's all I needed to get it tight and squeezed in. I thought this was a pro not a con. Whereas the Gregory's had straps everywhere. The UL45 also has an internal strap to compress the stuff in the pack. It's also on the UL30. Not sure if that made much of a difference, maybe a little.
This pack and the UL30 had the ActivMotion support sytem which means the shoulder straps on each side and the back suspension are one piece that moves together. I actually didn't think this was advantage for me. It actually seemed to make the pack more likely to be crooked on my back than the other packs. But not a big deal. And REI totes it as an advantage so maybe I was doing something wrong.
As I said above the REI packs seemed to hold more stuff than other packs with the same listed capacity. This was a big advantage. More space for your money.
Keep in mind that I generally did not have the pack on my back for more than 1hr at a time. Usually just from train station to hotel. Or walking between terminals in the airport. But during those times it was very comfortable, you forget it's on your back. Also very protable in terms of storing it in airplace overhead compartments and train luggage racks. I never had a problem. It fit with plenty of room to spare.
This would be the perfect pack for me if (in order of importance)...
1 it had an outside back pocket/net like the Gregory packs. and/or a little bigger outside packs
2 it had a water bottle holder pocket or any kind of pocket on the hipbelt
3 the support system was a little closer to the Osprey Atmos packs.
I highly recommended the REI UL 45. This pack has worked out great for me. I plan to use it on other trips and on weekend camping trips.
Height of Owner: 6' 3'
Price Paid: $190
A great overall pack. It's comfortable, light, tough, and looks good. One drawback is that there is no sleeping bag compartment, so if you go on an overnight trip you either have to stuff the bag inside with everything else (takes up space) or lash it to the outside (awkward). Of course, if they put the sleeping bag compartment on, the pack wouldn't be as "light".
Price Paid: $169


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Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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Location: Wisconsin
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:14 pm
Post subject: Pie Crust
I use a pie crust recipe that includes an egg and a tablespoon of vinegar in addition to the flour, water, and fat. It turns our very tender and flaky and is much easier to roll out than recipes without them.
Can anyone tell me what the vinegar and egg do to the crust?
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:59 am
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Kyle, I haven't researched this and am answering off the top of my head, and I suspect you could find the answers more completely by checking out a food/cooking resource such as the books by Shirley Corriher or Harold McGee. However, it's my understanding with regard to the vinegar that the acidity in the vinegar helps to break up the gluten strands developed in the flour, thus thwarting the toughness that sometimes results from overworking the dough. Make sense?
I'm not sure at all what the egg does besides add moisture and richness and perhaps helps the browning process. Perhaps someone else can address that ingredient.
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Location: England
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:23 pm
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You call, the Mighty Georgia responds! I have never heard of vinegar being added at all, so this is a new one on me.
Where's KYHeirloomer when you need him?! If anyone would know, this sounds like he would.
Confusion comes fitted as standard.
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Location: israel
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:24 pm
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Kyle, I t would be nice if you could share with us your wondeful crust pie recipe.
No more war, more vinegar ( wow, it rhymes!!!)
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Location: Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:36 pm
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Georgia, thanks for the tip about the vinegar. As for the egg; adding moisture, richness, and color is plenty for one little egg to accomplish.
Simona, here's the recipe. I got it from my ex-wife's mother. My son, daughter, and this recipe are all of value that I got out of the marriage, but that's a topic for another discussion.
4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups shortening
2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar)
1 egg
1/2 cup water
1. Mix flour and salt. Cut shortening into flour until well mixed and about pea sized pieces.
2. In a separate bowl mix the remaining ingredients. Add them to flour and stir until they come together. Finish by using your hands until the dough no longer sticks to your hands. This will only take about one or two minutes.
3. Chill at least 15 minutes before rolling out. The dough can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Can also be frozen.
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Location: california
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:57 am
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Ah, Kyle...out of pain...humor. That's a good sign. A son, a daughter, and a good piecrust is a lot more than many others get! May your piecrusts always be flakey (and your kids not...)
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Posts: 450
Location: a Dutchie in HongKong
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:49 am
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so, what exactly is shortening and what could you replace it with?!?
It must be ' something fatty' , I guess?
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:40 pm
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Yes, swan, shortening is the fatty component of a pastry crust, could be vegetable shortening, a solidified white block that comes in rectangular boxes much akin to those in which one buys North American butter, or lard, or come to think of it, Crisco comes in cans!
Vinegar was always used by my mother and grandmother when making pie pastry, now I understand why!
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Location: a Dutchie in HongKong
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:51 pm
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yuk, that does not sound very appetising, we obviously don't know something like that in NL, allthough now that I think about it, it does exist especially for deep frying, those blocks of fat.
Perhaps for some people butter gives the same goosebumps- but for me: butter, or perhaps oil, nothing else funny-fatty in my pies!! Crisco...funny name. one supermarkt in NL close to my home sells it, haven't been looking for it here in HK yet. Could one just blindly replace it with equal amounts of butter?!
Why would one use shortening, what does it do different or better?
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Location: Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:22 pm
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Swan, feel free to use butter, probably cold, cut in small peices.
The flaky texture that we want in a pie crust depends on the inclusion of fat. The best pie crusts will use lard, but most of us don't have it in our kitchen. Different fats will give slightly different results so use the one you like.
I've never tried to use margerine so I don't know how it would work. Soft margerine has too much water so I'm sure that it would not work but the sticks might.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:56 pm
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georgia wrote:
I haven't researched this .......
Georgia - I see you are still around from time to time.
Some of us are still waiting to hear how your trip to Ireland was.
Maybe you'll let us know and if the suggestions given were of any help.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:42 pm
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Champ...how lovely of you to notice my presence (also absence...). Thank you. I do suppose I was remiss upon our return from Ireland (ask Donna...haven't seen her, as I promised I would...since I got back...). I won't go into great detail here as it's the wrong forum, but let me just say that we LOVED Ireland, the Irish, the countryside, the food, the music. All of it. Could not have asked for a better holiday. Some day when I have much energy, I'll post a travel report in a more appropriate spot.
Back to pie crusts...no, no, no. No margarine. In fact, no margarine for anything, if I had my way.
Lots of traditionalists (Marion Cunningham among them) believe the best pie crust is made with vegetable shortening, i.e. Crisco. That's the way I learned to make pie crust myself. Others believe in all-butter formulas, and I think those are very close to traditional French pate brisee. Really delicious crusts, flakey
tastey, use a combination of mostly butter combined with a small amount of vegetable shortening. Julia Child (among many others) liked that version.
I've looked further at the recipes using vinegar and an egg and something strikes me: all the vinegar recipes do include an egg--that is, not just vinegar alone. I wonder if there is some chemical reaction between those two ingredients that makes a difference. However, I haven't found any explanations in that regard. Any food scientists out there who want to venture a guess?
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:03 am
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Just wanted to say I found confirmation of the role of vinegar in Harold McGee's
On Food and Cooking
Controlling Gluten Strength
(pages 523-525 in my edition), McGee writes, "There are a number of ingredients and techniques by which the baker controls the gluten strength and consistency of doughs and batters." And he ends the list with, "Acidity in the dough (...), which weakens the gluten network by increasing the number of positively charged amino acids along the protein chains, and increasing the repulsive forces between chains."
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:26 pm
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Cooks Illustrated (my "bible") published a recipe a while back that uses vodka instead of water as the liquid. Apparently the vodka adds moisture but doesn't cause the crust to toughen. I've made it with success. Only problem is that they use Crisco which makes my arteries seize up with the thought. Anyone else tried to vodka (no need to use Grey Goose!).
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Having worked in IT for some time now I can kind of agree with what he says. I have worked for large componies approx 5000 users world wide) and small (approx 50 users)In the small companies its a lot easier to trust people not to install programs and allow them free reign over the internet. While the larger companies tend to lock everything down even for the IT's Where I am now has found a good middle ground. The users have almost free reign on where they want to go but we block many sites ie myspace, facebook, gambling, porn. We also allow them to download programs but they have to contact us first so we can review it. This is all for our desktop users. Now with the laptop users it diffrent. They have full control over the laptop. I dont agree with this and it just so happenes that the majority of the calls I get a day have to do with laptops. People do stupid things when you give them the power
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I'm cleaning this up a bit cause this is a public space but ___________________ Apple. I will never ever ever buy one of there products. They are seriously over priced. Why would any moron pay
I will agree with you that this is a bit on the paranoid side, but think about it from a thief's point of view. The rich neighborhoods have a tendecy to leave there doors open/unlocked. Many people have mock alarms. They are naive. If I wanted to rob a house it sure as hell would not be in my neighborhood where I stand a greater chance of getting shot in the process of getting a PS3 or 360 and maybe a 36" plasma screen. I want to go to the place that I can steal jewels, gold, and not risk getting killed in the process
Anyone at anytime can be videotaped and or recorded so long they are outdoors. When you are outside there is an expectation of privacy lost. Right now if I so desired I could go and video tape any indivial I so please so long as they are outside. So this town is perfectly within the legal rights to record any and everything that goes on within their city limits. This type of thing is already happening in philadelphia where I live. In the most crime ridden neighborhoods you will see boxes with flashing blue lights up about a block apart from each other. These are cameras that record 24/7 and yes they help deter crime in that specific part of the city. A criminal will think twice about coming into that town to commit a crime because chances are greater that he/she will be caught.


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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Phillip Toledano: Put Your Game Face On
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"Put your game face on" is a popular saying when trying to encourage a person to go the extra mile, but what exactly does the "game face" look like? Artist and photographer Phillip Toledano has discovered and documented how it looks like in his comical series "Gamers".
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Phyllis Gordon Walking Her Cheetah
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In the style of Salvador Dali walking his anteater, here's a quick post showing American actress Phyllis Gordon walking her pet cheetah around London in 1939.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
Diane Arbus: The Weird and the Wonderful
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Looking through the images of Helmut Newton in the last post, one might think that most of the world is glitz and glamour, and everything easy on the eyes. Of course, that's far from the truth, and most photographers just take pictures that sell the most. Some other photographers, however, made it their mission to capture the weird and wonderful, insisting on recording the beauty of the person as the whole. Photographer Diane Arbus made a name for herself doing just that.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Helmut Newton: Bare and Naked Fashion
Posted by Jay at 8:07 PM
Turn the pages of almost any fashion magazine and it's very likely that you'll find a scantily clad lady or ladies in a number of advertisements. While most of them will be very tame compared to the bare and naked fashion photographs of David LaChapelle and Herb Ritts, these images wouldn't exist without the pioneering work of the fearless Helmut Newton.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
A Few Quick DSLR Camera Reviews and Recommendations
Posted by Jay at 12:34 PM
A few readers commenting on the last post regarding compact camera reviews rightfully realized that because cellphone camera technology is getting better and better each year, it might not make sense to spend $200 for a separate camera. While that might be true for smaller units, most publications still look to DSLRs in the field of professional photography. Here then are a few quick DSLR Camera Reviews and Recommendations.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
A Few Quick Compact Camera Reviews and Recommendations
Posted by Jay at 9:28 PM
Some of my friends have been asking for my recommendation on camera gear, so this week I'll be diverging a bit from the usual Reel Foto blog photographers' series and give you a quick rundown of what I think are the best compact cameras out in the market today, along with a few links to more reviews and recommendations. I won't go into detail about each product, or describe their pros and cons. I'm simply listing down three compact cameras that should suit 99% of your everyday photography needs based on my very biased view.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Walker Evans: Depression Era Portraits
Posted by Jay at 9:30 PM
With the likes of Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks already featured here for their Depression era portraits and images, you would think that everything that needs to be said about that time has already been said. This blog would be remiss, however, if it did not feature the stark images of photojournalist Walker Evans.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Gordon Parks: Issues in Black and White
Posted by Jay at 9:02 PM
Most photographers stay true to their field of specialty; rarely do photojournalists successfully delve into studio portraiture without going back to their documentary background, and vice-versa. There are of course a few rare instances where a photographer can go beyond his field and be recognized internationally. Gordon Parks is one who jumped from one field to another, dealing with different issues in black-and-white and in color, all with seemingly little difficulty.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
The Glory that was Kodachrome: Old Color Photographs from the Shorpy Archive
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Pencil on paper, circa 1875-1880
3 3/4 in. x 3 in. (95 mm x 76 mm)
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This comical self-image was one of a group of 'fugitive drawings' on notepaper by Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones, identified in 1939 as belonging to 'their correspondence with William Morris' by Robert Steele, acting as executor to May Morris (NPG 3049). [1] According to NPG director Henry Hake, 'Dr. Steele told me that he was going to deposit these in the [BM] Print Room and I particularly urged on him the importance of this drawing which was the most uncompromising view of an artist by himself.' [2] Steele returned with the sketch a week later, saying he 'would be willing to give this to the Gallery if we were able to exhibit it'. [3]
The work probably came from the residual papers of Jane [Mrs William] Morris, whose correspondence with Rossetti was more extensive than that of her husband. [4] From Rossetti's self-mocking appearance, the caricature dates from the last decade of his life, when he was both rotund and bald. It was perhaps scribbled in response to one of Jane's requests for letters of a less gloomy nature. Much swifter in execution than Rossetti's other caricatures drawn to amuse friends, its difference can be seen in comparison with the image of himself before a wombat's tomb (see 'All known portraits, Self-portraits, 1869'). It contrasts dramatically with NPG 857, and its humour is poignant, given that from 1872 to his death, Rossetti was afflicted with severe paranoid depression.
Dr Jan Marsh
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1) The Steele Gift to the NPG eventually comprised some 70 items, many from the Morris family collection and including a large number of photographs of the Morris and Burne-Jones circle. Other sketches and caricatures in an album formerly belonging to Jane Morris were presented to the BM, London.
2) Memorandum by H.M. Hake, 20 Mar. 1939, NPG RP 3048.
3) Memorandum by H.M. Hake, 28 Mar. 1939, NPG RP 3048.
4) See Bryson 1976; letter 64 is one example of Jane Morris's replies.
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Probably Jane Morris; May Morris, by whose executor Dr Robert Steele presented, 1939.
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Marsh 1999, facing p.243.
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|February 16, 1996
|99 minutes
|Brian Henson
|Written by
|Robert Louis Stevenson (author), Jerry Juhl, Kirk Thatcher and James V. Hart (screenplay)
|Barry Mann (songs) and Hans Zimmer (score)
|Walt Disney Pictures
Muppet Treasure Island is the fifth feature film to star the Muppets, and the second produced after the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson. Released in 1996 and directed by Jim Henson's son Brian Henson, it was one of many film adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
As in the earlier Muppet Christmas Carol, the key roles are played by human guest stars -- in this case, Tim Curry as Long John Silver and Kevin Bishop as the protagonist Jim Hawkins -- while the Muppets filled in supporting roles, including Kermit the Frog as Captain Smollett, Fozzie Bear as young Squire Trelawney, and Miss Piggy as Benjamina Gunn. Following their success as the narrators of The Muppet Christmas Carol, Gonzo and Rizzo appear in specially-created roles as Jim Hawkins' best friends.
The film follows the book's events, but altered by the Muppets.
Jim Hawkins and his close friends Gonzo and Rizzo are orphans and work at the Admiral Benbow Inn under the ownership of bossy landlady Mrs. Bluveridge, who seems to be able to hear things a mile away. Also living in the inn is Billy Bones, who claims to be a former pirate and was the mate of legendary pirate Captain Flint. After Jim, Gonzo and Rizzo sing about how "There's Got To Be Something Better", a mysterious blind pirate, Blind Pew, appears and gives Billy Bones a black spot. Billy explains all his stories were true and he must flee before his fellow crew members come to kill him. However, he instructs Jim to take his treasure map and warns him of the "One-Legged Man", before suddenly dying of a heart attack. Pirates soon attack the inn and an explosion in the storeroom sets the inn on flames, but all the occupants escape.
Jim, Gonzo and Rizzo arrive in Portsmouth where they seek out Squire Trelawney who examines the treasure map, and he agrees to fund a voyage to locate the treasure. The group, accompanied by Dr. Livesey, his assistant Beaker and Mr. Bimble, the man who lives in the squire's finger, go to the dock and board the galleon, The Hispanola. Jim and his friends meet the cook, Long John Silver, the first mate Mr. Arrow, and finally Captain Abraham Smollett. The ship sets out, with a host of bizarre crew-members and several songs to go with them. Three pirates attempt to convince Rizzo and Gonzo to tell them where the map is by torturing them, but they are locked in the brig. This event prompts Smollett to lock the map in his safe. Silver tricks Mr. Arrow into leaving the ship in a lifeboat, and gains his keys, allowing his friends to steal the map.
Jim and the others learn of his mutiny plan, but Jim is captured and taken with the pirates to Treasure Island. Smollett, Gonzo and Rizzo follow but are soon captured by tribal wild boars, who present them to their queen, Benjamina Gunn. Benjamina previously had a relationship with Smollett but he left her at the alter. Silver finds the former burial spot for the treasure but when the other pirates attempt to kill him, he allows Jim to escape. Jim rescues Gonzo and Rizzo, while Silver and his pirates surprise Smollett and Benjamina. Benjamina reveals the treasure is in her chamber, but she and Smollett are tied upside down on a clifface, to fall to their demises when ropes are snapped by a pair of flamepits. The two reform their love for each other through song ("Love Led Us Here") and are saved from death by the other heroic crew members, including the alive Mr. Arrow. A duel breaks out between the heroes and pirates on the shores of the island, pirate Sweetums joining the heroes. Smollett takes on Silver, but loses his sword. Jim and the others gang up on Silver, and he surrenders.
That night, Silver locates Mr. Arrow's keys in his pocket and manages to escape the ship with some treasure. Jim allows him to leave, with Smollett congratulating him for his bravery, saying "your father would be proud". Mr. Arrow then spills the beans that the boat Silver took was unstable - leaving poor Silver swimming to shore. The remaining crew head back to the mainland, celebrating their victory.
The movie's songs were written by pop songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, whose hits include "On Broadway", "Blame it on the Bossa Nova", "Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp", "Just Once" and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place".
The movie offered Mann and Weil the opportunity to write theatrical music. Weil said, "We went for a Broadway thing here. When we began working with Brian Henson, we wrote the first song like a kid's song." That song was dropped: "We looked at the rest of the Muppet movies and saw how hip the music was. It was a challenge to write the songs from a theatrical standpoint instead." [1]
The film ends with a reggae number performed by Ziggy Marley, "Love Power". The song was released as a single, and promoted with a music video featuring Marley and some dreadlocked Muppets. [1]
The soundtrack album was released on CD in 1996.
- Muppet Performers
- Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, John Henson, Frank Oz, Louise Gold, Nigel Plaskitt, John Eccleston, Simon Buckley, Katherine Smee, Andrew Spooner, Robbie Barnett, James Barton, Michael Bayliss, Charles Broughton, David Bulbeck, Dave Chapman, Marcus Clarke, Sue Dacre, Taylor David, Geoff Felix, Mike Gallant, Pat Garrett, Barnaby Harrison, Mark Jefferis, William Todd Jones, Robin Kingsland, Steve Kynman, Christopher Leith, Anthony Lymboura, Mark Mansfield, Joan Morris, Rebecca Nagan, Margaret O'Flaherty, Angie Passmore, Peter Passmore, Marie Phillips, Colin Purves, Mike Quinn, Peter Robbins, Gillie Robic, Helena Smee, John Thirtle, Ian Thom, Heather Tobias, Jurgen Tombers, Ian Tregonning, Rob Tygner, James Vaughan, John Wheatley, Victoria Willing, Phil Woodfine, Sarah Wright, Paul Zerdin (Uncredited: Patrick Comerford[2], Brian Herring[3], Ronnie Le Drew[4], Steve Nallon[5], Karen Prell, Axel Rathgeber)
- Human Cast
- Tim Curry as Long John Silver
- Kevin Bishop as Jim Hawkins
- Billy Connolly as Billy Bones
- Jennifer Saunders as Mrs. Bluveridge
- Danny Blackner as Short Stack Stevens
- Peter Geeves as Black Eyed Pea
- Harry Jones as Easy Pete
- Jerry Nelson as Butler
- David Nicholls as Captain Flint
- Frederick Warder as Calico Jerry
- Jessica Hamilton as Big-Fat-Ugly-Bug-Face-Baby-Eating O'Brien
Muppet Cast
- Muppet Characters
- Gonzo as himself
- Rizzo the Rat as himself
- Kermit the Frog as Captain Abraham Smollett
- Miss Piggy as Benjamina Gunn
- Statler and Waldorf as Ship Figureheads
- Fozzie Bear as Squire Trelawney
- Bunsen Honeydew as Dr. Livesey
- Beaker as himself
- Sam the Eagle as Samuel Arrow
- Spa'am
- Pirates
- Polly Lobster, Clueless Morgan, Mad Monty, Blind Pew, Black Dog, Angel Marie, Old Tom, Real Old Tom, Dead Tom, Spotted Dick, One-Eyed Jack, Walleye Pike, Sweetums, Jacques Roach, Calico, Wander McMooch, Begoony, Mudwell the Mudbunny, Brool the Minstrel, Murray the Minstrel, Gray Frackle, Wolf, Dodo, Beggar, Headless Bill, Mr. Bitte, Old Joe, The Undertaker, Lyle the Dog, Lew Zealand,
- Background Characters
- Floyd Pepper, Zoot, Animal, Janice, Dr. Teeth, the Swedish Chef, George the Janitor, Rowlf, Robin the Frog, Bean Bunny, Inkspots, Link Hogthrob, Crocodile, Monkey, Snakes, Skulls, Sprocket, Flaubert, J.P. Grosse, Pops, Mr. Plagueman, Winny, Eugene, Droop, Koozebanian Phoob, Laundress, Whatnots, Rats, Island Heads, Geri and the Atrics, Raccoons, Aretha, Pigs, Chickens, Dogs, Wolfhound, Cow, Goat, Moose Head, Bananas, Cactus, Green Frackle
Additional Credits
- Executive Producer: Frank Oz
- Producers: Martin G. Baker and Brian Henson
- Associate Producer: Michael Jablow
- Puppet Coordinators Kevin Clash assisted by Nigel Plaskitt
- Puppet builders etc: Astrig Akseralian, Christine Andrew-Moyes, Heather Asch, Chris Barton, Denise Baseley, Abigail Belknap, Maria Boggi, Lisa Boquist, Mary Brehmer, Matt Brooks, Fred Buchholz, J Leonard Carroll, James Chai, Ed Christie, Ron Cole, Barbara Davis, Susan Doyle, Carmel Dundon, Victoria Ellis, Eric Engelhardt, Malcolm Evans, Henri Ewaskio, Cindy Fain, Patricia Farr, Michael K Frith, Jon Gellman, Jane Gootnick, D J Gramann, Peter Goebel, Paul Hartis, Tim Hawkins, Rich Hochheimer, Ann Marie Holdgruen, Jane Howell, Sara Iams, J Douglas James, Larry Jameson, Robert W Jones, Janet Knechtel, Rollin Krewson, Janet Kuhl, Laurent Linn, Peter MacKennan, Tim Miller, Tom Newby, Ellen Pellicciaro, Connie Peterson, Helen Pitcher, Thomas L Prager, Katherine Profeta, Philip Rathke, Mark Ross, Stephen Rotondaro, Mark Ruffin, Barret Schumacher, Gordon Sparrman, Carol Spier, Muriel Stockdale, Jason Weber, Jean-Guy White, Mark Zeszotek , Darryl Worbey
- The fourth wall is broken several times over the course of the movie:
- Rizzo the Rat comments when Billy Bones has his heart attack "He died? And this is supposed to be a kid's movie!"
- Statler comments on being "stuck to the front of this stupid ship", and Waldorf replies "Well, it could been worse. We could be stuck in the audience!"
- A line in "Cabin Fever" says "I'd like to get my hands on whoever wrote this script".
- Clueless Morgan comments on the "Cabin Fever" musical number
- Long John Silver gives his crewmates stage directions during the "Professional Pirate" number, saying "Upstage, lads, this is my only number" as they carry him across the camp.
- A tomato on the Swedish Chef's ingredient tray says "How else did you think we were going to get him into this movie?" (after which the Chef whacks it with a large mallet).
- A rat conducts a tour of the island referring to the place as the location for the movie Muppet Treasure Island.
- Statler comments that saving Smollett and Benjamina made them heroes, and Waldorf replies "Well, it was too late to save the movie!"
- Because Frank Oz was in the process of directing Bowfinger at the time, he was too busy to appear on set for some of the filming. Kevin Clash puppeteered his characters in Oz's absence, and Oz looped their voices in post-production.
- This marks the first major role for Sam Eagle in a Muppet movie.
- Long John Silver appears as having only one leg, propped up by a crutch. Tim Curry originally tried using a pegged leg as his character did in the book, but it proved too uncomfortable for him, so he had to switch to simply using a crutch.[cite]
See also
- Muppet Treasure Island (video)
- Muppet Treasure Island (soundtrack)
- Muppet Treasure Island Sing-Along
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McCormick, Moira. "Angel Sets Sail with Muppet Treasure Island: Soundtrack First Family Title for Classical Label", Billboard. February 24, 1996.
- ↑ Patrick Comerford's resume
- ↑ brian Herring's official website
- ↑ Interview with Ronnie Le Drew
- ↑ Steve Nallon's official website


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