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5 January 2008
CHENY HOLE Wyoming - Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney won a stunning upset victory the Wyoming Republican Presidential Caucus today, beating out front runner Mike Huckabee for the majority of Wyoming's taking seven (7) of the possible twelve (12) possible delegates to the Republican National Convention.
"The people of Wyoming have overwhelmingly said that they are for me, my ideas and I feel confident that this is the beginning of great things for this nation," said the former Massachusetts governor.
The candidate who amasses 1,197 delegate votes first on the floor of the convention wins the endorsement of the party to run for President.
Romney suffered a significant defeat by Huckabee's base of Religious conservatives who delivered forty (40) delegates from that state to the former Baptist minister. Bringing the totals as of January 5, 2008 to:
When reached for comment, Huckabee said "Wyoming? Who worries about a state with 3 Electoral College votes?"
NBC News pointed out that Huckbee's 40 delegates is quite a lead over the seven that Romney won today. "A big win? Its basic math Brian," said NBC's Tim Russert. "I'm not breaking out my dry erase board for candidate that is 33 votes down after two popularity contests."
"This is the big 'Mo' that I knew would shift our way," Romney stated as he hugged his six wives.
- Associated Press "Romney wins Wyoming; He's a big old "Mo"" Yahoo! News, January 5, 2008


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Monkey Slaps Anchor, Proves Why Live TV Is Great
It ain't easy being a monkey on a TV show.
While appearing on 'Great Day Houston,' this monkey named Wilson decided to do away with the, ahem, monkey business and show its displeasure with host Deborah Duncan after Duncan tried to keep a treat from him.
It's hijinks like this that guarantee the animal will be invited back -- most likely on a day when Duncan is off.

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Yet another space game? I thought. Homeworld already has this department in the bag.
And while Star Lancer is not particularly innovative in this genre, it is not trite. It takes a surprisingly non-alien approach to science fiction. Two hundred years into the future, and we are not battling a super race of computers we've created nor are we battling or allied with alien races. Instead, Earth is still at war with itself.
The bad guys... well, they should seem a little familiar. Apparently Russia is bad again, and they've joined forces with Iraq and China to destroy the world. Go figure...
Meanwhile, you're a rookie pilot assigned to the 45th Volunteers Squadron. You and the other good guys (Japan, Germany, Britain, Spain, France, Italy... all solid Microsoft OS supporters one and all) must rally the forces and save the day.
Well... it's a little trite, but what can be said in space that hasn't already been said, right? What's really important is the gameplay. Once you've memorized or worked out all the keystrokes, despite the simulator, flying is pretty smooth. J to Hyper Jump, M for Missiles, C for communicate, etc., etc. All these features aside, there are some minor design flaws I noted.
1. Missile rotation. You rotate your selection of onboard missiles by pressing a comma or a period on your keyboard. If you're out of one type, you better not try to fire. This can be frustrating and I would have liked to have seen only remaining missiles displayed.
2. During several missions you have to protect a convoy. That's no problem, until you've run out of missiles. At that point, you have to shoot down your enemies and their in-bound torpedoes. This is a perfect example of the "Ender Wiggins" syndrome that far too many games display. I've coined this term in honor of the title character from the Orson Scott Card classic Ender's Game. In it, young six-year-old Ender is decided to be the savior of humanity. No matter how many thousands of starpilots fight to save humanity, this one kid makes or breaks the deal. I understand that the game has to flow in certain directions, but when you've got a dozen wingmen and you're the only one who is able to destroy the reactor, or shoot down the torpedo, or shoot some bad guy, that's just annoying. I played several levels repeatedly because I blew some tiny detail 10 minutes into a 15 or 20 minute sortie.
3. I thought the missions were fairly repetitive as well. There seemed to be only four real sortie types and in 24 levels, that allows for been-there-done-that syndrome to set in.
But it's not all blue Mondays for this title. For one thing, the graphics are nothing short of beautiful. Watching a squadron launch stirs feelings of amazement and wonder. The cut-scenes also do a fantastic job of pulling you in to the game and each is quite well-done. I really got into character, snarling at every blast I took and trash-talking whoever happened to be in my cross hairs. The HUD was simple an uncluttered, a nice change from the thousands of buttons and doo-dads in most flight sims. That's another thing. I constantly forgot I was playing a flight sim. Flight sims are for old men and armchair pilot, right? Apparently not true, as this game shows. I was reminded of the game Wings by Cinemaware. I played my heart out and I cursed with every wingman shot down. Even beyond these praises is my favorite feature of the game: simple variety. Ok, I know I said the missions weren't terribly varied but the game offers you the choice each mission of 12 ships, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. On top of that you have the option of choosing your load-out. Want extra weapons? If so, which ones do you want? After all, you have your choice of over 20 different missiles and gun types. Maybe this mission is going to require another fuelpod. How do you figure out which ship needs which load-out for which mission? Play it and find out.
Glitches aside, this is a keyboard driven interface, and you'll want to figure out a configuration that's comfortable for you. It's worth checking into, if you enjoy the final frontier. Still, for my money, Homeworld has still got this one beat for now.
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What is Endolymphatic Hydrops?
Endolymphatic hydrops is a disorder of the inner ear and can affect the endolymphatic fluid of the cochlea, the vestibular apparatus, or both. Although its underlying cause and natural history are unknown, it is believed to result from abnormalities in the quantity, composition, and/or pressure of the endolymph (the fluid within the endolymphatic sac, a compartment of the inner ear).
In a normal inner ear, the endolymph is maintained at a constant volume and with specific concentrations of sodium, potassium, chloride, and other electrolytes. This fluid bathes the sensory cells of the inner ear and allows them to function normally. In an inner ear affected by hydrops, these fluid-system controls are believed to be lost or damaged. This may cause the volume and concentration of the endolymph to fluctuate in response to changes in the body's circulatory fluids and electrolytes.
Endolymphatic hydrops may be either primary or secondary. Primary idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops (known as Ménière's disease) occurs for no known reason. Secondary endolymphatic hydrops appears to occur in response to an event or underlying condition. For example, it can follow head trauma or ear surgery, and it can occur with other inner ear disorders, allergies, or systemic disorders (such as diabetes or autoimmune disorders).
Symptoms typical of hydrops include pressure or fullness in the ears (aural fullness), tinnitus (ringing or other noise in the ears), hearing loss, dizziness, and imbalance.
Diagnosis is often clinical—based on the physician's observations and on the patient's history, symptoms, and symptom pattern. The clinical diagnosis may be strengthened by the results of certain tests. For example, certain abnormalities in electrocochleography (which tests the response of the eighth cranial nerve to clicks or tones presented to the ear) or audiometry (which tests hearing function) may support a hydrops diagnosis. New research has shown that MRI with contrast in the inner ear can give a definitive diagnosis of endolymphatic hydrops, but likely would not be able to differentiate between primary (Meniere's) and secondary. This is most commonly not used because clinical diagnosis is often accurate.
Ménière's disease (primary idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops) is discussed in detail in a separate publication of the Vestibular Disorders Association (see the list at the end of this document). In brief, Ménière's disease is characterized by sudden, violent attacks or episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and aural fullness. The attacks typically occur at intervals of weeks to months, with symptom-free periods between attacks. Over several years, there is partial destruction of hearing and sometimes of balance function. Ménière's disease affects both ears in up to half of those who experience it. Treatment is intended to improve symptoms, manage acute attacks, deal with the damage to hearing and balance, and maintain quality of life.
The treatment of secondary endolymphatic hydrops (SEH) is somewhat different. Since SEH is secondary to (that is, results from) an underlying disorder, the symptoms tend to be present more continuously, rather than occurring in spontaneous attacks. However, they are often less violent, and SEH may cause less damage to hearing and balance than does Ménière's disease.
Treatment of SEH has five goals: to stabilize the body's fluid and electrolyte levels; to identify and treat the underlying condition that is driving the SEH; to improve daily symptoms; to manage persistent symptoms and changes; and to maintain quality of life.
Goal 1: Stabilizing the body's fluid and electrolyte levels
Stabilizing the fluid and electrolyte levels may help reduce or relieve the symptoms. Modifications in diet may be necessary in order to achieve such stabilization.
A hydrops diet regimen (HDR) often makes many people with SEH feel significantly better without any other treatment. The HDR is the cornerstone of stabilizing overall fluid levels. The most important aspect of this regimen is consistency. Eating a balanced diet in moderate amounts at regular intervals—with meals and snacks of a consistent size, eaten at about the same time every day, without skipping meals or alternating tiny snacks with huge meals—helps the body's fluid and electrolyte levels remain stable.
A second key element of the HDR is minimizing the use of solutes (salts and sugars) in the diet. Solutes require the body to use large amounts of fluid for dilution and digestion. This causes large fluctuations in body fluids and consequently in the endolymph, which can trigger hydrops symptoms. An important starting point of this diet is to avoid adding salt or sugar to food and to avoid eating prepared foods (those that come out of a can or other container).
Adequate fluid intake is another mainstay of the HDR. In order to function at its best, the body needs lots of water—six to eight glasses spaced evenly throughout the day. It is also important to anticipate and replace the additional fluid lost through perspiration during exercise, fever, or hot weather. Other fluids—for example, low-sugar sodas, herbal teas, and low-sugar fruit and vegetable juices—may also make up part of the daily allotment. Caffeine (found in coffee, tea, some herbal teas, colas, chocolate, and some medications) and alcohol have strong diuretic properties and may need to be restricted, because they can cause the body to lose more fluid than it has taken in.
Physicians may prescribe diuretics as part of treatment, not to cause fluid loss, but rather to "push" the kidneys to excrete a constant amount of urine throughout the day, thus helping to minimize large swings in the body's fluid content. With diuretic use, drinking lots of water is important to avoid dehydration. Certain diuretics require the use of a potassium supplement to replace potassium lost through the urine. It is important to discuss proper use of medication and intake of food and water with the prescribing physician.
Goal 2: Identifying and treating the underlying condition
This goal is complex and will likely involve both the otologist (ear specialist) and the primary care provider (internist, family practice physician, nurse practitioner, etc.). Once an underlying condition is identified and treated, SEH symptoms tend to improve over time with proper management. Hydrops associated with head trauma or ear surgery usually improves over the course of one to two years following the causative event.
Goal 3: Improving daily symptoms
With the use of the HDR and possibly also a diuretic, balance symptoms may improve dramatically. Other medications may be used to help with persistent dizziness, nausea, or vomiting.
Other strategies to reduce the symptoms of SEH include:
- Maintaining normal weight, or losing any excess weight. When a person is overweight, the vestibular system must struggle to deal with a larger-than-normal and displaced center of gravity.
- Avoiding aspirin in high doses, which can cause temporary tinnitus.
- Avoiding ibuprofen and other NSAIDS (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), which can have a direct effect on fluid balance and may increase symptoms in some SEH patients.
- Stopping smoking. Smoking constricts the single, tiny artery that feeds the ear, thus depriving it of oxygen and nutrients.
- Maintaining general health by getting adequate exercise and sleep, both can help with cardiovascular health to support the inner ear. Exercise can help the musculature needed for balance stay active.
Vestibular rehabilitation, a type of specialized physical therapy for vestibular patients, can improve tolerance for activity, overall energy level, and symptoms of dizziness and imbalance. The cognitive symptoms that often accompany vestibular disorders—for instance, trouble with concentration, short-term memory, reading, or prioritizing tasks—may diminish as the hydrops is brought under control, but occupational and speech therapists can help if any symptoms remain.
Goal 4: Managing persistent symptoms and changes
If dizziness and vertigo become intractable, more aggressive measures may be considered. Medications or surgery can be used to selectively destroy the problematic inner ear structures.
There are various surgeries that may be recommended. Endolymphatic decompression procedures aim at relieving fluid pressure in the inner ear. Another type of surgery is a labyrinthectomy, which destroys the membranous structures of the inner ear that detect gravity and motion changes. Semi-circular canal plugging and neurectomy (cutting the vestibular nerve between the ear and the brain) create mechanical changes that prevent abnormal inner ear signals from reaching the brain, thus reducing symptoms. These procedures do not cure the underlying disorder and are not without risk, but they may improve symptoms in some cases.
SEH does not usually result in significant hearing loss. If it does occur, modern hearing aids and other assistive devices may be useful. In addition, tinnitus-masking devices can be used to help deal with annoying tinnitus.
Very often, people with inner ear disorders attempt to avoid aggravating their symptoms by restricting their activity and becoming reclusive. This is counterproductive. In fact, remaining as active and busy as possible (within safe limits) helps the brain adjust to changes in inner ear function and helps control symptoms. The physician may recommend a course of vestibular rehabilitation therapy to help the brain compensate for changes in balance function.
Goal 5: Maintaining quality of life
As with any chronic disorder, maintaining a healthy outlook and as normal a routine as possible is essential. Creating a safe physical environment in the home is also important, as well as taking into consideration whether one should undertake potentially hazardous activities such as driving a car, climbing ladders, or participating in sports.
As an "invisible" disability, an inner ear disorder can be frustrating to manage. A person may feel miserable, yet "look normal" to friends and family. Educating others about the illness can help them better understand the difficulties and consequences of having a vestibular disorder. Counseling or participating in a support group for people with inner ear disorders may help to deal with the confusion or secondary depression that often accompanies these conditions. In any case, the physician and the physician's staff remain the patient's primary resource in understanding and dealing with SEH.
Authors: Susan Pesznecker, RN with the Vestibular Disorders Association. Edits by Jeremy Hinton, DPT.
Further reading
Some helpful documents available from the Vestibular Disorders Association include the following:
- Diagnostic Tests for Vestibular Problems
- Vestibular Rehabilitation: An Effective, Evidence-Based Treatment
- Vestibular Injury: Compensation, Decompensation, and Failure to Compensate
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo—BPPV
- Dietary Considerations with Endolymphatic Hydrops, Ménière's Disease, and Vestibular Migraine
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Sandra Ingerman's first book about shamanism, Soul Retrieval, is very explicit about journeying to find and restore soul parts that have split off due to trauma. Soul retrieval is at the heart of shamanic practice and involves a journey to the Upper, Middle or Lower World, often accompanied by a power animal and helping spirits. The book assumes you either accept the validity of shamanism or are curious enough to explore what it looks like and what you might expect if you consult a shaman.
I like Ingerman's writing about her field–she isn't all hung up in evil entities and the sorts of dark esoteric methods the few male shamans I have heard speak seem to focus on. Instead, she relates her knowledge to the work of Joseph Campbell and Mircea Eliade and other cultural anthropologists who give traditional healing practices as much weight as contemporary science. Her view allows for a serious amount of environmental concern–Ingerman feels that we are out of balance and that causes the imbalances that threaten the planet. She spoke about those threats early and often–this book was first written in 1991 and updated in 1998.
But the main game is the journey to recover soul pieces split off due to childhood or even infant abandonment, rejection, accident, abuse or other painful and damaging incidents. This happens when the incident is too painful to be faced head-on and is a protective measure, aimed at preserving the self in a threatening situation. Such a reaction can occur at any time–divorce is one occasion when the soul may fragment; daddy raging at you for some perceived teenage shortcoming might be another. Serious illness or surgery can cause the soul to splinter. There are as many reasons to misplace some soul as there are people. The loss of those soul bits leaves an uncomfortable, confusing and derailing gap in a life and shamans have ceremonies to restore a person to wholeness and begin to repair the damage. It's very interesting material and makes intuitive sense.
The book details (with composite characters to preserve privacy) individual journeys to find and bring back missing soul parts for clients who experience physical and emotional sensations when the soul is "blown" back into their hearts by the shaman. The significance of drumming and using crystals and rattles is explained and there are photographs of carved soul catchers–exquisite artifacts from Native American tribes–used to hold the retrieved soul pieces on the journey back to the present moment and the client.
As a writer, I find the concept and trappings of the shaman's journey as compelling as those of the hero's journey. The work seems to fill a void overlooked by left-brain science with something juicier and more alive. Healing a life is work nearly everyone can benefit from and understanding this alternative way to restore integrity is both useful and fascinating. Sandra Ingerman makes the subject accessibe for a wide audience of skeptics and believers with her straightforward narrative of her own experience as both subject and shaman, and her no-nonsense prose.
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In addition to this 1st post, you will find most of your questions answered in these posts...
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This annual event the Fall Festival) takes place in the Grayson County State Park, VA (GHSP), which is located with in the much larger Mount Rogers Recreation Area.
GHSP has also been the location for the annual HF "Mt Rogers Winter Hang", the first established & longest running "HF Annual Hang".
It's a beautiful section of the south east US, with high elevations, boulder covered balds & wild ponies.
As we worked in making a slight change to our actual camping site this year, the rangers at GHSP proved to be good folks & very helpful w/ the details of our "Mt Rogers Annual Winter Hang". They were also interested in our hammock set ups.
As a couple of the rangers visited & chatted with us in our winter camp at GHSP I mentioned the possibility of having another HF "group hang" during the active camp ground season.
In addition to our HF members just having a good time in the park & surrounding hills, the weather & additional people activity in the park would be an even better opportunity for those interested to see how hammocks are being used.
At least one of the rangers we were talking to in camp (maybe both) immediately suggested we might even go so far as to promote it as an educational program. We talked about HF reserving the same group site for that purpose.
We learned that both of the Rangers visiting with us, Kevin & Marceia, have experience with using hammocks for camping as well.
I have been part of two different groups in years past that used the same (& only) group campsite at GHSP on the weekend of the Grayson Highlands Fall Festival & it proved to be a great weekend.
Not only do you have all the day hiking you want, but the Fall Festival is pretty neat too! It includes all the typical things you would expect, including crafts, making of apple butter, molasses, apple cider, good food & live music.
The park will be at full capacity that week end.
The festival is held in the picnic area (a road you pass before the camp ground road) so you don't deal w/ that crowd unless you drive around to were it's at.
Also on the same weekend, they do the annual round up of all the wild ponies. They are checked out by veterinarians, & some of the young ones are auctioned off. That all so takes place in an area off the picnic road.
Here is a little about the festival.
And a like to GHSP
I see that as an exciting opportunity. Not only can we educate a few campers visiting the campground, but the rangers at GHSP will have opportunity to see the latest in back country hammock use as well.
It also has potential to spread a positive good word about hammock use to other state parks.
In another thread I suggested this as a possibility & Rockdawg69 was kind enough to go ahead & make the reservations for the GHSP group site.
So it's ours!
I spoke by phone today with the head ranger, Kevin. For a man with such responsibility, he's a great guy to talk to.
We have plenty of time to work out the details but one possibility suggested Kevin made was having a hammock education area (or what ever we want to call it) in the wooded strip between the open field were the food is (BBQ sandwiches, BBQ chicken, hot dogs, etc) & the open field were the music stage is.
He does a program for kids in that basic area as well.
I'll plan on myself & another hammocker (or several) riding up at a time when we can look & talk things over with Kevin. He suggested that May might be a good time.
I don't know if it would be of interest but it could be possible that one or more of our hammock vendors would want to reserve a site in the "Vendors Area".
I'm sure it would not come close to something like Trail Days in sales, but it could do OK, especially if promoted.
I personally find this an exciting idea & hope each of you will give it consideration. There is plenty of time for preparation so I envision an attractive Hammock Education program!
One other note of interest... I did learn that there are trails that can be walked between the camp ground & the Festival area (Picnic Area) for those that would rather walk.
Here are Spreadsheet links for...
Group Meals... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...hl=en_US#gid=0
Attendees https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...hl=en_US#gid=0
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The "giver of delight," Euterpe was a joyous muse. Lyric poetry and music were her callings, and she is credited by some with the invention of the aulos or double flute. Wherever Euterpe went, she brought joy and happiness to her surroundings.
Euterpe's shawl is joyous and celebratory, one version in garter stitch and the other in stockinette stitch and embellished with beads. The top of the shawl is knit without a spine, using a circular increase scheme, and then - as the lace border takes shape - a triangular form emerges in the lovely smocked lace pattern.
Welcome to year two! The idea for my first ebook subscription (year one: the pleiades) was born in 2010 while reading posts on Ravelry: people knitting 10 shawls in 2010. This year, they are doing 11 in 2011, so I really must join in the fun!
I am still addicted to small shawls using sock yarn and my sock yarn stash is still growing. And growing. It seems to be be bigger every day! So I'm jumping in again!
This time, because of life happening, the deadline of designing and knitting all of the 7 shawls for this subscription in 2011 is, I'm afraid, not possible. (Though I am still on track to design and knit 11 shawls in 2011!!) But the patterns for this eBook subscription will be delivered to subscribers within the subscription period of a year: ending June 30, 2012. As this is a challenge to myself to design, knit and release 7 shawls in the period of a year, I did not set a specific delivery time for each pattern.
All patterns will have charts and written instructions, and you will be able to make them out of one skein of sock yarn or an amount of sock yarn comparable to that needed for a pair of socks. There will be a few little extras sprinkled throughout and all patterns will be available to purchase separately.
The Muses will be the theme for year two. Yes, there are 9 muses, not 7! This means that not every muse will have a shawl. But each muse will have a pattern in the book.
Are you ready? Happy knitting!
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These things are KiLLiN' ME! I wish I could buy or download them somehow!
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These remind me of sitting in grade school around Halloween time...listening to some old spooky record with sound effects and a creepy story.
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These are so cool.
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A military rocket train was propelled down a track at nearly nine times the speed of sound yesterday, thereby reaching a world land speed record for rail (though Guinness wasn't invited). The previous record was held by another rocket sled at about mach 8.5. Approximately three miles of the test was inside an inflated helium tunnel because, as one official said, hydrogen would be "a bad choice." The payload of this particular sled was classified, though only projectiles for a rail gun or some sort of warhead make any sense to us.
All of this was carried out at the Hollomon Air Force Base High Speed Test Track in New Mexico, where the 846th Test Squadron does their thing. Apparently, the test track can go up to mach 12, though they haven't thought of a reason to go that fast... yet. [The Register]
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See by Chloé flies a bit under the radar when compared to its big-sister line, Chloé, but over the past several seasons, the contemporary brand's handbags have consistently surprised us in the best possible way. This bag hits a couple of big Fall 2014 trends–backpacks and pastels–without feeling overly trendy or seasonal at all, which is an impressive feat unto itself.
This is the kind of bag that everyone on the PurseBlog team adores; it feels current, luxurious, modern, subtle and functional, all at a price point far less prohibitive than many of the brands that we regularly cover here. And for now, you can only buy it at Bloomingdale's.
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James Stewart has finally made his 2012 team decision! Pick up the February 2012 issue of Racer X Illustrated to read more about Stewart's final choice, the 2011 Bercy Supercross, and the 2012 Arenacross Series. Also in this issue, you can get the latest info on Mike Alessi's career with MotoConcepts and GNCC's Charlie Mullins newest win. These and more are featured in the February issue of RXI, and the digital edition is now available for only $9.98!
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text: As the story of Clark Kent's awkward young adult years heads into its eight year as a television show, it's time to face an even more awkward truth: Smallville kind of sucks. For the last seven years, the show has had its moments of greatness (Yay, the very existence of Chloe!) and it's moments of... well, not so greatness (Hello, almost every subplot that ever involved Lana Lang). With the show's eighth season being its first without Lana and Lex as regular cast members as well as its first without show creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, we'd like to take the opportunity to suggest some other changes that could make the show worth tuning in to every week.Enough With The Guest-Stars Already. Hey, I'm as big a DC Comics nerd as you're likely to find, but having the entire Justice League continually drop in (and making Green Arrow a regular cast member in this new season)? It's a little much. It's one thing to make it seem as if Clark's less alone in his meandering battle for truth, justice and looking confused while he fails to actually solve any problem himself, but it's another when he's constantly being outshone by everyone else around him. That said... When You Have Guest-Stars, Make Them Count. Having the Legion of Super-Heroes show up this year has a lot of potential, because - unlike teenage Green Arrow, teenage Aquaman, teenage Flash, Cyborg, Black Canary and the Martian Manhunter - they're an established and important part of the Superman mythos (Yes, I know the other characters - well, with the exception of Cyborg - are all members of the Justice League with Clark, but that isn't really the same thing). Similarly, if teenaged Bruce Wayne ever appeared in the show (or even Diana Prince, for that matter), that would also be an event. But more importantly, if/when those characters appear in the show, have them appear for a reason that is more than just "guest stars who are also easter eggs for the comic fans," and have their appearance mean something to Clark. Stop Repeating Storylines That No-One Cares About. Seriously. We all get that the Luthors were not to be trusted, but that doesn't mean that Lex and/or Lionel had to have roughly several million secret labs, projects or experiments that they feel compelled to hide from everyone they know until it threatens the fate of the world. Let's move on from that kind of thing, especially now that both Luthors seem to be gone from the show. Similarly, any plot that turns a regular cast member into someone with a dark secret that generally involves superpowers? We don't want to see it. Especially if it involves someone getting magical Kryptonian tattoos and then becoming a ninja. Start Making Your Stories Count. I'm not looking for Lost-style continuity here, but Smallville seems to happen in this weird soap operatic world where nothing anyone does ultimately has any meaning whatsoever: Bad guys die and no-one seems that bothered about it. Friends betray each other on a regular basis, and once the melodrama has died down, it's never mentioned again. The state of relationships change as the plot dictates, and the viewer is left not really caring about anyone anymore because it'll probably all be different next week after all. Remember that whole continuity thing that Buffy was so good at, Smallville writers? How's about trying that for awhile? Most importantly, Let Clark Be The Star Of Your Show. Look, I know that Tom Welling's limited acting ability makes it harder than you'd probably like (Reason number seven that Lex was the most interesting character in the show? Michael Rosenbaum could act the pants off've Welling. And, in the fevered imagination of many 'shippers, probably did on a regular basis), but you've got to give him something to work with. Throughout the seven years of Smallville so far, Clark has been the most passive hero imaginable. For the first couple of years, that worked because - hey! - he was still learning, and also, he was the only one with all the superpowers. But now that it's seven years later and it seems that almost everyone around Clark has either had powers at one point or is related to someone with them, you can't use that excuse anymore. Another problem is that, the longer the show's gone on, the more we've learned that Jor-El and the rest of the Kryptonians seem to have had dealings with Earth before Clark's arrival. The intention was probably to deepen the whole Krypton mythology, but all it really did was make Clark less special; suddenly, it wasn't luck that brought him to Earth, but his dad's plan, and by the way, he's not even the first (or, with Kara's arrival, the last) Kryptonian to come to the planet. When your protagonist is surrounded by characters who seem more interesting, likable and powerful than he is, why are we supposed to care that much about him? Alternatively, you could just ignore all of this and have Clark and Lois go undercover as a couple to investigate some random crazy dude. I'm sure that'll work as well.


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"What good is it to access a newspaper image on Ancestry.com, and not be able to see it after my subscription runs out?"
I thought that I would look at this issue of allowing a subscription to expire a different way. What happens by my Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) when I allow my subscription to expire?
Below are strictly my observations:
AMTs are free after you create a "free" or "Registered Guest" account on Ancestry.com. You can search, see free results, free record groups and you can create an Ancestry Member Tree. If you already of a Genealogy Database Management program, you can generate a GEDCOM file and upload that GEDCOM to that AMT.
So far, all is well, all is free and you are on your way. Now, you want to look at some of those records where you need a subscription to view them and you purchase a subscription. You do lots of research and those records are in your AMT. You even find other Public AMTs and gather information from them and put the information into your AMT.
During this process, is where Randy's blog post comes in handy. Please read it.
For what ever reason, you discontinue your research for a while and you allow your subscription to expire. What you loose in your AMT, is access to the images to those records in your Ancestry Member Tree. (I have not tested and verified that, as I am not about to let my subscription expire). Your AMT is still online and available, just no access to the records.
I logged off of Ancestry.com to see what would happen if I tried to access another Public Ancestry Member Tree.
I see this:
I have lost access to the other AMTs as well. I still have my AMT, but can't see others.
I thought, "that's not right", so I looked at the Knowledge Base website:
I looked up "What is a "Registered Guest" account?" to see what it said.
Use the Ancestry Member Trees feature in any of the following ways.
- Build a personal member tree, whether from scratch or by uploading a GEDCOM file
- Share your Family Tree with family or friends
- View another user's Family Tree if you received an invitation from that tree's owner
- Respond to someone who contacted you, requesting permission to view your Family Tree
- View any record linked to a Family Tree to which you have been invited, provided the person owning that tree has some kind of paid account on Ancestry
- View any photos attached to a Family Tree that you have been invited to view
You will notice that there is no reference to other Public Member Trees.
I thought about that for a bit, after my initial "that's not right" reaction. Having visited the Ancestry "server farm", it dawned on me that Ancestry spends a lot of resources to allow us to have FREE AMTs. We can have and manage our family tree in that online format. So the limitation makes some sense to me about what we could and could not access from that AMT. The subscription based records and images, no problem, but the Publish AMTs .... not so sure.
That has been a long standing complaint about the quality of AMTs, then it dawned on me that maybe this limitation made some sense. If I had access to every public AMT I could create a large, undocumented tree. Maybe Ancestry is trying to encourage us to maintain our subscription or use a lesser subscription for various duration and times to build up our documentation for our online tree.
We still can maintain our AMT, invite people to our tree, take advantage of Ancestry DNA for our own tree.
The same would happen if you use FTM2012 or FTM2014. You can still sync to your AMT, just not have access to the Records and not have access to other AMTs.
It is my understanding that the Library Edition of Ancestry has the same restrictions. That is, access to a subscription from your local library. You can see the Records from there, just not Ancestry Member Trees.
While you have your active subscription on Ancestry.com AND FTM2012 or FTM2014 you will have those images that you want in FTM2012 of FTM2014. You will notice that those images from Ancestry.com in FTM2012 of FTM2014 will NOT be uploaded to your AMT.
When you let your subscription lapse on Ancestry, you will loose access to those records in your AMT BUT they will still be on your PC or Mac in FTM2012, FTM2013, FTMM-2 or FTMM-3 (the new Mac Versions) Media folder for that file.
These are my observations on this topic.
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National Institute of Allergy andInfectious Diseases (NIAID)http://www.niaid.nih.gov
HIV persists and can replicate in patients who have no detectable virus in their blood as a result of combination antiretroviral therapy, according to a new report from researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and their colleagues.
"Our findings indicate that an inducible reservoir of HIV exists in infected patients despite prolonged treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and suggest that the time required for eradication of HIV from the body, if indeed possible, may be considerably longer than previously predicted," says lead author Tae-Wook Chun, Ph.D., of NIAID's Laboratory of Immunoregulation (LIR).
Adds senior author Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID director and LIR chief, "These results underscore the importance of developing more potent antiretroviral drugs, as well as treatment strategies that specifically target latently infected cells that serve as hiding places for the virus. Although our current armamentarium of antiretroviral drugs has served many patients well, at least in the short-term, more progress must be made in the area of HIV therapeutics if we are to speak of a cure for HIV disease."
Drs. Chun, Fauci and colleagues report their findings in the Nov. 25 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The embargo date for the PNAS paper has been moved to Nov. 13 at 4:00 p.m. ET to coincide with the publication of two related reports in the journal Science from the laboratories of NIAID grantees Robert F. Siliciano, M.D., Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Douglas D. Richman, M.D., of the University of California, San Diego.
In their experiments, Drs. Chun, Fauci and colleagues studied 12 HIV-infected patients who were taking three-drug antiretroviral regimens consisting of a protease inhibitor (indinavir, ritonavir or saquinavir) combined with two nucleoside analogues (3TC, d4T, AZT or ddI). A thirteenth patient received two protease inhibitors and two nucleoside analogues. These 13 patients had been taking HAART for an average of 10 months. In addition, four HIV-infected patients receiving no therapy and one taking 3TC only were included in the study population.
Of the 13 patients receiving HAART, nine had levels of HIV RNA in their plasma below 500 copies/cubic milliliter (ml), the detection limit of the branched DNA (bDNA) assay used in the study.
The researchers isolated highly purified, resting CD4+ T cells from all 18 patients, and used a sensitive laboratory technique called the polymerase chain reaction to detect HIV DNA in an integrated form (i.e., inserted into the genes) in cells from each individual.
"Interestingly, levels of integrated HIV DNA were not significantly higher in untreated patients than in HAART-treated individuals," notes Dr. Chun. "As others have postulated, this finding suggests that resting CD4+ T cells with integrated DNA do not decay rapidly in patients receiving HAART, and therefore may serve as a stable 'reservoir' of virus."
In addition to integrated HIV DNA, the investigators found unintegrated DNA in cells from all patients. "The presence of unintegrated HIV DNA suggests that a low level of viral replication may continue even in the setting of HAART," notes Dr. Fauci. "In HAART-treated patients, we found that levels of unintegrated HIV DNA were 28 times higher than integrated HIV DNA levels. This suggests that even when HIV is undetectable in the plasma, a low degree of viral replication contributes to the maintenance of a reservoir of HIV-infected CD4+ T cells."
The investigators activated the resting, purified CD4+ T cells from all study patients and induced replication-competent virus from each patient's samples, including from the nine with no detectable virus in their blood. Of note, the virus they induced from the cells of three of nine HAART-treated patients with undetectable virus was "syncytium inducing" -- it efficiently killed cells in culture by causing them to clump together.
"Activation of at least some latently infected resting CD4+ T cells in patients receiving HAART can result in the production of cytopathic virus," says Dr. Chun.
Co-authors of Drs. Chun and Fauci include Lieven Stuyver, Ph.D., of Innogenetics N.V., Ghent, Belgium; Stephanie B. Mizell, R.N., Linda A. Ehler, R.N., and JoAnn M. Mican, M.D., of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation; Michael Baseler, Ph.D., of Science Applications International Corporation-Frederick, Md.; and Alun L. Lloyd, Ph.D., and Martin A. Nowak, Ph.D., of the University of Oxford, England.
Reference: Chun T-W, et al. Presence of an inducible HIV-1 latent reservoir during highly active antiretroviral therapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1997;94:13193-7.
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I never read The Giver. When I picked out books for my kid to read, The Giver always looked too sad, too solemn, too serious. Now that we are both dystopia fiends—probably because we live in a dystopia—the other insatiable reader in the house has passed along The Giver to me. Lois Lowry won the Newbery Medal for this amazing tale of what it means to be human and how even pain is a privilege to be treasured. The Newbery must have been no contest that year because the novel is flawless and superb.
Jonas lives very carefully and precisely in the Sameness. Children are guided, year by year, by immutable rules that govern behavior. At certain ages you have jackets that fasten in the back so you learn interdependence. Then you graduate to front-buttoning jackets and in a year or so to your own bike as you are gradually introduced to more independence from your family unit. Pain is contained by medication. Courtesy is absolute. Everyone has an assigned role in life and at twelve you receive your Assignment—the task you will learn and perform until you are old enough for the House of the Old and, one day, celebrated and Released.
It is December and Jonas, an Eleven about to become a Twelve, is nervous, anticipating the news he will get at the annual Ceremony but unsure about which job he will draw. His father, who works at Nurturing with the newchildren has requested and been given permission to bring home an infant who is too fussy and failing to thrive. The baby will be Released if it doesn't reach weight and development milestones by the time it should be transferred to a family who has applied for a child. But Jonas doesn't think Nurturing will be his Assignment. He certainly won't be a Birthmother, coddled for three births in as many years and then graduated to Laborer for the rest of life. He can't imagine himself as Caretaker of the Old, a Doctor, or a Director of Recreation.
But then the Chief Elder skips him when she is handing out Assignments and his anticipation turns to anxiety. His unease isn't much relieved when, at the end of the Ceremony, she explains to the puzzled audience that Jonas has been selected to be the Receiver of Memory, a prestigious and mysterious position that is seldom awarded and little understood. Jonas begins to study with the old Receiver, the Giver, and is stunned at the unusual transmission of skills that comprises his apprenticeship. And everything changes.
Jonas learns about the exhilarating and excruciating colors of life, about feelings he didn't know could exist, about history, wisdom and emotion. The Giver shows him what Release really means and awakens a humanity that has been trained out of everyone in the community for generations. And, as Jonas awakens, he discovers that his bland and comfortable life is really an intolerable nightmare. The choices he will have to make demand a courage he isn't sure he has.
It's an extraordinary book, smooth as a polished stone, and as capable of stunning you as a polished stone aimed to hit you squarely between the eyes. The Giver explores the demanding terrain of memory, the significance of what it means to give, and the impulse to know the truth and follow it into an uncertain future.
The Giver (Newbery Medal Book) Lois Lowry | Delacorte Press 1993


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Many of music's biggest names gathered on February 1, 2010 to remake "We Are The World," in an effort to help earthquake ravaged Haiti.
But one name who wasn't part of the project – and who would rather see the 1985 charity anthem remain untouched – was Jay-Z.
"I know everybody is gonna take this wrong: 'We Are the World,' I love it, and I understand the point and think it's great. But I think 'We Are the World' is like [Michael Jackson's] 'Thriller' to me. I don't ever wanna see it touched," Jay-Z said on Saturday at the "2 Kings" dinner during NBA All Star weekend in Dallas, according to MTV.
"I'm a fan of music. I know the plight and everything that's going on in Haiti. I applaud the efforts: [Millions have been raised] through text [donations] to Haiti," he continued. "So I appreciate the efforts and everything, but 'We Are The World' is [musically] untouchable like 'Thriller' is untouchable. Some things are just untouchable. It was a valiant effort, but for me, it's gonna be untouchable."
"We Are The World: 25 For Haiti," which made its debut on Friday night during the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, boasted an impressive lineup of the music industry's biggest names, ranging from Kanye West to Pink to Barbra Streisand. Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie again produced it.
[CLICK HERE to watch the entire video!]
But as far as Jay-Z is concerned, an all-new song would've been a better way to go.
"I would have loved that idea better," he added. "As everyone knows, I have tremendous respect for Quincy Jones. Of course, I think he's genius, as everyone else does. [But] I think it's time for us to make a new [song]."
Although the hip-hop mogul wasn't a part of the remake, he did create a new song to help raise funds for Haiti, which he debuted during the "Hope for Haiti" telethon in January.
"I tried to do that with 'Stranded,'" he said of the song her performed with Rihanna, Bono and The Edge from U2 during the TV telethon. "I didn't try to make 'We Are The World,' but I tried to make our take on how we felt."
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Winter Terrace Yoga
Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 (8:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
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It may be too cold for yoga out on the Terrace, but there are plenty of charming, newly-renovated indoor spaces right here Memorial Union! If you're looking for a deep breath and relaxation (or even just a study break), come join us at the Union and shake off that winter chill with a Winter Terrace Yoga class.
Indoor Yoga classes are $5/class. Online registration will remain open until start of class. For your own convenience, pre-registration (including mat rentals) is strongly encouraged. Drop-ins and on-site mat rentals are welcome as space and availability allows; please register with the instructor upon arrival. Cancellations can be made up to one hour before the start of class, and will result in credit with Outdoor UW (for another winter yoga class).
Drop-ins are welcome, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Drop-ins can register and pay on site with credit or debit card (NO CASH) upon arrival.
All participants must be 18 years or older to attend.
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ABYC is pleased to provide joint training ventures with National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). This four-day training event will focus two of the days on ABYC Marine Electrical standards and training, and two days on NMEA marine electronics standards and training. This will be the marine industry's premier training event specifically designed as a one-stop shop for boat builders, installers, technicians, marine mechanics and surveyors to get trained on ABYC and NMEA standards.
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Primarily targeted for the beginner or those who have been installing NMEA 2000® but would like more information, more clarity and an opportunity to share ideas with others who have installed NMEA 2000® networks. The course provides information beyond the NMEA 0400 Installation Standard or the MEI and Advanced MEI Training. NMEA 2000® Network Course Topics include: cables, connectors, specifications, physical planning and documentation, power sources and distribution, voltage drop calculations, data messages (parameter group numbers), connecting to other data sources, network setup and troubleshooting. You will take from this class the near-term and long-term benefits of NMEA 2000® certified equipment, accepted installation practices for NMEA 2000® backbone cable and products, including selection of cable, power application point, and alternatives that make it work best. You will also have sufficient working knowledge of NMEA 2000® so you can successfully troubleshoot problems when they arise and correctly identify/repair/replace the faulty device(s) or network cabling problems. This is not intended to teach programming nor to be training for manufacturing developers.
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Hey all,
Since results are in for CCCVII, we can also now see how you did collectively. Sadly, Team Bruce did not take the title this year ( ). The honor goes to Team Troy, who just edged out Team Tony (8 placed entries versus 7). Troy will pick a team name that will be assigned to: DNL, ElephantKnight, Nanuck95 and CastleLord. Not FireBenderDude2, though, as he falls into the next category.
The bad news is that some people signed up to participate in the team challenge, but never built anything. The following are now known as 'Bag of Hot Air': the aforementioned FireBenderDude2, who let down Team Troy, Outcast, who let down Team Bruce (for shame!), and Prince Imdol, Voran the Scholar, and Pijani, all of whom let down Team Tony.


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First two ingredients are named meat products, grainfree
Some mixed quality ingredients
The first two ingredients in this food are named meat products. The first of these is in meal form. The second is beef, inclusive of water content. Once this is removed, as it must be to create a dry food product, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight, and is unlikely to be the true second ingredient in the food but may be more accurately placed further down the ingredient list. With a meat product in meal form heading the ingredient list (i.e. already dehydrated) we can continue to have confidence in the meat content of the food.
We note that the main ingredient of the food is ocean fish, but find no sign of a guarantee on the manufacturer website that this ingredient has not been preserved with ethoxyquin. Ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, commonly added to fish meal ingredients, and which is banned or heavily restricted in human food products due to the belief that it is carcinogenic.
Inclusion of salmon meal provides a good source of omega 3 and 6 OFAs. The food includes canola oil rather than fat. Whilst this is beneficial, canola is not believed by all to be high quality. We consider tomato pomace to be filler.
Overall, the product appears to contain a good amount of meat, although potato protein and pumpkin meal contribute to the protein content of the food. The macronutrient breakdown provided is rather limited. Ingredients are generally of good quality. It is an entirely grainless product, with potatoes as the main source of starch. Grains are not a natural part of a canine diet and it is pleasing to see dog foods on the market that exclude grains completely from the diet.
The only caution we would make on this food is that the high protein content may make it suitable for adult dogs only, particularly in the case of large breeds.
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I can't think of the number of times I have felt compelled to write out Washington STATE, rather than leaving it as: "Washington." For one thing, it is continually mistaken for Washington D. C., which, granted, is an important place. But, it's not a whole state, now is it? How can anyone miss something that's 360 miles wide and 240 miles long?
The most ludicrous example came about when my husband, John, was trying to solve a problem with a well-known parcel delivery service. Now, geography is this company's very vocation--their middle name, so to speak. You would think that sorting out a delivery problem with a company that is motivated by potential future business would be relatively easy. In many cases, I'm sure it is. However, one time when John was transferred to a supervisor somewhere across the nation at the origin of the problem, the conversation went something like this:
John: "I'm having a problem getting my package delivered. It's been returned twice now."
Supervisor: "And what is your address?"
John: "Such and such; such and such; Washington; zip."
Supervisor: "Washington?"
John: "Yes, Washington."
Supervisor: "D.C., right?"
John: "No, Washington State, on the west coast."
Supervisor: "Washington is on the east coast."
John: "I mean Washington STATE, on the west coast."
Supervisor: "There's no Washington out there."
John: "Oh, yes there is."
Supervisor: "I've never heard of a Washington STATE."
John: "Picture a map of the west coast. What's above California?"
Supervisor: "Oregon."
John: "Okay, and what's above Oregon?"
Supervisor: "Canada."
John: "I suggest you get out a map and take another look!"
I am not making this up. We finally got our package delivered, and hopefully, the delivery company is now giving geography quizzes to its employees. Parents, don't ever let your children assume that studying geography is no longer important.
Before ending this, I just want to give out a few state facts about lovely Washington.
Washington is:
--the 42nd state of the union (1889)
--nicknamed The "Evergreen State"
--the only state named after a president
--home to about six and a half million people
--elector of the nation's first Asian-American state governor, Gary Locke
--host to many 21st century mega-businesses, like Boeing, Microsoft, Nintendo, Amazon.com, Weyerhauser, and others
--home to the 9th largest Native American population in the nation (2005 Census).
--producer of most of the nation's raspberries, hops, spearmint oil, apples, and more
--bisected by the lovely (and volcano-filled) Cascade Mountains, from the northern border with British Columbia to the southern border with Oregon
--known for its many scenic icons, including: Mt. Rainier, Mt. Baker, Mount St. Helens, the Puget Sound, the Palouse, the Columbia River, the rugged coastline, and much more...
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He received M.S.(2001) and Ph.D.(2005) in Computer Science from Princeton University. He has been teaching as an associate professor (2005-2014) and as a professor (2014-present) in Applied Computer Science, at Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University.
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On Saturday evening, September 17, 1966 at 9 pm, CBS-TV aired the pilot for a series that was to become one of the most successful in television history. Over seven seasons, ending in 1973, its 171 episodes followed a set format yet, like a chess game, seemed to have infinite options. Each week the Mission Impossible crew were recruited for a cat and mouse skirmish against clandestine forces and dangerous criminals threatening the United States, a sobering reality in an era still boiling in the decade's cauldron of confrontation called ironically, The Cold War.
In the pilot's opening scene Dan Briggs (Steven Hill) exits a freight elevator, walks into a shop, and asks the young woman standing at a file cabinet about a specialty phonograph recording. The proprietor enters, dismisses her, and asks Briggs, "Exactly what recording were you looking for?" Briggs replies, "Pavanne in G by Ernest Vaughn and the Pan Symphonic Orchestra, 1963." The man gives him a red parcel, then leaves, closing the door behind him. Briggs unwraps and places a vinyl disc on a nearby player. Music begins. He moves the tone arm toward the center, resets it and listens:
Good morning, Mr. Briggs. General Rio Dominguez, the dictator of Santa Costa, makes his headquarters in the Hotel Nacional. We've learned that two nuclear warheads furnished to Santa Costa by an enemy power are contained in the hotel vault. Their use is imminent. Mr. Briggs, your mission, should you decide to accept it, would be to remove both nuclear devices from Santa Costa. As always, you have carte blanche as to method and personnel, but of course, should you or any member of your IM Force be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your action. As usual, this recording will decompose one minute after the breaking of the seal. I hope it's "welcome back," Dan. It's been a while.
Smoke rises from the disc as it self-immolates, a motif that heralds every episode's recorded assignment. The "welcome back" sign-off thrusts us into a storyline that seems to be ongoing even though this is the audience's introduction.
Several scenes follow that reveal the series' template, as the team leader examines a package containing photos of the proposed human target and his selection of the ad hoc team. In a following scene, the assembled MI cast is presented with the mission's goal.
Photographically, these initial scenes are shot in a then conventional TV series style: full, straight on lighting and eye level camera angles. Any routine TV cinematographer could have shot this exposition. But once the MI team lands in the mission's Banana Republic, a much different camera and lighting style moves to center stage, with the camera coverage becoming more dramatic; the lighting quickly reveals itself as the signature style of director of photography John Alton.
Alton's last feature credit had been the luridly colorful Grand Guignol spectacle of Elmer Gantry, released in July 1960. Just the month before had seen the release of Alton's b/w, sci-fi potboiler 12 to the Moon. A year later, Burnett Guffey replaced Alton on Birdman of Alcatraz. After that, nothing. Alton gave every indication of finally making good on his threat to get out of the movie business.
What brought him out of a five-year hiatus in 1966, and what caused him to decide to not photograph anything after that, has remained one of those tantalizing questions. He often said he just wanted to travel, to paint, to be with his Argentinean wife, Rozalia. But at 65, he was not yet at an expected retirement age; many of his peers continued to work into their 80s.
Alton had long been considered to be an outsider, and once he resigned from the ASC for a second time in 1954, many cinematographers simply dismissed him. Whether Alton's discontent was some personal animosity toward the then ASC president, or a lingering resentment over his MGM peers' protest of his Academy Award for the ballet sequence in An American in Paris, is one of those mysteries scholars may some day resolve.
I had intended to conclude my own adventures in Alton research with the last blog. The photo of his dedication to me on the title page of his book seemed a fitting valediction. But I just couldn't get this final photography credit out of my mind. Alton had never photographed anything for television before: why a series pilot as his swansong? Was it an attempt to embrace a powerful, broad-based medium? Was it an attempt to explore a photographic synthesis of his b/w and color light, more darkly, of thwarted hopes?
Purely on a hunch, I typed "Mission Impossible TV Pilot" in the YouTube search box. The pilot came up. An hour later, after watching it in decent resolution, I began to understand what Alton had possibly been up to.
What I would like to do in this piece is simply take you through several dozen frame grabs from the pilot as an impromptu guide to my own thoughts. I've watched the episode several times now, but please don't excoriate me if I've messed up the continuity or have gotten some plot detail wrong. I'm neither a "Trekkie" nor a… (What do you call a MI fan?)
The action of the pilot was set on stage sets with exteriors at a single location, Mount St. Mary's College in Brentwood, which served as the Hotel Nacional.
Two angles establish the arrival circle at the hotel, the second angle being a classic Alton high shot over a foreground figure.
The MI team arrives at the lobby check-in desk as Martin Landau is revealed in a rearview mirror attached to his wheel chair. He is disguised as Barbara Bain's infirm husband, and she is revealed in the same shot in a dolly tilt up from the mirror.
Bain, waiting at the check-in desk, is photographed in a luscious close-up straight out of Alton's beauty lighting notes from Painting with Light.
Peter Lupus, the muscle of the team, carries two large salesman's "sample cases" into the hotel's vault; this also happens to be the repository for the two atomic bombs the team has been sent to decommission and smuggle back to the USA. A light above the vault door spills a red pool over the entrance; inside, a garish green fluorescent whose source is never seen, floods the claustrophobic interior with an anxious tension that drenches later scenes inside the vault.
An overhead shot reeks of a voyeur's perspective, an angle that recurs often in the episode. It is juxtaposed with a dramatic low angle of Lupus.
A panning shot of Lupus leaving the vault defines the broken foreground space that frames many shots, whether through foreground furniture, screens or grilles.
Inside the vault, Wally Cox, guest star for the pilot, emerges from one of the large bags left in the dark vault and sets about working on the door's lock. In several scenes we see him breaking the combination in order to facilitate escape once the team has removed the bombs. At first, the only light he wields is a kind of handheld sun-gun, which rakes the black room. Then he turns on an overhead light. The very noir lighting in this first vault scene must have had the network panicked when they watched the dailies.
Even after Cox turns on the overhead light, camera angles through a foreground shelf are destabilizing.
When Hill is in the vault later on, with the bound General Dominguez, also played by Landau, because Cox has broken both hands in a door (please don't ask) the light is only slightly more revealing.
Cox replaces the lock cover in a noiresque angle.
In an air duct of striated light, the team's mechanical genius, Gregg Morris, installs eavesdropping bugs.
Bain provides impromptu distraction to a nosey colonel who has become suspicious of Landau as the disguised general. It is a brief comic respite from the visual tension created by increasingly dramatic camera angles and lighting.
Several improbably high angles reveal the team in their hotel suite, next to the large bags that will soon contain the stolen bombs, along with Cox, once he has finished his work in the vault.
There is a direct cut from the overhead shot to a low angle of Cox inside the bag.
In a later scene, after he has broken his hands in a slamming door when the team captures the general, Hill and Lupus again release Cox from the bag. This lovely night shot is sourced by a single light from outside the window.
As is this shot when Hill and Lupus approach guards at the general's door, shadows looming on the wall. One of Alton's tropes is a low angled single hard light casting high shadows on the walls.
An insert often opens a scene before clearing to reveal main character action by a pan or dolly. Here, Landau watches in the background as Bain accepts cash.
And sometimes a scene opens with a character facing camera in close up, as here with Landau, who then moves toward the background TV in order to study the general's body movement.
Another characteristic Alton angle is an elevated over the shoulder shot with two main characters split by a dominant foreground figure.
In their many 40s noir features Alton and director Anthony Mann shot scenes with minimal coverage, especially a raking two shot. This is not only a dramatic angle but it maintains a sense of extended time. Alton uses this several times in the MI pilot.
In the final sequence, the MI team is escaping in cars carrying the bombs, racing to rendezvous with a small jet. They deploy a smoke screen behind the van to disrupt the pursuing military. A POV silhouette from inside one of the jeeps evokes the final silhouetted shots of many Alton's movies.
And the transfer to the waiting jet.
Many MI fans have long regarded this pilot as the benchmark for the entire series. It's easy to understand why. The audience is introduced to a lot of plot gimmicks, such as disguises that figure in many subsequent episodes—but here in the series pilot there is a near visceral pleasure in seeing the "tools of the trade" being put to use in Alton's almost fetishistic inserts.
In considering the writing and plot structure of the series, critics have not noted just how significant Alton's contribution is to creating dramatic tension: obviously in the compositions, camera movement, and lighting techniques that are his stock in trade—but also in the editorial transitions, a facet of the cinematographer's work that is often overlooked. Scene after scene blends into the next one with a shadowy wipe, a camera move, a door opening or closing, a foreground movement crossing the frame. The technique is so consistent throughout the pilot that it is evident these transitions were carefully planned and, likely, not by the director, but by Alton.
The director of the pilot, Bernard Kowalski, was very experienced in series work, but he directed only two more episodes of MI, both in the first season. I've watched both of them, photographed by the same cinematographer, Charles Strumer. The visuals are serviceable, but show none of the imaginative camera angles, compositions, and transitions that pervade the pilot. Camera angles in these other Kowalski episodes are almost always straight on, eye level; close-ups are almost always flat lit. Night exteriors are done day for night with little effort to suggest other sources than "moonlight." Had the visual style of the pilot come from Kowalski's direction, there should have been some hints of it in these episodes. If you care to watch the other two Kowalski episodes, they are also on YouTube and titled Fakeout and A Spool There Was.
If you are a cinematographer or a fan of film noir style, you will easily recognize Alton's signature noir tropes in the MI pilot. The stylized color lighting of some sequences also evokes Alton's 50s color features, starting with An American in Paris and peaking in Elmer Gantry and The Brothers Karamazov.
But nothing is as convincing as watching the MI pilot. Shortly before the publishing of this essay YouTube disabled the pilot version I had watched. I did find several other ones and they are embedded below, both of them in four parts. The first one has an annoying advert. banner that doesn't fade away. The second one, at a slightly higher contrast level, has Greek subtitles. With a search you may find a non-compromised version. In any case, it's well worth watching the entire pilot.
I suspect that Alton accepted this assignment because he was intrigued by the challenges presented by the small screen, curious to know if the same elements that had constituted his large screen feature film style could be translated effectively to episodic television. Though not much dramatic series television rose to that high level for years, the answer is a resounding YES.
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Last week I was asked as a Caring.com senior expert to speak on NBC Miami Live show and talk to folks in South Florida about how to choose a senior care facility for your aging loved one. Sometimes no matter how much we want to keep our loved one in their own home, or with us, it's jut not possible. Working caregivers, frequent falls, severe dementia or other round the clock care needs can make it impossible for your loved one to remain with family. If, or when that time comes, it helps to have a plan and to already know your area and what it has to offer for families.
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It's such a big decision and you want to make sure your loved one adjusts and is safe and well cared for. Are there specific points to help guide you through the search? It's so overwhelming I thought I'd just bring up three key points to help guide you.
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- Look past the fancy "storefront" and notice how folks are being treated. More and more facilities are beginning to look like country clubs, and that's great but real care is what you're after. Look past the golf carts that whiz you in and out, look past the luscious garden-like entrance, past the swanky lobby and even ask to see something other than the staged guest room all decked out with new pictures on the wall and a great view of the courtyard. Ask to have lunch with the residents. Stroll to the community center or gathering room. See if you can go down the hall where your loved one might be placed and see who their neighbors will be.
- Don't just take the tour–branch off–ask the residents (and their family members) who live there. Ask the residents if they like the food, if they get their medications on time. Ask their family members if they've ever had a bed sore or have problems with any of the staff or other residents. Even if they say the right words, notice how they hesitate, get antsy, or look around as if they'll be heard. If your loved one has dementia ask to see that ward. Make sure there are safety measures for them not wandering away, and also make sure they are spoken to in a firm but kind manner. Look in their faces and see if they have that hazy drug look. Notice if they're dressed, if their rooms are tidy, and if there's a smell of urine in the air.
- Ask how concerns will be handled, and what you can do if you need to change care facilities. Face it, you're going to have certain questions and concerns. You're going to have to ask them if they'll change something to accommodate your loved one's needs–that's just normal adjustments. Find out how that's handled up front. Talk to not only the day staff, but the night and weekend staff. Ask how they do their background checks and if they're updated. Ask how you handle serious issues and what happens if you choose to move your loved one to a different facility.
Don't think that once you move them in that your job as a caregiver is over. It's not. You're their care advocate. Visit often and not at the same time. Be cordial with the staff, get to know them and genuinely care about them. Bring in a treat or send them a thank you card if they've done something thoughtful or helpful. People respond to positive reenforcement and caring for a (sometimes) cantankerous, sick person who isn't always jolly is more than a job, it's a calling. It's to your benefit to reach out. People who are visited often receive better care, and besides, it's just the right thing to do.
There's so much more I could talk about, but this is enough for now. In the end, follow your gut instinct. Stay involved and do all you can to surround your aging loved one with good care–no matter where that might be.
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