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The swine flu vaccine is ready – are you?
Children in several states began to receive nasal sprays to ward off the H1N1 virus yesterday with 2.4 million doses of vaccine set to hit the country by the end of the week, The New York Times reported.
But Thomas R. Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a new public health threat has already emerged: misinformation on blogs and talk radio that the disease is "mild" and its vaccine untested.
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"On average, flu is not a 'mild' illness — it can make you pretty sick, knock you out for a day or two or three [and even kill]," Frieden told the paper. He added that the vaccine's "seed strain" was made and tested the same way as seasonal flu shots and without serious side effects.
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Yeah, we're just as shocked as you to see in-store Santa displays and gift guides going out in droves. Where did the year go? November's going to whiz by in a blur just like the rest of those months, so, we're getting ahead of our style game — especially since the holidays are the time to impress all of those people you may only see annually.
With that in mind, we've enlisted the crazy-talented (and fun!) M.A.C senior makeup artist, John Stapleton, to show us how to shine like a red-carpet star with three dazzling and distinctive looks. Whether you want to sip vino rocking a killer Cabernet lip like Dita (watch the teeth!), unwrap the secrets to that gilt glow you see in the klieg lights, or just surprise 'em in a retro cat-eye and poppy lip, you'll blow your fellow partygoers away with your mad makeup skills!

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The first Distinguished Lecture Series at UCLA of this academic year is being given this week by my good friend and fellow Medalist Charlie Fefferman, who also happens to be my "older brother" (we were both students of Elias Stein). The theme of Charlie's lectures is "Interpolation of functions on ", in the spirit of the classical Whitney extension theorem, except that now one is considering much more quantitative and computational extension problems (in particular, viewing the problem from a theoretical computer science perspective). Today Charlie introduced the basic problems in this subject, and stated some of the results of his joint work with Bo'az Klartag; he will continue the lectures on Thursday and Friday.
The general topic of extracting quantitative bounds from classical qualitative theorems is a subject that I am personally very fond of, and Charlie gave a wonderfully accessible presentation of the main results, though the actual details of the proofs were left to the next two lectures.
As usual, all errors and omissions here are my responsibility, and are not due to Charlie.


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Every reporter under the sun painted Google's use of cookies to insert its Google+ functionality on Apple's Safari browser as an invasion of users' privacy.
The rub is this: Google and a few other advertising companies have secretly tracked the Web-browsing habits of millions of people using Apple's Mac computers, iPhones and iPad tablets.
Apple's Safari browser is designed to prevent such monitoring to preserve user privacy, but Google and others tricked the browser into allowing the tracking via advertising cookies.
Google, which said the tracking was inadvertent and that the ad cookies did not collect personal information, disabled its code Feb. 16. Congress wants the FTC to investigate further.
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Fortunately, less clouded minds such as that of John Battelle saw another huge wrinkle to this story.
That is, maybe this isn't an issue about privacy policy violations so much as why Google resorted to Cookiegate in the first place.
Apple only allows third-party cookies in certain instances, which means Google and other online providers can't rake in money there.
Why would Apple do this at a time when top browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox allow such tracking? Apple doesn't make much money from online ads, and iAd has been anything but a smashing success.
Apple makes billions from its great consumer hardware, OS and applications. It doesn't need the ad dollars. By preventing third-party cookies, it can keep browser makers that make money from online advertising from leveraging Safari for extra cash.
But let's face it: The move is mainly aimed at hurting Google, for whom online ads provide 96 percent of revenues each year.
I don't want to oversimplify Battelle's views on the Web, which he generally sees as closed or open, with a whole lot of nuances thrown in the mix.
But he's concerned Apple has broken the open Web, not unlike the way it eschewed Flash on its mobile devices. His argument works if you believe in (or even care about) the open Web--the idea that Web access and Websites should be open instead of closed. Sadly, average Joe Consumer doesn't care, but that doesn't make Battelle any less correct.
"Google circumvented Safari's default settings by using some trickery described in this WSJ blog post, which reports the main reason Google did what it did was so that it could know if a user was a Google+ member, and if so (or even if not so), it could show that user Google+ enhanced ads via AdSense."
"In short, Apple's mobile version of Safari broke with common Web practice, and as a result, it broke Google's normal approach to engaging with consumers. Was Google's "normal approach" wrong? Well, I suppose that's a debate worth having--it's currently standard practice and the backbone of the entire Web advertising ecosystem--but the Journal doesn't bother to go into those details. One can debate whether setting cookies should happen by default--but the fact is, that's how it's done on the open Web."
It's hard for me to feel bad for Google, which got caught trying to get around Apple's self-serving rule, which is masked as a a privacy control when it's really a measure against online ad purveyors it has every incentive to keep at bay.
At the same time, I don't feel Google hurt consumers. It merely sought a competitive advantage, just as Apple has tried to do, but barring third-party cookies. I agree again with Battelle's point:
...Perhaps it's because Apple considers anyone using iOS, even if they're browsing the Web, as "Apple's customer," and wants to throttle potential competitors, ensuring that it's impossible to gain access to "Apple's" audiences using iOS in any sophisticated fashion? Might it be possible that Apple is using data as its weapon, dressed up in the PR-friendly clothing of "privacy protection" for users?
We don't get mad at Google for tracking users via cookies placed on Android phones, so why should we, or the Federal Trade Commission, for that matter, get bent out of shape about this. We shouldn't, and I won't.
Here's another thing to consider: The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, took the Google-is-gobbling-our-data-again approach. Why?
Because it's greater theater than the Google-is-tricking-Safari-to-be-able-to-serve-online ads argument, which leads to the greater argument of competition between Google, Apple and Facebook.
Accusing Google of shredding user privacy will also attract more attention from federal regulators already gunning for the search engine giant.


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Research Wiki. Life will go on and we can talk about something else. Of course, you can always type wiki.familysearch.org in the Address Bar of your browser and go directly there also as long as they keep that link active. Here is a screen shot showing the link to the Search Page from the startup page:
We are no worse off than we were before. I also received so feed back that my quoting of Alexa.com was not accurate. Not that my quotes weren't accurate, but that the site is "unreliable." I am promised some more accurate data showing an increase in the traffic on the site. Hmm. I guess I will return to this issue in a while after things have calmed down.


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Lesson 16: The purity of the Prophets
Why the Prophets must be ma'sum (Infallible)
The Merciful and Wise God inspired the prophets, so that through their leadership and guidance human society might recognise the right way as opposed to the precipitous way, and might be able to stride up to the highest peaks of true pride, perfection, and laudable virtues, and stay on that way.
With the same intention, the Merciful and Wise God also made His prophets and messengers immune from every kind of sin and error, and, in one word, made "infallible" (ma'sum) so that they might be able to lead mankind towards real development in all directions, and towards obedience and submission to the commands of God without any error or mistake.
It is obvious that the very same reason, which prompted the need for prophethood and the sending of prophets also, requires that the prophets be immaculate and immune from all kinds of sin, impurity error and fault. Since the aim and purpose of sending prophets is to lead society towards guidance and instruction. This aim is to be secured through the infallibility of the prophets and messengers, for it is clear that to do things which are repulsive or indecent, to sin, and also to be a source of error and fault is a reason for people to be averse to and diverted from these things, and thus the aim, which was the guidance and instruction of society, would be lost.
No people of wisdom would not do anything against their aim, and that they take regard for what is effectual in attaining and reaching their aim. For example, someone who wants a number of distinguished individuals to take part in a celebration in his honour knows that no one without an invitation can honourably attend. He will never send an invitation to someone who is averse to him, rather he will try to send his invitations in such a way that they will all be accepted, and, if he doesn't do this, his work will not have been prudent and wise, and it will be regarded as having been unseemly and unbecoming.
The Merciful and Wise God also takes account of what basically interferes with the guidance and education of society, and does not want people to depend on and follow the will of capricious and impure men, and so to end up far from, and be deprived of their true development. Therefore He has sent immaculate prophets so that the guidance and instruction of society might be in the best possible way.
The following are further details why the prophets must be infallible.
1. The Principle of Instruction.
It is obvious that the purpose of sending prophets was to educate people, and that in teaching the teacher's behaviour is a more effective instrument than his speaking and verbal instruction.
The habits and deeds of the teacher can bring about a radical transformation in man due to people's tendency to imitate, one of the indisputable fact in the working of the mind, man gradually adopts the manner and conduct of his teacher, and becomes of the same colour so that it is as if he is the clear, limpid surface of a pool which reflects the image of the sky above him.
Speech alone cannot play the part of instruction, rather it serves instruction, and this is the idea of the prophetic mission, that prophets must possess praiseworthy habits and qualities and be untainted with sin and error so that they can effectively attract the people of this world towards the sacred aim.
It is clear that one who has soiled his hands with sin, even though in secret and without anyone being aware so that he himself remains pure in the eyes of his fellow men, will never have that unwavering strength of mind to bring about a radical transformation in the area of the human spirit.
One who taints his lips with wine can never dissuade others from drinking it, and raise the voice of truth and establish an iron will in combating this act.
The intense discomfort and disquietude of the prophets, and especially the noble prophet of Islam, about the sins and indecencies of people is itself the best witness to the fact that they were disgusted with every evil and were not involved in sins at all.
The great secret in the progress of the prophets was the consistency in their words and deeds, and it is this harmony which enabled them to transform the fundamentals of human thought and lead societies toward more meaningful cultural values.
2. Confidence and Acceptance.
The greater the degree of faith and confidence that people have in a speaker, the more their agreement with him increases, and vice versa.
For this reason, the prophets, who revealed the Divine commands and restrained people from sin and immorality, must, according to this be endowed with the greatest, most admirable qualities, and be free from every kind of sin and indecency, even error and mistakes, so that people's confidence and faith in them be greater and they may accept their guidance and what they say, and so that people may strive more assiduously in carrying out the plans and practice the reformative instructions of the prophets, and trust from the depths of their hearts their leadership. Thus the aim of the prophetic mission, that is to say the leading of people from darkness to light would be accomplished; the aim of the prophetic mission would not be obtained under any other circumstances, and that would be very far from the wisdom of God.
This purity and worthiness of the prophets was so extraordinary that people became devoted to them to such a degree that their followers felt great love towards them and gave up their lives in following and obeying them, without heed for the consequences.
How can a man be completely free from sin and error? The following will answer this question.
How can a man be ma'sum, (infallible)?
1. Real Love of God
The holy prophets were deeply devoted to the Merciful Lord, God, and why should they not have been? They, who with their seeing and hearing and profound insight knew God better them anyone, who understood His greatness, glory and majesty to be above all things, who found Him alone worthy of love, honour and obedience, who had nothing in view but to please Him, who gave their hearts to none but Him, who did everything with devotion to Him, and who knew who were they worshipping.
It was for this very reason that the prophets welcomed difficulties and formidable situations, and also paid attention to God with smiling, open faces even when they were in the most critical circumstances. And so, when, in their beloved, true way, they met with difficulties, they became overflowing with joy.
History has recorded the endeavour of these heavenly, torch-bearing men of guidance as also the condemnable behaviour of people towards them. Could steadfastness in these difficulties have had another motivation apart from love of God and obedience to His commands? Certainly it did not have other motives.
How can it be imagined that those who are completely engrossed in their beloved way, and who utter nothing except according to His wish, and in whose heart, soul, spirit and thoughts not one corner is empty of remembrance, love and honour of Him, can disobey His commands? Or can give themselves up to sin? Rather, they followed the path of obedience to Him and were submitted totally to Him.
Someone asked the noble Prophet of Islam (as) why he applied himself to worship to such an extent with suffering and hardship since he was purified and had no sings. His answer was that why should he not be a grateful and thankful servant of God.1
Amir al-mu'minin, 'Ali (A.S.) made reference to the great qualities of the Prophet of Islam when he said that the greatness of God had so deeply overwhelmed prophet Muhammad (S) with the Messengership and leadership that he was a witness for creation, the bearer of good news, and a Warner. In his childhood he was better than everyone, in his maturity more preferred, and his nature was, of all the pure ones, the purest. His bounty and his generosity were more freely showered down than that of any other benefactor.2
"He is the leader of the pious, and the eyes of those who are led"3.
Thus, the perfect knowledge of the prophets and the deep and true love which they had for God resulted in their infallibility and absolute purity, so that, in addition to precluding sin from their will and thinking, they withheld themselves from sin.
2. The Deep and Perfect Insight of the Prophets
Perceptiveness is not the same in everyone. Someone who is ignorant and illiterate will never think like a doctor does about microbes and the contamination of the blood vessels by them. A doctor who has spent years-investigating microbes, has watched their multiplication under a microscope, and has witnessed the fate of those who were infected by them can never neglect microbes and their dangers.
Thus, the ignorant person proceeds to drink water contaminated with microbes and has no worry, whereas the doctor would never be prepared to drink such water and would never even entertain the idea.
The only motive for refraining from drinking is the knowledge and information, which this doctor has concerning the bad effects of microbes. An illiterate and ignorant person would keep himself away from eating something filthy, for, in this case, he is aware of its impurity and harmful effects. But a child into whose reach a filthy thing may fell would probably put it into his mouth.
Some people who attach little importance to incremental harm, although they fear sudden, unexpected dangers and avoid them. Someone may he rather lazy about extracting a decayed tooth and may procrastinate about consulting a dentist, till his other teeth also become affected, and a great deal more discomfort comes his way. He is now affected by very serious ailments. However, the very same person, as soon as the pain of appendicitis appears and there is a possibility of real danger, will entrust himself to the hands of a surgeon with all haste.
If knowledgeable doctor becomes addicted to alcohol, it can only be because he is not fully informed of the damage of alcohol to the spirit and the soul, and because its accumulative harm becomes obscured through his appetite and his desire to gratify himself.
Ordinary people take a superficial view of evil, and do not take sufficient note of its physical and spiritual, bodily and psychic effects.
However, the prophets, who, with the help of a higher power, have supremacy in their vision and knowledge over the rest of mankind who have a profound and perfect insight into all the effects of evil, and who, by a secret witnessing, see even those effects of evil which will materialize in the next world, will never come under the influence of their own bodily desires and soil their hands with the contamination of sin; even the thought of it will never enter their hearts.
The prophets saw the effects of sin in the intermediary and next worlds, and gave an account of them to people, and many hadith, reports have been recorded from the great Prophet of Islam on this subject of which the followings are a few:
"Amir al-mu'minin, 'Ali (A.S.) said, "I and Fatimah (A.S.) went to the Prophet. We saw that he was weeping excessively. I said, "may God take my father and mother's souls in service to protect you from hardships, why are you weeping?" He said, "The night they took me ton mi'raj, I saw a group of women from my followers in severe torment. One woman I saw hung up by her hair, and the brain in her head was boiling from the intensity of the heat. Another was strung up by her tongue, and they were pouring caustic water into her throat.
Another was eating the flesh of her body and fire was burning under her feet. Another one had her hands and feet bound, and the snakes and scorpions of Hell were crawling over her. Another one, the flesh of her body was being cut up with flaming scissors. Another one had grown the face of a dog and fire was entering her from underneath and coming out of her mouth, and the angels of punishment were striking her with heated clubs on her head and her body." Fatimah (A.S.), the daughter of the Prophet (S), asked, "What had these women done that Allah punished them in this way?'
"The great Prophet (S) replied, "'The one who was hung up by her hair had not, in this world, concealed her hair from strangers, and the one who was strung up by her tongue had tormented her husband, and the one who was eating flesh of her own body had beautified herself for strangers, and the one whose hands and feet were bound and over whom snakes and scorpions crawled had given no importance to wudu and the purity of her clothes, nor to ghusl, (taking shower) after sexual impurity and ghusl after menstruation, and had counted her prayers as nothing, but the one whose flesh was cut by scissors was a woman who had given herself to the will of unfamiliar and strange men, and the one who had grown the face of a dog and whom fire entered from underneath and came out of her mouth had been a singer of falsehood. Then the holy Prophet said, "Woe to that woman who made her husband angry and how good it is for the case of that woman whose husband is happy because of her."4
1. What kinds of characteristics does Allah want man to have?
2. Why did Allah bring up the Prophets as infallible people?
3. Why does Allah send immaculate Prophets?
4. What is the purpose of the prophets?
5. What can the habits of teachers do to the students?
6. Can speech alone be more affective or habit and speech together?
7. Can a transgressor be a good teacher?
8. Can a sin be attractive to an infallible person?
9. Can people have more trust in truthful persons, or in a not so truthful person?
10. What affect did the purity of the character of the prophet produce?
11. What has love of God to do with their infallibility?
12. Why could the prophet endure so much suffering for the cause of God?
13. The presence of what fact in every corner of one's soul prevents one from displeasing God?
14. What does sermon 115 of Nahjul Balagha say about the Holy Prophet?
15. Do the ignorant people make more mistakes or the wise and learned ones?
16. Can people of knowledge, wisdom, and vision be better off against sins or the illiterate lazy and pleasure seeking ones?
17. What was happening to who the prophet saw in mi'raj by her hair and why?
18. What was happening to the women strung up by her tongue and why?
19. What was happening to the women whose hand and feet were bound and why?
20. Was happening to the women whose flesh was being cut and why?
21. What had happened to the lady whose face grew into a dog and why?


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Walmart became the world's largest retailer by offering "everyday low prices" around the globe. Apparently, though, Walmart was offering something else too. The company has been plunged into a major scandal since a New York Times investigation revealed that Walmart's Mexico subsidiary paid $24 million in bribes to local officials to sidestep regulations and obtain construction permits for new stores. The worst part: the story alleges that then CEO H. Lee Scott and other top executives knew exactly what was going on and tried to hush it up. "This looks to me like a comprehensive failure on the part of Walmart's board," says Stephen Davis, director of the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance at Yale.
The markets agree. Walmart's stock has already fallen 7.5%, knocking $17 billion in value off the company. If there is a too-big-to-fail retailer, Walmart would have to be it. It has sales of $444 billion, employs 2 million people and supports tens of thousands of suppliers, some of them consumer-product giants in their own right. Its stock is held by many of the world's major pension funds--meaning that Walmart's troubles are very likely affecting your retirement money right now.
The bad news is that the corruption scandal doesn't seem to stop with Mexico. According to the Times, the company received 31 similar reports of "significant" allegations of corporate violations, including potential crimes by senior executives, in various global markets in 2006 alone. (The company wouldn't respond to Time's questions about any of this; that might "compromise the investigation," said a spokesperson.) It seems that many of those cases were buried, just like the problems in Mexico. Ironically, at home Walmart has strict policies for its buyers: they can't accept so much as a coffee mug from vendors.
The scandal tells you that doing business in the world's fastest-growing markets can be fraught with peril. Emerging markets now account for the bulk of the world's economic growth, as well as about 30% to 60% of the revenues at many U.S. multinational firms. Indeed, one of the reasons that the stock market has done relatively well throughout the downturn is that it was buoyed by U.S. multinationals earning more and more of their money in these still relatively fast-growing economies. This is particularly true of packaged-goods and retail firms like Walmart.
Many of these markets are rife with corruption--but graft is not necessarily perceived as a serious crime in some places. It's more a way of doing business. In Mexico, "the bulk of retailers pay bribes," says one veteran Mexican fund manager for a large U.S. financial institution. Indeed, Mexican firms are the third most likely to have to pay bribes, right after Russian and Chinese ones, according to Transparency International, an anticorruption NGO.


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CANNES, 04 April 2011 –DIRECTV, the world's most popular video service, has picked up the critically-acclaimed drama series Rake from international distributor DCD Rights.
The eight part legal series made by Essential Media & Entertainment for ABC Australia, boasts a stellar cast including Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge, Mission Impossible II) in the award-winning lead role of barrister Cleaver Greene (FIPA d'Or 2011 for Best Actor). Guest stars throughout the course of the first season include Hugo Weaving (Lord of the Rings, Matrix Trilogy), Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under, Muriel's Wedding, Brothers and Sisters), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, The Tudors) and Noah Taylor (Shine, Vanilla Sky, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory).
Rake focuses on the chaotic world of a criminal defense barrister, Cleaver Greene. Brilliant, iconoclastic and innately self-destructive, Cleaver is one of life's great addicts. Whether it's women, gambling or drugs, he can resist everything except temptation. His other addiction is the law – defending those who seem to be beyond redemption – society's hopeless: our drug dealers, our murderers, our cannibals. From bigamists to cannibals and everything in between, the clients that Cleaver loves the most are the cases that appear to be utterly hopeless. If only Cleaver would realize the stark reality that he, himself, is perhaps the most desperate case of all.
The series premiered on ABC Australia earlier this year to high ratings and critical acclaim and sustained strong audience share throughout its run. DIRECTV will announce their plans for premiere shortly.
Nicky Davies Williams, CEO, DCD Rights said: "We are delighted that DIRECTV has acquired this critically acclaimed series which has so far been fantastically received by audiences in Australia and around the world."
"Cleaver Greene is a rake in every sense of the word, a thoroughly irrepressible and iconoclastic character that somehow worms his way into your heart," said Patty Ishimoto, DIRECTV's Vice President Entertainment & General Manager, The 101 Network. "DIRECTV is the perfect home for Rake and we are proud to add the series to our stable of critically acclaimed, award winning series."
Rake is splendid TV…highly intelligent, rather knowing and urbane – The Australian
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About DCD Rights
The international distribution arm of DCD Media represents over 2500 hours of wholly-owned and third party programming across a wide range of genres including high quality drama, music, entertainment and documentary programming and formats. DCD Rights' catalogue contains shows from top international producers/directors and independent producers and features classic and cutting-edge concert, documentary and light entertainment programmes. An independent for more than 21 years, the company formerly named NBDtv became part of production and distribution group DCD Media plc in 2006. For further details see www.dcdrights.com
About DIRECTV's The 101® Network
The 101 Network, DIRECTV's entertainment channel, is a unique television experience that is available exclusively to DIRECTV subscribers. In 2008, the network changed the television landscape by partnering with NBC to produce and air three additional seasons of the Emmy Award-winning series Friday Night Lights and more recently becoming the exclusive home of the critically-acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning drama Damages, with Glenn Close. As a result, The 101 Network has become the premiere destination for diverse, quality and critically acclaimed programming including Underbelly, Supreme Court of Comedy and The Dan Patrick Show. Through its partnerships with leading television and film studios, networks and top cable channels, The 101 Network offers viewers the finest in drama and comedy, with feature films and TV specials, daring, innovative series, exclusive "sneak peek" programming and premium cable series un-cut in their original form. The 101 Network showcases concert specials from superstar artists and celebrated music festivals such as Farm Aid, sporting events such as UFC Fighter exposés and the annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl


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Well this is a doozy of a scheduling change. Paramount has pushed back the release of Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters from this coming March to January 11th, 2013. The film stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as the titular fairy tale characters, and as one can surmise the plot involves their hunt for women in pointy hats. Having seen no trailer and only one image of the film thus far, it's not all that shocking that Paramount is pushing the release back. This scheduling shift comes on the heels of the studio's The Devil Inside bringing in over $30 million on the first weekend of the month despite a terrible reputation from critics and the general public alike.
Renner stars in this May's The Avengers and will get his shot at the lead with this fall's The Bourne Legacy, so the studio may want to capitalize on his stardom by placing Hansel and Gretal after these two major releases. Harvey Weinstein recently admitted to doing the same with The Wettest County, which stars Tom Hardy. The release date was moved to after The Dark Knight Rises comes out in order to capitalize on Hardy's recognition following his turn as Bane. Hansel and Gretel currently has no competition on the January 11th date, but the Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner The Last Stand, the 3D re-release of Monsters Inc., the Russell Crowe drama Broken City, and the star-studded magician heist flick Now You See Me all open the following weekend.


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Rick and Morty
Inside 'The Rickshank Redemption'
Why do we not know Rick's backstory? The answer might surprise you.
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Season 4
Companion Podcast
Directing Rick and Morty
Longtime RAM storyboard artist Erica Hayes has been promoted to director this season. We take a look at her life's journey up to this point (6 years ago she was working as a coffee barista). Then, she'll break down her newfound responsibilities of overseeing the completion of animatics in season 4.
Rick and Morty: Animation Challenges
An exclusive look at the cutting-edge animation techniques introduced this season, including special hand-drawn segments, an epic "Game of Thrones"-style battle scene that features hundreds of characters, special 3D models and more! Viewers will learn why this Rick and Morty's most technically ambitious season yet.


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Jan. 30. Germantown and Northwestern Avenue. Complainant states that between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m., an unknown person entered a 2010 Nissan Altima and took two Capital One cards and money. Purchases were made with cards. Reported at 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 31. 100 block E. Chestnut Hill Avenue. Complainant states that between 2:30 and 8:15 p.m., an unknown person forced living room window open and stole one Magnum 5 shot handgun, one Playstation 3, Xbox, Sony Camera, Leica camera and jewelry.
Feb. 6. 200 block E. Gravers Lane. Complainant states that an unknown person entered home through an unlocked back door. The offender took a black leather pocketbook containing a TD bank card, a social security card, driver's license and car keys. Reported at 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 8. 7700 block Germantown Avenue. Complainant stated that a black male took two bags of sunflower seeds without paying. Male, 30 -35 years old, tall, heavy build, wearing a black coat, sweatpants, black and gray jacket and black sneakers. Reported at 5:16 p.m.
Feb. 9. 8800 block Germantown Avenue. Complainant states that she went out of house to start her car at 7:30 a.m. and went back into house. About a minute later she went back to get into her 2000 Range Rover, Pennsylvania tag DA8104 and found vehicle gone. Reported at 7:44 a.m.
Feb. 11. 100 block W. Highland Avenue. Complainant states she left her maroon 2002 Kia Optima, Pennsylvania tag DA7800 on Jan. 13 and returned Feb. 6 and vehicle was gone.
Feb. 12. 8500 block Germantown Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person broke the passenger side back window of his 2003 silver Audi and stole two Blackberry cell phones from console.
Summary — Seven crimes for week: two burglaries, two stolen vehicles, two thefts and two thefts from vehicles.
Town Watch, 215-248-1320. Keep windows and doors locked to vehicles and homes.
If you have been the victim of a crime and would like information, service or support, call Northwest Victims Service, 6301 Germantown Ave., Second Floor, Suite One, 215-438-4410. The service is free.


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Laura E. Gómez is Interim Dean of UCLA College Division of Social Sciences and Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. She also served as Vice Dean of Faculty Development from 2013-2015 (she also holds zero-percent appointments in two other UCLA Departments: Sociology and Chicana/Chicano Studies). She rejoined the faculty of UCLA Law in 2011 after serving as professor of law and American studies at the University of New Mexico from 2005-10. Before that, she spent 12 years as professor of law at UCLA Law. She was a co-founder and the first co-director of UCLA's Critical Race Studies Program.
Prior to starting her career in academia, Professor Gómez clerked for Judge Dorothy W. Nelson on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and worked as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico.
Professor Gómez teaches in the areas of race and the law, law and society, and she has taught three first-year courses: Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Constitutional Law. She has lectured widely and has published numerous articles, book chapters, op-ed commentaries, and books. Her scholarship has focused on the intersection of law, politics and social stratification in both contemporary and historical contexts. Her books include Misconceiving Mothers: Legislators, Prosecutors and the Politics of Prenatal Drug Exposure (1997), which is widely taught in law and society and gender studies courses, and Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race (2007), which is widely taught in ethnic studies and history courses. In 2013, she published a co-edited volume (with Nancy López): Mapping "Race": Critical Approaches to Health Disparities Research. She currently has a book under advance contract with The New Press entitled "A New Color Line: Latinos and the Future of Race."
Professor Gómez is the past president of the Law and Society Association (she was the youngest person and the first person of color ever elected), a multi-disciplinary organization of scholars who study law, legal actors and legal institutions in cultural and social context. As an associate editor of the Law & Society Review, she worked to produce a special issue on law and racial inequality, published in 2010. She currently serves on the editorial board of Law & Social Inquiry, Aztlan, and she has in the past served on the editorial boards of SIGNS and Studies in Law, Politics and Society. She serves as a peer reviewer for many journals in the fields of law, sociology, ethnic studies, history, American studies, and gender studies, as well as for the National Science Foundation.
She received an A.B. from Harvard in Social Studies (where she was a Harry S. Truman Scholar), an M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University (where she had a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship), and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.


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January 23, 2014
"A Life of Service to Others"
Founder and first president of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, the first African American life insurance company on the west coast and the largest African American life insurance company in the state of California.
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Bovine TB, or Mycobacterium bovis, or bovine tubercle bacillus, is part of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The organism is carried by many animals including deer, cats, dogs, pigs, alpacas, sheep and, of course, cattle. Mycobacterium bovis is an aerobic bacterium and the cause of TB in cattle. Bovine TB can jump the species barrier and cause tuberculosis in humans, and this is where the problem has historically been. In the 1930s and 40s, it was responsible for over 50,000 cases a year and 2500 deaths annually. By 1960, all herds had been tested twice for TB, and all animals which had tested positive, or 'reactors', were slaughtered and it became a notifiable disease.
The government introduced compulsory cattle testing and devised a compensation programme for all destroyed cattle.
In the last decade, human contraction of Tb from animals has been in only handful of cases. Pasteurisation of milk, immunisation and a healthy diet have seen the number of cases reduce dramatically over the last 100 years and in most circles, it is considered no longer a human concern. Farming practices have changed and food has become cheaper. Ironically, this intensive farming leads to poor condition for cattle, causing poor health, and could itself be contributing to the increase in bovine TB in herds.
For the farmers, it is a different issue. Cattle with bovine TB cannot be moved and cannot be sold in Europe, causing great financial strain on farmers. Whilst a vaccination for BCG is available for cattle, there is currently no approved test to differentiate between wild TB and vaccinated TB, although one has been researched. The Diva Test - READ HERE
It should be noted that cattle with bTB lesions do routinely and legitimately enter the food chain.
Save Me fully sympathises with farmers who are affected by this awful disease, but it does not believe, based on scientific evidence, that the solution lies in the culling of badgers. It believes that culling could make matters worse.
The Krebs Review on Bovine TB in Cattle and Badgers reported in 1997 and concluded that, despite there being "compelling" evidence that badgers were involved in transmitting the infection to cattle, the development of a control policy was made difficult because the effectiveness of badger culling could not be quantified with the data available. It, therefore, recommended that a large-scale field trial - the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT CLICK HERE ) - be set up to quantify the impact of culling badgers on the incidence of TB in cattle, and to determine the effectiveness of strategies to reduce the risk of a TB cattle herd breakdown.
The Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB (ISG), that included several members of the Krebs Review group, was formed in 1998 to plan and subsequently provide independent oversight of the RBCT. It also provided advice on the content and direction of Defra's (then MAFF) TB research programme. The ISG published their final report on 18 June 2007. This trial slaughtered 9818 badgers. It stated that "culling badgers would have no meaningful effect on bovine TB in cattle."
You may have expected that to be the end of culling badgers, however... On 19th July 2011, Caroline Spelman announced that the government would carry out two pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire. This was part of the government's bovine TB eradication programme. Caroline Spelman's announcement of the proposed pilot badger cull here
Landowners who wish to cull badgers would need to apply for a licence from Natural England.
The trials will assess the humaneness, efficacy, and safety of the free shooting of badgers.
Groups of qualified landowners under licence will be able to shoot badgers at night with a high-velocity rifle.
70% of the badgers in any trial area must be slaughtered.
Each trial area must be at least 150 km2.
A cull can only spread the disease further since it cannot be contained. The spread of the disease outside a cull zone is known as perturbation, which can only be prevented by hard boundaries and short culling periods. All lactating creatures in the wild – including rats and squirrels – carry bTB, and culling for a period exceeding five days will lead to an increase in the spread of the disease. Against scientific advice, the proposed culling period has been extended to six weeks, and, in the absence of hard boundaries, much of the wildlife would move in and out of the cull zones. Badgers, along with foxes and other wild animals, cross motorways every night (and most survive), so these cannot be regarded as a hard boundary. Badgers are also amazing swimmers and can swim across large rivers and against the current. I'm sure you're aware that 40% of farms in the hotspot areas have been TB-free for 10 years or more, and, naturally, they wish to stay that way.
Firstly, Lord Krebs' statement, made in the House of Lords on 21 October, indicated that after 9 years the "very best" possible reduction we could expect would be a 16% decrease in TB.
Lord Krebs: "My Lords, as has been said, bovine TB is a serious problem, and it deserves serious science to underpin policy. I do not want to take up too much time, but I hope that your Lordships will forgive me as an individual who has been involved in this over the past 15 years and, as has been said, instigated the randomised badger culling trial and took part in the review of the evidence with Sir Bob Watson last year. It is worth briefly repeating the facts: the long-term, large-scale culling of badgers is estimated to reduce the incidence of TB in cattle by 16% after nine years. In other words, 84% of the problem is still there. To reflect on what that means, this is not a reduction in absolute terms but actually a 16% reduction from the trend increase. So after nine years, there is still more TB around than there was at the beginning; it is just that there is 16% less than there would have been without a cull. The number is not the 30% that the NFU quoted; that is misleading, a dishonest filleting of the data. The other thing that the experts conclude is that culling makes the situation worse at the beginning so it will take a long time to emerge into this Nirvana of a 16% reduction, and 84% of the problem is still there.
"That is just the background. I turn to questions that I hope the Minister will answer. Last Friday we were told by the Minister of State for Food and Farming that between 500 and 800 badgers would be culled in each of the two areas. The number, thanks to rapid badger reproduction over the weekend, is now 5,530 over the two areas-a fourfold increase. I am impressed. What this underlines is that if the policy is to cull at least 70% of the badgers, we have to know what the starting number is. This variation from just over 1,000 to more than 5,000 in the space of a few days underlines how difficult it is for us to have confidence that the Government will be able to instruct the farmers to cull 70% if they do not know the starting numbers. So my first question to the Minister is: how will he assure us that these numbers are accurate?"
SAVE ME is shocked the government would ignore all scientific advice and evidence and proceed with these pilot culls. We will campaign to prevent these pilot culls going ahead.
Below is a graph showing a number of cattle slaughtered for various reasons - bTB is not the biggest issue.
Information from The Cattle Book 2008 DEFRA:
Total cattle population on 1 June 2008 GB was 8,868,469.
Total number dairy cows (calved) over 2 years of age in GBm 2008, was 1,593,949. Total GB dairy cattle 3,133,006.
35.3% of cattle in GB 2008 were dairy cattle, 62.7% were beef, and 2% were dual-purpose and 'unknown' cattle.
A total number of milking dairy cows, over 2 years of age, estimated by the author to have been culled prematurely in GB, in 2008, was 301,096. This excludes the black column named Bovine TB. It has been added to the chart to represent the estimated 10,567 calved dairy cattle over 2 years of age, culled in connection with the TB control programme. It is acknowledged that dairy cows have over twice the incidence of bTB than beef cattle.
Total figure for cattle culled in connection with the bTB eradication programme in GB 2008 is 39,973
All figures in the chart, though carefully compiled, should be regarded as a close approximation and not exact. However, they are useful for comparison purposes.
In the absence of Official Government Data on the premature culling of dairy cattle, these above figures have been carefully extrapolated and compiled by the author from data gathered by the Kite Health and Culling Monitor of 2009 for the year 2008. Their data covered 58,210 cows in 322 herds, with an overall culling rate for 2008 of 18.89%. Kite suggests a target benchmark of less than <25% replacement rate as a key performance indicator. Levels can vary from 12% to 45%. Note that the TB figures have dropped considerably in GB since 2008 due to ongoing cattle measures.
The excellent Kite scheme is an advisory/monitoring service for herdsmen. It is designed to help improve health, welfare, and profitability of dairy cows. An aim of the scheme is to achieve a lower culling rate. Thus, the culling rate amongst non-participating farms is likely to be somewhat higher than figures given in the Chart (not the TB Column).
Some of the cattle slaughtered in connection with the bTB control programme go into the human food chain and the money obtained is used by Defra to offset some of the costs of the programme.
- BTB poses negligible risk to human health in the UK. The current policy has a greater adverse effect on cattle welfare than the disease could
- The existing test and cull regime would take decades to achieve OTF status, if it ever did, whatever is done or not done to badgers
- The "skin test" is only suitable as a herd test. It misses far too many cattle (and condemns too many falsely) to be very effective in finding infected individuals and removing them from the herd
- It is widely said that countries which have achieved OTF status have addressed any wildlife reservoir. It is conveniently forgotten (by those wanting to slaughter wildlife) that the two examples they choose most often, Australia and USA, have used the skin test as a herd test – if one reactor is found the whole herd, however large, is slaughtered
- Most importantly cattle vaccination must be allowed. It could be used alone or alongside any other policies and methods. The vaccine and the accompanying test could be licensed this year with the political will
- Only EU law prevents cattle vaccination and EU law overrules ours. Defra claims that it would take 5 years to change. They have been saying this for as long as anyone can remember and there is little evidence of efforts to actually change it. Other authorities say it could be changed very quickly. The French and Italians would probably just ignore it. It is intolerable that we cannot use vaccines to protect our cattle and the interests of our farmers against BTB. The reason for the EU prohibition, interference with the skin test, is no longer relevant as a different test would be used on vaccinated cattle.
- http://www.apd.reading.ac.uk/AgEcon/livestockdisease/cattle/bovtuberculosis.htm
- http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/disease/atoz/tb/stats/documents/countyanimal/animl-2008.pdf
- The Kite's Health and culling Monitor gathered data from 2007 and 2008 and covers 58,210 cows in 322 herds (available online) The Heath and Culling Monitor was started in 2006.
- http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/InfectionsAZ/Tuberculosis/GeneralInformation/
- http://www.defra.gov.uk/animal-diseases/a-z/bovine-tb/
- http://www.igd.com/index.asp?id=1&fid=1&sid=17&tid=0&folid=0&cid=472
- http://jrsm.rsmjournals.com/content/99/10/539.full
- http://archive.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/tb/documents/premove-booklet.pdf


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This would be a rich and flavourful side dish with a cold-weather meal. If you're not a fan of blue cheese, you could substitute mascarpone. (From Cowgirl Creamery Cookbook by Sue Conley and Peggy Smith.)
Baked Endive and Pears in Blue Cream Sauce
Sauce: Pour the cream into a saucepan on medium heat. Break apart the blue cheese into the cream. Heat, stirring, just until hot. (It's OK if the cheese doesn't completely smooth out.) Take the pan off the heat, stir in 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the chopped chives and season with pepper. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 425 F. Butter a medium-sized baking dish. Arrange the endive, cut side up, in it, alternating stem end and tip end. Arrange the pears between each endive half. If there is more than one layer of endive, top with remaining halves, cut side down. Pour on the cream sauce but don't submerge the endive. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Bake for 15 minutes, then remove foil. Continue cooking until the cream sauce has reduced slightly and the tops of the endive are browned, another 20 to 25 minutes.
Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
What to pair with it
Tawny ports tame tough match
Another difficult match for wine. I suggest a glass of tawny port; the strong flavours will meet in the middle.— Anthony Gismondi
Ramos Pinto Porto RP20 Quinta de Bom Retiro 20-year-old Tawny N/V, Douro Valley, Portugal $68
An intriguing mix of fruits: apricot, and grapefruit with nuts and cocoa. Add spice and caramel and you have the other half of dessert.
Taylor Fladgate 10-year-old Tawny Porto N/V, Douro Valley, Portugal $40
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List of parishes in British Columbia (Canada)
Here is the list of Orthodox churches in the Canadian province of British Columbia:
- St. George Greek Orthodox Community, Kamloops (GOC)
- All Saints Parish, Kamloops (UOCC)
- St. Nicholas Mission Station, Kamloops [1] (OCA)
- Greek Orthodox Community of Kelowna (GOC)
- Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Kelowna (UOCC)
- St. Ilija Serbian Mission Parish (SOC)
- St. Nicholas Church, Langley [2] (OCA)
- St. Herman of Alaska Church, Surrey (Langley) (OCA)
- Holy Nativity Mission, Langley (AOC)
New Westminster
- Mar Elias Church, New Westminster [3] (OCA)
- Holy Trinity Church, Vancouver/New Westminster [4] (OCA)
- St Gheorghe Romanian Orthodox Church, New Westminster (Romanian Orthodox Church)
- St. Joseph the Damascene Church, New Westminster (AOC)
Prince George
- Koimisis Tis Theotokou, Greek Orthodox Community, Prince George (GOC)
- St. Michael Parish, Prince George (UOCC)
- St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Surrey (COC)
- St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Surrey (COC)
- Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Community of Surrey and Fraser Valley (GOC)
- St.Mary Parish, Surrey (UOCC)
- St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Hellenic Community of Vancouver BC (GOC)
- St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Community, Vancouver (GOC)
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Vancouver (UOCC)
- St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Vancouver (SOC)
- St Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church, Vancouver (Romanian Orthodox Church)
- St. Andrew the Apostle Mission, Vancouver [5] (OCA)
- St. Nina Mission Station, Vancouver (OCA)
- St. John of Shanghai Mission Station, Vancouver (OCA)
- Sobor of the Holy Resurrection, Vancouver (OCA)
- Mission of Langley, Vancouver & Surrey (AOC)
- Holy Trinity Church, Vancouver [6] (ROCOR)
- St. Nicholas Church, Vancouver [7] (ROCOR)
- Ypapanti Greek Orthodox Community of Victoria & Vancouver Island (GOC)
- St George Parish, Victoria (UOCC)
- Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Mission, Esquilmault, Victoria (Romanian Orthodox Church)
- All Saints of Alaska (St. Arseny of Konevits) Mission, Victoria (OCA)
- St. Sophia Orthodox Church, Victoria [8](ROCOR)
Rest of B.C.
- St. Archangel Michael - Serbian Orthodox Church, Burnaby (SOC)
- Holy Apostle Barnabas Mission, Comox (OCA)
- St Demetrius Parish, Chilliwack (UOCC)
- All Saints of North America Monastery, Dewdney [9] (OCA)
- Holy Transfiguration Hermitage, Gibson's Landing (OCA)
- Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox Community of Kitimat-Terrace (GOC)
- St. Mary the Protectress Parish, Mission City (UOCC)
- Greek Orthodox Community of Penticton (GOC)
- St. Mary the Protectress Parish, Port Alberni (UOCC)
- Dormition of St. Mary, Vernon (UOCC)


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Kris Lin-The Liquid Space Residence
At Design Interviews
Interview with Kris Lin : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Kris Lin : The concept is based on [water] to express the indoor space. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Kris Lin : It will show a feeling of flow on the floor, walls, even in the ceilings, forming a feeling of extension, which look like the liquid covers the whole space. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Kris Lin : The design was used in the projects. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Kris Lin : 15 days .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Kris Lin : This design was commissioned and also was that I decide to pursuit an inspiration. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Kris Lin : My design was used by another company. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Kris Lin : The client commission me and I also want to design a good work. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Kris Lin : Someone who want to buy the house .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Kris Lin : The water exists in [liquid] form in the nature. It will show a feeling of flow on the floor, walls, even in the ceilings, forming a feeling of extension, which look like the liquid covers the whole space. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Kris Lin : CAD .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Kris Lin : We chose oak to show the liquid form, and connected the liquid forms of second floor and first floor together, from the ground of the first floor extended to the walls, ceilings, and then extended up from the stairwell to the second floor. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Kris Lin : Jiayu Yang.Yes,I did. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Kris Lin : No,It isn't. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Kris Lin : I want to compet with more people in the international arena. .
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Here's a peek at the almost finished project, or this part of the kitchen redo, and I'm very happy with the results. I simply cannot wait to get in there and start dusting, cleaning and getting my home back together. I've decided I'm a much nicer person when things are in their right place!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
We're getting there...
Here's a peek at the almost finished project, or this part of the kitchen redo, and I'm very happy with the results. I simply cannot wait to get in there and start dusting, cleaning and getting my home back together. I've decided I'm a much nicer person when things are in their right place!
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Your opinion ...please.
I need some suggestions!
The old tile in the kitchen floor is gone (thankfully!) and the hardwood floor has been extended from the dining room. I like the look of the natural wood, or the lighter color of the natural wood. The guy was here today and sanded the dining room and kitchen floors - what a difference. So light and airy. We checked they stains they brought and yuck - didn't match, so more are coming tomorrow. The kicker is the kitchen cabinets are darker with a reddish tone to them.
My question is - dare I go with a natural or lighter stain on the floor? Have any of you seen/done this in your kitchens? This isn't something a can of paint and a little time will correct if I do it wrong!
Grrrrrr. decisions, decisions, decisions!
Posted by Journey at 7:17 PM 2 comments
Thursday, January 21, 2010
I Forgot About the Dust...
We are definitely in the middle of projects......and it does feel good. That being said, I forgot about the dust involved in taking up tile floors (perhaps because I've never done before!) Rooms are rearranged, knick-knacks have been packed and moved to a safe location. Furniture is shoved in the funniest places.
I was setting up a little table last night for computer access and found that I REALLY LIKED this little corner in the living room....feels comfortable and cozy. More thought needs to be given to the rearranging of the living room (more like a great room). Then...this morning the dust became a bit to much (and the noise!) so I moved my little table into the bedroom.............and this feels good too.
So what started out as a simple project (if you can call that simple) feels like more rearranging in other rooms. Am I the only one who has these moments??
I'll be back - as soon as the dust settles a little more.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Timing is Everything...
For months we have pondered replacing the kitchen flooring, putting in new countertops and sink in the kitchen and redoing the fireplace in our lower level family room. We've looked at books, leisurely browsed through stores and have taken our time in deciding what we wanted. I'm not sure what happened, or for that matter, how it happened, but in the last four days everything has come together!
The workers were here this morning chipping away the stone on the fireplace. The fireplace guys have arrived and are doing their thing. I received a call yesterday from the flooring company and they will be here Thursday morning. No problem, we'll just move the stove, refrigerator, etc into the..........living room???
(Ah, my favorite thing to make - reservations!!!)
(On a nice spring day we could move everything into the garage - but winter and Michigan weather just doesn't bode well for parking vehicles outside!) It will only be 3 or 4 days!
The wonderful news about all of this is that I'll need to temporarily rearrange my living room out of necessity ...and as long as we are moving things around, it's time for a new look. Our furniture is big and heavy and I am unable to move it by myself. Although I am married to the man of my dreams, he just doesn't see the need to move things around -you know, just find a spot and nail it down. This is going to be fun. (And to give "the sweetie" a fair shake, he will do just about anything I ask!)
Wish me luck. Pictures will be coming and I'll be asking for input and suggestions.
Have a great day ladies!!
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
If your parents are still with you, please take a moment to hug them, hold them, and tell them how much you love them and how important they have been to you. Don't wait - there may come a day when they just don't comprehend. And please say a quiet prayer for those who are facing the loss of life as it was once known.
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Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!!
Do you make a list of resolutions for the New Year? For me, it's time to get busy exercising, start that "Monday" diet and get back to my regular posts!!
Holidays were filled making memories with the family - it is truly the most wonderful time of year! How I miss miss them when they all leave.
And maybe start thinking about taking down those Christmas decorations...........soon.
Happy New Year!
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This blog post doesn't really do the things you want a great blog post to do. It doesn't tell you a funny story. It doesn't break any news. It doesn't offer much in the way of thoughtful analysis.
But I'd like your applause anyway.
It was filed on time.
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On time is a good thing. Good for you, because you're probably not reading this blog post on Thursday, a day after the state's constitutional deadline for passing a budget.
Today, timeliness is all the rage, as legislative Democrats labor to pass a budget that, for all its many defects (a little more on those later), is on time.
On time is good for the Democrats for the same reason it's good for me: they don't get paid if they don't pass a budget on time (a new rule enacted by voters last year as part of Prop 25), just as the good folks at NBC pay me to get a couple of blog posts in each day and on time.
But is on time really good for us Californians?
This on-time budget requires a host of gimmicks that are likely to leave the state budget out of balance.
This on-time budget includes a $12 boost in what we pay to license a vehicle.
This on-time budget also includes another $300 million in cuts to the University of California and the California State University systems -- on top of $1 billion that was stripped out back in March.
And this budget, while on time, takes a $150 million whack of the court system that, according to the chief justice of the State Supreme Court, leaves the courts unable to protect the rights of Californians.
As for the value of this on-time blog post about this on-time budget, I have to ask: did it work for you? Or was this post a little too much about itself?


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An agreement in which one party sells a security to another party and agrees to repurchase it on a specified date for a specified price. See: Repurchase agreement.
A practice in which a bank or other financial institution buys securities with the proviso that the seller must repurchase the same securities for an agreed-upon price on a certain day. Investors and financial institutions do this in order to raise short-term capital. A repo is also called a repurchase agreement or an overnight repo.
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Anyone 3.0 or higher want to hit around the BCIT area? Give me a shout.
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I am level 3 and willing to play at 6pm,on Tuesday Sept.3.or any other weekday, prefer Robert Burnaby tennis courts.and which courts do you suggest?
I am game, and in the Robert Burnaby park area myself. If either of you two are interested in meeting up for a rally please send me a message.
we can meet any day 5pm at Robert Burnaby Park and which day suitable to you? message or call 604-5125866
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COLUMBIA, Md. - Authorities on Sunday identified the gunman who shot and killed two people at a Maryland mall as a 19-year-old man who lived with his mother in suburban Washington.
Darion Marcus Aguilar of College Park, Md., carried out Saturday's attack with a 12-gauge shotgun at a skateboard shop at the Mall of Columbia before killing himself, police said.
Howard County Police Chief William McMahon said investigators are trying to determine whether Aguilar knew either of the victims, who were both shop employees, and whether he had a criminal record. They offered no motive for the shooting.
"There are a lot of unanswered questions," McMahon said at a news conference.
It took hours to identify the gunman since he was carrying ammunition and a backpack containing homemade explosives, McMahon said.
Officers searched Aguilar's home Saturday night, recovering more ammunition and other evidence, police said.
The home is a two-story wood-frame house in a middle-income neighborhood called Hollywood, just off U.S. Route 1 and near the Capital Beltway. No one answered the door Sunday morning at the house, which had a Christmas wreath on the front door and signs that read "Beware of Dog" and advertising an alarm system.
Residents described the neighborhood as a mix of owners and renters, including some University of Maryland students. McMahon did not know if Aguilar was a student there.
Aguilar purchased the shotgun last month at a store in neighboring Montgomery County, McMahon said.
When police arrived at the mall, they found three bodies at the shop on the upper level.
Five other people were hurt in the attack and its aftermath, but only one was hit by gunfire. All were released from hospitals by Saturday evening.
At the time of the shooting, the mall was busy with weekend shoppers and employees.
"There were a lot of people very close to where this happened," Howard County Executive Ken Ulman said.
Police searched the mall with dogs overnight, and stores were to remain closed through Tuesday.
Joan Harding of Elkridge, Md., was shopping with her husband, David, for a tiara for their granddaughter's 18th birthday when she heard something heavy falling, followed by gunshots and people running.
"My husband said, 'Get down!' and the girl that worked in the store said, 'Get in the back,'" Harding said. That is where they hid until police searched the mall and signaled it was safe to leave.
The shooting took place at a shop called Zumiez, which sells skateboards, clothing and accessories. The company's chief executive, Rick Brooks, said employees were being offered counseling.
Police identified the victims as 21-year-old Brianna Benlolo of College Park, Md., and 25-year-old Tyler Johnson of Ellicott City, Md.
Benlolo's grandfather, John Feins, said in a telephone interview from Florida that his granddaughter had a 2-year-old son and that the job at Zumiez was her first since she went back to work after her son's birth.
"She was all excited because she was the manager there," he said.
He said he had spoken with his daughter, Brianna's mother, earlier in the day, but didn't know who the gunman was or whether the person knew his granddaughter.
He described his daughter's family as a military family that had moved frequently and had been in Colorado before moving to Maryland about two years ago. He said his granddaughter was on good terms with her son's father, and they shared custody.
"I mean what can you say? You go to work and make a dollar and you got some idiot coming in and blowing people away," he said.
The mall is at the center of the town, which is a suburb of both Baltimore and Washington.
Tonya Broughton of Silver Spring, Md., was with a friend getting facials when she heard people running and screaming, "There's a shooter! There's a shooter!" she said.
Wearing a gel face mask, she and her friend hid in a Victoria's Secret store.
Laura McKindles of Columbia, who works at a kiosk in the mall, said she heard eight to 10 gunshots, followed by people running and screaming. She ran into the backroom of a perfume store and locked the door.
Allison Cohen, who works at the Lucky Brand Jeans store, said she always felt safe at the mall.
"I truly never thought something like this would ever happen here," Cohen said. "It's really, really shocking."


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From the Roman to the Renaissance era, Tuscany is home to a valuable repository of extraordinary paintings, sculptures, frescoes and architectural masterpieces. Though visitors love Tuscany for its art, there are other good reasons to visit the region. The extraordinary countryside, local culture, gourmets and wine are waiting for those who want to enjoy life. The more you come to know the region, the more extraordinary Tuscany appears. The starting point of a visit in Tuscany is the city of Florence (1h30 trip from Rome and 1h40 trip from Milan).
Florence (Firenze in Italian) is the birthplace of Renaissance and home to famous artists like Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello. The city lies on the banks of the river Arno, in a valley surrounded by gentle hills. Florence is a compact city best discovered on foot. Most interesting sights and landmarks are within 20 minutes' walk apart.
Head to Oltrarno, the left bank district, which is home to the Pitti Palace, the Boboli gardens and the Piazzale Michelangelo lookout. After a short walk from Santa Maria Novella station you will reach the religious heart of the city where the magnificent tricolour-marble cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's bell tower, the Baptistery and the imposing red tiled dome by Brunelleschi that dominates the skyline of Florence will fascinate you.
Not too far away is the splendid piazza della Signoria, the civic centre, dominated by the stunning Palazzo Vecchio and its crenellated tower. Beside the palace is the Loggia de Lanzi, the arcade hosting some world famous statues such as Cellini's Perseus. The Loggia, the nearby Uffizi Gallery with its huge collection of paintings and the other outstanding monuments corroborate the statement of Florence as an open-air museum.
Our tip: Buy the Florence card and enjoy the city attractions, entrance to around 60 sites and free public transport for 72 hours.
Florence > Pistoia Pistoia > Montecatini Terme
Reach Pistoia, a town located to the northwest of Florence and which is easily accessible by train (30 min trip). Pistoia is definitely one of the undiscovered treasures filled with lovely historic alleys and side streets. Get lost in the town centre and find the Roman Cathedral of San Zeno with a beautiful bell tower and a baptistery dating back to the 13th century, the former Palazzo dei Vescovi with a gothic loggia, and the Town Hall adorned with mullioned windows. Don't forget to go to the Sala square where a lively popular vegetable market is held every working day. Don't miss to visit the small nice shops around and to stop in the local restaurants and trattorie for a true Tuscan slow experience.
After lunch take the train to Montecatini Terme (10 min trip), an excellent base for exploring Tuscany. Montecatini Terme is a pleasant and peaceful town reminiscent of bygone days with a big park in the centre, 3 thermal establishments, an elegant wellness centre, high quality shops and nice bars and restaurants. Take the oldest funicular in the world and visit the historic old town. On the top, in the lovely Medieval square, you can have a greedy break in one of the excellent restaurants. Afterwards try a relaxing treatment into one of the spa centres.
If you have one more day to spare, visit the small town of Pescia (1h trip from Florence). In the old medieval town centre you can find very impressive buildings like the Palazzo del Vicario decorated with coats of arms of Florentine vicars, today seat of the Town Hall; the Palagio or Palazzo del Podestà with the original L. Andreotti Museum; the Church of Saint Francesco, with the genuine painting on wood of Saint Francis, painted by Bonaventura Berlinghieri and the Church of San Antonio with its wonderful frescoes which dates back from the 14th century.
Florence > Lucca Lucca > Pisa
Hop on the train to reach the town of Lucca (1h20 trip). Take a walk through the centuries in the confined space of the ancient town. The roads, the roman forum, the medieval churches with precious marble embroideries, the Renaissance palaces of the silk merchants and the city walls, are few of the treasures waiting to be discovered. But one real gem is the roof garden on the top of the Guinigi Tower and the world-famous oval Amphitheatre square. Try the delicious vegetables, fish and meat soups, topped with the excellent extra virgin olive oil from the hills of Lucca and accompanied by local red and white wines are offered in a wide variety of restaurants and bistros.
The next day head to Pisa (30 min trip), the city of Galileo Galilei, which is much more than the renowned leaning Tower. The town certainly deserves more than the unmissable pause at the beautiful Piazza dei Miracoli, a UNESCO heritage site.
Visit the Renaissance-style Piazza dei Cavalieri, located just a few minutes from the Tower. A symbol of the Medici rule over the city, it houses the most important buildings and churches of Grand Ducal Pisa, in particular the Palazzo dei Cavalieri (also called Palazzo della Carovana) with its majestic facade. Discover the historic centre of Pisa, which is divided by the river Arno. The view of the Lungarni (riversides) and the buildings overlooking the river is always spectacular and ever changing. In the month of June, discover the Gioco del Ponte (The Battle of the Bridge), one of the most important historical displays of the city, to celebrate the Saint patron of Pisa, San Ranieri. At dusk on the 16th June, for the whole night, the Lungarni of Pisa turn out their lights and place candles in the window frames of the buildings to create a magical atmosphere.
Pisa > Siena Siena > San Gimignano
About 30 minutes' walk away from the railway station of Siena (1h44 trip from Pisa), from the steepest and narrowest of lanes suddenly appears the blinding red of Piazza del Campo, one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. The Palazzo Pubblico and its Torre del Mangia (Tower of the Eater) are the stand-out features of this shell-shapped piazza. Look out for the Fountain of Joy, built in 1419 as a system to bring water to the city centre. 300 metres away from the Piazza, you will find the Santa Maria della Scala, one of Europe's first hospitals, which is now a museum.
Have a walk to the northern edge of central Siena in the San Prospero quarter and discover the Fortezza Medicea (Medici Fortress), an impressive fort built between 1561 and 1563. Take a break in the Enoteca Italiana and taste its precious wines from Siena and Italy. A few paces away it is possible to visit the Sanctuary of Saint Catherine, Italy's Patron Saint.
Spend your last day in Tuscany to visit the town of San Gimignano. Take a bus from from Siena to reach Poggibonsi, from where there are frequent buses to San Gimignano. The towered silhouette of San Gimignano, rising from the hills is famous all over the world. San Gimignano architecture is still almost intact as it was some 600 years ago. 15 out of 72 towers once standing can still be admired today. Discover the beautiful Piazza della Cisterna, built in 1327, and considered as the heart of the town. Next to it is the Piazza Duomo, the Podestà's Palace and the Town Hall.


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I usually carve my jack-o-lanterns free style. In other words, I just start cutting.
I've been impressed with the creative jack-o-lanterns other people make using templates. This year, I gave templates a try. It was so easy and I'm very happy with the results.
These will be placed by the front door to greet trick-or-treaters and let them know there is candy at Garden on Sherlock Street.
We hand out Reese's Peanut Butter cups, Almond Joy bars, Kit Kat bars and Snicker bars. If they don't get claimed by trick-or-treaters, we'll be responsible for eating them. We got candy we like!
We'll also have Melanie's Halloween Party Mix and the Roasted Pumpkin Seeds I made last night to snack on.
Happy Halloween!
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
perfect, perfect blintzes and cherries.
The beautiful picture at the top was taken by my sister and her fancy camera. We went to see Harry Potter (again) but everyone was slow in getting ready/waking up so I made blintzes. I haven't ever made blintzes before, but I love them. I just finished reading a fantastic old cookbook called Love and Knishes (my copy is from 1957 and looks nothing like this copy, however, its the same book). I dogeared the page for blintzes, which needed 1/2 cup potato starch and 1/2 cup matzo cake meal, figuring I'd give it a shot. I even went out and bought cottage cheese, not something I eat ever, in hopes that it would give me the push to make the blintzes. It did. And my God, were they fantastic. I served them with an avocado, with salt and olive oil, which obviously didn't go but needed to be eaten and was delicious.
Recipe adapted from Love and Knishes. I halved the recipe, which says it makes 22 to 24 blintzes, as I was only feeding 3 people. Half the recipe was enough for the three of us.
1/2 cup potato starch
1/2 cup rice flour mix
1/2 tsp salt
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups water
Maybe 2 Tbs sugar
1/2 tsp xantham gum
Sift together dry ingredients, beat eggs until light and fluffy, and add 1/2 cup of water, then beat again. Add remaining water to dry mix, stirring until smooth, then gradually beat in egg-water mixture. Grease a small skillet lightly, heat over medium-high heat, and pour in just enough batter to coat the bottom of the pan. For the pan I was using, I needed about 1/3 cup batter. Cook the batter on only one side, until dry and bubbled, sliding the finished blintz onto a plate or cutting board. Start cooking another blintz. Place 2-3 Tbs filling in the center of the finished blintz, fold down the top edge, then fold the sides in, and fold over. Repeat with remaining blintzes. When all the blintzes are formed, add a little more butter or oil to the pan and fry the folded blintzes on the bottom to seal in the filling. Serve as is or with blueberry sauce.
Blintz filling
One 16 oz container of cottage cheese, drained for an hour
2 eggs
sugar to taste
1 Tbs lemon juice
Combine all ingredients.
Blueberry Sauce
About 1 pint of blueberries, frozen
2 or 3 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs water
1 Tbs lemon (or lime, or orange) juice
Put most of the blueberries in a small pan, add remaining ingredients. Cook over medium-low heat until thickened, then add the rest of the frozen blueberries.
I had some other stuff to talk about, like how I made cherry pie from that pretty bowl of cherries, how I made pork and tomatillo stew in my slow cooker from a book my mom got me for my birthday, how I discovered a pizza dough recipe thats as good as regular dough and how I've been making it almost every night. And how I'm corning beef to make corned beef, which will be ready on Monday. Next time! Maybe. Now it's back to Harry Potter.
Edit- I made the banana bread recipe a post of its own for BBD #2!
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- Anonymous12:23 AM
I just found your blog and oh my gosh! I'm drooling. Everything looks delicious.ReplyDelete
You are my hero! I am so excited to try these, I can't even stand it. A friend of the family used to run a blintz takeout place in NYC and is a well-known cookbook author - She keeps promising if I come visit here (a state away) she will show me how to make GF blintzes, but I haven't gotten around to going up there. It will be interesting to see how her recipe compares to yours when I go up there. Meanwhile... From a blintz-hungry GF New York Jew... thank you!ReplyDelete
thank you!!! it's so exciting to make something gluten-free that tastes like its made with wheat. My gluten-eating boyfriend and sister both thought these were perfect, I can't wait to make them again soon! Let me know how it goes if you make them!ReplyDelete
Rochelle, I was just about to post that along the sidebars- it's:ReplyDelete
1 cup white rice flour, 1 cup brown rice flour, 2/3 cup potato starch, 1/3 cup tapioca starch.
- Anonymous4:03 PM
help! what size container of cottage cheese?? it comes in different sizes! there are 2 different sized containers of cottage cheese in the fridge. I'm guessing you mean the smaller one.ReplyDelete
sorry d! I fixed it! a large one.ReplyDelete
First off - kudos to you for baking and cooking gluten free!ReplyDelete
Secondly, you don't know it - but you lucked out. I've tried many MANY blintz recipes and none "worked" until I tried the one in Love and Knishes. And lucky you - it was the first one you tried!
Thrilled to hear that it can be made GF, I'm dandy with wheat but have a few friends who aren't.
Keep up the great posts!
I honestly can't tell you how much this means to me. I thought my 14-year-old celiac daughter would never taste real blintzes!ReplyDelete
In fact, your recipes have been true lifesavers. We've been printing our favorites and adding them to our GF recipe binder, and thanks to you, now have a much expanded Jewish recipe section. I haven't tried your matzah balls yet; your recipe is very different from mine, so I'll be interested to see how they are.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Jennifer, thank you so much. Your comment made my day!! I'm so happy I could help.ReplyDelete
The rice flour mix is posted on the left side of the page. It is rice flour, tapioca starch, and potato flour. You could probably substitute whatever flour mix you use.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:13 AM
yums! I just made these (again) as a midnight snack! I 1/3-ed the recipe. deliciousReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:56 PM
My husband and son loved them. I will be making them in a blintz souffle this weekendReplyDelete
made these for the first time today- HUGE hit in my home. I made a sour cherry topping- delicious!ReplyDelete


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A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Andrew Jarecki directed a film starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst. Could it be that it will finally see the light of day?
An international trailer for "All Goods Things" appeared in cyberspace recently and was pointed out to The Playlist by an eagle-eyed and dedicated reader.
"(It') a love story and murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s," according to the official synopsis from Groundswell Productions.
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The film was bought by Weinstein a couple of years ago, only to languish in their vaults. A frustrated Jarecki (best known for his documentary "Capturing the Friedmans") recently bought back the U.S. distribution rights, with Weinstein maintaining international rights. This trailer would seem to indicate they're poised to exercise those rights, but that's not entirely clear.
"It's all dependent on the domestic plan," Yale Chasin, director of international distribution at Weinstein, told PopcornBiz.
In the meantime, the video has been removed from YouTube, but been reposted on a Facebook page for fans of the film -- go watch it there, we don't have the energy to be part of some cat-n-mouse game.
Weinstein clearly has a soft spot for Gosling, they bought the rights to "Blue Valentine" -- one our favorites of the year thus far -- and plan to release it Dec. 26 for an Oscar push. Maybe Gosling can have a word with Harvey about getting "All Good Things" out the door?
"All Good Things" is based on the true-life story of Robert Durst, scion of a wealthy New York real estate family who at the age of 7 watched his mother fall -- or possibly jump -- off the family's home. He went on to become a cross-dressing suspected murderer who was once arrested trying to shoplift a sandwich and band-aids, despite having $500 in his pocket.


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Julianne Moore didn't go as far as to move into a house she could see Russia from, but the actress was very serious about going the extra mile to create the definitive portrayal of Sarah Palin for HBO's telepic "Game Change." The film focuses on John McCain's failed 2008 bid for the presidency and Palin's impact on both the campaign and politics as a whole. "Game Change" co-stars Ed Harris as McCain, and premieres this Saturday on HBO.
What kind of research did you do to prepare for playing Sarah Palin?
I did a tremendous amount of research. The first thing I did was hire a vocal coach because, for me, she has an incredibly idiosyncratic way of speaking, and I really felt I needed to capture that so I worked with a coach. We looked at hours and hours of footage. I listened to her on tape. I read her book. I read "Game Change." I read her assistant's book. I read absolutely everything I could get my hands on. You know, it's a daunting task to play somebody who is not only a living figure, but a hugely well‑known one. So, for me, the most important thing was accuracy. I wanted to be as accurate as possible, as I could in my characterization, I mean, certainly even her physicality. We would sometimes just have the computer there when I was doing the debates and things to be able to watch things very precisely, like beat by beat, to get the gesture just right because we are all very familiar with her and with those sort of iconic moments. I mean, it was just four years ago.
Did your opinion change of her as you were doing your research in playing this role?
I have profound respect for the historical nature of her candidacy. I mean, from where she was taken out of in state government, to be thrust into a national and international stage like this – that was a tremendous amount of pressure, and that was the other thing I was attempting to capture. What was that like, that pressure‑cooker atmosphere? What does that do to somebody psychologically? The fact that she was able to perform the way she was able to was simply amazing.
How much did the physical transformation to her style help inform you about the role?
It helped tremendously. I spent two and a half hours in makeup every day. And it was an exciting challenge for me and for my hair and makeup people. We really poured over all the photos we had of her and all the tape. Her movements, her mannerisms, the way she holds her mouth, the size of her eyes. The glasses were exactly her frames. Everything we tried to match as accurately as possible, because the audience is not going to believe you for one minute if you are not as close to that person as possible. Obviously I am never going to be her. But I need to portray her as precisely as possible. That is what we try to do.
What were some of the less obvious elements of Palin that you wanted to get across?
I'm portraying a real human being, and it's my responsibility as an actor to portray them as accurately as possible – and her situation was a pretty extraordinary one. And so we have her displaying moments of sheer brilliance. I think, certainly, in her unveiling, I think the whole country took a collective gasp, like, "Who is she? Where is she from?" She was so incredibly charismatic, so unbelievably able to communicate, and a true Populist. And in a country where most of our leaders have been Ivy League‑educated white men, suddenly here was this working‑class mother who just popped out and seemed to be able to command the world. But, of course, upon further inspection, she didn't necessarily have the experience necessary to be able to lead our country as Vice President or potentially President of the United States. So that's what we were attempting to dramatize, her moments of brilliance, of populism, of charisma, and her lack of experience. One of the things that I watched was her reality show, you know, "Sarah Palin's Alaska," to kind of familiarize myself with the family and with her family dynamic, and, you know, that'sfrankly adorable. I mean, she's really a very caring, very involved parent, nd to see that politically as well, I mean, when have we seen a parent portrayed in that way? This is a woman who had a 19‑year‑old son and a four‑month‑old, and she was in politics. You don't generally see that happening on a national stage. So that, too, was something that was really compelling and very interesting about what she was juggling during those 60 days.
There have been so many parodies interpretations of Palin. Reading some of those famous soundbytes, was it almost hard to keep a straight face?
No, it wasn't. I don't crack up a lot when I am working. I am pretty serious. I think what is pretty interesting is how well known some of those lines were. We all remember her saying them. People are looking for that, too.
After doing this, do you think she might have been treated unfairly in the press?
Well, I think the amount of pressure she was under – and all the voices coming at her –was incredibly challenging. That was something we, the American public, were not aware of – who she was. She was sequestered, essentially. She was only allowed to talk with certain media outlets. Everything she said was prescribed. She didn't understand why they had brought her in as a vice presidential candidate for her abilities and then not let her use them, so that was kind of an interesting thing. I was not aware that campaigns were conducted that way, and I certainly wasn't aware that people are educated, dressed, made up. That is much more like what we do in our business, in show business.
She obviously didn't cooperate with the making of the film and wouldn't talk to you. But if she did, what would you have liked to talk with her about?
I don't know. I haven't thought about that. I know that in my portrayal, I tried to be as balanced and as fair as possible using the tools that we had. I read her book. I read her assistant's book. I read all the other books about the election. I watched her on television. I listened to her voice. I tried to represent her the best I could with the research I was able to gather.
How do you make the decision in your own life of what causes you are going to support?
I think everybody responds to things that move us personally. A lot of my issues are about early childhood education and poverty in the United States, because I moved around a lot as a kid. And I saw it. It is always important to address that sort of income inequality here -- especially with children.
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In 3 days we will reach one year of blogging on this site of mine. So while I don't have three tabards to give away this time, I do have a couple fun items. I have 2 Path of Illidans that I am going to give away. As well as one tabard of the winner's choosing. That's 7 different tabards to choose from if you win. And yes, you don't have to be on (US)Illidan to win. I can send the prizes to any server.
If you want to see the list of awesome tabards, you can see them right here. Obviously the tabards on that page are what we are referring to, not things like the ogre suit or fireworks trinket. :)
So rather than doing the quiz like I did last time, we are just going to keep it simple and use WoW Insider's method of prize distribution that you only have to leave a comment on this post. Post whatever you want, just make sure it's not obscene or or anything that will get caught by the spam filter. When you leave a comment, make sure you use a valid e-mail address so that I can contact the winners.
COMMENTS MUST BE POSTED ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th, 2008, which is the one-year anniversary of the blog. Once Saturday hits, I will randomly decide the winner by using Blizzard's in-game /random function. So if the dice hate you in-game . . . heh, dunno what to tell ya. I will attempt to contact you through the e-mail address you used when you posted (other than my ability to see it, it is confidential) so I know which server you are on, etc. I will wait a couple days to hear back from you and if I don't I will just choose another winner.
So there you have it. Tell your friends. Or don't. I got stuff to give away and someone's going to win it. Start leaving those comments. :)