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Friday, March 26, 2010
Following are quotables from Real Time with Bill Maher for Friday, March 26th, 2010. Real Time with Bill Maher airs Fridays at 10:00PM ET (10:00PM PT, tape delayed) on HBO, with additional replays throughout the week on HBO and HBO 2.
I feel like Im watching a John Hughes movie where the nerdy kids miraculously defeat the rich a**holes in the Izod shirts, starring Ally Sheedy as Nancy Pelosi and James Spader as Glenn Beck.
- Bill Maher, in his opening monologue
As you can imagine, the Republicans are taking the defeat well. About as well as Tiger Woods took to marriage.
- Bill Maher, in his opening monologue
This week was one Giant kid screaming in the cereal aisle tantrum. From the Right, there were death threats, there were obscene phone messages, breaking windows, cutting gas lines. One congressman walked outside his house this morning and there was a Toyota in his driveway.
- Bill Maher in his opening monologue
Theres a Democratic Congressman, Russ Carnahan. He walked out on his lawn this morning and there was a coffin there. I am not kidding. And if you think thats creepy, when the lid opened, it was Dick Cheney.
- Bill Maher, in his opening monologue
In Congress, the Republicans there, they also put down a last guard action. They put forth a lot of amendments to embarrass the DemocratsIm sure you heard about thisthey put forth an amendment to ban the government from providing Viagra to convicted sex offenders. Like that was a big problem. The Pope heard this, he said, You can convict a sex offender?
- Bill Maher in his opening monologue
A Vatican official was asked that this week if allowing priests to marry would solve the problem. He said, Thats ridiculous, you cant marry an eight-year-old.
- Bill Maher in his opening monologue
And finally, I love this: People will know this here in California, the ballot initiative to legalize marijuana has passed. It has passed state inspection, it will actually be on the ballot we will be able to vote for this on November 2nd. And if it passes we will be allowed to growlisten to thisyou can grow marijuana in the backyard of your house. Not a lot, just enough to stave off foreclosure.
- Bill Maher in his opening monologue
Being in the Hanoi prison was better than being on the campaign trail with Sarah Palin.
- Bill Maher referring to John McCain
What happened in Washington this week, this is not Republican or Democratic. This was just plain wild and bizarre. I mean the insults, the threats, the Armageddon. Whats Armageddon about giving 32 million people healthcare?
- Randi Weingarten
It used to be the Big Business Party. Thats a Republican. Then it got taken over by Jesus. And now they just seem like The Angry White People Party.
- Bill Maher
Removing Thomas Jefferson is like writing Moses out of the Bible.
- Randi Weingarten, referring to Texas changing school books
New Rule: Covering up for a child molester doesnt make you a bad guy. It makes you a great friend. Cardinal Ratzinger lost the paperwork on a guy who raped 200 deaf kids. My friends give me shit when I ask them to help me move. But lets put Popes in perspectiveJohn the Seventh drank toasts to Satan. Paul the Fifth condemned Galileo. Alexander the Sixth had a son with his daughter. All the current Pope does is not see anything. Hes not the anti-Christ, hes just Sergeant Schultz.
- Bill Maher in his New Rules segment
New Rule: Since Rush Limbaugh said hed leave the country if Democrats passed health care reform, Rush Limbaugh must leave the country because Democrats passed health care reform. Oh, who am I kidding? With our luck, hed just get kicked off the plane like Kevin Smith.
- Bill Maher in his New Rules segment
This week's guests were Rob Thomas, Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Capehart, Jeff Garlin, and Christopher Hitchens
37 comments:
- Gene Eplett said...
I'm a fan of your show and I read Hitchen's books, but you guys take cheap shots. You said nobody here will take the side of the molesters, but I will and it will change your mind.
In addition, Hitchen's doesn't find god because he's looking in the wrong place. God is not a man or a thing. It is a state of mind, one third of our minds to be exact. God didn't create religions people did, men mostly. Religions are fan clubs, and god is the celebrity, but he (it) has nothing to do with the clubs.
- March 26, 2010 at 11:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've reached the point of disbelieving anything any fake TV news puppet says without 3 concurring, objective supporting reports.
The people of Oklahoma stocked up on ammo when BO got crowned because they saw the local news showing the 3 undetonated bombs in the Murrow federal building being cleared. didn't make Ruperts' compost heap, inspired V though.
I finally got Religulous the DVD.Bill, your mom was cool, I see where you got your effervescence. I like DVDs because the extra stuff - cutting room debris, commentaries - add a dimension of meaning.
Best parts: Bill gets thrown out of Saint Peters. Most epic street theatre, even better was that he reported it while standing in front of the 100' pagan phalliic monument that the fascist pope had erected when his global political overran the C of R.
Bill the best DVD commentary ever is the movie BLOW starring John Depp. Its the finest docudrama ever made. The commentary track is by George Jung, whose life story this movie tells. I like yours, but this one with the the most honorable multiple felon, constitutional American hero and patriot in custody of the evil empire blows away anything the media machine has got.
Check it.
btw happy to see you on itunes, as 120 million Americans are struggling to keep their homes you're going to have to get away from the subscription model and back to ads. We are kicking HBO for hard reasons, not fucking ratings.
Got that, marketing scabies?
- March 27, 2010 at 3:35 AM
- Unknown said...
The lady from the AFT wasn't very good...not very strong and didn't always answer Bill's questions directly :(
For example, why aren't more bad teachers fired? She didn't make the case that the administration of a school CAN get rid of a bad teacher that's a union member! All they need to do is THEIR job and follow through with evals and documentation. That's it, period.
- March 27, 2010 at 5:29 AM
- Jennifer said...
Randi Wiengarten and the AFT are ahead of the curve on school reform. Her leadership and the voices of the teachers and staff is what is necessary to change America's schools. Teachers know what children need. I applaud her focus on the importance of insuring all teachers receive fair evaluations and access to the resources they need to help all of America's children succeed.
- March 27, 2010 at 8:23 AM
- Lisa WantsReform said...
I am obviously a fan of the show and I got very excited when Randi Wiengarten came on the show. I wanted to hear her address the failure in our schools. I taught high school for three years and was laid off last June. Since I have more time to spare, I started a blog regarding exactly what Randi brought up on your show. My blog, http://fixingtheeducationsystem.blogspot.com/, is dedicated to finding a better way to evaluate teachers. Tenure is obviously not the answer and there is much more to it than just looking at grades or graduation rates. I would love for more people to give their suggestions on what to do about this issue.
Health Reform, check. Education reform, LET'S DO THIS!!!
- March 27, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
Just the most fantastic show I have ever seen in my fifty-years of viewing. I want to thank you and your staff for bringing sane comments and information to those of us who have been starved for so long.
I am an expat living in Taiwan who is reevaluating whether I would consider coming back to the states. Before now, it was never considered. I watch your show over the Internet, as I have donated my TV to a less fortunate family.
If there is anything that I can do to support your cause, please let me know.
- March 27, 2010 at 10:08 PM
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- March 29, 2010 at 3:34 AM
- Matt Brown, Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation said...
Great quote from Randi Weingarten regarding the marijuana legalization initiative in California. The clip is on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZGN_OZry-g
We are working on creating a comprehensive regulatory scheme for medical marijuana in Colorado. In the last 6 months, we have had incredible success engaging our legislators and the public by being reasonable and pragmatic in the regulations being written by our legislature.
Every time another respected voice like Ms. Weingarten supports pragmatic reform to the nation's marijuana laws, the public is again reminded that the sky will not fall if sick people have safe access to medicine or responsible adults prefer to smoke rather than drink their preferred intoxicant.
Thank you Bill for continuing to push the case for reasonable marijuana reforms!
- March 29, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
Bill... I am a teacher who comes from a distressed school district in Michigan to say the least. Let's just say that one of the reasons that I am not working this year is due to an incompetent principal and central administration that allowed her to manipulate the class offerings to allow for a ridiculous amount of English electives and no Social Studies electives. This was to save her 3 friends and to cut out a teacher she did not like. All the while there are tenth graders not scheduled in ANY social studies classes when the new graduation requirements in Michigan require them to take 3 credits. What a disservice to our youngsters. What she is doing is criminal...
The moral of the story is that we can't always blame the teachers because the administration are even worse...
- March 30, 2010 at 12:11 AM
- Anonymous said...
You actually left out the funniest part of Limbaugh's "promise" to leave the country if the HCR bill passed, which was that he'd move to Costa Rica...a country that's had full blown universal healthcare since 1973.
- March 30, 2010 at 7:39 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hey Bill, I saw what you had to say about Jessie James cheating with some one a bit more his demographic.. But the fact remains that you nor I believe in monogamy as it is a religious fallacy. Why wouldn't it make sense for two turtles to fuck as opposed to a turtle and a horse? I happen to be 24 years old, heavily tattooed, in pursuit of a science and philosophy major and let me just say that the closest thing to religion I have is your show. Jessie James didn't do any thing wrong, he was simply following the rules of nature, not god. Though I will agree that any one that makes a commitment and goes back on it is wrong.. But wasn't it also you that said "what two consenting adults do behind closed doors is their business."? Let the tabloids handle that stupid gossip shit, your better than that Bill. And not all heavily modified people are scumbag killers, (as if I had to clear that up) were just like you, only visibly more artistic.
- March 31, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
I loved you in D.C. Cab!,and also Tomcats. I can't understand why you walked away from your acting career just to make money bad-mouthing your president and your country? Somebody needs to warn Jay about shaking hands with you. I heard you always jack-off before you come out on stage!
- March 31, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Maher, you are a fool, a fuckin idiot with your generalizations, that would be profoundly unacceptable if directed at a liberal. Why don't you eat shit and die?
- March 31, 2010 at 9:11 PM
- Gold Is Money said...
Have you seen the Silver and Gold manipulation being conducted by JP Morgan?
- April 1, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- James said...
You said you wished that Republicans would watch your show. I am registered as a Republican, but consider myself a moderate conservative, and I watch your show. I have watched you since the politically incorrect days and your shows have helped me to see liberalism as it truly is. I must admit I have never listened to Rush or Glenn Beck either. If you truly want more Republicans to watch, and you weren't just blowing smoke; get some real guests. You always seem to get neo-con's who seem unreasonable and match them up with somewhat moderate liberals to pad your side. But then again, it is your show. Remember the PI days when you had "ordinary people" on a panel once a week? You need to do that now instead of always having celeberties. If you ever decide to have "real people" on let me know, I would be happy to represent the reasonable side of the country! But with you being so used to framing the ignorant neo-cons as the mainline republicans, you probably couldn't handle a real moderate Republican!!!!!
- April 1, 2010 at 9:16 PM
- saluti said...
Happy Easter Bill :) ... I think that I understand your criticism of the Vatican re its silence on the immorality of the child abuse in the catholic church ... but ... don't you think that its silence on the immorality of the wars in Iraq & afghanistan is much more problematic & deserving of even a greater condemnation ... The mayhem , death , suffering & destruction of those wars is far more damaging to MANY more people by far - let alone the sinful waste of capital & resources ... saluti
- April 3, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Dandelino said...
I just want to say you ALWAYS speak out of my heart and I adore you. Ever since Politically Incorrect I have admired this once in a lifetime mind of yours - and that will always remain the case. And - it is not just the mind - you do have these truly amazing intelligient eyes that entirely and wholly speak for themselves. Without words. There are those people in this world who should never die or be lost - and you are one of them - I love you!
Ella Therese :-)
- April 3, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- Brian S. said...
Bill, I saw you on the Tonight Show, and when you were talking about the ballot initiative in November for the legalization of marijuana, Jay Leno complaned about how the country doesn't manufacture anything anymore and he was dubious about the tax benefits. Maybe next time you talk about cannabis on your show or his show, you could mention that growing industrial hemp WOULD be manufacturing SOMETHING- material for paper, clothing, hemp seed oil,feed for livestock, etc. It could just possibly be a great thing for farmers all over our country. It grows pretty much everywhere, and it does not erode topsoil. Also, it could save a load of trees and create jobs- GREEN JOBS!- Ones that can't be exported. It would benefit the economy in many ways.
Your show rocks! New rules RULES!
- April 4, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Unknown said...
Are you really surprised that a German Pope would claim, "I didn't know what was happening?" And you shouldn't be surprised if his next line of defense is, "I was only following orders - from God."
- April 5, 2010 at 7:36 PM
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- April 14, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- Unknown said...
Bill, you continue to preach to the converted but alienate respectable members of society like this guy, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6KFsHCCR-Y - He may be over 80% cartoon character, but he seems to have seen the truth...and YOU are not it!
How do you keep your sanity with a base of opponents consisting of similarly deluded and self-righteous imbeciles? I like to think that you thrive off it but you really must have the World's most frustrating job...but we need people like you to at least give us the illusion that we are not fighting a lost cause against the Hannity brigade
- April 15, 2010 at 2:04 PM
- Unknown said...
I just got HBO and watched my first episode of the Bill Maher Show with Jesse Ventura talking about legalizing marijuana in CA. AWESOME!
I have always thought highly of Mr. Ventura because he says what he truly believes without fear of what people might think of him. I don't always agree with anyone on every subject, either, Mr. Ventura included, but I think it is really cool that he has accomplished so many positive things.
I recognize Mr. Ventura as an awesome showman and statesman in so many circumstances, but most of all it is the positive image of him that so many people have, regardless of his particular viewpoints that inspires me to want to be a better person.
It was excellent to see that there are so many opportunities for well spoken, intelligent people to be able to talk openly about viewpoints on subjects that have for so long been "Taboo" in America, due to the success of the Bill Maher Show! I'll be a fan whenever I'm able, but I'll admit that I'm not the kind of person to watch all of any series episode unless the particular segment interests me. There's just too much other good and fun stuff to experience in life to be brain dead to the "ol' Boob Tube" ya' know?!
I have been very outspoken about ending marijuana Prohibition for adults in America for a long time, especially since getting the 'Net in 1996, and I personally believe all responsible adults in a truly free society should have the right to put any substance they so choose into their own bodies, so long as they do no harm to anyone else. Prohibition against any substance is wrong, because taking away someone's freedoms for making a personal choice that harms no one is wrong in America!
However, things are different for me now because of being low-income and disabled, and my political beliefs now seem to be at odds with each other because I feel that people should oppose the Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 for the following reasons:
If this Initiative passes, CA MMJ patients will be limited to a 5' x 5' area to grow their medicine (difficult if they use edibles, tinctures, oils, etc., to grow enough in such a small space)
The rights of CA MMJ patients won't be respected in their homes if they rent or lease because property owners/landlords even now have the right to say "No!"
CA MMJ patients still won't be allowed safe access to medicinal cannabis products because of the Federal government's staunch opposition to cannabis use that continues under President Obama.
Many MMJ patients in places like the San Joaquin Valley already faced discrimination from the street dealers and the cops before the dispensaries and collectives were challenged in court. After that fiasco, we lost a lot of respect as legal CA State MMJ ID cardholders, even among our supposedly "intellectual" and/or "conservative" Fresno population.
This Initiative especially doesn't help legal CA MMJ patients if your local government (city and/or county) adopts a zoning ordinance that says to comply you must follow all Federal laws, like here in Fresno. That attitude was what ultimately got those good people shut down, although at all the hearings the presiding Judge adamantly and honorably supported the rights of MMJ patients and their caregivers/providers while condemning the underhanded tactics of the City of Fresno.
I believe that if this Initiative passes this November, legal MMJ patients in CA, especially here in the San Joaquin Valley, will be even more horribly discriminated against than we have been over the past year or so, and I think even more Federal Government wrath down upon the heads of anyone caught with cannabis products in CA, especially legitimate and legal MMJ patients.
I plan vote "NO" on the Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, and I will be outspoken about this belief to all "Patient Friends" I can reach.
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I'm not counting on Bill Maher to read this, but just in case he does, I have 6 quick points to make:
1. This is the mission statement of the church:
In exercising supreme, full, and immediate power in the universal Church, the Roman pontiff makes use of the departments of the Roman Curia which, therefore, perform their duties in his name and with his authority for the good of the churches and in the service of the sacred pastors.
2. The mission statement speaks of some type of responsibility dictated by the context of the bible (hence, open interpretation).
3. Bill Maher speaks of this open interpretation indicating under his breath that the papacy is useless and corrupt.
4. This brings criticism from Vatican city for oversimplifying the papacy's mission.
5. If Bill Maher covers the pope again on his show, I am asking him to address the lack of a clear goal in the mission statement. Advocate for reform within the papacy, and tell them to advertise themselves as a religious pro bono organization instead of a religious/ political monopoly, trying to hang on to whatever political claims they have left (which is essentially none minus the support of the catholic populous).
Overall: It's not what the pope does, it's how he does it that can make an impact on society.
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Sadly, it is also not unexpected that the liberals have continued to pump out negative, distorted attack ads even at this early stage in the campaign. They continue to use the misquoted "100 years" comment despite the fact that McCain was very clear about the circumstances of troop presence in the Middle East. One of the latest ads supporting Obama shows a woman and her baby; the woman angrily tells the viewers that her son will never be in the US military. To paraphrase, she states that McCain will not get her baby – alluding to the fact that McCain is prepared to send American troops to foreign countries to safeguard American values of freedom and democracy.
It is somewhat ironic that such liberals, who are against the notion that their offspring should have the freedom to choose to join the US military, are the same people in favour of abortion, which removes the right of a human being to live. It seems strange that they have no qualms about destroying life in its early stages, but are concerned to protect the lives of humans later on – even going as far as promising to try to prevent their offspring from exercising their right to lead their lives as they see fit.
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40 Years Ago...NEA Rocked the Vote
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, allowing millions of young people to participate actively in the democratic process and to have a powerful voice in shaping their political future.
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The 26th Amendment was passed faster than any Constitutional amendment in history, but that doesn't mean it was an easy process. It took a group of young activists from the National Education Association and their allies, to harness the energy of student activism in the 1960's and make the dream a reality.
The first rumblings to lower the voting age emerged in the midst of the Vietnam War, with student demonstrations running strong. The slogan "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote," gained popularity and some groups, including student members of the California Teachers Association (CTA), hoped to change the system from within.
"It was all done with the spirit of what was right," said Mel Myler, president of the CTA Student Association at the time. "How do we provide access to people in a way that they've never had access before?"
In 1967, the group passed a resolution supporting an 18-year-old voting age, mustering the support of the NEA-Student Program and the NEA Representative Assembly's thousands of nationwide members. Then, in 1969, the NEA initiated its campaign for the measure, called Project 18, teaming with organizations like YMCA, AFL-CIO and NAACP and creating the Youth Franchise Coalition to lobby for a Constitutional amendment.
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Rothman has been working as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Greylock, where he advised marketplace companies.


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What We've All Been Waiting For
Just when it appeared all was lost this afternoon in Detroit and our White Sox were about to continue their slide with a fourth straight defeat, a monstrous, one-out, ninth-inning two-run home run by slugger Adam Dunn dramatically turned the tide in a much-needed 3-2 Sox victory.
Today's result was appropriate payback from last night's disaster which saw Matt Thornton cough up a two-run, ninth inning walk-off homer to Jhonny Peralta in the Tigers'comeback win.
The "payback" wasn't without its tense moments. Hector Santiago, perhaps closing his last game before the arrival of Chris Sale as the full-time closer on Monday, continued to have his struggles. He gave up a walk and a double in the bottom of the ninth, giving way to fellow rookie reliever Addison Reed, who struck out Austin Jackson with the tying and winning runs on second and third for his first major league save.
Despite the fact it's only the first week of May, this was a pivotal win for the South Siders. Another loss would have prolonged their losing streak and sent them down to defeat in consecutive demoralizing losses against the team to beat in the A.L. Central. Also, the Sox are now only a game under .500, instead of three if not for the Dunn and Reed heroics.
Sox Notes of Note:
Gavin Floyd pitched seven impressive innings, allowing only two runs and seven hits along with six strikeouts…In addition to Reed picking up his first save, rookie reliever Nate Jones was credited with his first major league victory…Sizzling Paul Konerko got the Sox on the board in the seventh with his sixth homer. He's also driven in 17 runs and is among the league leaders with a .351 batting average…Both Dunn and Alejandro De DeAza, who was on base for Adam's homer, collected two hits apiece.


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Mars500 diary: crossing the halfway line with complete confidence!
The Mars500 crew has now passed the halfway mark in their 105-day Mars mission simulation. ESA-selected crewmember Cyrille Fournier reflects on how the crew are getting on inside the isolation facility in Moscow.
Cyrille Fournier writes:
Imagine... Imagine a journey... Imagine you are running. The air is calm and warm around you; the nature seems quiet and is visibly ignoring your dedicated effort. But you are not paying attention to what surrounds you; you are just running, keeping in mind what you have been told and why you should do it.
The path ahead is rocky, unsteady and still long. You may on occasion think that you are going to fall, but you are convinced you will get back on your feet and resume running. What if you happen to cross a stream? You know you will adapt your pace, look for the easiest spot to cross and without any question, walk across and get back to your running.
The path goes uphill? You will make an extra effort, sweat more and pass it. For the time being, you feel capable and strong, but you know your forces will be likely to slowly wane as you get closer to your goal. Yet, you will reach it.
You will do so because you know it is important. You are convinced you are running not for yourself but for the others, for the ones you left behind and, above all, for helping the ones you will meet at the end of your journey. You know it will – at least a little bit - boost their moral and quieten down their worries.
While having all these thoughts bubbling in your mind, you realise that you have just passed the little village of Kifissia and you know this place is roughly halfway between your starting point and the arrival.
Imagine that you have made a journey in time. Indeed imagine you are in 490 BC and that you are the hoplite Pheidippides, running from Marathon to Athens in order to announce the Greek victory over the Persians...
Well, we absolutely do not want to compare our experiment to this precise and unique moment when history turned into legend… But we can still consider our simulated trip to Mars as a kind of marathon race. In this context, we passed by an important milestone during this week. Indeed, just like Pheidippides running by the village of Kifissia, during the night from 22 to 23 May, at 02:00 in the morning, we entered the second half of our isolation!
This is also a moment for a short reflexion that I would like to share with you, even though I am sure the team of psychologists who is supervising us is drawing much better and more consistent conclusions about what has happened so far – and it is not over yet!
According to what we all think here, we have managed this first part of our trip quite well. We have at times been surprised to observe how well we are getting along together. How we trust the five others. How we rely on them and on their competences to carry out specific experiments. Although we may see our isolation as a marathon in time, there are some differences between our trip and a race.
A team
The main difference is that we are not just individuals running against time, we are a team and therefore we must act and react as a team throughout our 105-day mission. We need to give blood or go through a particular and precise medical exam? Our doctor Alexei [Baranov] knows everything at 200% and we all trust him when we stretch our arm, waiting for the syringe...
We hesitate whether we should physically train at full power today, risking maybe our spine to suffer beyond limits or one muscle to strain? Alexei [Shpakov], our exercise physiologist, gives us the exact advice and helps us to get in the proper position to perform our exercises...
One of the systems of our fully autonomous module is getting weak or a computer has failed? Oleg, our technical engineer and cosmonaut, is already working on it, all his tools around him, scrolling pages, disassembling the whole system. We know that in a couple of hours, everything will be working perfectly again.
An instruction concerning an experiment is unclear or the procedure is uncertain? The team knows that Oliver or I know it quite well and that we can adapt the method to the circumstances, thus getting the results we wanted.
An important decision needs to be taken? No question about it, whatever our Commander and cosmonaut Sergei decides, we know he has taken every detail into consideration, that his final word will be the good one and that we will stick to it.
But what underlies these reciprocal trusting relationships we have built? Well, I have to say that, as an individual, wherever you are, I believe you cannot make your close environment feel good if you are not yourself in a positive and good mood. In a confined situation, with limited space and under very special conditions such as no contact with the outer world, it is impossible to bear and accept that if one cannot adapt himself/herself quickly to a wide range of situations.
I think this ability to adapt is precisely one of our main qualities, for each of us, thus allowing every member of the crew to be in positive state of mind although the environment is way beyond what we are used to so far, in terms of difficulty and overall peculiarities. Consequently, as we do not feel any personal stress or tension, it is much easier for us to live together in a close community.
Alright, now that we are relaxed and calm, that this individual state is obtained and secured, we have a decent starting situation here. But it does not stop there! When enlarging our point of view from an individual to a group, we introduce another important – if not crucial – factor: communication.
Some say that 80% of the whole amount of information we communicate is non-verbal. It may be the tone of your voice, the look on your face, the body language, such as the gestures or postures you adopt, sighs, etc… We could also say that the way you communicate is even more important than the message you want to give. If this may not be completely true, it mostly depends on the type of cultural grounds you are considering, but someone who yells every time he/she talks would not be considered the same way as someone who can appreciate the context of the situation and adapt his/her language to it.
To come back to our situation, the fact that this is a multi-cultural crew with a major Russian component may have been tricky at the start, but after 55 days of isolation, it is quite clear that each of us is decrypting communication contexts very well, including the mood of the five others, and adapt himself to the others.
Our communication skills are probably one of the golden keys that can explain why we haven't had any collective misunderstanding. Of course, this capacity is altered by some external disrupters such as the lack of sleep due to our once-every-six-day 24-hour shifts and the experiments that prevent us from sleeping normally. But that has not pushed us to be less considerate toward the five others and once again, as an average, I believe we have been doing very well on this issue.
Now that we have six calm individuals communicating fairly well, we are almost there but to my mind, one thing is still missing. It may be the cement that will make all the bricks stay together. Indeed, I would not imagine that our team spirit would be the same without, as I already mentioned, a complete trust in each other.
Generally speaking, a mutual trust may come from different origins but in our case, I do think it arises from the professional skills and competences we have demonstrated during both the training and the first half of the isolation. As I wrote, we all have fields in which we feel very at ease and we can see that the five others rely on the 'specialist' depending on what we have to do.
This is probably the final touch for me in trying to quickly explain the reasons why our first 52.5 days went well. Obviously, as we can read in financial brochures, the past performance does not presage the future one and I am still curious about what will happen before we exit...
Well, I talked far less about science today than the previous weeks. But because it is important for me that we have been halfway without any major or potential crisis or tension, I wanted to emphasise more particularly on this human factor that is essential in any collective enterprise. To some people, it may seems irrelevant or secondary, but I am convinced that it is much more difficult to succeed in this human-related task than in scientific studies even when figures, graphs and curves obtained through state-of-the-art experiments can suggest a complete breakthrough.
Because individual characters, personalities, human behaviour, social and cultural backgrounds are much more complex than numbers, it is difficult to embrace the infinite palettes of behaviours that one can adopt under particular – and sometimes even unknown – circumstances (and I am thinking here about a real mission to Mars).
There is consequently always a risk in trying to understand, consider and work with individuals and be sure that the chances someone changes drastically stays at a negligible level, or at least acceptable. But if so, the consequences can become seriously dramatic and more serious than the computed and often controlled risks of any technical failure.
Human factors must be considered to be the matrix in which can be cast scientific materials (in particular but not only) with a huge chance of success. I am convinced that without a consistent and/or resilient matrix, risks increase dramatically and possibly beyond limits. This is precisely why the Mars500 project has been launched, and I am sure the conclusions will be very valuable.
I leave now any more serious and deep analysis to our psychologists and managers but anyway, I wanted to share my opinion with you!
A word of congratulations
Finally, I cannot finish without a word for a new group. They are six and they are probably the happiest men and woman on this planet – and I even dare say in our entire Solar System! They are Samantha, Alexander, Andreas, Luca, Timothy and least but not last, my Air France buddy and mate Thomas. The six new European astronauts who were presented to the public on 20 May! Please allow me to post here a personal message: "BRAVO THOMAS!!! ECLATE-TOI A FOND MAINTENANT!!!" :-)
Anyway, we six here congratulate you six and we wish you all the best for what is to come ahead. The road will probably not be easy and you will have lots of work. But this will only increase the value of your future achievements, as we are sure you will succeed completely. And above all, we wish you lots of pleasure!!!
Eventually, do not forget that lots of people will have been working for you to enjoy the most fantastic journeys man can dream of. And this is precisely what we will be doing thoroughly for the seven weeks to come!


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Just recently Donald Trump sold his swanky custom-made Southern California estate at a major loss, which for the Donald isn't all that bad considering he's shacking up at this amazing penthouse apartment on the Upper East Side in New York City. Our friends over at Curbed tipped us off to Refinery29's recent interview with Melania Trump, Donald's better half, where she gave some insider photos and clues into their ultra luxurious crib.
While it's no surprise that the pad is jaw-droppingly opulent, the voyeuristic and curious alike will be impressed to learn that the palatial Trump home boasts a front door covered in gold and diamonds (why not?), the living room consists of white, gold, and dazzling mirrors, and Melania Trump requires visitors to throw on a set of bootie scrubs so no scuff marks dirty her pristine floor. It's unclear whether the Donald prescribes to his wife's house rules or not.
When the former model Melania isn't showing off her glitzy home to us common folk, she designs jewelry and is a full-time mom to her five-year-old son, Barron.


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Just a quick stop by to say hello and give you some news.
Well, lets start by the bigest life changing one... Feb 17, 2009 saw the birth of the joy of my life, my son Nathaniel. This flipped my life over. I had to move away from downtown and find a normal regular pay-day job located... downtown! Those are the two things I focus on for the moment (kid and job). Of course, when you use Linux, you tend to set, forget and let those too stable boxes run, and run, and run, until you, like I did, have to move that gear, which means you have to shut it down. Well, that did not went to well. I had a nearly two years up time on my main data server and no more updating either, so after two years, that beast never came back online due to too many bad sectors on the drive which (obviously) I was not monitoring. That was 1 year and a half ago and I still have not recovered the data yet (maybe I never will). All that is to say, I never had the time (nor the courage) to bring back this gear to life and so I kind of lost track of things with FREESCO and the mirror I had for Freescosoft (since my webserver died). Even when it was live, I already took a big step back in FREESCO (see, I still remember how to write it )
I sure do miss you guys. In 2002 (or was it 2000?), FREESCO as been the real starter for me in Linux, altough I unsuccesfully played a bit with Mandrake and Red-Hat two years before that, it is really the small foot print of FREESCO for which it does not take long to go around (many times over), and then start to fiddle with it, create packages for it... until you realize "Hey! I know Linux!". I will be eternally grathfull for the solid Linux foundation FREESCO brang me professionaly. But it is not the only thing it procured me. More importantly, here, I have found a community that gave me the true sense of what is the Free Software philosophy. Above all, I made much appreciated friends with whom I had fun with, and that's the very BEST FRESSCO gave me.
I don't know how long was my last post,a couple of years for sure. I hope (I will try) that my next post will come sooner. Anyhow, as you can see, I keep an eye on FREESCO from time to time.
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Reversing earlier losses, U.S. equities closed higher once again today with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average logging in fresh highs. In economic news, industrial production for April fell more than expected, while the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported a disappointing reading for its May Empire State index of manufacturing activity. Elsewhere, home builder's confidence came in above expectations, while the producer-price index for April fell slightly more than expected [see The Cheapest ETF for Every Investment Objective].
Global Market Overview: XLP Rallies Alongside Consumer Staples, INDY Pops
Following a slight morning pullback, all three major U.S. equity indexes managed to close in positive territory. The S&P 500 ETF (SPY, A) rose 0.54%, as its underlying index rose to hit a new record high of 1658.78. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA, B) ended 0.43% higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq ETF (QQQ, A-) rose 0.22%.
In Europe, markets ended slightly higher though the euro-zone economy was reported to have contracted for a sixth straight quarter: the Stoxx Europe 600 reversed earlier losses to close up 0.8%. Meanwhile, Asian markets were mostly higher; Japan's Nikkei Stock Average slipped rallied 2.3% on a weaker yen.
Bond ETF Roundup
U.S. Treasury prices traded higher, snapping their losing streak, following weak global economic data. Yields on 10-year notes fell 3.5 basis points, while 30-year bond and 5-year note yields fell 3.5 and 3 basis points, respectively [see also Seven Simple & Cheap ETF Model Portfolios].
Commodity Roundup
Crude oil futures ended their losing losing streak, closing marginally higher after the U.S.'s crude supplies were reported to have declined last week. Prices for gasoline and natural gas were also higher. Meanwhile, gold futures tumbled 2% on a stronger dollar.
ETF Chart Of The Day #1: (XLP)
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLF, A) was one of the best performers today, gaining 1.01% during the session. Consumer staples shares were among today's top performers, allowing this ETF to rally throughout the majority of the day. XLP slid sideways during the final hours of trading, eventually settling at $42.14 a share [see Consumer Centric ETFdb Portfolio].
ETF Chart Of The Day #2: (INDY)
The S&P India Nifty Fifty Index Fund (INDY, C+) also posted a strong performance, gaining 2.26% during the session. As investors piled into riskier assets, this ETF gapped significantly higher at the open. INDY slid sideways for the remainder of the day, eventually settling at $25.82 a share [see BRIC-or-Bust ETFdb Portfolio].
ETF Fun Fact Of The Day
The best-performing regional strategy over the trailing 1-year period has been the Euro Free Europe Portfolio, which has gained 21.91%.
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Title: Yuuutsu na Asa
Other Title: 憂鬱な朝 ; Ein melancholischer Morgen ; Blue Morning
Author: Hidaka Shoko
Artist: Hidaka Shoko
Year: 2014
Link: mangapark
After the death of his father, Akihito Kuze became the family head of a viscountcy at the age of 10. A major-domo, Tomoyuki Katsuragi, who has both brains and beauty, takes care of the young master. Katsuragi is talented and very popular in society, but he is cold to Akihito. Does Katsuragi hate Akihito!? Akihito begins to be attracted to Katsuragi and wants to know the reason why Katsuragi is cold to him and…!?
A classical romance of a young viscount and a butler.
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I like the idea of upgrading R2-B1 (much like the Red Royal Starship Droid update) and I also like the Animated CW Clone too.
I guess we all should have known that any "last-minute" fill in wave would be all repaints, so no surprise there.
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Leonel Merino, Mario Hess, Alexandre Bergel, Oscar Nierstrasz, and Daniel Weiskopf. PerfVis: Pervasive Visualization in Immersive Augmented Reality for Performance Awareness. In Companion of the 2019 ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, ICPE '19 p. 13—16, ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2019. Details.
Developers are usually unaware of the impact of code changes to the performance of software systems. Although developers can analyze the performance of a system by executing, for instance, a performance test to compare the performance of two consecutive versions of the system, changing from a programming task to a testing task would disrupt the development flow. In this paper, we propose the use of a city visualization that dynamically provides developers with a pervasive view of the continuous performance of a system. We use an immersive augmented reality device (Microsoft HoloLens) to display our visualization and extend the integrated development environment on a computer screen to use the physical space. We report on technical details of the design and implementation of our visualization tool, and discuss early feedback that we collected of its usability. Our investigation explores a new visual metaphor to support the exploration and analysis of possibly very large and multidimensional performance data. Our initial result indicates that the city metaphor can be adequate to analyze dynamic performance data on a large and non-trivial software system.


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Internet connectivity is one of the important means of communication in todays life. So troubleshooting the problems in our own networks or reconfiguring it for the easiness is not to be praised as a "geekness". In my opinion you don't need to be a geek for setting an internet connection or recovering your machine from a network problem.
Before getting into more troubles just checkout wheather the physical network components (cables, NICs, and so on) are connected properly and working. If everything is right then proceed to the following stepsFull story »


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Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights
The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights (the Institute) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) human rights organization dedicated to the promotion and defense of internationally recognized worker rights in the global economy. Founded in 1981 as the National Labor Committee, the Institute's research, in-depth reports, high profile public campaigns and widespread media coverage have been instrumental in creating the anti-sweatshop movement in the United States and internationally. The Institute is headquartered in Pittsburgh with regional offices in Dhaka and San Salvador and research/advocacy partnerships in China, Jordan, Central America and South Asia.
The mission of the Institute is to promote and defend human, women's and workers' rights in the global economy.


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Massachusetts 4-H is a youth development program open to all young people ages 5 through 18 throughout the Commonwealth. It is part of a nationwide system connected to each land-grant institution of higher education and as such, has access to a wealth of resources and curriculum. In Massachusetts, 4-H is based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has offices in seven regions of the state.
Based on the Eight Essential Elements of Positive Youth Development, 4-H helps young people learn life skills under the guidance of trained, screened volunteers in non-formal educational settings such as clubs, camps and afterschool programs. These Essential Elements can also be viewed as the Five "C's" – Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character and Caring. When young people work on these characteristics they demonstrate a Sixth "C": Contribution to self, family, community and the institutions of a civil society.
The Eight Essential Elements are:
- A positive relationship with a caring adult.
- A safe environment.
- An inclusive environment.Engagement in learning.
- Opportunity for mastery.
- Opportunity to see oneself as an active participant in the future.
- Opportunity for self-determination.
- Opportunity to value and practice service for others.
For over 100 years, Massachusetts 4-H has been providing young people the opportunity to do that work, to work on their personal growth and development in a positive environment. Research shows that 4-H members are likely to excel in school, lead their peers and give to their communities. Massachusetts 4-H is a great place to be!


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Newtown cyclists hit road for 'common-sense' gun laws
- Destination of 400-mile ride is rally at the Capitol
- Trip honors those killed at Sandy Hook
- Organizer says nation is suffering %27epidemic of gun violence%27
NEWTOWN, Conn. — More than two dozen bicyclists plan to leave Saturday on a 400-mile ride to Washington to "raise awareness for common-sense gun legislation" and honor 26 children and adults killed by a gunman Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The riders will stop for several rallies along the route, according to the event's organizer, Monte Frank. They will join members of the Virginia Tech Victims Cycling team Tuesday in College Park, Md.
The team, formed to honor 32 people killed in shootings at that university in April 2007, will accompany the Newtown-originated riders to the Capitol, where a final rally will take place.
During the first leg of the Sandy Hook Ride On Washington, the cyclists will be joined, Frank says, by Chris McDonnell, whose 7-year-old daughter, Grace, was one of the victims at the elementary school.
Frank, a Newtown lawyer and a former member of Cornell University's cycling team, says his 11-year-old daughter, Sarah, a sixth-grade student, was instrumental in founding the event.
Sarah's teacher three years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary was Victoria Soto, who was killed trying to defend her students Dec. 14.
Sarah had a close relationship with Soto, Frank says, and recently wrote an essay — posted on the Sandy Hook Ride on Washington Facebook page — about why her father was organizing the event.
"My dad rides to honor (Victoria Soto) and the other 25 victims," Sarah wrote. "We have to prevent this from happening again and protect innocent lives. My dad rides to show that a small town in the middle of a tragedy can bring about change."
Frank, who has lived in Sandy Hook, a village within Newtown, for 10 years and serves as a town attorney, says he senses a growing grass-roots movement pushing for stronger gun-control laws throughout the country.
"We have gotten to the point where we recognize we have an epidemic of gun violence," Frank says. "The current situation is not tolerable for a sophisticated and developed nation."
The ride will begin with a rally — to be attended by several local government officials and federal legislators, including Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy — at Newtown's Reed Intermediate School.
The riders will cycle to the Sandy Hook firehouse for a moment of silence for the victims and a show of support for first responders. The firehouse is at the end of a street leading to Sandy Hook Elementary School and the place where students and faculty took refuge after the shootings.
The riders will next pass the facilities of other fire, police and ambulance responders before heading for another rally in Ridgefield, Conn., Frank says.
Rallies are planned in three New Jersey towns and in Baltimore with the city's mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
The events are in sync with the sentiments of many Newtown residents who, Frank says, don't want the shootings to define the town as a place of tragedy.
"We want to be remembered as a town that went to work to change the gun culture in our society and put stronger laws in place to reduce gun violence," Frank says.
On Dec. 15 — one day after gunman Adam Lanza killed his mother, Nancy, at their Sandy Hook home before killing Soto and 25 others at Sandy Hook school — Frank and his wife, Leah, had to sit down and explain to Sarah what had happened to her former teacher.
"Those were not conversations any parent should have with their 11-year-old child, and those conversations will haunt me the rest of my life," Frank says. "I'm committed to do what I can to prevent another tragedy from happening elsewhere."


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2 juveniles charged in Providence triple homicide
Children were found unharmed in apartment after shootings
Providence Police say robbery was the motive for two teenagers charged in a triple homicide in a Providence apartment.
A 16-year-old and 17-year-old were arrested Thursday for the July 30 killings. Their names have not been released.
The two were arraigned in Family Court Friday on three charges each of murder and use of a firearm while committing a crime of violence and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery. They were ordered held.
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin says his office will seek to try them as adults.
The victims were 22-year-old Shemeeka Barros, 23-year-old Michael Martin and 22-year-old Damien Colon. Three children were home during the killings and were unhurt.
There have been 12 homicides in Providence this year, the same number of homicides in all of 2011.


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Why HTC, Apple? And Why Now?
With Apple's lawsuit against HTC this morning, the company has clearly brought out the big guns against the parade of iPhone doppelgängers that have hit the mobile market since the device's debut. Though Apple has traded intellectual property suits with rivals in the past–Nokia (NOK), for example–this is the first time it has really gone on the offensive against a rival.
Though Apple (AAPL) asks for triple damages and maximum interest in the complaint, its motivation here clearly isn't financial. Apple could not care less about the money; it is sitting on $40 billion or so in cash and investments, and its business is doing quite well.
No, this isn't about money. Apple is not suing in hopes of scoring some huge financial windfall–although obviously, it would happily take one if it is awarded. Apple is suing to make an example out of HTC and lengthen the engineering time-to-market for Android handset builders.
If you plan to launch a new Android smartphone now, you had better make damn sure it doesn't infringe on Apple's IP. And doing so is going to take time, more so if you find you need to develop a noninfringing technology to replace a potentially infringing one in your device. Meanwhile, Apple continues to iterate the iPhone, extending its growing lead in the market.
"Apple is sending a message to the industry here: be careful what you're doing," Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster told me this morning. "And that's significant, because the company has been rattling its sabre for a year-and-a-half now over iPhone-related IP infringement, and this is the first time it's really taken an offensive position on it."
Why now?
That's tough to say. As Munster notes, Apple has been threatening to do something like this for quite some time now. And given the number of surprisingly iPhone-like smartphones on the market today, one could argue that the move is long overdue. Perhaps, Google's recently launched and HTC-built Nexus One–really the first smartphone to rival the iPhone–was enough to force Apple's hand. Better to slow the Android market down now than to wait for Google to run away with it.
And finally, why HTC?
Why not, say, Palm (PALM), which seemed a prime target for a suit like this a year ago? The answer to that question is a bit more obvious. HTC is a bigger target and an easier one. By filing a scorch-the-earth suit like this against HTC, which manufactures a great number of Android and Windows Mobile devices, Apple is putting the entire industry on notice.
And unlike Palm, which has a robust patent portfolio in the mobile space, HTC is an original design manufacturer that may not have the IP wherewithal to easily fend off a suit of this kind. "Yes, HTC is a significant player in the industry, but it's a contract manufacturer," says RBC analyst Mike Abramsky. "I'm not sure it has a big enough patent base with which to defend itself. It's more vulnerable."
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Going back a decade
Closing my eyes during the Portishead concert warped me back more than a decade, I must be getting old.
Elise expressed exactly how I experienced the concert.
Can't wait for the Massive Attack concert in August. Only Tricky is missing to complete the list of 1995.


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Thanks to Lucy and Nat for running Le Challenge this year. When I look back through my blog posts it appears to be the thing that has kept me blogging this year. Like others my enthusiasm for Blogging has taken a dip but then I remember how precious online blog friends are and it keeps me going.
Cindy recently wrote a tutorial for a fantastic block when I was having trouble visualising how it was made....to me that is very precious. Thanks Cindy, I've made a block already and in this picture stolen from Fluffy Sheep Quilting Blog you can see how the hidden stars appear.
And on to precious number two.....
Sarah is expecting Little Beany and so she had an online Baby Shower which you can read all about here on her blog Narcoleptic in a cupboard.
I thought Sarah would like a little happy cloud and so I made this from a tutorial on Refabulous Blog. It was easy to follow....though I did sew all those little strips on the wrong way up the first time...I should follow the instructions!


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Everyone goes through the job hunting process like an awful initiation rite—scared, no idea of what's going to happen despite warnings, but ready for whatever will happen. But contrary to popular belief, you don't have to step out into the real world blindly. There are a lot of help these days that you could incorporate in your job hunting so that you won't come out of it with only more questions than answers.
While fresh graduates today are becoming bolder when it comes to job hunting, there are still people who don't know what to do during a gruesome written test, or don't know how to answer an uncomfortable question. For everyone—because you can never get too much help when it comes to job hunting in the Philippines—here are 4 reasons why you should definitely attend the OJT Careers seminar, aside of course from the fact that the speakers are awesome.
# 4 New Perspective
Yes, there have been career seminars before, and as a fresh grad you have most likely been subjected to a day of mandatory attendance to one of the workshops organized by the school. But let's face it, you didn't really pay attention to that seminar after you signed your name on the attendance sheet, did you?
Forget boring seminars where you keep hearing the old stuff. There's a reason that they're called old in this new age. Trends keep changing, employers' standards change. That's why you should keep up with the demands of today's industries. And that's exactly what you're going to get from attending the OJT Careers seminar. Fresh perspective from people who have insider information from both employers and applicants—first-hand!
# 3 In depth Discussion
It's time that you get the exact help that you need from the people who know what they're talking about. It's about time you get to participate in the discussion—ask questions that's on your mind and get the answers from the employers themselves.
Also, learn about job interview secrets that have baffled other applicants before; discover what makes job interviews scary and nerve-racking and how you could overcome both.
# 2 Lots of Interaction
A seminar should not be one-way. The success of any seminar/class/workshop does not depend solely on the ones conducting it but on the audience as well. The OJT Careers seminar greatly promotes interaction among everyone to keep the discussion always interesting.
Forget the usual mindset that you usually have when attending seminars where all you do is sit there for hours and listen to people talking. Get ready for a fun, interactive, and awesome talks and forums given by speakers who are considered to be the best in their fields.
# 1 Free
Did we mention that this seminar is for free? All you have to do is send us an email to [email protected] to state your interest with the seminar, mention us on Twitter using our id @ojtcareers telling is you're in, or post on our wall at http://www.facebook.com/ojtcareers.
Related articles you might find helpful:
1. 4 Steps to Planning Your Career Successfully
2. Work Ethics for OJTs – Which of These Mistakes Are You Committing?


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The most shining heels in the closet
The strappy heels of Ashley Tisdale totally shows the glamour of her beatiful legs. Especially for the over ankle high strappy design.
For a classic dress, a distinctive design heels such as Avril Lavigne's can make a different feeling of look.
What heels can pair the patent top? Beyonce colorful heels gives the best answer. Combining red, yellow, green and blue for a heels is very rare and special.
Another strappy heels from Blake Lively is in because of the color. The metallic golden heels must be a sight catcher.
Still cant decide which one I should buy! I like Hermes, but Prada looks beautiful as well. And there are many more shinning watches. Cartier, Rolex etc. Too many things I want to buy.
If you were me, which one do you want best? Oh, yes, the store is the biggest online luxury store. You can find about all brands you knew.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Follow Friday
This week I have been devouring Barbara Matthews' posts over at The Demanding Genealogist. Barbara's no-nonsense, take no prisoners look at professional genealogy is spot on. Thanks for taking this difficult topic head on, Barbara!
The non-genealogical blog I love is OTD Passion. It's brand new and ostensibly about Operational Training and Development. It's really much more about understanding your passion and making it work for you. The astute genealogists out there will soon realize that this blog is written by my husband, Eric. I swear I'm not biased. I just finally talked him into sharing his insights with more than just me.
Check them out; I think you'll enjoy them!
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- AnonymousNovember 5, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Great name for your blog! I totally agree with your premise that too often we reduce our ancestors to names and dates. Names and dates are necessary--but the stories are what engage me.ReplyDelete
Welcome to the GeneaBloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes.ReplyDelete
May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!
Dr. Bill ;-)
Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories" and family saga novels:
"Back to the Homeplace" and "The Homeplace Revisited"
Welcome to the GeneaBloggers Community. I look forward to you research.ReplyDelete


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Remember those bursting fruit snacks you used to love as a kid? Well, consider this body cleanser a similar—but much healthier—treat for your skin. It contains innovative micro-beads that burst on contact and release a host of nourishing vitamins like A, C, and E. The result is cleaner, smoother skin starting with the very first time you try it.
Strangely enough, while I was road tripping through California this body wash was at one of the hotels we stayed at. I usually don't use the sample products at hotels, but I was interesting in the microbeads and the smell because of the yellow color. Boy was I happy I tried this! I shower at night, and by morning I usually don't have any reminisce of the body wash smell, but I could smell this body wash all day. It's not an overwhelming smell, and it made my skin feel fantastic. I didn't feel like I needed to moisturize after showering (especially since hotel water usually dries my skin out).5


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The introduction of additional legal restrictions on "family hire" in public service and the recent warnings by senior officials against nepotistic practices in government indicate that the Tajik authorities recognize the political risks stemming from nepotism. This recognition appears to be linked with the political upheavals in Kyrgyzstan and, more recently, the Arab world. However, a genuine anti-nepotism agenda of the Tajik government is unlikely because President Rahmon himself has virtually monopolized political and economic power in the hands of his family. Therefore, the government's declared anti-nepotism crusade appears to be designed for public consumption.
BACKGROUND: On October 12, the lower chamber of Tajikistan's parliament approved changes to the 2007 Law on Corruption. The amendments introduce stronger restrictions on "family hire" in public service by broadening the group of "close relatives" who cannot be hired by senior state officials to work in their agencies. This group now includes spouses, children, parents, brothers and sisters, as well as sons-in-law and daughters-in-law and their parents.
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Photos of H&M's Spring '10 Garden Collection
Look Book Love: H&M Garden Collection, Spring '10
Look Book Love: H&M Garden Collection, Spring '10
H&M has given me another reason to look forward to Spring. Its new Garden Collection — in stores today and modeled by the illustrious Natasha Poly — is not only flirty and fresh, but also sustainable. Every piece from this collection was designed using organic materials, recycled PET bottles, or textile waste. Who would have thought discarded waste could be turned into girly chiffon frocks, garden print tops, crisp linen shorts, and rad blazers? If this doesn't make you want to recycle, I don't know what will.


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The best home cinema PCs are small, quiet, and inexpensive—so the bite-size, £25 Raspberry Pi is the perfect choice. Here's how to turn this little DIY board into a cheap, silent media centre in just half an hour.
Check out the video above for a quick demo of what the project entails, and what you'll get at the end. Music in the video by Revolution Void.
It's Raspberry Pi week at Lifehacker, and all week we'll be showing you some cool DIY projects you can put together with this little miracle of a device. If you haven't bought one yet, check out our introduction to the Pi to learn more about what it is, what you'll need, and the cool stuff you can do with one. If you aren't familiar with XBMC, our favourite media centre software, check out our complete guide to creating a kickass play-everything media centre for more info (then come back here).
Update: Raspberry Pi week is over! Check out these Raspberry Pi guides to see all the fun stuff we did, and check out our Raspberry Pi tag for more cool projects.
This past week, we walked you through some of the common projects people tackle with their Raspberry Pi, like:
- Install Raspbian and get started with Raspberry Pi DIY
- Build an XBMC-powered media centre
- Set up a personal VPN for secure browsing anywhere you go
- Create an AirPlay receiver and stereo companion
- Ten more awesome projects for your Raspberry Pi, and further resources
What You'll Need
Getting XBMC up and running on the Pi is easy, but first you need to gather up your materials. Getting the right ones can be the difference between a 30 minute media centre and a 30 hour headache, so here's what you'll want to pick up (though you may have most of it already):
- A Raspberry Pi: If you're not sure where to buy one, check out our introduction to the Pi for more info.
- An HDMI or composite video cable: You'll need this cable to connect your Raspberry Pi to your television or monitor. You can get these fairly cheaply.
- An 8GB Class 10 SD card (or better) and a card reader (if you don't have one built into your computer): You can go smaller or slower, but an 8GB Class 10 card will get you the best performance, and they're pretty cheap. Most SD cards will work, but some aren't compatible and will therefore cause issues. You can find out which cards are compatible, or locate a place to buy a compatible card with an operating system pre-installed, on this page.
- A USB keyboard and mouse: Any standard USB keyboard or mouse will do. Wireless (non-Bluetooth) peripherals worked for me, but I had to unplug them and plug them back in after the Raspberry Pi booted. You'll have fewer issues with fully wired keyboards and mice.
- An ethernet cable: Any standard ethernet cable will do.
- A good quality, micro USB power supply that can provide at least
700mA at 5V: Most modern smartphone chargers supply 700mA at 5V, but not all do. Check the bottom of your charger and look for a block of text. You'll see its output values in that text which may read 0.7A instead of 700mA). If it offers at least that much power, you're probably good to go. Just don't use a poor quality charger or you may run into problems.
- A remote control: If you don't want to use a mouse and keyboard to control your media centre once its set up, you'll need a remote. Check out Raspbmc's list of supported remotes as well as our guide on choosing a remote for more info.
- A USB hard drive (Optional): If you don't want to stream videos from your other computers, you'll want a USB hard drive to hook up to the Pi to store your videos.
- A case for your Raspberry Pi (Optional): If you don't want your Pi's bare board sitting out in your entertainment unit, we recommend grabbing a case like these ones from ModMyPi to put it in.
- A 3.5mm stereo audio cable (Optional): You only need this if you're using analogue video and want to connect your Raspberry Pi to a set of external speakers or internal ones on your television or monitor. If you're using HDMI, you can skip this.
- The Raspbmc Installer, which will put Raspbmc—the Raspberry Pi-optimized version of XBMC—on your SD card. You can get this for free on Raspbmc's web site.
We're using Raspbmc for this guide, but there are other builds of XBMC out there if you want to give them a shot. For more info, check out our comparison of Raspbmc, OpenELEC, and and Xbian.
What You Will (and Won't) Get
The Raspberry Pi makes a dandy media centre, especially for the cost. When you're done, you'll have an XBMC box that can play 720p video like a champ from other computers on your network or from a locally connected USB drive. It'll be tiny, so you can fit it anywhere, and completely silent, so you don't have any noise competing with the sound from your movie.
However, compared to other more powerful builds, there are some things the Pi does not do. It will not stream content from the internet (like Hulu), and you may experience stuttering with 1080p videos. This depends a bit on what kind of audio you have on your videos, as well as where they're stored—if you stream them over the network, they'll be more likely to stutter than if you're playing them directly from a USB hard drive. These things may improve as the software improves, but right now they're not quite there enough for us to guarantee flawless 1080p playback.
The Raspberry Pi's menus will definitely feel a bit slower as well, and it won't load high-res fanart as well as more powerful builds—so if you're looking to have a particularly tricked-out, gorgeous XBMC skin, you might be out of luck here. However, as a secondary media center for a smaller TV, or as a media centre for simple 720p playback, it's a force to be reckoned with.
Step One: Put Raspbmc On Your SD Card
Before you even hook up your Raspberry Pi to your TV, you'll need to get the Raspbmc installer on your SD card. So, to start, insert your SD card into your computer. If you're using Windows, download the installer from this page and run it on your desktop to put Raspbmc on your SD card. Mac and Linux users will need to run a few terminal commands, but it's nothing too difficult. Once you've got the installer on your SD card, eject it and move onto the next step.
Update: Mac users should check out this program for OS X, that will install Raspbmc to your SD card without any fuss. We haven't tested it ourselves, but a few of you have noted it works well!
Step Two: Hook Up Your Raspberry Pi and Install Raspbmc
Now it's time to hook your Raspberry Pi up to your TV. Everything should be pretty self-explanatory here: plug the HDMI cable into your TV, plug the ethernet cable into your router, insert your SD card into your Raspberry Pi, and plug the Micro USB power cable into your wall. When you plug it into the wall, it should turn on and boot up from the SD card, beginning the installation process.
You shouldn't have to do anything during this step. Just make sure the installer does its thing and come back in 15 to 25 minutes when it's finished. When its done, it should automatically reboot into XBMC.
Step Three: Tweak Your Settings for Optimal Playback
Surprise! You're already most of the way there, and it barely took any work. Now that you've got XBMC booted up, all you need to do is tweak a few settings to make sure everything runs smoothly. Here's what we recommend:
- Resolution, found under Settings > System > Video Output. If you're only going to be watching 720p videos, you should change this to 720p. It should help the system and menus feel a little snappier.
- Overscan, found under Settings > System > Video Output > Video Calibration. If you find that the XBMC interface stretches beyond the edges of your TV screen, you'll want to calibrate your video using this wizard to fix it.
- System Performance Profile, under Programs > Raspbmc Settings > System Configuration. This is a Raspberry Pi-specific setting that basically allows you to overclock the device, making everything run a little bit faster and a little bit smoother. I recommend trying the "Fast" setting, which will speed everything up without sacrificing stability. The "Super" setting will be significantly faster still, introduces the possibility of instability (Update: it does not void your warranty as previously stated; your warranty will stay intact at high overclocking levels). You can also perform more advanced overclocking tweaks if you're familiar with overclocking.
- MPEG2 Codec License, which you'll need to buy from the Raspberry Pi store and enable under Programs > Raspbmc Settings > System Configuration. This allows you to play MPEG-2 videos, which the Pi cannot play out of the box. If you don't have any MPEG-2 Videos, you can skip this.
When you're done with that, you can jump right on over to our Complete Guide to XBMC to see how to add videos to your library, install add-ons, and customise your setup from head to toe. If you really want to dig in your heels, check out the other XBMC builds for the Raspberry Pi, like OpenELEC or Xbian. They take a bit more work to install, but may be a bit faster in some cases, although they're also a little less feature-filled. Give each a try and decide which you like best!
Title image by Denise Kappa (Shutterstock), maymak (Shutterstock), Pakhnyushcha (Shutterstock), Anan Kaewkhammul (Shutterstock), and Elena Terletskaya (Shutterstock).


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When Consumer Reports tested the all-electric Tesla Model S in the summer of 2013, the magazine raved. The car achieved the editors' top test score, no mean feat in the Consumer Reports world of rigid testing and high standards.
Earlier this week, however, the magazine said its test car has developed a number of minor faults — retracting door handles not opening, thereby preventing entry to the car; the big center screen, which has many of the car's functions, going blank; the front trunk lid's opener going inoperative; and the editors "also had the adapter for the non-Tesla EV charger come apart."
For a luxury sedan whose price ranges from nearly $70,000 to about $94,000, these electronic gremlins could tarnish the car's reputation. The magazine's editors stressed, however, that the problems cropped up in only car that they know about — the one bought by Consumer Reports — and they'll have to wait for the results of their annual survey to see what problems (if any) have been experienced by other owners.
"Based on last year's big auto-reliability survey," the magazine said, "we gave the Tesla Model S a score of average, based on input from 637 owners of 2012 and 2013 models. By September, Consumer Reports will be analyzing this year's reliability survey, which will also include the 2014 models. It will be interesting to see how the Model S will score after we tabulate the new data.
"Given the number of bits and pieces Tesla has replaced on our car, it might be tempting to guess that its reliability score will go down. The reality is, it might—depending on the frequency and severity of problems reported by our subscribers and whether they show that reliability is below average.
"Bear in mind that the experiences with our test cars are purely anecdotal and never factor into our reliability ratings. After all, it's a sample size of one.
"Along with the rest of the motoring world, we anxiously await the conclusions of our latest reliability analysis due this fall."


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In-house – the Cullberg dancers present their own works
The Cullberg dancers once again present their own works at MDT in Stockholm. Choreographers: Alexandra Campbell, Adam Schütt, Andrea Martini, Hanako Hoshimi-Caines, Shumpei Nemoto, Johanna Lindh and Isaac Spencer.
Dancer: Alexandra Campbell
Film: LAJI – Alexandra Campbell, Lisa Holmqvist, Jeanette Steinsland
Music: Juvelen Make U Move
Duration: 4 minutes
I multiply on a hill
Creator/dancer: Andrea Martini
Photo/video: Yoav Barel
Music: A Silver Mt. Zion
Duration: 7 minutes (on repeat)
Art work: Gesine Moog
I started this work at the beginning of February this year not knowing what it would become. Without any aim or time pressure I followed intuitively, step by step, the process, and I immersed myself in observing, listening and following it. From carving, printing, painting, spacing into the passe-partout and finally framing them, it has become the end of October. In this time a series of small pictures, which are able to be seen from all sides, have developed, and the process has fulfilled me with a lot of pleasure and richness of impression. I am very happy and grateful that I can share them with you today and in the same time to close this circle of creation.
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Choreographer: Andrea Martini
Dancers: Adam Schütt, Mirko Guido, Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Isaac Spencer, Csongor Szabó and Kristóf Várnagy
Music: Samira Said, Harold Budd, Andrea Martini
Lighting design: Nette Karlsson
Make-up: Jessica Krage and Caroline Thörnqvist under the supervision of Olle Johansson.
Duration: approx 15 minutes
Performed by three dancers who usually work in different styles. The piece explores the way to approach movement from different perspectives, researching a common place, with its own style, by the dancers sharing choreographic movement but still retaining their individuality.
Choreographer: Shumpei Nemoto
Dancers: Alexander Dam, Markus Bertilsson Almqvist and Shumpei Nemoto
Music: Alva Noto
Lighting design: Nette Karlsson
Duration: 8 minutes
Nobody's Serviant
Total musikalisk expressionism möter total fysik. En musikalisk superhybrid mellan Örjan Högberg från Fläskkvartetten på el-fiol och Johan Skugge från No Science på synt som tillsammans står inför sitt första skivsläpp med Nobody's Serviant. Nu smyger de igång på MDT tillsammans med Cullbergdansarna Johanna Lindh och Isaac Spencer och dans- och musikverket Nobody's Serviant.
Choreographers and dancers: Johanna Lindh and Isaac Spencer
Music: Örjan Högberg and Johan Skugge
Lighting design: Nette Karlsson
Duration: 10 minutes
Modal Phenom
….the dancers make and listen to sound and are motivated by the enjoyment of hearing, the sensation it produces – the tingling feeling of hearing something you have never heard before, the excitement of a place you have never experienced before. Adam Schütt, 2011
The ear
The hair cell that picks up the sound in the ear
Explanatory pictures
One hair cells twitching to a beat
Modal Phenom playfully explores a complex system of games that involve recognition, denial, call and response, expectation, and the unexpected. Created in collaboration with three dancers, the work builds a movement language and a spontaneous sound score simultaneously, with the incorporation of handmade musical instruments and electronic sound manipulation.
Concept: Adam Schütt
Dance and sound: Adam Scühtt, Daniel Sjökvist, Isaac Spencer, Patricia Vázquez
Costume design, instruments and lighting concept: Adam Schütt
Duration: 25 minutes
I'll believe in anything
Choreographer and dancer: Hanako Hoshimi-Caines
Guitar intro by Plants and Animals
Lighting design: Nette Karlsson
Voice: Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church speaking at Troy Davis' funeral. The state of Georgia shamefully executed Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 despite serious doubts about his guilt.
Duration: 10 minutes


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I like a shoot-em-up action flick as much as the next Bubbly Girl, and I wasn't disappointed with "Inglourious Basterds." Of course, I could have done without some of the gore, but that's to be expected from a Quintin Tarantino movie.
I was pleasantly surprised though to glimpse Perrier-Jouët champagne -- the anemone flower painted bottle known as the Cuvée Belle Epoque -- in a few scenes of the movie. The first I recall was at a restaurant where the Jewish heroine Shoshanna (Mélanie Laurent) dealing with the unwelcome attention of German war hero Frederick (Daniel Brühl) and finds herself being treated to fancy lunch with Nazi Joseph Goebbels. It shows up again in a fateful scene at a bar called La Louisiane and once more at the end of the movie, when Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) and some of his men get dressed up in tuxes to take in a movie premiere.
Especially given the circumstances of this first scene and the others, there's a feeling of desperate fin de siecle decadence, watching people gaily drink champagne from beautiful bottles as their country is overrun by invading troops.
U.S. & World
Of course, while Inglourious Basterds is fiction, champagne did play a role in both World War I and II.
Read more in the full post on the Bubbly Girl's blog.


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