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|Mentalist boggles the mind
Ooohs and ahhhs were heard repeatedly during the time a "mentalist" performed on Friday night, July 31 at the Perkins County Fair. Among the amazing stunts that had the audience baffled was when Christopher Carter covered his eyes with coins, layered on a mask and duct tape, then identified (without touching) items presented from the crowd. Juliana Johnson is holding a volunteer fireman's pager which the mentalist had no trouble using his psychic powers to identify. The performance kept everyone in suspense for an hour while he demonstrated his mental capabilities. Musical entertainment by the Mike Hagan Band followed until midnight. (Photo by Jan Rahn)

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An American in (and outside of) Paris
Posted 08 November 2011 - 10:08 PM
For what it's worth, I offer a couple of thoughts on the Van Gogh/Munch discussion, and I do so as an admirer especially of Munch's later work, and those self-portraits.
My own instinct is to do my best to account for the appeal (or otherwise) of paintings by looking first at pictorial elements of the work rather than narrative or presumed autobiographical elements. (This is probably the equivalent of focusing on what is on the plate.)
I don't doubt that an almost universal assumption exists that Van Gogh's art is explained, in some way, by a mental condition. We've all seen that terrific movie. In fact, although we know he was intermittently ill, and committed suicide, we actually don't know what was wrong with him (learned link). Nor was he "certifiably insane" through most of his active life, when he was producing the paintings and his memorable and actually quite lucid letters. His illness seems, in fact, to have made it difficult for him to paint: the idea of him knocking out masterpieces while raving mad is a bit of a Hollywood invention.
Indeed, anyone who has spent time looking at art works by artists with chronic mental disorders (so-called "outside art") will be struck certain common factors not normally found in the work of "sane" or "normal" artists.
Van Gogh was not an "outsider" artist. He is thoroughly in control of his pictorial effects (forget Kirk Douglas slashing at the canvas for a moment). He is an impressionist, trying to what other impressionists did, in his own way.
I think there's a tendency to read some kind of mystical derangement into the works just because we know too much about the life. The "fizziness" of the surface - a good word for it - is the product of multiple, distinct brushstrokes and a vivid palette. Signac has a "fizzy" surface too, but nobody supposes it connotes mental distress in his case.
There probably isn't any very strong correlation between personal emotional or mental problems and the character or content of art works in any case. Max Beckmann, Pablo Picasso - random examples of artists who have produced outright "crazy" art without themselves being crazy. Rothko, on the other hand, was a diagnosed depressive - sure, you can find foreboding in his pictures if you look for it, but I think - absent the biography - a deep serenity is a more obvious quality.
As for Munch, I am at a loss to see how Van Gogh's brushwork would have enhanced those late pictures. Mortality and death are not necessarily badly served by a muted, even sickly, palette, let alone by a querulous sense of space. Munch becomes almost ghostly in these pictures. Mortality is an affliction we can be sure any artist shares, and Munch handles it profoundly. A good comparison would be Rembrandt.
The Other Slice at Artichoke Basille
Posted 09 November 2011 - 02:14 AM
1. When great art is not safe in a workplace, it is a sad workplace indeed.
1. This is getting NSFW ...
2. I offer a couple of thoughts on the Van Gogh/Munch discussion ...
3. My own instinct is to do my best to account for the appeal (or otherwise) of paintings by looking first at pictorial elements of the work rather than narrative or presumed autobiographical elements. (This is probably the equivalent of focusing on what is on the plate.)
4. We've all seen that terrific movie.
5. Nor was he "certifiably insane" through most of his active life, when he was producing the paintings and his memorable and actually quite lucid letters. His illness seems, in fact, to have made it difficult for him to paint: the idea of him knocking out masterpieces while raving mad is a bit of a Hollywood invention.
2. Thank you for your well-written and well-received thoughts.
3. One should follow their instincts. That's why we have them. Looking first at such-and-such is fine, but one must continue and look secondly and thirdly. Large bodies of artwork cannot be fullly understood without contemplating narrative, autobiography, literary texts, historical context and cultural and philosophical viewpoints of the time, just to name a few.
4. I haven't.
5. I'll tackle this one but then I must move on. I have an enormous amount of other stuff to cover.
Chambo surely didn't say that Van Gogh was certifiably insane through most of his active life. He may have been, but Chambo didn't say it. I am of a slightly different viewpoint regarding his illness making it difficult for him to paint.
First, some context:
I am well-versed in Van Gogh's oeuvre and his life.
I studied his career and those of his compatriots in great depth at the Sorbonne.
I studied those who came before him and those who came after.
There have been certain artists to whom I have been uncontrollably attracted in my life.
Van Gogh counts among them.
I have discussed Van Gogh's life, influences and works at great depth with a few of the great Sorbonne scholars on this time period.
Note that there were only a few such scholars at the Sorbonne. Granted, this was ten years ago.
I give this context solely to say that I am not talking bullshit. Nor am I googling for my knowledge base. Please don't read into that that I think that you are. I don't.
To be clear, Chambo never talks bullshit. Chambo may be misunderstood or not understood.
But Chambo don't do bullshit.
Silly yes. Bullshit no.
And the more double entendre, the better. Sometimes you need to hear (or read) Chambo a second time, if not a third time, to grasp where he is coming from. Sometimes he is writing about the future and things are only clear later. My advice is to continuoulsy re-read Chambo. Make it a life project. It's a more useful use of time than watching Netflix.
To a large extent, I will try to avoid those writing peculiarities in the remainder of this post.
Okay, enough bullshit. Where were we ...
Oh yeah, insanity.
First off, artistic insanity is not a criticism but complement in Chambo's book. What we don't understand today, we may understand tomorrow.
Secondly, although many here might think that Chambo was randomly googling for Van Gogh's visage, they would be sorely mistaken and seriously misinformed about my process and my precision.
My above post included 3 precise Van Gogh self-portraits.
I had these three self-portraits in crystal clear chronological focus in my mind's eye when deciding to make my crazy comparison with Munch. I specifically set out to find them.
Je m'explique proceeding in reverse order from my original post.
My portrait #3 above with the green background is from 1888 and is generally agreed to have been dedicated to Gauguin. Prior to Gauguin's arrival, it is well-documented that Van Gogh was already dealing with serious mental health issues. I am not going to attempt to psycho-analyze this dead man and tell you why he had these problems. As far as I am concerned, any deep-thinking, mortal human being should have mental health problems. It's the sheep that are sane and they like it that way.
My portrait #2 with the bandaged ear was painted after the well-known argument with Gauguin - the argument that resulted in a Van Gogh's self-destructive act. That argument occurred at the end of 1888. Cutting off one's ear is not what most sane people do when a discussion does not go their way. (Please speak loudly in the future. I only have one ear.)
My portrait #1 with the swirly blue background is le tableau du Musée d'Orsay dating from mid-1889. It was painted shortly after leaving the asylum in Saint Remy. Van Gogh is suffering from continuous hallucinations and delusions of death at this point in time. This is probably his most intense self-portrait. This is a portrait of internal chaos. If one understands human nature and the human beast, it is difficult to read it any other way.
Van Gogh died in 1890. Most would agree that his cause of death was suicide due to a self-inflicted gun shot. Most sane people don't consider that a sane thing to do.
The last two years of his life were a notable and wildly productive period for him. If you don't think so, you need to seriously reacquaint yourself with his production from 1888 until his death two years later.
Insanity does not require continuous, non-stop insanity.
The insane can be lucid from time to time.
One final point to back up my thought process.
From time to time, even Chambo can be lucid.
When it comes to art, I try not to screw around too much.
Posted 09 November 2011 - 03:28 PM
I agree, of course, that Van Gogh suffered greatly from a condition which manifested itself in behavior we can readily label insane.
He was a chronic alcoholic, which is quite sufficient reason, I'm afraid, for waking up with a chunk of your ear missing. There are many competing theories as to an additional underlying condition, and my conclusion - as I said - is that we just don't know. If his illness was the consequence of some physical condition, or even lead poisoning (from eating paint - this has been seriously argued), then the association between his illness and his art becomes, at least, problematic.
Thanks for discussing the self-portraits further. I don't think we're far apart on these. I do accept that the portraits consciously register his degrees of suffering. What I'd like to persuade you of - and this is why I mentioned pictorial values - is that they don't manifest that suffering in their execution. They are executed by someone fully in command of his technique and his material and entirely conscious of other contemporary developments in painting.
This is one important reason why they're good.
Paintings created by people "not quite right in the head" typically exhibit much less satisfying properties (flat or non-existent pictorial space, meaningless - to the viewer - repetition of motifs, a compulsion to fill all available space, no relationship with contemporary artistic conventions, etc).
I wonder if you had any second thoughts on Munch?
The Other Slice at Artichoke Basille
Posted 09 November 2011 - 08:19 PM
1. But we are not discussing someone typical. We are discussing Van Gogh who is currently considered to be one of the most visually striking painters of his century. When you enter the Musée d'Orsay rez de chaussée gallery right now, they have a large poster pointing you towards the Néo et Post-Impressionnistes on the 2nd floor. The poster is of a painting. The museum has many, many options to choose from. Take a wild guess whose pretty painted face is on that poster. You would correct if you guessed Van Gogh's blue face from the 1889 portrait that I presented en premier. We are not talking about someone typical.
1. Paintings created by people "not quite right in the head" typically exhibit much less satisfying properties ...
2. What I'd like to persuade you of - and this is why I mentioned pictorial values - is that they [Van Gogh's self-portraits] don't manifest that suffering in their execution. They are executed by someone fully in command of his technique and his material
3. and entirely conscious of other contemporary developments in painting.
4. I wonder if you had any second thoughts on Munch?
5. I appreciate your lucidity.
2. There is no need to persuade here. Again, one of the world's great painters is by definition going to be fully in command of his technique.
What I would like to persuade you of is that the final two years of Van Gogh's life were very productive and his most successful as a painter*. Few would dispute this. Also, from 1888 until his death in 1890, Van Gogh's mental fragility and mental problems were at their most severe. One can interpret that as one wishes. There are multiple ways to do so.
3. I also think that your view of an insanity is way too extreme. There are many shades of grey. There are many people who are considered insane but they are entirely conscious and well aware of what's going on around them. Not all, but many. There are many people who are well aware that they have substantial mental problems and they ask to be institutionalized. Re-read this thread for some examples. But this does not necessarily mean that they are unable to follow contemporary events. You should really defer to me on this one. I'm reasonably well-versed in the subject matter.
4. I have many, many thoughts on Munch. Second thoughts, third thoughts, fourth thoughts ... I simply related my visceral experience from that exhibition. Sadly, I don't have the time right now to do a deep dive on Munch as I am already months behind schedule here and I'm getting further and further behind as each day passes.
5. You're welcome. But to be perfectly honest, maintaining lucidity for a long stretch drives me insane.
* Van Gogh checked himself into the asylum in Saint Remy in mid 1889. During his stay there, he painted over a hundred paintings.
I chose these words very carefully.
The last two years of his life were a notable and wildly productive period for him. If you don't think so, you need to seriously reacquaint yourself with his production from 1888 until his death two years later.
Insanity does not require continuous, non-stop insanity.
The insane can be lucid from time to time.
I am in agreement that in the absolute peak moments of rabid illness and depression he was artistically incapacitated.
Portraiture aside, some of Van Gogh's 1888 production includes:
Starry Night over the Rhone (1888)
Arguably his most appreciated Sunflowers (1888)
The Red Vineyard (1888 - the only painting that he sold while alive)
His 1889 production includes:
Starry Night (1889 - painted at the asylum in St Remy)
His 1890 production includes:
Poppies and Butterflies - who doesn't love butterflies ?
Field of Poppies
Poppies and Daisies
His writings were indeed profound and insightful:
Amen, brother. I'm off to dinner. Maybe a coffee en fin de repas.
"If ... boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?"
"The diseases that we civilized people labor under most are melancholy and pessimism."
"There is no blue without yellow and without orange."
"I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate."
"We spend our whole lives in unconscious exercise of the art of expressing our thoughts with the help of words."
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
Posted 09 November 2011 - 08:57 PM
Possible miscommunication there. I was saying Van Gogh's work does not exhibit the properties of "outsider art" - not remotely.
1. But we are not discussing someone typical. We are discussing Van Gogh...
3. I also think that your view of an insanity is way too extreme. There are many shades of grey. There are many people who are considered insane but they are entirely conscious and well aware of what's going on around them. Not all, but many. There are many people who are well aware that they have substantial mental problems and they ask to be institutionalized. Re-read this thread for some examples. But this does not necessarily mean that they are unable to follow contemporary events.
"Insanity" is imprecise - if that's what you're saying, I agree. My reaction was to the phrase you used, "certifiably insane," which indicated at least an extreme condition of some kind. Suffering from depression, for example, is not "insanity," nor is the behavior associated with "alcoholism," and certainly suffering from such conditions is entirely consistent with Van Gogh's obvious mastery. I was really responding to the implication that he was somehow mentally our of control when working - but I now think you didn't really mean that.
You should really defer to me on this one. I'm reasonably well-versed in the subject matter.
I am good up to DSM IV, but I see (via Google) that DSM V is still awaited. "Insanity" is a concept the psychiatric profession doesn't really use, and we can see from this conversation how confusing it can be.
* Van Gogh checked himself into the asylum in Saint Remy in mid 1889. During his stay there, he painted over a hundred paintings.
Again, I don't think we really disagree. Being in the asylum seemed to help him work, but the condition which led him there did not. (I see you do agree with that.)
Thanks for the pix, etc.
The Other Slice at Artichoke Basille
Posted 10 November 2011 - 03:07 PM
Interesting and beautiful in its own way, but for different reasons.
I find the whole madness/genius thing a bit tiresome -- it should be put in the bin with all of the other romantic myths about artistic genius.
Posted 10 November 2011 - 03:43 PM
How many alcoholic, drugged up, deranged, self-mutilating, hallucinating and asylum-based Fortune 500 leaders are there who were considered la crème de la crème in their field? Or scientific leaders ?
I find the whole madness/genius thing a bit tiresome -- it should be put in the bin with all of the other romantic myths about artistic genius.
There were some, but few. No need to list them.
In the arts, they are everywhere.
You see them in great volume in this field. You see them by the Galliano (that's Italian for gallon (and that rhymes)):
Whether it's the King of Pop from Neverland, the King of Rock from Memphis or the McQueen of England, it just keeps on going on.
The destruction is simply everywhere.
Yet, when Sir Balex gives an order, one salutes his captain and one implements.
Aye aye, Captain, let's tack elsewhere.
I'm closing The Doors on insanity for the moment but I plan to let it all hang out in the near future:
Posted 13 November 2011 - 01:02 PM
I liked this line from this article:
Italians admired his image of wealth and sexual prowess. The average Italian saw himself as Berlusconi, only poorer, wrote Mr. Gramellini, the columnist.
Berluscioni makes me laugh. And think.
You gotta admit, the guy did know how to have fun. If you can convince Poutine to put on a dopey hat and get him to crack a smile, that's worth something, isn't it ? That's diplomacy.
On a more serious note, his path to political power included importing flashy American soap operas, scantily-clad girls and ...
Then, once in power, he appoints his own tax lawyer as finance minister.
he owned the three largest private television networks as well as popular supermarket tabloids and a broadsheet newspaper. Once in power, he also held sway over the state broadcaster, giving him a virtual monopoly on information. He had created a mass audience and transformed it into a political constituency.
Has sex parties at his villas that were surely more bezerk than Berke's would have ever been.
How come the Italians have all the fun.
In comparison, our dear leader is a bore. How come gals like Ruby Heartstealer aren't invited to party at Camp David:
And we wonder why we get no respect throughout the world !
Let me tell you something - when you achieve the pinnacle of political power, my friends, it is incumbent upon the leader to wield it to its maximum. Wield it wisely, yes.
But also wildly. Think Roman times. We still think about those emperors, don't we.
I'm still forming my political ideas but when they are fully baked, I promise you that you'll like what you see and you'll want a taste.
Hmmm, there are lessons to be learned here. People in this world are starving for excitement and entertainment. Hmmm ... Berlusconismo, Chavismo, Chambismo, Chamboismo, Chambobo, Chambozo ... ehhhhh, none of them are quite right yet ... but I got plenty of time and I'll take my time and it's only a matter of time until I find the right rallying cry. I'm more convinced than ever. The left tells us that Europe is right and what's works in Europe will work in the good ole you ess of aye. I'm starting to agree. I'm starting to see the light. I'm a bit slow but I plan to pick up the pace. Maybe I need to start showing off my sexual prowess in public. Frankly, I'm loath to do so, but I do love my country and I care deeply about it and you just got to do whatever it takes to make it to the top. We have a history here in our great country of applauding and pardoning presidential peccadilloes. Maybe Chambo can rise to power on such shenanigans. Maybe what's right for Italy is right for us. Maybe what's right for Italy is right for the US. Hmmm, surely something to stew on.
Posted 15 November 2011 - 12:50 AM
And I am so head-over-heals happy with my brilliant and benevolent bosses.
I take back everything bad that I have ever said about mouthfuls middle management.
I was in error. I apologize profusely for that.
I simply didn't appreciate nor understand their extremely enlightened managerial methods.
You see, at my prior jobs I was used to being profusely patted on the back and constantly stroked by my superiors. That made my job very agreeable.
But my transition to working full-time at mouthfuls has been a slightly rocky road. Management has been much less hands-on (a bummer) although their editorial policy has been (pretty much) hands-off (a positive). I guess you could say that it's the normal pros and cons of any new job.
And as you know, there is nothing I love more in the whole wide world than reporting for the illustrious Mouthfuls Nation.
But I must admit that the lack of focused feedback from the higher-ups has been frustrating and I felt like I was just blowing in the wind and tilting at windmills.
And without the normal, chummy editorial room back patting and ego stroking camaraderie, gosh, I didn't really feel that I was fully part of the team.
But that was then ... That's all changed now.
Je m'explique.
Remember when I entered into collective bargaining negotiations with mouthfuls middle mgmt. Many thought that the response was just silence. Many thought that would create a giant rupture in relations.
First, mouthfuls middle mgmt graciously apologized for never giving me my normal interim performance review.
Next, they told me that I was doing an absolutely A+ job as of late.
Finally, they told me to sit down, shut up, pop some popcorn and simply listen.
That last one wasn't all that easy for me, but I try to listen real good for at least a few of minutes after being stroked like that.
And here is what they said to me :
Let us be brief.
1) Chambo, your work is one of a kind.
2) In appreciation for your efforts, we would like to extend your stay in Paris.
3) Further, as a modest bonus and as a token of gratitude for a job well done, we are thinking of sending you to Rome.
4) We would be sending you into the eye of the storm and in return we would expect to hear about the following:
- a) What's going on with the European financial crisis ? Can mouthfuls make a quick fortune here ?
- b) What's going on with Ruby Heartstealer nowadays ? And Berlusconi ?
- c) What's going on with Roman cappuccino culture ?
- d) What's going on with Roman restaurants ?
5) Your budget is unlimited. Act wisely and wildly. As usual.
6) Naturally, we do need to run this by mouthfuls senior mgmt for their rubber stamp approval before we issue the press release on all these developments. Please be patient.
Imagine my reaction to all that ! Just think of my emotions !
I'm over the moon delighted.
Gotta go now. I just made arrangements to stay in Paris for a bit more. And I gotta get packing.
I truly believe that I may indeed be working for the greatest organization on the planet.
I feel like I'm the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
I now got an awful lot to live for.
Mouthfuls Nation - I love you. I adore you. I'll try not to let you down.
Eternal City ... Here comes Chambo !
Posted 15 November 2011 - 03:44 PM
How many alcoholic, drugged up, deranged, self-mutilating, hallucinating and asylum-based Fortune 500 leaders are there who were considered la crème de la crème in their field? Or scientific leaders ?
I find the whole madness/genius thing a bit tiresome -- it should be put in the bin with all of the other romantic myths about artistic genius.
There were some, but few. No need to list them.
In the arts, they are everywhere.
I strongly disagree with this assumption. On the one hand, there are plenty of barking mad mathematicians and scientists. Business leaders generally lack biographers, but I hardly doubt that a good many of them have suffered from clinical depression or other common psychiatric conditions.
But much more importantly, in every case, including artists, it's a minority.
For every "mad" novelist, painter or poet, there are thousands of sane ones. As Balex said, this is a tired myth.
To save time, just make a list of major impressionists, then tick the ones who suffered from clinical mental illnesses.
The Other Slice at Artichoke Basille
Posted 16 November 2011 - 01:07 AM
The sun has set. I come here to pray. To pray for Italy. To pray for her future.
For me, this amazing half-sphere never loses her ability to awe.
Upon entry, I am more in awe today than prior times. I don't know why.
My thoughts ...
The concept is volume. The volume is beauty. The beauty is spiritual. The spirit is everywhere.
Engineered by an emperor.
Who ? Hadrian. The humanist. He who held off the hordes. A lover of Greece and a lover of Antinous. One god-to-be loves another. Rome and Greece were attached at the hip, their fates intertwined. Then and now.
Yes, Agrippa's name is scrawled atop the Corinthian-colonnaded portico, but let that not be an impediment to understanding why we wax philosophical about this cement.
Hadrian - we salute you.
And today, Berlusconi was banging bimbos and manipulating the media. Oh my, how times have changed. The Roman Empire is no more. Everything is going down the tubes.
I am inescapably intoxicated by the Pantheon. I have always been attracted to the Pantheon and the panty off. I have always appreciated form and function.
In five languages every five minutes, they ask for silence for this is un lieu de culte - a place of worship. The recorded voices echo eerily in the silent, sacred chamber.
I stare in wonder towards the hole in the sky. I stare in awe at the floor.
The floor is a multi-marbled, geometric pleasure.
Porphyry - a red burgundy marble from Egypt. White marble from Asia Minor. Yellow marble from Numidia.
The floor is covered as are the continents.
The Pantheon is for all gods. The marble is from all over. Marble from conquests. Long live Rome !
I've never been inside the Pantheon when it was raining. I'd like to be there then. I'd like to see water coming down through the always-open oculus. I'd like to see the Pantheon when it's wet.
This is a building that speaks to love. Love of the gods. That was its early purpose.
And love of woman.
Raphael is buried here.
Raphael was a pope's painter. He loved a baker's daughter. He painted her.
He asked to be buried here. His wish was granted. His lover's wish to be present at his burial was denied.
Below Raphael's tomb, we see two doves kissing. One upside down. Beaks embracing. Raphael and his lover. They meet at least.
Raphael - dead at 37. Same age as Van Gogh. Per Vasari, the cause of death was excessive sex.
We have not progressed all that much in 2000 years, have we ?
I challenge Calatrava and Koolhaas to out-conceive this cupola.
I don't think they can.
Beauty isn't that complex.
Beauty just is.
The emperor outwits the architect.
And our world screams out for leaders.
Posted 03 December 2011 - 12:48 PM
Chambo is approaching and reflecting upon Saint Peter's Basilica - that "ornament of the Earth".
Peter, that's Pétrus in Latin.
This building is the real Château Pétrus.
Laying your eyes on this basilica is like Château Pétrus touching your tongue.
"The sublime of the beautiful", said Emerson's tongue when his eyes were touched by it.
It, being the basilica:
I love Saint Peter's Church. It grieves me that after a few days I shall see it no more ... It is an ornament of the earth. It is not grand, it is so rich & pleasing; it should rather be called the sublime of the beautiful.
Lovely words, yet I am at a loss for words to explain how this great edifice is not grand.
Peter, that's Petros in Greek. Derived from petra or stone. Petra is in Jordan.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of its rose-red rock.
And it's treasury:
I have approached Petra, as all have, through its narrow, once-water-washed way. That is, through that haunting gorge, known as al-Siq.
As has Indian Jones:
It gets one thinking about the potential approaches to walls of stone. Or at least it does Chambo.
Please notice Petra's triangular pediment held high by four central Corinthian columns, with columns five and six, flanking out wide to the left and right.
Does that remind you of anything ? It should.
May I present to you Saint Peter's Basilica:
Do you see Petra in the picture ? I do.
Eerie, isn't it ? Do you ever think about these things ? I do.
So what have we before us ?
An immense wall of white. White travertine. Colossal Corinthian columns flanked by colossal Corinthian pilasters.
Colossal in size, yes, but more specifically, of the colossal architectural order. Impressive, isn't it. Where would Maderno get a giant idea like that ? Think Michelangelo. Think Capitoline Hill.
Our wall of white is a line-up of eight columns plus four wide-receiving pilasters that make up a team of twelve.
In football, that's one too many players on the field. That's a penalty. A common criticism of this facade is that it is too wide. It's a reasonable critique. Then again, there are a lot of apostles that need to be placed upon the roof.
Speaking of football, you can fit two football fields inside this church end to end, end zones excluded. Now imagine many Hail Marys being said while multiple Hail Marys are being thrown.
It's that big.
It's the biggest church in the world.
Quite recently when I was in Cluny (France) admiring the sad remains of the Cluny Abbey, I eavesdropped on a French tourist group being lectured beside me. There was a curious question as to whether the 12th-century Cluny Abbey was the largest church ever built. The response, which was correct, was that is was indeed the largest church ever built (in length), until Saint Peter's Basilica was rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Saint Peter's Basilica, we bow down before you.
The basilica is built above Saint Peter's tomb. Saint Peter, the first pope.
The high altar of the basilica is directly above the tomb. An altar that is only to be used by the current pope.
Hence, a direct Roman link from then to now - from the first pope to today's, plus or minus some hiccups and a slight 14th-century schism.
You remember that papered-over, papal argument in Avignon without which we would be without its imposing Papal Palace and its Chateauneuf-du-Pape, which is now just another architectural ruin à la Cluny but a vinous victory for all.
The popes drank and they sure knew how to build.
Let us thank God for arguments. Let us thank God for grenache. Let us thank God for popes.
Where were we ? Oh yeah, Chambo is approaching and reflecting upon Saint Peter's Basilica.
He is approaching the Holy of Holies. One of the most sacred places in all of Christendom. How should one approach such a structure ? How should the Church welcome those who have the wherewithal to stand before this massive facade of stone ? How should one handle the hordes who hope to hear the Pope pontificate ? How should these pilgrims be welcomed ?
These were the questions. These were the architectural questions.
The answer to these questions required reflection. And the Counter-Reformation. And Bernini.
Can you say "pure and precise geometry" ?
Can you say "trapezoid" ? Can you say "ellipse" ? Can you say "fountains as foci" ?
Can you say the Baroque is full bloom ?
Can you say: Les deux bras designés par Le Bernin pour recevoir les pèlerins.
Presented with an extremely challenging puzzle, Bernini masterfully responds enthusiastically and overwhelmingly appropriately with open arms. With the open arms of his colonnade. The loving open arms of Mother Church will embrace her children and her followers and she will love them forever and forever.
Bernini delivers two rows of Doric columns doubled up and surmounted by a sea of saints. These arms engulf us and channel us towards that massive wall of white. Towards that enormous Fortress of Faith that shouts one thing clearly - Don't Fuck with Catholicism !
Behold the Baroque !
And we haven't even entered yet. Let's take a step inside. Let's see if there is anything of interest in there.
Ladies and Gents, I direct your attention to the first chapel on your right.
What have we here ...
Leading off on first base is the greatest sculpture in the world.
An expression of love, youth, sorrow, death and soft white voluptuous flesh.
Forgive us Father for we have sinned.
It was sculpted by a twenty-three year old boy. The greatest sculptor who ever lived.
May I present to you La Pieta :
Rumors say that this sculptor will prove to be a passable painter.
Maybe even an above-average architect. Maybe he'll design a dome high above your head one day.
The rumors were true.
This sculptor will do all of that and more.
He'll live deep into his eighties yet he will not live long enough to see the delivery of his Superdome. The dome of Saint Peter's.
Hail Mary, let us pray for him.
He will be saved. He will be safe in our hearts.
Let us not cast the first stone. Let us not pass judgment on this man for he will have the final say.
Look out there in center field !
What the hell is that ?
Behold Bernini's Baldacchino:
Have you ever seen anything like that in your life ?
Look at those crazy columns !
What does this all mean ?
Don't fear. Chambo's here. Lend me your ear.
Those twisted, bronze columns are a metaphor for the vicissitudes de la vie. They are in direct opposition to Bernini's disciplined Doric display dehors.
Why ?
Because once we are inside the basilica and as we approach the Holiest of Holies, we are confronted with just how human and how ephemeral and how weak we are. How fragile life is. How, at any moment, we could buckle and collapse and call it a day. It's scary. It's all very scary. Hence, what should one believe in ? In what can we have faith ?
I don't know. I just don't know. I don't have the answers. I only have the questions.
The one thing that I do know is that Bernini's baldachin is the canopy that covers the pope's high altar which is directly above Saint Peter's tomb. Saint Peter, being the first pope, was Jesus Christ's right hand man and go-to guy. Saint Peter walked on water until his faith wavered. Think about it. Is faith the answer ?
I could go on and on forever.
Art covers every nook and cranny on every single wall better than butter does an English muffin.
This edifice is emboldened with art that attests to God's existence. And tombs that attest to the popes' magnificence.
I could enchant your eyes with the boundless beauty of the Baroque within this basilica but it would all be for naught. Because all that production was in the past and you are worried and fearful about your future.
But those were the days, my friends, those were the days. I ask you:
I hear nothing but silence. Therefore let us pray.
Who can out-marble Michelangelo ?
Who can out-gilt Gian Lorenzo ?
Who can out-bronze Bernini ?
This basilica is conceptually a cathedral.
Cathedrals used to be the embodiment of an entire culture. Of an entire world view. Of a philosophy of our world and of our reality and of our future.
Never forget that.
One exits thinking about a lot of things.
How could it not be true ? How could God NOT exist ?
Did Michelangelo devote his entire life to articulating fairy tales ?
Did Raphael ?
Was Florence also fooled in the quattrocento ? Did Botticelli beguile us with a false birth ?
Was all of Italy under an illusion? Did Leonardo discuss meetings and suppers that were just flights of fancy ?
No. No way ! No way in the world !!
I want to believe.
I do believe. I believe it all.
I believe it all to be true. I believe in everything.
But does anything really exist ? Or is it all grand artifice ? That's the real question.
Humans love their visual reality but we know it to be an immaculate illusion.
The external world is nothing more than a massive electromagnetic storm.
Our eyes evolved and hence we see as we do, but our vision is not reality.
Reality existed before our eyes existed. Reality exists without our eyes. Without us.
Or does it ?
The only internal reality is what you believe.
External reality is the Infinite Intelligence. External reality is the mind of God - God's thoughts.
The purpose of life is to bring those two into harmony. Just ask Einstein.
If I believe it to be true, it is true. It is truth to me.
I believe therefore it exists.
They say that Rome is the Eternal City.
Long live Rome !
But don't be fooled, my friends, because eternity is just the beginning.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind.
I'm Chambo. Je raconte donc je suis.
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Posted 08 December 2011 - 10:37 AM
War is Declared in the Parisian Theatre !
Mouthfuls senior management, Mouthfuls middle management, members of the illustrious Mouthfuls Nation ...
It was a long, brutal and bite-sized attack.
Yesterday - Dec 7, 2011 - a date which will live in infamy - Chambo of Mouthfuls Nation was suddenly and deliberately attacked by sea, land and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
Chambo was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its chefs and its emperor looking towards the maintenance of peace in Paris.
Indeed, two hours after Japanese service squadrons had commenced bombing in the Parisian passage des Panoramas, the Japanese ambassador and his colleague delivered to me personally a formal bill for the bombardment ...
But I survived it.
I wasn't literally "stabbed in the back" but I assure you that there were knives present.
Badly bruised from midday bombing, I scurried home.
Later that evening, under the cloak of total darkness, Chambo sought Spanish shelter and safety in the sixteenth and staggered into Restaurant Juan.
But it was an ambush.
A Japanese man with a knife in his hand smiled in my direction and said that he was waiting for me.
For Restaurant Juan was yet another act of deceit and treachery.
It was not Restaurant WHan, nor Restaurant JOE-off, but Restaurant JOE-on.
It was a Japanese restaurant. Named by a man who had no clue about our alphabet nor our silent enunciations.
There was no mercy to be found at Juan.
The evening bombardments were faster and more furious. Cluster bombs, you could say.
No knives were present but it was dangerous, all the same.
Barely, I survived and crawled home.
I now ask for your assistance.
Are we going to allow such unprovoked attacks upon our citizenry ?
We must take the battle to them.
The facts of yesterday speak for themselves.
The members of the Mouthfuls Nation have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.
As commander in chief of the Mouthfuls Expeditionary Forces, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.
Always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to overcome, the Mouthfuls Nation in her righteous might will win through to absolute victory.
I believe that I interpret the will of our Nation and of our people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so help us God, assuming He exists.
Japanese chefs of the world, you haven't seen the last of Chambo.
Unfortunately, for the moment, all other details from this most dastardly day are currently considered classified information.
Posted 08 December 2011 - 03:11 PM
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Perlmutter to lecture at U of M on July 29
2011 Physics Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter to discuss "Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Our Accelerating Universe"
July 23, 2013
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Saul Perlmutter will talk about the expansion of the Universe and its relationship to dark energy at a special public lecture at 8 p.m. Monday, July 29 at the University of Minnesota Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall, 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis. The event is free and open to the public. The lecture is in conjunction with the Particle Physics Community Summer Study hosted at the University of Minnesota.
Perlmutter is an American cosmologist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is best known for his groundbreaking research with supernovae that led to the discovery that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, an unexpected result that is attributed to a mysterious "dark energy" that pervades the Universe.
Perlmutter shared the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for this discovery, and has numerous other awards including the Department of Energy's E. O. Lawrence Award in Physics, the California Scientist of the Year Award, and the Shaw Prize in Astronomy. Perlmutter received pop culture status when he was mentioned during a 2011 episode of the CBS television hit comedy "The Big Bang Theory."
In his lecture, Perlmutter will describe his research with Type Ia Supernovae, the exploding stars used as standard candles to measure the expansion of the Universe. He will also discuss the ongoing international research program that is trying to pin down the nature of the mysterious dark energy. After the lecture, Perlmutter will answer questions from the audience.
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This bug is said to be fixed at: Bug 34375 – HTML Client : HTTP ERROR: 403 in Notebook application. But I still get the error message when try to access my history in notebook. Possible to reopen this case or do I have to submit it as a new bug?
It's similar to briefcase problem mentioned at: http://www.zimbra.com/forums/users/4...ot-access.html, but worse because even the owner cannot access the revisions of his own notes.


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The UN-REDD Programme's scoping mission, which was a part of Nigeria's national REDD+ roadmap, was held from 14-21 October, 2010 with the following objectives: to initiate the UN-REDD Programme's engagement in Nigeria; to provide key information and advice on the REDD+ mechanism and on REDD+ readiness processes, hence stimulating stakeholder engagement and dialogue; to discuss and enhance the REDD+ readiness architecture that has been established; to prepare a REDD+ readiness roadmap for the next six months, including capacity-building activities and consultations, which will culminate in the drafting and public validation of a national programme for REDD+ readiness. Nigeria's aim is to submit this national programme for financial consideration at the UN-REDD Programme's sixth Policy Board meeting in March 2011.
The mission was comprised of UN-REDD Programme team members from each of the agencies, independent experts on community forestry, as well as staff and officials from various levels of the Nigerian government and the Cross River State Forestry Commission (CRSFC).
This diverse group of participants and other stakeholders involved in the mission was indicative of the seriousness in, and the very high expectations of the Nigerian government from REDD+.
The scoping mission was conducted in two parts, starting in Cross River State (in Calabar) and moving to the Federal Ministry of Environment (in Abuja). Activities held in Calabar included:
Field Visits to REDD+ Pilot Sites
Arguably the most significant activity of the scoping mission was the three-day field visit to REDD+ pilot sites in community forests in Ekuri and Buanchor Community Forest in the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary.
At Ekuri Village, an informal meeting with a patiently waiting and welcoming community was held from 11:30 pm to about 2:00 am, in an atmosphere of warm friendship, great hospitality and high expectations. The Mission heard the success story of the community's sustainable management and conservation of its forest over the last 20 years, its plan for the future, major challenges, and its confidence in, and expectations from, the REDD+ programme. Inspection of the REDD+ demonstration plot indicated a strong level of participation and capacity of the community in carbon measurement for MRV.
At the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, mission representatives inspected the second and third REDD+ pilot sites, conservation programme for Drill monkeys, Cross River gorilla and chimpanzees, and plant nursery for propagation of indigenous tree species.
Stakeholder Dialogue
The first of two REDD+ stakeholder dialogue workshops was held on Monday, 18 October, 2010, while the second took place on Wednesday, 20 October, 2010, in Abuja. Both workshops were well attended and had a wide range of participants. In fact, the Abuja workshop was attended by more than 90 participants; yet another demonstration of the keen interest stakeholders in Nigeria have in REDD+. The workshops provided platforms for stakeholder information exchange and dialogue and were conducted in full participatory fashion.
At the end of the workshops, the following key points highlighted the participants' understanding of REDD+:
Concluding Notes
The UN-REDD Programme's first scoping mission to Nigeria was judged a success by all involved, as significant milestones were achieved. Special commendation must go to the Minister of Environment and Cross River State Governor for their leadership, determination, persistent interest and support for Nigeria's REDD+ efforts. We feel that a REDD+ family has been created. Stakeholders also realized that indeed, it was possible to enjoy working on a very serious technical activity like the Scoping mission.
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MP Eric Joyce avoids jail for Commons bar headbutts and brawl
13:15 09 March 2012
MP Eric Joyce has avoided a jail term for his Commons bar brawl during which he beat up four politicians while drunk.
He was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £1,400 to victims at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Joyce was given a 12-month community order - banning him from entering pubs and licensed premises for three months - and imposed with a curfew order from Friday to Sunday.
Speaking outside court, Joyce apologised for his behaviour and said he was lucky to avoid prison, but said he did not intend to stand down as an MP before the next election.
The Labour MP drunkenly attacked four politicians in a bar brawl before telling police "You can't touch me, I'm an MP".
He swore at police after going berserk and headbutting Tory MP Stuart Andrew and councillor Ben Maney, prosecutor Zoe Martin told the court.
He also attacked Tory councillor Luke Mackenzie before turning on Labour whip Phillip Wilson.
Joyce, who admitted four counts of assault, expresses his "shame and embarrassment", Jeremy Dein QC, defending, said.
"He is unreservedly apologetic for what occurred on the night in question," Mr Dein said.
The suspended Labour politician, 51, accepts the fact that his drinking was not an excuse "for the dreadful scenario that unfolded", the barrister added.
Ms Martin said Joyce launched into a frenzied attack after shouting the Strangers bar was "full of Tories".
Having attacked two MPs and two councillors he then wrote in a police officer's notebook: "We are a Tory nation, that cannot be forever... good cops unite."
Witnesses to the brawl said "he was very angry, drunk, angrier than anyone", Ms Martin said.
One onlooker said his "eyes looked like nobody was home" while another said his "eyes looked dead" Violence flared after the £65,000-a-year MP for Falkirk started singing "very loudly", drinkers said.


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Buying the best helmet
How To Choose The Best Helmet Possible
Most people think that it is really easy to find the best helmet possible but they end up buying one that is not that great. This is due to the fact that there are many different types that are available and each purpose will dictate another choice. Let us think about the factors that you need to think about every single time when you want to buy the best helmet that you can afford.
- What is the purpose of the helmet?
How many times have you seen people on a motorcycle that are wearing bike helmets? This is a really bad idea because of a fact that the protection offered is not enough. If an accident was to happen, you would end up with serious injuries because the best helmet when riding a motorcycle is one that was created especially for this purpose. Based on the most common uses, you can opt for the best helmet for:
- Bike use (best bike helmets)
- Motorcycle use (best motorcycle helmets)
- Football use
- Ski use (best ski helmets)
- Snowmobile use (best snowmobile helmets)
- Snowboard use (best snowboard helmets)
Stay focused on why you want to buy the best helmet and always take this into account as the main factor considered. It will give you a perfect starting point in locating a product that is worth buying.
- Who manufactures the helmet?
Believe it or not, this is a deciding factor. Never purchase a no name item because it is a guarantee that it is not the best helmet and that the protection you would receive is not at all high. Remember that you are buying because you want to be protected. The best helmet is always manufactured by a company that has enough experience.
Look at the history of the brands and try to learn what the most respected ones are for every single purpose that you might have. If you want a good bike helmet, look for those firms that have been creating bike helmets for as long as possible and that never had problems with safety in the past.
- What material is used for the helmet?
People sometimes just think about how a helmet looks like and it is definitely not the way to choose the best helmet. As a general rule of thumb, any item that is just made out of plastic, without the addition of other materials will not offer enough protection. There are some suitable plastic helmets for bike use but when you use something similar for, let's say, snowboard use, any impact will transform into a life threatening event. Try to find those helmets that offer the most protection while also being as light as possible as long use can lead to neck problems.
- What security features are included?
The best helmet is not just made out of the most protective material that you can find. It is also a helmet that would protect key part of the head against impact. For instance, a ski helmet needs to protect your ears too and you will need included visors that are suitable. When you go on a motorcycle ride, you want to be protected against possible whiplash so the neck has to be properly covered.
Look at all the security features that a helmet offers and then make your final decision. If you do this, you can be sure that you are properly protected and this is one of the really important factors that have to be taken into account.
- What is the suitable size?
Most people make mistakes when choosing sizes because there is the bad belief that a helmet needs to be tight. Do not misunderstand tightness with being too tight as most buyers do. You still need enough room to move your head and in most cases just key parts of the head like the forehead and the upper neck area need really tight protection. The best helmet is the one that feels comfortable and that is not too loose or too tight. You might want to try various helmets until you find the perfect size in your case.
- Understanding prices
There are many problems that appear when we analyze price. Most buyers will try to find the cheapest helmet possible. This is something that would only be suitable in the event when you do not have any circumstance in which you can be faced with an accident. However, it is always better to focus on quality instead of price.
A cheap helmet is not the best helmet in most situations because quality is sacrificed to come up with that great price you are looking for. However, this does not mean that you have to settle for the most expensive one. Sometimes helmets are overpriced. Your goal is to find the most affordable helmets that bring in the biggest quality possible.
- Where to buy?
You are surely going to be tempted to make a purchase from local stores because you might believe that these are the only helmets that are available. Contrary to what you might think, there are many other options that you have access to when you use the Internet.
It is highly recommended that you buy online simply due to the fact that you will surely locate the best helmet in your case. This is something that cannot be said when going to brick and mortar stores. The shop owners need to think about profits and they will only bring in those items that sell the best. There is no guarantee that these ones are suitable in your case.
Buying the best helmet
If you take into account absolutely all the factors that were mentioned above, it is a guarantee that you will end up purchasing the best helmet. Consider them in the order that was presented, except the Internet factor, which should be taken into account at all times, no matter what the others are offering. Even if you locate a really great helmet in a brick and mortar store, there is quite a huge chance that the price tags will be a lot better when buying online.
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Dec 5, 2005 - Haim Amram, 26, of Netanya was one of five people killed and in a suicide bombing at the entrance to the Sharon shopping mall in Netanya in which over 50 were wounded. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
At 11:30 in the morning, a female police officer and passersby identified a man approaching the Sharon Mall in Netanya as a suicide bomber, and shouted out warnings. The security guards stopped the man, pushing him up against the wall, and nearby police officers rushed to help. At that point, the bomber detonated the explosives he had in his bag. Haim Amram, one of the security guards was killed, and the the policemen were wounded.
Haim had worked as a security guard at the Sharon Mall for the past three years and was also on duty during the suicide bombing there four months ago. His cousin, Lior Golan, said Monday night that Haim loved his job, despite the low pay, and had worked as a security guard since completing his military service in the Israel Air Force. Before the Sharon Mall, he had worked in Ra'anana.
"He was an incredible person. Very quiet and humble, he wanted to study psychology. He wanted to save everyone, and that's how he was killed. There's no doubt this is a hero's death," Lior said.
Haim attended Sinai Elementary School in Netanya and then a yeshiva high school. He liked to work out at the Wingate Institute gym, and recently bought a motorcycle. He was hoping to study psychology after completing his matriculation exams for university. During the past year, he had begun to live with his girlfriend. The two planned on marrying at the start of the summer and to travel abroad.
Haim Amram was buried in Netanya. He is survived by his parents, Esther and David, and three siblings - Vicky, Guy and Keren.


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London, June 30 (Agency)
High street travel agents look set to become extinct because of people choosing to book their holidays online, according to a market research firm.
Figures show that seven in 10 people who took a holiday in the last year booked online.
Fewer than one in 10 customers now believe that travel agents are better informed about holiday destinations than professional bloggers or review websites, such as TripAdvisor, found the study by analysts Mintel, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.
Furthermore, over half (52 percent) of consumers believe that holidays are better value for money when booked online and 40 percent enjoy being able to tailor or put together their own holiday on the internet, the newspaper quoted the study as saying.
The london-based organisation surveyed 1,078 people over 16 who booked a holiday in the last 12 months.
Established high street travel agents have tried to promote their websites as they adapt to the holiday market, but the research suggests that their brands are becoming less important for customers.
Some 14 percent of Britons claimed that they would "purchase a holiday from an Internet company I have never heard of if it is cheaper."


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The ever-expanding Alamo Drafthouse has signed a letter of intent to open an eight-screen theater in downtown LA.
Of course, "intent" is still a ways from settling in to watch the latest indie hit with a side of queso. Los Angeles Downtown News, which broke the story, cites developer Saeed Farkhondehpour as a source. However, construction has yet to begin on the building that would house the first Los Angeles Drafthouse.
Farkhondehpour said he expects a lease to be signed this month. A 30,000-square-foot single-story building would go up on a parking lot that sits atop a hill that rises from the commercial plaza of the 96-unit apartment complex. The site currently houses a 300-space parking lot.
Plans call for the theater to be built into the hill with a rooftop garden. Some parking on the lot would remain.
If all goes according to plan, Farkhondehpour expects the theater to open in about 18 months.
An Alamo spokesperson would not comment on the report beyond saying, "We have had discussions but no formalized agreement."
Alamo currently has five locations in Austin, three in San Antonio, two in Houston and one each in Winchester, VA; Kansas City and Littleton, CO.
Confirmed expansions this year are Yonkers, NY, Kalamazoo, MI, Dallas, TX and Ashburn, VA. Next year's include Manhattan and San Francisco; undated are Brooklyn, El Paso and New Braunfels.


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Fresh Android Apps for Jan. 13: Guard My Angel, The Last Defender, Run Like Hell! Yeti Edition
by Ian Black
It's nice to have someone to watch over you, but if no one's around, you can rely on your Android with the fresh Guard My Angel app.
For fun, try The Last Defender or Run Like Hell! Yeti Edition.
Guard My Angel (Free)
Guardian angels might help ease your mind but this app works a little more practically. If you feel like you need a little protection, just set the timer on this app. It will immediately start tracking your location and movements and, if you don't tap the "I'm OK" button before the timer expires, the app will inform your friends, family and followers via SMS, email and Facebook of your last known whereabouts.
Adjust the settings as to whom you'd like to alert and how to notify them. Select a pin code if you want to make sure only you can deactivate the alerts.
The Last Defender (Free)
You're a highly paid mercenary, defending a company's deep secrets against military invaders. At your disposal are the realistic weapons of modern combat including a cannon, bazooka, chase missile, mortars and more. Fight the encroaching armies on the ground or in the air by blowing up their vehicles and aircraft, and firing on individual soldiers.
For some extra cash, you can even out the odds by purchasing shields, enhanced ammo and air strikes from the in-app store.
Run Like Hell! Yeti Edition (Free)
Here's a twist on a side-scrolling platform game. Instead of running to something, in this "extreme weather, extreme action" game, you run like hell away from deadly things including an angry yeti and an avalanche. It's like you're Indiana Jones in the Raiders of the Lost Ark tomb exit scene, except there are many levels and two modes – Endless and Time Trial.
Grab power-ups to help you run faster and use OpenFeint to draw your friends into the action.


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How Much Does an Aluminum Fence Cost?
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An aluminum fence is one of the many options homeowners have when choosing to build a fence. There are many reasons for putting up a fence. A fence places a restriction for anything or anyone from entering your property. While this is important to allow privacy for you yard, it is even more important that you keep out animals and critters that can damage your property. Second is to add an accent to your house. Another reason that a fence may be installed is to accent the house. Because there are so many types of fences, the one you choose can really affect the look of your house. The material from which the fence is made is vary important and will need to be considered when making your decision. The material of the fence can also affect its durability. A fence such as an aluminum fence is lightweight that can last for a very long time. Aluminum fences also provide the same protection as wooden or iron fences, but they offer several benefits along with affordability.
How much does an aluminum fence cost?
- An aluminum fence can be purchased from different hardware or home improvement stores. Each store can sell the fencing materials at different prices because of the competitive nature of the market. There are other factors that make the price of the fence different as well. These factors include the color, the design, and the dimensions of the aluminum fence. These dimensions include height, width, and length.
- On average, plan on spending anywhere from $10 to $35 for each linear foot. The fences will usually be sold in packs that will have to be either installed by you or a professional.
- For example, FenceTown.com carries fencing materials from many different manufacturers. The height of their fences varies from 36 to 60 inches. The differently designed aluminum fence can cost anywhere from $55 to $70.
- BestBuyAluminumFence.com is an online retailer that specializes in fencing for swimming pool owners who would like to put a fence around their pool. You can purchase unassembled panel aluminum, fence which can cost anywhere from $45 to $50. The height of the fencing they sell can range from 48" to 60".
What is going to be included?
- Aluminum fences can come in various colors and sizes. There are several designs from which you can choose, and this can help you decide the type of fence that you need to install in your house, Make sure you take into account the look and durability of the fence before making your decision.
- Aluminum fencing can be installed in various parts of the house; it can be installed around the pool or around the property, in the front yard, back yard, or both. Your price will be determined by how much fencing you need.
- The fence that you buy will also come with warranty that will be provided by the manufacturer; the length of the warranty will depend on the manufacturer that made the fence.
- Some fences come in packs with individual slats that you put together. Fencing can also be purchased in sections that vary from 4 feet to 6 feet of already assembled fencing.
What are the extra costs?
- Although installing a fence of any type can be challenging, most people are capable of doing the job themselves. However, you can hire a contractor to perform the installation for you. This will be an added cost, but it will ensure that the fence is installed properly which means that it will last longer. On average, plan on spending at least $20 t0 $40 per linear foot to have a fence installed. To find a professional contractor in your area, use services such as ServiceMagic.com to find the lowest quote.
- If an entry gate or large driveway gate has to be installed, this can start at $500 and go up from there depending on the size and quality of the gate. Manual gates will be cheaper, while automatic gates that are opened with a push of a button, will cost a lot more. A lock can also be purchased for these gates at an additional cost.
Tips to know:
- An aluminum fence is just one type of fencing that you can install around your house. You can still choose from fence that is made our of different materials such as iron and wood. But consider the budget you have for this type of project and purchase the best, most durable fence you can afford.
- An aluminum fence is a great material that will not rust, which is very important for the spring when it rains a lot and the winter when it snows.
- Aluminum fences tend to be lighter and more versatile, and they can come in many different types of colors.
- As one of the most maintenance free types of fences, many owners find that they have to do next to no work to the fence throughout their lifetime.
How can I save money?
- You will be able to save money by buying a fence from stores that offer them at discounted prices. It is always best to get at least three quotes before making a purchase. There are stores that offer installation for the fence at a discounted price if you buy it from them directly.
- Many stores such as Home Depot will offer a percentage off the total price if you sign up for a store credit card at the time of purchase. This can be a great way to save money; if you do not want to keep the credit card, it can be canceled after it is paid off.


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Fleet military green canvas laptop backpack pack mens
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A new co-operative comprising of hundreds of local property specialists aims to take on the property website market leaders.
11:38, UK, Saturday 01 February 2014
More than 500 estate agents have joined forces to create an online property portal to rival what they call an "anti-competitive duopoly".
The collaborative group has pledged £6m to create their own online presence to compete against the industry leaders Zoopla and Rightmove.
Agents' Mutual has been founded by some of Britain's biggest estate agencies and is on course to launch soon.
They claim Rightmove and Zoopla keep putting their prices up and reaping huge profits against those made by small estate agents.
Some have allegedly seen website agency card rates rise 50% in two years, without seeing significant returns.
Douglas & Gordon executive director Ed Mead told Sky News: "Agents' Mutual will be a search engine purely designed for searching for property.
"No ads and the knowledge of thousands of agents to get the very best experience for the consumer.
"Actually using the existing duopoly's sites is not good, and all of data they use as their own research is ours."
Zoopla currently operates its own site and powers other domains using property searches, such as national and regional newspapers.
Mr Mead said the new co-operative will benefit from its on-the-ground knowledge.
"We wish to control it, which is not unreasonable, and use it to produce coherent and consistent data," he said.
Zoopla has seen impressive growth in the last five years amid an acquisition plan to buy competitors and Rightmove remains its key competitor.
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I am trying to gain a deeper understanding of how Mathematica expressions are represented internally, and am puzzled by the logic of the
Level command in Mathematica. If we have the following input:
In[1]:= a = z*Sin[x + y] + z1*Cos[x1 + y1]
Out[1]= z1 Cos[x1 + y1] + z Sin[x + y]
In[2]:= FullForm[a]
Out[2]= Plus[Times[z1,Cos[Plus[x1,y1]]],Times[z,Sin[Plus[x,y]]]]
In[3]:= TreeForm[a]
We get the following tree:
If we ask Mathematica to return Level 4 only, we get:
In[4]:= Level[a,{4}]
Out[4]= {x1,y1,x,y}
I understand that we are 4 levels down from the "stem" (the Plus operator at Level 0). In fact, I think I understand that positive indexes are always in relation to the stem position of the tree. (I hope I'm correct about that??)
In contrast, when you ask for a negative level, there is no common reference point (like the stem above), because different branches of the tree are of varying lengths. So, if you ask Mathematica to provide only Level -1, we get:
In[6]:= Level[a,{-1}]
Out[6]= {z1,x1,y1,z,x,y}
I was surprised by this output, when I had guessed that I should get back
{x1, y1, x, y} (without
z1 &
z). But ok, if I try to understand this, I take -1 to mean "the end of each branch". If this is so, then I would expect
Level[a,{-2}] to return:
But, this is not what I get back, Mathematica yields:
In[8]:= Level[a,{-2}]
Out[8]= {x1+y1,x+y}
So, now I am confused, and don't see a consistent way of understanding the output of negative levels.
Is there a consistent, easier way of understanding this topic? Is there a certain "correct" way I should be reading the structure of the tree?
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Now's the time to plan broccoli and cauliflower
Your September planting tips
The question: What should I do in the garden during September?
The answers:
Amend soil
The most important garden job for September is to renew your soil by amending it with organic materials. As you remove warm-season flowers and vegetables from your garden in preparation for planting the cool-season veggies and flowers, work large amounts of organic soil amendments into your soil before planting. If you periodically amend your soil, you will eventually create an ideal garden soil where plants will flourish.
Plant wildflowers
Beauty, drought-tolerance and carefree maintenance are three good reasons for adding wildflowers to your landscape. And you don't need a yard to grow wildflowers; grown in a container, they add a touch of color to patio or balcony. Now as the weather begins to cool and through October is an ideal time in the San Diego area to plant wildflowers from seeds. If planted during this period, you will have colorful blooms beginning as early as late February and extending through spring and, in many cases, into summer. Wildflowers come in a multitude of species, colors and forms. Many gardeners simply plant a mixed bag of seed containing 10 or 20 different wildflower varieties. Wildflower seeds are available at various local nurseries.
Fertilize lawns
This is a good month to fertilize both warm-season and cool-season lawns. Wait until after the middle of the month for cool-season lawns when they begin their new growth cycle. By fertilizing warm-season lawns this month, you can prolong their green stage into late fall.
Prepare for Santa Ana winds
September is the beginning of the Santa Ana wind season. The prudent gardener can prepare for these winds. Top-heavy plants should be staked to prevent uprooting. Any windbreak structure that helps disperse wind will lessen damage. Although you may observe damage after the winds subside, chances are that most of your plants will survive and recover.
Grow spinach in containers
Spinach usually requires a large amount of garden space for the yields it produces. Yet, spinach fresh from the garden is a scrumptious treat, and spinach fresh from the garden doesn't lose part of its nutrients in storage. To save garden space, plant spinach in large containers such as half-barrels. Spinach grown in containers needs to be watered and fed more often than spinach grown in the garden.
Plant Iceland poppies
You can't beat the brilliant paperlike blooms of Iceland poppies to add sparkle to a winter landscape. If you have free garden or container space, plant the seeds — following seed packet instructions — directly where you want them to grow. If they are to replace other plants later on, start the seeds in pots for later transplanting. Local nurseries will soon have a good supply of the plants.
Give roses a light pruning
Although you should wait until January to do your annual major rose pruning, the plants will benefit from a light pruning this month to remove spindly branches. Roses are produced on the tops of sturdy, healthy branches. The spindly branches that are usually located near the center of the bush are not productive and actually drain the plant's strength.
Flowers from seeds
These can be planted anytime this month:
- African daisy
- Alyssum
- Bachelor button
- Bells of Ireland
- Calendula
- California poppy
- Chrysanthemum
- Columbine
- Delphinium
- Forget-me-not
- Foxglove
- Gerbera daisy
- Godetia
- Hollyhock
- Iceland poppy
- Larkspur
- Pansy
- Phlox
- Pink
- Scabiosa
- Shasta daisy
- Snapdragon
- Stock
- Sweet pea
- Sweet William
- Verbena
- Viola
- Wildflowers
Flowers from bedding plants
Wait until the weather cools toward the end of the month to set out transplants for these plants:
- African daisy
- Alyssum
- Calendula
- English daisy
- English primroses
- Gerbera daisy
- Iceland poppy
- Pansy
- Penstemon
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Mount Olive Baptist Church Host Free Community Feast Dec.8 at Mount Olive Baptist Church
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Members Plan to Usher in the Holiday Season by Serving Their Neighbors
CENTREVILLE, VA The Mount Olive Baptist Church is kicking off this season of giving with a festive family-style dinner for its neighbors in the community on Sat., Dec.8, from 12-4 p.m. in its banquet hall at 6600 Old Centreville Rd.
"The event we're calling a Community Feast, is another way for our congregation to live out its commitment to service and giving by feeding and fellowshipping with our neighbors and friends. We know some of them, but then there are others who we need to get to know in the surrounding area. This free event is a great way to do just that," says the Rev. Dr. Eugene Johnson, pastor of the 2,000-member worship center.
"Those who come this year as our guests can look forward to a time of wonderful fellowship, as well as great music and food," Johnson added. While the Community Feast is open to all, outreach will include neighbors in need. The first Community Feast was held a year ago and just months after the congregation moved into its new church facility. Mount Olive members will be on hand to serve, greet, entertain, and dine with their guests. To make the experience a rich and welcoming one for all, Mount Olive plans Spanish-language translation for guests who need it and will offer free transportation to those who want to attend but have no way of getting to the feast. In addition, the banquet hall and church are handicap and wheelchair accessible.
Mount Olive Baptist Church, a longtime presence and supporter in the Centreville area, is also partnering with its neighbors to make the second Annual Community Holiday Feast a success. There are opportunities for merchants, individuals, and organizations to donate turkeys for the menu.
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Atrial Flutter (cont.)
Exams and Tests for Atrial Flutter
Upon hearing about the symptoms, the health care provider (whether a primary care provider or a provider in the emergency department) may suspect an arrhythmia. Because many different arrhythmias can cause similar symptoms, the evaluation at first focuses on ruling out the most dangerous ones. One simple test, the electrocardiogram (ECG), can help tell a lot about what is happening with the heart.
The ECG measures and records the electrical impulses that control the beating of the heart.
People sometimes have symptoms suggesting arrhythmias, but when the ECG is recorded, the result is normal. This may mean that the arrhythmia comes and goes (paroxysmal atrial flutter), a common condition, or it may mean an arrhythmia does not exist, and the heart feels odd or jumpy because of other factors, such as anxiety. If the ECG result is normal, an ambulatory ECG may be performed for 24 hours using a Holter monitor or for a longer period using an event monitor.
An ambulatory ECG involves a person wearing a monitoring device for a few days while going about normal activities. The purpose of an ambulatory ECG is to obtain documented proof of the arrhythmia. Proof is important because treatment depends upon identification of the arrhythmia.
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound test that uses sound waves to make a picture of the inside of the heart while it is beating. In this test, an ultrasound probe is positioned on the outer chest wall, and the images obtained are viewed on a monitor.
Occasionally, atrial flutter is detected in people with no symptoms when they see their health care provider for another reason. The health care provider may notice unusual heart sounds or an unusual pulse on physical exam, and he or she may order an ECG.
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