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Peru crater came from outer space
A crater that mysteriously appeared near Lake Titicaca in Peru last week was probably caused by a meteor, researchers say. The Associated Press reports that a Peruvian astrophysicist discovered a chunk of iron in the crater—an element common in meteorites; that piece of evidence, combined with reports of a hail of pebbles and a violent roaring sound point to a meteorite as the potential source. Still unclear is why scores of residents reported falling ill shortly after the crater's discovery, but researchers told the AP it could have been psychosomatic. Update: Arsenic fumes may have played a role, too. A Peruvian geologist told National Geographic News last week that the meteorite would have vaporized local groundwater laced with the toxic element, which might explain the vomiting and headaches reported by dozens of people who approached the crater. (AP; National Geographic News)
Velociraptor: A fine, feathered fiend
Velociraptor, the predatory dinosaur immortalized in the Jurassic Park films, was more of an overgrown chicken than a reptilian beast. A new study finds that the arm bone of a specimen unearthed in Mongolia sports a series of so-called quill knobs, where wing feathers are attached to ligaments in modern birds. Researchers say the forelimbs were too short for flight, but feathers might have helped the four-foot- (1.2-meter-) long, 30-pound (13.5-kilogram) sprinter mate, build nests or maneuver at high speeds. (Science)
All in the wrist: Hobbit was more ape than human
The wrist bones of the three-foot- (one-meter-) tall humanoid specimen known affectionately as the Hobbit bolster the view that it was a species unto itself. Researchers have clashed over the bones known as LB1, recovered three years ago from the Indonesian island of Flores: Some believe it was a stunted human because of its grapefruit-size skull. A group now points out that the Hobbit's three wrist bones were shaped more like those of an ape than a human, suggesting that it did not branch off from human ancestors. But a skeptic tells the Associated Press that the skull trumps the wrist as a mark of the Hobbit's status. (Science; AP)
Strep vaccine groomed new superbug
Prevnar, a vaccine given since 2000 to prevent potentially fatal childhood infections caused by seven different strep strains, may have opened the door for a new variety of the bacterium that shrugs off all pediatric antibiotics. AP reports that researchers in Rochester, N.Y., discovered nine cases of antibiotic-resistant strep in children aged six to 18 months. The type responsible, known as 19A, is one of more than 80 that Prevnar does not protect against. Wyeth, the vaccine's maker, is already working on a broader vaccine, set to be ready no earlier than 2009, but researches say strep, like the flu, may end up requiring a new shot each year. (AP)
Muslims not lost in space
When the first Malaysian astronaut, a Muslim, rockets to the International Space Station next month, he won't have to worry about praying too much, thanks to a clarification in rules for space travelers. In one recoking, to satisfy the Islamic practice of praying toward Mecca five times daily, the astronaut—still to be officially selected—would have had to pray 80 times daily because the station circles Earth 16 times every 24 hours. But Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development gave him a break, Agence France Presse reported: Stick to five, and before each prayer wash symbolically with "holy dust" (aka recycled space station air). Fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, which began last week, is encouraged but not required. (Agence France-Presse)
The leaning tower of Babel
The world's languages are disappearing at a rate of about one every two weeks—faster than researchers can document them. The heaviest losses are taking place in five regions, according to a new report sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages: Oklahoma and the southwestern U.S., central South America, eastern Siberia, northern Australia and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Researchers expect nearly half of the world's 7,000-odd languages to die out this century. (Enduring Voices Project)
Love American style: Web beats sex every time
One fifth of Americans spend less time having sex because of the Internet, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults. Australia's iTnews reports that 28 percent of respondents said Web surfing also cuts into the time they would spend socializing face to face. Most of those polled said they wouldn't want to be disconnected from the Web for more than a few days. "People told us how anxious, isolated and bored they felt when they are forced off line," a pollster told the news service. (iTnews)
Yale to Peru: here's (some of) your stuff back
Yale University agreed last week to return some of the thousands of artifacts taken from Machu Picchu in Peru nearly a century ago by a Yale archaeologist. Long a sore point for Peru, which has threatened legal action to recover the bones, jewelry, pottery and other artifacts, the returned items will become part of a joint Yale–Peru traveling exhibition based in the former Inca capital of Cuzco. Yale told the Los Angeles Times it would return several hundred of the fragments, but stressed it would retain research rights to much of the collection, leaving unspecified the exact number of artifacts Peru would receive. (LA Times)
What's with all these Wookiees?
According to press reports, a cancer patient who received Pfizer's antifungal drug Vfend swears he saw a Wookiee leaning over his bed—a hallucination brought on by the drug. But SciAm wonders: Could it have been a guy in a Wookiee costume? Consider this: just weeks ago a Wookiee impersonator handed over the light-saber prop from the original Star Wars movie to NASA officials in honor of the film's 30th anniversary. Later, a video made the rounds featuring another impressionist roaring Wookiee-style on the TV show Judge Joe Brown after allegedly head-butting a tour guide. It's probably just a coincidence, but you never know. (CNBC pharma blog; video)


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Lithuania is proud of its unfailing treasures of folklore, colorful clothing, meandering songs, sonorous dialects and voluble language. This ethnographic heritage is nourished by ethnographic and folklore companies, and in the most Baltic form possible, barn theaters. Recent years have witnessed the revival of Lithuanian culinary traditions. Folk craft fairs and live craft days are organized during many events and festivals, and bring out the crowds for the buyers and the sellers, and maybe just your pocketbook too!

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During the spring semester, Academy award-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy led a master class with Point Park cinema and digital arts students on how to make an engaging documentary.
Nelson Chipman, chair of the cinema and digital arts department, introduced and welcomed Kennedy to campus to present "From idea to Oscar nomination: Making a documentary that can make it to market." While in town, Kennedy led two film workshops in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University's 2013 International Film Festival.
Kennedy began the class by asking the group of aspiring filmmakers and high school students from Pittsburgh CAPA to provide their definition of a documentary.
"A documentary is a presentation of the filmmaker's perspective of an event, idea or topic," said Angela Semple, a senior majoring in cinema and digital arts.
John Rice, senior teaching artist, added, "It's a presentation of a filmmaker's perspective on events in a different narrative — in essence, it's reality."
According to Kennedy, a documentary is one's adaptation of reality/true events.
"The most powerful artist has a point of view, but be careful about putting the issue before the story," he said. "It's a long journey making a film, so adapt as you go. Ask yourself, do you have a story to tell, what is that story and what's the best way to tell it?"
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Newcastle's Alan Pardew uncertain as to whether Demba Ba will stay
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew admits he is powerless to keep Demba Ba at St James' Park.
Last Updated: 20/12/12 5:38pm
The 27-year-old has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave if another club makes a significant bid, believed to be in the region of £7million, for his services.
In an interview with French broadcaster Canal+, the Senegal striker made comments that were construed as an admission that Arsenal, one of the clubs linked with a move for him, represented an attractive proposition.
He was also quoted as being critical of Pardew's tactics and while the Magpies boss insists his remarks in both instances were misinterpreted, he admits Ba's future is beyond his control.
The manager said: "It's unfortunate that the contract he has leaves open a lot of questions because we have this clause and every window that comes around, I have to answer the same questions.
"It would be disappointing for him to leave in this window for this club and for his team-mates here, but the decision will be his, ultimately, because that clause is there.
"The most important things we have got with Demba is he is someone who is a goalscorer and he is scoring goals, and that's very, very important to a side. His commitment to and work-rate for the team, I don't fault."
Pardew also confirmed that Ba will not be disciplined over the interview he gave to Canal+, although the club were unhappy that he has not informed them of it.
He said: "I have had to because it was quoted in England not correctly, and that's unfair on Demba and unfair on us.
"There will be no disciplinary procedure against him. There was one procedural matter where he could have informed us and should have, really, but that's neither here nor there.
"The most important thing for me is that the content of that conversation was about trying to turn the situation around, like all of us.
"We are professional people, we want to win. That's what we are paid for and I have got no problem with anything he said in that interview."
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Embracing Our Aging
* Ho Hum
Vermont 's Long Trail? Can people my age learn to kayak or scuba dive? I already know I won't ever run the Boston Marathon…When I used to think about what qualified old age I followed the saying, "old" is ten years older than your parents. This saying works well enough for a few decades, until you hit the point that you realize that your own parents are old, or maybe only one is left...or neither, and then you realize that being old yourself is much nearer at hand.
* Why Bring That Up?
Part of our fear and resistance to aging comes from norms promoted in our society. Everywhere we look we see people pressured to maintain a youthful appearance. It's one thing to exercise regularly, eat sensibly, and keep our minds active. It's another to have our appearance surgically altered to minimize wrinkles and the natural sagging that occurs over the decades. Do we color our hair for fun and creative expression, or to mask graying which is natural? Why does anyone think telling someone she doesn't look her age is a compliment? Why would we lie about our age? What's so scary about aging? If aging is part of the human condition, perhaps there is a way we could move in the direction of cherishing, even relishing, our twilight years. Can we look to our UU principles for insight to help us push back against the pervasive ageism in our society-so that we might not end up trying to run away from our very selves?
* For Instance!
On Christmas every year my husband's family gets together on Christmas Eve and my side of the family gathers on the day after Christmas. This gives us an open day on Christmas itself. For the past few years my spouse has been serving as an active volunteer at an agency that among other things does Christmas visits to shut-in elders in the Boston area. These are folks who live independently and below the poverty line. Volunteers go to a central location and pick up a contact sheet with directions to an elder's home, which is usually an apartment, along with a hot turkey dinner in a Styrofoam sectioned tray, a bottle of non-alcoholic sparkling cider, a small gift, perhaps a card made by some child in art class or at a scout meeting, and a couple of carnations with a fern leaf wrapped in a curl of clear plastic. Our son and daughter are grown now but haven't started families of their own, which is why we are free on Christmas morning-and sometimes they have been able to join us. We split up in pairs, and then we set out on our mission. We are expected to arrive sometime between eleven and noon. The idea is that we will sit and talk with the elder while he or she eats the dinner, and have a visit. Actually they have always said that they'll eat it later, and make some excuse. I wonder whether it is just too undignified to eat Christmas dinner out of a Styrofoam tray in front of a stranger…. So we usually just sit sharing the bottle of sparkling cider, and meet each other. These are amazing visits - people are so forthcoming about how they came to be here in Boston, in their mid-80's perhaps, and living alone. They reminisce. They talk about the past, sometimes the very distant past growing up in Mississippi or somewhere. And they usually don't complain about anything-although as you look around at their surroundings you might wonder how they can keep from being quite depressed. Actually, sometimes they do cry a little bit. You wonder why, if they have relatives like the ones they mention, why isn't someone isn't coming to get this old aunt or uncle for Christmas dinner? Or if they are truly shut-in and can't make it through such a gathering, why doesn't some friend or relative at least bring them some of the more familiar family dinner, with the special 'family favorite' dish made every year by a particular niece or nephew? But some of these old folks don't even have anyone like that. I remember in one apartment boxes and boxes were stacked four or five high and three or four deep-making a maze through which you walked to get to the porch furniture that was all there was for furnishings. I wondered what could possibly be in all the boxes-a lifetime of papers, dishes, photographs and whatnot. It's probably just too much for this old woman to sort through… a job to be left to an heir or a social worker…. In the days after these visits I wonder whether I will ever be in such circumstances where all I can hope for on Christmas is a visit from strangers with a turkey dinner in a Styrofoam tray. If that is the reality for a significant number of elderly, then I don't want to get old either. No wonder many people recoil from the idea of aging, as we all hurtle forward through the calendar at the same rate. But there is no way to escape growing old, except to die young.
The news a couple of years ago about the struggle the family of Terry Schiavo went through in the final weeks of her life prompted a lot of folks to start talking about what they preferred for care in their own final days, even if it were not an extreme situation like the one experienced by the Schiavo family. We don't talk much about the final years, sometimes decades, of our lives. Many people don't get directly involved in quality of life issues for their parents until failures demand intervention-problems with driving, keeping on top of financial affairs, and personal and home hygiene. Other developments are less visible but ought to be addressed, such as depression arising from decreased social involvement as friends and relatives die or move away. Could we be more open about sharing our concerns with each other, whichever side of the generational relationship we stand on?
Cultures exist where a vastly higher value is placed on older members. North American natives speak with reverence of their elders. Fijians admonish one another to "listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones." In France elders are more revered than here in the United States, with much more extensive social service safety nets. But the basis for this must run deeper than any entitlement based on their economic productive history, which seems to be the standard criteria here in the United States. At a UN assembly on aging three years ago, the French secretary of state for senior citizens said that "Each civilization, each culture, builds specific bonds between different generations. But humanity requires that these bonds be marked by the recognition of the place occupied by each generation. The social contract that links human beings commands them to respect those who preceded them and to whom they owe so much. It is more necessary than ever to reaffirm the essential solidarity between generations, the basis for all just and equitable societies."[i] This issue of solidarity and justice is a reflection of the value of the inherent worth and dignity of every person, no matter where they are along their lifespan.
What can we do to reinforce this intergenerational solidarity and change the very negative way that so many people view others in the later years of their lives? Some of the keys lie in looking through the lens of our UU principles, beyond the blatantly obvious first one. In fact, I would start with the last one-the one that for me addresses much more than ecological issues-the one that says that we affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. This web holds within it the sum total of all human experience, and we limit ourselves by discounting the experience of people unlike us, including those who lived in an earlier time. How often do we "throw the baby out with the bathwater" when we avoid receiving advice that is grounded in an era with different values and resources, the advice of our elders? What a great opportunity such a time could be to weave and strengthen links between generations, brainstorming solutions combining ideas of the past with those of the present!
Another area we could attend to better in maintaining our web is ensuring that our older members continue to be included in our congregational communities. If we truly affirm and promote the use of democratic process in our congregations and our communities we should be sure that our elders are included….Can they get to where the community is gathered? Can they get in? Are facilities accessible and is speaking always amplified so that those with declining hearing can understand and participate not only in every element of worship but also in meetings? Do we break up the important work of the parish to include some chunks that can be done by retirees during the daytime? We need to act as if we really do value the usefulness and perspectives of those who are no longer at the height of their professional careers and community visibility.
As we choose the focus point our various congregations' social justice projects, let's also remember to include the elderly as both recipients and as participants in this work. For some it seems easier to relate to investing our time in the very important work of mentoring children and youth, since this seems an investment in the future, theirs and society's, and work with elders is certainly not an investment in the distant future-it is instead a compassionate connection that brings us closer to one another and helps us learn to know ourselves. Negligence, neglect and isolation of our elders has a cumulative negative effect on our society, and somewhat normalizes that experience for the elderly population. In this way we fuel the ageist perspective of our culture. If we are affirming and promoting justice, equity, and compassion in human relations though our service projects, let's include the full spectrum of human relations. I'd like to have the chance to get to know older folks so that besides all the reminiscing stories and the wisdom they wish to share, they can tell us, plain and simple, what it is like to grow old. The sharing may lighten and normalize their burden, and may make for fewer disappointing surprises for us. Some of it might even be funny or ridiculous and we can laugh together. We expect to learn what we need to from our doctors and all the health literature that is disseminated in the mail and newspapers and on television and everywhere. But we don't find everything there.
Protecting and supporting our elders also moves us toward another of our principles, promoting a goal of world peace with peace, liberty and justice for all. It is an investment toward a world we perhaps wouldn't mind being an elder in!
* So What?
So let's think about changing what we do, both as individuals as well as working within the church or community. We can start to have a higher consciousness about how we relate intergenerationally, and can more intentionally set up opportunities for generations to interact. Generally our Sunday morning format at church actually segregates young from old, even if for sensible reasons. We do have the occasional intergenerational event, but perhaps we need more of them, and perhaps we need to think about who is not able to participate in those events and find another way to build solidarity with them. We can look for groups that foster these values to get engaged with in our political and social justice work outside the church. Once we find ourselves in the "silver" category, let's ask for whatever we need in order to be able to stay engaged with our community, serving as trailblazers for others who will eventually come to this same stage.
We are all on the journey of life, going at the same speed, toward the same final destination-although some of us are closer to that endpoint. How much richer our experience and how much better prepared we might be if we could tap the insight of those who are passing the milestones up ahead of us! Let's find ways to increase that transmission of wisdom. What would you like the world to be like for your own family elders? What would you like the world to be like for the elders in our church community and our neighborhoods? What would you like your world to be like if you are lucky enough to grow old? Can we build that world by then? Let's get started. Amen.
[i] http://www.un.org/ageing/coverage/franceE.htm Statement by H.E. Mme. Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler , French Secretary of State for Senior Citizens at the U.N. Second World Assembly on Ageing, Madrid, Spain, 8th-12th April 2002


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D-backs to play twin bill with Mets after rainout
NEW YORK -- Rain at Citi Field is something the D-backs know all too well, as it seems a rain delay almost always accompanies them to New York.
The umpires ushered the D-backs to their clubhouse midway through Friday's scheduled game against the Mets, and they had plenty of time to get comfortable, as heavy rainfall poured on the tarp throughout the night.View Full Game Coverage
NEW YORK -- Rain at Citi Field is something the D-backs know all too well, as it seems a rain delay almost always accompanies them to New York.
The umpires ushered the D-backs to their clubhouse midway through Friday's scheduled game against the Mets, and they had plenty of time to get comfortable, as heavy rainfall poured on the tarp throughout the night.View Full Game Coverage
At 7:25 p.m. MST, the umpires declared the game postponed, and it will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Sunday at 10:10 a.m. MST. The delay lasted two hours and 11 minutes.
The decision was not in favor of the D-backs, who had a two-run lead after the top of the fourth inning, when play was halted.
Manager Kirk Gibson said that the umpires initially thought the rain would let up enough to allow the game to be completed, but 20 minutes later the storm's intensity had increased.
"We had a lead, and we liked the direction we were going, but you can't control Mother Nature," Gibson said. "I'd rather stay, but I could see it was going to be raining. We initially were hoping we could just wait it out and play the game tonight. That would be my preference. We had the lead in the game, and it's always better to stay out there and play a game instead of a doubleheader."
Gibson has not yet decided who will follow Bronson Arroyo to start the second game on Sunday, saying only that the team would add a pitcher to fill the 26th roster spot.
At the start of the delay, the game appeared to be headed on a similar path as the one the two teams played on July 2, 2013. On that date the D-backs endured a rain delay of one hour and 41 minutes only to see the Mets win, 9-1.
Entering Friday, the D-backs' offense had been nonexistent for the majority of the time since they scored a franchise-record 18 runs in a win over the Dodgers on Sunday, and they were swept by the Cardinals before coming to New York. Despite reliable pitching, Arizona pitched well in St. Louis but scored just four runs over the three games.
The rain prevented starter Chase Anderson from being eligible to win his third game in as many starts. He held the Mets to just two baserunners and retired nine of the 10 batters he faced.
"I don't think I've ever been part of a game that doesn't count," Anderson said. "I was kind of getting into a groove a little bit. It kind of stinks. I think I was able to come out and get ahead of guys early on. I felt like I was starting to roll after the third inning."
Anderson was hoping to become the first D-backs rookie to record a victory in his first three Major League starts. In his previous two, he could not get through the sixth inning, but even so, he outpitched Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw and Hector Noesi of the White Sox.
The last rookie to win his first three starts was the Pirates' Gerrit Cole, who accomplished the feat last season.
The only scoring on Friday came in the second inning, when Aaron Hill gave the D-backs the lead with a two-run homer to left and snapped an 0-for-8 streak.
Hill was hoping his homer would help snap his team's three-game losing streak, but the D-backs will have to wait, and they know rain could play a factor on Saturday, too.
"I think it's supposed to rain tomorrow as well," Gibson said of the correct time to schedule the doubleheader. "So I think Sunday is better. We're not afraid to get wet."
Hill, knowing that his homer no longer counts, would have been willing to wait all night to make sure the D-backs finished the game and secured a win.
"We need a few of those," Hill said.
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The Incredibles of 2018.
It was too violent and tasteless. I'd rather let my kid watch Videodrome.
Kid's films don't have to be this puerile. And yet it's also vulgar. And lame.
many people snoring in the theatre, even my daughter was bored. very little humor, and dumb and some even copied from other movies/shows. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY........!!!!!
Don't waste your time and money on this movie it doesn't need to be 3d and it was dumb and stupid!!!!
Many inappropriate sexual connotations sending mixed messages. Would not ever take a child to this movie.
Loved it. My kids loved it. Great family movie.
No the best. I felt very disgusted with the trailer where they kept showing the gnomeo doing off things. Still I gave a second chance so I went to watch this movie alone to double check if this movie would okay for my kids. No way.
Some scenes were okay but the double messages of the night club was very off for little ones.
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Born in Solana Beach in the late 1980s, Pizza Port wasn't originally intended to be a brewpub. Owner Vince Marsaglia began dabbling with home brewing in the restaurant's storage space, but it soon became more than just a hobby and Pizza Port introduced its first brews to the public in 1992.
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Born out of a beer-drenched trip to New Zealand, Raglan Public House aims to bring unique burgers and pub food, along with plenty of ale, stateside. The menu is comprehensive, with a plethora of small plates ("munchies") and salads. But where it really shines is its burger list, with everything from the Kiwilango (beef patty, sliced jalapenos, blue cheese, hot sauce and tortilla chips) and the pepper 'n' pesto (beef or chicken, mozzarella, roasted peppers, tomato, pesto aioli and basil) to the lambalicious (lamb burger on French bread with a three-cheese spread, spinach and chipotle carmalized onions). All beef burgers are made of organic, grass-fed beef.
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• Kaiserhof Restaurant and Biergarten, 2253 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., (619) 224-0606, kaiserhofrestaurant.com
Every day is Oktoberfest at Kaiserhof, where customers can sip genuine German brews with authentic German food all year long. Started by longtime restaurateurs Horst and Paula Bolter, the restaurant is now run by its chef son, Peter.
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• Slater's 50/50, 2750 Dewey Road #193, (619) 398-2600, slaters5050.com
Founded in Anaheim Hills in 2009 — with its Liberty Station location following in 2011 — Slater's 50/50 touts a unique take on the all-American burger with the 50/50 burger: half ground beef and half ground bacon. The menu offers a variety of appetizers and even a full macaroni-and-cheese section featuring innovative takes on the classic, like buffalo chicken or jalapeno bacon mac 'n' cheese. It's Slater's signature burger menu, however, that puts the restaurant on the map. Each of its burgers, naturally, is perfect with a cold pint.
The burgers range from the classic to the outlandish, with offerings like the B'B'B' bacon burger (bacon American cheese, sunny-side-up egg, thick-cut bacon and bacon island dressing on a bacon pretzel bun), the flamin' hot (beer-battered jalapenos, fire-roasted green chilies, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo) and the peanut butter and jellousy burger (beef patty with thick-cut bacon, peanut butter and strawberry jelly).
The beer list is always impressive, with more than 100 beers on tap, rotated daily and routinely updated on the website. All servers and bartenders are certified cicerone beer servers, with the knowledge to answer any questions on the extensive beer list.
• Newport Pizza & Ale House,
5050 Newport Ave., (619) 224-4540, obpizzashop.com
Featuring 21 taps and at least 100 bottles, Newport Pizza & Ale House lives up to its name. With top-notch pizza (which has won several local awards), as well as calzones, breadsticks and cheese sticks, and a variety of salads, the pub is the perfect place for a slice and a pint.
The beer list features a variety of brews, including locals like Coronado Brewing Co. and Green Flash Brewing Co., as well as those hailing from other parts of California like Santa Rosa's Russian River Brewing Co. and Eureka's Lost Coast Brewery and imports like Belgium's Brouwerij Bavik. Bottles run the gamut of local microbreweries to imports from across the world.
Newport Pizza hosts events and specials, and offers a daily happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m.
Cheers for beer
• Modern Times Beer and The Pearl Hotel are joining forces for a Bike 4 Beer event on Saturday, Nov 9. The event is a 13-mile ride starting at The Pearl Hotel (1410 Rosecrans St. (619) 226-6100) at 11:30 a.m. and stopping at Modern Times Beer, San Diego Brew Project and Fathom Bistro Bait & Tackle.
Your first beer is free with food truck stop at Modern Times Beer.
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Syria Chaos Raising Tensions in the Golan Heights
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(Originally posted on The Judgment of Paris Forum, July 2, 2004.)
In response to a recent discussion about the encouraging trend of using genuinely full-figured models in plus-size fashion advertising, a reader sent us the following comment:
I wish I could agree that companies are starting to use larger models, but as far as I can tell, in most cases, and especially in swimwear and lingerie, they're still looking for models who either don't look plus at all, or if they have any plus features, the models are posed to make those features invisible. They're still trying to make the models look as thin as possible, and that really annoys me.
This reader's frustration is understandable, and one could cite many examples of companies that still adopt the faux-plus approach, with its underlying implication that being full-figured is not compatible with being beautiful.
But we are pleased to say that there are signs of progress.
To illustrate this point, readers will hopefully forgive us for posting several images that are just a tad . . . revealing. We agonized over this post, and if it offends anyone's modesty, it will be removed immediately. But we wanted to give readers an opportunity to see that curves are no detriment whatsoever to beauty--that in fact, they can enhance it. And if anyone follows up on Dr. Claire Wiseman's groundbreaking 2003 study--which revealed that images of plus-size models do improve women's self-esteem--then hopefully these images will prove instructive.
Of all company brands, "Fruit of the Loom" may be the last name that anyone would associate with the notion of "feminine beauty." But unexpectedly, FOTL is currently producing some of the most size-positive images in the industry.
To promote its "Fit for Me" plus-size line, FOTL placed this arresting Valerie Lefkowitz ad in various fashion glossies, including Glamour, Marie Claire, Grace and Figure. And now, to adorn its product packaging, FOTL is duplicating the success of that celebrated promotion with ravishing images of the industry's two most popular models--Valerie and Barbara Brickner.
Posted here are several examples of Fruit's Barbara Brickner packaging. Instead of a causal, "lifestyle" approach, the company permitted the model to look all-out glamorous, with a "celebrity" hairstyle, and very animated expressions:
These images bear more than a passing resemblance to Mrs. Brickner's celebrated Mode lingerie editorial, which was a daring mix of sensuality and tastefulness, then as now.
Images such as these make it possible to envision what a truly size-positive media would look like. The fashion industry could retain its "aspirational" qualities--its craftsmanship and creativity, its professionalism and style--but would employ those talents to adorn the beauty of naturally curvaceous models, rather than androgynous waifs.
Whether it comes in the form of product packaging for women's clothing, or the cover of a Sports Illustrated swimwear issue, the media is a mirror before which women stand, every day of their lives. And it can either reflect an artificial standard that compels women to ruin their quality of life in its pursuit, or a healthy ideal based on natural femininity, which encourages women to make the most of the beauty that they already possess.
But FOTL's masterpiece--their most subversive and gorgeous image of all--is this new promotional packaging featuring their signature model. Valerie looks utterly radiant, glowing with health and vitality. Her golden tresses cascade over her shoulders, her gently-lidded eyes shine with a crystalline blue light. And she reveals her natural rondeur with positive delight, knowing that her beauty will convince even the most brainwashed of viewers that generous curves do not diminish womanly allure, but enhance it.
The tyranny of thinness still dominates our cultural landscape, but a growing number of companies are reintroducing the Classical ideal to the modern world. And long after that natural ideal is restored, people will look back upon this particular blip in time--a time when full-figured femininity briefly went "out of fashion"--and consider it . . . quite incomprehensible.
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I think his bullet points up at the top set up sufficient guidelines. I've gotten the idea that he's relatively loose in his requirements so that he doesn't limit the results he'll get. I imagine one of those scenarios where he may change his plans for the book, based upon what he gets from his writers. When you solicit a group of creative types, you'll usually be surprised by the results and will be better off using their creativity to your advantage.
Go nuts, man.
Thank you kindly Dr. Meaden. Hope you don't mind me posting this here. All the best.
Haha too right! I really appreciate that Annie, thanks a lot and tell your daughter good luck from me :D I'm sure she'll do a great job.
Nothing set in stone just yet as I've only just got it off the ground. I'm hoping to start getting them in anytime from now to xmas. So there's no rush just yet.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Do I hate XKCD?
Luckily, I have been taught to back up claims with empirical evidence, so here you go:
That's a chart of the first 400 xkcd comics, and how frequent certain themes were. Computer jokes have risen dramatically. The x-axis measures comics going forward in time, and the y-axis measures density of joke types (a point at the very top of the graph indicated 80% of the jokes at that time were of that theme, a point at the bottom indicates 0%)
And then of course he occasionally hits you with something like 383 which just comes out of nowhere and smacks you upside the head while yelling "expecting, that, bitch? Didn't think so!" I guess it's his artistic, meaningful side? As you once said, communicating badly and then acting smug when you're misunderstood is not cleverness. And being cryptic and weird and then acting smug (which you know you are when you posted that, it's not like you're sitting there regretting it) is not artistic, nor is it funny.
Anyway, because I do think there is a lot to like about XKCD (two examples: the aforementioned 169 and also 262) do not expect this to be a website where I just complain all the time. If something is good, I'll say so. If something only sucks a little, I won't give it any flack it doesn't deserve. And I will do my best to always link to xkcd.com. Oh and I refer to comics by number, not name. Just easier.
PS - if you are curious as to what I think doesn't suck, head on over to www.qwantz.com for Dinosaur Comics, which are great.
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Your x-axis needs to be labeled more clearly. How often are you putting down a data point? I'd also be interested in seeing a straight number-of-this-type-of-comic-per-week graph as opposed to a density graph in order to get a better sense of the trend.ReplyDelete
Finally, I'm tempted to argue against the nature of your dislike of the "cute nerdy relationship" comics, except that I kind of agree.
(Yes, I do need to write this as a comment while sitting three feet from you.)
OK fine. Here is how it works - each tick mark on the x axis (there are 40 in all) represents 10 comics. The first 10 comics are represented in the line 1 unit from the origin, numbers 11-20 are in the line 2 tick marks away, etc. How high the point is on the Y axis represents how many comics of that type appeared in the 10 day segment. So you can think of the y-axis as the actually number per time unit, as you request (though I went for 10 comics, about 3 weeks, rather than 1 week). But it can also be read in terms of density.ReplyDelete
- going on anon anonFebruary 15, 2009 at 3:08 PM
I know that this is a blast from the past and everything, but I was wondering: by 'computer science', do you mean actual computer science - algorithms, program structure, etc - or do you mean computers, the Internet, operating systems, and general nerdiness?ReplyDelete
The latter. Algorithms, programming, programming languages, etc. Stuff beyond the realm of the average nerd and into the territory of the computer nerd.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 9, 2009 at 1:16 PM
That would be "the former."ReplyDelete
um...yeah. i am stupid.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2010 at 3:30 AM
but it's already loose enough!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 21, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Maybe you shouldn't take pride in being stupid when you're trying to make a case against a "smart" webcomic. I'm assuming it was a simple mistake you made, but still...not helping your case much...ReplyDelete
So loose the thing's flappinReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2010 at 9:50 PM
fun fact! people often say "I am stupid" to acknowledge a mistake they made.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2010 at 3:06 PM
I'm pretty sure he wasn't smug about 383. It seems to me like he was trying to take responsibility for a friend's happiness, who then killed herself. It's not very fucking fun to be in that situation, I'm sure his feelings for that comic were pretty goddamn far from smug.ReplyDelete


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GRAPHIC ART IN WEIMAR BERLIN: THE CASE OF JEANNE MAMMEN by Suzanne Nicole Royal ______________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ART HISTORY) May 2007 Copyright 2007 Suzanne Nicole Royal
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|Cigarette smoking, fashionable, working, and sexually active -- these are just a few of the words that come to mind when describing the neue Frau of Weimar Germany. While these attributes were in many ways accurate, what else did it mean to be a woman in Germany after World War I, living in a world with a variety of new technical advances? My dissertation examines the myths and realities of the New Woman in Weimar Germany (1918-1933) using the artwork of Jeanne Mammen (1890-1976) as a case study. Mammen's work, like that of other, numerous female Weimar era artists, has been all but forgotten. While neue Sachlichkeit artists Otto Dix and George Grosz are familiar names within the art historical canon, Mammen and most of her femalecolleagues, who did work in the neue Sachlichkeit style, are not. Women in general and female artists in particular are frequently marginalized for not being modern enough, to paraphrase the title of a recent study by Marsha Meskimmon. Their art making has come to be regarded either as a hobby or as mere illustration, a category which falls under the rubric of craft rather than the fine arts. However, by examining the artistic production of the period more closely, one finds that women artists worked in a myriad of ways as successful, producing artists.; My dissertation historically situates the neue Frau by examining her against such popular Weimar subjects as rationalization, the new visibility of women, the women's movement, as well as the figure of the prostitute. Within these contexts, I examine Mammen's fine art production, her work for the popular press, and her book commissions. Mammen's work offers a view of the counter-culture of 1920s Berlin as seen through the eyes of a young artist observing and recording the changing city around her. In addition to her work for popular women's magazines, by 1927 Mammen had made a name for herself in Berlin, working alongside George Grosz, Karl Arnold, Rudolf Schlichter and Ludwig Kainer on illustrations for liberal, upper middle class intellectual journals such as Ulk, Uhu, and Simplicissimus.; I pay particular attention to the cultural critic Curt Moreck's book of 1931, The Guide to Immoral Berlin, (Führer durch das 'lasterhafte' Berlin). Moreck's Guide presents a virtual roadmap through the underbelly of the metropole. My interest in Moreck's Guide lies not only in the subject matter it explores -- the celebrated if seedy nightlife of Weimar Berlin -- but also in the color illustrations that accompany the text, particularly those by Mammen, the only female artist to be included. Mammen's artwork often highlights aspects of mass culture, while her illustrations for Moreck's guidebook represent a cultural object in itself, focusing on "low-brow" entertainments such as nightclubs, bars and cafes. The dissertation examines the ways her commercial and noncommercial art may have informed one another. In doing so, my study aims to understand the relation between mass culture and the visual arts during the Weimar Period.
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Because Some People Share A Lot Of Info On Facebook, We Should Admit We've Given Up All Privacy Rights?
from the really-now? deptWhile I don't always agree with Frank Rich, he often does write thoughtful pieces on various current events, but his recent piece arguing that "privacy has jumped the shark," and that Ed Snowden's revelations are no big deal because people don't care about privacy, is a complete train wreck. The basic argument is that because some people share lots of things on Facebook, and other people go on reality TV, it means that no one cares about privacy any more.
The truth is that privacy jumped the shark in America long ago. Many of us not only don't care about having our privacy invaded but surrender more and more of our personal data, family secrets, and intimate yearnings with open eyes and full hearts to anyone who asks and many who don't, from the servers of Fortune 500 corporations to the casting directors of reality-television shows to our 1.1 billion potential friends on Facebook. Indeed, there's a considerable constituency in this country—always present and now arguably larger than ever—that's begging for its privacy to be invaded and, God willing, to be exposed in every gory detail before the largest audience possible.Except, that conflates a variety of different issues. Yes, some people choose to share some information about their lives in a very public way. And, certainly, some people think that others "overshare." But, in all of those cases, it's generally the person themselves choosing what information to share and how it's shared. They may want to share lots of information that others would want to be kept private, but nothing in that suggests that Americans do not value their privacy.
It's a hack argument.
He spends many paragraphs going on about the rise of reality TV, never bothering to note that very few people actually appear on reality TV, and an awful lot of people in the public, even those who religiously watch reality TV, would probably have no actual interest in appearing on one of those shows. Part of the appeal is the fact that you get to watch those idiots who seem to not have recognized the typical boundaries that prevent oversharing. Anyone suggesting, as Rich appears to do, that Americans get their beliefs on privacy from how the Robertsons from Duck Dynasty live, or how the Kardashian clan spends their time has a really warped sense of the American public.
Rich's piece then goes on with the old argument about how anyone who paid attention already knew about this NSA spying. But that's simply not true. Many, many people suspected it and pointed to hints and scraps of information that indicated it was going on. But the response from the media was generally that there wasn't enough proof to support those claims, or they were so far out to be in tinfoil hat territory. Snowden's leaks have done a hell of a lot to reveal the actual details, including the deception of public officials -- and the failure of the media to be diligent in getting to the bottom of this story.
Privacy is not an easy issue, and there's a lot of nuance. To argue that because some people choose to reveal some things, we should all just shut up about actual privacy violations by the government is ridiculous.
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Four girls move to Forks, each possessing an uncanny knowledge of vampires and a circular bite on their wrists.
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"Are you ready Jasmine?"
"Yes, ready and waiting Sienna"
"Guys, maybe we are crazy"
"No we're not Ashley. And if anyone says that you are, I will kill them!"
"Thanks Willow" the four girls got into their car. They didn't look related. Jasmine: tall, thin, striking, with long blonde hair, cascading down her back. Sienna: medium height, average body, red hair down to her shoulders. Ashley: short, skinny, light brown hair. Willow: same build as Ashley but with black spiky hair.
"This is our chance! A fresh start" declared Sienna. They reached Forks high school.
"This is our fresh start. No one knows us here, so Willow, no fighting!" Jasmine ordered her younger sister. They parked their car and got out. Heading towards the front office, Sienna noticed a shiny Volvo.
"Wow, that's got to be the nicest car around here, I wonder who owns it?" she said.
"Well, we're going to find out" Jasmine said determinedly. They entered the reception.
"Hello. Can I help you?" asked the woman sitting behind the wooden desk.
"Yes. We're new. Jasmine, Sienna, Ashley and Willow Smith"
"Oh. Really? There's no record of you being supposed to attend here"
"Our mum phoned up yesterday. I'm sure it's nothing" lied Jasmine.
"Okay. We probably have a schedule for each of you here" she dug out several pieces of paper.
"Okay, get this slip signed by each of your teachers and bring them back at the end of the day," she instructed. The girls left for their lessons.
"We'll meet up at lunch; try to make the best of this, okay?" Jasmine pleaded. She put her hand out, palm up. Sienna put her hand on top, also palm up. Ashley and Willow did the same. Each wrist had a small circular scar on it.
Jasmine's point of view
My first lesson was trig. I despised trig. I liked gym, I was great at volleyball. Sienna and Ashley were both smarter then Willow and I and always got good grades. Willow was a rebel. I prayed that she wouldn't be kicked out on her first day. It had been hard finding a new location, far away from our real home. I went over to the teacher.
"Hey, I'm new. Jasmine white"
"Okay, Miss Swan? Is Miss Stanley coming in today?" a pale girl with brown hair answered.
"No. I think she's sick today"
"Okay Miss White, sit there for today" he told me. I sat next to the girl. I wanted to make friends but after last time, it was better if we stayed low profile. She seemed shy. I decided to keep quiet. Eventually the lesson ended. I wished the day would end.
Finally, lunchtime arrived. I met my sisters outside the cafeteria.
"There's an empty table at the back," Willow said, leading us over there. I spotted the girl who I had sat next to in bio sitting at a table nearby. She was looking around anxiously. Then she paused, gazing at the door with a smile on her face. I looked over.
Sienna's point of view
Jasmine was staring at something. I followed her gaze and saw them. Three boys and two girls. The boys were gorgeous and the girls were pretty. There was a big one, with short dark hair. He looked like he was made of rock. There was a blond boy, his honey colour hair blended totally with his golden eyes. The third boy looked younger, with bronze coloured hair. He wasn't as muscled as the others either. The two girls were very different. There was a short one with flicked out black hair and a secret smile. I wondered what she was like; I'd love to get to know her. But Jasmine was right about that, we couldn't. The other girl was tall, blonde and looked like a model. She seemed to look down her nose at everyone. I wished…just once…but no, I couldn't risk our family. The bronze haired boy seemed to smile slightly, as though he had heard something he found funny. They went and sat down with a girl. She was shy, I could tell. She also seemed a selfless kind of person. Jasmine's attention had returned to the table.
"What's your 'special talent' telling you about them?" Willow asked. I had this thing; I could kind of sense a person's personality.
"Umm…the blonde girl is stuck up?" I said. I heard a sudden burst of laughter and looked up. The boy looked like he had was choking back laughter. My stomach grumbled. I was hungry.
"I know Sienna. We're all hungry," sighed Jasmine.
"Maybe we can ask them. They're not eating," said Willow, nodding in the strange group's direction. It was true, except for the girl who had been there before; the others had untouched food in front of them. Ashley's eyes widened, her face contorted in terror.
"They're…they're like her!"
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