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New prenatal blood tests for genetic abnormalities such as Down syndrome are reshaping care for expectant mothers, but their rapid rollout has raised fears that poorly understood results could lead to confusion among patients and doctors managing high-risk pregnancies.
Four companies, including Sequenom Inc. and a unit of gene-sequencing firm Illumina Inc., are vying for the new market for the tests, which examine traces of fetal DNA in the mother's bloodstream. The market has grown rapidly since the tests were first introduced in late 2011—with Sequenom alone topping 61,000 tests in 2012. The industry expects that at current rates it will run hundreds of thousands of tests this year, and many doctors believe they could fast become the standard of care for pregnant women.
At the same time, case reports of inaccurate results—though rare—are turning up more frequently than expected, medical specialists say. They worry that in the worst-case scenario, inaccurate test results could contribute to the abortion of healthy babies.
Members of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics question whether the products should be called "tests" at all. The group plans to release a statement renaming them "screenings," to indicate they predict risk rather than give definitive results, according to Anthony Gregg, a board member at the college and a specialist in treating high-risk pregnancies.
As physicians begin deploying the tests more routinely, experts worry they are being used in lieu of more invasive—but more definitive—diagnostic measures such as amniocentesis, in which a needle as long as 6 inches is inserted into the womb to extract fluid. That test carries a slight risk—generally estimated at well below 1%—of inducing miscarriage. Some clinics have promoted the new tests as a safer alternative.
Test makers and experts say positive results in a blood test should be confirmed with invasive procedures. Negative results may help rule out the need for such procedures.
But there is a risk that aggressive marketing based on test performance from the early clinical trials could confuse physicians and patients with complex information, said Girish Putcha, a practicing molecular-genetics pathologist and former laboratory director for Ariosa Diagnostics Inc., one of the test makers.
In translating clinical trials—focused on high-risk women and carried out in controlled environments—"to the actual practice of medicine, the numbers usually tend to be not quite as good," Dr. Putcha said, speaking broadly about the industry. "The question is, how not-quite-as-good?"
Commercial performance so far tracks with clinical studies based on physician feedback, said Ken Song, chief executive of Ariosa. The company has "always been trying to position this as a screen," he said. Still, Dr. Song said, "you've got confusion because you have multiple competing interests," including competitive companies, medical societies with varying guidelines, and an array of doctors in the field with different views about the tests.
The debate shows the challenges of pushing the predictive power of genomic science from the lab into the world of work-a-day medicine. Studies funded by the companies show the blood tests accurately predict roughly 99% of positive results for Down syndrome, though some are less accurate for two other abnormalities.
The largest studies are limited to a few hundred positive results, and some exclude patients whose conditions may result in inconclusive findings, such as those with samples that lack sufficient DNA fragments related to the pregnancy or have irregularities that confuse results.
That has left women and their doctors to sort out the value and limitations of the tests in real-world clinical settings, where many patients have a strong incentive to favor a test that might help avoid amniocentesis.
"Women and physicians will do almost anything to reduce their need for invasive testing. That is why it is taking off," said Lee Shulman, chief of clinical genetics for Northwestern Medicine's obstetrics unit in Chicago. But while the tests are "a profound improvement over the tarot cards we used to use" to screen for risk, they don't replace amniocentesis, he said.
In one case, Dr. Shulman, who consults for Sequenom and Natera Inc., another test maker, said one patient who had received a positive Sequenom test result for a chromosomal abnormality arrived at his clinic seeking to terminate her pregnancy, but amniocentesis showed the fetus was normal.
"I'm doing everything I can do to promote the message" that positive results should be confirmed with invasive testing, said Allan Bombard, chief medical officer at Sequenom. "False positives are not unexpected," he said, "and there are other things that can confound us."
The tests aren't approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So-called laboratory-developed tests, performed at a single facility with proven technical expertise, historically haven't required clearance, a policy the agency is reviewing in light of the new wave of complex genomic tests. These tests are done at the makers' own labs. Generally, test kits sold to other laboratories do require approval.
The tests have quickly changed care. At the Cleveland Clinic, doctors perform 50% fewer invasive procedures, thanks to the testing advances, said Jeff Chapa, section head of obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine.
"This is my first child, and I'm 43. I'm not sure I want to risk this miracle that I have," said Jennifer Turcotte of Redwood, Calif., who is 14 weeks into her pregnancy and at risk of abnormalities because of her age. After learning about the miscarriage rates associated with invasive testing, she opted to receive one of the new tests at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The results tentatively ruled out problems. It "took a lot of that stress and anxiety away," she said.
In addition to reducing the risks of complications, the tests appeal to women because they can be performed earlier in a pregnancy—beginning at about 10 weeks, offering a head start on potentially difficult decisions.
But false-positive results raise the specter that women could choose to terminate healthy pregnancies if they don't receive appropriate follow-up care. False-negative results, which are rarer, also present a quandary for women and doctors who may not find out until much later that a fetus has an abnormality.
Some medical practices advertise the tests as a way to avoid amniocentesis. New Jersey Perinatal Associates in Livingston, N.J., describes Sequenom's MaterniT21 test in a promotional page of its website as "an alternative to traditional" methods, and notes that unlike invasive tests, it "is a simple blood test that is noninvasive to you and your baby."
"All patients want to hear that you don't need to have something invasive," said Laura Limone, genetic-counseling supervisor at the perinatal group and a member of Sequenom's speakers bureau. "Those who understand the technology find it very promising, but we also know it isn't perfect yet," and patients with positive results are advised to undergo follow-up invasive testing, she said.
In one case published online by the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, a positive result from one of the new tests—together with preliminary results from another less-precise invasive measure—prompted a patient to terminate her pregnancy without undergoing a confirmatory amniocentesis. Testing of tissue from the aborted fetus showed the pregnancy was normal, the report said.
Though companies say patients should confirm positive results with invasive procedures, such case studies show "that message isn't driven home enough," said Athena Cherry, director of Stanford University Medical Center's cytogenetics laboratory. In her lab, Dr. Cherry said she had found four out of six positive results for Trisomy 18, or Edwards syndrome, which the tests also detect, appeared to be false alarms after follow-up testing.
Sometimes, the reasons for these rare errors aren't fully understood, doctors say. Obese mothers, twin fetuses, and a phenomenon called mosaicism, in which placenta DNA differs from fetal DNA, among other things, could confuse results. In one recently reported case, researchers believe inaccurate test results were linked to a previously undiagnosed cancer in the mother.
At least one case of a false-negative report also raised questions. Verinata, Illumina's testing unit, incorrectly cleared a New York woman's fetus of Down syndrome, according to the case report presented at a medical society meeting last month. Further testing prompted by unusual ultrasound readings later determined that the fetus did, in fact, have Down syndrome, and the patient opted to terminate the pregnancy.
"I didn't know what to expect when I was told to see these specialists for this prenatal testing," said the 35-year-old woman, who asked not to be named because she hadn't discussed her abortion last fall with family members. "It was my first pregnancy so we really wanted to avoid [invasive testing] at all cost if we could. But we were getting no answers."
At the time, Verinata's testing materials claimed 100% sensitivity in detecting Down syndrome. The firm has since revised the assertion to ">99.9%."
Rachel Allen, a genetic counselor at the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., medical practice that caught the error, said she was puzzled by the test's failure. "Before we all get caught up in the hype, we really need to pay attention to how we can best utilize it," she said.
Verinata will soon publish a review of its field performance over its first nine months on the market, said Richard Rava, chief scientific officer for the testing firm. He expects the results to be "completely consistent" with the high detection rates shown in clinical trials, though he acknowledged the test had missed the New York case.
Dr. Rava said Verinata changed the statistics in its testing materials because "doctors were uncomfortable with anything on a report that said it was going to be 100% accurate."
Verinata's test reports include information about limitations, such as confidence intervals—a measure of the precision of an estimate—for such statistics, and fine print advises that patients receive additional testing "if a definitive diagnosis is desired."
The FDA has asked some of the companies for information about whether their products should be more closely regulated. A proposal to regulate certain "high-risk" laboratory tests, including the new prenatal screenings, has been in the works for two years and is under "administrative review," the agency said.
"We have been trying to plug some of the regulatory gaps," said Alberto Gutierrez, who leads the FDA's in vitro diagnostics group. "We want to make sure the performance of the test is good so people can make the decisions that they're going to make."
Sequenom recently released data suggesting its real-world performance tracked with trial results, based on physician feedback. "It's not the same type quality control as a controlled trial," Sequenom's Dr. Bombard said, though he expects doctors to proactively report unusual results. He said the company had sought to be conservative in its rollout by limiting the test to women with risk factors and recommending that it be administered in conjunction with genetic counseling.
Meanwhile, insurers, including UnitedHealth Group, WellPoint and Aetna, have started covering the tests, which cost between $795 for Ariosa's product and $2,700 for Sequenom's, but only for women with risk factors, such as those over 35 years old.
Physicians and test makers are split over whether the test should be distributed more widely, with some test makers beginning to sell to the broader market. There is also a hope the tests could eventually be used to gather more definitive diagnoses.
"Noninvasive prenatal [testing] as a whole has the potential to someday replace invasive procedures," said Jonathan Sheena, chief technology officer at Natera, the latest company to enter the fray. "The field has taken a giant leap forward," he said, "but we believe it is important to understand they don't replace invasive tests yet."
Christopher Weaver, Wall St Journal
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I was looking though the maplin catalog when I was in there a few days ago and I saw this little beauty, so I bought it.
So, having got the LED display I have to look at how to run it. It is a common anode display (common positive) so it works by the controller pulling the pins to ground.
There are three basic ways I can do this:
- I can connect the pins directly to the arduino, and use that to control the display.
- I could use two eight bit shift registers, one for each digit.
- I could use a dedicated micro controller.
A bit of browsing of the Farnell website revealed the SAA1064 7 Segment LED controller. It connects to the arduino via the I2C bus, so it only requires two pins. This solution doesn't require 16 resistors to function and only cost a couple of pound, so I decided: sod it.
Or tired to. I did have a few issues getting the damned thing to work at all but this turned out to be because the I2C rate was set to 400hz and the chip will only work at 100hz. Having worked around these 'teething' issues I did eventually get it to work so I decided to get the required 2nf capacitor and another display. Bring on Farnell! The next day I received two LED displays and 10 2nf capacitors (which they shipped to be from Belgium. It must gave cost more to send that the parts cost and postage was free. Work that out.)
Now, having got it working I decided that I need to write a library so that it will be easy to use it in the future.
The things I want to accomplish here are: denary (base 10) and hex (base 16) display of integer values, along with denary display of real values to a specified number of decimal places.
I did this and the resulting library can be downloaded here.
The next thing I want to do is to incorporate this onto a circuit board so that I can use it more easly in the future. Bring on EAGLE.
The schematic on the left is the result of about an hours work. it would have been much less if I didn't have to make part.
The next thing was to make a board layout. This should have been quite simple, but no! The problem wasn't so much with the layout itself, but with the manufacturing methods. I can't solder the LED displays to the top of the board because a) the LED displays sit flush with the board and b) it would be hard, even if they didn't sit close to the board.
So I used top exclusion areas to make the auto-router connect to all the components on the bottom layer. Then the second problem arose: The built in auto-router in EAGLE is rubbish and couldn't route the whole board, but never fear, for freerouting.net comes to the rescue.
The only problem now is that I don't have the equipment to make the board, so I will have to save my pocket money!
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"Save the Cheerleader, Save the World". These words became a household phrase last fall for television fans everywhere as the phenomenon that is NBC's "Heroes", captured audiences around the nation.
The series brings drama, action, visual effects, and intricate plot and character twists to the small screen. "Heroes", a mixture of X-Men and Spider-Man, takes the idea of superheroes, transforms them into everyday people endowed with special abilities and places them around the world, unaware of their destiny. Some of them understand and accept their abilities, others are frightened of not being normal and still others have no idea how special they really are. No matter how they feel about their supernatural gifts, they all have something in common: all have become targets. They are targets for researchers, for politicians, for secret societies, and from persons within their evolved species.
The first season of "Heroes" comprises of 23 episodes. As this series is structured upon the format of comic books, the 23 episodes are known as chapters. The entire season is called, "Volume 1: Genesis". Season one follows Hiro Nakamura (Oka), and his best friend, Ando (Kyson Lee) as they travel from Japan to the United States with the mission to "Save The World". Peter Petrelli (Ventimiglia), unable to control or understand his powers, is a humble hospice nurse that has dreams that he is destined for something greater. Claire Bennet (Panettiere), also known as "The Cheerleader", lives in Odessa, Texas with her adopted family. Wanting to be a normal teenager, she is confused and afraid when she discovers her powers. Seeking answers, she becomes determined to find her real parents.
As each chapter unfolds, more and more character relationships are revealed. As with any great storytelling, every character plays an extremely important role in the future of the world. Niki Sanders (Larter) struggles as a single mom, and her husband, DL Hawkins (Roberts) is an escaped fugitive with a rather unique gift reminiscent of Kitty from the X-Men. Their son, Micah (Gray-Cabey), tries to mediate the relationship between his parents, as they all discover their special abilities. Officer Matt Parkman (Grunberg) finds himself in the middle of an FBI investigation after his powers make him an unappreciated hero. Mr. Bennet (Coleman), Claire's father and normal human, appears to be a regional manager of a paper manufacturing company, but we soon learn how connected he is with the fate of the world. Isaac Mendez (Cabrera) is a painter from New York City. Unfortunately for him his powers only seem to appear when he injects heroin. Peter's brother, Nathan Petrelli (Pasdar) finds himself in a moral dilemma as he runs for Congress and discovers his part in the fate of the world at the same time. Mohinder Suresh (Ramamurthy), a geneticist from India, travels to New York to search from his father's murderer and to pick up where his father left off on his research: trying to track down persons with special abilities.
Each one of these characters, and many others find themselves ultimately connected to a man named Linderman (McDowell), and another man named Sylar (Quinto). Linderman leads the force behind the ultimate fate of the world, which a string of characters are trying so desperately to prevent. Sylar, a man with special abilities is out to steal the powers of others and use them for personal gain.
The show's creator, writer, and producer, Tim Kring, truly demonstrates an awesome ability of his own. He has the ability to envision intricate character interactions and complex storylines. There is much to keep track of in season one of this show, and Kring does an excellent job of giving the audience just enough information at just the right moment. For every question that is answered, at least three more new questions are created. And at the end of it all, trust me, you will be dying to see what comes next in season two. (NOTE: Since the time of this review season two has premiered with mixed reviews, but in no way impacts the greatness of season one.)
With the show already originally being aired in 1080i, the improvement in video and audio lies in the lack of compression by the satellite/cable providers. The video transfer of this season has excellent retention of details. In many scenes throughout the season you can see the difference between broadcast and Blu-ray. For example in the first episode of the season, there is raging fire amidst a major train wreck. Claire Bennet performs a heroic act by rescuing a trapped man. In the scene the flames are very fluid with no signs of motion artifacts. The color in this scene, and throughout the show, is astounding. Normally, most TVs have trouble resolving fast motion, red objects. However, Claire's cheerleader outfit (the majority being red) was perfectly clean with no noticeable pixilation. This is not the case with the digital cable broadcast.
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This is one show on Blu-ray that you do not have to worry about being jarred by the appearance of your favorite actors or actresses. The make-up department did an excellent job of adapting their application styles to suit the demands that 1080p resolution puts on the appearance of actors.
As with the HD DVD transfer, the Blu-ray video transfer does have several noticeable drawbacks. First, many sky shots and dark blue objects appear to be very grainy. In episode seven you see Peter's dark blue nurse outfit, which also appears grainy. This ties into the second noticeable flaw and that is the transfer of black levels. Some of the fine details in the dark scenes are lost. The black levels however are still impressive enough to retain the depth of the shots. The colors are very vibrant but still yielded a drama-like image, which is a nice surprise for a TV show. This transfer appears to the be the same as the previously released HD DVD version.
Universal has upgraded the audio track from Dolby Digital Plus on the HD DVD to a DTS-HD Master audio track on the Blu-ray. While the show does not have much in the way of dynamics, I still believe the audio track would have benefited from even less compressed audio. The dialogue clips many times throughout the series. This could be a result of the original recording, but there is a chance it is due to the compression. The surround channels are used fairly nicely in this series. However, they are often too low in volume. There are few discrete effects for a show that is based on superheroes, however, when used they are the timing is spot on. The best part of the audio track is the score that is generated by the team of Wendy & Lisa. It is nicely balanced in the mix with the dialogue. The LFE channel could use a little boost to make the score even more powerful.
This Blu-ray release contains all the special features that were present on the HD DVD release. However, the interactive features have been transferred to BD-Live technology, which will exclude many viewers from seeing them. The most notable supplement is the inclusion of the 73-minute, unaired pilot episode. Unlike many of these cuts, this truly was an alternate showing of the pilot. This cut includes a rearrangement of the scenes, additional plots and scenes (beyond those shown in the plethora of deleted scenes), and most interestingly, plots and dialogues that were in the aired pilot but that were shot in different atmospheres. Watching this episode will show you how intricate the series' plots are, and how editing team and writers can adapt to the loss of plotlines. Extremely well done, a must see.
The box set also contains a total of 50 deleted scenes. Nearly every episode has something deleted from it. Most of these scenes are not those pointless deleted scenes that are including on my DVDs, but rather interesting. There were many scenes that were cut that I thought would have been great to leave in the show. Most likely they were cut do to time constraints or to avoid giving away too much information too soon.
There are also several featurettes on these discs. "The Special Effects" and "The Score" are particularly interesting for those that like to learn about the background of the actors in the show and the production of the series. The audio commentary by Tim Kring on the unaired pilot episode is well done. I highly recommend watching the episode without the commentary first, and then watching it again with the commentary on. There are many great explanations by the show's creator.
There are also some exclusive high-definition special features. These include, "Character Connections", allowing you to discover all the links between your favorite characters, "Helix Revealed", which reveals the hidden helix symbol throughout the season, "Picture In Picture" which allows you to watch video commentaries at the same time as the episode, and an "Artwork Presentation", which allows you to view the details of Isaac's painting during the show. There is also a web-enabled, Genetic Abilities Test. It is entertaining. My result indicates that I have telekinesis. Not really one of powers I wished for in my childhood, but in today's world it would be practical.
If you are tired of these mindless situation comedies on TV, the never-ending string of reality shows, and all those lawyer practice shows, then this is the show you need to reignite your TV viewing. Even if you like the above-mentioned genres, I still highly recommend this series. So go grab yourself a Blu-ray player and this TV series, and immerse yourself in a world of possibilities.
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Anything with energy. I get cinematic songs for presentation of a map and thats what Iron Maiden is (from 2000-now). I just think, if they are going to put music, it has to encourage my rage to consistantly stay on top with what im doing.
Cinematica are left in the air. Just need something that ill not put me to sleep as i listen, or make me wonder about my life because the song is so intelligent and well thought out.
Leave the thoughts to story driven moments. Likewhen the plane takes off on PGtW, it plays soothing music to show its calm before the storm. Good! Goood placement and solid takeoff.
Music in the right places.
"make me wonder about my life because the song is so intelligent and well thought out."
Lol. They do that a lot nowadays, don't they. But they don't really have a choice do they. It's part of their whole "zombie theme" and "musical EE story" theme. But I would really enjoy something that keeps me focused, with no real meaning and just makes you have splattering blood all over the place. Haha!
No... I meant ssongs that philosophize about life and stuff like that. Songs need meaning because they are just as artistic as the games storyline. I meant that the songs that are featured need energy and a strong powerful feel.
Songs like "Looking Down The Cross" or "One Shot At Glory" both songs have a story, yet, the energy and pace of the song sometimes overlap the story, so l you hear is the beat of the drums and the tearing riffs. All you hear are gun shots going with the double bass that push out a solo that just ripped the zombies flesh in fours then to eighths!
yeah I don't like songs that are overly repititive. I do like songs that have passion to them and emotion, that mixed with some energy, and I love it.
Listen to the suggested bands and songs, im sure youll love em.
I agree that they should do a Metal song again. Hard Rock (such as the song I put a link to) and Metal are my favorite, although I mostlly just listen to "As I Lay Dying" if I want some heavy metal.
Yeah. Any metal would do fine. I just hate thrashy screamo. It sounds like a constipated man screaming into the mic. I like any other metal though.
Clark S Novas "Carrion" and "We All Fall Down" are great in my opinion it's sad to see Elena grow but Elena represents the old 4 characters Clark represents the new ones and the Avenged Sevenfold and Johhny Cash song from COTD and MOTD were there because the characters were different though I disliked Rusty Cage as the song for MOTD Rez has said on Twitter Kevin Sherwoods new song is great so we'll have to wait and see man!
Agreed. Kevin's songs are perfect for zombies. Lyrics wise, and to some extent music wise.
I am looking forward to seeing what the next hidden song is. Personally I don't like Clark S. Nova's style that much, although I can agree that it fits with the tone the developers probably want in their maps.
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embedded linux
i used to think the linux distro arena was crowded... but after taking a gander at the embedded linux arena, i feel smothered. redmond linux is looking for funding, and for that we are focusing on [high level] embedded stuff... but what a crowded space!
talking open source to VC's
...VC's who see open source, specifically publishing your IP on the 'net, as a "major hole" in a business plan. what does it take to convince people with checkbooks that open source doesn't conflict with money making? i'm looking to use lots of good arguments from esr's the magic cauldron.
reusable projects
what we [i?] need is a clearing house for orphaned projects. i've got a linux kb i've been trying to dump off on someone else for a year and a half, and i can't find anyone to pick it up. i think it's got too much potential to orphan. how many other projects are in the same state? wouldn't it be great if there was a site where we could dump our old projects off, and troll for new cool things? methinks sourceforge is halfway there. or does it exist already? please let me know.


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Ask just about any Alpine ski racer or coach at the Olympics who is most likely to win the men's downhill on Sunday, and two names pop up over and over: Bode Miller and Aksel Lund Svindal.
That's based, in part, on the pair's past accomplishments.
"They have so much experience," Austrian Alpine director Hans Pum said, "and so many victories."
It's also based on current form, and what they showed during three training runs on the difficult, and at times dangerous, Rosa Khutor course leading up to the sport's first race of the Sochi Games. Miller, a 36-year-old American, produced the fastest times both Thursday and Saturday. Svindal, a 31-year-old Norwegian, was third Friday, second Saturday.
"Bode is fast, that's the bottom line," Svindal said. "Right now he looks like the favorite. ... But there is me, and I would say three, four other guys that could beat him. So we'll see what happens."
Miller and Svindal go way back, to their days on the lower-tier Europa Cup ski circuit more than a decade ago.
Stepping up to World Cup competition, they traded the overall title back and forth, with Miller winning in 2005 and 2008, and Svindal in 2007 and 2009.
Each won three medals, one of each color, at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, where Miller raised his career haul to five, a record for a U.S. Alpine skier. In the downhill, which was won by Didier Defago of Switzerland, Svindal took silver, and Miller bronze.
"We come from two different ends of the spectrum, in terms of our approach to the sport. Aksel's super-consistent. Rock solid. Doesn't really take risks very often. The risk he takes is always calculated on what it's going to take to win," Miller said. "I more or less ski with the intent to push myself, so sometimes the risk is out of proportion with where the rewards come from."
He has been dominating the upper part of the course this week, building up an advantage of more than a second over Svindal by the third interval Saturday, for example.
"That's where he's able to set himself apart," American skier Steven Nyman said.
But Miller found some trouble navigating a lower section right before a spot known as the Bear Jump on Friday, when he was only 40th in that interval, the main reason he was sixth-fastest that day. So he set out Saturday to improve the way he addressed that particular part, and came away satisfied.
"You do want to test that out so you're not trying it for the first time on race day," Miller explained after finishing Saturday in 2 minutes, 6.09 seconds, 0.66 ahead of Svindal.
No one else was less than a second slower than Miller, whose run was described as "epic" by Norway's Kjetil Jansrud, the sixth-fastest skier.
One factor that could weigh on some racers' minds Sunday: 10 of Saturday's 55 starters failed to finish.
The first guy on the hill, Slovenia's Rok Perko, left blood on the snow from a broken nose. The third, France's Brice Roger, tore ligaments in his right knee and broke a bone in that leg. Both will miss the race.
"If you're not totally focused and paying attention," Miller cautioned, "this course can kill you."
He hasn't won a race anywhere in more than two years, since a World Cup downhill in Beaver Creek in December 2011. But after sitting out all of last season to heal after left knee surgery, Miller has re-established himself as among the best in the world lately, including a pair of top-three finishes in speed races in Kitzbuehel, Austria, two weeks ago.
And now he can become the oldest Alpine gold medalist in Olympic history. Kjetil Andre Aamodt of Norway was 34 when he won the super-G at the 2006 Turin Games; no woman older than 32 has won an Alpine event.
"Generally, as you get older, nagging injuries and stuff can get in your way. But he seems super-healthy and happy, and it seems like his life and his skiing are going really well," Canada's Manuel Osborne-Paradis said about Miller. "You can see it on his actions on the hill."
Svindal is still at the height of his powers, leading the World Cup downhill standings and second in the overall. In six downhills this season, he's won two and never finished lower than fourth.
Jansrud described his teammate as "analytical," and said Miller "is more like, 'This is what I'm going to do, and I'm going to go for it.'"
"They have two different tactics, a different way of skiing," Jansrud continued, before hitting on the most important point of all: "But they're both fast."
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Monday, March 2, 2009
If Orlando Cabrera is the answer...
For the amount of machinations that the Jays are going to have to make use of in order to add this dude (or is that dud?) to the roster, you'd think they might want to go after someone who gives you more than Marco Scutaro can provide.
SUPERAWESOME UPDATE! The A's sign Cabrera! The A's sign Cabrera!
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- The Ack said...
I thought this "news" might lengthen your departure from the grid.
Orlando Cabrera. Fuck. Right. Off.
...and the thought of potentially trading League to make it happen makes me fucking puke. Seriously, why does Cito hate him so much? Carlson, Tallet, and Accardo are guaranteed jobs, but League is only "in the mix" with guys like Frasor, Wolfe, and Camp?
Fuck the fuck is that?
- March 2, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- Colin said...
He's this year's David Eckstein, a player who gets by on his reputation more than actual game who they think they could get on a one-year deal for cheap. If they have to give up a draft pick or a "good" arm (a la League) then I'm against it, if they can get him cheap for a Frasor/Camp type arm then I'm kind of indifferent. I suspect they'd have to give away Johnny Mac too (for salary reasons and because they can only carry so many infielders) and that would make me sad because I love watching him play, but impartially, if the salaries line up, I honestly believe this team is slightly better off with Cabrera than Mac and Frasor. If they could give away Bautista for a bag of balls and then acquire Cabrera for Frasor at less than the combined salaries of Frasor/Bautista then I'd be fine with that too. I'm sure there are better ways to spend that money, but it looks like Ricciardi is limited in his options right now and probably wants to create some buzz.
- March 2, 2009 at 11:59 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
We don't know why everyone hates Bautista so much.
Mark our words: Bautista's going to hit more homers this year than Lyle Overbay.
And Cabrera is going so suck ballsack.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Colin said...
It wouldn't surprise me at all if Bautista's numbers work out to double Overbay's HRs factored over equivalent ABs, but I can't see him hitting nearly as many doubles (assuming Overbay is healthy which may be a big assumption), I suspect his OBP will be lower, and his 1B defense is not even close to Overbay's levels.
The knock on Bautista is that we seem to have a plethora of utility infielders, and he seems to make a lot of money for less defensive utility than Scutaro, if he had Scutaro's defensive versatility I'd be calling for Scutaro to go instead. It just seems like there are so many better ways that money could have been spent, so his name stands out as most expendable when they talk about being limited in budget.
Meanwhile Cabrera has about as much offensive potential as Scutaro, but defense doesn't slump and he trumps Bautista there, so for the same money I'd rather have him.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Torgen said...
The only reason Bautista would get enough plate appearances to exceed Overbay's homer count is if we trade Rolen, and after the team has made such a big deal about 2010 being the year, I don't see them staking their chances on being the high bidder on Adrian Beltre, because every other 3B who's a free agent next year sucks or is old or hurt.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- Colin said...
Re-reading my comments I think I'm coming off wrong. I don't actively want Cabrera, there are plenty of available players I'd much rather have. However, I do believe there is potential to improve this team slightly with him without losing anything important, and unlike some other options I believe that his name means the Jays would consider it just for the pub.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Seeing Rolen or Overbay at the plate is fucking depressing
Who wants to see them quietly try to draw a walk ?
I'd rather see Bautista burn out by hacking away with an ugly strike out, than watch those two fade away
- March 2, 2009 at 1:28 PM
- Torgen said...
I wonder how much A's fans miss Scutaro...
- March 2, 2009 at 3:57 PM
- eyebleaf said...
Thank you, Oakland.
- March 2, 2009 at 5:08 PM
- Darren Priest said...
The update is great news. I'm glad the Jays didn't go for that -- even though this off-season sometimes makes me wistful for the Interbrew days. The only way I would want them to sign Cabrera at this stage of his career is if it cost them nothing.
It's been said before on these pages, but I'll say it again: if only Jim Balsillie loved baseball.
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I'm surprised he didn't go out on loan before the summer transfer window shut, he could have done with a few months playing first team football regularly perhaps for a Championship team.
As shite as we've been playing lookman and vlasic should be starting for me, at least they give us pace and width instead of the ponderous turgid crap we've been served up this season
Should play him left ahead of Baines need width and his pace badly.
Been saying it for months.Clear talent but not ready for PL football. His decision making is terrible and that's why he's produced fuck all on the pitch.
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Obama targets GOP in S.A. visit
President Barack Obama swooped through San Antonio for four hours Tuesday, delighting hundreds of supporters who paid at least $250 to see him deliver his fiery message about rebuilding the nation and protecting it from Republican policies.
The president got a few thumbs-down gestures and "stop lying" messages from some of the thousands of onlookers who gathered along his motorcade's paths on U.S. 281, Loop 410 and Interstate 10.
But once he was among supporters — first at the Convention Center, then at a posh Dominion home before heading to Austin — Obama appeared relaxed as he pleaded for re-election support and assailed presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
Romney "made money investing in companies that had been called 'pioneers' of outsourcing," Obama told the sold-out Convention Center crowd of 1,000. "I don't want pioneers of outsourcing in the White House. I want somebody who believes in in-sourcing. Let's bring those jobs back home."
In a broad slam at the GOP, Obama said policy stalemates in Washington stem from "more than just a difference between two candidates, more than just a difference between two political parties. It is two fundamentally different visions about how to move America forward." Romney and Republicans in Congress "believe that prosperity comes from the top down," he said.
"I believe in fighting on behalf of working families and giving them opportunity and putting some money in their pockets — because when we do that, everybody does better, folks at the bottom, folks in the middle and folks at the top," he said.
"That's not a Democratic idea. That's an American idea," he said. It was one of many lines in the 35-minute speech that drew strong applause and a few standing ovations. Another well-received comment, tinged with sarcasm, dealt with his health care overhaul.
"The Affordable Health Care Act — otherwise known as Obamacare — was the right thing to do. And you know what? They're right, I do care. I care about folks who get sick and go bankrupt. I care about parents who don't know whether or not they're going to be able to get treatment for their kids," he said.
The candidate drew chants of "Four more years!" at several points. The audience included a group of loyalists who organized the luncheon, including U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, actress Eva Longoria and Mayor Julián Castro, national co-chairs of the Obama campaign.
The trio accompanied Obama to the posh Northwest Side home of attorney Mikal Watts — so large it includes a gymnasium where about 75 contributors had an exclusive gathering with the president. Among the guests were U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, former Mayor and HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros and Texas Democratic Party chairman Gilberto Hinojosa.
Obama told the intimate gathering that he's confident going into the fall campaign, though the outcome will be close. Conceding that "Texas is not quite a battleground" state, he said "the issues we face are just as relevant here."
Romney campaign spokesman Chris Walker belittled the president, alleging he favors donors and cronies while ignoring common concerns.
"The president has spent billions of taxpayer dollars on political payoffs, but failed to create the millions of jobs he promised. Americans deserve a president who is concerned with creating jobs for the middle class, not rewarding campaign donors," Walker said in an emailed statement Tuesday.
Other Obama foes took to the streets. Outside the Convention Center, protesters carried signs assailing the president's stances on health care, abortion, job creation and other policies. But many along the president's route simply stood and waved and took photos or videos of the historic visit — the first to San Antonio for Obama since he became president. His most recent visit here was while campaigning for the 2008 primary.
Tuesday's presidential commotion slowed traffic downtown but was worse for freeway motorists. Traffic backed up as roads were cleared of all vehicles for the fast-moving entourage — so fast that it briefly lost several components. Led by police escorts, three vans carrying national media darted into opposing lanes of traffic downtown and onto freeway shoulders, then hit speeds of 80 mph on I-10 West before reuniting with the motorcade en route to the Dominion.
Crowds — for and against Obama — also gathered in Austin, where an evening fundraiser at the Austin Music Hall drew more than 1,000 donors. Outside, supporters chanted "Four more years!" while at least one man shouted back "Hell no!"
Obama introduced Houston Mayor Annise Parker, who hopes to campaign for him in other states. While "no one expects him to carry Texas," Parker said in an interview later, he can make "a tremendous difference" to people farther down the ballot in Houston and San Antonio.
Obama got a tart demand for an apology from Gov. Rick Perry, who took issue with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's description of voter identification laws such as the one in Texas as akin to a poll tax.
"That's the type of inflammatory rhetoric and racial divisiveness that exhibits everything that is wrong with public discourse today," Perry said.
Before returning to Washington, Obama attended a small Austin fundraiser hosted by former Dell Inc. Chief Financial Officer Tom Meredith, at which guests paid $25,000 per couple.
Staff Writers Mikaela Rodriguez and Andrew Messamore in Austin contributed to this report.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - A security camera caught a missing mother of three's black Hummer last Thursday afternoon, the day she was last seen.
Michelle Parker, 33, went missing Thursday after dropping off her 3-year-old twins, and less than two hours after an episode of "People's Court" aired that she appeared in with her ex-boyfriend, Dale Smith, who is also the father of the twins.
At 3:18 p.m., video showed Parker's black Hummer H3 coming and going from Smith's condo, where she dropped off her children. A large sticker advertising Parker's mobile tanning business, Glow, is seen in the video.
The video also caught a second Hummer in the area. The lead detective on the case said they have tracked one of the SUV's to a neighbor.
Nearly an hour and a half later, Parker's Hummer left the neighborhood on South Goldenrod Road. The sticker appears to have been removed.
Her family has been asking people to look for the sticker since the weekend.
"They have reason to believe if we canvass and ask everybody, someone saw the black Hummer, because it's just unmistakable. A black Hummer with a big Glow sticker," said Yvonne Stewart, Parker's mother.
Parker's Hummer H3 was found over the weekend in an apartment complex off Vineland Road. Her cell phone is still missing.
Smith's neighbor, Ricardo Galarza, installed the camera earlier this year after a car he parked outside was damaged. He was not home when the video recorded Parker's Hummer in the neighborhood.
Investigators have not named Smith as a person of interest and say he has cooperated with their efforts.
The Orlando Police Department held a news conference Tuesday morning to announce it has no new leads in its search for Parker.
Crews continued their search for Parker on Thanksgiving.
Parker was described as a white woman, about 5 feet 6 inches tall with short dark brown hair.
Anyone with information about Parker's whereabouts is urged to call the Orlando Police Department at 321-235-5300.
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Jackson solid, but bats come up short in finale
CHICAGO -- Arizona rookie pitcher Mike Bolsinger grew up not too far from Wrigley Field and looked right at home on Thursday, which wasn't good for the Cubs.
Bolsinger hit an RBI single and scattered four hits over 6 2/3 innings and Miguel Montero drove in two runs to lead the D-backs to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs, and split the four-game series.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- Arizona rookie pitcher Mike Bolsinger grew up not too far from Wrigley Field and looked right at home on Thursday, which wasn't good for the Cubs.
Bolsinger hit an RBI single and scattered four hits over 6 2/3 innings and Miguel Montero drove in two runs to lead the D-backs to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs, and split the four-game series.View Full Game Coverage
"We didn't do a whole lot against him," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said of facing the rookie right-hander, who picked up his first Major League win. "It's not like they didn't see him well -- we just didn't do anything."
Renteria said the first three weeks of the season have been "intense" because of the close games, and complimented his players for battling every day.
"At the end of the day, what do you need? Victories. We all know that," Renteria said. "There's not one guy in that room who doesn't realize that. They're professionals and every single one is trying to perform and give us the best result they can possibly get.
"We're inching forward and we're going to continue to stay on track and we're going to continue to stay positive and we're going to continue to do the things we need to do to hopefully move us out of a negative situation and keep it positive," he said. "I think that's the only way we can overcome anything, quite frankly. It's the only way."
It didn't help on Thursday that the D-backs struck early against starter Edwin Jackson, who took the loss despite posting his first quality start of the season. Cubs starting pitchers now have gone at least seven innings in the last four games for the first time since last June 15-18.
Arizona's Gerardo Parra singled to lead off the game and scored two outs later on Montero's double.
"Obviously, we know Edwin has a great arm," Montero said. "I know for a fact. I caught him. I know he's got a little bit of command issues, so I'm just looking to get in a good hitter's count and fortunately I was in a good hitter's count a couple of times. ... He's a guy that can come and dominate it and a guy that can come and pitch around too much with that kind of arm."
The Cubs answered in the first when Emilio Bonifacio doubled to lead off, although that was challenged as Arizona manager Kirk Gibson felt second baseman Aaron Hill made the tag in time. After a 4 minute, 5 second review, the call was upheld. Luis Valbuena walked, and Anthony Rizzo then blooped a ball to left that Roger Kieschnick misplayed for an error. Bonifacio scored to tie the game.
Bolsinger, who went to the Blackhawks game Wednesday night, struck out seven and admitted he was a little pumped.
"I did have a little bit more nerves being closer to home," he said. "Every once in a while, I had a tendency to look over and see my family and friends over there cheering me on. It's definitely good to have everyone there. Some of those people haven't seen me since I was probably waist-high on them. It was good to see them, too."
He got more support in the second when Cliff Pennington walked and scored on Tony Campana's double. Campana reached third on the play as left fielder Ryan Kalish overran the ball for an error. Bolsinger helped himself with an RBI single to go ahead, 3-1.
Arizona added two more runs in the eighth off Jose Veras, and Rizzo made it 5-2 with a solo homer with one out in the Cubs eighth off Oliver Perez for his first blast off a lefty this season.
Despite retiring 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, Jackson said he didn't have good stuff.
"After you give up a few early runs, the only thing in the back of your mind is, 'Keep the game close, keep battling and let the team know you're going to keep fighting,'" Jackson said. "Hopefully, that picks them up and makes them want to fight with you."
Other positives that Renteria noted was that Veras was more in control. The right-hander was removed from his role as the closer, but has volunteered to pitch at any time.
"I think as long as you're communicating with them, they have the sense that they know what we're trying to do, they know where we're trying to go, and [they know] 'I'm not being left out to just rot,'" Renteria said. "He's working very hard to try to get back on track."
So are the Cubs.
"It's tough," shortstop Starlin Castro said. "We lose a lot of games, close games. It hurts sometimes when you lose games that you were winning. It's a little tough. We have to keep working hard and stay positive."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat.


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When You're Angry: Aggression Do's and Don'ts
When you are trying to manage your anger and aggression, consider these do's and don'ts for getting what you want while still keeping your cool.
Anger Do's:
Do be competitive. All successful people are competitive. The trick is to know when and how to compete, and when to cooperate to succeed.
Do be forceful in pursing goals. Passion and drive are what fuel success. It's not enough to wish; you have to be achievement-driven in what you do. Anger is an energy.
Do be persistent in getting what you want out of life. When you start something, stick with it. Don't allow anger to distract you from your objective or cause you to give up prematurely.
Do be direct in your communication. Let people know how you feel about things – big and little. Don't leave it up to them to figure out if you're angry and why. Most importantly, don't say you're fine when you're not.
Do be a determined person. That means having resolve and being unwavering in what you say and do. Determination is a trait people admire.
Anger Don'ts:
Don't be confrontational. You won't accomplish everything you want in life with a hostile, in-your-face attitude. People typically avoid confrontation, so they end up avoiding you.
Don't be too intense. Don't overpower those around you. It's exhausting – for you and for them.
Don't be impatient. Give people a chance to work with you on solving a problem. When you set off on a track, you may be first to come up with an idea, but you're also first up a dead end. Never be afraid to step away from a challenge in order to see it more clearly.
Don't be demanding. People are more cooperative and less defensive if you ask them to do something instead of ordering them around.
Don't be domineering. Don't beat others over the head with your opinions and ideas. Don't always think you have to have the last word. Stop interrupting and try being more of an active listener.


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Creating an Index of a Word 2007 Document
If you want to create an index for your Word 2007 document, the first task is to mark the words or phrases you want to include in the index. The most common way to do that is to insert an index marker in the document at each occurrence of each item you want to appear in the index.
Marking index entries
To mark index entries manually, follow these steps as long as you can stay awake:
1. Open the document you want to index.
2. Select the word or phrase you want in the index by using the mouse or the keyboard.
3. Press the keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+X.
Alt+Shift+X is one of Word's more memorable keyboard shortcuts, to be sure. It opens the Mark Index Entry dialog box.
4. Double-check the content in the Main Entry field. If it's correct, click the Mark button. If not, correct it and then click Mark.
The text doesn't have to appear in the index exactly as it appears in the document. You may highlight an abbreviation to include in the index, for example, but then edit the Main Entry field so that the full spelling of the word, rather than the abbreviation, appears in the index.
5. To index an entry under a different word, type the alternative entry in the Main Entry field and click the Mark button again.
For example, you might want to create an entry for "mutt, mangy" in addition to "mangy mutt."
6. Mark any additional index entries by highlighting them in the document and clicking the Mark button.
The Mark Index Entry dialog box works somewhat like the Spelling dialog box in the way that it stays on-screen so that you can efficiently mark additional index entries. So, while the Mark Index Entry dialog box remains visible, you can select the text for another index entry and then click Mark to mark it. You can keep indexing for as long as you have the energy.
7. After you mark all of the index entries you want, click the Close button.
The index entries are marked with special codes formatted as hidden text so that you can't normally see them and they don't print. They are there, however, waiting to be counted when you create the index.
Here are some timely tips for preparing your index entries:
- The most efficient way to create an index is after you write and edit your document. Creating index entries as you write your document just slows you down and distracts you from your primary task: writing.
- If you come across a word or phrase while marking index entries that you know occurs elsewhere in your document, click the Mark All button in the Mark Index Entry dialog box. By clicking the Mark All button, you create an index entry not only for the selected text, but also for any other occurrence of the selected text within the document.
- Each time you mark an index entry, Word activates the Show All Formatting Marks option, which reveals not only the hidden text used to mark index entries, but also other characters normally hidden from view, such as field codes, tab characters, optional hyphens, and so on. This behavior is normal, so don't be surprised when it happens
- Index entries look something like this: { XE "mangy mutt" }, formatted as hidden text. You can edit the index entry text (the part between quotation marks) if you want to change an index entry after you create it.
Creating the index
After you mark the index entries, the process of generating the index is relatively easy:
1. Move the insertion point to the place where you want the index to appear.
The index generally begins on a new page near the end of the document.
2. Open the References tab on the Ribbon and then click the Insert Index button found in the Index group.
The Index dialog box appears.
3. Select the index style that you want from the Formats drop-down list.
4. Play with the other controls in the Index tab to fine-tune the index.
• Type: Lets you place index subentries on separate indented lines (Indented) or run together (Run-in).
• Columns: Sets the number of columns you want in the index. Two is the norm.
• Language: If you have multiple language options installed in Word, you can select the language to use here.
• Right Align Page Numbers: Select this check box if you want the page numbers placed at the right edge of the index.
• Tab Leader: Changes or removes the dotted line that connects each index entry to its page number. You can remove the dotted line only when you select the Right Align Page Numbers option.
• Formats: Lets you choose one of several preset formats for the index. Or, you can specify From Template to use styles in the document's template to determine the formatting for the index.
5. Click OK.
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The last few months of Hot Toys' show-stopping range of Dark Knight Rises figures have seen some great pieces, but the range's reveals (presumably) come to a close today with the fourth and final primary character from the movie, Anne Hathaway's Catwoman.
To be released in March 2013, she's available now for pre-order and will cost $US195. For that kind of cash, you get an 11-inch figure with a terrifying likeness to Hathaway herself, who, while short on accessories, does come with a variety of interchangeable hands, a pistol, "real" hair (not a plastic sculpt) and a fabric outfit.
You can get one at the link below.
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Hello to all you SciFiGuy Fans!
I'm here, technically, as promo for my books so let's get the perfunctory plugging out of the way, shall we? I write the Persephone Alcmedi books for Pocket. They are about a girl-next-door witch discovering she has this huge destiny that directly affects the witches, vampires, werewolves and humans. VICIOUS CIRCLE, HALLOWED CIRCLE, FATAL CIRCLE and ARCANE CIRCLE are available now, and the fifth, WICKED CIRCLE is set for release January 2012. An as yet untitled sixth installment will come after that. I'd like to do nine books in all.
The people that Persephone needs, and those she protects, those she stands up for, and those who fight with her are more than people…they become family. She could not pursue her destiny without her friends. Some reviewers have said the books are a "family of choice" story. That's my basic sum-up, and on that note, I'll continue.
Personally, maybe it's the whole valentine season thing making me mushy, or maybe it's the overarching friendship theme in the Lord of the Rings trilogy that I recently re-watched start to finish, or maybe I was programmed by all the lovey-dovey pinks and reds in the aisles of the stores lately, but I'm thinking about the people I care about, the family of friends surrounding me. Like Persephone, because of them, I'm better and stronger.
Some are in other cities and send silliness in the mail, some are local and we gather to mock the product of a Hollywood from before the days when film-making was a science. I am SOOO grateful for it all. Friendships are invaluable! It would be too easy to corral myself behind the desk (because I love what I do!) and work and work and work until I've lost sight of the important things and forgotten that time off for laughter is essential. But taking that time off to experience the laughter and the friendship means I go back to the desk fresh and ready to write.
So if I may take the liberty here, I'm giving a rockin' shout out to my friends, my real friends, true and loyal and fun. YOU ROCK!
If you're reading this, whether I know you or not—you know who your real friends are…the people who lift you up, who accept you without expectations or conditions. I challenge you to do something that applauds and honors that friendship today! You--and they--will be stronger for it!
Also, I'd like to express my thanks to Doug for graciously hosting me here on SciFiGuy today. You rock too!
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Anabela Chan originally trained as an architect and designs incredibly complex, delicate pieces of infinite depth and dazzling colors. Anabela Chan's love for color extends into the exotic. During a childhood spent traveling, she developed an interest in ornithology and, later, taxidermy. These fascinations take her objet d'art into the realm of entomology.
Each piece has dozens of butterfly wings attached to spokes and spools of brass and gold. Divorced of their "thingness," these wings become intricate masses of ethereal color. Chan's pieces evoke the Fin-de-Siecle collections of painted porcelain menageries. Their fragility and precision combine to create forms that hardly seem objects of nature.
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Ah, springtime. A time when young men's thoughts turn to the sweeter things in life, like milk chocolate moulded eggs filled with white and yellow fondant, the world's tastiest faux embryo — the Cadbury Creme Egg. A snack I once held in the highest regard, though as of late our relationship has changed.
Originally posted on 3/04/14
I must begin with an apology to our friends in the United Kingdom. Our U.S. Cadbury Creme Eggs, distributed by Hershey (much like the Nestlé Kit Kat), aren't the grand and glorious Cadbury Creme Eggs you are used to. They lack the strength of character and moral resolve. They are very much American.
And I must also send my condolences to Australia and New Zealand. Once lands ripe with fresh Creme Eggs, factory restructuring has led to the majority of their fondant-filled eggs to be imported from the UK, a process that leaves the normally runny filling stiff and sad. I can only imagine their pain.
They can no longer enjoy that supreme seasonal snack sensation the way I enjoyed it as a child, cracking them open and letting the filling slowly drip onto my face (it was meant to be my tongue, but I missed more often than not). It was sweetest, most innocent bukkake, wrapped in colourful foil and hidden within the plastic grass of a basket that had something to do with Jesus.
Since the Cadbury Creme Egg's named debut in 1971, several mutations have arisen as part of the normal marketing process. Some, like the vomit-inducing Giant Creme Egg, have faded from memory. Others, like the Chocolate Creme Egg, Mini Creme Egg and the Cadbury Caramel Egg, appear on store shelves around January of each year, riding the coattails of their famous cousin.
And lo, did I eat them.
The Cadbury Creme Egg Proper
I'm not sure the "proper" label can be applied anymore, at least not in North America.
It looks perfectly normal, brings back the same childhood memories of feeling vaguely sick around Easter time, but there's something just a tiny bit off about today's Cadbury Creme Eggs. They are smaller.
Before 2006, the average American Cadbury Creme Egg weighed 39 grams and contained 170 calories. Today's eggs weigh 34 grams and contain 150 calories. No big deal, right?
You are so wrong. So, so wrong. Seriously, why are you even here. Go take a class or something.
Sorry, I get passionate about this. You see, the original Cadbury Creme Egg was perfect. The perfect amount of chocolate. The perfect level of sweetness. Optimal fondant volume. They were crafted to be exactly the right amount of horrible crap. An Easter basket consisting of a single unit would be enough for a sensible child (there are no sensible children).
Lowering the size threw off that delicate balance. There's not quite enough chocolate. The tongue doesn't fit in the hollow as well as it used to and the creamy payoff not nearly as satisfying.
I'm sure Cadbury would cite cost-cutting or perhaps even health concerns as reasons for the reduced size. I say that's bullshit. The real reason? Suddenly one Creme Egg isn't quite enough. Two is far too many, of course, but don't tell your stomach that. And hey, since it's cheaper to buy a four-pack you might-as-well do that. Next thing you know you're dead at the bottom of chocolate and fondant pit, and Hershey/Cadbury is pulling out your gold fillings with pliers. Devious. Borderline evil.
Mini Creme Eggs
Further confusing the size issue is the Mini Creme Egg.
A miracle of modern miniaturization, what's most impressive about the Mini Creme Egg is that the grand illusion remains intact despite its small stature. I wouldn't begrudge Cadbury for filling these tiny beasts with all yellow or all white, yet here we are, perfect.
The problem with these is that, with the exception of running out completely, there is no way to know when to stop eating them. There are words and numbers on the back of the package, but I could not tell you what those mystical symbols mean. For all I know they are a spell to get you to eat more Mini Creme Eggs.
To Cadbury's credit, they have managed to maintain the ratio of chocolate to fondant enjoyed by the regular Creme Egg, but the thinner chocolate and lighter filling just makes devouring an entire hen house's worth that much easier.
Chocolate Creme Eggs
I have no idea how these things are still being manufactured. They are horrible.
Purchase a container of the cheapest chocolate cake frosting you can find at the dollar store. Take a heaping spoonful and place it in your mouth. DO NOT SWALLOW OR CHEW YET. Now take big old bite of a chocolate bar. Top it off with a few squirts of Hersey's chocolate syrup. Now chew. That's the sensation of eating a Chocolate Creme Egg.
If I needed that particular combination — if I could not live without it — then I would die.
In summary, not a big fan.
Cadbury Caramel Egg
These are not Creme Eggs, but they are sold in the same section and I have to justify purchasing them, so here we are.
The Cadbury Caramel Egg might be the finest caramel delivery device known to man. It's like a glorious Caramello sphere, without the odd feeling that I'm taking a bite out of one of the Italian-American friends I had growing up on the outskirts of Philadelphia.
When I die, I want my casket filled with Cadbury's creamy caramel. I might have to go through a few dry runs first.
"Dry runs" probably wouldn't apply to that situation at all.
Despite attempts by Cadbury to sabotage its own greatness with strange sizes and questionable offshoots, the Cadbury Creme Egg remains one of my deepest and most abiding snack loves. It will never be the same again, but every bite is filled with decades of fond(ant) memories.
Thanks for the candy baskets, Jesus!
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US Senator McCain mocks EU's response to Ukraine crisis, says Russia sanctions 'almost a joke'
TALLINN, Estonia – Sen. John McCain of Arizona has dismissed the European Union's sanctions on Russia following the crisis in Ukraine as "almost a joke" during a tour of the Baltic countries.
Speaking in Estonia on Tuesday, McCain said the EU's sanctions against a handful of Russian individuals and one financial institution were "minimal."
He also called for "strong, tough American leadership" to shape the West's response to Russia's actions in the Ukraine crisis.
McCain and Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota are visiting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this week.
The U.S. Embassy in Tallinn said the two Republicans were traveling "in their capacity as members of the Senate to assess the security situation and explore ways that the U.S. could offer assistance and assurance to NATO members."