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gypsysavant necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 552 diseños de 105 diseñadores freelance.
monkey hippo
Launching in early fall, monkey hippo is a website/blog/online store whose mission it is to promote and perpetuate social enterprise by featuring products and services that donate portions of their proceeds back to charities (promoting products like "Newman's Own" brand).
We chose monkey hippo for a couple of reasons.
1. They are animals that are representative of Africa where the Circle of Life concept prevails and we're promoting a business circle of life concept.
2. They represent the two different sides of people. The monkey is the fun and playful creative type while the hippo is the grounded and reserved much more analytical type.
Together, we think they can lead to a fun/playful brand that is easily remembered.
Initially, I'm looking for a logo only, but it is my hope that the designer would be retained to develop future graphic designs to appear on the website and to be printed on products.
All socially responsible and community-minded adults. People who put thought into their purchases and would rather buy a gift where they know a certain portion of the proceeds are going back to a good charitable organization instead of the pant pockets of rich wall street businessmen.
The following are NOT requirements. I am VERY open to your creative ideas!
1) Two parts to this logo: an iconic graphical image and the text "monkey hippo." Each should be able to carry the brand on its own, but be even stronger when together.
2) Font is crisp and clean. Some element should be used to distinguish between the two names (i.e. different colour, different font, different placement, all caps versus lower caps). Legible on light and dark backgrounds. Do not include .com.
3) Open to different colours
4) If you do use the actual animals in the drawing, they should not be cartoon-like images or clip art.
5) Must be multi-purposed for print communications, web utilization, and product use.
6) Logo can be enlarged without being distorted.
Final Format:
a) Logo guidelines including RGB, CYMK, and pantone colors would be included.
b) A modifiable vector version of the logo in .ai, .psd or .eps (CMYK)
c) A layered Photoshop Web file format - .jpg (RGB)
d) Winner must transfer copyright for created artwork and font.
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When I first decided to start a blog, I had no clue where to start. Along the way I have learned A LOT. This would actually be an understatement for I am still learning stuff everyday and I have been blogging for over 6 months now. Over the course of this time with my blog, I have been asked by others how they might go about starting a blog. Therefore, I have decided to share some of my blogging tips for anyone wanting to start a blog or for those of you who have been blogging for some time now. Below is the first part of a series of tips that I will be adding to in future blogs.
Part 1~
Think of a clever name. Your name is so important. The catchier it is…the better. I thought of my name in approximately 30 seconds and it stuck. Think of key words that describe you or what you plan to blog about. Think "simple to remember" so that when readers want to find you they can type the name easily into any search engine.
Research a blogging platform such as WordPress or Blogger and decide which platform will suit your needs the most. I had only ever heard of WordPress so I set up my account with them. Wordpress is great for beginners and very user friendly. You can get a free domain or you can pay and own your domain name. I suggest doing this so that no one else can claim it. A lot of bloggers continue on to use a self hosting platform such as Bluehost or Go Daddy. I have not yet ventured into that but I can't stress enough to DO YOUR RESEARCH. For a list of the most commonly used hosts, click here. If you plan on blogging for a long time and getting serious about it, then I suggest self hosting from the start. Don't be afraid to talk to other bloggers to find out who they use and if they are happy with their host.
Make Email, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and any other social media site accounts, using your domain name. It is much preferable if your domain name is used throughout all your social media for then it is easier for those who are looking for you, to find you. I can't stress enough the importance of this.
Choose a logo. A logo is going to be a part of your blogs identity. Keeping it simple and related to your brand is best. There are lots of free images on the internet. Or if you are familiar with photoshop then you can custom design your own. There are sites such as PicMonkey and Ribbet that have images and editing features to help with designing media. There is also the option of hiring a graphic designer but this can be expensive for just starting out your blog. It is important that when people see your logo they can recognize you and your logo can be used throughout all social media. You can also use something as simple as a picture of yourself. For a great article explaining the different types of logos click here.
Choose a theme. A theme is what is used to design your blog page. Wordpress has many themes to choose from. They have themes for blogs specializing in categories such as Photography or Travel. There are plenty of free ones to choose or if you want to step it up there are lots of themes that can be purchased. I would suggest using a free theme to start out. I changed my theme several times before finding one I liked.
Write your first post. Think about what you want to write about. Topics that you are knowledgable about and produce it in a way that will keep the reader interested from start until finish. Start with a catchy title. Use images or memes throughout your post…don't be boring. If you proof read it and find yourself yawning then most likely so will your readers. Keep most of your blog posts between 300 and 800 words. Informative but not so long that your reader begins to wander off, fall asleep, or never want to return to your blog again.
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As part of its ongoing acquisition quest, less than a year ago PTC acquired Vuforia from Qualcomm Connected Experiences for $65 million. What a difference a year has made!
Vuforia is an augmented reality (AR) technology platform, that PTC is betting will enrich its technology portfolio and further foster its strategy to provide technologies that blend the digital and physical worlds. In other words, the next phase of the Internet of Things (IoT).
When it was first reported that Qualcomm was soliciting bids for Vuforia as part of its effort to cut costs and focus on its key mobile business, PTC surprisingly was the ultimate suitor for the company and its technology.
Vuforia is a software platform that democratizes AR development. According to PTC, Vuforia is the most widely used AR platform in the world, powering more than 80% of AR apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play. In fact, more than 30,000 Vuforia-powered applications have been published on the App Store and Google Play – and have led to more than 275 million app installs. Vuforia also supports an active developer ecosystem with more than 250,000 registered developers, and more than 30,000 projects in development.


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I would like to know if there is some formula / graph which would provide / show the efficiency of a certain type of propeller in space. Specifically, I'm interested in the acceleration attainable at certain speeds.
I'm writing a science fiction book and I'm trying to make it as correct as possible, fact wise. The propeller I'm talking about is the ion drive
Now, my book takes place in a world where fusion power is finally ours.
So, please, let us assume that we have unlimited energy so you could power a dozen huge ion drives non stop. OK, there's the question of argon/xenon fuel, let's assume we have 1 year of that.
So... the question is... what speed could you reach?
If a continuous acceleration of $10\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}$ is applied (I put that number because it would also constitute an advantage for my crew - living in Earth's gravity), that would mean that a ship would reach the speed of light in just 347 DAYS
But I know that's impossible because the EFFICIENCY of the ion drive would DECREASE as the ship's speed would approach the exhaust speed of the drive's "nozzle" (well, it doesn't have a nozzle per-se, as you can see in Wiki, but anyway...)
Please do not fear to elaborate on top of my question. Let's suppose for example that maybe the ion drives of the future have a much higher thrust/efficiency/nozzle exhaust speed.
This isn't only about currently POSSIBLE facts but also about THEORETICAL limitations which might be overcome in the future (such as fusion energy).


text: Autumn 2006 Listening Test Reply #100 – 2006-08-15 23:53:24 So, for the encoder decision and settings, do you think some pre-tests are appropriate? Obviously, not all encoders can be included to have a comparison between iTunes CBR and iTunes VBR, FhG CBR and FhG VBR, etc. What I know is that iTunes VBR performed very bad in Roberto's test. That's why I thought CBR should be used now. As for FhG, I always thought their CBR engine would also be better than their VBR one, but as you guys said, this has to be checked. However, this has to be checked in some pre-tests because there are already enough contenders.I am hitting the sack now. Last Edit: 2006-08-15 23:54:58 by Sebastian Mares


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After increasingly likely signs that he would be challenging veteran Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Councilman Erik Dilan officially moved his campaign forward today, telling The Brooklyn Paper he's firmly in the race. Michael Olmeda, a political operative close to the campaign, confirmed to The Politicker that Mr. Dilan is indeed running and will have a formal announcement event soon.
Mr. Dilan, a close ally of Brooklyn Democratic Chair Vito Lopez, will undoubtedly have the county establishment's support in the race. With Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries' campaign against Congressman Ed Towns, Mr. Lopez is now actively backing two campaigns against sitting Democratic Representatives this election cycle.
"The time is right for change," Mr. Dilan told The Brooklyn Paper "We've had an incumbent who has been there for 20 years and she's done little with the post. She's going to have to justify after 20 years of nothing, why she should remain in office."
Mr. Dilan undoubtedly has been paying attention to the redistricting process, as Ms. Velázquez's district became slightly more favorable to Mr. Dilan's challenge in the recently released court-drawn map. Notably, her seat absorbed Hasidic Williamsburg where the largest sect is allied with Mr. Lopez.
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LOS ANGELES - United States skater Simon Cho has been banned for two years by the International Skating Union (ISU) after confessing he had tampered with a Canadian rival's skates at the 2011 world team short-track championships in Poland.
The suspension, announced by the ISU in Lausanne on Monday, started retroactively on Oct. 5, 2012 and will end on Oct. 4 next year, ruling Cho out of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Cho, who won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres relay at the 2010 Vancouver Games, said last October he had been ordered by his coach Chun Jae-su to tamper with Olivier Jean's skate.
Chun, who has since resigned as US short track speedskating coach, was also found "guilty of misconduct and of violation" of the ISU's code of ethics and given a two-year ban that will end on Aug. 25, 2015.
Chun and assistant coach Yeo Jun-hyung denied ordering Cho to damage the Canadian's skate but admitted to knowing about tampering and failing to report the incident.
Jean was unable to compete in the 5,000 metres relay final at the 2011 world championships because the blade had been bent out of shape and Canada, with only three skaters instead of the permissible four, finished last.
"I am deeply embarrassed and sad to confirm certain allegations that have been made in the arbitration demand brought by a group of my fellow speed skaters against US Speedskating and the coaches," Cho said last October.
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How to Choose Your Best Resume Format
Resume format refers not to the design or look of your resume but to how you organize and emphasize your information. Different resume format styles flatter different job histories.
Essentially, resume formats come in three family trees:
Reverse chronological: Lists all employment and education, beginning with the most recent and working backward.
Functional (skills-based): Shouts what you can do instead of relaying what you've done and where you did it.
Hybrid (combination): A marriage of both the reverse chronological and functional resume formats.
The narrative format is an outdated chronological format that starts with the oldest facts and works forward to the newest facts. A variation of the narrative format uses the third person as though you were writing a biography. This format is generally no longer recommended.
The three basic styles have spawned a variety of other formats, the best known of which are these:
Professional: A long (three- to five-page) resume format that emphasizes professional qualifications and activities.
Academic curriculum vitae: A comprehensive biographical resume of up to ten pages.
International curriculum vitae: An excruciatingly detailed resume used in an overseas job search.
Other less common resume styles or variations include:
Accomplishment: A variation of the hybrid resume that includes both qualifications and accomplishments.
Linear: Uses short, quick bursts of information without much detail.
Keyword: Includes heavy use of keywords commonly used in resume search databases.
Portfolio: Includes work samples; common in arts, marketing, and contracting fields.
The following table gives you a breakdown of which format to use when.
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|Professional, Portfolio, Academic Curriculum Vitae
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In Swervy's case it was his 'gut feeling that the Pakistan players way back then did things to the ball that were not legal'.Originally Posted by Dasa
In Swervy's case it was his 'gut feeling that the Pakistan players way back then did things to the ball that were not legal'.Originally Posted by Dasa
Actually, it is a fact that the Ws didn't do anything illegal or tamper with the ball. And honestly, if what Freddie and Simon Jones are doing now is clean, what the Ws did was clean as well. And the British press does have a history of complaining about everything but their own teams' inefficiency when they get defeated back in the 80s and the early 90s, something that seems to have passed on the Indian media, unfortunately. We never pick up the good things from the British, do we?
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Cricket? Think that was one of ours.....Originally Posted by honestbharani
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- As featured in The Independent.
"Ben Stokes, that most unlikely saint, worked the second of the two miracles he needs for his canonisation." - The Guardian's Andy Bell on the England all-rounder's Headingley ton
yeah, maybe a few exceptions.
So if nothing illegal was being done to the ball, why did the umpires change it in the one Test Match?
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Who knows?? did the umpires specify later what exact illegal thing was being done with the ball??Originally Posted by marc71178
Just coz the ball was changed in the match isn't a proof enough to accuse someone of cheating.Besides i remember that was lot of bad blood between not only the English and Pakistan team then, but also between Pakistan team and ENGLISH UMPIRES. I remember when an umpires threw a sweater to a Pak bowler after the end of an over instaed of giving it to him. There were lot of ugliness from both sides in that series.
Originally Posted by marc71178
I seem to remember that the umpire changed the ball during the third ODI in England vs India series ( that happened in England last)...i suppose that was ball tampering too, eh ?
Hey einstien, have you ever heard of a phrase associated with cricket known as 'the ball lost its shape' ?
P.G. Wodehouse is the most borrowed writer from Indian libraries, so English humour is another success. Yet another reason why I like the Indians so much, and why they're my "second team" (well, maybe third after Derbyshire but one can't really call us a team these days).Originally Posted by honestbharani
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England aren't using instruments like bottle-caps and god knows what else to create one side of the ball staying rough. They are simply keeping one side shined-up and hoping a hard pitch and rough outfield will rough up the other sideOriginally Posted by magsi23
And you know for a fact that Pakistan used bottle-caps and god knows what else during their trip to england in 1992 ?Originally Posted by zinzan12
Please, could you be a lil less biassed ?
You have no evidence that the pakistani team was cheating in the 92 series apart from a few rabid journalists who had not an iota of knowledge about reverse swing.
Originally Posted by zinzan12
I am 100% sure England didnt use anything to temper the ball, all i want to say is Pakistani bowlers didnt use anything either, just because England got hammerd by Wasim and Waqar and were loosing this issue was raised.
Oh so the Umpires must have been right, as in Shakoor Rana was right, Gatting must have done something wrong.Originally Posted by marc71178
As for the umpires, weren't they English too ? Did you know what the match referee said, he actually had felt that there wasn't anything wrong with the ball.
That is as biased as one can get.Originally Posted by zinzan12
Why would he be biased, he's a Kiwi. He is speaking the truth that's all. Or do you think Fred and Jones were using knavery?Originally Posted by Sanz
I know he is a Kiwi. Look at his post and what he was replying to. It implicitly suggests that England aren't using Bottle tops etc but Pakistanis were.Originally Posted by Pedro Delgado
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as for to beIf you forget the relative, you may step out into the street and get hit by car that lacks inherent self-existence.
It actually could really easy happen:attached to the ultimate
But is it really a question of Ultimate or just a danger of a kind of ignorance.
I thought the Mahayana way is the way of the ultimate, to get not into the danger of relativity which always would have its counterparts and makes one stick in right and wrong.
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Extreme Makeover?
There's a popular TV show called Extreme Makeover. Will that happen to the Phillies? No one knows right now.
If J-Roll and Mad Dog leave via free agency, then the 2008 World Champion roster has undergone an Extreme Makeover. That would leave Ruiz, Howard, Chase, Shane, Cole and Joe B as the lone survivors.
Ruben Amaro Jr. and his staff will be plenty busy this offseason. First order of business is filling the role held by Chuck LaMar. Interviews have been on-going.
Shane, J-Roll and Ruben met with the media on Tuesday. Charlie will do the same on Wednesday. Todd Zoleki will have all the details on phillies.com.
Did You Know?
**Phillies have won 100 or more games three times and in all three they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
**Phillies out-scored the Cardinals, 21-19, but 11 of those runs came in Game 1.
**Over the final four NLDS games, Phillies had 23 hits and 22 strikeouts.
**Phillies team batting average over the last five postseasons: .231, .227, .227, .216, .226.
**On-base percentage during the regular season was .323, lowest since .322 in 1997.
**Last time the Phillies lost the NLDS, they won the World Series the next year.
Yes, it was disappointing, losing the NLDS. It was hard to take seeing the Cardinals celebrate while Ryan was on the ground in pain.
Yet, 2011 gave us many pleasant memories that will last a lifetime.
**Florida Instructional League program will conclude on Saturday. Stats aren't recorded in the FIL so a statistical summary won't be forthcoming. Look for some of the Phillies prospects to play winter ball.
**Arizona Fall League is underway. Phillies prospects on the Scottsdale Scorpions include CF Tyson Gillies, 1B Cody Overbeck, 1B Darin Ruf, LHP Jacob Diekman, RHP Tyler Cloyd, RHP B. J. Rosenberg, RHP Colby Shreve
**Outfielder Danny Litwhiler, one of the top Phillies players of the early 1940s, died September 23 in Clearwater, FL, where he had lived for many years. He was 95. At the time of his death, Mr. Litwhiler was the fourth-oldest ex-Phillies player. In 1942, he became the first big league outfielder to play in 150 or more games without making an error. He handled 317 chances without a bobble. In 1943, he extended his record to 187 consecutive errorless games.
**Eddie Bockman, who scouted northern California for the Phillies from 1960 through 1991, died on September 29 in his Millbrae, CA, home. He was 91. Mr. Bockman scouted and was involved in the signing of 28 players who made it to the major leagues, including Larry Bowa, Bob Boone, Warren Brusstar, Mark Davis, Ricky Jordan, Randy Lerch, Buck Martinez, Dick Ruthven, Rick Schu, John Vukovich and Bob Walk.
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Fall is around the corner and with it comes the annual Louisiana Swamp Festival at the Audubon Zoo (11 min from our quiet Garden District bed and breakfast). This is a great festival celebrating the Cajun culture and heritage .
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I am a fan of the Matrix exponential $\exp(X)$, defined for any complex matrix $X$ by \begin{equation*} \exp(X) := \sum_{k \ge 0} \frac{X^k}{k!}. \end{equation*}
I have a fleeting acquaintance with q-analog's (essentially, I know that they exist, but have almost no idea what use they serve, which is part of the reason why I am asking this question).
Thus, my question is
Has the following q-analog of the matrix exponential \begin{equation*} \exp_q(X) := \sum_{k \ge 0} \frac{X^k}{[k]_q!}, \end{equation*} been studied previously? If so, in what context?
PS: More generally, the above question can be rephrased in terms of q-analogs of functions of matrices (which includes scalar, vector, and matrix valued functions). But I wanted to limit my focus to a concrete case of special interest to me.


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THE INVISIBLE WAR Proves That Films Can Change The World/
Don't you love it when you see a film and want to change the world? Don't you love it even more when you see a film and learn that that film has already changed the world -- and for the better? I sat watching Amy Ziering's & Kirby Dick's THE INVISIBLE WAR with my jaw hanging open, literally; my fury growing by the minute. When I was done, my understanding of the world had expanded, and my confidence in the power of film was confirmed. As informed and engaged as we all are, there are significant acts going on that we may not be cognizant or aware of, but if we -- and our representative institutions -- don't take action we are essentially giving consent to continue. Part of the complete definition of cinema these days is engagement and action, and THE INVISIBLE WAR fulfills this commitment (and more). It has made the world a safer place for those that work to make our world safe.
Ziering & Dick not only deliver an argument but provide all of the intimacy and emotional impact that a direct personal relationship usually brings. When you encounter those who have been the victim of a system that seems to endorse and covers up rape in our military forces, you can't help but be outraged. A female soldier in a combat zone is more likely to be raped by her fellow soldiers than killed by enemy fire.
THE INVISIBLE WAR won the Audience Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. It opens on June 22nd, but thanks to Goldcrest, I am hosting a free screening for those on my list. Hopefully everyone brings a bottle of wine or the beverage of their choice and we discuss it afterwards.
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She's been a Bond villain with (literally) killer thighs and a mutant X-Man with a brain even more powerful than her beauty, and now Famke Janssen is a monstrously manipulative mother reigning over small town terrors in "Hemlock Grove."
After taking a lengthy hiatus from acting to step behind the camera as a writer-director (her debut feature "Bringing Up Bobby" was released in 2011), the former model, 48, recently made a return to the big-screen with roles in "Taken 2" and "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters."
Her latest project, the Gothic thriller "Hemlock Grove" (debuting on Netflix on Friday, Apr. 19) brings Janssen both back to her TV roots (she had early gigs on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Melrose Place," and a well-received stint on "Nip/Tuck") and to the forefront of a new entertainment format: the series – executive produced by horror film gore-meister Eli Roth (who directed the pilot) and adapted from the supernatural novel by Brian McGreevy – is the second high-profile Netflix original series after the Beltway drama "House of Cards."
Portraying the powerful matriarch and head of a bio-medical empire in a mysterious Pennsylvania town that may or may not be home to werewolves and vampires, Janssen reveals why she's back in front of the cameras and her new-found perspective on the memorable genre roles that helped put her on the Hollywood map.
What drew you to this new series?
It was actually a bunch of different things. I took a couple of years off from acting to write and direct my own movie. Then, when I came back to 'I now want to start acting again,' I did 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' and 'Taken 2' and sort of starting to look around, like, 'How do I want to design my life now when I've really gotten the bug of writing and directing, and I want to find more time to do that?'
So when ['Hemlock Grove'] came around, I thought 13 episodes means about half of the year. It's not traditional television. Me and traditional don't generally go very well together! I'm very nontraditional and unconventional. So I thought, 'This could actually be really good.' And then it was the character that finally [sold me] – because ultimately I have to live with her. When you look at something like that, you have to think, 'Can I live with a character like this for potentially years?' And there was something to her that I thought, 'Yes, I can. I might.'
What was it about Olivia that attracted you?
There was a scene in the pilot where she asks her son if he wants to go shopping. And she's sitting there, smoking, still lying in bed, and he says no, he'd rather not. [I respond] 'Of course not, you don't have to do anything. You're basically old enough to do whatever you want to do.' and I take a drag on my cigarette, I put it out in his jacket, and I leave the room. And that to me is a character that I'm excited to play because she gets her way, but in kind of a creative way. It's completely obnoxious – but fun.
The horror genre on television has developed a really rich field lately. Do you have an affinity for horror?
I really don't – other than 'The Shining' and another few movies that I think redefined that genre. But what I think has sort of been happening is that genres keep being redefined all the time at this point because audiences are so sophisticated now. They have access to more movies and television shows than they ever had in the history of film and television. So that everybody in their own right is kind of a critic, and every genre has kind of been explored to the nth degree. Something that I just did like 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' is redefining a specific genre – it's a traditional fairy tale that everybody grew up with, and then it turns it on its head because Hansel and Gretel are grown‑ups and they're hunting witches. I think 'Hemlock Grove' does the same thing. It works within – it takes something from a genre we all know, and then it spins it on its head and it becomes its own thing. And that's what you hope to be part of is something that redefines a genre, rather than being a typical genre that we've all seen many times before.
Was the Netflix element – in which all the episodes will be released simultaneously for potential binge viewing – something that was especially intriguing to you?
I've been on Netflix for a long time, and it's actually something that's perfectly designed for my life because I've never been a traditional television watcher. I grew up in Holland. I didn't watch TV at all, came to America, and the only thing I ever watched on TV was 'Twin Peaks.' And then generally my lifestyle has been just not one to be able to follow anything on TV before any of those Netflix outlets existed. I find to do something where you can be in control of when and how you watch something is designed for people like me who travel all the time, who are constantly on planes and constantly traveling to different time zones or whatever. So to me, that was actually very exciting to be part of the future, and this is the way – and I'm not alone, I know. A lot of people are using this model now to watch things.
You've done so many different types of movies, is there something that you haven't gotten to yet?
I've done comedy, but never enough. I love 'Love and Sex.' I thought it was such a great movie, and I wish I could have done more of that. That's the only thing, and I haven't done any period movies that would have been really fun to explore. Being a writer, having written and directed my own movie, I learned so much about casting and realized how much everybody gets typecast. And you can try, I fought so hard for all those years to go against type, but it's kind of like a useless struggle. So much of what I or anybody looks like defines what they're going to play. So that's just the way it is.
One of your breakout roles was the Bond villain Xenia Onatopp in "GoldenEye," which tweaked typecasting. One of the "Skyfall" Bond girls, Berenice Marlohe, told me that you were her very favorite Bond temptress.
I know, and I thought that that was so wonderful! I was so flattered by that. I presented at the National Board of Review in New York, the award to Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig for 50 years of Bond Films. I mean it's just incredible that the franchise has lasted. So it's an incredible accomplishment with actually the latest movie being the highest grossing movie they've ever had. So I'm proud to be part of it, very, very proud, and I also think it's nice to see in the same way that I said before with redefining genres and all that, people have boxed in Bond women for a long time. And here I am, somebody who can sit here and say that as a result of a Bond movie, I've now been able to write and direct my own movie. I've gotten an entire career out of it playing all different kinds of people, worked with Woody Allen and Robert Altman in different genres – all as a result of a James Bond movie.
Did the superhero genre – working in the 'X-Men' films – do a similar thing for you?
No, I don't think so, but it was also very much an ensemble. They were very much ensemble casts. I think they did a lot for most probably Hugh Jackman. None of us quite enjoyed the same kind of success out of that because he really was undiscovered until that moment, and it was his breakout thing. But for all of us, I don't think it did quite that same thing. I don't know that anything has done that same thing to me.
You've got a cameo as Jean Grey in the upcoming spin-off film "The Wolverine." Would you go back to an expanded version of the role if the offer came? Bryan Singer's gotten a lot of the old band back together for 'X-Men: Days of Future Past…"
Right now, I'll go back to anything because I feel like I'm in a work mode, but I've also understood more than ever now that it's a business, and you need to be out there. You need to stay in people's eyes – and I have a new appreciation for money that I've never had before after taking off three years not working. I really had to go back to work and try to make money, and now I have what I want to call a hobby for now, but hopefully something that really can be a vocation in the future which is writing and directing. For that, I need to make money doing something else.
About the passionate fan bases that have come out of a lot of the projects that you've done, have you gained a different perspective on them as years have gone by?
Yeah. Although I have very little contact with my fans, I don't know who my fan base is or who they are. And I live in New York, and I live a very kind of private life. So I'm not much in touch with them, but, yeah, it's just lovely that people actually care.


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Sunday, August 26, 2007
Full Battle Rattle
6 comments:
- billt said...
Hey -- you knew something *I* didn't know!
Us green-suiters don't research the Nasal Ark Hives much, so I didn't know the drum-tattoo was called the Battle Rattle, Mags. The practical derivation of the term is, if everything isn't packed and snugged *just right* and you jog in place for an equipment check, you rattle.
Which means you wrap the offending item(s) in dry socks or do without.
When everything's proper-like, the sound is a muted rustle, but "Battle Rustle" lacks that alliterative quality...
- 27 August, 2007 08:45
- billt said...
A soldier in full [battle]dress, including helmet, flak jacket, and automatic weapon is said to be wearing "battle rattle" "play clothes" or "Mommy's comforts"...
In Vietnam, we used the term "work clothes" -- woulda probably called it "corporate casual" if the term had been invented back then...
- 27 August, 2007 08:51
- BostonMaggie said...
Oh, baby! I could teach you lots of things!
- 27 August, 2007 09:05
- BillT said...
What's the chance of getting a scholarship based on previous knowledge?
- 27 August, 2007 09:36
- Citizen Deux said...
I would have liked to see the picture of the sailor at one of the twin H2s mounted on the stern of a DDG or one of the 25mm cannons custome built in Crane, Indiana (the largest Navy base in the world - miles from any sea). The M60 adjacent to the poor sailor on AT/FP posting is hardly adequate to put down an inbound HSV. It may clear the decks, but there needs to be a little more kinetic energy.
Surprisingly, one of the best defensive tools of a warhsip is their firemain hoses. Very good for clearing docks and decks, providing a good DM is aloft with an M14 to take out any more serious threats.
- 27 August, 2007 13:03
- Ron Simpson said...
my cousin is a master sergeant down at Ft Hood. He does the readiness training for the troops heading to Iraq. They have to train with their full body armor. I got to try his on. Dang was it heavy and uncomfortable. I have much respect for the soldiers that can hump all day in that gear.
- 29 August, 2007 23:07


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I recently changed front and rear tires on my 04 R1150RT; went from the Metzeler Z6's, to Mich. Pilot Road 2's. I replaced the rear tire 1st, and then the front tire about 1,000 miles later.
But here is the thing....
Within about 300-400 miles after changing the rear tire, I started to feel a very odd sensation. When I lean into a low speed (10-15 mph) left hand turn the bike almost feels like I have a flat tire; if this is happening while making the same sort of right hand turn, there is very, very little, if any, similar feeling. For a while, I thought it might have something to do with the old front tire as it was pretty worn on the left side (which seem to be typical...to a degree due to weight imbalance); but after I changed it out for a brand new Pilot Road 2, there was no difference. Also, if I am leaning into a left hander at a higher rate of speed, it feels normal.
I have placed the bike on the center stand (several times), and I have tried to see if there was any movement when holding the tire in the 6 and 12 position; and again at the 3 and 9 position. Nothing, nada, no movement at all! I also tried to see if I could wobble the rear wheel from side-to-side (left to right), and again no movement at all.
Both tires appears to be correctly seated, and mounted in the proper rotational direction, and there does not seem to be any unsual wear (approximately 1,500 miles on the rear tire, and 250-300 miles on the front).
I can rotate the hub (without the wheel attached), and there is a little bit resistance (bearing load resistance I assume), which I would think is normal, but there is no feeling of roughness or unusual grinding sounds. Seems normal; I think.
Lastly, I recently did a transmission and final drive change, and again there was nothing unusual, clean and clear. What I forgot to mention was, the bike has 40,700 miles on her as of today.
So, I am seeking the advice from the collective; any ideas of what this might be, and way only on the left turn/lean side??


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Postgame profanity costs Marc Gasol $15,000
NEW YORK – Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for using a profanity during a live television interview.
The NBA announced the fine Wednesday.
Gasol cursed during the interview after Memphis snapped an 11-game skid Monday night with a 95-92 win over Minnesota. It was the Grizzlies' first win since Nov. 7.
The center scored 21 points in the win, which ended an ugly stretch where Memphis fired coach David Fizdale on Nov. 27.


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Monday, February 2, 2009
We don't get a moment to spare for some bust-out humanitarian down on his luck lately
First, he takes to the Chicago Cubs to the cleaners on a four-year, $52 million contract that has future regrets written all over it. Then, he's able to opt out of pitching for Canada in the World Baseball Classic, dedicating himself to regaling the Second City's press corps with bon mots and bad impressions in between sessions of sunning himself in Arizona and soft-tossing at minor leaguers for an inning or two.
Unfortunately for Ginger Balls, a few random Canadian yahoos have had the temerity to wonder why he is being such a pantywaisted nancy-boy when it comes to the WBC. Random yahoos like the Greatest Canadian to Swing a Bat in Anger, Larry Walker.
The attacks have gotten so fierce that the red-haired right-hander thrust himself into the understanding arms of Ken Rosenthal, who consoled him in a January 26 post at foxsports.com.
"I respect the game. I play hard. Now I'm getting criticized in Canada for the first time in my career just because I choose not to play in an exhibition tournament. How crazy is that?"
It's not actually that crazy, really. Surely, Dempster knew that balking at wearing the maple leaf wouldn't go over well in the nation that mints Paul Henderson's 1972 Summit Series goal on its currency.
Moreover, a pitcher who was allegedly healthy enough to sign a long-term contract just a couple of months ago should probably be healthy enough to come to Toronto for a weekend and throw three innings of baseball. This isn't exactly a Sisyphean task.
Don't get us wrong here. We don't want to castigate Dempster for making his choice. It was his to make, and if it makes sense to him, then so be it. We just wish he would shut up, stop whining and acting like a victim and OWN HIS DECISION.
If there is a positive to take out of this episode, it's that this hopefully means that Dempster won't be able to trade on his Canadian passport to get media work on this side of the 49th after his arm goes flying off into the third base dugout at Wrigley. Because we remember his "analysis" on Sportsnet's playoff coverage a few years back, and his scorn for the entire exercise was palpable.
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Worst post ever on this site.
He has 30 ML starts ahead of him. risking any injury for the "classic" is absurd. What if Wells, BJ, Rios, Barajas or Scutaro goes down for the season? That would be great for their respective countries, and the fans of the teams that rely on their contracts to be fullfilled.
I can't believe you wrote this garbage.
- February 2, 2009 at 6:19 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
What if there where no hypothetical situations?
- February 2, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Lloyd the Barber said...
And yet somehow every major professional soccer league STOPS PLAY to allow for constant international tournaments and qualification. Ryan Dempster can't pitch for Canada because "he's gotta work."
Also, were he a hockey player, he'd have been run out of town months ago. What is the difference? Canada has a shot contending, you have an excuse to get drunk and hang a flag out of your Japanese made vehicle.
- February 2, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- Darren Priest said...
Sorry, Lloyd, but I really see drunk-driving hockey fans as GM owners, so I'll have to bail out on your analogy.
- February 2, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- Andy Mc said...
I have to agree with anon.
Pitchers have greater injury risk than most other athletes. Add that to the fact that a SP needs to follow a very strict warm up routine in ST, and it makes little sense for him to risk it, especially after signing a major contract.
If he got hurt in the WBC, he would be run out of Chicago, FYI Lloyd.
As a Canadian, I would love to see him pitch for us, but if I were a Cubs fan, I wouldn't, just as I will be very worried every time BJ gets the ball.
- February 2, 2009 at 9:40 PM
- dave said...
I'm half and half. I'm glad Roy isn`t pitching but I wish Dempster was.
All that really matters is that I laughed at the Henderson line.
- February 2, 2009 at 10:58 PM
shut up lloyd the gay barber. you are a clown. your blog sucks too.
- February 2, 2009 at 11:35 PM
- eyebleaf said...
"Lloyd the gay barber." That is just so fucking original.
Personally, I don't give a shit about Dempster. If he doesn't want to be there, fine. We'll focus on the cats that are going to be there, like our boy Scotty Richmond.
- February 3, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
The truth is that we don't like Ryan Dempster, so we're making up our arguments against him as we go. Reason be damned.
He's still a whiny little bitch.
- February 3, 2009 at 2:39 PM
how is "lloyd the gay barber" un-original? your blog sucks worse than his, by the way.
- February 3, 2009 at 4:13 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Everybody sucks.
It's like a Dyson convention around here.
- February 3, 2009 at 4:52 PM


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Perla Lewis-Truong's due date was March 1. But the day after Thanksgiving, she was admitted to the hospital with severe preeclampsia, a disorder marked by a rapid rise in blood pressure that puts a mother's health and pregnancy at risk. A week later doctors had to deliver her daughter by cesarean section, 13 weeks early. Baby Celia weighed only a pound and a half. After two months, she is four pounds and still nearly translucent but healthy, lying in a small heated pod in the Children's Hospital of the University of California, Davis, in Sacramento. Celia was lucky to be born here, at a teaching hospital with an advanced neonatal intensive care unit. Premature babies face many potential problems, including necrotizing enterocolitis, in which intestinal walls deteriorate and bacteria invade. A quarter of infants with the disease die, and survivors may suffer neurological problems for years.
Mark Underwood, a neonatologist at U.C. Davis, is constantly seeking better treatments for his delicate patients. Contrary to traditional practice, his focus is not on drugs but on diet. Underwood believes that many cases of necrotizing enterocolitis could be prevented by giving preemies a special daily cocktail of probiotics (healthy bacteria) and prebiotics (the food those bacteria eat), all inspired by what might be considered the ultimate superfood: human milk.
"Milk is powerful as a preventer of disease and an enhancer of
performance," says Bruce German, a food chemist at U.C. Davis. "By understanding how it does what it does, we can bring the principles, the mechanisms of action, and the benefits to everyone." Human milk's most important role could be preventing infant disease and boosting immunity by cultivating a balance of microbes in the gut and the rest of the body, a kind of internal ecosystem called the microbiome. In fact, many researchers now believe that mammalian lactation originally evolved as a protective, not a nutritional, adaptation.
Consider baby Celia's situation at Davis. It is an impressive hospital, but even the best neonatal intensive care unit presents a challenging environment for a preemie. Fetuses are bacterially naive, with little exposure to pathogens or other microbes before birth. Then they get exposed in a very specific way: first through the birth canal, a wellspring of bacteria, and then through near-constant snuggling with their moms—ideally accompanied by immediate breast-feeding. Within days, microbes both good and bad start to colonize the baby and help educate the immune system. But Celia, born through a C-section and then placed in an isolette, acquired most of her bacteria not from her mother but from a hospital. Too young to breast-feed, she received nourishment, including liquid vitamins and a few drops of her mother's milk, through a catheter in her umbilical cord.
"We think that makes them sick," says Underwood, a soft-spoken man in glasses and a blue polo shirt. For preemies, infections come fast and furious, but those who receive breast milk are half as likely to suffer from necrotizing enterocolitis as their formula-fed peers. Such statistics are driving Underwood and his colleagues to peer deeper into human milk. And their findings are poised to improve health not just for babies, but for all of us.
For a substance so important to the success of our species, human milk has, until recently, been largely neglected by researchers. For one thing, most infants in the developed world can now survive without it. Doctors and scientists long assumed most of its value was nutritional, in which case it could be replaced by commercial infant formula, which is now a $3.5 billion-a-year business in the United States alone.
Far more money has gone into improving efficiencies in the dairy industry or studying the cholesterol-reducing effects of red wine than into understanding human breast milk. "People should not underestimate how important the money is," says food researcher Bruce German from his office in the new, light-dappled Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science on the Davis campus.
German had his lightbulb moment in 1994, when he decided that food scientists were "overblowing the red wine thing." He asked himself, what is the one food that's clearly meant to help humans? German, a ruddy man in a white sweater vest that looks knit by a relative, answers his own question effusively: "Milk!"
German took a sabbatical in Switzerland to work at food giant Nestlé, one of the world's leading sellers of infant formula. Where better to learn about human milk, he reasoned, than at a company so keen to mimic it? Nestlé researchers suspected that milk could "grab onto pathogens," flushing them out of the baby, and even act as an anti-inflammatory, calming hypervigilant, immature immune cells. But like other researchers, they didn't know the mechanism involved. If only the means of action could be decoded, and the healthy components isolated, identified, and produced in quantity, German thought, then they could be repurposed to treat everything from diarrheal diseases to cancer to hiv.
One class of substances in particular intrigued German: oligosaccharides. These sugar molecules, among the most common solid components of milk, are not digestible. Since we cannot metabolize them, he wondered, why are they there in such abundance? He had a hunch that the answer might be related to the human microbiome. If the molecules are not feeding us, he reasoned, maybe they are feeding the microbes that boost our health. On his return to Davis, German began collaborating with molecular biologists and chemists to isolate the oligosaccharides and test them against various bacteria.
To date, researchers have discovered more than 150 different human-milk oligosaccharides and believe there may be some 200 altogether. Built in combinations of 3 to 20 monosaccharides (simple sugars), these compounds are hard to fragment and analyze. German's colleague Carlito Lebrilla decided to attempt the job with the university's new nanoflow liquid chromatography time-of-flight machine, which identifies molecules by measuring the time it takes them to ping around a tube that looks like a stovepipe. In order to separate the 200-some compounds in breast milk so they could be analyzed individually, Lebrilla worked with a biotech company to develop a microchip that acts like a filter for the machine, allowing different compounds through at different speeds.
Another helpful technology was a superconducting magnet cyclotron—a million-dollar drum-shaped device that sends molecules racing around in circles. Researchers can blast the compounds apart with lasers and measure the mass of the molecular fragments that spew out, like smashing a geode to see what minerals are inside. Through painstaking work, German and his colleagues eventually identified dozens of new sugars that could be keys to human health and disease.
At another lab in Davis's food-science complex, the effort is on to see just what these sugars actually do. At the heart of the effort is microbiologist David Mills, who spent years growing finicky bacteria in test tubes laced with oligosaccharides in oxygen-deprived chambers that mimic conditions in the human gut. It is not a project for the squeamish: To recreate the biology as exactly as he can, Mills works with fecal bacteria collected from infant stool samples. In this way he discovered that Bifidobacterium infantis, one of the dominant bacteria present in the poop of healthy breast-fed babies, is particularly good at eating large oligosaccharides capped at the end with a particular kind of sugar unit. These molecules, called large fucosylated oligosaccharides, are plentiful in breast milk despite the fact that humans cannot digest them at all. But B. infantis can. The microbe efficiently eats these sugars before other bacteria get to them, starving out bad bugs and aiding the infant that serves as its host.
At the Davis neonatal intensive care unit, concentrated breast milk rich with oligosaccharides is now being tested in babies unable to grow enough B. infantis on their own. The hope is that seeding their guts with regular doses of the bacterium and the sugar it eats will compensate for that lack. The B. infantis supplement is brewed in a food-grade facility and turned into a soluble powder. Underwood, German, and their colleagues believe it will have major potential, not just for preemies but for babies and small children in the developing world who suffer high rates of other gut infections leading to diarrheal disease.
Assuming this and several other related human trials currently under way are a success, the next step will be making enough of these crucial breast-milk sugars and doing it cheaply. One idea for ramping up production is through dairy cows, which naturally produce many of the same oligosaccharides as humans do, though in tiny quantities. Fortunately, California's dairy industry produces more than 3,000 tons of cheese a day, and a corresponding amount of liquid whey that is extracted from it. Supported by funding from the Gates Foundation, U.C. Davis is working to find an efficient way to partition out and concentrate the human-active compounds.
Other breast-milk oligosaccharides are also showing promise. At the University of California, San Diego, a sugar called disialyllacto-N-tetraose reduced the mortality rate from necrotizing enterocolitis in rats from 25 percent to only 5 percent. Nutritional scientist Lars Bode believes the compound may act by encouraging the growth of beneficial bacteria or by reducing inflammation of the gut.
Bode's lab has shown that the same family of compounds ably attach to a protozoan parasite and potentially lethal pathogen, Entamoeba histolytica. Bode believes these sugars, because they are indigestible, journey intact to the colon, where their structure mimics molecules on the surface of gut epithelial cells. When the parasite tries to hook onto the intestinal wall, it latches onto the milk decoy instead. The milk molecules then most likely flush the parasite out. Bode's finding could have big implications for both child and adult health, because E. histolytica is the world's third-leading cause of death by parasites. These particular oligosaccharides would be expensive to synthesize in a lab, but simpler sugars derived from cow's milk also appear to work well against E. histolytica.
Bode points to human-milk oligosaccharides performing other heroic medical feats. They inhibit Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacterium frequently responsible for respiratory and ear infections, which may explain why breast-fed infants get fewer respiratory illnesses than formula-fed ones. And at Boston College, biochemist David Newburg and his colleagues have found that another oligosaccharide called 2'-fucosyllactose is effective at warding off Campylobacter, cholera, and enteropathogenic E. coli—a frequent cause of diarrhea—in animal models. He believes it has the same impact in humans.
Cocktails of milk-derived compounds could soon start moving from the lab to medical use. Newburg has cofounded Glycosyn, Inc. to test his oligosaccharide in humans within two years. The company makes 2'-fucosyllactose from yeast and bacteria and is working toward marketing a nutritional supplement for children in the developing world, where diarrheal diseases kill more than a million of them a year. Especially at risk are newborns and weaning toddlers, who lose the protection of mother's milk at the same time they are exposed to a wider variety of food pathogens. Newburg and his collaborators are also studying a human-milk fat that seems to inhibit HIB from infecting human cells, and yet another milk component that prevents hiv from disabling the host's immune cells.
The big infant formula producers are closely watching these promising breast milk studies. Abbott, Mead Johnson, the British company Aptamil, and the German company HiPP have begun offering formula with a prebiotic called GOS, for galacto-oligosaccharide, derived from cow's-milk lactose. At least two companies have started supplementing formula with probiotics. HiPP uses a strain of human-milk Lactobacillus to help ward off infections. And Nestlé's Gerber has introduced an infant formula with bifidobacteria to support infants' immune systems. "There's a whole lot happening," Newburg says. "The formula companies are all partnering up to get a supply, get prepared, and do big human testing."
New milk-inspired therapies may soon find their way into the intensive care unit, too. Back at U.C. Davis, Mark Underwood is working on his next project, developing lipids from human milk to bathe and protect preemie skin. Bruce German responds with characteristic enthusiasm. "It's better than Vaseline!"
See the related sidebar, "Breast Milk Therapies for Adults."
Florence Williams is the author of Breasts:
A Natural and Unnatural History, published this May by W. W. Norton & Company.
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Romney begins to pull away and pile up a delegate advantage
WASHINGTON — It may not be pretty. It may not be a love fest. But Mitt Romney is starting to inch away from the pack in his drive for the Republican presidential nomination.
He does not have it yet. He lost several states Tuesday and will continue to face tests in weeks ahead, such as next week when the campaign heads south for primaries in Alabama and Mississippi, the kind of deeply conservative states where he has not found favor.
Yet his wins in several states Tuesday and competitive finishes in others added to his growing lead among the delegates needed to win the nomination, as chief rivals Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich continued to divide the anti-Romney vote.
His victories sent the campaign forward to a new phase where the political map and his strengths in money and organization will make it harder for his rivals to stop him.
"Everything gets easier for Romney," said political analyst Stuart Rothenberg. "The math is easier for Romney, the fundraising is easier, running a multi-state campaign is easier."
Romney won more than half the delegates up for grabs Tuesday in 10 states, ending the day with 415 and pulling well ahead of his competitors. His lead over nearest rival Santorum swelled from 111 delegates to 239 delegates, according to The Associated Press. His lead over Gingrich jumped from 170 to 310. And his lead over Rep. Ron Paul of Texas grew from 178 to 368 delegates.
His rivals must win a majority of the delegates left to deny him the 1,144 delegates needed to clinch the nomination.
That's possible — but more difficult with each passing week, as the field of opportunity shrinks.
Looking ahead, Romney is the early favorite in 11 states with a total of 571 delegates up for grabs. Most are on the coasts — including California, New York and New Jersey — or in the West, including Utah and Wyoming.
He's a likely underdog in 12 states with a total of 668 delegates. Most are deeply conservative states in the South, plus Texas and Santorum's home state of Pennsylvania.
And he'll face five states with 159 delegates now considered tossups by the University of Virginia's Center for Politics: Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota and Montana.
Denying Romney a majority would be one thing.
One candidate such as Santorum winning a majority by himself would be even harder, as long as Gingrich and Paul continue to win some delegates themselves. The longer they stay in the campaign and divide the anti-Romney vote, the easier it is for him to win the plurality, if not a majority, of delegates.
As of Wednesday, Santorum needs to win 63 percent of the remaining delegates to win the nomination. Gingrich needs to win 67 percent. Paul needs 71 percent. Romney needs 47 percent.
Santorum's wins in Oklahoma and Tennessee Tuesday might not have been enough to start gaining on Romney, but were enough of an emotional boost to keep the former senator from Pennsylvania going.
Similarly, Gingrich's victory in his former home state of Georgia could not give him enough delegates to gain ground, but gave a shot of political adrenaline for the former House speaker.
"It is gratifying to win my home state so decisively to launch our March Momentum," he said in a tweet.
Whether they can parlay those wins into more campaign contributions remains to be seen.
More likely, Romney will continue to enjoy the huge advantage in money and campaign muscle that's enabled him to win in states where he otherwise might have lost.
In Ohio, for example, he badly trailed Santorum in the polls two weeks ago. But he and the political action committee supporting him opened the checkbook, flooded the airwaves with ads slamming Santorum, and brought the polls back to even. Santorum said Tuesday he was outspent in Ohio 12-to-1.
Overall, Romney and the pro-Romney "super" political action committee spent $86 million through Jan. 31, according to the Federal Election Commission. Santorum and his PAC spent $10.4 million.
Romney also has had the experienced national campaign staff in place for months, planning well ahead for every state.
That depth paid off Tuesday in Virginia, where Romney was able to sweep the state against Paul, as Gingrich and Santorum both failed to do the field work late last year needed to get on the ballot.
It also helped In Ohio, where Santorum failed to file full slates of delegates in all of the state's congressional districts, costing him any chance at as many as 18 delegates.
Romney also could start to benefit from a bandwagon effect if more and more Republicans start to look on him as the eventual winner.
A new Rasmussen poll Tuesday found that 65 percent of all likely voters think Romney will win his party's nomination, up from 54 percent a week before. At the same time, the ranks of people who think Santorum will win the title dropped from 24 percent to 14 percent.
"The momentum is with Romney," former candidate Mike Huckabee said Monday before the Tuesday voting. "Rick Santorum has a very solid level of support there, so it could go either way. But if the trend continues ... that we've started to see with Romney, sort of bringing people together as people are saying, 'OK, look, if he' going to win, let's go ahead and get behind him.'"
Underscoring the potential bandwagon effect: The hunger among some Republicans to wrap up an overwhelmingly negative campaign.
Even while racking up delegates, for example, Romney's suffered in the eyes of the broader public. A new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, for example, found that 39 percent of Americans have a negative impression of him while 28 percent had a favorable impression.
Former first lady Barbara Bush on Monday called it "the worst campaign I've ever seen in my life," according to the Dallas Morning News.
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Which quotations from great leaders and writers might you best like to see displayed at advertising locations and in trains and buses, for the education and benefit of the world?
Among the first that come to mind as most helpful in supporting the anti-theist cause are the truths uttered or written by America's founding fathers and other great people whose names are well-known to everyone including bible-thumping fundamentalists. Every country, every language will have its favorites.
"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries." James Madison 1803
"Millions of fables, tales and legends have been blended with Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed." John Adams
"Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect." James Madison
"Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society." George Washington.
"I have recently been examining all of the known superstitions of the world and do not find in our particular superstition (Christianity) one redeeming feature. They are all alike, founded upon fables and mythologies." Thomas Jefferson. 1743-1826
"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." Abraham Lincoln
"Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear". Thomas Jefferson
"…Freedom arises from the multiplicity of sects, which pervades America and which is the best and only security for religious liberty in any society. For where there is such a variety of sects, there cannot be a majority of any one sect to oppress and persecute the rest." James Madison. 1778
[spoken at the June 1778 Virginia convention on ratifying the Constitution]
"Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry." Thomas Jefferson
"Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect." James Madison.
"During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What has been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in the laity; in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution." James Madison.
"I belong to no church." Abraham Lincoln
"The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma." Abraham Lincoln
"Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man." Thomas Jefferson
"And the day will come, when the [virgin birth] will rank with the fable of the generation [birth] of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter." Thomas Jefferson
"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Abraham Lincoln
"Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and dogmatism cannot confine it." John Adams 1816. [Letter to his son, John Quincy Adams, 1816 November 13].
"You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?" Mark Twain
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Vatican City, Oct 16, 2012 / 11:36 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI granted a rare interview to the creators of a documentary in which he said that he is "convinced" that "there will also be a new springtime for Christianity" in Europe.
The bishops, experts and observers at the synod on the New Evangelization were treated to a screening of the new documentary at the Oct. 15 afternoon session.
"(T)he desire for God…is profoundly inscribed into each human soul and cannot disappear. Certainly we can forget God for a time … but God never disappears," Pope Benedict said on screen, though he was not in the audience. "This restlessness … is an expression of the hope that man may, ever and anew … start to journey towards this God."
The movie, entitled "Bells of Europe: A Journey into the Faith in Europe," considers Christianity, European culture, and the future of the continent. In addition to the Pope, it features interviews with leaders of the other main Christian confessions in Europe, as well as leaders in politics and culture.
To emphasize Europe's common Christian roots, their reflections are bound together by the sound of bells ringing out from around the continent, the casting of a bell in the ancient foundry of Agnone, and the music of Estonian composer Arvo Part.
Based on an idea by Jesuit Father Germano Marani, the film was produced by the Vatican Television Center.
In his interview, the Pope expressed several reasons for hope for the future of Christianity in Europe.
"The Gospel … is true and can therefore never wear out. In each period of history it reveals new dimensions … as it responds to the needs of the heart and mind of human beings, who can walk in this truth and so discover themselves," the Pope said. "It is for this reason, therefore, that I am convinced there will also be a new springtime for Christianity."
Another reason he offered is that "faith in Jesus Christ is quite simply true; and the truth never ages."
No ideology can prevail against Christianity in the long run, he stated.
"Ideologies have their days numbered. They appear powerful and irresistible but, after a certain period, they wear out and lose their energy because they lack profound truth. They are particles of truth, but in the end they are consumed."
Young people are another source for the Pope's hope.
"Young people have seen much – the proposals of the various ideologies and of consumerism – and they have become aware of the emptiness and insufficiency of those things."Thus, among the new generations we are seeing the reawakening of this restlessness, and they too begin their journey making new discoveries of the beauty of Christianity; not a cut-price or watered-down version, but Christianity in all its radicalism and profundity. That is Christianity. It is true and the truth always has a future," the Pope said.
The future will not be easy, especially in Europe, since it suffers from a spiritual bipolarism, he explained.
"(I)n Europe today we see two souls," he said toward the end of the interview.
"One is abstract anti-historical reason, which seeks to dominate all else because it considers itself above all cultures … and intends to liberate itself from all traditions and cultural values in favor of an abstract rationality. Yet we cannot live like that and, moreover, even 'pure reason' is conditioned by a certain historical context, and only in that context can it exist."
The other soul is Europe's Christian one. This soul is "open to all that is reasonable, a soul which itself created the audaciousness of reason and the freedom of critical reasoning, but which remains anchored to the roots from which this Europe was born, the roots which created the continent's fundamental values and great institutions, in the vision of the Christian faith," the Pope said.
"The challenge for Europe," he asserted, is for its Christian soul "to find a shared expression in ecumenical dialogue between the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Churches" and then "encounter this abstract reason. In other words, it must accept and maintain the freedom of reason to criticize everything it can do and has done, but to practice this and give it concrete form on the foundations and in the context of the great values that Christianity has given us."
"Only by blending these elements can Europe have weight in the intercultural dialogue of mankind today and tomorrow. Only when reason has a historical and moral identity can it speak to others" and "find a fundamental unity in the values that open the way to the future, to a new humanism. This must be our aim. For us this humanism arises directly from the view of man created in the image and likeness of God."


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Friday, April 22, 2011
FamilySearch Forums affected by Amazon Cloud Collapse
At first I thought this might be a local problem with FamilySearch, but after an E-mail to one of the FamilySearch Forum support team, I learned of the greater problem. There has been a major collapse of what is called the Amazon EC2 or Elastic Compute Cloud hosted in Amazon's North Virginia data center. E-Week.com made the following note in an article entitled, Will Amazon EC2 Outage Negatively Affect Attitudes Toward Cloud? Nah: "News analysis: No site on the Internet is sacrosanct or immune from power shutoffs or a major service denial attack. Just make sure you manage your own cloud service closely and provide your own backup."
In the genealogical community, there have been a lot of Blog posts on the subject of "Cloud Computing." The term "cloud computing" is used to refer to transferring computing tasks that were done locally to online services. For example, if you keep your genealogy on your computer using your own program you are not using cloud computing, but it you take the same file and load it onto a website and store you information there either for backup or collaboration, you are participating in cloud computing on a very limited scale. When you rely on network services you are subject to anything that happens to the network from someone crashing their car into your cable connection box, to having a remote server in another part of the world crash for whatever reason. As the author of the E-Week articles says, "You might get shut down [at any time] using the cloud. Just manage it."
So where is your sense of security because you are using DropBox.com or Mozy.com? Just remember that online storage is merely another way of backing up your data and is not a panacea for all of the storage problems. It is still necessary for you to use multiple backup methods; CDs, DVDs, hard drives, flash drives and also to put the storage in multiple locations.
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When it takes almost 2-3 weeks to upload my backup to Carbonite, I can imagine how long it will take to download it again if I had a crash. I always keep another backup on an external hard drive - just in case!ReplyDelete
I wasn't aware of the Amazon Cloud event; but I have done as you suggested, pretty much. I have files loaded in a variety of places: Sky Drive (live.com), Mozy, Dropbox, and on an external hard drive. I have been negligent on backing up my files to CD's and such, though I do have a few jump drives. Another way to "back up", in a sense, is to put your genealogy at various locations, in the form of trees. I also use Blogger.com for my research notes, Google Docs for some things, and I try to send info to my grown kids as often as I think of it. Now, I guess I will go manage my Amazon Cloud stuff and or restore my files to that "drive". It never ends, does it?ReplyDelete


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Monday, 30 July 2007
Croatia: Part I
Although there is a much faster service between the coasts of Italy and Croatia, taking the overnight ferry gives you the pleasure of waking up to a Dalmatian sunrise just as the ferry approaches the coast of Split. There is something wonderful about arriving in the city just as it awakens and discovering it quietly before the morning bustle begins.
We found ourselves in a charming apartment in a medieval building positioned in the heart of the city, just steps away from Diocletian's Palace. While there is no interior as such to explore, the shell of the Palace walls is now home to a host of market stalls and restaurants. It is glorious to wander through at night discovering dimly lit bars tucked away in the walls.
The Palace also backs onto the market which offers a cornucopia of fresh produce, flowers, Dalmatian cured meats, cheeses and baked goods. It was hard not to develop a cherry streusel with coffee habit when the delightful warm, fresh pastries coupled with the rich heady brew were only moments away from our lodgings. The cobble-stoned streets of Split are lined with bakeries, gelatarias and cafés filled with deeply cushioned seating. Perfect for sinking into with a glass of wine after a day of swimming in the beautiful Adriatic.
Split is the perfect place to sample Dalmatian prosciutto which, while more heavily salted than its Spanish and Italian counterparts, provides a light start to dinner. Seafood features at almost every dining establishment on the Dalmatian coast with platters of scampi, grilled calamari, mussels and octopus in abundance. The preparation is simple but the produce excellent. The Italian influence is evident in dishes such as cuttlefish risotto and spaghetti with scampi. The offerings are similar at most restaurants so it is worth following the recommendations from locals as to where they dine to avoid paying a premium price at restaurants catering to the tourist market.
Keen to explore further we hired a car and took an unforgettable drive down the stunning coast of Dalmatia. The landscape is spectacular with intensely blue waters studded with thickly forested islands on one side and towering mountain ranges on the other. There are a myriad of small and large seaside towns to stop at for a flaky pastry filled with Dalmatian cheese, a scoop of gelato or just to dip your toes in the sea. Incidentally for those counting their pennies, one scoop of gelato almost anywhere on the Dalmatian coast remarkably costs exactly the same amount; 5 kunas or approximately 1 AUD.
Bosnia Herzegovina
We took a detour into Bosnia Herzegovina to visit Mostar. More evident than the Ottoman history this city is famous for is the unrectified damage from the shelling during the war. In contrast the Old Town, with the aid of UNESCO funds, is a vibrant neighbourhood filled with craft shops stocking beautiful wares such as Turkish coffee sets and restaurants with flower lined terraces overlooking the serene river. I couldn't help but find it somewhat superficial in contrast to the existence of the majority of Mostar residents.
From Mostar we drove onto the fortress lined city of Dubrovnik. Unlike Mostar, Dubrovnik has undergone an impeccable reconstruction and aside from a small memorial there is no evidence of the damage done during The Siege. This tourist city hasn't lost its charm with terracotta rooved houses surrounding the quaint boat filled harbour. A small market in the centre of town features local stallholders with wonderful produce. The peaches may be the sweetest you will ever taste.
It is easy to get lost in the endless terraced laneways and a delight to do so. Winding your way through them you may find yourself at a Dominican Monstery suspended above the city, uncovering a quaint restaurant hidden away from prying tourists offering the most succulent octopus salad or a candlelit bar with a wonderful live performance.
The best discoveries of all are the little cafés tuck into the fortress walls suspended above the deep blue waters. It is heavenly spending an afternoon sipping away while you take in the spectacular views or follow the locals and dive into the Adriatic for a quick dip.
24 comments:
- Amanda at Little Foodies said...
This is a wonderful post. It looks and sounds like a superb destination! I wish I'd said yes when my hubby said we should go.
- 31 July 2007 at 12:54 am
- katiez said...
Gorgeous photos!
When we were in Croatia we didn't get very far south at all - mainly the Istrian Peninsual. I would love to go back and do more exploring!
- 31 July 2007 at 1:02 am
- Truffle said...
Amanda- you should definitely go! I envy you living in the UK and being so close to Europe. Thanks for directing me to those articles. They came in useful for Part II.
Katiez- Thank you! We went to Istria as well (which I'll blog about in Part II) and thought it was lovely. It was so different in terms of environment, food and culture though. Such a diverse country and a pleasure to explore.
- 31 July 2007 at 1:16 am
- Figs Olives Wine said...
What a wonderful post. This is somewhere I've never been, and you just made my desire to go even stronger! Beautiful.
- 31 July 2007 at 4:52 am
- Johanna said...
blue seas, pastries, gelato and perfect peaches - sounds heavenly - and your photos are wonderful (I wish my camera could take decent photos at night!)
- 31 July 2007 at 5:11 am
- Poonam said...
wonderful post and pictures!
- 31 July 2007 at 8:52 am
- Susan said...
Truffle, these photos are just fabulous! I can't get over that blue Adriatic. Can't wait for Part II.
- 31 July 2007 at 9:34 am
- Lucy said...
Once had a Croatian boyfriend who waxed lyrical about that coastline. Somehow I never believed a word of it.
You mean there's a part II to look forward to as well? How wonderful.
- 31 July 2007 at 10:12 pm
- Truffle said...
Figs olives and wine- I have wanted to go for the longest time so am so pleased to have finally done it. It hasn't been completely ruined by tourism yet so go soon!
Johanna- thank you so much! It's a gorgeous country.
Poonam- thanks and thank you for reading :)
Susan- thanks! I was pretty amazed by the Adriatic too. It is picture postcard stunning.
Lucy- smart guy. It's one of the most beautiful coasts I've seen. In Part II we head North which is beautiful in a completely different way. Thanks for reading :)
- 1 August 2007 at 1:16 am
- BC said...
What beautiful pictures. I didn't realize that Croatia was so beautiful. I miss Italy too but my son is returning this week with truffle oil so I'm good for a little while.
I've tagged you and hope you'll play along. Check out my blog at www.beansandcaviar.blogspot.com for rules and information.
- 1 August 2007 at 11:33 am
- Nora B. said...
You write very well, Truffle. Your descriptions of the places you've been really makes me long for an adventure such as yours. Hopefully in the near future. I especially love the architecture of these places.
Can't wait for Part II!
- 1 August 2007 at 1:29 pm
- Truffle said...
Thank you BC. Enjoy the truffle oil!
Nora B- thank you so much! It's wonderful to know people are reading.
- 1 August 2007 at 4:27 pm
- kitchen hand said...
Magnificent. Is the sky and sea always that blue?
- 2 August 2007 at 6:01 pm
- The Gourmand said...
I am turning green with envy. Where is my concealer? X
- 2 August 2007 at 11:49 pm
- Truffle said...
kitchen hand- we were very lucky to experience clear summer skies every day we were there but I imagine it's very grey in the winter months.
the gourmand- perhaps you should take Mike? ;)
- 3 August 2007 at 5:01 am
- Cynthia said...
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Thanks for taking us along with you.
- 3 August 2007 at 6:31 pm
- Cate said...
Gorgeous pictures!
- 4 August 2007 at 8:01 am
- Truffle said...
Thanks for reading Cynthia!
Cate- thank you. That's very kind!
- 4 August 2007 at 6:05 pm
- The Cooking Ninja said...
What a beautiful place. :)
- 7 August 2007 at 10:24 am
- Wendy said...
Wow. Really. Wow.
- 7 August 2007 at 2:39 pm
- SteamyKitchen said...
Your images are so beautiful! Now I want to go to Croatia! The mussels look yum.
- 13 August 2007 at 7:14 am
- Truffle said...
Cooking Ninja- it's a lovely place. Thanks for reading
Thanks Wendy. I was blown away too.
Steamykitchen- you should go :) The food is wonderfully fresh and simply prepared. Perfect.
- 13 August 2007 at 2:41 pm
- Shayne said...
I love the Balkans it is so beautiful . Last summer I went to Serbia and Montenegro and your picture sure does the region justice.
- 13 August 2007 at 7:34 pm
- Truffle said...
Thank you so much Shayne! Sounds like a fabulous holiday.
- 14 August 2007 at 2:55 am


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