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Be it a festive vacation or a romantic hideaway, the Park Grand London is a one-stop destination. The interesting part is that the hotel makes a wonderful abode for both the budget and the luxury travellers in the city. According to the preferences and budgetary capacity, the conveniences can be customized. From all these perspective, the hotel offers great accommodation during your stay in the city.
Situated in the pleasant corner of the famous Queens Garden at Paddington, Park Grand London introduces you with immaculate serenity as soon as you step in. Far from the maddening crowd and the hustles and bustles of city life, Park Grand London offers you a perfect retreat. While staying in tune to the happening buzz of the most colourful realms of London, you can enjoy a private time of your own. What's best about the hotel is that there are thousands of activities, you can do inside the hotel. Moreover, the serene surrounding around allows you to have a great time amidst the lap of nature. Staying in this hotel, gives one the easy access to the major landmarks of the city, including pristine Hyde Park, the happening West-end, the Oxford Street, the heaven or the shopaholics, and many other places.
This festive season, Park Grand London brings a comprehensive range of packaged deals for the guests. Those who are planning to visit London during the Christmas and New Year can enjoy the celebration package and special deals offered by the hotel.
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Electronic aids that help blind and partially sighted people navigate and interact with their environment - such as ultrasound canes and voice-enabled GPS devices - are becoming more widely available. But a new device could take such interaction to the next level.
George Stetten, a bioengineer at the University of Pittsburgh, has come up with the idea of a tiny video camera that sits at the end of a finger (see image, right) and connects to a portable computer that can analyse the footage and flag up objects of interest.
The camera mounting could also vibrate to provide physical feedback from the computer to signal it has seen something significant. A warning could be given when the camera spots a nearby obstacle, like a wall or the edge of a table, and it could even trace out the shape to guide the user past.
Image processing makes it possible for the system to recognise very specific objects. Stetten's patent says that, amongst other things, the computer could recognise light switches or other controls from a distance. The user could be steered towards a switch using physical feedback, or given the option to activate it remotely.
The capabilities of such a system are limited only by imagination, says Stetten, and has the potential to give blind and partially sighted people much greater control and interaction with the world around them. In fact, a portable system able to look for objects for you could offer benefits to fully sighted people too.
Read the full fingercam remote control patent application.
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Poll: Are You Ordering or Eating Pizza This Sunday?
The Super Bowl goes down this weekend. And while some of you may be pulling for Pittsburgh and others the Pack, you should all be behind pizza, right? A factoid that's often trotted out at this time of year is that Super Bowl Sunday is the busiest day of the year for pizza delivery. (Halloween is the second-biggest delivery day.) So, are you doing pizza during the game this year? » More


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9 Professional Athletes' Secrets for Winning
By: Bruce Schoenfeld
- Overview
- Don't Be Afraid to Win
- Be Afraid to Lose
- Seize the Opening
- Put Negative Thoughts in His Mind
- Embarrass Your Opponent
- Never Look Ahead
- Play a Game Within a Game
- Be in Better Shape
- Do the Unexpected
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You don't have to be a psych major to know, when momentum has swung your way. Losers use that advantage to take a break from the intensity, and the next thing they know, the advantage is gone. Winners see it as an opportunity to put their opponent away for good.
"If we're up 1-0 or 2-0 after two periods, we'll say, 'Let's play this game like it's 0-0 and not get soft,' " says Modano. "If we're up 3-0, that's different. Then it's, 'Now's our chance. Let's put this team out of its misery.' "
One man I know picked exactly the wrong time to back off a woman he was after. She was ending a relationship with a steady boyfriend and was looking for security in any form. "She's confused," he said. "I just want to give her some time."
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In Awake in the World, Michael Stone delivers an emphatic, yet tranquil message: Yoga, he notes, is not about some remote "pie-in-the-sky-by-and-by" ultimate experience; it's about the here and now. In his essays, he teaches that mastering mindfulness and yoga practice can enrich our relationships with our family, friends, community, and, yes, ourselves. Stone's blend of Buddhist meditation methods and clinical psychotherapy practice gives this book a subtlety and accessibility not often encountered. A trade paperback original. Editor's recommendation.


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Yes, it's almost like someone sat down and said "Hey, lets design a completely new standard for one of our products without even considering our other products." It's right up there with "Lets add some new export features and deliberately avoid the formats that our other products use." *sigh* I'm sorry, but for the last week I have gotten nothing accomplished because of things like this. I spend an hour last night hand loading in a base texture onto each part of the Genesis Super Suit, and I'm still only halfway through loading in the base texture onto the hundreds of locations. Then I get the joy of hand editting every single one of those textures to point to the texture maps stored in the Runtime/Textures folder… and then I get to do the same with the specular maps and the bump maps. It's going to take me days of work just to get supersuit working for my character and it's leaving me rather bitter.
Hi Boojum, have you thought of trying Texture Atlas in DAZ Studio to cut down the number of textures? That's what some folks are using to get high texture counts reduced (Stonemason's stuff for example) for Octane Render with really good results. I'd link to one of Joel Gecko's renders but it's behind the customer area at the Otoy forum. He got a Stonemason scene and semi truck loaded with no problems reducing /combining textures with Texture Atlas so they would fit the texture limits of his video card and Octane.


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Pensacola, FL – West Florida Hospital will conduct its next free monthly Red Hot Mamas® menopause management seminar on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Entitled "Smaller Incision … Easier Decision: da Vinci Gynecological Robotic Surgery," the session will be held in West Florida Hospital's 7th Floor Auditorium beginning with a light supper at 5:30 p.m. followed by the presentation by Matt Reynolds, M.D., OB/GYN.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – Today USA Field Hockey announced a premier partnership with glōProfessional, a leading skin care, make-up and hair care company dedicated to the beauty and integrity of women. The multi-year agreement will feature glo on the front of the Women's National Team jersey and represents the first ever corporate advertiser on the Women's National Team uniform.
"Everyone at glōProfessional feels honored to be a part of the achievements of these world-class athletes," said Sean Butler, President of glo Professional. "We're passionate about helping athletes perform their best when they're competing and we take great pride in their belief and trust in the benefits of our products. The field hockey team shows the power and grace that comes from feeling confident in your appearance, making them a natural fit for the glo brand. We are proud to work with these amazing women competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games."
As the official uniform sponsor, the glo brand will receive placement on the front of the Women's National Team jersey and podium suits. Jersey-front sponsors are frequently seen amongst golfers, soccer teams around the world, Nascar and IndyCar drivers. In addition, the glo brand will have prominent placement across all National USA Field Hockey events and media.
"glōProfessional represents an exciting addition to our family of premier sponsors, said Steve Locke, Executive Director, USA Field Hockey. Securing a uniform sponsor is a testament to the success of the Women's National Team qualifying for London and the increase in membership numbers over the last year. We are pleased to be partnering with an organization that shares similar values as USA Field Hockey and is committed to helping us grow the game from the grassroots to the Olympic level."
glōProfessional will also partner with USA Field Hockey on the Sun Safe Play initiative, an educational program designed to raise awareness on the importance of playing and practicing safely in the sun and the prevention of melanoma and skin cancer.
"glōProfessional is proud to partner with the USA Field Hockey Team for the Sun Safe Play! program to raise awareness and prevention of melanoma and skin cancer and stress the importance of using sun protection properly every day," said Lisa Bookman, Director of Marketing for glōProfessional.
Maria Whitehead, a former Junior National Team member lost her life to melanoma on November 1, 2006 at only the age of 25. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers and accounts for nearly half of all cancer in the United States. More than 2 million cases are found in the U.S. each year. Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, will account for more than 75,000 cases of skin cancer in 2012.
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"We are delighted to welcome glōProfessional as our official uniform sponsor and partner in the Sun Safe Play initiative," said Simon Hoskins, Managing Director, Business Development. "The growth of field hockey in recent years has better positioned us to drive value to our sponsors and in glo we have a partner committed to work with us to develop our sport.
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MICHELLE Dawson can't handle crowded bus journeys, and she struggles to order a cup of coffee in a restaurant because contact with strangers makes her feel panicky. Yet over the past few years, Dawson has been making a name for herself as a researcher at the Rivière-des-Prairies hospital, part of the University of Montreal in Canada.
Dawson's field of research is the cognitive abilities of people with autism - people such as herself. She is one of a cadre of scientists who say that current definitions of this condition rely on findings that are outdated, if not downright misleading, and that the nature of autism has been fundamentally misunderstood for the past 70 years.
Medical textbooks tell us that autism is a developmental disability diagnosed by a classic "triad of impairments": in communication, imagination and social interaction. While the condition varies in severity, about three-quarters of people with autism are ...
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For the Regular Board Meeting
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Illinois Prairie District Public Library
Board of Trustees
April 1, 2014
1. Call to order. Rush
called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. . Present were Trustees Stan Rush, Jack
Weddle, Annie Hicks, and Genna Buhr. Also present was Director Grant
2. Minutes of the last
meeting. Weddle moved, and Hicks seconded to approve the minutes of the March
meeting. Motion passed.
3. Public comments. The
Board reviewed a memorandum email from Marge and Connie (staff) of the Roanoke
branch regarding the proposed building site.
4. OCLC Contract.
Fredericksen presented for renewal the OCLC contract that provides cataloging
and interlibrary loan services. Next year's
cost will be $6,765. This is the same as last year. Buhr moved, and Hicks
seconded to approve the contract. Motion passed.
5. District Visioning
Process. Buhr updated the Board on the process. Dates are looking to be
scheduled for late April/May.
6. Roanoke Civic Center
Committee. Fredericksen presented his notes from the Roanoke Civic Center
Committee meetings of March 5 and March 27.
building Fredericksen reported a party is interested in purchasing the Dusty
Hutch building. Discussion ensued. No motion taken.
8. Germantown Hills site.
No action taken.
9. Salaries next year. The
Board reviewed and discussed salaries and potential increases forthe next fiscal
year. No action taken.
10. Policy review. Tabled.
11. Treasurer's report – approval of bills and requisitions Hicks
moved, and Weddle seconded
to pay the bills and requisitions as presented. Motion passed.
12. Comments to guide
future agendas. Fredericksen noted that future agendas would include strategic
planning and the impact of the reallocation of tax levies/income on any possible
referendum requests.
13. Adjournment.Weddle
moved, and Hicks seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed.
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Uncle Kracker, the former Kid Rock collaborator who scored a No. 1 country duet with Kenny Chesney on "When the Sun Goes Down," will perform at the CMA Music Festival on June 10 in Nashville. "I have been hearing about this event for a while, and I think the concept is hot," he said. "It is an honor to be performing with all of these hot country acts, and I am looking forward to having people join Kracker world." Uncle Kracker's new album, 72 and Sunny, is due June 29. He joins Chesney's tour on June 3.
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A journalist banned from Twitter for tweeting an NBC executive's email address had his account reinstated Tuesday. Guy Adams tweeted that he received an email from Twitter saying, "We have just received an update from the complainant retracting their original request. Therefore your account has been unsuspended."
An NBC spokesperson told the Telegraph that a Twitter employee actually alerted NBC to Guy Adams's tweet and told the network how to file a complaint. (Worst advice ever.) Adams said Twitter previously told him he "must write an apology and acknowledge that he had broken [Twitter's] rules" in order to get his account back. As my colleague Michael Humphrey points out, that sounds more like the demand of a school principal than a private tech company. Apparently, NBC
came to its senses tired of the controversy and asked Twitter to back down. (Though if Adams truly violated Twitter's TOS, why does it matter if complainant's complaint stands or not?)
People are still arguing over whether NBC Olympics President Gary Zenkel's corporate email address was really "private information" (and thus whether Adams actually violated Twitter's rules by tweeting it). My favorite take on this came from Danny Sullivan, who points out that the address was not widely available before Adams's tweet and convincingly argues that, regardless, "there are better ways to rally people to protest something than handing out email addresses, phone numbers or real addresses." (Amen.) Of course, as a result of all the attention garnered by the controversial ban, Zenkel's email address is private no more, and has been tweeted, published, and bashed thousands of times since the weekend. Hello, Streisand Effect.
The drama has been great for Guy Adams, who has built up lots of journalistic cred, garnered tons of attention and will return to Twitter with many more followers to complain to. It's been bad for Twitter, resulting in an evaporation of their goodwill and illustrating an amazingly uneven application of their rules against posting personal information. In 2008, Twitter didn't step in to help a user complaining about very similar harassing treatment nor did it ban M.I.A. in 2010 when she tweeted a journo's cell phone number. And it's apparently unconcerned about a Twitter account devoted to posting people's credit card numbers — despite that explicitly violating the same privacy rule Adams was said to have violated. Update: In a blog post, Twitter's general counsel Alex McGillivray says the company followed its usual procedures for a privacy complaint but "apologize[d] for the part of this story that we did mess up," namely the actions of the Twitter employee who advised NBC to file a complaint.
But most of all, it's been terrible for NBC. Beyond having their exec's email spread far and wide over the Internet, it's reflected poorly on their stance on free speech and garnered much more negative press for them than they could have imagined when they first complained. In an insightful comment on a previous post on this, media law professor Randy Dryer argues NBC took the gold in bone-headedness.
The real loser here is likely to be NBC, which comes across as (1) a thin-skinned organization which cannot tolerate any criticism and will exercise its considerable financial power to suppress its critics and (2) mealy mouthed and disingenuous by stating that although it did file a complaint about Adams, "Twitter alone levies discipline," implying that it never suggested what the discipline should be or was not consulted.
This is a fight that NBC and Twitter cannot win. Twitter should reinstate Adam's account immediately and suffer the resulting one day's worth of critical stories and move on. (Ed. note: Done!) NBC, which is enjoying fabulous ratings, should do likewise, perhaps opening a spoof twitter account along the lines of @adamswhinesalot and posting his email address. (Ed. note: Unfortunately, that's not likely to amuse the network's numerous critics.) The longer Adams's account remains suspended, the longer the controversy will go on and more and more supporters will rally around this modern day David. (Ed.note: Yup, this lasted much longer than it should have. There shouldn't have been a second-day story.)
"Our interest was in protecting our executive, not suspending the user from Twitter," a NBC spokesman told the Wall Street Journal. "We didn't initially understand the repercussions of our complaint, but now that we do, we have rescinded it."
The only upside for NBC may be that this Twitter controversy distracted people from the really embarrassing part of the network's Olympics coverage. NBC interviewed a "random tourist on the street" about the Queen. No one at the network currently devoted to all things sports recognized the interviewee as boxing great Evander Holyfield.


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The Ultimate Beef Stew
2 to 3 pounds beef shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces
8 fresh thyme sprigs, plus 4 sprigs
2 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices
6 garlic cloves, smashed
2 cups blanched and peeled red pearl onions
1 orange, peel cut in large strips
Cloves, a few
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1 bottle good quality dry red wine (recommended: Burgundy)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, for frying, plus more to drizzle
3 tablespoons butter
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Bouquet Garni
2 1/2 cups beef stock
1/2 pound baby carrots
1/2 pound garden peas
1 pound white mushrooms, cut in half
Pinch sugar
Fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, as garnish
Chives, finely chopped, as garnish
Garlic puree, recipe follows
Croutons, recipe follows
Serving suggestion: buttery mashed potatoes with chives and warm croutons with garlic puree
To make the marinade, place the beef in a large glass or plastic container. Add 8 sprigs of thyme, carrots, garlic, red onions, orange peel, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaves, and the wine. Mix well to coat, then cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.
Remove beef from the marinade and blot dry on paper towels. Heat the oil and butter and the remaining 4 sprigs thyme in a heavy-bottomed saucepan on a high heat. When the oil begins to smoke, remove the thyme. Add the beef and brown evenly on all sides. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Strain the marinade into the beef and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up the flavorful bits in the bottom of the pot. Add bouquet garni and beef stock. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the liquid starts to thicken, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours.
After about 2 hours add the baby carrots, garden peas, and mushrooms, along with a pinch of sugar to balance out the acid from the red wine. Turn the heat up slightly and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes more, until the vegetables and meat are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
Garnish with chopped parsley and chives. Squeeze some of the roasted garlic onto the croutons, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve with the stew.
Garlic puree:
2 heads garlic, cut in half horizontally
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 sprig thyme
Salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Put garlic on a sheet of aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add a sprig of thyme and fold the foil around the garlic. Cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until garlic is tender and golden brown.
Olive oil, for frying
6 slices bread
Heat about 1/4-inch of the olive oil in a frying pan. When the oil is hot, add the bread in batches and fry until golden on both sides, about 1 minute per side. Remove from pan and dry on paper towels.
Serves 6 - Recipe by Tyler Florence
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Memphis women's soccer was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll selected by the American Athletic Conference coaches, the league office announced Friday. Forward Christabel Oduro, midfielder Kylie Davis and defender Diamond Simpson were picked as AAC Preseason All-Conference selections.
Coming off a 10-8-1 campaign, Memphis returns nine starters and 16 letterwinners in hopes of returning to the NCAA Tournament for a sixth time in program history. Head Coach Brooks Monaghan added 12 newcomers to the roster, nine of which are true freshmen.
Oduro, a two-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, is the lone senior on the 2013 ledger. The Brampton, Ontario, native enters her final season on the cusp of program records in many categories. She has scored 32 goals which ranks third all-time and added 19 career assists, which ranks fourth. Her 83 points is 19 shy of the program record held by Kylie Hayes.
A first team All-C-USA pick a year ago, Davis is the team captain for the Lady Tigers. The junior midfielder scored five goals and dished out six assists in 2012. Davis and Oduro had shortened seasons in 2012 due to play for Canada in the FIFA U20 World Cup in Japan.
Simpson rounds out the Lady Tigers on the preseason awards as she comes off a stellar freshman season. Selected to the All-C-USA second team and NSCAA All-Central Region, Simpson helped a young Memphis defense limit opponents to one or fewer goals. Simpson started the year playing forward, but settled into a role on defense.
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The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, the flamboyant, lavish-living preacher known as Reverend Ike, whose message of success and prosperity reached millions, has died. He was 74.
Rev. Ike, who had a stroke in 2006, died Tuesday in a hospital in the Los Angeles area, where he had been living for the last few years, said family spokesman Bishop E. Bernard Jordan.
Jordan told The Times on Thursday that Rev. Ike "lifted the consciousness of people globally, and he was such an inspiration as a black man, an African American doing the kinds of things he was doing in his generation."
The message of Rev. Ike, who could pack Madison Square Garden and who tooled around in a Rolls-Royce, Jordan said, was one "of empowerment and hope—and definitely prosperity."
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Building a GNU Toolchain for ARM
The following is now based on the instructions at GNU ARM to build a toolchain using GCC 4.0.2 for Linux. This is essentially the toolchain used by the Lejos NXT developers, except that g++ is not built, because it is not currently needed. Toolchains based on GCC 4.1.1 don't work for Lejos NXT at the moment. GCC 4.0.3 seems to work, but is not used much. For Binutils GNU ARM prescribes version 2.16.1, but 2.17 also worked so far.
First you need to download the sources. You need GCC, Binutils, Newlib. From GNU ARM you need t-arm-elf. You can also build GDB or Insight for debugging, but it is not strictly required.
Download binutils-2.16.1.tar.bz2 (14MB), gcc-core-4.0.2.tar.bz2 (17MB), newlib-1.14.0.tar.gz (8MB).
gcc-core only contains the C compiler, which suffices for Lejos NXT. If you want other languages you can download the sources separately or you can use the full gcc sources.
To build thing I used the following script:
#! /bin/sh # Variables export gcc_version=4.0.2 export binutils_version=2.16.1 export srcdir=$(pwd) export target=arm-elf export prefix=/usr/local/arm-elf-tools/gcc-${gcc_version} export PATH="$prefix/bin":"$PATH" # Unpack tar jxf binutils-${binutils_version}.tar.bz2 tar jxf gcc-core-${gcc_version}.tar.bz2 tar zxf newlib-1.14.0.tar.gz # tar jxf insight-6.5.tar.bz2 cp -f t-arm-elf gcc-${gcc_version}/gcc/config/arm # Build mkdir -p $prefix # binutils cd $prefix mkdir build-binutils cd build-binutils ${srcdir}/binutils-${binutils_version}/configure \ --target=$target --prefix=$prefix \ --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --with-float=soft make all install # gcc core cd $prefix mkdir build-gcc cd build-gcc ${srcdir}/gcc-${gcc_version}/configure --target=$target --prefix=$prefix \ --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --with-float=soft \ --enable-languages="c" --with-newlib \ --with-headers=${srcdir}/newlib-1.14.0/newlib/libc/include make all-gcc install-gcc # newlib # newlib wants arm-elf-cc but there is only arm-elf-gcc, so we make a link cd $prefix/bin ln -s arm-elf-gcc arm-elf-cc cd $prefix mkdir build-newlib cd build-newlib ${srcdir}/newlib-1.14.0/configure --target=$target --prefix=$prefix \ --enable-multilib --enable-interwork --with-float=soft make all install # gcc rest cd $prefix/build-gcc make all install # insight (gdb) # cd $prefix # mkdir build-insight # cd build-insight # ${srcdir}/insight-6.5/configure --target=$target --prefix=$prefix \ # --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld \ # --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --with-float=soft # make all install # gdb # # cd $prefix # mkdir build-gdb # cd build-gdb # ${srcdir}/gdb-6.5/configure --target=$target --prefix=$prefix \ # --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld \ # --enable-multilib --enable-interwork --with-float=soft # make all install
See also this chapter in the CrossGCC FAQ.
Update 2006-07-02: I modified the script to avoid the errors which were related to libssp and to configure arch and cpu for the AT91SAM7S256 in the NXT.
Update 2006-07-26: According to Ralph Hempel this also works under Cygwin.
Update 2006-10-28: I actually downloaded binutils in .tar.bz2 format, and we don't need a second pass of build-gcc with --disable-libssp. Thanks to Lawrie Griffiths and Jens Schicke for pointing this out. I also checked that the versions are still current.
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Playmaker Christian picked up an ankle injury on international duty for Denmark last month while full-back Danny has been sidelined since suffering a foot injury against Tromso on September 19.
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This isn't going to be a typical end of the year list, mainly because I'm not a typical critic. I saw five movies in the theater (as opposed to 119 total…I counted) this year, and a few that came out this year that I rented, but for the most part, I was skipping around in time and watching movies from all over the spectrum (like normal).
And in that spirit, I'm not necessarily picking the movies I thought were "the best." Here are the films that, in one way or another, stuck with me after watching them. Bad and good is a bit easy to determine, especially in the cold light of January, but it's a bit harder to pin down why a film haunts you, which I will attempt to do now.
So here's my list, in alphabetical order. Happy reading.
Bus 174 (2002)
Unlike last year, I didn't watch a lot of documentaries, and I think part of the reason being that this doc showed me what the best of the bunch looks like. "Bus 174," the deceptively simple premise of a former street kid holding a bus hostage, shows what great journalism can do. "Bus 174″ shows a life gone wrong from every angle and should be required viewing for aspiring filmmakers and journalists alike. The most gut-wrenching film I saw in an entire year.
The Dark Knight (2008)
How is a film both popcorn and not-popcorn simultaneously? The answer is "The Dark Knight," a thought provoking look at humanity's heart of darkness dressed up in comic book stylings. That it also boasts good performances, a beating heart and questions of our worthiness of survival … butter.
Don't Tell (2005)
This one really came down to the performances; the film is mostly melodramatic soapy goodness, and while it succeeds, what makes watching this tale of child abuse worthwhile is the various characters' journeys toward some kind of happiness. It's not always a fun journey, but the end is worth the trip.
Frost/Nixon (2008)
My favorite 2008 movie and a worthy addition to the Watergate films ("All the Presidents Men" and "Dick" being the other two). Michael Sheen as David Frost vs. Frank Langella as President Nixon is one bout not to be missed. I hope Oscar rewards them both. And for context's sake, I would recommend a visit to the theater before the inauguration.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
2008 will be the year that I found a Stanley Kubrick film to love. I didn't think it was possible, but there it is.
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
"Ben Affleck's impressive directorial debut" is not a sentence I ever thought I would write, but damn, I'm curious to see where he goes from here. He's got quite the eye for filmmaking, and he certainly knows how to pick a worthy story. If you've been an Affleck hater, give this a chance and see another side of the oft-mocked actor. His brother Casey is pretty good too.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Quite simply, the funniest thing I watched all year.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Robert Downey Jr. has had a stellar year, and if you're a new fan, I would highly recommend this crime caper. It's funny, smart, features Val Kilmer as smart-ass named Gay Perry, and knows how to poke fun at a somewhat tired genre.
The Lives of Others (2006)
Before watching the film, the only things I knew about it were 1) it upset "Pan's Labyrinth" for the Best Foreign Language Oscar, and 2) the lead actor, Ulrich Mhe, died shortly after filming wrapped. What I learned after this surprising tale of friendship and art in East Berlin is that this one deserved the win.
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
2008 was also the year I began my great comedy search, and this, "Hot Fuzz" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" were the best of the findings (not counting TV shows), even if this one is not strictly a comedy. It's more like a light drama, with heartwarming and funny moments sprinkled here and there. There are quite a few outrageous moments, but don't let them scare you away. This light-touch film is worth it.
No Man's Land (2001)
Another Oscar upset here, and in this case I couldn't make up my mind if "No Man's Land" or "Amelie" deserved it more; "No Man's Land" gets the drama bonus, and is a 'big-picture' film where the final image of a man alone in his death is what will stick with you.
The Official Story (1985)
One scene sold me on this flick, a confession/revelation type scene between two women who haven't seen each other in years. The rest of the story is a dark journey into a country's national shame (in this case, Argentina), and while the end left me a bit cold, that one scene is a triumph of filmmaking.
Separate Tables (1958)
There's nothing extraordinary about "Separate Tables," except the fact it's a rich snapshot of real life caught on film. It's funny, sad, honest and at parts devastating, but always real. And despite its age, it's not dated; it's riveting.
Small Soldiers (1998)
I still miss Phil Hartman, and I bet I'm not alone in that thinking. I missed this when it came out, and while his role isn't big, he's perfect. The rest of the movie is pretty funny too.
Smiley Face (2007)
Again, another performance-based pick. There isn't much to recommend outside of Anna Faris, but her turn as a high-out-her-mind actress trying to get to the beach is a total riot. But I would offer one caveat; the film is strictly 4 a.m. funny, to be enjoyed when the viewer is just a bit punchy.
The Weather Underground (2002)
A look back at a troubling time for our country shows how extremism, from both the right and the left, leads to the same place. A sobering thought for 2009.
Honorable Mention: "Battlestar Galactica" (2003-present)
Yes, it's not technically a movie, but I couldn't let my year in review go without mentioning a TV show I feel in love with. Brilliant, topical writing, coupled with one of the best casts on television makes for great and compelling viewing and TV show or not, "Battlestar Galactica" will always have a spot on my list.
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Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord. 1 Samuel 13:13
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Wednesday, 12 March 2014
At What Age is Someone Old?
An amazing number of people – old people; even people older than 80 – say they are not old.
Some people in that camp say things like, "you're only as old as as you feel." Yeah, right. Tell that to the employers who won't hire you if you are 50, 55 or older.
Whether anyone likes the idea or not, in the real world it doesn't matter what you imagine about how old you appear. For most functional and social purposes in life, it is what others think of your age, not you, that matters.
Not long ago, AARP conducted a survey asking people, How Old is Old? They report:
"Eighty-five percent of respondents – who ranged in age from 40 to 90 – told us they're not old yet. (One 90-year-old woman said that a woman isn't 'old' until she hits 95.) So who is old? It depends on who you ask."
Specifically, they found it depends on how old the person is who is being asked.
People in their 40s said 63 is old
People in their 50s said 68
People in their 60s said 73
People in their 70s said 75
Which pretty much proves Bernard Baruch's point of view: "To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am." (1940)
Here is a small version of the infographic from the AARP survey. Click the image for a lerger, more readable version.
All this shows how much old people are hated – even by themselves. Come on, everyone, say it out loud with me: There is nothing wrong with being old.
Ageism is the last acceptable prejudice. It will not end until everyone becomes comfortable with aging, with including old people in mainstream culture, until age discrimination in the workplace and other kinds of ageism are overcome. Until politicians stop trying to further enrich billionaires on the backs of Social Security beneficiaries.
And none of that will happen until elders themselves – that's you and me – live as comfortably in relation to our years now as we did in our 20s and 30s and 40s.
At what age do you think someone is old?
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I know my body is aging, but my spirit and outlook are still optimistic and curious about the world. I worked in an environment with people who were mostly over 60 and the conversation always seemed to revolve around physical aliments and complaints about life in general. I guess that is when I feel someone is old...when you feel everything in life is a chore, rather than a joy. When the downside becomes the outlook and the beautiful moments of life are overlooked.
Like Diane, inside I feel young and optimistic. My outside is wearing out. Late 70's to 80's, perhaps.
I'm old and I feel old, and I probably look pretty old (not sure how others view me). 60 or so is when I start thinking of people as old.
However, I am still fun to be around, I am useful to myself and others, I think happy thoughts, I enjoy things, I don't dwell on my ailments, I stay busy, people like me, etc. My biggest problem is I can't walk long distances.
Old age is a bitch, but it's better than the alternative. At least so far.
I think I determine age by physical health -- if you are 60+ as I am, and have physical pain, you are going to manifest this outwardly. I've often referred to serious, chronic pain as a noise in your head so it's difficult to focus on anything else.
I've seen many older people who trudge on even with terrible chronic pain, but you can always tell by the way they behave (it's near impossible to be a ray of sunshine when you are hurting).
So I'd have to say I consider those old who have an unrelenting chronic pain that is mostly an aging affliction: arthritis, etc. Some of us have good genes; some of us don't.
For some years this has been my personal chart: 0-30 young; 30-60 middle aged; 60-90 old; and 90-120 ancient.
I am 76 - and have been old for 16 years. Sometimes I am an optimistic old person. Other times I am a pessimistic old person. In general I think that I am a realistic old person. Key here: I am old, regardless of what I am doing or how I am feeling. (I can count!)
Being 65 and in Venice, FL--easy to feel I am not old yet. But there are also so many examples of a vital and vibrant life lived well into the 90's--role models I tend to focus on. Who knows if I will be taking a weekly ZUMBA class when I am 99, but I know it can be done. Is it an attitude? More likely the luck of the genetic draw. At his point I choose aging over the only other alternative out there. Living and dying--all part of the process.
Now that I am 70+ I'll confess I thought when I was a teenager - 30 was over the hill! Once I got there I began the think differently.
At 50 I thought if I ever make to the year 2000 I'll be one of the few left at my age.
For me your phrase 'At What Age is . . .' is not correlated to 'old'.
But if those of you insist, at birth we all are considered (so many years) old. So age is relative . . .
There are no age thresholds.
One morning, when I was 36 or 37 years old, I looked in the mirror and noticed a bald spot forming where a fine colony of hair used to be. At that point I realized that I had misspent my youth and it was all downhill from then on.
But seriously, now that I am 68 and much balder, I'm looking at 80 or 85 as "getting up there".
When I turned seventy, it was a milestone of age that I appreciated. Turning sixty was much harder, because I didn't want to be there. However, to me there is no ambiguity any more. I'm old and I actually like it just fine.
I don't mind being old or calling myself old. It's the dying part that I object to doing. I get a lot of comic relief from identifying myself as old and I guess I do it to beat others to the punch."You are old!" "Thank you Captain Obvious." But to be serious, I agree that ageism is alive and well especially in the job market. Younger people just don't believe people over a certain age can be tech or computer literate and that hurts them if they want to work. Recently, I had a hairdresser say, "oh, you're so cute!" for no other reason than it came out that I can text. Would someone say that to a 40 year old who texts? No way!
I crossed an aging line on my 45th birthday when I suddenly felt a pebble in my mouth. The top of a front bottom tooth had crumbled off. Ever since, I have just been thankful that no other body parts have fallen off.
Old, yes. Stroke survivor with major limitations, yes. Still enjoying life, definitely.
If you were hit by a car and the newspaper said "Elderly woman struck by car" you can consider yourself old.
Also, I do not see the answers to the quiz to indicate "hatred" of old people.
Old Age is really a social category that is defined differently by various cultures.
In the United States, we define old in a number of ways socially.
Age 40 is the age at and beyond which a person may not be discriminated against in employment. (Age Discrimination in Employment Act ADEA)
Age 55 is the age at which low income individuals might qualify for subsidized employment and learn new work skills. (Title V of the Older Americans Act)
Age 60 is the age of eligibility for Older Americans Act services. Due to limited funding, however, services tend to be targeted to those aged who are most needy. (Older Americans Act of 1965)
Age 62 is the age at which persons can take early retirement. (The Social Security Act)
Age 65 has been the traditional age for full retirement. However, because of longer life expectancies, the full retirement age is increasing for people born after 1938. Full retirement now goes from 65 to 67 depending upon the year of your birth. (The Social Security Act)
Age 70 has been used as a mandatory retirement for the members of some professions.
Rather than lumping everyone past a certain age as old, some social gerontologists make a distinction between the young-old (ages 55 to 74) and the old-old (ages 75 and older). Still other gerontologists add a middle-old category between the young-old and the old-old categories.
No matter how the aged are categorized, aging is a highly individual experience.
Chronological age may differ considerably from a person's functional age,
and age-related changes occur at different rates for different persons.
Age-related changes don't begin at the same time nor do they all occur simultaneously.
Generally speaking, age 85 and beyond is considered the "frail elderly".
But remember, even the experts do not agree. There are many people past 85 who are NOT frail.
The definition of old age is not stable or even universally agreed upon!
So you get to choose!
Are you old? I am!
When I was 62 one of my doctors was asking me how I was doing in general, "any aches or pains?" When I said "some but not really," he smiled and said, "well, you're an old woman." I was not offended. I told him he was right.
I was working, had a busy and active life, but in years, 62 are a lot.
There is no shame or regret or need to apologize for accumulating years. Do some of the changes that come with them aggravate me? Yes, but a lot of years (teens!) were aggravating.
Senior housing accepts folks from 62 on. Imagine if "youth" encompassed such a span. I'm afraid we won't get rid of age discrimination as long as people fear death.
For myself, I like thinking of late 60s/70s as young old, 80s as middle old, and 90s+ old old.
I just turned 55, and feel that I have officially made it to old age-Yar!
My mom says "you start getting old the minute you are born."
It's not the number, it's the capability.
It's interesting to see the discrepancy between the respondent's age and the age that person considers "old" shrink around age 70, from about 10-15 years to 5 or fewer; that must indicate something significant. My husband and I recently watched the movie "Liberal Arts". There is a scene in which a college professor is regretting his announced retirement, but is unable to change things. He complains that he had never thought of himself as older than 19. This may be a very common phenomenon, though it is an illusion, just as the one that many of us carry around that we are somehow going to live forever. My thoughts on age and aging began to deepen when my husband and I, rather suddenly, about five years ago, had to begin taking on the care of his parents. They had done very well until their late 80's, but then things quickly went downhill. My mother and step-father, who were born about a decade later than my in-laws, are still doing very well on their own. I already feel myself bracing for life as they near the point at which things will likely suddenly change for them as well. I say this because caring for my husband's parents took a big toll on us. That, in combination with changes that have hit us this past year, with the sudden and unexpected loss of my husband's employment, have left us feeling, at 63 and 65, suddenly much older. My husband has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for more than 30 years. Stress, which is probably the worst thing for someone with diabetes, has hit us with a pretty good wallop and taken the wind out of our sails. The brutal winter hasn't helped, but maybe the warmer temperatures that are coming will provide some respite. While watching that movie, we both agreed that we think of ourselves as much younger than our real ages, but anyone else looking at us might find that amusing, as we may actually now look older than we are.
I have never been able to associate a number with being old or young. Abilities are how I look at the stages of life. We do not all go through the same stages of ability vs. lack of abilities. I guess I would eliminate the numbers and just talk in percentages. Such as "I am 50% able to do all necessary things to keep me happy". These would include the adaptations that we can make to bring those percentages up. Also help that we can accept from our communities and villages. We may personally be at 50%, however; with help we may be at 80%.
Ronni, when you wrote "All this shows how much old people are hated – even by themselves," I was taken aback. I didn't see "hate" in what you cited. And certainly not people hating themselves. We might legitimately hate a disease, condition, or infirmity we've developed because of our advancing age, but that's not the same as hating ourselves. Even in my bitterness at being fired at age 55 I'm sure it wasn't done out of hate. Dislike, ageism, jealousy, economics -- but not hate.
I did think it interesting that men and women define "old" differently. Not sure why. Did the article go into that?
I agree there's plenty of ageism out there, esp. among employers, but I do NOT agree that any of this shows "how much old people are hated." I don't see that at all.
In the meantime I'll agree with Bernard Baruch, except I'm more realistic -- anyone ten years older than I am is probably old. And yet, I'll still take my senior discount.
I was amazed to learn some gerontologists put me in the "old-old" category. I don't see it that way, although my body tells me I can't do many things at the level I once could.
Personally, I think that those of us who consider ourselves "elders" should make a big deal and celebrate that fact as something to admire, respect, and have some fun with. Wear funky glasses and hearing aids rather than try to hide those evidences of aging. (I do the glasses; I still hide my hearing aids behind my hair, but I'm getting there.) If you need a cane, use a colorful one. If ya' got it, flaunt it. Maybe if we had some fun flaunting being "old," the idea would lose its stigma. The challenge, of course, is feeling well enough to do that.
There is nothing wrong with being old!!!!
I am 69 and I still feel great --knock on wood. I think old is at 70 years--- In your 60's you are "kind of old"
I will also side with Bernard Baruch. I certainly don't feel old at 65 and I'm excited about all the opportunities in front of me after retiring this year. It is a tiny bit annoying, though, when someone says, "Oh! I hope my health is as good as yours is at your age!" Or, at the optometrist's office, hearing, "Cute glasses - good for you, at your age!" Would they have said that to someone younger? Probably not.
Aging inevitably leads to death.
Before that it generally brings on any number of aches and pains, disfigurement of all sorts (wrinkles and spots on skin, jowls, grey hair, hair loss, inflammations, arthritic joints).
Add to that loss of muscle tone, hearing loss, gum disease and dental problems. Then we get to the real "fear list": cognitive decline and loss of memory, cancer, heart disease.
Pile on any number of other serious diseases, and with bad luck isolation, unemployment, poverty and assorted other social ills.
With all that loss in store, is it such a surprise that aging is unpopular? Is it any wonder that most people just want to run and hide from all that unpleasantness?
Sadly, old people then become the casualties of all this fear we hold around aging. The fear grows as we watch our parents decline and die (in my case, my father of Alzheimer's and my mother of a brain tumor). When that happens we see how overly strapped the health care system is.
My in-laws are 85 and 93 and still living independently and thriving. I hope my own aging will be like that. However, as the wife of a doctor who specializes in internal medicine, I've heard just about every aging/disease horror story there is. I suppose that insider knowledge has only intensified my uneasiness about aging.
I am 66 and I'm old. That is obvious and it is okay with me. It is okay with me except for the fact that I can't find a job.
I was "outed" at 80 by a friend who was proud of the fact that I had a lead in her play (full length play) and was working on two other short plays. She wanted other seniors in the acting world to know it could be done. I had never lied about my age, just kept it sort of in a grey (no pun intended) zone in order to get roles. But now,four years later, I have no qualms or concerns about saying "yes, I am 84 and I am old." So what? I'm still me, and have survived through 84 years. That is the important thing, imo.
When you think about it, "old" is just an adjective. Like many adjectives, its use is subject to the perspective of the user: the old woman; the tall woman; the pretty woman, etc. So...why do we really care how people define old other than as a point of curiosity?
I think "old" is when our bodies and minds begin to fail. I live in an area where people over 60 are active physically and mentally. I think being around people of all ages is helpful to keep attitude and spirit young.
I don't care about getting old -- I just don't want to look it.
I just turned 77 & I feel terribly old because of several annoying & irritating health issues. In addition I'm a caregiver. Having read all the interesting responses here, I'm going to confess.........I don't like being 77 one bit.......it is interfering with much of what I would like to be doing, enjoying things more. I'm counting on this being just a "bad patch" that will subside....still love this blog, tho' LOL. Dee
For women having a baby over 35 actually makes you a "geriatric" pregnancy in medical terms. I grew up in a poor inner city where the life expectancy is 66.5 today. People there live their lives on fast forward, baby mammas at 17, grannies at 36 and great grannies before 60. You will be referred to as old man or old woman by age 45 there.
I think I would need to really understand my own definition of "old." My emotional reaction now, at the age of 57, is that 70 is when old starts. That's when my parents, now both in their early 80s, started to seem old to me. But also, 82 seems like a very marked turning point.
I just don't know. The metaphor that always comes to mind is that aging is like going down stairs. There are landings, where one stays for a while, and then there are the times of rapid descent.
Unquestionably people age physically at different rates.
The one thing we can maybe affect is the way in which our outlook ages.
Until last year, when I was 77, I didn't feel any big restrictions on my doing anything physical I wanted to do. Then the axe fell and now, while I'm still pretty busy and into stuff, I can't ride my bike, walk very far, do housework, etc. as before. In my mind, therefore, I'm now officially OLD. And, I don't mind calling myself an old lady to all and sundry, because I still have an attitude that says, old is hard but old is OK and better than the alternative.
So, to me, a naturally physically active person, old is when you can't keep up with the herd. Luckily, I don't have to fear predators making a meal of me!
I'll be 90 in less than a month so my definition of old is 91.
This post inspired sooooo many wonderful, pithy, insightful comments! I too feel I'm joining a group of friends for my morning coffee.
I too feel it's fear rather than hatred (at least among the mentally well balanced) that causes the problems. But another way to view the perception of 'old' would be to take a poll on who wants to die young, or get old. I'm betting getting old would be the winner by a landslide!
"...the full retirement age is increasing for people born after 1938."
Clarification: The statement is true for anyone born after 12/31/1937.
BTW: I really worry about people who define "old" as, "...when our bodies and minds begin to fail." "Old" refers to age. Peoples minds and/or bodies can and do fail at any age - even prior to birth. Old age is not a disability.
Next week I'll be 68 and I consider this old. But that doesn't equal bad, or washed up. I'm old but I'm busy, and creative, and doing what I want to do.
I appreciate your debunking that obnoxious line "You're only as old as you feel." It's meaningless and it's more hatred of old.
If you think that infographic is bad, check out this one...on a science blog by someone who purports to support diversity, no less.
I only recently started to feel "old" probably because I will be 80 on my next birthday in September. I actually don't physically feel old and I don't think that I look old (but that of course is my opinion). I am very active - designing and creating wearable art and I sew just about every day of my life and this activity is what keeps me going. I would be lost if I could not work with my hands and I am thankful to be able to do so.
On the other hand I am beginning to feel like I am waiting to die - I suppose, because that will of course happen.
I would like to have a more positive outlook on this aging thing but I guess I am more realistic about what is inevitable.
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