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At Agile NYC I presented a pecha kucha. 20 slides. 20 seconds per slide. This is the fourth and final part.
Angel on your shoulder
I try to remember this in one on ones, retrospectives, coaching and in reflecting on my own decisions and actions.
The great thing about these values is that even as you strive towards them your co-workers will give you permission to demand more of them.
Just as they will demand more of you.
You invest in the hard daily work of adjusting your own bad habits one behavior at a time in the interests of the people you work with and the work you do together.
This isn't easy. It's mortifying. It's scary.
The reward is that you get to work at your best with other people working at their best.
And you carry that potential with you as you move on to other projects and other teams.
I want to be proud of my accomplishments and I want to be proud of who I was as I attained them.
I want to spend my life loving what I do.
And I want to build things that are useful and delightful to people.
The main goal has always been to understand the stuff of the universe, to consider problems based on human solution, and to follow through to a finished product.
Existential delight has been the reward every step of the way…
— Samuel C. Florman
The existential joys of agile practice
- A family tradition of care and craft
- I want to live in our imperfect reality
- People over process
- Angel on your shoulder

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Philip Jose Farmer was famous for writing unofficial sequels to famous works that no one wanted and would have paid money to pretend never existed.
A Barnstormer in Oz is probably the worst unofficial Oz sequel and considering some of the terrible ones that have been written, that's saying a lot. But A Barnstormer in Oz might also be the worst sequel to have been written to anything.
How bad is it?
Around page 11 there's a description of Glinda's nipples. Glinda the Good. But for equal time, Farmer also offers horrified readers a description of the Tin Woodman's nipples. And his cock.
But that's not even what makes A Barnstormer in Oz so horrifyingly bad. Philip Jose Farmer was a writer who flew by the seat of his pants and he might have made a book in which Hank, the pilot son of Dorothy, visits Oz and lusts after Glinda while fighting off the armies of President Harding and made it work.
But no. It's the Tin Woodman's cock that's the problem. Philip Jose Farmer decided that the best approach to take with a modern fairy tale about a fantasy world with talking animals was hard science.
Yes, hard science.
A Barnstormer in Oz sets out to explain every detail of the imaginary world based on some kind of science. The munchkins are humans who moved through an inter-dimensional doorway to Oz and then intermarried with neanderthals. The Tin Woodman, Glinda transferred his consciousness into a tin robot. With nipples.
People reach Oz because the air force is conducting experiments in inter-dimensional travel. In 1923.
Since there are talking animals, the hard science approach doesn't get very far. But it does fill up huge chunks of the book. Instead of an adventure, A Barnstormer in Oz really follows Hank around as he tries to explain an imaginary world based on even more imaginary science with concepts that no one had heard of in 1923.
None of this is exciting. It is very boring.
Most of the Oz characters are not recognizable. Glinda dominates the book and the main character as a 'good witch' who rules as an immortal dictator who kills munchkins who don't follow her One Child Policy and sends hawks after her enemies. What makes her different than a bad witch? Hank wants to sleep with her.
That's basically it.
I gave up on A Barnstormer in Oz around the time that Hank writes a 5 page letter to President Harding renouncing his American citizenship. It was either that or renounce my sanity.
In a Barnstormer in Oz, Philip Jose Farmer manages to take a pilot from 1923 reaching Oz and fighting flying monkeys and makes it as boring as dry paint. And that's not even mentioning the racism and sexism. The creepy sex. And the Tin Woodman's anatomically correct buttocks on the cover.


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We blog for each other, we tweet with each other, we facebook with each other, we email each other, we skype each other, and we gchat each other.
And finally… this summer… we will meet each other.
To explain who we are and why we're doing this, we're going to have different people give their own views…
Who We Are, & Why We're Doing This
by @druinok
Hi! My name is Shelli Temple and I teach AP Statistics in Oklahoma. I am blessed to work at an amazing school with wonderful teachers, but AP Stat is definitely a lonely course to teach. For most stat teachers, our class is the "kind of math" class – one that doesn't really fit into the traditional framework and we are usually the only teacher, with no one nearby for collaboration. Thankfully, with the internet, each of us can have a virtual math department that includes teachers from around the globe. One of the most powerful things about the Math Teacher Twitter community is that no matter what time day or night, there is always someone available to brainstorm an idea with me, read over an activity, or share an "a-ha moment". After finding the online blog/Twitter community, I've found myself increasingly dissatisfied with traditional professional development. I hate the idea of spending hundreds of dollars in registration fees when I can get much better PD for free through our Twitter discussions and online book clubs. I have grown as a teacher since finding this hidden pocket of knowledge and I'm so excited to finally get the chance to learn from my virtual colleagues in more than 140 characters at a time! : )
Who We Are, & Why We're Doing This
by @cheesemonkeysf
In each life lived out of passion — if you pay attention, and stay awake, and are very, very lucky — you might meet a a few soul-friends on this path: fellow travelers on their own journeys whose views and creativity and ideas reflect back and amplify what you see and what you seek in your own teaching life every day.
Teaching is, in many ways, a solitary pursuit. Much of each day is spent either with students or planning for time with students. Reflection on the teaching life tends to take place alone, with a notebook or laptop, in a living room or a coffee shop. It's often gift enough just to find colleagues whose styles and worldviews are compatible with your own.
Nowadays, many of us have become practitioners who use our lesson blogs as our thinking-out-loud online reflective journals and Twitter conversations as our real-time, crowdsourcing, crowd-supportive interactions. And so Twitter, for many of us, has become a vehicle for creating soul-friendships with other math teachers around the world — relationships that transcend social, cultural, economic, spiritual, and political barriers that many of us would never think to cross in our ordinary, day-to-day teaching lives.
Where else but Twitter could I put out a call for help with a truly thorny student math question — and receive instantaneous answers from great mathematicians around the world?
Where else but Twitter could a colleague's rant about the commodification of education by plutocrats with more money than sense turn into investigative journalism and activism about what actually works in the physics classroom?
And where else but Twitter could I find instant and steadfast community with fellow teachers who are inquiring into their own teaching practice in the classroom at a time when our profession and our schools themselves are under a misguided attack in the name of our society's children?
So we are feeling grateful for this unexpected oasis of community in the ether. And that makes us eager to take the next step and gather in person — or, IRL (In Real Life).
Who we are and why we're doing this
by @lmhenry9
I am Lisa Henry and I am finishing my 20th year teaching. I have taught just about every class that I am certified for (grades 7-12) except for 8th grade Algebra 1 and Statistics. I presently teach Math 1 (lower level freshmen), Algebra 2, and Advanced Algebra 2 at Brookfield High School in Brookfield, Ohio (near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line in Northeast Ohio). I am married to Jason and have 2 children: Grace (9) and Cade (6). I tend to be an organizer by nature and I have found throughout my life that I generally do a good job at it. When we first started kicking around the idea to meet, I was excited about the opportunity to meet in person several of the people who have influenced me to be the teacher I am today. Helping organize this "camp," if you will, is a way I can give back to those who have freely shared with me over the last 2 ½ years. Plus, I get to meet all these great people in person! I'm looking forward to meeting you all in July in St. Louis!
Who we are and why we're doing this
by @samjshah (www.samjshah.com)
Howdy. I'm Sam Shah. I'm a fifth year teacher, working as an Upper School (read: high school) math teacher a wonderful independent school in Brooklyn, New York.
A couple of years ago I gave a short presentation on the use of twitter and blogs for math teachers. I asked Dan Meyer for his thoughts and in a single image he captured what it took hundreds of words to explain.
This is who we are — colleagues who collect for hours around a virtual water cooler. We've collaborated a heck of a lot. We've shared and improved materials, helped first year teachers survive and even thrive, and reinvigorated veteran teachers. And for me, this community has helped me from accepting the status quo and doing the same thing day after day, year after year. All my online colleagues, and their constant hum of activity, keep me interested in the intellectual and emotional challenges of reaching kids.
We're tight knit. We have fun (click above for more favorite tweets). We're delightful. We share a core common philosophy about teaching. And our collective goal is to try to be a little less bad each day. With all of this, it's a shame we're all still virtual entities to each other. But now I think it's time we put faces to the names [1], and see what we can achieve in person. I think the most important function of this conference — more than the sessions and problem solving — is going to be the in-person relationships we forge. It's going to be de-lovely.
[1] This sounds a little like online dating! And it's time to meet!


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Saurav Ganguly was axed as India cricket captain today and his longtime deputy Rahul Dravid chosen to lead in two home one-day series.
Ganguly, 33, India's captain for the last five years, had been under pressure due to poor batting form and is nursing a tennis elbow injury.
The 32-year-old Dravid deputised for Ganguly when has been injured or suspended.
Indian board secretary Karunakaran Nair told reporters that Ganguly's place in the team would be determined by his form and fitness.
"We have been holding consultations and we have arrived at a unanimous decision that Rahul Dravid will be the skipper for the Sri Lanka and South Africa series," Nair told reporters.
"There is nothing unusual. Dravid was selected on the basis of his performance.
"As far as Ganguly is concerned, he has a chance to play in the Duleep Trophy match (Oct 20-23) and also show his fitness on October 17."
"He has every right to come back into the Indian team after he proves he is fit."
Ganguly, who took over the job in 2000, is credited with moulding the side into a fighting unit, particularly backing youngsters such as Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag who faced problems early in their careers.
However, the position of Ganguly, India's most successful captain with 21 test victories, has appeared increasingly shaky because of his prolonged batting slump and a recent public disagreement with the side's Australian coach Greg Chappell.
The squad for the seven-match Sri Lanka series, starting on October 25, will be named on Friday.
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By Guillermo Parra-Bernal
SAO PAULO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Juice maker Grupo Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group raised on Wednesday an offer to acquire U.S.-based Chiquita Brands International Inc, in its latest bid to scuttle an all-stock agreement with Irish tropical fruit company Fyffes Plc.
In a statement, Cutrale-Safra announced an all-cash "definitive offer" to acquire Chiquita's outstanding stock for $14 a share, compared with the prior proposal of $13 made on Aug 11. The sweetened proposal values Chiquita at about $658 million, or the equivalent of 12.4 times annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, the statement added.
If the unsolicited bid is successful, it would turn billionaires Joseph Safra and José Luis Cutrale into the global kings of breakfast, controlling a sizable share of the global trade of tropical fruits and growing negotiating power over supermarkets. Chiquita had agreed in March to merge with Fyffes to create the world's biggest banana supplier.
Cutrale-Safra's revamped offer represents a premium of about 40 percent to Chiquita's closing share price of $10.06 on Aug. 8 and is 19 percent higher than Chiquita's price based on the revised terms of the transaction with Fyffes. The Chiquita buyout will be financed with equity from Cutrale's and Safra's units, and Safra-controlled J. Safra Sarasin AG plans to make a tender for Chiquita's 7.875 percent senior secured notes due in 2021.
"Unlike the proposed combination with Fyffes, the superior Cutrale-Safra offer provides Chiquita shareholders complete certainty with respect to the value of their Chiquita investment," the statement added.
Shares of Chiquita jumped 4 percent to $13.69 in New York, extending gains to 23 percent over the past three months. Fyffes slumped 3.2 percent.
Known as a tough negotiator for the banking and real estate assets he buys, Safra, the Lebanese-Brazilian financier who is the world's richest banker, has found it hard to convince Chiquita's board to accept his and Cutrale's offer, bankers with knowledge of the deal told Reuters recently. That was partly because potential cost savings from the deal are not immediately clear for investors.
The consortium submitted the sweetened offer to Chiquita's board, together with a form of merger agreement, the statement added. In the statement, Cutrale-Safra said investors recognize "the significant risks and issues inherent in the Chiquita-Fyffes combination," adding that financial data the company unveiled on Tuesday "indicates the difficulty Chiquita will face in meeting its stated 2014 targets."
Efforts to get a comment from Chiquita and Fyffes were unsuccessful. (Reporting by Guillermo Parra-Bernal; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)
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Catholic spiritual prose and poetry, personal reflections on Scripture, and musings on life from a convert to the Catholic Faith- Member of the Archangelati and the New Evangelization
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Meditation on St. John 12:23-26
And Jesus answered them thus, The time has come now for the Son of Man to achieve his glory. Believe me when I tell you this; a grain of wheat must fall into the ground and die, or else it remains nothing more than a grain of wheat; but if it dies, then it yields rich fruit. He who loves his life will lose it; he who is an enemy to his own life in this world will keep it, so as to live eternally. If anyone is to be my servant, he must follow my way; so shall my servant too be where I am. If anyone serves me, my Father will do him honour.
Our Savior compares His Person in His death and resurrection to a seed being planted in the ground. Let us consider the many parallels in the divine words of the Man who is the Divine Word!
When you consider the seed, as it is planted in the ground, what is its form? It contains a rough outer skin that does not betray the beauty of the life contained within it. A perfectly formed plant already is living, pulsating its life within the seed, hidden from sight by the rough outer coat. A treasure housed in clay; the waters of life contained within a pot.
Consider now Jesus! He is God the Son made man. Divinity is hidden by humanity, and Loftiness, veiled in flesh. Lo! He comes forth from His Mother as man among men, and to our eyes there was nothing magnificent or high in Him on the surface, nor any beauty that we should desire Him. We see the skin and complexion and earthen clay of Adam, yet beneath is contained the Treasure of a Divine Spouse; His Body pulsates with His Divine Power that it contains, the Spirit flowing fourth from Him! The Waters of Life run as an infinite, torrential River from His Body, as a Treasure spilling fourth! He who was Sacrifice from the womb approaches the climax and culmination of His Being, the unfathomable Cross. He who the cosmos cannot contain is nailed to a Tree; the Hands which formed man are stretched out to embrace a world torn by biting them; the Feet which sanctify the world by planting their soles upon its soil are pierced to reveal Divine Blood flowing fourth to divinize all Creation in man.
He who is the Living One gives up His Life deliberately, in conscious choice. No man takes it from Him; He gives it up of His own will and volition, that He may take it up again. See! a Mystery unfolds. His Soul journeys from His Body and separates from it in true death, yet His Divinity unites Body and Soul into one, never departing from either. What is buried in the ground for three days is a Body, looking dead to all the world, that is pulsating with Eternal Life infinite and Divine beneath the surface. As a plant in a seed is contained when the seed is planted, so too our Savior's Divinity is united to His Body as it is planted in the ground, and with His Divine Nature, so too the Holy Spirit, teeming with all fertility and power, all Life and Strength, waits in perfect fullness in the Body of the Lord, Treasure in Clay, waiting to burst forth!
There is one Physician of flesh and spirit... God in man, true Life in death, Son of Mary and Son of God, first suffering and then beyond suffering, Jesus Christ our Lord.- St. Ignatius of Antioch
As the plant bursts forth from the seed coat by the heat and power of the sun, bringing with it the nature of the seed coat but glorified in true and final form, the Lord's Soul ascends from the dead realms and in a glorious burst of the power of the Spirit, unites to His Body and divinizes it! O Death, where is your sting? O Grave, where is your victory? O evil one, where is your power? Divinity has been finally joined to human nature, and transcendence to the earthly, in all fullness. As our Savior ascends to Heaven and sits at the right hand of His Father, bring us His Body with Him, let us give our all to Him in prayer and worship! O Sacred Vine and Tree of Life, Jesus Christ my Spouse, True Vine growing from death, your Divinity dwelt in your humanity even in death; though you were dead in the flesh, you were alive in the Spirit. Dwell in me in power and cause me to die to sin, and never leave me for all eternity. I love you, Jesus, love me in return and O my God and Savior, save me always and allow me what my heart thirsts for the most: only to be intimately one with you, my Divine and true Spouse. Dwell with me, and I will follow your ways. Teach me, and I will walk in your path. Know me, and I will follow you. Call me, and I will come running to find for my soul rest in your yoke. Love me, and never will I thirst again for anything, in this life, or the next.
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By Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief (@CntrOnTheAisle)
I created Center On The Aisle (#COTA) in 2014 with the simple mission of helping connect theater fans with stars and shows they'll love. Growing up, I would read each Playbill during intermission, cover-to-cover, wanting to know more than the "Who's Who" could tell me about these unbelievable talents who offer part of their soul to entertain and inspire us. It's been incredible to accomplish this with #COTA, and an honor to share it with fellow fans through feature stories and reviews written by myself and our team of writers. It's been amazing too, as interest in #COTA has grown, to extend that mission through outlets like NBC and The Huffington Post, and to see my byline among the thousand or so Playbills in my collection.
It's also been an honor to give to these talents in return with the "Our Leading Lady" Award, now in its second year.
Last year, we awarded it to Kelli O'Hara, which I announced on NBC "Weekend Today in New York," and shared via a video on The Huffington Post, filmed backstage at The King and I.
If you told a teenage version of me that #COTA would exist and that he would ever have the opportunity to honor this star a week after she won her first Tony award, he wouldn't have believed you. Now, to think that we're doing it with a show at Feinstein's/54 Below, featuring some of Broadway's top talents to honor the incredible Laura Benanti, he'd tell you the honest truth: he's living a dream.
I've said this before: what has always mesmerized me about great stars isn't just what they do on stage. It's that they're just like us. They live their lives – with the good and the bad – but then they show up eight times a week to transform into characters who transport us to a magical and emotional place. That, in my mind, is what makes them truly super-human.
So, by bringing their stories to life on #COTA and celebrating their work, I've gotten to know and befriend artists like Laura, and can say that not only is it an honor to recognize her for her incredible career and contributions to our industry, but for the person she is offstage, too.
In the movie of Laura's life, she could be the ultimate diva. This Tony award-winning star is one of Broadway's most in-demand leading ladies. She has an amazing fan base, and is one of our best ambassadors, straddling a career between theater and TV—but she's transparent about the fact that her heart lives on Broadway.
But, ask anyone who knows Laura, and they'll say that a diva she is not. She's giving and kind, which is part of her personal mantra. She's open about her spirituality, which Laura connects to primarily through Buddhism, and because of it, she's learned to seek happiness for others over herself.
Laura illustrates this sentiment in something she recently shared, "Sometimes I have bad days. We all do. But instead of focusing on myself, and what I need to be happy—possibly acting in a selfish way—I surround myself with friends and take the time to be thankful for what I have. I meditate and see it as an important part of my daily routine. I do it focusing on gratitude, and honestly that every person in my life presents me with a gift. They give me a chance to focus on patience, love, empathy and kindness. But, in my spiritual journey, it's important to me to go beyond those people who are part of my direct experience, and meditate on hoping for true happiness, kindness and freedom for all beings."
But, don't think for one second that Laura's floating around outside of Studio 54, where she's headlining the nomination-laden revival of She Loves Me, in a spiritual haze. She's one of the "realest" people you'll ever meet. For instance, I'll never forget getting secret texts when she was at a Buddhist retreat last summer, where she was supposed to be free from her phone and had even made a public declaration on Twitter that she was taking a short break from chatting with her "Tweeps." I felt honored that Broadway's queen of social media had taken a break but was keeping in touch with me. I'm quite sure I wasn't the only one, but being made to feel special is part of Laura's magic offstage, too.
She has an unparalleled ability to connect with people, be it one-on-one or in a room of thousands because she's uniquely attuned to emotion. She goes beyond herself to empathize with others, including those she's brought to life in the characters she portrays on stage.
Others can attest to how Lady Benanti holds court in her dressing room after each performance. Laura graciously accepts compliments from her guests but doesn't bait them for more. Instead, she uses the time to check in and connect—clearly appreciative for her guests' time, coming to see the show, and thankful for their presence in her life.
"You experience a freeing feeling when you're not always obsessed with your own happiness," Laura shared. "I have bad days and am human. So looking for my happiness is my default, too. But it's my priority to try and focus on others and as a result, I see how indirectly we all benefit. It's amazing not to be so consumed in yourself."
Consider that for a moment. This star who is once again stunning audiences, earning every available nomination possible, including another Tony Award nomination from the American Theatre Wing, isn't focused on her own happiness. She isn't seeking more; she's earning it while seeking happiness for others. That's a beautiful lesson and a beautiful person who we can all learn it from.
This mindset is infused in her relationships, so when I proposed we do a show to honor her career, "We Love Her: A Celebration of Laura Benanti" at Feinstein's/54 Below, it's not surprising that almost all the stars I asked immediately said "yes!" (emphasis on the "!"). The rest said how much they wanted to join us and sent their love for Laura, but were otherwise committed or out of town. Not one of them dodged the request.
Within a day, we had a line-up that now includes Jeremy Jordan, Michael Urie, Alexandra Silber, The Skivvies, Julia Murney, Eric Anderson, Jessica Rush, and more. We secured celebrated composer and lyricist, Georgia Stitt, to serve as music director. Even the club, which books many headliners and a dozen shows or more a week, was impressed and the concert sold out within hours after going on sale.
The response isn't really that surprising, as I already knew Laura to be a giving and kind person who inspires her colleagues, fans, industry, and friends. She is exactly the kind of person who deserves a show filled with stars who excitedly say, "yes!" to celebrating her with a night like this.
But, while I have the opportunity to give her this gift of a show and the award that she was eagerly selected for by members of our #COTA team, she's given me a gift in return. Consider again that teenage me sitting in the theater, wanting to know more about the stars who were making such an impression in my life. Now, fast forward to today, to working with this Tony Award-winner and celebrated performer, putting together "We Love Her: A Celebration of Laura Benanti."
At each step, I've consulted with Laura, from the set list to how the show should flow. She's made herself beyond accessible for it, with multiple texts or emails flying each day, sharing ideas.
At one point she said on the phone, "I hope I'm not micro-managing," because she had sent me back suggestions to a copy of the set list. "Are you kidding?" I said. "I'm totally theater-geeking out, just having the chance to collaborate with you, like this." A self-proclaimed "musical theater nerd" herself, I think she appreciated it.
Because the show sold out so quickly, though, there are a lot of fellow "theater geeks" and "nerds" who weren't able to get tickets. We were excited by the response but realized we wanted even more people than those who could get into Feinstein's/54 Below to join in the celebration, especially since Laura is also so appreciative of her fans.
For me, too, I thought back once again to why I founded #COTA, to connect theater fans with stars and shows they'll love, and so we've decided to help all of Laura's fans connect through social media and view pieces of "We Love Her" LIVE on Facebook.
The celebration will begin at 9:30 p.m. ET on May 16 and selections can be viewed LIVE on the Center On The Aisle Facebook page (and the Feinstein's/54 Below page for another view).
It's incredible to live this dream, and through it bring fellow fans closer to the stars and show they love with feature stories and reviews, in collaboration with my team at Center On The Aisle.
It's also an honor to celebrate Laura Benanti, "Our Leading Lady." Will you join us? I hope you'll say, "yes!"


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Keep Frozen - Documentary film maker and sculptor's talk and screening. Thursday, June 6 at 8pm. Red Hook - FREE.
DE-CONSTRUKT [projekts] (formally known as Lucky Gallery in Red Hook) and the Waterfront Museum present an artist talk and screening of the award-winning documentary The Cornershop by Iceland artist Hulda Ros Gudnadottir on June 6th at 8pm at the Waterfront Museum located at 290 Conover St., Brooklyn, on the scenic Red Hook waterfront.
Hulda's talk will be based on her artistic research for a project titled Keep Frozen, which is an examination of Gudnadottir's childhood memories of living on the waterfront in close proximity to its docks and dock workers. Consisting mostly of fieldwork, contemplation in the studio, experiments and gathering of footage/material in Iceland and in Africa, Hula has now brought her to Red Hook to explore local peoples complex relationships to the waterways both past and present.
In the past the harbor was a means of economy and growth, which has declined steadily for years, and now after the ongoing recovery of post Sandy a new danger allures. With the recent explosion of the development of our waterways because of the economical value of water views for both businesses and residential, it has become a power struggle between nature and man.
This May, Gudnadottir presented her research at a seminar at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts. Part of this research will be presented in a site-specific installation and performance at DE-CONSTRUKT [project] space in Red Hook, which will be the first public exhibition in the series.
"The development in art discourse in the last decades has moved from the art object to the art process and most recently art research", says Gudnadottir, "where the process of making art is viewed as research parallel to research in any other academic field."
Gudnadottir will also be screening her film, The Cornershop, which documents an unusual story about two brothers and a shop in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a story is about the glue that keeps a community together that subtly comments on grand scale global issues effecting communities, the economic collapse and greed.
After the economic collapse in 2008 the film became a very appropriate comment to the state of mind in Iceland in the first decade of the 21st century. It is quite fitting to screen The Cornershop in Red Hook as both are shining examples of a communities uniting for the well being of its own people.
Hulda Ros Gudnadottir, is an awarded artist in her home country Iceland. She works with mixed-media installations, video, sculpture, photographs and documentary. She has exhibited in Barcelona, Berlin, New York City and Reykjavik in galleries and museums and screened her films in South America, North America, Asia, and Europe. Gudnadottir is based in Berlin.


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It's the 20th episode! Who would have thought?
Marion leads off the discussion by talking about enhanced-content ebooks: what are they, and what can they do? Are they destined to be commonplace? Are they a big waste of money? Are they going to bankrupt publishers? Rob, as one would expect, is a skeptic. Marion is somewhat less skeptical, but still has no faith in The Man. Sarah is agreeable and practical.
Then Rob talks about dystopia, and Marion and Sarah sit quietly and listen.
We then play a fantastic game of Bad Romance, in which we turn our story into a dystopia and we extrapolate society's worst problems into a story about crooked firefighters battling against Scentsy.
To listen, use the media player below, or download here, or subscribe to us on iTunes.
Some music from today's episode (used under a Creative Commons license): "Bug Out" and "Shakedown", by Jacindae.
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Wild hogs tearing up Texas pastures
Published 7:00 pm, Friday, May 16, 2008
Associated Press Writer
Broad areas of grazing land at Pete Gipson's farm bear plow-like scars. But it's no out-of-control mechanical device that's left disjointed ruts and holes amid long grass ripped from the earth.
He and other ranchers and farmers in Texas and the South are waging an uphill battle against herds of voracious feral hogs. The beasts, up to 3 feet tall and 400 pounds, devour feed intended for livestock and tear up pastures at his 300-acre Red Cap Farms in their incessant search for food.
"See how rough it is?" a frustrated Gipson said as his pickup truck bounced across the once-smooth pasture.
They show little respect for traditional barriers like barbed wire fencing, which merely acts as backscratchers for their hairy leathery hides.
"They got in that yard a couple weeks ago and cultivated it," Gipson, 67, said, nodding to an area outside his shop. "I smoothed it out and I'll be damned if they didn't come back the next night and cultivate it again.
"Nothing's safe," he said.
And the population of Texas wild pigs _ now topping 2 million _ is exploding thanks to high reproductive rates and few natural predators.
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service estimates the hogs cause $50 million in damage each year.
But the answer may be coming from a lab at Texas A&M University, where a team of researchers is testing an oral contraceptive for the hogs and other pests. It may even become applicable for pets like cats and dogs.
Duane Kraemer, a professor of veterinary physiology and pharmacology who heads the team at Texas A&M, said ranchers and farmers who hear about his research want to know more, "but development of an oral contraceptive for an animal that people eat and is to be released into the environment is a complex issue, no question about it."
The contraceptive, called a phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor and in development for about a year and a half, is now in a capsule form and has been fed to captive pigs at the university's research facility.
"It does appear to be effective," Kraemer said, in preventing the females' eggs from maturing.
"The animals can continue to cycle and breed," Kraemer said. "Their behaviors are the same, except they don't get pregnant."
The hogs are descendants of animals introduced more than 300 years ago by Spanish explorers, domestic hogs that have escaped over the years and survivors of Russian boars brought to Texas in the 1930s as exotic hunting game that escaped becoming a trophy.
After generations of crossbreeding in the wild, the hogs have evolved into fierce survivors who generally travel in herds known as sounds.
The hogs have keen senses of smell and hearing and sharp continuously growing tusks _ two on top and two on the bottom _ all the makings of imposing physical specimens that see a calf as a prospective meal.
Gipson said his son-in-law recently was inspecting some land on foot when he was confronted by several of the animals, which normally leave the shelter of creek bottoms to do their foraging after dark. Outweighed and outnumbered, Gipson said his son-in-law climbed a tree to safety until they left.
"You might shoot one, but you'd have the rest of them on you," he said. "You better know what you're doing."
There is no closed season on hunting the pigs, and in Texas all you need is a regular hunting license. But Gipson said many landowners are reluctant to allow hunters on their property at night.
And a shotgun is of debatable value when trying to bring down a big hog.
"Just cleans the dirt off them," Gipson's farmhand, Jake Williams, said.
Earlier this month, the Texas Department of Agriculture announced it had awarded the extension service $1 million to provide technical help to landowners under seige from the beasts.
"They eat most anything," Kraemer said. "One of the reasons there's concern is they eat eggs of birds that nest in the ground, little deer if they can catch them, sheep and goats. And, of course, they dig for grubs and worms and roots and in the process of doing so, they tear up crops, pastures and make such a mess you can hardly drive on these pastures. It's just terrible."
He estimates it could be three to five years before the Pill for pigs is readily available. The next step in the research is to get some experience outside the lab, where the test pigs have gobbled up the drug mixed with Oreo cookies.
Clearly, some other delivery system for the drug other than cookies will be required in the field. Already, he said he's got offers from "quite a few people" eager to participate in the testing on their land.
Among hurdles yet to be overcome are how often the drug will be dispensed, how to get it only to the animals that need to be controlled and assurances that long-term enviromental damage won't result from any drugs not consumed or left behind in animal waste.
"It's got to be effective, it's got to be specific, it's got to be acceptable to meat consumed by humans … and it's got to be environmentally safe," Kraemer said.
"It's a complex situation."
For people like Gipson, the solution can't some soon enough.
"I'll be ready," he said. "I'll try anything."


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Males with an extra "girly" sex chromosome seem to have an insatiable sex drive -- at least in mice, scientists have claimed
Chromosomes are long strings of DNA that hold many genes; humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent. Females have two X chromosomes, while males possess one X and one Y. The new study, published in the journal Hormones and Behaviour, was done in mice, but researchers said the genes that determine sex are similar in all mammals, including humans, so the results might be applicable, especially in males with Klinefelter's syndrome, or those who have an extra X chromosome.
"Whether this is a specific phenomenon to mice, or even to this particular inbred background strain of laboratory mice, is still an open question, but we did find similar results in two different genetic models of mice," said study researcher Paul Bonthuis, a graduate student at the University of Virginia. "To know how general the finding is to other mammals one would have to do studies with other mammalian species directly," he was quoted as saying by LiveScience.
In the study, the researchers studied two special lines of mice. First, they were able to separate the effects of the X and Y chromosomes from the mouse's sexual development (which is dependent on one gene on the Y chromosome).
This means that even lab mice with odd numbers of sex chromosomes for instance males with two X's or females that have a Y still developed normally; they had normal genitalia and sexual behaviours for their gender.
In another mouse model, the researchers linked the X and Y chromosome so this pair could be matched up with an X chromosome, resulting in genetically XXY males. These two models provided different parts of the puzzle, with the first one revealing developmental differences created by genes on either the X or Y chromosome that aren't involved in normal development.
When the researchers studied these mice, they found that the males with two X chromosomes (the XXY males) were about twice as fast to ejaculate and did it nearly twice as often than those with only one. They also mounted females more often and during sex showed more pelvic-thrusting motions. "We take these findings to mean that not all sex differences in behaviour are due to the differences in the hormone secretions by the ovaries and the testes," Bonthuis said. "Our studies indicate that direct genetic differences between XX and XY individuals...also play a role in causing sex differences in behaviour."
These results indicate that there may be an undiscovered gene on the X chromosome that affects sexual behaviours in mice and perhaps in other mammals, including men, the researchers said. "We do not yet know what gene on the X chromosome is causing this effect on behaviour," Bonthuis said, but only a small per cent of genes are expressed on both X chromosomes (some genes are automatically turned off in one X when two X chromosomes are present). "It is hard to say for certain what the X factor could be, but we do have some likely candidates," they said. Human males with two X chromosomes do exist.
They have Klinefelter's syndrome, which happens about once every 500 to 1,000 male births. Symptoms include infertility and decreased testosterone levels, among others. Many males don't show symptoms. A 1997 report on men with lowered fertility indicated that men with Klinefelter's reported having sex more often than normal XY males. If this holds true, they could be under the influence of the same mysterious X chromosome factor as the mice.


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Hello everyone,
I run a website hosted on WordPress platform which shares different events happening across the globe like conferences, seminars etc. I want to add a feature on my website where the registered or even unregistered users on my website can bookmark any event for their later reference and set alerts for reminding about that event through email at a later date. E.g. an event listed is happening 6 months from now, and deadline for registration is 3 months from now, the user should be able to open this calendar/reminder feature, insert the details about this event there itself, and close it.. and forget about this event till the time he receives the email.
I tried looking for some plugins, but couldnt find any. Google calendar plugin requires me to maintain my own calendar first and then users can add those particular events.
Is there some solution to this?
The blog I need help with is saurabhiit2003.wordpress.com.


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Help From An Elder Or Older Wolf Please.I am far from a pup. i am 27 years old and have been a wolf for a while now. Ive experienced and learned a lot.... but one thing Ive never really taken the time to research about and learn on is Vampires. and the existence of them. i don't mean the energy sucking vampires i mean blood sucking ******** who are immortal. because i was attacked by something while i was in the woods a few weeks back and the only way i can describe it was a vampire. it bit my neck like some movie **** and ran off faster then Ive ever seen something move that was living. I'm both confused and little scared. since then my body has changed. i have emotional problems and BIG ANGER problems. my reflexes and senses are twice as heightened than before. i feel like all i want to do is smell and or taste blood. My shifting is 10 times harder than it has ever been. THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!! so if someone is going to leave a smart *** comment about it then don't bother. i need serious feed back from someone who knows about the subject. is being a half breed possible... half werewolf half vampire!? orr am i going crazy!?
Vampires are as real as you are. And yes it is possible for a half breed to exist. But after a while you may loose your wolf and become a full vamp. I am not sure what I am for I am only a fourteen year old but I know about these things...wolves and vampires are two breeds that most don't understand,but I understand both well enough. Just becareful that you don't let the bloodlust take over
hybrid half wolf half vampire and yes its possible
I'm no wolf or anything I was jst curoius to knw more abt u.hpe I'm nt being rude coz this site is only for ppl like u I wid reali like to chat to if possible
Half breeds are possible though I'm not sure about how the two halves interact. Its rare for a vampire to attack a wolf though unless it was provoked. I'm not a wolf but a vampire. A bite does not always turn though...
I'm not an elder wolf, far from it really, but I can say that the blood drinking vampires I know don't take from anyone. I don't think most do either. Plus vampires like that aren't immortal, some say they are but it's most likely they aren't.
I had a dream about something like that. The bite hurt so much but yet not enough for me to yell about it. I still feel it really. It was strange.
How so? If I may ask that is
I see, well that is some change
Traditional vampires are not immortal and they do not act in such a way. They rarely get involved with wolves really.
Well, I'm no elder, but I do know vampires are real. I personally know some. I've never heard anything of them attacking wolves, but it's possible. My friends say its rare they purposely attack wolves. But I don't know anything about halfbreeds. Hope this helps


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S.F. swan song for Lincecum?
Updated 11:45 pm, Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Tim Lincecum doesn't want to get too emotional when he strolls to the mound Thursday night. He might not have a choice.
His one-of-a-kind Giants career, as a two-time Cy Young Award winner, three-time strikeout king, four-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, might be winding down.
Lincecum gets it.
"I'm approaching it the way I would any other game," he said. "It's my last start of the season and could actually be my last start in a Giants uniform, obviously. I'm not trying to approach it like that. I want to embrace it for what it is. These fans have always given us a good reception over the seasons. I'm sure it's going to be a little different because I've been here a while."
The front man in the transition from the Barry Bonds administration to the championship era, Lincecum has remained a fan favorite despite his drop-off last season and up-and-down 2013, an iconic Giant who'll stay at the forefront of franchise lore no matter where he plays next season.
When he arrived in the majors, he was a tiny kid with boyish looks and a funky delivery who took Giants fans and the baseball world by storm, and now he's 29 and on the verge of his first fling with free agency.
He welcomes it. Justifiably so.
"I wasn't trying to get to this day. I wasn't trying to get to free agency," Lincecum said. "But in light of it, I'm going to try to take it for what it is and experience it and see what it has to offer. I can't knock anything off the table that I haven't seen on the table yet."
On whether he'd make the Giants his priority, he said, "I've always said I'd like to see the relationship go further. But until I know what's on the table, I can't really dismiss anything else. I try to take advice from my agent and do something that's going to make me happy as well."
Lincecum won't limit himself. There was a time in his career it seemed impossible he'd wind up playing for a team based in a hot, humid city. The heat bothered him that much. No more. He has pitched long enough to know how to handle any climate.
In other words, it would be a mistake to suggest Lincecum, with roots in the Northwest, would sign only on the West Coast.
"I've always liked the cool weather, but it's not like I mind playing in those hotter temperatures anymore," he said. "It's not one of those things where I'm not looking forward to it or worrying about it or making it an extra factor. It goes back to the hydration and making sure you're prepared. Outside of that, it's no extra stress."
The sides haven't begun serious negotiations. Giants general manager Brian Sabean has until five days after the World Series to make a qualifying offer (the average salary of the 125 top-paid players, approximately $14 million) to Lincecum, whose agent, Rick Thurman, would have seven days to accept or reject it.
If it's rejected, Lincecum could sign anywhere. If a team with one of the 10 worst records signs him - Seattle, for example, his childhood team, which regrets not drafting him in 2006 - it wouldn't forfeit a first-round draft pick, just a second-rounder. Any other team would lose a first-rounder, which could prevent certain GMs from bidding.
That was the case last year when Kyle Lohse rejected a qualifying offer from the Cardinals and didn't sign until late March with the Brewers, who went without a first-round pick in June's draft. Lohse was coming off two solid seasons (30-11, 3.11 ERA), but was much older than Lincecum, at 34, without close to the career record.
"Tim Lincecum is one of the great major-league pitchers, and he's young," said agent Scott Boras, who was asked his thoughts as a third-party agent. "What I really like about what he's done is that he's illustrated the ability to pitch at a very competitive level without throwing 94, 96, with fastball velocities in the low 90s, and be effective.
"He's still a very deceptive pitcher. I actually think there's more to come from him with his speed separation. As he puts in more time and throws more, I think he's going to improve because now he's at a base point with his velocity that he's becoming familiar with."
Lincecum continues to make a transition from a strikeout guy to a pitch-to-contact guy. He led the league in strikeouts his first full three seasons and has 1,504 career K's, more than any pitcher since 1900 in his first seven seasons except Hall of Famers Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan (excluding his two-game first season) and Bert Blyleven.
There was a time Lincecum could blow pitches by hitters whenever he wanted. His velocity isn't the same, but his fastball still occasionally exceeds 92 mph when he lets it loose, when he's not focusing more on hitting his spots.
"I feel like I'm still trying to get a grasp on this new, I guess, me," he said. "I'm learning the hitters a little better and trying to be a little more efficient, studying them and exploiting them as much as I can. It's still a learning process. It's exciting just to look at it that way. This isn't just an end-all. This isn't as good as it's going to get. It's going to get a lot better."
Catcher Buster Posey likes how Lincecum has adjusted.
"I think this year especially," Posey said. "He's had a solid game plan going into every start. He's still a guy who can get big-number strikeouts, so he's a very versatile pitcher."
One the Giants might heavily try to retain. With Lincecum, Barry Zito and Chad Gaudin free agents, only two Giants starters are signed for 2014, Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner. Ryan Vogelsong has a $6.5 million option. Yusmeiro Petit is unproven, and no one in the minors seems ready for the leap.
"He's accomplished so much," Posey said of Lincecum. "He's meant a lot to the organization and a lot to baseball. He's a good teammate, somebody you'd like to have on your team."
As for the free-agent market for power pitchers? "Well, there aren't many," Boras said. The list of available starters includes Matt Garza, Ervin Santana, Ricky Nolasco, Hiroki Kuroda, Bronson Arroyo, Bartolo Colon and Japan's Masahiro Tanaka.
While Lincecum hasn't returned to his Cy Young form, his numbers are improved from last year, including walks per nine innings (3.5, down from 4.4) and WHIP (1.311, down from 1.468). He's 10-14 with a no-hitter and a 4.44 ERA, which is down from 5.18, easily his career worst.
In his defense, Lincecum has lacked run support, and the defense often was sloppy behind him, not to mention all the inherited runners who scored after his exits. Through it all, he has grinded through perhaps his final season in San Francisco, reinventing himself and anticipating better years ahead.
"I remember mentioning after my second Cy Young that you can't really become content regardless of a good year or bad year," Lincecum said. "So I want to keep coming in with a positive mind-set that anything can happen if I do the right things to make it happen."
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John Shea is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @JohnSheaHey


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1.16 2014-05-21 13:39:19WIT+0700 Asia/Jakarta
Fixes to the no_OPTION methods
1.15 2013-07-01 18:07:22 Asia/Jakarta
Added the 'no_db', 'no_coll' and 'no_model' configuration options.
Removed the patch_mongodb option because the newer drivers have some
of the methods it used to patch in available now.
1.14 2012-11-03 18:07:02 Asia/Jakarta
Removed some warnings that were not needed
1.13 2012-09-23 05:45:53 Asia/Jakarta
Added a new helper called "model" which acts like a (supposedly) smart
combination of "db" and "coll". Please see the documentation for details.
1.12 2012-04-26 05:50:28 Asia/Jakarta
So sorry, but doing a findOne on a collection doesn't work because group is
in fact a command that gets run, but the MongoDB docs about it's proper
usage are vague, and
is apparently equivalent to a runCommand, but not quite.
1.11 2012-04-26 05:33:58 Asia/Jakarta
Group as a runCommand apparently does not work the way you think it does,
and actually is a parameter to findOne() so that's bene fixed too. Hope
now it all works...
1.10 2012-04-26 05:20:33 Asia/Jakarta
Fixed up the experimental patch_mongodb methods to take arguments in the same
style as the MongoDB driver; a hash ref, not a hash
1.09 2012-04-26 05:15:02 Asia/Jakarta
Added experimental 'patch_mongodb' configuration option that will do some
Moose tricks to import the "group", "find_and_modify" and "map_reduce"
methods into MongoDB::Collection
1.08 2012-04-08 04:08:02 Asia/Jakarta
BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY BREAKER: This release will probably break your
existing code. Some care went into not changing how the core functionality
works, but keep in mind that things might go hideously wrong.
Added helpers for findAndModify and mapReduce operations, and changed the
architecture around a bit, we now use our own little object to hold the
connection info and all other pertinent methods and expose them to the user
via helpers.
1.07 2011-04-27 04:14:15 Asia/Jakarta
BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY BREAKER: Renamed the 'connection' attribute
to 'mongodb_connection', since 'connection' is very generic and could
theoretically end up getting clobbered.
Added 'no_helper' configuration option to prevent creation of a
helper altogether.
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Idina Menzel With Jimmy Fallon "Let It Go"
The 2014 Academy Awards on Sunday night gave us a number of memorable moments – the pizza guy, the "selfie," a new type of advertising via Samsung and, uh, Adele Dazeem. That is to say, John Travolta offered a tremendous introduction to Idina Menzel's performance of "Let It Go." Unfortunately, he failed to stick the landing and butchered her name.
It spawned internet memes, theories of causation and a handy, dandy widget by which to "Travoltify" one's name.
Menzel took it in stride (or perhaps didn't hear it) and belted out a sped-up version of the song from the $1B film. She then took to "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon" to participate in the ongoing tradition of reproducing hit songs with The Roots using children's instruments.


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Cafe Tacuba, Mexico's most progressive rock group, has always been a quartet. Or so the band claims.
But its roster suggests otherwise. Who were mysterious members Nru and Amparo Tonto Medardo In Lak'ech? Why, on each album, does the lead singer disappear, only to be replaced with somebody new? And what's with the band's latest singer, Elfego Buendia?
"What I wanted to say with this is nothing lasts forever and in every cycle I can reinvent myself," Buendia says from Los Angeles. "I can be reborn. So, this is the joke. The game. That's all."
Buendia is really Ruben Albarran, Cafe Tacuba's lead singer since its inception. Albarran has a sense of humor and, it seems, multiple personalities. He changes his name to reflect the mood of each album. For Cuatro Caminos, an ambitious, rocking affair and the band's first album on an American label (Geffen), Albarran - Buendia? - says his character is a tribute to his family.
Those wacky characters somehow fit Cafe Tacuba's eclectic sound. The band fuses punk, rock 'n' roll and traditional Mexican folk music into its signature style. It has earned comparisons to Radiohead, the Beatles and, thanks to Albarran's gritty, barked vocals, the Sex Pistols. The band rarely tours the United States, so its Tampa show is a rare treat.
"We learned to take all the things that were surrounding us to construct our music," Albarran says. "In Mexico, because we are pluri-cultural people, we are influenced by all kinds of music. You can hear Afro-Latin music everywhere you go. You can hear, like, Tex-Mex music and all the traditional music from all around the country. . . . You can have indigenous music, so there's a lot of traditional and very popular music.
"If you add to this all the music that comes from the outside, like rock, jazz, bossa nova or electronic music, you can have infinite possibilities of mixing music. So, this is what we do, basically," he says.
Critics love to label the group the de facto head of the Rock en Espanol movement, or Latin rock 'n' roll. Albarran shrugs off the praise.
"We don't think we are the head of a movement. I don't think, anyway, there is a movement because all the Latin rock bands, they have their own sound and their own mixes," he says. "I think the only thing that you can say for all of us together is that we are rock-influenced bands. . . . We think we are a very odd thing because there's no band like us."
On Cuatro Caminos, the band employed producer Dave Fridmann, whose work with bands like the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev lent an expansive quality to the band's already layered sound. Is Cafe Tacuba priming to be accepted by the American music mainstream?
"For me . . . there are no expectations," Albarran says. "I wanted to keep on doing music that can take me for surprise. To have creative liberty and that's all. If the audience for our music grows, it's okay. But if it's not, for me, what's important is to keep liberty."


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After a six-year hiatus, Lindsay Lohan made her highly anticipated return to Saturday Night Live, hosting the show for the fourth time. As promised, she mocked the shenanigans that have occurred since her last SNL appearance.
She's baaack.
After a six-year hiatus, Lindsay Lohan made her highly anticipated return to Saturday Night Live, hosting the show for the fourth time. As promised, she mocked the shenanigans that have occurred since her last SNL appearance.
"I feel lucky and grateful to be here tonight and that's why I really want to thank all my friends at SNL who trusted me enough to have me back," Lohan said in her opening monologue. "You know, this studio feels like a home for me…[alarm goes off]. Wait, so the alarm goes off if I leave the stage? I thought it was only when I left the studio…I thought you guys trusted me."
Keenan Thompson then walked out and checked Lohan's pupils with a mini flashlight and Kristen Wiig proceeded to pat her down after giving her a welcome-back hug.
When Lohan asked what was up with Wiig's pat-down, the Bridesmaids star said, "I'm a lesbian now," to which Lohan replied, "been there done that."
Jimmy Fallon even popped up to let Lohan know that while he's sure she can successfully host the show, Jon Hamm (who was sitting in the audience) was on hand as a back up host just in case.
And after taking a few digs at herself in the opener, the Mean Girls star went on with the show.
But how much further did SNL writers go in taking shots at Lohan's legal woes?
Not too much further, but they did make sure to get in a few more jabs after the monologue, particularly in the "Scared Straight" sketch, in which Lohan played herself as a Scared Straight counselor who informs a group of bicycle stealing offenders that their lives of crime could lead to a stint at a Malibu rehab.
"That actually doesn't sound so bad," one of the offenders (Bobby Moynihan) says.
To scare them a little more, um, straight when that doesn't work, Lohan says "first you're hanging out with the Mean Girls and then you get accused of stealing a diamond necklace," among other things.
The majority of Lohan's skits, however, weren't focused on her infamous past.
In "Psychic Awards" Lohan played Lucy, a best female assistant award winner who hosts the awards show with a famed psychic (Andy Samberg), and in "Delinquent Girl Teen Gang" Lohan plays a member of a retro chain-smoking girl gang who rebel by dancing on sidewalks (with a dressed-in-drag Fred Armisen, who dances in the street and keeps getting hit by cars).
Lohan also went on to play a braids-and-beads-rocking radio sidekick named Illiterate Lisa in "B108 FM," and a young woman seeking the key to better meditation in "Buddha."
But the show's funniest skit was probably "Disney Housewives," in which Lohan plays Rapunzel on reality show "The Real Housewives of Disney", whose castle-warming party gets nearly ruined by a drunken Cinderella, a broke Jasmine, a feisty Snow White and aspiring pop singer, Belle.
Rocker Jack White was also on hand to perform "Love Interruption" and "Sixteen Saltines."
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The formerly annual but now bi-annual Joint Services Open House at JSB Andrews. The static display was a bit sparse as compared to previous years and there was virtually no US Navy presence.
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"This is not a reunion — it's more like a conjunction," Cars frontman Ric Ocasek told Rolling Stone earlier this year. He's not kidding around. Move Like This, his band's first studio album in 24 years, finds the New Wave legends sounding almost exactly as they did in their late Seventies/early Eighties heyday. This isn't to say the album is a retread. Ocasek's distinct voice and knack for hooks is front and center, but the sound of the record is slick and modern. Opening number "Blue Tip" has the rich low end of an LCD Soundsystem dance-rock rave-up, while "Keep On Knocking" and "Sad Song" sound like Ocasek has learned a thing or two from having produced hard rocking albums by Weezer and Guided by Voices. Move Like This will hit stores on May 10th, but you can stream the album in full now.
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Why did you choose JMU?
When asked "Why JMU?", I always get a flashback of my JMU campus tour. Standing on the steps of the ISAT building, I got a view of the entire campus and mountains behind it. It was one of the prettiest things I had ever seen; it was like picture perfect scenery! I really wanted to be able to see it every day. After my first year at JMU however, I saw that the true beauty of the university lied not in the scenery (although it is really pretty!) but in the people- the JMU community. Everyone here is so nice and friendly. You are always greeted with a smile or a hello wherever you go, and everyone holds the door open for you! In addition to these courtesies, everyone here is willing to help you; be it teachers during office hours or other students at the Career and Academic Planning center, the Science and Math Learning Center, the Writing Center or even the University Health Center. Everyone is available to make sure that you are able to succeed in your goals. With over 300 clubs and organizations, there really is something for everyone to be a part of. No matter what occurs in this university, the people of JMU always stick together as a supportive community, which some like to call JMU Nation. All of these things really add to my experience at JMU and make me proud to call myself a JMU Duke.
What is your favorite class?
My favorite class at JMU was GPSYC 160 (Life Span and Human Development) with Kimberly DuVall. The development that takes place between infancy and old age amazes me! There are so many environmental and biological factors affecting what happens next in one's development. With Professor D's stories and examples for the concepts learned, I found this class very applicable to my own life. If you ever have a chance to take a psychology class, I definitely recommend this course!
Besides studying, how do you occupy your time?
I spend my time hanging out with friends, baking, singing, knitting and of course, playing board games! I am also learning how to play ukulele.
What clubs/activities are you involved with at JMU?
I am an active member of JMU's International Student Association. This club seeks to spread diversity around the JMU campus through various programs and events. As the current club Secretary, I work with the executive board to plan and promote these programs and our bi-weekly meetings. Last year I was a member of Shenandoah Hall's Community Activities Board and served as Multicultural Representative to increase cultural awareness throughout the hall. I am also a part of JMU's Catholic Campus Ministry and Pre-Physician Assistant Club.
What do you like best about JMU?
One of my favorite things about JMU is that it is very service oriented. With service learning trips during Thanksgiving and Spring break, weekend volunteer opportunities and an annual one-day student run community service project called The Big Event; JMU helps cultivate enlightened individuals with a commitment to bettering their community.
What advice would you give to international students who are considering studying at JMU?
One of my favorite quotes comes from Wayne Gretzky. He said, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Never be afraid to try something new, to go somewhere different or to do something out of the ordinary. It will help you grow as a person and it adds to your life experience. JMU is a place to do just this. With strong academics, an array of student organizations and endless social experiences, this university strives in helping students become enlightened global citizens. So why not take a shot and see what JMU has to offer for you!
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FLOWERY BRANCH – As expected, Falcons wide receiver Roddy White did not attend the second organized team activity practice on Wednesday.
"Roddy and his family are going through a very difficult time right now," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "I spent time with Roddy last week. These are not mandatory sessions. Our thoughts and prayers are still with Roddy and his family in this difficult time."
Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon (knee), safety Zeke Motta (neck), defensive tackle Corey Peters (Achilles), wide receiver Julio Jones (foot) and running back Davonta Freeman (NFLPA mandatory function) also did practice during session NO. 2. Weatherspoon and Motta spent time working with the training staff.
White and his family are mourning the death of his brother Tyrone Moore, Jr., who was shot to death outside an Charleston, S.C., area night club. The funeral was last Thursday.
"I think he's getting better every day," said Falcons wide receiver coach Terry Robiskie, who's been in contact with White. "That's a healing process. I think he's in the right frame of mind. I think he's doing all that he can to be home and support his mother, grand mom and great grand mother. He's doing it all. He's doing a tremendous job of being the father of the house and making sure that everything is fine during the healing process."
With White and the injured Julio Jones not at practice, Harry Douglas and Darius Johnson took over on the first-team offense. Jones is also dealing with a shooting in his family.
"Rod is where he needs to be at home during this healing process," Robiskie said. "OTAs and all of that stuff is secondary to what he's going through."
The Falcons don't appear overly concerned about White missing OTA sessions.
"We are just sitting back and giving him all of our love and support," Robiskie said. "Roddy, over his whole career, he's been a professional. I think when he comes in, he'll be ready to go. I think right now he's doing a fabulous job of being the man of the house and making sure that he's a part of the healing process."
Robiskie knows that White went to Arizona to work out with Cardinals wide receiver and friends Larry Fitzgerald.
"When he was out there doing his workouts, I didn't really talk to him," Robiskie said. "He was out there doing his work and whatever it is that he does when gets out there with Larry. I know when he gets back from those workouts, he's in pretty good shape and he's ready to roll. Roddy has been very, very professional his whole career. I expect him to come back and be in pretty good shape and ready to go."
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–Friday – Strength and Conditioning plus a rookie practice
–Monday– OTA No. 4.
–Tuesday, June 3 – OTA No. 5.
–Wednesday, June 4 – OTA No. 6.
–Thursday, June 5 – Rookie Practice.
–Monday, June 9 – Hacks vs. Jocks golf tournament. Defending champs – Team Scelfo.
–Tuesday, June 10 – OTA No. 7.
–Wednesday, June 11 – OTA No. 8.
–Thursday, June 12 – OTA No. 9.
–Friday, June 13 – OTA No. 10.
–Monday, June 16 – Physicals.
–Tuesday, June 17 — Day One: Mandatory minicamp (5 practices over three days)
–Wednesday, June 18 – Day Two: Mandatory minicamp.
–Thursday, June 19 – Day Three: Mandatory minicamp. (Offseason program ends for veterans).
TBA – Rookie Symposium
TBA – (Late July) – Report to Training camp.
Jake Matthews brings strength of family to the Falcons
Ra'Shede Hageman could turn into defensive force for Falcons
Dezmen Southward ready to compete for playing time
Warrick Dunn likes the pick of FSU's Devonta Freeman
Falcons signed 20 undrafted rookie free agents, 5 from SEC
Falcons invite 24 players in for tryouts
NFL Draft 2014: ESPN's Todd McShay on the Falcons' draft class
VIDEO: Reaction to the Atlanta Falcons' 2014 draft class
Round 1 / 6 -- Jake Matthews, RT, 6-5, 308, Texas A&M
Round 2/37 – Ra'Shede Hageman, DE, 6-6, Minnesota
Round 3/68 – Dezmen Southward, FS, 6-0, 211, Wisconsin
Round 4/103 – Devonta Freeman, RB, 5-8, 206, Florida State
Round 4/139 – Prince Shembo, LB, 6-1, 253 Notre Dame
Round 5/147 – Ricardo Allen, CB, 5-9, 187, Purdue
Round 5/168 – Marquis Spruill, LB, 6-1, 231, Syracuse
Round 7/253 – Yawin Smallwood, LB, 6-2, 246, Connecticut
Round 7/255 – Tyler Starr, LB, 6-4, 250, South Dakota


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My focus of tube amps has been on the use of the Compactron tubes for both input and drivers. My skills are in PCB design and toner transfer fabrication, not talented in clean point to point construction that so many of you exhibit. I received a message from Kegger (AK site) to see if I was interested in a Dynaco 70 style circuit and components that he had been working on. I was intrigued by the circuit and modified one of the Compactron board designs to this new circuit keeping the same mounting hole and tube locations. Thus the name on this amp after both of our inputs is the KEG-EAR AUDIO AMP.
My goal was to design a PCB that would work for both ends, the cheapest version possible and on the other end, KT88's and big iron. (like Millet's big red board with sweep tubes) I wanted to create a very simple construction with astounding performance that a newbee could do and be proud of. There are so few simple designs available to get started with. This is a summary of over a years work and evaluation condensed to keep from rambling on.
The power supply caps are stacked for extended B+ voltage. For lower voltage stacking is not necessary and the bridge resistors could be left out and one cap position jumpered, smaller caps used.The iron on hand allowed for 300 to 480v B+ and output iron was 8k-8 25watt to Hammond 1650p 6k outputs at 60 watts. I had one Hammond 4.3K on hand.
It is designed, ironed, etched, plated, drilled and fab'd. I've tried SV6550-C-, EL34 and Russian 6P3S output tubes, for the bottom end it would be the $20 10lb'r with the $4 output tubes 6P3S. Started out playing in UL, Triode mode later. The design goal is simple, keep it simple with minimal phase shift and feedback only if necessary. I left provisions for a dominate pole between the first and second stage if needed and like the ST70 feedback cap again only if needed. I will admit to being a little sick, I put an input coupling cap on the PCB. I still play vinyl and have a little turntable rumble to filter out on some records, and it is cheap insurance if there is an unwanted DC bias on the input.
Power supply is on board as well as a 50,100, 150 volt zener reference, I use the 150 to bias nixie tubes and the 50 volt can be used to raise the heater supply.
The cheapest version can use the 6P3S tubes with B+ from 300 to 365V. Suggest 40 watt iron to maximize power while helping to control cost, I like 6K for more class A operation. If you are going for lowest cost the 8K-8 25 watt transformers could be used in triode mode only(no UL taps).
Wife was out of the house, so I cranked it up with the 6P3S Russian output tubes. Changed the supplies a little with an extra chunk of iron to make B+ to 365V, 2nd stage to 250v and input at 205V. From comments made on different forums, the 6P3S start to loose life over 375V , I had them biased at 45ma, in UL mode.. Very pleasant until it runs out of steam. With my speakers and room size more than ample power, speakers, woofers start to complain first, heart beats dark side of the moon...
Changed out the tubes to Svet SV6550-C, added a couple of 6.3 volt windings to boost the neg bias a little to throttle them back to 50ma. Also run at B+365, Second stage 250, First stage 205 volts. A little warmer sound, fuller with tighter bottom. Again volume can drive you out of the room prior to distortion setting in, speakers, woofers start to complain first, ya, the heart beats...
Installed .33 Russian PIO coupling caps on the left side and boosted the B+ to 450V in triode mode.. 5881's were first for many hrs. I still have the old Hammond 6.6k iron connected. 450 volts sounds better than 365 which was better than 300.... Switched to the SV-6550-C- outputs, after many hrs, still my favorites for this amp. With resistive only GNFB, I can not tell the difference between the 1u and the .33u PIO's. EL34's were OK, from China. I did not have a set of EH's but I'm thinking of getting a set of EH 6CA7's.
The B+ was boosted by adding a toroidal 120vac @400ma output winding to the 10lb'r output. The diode bridge is good for over 800V and the caps are stacked, added B+ delay by a 6CG3 Damper Diode.
For the bias voltage I put a 110 to 12.6CT transformer on with half, the 6.3 to CT hooked up to a 6.3 volt winding and the 110v winding to the bias diode bridge through a 1.2K resister. Instant -90volt DC for the bias circuit..
So far the PCB has been very stable and flexible to component selection.
My second 4.3 k Hammond arrived today, so I did a quick swap to see if the 6P3S-E/5881's could handle them, nope!
Ok at low levels but they ran out of steam, started to smear at higher volumes, needed more feedback.
Svet 6550=C='s are still my favorites. KT88's are very good also with the 4.3K's
My recommendations for output tubes to transformer combo's:
8K IRON = 6P3S, 6P3S-E/5881's, overkill= EL34, Svet 6550=C='s, KT88's
6.6K IRON = 6P3S-E/5881's, EL34, Svet 6550=C='s, overkill= KT88's
4.3K IRON = EL34, Svet 6550=C='s, KT88's
It has been a great project, thank you Kegger!
SO many tubes, SO little time!!!
|24th June 2012, 09:37 PM
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Pics with and without the bias check on.
SO many tubes, SO little time!!!
|28th June 2012, 10:28 PM
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That is pretty sweet looking!
You did some really nice work there.
(I'll be asking you for circuit tweaks)
|29th June 2012, 04:56 PM
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Totally interested in a kit... if there were some instructions
|30th June 2012, 02:43 PM
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I created artwork for toner transfer PCB fabrication. The design fits on a 8.5" x 11" sheet so the design can be copied onto hi clay slick paper and ironed onto the PCB to act as etch resist. I use zip-lock bags as etching tanks to contain the mess. The copper is tin plated and then the top layer is created the same way, but the clay layer is removed by slowly rubbing with lava soap, leaving the black toner for component outlines. It is protected by clear enamel can spray. The holes are drilled, routed out by a dremmel tool and the through holes are enlarged and brass eyelets used for wire connect points and mounting the caps on the wrong bottom side.
Are you willing and have the basic tools to so a PCB from scratch? If so I might be able to create a PDF file, copy that could be used as a master to print out and use for PCB fabrication..
SO many tubes, SO little time!!!
|30th June 2012, 03:19 PM
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Results of toner transfer PCB fab.....
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A hapless civil servant has equalled Mastermind's worst specialist round score – one point.
Steve Ferry chose to answer questions on The Thirty Years War, which lasted from 1618 to 1648, but got only the second to last one correct.
The embarrassed contestant sat awkwardly in the famous black chair as he faced a string of questions without a single correct answer, until finally identifying the name of the Baltic city sieged in 1628 - Stralsund - to post his first point.
Millions of viewers watched as failed to answer questions including "What was the ironic nicknamed given to Friedrich V by his imperial opponents that riducled his brief tenure as King of Bohemia?" and "Which title did the emperor award to the imperial merceneray General Wallenstein in June 1629?"
However, he redeemed himself in the general knowledge round, adding 15 points to his embarrassing total.
Host John Humphrys told him: "It does happen that, when you sit in that chair, everything you know disappears."
Simon Curtis, who complained to Ofcom he had been ridiculed after setting the record in 2006 with questions on Jim Carrey movies, said: "I've had years of unwanted notoriety."
Software analyst Kajen Thuraaisingham set the worst overall score in 2010 with five points, four for his specialist subject the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Other poor performances include Colin Kidd, who scored a total of seven with a specialist subject of The World Chess Championships and gas fitter Michael Burton who scored two during his special subject on Angels.
Actress Arabella Weir and socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson both scored six in a celebrity version of the BBC show in 2004.
A week earlier, motor racing legend Murray Walker had set the previous lowest score with seven points.


text: On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 04:32:50PM +0100, Sergey Spiridonov wrote: > Sven Luther wrote: > > >I am saying that you are diffaming me, and thus hurting my honor, by > > I did not find the word diffamate or diffamation in dictionary. Probably > it is something like lie? Maybe slander would be a more propper english translation. > >saying that because of the work i do on non-free package, i personnally > >and the debian project of which i am part, is acting non-ethically. > > Yes I say (not because I wanted to hurt you) that Debian acts > non-ethically and I provided an example, how and in which case this > happens. Is it incorrect? You are saying that by my action i push debian, of which i am also a part, to act non-ethically, thus indirectly making me responsible of it. And using arguments which you could as well have used to demostrate the contrary of this, so they are unfunded. Friendly, Sven Luther