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Fred Lebow — runner, innovator, ladies man, founder of the New York City Marathon. Growing up on Long Island, I watched this race each year, dreaming of one day winning it myself. Alas, it was never meant to be, but my connection to running still runs deep.
Over the past few months, I discussed the possibility of creating a running-related portrait with friend and NYRR employee John Honerkamp. After much discussion and thought, Fred Lebow and Grete Waitz kept rising to the top — in the end, it was Lebow.
I'll outline everything below, but here is the entire painting process in just over one minute…
The New York Road Runners were kind enough to share a handful of pictures, and this was the instant favorite.
Before I began to paint, I modified the picture to capture both the NYRR and ING New York City Marathon colors.
Beginning with a base collage… All five boroughs are represented, as well as a shout to the spectacular Grete Waitz.
With the background laid out, twas time to get down to the face.
I started with Fred's signature painters cap, and immediately attacked a set of highlights and shadows.
All of the colors were mixed from blue and orange, I wanted the painting to feel warm, and ultimately take on the quality of standing in the mid-day sun.
Using this tone of blue and orange complements creates a visual reverberation.
Now the face is making sense… always satisfying. Up to this point, the painting was made in Myrtle Beach… the rest took place in my NYC studio.
Here I began to reconstruct the secondary tones, as they were off slightly — the orange-red was too dominant.
Balancing things out… focusing on the picture plane as a whole.
Up to the roof for clarity…. I painted the jacket, but disliked the way it felt, and decided to go for a flat blue.
Getting close, but I needed one final bright orange to bring the picture to a conclusion.
And completed — Fred Lebow. This piece will be part of an exciting story coming out in the near future, stay tuned. I'd like to thank the New York Road Runners, John Honerkamp, Stuart Calderwood, Dunkin Larkin and Jillian Babcock.
Take a look at this trailer for the Fred Lebow Movie "Run For Your Life"… He was a truly enigmatic character.
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The Society for Pentecostal Studies held its 46th Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO, March at Life Pacific College, March 9-11, 2017. A hearty thank you to all the administrators, presenters, and others who worked to make it a success! View a selection of photos from the Annual Meeting on Flickr.
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America's presidential sweepstakes have begun in earnest. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Hillary Clinton have all announced their intentions, with the likes of Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, and Rick Santorum all trying to figure out when the most opportune time for them to throw their hat in the ring. There's one thing they all have in common, though. They're "major party" candidates.
This means they're somehow entitled to at least one news cycle's worth of analysis about everything from whether and how they can win, to profiles of their spouses (except Bill Clinton. We know him). The others will get their respective places in the sun when the time comes.
In fact, media coverage of presidential campaigns has become formulaic to the point of numbing the brains of even the most obsessive political junkies. The rest of the population hasn't yet tuned into the obligatory political spin. This is understandable, given the general election is more than a year away. But still, the form and substance of campaign coverage hasn't changed much in decades. The reason? Money, pure and simple. The interlocking components of media, polling, and unfettered campaign contributions make starting the horse race early a virtual necessity.
Almost no one asks if the system benefits or hurts anyone, or whether it actually has to be this way.
Do most people in America know the name Jill Stein? It might surprise you to know she too is running for president. However, since she's not running for the Democratic or Republican nominations, she doesn't exist. Yet she ran on the Green Party ticket in 2012. Here's a question for you. Who deserves more coverage, Jill Stein, or the person that finishes dead last in the Republican presidential sweepstakes?
There are those who think the current process of choosing who will lead the most powerful country on the planet is fine, and does not need fixing.
I disagree.
By focusing time and attention almost exclusively on the "mainstream" candidates of the two "major parties", the media does a disservice to the democracy we say we have. That, combined with the Citizen's United decision of the Supreme Court, have created a twisted political universe that shuts the average American out. And make no mistake. That's just how the players in this game want it. All the players, that is, except you. I've long believed that Americans deserved better coverage of presidential campaigns than we've come to accept. I'm thinking there might be some simple things just plain folks can do to cut through the clutter.
The most important one is this: Don't form your opinion of any candidate based on a single source of information. Compare and contrast candidate coverage from all forms of media, not just radio or television.
As you evaluate those who would be president, be clear about the priorities you have. Is one a higher minimum wage? Ironing out the kinks in the Affordable Care Act? Police brutality? Whatever you care about, candidates for president ought to be speaking out on them. If they don't, why vote for them?
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December 1914. As families across Europe gather to celebrate Christmas, a generation of young men find themselves far away from their loved ones in the trenches of the Western Front. There they face a world seemingly devoid of any peace or goodwill. But on Christmas Eve 1914, as the men of the Warwickshire Regiment shelter in their trenches, something astonishing happens. Across no-man's land they hear music. The German soldiers are singing Christmas carols; the same carols their families are listening to, hundreds of miles away in Birmingham, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. Leaving their trenches, carrying only their courage and their humanity, they go to meet their enemies; not to fight, but talk, to exchange gifts, to celebrate Christmas. And the next day, together, they play an unforgettable game of football.
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by Gordon Edwards, PhD
In his recent blog, entitled "The Fourth Reactor and the Destiny of Japan", Akio Matsumura correctly identifies the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 as the most serious potential threat for further massive radioactive releases from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
If not cooled by mechanical means for at least several years, the irradiated fuel in the spent fuel pool will overheat due to radioactivity alone. The heat generated by radioactivity must be removed as fast as it is being produced to keep the temperature of the nuclear fuel from soaring out of control.
If the temperature climbs toward 900 degrees C, the metal coating ("cladding") on the outside of the fuel pellets rapidly deteriorates, releasing large quantities of radioactive gases and vapors.
At these elevated temperatures, the cladding also reacts with steam (H2O) to produce hydrogen gas (H2) which explodes with great force, as it did in Unit 4 on March 15 – blowing the roof off the building and providing a pathway for radioactivity to escape into the atmosphere.
At about 1000 degrees, the fuel cladding can catch fire, emitting tiny radioactive cinders – miniscule particles of irradiated fuel called "nuclear fleas" – particularly dangerous when inhaled or ingested.
Currently, the situation in Unit 4 is under control – but things could change quickly if the spent fuel pool collapses or the support structure is severely damaged by a strong aftershock. It may then be impossible to cool the irradiated fuel effectively. Temperatures will climb, and the irradiated fuel will overheat and may even catch fire.
In such an event, with no roof on Unit 4, and no containment structure surrounding the spent fuel pool, there is no barrier to prevent or even limit further radioactive releases. Thus there is no way to protect the Japanese population or the environment from these renewed emissions.
Ten years ago, a technical study from the US Nuclear Regulatory Agency pointed out that "the long-term consequences of an SFP [spent fuel pool] fire may be significant.… Analysis indicates that when air flow has been restricted, such as might occur after a cask drop or major earthquake, the possibility of a fire [in a spent fuel pool] lasts many years." (US NRC NUREG-1738, http://tinyurl.com/65aa4ue)
Because of the serious nature of this threat, it would be wise for the Japanese Government to call in experts from other countries to assess the structural integrity of the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 and to recommend measures that can be taken to strengthen it. It is imperative that the spent fuel pool and its supporting structures are capable of withstanding the most severe imaginable aftershock.
Experience has shown that TEPCO and the Japanese regulatory body have not always been correct in their assessments of the situation at Fukushima Daiichi. On numerous occasions misinformation has been communicated to the government and to the public.
In such circumstances, it is important to seek the advice of experts who are genuinely independent – having no conflict of interest and no need to save face. National pride makes it understandably difficult to seek help from outside, but sometimes it is the best thing to do.
As an example, here in Canada, the Board of Directors of Ontario Hydro decided in 1997 to ask a team of American nuclear experts to carry out an Independent Integrated Performance Assessment (IPPA) of Ontario's 20 operational nuclear power reactors.
This unprecedented decision was taken in order to provide the Board with a truly independent review of safety-related questions associated with Ontario Hydro's large fleet of nuclear reactors. (http://ccnr.org/hydro_report.html)
The reason for calling in outside experts was to overcome a significant degree of confusion and uncertainty created by obscure and seemingly contradictory reports from the nuclear division of Ontario Hydro and from Canada's regulatory agency at that time, the Atomic Energy Control Board.
As a result of the independent review, 7 of Ontario Hydro's reactors were shut down for more than 7 years. This allowed management and staff to focus on a large backlog of important safety-related maintenance tasks and to improve the safety culture within the nuclear division of Ontario Hydro (now Ontario Power Generation).
We in Canada have observed that, under extraordinary circumstances, it can be very beneficial to have the advice of outside experts who bring fresh eyes to bear on the problems and who have no need to defend past pronouncements or justify decisions that may have been previously made.
I believe that such an independent assessment is needed for the spent fuel bay in Unit 4, aimed at producing specific recommendations for ensuring the integrity of the pool and its support structure against any foreseeable earthquake or other stresses they may be subjected to.
It is important to remove the irradiated fuel from the damaged spent fuel pool of Unit 4 as soon as possible. But for this, it is necessary to have (1) a destination pool prepared to receive the irradiated fuel from Unit 4, (2) a containment structure to prevent radioactive emissions during transfer, (3) a crane for managing the fuel removal, and (4) transport flasks with cooling capabilities. The fact that the fuel is already damaged further complicates the procedure.
Clearly it will not be possible to remove the irradiated fuel from the spent fuel pool until 2014 at the earliest. In the meantime, it is urgent that action be taken to obtain objective advice from structural experts to ensure that the existing spent fuel bay is as strong and secure as possible.
The stakes are too high to accept unsupported reassurances from TEPCO without first subjecting their analysis to the disinterested scrutiny of others. The dangers associated with the Unit 4 spent fuel pool that were described in a recently-released simulation by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (completed in June, but only released in October) are still present. (http://tinyurl.com/3b7dmwn)
Gordon Edwards is the president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility and is the recipient of the 2006 Nuclear-Free Future Award . For a full biography, click here.


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collector49:Just got a chance to take a picture of my finished top.
Very pretty Collector! So soft and vintage looking. I do love 30's fabric. Great job!
This is my WIP for the MQ7. If I want to add the wider border I will need to hit the LQS or else just use the black 2 1/2 strips I already have. This may have to wait for next year.
I have enjoyed this pattern and love seeing the changes some have made for their own quilts.
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I was determined to get my MQ7 done by weeks end and finished it early Wed. morning. I'm just getting around to posting and uploading pictures. I posted my fabric choices earlier... Christmas/winter theme with an emphasis on snowmen (I love them).... with fabrics purchased at the Brainerd (MN) Quilt Show with MNNancy. We had fun searching for the right ones. I added a few from my stash. As the directions progressed, I wasn't able to keep up at first because of other commitments. I was a little disappointed with the way things were going as I have done a similar quilt before. As I got back to reading and seeing what some had done, I was interested in the way some of you veered off and changed things up. I decided to follow some of the suggestions and was pleased with the results. It gave me a little more challenge and more interest. I was pleased with the results. I will probably add a light weight batting and back, quilt it and use it for a table cloth. If it doesn't look good or isn't big enough for the table, I'll use it for a lap quilt or throw on the couch. It adds seasonal flair to the room.
I'm not going to make specific comments to individuals, but know that I do like all of your quilts. Each added their own individuality to their quilt and it's fun to look at them all to see what you came up with. Koodoos to all!
Hey Nancy... It is bright and colorful and appropriately named! It turned out well and the colors go together well. Good job! As soon as I'm done posting this, I'm packing the cooler and heading north for the week. Maybe we can get together? I'm bringing a couple projects I hope to complete. Hopefully we won't get snowed in too badly!
Drive carefully, Carol. There's a sheen of ice on everything. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday are wide open for me. My place or yours? Do you have any quilts that need quilting? You can use my mid-arm!
Your Christmas mystery looks great. I do like all of them that were sliced and turned on point. Too bad I already had my rows sewn together when the first person posted that idea. I like your inner border, too, with the pieces cut on the diagonal.
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Collector49, "sweet" is the first word that comes to mind when I see your quilt. Your fabrics worked perfectly with this design.
To All you great people that tried to explain to me how to resize a picture to post on this forum, I thank you all very much. My computer is weird I guess. The program that I use wouldn't let me resize I had to compress the picture.
collector49:Just got a chance to take a picture of my finished top.
It's very pretty. Nice job.
you quilt is cute. Glad you got the photo figured out.
MNcarol:I was determined to get my MQ7 done by weeks end and finished it early Wed. morning. I'm just getting around to posting and uploading pictures.
It's pretty. Though not a fan of s**w, I like the setting for your photo.
Kris:Though not a fan of s**w, I like
Carol, in case you don't understand, Kris has an aversion to the white stuff on your lawn. LOL
WOW ,everyones quilts are beautiful . Mine is still on my design wall , guess I'llget it finished someday .LOL
Bev - love your quilt, it looks warm, soft and inviting.
"I'm just a poor soul who's intentions are good. Oh, Lord, Please don't let me be misunderstood."
Debbie (dear1953)
Collector49 - Ice Cream comes to mind and a warm summer day when I see your quilt. Very summery! Love it! especially since it's been cold here in OK.
Mimi - love your quilt. it is so much fun to see all the variations of the one pattern. Still need to put my borders on but lower back has been hurting alot lately.
I have an MRI on it Mon evening @ 6 p.m. so hope to know in next week or so what's going on. still waiting to get injections in my occipital nerve, which has been causing me headaches everyday. Hubby needs surgery because he tore his menicus, behind his left knee. we're falling apart and still 4 years to retirement. Oh, Lord, please keep me healthy till then or let me get it all out now and be healthy at retirement.


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Since the beginning of this year (2012), I wanted to write about the current healthcare environment for doctors who have their own practice. In January, I read an article that went viral (with over 11,000 recommends on Facebook) titled Doctors Going Broke. With that many recommends, this article definitely did hit a nerve with the medical community.
Medicare's Role in the Healthcare Environment
To summarize what the article is saying, doctors of all kinds, from family doctors to cardiologists to oncologists, are struggling to make a profit in their medical practices. Why? Because of Medicare.
For those who don't know what Medicare is, it is the US national health insurance for people 65 years old and older. Because Medicare is funded by the US government, the reimbursement rate is cents on the dollar. In the article, the oncologist's reimbursement for drugs was less than the cost of the drugs. He basically lost money taking care of Medicare patients.
And the sad thing is that doctors all across America are losing money as well by treating Medicare patients. Many doctors are refusing to accept new Medicare patients. Some will not accept Medicare patients at all!
More Cases of Broke Doctors
Because the Doctors Going Broke article was so popular among the readers, CNN decided to launch follow-up pieces. One follow-up piece showed 6 cases of physicians in financial distress. I would advise you to take a look because I will be referring to some of them. It is a short read and is also very interesting. In those six cases, I noticed the following common themes that attributed to their monetary demise:
- reliance on insurance companies as third-party payers
- small (and maybe solo) practice with around 5,000 patients or less
- medical specialty of family medicine or general medicine
1. Reliance on Insurance Companies
I listed this one first because it is the biggest reason why the practices failed. In all the cases, each of the practices relied upon insurance companies to pay them. Not surprisingly, they are not being paid competitively nor are they being paid on time.
If you want to deal with insurance companies, your expenses will naturally go up because you have to hire more people. Insurance companies are big, are bureaucratic, and can be a bully (at least in the perspective of many solo practitioners). They do not want to play fairly. They will not part with the money until you have filled out the right paperwork. Even then, they can reject your payment because what your have order is not medically necessary in their eyes.
Hence, you need to hire a full-time support staff to collect money from insurance companies. The amount of papers involved is immense. And once everything is sent, you will have to wait for them to send you the money. That could take months. If it even comes.
Think about it from the insurance companies' point of view: the more obstacles and paperwork they put in your way, the more they can delay paying you, the more they can deny paying for imaging, the more they can keep in their own pockets. It's not personal. It's business. And it is all about profits.
In the fourth case, if you take a look at Dr. Brian Pierce's situation, even though the money did not yet arrive from the insurance companies, bills and employees' wages must still be paid. If you do not have enough cash on hand, you will have to borrow. Borrowing money will cost you interest. So that results in even more expenses just to accept money from insurance companies.
2. Small Practice with 5,000 Patients or Less
Basically, if you "only" have 5,000 patients, you are a small fish. Insurance companies are interested in big fishes, not small fishes.
Dr. Raymond Oenbrink from the fifth case succinctly summarized the problem, "As a solo physician, insurers give you a contract that you can't survive on. Solo physicians will have maybe 5,000 insured patients. So we don't have any power with insurers to negotiate our rates. But if you join a large group practice with 100,000 insured patients, then insurers become very interested in negotiating with you."
If you work in a small practice and depend on insurance companies for payment, your income will naturally suffer.
3. Medical Specialty in Family Medicine
For some reason that I do not know, the reimbursement rates for family medicine is lower than other medical specialties. As a result, with higher expenses (from dealing with insurance companies and Medicare) and a lower income, it would be much easier for a family medicine doctor to go broke than a higher-paid specialist.
The Healthcare Environment Today
Doctors going broke is a very real situation in the current healthcare environment. Medicare reimbursements are low. Insurance companies follow the Medicare's lead and lower their reimbursement rates too. At the same time, expenses have not decreased. (And let's not forget about the medical student loans.) With lower income and higher expenses, no wonder doctors are going broke.
In today's healthcare environment, it is very hard to succeed with a small family medicine practice that depends upon insurance companies and Medicare for payments. If you want to maximize your chance for monetary success, I would advise the following:
If you want to accept insurance payments, join a group-based practice so you have a strong collective bargaining power regarding payment rates and terms. If you want a smaller practice, just don't accept insurance.
As a side note, if the government and insurance companies want so much control on how doctors are going to get paid, they should take more control on paying for the doctors' medical school education as well. It's only fair.
Attention! Do you want to make more money as a doctor? Do you want more freedom? Are you sick of all the useless, time-wasting paperwork? Do you wanna learn how to set up and run a profitable practice that only takes cash, from someone who has "been there and done that?" If yes, check out My Cash-Based Practice: Essential Knowledge for Creating a Successful Private-Pay Physical Therapy Practice — the best book I have found on starting and running a cash practice.
At the very least, check out the book review.
This article is part of the Money in Medicine series. Click on the link if you want all the money-making secrets available to doctors.


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A peasant seeking credit from a Jewish moneylender, seated at a counting table. oodcut in Cicero's "De Officiis" of 1531
In the course of the Middle Ages, German Jews were gradually ousted from the fields of trade, crafts and agriculture. The only occupation left open to them was moneylending, since the church forbade Christians to lend money at interest. In order to pay their protectors high taxes, the Jewish moneylenders were allowed to charge high rates of interest. Thus, the wrath of the debtors was aimed at the Jews, rather than against the ruling classes.
In spite of the church ban on usury, a Christian banking system did emerge in the early modern period which pushed the Jews out of the business of moneylending as well. This forced them to look once more to trade. The Frankfurt Jews profited above all from the city's two trade fairs, during which almost all restrictions were lifted. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, some Jews became indispensable assistants to the princely courts around Frankfurt.
Jewish traders conversing with Christian clients. Copperplate engraving from Johannes Jodocus Beck's "Tractatus de juribus Judaeorum", Nuremberg 1731, frontispiece
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Cloud-computing services consumed by external service providers are expected to spend on external IT services, according to a Gartner survey which included 1,500 respondents. The market is evolving rapidly, since more than 39% of the respondents indicated that they are allocating their IT budget to online services as a key initiative while there were 46% of the respondents who indicated that they are planning to allocate a part of IT budget for cloud computing.
Right from its advent, it has been difficult to assess whether these services will play a pivotal role in the IT world along with its utility within the business' context. Cloud computing is now claimed by analysts that it would ultimately save time and money in removing potential flaws in the initialization and planning phase and also help in concentrating on the tasks at hand as one does not have to worry about infrastructure overheads.
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The conference, titled De-Risking Asia: The Growing Role of Self-Insurance, is aimed at enhancing the awareness of the role of self-insurance, with a specific focus on captives in Asia.
One of the highlights of the conference is expected to be a keynote speech from the governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Datuk Seri Muhammad Ibrahim.
The conference will also cover various key areas in risk management, including insurtech and blockchain, and the effects of base erosion and profit shifting and tax transparency in business, as well as dedicated sessions on captives, including a case study on an existing captive.
Labuan IBFC CEO, Danial Mah Abdullah said: "The Asian market for captive is relatively unexplored and the potential for growth is immense. The penetration level is low at the moment with only 2.3 percent out of the total numbers of 6,939 captives established worldwide and we believe the Asian captive market will continue to grow at a steady pace."
"The Asian corporations are viewing captives as a viable alternative of risk management tool and the number who appreciates this concept is growing."
"While many companies will continue to depend on traditional insurance, those with the know-how will explore greater business opportunities and risk management options through captives, especially when commercial premium rates make standard insurance untenable."
LIIA chairman Raymond Wong Shu Yoon added: "Captives are a unique concept of self-insurance that allows corporations and businesses to enjoy greater protection with the flexibility of managing them to suit their needs. Naturally, this could be an attractive and cost-efficient business solution for many."


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Or is it half full? Which came first: the chicken or the egg? To be or not to be? Is this t-shirt dressed up, or is everything else dressed down? Ponder these seriously important questions while you scroll through the photos, please. There may or may not be a quiz……
Is the Glass Half Empty?
I love the pearls! And it dresses up the entire look!
What a great outfit! Do you know if those necklaces are still available at Target? I want to get my own!
Thanks! Don't be too surprised if you see the pearls in almost every post for awhile, lol!
Thanks! I don't think so, but the one from Target is just a triple strand, and the larger pearls are a double strand my husband bought me. I am sure you could find some similar. If I get around to it, I'll photograph the necklaces separately so you can see them. There is also a similar, though on a slightly less chunky scale, necklace at JCrew right now.
im a huge fan of pearls, too. i just love how youre wearing them. are those the minnie pants from J. Crew? ive never seen them look that good on anyone!
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Yes! They are the minnie's……I usually pair them with a longer shirt, because they truly are not flattering to my body type. I also went up a size (to fit my thighs into) and then had the waist and hips altered to fit. A lot of work, but I love them!
I am loving your pearls!!! I need to get them ASAP 🙂
Thanks! This is one of my most treasured gifts from The Mr.!


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What were the most serious problems facing the new nation when George Washington became president?
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There were two main issues facing the United States when Washington became president (as opposed to later in his terms when other issues arose). They were the need to unite the country and the need to create a strong economy.
When Washington took over as president, the various states were not used to being part of one country with a strong central government. There were many Antifederalists who were not at all sure they liked the new system. This problem of potential disunity was one of the most important that the country faced.
The country was also relatively weak in economic terms. The country had removed itself from the British Empire and thereby severed some of its most important economic ties. The country had to find a way to become prosperous again.


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'The Xpose' inspired by 'Teesri Manzil'
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan's next project 'The Xpose', starring Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Irrfan takes a look at the Hindi film industry of the 1960s
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan's upcoming film, 'The Xpose', takes inspiration from films like 'Teesri Manzil' (1966) and other musical thrillers by Vijay Anand.
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The filmmaker has even conducted acting workshops to help his actors get into the skin of their roles. With the film's theatrical trailer releasing today, Mahadevan is understandably on a new high.
The National Award-winning director points out that the film deals not just with a 1960s character but the entire decade. "This film takes a look at Hindi cinema's most glamorous, romantic and larger-than-life era.
The mystique of the film star was at its peak then, but some stars took their screen image too seriously and ended up carrying this baggage into their personal lives. As a result, their lives got embroiled in a maze of scandal, mystery and even death," says Mahadevan.
The star cast
Himesh Reshammiya plays Ravi Kumar, a character inspired by actor Raaj Kumar (an ex-cop who later became a successful actor).
Yo Yo Honey Singh plays Kenny Damania, a character inspired by Pran.
Irrfan has a special appearance and he plays Alec D'Costa, one of the biggest black marketeers in the 1960s.
Aadil Hussain plays Rajan Anna, a character based on the don, Vardarajan Mudaliar.
Sonali Raut plays Zara, a character along the lines of Zeenat Aman.
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Paul Edmondson
Paul Edmondson is Head of Learning at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, an Honorary Fellow of The Shakespeare Institute, and an Honorary Fellow of The Society for Teachers of Speech and Drama. His first degree is from the University of Durham. He did his post-graduate work at The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, and produced a critical edition of The London Prodigal (1605) for his Ph. D.
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King Lear ends with the title character grieving for his daughter. In this audio excerpt, Paul Edmondson explains how Shakespeare uses direct language to get an eternal question: Why do the innocent suffer?
He has lectured on Shakespeare in France, Germany, Norway, Hungary, Rumania, and the United States. He is co-supervisory general editor of the New Penguin Shakespeare and has produced a new introduction to Richard II for the series. He is co-author (with Stanley Wells) of Shakespeare's Sonnets for Oxford University Press (2004). His book on Twelfth Night was published in the Palgrave Shakespeare Handbooks series (2005).
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PAUL EDMONDSON: I suppose for a young person's reception of Shakespeare – I'm trying to think of my own and I think I'd want to say that my own imagination was carved out, was shaped, at a fairly early age by inventing stories of my own. As a child I – I said earlier that I really liked the theater – I acted a little bit. I had a puppet theater with my own stringed marionette puppets and would write plays for them. Nothing — nothing grand. And my parents would help me write the plays. But I was very aware of that being just a world which I was allowed to make my own with my own imagination. And my dear brother, I remember, offered to make me props for my theater. Then charged me money for them. And the next-door-neighbor painted me some scenery. And it was amazing to have proper scenery in this wooden toy theater. And so I used to do shows with these marionettes. So that was a first shaping of my imagination.
And then, I think, early on – I mean fairly, fairly young – I was introduced to the world of J. R. Tolkien. You know, the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. And this was the age of ten – at school. Our schoolteacher was brave enough and bold enough to read us The Hobbit, which took many weeks. The last thing of the school day we'd sit around and we'd listen to The Hobbit. And I was entranced by it. And I also – again, I saw it as a challenge. Somehow I wanted to make The Hobbit my own and I – after the second reading of it I went out and bought it from the local supermarket. And I read it within a week. And I had already finished The Lord of the Rings by the time she'd finished reading us The Hobbit at school.
PAUL EDMONSON: I think if it's your first Shakespeare play, you need a strong realization of the story. You need to be excited about what happens. And that will make you care about the individuals concerned – the characters who Shakespeare is depicting.
I think what my English teacher did at school, was she then added a layer to that by making us look closely at the language without expecting us to understand every single line. That was crucial. We read around the class and we discussed the meaning of the play as we went on, but she kept stopping us and talking to us about the kinds of impressions which such and such a speech made to us as we read it. And why those impressions struck us and why we had those impressions.
So, for example, Lady Macbeth's invocation of the spirits, "Come, you spirits, that ted on mortal thoughts. Unsex me here and fill me from the crown, to the toe top full of direst cruelty. Come, thick night," etc, etc. You know, she would look at in terms of what is Lady Macbeth actually saying and told us about the Renaissance view of spirits being all around us all the time. And that Lady Macbeth is consciously asking the evil spirits to come to her.
It is a very, very visual speech although it's a soliloquy because she goes on to say that she wants night itself to stop up her circulation system, in a way. The passage to remorse, that she's not going to respond as a human being usually responds to situations because night is somehow enveloping her. And filling her as a person. And then she asks for the murdering ministers — presumably the spirits of those who have been publicly executed for murder – to come to her – her woman's breasts and take her woman's milk from her.
PAUL EDMONDSON: I think one of the things I would like to make absolutely crystal clear about Shakespeare's appeal for me is it is the sense in which he is a poet who happens to write plays. You know, his plays are poetry. Even when he's writing prose, he's writing poetic prose; it's incredibly well-shaped. He sees the world poetically as well as theatrically. And combine the two – it's why I suppose that Shakespeare's plays – and I've just been having this thought recently, I mean very recently – it's why I suppose Shakespeare's plays – it's why I suppose you can see Shakespeare's plays growing into things which become more like poems as he goes through his career. By the time you hit Hamlet onwards, his plays are more and more like single poems in their own right. But then his earlier work, which are much more rhetorical – this is a very crude division, but I think it's central to Shakespeare's development as an artist – that he's finding ways of bodying forth poetry all the time and in deeper and ever more compelling ways. By which I mean, he's not just giving characters poetry to speak; he's actually shaping his plays through careful word echoes through them or at crucial moments to make them have a shape like a poem that you progress through. He's dividing the characters up to create great echoic effects in his drama, as you would expect in a poem.


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and this is separation result:
As can be seen, contours are disconnected on places where various labels, additional lines and graticules were overlayed.
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Movie review - Shuttlecock Boys
The title of this film may suggest an intense masculine sports drama making references to Saina Nehwal but it's not so it doesn't
Shuttlecock Boys
U; Drama
Dir: Hemant Gaba
Cast: Aushik, Manish Nawani, Alok Kumar, Vijay Prateek
What it manages to do though is strike a chord with Indian youth's approach towards career. In the process, it explores four friends' dependence on each other and their quest for economic independence.
Directed by Delhi-based Hemant Gaba, the screenplay concentrates on the Capital's attitude towards aspiring entrepreneurs and vice versa. This results in the quadrant having a heck of an experience trying to ascertain their place in the pecking order. They don't know whether they'll be successful or not but they're prepared to ditch their mundane existence and take a chance for a change.
In a way, the film is similar to the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. But in more ways than one, it's different as it broadens the scope of friendship and doesn't cater to superficial cinematic twists. Originality maintains itself.
On the lower end, camerawork is elementary. The overall performance reeks of amateurism and borders on hamming at times. Expressions are swell and dialogues aren't hackneyed but comic timing seems chronically lapsed. Better low-budget films have been made but what sets Shuttlecock Boys apart is it begins where it ends. And that too, without losing its intent for once.


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Scientist warns on recycled water disease risk
A Canberra microbiologist says recycling water for drinking purposes carries the risk of a major outbreak of disease.
Both Canberra and Brisbane are considering recycling waste water as dam levels reach critically low levels.
Professor Peter Collignon from Canberra Hospital says he supports the use of recycled water for industry or to irrigate lawns but it should only be used for drinking as a last resort.
Prof Collignon, the director of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Canberra Hospital, says if something goes wrong with the filtering technology there is a risk large numbers of people could get sick.
"You just have to have it go wrong one day in every three or five years and you could have potentially tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people exposed to a germ," he said.
But despite his warning, Professor Collignon says he supports the use of recycled water for industry or to water lawns.
"Singapore is put up as an example of people who use recycled water and drink [it], but that's actually not true," he told the ABC's AM program.
"They have two different systems for their water where the water that's recycled from sewage is almost entirely used in industry."
He says recycled water should be used first for industry or to water lawns and only used to top up drinking supplies when no other water saving measures are available.
Professor Collignon was speaking before a Senate inquiry into south-east Queensland's water crisis.
The use of recycled water is being considered by several states as dam levels reach critical lows.
Last year a referendum in the south-east Queensland town of Toowoomba rejected a plan to use recycled water in the town's drinking-water supply.
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I have a csv file in the same folder/directory as my html page. Is there a simple way using javascript the csv file can be converted to a javascript array ? I found a work around for this by converting the csv file to a javascript file however this is a bit clunky.
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Dog crate furniture is a cool invention that was brought on by the desire to avoid having a bulky dog crate sitting in a room. Dog crate furniture is usually a table that a normal crate will fit under, allowing it to blend in with the rest of your furniture. However, other types actually include a built-in wooden dog crate, making everything a single piece of furniture.
Choosing the type of dog crate furniture
Dog crate furniture comes in a variety of types and sizes. The first decision will be whether to go with a table that sites over the crate or an all-in-one piece of dog crate furniture. There are some advantages and disadvantages to both types. Either way, they can make a room look better while offering a place for storage on top.
Table dog crates
Tables that sit on top of a dog crate are generally only made for a specific brand and size. When buying this kind of table, you will want to be absolutely sure that you are getting the correct table for your dog crate. Some people may consider this to be an unsightly option, but it is almost always the most affordable way to go. You will also be able to clean the dog crate easily this way, since the metal wire crates have plastic trays that you can remove.
Dog crate furniture with a built-in home
The built-in dog crate furniture tables are an all-in-one package that allows you to forget about everything else and just buy the table that looks good and is a proper size for your dog. These crates are excellent for a majority of indoor dogs, although they may not be ideal for everyone and all situations. The tables that have a built-in dog house are generally made of wood. This means that they will be more difficult to clean and can more easily be broken. Large dogs will generally be better off in a wire or metal crate.
While good built-in dog crates can be assembled and disassembled with ease, they are not portable. Those traveling need to keep in mind they will have to buy a second crate. They come in various constructions from recycled materials to quality hardwood. Therefore, costs will vary greatly, and those willing to make the investment can get very good furniture pieces with well-thought-out designs.
Like any dog crate, they should have removable trays and be practical for the dog that will use them. Remember, they need to provide that den-like feeling for dogs.
Two recommend tables are below. You can click on the picture or title link to get more information about buying the table. The first of these tables is for Midwest iCrate only! Do not buy this table unless you have a Midwest iCrate and make sure you are buying the proper size. The second table is an end table with a built-in dog house – you will not need a dog crate for this table, so just make sure you buy the correct size.


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What would you do in your last five breaths? Can there be salvation in the last five breaths ? Can you solve the puzzle that is you and your life in the last five breaths. This is the theme of my new book in progress. No breath is wasted. Each breath holds the promise of […]
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Keep in mind that no one gets out of life alive. That is the reality. Sooner or later that truth is front and center. Then you start appreciating the gift of the moment. The days keep racing by. No stopping them from doing that. The hour of the wolf is your wake up call to […]
For some reason
For some reason there are days that the loss of dear ones just overwhelms me. I then reflect and know that those gone are never really gone. They are here in spirit, dreams, memories and lessons learned. Don't you hold on that way. They are never really gone. Michael still talks to me in […]
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Last night in Miami I met up with old friends I hadn't seen in quite a while. It is amazing how a rich history links people together. Within an eyelash width we were back in time laughing and reflecting on life and the human comedy. Time is crazy. But there we were …older and hopefully […]
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We are constantly on the search for the meaning of our time here. Whether you realize it or not. That is always the undercurrent of all you do. The why. The how come. The search. The meaning. The purpose. The legacy. The impact. The comfort in knowing you meant something positive to someone. That you […]
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There is this choice. There are so many paths that we are confronted with in our life. Honest or not. Noble or not. Selfless or selfish. Self absorbed or altruistic. Professional or not. Civil or not. What path to take? It depends I guess on how you define yourself. How much faith do you have […]
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High Sierra Indy Backpack
Designed for the skateboarder, the Indy rated well with kids for comfort and can carry a lot of gear. Plus, the kids gave it thumbs up for looks. The fabric performed satisfactorily on our durability tests. highsierrasport.com.
Reviewed: August 2008
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Picture of Words
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How many words is a picture of words worth?
I got a new scanner. Consumer scanners have come a long way since I bought my last one. This scanner is amazingly quiet and fast, and the results are far superior to what I got from my last scanner. Also, it's USB-powered, which is convenient. Here are some scans of doodles: So, anyway… it rocks. […]
"More clear" is clearer than "clearer" but "clearer" is correcter. That bugs me. When I checked, the top hit for "clearer" on Google was a page about why there isn't stronger evidence of the existence of a Christian god. I read a few paragraphs of it, but it quickly degraded to Pascal's Wager and I […]
… "The longest journey is the journey inwards."
She said, "Journey in worms?" looking concerned.
"Journey inwards," I repeated.
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I snuck out for some early winter riding in the Green Mountain National Forest. I had visions of a larger loop – but after sliding around on the hardpack / ice (primarily going downhill) from last nights sleet / rain I cut it short at about 15 miles. Steam Mill, Natural Turnpike, and a bit of exploring down the road to Spark's Landing.
The Krampus is fast becoming my favorite bike… it just feels right in so many situations. I can't wait to get my dyno light back from warranty, and if I had warmer gear I'd be planning some winter bikepacking trips. The Knards did admirable in the snow – but the frozen sort of iced hardpack was a bit unnerving. They wash out in deeper snow, but roll really well on hardpack and the snow that gets trampled on dirt roads. They can't compare to a Nate on the Pugsley for grip, but the Nate cannot compare to the Knard for nice rolling. I'm hoping the Maxxis Chronicles become available in the spring stateside – they look like a good mud / slop / snow tire for 29+ and for general trail riding. The Knard would be a gt to for forest road / dirt road / tame single track bikepacking.


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In all the discussion regarding the current Getty Images/Google Apps situation, a subsidiary of Getty Images, PicScout and their ImageIRC program has come up several times. People are wondering whether this has anything to do with the Google licensing scheme, that PicScout is, in some way, protecting our IP by their "fingerprinting" of images, or that Getty is going to use the ImageIRC program as some way to go after people who use content outside of the Apps program, which, we've been told, would be against the invisible licensing terms accompanying the content.
The following is all my understanding of how the programs work.
Now, the PicScout site itself says:
PicScout ImageIRC™ is the world's largest index of image fingerprints and metadata from known copyright owners.
First, let's define the "fingerprinting" of images. Some people are looking at "fingerprinting" as PicScout inserting some kind of tracking data into the image concerned. This is what DigiMarc, for example, is, but it isn't what PicScout is. DigiMarc describes itself as:
Digimarc® for Images allows you to embed imperceptible, persistent digital watermarks into your images to communicate ownership and other information — wherever the images travel across the Internet.
PicScout is not a proactive action, but a reactive action. PicScout does not modify the content to make it trackable. It indexes available (or uploaded) content into its database, much like Google Images, TinEye, SpiderPic, etc. How it works:
- You send us your image files
- We fingerprint them and add them to our database of images
- We search the Web on an ongoing basis for images used in commercial and editorial websites
- We compare the images we found to yours
Proprietary ImageTracker methodology identifies image content based on digital fingerprints derived from algorithmic-based characteristics of the content. The highly accurate approach is independent of metadata, watermarks or file hashes and not affected by alterations that may have occurred in applications of an image. PicScout has developed the most widely used and best approach for identifying image content anywhere and in any context on the Web.
Photoshelter works (or did work at one time) with PicScout and this is how they describe the process:
In order for PicScout to fingerprint your images, PhotoShelter securely sends a low-resolution copy of the image to them. Then PicScout fingerprints your images using an advanced image recognition algorithm that identifies unique patterns within the image. Unlike a watermark, this image fingerprint is derived from the image and therefore cannot be erased, modified, or edited. The current ImageExchange technology allows PicScout to identify images in a near-exact match as they appear on the Internet.
Each image fingerprint is associated with its unique metadata, which we send along with the image. At present, this metadata includes image owner, license type, and image URL. The image is not altered by PicScout in any way.
Using the word "fingerprint" makes it sound more sexy and mysterious then just "indexing an image".
ImageExchange is a PicScout browser plugin that helps those wishing to properly license imagery easily use the "fingerprinted" database to find the owner and/or stock site where the content is available. When you find an image on a page you wish to license, you can use the plugin to retrieve the data from PicScout to help you legally use the image.
Post-Usage Billing
Using the "fingerprint" database to power their ImageExchange plugin is different from the "Post-Usage Billing" program they have come up with.
Today, we are excited to announce the first implementation of the ImageIRC Post-Usage-Billing Service. The ImageIRC Post-Usage Billing Service is a service that facilitates credit and compensation of professional imagery shared on social image-sharing platforms. This new solution will ensure that professional imagery shared by platform users is properly credited and licensed.
Essentially, when images are uploaded to participating social media platforms, the platform uses an API to query the ImageIRC database to see if the image can be found. If so, the social media platform is charged some amount for using the material, and, theoretically, that money gets back to the contributor as well as the agency.
To tell you a bit more about how the ImageIRC Post-Usage Billing Service works, social image sharing platforms begin by integrating with the ImageIRC API. When a user shares an image, the ImageIRC API is pinged to determine if the image can be identified and licensed. When possible, the ImageIRC grants a license for the image at the time it is shared. Content licensed through the ImageIRC Post-Usage Billing service will display the licensor's credit and caption within the image.
So, theoretically, if Facebook had integrated this product with their platform, and someone uploaded an image from the Getty library that had been "fingerprinted", and the system was able to realize that, FB would be charged in some way for use of the image.
Neither the ImageIRC program, nor the Post-Usage program, are inherently evil or bad for photographers. They just don't really have anything to do with the Google/Getty situation as it is, as far as I can tell.
Now, if you were a stock image buyer/user, and a bit paranoid, and you are afraid of getting extortion letters from Getty Images for improperly using content, I would still shy away from Google Apps, just in case they have something nefarious up their sleeve.


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The Forrester Wave: EnterpriseService Bus, Q2 2011
As the importance of the enterprise service bus (ESB) market expands, so do the offerings and features. While this growth offers a diverse choice of options, it also makes finding the right one a confusing and time-consuming affair - time which cannot easily be wasted, considering the critical nature of ESB in the enterprise.
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Erica Mena
"Once you open my book, you'll see it's much more," informs in-demand beauty Erica Mena. XXL definitely co-signs that, but simply perusing the Boricuan/Dominican Chiquita split's edible surface makes it easy to misconstrue her as just for show. She's candy-coated visuals for artists in almost every genre of urban music from Houston to Nina Sky to the Young Gunz, but has blasted off in this year's fourth quarter with features in Fab's "Breathe" and Mobb Deep and Lil Jon's "Real Gangstaz." Still, like her favorite group, Erica doesn't want y'all to get it twisted. "People tend to think 'She's just a very pretty face.' But the sexiest thing about me is I keeps it real," begins the Yankee Stadium neighbor from inside a Starbucks in midtown Manhattan. "I don't like to beat around the bush or make things seem like they are what they aren't."
"I like to add variety to what I do, so basically [my career's] like a big pot of rice and beans," she analogizes between sexy sips of chai latte. "You add the sofrito, add the sazòn, you add the adobo and the final product gets demolished. That's how I want my career: very tasteful. I want people to ask for seconds.
Cutie's aforementioned drive is hereditary, though. "My mother," begins the Austarr, Inc. All-Star. "All her life, she's struggled to support her three girls and take us out of the Bronx. And though she finally got her new house, just seeing my mother every day working hard—sometimes not coming home because she was working so much—helped me. If it wasn't for her ambition and drive, I probably wouldn't be where I am today. How would I know what working hard is if I didn't learn from the best?"
With Erica's Most-Likely-To-Succeed energy and cheerleader package you'd probably automatically pair her with some pretty-boy jock, but according to the spicy dish, "it's not even about the physical." "I'll go to the club and watch a guy all night and peep the little things, like the way he goes to the bar, how he mingles with his friends," she says. "It's rare, but I'll step to a dude in a minute. From there, you know I gotta put it on him to let him know where it's at and then from there you work and see where it goes." And Erica's never been one to shy away from hard work. [ taken from XXL ]
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Current Events: Duke's Portraits of the Queen Revealed
At first glance, one picture appears little more than an elegant breakfast scene but a close inspection reveals the woman sitting at a beautifully-laid table is none other than the Queen.
The Duke of Edinburgh's work, entitled The Queen at Breakfast, was painted in 1965 and is part of his own private collection.
The oil painting is one of a number of images in The Royal Portrait: Image and Impact – a book being published on Monday.
It shows the Queen sitting leafing through a morning paper at the breakfast table in her private dining room at Windsor Castle.
White china is laid out on a stiff white table cloth in front of her, on which sits a loaf of bread and what appears to be a wireless radio.
On the walls behind her are two paintings – understood to be works by the artist George Stubbs.
The Duke, 89, who has spent years developing his art collection, is less well-known as an artist himself but is still said to enjoy painting.
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Why So Few Excellent Teachers?
Since I have a fair amount of experience in higher education, I will venture to answer this question. One obvious reason is that teacher salaries at the K-12 level generally are not that great. However, even when the salary is good, the rewards for excellence tend to be disproportionate to the excellence. That is, teachers often get out far less than they put in.
Interestingly enough, one drain on the pool of excellent K-12 teachers is probably higher education. If someone loves to teach and has excellent abilities, they will quickly realize that the college/university level provides far more return for the effort. The pay, status, facilities, and benefits are generally much better. The problems are far less. In my own case, I did a stint as a high school teacher. While I love to teach, running study halls, dealing with discipline problems, and so on all made the job more of an ordeal than a pleasure. So, I did the obvious thing and became a professor, thus keeping the best aspects of being a teacher and ditching most of the bad ones.
Another obvious drain on the pool of excellent teachers is that someone who has the virtues needed to be an excellent teacher (intelligence, knowledge, leadership, creativity, charisma and so on) can excel in other fields that generally offer far more to a person. Such an amazing person could start her own company, have a high paying and rewarding career, or become a major force in politics. While some people do find the rewards of teaching to be sufficient, obviously enough most people with such excellence do not. They seek other careers and far greater rewards.
While it is tempting to say that such excellent people should be suitably rewarded (bribed) into going into K-12 teaching, there is the obvious question of whether the resources spent to get such stars would yield greater benefits than spending the same resources to get more average teachers. While sports teams can often afford to pay stars cosmic wages, there are actually very few professional sports teams while there are many, many schools.
Of course, improving salaries and fixing the problems that make teaching K-12 unpleasant can go a long way in improving the quality of education. This might well be better than trying to take a star approach.
Another reason why there are so few excellent teachers is that there are relatively few truly excellent people. After all, think about your own general experiences at stores, work, and so on. How many truly excellent and amazing people do you know? Of course, I suspect that one reason why we have few excellent people is that our educational system has some serious problems. This creates a rather unfortunate problem: we need a better education system to get better people, but we need better people to have a better educational system.
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I think part of the problem is that teachers at the high school level and below have very little freedom to design their own curricula, and must focus on teaching to standardized tests. This is soul crushing.
The root of nearly all of our problems is creeping nannyism.
"Better" people aren't necessarily "excellent" people. If you expect "excellence" from all teachers, you'll be waiting until "no child is left behind". Good luck. Remember the general public has to fund whatever it takes to achieve school excellence. Good luck with that too.
When student is ready, teacher will appear.
Was that from the 'Karate Kid'? It does sound rather profound.
No. I thought it was Con-Few-Shus but my googly research sayeth Boo-Duh.
Since C precedes B, or so it is mostly thought, I'm inclined to go with Mr. C.
I think that students who understand effort and what they do in schools is paramount to their future they will do a bit better.
I think that students understand effort and how much they accomplish through their own motivations in school is paramount to their future they will do a bit better. It isn'at always someone elses fault or a lack of others caring or giving money. – There edited. The last post sounded like I was drinking.
What were you on when you wrote this one? 🙂
Nothing but lack of sleep at the time. lol Don't blog when drinking though. Not a good idea.


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This is an edutainment children's show about TeenGenius, Oliver Cates, who creates his own invention called the Visicron. With it, he can bring any historical person into the present for 36 hours, after which, they get sent back to their proper time with no memory of their time in the present. With the Visicron, Oliver, along with his SecretKeeper and girlfriend Dee, use it to bring various famous people throughout history to help them on the various problems the face and to usually deliver the Main/{{Aesop}} of the episode.
This show also has one of the rare cases of introducing {{Suspiciously Similar Substitute}}s ''before'' the original characters left. About halfway into Season 2, Oliver's [[CousinOliver younger cousins]], Simon and Crystal, are introduced and slowly integrated into the main cast throughout the season, eventually joining Oliver and Dee on some adventures. At the end of the season, Oliver goes to college and passes the Visicron on to Simon and Crystal. The shows lasts for another season with Simon and Crystal as the stars.
Every single subtype of the [[Main/{{Mentors}} Mentor Archetype]] was probably used in this series at some point or another. Yes, [[BrokenPedestal even]] [[FairWeatherMentor the]] [[EvilMentor evil]] [[TreacherousAdvisor ones!]]
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* AgentScully (Oliver)
* CousinOliver (Simon and Crystal, ''not'' Oliver!)
* EvilMentor (Vlad Tepes)
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Cummings, Gomez lead Rapids past Real Salt LakeMay 16, 2008 - 6:15 AM COMMERCE CITY, Colorado (Ticker) -- Omar Cummings and Christian Gomez scored second-half goals Thursday, leading the Colorado Rapids to a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake.
Cummings broke open the scoreless tie in the 65th minute with his third goal of the season, when he took a centering pass from Colin Clark on the left side of the penalty box and feathered a quick right-footed shot by Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando for his team-leading third tally of the season.
"(My goal) was simple," Cummings said. "The ball went to Colin (Clark) and I went straight into the box. It was a classic goal - the ball goes wide, is crossed in and then finished."
The 25-year-old Jamaican forward scored for the second straight game, notching the Rapids' only tally in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Houston.
Following a penalty by Real Salt Lake's Matias Mantilla for deflecting a pass with an open hand, Gomez added an insurance goal for Colorado on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute when his right-footed blast found the left side of the net.
Bouna Coundoul recorded three saves in his 15th career shutout for the Rapids (4-4-0), who stand atop the Western Conference standings with 12 points after their "Rocky Mountain Cup" conquest - the first of three meetings between the teams this season.
"I think (Real Salt Lake) is a big game," Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni said. "(RSL midfielder) Kyle Beckerman was here for five or so years, so that brings a lot of energy. There's a lot of motivation with this game, they knocked us out of the playoffs (and won the Rocky Mountain Cup last year)."
The win also halted a poor stretch by the Rapids, who had lost three of their last four games.
Rimando turned away six shots for Real Salt Lake (2-4-2), which failed in its attempt to take over first place in the West. RSL finished last in the conference in each of the last two years after a fifth-place finish in its inaugural 2005 season.
"We weren't on offensively tonight," RSL midfielder Andy Williams said. "We didn't take good care of the ball in the first 10-15 minutes of the second half and just wilted under their pressure."
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Real Salt Lake 0, Rapids 2 FinalMay 16 4:43 AM
May 15 11:30 PM
COLORADO PENALTY GOAL: Christian Gomez in the 83rd minute
Real Salt Lake 0, Rapids 2 2nd - 83'May 15 11:20 PM
COLORADO GOAL: Omar Cummings in the 65th minute
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- joeyd92 All MLS has to get better in is the crosses and high passes in the air. I like the style of play, they justhave to get better at it.
Real Salt Lake 0, Rapids 0 1st - 36'May 15 10:17 PM
- joeyd92 All MLS has to get better in is the crosses and high passes in the air. I like the style of play, they justhave to get better at it.
Real Salt Lake 0, Rapids 0 1st - 32'May 15 10:16 PM
- joeyd92 That traitor Dema Kovalenko is playing. I just hope he remembers that the Red Bulls made him, (I'm a red bull fan if you didn't notice). I don't agree with his trade, bad mistake on our part, Reyna just isn't cutting it anymore in the midfield.
Real Salt Lake 0, Rapids 0 1st - 32'May 15 10:11 PM
- joeyd92 Christian Gomez look to be doing okay, just isn't able to make surgecal runs into the box. Just started watching though.
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The Joffrey Ballet closes its 2016-2017 Season with Global Visionaries featuring works of international ballet visionaries: Russian born choreographer Yuri Possokhov with The Miraculous Mandarin, Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman with Joy, and Colombian-Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa with Mammatus.
The show opens with sexy, dark The Miraculous Mandarin. It's a disturbing tale of a girl forced to act as a decoy by thugs, luring men into her room, only to be robbed and kicked out. The girl (immensely talented dancer Victoria Jaiani who moves with otherworldly grace and can possibly express just about any emotion with her body or even a subtle turn of the head) seduces men with her beauty, and then turns them over to her "friends" who finish the job. The wealthy mandarin (wonderfully performed by Yoshihisa Arai) is her last victim. He is cool and composed, like a Kung Fu master, but falls hard for the girl, and refuses to let go of her even when her deceitful nature is reveled to him. There's nothing abstract about this performance: there's an engaging plot, and all seven characters are extremely well developed; the brutality of the Chinese man's murder is quite uncomfortable. Set to Bela Bartok's score composed in 1918-1919, this "pantomime grotesque" was based on a magazine story of that time. Premiered November 27, 1926 in Cologne, Germany, it caused a scandal and was subsequently banned on moral grounds. Yuri Possokhov has created this work specifically for The Joffrey Ballet in collaboration with Cleveland Orchestra, which premiered in March 2016 in Cleveland. This is the Chicago premiere with Chicago's own Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Joffrey Music Director Scott Speck providing live accompaniment on stage.
Here comes Joy! Alexander Ekman's piece is original and playful, its delightful silliness reminiscent of a circus show. It opens with the stage brightly lit and slippery, crowded with dancers acting like happy children on a playground: they run and slide around, walk upside down, dance and act out while wearing suits. When prompted, everyone strips down to flesh colored underwear and things get even less serious. There's a pack of gorgeous female ballerinas dropping their shoes on the floor in unison, like some bratty toddlers. They are childish and gracefully feminine, all at the same time. A very young audience member sitting next to me (she was around four-years-old) found the sketch very entertaining: she laughed the entire time. Joy is a ballet/ mixed media of sorts, with voice narration and the dancers having speaking parts. It's unexpected, whimsical and energetic; a pure joy. Set to a mix of modern music featuring selections from Grammy-nominated Brad Meldau Trio, experimental rock band Django Django, Tiga's pop hit Shoes, and Moby.
The final part of the event, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Mammatus, is a stimulating twenty-minute abstract piece featuring twenty dancers in a series of ensembles and duets. Right away, there's a thunder on the stage, then the music begins ("Weather One" by composer Michael Gordon). The music is sharp and urgent, the frantic forceful strings giving it that old world quality. The costumes (designed by Dieuweke Van Reij) are stylishly black, enveloping dancers' hands and making them look animal or bird-like. The dancers' movements are precise and fast, there isn't much emotion here, just breathtaking fluidity of ever changing shapes and positions. Towards the end, a dance pair clad in all white comes in; their dance is sensual and full of grace. Is it possible that the contrast between the colors and the styles of dancers allude to the duality of our reality: the good and evil, the light and darkness, the emotion and thought?
Joffrey's Global Visionaries is being performed at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University: April 26-May 7, 2017. For more show information, or to purchase tickets, click here.
You could attribute this week's hot and humid temps to Chicago's ever changing fall weather, but anyone who saw the Joffrey Ballet's performance of "Russian Masters" will definitively tell you it was this performance that brought the heat wave into the Chicago city limits.
"Russian Masters" featured four pieces: "Allegro Brillante" choreography by George Balachine, "Adagio" and "Bells" both choreographed by Yuri Possokhov, and "Le Sarce du Printemps" choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. Of the four performances, one will leave you hot under the collar, while the others will simply leave you hot and bothered.
"Allegro Brillante" and "Bells" were beautiful ballets within their own right. For those who don't know ballet, Balachine is essentially the father of American ballet. In one word, his style can be described as classic. Picture a ballerina in your mind and the way she would dance, yep that's the style. Flawless, graceful, lithe techniques, clean lines, beautiful and elegant duets, that is a Balachine ballet and "Allergro Brillante" shined on stage, bringing the audience into its gentle embrace. "Bells," choreographed by Yuri Possokhov was equally graceful and beautiful. Set to seven Rachmaninoff compositions that included some flawlessly executed duets it was all in all was just a good performance, not one that left you wanting more. It is evident within "Bells" that Possokhov is clearly at his best when it comes to duets.
His choreographed duet "Adagio," performed by husband and wife team Victoria Jaiani and Temur Suluashvili left the entire audience in heat. It is my claim that Jaiani and Suluashvili's performance required the theater to turn the air conditioning up. Their performance was filled with fiery passion and sensuality, with intricate skills and lifts that would leave a cirque du soleil performer impressed. They were the only performers of the night to receive a standing ovation and once you see the performance live, you too will be ready to jump from your seat and yell "Bravo!"
Cut to the final performance of the night.
Now forget everything you know about ballet, the tutus, the pointy toes, and the gorgeous ballerinas. All of the stereotypes in your head will be torn down and stomped on (almost literally) during the course of this performance. The final piece of the evening was "Le Sacre du Printemps" (Rite of Spring). A brief history: when "Le Sacre" first premiered in Paris in 1913, the performance shocked the sophisticated Parisian audience so entirely that they literally rioted in the theater. That's right folks, rioted. Russian composer Igor Stravinsky's haunting music set the audience on edge with loud drumming and bassoons, while Vaslav Nijinsky's jagged, raucous, and barbaric 'dancing' depicting a virgin sacrifice, caused the audience to get so angry that they began catcalling and jeering at the performers, drowning out the orchestra music. In retrospect, it is apparent that Parisians paying to see a beautiful, graceful ballet were not prepared or welcoming to such an avant guarde piece.
While there was no rioting in Chicago on Thursday night, there was plenty of seat shifting, awkward glances from neighbor to neighbor, and an overall uncomfortable air from the audience. But that really was the point of the whole performance. Even in today's society, with all matter of modern art forms around us, "Le Sacre du Printemps" still leaves audiences questioning what exactly it was they saw. Was it art? Was it ballet? You be the judge.
"Russian Masters" truly was one of the best compilations the Joffrey has put on since I have been in Chicago. The juxtaposition of soft, classical ballet in the first three performances against the brutality and harshness of "Le Sacre du Printemps" highlighted the wide range of talent that the Russian masters possessed. Hurry down to the Auditorium Theater as the show ends on September 22nd. Dasvidaniya, comrades.


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Shiny Packets And Small Pots
It used to be only butter on bread – big slabs, small pots, or foil wrapped rectangles. You can still find all of these – what would a diner be without those sometimes rock hard, sometimes soft and squishy, gold or silver foil wrapped butter packets?
Butter or Oil?
Olive oil for bread sopping and dipping is giving butter some stiff competition. Olive oil arrives green or golden, plain, herbed or spiced. It can be plopped down on your table, or poured with flourish from a dark tinted bottle. Some restaurants offer a selection for dipping – and attempt to educate you about the variation in flavors depending upon the olives' country of origin.
How Many Calories?
Do you eat more calories from one or the other? Hidden cameras in Italian restaurants showed that people who put olive oil on a piece of bread consumed more fat and calories than if they used butter on their bread. But, the olive oil users end up eating fewer pieces of bread than the butter eaters.
In the study, done by the food psychology laboratory at Cornell University, 341 restaurant goers were randomly given olive oil or blocks of butter with their bread. Following dinner, researchers calculated the amount of olive oil or butter and the amount of bread that was consumed.
How Much Butter, How Much Oil, How Much Bread?
Adult diners given olive oil for their bread used 26% more oil on each piece of bread compared to those who were given block butter, but they ended up eating 23% less bread in total.
The researchers found:
- Olive oil users used 26% more olive oil on each slice of bread compared to block butter users (40 vs. 33 calories)
- Olive oil users ate 23% less bread over the course of a meal than the people who used butter
The olive oil users had a heavier hand than the butter users – for individual slices of bread. However, over the course of the meal when the total amount of bread and either oil or butter was accounted for, the olive oil users used more per slice, but, overall they ate less bread and oil over the course of the meal.
They also took in 17% fewer bread calories: 264 calories (oil eaters) vs. 319 calories (butter eaters).
Butter, Oil, And Bread Add Significant Calories
- A tablespoon of olive oil has 119 calories, a tablespoon of butter has 102 calories, one pat of butter has around 36 calories.
- Butter and oil are all fat; olive oil is loaded with heart healthy monounsaturated fat, butter is filled with heart unhealthy saturated fat
- Bread varies significantly in calories depending on the type of bread and the size of the piece
- Most white bread and French bread averages around 90 to 100 calories a slice. Most dinner rolls average 70 to 75 calories each.
What's Your Bread And Butter (or oil) Plan?
The bread and butter or olive oil pre-dinner (and maybe during dinner) ritual can create a real caloric bump without much nutritional value. So many of us chow down mindlessly on bread and butter or oil before a meal – because we're hungry – or because it's there for easy nibbling.
Choose to eat it, limit your amount, or don't let the breadbasket land on your table. The choice is yours – just be mindful of the calories.


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Harbaugh likes Kaepernick's 'emergence'
Updated 11:55 pm, Tuesday, August 14, 2012
There will be a lineup change this week in the most scrutinized competition of the 49ers' training camp: the Battle of the Secondary Signal-Callers.
Josh Johnson will enter as the No. 3 quarterback for the second preseason game Saturday at Houston and Scott Tolzien will relieve Johnson, Jim Harbaugh said. The move gives Johnson a chance to play more meaningful snaps after he was the fourth quarterback to enter a preseason-opening win over the Vikings on Friday. Tolzien opened the second half and completed 10 of 13 passes for 84 yards with an interception.
There will be no change at No. 2, though. Harbaugh indicated Colin Kaepernick has distanced himself from his competition in the battle to become Alex Smith's backup.
"I would say Colin has emerged there," Harbaugh said. "It's been very good. Nothing is set in stone in that regard, but there has been some emergence."
The 49ers could be faced with a difficult decision when they make their final roster cuts in early September. Will they keep four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster? Tolzien has practice-squad eligibility, but it's unlikely he would clear waivers given his performance in last week's opener.
"Anything is possible," Harbaugh said. "We'll do what's best for our football team. What we feel like helps us be a better team and helps us win games. This is one of those things that was foreseen, that we have four very good quarterbacks. These are four quarterbacks that will all play a very long time in this league ... This competition, it moves. It's fluid. It goes up, it goes down, it goes sideways, and it's still playing out."
Mr. Popular: Everyone wants a piece of Demarcus Dobbs, who is playing on offense, defense and special teams this summer.
Dobbs, a defensive tackle as a rookie in 2011, has split his time at tight end during training camp. As a tight end, Harbaugh said he's shown great promise and could contend for the No. 3 spot. Of course, that's coming from an offensive-minded coach.
Dobbs, an undrafted free agent who earned a spot on the 53-man roster with 2.5 sacks during the preseason last year, is also a popular figure among the defensive coaches.
"Everybody wants a piece of Dobbs right now, on both sides of the ball and special teams," Harbaugh said. "He is a popular guy with our coaching staff. It's something that's being, to the best of our ability, thought out and planned and utilized, that he's not overused, overstrained and we don't get diminishing returns."
Walker's injury not serious: Harbaugh confirmed that tight end Delanie Walker's knee injury is not serious. Walker was injured during Sunday's practice and immediately grabbed his right knee after he fell to the turf.
"I think he's going to be fine," Harbaugh said. "It won't be a long absence."
Briefly: Warriors general manager Bob Myers attended the 49ers' practice and spent about 30 minutes speaking with 49ers general manager Trent Baalke. ... Linebacker Ahmad Brooks and nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga missed their second straight practice with undisclosed injuries. Cornerback Tramaine Brock also missed practice.
Eric Branch is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @Eric_Branch


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Tyler says this is one of his most productive bass flies. He started fishing this fly a little over two years ago and have had killer results.
2 Responses to The Ferby Slider – Tyler Befus
This is a nice looking fly, but for the life of me I don't see how anyone could tie it following the video. I hate sped up videos and get nothing but aggravated trying to watch them.