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Reverend State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. has represented the Bronx's 32nd District for some eleven years now, and on one point, he's always been consistent: the gays. Diaz, a Pentecostal minister as well as a Democrat, has remained implacable in his distaste for LGBT people, even when his lesbian gran ... More >>
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State Senator Ruben Diaz (who recently had a strictly no-children-allowed Christmas party) hates gay marriage, this we know. You might not be shocked to learn that he also despises extramarital cohabitation, Politicker NY reported yesterday. Earlier this week, Diaz wrote a blog post in Span ... More >>
Reverend Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., defender of Wal-Mart and namesake of a building housing a gay community center, is nothing if not a paragon of family values. So that's why we assume, when the highest holiday of his religion's year comes around, Diaz will be celebrating it with a Christmas party ce ... More >>
Today we got a press release from the Bronx Community Pride Center announcing that they are moving out of their run-down building in Mott Haven and into swanky new digs in Hunts Point/Longwood in a facility called...The Reverend Ruben Diaz Gardens Building. Yes, you read that right, and we admit we ... More >>
Now that state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. has officially lost the fight against gay marriage in New York, he's on to the next thing: Walmart. Diaz released a statement regarding Walmart's absence in NYC in light of this past weekend's strong Black Friday sales. In short: sucks about the pepper spraying and ... More >>
Diaz' Facebook profile pic: Only 602 saves short of Mo.With the new ballfields intended to replace those bulldozed five years ago to make way for Yankee Stadium: The Next Generation finally nearing completion — look, you can even see them now on Google Maps! — it's time to finally ... More >>
Esther ZuckermanSame-sex Sunday was anything but a day of celebration for the groups that remain adamantly opposed to gay marriage, and whose protests collided in midtown in the afternoon. A rally organized in part by the National Organization for Marriage, but where the main draw seemed to b ... More >>
C.S. MuncyRev. Sen. Díaz playing air guitarReverend Sen. Rubén Díaz, Sr., the lone Democratic senator out of 30 to vote against the Marriage Equality Act, is proud to have made history, even though he voted for the losing side. "I made history. I'm the only New York State Democrat that vo ... More >>
Happy Pride Sunday. As we wrote last week in the Voice feature story "Diaz Family Values," no family more starkly shows where New York has been on same-sex marriage equality and where it is going than the house of Díaz. Senator Reverend Ruben Díaz, Sr. babbled incoherently in front of the world F ... More >>
While Rubén Díaz Sr. lobs bombs against gay rights, son Rubén Jr. and lesbian granddaughter Erica run for cover
It's the Queer Issue! This week in the Voice, Steven Thrasher takes a look at the complicated relationship between members of Bronx Senator Reverend Rubén Díaz Sr.'s family when it comes to gay rights. Senior is staunchly anti-gay marriage; his son, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., ... More >>
Last Sunday, Reverend Ruben Diaz made a big deal about the role of Latino state senators in deciding the future of same-sex marriage in New York. As he addressed a crowd overwhelmingly composed of religious Hispanics, Diaz repeatedly led the flock to believe that the issue would be made or broken by ... More >>
Though the rain caused the cancellation of the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade, it would not deter Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz Sr. from holding his "March for Morality" against gay marriage yesterday. Over the next several hours, the Bronx County Courthouse would provide the set for a very strang ... More >>
Our intrepid Steven Thrasher went and scoped out state senator Ruben Diaz Sr.'s anti-gay marriage rally in the Bronx today. You know, the one cunningly timed to coincide with the annual AIDS Walk and with Diaz's own son's Bronx Week events. The event's main speakers were Diaz and National Organi ... More >>
In a breaking news development, Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr. is giving up his anti-LGBT "March for Morality" plans and will, in fact, be earning money for the AIDS Walk this Sunday instead. Actually, he won't. But a cardboard cut-out of Diaz will be raising money for GMHC in his place! The ... More >>
Jr and Sr on a happier occasionLooks like it isn't just HIV positive New Yorkers whose parade Senator Reverend Ruben Diaz, Sr. is intent on raining upon. When it came out last Friday that Diaz Sr. would be holding an anti-gay marriage rally on May 15, gay rights activists were furious becau ... More >>
UPDATE AFTER THE JUMP: Why Diaz's date for a protest presents a special problem for a potential counter-protest. As the newly formed New Yorkers United to Marry sets their sights on the New York Senate, there's one vote they're definitely not going to swing. It's no real surprise that Senat ... More >>
Ah, New York City! It's the day to vote in the election you know about and think you're going to vote in but might not, one in which the most suspenseful race of the day involves whether or not you actually care enough to get out there and pull the lever. We're going to be liveblogging and up ... More >>
Via Joe My God, we've discovered an amusing game called "What the Diaz?" A lot of crazy garbage is known to spill out of Senator Ruben Diaz Sr.'s mouth on a regular basis. But Fight Back New York, the PAC that is trying to oust all the state senators who voted against gay marriage last fall, ... More >>
Score one for the unions. A public event celebrating Black History Month was supposed to be held at the Bronx Museum of the Arts this evening. But the UAW Local 2110, which organizes local museum workers, went out of contract with the Bronx Museum last summer, and claims management is trying ... More >>
You may recall that in Hiram Monserrate's darkest days -- back before the judge in his assault case let him off with probation -- fellow state senator and member of the "Gang of Three" (which muscled the senate for favors last year) Ruben Diaz Sr. complained that there was a racist component ... More >>
Though the tone of much coverage has been hopeful ("The Senate appears to be on the brink of a vote on marriage equality... they reconvene at 9 pm," said Towleroad), the state senate hasn't done anything about the gay marriage bill yet. The assembly happily voted, for the second time and with a wide ... More >>
So, Who Do We Have to Blow? We'll find out shortly. The marriage debate has begun in the state senate. By the end of the day, the undecideds should be outed, and marriage advocates (if they haven't retired) will know exactly who they'll have to blow moving forward. But before the vote, a lot of ... More >>
Last month the city planning commission approved the Kingsbridge Mall project, in which Related Companies will turn the old Bronx armory into a shopping center, without adding a "living wage" requirement as Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. had hoped. But the city council may yet put the ... More >>
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (pictured left) and Plinio Ayala (right), CEO of Bronx non-profit Per Scholas, have 1,000 previously-owned laptops, and they'll sell them to you for $275 each. As part of the Beep's "Smart Start to the School Year" program, Diaz and Ayala got donors, i ... More >>
The series has gone back to Anaheim but if you want to watch Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Yankees and the Angels at Yankee Stadium, the team "after consultation with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr." has arranged for that tonight: Turnstiles between Gat ... More >>
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., local activists, and labor leaders said that if the Kingsbridge Armory was going to be turned into a mall, as the city proposed, its management should be made to pay workers "living wage" rates. It looks like they won't get their wish: the City Planning Commis ... More >>
By Steven Thrasher. Melinda Katz, Democratic nominee for comptroller, was joined by Ruben Diaz Jr. at the Parkchester 6 train exit in the Bronx. She looked somewhat tired and run down,but joked today's "been easy! I woke up at noon, watched some soap operas" between greeting commuters. The Br ... More >>
Twitpic by iamawizard. The week started with an underwear run and went downhill from there. President Obama's Supreme Court pick, Sonia Sotomayor, rocked the Judiciary Committee. He felt so good about that he released unexpected stimulus money for New York cops, and announced Medal of ... More >>
Today Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (center) presented Demetrius McCord and Lisa Winters of the Bronx Community Pride Center with a proclamation celebrating Bronx Pride Day. According to his office, Diaz discussed with them "their shared agenda for the Bronx LGBT community, including ... More >>
Photos by Candice M. Giove. When State Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz ascended the stage at an anti-gay marriage rally Sunday in front of Governor David A. Paterson's midtown office, he tried to put the fear of the God-fearing flock that stretched for several city blocks into him and his fellow politici ... More >>
John DeSio -- veteran reporter for many local pubs including New York Press, the New York Sun, and the Voice, and frequent contributor to Runnin' Scared -- has slipped the surly bonds of journalism and will serve new Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. as communications director. He is currentl ... More >>
Our colleague John DeSio via Bob Kappstatter points us to this wonderful interview with state senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., one of our favorite local politicians, in The Capitol. "I'm going to tell you something that I haven't told anyone," promises Diaz. (An ellipsis follows. Maybe he was trying to go ... More >>
Expectedly, Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr. won the special election for Bronx Borough President last night. What, you didn't hear? Even though it's a powerful office -- outgoing Bronx Beep and account padder Adolfo Carrion has risen to serve in the Obama Administration -- no one cares because everyone c ... More >>
A group of citywide elected officials -- including mayoral candidate and New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson -- clapped their hands to the blaring music, but an enormous crowd drowned them out with chants of "Ruben, Ruben!" as the winner of the Bronx Borough President special election made his ... More >>
The Queens Gazette was wondering whether Sheldon Silver had the votes to push bridge tolls through the assembly. Now it looks as if he doesn't: thanks in part to outer-borough opposition, Silver is backing off, says PolitickerNY. It's not that the assembly speaker doesn't necessarily have the votes, ... More >>
It's off-season politically, but tomorrow's special elections and the recent appointment of the Bronx borough president to the Obama Administration have stirred some endorsement activity. Debi Rose (pictured), who stands for Michael McMahon's vacated Brooklyn/Staten Island city council seat in tom ... More >>
As you may have heard, Adolfo Carrion has been appointed by the Obama Administration to head the White House Office of Urban Affairs, which will leave the Bronx borough presidency vacant. Bronx pols are already scrambling for the seat. Our own John DeSio approached one of our most telegenic state se ... More >>
This morning outside the city's Manhattan Marriage Bureau -- which was recently refurbished to draw tourist trade -- more than a hundred protesters expressed their displeasure with the absence of a marriage equality law in New York. Same-sex marriage gets much lip service from Democrats in Albany, b ... More >>
Ruben Diaz has sent a note asking state senate colleagues to join the committee on aging, of which he is now chairman. After assuring the senators that he knew their concern for the elderly, and that they were "committed to ending their relegation to a twilight of quiet despair," Diaz said he intend ... More >>
Homophobe Ruben Diaz, l., gives gavel to Pedro Espada. Photos by John DeSio. Fresh from their behind-closed-doors victory over Malcolm Smith and the new Democratic majority in the State Senate, the so-called "Gang of Three" held what amounted to a victory party last night in the concert hall of Leh ... More >>
We know we've said this before, but it looks as if, on the morning of the actual vote, the Democrats of the state senate have pulled together a deal that will get everyone, including the rebellious Gang of Three, on board for Malcolm Smith to be elected to majority leader. The New York Times break ... More >>
Say, aren't our elected representatives supposed to go to Albany and get sworn in on January 1? And isn't the fate of the elected Democratic majority -- the state's first since the Ice Age -- still unsettled? Would-be Majority Leader Malcolm Smith's biggest achievement recently was to pick up the en ... More >>
The Examiner says that State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. has pledged his support to Malcolm Smith as Majority Leader*. Following the defection of Hiram Monserrate, this would leave Carl Kruger and the obstreperous Pedro Espada as the lone holdouts among the four Democratic Senators who've been bucking th ... More >>
The Examiner told us this morning that Ruben Diaz had made a separate peace with Majority Leader hopeful Malcolm Smith and the Democrats in the State Senate -- but Diaz, as you'll see at the Examiner's update, says he's not on board -- and he's apparently surprised that Hiram Monserrate allegedly is ... More >>
As mentioned yesterday, four of the next session's Democratic State Senators from the city skipped the Democrats' Wednesday caucus that was to shore up support for presumed Majority Leader Malcolm Smith. Pedro Espada Jr., Ruben Diaz Sr., Hiram Monserrate, and Carl Kruger met instead with Governor Pa ... More >>


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212 Capital Partners to Invest in Balerin.com
Arda Kutsal | February 22, 2012 | No Comment
212 Capital Partners is a new company, but it has not waited long to make investments. Today we have learned that it has made its 2nd investment.
Following the company's first investment Butigo.com, the second investment went to Balerin.com.
Balerin.com is an e-commerce website focused on cosmetics. It received its first investment from Emre Kurttepeli, who is also a member of 212 Capital Partners investment committe in February 2011.
Balerin.com was started by Lütfi Gündüz and was amoung etohum's 2010 start-ups. Burak Büyükdemir and Kerim Türe are partners in this start-up.
UPDATE: Balerin.com investment has officially been announced at 212 Capital Partners blog.
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Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, 1960
By Jane Werner Watson
I loved this book when I was a little kid. The illustrations are by Rudolph F. Zallinger, who had won the Pulitzer Prize in
Painting in 1949 for his mural "
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Straight Leg Raise Test
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This neural tension test can be used to rule out neural tissue involvement as a result of a space occupying lesion, often a lumbar disc herniation.[1]
When performing the straight leg raise test the patient is positioned supine in the absence of pillows. The clinician lifts the patient's symptomatic leg by the posterior ankle while keeping the knee in a fully extended position. The clinican continues to lift the patient's leg by flexing at the hip until pain is illicited or end range is reached. Neurologic pain which is reproduced in the leg and low back between 30-70 degrees of hip flexion is a positive result of lumbar disc herniation at the L4-S1 nerve roots. In order to make this test more specific, the ankle can be dorsiflexed and the cervical spine flexed. This increases the stretching of the nerve root and dura.
Pain at less than 30 degrees of hip flexion might indicate acute spondyloithesis, gluteal abscess, disc protrusion or extrusion, tumor of the buttock, an acute dural inflammation, a malingering patient, or the sign of the buttock. Pain at greater than 70 degrees of hip flexion might indicate tightness of the hamstrings, gluteus maximus, hip capsule or a pathology of the hip or sacroiliac joints.
A highly specific test that can aid in the diagnosis of a herniated nucleus pulposus is the crossed straight leg raise test.
Rabin et al. has shown sensitivty of the SLR test to be .67[3], and Deville et al. found the specificity to be .26 [4].
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- ↑ Rabin A, Gerszten PC, Karausky P, et al. The Sensitivity of the Seated Straight-Leg Raise Test Compared With the Supine Straight-Leg Raise Test in Patients Presenting With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Lumbar Nerve Root Compression. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007;(88):840-843.
- ↑ Deville WL, van der Windt DA, Dzaferagic A, et al. The test of Lasegue: systematic review of the accuracy in diagnosing herniated discs. Spine 2000;25:1140-7.
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If Matt Painter were selling cars, you'd buy two.
Purdue's men's basketball coach is a skilled salesman you can trust, a guy who knows his players better than some of their families regardless of the depth chart.
During a Monday morning teleconference, Painter said he believes his two former Boilermakers stars, 6-foot-4 E'Twaun Moore and 6-10 JaJuan Johnson, will be drafted June 23.
"I've gotten interest from teams I know like me, but no one has definitely narrowed anything down. Hopefully, I'll get in the first round. That would be great," Moore said.
"NBA scouts, directors of player personnel, assistant general managers and general managers have come through here in the past four years and so (Moore and Johnson) are known commodities," Painter said.
"The workouts can help or hurt a little, depending upon how you perform. But really, it's the body of work the past four years and what they've been able to accomplish. I think they both are in very good (draft) positions."
While Indianapolis native Johnson is a can't-miss prospect because of his size and is mentioned in several mock predraft lists, Moore once again wears the "underdog" label regarding his chances.
"E'Twaun has really improved in other areas outside of scoring," Painter noted. "He can score in a variety of ways but I think his decision making is better and his defense is better this year.
"From the feedback I've gotten from his workouts, people have been very impressed with his ability to handle the basketball and his ability to defend."
During Moore's visit to San Antonio, he was surprised to learn the childhood home of Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich was only a block from where he grew up in East Chicago.
The two "region" guys had a nice, long chat.
Moore is telling everyone he can play point or shooting guard, but Painter feels the latter may be his role at the next level.
"He was somebody we did a lot of point-guard-type stuff with while he was here. We needed him to score the ball more so we played him off the ball more," Painter said. "When we recruited him, we told him he was going to have the ball in his hands whether he brought the ball up the court or not.
"As he progressed in his career, he always brought the ball up, especially when he got the rebound and on the break. He's never going to be a pass-first guy. He's a lead guard who'll be looking for his (shot) and looking to create for others at the same time."
As for Moore's size -- 6-2 1/2 in bare feet -- watching the Dallas Mavericks' 5-10 J.J. Barea run circles around the Miami Heat, fans saw there is always a need for quick players who can knock down big shots.
"I think E'Twaun's a good all-around player," Painter said. "He can play either spot. He can guard either spot. He can make big shots.
"I look at a guy like Jason Terry, who probably has more quickness than (E'Twaun) does. He doesn't have great size (6-2), but does have a high release point that just flat-out gets things done, proving he's one of the best players in the world."
Purdue's third all-time leading scorer has that same high release point on his shot.
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Strategic planning for anxiety sufferers.
January 25, 2012
Do you over think things? How do you channel this power for good while avoiding research-driven procrastination and anxiety?
If there's one thing I'm really good at, it's researching things and navigating complex outcomes. An ex-boss cheerfully dropped me in way, way above my head to a surprising degree of professional success - think putting an inexperienced intern in charge of client interactions, where the decisions have multi-million dollar consequences. Turns out I'm pretty damn good at that kind of thing - not least because I've always been kind of obsessive about analysis and scenario planning. And to be honest, 80% of the time this makes my life pretty fun and rewarding. But.
I get caught in the cycle of researching and planning really easily, and when I'm stressed, it's more likely to set in as a form of procrastination. This can spiral out of control if stress leads to procrastinatory research which leads to more stress, which can exacerbate a few minor health issues, which is the point where I realize hey, this is not a good thing I'm doing here. But those unhealthy patterns are
awful similar
to when I'm in the zone at work - just zeroed in on the wrong priorities.
That said... in the past two years, this pattern of stressed, "escapist" research has gotten me multiple job offers, raises, and freelance assignments, as well as halfway through a master's degree in The Worst Job Market In Recent History. So even as I'm increasingly aware that this may be a problem I should address, I feel like I've gotten a lot out of channeling this tendency, so I don't want to damp it down too much.
Uncertainty is a huge exacerbator - right now, we may be living in any of 6 cities next August, since my husband's in the midst of applying to graduate programs. Two years later, we'll probably move again. This is all really good - we're late 20s/early 30s and finally at a point where we're comfortable setting long-term goals, yay! But it's hard for me to not try to contingency plan for multiple outcomes on all fronts, even when doing so is detrimental to my focus and stress levels.
How can I navigate this better? I've read
Getting Things Done
. I like it, but it's at best a partial solution to managing this (at worst, my project list goes fractal within a month). I've read
The Now Habit
and the first half of
The Feeling Good Handbook
, but neither one resonates because I don't have much in the way of negative thoughts. If anything, I've always been
concerned about the idea of cognitive bias and cognitive distortion since childhood. (They're fascinating and terrifying concepts.) If I have no other priorities, I prefer to do things comprehensively, but more generally, I'm fully aware that the perfect is often the enemy of the good. And I'm good at what I do when I put my mind to it: once I focus, I tend not to get stuck or distracted.
What I'm not very good at is
not getting distracted
by complex research problems when I'm stressed out. Ask MeFi is like crack to me in this way: I may not be anywhere close to owning a house, but I still might
need to know
the pros and cons of installing a Japanese soaking tub
; I may not have much time to cook right now, but I still need to know
how best to store moderate quantities of bacon fat
. Reading problems being solved in real-time is a pretty awesome form of stress relief (or it would be, if you'd all stop posting more problems that
haven't been solved yet
Anyhow, I'm poking fun at myself, but enough rambling. MeFi always has a quorum of anxiety suffers, and I've read
some specific threads
here. So I'll boil my question down to this:
Overthinking is the secret to my professional success AND a symptom of my anxiety. If you struggle with similar problems, I want your advice on how to strike a balance without losing my edge.
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I am a bit like you; and it has worked in my favour in life. But it also has its downsides as you know, including following AskMe threads that have no actual relevance to my life. I call your japanese soaking tub and raise you
post-natal self-sufficiency
So when I asked myself a similar question, the answer that came to me was:
1) recognise when I am being distracted
2) then make a
conscious choice
as to whether I will remain distracted or get on to what I should be doing.
If I choose to remain distracted, I tend to lose interest in the distraction more quickly. If I choose to get on with work, I feel pretty chuffed. If I choose to ignore the reality that I am letting myself be distracted I feel negative toward myself and thus seek more distraction. So I've found the real key for me is the first part - recognising the reality in my actions.
... oh, look at that, a question about cars!
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I relate to this question so much! One thing I've been working on is taking breaks. The research shows (I am told) that your productivity declines after 40-50 minutes, but most people don't know they're mentally exhausted until 1:20 or so, at which point they actually need a somewhat longer break (this came via a work habits seminar, but I might be remembering the numbers somewhat incorrectly). I find that if I break out of hyper-focus and walk around long enough to mentally unclench, maybe 5-10 minutes, then I stop following the question of the minute into the weeds and instead remember what is most important to move things forward. Carpal tunnel / RSI rest break software can enforce these breaks. You could try it and see if your productivity goes up as a result?
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I break this habit by being HELPFUL with my skills.
On AskMe and in Real Life, I have a TON of ongoing obligations I've volunteered for, willingly. These add structure to my day.
These recently include - folks with landlord/tenant disputes (just knocked two out of the park since 2012 started), a few long distance mentor-like relationships with younger people here online that grew up in similar circumstances as I did, and a friend who needs a lot of TLC because he's almost paralyzed (but will recover!) after a motorcycle accident.
My husband and I are launching a new small business together in March of 2012.
The only way I know to get my frenetic self back on track is to help others.
There's a lot to be said for simply making yourself available and being able to juggle. It's a skill not everyone has. Might as well make it work for you.
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Since you're into books, this is a good book for learning how to cut through irrelevancy:
Second, I am sort of you, except I think you can handle even more complexity than me. I have used techniques like CBT and
, which have definitely helped me to not bleed thinking skills into areas of my life where they shouldn't be.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, 2nd Ed.
is very theoretical but goes into detail about how cognition can consume your life if you're not careful.
The thing that has helped me the most is a balanced meditation practice. Specifically,
You don't need to buy into the dogma, you just follow the instructions and see whether you like what happens over time. Basically, you learn how to be friends with your mind but to not let your mind push you around. You get into a better relationship with reality, and your mind gets less psychotically, manically, overprotectively active. Another book that has been helpful is
Clarifying the Natural State
, and also a hardcore theory book,
Dogen on Meditation and Thinking
. But the book linked above really cuts to the heart of it, for me. YMMV. If you gently experiment your way up to 20-60 minutes a day, even if you don't have time, even if it has to be sitting in a nice, comfy chair, I think you will experience tangible benefits in your life. Again, YMMV.
My "core books" right now are GTD (I've developed my own flavor, which I've been using both effectively and perhaps obsessively for many years), the
Smart Choices
book linked above, and the
Opening the Hand of Thought
book. Now, please MefiMail me and tell me your secrets for managing massive complexity. I want to get better at it. :)
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These are great suggestions. What has worked for me: breaks, as described by
, and becoming friends with my brain as described by
The breaks force me to stop going down the rabbit hole. Once I've stopped for a few minutes, I realize that what I was doing so determinedly isn't necessary right now, and I can get back on track.
To force myself to stop, I installed
Time Out
on my Mac. At 40-minute intervals, it takes over my Mac for several minutes. Currently my breaks are 20 minutes long, because I have physical projects I need to do in addition to my computer work, and activities like chipping old mortar off tiles is a great way to unstick an overenthusiastic brain.
It can also be helpful to watch your supercharged brain from a slightly bemused distance. Look at that brain go! It's so eager! It's so thorough! But it's pointed in the wrong direction at the moment. Let's take the brain for a brisk walk around the block and then point it at the target we need really need to address today.
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Ooh, the software idea is a great one and one I've meant to implement for stretch breaks anyway.
It was hard writing this question since on the one hand, I've been reasonably successful when it comes to what I've accomplished over the past year or two, and on the other hand, I regular catching myself stressed out & staying up too late looking at houses in other cities on my phone on Trulia, even though a) we may not move to that city at all, and b) we're at least as likely to rent vs. buy if we do, and c) that's going to be at least 4 months from now, and in the meantime, I have freelance projects, schoolwork, and important stuff for work all due next week.
So I appreciate all the suggestions and various perspectives. Even the stuff that I don't have time for right now (like adding more commitments to my plate) is worth considering for the future. Although that last sentence is also kind of my problem in a nutshell. Hm.
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I started with the
Pomodoro Technique
and twisted it into something I can actually use; essentially a focus-training program. I set a timer and focus on ONE THING for 25 minutes, take a five minute break, focus on ONE DISTRACTION for 25 minutes, take a five minute break, repeat. This helps me manage me manage my projects AND distractions. Nothing's worse than getting distracted from your distractions.
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On the question of how you can avoid over-analyzing things, I've had fanatic success in the last few years with an experiment in active, engaged, aggressive impulsiveness. As someone who will naturally ponder over any question far longer than it deserves, and who has missed countless opportunities as a result, I started a project a few years ago based on the following principles:
1. Always choose the *active* choice. I'm much less likely to regret a decision to do something than a decision not to do something, even if it turns out to have been wrong.
2. After satisfying #1, always choose the scarier and less certain choice. Even if the outcome is bad, the challenge is often worthwhile in itself. Given a choice between bored and scared, always aim for scared.
In practice, it leads to immediate, concrete, defensible answers to hard questions. Should you ask someone out? yes. Should you leave your partner? yes. (Assuming it's a serious question in the first place.) Should you quit your job? yes. Should you engage in civil disobedience? yes. Should you move to Guelph and study cello? yes. Should you buy a ticket to Azerbaijan on credit? yes. Should you go meet your friends at the bar even though you have to wake up early tomorrow? yes. Should you give twenty bucks to the homeless guy whose sign caught your eye? Yes. Should you volunteer to become the dishwasher on a merchant marine ship? yes. Should you tell the colleague you don't much like that you don't want to have lunch next week? yes.
In around four years, I've yet to regret a single decision made in this way, and have had all sorts of interesting experiences I would have missed if I had resorted to the traditional habit of weighing outcomes and trying to choose the best possible solution. (Actually, the results have been pretty stunning. I'd be embarrassed to list them all.)
Now, obviously there are some caveats. First of all, this only applies to the big sort of decisions that would otherwise be debilitating. In ordinary, day-to-day life there isn't isn't time to be impulsive all the time and also get anything done. However, the big stuff occurs rarely enough that it's always worth pursing.
Second, this sort of thing only works if you're a ponderously careful perfectionist to begin with. (And, it's probably helps if, like me, you naturally de-escalate conflicts and it never occurs to you to become angry with individuals except for grand ideological reasons.) If you're the sort of person who naturally jumps out of their car intent on fisticuffs with someone who cut you off in traffic, or the kind of person who has a habit of not showing up for a scheduled meeting for no reason whatsoever, then you're better off skipping this advice.
Third, there's no reason to believe this leads to the *best* outcomes. (As an aside, here's an interesting policy-level take on why it may be bad advice for
I would argue vigorously with several of the speaker's points, but some of the examples are mighty interesting.)
In practice, though, I've become thoroughly convinced that it leads to fewer regrets. And, disregarding ethical concerns and larger obligations, living with as few regrets as possible is a fine goal for living.
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Also, you say this is integral to your work success? I appreciate the impulse to recognize its utility and make friends with it, but I bet it has
downsides. Finding those is a big motivation I have for changing my own anxiety.
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The Security Week That Was: Sept. 7, 2007
A weekly surveillance of news shaping your profession
Diversifying the Basket
Security integrating firms and security products manufacturers shouldn't count on a single government program as their lifeblood. That was the advice that Steve Oyer, interim CEO of Saflink Corporation, mentioned at one point yesterday during an investor call. The firm, which has developed biometric solutions, is merging with IdentiPHI, another leading biometric solutions firm. It's apparently a welcome move for investors, judging by comments made during the Q&A session.
In making that point about diversified business lines, Oyer was speaking chiefly about the financial significance that the company had placed on a TWIC contract that never materialized (due largely, it seems, to the TWIC program's inability to get any momentum behind it), and also was thinking of the weight placed on the Registered Traveler program (RTP) that Saflink subsidiary FLO Corporation counted on. Both programs have been somewhat slow to start (though, the RTP seems to be gathering real momentum now), with TWIC still in a state of apparent limbo and without clear technology standards.
Saflink, at least, seems to have made it through that lesson and has ended up with a technological partner in IdentiPHI (Saflink will be known as IdentiPHI after this merger), but as you plan the big projects for your integration companies, remember to diversify your bids and to count on projects where the technology is trusted and ready to work.
More Vendor/Manufacturer News
Linear gets into CCTV; Guardian MMS becomes Contigo; more
While I'm on the topic of vendor news, I should turn quickly to Linear Corporation, a division of Nortek, which has purchased Aigis Mechtronics. Linear's purchase of Aigis is pretty exciting news in that it indicates Nortek's intentions to truly expand and diversify the Linear technology lines. Already owning companies that gave Linear core strengths in residential systems and luxury audio/visual systems that could be used for homes or businesses, the Linear purchase of Aigis expands the division more into the commercial sector and into the world of video surveillance, where Linear had previously had no real footprint.
Also this week, Guardian Mobile Monitoring Systems announced that it has re-branded the company as Contigo. Guardian/Contigo has specialized in GPS and location-based tracking systems, and is on the cutting edge of this space with solutions for everything from fleet management (dealers and other "white van companies", take note!), asset management and even executive protection.
Additionally, Securitas Systems (the integration services side of the house) expanded with an acquisition in Germany that strengthened its position in the banking security market in that country. Video and security systems company Panasonic has announced that AMAG is joining its technology development partnership.
Follow the Copper
Continued surge in copper thefts can mean business for alarm dealers
This is the time to turn copper into gold. Copper thefts are striking not only the utilities (thieves have even tried to cut out sections of live, high-voltage power lines), but also air conditioning units and other sources of copper at commercial facilities and even homes. The traditional response has been a chain link fence, but that's not a protection guarantee. Some savvy businesses (especially those hit multiple times) are turning to alarm sensors for units and even to surveillance cameras. As this story about copper thefts illustrates, it's a good time to approach your customers to see if this is the kind of protection they need.
Is Access Control Moving Beyond Panels?
Webinar on Sept. 18 looks at new technology in this space
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gonna go eat oatmeal now.
Listening: XXYYXX. i mean i found them via iTunes but i'm only able to think of my queen etceterauniverse when i listen to them. because she's the only other person that i know that playlisted them.
Watching: so i watched the Normal Heart today. and while i feel, on the surface, that Mark Ruffalo plays a gay horribly, the roles and the intensity of the movie really did move me. create an anger in me. not so much an anger but a desire to move something. i don't know if that something is my ass or a mountain or everything in between — but i wanted to knock a planet off of its revolution to create a new way to balance shit. i wanted….different(ce).
Doing: every other day, my apartment manages to look like absolute shit and grimy and sad and as if a depressed person is the one managing the lease. so i gotta get this place extra straight, extra quick just in case some mid-late night company wanna come over and watch Archer -_- srsly.
Eating: about to smash a bacon cheeseburger. cuz i got it like that.
Drinking: ladies and gentlemen, i present to you, another disgustingly sober evening. a friday one. i just got in from a zipcar housewarming party and i had a beer there but…..the fuck is a beer.
Wearing: a oversized green polo shirt, jeans, black fitted. yeah all of this plus the beer definitely got me acting like a boy tonight. not that i act like a girl any other night. but - yeah. just know that i'm not about to #NoHetero this statement. even though i already did.
Feeling: sober as fuck. also bored. and frugal. because bored. and sober. because frugal.
Weather: it's mostly cloudy and about 70°F. if you walk down the right block, between the right buildings, the sexiest spring breeze will stroke you up real good.
Wanting: to change all my feelings.
Needing: to hit the lottery. and not the big one. i don't need to hit the mega millions or anything like that. i just need a good scratch off to slip me $500. i don't need much. ever. just a little bit. to get by. i can wake up in the morning and appreciate the hell out of the sunrise and showering with daylight before splashing water up on my face. but if i had like $500 to add to that glorious feeling….all would be alright. you hear me, chile? all would be all right.
Thinking: she think we don't need to do that much drinking in 45 minutes - i feel like we need to because "FEELINGS". also - i'm about to take over some dashboards because i wanna post as much as i can before the summer (June) gets here.
Enjoying: my music. this weather. and the possibility of getting a drink tonight. (it's not happening)
Listening: this weekend sounding ass slouch socks playlist i created. Rhye, Quadron, Boom Clap Bachelors, Jessy Lanza, and Little Dragon.
Watching: soon as this food i ordered show up — i'm diving into the rest of Drop Dead Diva
Doing: praying that i don't get buyer's remorse from the shoes that i purchased. i hate buying clothes that i actually need.
Eating: whooo jesus. it ain't show up yet. but when that pizza gets up in me, my only regret will come when i baptize myself in the pacific ocean on monday evening. i have to remember that this is the only life i have and therefore, the pacific will understand me more than anyone has this year.
Drinking: why. the. fuck. is. my. glass. empty? i'm about to walk back out and get a fifth of something clear and fruity.
Wearing: tshirt. jeans. torn thoroughly at the bottom. salt-crusted nike boots. i must throw away these boots, those black loafers, those new balances, all of those underwear, those tshirts, and those dress shirts. also i must find a reliable dry-cleaners.
Feeling: fuck you. fuck you for thinking i'm not aware that i haven't had a haircut in a month. fuck you for thinking something is wrong. fuck you for thinking i NEED something versus i WANT something different. and to be quite honest, when YOU get so full of your fucking self, the hatred i have for myself in these situations manifests into even greater hatred for your misunderstanding bitchshit.
Weather: overcast and cloudy like shit. 50°F enough for this hoody and being held on a bus stop without sweating.
Wanting: this weekend and the following 4 days to work out. perfectly. there's way too much concern and worry and anxiety crammed into my mental regarding this trip. i blame television. jarelion better take care of me.
Needing: the 60° on Sunday to come prematurely so i can enjoy this huge brunch I'm plotting to have on the balcony.
Thinking: i create better experiences alone than i do with you.
Enjoying: as always, see Listening
Listening: Recoiled by Flying Lotus. Get in on this shit. I swear the spirit of Baltimore snuck up into his veins intravenously when he produced this motherfucker right here.
Reading: new theories on the malaysian flight that got sucked into a the bermuda triangle while it was in the middle of stretching and yawning.
Doing: getting dressed and preparing myself for a night of drinking. my pre-gaming was quite effective (hence the title of this mawfucking post). and my friend i'm heading out with is playing a bunch of FUCKING games making me not even wanna head out. i already passed out pre-game style once tonight.
Eating: burnt up ass Checkers fries i bought from my grocer's freezer. had to put some kind of starch up in my bod-bod.
Drinking: amsterdam. straight from the bottle. from the mouth of the bottle to the mouth of my lips. my lips don't have a mouth. my lips make up the mouth. so yeah. from the mouth of the bottle. to the mouth of me. that doesn't sound right….. (to the mouth of the quillium. to the mouth of this man. to the mouth of THIS NIGGA RIGHT HERE. naaaahhh to MY MOUTH RIGHT HERE [FOR REAL]. from the lips of the bottle to the lips of the poet. from the bottle to the head.
i would love to be generous with some brain right now actually.
Wearing: this fucking thermal because i'm cold. and it's not even cold in here. alcohol.
Feeling: i know he better hurry up and get here. and because i typed the word "hurry" this entire portion of this entry is to be read in Regina King's Boondock's voice.
Weather: it's chilly outside but it's nice. like — i should keep this thermal on and a light jacket but nothing too heavy.
Wanting: financial freedom. a financial savior. not to remember everything that's currently depressing me.
Needing: all of the things that i want. it's balled into a needwant.
Thinking: i can't wait to fucking take pictures of Rah! tomorrow.
Enjoying: Rah! and typing this in front of boogie. he'own give a fuck.
it's too monday for all this.
So here's the past 90 days.
and a soundtrack to go with the whole thing.
"i look upon ever day to be lost, in which i do not make a new acquaintance." Samuel Johnson
"everywhere is nowhere. when a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends.
Jesus be a scale.
Listening: my autumn playlist. these jazz standards are dope but i swear the classical pieces make the leaves fall even more graceful.
Watching: Heartbeats. But I'm not going to finish it. I keep imagining myself cuddled up with a blanket and cup of my chai with the windows completely open and watching this film. But every time I tell myself to make a cup of chai, I'm too full to enjoy it. Thanksgiving has been good to me and I swear I've been stuffed for the past three days.
Doing: Preparing for the 3 month hiatus. December - February. Spring and Autumn memoir. Don't you forget it.
Eating: stuffed.
Drinking: Hot Cinnamon spice tea. I want one of those tea kettles that sit on tea lights. I don't need it though.
Wearing: a black t-shirt. yup.
Feeling: You know - last night I pulled out my journal from when I was a senior in high school and read an entire entry on contentment and being happy with what I have. Being completely satisfied with going without and finding happiness in experiences instead of in the tangible. It was a bit overwhelming to see that even 13 years ago - I was talmbout this stuff.
I guess some things never change.
Weather: Overcast - 30°F and we're supposed to go go-carting today.
Wanting: $2000 worth of electronics and some quiet.
Needing: Just the quiet.
Thinking: About the Sound of Noise, the iPad, the music, this day's events, and the fact that my entire immediate family was completely split up on Thanksgiving.
Enjoying: what I'm listening to and what I'm drinking.
Listening: A combination of my fall playlist and my evening lounge playlist. I have a ton of excitement and energy over this music.
Watching: I'm watching The Help (again). I tell you what: these movies about the history of African-Americans in this country have a great thread to them but I can only hear all the folks on tumblr pointing out the err and flaws with each film. It's part of the reason that I haven't seen 12 Years A Slave yet. (also because I have to have someone hold my hand in heavy movies like that sometimes…..only sometimes)
Doing: Just got finished planking for 35 seconds. Yesterday was more difficult but that was also because it was accompanied by push-ups.
Eating: my diet today - I had three bowls of peanut butter crunch and half a pack of Nathan's. either i'm a bachelor like a boss or it's time to go to the grocery store. I'm going to go with the former instead of the latter because I actually have a full meal I could've made but didn't feel like it.
Drinking: what you know about fresh-out-the-freezer pepsi under a cold window fan when it's 46° outside?
Wearing: I was going to say my favorite basketball shorts but their back story is moreso what I enjoy over the basketball shorts
Feeling: energetic over pepsi and music and …. shit. I think I might do some shots. no. don't.
Weather: Negroes say it's cold.
Wanting: toys. lots and lots of toys. it's November - I owe Santa a list.
Needing: to stop acting like I'm a born and raised New Yorker who done arrived. nothing about any part of me says get that $700 outfit. nothing.
Thinking: 5 more minutes and the disappointment begins. *sigh*
Enjoying: if this robe had a bury feature i'd be so deep in it with some chai on the side.
Listening: So I worked really hard on an Autumn Playlist yesterday and now i'm listening to the electronica portion of it. Oh and my windows are still open so I'm also listening to the whirring echo of I-83 down below. Yeah it's a cloud high regular until we have a high of 40°.
Reading: old posts to remind myself of how I truly define "relationship"
Doing: about to hop in the shower and freshen up for this outing happening tonight. I'm going to see Bad Grandpa. Not my first choice by any means. Bad Grandpa is a movie I'd wait to see on Netflix on an extremely bored day off from work. Not something I'd pay $12 to see on fucking opening night. I'll redeem myself next week on my day off by going to see 12 Years a Slave or Gravity or Carrie or some shit like that.
Eating: thinking about the oreo cheesecake cups I just saw. I'm tasting them in my imagination otherwise I ain't eating a damn thing.
Drinking: shit. I forgot to get a 5-hour energy. because between now and the theater house, I'm pretty sure sleep is going to start massaging my shoulders and tell me it's okay…..everything will be okay; everything is okay.
Wearing: grey & navy boxer briefs. the windows are open….
Feeling: pensive. to say the least. but I got that good haircut tonight tho'.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, dark, currently 52°. All of my windows are open and I think my window fan is trying to drop a hint. The temperature setting caused it to cut off automatically because of how chilly it is.
I was walking around today sweating, warm, uncomfortably warm. I walked past people who were bundled in scarves, tarps (yeah those), burlap, gloves, and nigga hats. *sigh* they all made me hotter as I saw each of them.
Wanting: my futon. and to see something other than Bad Grandpa.
Needing: to act like I have $3 in my bank account. instead of this shit that looks like a tax refund. #blessed
Thinking: …about what I'm reading.
Enjoying: this cold. this cold. this cold. and this playlist. It's absolutely delicious.
Listening: Street Etiquette's Downplay Mix that they posted earlier. This is some of the dopest shit I've ever heard. do you hear me?
Reading: seriously - until further noticed I'm changing this category to watching. Because unfortunately reading is a struggle for me. I want to change that but honestly - i ain't reading shit right now.
Doing: making arrangements for a photo shoot tomorrow. it's becoming an annual thing with Mr. UVanity himself.
Eating: nothing. but that strawberry cheesecake flavored cookie is crooning me with the harmony of a thousand joanna newsoms. i'ma just sit right here and….
Drinking: y'all should taste this vodka. it tastes like grapes. that would explain why it reminds me of white wine
Wearing: the smallest pair of underwear results in the most perpetual wedgie of all time. like i feel a little sexy in them but seriously - let's discuss their disappearance in this…here.
Feeling: off. the sober tip. on. the tipsy side. with. the greatness. let's backwash snowball vodka and chewing gum. that would be so sick. we'd be a sloppy mess. with vodka running down our chins trying to figure out where the gum is. and chewing. and laughing. no one does these things.
Weather: it's still wet out. YES JESUS! IT'S STILL WET! this rain has been the most necessary beautiful thing i've experienced in awhile.
Wanting: i don't wanna fall in love with you. i wanna rid myself of my crush for you by kissing you. long. passionately. hard. i probably won't ever look or think of you the same ever again. give me this remedy please. because until then, i'll always wonder about you. like you could ever possibly be a prince. or a friend….
Needing: to call zipcar since i turned that shit in 30 minutes late and virtually stole what was mine to return it back to it's rightful home.
Thinking: about to beat it up. get a drink and beat it up. get a drink and fall asleep before i get the gloves on.
Enjoying: the traffic below, in the rain, sounds like ocean waves. you should hear how the crests tumble and undulate. tumble and undulate. tumble and undulate smoothly beneath the drizzlessss.
Listening: the invisible. and interstate 83 down below. very relaxing. great turn down music. no really - i mean turn down. not intended to be used as the opposite of that dumb fuck ass turn up bullshit.
Reading: revisiting Essex Hemphill's Brother to Brother Anthology. i found the perfect park, walking trail, waterfall to sit near right off the light rail to enjoy words that i haven't touched read or explored since my sophomore year in high school.
Doing: looking at FTM porn. i'm more intrigued than anything. maybe with a hint of confusion in the mix. but definitely intrigued and it's really fucking with my bi-curious side.
Eating: stray pieces of bacon out of my oven from yesterday that i forgot to use. don't judge me. it's bacon fucka.
Drinking: water. not dieter's tea. but water. two glasses.
Wearing: nothing.
Feeling: grateful. very grateful. grateful for every minute relationship that i create, nourish, build, and praise throughout each workday. from tommy in hampden with the chronic snoring and the disrespectful words about his wife while she was under anesthesia - to mrs. taylor who sang "autumn leaves" as she came out of the bathroom after dropping a load (i let her borrown my leaves room spray so she wouldn't feel so embarassed).
to coffee wide open to miss mack and her fine ass son with the smiling eyes. the women in the PACU and the relief with the dead tone. i appreciate each new relationship and the new creation of the ones that already existed. georgia and her threats and all the cindy's with their complete disinterest in who i am and how i do my job. i love it. and i pray to God that this doesn't change.
Weather: cloudy 61°F delicious cool. windows wide open. ready to be tucked in.
Wanting: even more contentment and to finish this "must be autumn" playlist i started.
Needing: to do something about my relationship with my family and try my best to make it better. i'm very empathetic and not-so enthusiastic about the lack thereof regarding it.
Thinking: i need to go straight to bed —- now.
Enjoying: the love i have for my grandmother. our conversation this evening had a lot of hidden foreshadowing in it and i need to make a move quick.


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'Hell on Wheels' failed on the most important prop in the story of the first transcontinental railroad: the train
Neither black nor dingy like the engine seen in AMC's new television show, "Hell on Wheels," 4-4-0 Leviathan is a colorful steam locomotive right out of 1868. The engine was running at Trainfestival 2011 in Rock Island, Ill., in July 2011.
By now, you may have seen the show or heard someone talking about AMC's new television series "Hell on Wheels." The series, which airs at 9 p.m. Sunday nights, has just been renewed for a second season after starting last November. Episodes revolve around a former Confederate soldier who joins the construction force of the first transcontinental railroad. The name "Hell on Wheels" comes from the boisterous, hard drinking, hard living, encampment that followed the Union Pacific's railhead construction gang as it made its way westward to Promontory, Utah, for that blessed union of east and west by rail on May 10, 1869. Each episode's fictionalized story weaves together the lives of laborers, managers, surveyors, preachers, prostitutes, hucksters, and others who make up one of the most important historical events in the development of the nation.So why then, did AMC fail so miserably with its depiction of the train, the most important prop that is key to the telling of this tale? In the replica they constructed, they got the wheel arrangement and the general layout of the iconic 19th century locomotive, a 4-4-0 or American type, right, but the way they dressed the engine looks as if it were a war refugee: It's a dull, dingy flat black contraption without the first bit of color or polish.That's not the way it was, folks. Not at all, even though AMC folks say otherwise on a video called "building the train" on the AMC/Hell on Wheels website. In the video, they look at an HO model of a three-truck Shay — yes, a geared 1905 logging locomotive, which is obviously a Bachmann model of Cass Scenic No. 5 in its original garb as West Virginia Pulp &Paper No. 5. They talk about how hard it was to find a real locomotive, and they talk about their decision to build one out of Styrofoam, plywood, and metal wheels in the name of historical accuracy.Uh, huh.Just one problem: Whom did they ask what it was supposed to look like?I called the first group that comes to mind when I think about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad. I figured sharp "HoW" producers would also contact the National Park Service's Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory, Utah, where the transcontinental railroad completion ceremony took place. While the imagery of the Central Pacific 4-4-0 "Jupiter" and Union Pacific No. 119 standing pilot to pilot with a well-dressed crowd decorating the engines and the landscape, men with champagne bottles in hand, is burned into the minds of many Americans, it is not with the good folks at AMC. They didn't call the NPS site, said Park Ranger Ken Kyburz. He's seen a few of the "Hell on Wheels" shows and was not impressed."Their locomotive looks like it's rusting," Kyburz says. That's in direct contrast to the 1979 operating replicas of the Jupiter and the 119 that reside at the park, which is located west of Ogden and north of Salt Lake City (just in case anyone from AMC is reading this and wants to Google directions to the park). They're bright, beautiful dream machines of bright blue, red, and gleam with polished brass. Also, Kyburz points out, AMC's engine "burns" wood, but UP's real engines did not. CP's engines burned wood from the Sierras, while UP's burned coal.And what's with the engine anyway? AMC's locomotive has a medallion the size of a gas grill on the tender flanks that looks like a coat of arms for UP's Thomas Durant. Did no-one at the show know to letter the engine "Union Pacific" either? Was Dan Markoff, owner of that beautiful little chocolate, red, and brass 3-foot gauge 4-4-0 "Eureka" not answering his phone that day? Was Dave Kloke, who built a replica of Central Pacific's "Leviathan" in 2009 and is working on another one, out of town?UP, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year (Abraham Lincoln himself signed the act creating the Pacific railroad on July 1, 1862), wisely declined to provide input for the fictionalized show. "'Hell on Wheels' depicts some gross exaggerations and inaccuracies," says UP spokesman Mark Davis. "This is unfortunate, because our history is rich, starting nearly 150 years ago with Abraham Lincoln's vision to build the transcontinental railroad, connecting Americans from East to West."He's right about that. The construction of the first transcontinental railroad is one of the major events in the life of our nation. It deserves better even for a bit of fiction that came in second in viewership to AMC's other new show about post-apocalyptic zombies, the "Walking Dead." Too bad the train show wasn't worth a little more research and a lot more paint.
Haven't seen the show, likely won't, no time, BUT I think the reviewer's comments are dead on, and reflect the reality that historical knowledge is$1****$2poor among a lot of folks, whom one would think would in fact know better. Looks as if AMC picked up a story plot crafted by some folks who haven't a clue what the history was - likely only read Ambrose's book about building the RR. And besides sex sells.
Calvin's father covered this subject a while back, in the comic strip "Calvin & Hobbes":
"How come old photographs are always black and white? Didn't they have color film back then?"
"Sure they did. In fact, those old photographs are in color. It's just that the world was black and white then. The world didn't turn color until sometime in the 1930s, and it was pretty grainy color for a while, too."
"But then why are old paintings in color?! If the world was black and white, wouldn't artists have painted it that way?"
"Not necessarily. A lot of great artists were insane."
"But... But how could they have painted in color anyway? Wouldn't their paints have been shades of gray back then?"
"Of course, but they turned colors like everything else did in the '30s."
"So why didn't old black and white photos turn color too?"
"Because they were color pictures of black and white, remember?"
Tried to watch the show, but my wife made me turn it off. She couldn't hear the tv over my "comentary" on the lack of research. I was very dissapointed with the show, it was an opportunity to show that history is better than fiction. They failed. It comes off as a night time soap opra.
I'm on the fence about this. It seems like a show with good potential that's been missed, but two things stick out to me.
1)The train is a setting, and a plot _device_, but the story itself is about the people, specifically the Confederate guy. I can cut them some slack there on that argument, and I can cut them some slack a out not wanting a live steam engine, and the mechanical headaches therein. Should they have done their homework, especially with the Transcon museum, sure. But this is not Extreme Trains, this is about the people of the era.
2) Guys, Ambrose paints a lousy picture, but he's not all wrong. UP bought Lincoln's railcar for protction from Natives AND TEH PEOPLE THEY WEREN'T PAYING. Look intot he other books, look into the Credit Mobilier, and tell me that it wasn'tg a dark and dirty time. There's at the very least a persistant story of chaining the private car down to the rails to demand payment. The original Union Pacific Railroad was run by some corrupt people. Innacuracies have to come from somewhere. Furthermore, the cultural and racial clashes are oerdramatized, but they are far from nonexistant.
Never let the facts get in the way of a story.
"Two thumbs up" and a big <grin> to _LNER44472_'s comment and excerpt from "Calvin & Hobbes" above !
-Paul North.
Look folks, it's hollywood. Don't expect anything honest to come from that bunch.
The first problem is that the creators of this program come from back east who think that anyplace west of the Mississippi River doesn't exist, except for a thin strip of land extending from Hollywood to San Fornia Califrisco. They have gotten so blind to those of us in the western part of the country that they give their show times in Eastern only. They might mention Central Time occasionally, and Mountain Time hasn't existed since the middle of the last century. They are in good company, though, because the politicians have the same concept. Don't worry, even western reporters are clueless. UP 844 passed through the California desert in November, and those "Know-it-alls" had the audacity to call the deep-throated warning device a "HORN"!
I saw part of one program and was not "thrilled" to see the train shots. My first thought was, "good heavens..." "they filmed this story in another country (Mexico maybe?) Possibly Canada. AMC is not a large production studio. Shooting is cheaper in Canada and Mexico. And the passenger cars have the "look" of Mexican rolling stock...ie the Clerestory! As stated earlier, this program was not produced for railfans. The female tv viewer is certainly the goal.
They got the hardware wrong. But they got the software better than most film/TV efforts. Read Richard White's "Railroaded" for a reality check.
Today is my first day on ModelRailroaders forums, and I like the members feed back shown here. Especially reading the detail the members express about history. I love to read about history but I never place to much expectation in Hollywoods depection of any history. Hollywoods purpose is not to perfect history, there is no money in that!
Looks like the train at Disneyland
If they had somebody make it with the same attention to details, in the way that James Cameron made TITANIC, then it would have been more visually authentic.
What about The Canadian Pacific? Last spike [bent and quickly replaced] driven November 7th, 1885 at Craigellachie, BC. [Try saying THAT six times fast!] It boggles the mind how there is such a gap in dedication to historical accuracy between the likes of James Cameron and these folks.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation did an excellent mini-series of the building of the CPR and the railway scenes were excellent. The series was based on two books by Pierre Berton called The National Bream and The Last Spike.
Then tere were movies like "Canadian Pacific" [shudder] starring Randolph Scott and Victor Jory. Absolute Hollywood disasters.


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Flash / AF assist lamp
Beside one another in the top right corner of the camera are the flash and AF assist lamp,. The latter automatically illuminates the subject with a bright white light in low light situations, acting as an aid for the contrast-detect AF system. Unlike other digital cameras there is no option to turn off the AF assist lamp. The flash is the same found on last years Digital IXUS with a relatively good specified range of 3 m (9.8 ft) at full wide and 2.0 m (6.6 ft) at full tele it should provide enough punch for the majority of simple flash situations (tested later in this review).
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Definición de borrow en inglés:
borrowSaltos de línea: bor¦row
Pronunciación: /ˈbɒrəʊ /
verbo[with object]
1Take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it: he had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues
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- Recovering from knee replacement surgery in Lismore Base Hospital, Elaine Avery is well aware of the need to return borrowed orthopaedic equipment when it is no longer needed.
- Mr O'Brien told investigators in 1975 that on the day Hoffa vanished, he borrowed a car belonging to Giacolone's son to run some errands.
- Meanwhile, retired dairy farmer Ted Dibble has vowed to borrow a horse and return to the sport if the Government's anti-hunting proposal becomes law.
take, take for oneself, help oneself to, use as one's own, abscond with, carry off, appropriate, commandeer, abstract; steal, purloin, shoplift
Australian/New Zealand informal snavel
West Indian informal tief
archaic crib, hook
1.1Take and use (money) from a person or bank under an agreement to pay it back later: to meet this deficit the government has to borrow money [no object]: lower interest rates will make it cheaper for individuals to borrow
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- The reason they can do that is that trading banks actually borrow large sums of money, and they are able to put up for taxation purposes the interest they pay on it.
- It is unlikely that the politicians and leaders of the area would empathize with the plight of Sabitri and other such women or children being held at ransom for a paltry sum of money borrowed by labourers.
- Companies need to borrow enormous sums of money to buy back their shares in the market.
1.2Take and use (a book) from a library for a fixed period of time: you could easily have borrowed a book from your local library
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- At the end of the 20-30 minute session, mothers are able to peruse parenting resources provided by the library and borrow picture books with the babies.
- Space is all very well, in the right place, but people come to libraries mainly to borrow books.
- She pointed out that it costs nothing for teenagers to join the library and borrow books, CDs, videos and tapes from the new multimedia section for their age group.
1.3Take (a word or idea) from another language, person, or source and use it in one's own language or work: the term is borrowed from Greek
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- Most English words were borrowed from some other language.
- The idea was borrowed from Vancouver, where a help meter in front of a store proved so popular with customers that panhandlers stopped begging there.
- Deconstructivism ideas are borrowed from the French philosopher Jacques Derrida.
adopt, take on, take in, take over, acquire, embrace
sustantivoGolf Volver al principio
A slope or other irregularity on a golf course which must be compensated for when playing a shot.
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- I played the round in the company of an ancient caddie, unusually talkative for a Scot, who shaped the sightlines of the present to the borrow of the past.
- Pat's 'method' is to read the borrow, adopt the line, and then approach every putt as if it was only six inches.
- This hole provides a challenge: the right is nothing but trouble and the huge green has both slope and borrow to conclude a fine golf hole.
Old English borgian 'borrow against security', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German borgen.
Some people confuse the two words lend and borrow, which have reciprocal but different meanings: see lend (usage).
be (living) on borrowed time
- Used to convey that someone has survived against expectations, with the implication that they will not do so for much longer: the government is living on borrowed timeMás ejemplos en oraciones
- But all that borrowed money might be living on borrowed time.
- We're on borrowed time, there's no doubt about that.
- Bradford City's Premiership dream continues to look on borrowed time, and Newcastle showed no mercy at St James' Park where Gary Speed struck in the sixth minute and England captain Alan Shearer added Newcastle's second without reply.
borrow trouble
- North American Take needless action that may have detrimental effects.Más ejemplos en oraciones
- I suppose I'm borrowing trouble, but has anyone thought about how to forgive and move on, one way or another?
- It's not borrowing trouble to consider the possibility that he might not come home when this is all over.
- Perhaps her mother was just borrowing trouble, as she was prone to doing.
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- Another potential benefit is that many credit unions refund some of the interest paid by borrowers during the year.
- Our business is to help the borrowers and the lenders to recover as much as possible out of a sticky situation.
- Bolton libraries have introduced a new system where borrowers use the keys on their touchtone telephones.
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The project, which is expected to increase traffic flow, accommodate area growth, and improve safety, involves:
Transforming 1.2 miles of SR 52 (a two-lane, rural road) into a six-lane, curb-and-gutter urban roadway on both the east and west sides of I-75.
All released-for-construction (RFC) plans are expected to be complete by the summer of 2014; all project-related structures are expected to be complete by the fall of 2016.
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Hitterman said the strength of the team and the cost-saving ideas they presented were also key factors in the contract award. "We proposed using an Acrow temporary bridge at the SR 52 interchange to accelerate bridge construction and avoid phased construction," he noted.
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HoopsHype Martell Webster rumors
The Washington Wizards held Kids Day over the weekend. To help promote Kids Day, they invited De'La, a Wizards Junior Reporter, in to interview some of the Wizards. She asked Martell Webster ("Marty"), Garrett Temple, Cartier Martin and John Wall about their shoe sizes and celebrity crushes. She even got John Wall to do the Dougie, but she had to do it with him. The results were adorable as the Washington players joked around and mostly just made her giggle the entire time. The Big Lead
Michael Lee: Webster: "I would love to be here next year but this is a business & we'll see what happens. I'm having an extraordinary time here" #wizards Twitter @MrMichaelLee
The way Martell Webster shrugged his shoulders after his career-best matching seventh 3-pointer in the Wizards' 127 -105 blowout of Phoenix on Saturday harkened back to the prime of Michael Jordan's career. But the swingman's career-high 34 points had John Wall thinking ahead about next year. "I already talked to Ted about that one," Wall said, referring to Wizards owner Ted Leonsis. "That's an easy, hands down question about trying to get [Webster] back here because him being a free agent, there's a lot of people that are going to come after him." Washington Examiner
A Portland Trail Blazers spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the organization has reached a resolution with the Minnesota Timberwolves in a dispute over a 2010 trade involving Martell Webster. "The Porltand Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves have resolved this matter amicably," the spokesperson said. "We have no further comment." Blazers Edge
But despite the trying times, Webster still thought there was a chance the Wolves would pick up his $5.7 million option. He went to Florida to train and Kahn came down to watch him workout. Kahn told him they were definitely considering keeping him around and that they'd be in touch. But Webster's phone never rang and he found out he was done in Minnesota while watching TV. "It just would have been more respectful if I would have gotten a phone call (from Kahn) instead of seeing it on the ESPN ticker," Webster said. "That is just me. Maybe that is the way it is done, but I think it would have been a bit more tasteful if I would have gotten a phone call." 1500 ESPN
On Monday night, the Wizards hosted a Special Olympics basketball game on the practice court at Verizon Center. The matchup between the two teams of Special Olympians was refereed by John Wall and Cartier Martin, and coached by Martell Webster, Garrett Temple, Chris Singleton, and Trevor Booker, and it became clear very quickly that these six Wizards players were going to be taking this game very seriously. Webster immediately made his presence known by playfully arguing with Wall after the teams were announced. Wall handed Webster a technical before the game even started, and the tone was set. Washington Post
Booker had a different word to describe Webster's coaching style. "It was turrible," he said. "Like Charles Barkley would say. Turrible." In the end, the team coached by Singleton and Booker won, 33-32. But the score wasn't the most important part of the experience for anyone. Washington Post
The Wizards team hotel in Memphis is directly across the street from the FedEx Forum, a simple walk that makes boarding a team bus seem unnecessary and pretentious. Teams still take bus rides to the arena, but on Thursday, the Wizards didn't give the players the option of walking over for practice. Within minutes of departing the hotel, the Wizards players began to understand why they all needed to be on board. After making the initial left toward the arena, the bus diverted and took another left turn to a main street headed elsewhere. "I was like, 'Where are we going?' " said Martell Webster, who was familiar with the drive to the arena. A few minutes later, the Wizards realized that they were headed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where the players would visit with children battling traumatic diseases. Washington Post
Understandably, the last thing Webster himself is focused on right now is his impending free agency. Still, he made a bold statement about his time in D.C. thus far. "I love my team. I love this organization. It's the most fun I've had in my career," he told Bullets Forever. "It's not going to be my decision, so I'm going to continue to play the game the right way, play the way I know how to play, and all that will take care of itself." Bullets Forever
Both the Wolves and Blazers are sworn to secrecy, but one team source didn't deny that the compensation the Wolves are getting for the Martell Webster compensation claim is no more than a second round pick and/or cash. It's unknown when the league will make public that the case is closed, but it is. 1500 ESPN
"The goal is for us to all be on the same page," swingman Martell Webster said, "so that when we're out there, it doesn't matter what group of guys are out there. They're a unit, that has a rhythm and a chemistry together. That's the most important thing is building the chemistry. When you're having fun going out there and battling with the guys on the floor with you, then it makes it a little bit easier to win. And you know guys are going to motivate you, and you that you can motivate guys, without it being 'oh, man, get off my back.'" NBA.com
The Wolves and Portland Trail Blazers had attorneys working diligently on the Martell Webster compensation claim case for months. Well, a source says we have closure. The Wolves were hoping for financial and/or draft pick reimbursement after they contend that that they got Webster (back injury) as damaged goods in June 2010. What the Wolves got is unknown for now. 1500 ESPN
If there was a common thread among each house, that was it. All of these children felt like they were visited by superstars. Perhaps 8-year-old Jason Flores summed it up best. "Thank you for the presents you gave us," he read aloud from a thank-you card he had made for the players. "This makes us feel special." There was a brief pause before Webster filled the silence. "Well, you are special," he said. Washington Post
We should have closure on the Martell Webster compensation claim case very soon. Look for the Timberwolves to get cash and/or a second-round pick from Portland. 1500ESPN.com
Expect an announcement soon on the grievance the team filed with the league over the Martell Webster trade with Portland. The Wolves hope to be compensated by Portland with a draft pick and potentially money. 1500ESPN.com
But they all shared a demoralizing 101-100 defeat at Philips Arena when referees rewarded Martell Webster with a rebound putback at the buzzer only to reverse the decision and wave off the shot after reviewing the tape. Most of the players found out about the decision in the locker room, after Webster led a gleeful parade to celebrate what appeared to be the first win of an already painful season. "Finally. We deserved it," Webster said he thought to himself as he ran off the floor. Washington Post
The final preseason road trip included an extra adventure for Martell Webster, who didn't realize until the team arrived at Dulles early Saturday morning that he left his keys in Kansas City, Mo. Luckily, he was able to get into his car thanks to an app on his phone and wait for his wife to come pick him up. "Good thing I have a wife that loves me. She came and got me," Webster said. "I slept in my car for two hours, I'm not going to lie. I called my wife I was like, 'You know what it is 3:30. I'll let you sleep a couple more hours but you need to come get me.' And she got me we're good. "As long as I had shelter I was good," Webster said. "By the time I had figured out my keys were in Kansas City everybody was gone. I didn't want to call anybody, I didn't mind. I'm from the Northwest, we do weird stuff like sleep in our cars – not a problem. If you haven't slept in your car then you're weird" Washington Post
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Ocean Front Access; Grassy Lawn With Gazebo; Sleeps 6 People.
Every muscle in your body relaxes when you pull into the circular drive at Schooner View. This heavenly property has 150 feet of ocean frontage with private beach access and a rolling grassy lawn, just perfect for enjoying the incredible view. Located about 12 miles south of Camden and about 4 miles from Rockland, it has easy access to many great restaurants, galleries, lighthouses and all the midcoast has to offer.
Schooner View is a contempoary beach house, that has been completely renovated. The house is bright and airy with ocean views from nearly every room. The casual decor has hints of cottage style with a nautical theme.
First Floor/Lower level:
Enter through front door, galley kitchen to the left with all new stainless appliances, large open dining room/living room to the right with large windows and ocean views. Down the hall to a bedroom (Queen) and full bath with tub and shower. Down the stairs to a family room/game room with two futon couches and a 52' flat screen television with extended cable and HBO. There is a half bath and the laundry also on this lower level.
Second Floor:
Upstairs to the right is the master bedroom (King) with ocean views. Ensuite bath with double jacuzzi tub and shower. To the left is a third bedroom (2 twins/king conversion) with a private bath (single jacuzzi tub and shower).
- Suitability:
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair inaccessible
Why Barbara Heard chose Camden
On the water with water access yet close to town for dinner and activities.
What makes this house unique
Located in mid-coast Maine with easy access to hiking, sailing, kayaking, museums, shopping, local artisans, wineries and great dining. Near the towns of Camden and Rockland, guests can partake of the many festivals and activities these towns offer. Bar Harbor is only a couple of hours to the north and a visit to Acadia National Park is a wonderful day trip.