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I Just wanted to say that I love your book! I received a copy from Amazon.com a couple weeks ago and have gone through it cover to cover. I am relatively new to the piercing thing (2008 was my first piercing) but it has really been something I've found to be so totally liberating even at this point in my life, I am 58. I love the way you write, it is so thorough in its coverage of every aspect with just enough subtle humor thrown in to keep it light and refreshing to read. I found it very informative with it's coverage of aftercare and also on one of the piercings I am considering. I am also totally thankful for your recommendation for the emu oil. I have been using it on my piercings every day for about a month now and I can't believe the effect it has had.
I live in Southern Calif. and have had Eric 'Sque3ze' Anderson as my piercer at his shop 'Anomaly' in Pasadena. I feel fortunate to have found someone so knowledgeable and professional. In fact I just called and talked to him today about the possibility of getting an amphallang (I'm still in fact a bit hesitant about it and just trying to get a lot of feedback on it). I was impressed to see him mentioned in your book.
Anyway I just wanted to say how much I loved your book and that I find you to be one 'awesome' lady.
It looks as though my Southern California visit will include some guest piercing. I believe I'll be scheduling appointments on May 13 (hours to be determined)
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Let me know which piercing you'd like to get and what time of day would be preferred.
If you're interested in getting pierced, please contact me ASAP. You can email me at [email protected].
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Let me introduce you to the best reference a pierced consumer could have: The Piercing Bible, a book by Elayne Angel.
There's nothing else like it out there, and no one but Angel could have written this book. I know she has worked very hard on it, and I am bursting with pride for her. It's a fantastic book for everyone interested in body piercing, and I do urge everyone to pick up a copy.
In the interest of disclosure, I had a small part in the conceptualization of the project. I knew we needed a book like this, and I'm so excited to finally have it. I'm not going to do a "review," because I can't be unbiased, although I plan at least one more blog post on the book, more content-related. For right now, allow me to introduce Ms. Elayne Angel, piercer, author, a pivotal figure in modern body piercing, and not the least to me, my friend.
Hi Elayne:
I'm writing this short email to just let you know that I loved your column in the April issue. Well, you could have knocked me over when I read your April column – this was one of the best pieces of writing I have read in any magazine for a long time. of PAIN Magazine. I come from the world of book publishing (Random House, Abrams to name two), but since moving to New Mexico four years ago I have entered the magazine world (previous to this Head Quest, PAIN, and Aura position I was with Mothering Magazine); and, being very new to PAIN Magazine, I try to pick up copies and read them whenever I have time. And so, in addition to being informative (you have helped educate me on one of the aspects of piercing with which I was not knowledgeable) , it was immensely entertaining. I thank you for that.
Now, I will find some back issues, and look forward to your new column in the upcoming PAIN. It is always a treat to find someone whose writing is worth reading. And I wanted to tell you that.
All the best,
I realize this might be impossible to answer, but do you have any idea
when orders for your book placed through Amazon.co.uk (as I am in the
UK) might start shipping? I noticed on your blog they're shipping in
the US. My order says "Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L." and could ship
anytime between 2 weeks ago and 8th of June.
I'm very much looking forward to it (hence the asking)!
Today's the day!
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The Piercing Bible, by Elayne Angel, is now available for shipping at Amazon! Here is the link:
The Piercing Bible on Amazon.com (pic above is copied from there.)
This book will be the single greatest resource for piercees and piercers that I know of. Angel is one of the foremost professional piercers in the world, and her knowledge and expertise shine through all of the detailed information contained in the book.
I'm proud to say I had a hand in creating the concept for this book, and I know all of you will get a lot out of it. I'll do a review when I receive it, but it won't be unbiased. I cannot tell you how excited I am! Just buy it!
The Pierced Consumer.
hello elayne , my girlfriend has had three labia piercings , shortly after the first one she developed cervical cancer . the second one it seemed fine . but shortly after the third one the cancer returned and she had to have the rest of the cervix taken out . there is not much information on the internet concerning cancer and piercings . i did however found one site that claims that body piercing can cause cancer. their explanation was skin cells pushed into the skin and then get trapped and develop into cancer .everyone i have talked to says there has not been any studies done.do you believe it is possible to get cancer from a body piercing? thanks so much...jack...
There is no medical evidence that piercings increase the risk of cancer. Kelly Shanahan, MD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Barton Memorial Hospital in Lake Tahoe, states, "I am aware of no evidence that nipple piercing increases the risk of breast cancer."
So far, there are two short but sweet reviews on the Amazon.com page where my book is sold:
5.0 out of 5 stars Priceless Resource and Enjoyable Read, April 6, 2009
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This book is not only informative but enjoyable to read as well. Elayne Angel has created a masterpiece work that brings the mystique of piercing to the masses. No matter if you are a serious body modification devotee or a single mother deciding on a getting a first piercing you will enjoy this book. It is an approachable, candid, and friendly source for all a piercee should know before stepping foot into a studio.
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The Department of Pediatrics faculty is among the nation's best trained and most successful, as reflected in our authorship of texts in the discipline and of reports of basic and clinical research in leading journals, receipt of research funds and training grants, election to leadership positions in pediatrics, and receipt of national and international recognition for achievements. All of these factors led to our ranking in the top 20 Departments of Pediatrics in the country, and a top 20 Children's Hospital.
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I try to keep a list of standard ring examples in my head to test commutative algebra conjectures against. I would therefore like to have an example of a ring which is normal but not Cohen-Macaulay. I've found a few in the past, but they were too messy to easily remember and use as test cases. Suggestions?
Another family of examples is given by the homogeneous coordinate rings of irregular surfaces (ie 2-dimensional $X$ such that $H^1({\mathcal O}_X) \neq 0$); these surfaces cannot be embedded in any way so that their homogeneous coordinate rings become Cohen-Macaulay. Elliptic scrolls (such as the one in the previous answer) and Abelian surfaces in P4, made from the sections of the Horrocks-Mumford bundle, are such examples.
The point is that sufficiently positive, complete embeddings of any smooth variety (or somewhat more generally) will have normal homogeneous coordinate rings, and they will be Cohen-Macaulay iff the intermediate cohomology of the variety vanishes. All the examples above fall into this category. It's an interesting general question to ask how positive is "sufficiently positive".
Segre products of normal CM N-graded K-algebras A, B are always normal (since they're direct summands of the normal ring A\otimes_K B), but rarely CM.
A particular example is here:
or also here:
http://www.mathstat.dal.ca/~faridi/research/enescu-faridi.pdf (Corollary 35)
Take A=k[x,y,z]/x^3+y^3+z^3 to be the Fermat cubic, and B=k[a,b]. Then the Segre product A#B is not CM, since the a-invariant of A is non-negative.
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An inspired pairing of aromatic simmered lentils with quick-cooked seafood that makes an excellent prepare-ahead dish.
Prep Time: 10M
Cooking Time: 30M
Serves: serves 4
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- 12 large scallops without coral
- 12 jumbo shrimp
- 3 tbsp sweet chili sauce (optional)
- 3 tbsp lime juice (optional)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp chili, cayenne, or paprika powder
- generous 1 cup red lentils
- 4 1/4 cups water or stock
- 1 tbsp lime or lemon juice
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- salt and pepper to season
- nut-free flavorless vegetable oil for grilling scallops
- 1 tsp finely chopped red chili
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves
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- Pat the scallops dry on paper towels. Marinade the shrimp in the chili sauce and lime juice, if using.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and fry the onion, garlic, and ginger, stirring, for 2 minutes until softened. Add the cumin, coriander, and chili, cayenne, or paprika to the mixture and fry for 1 minute, stirring.
- Add the lentils and water or stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 25 minutes or until the lentils are soft but not mushy, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and cream and season well with salt and pepper. Place on a serving dish and keep warm.
- Preheat the broiler or grill pan to medium.
- Slice the scallops horizontally into two or three horizontally, depending on their size, and brush all over with oil.
- Grill or broil the shrimp for about 2 minutes on each side, until pink. Grill or broil the scallops for just 30 seconds each side or they will be overcooked.
- Scatter the chopped chili and cilantro leaves over the lentils. Serve immediately.
- If grilling, place the shrimp directly on the grill 4 inches from the coals and cook for about 2 minutes each side. Skewer the scallops through the middle, brush with oil, and grill 3 inches from the coals, turning once, for 30-60 seconds each side.
- Watch out for lentils-some legumes (lentils) are processed in factories that also process products that contain gluten. Check for seafood allergies-shrimp are crustaceans and scallops are mollusks. Some people cannot tolerate chilies-omit if in any doubt.
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Hill-Davis Streamliner - Civic DutyWritten by Elana Scherr on March 12, 2014 Contributors: Wes Allison A Rebuilt Record-Breaker Returns to the Salt
That's the cover blurb on the Nov. '52 issue of HOT ROD magazine. Beneath that declaration of national pride is a photograph of a wide, low streamliner. Its sunburned crew, including builders George Hill and Bill Davis, are dressed in grimy T-shirts and cuffed jeans, just a group of young California hot rodders testing a backyard-built machine. They went out to Bonneville because they wanted to run fast, but they did more than that. They broke a 15-year-old record and ushered in the era of the American top-speed hero. More than 60 years would pass before Bill Davis would be back on the salt with a reborn version of the car that started it all. The story of his first build and the equally challenging rebuild gives us a look at how innovative racers were in the '50s, and how Bonneville is still influential today.
The Hill-Davis streamliner was cover-worthy back in 1952 for reasons of both design and performance. Its sleek shape was an early use of fiberglass in land-speed racing. Its integrated rollbar was designed with safety in mind at a time when drivers considered an open-faced Bell and a leather jacket to be plenty of protection, and its driver, George Hill, earned international respect for backyard builders by breaking the longstanding speed record held by Germany's Auto Union (today's Audi) factory streamliner. In the late '30s through the early '50s, most major top-speed records were set by European racers with factory--or even government--backing. These high-dollar teams went out in cars boasting Mercedes power or Porsche-designed V16s, and they ran more than 200 mph to claim bragging rights for their countries and companies.
Hot Rodders Capture International Speed Records for U.S.
In 1952, a 22-year-old mechanic named Bill met an ambitious driver named George at a local car club meeting, and the two decided to take on those Autobahn numbers at the American no-limits surface of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Both men had raced roadsters on the salt, but they felt that the new "streamliner" design, which was making guys like Dean Batchelor and Alex Xydias famous, was the way to go. They were the opposite of the big German teams, independents working after-hours in their garages, spending their own money. Friends and family donated time and materials, but as the first summer meet approached, it looked as if they were out of coin and time. Someone suggested they approach the Burbank Junior Chamber of Commerce for help. The town ponied up $125, and the streamliner headed to Utah, red flanks proudly sporting the words "City of Burbank." On the salt, George took the wheel and surprised everyone by running an average of 230.16 mph. A month later, the City of Burbank returned to Bonneville with a new paintjob and a new sponsor (Bob Estes Mercury). George set an international record, beating the Auto Union and landing on the cover of HOT ROD. In the following years, the streamliner got different sponsors, drivers, and paintjobs, but it was always one of the major players at the speed meets and made regular appearances in HOT ROD and other performance magazines of the time. In 1955, with an early Hemi beneath its skin and the Mobil Oil Pegasus on its nose, the streamliner made its last run.
On the left is the original streamliner on the cover in 1952. C&T engine builders Don Clark and Clem Tebow crouch beside the car, while driver George Hill and Bill Davis plan to make history. Below is the 2013 team, Bill Davis once again stands to the right of the car, Randy Domeck and Brian McCutcheon take the C&T spots, and driver Denny Jamison sits in the cockpit.
At 230 mph--or it may have even been as fast as 250 mph, witnesses disagree on this point--the successful Hill-Davis streamliner became a short-lived airplane. As it came down, it bounced, shedding its fiberglass shell in a puff of salt and splinters. Once it finally slid to a stop--the frame naked, the wheels wrong-side up--spectators were amazed to see driver Ed Losinski climb out, somewhat bruised but surely pleased that when Bill and George had built the car, they'd decided to include a rollbar in their design. Ed was lucky, but the streamliner was done. Its swoopy profile would not grace Bonneville's curved horizon again until August 2013, when retired Indy mechanic Dave Thomas brought both Bill Davis and the City of Burbank back to the salt.
Dave met Bill Davis through open-wheel racing. They became friends and worked together restoring vintage IndyCars. Dave knew Bill had done some land-speed projects back in the '50s, but it wasn't until Bill pulled a tattered photo of the City of Burbank streamliner from his wallet during a lunchtime discussion of land-speed racing in 2005 that Dave realized how influential his friend had been in the early days of streamlined record-setting.
As Bill told the story of the faded photo, Dave started thinking about re-creating the streamliner and taking it back to Bonneville. "It seemed like a good idea at the time," Dave says, after nearly eight years of work to make it happen. Building a vintage race car is always a challenge, but there were two elements of the City of Burbank build that made it even more difficult. The first problem what that this was not a restoration. There was nothing there to start with, no tattered original body or rusted frame, so they'd have to start from scratch. The second complication was that neither man wanted to do all that work for a piece of sculpture. They wanted to run it, which meant it would have to pass a tech inspection that the original car Bill built with George Hill never did. Fortunately, George had been a writer as well as the driver, and many of the stories about the streamliner included measurements and build details. With George's notes and Bill's memory, the arduous task of re-creating the lost racer began.
Because race cars tend to evolve over their lives, one of the first decisions to make in any restoration is which iteration to re-create. The Hill-Davis car only ran as the City of Burbank for one meet, but Dave and Bill felt that first version was the one they wanted to see again. "We tried to keep it as period-correct as possible," Dave says. "But when we had to make a change for safety, or because a part was no longer available, we didn't beat ourselves up over it. After all, Bill was working on the project, one of the original builders. If he liked an idea, then we felt pretty good about it."
Bill took on the job of building a frame for the streamliner. He mocked up the chassis shape in PVC pipe and then welded up 3-inch round chrome-moly tubing for the frame. In 1952, the guys used components from their roadsters as well as junkyard parts for the suspension and steering. These days it's a bit harder to come across '26 Dodge steering parts in a junkyard, but the rebuilt streamliner still uses Ford Model A suspension and springs, shortened and reworked, just like when it was first built.
The original engine from the '52 version of the car still exists, but the museum where it's housed was understandably reluctant to put it back into use. For the 2013 run, the City of Burbank was powered by a 276ci Ford flathead backed by a '39 Ford three-speed manual transmission.
The most complicated part of the build was the body, a historically accurate bit of trouble, since laying up the plaster form and creating the fiberglass bodywork over it was difficult for George and Bill the first time around, too. "When we pulled the first body panels off, I thought they were too flimsy," Dave says. "I read George's descriptions of their first pull of the body back in 1952, and he had some of the same concerns. It didn't exactly make it easier, but it certainly felt like I was somehow connected back in time. This whole build has been about reconnecting with a time when there were no limits in motorsports. Bonneville was a place where you could race anything."
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The 2013 incarnation of the streamliner has a Ford flathead topped by a couple of Stromberg 97s but only because the record-breaking OHV-conversion Mercury that originally powered the car was deemed too rare to leave its home in the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska.The Mercury mill on display at the Museum of American Speed (MuseumofAmericanSpeed.com) was built by C-T Automotive and featured Adams-Moller OHV conversion heads, similar to the more well-known Ardun conversion.Some of the safety changes in the new City of Burbank include a full cage, fire suppression system, parachute, and scattershield around the '39 Ford trans.Safety was an afterthought in the '50s. At the '55 meet where the Hill-Davis car met its demise, several other racers were badly injured in crashes, one of them fatally. In George Hill's notes, he says he "tried to imagine the car upside-down" when building it, something that probably saved his driver's life.The inspection plate is the only component on the City of Burbank that was saved from the crash in 1955 and installed on the re-created car.


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Hello, I'm Carla Roma and I'm sitting here with author and therapist, Louise Behiel in her office in Calgary. I'm on the couch. I hope she isn't planning to psychoanalyze me…I don't have any problems of that nature. When she sees me looking around and up and down, Louise laughs and reassures me that I don't have to worry. We can sit in this room without doing therapy. Whew. What a relief.
Carla: So tell me Louise, I see books everywhere in this room, but no fiction. What's up with that?
Louise: There are a few novels upstairs but mostly they're on my Kindle.
Carla: (running her hand over some of the books) Some of these look pretty heavy.
Louise: <laughing> Some of them are – both in content and in size.
Carla: So how does a person get from reading these to writing a novella set in Bandit Creek?
Louise: I love reading everything but I always reach for romance when I'm relaxing. So when this series came up, I jumped at the opportunity to join my friends and chapter mates in Bandit Creek.
Carla: So tell me a bit about this book.
Louise: Christmas on the Run is the story of a woman who has to confront the scariest question in the world: "What if everything in your life is a lie?"
Carla: That is a tough question.
Louise: Just imagine that you wake up one morning and all your beliefs about your life are turned upside down, and you realize you might lose the only thing that matters to you. What would you do?
Carla: She runs away and ends up in Bandit Creek?
Louise: Exactly, and as we know, everything happens in Bandit Creek.
Carla: There's been many other-worldly figures in Bandit Creek. How about your book?
Louise: Afraid not. This is a book about a vulnerable woman and a wounded man determined to protect her. Together they figure out what matters to them and take the steps to make it happen.
Carla: So the heroine goes from running away to taking baby steps?
Louise: Exactly.
Carla: Sound like some of your couch experience in this one.
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Carla: Is there anyone in this book we've met before?
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Carla: Jack is an interesting character.
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Carla: Anyone else in this story that we've met?
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Twice in the bible, God makes reference to "seventy times seven" (or "seventy-seven times"). Once in Genesis 4:24 (dealing with Cain's punishment for his murder of Abel), and the other in Matthew 18:22 (in an answer to Peter's question of how many times he should forgive a brother or sister that sins against him). Is there any significance to this phrase, and if so, what?
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In many ancient cultures, Hebrew included, the number seven often signifies completeness and/or perfection (for more information see either Numerical Sayings in the OT, W. Roth or IVP New Bible Dictionary, ed. Marshall, Miller, Packer, Wiseman, p834). Therefore, it is often used in an emphatic sense. This is seen in Peter's question: "should I forgive seven times?" (possibly thinking he was being a good disciple in making the point that he should always forgive) - Jesus' reply is to be emphatically emphatic! That is, seventy times seven! Jesus often uses hyperbole (overstatement to make a point) in his teaching style, such as the Camel and the eye of a needle in Matthew 19:24.
Lamech's use, again, is to show he is being emphatic. His use of seventy-seven is to make a point.
Hope this helps.
It's also interesting to note that Jesus' contemporary rabbis would teach that a man should forgive a sin 3 times. (See Carson's commentary on Matthew, p.405). This makes Peter's statement of "forgiving an infinite amount of times" even more impressive, though Jesus is not outdone, of course!
Your two examples are two different numbers. Lamech speaks of seventy-seven times (77), while Jesus says seventy times seven (490). It's hard to say exactly what Lamech meant, as his story is badly incomplete--it doesn't say who he killed or why, or what happened after that. So it's difficult to draw any conclusions here.
As for Jesus's answer to Peter, let's read it in context.
I don't think the exact number matters as much as the principle. Peter asked, should I forgive my brother some fixed, easily-countable number of times? And Jesus said no, forgive him an arbitrarily large number of times, too high to easily keep track of.
Tyndale has seventy times seven, and this is, I believe, inspired by God. The reason that both scriptures mention seventy times seven is that both are referring to the same event typologically.
Cain represents Israel, who killed his brother Abel (Jesus the Messiah) and was then cast out to wander the earth. Yet God puts His seal of protection on both Cain and Israel; anyone who harms them will be avenged seven-fold by God, see also Ps 79.
Lamech, the sixth from Cain, also represents Israel; but this is the present humanistic, boastful, arrogant Israel who works out his own vengeance and thinks himself therefore greater than God.
This represents the present State which exists by its own might and is preparing a vengeance on the world for the events of the last two thousand years. The 490 is a prophetic period of time representing the period of God's grace and forgiveness available to both Jew and Gentile...this period will run out soon, around the year 2030. It is derived from a 'generation' of 'jubilees' i.e. 40 x 49 = 1960 years from when 'Cain' and Israel were exiled to wander.
Simply factor 1960 differently and you will find 4 x 7 x 70 = 4 x 490 (see Leviticus 26 and Judah's first exile of 70 years). He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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The 5 Strangest Things Evolution Left In Your Body
If you don't believe in evolution, you have to spend a lot of time wondering about the useless shit the creator threw into our bodies. Why don't our wisdom teeth fit in our heads? Why do we need an appendix?
The answer is that evolution is a sloppy and haphazard process. Take a close look at your body and you'll see some of the leftover junk. Like...
#5. Goosebumps
There is a little girl standing behind you with dark, sunken eyes and a deadpan expression. She's staring directly at the back of your head, waiting for you to turn around. She wants you to play with her.
Did you feel that slight tingling sensation on the back of your neck? You may have even felt it on your arms and legs too. As you probably know, these are called goosebumps. They tend to mostly occur when we are scared or cold.
But mostly when scared and 11.
They can also appear when we feel sexually aroused or when we feel in awe of something, like listening to a moving piece of music, or if you're the type, watching monster trucks smash smaller cars (to each his own).
But Why?
Ever see the fur on the back of a scared or angry animal suddenly stand straight up?
It's that. Goosebumps are caused by the tiny muscles at the base of your hair follicles contracting, causing our hair to stand on end and covering our skin with tiny bumps.
Like this.
There is really no reason to have this reaction anymore as it's of no use to us. But it was useful to our ancestors who were a lot hairier.
Goosebumps raise the hairs on an animals for two main reasons. First, if the animal is scared, its hair stands on end to appear bigger which might be enough to make a predator change their mind about going after it.
Above: not bear-food.
The second major way goosebumps used to help us out was by keeping us warm when we would have been freezing our asses off. When our ancestors were feeling a little too chilly, their hair would stand on end, trapping a layer of air close to the skin so it could be used as an insulator. It's an ability that most mammals covered in hair still enjoy.
For... um, warmth.
Now that we are lacking in the hair department, we can't use either of these features to our advantage. These days, it's just an easy way to tell if someone's cold, scared or sexually aroused (NOTE: ALWAYS assume the first two).
#4. Flinching When You Hear High-Pitched Sounds
You know the shrill, grating sound of nails scraping slowly across a chalkboard? You probably felt a tingling sensation in your spine just reading that sentence. But in case for some reason you want to refresh your memory on how painful that sound can be, click here.
We warned you.
Why is it that this sound is aversive enough to elicit a physical response? Why does it make us want to tear out our hair and shove pencils in our ears? In a 1986 study, scientists investigated the mystery of irritating sounds. They tested 24 subjects by presenting them with a variety of unpleasant sound recordings and asked them to rate the sounds based on how irritating they were.
"On a scale from one to Ke$ha"
The subjects unsurprisingly rated fingernails on a chalkboard the highest. Also rated as highly irritating were Styrofoam cups rubbing together, a squeaky door hinge and a dentist's drill. All of them in that shrill, high-pitched range.
But Why?
We may never know this one for sure, but researchers noted that the frequency of nails on a chalkboard matches up with the warning cries of a macaque monkey. Since group-warning systems were a powerful defense in our early evolution--that's part of the advantage of living in groups, after all--this could be a leftover from before our warning calls became the more descriptive and sophisticated, "Holy shit, guys, there is a tiger coming." Now that we think of it, listen to the sound a shrieking female victim in a slasher movie makes right before she takes a knife to the eyeball. Tell us that scream doesn't hit something close to that same frequency.
It's also been theorized that those high-pitched sounds may be similar to those made by one of our chief predators from back in those days...
...and evolution has just left us with a sensitivity to it (the theory being that everyone who wasn't sensitive to that predator's cry was eaten, leaving behind only those who were).
#3. A Third Eyelid
Yes, you have a third eyelid. Or the remains of one, anyway. Look at the little pink bit in the corner of your eye, next to your nose.
Head to the nearest mirror and check that shit out, we'll wait.
It's actually called a nictitating membrane, and it's a semi-transparent eyelid that is used by birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and a handful of mammals. It is at least partially see-through and can be pulled across the eyeball to protect it or moisten it with a weird sideways wink.
"How you doin'?"
But Why?
Sharks use them to protect their eyes from their prey, which no doubt will splash about in terror. Other creatures that live or spend much of their lives in water use them to flush out whatever annoying particles float into their eyeballs. It's useful to birds when they want to feed their young but, at the same time, not get their eyes poked out by their hungry beaks. It's also helpful if you're a peregrine falcon and want to go into a 200 mile-per-hour free fall without little bits of shit in the air flying into your eyeball at that speed.
This is why cars have windshields.
If you want to see one of these eyelids in action first-hand, cats and dogs have a partially functioning nictitating membrane that sometimes shows up when they sleep to cover the eyeball and block out more light.
As for us humans, obviously you can't use whatever is left of your membrane for any of those things. The muscles that control them have degraded to the point where they're practically non-existent. Who knows how far back this vestigial feature could go in our evolution but by the time we started to lose the ability to use it, it was really only good for keeping the gunk out of our eyes. That and staring contests.


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Ugh. Reason #793 why I left the Catholic church.Hide replies
Become a protestant then. They can go shopping for a church that has rules they agree with.
Chuck, clerical discipline has never been doctrinal.
John Paul II and Benedict XVI both allowed Roman Catholics to receive communion from Eastern rite priests, who have the "option" to marry.
Mark 1:30 Now Peter's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. 31 And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
Hildebrand/Pope Gregory the Great made celibacy mandatory in the Western rite in the 11th Century. The Protestant/reformed Churches embrace the more "traditional" practice.
whether it's doctrinal or not is irrelevant - if you don't like it then leave
George, you just said Roman Catholic doctrine is irrelevant.
John, the Catholic Church doesn't limit it's ministry to the local community, the State or national agendas. It doesn't feel the need to conform to US norms and behaviors. It is a worldwide ministry, and the the direction of the Church isn't set by democratic actions or western democracy.
Sorry if you can't change the church to your will, maybe you should consider finding a church that best matches your soul.
Chuck, the hierarchy for decades were only too willing to ordain and tolerate child molesters. Glad you don't think that reflects on the US or "western democracy."
How does "western democracy," differ from other kinds?
John, while possible a poor choice of phrasing. . Western Democracy - being that which has desired since WWII to make its values and society the world norm, without regard towards equally valid and workable models of governing.
Were Catholic church leaders really only too willing to ordain and tolerate child molesters? Are you saying that pedophilia and child abuse was a mainstream practice that was acceptable to church leadership? Then perhaps you can take a stab at what portion of Catholic Priest were in on this? You seem to believe that it was a sizable majority that found it acceptable and kept it hidden. Is that what you really think? And how about them nuns . . any thoughts about what they were up to in the convents. Judging by your hatred for the church, I'm guess you think they were only there the service the priest that couldn't fondle the closest available alter boy.
And yet you support county government as doing just fine.
You must not have been a very strong Catholic in the first place if you let the actions of corrupt priests affect your faith.
It's just so embarrassing for the priest. He has to have his name published in the paper like he is a criminal? What about all the gay priests? As long as the priests hang out in big groups of men then it is OK. If you start seeing a priest spending a lot of time with a woman and looking happy, well...it's a travesty and a crime.Hide replies
Actually, it's much scarier when a priest spends a lot of time with eight year old boys and looks "happy." That also answers your question about gay priests.
Hey guess what? The Orthodox Church, just as ancient and as dogmatic as the Roman Catholic Church, allows their priests to marry. In fact, Ruthenian Catholic Church allow their priests to marry, and they are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. So what in God's name does the Roman Catholic Church have against letting their priests marry? In such a state as the Church is in now, they could help mend the wounds and open the door to many more souls if they would stop with this nonsense of no women as priests and this silly celibacy requirement. Look at St. Tabitha (Dorcas), many believe her to be an early 'deacon' of the Church as recorded by Paul. Look at other women early as the Church, such as well as Mary the Apostle, and of course Jesus's own mother Mary, certainly revered most amongst women even more so then other Christian dominations - yet due to their genitalia, the Vatican continues this Middle Ages mindset of women in the Church. This nonsense needs to stop. The Church continues to drive away the young, women and others who wish to serve the Word of the Lord - all due to rules made by Man, not God!Hide replies
Curious - why do you care? Just join the Eastern Orthodox Church if you feel like the Roman Catholics have it wrong.
Chuck fwiw you're betraying a lack of familiarity with recent papal teaching.
No kidding? I've not been to mass in decades. The US Catholic hierarchy abandoned it's parishes, and were abandoned by their parishioners in turn.
That however is a failing of the US Church . . . and its relationship with their members. I don't see where having Roman Catholics competing with protestants for 'modern' interpretations of the faith solves that.
I will address both points that you made here...
As for priests/pastors being married; I have no problem with this. As previously commented on this story, it was made up by a Pope along the way. Kind of hypocritical of the Catholics due to the simple fact that Peter was married and they consider him to be the first Pope.
As to the role of women in the Catholic church... that is in line with the Bible which states in the book of Corinthians that women are to be silent.
And if someone tells me just to leave the Catholic church... been there done that.
Mad, if you read Paul's authentic letter, which Corinthians 1 and 2 are included, he's got women prophesying in his Churches in the Greek diaspora. Galatians 3:28 leaves no doubt that Paul considered women equal to men.
Most scripture scholars assume the passage you referenced was inserted by some monk. It's too inconsistent with what we knew Paul was doing in his churches.
And Timothy states "I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet"
Why is this a news story? There's no illegal activity here. Is JS going to run an article every time an employer disciplines an employee now?Hide replies
George, why are you criticizing Arbp. Listecki? Should he have not sent the letter?
Hey Costanza, they are reporting this AS A FAVOR to O'Connell and Queen of Apostles, so people don't think he left under the cloud of pedophile charges, like thousands of other priests have left before him. Blame for reporting all shady priest activites rests with the countless pedophile priests in the Catholic church, not JS.
I don't think churches should change their rules to make people happy. If they feel that changing their rules would bring more people to Christ, then they should do it. But only for that reason. That's what I do love about the church is that their stand on things doesn't change just because views on morality do. Teen sex is immoral; we're not changing our views on abortion just because teenagers are having sex! Our rules are our rules and some religions oppress women in heinous and physical ways, not just not being allowed to be priests. Some allow men to marry 8 year olds. So pick the one you believe in and follow it, and leave others to pick theirs.Hide replies
So, basically, you're saying that you are OK with the Catholic Spanish Inquisition where the Catholic church murdered people. I want NO part of YOUR religion. Wow.
Let me get this straight--if you are a priest and you molest a young boy, you get sent to a different church...but if you have an inappropriate relationship with a consenting adult woman, you are defrocked?
Stay classy, Vatican.Hide replies
I like the sentiment, but this guy will be sent to a different church, if he wants to continue as a priest. No way he will be defrocked. Many serial pedophile priests haven't even been defrocked, just quarantined in Catholic retirement homes where they can be monitored while leading a quite luxurious life.
Yep. OUTSIDE prison, where pedophiles belong.
The rules are the rules. If you don't like it don't be Catholic. Nonetheless this young priest must decide if he still wants to be a priest or not. He is still human, and yes priests make mistakes too.Hide replies
Perhaps it's the Catholic policy that is to blame.
At least it is / was a grown woman. Might bend their foolish rules but THAT IS HEALTHY for a change. Assuming she is a single woman, that is OK too and so is the priest.
The archaic celibacy rule was set up to prevent Catholic Church property / money from being passed to a spouse. Purely selfish reasoning. Typical.
Now the archaic rule is enforced because the Catholic clergy is by and large afraid of women who have power. And old men do not like to change.
So they set women up on a pedestal and tell them they are too special to have to deal with the real and sometimes gritty running of the Catholic Church.
When the Catho0lic Church kicks out the old men holding up the show, it will become healthy again. Not until.
Right now it is a sick show run by males afraid of change and powerful women, or at least women on an equal footing.
And I am a male.Hide replies
YOU have evolved. Congratulations. YOU are a REAL man.
And if this was an Islamic congregation there would have at least been corporal punishment for all involved. But JS wouldn't publish thatHide replies
And...our local Catholic church is FULL of Islamophobes. Really scary people these days.
Reading alot of "its the Catholic church if you dont like it, leave it......" Well guess what tons of people are leaving in droves because they dont like it.....years ago you could never find a place to sit in the catholic church...Now one is hardpressed to fill the first 6 rows. Catholic schools were strong and proud, now they are empty. Catholic families used to rallie around thier priest as a pinnical of thier family values and traditions. The truth is , is that the Catholic religion is on its way out.Hide replies
I hate to ruin your evening, but the Church will be around longer than the United States.
Our local priest proudly announced in the last bulletin that the school is graduating 10 -- count 'em TEN -- students this year. Two decades ago, that was 35-40 students a year. Of course, church members are now mostly tea- baggers, where the man in the family attends the biggie "Sportsmans Club" event to celebrate guns (whereas two decades ago, parishioners (ALL family members with kids) attended a church chicken BBQ in the park). Now, parishioners are forced to harass women at Planned Parenthood INSTEAD of helping women find decent work at a decent salary. Our priest rails on Constitutional rights (including GUN rights) and says anyone who is not a Catholic will go straight to hell. Yeah. All our community EXCEPT Catholics are going to hell -- including Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists. Yeah. Anou wonder why the Catholic church is dying. Not to even mention the pedophile priests.
What a rambling diatribe... You have no clue what Catholic priests are saying/preaching and you certainly were not in a Catholic Church to pick up the last bulletin.
Harass women at Planned Parenthood? Your priest said that? What church? I would love a priest who told parishioners to love the unborn and serve them outside of abortuaries instead of sticking their politically correct heads in the sand while babies are being murdered. A priest who loves the Constitution? Imagine that! How awesome!
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Walterfootball.com Free League Year Two
Before I begin this write up, I would like to note some of the changes in the rules in this league:
1. It is a PPR league.
2. The RB/WR spot was swapped to a WR/TE spot
3. Passing TDs are worth more than normal.
4. Defenses were amped in the scoring as well.
This draft was done by twelve regulars on the Walterfootball.com forums, including Walt himself. Since there is nothing riding on this league, besides being called Rich Kotite, I will talk about the best and worst pick of each round, as well as my pick. I will also indicate who some people are when the team name is not completely obvious. I also would like to thank Cameron Kane who helped run this and made sure everyone's inbox was full of reminders.
Round 1:
1. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds : Chris Johnson
2. Team Potter: Ray Rice
3. Team Athuridon: Maurice Jones-Drew
4. BobLoblaw's LawBlog: Adrian Peterson
5. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Andre Johnson
6. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Frank Gore
7. Favre Favre and More Favre: Randy Moss
8. Team AZChargers: Steven Jackson
9. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Michael Turner
10. Team ChicagoJay: Jamaal Charles
11. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Calvin Johnson
12. Team Vikingfan173: Aaron Rodgers
Round 2:
1. Team Vikingfan173: Brandon Marshall
2. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Ryan Mathews
3. Team ChicagoJay: Rashard Mendenhall
4. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Drew Brees
5. Team AZChargers: DeAngelo Williams
6. Favre Favre and More Favre: Miles Austin
7. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: DeSean Jackson
8. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Ryan Grant
9. BobLoblaw's Lawblog: Larry Fitzgerald
10. Team Athuridon: Roddy White
11. Team Potter: Reggie Wayne
12. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds: Cedric Benson
My picks: If you are picking fifth in a PPR league, you are taking either one of the big four running backs or Andre Johnson. No excuses for taking anyone else. Ryan Grant will have a big year as long as his tackles remain healthy. He also can catch passes which helps his PPR stock.
Best Pick: Adrian Peterson really should not slip past the second pick (provided your league does not penalize you for fumbles), so getting him at the fourth pick is the best pick.
Worst Picks: While I am not as high as Walt on Calvin Johnson that is not the worst pick. ChicagoJay's first two picks were pretty bad though. Jamaal Charles is definitely a very good running back but a huge risk in round 1 because there is a good chance Todd Haley will give Thomas Jones the starting job or a large amount of the carries. Mendenhall is an above average back playing behind a woeful offensive line with a bad quarterback for the first four games of the season. I am wondering how he is better than Williams, Grant, Benson and Greene?
Round 3:
1. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds : Peyton Manning
2. Team Potter: Pierre Thomas
3. Team Athuridon: Jahvid Best
4. BobLoblaw's LawBlog: Shonn Greene
5. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Steve Smith (CAR)
6. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: LeSean McCoy
7. Favre Favre and More Favre: Joseph Addai
8. Team AZChargers: Tom Brady
9. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Beanie Wells
10. Team ChicagoJay: Steve Smith (NYG)
11. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Arian Foster
12. Team Vikingfan173: Matt Forte
Round 4:
1. Team Vikingfan173: Percy Harvin
2. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Greg Jennings
3. Team ChicagoJay: Matt Schaub
4. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Marques Colston
5. Team AZChargers: Anquan Boldin
6. Favre Favre and More Favre: Jonathan Stewart
7. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Philip Rivers
8. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Tony Romo
9. BobLoblaw's Lawblog: Dallas Clark
10. Team Athuridon: Dwayne Bowe
11. Team Potter: Joe Flacco
12. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds: Antonio Gates
My Picks: I was debating between Steve Smith and Greg Jennings and ultimately decided on Smith since he tends to get more receptions and that the Panthers do not have a very good tight end who will compete for touches. That being said I would have been happy with either one. Tony Romo was the last of the upper echelon fantasy quarterbacks available and waiting a few rounds could mean a huge dropoff in my quarterback's productivity.
Best Pick: How did Jennings last into the fourth round? I may never know, but Walt nabbed a huge steal here in getting an elite wide receiver who has an elite quarterback throwing him the ball.
Worst Picks: ChicagoJay is up to his old tricks again when he took Steve Smith and eschewing the better Jennings. His defense was that Smith is going to be Eli Manning's number one target. I guess he missed the reports that Manning was working the most heavily with Hakeem Nicks. Unfortunately, this will not be the last time in the draft that someone takes a teams' second option over its preferred option at a position.
It would not be a fantasy write up from me unless I was bashing Joey Potter somehow, and his fourth round pick was definitely worthy of some major criticism. He clearly did not learn after taking Matt Ryan in round five last year in not taking a decent, sure thing at quarterback or none at all in the early rounds when he snagged Flacco in round four. Flacco may have been there at the end of round six.
Round 5:
1. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds : Michael Crabtree
2. Team Potter: Wes Welker
3. Team Athuridon: Jermichael Finley
4. BobLoblaw's LawBlog: CJ Spiller
5. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Knowshon Moreno
6. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Mike Sims-Walker
7. Favre Favre and More Favre: Jeremy Maclin
8. Team AZChargers: Chad Ochocinco
9. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Vernon Davis
10. Team ChicagoJay: Hakeem Nicks
11. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Reggie Bush
12. Team Vikingfan173: Jason Witten
Round 6:
1. Team Vikingfan173: Ahmad Bradshaw
2. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Ronnie Brown
3. Team ChicagoJay: Santana Moss
4. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Hines Ward
5. Team AZChargers: Donald Driver
6. Favre Favre and More Favre: Felix Jones
7. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Mike Wallace
8. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Brent Celek
9. BobLoblaw's Lawblog: Johnny Knox
10. Team Athuridon: Ricky Williams
11. Team Potter: Pierre Garcon
12. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds: Tony Gonzalez
My Picks: I could not resist taking a starting running back in an offense that is trying to be more run heavy (Knowshon Moreno) in round five. While he may be in effective for a week or two while he recovers from surgery, he will be a productive back this year who I can reliably start which is the most I can ask for in week five with competent drafters. In a league that I can start two tight ends, I needed a decent tight end who catches a lot of passes, which is why I took Celek.
Best Pick: With Fred Jackson injured and Marshawn Lynch looking predictably terrible, CJ Spiller will be the team's only back for a while. Getting the vast majority of a team's running game is usually worth a first or second round pick.
Worst Picks: As I said after last round, do not pick a player on a team, when there is a superior/more preferred player still on the board. Walter took Ronnie Brown, who was horrendous this preseason and is coming off an injury, over Ricky Williams, who looked more competent, while AZChargers took Ochocinco over Owens, who Palmer prefers to throw to. I am not sure what they are thinking but there is no reason to make fantasy football harder on yourself by not taking the best players available.
Round 7:
1. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds : Marion Barber
2. Team Potter: Zach Miller
3. Team Athuridon: Lee Evans
4. BobLoblaw's LawBlog: Robert Meachem
5. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Carnell Williams
6. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Justin Forsett
7. Favre Favre and More Favre: Michael Bush
8. Team AZChargers: Brandon Jacobs
9. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Vincent Jackson
10. Team ChicagoJay: Clinton Portis
11. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: LaDainian Tomlinson
12. Team Vikingfan173: Mike Williams (TB)
Round 8:
1. Team Vikingfan173: Chris Cooley
2. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Terrell Owens
3. Team ChicagoJay: Fred Jackson
4. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Jerome Harrison
5. Team AZChargers: Kellen Winslow
6. Favre Favre and More Favre: Brett Favre (You had to know this was coming)
7. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Steve Breaston
8. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Jerricho Cotchery
9. BobLoblaw's Lawblog: Tim Hightower
10. Team Athuridon: Matt Stafford
11. Team Potter: Visanthe Shiancoe
12. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds: Derrick Mason
My Picks: I have no idea why Carnell Williams is going so late when there really is not another running back on the Bucs that should take a lot of carries away (minus the top ten running back, Earnest Graham). Cotchery is the only Jets receiver worth taking as Sanchez likes to throw to Cotchery and Keller and that is about it.
Best Picks: The Jerome Harrison pick was amazing as Hardesty got hurt this week so Harrison will be getting almost all of the touches in Cleveland's backfield. Also, I have to give some credit to the Favre pick as he will likely have a very good season (at least as good as Flacco's who was taken four rounds earlier). At the time the Bush pick would have been in here but he has since gotten injured. Finally my own Williams pick is in here for the aforementioned reasons.
Worst Picks: I feel like a broken record when I say this, but why would you take the second string running back on a team (Forsett) over the starter (Washington). Since I know everyone in the draft reads this site, I have to begin to wonder if I missed the piece of fantasy advice that says take crappy players over better ones. If that was the case I should have taken Joe McKnight and Ted Ginn Junior.
Round 9:
1. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds : Bernard Berrian
2. Team Potter: TJ Houshmandzadeh
3. Team Athuridon: Mike Thomas
4. BobLoblaw's LawBlog: Louis Murphy
5. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Malcolm Floyd
6. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Chester Taylor
7. Favre Favre and More Favre: Jabar Gaffney
8. Team AZChargers: Jets D/ST
9. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Braylon Edwards
10. Team ChicagoJay: Mohamed Massaquoi
11. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Matt Ryan
12. Team Vikingfan173: Darren Sproles
Round 10:
1. Team Vikingfan173: Dez Bryant
2. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Kevin Kolb
3. Team ChicagoJay: Davone Bess
4. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Thomas Jones
5. Team AZChargers: Jay Cutler
6. Favre Favre and More Favre: Montario Hardesty
7. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Santonio Holmes
8. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Leon Washington
9. BobLoblaw's Lawblog: Donovan McNabb
10. Team Athuridon: Julian Edelman
11. Team Potter: Kenny Britt
12. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds: Donald Brown
My Picks: I was thrilled to have Malcolm Floyd fall to me. A number one wide receiver in a prolific offense is a steal in round 9 and he could have a huge year if Jackson does not return. If Jackson does return he will have a decent year. Leon Washington is most likely going to be Seattle's feature back with Justin Forsett sucking. A starting running back in round ten is a good deal to me.
Best Pick: Malcolm Floyd will vastly out produce a ninth round pick. Louis Murphy and Massaquoi were also very good picks being number one wide receivers.
Worst Picks: Well Joey Potter took Houshmandzadeh here who was unceremoniously cut by the Seahawks this past weekend. Team AZChargers took his defense already, one that is missing its best cornerback and pass rusher (read: only decent pass rusher) for some time. Plus there is no reason to take a starting defense this early. It looks like Potter is back to his 2009 form.
Round 11:
1. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds : Devin Aromashodu
2. Team Potter: Bengals D/ST
3. Team Athuridon: Rashad Jennings
4. BobLoblaw's LawBlog: Legedu Naanee
5. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Eli Manning
6. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Eddie Royal
7. Favre Favre and More Favre: Steve Slaton
8. Team AZChargers: Darren McFadden
9. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Eagles D/ST
10. Team ChicagoJay: Laurent Robinson
11. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Willis McGahee
12. Team Vikingfan173: Nate Burleson
Round 12:
1. Team Vikingfan173: Laurence Maroney
2. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Devin Hester
3. Team ChicagoJay: Brian Hartline
4. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Ben Roethlisberger
5. Team AZChargers: Devery Henderson
6. Favre Favre and More Favre: Ravens D/ST
7. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Bernard Scott
8. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Anthony Armstrong
9. BobLoblaw's Lawblog: Chad Henne
10. Team Athuridon: Rob Gronkowski
11. Team Potter: Matt Moore
12. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds: Roy Williams
My Picks: I needed a backup quarterback, and Eli Manning is a quarterback without a decent running game and a bunch of good wide receivers. That is a recipe for fantasy success, especially as how the Giants defense is mediocre at best now which will mean that Eli will have to air it out more than the Giants would like. Manning is a quarterback I would have been okay with taking in round eight, so getting him three rounds later made me very happy. Armstrong is penciled in as the number two wide receiver for the Redskins and could have a decent year and is worth a late round flier.
Best Pick: Jay has been bashed a lot in this fantasy football recap but he had two very good selections, both of wide receivers who could have decent years. The former (Robinson) needs to stay healthy for a change but is clearly Bradford's best available target. Hartline also needs his quarterback to mature and to get more consistent hands. Two picks that have great potential.
Worst Picks: Matt Moore? Really, Joey? You know he has been terrible in the preseason, right (which can often be a red flag in a quarterback competition) and can be yanked if the season turns south in favor of Jimmy Clausen. How about a quarterback with some decent upside, which is what should be drafted for in the later rounds like Josh Freeman or if you want a consistent quarterback, how about Kyle Orton who is better than Moore? And we wondered how you started 0-5 last year.
Round 13:
1. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds : Sidney Rice
2. Team Potter: Kevin Faulk
3. Team Athuridon: Vince Young
4. BobLoblaw's LawBlog: Toby Gerhart
5. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Cowboys D/ST
6. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Jermaine Gresham
7. Favre Favre and More Favre: Josh Freeman
8. Team AZChargers: Austin Collie
9. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Packers D/ST
10. Team ChicagoJay: Chris Chambers
11. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Correll Buckhalter
12. Team Vikingfan173: Jacoby Jones
Round 14:
1. Team Vikingfan173: Giants D/ST
2. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Owen Daniels
3. Team ChicagoJay: John Carlson
4. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Nate Kaeding
5. Team AZChargers: Steven Gostowski
6. Favre Favre and More Favre: Kevin Smith
7. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Steelers D/ST
8. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Jordan Shipley
9. BobLoblaw's Lawblog: 49ers D/ST
10. Team Athuridon: Anthony Gonzalez
11. Team Potter: Phil Dawson
12. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds: Javon Ringer
My Picks: I have the Cowboys as one of my top rated defenses as they have three guys who get a bunch of sacks every year (Ratiff, Spencer and Ware) and the rest of their defense is decent. Shipley is an upside pick as Palmer has liked to target him a lot and he acts as a slot receiver and could catch a lot of passes this year which is the most I could hope for of a 14th rounder in a PPR league.
Best Picks: A bunch of good upside picks were made including: Shipley, Gonzalez, Freeman and Gresham. In the later rounds upside is what you are targeting so any pick you make now that has a chance at overtaking a starter is a good pick.
Worst Picks: Good God, Joey. How many times do you want to end up in this blurb? It is a bad enough to take a kicker early but to take one that is normally going undrafted because he is on an anemic offense is just moronic. Seriously, Joey, what the hell were you thinking? The other two people who took kickers in round 14 get honorable mentions for this category.
Round 15:
1. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds : Vikings D/ST
2. Team Potter: Ben Watson
3. Team Athuridon: Texans D/ST
4. BobLoblaw's LawBlog: Nate Washington
5. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Mason Crosby
6. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Fred Davis
7. Favre Favre and More Favre: Greg Olsen
8. Team AZChargers: Marshawn Lynch
9. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Kevin Walter
10. Team ChicagoJay: Ryan Longwell
11. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: Saints D/ST
12. Team Vikingfan173: Alex Smith
Round 16:
1. Team Vikingfan173: Rob Bironas
2. (Walter) Epic Debaclation: David Akers
3. Team ChicagoJay: Chargers D/ST
4. (Waffles) Manatee Cawks: Joey Galloway
5. Team AZChargers: Early Doucet
6. Favre Favre and More Favre: Garrett Hartley
7. (hunterm) Ohio State Buckeyes: Robbie Gould
8. (Wraith) Rich Kotite's Jets: Michael Hoomanawanui
9. BobLoblaw's Lawblog: Sebastian Janikowski
10. Team Athuridon: Shayne Graham
11. Team Potter: Anthony Dixon
12. (Ckane) Inglorious Basterds: Lawrence Tynes
My Picks: I wanted an accurate kicker on what looked like it would be a prolific offense this year. Crosby seemed the best kicker available who would fit that bill. Michael Hoomanawanui seems to have some upside as Bradford likes to throw to him and that when Laurent Robinson inevitably gets injured Michael Hoomanawanui would be the only legitimate target for Bradford to throw to. That and I wanted to draft someone with that long of a last name.
Best Pick: Nate Washington has been having a very good camp and looks like he may emerge as the number one wide receiver for the Titans meaning that there is a good chance that he can be a productive player for Bobloblaw's team.
Worst Pick: I am convinced that Joey is just drafting random Browns players now. Ben Watson sucks and is not the best receiving tight end on the Browns (that would be Evan Moore). Watson was not productive with the Patriots who have better weapons, a better quarterback and a better, well, everything. Maybe Joey just likes losing. That is the only explanation I have for some of these picks. Joey Galloway would make this list, but I know he was autopicked from ESPN's crappy rankings.


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While I was studying the book Variation et Optimisation de formes by Antoine Henrot and Michel Pierre, I encountered a section about the capacity associated to the $H^1$ norm, which is defined for every compact by:
$$ \operatorname{cap}(K)=\inf \lbrace \|u\|_{H^1(\Bbb{R}^N)} : v\in C_0^\infty(\Bbb{R}^N), v \geq 1 \text{ on }K\rbrace $$
The definition can be extended to open sets and then to every set of $\Bbb{R}^N$, relative capacity with respect to an open set can be defined by restricting the integral and the smooth function space to an open set D, etc.
The capacity has some strange properties which are unnatural at a first sight, like the fact that the capacity of $\partial K$ is the same as the capacity of $K$ for a compact $K$.
I want to understand better what capacity really means, and for that I tried to find all sort of books about potential theory (even the ones referred in the mentioned book), and all seem to have the same way of dealing with the subject: the setting is very general and abstract and the definition presented above just as a particular case.
Do you know any book, article or course notes which deal with this specific capacity in detail explaining:
the definition and the intuition behind the capacity;
examples of capacity computation for simple sets (using capacitary potentials);
the connection between the capacity and the Sobolev spaces ?
In the mentioned book the study of capacity is made in section 3.3. It contains all the definitions and all the needed properties of the capacity, but I still feel that I need a better understanding. That's why I asked this question.


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"Franz Erhard Walther's First Work Set: Objects, Instructions, and Actions, 1963–1969"
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 11 am—5 pm
Colloquium at Dia:Beacon
Monday, September 19, 2011, 6:30 pm
Franz Erhard Walther and Jennifer Winkworth in conversation at Dia:Chelsea
New York, NY — Dia Art Foundation is pleased to announce the colloquium Franz Erhard Walther's First Work Set: Objects, Instructions, and Actions, 1963–1969. The event includes a daylong colloquium at Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries, in Beacon, New York, on Saturday, September 17, 2011 which is free with museum admission. A conversation between the artist and independent curator Jennifer Winkworth will subsequently be held at Dia:Chelsea, in New York City, on Monday, September 19, 2011. RSVP for both events at www.diaart.org/walther.
Saturday's event brings together scholars, artists, and writers to examine and discuss the historical significance of Walther's 1. Werksatz (First Work Set) (1963–69), the centerpiece of the exhibition Work as Action, which is on view at Dia:Beacon through February 13, 2012.
In 1963 while a student at the Staatliche Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf, Walther began fabricating simple forms made from muslin and Styrofoam, which were stacked, folded, and wrapped. In so doing, he signaled his move away from conventional notions of sculpture and thus initiated a more open-ended investigation into "object" and "action." As he has argued: "This moment of manipulation, and then action as a component of the work, or as the work itself, became the main theme. The decisive fundamental idea was to build up an œuvre from action."
The highly ambitious First Work Set demonstrates the complexity of his inquiry. Assuming a radical approach that directly recruited the body of the spectator in the activation of the work, Walther underscored the spatiotemporal experience of sculpture. Consisting of 58 fabric elements or "instruments for process" (the artist's term) or props made from thick cotton in an array of earth tones, this multipart sculpture, which Walther began in 1963 in Düsseldorf and completed in 1969 in New York City, was eventually fabricated in an edition of ten. The work can be displayed in two configurations, either as "demonstrations" or as "storage" installations. As the artist explained: "These objects are instruments, they have little perceptual significance. The objects are important only through the possibilities originating from their use."
Walther's use of malleable materials and ephemeral "actions" as the basis for his sculptures, his understanding of the role of language, and the continued presence of drawing as integral to his conception of space are topics to be explored during the course of the colloquium. Participants are offered an unprecedented opportunity to study Walther's First Work Set first-hand at Dia:Beacon, in relation to the earlier works included in this exhibition, as well as in proximity to Dia's collection, which includes the work of many of Walther's peers and colleagues in both Germany and New York.
This colloquium represents the start of a research inquiry on Walther's work that will culminate in a forthcoming book on Walther's First Work Set, which Dia plans to publish in 2014. This book will be part of the institution's collection series, which focuses on single works in Dia's collection and includes Blinky Palermo: To the People of New York City, Max Neuhaus: Times Square, Time Piece Beacon, and Robert Smithson: Spiral Jetty, among other publications.
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 11 am–5 pm
Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries
3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Free with museum admission; RSVP at www.diaart.org/walther
11 am
Keynote & Introduction
Yasmil Raymond, Dia curator
11:30 am
Panel Discussion
Gregory H. Williams, professor of art history, Boston University
Anne Rorimer, independent art historian and curator
Erik Verhagen, lecturer in contemporary art history at the University of Valenciennes
Karen Kelly, Dia director of publications and special programs, Moderator
The morning panel will focus on the German and American contexts for Franz Erhard Walther's work, following its early development as well as its influences and reception, artistic and critical.
2 pm
Panel Discussion
Rachel Haidu, associate professor of art history, University of Rochester
Barbara Clausen, independent curator and art historian, currently guest professor, Université du Québec
Ulrike Müller, artist
Barbara Schröder, Dia publications associate, Moderator
The afternoon panel will address various deep-seated convictions embedded in Walther's artistic practice and the diverse forms in which they play out.
Monday, September 19, 2011, 6:30 pm
Conversation between Franz Erhard Walther and Jennifer Winkworth
535 West 22nd Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10011
$6 General admission; $3 Dia members, students, seniors
Click here to make a reservation.
Curator Jennifer Winkworth included Walther's First Work Set in her seminal exhibition, "Spaces," at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1969–1970. Winkworth is currently Vice President at the Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Nice, France.
Support for this colloquium was provided by Marieluise Hessel and the Franz Erhard Walther Foundation. Additional support was provided by Peter Freeman, Inc., New York, and Galerie Jocelyn Wolff.
Franz Erhard Walther
Franz Erhard Walther was born in 1939 in Fulda, Germany, where he lives and works. He studied at the Offenbach School of Applied Art and at the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie in the early 1960s and lived in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Walther has exhibited extensively since 1967, participating in Documentas 5 (1972), 6 (1977), 7 (1982), and 8 (1987), and his work was included in the landmark 1969 exhibition "When Attitudes Become Form" at the Kunsthalle Bern. A major retrospective of his work was recently mounted at Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Geneva, and he had a solo show at Peter Freeman, New York, in Spring 2010. Walther was a professor at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg from 1971 until 2009, where he taught Martin Kippenberger, John Bock, and Jonathan Meese, among others. Dia's exhibition marks Walther's first solo museum show in the United States since 1990.
Dia Art Foundation
A nonprofit institution founded in 1974, Dia Art Foundation is renowned for initiating, supporting, presenting, and preserving art projects. Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries, opened in May 2003 as the home for Dia's distinguished collection of art from the 1960s to the present, and features major installations of works by artists including Joseph Beuys, Louise Bourgeois, John Chamberlain, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Michael Heizer, Donald Judd, On Kawara, Imi Knoebel, Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, Bruce Nauman, Gerhard Richter, Robert Ryman, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, and Lawrence Weiner. Alongside the collection, special exhibitions, commissions, and diverse public and education programs take place at Dia:Beacon throughout the year. Dia also maintains long-term, site-specific projects across New York State, in New Mexico, and in Utah, and is developing a new location for commissions, exhibitions, and programs in Manhattan's West Chelsea neighborhood. For additional public information, visit www.diaart.org.


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