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That Cadillac ad isn't about stuff?
If you've spent any time in the last ten days or so watching the Olympics you may have caught the ad from Cadillac and thought to yourself: wait -- what? To synopsize: pugnacious, squared-jawed guy speaks directly to camera about why the American way of doing things is so great, as he takes the viewer on a swaggering tour of his holdings: from the vista of his infinity pool, across the natural-lit expanses of his glass-sided home, and ultimately to his serene, manicured driveway, where a shiny new Cadillac ELR awaits the promised imprint of his imperial haunches. The ad is titled "Work Hard," and on advertising site iSpot it's summarized like this: "Why do you work hard, foregoing [sic] vacation, family, and personal time? For stuff? No, it's for a sense of accomplishment."
Maybe the explanation is necessary, because the actual words—to say nothing of the accompanying images of male dominion (docile and quietly occupied daughters, winsomely smiling wife, immaculate open-floor layout)—do allow for other possible interpretations:
Why do we work so hard? For what? For this? For stuff? Other countries, they work, they stroll home, they stop by the cafe, they take August off. Off. Why aren't you like that? Why aren't we like that? Because we're crazy, driven, hard-working believers, that's why. Those other countries think we're nuts. Whatever. Were the Wright Brothers insane? Bill Gates? Les Paul? Ali? Were we nuts when we pointed to the moon? That's right. We went up there. You know what we got? Bored. So we left. Got a car up there, left the keys in it. You know why? Because we're the only ones going back up there, that's why.
But I digress. It's pretty simple. You work hard, you create your own luck, and you gotta believe anything is possible. As for all the stuff, that's the upside of only taking two weeks off in August. N'est-ce pas?
So: Inspiring, or repulsive? That's the either/or quality of the debate that's taken shape in the days since the ad first aired, but after repeated viewings I find it to be neither. Or, at any rate, not simply repulsive; plenty of commercials just by dint of their being commercials are repulsive. But the (quite literal) wink that comes with this ad pushes it into a different category. Come on, it wants to assure us, we know we're being over the top here; we're really just joking. But like anything that comes with a wink, there's the other, underlying assurance to those in the know that it's not a joke. Don't be fooled by the appropriation of talismans of cool like Les Paul and Muhammad Ali—these are just two more acquisitions for this guy, accumulated cultural "capital" no more familiar to him than the art he's purchased for his walls (as others have pointed out, doesn't he realize that Ali forswore his given American name, converted to Islam, refused military conscription, and criticized U.S. policy on race and economics?). Don't be fooled that he actually unplugs his little reward to himself—how much of an offset to a carbon footprint like his will an electric car provide? And then there's the snotty French sign-off, which against the backdrop of international athletic competition underscores the current "maker" contempt toward any system not explicitly tuned to maximize personal wealth, American-style.
But it's just a joke. And it's not about wealth or stuff, even though the Cadillac ELR is, according to the advertising, "priced from $75,000," home-charging station not included.
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Ugh, yes, I did see that ad and say What the...??? and then forgot all about it. It's sort of a joke, but the only way it could really be a joke is if it were not really an ad for Cadillac. Like, if some sensible, non-flashy car company made that ad to make fun of people who feel compelled to show off their wealth by buying flashy Cadillacs, then, yes, it would be a joke. But as long as the point of the whole thing is to make you consider buying a new Cadillac, tone isn't enough to make all the gross wealth-worshipping and jingoism insincere.
I've been watching the Olympics a (little) bit, but I've developed the habit, innocuous for me but infuriating for everyone else in my family, of turning the channel during commercial breaks, so I've missed the spot.
Having now watched it, my take is that it's sort of a "Buy American" message for the well-heeled. Plenty of luxury car spots are in urban settings (including SUV spots, which makes no sense to me at all), but this one is sort of exurban. If I'm matching the colors correctly on the bar chart at this site, it appears Cadillac is somewhere in the middle of the pack in luxury car market share, maybe in the lower half, trailing Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Infiniti, BMW, Acura, Audi - not an American name among the leaders. I'd think of it as mildly red state targeted.
What's disconcerting is that, until he changes into his suit, he's wearing what I'm apt to wear in the summer when company is around, i.e. a polo shirt and khaki's.
"Were we nuts when we pointed to the moon? That's right. We went up there. You know what we got? Bored. So we left. Got a car up there, left the keys in it. You know why? Because we're the only ones going back up there, that's why."
I'm sad when I think of how many times the sun has set over the Sea of Tranquility since Apollo 11 landed 45 years ago. But we aren't the only ones going back...... the Chinese Chang'e ("Moon Goddess") program is beginning the long road to the Moon.......
Sorry, that's a pie chart, not a bar chart at the link I provided.
For something easier to relate to, let's imagine that this ad was about chocolate. What kind of person, watching scenes of someone eating an obscene amount of chocolate, would think to themselves: "Yes, this makes me want to buy chocolate just like this"? Most people would be disgusted, but for the ones who are chocolate addicts, the mere sight would reflexively trigger the desire for chocolate.
What kind of person would watch this ad and think: "Yes, I'd like to have a Cadillac"? The ones who are addicted to stuff as status symbols (a pool that no one swims in, for example: what's the point, except to show off? Other than that, it's useless.) The ad is ridiculous but the message is clear: the Cadillac is a status symbol,just llike the rest of the stuff. If, like Jim, you thought Cadilac was middle of the pack among luxury cars, and were maybe tempted to dismiss it as not good enough for you, think again: the ad is telling you that it's a status symbol at a par with an infinity pool. You care about showing off with stuff? Then Cadillac is the way to go.
I've noticed that Coca-Cola never advertises anymore in the U.S. except for the Olympics. Why? No doubt because it doesn't need to -- the market is already sort of saturated with the stuff. But Coke advertises at the Olympics especially to gain afficionados in the newly-rich countries.
We also rarely see TV commercials for Cadillacs in the US. Certainly not as many as other cars. Why? Because they aren't popular with the general populace and aren't going to be because they're all too expensive. Better to aim at the rich and advertise in the glossy magazines that the rich favor for "success" symbols.
So what's Cadillac doing at the Olympics? Showing off its wares to the newly-rich in the newly rich countries.
In New Orleans Cadillacs have never been popular even with the very rich. Rich folks here drive Lexuses and the expensive European cars. Caillacs are considered the mark of the nouveaux-riche, and folks here want to avoid that. Not so, I"d wager, in the newly-rich countries, where the rich folks are most likely newly-rich, and they are very likely to be self-made. They'll probably like this self-congratulatory ad.
The guy in that ad looks about 80 years too young to be driving a cadillac.
Ann: if you think Cadillacs are too expensive, price out Lexus, Audi, Infiniti, BMW and Mercedes. They are all over the place and cost, in general, significantly more than Cadillacs.
Abe is right: Caddies are old duffers' cars and they don't need advertising. Ditto for Lincoln Towncars. And the people taken in by flashy ads wouldn't touch old duffers' cars to save their souls.
Jim P. --
Yes, the European cars are mostly terribly expensive too, but here they don't say "nouveau-riche", which is what the old rich want to avoid. New Orleans actually has a good number of very rich (but not super-rich) who can afford the Europen things. I suspect the same attitude of the old very-rich in other cities might be imilar.
Here's an article in the NYT about selling luxury cars to China. Note that it shows that Cadillac and other luxury car makers are targeting China. Such cars cost THREE TIMES as much in China as they do in the U. S.! And you thought the 1% believed in a free market? Ha, ha, ha, ha...
Jim P. --
Yes, the European cars are mostly terribly expensive too, but here they don't say "nouveau-riche", which is what the old rich want to avoid. New Orleans actually has a good number of very rich (but not super-rich) who can afford the Europen things. I suspect the same attitude of the old very-rich in other cities might be imilar.
Here's an article in the NYT about selling luxury cars to China. Note that it shows that Cadillac and other luxury car makers are targeting China. Such cars cost THREE TIMES as much in China as they do in the U. S.! And you thought the 1% believed in a free market? Ha, ha, ha, ha...
Since the recession ended ages ago for luxury car buyers, a local dealer is running four or more pages if ads every Saturday. My eye has been caught by the half page that offers leases of a Bentley or Rolls-Royce (Silver Cloud, no less) for $2558 a month. That is more than twice the minimum wage, which would kill the economy if we raised it. But otherwise it is so reasonable if you work in August and speak French, why would anyone fool around with a Cadillac?
If, like Jim, you thought Cadilac was middle of the pack among luxury cars, and were maybe tempted to dismiss it as not good enough for you
Hi, Claire, it's not what I think or prefer that I was referring to, it was just the US market share. Cadillac is somewhere in the middle of the pack in the popularity (sales) rankings among consumers of luxury cars.
Fwiw, I am not one of those consumers. But my wife and I, on an anniversary getaway last summer, rented a Cadillac as our rental car for the long weekend, so I have driven one fairly recently. It wasn't actually much of a splurge; for some reason, it was only about $10/day more than the compact car-for-the-masses we would normally get, so we said, What the heck. It was fine, but the ride wasn't notably better nor the technology notably cooler than the Japanese (but made-in-America) unluxury-class cars we use for tooling about our suburban community. So I guess I do sort of dismiss it, not because it's not good enough for me, but because the image and price tag are not of value to me,
Cadillac has been fighting the Grandpa's-retirement-gift-to-himself image for decades now. (My grandfather bought himself one when he retired back in the 1970s). I think they've somewhat succeeded. An old guy with back issues, or his wife with a walker, would have difficulty getting in and out of the low-slung thing we rented.
Jim, I realize that you are probably not a Cadillac consumer. I meant to refer to the page you linked to, not to imply that such was your attitude. I know you better than that by now!
We should all follow Shaq's example and drive a Buick.
When I was a teenager, someone had one of those really big old cadillacs with the fins that you could barrel down the road and everyone gets out of your way. Felt like being in a rocketship.
Claire, thanks for that.
If the Cadillac came with the car-to-car missile option, I'm in. Driving is such a horrible experience, I'd rather avoid the whole accursed thing as an occasion of sin.
Regarding whether or not the ad is about stuff: I wouldn't want to defend too strenuously those who accumulate stuff. I do think it's possible to reach a point in life where one can afford extraneous, luxurious stuff without the stuff being the main point of the pursuit. I know some deacons who are in this situation. Some people really are driven by things other than pure covetousness, and the stuff is sort of a consequence of whatever it is that drives them. E.g. there really are people whose vocation - not just career, but vocation, and we might even go so far as to claim it's a sacred vocation - to lead a corporation, or a health system, or a university. Or to star in a Hollywood film. Or to paint or sculpt. Or record pop music. Still, I wouldn't want to push this notion too strongly, as I'm pretty sure that having stuff is at least part of the motivation for most people who accumulate stuff, and the ad in question doesn't seem to be aimed at artists.
There are few things less attractive than a professional athlete who pouts because he is offered $5 million per year but believes he is worth $10 million. Yet athletes in that awkward position occasionally claim, "It's not about the money, it's about the respect". I've never quite successfully unpacked what they mean by that, but I take it that, to the extent it's genuinely meant, it means that what really drives them is competing against their fellow elite athletes, and the money is, among other things, the unit of measure that defines their place in the hierarchy.
'pugnacious, squared-jawed guy" in the ad.
That's the character actor, Neal McDonough, who plays crazy people. He was the over-the-top-out-of-contriol- stone-cold killer Quarles on the series "Justified".
I can't watch the ad without conjuring McDonough doing crazy; I think it was pretty funny.
"it means that what really drives them is competing against their fellow elite athletes, and the money is, among other things, the unit of measure that defines their place in the hierarchy."
Jim P. --
Black Americans are rightly suspicious about not being properly respected. It's not simply a matter of their own egos, it's a matter of what their children have to suffer in many schools.
But it also seems to me that it's not just the atheletes whose value is calculated by their salaries -- it's most Americans. And see the contracts of some of the captains of industry -- -- they sometimes get millions when they're ousted for running down their companies.) In the US "success" means how much you're worth.
One more thing about stuff: I'm sure that one of the main reasons we pursue money is because money can buy beautiful things, and people have a hunger for beauty. Wanting beauty certainly isn't necessarily a bad thing at all.
What's sad is that too many people haven't learned how to judge beauty, or, perhaps more important, what often happens is that when we find one beautiful thing of a particular kind we tend to think that *all* things of that kind are beautiful. For instance, some old Greek temples with columns across the front are obviously beautiful. But that's no reason to think that *every* building with columns across the front will be beautiful. And that happens with small things too. And so we keep buying homely or even ugly things hoping that when we get home they'll be beautiful in a different place. But sometimes that just makes the things seem uglier. Sigh.
How to judge when a thing is beautiful? As an old aesthetic teacher, I'll say that there aren't any surefire rules, but there are a few principles that apply in many cases. Those principles should be taught in art classes in high schools, but, of course, that would mean offering more art classes and hiring more art teachers. When faced with that, we turn stingy.
Hey, what's an infinity pool? Seriously. Anyway, I'd rather have chocolate. Mmmmm....
But it also seems to me that it's not just the athletes whose value is calculated by their salaries -- it's most Americans. In the US "success" means how much you're worth.
Some people take that to an extreme and think that, if you're rich, it means that God is rewarding you for your goodness, that you're better than others in the eyes of God, that God loves you more. It's the ultimate identification of money with what's good. Conversely, if you're poor then it means that something must be wrong with you, morally as well as otherwise.
Oh, wow, Irene--I was trying to place him (he's looking a bit puffy). He is one of those Republican actors who tries to make a lot of hay out of being a Republican actor, so I doubt his being cast was accidental.
Claire --
As a matter of fact that is exactly what Calvin taught -- that God rewards the virtuous by making them materially prosperous. This leads to thinking that prosperity is a sign of being favored by God. Many scholars agree that this Calvinist doctrine has had a huge influence on American culture generally, and this is one reason why the pursuit of wealth, even money-grubbing, is considered so important by Americans.
Thanks, Irene, for the ID. Items of possible interest from the actor's Wikipedia entry:
McDonough was set to star in the ABC dramedy Scoundrels, but was fired for refusing to do sex scenes for the show. He credits his family and his Catholic faith for his decision.
McDonough portrays the role of "Jesus" in "The Truth & Life Dramatized audio New Testament Bible," a 22-hour, celebrity-voiced, fully dramatized audio New Testament which uses the Catholic edition of the RSV.
So, not only crazy people... I think the memory of this ad might make it hard for me to take The Truth & Life Dramatized audio New Testament Bible seriously, though.
Dare I confess? Mea culpa, mea culpa - my husband and I own "luxury" cars.
My husband and I don't watch commercials (record everything - even the Olympics) so we can fast forward through the stuff we don't want to waste time with, so I didn't see this one. We buy "luxury" cars not to impress anyone, but for quality and safety. We are not "rich" - nouveau or otherwise. I suppose the demographic would be called "upper middle class professional". I bought my car (a smaller Lexus crossover SUV) more than 7 years ago, when it was three years old. Since it was used, I paid about the same as for a new "middling" car. I love this car - it is solid, rides beautifully, is very comfortable on long road trips (we like to go places and it's often far more convenient and cheaper to drive than to fly or take the train or whatever). More than 10 years old now, I suspect I will definitely still be driving it in 5 years, and, hopefully, in 10 years or even longer. My husband is a car and driving lover, with a lot of knowledge and appreciation for quality automobiles, especially those that handle really well. He is a BMW fan. During the last 45 years he has driven BMWs exclusively - three of them. Last year he bought a "new" BMW - a 2008. His previous car was a 1989 and the original, a 1969. He bought all of them used and they last for years and years - decades actually. We most likely have spent far less on our cars over the years (buying used, quality cars) than the people who buy "average" cars, especially if they buy them new.
When my children were young, and we were on a tight budget, I was sometimes attracted by cheap, but very cute, children's clothing. Sadly, I learned that the quality was often so bad that the seams pulled apart, buttons disappeared, or the garments became shapeless and faded after a couple of washings. When they were babies this didn't matter so much - they grow so fast. Later I learned to spend a bit more for quality - not to buy labels (I never bought "fashion", for me or my family). When amortized over the number of wearings (or over the number of years of automobile ownership), higher quality can turn out to be the most cost efficient. That said, my husband (the engineer) would never even think of buying a Cadillac. It might boast some "luxury", but he thinks they don't have either the quality or the handling characteristics of a truly "good" car. I can testify, in five cross-country drives over a ten year period, I was greatly comforted by the fact that the cars I drove were safe, comfortable and handled very well. Reliability was of concern, because some trips meant passing through some fairly isolated spots (in Utah at one point, my AAA map told me there were no "services" for 135 miles and reminded travelers to gas up before hitting that stretch of road. Spotty cell phone coverage in a lot of these areas too). Driving across the country on different routes each time was a truly amazing experience - there is no other way to gain a true appreciation of the rich diversity of our country and of the amazing beauty of an entire range of landscapes than by driving. Truly "awesome". But, you don't want to drive across the country in an uncomfortable car with poor road handling. The handling aspect was especially appreciated when driving over passes at 10,000 feet and higher in the Rockies and Grand Tetons, with no guard rails many times in spite of sheer drops of 1000 ft or more and hairpin turns the whole way. I came to really love cars that just hugged the road in those turns - very assuring.
I guess this ad, though, is really aiming at the luxury consumption aspects of car ownership rather than the practical, long-term value of driving quality cars and that is a different issue than simply owning "luxury" cars.
59th and Lexington circa 1970.My mother and I were about to cross the street coming back from Bloomingdales.[I agree nothing wrong with liking quality stuff.My father every year for christmas or my moms birthday,which was a few days before christmas , would buy my mom one beautiful dress from Saks.It always fit and looked beautiful.No closets filled with clothes and nothing to wear for my french mother.I wish I had taken after her in that regard]. When a Cadillac almost hit my mom.My motherl looked at me, snickered in her very french way and said to me"'Cadillac"Then poked her head in the car and shouted in her yes french accent;Capitaliste!The "american"[the worlds real snobs as the commercial acknowleges and embraces ]a Donald Trump look alike in his gas guzzler was smugly arrogant and did not bat an eye.My mother; afead of her times?
Funny story, rose-ellen :-)
I just watched the closing ceremony of the Olympics. Wonderful sort of abstract visuals at the very end of the program. Then what? Coke commercial -- Cokes, Cokes, Cokes. Unlike the Cadillac commercial, the Coke commercial didn't say a thing -- just showed images of Coke bottles full of Coke. Didn't have to say anything.
Get lost, Cadillacs.
Irene - I'm sure you've put your finger on a layer of the commercial that flew right over my head. I haven't watched "Justified". Not quite recognizing actors in commercials is par for the course for me.


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What were the initial motivations of the use of the proper forcing.?
I agree with Andres that this is a very ambitious question. Let me throw in a tiny little bit of information:
As far as I know, Jensen's construction of a model of CH without Souslin trees was one of the first uses of both countable support iteration and master conditions (conditions generic over a countable elementary submodel of a sufficiently large initial part of the universe).
One of the first publications using proper forcing seems to be Shelah 100, with the hilarious title "Independence results" (JSL 45 (1980), 563-573).
What I remember is that first Laver solved the Borel conjecture by an countable support iteration which added a real at every stage (1976). That such an iteration can be of any use, was very surprising at the time. Then Baumgartner introduced the very general notion of property A, which included most (all?) standard forcings known then which added reals and showed that countable support iteration of them behaves nicely (1978). Then came Shelah, who gave the proper definition (1980). This was again a surprising thing, as Baumgartner's definition was combinatorial (containing combinatorial properties of the poset, eh, almost) while Shelah simply required that P should preserve all stationary subsets of all sets of the form $[A]^{\aleph_0}$, that is, a semantic definition. Notice that Shelah's new theory gave new and elegant proofs to old theorems, as Baumgartner's consistency of that any two $\aleph_1$-dense sets of reals are isomorphic or Mitchell's consistency of the tree property of $\aleph_2$.
Roslanowski once asked Shelah about this, and has kindly typed down the answer he got: http://www.unomaha.edu/logic/papers/essay.pdf
My understanding is that part of the early motivation was the observation of the attractive features of two main classes of forcing:
And what was wanted was a class of forcing notions in which these two kinds of forcing could be mixed together in iterations, while still preserving $\omega_1$. That is, what is wanted is a class of forcing that contains all ccc forcing, all countably closed forcing, which all preserve $\omega_1$ and which support some kind of iteration theorem. The full class of all $\omega_1$-preserving forcing does not fit the bill, since it is not closed under iterations. But meanwhile, the class of proper forcing does have the desired features...


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MINGO JUNCTION - Village safety forces are taking a significant pay cut in order to limit layoffs within their ranks, a development Clerk John Angelica says goes "above and beyond the call of duty."
Late Thursday, Angelica said the safety forces had opted to take the pay cuts in lieu of layoffs, thus only one of their members, a probationary firefighter, will be out of work.
Three other workers in the service garage will be furloughed, however, though initially one of them will remain on the job until a more senior employee returns from workers' compensation. Once that employee returns to work, Angelica said the third layoff will take effect.
Additional reductions could be ordered at the water-sewer plant over the next couple months once automation upgrades and alarm systems are in place, he said, but for now lay-off notices issued to other workers as a precaution have been rescinded.
The cost-cutting is designed to relieve pressure on Mingo Junction's general fund revenue, which in 2013 will be stretched thin: Council will only have about $825,000 in general fund revenues, including the cash carryover from the current year, to work with, nearly $400,000 less than in 2012. And he said much of the $825,000 they do anticipate will be eaten up by salaries for the mayor, council, village clerk and law director; gasoline; contract services, including the expense of a state audit; and materials and equipment for the service department.
Once all of those expenses are budgeted for, Angelica figures they'll only have about $264,000 left in the general fund for employee expenses.
"The bottom line is we went from a general fund budget of $1.2 million down to $825,000," he said. "Hopefully, we can pull this all off. Our police and firefighters should be commended for their service to the people of Mingo."
Angelica, meanwhile, said the pay cuts work out to about a 33 percent reduction for police. He said they also gave up things like their clothing allowance and vacation time, as did the firefighters.
He said the safety forces will meet with village officials on a quarterly basis during the crisis "to see how the finances of the village progress" in hopes that the pay cuts can at some point be restored, he said.
"They gave up a heck of a lot to keep working, and I think they're to be congratulated for their efforts," Angelica said. "They went above and beyond the call of duty, but that's employees who care about the citizens of Mingo Junction.They do a heck of a job, and we're all upset it has to come to this."
Council, meanwhile, also signed off on budget transfers "to make sure all the accounts were (balanced)" and scheduled a meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday to pass a temporary budget "so we can pay bills and meet payrolls," Angelica said. "We also may discuss some budgetary things at that meeting."
Due to the New Year's holiday, Angelica said garbage collections regularly scheduled for Monday and Tuesday will instead be done on Friday.


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Reviewer: Eric Shinohara MD, MSCI
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: May 23, 2008
Presenter: Stephanie e. Combs
Presenter's Affiliation: University of Heidelberg
Type of Session: Scientific
Chordomas (C) are rare, slow growing tumors which are thought to arise from remnants of the notochord. Though slow growing, they can be locally aggressive and tend to involve the axial skeleton, often involving the base of skull. Chondrosarcomas (CS) are malignant cartilaginous tumors which account for approximately 6% of base of skull tumors.
Materials and Methods
A total of 407 patients have been treated with carbon ion radiotherapy at GSI as of the latest analysis, with the majority of patients being treated for CS and C of the base of skull, ACC and sacral chordomas. Data was collected prospectively. The data presented today focused on a Phase I/II trial of Carbon ion beam therapy for CS and a second Phase I/II trial of C treated with carbon ion beam.
Author's Conclusions
Clinical/Scientific Implications
Carbon ions have several possible advantages in treating tumors which are in close proximity of critical structures, such as tumors of the base of skull. The lateral penumbra as well as the Bragg peak of carbon ion beams are sharper than protons beams and this may allow greater conformality. This conformality may allow even greater sparing of critical normal structures and allow dose escalation which may improve local control.


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The Show Must Go On—Even With Flu Symptoms
Most of the time, Broadway actors are merely annoyed by sniffles and wheezes from the seats. But a virulent New York flu season means performers have more to fear than audiences' badly timed coughs.
For John Michael Dias, who just finished a three-week run as Frankie Valli in "Jersey Boys," the germy threat to his onstage stint seemed to be everywhere—even inside his apartment. "I have a roommate who's a pediatrician at New York Presbyterian," he said, "and every night she comes home with fresh baby germs. What am I thinking?"
Fearing the winter mélange of maladies that actors call "the crud" is an annual rite of passage under Broadway's bright lights, but the city's severe flu season has fueled extra dread.
Patients with flu-like symptoms now account for about 5% of all city hospital visits, according to latest report from the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, more than double the national base line.
Barry Kohn, a retired allergist who makes house calls on Broadway, has administered more than 4,300 flu shots at 140 theater venues since September. He volunteers his time and sees anxious actors at his apartment on Central Park South.
"Everything has broken loose," said Dr. Kohn, who has been a theater-world fixture since before he inspired "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," a 2000 play that was nominated for three Tony awards. "Suddenly the phone is ringing off the hook."
Nicole Bouvier, an internist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine who researches influenza, said a particularly virulent strain had spread in the city this winter. But, she added, the current flu season started earlier than normal and followed a below-average flu year.
"So this year seems to be hitting harder," Dr. Bouvier said.
The show must go on, of course, and performers interviewed this week described a host of homeopathic help for warding off symptoms.
Some rely on the Cold Warrior, a hot fruit smoothie marketed as a made-for-actors remedy by Juice Generation. Others swear by grapefruit-seed extract, zinc bracelets, Chinese isatis root, acupuncture and Grether's glycerin pastilles.
For throat protection, not just any honey will do: Actors suggest manuka honey or honey loquat available at the Westerly Natural Market just off Broadway in Hell's Kitchen, sold in jars with a microphone on the label.
Doubling as a team- and immunity-building tradition, the cast of "Mary Poppins" enjoys a formal tea time during the show's intermission, especially on days with two performances.
"Any of those homeopathic remedies are fine," said Dr. Kohn, "because they all involve you paying close attention to your body, which is always a good idea."
Judy McLane, who plays the titular mama in "Mamma Mia!," keeps a nebulizer in her dressing room and uptown apartment. She uses the throat-steaming device year-round, but it is especially helpful with flu symptoms.
Backstage before each performance, she does her hair and makeup with her mouth clamped to the nebulizer. "Theaters can be such petri dishes," said Ms. McLane, recalling a time when she came into work despite a 102-degree fever.
"Thankfully," she added, "we all have Dr. Footlights," a reference to the actors' superstition that stage lights help the sick to soldier on.
There is a certain amount of stubborn pride in the equation—even to the slight frustration of plucky understudies waiting for the sick call.
"In the theater, nobody wants to give up their performance," said Diane Davis, an understudy for two roles in "Golden Boy" who recently played the part of Anna when star Dagmara Dominczyk fell ill. "You know it's serious. People will perform until they can't get out of bed."
She recounted an episode in a different show a few years ago when a septuagenarian cast member spent the first act and intermission vomiting backstage, only to sweep onto the stage for her role in the second act. Ms. Davis watched as the performer turned away from the audience and discreetly ballooned her cheeks like a bullfrog.
"I'm pretty sure she just swallowed," Ms. Davis said. "She was a real pro."
Brendon Stimson, an understudy in "Newsies" with a regular part as a minor character, wears a single leather glove on the subway to avoid germ-covered poles and railings. But his skittishness is counterbalanced by an artistic attitude.
"We're supposed to be orphans living on the streets in 1899," Mr. Stimson said of his hardscrabble role in the musical. "We can cough in character."


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Why are there musafos (things added to the chazaras hashatz of musaf) for Shabas parashas sh'kalim and hachodesh but not zachor or para? (Or, at least, sidurim, including Rav Yaakov Emden's, have the former but not the latter.)
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This is a question that I am aware of that the Levush asked and left it as "there is a need for a reason why there was no Takana of Musafim for Parshas Zachor and Parshas Parah.
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gluten + dairy-free mexican chocolate almond cookies recipe
'... I have a question for you - I recently bought a premix packet for Mexican Chocolate Almond Cookies. It is AMAZINGLY tasty. I can't really afford to keep buying the premixes so thought briefly about having a go at recreating them myself. But it's really not my forte! I thought about you and wondered if you would be inspired to make them for your blog?
These are the ingredients: ground almonds, brown sugar, rice flour, cocoa powder, chopped raw almonds, corn flour, unrefined sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, cayenne powder, oil, egg, water.
Thanks so much.'
Lastly, my Dad and his girlfriend are visiting from New Zealand for a few days next week so just a pre-warning that things might be a little quiet around here again in the coming week. It's the first time I've seen anyone from my family since we moved over to Perth from NZ a year and a half ago so I don't need to really tell you how super excited I am, but yeah... I am! It doesn't feel like that long for me but judging by what Kye said to me at dinnertime tonight it's a really long time in a little kids world... 'Will Grandpa be able to understand us when we talk mum? Does he understand Aussie?'
P.S Thank you Babble. So stoked!
As always, I use Whittakers dark chocolate which is dairy free like most good quality dark chocolates are. However if you are severely allergic to dairy, search for a certified dairy-free chocolate. You want to be able to taste the chilli in these cookies without it blowing your head off. I used around 1/2 teaspoon of ground chilli flakes (pounded in my mortar and pestle until powder) and found this was perfect. If you are unsure, add 1/4 teaspoon and then taste the cookie dough, adding more to taste.
makes approx 16 cookies, allowing for a generous amount of raw cookie-dough eating.
- 1/2 cup (55g) almond meal (ground almonds)
- 1/2 cup (60g) fine brown rice flour
- 1/4 cup (25g) cornflour (corn starch)
- 1/2 cup (55g) cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup (55g) muscovado sugar, or use brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50g) unrefined raw sugar
- 1 teaspoon (gluten-free) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch fine sea salt
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon chilli powder/cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup (65g) lightly toasted almonds*, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup ( 60g) dark (dairy-free) chocolate, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil (olive oil, rice bran, coconut oil etc...)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons rice or other dairy-free milk
Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Line a oven tray with baking paper or grease with oil.
Roll 2 tablespoons of mixture into a ball, flatten and place on oven tray. Repeat with remaining dough. Cook in the middle oven shelf for 12-15 minutes until just cooked. These cookies do not flatten out much more once cooked, so do flatten into shape before cooking. Once cooked, remove from the oven and set aside to cool on the tray. Will store airtight for 2-3 days, although I like them best when eaten on the day of baking.
Inspired by a list of ingredients from of the back of a pre-mix, that was emailed in from a reader of this blog.
This recipe is linked to Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays @ Simply Sugar & Gluten-free.
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I'm so excited, thanks SO much!!!!! Will be trying them first thing tomorrow morning!! :) xReplyDelete
How very delicious!ReplyDelete
Sounds amazing - look forward to trying them. Thanks also to Michelle for the idea!ReplyDelete
They look awesome but I'm wondering if I can substitute wheat for rice flour as that's all I've got in my cupboard right now and for some reason, I have serious need for chocolate cookies! ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
I'd say wheat flour would work just fine :-)Delete
Oh, yum! What a wonderful way to help one of your readers and all of us, too! ;-) Enjoy the time with your family!ReplyDelete
Oh, and I just remembered to go back and click on the Babble link. Congrats on being named #17 in their Top 100 Mom Bloggers listing--woohoo for you!!ReplyDelete
Thanks Shirley, I was quite shocked at that placing myself!Delete
That is awesome. How cool to fulfill a special request with such delicious-looking results!ReplyDelete
Made these yesterday afternoon - they were amazing and better then the original!! Moister, and with chunks or real choc - incredible. Thanks so much, my new favourite biscuit recipe :) Really appreciate you taking the time to re-create this for me xReplyDeleteReplies
Ah so good to hear Michelle, and you are totally welcome xxDelete
Oh it feels like forever since I caught up with your blog. Loving it like always. :)ReplyDelete
Made these on Saturday night (!) Amazing, thanks - put an 1/8th of a tsp of chilli in but next time will go the full 1/2, think it would add a great kick - my toddler loved the "spice" (and the chocolate). Thanks - love this blog!ReplyDelete
Lovely use of chocolate. It would be super if you linked this post in to Food on Friday : ChocolateReplyDelete
Ooh these look thick and rich like brownies! I'm so happy I found your blog. I'm also a gluten free food blogger, but always looking for inspiration and fellow GF friends. Please, stop by sometime and check out Because of Madalene. :)ReplyDelete
Oh my! These are so fantastic sounding and I can hardly wait to make them for myself. I hope you have a wonderful time visiting with your dad :)ReplyDelete
I love spicy chocolate anything- the almonds take these to the next level!ReplyDelete
Hi! Thanks so much for the recipe! I'm not gluten intolerant myself but a friend of mine is, and i had been looking for a recipe like this for her for a while! I always had these kind of cookies as a kid, my granda called them chocolate spice cookies. I had made a batch, and got a sad puppy face from Heather when she saw them! i'm really excited to try making these! they look really fantastic and easy to follow for someone new to gluten free!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness. These make GF living bearable. Just out of the oven, with the chocolate still soft. Mmmmmmm. Thank you so much!ReplyDeleteReplies
You're welcome! Glad you liked them :-)Delete
yummyyy....! these cookies looked amazing, dense and moist. loved the texture of cookies. i will surely try them. thank you so much for this delicious recipe.ReplyDelete
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I just made these, and I'm pleased to report that they are officially my new favorite cookie!ReplyDelete
I followed your recipe exactly (except for a couple of extra drops of my favorite vanilla extract) and they are perfect. Thank you for another wonderful recipe, Emma!
- Jaz BrainJanuary 24, 2013 at 11:05 AM
I made these yesterday afternoon and they are fantastic! I took them to our family dinner (as there are a few chilli, and definitely many chocolate freaks!!) and they were devoured :) really easy to make and they turned out perfectly, I love it how they keep their shape as a lot of GF cookies don't. I've saved these as a definite favourite, thanks so much for posting!ReplyDelete
All I can say Emma is wow! I stumbled across this recipe while (not at all creepily) scrolling through your recipe bank in search of a weekend baking venture, and happily discovered these cookies. Thick, chewy, rich, and made with a combination of gluten free flours - perfect. I am not a fan of GF pre-mixes at all, so thank you for avoiding those. Toasted almonds, dark chocolate and chilli sounded like an incredible combination on their own, but it was not able to compare to the smell while these were baking, nor to the taste of the finished product. I used slightly less cayenne than you had stipulated, but made up for it with chilli infused chocolate, and the subtle heat was perfect. This is one recipe I will definitely be adding to my repertoire, thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete


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A Tradition of Excellence
We are proud that our program is recognized as one of the finest ophthalmology training centers in the world. There is a steady flow of patients, the faculty are readily accessible, intellectual curiosity is vigorous and encouraged, and research is active in a large variety of areas. The department provides an environment that fosters not only intellectual curiosity and collaboration but also a commitment to teaching and patient care.
The University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has enjoyed a long history of excellence in its residency and fellowship training programs. The University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology came into existence in 1925 when University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics was built. Dr. C.S. O'Brien was appointed as the first head of the department. He immediately began to emphasize training of academic clinicians and research in ophthalmology. This policy has continued with his successors, Alson E. Braley (1950-1967), Frederick C. Blodi (1967- 1984), Charles D. Phelps (1984-1985), Thomas A. Weingeist (1986- 2005), and Keith D. Carter (2006-present).
We have consistently been rated in the top ten Ophthalmology programs in U.S.News & World Report.
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The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is a state-of-the-art facility. We have sophisticated services and comprehensive resources. We are one of "America's Best Hospitals" designated by U.S.News & World Report.
We serve a large Midwest region for both primary care and specialized care. We are the state's highest level of referral for several specialties. This comprehensive nature assures that during your residency you will be exposed to a broad mix of patients and conditions.
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Our department's philosophy toward patient care is another example of its commitment toward residency training. All our patients are treated equally. We make no distinction among private, public, or indigent care. Residents, fellows, and faculty work side by side to evaluate and care for the same patients. Faculty staff all clinic patients and surgeries. The faculty is committed to the philosophy that clinical acumen and surgical excellence cannot occur without expert teaching and supervision.
Our Residency Program is Accredited and Well-Established
We meet and exceed the standards set by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). We have been consistently ranked in the top ten of Ophthalmology Residency Programs by Ophthalmology Times. The rigorous training and opportunities afforded by our program translate into outstanding placement for our residents in fellowship programs, academic opportunities and private practice positions.
Morning Rounds
Our program is one of the few, if not the only, training program in the nation that offers grand rounds four days a week.
Residents, fellows, and faculty congregate in the Alson E. Braley Auditorium for an informal, friendly, and often lively exchange of interesting patient cases. These daily rounds are the heart of the teaching program of this department and set it apart from every other ophthalmology department in the country. They are both educational and stimulating. Because of our broad patient referral base it is possible to conduct rounds on a daily basis without running out of interesting material to present. This referral base, which includes all of Iowa and the neighboring states of Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Missouri, provides an extensive and formidable source for eye pathology from which everyone can learn. In the United States today, few training programs are afforded such a referral base.
We offer other venues for presentation of cases and clinical observations as well including on-call rounds, genetics rounds, fluorescein conference, and clinical conferences.
The cases and discussions presented by Residents and Fellows at Grand Rounds are often further developed and published as case reports and tutorials on EyeRounds.org, a website of the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
Each day, thousands of visitors from around the globe access these educational materials freely via the internet. While academic research and traditional publications remain a cornerstone of the academic experience at Iowa, we encourage the EyeRounds educational materials, which are internally peer-reviewed, as an adjunctive way for Residents and Fellows to share case reports, surgical videos, and discussions with the world.
Collegiality and Friendly Working / Living Environment
Of the many strengths that contribute to our program's strong reputation, one of the greatest is its long history of collegiality and its friendly working and living environment. For many years the Department has enjoyed the reputation of being a pleasant and congenial place to work. We value this reputation because we believe that the best atmosphere for learning ophthalmology is one that is friendly and supportive. Faculty are committed to teaching, enjoy working with the residents in the clinic and operating room, and welcome their questions and ideas. In general, faculty are encouraged to be mentors and to meet with residents and fellows on a one-to-one basis. Group meetings with residents and fellows occur throughout the year. "Town Meetings" with all employees of the department are scheduled quarterly. We believe this approach to resident and fellowship training keeps the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology at the forefront of postgraduate education.
Salary, Benefits
Our first-year residents earn an annual salary above the 50th percentile nationally. Couple that fact with the relatively modest cost of living in the Iowa City area, and UI Hospitals and Clinics compares very well to programs in large urban settings. We are one of the few programs nationally to offer complete medical coverage for residents and their spouses and dependents at no charge.
We Sweat the Details
The dedicated professionals in our Graduate Medical Education office see to it that your time and effort are concentrated where they need to be--on your patients and on your career development. Your work as a resident will be demanding enough. With that in mind, our Graduate Medical Education office has developed a suite of services to handle the details of employment and licensure.
Quality of Life
Iowa City and surrounding communities get consistently high ratings from national indexes of great places to live. Affordable housing, outstanding schools, moderate cost of living, superb shopping and entertainment, excellent transportation, and a mix of diverse cultures all make it a great choice, especially when you consider that much of it is available within easy walking or biking distance from our world-class hospital.
Being located on a Big Ten University campus creates a big plus for our residents. The University is a lively place for cultural and recreational activities. It is a hub for high-level sports and offers the excellent libraries, museums, and cultural centers you'd expect from a Big Ten school. Iowa has the smallest enrollment among the public Big Ten schools, which translates into a campus that's easy to navigate and a surrounding community that supports everything we do for our students and trainees.


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RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) -- The man who shot and killed a father of five outside of Manhattan will spend the next 24 years in prison for the crime.
Michael Blake Layne, 20, was sentenced Thursday at the Riley County courthouse.
In November, Layne took a plea deal and entered a plea of no contest to reduced charges, including Second Degree Murder, Aggravated Robbery and Kidnapping, in connection with the murder of Steven Freel, 31, last December. Freel, a father of five, was from Topeka but family members say he was staying in Manhattan at the time of his death.
Freel's body was found at 11 AM on December 7, 2011 in the 5400 block of North 48th Street, just north of Manhattan. A passerby found him on the dirt road and called police. Detectives say an autopsy showed that Freel had died from a .45 caliber gunshot wound to the upper right chest. It is believed he was killed the day before his body was discovered. According to police, a .45 caliber casing was later found during a search warrant at Layne's house on Pottawatomie Court.
Riley County investigators say Layne admitted to the deadly shooting but claims he did it to protect himself. Layne told investigators that Freel was at his house on December 6, 2011 with a .22 caliber handgun looking to buy another gun and Layne told him to get in the car so they could go to a friend's house to get a weapon. Layne said that he was just going to drop Freel off somewhere and pulled down the dirt road and told Freel to get out. But when Freel got out of the car, Layne thought he was reaching for the .22 caliber gun and shot him. Layne took the gun from Freel's pocket and tossed it in Tuttle Creek, police said.
Prosecutors say Layne and Freel had been committing robberies together and that the investigation into the crimes was starting to heat up after police convicted two other people the men had been working with. Assistant Riley County Attorney Barry Disney says Layne became paranoid that Freel would talk to authorities and panicked, killing him.
Authorities say after Layne shot Freel, he drove away, leaving Freel on the side of the road to die. Layne later told several people what had happened and when his friend's didn't believe him, detectives say he drove them back out to the scene of the crime to show them Freel's body.
Layne's former "boss" and co-defendant, Domingo Soto, was sentenced earlier this week for providing the gun used to kill Freel.
Soto, 42, received a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 25 years in prison for Aiding and Abetting First Degree Murder and a number of drug charges. Prosecutors say Soto turned down a plea agreement.
Soto admitted to lending his gun to Layne, who sold drugs for him.
Layne asked Soto if he could borrow his pistol so he could kill Freel, the state maintains.
Prosecutors say Soto gave his gun to Layne, knowing that it would be used to murder him.
Soto told police he didn't think Layne would actually go through with the killing when he gave him the weapon but a jury found him guilty.
During Layne's sentencing hearing Thursday, Steven Freel's sister, Lisa, spoke and described her brother as "loving father" who had a "huge heart." She told Layne she resented him.
"Because of you I belong to a category of people I never knew existed- murder victims' families," she said.
Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson said Layne carried out Freel's execution once he got the "green light from Soto."


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I've gotten owned a couple times by people with riot shields, and it's almost impossible for me to get all way around behind them efficiently.
What is the method for killing this sort of player?
I've gotten owned a couple times by people with riot shields, and it's almost impossible for me to get all way around behind them efficiently.
What is the method for killing this sort of player?
The easiest ways to kill people wielding riot shields (not including using kill streak rewards) are to stick them with semtex, shoot them in the feet, or throw a grenade behind them (hopefully right under them if possible).
Another way is to flash them or use a concussion grenade (I prefer concussion, because they physically can't turn to face you, whereas they can fluke it with a flash) and flank them and shoot their sides/back (or knife them).
Alternatively, wait until they lift the shield and shoot them (although I assume you've been trying this and it's why you've been getting killed).
(When I figure out more methods, I'll edit this, but I haven't really come across too many riot shielders yet).
I know of three ways:
Ok, that was five.
You have to have really accurate shots to kill a riot shield soldier. One tricky way (which may be easy to most of you) is to aim for their shooting arm, and it is also good if you put C4 where you know they will be walking.
Grenade behind them is what I have always liked :-)
It's simple and you can do it at a reasonable range.
The way I prefer to do it is to throw a flash bang at them and when they're flashed run behind them an knife them. In close corners I don't believe it's possible to have a real strategy if it's just you versus them. Your best bet is to run to a more open place.
Use a flashbang behind them and aim for thier shooting arm
Knife, throwing knife to the ground right in front of them, flashbang, grenade (esp semtex), flanking
These are the methods that I know of, use them wisely
A high damage sniper rifle (AS50 or Barret 50cal) with impact proficiency can go right through a riot shield and I've gotten the game winning kill on a fluke with this before.
Without impact the bullets will be absorbed so don't expect to shoot through a riot shield just because you have your sniper rifle equipped, if you have a different proficiency it won't work.
Stab them, or jump and throw the knife at their head.
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Then Walt Disney enters the effort. My first trip to Disneyland USA was in 2005, a mere day after the kick-off of the park's 50th anniversary celebration. It was a trip that I had been preparing for some time, and one of the sights I told myself I must see was Tom Sawyer's Island. A childhood ritual of mine was coming home after school every day to watch the afternoon line-up on Family Channel, what was then Canada's closest equivalent to the Disney Channel. Amidst that line-up was the original Mickey Mouse Club. Of that I remember very little, save for the vignettes promoting Disneyland. Of those, the ones that implanted most strongly all featured Frontierland. Perhaps because I am a native of Canada's own Wild West, the images of canoes, steamboats, cowboys, and palisade forts burned into my memory.
Original map brochure of Tom Sawyer's Island.
1955 artwork.
Tom Sawyer's Island, around which the mighty Rivers of America loop in Frontierland, was the heart of it. I had great ambition for running amok... as amok as an adult is socially permitted to run... through Fort Wilderness and Injun Joe's Cave. Only to discover that Fort Wilderness had long since been closed and the island in general wasn't fending too well. Nevertheless, it still became one of my favorite spots in Disneyland. It was especially placid in the mornings, when the mist hung low on the artificial river and it almost took on the air of really, truly being somewhere on the shores of the Mississippi of romance and imagination.
Morning on the Rivers of America.
The island has the distinction of being one of the few places in Disneyland that was personally designed by Walt himself. It took some time to settle on the island being based on the writings of Mark Twain. Concept art and maps also have it designated as "Mickey Mouse Club Island" and "Treasure Island". Sensibly enough, Twain won. The theme fit best for Frontierland and the author held a place in the movie-maker's heart. Walt grew up in Marceline, Missouri, a mere 80-some miles from Twain's own hometown of Hannibal. He is right in Twain country.
It was Walt who drafted up the shoreline of Tom Sawyer's Island and decreed that the paddlewheeler plying the rivers around it should be called the Mark Twain (and the Mark Twain Riverboat is, in fact, the only Disney attraction poster I have in my house). The island itself did not open until 1956, a year after the park. For the opening, a boy dressed as Tom and a girl dressed as Becky planted a box of soil from the Mississippi.
The Mark Twain Riverboat, dressed
for the 50th anniversary of Disneyland.
The landing and rafts that take
visitors to Tom Sawyer's Island.
Tom Sawyer's Island, I would later discover, was only nominally inspired by Twain's most famous novels. If anything, it was really an inspiration of spirit more than an inspiration of specific elements. A grist mill put in for atmosphere took on the name of Harper's Mill, from the character Joe Harper. A half-whitewashed wall pays tribute to what may be The Adventures of Tom Sawyer's most iconic scene. The largest extended reference came via Injun Joe's Cave.
Harper's Mill and the Mark Twain.
Taking its queue from the final chapters of the novel when Tom and Becky were trapped in an endless series of caverns with the murdering thief Injun Joe, his eponymous cave was a walk-through that cut underneath the south end of the island. Sculpted rock layers and fossil remnants could be felt along the walls, but Joe's ill-gotten gold could not be found. Instead, one hazarded the Bottomless Pit that tormented the characters so. Joe's treasure beneath the sign of the cross was actually hidden behind a heavy wooden door beneath Castle Rock in a different section of the island's caverns.
Injun Joe's Cave and the gloom
of the Bottomless Pit.
Castle Rock and its riches.
The third set of caverns led from Fort Wilderness to the former Eastern raft landing: an escape route in case of attack. By the time of my visit, this cavern had been largely plastered over. An escape route was no longer necessary after the shuttering of Fort Wilderness. The Fort, when open, featured gun turrets and snack stands and mannequins of Davy Crockett, Georgie Russell and Andrew Jackson from the first episode of the Davy Crockett trilogy.
Behind Fort Wilderness, one of
Disneyland's five graveyards.
Tom Sawyer's Island held other attractions. At what was originally the highest point in Disneyland, a Tom and Huck's Treehouse stood. Waters from underneath the treehouse spilled out to pour down three different streams that in turn fed the Rivers of America. An overhang of rock was dubbed the lair of the river pirates, a reference to Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. Smuggler's Cove had both a pontoon barrel bridge and a swinging suspension bridge. It also had about the nicest view of the river in Disneyland's most naturalized area. This gentle respite was something like a true park in the midst of the theme park.
Smuggler's Cove.
Tom and Huck's Treehouse.
Unfortunately, this is all gone now. Tom Sawyer's Island in its original form is an extinct attraction. With the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean, the area was transformed into Pirate's Lair at Tom Sawyer's Island, yet another victim of Jack Sparrow after the vandalism on the original Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Smuggler's Cove was filled with shipwrecks, a high and dry pirate shipwreck adjoined Castle Rock, and Injun Joe's Cave was renamed Dead Man's Grotto. The bottomless pit acquired a bottom and a new life as the dig site for Davy Jones' Dead Man's Chest. Fort Wilderness lost its fight with termites, the elements and the managers, being demolished and replaced with a ghastly surrogate that houses bathrooms and staff breakrooms. Behind it is a photo spot for Jack Sparrow fans.
The only remaining Twain reference is in the Treehouse. There is a part in the middle of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer where the boys run off to play pirate, commandeering a spit of land in the river to become their pirate's lair. There they take on names like "Tom Sawyer, the Black Avenger of the Spanish Main", "Huck Finn the Red-Handed", and "Joe Harper, the Terror of the Seas". These have now been scrawled upon the walls of the Treehouse.
As I was to discover, these references are really no less than was present before. The delightfulness of Tom Sawyer's Island compelled me to finally read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Between my two trips in 2005 and 2006, I inhaled it, hoping to better catch the references made through the island... Only to discover that the whitewashed wall and the name of the cave were about it. In that respect I am not too offended by the transformation of the island into Pirate's Lair. I am more offended that park management felt the need to fill up space with more things (sometimes less is more) and that they did it with more pirates.
Unlicensed properties don't seem to sell, the logic goes. But why Disney has not yet made an animated version of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is beyond me. Since they haven't, however, that leaves an island park of vague literary references as an open target. At least Tom Sawyer's Islands still remain in Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland.
The Mark Twain Riverboat by Night.


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Someone at the Vatican is a fan of James Bond. On Tuesday, the Vatican newspaper ran not one but five articles about the new Bond movie, Skyfall.
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I remember hearing something about where it was discerned that after a certain percent of losses armies tend to break (ie retreat). Does research on this exist? If so, at what point do armies tend to break?
There was an old, if rough rule of thumb (that I read in the Encyclopedia Britannica years ago) that an army could sustain only 30% casualties without breaking. At this point, the survivors would all feel a real fear of getting killed or wounded "next," instead of "that's what happened to the other guy."
That's all other things being equal of course. An army that saw an enemy break first, then suffered its 30th per cent casualty, would nevertheless receive a morale boost that would nullify this effect. Untrained troops tended to break at much lower casualty rates than trained troops, which was a major mark of "experience" levels. And fighting on home ground counted for a lot. At the battle of Stalingrad for instance, the "30% rule" applied only to the German army. Russian units could sustain 90%+ casualties and have the survivors fight; in one case 6 men out of 1,000 escaped a trap.
From what I have read, the level and intensity of training influences this massively. More green troops will break easily whereas veterans will tend to fight longer and harder.
Panic is another factor: the more there is, the greater the chance of an army breaking. Mercenaries when not well paid, had a tendency to break or change side -- see the Thirty Years war for numerous example of that.
Finally, a decisive key event: death of a general/leader, taking a position, or threatening the camp (with followers and your possessions) would do wonder to break the moral and route an enemy.


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Is there any way to browse certain exploits in MSFconsole? The
show exploits command shows too many and I cannot find a way to show just Windows file format exploits, for example.
Is there any way to browse certain exploits in MSFconsole? The
There's a couple of ways you could do this, that spring to mind
First up would be using search which will show exploits matching the search term, (eg, search fileformat would return modules matching that term. The other was would be to use the tab completion, so if you type:
In msf console,
If not restrained to the console, another idea is to browse them online here http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/
You can also use things like Armitage to browse exploits in a nicer way or other various interfaces.
If you're looking to list certain properties of the exploits (for instance, targets), have a look at the tools directory:
If you're comfortable looking at source, i use a lot of this bash function (stuck in my .bashrc). While it may be overkill, you'll find lots of interesting tidbits in the source / comments:
... And probably what you're really looking for (as stated above) is the search command inside msfconsole. Note that you can search by name, path, platform, type, app, author, cve, bid, or osvdb.
You can use Armitage in order to browse the module tree and easily search for exploit modules. Armitage filters the module tree in real time based on the keywords you type in, as shown in the screenshot below.
To search for an exploit, use
For example:
First I'll list what doesn't quite work for me.
The crutch I found to be working is using the module branch path with the


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Which one is correct, "influence of media in our lives," or "influence of media on our lives?"
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Both in and on are correct and used in this case. There is no absolute rule but it seems that for some people there may be a slight distinction between "influence of media on people" and "influence of media in things" which would incline me toward "influence of media in our lives".
You can change the grammar to remove the proposition, for example "how media influences our lives", providing that you are happy using a singular verb with a Latin plural noun.
They're both correct, with a slight distinction in meaning.
I don't know whether this distinction is specific to "the media", so let me posit some new phrases:
Yup, the distinction's still there: to me, "in" implies one of many influences, while "on" implies a more all-encompassing influence.
When I read the two sentences I distinguish the meanings of the two as such:
A rewording to make it more clear:
This is not a necessary distinction, however, and you can legitimately say:
There is another difference between using "in" and "on" in this context. "In" implies that something is happening within our lives or that something is affecting our lives from the inside. "On" implies a more distant, abstract influence: Something is happen to our lives from the outside or to our lives as a whole.