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There is a famous passage in In Search of Lost Time (it is famous, probably, because like the passage about the madeleines, it is in the opening pages of Swann's Way, long before most people give up the book) where Proust writes about how he would wake from sleep in the morning and while the room around slowly took its time to take form, his mind would cycle through the different beds he has occupied over his life, tentatively placing him in them, into various episodes of his life, eventually figuring out where and who he was now. Well, I have that experience all the time, because almost every morning I wake up in a different episode of my life. I have come unstuck in time, as they say. Except these are not episodes of different times of my life, but episodes of different versions of my life too.
Every morning I wake up as a different person -- a lawyer, an office clerk, a weapons technician, a music critic -- and that person is always me, Y--- K-----. In that hypnagogic morning journey into wakefulness, I am aware of my unstuckness. I momentarily think of myself as one of the people I was in a previous day, concluding I am not him by clues and cues, and cycle to the next candidate. Eventually my identity comes together, and all the others fall away. Like the memory of a dream, my awareness of being unstuck inevitably fades. Sometimes it does so more quickly, sometimes less, but eventually the fog sets and I will assume fully my personality for the day and go on with its version of my life for the remainder, as natural as plain water.
Sometimes, however, you have a particularly memorable dream, and you can hang on to its world of internal logic and endemic causality for an especially long time. My identity of yesterday was like such a dream: I was a Randian, talk about internal logic! So yesterday I was a public policy analyst employed at an unnamed Libertarian think tank. I didn't do anything especially heinous over that day, but when I recall now what it was like to be inside the mind of a die-hard Objectivist, to be filled with abominable hatefulness, I do shudder. And the inevitable question is what turn of events, what version of my life would lead to such depravity?
The best explanation I have managed to come up with for the various mental constitutions of my different possible identities is rooted in the books I would read as an impressionable teenager. My parents' house did not have a lot of books when I was growing up. Nonetheless, I was a voracious reader, getting most of my reads from the local library and by loan from acquaintances. A lot of these books had ingrained themselves in my thinking patterns and had had great influence on my oncoming years. For instance, reading the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series has set me up to be open to new experiences, inclined toward unplanned travel, and perhaps most importantly cognizant of the myriad different ways things can be perfectly made sense of.
(I am talking, above, of my personality of today, which I guess I should have introduced in a nutshell sooner, depending on the eventual context of this note. I am trying to write this before I lose memory of my being unstuck and don't have an audience in mind yet. Today, apparently and conveniently, I am a wannabe writer: a Physics graduate student, come to post-graduate education after a long period of fruitless hanging about in different trendy cities around the world, and a contributor to an on-line writing community where this will probably end up.)
So, it seems like someone turned little clueless me of yesterday onto Ayn Rand, though why someone would do something as cruel to an unsophisticated mentally-defenseless kid is beyond me. I'm not saying books such as Rand's should be burned for being dangerous to teen-aged psyches. No, the responsibility for the wholesomeness of my psyche should probably have been mine, and I should have have fought the toxic ideology. That I evidently didn't manage to is very troubling to me. Thankfully, it was only for a day that I was trapped in that suffocating worldview. Suppose I were to come re-stuck someday, it is dreadful to imagine that I might have come re-stuck in such a mind.
This gets us to a topic I wish I could write more about: the foundational questions regarding my unnatural situation. When and why did I come unstuck? What accounts for the differences in my lives of one day to the next? And could I come re-stuck in one of those lives (perhaps through an act of human growth, à la Groundhog Day)? As I said, I wish I could write more about these questions. In those moments, sometimes long hours, of clarity interspersed between days of fog, I have often pondered them, but the answers are elusive. Even if I had some of the answers at one time, they have drifted away from me. I carry on.
Afterword: I have decided to add this afterword coming back to the manuscript the evening after composing it this morning. I remember very hazily writing this, and I am not sure what to make of what I read. Quite clearly, this was influenced by a dream I had at night, and was written while in its lingering fog. I am not sure how many of the details appeared in the dream and how many I have inventively added. Still, there is the logical possibility, raised above, that clarity and fog are in fact reversed, and for its charm I'm not sure I want to dismiss it. I guess I will find out for sure tomorrow morning.
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Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and his legal team are preparing a malpractice suit against team doctor Chris Ahmad reports Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York. They are still putting together their case and nothing has been filed as of yet.
Rodriguez's camp believes they have evidence showing his hip injury was misdiagnosed last fall. His right hip which was surgically repaired in 2009 was examined after he complained about discomfort. A-Rod was eventually diagnosed with a labrum tear a cyst and an impingement in his left hip later in the offseason. He had surgery in January and missed the first four months of the season.
According to records provided by A-Rod's team to ESPN New York the radiologist working with Ahmad on Rodriguez's MRI on Oct. 11 reported: "Stable postoperative appearance of the right hip with no evidence of labral re-tear stable degenerative change and only minimal gluteus medius insertional tendinosis. Partial evaluation of left hip revealing superior labral tear with small parabal cyst."
That record is a description of the radiologist report and does not include any interpretation or clinical documentation from Ahmad. The notes were sent to Dr. Marc Philippon who performed A-Rod's original right hip surgery. Philippon performed another MRI in late October that showed the damage to Rodriguez's left hip.
The Yankees released this statement in response to a potential malpractice suit:
"We relied upon Dr. Christopher Ahmad and the New York-Presbyterian Hospital for medical diagnosis opinions and treatment. The Yankees neither had any complaints from Alex Rodriguez pertaining to his left hip during the 2012 regular season and the Yankees postseason nor did the Yankees receive any diagnosis pertaining to his left hip during that same period of time. Given the various allegations that have been made by Alex Rodriguez and his counsel if you have any medical questions they should be directed to the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Dr. Christopher Ahmad."
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Is he going to bake him a cake while he's in jail? Who gives a shit if he's a martyr? Bin Laden deserves to be buried under camel shit. Treating people that target and kill civilians like common criminals and petty theives is why the left gets called out on being soft. Al Quaida learned much about tactics and evasion upon finding out how the United States went about gathering info in the first world trade center bombing trial when they were treated as common criminals instead of war criminals.
General William T. Sherman put it bestWar is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out.
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I would doubt he would bake him a cake and I am not so sure Bin Laden's life in an american jail would be better than death. This is a good topic though for several reasons.
First, prior to this last administration, the U.S. was able to separate itself from many parts of the world because of its human rights efforts. Unfortunately, since 9-11 the way the U.S. has handled the rights of foreigners as well as u.s. citizens has been at a minimum debated. The capture of Bin Laden would set a stage like never seen before...even greater than Nuremberg. Certainly he would meet any requirement for the death penalty and if the U.S. decided to gas him, there should be no room for debate.
The bigger picture suggests other options though. Understanding extremist islamic martyrdom, the u.s. should be careful in not continuing to misread the extremist perspectives on life. You could hang him for the world to see and that would make a martyr out of Bin Laden, ignite extremism and allow for his life to come full circle and be accomplished. Or you could bury him deep in some federal prison, allow the dust to collect on his scraggley beard and allow the world to forget about him.
Secondly, (from the article)
"Osama bin Laden and his top leadership - the people who murdered 3,000 Americans - have a safe haven in northwest Pakistan, where they operate with such freedom of action that they can still put out hate-filled audiotapes to the outside world," Obama said. "That's the result of the Bush-McCain approach to the war on terrorism."
McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds responded that Obama offers weak leadership and a partisan approach to terrorism. He noted that Obama opposed the decision to send more troops to Iraq and has not visited the country in more than two years.
"Barack Obama wants to continue down the path of ideologically driven blindness to the conditions on the ground," Bounds said.
When will this fucking message get old? Obama is being critical of what he perceives to be the freedom that Bin Laden still has in Pakistan and wants to change policy...doesn't say how but suggests a change is needed. Probably true. What is McCain's response? paraphrased..."Yeah...Mr. Obabma hasn't voted for more troops in Iraq nor has he set foot in that shit hole in over two years"
Ah???? What's that got to do with Bin Laden or terrorism??? We are caught in the civl war in Iraq...Taliban are increasing in strength and Bin Laden is still poking fun at the U.S. How long are we going to settle for politicians using Iraq as a diversion for their own political gain and avoid addressing the real problems?
I know this will bring out the dogs but geeezzz. c'mon.
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Maybe on the left it's debated. Amnesty International was highly critical of Mr. Clinton and his use of the CIA program called "Rendition" which made water-boarding look like a nice cup of coffee.
Pros and Cons to both. IMHO, you get rid of him post haste. Knowing our press, they will sue to be able to interview him. If he's allowed to talk while in prison, that's a bigger PR nightmare then simply gassing him and being done with itWARNING: This post may contain material offensive to those who lack wit, humor, common sense and/or supporting factual or anecdotal evidence. All statements and assertions contained herein may be subject to literary devices not limited to: irony, metaphor, allusion and dripping sarcasm.
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Obama is a practioner of appeasement, if he were to get in the White House the world wouldn't have seen anyone of his gutless character since Neville Chamberlain which in turn led to the Wehrmacht steamrolling Europe and genocide. The democrats have never been a friend of the military for the better part of the past 50 years. Only at a time of crisis do the democrats use the military for political bargaining chips.
You can't bargain with the ilk that obama claims to want to speak with, doing so will only lead to disaster and in the end would be paid for by young and mostly poor American blood.
The U.S. does more for muslims world wide than any other country, so save the tread lightly as not to offend speach. Who went to Bosnian and put American lives on the line to protect the muslims from genocide, even though Al Quiada was sending support, aid and fighters which helped spark the whole thing. The muslims that have political leanings toward Al Quiada, PLO, Hezbollah which is many more than you'll ever hear the leftist media report offend many in this country.
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What isn't Obama soft on? Except maybe Rev Wright and Louis Farrakhan.
I'm hoping JM can pull a rabbit out of his arse but it ain't looking good. I'd rather see Hillary Clinton as President before Obama. And I broke a knuckle just typing that. The man is too far left for me.
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I can't believe my eyes... what appears to be our next president is a half-muslim, half-black, RACIST, socialist.... and he is going to burn magic pixie dust to fuel our energy crisis.
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ZERO evidence of this. He was forced as a small boy to spend 2 years in a Madras. That hardly makes him Muslim of any percentage
Now THAT I agree with you on. Too bad you had to use false and bombastic language to make your point. Liberals love pointing out posts like this to show how intollerant us on the right allegedly are.WARNING: This post may contain material offensive to those who lack wit, humor, common sense and/or supporting factual or anecdotal evidence. All statements and assertions contained herein may be subject to literary devices not limited to: irony, metaphor, allusion and dripping sarcasm.
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Look- The guy has Muslim roots. Dems act as that is the most despicable thing you can ever say. He was born to Muslim Father. In Islam, if you are born a Muslim, you are a Muslim. His own brother said he was a Muslim in a Israeli interview just last week. His handlers doth protest too much.
"The guy might as well be running with the name Charles Manson Hitler" Dana Carvey
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Born a muslim, is a muslim... may have switched to chistianity, but boy did he shoose a great preacher to listen to for TWO DECADES, before hte guy outed himself as one of the biggest racists in the country, so all the sudden Hussein decides to defect from his church... the past 20 years of anti-white doctrine didn't bother him until it hurt his chances to be President.
So... there is nothing wrong with it, I'm simply saying that I can't believe my eyes. I didn't think the majority of the country would be ready for this, that's ALL.
See post one. Also hear comments his wife made to the effect of "kill whitey". You don't often marry someone who's beliefs are that different from your own. Also as noted, you don't spend 20 years sitting in church listening to a preacher who's beliefs you don't follow.
I don't think anything I said was either as false, or nearly as bombastic as things MR Hussein has said himself... I jsut cannot FATHOM how he is even still in the race, let alone leading by a comfortable margin. The Snata Clause Metaphor is perfect. John McCain is trying to show the public that Santa doesn't exist, while Obama stands up and proudly admits that he IS Santa, and that he is goign to shower americans with free gifts that will not cost them in taxes... he is jsut going to pull the funding out of his arse. Like taxingt the rich and taxing coorporate wealth is different then taxing the majority, it all filters down to the majority, middle class footing the bill.
IF he is elected we will see an ABRUPT decline in the size of the middle class, and it won't be an upwards shift. Cost of living will increase bu a wide margin, taxes will increase by an even wider margin and everything that is considered a luxury will be out of the pricerange of the majority.
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I couldn't agree with you more!!!! Obama walks on water with the left but he's nothing more than a black David Duke. The left has a deep seated hatred of its very own country.
I get a kick at Obamas sudden move to the middle and away from the hatefest at his church because he needs whitey to come out and vote for him.
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The sheer ignorance towards Islam in here is chilling.
Once again, Im defending this douche of a politician in Obama. Quite sad.
The guy is 46. He spent a whopping 2 years (as a small boy, shitting in his diapers) in a Madras. So, by my public school math, thats 44 years he was not practicing Islam. Just because any religion considers you a member if you're born into it does NOT translate into that person practicing that religion. And so what if he is? 95% of all Muslims are fine and peaceful. It's the radical 5% that's giving the religion as a whole a bad name, yet you three soak it up as fact. Truly sad.
BertJones, I dont know where you get your facts but he has NEVER claimed he was a Muslim nor have any of his siblings. factcheck.org and snopes.com have done a ton of research on both candidates and have done away with all these rumors (if you bother to check).
Stick to valid issues, such as his move to the middle and his hate-filled church or the fact we are going to see the largest tax increase in modern times once he is elected. Or how his environmental policies will cripple this country in soaring energy costs. THOSE are the valid points and something that is very telling about the man (and his wife).
I am as conservative as they come (hell, I even have a bust of Reagan sitting in my office). But you three make all of us on the right look like uneducated bigots. Stick to facts, not your unfounded fears towards Islam.
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You check your facts. I never said he claimed to be Muslim. You said that. I said he has Muslim roots. Fact: He was born to a Muslim Father. Fact: In Islam, if you are born to a Muslim Father, you are a Muslim. Fact; His half brother claimed he was indeed Muslim as a child.
I didn't say nor do I imply he is Muslim now. He specifically sought out that disgusting church for political purposes. But to say he doesn't have roots in Islam is disingenuous. I care more about the fact that he is a flaming black panther type who is simply another politician claiming to be something he is not-a reformer. His campaign finance flip is but one bit of recent proof.
And that Snopes stuff is about internet emails claiming he is a secret Muslim plant. I don't subscribe to that stuff. I do subscribe to the fact that he is a very dangerous Socialist with questionable ties who is getting a totally free pass from a stacked media and a politically correct electorate.
<<< Thank God for Ron Paul .... he's my vote all the way.
Yea. A loon racist himself with no idea about how the real world works.
<<< It's the radical 5% that's giving the religion as a whole a bad name, yet you three soak it up as fact. Truly sad.
Another bs, pc # that people toss out as truth. Just last year 60% of Muslims surveyed in America alone claimed they were ok with violence as a tool to defend Islam. You know how many Muslims there are world wide much less in America alone?Last edited by BertJonesMyHero; 06-24-2008 at 08:51 AM.


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Here are five players jockeying to be role players on the Saints' 2014 53-man roster as New Orleans faces Baltimore at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Thursday night in the last of four preseason exhibitions. Both teams are 3-0.
—Roster Watch—
CB Brian Dixon — Dixon's preseason debut at St. Louis was marred by a pair of defensive penalties, but that's behind him after Saturday's interception at Indianapolis. It's a good sign he's seen plenty of snaps this preseason (70), but he'll want things to be more like they were in Indianapolis as final cuts loom and practice-squad spots are doled out.
TE Nic Jacobs — Before signing with the Saints, the undrafted rookie billed himself as a player who could catch passes and block with equal efficiency. He's caught just one pass for 15 yards and not stood out in run- or pass-protection as the preseason concludes.
DL Glenn Foster — The young pass-rush specialist's followed up a three-sack rookie campaign in 2013 with a preseason in which he leads the Saints with five quarterback hurries, according to Pro Football Focus. He also has a sack as he seeks to prolong his tenure in New Orleans.
WR Charles Hawkins — The New Orleans native has only played in 19 offensive snaps this preseason, hasn't caught a single pass, and his role as a punt returner in practice has diminished recently. Vying with younger players to be on the practice squad, Hawkins' time on the Saints may be running out.
K Shayne Graham — The Saints' incumbent kicker returns to this space because he's shanked numerous kicks in practice and missed an experimental, 33-yard extra point this preseason. However, he's 4-for-4 in game field goals so far, and challenger Derek Dimke (2-for-2 and perfect on extra points) has also been shaky in practice, giving Graham a precious chance to retain his job.
—Injury Notes—
Neither New Orleans nor Baltimore will play many -- if any -- of their offensive or defensive regulars, even if they are healthy, as is usually the case for the preseason finale. Below are players who may not suit up due to injuries.
FB Erik Lorig (leg), WR Kenny Stills (quad), S Rafael Bush (undisclosed), S Marcus Ball (undisclosed), LB Khairi Fortt (leg). All missed practice Tuesday, the last one before the game against Baltimore.
CB Ladarius Webb (back), CB Jimmy Smith (chest), CB Asa Jackson (ankle), S Matt Elam (leg), RB Bernard Pierce (mild concussion) and T Jah Reid (concussion). All missed practice Tuesday, according to reports.


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Bill Keller, the top editor at the New York Times since July 2003, has penned a lengthy piece for this Sunday's Times Magazine, which was launched online today, as if the world could not wait another day for it. This coincides with the end of Keller's tenure at the top, with longtime #2 Jill Abramson taking over, and his slide over to the job of opinion columnist. He uses this timing to explain why, after more than eight years, he is finally writing about that infamous period when (just before he became editor) he served as a leading "liberal hawk" backing the invasion of Iraq. Keller claims he couldn't do this before, as editor, but is free to do so now, as just another pundit.
There is so much wrong with this explanation, and so much else in his piece, that one doesn't know where to start. In sum, it amounts to another "mini culpa" from Keller. That's the phrase coined by Jack Shafer, then at Slate, describing Keller's half-hearted editor's note (neither correction or apology) on his paper's error-ridden coverage of the run-up to the Iraq war. More on that later.
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§ Keller sets the wrong contextual tone right from the start, adopting as his headline "My Unfinished 9/11 Business." Then he stoops to citing the birth of his daughter shortly after 9/11 as a motivator for his hawkishness, because now. "Something dreadful was loose in the world, and the urge to stop it, to do something — to prove something — was overriding a career-long schooling in the virtues of caution and skepticism."
§ So, like George Bush, he turned his "attention to Iraq, a place that had, in the literal sense, almost nothing to do with 9/11, but which would be its most contentious consequence." Note the qualfier "almost" noting to do with 9/11. What, exactly, did it have to do with 9/11 in the "literal sense"?
§ As noted, Keller claims early on that he couldn't write about his support for the war after he became editor. "I was obliged to keep my opinions to myself lest they be mistaken for the newspaper's agenda or influence our coverage." He admits he is "the last of the club to retrace my steps." First, that excuse is invalid. There was nothing, besides lack of of guts and fear of mockery, to keep him, years later, from revisiting his support for the war back in 2003.


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Care to walk us through that lot? I get the ipod (classic I suppose?) fostex Hpp1 but the rest?
Care to walk us through that lot? I get the ipod (classic I suppose?) fostex Hpp1 but the rest?
Pico Power / ttvj Apex Glacier / Alo Audio Rx MK3 / two iPods & the Fostex HPP1
Me too!
You must have a really big pocket on those jeans!
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Head-Fiers wishful thinking !
Actually i have a plan to make one special carry bag to fit all those...
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How about these?
That would qualify as a BIG pocket!
Didn't upgrade anything on my rig, but I had to replace the Clip+ because it died after only 2 weeks of use :( Tried pretty much everything I could to fix it, but I ended up just buying a new one, which I finally got today.
Also, in the hopes of opening peoples' ears to better sound, I recently bought my girlfriend a Clip+ and a pair of Westone UM1's, which she thought was expensive (good joke for us head-fiers huh?). I talked to her later and all she could say was "wow, I didn't know music sounded like that", I felt pretty good about the gift I gave her. Also, since I upgraded to Westone 4, I had a pair of UM1's myself that were never getting used. Passed those on to a coworker for her birthday. She said "Well, I just bought a pair of 30 dollar headphones, I don't know if yours will sound as good". Her reaction? Speechless haha!
Not really a "portable" set-up but rather ... "transportable" !
Connected by an Optical Cable, I paired a (RW)AK100 with a "battery operated" Tubed DAC/AMP Bellina PRO from RedWine Audio (I ordered the Bellina Pro inside the "old" case because I did not like too much the woody case)
And I has my TH900 rewired Balanced to take full advantage of the balanced output of the amp. Plus I got a tube upgrade to the MiniWatt Dario E188CC.
First impressions are very good and I could notice a real improvement in background silence when I use the DAC/AMP operated on Battery.
And since the battery is really convenient to carry the system from room to room, or even outside... I made a case to carry the Bellina + power Supply + headphone + my RWAK100 used as source.


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Apologies and Gratitude
This is such a great season I have been able to witness. We have accomplished more than I could have imagined back in August and as of today, I can't see the Bears being able to stop this team. So with unbridled hope, I wanted to send out some love to some people who've really gotten a raw deal from me over the past few years.
Mickey Loomis--I had you chalked up as a bean counter who didn't know beans about the game. I apologize, you've built a winner. Hollis Thomas--I thought you were the worst trade of this season and a wasted draft selection. I apologize, you've been a major key to our defense's success. Charles Grant--I wanted to deal you this season. I apologize, you've played your way into a fat new contract. Reggie Bush--I thought you were a luxury this team just couldn't afford. You've turned out to be the one guy that no defense can ignore and a tremendous asset to us. Jon Stinchcomb--You've probably taken the worst beating from me since we drafted you. You're a gamer and have had a great season. I apologize. And with gratitude Deuce--You've left it all on the field since you've been here. It's so rewarding to watch a classy, gaming player get his due. Drew--Thank you for taking a chance on us and coming with such a great, can-do attitude. You could have been another player collecting a check from his last choice of teams, but you've been a leader and a great adopted son of the city. Sean Payton--Thank you for choosing to take this job. Thank you for making the hard choices to create a winning team that plays as a team. I'm blown away that you were willing to start over and am thrilled by your success. Tom Benson--Thank you for choosing to keep the team in New Orleans. I will not question your motives in doing so, I'm grateful that you did. I'm grateful that you hired Coach Payton, that you stuck with Loomis and that you opened up the wallet to bring in guys like Drew and Reggie who have been HUGE to this team. I can't wait to see what MY SAINTS do to the bears this weekend! I wish Buddy in all his excited, incomprehensible personality were here to see it and report on it. WhoDat! |
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Shot this and converted it into black and white photograph to bring out the ambiance of the old building structure and new modern car on the foreground.
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.
The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it employs. It topped the New Zealand Performance Based Research Fund evaluation in 2006.
Founded in 1869 by a committee including Thomas Burn the university opened in July 1871. Its motto is "Sapere aude" ("Dare to be wise"). (The University of New Zealand subsequently adopted the same motto.) The Otago University Students' Association answers this with its own motto, "Audeamus" ("let us dare"). The university's graduation song Gaudeamus igitur, iuvenes dum sumus... ("Let us rejoice, while we are young") acknowledges students will continue to live up to the challenge if not always in the way intended. Between 1874 and 1961 the University of Otago was a part of the University of New Zealand, and issued degrees in its name.
Otago graduates are among the most dispersed university alumni in the world, due in part to New Zealand being considered a relatively good destination by many Asian students and with the greater variety of jobs, opportunities and salaries on offer overseas for New Zealand students graduating from an established university. Many graduates ultimately settle in Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the United States, China, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan, Singapore or parts of New Zealand beyond Otago. Otago is known for its student life, particularly its flatting. The nickname Scarfie comes from the habit of wearing a scarf during cold southern winters.
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Hello Eugene,
Thank you very much for your interesting notes.
I am no big fan of black and white picture, but you chose a very well angle, this gives depth and perspective.
We get a lovely view on the old buildings.
Excellent presentation, TFS.
Have a nice day,
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Put sugar in a 3-quart heavy saucepan and melt over moderate heat until it begins to caramelize. Continue to cook, keeping a close eye and the sugar constantly circulating. Cook until the sugar is a deep golden caramel. Stir in the butter carefully, as the mixture may bubble up. Simmer and stir until caramel sauce has developed, about 5 minutes. Pour in wine and scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean.
Carefully arrange pears in the poaching liquid. They should be completely covered by the liquid, add water if they are not. Simmer pears, turning them occasionally, until tender, about 20 minutes.
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Well I'd have to say that I'd polietely disagree with you, as I think the striper has returned, especially when you consider its status 20 years ago. From the projections that I have seen, the numbers of stripers will still continue to rise for another couple of years, even in the face mortality figures the same as we have been at. After a few years the numbers will decline below what we experienced a few years ago(when it was considered very good) if the high exploitation rate is maintained. If the exploitation rate is brought back down (F=0.31)the levels will also rise for a few years and then decrease, but to a level that is comparable to the stock size we had a few years back. I'm not saying that there will be huge numbers of large fish, but more fish in total off our coast. Funny thing with size limit regulations - whatever size you set it at seems to be the maximum size you consistently see, as anything bigger usually gets removed. With regulation changes bumping the harvestable size up - there should be a slight decrease in the exploitation rate, maintaining good numbers of fish off the coast.
I hope we get some snow, as two years of low precipitation would be a bummer. Some weathercaster mentioned that we were going through the La Nina weather phenomenon, which results in a change in the weather pattern. The result (according to him) is less snow during the winter, but supposedly more precipitation later in the season.
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BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say a bomb has gone off in an outdoor market in west Baghdad, one of two attacks in Sunni-majority parts of the country that have left seven dead.
Police officials say that the blast Saturday morning in the capital's western suburb of Abu Ghraib killed four people and wounded 12 others.
Also, police said that attackers using guns fitted with silencers killed three off-duty policemen in a drive-by shooting near Fallujah, 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad.
Health officials confirmed the casualties. All spoke anonymously because they were not allowed to brief reporters.
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Woody Allen: 5 Awesome Movies And 5 That Sucked
What image is conjured when Woody Allen is mentioned? Some may say controversy over certain matters of the romantic sort; others may say a filmmaker who has created genius. I once heard someone quote Churchill to describe Woody as "a riddle inside a mystery wrapped in an enigma". To me, Woody Allen is one of my favourite filmmakers around and I know it will be a sad day when reality hits and I realise that there will be no more Woody Allen films to sit and marvel at. But even I can agree that Woody is consistently inconsistent, where moments of genius are contrasted by moments of despair. Films that have defined the way I live and my perspective on the world have been equalled by films I sit and watch and ponder whether Woody really did sit and write this or whether he has an evil twin brother. Its common knowledge that Woody Allen has gone through 3 phases as a filmmaker, beginning with his comedic, almost slapstick side in the late 60s & early 70s. His brooding dramas still contain the comedy but evolved more into developing the characters, portraying their story with more focus. Currently it is his European odyssey, which has come under heavy criticism as some say hes just allowing Mayors of pretty cities to pay him money to make a movie there. While I disagree with this, his next film has been confirmed to be set in North America, titled Blue Jasmine, which may come as a surprise to some. Ultimately his films contain wit, charm and the characters represented have a loveable quality to them, a quirky, eccentric side that perfectly mirrors our everyday experiences and the use of Windsor EF light condensed font has become his calling card. So, as we like to quantify everything we see, here is a beginners guide on what to see and what to avoid when plunging into the 40+ films that Mr Allen has created.
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5. Midnight in Paris
The best film Allen has made in 15 years. After strong showings in Match Point and Vicky Christina Barcelona, Allen spreads his creativity to the streets of Paris, where Gil (Owen Wilson), a lover of great writers such as Hemmingway and Fitzgerald, finds himself in a creative rut, unable to complete his novel. While roaming the streets of Paris at Midnight he is whisked back in time to meet his heroes. The time travel device, while overused in sci-fi, is charmingly simple here, thankfully never having to explain itself for being used. Witty, sharp and beautifully shot, the opening montage of Paris is a particular treat, a hallmark of Allens work, with performances that are surprisingly strong. Owen Wilson, for example, while straying into Allen-esque awkwardness, occasionally finds a simple niche for him to work off, allowing the story to follow through. Brilliant cameos by Corey Stoll as Hemingway and Alison Pill as Zelda Fitzgerald act as effective ways to create humour. While not his best, it captured the hearts of audiences worldwide with its simple sentimentality, becoming Woodys highest grossing film ever (before inflation), and one that I hope stands the test of time.
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The colours in the banner work good, the two shades of blue with black and white accents.
If you can work in Head-Fi in white would be amazing.
>Reasonable price
Who exactly do you think you are?
I can crochet. I know I shouldn't admit that. But in my defense, I can only make beanies.
I might just have to make a Head-Fi beanie with some ear muffs that look like cans.
No shame in that at all. I'll bet there are more people in the world who can crochet than there are headphone enthusiasts.
I'm a hat guy myself (I've got a couple of fedoras I wear everywhere), but I think it'd be cool to switch it up and try a beanie. Maybe with a little buttoned pouch to put a pair of IEMs or KSC75s in for storage.
Alas, you can hope! ;)
Hey now, I'm in, too.
We need to take up a collection or donate some $$?
Wow, I'm late to this one. I just saw the link in Warren's sig (and he says that nobody looks at it...), and I'm ready to buy a roll for myself. Keep the updates coming!
Definitely interested in some stickers. If beanies ever turn into an actual thing, I'd love one too!
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Coach and the American Consumer
One look at the financial results of Coach (COH) provides a pretty clear indication that at least some people have been shopping. On Oct. 24, the company best known for its stylish and pricey handbags reported a 23% surge in sales for its first fiscal quarter, to $554 million. Meantime, net income hit $126 million for the period, up 34% compared with the same quarter a year earlier. "Congratulations on the great quarter," said analyst Margaret Major of Goldman Sachs (GS) during the company's earnings call.
So $800 suede handbags are flying off the shelves. What does that say about the mindset of the American consumer? It may say more than most people think. Coach has been broadening its reach in recent years, expanding its offerings of sub-$100 products and also opening stores far from major urban centers. In the conference call with investors and analysts, Chief Executive Lew Frankfort pointed out that the retailer opened 12 stores in the most recent quarter, including ones in Evansville, Ind.; Greenville, S.C.; South Bend, Ind.; and El Paso. "Thus far, the performance of these full-price, new stores are averaging (sales of) $2.5 million on an annualized basis well ahead of our plan," says Frankfort.
Investors are certainly cheering. Coach's stock rose 8% during regular trading hours on Oct. 24, to close at $39.21. Share are up about 20% over the past year.
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Clearly, shoppers are feeling pretty good. Consumer confidence is at its highest level in a year, nudged up by more than 10 consecutive weeks of falling gas prices. The University of Michigan reported that its consumer sentiment index jumped to 92.3 in October, from 85.4 in September. It was the highest reading since July, 2005.
At the same time the labor market is showing healthy signs. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6% last month, matching a five-year low, and workers' average hourly earnings rose 4% from September, 2005, matching the biggest gain in five years, according to the Labor Dept. With all the good economic news, expectations are high for the holiday season. "With gas prices coming down and consumer sentiment on the rise, shoppers want to celebrate the holidays in style," says CEO Tracy Mullin of National Retail Federation, a trade group based in Washington (see BusinessWeek.com, 10/9/06, "U.S.: Consumers Aren't Sweating the Housing Slump Yet").
All this may be brightening the mood at the Federal Reserve. Over the past few months, Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues have been struggling with how to keep the economy on an even keel as housing prices slid and gasoline prices surged. Now, it looks as if consumers have managed to weather the troubles reasonably well, and, with prices at the gas pump on the decline, they're feeling a bit less stretched.
The Fed seems to have managed to dampen the exuberance in the housing market without smothering consumer spending. "The consumer's propensity to spend out of saved fuel bills is quite high," says Brian Bethune, an economist at financial analysis firm Global Insight (see BusinessWeek.com, 10/23/06, "Is Housing Out of the Woods?").
Falling Gas Prices
Tough questions remain. Among the most difficult is whether the Fed has tamped down the economy enough to wipe away inflation fears. The most recent report from the government shows inflation concerns are very much alive. Excluding food and energy, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in September, the third straight monthly increase of that size, even though overall CPI declined 0.5%, reflecting the drop in gas prices.
The core CPI rose 2.9% in the 12 months ending in September. That's the highest level since February, 1996, and well above the Federal Reserve's "comfort zone," for core inflation of 1% to 2%. No wonder all eyes and ears are tuned in to what is being discussed at the two-day Federal Reserve meeting that will conclude on Oct. 24. The Fed has left the federal funds rate at 5.25% for two straight meetings and it is expected to do so again this week. What folks are straining to hear is whether that will again be the case at the next meeting.
A further interest-rate increase may indeed be necessary to fight inflation. But it may also have the effect of raining on the American consumer's shopping parade. Would it affect all those Coach shoppers, who have been swarming into the company's stores? The executives at Coach don't seem worried. CEO Frankfort says the company is looking to add 300 new stores in the next three years, starting with 30 new U.S. stores in the current fiscal 2007.


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Telescope: looks set to go for the Great Voltigeur
PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)Telescope will bid to bounce back at York
TELESCOPE, who suffered a shock defeat in Saturday's Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock, is expected to make a quick reappearance in York's Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur Stakes next Wednesday.
Harry Herbert, managing director of Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, owners of the much-vaunted colt who was winter favourite for the Derby, said on Tuesday: "Sir Michael [Stoute] is very happy with the horse.
"It is unusual for him to run one so quickly, but he wants to step him up in trip and test him over a mile and a half against his own age group. Provided he is still happy with the horse next week, Telescope will run in the Great Voltigeur."
Paddy Power reacted to the news by reinserting Telescope into the Ladbrokes St Leger market at 12-1, but Herbert added: "We took him out of the St Leger recently, and he would be highly unlikely to run.
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In 2011, GoGappa began by servicing the corporate sector, and showcased an impressive range of corporate gifts that were not just different, but also classy and elegant enough to warrant GoGappa a premium status.
GoGappa's corporate clients, which includes big-wigs from all commercial sectors, were so impressed by their gifts that they started requesting time and again to purchase their gifts on a smaller scale, for personal gifting needs.
This further led to a barrage of requests for additional products to be made available for personal use, and thus, the Gogappa online store came into being.
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