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Located in the Cidacos River valley, this is the third largest town in La Rioja.
Arnedo is 48 kilometres from Logroño. Although the town has ancient origins, it really began to grow at the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to local shoe production. The importance of this sector in the town is reflected at the Shoe Museum, where you can see tools and utensils used in traditional shoemaking. Nevertheless, the town's long history has also left interesting artistic heritage. Among the most outstanding buildings are: the medieval castle; Archbishop Argaiz's house/palace, built in 1658; the palace of the Baroness of Benasque, in Modernist style; Vico Monastery, where, legend has it, the Virgin Mary appeared to a Moorish leader in 1045.
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The 10 Top Midstream Stocks
Kinder Morgan reports after the market closes today, which means earnings season for midstream investors is officially here. Before we begin to hear feedback about projects, operations, and the sting of natural gas liquids prices, let's take a look at the 10 top-performing stocks in the midstream industry so far this year.
Stocks that rock
Based on price, here are the 10 top midstream stocks year to date:
YTD Growth
Summit Midstream Partners
Buckeye Partners
BlueKnight Energy Partners
Energy Transfer Equity
Genesis Energy
NuStar Energy
Martin Midstream Partners
TransMontaigne Partners
Sunoco Logistics Partners
Just as a reminder, the S&P has had a great year, but that's nothing compared to the cream of this crop:
Summit Midstream is a tiny operation focused on U.S. shale plays. What it lacks in size it is quickly making up for in growth -- and not just with its share price. Fourth-quarter EBITDA was up 44% year over year.
We won't cover all 10 of these companies today, but let's take a look at a few of the more intriguing stories from our list.
It's been tough enough to beat the midstream industry this year, and many of these companies looked poised for success in the near future as well. Fellow Fool Matt DiLallo just penned his recommendation for Buckeye Partners, riding to success on the strength of its BORCO terminal in the Caribbean and opportunities here in the U.S.
I wrote about NuStar earlier this year when the stock dropped 7% on a Credit Suisse downgrade. The market only cared about that for about a day, as the company promptly rebounded and is up over 8% since that time. Nothing has changed fundamentally since the downgrade, which was based on fears of a distribution cut. You can read more about that here.
Martin Midstream is a company I've had my eye on recently, given its 7.9% yield and its ability to float under the radar -- at least for now. The partnership actually had a terrible 2012, dropping close to 10%, so 2013 has been refreshing for shareholders. Martin is working on turning around its marine transportation services business segment, and management has high expectations for its terminals and storage segment. Investors should watch closely when Martin Midstream Partners reports on April 29.
Sunoco Logistics Partners is an MLP that many Fools have gotten to know better over the past year, particularly those that hold units of Energy Transfer Partners . Energy Transfer picked up a significant stake in SXL when it acquired Sunoco last year, including 32.4% of SXL's limited partner units, as well as its general partner stake and incentive distribution rights. Sunoco Logistics has a strong presence in the Northeast, but it is the partnership's pipeline in West Texas that has investor's attention lately. SXL is reversing the flow of its Permian Express pipeline to carry crude from the Permian Basin out to Houston. It is slated to begin delivering 90,000 barrels per day sometime in the second quarter of this year.
Foolish takeaway
Past performance is never a guarantee for future gains, but lists like this give us the opportunity to take a closer look at what winners are doing, so that we may continue to grow our understanding of a particular industry.
It's easy to forget the necessity of midstream operators that seamlessly transport oil and gas throughout the United States. Kinder Morgan is one of these operators, and one that investors should commit to memory due to its sheer size - it's the third-largest energy company in the U.S. - not to mention its enormous potential for profits. In The Motley Fool's premium research report on Kinder Morgan, we break down the company's growing opportunity - as well as the risks to watch out for - in order to uncover whether it's a buy or a sell. To determine whether this dividend giant is right for your portfolio, simply click here now to claim your copy of this invaluable investor's resource.
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ROCHESTER — The last time the Spaulding High School boys basketball team played Winnacunnet, the Warriors rained in some early 3-pointers en route to an 11-point win at the Bobcat Invitational in Durham last month.
Winnacunnet rained in some more 3-pointers Tuesday in Rochester, but the Red Raiders were ready for the Warriors with some better defense, contributions off the bench and a strong second-half.
Senior Nick MacGregor scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the second half and Spaulding (6-1) used several key runs to beat the Warriors in Division I action, 71-61.
There were two key junctures in the game. The first came in the third quarter when the Red Raiders went on a 12-0 run to turn a 39-36 deficit at 5:24 into a 48-39 lead at 2:14.
Winnacunnet went 0 for 6 from the field with two turnovers during that stretch.
Sophomore forward Anthony Ciccotelli, who scored eight points off the bench, started and ended the Red Raider run with inside buckets, including a nifty eight-foot baby hook that put Spaulding up nine.
"I didn't know how far out it was," Ciccotelli said. "I thought I was in closer. It went in, so we got what we got."
Winnacunnet cut the lead to seven after three stops (53-46) and whittled it to five to start the fourth quarter when Alec Boucher stole the ball and scored on a reverse layup to cut the lead to 53-48.
"They cracked it open, made some shots and took care of the basketball," said Winnacunnet coach Jay McKenna. "We were looking at the stats and that was the stretch. When we played them in the Christmas tournament, I think that's when we were able to get the lead and hold onto it. They played well tonight. They took care of it when they needed to and made shots when they needed to."
Enter key juncture No. 2.
Quinn Connelly drove for a deuce, Ciccotelli fed Darian Berry for a bucket and MacGregor drained a 3-pointer from the corner near his team bench to make it a 60-48 lead, forcing a Winnacunnet timeout at 6:14.
"I thought we can't let them get back in it," MacGregor said. "We need to finish them here and now and that was really set in my mind when I took that shot."
That surge started a 16-6 run that widened the margin to 69-54 with 3:31 to play on Berry's trey.
Dominic Paradis joined MacGregor in double figures with 13 points, 10 coming in the first half. Ciccotelli added eight, while Berry and Seth Fogg chipped in with seven.
Ciccotelli and Berry's play off the bench was instrumental in the win, countering a foul-plagued night for Charlie Nevejans and an off-night from Paradis, who was well defended by the Warriors.
"The defense picked up and that was the key," Spaulding coach Tim Cronin said. "We scored off our defense. We had some pressure on them. This is how we have to win. This is not a one-man team. We need contributions from all these other players. It's important for our bench to come through for us and they did."
Ryan Gigliotti led the Warriors (4-3) with 13 points, while Matt Guerin added 10 and Pat Lamprey tossed in nine. Winnacunnet buried eight 3-pointers, the same number they hit when they beat Spaulding last month. The Red Raiders hit seven.
It was a nip-and-tuck first half, which Spaulding was able to take a lead into the locker room on a Paradis 3-pointer with 11 seconds to play.
Winnacunnet took its first lead of the second half at 6:58 of the third on a Gigliotti trey to make it 31-30 and its last lead at 5:34 when Lamprey hit a 3 to keep a 39-36 edge.
Then the Red Raiders went on their run to go ahead for good.
"We had to come out with more energy," MacGregor added. "Determination kind of set in and a sense of urgency, and I knew that I had to bring energy into the game and get myself going."
Spaulding plays at Nashua North Friday.
Spaulding, 71-61
WINNACUNNET (61) — Gigliotti 4-3-13, Lamprey 3-0-9, Boucher 2-0-4, Guerin 4-1-10, Knollmeyer 3-2-8, Gareau 1-4-7, Edwards 1-0-3, Doyle 1-2-4, Siegart 1-1-3. Totals 20-13-61.
SPAULDING (71) — Bellio 0-3-3, Gray 0-3-3, Berry 2-2-7, Nevejans 2-1-5, Paradis 5-1-13, Connelly 2-2-6, Fogg 3-0-7, MacGregor 7-2-19, Ciccotelli 3-2-8, Leahy 0-0-0, Colucci 0-0-0. Totals: 24-16-71.
Winnacunnet (4-3) 10 16 20 15 — 61
Spaulding (6-1) 12 16 25 18 — 71
3-pointers: W-8 (Lamprey 3, Gigliotti 2, Guerin, Knollmeyer, Edwards); S-7 (MacGregor 3, Paradis 2, Berry, Fogg).


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Law School Admissions / Fee Waivers« on: January 05, 2009, 03:27:27 PM »
I took the December 2008 LSAT with the intention of applying during the Fall 2009 cycle. I've already been contacted by several schools, each granting me fee waivers for this cycle. Right now, I couldn't even apply to these schools if I wanted to, as I haven't even sought out recommenders or started my personal statement. Would it be safe to assume that these same schools would grant me fee waivers next fall, or should I contact these schools letting them know that I won't be applying to law school this cycle? I'm interested in applying to a couple of these schools, and any money saved on application fees would be greatly appreciated.


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Automakers like young people.
That's because old people tend to, inconveniently, to put it delicately, stop buying cars.
But liking young people is not the same as understanding what young people want, which is something the auto industry is mostly terrible at, despite constantly scouring Facebook for clues. This has not stopped automakers from randomly guessing as they introduce new vehicles, or from paying expensive consultants to guess at random.
Honda Motor Co., for example, said an urban SUV concept it imaginatively named the Urban SUV Concept is ideal for "active lifestyle customers in urban areas." According to the images shown, these are young people who drive around tall buildings on weekdays and spend the weekend driving through deserts and building fires by lakes.
John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, said the vehicle features "that social seating really favored by modern adults."
The corresponding on-screen image showed a group of twenty-somethings sitting at a party; they were probably talking about how annoying it is when companies describe their lives with meaningless buzzwords.
Meanwhile, Nissan Motor Co. showed off a crossover concept vehicle called the Resonance. Andy Palmer, an executive vice president, said it has an interior "almost like a VIP lounge."
Young people like to sit socially and hang out in VIP lounges, right?
Quick, someone text Facebook and find out.


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This is one of my favourite pasta recipes! It's become a staple recipe in my home for my husband and I (obviously, no cream cheese for me!). It's simple to make and the perfect pasta for salmon lovers. You can also make it with fresh salmon steaks (simply cook them and remove the bones) or give pre-cooked salmon a new life by adding it to this pasta.
1/2 cup bow tie pasta (or pasta of your choice)
1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 tbsp. finely chopped onions
1-2 filets (or about 2-3 oz) smoked salmon (It depends on how large the pieces are and how much condiment you want for the pasta)
1 tbsp. of cream cheese (or another soft cheese such as Laughing Cow)
Cook pasta according to package instructions. I usually cook it for an extra 2 minutes or so to make sure it is soft enough for my son to chew on.
(When I'm at home I usually opt for a smaller pasta, such as macaroni, but I didn't have any on hand. I'll admit that the task of cutting the pieces of pasta afterwards was pretty tedious!!)
In the meantime, finely chop onions and salmon. (Don't forget to double check that there are no tiny bones in the salmon.)
In a small frying pan, heat olive oil on medium-low heat for about 1 minute, add the onions and sautee for about 2 minutes or until they are transparent. Add the salmon and cook for another 2 minutes or so or until it turns pale pink.
Once the pasta is ready remove about 1/2 cup of the cooking water and set aside. Drain the pasta and add to the frying pan with onions and salmon.
Add the cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the cooking water and cook on low heat for about 1-2 minutes or until the water has evaporated and the sauce is creamy.
*TIP: If the pasta is still too dry just add 1 tbsp. at a time of the cooking water to loosen the sauce.
Remove from the heat and serve with a sprinkle of freshly chopped parsley. (I didn't add any because I was too lazy to run to the garden to pick some!)
On a side note: the cooking times might vary slightly. At home I have an electric stove whereas here in Italy, I am using a gas stove..and the one I'm using is quite old. I'm not knocking it because it seems like the older something is here the better it works...kind of like old Italian nonna's-the older they get the more resilient they become!!
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Hi Repip,
Thanks again for the information, and taking the time to hand-copy it. (Yes, it would be hard to guess which of the many icons was for the text editor when the icons and their text captions were corrupt.
I am glad to hear that the icons have been restored.
The information you supplied shows that the file /etc/DISTRO_SPECS contains this line:
I think that is the problem. It should be:
If you would like the boring details of what this "386-linux-gnu" stuff is about, read this quotation. If not, feel free to skip over it. (Since you are a Windows user, and new to linux, I'll first mention that the libraries I am talking about are usually Linux "shared object" (.so) files, which are similar to Windows "dynamic linked library" (.dll) files.)
In another thread, I wrote:
Debian and distros descended from Debian, such as Ubuntu, support "multiarch", which allows a library to have, for instance, both an Intel 32-bit build and an AMD (or Intel) 64-bit build installed on the same PC. (That is one example -- many other architectures are supported.) To do this, Debian and friends will sometimes put libraries built for the 32-bit Intel architecture ("i386") in /lib/i386-linux-gnu/ or /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/ instead of the usual /lib/ or /usr/lib/, respectively.
Other distros may handle this differently.
Currently, Puppy continues to use the standard /lib/ and /usr/lib/ directories. For compatibility with Ubuntu packages, Precise Puppy has symlinks from /lib/i386-linux-gnu and /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu to /lib/ and /usr/lib/, respectively.
The problem you have run into is that sometimes when installing a .deb package from a Debian or Ubuntu repository, those symlinks get overwritten, so some needed libraries are not where they are expected to be.
The Puppy Package Manager (PPM) in Precise 5.4.2 has code that moves the newly installed library files to their correct Puppy location and restores the symlinks. But that code depends upon DISTRO_ARCHDIR being set with the proper value, which -- for reasons I don't know -- it is not.
(Some of the commands I gave in my previous post were copied from that code, so when you executed them you were doing manually what would have been done automatically if DISTRO_ARCHDIR had been set properly.)
(I hope I'm not boring you with needless details. I'm being even more long-winded than usual here since you said that your were "really keen to learn a little about Puppy", but perhaps you were thinking of things other than all this nuts & bolts stuff.
Repip wrote:
It really is a simple quick exercise to completely reload Puppy anyway so I am willing to try anything at this point.
I am glad that you are so willing and able to experiment.
If you are happy to have your icons back again, and ready to move on to other things, feel free to do so. But if you would like to try something else related to this problem, consider trying this:
1. Assuming that you are now able to find a text editor, use it to open /etc/DISTRO_SPECS.
2. Look for the line that begins with "DISTRO_ARCHDIR" -- it will be the same as the line in the first Code box earlier in this post.
3. Change it by adding
between the single quotation marks, so that it looks like the second Code box in this post.
4. Save the file.
5. Now try installing VLC Player again, and see if it installs without messing up your icons again.
If it works, it may save you from seeing your icons go crazy again when you install some future Ubuntu package. If it doesn't work, well . . . you get the fun of installing Puppy again!
Good luck.
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Posted: Mon 10 Dec 2012, 02:45
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Subject description: Restore VLC Player
Hi npierce
Have successfully restored VLC Player with that code you gave me, all systems go now in that area anyway ... hopefully it was a help to you guys.
Thankyou for all your help , I assure you I will need much more in the near future... trying to get a Canon PIXMA IP1000 going ... bit of a challenge, however I will read some info 1st and then request HELP !
regards for now
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Posted: Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:17
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Hi Repip,
You're welcome.
Repip wrote:
Have successfully restored VLC Player with that code you gave me, all systems go now in that area anyway ...
That is good to hear.
Repip wrote:
... hopefully it was a help to you guys.
Yes, it was. Your reports made it clear that the code that was supposed to fix the problem wasn't executing, and your report of
showed us why.
Barry has implemented a fix for the problem, which will be included in his next Service Pack for Precise.
See my bug report at
and Barry's blog entry:
DISTRO_ARCHDIR variable not set
Thanks for your help in tracking this down.
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I am new user here...am member on other forums..but never used Linux before...I am having this SAME problem. Can you describe simple easy way to fix??
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Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2014, 07:40
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What flavor and version of Puppy are you using?
The problem discussed in this thread was the result of bugs in early versions of Precise Puppy 5.4, including 5.4.2. It was fixed in December 2012, so Precise Puppy 5.4.3 and newer do not have this bug.
If you are using an earlier version of Precise, the "simple easy way to fix" would be to switch to a newer version. If you are already using the newest version then your symptoms may be caused by a similar problem, such as installing a corrupt package that overwrote the /lib/i386-linux-gnu and /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu symlinks.
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Hi I am using Precise Puppy RETRO I think its 5.7.1 and its the NON PAE version too...I am sorry for posting on this old thread but I am new to the site..
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Since you have the same symptoms described in this thread, it is appropriate for you to post your question here, so no apology is necessary. Probably your problem is similar, and may also be related to the /lib/i386-linux-gnu and /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu links discussed in this thread.
So first, let's see if the links are working. From a terminal window (
) please enter the following two commands and tell us what output you see:
ls -ld /lib/i386-linux-gnu
ls -ld /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
This will tell us if those items are still symbolic links, as they should be, or if something (such as the installation of a package) changed them to directories or removed them entirely.
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after I do each command I get the following
irwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2 Aug 2 2013 (then directory command u suggested) highlighted in light blue
BTW I did this while having loaded one of the save files
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metallica5456 wrote:
irwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2 Aug 2 2013 (then directory command u suggested)
OK, I'm assuming that the first character there is actully a lower case L ('l), not a lower case I ('i'), and that you also see "-> /lib" and "-> /usr/lib", respectivally, at the end of the output line. If so, this indicates that these are correctly still links, not directories. So that cause can be ruled-out. (If my assumption about what the output is wrong, please let me know.)
Does the text under the icons display OK for you, or do you just see little boxes as in this image?
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yes it IS a lower case "l" sorry bout that...and I see the little arrow thingy at the END of the lines after the command is input
Text is correctly there JUST the icons as in your picture...BTW I should mention EVERYTIME I SHUTDOWN it freezes and I have to hard boot the machine and then when comes on next time it gives me a message saying X was exited incorrectly and to just ignore it if was a power failure of some sort.
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OK, so the problem is with the icons, but not the text. That narrows it down some.
Possibly the cache file for the gdk pixbuf loaders or the link that points to that file has been damaged.
First, the file. What output do you get for this command?:
ls -l /etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders
(Note that you can copy the above command by first selecting it with your left mouse button, then clicking in the terminal window and pressing
(You can also copy the output from the command by first selecting it with your left mouse button, then going to the place you want to paste it and clicking your middle mouse button. If you don't have a middle mouse button you may press both left and right buttons simultaneously -- that might take a bit of practice to get right.)
If you get a "No such file or directory" error, you can recreate the file with the following command:
gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders > /etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders
Next, the symlink. What output do you get for this command? (Note that this is just one command although it may appear as more than one line if your browser window is small.):
ls -l /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
You should get something like this:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Aug 2 2013 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache -> ../../../../etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders
(As for the freeze on shutdown, that's probably an unrelated, separate issue, and one that I've not experienced. But if you look around the forum you will find that many others have had similar problems and fixed them in the past, and you may find an answer that also works for you.)
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After first command:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Aug 2 2013 /etc/gtx-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders
holy smokes for the second command I got EXACTLY what you said I should get..
Are we making any progress yet?? This linux coding and what not is interesting BUT I have no IDEA what t means LOL
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Yes, I think we are getting close.
It looks like the file is there, but is empty (the zero before the date is the file size). This command should make a new file with the correct contents:
gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders > /etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders
Then you can verify that that worked by trying this command again:
ls -l /etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders
This time the number before the date should be greater than zero, and the date will be today's.
If that looks good, save any work you are doing and restart the X server (
Restart X Server
Are the curious triangle icons gone after doing that?
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OMG OMG OMG.....DUDE its working!!!! Last night I didn't even bother to try to shut it off properly and NOW I just started it up and it loaded the icons correctly and automatically loaded internet and everything. Only thing is theres no wallpaper just gray background...please advise what to do now?? Is it fixed??
NVM the backgrounds ARE working I just selected them in the background wallpaper chooser and it worked just fine...OMG what did you do!! You are a true puppy god sir!!!
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Hi. Sorry not to respond sooner. I've not logged-in for a couple of months.
Anyway, I'm glad to read that you got it working. Belatedly, welcome to the forum.
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Amazon is the undisputed e-book reader champion of the world thanks to the Kindle – and it looks like the one-time used books peddler is moving into the smartphone fracas with a Kindle Phone, on the back of the US$200 Kindle Fire's crazy popularity in America.
Analysts from Citigroup reckon that Amazon is already developing a Kindle Phone handset with Foxconn which will be ready for a late 2012 release, based on supply chain checks in Asia.
ABI Research analyst Aapo Markkanen told Wired that a smartphone is the next logical step for Amazon – and that we should expect it to have "aggressive" price points as Amazon can afford not to profit on the hardware itself. That'll put the fear into other Android manufacturers going after broke gadget fans, like Huawei and ZTE.
More important though is the content ecosystem – we've seen that iTunes rakes in billions for Apple and Amazon can expect to encourage Kindle Fire and future Kindle phone users to spend more money on ebooks, apps, magazines and movies with one-click shopping.
Chances are that an Amazon Kindle Phone would be a heavily customised Android handset, following the Kindle Fire's media-focused OS – but Amazon might scale back on pushing so much digital content right to users' homescreens, for fear of rinsing our data plans.
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German-English Theological Dictionary
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Since the early 1980s, Wolfgang Kunze, professor emeritus of German, has dreamed of publishing a German-English theological dictionary. With plans "to help people continue their research using German material that needs to be understood," dreams became reality in 2009 when Kunze designed the German-English Online Dictionary of Religion and Theology, the first of its kind. The resource will provide significant help to students taking language exams required for certain PhD programs. It can also help in understanding the contents of major German theological texts such as the vast amount located at Fuller Theological Seminary McAlister Library in Pasadena, Calif.
"A long time in the making, Dr. Kunze's German-English Theological Dictionary will provide a valuable tool for doctoral students in various disciplines that need a basic knowledge of German for their studies," says Denis Fortin, dean of the Andrews University Seventh-day Theological Seminary. "I'm thankful that he has been able to prepare this dictionary and to make such a contribution to theological education."
A long time in the making, indeed. The project began some 30 years ago when Kunze worked as a professor of German at Andrews University. With the help of several doctoral students from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University, Kunze compiled thousands of dictionary entries into mainframe computers. He intended to publish the entries in a hardbound copy.
"This was the time before any book could be printed electronically," he explained. Tragedy struck when technological difficulties got in the way of publication and after years of hard work and the completion of thousands of entries, Kunze says he got stuck with a computer mainframe that was totally obsolete.
For the next 20 years, he continued to write and published several small German reference works. He resumed the dictionary project in full force upon retirement in 2002. 40,000 entries later, he decided to publish the dictionary online.
In 2007, he teamed up with Armand Poblete, instructor of information services at Andrews University, and began to develop the book's website: www.dictionary-theologicalgerman.org. Together they created an open-source database software program designed specifically for the project. The program allowed the designers to create a Wikipedia-style website, encouraging database expansion over time, printable dictionary entries in PDF format and password-protected editable entries.
"The main difference between this site and Wikipedia is that we don't allow just anyone to edit entries... You can only edit and submit with a password. We give this information out to theologians and experts, and they can enter material from wherever they are. We want accountability, and that lies with the author and their reputation," said Kunze.
Though the edit/entry portion of the site is closed, the resources and information are available to all. The current theological dictionary is composed of some 2,000 entries that include abbreviations, definitions, and even picture and graphic illustrations. When completed, it is expected to consist of more than 40,000 entries and offer supplemental material to Kunze's textbook: Theological German: A Reading Course.
"I envision this online dictionary filling a great need for those of us whose native theological language is not German, but who need to stay abreast of current theological literature," says Richard Davidson, chair of the Old Testament Department at the Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. "Such a research tool will be of inestimable value to our doctoral students."
With the dictionary project 98 percent complete, says Poblete, the only work left to do is data editing and entering. Project funding is requested to finance the labor, which will be conducted by doctoral Seminary students. Kunze aspires to have some 15,000 entries online by the end of the school year. Approximately 2,000 hours of student labor are needed to complete the project, totaling about $20,000.
Donations for the dictionary are being accepted. You can give online at www.andrews.edu/development or send checks payable to Andrews University—Dictionary Project to the Andrews University Office of Development. For more information about the book, e-mail Wolfgang Kunze at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
A Little Something You Might Like!
I have some kinders who still need help with hearing beginning and ending sounds. I made this simple beginning and ending sound literacy station. I wanted to share it with you. Let's hope this will help them to move on!
Just click on the picture above to get your copy and please leave a comment. I would really appreciate you following my blog too.... It would make my day!
Have a great rest of your week!
And...... The Pack is in the Sweet 16! Whooooo Hoooo! Let's go Pack!
31 comments:
- Busy Bees said...
Thanks for the freebie, Pam. We are still having fun wrapping up St. Patty's this week. The kids love rainbows...especially the ROYGBIV!!
- March 20, 2012 at 10:16 PM
- Mrs. Krull said...
This is great! My intervention group is always so excited when they have a lovely activity to practice their skills with! Thanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to using this with my kiddos!
Mrs. Krull
Of Primary Importance
- March 20, 2012 at 10:41 PM
- Louanne said...
I love this and really need it with my kids!! Thanks for sharing - you are awesome! :)
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- March 20, 2012 at 10:43 PM
- S. Parker said...
Thank you! It makes me feel better to know that I'm not the only one who has kiddos still struggling with initial and final sounds. I plan on using this soon!
- March 20, 2012 at 10:46 PM
- Emily W. said...
This is perfect! I've got some little ones struggling, too. It'll really help them. And you're so kind for posting it for free.
- March 20, 2012 at 10:47 PM
- Nicole said...
I love the visual!! I still have friends that need help with beginning and ending, too! Thanks for sharing!
On another note, I might have to take you up on that offer of helping with my blog... what are some good ways to reach more people/ get more followers?? No rush, I'd love to hear any advice you have for me!
Rowdy in Room 300
- March 20, 2012 at 10:48 PM
- Mrs. Bailey said...
This is so great! TFS It will be a perfect addition to my Literacy Centers for next week.
Klassy Kinders
- March 20, 2012 at 11:05 PM
- FirstGradeBlueSkies (Jennifer) said...
This is awesome!
First Grade Blue SKies
- March 20, 2012 at 11:12 PM
- Mrs. Ryan said...
Thank you for being so generous! I am trying to find more literacy work station activities, and this will be perfect! Have a great day!
- March 21, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- Mrs. McKown said...
This is great! Thank you for sharing!
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- March 21, 2012 at 9:16 AM
- Deeanna said...
Thanks so much for the Freebies! I will use them in my literacy centers.
- March 21, 2012 at 10:33 AM
- tmarie said...
So wonderful of you to share! Thanks!
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- March 21, 2012 at 11:16 AM
I LOVE YOUR STUFF! Keep it coming sister! I am going to be moving to Kinder next year from First...and I am on the hunt for great resources...ESPECIALLY FREE RESOURCES! You are the best!
- March 21, 2012 at 1:00 PM
- Beadboard said...
thank you so much for sharing your hard work & fantastic ideas! You truly love little ones & your fellow teachers. God bless you REAL good.
- March 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM
- Nicki said...
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- March 21, 2012 at 5:53 PM
- Diana Styles said...
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- March 21, 2012 at 7:37 PM
- Ms.Trinh said...
Everything you do is awesome! Thanks for always sharing.
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- March 21, 2012 at 8:23 PM
- Amy said...
I love this!!!!!!! I am so happy I found your blog through the Kinder-2nd Linky Party. I've love it if you'd stop on by my blog when you get a chance. I'm off to explore your blog now. :)
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- March 21, 2012 at 8:31 PM
- Andrea Sockwell said...
Perfect addition to my spring theme centers.
- March 21, 2012 at 8:57 PM
- Kinder Learning Garden said...
Your creations are aligned so appropriatly with what we are doing in class with our kinders!
Thank you!
- March 21, 2012 at 10:40 PM
- mystrerdr said...
Love this and I have kiddos who definitely need help in this area also! Thank you for sharing.
- March 21, 2012 at 11:33 PM
- Keys4Education said...
Absolutely adorable! Thank you so much for sharing! :o)
- March 22, 2012 at 6:19 AM
- B. Roper said...
Thanks for the great freebie! I always love your ideas! Go Tar Heels!
- March 22, 2012 at 5:42 PM
- Sue said...
I am watching Marquette tonight and blogging. Right now MU is behind and Wisconsin already lost! So not a lot of cheering at my house. Thanks for the freebie and thanks for sharing all your ideas. I left an award for you on my blog! Please stop by and see. :)
- March 22, 2012 at 11:27 PM
- Peterson's Primary Peeps said...
Thank you that game! I have been setting goals as well... Check out my blog for a free Easter download and idea. (:)lots of pictures)
- March 24, 2012 at 10:21 PM
I love the books also! Thank you so much for always providing such cute and perfect activities for each one! Can't wait for the surprise. :)
- March 25, 2012 at 11:24 PM
- Mrs. O'Connor's Kinders said...
I love this activity- using it during word work this week! :) Thank you!
- March 31, 2012 at 5:35 PM
- J. Henry said...
Love this activity! Thanks for sharing! I know my kiddos are going to LOVE it!!
- June 12, 2012 at 12:37 PM
This is awesome!! Thankyou :)
- March 9, 2013 at 6:14 PM
Thanks for sharing such a lovely work. I'll use it in this summer reading camp.
- March 18, 2013 at 3:09 AM
Pam, thank you for the freebie! My kids are having a problem with beginning and ending sound recognition also. Hopefully this game will help them learn while they are also having fun! Oh, I also love the rainbow, it's just in time for spring, even though the weather is not cooperating! It's snowing here today.
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This course seeks to explore the evolution of gendered and sexual identities in the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present. We shall explore ways in which people in the Middle East have shaped and redefined gender and sexual identities from the earliest days of Islam to the present. Although the primary focus of the course will be the Muslim populations in the Middle East, the course will also examine conceptions of gender and sexuality amongst non-Muslim populations in the Middle East, before and after the rise of Islam.
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A recent survey of 1,000 likely American voters showed 42 percent described themselves as conservative on fiscal issues.
The 42 percent identified themselves as conservatives on issues such as taxes, government spending and business regulation, while 21 percent are liberal in this area and 34 percent view themselves as moderates.
But when it comes to social issues such as abortion, public prayer and church-state topics, only 33 percent are conservative, 36 percent describe themselves as liberal and 27 percent are self-described moderates in terms of social issues.
Putting it all together, 26 percent of voters are conservative on both fiscal and social issues, while 16 percent are liberal in both areas and 58 percent are some other combination of the two.
Generally speaking, these attitudes have changed little in regular surveying for the last three years.


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By Ewan Roberts
Too little, too late – the theme of another failed transfer window for Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. The north London clubs, as has become customary, dominated a Deadline Day of little incident, but ended the day as they began it: empty-handed.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has become the master of the tantalising but ultimately unsuccessful deadline day bid. Every window, without fail, Spurs are linked with a high-profile signing. Last-minute bids went in for Leandro Damiao on Thursday, Joao Moutinho last August and Sergio Aguero this time two years ago.
But the north London club's efforts invariably prove fruitless, as was the case again with Damiao. It was no great surprise to see Spurs prepare a frantic, last-ditch bid for the Brazilian, and there was a familiarly gloomy inevitability about their defeat in the pursuit of his signature.
|Arsenal's top January transfer targets
Current club: Atletico Madrid
Asking price: €14m
Current club: West Ham
Asking price: £10m
Current club: Barcelona
Asking price: €17m
|Tottenham's top targets
Current club: Internacional
Asking price: €49m
Current club: Porto
Asking price: €23m
Tottenham's bid of around €15m was never likely to be enough to tempt Inter, especially when you consider that Damiao has a release of around €49m, and Spurs have now been left bewilderingly short up front.
A further point of disappointment for the Spurs faithful will be the lack of a back-up plan, forcing Andre Villas-Boas to make do with just the injured Jermain Defoe (who has one goal in his last nine games) and Emmanuel Adebayor, currently on Africa Cup of Nations duty.
Additionally, the failure to sign a midfielder leaves the White Hart Lane outfit overly reliant on Scott Parker, who has looked a spent force in his appearances this season and incompatible with Villas-Boas' aggressive pressing system.
The chance to sign Damiao next summer will be labelled a minor victory, just as the "special relationship" with Real Madrid was lauded in the wake of Luka Modric's long drawn-out transfer to Los Blancos last summer, but the reality is that Tottenham have exited another window undermanned and with gaping holes in the squad.
It was a similar story at Highbury, where Arsenal began the day bubbling with dreams of David Villa and Mohamed Diame but had to settle instead for Malaga full-back Nacho Monreal.
Given the good form of Kieran Gibbs – who will return to action in just three weeks and has unquestionably been the best performer in Arsenal's ailing defence – the signing of the 26-year-old Spanish full-back (who is not even eligible for the Champions League) hardly seems like a necessity and his signing only marginally strengthens the Gunners.
The acquisition of Monreal seams even more superfluous in light of very apparent weaknesses in Arsene Wenger's squad; in attack, the Gunners' only out-and-out striker, Olivier Giroud, has just nine league goals – half as many as Robin van Persie – while a soft midfield core, devoid of tenacity and aggression, has provided little protection for a vulnerable and porous central defence.
|Tottenham are 11/1 to finish in the top four with bet365
The virtually incomprehensible aspect for both Arsenal and Spurs is that they were one bold signing away from practically guaranteeing Champions League qualification, and instead must consider the transfer window as a huge opportunity missed. To use a pontoon metaphor, the two clubs have decided to stick on a pair of sixes, when a brave twist could have pushed the club forward.
Like last year – when Levy offloaded the likes of Roman Pavlyuchenko and Vedran Corluka, and recruited only Louis Saha and Ryan Nelsen – Spurs have arguably left the window with a weaker, less varied squad. Seven players left the club on deadline day alone, while only one senior player, Lewis Holtby, arrived in the window as a whole.
Spurs simply have not learned from the lesson of last year, when a tepid, cautious window was proceeded by the forfeiture of their grip on third place and the loss of a place in the Champions League. Similarly, Arsenal's lack of business implies a lack of belief in the club's chances of qualifying for Europe's premier cup competition – or faith in Tottenham's potential to implode.
Of course there is a lot to commend about Levy's responsible spending (and from his perspective, the wage bill is in a healthier state than it was at the start of January), and it is worth remembering that Tottenham – unlike Arsenal – are not a rich club. Spurs made a loss of €5m last season, with revenue falling by 12 per cent on the previous season, mainly due to Spurs' failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Both sides can still finish fourth, but one will not, and the root of that failure will be traced back to this window. Arsenal's assault on the top four is barely strengthened by the arrival of Monreal, a minor upgrade on Gibbs, while Tottenham are perilously devoid of depth in attack. Both clubs have been here before though, and, with Levy and Wenger at the helm, they will probably be here again.
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Celebrity photographer Terry Richardson recently joined the ever-growing network of Instagram. Included over the 14 photos posted so far are Miranda Kerr, Magdalena Frackowiak, Jared Leto, Pharrell Williams, and Selena Gomez among others.
Take a look at a few shots from his profile above and head over to his Instagram page to see more. Afterwards, check out his recent event TERRYWOOD hosted in Miami Beach.


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Dell Earnings Leave Buyout Questions Unanswered
Dell Inc. on Tuesday posted results that beat Wall Street's expectations, even as the Texas company posted a double-digit drop in revenue from its PC and mobility segments. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Novelist Michael Cunningham discusses creativity "Before Nightfall";
The Euro-Parliament gets "Bothered" about LGBT rights, Australia lifts its roadblock to overseas marriages, Ecuador cracks down on "cure" clinics, a trans-woman takes office in Bogota, U.S. marriage equality advances in Washington, Maryland and Maine, and more global news; plus a profile of trailblazing British gay advocate Edward Carpenter.
A "cyber-preneur" dots the gays; A Lakota lesbian lassos a seat in the Minnesota legislature; U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon blasts African bias and brutality, South African lesbian killers draw heavy sentences, marriage equality advances in Washington and New Jersey, plus more global news; and pioneering U.S. lesbians rise to power in a "Rainbow Minute"
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The latest update to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species highlights the loss of sea ice habitat due to climate warming as the single most important threat to the long-term survival of the polar bear.
The update also highlights habitat degradation as a main threat to many fungus species and over-fishing as the key driver of decline in marine bony fish.
Polar bears on thin ice
The report, which is the most comprehensive assessment of sea ice and polar bear sub-population data to date, revealed that there is a high probability that the global polar bear population will decline by more than 30% over the next 35 to 40 years.
"Based on the latest, most robust science, this assessment provides evidence that climate change will continue to seriously threaten polar bear survival in the future," says Inger Andersen, IUCN Director General. "Climate change impacts go far beyond this iconic species, and present a threat our planet has never faced before. Governments meeting at the climate summit in Paris later this month will need to go all out to strike a deal strong enough to confront this unprecedented challenge."
Recent studies show that the loss of Arctic sea ice has progressed faster than most climate models had predicted, with September sea ice extent declining at a linear rate of 14% per decade from 1979 through 2011. As polar bears rely on sea ice to access their prey, such as seals, an annual ice-free period of five months or more will cause extended fasting for the species, which is likely to lead to increased reproductive failure and starvation in some areas.
Polar bears are important to the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and, as apex predators, are essential to maintaining ecosystem balance in the Arctic region. Along with sea ice loss, other potential threats to the species include pollution, resource exploration and habitat change due to development. Oil development in the Arctic poses a wide range of threats, from oil spills to increased human-bear interaction.
Number of fungi on The IUCN Red List doubles
Twenty-nine species of fungi have been added to The IUCN Red List in this latest update, more than doubling current numbers. Fungi are an enormous group of organisms that are neither plants nor animals. They obtain nutrients through the absorption of decaying organic matter, recycling plant and animal waste into useful products. The main threats affecting the species are habitat loss and degradation, mostly from changing land use practices.
Fungi are extremely important to humans as medicine and food and their conservation is vital for the health of the world's ecosystems. Fungi have a symbiotic relationship with 80% of all plants and form a crucial part of the digestive system of ruminants such as sheep and cows.
Marine bony fishes at risk of extinction in the East Central Atlantic and Greater Caribbean regions
The latest global assessment of the 1,400 marine bony fishes of the Eastern Central Atlantic – covering the area from Mauritania to Angola – shows that 3% are threatened with extinction. In the Caribbean, 1,340 species were assessed, and of these 5% are threatened with extinction, including the golden tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) which is listed as Endangered.
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Friday, July 20, 2007
Ratatouille: Food for Thought
The characters struggle to overcome the persecution, but not because of the persecution itself but because the persecution stands in the way of them exercising their talents. Bird appears to feel that talent should rise to the top and that others should willingly defer to talent. This is where the charge of elitism, and even fascism, are leveled at Bird. What he never shows is how talent has to be developed and refined. The Iron Giant is built with all his capabilities. The Incredibles are presumably born with super powers. Remy is born with a genius nose.
Contrast this with Joe Johnston's film October Sky, based on Homer Hickam's book Rocket Boys. It's about a group of boys in a mining town who are inspired by Sputnik to take up rocketry. The standard path in the town is for boys to graduate high school and enter the mines, so the boys stand out for wanting something different from the social norm. While the town attempts to discourage their efforts, especially when it appears that one of their rockets caused a fire, the film also deals with the boys struggling to figure out rocketry and documents their early failures. As talented as these boys might be, it takes effort to develop their talents.
As an artist, Bird has to know this. There's no way that his first work was as good as what he's doing now. For whatever reason, though, the maturation of talent doesn't interest him. The abilities of Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Remy are fully formed.
For Bird, ambition is not for personal glory, it's simply to reach a position where talent can be exercised. This is an interesting contrast to John Lasseter's characters in Toy Story and Cars. In those films, Woody and Lightning McQueen attempt to lead out of ego and only discover happiness when they forsake ambition. Both directors deal with ambition, but it signifies completely different types of characters.
In Lasseter's world, ambition always pits a character against a rival. Success can only come by overcoming a competitor. For Bird, the talented are either all in agreement (like the supers in The Incredibles), or unique like Remy or the Iron Giant. What would happen in Bird's world if two equally talented protagonists attempted to express their talents towards competing ends?
By avoiding the struggle to develop a character's talents or having a character compete against equally talented opponents, Bird slants his films heavily towards his chosen characters. In much the way the Disney princesses are fated to ascend to their rightful places, Bird's characters also triumph. While the princesses live in fantasy worlds, Bird's live in ours, but his films are just as much fairy tales as the Disney films. Bird's characters don't compromise and aren't diminished by a hostile environment. Their talents are fully exercised and they accomplish everything they're capable of. And if that isn't a fantasy, I don't know what is.
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- Matt J said...
Insightful review Mark & nicely drawn comparisons.
- July 21, 2007 7:04 AM
- Pete Emslie said...
"What would happen in Bird's world if two equally talented protagonists attempted to express their talents towards competing ends?"
I'm not sure what you mean here by "competing ends", but I assume you mean results that are opposed to each other. In which case, I think you'd have to make that one protagonist up against an antagonist, as I don't see how you could have two heros competing for different outcomes, other than for personal glory.
If I may suggest, I think the concept of an equally talented antagonist is clearly what Bird has shown in "The Incredibles" with the character of Buddy evolving into the vilainous Syndrome. There is the difference between Buddy and Mr. Incredible, however, in that Buddy has no genetically acquired super powers. He is more of a technological whiz kid who has created gadgets that do all of his bidding. The fact that his skill has all been learned over some time through perseverence shows him to be a worthy adversary.
I'd also argue your point about Remy in "Ratatouille". Though his introduction in the movie has to play through fairly quickly in order to get us into the main story, I think it's clearly evident that Remy is only different from the other rats in that he believes that there must be something more to life than simply settling for eating garbage. He's been born with more discerning tastes than his fellow rats, but his talent for cooking is not there in the beginning. He learns to cook by watching Gusteau's cooking show on the old woman's TV whenever he gets the chance. So, yes, it is a learned skill, achieved through as much study as Remy can get without being caught!
I'll confess, my favourite of the Pixar films are these two by Brad Bird. Frankly, I admire his "elitist" tastes, as I admittedly share those views. I think he's right on the money with that scene in "The Incredibles" of Dash and his Mom in the car after the school incident, where Mom tells Dash he has to suppress the urge to use his super abilities and be like all the other kids, saying, "Everybody's special, Dash." To which Dash replies under his breath, "That's just another way of saying nobody is." Clearly Dash is not content to live a life of mediocrity.
That phenomenon of mediocrity is widespread today, especially in our industry of art and animation. Regarding TV animation specifically, I feel that the untalented are clearly in charge of the product, with the talented artists being told to draw down and not do anything that dares to look good. Flash animation doesn't even allow them to draw, but instead just shift badly designed cutouts around on computer screens. Where is the talent in that? I pity those among our Sheridan students with great talent, as they currently face a work situation in the studios that they are clearly overqualified for. They will rarely get an opportunity to shine with the abilities they possess. I think that's a tragedy.
- July 21, 2007 12:27 PM
Good point about Syndrome Pete, he is a strong antagonist. Although, in line with Mark's argument, don't you find it somewhat troubling that the only character in the film who really has to work for his power, and learn his skills, is the villain? I mean ultimately the character who put the most effort into being "special" ends up being evil, and thus the moral and intellectual lesser of those who are genetically gifted. He is eventually doomed to fail at the hands of the characters that were born special.
To make matters worse, Mr. Incredible was the one who pushed Buddy into this villainous role in the first place. How? By treating him as a lesser because he wasn't a genetic "super". Now, if Mr. Incredible had learned from this mistake, and had resolved not to take hardworking people for granted, this could have become a very meaningful complement to Bird's message, but no such revelation ever occurs. Mr. Incredible simply defeats Syndrome and goes on thinking that the silly normal never should have tried to be like us supers in the first place.
Don't get me wrong, I don't like all of the politically correct garbage about everyone being special either, and (as one of those animation students stuck in Flash) I do agree that talent should be given the chance to shine. Yet, talent is more often earned than given, and not everyone can be as much of a prodigy as perhaps Brad Bird and his protagonists are. Like it or not, these were choices that Bird made about the Incredibles and their nemesis, and they are as much a part of that film's message as all of the good stuff.
- July 21, 2007 2:59 PM
- Pete Emslie said...
Anonymous - You've made a very good argument and I agree wholeheartedly with what you've said. Being a film about a family of superheroes, it is a fantasy to begin with, and not something that I'd want to apply literal thinking to. I'd rather just enjoy the film at face value, as I simply see that the family's inherent superpowers are just an an analogy for those in our real world who seem to be blessed with highly unusual natural ability. For instance, it is awe inspiring to me every time I see a news item regarding some music prodigy of 4 or 5 years old playing piano or violin with the ability of an adult. There is something absolutely magical to me about that and I find it truly inspiring. And I would hope that those little ones are encouraged to pursue their greatness, so long as they are also allowed to experience being a regular kid along the way.
In contrast, I find nothing admirable about the opposite situation. Interestingly, here is where the visual arts seem to part company with other art forms. For instance, a 5 year old child onstage, singing off-key and dancing off-rhythm is considered cute, yet an adult performing at that same 5 year old level of ability would be an embarrassment to all watching. At best they might be met with a smattering of polite but awkward applause, though they are more likely to be laughed and jeered at, then quickly yanked offstage.
Yet no such equivalent of discernment exists in the world of visual art. Instead, those who draw or paint at the level of a 5 year old's scrawl are heralded as exciting new talents, displaying originality of "style". In the current sad state of commercial animation, those who draw at the level of 5 to 12 years old are rewarded with their own TV shows, where all who work on them are expected to draw down to that pathetic level. Still, nobody dares call them on it. Instead, we have all been cowed into accepting these pronounced drawing deficiencies under the guise of individual "style". In the real world of animation, it seems nobody appreciates hearing that the Emperor is starkers. As a result of our industry not encouraging dissent or discerning opinions, we have mediocrity running rampant on the TV airwaves. This is why I applaud Brad Bird and his stories that encourage this pursuit of personal excellence. Only through aspiring to greatness ourselves do we inspire others to do the same and, ultimately, help to bring about further advancements in our various fields of endeavor. That's the way I see things, anyway...
- July 21, 2007 4:43 PM
Admittedly, I felt like this after seeing Ratatouille. For some reason in Incredibles, it didn't bother me. I think it's because of the Syndrome character, as others have stated. I think Mr Incredible *did* come to the revelation that he caused Buddy to grow up to be a villan--he was actually doing the same to Buddy as the lawyers did to him when the Supers were told to go into hiding. I think that's a great dynamic, but you have to read between the lines to see it. Both of them chose to react to their unrecognized talents in different ways, and I think Mr Incredible's way of dealing with it makes him more appealing and relatable.
In Ratatouille, I felt that Remy was a bit self-centered, and for some reason it just kinda screamed "Brad Bird telling his life story" to me. I wasn't cheering him on, because he seemed to only care about attaining his own goals, and when his dad showed him what should have been a "world-view" changing sight on the street, Remy ended up just shrugging it off instead of actually dealing with that reality. I felt like it should have thrown him for a loop, at least temporarily, but it didn't.
Even so, I do not think that his films deserve to be called facist. One thing I think the Incredibles was stating is that there is a danger when people aren't recognized for their talents (Syndrome), which to me is a reality that goes side by side with not being ego-centric and recognizing all people.
The small thing you have to look for in Ratatouille, was that even though Linguini never became a good chef, he did end up having a talent at being a waiter. (Even though this is realistic, I feel that anyone can get BETTER at anything if they put effort into it, even though all of us won't be the next Monet, we didn't see Linguini learn *anything*)
The fact is, life does not live by politically correct rules, and I don't think it should. At the same time, I don't think one should be self-centered and look down on others. So am I speaking out both sides of my mouth? Yes, but I think Brad's films are too.
Good point about 2 equaly talented characters competeing--I would like to see how he would handle that in a film.
- July 21, 2007 10:38 PM
One more reason why I think Mr Incredible is more appealing and easily relatable than Remy, is because Mr Incredible's ultimate self-fulfillment actually comes from helping other people. He *hated* that he couldn't save the guy getting mugged in the alley. He hated his job, but he cheated the system by still trying to help out the customers. When he ended up putting himself first, he got himself into trouble, keeping a secret from the family, and getting trapped on the island. His family saved him, and their strengths came from coming together as a family.
Remy...I'm not sure I can say his character is that complex. His ultimate self-fulfillment is to be a cook, and I don't think he really learns how to sacrifice himself for someone else. Mr Incredible does, and *wants* to sacrifice himself to save others.
- July 21, 2007 11:08 PM
- Benjamin De Schrijver said...
On another note, I think there's another interesting conclusion to this. It's an example of why I personally think dramatic feature animation should overall be written by one person, instead of a group of writers, storyboarders, etc. I have the feeling Bird keeps a much tighter leash on his storyboard team than other directors, especially those at other studios. It feels that in the past and at other studios the storyboarders are often actually creating the story, while with Bird it feels as if the storyboarders "just" find a way to tell the story. I think these personality traits coming through add a whole other level of interest to his films. They feel more rich than, say, Shrek or Aladdin (no matter how much you might like those films).
- July 22, 2007 5:13 AM
- Mark Mayerson said...
Peter, I carefully chose the idea of two equally talented protagonists. Imagine in Ratatouille if Remy was not the best cook in Paris or even in the kitchen at Gusteau's. Yes, he's still talented and capable, but not the absolute best. His ambition to cook and to change recipes takes on a different perspective if he was being blocked for quality reasons as opposed to persecution.
Syndrome is clearly a villain because he kills. Again, consider how different The Incredibles would have been if Syndrome challenged Mr. Incredible in a way that was a morally acceptable contest as opposed to a genocidal plot.
I'm not saying that Bird should have made either of the above stories. I just wonder if Bird's world view and characters are flexible enough to deal with a more level playing field. Bird's main characters are exceptional and I wonder if he could build a story around a character that was less than that.
Like you, I admire Bird's films enormously. One reason is because they're rich enough to examine and analyze. The fact that I'm raising these issues shouldn't imply that I think the films are failures. Failed films are rarely worth thinking about.
Anonymous (and I can't tell if all the anonymouses are the same person or several), I think we have to cut Bird some slack because he inherited this film and didn't create it from scratch. I think that Bird pulled off something of a miracle, taking a film that was halfway through production and reworking it successfully while still hitting the release date. I don't doubt that there is much that Bird would have done differently if he had started on the film earlier.
Benjamin, I think that Bird controls the stories of the films he works on at least as tightly as anyone else working in animation today. I agree with you that many animated features feel patched together. It's inevitable that several story people will work on separate segments, but in Bird's case he manages to make sure that those segments are thematically and tonally consistent.
- July 22, 2007 9:27 AM
- Pete Emslie said...
In regards to "Ratatouille", I just don't think it would make sense to have a scenario where Remy is pitted against a talented human chef, each one vying to be the best. The whole premise of the film requires that Remy remain unseen to the humans, as they would never believe that a rat is capable of human activity. Remy would still need to compete by way of using Linguini, his human "puppet", as his front. Seriously, I can't see how it could work.
The idea of two protagonists competing against each other for individual goals is a fairly rare premise in the history of animated films. Offhand, I can only think of two features that sort of fit that description, though I'm sure there are others. In "Toy Story", both Woody and Buzz are good guys, with Woody trying to reclaim his distinction of being Andy's favourite toy. Ultimately, when they both end up in a dangerous predicament, they have to pool their talents and work together to get back to the safety of Andy's place and allow the chips to fall where they may as to whom Andy loves best. A satisfying stalemate is created with the birthday gift of the puppy at the finale that would appear to trump them both.
In "The Jungle Book", both Bagheera and Baloo are competing for what they both consider the best future for Mowgli. Bagheera represents Reason, with his conviction that Mowgli will be better protected in the confines of the village surrounded by his own kind. Baloo represents Emotion, believing that Mowgli would be happier living a life of leisure in the jungle with him, though it does mean staying alert to the dangers that lurk all around. Again, neither one can claim a complete victory by the end, as it is the allure of the young girl who leads Mowgli voluntarily into the village gates, thereby creating a compromise of Reason brought about by Emotion.
Quite honestly, I don't know how you would handle a cooking match between Remy and an equally heroic human competitor. Would one triumph over the other or would a stalemate occur as in the other films I've noted? I think Brad Bird told the story in the only way possible, by pitting tiny Remy against all of the odds of the human world, and overcoming all of the obstacles through perseverance, talent, and keeping alert to the dangers he faced. This brings the film to a satisfying Capra-esque conclusion, where all of the participants are forced to challenge their preconceptions and made to understand.
- July 22, 2007 3:21 PM
Quite honestly, I don't know how you would handle a cooking match between Remy and an equally heroic human competitor
Sorry to say but this brings the show "Iron Chef" to my mind.
- July 24, 2007 4:53 AM
Pete -- which talentless hacks wth the drawing ability of a 5 to 12 year-old have their own shows? I'd love to see them.
Most shows I see out there are created by (cough) writers -- whose drawing abilities I haven't seen.
And wow! Why this constant downer on Flash? Anyone with the ability to draw should embrace it. Why slide stuff around? -- you do realize that there are individual frames on that timeline -- just like in traditional animation? Does horizontal orientation rather than vertical make it too different from a dope sheet for it to make sense?
If animation looks slidey and shifty -- it's by choice, lack of ability or lack of ambition.
It's a poor craftsman that blames his tools.
Perhaps one should look to the producers who set the schedules and budgets -- that is the true restriction which forces animators to crank out 1 minute of animation a week. Good luck doing that traditionally -- and inking it -- and compositing it -- and coloring it.
- July 24, 2007 12:33 PM
- Pete Emslie said...
To that last Mr. "Anonymous":
In my opinion, most of what comprises "Adult Swim" is drawn at the level of a young highschooler at best. An atrocity like "12 Ounce Mouse" is no better than the scrawls of a 5 year old. There are also several shows created here in Canada that are designed at no better than highschool level of ability. One CBC show that I cringe at is definitely drawn deliberately at a 5 year old level. Maybe some animators are happy working on such shows and more power to them, but I'd find it depressing to work on stuff like that myself. Just my personal bias, I'm afraid.
As for Flash animation, even at it's best I find it inherently limited. A show like "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends" is decently designed in terms of graphic art, but the animation is still severely limited, moving no more than cutouts do. Heads move from front to side views in one frame with a "swoosh" sound to cover the speed. Sometimes a 3/4 view inbetween is contrived by shifting the facial features across the face first before the final head replacement. Squash and stretch is achieved primitively through simple vertical or horizontal distortion of shape, not like hand-drawn animation which does it more organically with a feel for compressing the flesh and muscle.
Look, you don't have to agree with me on this, but it is my bias and I'm not going to "embrace" Flash until the day that it can replicate the look of organic hand-drawn TV animation like any of the early Hanna-Barbera shows. In the meantime, would it be asking too much of all you "Anonymous" types to at least come up with individual online pseudonyms so that we can sort you all out? Thank you.
- July 24, 2007 3:23 PM
- Pete Emslie said...
One last point:
Anonymous said: "Perhaps one should look to the producers who set the schedules and budgets -- that is the true restriction which forces animators to crank out 1 minute of animation a week. Good luck doing that traditionally -- and inking it -- and compositing it -- and coloring it."
On this you'll get no argument from me. Of course I lay the blame at the feet of those who are funding the shows for peanuts, as well as the producers who accept those cheapskate conditions. Ultimately it's the artists who suffer the consequences, as they work constant overtime (without extra pay up here in the union-less Canadian studios), never knowing where they're going once their contract is up, and always under the constant threat of layoff if they don't meet the unreasonable quotas.
15 years ago we had shows on TV like "Ren and Stimpy", "Animaniacs", "Duck Tales" and all the Nicktoons, etc. I'm not saying they were all wonderful, but they all still employed animators who were able to use their drawing skills and the animation was still of the organic, hand-drawn variety, with a fair amount of tried and true animation principles at work, even if it was somewhat limited by TV budgets. Today, nobody wants to invest enough to create anything of lasting value. Ever notice how many of these Flash shows come and go so quickly from the TV schedule? Talk about your "Flash" in the pan...
- July 24, 2007 3:49 PM
- Boris Hiestand said...
TV has always been of an inferior quality. Other than that, man what an amazing post this has been! Wonderful insights and discussions. Thanks mark, Pete and however many anonymouses!
- July 25, 2007 5:50 PM
I think that what Bird is talking about being an artist...a true artist...
Something that one does with the heart, that needs great effort and love, remy follows his intuition to do what he ahs to do...and he leaves home, he flies and anyway ..what is his victory but doing what he loves?
I could see myself as an artist reflected in that story...and my own struggle against the dark forces of our capitalist culture to destroy art...most of cartoons are today like fast food...bad served...and pixar has shown us that they are chefs...
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- July 27, 2007 7:01 PM
In those films, Woody and Lightning McQueen attempt to lead out of ego and only discover happiness when they forsake ambition.
They definitely didn't forsake ambition. I'm not sure what ambition Woody really had except to be Andy's #1, in which case all he did was deal with his ego. McQueen didn't give up racing or give up trying to be the best just because he decided not to win that race. His best years were still ahead of him, and he knew it. Nice job missing the point of that ending and the point of the movie.
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I was alerted by Michael Cohen, to an article he has written today entitled " China: UFO crash at Chengdu 1947 revealed in declassified files "
" On July 18th 1947 a farmer near Chengdu found unusual remains of what appeared to be a crashed flying saucer or UFO in the fields. News spread and locals congregated to see the bizarre UFO wreckage. The head of the Physics department of the local university, Professor Zeng Zhanhan, was asked to analyse the wreckage along with other experts and a report was written up. The object was declared a UFO " (extract from article).
It is indeed both interesting and intriguing, and the reference page given at the bottom(of his article), points to a Chinese account of this…. I have used google to translate the article here (and although not a great translation…an understatement..you can just about follow it..i think).
What worries me, is the source of the information, and were it has come from…. can the declassified files be properly verified, and what is the media reporting this like…is it similar to ' The Sun ' (newspaper), in the Uk…. if so then it will definately have to be questioned.
Of course, if most things check out, then this would be quite significant.
In conclusion, due to (especially) recent hoaxes, and disinformation, we can only speculate on the information given here, however enticing, and hope that more information comes to light…. and then we can reassess it; for now we can merely speculate.
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HALEAKALA, Hawaii — It's not getting any closer, I thought to myself, gazing at the 30-mile-wide mound of ancient lava in the distance. Nearly an hour into my ride I was pounding the pedals heading up the north slope of Maui's Haleakala, one of the world's largest dormant volcanoes. For the record, geologists say the crater is actually an "erosional depression" caused by two valleys merging together.
No matter, this was no molehill, and my destination was as elusive as ever. Two miles high, with a cavity big enough to accommodate Manhattan, Haleakala is so vast it's easy to lose perspective. The summit was still almost 30 miles away.
It was on my 50th birthday nearly four years ago that I got the crazy idea to conquer what Mark Twain once called a "colossus." Watching the packs of tourists cruising down, I wondered if I could actually "bike the volcano," as those ubiquitous fliers proclaimed.
Not that I wasn't in good shape — I'd been cycling since my late teens, and over the last decade had bagged a handful of 3,500-foot climbs. But scaling Haleakala would be different. First, I'd have to endure the various microclimates — from searing sun to chilling rains to blinding fog. Plus, I'd be grinding thousands of feet up a relentless 5% to 6% uphill grade for 37 miles — the last few through seriously thin air.
Fortunately, I was in no huge rush so there'd be plenty of time to prepare. Alas, the universe had other plans. In November 2011, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. So now I was forced to focus my energy on defeating a tiny but growing mass, millimeters from my bike seat.
Obviously, biking and prostate issues are a dubious mix. And my triple-whammy treatment — three procedures seemingly conceived by the Marquis de Sade — didn't exactly help. Just before New Year's 2012, I received my first installment of hormone "therapy" — a shot that knocked out my testosterone, giving me symptoms of female menopause with, well, hot flashes.
In February, I began a five-week round of radiation that sapped my energy and my appetite. But it was the 80 radioactive seeds implanted directly into the offending area in April that made mounting a bike seat a form of torture. I couldn't cycle again until August 2012.
Even so, those were mere physical annoyances. It's the "what if" thinking that was my most formidable opponent. No doubt, I fired a few neurons down that path early on, but for the most part, I remained positive, determined to confront Mt. Cancer with as much strength and grace as I could muster.
This mindset also proved invaluable in braving the athletic challenge of my life. Yes, I trained like a madman with routine assaults on the mountain behind my house in Santa Barbara and a little 4,600-foot jaunt up to the ski lifts at Mt. Baldy. But equanimity and persistence ended up being my strongest ally.
And what better to foster these qualities than the return of my testosterone by late autumn, followed by two successful post-cancer screenings. I don't know whether it was the hormones or the psychological boost of beating cancer, but something pushed me toward a feat I might never have attempted.
So it's only fitting that I was drawn to a sacred site, Haleakala, or "House of the Sun." According to legend, after the demi-God Maui entrapped the sun, it agreed to cross the sky more slowly in exchange for its release.
Old sol was certainly cooperating this August when I made my ascent — the day dawned so clear that the often-hidden titan presented itself in full glory. "Maui" was clearly looking out for me. And so, after two bowls of cereal and bananas, my "support team" (actually just my partner, Chris) loaded my rented Trek into the back of our convertible, and soon I was dipping my toe into the turquoise waters at Baldwin Park, just outside the town of Paia.
"Remember to enjoy it," Chris had told me before I left, certainly the best advice anyone offered. Soon I was pedaling past fields of meandering cows and beneath a canopy of draping, flowering plants whose scent offered a sweet contrast to the rigors that lay ahead.
At the 4-mile mark, as the view of the cloud-free crest opened up, I spotted another cyclist on a far shorter excursion — to the next town. "There's no air at 10,000 feet!" he said. Not exactly the encouragement I was hoping for, but by the time I arrived at Makawao three miles later, I'd forgotten his comment. Here I continued onto the short but steep Olinda Road before taking that critical right onto Hanamu Road — an asphalt roller coaster just past mile 8. (Miss it and you'll climb an extra 1,700 feet.)
Adequately warmed up, I cycled furiously (despite the speed bumps) enjoying the only real descents of my entire trek. Then after reaching the aptly named Haleakala Highway I was ascending again. Here I encountered the first of many downhillers who must've been thinking, What is this guy doing?
Indeed, 45 minutes later, I was contemplating the 2,500-foot elevation marker with mixed feelings. Only 7,500 feet to go, I thought to myself. But within a mile I was enjoying my first rest at the Kula Lodge —the last place to get real food.
Back in the saddle, after 15 minutes I spotted the brown and white Haleakala National Park sign engraved with three frightful words: "Crater 22 miles." This signaled my final turn onto Crater Road. (Non-bikers might want to continue on to the Kula Botanical Garden 21/2 miles ahead.)
From here, you can't avoid tracking your progress, with the elevation etched into the pavement in 500-foot increments all the way to the park entrance at 6,850 feet. But of greater value to me was the word "breathe" that started appearing on the asphalt about 3,500 feet — a crucial reminder to focus on my gentle panting rather than my far-off target.
It's here that the ride unfolds with a seismograph of switchbacks — some almost half a mile long —through rolling grasslands. Fortunately, thanks to my skinny frame I was soon passing 5,000 feet, the halfway point.
The air was cooler, though the showers and fog typical of this altitude didn't materialize. Within 60 minutes I was reaching into my bike bag for the obligatory $5 park entry fee. (Yes, even cyclists must pay.)
I didn't want my 20-minute rest to end, but nearly four hours had already passed. So with the all-time record for the uphill ride (2:32 by Ryder Hesjedal) flashing in my brain, I felt compelled to step things up. But around the next bend, just past the 7,000-foot sign, the white line I'd been meditating on seemed to grow fuzzy. Was the altitude hitting me? Would failure be my punishment for all that pre-ride blabbing about biking to the stratosphere?
I'm not sure whether it was "Maui" or Cytomax, but I somehow recovered and was soon plodding past 7,500 feet, where Chris met up with me. Sprawled in the front seat of the car, I could barely touch the food he'd brought, but I eagerly drank in the sub-alpine panorama surrounding us.
Once I was back on the bike, my calves felt like lead weights and my heart pounded, yet the fast-moving clouds drifting below gave me the sensation of flying. And when I finally spotted the "summit 2 miles" sign just past 9,000 feet, only then was I sure I would make it. But not before that punishing last stretch — a 300-foot climb up a cruel 12% grade. Nearly six hours after I began, the interminable white line came to an end, and I was gripping the 10,000-foot elevation sign.
I must've been high on endorphins, because all I could think of at that moment was figuring out my next conquest. And though I'd contemplated many things since pedaling away from the sand, somehow the "Big C" never crossed my mind. That was behind me now.


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A majority of Tanzanians rely on wood and agricultural residues for their energy needs, causing deforestation and environmental degradation. The problem, of course, doesn't stop there. Deforested areas no longer provide a home for wildlife - leading to biodiversity loss - and are also susceptible to soil erosion.
In 2007, TRAFFIC showed that organized illegal timber crime is causing millions of dollars worth of timber revenue to be lost each year in Tanzania. Who's fault? Poor governance and rampant corruption in the forestry sector.
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Large cattle size and many goats may be a blessing for farmers, but when their numbers exceed the area's natural carrying capacity, this can turn to a serious disadvantage.
When vegetation disappears, the ground becomes exposed to soil erosion, which greatly reduces its ability to grow new plants. Eroded soil also runs into rivers and out at sea, where it smothers sensitive corals.
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In village areas, people often resort to poaching. Sometimes, this happens in retaliation to wildlife attacks which destroy crops, and hence livelihoods. Such conflicts between humans and wildlife are also straining relations between wildlife authorities and local people.