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"Message" films can be very tough. They often come across as exploitive or heavy-handed. Masahiro Shinoda's 1971 film is sort of a message film. At least it starts that way. Silence follows the plight of two priests ("Padres") in 17th century Japan as they deal with violent Christian persecution by the Japanese ruling class.
Before I talk more about some other elements, I want to go back to the words exploitive and heavy-handed. What is an exploitive film? Well, obviously, one that exploits. Generally speaking, an exploitation film is one that takes a subject, topic, theme, etc and exploits it for purposes of sales, message, etc. So-called "exploitation films" (a rather vague term) are commonly known as films that exploit sexuality (mostly) and violence (frequently) to pander to a specific crowd.
Heavy-handedness is something else entirely. I had a conversation with a friend recently after watching Black Swan. He disliked the film, saying it was heavy-handed. I disagreed and he brought up a film that I often cite as heavy-handed – Crash (the Haggis film, not the Cronenberg). So what is heavy-handedness? Over-reliance on symbols? In some cases. Using the narrative/story elements to reinforce a theme one too many times? I think so. Dialogue that is too "on the nose"? Definitely. I dislike Crash largely for the latter two reasons. I found that every narrative element reflected the global racism theme too much (despite the fact that "that's the point,") and that all dialogue seemed too obvious and, in fact, not believable for that reason. Now I can see the same argument for Black Swan: all elements point to Natalie Portman's obsessiveness, much of the dialogue reflects this, etc. The difference for me is that one (Crash) deals with a very specific topic, where the other (Black Swan) is dealing with an emotional/psychological state that is far broader.
Back to Silence. The first 100 minutes – of the 129 total – feel very heavy-handed. The dialogue, though refreshingly sparse at times, is generally far too candid and lacking any subtext. But far worse than that is the overwhelming amount of Christian imagery that any familiar with any form of Christianity is sure to pick up on. At times it seems Shinoda is trying to be subtle and simply failing (a mangled ear) where other times it can be nothing but obvious and intentionally so (three crosses in the ocean). It's a fine line. Shinoda's Japanese rulers are clearly aware of Christian iconography and they use it as mockery in torturing the Christians. These usages – narratively embedded – didn't bother me. It's those other ones, where the lead actor is constantly, through simple appearance and actions, portrayed as a Jesus figure. It gets old fast. Symbols are fine, and in fact, often quite effective, but the skilled director must determine at what point they have reached their full potential and the film is better served with good old-fashioned plot development.
Unfortunately, the print of Silence was dubbed. I hate dubbing. Everyone should hate dubbing. It's therefore difficult to give a full criticism of the acting, but, dubbing aside as much as possible, I really dislike the performance of the lead and some of Shinoda's direction to him. His line deliveries felt forced and rarely hit the correct dramatic note. The most egregious error – laughable, in fact – throughout the film, is the lead actor's screams. He is constantly making sudden shifts from a calm demeanor to over-the-top screams at something or other. It's comical. His screams are ridiculous (whether dubbed or not: his facial expressions are the same). It feels false and detracts from what could be a nice build or a tensely quiet moment.
There is, however, some good in Silence. The last 25 minutes get much more interesting. I often dislike films where everyone and everything is so black and white. That is to say good=pure good and evil=pure evil, and that only. This is the case for the majority of Silence and it gets tiresome. I was praying (eh?) that Shinoda would introduce a character who is not a persecuted Christian or an evil Japanese persecutor. In short, give me a complex character. Finally at the end a new priest is introduced. He has been in Japan for 20+ years and he has given up the faith. At first he fits firmly and annoyingly into this black and white category. He's now evil Japanese – he's even given a Japanese name. But gradually his multi-faceted nature is revealed.
SPOILER here: at the moment of the main character's (whose name I clearly forget and imdb is no help) "denial" of Christianity there is a reaction shot to our "complex priest." His face is not one of triumph, as are the other captors' faces. His is one of pain. His conversion is perhaps not real. And this is reinforced through the lead priest's own retraction of faith. Earlier in the film he states that he plans to be a martyr, and he means to do as much through his death. He ultimately revokes his faith in order to save others from torture, becoming another kind of martyr altogether. He goes, it is implied, the same way as the other, already-"converted" priest.
Shinoda does create some magnificent scenes and one in particular comes to mind. In a rather intense moment our protagonist looks into a courtyard from a jail cell. In the courtyard are two Christians being tortured. The man is buried up to his neck. While the woman watches, the Japanese captor releases a horse which gallops back and forth, coming precipitously close to the buried man's head. It's a great setup for tension and Shinoda does not let it go to waste. His shot selection here is smart and appropriate, cutting between reaction shots of the man in the ground who remains calm, the woman who is on the breaking point (it is she who can save him by renouncing), the priest who is powerless, and the captors who watch the scene in glee while also noting the reactions of the Christians. Another shot puts the camera on the ground with the buried man's head in the foreground and the horse in the background, further emphasizing the size of the animal and the impending danger. The scene is expertly cut and framed and all elements work together to build the tension to a boiling point. It's fantastic.
I won't spend much time on these, but there are a few other interesting, directorial moments to note. This is outside of the script. One specific scene is where the two priests – the renounced priest and the soon-to-renounce priest – debate. At the end of their argument there is a change in focus – a rack focus. One would expect that the rack would be from one priest to the next. Instead, the focus changes past them and, in an unorthodox move, leaves them soft and puts the background sharp. The background is of a Buddhist statue. Is this foreshadow? Irony? I think both, and very well-played.


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Inconsistent Definitions for Account Number in the Seeded FSDF Erwin Data Model
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Oracle Financial Services Data Foundation (FSDF) previously known as Oracle Financial Services Data Warehouse (FSDW)
On FSDF 7.4.0, when checking the v_account_number column across tables in the data model, it is discovered that there is several inconsistencies in the definition.
Find that v_account_number has varying data types of lengths 20, 25 and 50.
There are also a couple of other inconsistencies like:
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Microsoft(s msft) is considering having co-founder Bill Gates step down as chairman of the board of directors and naming insider Satya Nadella its new CEO, Bloomberg News is reporting. If true, this is blockbuster news.
It appears some recalcitrant shareholders — the cohort that pretty much forced Steve Ballmer into his slow-motion exit as CEO — have also been roiling the waters over Gates, who co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen 39 years ago. Their contention is that Gates needs to pick between running his philanthropic efforts — the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — or focus on Microsoft. And the thinking seems to be not even Gates can do both.
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The Forum successfully piloted a corporate governance dispute resolution course for board directors on May 4, 2010.
Although they are less common for well-governed companies, most companies experience corporate governance conflicts or disputes. Left unresolved, these disputes could paralyze the board, harm the company's performance, and deter investors. Implementing effective dispute resolution processes for preventing and resolving corporate governance disputes is thus essential if the company is to succeed over the long term. Just as boards have crisis management plans, so, too, should they develop and adopt dispute resolution strategies, policies, and processes.
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Gratz everyone on the downing of Normal Emerald Nightmare in one night! Here is a great image stolen from Leoz's post
As you know, this means we will now be moving on to our Heroic Emerald Nightmare progression. For this, we will require a little more from everyone. Make sure you have your runes, food, etc. Optimal item level for this is around 845-850, so aim for that. We may take some of a much lower item level, but if performance is too low to down bosses you will be removed from the group. Sorry. We will be mostly basing our strategy off of the FatbossTV channel videos found here. Please watch these and come to raid prepared on Sunday.
For the next several weeks to come we will still be downing Normal Emerald Nightmare allowing everyone to finish their portal quest and get gear upgrades. In the long term though, if we want a second "alt" style run of Normal we will need some volunteers to plan and raid lead them. These will likely be using a personal loot or roll master loot system. Any volunteers to run these please step forward.
Lastly, we have had many queries about when raiders will get their "raider" rank allowing them to see EPGP guild points and get repairs. Usually we wait until over 4 weeks for this, but after some discussion we decided for those that have attended the first 3 weeks will get their raider rank.


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By Susan Caba
Resale EvangelistaBest Friends for Life!
I'm not always very good at keeping in touch with friends around the country. I send the occasional email, making a mental note to write a longer letter…and, too often, fail to follow through. I was reminded of this by an old friend, Maralyn, on her blog, "Carless by Choice."
In a recent post, Defriending the Cavewoman, she wrote:
"It takes time and caring, patience and acceptance, to get to know someone well enough to nurture a connection and build a genuine friendship. We are such busy people. Sometimes one person or the other finds it too much trouble to sustain — or the thrill is gone — and the friendship fades away."
What's the point of simplifying and clarifying life if not to make time for more important pursuits? And what's more important than nurturing personal connections? Not much, really–so I'm sitting down today and writing actual letters which I will put in actual envelopes and mail. Some may be group letters, some individual, but my friends are too important to let our relationships fade away.
Thank you, Maralyn, for the reminder.
PS This may be a slower process than I anticipated–but I'll keep at it.


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So, this has been a very New York-y weekend. Friday afternoon I grabbed lunch at an UES diner and randomly saw Tommy Hilfiger a couple of tables away from me.
Then went to the MET and got trapped in the American Wing. Seriously. They are renovating and there is only one entrance and exit. I found myself trapped in the hall of pewter tankards. It was harrowing. Like an intellectual horror film.
But the walk across Central Park on my way downtown was super pleasant and the trees are in full bloom; there is a magnificent cherry tree just east of the turtle pond outside the castle. It is huge and filled with pink blooms.
Went to a solid improv show at The P.I.T. — The Upset Triangle Company. They EXCEL at doing slide shows and photo montages. Hysterical. One slide show of Dan becoming best friends with his bicycle and Pat upset about it and another detailing Dan's childhood friendship with a platypus his dad brought home from Australia. Tee-hee. Platypuses.
And that's actually the second improv show I've seen with a platypus in it. The first was this duo from Boston called Code Duello that always re-enacts the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (http://www.codeduelloimprov.com/). They are truly a pair of the funniest guys ever. Hamilton gave Aaron a platypus for his birthday and they ended up calling it a Burrypus the entire show. Seriously side-splitting.
Went to Stand Up New York. Really funny stuff. There was this fattish kid with a "jewfro", as he called it, who was super funny. The other comics were pretty good too. Brooklyn table of audience members was hostile towards all of the comics. I mean, they looked like they wanted to punch all of them. Ridiculous.
Other than that, it was far and away better than the "comedy show" my friend and I saw the other night. It was like watching your veins being stripped. HORRIBLE. I started a napkin writing exchange which helped us get through it:
Me: "If we drink our beers quickly and Matt goes up pretty soon then we can get the hell out of here and grab a cocktail somewhere else before committing random acts of violence."
Melissa: "He better be next."
And so on. The piece de resistance is that Melissa kept making check signals at this woman with a pen who was wearing black. She finally comes over and says she is not a waitress and that we should wait for the headliner who is really funny. We both answer simultaneously: "I can't" "Oh, nooooo. We have to get out of here." Yes. It was that bad. A bunch of women stand-ups who were mediocre and predictable and just not funny. Abysmal. I mean, come on ladies. Frickin' step up.
Then…….today I went to mass at St. Francis Xavier and Aaron Neville walks down the aisle during communion!!! Crazy.
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When I lived in Taiwan, I used to go to this tiny park to observe and write. Every afternoon, an elderly couple would come out and walk laps… Following is one of the many, many poems that came out of that park.
In a world where
man is right
in all he does and says
And women
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It must be strange
for that wife leading her blind husband,
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FILEY is set for national stardom again after providing the backdrop for a new television drama.
Camera crews have been in the town throughout this week filming scenes for the BBC comedy drama Sugartown.
Murray Street was transformed into a live set during four days of action, with scores of people stopping to watch scenes in one of the town's former shops, which turned into the mock Maxxx's Casino for the programme.
A crew of 40 are staying in Filey during the filming, which will carry on until February 20.
Pre-production and research for the show has been under way since October and the pilot for the series will feature three one-hour shows.
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By William D. Mark
A mathematically rigorous rationalization of ways production deviations and harm at the operating surfaces of drugs enamel reason transmission-error contributions to vibration excitations
Some gear-tooth working-surface production deviations of important amplitude reason negligible vibration excitation and noise, but others of minuscule amplitude are a resource of important vibration excitation and noise. Presently on hand computer-numerically-controlled committed apparatus metrology apparatus can degree such blunders styles on a apparatus in a couple of hours in enough element to permit actual computation and analysis of the ensuing transmission-error vibration excitation. How to successfully degree such working-surface deviations, compute from those measurements the consequent transmission-error vibration excitation, and diagnose the producing resource of the deviations, is the topic of this book.
Use of the expertise during this publication will enable caliber spot assessments to be made on gears being synthetic in a construction run, to prevent bad vibration or noise excitation via the synthetic gears. moreover, these operating in academia and wanting an entire mathematical knowing of the relationships among the teeth working-surface deviations and the vibration excitations brought on by those deviations will locate the ebook fundamental for functions touching on either gear-quality and gear-health monitoring.
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17b), no single term characterized by the index pair k, can provide a contribution to any other term characterized by another index pair, even if one of the two indices of the two pairs of indices is the same. 18). 1 (Mark, 1979, 1982). 7. Note that our sign convention defines a positive value of tooth deviation ηCj (y, z) as ''removal'' of material from a perfect involute surface. Hence, the terms k = 2, = 0 and k = 0, = 2 showing negative values at the center of the spans therefore describe positive fullness because of the sign convention of ηCj (y, z).
5, construct a normal to the plane of contact that passes through the shaft center of the lower gear (2), shown dashed. This dashed normal intersects the plane of contact at the point of tangency between the plane of contact and the lower base cylinder. The length of the normal is the base-cylinder radius Rb , whereas the distance between the shaft center of the lower gear and the pitch point is the pitch-cylinder radius Rp . Moreover, the angle between the dashed normal and the line connecting shaft centers is φ, the pressure angle.
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Former nurses are being offered the chance to return to the profession.
Registered Nurses who have taken a break from practice and wish to re-register to return to a rewarding career in nursing are being encouraged to take part in a free course being run by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN).
An open evening is being held at Blackpool Victoria Hospital later this month to highlight the benefits of the "Return to Practice' nursing programme which starts on March 6, 2015. The course, which also includes a bursary, runs for six months and is open to all former qualified nurses.
Upon successful completion of the course there will be numerous job opportunities in a variety of specialities on either a full time or part time basis across the local health economy to provide that sought after return to a nursing career.
One nurse who recently returned to the profession after a 15 year gap is Karen Smith.
Karen, 44, works in the ITU Department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and says her decision to return to the profession was "the best she had ever made.''
She said: "I left nursing for a career in sales and although I enjoyed that I always missed nursing.
"I was a bit worried that after 15 years I would find it difficult but that was not the case at all. I actually think the life skills I gained from working in sales and having my own family mean that I am a better nurse now than I was before.
"It wasn't an easy decision to make but it is the best thing I have ever done. I love the job and the Trust has been fantastic and done all it can to support me.''
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• Not worked 450 hours in a professional nursing role within the last three years
Marie Thompson, Director of Nursing and Quality at the Trust, said: "People have left nursing for all sorts of reasons. It could be they have had families, and have left to care for them.
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He is like Marx because he wants equality for everybody. He also believes that change is needed to accomplish that.
|Mr. Jones- a famer- a dictator in my eyes and made bad choices and was a bad person. He treated the animals poorly.
|Nicholas ll-The last Russian leader who a clumsy and ineffective leader. He made bad choices and a lot like Mr. Jones such as he treated people very badly.
|George W. Bush- A leader who (in my opinion) started a war with no cause. He was a horrible president in my opinion.He made some decisions that put the country in to a 11 year war. All and all he was a lot like Nicholas and Mr. Jones.
|Animalism- In animalism all animals are equal. Also every animal owns the farm. There are no owners. There is no rich, but no poor. And workers get better lives.
|Communism- Communism is were the government owns everything, but the people own the government. And all people are the same.
|Equality- I think this goes good with communism because the both state all people are equal.
|Napoleon- Napoleon was not a good speaker, and was not as clever like snowball. His ambition is for power. He killed his opponents.
|Joseph Stalin- Joseph was also not a good speaker, he wasn't as educated as Trotsky. Like napoleon he didn't follow Marx's ideas. He cared for power and killed all that didnt agree with him.
|Mr. Agomenoi- He is a crappy speaker, and isn't that clever. He also has the best hair in the world.
|Mollie- Moll i was the white mare of the farm. She really like wearing the ribbons the humans gave her. Mollie also like the sugar lumps that she got to eat( before the revolution). She was equal to all the other animals because of the animalism.
|Russian Middle Class- The Russian middle class had nice salaries which allowed luxuries to be enjoyed such as fine foods and clothing. So Mollie and the RMC ( Russian Middle Class) both had nice things. In the RMC everybody was equal under communism.
|The American Middle Class Today- I think that the AMC ( American Middle Class) has more money than they need so they can afford nicer things like clothes and eating out. And in America everybody is equal under the Constitution.
|The Hen Thwart- When Napoleon orders the hens to give up their eggs for sale the hens. The Hens would smash their own eggs so Napoleon couldn't get them.
|Stalin's attempt to collect from the farmers- Because Stalin's actions in taking their crops, 4-10 million people died of starvation like how 9 hens died in the book. The peasant farms would kill their crops before the harvest so Stalin wouldn't get their crops, like how the hens smashed their eggs.
|Taxes- Countries tax


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Every night around 10pm, I'm starving. Why? My body requires fuel every 2 to 2 1/2 hours on the nose because my metabolism is fast due to my clean, frequent eating and consistent exercise. Eating often throughout the day allows our body to be efficient, quicken its metabolism, and keep insulin levels even to prevent cravings. Sooo, PLEASE do not skip meals, starve yourself, or try any quick fix diets because your sabotaging yourself. There's NO quick fix! Eat clean and train hard is the magic potion!
To make these healthy, protein bites, I collected a few items I had on hand at home:
1 Vega Sport Performance Protein packet – vanilla
1-2 cups my homemade coconut yogurt (recipe on earlier posts)
1/4 cup Navitas raw cacao nibs
Mix protein powder and yogurt until you get a doughy consistency. Roll into little balls and roll into cacao nibs.
refrigerate or freeze depending on preference.


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Brand new small size mirror (kagami) for use with Japanese Shinto kamidana altar. Mirrors such as this are commonly placed at the entrance to the shrine and are an important part of the Shinto religious setting. Mirrors are significant in Shinto as the reflective surfaces are thought capable of revealing without prejudice the true aspect of any person or object placed before it. The mirror is also one of the three sacred objects of the Shinto tradition (the other two items are the sword and the jewel). A mirror did also play an important role in early Shinto mythology. Legend holds that the sun goddess Amaterasu did plunge the world into darkness after taking refuge in a cave while her storm god brother ravaged the earth. The other gods were unable to coax her from her hiding place until a mirror was hung from a tree within sight of Amaterasu. The goddess was so intrigued by the reflected image of her beautiful face that she came out of the cave bringing dawn and returning light to the world.
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This small Shinto altar mirror is made of plastic with a reflective coating and includes a wooden display base. The mirror is suitable for small to medium size kamidana. Please read below to learn more about Japan's native religion Shinto, and how this ancient faith and Buddhism have come to coexist together in modern Japan.
Height of mirror and display base: 3.5 inches (9.0 centimeters)
Diameter of mirror: 1.8 inches (4.5 centimeters)
Width of base at bottom: 2.5 inches (6.4 centimeters)
Weight: 0.6 ounces (16 grams)
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Shinto is one of the two major religions of Japan (the other is Buddhism). Shinto is often considered to be the native religion of Japan, and is as old as Japan itself. The name Shinto means "the way of the gods." Shinto is a pantheistic religion, in which many thousands of major and minor gods are thought to exist. The Japanese have built thousands of shrines throughout the country to honor and worship these gods. Some shrines are huge and are devoted to important deities. Other shrines are small and may be easily missed when strolling along roads in the countryside (please see the photo below showing our daughter at a very small local shrine near our home in Japan).
Shinto gods are called kami. Kami are thought to have influence on human affairs, and for this reason many Japanese make regular pilgrimage to community shrines in order to offer prayers to local kami. The act of prayer involves approaching the shrine structure, passing through the gate-like torii (red gates in the shrine photos below), cleansing the hands and mouth with water and possibly ascending stairs to the main entrance of the shrine. Usually without entering the shrine the worshipper will throw some coins into a stone or wooden collection box and then rattle the suzu bell which is at the top of a long hemp rope. The worshiper grabs hold of the rope and shakes it back and forth causing the copper bell at the top to rattle. This is thought to get the attention of the shrine god. The worshipper then bows twice, claps his or her hands twice and then bows again. In addition, the worshipper may clasp their hands together in silent prayer. Shintoism and Buddhism have managed to find a comfortable coexistence in Japan. Evidence of this harmonious relationship is found in the fact that that most Japanese are married in a Shinto shrine, but buried by a Buddhist priest.
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Great Cruise for the Price
Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
Sail Date: June 27, 2013
Ship: Carnival Ecstasy
Cabin Type: Inside
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Review SummaryWith a family of 6, we wanted to take a cruise, but needed to find an option that was affordable. We were VERY pleased with our decision to take the cruise to the Bahamas on the Carnival Ecstasy. We enjoyed great service, entertainment and the food was enjoyable. We had an absolutely fantastic trip and Half Moon Cay was a great stop!
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Addiction disorders are challenging. What causes them? Why are some people more susceptible than others? And how can care providers diagnose and provide optimal treatment to those with the disorder? These are all questions that undergo constant revision as new research emerges to provide insight into the disorders and best practices in treatment.
Periodically, experts update diagnostic manuals and treatment guidelines to reflect the latest research and treatment guidelines. This year has brings two updated manuals to addiction professionals. The American Psychiatric Association released The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition in May. Complementing the DSM-5's classification and diagnostic tool is the American Society of Addiction Medicine's The ASAM Criteria: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions.
At the NCAD conference currently under way in Anaheim, Calif., David Mee-Lee, M.D., (left) senior vice president for The Change Companies, Carson City, Nev., highlighted major updates and their collective goals. The updated guidelines provide "a common language across all healthcare systems," he said. "There is more integration with mental health to stop the revolving door."
The new layouts in the ASAM and DSM-5 walk the clinician from assessment to service planning to level-of-care placement and continuing care, he noted. The guidelines are person-centered and outcomes-driven. In addition, there is a new section of working effectively with managed care and healthcare reform.
The bottom line: "We are really trying to encourage high-individualized treatment," said Mee-Lee. And clinicians need ongoing feedback from clients. That will require integration of the treatment plan and feedback into a continuum of care in the same way as they treat biomedical disorders such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
"We need to have changes in our field if we are going to make progress, "he adds.
Click here to read Mee-Lee's recent article "Evolution or Revolution," published in Addiction Professional.
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Rare malleefowl by the dozen
It is a rare sight - dozens of the endangered malleefowl lining the side of the road near Ouyen in the Victorian mallee.
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This photograph was taken by Colleen Barnes, who travelled from her home at Ned's Corner near Lake Culluleraine to near Ouyen south of Mildura to witness the scene.
She captured this image of the rarely-spotted malleefowl on January 23 about 20km south of Ouyen, where property owners have been intrigued by the sight of the malleefowl lining the road.
Colleen told the ABC's Anthony Gerace that she counted 63 of the mound-building species along a 10km section of road.
"It was just amazing, I had never seen it before, my Auntie has lived around Ouyen all her life and she has never seen it before, you're lucky to see one or two," she said.
"If you drove past them they just kept eating, but if you stopped they scuttled away, but they came back in a few minutes."
According to the Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group, the malleefowl is regarded as a vulnerable species nationally and is considered endangered in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.
Prospects for its long-term consideration are regarded as poor.
The photograph taken by Colleen has generated strong interest on the ABC's Mildura Swan Hill and Riverland Facebook pages.
Colleen said the malleefowl had appeared to be in good health.
"This is just something that no one can explain what's happening... this is just a phenomenon that's great to see," she said.
"They are very well-conditioned birds... they just strutted across the bitumen like they owned the place.
"A lot of people said it was wheat so we kind of got down and pretended we were one of them, but I couldn't see any wheat on the road, so I'm not sure.
"The mallee through there and the native veg is just beautiful, so lot of seed around, maybe they are just pecking the seed."
"There are some little mallee ringneck parrots and further down some bronzed winged pigeons, so they are all eating the same thing, I would say."
Signs have been erected and patrols are being conducted in the area to protect the malleefowl and to date there has been no sign that any have been killed on the roads.
Listen to ABC Mildura Swan Hill presenter Anthony Gerace speaking to Colleen Barnes.
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"These are such bad times…."
The documentary My Country My Country examines a crucial period in the life of an Iraqi man, Dr. Riyadh as elections in Iraq approach in January 2005. Riyadh–a Sunni–runs as an Islamic National Party candidate for the Council of Baghdad. The film begins in 2004 and concludes just after the elections, and the film's main focus is Riyadh, his family and the role the election plays in their lives.
Riyadh, a quiet man, works at a free medical clinic in Baghdad. When the film begins, Riyadh's attitude towards the elections seems to be determined, but then this shifts to quiet despair as the election day draws closer and daily life in Iraq becomes increasingly more difficult. In his modest family home, the periodic sounds of nearby explosions rip through any semblance of normal family life, and electricity is sporadic. Riyadh's wife and children are reluctant for him to participate in the election for fear of reprisal, but Riyadh insists it's his duty.
My Country My Country is fascinating, and the camera captures some intensely troubling moments. There's footage of Riyadh as he approaches Abu Ghraib prison where prisoners clamour for his attention and shout their names and how long they've been held–often without hearings. While these prisoners demand release and justice, Riyadh finally retorts with the reality "we are an occupied country with a puppet government." Riyadh seems particularly disturbed when he sees children who are prisoners–one boy is nine years old, and Riyadh asks the American military escort why this child is incarcerated at Abu Ghraib. He is told that the child is "dangerous" and while he doesn't offer a retort, Riyadh's disgust is evident.
Particularly fascinating are scenes of Riyadh's family gathered around a small television set as they absorb details of the news–they are obviously extremely disturbed by the footage of the Fallujah assault. Scenes like these bring home to the viewer just how difficult the Occupation and the Iraqi Civil War is for those forced to experience it every single day.
Apart from the focus on Riyadh and his family, the film also covers various aspects of the election–American military officials as they brief personnel on security for the elections, for example. And in other scenes there's an obvious moral dissonance between the military officials and the Iraqis–especially when one American tries to explain to his glum Iraqi audience that they're going to be part of a big "show." That somewhat unfortunate turn of phrase has rather obvious multiple layers of meaning–something that seems to escape the American officer. In another scene, which shows the empty streets on election day, one American soldier states that it's as though the Iraqis are treating the day like a "holiday." And this is in direct contrast–or blatant denial–of the extreme danger voters were threatened with if they voted. Other scenes follow Australian contractors as they purchase weapons and employ Kurds for the elections, and of course, these scenes subtly underscore the politics of the Civil War. The focus on Riyadh–rather than the Bush administration's policies in Iraq–might lead one to say that My Country, My Country is an inherently non-political film, but the scenes here are too damning for that. Directed by Laura Poitras, My Country My Country is in English, Kurdish and Arabic with English subtitles.


text: I heard on No Answers in Genesis discussion board, that some-one posted on "Irreducible complexity", saying "the eye is so complex, it must be designed." That is so stupid! He's apparently ignoring the fact that we have a blind-spot, or we can only see three colors. He then quote-mined Darwin, even though he demonstrated that the eye could evolve, and we don't need common sense to confirm it.


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Scotland Sunk Labour
The divide between the left and right of the United Kingdom is not as great as the difference between Labour and the Conservatives at this time. Yes, the Tories now hold a majority, but Labour's fall from grace was not really due to a move right-ward in a massive number of constituencies they previously held- because it was created by a move left.
Scotland sunk Labour. The Scottish Nationalist Party, a creation of one part nationalism and one part leftist beliefs, won 56 of the 59 seats in Scotland, a once reliably Labour region that was always safe from the Tories and conservative politics. This essentially marks a fork in the road for Labour- they can either accept never being able to win an outright majority again because of the Scottish seats, or they can move left and try to take some of the oxygen from SNP. Going along with the program they have clearly had little appeal to Scotland, and that isn't likely to just change over time. It is entirely possible that SNP is inescapable, and that Scottish independence is the only thing that will kill off SNP, but my guess is that ideology had more to do with this than even nationalism. After all, just last year the independence referendum underwhelmed, and Scotland stayed in the Kingdom. My guess is that the Scottish people were simply unhappy with Labour, and wanted to make their point. Well, they did that well.
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If every person in Scotland had voted Labour and delivered 59 MPs to Westminster – Labour still would have not won.
Labour wouldn't even have won if every person in Scotland and Wales voted their way and delivered 99 MPs to Westminster.
Labour lost by not winning enough seats in England.
Yes, Scottish people were unhappy with Labour. That Labour sided with the Tories in the referendum; that they backed austerity; that they backed trident; that they backed draconian welfare reforms; that they were just 'red tories'.
Scotland was angry. You state that the independence referendum 'underwhelmed'. The pro-independence movement was within a whisker of winning and that was from a lowly starting position. Both Yes and No voters were energised in the campaign and the Westminster election was energised in Scotland in a way that the rest of the UK failed to match. There is nothing 'underwhelming' about this!
In fact, the Yes campaign was SO close in winning the referendum that days before the poll – with polls showing a Yes lead – a panicked Westminster pushed Gordon Brown (on behalf of all the Unionist parties) to deliver The Vow; a promise of Devo Max to Scotland. This was in the middle of purdah when legally no new offers were to be made!
Scots were told that a No vote would deliver Devo Max; control of everything bar defence and foreign affairs.
A tight No vote was duly delivered. The mistake Westminster made was then assuming that a No vote meant 'no change'. Yet to Scots it couldn't mean that – the goal posts were changed. A No vote promised Devo Max.
The morning after the No vote David Cameron linked further devolution with English votes for English laws! This enraged Yes and No voters – not that EVEL was on the table – but the fact it was LINKED. In other words, Cameron effectively gave the definite guarantee of Devo Max a big IF!
Not even a day had passed and The Vow was seen to be already ditched! The poor Smith Commission proposals on half hearted income tax and powers over road signs was nowhere near the Devo Max promised.
That is why the SNP rocketed up to 115 000+ members. And why the SNP won a landslide in the Westminster election in Scotland. People wanted to force Devo Max to be delivered.
Labour in Scotland was an obstacle to this. Scottish voters duly deserted them for the SNP.


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Sentimental story is posted here. I would not be who I am if I didn't post this cavaet. I don't believe that God grants final runs. I don't believe that anything like this would happen. As a believer in God (the one and only God) we exist to further God's glory. How we live on earth means a whole lot, but what gets us into heaven is simply our reliance on the blood that Jesus, God's very own son, spilled for us. That's it. Nothing else matters, just faith in the work God has performed on our behalf. None the less, this emailed to me story does demonstrate the importance of treating our animal companions well.
A man dies and goes towards the light. There is no pearly gate, no rainbow bridge, just an overwhelming presence. He falls face down and cries out "God help me". It is a simple prayer he has often repeated in time of stress.
He was totally unprepared for what happened next. A voice said, "Never fear my child. I am here. I'll take a simple form, and we'll have a talk". The man was filled with peace and knew he had met his Maker. He realized he was being helped to his feet.
The man that helped him to his feet had a radiance unlike anything he had seen before. He became aware of the conversation covering his life, beliefs, and why he should be admitted to Heaven. God said he had one last test. The man had competed in agility and had always wanted one more run with his favorite partner. God said he would grant one final run. A perfect run and he and his dog would be granted access to heaven. A failure and he would not be allowed in. The man said to God, "Win or lose, I thank you for one more run."
The man looked in the crowd but could not see his beloved partner. He asked God where he needed to go to find his faithful teammate. God called the man to him and said to stare into his eyes. Unbelievable peace and joy filled the man's soul. God started to change into bright overpowering light. The man became aware of a movement in the light. It grew and grew and there was his friend. He was bowled over just like so many times on earth. His face was being licked, a tail beat his legs, and a playful reunion was had.
There were several agility teams there that day. God was to be the judge. The exhibitors walked the course and the man was to be the third team to run. He watched the first team. It was a beautiful start. The team looked so perfect, he smiled at their teamwork. It was poetry to watch. Then it happened. The handler took his eye off the dog and it took an off course. "You idiot!" yelled the handler. "What were you thinking"?
A curtain covered the field and God's voice could be heard but not understood.
When the curtain parted the previous team was gone. God beckoned the next team to the line. This team looked even better. Then a bar was knocked. The handler went to the dog and beat it. The man wanted to go to the dog's aid but an icy stare from a near by angel froze him in his tracks. The curtain quickly drew around the ring. God's voice boomed and the ground trembled.
When the curtain parted the team was gone. God motioned for the man to come to the line. A quick placement at the line, one last scratch of the dog's ear, as was their ritual. The stay was perfect. The man smiled, overjoyed for one last run and the gleam in his old partner's eye. The man gave the command and released his dog. The run was one of the rare ones. The connection so right, the unexplainable feeling of being in harmony with your dog. Both the man and the dog beamed. One last cross and they would be headed home. The man realized in an instant he had moved to soon. "I'm sorry, that was my fault." he said sheepishly. They finished in fine form but it was not a clean run.
The curtain drew. God came over but before God could speak the man fell to his knees. "I'm sorry it wasn't a perfect run, but I thank you for one last run. It was so much fun, but I just blew that cross. Please don't punish my dog for my mistake. He only did what I trained him to do."
God lifted the man to his feet. "You passed the test," God said with a smile.
"I don't understand," stammered the man. "It wasn't a clean run."
God answered, "I didn't say your dog wouldn't go to heaven if you failed, nor that the run had to be clean."
The man said, "You said it had to be perfect".
God answered, "Yes, I said the run had to be perfect, not clean. Up here there is a big
difference. You see, nobody can run this course clean. The joy of the run, the connection so close, makes it impossible to run this course clean. That is part of the test. Do you take responsibility for your mistake; do you treat your dog, my gift of love to you, with respect? The perfect runs are the runs where the handler takes responsibility for his mistakes and allows the dog to make his. The dog doesn't care if the run is clean; he just wants to have fun. You really passed the test before you ran. You thanked me whether you won or lost. Also, don't think I didn't notice you reacted when that other handler abused the dog. You have shown great love. That was the test. To me your run was a thing of beauty, your conduct even better."
The owner smiled, "May I have one request?"
God said, "I know you want to watch the other runs. If you look past the ring you'll see your old ratty chair. I would love to have company today."
The man saw some stunning runs but also some crazy runs. Dogs that did nothing but visit all the heavenly host. Dogs that knocked every bar. Dogs that sailed over every contact. He smiled each time as the curtain closed and watched God inform the handlers that though not
clean they were still perfect. He realized he never saw another run where the handler was mean. Every run he saw brought another team to the sideline. Cheers arose and people rejoiced. It then dawned on the man. He was no longer waiting to get to heaven, he was already there.
At the end of the runs, the man said to God, "You must be pleased; only two teams failed." With a tear running down his face God said, "If only that were true. Once you pass, you
only see those that pass. But enough of that, we have a rainbow bridge to go visit. Some more of your friends want to see you."


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Computational Biology Journal
Volume 2013, Article ID 795418, 10 pages
Transition and Transversion on the Common Trinucleotide Circular Code
Equipe de Bioinformatique Théorique, ICube, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, 300 boulevard Sébastien Brant, 67400 Illkirch, France
Received 15 February 2013; Accepted 22 April 2013
Academic Editor: Alessandra Lumini
Copyright © 2013 Emmanuel Benard and Christian J. Michel. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In 1996, a trinucleotide circular code which is maximum, self-complementary, and , called , was identified statistically on a large gene population of eukaryotes and prokaryotes (Arquès and Michel (1996)). Transition and transversions I and II are classical molecular evolution processes. A comprehensive computer analysis of these three evolution processes in the code shows some new results; in particular (i) transversion I on the 2nd position of any subset of trinucleotides of generates trinucleotide circular codes which are always and (ii) transversion II on the three positions of any subset of trinucleotides of yields no trinucleotide circular codes. These new results extend our theory of circular code in genes to its evolution under transition and transversion.


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THE DINING REPORT – TASTY n ALDER
Ya Gotta Beat The Clock! (But deliciously)
As I've mentioned ten quatrillion times before, I love John Gorham's restaurants. As I've mentioned about three times less than that, his restaurants are incredibly difficult for group dining. None of the Gorham restaurants is overly large, and they have many "table regulations" that make bringing more than four people really tricky, like the fact that you need to have at least seven people for a reservation, but can bring no more than ten, and that you need to guarantee each space you have reserved with a credit card. Since our group is all about knowing we have a place waiting for us when we get there, RR has not been able to set foot in Toro Bravo (my fave) for at least five years now, TB having the most restrictive reservation policy of the bunch (no reservations on Friday or Saturday.)
When I heard, last year, that Gorham was opening a new restaurant in downtown's West End in the early part of 2013, I was excited, because I thought this could potentially be a bigger space, with a looser reservation policy! As it turned out, Tasty n Alder is about the same size as Gorham's other restaurants, but at least for now, a couple of months in, they do accept three group reservations an evening, for seven to ten people. You still have to guarantee your spaces with a credit card. You also have to promise to only stay two hours as well, for they have three seatings each night, 5:30, 7:30, and 9:30.
When the hostess called to confirm my spaces the day before the dinner and to snatch my credit card number, she once against asked me if we willing to turn the table in two hours. I told her we would do our best, but asked what would happen if the party before us straggled and cut into our time. She told me she would personally boot them out at 7:30. I know when we arrived at the restaurant we waited a few minutes past 7:30 for our table, and didn't see if the party before us left on their own volition or were given the hook, but I really do wonder what happens when your two hours are up if people are still eating dessert or haven't finished paying yet? Do they make you stand in a corner until you are done, or maybe do you have to relinquish any uneaten food, or if time is tight, do they come and tell you you don't have time to order dessert? I really don't know this, as I was in the restroom right before the check came, and don't know if the waitress even offered dessert or tried to hurry us out. It wasn't an issue on this evening anyway, as we were all over satiated with savory foodstuffs, and none of us was planning on having dessert anyway. Obviously, we could hardly wait around for our food to settle and make more room for sweet items.
When I sent out the RSVP notice mentioning only ten available seats for TnA, I thought I would have a glut of people wanting to join us at this dinner, and that I would have to be ruthless and turn people away. Our group has been in flux this year though (why does this always happen? I certainly make the same amount of effort to draw people in for each dinner) and I came out with just enough people that I could keep the reservation, seven. I know at some places you can show up with a person or two less than reserved and they don't rake you over the hot coals, but I believe at Toro Bravo you get charged a set dollar figure for each person missing from your table, so it could be the same thing here. Luckily I had confidence in the group I was dining with this evening, no flakes in this bunch, so I had no real fear that my credit card would be dinged for a missing torso.
This was the return of our good dining friends Tracy and Peter, whom we haven't seen since last Summer; they are such busy, working/traveling folks. It's actually been so long since they last joined us, at Market, that that particular establishment opened, went out of business, and is reopening as a totally different restaurant now (if it hasn't changed hands again, it's a challenged space.) Also joining our group were my stalwarts, those people I depend upon so I can actually have these group dinners, Glenda, David, Shuhong, and Cora. Glenda, totally playing her fashion maven roll this evening in a stylin' red jacket and shoes, was walking totally unassisted for this dinner, not even using a cane. As most people know, Glenda was plowed over by a car the day before Thanksgiving, but each of her dinners back she has shown a progression in recovery, from wheelchair, to walker, to cane, and now, walking without a net!
This is a pleasant space, quite modern and woody, but as often happens at these popular places, there is not ample waiting room. As parking was alarming easy on this evening (truly miraculous downtown these days) Glenda and I were 20 minutes early for our reservation. I knew this was not the kind of place where if you show up early your table will be waiting, so I advised Glenda that we should linger in the car until approximately 7:20, which we did. When we arrived inside T n A, Tracy and Peter were already there, lurking between the front door and the bar area. This is a narrow space, and I was constantly and embarrassingly in the way here, each server going back and forth from the bar saying excuse me or running into me. It was even worse when our three other table mates arrived. David and Shuhong actually ended up elsewhere to wait. We hardly could leave the building and wait, however, as our reservation was supposed to begin in 5 – 10 minutes, and we needed every bit of table time we could get.
Oh, let me also mention that Tasty n Alder is pretty dark, and as they have darker paper with lightish, small type, the menus are murder to read. Even Glenda, with her big honkin' fashion glasses like telescopes asked to borrow my illuminated magnifier to see parts of the menu. Maybe this is why Tasty n Alder has house glasses for their patrons. Earlier, Cora and I had been talking about glasses, and mysteriously, at that very moment, Cora's reading glasses vanished. She (and everyone else, including the staff) looked high and low for Cora's glasses, to no avail. Cora asked the waitress if she could check to see if anyone had turned in any glasses, and the waitress said no, but that Cora could borrow the house glasses. That struck me as pretty funny, house glasses, but perhaps they are glasses that someone left behind and never claimed. Whatever the back story, Cora borrowed the house glasses. In the end, when we were leaving, the waitress noticed that Cora's glasses had been sitting on Glenda's foot all night. Yes, goofy but true.
Although John Gorham's restaurants are known for giving you decent portions of really filling food, if I was directing someone in the direction of a good place for drinks and a snack, it probably would not be one of his restaurants. Tasty n Alder does have an afternoon happy hour from 2:30-5:30, which might actually be a good time to visit there to actually get in the door, and they do have reduced prices on some wine, beer, cocktails and snacks, but as a general rule, cocktails are pretty slight and wine pours often tend to be lacking generosity (this is one of the few complaints I've heard about Toro Bravo over the years.) That's okay, given the choice of decent food portions or generosity of liquor pours, I'll always take the ample food. I don't need to be blotto, but I like to leave with a full belly.
I mention this because Glenda pointed to her glass of scotch and said "not a very generous pour". I had to agree with her, as the glass was less than 5/16th full, and I thought she had been nursing it for a bit, but it turns out she had not tasted it. I know one should not expect a large brimming glass of scotch (or god forbid, want it) but decent scotch isn't cheap, so you should expect more than three sips. I had decided beforehand that I would have a Twentieth Century Cocktail – gin, lillet, Crème de cacao, lemon, which was fine, and at least was a glass full (okay, it was a dainty glass.) Peter said his cocktail was a great whiskey drink, so I'm guessing he had an Improved Whiskey Cocktail – rye, maraschino, bokers bitters, herbsaint, demarrera. He said it was delicious. Tracy had two of something or other, my guess is the Bartender's Mood, which obviously could have been anything. To be honest, I was having a really tough time hearing anything, especially at the table, because Tasty n Alder is loud, and the music was loudish too. Shuhong had a glass of red wine, I noticed, and Glenda also followed her mini Scotch up with red vino.
I didn't really pay much attention to the beverages this dinner, because as is typical of TB and the Tasty franchises, the food starts flowing pretty rapidly. Like at TB, the concept behind Tasty n Alder is that everyone will share (even if you don't really want to) so even if everyone has not decided on all their food, they do get some food moving for you in the kitchen and get that to the table. This is probably a good idea when you have a group, and a two hour limit in which to eat. Because of the onslaught of food almost immediately, this is one of the few dinners I remember where there was too much bread. Three of us ordered Bread n Butter for $1, and it was a decent portion with really fresh tasting, unsalted butter, but it ended up we probably had about 1.5 orders of bread too many. Usually the bread disappears because people are sitting at the table waiting for some sustenance, and getting by with bread, but here food was served within the first 15-30 minutes, so the bread nibbling ceased. Also, their were complimentary homemade Spanish peanuts on the table (the equivalent of TB's deep fried garbanzos) and as these were some of the best peanuts I've had, there was even less need for bread (a sentence I never thought I would type!)
One thing that sort of rubs me the wrong way, however, is when the server decides how much of an item you should have. Many members of our group tend to be radicchio salad fans, and as Toro Bravo has one of the best radicchio salads in town, so ordering it here, although a slight variation, seemed like a no brainer. Also nice, like many items at TnA, you have the choice of two sizes, $5 individual or $9 large. Everyone at the table wanted to order the radicchio salad with the exception of Cora, so Glenda and I, Tracy and Peter, and David and Shuhong all decided on large orders to be split between groups of two (with overflow for Cora.) The waitress (otherwise very good) decided one large size would be enough for all of us, so brought that instead. Although it was a nice sized salad, this only gave us a few bites each, so we immediately ordered another. By and large, I would say this salad was the most well received item at our table (which is saying quite a bit) the Radicchio with lardons, manchego, and chopped six minute egg probably the best salad of this kind any of us had ever had. The TB version has always been good because they soak the greens (okay, reddish purples) for long periods of time in advance to eliminate the bitterness. Here, they are ultra delicious because the dressing is somewhat creamy, the lardons, sheep cheese, and egg a wonderful combo.
Basically, as it was almost required, and it might be the only way to be reunited with your food (which could have been set anywhere on the table) we shared most dishes family style, as TnA recommends. Even Glenda played along, having the first portion of her tartare and passing it around. Peter, who gave up carbs in the months since we had last seen him, obviously didn't eat any bread or partake of the wheat oriented items, but there was lots of steak and other protein for him to try, and he and Tracy ordered a couple of vegetable side dishes, so we all got to have some of those to augment our main courses.
Here's a list of what we ordered. Everyone said they enjoyed everything they had, although it was mentioned that one dish would not be a choice to be ordered on a second visit, and a meat dish, while flavorful, was tough.
Baked Prunes & Tallegio – A cousin of TB's griddled bacon wrapped date. A great way to stay "regular".
Crab Dip – Brimming with crab and crunchy toast.
Clams Casino – Small type clams filled with bacon, breadcrumbs, and other delicious items.
Anchovy Fish & Chips – John Gorham, as a pusher of Spanish delicacies, obviously is fond of adding anchovies to his menus. In both instances, they are deep fried crispy. At TB anchovies are intermingled with deep fried lemon, which makes for an interesting contrast. Here, they came with french fries. As they were somewhat fishy, they reminded me of fried smelt. This was the one item ordered (by Tracy and Peter) that was decided was okay, but not desirable enough to order again. In Tracy's own words, "fishy".
Steak Tartare with house chips – Glenda ordered this, which is most likely why she didn't order an expected steak later. It was really wonderful, the raw beef so tender and flavor packed. First class raw bovine.
Lamb Chops Anderson Ranch – Despite my general aversion to lamb, I'm pretty sure David shoved some of this at me, and I ate it. There was so much food thrusted in my direction, however, I don't remember anything about it. This is particularly true because my plate was so full of various items, I forgot which was which. That being said, David sent me an email the next day, commenting on the lamb, as he and Shuhong wanted to be certain I set the record straight (as generally high praise was heaped upon this dinner.) David said that although the lamb had really good flavor, it was somewhat tough, probably because it was sliced quite thin and consequently it cooked on the grill too rapidly.
Grilled Spanish Octopus Spain – I guess this was way too good, as it didn't make it around the table. Glenda said it was fantastic though.
Moqueca de Piexe Brazillian fish stew – We don't see Cora as often as we did in earlier times, but when she joins us, it's often at a place where she has a hard time deciding what to order. This was one of those instances; the waitress had to skip Cora and continue further around the table to collect orders, then come back, as Cora wanted almost everything. I think she also wanted to select something different than all of us meaty folks, so that there were more things to taste at the table. She's also a big seafood fan, perhaps because of all her years spent in Boston. Whatever the case, she found this fish stew an excellent preparation.
When it was established last year that John Gorham was going to open a Tasty offshoot downtown, everyone originally assumed it was going to be a second outpost of the wildly popular, brunch oriented, Tasty n Sons. Somewhere along the way, it was decided that although the new Tasty would also serve a similar brunch to TnS, with a slightly different menu (and unusual items like Bim Bop Bacon and Eggs and Korean Fried Chicken), TnA would also be a dinner house, with an emphasis on steaks and other proteins. I was excited, because I knew that as a trained butcher, Mr. Gorham would be familiar with a variety of both less expensive but flavorful cuts and fancy, high end steaks. Sure enough, there are many cuts of beef to select from here, and several are available in small plate size as well.
Since my tongue is discriminating but my wallet is lowbrow, when given several to choose from, I often select steak based on the price (although I sometimes make an exception for Rib Eye, as it's my favorite, and almost always prepared nicely.) Here, like at Ox, there are two choices of Rib Eye, a dilemma for sure. Here, both options are at a slightly smaller price point than Ox, although the serving is also probably about 75% the portion of Ox. There is also a Teres Major (Shoulder), Flat Iron, Fillet Mignon, and a Cowboy Skirt steak, prices ranging from $12-39, depending on serving size and cut.
Initially I thought about the Double Grilled Rib Eye, which was more expensive, at $29, but sounded just plain tasty (yes, tasty all over at this establishment.) Another reason for this, I didn't know exactly what a 21 Day Aged Ribeye a la Plancha ( Cascade Natural ) entailed. I now know that a la Plancha doesn't refer to some freaky Spanish sauce, it means grilled on a metal plate (yes, my fantastic Spanish language skills come into play yet again.) This was the cheaper rib eye, at $25, a pretty good deal for rib eye these days. I decided to ask the waitress about the two steaks, and see if she had an opinion (I actually rarely ask servers for their opinion, as everyone has their own sense of taste, and restaurants often encourage their staff to push certain items, no matter what they taste like).
I couldn't tell if she had already went through this spiel with Tracy and Peter (who were sitting right next to me) because this place is so loud I couldn't hear anyone except those right next to me (and in Glenda's case, I still couldn't hear her) but she patiently explained the two steaks for me. It turns out the Double Grilled Rib Eye was smoked, then grilled, much like the delicious Smoked Coppa Steak at Toro Bravo. I haven't been to TB for a long time now, but each time I have been there, I have gotten the Smoked Coppa Steak, I love it so much, it's very rich and distinctive. That being said, you have to be in the mood for smoked beef, and on this evening, I was in the mood for just plain grilled meat (maybe because I purchased a wood pellet grill this Spring, and have all kinds of smoked meat at home these days.) Also, a rib eye has such rich flavor, you want to taste that, not necessarily an added element. The waitress said she preferred the Aged Rib Eye, which was dry aged and very tender. This muddied my steak selection waters, but her argument was obviously persuasive, as three of us went for the Aged Rib Eye (it didn't hurt to save $4.)
Although the preparation and spicing was relatively simple, this was a delicious steak, cooked perfectly, with a nice char, sliced in thick strips, full of beef flavor, and melt in your mouth tender. Of all the steaks I have had in my almost seven years running this group (can you imagine that) this was probably second only to Ox, it was that good, several dollars cheaper, and a bit less fatty (rib eye needs fat, but you don't want to be paying for 1/2 a plate of fat.) Everyone agreed, great steak, great food all around.
Side dishes – (Like many steakhouse influenced establishments, the meats are a la carte.)
Sauteed Nettles – Looks like spinach, tastier than you would imagine. Also, no stings!
Yellow Potatoes with sour cream, lardons & chives – I got these and passed them around. Good, but like everything, dwarfed by the steak. Yummy when reheated at a later time.
Grilled Asparagus – Part of Peter's anti-carbohydrate dinner, delicious as you would expect.
Carrots – Thanks for getting them Tracy and Peter, another of my favorite vegetables.
As I mentioned earlier, it's probably good that we glutted ourselves on the abundant savory food, as there would not have been adequate time for dessert. To be honest, I had looked over the dessert menu earlier, and I didn't find anything that inspiring anyway. Like Toro Bravo, desserts seem an afterthought here. Which makes it so interesting that I love John Gorham's restaurants so much, since I also love dessert so much. One item TnA does have to finish your meal (I suppose that's what they are for) are what they call "Grown Ass Milkshakes". These are basically fancy milkshakes with booze added. I wonder how many of those they sell? Even I am not so hedonistic to want steak and a milkshake in the same meal (unless I am hoping for an ambulance ride later.) Maybe it would be good if you just want to drop in for atmosphere and a fun treat, have a little snack and an alcoholic milkshake. Otherwise, I don't think so.
I know in the beginning I whined quite a bit about certain aspects of Tasty n Alder, especially the hurdles with the reservation and the two hour time limit, and all that good stuff, but it certainly wasn't an indication that I didn't like the place. Everyone in our group liked this place. The general opinion was that this was our best dinner since Ox (all attendees here had been at the Ox dinner.) Which answers the question, why do people put up with all this nonsense (the crowds, the noise, the restrictions) when there are so many great restaurants in Portland? The answer, because the food is so good. Also, the prices go up and down the scale from $1 (bread) to $39 (Filet Mignon) so no matter what your budget, you can probably have a decent meal here. Also, if you are not a group using the one communal table, if you just show up to eat, you have none of these crazy restrictions that make it so difficult for 7-10 people who want to be guaranteed a place to sit when they arrive. Although I understand the name Toro Bravo (brave bull) I have never really got where John Gorham came up with the name Tasty n Sons. I know when I mention the name to non-foodies, they always say WHAT??!! and wonder if you are sending them to the equivalent of a modern day Tastee Freeze (hey, at least it's Tasty, not Tastee!) or some greasy style diner. At least with Tasty n Alder there is a precedent, and at least half the name makes geographic sense. When I was writing this review, however, the one word I was constantly wanting to reach for, to describe what we had eaten, was tasty. So maybe THAT explains THAT. Tasty is as Tasty does. If only he would swap out that crazy n for the more proper and. Afterall, this is a restaurant, not a tweet!


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April 9, 2010
Playing with silicone molds
When we first started to investigate shapes and designs, we used a bunch of simple modelling techniques to get an idea of how the Jellypods design would come together. One of the most basic was of course pencil and paper, but that quickly moved onto an investment of about $100 in modelling clay and casting silicone and a some messy hours in the kitchen.
In the picture below you can see the very first attempt to cast the curvy Jellypods zipper opening, to see if the shape worked in practise. This model was made using a silicone baking dish as the mold frame and some modelling clay shaped as required to make the form of the top opening slit of a Jellypod.
Although a very basic and rough model, it was useful to see if it opened and closed with some springiness as expected, and how the end points would react to being stretched. You can also see the embryonic Jellypods logo embedded in the casting, made from a finger print in the modelling clay!
Of course this material is not the final material we will use in the Jellypods, but it was a useful exercise to test a couple of ideas. Testing like this, where we actually build something and see if it works, has been part of the Jellypods design process throughout. We want these thing to work, because we want to use them ourselves. And that means lots of time and energy playing with ideas. In later blogs we'll show you how far we took the modelling process – into the realm of very cool three dimensional printing using machines called Objets and ZPrinters.
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The expenses might be pretty big but the finished product I think will be worth the price for the experience learned by playing with silicone molds. In my case, I want to learn more on silicone so I can replace my old silicone keypad.


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Our next turn takes us to San Antonio, where losing two of the league's best players happens.
The proud Spurs began this season without marvelous Argentine two-guard Manu Ginobili, whose ankle buckled during an Olympic skirmish with Team USA. San Antonio promptly lost four of its first five games, and the only triumph required a 55-point, double-overtime effort against from point guard Tony Parker against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Parker encountered a high ankle sprain of his very own in the next game.
So the Spurs, who were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday and are registered at 2-5, will rely on Tim Duncan and spot-up shooters to keep their chins above Western water.
Unfortunately, the defense that has helped define San Antonio has been as untidy as Coach Gregg Popovich's beard. Through seven games, the Spurs were 22nd in field-goal percentage defense. And now that Parker and Ginobili are temporary goners (Parker for maybe 2-3 more weeks and Manu until mid-December), the Spurs have nobody with the off-the-dribble shake to break down defenses and find those stand-still jump shooters.
Expect more touches than ever for Duncan, whose ability to inspire double-team tactics should lead to more pristine looks for welcome newcomer Mason (14 points per game).
With 75 more games to play, it seems silly to dismiss the Spurs. But with the stunt doubles at Duncan's side, staying alive in the West may depend on the training room and the ARP machine.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Monday, I wrote about many new models of giving. One of those is called Friendraising and I wanted to go in a bit more depth on some ideas that they have. Cultivating donors online can be tricky business for many non-profits and can never be reviewed as the replacement to personal interaction. Technology provides us with many opportunities but it is not the answer.
"One lesson from the technology revolution is already clear-a bold vision and good management will always have more impact that technology. So will poor focus and bad management."- Richard McPherson, Digital Giving
Here are a few tips from Advanced Solutions International (ASI). I encourage you to visit the original website and read in more detail about each of these points and ideas. They have gone into more depth on each item than I have here.
- Integrate peer-to-peer fundraising into your current fundraising strategies.
- Introduce online events to the list of ways a donor can help.
- Identify campaign 'champions' and give them the tools to rapidly expand the donor network.
- Understand, motivate and thank your donors.
- Create friendly competition and build individual and team incentives into your campaigns.
- Reduce unnecessary administrative efforts from each campaign.
- Automate your donor acquisition strategy.
If you want to follow along with what ASI is doing you can check out their online interactive community. They also have regular webcasts that are of no charge to the listener on various topics and ideas. The next webcast on Freindraising is March 19 this would be a great way to hear these ideas directly from them for no charge.


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