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roommate just sent me a link to a story in this week's TV guide that
deals with the show "Big Love" on HBO. It's so upsetting to me, that
I had to share it with you all and hope you can take a second to send
the people at HBO a note explaining how you feel about this. Here's
what he sent me:
"Many of you may have heard of HBO's television show, Big Love. It
came out a couple of years ago, and it shows polygamous families.
When it first came out, the church came out with a strong statement
against Big Love and Polygamy. You can see the statement here:
"However, as if the polygamy weren't bad enough, HBO has taken their
unscrupulousness to new heights.
On Sunday, March 15, 2009, HBO will be airing an episode of their series Big Love in which they will be showing individuals dressed in full temple clothing (you can see the
picture right in the TV guide itself).
"You can see the advertisement here (on page 48):
[but seriously, says robbie, be forewarned that you can see sacred
temple stuff even right there in the TV Guide. So that you don't have
to look at it if you don't want to, here's the text from TV guide that
accompanies the picture of Jeanne Tripplehorn in temple clothing:
It's one thing for Bill and Barb Henrickson's inner
circle to know they have two other wives at
home…but letting the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in on the secret? That's a whole
other story. "It's almost a 'don't ask, don't tell'
policy," says executive producer Mark Olsen. Their
under-the-radar status will change this week when
Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn) faces the consequences
of breaking the rules and is called to an excom-
munication hearing. "We researched it out the
wazoo," says Olsen, who along with executive pro-
ducer Will Scheffer hired an ex-Mormon consultant
to help the set and wardrobe designers re-create
even the tiniest details. "We go into the endow-
ment room and the celestial room [areas of the
temple], and we present what happens in those
ceremonies. That's never been shown on televi-
sion before," says Olsen. Adds Scheffer, "But it's
not for shock value. It's really a very important
part of the story." The decision won't be without
controversy: According to a church insider, "If they
are in fact trying to emulate those rooms in any
way, that would be extremely offensive. The gen-
eral public is not allowed in our temples yet. Not
even all Mormons are. We consider them very, very
sacred." Heaven help us. —Rochell D. Thomas
And in case you need to see it for yourself, it's here:]
"Please help stop HBO from airing such an offensive show! You can go
to the link below to submit a comment to HBO.
"It's imperative that we get as many people to voice their complaints
as possible before HBO airs the show. Please pass this information on
to as many people as you can!"
I just submitted my response to them. This is what I said:
First let me say that I am a gay Mormon. The Mormon church has done
some things that many find offensive recently. But it doesn't hold a
candle to what you are doing. I can't believe what I'm seeing in the
TV Guide. HBO, you have crossed a line with your depiction of sacred
parts of the temple on your program "Big Love." In the past you have
been much more sensitive, refraining from showing garments and other
things that are sacred to Mormons. But we are in a new era, where it
is suddenly politically correct to disregard the opinions of Mormons
because they sometimes don't align with current popular (at least in
the media, if not among voters) sentiment. I am outraged at your
contempt for a minority group like the Mormons and everything we find
sacred. You may not agree with the LDS church's stances or doctrines
or behaviors, but you should be able to still respect us as human
beings and afford us some privacy.
With disdain,
Robbie Pierce.
At this point, I also feel it's a good idea to point out the response the church has posted. In a way, the main message is just to ignore this. I think they realize that if we create more frenzy at this point, it will only cause more viewership when the thing actually airs. I would avoid big public protests at this point and stick to privately e-mailing HBO and sharing thoughts with friends. The church's response is found here: http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-publicity-dilemma
Sorry 'bout the soap box! I'm not usually one to forward on stuff
like this, but since the show hasn't aired yet, I figured maybe a
large enough response might be effective. Which means this is your
official call to forward this message on to those you love. Up an' at 'em!
Monday, March 09, 2009
Big Hate
Posted by Jokey Smurf at 11:00 PM
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I sent HBO an email, too. Big Love is just so disrespectful.
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While it is admirable and laudable that a medical procedure not be frightening (no scaring), I think what they meant to say was no scarring.
The trouble with spell check, you see, is that it's not context-check. Scaring here is correctly spelt.
(FWIW: cryoablation is a non-invasive method for removing certain non-malignant fibrous tumors)

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EU Commission's vice-president Franco Frattini uses a photograph of a 'Chinese Ferrari' to get support for his proposal for a new criminal IP enforcement directive :
"During a recent hearing Mr Frattini surprised his Commission colleagues by holding aloft a photograph of a replica Ferrari P4 Berlinetta sports car taken in China; only six originals were ever built and none are believed to be in China. Mr Frattini was citing the car as an example of the plundering of Europe's innovative ideas and most sophisticated products in loosely regulated markets."
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Over the last few years, I've definitely seen my fair share of shows in every music genre there is. From Muse to Eminem, from The Sounds to Stratovarius, and also the countless international artists that came to Festival d'Été in Quebec City like Metallica, Black Eyed Peas, Iron Maiden, Arcade Fire, Linkin Park, and the list goes on…
Still, after attending all these shows, there is still no one in my mind who can match the stage presence that Jay-Z has. Prior to last Tuesday's show, I had seen Jay-Z twice; once in Montreal for the Blueprint 3 tour in 2009, and once in Detroit, in 2010, for one of the two Home and Home shows that he was giving with Eminem. Both times, I had been completely hypnotized by his charisma and his ability to crank the stadiums' ambiance to the next level.
With the Watch The Throne tour stopping in Montreal on November 22nd, my expectations were sky high to see how the addition of Kanye West would up the ante of a Jay-Z show.
Opting for a minimalist stage design overall, the two hip-hop juggernauts started the show each on their respective hydraulic platforms, performing their collaborative single H*A*M with just two follow-spots lighting them. They went on with other songs from their latest album: Who Gon Stop Me, Otis and Gotta Have It. The visual effects became more and more elaborated as the show was progressing. The two hydraulic platforms rose from the ground, revealing LED screens displaying images of sharks and dobermans. An insane amount of laser beams started filling the Bell Centre, and eventually, two screens at the back of the arena started projecting live images of the two rappers performing, as well as some related footage to the songs being played.
Jay-Z and Kanye eventually split and performed some solo singles from their vast repertoire of classics. Can't Tell Me Nothing, Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Power, 99 Problems, All Falls Down, Hard Knock Life, Jesus Walks and Big Pimpin' were just a few of the titles that could be heard throughout their 35-plus-songs setlist (see the complete list here). As expected, Jay-Z's performances were superior to Kanye, but the 34-year-old still did pretty good besides the 42-year-old veteran king of hip-hop.
Once again, I was amazed by the energy that the song U Don't Know brought to the arena, just like the two previous times I heard Jay-Z perform it. It felt like if the Bell Centre was going to crumble under the loud screams of the crowd.
Hova was not interacting with the crowd as much as the previous times I'd seen him, but the chemistry between Jay-Z, probably the coolest person on the planet, and the mysterious and intense Kanye West, more than made up for it. When the screens showed KW as he looked at the crowd without smiling, his look was terrifying (in a good way of course).
Kanye brought a 10-minute-long emotional phase to the show, rising solo on one of the two lifting stages, dressed in all-red leather clothes, matching the lighting, and started playing the auto-tuned Runaway and Heartless.
The Throne teamed up again for the end of the show, and performed their new hit song N*iggas in Paris not once, not twice, but 5 times in a row, and finished this crazy evening with Jay-Z's very-appropriate 2003 hit, Encore.
Jay-Z and Kanye proved that their not only watching, but holding the throne.


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Monday, September 26, 2011
Geocaching fun wit the kids
The boys did not go on the hunt for the Aldreth causeway one because that would have added 3 miles, possibly ending in really tired 7-9 year olds.
http://coord.info/GC2YPKJ (Lucas cache - this one is nearby and we found it the day before) I repaired it, and I see that someone has moved it to hide it from the muggles a bit better.
This was a lot of fun, and proves once again, that I am rubbish at clues, only slightly better at mapping co-ordinate conversions (I need to find an app for that). But had so much fun I am going to head out again very soon.
A way to get the kids out of doors that is definitely recommended, and something you can pursue all year around.
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The New Academy
Here at Knewton we're dedicated to supporting other startups that, while not affiliated with Knewton, are part of the edtech community. This post is written by Daniel Friedman, the founder of Thinkful, an online school for aspiring web developers.
New World of Work
Today, we "20-somethings" expect to have had three jobs before our 30th birthdays. We build our careers in two to three year stints. We take jobs for the learning experience, rather than the company brand name or lucrative salary. We know that what matters now, and what will matter even more in the future, is the skills we have, not just the places we worked or where we earned a degree.
There's data on job tenure to confirm: since 1973, the average tenure of a male in the private sector declined by 25% (the change for female is more nuanced because of the changing role of women in the workforce in that time period).1
Since we expect to search for a new job every few years, we can no longer rely on traditional educational credentials as the bedrock of a career. Our fourth employer cares more about our track record from our previous three jobs than the college we attended. Historically, college educated, service sector workers worked at one firm for a career, and relied on employers to provide the training necessary to move up the corporate ladder. With less loyalty between employers and employees, employers provide less training because neither side can commit for long enough to see the benefit (though the best companies work hard to buck that trend). The burden is now on the individual to gain skills and grow his or her own career across companies.
I left college three years ago to get ahead of this sea change. I worked in two jobs – gaining experience in sales, product management, and web development – before starting an online education company, Thinkful, to address the skills needs of the modern economy. Thinkful is part of a broader ecosystem emerging to help people constantly level up. The ecosystem is still in its early days, impacting only a few industries and generally targeting young college graduates. Nevertheless, many people starting careers today must rely on institutions that didn't exist even three years ago.
New Academy
There's a new wave of learning options flooding the education market. Looking to level up, my peers and I turn to a growing list of alternative (and un-accredited) learning programs, both online and offline. These schools look nothing like my alma mater. They cost comparatively little, they provide skills but not traditional credentials, and they last months rather than years.
The offline "bootcamps"
For today's young graduate looking for job security, a healthy salary, and challenging work, pursuing a career as a software developer is becoming an increasingly popular path. Borne out of this trend is an alternative style of learning that caters to the entrepreneurially minded: the bootcamp. As the name suggests, bootcamps are intense. They're typically three-month full-time programs in which students with little experience learn the core skills they need to program professionally. Most model themselves after traditional apprenticeships, with students focusing on building real products. Bootcamps are un-accredited and typically cost between $10,000-$15,000. Their instructors are generally developers (rather than experienced teachers).
The first bootcamp, DevBootcamp, was started in February 2012 in San Francisco. After its success (over 80% of graduates from their first class received job offers within weeks2 ), the market exploded. In less than two years, over 40 bootcamps have been created across the country and around the world.
In 2013, I estimate more than 2,000 students attended bootcamps; many of them will land jobs paying $65,000-$90,000. Some of the bootcamps with stronger brands receive upwards of 1,000 applications for classes with fewer than 50 spaces, suggesting there's still plenty of room to grow next year.
At the moment, bootcamps are fairly homogenous – nearly all teach the same skill, Ruby on Rails programming, last the same number of weeks, and charge similar tuition. The early success serves as evidence that this model works, and the experiments in apprentice style, intensive learning programs has expanded to other skills, such as data science, technical marketing, and sales. If the model gains traction in even one of these areas, the number of students going through bootcamps will grow dramatically in the coming years.
The online upstarts
Alongside the offline options, an entirely new world of online courses has emerged in the last three years, which fall into two categories: content providers or experience provider.
The content providers, such as Khan Academy, Coursera, and EdX, make one promise: high-quality content that's affordable and engaging. My friends looking to learn new skills in subjects as diverse as DJ'ing and infographic design have found content online for little or no cost. The most hyped development is of course the MOOCs. Alongside the MOOCs exist a variety of startup content providers or marketplaces including Udemy, Treehouse, and Skillshare, as well as the more mature Lynda. Between these two groups of content providers, a student can now get most of the content they would get in college at little cost.
But, they can't get a college education at little cost. Though there is wide discussion of MOOC graduation rates, we generally don't hold these content providers accountable for learning outcomes, as we do a normal college. When we do, they underperform: even paying students learned less taking MOOCs compared to traditional lecture classes.3 Sebastian Thrun, founder of Udacity, often held as the leader of the MOOC movement abandoned the core principles of the MOOC. Udacity's full course experience is no longer free, and they've partnered with Georgia Tech university to offer a more traditional online Master's Degree.
Udacity's shift points to the second emerging category: online courses that simulate the offline learning experience with more structure and support. These online schools – currently the smallest and newest category – promise real learning outcomes. These schools use a new breed of blended learning, combining content with real-time support, regular sessions with an instructor, and interaction with peers. Whereas someone working in a self-directed program will often get frustrated at a challenging moment, students in these courses turn to peers and mentors for help. when they forget about the course, they start getting the kinds of positive nudges that can only be delivered by a real person that you have a real relationship with. That's the promise we hope to fulfill with Thinkful: as close to the outcomes of offline schools as possible with tuition closer to the content providers.
The most ambitious of my peers find creative ways to combine all the possible options – they taste new subjects using self-study, gaining proficiency in more intensive online courses, and finally pursue full-blown career change with bootcamps. That's the future of learning, and it's almost here.


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The Chilean quake
photos and text courtesy of yahoo news...
Map locating the epicentre of the huge
8.8-magnitude earthquake which has
rocked Chile, killing at least 78 people,
toppling buildings and triggering a
tsunami warning around the Pacific
rim of fire, President Michelle Bachelet
Vehicles that were driving along a highway
that collapsed during the earthquake near
Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt
Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 after an 8.8-magnitude
earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday.
The quake hit 200 miles (325 kilometers)
southwest of the capital and the epicenter
was just 70 miles (115 kilometers) from
Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city.
An image generated by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) West Coast
and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center shows the
projected tsunami travel times following a 8.8-magnitude
earthquake that rocked Chile early February 27, 2010.
what disturbs me the most is that almost all of the photos and news stories so far are from santiago and other cities several hundred kilometers from the epicenter... there has been very little yet from the city closest to the epicenter, concepcion... this is going to be evolving for days, particularly when considering that an 8.8 magnitude quake is on the order of 8-900 TIMES more powerful than the earthquake that recently hit haiti...
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Pressure continues to mount on Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, with four state lawmakers Friday saying allegations of widespread mismanagement and misspent taxpayer money should prompt new criminal probes and the sheriff's resignation. The Phoenix Democrats, representing the Latino Caucus, said revelations from Arpaio's former chief financial officer that she warned the sheriff for years against diverting jail funds raises the stakes and the urgency for federal, state and local prosecutors to take action against him.
"He has lied. He has misspent funds," Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Phoenix, said at a Capitol news conference. "He has tried to cover up those findings, and now he has been caught."
Loretta Barkell, who retired in March, said she had warned Arpaio, then-Chief Deputy David Hendershott and others that they could not spend taxpayer funds earmarked for the jails on anything else. The sheriff's staff last month acknowledged diverting $99.5 million in detention funds to human-smuggling enforcement, patrol and other areas.
Rep. Richard Miranda, D-Phoenix, called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Dennis Burke, U.S. attorney for Arizona, to step up ongoing investigations and tack on additional criminal allegations stemming from Barkell's comments.Since 2009, a federal grand jury has met to examine evidence for an abuse-of-power investigation into Arpaio and other current and former county employees. That investigation is ongoing.
"Today we ask the sheriff to resign immediately and for an investigation of the criminal behavior of Sheriff Joe," Miranda said.


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|Titanium-nitride-oxide-coated Titan-2 bioactive coronary stent: a new breakthrough in interventional cardiology.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 21983305 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|The introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) has revolutionized the field of interventional cardiology, since it has reduced the incidence of restenosis by 50% to 70%. However, recent worrisome data from registries and meta-analyses emphasized higher rates of late and very late stent thrombosis associated with DES. The recently introduced titanium-nitride-oxide-coated stent bioactive stent (Titan-2) was manufactured by a proprietary process to coat titanium-nitride-oxide on the surface of the stainless steel stent, based on a plasma technology using the nano-synthesis of gas and metal. This late-breaking stent has demonstrated an excellent biocompatibility, as reflected by lower rates of platelet aggregation and fibrin deposition, and better endothelialization. Preclinical and clinical trials and registries involving real-life unselected populations have shown a low rate of major adverse cardiac events at long-term follow-up. Restenosis rates were comparable with those of DES, with very rare stent thrombosis. Equally favorable results have been obtained in patients at high-risk of in-stent restenosis, such as diabetics and those with small coronary arteries. Results in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome have been again comparable to those of DES, with tendency to lower rates of myocardial infarction and stent thrombosis. Comparisons with second generation drug-eluting stents have also been promising.
|P Karjalainen; W Nammas
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Dear Jodie,
I am so happy you enjoyed 84 Charing Cross Road! When I mentioned it to you, I had just seen it again for the first time in a decade and immediately thought of you. Yes, for the reasons you mention in that the story is quite similar in ways to ours.
Just as importantly, I know of your love of relationship movies and thought you might enjoy it. I've recommended this movie two other times; both people hated it asking, "what's the big deal." Both times I said, "it's about friendship, and that's a very big deal to me." One shrugged. The other said, "I suppose so." Bless their hearts, it wasn't that they didn't value friendship, they do. They both were and still are friends of mine. It's just that they preferred a little more action in their movies. The Mission Impossible movies would be more to their liking.
Damn, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
What made this movie extra special to me was that this is a true story. As much fiction as I read and write I still have to pinch myself as a reminder that these events really happened, much of it in my own lifetime.
There was a Helene Hanff, pictured above, (1916 - 1997) who turned to FPD (Frank Percy Doel) and Marks & Co. in London for books she could not obtain in New York. There was a Frank Doel (1908 - 1968) pictured below with his family whose only job after completing his education was with Marks & Co.
Anne Bancroft was marvelous as the cigarette smoking, gin and tonic drinking writer (martinis in real life) and lover of non-fiction books. "I love 'I was there' stories." The irony here is that her scripts were fiction! What a lovely Helene Hanff Bancroft created on the screen.
Anthony Hopkins shined as the family man, English football loving book buyer who found time to visit a ill colleague in the hospital, and take his young daughter's suggestion for a Christmas tree decoration, and who would always compliment his wife's dinner as, "Very nice. Very tasty."
One of my favorite supporting performances was Maurice Denham as the elderly George Martin. His lonely smile as he prepared his share of the food that Helene sent to the shop really touched me ... especially when we realized he would share it with his cat. Animal lovers always go to my heart. I would like to have known George Martin.
I would have loved to have visited him in that hospital where he was alone in a crowd.
We got a glimpse of the lives of a number of the staff as well. Cecily Farr making a cake for her children. Bill Humphries bringing a smile to his great aunt's face with the ham. Frank and Nora having a coronation get-together with friends.
Beautiful moments, small moments that really make a difference in the course of a human life.
All of this, Jodie, because a woman in New York had a thirst for English Literature, and a book buyer in London went to great lengths to satisfy it.
What a glorious movie this is!
I would be remiss if I didn't say that Anne Bancroft's real life husband, Mel Brooks, he of Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein and so many other off-the-wall comedies, produced 84 Charing Cross Road.
I wish I had told you of this movie sooner so that you could have gone to the address while you were in London. Or maybe not. Had you gone there, you would have been able to see a plaque commemorating the address. True. Helene Hanff's memoir (1971), and the subsequent play and the movie, did make the address famous. You also would have been able to order a Big Mac for lunch. The building is still there, but the occupant of that address is a McDonalds.
Still, I want to go back to London. When I do, one visit I will make will be to 84 Charing Cross Road, even if I have to buy a Big Mac rather than Donne or Pepys!
Funny, I'm an American who has never been to New York City! London, yes. Upstate New York, yes. But not New York City. I'm going there, too. The apartment building where Helene Hanff lived at 305 E. 72nd Street has been named "Charing Cross House" in her honor. A bronze plaque next to the front door commemorates her residence and authorship of the book.
Yeah. I want to see that, too!
Like you, I give this movie a solid 8 out of 10!
P. S. In real life, when Helene was in London, she did meet Nora Doel and Sheila, and a number of the former staff. They remained friends, and I hope Nora learned to pronounce Helene's first name!


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Tammy says that, within an hour of meeting her, Steve Gagliano of Tormented Souls in Kings Park, New York, knew exactly what to do with the tattoo she wanted covered up. He began freehanding a design over the existing tattoo, and the end result made her very happy:
The artist utilized the tribal butterfly that already existed and expanded it into an earth fairy, with a dragon protector.
Thanks to Tammy for sharing this, one of her seven tattoos, here on Tattoosday!
Be sure to click on the Tormented Souls link to explore their site. It's one of the more creative tattoo shop websites.


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Hi friends!
As you have probably noticed, I have stopped updating this blog. I continue writing, however, and you can check out my new blog A Simple Follower.
In this blog, I will write about similar themes that I did on Conforming to the Likeness of Christ, but more on the issues plaguing the Western church.
I hope to see you there!


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Batman Villains
Well, I've been neglecting my blog ever since my Mom passed away in 2014. I figured it was time I entered the world of the living again. Here are 4 illos I made for a Batman Villain Art show. Each illustration was on a folded card with a quote from the character. I had a lot of fun making these. I guess that's what life is really all about
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It's that time again!!! The Design Team at Swirlydoo's get to reveal their layouts for the September Kit. The kit is amazingly beautiful. Full of new Prima and Bo-Bunny! I was only able to get four pages done because I have some personal stuff going on. But, I have lots of left overs and can't wait to play again once things have settled. Enjoy!
Daddy's Comfort
Isn't she the cutest?????
It's just a phase
Based on the September Sketch
The October Kit will reveal sometime next week. The November Kit will reveal on schedule along with the blog hop. For more info and updates please visit the Swirlydoos website.
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Then I squeezed it with both hands.
It rose! ..Then swooshed off .. •_•
2. I smacked it again..
Firm hands embraced it. It rose...
Then a wobbled flop.. •`•`
.....Several days later..
3. My caressing hands
embraced the smooth silkiness
of my first clay pot.
*...or learning how to throw a pot on the wheel.
ps: Yes, I did have a ball of clay swoosh off the wheel after I smacked
it down and then tried to center it.
|foam coil pot
(I'm not an active potter.
It's something I enjoy doing at times though.)
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Am currently watching the Alpha Squirrel make light work of a suet cake in the yew tree. He's certainly the biggest one of the bunch who hang around here. Interesting to watch him chase the other, littler ones out of the yew. Seems to have a pretty serious problem with mange, unless squirrels molt in the Springtime like birds or cats.
We're trying to decide whether or not to get any more suet. They've gone through quite a lot over the past week. There's plenty of good stuff in the compost pile and would rather see them go after that, now that it's thawed out.
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This Week at Neatorama
Happy New Year! Let me make a prediction: 2011 is going to be the best year ever! I'm no skilled prognosticator, I just think optimism is a great way to start anything new. But first, let's look back at what you might have missed during this past week at Neatorama.
Jill took a look at the year gone by with 12 Tips From The Stupidest Criminals of 2010.
Jill also introduced us to 7 Celebrities Who Made It Big Thanks To Soul Train, with video evidence.
Alex brought us a rare weekend feature the day after Christmas, so you might have missed 4 Unusual Treadmills. Don't miss this chance to read it!
Have you seen The Room? Uncle John's Bathroom Reader asks if it may be The Worst Movie of All Time?
From the Annals of Improbable Research, we got Mona Lisa: All Things to Some Researchers.
Mental_floss magazine filled us in on The Secret Life of the Banjo. And just to see if you're reading this at all, here's a bonus link.
In the Name That Weird Invention! contest, winning names came from Madam Atom, who named the boots Ankle Biters, and Carolyn Bahm, who called them Moc Martens. Both win t-shirts from the NeatoShop!
The What Is It? game came up on Thursday. Just a guess had the right answer pretty quickly: this object is a fire starter. Soak it in kerosene, then place the business end under the logs and light. The funniest answer came from pismonque, who said, "It's a 2-in-1 Ant Annihilator Toy. The ring at one end originally held a magnifier for frying individual ants, while the other end was used to steamroll dozens at a time. Kids loved 'em!" Both win t-shirts from the NeatoShop!
And if you didn't work it on Tuesday, you can still try Neato-Puzzle #12.
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The trash accumulating in the Pacific Ocean – scientists estimate there are 1.5 million tons of tsunami debris alone -- is arriving on the West Coast. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
Thousands of volunteers were taking to West Coast beaches on Saturday for the 27th annual "Coastal Cleanup", and this year they have new instructions: keep an eye out for any Japanese tsunami debris.
"DO NOT touch or attempt to remove any potentially hazardous materials or large debris items," states a field guide prepared by Ocean Conservancy, which organizes the annual, and international, beach event.
Instead, volunteers are urged to call 911 if it's an immediate danger, or the federal tsunami removal program by e-mailing information to email@example.com.
The group also hopes to total up any tsunami debris found, marking those "in the 'Items of Local Concern' section — so we can compare data collected this year to historical numbers," Katie Cline, a spokeswoman for Ocean Conservancy, told NBC News. "Will we see a difference in the type of debris found? This is a question we hope to determine using the data."
Already this year, several large items from Japan's 2011 tsunami have landed on West Coast beaches — among them a boat found on Canada's Spring Island, northwest of Vancouver Island, in August; a 66-foot-long floating dock that washed onto an Oregon beach in June; and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle found on Canada's Graham Island in April.
Japan estimates 5 million tons of debris was swept out to sea by the tsunami, and about 1.5 million tons of that is likely still in the Pacific Ocean.
Even without tsunami debris, cleanup volunteers are likely to be busy on Saturday.
Last year, nearly 600,000 people picked up more than 9 million pounds of trash during the cleanup held on 20,000 miles of beaches around the world, Ocean Conservancy said.
"We need more volunteers than ever," David Pittenger, who runs the group's trash program, said in a statement announcing this year's effort. "Last year, volunteers found enough food packaging to get takeout for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day for the next 858 years."
Other items disposed of last year included 267,000 articles of clothing and more than 24,000 light bulbs, the conservation group noted.
One community that already knows what it will be cleaning up Saturday is Encinitas, Calif., where decades-old vehicle parts and other junk were recently found in the water of a protected lagoon, NBCSanDiego.com reported.
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Friday, 16 December 2011
Angry Movie Lurker Honest Review 61: Immortals 2011 (3 STARS)
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We've been talking about seeing this one. I'm a fan of Rourke (even after his face got messed up). There's a lot of room to play with a story like this and I want to what new slant they've brought to classic themes.ReplyDelete
When they mess with greek mythology like they did with this one, and distort it, use wrong characters, and when the costumes don't even match the time period set etc etc, I lose interest...... Fools.ReplyDelete
@Extraordinarii - Costumes didn't match the time period? When did the Greek myths take place exactly? The "unfaithful" to the myths complaint is funny to me given the myths themselves are known to use with some variations, and obviously must have evolved and changed over time given that they began as relatively local oral traditions. Why is Bullfinch's version definitive?ReplyDelete
Anyway, good review. Sometimes the gods' costumes made me think of a perfume commercial or something, but the action was pretty good.
We couldn't even get through the whole thing it was so boring and artsy. So the wife and I stuck in the original Clash of the Titans and saved our movie night.ReplyDelete
Bit of an excuse for a slash and gash fest with CGI on steroids. Bit of a mish-mash of various elements of Greek mythology but the ancient Greeks were a blood-thirsty lot and I can't help thinking they'd probably approve the uber-violence of the modern rendition.ReplyDelete
How do you have time to go to movies with all the great modeling you do. Can you stretch time?!ReplyDelete
I love Greek mythology, and I don't know if I want to see a re-imagining of it really.ReplyDelete
what a crappy bow. it was just basically a 50 dollar recurve bow painted black. they could have made it a lil more fancier.ReplyDelete
with my boys Henry Cavill and Luke Evans, it was the biggest treat for me this year :)ReplyDelete
meh, I have been on the fence with seeing this one.ReplyDelete
I love mythology movies. Thanks for the review.ReplyDelete
I'm going to wait for the Blu-Ray.ReplyDelete
Was an Interesting watch to say the least, Im still trying to find out if the Brazen(bronze)Bull would have even been available within the time line.ReplyDelete
I like Mickey Rourke (sorry about his plastic surgery though). Hmmm, sounds like they jumbled up the mythology. The Titan were locked up by Zeus and his fellow Olympians. Theseus was more of a Athenian hero. Wonder why they have to re-write the myths sometimes, as if left as they are they're still very interesting. Glad you enjoyed it, nonetheless. Best, DeanReplyDelete
3 stars... out of 5? Because I saw this movie, and I'd give it more of a 3 out of 10...ReplyDelete
Sounds like it will be fun! I love movies about that era!ReplyDelete
Somthing I would have to be 'in the mood' I still haven't watch the new Clash of the titans yet.ReplyDelete
Lend it me, tart!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the review Lurker. Do you like it better having one blog, instead of of two?ReplyDelete
I like that you do reviews here.
Long day. I'm beat. Off for the next four days. Woohoo.
Thanks and I'll be sure to check it out.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 December 2011 at 23:34
I'm not even watching this.ReplyDelete
Im gonna watch this one.... and I agree I always appreciate your reviews.ReplyDelete
Something about the previews just didn't catch my fancy. I'll check it out on NetFlix, but still not holding expectations high.ReplyDelete
I liked the Immortals, too. I'l probably buy it when it comes on DVD. I don't know. Yeah, all of these Greek mythology movies play hard and fast with how the stories were truly written. I loved the gore and the action. Mickey Rourke's character was cruel as hell, wasn't he?ReplyDelete
No thanks, I'm not that into Greek movies.ReplyDelete
Must check this out, now that I know that it's not all bad!ReplyDelete
Cool. I'm kind of in a bit of an "ancients mode" at the moment, so this might be a good item to add to my watching list.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the heads-up. I'm not that into watching movies, but this one, I would like to go when it comes in NZ.ReplyDelete
I wanted to check this out since Frieda Pinto is gorgeous but think I waited too long and it's not playing in theaters anymore =/ReplyDelete
sounds a good flickReplyDelete
Well it certainly doesn't sound like it sucks.ReplyDelete
I read a lot of Greek and Roman mythology in 5th and 6th grades, and I just may have to see this.
I was expecting it to be a bit bad too. Though I probably won't watch it anyway.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous19 December 2011 at 09:13
You pretty much convinced me to watch it. Great review :DReplyDelete


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All of us remember old favs from our childhood. Meatloaf was one of those. For some unknown reason, I had my taste buds set for a moist, tasty meatloaf for a long time. Since my mom did not write down her version, I found one as close as I could come to my mom's—wish she was here to guide me. Since she is not, I am left to simply recreate what I remembered of what she included.
A couple of things stand out. For one thing, her meatloaf was so moist. I've had meatloaf since then; not the same—not even close. My mom mastered a close balance between the protein and the sweetness.
The topping stands out in my mind—sweet and moist. After a few tries, I think I have captured, not only the moist texture and loose structure, but the super savory, sweet taste.
Try this one, and tell me what you think!
Here is my recipe and how I put this one together:
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, gluten free
2/3 cup catsup
1 tablespoon sweet relish pickles
1 cup bread crumbs, gluten free
2 large eggs beaten, slightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray an 8 1/2-inch by 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with gluten free, non-stick cooking spray.
2. Place butter in heavy duty skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion, pepper, celery and garlic. Sauté until slightly tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Place beef, Worcestershire sauce, sweet relish pickles, bread crumbs, eggs and salt in a large mixing bow. Using a wooden spoon, stir to break up meat and slightly combine. Add sautéd vegetables. Using clean hands or gloves, work vegetables into meat mixture. Place loosely (do not pack) into prepared loaf pan; set aside.
3 tablespoons brown sugar firmly packed
1 teaspoon dry ground mustard
1/4 cup catsup
1. Place brown sugar, dry mustard and catsup into a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
2. Spread over top of uncooked loaf.
Cooking Instructions:
1. Place uncooked meatloaf in loaf pan in the middle of a baking sheet to avoid oven cleanup. Bake for one hour or until instant read thermometer reads 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Remove from oven and tent for 10 minutes before slicing.
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Inactive Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Nutrition (per serving): 486 calories, 282 calories from fat, 30.8 g total fat, 157.2 mg cholesterol, 1221.8 mg sodium, 565 mg potassium, 28.5 g carbohydrates, 1.3 g fiber, 18.2 g sugar, 23.8 g protein.
Author: Dr. Jacquelyn P. Horne
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Um, I think I have one, maybe two positive things to say this week...
Comics writer and Iranian-American Dara Naraghi didn't care for the opening of Aquaman #7 either, but instead of simply making a smart remark in passing like some people, he penned a nice, reasonable open letter to writer Geoff Johns, noting his disappointment in seeing a new Iranian hero introduced just to be killed off immediately.
Naturally the anonymous a-holes of the Internet responded with ignorance and racism when offering their unsolicited opinions.
Would it have been better if it was a white dude who got killed in that same scene of Aquman #7? I think, plot-wise, it would still be boring and reductive, simply because I think it's lame to create characters just to kill them; in this instance, they are being killed to a) show that the villain is strong and mean, which can be accomplished in other ways and b) because that's how this particular story always goes.
There are more interesting, original and creative ways to demonstrate the strength and villainy of your villain or tell this same sort of story. I think it was rather eye-rolling in this instance because the villain was Black Manta, who Johns has been approaching with the same defensiveness that he's approached Aquaman, and thus the comic book seems to have a chip on its shoulder regarding its readers and how serious they take the characters.
I don't know. I thought Alex Ross and company did a fine job of making Black Manta seem like a badass in Justie without a scene in which the character not only butchers someone, or cleans them like a fish, I guess would be Manta's preferred metaphor, but also gives a little speech about how he's going to track down the victim's family and kids and do the same to them.
I suppose we will see a little bit more of that particular hero, as I have to imagine there will be flashback scenes explaining who she and her team are and what they have to do with Aquaman and Black Manta, but introducing a character just to kill them just seems trite and lazy, and the fact that it was a character from such an under-represented ethnic group in the DCU during a time when so many people in our country are calling for war against Iran only makes the whole scene seem worse.
Reading Dara's letter I was wracking my memory to think of an Iranian superhero in the DCU, as it seems like there had to be one, but the only one I could come up with was Sirocco, a speedster that Kurt Busiek created in his great, but too-short, run on Superman. I can't recall if Sirocco died or not; I think he died in a possible future that Arion recruited Superman to help prevent, but I don't recall if he died "for real" or not...
I...I have no idea who would win this particular battle.
Respect for Darwyn Cooke dropping... dropping…
(By the way, if you're one of the dudes writing two of the stupid things and drawing one of 'em, how can you be "at a distance" from them, exactly...?)
(Also, dude has a much different understanding of the expression "kicking and screaming" than I do if he called Dan DiDio back and asked if he could do a book after all)
I try to do these chronologically as they occur in space and time, but I'm moving this up because it has to do with Before Watchmen: Please enjoy David Brothers taking down the Before Watchmen panel at C2E2.
Did you know that Dan DiDio expected a "more negative reaction" than the one he got (By my count, one person who writes about comics on the Internet under his or her real name was positive about the project), and that everyone DiDio talked to about the project had their concerns melt when they heard about all of the sub-par (my word, not his) talents involved with the Before Watchmen.
Dude, I can't tell you how many times I heard people at the comic shops say, "I thought Before Watchmen was a practically heretical concept, and then I heard Len Wein is writing a back-up story! Can you believe it? They got Len Wein! And the guy who wrote those awful Superman and Wonder Woman and Red Circle comics that no one read and no one, not even the writer himself, liked! No one can top Alan Moore, of course, but they got the six or seven next best things to Alan Moore! They even got the guy who wrote the six-part story in Superman Confidential #1-5 and #11!"
I asked for it, and I got it. Apparently the Game of Thrones graphic novel adaptation isn't very good, and frustratingly so.
Oh wow, this sure is unfortunate…I was really looking forward to that collection, but that post sure puts a damper on my enthusiasm.
DC Women Kicking Ass caught that while the majority of the characters being featured in the just-announced National Comics series are female, all the creators are (surprise!) male (Unless you count Fiona Staples' contribution of one of the four covers).
The sharp-eyed observer of DC Comics' female characters and creators also noticed that Amanda Conner isn't just drawing the Darwyn Cooke-written Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre miniseries, but, as of the second issue at least, she is also co-writing it, increasing her culpability!
Tom Spurgeon noted that National Comics seems like a good way to get characters who might make for good licensing prospects in other media into comics briefly (you only need one issue for a media packet to give to producers, right?), without having to try and maintain comic books featuring them.
That sounds about right. It would certainly explain why the premise of the Kid Eternity issue sounds like a TV show pitch more than a awesome comic about a dead kid, his guardian angel and his power to resurrect the dead.
The Looker issue is interesting in that they're using a much later permutation of the character—she wasn't conceived in 1985 as a vampire, but became one about a decade later in the second volume of the series. Of course, her being a vampire probably explains why there's going to be a Looker solo comic at all.
Chris Butcher has a point in parts of this post, and there's no arguing with his calls for better online discourse or grown-ups treating one another as grown-ups, but I disagree that a relatively high-ranking employee at Marvel shouldn't get all kinds of shit from people regarding Marvel being shitty.
If you work for a corporation, if you take money fromr that corporation, you're responsible for that corporation's actions. Even if you're just the tiniest part of that corporation, you're still a part of it.
And if you disagree with the actions of that corporation if you think it's unfair that you share in the blame of that corporation's actions, quit and get another fucking job.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the economy sucks, Marvel's one of the biggest company's in the American comic book industry—I don't care. That's a choice C.B. Cebulski or whoever else makes: Work for a company that does shitty things and share in the guilt and/or blame, or get a different job for a company you don't think is shitty, and live a (relatively) guilt and blame free life.
Of course, that goes for consumers, too. If you don't like what a company does, then you really should purchase goods or services from that company, and thus enable them to continue doing those things you don't like. I still give Marvel $3-$9 a month, so I too share some responsibility in the shitty things they do.
I'm pretty confident that AMC's gonna find out that it's the zombies, not the Robert Kirkman, that makes their Walking Dead show so popular, but congratulations to Kirkman: his new book that looks like it was just a pitch for a TV show is apparently being developed as a TV show. (The bad news? This will only encourage more shitty comics that are just TV show pitches being packaged as comics).
If AMC had to adapt another Kirkman-related comic to television, I woulda preferred it be Super-Dinosaur, as that has a dinosaur in it.
Reminder: Eric Stephenson is a hell of a blogger. He makes an extremely convincing case that there's actually a lot of money in producing new comics featuring new characters and concepts, backing up his argument with a strong list of examples.
Tim O'Neil's "Tao of..." pieces on some Avengers characters are pretty great. Here's his "Tao of Iron Man" piece, and here's his "Tao of Hawkeye."
I imagine he'll be getting into Thor, Captain America and some of the other characters featured prominently in the upcoming Avengers film later, as he talks at great length about the core of those characters and how their film versions reflect their comics versions.
The Hawkeye piece was of particular interest to me, as I never really liked the character much, having never really been exposed to him at any great length before (In the very first Avengers comic I ever read, Brian Michael Bendis killed Hawkeye off, and the next two dozen or so times I read a comic featuring Hawkeye, he was being written by Bendis, so his characterization was basically just A Guy In A Bendis Comic). O'Neil boils him down to two essential traits: 1) he's not Green Arrow and 2) he's an asshole.
He then explains how both of those things are true, and he sold me.
Interestingly enough, though, Green Arrow is also kind of an asshole, so that means Hawkeye and Green Arrow are both assholes, but completely different kids of assholes.
(Hey, that last sentence had "asshole" in it three times; that is enough times that the word is starting to sound funny and unnatural to me. I am going to to take a break and go sit in a chair and just say "asshole" over and over again quietly to myself until it sounds like gibberish)
DC PR is now referring to the people making their Before Watchmen widgets as "iconoclastic," as in "Among the iconoclastic Before Watchmen creators attending C2E2 will be..."
I need to go check something.
Yes, the word "iconoclastic" still means "characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions" like I thought it did.
I guess that's one way to refer to a group of creators doing something as shitty and morally dubious as exploiting the work of a giant in your medium for a great deal of money on behalf of a corporation, despite the pleas of that giant in your medium not to do it.
In this case, "the institution" is apparently Alan Moore, and the freelancers working for Warner Brothers/DC Comics are the iconoclasts, but it sure is hard jamming these particular players into that particular rhetorical structure.
I appreciate hyperbole as much as anyone, but calling any crossover involving Danger Girl the "crossover of the century" is going way too far.
JLA/Avengers was this century too, guys.
I feel weird that the announcement of a Battle Beasts comic got me temporarily excited, but what are you going to do? Such is the power of nostalgia.
I can't actually imagine how that comic will go, since that was one of the few toylines from my childhood that didn't spawn a cartoon to help sell the toys to me and my fellow grade-school boys, nor did it come with little comics explaining who was who and what was what.
I just remember thinking the designs were super-cool, and I folded them into the epic battles I staged with my friends using an assemblage of Transformers, G.I. Joes and He-Man guys and whatever other action figures happened to be in the respective toy boxes.
I hope the deer with the drill hand shows up in the comic. I liked the deer with the drill hand.
At this weekend's big comics convention, DC announced some digital-first comics I won't read digitally because I am a frightened old man (But I imagine "Digital-first" means "paper-second," so maybe I'll read them on paper later).
One of these new comics is a Batman comic, and they've announced some fairly strong contributors to it. I was most surprised to see "Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman," because I can't believe those two guys aren't Marvel exclusive—especially Parker.
And if they're not Marve exclusive, why on Earth wasn't Jeff Parker writing one of "The New 52" last fall...?
The other is Ame-Comi Girls, which is apparently based on the line of scantily-clad, manga-style statues featuring reworked versions of familiar DC superheroines.
They've announced the first five stars and creative teams, including artists I like a lot Ted Naifeh, Sanford Green and Amanda Conner, at least two of which don't work in anything even faintly resembling a manga style.
I hope these things are rated T+, if not M, and focus on the prurient aspects of barely-dressed super-girls, rather than serving simply as standard DCU fare in which the characters wear different costumes. If you've ever seen one of those statues, you know the two selling points are 1) sexiness and 2) manga-style, so I would hope that's the focus of these stories, although they're all being written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti instead of, say, Adam Warren, so I'm not holding out much hope.
It would be great if they could establish this as a sort of reservation for all the cheesecakey pin-uppery and inappapropriate festishization of the DCU heroines, a place for the creators to get it out of their system, and the fans who want it to get it, without mucking up the supposedly mass-audience focused DCU books.
So, for example, had this existed a few months ago, the version of Starfire that appeared in Red Hood and the Outlaws could have appeared here, and the DCU Starfire could have resembled something between the George Perez/Marv Wolfman version and the one on Cartoon Network's Teen Titans.
I can hope, of course, but, as with the "New 52" initiative, it looks like DC decided to go with who they already had around (Palmiotti and Gray) instead of someone new who happened to be more expert in a particular field).
If you read the piece in the The Beat, the picture seems particularly glum, as Heidi MacDonald says Palmoitti promised something closer to his run on Power Girl than the statues that inspired the series, and he notes that they're shooting for the teenage girl market which, okay, teenage girls (used to) really dig manga, but this brand is focused on selling really expensive nonsense to male perverts so, um, well, good luck gang!
So Marvel is going to do a Hawkeye series. That's what last week's teaser image that said "Coming Soon" that had purple and a phallic symbol in it was teasing (And not, as Abhay reported for The Comics Journal, a comic about Galactus' penis).
It seems like they just tried a Hawkeye series (2010's Hawkeye & Mockingbird lasted six issues). The Matt Fraction and David Aja team did a pretty good job launching an Immortal Iron Fist series, although they didn't stick around long, and therefore neither did the title, which lasted 27 issues.
I wonder how a Hawkeye book will do in the long run, especially after having just read O'Neil's piece on Hawkeye (linked to above), which dealt at length with the fact that Hawkeye is a great character to have in team books, but not the sort of character that really works on his own, which is why he's never sustained a solo title.
The character should have a pretty high profile this summer what with being one-seventh of the Avengers line-up in the movie, but then, none of the Marvels seem to benefit much from movies, and Black Widow's title that came on the heels of Iron Man 2 only lasted eight issues.
Finally: Fuck Yeah Mystery Science Theater Beatdown!
I hope he's still going, because while that's an awesome list, I found my self poring over it again and again to see if it included this or that person or monster. I didn't see any Killer Shrews, for example. (Via 4thletter)
Sunday, April 15, 2012
(links + con reax)
Labels: convention reactions, links
1 comment:
- JRC, the OWL Says Who said...
Great roundup of bits 'n pieces. Couldn't agree more about civility in the community. Projecting the blame back on the comic companies for rabid fanaticism seems backhanded to me though. Yes they encourage devotion to a fault, but people mouthing off like jerks is def' more of a choice created by internet anonymity.
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Melbourne: Former Australian quick Geoff Lawson feels the Indians are a vulnerable lot outside their country and added the young Australian bowlers don`t need to fear the ageing visitors.
"They`ve been talking themselves up, but they play badly away from home, have just been beaten 4-0 in England and were poor," he said.
Lawson added that the visitors have nothing "special" in their bowling ranks either to fluster the Aussies.
"They have great batsmen, but they are not getting any younger and their bowling attack is not that special, especially if Ishant Sharma is injured," the bowler was quoted as saying by media ahead of the four-match Test series.
The former Australian cricketer, who had coached Pakistan, said despite the hosts` loss to New Zealand in the second match of the recently-concluded Test series he finds no reason to worry for skipper Michael Clarke.
"Although we lost to New Zealand, I was impressed with the way James Pattinson bowled in both Tests. He was terrific," Lawson said.
"Nathan Lyon has done well too and Peter Siddle has also been impressive," he added.
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You know I've been struggling over the giraffe tale. Such a little thing.
Today my daughter finally got to read the four thousandth draft. She loved it. Nearly jumped up and down. Said all the places she thought it lagged had been successfully changed to great action. The flavor is now back to the original. (not sure if that was chocolate or strawberry)
There is only one part - pretty by itself - that both of us wondered at. That means it must be changed... but that is feasible.
Will not be able to work on it tonight. There's a 4th festival nearby and I'm taking the little one.
Tomorrow - while she's swimming - I'll work on that last little part and then send it off to my editor.
THEN - the final touches on the cover letter and off to some publishing houses.
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Two of the professors in my department just emailed me saying they have a KitchenAid stand mixer they never use and would I be able to give it a home and make it feel used?
Just take a minute to absorb that.
Within 48 hours, it was in my kitchen making cupcakes for them.
Yellow Cupcakes
I've made yellow cake once before, and as I remember it was good, but it took an awful lot of egg yolks. Instead of going back to that recipe, I just foodgawked yellow cake and found four recipes that looked good and came from reputable sources. I ran these through my baker's percentage program to make them easier to compare and then picked Smitten Kitchen's, because it looked like an especially moist recipe, and not one that contained egg whites. (Who puts egg whites in a yellow cake? The Culinary Institute of America, apparently. Shrug.)
I won't copy the recipe here, but I will tell you that I used lowfat milk instead of buttermilk because that way I didn't have to go shopping, and since I wasn't going to have the acid of the buttermilk in the recipe to react with the baking soda, I replaced the baking soda with baking powder (the internets say amount of baking powder = amount of baking soda divided by three). Baking powder contains both baking soda and an acid for it to react with – gotta remember to balance your acids and bases, or your cake won't rise and will have a metallic taste. Then I halved the recipe. It made 48 mini cupcakes, exactly two pans' worth. I seem to have underfilled the cups, because most of them didn't rise enough to make little tops for themselves, so maybe it should actually make less than that.
You're supposed to bake the cake for 35-45 minutes, but the mini cupcakes baked in about 18 minutes at the same temperature, 350F.
The review: Wow. First of all, making a cake with a scale and a stand mixer is a lovely experience. Everything was so easy and fast. Secondly, this is a great cake recipe. Soft (cake flour is a good thing), moist, fluffy. The tops are flat; I have no opinion on the optimal shape of the top of a cupcake, but now you know what you'll get out of this recipe. They're losing moisture fast, though, so if you make them, eat them forthwith.
Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Buttercream frosting and I have a shady past. I tried to make it three times in a row to no avail. First, a whole egg buttercream that fell flat. Then, an egg yolk buttercream that was unacceptably salty because I used salted butter (normally you can get away with salted butter; not in buttercream!) and that really had too much butter in it, anyway (it got so hard in the fridge that I was able to pick up the entire mass by one edge and throw it away). Finally, another whole egg buttercream that just never came together, no matter how long I beat it with my hand mixer. It seemed to me that buttercream frosting was one of the few things that I couldn't figure out how to make without a stand mixer. So it was the perfect recipe to welcome my new toy to my kitchen. But this time, I decided to make an egg white buttercream, because I imagined the meringue would be better at balancing out all that butter than the egg yolks had been.
I used a recipe from My Buttery Fingers which is based on a vanilla buttercream from Smitten Kitchen (whence all good things come, apparently!) and a chocolate espresso buttercream from Use Real Butter. The only changes I made were to beat the egg whites to fairly stiff peaks before adding the butter, rather than adding it as soon as the meringue was cool, and to use 150g of butter rather than 180g, which Wendy suggested. I think it was absolutely the right choice.
The recipe worked perfectly. It's normal for buttercream to separate into a chunky solid phase and a liquid phase before coming together again, but mine never even did that. It was just perfect the whole entire time. My hand mixer couldn't quite get Swiss meringue to stiff peaks; I tried once for long enough that I ended up moving the bowl and mixer to a table so I could sit down, and all I got was an overheated mixer and soft peaks. So expect to see some piped meringues in the future.
As for the flavor of the frosting, I think it was a nice amount of chocolate. You could go chocolatier, but only if you want to really make a statement. This was a nice, classic yellow cake-chocolate frosting combo.


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Continued Professional Training
June 8, 2009
SPEAKER: Gordon Graham
"Seven Rules of Admiral Rickover"
Thanks for inviting me back to Texas to speak to you regarding your job as a representative of the telecommunications community. It is an absolute honor to be with you here today. My hat is off to you for all you do – and I recognize the key role you play in being the first point of contact between citizens in need and the public safety community. I may have met some of you in prior presentations, and if that is true you know my focus in life is in the Management of Risk.
There are all sorts of applications of the discipline of risk management. My goal is over the next two hours is to give you some ideas, strategies, tactics and thoughts on what you can do to better protect yourself, your team, your public, your organization, and your noble profession. Also, I would love to see you smile just a bit also. Let's get started.
One of the great icons of the 20th Century was Admiral Hyman Rickover. He is know as the "father" of our nuclear navy and his efforts have made America safer. Born in Warsaw in 1900, Rickover rose to rank of Admiral and directed the development of our nuclear navy, which has a tremendous safety record. He recognized he was dealing with a highly risky, highly complex issue, and he developed rules for success.
How can these rules help you in your highly complex, highly risky world of telecommunications operations? How did his focus on quality control penetrate the organization so deeply so as to reach to the line employee level in the nuclear navy? Let's take a look at each of these rules and explore the possibilities.
Rule 1. You must have a rising standard of quality over time, and well beyond what is required by any minimum standard.
We have to get better and better at what we do. Our public deserves it. Our personnel deserve it. We must be constantly looking for a better way to do things. Status Quo – we have always done it this way – is not longer acceptable.
On an organizational level, there are better ways to get and keep good people. There are better ways to build your policy manual. There are better ways to train your personnel. There are better ways to supervise. There are better ways to discipline errant employees.
On an operational level, we must improve our performance in response times, quality and timeliness of written reports, training, candor in performance evaluations, equipment andvehicle maintenance, physical conditioning, and anything else that we can measure.
Continuous improvement has got to be part of the way we do business.
Rule 2. People running complex systems should be highly capable.
Successful public safety operations require people who know how to think. Fifty years ago, you did not need to be all that sharp to be in public safety.
Things have changed. Technology, equipment, strategies and tactics involved in providing services to our constituents have all changed. This is an extremely complex job, and if you hire people who can't think things through, you are in route to disaster.
If you allow the hiring of idiots, they will not disappoint you – they will always be idiots. In view of the consequences that can occur when things do not go right in your complex, high-risk job – this may end being the cause of a future tragedy.
Every nickel you spend in weeding out losers up front has the potential to save you amillion dollars. And I can prove that statement if you want me to.
Rule 3. Supervisors have to face bad news when it comes, and takeproblems to a level high enough to fix those problems.
When you take an honest look at tragedies in any aspect of public safety, from the lawsuits to the injuries, deaths, embarrassments, internal investigations and even the rare criminal filing, so many of them get down to supervisors not behaving like supervisors.The primary mission of a supervisor is "systems implementation".
If you promote people who either can't or won't enforce policy, you are in route to tragedy. To be sure, the transition from line employee to supervisor is a difficult one, but the people you choose to be supervisors have to like their people so much, that they will enforce the policy to protect each of them from harm or loss.
Not to beat this point to death, but you show me a tragedy in public safety operations –including some in the news today – and I will show you the fingerprints of a supervisor not behaving like a supervisor.
And for those of you who have promoted, remember that every day families are entrusting you with the safety of their loved ones. This is a huge responsibility.
Rule 4. You must have a healthy respect for the dangers and risks ofyour particular job.
Many public safety jobs are high risk in nature, and the consequences for not doing things right can be dramatic. Remember the basic rules of Risk Management. RPM –Recognize, Prioritize, Mobilize.
You must do a risk assessment on each job in every public safety department and identify the tasks that have the highest probability of causing you grief. Then you must prioritize these tasks in terms of potential frequency, severity and available time to think prior to acting. Finally, you must mobilize (act) to address the recognized risks appropriately and prevent consequences.
Rule 5. Training must be constant and rigorous.
Every day must be a training day! We must focus the training on the tasks in every job description that have the highest probability of causing us grief. These are the High Risk, Low Frequency, Non Discretionary time events. We must assure that all personnel are adequately trained to address the tasks that give them no time to think, and that they understand the value of thinking things through when time allows.
Rule 6. All the functions of repair, quality control and technicalsupport must fit together.
Audits and inspections are an important part of your job as a leader in public safety. We cannot assume that all is going well. We must have control measures in place to assurethings are being done right. This is not micro-management – It is called doing your job.
If you do not have the audits (formal and informal) in place, you will not know aboutproblems until they become consequences, and then you are in the domain of lawyers.That is too late for action, as all you can do then is address the consequences.
And if you take the time to study the life of Admiral Rickover, you will quickly learn thathe was widely despised in the Navy because of his insistence on using the audit processas a tool to hold people accountable.
Rule 7. The organization and members thereof must have the abilityand willingness to learn from mistakes of the past.
Analysis of past data is the foundation for almost all of risk management. We (public safety operations) keep on making the same mistakes over and over again.
As I read the lawsuits, injuries and deaths, organizational embarrassments, internal investigations and even the rare criminal filing against our personnel I know that we can learn so much by studying the mistakes we have made in the past. It all gets down to Risk Management.
Here are three statements that have guided me through most of my adult life. First is a quote, albeit paraphrased, from the great risk management guru of the 40's, Archand Zeller.
"The Human does not change. During the period of recorded history, there is little evidence to indicate that man has changed in any major respect. Because the man does not change, the kinds oferrors he commits remain constant. The errors that he will make can be predicted from the errors he has made."
What does this mean? We have not figured out any new ways to screw things up. We are making the same mistakes over and over again. Refineries have not figured out any new ways to blow up. Police have not figured out any new ways to get in trouble. Restaurants have not figured out any new ways to kill people. Planes have not figured outany new ways to crash. Fire Departments and firefighters have not figured out any new ways to get in trouble.
And Telecommunications personnel have not figured out any new ways to get in trouble. Please do not give me that nonsense that "bad things just happen". I am sick of hearing that faulty "poor me" refrain. There are no new ways to get in trouble. To be sure, there are variations on a theme, but in reality it is the same stuff over and over again. Let me jump ahead in the lecture.
By the end of our brief time together today, I want you to fully understand that you, regardless of what your job is, are in a great position to do something about all of this right now.
The second statement important in my life thus far came from my mentor, professor and friend Chaytor Mason. He was a risk management guru in the 70's. Here is a capsulized version of his response when I accused him of being the smartest person who ever lived.
"The smartest person in the world is the woman or man who finds the fifteenth way to hold two pieces of paper together."
My instant response when I first heard this was confusion, but then I figured it out.While there are no new ways to screw things up (Zeller) there are always new ways to fine tune and revisit our existing systems. We must be looking for new and improved ways of doing this most complex job, and you are the ones who can do that. There are better ways to hire telecomm personnel, and there are better ways to train them. There are better ways of doing performance evaluations, and there are better ways to do the things we are tasked with doing.
Status quo (we have always done it that way – we have never done it that way) does not work. There is a better way of doing business, the 15th way, and we must constantly be looking for it. My third belief in life is a summary of the above two thoughts.
"Things that go wrong in life are predictable and predictable is preventable."
Thanks for your patience. I have been using this line since 1980 and I appreciate your indulgence. Want proof? Take a look at your newspaper today. These handouts were finalized on May 14. And every May it starts to warm up and people get in boats for an early start for the summer and they don't know how to operate the boat safely and they overturn it and some will drown. And every year the US Coast Guard tells us that 800 or so people drown and 90% have got PFD's on their boat – and 90% aren't wearing this device. Already this year we have seen this occur with the NFL guys in Florida.
And now we are in June and later this month we will have the kids dying on the way home from their Prom – alcohol and high speed will be the cause. And in July it will be more kids dying in hot cars. And in August it will be the kids dying from dehydration during football practice and in September California will burn down again – as it does every year in September. It goes on and on, but…
It was an honor to address you today. I hope you leave with an enhanced vision of the value of risk management. And I hope our discussion today will give you something you can do when you get back to work to improve your specific NENA operations. Finally, please keep our soldiers and sailors in your prayers. Without them, we would be in one heck of a fix right now. I look forward tos eeing you again soon. In the interim, if you need anything, please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.
Gordon Graham
Link: http://www.nena.org/sites/default/files/Rickover%20NENA.pdf


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Friday, July 13, 2007
Court Action: Black, Bank of America
So Conrad Black isn't a racketeer after all. He's merely an obstructing fraud.
That's the verdict of a federal court jury today. It comes 11 days following 14 weeks of testimony at his racketeering and fraud trial, where the government prosecution threw everything it had against Black.
A first impression: Even though he lost, Black could still be a winner.
Yes, being nailed on mail fraud and obstruction of justice is no picnic. But it could have been much worse if the jury found him guilty of wire fraud, racketeering and a bunch of other counts.
Considering how long it took the jury to hand down this verdict, it's dismissing the majority of charges, and the complexity of the case, who's to say that Black doesn't have a decent shot of winning on appeal?
Let's say the verdict is upheld. The maximum amount of jail time for all counts is about 30 years, but Black's not going to get anywhere near that amount of slammer time. One legal expert says three to seven is more likely.
Others connected to Black have already started to pay.
Black's former crony David Radler, who cut a deal with prosecutors, will likely see some jail time. And former Illinois Governor Jim Thompson, who was on Hollinger's board and headed the audit committee, has his sterling reputation soiled by this case.
And Conrad Black? He gets to continue living the high life, pending an appeal.
Meanwhile, a Dutch court clears up the controversy of who will own LaSalle National Bank.As expected in these quarters, Bank of America is the winner. Click here for an earlier post discussing why BofA would prevail.
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In my last post I told you about the Fabletics Flash Sale going on today! There are some great deals, namely $15 yoga leggings and tops for under $10! It is a serious steal. I snagged up some great deals, because you can really never have too much workout gear, right?
I also promised a Fabletics review for you all! And here it is! This will be part of a monthly series, as I am a Fabletics addict. Adorable, comfortable athletic wear at a price I can afford? Yeah, pretty awesome.
In this post I'll be reviewing three separate pieces: The Corfu Capri, the Dijon Tee, and the Malindi Bra
The Fabletics Cofru Capri is one of my favorite pieces. It takes your basic black capri length legging and adds some interest with a twist of liquid black fabric around each side. I love to wear these for yoga and running. The sweat wicking material is fantastic, even for an ultra sweaty runner like myself. They have a place in the front to tuck a key in, and I can even fit my phone halfway into it in a jam!
The Fabletics Dijon Tee is very comfortable. The should area is mesh, while the rest is solid. This top comes in black or white. It definitely runs large, but it's supposed to. I ordered my usual size and definitely have plenty of room in it. I love wearing this tee around the house or for a run. Since it's large it's pretty breezy, and any sweat won't stick the cloth to you.
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I loved my picks for July, and am already getting excited about August, even with today's Flash Sale to tide me over!
I do not work for nor am I affiliated with Fabletics in any way. However, this post does contain links that, if you click and decide to purchase an outfit, will fuel my Fabletics habit. 😉
Fabletics is a subscription based service where you can pick or skip a new workout outfit at the beginning of each month. Co-founded by Kate Hudson, their clothing consists of cute fitness outfits and athleisure wear for a reasonable price. I've purchased items for running, hiking, yoga, and walking my dog in the park.
For all their outfit purchases, Fabletics offers free shipping and returns, which is pretty much a requirement for me when I order things online. They have a perfect fit guarantee on their products, so if you end up with the wrong size it's a simple exchange process. Their quantities are limited, however, so you have to make up your mind fairly quickly to make sure you get the size you want.
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We've had some minor milestones around here lately. Gracie lost her last baby tooth tonight. Now she can make room for the full-on braces on top and bottom. Crazy to think she'll be 13 and Ally will be 16 in just a few months.
And... we learned to Snapchat - and mastered the fine art of the duck lips too. We are just too hip. In case you are old - Snapchat is a not really so new method of communication - texting in pictures with an app on your phone. Not so revolutionary, really. The catch is that the pictures are sent and when received they disappear within a few seconds. It seems harmless enough, but it also gives teenagers a faulty sense of security - they often send pictures that are more risque - feeling that since it can only be viewed a few seconds, it's okay. The problem (aside from the obvious purity issues) is - you can quickly screen shot the picture (that means take a quick picture with your phone - for you old people). And...I'm pretty sure there's gonna be a scandal someday and we're gonna learn that all the disappearing Snapchat photos are really going to some creepy app creator guy somewhere. In that case, Mr. Creepy Snapchat guy, I apologize for all the odd pictures we've sent into your cyberspace inbox. We had fun sending Ally some crazy Snapchats. She especially appreciated those of Byron's armpit.
On a totally unfunny note - it really is important to get all into the methods of communication and online involvement your kids are into - for parents and grandparents alike! It just changes the way students look at their online activity when Grandma might pop into the conversation at any moment. You'd be surprised how many kids are snapchatting - especially younger kids with ipods. And besides, who doesn't love to see a good picture with some duck lips or a bathroom mirror pic with the toilet in the background?