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As I write this I'm sitting in my comfy armchair reading about this year's "Tour de France" route, now long past. There's a lovely piece by some hammerhead on how to tackle the most famous climb in the world. Now I don't mean to be dismissive but this guy is talking about going up carrying nothing but a few grams of Lycra, real cyclists carry their home!I've done the Tourmalet five times now, and each time I've been carrying full camping gear, tent, cooker, front and rear panniers, the works... But I'm no super fit cyclist, just a plodding tourer who likes to average about 40 miles a day on tour so how do I manage it? Well firstly it helps to know your enemy...
The statistics are frightening, the Tourmalet is a "Hors Catagorie" climb, the most difficult of all, and a rare beast indeed. The Col is at 2115 m, nearly 7000 feet, the second highest in the Pyrenees and by repute, the most difficult (though it isn't:-). If you look at the Michelin map you'll see the road, previously marked in red, becomes made up of red and yellow dots. I've only seen this on a couple of sections of road in France and means that the road is very dangerous. But for the cycle tourist this has one big advantage - no lorries or coaches are allowed up. The Tourmalet has other saving graces, firstly it's generally a steady though hard climb, secondly it is so stunningly beautiful, that by the top your neck will hurt more than your legs from craning around to look at some of the most spectacular scenery in cycling.
The best side to tackle the Tourmalet from is the west side, coming from the Col de Soulor, at 1474 metres a challenge in itself, and then camping at Luz Saint Sauveur (711 m). This gets you up the easy part of the Tourmalet, with only (!) 18 kms to go. There are several campsites in the town. I prefer "Camping Toy" which is right in the centre of Luz and is overlooked by a Cathar castle high on the hill. The town also has plenty of places to eat and the bar just outside the campsite doubles as a patisserie (bun shop) where I usually stock up on calories before the main assault... Now at this point you will hopefully have the right equipment, because otherwise you are going to do a lot of walking. I use a 24 inner ring and 32 cog at the back, if you are fitter than me (most of you will be) then you could get away with higher gears but I wouldn't bet on it. You don't need any other gears, just one low one. A good idea to start early, so I push off before 9.00am and turn left outside the campsite following signs for the Col de Tourmalet. The first 6 kilometres are a hard drag up to the village of Bareges (1250 m). The valley is steep sided, but already becoming beautiful as you see the road stretched away in front of you. It's easy to wear yourself out here as it is steep, you need to try to relax on the bike and let that low gear get you into the rhythm that will take you to the top. Just as important is to try to be smooth especially as your legs will be cold and stiff so the dangers of a muscle pull are greatest here. Just before Bareges you reach a few switchbacks which ease the slope considerably and give you a rest whilst still climbing, but the main street of Bareges is the steepest part yet and the temptation is to go almost all the way to the end of it before stopping for a morning coffee in one of the many bars in the village. After you start again you'll find the gradient is a little less, just enough for you to climb without really drawing on your reserves. It is from here on in that the scenery begins to dominate your thoughts as much as your legs. The trees retreat and the vista opens out into a vast U-shaped valley, the tiny road picked out on the hillside ahead looking impossibly high. With it being so narrow and quiet you feel like you are on a country lane to the sky.
Three kilometres out from Bareges you may see the observatory on the Pic du Midi (3000 m) and a little shed below it. This is important because soon afterwards in the distance to the right you will see another building high above. This is the Hotel at the Col, though you still have about 10 kilometres to go it is a welcome sight. By now you are tracking up the right hand face of the valley, then the road swings you across the valley below the col. Behind you, you can see almost all the road back to Bareges, it's an awesome view, somehow I can never believe I've come so far. Other cyclists will appear as brightly coloured dots of Lycra on the distance, crawling up to meet, then pass you. As the road tracks across the valley it steepens fractionally, enough to make you work for the privilege and then begins to swing back in a series of long switchbacks. By now you are aware that you are near the top, looking vertically above you can see the edge of the carpark at the top only a hundred metres or so above you. People may even shout encouragement BUT DON'T BE FOOLED! There is still a kilometre to go.When they built the road to the Col they obviously had either a sense of humour, or they reckoned on making a very exciting cycle race because the last three hundred metres are some of the steepest in the Pyrenees. Now OK, you've got a lot of adrenaline 'cos you know it's the top, but you've also just climbed 5000 feet so it's very easy to screw it up at the last moment, if you're going to 'bonk' it'll be here... To give you some idea of how steep it is, I was honking bottom gear and trying to stop the bike flipping over backwards. But by now people will be clapping and cheering you - the crazy with the luggage, and they'll help get you up. The top of the Col is no anti climax. The views are breathtaking, near vertical scree slopes, the giddying drop when you look down on other cyclists doing the last kilometre as others had looked down on you, and best of all a cold beer at the bar! You will feel as high as a kite, but the bar will do you steak and chips, and you can get some tourist to take your snap by the Col sign. Then comes the descent... The other side of the Col begins with a not too steep, but very exposed section of tarmac that keeps you hard on the brakes, then twists and drops. The bike feels like it's in freefall, I've done 50 mph here and that's plenty on a loaded touring bike. You dive through avalanche shelters on silky tarmac then hurtle screaming through the deserted eyesore that is the ski station at La Mongie (1800 m). By now you'll feel confident in your bike and brakes and should be carving through hairpins, diving deep into them before braking then cranking over to swoop to the next, the nearest thing to flying you can get to without growing wings. In about 15 minutes you get to St Marie de Campan (857 m), after 17 kms of wild descent. The village has a couple of nice little campsites and a hotel. You must go to the Hotel du Deux Cols. The owner spends all his time insulting his customers in four languages, he is a floor show on his own, imagine Basil Fawlty with a wicked sense of humour and you'll get the idea. But you'll find yourself laughing at yourself pretty quickly, and being served wonderful food at silly prices. It's the perfect end to a day in the mountains that you will surely never forget. ©Geoff HusbandFor those wanting to learn more about cycling in the Pyrenees, there is a repot (a long one) on the Bretonbikes charity ride through the Pyrenees in 2003. It gives a useful route as well as a blow by blow account of two hard weeks in the mountains - hope it gets you out there...
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Oregon State Police say the weekend tour bus crash that killed nine people happened near a treacherous eastern Oregon section of road known as Deadman Pass.
Lt. Greg Hastings says the bus crashed along the west end of the Blue Mountains on Sunday after careening off an icy Interstate 84 and down a steep embankment. More than 20 people were injured.
The crash site is west of Deadman Pass, an area so dangerous the state transportation department published specific warnings for truck drivers. The state advises the area has "some of the most changeable and severe weather conditions in the Northwest" and can lead to slick conditions and poor visibility.
State police said the bus was en route from Las Vegas to Vancouver.
Umatilla County Emergency Manager Jack Remillard says the bus involved in Sunday's fatal accident in eastern Oregon was owned by Mi Joo travel in Vancouver, British Columbia.
A woman who answered the phone at a listing for the company confirmed with The Associated Press that it owned the bus and said it was on a tour of the Western United States. She declined to give her name.
A bus safety website run by the U.S. Department of Transportation says Mi Joo Tour & Travel has six buses, none of which have been involved in any accidents in at least the past two years.
A spokesman for the American Bus Association says buses carry more than 700 million passengers a year in the United States.
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Attribute precedence within a single props.conf file
In addition to understanding how attribute precedence works across files, you also sometimes need to consider attribute priority within a single props.conf file.
Precedence within sets of stanzas affecting the same target
When two or more stanzas specify a behavior that affects the same item, items are evaluated by the stanzas' ASCII order. For example, assume you specify in
props.conf the following stanzas:
[source::.../bar/baz] attr = val1 [source::.../bar/*] attr = val2
The second stanza's value for
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Overriding default attribute priority in props.conf
There's a way to override the default ASCII priority in
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priority key to specify a higher or lower priority for a given stanza.
For example, suppose we have a source:
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[source::...a...] sourcetype = a [source::...z...] sourcetype = z
In this case, the default behavior is that the settings provided by the pattern "source::...a..." take precedence over those provided by "source::...z...". Thus, sourcetype will have the value "a".
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Precedence for events with multiple attribute assignments
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You might want to override the default
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MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Forget doctor's instructions: New research shows a smartphone app is the best way to get heart patients to remember to take their medicines.
Heart attack survivors are typically prescribed medications to prevent another attack, but one in four stop taking at least one drug within 30 days after leaving the hospital. That increases the chance of re-hospitalization and premature death.
In this study, researchers compared the use of a smartphone app to written instructions to remind 90 heart attack patients, average age 63, to take their medications.
The app sounded an alarm each time a pill should be taken. After taking it, the patient confirmed it in the app. Through digital access to the app, doctors could check if patients were taking their medications.
After 90 days, 65% in the app group were correctly taking their pills versus 21% of those given written instructions, the findings showed.
"We hypothesized that the app would increase adherence by 30%, but the impact was even greater," study author Dr. Cristian Garmendia said in a European Society of Cardiology news release. Garmendia is a resident heart specialist at the Cardiovascular Institute of Buenos Aires.
The study also looked at the number of patients who were hospitalized with another heart attack or had an unplanned visit to a doctor or emergency department. Researchers found no difference between the two groups.
"This may be due to the relatively small number of patients or the low rate of events," said study senior author Dr. Juan Pablo Costabel, head of the institute's coronary unit. "This was an exploratory endpoint, but our next study will be designed with these outcomes as the primary endpoint."
The findings were scheduled for presentation Saturday at a meeting of the Argentine Congress of Cardiology, in Buenos Aires.
Research presented at meetings is typically considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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Found in "Texas" by James Michener. Published by Random House, 1985.
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No it's not cross stitch, it is an unfinished needlepoint project. x-stitch is exactly that - x's are used to make the design. Needlepoint fills in the entire backing material while x-stitch is usually used for border decorations or monograms - things like that. Definitions can be found HEREReplyDelete
Thanks, Grace. I know next to nothing about this kind of thing. I can knit, though so I got that going for me.ReplyDelete
It's made on perforated paper. I don't think it's unfinished; when perforated paper was used, the background usually wasn't filled in. There's an example here:
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Any guess to how old it is? The style and the use of perf paper can be over 100 years old, but it looks in good condition.ReplyDelete
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As I discussed in my look at Services in Snow Leopard, I think this revamped feature is one of the hidden gems in Mac OS X 10.6. While being able to control what appears in the Services menu is a nice change, the real winner here is the ability to create your own Service, or to download Services created by others.
I'll walk you through the creation of a simple Service using Automator. Even if you're not a programmer, and you find the thought of AppleScript scarier than a root canal at the dentist, I promise you'll have nothing to fear by following this tutorial.
At the end, you'll have a functional Service, along with (hopefully) enough knowledge to venture into the creation of your own Services. If nothing else, though, you'll get a sense for just how easy it can be to create simple Services.
For the tutorial, I decided to create a Service that would extract the text from one or more PDFs selected in the Finder. The extracted text will be placed into a new text file, saved, renamed, and then moved. All of this functionality will take only a few minutes to create, and can then be used from the Finder's contextual menu, or via a keyboard shortcut.
Obviously, this tutorial is only for those running OS X 10.6. You'll need to have some PDFs available to test with the Service, and enough extra drive space to save the text files you'll create—and trust me, if you don't have that much free space, you've got much larger issues than not being able to follow this how-to!
As an aside, I also created a video version of this tutorial [3:15, 11.6MB] as a learning exercise for Camtasia for Mac, which I'm in the process of reviewing. If you'd prefer to watch the video version of this tutorial, just click the above link. It differs slightly from this version, but creates the same text extraction Service.
Build the Service
To get started, launch Automator (in Applications). A new window will appear with a drop-down sheet displaying a number of workflow templates; select Service, then click Choose.
This will open a (mostly) blank template, which will look familiar if you've used Automator in OS X 10.5. However, up at the top, you'll notice a thin section with two pop-up menus and a checkbox; this area is used to define what type of information your Service works with, which applications it works in, and whether the action it takes replaces the selected text or not.
Click the first pop-up menu, and set it to PDF Files, as that's the type of file we'll be working with. Click the second pop-up menu, and set it to Finder, as that's where the Service will be activated. The checkbox won't be clickable, as we're not working with a selection of text.
Now it's time to create the actual Service. Because the Service is only launched after selecting one or more files, we don't need to do any work to find the files we'll be working with; they're passed in when you launch the Service.
Given that the files are already known to your Service, the first step is to select the PDFs entry in the Library column, then drag the Extract PDF Text action into the right-hand work area. This is the action that actually extracts the text from the selected PDF(s).
Set the options on this action as you prefer—I used Plain Text output, and added a page header. I left the destination set to Desktop (as the file will be moved later), and the output file name the same as the input name (but the extension will differ, so there's no conflict).
After extracting the text, the next step is to rename the file. In the Library column, select Files & Folders; then drag Rename Finder Items into the work area on the right, below the existing Extract PDF action.
When you drop the workflow, a dialog will appear asking if you want to first copy the items before renaming. Since you'll be renaming a just-created file (which can be easily recreated), there's no point to make a copy, so click Don't Add.
Modify the action as you wish; I set mine up to add the creation date at the front of the filename, included leading zeros, and changed the separators a bit. The end result will be a series of files that are automatically sorted by creation date, even when viewed in alphabetical order.
After renaming, the final step is to move the file to its final destination. In my case, that's to a folder named _Extracted PDFs on my Desktop.
In the Files & Folders column in the Library, drag the Move Finder Items action to the bottom of your workflow. Click the To pop-up menu, and navigate to the folder where you'd like to save the files; select Other if it's not one of the predefined destinations. Click once on the target folder, then click the Choose button to set that folder as the destination.
And that's it for the Service—three simple steps to extract text from PDFs, rename the resulting files, and move them to their final destination. Select File -> Save, give your new Service a memorable name (Extract text from PDF, for instance), and click Save.
Using the Service
Once you've created your service, using it is as simple as could be. In Finder, select one or more PDFs, then Control-click on the selection to display the contextual menu. Scroll to the bottom of the contextual menu and select Services -> Extract text from PDF (or whatever you named the Service).
Wait a second or two (or longer, if you've chosen a huge PDF), then navigate to your chosen folder. There you'll find one text file for each PDF you had selected, each containing the text from that PDF.
This is a very simple example, but I hope it gives you a sense for what's possible with Services in Snow Leopard.
The ability to create your own Services—or for others to create distributable Services—should lead to an abundance of available tools to help you with those tasks you do on a repetitive basis. Personally, I'm keeping my eyes peeled for the surely-in-development "Write weekly Macworld blog entries" Service. Until it arrives, though, I'll continue writing them myself.


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Hudhur quoted from the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) where he likened the hearts of the Companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) to sparkling, cleansed utensils that have been through the process of qala'i. Hudhur explained the process of qala'i for those who are not from the sub-continent. In olden times pots and pan made of copper and other metals had to be periodically cleaned through the process of qala'i. Hudhur said people from the sub-continent know about qala'i especially those who work in the Langer Khana where the huge pots require this process. In qala'i, the utensil is first passed through fire with some chemicals rubbed onto it, next a shiny white metal is rubbed onto it to remove any remaining tarnish and finally it is polished with a cloth, resulting in the utensil gleam as if made of silver. Hudhur said he gave this explanation because the analogy given by the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) of a utensil having gone through the process of qala'i is not an ordinary effort. It involves passing through fire. Hudhur said in short the Promised Messiah is saying that when a person wants to reach that station where he is truly enlightened by the light of the Word of God, he has to go through a painful endeavour. Then alone does he attain the station of that prosperity which God states in the Qur'an as: 'He indeed truly prospers who purifies it,' (91:10). Indeed, in order to purify the self, serious effort is required. In order to unite the latter-ones with the earlier-ones, the Promised Messiah's (on whom be peace) advent took place, so that rusty hearts could be burnished with the light of the Word of God. These examples can be seen in the companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace).
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said that purification of the self entails that a Muslim should always be keenly ready to pay the dues of God and the dues of mankind. Just as one verbally professes God to be One, and without any partner, similarly one should display this through one's practice and should be ever compassionate and helpful to mankind. Hudhur said the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) came so that man could bring about pure changes on a personal level and attain spiritual blessings. May God enable each Ahmadi to aspire to this. Fortunate are those who make an effort towards this. In following the Companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), the companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) brought extraordinary changes in themselves and passed this onto their next generations. Fortunate are those who conveyed this beneficence onwards.
Hudhur said today he would mention one such elder who honoured the name of his ancestors. In him can be seen the qualities of self-purification that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) elucidated. Hudhur said he had and still has a very close relation with this elder who was the paternal as well as maternal grandson of two eminent companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace).
His name was Syed Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib. He passed away a few days ago. His paternal grandfather, Dr. Syed Abdul Sattar sahib was a companion of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). Dr. Syed Abdul Sattar sahib excelled in Taqwa, purity, humility, paying the dues of God and of mankind. Hadhrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad sahib (may Allah be pleased with him) related that once Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) gave sadqa of a goat. Dr. Syed Abdul Sattar sahib stayed with Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I (may Allah be pleased with him) overnight, looking after him. When the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) came to visit him in the morning, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I (may Allah be pleased with him) told him that Dr. sahib had stayed up all night, dispensing medication. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) was very pleased to hear this and remarked that this family was of the Paradise. Once, when he was a civil surgeon at a government hospital, Dr. Syed Abdul Sattar sahib was in a Tabligh discussion with someone. During the discussion the man threw an earthenware pot at Dr. sahib in anger. The pot hit him on his head and injured him. He quietly went to hospital and had his head bandaged. Meanwhile, the man realized that he had hit a senior government official and was fearful at the likelihood of being apprehended by police. However, Dr. Syed Abdul Sattar sahib returned to him and said he hoped his temper had cooled down. The man apologized. Thus was the model of patience as displayed by Dr. Abdul Sattar sahib. In spite of having the authority, he was patient. Only one who has had real self-purification can display such high moral.
Syed Dawood Muzaffer sahib was the second son of Hadhrat Hafiz Syed Mahmood Ullah sahib, who was the son of Dr. Syed Abdul Sattar Shah sahib. Hadhrat Hashmat Ullah Khan sahib, the special physician of Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) writes that Syed Mahmood Ullah sahib was a highly moral elder who had an ardent love of God and whose desire to serve humanity was of very high level, he had great respect for the elders and love for the younger ones. He wrote that his son was also very pious and was fortunate enough that Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) had given his daughter in marriage to him.
Hudhur said it was Syed Dawood Muzaffer sahib who became a son-in-law of Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him). He had inherited his ancestors' qualities of paying dues of God and dues of mankind on a great scale. He had great love for the Holy Qur'an, was humble of nature and met people with respectful regard. He showed unusual consideration to the younger brothers of his wife because they were the sons of Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him). There can be ups and downs in close relationships. Wherever he noticed situation worsening, he would keep quiet. He showed so much regard even with those younger than him that matters would always resolve pleasantly. He had amazing high regard for the family of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace), for his children and the children of his children. At times, Hudhur felt he showed regard more than it was necessary, which in Hudhur's opinion was not suitable, but he did so out of his inherent piety.
Syed Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib and his wife, Syeda Amatul Hakeem sahiba were a match made in heaven. They excelled each other in practicing virtue and in high morals. Usually husbands and wives argue over why the other has spent money in a particular way. This couple had no interest in worldly expenses. Hudhur said he personally observed that they both were always on the look out to help others. If the husband helped someone, the wife would say he should have helped more and if the wife helped someone, the husband would say the same. Syed Dawood Shah sahib said that his late wife often came in his dreams inspiring him to help such and such disadvantaged person and to give sadqa etc. Hudhur said whatever income he had, Syed Dawood Shah sahib spent less on himself and gave most of it away. Hudhur himself observed and others have also related that even if he had an income of thousands he would give thousands away.
Hudhur said when he started looking after the accounts of their lands, he asked Syeda Amatul Hakeem sahiba, as it is traditional in landowning families, how much grain did she wish to keep for the household. The amount she gave far exceeded the amount Hudhur felt was needed. She explained that her needs were beyond her personal needs and that she regularly gave grain to needy people. Hudhur said Shah sahib was the same. Hudhur said he was not paying tribute to Shah sahib and his aunt because he was his uncle as well as father-in-law. Rather, Hudhur had observed both the husband and wife, from childhood and they had impressed Hudhur. Shah sahib was a quiet person who was prayerful, who mixed with children cheerfully and with regard and he was free from any worldly matters.
The maternal grandfather of Syed Dawood Shah sahib was also a companion of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). His name was Maulwi Sarwer Shah sahib. He was an esteemed elder and had served the Community as its Mufti. He offered very lengthy Salat. Once someone saw him offering nafl in mosque and was intrigued how was it that he offered such lengthy Salat. When the person went closer, he noticed that Maulwi Sarwer sahib was continuously repeating the prayer: 'Thee alone do we worship and Thee alone do we implore for help.' (1:5). His congregational Salat was also very lengthy. Syed Dawood Shah sahib took after both his maternal and paternal grandfathers in his high morals and other qualities. Hudhur said not everyone follows in the footsteps of their elders, but Syed Dawood Shah sahib accomplished it very well. If he was asked for prayers, unless informed of the outcome, he would pray continuously. Hudhur said he would often say that people asked him for prayers but did not inform of the outcome. Even if one served him in a small capacity, he would be most grateful and would specifically pray for that person. He especially prayed for the doctors who looked after him. Before he came to live in Rabwah, Dr. Noori sahib used to especially come there to treat Syed Dawood Shah sahib and Shah sahib prayed a lot for Dr. Noori. May God continue to accept his prayers because Dr. Noori is also someone who serves humanity. Simliarly, Dr. Abdul Khaliq sahib regularly treated Syed Dawood Shah sahib. He was a heart patient for a long period and at times doctors had to be called. Dr. Khaliq used to come promptly. Dr. Khaliq has written to Hudhur that Syed Dawood Shah sahib used to ask for prayers that he did not ever have to face a time when he was deprived of prayer and worship of God and that he had a good ending.
With God's grace many people dreamed of his 'good ending'. His nephew dreamed that Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) came and took Syed Dawood sahib with him. Shah sahib himself had a dream in which Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II (may Allah be pleased with him) had specifically selected a chair for him. A lady who did not know Syed Dawood sahib very well, dreamed that she is being told in the dream that Shah sahib is an esteemed elder who has a high station with God. He himself once had a dream that his wife Syeda Amatul Hakeem sahiba is in a very good place where she is very happy and calls him to also come over but a sound comes that no, he would not go at that time because had some prayers to make.
Syed Dawood Shah sahib was drawn to prayers and worship of God by keeping his grandfathers' company. He lived with his paternal grandfather. When Dr. Abdul Sattar sahib became very ill in his last days, he did not go to the mosque for Salat. Syed Dawood Shah sahib, a teenager at the time, used to lead Salat at home for him.
Syed Dawood Shah sahib was extraordinarily blessed by God. This world was not his objective. He was not exceptionally well off but whatever he had, he was extremely grateful for it and would help the needy to an extent that many fabulously wealthy people do not. In his later years his eyesight grew weak, so his daughter-in-law used to manage his finances. She relates that upon receiving income, he would first take out Wasiyyat, then the share of orphans, then the share of needy students, then the share of disadvantaged ailing people and only after this did he keep the money for himself. Hudhur said he is aware that Syed Dawood Shah sahib used to give generously to the various Tehriks of the Community.
Although his eyesight had gone very weak, he could still tell when his children were facing any difficulty. His son and daughter-in-law both have written to Hudhur that he would sense when there was a problem in the household. He had great love of the Holy Qur'an and would read up to eight Parts of the Qur'an a day and had a large portion memorised. Once During Ramadan he told Hudhur that he could not read as much as he once did, to which Hudhur says he made a generous estimate and said it did not matter, Hudhur was sure he still managed to read one or two Parts a day. Hudhur said to this he replied that no, he could still read three or four Parts. In the last few years of his life, due to failing eyesight, he could not read the Holy Qur'an during Ramadan. He told his grandson that he read it from memory and when he forgot, God's angel came and reminded him. His eldest son's house was under construction and he would often ask about it. He then told his family that God had shown him the plan of the house. Indeed, the plan was exactly as the house was. He used to pray a lot for the Community obligations that his children had. After Hudhur became his son-in-law, a special connection developed between them. He used to pray a lot for Hudhur's personal and as well as Community tasks. After Hudhur's Khilafat, regard and reverence came into this relationship and his prayers for Hudhur developed more compassion. He prayed a lot for the success of Hudhur's addresses and for Jalsas and prayed with special concentration for Hudhur during each of Hudhur's trips.
During the adverse situation in Rabwah in 1984, young men, Khuddam, used to give night neighbourhood duties. Syed Dawood Shah sahib would make tea for them and leave it on his dining table. He would waken at 2.30 am for Tahajjud and make tea for the young men on duty.
God bestowed special treatment to him from his younger days. He lived in Sindh for a long period. In those days, as the area was not quite populated, snakes were quite common there. One day he did not feel very well, so he thought he would say his Fajr Salat at home. However, an unseen power told him that he should go to the mosque. When he returned from the mosque, he saw that as his two children slept, a large snake was trying to climb onto their bed. He took care of the snake. Had he gone to sleep, the snake could have caused harm.
Syed Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib studied at the Government College, Lahore. Due to his decent nature he was well known among the staff and students alike. Once a friend of his took some things belonging to the hostel warden in a playful manner and hid them in Shah sahib's room. The entire hostel was checked for the items except Shah sahib's room, as no one doubted he would have anything to do with it. When Shah sahib saw the items in his room he became very anxious how to save his friend from punishment without lying. When the checking finished he took the items and placed them in front of the warden's room. He was relieved that the authorities did not make any further inquiries otherwise Shah sahib would have had to tell the truth, naming the friend he suspected had done the deed.
He wrote to Hudhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) in 1944 explaining that he was repeatedly seeing Hadhrat Musleh Maud in his dreams. This is when he offered to be a Waqfe Zindagi (life devotion). He was sent to the lands in Sindh, where he stayed for a long time. Later he served in Tabsheer Department as well. He performed his duties there and did not indulge in any aside. He displayed complete obedience to those to whom he was subordinate, regardless of their younger age. Our missionary here, Laeeq Tahir sahib wrote to Hudhur that when he worked with Syed Dawood Shah sahib he demonstrated great humility and showed such regard to others that it would be embarrassing for them. He never gave the impression that he was the son-in-law of Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) or the brother-in-law of two Khulafa. He was a quiet, prayerful person, who came to office silently praying, did his work and left. Due to the confidence Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) had in him, some people tried to harm him but he always left his matters with God. Hudhur said he observed that when these people were seized one way or the other, they would apologise to Shah sahib, who always forgave them without any reproach. He was the kind of person that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) mentioned bear no grudge or malice towards anyone. Hudhur said these are the people who have truly purified themselves.
Next Hudhur read a long extract from the address Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) gave at the time of the Nikah of Syed Dawood Shah sahib. After this Hudhur prayed that may God make it so that people of the family and the Community of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) keep it in view during their marriages that faith is the essence and the objective of an Ahmadi is to make a connection with God and serve faith, and to bring the world under faith not the other way around. This alone is a source for making nations stay alive. When a pious person of our Community departs this world, the people of the Community, in particular people of the family of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace), if that person is from the family, should keep piety and connection with God in view and ascertain paths with renewed thoughts. This world is transient, it will end. Attainment of God's pleasure is what lasts forever. May God enable all of us to do this.
Four sons of Syed Dawood Shah sahib are serving the Community in different capacities. His three daughters, one is Hudhur's wife and the two others are also married to Waaqfeen e Zindagi. May their children and future generations always give precedence to faith over worldly matters. Two of his sons are not Waaqfeen e Zindagi but with the grace of God, are positively influenced by the Tarbiyyat of their parents and have always served the Community in some way or the other. May they and all the other progeny always try to attain God's nearness and may his prayers always fulfil for them. Similarly may the children of all our elders, of the companions, always practice the models of their ancestors and may they make an effort for the continuation of future pious generation with prayers and with their own practice. May God enable this. Hudhur announced that he would lead funeral Prayer in absentia of Syed Dawood Shah sahib after Friday Prayer.
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Literary feuds are entertaining: famous and not-so-famous authors holding grudges, slinging insults, or sabotaging one another with bad reviews (both anonymous and not).
But what about author feuding in real time? Can the spectacle of writers racing one another to finish a story, or competing to make the best elevator pitch, hold an audience riveted? Will viewers mourn as authortestants fall by the wayside, and cheer for the last author standing?
A new Italian reality show, Masterpiece, aims to find out. At stake: a deal with Italian publisher Bompiani, and an eye-popping first print run of 100,000. Here's how it works.
Prospective contestants submit a manuscript of an unpublished novel – nearly 5,000 flooded the offices of "Masterpiece" when the call went out, according to the NYT. Readers select a dozen contestants for each of six episodes, which judges then winnow down to four hopefuls per show.
Each of the four contestants participates in some sort of event that is designed to inform his or her writing (for example, watching a wedding or spending a day with the blind), then return to the studio for the main event: a tension-fraught writing assignment. Writers sit at keyboards facing judges and tap out prose with their words projected on screens for the audience to see as a clock counts down. Time allotted for this assignment? A pressure-filled 30 minutes.
They then read their written assignments aloud to judges, who deliberate and dismiss two writers. The final competition is a 59-second elevator pitch to literary celebrities. A winner is chosen from each of six episodes, then finalists are gathered together for a final competition to determine who wins a book deal – and a good deal of celebrity.
Sounds like a major yawnfest to me. But then, I'm a writer, with an intimate personal knowledge of how boring writers are when they're composing. (They're actually much more interesting when they're procrastinating–how about a show about that?) I'm thinking fancy sets and big screens and breathless show-host commentary are not going to be enough to generate audience enthusiasm for 30 minutes of writers writing.
Believe it or not, "Masterpiece" is not a new concept. Author reality shows have been tried several times, and every single one has failed. I've written about a bunch of them (I admit to a minor obsession!):
– Book Millionaire. The brainchild of Lori Prokop, owner of her very own vanity press, this show was to feature "Eight people with dreams of seeing their book ideas become published and being the next author launched to best selling and celebrity status." It never got beyond the video audition stage.
– The Ultimate Author. Created by journalist and author Lauren Spicer, this show promised contestants "go[ing] toe-to-toe in a writing competition that tests their ability to develop attention-grabbing content." At least one show was taped, but there's no sign it was ever broadcast.
– American Book Factory. Four books were to be co-written by teams of authors "competing for what could turn into a major book deal." This one never got beyond the announcement stage.
– Healeth Publisher. In connection with an Internet TV company, Healeth promised a reality show competition "that will change the publishing game forever." It never materialized.
– Publish My Book! Proposed by Tony Cowell, Simon Cowell's brother, this American Idol-style author reality show looked to have all the goods, but it fared no better than the rest. Announced for the summer of 2007, it never appeared.
– The WRITE Stuff. Run by producer and events organizer Cyrus A. Webb, this show promised to feature 14 authors in "a contest that will challenge not only their creativity but their drive and determination to make it in the business." Despite multi-city auditions, not a single episode ever aired.
Admittedly, except for Tony Cowell and Publish My Book!, none of these groups was very credible. Still, even though Masterpiece has the money and the logistics and the publisher participation that the dead shows lacked, it shares the same challenge: writers are really only interesting when they're not writing.
EDITED 11/22 TO ADD: Here's a review of Masterpiece's first episode: it's mixed, but generally positive. I'm still not convinced; even glitzed up for TV, who but another writer is really interested in writers writing? There's a reason there are so few books (and films) about authors.
EDITED 5/6/14 TO ADD: Masterpiece has concluded and crowned a winner. Apparently the show garnered few viewers and was even suspended for several months mid-contest. Here's a wrapup: Italy's TV Reality Show Ignored Psychology of Authors.


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You brought this one on yourself NHL. Just remember that this is your fault because you shared this information with the world via Twitter.
A few top prospects and current players will attend the LA red carpet premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse on 6/24. Details on Tuesday.
Stunned. First you get Jonathan Toews on a music awards show to hang out with Miley Cyrus and now this. God help us all. If I catch Sidney Crosby hanging out with Lindsay Lohan, I'm quitting the business.
I get who they're marketing to and they're looking to cash in on a ridiculously insane obsession a popular series of movies and tag-along with the hype in the off-season. But are these fans the type we want to invite into the NHL Asylum of Psychos?
Actually… After reading that, they sound like the perfect kind of crazies to send to Philadelphia wearing opposing team gear and saying awful things about Chris Pronger.
I said on Twitter shortly after that announcement that the NHL is going to get a load of mocking Photoshops done to celebrate this kind of horrifying news and who am I to let the people down? Enjoy.


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A true Chicago dog has an all beef frank, a poppy seed bun, all the ingredients listed below, and MOST IMPORTANT - NO KETCHUP!
- 1 all-beef hot dog
- 1 poppyseed hot dog bun
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon sweet green pickle relish
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 4 tomato wedges
- 1 dill pickle spear
- 2 sport peppers
- 1 dash celery salt
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, place hot dog in water, and cook 5 minutes or until done. Remove hot dog and set aside. Carefully place a steamer basket into the pot and steam the hot dog bun 2 minutes or until warm.
Place hot dog in the steamed bun. Pile on the toppings in this order: yellow mustard, sweet green pickle relish, onion, tomato wedges, pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt. The tomatoes should be nestled between the hot dog and the top of the bun. Place the pickle between the hot dog and the bottom of the bun. Don't even think about ketchup!


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The number of admissions reached 1,057,000 in 2009-10 compared with 945,500 in 2008-09 and 510,800 in 2002-03.
Such an enormous leap in the figures should set the alarm bells ringing. A doubling in admissions would be astonishing at any time, but when drinking has been on the decline, it simply defies belief.
But, as the NHS explained when last year's figures came out...
These figures use a new methodology reflecting a substantial change in the way the impact of alcohol on hospital admissions is calculated. Previously the calculation counted only admissions for reasons specifically related to alcohol. The new calculation, for which the methodology is described in the report, includes a proportion of the admissions for reasons that are not always related to alcohol, but can be in some instances (such as accidental injury).
The same note appears on the latest report, but—shamefully—not on the NHS press release that accompanied it. Consequently, it did not get a mention in the news.
Since 2002, the number of diagnostic fields (ie. the category of injury or ailment that people come to hospital to have treated) that are considered 'alcohol-related' has jumped from 7 to 14 and then from 14 to 20. (You can read all about this if you can read the tiny writing at the bottom of table 4.1 in the report).
The significance of this change cannot be overstated. The "proportion" of admissions that are not directly related to alcohol make up three-quarters of the total. It is not only meaningless to compare 2002 against 2009, it is questionable whether most of these cases can reasonably be called alcohol-related at all.
As Nigel Hawkes explains, the figures do not come from doctors and nurses classifying an admission as alcohol-related. Instead, they rely on aggregate data being divided up on a laptop according to a whole set of assumptions.
How is it that almost all the statistics related to alcohol can be moving in the right direction, yet the numbers of alcohol-related admissions keep going up at a dizzying rate?
It's largely a function of methodology. Alcohol-related admissions are calculated in such a way that if you are unlucky enough, say, to be involved in a fire and admitted to hospital for the treatment of your burns, it will count as 0.38 of an alcohol-related admission – unless you happen to be under 15, when it won't count at all.
If you drown, it counts as 0.34 of an alcohol-related admission – though most people unlucky enough to drown aren't admitted to hospital. Getting chilled to the bone (accidental excessive cold) counts for 0.25 of an admission, intentional self-harm to 0.20 per cent of an admission.
These fractions apply whether or not there was any evidence you had been drinking before these disasters befell you.
The one measure that hasn't been twisted and changed is the number of alcohol-related deaths and, as Hawkes says, they fell.
Alcohol-related deaths – that is, those caused by conditions directly linked to alcohol – fell from 6,768 in 2008 to 6,584 in 2009. Much of the fall was attributable to a fall of nearly 250 in deaths from alcoholic liver disease.
That last figure is worth noting, since the claim that liver disease is rocketing is frequently made by temperance crusaders.
If Britain is suffering a drinking epidemic, it is a very peculiar epidemic indeed. It is one that has resulted in an enormous increase in hospital admissions despite a decline in both overall alcohol consumption and excessive drinking. According to the latest figures for 2008/09, it has also resulted in a 3% fall in alcohol-related mortality despite a 12% increase in alcohol-related admissions.
Over the same period, the way alcohol-related hospital admissions have been defined and recorded has changed time and again. It's not difficult to put two and two together here. Any responsible journalist would put the methodological change front and centre of any report.
The irony is that the BBC had, only the day before, exposed the fact that Alcohol Concern Cymru (the NHS-funded Welsh temperance group) had been creating alarm about drinking by inappropriately comparing two different sets of figures:
An alcohol charity claims there a "silent epidemic" of heavy drinking among elderly people in Wales.
AAC said the number of over 65s who said they had drunk more than the recommended maximum in the previous week rose from 22% (men) and 7% (women) in 2003/4 to 34% (men) and 17% (women) in 2009.
However, BBC Wales understands that as a result of changes in methodology adopted by the compilers of the Welsh Health Survey in 2006 the two sets of statistics are not comparable.
Quite right too. And yet, in their report yesterday, the Beeb made no mention of the fact that 2002's figures for hospital admissions cannot be compared with 2008's. Instead, it chose to focus on a press release from the NHS's astro-turf front group Alcohol Concern which predicts that admissions will rise to 1.5 million by 2015.
This is shoddy journalism but, in this instance, the NHS has been complicit in deceiving the media. As I mentioned, the NHS press release did not even hint at the change in methodology, nor did it mention the fall in mortality.
To give you an idea of how incompetent/dishonest (delete as applicable) the NHS has been in this matter, let's take the headline figure. That one million figure relates to admissions, not people. This is an important point because, as Hawkes says in his post, some people go into hospital with multiple admissions and most go in not at all. This is basic stuff, but how are hacks supposed to get this straight when the head of the NHS's statistics department is giving them misinformation?
Tim Straughan, chief executive of the NHS Information Centre, said: "Today's report shows the number of people admitted to hospital each year for alcohol related problems has topped 1 million for the first time."
This is frankly pathetic. The behaviour of the NHS and its spokesmen—not to mention Alcohol Concern—demonstrate once again that their desire to lobby for policies, notably minimum pricing, has made them incapable of issuing reliable and credible information. Time and time again, the British public are being deceived on the issue of drinking. Can we believe anything these people say?


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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. [308 U.S. 141, 142] Mr. J. Campbell Brandon, of Butler, Pa., for appellant.
Mr. Hugh B. Cox, of Washington, D.C., for appellees.
Mr. Justice REED delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Valvoline Oil Company appeals1 from the final decree of a three- judge district court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, under the Urgent Deficiencies Act,2 dismissing a petition to enjoin and annul an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission. 25 F.Supp. 460. The order, requiring appellant to file with the Commission certain maps, charts and schedules of its pipe-line properties for use in valuing the properties under Section 19a of the Interstate [308 U.S. 141, 143] Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. 19a, was made after a determination by the Commission that appellant was 'engaged in the transportation of oil by pipe line in interstate commerce and that it is a common carrier subject to the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act.'
Through 1,426 miles of pipe line, running to 9,020 wells in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, Valvoline gathers some 75,000 barrels of oil per month for its two refineries in Pennsylvania which manufacture the products distributed by Valvoline to the trade. All of this all is purchased from producers at the well, 50 per cent originating in Pennsylvania, 38 per cent in West Virginia, and 12 per cent in Ohio. At the time of the final order of the Commission which it challenges here, Valvoline was selling surplus oil, not needed in its own operations, to a refinery in Pennsylvania and to another in West Virginia, but none of this came from out of the state of the refinery. Because, thus, it does not transport interstate other oil than that which it purchases at the well for its own use, Valvoline claims that it is not a common carrier of oil subject to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. 1 et seq., or, should it be held to come within the terms of the statute, that the statute is unconstitutional as to it in that the provisions violate due process by taking the carrier's property for public use without compensation. U.S.C.A.Const. Amend. 5.
Appellant urges as reasons why it is not a common carrier within the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act that its pipe lines are used primarily to transport oil to its own refineries, that it is not clothed with a public interest, that the oil flowing through its lines is not in commerce until after preparation for market, and that, since the purpose of Section 19a(a) and (e) of the Interstate Commerce Act in requiring valuation data is to furnish a basis for the establishment of traffic and rates, the report required is the first step in general regulation to [308 U.S. 141, 144] which it is not subject. The pertinent provisions of the Act are set out in the margin. 3
There is no controversy over whether appellant is an interstate pipe line company. Obviously it is. The contentions above are advanced to show it is not subject to the Act. Section 1(3) defines common carrier to include 'all pipe-line companies.' If this definition is not limited by the subsequent clause 'engaged ... as common carriers for hire,' extended consideration of these characteristics of a private carrier is unnecessary as the language of the definition is decisive.
The practice of compelling producers to sell at the well before admitting their oil to the lines was widely used as a means of monopolizing the product before the Hepburn Amendment in 1906.4 Whether the oil so owned [308 U.S. 141, 145] and transported was ultimately used by the carrier in its own operations or sold to others was in this connection immaterial. Certainly one would find a public interest in the sole means of transporting this commodity from thousands of wells for thousands of producers. This was covered by the Pipe Line decision. There it was stated that commerce is not dependent of title, 'and the fact that the oils transported belonged to the owner of the pipe line is not conclusive against the transportation being such commerce.' The applicable section of the Interstate Commerce Act at the time of the Pipe Line Cases read: 'That the provisions of this Act shall apply to any ... person or persons engaged in the transportation of oil or other commodity, except water and except natural or artificial gas, by means of pipe lines, ... or partly by pipe lines and partly by water, who shall be considered and held to be common carriers within the meaning and purpose of this Act.' This Court construed that section to cover those who were common carriers in substance even if not in technical form and read it that those 'engaged in the transportation of oil ... by means of pipe lines' shall be treated as common carriers under the Act. The last clause was held not 'to cut down the generality' of the Act.
In the present Act there is a change of language but we perceive none in meaning. Speaking of the amendments of the Transportation Act of 1920, ( 41 Stat. 456) which recast the Hepburn Amendment into the present form, the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce reported that the section here under consideration 'amends the first five paragraphs of section 1 of the Commerce Act, making minor corrections and classifying language in several respects, but making no important changes in policy.' 5 As now written the section brings railroads [308 U.S. 141, 146] under the Act by means of the last clause of subsection (3) only. 6 This clause is a conjunctive not a modifier. It does not affect the generality of the first clause as to pipe-line companies.
The appellant relies upon the Pipe Line Cases to show that the present act does not cover a pipe line transporting oil for its own refining purposes only. The discussion referred to is that concerning the Uncle Sam Oil Company. But that company's pipe line was used for the 'sole purpose of conducting oil from its own wells to its own refinery.' This was held not to be transportation under the Act. Here, however, it is the purchase from many sources and subsequent carriage that determine the applicability of the statute to Valvoline.
Appellant presses its argument beyond the question whether it comes under the Act. If it does, it urges, the Act is in violation of the due process clause in that by the involuntary change of status from private to common carrier its property is taken. It looks upon the various regulatory provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act as inseparable from the valuation provisions of Section 19a (a) and (e). The losses feared, from present or future legislation other than the valuation provisions, may never occur. The data required by the present order may never be used to fix rates. No such information as to other pipe lines has been so used. Publicity alone may give effective remedy to abuses, if any there be. 7 This legislation was intended to free interstate commerce in oil from practices believed to be detrimental, and in that connection accessibility of valuation information to the Congress is essential. Its separate significance being apparent, we confine ourselves to Section 19a (a) and ( e). The [308 U.S. 141, 147] constitutionality of such requirements was settled by the Pipe Line Cases and we see nothing that excepts appellant from their effect. The smallness of the operation is immaterial. 8
Mr. Justice BUTLER took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
[ Footnote 1 ] Judicial Code 238, 28 U.S.C. 345, 28 U.S.C.A. 345.
[ Footnote 2 ] 38 Stat. 220, 28 U.S.C. 47, 47a, 28 U.S.C.A. 47, 47a.
[ Footnote 3 ] Sec. 1. '(1) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to common carriers engaged in-
Sec. 19a. '(a) The Commission shall, as hereinafter provided, investigate, ascertain, and report the value of all the property owned or used by every common carrier subject to the provisions of this chapter . ...
[ Footnote 4 ] 34 Stat. 584; see 40 Cong.Rec. 6365-66; Pipe Line Cases, 234 U.S. 548, 559 , 34 S.Ct. 956, 958.
[ Footnote 5 ] Rep. No. 456, Nov. 10, 1919, to accompany H.R. 10453, 66th Cong., 1st Sess.
[ Footnote 6 ] Cf. Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Public Utilities Comm'n, 298 U.S. 170, 174 , 56 S.Ct. 687.
[ Footnote 7 ] II Sharfman, The Interstate Commerce Commission 96.
[ Footnote 8 ] National Labor Relations Board v. Fainblatt, 306 U.S. 601, 606 , 59 S.Ct. 1014.
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Docket No: No. 25
Argued: October 19, 1939
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Howard Eiland and Michael W. Jennings, both essential to our project of making the writings of Walter Benjamin available in English, have prepared a short introduction to Benjamin's life and works, adapted from their Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life. Read it now »
Walter Benjamin's essays on the great French lyric poet Charles Baudelaire revolutionized not just the way we think about Baudelaire, but our understanding of modernity and modernism as well. In these essays, Benjamin challenges the image of Baudelaire as late-Romantic dreamer, and evokes instead the modern poet caught in a life-or-death struggle with the forces of the urban commodity capitalism that had emerged in Paris around 1850. The Baudelaire who steps forth from these pages is the flâneur who affixes images as he strolls through mercantile Paris, the ragpicker who collects urban detritus only to turn it into poetry, the modern hero willing to be marked by modern life in its contradictions and paradoxes. He is in every instance the modern artist forced to commodify his literary production: "Baudelaire knew how it stood with the poet: as a flâneur he went to the market; to look it over, as he thought, but in reality to find a buyer." Benjamin reveals Baudelaire as a social poet of the very first rank.
The introduction to this volume presents each of Benjamin's essays on Baudelaire in chronological order. The introduction, intended for an undergraduate audience, aims to articulate and analyze the major motifs and problems in these essays, and to reveal the relationship between the essays and Benjamin's other central statements on literature, its criticism, and its relation to the society that produces it.


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Tepid enthusiasm for Windows 8 is bad news for Microsoft, but it's good news for laptop shoppers.
Notebooks with 15-inch displays and running Windows 8 with Intel Ivy Bridge processors have been spotted in the wild selling for as cheap as $299, according to the bargain hunter site DealNews.
That price, which includes 6GB of RAM and a 750GB hard drive, is $100 less than the best deals available during last year's Black Friday weekend.
Many of the Windows 7 laptops still available are priced higher than their Windows 8 equivalents, an examination of several online retailers reveals. At the 10-month mark in their lifecycle, Windows 7 laptops with Core i5 Sandy Bridge processors and 15-inch displays were selling for around $400, a 34 percent drop from their introductory price, DealNews reports. By comparison, the price of similarly configured Windows 8 systems have dropped a whopping 46 percent at their 10-month mark.
Many of the Windows 7 laptops still available are priced higher than their Windows 8 equivalents, a glance at several online retailers reveals.
Some shoppers are seeking older systems in order to avoid Windows 8, which sports a new user interface that those buyers don't want to be compelled to learn. "This hesitation to adopt—and adapt—to the touchscreen-happy UI of Windows 8 may also explain why we're seeing such steep discounts on Windows 8-equipped Ivy Bridge laptops," DealNews asserted.
Discounts on Windows RT and hybrid-style systems have also been spotted at Microsoft's online store, but those discounts aren't at the extreme levels spotted by DealNews.
Adding to the woes of Windows 8 is the news that a new version of the operating system, code name Windows Blue, will be arriving this summer in time for back-to-school buying sprees. That could ignite even further deals on Windows 8 systems.
With a possible hardware refresh in sight, it's not surprising to see deals appearing for Windows 8 systems, according to Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with the Enderle Group in San Jose, Calif.
As for tales of Windows 7 hardware selling at a premium over newer Windows 8 systems, that's a simple case of supply and demand. "There's a massive shortage of Windows 7 hardware because the OEMs were asked to stop making it last year," Enderle explained to PCWorld.
"For the folks who want to continue the old interface, they're seeking hardware that's becoming more scarce," he said.
Meanwhile, he continued, there's no shortage of the newer hardware that was produced in large quantities.
Windows Blue isn't improving matters, either. "Whether Windows Blue will be an update or new release hasn't been clearly articulated by Microsoft and that confusion doesn't help matters," Enderle noted.
He predicted that the next generation of Windows 8 hardware will be a lot better than the first systems running the OS. The processors will be more efficient and the machines will be lighter and cheaper.
"Typically, the first hardware out with a new operating system feels rushed," he said. "The second and third waves tend to be more refined."
"Folks that really want Windows 8 probably should wait until the second half of the year when the new stuff comes out," he added.


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I hurt
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omg - I'm still laughing 2 minutes later. Thanks, Jill. I needed that.ReplyDelete
Now that is funny and yes, my body tells me that quite often. However, I think in my case it's age more than anything that is talking.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2010 at 5:59 AM
I usually wake up with sore shoulders and neck, stabbing chest pains (scar tissue and nerve damage) and at least one knee that doesn't want to participate. Its usually at that point that I remind myself that the body follows where the mind takes it and I go for a ride.ReplyDelete
Tylenol and an understanding wife help too :)
What the hell were you thinking? ;-)ReplyDelete
I feel your pain sister. I'm a wreck right now myself. I think a couple days of vino therapy might be in order.ReplyDelete
So well written! I'm still chuckling. You have such a gift for the written word, Jill. Thanks for keeping this blog going and keeping me enthralled for...what...4 years now? This post makes my hiney hurt :)ReplyDelete
Jill - I've enjoyed reading your blog for about two years... and sometimes I feel that you don't let your body rest when it needs to.ReplyDelete
I am happy there others that bike/run when in a little discomfort. I know how you feel but even after a fun/hard ride its still better than no ride at allReplyDelete
Jill you are one tough cookie! Love the blogs and how you approach writing them.ReplyDelete
Oh snot sickles, ice, cold, wet, damp, dark, beauty, expensive and did I say cold? Now I understand why you stay!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Yes, yes and oh-my-god YES. Co-ed kayak water polo. Last night.ReplyDelete
If there is a god, he is using my lungs to clean his pots and pans.
Spent more time inhaling/ingesting chlorinated pool water than I did straining my transversus abdominus righting the creek boat that was masquerading as a kayak.
I feel your pain- but it's so much FUN. Why stop now?
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2010 at 9:08 PM
There will be plenty of time for rest in the grave. What's a couple of (huge) bruises?ReplyDelete
I feel that way when I string a bunch of hard bike commute days in a row. When I crawl outta bed - think, there's no way I'm riding today.ReplyDelete
Once you get moving outside and start turning the cranks - it all feels okay....
I feel your pain. With the Leslie 3 day weekend, I cram it in. A girls got to do what a girls got to do with what time she has! But yes, this morning and this afternoon after the visit to the Chiropractor, I was wondering what the hell I was thinking after the marathon on Friday, the long ski tour on Saturday and the 30k snow run on Sunday. The reality is I KNOW what I was thinking and wouldn't have it any other way:ReplyDelete
I NEED to get outside and I wouldn't have it any other way!
Ouch! I finally got myself back to yoga today and have an unsettling feeling that I will be experiencing some of your same pains tomorrow morning.ReplyDelete
Keep pedaling sister....
Hi, nice blog and nice photos, we see you in Portugal. Compliments of these guys from MTB.ReplyDelete
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Sounds like you should have stayed in bed! I do that often, as I feel guilty for being inside when the sun is out, especially this year when it's not out that much to begin with.ReplyDelete


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The other day I published a brief interview with Christine Benvenuto, who wrote a book about her marriage to and divorce from a trans woman.
I blurbed her book, let me admit up front.
I blurbed it because despite some transphobic tendencies (not respecting her ex's change to feminine pronouns, most notably), I think it's important that partners get their stories out there – as important as it is for trans people to do so. I've been enabling the latter for a long time, and I'm proud to have done so. But I see so often that partners who are having a hard time or who are bitter about a divorce or angry about transition are told – in trans community spaces – to STFU, pretty much. And that really sucks, a lot.
The thing is, nothing about her memoir struck me as patently false. I've known a lot of trans women and a lot of wives of trans women over the past 13 years. A LOT. And Benvenuto's story, just as she told it, is pretty goddamned typical. I have seen behavior by trans women that is sexist, misogynist bullshit. I have seen trans women spend their kids' college money on transition. I have seen 401Ks emptied. I have seen all of that, and more.
I have also seen the wives of transitioning women take out all their rage on their trans spouse – financially, emotionally, even physically. I have seen rage that I didn't even know was possible in the wives of trans women. And I have seen them be unwilling to let it go.
That is, I have seen a lot of awful behavior on both sides of this coin. Trans people are not excused because they're trans just as women are not excused because they're women. We are all faced with loss and betrayal and heartbreak and all of the emotions that accompany those things. How you choose to express them is entirely up to you.
I can buy the argument that now is not the best time to be airing our dirty laundry in public. Maybe it is. Maybe right now is the "let's put a good face on it so the public grants us our rights" period for trans issues. But I don't think there ever is that time, to be honest. I think that's the kind of thinking that results in shaming some members of a community over other members of that community.
Because, I would argue, the crap behavior of some trans women who come from lives of male privilege – & here I'm specifically talking about certain kinds of later transitioning trans women – is a fact. It's not made up. I can promise you that. And what we want, as a community, is for trans people to be happy. For them to have people to love and who love them. For them to be accepted and loved by their families.
And transition after 20 years of marriage is very, very rarely going to make that happen. It just isn't.
So if we as a community want trans people to be happy, people need to know what kind of devastation a late transition can cause on families and wives and communities and of course on the trans people themselves. There is so, so much pain, on everyone's part. People need to know it. People need to transition younger so that some of this can be prevented.
That said: partners deserve to tell their stories because they're their stories. There are other reasons, but really, that's the nut of it. There is no saying who is "right" when it comes to he said/she said. There never is. But as far as I could tell, Sex Changes felt real. It felt hard to write. There were parts that made me cry to finally see things I'd felt in print.
So no, it's not a perfect story. It could have been kinder, but my gut still says it was honest and that is worth having in the world. Honesty can only shed light in dark corners, and transition-fueled divorce is one of the darkest corners I know of.


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Warrant Singer Jani Lane -- Mystery Note Found at Death Scene
Warrant Singer Jani Lane MYSTERY NOTE FOUND AT DEATH SCENE
Ex-Warrant singer Jani Lane was carrying a note in his pocket on the day he died which read, "I am Jani Lane" ... but TMZ has learned Jani wasn't the person who wrote the note.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Jani had no official ID on him when his body was discovered at a Los Angeles motel on August 11 -- and we're told he hadn't been in possession of an ID for a while.
We're told the note contained a phone number for a person close to Jani -- and police contacted that person after Jani's body was discovered.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... investigators have confirmed the note was written by one of Jani's friends -- and that person had placed a similar note on Jani in the past. Cops have been in contact with that person.
However, the note has infuriated members of Jani's family -- who tell us whoever had written the note was CLEARLY aware that Jani had a substance abuse problem ... and should have helped Jani seek treatment instead of simply tucking a piece of paper into his pants.
It's unclear if the same person who wrote the note also checked Jani into the Comfort Inn -- but sources tell us it appears the room where Jani was discovered was not purchased by Jani himself.
Law enforcement sources tell us there is no criminal investigation into the death -- and so far, investigators believe Jani's death was either accidental or due to natural causes.
An autopsy has been completed -- and results from the toxicology tests are expected soon.


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If you decide to make an X Marks the Spot block I'd love to see it! Be sure to add it to the SewCraftyJess Flickr group!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
X Marks the Spot: Block tutorial
If you decide to make an X Marks the Spot block I'd love to see it! Be sure to add it to the SewCraftyJess Flickr group!
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Hahahaha...great minds think alike. http://www.flickr.com/photos/50942325@N05/6244890329/in/photostreamReplyDelete
Although I do like your center solid block better then my pieced one. Thanks for the tutorial; because I lost the paper that I created for mine and besides I hate doing math.
Congrats on the new Flickr Group too!!
I like it! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Great block! Thanks for sharing the tutorial.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 3:46 PM
hello! i have been following your blog for a little while now (since i became obsessed with quilting about a month ago), and i really enjoy it. i've nominated you for the versatile blogger award. you can view the nomination post here: http://captainsharmie.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/the-versatile-blogger-award/ReplyDelete
thank you so much for the work you put into your blog, including this awesome tutorial! i think it's a little more complex than i can handle right now, but i pinned it to my quilting board on pinterest and look forward to trying it out a little later in my quilting career.
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How cool, thanks for the tute :o)ReplyDelete
So pretty! Thanks for sharing! :DReplyDelete
Lovely block - great for those leftover Swoon HST's!ReplyDelete
yeah yeah yeah! I love the block, the tute, the colors, all of it! I just bought the Swoon pattern too - can't wait to try it, thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for tutorial, Jessica. I really love this block and definitely want to try it this summer!ReplyDelete
I really love this block! Your quilt turned out really cute!ReplyDelete
I absolutely LOVE this, Jessica! It's adorable. I have two baby blankets to make in the next couple of months and this would be perfect for one of the recipients!ReplyDelete
It is such a great block!!!!ReplyDelete
I love that top picture of the 4 different colors together. Those blocks look great.ReplyDelete
Great block and tutorial. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Jess, this is a fabulous block. And what gorgeous scraps you have in it. Thanks for the tutorial. And I especially love the strips of solid surrounding each block.ReplyDelete
Wow! Thanks for this tutorial - I really like that block.ReplyDelete
Yay! We're so doing this for the Cheer do. Good Stitches quilt this month :-DReplyDelete
Gonna try this. Thanks for the how-to.ReplyDelete
I came across this quilt idea just today and I love it!! I really like the colors you chose. Thanks for writing up a tutorial for us to use. I can't wait to get started.ReplyDelete
Beautiful! Love the colors!ReplyDelete
I teach quilting to the Senior Center Ladies in my area and have chosen this block as the first one for August. I'll try to remember to send you a pic of the gals with their blocks.ReplyDelete
This is sooooo adorable! Vero Beach Tutoring Looks like such a fun project too! Thanks for sharing a great tutorial!ReplyDelete
Its wonderful blog really very nice site and blog facility.every title is very nice and very fatastic concept.Bethesda Tutoring Thanks for sharing the information.ReplyDelete


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Chris Farley Returns To Earth For Yankees Game
Some AP photographer was roaming around Yankee stadium during the rain delay, and who did he stumble upon but overweight deceased SNL comedic maniac Chris Farley! Farley, who passed away in 1997, apparently assumed human form once again in order to take in the historic final opening day in the classic ballpark. The identity of his female companion remains unknown. Click to enlarge the pic, via the WSJ.


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This week at The L Magazine I spend a bit of time parsing Tina Roth Eisenberg's Rules to Live By. Eisenberg is the woman behind the design blog Swiss Miss, tattly, Creative Mornings and more. My own vary a little from the designer's but not as much one might think.
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Lemon, Steam Distilled Essential Oil
Citrus limonum
Uplifitng, immune stimulant, anti bacterial. NOT phototoxic!
Essential Facts
- Country of Origin:South Africa
- Plant Parts:Rind (fresh fruit)
- Cultivation Method:Distiller is Certified Organic
- Note Classification:Top
- Method of Extraction:Steam or Hydro Distillation
- Botanical Family:Rutaceae
- Chemical Family: Monoterpenes
- Extraction Date: February 2023
- Approx. Shelf Life: 3 - 4 years
- Batch: lemonst
Therapeutic Benefits of Lemon, Steam DistilledAnti-bacterial, Anti-depressant, Anti-microbial, Anti-oxidant, Anti-rheumatic, Anti-septic, Carminative, Cephalic, Diuretic, Immune support, Immuno-stimulant, Liver supporter, Rubefacient
Aroma-Chemistry of Lemon, Steam Distilled
D-Limonene is a terpene (C10H16) from the monoterpene chemical family and is found in very high percentages in citrus essential oils. Limonene may be one of the most researched chemical components found in essential oils.
- Limonene has been found to have antioxidant properties. This allows it to counteract the effects of free radicals, which affect DNA mutations and are cancer causing. As an antioxidant, limonene can prevent cell damage and reduce the risk of cancer. Limonene builds up in the tissues, which is a good thing.
- Limonene is a boost to the immune system. In studies with rats, limonene was proven to produce more antibodies when exposed to foreign antigens. It also has been shown to fight bacteria and reduce allergic reactions.
- Limonene is effective as a minor pain reliever. Limonene reduced widespread pain in the bones and muscles of mice.
- Limonene may reduce depression, stress, and anxiety as well as inflammation. D-Limonene is a selective activator of the adenosine A(2A) receptor on cell membranes. These receptors are vital for nervous system function. The lack of their activation is associated with anxiety, insomnia, and impaired dopamine transmission (addictive tendencies and lack of motivation). A lack of activation of adenosine A(2A) receptors on immune cells results in a hyperimmune response (allergic reactions).
- Limonene is a skin penetration enhancer. It does this by disrupting the cells of the horny layer of the skin, so when it is included in any skin formulation, the formula will be absorbed into the dermis faster and easier.
- It is a powerful anti-inflammatory. Very helpful in treating arthritis, bursitis, and fibromyalgia
- Limonene was found to dissolve gallstones in a recent study. It activates several of Phase I and Phase II liver detox enzymes responsible for clearing toxins. The terpenes of d-Limonene literally dissolve fat sludge. Think of it as an internal degreaser!
- Limonene is also an anti-proliferative --- aka kills cancer cells
So, you can see how lemon is a powerfully medicinal oil for the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental bodies. The Citrus oils can contain anywhere between 66 and 95 percent d limonene!


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Painting Class in Versailles, France - free slots available
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Hey guys & gals,
in January 2015 there will be one of Roman´s Beginner Classes taking place in Versailles, France. At the moment there are three slots still available. So, if you like to join the class, you just have to be quick.
The class will be in English (with French translation) and taking place on
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