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I went on to bemoan how the authors took differences either based on arbitrary cutoff scores or from measures that assessed something other than depression to make illegitimate claims that paroxetine was effective. Based upon newly available data from the study, here's what happened.
Article [quote from the study publication]: Paroxetine is generally well-tolerated and effective for major depression in adolescents (p. 762).
Data on effectiveness: On the primary outcome variables (Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression [HAM-D] mean change and HAM-D final score < 8 and/or improved by 50% or more), paroxetine was not statistically superior to placebo. On four of eight measures, paroxetine was superior to placebo. Note, however, that its superiority was always by a small to moderate (at best) margin. On the whole, the most accurate take is that paroxetine was either no better or slightly better than a placebo.
- The protocol for the study (i.e., the document laying out what was going to happen in the study) called for eight outcome measurements. To quote Jureidini et al: "There was no significant difference between the paroxetine and placebo groups on any of the eight pre-specified outcome measures." So I was wrong. Paxil was not better on 4 of 8 measures -- it was better on ZERO of eight measures. My sincerest apologies.
- Another quote from Jureidini and friends: "Overall four of the eight negative outcome measures specified in the protocol were replaced with four positive ones, many other negative measures having been tested and rejected along the way."
How About Safety?
I was incensed about the coverage of safety, particularly the magical writing that stated that a placebo can make you suicidal, but Paxil could not. I wrote:
It gets even more bizarre. Remember those 10 people who had serious adverse psychiatric events while taking paroxetine? Well, the researchers concluded that none of the adverse psychiatric events were caused by paroxetine. Interestingly, the one person who became "labile" [i.e., suicidal] on placebo – that event was attributed to placebo. In this magical study, a drug cannot make you suicidal but a placebo can. In a later document, Keller and colleagues said that "acute psychosocial stressors, medication noncompliance, and/or untreated comorbid disorders were judged by the investigators to account for the adverse effects in all 10 patients." This sounds to me as if the investigators had concluded beforehand that paroxetine is incapable of making participants worse and they just had to drum up some other explanation as to why these serious events were occurring.Turns out I missed a couple things. Based on looking at an internal document and doing some calculations, Jureidini et al. found that serious adverse events were significantly more likely to occur in patients taking paroxetine (12%) vs. placebo (2%). Likewise, adverse events requiring hospitalization were significantly disadvantageous to paroxetine (6.5% vs. 0%). Severe nervous system side effects -- same story (18% vs. 4.6%). The authors of Study 329 did not conduct analyses to see whether the aforementioned side effects occurred more commonly on drug vs. placebo.
Funny how they had time to dredge through every conceivable efficacy outcome but couldn't see whether the difference in severe adverse events was statistically significant.
One quote from the discussion section of the paper sums it all up:
There was no significant efficacy difference between paroxetine and placebo on the two primary outcomes or six secondary outcomes in the original protocol. At least 19 additional outcomes were tested. Study 329 was positive on 4 of 27 known outcomes (15%). There was a significantly higher rate of SAEs with paroxetine than with placebo. Consequently, study 329 was negative for efficacy and positive forharm.But the authors concluded infamously that "Paroxetine is generally well-tolerated and effective for major depression in adolescents."
Enter Ghostwriters. Documentary evidence as shown on indicated that the first draft of the study was ghostwritten. This leaves two roles for the so-called academic authors of this paper:
- They were willing co-conspirators who committed scientific fraud.
- They were dupes, who dishonestly represented that they had a major role in the analysis of data and writing of the study, when in fact GSK operatives were working behind the scenes to manufacture these dubious results.
By the way, Martin Keller, the lead "independent academic" author of this tragedy of a study said, when asked about what it means to be a key opinion leader in psychiatry:
You're respected for being an honorable person and therefore when you give an opinion about something, people tend to listen and say – These individuals gave their opinions; it's worth considering.So is completely misrepresenting the data from a study "honorable"? Is Keller's opinion "worth considering?" As you know if you've read this blog for long, such behavior is, sadly, not a fluke occurrence. Many others who should be providing leadership are leading us on a race to the scientific and ethical bottom. What will Brown University, home of Keller, do? Universities don't seem to care at all about scientific fraud, provided that the perpetrators of bad science are bringing home the bacon.
Not one of the "key opinion leaders" who signed on as an author to this study has said, "Yep, I screwed up. I didn't see the data and I was a dupe." Nobody. Sure, I don't expect that every author of every publication can vouch for the data with 100% certainty. I understand that. But shouldn't the lead author be taking some accountability?
This is a Fluke (?) Some may be saying: "But this is just a fluke occurrence." Is it? I've seen much evidence that data are often selectively reported in a manner like this -- looks like (sadly) it takes a lawsuit for anyone to get a whiff of the bastardization of $science that passes for research these days. If GSK had not been sued, nobody would have ever known that the published data from Study 329 were negative. A reasonably educated person could see that the writeup of the study was a real pimp job -- lots of selling the product based on flimsy evidence, but nobody would have seen the extent of the fraud. Apparently lawyers need to police scientists because scientists are incapable of playing by some very basic rules of science.
See for Yourself. Documents upon which the latest Jureidini et al. paper are based can be found here. Happy digging.


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Unexpected Problem - Finding Non Fluorescent White Paper
I am working on the first module in a new N-scale model railroad layout. In this urban scene, I am using florescent paints of various types under black light to simulate neon and other lighting in night scenes.
I use printed paper in a lot of applications in my modeling - not just for business signs but highway signs, tar paper on roofs, some areas of brick and concrete, small details, etc. The unexpected problem I am having is finding any white printer paper that doesn't fluoresce under black light (it is the whiteners that are used in modern papers that fluoresce -- in fact one test to see if you have an older document in your hand is to put it under black light). Stop signs and tar paper roofs of buildings and manhole covers should NOT be glowing at night.
I am told some art supply stores sell non-fluorescent natural white papers, but I have yet to track any down. I went into the OfficeMax yesterday with a handheld black light (we all own these in Phoenix for finding scorpions in our houses at night, as they fluoresce too, but that is another story). The good news is that Homeland Security did not bust me for odd behavior, but I did not find anything that would work. I actually have some clear paint that is a UV block, but it dries glossy, so right now I am painting a layer of the block and then a layer of matte clear coat. This does not look entirely right, and is a pain to do for every item.
On the off chance one of you has an idea with this ridiculously niche bleg, fire away in the comments.
Update: Solution found! Thanks to commenter Agesilaus

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It wasn't Cagney and Lacey in the 1980s. It wasn't Police Woman in the 1970s. Rather, the first police police woman to come to television was Casey Jones (played by Beverly Garland.)
The concept of following the adventures of a Policewoman wasn't new, but it was rarely tried. In 1946, ABC had brought stories from the case files of Lieutenant Mary Sullivan of the NYPD, the nation's first female homicide police detective and the nation's first director of Policewomen.
In 1957, Decoy went into syndication starring Garland as Casey Jones, a New York City policewoman. Some declare the show a female Dragnet. The comparison is not without merits. Decoy not only had the heroine as a narrator, but was often a police procedural, although sometimes it dabbled in crime melodrama. However, Decoy, while having a technical advisor from the NYPD, was not based on real-life cases. It remains unique among police shows of its era because of its powerful female lead.
I'm a Cop Not a Sociologist
In the episode, "Dark Corridor," Casey goes undercover to investigate the murder of a model inmate in a women's prison. The warden has been lenient and tried to focus the prison on rehabilitation and is concerned that the murder could undermine her efforts with the state. Casey cuts her off with a simple, "I'm a policewoman, not a sociologist."
When the show was at its best, Casey kept to that simple code, as she took on gamblers, robbers, murderers, drug dealers, smugglers, and thieves just like her male counterparts. However, Casey also investigated some crimes that targeted women which weren't ususally dealt with on television such as rape and obscene phone calls.
Casey was a great character. She was tough and intelligent, but also sensitive. Casey cared about people and empathized with them, even some of the criminals. However, Casey's sensitive nature didn't stop her from doing her job (with one exception I'll discuss below.)
At the end of most episodes, she breaks the fourth wall and talks to the audience for a minute with some thoughts on the case just concluded.
The vast majority of episodes have Casey going undercover for at least part of the episode. Casey's undercover roles included society heiress, nurse, carnival dancer, shop lifter, and junkie. It makes you appreciate the talent of Ms. Garland, who not only had to play her character, but play her character pretending to be someone else in nearly every episode.
Decoy also welcomed a variety of guest stars, many of whom would go on to great things. Larry Hagman, who would go on to fame in Dallas made his first television appearance in a bit part in "Saturday Was Lost." Suzanne Pleshette made an early TV appearance in, "The Sound of Tears." And a young Peter Falk gave a show-stealing guest performance in "The Comeback" three years before getting a best supporting actor Ocsar Nomination and a decade before he would make his first appearance as Lieutenant Columbo.
While Garland was the only actor to appear in every episode, she had one big supporting player: New York City. If nothing else were good about Decoy, it'd be worth watching for its look at 1950s New York City. The show made New York come alive and the setting was key to the whole story.
The Best of Decoy:
20 of the Public Domain Decoy episodes have made their way online and several of the non-public domain episodes have also made their way onto DVD releases from Timeless Video, Alpha Video, and other companies. Over the past year, from a variety of sources, I've been able to able to watch 31 of the 39 episodes of Decoy. Some of the best of these were:
Also known as Stranglehold. The plot is that a man was strangled and that the police believe that a woman who lives in the building knows who did it. Casey goes undercover to get the woman to spill. This a powerful suspense-filled Noirish episode that sets a great tone for the rest of the series.
Casey investigates the death of an engaged man. Casey does a great job investigating the case, while dealing with old wounds it reopens, as she lost the man she loved to an act of violence.
This is one episode where a Dragnet comparison is apt. Casey has to help a teenage girl what happened to her sister, while they were under the influence of drugs. A powerfully done and unforgetable episode that could have been produced by Jack Webb.
Casey goes undercover in an office to investigate an arson where all fingers of suspicion are pointed at a woman who had been a mental institution. Good mystery and the denoument is dramatic and fitting.
Peter Falk plays a race track cashier who is in cahoots with a criminal making counterfeit parimutuelracing tickets. Casey pretends to be crooked and wanting a piece of the action in exchange for her cooperation, so she can break the racket. However, Falk believes she's too classy to go crooked, tries to talk her out of it, and then gets beat up for trying to steal the picture that the counterfeiting took of Casey taking his money so that she can get out of it. Falk is frustrating to both Casey and the counterfeiting boss but endearing at the same time in a TV appearance that foreshadowed a great acting career to come.
Casey goes undercover to bust up a gambling ring. The plan is for police to follow her to the location. The problem? The gamblers have such a confusing system of switching cars and making turns, that the police can't keep up. Inspired by space satellites, the police improvise a high tech solution, at least for 1958.
Other episodes that are well-worth watching include Fiesta at Midnight, The First Arrest, Tin Pan Payoff, Shadow of Van Gogh, and Ladies Man.
Who is Casey Jones?
Of course, the episodes weren't all great. One of the challenges in Decoy was that the portrayal of Casey was uneven. Decoy was definitely trying to reach female viewers, howwever every Decoy script was written by a man who imagined what type of script women might like. In addition, no one wrote more than four episodes of Decoy, so there were differing views of the character that came to bear.
The episode, "Cry Revenge" was bizarre with a young disabled woman marrying a man who was making harassing and threatening phone calls to her mother in order to get revenge on her mother for her father leaving. Similarly weird, was the episode, "Death Watch" (IMDB link only) which featured a shoplifting ring that did murder-for-hire as a sideline, and an odd melodramatic plot with a punchy son.
Decoy rarely went more wrong than when Casey went outside of police work and towards social work. In an unforgetably disturbing scene at the end of, "Night Light," Casey urges a criminal to reject his son (apparently to prevent him from becoming a criminal), and the criminal then proceeds to tell his son that he doesn't want him or care about him.
Yeah, that's the key to a well-adjusted adulthood.
The most egregious example of this was the episode, "Scapegoat" (IMDB only) in which Casey travels out of town to bring back a suspect. The suspect is embarassed by having to wear handcuffs, so Casey feels bad for her and takes the handcuffs off as long as the fugitive promises not to run away. Casey gets distracted for a minute and low and behold, the fugure ("shock") escapes. The convict is gets her mentally disabled ten year old-son who she plans to throw off a bridge because she's unable to pay for the private hospital she had him and feels that he's better off dead than a state institution. Casey talks her out of throwing her son over the bridge by using her own boneheaded move as proof that government employees are capable of compassion and caring.
This episode was a classic case of a writer violating their character. It's almost shocking that this one made it to air because it contradicts every other episode that shows Casey as calm and thoroughly competent, with emotions in check.
"Across the World" is notable for Casey being knocked out early in the episode and the audience getting to watch three people they don't know or care about at each other's throats in an after-school special style show that I guess was trying to urge people not to get involved in international gun-running.
I also didn't buy the emotional angles in "Eye for an Eye," but that may have been a matter of taste.
Still, with both its good and bad episodes, Decoy remains a memorable program, that any fan of Classic TV detectives should acquaint themselves with.
20 Public Domain Decoy Episodes available at the Internet Archive.


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Our anonymous submitter says this display is just one of many microwave missives his coworker has created. "Someone tore it down and threw it on the floor once," he says, "but she put it back up, laminated with heavy-duty tape."
And of course, the art-imitating-life inspiration for this post: Pam Beesly.
related: To each his own microwave
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An $L$-theory $T$ is finitely axiomatizable if there is a finite set $A$ of $L$-sentences with the same consequences as $T$, i.e. such that $M \models T$ iff $M \models A$ for every $L$-structure $M$. (Here $L$ is a first-order language, and I am mostly interested in languages with relational symbols and no function symbols.)
Is there a survey of ways to show that finite axiomatizability holds or does not hold?
The obvious way to establish that a theory is finitely axiomatizable is by (1) constructing a finite set of $L$-sentences $A$ and (2) proving that $A$ is a set of axioms for $T$. For finite axiomatizability, I am especially interested in any results that may help when it is difficult to establish part (2), even when given a likely candidate set of axioms $A$.
For theories that are not finitely axiomatizable, I am thinking of results such as a theorem of Cherlin, Harrington and Lachlan, which is summarized by Theorem 12.2.18(a) in Hodges' Model Theory as:
If $T$ is $\omega$-stable and $\omega$-categorical, then $T$ is not finitely axiomatizable.
or a basic result such as Theorem 5.9.2 in Jezek's Universal Algebra:
A class $K$ of $L$-structures is finitely axiomatizable iff both $K$ and the complement of $K$ in the class of all $L$-structures are axiomatizable.
Finite axiomatizability is a rather natural notion, so it seems unlikely to me that there is no good source of results that can be used as tools to establish or deny it. So I am probably either missing some classic result (perhaps relating finite axiomatizability to recursive axiomatizability a la results of Kleene or Craig and Vaught for finite axiomatizability using additional predicates), or am not aware of one of the multitude of classic texts which exist but are difficult to locate via online searches. Any pointers would therefore be welcome!
Edit: I am slightly aware of the work in universal algebra that relates a finite basis of equations to properties of the lattice of congruences of the variety. A nice survey along these lines is by Maróti and McKenzie. However, my main interest is relational languages (and arbitrary axioms). This is in contrast to (usually functional) languages with equational (or quasi-equational) bases, which are sets of universal Horn sentences.
- Cherlin, G., Harrington, L., and Lachlan, A. H. $\aleph_0$-categorical, $\aleph_0$-stable structures, Annals of Pure and Applied Logic 28(2), 1985, 103–135. doi:10.1016/0168-0072(85)90023-5
- Hodges, W. Model Theory. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- Ježek, J. Universal Algebra (First edition, April 2008). (PDF version)
- Maróti, M. and McKenzie, R. Finite Basis Problems and Results for Quasivarieties, Studia Logica 78, 2004, 293–320. doi:10.1007/s11225-005-3320-5 (reprint from author)


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Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha: new book of photographs
A joint publication of UNESCO and the Paris-based NGO Oriental Cultural Heritage Sites Protection Alliance, Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha is a novel approach at encapsulating this site's timeless essence. Eight photographers – three Nepali and five from around the world – used their unique vision to capture the Sacred Garden experience and, in the tradition of pilgrims past, share its message of harmony to all peoples, regardless of religion. The result is a collection of over two hundred photographs depicting seven distinct themes that have been translated into four different languages: Nepali, Chinese, English and French. The seven themes are heritage, knowledge, beliefs, people, nature, spaces and dangers. Each theme is introduced by a short text written by national and international personalities affiliated with Lumbini. Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha will have its national launch in Kathmandu on 31 October, 2013, followed by a planned international unveiling at the U.N. Headquarters in New York in the spring of 2014.
Lumbini, set in the fertile plains of Nepal's Terai region, is universally regarded as the place where Buddha was born. As one of the most sacred sites significant to Buddha's life and path to enlightenment, the Sacred Garden of Lumbini has been a center of pilgrimage for devout followers from as early as the 3rd century B.C. Emperors and historians from distant lands have paid their respects to this hallowed site and commemorated their visits with literature that has ensured the passing of Gautama Buddha's story down through the generations. Lumbini was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 as the birthplace of the Lord Buddha, testified by the inscription on the Emperor Ashoka Pillar, and the archaeological remains of the Buddhist viharas and stupas from the third century BCE to the fifteenth century CE, provide important evidence about the nature of Buddhist pilgrimage centres from a very early period. Ramagrama, the relic stupa of Lord Buddha, and Tilaurakot, the archaeological remains of ancient Shakya Kingdom where the Lord Buddha lived as prince until age 29, are two other sites in the vicinity of Lumbini that are closely related to Lord Buddha's life. These two sites were included by Nepal in the World Heritage Tentative List in 1996.


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We all know about the dirtiest and least exciting part of being a dog owner. Our Genuine Leather Half-moon Pouch adds a little class to the grim task. This handy shaped pouch holds one roll of baggies and clips onto your dog's leash. It could also hold some lipstick and keys if you fancy.
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It's been a bit of a soul-searching week for me. Starting with this mantra on Monday – I've been going back and forth between cleansing, energizing, and rediscovering my passions and values. Pretty emotional…and it's still only Thursday! (Good thing I have friends like K who I can count on to enjoy life and its endless desserts with me.)
It wasn't intentional, but these blueberry lemon cupcakes kind of represent how I've been feeling. There's the pure comfort and delight of blueberries, which remind me of simple backyard family time. Our go-to summer dessert was always fresh berries over whipped cream and pound cake. They're like home base. Soul food. The lemon is everything I want to be right now. Bright, vivacious, to-the-point. A boost of energy and excitement. The goal is to marry these two lovely flavors to create heartfelt impact.
Well ok, that was just a long winded way to say that these are yummy cupcakes. It's no surprise these two flavors go so well together – add in some cream cheese frosting and you've got a no frills (or super complex if you look at it through my feelings) summer dessert. Perfect for sharing with girlfriends at book club on a candlelit deck.
Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
Cupcakes – makes about 20 cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups plus and extra 2 tablespoons flour, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoon. baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Zest of 1 large lemon
- Preheat oven to 350° and line muffin tins with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in lemon zest, eggs, vanilla, and lemon juice. Alternate incorporating flour mixture and milk into the batter.
- Toss blueberries in the extra 2 tablespoons of flour and gently fold blueberries into the batter. Pour into cupcake cups and bake for 18-20 minutes, rotating pans half way.
- For the frosting, beat all the ingredients together and frost on cooled cupcakes. Top with more blueberries and lemon zest.
Tell me about one of your summer dessert memories. Or a dessert that embodies how you're feeling today. Sometimes it's just a little easier to process your worries and ideas when you break them down to simple sugar and butter.


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Georgia DOC Looks to Lockdown Energy Usage
ATLANTA — Work has begun on a new design-build retro-commissioning (RCx) project for the Georgia Department of Corrections across the state. The $5.8 million project, under contract with the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, is the second largest of 135 energy-efficiency projects being coordinated by GEFA as a result of the $63.1 million the state received through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Servidyne Inc., an Atlanta-based energy-efficiency and demand response firm, will begin auditing more than 170 buildings at 60 DOC locations to identify and prioritize energy savings opportunities. Servidyne will then perform the work at the approximately 5.5 million square feet of DOC facilities over the next 15 months with the assistance of local contractors and other small businesses.
Retro-commissioning is the process of assessing and improving the overall energy efficiency of existing building systems. Upgrades and changes implemented during RCx projects include optimizing building controls, restoring building equipment and systems to their original settings, optimizing HVAC systems, and reducing facility water consumption.
Upon completion, officials estimates that this project will save Georgia's taxpayers more than $2 million a year in energy costs.


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Table lamp giving direct light with enamelled metal reflector and white Carrara's marble base.
It was designed by Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1967.
Achille Castiglioni was born in Milan in 1918. As early as 1940 he dedicated himself to testing industrial production with brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968). After graduating in architecture in 1944, he began research into shapes, techniques and new materials, aimed at developing an integral design process.
He was one of the founders of ADI in 1956. In 1969, he was authorised by the Ministry of Education to teach Artistic Design for Industry and was a professor at Turin's Faculty of Architecture until 1980 and then professor of Industrial Design in Milan until 1993.
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni was born in 1913. In 1937, he established the Architecture,Urban Buildings and Research into Industrial Design practice with his brother Livio. In 1952 Livio left; another brother, Achille joined the practice in 1944.
He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Milan Polytechnic in 1937 and co-wrote a libel on the Milan Town Planning Scheme: "Fifty Significant Squares in theMilanof the Future" with the architect Carlo Pagani in 1938.
Lecturer and Assistant in Architectural Composition, Professor in Drawing and Relief Work at the Milan Faculty of Architecture. Member of the Board at the Association of Architects and at the Milan City Council Building Commission.
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N°5 Culture ChanelUnder the Guest Program
From 5 May to 5 June 2013,the Palais de Tokyo hosts the N ° 5 CULTURE CHANEL exhibition as part of its Guest Program. Built on a subtle play of correspon-dences, N ° 5 CULTURE CHANEL deciphers the perfume Chanel No. 5 by revealing its connections to the era of its creation and to the avant-garde currents that pass through it.
From May 5th until June 5th, 2013 Palais de Tokyo in Paris will house the N° 5 CULTURE CHANEL exhibition as part of its Guest Program.
This exhibition has once again been entrusted to Jean-Louis Froment, the curator of the previous editions of CULTURE CHANEL, held successively in Moscow's Pushkin State Museum for Fine Arts, in Beijing at the National Art Museum of China and more recently in the Opera House in Canton.
Made up of subtle plays of correspondences, N° 5 CULTURE CHANEL cracks the N° 5 code to reveal the links which connected it to specific moments in time and to the avant-garde movements it spanned.
The works of art, photographs, archives and objects exhibited provide an account of the many inspirations which fed the imagination and world of Mademoiselle Chanel. They echo her inner thoughts and shed light on this unique and timeless perfume; whether through her favorite destinations like Venice, Russia or her villa, La Pausa or through the creations of her artist, poet and musician friends Cocteau, Picasso, Apollinaire, Stravinsky, Picabia. Focusing on the long lasting attachments between CHANEL and the arts, N° 5 CULTURE CHANEL seeks to reveal the timeless and iconic artistic essence of the N° 5 perfume.
« N°5 is a perfume that travels afar. It crosses countries, gardens, books, poems and artistic movements, where it's taken as a source for the modernity of its composition. It's a perfume born of a love story, which its base note very subtly evokes at precisely the same instant time grasps it and carries it to us; so close and never fugitive, revealing even our most secret failings. Indefinable, the words that speak of it are abstract and the images which accompany it superposed on the thick layer of an artistic memory without time. The cultural effect which accompanies N°5 and the unique aura that encircles it, bring continuity to this perfume and enable it to span all periods with knowing assurance. And this journey has no end; it continues to merge and mix with an irreversible movement onward through time. Like a work of art which is renewed with each visitor's gaze at every exhibition, N°5 recomposes its history with each encounter and time it traverses. Sustained by a set of references attached to the adventures of Modernity's artistic forms and with Gabrielle Chanel's very singular and romantic story as a backdrop, the N°5 perfume has gained the status of creation. »
Jean-Louis Froment, Curator of the exhibition
The N° 5 CULTURE CHANEL exhibition has been put together by Jean-Louis Froment with the participation of Irma Boom, Piet Oudolf, Laurent Burgisser and Jérôme Schlomoff.
Exhibition web site : http://www.5-culturechanel.com


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[Common talking] Yea,Yea,Yea You know, they call me a pimp, and you know what that mean I'm a Person that's Making Profit. See I pimp internationally I'm nationally recognized, locally accepted I pimp with the truth, that's the only method [Common] Seen her on Madison where Vice Lords be Travelin And Chevy windows be rattlin And badder than any other broads that I've seen in these parts Her body language spoke like a smart remark, eyebrows arched Thick lips, blond wig, nice tits, a** the size that I dig Asked her the name, one way to approach her See she had game, she needed me to coach her Expose her to some paper, freedom and culture The way a righteous pimp is supposed to [MC Lyte] As he came closer in his eyes I seen fortune I ain't having it like abortion Walking with this stick holding his tip Looked like a Black Panther that was trying to pimp It was cold as sh**, I'm waitin on my ride Act like I didn't see him I tried [Common] Motion denied (pause) I felt the vibe like Roy Ayers She was used to seeing pimps in furs and gators Told her I'm an innovator, a gentlemen of leisure That's in tuned with nature, hold Common's hand I'm a take you to a pimps promise land Where no man can break ya, break ya, break ya Chorus: Bilal (singing) Pimps, ho's, hustlers, plans, dealers Customers, and bodies stuck in it, Oh my god Pimps, ho's, hustlers, plans, dealers Customers, and bodies stuck in it, Oh my god [Common] {hey girl, come on over here, check it out) Make your next move your best move, choose me [MC Lyte] How I look working for a n***a in a kufi If I was on a track you couldn't produce me With them sh**s on your wrist looking goofy [Common] (yea ok) I pimp without a pause, for the cause, I'm a rebel You been on the streets I'm trying to take you to another level You used to the same game, cats saying the same thang n***a you gone ho underground or ho mainstream [MC Lyte] n***a you must not know of me I'm the mack here Ought to have you ho for me (Common: get real now) Pimp yo punk a** Have you write me poetry I'm from a lane called cash You too slow for me [Common] You know why? I'm thinking bigger than Bagets Birds in slick cars Or have you on the corner trickin in strip bars If you become mine the world would be ours Respect the game, and universal laws [MC Lyte] What, I oughta pimp slap your a** and make you fall against the wall (Common: try it) Why you in the game if you ain't even trying to ball I know pimpin ain't easy but damn you barely surviving We can't ride together cause you ain't driving (Common: oh it's like that) Chorus [Common] (this, this, this really how I look at it check it) You and I together is like Ashford and Simpson Picture us elbow to elbow at the hustler's convention [MC Lyte] Think I'm gone risk my a** then give you the cash (Common: yep) That sh** is the past I got my own stable (Common: where at) I oughta pierce your navel and put you on the track Matter of fact I been looking for a ho that's abstract [Common] Girl you getting beside yourself I'm trying to guide you Help you see inside yourself I pimp with vision, I'm a help you see the light Have you covering your body and have you eating right [MC Lyte] (is that right) I'm pimp ho's, pimp pens, (Common: Say what) Pimp rhythms, pimp flows Pimp men (Common: and pimp what) Pimp systems Got stores called big pimpin (Common: Where) Down South In Texas I ran the best ho house [Common] (So) I pimp from Brazil to um, Tokyo Have Japanese broads sayin Choushi wa dou (MC Lyte: Yea right) Bring'em back to the states to turn dates from Europe Made the dirtiest of hoes seem purer [MC Lyte] (HA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha) (Common: Why you laughin) I'm laughin cause you funny I'm make b**h n***as like you have my money I get six hundred off yo' skinny a** weekly You'll get all them righteous hoes in that dashiki [Common] Yo, what ever happened to loyalty Don't you want to become royalty On the streets selling a** and oils for me But you on this ho-asis and really I can't reach you f**you then I'm about to be a preacher [Common talking and Bilal Singing Background] Well there you have it ya'll The story of pimps and hoes ya'll know how it goes It's been the oldest profession The whole thing is like a lesson Ain't no second guessin Pimps ya'll, hustlers All that good sh** Yea, yea 2000 and forever It'll be here Uh, uh aiight cool


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In 1924 WWI vets had been given a bonus to compensate them for wages lost during the war, but it wasn't payable until 1945. During the Great Depression, many of these veterans decided they couldn't wait. In 1932, a spontaneous pilgrimage of vets converged on Washington. The Bonus Army lobbied unsuccessfully, and ultimately were ruthlessly expelled at bayonet point by U.S. army troops backed up by cavalry, tanks, and tear gas


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Women who go through in vitro fertilization (IVF) early in life are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to those who don't undergo the treatment, according to an Australian study.
But the findings, based on a study of more than 21,000 women and published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, cannot determine whether IVF contributed to the cancers or whether something else could explain the risk.
"I don't think it's a huge increased risk that you should worry or panic (about)," said Louise Stewart, the study's lead author and a researcher at the University of Western Australia in Crawley.
She added, however, that the findings did show a link between the two and doctors should keep that in mind.
For the study, Stewart and her colleagues collected information on 21,025 women between the ages of 20 and 40 who went through fertility treatment at the hospitals of Western Australia between 1983 and 2002.
They were able to piece together enough data to follow the women for some 16 years to see if they developed breast cancer.
Roughly 1.7 per cent of the 13,644 women who only used fertility drugs without IVF ended up developing breast cancer by the end of the study. That figure was about two per cent for women who used fertility drugs and underwent IVF - a difference that researchers said wasn't statistically significant.
When they divided the women into different age groups, though, that changed.
Women who started taking fertility drugs around their 24th birthday and went through IVF had a 56 per cent greater chance of eventually developing breast cancer compared to those in the same age group who only went through fertility treatments without IVF.
But there was no increased risk for women who started fertility treatments when they were about 40 years old, regardless of whether they had IVF or not.
Stewart told Reuters Health that a possible reason that younger women see an increased risk of breast cancer is that they are exposed to higher levels of circulating estrogen during their cycles of IVF treatment.
"The development of breast cancer is linked to estrogen exposure and the longer one is exposed, the greater the risk," said Linda Giudice, president-elect of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, in a statement.
"In an IVF cycle there is a short, but significant elevation in circulating estrogen, and whether this is linked to the observations found in the study is not clear at this time."
Stewart added that another explanation could be that younger women who undergo IVF may be different in some significant way from those who only have other types of fertility treatment.
"If, for example, younger women who had IVF were more likely to have a specific cause of infertility, and this was related to an increased risk of breast cancer, then it would appear that IVF was related to breast cancer when in fact it was the type of infertility that was more common in women who had IVF," she said.
She emphasized that this is just speculation, adding that the data used in the study didn't include information about the women's causes of infertility - and that the current study's results need to be confirmed by future research.


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Celebrate because it was 5 years ago Tanna and I toyed with the idea to gather baking friends and start baking together as a group. Base thought was to keep it small and intimate, to stir ideas around, to be able to have flour talks like other women discuss shoes ("do you think these heels make my ankles look fat?" translates into "when I bake this bread and retard it do you think I need to add more water due to the coarse rye flour?"). Throughout the years we found great gals, bread Babes in the kitchen but maybe even more importantly Babes at heart. The love for messing around with dough is imminent but also we found that these Babes were also a no-rules attached group of Friends, there's always at least one of them there when you need them to vent some steam, to bitch around, to cry or to exchange silly jokes. Shout or whisper, someone will hand you that much needed bottle, the hankie, the colored jokes. A great group. And we bake!
This month Tanna provided us with a recipe for Spinach pies. Pies as in savory hand held bites originally filled with spinach and cheese but they lend themselves to every filling imaginable. I jumped at the spinach filling because I do like my spinach, then add some real feta and let my thoughts roam around for added extra's. I thought of adding red pepper and raisins… then turned to that lonely can of figs in the pantry!
So in my bowl with filling I had this:
Filling idea
450 gr chopped raw baby spinach (chopped my adult spinach roughly, should have chopped more)
3 chopped canned figs
pinch of lime juice,
3 chopped caramelized garlic cloves
1/2 tsp dried red pepper flakes
1 tbs honey
75 gr chopped walnuts
200 gr crumbled feta
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon active dry yeast, (2 1/4 teaspoons) = 1 package
2 cups warm water (105° to 115°)
1/2 teaspoon ground mahlab (I know I had it somewhere, couldn't find it so I added 1 tsp za'tar instead!)
5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour plus more for kneading, use some white whole wheat next time
1 large yellow onion, chopped and sauteed
1 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup olive oil (I used about 50 grams)
Then this dough, I didn't think, just followed the recipe as is; resulting in a wonderful silky very sticky dough. A great dough really. To use in jelly roll fashion. As it turned out not suitable to make the circles of dough to fill and pinch together and make savoury pies. I tried rolling out 50 grams balls of dough. Didn't work. The stuff held on to the counter as if it was fearing for it's life. Then I tried rolling out a rectangle and armed with a big round cookie cutter tried to cut rounds…. Uhuh. Good thinking, too bad that didn't work either. Flour flew, curses flew, rolling pin tossed to the side. I shaped more or less round disks of dough, held in the palm of my hand and stuffed the filling in, then pinched the sides together forming a triangle with raised edges. Beautiful. Upon baking the dough (being the wet dough it was) rose and cleared the carefully shaped ridges completely. Puffy bread filled with spinach. Excellent.
Leftover pies can be frozen. When cool, arrange them on a baking sheet and freeze until solid. Transfer them to heavy-duty resealable plastic bags and freeze for up to 1 month. To reheat, thaw the pies in their wrapping, then set them on a baking sheet and pop into a preheated 350°F oven for 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
After 6 of those I thought: Stuff It!! and shaped the rest of the dough in a ball, baked a boule. LOL.
Now.. what I should have done in the first place was "watch while knead". Lesson #1 of baking bread. I didn't. I assembled all ingredients in the bread machine for easy kneading, closed the lid and went merrily on with other stuff. Lesson #2 of baking bread: hold back on some of the water, especially with US recipes only add some if need be. Now I was left with that bowl of lovely looking, great smelling spinach filling. And I still needed dinner. So I cooked pasta, tossed the rest of the filling in a big pan with olive oil and quick stirred it with a little cream…. Bliss on a plate! Lovely dinner. I won't tell you about two boys meticulously picking out all walnut pieces before proceeding to eat. I also won't tell you about the gagging sounds they made when they discovered they missed a piece. I do love my boys. Pity they don't love their walnuts as much as I love them.
Heart shaped Spinach pie. Cute!
Please check the cutesy Babes as well; they filled and formed each in their own way. Our differences make a whole:
Bread Baking Babe Bibliothécaire – Katie
blog from OUR kitchen – Elizabeth
Feeding my enthusiasms – Elle
girlichef – Heather
Life's A Feast – Jamie
Living in the Kitchen with Puppies – Natashya
Lucullian Delights - Ilva
My Kitchen In Half Cups – Tanna
Notitie Van Lien – Lien
Paulchens Foodblog – Astrid
Provecho Peru – Gretchen
For complete details about this month's recipe, the BBB and how to become a BBBuddy, please read:
- BBB Kitchen of the month: Tanna, My Kitchen in Half Cups Assyrian Spinach Pies February 2013


text: The LA Times has now apologized for its story last week asserting that Puff Daddy knew in advance about the 1994 shooting and robbery of Tupac Shakur. It looked bad since The Smoking Gun ran its debunking of the Times' evidence yesterday, but this was a very quick collapse of a very big story. The paper's own investigation is ongoing. And one of the guys named as a conspirator in the story is promising an "epic lawsuit." [LAT]


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NEW YORK, NY – MTV executives have been arrested for airing their new hit show, Skins, which features minors having sex.
But in their excitement to watch young teens have sex with each other, they forgot one thing – it's child pornography.
Executives at the cable channel were hauled away by the FBI late yesterday – in front of the Jersey Shore cast. They were charged with violating became federal child pornography statutes.
A spokesperson for MTV, Margaret Meadow, immediately issued this statement, "This is awesome!! We are going to get so much press for this. Yes, they were arrested, but we more executives here and we are just going keep on airing the show until we are all arrested and they ratings… soar!"
The Feds were particularly concerned about the third episode of the series, which is to be broadcast Jan. 31. In the show, a naked 17-year-old actor is shown from behind as he runs down a street. The actor, Jesse Carere, plays Chris, a high school student whose erection — assisted by erectile dysfunction pills — is a punch line throughout the episode.
As the actor runs down the street – he stops and shows all the teenage girls on the block his "enhanced erection" and then he proceeds to masturbate in front of them, while they drink Rock Star Energy Drink (a sponsor for the show) and take photos of him and post them on their Facebook pages.
Meadow said, "MTV has been pushing the envelope for decades and now the envelope is so far away from the table, that we have to push something else, so we decided to push teenage boys with enhanced erections and we think we can push that pretty far, because, we're MTV and we have Snooki."
MTV's president and other executives declined interview from the City Jail, but they did said that the other prisoners in the City Jail had watched the episodes of Skins and "really loved it." One inmate, Chuck Wedge, a pedophile said, "Man, I like that MTV is doing something edgy. I applaud them for bringing real-life drama to the television screen. It's ground-breaking."
" 'Skins' is a show that addresses real-world issues confronting teens in a frank and overly sexualized way," said Meadow in another statement. "We review all of our shows and work with all of our producers on an ongoing basis to ensure our shows comply with laws and community standards. And the community that we comply with is – Greenwich Village.
Child pornography is defined by the United States as any visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. In some cases, "a picture of a naked child may constitute illegal child pornography if it is sufficiently sexually suggestive," according to the Justice Department's legal guidance. Anyone younger than 18 is considered to be a minor.
The youngest cast member on "Skins" is 15.
The show is off to a running start. It attracted 3.3 million to its premiere on Monday night and set a new first-episode record for the channel among viewers ages 12 to 34.
Episodes of "Skins" are rated TV-MA, indicating that the content may be unsuitable for viewers younger than 17. MTV states in news releases that it is "specifically designed to be viewed by adults." However, many of MTV's viewers are in middle and high school. According to the Nielsen Company, the first episode drew 1.2 million people younger than 18.
Some people are blaming Miley Cyrus for the corrupting teens minds. Especially since she decided to pose for Playboy.
Skins will continue to air… don't miss a minute of it!
Here's the official – clean – trailer for Skins:


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Varicose Veins
Did you know that over 25 million people suffer from symptomatic varicose veins in the United States? Varicose veins are often mistakenly thought to be only a cosmetic condition when, in fact, they are usually a symptom of a more serious condition, called Venous Reflux Disease or Venous Insufficiency. This is a condition that progressively damages the valves of the vein and can cause long term complications, while also cosmetically disfiguring the leg.
Varicose veins
Varicose veins, also called vein or venous disease, is a condition of the veins in the leg in which the veins become swollen, giving a bumpy and twisted appearance. Varicose veins can cause pain, leg swelling and long term damage.
Varicose veins happen when the veins in the legs do not work properly. Normally, the veins in the legs carry blood from the legs back to the heart. The veins have tiny valves inside them to help keep blood moving in only one direction (toward the heart). The valves open to let blood flow to the heart, and close to keep it from flowing back down the leg. Vein disease can happen when the valves are damaged or do not work well (this is called Venous Insufficiency). This causes blood to collect in the veins of the legs. Blood is especially likely to collect in the legs when people sit or stand for a long time without walking.
Symptoms of vein disease
For many people, there are few, if any, symptoms. However, if you have any of these symptoms, you should consult your doctor.
- Leg pain, or the leg feeling tired, achy, or heavy; this often progresses throughout the day and with prolonged standing.
- Swollen veins – "Varicose veins" are larger leg veins (just under the skin) that are swollen and twisted, have a "squishy" and bumpy appearance.
- "Spider veins" are small leg veins that are swollen and often have a purple appearance.
- Swelling in the lower legs or ankles – People can have swelling at the end of the day or all the time.
- Skin color changes – The skin can turn red or red-brown. Skin color changes often happen first around the ankle.
- Open sores, also called "venous ulcers" – These are usually at the ankle and can be painful and ooze.
What causes vein disease?
Veins have one-way valves, preventing your blood from flowing backwards. When these valves fail, your blood collects in your vein rather than continuing to your heart. Varicose veins often affect the legs because they are the farthest from the heart and gravity makes it harder for the blood to flow upward. Causes of varicose veins include:
- Age.
- A blood clot in a leg vein (called a DVT-- deep vein thrombosis); this can have long term effects even after the blood clot has resolved.
- Leg injury.
- Being pregnant more than once – This causes a change in hormone levels that can weaken vein walls; also the pressure of the baby in the uterus on the veins in the pelvis can cause varicose veins.
- Weight gain.
- Family genetics as vein disease does tend to run in families.
How are varicose veins diagnosed?
Your doctor or nurse will do an exam to look at your legs. He or she might also do a test called an ultrasound. An ultrasound is a test in which a ultrasound technician presses a plastic wand against your leg, creating an image of the inside using sound waves. They look specifically at the valves in the veins to determine if there is Venous Insufficiency (poorly functioning valves); this test can also see if any of the veins in the legs are blocked.
Learn more about our screenings and diagnostic tests.
Vein Ablation Treatments
Vein ablation treatments are treatments designed to destroy superficial veins with abnormal valve function. These treatments are usually reserved for people with symptoms that cannot be managed with lifestyle changes. Veins are destroyed in one of three ways and have specific post-surgical care needs.


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White Kitten
Binds when used
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
Yawns, sits, and lies down.
Pit-pattering footsteps; vocalizations (on-click)
Cat Carrier (White Kitten)
Item Level 20
Binds when used
Use: Right Click to summon and dismiss your cat.
Sell Price: 15
Lil Timmy is a rare spawn who circles through the Canal District of Stormwind roughly every 3-6 hours. This pet is only sold to alliance characters. Horde characters may purchase this pet through a neutral auction house and on occasion through their own auction house.
So I looked at the route on Wowhead and since someone on here mentioned that he was walking clockwise. I popped into cat form and ran it counter clockwise. Found him in Old Town on my third loop. Happiness!
little timmy spawn at 04:17am at Draenor time, it was my first camp
Breed / Capturing Guide :
Of the 17 cat types within this moveset, this is the only option for the HB breed.
There are 17 different feline beasts with identical movesets. The only difference (battle wise) is the breed. For the 4 cats that have a breed choice, only the Sand Kitten and the Snow Cub cannot be mimicked by any other breed. The Cheetah Cub is the fastest with 390 speed. The most powerful is the Cornish Rex Cat with 341 power. The healthiest is the B/B Snow Cub with 1481 health. The amount of health restored from using Devour increases with power.
On Staghelm, I camped by the canels in the curve near Old Town between the two bridges. It took about two hours for me to finally see him. At 6:43 CT, I snaged a White Kitten on my first try. If you don't know what to look for, he's a blonde kid with a blue vest type shirt. And, of course, the White Kitten follows behind him. Happy Hunting!
A comment on wowhead stated that Timmy appears with the minute 4. For example: 7:04, 7:14, 7:24 ect. Timmy spawned 7:22am. The thing to do is simply go to his spawning point and wait. There is no pattern as to when he spawns.
5/4/2014... 5.28pm Aman'Thul Server at the start point close to the docks
Back in 2005 this was the first pet I owned. It was a gift that some random 60 gave me in silver pine forrest.
i've been looking for this kid for months and i just ran into him today not even looking for him anymore. found him just before he got to the docks before he disappeared.
I got the white kitten in BC my first time in SW on my main people laughed at my name of my char but i got the last laugh they where looking for lit' timmy but i got it while they where to busy typeing not knowing they where trying to get the cat i summoned it and they started curseing at each other and saying you where suppose look for him then i said well maybe you should not make fun of my char name and from there on I decide to name all my chars with Squirrel in there name
After learning about this kitty, I went to Lil Timmy's spawn point and found someone who'd been camping there for over an hour. We had a nice little chat, and as the cat can only be sold once, I left it to the camper and decided to come back later.
Later that day I came back at 7:45pm for a spot of camping. 9 minutes later, at 7:54, Lil Timmy spawned. I was able to get the kitty as I was the only one waiting, yay. Got lucky. Hope you all get the same luck.
After a couple of weeks of running around Stormwind, I finally ran into Lil Timmy before someone had already bought the White Kitten.
Wowhead has a pretty solid map of where Lil Timmy walks. He spawns on the NE side of the Cathedral district, near the Docks, and then follows the Wowhead map's path counter-clockwise. I personally started my patrol near his spawn point and followed his path clockwise, so I wasn't trying to "catch up" with him, but trying to collide with him on his route.
Once the rolling restarts began I waited about 15min (the estimated time it would take for the realms to come back on) and I constantly attempted to log on and once I did I ran to where Timmy usually walks by and there he was. Quick and easy. (Btw it would be a good idea to be in stormwind when they kick everyone off)
And yet, I only managed to find Little Timmy once. When my DK was in Stormwind for the very first time. I think he threw a tomato at her :(
1.Spawns at the entrance to the stormwind harbor
2.Takes a turn and goes through the cathedral square
3.After leaving cathedral square crosses a bridge and goes around the edge of the dwarven distric
4.goes to the old town district and goes around the edge
5.then goes to the trade district, going around the edge again
6.Goes around the edge of the cathedral district
7.Comes back to the spawn point and despawns(harbor)
Later I saved myself a bit trouble and bought it on the AH, but I'm still looking for whoever bought him. Maybe I'll go easy on him and just take part of his soul


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Hunting the Higgs
CAMBRIDGE – Fifty years ago, particle physicists faced an unexpected challenge. Their best mathematical models could account for some of the natural forces that explain the structure and behavior of matter at a fundamental level, such as electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force responsible for radioactive decay. But the models worked only if the particles inside of atoms had no mass. How could huge conglomerations of such particles – proteins, people, planets – behave as they do if their constituent parts weighed nothing at all?
Some physicists invented a clever workaround. They suggested that a type of particle exists that had never been detected; it was eventually named in honor of the British physicist Peter Higgs. For a half-century, physicists searched for the elusive "Higgs particle." Now, following research conducted at CERN, the sprawling particle-physics laboratory near Geneva, the hunt may soon be over.
At first blush, the idea behind the Higgs particle sounds outlandish. Higgs and his colleagues suggested that every elementary particle really is massless, just as the mathematical models require, and hence all particles would ordinarily zip around at the speed of light. But suppose that everything around us – every single particle in the universe – is immersed in a huge, unseen vat of Higgs particles. Whenever most kinds of particles move from point A to point B, they continually bump into Higgs particles, slowing their motion. When we observe them, they appear to lumber along like holiday shoppers in a crowded store. From their slow motion, we infer that they have mass.
While a 50-year search for a hypothetical particle reminiscent of a bizarre fairytale might seem quixotic, the Higgs particle stands at the center of the "Standard Model" of particle physics. Every experimental test of the model so far has matched theoretical expectations. In some striking examples, the agreement between prediction and measurement has stretched out to twelve decimal places, making the Standard Model the most accurate scientific theory in human history. The model successfully accounts for three of the four basic forces of nature; only gravity remains beyond its purview.
Higgs particles might have played an even more substantial role at earlier moments in cosmic history. My own research, along with that of physicists around the world, has focused on what effects Higgs particles might have had just fractions of a second after the big bang – effects that could explain the shape and fate of the universe.
And yet, for all that, we still have no direct evidence that Higgs particles even exist. According to the Standard Model, Higgs particles scatter off each other, so they, too, should have mass. The latest research indicates that Higgs particles (if they exist) should be among the most massive critters of the subatomic realm, more than 120 times as massive as the familiar proton.
To produce such a particle in the laboratory requires revving up protons to nearly the speed of light and smashing them together, which the Large Hadron Collider at CERN accomplishes trillions of times per second. The energetic collisions produce all manner of debris, which physicists carefully track with huge detectors and sift with sophisticated computer algorithms.
Physicists confront two major hurdles in their hunt for the Higgs. First, they must identify patterns in the debris that could have come from the production and rapid decay of a Higgs particle. The sought-after signal is well understood in principle, given what we know about the Standard Model. So is the background noise from all of the other junk that comes flying out when two protons collide with colossal energy. Physicists searching for a few Higgs-like needles in a mind-bogglingly large haystack must comb their data for anomalies in the debris that cannot be accounted for by known processes.
The second difficulty concerns statistics. The rules of quantum theory, on which the Standard Model is built, are at root probabilistic. There will always be statistical flukes in the data, just as any series of coin tosses can produce an unexpected string of seven heads in a row.
To know with confidence that the coin is ordinary, with no hidden features, one must log a sufficiently large number of coin flips and check whether the data include equal numbers of heads and tails over the long run. After thousands of coin tosses, if the data still show a bias toward heads, one may be justified in thinking that the coin has some unusual properties.
The same holds true for all of the chaff from the protons' collisions. Before physicists can claim that their anomalies really come from Higgs particles, they must gather enough data to rule out flukes.
At CERN, two independent teams of physicists recently announced that their data were consistent with detection of a Higgs particle, though there remained a 1-in-2,000 chance that the signal came from mundane, non-Higgs processes. So the teams will continue smashing protons together, gathering more data, and sifting for signs of a Higgs.
We might not have the Higgs in hand right now. But the latest news is the strongest indication yet that the 50-year hunt for one of the most fundamental bits of matter might well be coming to a successful conclusion. The next time the CERN teams call a press conference, it could be weighty news indeed.
David Kaiser is Professor of Physics and the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His latest book is How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival.
Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2012.


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Illinois Sees First Human Case of West Nile This Year
Health officials in Illinois are reporting the state's first human case of West Nile virus this year.
A woman in her 70s got sick last month. Her case was reported to the state by the Chicago Department of Public Health, which made the announcement Monday.
Health officials say it's a good reminder to use insect repellent when outdoors, even if it doesn't look like many mosquitoes are out. The mosquitoes that usually carry West Nile virus aren't very noticeable and are stealthy biters.
Another way to reduce risk is to eliminate standing water in bird baths, old tires and other places where mosquitoes could breed.
Last year, Illinois saw 117 human cases of West Nile virus, including 11 deaths.


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We've been meaning to review Petunia's Pies for months now. Literally for months. So a couple of weeks ago we got up early on a Saturday morning and drove over to the PSU Farmers Market, where Petunia's has a stand. It also bears mentioning that Petunia's goodies can be found at Whole Foods markets, Blossoming Lotus, Cloud Seven Cafe, Ruby Jewel Scoop Shop, Spoke Coffee, Mississippi Pizza (our review here) & Seven Virtues Coffee (who we mentioned recently).
Here is the start of a fine Saturday morning. Compared to New Cascadia's cart, which is a stone's throw down the sidewalk, Petunia's is more about the sweet goodies. In the case this morning were brownies, muffins, cookies, pound cake, bundt cake, pie, cupcakes, cakes, and donuts.
Letting the camera do the talking…
We also got a box full of items. Here they are, item by item:
Candy Girl Cookie – This is sort of like a fortified chocolate chip cookie. It has other various items in it, the most noticeable of which is raisins. I really like these cookies. They are crunchy/chewy in the right places. The added adult cookie ingredients supply extra interest. In fact, as of now, Petunia's has my vote for the best gluten-free cookie in Portland.
Lemon Blueberry Poundcake – Because of the density and texture, it's more like a slice of muffin with some glaze on top than pound cake. I really like the flavors, though.
Chocolate Almond Coconut Power Bar – This is something like a rice crispy bar with chocolate, dried cranberries, almonds, and coconut. This item was not our favorite, but I don't think that we're really the intended audience. So if you're a fan of this sort of treat, don't listen to anything I have to say about it.
Raspberry Lemon Glazed Cake Donut – Both of us were disappointed by this item. I found the donut to be too thick, both in texture and in size. With donuts, I'm looking for that unmistakable it-must-be-bad-for-you cake donut flavor. These had a little of that, but to me they seemed overcomplicated. (Side note – Looking for donuts? We featured gluten-free donuts a long time ago, but they weren't also vegan.)
Bumble Berry Pie – We both loved this pie. The pie had the exact right everything: flavor, texture, crumb, crust, sour, sweet. Delicious! Awesome! Amazing.
Carrot Zucchini Muffin – Will you look at this muffin? Looks good, huh? This muffin was like a love letter to muffins. It was delicious. Besides the pie, this was our favorite item from Petunia's. It was light, airy, crumbly, and not too sweet. I'm kind of a fan of zucchini muffins, and this was easily the best one I've had in years.
I forgot to mention that the people at the stand were all really friendly and helpful, on both times we visited. Besides the difficultly of preparing good baked goods without gluten, Petunia's also delivers them without animal products. I'm really hoping that they follow the lead of New Cascadia Traditional Bakery and Crave Bake Shop and open a retail operation somewhere. Maybe in the NorthEast, within walking distance from our house?
We want to know: Have you had any of Petunia's other pies? Any other favorite stands at the Farmers Market? Let us know in the comments.
Gluten-Free Safety Rating: Gluten-Free Facility
Times we have visited: 2 (so we feel good about our score.)
Overall rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Price compared to "regular": Same


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The Obama administration on Friday formally urged the Supreme Court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
In a brief filed Friday evening, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli argued that DOMA's section three, which bars married same-sex couples from filing joint federal tax returns and other federal spousal benefits, is unconstitutional:
Section 3 of DOMA violates the fundamental constitutional guarantee of equal protection. The law denies to tens of thousands of same-sex couples who are legally married under state law an array of important federal benefits that are available to legally married opposite-sex couples. Because this discrimination cannot be justified as substantially furthering any important governmental interest, Section 3 is unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in United States v. Windsor on March 27. At issue is whether the law violates the Fifth Amendment guarantee of equal protection for legally married same-sex couples. The case surrounds Edith Windsor, who was forced to pay a federal estate tax of $363,053 upon the death of her wife, while heterosexual spouses are generally able to inherit estates tax-free.
The Obama administration's brief comes almost exactly a year after Obama instructed the Justice Department to no longer defend DOMA's constitutionality.


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MELVILLE, N.Y., January 25, 2016 – The globally successful Océ Arizona printer series just keeps getting better as Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in imaging solutions, today announced the global launch of the 4th generation of the award-winning Océ Arizona® Series flatbed printer for mid-volume print producers. Absolutesignsolutions.com.au provides you with all of your business stickers Sydney, label and decal needs, such as advertisement stickers, custom logo stickers, window signage, window decals, and product labels.
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|The magic painting in the illustration was cut out and illuminated with LEDs.
Last weekend I visited the world's largest bookfair in Frankfurt where my publisher Tokyopop and I presented the first Wormworld Saga book. Tokyopop's booth was covered all over in Wormworld Saga artwork and they had prepared these nice displays with the glowing magic painting that you can see in the foto above.
|The center of Tokyopop's booth was covered with Wormworld Saga artwork.
|I loved watching people - especially children - skip through the pages of the book.
|Many people I met in frankfurt discovered the Wormworld Saga there for the first time.
|It was nice to get into personal contact with people.
|The brand new Loki plush watched over my signing queue...
|... and was also eager for some cuddling to shorten the wait for my younger fans.
|Dr. Joachim Kaps and me on our panel about the Wormworld Saga.
|Another picture of our panel.
|Many thanks to the whole Tokyopop team for a wonderful bookfair experience!


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Beauty! Look at these cranberry gems! I'm turning them into cranberry sauce.
Super easy. Are you doing this too?
You'll probably be cranking food out of your kitchen all weekend. Need a few more ideas? I've got everything! Everything but the turkey, stuffing, and cornbread… Yea, I know. But I have everything else!
1- Pumpkin Pie Pancakes. Super flavor for for breakfast.
2- Honey Roasted Acorn Squash. So easy and it makes me feel fancy.
3- Spiced Apple Cake. I love this creature.
4- Prosciutto Dijon Gruyere Puffs. How about an appetizer? I love the mustard in these.
5- Roasted Pumpkin and Leek Soup. That's yummy. Fact.
Let's finish this cranberry sauce.
There's absolutely no reason you should by the canned stuff. It slinks out of the can and has weird ridges. It's also waaaay too sweet.
I think you should boil cranberries with orange juice and zest… then add just a tiny touch of vanilla beans.
Cranberry sauce dream… I'm tellin ya.
Cranberry Sauce
makes about 4 cups
2 12-ounce bags fresh cranberries
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt
1 cup water
1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
scrapings from one quarter of a vanilla bean (optional if you don't want to shell out the cash for a vanilla bean)
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, warm the water, juice granulated sugar, brown sugar and salt. Stir until sugars have dissolved. Add the two bags of cranberries and stir until cranberries begin to pop. Cook cranberries, stirring occasionally for about 10 to 12 minutes. Sauce will thicken as cranberries cook down. Once thick, remove from heat and add orange zest and vanilla bean. Stir to incorporate. Cool to room temperature then store in the fridge until ready to eat. Lasts for up to three days in the fridge. Delicious.
6- Maple Pecan Muffins. Topped with pure maple syrup and baked to perfection.
7- Dad's Perfect Sweet Potato Pie with No-Roll Pie Crust. Yes. I'm totally obsessed with this pie.
8- Cornmeal Cranberry Honey Bread. Sweet and crunchy. Like.
9- Vegan Pumpkin Walnut Bread. So moist you'll never know it's vegan. Promise.
10- Apple Pie Granita. Like pie…. but totally not!
11- Buttermilk Pie with Warm Blackberry Sauce. Ooooh man.
12- Apple Crisp. My key to one day tricking a man into marrying me.
13- All Purpose Holiday Bundt Cake. Bring a bib.
14- Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting. Cupcakes for the holidays? I say ok!
15- Pear Walnut Bundt Cake. The praline alone is reason enough to make this happen.
16- Homemade Apple Pie. It's worth the time. It really is.


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Another in a series of New England
getaways on public transportation.
The state's second largest city calls itself "The Heart of the Commonwealth." The term is less romantic than practical, since Worcester's central location helped make it a transportation hub by the early 19th century. Its train station and other institutions recall the city's glory years as a manufacturing powerhouse through the first half of the 20th century. But it's a mistake to write off Worcester as all work and no play. There's plenty to keep daytrippers busy.
Late last year the MBTA increased the number of weekday commuter rail trips between Boston and Worcester and it's easy to leave South Station in the morning and arrive in Worcester around the time that the museums open. If you'd like, you can even stay for dinner before heading home. (Choices, alas, narrow on weekends; see www.mbta.com) The MBTA also introduced some bilevel coaches on the route. Prize seats (especially for crossword puzzle aficionados or tablet toters using the on-board Wi-Fi) are those in the middle of each car that face each other across a small table. The ride takes about 90 minutes and never seems to pick up much speed as it stops in the suburbs along the way. Nevertheless, the line was on time 91 percent of the time in 2012, according to the MBTA's records. My recent trip ran like clockwork, although train crew on the return journey only reluctantly opened extra cars to alleviate crowding.
The train arrives at Worcester's 1911 Union Station. The building with marble columns and stained glass ceiling was built to impress. Closed in 1972, it reopened in 2000 after a meticulous renovation. It sits on Washington Square — a not so pedestrian-friendly traffic rotary — so navigate carefully. It will take a couple of miles of walking to cover the sites listed below, but think of it as a chance to stimulate both your mind and your body. I found it most convenient to treat Union Station as a hub, heading in one direction to the museums, retracing my route to the station, and then heading in another direction to reach the diner. Just remember that Worcester's other nickname is "The City of Seven Hills."
The best place to appreciate the city's tradition of invention and innovation is at the Worcester Historical Museum (30 Elm St., 508-753-8278, www.worcesterhistory.org, adults $5, seniors and students $4), which traces Worcester-made products from adjustable wrenches, barbed wire, and ice skates to organs, corsets, and high-altitude space suits.
Worcester also made an enduring contribution to popular culture when local commercial artist Harvey Ball created the smiley face button in 1963 for an employee morale-boosting campaign. A second-floor gallery tells the story and the small gift shop features the buttons, Christmas ornaments, and (for the truly enamored) $130 sterling silver charms.
If you're still in a historic frame of mind when you reach the Worcester Art Museum (55 Salisbury St., entrance on Lancaster Street, 508-799-4406, www.worcesterart.org, adults $14, seniors and college students $12, age 17 and under free), check out the temporary exhibition "Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation," which is up through June 9. Photographers documenting the turbulent era created such iconic images as the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show," Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon, and US athletes giving the "black power'' salute at the Mexico City Olympics. The museum was incorporated in 1896 by a group of prominent citizens who wanted to bring refined culture to the predominantly industrial city. Bostonians often overlook the museum, but curators have a knack for mounting thoughtful exhibitions. The permanent collection, mostly arrayed in galleries around the light-filled Renaissance Court, covers everything from Roman floor mosaics to Andy Warhol soup cans. The cafe (soup, salads, sandwiches $5-$13) is a good place for lunch or for a cup of tea and a flourless chocolate caramel crunch cake for an afternoon pick-me-up.
You can also dine in a piece of history. Worcester was once a center of diner car manufacturing and several are still operating, including the 24-hour Boulevard Diner (155 Shrewsbury St., 508-791-4535, plates $2.25-$11.95) built in 1936. An illuminated clock and extensive neon give the exterior a bit of glam, but inside it's all business with a long counter and stool seating, wooden booths, and friendly waitresses who serve up diner classics.
I paid $20 round trip. If you don't have time to stop at the ticket windows at South Station, you can make your purchase on board, but a $3 surcharge will be added. If you're carrying a smart phone, you can beat the surcharge by buying a ticket with the mTicket app available from the iPhone store (for iPhone) or Google Play (for Android).
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