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David Saker, the England bowling coach, has admitted the form of Stuart Broad is "a bit of an issue" following two poor performances in Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
Broad bowled 12 wicketless overs in the first innings of the second Test, amid reports he was suffering from a fever, and was not required when India crumbled to 142 against Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann. That return followed a barren outing in Ahmedabad where his figures were none for 97 from 24 overs.
Broad entered the series having been limited to just 10 overs in the warm-up matches because of a bruised heel. He was under pressure for his spot heading into the second Test, but Steven Finn's thigh injury assured him another outing. His place is now under further scrutiny.
"It is a bit of an issue," Saker said. "He has not bowled as we would have liked. But he's not the first bowler to come over here and find it hard."
Saker said that Broad needs to find ways to adapt his game and suggested that his confidence had taken a hit with recent performances.
"Stuart's not a great, yet. He has to learn ways to become great," he said. "If he gets the next Test he has to be ready for it. During my tenure as bowling coach, I haven't had too many players down in confidence and form. I hope I can do some stuff over the next few days that can help."
Finn, meanwhile, is beginning his return from injury by playing for the England performance programme side in Mumbai over the next three days and Saker said he could be the missing link in the attack. "He's got that x-factor, a bit of pace, that height that always means you could get variable bounce over here - so his name will be bandied around for sure for that second seamer's spot."
It is far from assured, though, that Finn will be able to push Broad for a place in Kolkata. His return to action is tentative at best after his initial injury, picked up in the first warm-up match, was aggravated in training towards the end of the Ahmedabad Test. The next three days will make-or-break Finn's tour.
"We've got our fingers crossed he gets through, number one; if he gets through unscathed and bowls well, his name will definitely be talked about for selection," Saker said. "We were really confident he'd be right for this Test, so I'm not sure.
"I've just got my fingers crossed he gets through; if he does, we can make a decision. We're not getting too far ahead of ourselves. We want to make sure he gets through his three or four spells and gets some rhythm. Then his name will come up."
If Finn does not recover there are other pace-bowling options for England to consider in Graham Onions and the uncapped Stuart Meaker who was added to the squad as cover early in the tour. Onions would bring experience and a wicket-to-wicket approach, while Meaker has bowled with pace in the nets and has the ability to find reverse swing.
It has been a curious year for Broad - who is also England's Twenty20 captain - as he remains the most prolific pace bowler in Test cricket with 40 scalps at 31.70, one ahead of South Africa's Vernon Philander, despite inconsistent form. He began 2012 with impressive performances in the UAE before missing the second Test against Sri Lanka, in Colombo, due to injury.
He returned for the opening Test against West Indies at Lord's where he bagged a career-best 11 wickets but there was a lingering suspicion that he was not at the top of his game. He was rested for the final Test against West Indies, along with James Anderson, and he had a limited impact against South Africa where he only produced one telling spell, on the final day at Headingley.
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New research suggests that babies feel and "say" much more than we think -- and that, as parents, we just need to understand their unique language of physical cues to unlock the mysterious world of infant needs and wants. Paul Holinger, M.D., M.P.H., author (along with Kalia Doner) of What Babies Say Before They Can Talk, published this month, has studied infant emotions and communication for 25 years and believes that babies "arrive in this world with the ability to express complex feelings and reactions." Your baby can feel and express emotions -- about nine of them, in fact -- that go beyond basic physical needs, he says.
You can "read" what your baby is feeling simply by tuning into his facial expressions, gestures, and sounds. Check out our guide to the nine things your baby's trying to tell you and learn how to respond in a way that will encourage your little one to communicate even more.
Interest and Enjoyment
What interest looks like:
Eyebrows are slightly lowered or raised; mouth may be slightly open; face looks concentrated and engrossed.
What it means: Your baby is zeroing in on something and tracking it with his eyes. His interest in the world around him is the root of all learning behaviors, so it's important to encourage it. If your baby takes interest in an inappropriate object, like scissors, hold the object in your hand so he can still see it and explain that it's not safe instead of yelling "no". Then find an alternate toy for your tot to play with. "When you interfere with a baby's interest, you may make them feel ashamed, as if there is something wrong with their attraction to certain things," says Dr. Holinger.
What enjoyment looks like:
Baby is smiling with the lips widened up and out. She may laugh or make high-pitched sounds of happiness. Eyes brighten.
What it means: "Enjoyment is serious stuff," Dr. Holinger says in his book. "The ability to feel and express joy is essential to building a happy, healthy life." If fostered, this emotion helps your baby develop positive social connections with others. And sharing enjoyment together is one of the best ways you and your child can bond. A surefire giggle inducer: any game that builds up suspense (when you're hiding your face behind your hands during peekaboo, for example) and then releases it (when you pop out and exclaim "Peekaboo!").
Surprise and Distress
What surprise looks like:
Eyebrows go up; eyes are wide open and blinking; mouth forms an "o" shape.
What it means: Surprise is really an evolutionary tool that increases brain activity and alerts people to possible dangers. A baby's surprise (caused by the loud dropping of a book, for example), can transform into either fear or interest, depending in part on your reaction. If you respond calmly, saying, "Oops, the book dropped! It makes a loud noise, doesn't it?" or even laugh about the noise and playfully drop it again, your baby is likely to take interest in the event. If you act disturbed by the dropping of the book or ignore it altogether, your baby might feel uncertain and scared.
What distress looks like:
Baby is crying with rhythmic sobbing; eyebrows are arched; corners of the mouth are turned down.
What it means: Distress, of course, is an S.O.S. that something is wrong, says Dr. Holinger. Your baby is tired, hungry, or uncomfortable. If her distress is ignored, your baby will become angry. If it is regularly ignored, she may learn to distrust her caregivers.
Anger and Fear
What anger looks like:
Baby is frowning and red; eyes are narrowed; jaw is clenched.
What it means: Anger is a sign of excessive distress, and your baby may even hit, kick, or bite you when in throes of it. Don't let his signs of anger turn you off or make you think your baby has a bad disposition, says Dr. Holinger. Instead, address the distress behind the anger (hunger, pain, fatigue, discomfort). While you're working to solve the problem, put words to what's happening. Though he may not understand what you're saying, he will get the sense that you're trying to figure out what's wrong and fix it.
What fear looks like:
Eyes are frozen open; skin is pale, cold, and sweating; face is trembling; hair is erect.
What it means: Like surprise, fear helps people avoid danger by pumping up stress hormones and putting the whole body at attention. But fear is also toxic, says Dr. Holinger; the hormones that are released can cause health problems if sustained. Monitor your baby's fear level and be aware of her triggers (Does she get scared when you wear that big hat? Is she afraid of dogs? Dark rooms?) -- then try to control or remedy them. And of course, reassure her with a big hug and a calm voice when she does get scared so she can eventually learn to regulate her fear on her own. Do not shame the baby for being afraid.
Shame and Disgust
What shame looks like:
Eyelids are lowered; muscles in face become slack; head hangs down. Some babies blush.
What it means: Shame is one of the most complex infant emotions. Babies express it when they get the sense that something they are enjoying is "bad" or "wrong." Your child may be fascinated by spilling milk on the floor, for example. Because the splashes and sounds it makes are so interesting to him, he expects that the grown-ups around him will be equally fascinated. When a parent doesn't share his glee, he feels ashamed. Try to set limits and teach manners without stifling your baby's interests, says Dr. Holinger. Let him know that the milk makes a mess, but give him plenty of tub toys to practice pouring and spilling with at his next bath instead. If felt too often, shame can lead to feelings of inferiority, says Dr. Holinger.
What disgust and dissmell look like:
For disgust, lips and tongue protrude. For dissmell, the upper lip and nose raise.
What they mean: Protective reactions against noxious flavors and smells, these signs generally mean your baby doesn't like something she is eating. Don't force her; you can try the offending food again a few days later.

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Assumptions about race; Or, "So, where are you from?"
This morning I had class at 7:45 am, which is brutal since A) I live way off campus which means that I have to get up more than 15 minutes before I need to be there, and B) I left campus last night around 10 pm. Also, I had not had any coffee (devastating, in my case), so as a result, during the break I ran over to the nearest cafe to grab some. While I was in line, a (white) person that I had never before seen in my life walked up to me and asked me if I was Chinese.
The holidays are here, and so are uncomfortably racist conversations with family!
The holidays are here and you know what that means! Well, if you're a person of color in an interracial relationship, it may mean having to sit through yet another uncomfortable, racially-charged conversation with your significant other's fam. I know I have, and December's barely here.
The Sticky Situation of Interracial Attraction
Are you in an interracial relationship? Do you have the hots for someone of another race? Attraction is all well and good until someone gets targeted for their race. Here's the scoop: attraction is different than fetishism.
MEMO: Race is not just a POC thing, we all got it!
Okay, quick quiz: What do these things have in common? Getting accepted into college, meeting people for the first time, walking down the street in your neighborhood, going to the airport. Answer: In all these situations, your race affects how you are perceived and treated by others, as well as your own outlook on the situation.


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Confiscating obviously fake weapons is still part of protocol I guess. You can't even bring bottles into concerts in case you *throw* them at the performers. (nothing stopping you from buying some marked up once inside tho >_> pay for the priviledge?)
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Heck, I once spent a whole week with my left elbow in a bandage due to a wooden kebab skewer because my friend had a dirty mouth.
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I believe tenure is not limited to America. Maybe it is more informal, or due to them belonging to the public service, but here in Europe I think professors enjoy similar benefits.
Maybe something that wasn't highlighted is that despite feminist efforts, equal representation of women in senior academic positions have to face the fact that in some areas there are still way fewer females who continue on a PhD, but also the fact that the mechanism of cooptation, and a non negligible part of the decision making in the academics is still done during what we could call "male socializing", and not during formal reunions.
The gun issue is a heavy cultural one, for all I can tell. Here in Switzerland we have a strong gun culture that traces back to the middle age militias, with shooting festivals using military weapons being sometimes the major event in rural area (and almost all village have their 300m high tech shooting practice). And BB and crossbow are a classic of parochial festivals.
Sighting a 16 or even 14 year old coming back from practice with it's personal military grade weapon is not uncommon. And every man who went trough the mandatory military keeps his weapon home to go to practice every year till his late 30's, and was even issued a can of ammo.
Yet most of the gun casualties are suicide and family dramas (which periodically relaunch the regulation debate, generally opposing a women association with Pro-Tell).
I don't know how the widespread possession of firearms factor, but we have only little criminal use of those, mainly by non-citizen using illegal weapons.
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Back to the original article, though... From the more recent update... hmm. Things like "the husband of one of the victims describing the shooter as 'not being able to deal with reality' and 'not as good as she thought she was'" and from one student, "she's a genius, but she really just can't explain things."
Probe: Olympic track did not cause luger's death
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Sea Shepherd Stinkbombs Ship
Sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration.
This is pretty bullshit. Both sides are at fault and none of them want to take responsibility. And to clarify some facts :
1. Butanoic acid is not harmful. Just don't be stupid and keep them away from your eyes, lips and sensitive areas.
Reason : Butanoic acid (C3H7COOH) is monoprotic (1 mole of that dissociates into 1 mole of RCOO- and 1 mole H+), has a pKa value of 4.82. At its pure state, its molar value is 10.9. Supposedly the pirates attack with 625ml glass bottles of that stuff in pure, the pH of the solution would be :
pH = pKa + log ([A-]/[HA]) = 4.82 + log (10.9 M x 0.625 dm^3) = 5.65
The neutral level of pH as set by pure water is 7.0, and battery acid, which can dissolve skin, has a pH close to 0. Coffee is between 4-5, orange juice is between 3-4. Use these as a gauge and see if they are really correct.
2. Sea Shepherd is not an UN recognised organisation nor a state, therefore, under the Law Of The Sea which quotes
But SeaShepherd's acts are still considered piracy.
3. There is such a thing as the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, which Japan is a signatory (an an original too!).
Unless they don't meet the guidelines under Articles 61 - 65, Part V of the UNLOS, within the guidelines of Article 6 of the treaty
I doubt this will be solved anytime soon because under Article 59 of the Law Of The Sea :
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The Gun Thing:
I do carry a gun and talked about it in another thread (rape/abuse/negelect). I took the state required mandatory 40hr. course to get my CCW permit and also a ladies only course taught at Gunsight in Arizona. I own 3 guns and consider mysf a responsible adult.
However some folks just can't bring themselves to use deadly force in their own defence because of the way they were brought up or personal beliefs,I too was not a "gun person" until one of my closest friends was brutally raped and assaulted! My father was the one who saw too it that "Ain't no mfing animal gonna touch my daughter!". Thus my getting my first gun,a 45 like Justinstrife described.
Guns ain't for everybody and I can respect their wishes,just don't tell me I can't have one cause you don't like 'em!
On a side note one of my instructors told us that a gunshot wound WILL send you to the hospital,but a knife can send you to the hospital in PIECES!
So what did you guys think of the opening of the 2010 Olympics? I thought it was incredible!
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The tenure shooter killed her brother when she was a teenager.
How would more guns have prevented this?
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It's funny that this is just now showing up here. Two of my girlfriends have expressed an interest in trading in their Toyotas(one Prius&one Tacoma)for something else. Me,I own a Jeep Liberty and it has been totally reliable!
Actually I was under the impression that Japan would like the U.S. troops there to leave totally?
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Japan isn't "one monolithic voice" anymore than the US is. Lots of different opinions abound there about the US. Okinawa residents don't necessarily hate the US ... they're just freaking tired of the base, the uncouth behavior of some of our poor choices in recruiting, and the "bad neighbor" problem.
Anyone who lives near a military base will tell you its a huge impact on local life --- particularly if its a base of a foreign nation with a foreign culture with foreign expectations and foreign attitudes.
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I'm tossing in my two pence just to manipulate the scales a little on the 'less guns the better' side.
I guess it could simply be one of the major cultural differences between the UK and US for the supposed similarities we have (namely the use of English), but given this story, I still probably until the day I die think that the liberalness of guns for "protection" just cause more harm for ordinary citizens than less.
Ironically not from the 'bad people you wanna protect yourselves from', but the numerous accidents and seeing red moments between friends and family.
That kinda news, I find tragic beyond tragic and totally pointless.
A gun was originally created with 1 sole purpose: To main (and/or) take a life.
To kill.
That purpose alone is why so many people are up in arms about its existence more than cars, a bat, a knife or any other tool that has initial purpose other than causing harm.
And while I'm learning about the entire "the US police don't have to protect its citizens..."
(Say what now!? )
- It's too, too easy or tempting just for 1-2 mins of anger to take over rational thought, where kids or adults, reach for the safe/drawer/cupboard of their parents, release the safety and pull a trigger.
Very impersonal, very cold, at a distance and pretty easy if the intent is there.
There is most likely more to that story with the kid in question and his mental state than the use of the weapon of choice, but I think it's a safe bet to say (given that you had a choice between the two, to save your life)
That to grab a carving knife in your very hands and ram it true into an organ of another, up close with the intent of debilitating someone is a lot harder to do than to pull a trigger of a tool and let the bullet hit home.
- And ironically at no point did I feel the need to go 'I wish I had a gun to feel 'safe' with', rather I appreciate the police visiting our schools and teaching us girls at age 12 onwards how to be street smart in order to minimise getting into situations that are risky, in other to be aware of our surroundings and listen to our instincts of potential danger..
In addition, we were taught how to work the law so that we can use items (keys, umbrellas, etc) as weapons without being prosecuted for GBH/ABH should we need to defend ourselves.
Also being offered and attending self defence courses so we have a choice, a way to get out of being raped, should we be unfortunate to be attacked.
Having the police work with the community to get guns off the streets, not to equip everyone with one.
It just reminds me of the way the big countries of the world are pointing nuclear warheads at each other at present, red firing buttons at the side.
Just in case~
And so on.
I know it won't stop a nation of gun lovers or with an affinity with guns as part of 'normal life', to survive the peril that is America (freedom at its finest?)
It's not so much "you can't" Lost Cause, as much as its "you shouldn't", since there are other ways around this.'
(Think Jackie Chan and Sammo Law) xD
But coming from a world where in an attempt to tackle the same issues of protecting yourself and the community of which involve methods that work around decreasing the amount of firearms on the streets, I generally see that as a better solution.
There is a choice.
I personally would rather try to survive and defend myself as I've had to do anyways, under lesser odds of being hit by a stray bullet from some idiot who decided to pepper spray a place and drive off.
Gun with you or not, there isn't much defence against those kind of attacks...
To give the pro gun lot some leeway though, I will be the first to admit that while less guns on the streets is nice and a direction I prefer, it doesn't instantly guarantee fewer murders on each other, especially within the Black community of London given the fatal stabbings of 2008. And no, guns would not have given those dead much of a chance, as the attacks were usually gang ones or literally stealth as reported to us, it seemed.
(Modern day ninjas)
A few things run deeper and much more disturbing with the mentality of the teens these days in London, that some can take lives so silently and mercilessly without being held back by the repercussions no matter the weapon.
As for the kid himself, I guess he'll be getting all the chore time he likes while in jail.
Once you've killed someone once in cold blood, the rest I assume is easy.
Here's hoping he doesn't get the chance to take the life of another.
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Uh oh. This can only end well. Before we lose all confidence in the motoring giant, does this particular issue only concern the United States?
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This seems to be making the rounds a bit. Anyone from Rhode Island (U.S.) here who can give some flavor to the story?
Central Falls HS to fire every high school teacher [staff]
- Adding 25 minutes to the school day
- Providing tutoring on a rotating schedule before and after school
- Eating lunch with students once a week
- Submitting to more rigorous evaluations
- Attending weekly after-school planning sessions with other teachers and participating in two weeks of training in the summer
Pay increase for this is going to be low, but the teachers supposedly make US$70K to 78K per year where the median income in the town is US$22K.
The administration seems to be a bit heavy-handed in directing the changes to be made, and is not offering to improve the teachers'/staff's income through their extra work. The union is being painted, in the article anyway, as wanting change but want to have input as well. Given the current status of the school, I'm more in favor of the administration's side since the teachers/union haven't done much to improve so far, it seems. Thoughts?
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Willem de Snyder (Willem Snyders), an Anabaptist martyr, burned at the stake on 18 May 1570 (Van Braght's Martyr's Mirror has 3 May 1568), near Bruges, Belgium. Verheyden has published a number of particulars on a group of Anabaptists captured while holding a meeting on Ascension Day, 4 May 1570, in the woods of Tillegem near Bruges. Among those arrested were Willem de Snyder and his wife Christijntgen. Willem, whose official name was Willem Vernon, was born at Dixmuiden and was a citizen of Bruges. He was a wood carver. Before the judges he declared that he had been a member of the church for six years. Though he was cruelly tortured, he refused to recant or to name other members of the Bruges congregation. He was executed with Karel (Kaerle de Raed) and Hansken in't Schaeck at Tillegem. His wife suffered martyrdom a few days later.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: Part II, 369.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 725 f. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
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For 30 years, Ceal Barry has risen to the challenges of her various duties at the University of Colorado.
On Tuesday, she was handed a new challenge when CU pressured athletic director Mike Bohn into resigning and appointed Barry as the interim AD.
"It's an exciting opportunity," she said. "I'm looking forward to it."
After 22 years of coaching the women's basketball team, Barry has worked for the past eight years as the senior woman administrator and associate athletics director.
A potential candidate for the full-time position, Barry said she has yet to entertain those thoughts.
"There are too many other things to do, so I can't answer that right now," she said of whether she would be interested in being the full-time AD. "I'm not in this position to lobby for myself. I'm in this position to work with our senior staff, who I respect and trust, and most important, I'm committed to our student-athletes. We owe them an honest effort this summer. That's my No. 1 focus."
Barry said that in recent years, she has thought about applying for athletic director jobs at Division II schools in Denver, but "that's as far as it got."
Because CU's search committee, which will put together a job description, has not even been formed yet, Barry said, "I've got a little time to think about (whether to apply).
For now, Barry said she needs to lead the department to the best of her ability. She said the summer months are crucial as the Buffs prepare for the fall season. She talked about the importance of the department being there for the 100 freshman athletes that will arrive on campus this summer. She also talked about the importance of marketing and ticket sales efforts throughout the summer.
One of Barry's first duties, she said, will be to come up with a balanced budget. The new fiscal year begins July 1, and over the next few weeks, Barry said she will go over revenue expectations and how to use those funds for the 17 sports programs.
"I'm going to rely on Cory Hilliard, who is our business manager, and I'm going to rely on Kelly Fox, who is our senior vice president for finance for advice and how we can formulate a plan that next year at this time we feel really, really good about and we're proud of ourselves in how we conducted our business," Barry said.
Taking over the job on interim basis has brought on several different emotions this week, Barry said.
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The complementary relationship between Ralph Nelson Elliott's Wave Principle and the Gann Square-of-9 proposes an imminent trend reversal of the Nasdaq 100 Index. Though two different predictive tools, natural laws link them to the spiral of the Milky Way.
What Elliott wave shows
Elliott's Wave Principle comprises of a repetitive eight-wave pattern that dominates the phases of bull and bear markets. It focuses on the mass psychology of participants as they swing from pessimism to optimism and back. Five waves of advance dominate the market's buoyancy stages, whereas the shorter despondency phase is governed by the three remaining swings (Figure 1, below). This ever changing investor psychology is reflected in the financial markets' daily records in the form of price movements, volumes of trades and investor sentiment indices. Upon establishing the location of a stock, or Index, within the Elliott cycle, the pattern tracks its transition from evolution to progression to decay. "Man is subject to the laws of physics and chemistry that govern biological processes on earth, and that these laws are determined by the orbits of the planets. Our physical brain follows the laws of science in determining human actions and not some agency that exists outside those laws" write Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinov in The Grand Design published in 2010.
As the cycle begins to unfold, Waves I, III and V of the bull phase form long impulses corrected by the short retracements of waves II and IV. As a rule, corrective wave II does not fall below Wave's I trough, and Wave IV does not fall below Wave's I peak. Likewise, no corrective bull or bear market wave exceeds the span of its adjacent impulse swing. Impulse Waves I, III, V. A and C have longer durations than their corrective counterparts (see Figure 2 "Unlocking the secrets of Gann: Will the market crash in August?" futuresmag.com)
As the market changes direction, the pattern reverses. Downward trending waves A and C turn long, while upward Wave B ─ the only upswing of the bear market, turns short.
When corrective Wave II unfolds in a complex sideway pattern, of three lesser degree swings, corrective Wave IV manifests a sharp steep decline which typically brings down Waves' I and III advance of by 50%. Elliott refers to the relation of corrective Wave II style to Wave IV style as "alternation of form" given often Wave II manifests a sharp decline and Wave IV zigzags sideways. Above all, the pattern demonstrates that the up and down swings of the cycle adhere to the boundaries of a spiral. As the market moves up and down, its peaks and troughs correspond to the Golden Mean 0.618 and 0.382% proportions (also known as Fibonacci), and their derivatives 14.6 ─ 23.6 ─ 50 ─ 76.4 and 85.4% (Figures 1 & 2).
Metaphorically, the 'Wave Principle' is a road map for the analyst to negotiate the market's alleys, streets and freeways. Once the market's position within the pattern is clear, then the way ahead shows the direction of the next swing. The Nasdaq 100 Index at present is at the cusp of bear market Wave 'B'.
Figure 1 – Elliott's cyclic model of five-wave advance and an A-B-C decline which subdivides into lesser degree cycles, the smaller of which these constitutes 144 swings.
Figure 2 - Elliott's cyclical expansion and contraction model adheres to a logarithmic spiral.
Ancient use of Gann's Square -of-9 play out?
Next to the zodiac, the Square-of-9 was the world's first measuring instrument. In ancient times, it tracked and forecasted the spans of seasonal inundations. For over 3,000 years, two adjacent time intervals, aligned on a Square, projected the behaviour of Babylon's and Egypt's rivers. A series of longer than usual flood-spans signalled a catastrophic swell, whereas abnormally short intervals spelled drought. The great 40 days and 40 nights flood related in the Genesis legend of Noah is almost certainly an allusion to the Square, given that Noah embarked upon building the Ark well ahead of the flood.
The scientific transition from the 19th century to the 20th century was, by and large, dominated by Einstein, who sought to reconcile theory and experiment by unifying natural processes under one universal law. His Special Relativity Theory was a hot topic of discussion at the very time that Gann was on his quest to unravel the Holy Grail of markets. Gann was counting, measuring, and practising with hexagons and Squares of 6, 9 and 12 to identify the optimal geometrical swing/time relation at the instance equity changes its course. Yet, none of his records show any reference to Einstein and Elliott, the first famous the Relativity Theory, and the latter for his study of growth and decay cycles of the American stock market. Elliott's book Nature's Law - The Secret of the Universe appeared in 1937.


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The fourth meeting provided first glimpses of a MSP plan27/01/2012 at 14:03 | Posted in meeting | Leave a comment
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Wednesday and Thursday this week the Plan Bothnia project had its fourth planning meeting (MSP4) in Stockholm, Sweden (conference centre "Piperska Muren"). The meeting took an in-depth look at the draft material produced by project participants.
The discussions centered around similarities and differences between two documents including material for the Plan Bothnia MSP plan, one from a group of Finnish participants and another from a group of Swedish participants. These inspiring documents provided the first glimpses of what the Plan Bothnia MSP plan could look like. The material included suggestions for both the plan map as well as related text. These documents and other meeting material is available at the appropriate folder of the project document library.
The interesting discussions at MSP4 concluded that even if there are some differences in approaches these are relatively minor. As steps toward a joint proposal the meeting agreed on the first outline of the plan part of the final report, as well as a drafts of typology/map legend. The outcome of the meeting will be available Friday 3 February at the project document library along with other meeting documents.
Intersessional work before the next planning meeting (MSP5), to be held 19.-21. March will prepare a complete plan draft for the Final report to be released at the Final conference (s) to be organised during the period 22.-23. May 2012, in conjunction of the European Maritime Day 2012 (Gothenburg, Sweden).
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What if Obamacare Works?
What if Obamacare actually works? More precisely, what if the new health-insurance marketplaces called exchanges work? David Wessel analyzes the implications on the News Hub. Photo: Getty Images
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... the the ... the shop the health insurance become just as easy as snapping up the plane to get out line ... David Wessel joins us from Washington with more on the new health insurance exchanges ... ID then ... ISNA that I'm very sad day sending yet ... I mean there's a lot of political bickering about this that this is fundamentally change the way that we shop for health insurer ... that's right so of course right now there's a focus on all the glitches that are slowing down ... the people signing up for health insurance on these new health exchanges ... were told that four point eight million people try to get on to help health dot Gov website ... in the first twenty four hours after it opened ... in a completely overwhelms this is ... but ... it lets look for it six or nine months and say they're actually up and running ... and they're working and people are comparison shopping for health insurance ... really something we've never been able to do this could be a really important milestone in beginning a health care system under control ... but there's a lot a lot of people who are looking at this Nesis and their suspicions that that that they don't trust it is this this is the era of something that's nailing them or not you steal ... that's right I think there's some of that ... has also been an organized campaign against it I mean I saw some of these ads where ... the supple Sam comes up between some woman's legs it ... because you signed up for Obamacare ... but when parallel that I think it's interesting to think about is the Medicare prescription drug benefit which is something similar it's not like regular Medicare we you get a one size fits all government thing you have to go on a website in you have to choose among competing plans ... when it was launched in two thousand and six it was very controversial ... and very unpopular ... now here hardly hear anybody talk about it ... because it basically works ... ninety percent of the seniors or enroll in and ... say they're satisfied with it ... and it's turned out the competition has reduced ... the premiums are kept their premiums are rising ... as much as people expected initially ... so there ... is precedent for these health care exchanges is starting up the ... by working smoothly over time ... money in the first sign that said this comparison shopping is popping up in the private sector there are some private exchanges ... is this the fundamentally change the way it will get insurance from an employer as well ... maybe ... maybe ... there are a few big companies that are telling their employees and their retirees' lock ... instead of going DHR and having two or three choices ... when they give you some money ... Bashar when you go to a private exchange where you employees of other companies ... can shop among competing insurance plans ... if you wanna have a higher premium ... to get all our debt that we you can do that or you can have the opposite ... it's really just beginning ... but it's a sign of something that could be held ... if the public exchanges I never seem to be working in the euro so ... if the private insurance ... exchanges are a few more companies get involved ... it could really change the way we get health insurance ... because moving away from a system where so tied to the job ... and more to a system where you shop for it the way you shop for ... airfare say I next feeding or it's ... the ISM sticker shock about the price of some of these plants and how long before we ... figure out if these exchanges are really driving down the cost of coverage in driving down prices and have insurance coverage ... well I think the sticker shock is itching think one of those things when you read the stories in the paper about what he had people have to pay for insurance ... most of us are comparing it to what we pay ... and of course more than half of Americans get insurance on the job ... and the employer takes in a good chunk of the money ... if you're somebody who's already buying insurance individually ... or if you're a small business line for employees there may not be quite so much sticker shock so that's one thing ... but the second thing is your question about how long will it take ... it's gonna take eons ... because we have to go to the spirits of people shopping for insurance ... the rest of the competition among insurance plans ... they have to deal with general market are against the hospitals and doctors ... that's all of ETF it would probably take a couple years to do that ... but when you talk about change and health care system ... nothing is gonna happen quickly ... I can already read David Wessel com up I'm WS J that come seeded things for being here ... you're welcome ...


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It's all very well to advise you to close programs you're not using—but just because you're not using it now doesn't mean you won't be using it in 10 minutes. The answer is ReadyBoost, a helpful feature that can use the extra space on a flash card or USB storage device to speed up your PC. Plug in a compatible storage device and click Speed up my system when you see the AutoPlay dialog box.
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Author Notes: I've made a lot of pizzas and I have experienced every kind of pizza catastrophe there is. So I've taken the guesswork out of getting the pizza in and out of the oven. Forget semolina flour! I roll my pizza dough, which is a wet dough that I make with a combination of wheat and rye flour, onto parchment paper. Then I can slide the pizza easily off the counter, onto the paddle and onto the pizza stone, without fear of sticking. Though not traditional, this technique helps me manage the wet dough more successfully in a kitchen that gets overheated quickly due to the hot oven.
In this pizza, I like the contrast between the rich base layer of roasted Yukon potatoes, piquant Urfa chiles and tangy goat cheese, and the cool herb salad topping, made crunchy by the addition of radishes. Other herb combinations work well, too. - maryvelasquez
Food52 Review: There are so many things to love about this pizza, I hardly know where to begin. Maryvelasquez has created a winning combination of interesting flavors and textures, with outstanding results. Earthy potatoes, roasted with about a tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves, top a tasty crust made with 1 part rye flour to 3 parts white. Tangy goat cheese counters the mild sweetness of the rye and roasted potatoes. Chopped sorrel, parsley and chives, which go on after the pizza has been cooked, are simply gorgeous visually and add a freshness that shouts, "Spring is here!" The whole thing is topped by Urfa Biber, a spice I first heard about -- and recently bought -- via The Shop at food52. With its beautiful, almost mysterious fragrance, the Urfa Biber rounds out this amazing pizza with a flavorful touch of heat. This is an intelligent, original and easy-to-follow recipe, which richly deserves Editors' Pick honors! - AntoniaJames —The Editors
Serves: 2 to 4
Pizza Dough
teaspoons yeast
1 1/2
cups water
tablespoon olive oil
teaspoons kosher salt
cup rye flour
cups white flour, plus more as needed
Assembling the Pizza
Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed and sliced 1/8" thick
olive oil
bunch thyme, leaves removed, lightly chopped
kosher salt
cup chopped herb mixture: chives, sorrel and parsley
radishes, julienned
squeeze of lemon juice
1/2 recipe pizza dough, above
ounces crumbled goat cheese
Urfa Biber, to taste
Pizza Dough
- Combine the water with the yeast and let stand until foamy. Add the olive oil and the salt. Stir in the rye flour and white flour, a little at a time, until the dough comes together and looks a bit ragged.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for a minute. The dough should feel soft and a little tacky, but not sticky. Well-floured hands can help you knead it without adding too much additional flour. A wet dough makes a crisp crust. Put the dough into an oiled bowl, cover with a towel, and let it rise for about 2 hours.
- Once risen, turn the dough onto the counter and deflate it. Divide the dough into two pieces and let it rest on the counter for about 30 minutes. This recipe makes enough dough for 2 pizzas. You can reserve the rest of the dough in a zip-loc bag in the refrigerator for another time, or double the amount of topping ingredients and make two pizzas.
Assembling the Pizza
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. If you are using a pizza stone, have it heating up in the oven on a lower rack. Have another rack ready to roast the potatoes.
- Toss the sliced potatoes with a glug of olive oil, the chopped thyme leaves and a teaspoon of kosher salt. Spread them out on a heavy baking sheet. Roast about 15 minutes, or until the slices turn golden on their undersides. Remove from the oven. Try not to nibble on too many of the potatoes.
- Turn the oven temperature up to 500 degrees. The oven needs to be thoroughly pre-heated.
- Just before you are ready to assemble the pizza, make the herb salad. Combine the herb mixture in a small bowl with the radish, a teaspoon of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of kosher salt. Fluff with fork and taste for seasoning.
- Flatten one piece of pizza dough, sprinkle it with flour, and press it into an oval on a floured surface. Brush a piece of parchment paper with olive oil, then lift the dough onto it. Press or roll the dough out until the dough is very thin, but not transparent in any places. An average pizza could be 14 inches long and 10 inches wide. At this point, transfer the dough and parchment onto a peel, if you are using one. Alternatively transfer the dough and parchment onto a baking sheet.
- Lay the potato slices evenly over the top of the dough, overlapping a little to get good coverage. Sprinkle the crumbled goat cheese over the potatoes.
- Slide the whole pizza, parchment and all, onto a pizza stone. Alternatively, place the baking sheet into the oven. Bake the pizza for about 15 minutes. The crust should be golden and the cheese melted and bubbly. Use the peel to slide the pizza out, or remove the baking pan.
- Transfer the pizza to a cutting surface. Spoon the herb salad liberally over the top and sprinkle the Urfa Biber in place of the typical red pepper flakes--more pepper means more heat. Slice and enjoy!
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Fresh Herbs
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In Memoriam
Norman B. Hecht
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
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Office: 215 898-0144
Fax: 215 573-7627
Fax: 215 573-7627
Education:Permanent link
B.S. (Biology)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1962.
Ph.D. (Microbiology)
University of Illinois, 1967.
B.S. (Biology)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1962.
Ph.D. (Microbiology)
University of Illinois, 1967.
Description of Research ExpertiseResearch Interests
Molecular biology of spermatogenesis, mRNA transport and storage in germ cells
Key words: Spermatogenesis, DNA/RNA-binding proteins, meiosis, oogenesis.
Description of Research
The major research interest of the laboratory has been the regulation of gene expression during spermatogenesis. Using transgenic and gene targeting methodologies, our current research interests focus on: defining the role that DNA/RNA-binding proteins play in mRNA movement, mRNA localization, translational regulation, and transcription; determining the role specific isozymes play in cellular differentiation;investigating cell-cell interactions that regulate germ cell differentiation; and using DNA microarrays to analyze human biopsy samples to determine the causes of human infertility. Recently, we have been using structure based drug design to develop a male contraceptive.
Rotation Projects for 2006-2007
Characterizing knockout and transgenic models for several DNA/RNA-binding and motor proteins from male germ cells and the brain
Lab personnel:
J.Yang., post doc
M. Xu,post doc
N. Iguchi , post doc
T. Hori, post doc
Z.Hu, post doc
Description of Itmat ExpertiseDr. Hecht is studying the post-transcriptional regulation of spermatogenesis with a focus on proteins that control mRNA transport and stabilization.
Selected PublicationsIguchi, N, Tobias, J.W., and Hecht, N.B.: Expression profiling reveals meiotic male germ cell mRNAs that are translationally up- and down-regulated. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103: 7712-7, 2006.
Yu, Z., Raabe, T. and Hecht, N.B.: The Post-transcriptionally Regulated Germ Cell mRNA, Transition Protein 2 (Tnp2), Is a Probable Target of MicroRNA122. Biol Reprod 73: 427-433, 2005.
Yang, J., Medvedev, S., Reddi, P.P., Schultz, R.M. and Hecht, N.B.: The DNA/RNA-binding protein MSY2 marks specific transcripts for cytoplasmic storage in mouse male germ cells. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA 102: 1513-1518, 2005.
Yang, Y., Medvedev, S., Yu, J., Tang, L.C., Agno, J.E., Matzuk, M.M., Schultz, R.M. and Hecht, N.B.: Absence of the DNA/RNA-binding protein MSY2 results in male and female infertility. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA 102: 5755-60, 2005.
Cho, Y.S., Iguchi, N., Yang, J., Hoyman, S., Hunt, P. and Hecht, N.B.: Coding and non-coding meiotic RNA targets of testis brain-RNA binding protein (TB-RBP) in mouse testis. Biol Reprod 73: 840-857, 2005.
Chennathukuzhi, V., Stein, J.M., Abel, T., Donlon, S., Yang, S., Miller, J.P., Allman, D.M., Simmons, R.A and Hecht, N.B.: Mice Deficient for TB-RBP Exhibit a Coordinate Loss of Trax, Reduced Fertility, Altered Gene Expression in the Brain and Behavioral Defects. Mol Cell Biol 2003.
Morales, C.R., Lefrancois, S., Chennathukuzhi, V., El-Alfy, M., Wu, X.-Q., Yang, J., Gerton, G.L., and Hecht, N.B.: A TB-RBP and Ter ATPase Complex Accompanies Specific mRNAs from Nuclei Through the Nuclear Pores and into Intercellular Bridges in Mouse Male Germ Cells. Dev Biol 246: 480-94, 2002.
Narisawa, S., Hecht, N.B., Goldberg, E., Reed, J.C. and Millán, J.L.: Testis-Specific Cytochrome C Null Mice Produce Functional Sperm but Undergo Early Testicular Atrophy, Mol Cell Biol. Mol Cell Biol 22: 5554-5562, 2002.
Pascal, J.M., Hart, P.J., Hecht, N.B. and Robertus, J.D.: Crystal Structure of TB-RBP, a Novel RNA-binding and Regulating Protein. J Mol Biol 319: 1049-57, 2002.
Cho, C., Willis, W.D., Goulding, E.H., Jung-Ha, H., Choi, Y.-C., Hecht, N.B. and Eddy, E.M. : Haplo-insufficiency of Protamine 1 or 2 Causes Infertility in Mice. Nature Genetics 28: 82-85, 2001.
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The goal is to allow researchers the time to determine the environmental impacts that fracking would cause. Specifically, the concern of drinking water safety, methane gas releases and risk of radioactive materials are concerns that have been brought up with regard to the drilling process.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver released a statement before the vote that read, "We will not sit idly by and endanger the heath and safety of our communities by rushing necessary health and safety reviews. "
In the Assembly, Democrats outnumber Republicans by a ratio of roughly 2 to 1 that helped to pass the legislation. The unofficial count regarding the vote was 95-40.
This is the third time the Assembly has passed a similar moratorium bill which then were killed by the Senate and never reached the governor for final approval. Both pieces of legislation were passed in 2010 and 2011.
While the legislation that was passed Wednesday by the Assembly still needs to be approve by the state Senate, making the bill somewhat ceremonial at this point. The Senate is politically divided and has not shown signs of backing a moratorium giving many the idea that it will not pass.
In his State of the State, Governor Andrew Cuomo mentioned that he stressed the need for more research to be done before fracking would be legalized in New York. If the bill passed through the Senate it will land on Cuomo's desk for final approval.
Cuomo has his own review of fracking that is currently on pause. He had given his Health Commissioner more time to conduct a health review that begun in September but is not stalled. There is currently no specific timetable for completion.
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Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a neuroinflammatory disease that typically affects only one hemisphere of the brain, resulting in severe seizures. Sixty years after the disease was first described, the preferred and best treatment option for RE is grotesque and involves removing a hemisphere of the brain (hemispherectomy); therefore, a better understanding of this seizure disorder may provide additional, less invasive therapeutic options. In this issue of the JCI, Carmant and colleagues have developed an animal model of this focal seizure disorder. The model provides experimental insights into the pathogenesis of RE and potential new treatments for this disease.
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England's Designing Bad Boy: Tom Dixon
As an art school drop out, motorcycle rider, bass player (in his 20s) and warehouse party thrower, Tom Dixon's reputation often precedes him. His ambitious career as a designer arose purely as a way to fill time after a motorcycle accident. A self-taught welder and design maker, Tom describes himself as a "maverick whose only qualification is a one-day course in plastic bumper repair." Still, Tom's designs have us and the rest of the design community fooled.
Tom credits his lack of formal training for giving him the ability to work with no constraints and develop his own clear aesthetic. After success with the S and Python Chairs (introduced by the Italian company Cappellini), he became the head of design at Habitat. Now as creative director for Artek and Tom Dixon, he has undoubtedly become one of England's most influential designers.
Here are some of Tom's designs from the past and the present:
1 - The bad boy himself, Tom Dixon.
2 - The S-Chair that launched Tom's career was designed for Cappellini in 1991.
3 - The Pylon Chair, made of iron wire, was designed for Cappellini in 1992.
4 - The Void Lights, launched this year, are available in copper, brass and stainless steel as a nod to the Olympic metals.
5 - The Slab Collection of tables, chairs and stools was introduced in 2008 and is made from solid lacquered oak (seen here with lamps from the Beat Collection).
1 - The recently launched Pressed Glass Bead Pendants will be available in July.
2 - The stackable Peg Chairs are available in black, white and fluoro (aka orange).
3 - The Punch Lights, inspired by motorcycle fins, were introduced in 2007.
4 - The Fresh Fat Chair and Bowl, 2004, are made from extruded plastic shaped by hand.
5 - The Felt Shades, 2006, are made using a technique called fabric-forming.
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Only God Forgives (UK - BD RB)
Marcus revisits Thailand to catch up with Ryan Gosling getting his face smashed
Julian (Ryan Gosling) runs a boxing club as a front for a drugs operation in Thailand. After Julian's brother rapes and kills a 16 year old prostitute and is killed himself, the boys mother Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas) arrives in Bangkok to collect her son's body. Finding out a local police Lieutenant was involved in the killing, Crystal wants revenge but after a botched attempt on the Lieutenant's life, the circle retaliation continues until Julian has no choice but to get involved.
Only God Forgives is a brutal, sinister, dark and broody film from writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn, who has once again teamed up with Ryan Gosling after their success with surprise hit Drive. This takes the stark, minimal dialogue, pretty good looks of Winding Refn's films up a notch and Only God Forgives falls into a distinct arty feeling brutal revenge thriller that plays by its own rules and its often strange visuals leads to some uneasy feeling throughout.
The film is fairly cold, with Gosling the only character who's emotions seem to be ready to spew out of him as he studies events around him. There's turmoil in him and an obvious dark background to the character (thanks largely to his crazy mum played maniacally by Kristin Scott Thomas). Ever beat of the sinister undertone here is felt thanks to slow unravelling of each set piece and even with very little dialogue all of the actors convey exactly what's going on with them thanks to Winding Refn's extremely good eye for letting his actors stillness tell his story.
The crisp gorgeous visuals are brought to dazzling life with the incredible lighting. The striking, almost neon glows of the red and golden world here thrives in 1080p. Everything looks incredibly vibrant and despite the super intense colours, skin tones still manage to appear natural and real world when they step out of the darkness.
The depth of the image is sometimes amazing with its get decorated Thai sets and well placed lighting. The framing of everything within doorways and corridors really makes for great imagery and two thirds of the film could probably be screen grabbed and used as a piece of art given the beautiful construction of each scene. The long corridors glow with cold clarity and the world here feels stark but beautiful. The handful of daytime scenes look incredibly natural and bright with detail leaping off the screen with sharp edges. Throughout black levels are nice and deep, though suffer from the odd bit of digital noise but this is a minor occurrence in an otherwise amazing looking HD presentation.
The tonal driven score reaches strong peaks and the minimal dialogue is always clear and strong. The track is filled out with street ambience and weather changes but it's a generally subdued quiet affair that relies on making you uncomfortable with its moody score and cold controlled visuals.
The track is understated but impressive and it gets everything very right as it becomes the main element that drives the dark story onward.
The commentary with Nicholas Winding Refn is a very in depth study of the directors work here. He's questioned very well and his intelligent, thoughtful answers deliver a view of a very driven director whose visual skills seem to flow out of his very well indeed. This is a great track and compliments the film extremely well.
The 'Behind the Scenes' (12:46 HD) featurette is a fantastic look at the making of the film and its actually quite a lot of fun with Gosling and his director. Seeing Nicholas Winding Refn work is great and his explanations of his vision to his crew is fantastic stuff that seems surprisingly clear and confident in a scene's creation.
Next up is a batch of promotion bits. Trailer 1, Trailer 2, Theatrical Film Concepts for the posters, an Allcity Media Limited Edition Poster design and an bunch of poster designs for the Little White Lies Magazine Artwork Competition.
Only God Forgives, like Drive will not be for everyone but I found myself drawn into its world and appreciated the minimalist approach to the dialogue crossed with the fairly arthouse style visuals. All of the performances were great, though I wouldn't say any were stellar. It's Nicholas Winding Refn's visual skills that are very much the star here and it makes for one hell of a pretty looking film. As for the rest of the disc, the audio track is equally as strong as the visuals and while the extras are thin, the great commentary track and behind the scenes featurette is probably all you really need to be happy with this package as a hole.
* Note: The images below are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
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He was certainly proper menacing
My favourite film this year. Glad to see that the video quality is excellent.
I thought the performances were outstanding. Gosling perfectly captured the behaviour of a man scared of the extreme violence within him. Kristin Scott Thomas was clearly having a ball as a tyrant used to getting her own way and getting away with it too. But the standout was Vithaya Pansringarm as the "God" of the film. I can't wait to see him in more films.
I thought the performances were outstanding. Gosling perfectly captured the behaviour of a man scared of the extreme violence within him. Kristin Scott Thomas was clearly having a ball as a tyrant used to getting her own way and getting away with it too. But the standout was Vithaya Pansringarm as the "God" of the film. I can't wait to see him in more films.
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Release Date: 2nd December 2013
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English HoH
Extras: Commentary, Behind the Scenes, Promotional Galleries
Easter Egg: No
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Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Ratha Phongam, Gordon Brown, Tom Burke
Genre: Drama and Thriller
Length: 90 minutes
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Michel Gondry in talks to direct?
he directed Jim in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind"
I'm just glad they didn't sign on a no-name director. Michel Gondry should fit this movie good. Be interesting to see how it will look when he's done since it's a high budget movie rather than a low budget one.
WOW! Ummm, just WOW! Actually, I don't know what to think. Sure, Gondry is a good director (but het only is, when the script is very good) but he couldn't be more different then Burton ... ... I thought Tim Burton was the right person to bring this world alive ... I just don't see something like that coming to life in the hands of Gondry. It will come alive with him, but the question is ... how? With creatures made of paper? Worlds in papier-maché? This movie asks for a whole other handling.
I'm curious how this will turn out.
That's funny -- just the other night I was watching the extras on the ESOTSM DVD, and I thought Michel would be a great choice to direct "Ripley's". Hope it happens!!
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Reuse & Recycle: 5 DIY Metal Side Table Makeovers
1. Rachel from Smile and Wave made this end table from an old plant stand she found on the side of the road. She spray painted the stand a pretty celery color, and then stained a piece of wood and screwed it onto the top. You can find the full tutorial here.
2. The Paper Mama found a bargain priced filing cabinet at a thrift shop. Once she brought it home, she decided to turn it into a side table where she could store her ribbons and tapes. She gave it a fresh coat of paint, cut down some wooden table legs she purchased at Lowe's, and screwed the legs into the inside of the cabinet. Find the full tutorial here.
3. Dutch blog 101 Woonideeën turned an old, sturdy lampshade into a side table. See the tutorial here.
4. After lusting after some expensive log side tables in Domino magazine, Jennifer and Greg from the blog Seakettle decided to make their own from an old IKEA stool and a log slice. You can find the full tutorial here.
5. With some paint, wood and a tequila soda, Katy from The Clever Bunny turned an old IKEA hamper into a new side table. Find the full tutorial here.
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Little fighters stories:
Please feel free to read all the stories of our little fighters. PLEASE NOTE: Not all the photographs in our Little Fighters Albums are nice to look at. Some of the photographs depict the horrid realities of Childhood Cancer. Sensitive viewers should be mindful.
Eljane Campbell
Eljane is one of our new Little Fighters. She is 15 years old and diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease stage 4 Lymphoma. We are also currently working very hard at making a Dream come true for Eljane, SO WATCH THIS SPACE!
Eljane started getting ill in the first week of her 2011 school year. She ended up in hospital with Gastro, a light lung infection and fever. Her fever spiked extremely high and the doctors struggled to break it. But, after a week, Eljane was discharged and went home, and was back at school that Monday.
Eljane kept being feverish and lightheaded, and on the Friday a friend phoned from school to tell Charlotte, Eljane's mother, that Eljane is not looking too well. Charlotte took Eljane to the doctor immediately. The doctor sent Eljane for xrays and the verdict was Tuberculosis and she was sent to the Trichard Highveld Clinic.
There the specialist refused to accept the diagnosis of TB and ran more tests. Eljane is transferred to ICU and she still has a terribly high fever and is crying, she looks and IS very ill. The Saturday all the TB tests come back negative.
On Monday, Eljane is transferred to Die Hart in Pretoria where she is placed in the care of Dr Goolam. On March 30, 2011, while Eljane is receiving a blood transfusion, they are given the diagnosis. Eljane has Hodgkins Disease, and it is in Stage 4.
Eljane is referred to an Oncologist, Dr Chetty. Radioactive scans confirm that she has Cancer in her lungs, spinal cord and liver.
Dr Goolam will be using Eljane's xrays in his next conference in the US as he has never seen or heard of a case where Hodgkins Disease started in the fourth stage.
On June 3rd, 2011, Eljane was diagnosed with Memengites and had to receive intraveinous antibiotics for 10 days. The Doctors ppermitted her to stay out of hospital, on the condition that they stay within 5 minutes from the hospital grounds. She went in to receive medication twice daily. Eljane has a younger brother, who due to school exams, could not be with her and her mother during those ten days, and the family of three was heartbroken to be torn apart like this.
At the moment Eljane is doing well, she will still be going in to hospital for Chemo treatment and regular checkups. During the past few months, this family have gone through many life altering experiences.
Eljane is determined to get back to school next year and have changed her plans for the future from wanting to study Law, to becoming an Oncologist. This young lady has the wisdom to realise that she can make a tremendous difference in the lives of other Cancer Children, because of the Fight she is fighting right now.


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a chiller if you don't have one, the dishwasher is a wonderful bottle tree. or hops.congrats on your first brew day by the way!cheers.
Holding off on the chiller at this point. Cooled my last 3 gallon wort in about 20 minutes with an ice bath in the deep sink. What else ya got?
Another carboy or bucket. Every time I think I have enough carboys, I need another.
yeah. probably a better bet. i just really like getting new hops.
I have some credit with Midwest and I'd like to pick up something worthwhile. Any suggestions on a good investment after my first brewing kit? Is a bottle tree worthwhile?


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Well, our trip has begun... Aloha from Hawaii!
Our final itinerary looks like this (in this order):
USA - Hawaii
Japan - Tokyo
Thailand - Bangkok, Chiang Mai
Turkey - Istanbul, Selcuk/Ephesus
Italy - Rome, Florence, Venice
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Croatia - Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, Dubrovnik
France - Paris
Morocco - Marrakech, Fes
Spain - Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla
Mexico - Cancun
Meanwhile, as dedicated followers may recall, our posting this from Hawaii means that Melissa won and we went to Hawaii. (As one insightful commenter suggested, "Happy wife, happy life." Turns out Hawaii, and specifically Maui, has made the wife AND the husband happy.) We've spent about five hours snorkeling over the past two days (pictures to be posted after the trip), we've been to an awesome luau, and we've had some really great food (and drinks!). Neither of us had been snorkeling before - or, if we had been snorkeling, it didn't compare to the extent that we forgot we had been snorkeling - and it's crazy. We've seen hundreds of fish (including Melissa's favorite, starfish) and about five or six really big turtles. In fact, Trevor got a little too close to one of the turtles and it chased him all the way out of a reef!
For the remainder of our Hawaii leg, we have scheduled a helicopter tour of Hana and Haleakala (recall that Groupon is on the hook for three "excursions" at its expense - that's one of them), and we might do an amateur scuba diving trip, too. We'll also have to save some time to do laundry (lame!) before we go to Japan (not lame!).
We are staying in the Kihei / Wailea area - is there anything else that should be on our to-do list in the next couple days? Shaved ice, maybe? Let us know in the comments!