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Said Chicago's Al Capone:"I Give The Public What The Public Wants…"
What the public wanted, it seemed, was a vice and bootleg business netting sixty million dollars a year-and many gangland funerals
February/March 1979 | Volume 30, Issue 2
In his detailed account of crime and politics, Barbarians in Our Midst , Virgil W. Peterson, director of the Chicago Crime Commission, described the Cicero election as "one of the most disgraceful episodes in American municipal history." Armed with machine guns, Capone mobsters (some two hundred by Kobler's count) "manned the polls. Automobiles filled with gunmen patrolled the streets. Polling places were raided and ballots stolen at gunpoint. Voters were kidnapped and transported to Chicago where they were held captive until after the polls closed." Apprised of the reign of terror, a Cook County judge dispatched over a hundred patrolmen and detectives from Chicago to Cicero, and gun battles between gangsters and police raged through the afternoon. Among the several fatal casualties was Big Al's brother, Frank Capone. President Klenha was handily re-elected. "And Cicero," observed Virgil Peterson, "became known throughout the nation as one of the toughest places in America, a reputation it was to retain for many years."
Capone's stunning conquest of Cicero left little doubt in the minds of rival mobsters that a new and formidable leader had arrived in their midst. From Torrio he had acquired the organizational skills to put together a tightly disciplined army of thugs, hit men, and specialists in assorted vices; and with them—after the retirement of Torrio in 1925—he proceeded to wrest from his rivals a large piece of virtually any racket he fancied.
Directly under Capone on the organizational flow chart was his good friend and business manager, Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik. For liaison with the Unione Siciliane , there was Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti. His departmental chieftains included, for bootlegging operations, Capone's brother Ralph (nicknamed "Bottles") and his cousin, Charlie Fischetti; for brothels, Mike de Pike Heitler; and for gambling, Frank Pope. Farther down on the chart were Capone's musclemen: Jim Belcastro, the bomber of breweries; Phil D'Andrea, the sharpshooting bodyguard; and Samuel Hunt, alias "Golf Bag," so-called for the luggage in which he preferred to carry his shotgun. (Golf Bag's first intended victim survived the buckshot, Kobler notes, and was thereafter known as "Hunt's hole in one.") Other torpedoes of importance included Anthony Accardo (alias Joe Batters), Sam Giancana, Paul "The Waiter" Ricca, Murray "The Camel" Humphreys, and Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn, whose real name was DeMora and to whom police over the years attributed no fewer than twenty-two murders.
For the most part, Capone's lieutenants enjoyed an esprit de corps unlike that of any other mob in Chicago. There was no place in the organization for men who would not adhere to a code of unfaltering loyalty and rigid discipline. Despite the predilection of some associates for booze and cigars, Capone insisted on keeping his troops in fine fighting shape. In one headquarters spread, at the Hotel Metropole, two rooms were set aside as a gymnasium and equipped with punching bags and rowing machines.
A subsequent command post was established in the Lexington Hotel. Capone occupied a corner suite, presiding at the head of a long mahogany conference table. Framed on the wall behind him were portraits of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Mayor William Hale Thompson. Two floors below, in a maids' changing room, a hinged full-length mirror concealed a secret door leading to an adjacent office building. Capone used it frequently to frustrate those who tried to pry into the pattern of his daily itinerary.
He lived constantly within a shield of armed guards. When he dined in public, the bar of the chosen restaurant would be crowded—in advance—by his trusted henchmen. When he went to the theater, twelve seats were reserved for him and his entourage in the rear of the house, where vigilance was easy. In transit, the custom-built Cadillac was always preceded by a scout car, and followed by a touring car filled with his most proficient marksmen. His headquarters swivel chair had an armor-plate back. He crossed sidewalks and hotel lobbies in a huddle of bodies three deep. Yet for all these precautions, no life insurance company would write him a policy. Capone and his kind had been going to too many funerals, and too many rivals were planning a funeral for Capone.
On the North Side, for example, there was Dion O'Banion, the choirboy-turned-safecracker, and now ostensibly a florist, who had supplied twenty thousand dollars in wreaths and arrangements for the funeral of the slain Frank Capone. "A most unusual florist," observed Virgil Peterson, for O'Banion "not only furnished flowers … but also provided the corpses." Chicago police said he was responsible for twenty-five murders. O'Banion detested Capone. Among the choirboy's chief lieutenants was George "Bugs" Moran, whom history remembers not only as the inspiration for a memorable Valentine's greeting from Al Capone, but as the man who first produced and directed murder-by-motorcade, a system whereby, if all went well, the victim was rapidly riddled from a slow procession of passing cars.


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Calling the SAD, its partner in Punjab and Delhi, a regional party, Jaitley said there were no differences with the SAD due to their stance towards the BJP in Haryana.
"After this alliance, the debate over whether the BJP is in majority or not stops. The opinion polls have clearly indicated that who has the majority," he said, while addressing reporters.
Jaitley said the BJP had an alliance with SAD only in Delhi and Punjab, adding that INLD was their alliance partner in Haryana. "Hence, there are no differences with SAD over their stance towards BJP in Haryana. We have state-level alliances with regional parties," he said.
"The first round of polling is a few hours away. Polling is spread out over five weeks. A week is also a long time in politics. My appeal to the BJP supporters all over the country is that no election is over till the last vote is polled. The BJP is the clear frontrunner with its allies," he said.
He added that in the dying hours of the campaign before the polling in each state, the grounds well for Narendra Modi, the BJP/NDA, and the desire for change was becoming clearer. "
This takes the shape of a strong undercurrent which is commonly referred to as a 'wave'. Complacency and over confidence are always counterproductive. The people we meet on the road to success are the same that will meet when the going is not so good. Modesty in victory and graciousness in adversity are the hallmarks of political maturity," Jaitley maintained.


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AutoCAD 2013 from the CAD Manager's Chair
28 Mar, 2012 By: Robert GreenYou've heard about some of the new features already, but how will this release affect your users and their workflows?
As you read this edition of the CAD Manager's Newsletter, the latest version of AutoCAD is starting to ship out to customers. No doubt you'll want to read up on all the new features as soon as you can by going through Bill Fane's comprehensive AutoCAD 2013 Cadalyst Labs review. For the purposes of this newsletter, however, I won't be concentrating on the nitty-gritty details. Instead, I'll focus on drawing some conclusions about how this release will affect CAD managers and their users.
So here, in no particular order, is a summation of what to expect in AutoCAD 2013 — from a CAD manager's point of view.
No User Interface Shock
Experienced AutoCAD users will feel right at home with the new release. Of course, there are some new bells and whistles in the status bar (Quick View Drawings and Layouts, and Annotative Monitoring) and the top border (which now includes Help, Exchange, and Autodesk 360), as highlighted below, but nothing that will require serious retraining.
Although it has a few new bells and whistles, the user interface of AutoCAD 2013 is similar to previous versions. Note the floating Command line.
Longtime keyboard users (myself included) will like the new Command line enhancements, and may find themselves using the Command line more often as a result.
Bottom line: You won't need to make a major effort to get your users comfortable with the AutoCAD 2013 interface.
New and Different File Formats
AutoCAD 2013 uses a new DWG file format, so saving backward to prior versions will require use of the Save As function, or a trip to the Open and Save tab of the Options command to set file save preference defaults. (Every third release of AutoCAD introduces a new DWG file format, and with AutoCAD 2013 we have reached that point once again.)
There is substantially better support for 3D mechanical CAD files in this release of AutoCAD, so those of you who work with Autodesk Inventor, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks, or other MCAD programs will be pleasantly surprised to find that intermediate translations may not be required anymore.
Bottom line: We gain improved interaction with mechanical CAD systems, but we do have to pay attention to backward compatibility in-house to prevent legacy projects from getting saved with 2013-format files.
More Internet (or Less?)
The new Help system, Exchange, Exchange Apps, and Autodesk 360 functions are heavily reliant on Internet connectivity to deliver not just software help, but extended resources including videos, startup guides, and the ability to store user profiles and drawings in a cloud-style environment. The obvious benefit to having your CAD system linked to live Internet support resources is that these resources can be updated easily, and are therefore always evolving and improving.
The downside to a more Internet-integrated AutoCAD is that your IT department may not want every CAD user eating up your company's bandwidth. To this end, AutoCAD 2013 does give you a way to download localized help files, and provides switches to turn off Internet-rich features such as the startup screen. For other functions, like the Autodesk Exchange and Autodesk 360, the management issues are less technical but more IT-based, depending on whether your policies permit constant Internet access or not.
Instead of connecting to the Internet, users can download offline help files.
Bottom line: Whether or not you want your users to have access to Internet-enabled features is purely up to you and your IT department. Just be warned that AutoCAD 2013 requires you to think a lot more about Internet connectivity than past releases did, and managing it may well require coordinated CAD and IT policies. By the way, the time to think about these issues is before implementation, not after!
Content Explorer Updates
Content Explorer, a browsable/searchable way to share standard files between your users, has been upgraded in two major ways that merit mentioning. First, the universe of files that can be indexed into the Content Explorer results has grown substantially.
Content Explorer manages more file types than ever before.
Second, Content Explorer has morphed from a server-only architecture (shared files located in one place) to a peer-to-peer architecture (you can see files on other users' machines). This change brings a whole new management challenge: How should you manage your standard component files, now that they can be stored on any number of machines?
Bottom line: Content Explorer is now much more powerful and configurable, but that means you'll need to think more about it to make it work for you. I expect that the peer-to-peer topology will be fantastic for those branch offices that experience slow network transport to a remote server.
Model Documentation Workflows
As mentioned above, AutoCAD's new ability to work with SolidWorks or Inventor files means that your internal workflows for generating 3D documentation may change. Consider the example below, where a model airplane engine assembly can be imported, views and details created, and annotations applied — all in AutoCAD. How might this capability affect your company's approach to technical documentation or field service manuals?
In AutoCAD 2013, it's simple to generate views, details, and sections of models that you import from Autodesk Inventor and other MCAD software applications.
Bottom line: Companies that do a lot of mechanical design work are going to be able to do a lot more in AutoCAD than they have before, and this could mean big changes in training and technical documentation preparation. No more translating out of MCAD to read into AutoCAD, and then spending hours cleaning up the geometry! Instead, you'll work with native files from MCAD systems via direct import, then quickly move to annotate drawings with powerful hidden-line and shaded views in a matter of minutes. CAD managers should jump on this technology — and the time savings it will bring!
Summing Up
I hope this column, combined with Bill Fane's excellent writeup on AutoCAD 2013, will help you get accustomed to what's new and start thinking about how you'll manage the new tools at your disposal. Of course, this is just the beginning of our management discussion of the new Autodesk 2013–based products, especially the cloud-like AutoCAD 360. As I spend more time with the new tools and implement them at client sites, I'll pass along tips and strategies throughout the coming year.
Until next time.
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Wow, glad to hear you're okay after that. Pretty scary.
Here's wishing you the best so you can be at full strength for many more haunt conventions and RFR shows to come!
Hello haunters. It has been a few weeks. As you may or may not know there are a few things in the can over the last few weeks.
1) I had a mini stroke. YES at 35 years old I had a mini stroke after Transworld and only very few of you knew about it. It took me out of commission for a bit.
2) We have been filming with our producers, and team the first 4 of 6 episodes of the RFR TV Show coming to DirecTV, Cable and other venues soon. We are slated to finish filming the other shows over the next few weeks for production to wrap and it go to the powers that be to edit.
3) We are now off to HAuNTcon and have crew also at Texas Frightmare Weekend and Cinema Wasteland as well. So please stop by and chat.
4) SORRY if I have been MIA, with production and the small stroke, I haven't had much time to wrap up things. But I now have a crew in hand to do it, and I am back to weekly RFR Shows coming Tuesday after we wrap the cons. But rest assure RFR is ALIVE and kicking and I am back in action, even if I am moving a bit slower due to the stroke. But hey I am alive at least.
Wow, glad to hear you're okay after that. Pretty scary.
Here's wishing you the best so you can be at full strength for many more haunt conventions and RFR shows to come!
Thank you for the kind wishes. It was pretty scary esp at my age! I am doing well, and moving a bit slower, but JJ is still here and kicking. Been a long year with deaths in my family, filming for the RFR TV Show, and then my health.
But on the upside RFR is back in full swing. We will be at 3 Cons this weekend and new shows resume on Tuesday.
So Looking to a good rest of 2011.
wondering where the show has been and I know you've been busy with the tv show. Strokes are nothing to joke about. One took my father in 1984. Stay well. Hope your road to recovery is a quick and successful one........ best of luck.....
Man...SLOW DOWN!! Hahaha...I'm glad to hear you're OK! Hopefully, I'll see you at Hauntcon Saturday. -Tyler
Glad to hear you are ok, JJ! Drop everything, go to D-World and relax!
i'm sorry to hear about your health but very glad you're doing OK --- your health should come before everything because without it, everything else is meaningless. i don't know you too well yet but i figure you must be under quite some pressure or maybe putting too much on your plate in order to get a mini-stroke at this age. treat your body well and get some rest! i'll see you at your booth --- we're practically booth neighbors.
Hey Jonathan...glad to hear you are doing better...I myself almost had a stroke several years ago, and I was on pace to another one until my doc changed my med's a couple of weeks ago...wish you the best!! Take care!!
You know that stress kills......Take time to smell the roses.......Glad to see u r ok.
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While we all love and support the flawless young ladies of all of the Women's Gymnastics teams, the guys deserve a little love too, right? Let's take a good look at these accomplished and gorgeous men!
Danell Leyva
This 20-year old has had quite the journey. As a kid Danell was chubby and was plagued by allergies and asthma, so much so his mother didn't want him around the chalk dust in the gym. He also had a fear of heights, which you couldn't tell by his performance on the Trampoline. You've probably noticed the lucky star towel he drapes himself in after every event, it actually has it's own Twitter page now! Even though he's an amazing athlete, it's not hard to figure out why he is a favorite of our friend @TJNeonLimelight, other ladies, and some men, during these Olympics.
John Orozco
John is another part of what might be the cutest Men's Gymnastics team ever. Hailing from The Bronx, the 19-year old said that he never let attitudes about the sport he loves get him down. "They just didn't understand everything that went into gymnastics. All the work, all the hours, all the blood, sweat and tears." "Look at me. I'm 5-foot-5, 5-foot-4. Can you imagine me being a basketball player?," he joked to CNN. We're glad he stuck with gymnastics, check out the cute picture he tweeted before the opening ceremonies.
Jake Dalton
Orozco and Leyva's team mate Jake is enjoying his first Olympics, and will have another chance at a medal on Sunday for the Individual Floor Exercises. The 20-year old said of the sport that bought him to the Games, "Gymnastics has brought me so far in life and I've learned so many things being in it and being able to travel the world." I think Jake has the distinction of having the prettiest eyes of anyone in the competition.
Sam Mikulak
If Jake has the best eyes, Sam definitely has the best "I know I'm good" faces. Originally from California, he attends the University of Michigan and is the first male gymnast from the school to be named to the US Olympic team. Both of his parents are gymnasts and he started competing at the age of 2.
Kohei Uchimura
Representing Japan, Uchimura beat out Danell Leyva for a gold medal in the All Around competition. Some are saying he might be one of the greatest male gymnasts ever, including Leyva. "I'm going to keep working to beat him," he said. "His gymnastics is just so beautiful. … I'm not trying to copy his style. I have my own style. I need to perfect me more to beat him." He's only 5'3″ and about 119 pounds, which would be like dating the male, muscular, Japanese version of myself but hey, why not?
Marcel Nyugen
Half German and half Vietnamese, 24-year old Nyugen won Silver in the All Arounds, even though he wasn't expected to place. His specialties are the Parallel Bars, Floor Exercises and looking that cute.
Alexander Shatilov
This Israeli gymnast specializes in the Floor Exercises, winning medals in World and European championships. It's hard not to notice Alexander; he is one of the taller guys competing, standing at 6 ft tall.
These give these talented and exceedingly attractive men a round of applause!
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The Barca defender has protested against the treatment he has received from referees in La Liga this term, suggesting his punishments have been disproportionate to the fouls made
The 25-year-old defender was dismissed after receiving two yellow cards from referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco, the first for obstructing a free-kick and the second for a foul on Carlos Vela, in a match which saw the leaders beaten for the first time in La Liga this season.
The Spain centre-half, speaking to journalists after the game, regretted the red card but did not appear to blame the official for his decision.
"They were two isolated instances where the referee decided to give a yellow card, and that's that," he was quoted by Marca.
"We have to accept it. I don't consider myself a dirty player at all, but I was given my marching orders."
However, Pique later took to Twitter to imply that he was less than impressed with some of the decisions that have gone against him this campaign.
"Season 2012-13: 14 games played, seven fouls committed, five yellow cards, one red," he tweeted on the social networking site.
It was the sixth time that Pique has been sent off in his career, and despite the result against Sociedad Barcelona remain top of the table with 55 points from 20 games.


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Singapore taking steps in right direction
SINGAPORE, 10 March 2014 – Confidence amongst the business leaders who responded to the PwC Annual Global CEO Survey is up, with 44% believing that the global economy will improve over the next 12 months – this compares to only 18% last year.
But government action - or the lack of it - on key business priorities tops the list of CEO worries. The levels of concern about over-regulation at 72% and government responses to fiscal deficits and debt burdens at 71% are as high as they have ever been in our Survey. Countries where CEOs are particularly worried about over-regulation include France (88%), Australia (85%), India (82%), the UK and Switzerland (both 77%) and Germany (76%). In the US it is fiscal deficit that has CEOs most worried with 92% CEOs expressing concern, followed by Argentina at 90%, Brazil at 85% and France at 84%.
In addition, CEOs say they are worried almost as much about a slowdown in growth in emerging economies, 65%, as they are about sluggish growth in developed markets, 71%. Other top concerns include increasing tax burdens (70%) and the lack of availability of key skills (63%).
Drawing on the results of the CEO Survey of 1,344 business leaders in 68 countries worldwide, and adding to it with valuable insights from 45 government representatives and state backed CEOs, PwC's Public Sector Research Centre has published its latest report entitled Fit for their futures: Government and the Global CEO.
Says Yee Chen Fah, Government and Public Services Leader, PwC Singapore,
"As the world seeks to put the financial crisis in the rear view mirror, we asked CEOs to look to the future and see how fundamental external forces of change such as technology and demographics will reshape their businesses and how they are making their organisations fit for the future.
"In turn, with the public sector interviews, we have looked both at what governments could do to help businesses get fit for the future and how public sector organisations themselves can get ready for tomorrow's challenges by becoming more innovative, agile, connected and transparent.
The recently announced Singapore Budget addresses many of the concerns raised by CEOs in the Survey and interviews, and this is a positive sign that the Singapore government is taking steps in the right direction to address these concerns. The continued push for productivity and innovation, backed by a focus on technological investment and development, in particular, are laudable."
In response to the findings of the Annual Global CEO Survey, governments and public sector organisations need to respond in three key ways:
1. Get fit for the future through (digital) transformation.
Affordable government is the new reality. If government and public sector organisations around the world are to put the fiscal deficit issue finally to bed, the challenge is to adjust to this new reality by becoming more productive - 'doing more for less' (or 'doing less for less') - and get fit for the future while focusing on the outcomes that society needs and wants.
In this respect, technology is the next big enabler. In the private sector, technological advances are seen as the most important global trend which will transform business, with 81% of CEOs surveyed naming this as a top-three trend. And its transformative impact ranks even higher with CEOs running organisations with state backing (86% of state backed CEOs surveyed).
Says Yee Chen Fah, Government and Public Services Leader, PwC Singapore,
"In our view, globally, public bodies need to embrace digital technology as a tool to drive innovation, transform how they engage with citizens, foster the interaction of citizens with each other and explore how outcomes can be better secured. Public bodies also need to learn from private sector digitally orientated companies and explore whether more innovative business models can be developed.
In Singapore, we are fortunate that the government is leading the way. The recently announced ICT for Productivity and Growth programme is an excellent example of how the authorities are paving the way for businesses in Singapore to take a step up the productivity ladder. What remains to be done is that the authorities should continue to support businesses to take continued steps in this direction."
2. Deliver growth through collaboration.
To reduce deficits, globally, governments at all levels must balance public service reform and cost cutting with investments to create growth. The financial crisis demonstrated the risk of economic imbalances and 'going for growth at any cost', and the need to drive growth which is financially, socially and environmentally sustainable - good growth.
Says Yee Chen Fah, Government and Public Services Leader, PwC Singapore,
"In the post-crisis world it is clear that more needs to be done globally to build a platform for growth and competitiveness through collaboration across the public and private sectors. This is needed in order to address businesses' priorities which include infrastructure, an issue for 50% of CEOs surveyed globally, particularly those in emerging markets, and skills, an issue for 41%.
In Singapore, more is being done to help both citizens and businesses, which will result in increased public spending. Increasing revenue through higher taxation may not be the most sustainable approach; but the government can further develop the Singapore economy through collaboration with the private sector by helping them expand overseas. This has the dual effect of also growing the reach of the Singapore brand. "
This requires public leadership to facilitate collaboration across public, private and not-for-profit organisations as well as universities to create a platform for growth, with a focus on the three key levers of skills, infrastructure and innovation:
3. Restore trust through engagement.
While the CEOs surveyed this year think most stakeholders trust their industry more now, the one major exception globally is government and regulators. About a third (31%) of CEOs surveyed globally stated they perceive that the level of trust government and regulators have in their sector has deteriorated over the last five years (although for a net balance of CEOs surveyed it has actually improved in the Middle East and Asia).
Says Yee Chen Fah, Government and Public Services Leader, PwC Singapore,
"In our view, Singapore differs significantly from the international results. However, many Singapore-based companies are trying to cope with the lack of available talent exacerbated by the tightening control on foreign labour. Businesses are being forced to rethink the way they operate, and extensive measures have been introduced to help them restructure to improve productivity and to innovate. The public sector should continue to engage and inform businesses on how these measures can benefit them."
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Women eating two helpings a week of oily fish such as salmon may gain protection against breast cancer, claim researchers.
A major review of studies found adding this amount of fish to the diet cuts the breast cancer risk by up to 14 per cent.
Fish supplies omega-3 fatty acids which are essential for brain development and also thought to reduce inflammation of the brain, cardiovascular system and other cells.
The best dietary source of omega-3 fatty acids is oily fish because the human body cannot produce them.
Around 2800 New Zealand women and 20 men are diagnosed every year, according to the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.
Previous research has suggested that omega-3 is the most promising type of fat to cut cancer risk, but results have been inconsistent.
A team of researchers based in China set out to investigate the link between fish and omega-3 intake and the risk of breast cancer.
They measured intake from both dietary sources and blood tests, according to a report in the British Medical Journal.
They reviewed and analysed the results of 26 studies from the United States, Europe and Asia involving over 800,000 participants and over 20,000 cases of breast cancer.
The latest study found an extra 0.1 g or 0.1 per cent of energy per day derived from omega-3 fatty acids in fish was linked with a five per cent reduction in risk.
Overall, omega-3 fatty acids from fish sources was linked with a 14 per cent cut in breast cancer between the highest and lowest levels of intake.
The risk was lowest in Asian populations, probably because fish intake is much higher in Asia than in western countries, say the authors.
To achieve this level of risk reduction, women should eat one to two portions a week of oily fish such as salmon, tuna or sardines.
The authors say their analysis, together with previous publications, supports a "protective role" of omega-3 fatty acids from fish on the incidence of breast cancer.
They say the study provides "solid and robust evidence" which could be enhanced by additional research comparing women's omega-3 dietary intake and breast cancer incidence, it says.
Katherine Woods, Research Information Manager at Breast Cancer Campaign said the research may have failed to account for women with healthier diets being leaner.
"While this research reported a reduction in breast cancer risk of 14 per cent for women consuming the highest levels of a particular type of fatty acid, it is important to note that body mass index (BMI) was not factored into the findings which could go some way to explaining this link," she said.
"Further research is needed in order to understand any links between BMI, fatty acids found in fish and breast cancer risk.
"Maintaining a healthy weight, exercise and reducing alcohol intake can help reduce the risk of breast cancer and other diseases."


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Yale hockey team advances to Frozen Four
Updated 10:59 am, Sunday, March 31, 2013
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Jesse Root scored the go-ahead goal with 4:56 left and Yale beat North Dakota 4-1 on Saturday in the NCAA West Regional final to reach the Frozen Four for the first time.
Fourth-seeded Yale (20-12-3) scored four times in the final 7:35. The Bulldogs will play Northeast Regional champion UMass-Lowell in the national semifinals April 11 in Pittsburgh.
"We're thrilled to get the win today," Yale coach Keith Allain said. "North Dakota got the early lead but I felt we were playing well throughout the game. The guys just stuck with the plan."
Josh Balch started the spree, and Root gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead on a power play, a day after scoring at 9 seconds of overtime in Yale's 3-2 victory over top-seeded Minnesota.
"Both of my goals this weekend were special," Root said. "Any time you get to move on is real special."
Stu Wilson and Kenny Agostino added goals for Yale.
"It's a great accomplishment for any team," Yale senior forward Andrew Miller said. "We've been close. Getting over the hump and actually doing this is a great feeling."
Corban Knight scored in the first period for North Dakota (22-13-7).
"It's difficult to have a clear perspective of this," North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol said. "Yale played an outstanding game."
Anthony Day added two assists for Yale.
Yale outshot North Dakota 39-25. The Bulldogs had a 25-16 advantage after the first two periods, but were constantly frustrated by the North Dakota defense and goaltender Clarke Saunders.
"I just told them, `Keep doing what you're doing,'" Allain said.
"We wanted to push it and find ways to score that second goal," Hakstol said. "That would have been a game-changer."
Saunders wound up with 35 saves for the Fighting Sioux. Jeff Malcolm stopped 24 shots for Yale.
Yale entered the 16-team NCAA national tournament this week as the final seed. The Bulldogs had been outscored 8-0 in two losses last weekend before entering the NCAAs.
"We have a young team and that helps us bounce back from tough weekends," Miller said.
"I can tell you a lot. I'm a firm believer that actions speak louder than words," Allain said.
"I think you saw it for six periods and nine seconds the mental makeup of this hockey team. We were behind all game and didn't get a bounce until Balch broke through at the end and that tells you a lot about this group. That's what makes them special."
Allain, a former NHL and Olympics assistant coach, is the third Yale graduate to be coach of the team.
"I probably wouldn't be coaching in college hockey if it wasn't for the Yale job," he said. "I was pretty comfortable working in the National Hockey League. But Yale hockey has meant the world to me and will continue to be so. This was very special."


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The Girl on Fire is back — and aiming for another shot at box office success. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens in movie theaters nationwide on November 22, 2013, and Lionsgate is hoping it will eclipse the $408 million success of its predecessor, The Hunger Games, by bringing fans and newcomers alike to see what happens next in Panem.
Whether you're new to the wildly successful film franchise, or counting down the seconds to your midnight showing, here are five things that will keep you glued to your seat when you see the sequel.
1. A Slicker, More Stylized Panem
In The Hunger Games, we got our first glimpse of Panem, a post-apocalyptic version of the United States. Director Gary Ross' take on the futuristic Capitol and impoverished District 12 was gritty and subdued.
This time around, we'll experience some of author Suzanne Collins' most memorable scenes and settings through the eyes of Director Francis Lawrence. While he's stayed true to the foundation set by Ross, early reviews are praising the new director for bringing "a much stronger sense of style" to the sequel. With a tour through the districts, a lavish ball at the Presidential Palace, and another round of the Hunger Games set in a treacherous tropical landscape, the promise of "a darker, more drastic, and suitably thrilling" experience should excite fans and casual moviegoers alike.


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'T. rex Named Sue' Jan. 24 opening features fossils, family fun with Ronald McDonald, UF mascots Albert & Alberta
January 16th, 2015GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will celebrate the opening of its new featured exhibit "A T. rex Named Sue" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 with family fun including a fossil dig and other dinosaur-themed activities.
Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with museum researchers and representatives from fossil clubs, sample McDonald's iced coffee while meeting Ronald McDonald, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and see University of Florida mascots Albert and Alberta from noon to 1 p.m.
"Because our state was underwater while dinosaurs lived, this is a rare chance for Floridians to glimpse the lost world of Tyrannosaurus rex right here in Gainesville," said Florida Museum educator Tiffany Ireland. "It's also important for children to speak with scientists and (more…)
'Peanuts…Naturally' with Charlie Brown and friends opens Sept. 29
August 28th, 2012Photos available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Get ready to explore the natural world with your favorite "Peanuts" characters in the Florida Museum of Natural History's newest temporary exhibit, "Peanuts…Naturally: Charlie Brown and Friends Explore Nature," opening Sept. 29.
The exhibit takes a light-hearted look at Charles Schulz's exploration of the natural world through "Peanuts" comic strips, videos, objects and interactive stations. (more…)
Fla. Museum offers opening day activities for new fossil exhibit Feb. 4
January 27th, 2012Photos available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Take a prehistoric road trip with the Florida Museum of Natural History during the opening of "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway with artist Ray Troll and paleontologist Kirk Johnson" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 4.
University of Florida mascots Albert and Alberta are scheduled to appear from 11 a.m. to noon for visitor photographs with the Albertosaurus skeleton in the exhibit. UF paleontologists, paleobotanists and geologists, as well as members of state fossil clubs including the Tampa Bay Fossil Club, Southwest Florida Fossil Club, Florida Fossil Hunters and the Florida Paleontological Society will also speak with visitors and display specimens from their collections. (more…)
Dinosaurs invade Gainesville with 'Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway' exhibit Feb. 4
December 22nd, 2011Photos available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dinosaurs are coming to Gainesville! Take a prehistoric road trip through the Florida Museum of Natural History's newest temporary exhibit, "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway with Artist Ray Troll and Paleontologist Kirk Johnson," Feb. 4 through Sept. 3.
The exhibit features 30 fossils, including complete skeleton casts of the three-horned Triceratops dinosaur, and Albertosaurus, a carnivore that lived about 70 million years ago. The fossils complement 19 color prints and five large-scale murals by Troll, created for the book "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway," by Troll and Johnson. Visitors also will be able to observe Florida Museum scientists in a functioning paleontology lab preparing fossils collected during research projects from around the world. (more…)
Museum's new 'Explore Research' exhibit showcases University of Florida research
November 21st, 2011Photos available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Museum visitors may now learn about some of the University of Florida's most interesting global discoveries and research – from how to free whales entangled in lobster traps to how plants will grow in space.
These and other UF projects are highlighted in "Explore Research," a new interactive multimedia exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus. The exhibit features short videos updated monthly and an interactive Smart Board to engage visitors in the journey of scientific discovery at UF, including its relevance and benefits.
The initiative was developed as a collaborative project by the museum, the UF Office of Research and the UF Scientific Thinking and Educational Partnership. Two- to three-minute videos produced by UF students feature research from across the university in fields including medicine, engineering and agricultural sciences. (more…)
New 'Depth of Field' photography exhibit on display at Florida Museum
November 14th, 2011Photos available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — See a magnified view of dozens of specimens and artifacts in the new exhibit, "Depth of Field: Museum Specimens Up-close," at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
The exhibit showcases objects from the museum's collection through photographs captured with an advanced imaging system that combines a high-resolution microscope and 21 megapixel digital camera.
There are currently 16 pictures on display in the museum's central gallery, and another 16 planned for future long-term display. The pictures feature a variety of specimens, including head lice, snails, ancient pottery and orchids. (more…)
'Our Energy Future' exhibit to open at Florida Museum Nov. 11
November 1st, 2011GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Explore alternative power sources and learn about your own energy consumption in the Florida Museum of Natural History's newest permanent exhibit "Our Energy Future," opening Nov. 11.
The exhibit, designed to resemble a home, includes information about energy use; ways to reduce consumption, like purchasing more efficient appliances and using power strips; climate change and its effects and more.
"It's all about energy use and how to save it at home with simple steps," said Tina Choe, Florida Museum exhibit developer.
The exhibit also discusses the limits of fossil fuels and alternative sources, like solar, wind and geothermal power. (more…)
'Birds of the World' exhibit to open at Florida Museum Aug. 13
August 5th, 2011Photos available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Discover how scientific texts are created and illustrated in the Florida Museum of Natural History's newest temporary exhibit, "Birds of the World: From Science to Art," opening Aug. 13.
Based on the book "Birds of the World," written by Oliver Austin, the Florida Museum's first curator of ornithology, and illustrated by world-renowned artist Arthur Singer, the free exhibit showcases the process of creating one of the most comprehensive books on birds and illustrates how the printing process affects highly detailed artwork. The exhibit also highlights the personal and professional relationship the two developed while creating the book.
In the exhibit, visitors may view letters to and from Singer and Austin, Singer's original page-layout sketches for "Birds of the World," first printed in 1961, replicas of the tools used to create the book's life-like illustrations, and comparisons of Singer's original artwork with the printed pages. (more…)
Discover the wild side of music at the Florida Museum beginning May 28
May 5th, 2011Photos available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Experience the symphony of the animal kingdom at the Florida Museum of Natural History's newest temporary exhibit, "Wild Music: Sounds and Songs of Life" opening May 28.
The exhibit, presented in English, Spanish and Braille, allows visitors to hear, feel and see the power of sound.
"'Wild Music' explores the biological roots of music," said Darcie MacMahon, Florida Museum of Natural History assistant director for exhibits. "The exhibit is highly interactive and hands-on, allowing visitors to explore the science of sound and music in an engaging and entertaining way." (more…)
Florida Museum of Natural History to open popular 'Discovery Room' May 28
April 28th, 2011Editor's Note: A full schedule of activities follows this release
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will open its "Discovery Room," a favorite area for visitors of all ages, at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 28.
Admission is free, and the room is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The activity area will remain open through Aug. 14. (more…)


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What will I learn?
If you want to work in the classroom as a professional teacher you need to take a teacher-training qualification. These can be bachelor of education degrees or bachelor of arts degrees, but they must also confer Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). They are three- or four-year courses during which you will develop the specialist subject you need to teach, learn about the national curriculum for that subject, get up to speed with the latest government education initiatives (and get a shock when you realise how many there are and how often they're updated), and learn about the legal and ethical responsibilities that come with the job.
You will also learn a huge range of strategies and practical teaching techniques such as planning lessons and assessment, managing behaviour and understanding how children learn. A substantial proportion of your time will be spent in a school observing expert teachers and teaching, supported by a mentor from the school.
If you want to learn about education because you find it interesting, but do not plan to teach, then an education studies course is more appropriate. These courses will look at how education is delivered, but will focus more on how this fits into a cultural, political or historical context, rather than just how it is practically applied in schools on a day-to-day basis. You will probably look at other education models and their impact on society in other countries, and perhaps even start to develop a few ideas of your own.
What skills will I gain?
After completing your teaching qualification, you should have the confidence to walk into a classroom of 30 children or young people knowing that you have the theory and the practical knowledge and experience to ensure that all of them learn and achieve their potential. You'll know what subjects you need to teach and at least have an idea about how best to do it.
You will also know the difference between an academy and a specialist school, appreciate why people get cross when creationism is taught in science lessons, and be aware of the arguments surrounding grammar schools.
Students taking education studies degrees will develop a good knowledge of educational practices, and be able to explain past ideas and assess how they fit into today's policies.
What job could I get?
Teaching is the obvious one, but if you don't feel like it once you've completed your degree, there are other possibilities inside and outside education. Teachers are highly skilled at working with people, organising and planning, and coping with stressful situations – these skills are valuable in many careers.
The majority of graduates with QTS do enter the teaching profession and some of those with education studies may choose to study for a postgraduate teaching qualification, though many of the latter follow other careers working with children and young people.
What will look good on the CV?
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of the profession.
• An ability to understand and know how to implement education policy.
For the full range of skills you can develop through a degree in education click here (pdf).


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February 7, 2009
54 comments:
- I'm A Feline said...
After Apple-Picking by Robert Frost
My long two-pointed ladder's sticking through a tree
Toward heaven still,
And there's a barrel that I didn't fill
Beside it, and there may be two or three
Apples I didn't pick upon some bough.
But I am done with apple-picking now.
Essence of winter sleep is on the night,
The scent of apples: I am drowsing off.
I cannot rub the strangeness from my sight
I got from looking through a pane of glass
I skimmed this morning from the drinking trough
And held against the world of hoary grass.
It melted, and I let it fall and break.
But I was well
Upon my way to sleep before it fell,
And I could tell
What form my dreaming was about to take.
Magnified apples appear and disappear,
Stem end and blossom end,
And every fleck of russet showing clear.
My instep arch not only keeps the ache,
It keeps the pressure of a ladder-round.
I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend.
And I keep hearing from the cellar bin
The rumbling sound
Of load on load of apples coming in.
For I have had too much
Of apple-picking: I am overtired
Of the great harvest I myself desired.
There were ten thousand thousand fruit to touch,
Cherish in hand, lift down, and not let fall.
For all
That struck the earth,
No matter if not bruised or spiked with stubble,
Went surely to the cider-apple heap
As of no worth.
One can see what will trouble
This sleep of mine, whatever sleep it is.
Were he not gone,
The woodchuck could say whether it's like his
Long sleep, as I describe its coming on,
Or just some human sleep. - 2/7/09, 7:42 PM
- Simon said...
We had a meeting today with the local Catholic high school to try and get the son admitted for next year (as opposed to a secular private school or the public high school). Apparently, one of the things they have to do in their senior year is to write a brief explaining why Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided - now that's not something they'd ever do in another school!
- Psychedelic George said...
Cat was woozed on merlot when he wrote this....
"And when we consider that other theory of the natural philosophers, that all other earthly hues- every stately or lovely emblazoning- the sweet tinges of sunset skies and woods; yea, and the gilded velvets of butterflies, and the butterfly cheeks of young girls; all these are but subtile deceits, not actually inherent in substances, but only laid on from without; so that all deified Nature absolutely paints like the harlot, whose allurements cover nothing but the charnel-house within; and when we proceed further, and consider that the mystical cosmetic which produces every one of her hues, the great principle of light, for ever remains white or colorless in itself, and if operating without medium upon matter, would touch all objects, even tulips and roses, with its own blank tinge—pondering all this, the palsied universe lies before us a leper; and like wilful travellers in Lapland, who refuse to wear colored and coloring glasses upon their eyes, so the wretched infidel gazes himself blind at the monumental white shroud that wraps all the prospect around him."
Got some serious punctuation happening in that sentence. - 2/7/09, 7:48 PM
- jdeeripper said...
I have a tree like that not far from me. I'll take a photo of it tomorrow.
I don't mean to brag but it's a known fact of silviculture that Pennsylvania trees > Wisconsin trees.
Same with college and pro sports teams. And don't get me started on cheese. - 2/7/09, 7:51 PM
- Palladian said...
That tree goes exquisitely with the dram of Ardbeg in my hand.
- Laura(southernxyl) said...
The road that led to Treegap had been trod out long before by a herd of cows who were, to say the least, relaxed. It wandered along in curves and easy angles, swayed off and up in a pleasant tangent to the top of a small hill, ambled down again between fringes of bee-hung clover, and then cut sidewise across a meadow. Here its edges blurred. It widened and seemed to pause, suggesting tranquil bovine picnics: slow chewing and thoughtful contemplation of the infinite. And then it went on again and came at last to the wood.*
We went to Orlando today and got coffee and scones at Panera Bread (redundant name?) and sat outside admiring the balmy weather and the palm trees. Been in Florida for a year and a half now and they still look cool and exotic to me.
*Name the book? - 2/7/09, 7:58 PM
- Ken Stalter said...
Taos is open to snowboarders this season but that doesn't mean it's friendly to them.
- PeteDrum said...
Pennsylvania trees > Wisconsin trees
Indiana sycamores pwn all. - 2/7/09, 8:14 PM
- Ann Althouse said...
@Laura "Tuck Everlasting"!
@Palladian I have Cragganmore. I miss you! - 2/7/09, 8:22 PM
- Dust Bunny Queen said...
OMG I hope you didn't fall over on your back taking the photo. Kidding. I would hate to think of you on your back in the slush snapping a photos.
Beautiful picture. The waning sun....oblique rays make all the difference between an ordinary and extraordinary shot. - 2/7/09, 8:34 PM
- Pastafarian said...
Althouse, Palladian -- I've never tried those. How do they compare to the Glenlivet or the Macallan?
In light of recent political events (the Spendulus), I might have to take up recreational drinking with a bit more seriousness.
Of course, I'm not sure how I'll afford large amounts of single-malt in our hopenchangey new world; maybe we should be discussing El Toro tequila versus Popov vodka.
Great photo, by the way. - 2/7/09, 8:42 PM
- RLB_IV said...
Cragganmore single malt 20yr Cask Strength ??????? Mrs.Althouse, you are most fortunate!
- Ann Althouse said...
No, my bottle is only 12 years old. But if the good Cragganmore people would like to send me some 20-year-old Scotch, I would be happy to receive it.
- Donna B. said...
Yesterday I got my first urge to dig in the dirt and think about planting something. That urge is a few weeks late this year.
I also checked the spots where perennials might be showing some signs of coming up again this year, my Gerbera daisies, hostas, Asian lilies, banana trees, and begonias.
The azaleas and gardenias are looking healthy, as is the wild rose.
The oak trees are finally completely bare of leaves and the pine trees bare of brown needles. It's time for final cleanup. Final for a few weeks, at least. - 2/7/09, 8:53 PM
- Laura(southernxyl) said...
Tuck Everlasting, yes.
Some of the books I have enjoyed greatly have been books that my daughter was assigned and that I read too. I don't think they had cool books like this back when I was in school.
I just emailed her: "Publius Quinctilius Varus, where are my eagles?" with a note that the 2000th anniversary of the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest is coming up this September. (thanks to Jeff at Quid plura? for the heads-up.) She responded: "you realize we are gigantic nerds, right?" - 2/7/09, 8:54 PM
- fcai said...
Sycamores (Platanus occidentalis) are great trees and produce great wood. I really like working with it - some call it American lace wood due to the prominent medullary rays. I also like the trees - they are the first tree I learned to identify as a child, riding down the road in my father's car.
They have figured prominently in American history and you can see wonderfully shaped sycamores all over - many are hollow and have great trunk shapes. Remarkable trees, all around. - 2/7/09, 8:58 PM
- blogging cockroach said...
hi professor
i think you should ask sir archy to see if he can get you some of that 300 year old cragganmore from the scotch astral plane - 2/7/09, 8:59 PM
- Ann Althouse said...
300... ah... yeah...
- Palladian said...
"hi professor
i think you should ask sir archy to see if he can get you some of that 300 year old cragganmore from the scotch astral plane"
No such thing, I'm afraid. Cragganmore wasn't built until the 1860s. - 2/7/09, 9:09 PM
- Ann Althouse said...
Well, then, Cragganmore -- do you hear me? -- send me some Cragganmore from 1860!
- Fred4Pres said...
Here is an old tree whose fruit appears unpalitable at first glance, but remains sweet and wholesome
In these dark times we need to go back to this. - 2/7/09, 9:19 PM
- Theo Boehm said...
Yes, sycamore was one of the woods traditionally used for high class drawer sides, because of its stability, handsome appearance, and because it's possible to cut clean dovetails in it. If you see old, dovetailed drawer sides that look a bit like maple, but with a brownish wide figure, that's sycamore.
The species is also known as the Plane tree in Britain, and is usually known as London Plane. It was occasionally used for wind instruments in 16th and 17th centuries, as a substitute for Carpathian maple or pear or other similar fruit wood. I know, because the task of making about a gazillion cheap wooden Renaissance-style soprano recorders once fell to me, and the wood that was chosen was the "original" Plane wood. I think the stuff was better in the 16th century.
Professor, if you need a cure for insomnia, all us crafts types can supply it by the board foot. - 2/7/09, 9:22 PM
- RLB_IV said...
Cragganmore 12 is quite good...nice finish. Have you tried any Bowmore single malt from the isle of Islay?
Bowmore 15 is aged in old sherry casks... it has toffee flavors and warm sherry finish. I bought a bottle for my brother as a stocking stuffer for Christmas. I tried to find a bottle of Bowmore 18, here in San Diego, but everyone was sold out.
Alas, last year I shopped at the last minute. Bowmore 18 is aged in oak casks, different finish. - 2/7/09, 9:23 PM
- Ann Althouse said...
@ RLB_IV I wish I were more sensitive to these details. I choose what seems good based on the descriptions in my trusted store, but I don't think much about what I don't buy, and I don't think wishfully about things I'm not getting.
- Palladian said...
"@Palladian I have Cragganmore. I miss you!"
Cragganmore 12 is good stuff. It's the only Cragganmore I've ever had. When are you coming to New York again for a visit?
"Althouse, Palladian -- I've never tried those. How do they compare to the Glenlivet or the Macallan?"
Depends on which Glenlivet and Macallan you're talking about. Ardbeg is from Islay, so it's very different than any other non-Islay Scotch. It's peaty, smoky, full of brine and iodine and ocean water notes and a ghostly, pervasive sweetness. One of the best Scotches on earth, along with its Islay neighbors Laphroaig and Lagavulin. If you like the honeyed, medium-bodied mellowness of some Speyside whiskies (like Glenlivet and Macallan), you might not like the Islay style.
Cragganmore is another Speyside, a rather gentle and floral middle-bodied malt with a bit of smoke on the finish. If you like the younger Glenlivets you'll probably like Cragganmore even better.
If (like me) you want a mouth full of burning peat and iodine and seaweed, you'll try the Islay malts.
There's also quite a difference in alcohol content. Cragganmore 12 year is bottled at 40% alcohol, while Ardbeg 10 is bottled at 46% alcohol. - 2/7/09, 9:29 PM
- Ann Althouse said...
@Theo I love these details. To think we can partake in such complexities merely by drinking.
- Ron said...
Well...what are we drinking then?
- Chip Ahoy said...
Two random photos from where I sat fiddling with camera settings.
Clicken sie für grösse und extremes detail.
ugly stork vase
bas relief carving wut I dun
Daylight: overcast
shutter speed: 00.00 - 2/7/09, 9:34 PM
- Theo Boehm said...
Well, to help you relax, along with your excellent Scotch, here're more soporific details:
Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) was the wood of choice for European woodwinds since antiquity, and is still unbeatable for its warm tone. But, because it is rare and somewhat unstable so that instruments made of it shed modern keywork, woodwinds these days are almost universally made of so-called Grenadilla or African Blackwood (Dahlbergia melanoxylon). This is a much more stable wood, yielding a more brilliant tone, but lacking the warmth of the old boxwood instruments of the early 19th century and before.
Maple is still used for modern bassoons, but it, and species such as Plane and various fruitwoods, such as plum and pear wood, were used in varying degrees for woodwind instruments in the 16th, 17th, and, to a limited extent, the 18th centuries.
There, are you getting sleepy yet? - 2/7/09, 9:36 PM
- Palladian said...
I got idea man
You take me for a walk
Under the sycamore trees
The dark trees that blow, baby
In the dark trees that blow.
And I'll see you
And you'll see me
And I'll see you in the branches that blow
In the breeze,
I'll see you in the trees
Under the sycamore trees... - 2/7/09, 9:37 PM
- RLB_IV said...
Mrs. Althouse, you have a great sense of humor! I'm trying to BBQ chicken Breasts ( breasts, a notable topic on your blog) so I'm in and out of the house. Please be patent with me... besides I'm hungry.
- blogging cockroach said...
well professor it was just a suggestion
maybe sir archy could come up with
something 300 years old but not being
an expert in scotch distilleries
you ll have to ask him
but whatever you do
don t watch old twin peaks episodes
and drink scotch because i think you ll
have nightmares unless your other
commenters have put you to sleep
by now and i m not at all sure about iodine
and peat in my drinks at least if you re human
cause i m getting enough of stuff that tastes
like that in the water under the fridge - 2/7/09, 9:52 PM
- Quayle said...
"Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler than economic self-interest?
M. Friedman
Thanks, Fred4Pres - 2/7/09, 9:53 PM
- RLB_IV said...
after dinner there will be joe and pie...
- BJM said...
"Ewglu phln'slghn hngl'wi. Krha'gr br'clnuilha wgah'rly'ueh v'glua n'gl."
- blogging cockroach said...
you know some nights you just want to
talk about trees drawer sides twin peaks
scotch whisky chicken and other breasts
tuck everlasting moby dick garden plants
joe and pie etc etc
and not even t h i n k about anything else
unless you want to throw in ships and sails
and sealing wax and maybe an oyster - 2/7/09, 10:03 PM
- blake said...
Lovely picture.
For those inclined to Google, BJM's quote is dubiously attributed to Cthulhu: "Chicks dig the tentacles. That's why I keep 'em where they can see 'em." - 2/7/09, 10:51 PM
- KLDAVIS said...
I wish I still had the stomach for a scotch at this time of night, but my final drink of the evening was something called a Guyana Flip:
El Dorado 5yr, Tawny Port, Cynar, Whole Egg, Graded Nutmeg...certainly the best egg nog ever, but the whole egg is making me think any other drinks would be a bad idea. I will give due respect the Islay's but my favorite single malt is the Balvenie. The 21 year Port Wood is particularly fine. - 2/7/09, 10:56 PM
- Christy said...
Theo, tell us more about those boxwoods for woodwind instruments. I have 60-year-old boxwood hedges and the largest diameter of any stem is maybe an inch and they aren't straight. I have thicker English Ivy. Mine look just like the ones in the pics I googled. Were special boxwoods grown and pruned?
I cut wood and sharpened garden tools today. My thumbs and fingers are covered in band-aids. - 2/7/09, 11:13 PM
- Theo Boehm said...
Christy: Actually, the ornamental boxwood you have is a dwarf variety intended for hedges, topiary, etc. The wild boxwood in places such as Turkey, Spain, eastern France, parts of England, etc., is a small tree. It has been available as timber starting in the 70's, because it wasn't commercially cut since about 1900, and a lot grew back in the 20th century. Its main use in the late 19th century was for woodcuts. Thin, crosscut pieces were assembled in frames for engraving and printing, but modern high-volume printing and illustration methods put an end to that use.
Large amounts of the 20th century growth have been consumed by making reproduction instruments for the early music revival, so that now it is almost impossible to obtain commercially any longer.
Boxwood logs from European woods were commonly about 4-10" in diameter, much bigger than the ornamentals you're familiar with. If you count rings, 60-80 years was usually enough to get a trunk to a merchantable 6-8" size. As a minor aside, I have encountered boxwood logs from eastern France with shrapnel in them, souvenirs of the Ardennes.
Aside from such weird flaws, the principal difficulty in preparing boxwood for use is the fact that the fresh-cut timber gets shot through with blue-black streaks from a fungus that grows in the wood if the moisture content is too high and the temperature rises above about 48-50° F. One method of getting fresh logs shipped from Europe involved crating them wrapped in wet burlap, and shipping them on deck during the late winter to keep the wood cool. You then had VERY little time to cut and dry the wood in cool conditions before the dread blue streaking occurred, ruining the baby-ass color of high quality boxwood. I've had logs get shot through with blue fungus streaks in 45 minutes if the temperature rose to 70° F., so you really had to work fast and know your stuff to cut turning squares out of the logs before they went bad.
After that, boxwood would dry fairly well with little checking and degrade compared to most other species of hardwoods. But you HAD to keep it cool.
A French boxwood dealer once explained to me that they put their logs and fresh-cut pieces "in ze cave, avec le vin" to keep them cool during the early drying phase, until the moisture contend dropped below the level that supports the fungus.
After the pieces have been stabilized by 2-3 years of air drying, it's possible to drill a rough bore to facilitate further drying/seasoning.
It's also possible to "hot log" boxwood, and turn and rough bore fresh cut pieces, and then kiln dry them quickly in a matter of days, before the fungus can get established. Both microwaves and vacuum kilns have been tried, with some success.
I could go on and on, but poor Althouse and the rest of the commenters no doubt have glazed-over eyes by now. I will only say that if anyone needs their wood stocks managed for woodwind instrument production, I'm your guy.
It's a weird what some people do for a living. - 2/8/09, 12:04 AM
- BJM said...
Yes, Blake, it's WWCD* humor found primarily on geek & gaming forums. Lovecraft is an acquired taste as is much of the genre. Once you embrace the tentacles they appear everywhere.
*she types, tongue firmly in cheek*
However Lovecraftian themes of forbidden knowledge, artificial intelligence, generational guilt, threatened civilization, scientific risks and Atheism are still roiling society, fueling fiction and legislation.
As a child with night terrors and a keen interest in mythology it was small leap from Tennyson and Poe to Lovecraft and Tolkien
The Kraken
Below the thunders of the upper deep,
Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea,
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee
About his shadowy sides; above him swell
Huge sponges of millennial growth and height;
And far away into the sickly light,
From many a wondrous grot and secret cell
Unnumbered and enormous polypi
Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.
There hath he lain for ages, and will lie
Battening upon huge sea worms in his sleep,
Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;
Then once by man and angels to be seen,
In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.
Well, that took an odd turn, didn't it?
*What Would Cthulhu Do? - 2/8/09, 12:13 AM
- Kev said...
Theo, that was fascinating information. I'm not sure I even covered the boxwood-vs.-grenadilla discussion in Woodwind Pedagogy class in grad school (for which I had to assemble a righteous collection of notecards).
And I have to ask--have you ever worked with saxophones, or just the truly "wooden" woodwinds? - 2/8/09, 12:18 AM
- blake said...
Oh, I recognized the writing if not the actual words. As I pointed out in an earlier thread, one of my rare books is "Lovecraft and Me".
But I no longer dream of tentacles; not since I visited unknown Kadath. - 2/8/09, 12:23 AM
- Kev said...
Althouse--as always, today's photographs are amazing!
(Incidentally, my beverage of choice a bit earlier was Shiner 100, a special beer created in honor of the centennial of the famous little brewery from Texas founded by the wonderfully-named Kosmos Spoetzl. I hope they keep it around for a while.) - 2/8/09, 12:26 AM
- Donna B. said...
Theo, any work with stringed instruments?
We had a choice when my youngest daughter needed something other than the $150.00 beginner violin. We could pay $1500 for a fine new violin, or $1800 for a 17th C one. We went with the 17th C one based on the recommendation of our local symphony's violinists (4 of them tried the instrument).
However, it was the bow that cost us more than I would have expected. The wood, the strings, the shape... it was amazing what a difference the bows made even when used by accomplished violinists.
I learned more about wood in the six months of shopping for a violin than I had in a lifetime of being a timberman's daughter. - 2/8/09, 12:28 AM
- Christy said...
Way cool, Theo. Thanks for responding.
- Donna B. said...
"...i m not at all sure about iodine
and peat in my drinks at least if you re human
cause i m getting enough of stuff that tastes
like that in the water under the fridge" -- blogging cockroach
a fridge over stagnant water
sail on silverfish
sail on by
if you need a friend
i'm here right underneath
like a fridge over stagnant water
i will ease your mind - 2/8/09, 12:40 AM
- Kirk Parker said...
"I could go on and on, but poor Althouse and the rest of the commenters no doubt have glazed-over eyes by now."
Heavens, no! It's fascinating (says this old clarinet player.) I do wonder, though, how many people (if any) could really tell the difference between the sound of equally-well-made Boxwood vs Grenadilla clarinets in a double-blind study? Would such a thing even be possible (i.e. never having had the pleasure of touching a boxwood instrument, I don't know if the feel of the surface when finished would be indistinguishable to the player or not.) - 2/8/09, 12:46 AM
- BJM said...
Blake, one would think that The Dream Quest is ripe for a movie, not just a painfully awkward animated feature, what with Lovecraft's legion of online fans.
Another book long overdue for a movie treatment is Burroughs "A Princess of Mars" now titled "John Carter of Mars" is in pre-production and casting with Andrew Stanton (Wall-e) directing at Pixar for a 2012 release.
Pity the Robert Rodriguez and Frank Franzetta collaboration at Universal didn't work out. - 2/8/09, 1:05 AM
- blake said...
As legion as his fans may be, the budget would not likely be small. So there's the whole measuring the legion vs. the cost in some concrete way.
There's not much interest in the weird these days.
Yeah, the Stanton production of Burroughs we talked about here the other day. Should be good.
As for Frazetta + Rodriguez, it wouldn't be the first time we had a Frazetta collaboration. Anyone remember Fire and Ice? - 2/8/09, 2:33 AM
- Hector Owen said...
Say the right thing to these people, something might happen. Something eerie, eldritch, maybe even squamous.
- blake said...
I know of those guys. Their Cthulhu movie--cleverly shot as a silent b/w--looks campy from the trailers. Still, for $50K....
- Revenant said...
Blake, one would think that The Dream Quest is ripe for a movie, not just a painfully awkward animated feature, what with Lovecraft's legion of online fans.
If by "painfully awkward animated feature" you're referring to the film by Guerilla Productions, that wasn't really animated as such. A guy named Jason Thompson self-published a Dreamquest comic back in the mid-90s; Guerilla filmed panels from the comic and added dialogue.
I thought the comic did an excellent job of capturing the story. - 2/8/09, 3:56 AM
- jdeeripper said...
I have an old camera, a 2.2 megapixel Kodak. I need to get a better one with a fish eye lens for these kinds of shots.
Southern Pennsylvania tree. - 2/8/09, 5:24 PM


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Before Sony opens the film in limited theaters on October 7, TIFF will host Pedro Almodovar's horror thriller The Skin I Live In, a Spanish-language thriller starring Antonio Banderas as a plastic surgeon seeking revenge on the man who raped his daughter.
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