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So, I've been experimenting with expanding polyurethane foam to injection mold a HAB capsule.
My first experiment was to work with a big block of foam that I sprayed onto a sheet of baking parchment. The foam doesn't stick to the parchment and it can be easily peeled off. The set foam can be easily cut with both a saw (a bit messy since small parts break off) or with a Stanley knife. The Stanley knife gave clean cuts. It was also possible to hollow out a space inside the foam where the electronics could be stored.
One test I did was to see how strong the cured foam is by hitting it with a hammer. Here you can see the hollowed out capsule as I hit it with a geological hammer. It seemed strong enough to me for a HAB landing.
I then tested various glues and paints on the surface. Here I've painted it with spray paint (yellow) that is solvent based, again with the acrylic paint I used for the GAGA-1 capsule, then drawn on it with permanent markers, stuck on some yellow duct tape, glued on with spray adhesive some space blanket and used epoxy to stick some more space blanket in place.
The solvent based paint did not attack the foam, but the coverage wasn't good and once again the acrylic paint put on with a brush gave the best yellow colour (at the top of the photograph). The epoxy glue stuck well and didn't damage the space blanket or foam (the spray glue didn't adhere well). The markers didn't damage the foam but the outside of the foam can't take much pressure from the marker tip.
The duct tape stuck well, but I wouldn't use it as the only means of keeping the capsule sealed. Next I left the capsule in the freezer (at -18C) overnight to see if the foam became brittle.
Didn't notice any ill effect from this temperature, but still need to do a proper test of the insulating properties.
Next I moved onto the injection molding experiment. I made a mold from a thin sheet of cardboard that came from a dry cleaner (used to hold folded shirts) coated with baking parchment. This was rolled up and taped and a piece of parchment used to seal one end.
Then I made a small mold for the space where the electronics will go from an old business card holder covered in baking parchment and some tape.
Then I suspended it inside the tube. This was a mistake because it really need to be suspended better because as the foam expanded later the box moved and I had to manually push it back into the appropriate position before the foam set (wear gloves!).
Then I sprayed the inside with water to help the reaction and sprayed in the foam from a can. After letting it set over night the mold looked like this:
I cut off the bottom with the Stanley knife with ease to reveal a nice strong pattern of foam inside.
And the parchment was pretty easy to remove to reveal the capsule.
Here's the trimmed capsule when removed from the mold.
And a slice through revealed the mold inside.
With a bit of pulling the bottom half was off revealing the internal mold. I had to cut through the cord to remove it and then pull the cord out completely.
And finally the completed capsule in two parts.
And shown next to the GAGA-1 capsule to show its size for comparison.
The GAGA-1 capsule weighed over 200g, this one weighs 25g. Switching from Arduino to Arduino Pro saves another 18g.
So, I think I could put together a HAB project whose goal would be to go for maximum altitude with a total capsule weight in the 100s of grams (including a very lightweight video camera this time).
Will have to see if I have time to work on GAGA-2: Baby Gaga.


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1 Comment Richard Leonard | 29 May 2006
As a film critic, I regularly hear that movie adaptations of novels are 'Not as good as the book'. This observation, of course, is misjudged. A good film cannot easily do what a good book can do – tell the viewer what all the characters are thinking, and what is motivating them at any given point. I think this film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel of the same name is better than the book, but only fractionally. The Da Vinci Code movie is overly long, the direction is uninspired and the acting by Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou is surprisingly weak. And, what's worse, with 20 minutes still to run in this 149-minute marathon, the film completely runs out of puff. But whatever critics think won't make much difference to the big box office returns. Readers of the book want to see the film. And the novel has been a phenomenon. It has been on the New York Times best seller list for 163 weeks, has been translated into 47 languages and sold more than 40 millions copies. The recent soft cover edition, released eight weeks ago, sold 500,000 copies in its first day in the USA, and debuted at number one on respected best selling lists all over again. The sort of success for the book and film has a context. It does not just happen because of hype. I want to make some observations about why I think Brown's work is a hit and why people believe these works of fiction to be fact. From his success with his 2001 novel, Angels and Demons, Dan Brown knew that religion and intrigue sold well. But not even he could have predicted that by adding sex into this mix in The Da Vinci Code he was going to ride a wave of public interest that would see this book become a publishing sensation. Some history. One of the book and film's major claims is that women's leadership in the early church was suppressed. As Jesus' lover, and mother of his child, the suppression of Mary Magdalene's memory is indicative of this wider struggle. Whether we like it or not, the US literary market is the largest and most lucrative in the world. Almost universally in the English language market, if it's a hit there it will be here too. In the USA every major recent survey of mainstream American Catholics, and certainly people beyond the community of the church, reveals that they are not convinced by the Vatican's arguments, historical, theological or otherwise, that women should not be ordained leaders. But this is not just an issue for the USA. Even our own Australian bishops' study on women in 1999 concluded that the lack of women's leadersip in the church led many women in the hearings to express 'a strong sense of pain and alienation resulting from the church's stance on women'. Whatever of these arguments, this is one context in which a novel about the sacred feminine and St Mary Magdalene's role in earliest Christianity has been heard. But there is a second context too. In May 1992, the Boston Globe published a story about sexual abuser Fr James Porter. The response to that story started an investigation by the newspaper that reached a crescendo in its 6 January 2002 edition. It published the first of a series of articles detailing how over decades the Archdiocese of Boston protected abusing priests. The diocese denied any wrongdoing during the entire investigation. Once Boston proved radioactive, a chain reaction was set off across the USA that left believers and nonbelievers alike incredulous at the number of victims and perpetrators, and the breadth of the coverup. Boston's Cardinal, Bernard Law, was forced to resign on 13 December 2002. Within twelve weeks Dan Brown's book was published, in March 2003. It wasn't hard for a cynical public in the USA to believe that the Catholic Church had covered up a sex scandal that, if true, would rock its foundations. I liked the book, and think Dan Brown has done Christianity a favour for this reason. While its theories could be easily and humorously disproved, The Da Vinci Code started people doing something I have never witnessed before - talking about the origins and history of Christianity at the pub, over dinner and around the barbie. This article is an excerpt from Dr Richard Leonard's Newman/St Mary's Academic Centre Lecture Series, delivered at the University of Melbourne on Monday 22 May 2006. Click here to download the full text as a Word document.
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By any acceptable literary standards The Da Vinci Code is a poor novel. It lacks veri-similitude. This is the literary conceit that enables us to accept a specific literary genre as authentic, an overall feeling in reading a specific book that it 'works'. While it may have all the externals largely 'correct' as a novel dealing with religion the Code fails lamentably; we cannot escape the feeling that the writer is an outsider looking in at something, the inner reality of which utterly escapes him.The characters are all 'plastic', with no defiining inner spiritual values or character dilemmas in the process of transformation, which we normally expect is a serious work of fiction; their sole function seems to be as 'carriers' of the plot, programmed to see it through to its inevitableend. Where is the spiritual transformation? Maybe our outrage as Christians should be focued here rather than the mercenary imaginings of a third rate novelist.
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Wendy Williams kept her questions under a million with today's guest, Big Sean. During their sit down, he talked about his Detroit hometown filing Chapter 11 and dating actress Naya Rivera. Yeah, she's probably making more money than both of us, Sean.
How you doing? After you unwind to the sounds of Tamar Braxton's performance, Wiz' interview with Wendy begins (5:00 mark) where he touched on his new album, upcoming marriage and fatherhood.
Tauheed made his debut on The Wendy Williams Show yesterday morning. He performed his single "Birthday Song" and then followed up with "I'm Different". Cop B.O.A.T.S. here. 57thave
How you doin'? Last night, MJB hit Wendy's stage to perform her standout track "Mr. Wrong" sans Drake. After the jump, she's "Living Proof" and her one-on-one chat with Ms. Williams. My Life II in stores now. splash
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We both very well know it's not worth ~ $600 more.
If this topic was about someone deciding between two different desktop builds with very similar specs and one of them cost $600, or if it was two GPUs with very similar performance but one had slightly better heat output for $300 more, it wouldn't be "open-minded" to say "Oh yeah, that's fine. It's a wise decision." Sorry, but being a bit thinner is not worth $600 more.
If all Mac users were millionaires to whom that price increase didn't matter much, I'd agree with you.
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If riding encompasses more for you than strictly singletrack or road, you need a helmet that functions just as well on a commute through the city as it does on the trails. Thankfully, that's exactly what Giro's designers had in mind when they developed the Revel. Now available with MIPS, the Revel has a classic design that won't look out of place on the road or trail, and a lightweight, durable construction that provides protection without adding bulk.
Giro starts with its In-Mold polycarbonate shell, then fuses it to an EPS foam liner, paying close attention to strengthening the areas around vents for a breathable but durable outer layer that absorbs initial impact. MIPS, or Multi Directional Impact Protection System, refers to the Swedish technology added to the helmet in the form of a thin inner layer that rotates slightly upon impact to absorb the brain-damaging rotational energy created in certain crashes.
For protection from the elements, Giro includes an anchored snap-fit visor, and for quick and easy fit adjustments, its Acu Dial fit system, which allows you to customize the fit on the go with one hand by spinning a dial at the back of the helmet. No need to worry about long hair fitting in place either — the Revel was designed to accommodate ponytails with ease. In case your ride starts or ends without the sun, a reflective decal on the back of the helmet helps ensure you'll be seen by motorists coming from behind. The Revel includes 22 vents for breathability, and the helmet is only available in Giro's proprietary universal shell size, so there's no need to worry about measurements or being in-between sizes.
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Culture ShockWilliam D. Crumpton worked as a guard at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. A couple weeks ago, in the wee hours of the morning, Crumpton called the police to report a robbery in progress. The museum, as well as the Santa Fe Police Department, now believes that the thief was Crumpton himself. Crumpton allegedly attempted to steal $14,000 in cash along with a Georgia O'Keeffe painting, the tiny eight-by-six-inch "Red Canna." Both the cash and the painting were recovered, and Crumpton has been charged with three felony counts of embezzlement and one count of criminal damage to museum property. Thankfully, the damaged property was not the painting, which was recovered unscathed. You might remember him as the director of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and American Breakdown. Eugene Douglas, an assistant professor of acting at the University of New Mexico, now has a new project on his plate. Acting Now is a free quarterly online journal dedicated to exploring the culture of acting. The first issue went online New Year's Day. I spent a couple hours poking around the site. Acting Now has an attractive, clean design, and it's nice and easy to navigate. This month's feature articles include interviews with actress Viola Davis and director Neil Labute, a piece on vocal directors, and a lengthy article on Albuquerque's own Tricklock Company. The site also features a "green room," where future readers can chat with each other, and a "letters to the editor" section—both anxiously awaiting some action. All in all, the online zine looks pretty cool. Actors and theater buffs should check it out at actingnow.com. | Today's EventsThe Carved Line at Albuquerque Museum of Art and HistoryThrough Their Eyes at Tortuga GalleryThe Island at Tricklock Performance LaboratoryMore Recommended Events ›› | |
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text: Family members say the body pulled from Boston's Long Wharf is that of their loved one. Dustin Willis, 26 years-old, was a Navy Sailor from Cape Hatteras stationed at Norfolk, Virginia. He was in Boston with his crew of the U.S.S. Destroyer Donald Cook. Police say Willis, who's parents live in Frisco on the Outer Banks, was last seen by friends near Quincy Market in Boston in a snow storm last Friday night. Divers pulled a body from the Boston Harbor Wednesday, which family members say has been identified as Willis. Willis has been in the Navy four years and recently received an achievement medal. He leaves behind a four year-old child.


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Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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Concerns Are Raised About Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes
These mosquitoes are genetically engineered to kill — their own children. Researchers on Sunday reported initial signs of success from the first release into the environment of mosquitoes engineered to pass a lethal gene to their offspring, killing them before they reach adulthood. The results, and other work elsewhere, could herald an age in which genetically modified insects will be used to help control agricultural pests and insect-borne diseases like dengue fever and malaria. But the research is arousing concern about possible unintended effects on public health and the environment, because once genetically modified insects are released, they cannot be recalled. Authorities in the Florida Keys, which in 2009 experienced its first cases of dengue fever in decades, hope to conduct an open-air test of the modified mosquitoes as early as December, pending approval from the Agriculture Department...more
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Most Christians believe that much prayer is needed for America. But most do not know how to pray in an effective way that will release the power of God on behalf of our nation. Weaving together Scriptures and stories from America's past With One Cry confronts our current situation, and provides hope for our future.
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Above all, With One Cry will inspire you and equip you to pray God's purposes for our nation. Will you accept the challenge? Together, as God uses our prayers, the course of our nation and history can be changed.


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Sunday, October 17, 2010
Genghis Con 2010
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"The investigation did not find any conclusive evidence of wrongdoing by the athlete. We acknowledged the elevated levels of testosterone, but there was also enough evidence to suggest that natural physiological reasons may have been responsible for the fluctuation."
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"I grew up with a lot of boys. I probably have a lot of testosterone for a woman."
Cameron Diaz
"He's a guy. They don't talk, they fight. It's all that crazy testosterone."
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"I like there to be some testosterone in rock, and it's like I'm the one in the dress who has to provide it."
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"This is all testosterone here. It's tools. It's TV. It's stereo. It's cars."
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Pinnacle Pass Trail
Difficult hike over mountains and ridges
This trail connects Jones Gap Trail to Naturaland Trust Trail, with an absolutely spectacular view of Jones Gap just 2 miles from the trailhead.
The hike begins in Jones Gap State Park, on Jones Gap Trail; follow it for about half a mile, then turn onto the Rim of the Gap Trail until you reach the start of Pinnacle Pass Trail. About 10.5 miles later Pinnacle Trail ends; turn on the Naturaland Trail and you will come out half a mile south of Caesars Head State Park.
Other features of the trail include the likelihood of encountering mountain birds such as raven and ruffed goose, as well as some very rare plants in the very rare cataract bog located halfway down Pinnacle Pass Trail.
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Immanuel Kant – militarist, racist, proto-fascist and anti-Semite
September 29, 2010 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
Discussions of Kant usually focus on his main philosophical ideas – empiricism, rationalism, ethics, epistemology and whatnot. These ideas place him in the front rank of modern Western philosophers (though far below the ancients, in my opinion). If we look at Kant from a different angle, however, another picture emerges. Concerning his militarism, people […]
Review from British Church Newspaper
May 23, 2010 | Posted by admin under Reviews |
The question of how a civilised and modern state in the heart of Europe could devise, organise and perpetrate a racial genocide of the scale and brutality of the Holocaust has, in the minds of many, defied rational analysis. Yet to simply disregard it as unthinkable or the work of a few psychopaths is intellectually unsound and deeply unsatisfactory.
Preface and Permissions
March 6, 2010 | Posted by admin under Book Details |
Some changes have been made to the first edition. With the help of some constructive criticisms, as well as more research materials obtained from the States, I have been able to strengthen the bibliography and add more historical detail and accuracy to the work. Some of the Christian polemics have been deleted from the second part, which is after all more academic in nature (as well as from chapter 4). The sections on Luther, Bonhoeffer, Kant, Schopenhauer, and Wagner in particular have been added to and revised.
Whatever flaws there might be in the book—and no book on these topics will satisfy everyone—I am confident that the main points are unassailable. Biblical Christianity, as taught by Christ and the apostles, and as practiced by many sincere Christians over the centuries, has nothing whatever to do with modern secular hallucinations such as National Socialism or Communism. Criticisms which do not touch upon these points may be interesting and useful, but cannot I think be anything other than secondary.
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January 30, 2009 | Posted by admin under Christianity, Excerpts, Hitler, Holocaust |
In the recent past, it was much more commonly assumed that Christianity had nothing to do with National Socialism. It was believed that Christianity was basically benevolent, while National Socialism was basically evil, that Hitler was as far removed from the Sermon on the Mount as it is humanly possible to get. The great majority of Americans would have assumed that the Jewish experience in America was the norm, the result of the Christian influence on American culture.
The cultural climate has changed in the last fifty years, however, and the growing power of secularism makes people less inclined to view Christianity so tolerantly. The well-known support of German Christians for Hitler; statements about God, Christianity, and the churches by Hitler and by leading Nazis, including strong opposition to atheism; Hitler's Catholic upbringing and his Concordat with the Vatican; the fact that Hitler never officially withdrew from the Catholic Church; the official support for "positive Christianity" in the Nazi party platform; the supposed fact that Hitler came to power in an overwhelmingly Christian country; centuries of Christian anti-Semitism; verses in the New Testament that seem hostile to Jews; the massacres of the Canaanites in the Old Testament-all of these and even other arguments have been emphasized by those who see more and more evidence of connections between Hitler and Christianity.
Reputable scholars and historians have studied Hitler's ideology more objectively.
January 29, 2009 | Posted by admin under |
Below are reviews of Hitler, the Holocaust, and the Bible. When reviews of A Horror of Great Darkness are available, they will be linked as well. From Michael Gray at the British Church Newspaper: Keysor's book is thought-provoking in the extreme, extensively researched and referenced and written from a clearly intellectual, rather than polemical standpoint. […]
Bibliography for Hitler, the Holocaust and the Bible
January 28, 2009 | Posted by admin under |
Bibliography Amis, Martin. Koba the Dread. London: Vintage, 2003. Aschheim, Steven A. In Times of Crisis: Essays on European Culture, Germans, and Jews. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2001. Avrich, Paul. Russian Rebels 1600-1800. New York / London: W.W. Norton Company, 1972. Bascomb, Neal. Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young […]
Table of Contents of Hitler, the Holocaust, and the Bible
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Table of Contents Introduction ……………………….……………………………Page 1 Part I: Christianity and National Socialism Chapter 1. The New Testament and the Jews ……………..Page 14 The Hep riots … A great and terrible mystery … The biblical concept of Satan … The devilish nature of anti-Semitism … Original sin … Christian servants of the devil … What […]


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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Bananas! A Tour of Rachel Zoe's Son's Nursery
Last night, ABC's Primetime aired a special called "Mommywood" giving viewers a peek into the lives of Hollywood moms including Denise Richards and Rachel Zoe. Zoe gave viewers a tour of her son, Skyler's lovely nursery and his fabulous closet and shoe collection. He's just a tot, but he already has an enviable shoe collection, custom-made Missoni and bespoke Gucci. I die! I don't know about you, but I am very excited about the upcoming season of The Rachel Zoe Project and seeing how Rachel deals with adding a sweet baby to her chaotic schedule. From the look of this video, she seems to be handling it all fabulously well! Until then, you can keep up with Rachel's happenings through The Zoe Report, her stylish newsletter.
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- Luciane at HomeBunch.com said...
Amazingly beautiful!
I missed this show. Thank you for posting this. So inspiring, since I'm expecting my baby boy for November.
Luciane at HomeBunch.com - July 28, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- hooper Patterson said...
Ohhhh, how fun! love the room!
hooper - July 28, 2011 at 9:33 AM
- Jamie said...
fun to see the room but that interviewer is tragic, hopefully the rest went better.
- July 28, 2011 at 10:06 AM
- Erica said...
Gorgeous room! Love it!
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- Mrs L... said...
RZ's son is going to be the best dressed child on earth!
- July 28, 2011 at 10:36 AM
- Angela said...
I love Rachel Zoe! Thanks for sharing. I too can't wait for her upcoming season!
- July 28, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- Lily said...
Definitely the best dressed !! I cant get over his shoe collection !
goldandgray.com - July 28, 2011 at 11:27 AM
- Mrs. C said...
Never knew I could be so envious of a little kid!! His room is fabulous and I wish it was mine :) Love this feature!!
Recipes Fashion Marriage - July 28, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- Elizabeth .: Have Your Cake Blog said...
I can't believe I'm jealous of a toddler's wardrobe! Thanks for sharing!
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- Design Candy said...
out of control! I'm drooling of course, and a little bit sad bc I know my son-to-be will not have a fab Gucci leather bomber jacket...well unless of course Gucci would like to donate one! Thanks for sharing this clip.
- July 28, 2011 at 2:06 PM
- The enchanted home said...
This is a riot...the little man has a wardrobe most if not all of our husbands would be jealous of, a shoe collection I am jealous of and a closet most can only dream about having. Lucky little dude. Those Tod's are the cutest thing I have seen in a long long time, then again everything in those tiny pint sizes just gets major bonus points for cuteness! Thanks for sharing...loved it!
- July 28, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- DolceDreams said...
My son had one pair of Gucci booties, which was fun, but they lasted half a second ~ I wonder what she will do with all of these when his second is up ~ I hope she donates to charitable organizations!
A beautiful nursery!
Nathalie - July 28, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Karena said...
Paloma how forunate a child!!What an amazinf nursery!
Art by Karena
Come & Enter my Giveaway from Dr Perricone! - July 28, 2011 at 4:04 PM
- Shelly said...
Wowzers! That is one lucky little boy! Ok, but all I kept thinking is "How did you get the stain/smell of baby puke out of a Gucci leather bomber jacket?"...seriously. Babies and toddlers are constantly smearing junk on their clothes and staining things up. I hope she has an AMAZING dry cleaner!
- July 28, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- Jen S. said...
I saw this online today and I was SOOO sad that I missed this last night.....that nursery is unreal.....
http://blankwhiteframes.blogspot.com - July 28, 2011 at 9:00 PM
Shelly, I was thinking along the very same line wondering how she will get baby spit up out of that lovely Hermes blanket hanging over the side of the baby's crib.
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5.5 SSO and All You Need To Know
Today, you are probably going to see a lot of discussion around the completely re-vamped vSphere 5.5 Single Sign On (SSO) experience. Most blogs will get very lengthy and technical, I'm going to do the exact opposite. So you've heard the announcement, now here's the 30,000 foot summary.
What's New with vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 (the short short version)
- Improved Architecture
- Multi-master
- Built-in replication
- Site awareness
- Database
- There is no database!!!
- Installation
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Create a simple web based system to monitor youtube channel uploads
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Youtube channel monitoring system & database - create a simple web-based system that uses youtube's public API and monitors certain youtube channels for new video uploads, updating information about channels and their new videos in a mysql database.
Web interface to allow adding of a list of youtube account IDs (through a text area?)
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System grabs information about these channels and stores in database
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Initial info to grab:
Channel Name
Channel User ID
channel description
total subscribers
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CRON job activated script that pulls feeds from youtube API and copies basic information about latest videos into a database. (can be manually run for now, I can create cron job later).
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Video Title
Video ID (youtube v code eg: Mm_rc7cN24c)
Video Description (into text blob?)
Video Publish Date
Video View Count
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CRON job activated script that updates channel info such as name,subscribers etc. (can be manually run for now, I can create cron job later).
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David Mamet, the playwright famous for such diverse works as Glengarry, Glen Ross, The Verdict, and Wag the Dog, is also, remarkably, a leading conservative intellectual. He is one of those few people from Hollywood and the top level arts community in general, like Clint Eastwood and Jon Voit, whose body of work is so powerful that they can speak their minds without fear of reprisal or mockery. Thus Mr. Mamet has been a high profile blogger for the liberal Huffington Post. Although make no mistake: the left hates people like David Mamet.
I have only recently become familiar with his power as an essayist. He has a book out explaining his conservatism, The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture, which is on my list of books to get to, but for now, I recommend this recent article which appeared recently on The Daily Beast:
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Lot 259: Two-Color Gold, Sliced Watermelon Tourmaline, Multicolored Stone and Diamond Pendant-Necklace
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by Doyle New York
19 October 2016
New York, NY, USA
Live Auction
Two-Color Gold, Sliced Watermelon Tourmaline, Multicolored Stone and Diamond Pendant-Necklace
Centering 2 modified pear-shaped watermelon tourmaline slices approximately 36 x 33 mm., draped by diamond-set white gold ribbons, surrounded by clusters of round diamonds and round pink and green tourmalines, peridots, emeralds, sapphires and rubies, completed by a double strand bar link gold chain necklace joined by circle links, spaced by eight pairs of quadrants of round colored stones and round diamonds, totaling 124 round diamonds approximately 8.00 cts., chain with French import mark, approximately 90.5 dwts. Length 27 inches.
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Sliced Watermelon tourmalines: dark green rim centering bright magenta, transparent, inclusions visible, crystal edges visible, uneven, good polish.
Diamonds: G-H-I-VS-SI.
Multicolored stones: deep raspberry, lime green, deep bluish-green, bright pink, peach pink, bright yellow, purple, royal blue, slightly bluish-green, most included, visible to eye, most with abraded facet edges, lively to dull.
Good condition. Normal wear. Pendant 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 inches.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.


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Sven-Goran Eriksson could be set for an amazing return to English football with Coca-Cola League Two side Notts County.
The former England manager has been in talks about taking a senior role at the club, Press Association Sport understands.
The oldest professional football club in the world were taken over by a Middle Eastern group, Munto Finance, last month and the talks with Eriksson are a sign of their ambition.
It is not thought Eriksson's appointment would affect the position of current manager Ian McParland, with the 61-year-old Swede likely to have an advisory role - some reports have suggested he could be named as director of football.
Munto Finance has links with the Al Thani group, the Dubai-based investment group headed by the Qatari tycoon Abdullah bin Saeed Al Thani.
Peter Willett, a Munto Finance executive appointed as a director of Notts County, is listed as a vice-president (developments) of Al Thani investments and has been described as a "client representative" of the company.
The club's new executive chairman Peter Trembling said last month the takeover was "a momentous day for all those involved with Notts County".
The new owners announced their ambition to get the club back into the Championship within five years when they completed their takeover.
A club spokesman said: "We are neither confirming nor denying speculation."
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Volker Treichel has been a Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank since December 2010. From 2007, he was the Lead Economist for Nigeria. During this time, he published the book "Putting Nigeria to Work -- a Strategy for Employment and Growth". He also led the first subnational Development Policy Operation in sub-Saharan Africa in Lagos State as well as the initial engagement with the Niger Delta. Prior to 2007, Volker was at the IMF, including as mission chief for Togo and resident representative in Albania.
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Arguing that flipping burgers and frying chicken should pay a living wage like any other job, hundreds of fast food workers in New York walked out today to launch the first multi-union, multi-franchise organizing drive in the massive service industry. Workers at McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, KFC, Taco Bell and others are demanding higher wages and the right to organize without interference. Most workers average $8 an hour and often can't afford basics like food and rent. Their employers, meanwhile, have seen profits soar; McDonald's, the third largest low-wage employer in the nation, went up 130 percent. First Walmart, now this. We're lovin' it.
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The Klein Bottle went the Möbius Strip one better. It is the closed (i.e. compact without boundary) non-orientable surface with Euler characteristic = 0. It may be obtained by attaching two Möbius bands along their boundary circles. The first step forms a tube, but the second step can not be carried out without causing self-intersection: the tube must pass through itself in order to attach the ends correctly. It can be physically realized only in 4-D, since it must pass through itself without the presence of a hole.
It can be cut in half along its length to make two Möbius Strips, but can also be cut into a single Möbius Strip.
It has no inside or outside. You can see one at www.kleinbottle.com.
Also, any bottle found in the possession of Alberta Premier Ralph Klein. Empty, or imminently so.
Klein Bottle for sale: Inquire Within.
A mathematician named Klein Thought the möbius strip was divine. He said, "If you glue The edges of two You get a weird bottle like mine."
You can get 3D approximations of a Klein bottle (with a hole) from http://www.kleinbottle.com/; you can also see how to knit them, without a hole (from a certain point of view) at http://web.meson.org/topology/.
You can buy real, honest to goodness Klein Bottles from Acme Klein Bottles Inc. at www.kleinbottle.com! This is a one-man operation by Cliff Stoll (yup that guy).
Don't be discouraged that the webpage looks weird, the klein bottles (or a 3D immersion thereof) really are for sale! He's also selling Klein Hats, Klein Steins, and portraits of Gauss ($10 Deutschmark bills).
Every topologist should have one.
A Klein bottle is a 4-dimensional object that has no true inside or outside, much like a mobius loop. In fact, the conception of a Klein bottle, created by Felix Klein, came from the idea of sewing two mobius loops together. A normal bottle has a 'crease' or 'fold': where the opening of the bottle is. This is where the inside and outside of the bottle meet. A sphere does not have this crease or fold, but it has no opening. A Klein bottle has an opening, but not a crease: it is a continuous structure. Because it has no crease or fold, it has no verifiable definition of where it's 'inside' and 'outside' begin. Therefore, the volume of a Klein bottle is considered zero, having no real contents.
Like a mobius strip, the surface of a Klein bottle is continuous. There is no inside and outside, but simply one side. Both sides of the glass are actually on the same side! This is due to the way the bottle twists upon itself, making one continuous surface, rather like a spiral twisted in the shape of a bottle. If this is hard to visualize, it is because it is impossible to exist in 3-D dimensional space. If it did exist, the bottle would have to pass through itself somewhere in order to only have one side, which would create a crease, thereby making it not a continuous surface and not a Klein bottle.
Another one of the properties of Klein bottles is they are non-orientable. This means a flat object, such as a penny, can be pulled across its surface and, without picking the penny up or flipping it, could return to the same point on the bottle laying on it's other side. This property is not present in spheres or regular bottles, or any other real object, so they are orientable.
Although Klein bottles can't truly exist, they can be 'immersed' into three dimensions. This creates an 'almost' Klein bottle, with many of the same properties, including one side and one hole.
A parametric representation of a Klein bottle, with 'little' radius (the radius of the tube) R1 and 'big' radius (the radius of the loop the tube makes) R2, is as follows: x = (R1 * cos(t)) y = (R1 * sin(t) * sin(u / 2)) z = ((R2 * cos(u)) + (R1 * sin(t) * cos(u / 2))) w = (R2 * sin(u)) (0 ≤ u ≤ (2 * π)) (0 ≤ t ≤ (2 * π))
The parameterisation also works with the intervals: (0 ≤ u ≤ (4 * π)) (0 ≤ t ≤ π)
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Water level in the Bhakra dam on Tuesday was recorded at 1,655.14 ft against 1,651.43 ft on this day last year.
The water level of Pong dam was recorded at 1,337.52 ft, 31.60 ft less than that recorded last year (1,369.12 ft), a spokesman said here.
The level of the Ranjit Sagar dam on Tuesday touched the 519.94-metre mark, 5.16 metres more than the level recorded last year on the same day.
The water inflow in Bhakra remained 48,733 cusecs against 44,727 last year and the release was 25,500 cusecs against 35,791 cusecs last year. The Pong dam's inflow was recorded at 25,815 cusecs, against 38,102 cusecs on the same day last year, while that of the Ranjit Sagar dam was 14,198 cusecs against 15,101 last year.
The water level of Madhopur head works has been recorded at 15,859 cusecs against 6,502 cusecs on the same day last year.
With water level in the Pong dam remaining "worrisome" due to "deficient" rains in catchment areas, the Bhakra Beas Management Board on Tuesday said a decision on cutting down water release from the reservoir will be taken in consultation with three partnering states next week.
The BBMB has already alerted partnering states Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan about the possibility of cutting down water release to these states in the wake of "lower" water level in the Pong dam.


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Arriving home from work last night, I was excited to see that Cardi-Claus had made a pass through Northern Virginia. To bring my wonderful box of goodies this way, Cardi-Claus enlisted the help of the The Brews Brothers , Porter and Stout, with a little extra help from Merinda. The ornaments were absolutely adorable and handmade by Merinda. Now that is going the extra mile! Lots of yummy treats for the boys, some chocolate Bourbon Balls for me (mmmmm!), Christmas themed toys, a cute little magnet that is already holding onto my fridge, and even a stash of poop bags! Those will definitely come in handy, one for my car, one for my jacket, one for my purse, and even a spare. There will be no excuse for not tidying up after Jimmy and Wilson.
Quite the haul, wouldn't you say? Many, many thanks for all these great gifts to Porter, Stout, Merinda and John!
Here's a peek at all my loot.....
And the piece de resistance, the most adorable little ornaments, each with an initial charm and tiny bell, and even a white tip on each tail. These are very special!
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The AEG Rapido AG5112E Handheld Vacuum Cleaner is a rechargeable handheld vacuum with wheels that offers convenient, cordless cleaning every day. Cyclonic function The Rapido has been engineered with cyclonic airflow to prevent its filter becoming clogged. Dust keeps spinning throughout the dust container, enabling few particles to get trapped in the filter for better suction. Its higher airflow and powerful suction effectively picks up dust and dirt throughout the home. Ergonomically designed The Rapidos ergonomically designed handle features two grip positions for a more comfortable fit. Theres also a convenient built-in nozzle thats easy to pull out and right there when you need it. It extends to 8 cm, so its perfect for cleaning the sides of sofas or those hard to reach areas of your car. On wheels Thanks to its integrated wheels, the Rapido is one of the most popular handhelds on the market. Its front wheels help you glide over hard floors, carpets or tables and are soft enough they wont leave any scratches or marks on your surfaces. Charge & go Complete with a multi-angle charge stand that is also wall mountable, you can charge your vacuum cleaner where its most convenient for you. With a run time of 12 minutes you can easily clean up spills or pick up dirt across the home. When youre finished, simply remove and empty the dust container or use the patented front lid to remove dust via your main vacuum cleaner. Lightweight and convenient, make clean ups quick and easy with the AEG Rapido AG5112E Handheld Vacuum Cleaner .
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"It's cold and gloomy here in New York, but that's okay because the weather fits my mood -- gloomy. Dad, the world is getting dark now. I can feel it more and more. The people, they are developing a hatred for me. You wouldn't believe how much some people hate me. Many of them want to kill me. I don't even know these people, but still they hate me. Most of them are young. I walk down the street and they spit and kick at me. The girls call me ugly and they bother me the most. The guys just laugh. Anyhow, things will soon change for the better."
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A few weeks back we talked about the hardened warrior Confederate Sailing Ship Shenandoah and her foray into Melbourne, Australia. She and her crew were all the rage Down Under, taking on supplies and men even though – technically – Britain was supposed to be neutral with regard to America's Civil War. The truly funny thing about that is that Shenandoah was built in Britain and illicitly handed over to the Confederate Navy off the coast of Africa in 1864. That's not exactly neutrality. So the uproar that went along with her stop in Melbourne was a little disingenuous, to put it mildly.
Shenandoah was provisioning for the long trip to icy Arctic waters when she dallied a while in Australia. "Dally" might be the operative word. It was the custom of naval officers at the time to give a button from their uniform to a lady they had "spent time with ashore". Melbourne legend has it that the officers of Shenandoah left that city with their uniforms held together by string. Clearly a good time was had by all but the mission ahead was one of hard work, attention to duty, and cold. Doubtless those Southern gentlemen wished they had their buttons back when they arrived off the coast of Alaska in 1865.
The warship was on a mission to shut down the Union whaling fleet in the Arctic, and she was tremendously successful. Her Captain, James Waddell, systematically sank, burned or took as prize any enemy whaler he came upon costing the Union close to $20 million dollars in lost whale oil, baleen, ships and men. To his credit, Waddell took as prisoner and ultimately released every man and boy aboard the enemy ships. No lives were lost on either side in any engagement. He and his men were so charming, in fact, that some of the whalers defected to the Confederate cause and joined Shenandoah's crew.
The problem with Shenandoah's Arctic success was that most of it occurred after the end of the Civil War on April 9, 1865. Even when confronted with newspapers proclaiming the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, Waddell refused to believe that his cause was done. Convincing himself that Confederate troops must be continuing to fight, he came up with a plan to raid the Gold Rush city of San Francisco. He headed south with all sail packed on and was only a week away from San Francisco harbor when Shenandoah was haled by a British ship, possibly a whaler in her own right, who confirmed the news Waddell had tried to ignore. The Confederate States were no more and her leaders, including Jefferson Davis, were behind bars. Worse still, Waddell and his men were now outlaws being hunted by the Union Navy and already sentenced to hang.
Waddell set a course for the Horn and, while at sea, painted and rerigged his ship to make her less recognizable. He avoided the well used sea lanes and, amazingly, sailed into Liverpool Harbor in England on November 5, 1865. Waddell surrendered Shenandoah to the British Navy. He and his men were welcomed, not as prisoners of war, but as guests. The U.S. kicked and stomped and shook its fist but Britain refused to extradite men to be hanged. Eventually most of the crew, and all of the officers, of Shenandoah returned to the states (although many of the Australian crew members went back to Melbourne).
Captain Waddell died in 1886 and, perhaps surprisingly, was remembered as a naval hero. So much so, in fact, that a destroyer built in Seattle in 1962 was christened USS Waddell.
The exploits of CSS Shenandoah, which lasted just over a year, are one of the many fascinating stories from America's Civil War that most of us are never told. If you've a curiosity about Captain Waddell and his ship-of-war, look for the book The Last Shot: The Incredible Story of CSS Shenandoah and the True Conclusion of the Civil War by Juneau author Lynn Schooler. Here, once again, the truth of history is so much better than any fiction.
Header: Contemporary photograph of CSS Shenandoah among the Arctic ice
Monday, April 18, 2011
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- Timmy! said...
Ahoy, Pauline! Good post. I believe I read somewhere that after she was surrendered, the British sold Shenandoah to a barbary coast Sultan and the ship sank in a storm a few years later. I could be wrong about that though, Pirate Queen.
- April 18, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Pauline said...
Ahoy, Timmy! That is correct. She went to the Dey of Zanzibar and wrecked in a storm as you note.
- April 18, 2011 at 4:09 PM
- Mitch said...
Excellent post!
- April 19, 2011 at 1:32 AM
- Pauline said...
Ahoy, Mitch and thankee! It's a great tale and one we're finally hearing something about particularly up here in the Great Land.
- April 19, 2011 at 7:30 AM
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The Tellico Plains Bears softball team lost Saturday's home tournament game against McMinn County by a score of 15-0.
Game Details: Tiger Classic, Dayton
The McMinn County Cherokees (Athens, TN) softball routed the host Tellico Plains Bears (Tellico Plains, TN), 15-0 in Saturday's non-league bout.
The Cherokees (4-3) will now prepare for their bout against Sequoyah (Madisonville, TN). The Chiefs go into the non-league bout with a 0-0 record.
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The March edition of National Jurist has an article by Rebecca Larsen entitled "Most Diverse Law Schools," along with a "Diversity Honor Roll" showing the top 45 schools graded for diversity from A+ to B+. There has been some talk about including a diversity measure in the annual law school ranking U.S. News publishes. Though U.S. News has always deployed a methodology that would embarrass any statistician, National Jurist has set a new low in the utter cluelessness behind its new ranking. Diversity is a goal that law schools pursue on the view that the educational experience for all students is enhanced when they learn among students from different backgrounds. Recognizing this interest, in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), the Supreme Court held that in assembling a law school class, a public law school can take account of an applicant's race among other factors in the quest for classroom diversity. Schools cannot engage in racial balancing or use any sort of quota system. Race can also never be a decisive factor in law school admissions but just one consideration as part of a holistic review of a candidate's application. (The same rules are presumed to apply to private law schools under federal statutory law.)National Jurist's report on the most diverse law schools is entirely ignorant of these ground rules. Its "honor roll" is derived from a methodology focused entirely on race. National Jurist explains that the grades it has assigned law schoolsreflect the percent of students and faculty who are minorities, modified by how the school compares with its state average for minority population. First, we sorted all law schools by a calculation that counted percent of minority students in 2009 for 66 percent and percent of minority faculty in 2009 for 33 percent. We then assigned a letter grade, using a modified curve--assigning a roughly equal amount to each letter grade (A, A-, B+, B, C+, C, C-, D and F). We then improved the letter grade by two levels if the school's minority student population was 60 percent higher than the state average (four schools), and we improved it by one level if it was 25 percent higher (12 schools). We lowered the letter grade by one level if it was 40 percent less than the state average (53 schools) and we lowered it by two levels if it was 60 percent less (22 schools). In other words, while Grutter rejects a singular focus on race and rejects efforts to calibrate racial composition in light of general population levels, these things produce the highest grades in the National Jurist study.(There are also some outright curiosities to National Jurist's report. Howard University, for example, receives an A+ on the diversity honor roll for its 78.2% Black students--making Howard surely one of the least racially diverse schools in the nation.) The strangest aspect of producing the honor roll in this way is that it provides entities like the Center for Individual Rights (the organization that has led anti-affirmative action litigation around the country) with the list of law schools that might be ripe for attack for their admissions practices and their faculty hiring (for Grutter says nothing about diversity among professors as being a compelling interest). This is not to say, of course, that the schools on National Jurist's honor roll are flouting the law. There might be, and probably there are, perfectly lawful reasons why those schools have ended up with high percentages of racial minorities among their student and faculty. But this only highlights an additional shortcoming of the National Jurist report.Throughout Rebecca Larsen's story, there are interviews with deans from law schools that score high grades on the diversity index. The deans don't talk only about race when they talk about the diversity of their institutions. Instead, they identify students from abroad, students from different faiths, students from low-income families, and students with a range of political viewpoints. That's what Grutter meant by diversity--and that's the context in which Grutter permits law schools to take account of race. Constructing a single diversity index true to Grutter is obviously much harder than ranking numbers of students and faculty who fall into certain racial groups. But the difficulty of that task reflects the precise point of Grutter: race, standing alone, is not a measure of anything. Posted 4:45 PM by Jason Mazzone [link]
reflect the percent of students and faculty who are minorities, modified by how the school compares with its state average for minority population. First, we sorted all law schools by a calculation that counted percent of minority students in 2009 for 66 percent and percent of minority faculty in 2009 for 33 percent. We then assigned a letter grade, using a modified curve--assigning a roughly equal amount to each letter grade (A, A-, B+, B, C+, C, C-, D and F). We then improved the letter grade by two levels if the school's minority student population was 60 percent higher than the state average (four schools), and we improved it by one level if it was 25 percent higher (12 schools). We lowered the letter grade by one level if it was 40 percent less than the state average (53 schools) and we lowered it by two levels if it was 60 percent less (22 schools).


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Iran Criticizes US Deployment of War Planes to UAE
The deployment comes at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and UAE
America's provocative deployment of advanced F-22 higher jets to the United Arab Emirates endangers the region, Iran said on Tuesday.
"We do not in any way approve the presence of foreign forces in the region. We advise the regional countries against providing a basis for their presence," the Islamic republic's foreign ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast said.
Just as tensions between Iran on the one side and the UAE and its Sunni allies in the Gulf on the other peaked last week, the U.S. decided to station a squadron of F-22s, the most advanced warplane in the world, at Al-Dhafra airbase in the UAE, joining the spy planes and aerial tankers of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing already based there.
Iran's condemnation of the provocative militarism followed comments on Monday by the defence minister, Ahmad Vahid, who said, "Such deployments in the region are both harmful and useless. They are mostly done to create a psychological trend and a sense of insecurity in the region."
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Many see the deployment as explicitly timed to signal to Iran ahead of a second round of nuclear talks on May 23 that if Iran isn't compliant, there will be consequences.
In response Iran's objections to the F-22 deployments, Pentagon spokesman Capt John Kirby described it as "a very normal deployment," apparently unaware of the irony he was injecting into the dispute.
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Lynn Johnston addressed a few recent reader comments about For Better or For Worse on her blog yesterday. What interested me most was this quote: "I have a limited time left here and every strip, now, is a statement that leads to the August 30th conclusion."
I think that's the first time I've seen a definite date for the end of the strip. Until now, I've just heard that it will end no later than September. Although, as I understand it, For Better or For Worse won't really end... it's just the current storyline in the present day with Liz, Anthony, Grandpa Jim, etc. that will conclude on August 30.
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A call for policy training for young doctors
During the long debate over health-care reform, many of us became students of health-care financing and policy.
Now a young area doctor says medical students also need better instruction on how the health system works.
Dr. Mitesh Patel said he graduated from medical school ready to diagnose and care for patients.
At the bedside of his first patient with heart trouble, Patel knew exactly what tests to order.
"I explained what my plan was to the patient, and the patient said to me 'That's great, but how am I going to pay for this? I don't have insurance.' I didn't know what to tell him. I had no idea how the insurance system worked, how Medicare or Medicaid works, so I was really lost," Patel said.
With a better understanding of the health system, Patel said he could have directed his patient to the right resources.
Patel, now a resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, has written a column calling for more health policy training that appears in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Patel said a recent survey found that medical students who got intensive health-policy training were no less satisfied with their instruction in basic science and clinical care.
David Nash, dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health, has been advocating for more health-policy training since 1990. He said he doesn't buy the argument that medical school education is already too overloaded.
"We don't need 15 lectures to learn every muscle in the foot, there's lots of way-more important stuff and health policy is way at the top of the list, most especially given what the nation is facing," Nash said.
Patel and Nash said young doctors also need better information on the effectiveness of comparable treatments.
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Mona Lisa
Italian: La Gioconda, French: La Joconde | |
Artist | Leonardo da Vinci |
Year | c. 1503–1519 |
Type | Oil on poplar |
Dimensions | 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in) |
Location | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde) is a 16th-century portrait painted in oil by Leonardo da Vinci during the Renaissance in Florence, Italy. Many people think Mona Lisa's smile is mysterious.[1] It is so often studied, recognized, and copied that it is the most famous painting in the world.[2][3][4] The Louvre says that about 80 percent of its visitors come to see the painting of Mona Lisa.[4]
The painting is owned by the Government of France and is shown at the Musée du Louvre in Paris under the title Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo.[5]
Giorgio Vasari, who was Leonardo's first biographer (a person who writes about the life of another person), thought the painting was of a person named Lisa Gherardini. Speculation over the painting's model was solved in 2008 by Dr Armin Schlechter, a manuscript expert. Notes discovered in Heidelberg University Library which were written by Agostino Vespucci, a Florentine city official, reinforced Vasaril's earlier identification of the model. Lisa was the wife of Francesco del Giocondo a rich silk merchant, who lived in Florence.
Although the sitter has traditionally been identified as Lisa del Giocondo, a lack of definitive evidence has long fueled alternative theories, including Leonardo's mother Caterina in a distant memory as the painting's subject[6] and the possibility that Leonardo used his own likeness.
Leonardo began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 or 1504 in Florence, Italy.[7] According to Da Vinci's contemporary, Giorgio Vasari, "...after he had lingered over it four years, left it unfinished....". The painting was brought to France by Leonardo in 1516 and it was bought by Francis I of France.
The Mona Lisa used to hang in the Chateau Fontainebleau and was then moved to the Palace of Versailles. After the French Revolution, Napoleon I of France had it hanging in his bedroom in the Tuileries Palace, but it was later moved to the Louvre where it is still hanging today.
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On August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen. The Louvre museum thought it was being photographed, but when they checked, it was not there. The Louvre closed for one week to help look for it.
People thought Guillaume Apollinaire, a French poet, stole it. He was put into jail, and tried to make people think his friend Pablo Picasso did it, and he was questioned. It was not either of them, though.
It was lost for two years, and everybody thought it would be lost forever. A worker at the Louvre, named Vincenzo Peruggia, had actually stolen it. He had hidden it in his coat and walked out with it after the museum had closed. He wanted the painting to go back to Italy and be shown in an Italian museum. After hiding it in his apartment for two years, he grew impatient and tried to sell it to a gallery in Florence, but was caught. It was shown all over Italy before going back to the Louvre. People thought Vincenzo was a hero who loved Italy, so he only spent a few months in jail.
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- ↑ "Noisy secret of Mona Lisa's smile - 23 June 2004 - New Scientist". newscientist.com. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6056. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ Henry Thomas and Dana Lee Thomas, Living biographies of great painters, Garden City Books, 1959, p.50.
- ↑ Charles Donald O'Malley, Leonardo's legacy: an international symposium, University of California Press, 1969, p.121.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The New York Times > Arts > Art & Design > In Louvre, New Room With View of 'Mona Lisa'". nytimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/arts/design/06lisa.html?_r=1. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ "Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo". Musée du Louvre. http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673226503&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673226503&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500816&bmUID=1155229237450&bmLocale=en. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ↑ Roni Kempler: Who the Mona Lisa Is 2015, TXu 1-954-682, Google Site. View history, Roni Kempler's contributions, Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Merry E. Wiesner, An age of voyages, 1350-1600, Oxford University Press US, 2005, p.26. ISBN 0195176723


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It was clear that Rodney Ascher's documentary "Room 237" had found a receptive audience at the Locarno Film Festival right from the knowing laughter at the sight of the production company's logo, which was made to resemble the red and blue Warner Brothers shield from the 1970s. It takes a certain sort of person to memorize the era-specific logo of a single studio, and apparently that sort of person really wants to see a documentary about Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining."
Ascher's film consists of interviews with five people who all find different meanings and interpretations in the text of "The Shining." One reads it as a treatise on genocide; another sees a cautionary tale about Jack Torrence's (Jack Nicholson) destruction at the hands of psychosexual demons. Most outlandishly of all, a third believes it serves as Stanley Kubrick's admission of his involvement in faking the Apollo 11 moon landing. In presenting all these differing theories, has Ascher made a piece of film criticism, or a work that seeks to belittle the overly analytic mindset that produces it?
Watching the film is a lot like reading an expertly crafted piece of criticism, except in this case, it's an expertly crafted piece of filmmaking as well. The editing is precise and the music, both in the use of existing cues and original score, gives the film a constant sense of forward momentum. At a certain point, your own opinions become irrelevant; "Room 237" is so perfectly constructed you can't help but get swept up. Still, a slight but nagging sense of ironic distance repeatedly creeps into the film. As Ascher repeatedly dwells on the sheer amount of minuscule details, it feels like he's pointing out the ridiculousness of these "Shining" scholars.
Each one brings their own experiences to the film, but while they sometimes admit their personal biases, they refuse to acknowledge their views as interpretation — in their minds, their subjective take on "The Shining" is its ultimate objective truth, a grand conspiracy only they are privy to. In a surprising creative choice, Ascher never shows the faces of the interviewees, or provides any real context about their backgrounds. The total anonymity of the speakers often makes it hard to tell exactly who is talking, forcing the viewer to assess each theory solely on the visual information offered by Ascher. Occasionally, one will mention something from their past, but those instances are quite rare. Each subject, no matter how absurd their beliefs, is given equal weight and attention, an interesting approach in the age of anonymous Internet commenters and bloggers.
Despite the prominence of "The Shining," "Room 237"'s ultimate subject matter isn't Kubrick's film, but rather obsession. Although the five interviewees have different views of what "The Shining" is really all about, they share one commonality: they all believe that Kubrick hid the film's true meaning deep within its text, and they will stop at nothing to validate their argument.
It could be said that "Room 237" gently mocks its subjects' obsessions — admittedly, some their theories are a bit silly, and maybe even a little bizarre — but you never get the sense that Asher is deliberately dismissive in the way he contextualizes his interviewees' critiques. "Room 237" is in love with film and film discussion, criticism and analysis.
Ari Gunnar Thorsteinsson is part of Indiewire's Critics Academy at the Locarno Film Festival. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden where he's in a Master's program in cinema studies. He's the co-host of The Movie Homework Podcast, which can be found in iTunes. Click here to read all of the Academy's work.


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A nice way to present your business book or ebook on your site. Book cover is easily editable via smart object (instruction file included).
You get a fully functional html template with this mock-up, a live demo can be seen hereNOTE! The book smart object is meant for on-screen presentation, being as big as you see in preview. But the pen and glasses are scalable vector smart objects.