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Failed Alzheimer's drug may get second chance, experts say
Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson's Alzheimer's drug failed to help patients showing early signs of the disease, but it could get another chance as scientists test whether the devastating illness should be treated before symptoms appear.
Pfizer and J&J said on Monday that they were scrapping large-scale clinical trials of the experimental drug bapineuzumab in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, after the drug failed to improve their memory or thinking skills.
While disappointing to millions of Alzheimer's patients and their families, the result was no surprise to researchers or investors who had anticipated a slim chance of success.
That's because scientists now view Alzheimer's as a decades-long process in which the toxic protein beta amyloid gradually builds up in the brain before dementia sets in.
They believe the best hope now is testing drugs much earlier in this process, before the disease has done too much damage. But some fear that companies like Pfizer and J&J may balk over the long haul after spending billions on failed experiments.
"Even though the scientific rationale might still be valid and strong and not adequately tested in the phase of the disease where you might expect the therapy to work, that may be lost to investors," said Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in Rochester, Minnesota. "I hope that is not the case."
Pfizer and J&J said they do not yet have plans to test the compound in people at risk for Alzheimer's, but who do not have symptoms. The companies, which are developing the drug together, are due to present data next month showing whether it reduced levels of beta amyloid in the brain as well as other so-called biomarkers, and that will determine whether it can be used in earlier trials, researchers said.
"The jury is still out about the earlier use of bapineuzumab and other medications like it for earlier stages of the disease," said Dr. Steven Salloway of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, who chaired the scientific steering committees for late-stage studies of the treatment.
These so-called biomarker results will be released on September 11 at a medical meeting in Stockholm.
"If the biomarkers move in a positive direction, that is encouraging with regard to moving earlier," said Petersen. "Ultimately, you'd like to go into asymptomatic patients."
The new wave
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, affecting nearly 36 million people worldwide, and its prevalence is expected to grow as the world's population lives longer.
Current drugs only treat symptoms and none have yet been able to keep the fatal disease from progressing. That has proven a tantalizing prospect for drugmakers, as a success would be worth billions of dollars.
The repeated failure to find something that works is also costly: J&J said on Monday it would take a charge of up to $400 million over its bapineuzumab research. Eli Lilly and Co will present results on a similar drug, solanezumab, in the coming weeks. Investors see the probability of success as less than 11 percent, according to a survey by ISI Group.
Dr. Husseini Manji, global head of neuroscience drug development at J&J's Janssen research unit, said the company remains committed to Alzheimer's research and will scour the bapineuzumab trials for information that will help plan the next set of studies.
"When we got into this, we realized it was one of the most challenging things we could take on," he said in an interview. "You hope your first approach works, but we are certainly going to learn a hell of a lot from this data."
Among the next wave of clinical trials, the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network (DIAN) will test several drugs in patients, who are genetically predisposed to develop the disease at an early age.
People in these families have a 50 percent chance of inheriting one of three genes that cause early Alzheimer's. Most develop symptoms before age 45.
Dr. Randall Bateman of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who runs the drug-testing arm of that study, said last month the trial would select drugs after results of bapineuzumab and solanezumab are announced.
Dr. John Morris of Washington University, who leads the overall study, said the failed Phase 3 results of bapineuzumab do not eliminate it from consideration for DIAN trials.
"The most important information from the failed bapi (bapineuzumab) studies for DIAN will be whether there are unanticipated safety issues," Morris said in an e-mail. Brown's Salloway said he saw no new safety issues.
The trials terminated by Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson delivered the drug as an intravenous infusion. But they will continue with a shot form now being tested in a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with mild to moderate disease.
Salloway said the companies thought it was worthwhile to gather data on how this form of the drug works at attacking the underlying disease, though it is unlikely to work for patients already exhibiting symptoms.
A shot would be more convenient than an IV infusion, which may prove useful for future trials. Patients in the Phase 2 study will be informed of the Phase 3 results, and will need to sign consent forms to continue in the study, Salloway said.
Scientists are also testing crenezumab, made by Roche Holding AG's Genentech unit, in a large family of people in Colombia who develop early onset Alzheimer's. And while researchers may fear the profit equation may turn against them, patient groups believe the business rationale will be there for the duration.
"You are going to learn from every study you do. That will get you to the end of the road eventually," said William Thies, chief medical and scientific officer at the Alzheimer's Association. "Alzheimer's disease still has a profile that makes one think it is treatable, has a reasonably large market and should continue to attract attention from drug companies."


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Funny you say that! The pain medication I received when I got there made tears stream out of my eyes for about nine hours, until the medication finally wore off. It was some freaky and unusual side-effect, that weepinessUpasaka wrote:
Medicine Buddha puja time!
When Buddha said samsara meant that we each suffer a stream of blood and a stream of tears, you weren't supposed to take it quite so literally!
I hope you recover well.
Thanks again for all the supportive comments, I really appreciate it. I will most likely need surgery but it should be outpatient.
I did find that my practice helped me to handle the situation far better than I would have in the past. I guess some times it takes an unpleasant situation to really put our work to the test.

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"Digital" (social media, analytics, mobile and cloud computing) has made it easier for companies to enter new industries and to collaborate with non-traditional partners. In a survey of 500 business leaders around the world, one-third is planning to pursue growth opportunities in—or in collaboration with—the public and non-profit sectors. Business leaders are knocking on the door. Are public agencies and non-profits ready to answer?
Read the original blog post, "Opportunity Knocks: The Digital Promise of Cross-Sector Collaboration" on the Collaborate blog.
Tim Cooper, Archie Maitland and Matthew Robinson authored the post. Tim Cooper is a senior research manager at the Accenture Institute for High Performance, where Archie Maitland is a research associate and Matthew Robinson is managing director of policy research.


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Places for oranges in the Golden State
California's "Second Gold Rush" began after the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent two little navel-orange trees to a resident of Riverside in 1873. The fruit that grew from those trees was so sweet and flavorful that groves of citrus - especially oranges - soon carpeted large swaths of Southern California. Although few orange groves are left (even in, well, Orange County), the citrus legacy in the state lives on.
1. California Citrus State Historic Park, Riverside
A giant orange - about 8 feet in diameter - stands at the park entrance as a reminder of the juice stands that once beckoned highway travelers to rest a spell. The 1.25-mile Citrus Interpretive Trail passes by a grove of more than 175 varieties of citrus trees with interpretive displays about the history of the orange industry in Southern California. Open Fridays through Mondays. 9400 Dufferin Ave., (951) 780-6222, www.parks.ca.gov
2. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market,
San Francisco
As many as 14 California farms sell up to seven kinds of oranges at booths on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Different varieties come in at different times of the year and may include Valencias, navels, Cara Caras, Atwoods, Bergamots, Calamondins and blood oranges. Some growers offer samples or sell juice. 1 Ferry Building, (415) 291-3276, www.cuesa.org/markets
3. Andreas Hotel & Spa, Palm Springs
The downtown spa's one-hour exfoliating California Orange Blossom Scrub includes "polishing" your body with a Mandarin Orange Body Scrub and an application of orange blossom lotion with "protein enzymes." 227 N. Indian Canyon Dr., (888) 327-5701, www.andreashotel.com.
4. Antique Society, Sebastopol
When the citrus industry began in California in the early 20th century, it was the crate labels' compelling art in bright, primary colors showing perfect fruit, stunning nature and bucolic scenes that really sold fruit shipped back East. Original Fruit Crate Labels, one of 125 antiques dealers here, displays about 1,200 historic labels, including 60 to 80 for oranges. 2661 Gravenstein Hwy. S., (707) 829-1733, labelcollector.com (click on "Store Locations").
5. French 75 Bistro & Champagne Bar, Laguna Beach
Summer cocktails in this Orange County lounge range from mimosas (Champagne, blood-orange extract, pineapple juice and Cointreau) to New Fashioneds (applewood-smoked-bacon-infused bourbon, blood orange, orange bitter, morello cherry and maple syrup) to Scarlet Rubies (vodka, lemoncello, ruby Port wine, Meyer lemon and blackberries with "Cointreau blood-orange zested pink Himalayan sea salt"). 1464 S. Coast Hwy., (949) 494-8444, www.french75.net.
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Simon, let's get right to it. Where are we in terms of as-a-Service?
It's no secret that digital technologies are changing the way our clients do business, so of course the services world is fundamentally changing as well. I believe that Accenture Operations is at the forefront of this evolution. Our strategy is to combine our market-leading business process, infrastructure, security and cloud service capabilities to design, build and deliver true as-a-Service offerings, and the market says we're doing this pretty well.
Your role in all this, briefly.
I'm directly responsible for the evolution and growth of all Accenture Operations Business Process Services (BPS) offerings. The good news is there are about 85,000 BPS professionals working hard to deliver on our strategy and making Accenture and myself look good every day. Staying ahead of the technology curve keeps us busy and it's challenging but that's how I like it.
How precisely do you plan to stay ahead?
Our strategic growth priority for Accenture Operations is to define, scale and own the as-a-Service space while continuing to grow our core Business Process Services (BPS) and Infrastructure Services businesses. To do this we have a strong culture of innovation as part of our daily life backed up through access to Accenture Labs, Innovation Centers, Design Studios and academic partnerships with leading universities.
Tell me more about Accenture Operations?
We're a $7 billion business with more than 114,000 professionals globally focused on delivering business outcomes for our clients. Our capabilities are underpinned by intelligent technology, staffed by highly skilled talent with deep domain and industry expertise and powered by predictive and prescriptive analytics. Importantly, at Accenture, the sum of our combined businesses is greater than the individual parts.
What about Business Process Services (BPS)?
When a client wants to start delivering business outcomes, the first thing they look at are their business processes. Our deep expertise in business processes starts with our people, whose learning and extensive industry, technical and functional experience give us the know-how to help drive measurable business outcomes.
How does automation fit in?
Now more than ever automation is key. We've invested in a range of automation and analytics technologies—business process management tools, robotic process automation and artificial intelligence combined with predictive and prescriptive analytics. The result is true "plug-and-play" business processes driving new levels of performance, productivity, compliance, quality, data-driven insights and user experience. Plus, by eliminating many process steps and increasing productivity on what remains we are freeing up talent to focus on higher-value analysis, decision-making and innovation.
How do you keep your energy level so high?
I have always looked to be stretched intellectually and have tried to make things happen. I have had the great good fortune to find success in both objectives in my career with Accenture during the last 35-plus years. There is always something exciting on the horizon. That's what gets me up in the morning. And there's an energy here. It's like team sports when everybody is in sync and you get a surge in performance.
Let's switch gears. You played rugby while you were at university?
I played for 12 years and enjoyed it tremendously. It taught me a lot about teamwork, competition and playing to your strengths—having a plan, anticipating what the other side is going to do, surprising people and acknowledging the contribution everyone on the team makes. I also rowed in college and early career—to me that is the ultimate team sport—once you get 8 people doing everything in unison you are unstoppable.
You've been with Accenture your entire career. What was your path at the company?
Frankly? Unimaginable looking back to my innocent 22-year-old self embarking on my first job in the consulting division of an accounting firm! It's been more than 35 years, and when you're continually challenged and having fun it goes by in the blink of an eye. I've been privileged to hold a variety of delivery, solution and sales roles in Europe, Latin America and North America. Prior to assuming my current position in January 2012, I led the company's emerging industry-specific BPS business and held the role of Global BPS Sales lead for the Communications, Media & Technology group. Before that, I helped found Accenture's Supply Chain, Procurement and Utilities BPS businesses.
What are some of the current challenges your clients face?
Technology will always improve but right now one of the primary client challenges I see is helping organizations to make the most of their digital technology—which means focusing on the people who can really use it—the talent. High performers are looking at Business Process Services to get access to the best talent and improve the quality of talent in their retained organization.
What do you believe sets BPS at Accenture apart?
The numbers speak volumes. We're a BPS pioneer with more than 25 years' experience and we're the acknowledged market leader. I mean, IAOP named us a top outsourcing provider for eleven years running. We support client operations in more than 150 countries, we have more than 50 delivery locations and support over 45 languages.
Where did you go to school, Simon?
I graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MA in mathematics.
Accenture is a busy place, what do you do to unwind?
I like to spend time with my family. My wife and I have three awesome children aged 17 to 23—we delight in being with them when they can fit us into their busy schedules! I love to read and we enjoy the theatre and films. My weakness is enjoying good food, some of which I cook, and fine wine—one of the reasons I spend a lot of time cycling and swimming!
Why are you proud to work at Accenture?
I would have to pick on Stewardship, one of our core values. Over my career I have seen this operate over so many different dimensions. The most obvious is growing our people—in my time here the firm has grown from 2,000 to 370,000 worldwide and every person here or who has left us has been personally guided through their time at Accenture. In the last decade, we have taken that into the communities around us and our Skills to Succeed program is on track by 2020 to equip three million people around the world with the skills to get a job or build a business.


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narrowing down my options, and question about getting off the waitlist
February 17, 2013, 08:21:38 AM »
Hello, I have recently migrated to LSD from TLS, where I have spent the past several weeks reading about how law school will surely ruin my life. I'm hoping to receive some constructive advice regarding my options and, after looking through a number of LSD threads, it seems that is a bit more likely to happen here. My goal is not to be wealthy. I am not looking for 80 hr work weeks or a huge salary. I want to be a lawyer because I feel that the law is the most practical way possible to help people in a tangible way and make a real difference in society. I love problem-solving, researching, thinking... This is something I want because I believe that the job itself will be rewarding, not because of the financial 'return on my investment'. That being said, I aim to minimize my debt as much as possible, as I do not want to be limited in my career by a need to receive a higher salary to pay back my loans.
I have applied to a number of schools in varying areas of the country. I currently live in Buffalo, NY and have family both on Long Island (my family) and in FL (my partner's family). Being closer to family would be nice, but is not a necessity. We've lived far from them for almost a decade and have been able to make it work. My partner and I are looking to relocate long term, and a large part of my application process has been guided by where we would like to live. We would like to leave Buffalo, as the economy here is in pretty bad shape and jobs are hard to come by for us both. It seems that staying here would likely be limiting, and we would both have better opportunities elsewhere. I am beginning to receive acceptance notifications from many schools, and am still awaiting scholarship details for most. Figuring out the financial aspect, then, will be the next stage in narrowing down my options, as my goal is to minimize my debt as much as possible without sacrificing opportunities.
The schools I have applied to thus far are:
American-- accepted, awaiting scholarship information
Brooklyn-- accepted, $20k per year, top 80% stipulation
SUNY Buffalo-- accepted, awaiting scholarship information
Cardozo-- pending
Chicago-Kent-- pending
DePaul-- accepted, awaiting scholarship information
Georgia State University-- accepted, awaiting scholarship information
University of Connecticut-- pending
University of Minnesota-- waitlisted
Northeastern-- accepted, $10k per year, "remain in good academic standing" is the only stipulation
University of Pittsburgh-- pending
University of Georgia-- pending
At this point, although I am very much attracted to Brooklyn for a number of reasons, I do not feel it would be a wise decision based on the debt I will incur between tuition and COL in NY, and the inevitably stiff competition I will face in NY from NYU, Columbia, and T14 students, along with Fordham, Cardozo, St. John's, CUNY... it seems that attending a middle of the road school in such a competitive market would not be a smart move. I have heard that scholarship amounts are often increased as students withdraw, so I am holding out to see what happens. As it stands, I do not plan on attending unless there is a substantial increase to my scholarship.
I also likely plan on withdrawing from Northeastern for similar reasons- Boston is also an expensive city to live in with quite a bit of competition, and because I am wary of their "no grades" system- With those reservations, and a mere $10k per year scholarship, I do not feel that it would be worth accumulating such substantial debt to attend.
I have similar reservations about my options in Chicago, in terms of competition and COL.
Firstly, then- does my assessment of the above schools seem accurate? Are there other considerations I should be taking into account? And secondly, of the remaining schools... any advice/recommendations?
I also recently received a response on my application to University of Minnesota. I have been waitlisted. My GPA is 3.38, LSAT 161. I am below both medians, and believe it is likely my work experience, personal statement, and strong LORs which kept me from being outright rejected. I have been working on a LOCI to send to them, and intend to submit it via e-mail within the next week. I am concerned, however, that being accepted from the waitlist may mean that I will not receive substantial scholarship money.
My questions, then, regarding University of Minnesota:
1) How likely is it, when being admitted off of the waitlist, that I will also be offered a scholarship?
2) Would attending University of Minnesota, even at a higher cost, be a better decision than attending a lower-ranked school for less money? (In terms of employment opportunities, education, mobility, etc.).
It is the highest ranked school to which I have applied- but what that mean enough in terms of opportunity that it would be worth spending more to attend there? I would be happy to live in Minneapolis, at least for quite a while, but would relocating from there be difficult? In looking at Law School Transparency, it does seem that graduates have had some luck in moving to a variety of areas throughout the country- is this typical?
Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
You find yourself in a very actionable position.
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February 17, 2013, 07:04:44 PM »
Regional focus has started to become far more evident in the last few years. Go to school where you want to work, where the cost of your education will be lowest, and network your ass off from the very first day you get there. Find a local Inn of the Court, join it, and attend meetings religiously. Get to know lawyers, and better yet, make absolutely certain they not only know you, but like you.
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February 17, 2013, 10:45:13 PM »
First thing to realize when reading things on this forum, TLS, or others is that everyone posting is an anonymous internet poster that knows nothing about you, your situation, or what is best for you so take it with a grain of salt. With that disclaimer I will follow up on what Irrx said.
As Irrx suggessted location is the most important thing to consider particularly if you have a partner, which from your post appears you do. Not only will the area you reside in have a significant impact on your experience in law school your partner will be moving to a whole new city without any structure in place. The reality is wherever you go to law school is where you will end up for the foreseeable future after law school there are exceptions, but all your internships will be local and schools have connections locally. If you attend Brooklyn Law School nobody outside of New York is going to go out of their way to hire you. Law firms, government agencies, etc tend to recruit locally it just makes sense. A firm in Miami is not going to fly up to interview people at Brooklyn Law School and they are not going to pay to interview you when there is Miami Law School, FIU, in Miami and Florida and Florida State it just does not make sense.
So just based on the schools you listed really think about where you want to live aside from the job aspect each city has a culture. I am also assuming you are gay based on your reference to your partner and sadly these type of relationships are not as accepted in some parts of the country as others. This goes to a bigger point that law school does not exist in a vacuum if you are going to school in the South it may be a lot difference experience for you and your partner than in San Francisco.
You definitely need to pay attention to this and it appears that you are, but remember some schools offer in-state tuition. I noticed you mentioned Florida might be a place you have connections and FIU offers in-state tuition at 12k a year, CUNY does as well, and Buffalo might also. You can have a 20k scholarhsip at a school that costs 50k per year you are still going to spend 90k in tuition assuming you don't lose the scholarship money. While you would spend only 36k in tuition at FIU, CUNY, or some other school. I cannot stress to you the importance of minimizing your debt.
Another thing that is important is for you to visit the schools and see if it is a fit for you. You will have your own personal opinions regarding this and I know I had mine. When I was a 0L I visited a number of schools some felt right others felt wrong. Visit the different schools and see what fits for you.
I will let you in on a secret at every ABA school the education is the same. Despite U.S. News giving these b.s. rankings what you learn in law school is the exact same. Your first year will be torts, contracts, civil procedure, property, criminal law, and con law. Or some slight variation that and in these classes you will read supreme court cases where you will learn personal jurisdiction, the elements of negligence, consideration in a contract, etc etc. The Supreme Court does not write separate opinions for different law schools so you learn the same thing and furthermore once you are a practicing lawyer you go into court and argue. You don't get to say I went to X school, which is ranked 9 spots higher than opposing counsels school so I win.
I strongly encourage you to go into a courtroom and see what being a lawyer really is if you haven't already. You will see the name of law schools does not come up, but some lawyers are great others are not. It often has very little to do with their school.
To many OL's take this way to seriously. Remember U.S. News is a for profit, unregulated magazine, offering an opinion nothing more. Do not make life altering decisions based on what a school is "ranked". Nobody really cares I noticed you might consider moving to Minnesota because it is the highest ranked? Do you have any desire to live in Minnesota? Does your partner want to live in Minnesota? If the answer to both of those questions is no then do not make a life altering decision by spending three years of your life and 100,000 because a magazine said to.
If you have connections in Minnesota and want to be there then Minnesota is a solid school and will open doors in Minnesota, but employers in NY or Florida are not going to heavily recruit in Minnesota it just doesn't make sense for them to do so.
One point to really drive this home is U.S. News ranks more than law schools according to the same Magazine New Mexico is the best place to live right now and South Dakota will be the best place to live in 2032. I am not making this up here are the links.
I highly doubt you and your partner are going to pack your bags and move to New Mexico because U.S. News ranked it #1 or plan on retiring in South Dakota because U.S. News said so. I am sure there are valid points to the ranking of these areas, but making a life altering decision based on these reports would not make a lot of sense. Apply the same logic when choosing a law school I cannot tell you how many 0L's make the mistake of putting rankings first and foremost in their decision process and it is 100% the wrong thing to do.
My response is a little scattered, but I think it is important to understand that you know better than anyone else what is best for you. Furthermore, if you go to law school and pass the bar you will probably succeed. It will be difficult and none of these schools will result in employers begging you to work for them, but with some perservancer & dedication you can succeed as a lawyer.
I went to a mediocre school and found a job I love as lawyer right after getting bar results. However, for three years of law school and 4 months waiting for results I was scared sh**less it was stressful and these are generally the people who post online when they are scared, but after they move on to succeed they never rescind their posts so it often scares 0L's like yourself.
Just bottom line if you want to be a lawyer go to law school. The best choice in my opinion is to attend law school in a location you want to live in that works for your partner and minimizes your debt. Good luck to you .
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February 18, 2013, 06:13:33 PM »
Go to school in the market you want to work, and pay as little as possible. Ranking means almost nothing once you get past the T20, so you should focus on employment statistics and keeping your debt load as close to zero as you can. Realize that many of the schools you listed give you less than a 50% chance of securing work as a lawyer, and you will be making $40-60k MAXIMUM. The general rule of thumb is not to take out more debt that you expect to make your first year, so you should be paying AT MOST $60k for the total COA (including living expenses) for any school you attend. Re-taking would give you access to more schools and to better scholarships at the schools you are in. Good luck.
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February 18, 2013, 07:53:16 PM »
I will have to rebut Anit's statement and remember law school transparency is not exactly gospel. Furthermore, it only reports attorney salaries right after graduation and although it is true most lawyers start out making 40-60k, after a few years of experience this number jumps significantly.
As for the 50% chance of working as a lawyer there are number of reasons for these numbers. One being not everyone reports all their info to their school when I graduated, passed the bar, and was working I simply never filled out the survey. I should have filled it out and meant to do it, but I didn't. There is no penalty for not submitting your paperwork it is completely voluntary and I think I like many people I didn't feel like spending my free time filing out an employment survey.
On top of that there are a number of people who do not pass the bar, which often has a lot more to do with the individual than anything related to the school. If you don't pass the bar you can't work as a lawyer and even schools like Harvard do not have 100% bar passage rates. Even further still there a number of people who won't get hired because of their personality or other issues. For example I knew a guy in law school who got hired as a D.A, but he failed his drug test. The guy had a cocaine problem, which not the school's fault he. The guy graduated, passed the bar, but had a substance abuse problem. He couldn't get a job because of his personal cocaine problem and it was noting related to the school. Further still there are number of people who go to law school and simply don't want to be lawyers. Some people are extremely wealth and just want the intellectual challenge or want to go into business etc.
Bottom line is these employment numbers should be considered, but you have realize there are far from full-proof. I went to a mediocre school and was offered a job right the day after getting bar results. This was not that long ago and I know plenty of people that also got jobs. However, I can tell you I was stressed out for 3 years about finding a job during law school and in California you wait 4 months for bar results so after graduation I went 3 months of studying for the bar and another 4 months of waiting for results before I could work. Not to mention you get your results the week of Thanksgiving and realistically most employers do not hire around the Holiday season and the majority of my classmates did not get jobs until January. This was more than 9 months after graduation, but you can see why this 9 month number is flawed, because almost jobs depend on bar results, which you don't have until 7-8 months after graduation. Once you receive those results it will generally take a month or two to find a job.
I could go on and on, but the reality is many people do find legal jobs, but like any profession finding a job is difficult & stressful. If you really want to be a lawyer then go to law school, but realize it is not a guarantee of success, but the numbers you see from a lot of these places have a major agenda and are very skewed. I would highly recommend going to these different schools and contacting recent alumni. Many alumni are happy to talk about their experiences and you can gauge the credibility of the individuals yourself.
Good luck on your legal career should you choose that path.
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A good soundtrack will add to whatever it's a part of. A great soundtrack will do that and stand on its own. This is one of the latter. "Majesty" is but one of many tracks off the soundtrack for a little game called Fez (which you should play if you own an Xbox 360 and a soul, but that's beside the point) and it stands as a great example of a chill, ambient album that really rocks.
Written by Rich "Disasterpeace" Vreeland, the whole Fez soundtrack is great background music for writing or drawing or mopping the floor or whatever, and "Majesty" with its swelling, anthemic crescendo is definitely one of the album's highlights. That said, there's a sort of sweeping variety to the whole collection and it definitely deserves a listen in full, so throw it on next time you need a little white noise and see where it takes you. [Spotify, Bandcamp]


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DHS T1024, Expert Compact
Name and Brand, originThe Expert Compact T1024 is made by Double Happiness (DHS). The table is made in China, and DHS is the number one selling brand in China. This table is ITTF approved!
Name and Brand, origin
The Expert Compact T1024 is made by Double Happiness (DHS). The table is made in China, and DHS is the number one selling brand in China. This table is ITTF approved!
Table surface (thickness, quality, other)
It has a 7/8" (22mm) top with a 2" by 1" steel support apron that runs around all four sides of each top piece. The surface of my table is matte blue. The bottom is panted similarly to the top, which is securely attached to the support structure with many steel brackets.
Frame (material, 2-piece or fold-up, sturdiness, roll-away or fixed, etc)
This is has a rollaway centerfold design identical to the Butterfly Centerfold 25 and Joola 3000SC. It comes fully assembled in the box. The table is very study, durable, and heavy at 320 lbs. All four 4" casters include ball bearings, locks, and height adjustment with handy thumb screws. Like the rest of the table, the casters are substantial and made of durable rubber and steel. Additionally, each of the four corner legs has a height adjust mechanism. The table locks open at two corners. There is no plastic in the frame, except for the adjustable feet.
Performance (playing performance compared to a competition table)
This is an ITTF competition approved table. It has a very smooth surface with well defined lines. The play is fast and the bounce is even.
Durability (table surface, warping of main surface, etc)
I have only had the table for a few weeks, but considering the construction and quality materials, I doubt that warping or other durability issues will arise. Packaging was good, no table damage.
Value for money, recommend or not?
AMAZING! The MSRP as of Jan 21, 2012 is $1499.00, but I got mine from Li-Ning for just under $475, including a P102 net. I picked the table up at the store to avoid shipping charges. The table is nearly identical to the Butterfly Centerfold25 and Joola 3000SC, but comes at a fraction of the cost even without the sale.
The balls have left some dots upon impact (normal), but no paint rubs off onto the balls. For home use, playback position would occasionally be nice, especially with kids. This table does not have playback, but a number of other DHS tables do (Supreme Pro T1223, Rising Star T2125, and Eurostar T2023).
The P102 net is everything you could want in a net. It clips to the net solidly and supports height and tension adjustment. The posts are metal, but there is an internal bayonet made of plastic that actually holds the net. The net came with some fibers that weren't perfectly horizontal, but I was able to straighten them with my finger.
You'd be nuts to buy anything else. I looked for months before finally finding this table. The deal I got was an advertised sale by Li-Ning in Portland. If you're interested, you may want to give them a call. Note, I believe that Li Ning and DHS are somehow linked, like Li-Ning owned DHS. I am very happy with my purchase!


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I was waiting for a post like this, just like for so long.
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lovely song! amazing shot! just out of curiosity, how you always manage to get such beautiful self portraits? some tips maybe? ;PReplyDelete
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Closet Case: Closet Storage Solutions
As part of 2011's "operation declutter", I have been doing a "once around the house" looking for problem areas. I realize that the armchair in my bedroom has become a second closet. I never sit on my lovely chair as it holds piles of clothes waiting to be squeezed into a too-full closet. Having your own closet mishaps? 3 steps to solve your closet mayhem after the jump!
The perfect closet in within reach! Here are 3 simple steps to get you started.
Step 1: Find inspiration.
Here are some of my favorites:
Photo One: I adore the idea of bringing your clothes out of the closet. Personally, I like having a headboard to rest against, but this concept could work on any wall of the bedroom. However it may mean investing in a more festive wardrobe!
Photo Two: This closet makes me wish I had a small nook to hold my goods. The rough chunks of wood are a great way to add earthy appeal to often "sterile" off-the-shelf closet organizers. This could also look great on a exposed wall in your abode.
Photo Three: This invisible closet DIY idea from Jaboopee is a very cool small space solution. Love the way she styled it out with wallpaper samples!
Step 2: Research.
Find a wardrobe system that meets your space requirements and budget. IKEA's PAX series is a nice affordable solution with a wide range of sizes. Check out Good Housekeeping | Hands-On Review of Closet Organizers for more possibilities.
Step 3: Edit & Style.
Use the age old rule: If you haven't worn it in a year, release it. Or my more aggressive rule: Everytime you bring home a new pair of shoes/top/dress, you must release an older version.
Invest in wooden hangers and hang clothing in groups of like colors. This simple solution helped my closet go from gloom to glam in one day.
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Next week's US PlayStation Store update will bring with it discounted prices on 10 PS Vita games, Sony has said.
If you are going to buy Uncharted why not pay the extra 15 dollars and purchase Playstation Plus and get 5 extra games along with Uncharted. Plus the extra benefits and games that come along with your plus subscription for the year.
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ps+ if fine as a service if you buy a lot game you cheating yourself by paying more 5 games $40 each $200 or rent them for a year for 60 with other games added an random discounts if your a person who never sells game an must have physical copy then your still better off using ps+ too play the game an waiting 2-3 years too buy the game cheap too have sit on a shelf if you like too buy an flip games it a mute point since you not really keeping any games either
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Willis Earl Beal wandered through most of his 28 years on the planet without a steady job or much direction until his loneliness become so consuming that he began to sing. Now he finds himself as a labelmate of Radiohead, M.I.A. and Adele. His debut album for Hot Charity/XL Recordings, "Acousmatic Sorcery," is out this week.
Beal grew up on the South Side and attended high school in Richton Park. An ill-fated stint in theU.S. Armyfollowed, along with countless dead-end jobs. He relocated to Albuquerque, N.M., in 2007 in search of … well, it's not clear exactly even to him what he hoped to find there. He was homeless for a time, then finally ended up working another series of soul-sapping jobs.
"I developed an interest in singing, because nights get lonely out there," he says. "I was riding my bike or walking everywhere, with nowhere to go. I bought some recording gear – boom boxes, microphone, karaoke box – just to experiment."
He latched onto the music of certain artists that he would listen to over and over again, and wrote 130 songs of wildly varying quality in response.
"I was seeking an emotional connection with whomever and wherever I could find it," he says. "When I heard somebody I related to, a particular artist or type of music, I would investigate the music I liked to the utmost. But there was not a lot I liked. The sounds I ended up creating after discovering certain artists were just a response. It was more of a dialogue. I felt the need to give my interpretation to what it is they were telling me. I felt the same way they felt and I wanted to interpret that. It was more delusional than anything. It had less to do with music and more about companionship.
"I had a compact disc player. Everyone else had iPod. But I liked to listen to old records, to understand the entire artistic scope and go on a journey with these people. I would listen while riding my bike at nighttime and it was very romantic. I developed real close relationships with people like Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Jandek, Cat Power. It wasn't like I had an obsession with them, like a stalker. It was just, hell, I don't have any friends. These people are writing lyrics like they're my friends. So I'm going to sing something and record it, and we'll have sort of a spiritual dialogue. And then I can be in the audible pantheon of those people in my own brain. It wasn't like 'Now I'm going to be an artist.' It was more a matter of survival."
He began posting flyers around town that included a self-portrait, his address and phone number, with a promise to sing a song for anyone who called or provide a drawing for anyone who wrote.
"I pretended it was some sociological experiment, but it was more serious than that," he says. "I was going stir-crazy and I just wanted a girlfriend."
The flyer worked in unexpected ways: It drew attention to Beal's recordings. He was written about in Found Magazine, which issued a limited-edition CD of Beal's home recordings last year.
Though Beal has no musical training, wasn't even all that interested in music until he started making it a few years ago, his home recordings are distinguished by a pliable, astonishingly powerful or wrenchingly tender voice. At times, as on the ragged field holler "Take Me Away," he approximates the growl of Tom Waits or an old blues singer. At other moments, such as the reverie "Evening's Kiss" or the heartbreaking "Monotony," he's a folk-soul balladeer. He plays rudimentary guitar, plucks a harp-like childrens instrument and pounds out rhythms on pots and pans, trash cans, pails.
"Begrudgingly, I like not having any musical training," he says. "I feel like I'm always on the outside, but in a way that gives me the fire. Being ignorant gives me this force, it gives me subject content for the lyrics, and extra intensity. I always have a melody in mind, but I don't realize what kind of talent I have until the tools for making it are put in front of me. On any given day, I can have loads of talent or no talent at all. One day I'll leave all full-chested and think, 'Oh, yeah, I'm an artist. I'm a composer. I could score a film!' And the next day, nothing. I'm just staring at the wall, thinking, 'Maybe I'm in the wrong profession.' "
Now 11 of his homemade recordings are being presented to the world on "Acousmatic Sorcery," and he's more than a bit conflicted about it.
"I'm not excited about the record these days," he says. "I was excited about it when I did it (in 2007-10). I feel sort of detached from it these days because I'm ready to move on. I never intended for that record to be heard by a whole bunch of people. It's a skeleton, an outline. I'm a bit embarrassed. My Dad said people at his job wanted copies and I said, 'Dad, it's not that kind of record.' It's for people who dig conceptual art, which is just a fancy way of saying it's for people who don't mind that it's terrible. I feel like I've grown up from that sound. I feel I have so much more to offer."
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GaryRissling wrote:I would very much like to see a cross-reference between contributors to Dems, Republicans, and Likud. I'd bet a lot of key contributions originate from the same pockets.
Sarcastic wrote:GaryRissling wrote:I would very much like to see a cross-reference between contributors to Dems, Republicans, and Likud. I'd bet a lot of key contributions originate from the same pockets.
You'll find this article interesting.
More than half of the contributions to politicians in the past two years - 53 percent of the NIS 13 million - came from people who live overseas, cannot vote in Israel and are not directly impacted by the elected officials' decisions.
King Sid the Great 87 wrote:Social security short fall be damned. Obama proposes to extend payroll tax holiday!
Sarcastic wrote:According to the source, Israel also plans to advance long-frozen plans for the E1 area, which covers an area that links the city of Jerusalem with the settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim.
If built, the controversial plan would prevent territorial contiguity between the northern and southern West Bank, making it difficult for a future Palestinian state to function.
In the beginning of his term, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the Obama administration a commitment that Israel would not build in the area. Both of his predecessors, Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert, also promised the U.S. administration that Israel would not build in E1.
Sarcastic wrote:5 million Palestinian refugees were created by the creation of Israel. People who were physically displaced from their homes. That figure is from our State Department.
GaryRissling wrote:Gaucho wrote:The chances of Catalunya - which is mostly autonomous anyway - seceding from Spain are slim to none, actually. It's mostly just posturing and frustration about allegedly having to bail out the other, less properous regions (same happens in Belgium, the UK, Germany...). What they fail to mention, of course, is that Catalunya is also the region with by far the highest per capita debts in all of Spain. So they want to apply a little pressure on the Spanish government.
Yes, they are proud Catalunyans, but most of them are proud Spaniards, too.
I agree that actual secession is highly unlikely, but while I haven't been to the region since the early 2000's, even at that time, you'd be hard pressed to find much love for Madrid, or Spanish flags for that matter. Franco's regime was not so long ago. Heck it only ended around the last time the Flyers won the cup.
Gaucho wrote:They don't speak in Castilian in Galicia, Basque and Valencia either.
tifosi77 wrote:I didn't know Valencia was on the list, but I did know Euskadi spoke Basque. It's a very fragmented country, that's for sure. They say that the 2010 World Cup victory made many Spaniards feel like real Spaniards for the first time..... and then they remembered that 8 of the starting 11 were Catalan, and everything went back to normal.
ExPatriatePen wrote:Gaucho wrote:They don't speak in Castilian in Galicia, Basque and Valencia either.
How does majorca (mallorca) figure into that equation?
Factorial wrote:GaryRissling wrote:It doesn't have to be. In fact, it would be much better IMO if we supported a non-sectarian democracy in Israel that recognized the equality of man; but that is never discussed. Segregation is the preferred solution. I don't for the life of me understand unconditionally supporting any racially/sectarian-based geo-political ideology is in keeping with what we believe as a nation.
It's apartheid.....
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'EastEnders' writers have teamed up with Comic Relief for a series of episodes tackling issues around teenagers and gangs.
In a storyline to transmit next month, viewers will see Bianca Butcher, played by Patsy Palmer, at her wit's end when she starts to lose control of her 14-year-old son Liam who gets caught up in a gang.
The BBC said the storyline was carefully researched by Comic Relief and the 'EastEnders' team to ensure it reflects the problems faced by young people today, looking at why teenagers become involved in gangs and the devastating effects the culture can have on so many lives.
Lorraine Newman, 'EastEnders' executive producer, said: "This subject matter is something which is touching the lives of so many young people in London and other cities around the UK.
"We have taken the opportunity to see the impact from a mother's perspective and Patsy Palmer gives a powerful performance of a mother doing all she can to protect her son.
"The telling of this story has also given us the chance to explore the reasons behind the attraction of gangs for teenagers."
Judith McNeill, of Comic Relief, said: "In 2011 Comic Relief put 'EastEnders' in touch with young people who had been sexually exploited so that the reality of this horrific form of abuse could be accurately portrayed.
"The ground breaking storyline was important in lifting the lid on a hidden issue and significantly raised the profile of the issue of young people and sexual exploitation across the UK. This year's story line should play an equally important role in promoting greater understanding of why young people are vulnerable to becoming involved in gangs."
The storyline will start on screen next month and will include a six minute episode to be featured as part of Comic Relief's night of TV transmitting on Friday March 15 on BBC One.
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Ok, I have to apologize for posting so many coffee related recipes. I keep getting requests for different things and I just can't say "no." It really has nothing to do with feeling obligated, it has to do with loving the challenges that are presented to me. Who doesn't love a good challenge?
Last night I decided to make Pumpkin Pie Spice Syrup. When I posted my Pumpkin Pie Spice latte receipe last weekend, it generated a lot of interest. But, after doing some research, I realized that Starbucks does not follow the same recipe that I posted. While it tastes the same, it is far too time intensive for them to do all of those steps. What I discovered was that they use a special pumpkin pie spice syrup. I guess I should have figured that out, but I never gave it much thought.
The syrup not only makes sense for Starbucks to use, but it makes sense for me to use it too. With how easy it was to prepare, I thought I would give it a try. I threw all of the ingredients together and had fresh, yummy syrup within 10 minutes.
I made myself a pumpkin spice latte this morning using my syrup, and it was very good. It was quite a bit easier than having to follow the other recipe and it tastes the same. The best thing about the syrup is that you can use it for all different kinds of coffees and teas. This would also make a good gift for someone, although it does have to be refrigerated.
It's supposed to get cold this weekend, so enjoy your pumpkin pie spice drinks and stay warm.
Pumpkin Pie Spice Syrup
Recipe adapted from: Pennies on a Platter
Yield: About 1 1/4 cups syrup
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks (or ground cinnamon)
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1-1/2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
Pour the water and sugar into a small saucepan and heat over medium heat, whisking until fully disolved. Whisk in the remaining ingredients and turn the heat to low (do not simmer or boil) whisking frequently.
Using a coffee filter or paper towels, strain the mixture into a bowl or jar. A fine, mesh strainer does not strain out all of the little flecks of spices, so I used both a paper towel and strainer. Place a lid of the syrup and store in the refrigerator.
To make a hot pumpkin spice latte:
Stir together 1 1/2 tablespoons of syrup to each shot of espresso. Add frothed milk and stir to combine.
To make an iced pumpkin spice latte:
Stir together 1 1/2 tablespoons of syrup for each shot of espresso, then add desired amount of cold milk. Serve over ice cubes.
To make a pumpkin spice iced coffee:
Stir together 1/2 cup of milk to 1/2 cup toddy (iced coffee), then mix in 1/4 cup syrup. Serve over ice.
To make a pumpkin spice blended coffee:
Stir together 1/2 cup of milk to 1/2 cup toddy (iced coffee), then mix in 1/4 cup syrup. Pour into a blender, add 2 cups ice and mix until well blended. Optional: Add a teaspoon of white chocolate powder when blending.
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Police on Wednesday evening detained an armed, apparently distraught 46-year-old man who they said had barricaded himself for several hours inside an apartment complex on the 1000 block of Williams Way in Mountain View.
Police did not reveal the man's name or other details after he was booked on various criminal charges and placed on a psychological hold.
"No shots were fired on our end," Mountain View police spokeswoman Shino Tanaka said after the man came out shortly after 6 p.m. "This was the best-case scenario, really."
The incident started as a welfare check at 12:51 p.m. when police received a call about a man who appeared to be depressed. Officers arrived and removed the man's teenage daughter from the apartment complex, Tanaka said.
"Someone was very thoughtful and aware to call us and let us know about this individual who they thought was upset," she added. "That's exactly what we want to hear. Those kinds of calls really are very effective."
The man initally armed himself with a knife and then a handgun, and threatened to kill himself, Public Information Officer Saul Jaeger said. Officers withdrew, set up a perimeter and called in crisis negotiators as well as a SWAT team, the Mountain View Fire Department and the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety.
Half a dozen units at the apartment complex were evacuated and people were asked to stay clear of the area, Tanaka said.
Tanaka said the man was walking in and out of an apartment unit and communicating with police, who were trying to calm him. Their priority was three-pronged, and included protecting the lives and property of the community, the man himself and the responding officers, she remarked.
"Generally speaking, these types of incidents take time because you don't want to rush them," Tanaka explained. "If you rush them, that's when you get into trouble. So you just need to slow down, take a step back and really assess the situation as best as you can and handle it very thoughtfully. Obviously, he's distraught. If he is indeed depressed, he's coming from a place that he's not happy with. So how can we help facilitate a conversation with him and get him out of that mind-set and into one where he can put down the firearm and let us help him?"
After about 5½ hours, the man put down his gun and was taken into custody without incident, according to police.
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Lustin' for the Ladies….
On Saturdays over on LTR, we have something called Saturday Morning Delight where we lust over vids of Rob. Well, introducing our LTT equivilent but for the girls (or, I guess you could argue this is for the men): Lustin' for the Ladies!
Dear Ashley,
I was pretty sure you weren't going to get any hotter for me. I was pretty sure you hit your height of hottness with that photo-shoot I saw you in a week or so ago (I forget what it was now- you'll see why). I was pretty sure my jealousness of your gorgeous body couldn't grow and my lusting over your perfect features had peaked.
I was wrong….
Are those abs? And they're not airbrushed?
Like a perfect mermaid….
So if I drink Sobe…. I'll look like this?
I'll be honest…. me and a bunch of gals looked closely… and we're not sure where your nipple went..
Lustin' for life,
After the jump, read a letter to Ash by long-time-LTT reader and friend Too_Far_Gone Continue…
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Cooking, an understatement
And in classic Jackie fashion, I haven't blogged once in 6 weeks (despite immense crafty productivity in that time) leaving the present of our poor dead dog for any unfortunate soul who happened to stumble over here in the misguided search for knitting.
Merry Christmas y'all.
In this post, I shall attempt to catch you up on aforementioned 6 weeks, mostly in relation to crafty pursuits. In doing so, I hope to clear the plate for 2010, and all the crafty goodness planned therein.
Item the First: Cooking
Imagine for a second these three meager cookies multiplied by 80. Because last week we baked 20 dozen of them. (Yup. 20 dozen. 240 cookies. That is a crapload of cookies, as my
kitchen slaves cookie helpers Eric and his sister Dena will tell you in hushed whispers when I am safely out of earshot.)
The ones pictured above are Peppermint Bark, and they were my favorite of the bunch. I am a sucker for the chocolate/peppermint combo. We also made Heath Bar Walnut Chocolate Chip cookies (everyone else's favorite), and Peanut Butter cookies (Eric's favorite) baked at a lower temperature to ensure maximum chewiness. All recipes were doubled for my holiday baking frenzy.
But it wasn't just cookies. We made Mark Bittman's quick coffee cake for breakfast one morning (easy and perfect), Alton Brown's eggnog (transcendent), and Ina Garten's Bloody Marys (strictly necessary, as I was hosting both of our families for Christmas this year. Also, add extra horseradish. Trust me.)
I was especially pleased with these simple yet impressive cream biscuits from Deb at Smitten Kitchen… I made the biscuits the day before and flash froze the formed, uncooked biscuits so that they were ready to bake just as we were carving the ham. It couldn't have been easier, and they couldn't have been more delicious.
Oh crap. I almost forgot.
We also made another treat from Smitten Kitchen – Sugar & Spice Candied Nuts. Perfect for packaging into mason jars and giving as a gift (which we did). (Yes, I put my sister-in-law to work on a project that was ultimately going to end up as an element to her Christmas gift. We already know that I am a bad person.)
The piece de resistance however, was the homemade caramel corn from Orangette. Mein Gott. How many foreign languages do I need to destroy to convey how amazing this was, and how proud I was of us for making it? Let's leave it at two.
Wow, that was a crapload of cooking. I didn't really expect that section to be so long, so I will leave it there for now, and regale you with my knitting tomorrow. In the meantime, I leave you with this:
And a sincere hope that your holidays are filled with the people you love, good food, and cozy environs.


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Arles is a town in the Provence in the southeast of France. Remote, uneventful, but definitely no waste of time, Arles is absolutely steeped in Provençal culture. The museums are small, but have some interested artifacts. Unfortunately there are no Van Goghs to be found in the city, despite the fact that his residence in Arles was his most productive. Chico Bouchiki, co-founder of the gypsy kings, as well as the rest of the band, is from Arles. Take a lazy stroll along the Rhône, dip into a café and continue strolling. Arles is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Get in
By train
SNCF Gare d'Arles.
By bus
There are several bus lines from towns all over the Bouches-du-Rhône from which you can reach Arles. You can always buy your passage from the conductor.
By car
Take the Autoroute from Salon or yet another from Marseille, but give preference to the smaller routes and Alpilles towns like Fontvieille, Paradou, les baux, etc.
Get around
The Roman ampthitheatre (les Arènes d'Arles) was built in the first or second century B.C. houses Corridas at Easter and the Rice Festa in September. Throughout the summer there are various courses camarguaises.
The Market and definitely think about researching for expositions and other events of the sort.
Saucisson d'Arles (traditionally made with a bit of donkey meat), marinated olives from the market, Languedoc cheeses from the market, etc.
Plats: Gardianne de Boeuf, Daubes, Fougasse d'Arles (with duck confit inside)
Places to eat
For restos, check out the menus on side street restaurants.
There is an Auberge de Jeunesse (youth hostel) at 20, avenue Foch. It's within walking distance of the train station. Another favored alternative is sleeping in the streets. Place de la libération offers a hospitable sidewalk with a boulder dedicated to two American WWII pilots shot down over Arles under shelter of which you may sleep.
There are a few hotels apparently built within parts of former abbeys, such as Hôtel du Cloître by Saint Trophime. Also, there are tons of hôtels de tourisme.
Other hotels:
Get out
Arles is centrally located. The town straddles Provence and the Languedoc. Profit from its positioning and enjoy the great nature that surrounds: the Camargue and beaches to the south, the Alpilles to the east, etc.
Aix-en-Provence the city of Cézanne and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.


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The prison, being converted from an almost-empty women's prison, will house about 30 of Italy's 60 transgender prisoners, according to a BBC report.
Psychologists will play a prominent role at the prison, according to the report.
Where and how to house transgender prisoners is a major policy dilemma for prison officials around the world. Abuse is common, and -- especially in men's prisons -- they are generally kept in protective segregation.
Prison Photography blog offers Haiti coverage
I learned of the new prison via a post at an intriguing blog called "Prison Photography: The Practice of Photography in Sites of Incarceration." That blog also offers top notch, up-to-the-minute coverage of the earthquake aftermath in Haiti, including news surrounding the escape of Haiti's entire penal population:
The National Penitentiary served to incapacitate the capital's violent gang members and leaders. Between 3,000 and 4,000 former inmates are now on the streets. The remains and records amid the rubble of the Ministry of Justice have been torched, destroying the information needed to track down the former prison population. Law and order are fragile now, but still, violent incidents are few.The Seattle-based blogger, Pete Brook, uses his background in art history and museum studies to artfully present his views on prison reform at the blog, where he ponders the deeper philosophical meanings of prison photography:
If a camera is within prison walls we should always be asking; How did it get there? What are/were the motives? What are the responses? I consider the photograph as social document, therefore, what social and political powers are at play in a photograph's manufacture? And, how is knowledge, related to those powers, constructed?Ironically, Brook couldn't find much in the way of imagery to adorn his coverage of Italy's new transgender pen. He did, however, manage to dig up an old blog post by yours truly on transgender prisoners, which is how I stumbled across his blog. Check out the Prison Photography blog HERE, or its "alter ego," Photography Prison ("focused on more things photography than things prison"), HERE. The linkfest alone is worth the visit.


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The amazing part about Trindon Holliday isn't that he keeps scoring, it's that someone cut him this year.
The Broncos return man took the opening kickoff of the second half back 104 yards for a touchdown, and a 28-21 lead. Coupled with his 90-yard punt return in the first quarter, he's now the first player in NFL postseason history to return a punt and a kickoff for a score in the same game.
Granted, he had ball security issues when he was with the Texans, leading them to cut him after five games, but his playmaking skill is obvious, and never more timely.


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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Moist Chocolate Raspberry Genoise
This cake is moist and light and rich, all at the same time. Oh, and deeply chocolaty.
October 17, 2011
Name of Cake: A Chocolaty Contrast in Textures
Occasion: HCB catch up
Constituents: two 9x2 inch layers chocolate genoise, filled and frosted with raspberry ganache
This cake, which doesn't seem like it would take all day to bake, took all day to bake.
Partly because there are lots of steps in this recipe, partly because twice you're supposed to bring something to a boil over low heat which in my kitchen took about an hour each time, and mostly because I needed to take lots of breaks. There's also two one-hour cool downs, and I know, I am whining.
The genoise starts out with the funky instructions to cook over 300 grams of dark chocolate with some water until it reaches a puddinglike consistency. This was the first instance of bringing something to a boil over low heat, and eventually I gave up and cranked up the heat to high whilst vigorously stirring. In mere seconds I got the chocolate to look like pudding. This hot chocolate stuff gets covered tightly, and left to cool down to room temperature (about one hour). In the meantime, I roasted some squash and got the rest of my mise together for the cake.
After the chocolate cools, the eight eggs are whipped up to a lovely fluffy mass. Then the flour is supposed to be sifted over the eggs in three batches and folded in, however I chose not to sift. Because I am stupid. As I watched the flour clump into little balls as I folded, I thought, "oh HELL no. THE DREADED FLOUR BALLS." After the flour is incorporated, the chocolate is folded in and the batter is finished. The cakes bake for about half an hour, during which I ate my squash.
I fumbled one of the cake layers when I was turning it out of the pan in such a way that the cake was a bit deflated and dented even on one side. The other layer looked perfect.
While the cakes cooled, I made the raspberry puree. This is simply defrosted raspberries; the juice is concentrated and the berries are pressed through a fine mesh strainer. I overconcentrated the juice a tad, but I also had more pressed berry mass than called for so I figured that evened everything out. Once the puree is assembled, it can hang out for up to one week in the refrigerator and frozen for even longer.
Next up I made the raspberry ganache. Now this is my most favorite ganache of all time; I love the tangy undertones and slightly reddish color. Usually I am a good girl and I follow the instructions and use the food processor. This afternoon I decided I didn't want to make space on my counter for the processor, nor did I want to clean it up afterwards. So I decided to finely chop the chocolate and stir it together by hand. That also took longer than was necessary. I will totally use the food processor next time, I promise!
At this point, three of four components were made, my sink was full of dishes, and my counterspace all used up. The last component was the cocoa syrup, which also needed to come to a full rolling boil over low heat. While I waited for that to happen I did all my dishes. Then I futzed for a bit until the syrup had come to a decent boil and pulled it off the stove. Instead of adding the optional black raspberry chambord I added a tablespoon of the leftover raspberry puree.
Then it was time to peel off the top crusts of the genoise and split the layers into two. Rose says to save the top and bottom crusts as they can be crumbled and pressed onto the sides of the cake. She says the top crust especially will be sticky (it was) and will need to dry out at room temp for an hour before processing. I found that I needed to dry it out in a 200°F oven for a bit before I could process them into fine crumbs.
As I scraped the bottom crust off I found lots of the dreaded flour balls. I picked put as many as I could, then when I split the cakes into two I found more in the centers of the cakes!! Heed my warning, friends: SIFT THE FLOUR.
The one genoise cake that deflated a bit made two skinny layers, and without thinking I syruped those first and heavily. By the time I got to the layers from the non-deflated cake there wasn't much syrup left. The third layer down in the photograph below only received a whisper of syrup on only one side, but this genoise really is very moist on its own. The syrup isn't super necessary, methinks.
After all the syruping shenanigans it was time to stack and frost. There is just enough ganache to thinly fill and frost this cake, and really a thin layer is all you need. By the time the cake crumbs were dried and processed, the ganache had already firmed itself up enough that the crumbs didn't really stick. They do give a nice visual texture to the cake which I am in favor of. I think the leftover crumbs will mix nicely in some vanilla yogurt, or sprinkled on top of some ice cream.
The cake really is soft, and rich, and light, and moist. I love how Rose can juxtapose such different textures in one cake. Rich and decadent chocolate cake without being heavy, dense, and cloying? Yep, it can happen, so long as you've got Rose to show you how.
Here's Marie's cake from the original bake-through. She has lots of great process photos so go check it out!
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Ooh that looks good. I am going to have to try that soon.
Ah, the curse of the food processor...having to clean it! I feel your annoyance with that. The cake looks so tasty...ReplyDelete
Mendy, I hope you will love it when you do!ReplyDelete
Amanda, the cake is tasty! Gonna be in Portland in the next couple of days? I have half a cake left :)
The crumbs give the cake a very textural finish - a beautiful appearance. I think I've made this cake, but I don't remember that part. Was there an alternative version where the parts trimmed off were to be nibbled by the baker? ;)ReplyDelete
Lois, exactly. I thought that was what you were supposed to do with the extra bits but lo and behold Rose had other plans.ReplyDelete
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL CAKE!!!ReplyDelete
I love the looks of the cake with the crumb. And here when I saw the pictures I thought those were intentional :).
I am tired, and it seems like I have misread your post.ReplyDelete
I thought the crumbs were the result of the flour balls. But apparently you did intentionally have the crumbs everywhere, :).
Jenn, I did intentionally have crumbs, but they were supposed to coat the sides of the cake. I did like the look of the crumb pile around the edge as well!ReplyDelete
I love the way you whine read my mind. I hate cleaning the food processor too. I would also say...nah, I'll whack up the heat, try to get away without sifting,and then curse the flour balls!ReplyDelete
But I think your cake look very arty farty and delicious.