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Mrs. Linklater answers questions about the comic, sorry, cosmic universe, in between other stuff.
Monday, April 30, 2007
CSI: Miami -- A TV Show or Pretty Wallpaper?
Re-runs, that's the ticket. And CSI has nothing but re-runs, all over the place. A&E, Spike, CBS late. But then after gorging myself, I realized I liked one of the CSIs better than the others.
At first, the CSI with Chicago's very own William Petersen was the one I liked best [his family owns a furniture store here], but after awhile I thought the film was too dark for my taste. Of course, I realize nothing happens in Las Vegas until dark, because the town sleeps all day. But the film always felt like they were working with the lights off.
I only caught a couple of episodes of CSI: New York with another one of Chicago's very own, Gary Sinise. But I kept wondering what the heck he was doing in New York when he's from Chicago. And that film is almost too gritty for my taste.
But CSI: Miami. Holy cow, that show glows in the dark. The film is dressed up like a transvestite hooker strolling along the sidewalks of South Beach. Even the CSI offices look like a drag queen version of a municipal building. I find myself watching the show just to see the kaleidoscope of colors. And how the light bends and refracts through the many glass windows and doors of the sets.
Even David Caruso, who plays Horatio or "H" [gimme a break] has bright orange hair to match the filter they use on the sunsets. Coincidence? I think not. He even has orange freckles which contrast nicely with the one black suit he always wears.
Except for Caruso, the cast is better looking in Miami than Las Vegas or New York I think. But Caruso brings his small screen star quality to bear with the cheesy dialog he delivers at white hot intensity, albeit very, very slowly.
Today I noticed that I'm so into the colors of the show that I haven't been following the stories much. I realize that they're probably not very true to life. For instance, when a SWAT team in full regalia -- with helmets, Kevlar and big guns -- is about to breach a bad guy's living space, the person in charge of the criminalists probably wouldn't be the one leading them through the front door. In a suit and tie with no helmet. Except on TV.
Not to mention the absurd love story between Horatio and the gorgeous sister of one of his CSIs. As if a Miami version of Sophia Loren is going to give a craggy old white dude with red hair, freckles and a face that looks like a map of Ireland the time of day. Okay, she's supposed to have cancer, but still.
Hmm, I guess I was watching the story after all. But it's the colors that hooked me.
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I never got hooked on CSI. I guess when you know what a real corpse smells like it takes away some of the glamour. Plus, I want nothing to do with a woman who can process her own paternity tests.
- April 30, 2007 at 4:30:00 PM CDT
I have never watched CSI:NY. My favorite is the original CSI, but I since we got a High Definition TV AND HD with our satellite dish, I watch CSI Miami for the colors. It's the best HD show I've found! The heck with the plot. Once in awhile I'll switch from the HD channel to the regular, just to impress myself with the difference. I need to get a life.
I, too, discovered all the Law and Order shows, on reruns, within the last year. And I think the original has been on for over ten years, so I am way behind the times.
Remo probably just doesn't understand Grisom's (William Peterson's) sex appeal. That's his problem.
- April 30, 2007 at 4:36:00 PM CDT
Oh I can't stand David Caruso. I do love the Law and Orders thought and think Marishka Hargitay is so beautiful. Do you know her real life mother was Jane Mansfield? I like the CSI's too and watch them in reruns. I was in Vegas last week and they were filming while I watched. Interesting......I couldn't stand the sit around and wait though. Anne
- April 30, 2007 at 6:54:00 PM CDT
I hadn't thought about it before I read this post and the idea of the colors of CSI: Miami, but plot aside, one can make the argument that CSI: Miami is Miami Vice refurbished for the 21st Century.
- April 30, 2007 at 9:27:00 PM CDT
I was enjoying CSI Miami for a while, but then Caruso's corny lines, and the fact that the women barely spoke above a whisper just started to get to me, and I've lost my taste for it. Maybe I'll go back for the colors!
- April 30, 2007 at 10:37:00 PM CDT


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Here's a nice one for the High Line's trophy case. Co-Founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond, along with architect Charles Renfro of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, were honored with inclusion in Out Magazine's annual Out 100, joining the likes of Pedro Almodovar, Wanda Sykes and Tony Kushner, among others.
The honorees were photographed by Jason Bell on the High Line as "the Young Botanists", fitting with the spread's "Class of 2009" theme, a chic and cheeky nod to high school cliques.
The Young Botanists [Out 100]
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I saw the Deva Tarot deck for the first time at a Half Price Books, and knew immediately that I needed a copy. The art deco style used in the cards artwork is so compelling; the cards look like they were used by an early 20th century occultist. The makers of this deck want it to be more of a meditative tool than one for fortune telling, but I consulted it anyway when starting this site.
It was a pleasant surprise that I drew The Fool when trying to find a card to start this blog. It is a card of beginnings, an idealistic approach, of being called and following that call.


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A series from the LA weekly that they called "L.A. County's War on Desert Rats"
Tough code enforcement has been ramped up in these unincorporated areas of L.A. County, leaving the iconoclasts who chose to live in distant sectors of the Antelope Valley frightened, confused and livid. They point the finger at the Board of Supervisors' Nuisance Abatement Teams, known as NAT, instituted in 2006 by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich in his sprawling Fifth District. The teams' mission: 'to abate the more difficult code violations and public nuisance conditions on private property.'
Reporting by Mars Melnicoff and photography by Kevin Scanlon for LA Weekly (source).


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[tainted sources]
array: _GET
array: _POST
function: file_get_contents
But then there will be a lot more entries off course.
The configuration file is used because people should be able to easily tweak the tool. This is why I have also included the option to specify a certain level for each source. A little example:
[tainted sources]This means that the variables coming from the $_GET-array return values in which both slashes and shell-characters are escaped. These safety-levels are used in the static analysis.
array: _GET level: escaped-slashes,escaped-shell
That was phase one, on to phase two. This is also a configuration file-issue, namely the identification of sensitive sinks. They can be specified in almost the same way as tainted-sources.
[sensitive sinks]This configuration file means that the function "foo" expects one argument and this argument should have the safety-type "safe". Function "bar" has two parameters which should be of "integer-type" and "escaped-html" level. For each parameter the safety-type should be specified. Parameters in which the safety-type does not matter can be assigned the type 'unsafe'.
function: foo ( safe )
function: bar ( int-type, esc-h )
One can also specify that a certain parameter needs to have one of more types, or it must have multiple types.
[sensitive sinks]This means that the first parameter needs to have either the type escaped-html, or the type escaped-shell. The second parameter needs to have both types, and thus levels, of safety.
function: foo ( esc-h || esc-sh , esc-h && esc-sh)
There are two things to consider when writing such a configuration file. The first one is that it does not allow functions without parameters. This is not that strange because what is the use of a sink in which nothing can be thrown? The other thing is that the and- and or-operator should be used with care. Since the level that are specified represents the minimal level of safety, the safety-types that are used in operators should be of the same level. The following represents something that must be both safe and unsafe. Which can only be true when the variable given has type 'safe'.
[sensitive sinks]
function: foo ( safe && unsafe )
Tomorrow I will be adding some more configuration details for the sensitive sinks. Some language constructs must be configurable and it does not take very long to add this. I will also be working on checking the safety-types of parameters given to sensitive sinks. So the first useful results should appear soon.


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Myleene Klass Contrast Tie Ruffle Front Maxi Dress
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Myleene Klass Contrast Tie Ruffle Front Maxi DressSet a romantic mood this party season in this so-sultry red maxi dress by Myleene Klass. Full of drama and high-impact styling, the wrap body is adorned with tumbling ruffles that dress the decolletage, while the flowing, floor-grazing skirt is split to the leg for a flirty flash. We love the ultra-chic sash waist and super-feminine fluted sleeves.
Wear with high heels for an elegant finish.


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That YSR Congress party leader from Palamaner Rakesh Reddy is going to produce the film on NTR being directed by Ram Gopal Varma has created ripples in the film and political circles.
Though Varma tried to clarify that it was just a coincidence that Rakesh Reddy happens to be a leader of the YSRCP and that its president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has no connection with it, the answers given by Rakesh to queries from the media clearly showed that the film is going to target Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu.
He said he had decided to produce the film only because he strongly felt people should know the facts about NTR and death.
He said whatever had happened to NTR would be shown in the film sincerely, irrespective of its political implications.
Asked whether he would project Naidu as the one who had stabbed NTR in the back, Reddy said: "Please watch it in the film."
Reddy further said though there was no politics behind producing the film, it would certainly cause a lot of fireworks before the next elections. The film would be released around October 2018, a few months before the elections.
He even said he would not succumb to any threats or pressures while producing the film, as he had every right to do so.
Asked whether there would be any characters resembling NTR's family members, Reddy said it would be revealed only in the film.


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by Bethany
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Hey, its Beth. I went to Worldview Warriors and i loved it but i have a question ... i am dating this guy he is not a christian and he believes in evolution and i have been praying for about 3 months and God still hasn't sent anything to show that i should break up with him .. i think i should because i have gotten cussed out a lot by him because i couldn't come see him .. but i want to stay with him cause i am so much closer to his family than i am to mine and i am afraid to lose that... what should i do
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Code Red, Purple Building
… a post in which I am a little cynical about work, but provide rationale for overall happiness.
2-3 times each work day, I hear the building's alert system. It's always "code (insert color here), (insert another color here) building". Easy enough to ignore, right?
But the other day, I heard, "Code Red, Purple Building" and thought: red = fire. Oh crap. What building am I in? I don't think it was the purple building. At least, I didn't see or smell a fire, and no one fled. Mystery… I still am not sure what building I'm in, so I hope that someone will come get me if there really is a fire. I mean, I was told at new employee training that I am to consult my supervisor before using a fire extinguisher, so my only hope is that someone will let me know what's going on.
Another thing about work that I think is quite silly is this notice: St Patrick's Day Fun. I suspect work is trying to boost morale by allowing us to wear "green and jeans" on Monday (provided I have my supervisor's permission, of course). Now I am certain that my employer is not the only one to support such activities, but it's just a little too reminiscent of high school spirit days. What's next? Clash day? Having said that, I do appreciate the effort to make work a more 'fun' experience, and I probably would appreciate it even more if I wasn't already wearing jeans to work every day. But really, if you want to make work more 'fun' for me, I would suggest the following: a couple extra $$ on the paycheck, a few hours off, less confusing fire codes, someone to finish all the papers I've got left from grad school and UK.
Anyways, despite that cynical rant on fire alarms and spirit days, we really do have a lot to be happy about today.
First, Jason's family welcomed a new addition yesterday. Congrats Marty (Jason's cousin) and Cailin! We're excited to meet the little guy (and his mom… we haven't even gotten to meet her yet!).
Second, Barley was so so so well behaved at school last night. He was attentive, adorable, and did everything I asked him to. The teachers even used him as an example. With any luck, Barley will pass level 1 and get to wear a cute little hat like his cousin, Comet, did at his doggy school graduation.
Congrats to Trevor and Comet! Barley hopes to follow in Comet's footsteps someday soon.
Barley gets cuddles for his excellent doggy school performance.
To reward him for his efforts, Jason took him for a long walk this afternoon and we made doggy treats together.
Barley helps me make doggy treats.
A third reason to be happy? It was in the 40s today and sunny. It's my third-favorite part of winter – the warm up. (my first favorite is the first snow, and my second favorite is anytime it snows a lot after that). Having purchased new shoes, a knee brace, and official wick-away-your-sweat running clothes, I hit the trails in full force today. Jason took Barley on a 2-mile walk, and B-dog came home sooo tired. There were tons of people and dogs walking and running around the lake near our house, so I am certain our doggy enjoyed not only the walk, but also the people- and doggy-watching.
And fourth! Jason gave a stunning presentation at work today, and even wore dress clothes! I can't actually verify the above statement about the presentation, but I hope it's true.
Check out Jason in his "I-have-a-real-grown-up-job" outfit.
barley *loves* his new house
I think Barley's favorite thing about the new house is the windows. He'll sit and look out them for hours. He will occasionally bark at someone walking by – the other day, it was a man carrying a Starbucks coffee (we suspect he prefers Caribou, because he likes to support local businesses).
Oh man, I could sit here all day.
He's also learned to do his job in the neighbor's yard (good boy!). We didn't even have to train that behavior.
He's been remarkably good the past few days – he is normally a very good dog, but we think he is even more so because he's not even remotely interested in any of the boxes or other junk we've got laying around, and the doggy food and treats have been laying on the floor since we moved in and he hasn't touched it at all.
Jeez you guys, pick up your crap.
Other than obsessing about Barley's good-ness, we've been busy cleaning, putting furniture back together (thank you, Ikea, for making things that are easy to move), moving furniture from one room to another, and doing other minor fixes.
"Barley, this is a tool, it's what separates us." -JTR, 8/14/07
In other good news, despite some skepticism, we managed to rig up a shower (the house didn't have one before), and it only looks slightly ghetto.
Yes, that is a handheld shower, and yes, it's super-cold when you have to put down the handheld shower to wash your hair.
note to self: you are no longer 21.
I had leftover chicken from last weekend's cookout, and I stuffed some of it in Barley's Kong. It took him over 4 hours to get it out.
The Kong: entertainer of the year
I'd like to say that it was a very productive 4 hours, since I've got quite a lot on my plate now, but it really wasn't. I napped. (or tried to nap – every time I'd fall asleep, Barley would get the Kong stuck under the couch or Jason would call, and I'd wake up).
Why the nap? Because I went out Thursday night for 2-for-1 margarita night, and even though I intended to eat some tacos and leave after an hour, I ended up out with the gang until 1:30. AM. And I was so sleepy (and a little dehydrated) Friday morning that work was less fun than usual. Oh man. Oh man. I clearly am not in college any more, because if I were, getting less than 4 hours of sleep (and drinking multiple margs) would NOT have been an issue.
More proof that I'm not 21 anymore:
21-year olds do not bake doggy treats on a Saturday night
Yes, those are home-made dog treats. I was feeling a bit Martha Stewart-ish today, and decided to cook. Dog treats.
mmm… doggy treats…
Barley is pretty impressed with them. And they were really easy to make. In fact, both recipes are inventions of my own, based on other doggy treat recipes and the supplies that I already had in my cupboard. Here are the recipes, in case you want to make your own:
Barley's Banana Bites
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 tbsp Honey (heated in the microwave, so its easier to mix)
- 1/4 cup Crisco
- 1 Egg
- 1 Banana (when they start to go bad, I freeze them, so I actually used a frozen Banana for this recipe)
Mix ingredients. Form into cookie shapes and bake at 350 degrees for 20 min.
Chicken and Rice Balls
- 1/2 can Chicken Stock
- 2-3 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/4 cup Crisco
- 1 Egg
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- Rice, leftover from last week's takeout
Mix ingredients. Form into balls. Bake at 350 for 20-25 min.


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|I certainly felt like a heel.
Back to some product reviews, because I have some stuff I really need to tell you about!
When I went wandering in the woods last month, I messed up my feet pretty badly with blisters. They started on the first day - likely as a result of not having my boots tied tightly enough while climbing and descending steep hills - and continued to develop over the course of the 2nd and 3rd days. We're talking about 30-odd kilometers of heel-munching resulting in the wanton destruction of several layers of skin and quarter-sized craters in my poor feet.
Upon arriving at home on Sunday evening, I slapped a couple of Tegaderm + Pad dressings on them with some Polysporin and hoped I wouldn't have to look at them for awhile. Unfortunately, it all came of in the pool on Tuesday, and loosened up the flaps of dead skin. I trimmed what I could and applied more Polysporin and Tegaderm.
My supplies held out through the following weekend while we paddled in Bon Echo, but when we hit the grocery store on Monday I picked up the SOS Blister dressings as I was out of Tegaderm. I'd had some good experiences with hydrocolloid dressings for some of the gouges and road rash I attained last year while yard sale-ing myself and auditioning as a hood ornament, so figured I'd give these a whack. With the Vulture Bait 50k just 5 days away I needed something to sort me out quickly, and I'm here to tell you that I'm impressed!
|Plastic clamshell-type box snaps closed securely and is sized for portability.
|Just enough packaging to protect the dressings inside the box.
What it is: Hydrocolloid dressings specifically designed to aid in the protection and healing of blisters.
Why you want them: Because blisters really, really suck...especially when they appear right before very long races.
Duration used: 1 week
|Single dressing showing the wax paper on the outside of the dressing.
I was skeptical about the size, but it was large enough to overlap the wounds.
|The backing for the sticky side is plastic, with a machine-cut slit down the middle for easy separation and removal.
Manufacturer's description:
Elastoplast SOS Blister Large
"The Elastoplast SOS Blister bandage immediately relieves the pain and seals the affected area safely against dirt and bacteria. The hydrocolloid technology helps blisters heal faster. Its extra strong adhesion keeps the bandage in place for days.
Ideal for blisters on heels.
The bandage is available in a convenient box with 5 large bandages.
Dermatologically approved
Based on dermatological studies the product is confirmed to be skin friendly, skin compatible and has a good skin tolerability.
Quality assurance
A European product in use test with 8244 pharmacy assistants proves: 99% would recommend the product."
Upon applying the dressings, I won't say that pain relief was immediate, but I was finally able to wear shoes to the office again - even without socks (I'd been that weirdo in flip flops the previous week). I did a couple of short runs while I had the bandages on and felt no pain from the blisters at all.
The adhesive that covers the whole of the wound side of the dressing is some seriously tough stuff! I applied the dressings on Tuesday night after going to the pool (losing the last of the Tegaderm), and figured I'd have to see how they held up to the last run before Vulture Bait on Thursday. To my amazement, not only did they stay put through my shake-out run, but through the entire 50k as well!
|5 days and 55km of running later.
The same dressings actually stayed on until I removed them after another swim on Tuesday, 1 week to the day after they were applied. They were actually still adhering fairly well, but the edges had begun to lift and I didn't want them catching on the inside of a shoe and rolling up. 10/10 for durability, though.
|The upper edge did come loose a bit during Vulture Bait, hence the sock fuzz.
It actually seemed to re-adhere though, as I totally ceased to notice it during the 2nd loop.
You'd think this amazing adhesive would make them difficult to remove, or that having the adhesive directly against the raw skin of the blister craters would make for a painful removal experience, but neither of these was the case. It may have been the pre-soak in the pool that assisted, but they peeled off easily and there was no discomfort detaching from the wounds.
The best part of all was discovering that whatever voodoo magic they imbued these things with at the factory really works - upon removal, both blisters were sufficiently healed that I no longer needed to have any sort of dressing on them. This was 2.5 weeks after the original date of injury, which may seem like a fairly long healing time but these were particularly nasty wounds that I figured would continue to be a problem right up to Horror Hill (4 weeks later), particularly with running a 50k in between! As it was, I had no call to bandage the blisters for Horror Hill - all that remained of them was a tiny bit of dead skin around the perimeter of the original craters, which were now filled in with new, healthy skin.
Hydrocolloid dressings basically work by sealing the wound away from contamination by outside sources and absorbing the moisture that the blister exudes to form a gel that is kept against the skin. It keeps the injury from drying out and tightening (which would happen very quickly during the brief periods I had them uncovered and was extremely uncomfortable - felt as though the delicate skin could crack at any moment), much like the bubble formed naturally by a blister, or like a scab on a cut or scrape. The tough, flexible plastic exterior of the dressing preserves this bubble of healing over the wound much better than our comparatively fragile skin, and the gel cushions it from abrasion and pressure. This combination allows undisturbed healing to take place, particularly as the bandages are durable enough to remain in place for several days at a time.
Portability, durability, excellent protection and legitimate healing properties? Yeah, I can dig it.
What sucks: They're not free.
What I'd like to see: I honestly can't come up with a single thing that would improve them.
What I'm saying: If you have blisters - especially really nasty ones that you'd like to protect while accelerating healing and basically completely ignoring them - buy these. I know I'll be keeping a box of them in my pack for all future backpacking trips!
For further edification: They're well reviewed on Amazon.com and HomeTesterClub.com, and you can read more about hydrocolloid dressings here and here.


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Many citizens have come forward to join hands with Birubala Rabha and continue with the fight against superstitious belief of witch hunting. A team is in place to facilitate coordinated activities to achieve maximum desired results.
Besides the core team, there is a 500 member strong team which is the backbone of the mission. They help to fight and monitor the menace at ground zero and work towards preempting such incidents. They comprise mostly of victims of such practices as well as conscientious citizens.
Members Of Mission Birubala Executive Committee
- Dr Birubala Das
- Usha Rabha
- Dr Natyabir Das
- Amal Chandra Rabha
- Jitumani Pathak
- Mousumi Kalita
- Priyanath Rabha