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Just a quick hello from my blog to update you on this year's TIFF experience. I can't commit to daily posts but I thought I'd capture my impressions for the kind people who've told me they miss my blog. You know who you are and I love you for it.
First the movies – my edited impressions, no spoilers…
Watermark – Beautiful, disturbing, bleak and a little slow in the final half hour. Edward Burtynsky said something interesting in the Q&A after the movie. He said that once he's chosen his theme, he looks for the largest scale examples of the theme that he can find. Big they are, so hold on to your seats, especially for the Xiluodu Dam in China.
12 Years a Slave – This movie is really very good, it's not hype. I'm convinced that only a Brit could have been this sophisticated in finding a way into slavery and avoiding the violence porn of Django. But be warned, it's still inhumanely cruel, and sad beyond belief. The fact that this is a true story makes it all the more haunting. It won the People's Choice Award…no surprise. Also, if you haven't seen Hunger, Steve McQueen's first movie, do so now.
Like Father, Like Son – A thoughtful and well made film, but the cultural gap made it hard to personally connect to this story of two families who discover that their 6 year old sons were switched at birth in the hospital. I could never have responded to this moral dilemma the way the central characters did – the fathers seem to make all the important decisions. It had surprisingly funny moments in the middle of serious story telling and incredible child performances.
Mandela – Idris Alba in this Nelson Mandela bio-pic. They had a lot of ground to cover in two hours and did an admirable job. It's hard to get over Idris Alba being all tall and gorgeous. He stands about 12 inches above everyone else in the film. The first two acts were better than third but the last part does give you insight into what happened to he and Winnie. She definitely took a different course while he was in prison. If you remember that time, her name was associated with some pretty violent acts. Worth watching but not as good as I was hoping for.
The Unknown Known – Errol Morris does to Rumsfeld what he did to McNamara in The Fog of War, except that Rumsfeld has no conscience, is oblivious to his own blatant contradictions, and is so caught up in his clever wordplay that he overlooks gross errors in his own content. It's a very good movie, but you'll feel sick. I couldn't help thinking, the whole time I was watching the movie, and in the days since, 'who the hell is running things?'
The Lunchbox – tech problems with 20 minutes to go, argh! They didn't finish the screening, it's really unforgivable. I was at the second screening, but they messed up the first one too and showed the film with no subtitles (half of it is in Hindi). The Director did 30 minutes of funny, heart warming Q&A while the audience waited, both times. Also, it was in Bell Lightbox, with its state of the art projection. Bad form!
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby – A marriage in trouble told from both his and her points of view. Produced as two full length features that run back to back, I thought it was a noble experiment, that they didn't quite pull off. The two versions aren't different enough to warrant this very long telling of their story. "Him" was pretty good and quite involving, "Her" started well but grew repetitious and could have been half as long. James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain were both quite good and were very moving in the Q&A. She started crying because of how long it has taken them to get the project to this point and how much she loved the process, he was a little drunk but surprisingly eloquent on the subject of love and relationships. Two adults telling a grown up story. The just needed to get out the scissors.
The Invisible Woman – I love Ralph Feines. He directed and played Charles Dickens with all his faults. And there he was on stage, all humility and awkwardness and it was very good. I don't know if anyone will go to see it outside of literate Brits and a some North American public radio fans. It's about Charles Dickens and his not so secret, but much younger, mistress and there isn't a sensationalized second in it. If it shows up in the theatres go fast because it won't last. It's a visually beautiful, shot on film, with a good story and great acting. It gives us some real insights into the lives of women in that age, pretty sad in that regard.
Tracks – True story about Robyn Davidson who crossed the Outback with a few camels and her dog. It fit with my theme this summer… I read Wild (Cheryl Strayed) and relistened to A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson). I loved every minute of this movie – maybe I need to plan a wee trek? My film buds found it unsatisfying because it didn't explain her motivation very overtly. I thought it was there in the subtext. Let me know what you think.
Felony – Interesting ethical and moral dilemma for three Aussie cops but it missed. It had a good script and great actors but I thought the Director shot it as a one dimensional thriller so instead of a nuanced morality play, it just felt like a predictable police procedural. It's too bad, it had lots of potential.
How I live now – From the director who gave us The Last King of Scotland (personal top 10). Yikes, he's gone young adult, uber commercial, melodramatic, and predictable. And so has Saoirse Ronan. Disappointing
The Railway Man – A moving, and sad story about a quirky railway enthusiast who was a WWII POW and torture survivor. He was captured during the fall of Singapore and sent to the railway camps in Thailand (think Bridge Over the River Kwai). It was very good but this true story was softened for public consumption. The director admitted leaving out the worst bits and I think he should have included them, not graphically, but in the narrative. Colin Firth was excellent as the grown up hero, Nicole Kidman's face didn't move, and some torture techniques are older than you thought.
Blind Detective – laugh out loud Hong Kong flying fighting movie from Johnnie To. Over acted, over wrought, over the the top entertainment.
The Sea – Charlotte Rampling and Ciaran Hinds in an Irish, sad (is that redundant) adaptation of the John Banville novel. The Irish seashore never looked so gloomy. It didn't make a lot of sense. The book is much better.
Those are all of the movies I saw. Overall, it was a good but not great festival. I didn't have as many pleasant surprises as I usually have and it was a little more mainstream than I usually aim for (although the programme book was so weighted to English speaking films it was hard to balance it).
TIFF has changed every year, but this year it felt like it crossed a line and will never come back. It is no longer about enthusiastic audiences who love film, follow directors, and look for the little gems (some of those people are still there, but they're frustrated and with good reason). It has become a celebrity festival. All of the logistics were organized to accommodate more and larger red carpets. Boo. Meanwhile, the logistics for the film goers were a mess, there were technical screw-ups, and the staff were neither as friendly or knowledgeable as they used to be and should have been. I was regularly given wrong or contradicting information and they didn't seem to care. Disappointing compared to the amazing sense of community I grew accustomed to each year.
I will write a letter. I do that every year, although I've never had a reply or an acknowledgement, so I don't know if anyone reads them. However, I like to let them know what I loved and didn't love so I'll do that again. And now, you know too.


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Intel TBB incorporates various tuning capabilities for the parallel infrastructure. One of tuning "knobs" is grain size, which specifies when to stop breaking the array when splitting it up. Intel suggests breaking the arrays into chunks of work that are larger than 10K clock cycles, to keep the parallelization overhead negligible. Grain size is specified as the third parameter to the blocked_range constructor, as shown in:
parallel_reduce( blocked_range<unsigned long>(0, a_size, 10000), count );
where the grain size is set to 10K as a guess for the portion of the array that will take at least 10K clock cycles to process. Tables 8 and 9, along with Figures 8 and 9, show performance measurements of 8-bit and 16-bit Parallel Counting Sort algorithms with grain size set to 10K.
The guess for grain size of 10K turned out to be good, resulting in improved parallel algorithm performance for small input arrays of 8-bit and 16-bit numbers, impacting performance of large arrays only slightly. A small overhead is apparent for small arrays, versus the non-parallel implementation. Hyperthreading seems to not improve performance and at times degrades performance slightly, which is not consistent with earlier results, where for 8-bit algorithm hyperthreading improved performance by as much as 10%. The number of physical cores improves performance more than hyperthreading.
Grain size is one of the adjustable parameters that TBB makes available to developers. Also, several task schedulers can be chosen, which can dramatically affect performance. Automatically setting grain sizes in algorithms, so that they adapt to future runtime optimizations as well as future processor architectures, would be a beneficial future development.
Performance Optimization
Table 9 shows the time spent counting and time spent writing within the non-parallel Counting Sort algorithm on an array of 100 million elements.
Most of the time (over 90%) is spent counting, whereas writing the sorted array takes 10-19X less time. Thus, the effort spent on optimizing performance of the counting portion of the algorithm would be more likely to provide higher gains.
In general, measuring performance to determine where the majority of time is spent, followed by optimizing the slowest portion, is one of the pillars of performance optimization. Followed by doing it again, and again, and again....
In the case of Counting Sort of Table 9, doubling performance of the counting portion would nearly double the overall performance. However, doubling performance of the writing portion would improve the overall performance by 4.6% or 2.6%.
Note, that the counting portion of the algorithm could be improved in performance by 10X before its magnitude becomes equal that of the writing portion (for 16-bit algorithm) and by 19X (for 8-bit algorithm). Thus, Parallel Counting Sort will continue scaling with more processing cores (beyond the quad-core explored), until performance within memory hierarchy becomes the limiting factor (reading or writing).
Sorting algorithms, especially Counting Sort, perform little computation per array element, yet surprisingly benefit from parallel multi-core implementation. This is due to substantial inherent parallelism within the algorithms. When sorting arrays of unsigned 8-bit numbers Parallel Counting Sort is over 3X faster than non-parallel implementation, and over 2X faster for arrays of 16-bit numbers, on i7 860 quad-core processor. It is also up to 70X faster than STL sort() for 8-bit, and up to 77X faster for 16-bit. Parallel Counting Sort algorithm sorts at the rate of 1.7 billion 8-bit items per second, and 1 billion 16-bit items per second.
Morphing non-parallel algorithms to parallel does not guarantee a performance gain, and can lead to degradation in performance along with inefficient use of processing capacity. Parallel implementations increase exploration space by growing the number of design and test permutations not only for correctness, but also for performance, as some parallel implementations will be slower and others may possess data-dependent performance characteristics (which should be avoided).
Measurements to determine performance bottlenecks before optimizing is one of the pillars of performance optimization methodology, as demonstrated by measuring the counting and writing portions of the Parallel Counting Sort. Focusing efforts on optimizing the counting portion of the algorithm, which took over 90% of execution time, is 10-19X more beneficial than optimizing the writing portion. The Parallel Counting Sort was projected to continue scaling in performance beyond quad-core processors, since it is surprisingly compute limited.
Processor cache architecture influences parallel performance, with large L1 and L2 caches dedicated to each computational core providing higher performance and scalability for large problems. Higher memory bandwidth is also beneficial. i7 860 processor has 2X the cores of E8300, which allowed the algorithm to scale higher in performance. Tuning parallel infrastructure parameters, such as grain size of processing quanta, for each algorithm helps improve performance for small array sizes, where parallelism overhead degrades performance and wastes processing resources.
Abstraction offered by parallel_for and parallel_reduce constructs is powerful, enabling the developer not to care about the number of computational cores in the system. This power is dangerous, as it brings with productivity the possibility of poor resource utilization and efficiency. Creating efficient parallel programs where multiple programs share computational resources in a dynamic virtualized environment will be critical. Creating algorithms that scale well on future processor architectures will be a challenge -- e.g. tuning parameters such as grain size will most likely be set to a less than optimal value and may need to be exposed.


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- Explain four features of the free enterprise system in the United States. Tell its benefits and responsibilities. Describe the difference between freedom and license. Tell how the Scout Oath and Law apply to business and free enterprise.
- Describe the Industrial Revolution: Tell about the major developments that marked the start of the modern industrial era in the United States. Tell about five people who had a great influence on business or industry in the United States. Tell what each did.
- Identify and describe to your counselor the five primary areas of business.
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- Visit a bank or credit union. Talk with one of the officers or staff. Chart the organization of the financial institution. Show its relationship with other banks, business, and industry.
- Explain how changes in interest rates, taxes, and government spending affect the flow of money into or out of business and industry.
- Describe to your counselor green marketing and sustainable business practices.
- Explain how a proprietorship or partnership gets its capital. Discuss and explain four ways a corporation gets its capital.
- Explain the place of profit in business.
- Name five kinds of insurance useful to business. Describe their purposes.
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- Pick two or more stocks from the financial pages of a newspaper. Request the annual report or prospectus from one of the companies by writing, or visit its Web site (with your parent's permission) to view the annual report online. Explain how a company's annual report and prospectus can be used to help you manage your investments.
- Pretend to have bought $1,000 worth of the stocks from the company you wrote to in requirement 3a. Explain how you "bought" the stocks. Tell why you decided to "buy" stock in this company. Keep a weekly record for three months of the market value of your stocks. Show any dividends declared.
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- Draw an organizational chart of a typical central labor council.
- Describe automation, union shop, open shop, collective-bargaining agreements, shop steward, business agent, union counselor.
- Explain the part played by four federal or state agencies in labor relations.
- Run a small business involving a product or service for at least three months. First find out the need for it. For example: a newspaper route, lawn mowing, sales of things you have made or grown. Keep records showing the costs, income, and profit or loss.
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- Choose three products from your local grocery store or mall and tell your merit badge counselor how the packaging could be improved upon so that it has less impact on the environment.
- Gather information from news sources and books about a current business leader. Write a two-page biography about this person or make a short presentation to your counselor. Focus on how this person became a successful business leader.
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The Costs of Recovery After the Storms
Hurricane Irma will make landfall this weekend in Florida, following the destruction in Houston left by Hurricane Harvey, and preceding Hurricanes Katia and Jose. Friday, President Trump signed a $15.3 billion aid package for those in Houston, a city of 2.3 million. Initial estimates say the costs could go as high as $190 billion. As clean-up begins, over half a million residents have already applied for federal assistance but only about 17% of Harvey victims had flood insurance. This series of storms could put a tight squeeze on FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program that is already deep in debt. Steve Ellis, VP for nonpartisan budget watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense, says there are ways to mitigate the costs of the storms – including raising insurance rates and attaching strings to disaster relief. He sits down with Soledad O'Brien for a conversation about the cash-strapped Flood Insurance Program and why he says the government encourages citizens to live in disaster prone regions.


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My shop has been up and running for few weeks now. Today I wanted to add new product and here's what happened. I went admin/configure/categories/products and I see the following error:
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[select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, cd.categories_description, c.categories_image, c.parent_id, c.sort_order, c.date_added, c.last_modified, c.categories_status from categories c, categories_description cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id = '1' order by c.sort_order, cd.categories_name]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.
I checked my online shop to see how things are there and I see same code in the categories (I can see subcategories, but if I press on them I get same message). No products to view. here's my site just in case:
Zen cart version 1.3.8b , and I haven't changed anything like coding, I added new products just yesterday and it was fine.


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Chris McGovern, director of the traditionalist History Curriculum Association, has criticized England's new guidelines on how to teach about the British colonization of India. McGovern said, "The general tone of the unit is anti-British, with little about positive consequences of imperial rule." He in particular challenged a statement that English PM Winston Churchill ever called Gandhi a "half-naked fakir..." It's true that Churchill didn't quite say that, but what he did say was close enough: "It is alarming and also nauseating to see Mr. Gandhi, a seditious middle-temple lawyer now posing as a fakir of a type well known in the East, striding half-naked up the steps of the viceregal palace, while he is still organizing and conducting a defiant campaign of civil disobedience, to parley on equal terms with the representative of the king-emperor."
Sunita Williams took Lord Ganesha into space on December 11, 2006, aboard the space shuttle Discovery, along with the Bhagavad Gita--and a packet of samosas to spice up her rations--for a six-month stay on the International Space Station. On February 4th, she set the record for space walk time by a woman, amassing a total of 22 hours and 27 minutes in space. The previous woman's record was over 21 hours. Sunita was a US Navy test pilot and diver before joining the astronaut program. Her father is an Indian-born doctor and her mother a homemaker of Yugoslav descent.
From October 14, 2006, to January 14, 2007, the city of Lille in France was completely transformed for a three-month India cultural extravaganza. Following the rave success of its 2004 Cultural Capital of Europe festival, the 2006 Lille 3000-Bombayers De Lille, two years in the making, drew millions into a total immersion experience of "the heart of India and its multiple facets: festivals, metamorphoses, visions of the future, exhibitions, artists' installations, films, music, performances."
Opening on Navaratri, the festival began with a grand parade led by 1,200 dancers. Visitors arrived at a Lille train station that was remodeled into an Indian palace with 20 full-sized elephant carvings across the street and Bollywood billboards adorning the town.
Variously priced passes allowed visitors--who might never travel to India--to attend a few events or to spend 24 hours inside the exhibition grounds, for a total immersion experience in a modern Indian city.
Lille festivals cover both tradition and modern ways. Guests could roam through a Hindu temple, explore Indian spirituality in the Third Eye exhibition or listen to contemporary Indian jazz fusion artists. The festival was held in conjunction with a similar three-month-long Festival of India prepared by Bozar, the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts. Together these two festivals provided perhaps the largest-ever exposure to Indian culture in Europe.
The swadhyay pariwar, founded by Pandurang Sashtri Athavale (1920 2003), is flourishing under the leadership of his adopted daughter and successor, "Didiji." The organization never aggressively publicized its work, and most are unaware of the Pariwar's huge scope. Recently the "Family of Millions " has begun releasing briefs to show how a positive seva enterprise can bring revolutionary changes in society. See www.swadhyay.org and click on "Recent News " for some success stories.
One small example of the Pariwar's dynamism was its four-day 2006 Thanksgiving program in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Put on by 500 volunteers, over 2,000 from the spiritual "extended family... gathered from all walks of life regardless of status." The Pariwar's Bhagavad Gita elocution contests are also noteworthy. Running for decades in thousands of locations each year, its participants just crossed the 3.5 million mark.
On the Northern coast of Mauritius, beyond the coral reefs, is Gunners Coin, a spectacular green, wedge-shaped island jutting glistening in the azure blue ocean. In this idyllic setting stands the Siva Soopramaniar Kovil, a 20th century Saivite temple. Built in 1985, it was completely renovated in 2006 at a cost 1 million rupees ($US34,000). The six-day consecration ceremonies in November drew 2,000 devotees. The sanctuary is one small example of the global renaissance of Agamic Saivism.
The genographic project launched by The National Geographic Society, IBM, geneticist Spencer Wells and the Waitt Family Foundation hopes to map mankind's migrations out of Africa. Most of the world's six billion people, however, are far removed from their ancient homes. So the Genographic Project wants 100,000 DNA samples from people still living in their ancestral homelands, because they provide the crucial geographic link between genetic markers found today and ancient routes.
The five-year project, started in late 2006, was stalled by Alaskans who say the research could be misused to disprove tribal beliefs about living in one place since the beginning of time and possibly jeopardize land rights and other benefits extended to native peoples. Scientists are aghast that anyone would take such a position. But native rights advocates point out that--given the history of broken promises and dismal treatment of indigenous peoples--caution is wise and well-advised.
Bombings in Bali in 2002 had a devastating impact on Indonesia's spirit and Bali's economy. Tourism dropped along with national morale. In September, 2006, Hindus in the Tanaban district undertook a dramatic initiative to change the flow of energy. They planned, choreographed, rehearsed and performed was likely the largest prayer-dance in recorded history. It was a traditional kecak dance performed by 5,000 men at the entrance of Tanah Lot Temple. Dedicated to world peace and tourism recovery, the proactive "destination management " marketing program was rooted in the native culture and environment. See: http:/www.cakolosal.com
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On September 25, 2005, Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart, a Nevada resident, died in combat in Afghanistan. He belonged to the Wiccan faith. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refused his wife Roberta's request that a Wiccan pentacle to be placed on his government-furnished grave marker, because Wicca is not an officially recognized religion in the military. Wiccan clergy were barred from the VA funeral service. Roberta and her friends petitioned for Patrick's Wiccan grave marker without success. In September she threatened to sue the VA. In October, Nevada officials finally approved the pentacle's placement on Sgt. Stewarts' grave marker.
The US military is normally accommodating of different faiths, with 38 different symbols approved for headstones, ranging from the Christian cross to the Hindu Aum, and even including the "atomic whirl " of the American Atheists.
In November 2006 in Germany an 18-year-old avid Counter Strike player killed himself with a rifle after storming his school and injuring 11 of his schoolmates. German leaders responded with a bill, soon to go before Parliament, that will put developers and players of games involving "cruel violence " in jail for up to one year. Fully 59 percent of the public support it.
Guenther Beckstein, Bavaria's interior minister, commented, "It is absolutely beyond any doubt that such killer games desensitize unstable characters to violence and can have a stimulating effect."
The Hindu council of UK and others protested a proposal to ban the swastika throughout European Union. The ban was mooted by Germany, current EU president, in an apparent show of repentence for Germany's Nazi history. Hindus argue the ban would interfere with the Human Right to Freedom of Religion, and do irreparable harm to Hinduism, which has widely used the symbol since ancient times as an auspicious sign. Without offering any explanation, the German leadersdropped the plan January 29. EU member states were unlikely to adopt such a ban.
Swamini Turiyasangitananda (Alice Coltrane), known for her early jazz and New Age music, passed away on January 12, 2006, in Los Angeles, from respiratory failure at the age of 69. Following her conversion to Hinduism she became a much beloved American Hindu leader and taught Hinduism in Southern California for over 25 years.
Ten million took a chilly bath in Allahabad on mauni amavasya, January 19th, the second of four ablution days of the month-long Ardha ( "half ") Kumbha Mela.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishadhas succeeded in getting the Tamil Nadu state government to institute "social security " for hundreds of thousands of village temple priests. A welfare board will be established for priests of grama koyils, small temples, that are not administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department.
Hindu-Muslim riots were sparked in the hi-tech city of Bangalore on January 22 when Muslims protested Saddam Hussein's execution, ransacking Hindu shops and burning cars. Some Hindus responded in kind. The police fired on crowds killing a 12-year-old boy, before gaining control. The city's software industry, situated away from city center, was unaffected.
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New York, New Yo...
This is a super sweet, super simple playset for the special little girl in your life. We can't wait to see your creations and your lovely models!
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Feb 19, 2010, 05.03 PMby inlovewithcreating
aww adorable perfect for my girl.
Dec 20, 2009, 08.57 PMby pinksalamander
Would anyone who has made this be able to shed any light on the fabric requirements? Would it be possible to squeeze the top/trousers onto FQ's rather than yardage? Just because I'm looking up fabric on eBay and want to know the cost! Thanks!
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Jan 29, 2010, 09.26 AMby sophie11
I've just cut this out, not sewn it yet, trying to get it onto lots of lovely bits of fabric I have left. For the top, the pattern is all one piece, i.e. the front is cut on the fold and the back angled off, and there is no cut or seam on the shoulders (you simply serge the back and sides). So for that reason, you actually need a decent amount of fabric for the top. The bloomers are simply one pattern piece cut twice (rather than four pieces for adult size pants) so you should get them out of a half yard. Hope that helps!
Nov 10, 2008, 06.25 AMby iamdaniela
I've been looking for something for my almost 3yo as I have amazing vintage fabric (from my grandma) but not enough for me…! So I will make a few of these, but into dresses! Thanks for the inspiration!
Oct 3, 2008, 07.09 AMby majnets3s
Sep 18, 2008, 03.51 AMby kamelia
Oh this is wonderful… Have to make a lot of these!!! I've got 5 nieces…….
Sep 17, 2008, 02.25 AMby lybu
wow. sweat little girl. the picks are great. want to try it out as a gift for my friend.
Sep 17, 2008, 01.47 AMby barkcloth
Thanks Benedikta. Maybe next year my little niece can wear this.
Sep 17, 2008, 12.09 AMby mrspilkington
oh, this is lovely! thank you so much.
Sep 16, 2008, 10.39 PMby talyq
That looks adorable. I have a 9 month old, so this should make a nice addition to her next spring/summer wardrobe. Thank you.
Sep 16, 2008, 08.36 PMby milsakate
So cute! What a great pattern. Shame my new baby is a boy, as I would love to make this. Must ask my husband for a girl next time ;)
Sep 16, 2008, 08.25 PMby nikkissewfun
Oh this is soo adorable! I only wish I had a girl so I could make a bunch of these!
Sep 16, 2008, 05.44 PMby alagos
I love this! I have twins who will be 2 in February, so this will fit them next summer. I'll definitely be making this!
Sep 16, 2008, 05.25 PMby catherine6707
Adorable, this is really cute. Congradulations
Sep 16, 2008, 04.57 PMby benedikta
We are glad you like it and we will see to make some boys clothes in the future! Noted down.
Sep 16, 2008, 02.00 PMby igraine
That is soooo adorable! I would love to have childrens patterns for boys too! It is hard to find interesting patterns that don't look like I tried to make denim pajamas
Sep 16, 2008, 01.45 PMby tonya-y
Yeah, it's had to find boys stuff(I have a 4yr old). For this pattern I'd suggest doing "jammers" that's what we called them in the 80's, for the pants. Instead of gathering the cuffs, just leave them full, it's actually popular among alot of european children's patterns. The top is tricky…hmmm..Maybe go with an Asian flair, do a tailored fit sleeve, keep the A-line body, but make it button down the front and do a mandarin/military style collar, of course shorten the lenth a bit, add pockts…LOTS of pockets on both the top and pants….just an idea…..
Sep 16, 2008, 01.44 PMby materialmama
Adorable! It makes me want to upload more children's patterns as well. Well done!
Sep 16, 2008, 01.38 PMby tonya-y
tcarole, you're right to go by pattern sizes, though I find going by height and chest measurements give me the best fit. Even if you had the child there to fit, they dont's always stay still. :) I use a garment I know fits to get an idea of the fit. As a mother and auntie I know about the crazy sizing. My 19 month old daughter is tiny, she still fits 12mos for chest/waist, but her height is 18-24mos. My neice on the other hand who is 28months fits in 3-4T's for chest and waist, but they tend to hang a little long on her. That's why I prefer to sew their clothes, store bought gets a little hectic.
Sep 16, 2008, 12.37 PMby darcie
Can it be clarified what the sizes are? The range listed in the description is 92-110 (2-5), but the pattern is labeled 92, 104, 116, 128 (2, 4, 6, 8). It is hard to tell from the .pdf without printing all 19 pages and measuring.
Thanks for the kids clothes! I was just looking for some here yesterday. :)
Sep 16, 2008, 12.20 PMby grammargremlin
Ooh! This is so pretty! I will have to get to work on having a girl. :) I agree with some other comments that I would love to see boy patterns.
Sep 16, 2008, 12.09 PMby catmagalhaes
Pity, I have a boy with 3 years. Could you do a how-to to convert this into boy's clothing?
Sep 16, 2008, 08.28 AMby tcarole
Oh, and how about stuff for boys? My best friend has a boy and I've had a really hard time finding cute stuff to make for him. She won't let me dress him up like a girl like I want to. :-(
Sep 16, 2008, 08.26 AMby tcarole
Even if you don't have children (like me), chances are, you have friends and family that do and simple, cute patterns like this are great. So easy to customize for your favorite shorties.
The thing I find the most challenging is that I don't know what sizes to make. I don't have the model to fit on so I have to guess, based on age and, on some patterns, by weight. It's pretty hard to measure a wiggly baby and they double in size in a week, it seems. And it seems like they never wear the size that corresponds with their age. People tell me, as an example, "oh, she's 13 months, but she's wearing a 2T". As a non-parent, what does that mean? I'm just trying to figure out what size will fit her now? Or, what size will she be in December when I finally finish the parka I'm making her?
Parents, if you could help us out with more info, it would mean more cute homemade outfits and who doesn't want that???
Sep 16, 2008, 06.58 AMby benedikta
Glad you all like it! We did not really plan doing kid's clothes, it was more a try out to see how it was received. Clearly well. Makes us realize, we should do more :) I will add the meters right now hcbouma…
Sep 16, 2008, 04.02 AMby barkcloth
Where is the requested amount of fabric in METERS, Burdastyle??
Sep 16, 2008, 12.19 AMby ghainskom
Finally! Thank you BurdaStyle! My fingers are itching, I just can't wait to do this!
Sep 16, 2008, 12.10 AMby live2exist
Beautiful and Comfortable… Just how my twins like it. Can't wait to see my babies in this cute ensemble
Sep 15, 2008, 11.49 PMby nasja
This is so cute!! Lucky for me, I have 2 little girls! Thanks!!
Sep 15, 2008, 08.51 PMby wendyxo
Thank you! This will be perfect for my little one for this coming summer downunder.
Sep 15, 2008, 07.31 PMby peaudane
Cute! on the pattern it says 92-128, which is a much larger size range than 92-110. I hope those are the correct sizes because I could then make it for my 5 year old!
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Well, I'd say that about sums it up.
The end of the year has been full of craziness at work so I have definitely had less energy. On top of it, Garrett and I hit the holiday indulgence wall on Sunday, so today is Day 5 of super clean eats. It's felt mostly awesome, but there have been a few nights where, instead of blogging, I have chosen to sit on the couch and feel sorry for myself that I can not survive and thrive on a diet of cookies and eggnog alone. It's been a bit of a transition, this week, but so far I think it has been a good one.
Today is kind of an exciting day for me, I have a few fun things on the agenda including getting a haircut. Thanks for all your input — I still haven't decided what to do. I guess I have an hour or so to figure it out. ha! If I can I'll check in later and let ya know what I do. In the meantime, here are some interesting reads I wanted to pass on:
*When I read the line in this post that said "Success and likability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women" it really made me stop and think. And of course I had to read on! Lots of interesting points raised in the article about the cost of adjusting our behaviors to be liked. Such great stuff!
Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your self-worth will always be tied to what someone else thinks about you, forever out of your control.
*I loved reading Allison break down 5 High Fat Foods You Should Be Eating To Lose Weight It's that time of year where we are all inundated with commercials about losing weight and quitting smoking and changing our lives and I have spent many a Decembers stocking my cabinets with the Low/Fat Free versions of everything and wondering why I had no success.
Many low-fat food items contain high levels of processed salt and refined carbohydrates, which are added to low-fat foods to make up for the loss in taste and flavor that results from the artificial removal of fats. Both of these additives are linked to numerous health problems, including obesity and heart disease.
Eat the fat! Eat the yolks! Eat food! Sound advice.
*Speaking of eating, can we talk about how this salad is totally making an appearance on my menu this week. OHMAHGAWD it looks yummy!
*Did you catch this post about stress addiction on Whole 9 a while back? While I don't think I'm actually *addicted* to stress, I definitely recognize that my personality type lends itself to this kind of validation so I thought had some good perspectives. I'm trying to be better about taming the stress in my life but man is that a work in progress!
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Crytek making 'radical' fourth Crysis game, won't be called 'Crysis 4'
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has revealed that Crysis 3 will be the end of the current plot arc that began with the first game, but that the franchise is far from over. There will be a fourth Crysis game but Yerli has stated that the title 'Crysis 4' would be misleading. Find out why below.
Crytek: 'F2P could make PS3 the key console'
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has discussed why Sony's move to the free-to-play market could propel PS3 to the top of the console food chain. It comes as his company moves into free-to-play development with Warface and other projects.
Sony & Microsoft face next-gen struggle unless they support free-to-play - Crytek
Crytek founder Cevat Yerli has stated that both Microsoft and Sony will struggle unless they embrace the free-to-play genre going into the next generation of console hardware.
Ryse development "moving forward really well," says Crytek
Ryse development is "moving forward really well," according to Crytek
Crysis 3 dev team "promise to melt down PCs"
Crysis 3 will live up to its famous forebears, Crytek CEO Cevat yerli has said, in that it will push high-end PCs to their limits.
Crytek: 'Unreal Engine 4 doesn't surprise us. CryEngine 3 is the benchmark'
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has revealed to VG247 that Unreal Engine 4 didn't do anything to surprise the studio, and that CryEngine 3 is the benchmark in next-gen technology.
Crytek interview: what's next for games development?
As the chasm between high-end PC tech and off-the-shelf consoles widens, Dave Cook asks Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli for opinion on what lies next in PlayStation and Xbox development.
'Timesplitters 4 interest isn't high enough yet, surprises may come soon' - Crytek
Crytek's Cevat Yerli has revealed to VG247 that, although the studio is aware that many people want the series to return, it simply isn't high enough to justify the project yet. But it is high enough to get the developer thinking about it.
Crytek: 'Next gen consoles are overdue, tablets catching up'
Crytek founder Cevat Yerli has explained to VG247 why he feels that the next generation of console hardware is long overdue, and that the rise of advanced tablet devices could start overtaking current hardware if the industry doesn't take action.
Crytek CEO: "Ask Microsoft and Sony" why there aren't more F2P console games
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has expressed frustration with platform holders' reluctance to embrace all-digital offerings.
"The way we're developing Homefront 2 is very isolated," from THQ says Crytek
Cyrtek has said the restructuring going on at THQ has had "zero" impact on the development of Homefront 2.
Wii U is at "minimum as powerful as Xbox 360," says Crytek
Crytek's Cevat Yerli has said Wii U is "minimum on par" with current generation consoles, and while the firm isn't developing a game for the console at present, its CryEngine 3 runs "beautifully" on the console.
CryEngine 3 has existed "at the quality of Unreal Engine 4" for three years, says Crytek
Crytek's Cevat Yerli has said CryEngine 3 "already exists" at the quality of Unreal Engine 4, and while there are "tangible differences," between the two engines, it's not something people will notice when looking at still images of in-game screenshots.
Jaffe - "next generation of hardware will be the last"
Ex-Sony man and creator of Twisted Metal and God of War says consoles have had their time and will be gone within 10 years, but he concedes that his track record for predicting industry trends isn't the best.
Crytek: CryEngine "pushing the boundaries", "way beyond next-gen consoles already",
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has told CVG the next-gen CryEngine is "way beyond next-gen consoles," adding it's "pushing the boundaries" on the new hardware.
Crytek transitioning into F2P company from packaged games
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has admitted to Videogamer it's transitioning into a fully free-to-play company from packaged games.
Crytek boss predicts death of consoles; wary of Vita, Wii U and streaming tech
Cevat Yerli doesn't see Crytek expanding onto new hardware frontiers any time soon.
Crysis for consoles to be downloadable, priced at 1600 MSP/£15
Following the initial announcement this morning, EA UK's announced this afternoon that Crysis 1 on PS3 and 360 will be a downloadable release only for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.
Crytek: CryEngine 3 "the best engine" and "going everywhere"
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has flatly dismissed competitors, saying CryEngine 3 is the best engine available, will soon be available on every platform.
Crytek says its intentions with Crysis 2 "backfired a little bit"
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has said developing Crysis 2 to be playable on most PC systems ended up "backfiring" on the firm.
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CryEngine 3 has existed "at the quality of Unreal Engine 4" for three years, says Crytek
Crytek: CryEngine "pushing the boundaries", "way beyond next-gen consoles already",
Crytek boss predicts death of consoles; wary of Vita, Wii U and streaming tech
Crysis for consoles to be downloadable, priced at 1600 MSP/£15
Crytek: CryEngine 3 "the best engine" and "going everywhere"
Crytek says its intentions with Crysis 2 "backfired a little bit"
Crytek: Competition keeps the firm "in check", makes sure its always on the "cutting edge"
Crytek: "As a company we can't just make shooters," says Yerli
"Diligence and production volume," spent on Crysis 2 "makes it so much better than Crysis," says Yerli
Crysis 3 story planned, development "depends on the success of Crysis 2," says Yerli
Crytek: Making a PS3 exclusive "is something we considered before"
Crysis 2 is "more pleasing" in 3D than Killzone 3, says Yerli
Crytek CEO says demos are "a luxury" and "prohibitively expensive"
Crytek taking 3D "very seriously", working close with Move, Natal
Crysis 2 gets "slightly more performance" out of PS3 than 360
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Businesses fighting pigeon problem
Since the great-tailed grackles took flight in January, businessmen and local residents still haven't seen many signs of them returning.
But the absence of those pests has made an avenue for another.
Pigeons and doves have become more of an issue recently for local businesses and their customers, according to Portales Public Work Director John DeSha.
"Pigeons have always been there, and now that (the grackles) are gone, there are a lot pigeons appearing and more people are noticing them," said DeSha.
The pigeons have not replaced the grackles in the trees but they tend to rest on buildings, according to DeSha.
Portales Post Office employee Laurel Leppke said pigeons and other birds have become a real nuisance for the post office.
"I've had customers complain that the handrails and handicap ramp are too dirty," said Leppke. "We can clean it, but it's a constant battle to deal with every day."
Leppke says the birds hang around the building throughout the day.
Although pigeons have been an issue for local businesses, DeSha says that they are not posing a problem for the citizens as the grackles did.
DeSha is currently researching solutions for the pigeon and dove issue and hopes he will find one that he can recommend to local business owners.
As far as the grackles, DeSha says he has been able to control them.
"I still patrol the streets, I go by every day just to make sure they're not coming back," DeSha said. "I've had a good handle on the grackle situation. They were back during the snowstorm and gone the next day."
Last month businessmen and local residents teamed up to set off a barrage of fireworks to frighten the birds away.
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In 2009, Abraham Ingle brought Berlin's Papergirl Project to Portland. Over 200 pieces of original 2d art were displayed in a gallery, then rolled up, and distributed via bicycle to randomly selected people on the streets of Portland.
Pictures, more info, and other projects, at www.hoodturkey.com
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We want to make sure that when you buy a K&N Lifetime Air Filter or Air Intake System, you can be confident your vehicle's warranty will not be impacted. We also want you to feel confident that even if you experience a difficult dealership, we will step-in and resolve the issue, so you won't have to. Therefore, we make the following Pledge:
K&N pledges to our customers that they will not be taken advantage of and charged for a repair due to a dealership warranty denial blamed on the presence of a K&N product.
- Tom McGann, CEO
Consumers buy aftermarket products for many reasons; higher quality, added performance, visual appeal, work requirements or just as a way to be different. The Car Companies do not like aftermarket products and never have. They believe consumers should only buy their parts. There is a battle going on for your freedom of choice and that freedom is being threatened by a number of wolves dressed in sheep's clothing. Be it in the name of emissions standards, public safety, warranty requirements, or dependence on foreign oil, all these worthy causes may be used as a reason to reduce your right to choose and force you to buy only O/E Parts. That's why on virtually every aftermarket company's web site; you will see a reference to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a law needed to protect your right to buy non-O/E parts. There has even been a bill introduced recently in Congress called the "Right to Repair Act," a bill designed to protect your right to have your vehicle serviced by an independent repair facility.
A frustrating problem we occasionally face is service technicians making false or unsubstantiated claims about aftermarket products, even something as standard as a K&N air filter going in the factory air box. These false allegations may then be used as a reason to deny a legitimate warranty claim and force a consumer to pay money when they should not. We are horrified that the presence of aftermarket products could in rare instances be used as an excuse for taking advantage of a consumer. In all instances we have experienced so far, the dealership's position is mere speculation unsupported by any evidence. However, the dealership is in the "power position" and more often than not, they will win this unfair fight with a consumer, who needs their vehicle back. We are going to balance the scales a bit. We will use our resources to make the consumer whole and challenge the dealership. See warranty page for details.
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Extreme heat on the rise
Peak high temperatures on land continue to climb despite Earth's stalled averages
A surge of heat spikes has struck land in the last 15 years or so, despite an overall plateau of global surface temperatures in the same period.
Researchers are still deciphering the reasons for Earth's warming hiatus (SN Online: 2/9/14). But the boost in high terrestrial temperatures attests to continuing climate change, scientists argue in the March Nature Climate Change.
In an analysis led by climate scientist Sonia Seneviratne of ETH Zürich, researchers combed through global weather records from 1979 to 2010. The team assessed the area of land experiencing peak highs, defined as days above the 90th percentile of a region's typical temperature range over the three decades.
Despite a plateau in mean global temperatures, the authors report a clear


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text: When a book really gets some buzz behind it, it seems like that's the only book anyone's talking about. You might hear from your friends or co-workers about it, and sure, you trust their judgment. But since we review around 10,000 books a year at Kirkus Reviews, we not only know which books readers are eager to read but which of those books are really worth your time. So check out this week's list of books that are not just popular but pretty great to boot!


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[Intro: Raekwon (Masta Killa)]
Moët got me acting like a fucking goat in here
Yo god, remember back in the days god?
When we came a long way and shit, man (no question)
We supposed to be blessing each other
On our physical days and shit, you know what I'm saying?
It's like basically, I wanna hit my family with like land and all that
Diamonds and all that, we ran through that chamber dun
[Verse 1: Raekwon]
Mainly stack mine, indeed it's been a long time
Let me feed y'all, fruits of life, shut up and eat y'all
Flavors for neighbors, Wallee's down to gators
The whole configuration stacking paper
Yo we do this, on the low though
If so, we running John Dolo
First thing, you need if you don't know
We carry cause it's a real world, show and prove
In ill words, all my herbs know the slurge
Dress nasty like fuck, keep my bird on the job yo
You got to straighten up
Do the worst thing to hurt her heart, damn
Took care of that, shared, even shed a tear for that
Bust my gat to throw gear on her back
Damn son, why she taking you through that?
She's a part of me, pardon me flow Allah, we sworn we
Wising up, take care of home bases
Then we slide to another part and start more hatred
Life is sacred - the other side of that paw, you lie naked
Clothes in the box, go 'head take it
Flash back Jew status
Salute moms and get ya boots splattered
Batting average, your moms had it
Just a broke young dumb, full of cum ready to haunt something
Takes something of yours, here you want something
Growing up around fifteen
Watching how the big niggas rolling wit big cream
Big schemes
Quick to flash your gat, laser beam
Pool table action black, hundred stacks made my niggas leave
Some be saying "Let em breathe"
The others wanna deceive
How we gonna make it if we don't achieve?
Right now, catch it from a vertical degree yo
We starting showing our asses, committing burglaries
One got caught, threw us all off
Threw us in the hell section near the boardwalk
Wondering how the sword talk, did he fall off?
Did he stand like the hawk that he was in New York?
Kept the waves spinning on the cross, of course
Come back a little cutty endorse
Risked it for his kids the pain is lost
We sitting back on a better note, yelling "Peace god
I love you love you to death, you thoroughbredable"
The Robbin Hood of the hood
Sit back, it's all good
Won't spoil it if we call it, we all hood, ha ha
[Interlude: Masta Killa]
I make knowledge born to save self, you know?
Who gon' live it, gon' live it
Be is to be a born, know what I mean?
[Verse 2: Masta Killa]
Soaked in degrees of knowledge, polished by sun rays
Carving by nine swordsmen
To a needle point of perfection
It's a blessing to deliver this lesson
While traveling the planet, extending development
And vote for the mind
Never ended we now send it long winded
Descended infital, Bobby Digital
Abbot of the Shaolin 'Isle
With knowledge and wisdom
Of the original sword style begin
Birth of the Wu-Tang Clan
From the album Immobilarity, Raekwon reminisces on escaping from the projects and the world of crime.
Although Masta Killa's verse is short and hidden on an album that was overlooked by most it is considered to be one of his greatest.


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Blue mosnter Anime Studio speed painting.
Hi guys, how you doing? i hope well.
I vectorized this design yesterday and i think it came out pretty good.
I will be posting more video tutorials very soon on how to color comics like this one, vectorize anime, vectorize cartton and cartoon backgrounds.
They will be HD, over 1 hour length and they will include the .anme file.
Speed painting: 26 seconds


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Jodi Arias to answer juror questions in Arizona murder trial
PHOENIX – Jodi Arias has spent two weeks on the witness stand answering detailed questions from attorneys about practically every aspect of her life including the day she killed her lover and the painstaking steps she took to cover her tracks. Now it's the jury's turn.
Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the June 2008 killing of Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home. She says it was self-defense when he attacked her after a day of raunchy sex, but police say she planned it in a jealous rage.
Arias initially told authorities she had nothing to do with Alexander's death then blamed it on masked intruders before settling on self-defense. Her repeated lies to authorities, friends and family in the days after his death, and her methodical efforts to create an alibi and avoid suspicion have been center stage throughout the weekslong trial as she explained how she remembers little from the day of the killing.
Alexander had been shot in the head, stabbed and slashed nearly 30 times and had his throat slit.
After a withering cross-examination last week, and her attorneys' efforts to portray the victim as an abusive womanizer, in part, hoping to spare Arias the death penalty, jurors on Wednesday will pose their own questions to the defendant, something allowed in Arizona criminal cases.
Judge Sherry Stephens told attorneys Tuesday the panel has about 100 questions for Arias. The prosecutor and her attorneys will gather Wednesday morning to review the written queries and submit any objections, then Stephens will pose them to Arias directly.
Throughout her testimony, Arias has described an abusive childhood at the hands of her parents, a past littered with cheating boyfriends and dead-end jobs, and the minutia of car problems, cooking and converting to Mormonism. She has also detailed for jurors how Alexander grew physically abusive in the months leading up to his death, once choking her into unconsciousness, and how he had sexual desires for young boys.
However, none of her allegations have been corroborated by witnesses or evidence during the trial, and she has admitted to lying repeatedly prior to and after her arrest, but Arias insists she is telling the truth now.
She has acknowledged she dumped the gun in the desert, got rid of her bloody clothes, tried to clean the scene at Alexander's home, and even left the victim a voicemail on his mobile phone within hours of killing him and dragging his body into the shower. She said she was too scared and ashamed to tell the truth.
Arias' grandparents had reported a .25 caliber handgun stolen from their Northern California home about a week before the killing -- the same caliber used to shoot Alexander -- but Arias says she never knew her grandfather had the weapon. Authorities believe she brought it with her, though she has testified she shot Alexander with his own gun as he chased her into his closet after body-slamming her and threatening to kill her.
"I was very, very scared," Arias told jurors.
"Did you want to kill Mr. Alexander on June 4?" defense attorney Kirk Nurmi asked.
"No, that was not a goal of mine," Arias replied, sobbing. "I considered myself a nice person."


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In the sentence below I want to confirm whether I have correctly identified the subject, object and the verb (It's a sentence I made up as an example and hope it's correct, and if not please correct it too).
He wants them to be go away from the team.
Subject: He
Verb: Wants
Object: Team or Them?
Does "go away" also a verb in here? What kind of a work "Them" in this context?


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The show's premise was a combination of soft science fiction and ideological fantasy. In each episode, Dr Sam Beckett 'leaps' into a person (oddly enough, usually an American) living sometime between 1950 and 1990 (although the show was theoretically set in 1999, since it was filmed in the late '80s and early '90s, he never leaped into anyone from the 1990s). Taking the other person's place, he 'sets right what once went wrong', repairing relationships, solving mysteries, saving orphanages and that sort of thing, often saving the leapee or someone close to them from death by crime/accident/wrongful execution/illness that he can cure with his 1990s knowledge of medicine.
This episode plays with the themes of mummy movies, as Sam leaps into an archaeologist who disappeared, together with everyone else with him, while excavating the tomb of King Ptah-Hotep II (not, as far as I know, a real Egyptian king, but it is a real Egyptian name, deriving from the god Ptah and 'hotep', often used as a suffix in Egyptian names and meaning, in context, 'Ptah is content'). This gives the writers a chance to play with some tropes that aren't usually part of their toolkit.
Usually, the only science fiction/fantasy element of the show was the leaping itself. As the series went on, and particularly in Season 5, other elements started to creep in (a possible vampire, aliens, a leap outside Sam's lifetime that wan't ususally possible according to the show's internal logic, and most notably an opposite 'evil' leaper). This episode appeared late in Season 4, before the vampires and aliens, but after an early episode playing with horror themes and the works of Stephen King ('The Boogieman') and more particularly, after 'It's a Wonderful Leap', which featured an actual angel. The great thing about this is that the audience isn't quite sure what to expect. Al suggests that the mysterious deaths that start to occur are murders, carried out by someone who's after the treasure for themselves, and that would be the sort of solution you would anticipate from Quantum Leap at this point. However, there's just enough doubt in the audience's minds to add a really nice layer to the mystery - not only, who is doing the killing, but is it a living human being at all?!
In the end, it turns out that there is a murder plot, of sorts - but there is also a mummy, and we see his hand, though thankfully not any more of him. I'm never quite sure how I feel about Quantum Leap doing these more overtly fantasy/science fiction stories, as it doesn't quite fit the tone of most of the show, but on the other hand, it does provide a nice change of pace and it wouldn't be a proper mummy movie without an actual mummy.
Another nice thing about this episode is we get to see a bit more of Sam as a character, in a way that isn't always possible. A while back, I wrote about how TV and film archaeologists are always ridiculously over-qualified and somehow manage to be experts in just about everything, never restricted to their own field like normal people. Well, Dr Sam Beckett really takes the biscuit here. He ought to be Dr.Dr.Dr.Dr.Dr.Dr.Dr. Beckett, at least, as he has seven degrees that come with the title 'Dr' (six PhDs and an MD), though his qualifications, along with his life story, can be changed sometimes if he affects his own past while leaping. It was established way back in Season 1 that one of his PhDs was 'Ancient Languages', including ancient Egyptian (an unusual subject - Classics, Egyptology or Ancient History would be more normal - but plausible. Ish.) and apparently it still is, as he can still read hieroglyphics. He also gets very excited about being in Egypt, about working with fellow archaeologist Ginny - with whom, refreshingly, he develops no romantic attachement and has an entirely professional relationship, despite the tiny tiny shorts she's wearing - and about their discovery, because he's genuinely interested in Egyptology and ancient history. It's fun to see Sam enjoying one of his own areas, rather than having to throw himself into someone else's, and of course it means the episode avoids the usual issues of how he can fit in and convince people there's nothing wrong with him, as he knows what he's talking about.
An episode with a mummy in it can't take itself too seriously, and there are some great moments of humour in here (like Al's assessement of a camel as an ugly horse - he's quite wrong of course, camels are beautiful). Other attempts work a bit less well; Ginny notes that claustrophobia is 'hardly a good trait for an archaeologist', but most archaeologists don't work in tiny underground tombs, they work in the open air! (Though some work in cellars and trenches, which looks even more claustrophobic). If she'd said 'Egyptologist', which is what her character actually is, that could have worked.
This isn't one of Quantum Leap's finest hours - the best episodes of Quantum Leap tend to be those which deal with serious subject matter in a dramatic way, or the romantic episodes, or those which are really broad comedy and involve Sam wearing women's clothing. It is also indicative of the slide into more and more 'out there' episodes in Season 5 that would culminate in the show finishing at the end of that season. It's good fun though, and it's nice to see that old Ancient Languages PhD brought out again - even I have to admit, that's not one that he needs to use terribly often in the course of leaping.


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Dec. 5, 2004
New Haven, CT - The Bulldogs concluded their fall schedule on Saturday and Sunday, hosting the Nutmeg Invitational at RJ Kiphuth Exhibition Pool. Yale was one of ten schools in the field, which included the University of Massachusetts (Atlantic 10), Syracuse University (Big East), Boston College (Atlantic Coast), Fairfield University (MAAC) and Williams College (NESCAC). Team scores were not kept.
Sophomore Geof Zann had a busy weekend and left his mark on the scoresheet. Zann teamed up with Kieran Locke, Tom Hardy, and Cameron Hendrick to take second in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, finishing just .22 seconds behind Boston College. Zann also took first in the 100 Yard Backstroke, posting a time of 52.25.
In the endurance races, the Elis were dominant, as John Atkinson and Kent Garber took first and second, respectively, in the 1650 Yard Freestyle. In the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay, Locke, Atkinson, Quinn Fitzgerald, and Andrew Foss finished first with a time of 6:55.25.
After a visit to Puerto Rico for winter training over the break, Yale returns to action on January 9 when it visits Maine.
Report by Sean Singer '06, Yale Sports Publicity