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Pears, David, Paradox and Platitude in Wittgenstein's Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2006
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Hardback, 133 pages
Brief Description
This is a penetrating and thought-provoking study of five interrelated themes that lie at the heart of Wittgenstein's philosophy: the pictorial character of language; the phenomenon of linguistic regularity; the 'private language argument'; logical necessity; ego and the self. Pears' critical and cynical analysis of these themes is informed by the notions of paradox and platitude which, as he applies them to various ideas in Wittgenstein's philosophy, keep the reader's own critical sense alert.
Goldstein, Laurence, 'The Barber, Russell's Paradox, Catch-22, God and More: A Defence of a Wittgensteinian Conception of Contradiction', in G. Priest, JC Beall and B. Armour-Garb (eds), The Law of Non-Contradiction: New Philosophical Essays (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004), pp.295-313.
Brief Discussion
This paper defends Wittgenstein's 'cancellation' view of contradiction. A contradiction lacks content, it says nothing and is hence not false (and, of course, not true either). This is offered as a defensible alternative and antidote to the dialetheist view, defended by several authors in this volume, that some contradictions are true (and false too). Boethius, Abelard, possibly Aristotle, certainly Wittgenstein took the view that contradictions lack content. A large number of apparently disparate paradoxes can be shown to be generated from stipulations of the form 'p if and only if not-p'. For example, it is stipulated that the barber of Alcala, besides shaving all nonshavers in the village, shaves himself if and only if he does not. Now if, in conformity to the Wittgensteinian view defended in this paper, such biconditionals, like contradictions, are not false but—lacking content—are neither true nor false, then those paradoxes evaporate and do not re-emerge in strengthened forms.
Goldstein, Laurence, 'Moore's Paradox', in P. Engel (ed.), Believing and Accepting (North Holland, Kluwer, 2000), pp.65-92.
Brief Discussion
Wittgenstein held that, whereas 'Pascal believes that p' is a description of Pascal's state of mind, specifically, his possessing the belief that p', when, in most circumstances, I say 'I believe that p', I am not describing my own state of mind but avowing, perhaps hesitantly, perhaps emphatically, that p. Hence the absurdity of my utterance 'I believe that p, but it is not the case that p' is pretty much simply the absurdity of uttering a contradiction. Thus one version of Moore's Paradox is solved. [Work done by John Williams subsequent to the publication of this paper convinces me that, with a bit of tweaking, Wittgenstein's solution is correct.]
Goldstein, Laurence, 'Wittgenstein's Late Views on Belief, Paradox and Contradiction, Philosophical Investigations 11/1 (1988), pp.49-73.
Brief Discussion
In the last seven years of his life, Wittgenstein advocated a solution to the logico-semantical paradoxes quite different from the one he had staunchly defended since his youth. The solution, which is in line with his handling of the Moore paradox, involves the claim that certain uses of some sentences that are not contradictory in form nevertheless amount to a speaker contradicting himself, and that, under such circumstances, the question of the truth or falsity of the utterance is otiose.
Goldstein, Laurence, 'Wittgenstein and the Logico-Semantical Paradoxes', Ratio 25/2 (1983), pp.137-153, reprinted in J.V. Canfield (ed.), The Philosophy of Wittgenstein (New York, Garland Publishing Inc.,1986)
Brief Discussion
Wittgenstein's approach to the Liar paradox is in the tradition of the mediaeval cassantes. He argues that, although paradoxical sentences, such as the Liar's, are perfectly in order grammatically, they do not succeed in making statements, so that the question of their truth-value does not arise.
Goldstein, Laurence, 'Why the Liar Cannot be Said', in R. Haller (ed.), Language and Ontology (Vienna, Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1982), pp.162-165.
Brief Discussion
Wittgenstein's early view was that there are certain sentences that we can mouth without thereby saying anything, i.e., without succeeding in making a statement. This is a position that Strawson was later to take in his attack on Russell's theory of definite descriptions. It is argued here that the Liar sentence 'This statement is false' is an example of a sentence that cannot, in this sense, be said.


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The three Malas(impurities/limitations) according to Kashmir Shaivism.
According to Kashmir Shaivism, there are 36 elements(from shiv tatva to prithvi tatva).By the pure will(icchca) of Shiva, The param shiva descends/ascends/emerges from the highest tattva i.e Chaitanya-(the supreme consciousness present in everything-be it living, dead, be it mind or matter, desires, actions, perceivable or unfathomable, be it a tiniest single cell or this whole of universe)-to the grossest element i.e prithvi(earth).In fact chaitanya cannot be expressed or written about.Yogis have stated that it is the state of being.
Chaitanya is an element synonym to shiva, whereas the next element i.e Ananda(Bliss)-is also known as Shakti. Shiva and Shakti are inseparable, hence Chaitanya and Ananda are also inseparable. The next three elements i.e sadashiva, ishwara and Shuddh vidya are synonyms to Iccha(will), Jnana(unlimited knowledge) and kriya(unlimited action).These five elements form shuddh tatvas(pure elements)
To this point, it is the undifferiated self of shiva. There is no maya element present there. From the shuddh tattvas to the six kanchukas(six coverings of maya), Swami lakshmanjoo has described another tattva(though technically not an element) as Mahamaya tattva or vijnankala.
The anavamala comes into effect in the sphere of the six kanchukas. Shiva due to his own will starts to experience the world of differentiation and becomes limited, owning to non-contemplation of his essential nature. Jnanshakti(the power of knowledge) gets polluted by the kanchukas or the coverings of maya and he becomes reduced to the limited knowledge. At last, it acquires utmost limitation in the formation of the psychic apparatus((antahkarana, i.e mann(mind), buddhi(intellect),ahamkar(ego), prakrati(nature) and purush(one that reacts to prakrati)) and the organs of sense(Bhuddindriya).This is mayayi mala(limitation brought about by maya) which brings about consciousness of difference among objects. This mayayi mala is the second impurity.
Kriya sakti(action) gets limited gradually in the sphere of difference when omnipotence is reduced to limited activity till at last by the formation of the organs of action, the empirical individual gets limited to the utmost extent. He thus performs good and bad deeds. This is the Karma mala or the limitation due to action.
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Martin earns pole position for NASCAR race in Phoenix
Mark Martin will be on the pole for today's NASCAR race at Phoenix International Raceway for the second straight year after becoming the second-oldest, pole-sitter in Sprint Cup history.
Joining Martin on the front row will be Kasey Kahne.
Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson is third next to Kyle Busch.
A native of Batesville, Arkansas, Martin turned 54 in January, leaving him just a few months short in beating Harry Gant as the oldest driver to earn a Sprint Cup pole. Gant drove in the NASCAR series when it was called the Winston Cup in the 1980′s and 1990′s.
Today's Subway Fresh Fit 500 is a 312-mile race.
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Put a Pin In It is a gilded rose gold. It is part of the Birchbox exclusive collection. I love this metallic color. It is so feminine. I can't wait to try it with a stamp. I bet it looks great.
Poindextrous is a light purple taupe jelly base with green shimmer and gold flakies. I stared at this one for a while trying to figure out what to put in it but I realized that it is perfect as it is. It was opaque in 2 coats.
Here you can really see the gold flakes and base color. The green shimmer is so shimmery that it sometimes covers everything else. As you can see, at certain angles it looks completely different.
I used blue painters tape for the triangles. It worked perfectly since none of the base polish lifted. I sometimes have issues with that.


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Quote of the day: "Force is mobility: the more mobile the piece is, the more power it has." -- Reshevsky & Reinfeld, Learn Chess Fast, page 102This is a follow-up to my blog of April 17,2008. Please click here to view the first part.
Unlike the first three books in this series, book #4 is very much a beginner's book. Reshevsky & Reinfeld threw together the basics in 147 easily absorbed pages. Like the others, this book went through a number of editions before finding its way into the Tartan series.
I have four editions in my personal collection. The first is a red hardcover with black printing on the spine and no dust jacket (at least my copy doesn't have one -- see below). It was published by David McKay Company, copyright 1947, and printed & bound in the U.S. by Kingsport Press in Kingsport, Tennessee. 147 pages, English Descriptive Notation. A previous owner's signature is handwritten on the first inside page: "Eugene E. Kohlbecke" and is dated March 3, 1951.
The second copy of Learn Chess Fast in my collection was printed in Great Britain in 1952. The cover is cloth bound and more of a carmine red color with gold printing on the spine. As with the U.S. edition, it is 147 pages with English Descriptive notation. The original seller is listed as "Charles Wilson, bookseller, 46 Renshaw Street, Liverpool". The publisher is Hollis and Carter of London.The 1947 edition of LEARN CHESS FAST is pictured above. The 1952 edition, with its faded cover and light gold spine writing, is shown below.
The McKay Tartan softcover edition was printed at least 6 times that I am aware of, probably more, each time with a higher cover price. The one shown in the photo at the top is a first printing 1967 book with a cover price $1.25. Once again, it had 147 pages and was written in English Descriptive notation. It does not appear that the text changed in any substantial way, if at all, between 1947 and 1967.
The book shown in the upper right photo (with books #5 & #6) is the 6th softcover printing with a $3.95 cover price. At 147 pp with EDN and appears identical to the earlier versions. It does not appear that this particular book has been incorporated into the later McKay Chess series by Random House.
As for content, all the rules and basic principles are covered: setting up the pieces, how the chessmen move, basic mating patterns, relative value of the pieces, attack and defense, castling, capturing en passant, stalemate, and elementary tactics.
There are 282 diagrams, so the book is well done from that perspective. In other words, a lot of material can be internalized without setting up a board and pieces. There are five illustrative games, with light notes, spread throughout the book. That's plenty, in my opinion, in a true beginner's manual.
All in all, this was a good book for its time and purpose. However, there is so much more and better material available now, almost exclusively in algebraic notation, making Learn Chess Fast substantially obsolete. Nevertheless, it is a good nostalgic read and helpful refresher that can be read cover to cover in a weekend with no problem, as long as you don't mind the out-of-favor notation. Certainly the material presented remains timeless and fundamentally accurate.
Next time we will look at one of the all-time chess classics, My System by Aron Nimzovitch, #5 in the McKay Tartan series (and I will add a list of all the books in the series that I can locate.


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Crazy people launch crazy wars just to lose it later at very high costs, president Barack Obama declared the war on Iraq a success (Read), so was it?
Nobody wages a war outside their borders and expects to win it unless of course you are introducing civilization to the uncivilized, and you lose a war when you fail to achieve its goals to start with, so what were the goals exactly of the war on Iraq and let's see how successful it was?
Nobody wages a war outside their borders and expects to win it unless of course you are introducing civilization to the uncivilized, and you lose a war when you fail to achieve its goals to start with, so what were the goals exactly of the war on Iraq and let's see how successful it was?
1) Destroying a sovereign nation and its entire infrastructure including: industrial, transportation, electricity, fresh water and drainage system, farming, education...? Success.
2) Killing scores of people & injuring others? more than a million Iraqi killed & injured and over 4.5 million displaced internally and over neighboring countries. Thousands of orphan children.
3) Sacrificing thousands of US troops? 5,000 killed 'admitted' and tens of thousands injured, worth noting that an injury starts from a wound to losing limbs, eyes, part of bodies.. etc. Add to them the psychological effects throughout the lifetime of the soldiers witnessing battles and killed friends.
4) Wasting billions of Dollars most needed to avoid an economic crisis? Success, or over success, it was in trillions.
5) Robbing very valuable antiques from ancient civilizations that existed on that land? Success.
6) Creating enemies for the US citizens and their children? Success, most of those who lost loved ones will have a lifetime hatred towards anything American and will most probably pass it on to their children.
7) Removing Saddam Hussein? Success, after all he was their own CIA asset, and they could have ordered him out and he'd leave.
8) Installing a puppet regime? At the press conference Obama of USA and Maliki of Iraq, that latter rejected every single US instruction including a mandate for thousands of US troops on the ground with judicial immunity, free air space for USAF, imposing sanctions on Syria, even on that Iraq instead opened its doors widely for Syrian economic to absorb sanctions effects on that country...
Plus so many other things including polluting the planet from explosions, extra usage of fuel oil, leaving a crippled corrupted economy, placing seeds of sectarian strife among people..
What did this war gain? Read this portion of the estimated cost: usliberals.about.com/od/homelandsecurit1/a/IraqNumbers.htm
Look at the following photos with some facts from "Acidcow Website"
Eliminate extreme poverty around the world (cost $135 billion per year) for 14 years.
Ensure developing countries have enough money to fight the AIDS epidemic (cost $15 billion per year) for over 133 years.
Pay for healthcare for every US citizen ($100 billion per year) for 20 years.
Achieve universal literacy (cost $5 billion a year) for 400 years.
Give every American $6,600 each.
With 2 trillion dollars you could buy out America's supply of bacon for the next 1000 years.
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Molly counsels a letter writer whose dating app conversations fail to lead to dates.
Q. I seriously suck at dating app conversations and I feel like it's affecting my ability to get actual dates set up. Every single conversation seems to go the same — "Hi, how's your week going," "Good, yours?" — and then more boring talk about our jobs before it just drops off completely. I feel like I must be boring every single guy, and like success on apps relies so heavily on how funny or witty you can be to catch someone's attention. I think I'm fun and cool in person. It's just on these apps that I feel totally inadequate because of my lack of interesting texting-with-strangers skills.
-Kayla C., 26, Washington DC
A. All right, Kayla — first of all, know this: if you're matching with people, you've already won half the battle. Obviously, dating apps rely heavily on visual appeal. The fact you're matching with men and engaging in back-and-forth conversation is huge.
But that doesn't solve your problem — which is that your conversations stall, your matches drop off, and you're left wondering what's "wrong" with your personality.
Let's get one thing straight — nothing is "wrong" with your personality. Engaging in conversation on dating apps is a skill that takes practice. Very few men or women feel "super funny and witty" while engaging with complete strangers. Think of it this way: many people have anxiety talking to their barista, and all that person does is make their coffee. Of course most people will experience pressure to entertain when talking to someone they might end up…marrying.
The majority of Hinge conversations that lead to a date consist of 15-20 messages and occur over a two to four day period.*
Here is the truth about dating apps: the entire premise (texting a stranger) is awkward and unnatural. Most people respond to this awkwardness by providing safe, boring responses — responses that lead to stalled conversations and drop-offs.
People do this because they don't want to turn the other person off, which is understandable. But when you're texting, you have nothing but words to go off of — there is no body language to read, no tone of voice — so if you aren't at least a little bit "zany," you run the risk of your match losing interest. Most Hinge users, for example, send between 15-20 messages over two to four days before mutually agreeing to go on a date.* We need to get you to 15 messages, and the best way to do that is to be fun, be honest, and provide detail.
Here's an example: let's say you match with "Brian," and he asks what you're up to that evening. Most people in this situation would give a safe response, or one that makes them look "cool." This might materialize in the following Zzzzz-worthy replies:
- "Hanging at my friend's place. You?"
- "Just left the gym. What about you?
- "Still at work unfortunately. How about you?"
Now, there's nothing wrong with these replies, but they really don't tell Brian anything "real" about you or get you any closer to deciding if you two might be compatible. Taking the "honest and detailed" approach, your replies would look more like this:
- "At my friend's apartment trying to decide what to order on Seamless. We're starving! Want to bring us some fries? :)"
- "Just left the gym — took the hardest class ever! I looked like a complete spaz, but whatever, it's the effort that counts, right?"
- "Burning the midnight oil at the office, ugh. I just started a new job and trying to make a good impression. Fingers crossed!"
Now Brian has something to work with as he crafts his response. He knows a lot more about your personality, and he's got some insight into how you spend your time. Brian now views you as a real person with a real life and real job and real friends. He's picturing you in your pal's apartment pouring over Seamless menus; he's got you struggling through a workout in his head; he knows you're a hard worker who is still humble enough to worry about making a good impression. These replies were detailed, thoughtful, and will (hopefully) elicit a similarly candid response or set of follow-up questions.
Kayla, I guarantee if you give more to your matches in terms of conversation, you will get more in return. Do not be afraid to speak your mind or tell your matches exactly what you're doing when they ask — even if it seems lame or weird to you. Honesty is uncommon and refreshing.
Remember, on the other side of that screen is an actual human being, not a robot. Realness is what wins with people — not safe or "cool." Show people who you are and watch the dates roll in.
*Hinge user data
Molly Fedick is the Editor-in-Chief of IRL. She has written extensively on the role of technology in modern dating for publications including Glamour, NBC, the Chicago Tribune, Elite Daily, and Huffington Post. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @mylifeasmolly. Send her questions at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Prep / JC Roundup: Cochise edges Wildcats in 9th
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — Cochise ended No. 14 Western Nevada College's three-game winning streak with a 6-5 win Thursday afternoon to open a three-game series.
The teams continue the series today at 1 p.m. WNC is 3-3 overall.
Cochise, ranked 10th, snapped a 5-all tie in the bottom of the ninth on a one-out single by Jake Luna.
WNC scored twice in the top of the seventh on run-scoring single by Alex Fife and a double by Spencer Dorsey to tie the game at 4.
Joey Crunkilton's homer in the eighth made it 5-4, but Louis Boyd's single in the bottom of the inning tied the game.
Fife and Dorsey each had two hits for WNC. Sophomore Spencer Greer allowed three hits and fanned five in his five-inning stint.
CSI sweeps WNC again
ST. GEORGE, Utah — For the second straight day, a leaky defense and College of Southern Idaho's high-powered offense was too much for the Wildcats.
Southern Idaho spotted WNC a 2-0 lead and then scored 15 unanswered runs for a 15-2 win in the opener. In the nightcap which lasted just five innings, CSI rolled to a 17-0 victory.
WNC is 0-4 in Scenic West Conference play, and will travel to Arizona for a two-day tournament starting today.
WNC made six errors in the opener which led to six unearned runs.
Madi Gonzalez had two of WNC's six hits in the opener, while Katelyn Bomar, Katilyn Covione, Heather Septon and Lindsey Ashbaugh added one each. Cara McCarthy had the team's only RBI.
In the nightcap, seven errors led to 11 unearned runs off Ashbaugh and Carlee Beck.
Gonzalez, Covione, Makenzie Hospodka and Megan Hospodka all had a hit apiece.
WNC, 2-7 overall, is scheduled to host No. 16 Salt Lake Community College for a four-game series on Feb. 14-15. Doubleheaders are set for 1 p.m. on Friday and noon Saturday at Edmonds Field.
Knoebel takes 4th
Carson High's Erna Knoebel grabbed a fourth-place in Wednesday's slalom event at Alpine Meadows.
The next event for the CHS team is at Heavenly on Tuesday.
Alison Greene was 32nd for Carson, which fielded an incomplete team.
Charles Hersey was 24th to lead the CHS boys followed by Luke Kirsch 28th, Conner McRae 29th, Ian VanRensselaer 34th and Hunter Hewitt 38th. Rylan Kane was 17th in the JV boys race.


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"The first walkthrough of Loopy: Masterpiece's initial design sketches."
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"The first walkthrough of Loopy: Masterpiece's initial design sketches."
#MSII white. Arrived and ready for assembly @MuteUK pic.twitter.com/Klg0rZnK29
— Dirty Electronics (@D_Electronics_) November 19, 2014
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"In this week's The Build, Louis takes a look at Phase84's unusually flexible and uniquely visualized envelopes as well as the expressive pitch bend."
There's loads of photos from the E&C Maker Faire last weekend. If you didn't make it it'll give you a good idea of what it was like, and if you were these it'll remind you of what an awesome day it was.
A huge thank you to Mr HumbleTUNE for hugely generous support of my Movember efforts! Every donation counts!
So if you're wondering what all this is about then please visit my Mobro page, here, where you can find out more!
It is a very important cause, and, I do only ask one month in the year, so at least give it some thought.
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"I've kind of always been looking for something like this" Cory says. "It has real strings and real frets. Feels like a real guitar."
Cory Wong makes up one fourth of the jazz-fusion quartet Foreign Motion. Cory is also a music director, producer, arranger, and sideman for TV shows, ads, and a growing group of artists.
This testimonial was filmed at Essential Session Studios in St. Paul, Minnesota."
Here's what they say on the Korg site …
"Developers can now build their own data input tool for the volca sample using the software development kit (SDK).
The volca sample is a powerful sample sequencer that includes a set of preloaded sound samples designed by KORG. Previously you needed our iOS app if you wanted to use your own samples but now, with the KORG SYRO library included in the SDK, you can create your own tools with the interface that you design for your platform. Not only will this library unleash the potential to load samples and sequences, it will empower you to combine this code with other features you have made.
Auto-slice a song to generate a sample set?
Turn photos of patterns into sequences?
Algorithmic music generator?
Generate random sequence from quantum effects?
The choice is yours. Your creativity and coding skills are the limit.
The best part is, it's not just for developers. Any tool created by the community will be shared, so everyone benefits."
It'll be interesting to see what developers do make with this and how it further connects mobile to hardware.
More on the Korg site.


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Not to be confused with John Wayne AKA "The Duke". Don't get me wrong…John Wayne is like the Chuck Norris of the West and he could more than likely kill us faster than any rapture Harold Camping could ever dream of. No, boys and girls, this is about Duke Nukem…the most bad-ass man to ever grace the video game world with his presence and today I am going to tell you why.
On July 1st, 1991 Apogee Software(Now known as 3D Realms) put out a 2-D side-scroller for the PC entitled, Duke Nukem. The game played a lot like Mega Man or any comparable NES side-scrolling game that featured power-ups, health pickups and methods of getting bonus points at the end of every level. Not much was known about Duke at that time, as he was just the eponymous hero who decided to stop the madman Dr. Proton from…well, pretty much doing what 95% of all video game villains at the time wanted to do: Take over the world.
The same thing applied on December 3rd, 1993 when Duke Nukem 2 was released for PC(The Gameboy Color port came out 6 years later on September 10th, 1999). Only this time, it's a race of aliens called Rigelatins who want to enslave the Earth and use Duke Nukem's brain to do it. Interesting concept and the gameplay was identical to it's predecessor, except for the GBC version, in which case the game got new levels, monsters, bosses, EVERYTHING! So, it was more like a remake than a port, I suppose. Regardless, the game was pretty fun, albeit difficult.
But it wasn't until January 29th, 1996 that shit got real. Duke Nukem 3D was graciously handed down to us from on high by the people at 3D Realms and GT Interactive…and all was good. Duke had gotten a SERIOUS upgrade, and his transformation into the Ultimate Bad-ass was complete. Created and designed by the Build engine(A first-person shooter engine created by Kenny Silverman), DN3D was given the make-over it badly needed. Aside from a continuation from the previous game, Duke Nukem 2, new elements and obvious new gameplay were added as well as giving Duke Nukem a voice! A voice, you say!? Yeah, mon! Veteran DJ and voice actor, Jon St.John lent his golden voice to 3D Realms thus bringing Duke to life after years of being a pseudo-silent protagonist.
The original game has 3 Episodes:
"Episode One: L.A. Meltdown", Duke fights his way through a dystopic Los Angeles. At a strip-club, he is captured by pig-cops, but escapes the alien-controlled penitentiary and tracks down the alien cruiser responsible for the invasion in the San Andreas Fault. After killing the first boss, the Alien Battlelord, Duke discovers that the aliens were capturing women, and detonates the ship.
"Episode Two: Lunar Apocalypse", Duke journeys to space, where he finds many of the captured women held in various incubators throughout space stations that had been conquered by the aliens. Duke reaches the alien mothership on the Moon and kills an Alien Overlord. As Duke inspects the ship's computer, it is revealed that the plot to capture women was merely a ruse to distract him. The aliens have already begun their main and ultimate attack on Earth
"Episode Three: Shrapnel City", Duke battles the massive alien resistance through Los Angeles once again, and finally saves the day after he kills the leader of alien menace: the Cycloid Emperor. The game ends as Duke promises in a voice-over that after some "R&R", he will be "…ready for more action!", as an anonymous woman calls him back to bed…
Now, in the Atomic Edition, a 4th Episode was added:
"Episode Four: The Birth", it is revealed that the aliens were really capturing women to produce a Queen, which could quickly give birth to deadly alien drones. Duke is dispatched back to Los Angeles to fight hordes of aliens, including the alien drones. Eventually, Duke finds the lair of the alien Queen, and kills her, thus thwarting the alien plot.
Now, what PC game would be complete without Add-Ons and expansions? DN3D got quite a few add-ons as time went by. Most of them consisted of a new plot line, or something obscure. For example, in the add-on titled Duke it out in D.C., President Bill Clinton(Not joking) is kidnapped by alien forces and Duke must save him. The add-on featured levels that were modeled after REAL locations such as The Washington Monument and The White House. As bizarre as it sounds, that add-on was super good and so was the rest. Hell, the game alone is bad-ass! But, I don't need to tell you that! Lol!
Of course, like most violent games, DN3D had it's share of controversy and ridicule. What makes DN3D most memorable isn't just Duke's witty quips or shear awesomeness. No. It's the heavy content of sexuality and nudity that got people all riled up…and by people, I mean overbearing, closed-minded, ignorant and otherwise stupid parents and critics. Here is a comment made by the Australian TV Program, Media Watch for their special, Teaching Boys To Kill:
"Duke Nukem 3D moves the 'shooter' through pornography stores, where Duke can use XXX sex posters for target practice. Duke throws cash at a prostituted woman telling her to 'Shake it, Baby' his gun ever ready. In the game bonus points are awarded for the murder of these mostly prostituted and partially nude women. Duke blows up stained glass windows in an empty church or goes to strip clubs where Japanese women lower their kimonos exposing their breasts. Duke is encouraged to kill defenseless, often bound women."
Ha hah ha! Okay, I'm going to point out a few things about this idiot's comment. First off, you don't get ANYTHING for killing women in the game and you aren't encouraged to do so. In fact, if you accidentally or purposely kill a woman in this game, a shit load of enemies show up out of nowhere to kill you. As far as Duke handing out money to those prostitutes…hey…someone has to put those girls through college, right? But I digress. Now, DN3D has been banned in several countries due to it's high awesome content, most notably Brazil due to an….incident. What incident? Well, some artard decided to take the game seriously, and went and shot up a movie theater just like the first level of the game. You know, it really burns my ass when people use video games as a defense to justify the fact that they are fucking insane, stupid and cowardly. I mean, we as Gamers already come under enough scrutiny from people of other lifestyles(Most notably Jocks) because of our choice in extracurricular activities. Now, we get shit all the time from idiots who shoot up a mall or school and say "Oh…uhh…Doom made me do it!". Yeah…bullshit. What makes it worse, is that the media eats this shit up and then proceeds to blast every single video game publisher and developer in existence when in reality, they need to blame the fucking parents. Don't believe me? Read up on the Columbine Incident and you'll see exactly what I mean. It's truly sad when people can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality as well as who truly is to blame. Oh well, moving on…
With the imminent release of Duke Nukem Forever(June 14th, 2011 by the way), Duke fans often wonder why this game took so damn long to come out. Well, it's kind of a long and agonizing story…and I'm too lazy to tell you in full. So, I'll give you the short version.
Development for DNF actually started sometime in April of 1997. However, due to tons of lawsuits, layoffs and other bullshit, DNF was in development hell for about 13 years. Fans thought for the longest time that their greatest hero was gone…never to grace a console or PC ever again…until Gearbox Software stepped up and announced, "We got this shit.". So, the 13 year wait is over and DNF is set to hit the shelves in a couple of weeks, thanks to to the collaboration of 3D Realms, Gearbox Software, Piranha Games(Mulitplayer and console releases) and big time publisher, 2K Games. Will it surpass it's predecessors? It's hard to tell at this point, but it's very possible. One thing is for sure…Duke Nukem still lives and he's ready to ROCK! Duke Nukem Forever hits shelves in North America on June 14th. Japan, Europe and Australia get it June 10th(Lucky bastards!!). Hail To The King, Baby!
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Weather, Yanks foggy at Fenway
There is nothing like a 53-degree, misty, foggy evening on June 9 in Boston, is there? Really, it's a shock that they're even playing this game, given the weather forecast.
Imagine that, the weather folks were wrong. At least about the intensity of the rain.
Tomko, who is from San Diego, sat in the dugout for a while during the pre-game rain and said he loves days like this. Go figure.
Extra heat: Hughes' velocity reached 95 last night in a perfectly executed inning of relief. The adrenaline is different coming in as a reliever — Mariano and Coke agreed on that point — and it helped that Hughes was working on seven days rest.
Pettitte said Hughes' fastball had movement similar to Mariano's. Hughes smiled when told that and said, "It's good to have anything compared to him."
Hughes' attitude and approach have been tremendous since he was removed from the rotation and his veteran teammates have noticed.
The Yankees will have a decision to make soon on Hughes. He is their sixth starter, and they have no one in Triple A they would want to make a start should they need a spot starter, or a starter for any duration.
Therefore, they need Hughes to be available in a pinch as a starter. If he continues to impress out of the pen, that becomes a tougher decision. Obviously.
What about Wang? And that makes Wang's start tomorrow night very important and pretty darn intriguing, given the competition. Wang told us before the game he believes he is ready for the Red Sox and that his last outing was a confidence-builder; he was in fine form through 50 or so pitches.
Wang and his wife are expected their first child any day. He said he's excited but also nervous. You get the feeling Wang has had a lot on his mind in recent weeks.
New York vs. Boston: The Yankees have surpassed the Red Sox in one ultra-important area this season — the quality of press dining. The Yankees really stepped it up in the new stadium, adding a bunch of culinary options on a nightly basis, unbelievable desserts (which, thankfully, do not tempt us) and now the soft-serve ice cream (which does).
Boston always offers pizza and soup, so it continues to trump the Yankees in those areas. And has Red Sox logos on its dinner plates and napkins. The Yankees go with plastic plates and plain brown napkins.
Anyway, in a strange coincidence, the Boston press dining room featured roast beef, mashed potatoes and broccoli tonight, just as the Yankees press dining room did last night. Maybe the Red Sox are now scouting opposing dining rooms.
So, the guys ate dinner in the dining room while we were fulfilling post-game responsibilities from the dugout.
Or at least two of them did.
"Popcorn and coffee," Flaherty said, when asked his dinner selections. "I didn't get invited to dinner."
"I had prime rib and broccoli," Kay said. "And a slice of pizza. And I ate the crust! And two cups of hot tea."
(He loves when we write about him.)
"Prime rib and broccoli," Kenny reported. "But, I added mashed potatoes."
By the way, Kenny is the one who usually is in the gym by 7 a.m. He can eat what he wants.
Kay kash: Speaking of the gym, we saw Kay there around 11:30 this morning. (The gym, which is adjacent to the hotel, costs $15 per day. It's unclear whether that is a reimbursable expense at the YES Network.) He was finishing up on the stationary bike. After his workout and presumably a shower, Kay got his hair cut in the salon next to the gym: $50 cut, $20 tip. He must've really, uh, liked his hairdresser.
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What is it like when the Yankee press come to Boston? Is it a hostile environment or just like any other city you visit?
How about that Ortiz home run? Not a good time for him to decide to start hitting. As a baseball fan its sad to see a guy like that just have his ability to hit fall of a cliff. Lets just hope he doesn't do much damage in the rest of the series.
It would be nice for Robertson to get some more opportunities out of the pen. His 1.85 ERA, 1.345 K/IP, and .621 H/IP lead Yankee relievers. Not to mention he has yet to allow a HR. Does Girardi plan to use him in more important situations?
The only other positive I can take out of that game was Veras had 2 IP without a walk, only problem was the HR. It it weren't fot the HR and HBP you could say his control was improving.
Hey, you should interview that Accuweather guy that was on during the pregame. He's a freak.
Kay is daring. I wouldn't get a haircut in Boston. Check the back of his head. The hairdresser might have shaved a big B back there.
Kim, what in the mammoth is wrong with A.J. Burnett?? Well, here's my opinion at this point. HE CANNOT PITCH YET!!!! It is frickin UNREAL that he is getting paid 16M a year, to perform like he is. Girardi shouldn't be trying to take the blame for last nights loss against Boston. Girardi needs to be saying "I don't know what the **** is wrong with Burnett". If A.J. Burnett was getting paid for his performance thus far….he would be getting a welfare check. Look at what he has done so far this year. NOT impressive for a millionare. Pull A.J out, slide Swisher in. He couldn't do ANY worse than A.J. has done this year. So it couldnt hurt. And after last nights game against Boston, the Yankees are seriously gonna follow up that dismal performance with Wang?? (Extreme laughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) What a frickin JOKE!!!!! So far this year, Girardi has had his head up something when it comes to his starters. Go ahead Joe……pretend like everything is JUST FINE. (Laughter). He has to be internally EXTREMELY EMBARRASED with his starters right now. But he won't show any spine and make tough decisions. WANG Tonight???? REALLY???? (Laughter). Pettitte sucks just as bad, but Girardi switched Pettitte with A.J. for the start last night in Boston. WHY??? I would rather have had Pettitte pitch Boston last night. Yankee fans were excited when they aqcuired CC and A.J. But right now…..something needs to happen. CC …..about a 6 out of 10. A.J….I wouldnt flatter him with a 1. And Girardi is just playing this HUMILIATING loss last night against Boston (which, oh….by the way is the 6TH LOSS IN A ROW AGAINST BOSTON THIS YEAR!!!) like it was a loss against arizona or something. Does it mean anything to him?? Because he needs to change something, and fast, if he wants to make the post season. There is a common denominator here since the previous 13 years in a row when the Yankees made the post season.
Kevin – Upstate NY
Hey!! It doesn't matter that Burnett stunk up the joint last night. Because as BAD as he was…Beckett was that GOOD. The Yanks couldn't touch that guy last night…..even if they were swinging aluminum bats the score would have been 7 – 0.
Here's the deal on the Yankees…Just as HITTING is contagious, so is NOT hitting. They Yanks all came down with the 'WHIFF' virus last night. Hopefully tonight they will be over it.
Michael Kay….it's always interesting to know what he's eating. I've got the feeling that Kay pilferred Flaherty's invitation to dinner and maybe went through twice. How many revolutions did Kay do on that stationary bike Kimmie? 3? Maybe 4? Well, at least he's trying.
How come Jeter looks so nervous when you interview him Kimmie? Does the Captain have a thing for our Ms. Jones? Enquiring minds want to know!!
Jeter did look nervous and he looked so young too….like a kid. Maybe he's just afraid of the questions that you might ask…lol.
Love the Innerviews….you do a great job with them. Here's hoping we can win the series like we have so many times before after losing one game. I have faith in CM ….hope he pitches like the old Wanger tonight….the one who WINS in Fenway.
Go Yankees 2009 !!!
i agree! jetes looked totally nervous! very weird. Also, I would die if i saw him get pied. That would have to be one of my fav yankee moments ever 😉
I had a real problem with the strike zone when Yanks were batting and pitching, the last two nights. It may be subtle but it is most effective. The walks and the count have both "bean" largely in favor of Boston.
Meanwhile, when the Red Sox pitchers are on the mound, the strike zone expands. It reminds me of the last Bosox championship year, when Cleveland, in the ALCS, could only get a strike called if it hit a Red Sox bat!
How do we formally complain???
Thanks, from #1 Yankee in Ohio…..


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Geophysicist releases study of seismic recordings from 9/11, finds evidence of "strong explosives"
Were Explosives the Source of the Seismic Signals Emitted from New
York on September 11, 2001?
By Dr. André Rousseau
We would like to thank Tod Fletcher, who provided editorial assistance by revising an
earlier version of this article.
The seismic signals propagating from New York on September 11, 2001,
recorded at Palisades (34 km) and published by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
of Columbia University (LDEO), have here been subjected to a new critical study
concerning their sources. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that the nature of the
waves, their velocities, frequencies, and magnitudes invalidate the official explanations
which imply as sources the percussion of the twin towers by planes and the collapses of
the three buildings, WTC1, WTC2 and WTC7.
First of all, we show the contradictions in the official explanation between the
seismic data and the timing of the events. Then we point out that it is strange that
identical events (percussions of identical towers on the one hand, and collapses of
identical towers on the other hand) at the same location would have generated seismic
sources of different magnitudes. We demonstrate that only strong explosives could be the
cause of such seismic waves, in accordance with the observed low frequencies.
According to the nature of the recorded waves (body and surface waves), we can propose
a location of each explosive source. According to the presence of shear waves or the
presence of Rayleigh waves only, we hypothesize a subterranean or a subaerial explosion.
The magnitude of an aerial explosion is insufficient to provide seismic waves at 34 km.
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In This Issue:
- Pathfinder Program Welcomes the Record-Setting Class of 2017
- Reminder: Register Your 2017 1L Scholars & Sign Up to Lead Mock Interviews
- LCLD Community in the "Modern Counsel" Spotlight
- See What's Working in Diversity & Inclusion at IBM and Paul Hastings
- Recent Learning Experience
- Recent Group Mentoring Program Events
- Welcome, New Member!
- In the News
Did You Know?
You can learn more about the 2017 Pathfinders by looking them up in the Pathfinder Directory.
Pathfinder Program Welcomes the Record-Setting Class of 2017
2017 Pathfinder Simone Hicks (r), of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, at her first Pathfinder Meeting at Adobe. (Photo by Jeremy Francis)
A record number of LCLD Pathfinders—147 diverse attorneys from 97 LCLD member law firms and corporations—attended intensive, two-day trainings at LCLD member corporations in April. One meeting was hosted by Adobe Systems Incorporated in San Jose, CA; the other by Harley-Davidson, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI.
The Pathfinder Program, which served 112 attorneys in 2016 and 40 attorneys in its 2015 pilot year, trains early-career attorneys in vital professional strategies including leadership and the building of relationships and networks. Participants learn from experts on leadership and career development, as well as from executives at the hosting corporations including their general counsel.
"We believe that a diverse workforce is key to building an innovative company that reflects our global customer base," said Mike Dillon, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Adobe. "The Pathfinder Program shares our values on cultivating diversity among legal professionals. We are honored to host the incoming class of Pathfinders at Adobe this year and contribute to their professional development and networking opportunities."
"Here at Harley-Davidson, we're proud to support LCLD's mission to build a more diverse and inclusive legal profession," said Paul Jones, Chief Legal Officer of the Wisconsin-based company. "We're also excited to host the Pathfinder Program, which focuses on setting attorneys up for success in their careers." Read the full article.
Click here to read an article about the Pathfinder Program in Corporate Counsel.
Reminder: Register Your 2017 1L Scholars & Sign Up to Lead Mock Interviews
L to R: Winston & Strawn Partner Pat Doyle and 2012 Fellow Craig Jeffrey welcome 2016 1L Scholar Harshil Shukla to a mock interview. (Photo by Jay Haas).
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We ask that you submit each 1L Scholar's information by Friday, May 5, 2017. We are also looking forward to our largest group of 1L Scholars joining us at the 2017 LCLD 1L Scholars Summit, May 23-25, 2017, in Philadelphia, PA. Click here to read/download the agenda.
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LCLD Community in the "Modern Counsel" Spotlight
Chad Walker (l), LCLD Member, 2012 Fellow, and General Counsel of Morton Salt; Mackenzie Phillips (c), 2016 Fellow and Chief Corporate Counsel at Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.; and Karyn Polak (r), LCLD Mentor and Deputy General Counsel at PNC, were featured in a recent issue of Modern Counsel magazine.
See What's Working in Diversity & Inclusion at IBM and Paul Hastings
In 2007, IBM piloted a program designed to help women leaders develop the skills necessary to become executives within the organization. A decade later, more than 3,000 women have completed Building Relationships and Influence, and about 20 programs are held around the world each year. Click here to learn more about this diversity initative.
Paul Hastings LLP worked with corporate clients and legal publications to share solutions to some of the most common barriers to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Click here to learn more.
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Recent Learning Experience
The first LCLD Fellows Learning Experience this year is being hosted today, April 20, at the Indianapolis, Indiana, headquarters of Eli Lilly and Company by LCLD Board Member Mike Harrington, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company.
LCLD Member firm Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP sponsored a welcome reception for the Fellows last night at the Skyline Club.
Look out for an article about the Learning Experience this spring in the Insider.
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Recent Group Mentoring Program Events
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- Hunton & Williams LLP and McGuireWoods LLP, which hosted A Discussion on the Practice of Law with Local Judges at McGuireWoods in Richmond, VA, on April 4, 2017. LCLD would also like to thank the following judges for speaking during the event: The Honorable Jacqueline S. McClenney, Richmond General District Court - Civil; and The Honorable David Eugene Cheek, Sr. and The Honorable David M. Hicks, Richmond General District Court - Criminal.?
- Goldberg Segalla and Mayer Brown LLP, which hosted The Importance of Building Relationships and Growing Your Network at Mayer Brown in New York, NY, on April 12, 2017. We'd also like to thank the following experts who spoke at the event: Paula Barnes, Macy's, 2015 Fellow; Candise Collins, The Madison Square Garden Company; Erin Gladney, Mayer Brown, 2016 Fellow; Joseph M. Hanna, Goldberg Segalla, 2014 Fellow; Juve Stephanie Hippolyte, NY County District Attorney's Office; and Jessica Ortiz, former AUSA.
- Pepper Hamilton LLP, which hosted Academic and Professional Success: A Mentoring Program for Law Students and Diversity Recruiting at their Philadelphia, PA, office on April 12, 2017. We'd also like to thank 2011 Fellow and Philadelphia City Lead Kassem Lucas for organizing the event; LCLD affiliate speakers Cassandre Juste, 2014 1L Scholar, Courtney Munnings, 2017 Pathfinder, and Nilufer Shaikh, 2017 Fellow; and the six other speakers listed here.
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Michael Dillon (l), LCLD Member and General Counsel of Adobe Systems, Inc., Lisa Konie (c), LCLD Diversity Contact and Senior Director of Legal Operations at Adobe, and Lori Lorenzo (r), LCLD Program Director, talk about the impact of LCLD's Pathfinder Program.
Colin Stretch, LCLD Member and General Counsel of Facebook Inc., spoke about the company's new efforts to increase diversity among outside counsel.
Manuel Berrelez, 2014 Fellow and Partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP, was profiled in and on the cover of Texas Super Lawyers magazine.
Cyndie Chang, 2011 Fellow and President of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, announced NAPABA's new hate crime toolkit for attorneys.
Marissa Parker, 2016 Fellow and Partner at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, was appointed Hiring Committee Chair at the firm.
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We received a call from a chiropractor in Maryland who is very organized and had been successfully growing his practice, without any office help, for over a year.
Until one day he realized that his calendar was not reflecting the number of new clients to whom he was being referred. As it turns out his success had him spending most of his days actually applying his trade, leaving smaller and smaller window of time to schedule his patients. The appointments were there to be made, they just weren't being made timely any longer.
He mulled over the prospect of hiring a receptionist and did an online search. That search led him to our website's Virtual Receptionist information page. It had not occurred to him that a call center could offer him a viable solution. How would they be able to know the days and times he was available? What would prohibit a service from double-booking? Would they know about reschedules/cancellations fast enough?
Instead of continuing to wonder, he decided to call.
We were able to recommend a web-based scheduling solution, owned and maintained by him, that not only allowed him and our operators the ability to book appointments online, but also allowed his returning clients to book online themselves.
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This is not the week to decide to cut back on time spent in front of the TV.
Along with several billion people around the world, I'm hooked on watching the Olympics. I'm not in total Couch Potato mode, but the TV stays on. As I go about my business, passing through the living room to catch a look at the screen, sometimes I just have to sit down and watch for awhile. It really doesn't matter what's on. Swimming, cycling, beach volleyball, and basketball this weekend have all been inspiring and plain good fun.
The highlight for me is always the Opening Ceremonies. Even when they are bad, or incomprehensible (what WERE they thinking in Athens?), they are still fascinating. The opening ceremonies last Friday evening were amazing. Two-thousand-and-eight dancers, 2,008 drummers, 2008 boxes -- the choreography extended to the magnificent fireworks, coordinated all over town, all with exquisite and astonishing precision. That many people, moving in perfect unison, as if with one mind, as one organism, struck deep emotional and symbolic chords throughout the world, and across cultures.
The theme that has me captivated is Attention to Detail. From an engineering and technology perspective, think of all the LED screens, the cables, the switches, the computer networks employed to create the special effects and coordinate the entire operation, from the performance to the broadcast. From an artistic perspective, each performer had to be totally committed to the creative director's vision, executing it as if he (or she) were a soloist. All the participants were in agreement for the embodiment -- the manifestation -- of ideas into action, into an artistic, philosophical, political, athletic, musical, mathematical, technological marvel. Right down to the start time: 8:08 PM, on 08/08/2008. Auspicious indeed.
If you've ever been in a marching band, then you know how hard it is to get a bunch of people all doing the same thing. Band members are not dancers: they play instruments and walk, or march, all together. If your legs are long, and you're standing next to someone whose legs are short, you both have to adjust your stride so that each step, from each person, is exactly the same length, every time. Then, you have to play the music correctly too, probably from memory. The Olympic Opening Ceremonies were the marching band phenomenon, increased in complexity by several exponential levels. The "bird's eye view" from high atop the Bird's Nest Stadium offered a vista of perfect spacing, perfect coordination, perfect memory of the routine, and perfect technical support. It was beautiful, and inspiring, a blend of ancient and modern, the past and the future meeting in each detail. I think of the level of self-awareness of each performer, able to do his best, and also adapt the size and scope of each movement so as to fit into the Big Picture.
When you think of "Olympic Qualities," what comes to mind? Is it strength, endurance, agility, speed, power, persistence, or skill? Surely, it's all of these. I'd like to think that awareness is also an essential ingredient in the making of a champion. How much of any element is too much, too little, just right? How do you get perfect balance, perfect velocity, perfect timing, a perfect landing? How do you win the audience? Awareness of self is the first step toward improvement, or excellence, in anything you attempt. Moshe Feldenkrais knew that awareness of self also leads to awareness of others, and one's surroundings -- the environment in which you find yourself. Awareness, commitment, and harmony lead to a good outcome for all.
Awareness can help you to be a champion, even in the little corner of the world where you are. What details are asking for your attention?
Sunday, August 10, 2008
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Yes, Donald Trump has the right enemies and they still hate him – good for him.
Donald Trump won big in the Electoral College, 306 – 236. The naysayers claimed he could not reach the 270 needed to win. Forget trying to win in the North, such states as Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Pennsylvania, maybe even North Carolina, appear lost to the Republicans. Trump wisely ignored their advice and won them all.
There are all sorts of left-wing groups supporting ultraliberal Jon Ossoff in the Georgia 6th District runoff. Leftist nutball Congressperson Maxine Waters appeared at an Atlanta Democrat rally, causing Ossoff to speak for three minutes and leave quickly, lest someone detect how liberal he was standing with Ms. Waters. Maybe the Demos could bring in Alvin Greene from South Carolina to help in the campaign. Remember him? He won the Demoleft U.S. Senate primary in 2010 without campaigning. Of course he was crushed by Republican Jim DeMint in November 2010.
Republican candidate Karen Handel endorsed the campus carry gun bill, a compromise bill, a common sense bill to protect students at schools in urban areas, says Phil Kent on Georgia Gang (the only panel show I watch). Jon Ossoff naturally criticized her for supporting the bill.
"It's been fake news for a generation."
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"If I had my life to live over…I wouldn't have time."
musician – comedian Roger Miller
"Copying one person is stealing. Copying ten is research."
Chet Atkins
Exposed as a hoax: New York City subway riders supposedly stood by as three men verbally assaulted Muslim teenage female Yasmin Seweid, age 18. She made it all up. Usually liberal hoaxers walk away from their lies without punishment.
They still hate him
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Scobleizer: Technology, innovation, and geek enthusiasm » Blog Archive Robert and Rocky ride again at Rackspace «.
Add all these things up and they got me excited about doing something new.
That new thing is called Building 43.
Why "Building 43?" Well, if you visit Google's campus, you'll see that the building that houses their "master plan" is Building 43 (several of its founders sit in building 43 there too). Microsoft has a building 43, too, which is where many of the developers on Windows and other things sit. I always thought that was funny that both companies had a building 43. When I asked friendfeed and Twitter for interesting building 43 stories, I learned that Google's numbering system predates it back to when SGI had its headquarters there.
TechCrunch was first to break the story as usual: Scoble's New Thing: Building 43.
Robert is discussing this right this second on Gillmor Gang broadcast live on TWiT Live.
Here is one of Steve Jurvetson's photos of the Google Master Plan referred to in Robert's post.


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Quick and Easy in 15 Minutes – Cherry Tomato & Garlic Sauce over Zoodles
If you like bruschetta, you'll love this!
Enjoy the last of the summer veggies with an amazingly light and easy to prepare dish bursting with flavor. Juicy-sweet cherry tomatoes combined with butter create a luxuriously silky sauce for a dish that comes together in 15 minutes or less. Eat over zoodles or baked spaghetti squash for a low-carb alternative, or fresh sliced sourdough bread. Yummy!
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1 bunch fresh basil chiffonade; about 1 TBS reserved for serving
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10 large garlic cloves coarsely chopped
1lb cherry tomatoes halved
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Freshly grated Parmesan (for serving)
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Be sure and stop by Quilts n Things now and then too. I'm so fascinated by my Luffa and I write about "it" in both places. Hope everyone has a GREAT day!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Lynn Osse's Block Unicorn Group
I belong to a Fairytale Round Robin and this is Lynn Osse's block, Rapunzel. It's a lovely block:) So far Judi Shipley and I have worked on it. You can see Rapunzels gorgeous hair and braid that Judi put on it using a gold/yellow metallic floss. Isn't it wonderful! We both did a couple of seam treatments and I did the "rampion", the veggie that Rapunzels mother was dyeing for when she was pregnant. I won't tell you anymore of the story, if you haven't read it since you were a child, read it again, it's a great story:) This block will be on it's way to Gerry Hookstra tomorrow. Thank you Lynn I had so much fun! (PS..I'm posting another photo of the block, this is only half of it. My scanner takes a better close up view that's why it's this way:) )
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
ECQ Block
Here's the pic's of my block, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :) Should I take out the varigated thread on the feather stitch? It kind of stands out like a sore thumb, huh? Also the half wheels I'm not at all happy with either...THANK YOU
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Anita's Heart for Newbies Swap
I decided to take time out from the TAST and Encrusted Crazy Quilting (since I was "stuck" anyway) and finish the heart for Anita. We're having a one on one Newbie Heart Swap in my Hand Embroidery group and Anita Edmonds is my partner. I hope you like it Anita, the photo didn't come out as well as I'd hoped. The black is velvet, the center is red, gold, on black glittery fabric, and the gold is a metallic (sp?). Now I feel like I'm back on track a little with my embroidery so I'll go back to work on the TAST and my ECQ Block:) Have a great week end ladies:)
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Sunday, March 04, 2007
Well I've been playing catch up by carrying my sewing with me. I'm putting the stitches (only a short row of each) on some aida to scan. I'm enjoying the whole process, between the TAST and Sharon's Encrusted Crazy Quilting class:)
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
Encrusted CQ Block class 2
First I'd like to say Thank You to all of the notes of sympathy and support I received during this past week or so. It's been extremely hard to deal with losing my brother and I know it's going to take time to get back to some kind of norm. I can't say thank you enough times it meant a lot to know there are so many wonderful ladies I get to learn from and share with:)
I made an attempt today to get back on task with my block. It seems I did more "taking out" than I did "putting in" with my stitching. But that's ok, I did make some headway and that felt pretty good:) I've had a chance to visit some of your blogs and WOW comes immediately to mind! The work I'm seeing is gorgeous!!!
I hope I can do half as good as what I've seen and I'll be thrilled! :)
Sharon you're in my prayers (you have been since I saw your post about needing the surgery) and I hope all went well and you're back with us soon. FEELING GOOD!:)
Again thank you everyone for all your support:)
Big Big HUGZ:) to all!
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Chennai Super Kings 160 for 5 (Dhoni 67*, Hussey 45, Mishra 3-26) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 159 for 6 (Dhawan 63*, Ashish Reddy 36*) by 5 wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
You can be hero and villain on the same night. Ask Amit Mishra and Ashish Reddy. Reddy scored a whirlwind 36 off 16 balls to help Sunrisers Hyderabad get 59 off the last four overs and give them something to bowl at. Mishra kept them alive with the wickets of Michael Hussey, M Vijay and Suresh Raina. However, Mishra, promoted to No.5, wasted 21 balls for just 15 runs, and dropped MS Dhoni even before he had opened the account. Reddy was given the last over to bowl with 15 to defend, and a now-rampaging Dhoni to face. Reddy completely froze, and bowled the most predictable slower balls imaginable for Dhoni to win it easily.
Spared villainy was Dwayne Bravo who bowled length in the final overs to allow Reddy those runs, but more crucially batted like a rabbit in the headlights, manufacturing - as the IPL's wont has been - a thriller out of nowhere. He played out a maiden from Karan Sharma - who registered this IPL's most economical four-over figures of 0 for 8 - in the 16th over. Then he holed out on the bowling of Ishant Sharma for a near game-changing 7 off 16.
The man who well and truly snatched heroism from villainy was Dhoni. He too began dozily, playing six dots before he top-edged Dale Steyn to long leg where Mishra missed him. How Dhoni made Sunrisers pay for it. Firstly, after Bravo's maiden left Super Kings needing 46 off last four, Dhoni hit two sensational and consecutive pulled sixes off Steyn, who at times bowled at close to 150 kph. One over midwicket, and the other dragged from wide outside off to clear long-on. This was brutal hitting against the best bowler in the world.
Bravo, though, turned it around again, and Sunrisers went to Steyn to bowl the 19th over with 27 runs to play with. Dhoni played another calculated over. Steyn bowled with third man and fine leg up to defend areas down the ground. Dhoni dabbed the first past short fine leg for two, and square-drove the second over point for four. The third one he slogged over deep midwicket. This was the first time Steyn was hit for three sixes in an IPL innings, and only the second time in any Twenty20 game.
Steyn came back, though, with Ravindra Jadeja's wicket, and left Super Kings needing 15 to win off the last over. Darren Sammy, the IPL debutant, was the only man who had bowled earlier on the night and had an over to go. Cameron White, though, went to Reddy. Perhaps he was thinking if this was Reddy's evening, it might be his night too. It wasn't.
Reddy began with a back-of-the-hand slower ball that was almost off the pitch. He ran up again, and tried the same slower ball again. Dhoni missed, but it was not as though he had not picked it. Reddy had got lucky Dhoni didn't connect. Reddy, though, tried it again, and Dhoni smacked it clean out of the ground. Eight off four now. Reddy was clearly nervous. He tried the normal yorker now, and missed his line by feet. Five wides. Hang on. Dhoni admits to having touched it. So three off four now becomes four off three. Dhoni pulled the next slower ball to beat long-on and bring the win that put Super Kings level with Royal Challengers Bangalore at the top of the table.
Watching all this, Shikhar Dhawan would be wondering whatever happened to what should have been a special Sunrisers debut for him. He came out from a month in the cold storage, braved a blow in the unmentionables, scored a fifty to give Sunrisers a total to bowl at, but ended as a footnote on a night Dhoni went from 0 off 6 to 67 off 37.


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I love lattes, flat whites, cappuccinos, french press and drip. Straight-up without any flavoring because nothing beats the taste of coffee with milk. Perfectly happy to make it at home but I also appreciate a decent coffee shop. In fact that morning coffee (with the occasional almond croissant) over the summer was one of the only things that helped me hold my shit together for as long as I did. I found a lot of comfort in my secular java ritual: the friendly faces at La Colombe, the extra shot in their iced coffee, the calm before the storm and gripping the coffee cup as if it was a lucky talisman.
So it is fair to say that I am a slave to overpriced coffee with steam milk. When I was staying with my mum for my exams this year I got her to drive to the nearest Starbucks so I could buy two flat whites to bring home and fuel me through my revision. That sounds really bad doesn't it? Forcing my poor mother to drive me 20 minutes to get coffee but I swear those flat whites were the key to me acing my Pompeii exam (not the hours I spent memorizing gobbet pictures), and hopefully the next house she buys she'll take distance-to-the-nearest-coffee-shop into consideration.
When I was walking back to the station after my lunch date I passed the Nespresso Cafe/Store on Spring Street. I've never really paid much attention to it as it sells those pod style coffee machines but I noticed that its cafe area was jam packed, and as I was ogling those inside (always on the look out for my next celeb sighting) I noticed the menu board and the prices. A latte in this place will set you back $6.50. I am sorry how much? And does that even include tax, and I'll need to leave a tip AND is the coffee any good? Why would anyone pay $6.50 for a latte when there are half a dozen other cafes where you can get one for almost half of that price. The mind boggles (even for this java junkie) and I am guessing that this means the economic crisis is over.


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My approach to winter used to involve staying indoors, hugging steaming mugs of tea and waiting for spring to unfurl its warming arms. Then, I attended Griz Days in snow-draped Fernie, B.C.
The friendly little Rocky Mountains ski town lures tuque-topped visitors in late February with its long weekend of parades, drinking, outdoor music, more drinking and – the highlight – the annual Griz contest, a kind of beauty pageant for beardies.
During the event, intrepid participants don furs and straggly facial hair in hopes of being crowned that year's Griz – a mythical mountain character who, legend says, brings abundant snow to the town. What does the contest involve? Axe throwing, leg-wrestling and quite a lot of bleary-eyed drinking.
Just watching the contest – beer in hand – was the most fun I've had while wearing three pairs of socks at the same time. On my next visit, I might even participate.
But Fernie's cold-season blowout isn't the only party around. Canada is North America's winter festival capital – and it's frosted with hot-chocolate-quaffing merrymaking of all shapes and sizes.
If this is your first time, you might want to start with a biggie. From the end of January, the 17-day Quebec Winter Carnival (carnaval.qc.ca) in Quebec City is the grand-père of snow gatherings, offering everything from ice hotels to night parades.
It's rivalled by Montreal, which hosts a series of well-chilled events. Consider mid-February's gigantic Montréal en Lumière (montrealenlumiere.com) – culminating in the Nuit Blanche culture crawl around the city – or arrive earlier for January's Fête des Neiges, a family-friendly frost fest in Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Family-friendly is the approach at many winter fests in Canada. Edmonton's Ice on Whyte (iceonwhyte.ca) and Saskatoon's WinterShines (potashcorpwintershines.ca) each add cool kid activities to their ice-carving showcases, while mountain-ringed Banff's Ice Magic sculpting competition is now part of a month-long series of scenically chilled events called Snow Days.
Winnipeg's hugely popular Festival du Voyageur (festivalvoyageur.mb.ca) in the Saint-Boniface district adds a toe-tapping Acadian edge, but it's not the only event with a blood-warming live music roster.
Montreal's Igloofest (igloofest.ca) is a three-day electronica party, while Prince George, B.C. delivers Coldsnap (coldsnapfestival.com), a showcase for local and visiting bands. They join Vancouver's Winterruption (granvilleisland.com/winterruption) in hugging the cold season's cultural side.
But for some, a medicinal beverage is only way to handle the chill hand of winter.
When I attended Ottawa's ever-popular Winterlude (winterlude.gc.ca) last year, I discovered an outdoor Winterbrewed beer fest had been added to proceedings – think hot oatmeal stout. It joins B.C.'s Sun Peaks Winter Okanagan Wine Festival (thewinefestivals.com) and the Niagara Icewine Festival (niagarawinefestival.com) in Ontario in adding a warming glow to winter.
Those Maritime partiers also know how to keep the cold at bay. Fredericton's huge Frostival (frostival.ca) lures many with its month-long roster of weekend events – from skating parties to culinary diversions – while New Brunswick's more intimate Miramichi White Gold Festival runs from ice-dancing to cross-country skiing; it's also your big chance to try ice-fishing.
If you were a fan of Charlottetown's Jack Frost Children's Winterfest – cancelled in 2013 – it's rumoured to be back in 2014. Keep your browser trained on jackfrostfest.com for details.
My favourite winter parties are those community-focused events where rubbing fleece-clad shoulders with the locals is de rigueur. This February, I'm thinking of checking out the quirky Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous (yukonrendezvous.com) in Whitehorse as it celebrates its 50th birthday. Hair-freezing and beard-growing contests are anticipated.
- January's Inuvik Sunrise Festival in NWT – for the joy of the sun rising and celebrating with great music, feast and community. @tatebro
- Burning Away The Winter Blues in Whitehorse, Yukon. Great concept! And I imagine it's rather cathartic after being snowed in for five months... @_rtc
- Rossland, B.C. has one that's been going over a hundred years! See www.rosslandwintercarnival.com. @Blackcloudwine
- Ottawa's Winterlude for sure. Who doesn't want to skate on the Rideau? Also – no snow involved – but snagging a good table for lunch at Canoe in Toronto during Winterlicious is sweet! @travel_smith
- I really enjoyed last year's Saskatoon Winter Meltdown Blues Festival. Amazing performers (Juno winners!) and great venues. @jennsmithnelson
- Frostbite Music Festival [in Whitehorse]. Three nights and two days of music under the Northern Lights @ehCanadaTravel
- Ice Magic in Lake Louise was always a favourite of mine. @LynnGervais
- Snow Days in Banff National Park. There's a huge ice-climbing wall right in downtown Banff. @yaheweha
- Nova Scotia's Icewine Festival. There's a special magic in Nova Scotia in the winter. @AuthenticCoast
- Winterlude! Skate along Ottawa's Rideau Canal, then have a freshly-baked, cinnamon-and-sugar-sprinkled beaver tail. @juliehijinks
- Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg would have to qualify – for the sled run on ice, the recreation of historic buildings and the cultural/historic connection to the city's past. @Nat_Carnegie
- Gotta be Frostival in Fredericton. Largest winter celebration east of Quebec! @FredTourism
- Niagara Icewine Festival. @StanleyParkFan
- Winterlude in Ottawa. I love that it's free. Especially like the ice sculptures, huge ice slides at Jacques Cartier Park, and the Beaver Tails! @OttawaMarriott
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Cecilia Dougherty
Tanya Zimbardo:
Cecilia seemed to be ahead of the curve with performance reenactment, not only Fuck You Purdue (1987), but also riffing on canon with the all-women send-up of Lennon and Ono in Grapefruit (1989).
Steve Seid:
Grapefruit was a landmark work. It was a great appropriation of a typically masculine space.
—from Conversation with Steve Seid, Studio Sessions, artpractical.com, March 2015
Click on the links for text of article.
Scott Northrup and Jonathan Rajewski, Desire as Politics, Valade Family Gallery, College for Creative Studies, exhibition catalogue, 2018, pp. 5-6.
Daniel Benjamin and Eric Sneathen, The Bigness of Things: New Narrative and Visual Culture, Oakland, Wolfman Books, 2017, ix, x, 107, 110-113.
Glen Mannisto, "Desire as Politics: Eight Video Installations at Valade Family Gallery at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit Art Review,
http://detroitartreview.com/2018/02/desire-as-politics-valade-family-gallery/, 2018
Susan Tommaney, "Coal Miner's Granddaughter," Arts, Film, Repertory and Special Screenings, HoustonPressBlaffer, 2015
"Cecilia Dougherty: Coal Miner's Granddaughter," Texas Visual Art, Glasstire, 2015
Original program notes for Coal Miner's Granddaughter, screening at the Pacific Film Archive, September 1991:
"I'm Jane Dobson and this is my damn story." So begins an off-kilter comedy of sexual reckoning in the seventies. Coal Miner's Granddaughter uses semi-autobiographical tidbits to dis a dysfunctional family. Lancaster, PA is the opening site for the specifics of the great American breakdown. Jane (played with comic fragility by Leslie Singer) is the quiet, sickly one in a domestic unit comprised of venomous daddy Dobson (Kevin Killian), momma unbearable (Didi Dunphy), and two hapless siblings. Relieved of the family fetters, Jane leaves for college, only to discover that she isn't attracted to academia, she's attracted to women. This new-found knowledge takes her to San Francisco where she gets the grand erotic tour, from floor to Sealy. Jane's sexuality is an expression of her haunted vulnerability. You can read her helplessness in every glinting thigh, every leathery harness. Shot with a low-end camcorder, C.M.G. has the murky look of memory; the camera wanders restlessly as if searching out some truth from Jane's past. What it finds are Plain Janes with big desires.-Steve Seid
Rachel Del Giudice, "Art of the Real: Cecilia Dougherty, 'Grapefruit,' Film Linc Daily, Art of the Real, 2015
Andrew Lampert, "Laboratory: Video by Cecilia Dougherty," Anthology Film Archives, April 2012, 18.
Kevin Killian, "Cecilia Dougherty: In A Station, Petals," interview, with Cecilia Dougherty, 2011
Sarah Schmerler, "Cecilia Dougherty, Participant Inc.," Art in America, review, 2011
Paul David Young, "Bearing Witness: A Week of Performance at CANADA." Art in America International Review December 16, 2011
Elizabeth Freeman, "Junk Inheritances, Bad Timing: Familial Arrythmia in Three Working-Class Dyke Narratives," Time Binds: Queer Temporalities, Queer Histories, Durham: Duke University Press, 2010, 21-33.


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Gladius amps have reached a status similar to Dumble or maybe even Trainwreck amps, which presently are considered to be some of the most expensive and most wanted amps worldwide. Owner Adrian Socnik pursues the idea of reproducing the old amps in a way which meets the high requirements of the present time; enough gain and compression, long sustain, and quick response without harsh frequencies, and with the world's best power reduction!
As already recognized by Ken Fischer or Alexander Dumble, the tone of an amp is, to a very high degree, heavily dependant upon the quality of the output transformers, which even today are still handmade by specialists using paper-insulation in order to achieve an extremely fast and airy tone. Similar to the technicians of AC/DC, Gladius uses US-made transformers.
Like with all boutique amps, every single tube is selected painstakingly (differences between tubes of the same make are sufficiently known and can be dramatic).
Last but not least, there is the brilliant power reduction, made famous by Eddie Van Halen in the eighties (the Variac power transformer). There are few, if any, manufacturers who build amps that have the original old Plexi tone at a volume level of 0.1 watt!