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There's a war brewing. In the world of the all-wheel drive, best-of-the-best performance sedan, a new challenge approaches. Watching, warily from the corners is the 2017 Audi RS7 Performance, with its massive 605 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. Then there's the 6,000-pound elephant in the room, the Mercedes-AMG E 63 S, with its 603 hp and faintly ridiculous 627 lb-ft of torque. Each is a stellar performer, and each has some big new competition. The new 2018 BMW M5 is here, and I've been testing it on and off the track.
The technical specs make for some entertaining reading. Under the hood is BMW's highest performing engine, a 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that's good for 600 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. Maximum power arrives early, at 1,800 rpm, and then runs all the way through to 5,600 rpm. It sounds pretty damn good while it does it, too.
Numbers like those put the M5 right on par with its German competition. In contrast, up to now, BMW's highest performer was the M550i xDrive with a similar engine but only good for 456 hp and 480 lb-ft of torque; that meant 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph. The M550i was – and the operative word is was – the quickest 5 Series, ever. That changes now. The M5's 0-60 mph officially clocks in at 3.2 seconds (vs. 0-100km/h ~3.4 seconds), but that result depends on a number of variables. Take, for instance, Estoril Raceway, where the BMW M division handed me the keys and told me to put the sports sedan through its paces. There, the road surface is super-sticky, Frank van Meel, CEO of BMW M, explained to me, and that means it's easily possible to drop the time by a tenth of a second or more.
A high-revving, high-power engine requires the right transmission and, according to the BMW engineers, the ZF-built, eight-speed torque-convertor, automatic, the sequential gearbox is the best for the task. It replaces the outgoing dual-clutch transmission (DCT) but promises to shift just as fast. Indeed, on or off the track, this M Steptronic 8-speed drops gears like they're going out of style, regardless of the driving mode you've selected.
Since it's a BMW, and since its an M car, there are some tricks along the way. I particularly liked being able to quickly select how fast the gears shift via the gear lever. BMW measures it in bars, of which there are three. On the road, the first bar is more than sufficient, while BMW programs the second bar as the default for both the M1 and M2 quick-mode select keys, which are mounted on the steering wheel and offer speedier access to your favorite configurations. You can't miss them, either, because they're bright red anodized metal.
The engineers may have decided the second bar was more than enough for the track, but I found that ticking the lever up to the third bar was much more rewarding for Estoril. There's an uphill, hairpin left-hand-chicane toward the end of the track, right before the long straight, where you truly feel the value of putting the transmission into its highest performance setting. If, though, you're hoping for a manual version I'm afraid you're out of luck. For the purists that may be a deal-breaker, but trust me, this 8-speed auto is faster, smoother, and slicker than you'll ever be.
If the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter "hot-V" V8 is the heart and soul of the M5, then the M xDrive is the central nervous system. BMW's all-wheel-drive system packs M-specific software tuned for the car's powertrain and driving dynamics specifically, with five different settings that can be picked by the driver and optionally saved to the quick-mode select keys.
Going through the wealth of settings BMW offers can be a little overwhelming at first when you're confronted with which damper settings to use, or steering stiffness, or drivetrain mapping. Spend a little time behind the wheel, though, and any of those initial doubts will soon evaporate. Helping there is how easy BMW makes it define the M1 and M2 settings, which encourages tweaking. For the road portion of our drive, my co-driver and I decided that, in dynamic all-wheel drive, the Comfort setting for the dampers, along with Sport Plus for the steering and drivetrain, was our preferred configuration for some spirited driving without things getting too choppy.
There's another option, though, even if it's really only intended for those who know what they're doing. The 2018 M5 may be an all-wheel-drive car, but you can force the powertrain to diver all – and I do mean all – of its grunt to the rear wheels. Essentially you're turning the M5 into a rear-wheel drive, 4-door sports car, which is something I know will be music to the ears of long-time BMW enthusiasts.
Rest assured, this is a true RWD experience. I hopped in the front seat of the M5 with track pace driver Bruno Spengler, to get a first-hand experience of what the car can do at the whim of a professional driver. Sure enough, we proceeded to drift from corner to corner. The M5 really is a car of two distinct styles: at one point, when Bruno instructed the rest of the drivers to switch over to M2 drive mode which had been set to AWD, he himself demurred. "I'll stick with rear-wheel drive," he told me, "because, well, I like it." Thus followed the most incredible, smoky-drifting burnout, leaving the sort of dramatic cloud of smoke I'd started to wonder if today's proficient but often bottled-up sports sedans could still deliver.
I'm seriously glad BMW offers the choice. Six hundred horsepower is a whole lot of power when it's only going to the rear, as I discovered myself in my own playtime with RWD mode. While you might not expect it – and I certainly didn't from the haze of smoke still left from Spengler's efforts – the car actually handles well, just as long as you're fairly responsible and don't drive beyond your abilities.
Conversely, there's no longer a compromise for owners living in winter climates and facing seasonal snow and ice. There, the four-wheel drive should keep the M5 planted thanks to BMW's systems tailoring which corner gets the most power at any given time, depending on grip. Indeed it'll push as much as 100-percent of the power to the rear, even in AWD mode, if the circumstances warrant it.
There's another good reason to stick with 4WD Sport, mind, as, for the most part, we ourselves did. That's because it leaves the M5 at its fastest: it's simply the most effective way to get the power down to the asphalt, rather than losing it in wheel-spin. By deactivating the DSC control – by pressing and holding the button for a couple of seconds – you get access to three M xDrive modes. From there, you can individually configure the whole system to your liking.
Stiffness – Frank van Meel walkthrough of the front braces
There's plenty more, mind, that makes the M5 special. Behind the grille is just one of the car's nine coolers, for instance, that helps keep the engine running at its most optimal. In-between the cooler and the grille, though, are support "beams" that help to keep the chassis stiffer. It allows you "to get more precision of the front axle, like in motorsport where you need this precision in driving," according to Frank van Meel, the head of the BMW M division. There's a whole lot of chassis and suspension magic going on behind the scenes.
What does all this mean to you as the driver? The M5 is one hell of a thrilling car to drive. It excels at the sort of tight, winding, off-camber roads with dramatic changes in elevation, which is where I suspect most drivers will find themselves playing, rather than at the track. Cruising down twisty stretches of Lisbon back country road, I was struck by how poised and precise the handling is, even with the curb weight of 4,090 pounds. The carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) roof plays a part in keeping that weight down, in addition to lowering the center of gravity.
Its impact proved to be most pronounced on the final, sweeping right-hander at Estoril. There, you can easily reach close to 100 mph, all the while setting yourself up for the straight where your right foot really hits the mat. With 150 mph on the digital instrumentation, and a tight right turn fast approaching, I was particularly grateful BMW's carbon ceramic brakes. They're optional, but I'd highly recommend checking that box on the order form, as they make a significant difference to how the M5 performs.
Altogether, when you combine a beastly engine with a fast transmission, stiff but adaptable chassis, and then glue the whole thing together with the M xDrive AWD system, the M5 is an unusually confidence-instilling sports sedan that does its level best to make you look good on the track or on the road. Factor in the usual F90 5 Series creature comforts inside, with plenty of leather, real metal trim, and more, and this is a car that's just as much at home playing executive limo as it is compressing your internal organs into a small, gleefully-squealing lump wrapped around your spine. For that, even with a base price of $102,600 plus destination (though the car you see here proved significantly more expensive once the bells and whistles were factored in), the 2018 BMW M5 adds up nicely. Driving enjoyment comes first, just like that M badge has always promised.


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Pull up a chair, Britain and sit down. We need to have a long overdue chat. And we need to be honest, so shudDUP and let us talk. Yup, pun absolutely intended. Never let it be said that we Irish don't try and inject a bit of humour into every situation.
But after Friday, and yet another kick to the proverbial nuts, and yet another betrayal, and yet another situation where serious risks could be posed to Ireland as a result of English foolhardiness, the niceties are over. It's time for the truth bombs. I think many Irish friends living in England feel the same. Hell, even our Taoiseach, Enda-ThirdWay-Kenny, has issued a little slapdown to the British government. So in the interests of inter-island dialogue and a baseline of understanding, and having been asked questions by so many English friends on Friday (which I'm always glad to answer) ranging from 'Why don't Sinn Féin do a solid for Corbyn and take up their seats' to 'What's so bad about the DUP', let me take you through a potted history of Ireland, and in particular recent history, and why this recent move on the part of the Tory party is beyond the Pale (that's a little joke for Irish readers – British readers, you may have to do a little Googling).
Ok. 800 years of British rule, which was barbaric, unjust and brutal. I'll skip through most of this section except to say that even dating back to Tudor times, the English have a nasty habit of believing and cultivating xenophobic divide and conquer tactics. The Paul Dacre of his day, Sir Edmund Spenser, described the Irish as savages; a description that stuck while they were being stripped of their lands, their languages, their culture, and even their crops (which caused the 'potato famine' of the mid-19th century – the lie is that it was a famine, it was more genocide for profit. No foodbanks at the time, so the native Irish either starved to death or left. The population was halved to 4 million. Some ate stones and grass in a bid to stay alive). Being hung, drawn and quartered was a punishment remembered in Irish songs like Robert Emmett. You get the picture. Being occupied is not fun. Hopefully it explains why we support anyone but the English in football matches.
So we then enter the 20th century, and let's speed through the 1916 Rising. The Black and Tan lads added to the general jolly japes of the history of the British in Ireland with mass burnings of properties, scalpings, rapes and so forth. We come to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, whereupon the deal was made to leave most of Ulster in the UK and the other 26 counties as the newly-formed Republic of Ireland.
Let's shoot forward to the 1960s. It was clear that there were civil rights abuses by the mainly Unionist political class against nationalists by this time, which lead to civil rights marches inspired by those in the US at that time. These culminated in Bloody Sunday, whereupon British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians in the Bogside in Derry who were involved in a peaceful protest against internment. This led to a cover-up by law-enforcement institutions across Northern Ireland and by the British government. It also led to a huge recruitment drive to the IRA.
British readers will know all about the bombings on their mainland. I'm not condoning the bombings or the killing of innocent lives. They do have to be placed in the context of loss of life on both sides, however. Loyalist terrorists were no slouches in that department either, which is why it is important to understand the DUP, the 'confidence and supply' partner of the Tories and their ties to them. So here are some interesting #DUPfacts that the general British public may not be aware of:
1. Many of their politicians have roots in paramilitary activities – not unusual in Northern Ireland, but after all the Tories' smear campaign against Corbyn for merely talking to Sinn Féin, this is a bit much.
2. They opposed the Good Friday Agreement.
3. They are the biggest anti-choice, pro-forced pregnancy party in the UK.
4.They are against equal marriage and fought hard against LGBTQ rights. Even David Cameron disagreed with their stance on this. Though he also toyed with the idea of aligning with them in 2015, had he not won a small majority. 'Compassionate Conservatism', eh?
5. Jeffrey Donaldson MP, worked with Enoch Powell, when he was expelled from Tories, and claimed he was one of the 'great voices of unionism'
6. They are climate change deniers who raked money off biofuels in a 'cash for ash' green energy scandal.
7. Accepted a £435k donation from Scottish Tory Richard Cook, from the shady Constitutional Research Council (links with Saudis), and ran pro-Brexit adverts in the Metro free-sheet in the UK.
The Good Friday Agreement, voted for in a referendum in good faith by Irish people both North and South of the border, has been the cause of almost 20 years of peace. The process broke down in March this year over the green energy scandal, in which Arlene Foster was deeply implicated, and which Theresa May would have known about. They've lost two of the major poster boys of the GFA, the late Rev. Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness.
Given the history of the British government in Northern Ireland, their support of the interests of the Protestant political class over that of the nationalist community, to have been courting the DUPs since last summer for their support and then to enter into an ad hoc partnership with them beggars belief. It throws any pretence of the stance of neutrality on the part of the British government regarding Northern Ireland out the window, and contravenes the tenet of neutrality on the parts of the British and Irish governments within the GFA. And it is a major security risk; not just for the people of Britain and Ireland, but most especially for the nationalist community of Northern Ireland. Unionists do not have a history, much like their English ancestors, of wielding power graciously.
The frustration on the part of Irish people like myself is that yet again, the interests of Ireland have been placed as secondary to those of the English, and in particular recently to the internal wranglings of the Tory party. Ireland took a massive hit in 2008 for the British and German bondholders. The pain was certainly not shared on that occasion. There was then the fallout from Brexit, where the impact on exports and the border between Ireland and the North wasn't even considered. And now this. The most apt description I have come across about the DUP is from George Monbiot, as an organisation that are like 'UKIP, supercharged by religious fundamentalism'.
The only very small silver lining from this is that it may inadvertently cause more of an understanding of Irish politics, and the politics and history of Ulster in particular. If the peace process doesn't get shafted completely, we will all be very lucky. Suffice it to say, you have been warned. You think the Tory Party is the 'Nasty Party?' You ain't seen nothing yet.

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Another Decal Required on Boats
All watercraft in Minnesota are required to carry a decal reminding boaters of the aquatic invasive species law.
DNR Conservation Officer Nikki Shoutz says there is no cost for the sticker, but it is required to be posted anywhere on the boat. She says it is a reminder to clean boats and trailers of weeds and drain all water.
The decals can be obtained free of charge from DNR offices, conservation officers, deputy registrar offices and some retailers.


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2/ Roasted Kumara, sliced into baby hand-size batons. Tempt those little tastebuds with a bit of sweetness packed full of Vitamin A for eyesight. Toss with couscous and olive oil for the adults. A wise parent never cooks twice.
3/ Bananas. Well obviously, every parents saviour. They're crammed full of potassium for the heart, but tell me this. Why do we always peel and chop? Use nature's packaging, then peel and pass when needed. My baby loved grabbing a whole banana, much easier to eat than slippery slices.
4/ Steamed corn on the cob, chopped lengthways. Toss in creamy butter or sweet tasty coconut oil which is full of lauric acid also found in breastmilk. Show me the older sibling who can resist this. That's dinner sorted.
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6/ How to store? For newly-weaned babies, try mumi and bubi's freezer trays. Pop-out, warm in the oven, and let little hands get to work. There will be mess. Deal with it!
For larger portions, you could use freezer bags but they've got a nasty habit of splitting. Better off with BPA free plastic containers.
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The launch of new smartphones near Diwali is in full swing and the latest addition is by Swipe. Swipe has launched a new phone in its Elite series. It is called as Elite 2 Plus and is priced at ₹4,444/-. It comes with 4G VoLTE support and is available to purchase at Flipkart.
Shripal Gandhi, Founder and CEO of Swipe Technologies said, "Swipe strongly believes in disrupting the market by offering great mobile internet experience at compelling price points. Our latest offering Elite 2 Plus is the most affordable 4G among all 5-inch/1GB/8GB smartphones available in the market today. At this price point, Elite 2 Plus is going to be a perfect buy for customers during this festive season. We are certain that it will bring a change in the definition of affordable mobile 4G-enabled devices." Let's have a close look at its features:
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Swipe Elite 2 Plus comes with a 5-inch FWVGA display with resolution of 854 * 480 pixels. It is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor paired with 1GB of RAM. It houses 8GB of internal storage which can be expanded via microSD card up to 32GB. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system.
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Elite 2 Plus has a 5MP rear camera with flash and there's a 2MP selfie shooter. It is backed by a 2500mAh battery. The phone comes with GPS, G-sensor and proximity sensors. It also comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM connectivity. The phone comes available in two color variants: Charcoal Black and Ivory White. It measures 143 * 72 * 9.8 mm.
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Every single one of us has a good work to do in life. This good work not only accomplishes something needed in the world, but completes something in us. When it is finished, a new work emerges that will help make green a desert place as well as scale another mountain inside ourselves.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Greening the desert; scaling the mountain
Thursday, September 29, 2011
St. Michael and All Angels
Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy. Let your Holy Angels dwell with us to preserve us in peace and let your blessing be upon us always. Amen.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
A very interesting observation about love
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Here is a mystery: If sweeping through the door of my heart there moves continually a genuine love for you, it by-passes all your hate and all your indifference and gets through to you at your center. You are powerless to do anything about it. You may keep alive in devious ways the fires of your bitter heart, but they cannot get through to me. Underneath the surface of all the tension, something else is at work. It is utterly impossible for you to keep another from loving you.~~~
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sunday art blogging
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Genuine love for one another
Do you love someone only to find yourself trying to change that person? Take a look at this observation:
It is very hard to be the one who is twisted to conform to another's image. And there is nothing more wonderful than to be loved for oneself. Looking for our own reflection in another, however, can stem from an unhealthy degree of narcissism.
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
An unsettling gospel
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One of my heroes said this. I refer, of course, to Oscar Romero:
A church that doesn't provoke any crises, a gospel that doesn't unsettle, a word of God that doesn't get under anyone's skin, a word of God that doesn't touch the real sin of the society in which it is being proclaimed - what gospel is that? Very nice, pious considerations that don't bother anyone, that's the way many would like preaching to be. Those preachers who avoid every thorny matter so as not to be harassed, so as not to have conflicts and difficulties, do not light up the world they live in.~~~
Monday, September 19, 2011
Valuing all the great religions
Adherents of different faith traditions can come together with great success through meditation. The mind works the way the mind works. This is true for all of us regardless of our belief system.
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God-given and I believe that they were necessary for the people to whom these religions were revealed. And I believe that if only we could all of us read the scriptures of the different faiths from the standpoints of the followers of these faiths, we should find that they were at bottom all one and were all helpful to one another.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Becoming human -- and free
One day, a few days after the liberation, I walked through the country past flowering meadows, for miles and miles, toward the market town near the camp. Larks rose to the sky and I could hear their joyous song. There was no one to be seen for miles around; there was nothing but the wide earth and sky and the larks' jubilation and the freedom of space.
I stopped, looked around, and up to the sky--and then I went down on my knees. At that moment there was very little I knew of myself or of the world--I had but one sentence in mind--always the same: "I called to the Lord from my narrow prison and he answered me in the freedom of space."
How long I knelt there and repeated this sentence memory can no longer recall. But I know that on that day, in that hour, my new life started. Step for step I progressed, until I again became a human being.
Perhaps it would be valuable for all of us to ask just what it would take - step by step - to become a human being. There are, after all, so many dehumanizing experiences that take place in almost everyone's life.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Free will and religion
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Religion is not to be defended by putting to death, but by dying. Not by cruelty, but by patient endurance. Not by guilt, but by good faith. For the former belongs to evil, the latter to the good... For if you wish to defend religion by bloodshed, tortures, and guilt, it will no longer be defended. Rather, it will be polluted and profaned. For nothing is so much a matter of free will as religion. If the mind of the worshiper is disinclined to it, religion is at once taken away and ceases to exist...
We (Christians), on the contrary, do not require that anyone should be compelled to worship our God, whether he is willing or unwilling.
Nor do we become angry if anyone does not worship Him. We trust in the majesty of Him who has the power to avenge contempt shown towards Him.
We leave vengeance to God. We do not act as those persons who would have it appear that they are defenders of their gods, who rage without restraint against those who do not worship them.
-- Lactantius (about 260 -340 C.E.)
Friday, September 9, 2011
The healing stream of the spirit
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It is the suffering already present in the world which we can either ignore or identify with. If pain were not real, if it were not the lot of so many, the way of the cross would be pathological. But in our world with its hungry and homeless and hopeless, it is pathological to live as if pain did not exist. The way of the cross means letting pain carve one's life into a channel through which the healing stream of the spirit can flow to a world in need.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Not a tame Christ
"Jesus truly was dangerous. He was creating a following with a kind of thinking that was much more on the side of inclusiveness than exclusiveness.... Jesus is always moving the boundaries out while still respecting the center. That's the key to wisdom: being grounded in the center and still, from that deep foundation, knowing how to move out."
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Worth and worthiness - the paradox
Today's society - in the United States at any rate - is very caught up with the idea of personal and individual worthiness. Many of us believe that we shouldn't assist anyone who isn't worthy of being assisted according to our own understanding of what that means. Such an approach is not, however, the Christian way:
"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy if anything can."
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The dreaming and the wanting
Many, many years ago (I was a teenager, probably) I learned from the writings of Rainer Maria Rilke to love questions more than answers. Here is one of his poems:
I am, you anxious one.
Don't you sense me, ready to break into being at your touch?
My murmurings surround you like shadowy wings.
Can't you see me standing before you cloaked in stillness?
Hasn't my longing ripened in you from the beginning
as fruit ripens on a branch?
I am the dream you are dreaming.
When you want to awaken, I am that wanting.
I grow strong in the beauty you behold.
And with the silence of stars I enfold your cities made by time.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Praying in Christ's name
I've always been bothered by what has seemed to me to be an almost supersitious need to tack on "in Christ's name" at the end of prayers as if were some sort of incantation. It is eroneous to believe that we are required to do this as Christians so that in an interfaith setting we feel we must impose certain language on non-Christians. The following expresses my views on this subject wonderfully:
Many people have a very strangely childish notion, that "praying in the name of Christ" means simply the addition of the words "through Jesus Christ our Lord" at the end of their prayers. But depend upon it, they do not by adding these words, or any words, bring it about that their prayers should be in the name of Christ. To pray in the name of Christ means to pray in such a way as represents Christ. The representative always must speak in the spirit and meaning of those for whom he speaks. If Christ is our representative, that must be because He speaks our wishes, or what we ought to make our wishes; and if we are to pray in the name of Christ, that means that we are, however far off, expressing His wishes and intentions.
-- Charles Gore
Friday, September 2, 2011
Self-revealing activity of God
Literalism gets its name from its insistence that what we find in the Bible is not just the Word of God but the very words of God. The distinction is of tremendous importance. The phrase "Word of God" as used in the Bible itself, notably in the opening sentences of the Fourth Gospel, is an English translation of a Greek word, Logos, which was in wide use among philosophers at the time the New Testament was written. It connotes the creative, outgoing, self-revealing activity of God. The Logos was not a particular divine utterance, but God's overall message to mankind. It was not necessarily communicated verbally in speech or writing. Indeed, the whole point of Christianity is that the supreme communication of the Word took place when it was expressed through a human life and personality in Jesus Christ.
"Yet another interpretation equates Om with the Greek, "logos," "the word", found at the beginning of St John's gospel."


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henry wu – boards & skins
cam lasky – no white horse anymore (jazz mix)
agape – rejoice
nick drake – three hours
escaper – skeleton key
freddie hubbard – red clay
sideshow – sort of dubolution
geode – jade
charles porter – take this
reggae clinic 65 – caravan (dub)
dorisburg – Irrbloss
mark ernestus' ndagga rhythm force – lamb ji
sebastian mullaert – every moment I am
UK74R1406070 – Finnish techno producer Aleksi Perälä has developed his own custom musical scale called The Colundi Sequence, an alternative to the standard musical scales most music is composed from. Rather than the usual octaves with semitones, he chose a specific set of 128 resonant frequencies. These frequencies were selected through a variety of nebulous methods, including experimentation, human bio-resonance and mysticism. Whatever the hell that means. He's released at least 17 different albums using this scale. Much of it just sounds like experimental techno, but I do dig this ambient tune. It sounds great in headphones, but even better with a real subwoofer in play, for the full low end theory. Check more HERE.
Boards & Skins – South London DJ/multi-instrumentalist Kamaal Williams aka Henry Wu is one half of Brownswood Recordings' instrumental jazz outfit Yussef Kamaal. He grew up amidst the Grime and Hip Hop and UK Garage that permeated the clubs in the early 2000s. He's only been putting out music for a couple of years, but I always check out what he's doing, cuz it's generally right up my alley. Pretty sure he took his name from the B.D. Wong character in Jurassic Park – the chief genetic engineer at InGen. You can hear some of his Yussef Kamaal stuff on THIS MIX.
No White Horse Anymore (Jazz mix) – Some 2017 deep dubstep (or "worldstep", as he calls it) from Cam Lasky, DJ, producer and founder of the Kyoto label, KWAIOTO Records, born in 2017. This has a nice mix of moody and jazzy with trappy high hats.
Rejoice – This group Agape has been labeled "psychedelic gospel" by music historians. This has a cool, druggy, acid-rock type sound. Others label them the very first "Christian Rock" band, releasing two albums in 1969 and 1971. Not really my usual thing, for sure, but monotone reading from Revelations, rather than, say, the Epistle to the Ephesians, puts this in a much darker, more heavy metal area – which I can get down and rock out to.
Three Hours – Now that were in a decidedly moody tone on this mix, Nick Drake fits right in. This is from his 1969 debut LP, "Five Leaves Left". He tragically committed suicide at 26, but his posthumous influence on manicly-depressed singer songwriters and troubadours has endured for decades. Robert Smith. Beck. Elliot Smith. Jose Gonzalez. James Blake – just to name a few.
Skeleton key – These guys Escaper are a Brooklyn-based funk fusion quintet who've been gigging within a quick Uber's-throw from my apartment for awhile now. This is the title track from their 2017 debut album and it sounds a band warming up for a long night of smoking grooves.
Red Clay – Tribe Called Quest fans know this bassline, from Freddie Hubbard's Hard Bop masterpiece of the same name. The lineup on this was a who's who of CTI Label-era fusion cats, including Ron Carter on bass, Joe Henderson on sax, and Herbie Hancock killing it on the rhodes. This was recorded in Englewood New Jersey in January of 1970. The Quest sample from "Sucka Nigga" is actually from the 1973 Jack Wilkin's cover.
Sort of Dubolution – a great murky piece of dub from Fin Greenall, who sometimes calls himself Sideshow. He's the lead singer of the UK trio Fink, who have created a cool blend of acoustic and electronic sounds going back to 2000 or so. I always loved his track "Pretty Little Thing" from 2006, which you can hear on THIS MIX.
Jade – Some snappy syncopated London bass music from Geode that's been sitting around in a folder on my laptop since 2014. There's a ton of these instrumentals out there. In one way, it's pretty forgettable, but at the same time, it's definitely great chill out music.
Take This – Trumpet wizard and Julliard alum Charles Porter's fresh 4/4 take on the 5/4 "Take Five". Nothing groundbreaking, but I like how its kind of a Dave-Brubeck-meets-St-Germain's-"Rose-Rouge", but not. Or something like that.
Caravan (Dub) – Fans of my mixes know I'm a sucker for just about any version of "Caravan" – probably because it showed up in so many Warner Bros. cartoons as a kid. Who exactly Reggae Clinic 65 is a mystery. They released one 3-song EP on a Belgian label in 1979, leading me to believe they may just be a library sounds group, put together in some studio as a one-off recording.
Irrbloss – Veering off into easy techno territory with Sweden's Dorisburg aka Alexander Berg. Alexander credits NY's Metro Area as a big influence, and I can certainly hear it here. If you don't know Metro Area's first album, it's an early 2000s classic, and was really instrumental in starting a whole movement of throwback house music that leaned into slower tempos and that minimal Nu-Groove sound of NY in the 80s.
Lamb Ji (feat Mbene Diatta Seck) – I really fell in love with this the moment I heard it. It's trippy and spacey and dubby and funky and would have been right at home at Lee Scratch Perry's Black Ark Studios or Larry Levan's Paradise Garage. Berlin techno legend and Rhythm & Sound alum Mark Ernestus put together the awesome Ndagga Rhythm Force awhile back, blending techno and house with a form of Senegalese music out of Dakar called "Mbalax." If you appreciate dub like I do, this song might just get inside your brain and won't let go. Preview the whole album HERE
Every Moment I Am – One last wind-down piece of dub techno from another Swede, Sebastian Mullaert, best known for his work as one half of Minilogue. I go down rabbit holes from time to time, buying a lot of these minimalist instrumentals that really only work at the beginning or end of your set, so most of it just gets lost on some hard drive – but I'm glad this one saw the light of day, if only on this mix. Thanks for listening.


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John H. Barton, the George E. Osborne Professor of Law, Emeritus, Stanford Law School, testified before Congress on a broad array of global intellectual property (or "IP", for short) issues, yesterday. [Ed. Note: for a far more detailed look at the issues he discussed yesterday, do also read this 2005 JAMA article he authored.]
I found his remarks on global pharma IP to be quite enlightening — as he set the very-legitimate question of protecting property rights into the broader framework of whether there is a moral — if not legal — duty to provide life-saving medical developments across economic, and continental divides — at something other than the highest possible price — especially in the case of HIV meds — where it is literally the choice between a death-sentence, or life-saving "commutation", if you will, hanging in the balance. I'll leave you with the most intriguing of his, below, but do go read it all — quoting the professor's testimony (PDF File), then [emphasis supplied]:
. . . .The area of current political tension is in the middle income nations. These nations are the growth pharmaceutical markets of the future, so that patent protection is of great importance to the future of the pharmaceutical industry's business model. At the same time, these nations still have many poor people and thus view themselves as reasonably benefiting from the Doha Declaration. South Asia, for example, has more very poor people than Sub-Sahara Africa. Moreover, several, including Brazil and Thailand, have undertaken public programs to supply antiretrovirals to their HIV-affected populations, an expensive task whose overall cost depends heavily on the price of the drugs.
I believe that we must attempt new approaches in dealing with these nations. It is in our national interest to facilitate their growth in health. That may call for low, i.e., generic prices for at least some drugs for some people. This might be an exception for a limited time. In another approach, GSK is developing mechanisms for differential pricing within poorer countries based on charging a generic price to certain public or nonprofit distribution channels while charging a higher research-reimbursing price to others. Might the approach be extended?
But there will need to be reforms beyond prices. For example, in a number of nations, including China, much medical care is effectively financed through pharmaceutical sales by doctors and hospitals -– a process that certainly creates terrible incentives toward price markup to patients and toward overprescription. In India, the poor are not effectively served by the medical system. And some of these nations are pharmaceutical exporters at the same time that they have many needy citizens. Compromise seems reasonable; it will necessarily be more complex than a pure IP arrangement.
In approaching such a compromise, it is worth noting that price controls are likely to be the key topic for future international negotiations with developed nations in the pharmaceutical area. The importance of such controls is exemplified by the current European disputes over Roche's anticancer drug, Avastin, as well as by the inclusion of price-related provisions in the 2004 U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement and the great attention paid to the issue in the 2008 USTR Special 301 Report. Moreover, at some point, price controls will almost certainly be an issue in our own country -– health care reform may increase the role of the government in purchasing pharmaceuticals, and it is hard to envision continued significant government purchasing of pharmaceuticals without pressure toward price controls. Unless the price controls are applied thoughtfully, the result will be to decrease incentives for research. Such harm may already have occurred in the U.S. childhood vaccine industry. In approaching health care reform and international trade both, we will need to define effective decision-making standards and procedures to maintain optimal incentives for research in medical technology. These various trends suggest to me that it is important to moderate our IP focus and to recognize that IP is only part of a broader package of pharmaceutical trade goals.
All nations want greater access to health care; all want to contain the cost of that health care; all want more advanced technologies. These are goals that have to be balanced; and the details of the balance may reasonably be different for nations at different income levels. . . .
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Ask a Korean! News: Nationalism (and Americans' Not Getting it)
Pretty sweet dunks, and the Korean thinks the judges underrated him. But the point that the Korean made about nationalism, and the fact that Americans don't understand it, was in full display in this little vignette.
In the first dunk, Fernandez takes off his own jersey and shows off the jersey of Fernando Martin, the first Spain-born player to play in the NBA. The significance of it is utterly lost on the commentators. To be sure, NBA All-Star Weekend is about antics and fun. This is the only time in the year when you can see Dwight Howard trying to cross over Kobe, and laugh at him for failing miserably at that. So it is somewhat understandable that the commentators are not very much into honoring a Spain-born basketball player whose career was cut short by a car accident.
For the second dunk, Fernandez enlists the help of Pau Gasol of Los Angeles Lakers, a fellow Spaniard. Now this is a major sin for the commentators. You can tell it particularly rankles Reggie Miller, a former star player for the Indiana Pacers, who says in incredulity, "This is a division rival right here, Portland and Los Angeles. What's up with that?"
This is a case of Americans simply not getting it. In the mind of Fernandez from Spain, a nationalistic country, Rudy Fernandez represents Spain first, Portland Trailblazers second. So it totally makes sense for Rudy Fernandez to get the help from Gasol, the most high-profile Spanish player in the NBA, rather than, say, Brandon Roy of the Portland Trailblazers.
Clearly, there is no right answer in this. Fernandez is correct in some respect. He could have been signed by any NBA team, and he could traded at any moment. Portland Trailblazers cannot be more important than Spain. On the other hand, Reggie Miller is correct in some respect as well. NBA All-Star is about representing NBA teams, not where the players are from. If Dwight Howard of Orlando Magic, native of Atlanta, Georgia, got a help from his former high school teammate and fellow Georgian Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks, there would have been riots on the streets of Orlando. This little episode is a great illustration of how Americans think, as opposed to the rest of the nationalism-inclined world.
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Roboseyo is not sure if he agrees with your take on nationalism, here, The Korean. You see, Roboseyo's theory is that a country's nationalism lays latent in most people, until something stirs it up, in America just as well as in Korea. Were you living in North America back when French Fries were called Freedom Fries, because of anger at the French for refusing to go to war in Iraq? Every so often, some American pundit takes it upon him or herself to trash Canada in a similarly ignorant way. Even America is susceptible to nationalism, and having oceans on either side, and much weaker allies to the north and south, gives America the luxury of remaining somewhat insular. Another example of a situation that stirs up nationalism is taking a person out of their home country: Canadians don't sit around IN CANADA touting the virtues of our healthcare system: we rip it to shreds! But take that same Canadian group, sit them around a table with a bunch of Americans in a bar in Seoul, and suddenly we all sound like Michael Moore.ReplyDelete
Koreans overseas might speak and think differently about Korea than Koreans in Korea, might care more about matters of nationalist concern, because that's how they define themselves in an ocean of Other, -- Roboseyo thinks of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" --where the immigrant Greek family has held onto their Greek roots so desperately that they've almost become hyper-Greek, and well-traveled Greek nationals might look at them and shake their heads.
Roboseyo might be wrong, but he guesses that it's probably the same in just about any expatriate or immigrant group.
Despite previous disagreements with you about Spain (the country where I am from, but I now live in Korea) I have to agree with you. Being abroad I have discovered how nationalistic is my country in some issues. When it comes to sport, everybody goes crazy. You can't imagine how much the press worships our NBA players. I think they are doing well and is trully the best generation of our basketball, but I think we, or they, tend to exagerate.ReplyDelete
I watched that clip on the TV and I had to agree with Reggie Miller, even when he seems quite rude and prepotent.
Anyway, the relationship between Gasol and Rudy and the other Spaniard players is more than a common country. They share much more than that. Seeing how they behave in the national team you can understand that this people are like brothers, they get on really well.
I think my fellow Americans understand nationalism quite well -provided that it is American nationalism. They just don't get why anyone would be nationalistic about any (non-American and therefor obviously inferior) other country.ReplyDelete
Lame NBA commentator =/= Americans.ReplyDelete
I mean, like some former jock speaks for all Americans now? What does he know. The other guy got it, he knew who Martin was.
I got it when I watched it live, then again I'm used to soccer where national teams/club ties are common.
To be sure, the Korean is not saying that Americans are incapable of understanding nationalism. He is only saying that nationalism, for Americans, is not as an important concern as it is for people from other countries.
The point is well taken, especially because the Korean followed the Spain team very closely. (The Korean dreams of a secret bromance with Ricky Rubio.) The Korean nonetheless stands by his comparison -- if Dwight Howard took Chris Bosh, another Team USA member with whom Howard was close for the help on the dunk contest, there still would have been riots on the streets of Orlando.
Agreed with the observation, disagree with the reasoning.
How dare you call Reggie Miller "some jock". The man is an icon. At any rate, it was just an illustration, not a proof.
Behind each telecast, there is a big research team dedicated to digging up stats and facts within minutes. Marv Albert didn't know who Fernando Martin was -- somebody in the research team dropped the facts on his lap. Also, the fact that you are familiar with soccer probably disqualifies you from a typical American.
Speaking of the Portland Trailblazers (just in case anyone cares), I watched the Blazers win the NBA Championship, as in sit in the Memorial Coliseum in-person (pre-Rose Garden). Well, stood actually, no one was sitting. Okay, no one cares. But it was fun (and LOUD). Sorry, nothing about Nationalism all about me!ReplyDelete
PS And what is a typical American, and Soccer disqualifies you?
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TURN: Washington's Spies Q&A – Ksenia Solo (Peggy Shippen)
Ksenia Solo, who plays Peggy Shippen on TURN: Washington's Spies, talks about Peggy's heartbreak in Episode 6 and the volatile relationship she has with her corset.
Q: What kind of research have you done to inform your portrayal of Peggy?
A: Drunk History was definitely a fun place to start. There are a few books out there, and upon learning that I got the role, I quickly got my hands on some, including Treacherous Beauty and the Traitor's Wife. I also educated myself on all the details of the Revolutionary War. I wanted to be as familiar with that period of time as I could be. I love doing research for my roles, so I was excited to do it.
Q: Did you learn anything about the character that fans of history might be surprised by?
A: I think that Peggy was a mystery in a way. People thought of her as the Paris Hilton of her time, a party girl, but there was a whole different side of her. It was only after the fact that it was discovered that she played such a big role in Benedict Arnold's defection. I think that was the most interesting detail to me, how deeply she went under the radar in her manipulation of Benedict.
Q: It seems she's almost just as much a spy undercover as Abe Woodhull or Anna Strong in the Culper Ring.
A: I think Season 3 definitely shows that, too. The things Peggy has to do, the sacrifices she has to make, the secrets she has to keep. I think she's proving that she can handle it and that she's doing things that are meant for a real spy — and I think she's accomplishing her task well.
Q: How does your character view Benedict Arnold on the show, in your opinion? Have the lines blurred between facade and fact over the course of the last two seasons now that they've spent so long together?
A: I think at this point, if we are fresh off of Episode 6, Peggy still views Arnold as this extremely ambitious, proud, impatient, rough-around-the-edges kind of a man, a man who's main concern is his reputation. But as the story continues, and Peggy gets this heartbreaking news from New York that John André may be involved with this woman named Philomena, I think Peggy may be forced to very quickly look at Benedict in a different way. Her life will depend on it, and I think that will make her aware and more sensitive to Benedict's more vulnerable side, and we'll see how that unfolds and what decisions she has to make moving forward.
Q: What is it like for Peggy to be sacrificing so much for André, only to learn he's been with someone else?
A: Simply, it's heartbreaking. She's in a very tough situation because she's at this party with everyone and there's no escape. She has to swallow down her pain and her worry. Of course, at that moment, General Washington asks her to dance right in the middle of her trying to calm herself down. I think her main concern in that moment is keeping up the facade of the host and making sure that nobody realizes that something has happened. It's very difficult for her, as we see. I feel for her. Poor Peggy.
Q: Does she care at all about dancing with the leader of the colonies, or is she more blasé about it since her allegiances are with André?
A: When Washington does first come to the house and she finally meets him, I think that's a big moment. It's another step deeper into this world and she needs to be the best spy she can be — and get André what he needs from Benedict. But I think by the time the General asks him to dance, she's in a completely different world, just trying to not break down. I think her thinking is very foggy at that moment, so by the time they get on the dance floor, she's just trying to survive and keep up the appearance.
Q: What was it like shooting that elaborate dance party scene?
A: Owain [Yeoman, Benedict Arnold], Seth [Numrich, Ben Tallmadge], Ian [Kahn, George Washington], Lilli [Birdsell, Martha Washington] and I had a lot of fun rehearsing for the big ball scene in Episode 306. I have some video evidence that I could use as blackmail if I wanted to… But it was nice. It was a different experience. There's a lot of gunfire on the show, but there's not much dancing, so it was nice to get to experience that with our lovely men. Lilli and I were very proud of all of them as they did a wonderful job. I had a blast with Ian. For us, it was such an epic moment for our characters to not only meet but to be dancing with all of the emotion that was behind it. He was a great dance partner. [Laughs]
Q: Has getting into costume gotten any easier?
A: I like to compare my corset to a leather jacket: it molds to your body after you wear it for awhile and then it fits like a glove. I feel like after two seasons I'm finally at that place with my corset. It's a very sensitive and volatile relationship. It takes a village to get me ready. We have an incredible team on board. They make it as easy and smooth and fast as possible, and at this point we're a well-oiled machine, so the mornings have definitely gotten smoother over time. But it's fun: The transformation process of coming in in the morning in sweatpants and Uggs and emerging from my trailer in one of my many beautiful dresses with my hair and makeup — it's very fun. It may not be the most comfortable that I've ever been but it's well worth it.
Q: Do you have any favorite dresses from this season?
A: Asking me to pick a favorite dress is like asking me to pick my favorite dessert! It's almost impossible for me to pick because each dress is so beautiful for its own reasons. The accents, the detail – I would have to say I'm in dress paradise this season and I can't pick just one.
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The lawyer for an elderly man found guilty of dealing cocaine out of his house asked for a special sentence that would allow the man to carry out his sentence at home so he would be able to take care of any medical appointments on his own. In another court case, a former school bus driver received a conditional sentence for having an 'inappropriate relationship' with a 15-year-old girl.
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Universal Newborn Genome Sequencing and Generation Alpha
I have been struggling with why the idea – and likely coming reality – of universal newborn genome sequencing disturbs me. It's finally crystallized: the practice could create a genetic underclass.
On the day that genome sequencing of all newborns begins, a cohort of individuals about whom a tremendous amount of personal information exists will be instantly created. At the same time, the practice will establish a shrinking cohort of most of the rest of us who do not know our genome information.
A century from now, possibly everyone will have access to her or his genome data. But until then, how can we prepare to handle the avalanche of information of what I'd call, if I were a science fiction writer, "generation Alpha?"
My idea of the Alphas is inspired by the 1992 dystopian novel The Children of Men, by P.D. James. In 1994, all human sperm suddenly die, and 1995 becomes Year Omega. After that, populations plummet in the face of global infertility, with the last remaining people, the Omegas, struggling towards inevitable extinction.
What will happen in our world as the Alphas age? For now, mining sequenced genomes is experimental and seeks to end the "diagnostic odysseys" endured by patients, typically children with rare or one-of-a-kind diseases . But just as opening a magazine can reveal much more than the article one is looking for, a genome sequence provides hundreds of thousands of gene variants that might mean something about a person's health. And so the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics lists 56 "actionable" secondary ("incidental") conditions, a minimal menu of conditions which doctors can prevent or treat. The list is always growing.
Thousands of newborns have already had their genomes sequenced, and the actual deciphering takes under a day – a lot better than the decade it took for the first human genomes. But our understanding of our genomes, of how genotype becomes phenotype, lags behind the ability to decipher the overlapping strings of A, C, T and G. The value of an "annotated" genome to "raw sequence" is like comparing the meaning of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird to the book cut up into a pile of tiny pieces. When it comes to genomes, meaning and context are everything.
The era of looking for what we already know, the "round up the usual suspects" approach to gene identification and disease diagnosis, will gradually end as more human genome sequences and their interpretations are stored in clouds. Our algorithms will ultimately identify all possible gene variants and all possible combinations of and interactions among them – and what they mean at the whole-body level, the phenotype.
My concern is not those "usual suspects," the well-studied mutations known for decades to cause inherited illness: cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, Huntington disease. I fear the fuzzier genetic information. Genome-wide association studies, for example, identify suites of gene variants that signal a good chance that an illness will happen, but not with the power of a clinical diagnosis. The media often trumpet such findings with a false sense of certainty. (Note on terminology: "gene variant" is a broader, more politically correct term without the negative connotation of "mutation," which classically means "change in a gene" from the most common form ["wild type"] in a particular population.)
What I fear most isn't the use of genome information in predicting disease, but in identifying the harder-to-follow, multifactorial traits that are molded by genes and the environment: intelligence, personality, temperament and talents. Each gene contributes a small amount and to a differing degree to characteristics that aren't as neatly predictable as the single-gene, Mendelian disorders like cystic fibrosis.
Will the idea of genetic determinism – that we are our genes – strengthen as the stockpile of genomic information swells through the population, beginning with the youngest? Will the practice become the ultimate example of paternalism, because newborns weren't asked? As they age, can they choose not to know? Will that even be imaginable, as today it is difficult to envision a time without the Internet? Choosing not to know will be especially difficult if others have access to genome information. And who should those others be?
Annotated genome sequences could guide pediatricians in troubleshooting problems, providing a powerful new tool in preventive medicine. At the first birthday, a microbiome analysis might be added to identify children with tendencies towards certain conditions, or with underdeveloped immune systems due to too much cleanliness.
Beyond infancy, will availability of genome information fuel stratification as DNA information better predicts who is most likely to benefit from a scarce medical resource, and only the young have that information? Years from now, will I be denied a treatment unless I have my genome sequenced to show that I'm just as likely to benefit as a 20-year-old whose genome has been in the electronic medical record since birth?
In a few years, will posh preschools scan applicants' genome information to select pupils? Will teachers use it to create compatible playgroups, or to identify bullies like the Tom Cruise film Minority Report punished future criminals? Will standardized test scores be compared to DNA data to deduce whether students are working up to their potential? Will employers look for genomic red flags, the way they stalk Facebook now for visual evidence of stupidity? I've already written about the fallacy of DNA-based dating.
I'm not sure where all this is heading, but it is coming. Newborn genome sequencing could happen within 5 to 10 years, experts have told me. At a conference April 8-10 at Children's Mercy in Kansas City, several research groups already doing this work will address population-wide newborn genome sequencing. That's a great start to what will certainly be an intriguing and important conversation.
Ricki Lewis is a science writer with a PhD in genetics. She is author of The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It (St. Martin's Press), the college textbook Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications (McGraw-Hill Education), and co-author of two human anatomy and physiology textbooks. She has also published a short human genetics book, an essay collection, a novel about stem cells, and more than 3,000 articles. She writes the DNA Science blog at Public Library of Science and contributes regularly to Medscape Medical News. Ricki is a genetic counselor at CareNet Medical Group in Schenectady, NY, and teaches "Genethics" online for the Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical College. She lives near Schenectady, New York with husband Larry and many felines.


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Despite the name of my blog, this Restless Mama has been quite busy lately.
But since our return from Budapest, for the first time in a very long while, I actually had nothing to do. I have been enjoying myself immensely these past few days, primarily binge-watching the most recent season of "The Big Bang Theory" and the last season (sob!) of "Mad Men".
However, as the title of the post perhaps suggests, I'm about to be slightly less restless. *drumroll for effect*
I can haz job!
There will be more details once I actually start working, which is next week. But it is part time, close to home, and utilizes essentially every skill I have managed to acquire until now. Good news, indeed.
So I am off to tell the employment office to suck it.
And once I settle into my new routine, I will keep up with the blogging. So, I'll see you in a few days. 🙂
(I mean, I still owe you guys the post of our day-trip to Nyiradony…which is taking longer to put into words than I initially thought. But I am working on it!)


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This depends on the application you choose to complete. If you are ONLY interested in receiving the HOPE Scholarship you may complete the GSFApps at www.GAfutures.org. This is a one-time application so there is no need to reapply each year. If you complete the GSFApps after your freshman year, please contact our office to ensure we have been successful in accessing your application.
If you are interested in other types of financial aid (i.e., PELL Grant and Stafford Loans) in addition to the HOPE Scholarship, you must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at www.FAFSA.gov after October 1st each year for the upcoming academic year which begins each Fall semester. Remember that the FAFSA application process must be completed no later than July 1st each year in order to have funds available by the Fall semester payment deadline which is typically in early August.
You may complete both applications and we actually encourage you to do this. This will allow us to have your HOPE Scholarship available immediately after the Spring semester ends even if you have not completed your FAFSA to apply for other types of federal aid programs.
These GPAs could be the same or could be different. Your HOPE GPA will count all grades for courses taken after high school graduation. This includes both grades when retaking a course, grades for non-credit coursework and all transfer grades (even if courses are not accepted at Georgia College or paid for by HOPE). In addition, any Learning Support/Developmental courses taken prior to Fall semester 2011 are counted if a letter grade is assigned.
Grades that are not counted in your HOPE GPA are S (Satisfactory), U (Unsatisfactory), IP (In Progress), or W (Withdrawn). Also, grades for courses taken prior to high school graduation such as joint enrollment, CLEP or AP credit are not counted. If you receive an "I" (Incomplete) in a course, this is temporary. Initially, the "I" will not be counted in your HOPE GPA calculation; however, when a grade is assigned, your HOPE GPA will be re-calculated and your eligibility will be retroactive according to the outcome.
If you are currently NOT receiving HOPE Scholarship and are interested in having your GPA calculated, you may contact our office at 478-445-5149.
In addition to the Attempted-Hours limit, there is also a Paid-Hours limit to receive your HOPE Scholarship. All hours that you received payment from your HOPE Scholarship, as well as any hours that you may have been paid from the Zell Miller Scholarship, HOPE Grant (Summer 2003 and forward) and Accel (through Spring 2011), are included in calculating your total combined Paid-Hours. You are eligible for a combined payment for a maximum of 127 semester hours. Once you reach either the Attempted-Hours OR Paid-Hours maximum, you will no longer be eligible to receive your HOPE Scholarship. Effective Fall 2011, this 127 maximum is "firm". In other words, if you are enrolled for a term in which you reach this maximum you will only receive payment for the hours up to 127. For example, if you are at 120 combined Paid-Hours for Fall 2011 and are enrolled in 12 hours, your HOPE Scholarship payment will be for the remaining 7 hours of eligibility.
Note: Accel pays for college classes taken while enrolled in high school and was funded by the Georgia Lottery through Spring 2011. Effective Fall 2011, this program still exists but is no longer funded by the lottery. HOPE Grant is a program that pays for courses taken in non-degree programs (certificate and diploma programs) which are predominately offered at Technical colleges.
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Renowned maker of professional makeup, the Make Up Factory will hold a 2-Day Glam + Glow Beauty Workshop on November 25 and 26 at 3:00 pm in Bonifacio High Street. This 45-minute workshop will feed your passion for makeup with the proper know-hows in achieving flawless day and night looks, using the brand's signature products: Spirit of Ethno for the main look; Lip Secrets for prepping your lips; and Strobing Powder & Fluid for glow effect.
In cooperation with Bonifacio Global City's Passionfest, Make Up Factory Glam + Glow Beauty Workshop is open to all; just simply acquire your passport kit from Bonifacio High Street Passionfest Registration booth then proceed to the stage area to enjoy learning about make up and how to apply them like a pro. Just get your "Passport" to the event from the BGC Passionfest registration booth.
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- Present any valid proof of residence in Bonifacio, Taguig
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After the workshop, visit Make Up Factory Studio at Bonifacio High Street to get an exclusive 20% discount voucher valid for one month and samples of Make Up Factory's best sellers. You may also enjoy the Passionfest Supremo Sale from November 24 to 26 and avail up to 50% discount on Make Up Factory products.
For all the passions you have in life and the seasons you all endure, it's nice to arm yourself with the knowledge and tools that feed your passion, while having fun every step of the way. So join in the activities lined up for this year's BGC Passionfest, A Festivall in Seasons!
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An old catering trick - If you make a vegetable tray ahead and store it in the refrigerator, it may dry out overnight.
To keep it moist, under the plastic wrap or tray lid just lay a couple or thin layer of moist clean paper towels over the vegetables and they will look great. If needed spritz with some clean water using a spray bottle.
I just take a clean paper towel and dampen it under water and lay over the tray.
This will add moisture, you can even keep it on until the minute you serve it will keep them cool a little longer, this is due to the fact that the damp towels remain cool.


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Sketch lovers: Check out Fiskars' January Sketch of the Month. It's like getting 2 sketches from me in one week! :-) This one has a complete supply list and step-by-step instructions for duplicating the layout sample.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Fiskars Sketch #1
Posted by Valerie Salmon at 6:50 PM
Labels: 1-Photo Sketches, 5x7 Photos
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Love the sketch/instructions and that blinkie sure is cute! :DReplyDelete
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The Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds of Michigan distributes their annual directory to all Michigan Welcome Centers; RV Shows and RV Dealers, throughout Michigan and the Midwest; local Michigan Convention & Visitor Bureaus; Chambers of Commerce; AAA Offices; Libraries and ARVC Michigan Campgrounds.
Click on the link below to view the current distribution list (in alpha order by State then City).
Please note: Directories are printed in December and shipped between January and late April of each year. We do not provide phone numbers; however, we recommend you call to make sure directories have arrived before you drive to location.


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We have a new knowledgebase at kb.egauge.net!
This article can be found HERE.
Best practice is to set up all the registers on all devices before attempting to pull registers from the secondary eGauge(s) to the main eGauge. Adding and importing registers after the initial configuration will not retroactively import data for those registers.
1. Determine which eGauge should be the main device. Ideally, this will be the device with the best network connection (hard wired with Ethernet is preferable) and the greatest number of registers (this means that it has to pull in fewer registers from the remote device, which saves on network overhead).
2. Navigate to Settings -> Installation. Under the Remote Devices: header, click "Add Device". Enter whatever you want for the Device Name; for example, "solar" or "egauge12345" or "north building generation". This name is completely arbitrary, but it should make sense to the end user.
eGauge Remote Devices field - partially completed
3. Click the "Edit" button on the far right. This will allow you to change the communication protocol using the drop down menu and enter the device address. The two protocols supported by the eGauge are "remote eGauge via UDP" or "remote eGauge via TCP". Use the UDP option when the devices are on the same network (connected to the same router). When the devices are located on different networks or as a backup when UDP will not connect, use the TCP option.
4. Next, enter the device address. For an eGauge using UDP, it is simply the device name (for example, egauge12345). For an eGauge using TCP, you will need the whole address (for example, egauge12345.egaug.es). Do not include "http://" or "www." at the start of the address.
5. Now, attempt to fetch registers from the device. Click on the grey question mark "?" between the "Device address" field and "Edit" button. After a few seconds, this should turn into a green check mark. If it turns into a red "X", the remote device is offline, the address is entered incorrectly, or a connection cannot be established.
Green check mark
6. Once you obtain a green check mark, you need to import specific registers. To do so, click "Add Registers" under the Registers: header. Name the register whatever is appropriate, then click on the drop down menu containing the letter "P". Select your remote device's device name from this menu. Another menu will appear to the right; from here you can select the register you wish to import. You must create a new register on the main eGauge for each register you wish to import.
Example of registers imported from a remote device
7. After you have added all the registers you wish to record on the main eGauge, click "Save" at the bottom of the screen. You may be asked for your username and password.
One final note: if you navigate away from the installation page, you will need to repeat step 5 in order to fetch additional registers. So if you set up egauge00001 to import one register from egauge00002, then add a register to egauge00002 you'll need to repeat steps 5-7 above to refresh the available register list in order to import that second register into egauge00001.


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Rich, deep-red crabapples are bursting from the branches in stunning relief. Rustic brown tones and golden highlights augment the green leaves for realism and character.
Sprigs of juniper are appearing to lay atop our porcelain pieces, with outstanding realism. The delicate blue berries and breathtaking textures of these pieces are unsurpassed !
The glorious intricacies of the delicate flowers of Queen Anne's Lace are represented by every raised white dot, every feathery green accent. The detail of the relief is palpable.
The bulbous effects of this orchid are very dramatic, with blushes of pink and meticulously painted veins. This design has outstanding relief.
Meticulously painted, the delicate stalks of rye grass are realistically depicted with their feathery tassels. These pieces portray simple elegance.
Each needle is hand-painted, emerging from this plaque with detail so realistic the scent of pine is suggested! The intricate branches are painted in rich mahogany brown. Not pictured: Pine dinnerware pieces are finished with a shiny glass glaze.
Hand-painted maple leaves capture the brilliant colors of autumn. Delicate veins texturize the leaves, resulting in stunning realism.
Herb tiles are painted to accentuate the dramatic textures of the leaves. This line is unique to Stillwater tile, with the images in pronounced relief.
The detailed, raised images are sculpted from molds that are created from actual shells. Glistening sand dune glaze, with a matte finish, surrounds the life-like specimens.
Trim is used to frame panels and murals in tile installations. It is incredible realism in porcelain, washable and durable. The 1" twig trim is available in several colors. ...a perfect natural accent, complimenting our branches and floral designs


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nascar, racing, jeff gordon, richard petty, retro, photos, story, sports legends
The King and the Kid
07/05/11 07:04 Filed in: Story Behind the Picture Looking back
The year was 1994. Richard (The King) Petty was a recently retired driver and fairly new full-time team owner. Jeff Gordon was a young, upcoming driver and not yet the iconic superstar the he is today.
About a year and a half earlier Richard Petty had wrapped up his driving career in Atlanta on the same day that Gordon had made his "big league" debut.
I was trolling the Winston Cup garage at Talladega in May 1994 looking for a picture when I noticed the two men sitting atop the work bench talking. Not wanting to intrude, I employed my best "fly-on-the-wall" technique, putting on a longer lens and lurking unnoticed int he corner of the garage, I snapped a few shots.
As often happens, the moment dissipated quickly, with the two stars wrapping up their conversation and going their separate ways. But this picture remains one of my favorites, as I feel it illustrates the changing of the guard that took place a generation ago when the Pettys, Peasons, Parsons and Allisons were vacating their spots atop the sport and the Jeff Gordon was moving in.


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I focus on sculpting anything I can out of whatever is available to me. I really enjoy using clay and creating my castings from that. I am also skilled in creating sculpture with Fiberglass, Bondo, Copper, Silver, Gold, Steel, and many others.
Most of the work you will see I classify as my Norse Sculpture or Metal sculpture given that I am trained as a bench jeweler and have a great appreciation of Norse style art specifically Jelling and Urnes styles.
Every project starts with study. Research into styles, meaning and symbolism. I do not make anything so vague that it cannot be interpreted by the everyday person. My art gets labeled as not being high enough for fine art status but I do not make for just anyone. I make what I like and things that are interesting to me. It's great if others enjoy my style and enjoy what I create, and doesn't bother me if others do not.
My art is created and inspired by my time in the military, my study of ancient Norse culture and the Vikings, as well as my time spent in the motorcycle community in Arizona. Usually designs just come to me and i have written more than I could ever hope to make down in a book. I do no plan on stopping anytime soon or ever.


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95% of our employees are in direct daily contact with our consumers. Sodexo's success depends on our employees' expertise, pride and pleasure in delivering our services across all of our businesses. We strive to ensure that each individual, whatever their qualifications, has the opportunity to continuously develop their skills and advance in their responsibilities.


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Winnie went to hit them for a while, and then she got full anger, she found a chance, and she used the Earth Trample, the four monks fell down, Santana used her fire at the same time, the four monks were in the fire now.
Winnie did not hurry, after she used the Earth Trample, she used other skills, the goal she chose had symptoms of bad hurt, and he lost much blood and cheap Guild Wars 2 gold.
It was the Illnesses Tactics, its profession was monk, and it could remove a condition from the mate of the goal, and it could help the mate resume 5 to 57 point of life, it consumed five point of energy, the casting time was 0.75, the cooling time was 2.
One mate of the monk who was hurt badly used an Illnesses Tactics for him, and then the monk was saved, and he even could buy Guild Wars 2 gold by himself. The Illnesses Tactics was a skill which had short cooling time among the skills of removing conditions of monk. By contrast, the cooling time of the Rejuvenation was five seconds, and the monk could use the Illnesses Tactics for three times during the five seconds.
But the Illnesses Tactics could not be used for the user, it was used to save mate, it was lucky that the four persons of the combination were monks, so they could help each other with Guild Wars 2 gold.
The Illnesses Tactics had the function of more than fifty point of healing, and the main attribute of monk was grace, so the monk had the function of more than thirty point of healing for himself at the same time. I did not know what level their grace was, but it seemed that it should be in a high level.
They went on using the skill of adding blood and Guild Wars 2 gold, though they did not have the damage function of Believer Fire, but they could still heal themselves. Now I thought that the four new players were right, it was the contest between the healing ability of the monks and our attack ability.
I did not believe that they had endless blue, though the skill only consumed five point of energy, but they must lose some blue.
As expected, a monk seemed very nervous, as if he was embarrassed, I thought he should have no energy, but he only hesitated for a while, and then he calmed down soon, he sang a strange incantation slowly.
Guild Wars 2: The Fierce Contest
Winnie went to hit them for a while, and then she got full anger, she found a chance, and she used the Earth Trample, the four monks fell down, Santana used her fire at the same time, the four monks were in the fire now.


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Representatives from Planned Parenthood, a union of current and former sex workers, small business owners and others testified on a bill that would require insurance companies to pay claims for women to get up to one year's worth of contraception at a time.
The bill's sponsor, Anchorage Senator Berta Gardner, told a state Senate committee Wednesday that she wanted to make it more convenient for women to get contraceptives, particularly in rural areas. She says it could help reduce unintended pregnancies.
The bill exempts religious employer in certain situations.
Dennis DeWitt, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says his organization opposes the bill because it could increase the cost of providing insurance coverage for small employers.


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With Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and this summer's Man of Steel, composer Hans Zimmer has now had the chance to write music for arguably the two most popular comics characters in the world: Batman and Superman. Now that Zack Snyder has decided to bring a new Batman into the fold for the Man of Steel follow-up, Zimmer is faced with the decision of whether to revisit the Dark Knight or step aside and let someone else tackle the character.
Steve recently visited Zimmer in his studio and during the course of their extended conversation, the composer talked about whether he would be willing to return to score the Man of Steel follow-up and how his work with Nolan affects his decision. Zimmer also chimed in with his thoughts on the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in Snyder's film. Hit the jump for much more.
Speaking with Steve, Zimmer said that he hasn't made a final decision on whether to score Batman vs. Superman just yet:
"It's creating a bit of a problem in my head right now. Quite honestly, I've gotta sit down with Zack and have a chat with him about what he's trying to do because what I don't want to do is go back to that well. It's a different Batman; Christian Bale and what I did with Chris, that needs to have its autonomous life. I don't want to go and now appropriate that and put that into the other Batman."
That being said, Zimmer did say that he enjoys working with Snyder:
"Of course I can see myself doing it, first of all because I love working with Zack. I think you can tell from that score we had a lot of fun, and I think it was inventive. Once I got over the whole 'Oh my God I'm not as good as John Williams' thing which, I'm different! And it's different times."
Speaking of which, Zimmer addressed some of the criticisms of his Man of Steel score saying that it lacked the fanfare of Williams' work:
"I am sensitive to criticisms, as is everybody else. Somebody saying, 'Oh well it wasn't like the John Williams thing because it didn't start off as the big fanfare.' Our movie starts differently! There's no room for fanfare, you can't have a fanfare with the way we reveal this planet and reveal the birth of this child."
With regards to Ben Affleck playing the new Batman, Zimmer is optimistic:
"He'll be a really good Batman. It's really quite simple, the man isn't a fool and he's not gonna set himself up for a fall. He's a great filmmaker in his own right, he really is… I think he's become a much more astute actor and I think he'll make a great Batman, I think he knows exactly what he's doing. So do I think it's a good idea? Yes, I think it's a good idea. I think he's great casting."
The composer was surprised at the level of vitriol thrown Affleck's way when the actor was first announced as the new Batman, but it reminded him of the response to Heath Ledger playing The Joker in The Dark Knight:
"I think [the response to Affleck's casting] was incredibly vicious. I think the way he got attacked was unbelievable. But you know something, when Chris cast Heath Ledger as The Joker maybe we weren't quite as big yet and maybe it wasn't quite as visible, but there was a lot of that going on as well, that it was a complete miscasting and 'only Jack Nicholson can play The Joker.'"
Watch the portion of Steve's interview with Zimmer below, which also includes the composer's thoughts on the importance of privacy in filmmaking. Look for more from the full interview in the coming days.
If you missed Zimmer discussing his work in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, click here.