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I have been wanting to interview people, regular people that are still only concerned with partying and having a good time and nothing else—just like a lot of the anti-Jihad bloggers were before 9/11—to see what their thoughts on Islam are and how they respond to questions about politics and whether they realize that the world is in a mess because of Islam or not.
In the interest of my crazy idea to interview random people, I thought I would first try to interview one of my colleagues. Now, some of you might be thinking, "How does that count? Your colleagues are not "random" people!" Well, the truth is, my colleagues are as random as meeting someone on the street that I have never met before. Whenever I fly, I fly with a different set of crew and rarely do I get to fly with the same people I have flown with before.
What I have in mind, of course, isn't like your typical interview—I ask a question, the other person replies and then I put that down on paper in a question/answer layout. It is a very casual sort of interview (if you can call it that) and whenever I do something like this, it will accompany my commentary (sorry, no escaping my loathsome writing skills).
Anywho…onto the interview.
About The Interviewee:
This 20-something girl's from Australia; she is tired of Dubai and wants to go back home. She misses Australia and is actually proud to be an Australian. She says she has a good life in Australia and she just came to Dubai to work for this airline because she wanted to see the world. Now that she has seen enough, there is nothing else left for her to do in Dubai. She will resign in a month or so and move back, not really knowing what lies ahead.
The Interview (39,000 ft above ground level):
In my hotel room before I left for the flight I had scribbled a set of questions to ask on a piece of paper. I safely put the paper in my suitcase and left for the flight…not realizing that I won't be able to get a hold of those questions during the flight as they were put away in a very cold place called the "cargo hole".
"Crap!" I thought to myself and then followed that by, "Oh well…" and proceeded to think of questions in my head. To begin with, I asked her if she knew anything about politics in general. Her very quick response was, "I know enough about politics." The girl wasn't rude but for some reason her reply sounded more like, "what the heck's the matter with you?!" I prepared myself to run to the nearest exit in case she looked like she was about to blow up…she didn't blow up and I mustered up enough courage to proceed with the interview.
I wanted to know if there was anything about her government's policies that she was specifically not happy with. That was a stupid question for me to ask; not because it was a bad question but because the girl was confused. At first she said she was fine with all the government policies, then she told me she wasn't happy with the strict immigration laws of Australia, then she went ahead and said that she supports the immigration policy to some extent because it preserves their heritage and she is proud of that.
At this point, I started searching for my non-existent Magnum .44 to shoot my brains out but the fake journalist inside of me slapped me and brought me to my senses. I asked her to elaborate and she said, "The immigration policies are not good in the sense that a lot of poor people go through a lot of dangers to get to Australia to have a better life and when they do get to the borders alive, they are arrested and put in detention centers. However, what's good about the strict immigration policies is that it keeps Australia safe and preserves the culture. So to me it's sort of a catch-22 situation. I want these illegal immigrants to have a good life but I also want Australia to be safer."
She started to make sense; I almost saw a light bulb go off above her head (but my sources cannot confirm that report just yet).
I wanted to know what she thought about Islam (because I don't give a rat's butt whether she is proud of her heritage or not, I don't even know what her heritage is…I bet she doesn't even know). I asked her what she knew about Islam. She was honest and told me, "I have minimal knowledge of Islam; it's mostly based on what I have heard and seen. Before I came to Dubai, I had a negative impression of Islam. There is a lot of stereotyping of Muslims in Australia."
I asked her, "Has your perception of Islam changed since you have come to Dubai…do you see Islam in a more positive light now?" Her answer was a straight, "Yes." I thought, "We're onto something here." So I asked her (in these exact words) to tell me specifically what she thought was negative about Islam that had now come and bitten her in the butt in a positive way. She thought for a moment and said, "I can't tell you anything specifically, I can't put my finger on anything." And then followed the nervous laughter. It was awkward; mission accomplished.
I decided to move on. I asked her to tell me the first thing that comes to her mind when I say, "Shariah law." She said, "terrorists!" I thought, "yay!" and asked her why she said what she said. She told me, "This perception of mine is only based on what I've seen around me and in the newspapers. It is not based on any research or any facts. That is just the first thing I think of. I have never had any personal problem with either the Shariah law or Islam. Even though there are a lot of Muslims in Australia, we live with them peacefully." She wasn't making me happy but then it was what she thought and how she thought was what I was after anyway.
What If:
I asked her, "Let's take a hypothetical situation. Let's say Australia imposes Shariah law on all its citizens. What would you do? 1. Convert to Islam 2. Accept it and live as a second class citizen 3. Not accept it and rebel quietly 4 Band up with other rebels and overthrow the government?" She said, "I will accept it…um, I will not accept it and rebel quietly. I will not overthrow the government. I might convert, I don't know. I just don't think it is ever going to happen. Australia has never done anything against Muslim countries so they will never bring Shariah to Australia."
At this point, she had stopped making sense, the light bulb had burst! I gave her a huge lecture on Islam and Jihad after the interview but I won't include that here because that's not the point of all of this. I should mention, however, that she added, "I think the terrorists have hijacked Islam. Islam is a religion of peace. Terrorists just twist Quranic verses." This was coming from a girl that had just told me less than half an hour ago that she knew next to nothing about Islam and had never read the Quran.
To finish the interview, I asked her if she would like to say something to her fellow Australians. She said, "Read up on Islam to form an informed opinion." I loved her advice. I thanked her for the interview and we shook hands.
What I wanted to get from this interview was the view of a lay person. A person that doesn't constantly eat, breathe and drink anti-Jihad. The reason being, when the time comes and the world goes completely crazy, we are not only going to have to know Islam and Muslims like the back of our hands but we are going to have to know what to expect from our neighbors who never cared about all of this. These sort of interviews, I think, will also give us an idea about how surprised the regular populace will be when faced with another attack from Islam, what their first perception will be and how close they are to understanding the threat of Islam among other things.
I understand that interviewing a cabin crew is probably not the best thing and putting one person's opinions up does not give a fair representation of the majority of the population but this was just a test interview. I am going to Australia in a couple of days and I will try to interview people on the streets if at all possible. So, I would really appreciate feedback on this. Just let me know what you thought about it. I could use a lot of constructive criticism because, in all honesty, I am not really a journalist. I don't even know how to spell "journalist". I know I am doing a lot of things wrong and if you can tell me what they are, I'd really appreciate it.
Friday, November 20, 2009
A Test Interview: An Australian Cabin Crew
I have been wanting to interview people, regular people that are still only concerned with partying and having a good time and nothing else—just like a lot of the anti-Jihad bloggers were before 9/11—to see what their thoughts on Islam are and how they respond to questions about politics and whether they realize that the world is in a mess because of Islam or not.
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- Right Truth said...
She is as informed as many Americans are. Like robots they spew the party line, having not studied the religion and having nothing intelligent to say.
Too bad there are so many like her.
Deborah F. Hamilton
Right Truth
- Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:41:00 PM EST
- Ρωμανός ~ Romanós said...
If I were to interview the typical employee in my company, people who I've known and worked with for years, I wouldn't expect to get responses much different from yours. Informed male co-workers would still spout the party line of "Islam is a religion of peace, terrorists hijack it. Christianity is just as bad." Ignorant male co-workers would say, "I dunno." Informed female co-workers would say the same as the males, except that they would push back a little on the subject of women's rights. Uninformed (notice I didn't say "ignorant"? You can say ignorant man in America but not ignorant woman—that would get you in real trouble!), uninformed female co-workers would have a bimbo-like response not too different from the one you got interviewing that Australian. Forgive me, but Canadians and Australians come across to the average American male as somewhat bimbo-like regardless of their sex.
I view the coming Islamic invasion of the West as the antidote for a triumphant feminism, but I consider both evil. One seems to produce the other. Feminism inverts, mocks and repudiates the order established by God (God over man, man over woman) while Islam adjusts this order to return women almost to the animal kingdom (God over man, man over woman and other animals), in other words, simply to property.
Islam's original expansion overran and subjected parts of the world where society had become decadent, and dissatisfaction with imperial policies led many people who should have known better to accept Islam as preferable to whatever it was they didn't like in their status quo.
Islam's latter day expansion may overrun the Western world for similar reasons, but maybe more through social decay. When society has devolved so far that it calls sodomy marriage and legislates immorality as law, destroys the family by elevating the rights of children over their parents, while at the same time allowing parents to abort their children in acts of pre-natal infanticide, then to some reasonable people, Islam might seem preferable to utter chaos. I don't know. Forgive me, brother, I am just rambling.
Whatever you do, stay out of trouble with the authorities.
- Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:25:00 PM EST
- GIANTS FAN said...
You have a great blog here. I'm a first time visitor, but I'm very impressed. I have a debate site myself where people from around the world debate each other on important issues. I was wondering if we could do a link exchange to help spread some traffic around.
If you would like to, please leave a comment under my "Compadres" page stating that you've added my link and I'll return the favor.
- Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:04:00 PM EST


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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Nicholas: Nickname-Rich Name of the Week (September 6)
For the last boy's name (there will be one more girl's name next week) in this series I'm covering one that had his U.S. peak in the 1990s, but is classic enough to work on a boy or man of any age: Nicholas. Many Nicholases shorten their name to Nick, but I've also heard of Cole as a possible nickname. Any other ideas you can think of? Is Nicholas himself starting to get a bit dated, or is it still a strong choice for a boy?
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I think Nicholas is pretty timeless - I've met boys and men named Nicholas of many ages and it has never seemed strange. My brother (born in 1989) is Nicholas. My parents prefer the full name, but he started using Nick when he was a kid because people shorten it automatically. I like Niko on a kid. Claus is another possible nickname.ReplyDelete
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Hotels in Berlin: The Delightful
by Evs
Note: check out the Berlin-centric sister-site: Eavesdropping Berlin!
Here is the 3rd installment of 4-part Hotels in Berlin series. This post will focus on a small selection of charming boutique hotels. They may not as daring as The Unusual, or as über-luxurious as The Swanky but these are comfortable and endearing. If you are city-hopping, or if you happen to be one of those people who likes their hotels simple and to the point, then these hotels will likely do it for you.
Here goes.
The Delightful
This first suggestion comes highly recommended. Honig Mond is a small privately-owned hotel consisting of two refurbished classic Berlin residential building's in the northern part of Mitte. The location south of Nordbahnhof is good for shopping or cafe-hopping; it is adjacent to one of the most bustling parts of town (The triangle between Rosenthalerstr, Chausseestr and Torstr.) and the shopping area on Friedrichstr. Rooms vary in size, from the smallish and cozy to the massive and airy. The hotel has nice old wooden floors, restored antique architectural details, newish bathrooms and friendly, personable staff. Some of the rooms have four poster beds, but nothing is too fancy here – rooms have a relatively simple, antique fused with modern, personalized design.
Ackselhaus is another small hotel that mixes the antique with some modern touches. Here, the antiques and heavy pieces hint at the colonial while the contemporary elements provide an innovative touch. Ackselhaus has decorated each room with a theme – but not to fear, these rooms are nothing like the full-on theme rooms in "The Unusual" post. The decor in this hotel is pretty tame, but tasteful. Pictured is the "Kairo" room. Many rooms look out onto the lovely courtyard garden and breakfast buffets are available on weekends at the attached cafe. Ackselhaus is located next to the Water Tower in Prenzlauer Berg, a great place for first-time visitors to start exploring Berlin. Nearby Myers Hotel is another option for those looking for a good value option in Prenzlauer Berg.
The next hotel has a much more modern approach to design. Camper Casa is a beautiful, new-ish (2009), modern hotel by the same people that brought you Camper shoes. Exactly why Camper has expanded into hotels, I am not exactly sure. But you can see that the company has lavished the same attention to design, comfort and simplicity in the creation of this hotel as it has to its footwear products. All rooms have roughly the same design: solid red walls, natural wood floors and furniture, and a bathroom area which faces the street. The bathroom also has huge windows so you can have a look over the city while you brush your teeth or shower, quite an shift from the usual hotel room set-up. This is Camper Casa's second location, the first being in Barcelona. But they made a great choice in the location of this second version: its in Mitte, right on Rosenthalerstr, near Hackersher Markt.
But what is truly special about this hotel? Well for one, the roof-top cantina, open 24 hours a day, offers guests free snacks and free drinks! This is a replacement for the lack of a mini-bar in the rooms, but when have you ever seen a free mini-bar! I think every hotel needs one of these! It is a smart idea that works, like much in this hotel. To top it off, the restaurant on the ground floor is a foodie's paradise: its chef was once the head chef at the (in)famous Spanish elBulli restaurant, the meals are japanese inspired but served in the form of spanish tapas and the seating has almost every guest at a counter looking in on the kitchen. For a more detailed review of the hotel and restaurant see this Sleeper article.
Right next to Camper Casa, is another boutique hotel. Under the same management as the Lux Eleven hotel, the Weinmeister Hotel caters to the young and "trendy". Honestly this place had a little too much of a "Phillip Stark meets corporate design fair" sensibility for my taste. But the staff is very friendly and the location unbeatable. Each room have nice new iMacs as a TV, open concepts bathrooms and huge beds (+ points) but they unfortunately have covered the walls with bad Mr. Brainwash style art (- points). But to each their own! I can imagine some guests getting a kick out of this place.
Lastly, here is an alternative option that is much less central, but that offers guests a chance to stay in a classic villa for a reasonable price. Villa Ammonit is in Berlin-Lichterfelde, an old residential part of town a little ways outside of the central hustle and bustle. The building is protected as a historic space and has been beautifully maintained and restored. The decor throughout the hotel is Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) and, as one would expect from a villa from this era, it has a ballroom, which is currently doubling as the hotel lounge. So if you are looking for a calmer time here in Berlin, one where you can pop into the city without being in the center of it, then this might be a good place for you. Plus who doesn't love a lounge with an antique grand piano.
Next up Hotels in Berlin: the Best In Budget


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It's Monday morning; I'm moody. Don't think that makes much of a difference cause every Emm Morning is a Moody Morning but I digress. A co-worker, who also doubles as a friend walks up to me and begins to speak. At the utterance of my name, I shoot her down assuming that she wants to indulge me in some vain-themed conversation about weaves or handbags. (My first mistake) She walks away. The energy in that room should have told me I fucked up; but being as anti-social as I am, I don't notice. (My second mistake) Few minutes later, she's at my desk confronting me about how I had behaved earlier. I give a vague excuse; I'm Monday Morning Moody. (My third mistake) She doesn't buy it. She eventually tells me that the reason why she had wanted to speak to me in the first place was that she had just discovered "EmmBoldened" and it inspired her; she wanted to exchange some ideas, maybe collaborate on a few pieces. My heart sinks; there are genuine tears in my eyes. Let me tell you why.
You see as much as I'm the loudest feminist in every room I enter, I'm not a very good one. I think it stems from my youth, but I'll get to that. I feel horrible because I dismissed my friend. We've never had a deep conversation about our experiences as women so I didn't view her as 'my kind of woman'. She lives the life of the average woman; so I never ever for a second imagined that she had some sort of feminist agenda like I do. A few genuine conversations in, I can tell she has something to say; something similar to what I keep saying. It's almost as if I imagined that you had to be overweight, single or bitter to fathom my concept of feminism. I am deeply ashamed to admit that I am a feminist who judges other feminists.
Let me take a few to diagnose myself. I am who I am because of how I grew up. I've told you guys enough times, I was a frampy kid; a bit overweight, too smart for my own good and with enough social anxiety to keep me quiet and invisible. Girls did not like me; actually people did not like me because I barely spoke, when I did I almost always made you feel dumb and also I wasn't very pretty to look at till I turned about 13. So throughout the early primary school years, a lot of mean girl stuff happened to me and most of the time I wouldn't speak to defend myself. I was once blamed for petty stuff like stealing someone's something and since I mostly hung out alone I had no alibi. In the end, I found out she stole it herself to get me in trouble. Girls would read my diaries out loud in class (yes, this happened twice. I stopped keeping a diary after that), spread outrageous rumors about me (Say hello to the girl who supposedly dealt narcotics when she was 13, I have still never even done them) and the best of them, call me out all the fucking time in public where I did not thrive. (I don't want to detail this one, still hold some childhood trauma). Up until I was about 17, I had never kept a female friend for more than a school term (usually about 3months). (No I am not counting my sister, who beat the shit out of most of the girls mentioned above, Thanks Romie) So I have always been skeptical about being friends with women. They never seemed to pan out in the end or were actually just fake from the beginning. Now, I know I have projected this onto almost every average woman I have met since. by average, I mean women who are not weird off the bat. I keep my distance and wear my life stories close to the vest. In so doing, it's not entirely a surprise that most people that know me don't know why I'm still single, why I don't believe in marriage or soulmates or even why I don't want children and these are integral parts of my feminist self. Let's be honest, a feminist that cannot connect with other women no matter their background is a shitty feminist. I am a shitty feminist.
The events of this Monday morning sent into a mental tailspin; picking up on all the side shade I throw at women I don't know or understand just because they don't look like me. It sent me back to all the comments I have made about women who cross me on the street wearing too much make-up. Who I am to say that make-up is too much, to her it's just enough. It got me thinking about all the women I laughed at because they were freezing their asses in micro-minis at the club. Who am I to declare that her clothes don't match the weather, she felt it did. All the women I judged for dating older men for their money. Who the fuck am I to declare that dating for money is a crime or a social vice. How I ask not to be faulted for not wanting children while I fault others for wanting them too early or too bad? I have lived my life running away from social standards while deep down I set them for all those around me. Who the Fuck do I think I am!! Women can do whatever they want and if I am not a testimony to that, I don't know. How am I fighting the patriarchy yet bringing down equality between women themselves? How do I scream, "Let me be" while I can't let others be. It almost seems as if its not women's equivalence to men I want, its mine. I want to be held equivalent without holding others the same.
Now sneer at me all you want but I'm not the only one. Some of us are guilty too. Or have never made a comment that supported the rape of a random lady because you were too conservative to wear what she was wearing. "Now if she gets raped, looking like that, who will she blame?" The rapist that's who! Have you never judged a pretty girl because she was just better looking and attracted more male attention; called her a 'whore' or something worse because what you desired came so much easier to her. We are women and that's just what we do, right? WRONG! We are feminists and we refuse to grow up competing with each other for what really comes down to men's approval. It's what society wants but it's not what feminism entails. For me, I have seen the error of my foolish and even more selfish ways; and if you watch this space, you will see me collaborate with all kinds of women on everything woman and woman adjacent; fashion, hair, feminism, female oppression, domestic violence. If it's for women, I want to write about it, I want to talk about it. Because she is you and you are her. I am you and you are me. We all jump the same huddles.
Now, allow me to make one more declaration, the last I will ever impose in a woman. I will steal it from some Mexican women protesting sexual violence a few years ago, "Ni santas, ni putas, solo mujeres" "No saints, No whores, Just women" We cannot win this very real war by putting each other down and the first step to correcting a mistake is admitting it. I admit I can be a hella bitch to other women sometimes and I also admit it almost never has anything to do with them. To you that I have judged, I apologize and make this public declaration to pick women up or shut my mouth for as long as I live. (Yes, you can hold me to it) Feminism is about your choice to be whomever you want and as a fellow feminist I refuse to stand in your way and promise to pay you enough encouragement and compliments to get you there. You are no saint, you are no whore, you are just a woman and that in itself is enough for me.


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Run with the SEALs Saturday
Staff Report
Join the Navy SEALs Saturday at the BattleFrog obstacle course race featuring top American and Canadian athletes vying for the 15K title in Englishtown.
Event highlights include Navy SEAL demonstrations with a MD-600 Special Mission Bird helicopter, barbed wire, obstacles and rope walls. Don Mann, retired Navy SEAL and member of Team Six and author of "Inside SEAL Team Six: My Life and Missions With America's Elite Warriors."
Amateurs and children are invited to participate in races, which take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Raceway Park, 230 Pension Road.


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The darkness swirls in me,
swishes and thrusts my organs and bones around into a horrific mess.
I feel completely helpless
in this never ending turbulence that's happening within.
The nights never felt longer,
with the active sugar filled brain cells constantly mocking at my tired body.
Sounds from the external environment combined with those within,
make the body feel like combusting into a dust of ashes.
I want to will everything to stop.
I want to stop this pain from manifesting inside of me.
I can't help it.


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LET'S LEARN: S.T.E.M. Vol 2
Available on DVD May 3rd.
There's no shortage of science and math fun in Let's Learn: S.T.E.M. Vol 2, Nickelodeon's second DVD dedicated to the world of numbers. A hot topic for educators everywhere, S.T.E.M. education (science, technology, engineering and math) has proven to be the perfect tool in jump-starting children's interest in problem solving and technology. Nick's Let's Learn: S.T.E.M. Vol 2 contains more than 140 minutes of S.T.E.M. – themed adventures with Blaze and the Monster Machines, the first preschool show on TV to comprehensively cover all areas of S.T.E.M. in every episode, as well as fan-favorites Dora and Friends: Into the City!, PAW Patrol and Team Umizoomi. In addition to expanding imaginations and developing inquisitive minds, the Let's Learn: S.T.E.M. Vol 2 DVD also comes with a S.T.E.M.-themed worksheet to reinforce some of the lessons learned throughout the collection. Produced by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution, Let's Learn: S.T.E.M. Vol 2will be available on DVD May 3, for the suggested retail price of $14.99.
Let's Learn: S.T.E.M. Vol 2 includes the following episodes:
Let's Learn: S.T.E.M. Vol 2 Fast Facts
Street Date: May 3, 2016
Catalog: 59177540000 (US)
Running Time: 144 Minutes
Audio: English, Spanish and French audio tracks
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Welcome to Scotts-Sales!
With its winding stems and curvy stalks, it's easy to see why this member of the Orchid family is called the "Dancing Lady". These beautiful and unique orchids rest snugly in a short oval-shaped glass container, which is filled with artificial water and an abundant supply of river rock to compliment its appeal. This extraordinary arrangement is the perfect way to spice up any room or office space.
Specifications:Height: 19 inVase: W: 4 in, H: 4 in


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(idea submitted by Megan R.)
Most Jewish Young Adults meet their first Israeli soldiers at Jewish summer camp where these ambassadors for their small nation are the gentlemen with whom every young Jewess wanted to have, or had, sex. If one's Jewish summer camp was unfortunate enough to lack military escort, the JYA probably met their first Israeli soldier on their birthright trip, or, as male Israelis Young Adults like to think of it as: "an easy way to get a handy." In fact, male Israelis report a curious phenomenon whereby panties drop when army service is mentioned.
Even Non-Jews have an unusual affinity for media representations of the young Israeli soldier. Much of the fascination centers on their youth, their compulsory service, and the relative badassery of nubile women in the forces. This can be shown in the popularity of Israeli soldier girls on TV, such as Ziva David on NCIS whose accent is beyond ludicrous, and, most beloved of all, the character Yael on the popular show Weeds, who was the kind of character Americans love—sexy, young, and crazy. Of her time in the IDF, Yael relates an anecdote in which her lover (who is her commanding officer) catches her in bed with another man and shoots her in the arm. She says she could not have respected him if he had not done so because he would have seemed like less than a man.
Although Mossad agents are not officially members of the IDF, they also proliferate in our modern media. This year's offering, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, saw Adam Sandler as a Mossad agent who wants to be a hairdresser. The film further increased the mystique and allure of male Israeli soldiers, with their adorable latent misogyny and rampant copulation.
The abundance of attractive images of Israeli soldiers leads many American Jews to mistakenly believe they would like to become soldiers for Israel. One pasty computer loving Detroit JYA, "Jacob," looked up from his game of Scrabulous on Facebook to state: "I could spend a couple of years in the desert getting totally ripped and handling a sweet piece. When I come back, I'll be swimming in poon."
While many JYAs, particularly male, fantasize about joining the Israeli army, the chances are exceedingly slim, and therefore the desired increase in "poon" will remain ever-elusive for the typical 9-5er. For the female JYA, the ability to snag a soldier for a night is substantially higher than for the male JYA, but the probability of holding on to that same soldier for a second night is negligible. Ironically, as most Israeli Young Adults will tell you, they would happily give up their 3 years of standing around in the heat doing practically nothing just for the opportunity to sit in air conditioning and play Scrabulous during work hours.


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Back in October, I reported on my new stay-warm strategy for this winter. After a reader commented to tell me I got my units of measurement wrong (doh!), I thought it might be a good time for an update.
1. The long underwear works. I don't like how it feels, but oh well.
2. Haven't finished the fingerless gloves.
3. Thermostat: OK, it was at 55 for a while, but it's just too darn cold. We were *freezing* at night. I moved it to 58 and haven't noticed the chill.
The rest are working out, too.
Best of all, I received my first utility bill that showed a full month using the electric blankets. In our most recent month, our electricity use was 357 kilowatt hours (right?) for the month. This is really exciting, because it's right on track with our goal for the 90% reduction project for electricity. (We would get 90 kwh/month x 4 because our electricity is all wind-powered.)
On our previous bill, we used 272 kwh. Our electricity use has variedfrom an all-time high of $98.12 for March 2007 to $33.52 month before last. (The same month last year cost us $37.77.)
As for natural gas, which my furnace burns, my commenter listed his in CCFs, and sadly, I don't even know what that is. My gas bill measures in therms. Last month, we used 83 therms ($66.58) versus the previous year's 90 therms ($76.60).
I know that in theory, we could be warm enough by sleeping in layers and bundling under a lot of blankets at night, but honestly, the walls of our bedrooms are so cold that standing in the room, it feels like a chilly draft is blowing, and the electric blanket makes it bearable.
Typically, January through March are the coldest and priciest months, so we'll see how we do once winter really gets going, but so far, I'm encouraged. We're actually keeping a little bit warm and saving a little bit, too.


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There is the third approach of 3D Creation which is Download. Download is the other way to 3D-print. In the previous post, Inspira Academy has already had a talk about the first and second approaches which are Scan and Design, so for now Inspira will let you know about this one. By now, download is the one that the students love to make 3D Creation.
Downloading is the easier one to get started learning 3D Creation. Many websites, such as Thingiverse, provide the 3D models that are ready to be printed by the creators. If you are looking for an inspiration, MakerBot suggests that you can find a designer you like and explore the downloaded-models as much as possible. Those ways are what make your design successfully. Inspira Academy also suggests you to improve and modify the download files into your own designs.
According to MakerBot In The Classroom, "download is tapping into ever expanding 3D printing communities such as Thingiverse or GrabCAD to access completely free files. Resources like this are an amazing place for inspiration[.]"
MakerBot In The Classroom has also written the conclusion of this approach that is the creators and the students need to know
"The most important thing to remember when getting started with 3D [Creation] is to take the first step. It doesn't matter if that step is to Download and print a model from Thingiverse, Scan and print your favorite [models], or Design and print your own dream [things]. There are many options available. Choose one and dive in!"
Source: MakerBot In The Classroom "An Introduction to 3D Printing and Design"


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freeze on
a freeze on (something)
A temporary cessation of some practice. Is it true that the company had to put a freeze on raises this year?
freeze on (doing something)
Fig. a policy that put a temporary end to something. The company put a freeze on hiring as soon as they took us over.


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QuizSlides: Create Embeddable Quiz Slideshows Online
Creating quizzes for your site audience can be a wonderful way to engage them. Perhaps the best presentation for such quizzes is a slideshow view. Here to help you create embeddable quizzes in slideshow views is a service called QuizSlides.
QuizSlides is a useful online service that is currently free to use. It helps you create online quizzes in the form of a slideshow. After you create an account, you can upload your slideshow quiz to the site by emailing your PowerPoint or PDF file to the site's uploading email address. You can choose a simple quiz or an 'exam quiz' that also accounts for negative marking.
For your completed quiz, an embeddable code is generated that can then be used on your site. You can get a view of who took the quiz, when they took it, and what their scores were.
- A user-friendly web service.
- Lets you create slideshow quizzes online.
- Accepts quizzes through PPT or PDF file uploads.
- Lets you create quizzes that account for negative marking.
Check out QuizSlides @ https://quizslides.com
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Mindfulness for Coaches Virtual Workshop
In a world in which VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) has become shorthand for 'it's crazy out there' and stress is overtaking musculoskeletal problems as the biggest cause of absenteeism, many organisations, teams and individuals are struggling to cope, let alone thrive. Against this backdrop, mindfulness is all the rage. Not only are mindfulness-based therapies the preferred treatment for recurrent depression, the UK Government has recommended mindfulness pilot programmes in settings including the workplace and in healthcare.
An impressive evidence base highlights many benefits from practicing mindfulness including heightened emotional intelligence, improved resilience and ability to manage stress, and closer alignment to values and increased ethical behaviour. Compassion development too is increasingly the subject of studies, with a range of benefits being highlighted. Mindfulness and compassion go in hand, and are the ideal bedfellows for transformational coaching, and leadership development.
About the Virtual Workshop
You will:
- Explore key benefits of developing mindfulness and compassion and their application in coaching
- Explore stress management/resilience & work/life balance through a Mindful Compassionate lens
- Experience a range of practices designed to develop mindfulness and self-compassion in coach and client
- Practice working with a Mindful Compassionate Coaching (MCC) approach, using models developed by the facilitator
- Explore potential obstacles to introducing mindfulness and compassion, and ways to introduce these explicitly and appropriately
- Explore what your own MCC-informed practice looks like
Learning Outcomes
- Learn/explore how and why working with mindfulness and compassion in coaching can boost resilience, emotional intelligence and cognitive performance, amongst others
- Learn simple practices and exercises to use with clients to explore work/life balance and resilience, build mindfulness skills and enhance compassion to self and others
- Learn the FELT (Hall, 2015) model and other frameworks, and underpinnings, for Mindful Compassionate Coaching
- Learn/explore how and when to introduce mindfulness and compassion to clients
- Explore what your signature MCC approach looks like
Course Faculty
Upcoming Course Details
Our next programme will be available soon. Please register your interest with our Programme Manager - details below.
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1) What is glass?
Natural glass:
Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass, which is generally found in darker colors such as black and red. It is very rich in silica, the main element used for glass production.
How it's made:
Main element : Silica (SiO2, Silicon dioxide) is the fundamental element of every type of glass. Most glass recipes contain between 40 and 80% silica, and its main sources are from sand, quartz and silex.
Melters: Borax (B2O3, Sodium tetraborate), Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) and potash (K2CO3, potassium carbonate). These substances have a melting effect which produces what we call pâte de verre, literally glass paste.
Stabilizers: Lime (CaCo3, calcium carbonate), natural magnesium carbonate (MgCO3), minium (Pb3O4, lead oxide) are what allows the glass to become resistant against chemicals and humidity.
2) How is it colored?
Glass coloration is made with metal oxides being mixed in with heated glass paste. There is a variety of oxides, each of them has specific colors, such as green-blue for chrome oxides, purple-brown for manganese.
3) What are the most useful tools for a glass artist?
The cane is obviously vital for the glass artist, but the metal scissors are also very important to give shapes and cut glass. Moreover, a wet newsprint paper is used to polish and finish the surface.


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WISIONS of Sustainability
Our mission is to empower individuals and communities to transform the production and use of energy so that it effectively enables sustainable development. Read more about WISIONS activities, goals and background.
News Blog
Meet the WISIONS team at the conference "Energy and Water solutions in sub-Saharan Africa" at Lake Constance, Germany
News from WISIONS posted on October 9th, 2014
Today, 1.3 billion people worldwide are living without access to electric grid-based energy. In Africa alone, about 70% of the total population relies on fossil fuel based systems for lighting such as kerosene lamps and diesel generators. Rural areas of developing countries without a proper grid access also often lack access to other basic needs such as potable water and educational opportunities.
Against this background, the WISIONS team will present a keynote lecture on "Decentralised solutions for renewable energies and water in developing countries". The conference is being organized in the framework of the project "Solar Energy for rural Kenya" supported by the European Union. This project emerged from one of the projects supported by SEPS, which aimed to replace kerosene lights for night fishing by introducing energy hubs to power sustainable lighting systems at Lake Victoria, Kenya.
To download the conference programme, please follow this link [pdf].


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Aquí en la sección de entorno de nuestro blog acostumbramos a ofrecer breves análisis de eventos económicos y políticos que seguimos y que afectan o pueden afectar a la evolución de los mercados y las empresas en las que invertimos. En esta ocasión, aunque no tiene repercusión alguna en las inversiones de ROBUST, queremos haceros llegar una interesante descripción de primera mano sobre lo que está sucediendo ahora mismo en Turquía.
Se trata de un correo que nos ha llegado esta misma tarde a través de un compañero del sector, que ofrece la visión personal y profesional de un broker de uno de los principales bancos turcos que, tras pasar 4 días en las protestas, respondía así a la pregunta sobre la situación. Su repuesta viene acompañada de un reportaje fotográfico del movimiento #occupygezi.
«I will try to show you two sides to this mess we are in:
1. Professional side: PM Erdogan is a man who does not negotiate & does not give in, especially when the demand for change comes from his opponents. Therefore, he will try to crush the demonstrators by continuing to use extreme police force. He will continue to ignore our ("our" because I have been with the protesters for 4 days) demands, by oppressing the media not to give coverage to whats really going on, and by trying to change the agenda. Can he be successful? My answer is unfortunately yes. Therefore, the international investors don't need to panic at the moment.
2. Personal side: PM Erdogan did receive 50% of the votes in last elections; he is very much loved & adored by his supporters, but the 50% that did *not* vote for him do hate him. Thats not because of secularist-islamic issues, but mostly because he is rude, hostile & ruthless towards people that don't support him & his policies. Being among the protesters for 4 days, I've seen high school & university students (literally sons & daughters of my friends), doctors, judges, lawyers, bankers, artists; in short people that make this country work unite against him. Its not because he is pushing Islamic principles, but because he refuses to respect his non-supporters, because he thinks he can tell everyone how to live, how many kids they should have, what they should think, etc. So, all this protests against him are the result of 11 year oppressive policies against the people that made this country work for 80-90 years. People are angry, sad, and dont know where else to go for help other than the streets..
I am trying to make my clients see the reality in Turkey, but it's quite difficult to see the real picture unless you actually live here and feel the pressure. Unless the US & EU pull back their support for PM Erdogan & his AKP, things will calm down on the markets level & all ongoing projects will continue as before. Thats exactly what I am telling everyone.
Hope I was able to answer your questions.
Visit: http://occupygezipics.tumblr.com/ If you really want to see whats happening on the streets of Turkey."


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The Doctor in Spite of Himself
Copyrights (c) 2010 – Márcio Trigo / Siddhartha Ahearne / Editora Mirabolante
Based on the play by Molière, this is a children's book adaptation by MárcioTrigo, written in Portuguese, published by Editora Mirabolante and myself as the illustrator. The deadline for the book´s release was a bit tight so I took a simple approach with the style of the backgrounds. I have posted here 8 images(including the cover) of the 15 done in total for the book, which is being released this week throughout Brazil.The 17th Century look and the Humorous script made this project a lot of fun to work on.


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Tech geeks over at Atomic Magazine in Australia had a look at the GIGABYTE X79-UD3 board, with latest bios installed of course, and found it a great value board.
Some times you just want a plain and simple motherboard, with a minimum of bells and whistles... the new GA-X79-UD3 is just that, and a little bit more. Read more HERE


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Release Date: 2008 |
Album Rating: 3.5Well, this is my first review. Please leave any comments; they will be greatly appreciated. Also, the artwork for the album hasn't been added yet, so if a moderator reads this, please add the artwork.
nice work, you might want to add artwork if you find the time (i.e. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/2589335341_8174995f58.jpg). this album was pretty disappointing, though.
Album Rating: 3.5It wasn't the best, but I imagine it could've been a lot worse.
I tried to change the artwork, but it's not really letting me. I'm also having trouble posting and making topics in the forum section. It's denying me that kind of privilege. I'm new...I'm not quite used to everything yet.
This album disappointed me the first listen through... seemed like half of the tracks were good and the other half were worthless. Hopefully that changes after a few listens but I doubt it.
Album Rating: 4.0I was very impressed with the album...if there's a problem, it's that the excellent first half eclipses the second half. I do wish it were somewhat longer, as it seems almost "hip" all of a sudden to have a ten track album, but The Information suffered from being too long, so I guess Beck did not want to make the same mistake again. I love "Chemtrails" and "Gamma Ray"...
If there's a problem, it's that you come across as a Radiohead fanboy, because you mention them several times throughout the review.This Message Edited On 07.09.08
Album Rating: 4.0Yo man. Nice review. I got this album yesterday and I am very impressed. I really like this album.
About the album artwork. I am the one who made the page for this album, but when I uploaded the album art it never displayed anything. Weird, because I have done this before and the album art came out okay.
Anyways, good review man. Keep it up.
i think its safe to call me a radiohead fanboy...
good reveiw. I might have to get this
Album Rating: 3.0This is alright. Like you mentioned in the summary the album is too short and I also don't really care for the production.
I agree the album is too short but it is solid. Definitely not an Odeley or Guero. But not too shabby.
Album Rating: 4.0Mellow Gold isn't Beck's debut.
Album Rating: 3.5Wow, man, to be featured first time 'round; that's fantastic! Congratulations, this is a really good review.
best album of 08 for me so far
gamma ray is too good
Album Rating: 3.5I havn't heard all of this yet but from what i can tell this record seems good; easily better than the information.
fine review but try not to completely outline the songs like you did with orphans.
I am currently in the process of getting this.
"Profanity Prayers" sounds so much like "Bodysnatchers," it's awesome
Album Rating: 3.0this is an OK album, really pretty much what I expected. I like Chemtrails a lot, but there's isn't anything really great about any of this.
why is it that people are disappointed when albums are only 25-35 minutes long? if it's a good album, it's a good album. frankly some of the best albums I've ever owned were under the 30 minute mark
Album Rating: 4.0You forgot to mention "Walls"...I love the music in that one, it's very different.
Contrary to your review, I love "Replica". But the drum n' bass style might throw some listeners off. "Volcano" is another excellent one.
Great Album, but R.E.M.'s Accelerate is still my favorite so far for 2008.
Album Rating: 3.5^ Good call. It's a great album, that one.
My album of the year is Sigur Ros' latest. This is still fairly nice; Gamma Ray is a fun tune.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Launching a curio shop with two baby boas as a come-on, an ex-GI and his wife found snakes a profitable business. By Weldon D. Woodson ON May 1, 1946, 26-year-old Texas-born ex-GI Herman Atkinson and his 24-year-old wife Phyllis opened a small curio shop on tourist-packed U. S. Highway 66, a mile and a half west of the pint-size village of Grants, New Mexico. For bait to lure motorists, they had caged two baby boa constrictors. A gargantuan sign blazened to the world their Lilliputian "den of death." Despite the limitations of their improvised menagerie, they observed that visitors showed more wide-eyed interest in the duet of boas than the curios.
MRS. Faye Garriott of Gardena, California, has chewing gum all over her walls but she doesn't mind. She put it there herself. She makes gum pictures. She began using gum some 25 years ago to patch furniture and picture frames by molding it to fill chipped surfaces. Then she began making pictures themselves.
Goat's Milk Fudge WHEN E. D. DeWitt retired to Florida in 1948, he had "no intention of going into business. He liked goat's milk so he bought three Nubian nannies. One day, just for the heckuvit, he made some fudge from the milk. It tasted good, so he put up a sign, advertising it. Now […]
Many people, including weathermen, are inclined to believe that the atomic blasts are the cause of the vicious tornadoes, hurricanes, wind and rain storms that have swept across our country. MI Editors asked Eric Sloane, noted meteorologist, for his opinion. Here's what he has to say. THERE'S little doubt about our changing climate. The fierce winters of yesterday are disappearing, tornadoes and hurricanes are becoming more vicious and weather trends aren't trends" any more. They can't be depended upon. Just about anything can happen—and does.
A scoffing friend told the author, "Build models and your income will be the some size." But he was wrong! By Dale Clark As Told To James Joseph I WAS only a kid not yet in high school when I set up my first shop. My folks were living in a Twin Falls, Idaho, motel and an old table was the handiest surface into which I could stick pins. The pins held down balsa spars which eventually became a Corbin Super Ace model airplane. When I finished the model I promptly sold it to a kid next door for a buck.
SHARP TIMEKEEPER is this knife-blade-thin watch exhibited recently at an International Timepiece Show in gay Paris. The manufacturer claims that watch is thin enough to cut meat. STILTED WORKER, left, is no drawback to the Hugh R. Dodge Company in Detroit which puts insulation on ceilings. Stilts eliminate scaffolds. save time. Crew of 12 uses them proficiently.
O.K. Murphy's Electrical Massagers OWEN K. Murphy of Adamsville, Pa., is a relaxed fellow with an invigorating mind. His mechanical massage units have resulted in making people, from housewives to businessmen, massage-conscious. His Niagara Manufacturing Company puts out 14 different electrical units which are designed to relax and tone up tired muscles. They can be […]
By Alfred Lief COAL mine accidents in the 1880's prompted a Pennsylvania editor, Thomas Jefferson Foster, to crusade for safety laws. In his paper he ran question -and-answer columns for miners which proved so popular he later compiled them into a free handbook. But it seemed to him that the message he had to tell should be conveyed to his readers in a more systematic way.
Old Sol has more energy than all the atom bombs in the world lumped together. And it's free ... if we can find a way to harness it. By Frank Tinsley EVER since James Watt built the first steam engine, inventors have been trying to harness the sun's heat to stoke their boilers because the sun is the mightiest heat source known to man. Every hour, it floods the earth with a deluge of thermal energy equal to 21 billion tons of coal. Every day, the sun pours more potential power upon our land areas than all mankind's muscle, fuel and working waterfalls have generated since the beginning of time.
Yay for early DRM. How long do you think it would have been before some Norwegian kid built themselves a Descrambling Card Simulation System (DeCSS) and gave the plans to all of their friends so they could view scrambled broadcasts on their non compatible European TVs? Subscription TV WOULD you like to see the opera, […]


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We demonstrated a simple diffractive method to map the self-similar structure shown in squared radial coordinate of any set of circularly symmetric fractal plates into self-similar light pulses in the corresponding temporal domain. The space-to-time mapping of the plates was carried out by means of a kinoform diffractive lens under femtosecond illumination. The spatio-temporal characteristics of the fractal pulses obtained in this way were measured by means of a spectral interferometry technique assisted by a fiber optics coupler (STARFISH). Our proposal allows synthesizing suited sequences of focused fractal femtosecond pulses potentially useful for several current applications, such as femtosecond material processing, atomic, and molecular control of chemical processes or generation of nonlinear effects.
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Report from the MR Innovation Frontlines: IIeX North America
Written by Guest Blogger, Posted in Conferences and Publications, Market Reseach, Research Methods
Insight Innovation Exchange North America 2014 took place in Atlanta June 16 through June 18. This was one in a series of iiex events that are being presented around the world by Greenbook and Gen2 Advisors. So far this year there have been events in Amsterdam and Santiago and one is scheduled for Sydney in December.
As market research conferences go, iiex-na was impressive. There were about 650 attendees and a packed three-day schedule with well over 100 different individual speakers and panelists. Most presentations were limited to 20-minute time slots, encouraging a TED-like exchange of ideas (of course, market researchers being market researchers, not all presenters have mastered that format).
The organizers have done a pretty good job of creating a showcase for innovation in market research. This is one event where the content appeared to be mostly fresh rather than recycled and it provides a view of where clients, research agencies, and supporting services are focusing their innovation efforts. Here are some of the key trends that were represented at the conference.
Behavioral Economics/Behavioral Science
Several presentations riffed on the "new" discipline of behavioral economics (Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow might have been the most-often cited book at the conference). The underlying idea in these talks is that people mostly use "fast" thinking, quickly processing the least amount of information required to apply a heuristic and reach a decision. The bulk of market research, on the other hand, assumes (and more or less requires) that people engage in slow (rational and deliberative) thinking when they make brand and product decisions. However, many of the behavioral economics focused presentations addressed how to use behavioral economics principles to change consumer behavior rather than how to change the ways we generate insights. That is, apart from trying to better capture the impact of emotion and unconscious processes, which was the topic of several behavioral science-focused talks. New technologies for recognizing emotion include analysis of facial expressions and voice analytics. In a project that reflects the kind of thing the organizers seem to favor, Beyond Verbal captured conversations at the conference (by walking around with iPhones) and then shared their analysis of these conversations in a presentation. The most prevalent "moods" at the conference were "enthusiastic" and "creative." Given the data capture method, however, one has to consider that the sample conversations may not be truly representative of the emotions experienced at the conference.
The distinction between "neuroscience" and "behavioral science" is fuzzy, at least in market research, and I'm being somewhat arbitrary in calling some topics one versus the other. USC neurobiologist Antonio Damasio was invoked almost as often as Daniel Kahneman. Damasio's somatic marker hypothesis about the way in which the neurobiological underpinnings of emotion play in decision-making seems a natural fit for marketing. Approaches to tapping into neurobiological processes shared at the conference included eye tracking and biometrics like galvanic skin response.
Virtual/Emersive Reality
A panel discussion and a few talks were devoted to virtual or immersive reality. Kyle Nel, director at Lowe's Innovation Lab (and quite possibly the coolest job a market researcher could have) described the development of Lowe's "Holoroom" (a terrestrial version of Star Trek's "holodeck"). The Holoroom is a life-sized virtual reality simulator that allows homeowners to visualize a home improvement project.
Even cooler than the "Holoroom" concept was the immersive reality experience provided by LRW. LRW created a simulated walk on a narrow plank over a 60-foot deep pit. There were two types of attendees at the conference—those who had crossed the pit and those who had not. One person who did not cross the pit said that she was "virtually" paralyzed—she found it almost impossible to move her feet; they felt incredibly heavy. In the experience, the visual inputs overwhelm other competing senses. Even though you can feel the carpet under your feet and you hear the voice of someone standing right next to you (not 30 feet below you on the rim of the pit) you just cannot shake the feeling that you are suspended high above the floor. With some yoga breathing and conscious balancing I was able to cross the plank and—as the finale—jump off into the pit—but only by taking little steps!
Data Visualization
Data visualization topics fell into two groups—those that focused on applications software and platforms for creating visualizations from data, and those that focused on the cognitive aspects of data visualization. The best of these was by Tim Bock (of Q) and titled "Mountains, Bird Brains and the 5 Second Rule: Creating Ugly but Good Visualizations." Bock described some of the ways our visual information processing has evolved. We're really good a perceiving mountains (e.g., line charts) for example, and not so good at deciphering skylines (e.g., column bar charts). Good data visualization is all about exploiting our visual information processing capabilities to make the story in the data quickly accessible.
The Usual Suspects
There were plenty of examples of what are turning into the "usual suspects" in market research innovation—mobile data capture, predictive analytics and big data, social media—at this conference. One of the more interesting examples was presented by AYTM—a company I had not heard of before this event. They offer a do-it-yourself big data and predictive analytics service. This will be something to watch.
Bottom line? The organizers put it best: "This event is fast-paced, jam-packed with brand new content, and full of opportunities to collaborate."
Full disclosure: I was one of the presenters at iiex-na. I'll share the main themes of my talk in a follow-up to this post.
– David Bakken, PhD, Chief Insight Officer


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Giants complete road sweep at Milwaukee
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Aubrey Huff homered and drove in four runs, rookie Buster Posey homered again and the San Francisco Giants' bullpen held on in a 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
Andres Torres homered in the eighth and Posey homered for the fourth time in the series in the ninth. The Giants outscored the Brewers 36-7 in this series for their first four-game sweep in Milwaukee.
Huff drove in runs with a single in the first, a two-run homer in the third and a sacrifice fly in the fourth off Brewers starter Manny Parra (3-6) as the Giants built a 6-0 lead.
Barry Zito labored into the fifth. Five relievers allowed two runs and Dan Runzler (3-0) earned the win getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth.
Runzler left during an at-bat in the seventh when he fell down awkwardly on a swing and appeared to roll his left ankle. The team said later he'd twisted his left knee.
Huff is 11 of 28 with five homers and 12 RBIs and Posey is 14 of 28 with five homers and 10 RBIs in the first eight games of this 11-game road trip that began in the midst of a seven-game losing skid.
San Francisco finishes in Washington with a matchup Friday night pitting Matt Cain against rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg.
Milwaukee (37-49) is playing bad baseball at the wrong time and stranded 17 runners, two off the franchise high for a nine-inning game. The Brewers have lost five straight and are a season-worst 12 games under .500 with tough decisions coming ahead with their roster in the coming days.
Milwaukee would settle for just a few clutch hits after going 3 for 42 with runners in scoring position in this series and leaving 46 runners stranded.
Just how bad has it been? Not even the Racing Sausages could run a clean sprint in the sixth when a weenie wipeout dropped three from the five-dog competition.
Prince Fielder singled in a run off Zito in the fourth, but Milwaukee never delivered a knockout against the left-hander who threw 113 pitches in 4 2-3 innings with six walks and seven strikeouts. In the fifth, Zito left for Denny Bautista after walking two with two outs that loaded the bases.
Bautista walked in a run that made it 6-2, but got out of the jam.
The next inning, Milwaukee hit consecutive singles off Bautista and another off Santiago Casilla to load the bases. Casilla walked in a run with one out to make it 6-3.
Runzler came in and got out of the jam by striking out Joe Inglett and forcing pinch-hitter Ryan Braun to ground out to end the inning before hurting himself batting for the first time in his career with two outs in the seventh.
NOTES: Corey Hart hit in the cleanup role for the first time since July 1, 2008 and finished 2 for 4. … Braun is hitless in his 17 at-bats. … Madison Bumgarner finished Runzler's at-bat by striking out.


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Remember that Nike Air Max 90 we showed you that sort of looked like a strange take on the OG "Laser Blue"? You can think of this pair as sort of a bastardized "Maize" in the same vein what with its orange tone that ends up a few shades off from that specific yellow (Along with the obvious other deviations as far as the white/grey distribution). Also switched around on this pair are the laces-which have a little bit of color in them instead of the standard white. Get a better look at the sneakers in question below and then get in touch with Titolo to grab yours.
Nike Air Max 90 Essential
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After seeing the benefit of having an Instagram account as a supplement to the TreethePeople Bonsai blog. I've created a Capital Bonsai account to post interesting photos that would not garner a full blog post and will help appeases the masses while future post are being written. For the first IG pic I happened to be working on the same bonsai I used in the very first Capital Bonsai blog post. IG posts will appear on the right hand side of the blog's main page. Dont forget to follow both the Capital Bonsai blog and the new Capital Bonsai Instagram feed.
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National Bonsai Collection Blog Begins
For the inaugural post of the this blog I think it would be fitting to feature the very first bonsai within the National Arboretum's collection. Most people don't realize that the Japanese Collection of bonsai were not the first bonsai at the Arboretum. In fact this tree, a boxwood Buxus microphylla 'compacta' , didn't even come from Japan. It came from the Kingsville Nursery, 60 miles Northeast of DC. The proprietor of this nursery was the notable Henry J. Hohman who is credited with popularizing this cultivar of boxwood.
The following black and white photos first appeared in the article "National Bonsai Collection Begins" by Col. John Hinds,The Bonsai Bulletin Vol. 11, No. 4 Winter (1973).
Dr. John Creech, Director of the Arboretum (left), and Yuji Yoshimura (right) discuss a potential candidate while at the Kingsville Nursery, MD in 1973. Both Dr. Creech and Mr. Yoshimura had early aspirations for a bonsai collection in our nation's capital.
This boxwood had been propagated in 1921 and would have been over 50 years old when collected in 1973.
This demonstration was held on September 28, 1973 at the U.S. National Arboretum.
Over the course of two hours Mr. Yoshimura styled and potted the tree before an audience of 70 members of the Potomac Bonsai Association.
The styled tree was put in an Italian made pot from the Gotelli Conifer Collection.
While the picture is of low quality you can still make out the silhouette of the tree. This photo shows the boxwood as it looked in the early 1980's.
In 1999 the upper portion of the tree was removed. This helped to make the tree more compact while also creating more movement in the trunk. The tree was allowed to grow freely until 2007 when I had the privilege of bringing it back into shape.
The tree after pruning, wiring, and repotting. Since boxwood grow very slowly, the pruning scare on the trunk had not healed over. In order to hide this, a branch was lowered and over time the foliage pad would fill in and conceal the wound.
Today the tree is thriving and the foliage pads on the left have filled in. After more than 35 years of cultivation at the Arboretum this tree is reaching maturity as a bonsai. During his demonstration in 1973 Mr. Yoshimura said "We must look to the future design of the specimen." Mr. Yoshimura not only could see the future of this bonsai but the future of the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. He envisioned "…a place to which American bonsaiists could give or will their treasures knowing the trees would be cared for and viewed by visitors for years and decades to come." I would like to think that he would be pleased to see how his boxwood and the Museum have grown.


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Expansion at H&M
Beatrice Palmgren, working as an Expansion controller at H&M Sweden, held a presentation about expansion where she described important aspects to consider when expanding the business.
The students were then introduced to an expansion-case, which focused on growth near Drottninggatan in Stockholm. The case was about establishing COS near Drottninggatan with a goal of optimizing the profitability for the entire H&M group. The students were given some different location alternatives and were asked to examine the different locations and decide the most suitable one, with respect to both profitability and brand aspects.
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Course: 26.218 Introduction to Design
Semester: Spring 2008
Instructor: Steve Orroth and Nick Schott
Partner: Village Empowerment Peru Project
The Village Empowerment Peru Project has been described above. Professor John Duffy and graduate students native to Peru made a presentation to the students at the beginning of the course. They were also available for consultation to faculty and students as the need arose. At least one design of headlamp casing was field tested in Peru in June.
This project was created as a complement to another service-learning project developed by various graduate students in which water bottles are being coated with TiO2 so that when the bottle is exposed to sunlight, it causes ultra violet rays to kill bacteria in the water. After this process, a filter is needed in order to filter out the sediment and coarse contaminants out of the water supply. For this, the students had to select products and materials that were low cost and readily available to the villagers in Peru – a working model of the filter system had to be built and demonstrated. And the students provided just that: they provided design plans, bill of materials to manufacture, a cost analysis, and a working model of the water filter system. This project met the course's objectives, which include: introducing the students to the design process, show them how industrial design for manufacturing is practiced, to delineate the steps of specification, ideation, detailed design and manufacture for the product. The project also made the students use tools of CAD, material databases and knowledge of materials and processes to solve problems for the good of humanity.


text: We're all down here in a very crowded San Diego where this year's Comic-Con will be kicking off tonight with preview night, and we've just learned that Hugh Jackman will be making a surprise appearance at the convention. The actor will be in the Petco parking lot tomorrow morning at 10:30am PST along with the Real Steel truck that will be driving around San Diego this weekend. Jackman will be handing out free toys and swag for the Shawn Levy-directed robot boxing flick. Real Steel opens October 7th and stars Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lily, and Hope Davis. And be sure to check back here on Collider all weekend as we'll have our full-scale coverage from Comic-Con 2011.


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You don't always know who the truly crazy ones are. Not really. Sure, movies and media portray them as chainsaw-toting, metal finger nail-wearing, machette-wielding characters. Almost always they're physically scarred in some way. So they can easily be identified, I suppose.
Oh yeah... These characters are always male.
But what if that portrayal isn't entirely accurate. This is the question posed by Mindy McGinnis' new novel, The Female of the Species.
So what if? What if the truly bonkers one was the Girl Next Door? The Head Cheerleader? Someone so seemingly innocent you wouldn't ever suspect them. Someone who wore her scars (yes, HER) on the inside. Somehow that thought is even more terrifying than all the Freddies and Jasons put together.
So...it all began a couple years back, when Alex Craft was just a freshman. One day her older sister Anna was taken. The authorities later found the missing girl in the nearby woods. What was left of her, anyway. And the guy who did it? He was one of the residents of the small town. Someone Alex and Anna probably saw dozens of times in passing: Driving by, in line at the grocery store, two rows back at the Cinneplex... Someone neither girl gave a second thought to. Until that fateful day.
Anna's killer must have had a good lawyer, because he got off on a technicality. Walked free. And this was the last straw for Alex. Because something dangerous sleeping inside this seemingly sweet, quiet girl woke up. The thirst for vengence took over. And she began planning...
You don't need to know the details. Just know that Alex took matters into her own hands. Anna's killer may have escaped the law, but he didn't escape Alex. He became an urban legend. And Alex eventually faded into the background. She didn't talk to/interact with anyone. And no one talked to/interacted with her. It was better this way. For everyone.
Then Peekay and Jack enter Alex's life. They offer acceptance, friendship, love. And Alex begins to feel normal for the first time since before Anna's death.
If only the normal could last.
If only...
One night at a party, someone tries to hurt Peekay. But Alex sees. Alex saves her friend, but there is a price to pay. Because from there on out, it's a downward spiral that cumulates, inevitablly, in tragedy.
Want to know the rest? Read the book!!! It's pretty awesome! Scary (really scary), but awesome!--AJB


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These aren't the first TV show model floor plans we've ever seen. (For that you'd have to go to Charles Brogdon's crafty miniatures, or these ones by Inaki Aliste Lizarralde.) But they are certainly the most accurate, and by a long shot.
It probably helps that the company who made them, a global real estate marketing firm called Drawbotics, turns floor plans in 3D models for a living. To spruik their skills, the company's staff watched countless hours of office-based TV shows, worked out where all the characters sat, and gave the set the proper architectural treatment.
From the mid-century furniture-laden office of Mad Men, to The IT Crowd's far more lived-in hovels, the sets are nothing if not detailed. But it's not just the technical precision that gets us; it's the many Easter eggs hidden within, like Ron's landmine in Parks and Recreation, Jared's camp bed in the Silicon Valley home office, and the many toys, posters and stickers faithfully recreated in The IT Crowd office.
It's also, let's face it, a clever marketing ploy for Drawbotics to draw attention to their brand. The bastards got us.


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The last of the winter season is celebrated by Mongolians from the very old times and this celebration is called Bituuleg derived from the verb Bituulekh, which means celebration of the last day of the month by the lunar calendar a day of dark moon. This day should be spent with celebrations with special rituals by every household. Moreover, people believe that every misunderstanding or outstanding debt should be figured out and paid back. Before the Bituun every household dusts the home, cleans every corner and conducts the offering rituals for the gods. At the evening of Bituun father places ice on the upper side of the entrance door to invite the good spirits, while placing weed and thorns on the upper left side of the entrance door to shoo away the bad spirits. After this ritual every family member changes into new garments, give offerings to spirit of fire and gods and then celebrate the night.
Why ice is put on the entrance during Bituun?
Mongolians believe that good spirits are always protecting them from the bad spirits and during the big celebrations have tradition to please the spirits with offerings. One of the greatest offerings is the ice put on the upper right side of the entrance, as the ice is believed to be offered for the horse of the good spirit and white grain is put for the spirit. As the spirit travels the world with great speed Mongolians try to put the offerings before the sunset to make sure that good spirit is pleased with offerings.
Feast at Bituun
Bituun feast is prepared with closed cook an intact sheep's head with the chin-bone and tongue still in place, make offerings to the God as a sacrifice and break open a marrow-bone. This is called "Bituurekh". In Bituun one needs "to eat to repletion" or to have enough food. This symbolizes plenty of food and full belly in the coming New Year. In Bituun households place on the food-table a sheep's carcass and cow breastbone. The carcass tail is to be decorated by butter extracted from milk by churning or from cream by heating and its leftovers. Other pieces of meat need to be arranged according to the practiced rules. The neighbors exchange Bituun food.
Things to avoid on the Bituun day
1. As this day is the very last day of the year people avoid to wander around going from ger to ger (traditional felt dwelling of the Mongols) and spend night at someone else's home, believing that soul will wander the whole next year. Fathers or household head should stay at home so that all the good blessings stay at household.
2. Beating or getting the dogs whining. It is believed that dogs should be fed and treated nicely, otherwise the whole next year bad things will happen
3. To walk out with full mouth and spill dirty water on the ground. It is believed that bas spirits will lick the mouth and bring bad health.
4. To leave the house dark, leave the outer garment outside and call the babies by their names. It is believed that bad spirits will do harm.
5. To stay hungry on Bituun evening. It is believed that staying hungry on this day will prophet hunger for the whole state so that every one makes sure that one has eaten.
6. To talk to each other loudly from inside and outside ger, otherwise the whole year the household will be experiencing disputes.
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Indian students looking at pursuing a doctorate, postgraduate degree in the UK will find that most of the leading universities there offer plenty of opportunities to support their research students. There are scholarships meant specially for international students to encourage them to progress to a PhD in their chosen field of study. Some of these are:
The Cambridge International Scholarship Scheme (CISS)
The University of Cambridge offers, through the Cambridge Trusts, around 80 Cambridge International Scholarships to international students who take up a research course in the next academic year. The awards are highly competitive and presented to outstanding students. Each award covers the full cost of fees and maintenance for the entire duration of the course.
To be eligible for the CISS, you need to be enrolled in a three year, full-time research programme leading to the PhD. You should also be holding a "high upper-second-class undergraduate honours degree from a UK Higher Education Institution, or an equivalent from an overseas institution."
2011 Charles Darwin International Scholarships for Medical Students
The Edinburgh University offers this scholarship to all international students enrolled in PhD courses within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Up to 50 scholarships are awarded to deserving students. The value of each award ranges from £5,000 to £25,000 per annum and can be used towards tuition fees, stipend and/or laboratory costs. You are eligible for this scholarship if you have applied to either a full-time three year PhD, or a four year PhD, or a 1+3 (Masters + PhD) programme.
University of Kent scholarships
The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Kent offers several scholarships to overseas students. They cover tuition fees plus a maintenance award of £13,590. Though these scholarships are offered for one year to begin with, they can be renewed for a maximum period of thee years given you maintain satisfactory academic performance. If you are intending to appy to these scholarships, you need to ensure you hold a good honours degree and a Master's degree with distinction.
Colt Foundation Fellowships in Occupational/Environmental Health 2013
The Colt Foundation awards these fellowships each year to science and medicine students who are carrying out research in the area of occupational and environmental health at a UK university. The Fellowship is normally for three years and the research is expected to lead to a PhD degree. The value of the stipend offered for the first year is £12,000 (£13,000 inside London). These fellowships are highly competitive and involve a rigorous selection process.
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Stewart Event Images is on the road most weeks shooting performance dog events. In between dog shows we manage to squeeze in a little diving some underwater photography and lots of great espresso. This blog is a way to share our pictures and experiences with our friends.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Saturday, January 20, 2007
How Sweet It Is!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Good Nose - Good Day!
Karen and I had the opportunity to shoot a tracking training day at Winston Salem last weekend. The weather was great (much better than a snowy day today) and the dogs put on a great show. Here is one of a Bassett Hound coming up a trail after a goodly scamper through the woods.
Friday, January 12, 2007
The Watcher
Karen is heading off to Cayman Brac later in the month. I'm anxious to see how our underwater city is doing. Here is a shot of one of the "Watchers".
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Lights Out For Another Year
Well it's lights out for another year on our street. No snow again this year - horray! Although the lights look better, I sure don't miss the snow. A shot of our house on "the night before Christmas".
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The Senate will handle lower-profile issues in its upcoming September session, but the big item potentially on deck is how a committee of three senators addresses funding the state's transportation needs.
Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) on Friday said he has narrowed a special committee on transportation funding down to three senators - Sen. Roger Kahn (R-Saginaw Township), Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy) and Sen. Rebakah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) - who will closely examine how the state is currently spending its money before appropriating new funds.
"The governor, the speaker and I have some real concerns about the infrastructure in this state," Mr. Richardville said. "The governor had a proposal that was supposed to be a starting point of discussion, and while I understand where he's coming from, I don't agree with a lot of what he's put on the table."
Mike Nystrom, executive vice president for the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, was cautiously optimistic about the committee, but said the appointments showed true leadership by the majority leader to move a long-standing issue forward.
"We're looking at this as finally seeing leadership on the issue," Mr. Nystrom said. "To have the majority leader name this committee shows that he is willing to step forward with this governor ... and find a resolution finally."
Indeed, the road funding issue has been one of the biggest disappointments of Mr. Snyder's more than 19 months in office. Last fall, he proposed a sweeping plan to raise $1.4 billion in new revenue for roads. The plan was for the House to take the lead on it, but the proposal landed with a thud after the conservative Republican majority balked at its proposed revision to the gasoline tax and its vehicle registration fee hike. In May, Mr. Snyder acknowledged the heavy opposition when he said the issue would wait until 2013.
But now Mr. Richardville has given the issue a little new life.
"We feel it's a great committee," Mr. Nystrom said. "The committee members recognize the need and have already proven themselves to be leaders on transportation issues."
Mr. Nystrom said he thought a closer examination of how funds are currently being spent was a good idea.
"The efficiencies that have been put in place need to be highlighted because there have been many at the state and local level," he said. "Taxpayers need to know their money is being spent efficiently and effectively."
Mr. Nystrom said that once the public understands where its money is being spent and that it's being spent appropriately, it may be more inclined to support increasing funding, should that be necessary. He said more than 85 percent of local millages passed in the August primary because of this kind of knowledge, and so its application at the state level is equally as important.
Mr. Kahn, who is hoping to have the first public hearing on the matter in the next two weeks, also agreed with the direction from the majority leader.
"There needs to be a demonstration we have efficiently and appropriately used the dollars we have," Mr. Kahn said. "When we're sure we've appropriately used the dollars we have for transportation issues and defined the problem, then and only then will we be prepared to discuss further funding."
But a lingering question for those involved concerns Proposal 12-5, which would require a two-thirds vote by the Legislature or a statewide vote to increase taxes, if voters approve of it in November. Both Mr. Kahn and Mr. Nystrom said the concern had crossed their mind but neither had delved too far into the issue just yet.
"I haven't looked at it at every level," Mr. Nystrom said. "It could have an impact on us, and we anticipate that it will."
Mr. Nystrom cited concerns with having to raise the gas tax, how local millages could be affected, vehicle registration fees and other aspects of transportation funding. He said the association is currently looking into such issues and how that particular proposal would or would not affect its efforts.
Mr. Kahn said he was opposed to the proposal in that it "might speed up lots of things, with the move to pass a series of taxes or fundraising efforts before the end of the year." Should the proposal pass, it would take effect 45 days later.
"I'm not much in favor of doing something that is a work-around to the will of the people, but that's really not my role here," Mr. Kahn said. "My role on this committee is to get this information that the majority leader wishes to have and get it as thoroughly as I can and the funding decisions will be made by others (the majority leader, speaker and governor)."
Mr. Kahn and Mr. Richardville said they did not expect the issue to be resolved before lame duck. That also is the case for most lingering legislation such as the overhaul of the personal property tax, Mr. Richardville said.
"We had a retreat a couple weeks ago and what we talked about is what the fall calendar would look like. My challenge to the team was to do as much prep work as you can before we get close to lame duck," Mr. Richardville said. "What we're trying to do with the limited number of days is to make sure we maximize our time the best we can."
He said there is still some disagreement between the Senate and the House on how to go forward with the personal property tax bills. Come November, the Legislature will also be anxiously awaiting a study on moving new teacher hires into a defined contribution system as part of SB1040. He also expects to address bills regarding no-fault insurance and, of course, transportation funding. Both the personal property tax and no-fault legislation have long been pending in the House.
"We'll be talking about all these things before the election and through the election but we probably won't be dealing with them until we get to lame duck," he said. "I told the members, if you've got an issue that's important to you, start working on it now. It'll be too late once the train leaves the station."
Meanwhile, in the House, House Republican spokesperson Ari Adler said chamber leaders have not made a final decision on what bills would be taken up next week and later in the month.
"There are things that need to be done and things that we are looking to do," Mr. Adler said, but could not provide any specifics.
He said leaders often have conversation with the Senate and the administration about potential legislation, but nothing has been firmed up so far.
The House committees that have noticed meetings for next week are also fairly light. The House Redistricting and Elections Committee plans to vote on HB 5219 which would limit local units of government from having a vote to increase local revenue once every two years.
The bill, sponsored by Rep Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy), had one hearing back in January, where both Democrat and Republican committee members expressed concerns. It would amend the general property tax act so that these requests for additional revenue could only appear on the November ballot of an even-numbered year. The idea being that more voters would be aware of the proposal and it would avoid "stealth elections."
The only thing for sure that is scheduled for Tuesday's session is a 9/11 ceremony. Last year, on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the House commemorated Michigan residents who lost their lives that day and honored first responders.
It also featured a keynote address by Patrick Anderson, head of the East Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group and a World Trade Center survivor.
This year, Mr. Adler said the ceremony will focus more on honoring first responders in Michigan for their service to the state and their communities.
Mr. Snyder, after an event Friday in DeWitt, said he would like to see the Legislature act on regulatory reforms recommended by his administration.
"There are a number of bills being introduced that really make Michigan a better environment for all of us to be successful while still protecting our citizens in an appropriate fashion," he said.
He also held out hope for some action on the personal property tax after the election.
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a World Wide Digital TimeLapse
There are timelapse of every kind, from the fabolous starrynight sequences of nature, cities, food, people.. I pictured it'd have been cool to apply the same procedure to something that doesn't exist in the real world, something that's only virtual. The Google Doodles were the best subject for this test, so this video isn't just a fan's super-enthusiastic google celebration but an experimental editing to see how a bit sequence evolves, how a digital impulse literally grows.
Doooodlevolution is the collection of all Google Doodles from 1998 to 2012, a full world wide experience at the "clockwork" rate of 1 doodle per frame, for a total of more than 2000 single images.
a video by: Fabio Palmieri
Music: Glen Campbell – The William Tell Overture (Speeded up and remixed)
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