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Glasgow Royal Asylum, Gartnavel. Architect: Charles Wilson. This image from the 1844 Annual Report “shows the chapel intended as it centrepiece”. Source: Let There Be Light Again'. Reproduced courtesy of Greater Glasgow Health Board.
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Lysistrata Jones Is Greece, The Musical
A new Broadway show gives Aristophanes some hoop dreams
Among today's Broadway musicals, Lysistrata Jones (Walter Kerr Theatre) stands out, in ways both good and less. It's the only current musical, for instance, to contain a Kitty Dukakis joke, not one of its better distinctions. On the positive side, it's the only current musical inspired by a classic Greek play, a choice that shows a likeable chutzpah. That doesn't make it a great musical—its limitations keep it well out of that category—but a spoonful of chutzpah, mixed with silliness and a lot of youthful energy, can do a lot to turn a deeply non-great musical into a pleasant evening.
And despite its ancient source, Lysistrata Jones, as reconstituted uptown from Transport Group's Off-Broadway production last summer, has another distinction: It's the only current Broadway musical that sounds like today. Not bad imitation '80s pop, not '60s show tunes chopped up into tinfoil, not oversouped '50s R&B, but a musical-theater rendering of sounds you might hear outside the theater if you jacked into somebody's iPod. This, too, has its downside: Most of the popular stuff being listened to these days is junk—which was also true 20, 40, 80, and 300 years ago. Having to hear it inside the theater probably won't cheer up those who came in hoping for something better, or at least something different. Popular music carries one of the most puzzling phenomena of our paradoxical time: the insanely wide gap between the enormous knowledge and technical skill of its artists and the largely dreadful, savorless results they produce.
The savor of Lysistrata Jones, a highly limited but genuine quality, doesn't come from its score, by Lewis Flinn, or from any other single source. None of the show's aspects is overpoweringly good, but every department has added its meager mite to the modestly worthwhile total. Aristophanes, who supplied the premise, poses interesting problems for us today. Rich with untranslatably poetic language, stuffed with topical jokes so long deceased even classical scholars don't get most of them, his plays notoriously seem all premise and no follow-through. Some have theorized that the modern form closest to his work might be the vaudeville show—a disconnected series of songs, dances, and comedy sketches that fifth century B.C. Athens dressed up by linking them to a common theme.
Basketballs and blue balls
Joan Marcus
Basketballs and blue balls
Lysistrata Jones
By Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn
Walter Kerr Theatre
219 West 48th Street
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This formal looseness, plus translation difficulties, has largely kept Aristophanes out of the commercial mainstream. This is Broadway's seventh try at refashioning Lysistrata (411 B.C.); most of its predecessors were either quick failures or curios. The poet's politics, too, register as contradictory today: A reactionary who viewed Socrates and Euripides as dangerous subversives, he wrote comedies, Lysistrata included, that ferociously ridicule the Peloponnesian War, in which Athens was mired during much of his career. We'll understand him better when the Tea Party advocates abolishing Homeland Security.
Flinn and book writer Douglas Carter Beane engage Aristophanes' contradictions by standing his play's premise on its head. His Lysistrata organizes an anti-war strike by the women of Athens: no sex for their men till there's a peace treaty with Sparta. The musical's Lysistrata Jones (Patti Murin), in contrast, wants more fight from her men: An Athens U. transfer student, she gets the cheerleading squad to "give up giving it up" until their boyfriends on the school's loser basketball team finally win a game.
Beane finds smiley ways to slip some tenuous moral meaning into this trivializing impertinence, while mocking—quite Aristophanically—all reverence for his Greek source. Flinn's songs suffer from sameness and from an ear-splittingly metallic realization, but his propulsive rhythms move the show quickly past its lamer and its louder moments, while director-choreographer Dan Knechtges keeps the actors' bodies in constant motion to match. Of acting, as such, there's little: Most of the cast, including Murin, offer only a loud, proficient, fresh-faced blankness. But Liz Mikel and Jason Tam each nab a few laughs, as, respectively, a sex worker teaching the girls how to de-eroticize, and an epically liberal-geek-turned-sports-hero. And three of the youngsters—Katie Boren and Lindsay Nicole Chambers, as two of "LyssieJ" 's crew, and Josh Segarra, as the diffident team captain—display the kind of personal presence that makes half-good musicals worth watching, if you can afford the tariff.
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On August 3, 2012, Electronic Arts filed a copyright infringement complaint against Zynga, Inc. for infringing its copyrights in the Sims franchise, specifically for infringing on the game The Sims Social with Zynga’s The Ville.
As the complaint details, The Sims Social launched in August 2011 on Facebook. The Sims Social allows players to create “Sims” who can interact with the “Sims” of their friends on Facebook. The Sims Social quickly gained a large following on Facebook, receiving numerous awards and has become the second most popular game on Facebook–coincidentally passing Zynga’s own Farmville for second place.
Zynga launched its own game, The Ville, on Facebook in June 2012. Electronic Arts alleges that Zynga’s game “copies the original, creative expression and distinctive audio-visual elements of The Sims Social, i.e., the game’s animation sequences, visual arrangements, characters’ motions and actions, and other unique audio-visual elements.” The complaint contains numerous side-by-side photos of both The Ville and The Sims Social to bolster Electronic Arts’ claim that its copyright has been infringed.
The Electronic Arts’ complaint does not stop there however. EA further makes the allegation that Zynga’s has a history of infringing on the copyrights of other game developers, listing several examples including Mob Wars, Farm Town, Pet Society (later acquired by Electronic Arts), Restaurant City, Social City, and the Gen-X favorite The Oregon Trail, among others.
Electronic Arts’ complaint is another example of the increasingly litigious game developing world, especially in the social media arena. With the fickle attention span of casual gamers, game developers are increasingly resorting to the courts to protect their copyrights from alleged copycats that can spring up lightning fast in the digital age. Electronic Arts, with its deep coffers can clearly afford to prosecute alleged infringement, but game developers of all types should remain vigilant in the quicksilver world of online gaming.
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PHP & MySQL Login Script is an open source PHP login script. It’s clean, crisp, fast, free, safe, object oriented, high performant and reduced to the max. Including the best password encryption available in PHP (bcrypt with blowfish, using the official (!) PHP password hashing functions).
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License: MIT License
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• Sam
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A large skin reaction involves swelling and redness that spreads away from the site of the bite or sting. It may involve an entire limb or a broad area of the body. A large skin reaction is defined as swelling across two major joints, such as from the elbow to the shoulder.
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In dealing with another person, it may become evident that he or she is "slow" or, for whatever reason, just doesn't "get" what you are trying to convey. If you decide he or she is less intelligent, here are some guidelines for dealing with people you think are "dummies."
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Adjust your attitude if need be. Some people are contemptuous of others they deem less intelligent. As with beauty, intelligence is not an accomplishment. Just be thankful that those smarter than you are smart enough to know that you're no dummy.
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Keep things in perspective. Intelligence, or the appearance of intelligence, is not the most important measure of a person. It's how you use your mind that matters. Many high-achievers don't seem all that smart, or have a lot of "book learning". Look at H. Ross Perot, one of the most successful people in history. You would be making a huge mistake to underestimate someone who looks and acts like an ignorant hillbilly. Mr. Perot may or may not qualify for membership in MENSA, the Society of Geniuses, but it's safe to say he probably wouldn't be interested. What does he need to prove?
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Make sure you are not the problem. It's a mistake to assume someone is less intelligent simply because he or she doesn't seem to understand your request or direction. The problem might be how you communicate.
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Try different ways of explaining things. Some people are interested in the main points, the big picture, before they get the details. Others might not care about the big picture and respond better to a detailed explanation of all the steps and procedures, the if/then scenarios, and so on.
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Dealing with "dummies" comes up frequently in the workplace, when training someone new. You've explained something several times. Why doesn't he or she get it? Is this person stupid? The person you are training might end up ahead of you in the pecking order, perhaps even be your boss someday, so it pays to be kind and considerate to anyone, even someone who seems like a "dummy."
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If you have to train people at work, try reading a book on training.
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• If you're finding that you're not dealing with people more intelligent than yourself (that you can look up to) then perhaps you're in the wrong line of work and need to find people you can connect with. This will go a long way to lowering your stress levels when you deal with people less intelligent than yourself.
• Likewise, don't assume that a person in a lowly position is a dummy. Many clerks and attendants are college students who simply took a job to make ends meet.
• Every 15 point jump in IQ marks a different level. It's typically easier to relate to people on your own level or one level away. This is markedly different from treating people with basic respect, however, as decent people deserve respect regardless of IQ. A gifted IQ person (130-145) can relate to a typical college graduate (115-130) and a highly gifted person (145-160) and vice-versa. However, keep in mind that it may take patience to communicate to someone more than one level away (whether lower or higher — remember, a person two or more levels above you could easily be reading this article with you in mind, so again, remember the Golden Rule).
• Don't confuse knowledge with intelligence. Don't take it personally if a person doesn't know something you feel they should know. For example, if you visit a video shop and the clerk has never heard of Martin Scorsese, it doesn't mean they are an idiot. The clerk is just a person who needed a job.
• Don't write off people who seem like dummies. As you get to know someone, you may discover that a seemingly "not so swift" person is amazingly knowledgeable in some area. Supposedly handicapped people, those with speech impediments for example, may seem like dummies but are likely to be more capable than you in some ways. As Stacie Orrico said in her song "Instead", "Wonder what I'd do if it were me".
• Don't actually tell them that you think they are not intelligent, or you risk offending them.
• People who don't use computers a lot may seem like dummies. But guess what — the president of your company might not know how to turn on a computer. She has people to do that for her.
• Don't talk to a person as if they are a child. They will pick up on this quickly and may react negatively.
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Processor-Type and -Level
Olaf Leidinger leidola at
Mon Dec 1 13:22:49 CST 2003
Once I tried to install the win32 version of gimp-1.3.xx-i686 using wine
and the installer refused to install because gimp was only compiled for
newer processors. The author told me, that he uses the GetSystemInfo
function to get the data he needs.
Running a modified MS-example on wine I get this result:
Hardware information:
OEM ID: 0
Number of processors: 1
Page size: 4096
Processor type: 586
Processor Level: 5
Processor Revision: 0
Minimum application address: 10000
Maximum application address: 7fffffff
Active processor mask: 1
And the same on Win2k I get this output:
Hardware information:
OEM ID: 0
Number of processors: 1
Page size: 4096
Processor type: 586
Processor Level: 6
Processor Revision: 2560
Minimum application address: 10000
Maximum application address: 7ffeffff
Active processor mask: 1
Note - I am using an athlon-xp.
/********** some source ***********/
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
SYSTEM_INFO siSysInfo;
// Copy the hardware information to the SYSTEM_INFO structure.
// Display the contents of the SYSTEM_INFO structure.
printf("Hardware information: \n");
printf(" OEM ID: %u\n", siSysInfo.dwOemId);
printf(" Number of processors: %u\n",
printf(" Page size: %u\n", siSysInfo.dwPageSize);
printf(" Processor type: %u\n", siSysInfo.dwProcessorType);
printf(" Processor Level: %u\n", siSysInfo.wProcessorLevel);
printf(" Processor Revision: %u\n", siSysInfo.wProcessorRevision);
printf(" Minimum application address: %lx\n",
printf(" Maximum application address: %lx\n",
printf(" Active processor mask: %u\n",
return 1;
/********** end of some source ***********/
To bring a long story to an end:
I had a look at cpu.c from dll/kernel directory and I found this part:
[line 251]
/* FIXME: the two entries below should be computed somehow... */
cachedsi.lpMinimumApplicationAddress = (void *)0x00010000;
cachedsi.lpMaximumApplicationAddress = (void *)0x7FFFFFFF;
cachedsi.dwActiveProcessorMask = 1;
cachedsi.dwNumberOfProcessors = 1;
cachedsi.dwProcessorType = PROCESSOR_INTEL_PENTIUM;
cachedsi.dwAllocationGranularity = 0x10000;
cachedsi.wProcessorLevel = 5; /* 586 */
cachedsi.wProcessorRevision = 0;
So the corresponding values are compiled in.
Either we change wProcessorLevel to 6 or get it from the running system.
I'd prefer the later ;-)
When I have some free time I could -perhaps- try to fix it but I've
never changed something in the wine source. Does anybody have any
proposals of how to change it in an acceptable manner?
I know that all the information I need can be read from /proc/cpuinfo -
but perhaps there is an easier way then reading it from there as I don't
know if it is still there in 2.6.
Olaf Leidinger
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Reverse Word Search Lookup
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bend to impose a strain on; distort. [1/10 definitions]
deform to damage or distort the shape or form of; misshape; mutilate. [1/4 definitions]
disorient to cause mental confusion in; distort one's perceptions, sense of identity, or the like. [1/2 definitions]
foreshorten to distort, or shorten the lines of the long axis of (a visual image) in order to create the illusion of depth and perspective. [1/2 definitions]
garble to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. [1/3 definitions]
load to distort by prejudice, for the purpose of gaining what one wants. [1/14 definitions]
pervert to state or interpret incorrectly, esp. by intention; distort. [1/5 definitions]
Satanism the worship of Satan, esp. in a cult whose rituals distort and mock Christian worship.
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screw to distort by or as if by twisting (sometimes fol. by up). [1/17 definitions]
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torture to twist or force out of shape; distort. [1/5 definitions]
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warp to distort (truth or fact). [1/10 definitions]
wrench to twist the meaning or nature of; distort. [1/13 definitions]
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Blood Sheep
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Blood sheep from Warcraft III.
In the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne expansion campaign, human map level three, Kael'thas and Vashj activated a secret level by stepping on platforms to say, "Bah-Ram-Ewe". These were marked off by special sheep. These sheep were the blood sheep, inner sheep, and cold sheep in that order from bottom to top. When the password "Bah-Ram-Ewe" was activated, a door opened. There was a circle of flying sheep on fire that activated the secret level called The Crossing, a tower-defense style map.
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Piper Reveals Why He Wouldn’t Lay Down For Mr. T & Hogan
Nick Paglino
In part 2 of Arda Ocal's interview with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, the WWE Hall of Famer speaks on his legendary match with Mr. T at WrestleMania 1. Below is the video in full, but the following is a highlight quote from Piper during the interview:
"If you look at the match, WrestleMania I, nobody let Mr. T throw one punch, not nothing. It was amateur the whole way through. If I had gone in there and let him be a clown, what he would have done is he would have come in, clowned, raised his hand, the people all would have screamed, and he would have gone back to the A-Team and laughed at us.
Well, he never laughed at us. He just curses us now. Well, you know what sir? If I came on the A-Team, I wouldn't sit in your chair. Because I have that kind of respect, but you didn't. And you ran into the wrong guy…Why wouldn't I do it for T? Because it was wrong." You can check out part 1 of the interview if you CLICK HERE.
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Scott Brown showed some amazing class and dignity today in his first press conference as senator-elect. Check out his answer to the question about the possibility of his running for president.
He may be more experienced than Barack Obama was when he started pursuing the presidency, but it's still a stupid question.
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Wath are gemstones?
Elvis Elvis
Gemstones are either mineral (found in the earths surface in their natural form), or organic (formed by living organisms as with the oyster). They have been treasured and sort after throughout history, and it has been believed by many cultures that gemstones hold spiritual and healing powers. Even today they are still used by some practitioners.
Gemstones are weighed in carats, and can be cut and polished in such a way as to bring out their natural colour and brilliance for use in jewellery.
The list of gemstones is endless, below are a few of the more commonly known ones.
Wath are gemstones?
Agate Emerald Peridot
Alexandrite Garnet Quartz
Amber Iolite Ruby
Amethyst Jade Sapphire
Aquamarine Jasper Spinel
Beryl Lapis Lazuli Tanzanite
Bloodstone Malachite Tigers Eye
Carnelian Moonstone Topaz
Citrine Onyx Tourmaline
Coral Opal Turquoise
Diamond Pearl Zircon
Gemstones are either precious or semi precious, but there are many synthetic, or manufactured gems on the market. A typical example is Cubic Zirconia, although this is a natural crystal, in the 1970′s scientists in Russia learned how to grow these crystals in a laboratory.
Cubic Zirconia are a popular substitute for diamonds, as they are far less expensive. To the untrained eye it is extremely difficult to tell the difference. They have less brilliance than a diamond, but have more fire and rainbow colours.
Over the ages gemstones became associated with the signs of the zodiac. These also became known as birthstones.
There are also different precious and semi precious gemstones for each wedding anniversary.
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How to block unwanted phone number on BlackBerry Z10
I am new to the BB and would like to block some incoming phone numbers. Is it possible to do on my new Z10? How do I block a specific phone number from calling me on Blackberry Z10 Smartphone? And if can, how to set up? Any advance?
You need to select a specific phone line first if there are multiple phone lines or BlackBerry Mobile Voice System running.
* Within the Phone app, swipe down from the top of the screen. Tap Setting icon, and go to “Call Blocking” option.
* Turn the switches to On to enable the Block calls feature. The app will prompte you to create a password to lock your call blocking settings.
You can also search “Mr. Number Call Blocker” or “Junk Call Blocker” in AppWorld to install on your device. The smart application allows you to select specific phone numbers to block.
3 thoughts on “How to block unwanted phone number on BlackBerry Z10
1. Bobby D
No this feature is for Blocking all your calls!!!!
There are no Blackberry OS 10 Apps that feature Call Blocking or Call Dropping.
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Finalewatch: Bones
Davidboreanaz_emilydeschanel_bones_ Bones ends its abbreviated season with several short sharp shocks. Booth is dead! Gormagon is at large! Someone from the lab is Gormagon's apprentice! Plus big bangs, gruesome bones, and countless great lines. What a great way to end a season!
Oh god... who has he spoiled this time?
The writers obviously didn't take my "come on, we all KNOW Booth won't die" comments well, because they spend the first three minutes of the episode doing a damn good job of making us believe that Booth really croaked. Brennan is at her detached best when she refuses to attend his funeral (she has no time for silly rituals when there are 500-year-old bones to identify!), and she acts badly when Angela does convince her to come. That's why it's great to glimpse Booth in the firing party for the three-volley salute. The FBI used Booth's injury to lure some unknown criminal out of hiding -- the bad guy had promised that the next time he saw Booth, it would be at Booth's funeral. Booth and the bad guy scuffle, knocking over the casket (which contains a mannequin). Bones calmly knocks out the bad guy with the mannequin's arm (hee!), then advances on Booth and smacks him hard. You had to see that coming.
The main event
All of that is just a prelude to the main mystery: Someone has delivered a human mandible to Brennan, complete with two silver screws. Gormagon strikes again! Zack figures out the mandible had been gnawed, but not by normal teeth. Instead, the bite marks were made by some sort of homemade denture. He and Hodgins petition Cam to do that Squint voodoo that they do, which she allows. But when they start experimenting on their model, it explodes. Zack is horribly, gruesomely burned -- he'll most likely need prosthetic hands. Even worse, the team discovers that Zack's injury wasn't even the real motive -- someone used the explosion as a decoy to lure security personnel away from the silver skeleton. It's gone.
This, of course, means that someone on the inside is Gormagon's apprentice, which leads to a flurry of suspicion. Sweets seems to be all over the TV (Larry King, fine, but TMZ?) talking about Gormagon which is creepy, if not actually suspicious. Caroline points out that Cam had access to everything. Sweets does a profile that pegs Hodgins as the fiend (he's paranoid! He distrusts authority!). Cam thinks Sweets says that to deflect attention from himself. Booth and Brennan question Sweets about his whereabouts after the explosion. Sweets sarcastically confesses, and Booth decides to take him in. "You'd lock me up for sarcasm?" Sweets huffs. Well, yeah. "This is fierce wretched," he says. Hee.
Things start looking bad for Hodgins. He does an analysis of the water used to boil the jawbone, and finds high levels of lead. This means it probably came from a house in a very specific neighborhood -- which includes his house. Doh! Then, he visits Zack in the hospital. Zack wants to share something -- a theory? Suspicions? -- but Hodgins surreptitiously ups his morphine, putting Zack out before he can tell all.
Then Brennan makes a discovery -- it looks like that jawbone came from their own vaults. She sets all of her grad students to work cataloging the bones in Limbo (where unidentified remains are kept). They find several anomalous bones hidden away in various boxes, and something even creepier: Someone has removed the canine teeth from several skulls. Ick!
When Brennan examines the newly discovered bones, she finds they were from the same corpse as the jawbone, and were indeed gnawed by dentures, but those dentures weren't made of some sort of homemade polymer, like Zack concluded -- they were covered in the sort of marks made by a mouthful of human canines. Gormagon's apprentice made him the dentures, which means....
Zack is the apprentice! He never meant for Brennan to get a look at those bones, which revealed his lie about the dentures. He rigged the fake dentures to provide a controlled explosion, but Hodgins delayed their deployment, which made the boom a lot bigger than it should have been. Zack knew exactly what he was getting into when he took the dentures, but his did it anyway so Hodgins wouldn't get hurt. Brennan uses that fact to logic Zack into telling them where Gormagon hid. Gormagon is killed when the FBI tries to apprehend him, and Caroline negotiates for Zack to plead insanity.
Booth and Brennan
We had several priceless B&B moments -- the first, of course, when Brennan smacks Booth at his own funeral. She's furious that Booth didn't tell her it was a ruse, but Booth protests that he gave the FBI a list of people to tell. It's not his fault they didn't!
That's not enough for Brennan. She confronts Booth at his home, as he's relaxing in the tub with a beer helmet, a cigar and a comic book, which is too damn funny for words. Booth gets so caught up in the argument that he stands to confront Brennan:
Booth: I took a bullet for you!
Brennan: Once! And that only goes so far.
Later, Booth finds out Sweets was the one who made the call not to tell Brennan. He wants Brennan to slug Sweets, but Brennan takes it calmly -- he made a professional decision. YOU, on the other hand, should have told me personally, because you don't follow rules and besides, you owe me! It's the sort of gloriously frustrating logic that makes Brennan Bones. Later, she confronts Sweets quietly -- you were running an experiment on me, and if Booth knew, he'd punch you out. She takes a certain satisfaction in that.
Finally, we get a great moment at the end, when the team is parsing through Zack's favorite things at the lab. All his prized possessions were things that members of the team had given him, and Brennan laments that she never gave Zack anything at all. Booth comforts her by showing her that Zack had kept his acceptance letter when Brennan gave him the job. It's just what she needed to hear. Then, when Caroline announces that Zack will plead insanity, Sweets protests. Booth pulls Sweets aside -you'll do this for Bones, right? Sweets agrees.
There were so many great quotes in this episode! Some of my favorites:
• Booth, on his bathing headgear: Hot tub plus cold beer equals warm beer. Hat equals solution.
• Cam, when Zack tells her about the dentures: Well, a toothless cannibal just can't cut it in today's competitive serial killer market.
• A grad student shows Brennan the reconstruction she made of the newly discovered bones: Brennan: Nice job! Grad student: I'm third in my class. Brennan: I'd like the names of the two students in front of you.
Highlights, thoughts and odds and ends
• Seriously. Zack. I totally didn't see that, especially after he was injured. It was a great twist.
• I loved listening to everyone lament what they should have done to save Zack -- Hodgins was shocks Zack actually listened to all his rants about secret societies, and Angela thinks she should have gotten him a date.
• Booth in the bath with his beer helmet is an image I will treasure forever. I also loved the rubber ducky on his knee when he was talking on the phone later.
• Zack's "uncontested King of the Lab" line got all the more poignant when I realized it was him taking a bullet -- or actually, an explosion -- for Hodgins. It was his way of saying goodbye. Oh, Zack...
• I loved Booth and Hodgins quipping about how they expected more sobbing ex-girlfriends at his funeral. There would have been sobbing fans, Booth...
What did you think? Were you satisfied? Were you surprised? Do you buy Zack as the killer? Did the opening fake-out catch you by surprise? Talk!
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Please Excuse the Mess...and 'Bones' Sent Me a Present!
We just switched from Typepad to Movable Type, and the blog looks a bit odd. But it's all there and near as I can tell, all the links work. After all, a Hot Cuppa in a chipped mug is still a Hot Cuppa! Eager to see what this post looks like and all the rest.
Hmmm...wait a minute, let's try an experiment.
Here's the present I just got from Fox's "Bones"... if you're a fan, you'll understand the meaning. If not, well, go find a "Bones" fan to explain it to you...or just click here.
The gift also also came with a DVD of the season premiere, which, no, I haven't had a chance to watch yet. But watch this space closer to the Thursday, Sept. 17, premiere date for some answers from the show's lovely star, Emily Deschanel.
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'Teen Wolf' reveals the Alpha's identity: Were you shocked?
teen-wolf-cast-500.jpg Warning: There are "Teen Wolf" spoilers in this article. Read at your own risk!
Excuse us for a moment while we scrape the remnants of our jaws off the floor. MTV's "Teen Wolf" finally revealed the identity of the mysterious Alpha and to say we were shocked is an understatement. Let's just say we never expected this person to be The Alpha. Well played, Jeff Davis. Well played.
Enough with the small talk -- let's get into all the action that Monday, July 25's episode ("Wolf's Bane") of "Teen Wolf" had to offer:
We start off with the Alpha who decides to pay a visit to everyone's no one's favorite chemistry teacher Professor Harris and pulls a Harry Potter screaming for the petrified teacher to look at him. (If you don't get the Harry Potter reference, look at your life, look at your choices and then go read the books and/or watch the movies.) Turns out Harris was on Laura Hale's hit list.
Just when we think Harris is a goner, Derek shows up just in time to save him and possibly take on the Alpha, but the police decide to crash the party and chase Derek because, you know, Scott told everyone he's a murderer. Classic Scott. Oh, Allison's dad joins the fun and starts shooting at Derek. Derek's having a really great night. At least he's getting some much-needed cardio.
When Scott (who is a pretty good driver for someone we've only seen ride a bike so far) and Seth Cohen Stiles pick up Derek from his nighttime jog, the Elder Wolf bashes the cops for ruining his chance to get Alpha and Stiles sticks up for his dad because he's the greatest person ever. The next person on Derek's list o' blame is Scott. Scott's defense? "Can we seriously get past that? I made a dumb-ass mistake." Oh Scott, never change.
Next up we see Jackson at the doctor getting his getting the little gifts Derek left on his neck checked out -- better late than never! -- and describes some nightmares he's been having about fire, a house and screaming. We're thinking some of Derek's memories have been transferred over to Jackson. Pretty cool, no?
The doctor decides to start pulling something out of one of of the cuts and we would describe it but we were too busy throwing up to keep watching the scene. Sorry to be total girls right now, but EW! (Summer Roberts would be so proud.)
Phew -- it was just a dream and the doctor says Jackson's neck is fine and he can still play in his lacrosse game. But wait! It turns out Jackson has been poisoned with... wolfsbane! Jackson gets his think on. (Side-note: Every episode should feature Jackson shirtless. Are we right or are we right?)
Jackson tries to charm Scott's nurse-mom and hey, it works! Having awesome cheekbones has its perks. Jackson smirks and looks way too pleased with himself. Who cares if you get fired as long as Colton Haynes smiled at you for a hot minute? Later, he goes up to Scott at school, tells him that he knows what he is and then demands Scott to get it for him too. We so called this. Jackson threatens to tell Allison what Scott is if he doesn't get the "bite, scratch, sniffing magic fairy dust under the moonlight," etc. Notice he never actually used the word werewolf? We did.
Stiles is smart and notices the same exact thing because he's just as awesome as us. Scott's solution? Find a non-existent (as of now) cure. Um, we're thinking Scott should leave the whole making plans business to Stiles.
Scott heads to class, asks Allison if he can send her some pictures (kind of creepy), she says yes and he sends her pictures of the two of them kissing (kind of cute). His picture taking stills are extraordinary. She leaves class all upset because she now has evidence that she made out with a hot guy. OK, she's actually starting to feel even worse for breaking up with him and asks him not to talk to her. "I need more time to get to just friends," she says before skipping class. What a rebel.
Oops, we forgot to mention this entire time that Scott needs Allison's necklace. (Jewelry that's important? What is this, "The Vampire Diaries"?!) Stiles says to just steal it. We agree. GP?S. (First one to figure that out receives a gold star!)
Jackson proves to be a lot smarter than anyone originally thought and realizes he can have a one-sided conversation with Scott from across the room. "I'm going to ruin your life if you don't get me what I want." He sounds like one of the girls from "Toddlers & Tiaras," right? He then also proves to be an even bigger douche than we originally thought when he says Allison has a "tight little body" and is probably "a screamer." But hey, at least he knows how to look good while eating an apple. Harder than it looks, people.
Fun swim race time! Jackson says he won because of his cheekbones. They're like his superpower. Jackson convinces Allison to come to the game. After some swim fun, we learn Jackson broke up with Lydia in a text message. Is it bad that this just makes us love him more? "I decided to drop some dead weight in my life and you're the deadest," he tells her. Oh Lydia, you must be toast because you just got burnt.
Stiles and his dad share an adorable moment over Stiles playing in the big game while Derek hides in Stiles' bedroom. Stiles' dad tells him, "I'm very happy for you and I'm really proud of you." And then they hug! Derek doesn't find it quite as cute as we do as he shoves him up against the door. "If I'm harboring your fugitive ass, it's my house, my rules, buddy," Stiles throws back at him. These two are pretty awesome together.
And now, our pick for our favorite scene ever on television (today): Danny(!!!), Derek and Stiles in Stiles' bedroom. Because he looked up his arrest report, Stiles knows Danny can trace the person who texted Allison from Scott's phone at the school the other night. Danny's all, "I just want to do lab work. Who's the hot brooding guy in the corner?" Stiles says it's his cousin Miguel. (We should all refer to Derek as Miguel the rest of the series, right? Right.) Danny notices blood on Miguel/Derek's shirt, Stiles tells him to borrow one of his shirts. Miguel/Derek holds up a shirt and says, "This... no fit."
We soon learn that even though Danny isn't attracted to Stiles, he is definitely attracted to Miguel/Derek. Stiles keeps forcing Miguel/Derek to change his shirt because he's truly the People's Champ (apologies to The Rock), which makes Danny feel like tracing that call after all. World leaders, take note: Shirtlessness can save the world. Or a high school werewolf. Whatever. (P.S. We demand a spin-off in the near future called "Miguel, Danny & Bilinski's Wild Adventures.")
Just perfection. Moving on. Scott is snooping in Allison's room and finds out she's been doing some reading on werewolves in her spare time. We guess she's thinking about joining the family business. Oh yeah, he also finds the necklace.
Back to the Trio of Perfection. Danny traced the call and says it was placed from... Scott's mom's computer at the hospital. Ruh-roh.
When Scott tries to make his getaway, Allison's dad invites forces him in and gives Scott a beer. (Can we just say that we love that Scott rides a bike. It's just so high school, you know?) We're thinking there's wolfsbane in the bottle and we feel like proud mama wolves when Scott doesn't drink it. Baby steps! Allison's dad asks Scott how he knows Derek Hale. Scott's reply? "Who?" One baby step forward, two baby steps back.
While on her daily run, Allison decides to check out the Hale house where her aunt Kate is just chillin' like a villain... and speaking like one too. She talks about murder and being a murderer and starts chanting "redrum, redrum, redrum!" OK, just kidding about that last part. Allison says how she hated feeling weak and scared when she was trapped in the school. We love that the girl wants to save herself, how Joss Whedon of her. Kate asks Allison to be patient and tells her she can give her exactly what she wants. Is Allison about to become a mini-Kate?
Allison's dad is grilling Scott about his friendship with Derek, saying he's just looking out for his daughter. Scott swears everything he did in the school was to protect Allison. Guess who just happens to be listening to this conversation from the hallway? Allison! Man, she's a fast runner.
Derek and Stiles, who are hanging out in the jeep, are chatting with Scott about Allison's necklace. Scott is more worried about Stiles' chance at lacrosse stardom than the necklace and tells him he needs to get to the field or he won't play. Stiles would rather find out what's going on with Scott's mom but doesn't tell his best friend that nugget of information. That would be kind of awkward.
Before the odd couples goes to investigate, Derek says, "Oh, one more thing" and bashes Stiles' head against the steering wheel. What's up new favorite .gif?! "You know what that was for," Derek tells Stiles before he even gets the chance to ask. We're thinking it's for shamelessly using Derek's body to get Danny to trace the call. Don't worry, Stiles. Derek will one day realize it was for the greater good.
Jackson decides to annoy Scott a little more before the big game and finds out about the hunters (Allison's family) and the Alpha. Once again, Jackson proves he's smarter than we gave him credit for because he throws a truth-bomb that blows up in Scott's face: Allison's last name, Argent, means silver in French. Someone pays attention in class! For the record, we think Jackson would make an awesome werewolf.
Stiles is walking through the hospital while on the phone with Derek who is telling him to look for the nurse that helps his uncle Peter Hale -- the one who has burns on half of his face (kind of like the Hound in "Game of Thrones," which you all should be watching). When Stiles says he isn't there, Derek tells him, "Get of there right now, it's him. He's the Alpha!" Before Stiles can leave, Peter shows up and says, "You must be Stiles." Don't you dare hurt our Stiles, Alpha Peter. We searched long and hard for our Seth Cohen replacement and we're not ready to let go of him yet, thank you very much.
Before Alpha and his weirdo nurse/accomplice can get to Stiles, who thinks he's about to die, Derek appears, knocks out nurse Jennifer with his elbow (we may or may not have shouted "Word!") and tells his uncle, "She was a psychotic bitch helping you kill people." Oh and then quickly tells Stiles, "Get out of the way." Have we mentioned how awesome Tyler Hoechlin is in this episode yet? Stiles just sighs and says, "Oh damn," before ducking down. Have we mentioned how awesome Dylan O'Brien always is yet?
Alpha Uncle reveals he never meant to kill Derek's sister Laura, but Derek doesn't want to hear it and attacks. Alpha Uncle knocks him down and Stiles scrambles away proving it's better to run and hide than to die.
"My mind, my personality were literally burned out of me," Peter reveals while dragging Derek by the throat. "It's being driven by pure instinct." When he goes to fish keys out of his nurse's pocket, Derek gets up and asks, "You want forgiveness?" before punching him. Yeah, we're pretty sure that's not what he's looking for, D. Peter responds with a headbutt and "I want understanding," which is followed up with a kick. Recapping fight scenes is hard, y'all!
"Do you have any idea what it was like for me during those years? Slowly healing cell by cell, even more slowly coming back to consciousness." He says becoming an Alpha pushed him over the edge in the healing process, which is his excuse for killing Laura. Worst. Excuse. Ever. Peter says he tried to warn Derek about what was happening.
"It was six years ago and in my defense it was before I'd gotten sober," Harris tells Stiles' dad. He confesses he told a woman he met at a bar how she could get away with murder, how to burn down a house and what not. You know, typical pickup lines. Turns out, the chick burned down the Hale house with the information he gave her. The only thing he remembers is the necklace she was wearing -- it's Allison's necklace! "You find the girl wearing that necklace, she's your arsonist," Harris says.
Derek is still crawling away from Uncle Peter who heals his face and reveals that hotness runs in the Hale family. "When you look this good, why wait?," Peter says. Why indeed.
Even after hearing about the hunters, Jackson tells Scott he has three days to turn him into a werewolf or he's telling Allison. Allison shows Kate who Jackson is from the stands (Her reaction? "Holy hotness!") and her aunt sees the marks on his neck. This can't be good. Scott overhears Kate ask her brother, "Can you get turned by scratch?," "If the claws go deep enough... maybe." Guess who they now think the second beta is? Still want to be a werewolf Jackson?
So what did you guys think of the big Alpha reveal? Did you guess right? Would you like to see Jackson become a werewolf? Sound off in the comments!
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Why New Age Is a Challenge for Christianity
Father Alessandro Olivieri Pennesi Responds
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VATICAN CITY, JUNE 30, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The spread of New Age and its use and abuse of Christian elements make of the movement a challenge for the baptized, says a specialist at the Lateran University.
Father Alessandro Olivieri Pennesi, a professor at the Mater Ecclesiae Higher Institute of Religious Sciences of the Lateran, gave that warning in an interview with ZENIT.
An international consultation on New Age, held by the Holy See from June 14-16, emphasized the need to know this phenomenon better in order to provide more appropriate Christian answers.
Q: Why does the spread of New Age represent a challenge for Christians?
Perhaps the greatest obstacle that must be addressed is, undoubtedly, the loss of awareness of truth, which vitiates every attempt to use the paradigms of reason.
Q: Is it true that "weak thought" and a particularly emotional approach to New Age spirituality are quite widespread phenomena in the Catholic world?
Father Olivieri Pennesi: Some have said that New Age is "a phenomenon that is typical of the postmodern culture, based on weak reasoning, ethical relativism and consumerism." I cannot but agree with this statement.
New Age philosophy is spread in many forms and by many ways in a subtle and almost imperceptible manner, says the Secretariat for Ecumenism and Dialogue of the Italian bishops, and it is presented by highlighting its features of universal love and defense of nature.
This proposal can lead to deceit insofar as it presents some objectives on which it is easy to agree: harmony between man and nature, awareness and commitment to improve the world, mobilization of all the forces for good for a new unitary plan of life.
New Age empties the salvific event of Christ from its truth, singularity and fullness. In fact, according to this line of thought, man can make himself capable, through specific techniques, of experiencing the divine without the aid of divine grace, effecting by his own strength his salvation, on which universal harmony depends.
The 1989 document of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a Letter to the bishops of the Catholic Church on certain aspects of Christian meditation, is a reference text on the attention that must be given to updating the ancient Gnosis, in which salvation takes place through the conscience, [and is] esoteric, for the few.
In regard to New Age -- or Gnostic, which is to say more or less the same thing -- practices, there are at the basic level, numerous examples.
To mention one: the last Vatican text on New Age refers to the use -- expanding alarmingly -- of the enneagram: a symbol originally of an initiation character developed in an esoteric context, syncretist, which has subsequently been transformed to a system of classification of the personality of nine psychological types, which serves for the search for self-fulfillment by an esoteric or magical way.
This is pure Gnosis. In Anglo-American Christian environments, such a method gains ground in the area of spiritual direction and guidance, so the U.S. bishops have created an appropriate commission to discern this phenomenon.
Q: What are the conceptual characteristics that describe New Age? And what are the main differences that characterize Christian doctrine?
Father Olivieri Pennesi: Douglas R. Groothuis, an American author, has identified six characteristics of New Age thought: Everything is one; everything is God; humanity is God; we must transform our conscience; all religions are one; optimism in regard to cosmic evolution.
We can summarize in the following points what those of New Age generally affirm:
One, there is no source of external authority -- only that of the interior -- "the god within us." Truth as objective reality does not exist, says one of the best-known spokespersons of New Age: actress Shirley MacLaine.
Two, the Creator is confused with his creation, believing that God is part of creation and is not separated from the latter. They adopt the belief in monism from the Eastern religions -- that "everything is One" -- only one essence of the universe, everyone and everything forms part of this essence.
Three, Christ, more than an individual, is a type of energy. This idea of "Christ-like awareness" states that Jesus was not the only Christ, but that he was predisposed to receive the "awareness of Christ," as were Buddha, Krishna and Mohammed. This is a well-known teaching of Gnostic occultism which has its roots in the Babylonian mystery religions.
Four, insofar as sin is concerned, while reference to Adam's sin is silenced, it is affirmed, as "A Course in Miracles" states, that man's principal problem is his ignorance of his divinity. Every perceptible fault that man thinks he has is more an absence of knowledge; with this is eliminated the need for salvation and for a savior.
Five, the New Age follower considers his good where he finds it. His morality is in his criteria, trusting in what he feels is good.
Six, the traditional way of seeing the personification of evil as the devil or Satan is clearly absent from New Age literature. In regard to history and Lucifer's task, Benjamin Creme, a known speaker of the movement, states that "Lucifer came from the planet Venus 18.5 million years ago. He is the director of the evolution of our planet, he is the sacrificial lamb and the prodigal son. Lucifer made an incredible sacrifice, a supreme sacrifice for our planet."
Seven, New Agers take up again the old doctrine of the Eastern religions on reincarnation, modifying it substantially in order to attain a perfection through innumerable cycles of death and rebirth. Together with this is the practice of so-called channeling through which disincarnated entities will direct humanity's spiritual evolution.
Eight, in the document written by the Pontifical Councils for Culture and for Interreligious Dialogue -- "Jesus Christ, Bearer of Living Water. A Christian Reflection on the New Age" -- one reads: "New Age has a marked preference for the Eastern and pre-Christian religions, which are reckoned to be uncontaminated by Judeo-Christian distortions. Hence great respect is given to ancient agricultural rites and to fertility cults." Somewhat later "Gaia," Mother Earth, is criticized.
I think a denunciation is obvious of certain animalistic and environmental ideologies which tend to re-propose a modern form of neo-pagan pantheism.
Q: What is your opinion?
Father Olivieri Pennesi: The divinization of nature, also known as "Gaia hypothesis," in homage to Greek mythology, is the result of the move from a correct safeguarding of the environment to forms of protection which I believe remind one of the sacred cows of the Hindus.
The latter marks the influence of New Age ideas in the ecological movement beginning with the first Earth Day in 1970, when the planet was recognized as a living being, worthy of adoration. The incompatibility of this veneration with Christian teachings is obvious and is stressed by those who favor Gaia.
Many esoteric publications see biblical teachings as the cause of great ecological problems. In an issue of Time magazine relating to environmental problems, the Bible, and in particular the Book of Genesis -- where man is given dominion over the earth and its inhabitants -- is mentioned as one of the reasons for the mistreatment of nature by man. According to some environmentalists, the spread of Christianity led to a negative development of a technology that would damage the earth.
In line with this attribution of guilt, the worship of Mother Earth and the environmental ideology are also accompanied by the devaluation of the human being, placed at the same level as the other "species" and even accused of excessive and harmful fecundity.
It is symptomatic, in fact, that none of the many environmental organizations present in the world equate the defense of nature and the defense of human life; [hence they are not] pronouncing themselves against abortion.
Q: Cardinal Georges Cottier has said that New Age is "incompatible with Catholic doctrine." What are the reasons for such an explicit condemnation?
Father Olivieri Pennesi: It's true. The cardinal says that "the main theses of New Age are incompatible with Christianity, what is more, they are antithetical."
According to the Vatican document "Jesus Christ, Bearer of Living Water. A Christian Reflection on the New Age," "It is difficult to separate the individual elements of New Age religiosity -– innocent though they may appear -– from the overarching framework which permeates the whole thought-world on the New Age movement.
"The gnostic nature of this movement calls us to judge it in its entirety. From the point of view of Christian faith, it is not possible to isolate some elements of New Age religiosity as acceptable to Christians, while rejecting others. Since the New Age movement makes much of a communication with nature, of cosmic knowledge of a universal good -– thereby negating the revealed contents of Christian faith -– it cannot be viewed as positive or innocuous."
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XVIII. The Book-Trade, 1557–1625.
§ 23. Illustrations.
The illustrations to be found in English books of the period are greatly inferior to contemporary continental work. The woodcuts, when not the worn-out blocks which had seen service since the days of Pynson and Wynkyn de Worde, were generally unskilful copies of foreign work, or, occasionally, still less successful original designs. Woodcut illustrations of a pictorial character are used in the Bishops’ Bible (1568), Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, Holinshed’s Chronicles and a few other books. The edition of Barclay’s Ship of Fools, printed by Cawood in 1570, was also illustrated by a series of woodcuts, but these were only a resuscitation of those which had appeared in Pynson’s edition of 1509. Woodcuts are also to be found in many books on practical subjects, but the use of them for pictorial illustration of imaginative works was not common. To John Day is due some improvement in the art, and portraits of himself and of William Cunningham, the author of The Cosmographical Glasse (1559), are among his more notable examples. 48
The use of copperplate engravings, first introduced into this country in 1540 but not much employed until some years later, doubtless contributed to the disuse of woodcuts, and most of the more ambitious books relied on the new art for their adornment. The first edition of the Bishops’ Bible, printed by Jugge in 1568, contains, besides woodcut illustrations, engraved portraits of the earl of Leicester and lord Burghley printed in the text, and an elaborate emblematic title-page which includes a portrait of the queen. Sir John Harington’s Orlando Furioso, issued by Field in 1591, is illustrated with forty-six full-page engravings; Sir William Segar’s Honor Military and Civill (1602) has eight engraved portraits; and Sandy’s Relation of a Journey, which appeared in 1615, contains many engravings illustrative of scenes and costumes. This art was also used for topographical illustrations in such works as Camden’s Britannia (1607), Drayton’s Poly-Olbion (1613) and captain John Smith’s General History of Virginia (1624). 49
For the decoration of their books, as apart from illustration, the earlier printers relied chiefly on ornamental initial letters. A border round the title-page was soon discovered to be an effective adornment to a book, and in a few instances every page of the book is thus treated. The designs of these borders took various forms, such as scroll work, arabesques, or architectural framework, and some contain the device of the printer. Occasionally, borders were emblematic of the subject of the book, and these were afterwards used quite indifferently for other works without relation to the subject. One of the best of these specially designed borders is that which is seen in the 1593 and 1598 editions of Sidney’s Arcadia. Another form of border, both graceful and effective, which has been aptly called a lace border, is built up of small ornaments of homogeneous character. When copper engraving had come into use, a frequent form of embellishment was an engraved title-page of emblematic or symbolic design, such as those in Drayton’s Poly-Olbion of 1613, and Bacon’s Instauratio magna of 1620. 50
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Image of Flo
Name: Flo
Model: Decimator
Scale : 1/8
Size: 14"
The Decimator was the most powerful fighter, and most adaptable PRTCr. Only a handful of Decimators made it through the war, with many dying in the Last Stand.
In addition to a vast array of weaponry, the Decimators had lightning-fast reflexes, and the ability to analyze and adjust to rapidly changing conditions in the heat of battle. This ability included visualizing a long sequence of actions and reactions in nanoseconds. Because they were able to remain calm and coldly evaluate options and react with deadly, and sometimes suicidal, consequences many people assumed that Decimators were incapable of feeling.
Flo was the first PRTCr to re-establish contact with humans 10 years after the Last Stand. Flo's relationship with Ella made it clear that Decimators could, in the right circumstances, feel.
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查找任意词语，比如 guncle
the small amount of vomit/puke that arises in the throat, not making a complete exit through the mouth but, by reflex... swallowed.
The intensely sweaty man on the subway smelled of cheap wine and urine, he rubbed against me and the vile odor caused a bit up pukle to rise in my throat.
作者 Tany Cony 2006年9月16日
When something is incredibly disgusting but at the same time sexually pleasing, a male, or female for that matter, ejaculates and pukes at the same time.
Jake was eating out a fat hairy bitch, and in the middle of it he pukled, due to the smell of her twat, and the moans of "ohhh jake!!"
作者 fistsoffury666 2008年12月08日
Verb. Pronounced "Pee yoo kuhl" Combination of the words "Puke" and "Chuckle". This is when one is laughing so hard he/she vomits. Often, this results in choking, gasping, vomit in the sinus cavities and even possible expulsion off vomit from the nose.
Flatoya pukled when Nate finally dropped his pants.
作者 Live Deliberately 2006年11月01日
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GOP Butt Plugs based on approval rating
In a way it really indicates that amount the candidate was willing to "bend over and take it".
Matt Epler is probably one of my favorite conceptualists at the moment. In a kind of art-meets-social-criticism business venture, Epler created a set of butt plugs (The Grand Ole Party) based on the voter approval curves of the GOP presidential primary candidates. The set, which omits Herman Cain but includes Bachmann and Perry, used Gallup poll data showing the approval rating of each candidate since the beginning of the primary campaign season. The length of the plug is based on the time spent in the race, and the width of the plug is based on their approval rating percentage out of 100. The result is a lewd (or funny, depending) and provocative set of anal stoppers.
Epler’s project got me thinking, however, about the nature of politics and presidential primary politics in particular. On one hand, a presidential primary is a contest of party ideology, with each candidate striving to consolidate the party’s base beneath their platform. Ron Paul, who is more Libertarian than traditional Republican, maintained a long candidacy but only ever held a small (but steady) base of conservative libertarian voters. This is, in large part, because Ron Paul has not changed his platform to suit a broader swath of conservative voters. Evangelicals, for instance, did not support Paul because the he would not support government intervention on social conservative issues.
On the other end of the spectrum is now-Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Romney maintained a relatively strong base of support throughout the nomination, and this was largely thanks to his willingness to pander to a wide range within the conservative base. This primary season was particularly volatile because the conservative base is spread across a wide range of issues and ideologies. Romney was forced to abandon his more moderate record in favor of a fairly radical conservative agenda in order to reach the far side of his constituency and build his voter approval. In a way, one might say, Romney bent over for his base and his party leadership, and took it. Of course, “taking it” over the course of his primary campaign, and from such a wide swath of his party, would naturally grow accustomed to such anal discomfort. As a result, a fairly substantial butt plug would be necessary.
You can see the distinction here for Epler’s butt plugs; the greater the public approval, the higher the likelihood that the candidate (metaphorically speaking) had to bend over the party’s leadership and let them use him or her like a puppet. With that kind of use (or abuse), only a plug of considerable size would be adequate. Epler may not have intended this, but the connection is easy enough to make, particularly when you look at Romney’s campaign as compared to “The Romney.”
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'The Bachelorette' Recap: Shock Exit Brings Heartache
A shock exit on this week's episode of "The Bachelorette" saw one of the reality series' main contenders say that he had openly courted bachelorette Ashley Hebert while privately admitting that he wasn't attracted to her and didn't plan to remain throughout the show's full season. Bentley Williams quit "The Bachelorette" on Monday night's episode after he confessed to cameras that he'd been disappointed when he discovered that Hebert was this season's bachelorette -- rather than former "The...Full Story
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Old 01-12-2012, 08:23 AM #30
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Yep, just looked at some old gas receipts showing 48-50 mpg U.S.
I think the guy on post #17 made a good point.
Perhaps the comparo needs to be with the V-strom 1000?
That might just be the ticket if a guy wants total reliability with power and doesn't need "something different" or thrilling.
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Scott Horton Interviews Glenn Greenwald
Scott Horton, August 19, 2008
Glenn Greenwald, legal affairs columnist and blogger for and author of Great American Hypocrites, discusses the FBI and national media’s attempt to hijack the truth surrounding the anthrax case, their post-mortem conviction of Bruce Ivins, the left/right/libertarian realignment against the warfare/police state and Glenn’s interview with Mort Halperin about his flip-flop on the Constitution-shredding FISA amendments bill.
MP3 here. (19:54)
28 Responses to “Glenn Greenwald”
1. Hey guys, I’m going to give you guys a little info. We have more than enough oil here in the U.S. to live happily ever after and never import a drop from the Middle East. We don’t “”need the their oil.” We are at war because the traitors in D.C. won’t develop the pipelines to keep us supplied. Wake UP!
2. Reading and listening to Glenn Greenwald is like a following a great detective novel. He plies the almost forgotten trade of rigorous logic. May his star keep rising.
3. Am I the only one who suspects that B. anthracis is a hot-air bust as a ‘bioweapon’. Mr. Greenwald – there is no such thing as ‘wet spores’. The inactive spore form develops to protect the metabolically active bacillus from the effects of dessication. This is how soil organisms survive in general. Once placed in a susceptible host organism (in the 19th century the pioneering German biologist Robert Koch infected rabbits with B. anthracis to develop the famous ‘Koch Postulates’ proving that bacteria, rather than ‘vapors’ caused infectious disease) or on the appropriate medium in a test tube – the spore form is activated and reverts to its ‘bacillary’ form capable of causing disease. Spores exist in the soil and when inhaled by ruminants cause a deadly disease of herd animals. In order to cause disease in humans who are not a natural host – a lot of spores (the numbers have been worked out in primates – as the LD50 or a dose in capable of killing 50% of experimental animals) have to be inhaled down through the upper airways and a sufficient number have to make their way to the lungs where they activate in a moist, nutrient rich environment and do their damage. Healthy people have been blessed very effective protective mechanisms in their airways to filter these out – such as high humidity from the nasal sinses, mucus producted by the bronchi, ciliated cells and the cough reflex. The disease cannot be passed from human to human – except by direct innoculation. Not trying to diminish the danger of anthrax once it is establish in the lungs of a human victim or its impact on the cattle, goat, sheep and camel industry – but this lurid hoax on the public imagination has generated an industry which consumed up over $50 billion dollars of public money since Clinton first raised the spector… Work it out: Over $10 billion spent for each of the 5 anthrax letter fatalities. Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur – who were truly concerned about ‘public’ health must be looking down and crying.
Once upon a time – when faced with a question (like ‘what is anthrax’) we in the educated public would refer to our sophisticated, public health, medical and microbiological text books to refresh our knowledge base. These days we listen to such disinterested parties as the FBI, the New York Time’s Judith Miller, ‘Catastrophic Terroism Theorist’ Philip Zellikow or the Fox News ‘experts du jour’.
4. the anthrax attack was the second false flag terror event 9-11 was the first
5. >> Am I the only one who suspects that B. anthracis is a hot-air bust as a ‘bioweapon’.
Well, if you want to kill lots of people, I guess so. It’s not “worse” than chemical agents and harder to produce AND to deliver, but it stays in the environment for longer and may cause the condemnation of whole buildings/areas for many years or until disinfection. It’s NOT going to self-reproduce, thus it’s somewhat controllable in a military sense.
Note that in this case, anthrax has NOT been used as “bioweapon” but as a complicated assassination device. Not unlike sniping with a Barret Light 50.
6. Oh My Says…
That is the point. Anthrax was blown up in the public’s imagination to create mass hysteria clammering to go to war and willing to fund an industry costing over $50 billion tax payer dollars since 9-11. As for your contention that anthrax contamination forces the closing of buildings and huge de-contamination costs… Says who? The FBI? Fox News? The Vice President? I think building de-contamination for Legionnaire’s disease may be more complicated. This ‘weaponized’ terror clumps up in high humidity and gravity takes care of the rest. This bug is ubiquitous in the soil of cattle raising Texas and causes periodic outbreaks among ruminants.
The reality is, at least according to conventional medical and microbiological text books: To cause pulmonary disease in a healthy person – thousands of spores have to be inhaled with a sufficient number making it past the clumping effects of the humid nasal sinuses, the trapping effects of the mucus produced in the upper airways, the ‘sweeping out’ mechanism of the ciliated bronchial cells and the ultimate expulsion from the airways by coughing. This is in contrast to the breathless pronouncements by politicians and propagandists that even ‘one bacterial spore’ (Rudi Guiliani called it a ‘virus’), could easily cause fatal infection. And it is exquisitely susceptible to readily availible, cheap antibiotics – and I don’t mean ‘Cipro’ – although systemic infection causes a high rate of death due to ‘septic shock’ – if the diagnosis is delayed.
If Robert Koch could develop his postulates on the bacterial cause of disease using B. anthracis in rabbits in the mid-19th century without any sophisticated bio-hazard equipment, you have be pretty gulllible to buy the ‘horror’ stories of ‘epidemic’ anthrax infecting hundreds of thousands of human beings exposed in the metro system or at Yankee Stadium …as peddled by this cynical and criminal government.
I would like to be corrected on the facts and with scientific rationale. I don’t buy the breathless stories of mysterious epidemics in the old Soviet Union as revealed by their so-called ‘exiled scientists’. These characters wormed their way into scores of US academic centers and technical fields fueling the war industry with their ‘inside knowledge, not unlike Ahmed Chalabi in more recent years. They became a kind of cottage industry peddling their anti-Russian expertise to uncritical Americans for years during the Cold War but are now more likely to be peddling alternative medicines and ‘vitamins’ (like the good ‘Doktor’ Ken Alibek, ‘the number two Soviet bio-weapons expert’…who set up an on-line immune-system boosting vitamin business).
We have been sold a ‘bill of goods’ and the public has been hoodwinked by the cowardly complicity of the American scientific and medical community who should have known better and spoken out. Correct me if I am wrong.
7. “…Not unlike sniping with a Barret Light 50.”
Oh yes, I’m sure that clarifies things for everybody….
You remind me of my friend’s husband, an “early music” specialist. His wife was trying to get through airport security with her cello.
The dimwit security drone asked her, “What’s in the case?”
“A cello”, she said.
“What’s that?” the drone asked.
Her husband intervened: “It’s a like gamba, but it only has four strings…”
8. the anthrax attacks are being covered up by the fbi because any investigation will lead directly to the culprits of 9-11 the cia and mossad
9. Dear Scott —
I love your interviews, but I have to admit I was a bit amused to hear you say “I’m actually pretty good at conspiracy theories myself and I recognize a conspiracy theory when I see one, and in this case the FBI has conspiracy theory about this guy. Their logic is all backwards, it’s all speculation, ‘let’s see if we can come up with a case to make it seem convincing that this was the guy who did it’.”
That’s a pretty good description of a cooked up story of how a trillion-spores-per-gram weaponization technology, where every spore is attached to a piece of polymerized glass between one and five microns in diameter and static charged to repel each other — ie., to behave like a gas inside the envelope — “just happened naturally”.
It’s also a good description of the tall tale that 19 bearded weirdos with box cutters orchestrated by a guy with a laptop in a cave in Afghanistan, tied to a dialysis machine, managed to defeat the only trillion-dollar a year military technology in history and penetrate, with a giant lumbering airliner, the perimeter of their own headquarters — oh, but wait, it gets better — instead of hitting the broad easy (?) target of the middle breadbasket of the Pentagon, Hani Hanjour performs a 270° dive that most lifetime veteran pilots say they could scarcely pull off, makes a final approach at an elevation of twenty feet, ground effect be damned, and hits the only section of the Pentagon that was recently reinforced to withstand attack, and which was occupied by no one other than a few contractor workers, and the Navy accountants (AND their files) who were trying to piece together what happened to the $2.3 trillion that Donny-boy Rumsfeld announced was missing less than 24 hours prior.
Shall I go on, or are you starting to see a connection with the undercover establishment that obviously sent those letters, dated 9-11-01 though mailed later, who, by the way, still have plenty of that original stash from Batelle, and will use it when it suits their False Flag election needs. Siehst du?
You would be well advised to listen to this interview with Francis Boyle, the man who wrote the current bio-weapons laws which were unanimously approved by Congress and signed by Bush 41, at this address:
There you can really test your conspiracy theory recognition skills!
10. Oops — I forgot to sign the above post. Sorry —
11. Over the past 7 yrs more than 2 dozen of the world’s most esteemed micro-biologists-all of whom were focused on combatting bio-terrorism-have died under questionable circumstances..Now bio-defense pioneer Bruce Ivins committs suicide at Frederick Memorial fm an overdose of Tylenol 3..How he got enough pills to kill himself in a mental hospital is still an open question…( The others have been killed in various by a sword, one head his head bashed in, one was stabbed, another car-jacked. none died naturally ).
Has the real culprit been identified, or is there someone else being shielded fm prosecution?
12. The answer may lie with Dr. Philip M. Zack, a micro-biologist who had already attempted to frame an arab colleague, Dr. Ayad Asaad, for the anthrax scare…Zack, it turns out, is Jewish, and was fired fm his post at Ft. Detrick for continually harassing Dr. Asaad in an extremely discriminatory fashion because he was Arab…Continued visits to the top-secret lab after his dismissal were recorded by security cameras..He was filmed entering Ft. Detrick on several occasions..The individual who illegally let him in was Dr. Marian K. Rippy, also Jewish..
13. In addition, Zack was well-acquainted with military-grade anthrax, the same type that was used to lace postal packages in ’01…Further evidence implicating the govt were DNA tests linking the original source spores to Fort Detrick…Zack again becomes a prime suspect because the anthrax scare occurred shortly after a time when the neo-cons and Israel were primed to begin their so-called GWOT..
14. Dr. Zack was known as a rabid ” Arab-hating Jew”, and the letters were written in a way to implicate Muslims…It seems more and more probable that the entire anthrax hysteria was concocted to help justify the neo-con desire for a long war ( with bombings, assassinations and occupation )…Dr. Hatfill and Dr. Ivins seem to have been patsies set-up to divert attention fm Israel-First ( and last ) moles, perhaps like Dr. Zack…
15. It seems that all it takes is the “J” word and “your comment is awaiting moderation.” Real brave guys..
16. Bill,
So now “known,” as in “Dr. Zack was known as a rabid ‘Arab-hating Jew,’” means “Something The Legendary Bill made up and believes because he feels like it,” nothing more?
If you’re so brave, how come you’re too frightened of Google to do a little fact-checking before polluting my awesome Glenn Greenwald interview post (again) with your bogus assertions and accusations?
17. The ignorant always slander the brave..why don’t tell me why i’m wrong instead of being a cowardly douche?
18. Just made up?? How dare you sit there and attack someone who’s more dilligent in searching for the truth? The whole purpose of people like you is to channel these searches into dead-ends that don’t really threaten the truly guilty….Maybe my sister’s boyfriend is right and you guys are a CIA front..
19. “Believes because he feels like it” Well, show me how I’m wrong, go ahead….still waiting..Actuallly you don’t have anything to offer except your distaste for the truthful but uncomfortable direction of the conversation…
20. Bill, literally in no time flat – I got the high speed internet over here – I found this article titled Dr. Phillip Zack is a Catholic.
It includes the name of the church he went to. But I bet that was his sneaky Mossad cover, right?’s only connection to the CIA is that we publish articles by former analysts Ray McGovern and Chalmers Johnson, and former operative Philip Giraldi. Their names and former association with the CIA are there for all to see. Their work speaks for itself. But of course that’s what I would say if I was a secret agent pirate-radio gatekeeper too isn’t it…?
As far as my discomfort, I am simply sick of you smearing people based on your pretended knowledge of their religion – all over my work. It is a patently stupid way of analyzing the world.
And it really annoys me that you aren’t usually blatant enough in your bigotry to just go ahead and delete. It’s always some sorta thinly veiled sounding innuendo. Talk about bravery.
21. Look up the research and read the book of Francis Boyle. He was a top microbiologist who’s talked at length about this case as well as the dozens of microbiologists whove been suicided since Bush took office. He has a few audio interviews available online. Google him…
The scariest thing that he speaks of, is the tons of aerosol anthrax that has been made in quiet since these attacks. What do they plan to do with this anthrax? They plan to spray us!
22. Read more about Dr. Zack and his jewish roots at
23. “Read more about Dr. Zack and his jewish roots at”
What a joke. Referring to a source which itself offers only assertions with no evidence is not the same as citing evidence.
When I searched the site for Zack,
I found these three “articles”:
Just as in your comment, the author does not even attempt to prove his assertion. He simply “knows” it apparently.
Now, if Zack was Jewish, which he is not,
and even if he were a Zionist, which we have no way of knowing, that would still merely be interesting and would prove nothing.
Why such lazy and dishonest accusations when there is a real crime and cover-up here? Why are you people so determined to muddy the water with all this garbage? It makes no sense. Unless…
YOU are a secret disinformation gatekeeper sent to distract us to dead ends! Yep. That’s must be it. I can’t think of another explanation off the top of my head right this minute, so I’ll just settle on that. The Legendary Bill and cohorts are really Mossad agents of questionable lineage! Beware of them!
24. Oh look Horton I found a site that says Trotsky and Bela Kuhn and Rosa Luxemburg were really Catholics too…Yeah, over here….Whatever, just believe whatever’s safer for you…That seems to be your m.o.
25. Horton found Ed Lake psssh
Not that it matters what Zack was, he still has a lot of explaining to do. But I do want to point out this:
Listen being Catholic in no way prevents someone from being Pro-Israel. Ivins was a Catholic and he wrote in 2006
“By blood and faith, Jews are God’s chosen, and have no need for ‘dialogue’ with any gentile.” Thats from a Catholic but so what MOST Zionists are Christians. He was in a circle full of Catholic Zionists. They were quite open about it. They formed anti-arab groups. Bruce also wrote;
and “You can get on board or get left behind, because that Christian Nation Express is pulling out of the station!” he wrote after the election of Bush.
He wrote the paper with this stuff. That is how important is was to him. Now I got Catholic relatives into Amway and all that cult stuff. Total Blackwater types kill for Jesus types. I can tell you this, Jews can’t hold a finger up number-wise to Christian Zionist or just Christian supremacist in general. They are scare people.
We know Zack was part of a group harassing Arab Scientists. But all you guys are missing the boat here.
So what if Zack stole Anthrax and got caught doing illegal research on it? Better to bitch about what his religion was like it matters. They were staunchly anti-Arab you dont have to be Jewish to have a monopoly on that. The Camel Club was a bunch of Bigots and they are Christian Zionsts. And a couple of them happened to be Jewish but so what. Zionism is a POLITICAL ideology that stems from several religions.
Here is a telling question. Why hasn’t the FBI gone after Zack? Why did government insiders take drugs Before the attack? Why did Hoax letters follow Hatfill around? Obviously they needed a fall guy.
It’s too much to explain just watch War by Deception when it comes out Sep 11th.
It’s better than “All Roads”.
Zack is a pawn. This Anthrax thing didn’t happen in a bubble. The Mossad planted the Anthrax came from Iraq Bull shit to the paper in the UK and the US and good old Judith Miller gets a Hoax letter. This was an intelligence operation not the work of a pissed off scientist. I predicted Bruce Ivins Death on June 30th just a few days before coming on this show which was censored but not by Scott. check the date. I said “With Steven Hatfill winning his settlement the FBI is going to ned a new fall guy. The folks still at USAMRID should stay out of small planes and away from high windows.” “…Bruce Ivins and anyone else likely to be on hit list of William Patrick, had best not be going to have breakfast with their moms any time soon.”
“Breakfast with their moms” means “suicided” it’s a reference to the DC Madam murder.
Do I have ESP? No. I’ve just been all over this for 7 years. Not just me, many people. This anthrax story has been finished for a long time.
26. Bill, you dumb ass. That link leads to a clipping from the local newspaper’s coverage of his wedding that talks about what church he goes to. You bring up irrelevancies in order to make it appear as though what I said was baseless and that there was no evidence on the page I linked to.
But in fact, quite unlike when you assert things, there was.
Why don’t you go hang out at some nazi site where your intellect and style will be enjoyed rather than routinely called out as baseless and stupid?
27. Ry,
First of all, you showed up late. The argument was whether The Legendary Bill was going to get away with his stupid assertions about how guilty this guy Zack was due to his supposed “Jewishness.”
Second, what’s the evidence that Zack did anything? Other than that you would have had him investigated and he wasn’t? They say it looked like he could have taken some from the lab, but wasn’t that 9 or 10 years before the attack?
Third, only because you bring it up. I really did try to make this clear – there are interviews that I do on the show that do not run on all the time. The 9/11 theory stuff we talked about wasn’t good for anything but angering the kooks. And frankly, the Russia part – which we discussed running separately – perhaps due to time differences between us, was deemed too hard to follow or make much sense of. I’m sorry you took it bad, and you are right that it was not my decision. But it is one I can understand and wish that you could see was an act of editorial discretion, not censorship. It was about quality, not political correctness or anything else.
I, for one, enjoyed it and look forward to talking with you again.
For anyone interested, the archive is here:
28. Scott you’re right I showed up late. I don’t disagree with out about Zack if the question is just on if he was Jewish or not. I have seen both account that he was Jewish and that he was Christian. My thing is who cares? I personally put the anthrax blame on Hanan Serftay and Legum Yochai. It would be stupid of Zack to mail such a letter about Assad but apparently he or at least someone at the lab did because they knew everything about Assaad. But there was a lot of talk about a bi attack following up after 911 so maybe Zack being the bigot we know he was wrote a genuine letter of warning albeit filled with prejudice. The problem is and what makes him look like he is hooked in with this (Mossad op) is that the FBI given all the circumstantial evidence, possible prior knowledge and a history of stealing it and illegally working with it, should have not waited 3 years before they investigated the origin of the letter and they have not brought Zack in for questioning at all. So WHY?
I’m not mad about the 911 stuff, I agree with the decision because it doesn’t do any good, it’s like an atheist giving a well detailed account on how Adam and Eve are fictional characters, it doesn’t matter what they say or how sound it is, people do what they want with it.
As for the Russia stuff, well it may have been hard to follow because most Americans don’t know the names of Russian cities much less their banks or politicians. It’s a shame because we had gotten into Azerbaijan and the ACCU, and skipped over to Berezovsky and co, and the next step had there been time was to get into Georgia and what went down there. The only color revolution I said by name was the Rose revolution and that was because of what I thought (as did many others) looked like was coming. It happened and it’s all about expanding NATO. But explaining the Oligarchs’ scams was important too. People always try to point to lifting price controls as an argument against the Free Market, but that’s not what happened at all. It was a completely rigged and criminal market.
Anyway I was late because United Air broke my cpu when I came over from Japan. I have like an hour film coming out about the anthrax. It’s free. The problem the FBI has had with all its fall guys as been placing them at all the multiple scenes of the crime. (assuming its not a team is one mistake already). But we know who was in all the places the anthrax and hoax anthrax was mailed from. Al Qaeda. And of course it along with the notes was made to look like their doing BUT then the anthrax (from the senate letters) gets traced back to US labs. So who had moles in the labs blaming Iraqis and then Hatfill (something the JDL tried to do in 1997) and who was in all the same locations as Al Qaeda and would benefit from saying Death to Israel and America??
The Israelis. And I don’t mean just the Art Students protecting the MDMA ring. Drugs are black ops finance. I’m talking about the whole system which reaches right up into our own DOD and State department with multiple moles and spies. Not just APIAC’s crew either. They overlap but I am talking about Grossman, Perle, Feith, Woolsey, and I don’t have proof yet but probably Abrams as well.
Remember Michael Gal (Israeli spy)? Do you know who bailed him out? Ophir Baer. Guess where he works. Yeah, Amdocs the same backdoor communications company that was shifting suspects around as soon as the FBI would try and move in on them. Serfaty seems to be the money man this “student” had over 100 thousand dollars in unexplained bank receipts just in the time of Dec 2000 to March 2001. He must have dished out the money in the Florida cell, then up in NJ Urban Moving Systems got a 500 thousand dollar loan form Uncle Sam. They lost their license in 2002. Omit Levinson (Suter) leaving the country may have had a hand in that.
The intel saying Iraqis passed anthrax to Atta in Prague came first from the Israelis then to the London times and then over to the New York media. However the AEI and Weekly Standard had Iraq Al Qaeda and anthrax connections claims out on sep 13th two days after the attack. That whole AEi/PNAC group is a whose who list of super Zionist many of whom also wrote Israel policy papers saying the same junk. Then we catch the Israelis spying with moles out of those same offices.
Who did 911? Al Qaeda (with assistance). How separate are they from the CIA and Mossad? Well it’s murky. We let it happen, hijacked it got two wars so far, looking for a third, got well you guys know…. But when you include the anthrax attack that was an inside job. I swear Osama was allowed to leave as well. We didn’t miss him, we gave him every chance to get out. But that’s a long story.
MIC needs a boogyman.
anyway movie is out Sep 11th. or 12th I’m kind of up i the air as to if I should put it out on the 11th or not.
Scott see the post on Luke Ryland, and good interview.
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Reference > The Bible > The King James Version > 2 Samuel > 2
Book of Samuel 1 Book of Samuel 3
The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000.
The Second
Book of Samuel
Otherwise Called, The Second Book of the Kings
David Made King over Judah
2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahin'o-am the Jez'reelitess, and Ab'igail Nabal's wife the Car'melite. 1 Sam. 25.42, 43
¶ And they told David, saying, That the men of Ja'besh–gil'e-ad were they that buried Saul. 1 Sam. 31.11-13
5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Ja'besh–gil'e-ad, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
David Fights against the Forces of Saul
8 ¶ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish–bo'sheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahana'im;
9 and made him king over Gil'e-ad, and over the Ash'urites, and over Jezreel, and over E'phra-im, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Ish–bo'sheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
12 ¶ And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bo'sheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahana'im to Gibeon.
13 And Jo'ab the son of Zeru-i'ah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 And Abner said to Jo'ab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Jo'ab said, Let them arise.
15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish–bo'sheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Hel'kath–haz'zurim, 1 which is in Gibeon.
18 ¶ And there were three sons of Zeru-i'ah there, Jo'ab, and Ab'ishai, and As'ahel: and As'ahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
19 And As'ahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou As'ahel? And he answered, I am.
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armor. But As'ahel would not turn aside from following of him.
22 And Abner said again to As'ahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Jo'ab thy brother?
24 ¶ Jo'ab also and Ab'ishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Gi'ah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
28 So Jo'ab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
29 ¶ And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahana'im.
30 And Jo'ab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and As'ahel.
32 And they took up As'ahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Jo'ab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
Note 1. The field of strong men. [ back ]
Published by The American Bible Society
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From: "Ron Hamlin" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Assigning Mouse Wheel Click to F3
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:42:28 -0500
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
PS to the last post... On the first pulldown list on the page, I selected
the Intellimouse Explorer. That's the software the controls the mouse
behavior and probably the most confusing list. Then you need to select your
operating system and then your language. Install, reboot and set up the
Ron Hamlin
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Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 4:32 PM
May be a bit over my head :)
But I'll give it a try
It's either that or get used to "Control C/V "
Thanx so much for your input
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This artwork comprises of 5 paintings I did, each a meter wide. I stretched the canvases myself with different types of fabrics and painted on them while keeping the fabric raw. (^,^)
Feel free to ask me anything about my work
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Stefano boy
First name origins & meanings:
1. German: Crown; wreath
2. Greek: Crown
First name variations: Stef, Stefanos, Stefos, Stephano, Stephanos, Stefan, Steven, Stefan, Stephan, Stepan, Steve, Stevie, Steven, Stephens, Stevens, Stevenson, Stephenson, Etienne, Esteban, Estevan, Steffan, Stephen
Last name origin & meaning:
Italian: from the personal name Stefano, Italian form of Latin Stephanus (see Steven).
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
—Thomas Watson
This is my husbands favorite verse and I can understand why.
All things, that means "All our afflictions and trials; all the persecutions and calamities to which we are exposed. Though they are numerous and long-continued yet they are among the means that are appointed for our welfare."
Work together for good - They shall cooperate; they shall mutually contribute to our good. Whatever trial we go through, there is a reason for it, that in the end it will work for our good.
To them that love God To them who are the called - That means you and me who children of God, the Elect, those that have put their faith in Jesus Christ. Those whom have been called to be one of His own.
When we have afflictions in our life, we can find it as a challenge, we can say."How can I bring God the glory in all this and how can I handle this and let others see the faith I have in Christ even though I am suffering?"
This purpose of saving his people is,
(1) One over which a creature can have no control; it is according to the counsel of his own will; Eph_1:11.
(2) it is without any merit on the part of the sinner - a purpose to save him by grace; 2Ti_1:9.
(3) it is eternal; Eph_3:11.
(help from e-sword)
—William Jenkyn
Amen Mr. Pink!
Many Christians are not bettered by the judgments they see--when they have bettered by the judgments they have felt. The gold is refined--by being in the furnace! Likewise, with the Christian, "I have refined you in the furnace of suffering!" Isaiah 48:10
luvvom said...
I really like Pink's quote! I have been praying that I accept His will as my own! I've got a long way yet to go, but I press on toward the mark....
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Baptist Girl said...
Sarah, Me too.
I have been up since 3:00 am, my daughter and her boyfriend have been in Emergency since 11:30PM, Greg was having severe pains in his stomach and they do not have any ultra sound machines working until 7:00 am. We live close to the hospital so they were at our door at 3:00 and asked if they could rest here till 7:00 am. The doctors think it may be appendisits. I was wide awake by then so I came down to the computer and had a sweet time listening to Paul Washer, he is such an encouragement to me. And had some time checking out a few of my favorite blogs. So I thank the Lord for this time.
mark pierson said...
Great post, Cristina!It is both challenging, and, well, ..challenging.
Baptist Girl said...
Hi Mark,
It sure is a challenge, a challenge to continue to to good to bring God all the Glory.
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[Bioperl-l] [Biopython-dev] SwissProt DE lines and bioentry.description field in BioSQL
Peter biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
Mon May 18 09:38:03 EDT 2009
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Hilmar Lapp <hlapp at gmx.net> wrote:
> On May 17, 2009, at 8:40 AM, Peter wrote:
>> [...] Here you have mapped RecName and AltName fields in the DE lines to
>> Name and Synonyms (shouldn't that be Synonym singular?).
> The example is for the GN lines in SwissProt, not the DE lines.
Ah, that probably explains some of my confusion.
>> In this example, searching the database using one of the SwissProt
>> AltNames (synonyms), or filtering on the Flags sounds like a
>> reasonable request - but this would be very difficult if the data is
>> stored inside XML strings.
> Actually no. Modern full-text indexers (inside or outside the database) can
> index XML text columns right away and very well. In fact, for the last
> project that I built a full-text search for (on top of a BioSQL database) I
> did that by writing custom XML documents to a separate table for each
> record I wanted indexed. Oracle's full text indexer did the rest. I also built a
> separate identifier/name/accession index that pulled all the gene names,
> symbols, accession numbers, identifiers etc into a single table for
> indexing.
OK, when I said searching "would be very difficult if the data is
stored inside XML strings", maybe it wasn't so difficult for you - but
that still sounds complicated!
Sticking with the GN lines and the synonym, if this was stored as a
simple tag/value as usual in BioSQL, I would write my SQL statement to
search the annotation table where the term id was that associated with
a GN synonym, and the annotation value was "HABP1". Simple.
Using the XML approach, are you suggesting you could do a full text
search on the annotation value field, looking for any rows where the
field contains "<Synonyms>HABP1</Synonyms>", where the term id matches
the GN lines' XML string? This sounds simplistic and probably rather
slow - presumably why you resorted to the more complicated indexing
scheme described above?
> What I mean is, a fully normalized relational representation, especially if
> nested, is often not the most efficient data structure for efficient
> searching and filtering.
OK. But do we really need to worry about complex nested structures
for the SwissProt annotation (or in general)?
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Adobe flash player
I have upgraded the Adobe Flash player. It is about 2MB bigger (uncompressed) than the version I had in 417 and earlier.
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Posted on 26 Jul 2009, 22:34 by Terryphi
Adobe flash player - insecure
That version is insecure. See . An updated version is likely to be available on 30 July.
Posted on 26 Jul 2009, 23:55 by dogone
Adobe Flash security
Adobe's announcement suggests this problem is present in earlier 10.x and 9.x releases as well. So simply avoiding the latest release may not obviate the risk.
"Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.2 and earlier 9.x versions...Adobe Flash Player and and earlier 9.x and 10.x versions"
Posted on 28 Jul 2009, 15:48 by aarf
syas linux is affected but?
The Trojan arrives in a specially crafted .pdf file that exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player.
When executed the Trojan drops the following files on the compromised computer:
%Temp%\SUCHOST.EXE (Trojan Horse)
%Temp%\TEMP.EXE (A non-malicious file.)"
cant see how these .exe will affect puppy
Posted on 2 Aug 2009, 20:37 by aarf
it there now
new and highly recommended secure improvement update out for flashplayer.
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The expressions misfeasance and nonfeasance, and occasionally malfeasance, are used in English law with reference to the discharge of public obligations existing by common law, custom or statute.
Definition and relevant rules of law[edit]
When a contract creates a duty that does not exist at common law, there are three things the parties can do wrong:
The rule of law laid down is that an action in contract (ex contractu) will lie for any of the three. However, an action in tort (ex delicto), will lie only in misfeasance or malfeasance. The doctrine was formerly applied to certain callings carried on publicly.[1]
See also[edit]
1. ^ R. v. Kilderby, 1669, 1 Will. Saund. 311, 312 c
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nonfeasance". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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The Gi Myao Gender Bender Tee – Blood Is The New Black // The Jimi Hendrix Halo Destroyed Tee – Chaser // The AC/D Tee – UNIF
I fell in love with MTV’s hit show Jersey Shore its first season on the air. Something about all the hairspray, fake tanning, and binge drinking sparked a somewhat guilty pleasure in my 17-year-old self. I remember visiting Seaside Heights my senior year of high school and being star struck by a world of fried pickles, cheetah print spandex, and a lifetime supply of hair gel. What I truly learned to love was the comedic phrases that this show became known for that somehow made an instant mark on my everyday language. Words such as grenade, meatball, and phrases such as GTL and Cabs are here! began to trickle off my tongue with ease. But what I became most excited for thanks to Mike the Situation himself was when the wife beaters were ditched in light of freshly washed and pressed t-shirts. T-shirt time became a phrase that was easily translated to a generation of hyped up club goers as party time.
The David Bowie Guitar Destroyed Tee – Chaser // The Hipster Joplin Burnout Tee – Local Celebrity // The Lisa Hanawalay Pussy Power Boyfriend Tee – Blood Is The New Black
Until recently, my t-shirt game was slacking to say the least. I thought those simple cotton garments were solely worn to bed, when I was in a rush in the morning, or on laundry day. Now as a gal that has recently learned to experiment with her t-shirt tactics, I’ve come to appreciate mixing them in with unexpected ensembles. Posh skirts, draped over dresses, a little oversized with tights, the list goes on and on. So from one t-shirt lover to another, here are our must haves for fall. Whether you’re ready to party or ready to kick it in the comfort of your own home, you’ll be doing it with effortless style.
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The Mommy Files
A local mom's take on raising kids by the Bay.
Amnio alternative raises questions
It’s about time someone came up with an alternative to the amniocentesis, the prenatal test used to detect genetic defects in a fetus, mainly Down syndrome. What pregnant woman wants a needle poked into her belly? What pregnant woman wants to increase her risk of miscarriage? Thankfully, scientists are working on procedures that require only a blood test. These new options are less invasive, but they raise some questions.
According to a recent article in The New York Times, a San Diego-based biotechnology company called Sequenom says it will begin selling such a test as early as next June. And a team of scientists from Stanford and Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Md., is also devising a way to scan the mother’s blood.
Right now, the two most accurate procedures for Down syndrome are amniocentesis, or amnio, and chorionic villus sampling, or C.V.S., which involve the removal of fetal cells so the chromosomes can be counted. (A Down syndrome baby has three copies of Chromosome 21 instead of the usual two.) Historically, the procedures were used for women 35 and older, whose age increases their risk for chromosomal defects. Carrying a small risk of miscarriage, the tests were not offered to younger women. As a result, untested women give birth to the majority of Down syndrome babies. But last year the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced that a Down syndrome screening test should be an option for all pregnant women. Doctors initially responded to the recommendation by giving blood tests, sonograms, and then sometimes an amnio. But soon women might receive a definitive answer with one simple blood test.
In the United States, 90 percent of women who are given a Down syndrome diagnosis opt for an abortion. Some people fear that increased testing will lead to more abortions. A dwindling Down syndrome population, which now stands at about 400,000, could mean reduced funds for medical research. According to The New York Times article, “Some relatives of people with Down syndrome fear that an easier test will lead to more abortions, shrinking the population of people with Down syndrome and eroding societal support. They say people with Down syndrome can lead fulfilling lives and were heartened when the Republican vice-presidential candidate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, gave birth this year to a boy she knew would have Down syndrome.”
Martha Hogan, director of advocacy and support for Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area, shares the concern, though she believes it’s a woman’s personal right to choose whether or not to get an abortion. “What do you think the world would be like without any Down syndrome? It would be a very empty, lonely world,” says Hogan, who has a 31-year-old son with Down syndrome. “There would be a real void. Of course, it comes with its own set of problems, but all children do. Most women who decide to have a child with Down syndrome are so happy and surprised by just how wonderful it is.”
What would you do if your fetus was diagnosed with Down syndrome? And please if you have actually faced this choice, weigh in.
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Comments: Just a quickie while the stove does it's business
I start with a couple of big cans of italian tomatoes with basil, pour them into and mash them through a colander (discarding the pulp. A can of paste. some sugar (I'm guess 2-3 tablespoons) to cut the acidity. Salt. Black pepper. occasionally some garlic either fresh or powdered. Start it in the morning and let it simmer all day. Taste it frequently throughout the day. add additional salt of pepper to taste.
When it comes to sauce I'm definitely a simple is better kind of cook.
Posted by Stephen Macklin at July 25, 2004 09:05 PM
For tomato-based pasta sauces, I just doctor up some Prego. I'm not a big fan of tomato anyways, so it's as good as anything else to me.
Posted by Ted at July 26, 2004 12:00 PM
Sounds yummy. Otherwise, stop torturing us low carb types with these nefarious temptations! :)
Posted by RP at July 26, 2004 12:48 PM
You HAFTA mention zucchini and "wang" in the same post?
Are ya tryin' to kill me, here, BOB?
You big silly...
Dude, I have two bags with zucchini in them on my counter. Two of them are so friggin' big they scared me at first. Then, I named them and all was well again, but... what the HELL am I supposed to do with these things? I don't eat zucchini... ew. Not especially since the time, when I was about 14, that my goofy Dad cooked a spider along with his zukes one day. I told him that stupid spider was in his oil, too.
He forgot.
And, ate it.
Which may just have sumpthin' to do with why I cannot abide these things.
Any easy-to-not-frig-up ideas on how to cook 'em for these guys before they rot? (The zukes, not the guys...)
Posted by Stevie at July 26, 2004 02:03 PM
Well, the easiest thing to do would probably be to slice the zukes lengthwise, slice the two halves lengthwise again, then slice those slices into 1/2" thick wedges. Just simmer them in a nice tomato sauce for a about 20 minutes to half an hour. You can top them with parmesan cheese and you've got a nice side dish!
Those big ones you can treat like eggplant and cut them lengthwise into 1/2" thick slabs, top them with sauce and shredded mozzerella and bake 'em at 320 for 20-30 minutes. Sprinkle some garlic powder and pepper or any herbs you like. Tender and delicious yum yum!
Posted by Tuning Spork at July 26, 2004 08:09 PM
OT: there is a good baseball question Madfish Willie posted over at MuNuviana... see if you can figure out the answer... no fair googling!
Posted by Mudfish Billie at July 26, 2004 08:41 PM
Thank you, Spork!
Posted by Stevie at July 26, 2004 10:05 PM
For zucchini, I just slice 'em into thick slabs along with some summer squash, green pepper and onion, then stir fry with a little salt and pepper for about 5 minutes. Serve alongside a steak.
If you're BBQ'in, whack 'em lengthwise into halves or thirds if they're really big, spray with a little no-stick, salt, pepper, and toss 'em on the grill next to whatever you're having.
I'm a simple cook. :)
Posted by Ted at July 27, 2004 06:11 AM
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Intermission: Who Needs It?
Last week, my sister invited me to be her date to Beauty & the Beast at the Winspear Opera House. I happily obliged, because I'm a sucker for nostalgia. She's also a member of the press, so we had killer seats in the center of the orchestra section. We purchased our sippy cups of wine that we could cry into when the blissful memories of childhood became too much. We plopped into our seats and as the familiar melody of the overture began to play, we both realized we would very quickly be in need of trips to the restroom. She climbed over the patrons to our left, eliciting what sounded like, "are you f**king kidding?" And I cowered in my seat, legs crossed, praying for intermission.
Not five days later, The New York Times published an article about the history of intermission, noting that in the early years of the opera it was customary to leave your seat, grab a drink or even play cards while the music played on in the auditorium. Productions were social events, without rigid rules about when you were or were not allowed to use the restroom. The article goes on to point out that when intermissions were first introduced as long breaks from performances, "they were filled with complementary programming: Clara Schumann was exasperated to hear organ arrangements of compositions by her husband, Robert, in an interval during one of her recitals at the Hanover Square Rooms in London."
Even during the longer intermissions of 20-30 minutes that exist today, there is often barely enough time to grab a drink at the bar, or make it to the front of the line for the restroom. And many theater companies around the city (Kitchen Dog Theater, for example) rarely program plays with intermissions, instead choosing 90-100 minute shows. To hear many of the local theater critics talk about their love of intermission-less shows would make you believe they had cast-iron bladders. What they like is avoiding a jolting embrace of reality interrupting a show's rising energy.
Hundreds of years ago, if you needed to stretch your legs during an opera, no one would've accused you of being less culturally savvy. They would've asked you to join the game of hearts they were playing in the lobby. This culture of shaming audience members into staying in their seats or remaining completely silent is altogether modern.
I say we get rid of intermission entirely. But if we're going to keep it, can I at least be allowed to use the restroom whenever I damn well please without dirty looks and curse words? It was a children's show after all, ma'am on the aisle of Row P.
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But the crew is usually changing out the set and the cast changes costumes....
I would like to know if the intermissions were filled with complementary programming.
Here's a nifty little trick: go pee right before you take your seats. This also works for business meetings, long bus rides, and movies. Duh.
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Suggest you get aisle seats in the future.
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Breast cells naturally transform into stem cells
By Ed Yong | April 12, 2011 9:00 am
The story is wrong.
All of this started with a simple observation. Chaffer was looking at a flask full of human breast cells and noticed that a small of them were floating, rather than stuck to the bottom. She says, “Normally when we see floating cells in tissue culture, they are dead or dying. However, in this case, I noticed that they maintained a healthy appearance.” Chaffer was intrigued, especially since she knew that this ability to survive in a free-floating environment was a trait that stem cells share.
“We suspected that these floating cells may contain a high proportion of a stem-like cell population,” says Chaffer, and she was right. Compared to other breast cells, these floaters were more likely to show three genetic markers that are telltale signs of stem cells. These include a weakly active CD24 gene, a missing ESA gene and, most of all, a strongly active CD44 gene.
These cells certainly behaved like stem cells. Even a single one could eventually produce clumps of breast gland tissue known as “mammospheres”, just like normal stem cells can. And when they were transplanted into mice, they could produce more complicated structures like milk ducts.
These “stemmy” cells seemed to come out of nowhere. Chaffer found that groups of cells with weakly active copies of CD44 would quickly develop daughters that had the strongly active version of the gene. This wasn’t because of any contamination – the high-CD44 cells actually grow more slowly than their low-CD44 counterparts, so they would normally be drowned out in a bustling culture. It became clear that the low-CD44 cells were actually turning into the high-CD44 ones.
This isn’t just something that happens in laboratory flask. Chaffer also found her special cells in fresh tissue samples, where they initially account for one in every 300 cells. Over time, other cells spontaneously turned into these stem-like ones.
This story would have been surprising enough, but Chaffer also found that breast cancer cells can turn into breast cancer stem cells. Cancer stem cells were discovered around 14 years ago, and they have since been found in many different types of tumour. The idea, and it’s still a controversial one, is that these elite cells produce most of the cancerous cells that make up a tumour. They could seed new tumours in different parts of the body, and regenerate tumours that have been mostly killed off by treatments, leading to recurrence.
When Chaffer transformed the floating breast cells into cancer cells, she found that the low-CD44 ones could transform into high-CD44 cancer stem cells around 2-5 times more quickly than their normal cousins. And the resulting tumours were more aggressive than normal.
This opens up a big can of worms. Several researchers are now trying to develop treatments that target cancer stem cells. The hope is that such drugs would seek and destroy the heart of tumours, robbing them of their ability to bounce back. But clearly, if normal breast cancer cells can turn into cancer stem cells, then this approach has a fatal flaw – the tumours could simply regenerate their heart.
If that seems pessimistic, Chaffer’s discovery heralds more optimistic news in other fields of medicine. Many scientists are furiously working on ways of reprogramming adult cells into stem-like ones, often by altering the cells at a genetic level. The resulting cells could be used to produce new tissues or even organs, all tailored to an individual patient’s genome.
There are risks to this approach, including (ironically enough) cancer, brought on by accidental changes to the wrong genes. But if Chaffer can work out how her cells were naturally regaining their “stemminess”, she could potentially find ways of duplicating the effect, without having to disrupt any genes. “If one can identify these particular population of cells in other tissues, they will hold great promise for the development of patient-specific adult stem cells for the treatment of degenerative diseases,” she says.
Reference: Chaffer, Brueckmann, Scheel, Kaestli, Wiggins, Rodrigues, Brooks, Reinhardt, Su, Polyak, Arendt, Kuperwasser, Bierie & Weinberg. 2011. Normal and neoplastic nonstem cells can spontaneously convert to a stem-like state. PNAS
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Disclosure: In my day job, I work for a cancer charity called Cancer Research UK. The charity did not fund this study, but I have linked to its blog (which I occasionally write for) in a few instances above.
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Comments (11)
1. QoB
A new twist on the “I make milk. What’s your superpower?” tshirts!
2. “Over time, other cells from spontaneously turned into these stem-like ones.”
I don’t understand this sentence. I’m not a scientist and don’t play one on TV, but I think this needs editing, not SCIENCE…
Otherwise, as usual, interesting and provocative post, Ed.
3. A great read, these ‘provocative’ findings by Chaffer are very exciting, please keep me updated.
4. Nathan Myers
I don’t know why people keep saying that specialized cells are not known to de-differentiate back to stem cells. Robert Becker reported on it in the ’70s, and published in Nature and Science. He learned how to stimulate the change in vitro. Indeed, every time you break a bone, bone cells near the break de-differentiate, and then regenerate new bone, re-forming into all the various kinds of cells needed.
5. Paul R Walsh
Hi Ed.
Good choice of topic. This discovery has the potential for high impact.
Editorially speaking, I agree with ‘southlakesmom’: grammatically, there is a problem. Depending upon the level of detail you wish to communicate, the revision could vary. But, to impart the most general information, you could merely omit the word “from” in the sentence, “Over time, other cells from spontaneously turned into these stem-like ones.”
Also, to maintain the high quality of your writings, please note the minor typo:
should be
Otherwise, I think the content is great. While I doubt that the OED will soon include an entry for ‘steminess’, your improvisational usage of the term epitomizes clear communication to the common man. Stephen J. Gould would surely nod his assent.
just trying to be helpful,
P.S. I was surprised to find that ‘stemmy’ already appears in the OED (though not defined relative to stem cells.) Your usage should nonetheless be clear anyone who has heard of stem cells.
6. Ash Dunne
Has anyone actually been able to find this paper yet? Tried the DOI link: invalid. Tried Pubmed, nothing. Tried PNAS search, nothing. I’d like to read the original paper!
7. Ash Dunne
Ed, thanks for this. Totally understand your frustration. Hope I haven’t added to it with previous comment!
8. Anurag
If someone gets to know when this paper comes up online for access please post it here. Thanks.
9. Michael Lerman
In 2007 I offered a hypothetical biochemical mechanism describing the phenomena concerning the origin and dynamics of TSC and CSC as follows:
The von Hippel- Lindau disease TSG (VHL) may be involved in the creation of cancer stem cells (CSC). As adult tissue stem cells (TSC) will not tolerate mutations (the important tenet of the “immortal strand” hypothesis (1)) they can’t be precursors of CSC. These are created as follows: when an adult tissue stem cell divides it creates a stem cell (self-renewal) and dividing progenitor cells, which are destined to differentiate and eventually die; these dividing progenitor cells may accumulate cancer-causing mutations. To initiate cancer a mutated/transformed clone needs to block differentiation and convert to a stem cell status. Silencing VHL in these dividing “cancer” cells will induce the HIF transcriptional network leading to conversion into CSC, as HIF will induce the SC transcription machinery (2). Similarly, VHL silencing may create adult TSC from proliferating normal cells in developing/renewing tissues. Thus, VHL may be responsible for both fundamental events in biology.
1. Cairns, J. Genetics 174: 1069-1072, 2006.
2. Keith, B., Simon, M.C. Cell 129: 465-72, 2007.
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Artist of the Week: Bubbly Electro-Rap Princess Shina Rae
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Carlie Thompson
With regards to our bubbling electro scene, we're not sure there's anybody better than wonderfully enigmatic Houstonian, by way of St. Louis, Shina Rae. Rae bleeps, boops, bounces and chirps all through her digital landscapes*, periodically stopping off to design a fashion show or lobby folks to sign her "Vote for me to play the ACL Festival" petition.
We nabbed her for a bit to talk about how she may or may not wear a veil while she grocery shops, why you should absolutely vote her past the Top 20 round of ACL's "The Sound and the Jury" competition and how straight up told her beforehand that Fergie is little more than a white figurehead.
Shina Rae, "Touch (Hearsay's 64-Bit Remix)"
*This is sort of a simplification. Rae is actually way more diverse-sounding than we make her out to be, but she wears a lot of bright colors so we lump her into the electro category.
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Karma Houston
Rocks Off: For some reason, you seem like a very mysterious chick. Like, just listening to your music or checking you out online we'd assume that you did all types of mysterious girl stuff like wear a veil when you go grocery shopping or listen to really obscure old hip-hop or steal for no reason. Is any of that true?
Shina Rae: Wow. [laughs] Well, at least one of those things is true, but I'm not gonna tell you which one [laughs].
Shina Rae, "Touch (Fixture Remix)"
RO: It seems like every 14 minutes we get some type of "Vote Shina Rae to Play ACL" update sent to us. Can you explain exactly what that is, how you got involved and how people can vote?
SR: Every 14 minutes huh? You must not follow all my networks [laughs]. Actually, these hopefully witty, possibly mysterious updates are about a contest to play Austin City Limits on the Dell Stage. Its going on now - right now!
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Carlie Thompson
I got in it by a first round of voting - thank you everyday voters - and now we've been narrowed down to the top 20. There's more voting, so we are basically asking, encouraging and coercing everyone within ears, arms or fingers reach to go here [and] vote every day for us to play at this amazing festival. I know a lot of Houston will go, so I think it would be really fun to come see someone you voted for playing. Don't you?
In case you're wondering, "we" is myself, Crystal Lee, my bad-w-tha-a hype girl, and Jaycee, our Marty McFly DJ. Also, we have been working with a couple dancers for the show too!
Shina Rae, "Bitch Switch'd"
RO: Your song "Lightning Strikes" is so, so good. Are you ever going to do more stuff like that? It just felt like an important song when we heard it, ya know.
SR: Thank you so much. Yes, I definitely will. I do all kinds of music - I have tracks, but I also will hit an a cappella at a show.
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Karma Houston
With songs like "Lightning Strikes," it really is a matter of finding the right person to work with. Not every producer can let a song with lyrics like that just be simple and organic. A lot of producers are so concerned with it being "their" song that they can let good lyrics, or a good message even, get lost in too many sounds or effects.
That song is so pure, it still gives me chills and reminds me of the calm night when all of that dry lightning was just lighting up the sky! It doesn't need a bunch of crashes and bangs illustrating lightning, just use your imagination; bass, me, a bit of trumpet & steel drum, and your imagination. That's solid. Traey did a phenomenal job on that song.
RO: For real, how much do you want to be Fergie? I'm just asking because "Touch" sounds exactly like something she'd do. FYI, we've got our fingers crossed that your answer is something along the lines of "Fuck off."
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Carlie Thompson
SR: I actually do kind of sometimes like her music occasionally, on a good drunken night, three hours deep on the dance floor, but I am generally offended by the comparison; that and me to M.I.A.
Does Fergie even write her own lyrics? Does she do anything but show up to the recording studio, press events and shows, sometimes forgetting to pee first? I am an incredibly diverse artist in all aspects, not just music. I am much more than a white girl's face added to a black hip-hop group's fight to cross over. I mean, and I talked about that over a year before they added her. They were looking for someone to "play the part." I could not do that. I am way too original for that.
Shina Rae, "Forget It"
RO: Wait, wait, wait. Are you being serious?
SR: Oh yeah. When I first moved here, Black Eyed Peas were playing with the X-ecutioners. My cousin was trying to be all groupie or whatever so I ended up going back to their hotel and just sat around and talked to them for a while. It was in their plan that their needed a white girl to make their group more commercially appealing.
Shina Rae, "Threefold"
You've got little more than a week to vote Shina Rae into ACL so hop to, playas. See Shina's weekly fashion show Saturdays at Dean's Credit Clothing and Noise Thursdays at Escobar. Friend her online at and follow her on Twitter at @shinarae.
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Subject: TMF Cog: Rating the Raters Date: 4/21/2011 4:06 PM
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If truth be told, I’m a crap credit-analyst with the most minimal of skills. When it became obvious that bond-investing was going to be important to me, I went back to school and took the lower-division accounting series, just so I could read financial statements in a more informed way, as well as dug into the various credit-analysis handbooks. But I have nowhere near the skills that Jack does, for example, who really can make the numbers tell their story. But that isn’t to say that I’m defenseless. Using techniques I’ve had to develop in order to survive in this game, I can make enough sense of financial statements and market prices to vet credit-ratings, or else I have the common sense to realize I’m in over my head and back away. That is exactly the same obligation any investor has. “If you don’t understand what you’re buying, then don’t buy it.”
By and large, credit-ratings can be trusted WHEN THEY ARE PROPERLY USED. But that isn’t what bond investors do. Instead, they try to find bonds with the lowest ratings they will accept and the highest yields. But, invariably, the reasons why those bonds have the yields they do is because the rating-houses haven’t yet caught up with where the market, in its collective wisdom, knows about the deteriorated prospects for the company. Thus, the typical bond-investor misuses ratings in order to justify the risks they are taking, and they get exactly what they deserve. The bond blows up, and the investor screams they were deceived. No, they deceived themselves. Ratings are merely opinions, not guarantees, for which the retail investor paid nothing. In other words, he got something for free, and then he proceeded to abuse it. So, of course, he's inclined to blame others for his own stupidity.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Days of Snow and Coffee......
That puddy tat is very bad,
he sneaks up from behind,
I don't think I would like it,
if I knew what's on his mind...
("I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat", Mel Blanc)
Things I've Said To The Cats Which Blaine Claims Means I'm Insane:
- Don't look at me in that tone of voice!
- You look guilty---what did you do?
- And don't look at Blaine---he can't help you.
- You'll eat EVERY damn bite of that food---don't you know there's starving cats in Africa?
(To Blaine: Look, honey---the idiot cats think the window is "television". The cat in the mansion down the street probably thinks he has HBO and cable.)
- As long as you live under my roof, you'll do EXACTLY what I tell you to do.
- Who do I look like--the damn Tuna Fairy?
- Stop fighting---this isn't Madison Square Gardens.
- Oh my GOD, you cats are such PISSANTS!
(To Blaine: Well they ARE pissants---and so are you.)
- Hey, one of you cats get over here---my feet are cold.
- Alright that's it! This time I'm going to kick some cat ASS!!
- Okay, who's the wise cat who licked my yogurt? Do I eat out of your bowl?
- You'll do what I say because I'm the one who feeds and clothes you.
(To Blaine: Sure they're "clothed"---and every dang time I clean up cat hair I'm doing their laundry.)
- You cats are so stupid you don't even realize that Blaine mixes cheap wet food in your tuna fish.
(To Blaine: Oh for God's sakes, don't worry---they can't understand human talk.)
(To Blaine: You'd better use the manual can opener for that soup or the C-A-T-S will think you're opening some T-U-N-A.)
- Alright, which one of you cats dragged my half-knitted sock all over the living room and got cat spit all over it?
- And don't try to lie---I can tell by looking into your eyeballs which one of you did it.
(To Blaine: No, I did NOT say "half-witted" socks.)
- Can't I even go to the damn BATHROOM without you cats STARING at me???
- Um, excuse me Your Highness---but that's MY chair. So move your fluffy self somewhere else.
- They're CATS, Blaine! CATS! They can wait a measly 20 minutes for their food until WE get done eating!
- Alright, which one of you damn cats slept on the dining room table? I know somebody did it because I can feel a warm spot there.
- You don't like that kind of cat food, eh? Well, then you can just WHISTLE DIXIE before I ever pay 79 cents a can for wet food again.
(To Blaine as he begins whistling "Dixie": SHUT UP!)
- MUST YOU pee less than five minutes after I change the dang litter box?
And the phrase which irks Blaine the most:
- I wish all I had to do all day was SLEEP, EAT, and plot more ways to BUG the hell out of me.
Anonymous said...
Great socks...need to get started on some - about 3" snow & the freezing rain is to start at midnight! Too funny "cat talk".
KT in VA
Anonymous said...
Oh, how could I forget to say the cat pix are wonderful!
KT in VA
Cynthia Martin said...
Honey, if Blaine thinks that you are insane for talking to your cats like that then I must be insane too, for I also talk to my cats and have said some of the exact same things that you have to yours. Great minds think alike!
Anonymous said...
Bo, you are NOT insane. You are CAT STAFF. You are as soft-headed as you are soft-hearted. You are my DH's long-lost twin and probably MY cousin. Because I thought WE were the looniest cat family in the world (we live with 5), but you've got some REAL conversation winners in there! LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT!!!! Thanks SO much for the belly laughs!
Oh, and your socks are beautiful too!
Macy in NY
Duckie said...
Hahahaha! That was a great post! I don't have cats, but I can very well imagine myself having conversations with them.
lheiserman said...
Thank you for sharing. I love cats, but am allergic to them, so alas, no cats for me. However, I love your cat stuff.
I also have found myself saying some of those things to my dogs. Those are too funny!
The socks are gorgeous as well! :)
Maggie said...
My mom talked to her cats, and she was 1 of the most creative people I have ever known. I talk to my plants, dolls, knitting...old house...and I am not insane..unique, different, 1 of a kind, but not insane...LOL..the knitting looks great..
Knitman said...
I love both pairs of socks and enjoyed your cats. I used to keep cats but alas cannot any more.
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Monday, August 27, 2007
ICT is a powerful tool
Books 2 Byte
Effective Teaching with Internet Technologies
Alan Pritchard
Charles Dickens’ ‘Hard Times’ (1891) begins with this: “Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them.” The speaker is Thomas Gradgrind, the schoolmaster, “A man of realities. A man of fact and calculations,” as Dickens would describe him.
In terms of pedagogy we have come a long way since the times of Gradgrind, writes Alan Pritchard in Effective Teaching with Internet Technologies (
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Borderline Personality Disorder Myths
Tired of all of the misinformation about borderline personality disorder (BPD) on the internet? There are a number of widely held beliefs about BPD that are just plain false. Learn more about the fact and the fiction of BPD.
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Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sometimes referred to as disorder of extreme stress not otherwise specified (DESNOS), is thought to result from chronic interpersonal trauma in childhood.
What Can I Expect from Imaginal Exposure?
Imaginal exposure is a component of cognitive behavioral therapy that is used to treat anxiety disorders and trauma-related symptoms. During imaginal exposure, you will work with your therapist to imagine and approach fear-provoking situations.
Evidence Based Practice
What is an evidence based practice in healthcare? Why is it important that I receive evidence based practices for my condition? How do I know that my provider is using evidence based practices?
On Being "Thrown Out of the Nest"
Borderline and Dependent Personality
Dependent personality disorder frequently co-occurs with borderline personality disorder. How are these two disorders similar, and why do they overlap so frequently? One answer may be in their shared symptoms related to relationship functioning.
Borderline Personality and Paranoia
Many people with borderline personality experience paranoid ideation (i.e., beliefs that others aim to harm them, despite evidence to the contrary) under conditions of stress. Paranoia in BP is different than in psychotic disorders, however.
Borderline Personality and Problems Related to Thinking
Many people with borderline personality experience symptoms related to the process and content of their thinking, or cognition. These symptoms can include paranoid ideation, dissociation, and dichotomous thinking.
The McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder is designed to screen for borderline personality.
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Cheese Pairing | Week of March 4
DIS Doddington
Brooklyn Dry Irish Stout with Doddington. Tangy, sweet, complex and sharp, this cow’s milk cheese is from England. Its salty and sweet elements will blend with the stout’s dryness and rich overtones in delightful ways.
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Credit Cards and Debit Cards
Friday, November 23, 2007
Card of the Future
Amazing perception of where credit cards could take us.
Some people still prefer carrying cash around. We have sort of phased paper money out of our lives, keeping a spare $20 around in case of emergencies. The one dangerous thing about only using a bank card is that you can lose track of your spending really quick. A futuristic design concept might change how we budget ourselves.
Using RFID technology, Designer Jacob Palmborg has conceived of this futuristic card that would have real time data for all of your existing accounts. A screen interface would display your current available balance as well as recent purchases and receipts. Biometric security features make sure that only you can access the information. Something like this also produces the possibility to have one all-encompassing card that could hold your drivers license and passport.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
What college students must know about credit
If you're a college student, chances are you've been offered more than a few credit cards. Maybe you have a friend who has already run up credit card bills on par with her student debt, and so you've steered clear of the credit card offers. Or maybe you're one of the few who have received their first credit cards and used them responsibly - so far, at least. Regardless, you probably don't realize just how important responsible use of your first credit card is to your financial future. It could have a significant impact on whether or not you'll be able to get financing for your first new car or house, and increasingly, it could even determine whether or not you get hired for your first professional job.
The Importance of Building Credit History
For many people, credit is a Catch-22: They can't get approved for credit because they don't have a credit history, but they can't build a credit history without first being approved for credit. Luckily for them, college students don't tend to have this problem. Credit card companies view them as low risk, at least compared to other young people with no credit, and so they're willing to give them a first chance. As a new cardholder, it's vitally important that you make good use of this first chance.
When you have a credit card, the issuing company reports information to each of the three major credit bureaus - Experian, Equifax, and Transunion. This information includes the amount of credit you've been approved for, how much of that credit you are currently using, and most importantly, your payment history. All payments - both late and timely - show up on your credit report, and even one late payment can hurt you rather badly when you lack a solid credit history. This is why you should always, no matter what, pay at least the minimum due on each of your credit card bills.
Always Try To Pay More Than The Minimum Due
While it's important to always pay at least the minimum due, you should never only pay this amount unless you are completely unable to pay more. In fact, it may not be a bad idea to pay the minimum immediately upon receiving your bill and then pay more later in the month when you have more money.
If you pay less than the total amount due, you will be charged interest on your next bill. Even though the credit card company holds you in higher esteem than one of your high school peers who didn't go on to college, they still regard you as a rather risky proposition - which means you'll probably be paying a very high interest rate. If you only pay the minimum due on a card with a high interest rate, it could take you several years to pay off even a modest amount of debt.
Take Advantage of Your Opportunities - But Use Your Credit Wisely
Believe it or not, it may be easier to get approved for credit while you're in college then after you get out - particularly if you don't start a professional job right away (or at all). The high interest rates you're asked to pay are just part of being a newcomer to the world of adult finance. But then again, if you always pay your credit card bills in full, interest rates will be irrelevant.
Regardless of all the cautionary tales, you should definitely open up at least one credit card account while in college to begin building a solid credit history. If you can show the credit card companies that you're responsible, you'll soon be paying much lower interest rates, and you'll be able to get that new car or house when the time is right. If you ignore or abuse your credit opportunities in college, it could be one of the worst mistakes of your life. You're an adult now - it's time to stand up, take responsibility, and enjoy your share of the American Dream. And it all begins with responsible use of credit!
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Pissed Off And Extremely Angry
Now bloody livid.
Today (2006/08/16) I returned briefly to tidy up a few pages and continue to withdraw gracefully. I spent tens of minutes removing my name, removing references to dead pages, and generally leaving the content in a better state.
Here's what followed on WikiLinkStructureAnalysis.
Date and time Actual data from http://c2.com/cgi/posts?WikiLinkStructureAnalysis
2006-08-16 05:15:50 1155726950 PissedOffAndAngry? 52 7267-8485
2006-08-16 10:08:05 1155744485 proxy1.emirates.net.ae 53 8460-7267
2006-08-16 10:08:48 1155744528 webcache.blueyonder.co.uk 54 7267-8460
2006-08-16 10:09:30 1155744570 webcache.blueyonder.co.uk 55 8460-8460
2006-08-16 10:09:55 1155744595 webcache.blueyonder.co.uk 56 8460-8460
Clear evidence of multiple edits, a practice specifically prohibited.
The same pattern is being repeated on other pages: First my change is reverted through a proxy, then one or more trivial edits are made to hide the initial reversion.
Then to add insult to injury, set their UserName to PissedOffAndExtremelyAngry and deleted this page, resulting the the page being deleted without requiring a seconder.
1155746271 PissedOffAndExtremelyAngry 1 1511
1155746364 PissedOffAndExtremelyAngry (deleted) 2 6
Complete waste of time this place - Nomad Rules. Let your edits please the all seeing, all knowing and all powerful Nomad.
On FundamentalFlaw, Nomad deleted my questioning him about the police and then had the gall to show me giving him unqualified thanks. -- Eliz
And he keeps deleting this page without bothering to keep this complaint from EW.
Editing wiki pages doesn't seem to be working in this corner of the web. If you're involved, please feel free to drop me a private email to [email protected]. [disagreement settled by both concerned, and now being deleted]
It's OK. I am reacting to a long history of people showing up suddenly in the midst of community problems and trying to take a fair and balanced view towards both sides, without realizing that it's a situation where one individual (RA was one of the biggest offenders in past years) is being antisocial and trying to hijack the wiki, and the rest of the community is simply trying to deal with that.
In such situations, it is highly inappropriate to apply the usual standards ("there's two sides to everything, it takes two to tango, can't we all just get along, there's no need for rudeness, probably both sides have made mistakes", etc), because by that point, all such things have been tried, and failed, already. We are at that point (actually, way past that point) currently, and you need to do whatever is needed to discover the history on this before you can expect to make any informed comments/advice/feedback. -- DougMerritt
Isn't it the case that the very name of this page contains inappropriate language? Also, wasn't it primarily EditWars conducted against RA that drove him away? Without them, he'd still be here.
DavidLiu, you are banned -- and this comment of yours is an excellent illustration of why you shouldn't come back. It's the sort of comment that tends to reduce all readers to utter speechless shock and wonderment as to whether you are insane, deeply retarded, completely evil, or all of the above.
He didn't write that. Had he done so, his ban must have expired or been revoked (or "gone soft").
RA was not driven away, we couldn't get rid of him for the longest time, until Ward finally implemented both HardBans and the steward system. -- DougMerritt
RA has admitted on another site that he went away of his own accord because of opposition here. A ban helped, but he made some posts despite it.
Early in 2006, Colin wrote the following paragraph in relation to his BinarySearch coding challenge: In FundamentalFlaw, Colin wrote in August: Clearly, Colin misquoted himself, since his insistence on the original terms (i.e., email) said nothing about ceasing engagement. Hence, Colin's objection (repeated below) was unfounded. Not surprisingly, Colin's definitive statement on the above never materialized.
Nomad - I just don't care. I don't care how carefully you placed your square brackets, it still looked like Matthew was thanking you, not her. Your inability to see that suggests that what has previously been considered unethical editing is just incompetence. I've moved Elizabeth's comment down so Matthew is clearly replying to her. But to be honest, I just don't care. Engaging in discussion, argument, debate, or exchange with you just turns my brain to cheese. It seems everything I do on this wiki ends up in an argument with you, and I just no longer care.
Let me add this. I will continue to withdraw, and I will continue, as a part of that, to edit in such a way as I think improves the wiki. Exchanges such as this do nothing to enhance the wiki, so if it seems appropriate, I will delete them as and when I find them.
No doubt you will put them back. Fine. I no longer care. I will have done what I think improves the wiki. If you think it's important to have the last word and the final triumph, and if you think that's more important than technical content, fine. Carry on. After all, it's now your wiki.
Nope. In other words, I no longer care to reply to your barratry.
AnonIsStillBanned. Please drop it or take it to the WikiWikiWebMessageBoard.
A brief expansion of my above complaint. A few months ago, Colin decided to remove himself from Wiki because of the way Nomad had edited an altercation between them regarding the BinarySearchCodingChallenge?. I didn't witness the editing, but I believed Colin's account of it. On Aug 18 or 19, 2006, on FundamentalFlaw, Nomad deleted my questioning him about the police and then had the gall to show me giving him unqualified thanks. Now, like Colin, I know first hand how it feels to watch your own words get mangled to make the mangler look better. -- ElizabethWiethoff
(Most of reply deleted by author about a week later. Mention of ExampleStuffInMouth, FooDash and WaltzingWithMyTilde.)
The problem was not "minor changes to signed text" "by a third party," but UnethicalEditing by an involved party during a hot conversation, sort of explained by the "ThreadMode deletion" and "Biased refactoring" sections on that page. -- Eliz
I understand the difference and I know it's a hot issue just now. I haven't noticed any UnethicalEditing, but haven't gone looking for it. I wanted to start somewhere else - if we had a new recommendation for editors, "always mark the signature when editing any signed text, even for minute changes", would this reduce that one source of friction? It could be a minor thing but it's a sore point now. -- MatthewAstley
Matthew, apparently you missed out on the interchange right here on this page between me and Anon on Aug 23, in which Anon repeatedly deleted some of my words and finally replaced the entire conversation with '[Quibbling deleted. For clarity, "or expired" added to avoid petty dispute.]' I suggest you study all the NewRecentChanges diffs for this PissedOffAndExtremelyAngry page before that interchange, and his incremental deletion of it, is lost. The thrust of the so-called "quibbling" was my reminding him over and over that he's banned. With your being away, you probably don't realize that Anon was banned months ago. The fact remains that AnonIsStillBanned. The real problem around here is that Anon refuses to leave and our technical measures against him are inadequate to keep him away. -- ElizabethWiethoff (* see below)
That reminding served no purpose, as it bore no relation to the point of debate, and constituted an EditWar in its own right.
[I read] the NewRecentChanges (not for all pages), I did see the EditWar on this page but hadn't yet come up with anything constructive to say about it. [...] -- MatthewAstley
[...] I believe [even though it's only a guideline or suggestion] once DeleteOnceRestoreOnce goes out the window, the gloves are off and it's an EditWar - any notion of ethics is, very sadly, left outside... [...] -- MatthewAstley, revised after reading replies
See, in particular, an individual's attempts to remove his name (as in RightToLeave) and Anon's restoration of it, apparently purely to annoy that individual. -- DaveVoorhis
Matthew, I want to apologize. I was extremely testy a few days ago on account of Anon. I was really losing my marbles for a while. I even started seeing DavidLiu around every corner. In my distress, I thought of you as a well-meaning but clueless buttinsky when I wrote the asterisked paragraph above. I no longer have a "position" to share with you about UnethicalEditing, and I'm sick of thinking about the recent Anon war. -- ElizabethWiethoff
Transient comments: sorry about the delay in replying, I was away for the bank holiday. @EW: No worries, testiness passed me by this time (and when it doesn't, that's a sign I need a WikiHoliday?); I'm glad you've found some calm; maybe it had to GetWorseBeforeGettingBetter?? @any: For the small business of shrinking this corner of this page in a graceful way, I'd like to collect a few bullet points, find a more suitable home for them and delete the source comments here. -- MatthewAstley
Can we try a small BulletCollectorRefactoring please? I think it may produce some useful signal and reduce the noise. I'll be grateful if all editors would stick to that recipe, because I'd like to know whether the recipe is of any use. -- MatthewAstley (all quiet so far)
[Copied from AnonIsStillBanned as a gift ClueByFour for Matthew:]
Matthew, you are merely demonstrating that you still haven't familiarized yourself with the background on all of this, and as a result, your take on things can't be anything other than naive at best; you completely lack context. As it happens, a further result is that your comments above are actually inflammatory again, despite your apparently good-natured intentions.
If you care enough to comment, kindly care enough to figure out the context first. There is still plenty of relevant material here to study that sheds light on such, if you go to the trouble.
As it stands, comments such as yours give the impression of 100% adding to the problem, rather than assisting with a solution. They are, amongst other issues, quite unsympathetic to the victimized. -- DougMerritt
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UPDATE: [General] Extended Deadline!
full name / name of organization:
contact email:
"The Living Text"
Acacia Conference, March 6th-7th, 2009
“Poems greater than the Iliad, plays greater than Macbeth, stories more
engaging than Don Quixote await their seeker and finder.â€
—John Masefield
For scholars of literature, the text is central. Novels, short prose,
poems, non-traditional forms, their manipulations, interpretations,
explanations, the list could go on forever. At the 2009 Acacia
Conference, "The Living Text," conference participants are encouraged to
examine and explore engagements with texts in a myriad of forms. Possible
paper and/or panel topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• What changes and what remains: The exploration of the stability
or instability of texts over time, whether during the writing process,
the publishing and editing process, or subsequent editions
• Criticism and theory: Evolving methods in the interpretation of
• The re-imagined text: movies, television, and re-creation of texts
• The text incorporated into pop culture: The use and modification
of text in its interactions with other media forms
o Popular culture as text: Interpreting (for example) movies,
television, and music as individual texts
• The absent text: What happens when the text is suppressed or
eliminated entirely?
• Pedagogy and text: Concerns of the educator in presenting the
text, especially with difficult, controversial, or non-traditional texts
• The speaking text: The place of the author, audience, and/or
reader in the text
• Participating in the text: Underrepresented voices as writers and
• Creating the text: The creative writing experience
o The motivations and process involved in creating a new work
o Creative writing readings
• The new text: The challenges and rewards inherent in dealing with
contemporary or non-traditional literature
Panels are welcome. Please submit all proposals by January 17th to
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UPDATE: Travel Narratives: East and West in the Holy Land (5/15/07; RSA, 4/3/08-4/5/08)
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Call for Papers: Renaissance Society of America 2008 Conference
Chicago, Illinois 3-5 April, 2008
East and West in the Holy Land. 1517-1713.
This session will take a comparative look at travel to the Levant, but
more specifically to the Holy Land. How differently do people from
various regions reflect on the experience? Given the Jewish, Christian,
and Muslim veneration for the land, what role does religious belief play
in the making of the geographical narratives? What social, theological,
and/or political views do the narratives express? How might church or
state governments utilize these views and to what purpose?
This session is open to all disciplines and all genres of texts that
deal with travel to the Levant, including, but not limited to, diaries,
journals, travel narratives, art, geographical contexts, political
narratives, historical documents, theological tracts, fiction, poetry,
and drama.
Please forward a cv and a 250-500 word abstract by 18 May, 2007
electronically to jhayden_at_ut.edu or by fax to 813-258-7470.
By regular mail, abstracts may be sent to:
Judy A. Hayden, Associate Professor of English, University of Tampa, 401
West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33606-1490.
From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List
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Friday, January 26, 2007
Pardon, your template is showing.
Forgetting to apply data to your template is a pretty understandable mistake. But why are quantities like $baseCommittmentNumber queried live, while "6th movie" and "7th movie" are hard-coded? I hope they weren't just too lazy to generate ordinal forms of $baseCommittmentNumber+1 and +2 on the fly!
Incidentally, when all is said and done, the Columbia House deal works out to a minimum of ($0.50 X 5) + ($15 X 1) + ($20 X 3) + ($2 X 9) = $93.50 for 9 DVDs.
Metlin said...
Hey, at least that's online. Better than your chocolate raisins coming with printed SQL queries.
Catherine said...
I want some! SQL-coated raisins: the perfect snack for the hardworking DBA!
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
The Lord of Abundance
Our Lord is the Lord of abundance.
The harvest is plentiful, you see,
like golden heads of ripened wheat
waving as if in a plea,
lives hungry for that which will bring them
the answers to set their hearts free.
Our Lord is the Lord of abundance,
with harvest ready to be brought in,
like fruit hanging heavy on tree boughs,
lives touched with the darkness of sin,
needing only for workers to reach them,
Carrying His love to lead them in.
Our Lord is the Lord of abundant
compassion for you and me,
harried and troubled and weary
being tossed on an angry sea,
He calls for his workers to answer
as He beckons, "Come follow me."
Our Lord is the Lord of abundance.
He beckons us out to the field
To answer the need of the lost ones
He longs to protect and to shield,
The shepherd who gathers the lost sheep,
Our lives are the rod that He wields.
Our Lord is the Lord of Abundance,
Let us give Him our hearts and our hands
and He will direct the harvest
as His love, ever eager, commands.
Filled with His love, He sends us to gather
In joy, may we be tools in His hands.
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2014 Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering
2014 Nonlinear Soil-Foundation-Structure and Structure-Soil-Structure Interaction: Centrifuge Test Observations
2014 Seismic Design of Rocking Shallow Foundations: Displacement-Based Methodology
2014 Undrained Sliding Resistance of Shallow Foundations Subject to Torsion
2014 Water Table Correction Factors for Settlements of Shallow Foundations in Granular Soils
2013 Beams on Elastic Foundations: Analysis and Design of Shallow T-Footings on Clays in the San Francisco Bay Area
2013 Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Skirted Shallow Foundations on Sand
2013 Calibrated Analytical Formulas for Foundation Model Parameters
2013 Critical Skirt Spacing for Shallow Foundations under General Loading
2013 Demonstration of Compatible Yielding between Soil-Foundation and Superstructure Components
2013 Estimation of Resistance Factors for Reliability-Based Design of Shallow Foundations in Cohesionless Soils Under Earthquake Loading
2013 Hybrid Subsea Foundations for Subsea Equipment
2013 Insight into the Seismic Liquefaction Performance of Shallow Foundations
2013 Macroelement for Statically Loaded Shallow Strip Foundation Resting on Unsaturated Soil
2013 New Geometric Average Method for Calculation of Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations on Stratified Sands
2013 Numerical Simulation of Building Response on Liquefiable Sand
2013 Observations of Structurally Enhanced and Adjustable Foundations, Fairbanks Area, Alaska
2013 Rigid Spread Footings Resting on Soil Subjected to Axial Load and Biaxial Bending. II: Design Aids
2013 A Simple Method to Assess the Effects of Soil Spatial Variability on the Performance of a Shallow Foundation
2012 Centrifuge Modeling of Bridge Systems Designed for Rocking Foundations
2012 Evaluation of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations Using Random Field Theory in Comparison to Classic Methods
2012 Influence of Physical Modeling on Adoption of Rocking Foundations in Practice
2012 Modelling the Settlement Behaviour of In Situ Shallow Foundations in Unsaturated Sands
2012 New Findings from Centrifuge Modeling of Rocking Shallow Foundations in Clayey Ground
2012 Numerical Analysis of Shallow Foundations under Combined Horizontal and Torsional Loading
2012 Recent Advancements in the use of Dry Mass Stabilization for Structural Support in the United States
2012 Settlement Estimation of Shallow Footings of Saturated and Unsaturated Sands
2012 Shallow Foundation Design over Diagenetic Limestone along the Arab Gulf Coast: An Overview
2012 Thermal Design of Shallow Building Foundations in Permafrost Regions
2011 Concepts and Problems in the Design of Foundations Subjected to Vibrations
2011 Dynamic Stiffness and Damping of a Shallow Foundation from Forced Vibration of a Field Test Structure
2011 Field Measurements of Yazoo Clay Reveal Expansive Soil Design Issues
2011 Influence of Inclined Bedrock on Undrained Bearing Capacity of Shallow Strip Foundations
2011 In-Site Tests of Dynamic Properties and Reinforcement Effect Analysis of Hengzhai Bridge
2011 Mass Stabilization for Settlement Control of Shallow Foundations on Soft Organic Clayey Soils
2011 A New Approach for Non-Linear Load-Settlement Assessment of Shallow Foundations
2011 Numerical Analysis to Study the Scale Effect of Shallow Foundation on Reinforced Soils
2011 On Shallow Foundation Design along the Coast of Qatar
2011 Owner Involvement—Choosing Risk Factors for Shallow Foundations
2011 Performance of a Shallow Footing Foundation Bridge Due to Interaction of Tunneling and Ground Fissures in Loess Soil Stratum
2011 Probabilistic Analysis of Shallow Foundations on Rocks Obeying Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion
2011 Reliability-Based Design of Shallow Foundations in Cohesionless Soils under Compression Loading: Serviceability Limit State
2011 Reliability-Based Optimization of Geotechnical Systems
2010 Analysis of Structurally Restrained Eccentrically Loaded Footings
2010 Below-Ground Performance of Rigid Polystyrene Foam Insulation: Review of Effective Thermal Resistivity Values Used in ASCE Standard 32-01—Design and Construction of Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations
2010 Centrifuge Testing to Evaluate and Mitigate Liquefaction-Induced Building Settlement Mechanisms
2010 Foundations for Dynamic Loads
2010 Full-Scale Field Verification of Vibro-Replacement Ground Improvement for Improving Static and Seismic Shallow Foundation Performance
2010 Motion Sensors for Scour Monitoring: Laboratory Experiment with a Shallow Foundation
2010 Nonlinear Vlasov Foundation Model for Performance Assessment of Cyclically Loaded Structures
2010 A Reliability-Based Approach to the Design of Spread Footings on Granular Soil
2010 Sensitivity of Shallow Foundation Response to Model Input Parameters
2010 Settlement Behavior of a Shallow Foundation in Dry Sand under Simulated Earthquake Motion on a Biaxial Shake Table
2010 Shear Strength Reduction at Soil Structure Interface
2010 Undrained Displacement Behavior of Spread Footings in Clay
2009 Behavior of Disconnected Pile Foundation System
2009 Contact Interface Model for Shallow Foundations Subjected to Combined Cyclic Loading
2009 Contemporary Topics in Ground Modification, Problem Soils, and Geo-Support
2009 DEM Study of a Shallow Foundation under Vertical Loading
2009 Drained Soil Modulus from Load Tests for Shallow Foundation Design
2009 Effect of Embedment and Spacing of Cojoined Skirted Foundation Systems on Undrained Limit States under General Loading
2009 Effects of Moment-to-Shear Ratio on Combined Cyclic Load-Displacement Behavior of Shallow Foundations from Centrifuge Experiments
2009 Experimental Investigation of the Reinstallation of Spudcan Footings Close to Existing Footprints
2009 Improving Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations on Weak Soils Utilizing Geosynthetic Reinforcing Technique
2009 Interaction of Shallow Foundations with Reverse Faults
2009 Large Physical Modeling to Optimize the Geometrical Conditions of Geotextile in Reinforced Loose Sand
2009 Latest Highway Bridge Spread Footing Research Findings in Ohio
2009 Microscale Modeling of the Seismic Response of Shallow Foundations
2009 Numerical Study of the Effect of Foundation Size for a Wide Range of Sands
2009 Plate Load Tests on Cemented Soil Layers Overlaying Weaker Soil
2009 Uncertainties in the Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations and the Factor Ny Using an Extensive Database
2008 Capacity, Settlement, and Energy Dissipation of Shallow Footings Subjected to Rocking
2008 Cyclic Softening of Low-Plasticity Clay and Its Effect on Seismic Foundation Performance
2008 DEM Simulation of the Seismic Response of Shallow Foundation on Liquefiable Soil
2008 The Effect of Shallow Foundation Position on Their Interaction with Reverse Faults
2008 Immediate Settlement of Shallow Foundations Bearing on Clay
2008 Material Model Parameters for Shallow Foundation Numerical Analysis
2008 Nonlinear Material Models for Winkler-Based Shallow Foundation Response Evaluation
2008 Reinforced Concrete Walls with Vulnerable Foundations
2008 Reliability-Based Analysis and Design of Strip Footings against Bearing Capacity Failure
2008 Reliabilty-Based Analysis of Strip Footings Using Response Surface Methodology
2008 Simple Formulas for the Response of Shallow Foundations on Compressible Sands
2008 A Simplified Model for the Linear Elastic Analysis of Laterally Loaded Caissons
2008 Uplift Performance of Transmission Tower Foundations Embedded in Clay
2007 Advances in Shallow Foundations
2007 Deep Soil Densification for Shallow Foundations
2007 Evaluation of Building Stiffness for Building Response Analysis to Excavation-Induced Ground Movements
2007 Finite Element Modeling of Shallow Foundations on Nonlinear Soil Medium
2007 Foundations for Seismic Loads
2007 Influence of the 2002 Texas Section of ASCE Recommended Practice on the Beam Depths for Stiffened Slabs on Shrink-Swell Soils Using BRAB and WRI
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Copper loss refers to the energy which is dissipated by the resistance of the wire used to wind the coil in the generator (same applies for transformer and motor) as well as the transfer wire from the wind turbine. This dissipated energy creates heat in the wire. The term is applied regardless of whether the windings are made of copper or another conductor, such as aluminum. Hence the term winding loss is often preferred. Copper losses occur in all electrical devices because of the flow of electrical currents through conductors, all common conductors have electrical resistance. Some super-conductors have a reduced resistance or no resistance, but not commonly found in wind turbine applications at this time. Copper losses increase as the value of electrical current passing through the conductors increases. An increase in the temperature of the wire or conductor causes the resistance to of the wire to increase causing the copper losses to also increase.
Copper losses result from Joule heating stating that the energy lost increases as the square of the current through the wire and is in proportion of the electrical resistance of the conductors.
Copper Loss = I2R
where I (amperes) is the current flowing in the conductor and R (ohms) the resistance of the conductor. The copper loss being represented in watts.
Copper losses contribute to the reduction of efficiency in generators (motors, transformers, transfer lines, etc.). It maybe necessary to reduce copper loss in order to keep efficiency at optimum levels. Copper losses can be minimized by using conductors of large diameters in order to reduce the resistance per unit length of the conducting windings of the electrical device. The use of high voltages in electric power transmission systems is specifically designed to reduce such losses in cabling by operating with commensurately lower currents while receiving the same amount of power. Remember watts are power, watts equals volts times the amps (current).
A little about Joule heating (for further information)
Joule heating, also known as ohmic heating and resistive heating, is the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat. It was first studied by James Joule in 1841. Joule immersed a wire in a fixed mass of water and measured the temperature rise due to a known current flowing through the wire for a period of time. By varying the current and the length of the wire he deduced that the heat produced was proportional to the square of the current multiplied by the electrical resistance of the wire.
Q -proportional- I2 x R
It is now known that Joule heating is caused by particles that form the electrical current (usually electrons) and the atomic ions that make up the body of the conductor colliding with each other. Charged particles in the electric current give up some of their kinetic energy each time they collide with an ion, increasing in the kinetic or vibrational (moving of mass) energy of the ions as heat, rising the temperature of the wire, which again increase the resistance.
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Interview for Leveraging Web Services with ColdFusion
"Leveraging Web Services with ColdFusion" interview with Glenda Vigoreaux
Michael Smith: This time we are talking with Glenda Vigoreaux about her
CFUNITED-05 talk "Leveraging Web Services with ColdFusion". So why should a
developer come to your session Glenda?
Glenda Vigoreaux: Web services can save a developer's time by allowing access to
application functionality from a remote computer with very little code. If
you've never used web services before, you will learn how to consume a web
service. Since the communication can take place regardless of operating system,
platform, language or protocol, developers can consume a web service written in
.NET or in Java. You will also learn how to create your own web services and
make them available to others for remote access. This is called publishing a web
MS: Wow that sounds complex! Can you give an example of why this is useful?
GV: Expedia is a good example. They don't own the planes or the cars or the
hotels. However, they tap into existing web services that provide the
information they need. So they become a one stop shop for travel. Web services
are useful because you can quickly give a client or a business partner access to
data without having to write an application. The person that needs the data can
write the application. Both parties can use different development languages and
still talk to each other.
MS: Is it hard to use or create web services in ColdFusion?
GV: Dreamweaver actually writes most of the code for you. To consume a web
service, you let Dreamweaver do most of the work, you simply provide the
arguments. To publish a web service, you need to know how to write a ColdFusion
Component or CFC. This session will show you how to use Dreamweaver wizards to
create your own CFC. To attend this session, you need to be familiar with basic
ColdFusion code, but you do not need to be an advanced programmer.
MS: So is writing a CFC hard to do? Do you have to understand Object Orientation
GV: I will show you how to create a CFC from scratch. It is not hard to do if
you can write basic ColdFusion code. CFC's are object based, they are not object
oriented. If you've never used object oriented technology before you will have
no problem with this session. I won the speaker award in New Orleans with this
presentation by obtaining the highest overall evaluations, so I'm sure all
attendees will be pleased. Many attendees in New Orleans commented how easy this
session was to follow and understand.
MS: That is great! You mention consuming and publishing web services in your
topic description. What does it mean to consume a web service? What about
GV: Consuming a web service is making a request to a web service, providing the
parameters it needs and then using the data returned in your program. You can
request the current temperature of a city by providing a zip code. You then
write the interface to make the page pretty. When you publish a web service, you
put some process or data on the web accessible by a URL so that other programs
can access it and use it in their own applications. You could provide order
status to a client in a recordset and have the client write their own interface
using your data.
MS: So consuming a web service is similar to calling a method in a CFC and
publishing is like making a method in a CFC publically available to other
developers. Is that right?
GV: Yes, it is that easy!
MS: So is it easy to consume and publish web services in ColdFusion? And how
does that compare to do it in other languages?
GV: Yes - it is much easier that in other languages where you may have to write
the WSDL description for the web service (a picky file to create).
MS: Cool! I will look forward to seeing you at CFUNITED.
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Reasonably priced special occasion restaurant?
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I'm looking for a nice restaurant, that I can have a nice dinner with my SO for my birthday that won't break the bank. It doesn't have to be super fancy gourmet, just good food, nice atmosphere, decent service, not too loud, and where we won't spend say....over $50/person including wine. Last year we went to Maestros and although it was very nice and delicious, we don't have a ton of money to spend. Is this the $64,000 question?
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1. what part of town?
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1. re: jkao1817
Preferably somewhere on the westside of town.
2. Nook would fit the bill, or Upstairs 2 at the Wine House. Both are reasonably priced and have wonderful food. . .
1. I'd vote for Orris. It should be doable depending on what you order.
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1. re: mollyomormon
Second Orris. It's definitely doable on your budget. The problem is everything is so, so good it's hard to limit yourself!
2. Orris and Upstairs 2 are both tapas places....hmmm not sure that's what we're looking for.
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1. re: jessisthebest11
I wouldn't call either of them tapas places, more like small-plates focused menus. Violet is great too. They have small and larger plates.
2. Il Pastaio on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills has fantastic Italian food at reasonable prices.
App, pasta, and wine should cost ~$50 or $60/person.
It's not loud, but it's not quiet either. Tables are kind of close to each other. But it all seems to work well.
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1. re: stollingrone007
I like Il Pastaio as well.
Pane e Vino might be nice on the back patio, and would get you in and out for that price range.
I kno small plates weren't necessarily what you wanted, but I really like Cube as well as Lou on Vine.
Magnolia and Bowery would also fit in your budgetary constraints.
2. If your birthday falls within the next couple weeks, you may want to take advantage of Dine Out LA. 3-course dinner for $35 and you'll be doing good deeds for charity.
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If Santa Monica isn't too far west, I suggest Cafe Bizou. I've only been to the SFV and Pasadena locations so I don't know the ambiance at the SM location. My husband and I love it for a reasonable "occasion" venue and have celebrated many anniversaries, etc there. I'm sure there will be naysayers but I stick to my guns!
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I've been to Cafe Bizou in Pasadena (work down there). Nice place.
1. re: Fru
The Bizou in Santa Monica has no affiliation with the ones in Sherman Oaks or Pasadena any more, as the Cafe Bizou was sold over a year ago, and is now called Bizou Garden Bistro, so make no assumptions based on the other locations.
Violet, Le Petit Cafe on Colorado in Santa Monica, Nook, Il Pastaio on Canon or Orso on 3rd St.(patio is great) near Cedars if you watch what you order.
2. Lots of good suggestions already (esp. Violet and Orris), but how about Joe's in Venice?
Joe's Restaurant
1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
1. Second on Il pastaio in BH. Also, Chaya Brasserie on Alden and Robertson.
1. Orris is good and Upstairs 2.
Also in Westho is Angeli Caffe, very nice.
Cube IS NOT in that price range!
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1. re: Diana
Pizzeria Mozza sounds like a pretty good fit.
1. re: Wolfgang
in that price range? not if you get everything you want, and not with wine.
1. re: Diana
True, but very doable if you manage it right. I split a salad and 2 pizzas between my gf and me when we go and we stagger out of there usually.
2 pizzas: $28
1 app: $12
2 glasses wine: $20
1 dessert: $10
1. re: Wolfgang
then there's tip and the outrageous valet price.
1. re: Diana
although it's easy enough to find street parking around there that I'm not sure why one would valet.
1. re: mollyomormon
some days are easier than others..but you are right!
2. re: Diana
Why would anyone valet at Mozza, when you can park about 150-200 feet north of the restaurant on EITHER side of Highland after 7pm, as well as on Melrose east of Highland in a similar timeframe, unless you are with someone with access issues?
1. re: carter
Intersting thought..if one had "access issues" would you have to pay to valet? In my mind, handicapped valet should be free.
Of course, I'm not ther past 7:00 PM..I only seem to get early reservations. When I'm in Weho later, I go somewhere else.
3. re: Wolfgang
They could get a "bottle" of wine at PM along with your menu above, and still be under $50 pp (including a 20% tip) if they can find street parking.
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Wow, this is really helpful!
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2. I love the food at Orris, but I wouldn't consider it a special occasion place...particularly since they don't take reservations. Violet's food isn't as good as Orris, but it does take reservations, and has more of a special occasion feel. Joe's is pretty good, but not great, and possibly pricier than you are looking for. I know it has its fans on this board, but I only like it for lunch, which is a better value. I'm also not a fan of pizzeria mozza, although it has plenty of advocates on this board. I haven't been there in a long time, but Chez Mimi used to be good value at a reasonable price on the westside...and they have a very nice patio that has a special occasion feel. That would probably be my pick, with your parameters.
1. Tasca, on 3rd Street just west of Crescent Heights, has fantastic food and great atmosphere (though its best to be there after dark, so you can enjoy the dim lighting/bistro feel). Their corkage is $15, so you could bring wine & save $$. I hate telling people about it because it makes it harder for me to get a table.
Cube has less atmosphere but is eminently affordable, delicious and BYOB. They do have a nice little table for two near the back you can ask for.
Lou on Vine is great -- a wine bar with yummy little snacks and small plates.
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Pork Fat - Orange County?
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I'm looking for a good source of unrendered pork fat in Orange County (ideally Westminster area). If not, a good butcher shop to purchase freshly rendered lard. Any suggestions?
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1. I don't know about OC, but where I live the Food4Less in a Latino part of town has packages of pork fat. Liborio Markets also sell the fat and, if I recall, render their own lard. I like to make it myself both for quality control -- although Liborio's must certainly be better than Farmer John's -- and for the cracklin' left behind when you strain rendered fat.
1. Hey There... Go to Celstino's in Costa Mesa.. you might want to call ahead, but they will happily prepare some Pig Fat from a carcass that they butcher weekly.
They are located on 17th street.. FYI, you can see photos on my Flickr page here:
1. Sieu Thi Thuan Phat (Westminster Superstore), on Beach Blvd. just north of the 405.
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Thanks. Didn't know they carried it there, since it's not out in the meat display. After asking a couple of people, they finally figured out what I was looking for and I was able to get 10 lbs of pork fat for $2.90 (total, not per #). After rendering it, I got about 3 quarts of lard and lots of cracklings. I guess it's time to make cornbread.
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Sorry, I should have given you the Vietnamese term for it, which is mở heo.
1. re: Das Ubergeek
I'll remember that for next time, though pantomiming fat can be fun.
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Uses for this unusual mortar & pestle?
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My boyfriend moved out of the country this weekend. He'll be back in a few months but he gave me all his kitchen appliances & utensils before he left. One of the items, which from what he told me was something a friend had given him, was a mortar & pestle that's made of some kind of porous material I've never seen a mortar & pestle made of before. It's heavy but really rough & grainy with lots of little nooks & crannies. It looks a lot like pumice.
It's a pretty nice, albeit confusing piece. I would like to use it for spices & such but I'm afraid it would be difficult to clean any little bits that get stuck in there. I'd be afraid to grind anything in it for that matter. Anyone seen one of these before & have suggestions for use/cleanup after use? I think my boyfriend used it to make guacamole a couple of times but I don't have any other ideas.
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1. Sounds like a Mexican Molcajete, made from vesicular basalt (like pumice but harder)
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I believe you are correct. My boyfriend is Guatemalan and the friend who gave it to him was from Mexico. It looks exactly like the one pictured in the wikipedia entry. So from reading that I guess I could use it for spices but it will kind of get seasoned like a cast iron pan. That's pretty cool. I didn't know exactly what it was called. Thanks for the link!
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rice is often used to condition the molcajete but just grinding a bunch of garlic and chilis will really get it seasoned
2. I second Paulj. It is a Molcajete.
1. This doesn't sound like a molcajete, which has no ridges. It sounds like a Japanese suribachi.
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1. re: pikawicca
I had one of those that I thought was a molcajete. It was a PITA and I gave it away.
1. re: pikawicca
Who said anything about ridges?
2. I'd be reluctant to use it for spices until the molcajete and the tejolote have been worn very smooth. You're just going to end up with whole or nearly whole bits of cumin etc. hiding in the interstices.
Meanwhile, use it for salsa. Crush a garlic clove, then a chile or several, then some tomatoes and whatever else strikes your fancy. Yum.
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1. re: alanbarnes
Goldsmiths used to periodically burn their floorboards to retrieve accumulated gold flakes that settled in the interstices in the wood grain. It's more likely that the voids in a pumice molcajete will fill with organics long before the voids are ground away, and cumin, annatto, or cinnamon would be a thrifty start!
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Good point. And the accumulated stuff would lend flavor to anything you make in the molcajete thereafter.
2. re: alanbarnes
I think this is why raw rice is often recommended for the conditioning of the molcajete. It will fill the voids quickly but unlike other aromatics will lack any carryover flavors
3. In some places in Mexico, they serve a type of stew in the molcajete. They are very very heavy, and are a PIA to store if it's not something you use all the time. We use ours to grind spices, but also to grind a base paste of jalapeno, garlic, cilantro & etc before making certain dishes, like salsas or guacamole. Mine is fairly large, and on occassion, I've used it as a serving bowl for guac on a buffet. Always a conversation starter! Never, under any circumstance, drop it on your foot ; )
If you are not familiar with the pronunciation, it's mole-ka-HEH-tay. The next thing you need to get is a comal to roast those spices, peppers, tomatillos & etc.
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Best Supermarket In USA: your nominations
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I am thinking in terms of a specific single location. and let's leave out whole foods. my nomination is the Wegmans in dewitt NY
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1. I'd nominate Central Market on N. Lamar in Austin.
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1. re: tim irvine
All the Central Markets in Texas!
1. re: igorm
Another one for Central Market. Don't know about the other locations, but it's great in FW.
Selection is beyond anything I've ever seen in one store, everything is very fresh. It can be a bit pricey... but, hey, you're eating this stuff!! I'll cut corners elsewhere.
1. re: igorm
Another vote for Central Market(s) and H-E-B Stores in Texas!
2. re: tim irvine
+1 for the north lamar central market.
Amazing store.
1. re: tim irvine
I love this place!
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2. re: tim irvine
I nominate Central Market in Poulsbo, Washington
and also Granville Island Market
3. Meijer is the best supermarket around. The Cascade Meijer on 28th Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan is the best of them all. If you aren't from the midwest you don't know what you're missing!
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1. re: lbaat
That Meijer is very nice. Its exceptionally clean and everything was fresh and stocked, but I still cannot get over the velvet ropes around the alcohol.
1. re: Kelli2006
Ah yes, velvet ropes around the alcohol. Only in west Michigan!
Meijer is still the best!
2. re: lbaat
oh cr@p, we've been in Minnesota and ignore Meijer and also in Angola Indiana and ignore it too, not knowing it we didn't trip on in. oh well, next time
1. re: iL Divo
Don't be too concerned. I've been in several Meijers and they haven't been anything special. Maybe a step up from Walmart Supercenter, which they resemble (the hypermarket format), but there are far nicer markets around. IMO most of the pro-Meijer folks I know of (such as my Dear Wife) grew up with them when they WERE special and just never got over it.
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oh thanks for info, we'll be going back to Angola Indiana in a few months and there's one there, I'll make the man take me to the Meijers when we're there just so I can get a looksie *-0
I had to look up Wegmans too, not familiar
also love the Harrie Teeter's we've frequented, lovely lovely markets.
just remembering this and it's gotta be my all time favorite > Southern Season
1. re: iL Divo
Thanks for the tip on Southern Season. I had never heard of that one. Next time I'm over in Chapel Hill I'll have to look it up. Of course, you can't really compare chains like Wegmans or Harris Teeter with one-off gourmet-type stores -- totally different businesses.
3. Berkeley Bowl.
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I second Berkeley Bowl. Amazing and affordable produce selection. In the summer, it's produce heaven. The New York Times agrees: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/din...
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Me three, even though I live in Boston. But my sister lives in Berkeley Bowl, and I used to go to visit her to visit her, but now I go to visit her and then go to Berkeley Bowl!
But that's my left coast nomination. In the east, no question; It's DeMoulas' Market Basket in Somerville, Massachusetts! Love that wonderful store.
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And me four, for the Bowl. I rarely shop elsewhere, and when I hit the produce and bulk sections, I do me a happy little jig. I mean, c'mon: 29 varieties of heirloom tomatoes? Excellent meats, wonderful prices, great special-order policies and really, really cool employees. All that AND they do an early-opening professional cook's shopping time, so you can get in and out, which is the only drawback to the Bowl......the crowds during regular shopping hours.
1. re: mamachef
OK, I'll chime in for Berkeley Bowl WEST -- even though I already mentioned Shopper's Corner in Santa Cruz. My wife will shop at either of the two Berkeley Bowl locations, but I will *only* go to BB West . . . the crowds don't "bug" me as much there, and the store is -- for me -- much easier to navigate.
1. re: zin1953
Zin, I have never been to Berkeley...what is the difference between the West and other location?
1. re: DougRisk
The original Berkeley Bowl is older, more crowded, less well organized, and is very stereotypically "Bezerkeley" (think tye-dye, dreadlocks, patchouli oil, and Birkenstocks).
Berkeley Bowl West is a much newer building. It's larger, with wider aisles, better display cases and "traffic flow patterns," with more features and selection. (In other words, it's easier to get in, get what you need, and get out -- you don't feel like you have to fight with the crowds.) Although pricing is the same, think more upscale "yuppie" than "hippie."
My wife will shop at either one, but prefers Berkeley Bowl West. Me? It's worth it -- to me -- to drive farther and go to Berkeley Bowl West.
1. re: zin1953
Well, your fellow shoppers are part of the fun. But honestly; there are things there I've never heard of; caltrap nuts, for example. My sister, who I dearly love, is not very adventurous in food. When we go together to BB, she gets apples, oranges and maybe a melon. Me? I'm wandering the produce section, drooling, wanting to do taste tests of pretty much everything. The mushrooms? The melons? The tart cherries I got for $1 for 2 quarts because they were a little old, and made cherry soup with? The chocolate-covered almond nougat I buy multiple chunks of to eat back in Boston? What's not to like, except maybe the crazy parking, and come to think of it, that part feels like Boston.
2. re: somervilleoldtimer
Market Basket in general is great. I love the stores in Somerville and Chelsea. Great selection, especially of non-Western food, fresh produce, nice staff and affordable!
2. re: babette feasts
I agree! I love Berkeley Bowl. Not only is there a huge selection of produce, but it's also cheap! Bulk section is amazing too. Workers are super helpful and I always leave with something that I've never tried before.
3. I second Wegmans! As I type this, I am eating a sandwich on their cheese bread. Soo good!
1. Major Market in Escondido CA. Along with good selections in all departments, they carry packaged/canned foods from many different countries for those who are hankering for a little taste of home.
1. Major Market in Escondido is the best one closest to me, however, we do drive to Jungle Jim's at least once a year.
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1. re: Cathy
I'll second a vote for Jungle Jim's. It's due north of Cincinnati.
Cathy: You drive there from California? Wow. I love a woman with clear priorities.
Best news about the place is this: They're opening a second location next Spring east of Cincinnati, right in my neck of the woods.
1. re: jmckee
It's a wonderful market with everything and then some...I would shop there regularly if I lived there.
{Family in Detroit area...it's on the way!|
2. Shopper's Corner, Santa Cruz, CA
1. Ah, but what do you mean by 'best"? Indeed, what qualifies as "good"? Price, selection, location, service? And if all of these in what proportion? I can think of stores I love, but if I lived near them, they still wouldn't be my go-to store.
And why leave out WF? I mean, they're gosh-awful expensive and can get far too smug about some of the dietary ideas (viz, sponsoring "Fork over Knife" at free screenings with panel discussions). But I know lots of foks that just love them.
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1. re: lemons
Agree with the "smugness" factor of Whole Foods, but I sometimes have to go there to get something gluten-free or pick up a small amount of something in their bins.
Also, if WF is so eco- and socio-conscious, what do they do with all their leftover food (and you know that just one store will have TONS!) So do they just throw it all away?
Sorry- got off the subject..
1. re: Michelly
WF does have items you won't easily find elsewhere. But when I think of "BEST SUPERMARKET" I think of a place where I can get 99% of my shopping done. WF does not fit the bill regardless of the expense.
1. re: Michelly
I know that the WFM in West Windsor/Princeton, NJ gives their leftover food to local soup kitchens in Mercer County, NJ. I would think (or hope) most WFM locations would do the same, or something similar.
1. re: Michelly
I work at a whole foods in san francisco. I can't speak for all whole foods, but for our store, we will donate most product to the local food bank.
For perishable things, like produce and food at the hot bar, that need to be thrown out at the end of the night, employees are able to fill up tupperware containers for 25 cents.
WF has pretty tough standards when it comes to culled product, but we try to throw out as little as possible.
2. My God, I navigated to this thread intending to nominate that very store as well! I actually live within walking distance. Makes life easy! :)
1. Wegmans!!! I affectionately call it WEGWORLD!!!
Next would be Fairway!
1. I am so glad no one named Whole Foods, other wise known as "WHOLE PAYCHECK" here in NYC.
1. Balducci's in Westport, CT - I don't know who/how they source their fresh produce but they always offer fresh fruits and veggies at their absolute peak ripeness/season. Their peaches are the only ones that remind me of the heavily ripe peaches I would pick from my back garden peach tree when I was growing up.
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1. re: SeoulQueen
When I was in my 30s (I'm in my 60s now), Balducci's NYC was my favorite; however, it has really gone down hill. I speculate the family sold it. At any rate, their catalog/online options were diverse & fabulous--I never, not even once--was disappointed with an order, neither were friends family that I sent products to (& I bought really good stuff--kobe beef, whole sides of Nova, to die for Key Lemon Pie etc). Anyway, Zabar's NYC) is now my favorite. Their catalog/online options not too extensive but of high quality & with good service.
1. re: cbjones1943
I think each Balducci's must have their own list of suppliers that they work with. I've been to the one in Greenwich, the one in NYC's UWS and the one in Westport. The Westport location is much much better than the other two. In fact, the one in the UWS was the worst of the 3 and that location was sold several years ago and is no longer listed on the balducci's website.
Wasn't too impressed with Zabar's (or Citronella) myself... usually ended up going to WFs at the Time Warner center to do the weekly grocery shop.
2. Wegmans. Obviously, I haven't been to ALL locations, but I'll nominate them anyway. The local one we have here has saved my chowhound sanity in an otherwise culinary wasteland.
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1. re: linguafood
I find that Wegman's varies a lot by location. The one in Amherst was pretty good (although they had a strange notion of how to shelve rice) but the one on McKinley in south Buffalo was little more than a more expensive Safeway: no in-house butcher, limited seafood.
My own favorite is a little local "chain" -if two stores can be called a chain - family run, with a good produce department and helpful butchers.
1. re: tardigrade
Guess we're pretty lucky here in HV. That said, I buy my bacon at the local/regional Weis supermarket chain - they have a much better selection.
Most everything else, tho... Wegmans, hands down.
2. Central Market in Poulsbo, Washington. Has NOTHING to do with Central Markets outside the Puget Sound, Washington, area. Metropolitan Markets in Seattle come in second.
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1. re: PAO
Another vote for Met Markets. Love them, and am still in mourning that they closed the one near my home.
I was just in Poulsbo last weekend for the first time in a couple of decades...bummed that I didn't know to check out the Central Market. Will have to get back soon!
1. re: jlhinwa
There are also Centrals in Shoreline and Mill Creek. I assume they are similar to the Poulsbo one, though I haven't been there.
2. re: PAO
2nd Central Market in Poulsbo. Fabulous!!
3. Another vote for Wegmans!
1. When visiting my sister in Mesa, we've gone to AJ's... very fancy. Very pricey. We just got a Natural Grocers here, small, but interesting, and not expensive like WF (which we don't have, nearest is several hours away). It offers lots of gluten-free alternatives, great "bulk" spices (they are pre-packaged in small bags) for really cheap, lots of dairy alternatives, good nuts, meats, some fresh vegetables. They also have a good selection of international offerings. and loads of Lundberg rice!
I usually shop at Smith's because of the low prices/coupons, and location.
1. The Wegmans in Dulles (Sterling) VA is absurdly good. It was the first Wegmans in the DC area when it opened a few years ago. Now there are several.
1. Wegmans in general. I go to the one in Woodbridge, NJ. I had been going to ShopRite in either Colonia or Clark (both the same driving distance from my home) but suddenly it dawned on me that the Wegman's was no further along either or just barely. It's such a more pleasant experience overall; I can get my basic needs met there and specialty products as well. Plus the staff are amazingly wonderful and some even remember me and I'm not even a regular shopper. I also like that they have a good housewares department for those times when you suddenly remember you need a special item to cook with. Oh and their flower department is great as well. Love them!
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1. re: sivyaleah
Uugh - I just started a new topic when I thought I was replying to this one. Oh well.
Anyway I agree with all of the sentiments regarding Wegmans. I remember when they first came to NJ - West Windsor/Princeton area - and it was like a food-shopping epiphany! Customer Service is great, their brand tastes [more often than not] better than major brands, and the prices are really on par with all of other local markets (e.g. ShopRite, Acme). Great quality meat & seafood, organic, fruits & veggies...Plus I admire that they're a family-run company based in the Northeast. I've been to several locations, including Woodbridge, and I prefer the original NJ one (WW/Princeton), Moorestown & Cherry Hill. Personally I feel these 3 are the best in terms of service, friendly employees, product offering...
1. re: sivyaleah
2. The South Bend, Indiana, area has Martin's, a regional chain with maybe 20 outlets. The outlets tend to tailor their stock to immediate area--so, for example, I only see tripe or beef cheeks when shopping at one with a larger Latin clientele. My favorite and nearest one is rather on the yuppy end of the spectrum: Heritage Square in the Granger suburb. Local produce, natural meats, very good fish counter (for the Midwest), demonstration kitchen with classes, great staff, etc., etc.
1. Normal Supermarket: H.E.B., specifically the Tech Ridge location in Austin
Premium Supermarket: the original N. Lamar Blvd Central Market
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1. re: ret3
HEB is a great chain. They tailor to the market of each and every location and are much cheaper than any other chain in Texas. I'm closest to the Far West location in Austin and it's a terrific store. Central Market is great for specialty or quality items, but is mighty expensive. Every time I go in there, I miss Berkeley Bowl like the dickens. I shopped there regularly when I live nearby in long ago.
2. Publix! They have the best store brand products around and helpful staff.
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1. re: adinars
upvotes for Publix here as well.....
i have been in a Wegmans once..it was very nice...
Stew Leonards from back when i lived in New England...
and i liked Stop&Shop then as well
Wynns Market here in Naples,fl
1. re: srsone
Didn't Stew Leonard end up jailed for some kind of major fraud?
1. re: rainey
Yes. From wiki:
"In 1993, Stew Leonard Sr. was convicted of committing a $17 million tax fraud through an elaborate scheme to divert more than $17 million in cash register receipts over a ten-year period. He was sentenced to 52-months in jail. Court documents indicated that Stew Leonard Jr. played a role in the tax fraud. However, in the interest of protecting his son and the store, Stew Leonard Sr. pleaded guilty in exchange for an agreement from the prosecutors to not bring charges against Stew Leonard Jr."
1. re: TrishUntrapped
havent been there in a long time...moved to florida way back in the 90s...
now i use publix 90% of the time....
2. re: adinars
Love Publix. I don't live near one, but my in-laws do.... And whenever I visit, I hit Publix multiple times!
And yes, their store brand stuff is great. Their jumbo choc chips - divine!
1. re: happybaker
i spent a year in Gainesville FL -- my regular market was a Publix. When my late father was living in Boca Raton, his regular market was Publix. I think it's a very good chain.
2. re: adinars
Publix is EXTREMELY hit or miss in my experience. within two miles of my house there are three: two are just awful and one is amazing.
1. re: adinars
The one thing I miss about living in Florida. If Publix would just expand to the mid-Atlantic, I would be a happy woman.
2. Publix in Florida and the SE states.
1. +1 for Wegman's in Dewitt New York. Obviously I haven't been to every market in the country but I know that Wegmann's is great.
1. Oh, and there's an awesome little market in San Rafael, Scotty's, which has not only outstanding selections and deli items made in-house, but a FREE POPCORN MACHINE so that you don't have to shop while you're starving. Talk about a market for the People!
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1. re: mamachef
That sounds lovely! A move slightly south, closer to the city may be in the cards for me soon. Will check this place out this weekend, thanks MC!
1. re: rabaja
Hey, that puts you closer to usn's down here, how cool! Trust me, momma, you will love and adore Scotty's. Try their rice pudding; try their butternut squash soup w/ creme fraiche if they still make it. Try anything. You are gonna really like this place; not for your "big" shops (but if you're going to be close enough, you can just come on over the bridge and hit the B. Bowl anyway, for those.) I'll go witcha and we can chowdown at THEIR fantastic deli and lick the pastry case.
Hugs. Oh, plus and, at Scotty's I think it's a job requirement that all their courtesy clerks and checkers be goodlooking as hell, so there's not only free popcorn but free eye-candy too!!
2. I lived in Orlando, FL for about a year in the 90s. We lived in a neighborhood called Bay Hill. In Bay Hill there was the flagship store of Goodings. It was stupendous.
Everything was carpeted and serene. The endcaps looked like well oiled walnut library bookcases. The fish department was a slate wall of aquaria. The produce department must have sold a dozen varieties of mushrooms whose heady perfume you could smell from yards and yards away. I have never since encountered a store with that inventory of mushrooms! The seating area of the deli had a full-sized garden fountain with a wide perimeter for casual seating and that was surrounded by tables and chairs if that was your preference. The selection of groceries was outstanding. Once you checked out, you didn't handle a thing -- the groceries were bagged and a clerk loaded them into the cart and pushed that to the car where they loaded it into your car. They did everything but follow you home and unpack them into your pantry!
One day, driving around Orlando I stopped at another Goodings to pick up a few things. I *stunned* to see that it was some ordinary warehouse of a store.
That Goodlings was the *sole* compensation for having to live in FL but it was a tour de force compensation that I still miss.
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1. re: rainey
All the Goodings are gone from Orlando, except for one that I know of right off I-4, near Disney World. It is still carpeted (and open very late, to please the tourists), but it seemed SAD compared to the plethora of Publixes that we have around here, like a relic from a bygone era.
2. Sorry don't think it is right to ask people to nominate the best supermarket and then ask them to leave certain ones out, so I am going to nominate the Whole Foods in Fairlakes. They have a lot of great venues that you don't see anywhere else. They have a seafood restaurant where a band plays on Saturday, a smokehouse that has every kind of smoke meat that you would want and a sports bar, yes bar, that has like 20 flat screen tvs that show every nfl game on Sunday and college football on Saturday. They also have great beers on tap and do growler fills.
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1. re: MacArthur Mike
Well, since you started it, then, I will nominate the Whole Foods in Princeton, NJ. Large, clean, great selection, etc.
I have been to all of the different Whole Foods in the Philadelphia area and this one is the best (with the one in Plymouth Meeting, PA a close second).
1. re: MacArthur Mike
Just so people are clear, this is the WF in Fairlakes, VA. This is a destination market for sure. The sports bar replaced an Italian grill concept that didn't quite catch on. It's a great draw.
Our regular market is a very nice Harris-Teeter, which is a good representative in the standard supermarket division. But WFs like this one, and Wegmans (fortunately none -- Dulles, Fairfax, Leesburg, Gainesville, or Woodbridge -- are close enough for me to make it my regular market) are in a different league altogether.
2. I'll take the ones of my memory, where chuck roast of beef was 3 pounds for a dollar, sugar was 29 cents for 5 pounds, and milk was 69 cents a gallon.
1. Ancona's Supermarket in Ridgefield, Connecticut is the best supermarket I have ever been to:
1. If more than two customers are in line another register is always opened quickly. Always. And that rarely happens because they usually have enough registers opened in advance.
2. Top quality fruit and vegetables.
3. They make fried chicken to die for.
4. Fresh baked bread daily.
5. Want a sandwich at the deli and it's not listed, i.e. peanut butter and jelly? They'll go to the shelves, get the ingredients and make it for you.
6. Very nice and friendly staff. Want the bagger to carry your groceries out? No problem.
In short, Ancona's is a family-run store and its quality food and customer service can't be beat.
1. I am a little surprised at how many people are nominating Wegmans. I used to live right next to one in Downingtown, PA, and it was definitely large and clean, but...
They had very few options of Grass Fed Beef. Absolutely no Pastured (and/or organic) Pork. Grass Fed Lamb, etc. Very little organic produce (the only way to buy an organic onion was to buy a 5 lb bag). The only Challah bread they had was made with Soybean Oil...the list goes on.
They had almost no local products even though their are tons and tons of farms in that part of Pennsylvania.
In the dairy case they did not carry either Natural by Nature or Traderspoint Creamery products.
They also had very little whole fish, whereas that other chain of stores that shal not be mentioned in this thread often had a nice selection of whole fish.
However, their cheese selection was great. Employees were helpful and professional. And they had a very large selection of conventional products.
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1. re: DougRisk
They have all of those things you mention at our local Wegmans -- local produce, pasture-raised beef, pork & chicken... even the deli now carries cold cuts from free-range animals.
It's pretty awesome.
1. re: linguafood
That is absolutely great to hear. I have been to three different Wegmans...the one in the aforementioned Downingtown, PA, Malvern, PA and Collegeville, PA. All of them were large and well-stocked and very close to numerous farms, but carried, almost exclusively, conventional products.
Linqua, where do you live? (i.e. where is that Wegmans)
1. re: DougRisk
State College. You may have heard of it...
1. re: linguafood
Yes. So sorry. Things will turn around. Well, enjoy the market.
1. re: DougRisk
DougRisk, I noticed you mentioned how much you like the WFM in West Windsor, NJ. (Sorry I can't call it Princeton since WWPD patrols the area LOL). Have you ever been to the Wegmans further down on Rt. 1? It doesn't have the organic variety like WFM, but it definitely carries grass-fed, local meats/seafood. If you haven't been, you should check it out. :)
1. re: Sabalicious
I am not sure if I had ever been to that Wegmans. I lived about 30 minutes southwest of that Whole Foods in Pennsylvania (at the time) and can not remember if I had been to the Wegmans.
However, I am glad to learn that Wegmans is starting to carry these things. For the ones that I was most familiar with in the Philly area, there Grass Fed stuff was pretty limited. A few high end cuts of beef and no (pastured) lamb or pork.
That Whole Foods you guys have is great. I would travel up there once every two weeks. And go buckwild.
2. I've never been to Wegmans so I have no idea what kind of supermarket it is...but it sounds like a wonderful place to shop. Is there reasons why? Prices? selection? quality? service?
To bad there isn't one near me to find out...
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1. re: Monica
They tend to be very big. Some are actually 2 stories, with the "cafe" being on the second floor. If there is a conventional product that you are looking for, you will find it. They have a large selection of prepared products (i.e. Shrimp Salad, Chicken Wings, packaged Sushi, etc.), they have a fairly large salad bar, they often sell alcohol (depending on state laws), a large cheese, selection, spacious aisles, a nice enough "international" section (actually, probably the best "international" section I have ever seen in a conventional market), a variety of loose leaf tea selections, lots of brands and loose coffee beans, a coffee bar (often with gelato), an Olive bar, a nice enough bakery and pastry section and they sell quite a few different cookware and tableware products including Le Creuset.
The list is even longer than that.
1. re: Monica
Right, Monica? I'd heard of it but not been to one, but now I'm curious as hell since it's clearly the popular choice.
2. i don't think I've ever been to any of these stores, living in California. I like some things about Whole Foods, but don't shop there on a regular basis; more for political reasons than anything.
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1. re: laliz
I like that answer, laliz. (re the politics.) But where in Cali. (not specifically, unless you want to tell) are you? 'Cause I've been from all over this state and can probably point you in a really good direction for a really good store, regardless of your location.
1. re: mamachef
I'm in the Los Angeles area
1. re: laliz
Are you close to Irvine or Anaheim Hills?- Wholesome Choice would be my destination.
1. re: Cathy
No, they are behind the Orange Curtain (in Orange County)
I am in the San Gabriel Valley (think Pasadena adjacent)
2. I'd like to check out a Wegmans someday. But until they come to the Metro NY area, I'll stick with Fairway in Pelham. I thought it would be my go-to place only for specialty items but has since become my main market (and their wine store next door is fab too).
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1. re: Sloth
Fairway, especially the Pelham, NY store, is great. Wegmans is great too. I wish they would make it downstate some time soon.
1. re: JMF
And I loathe Whole Foods.
2. New Seasons in Oregon. Fresh, local stuff and friendly, friendly people.
1. New Seasons, Portland (Oregon). I shopped there the first day they opened and have been there every other day or since then. For me it's my local market -- if I'm making dinner, I stop by and get what looks good and go from there. Unfortunately I feel they now have more Calif and Mex produc rather than the local sources they made their name on , but the quality and prices are still good. Sometimes I'll go to our local Krogers (Fred Meyer) to save money, but I always regret it.
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1. re: Chatsworth
The Wegman's in Dewitt New York has a decent international section. I buy German sweets for my nieces and Indian seasonings for myself. I have gotten Asian and Eastern European and Israeli products there as well. They have an okay Latin American/ Caribbean section too. They even sell the best soft drink in the world (Ting). I could not believe that. I ran into a Guyanese woman once who marveled with me at the fact that they had banana leaves (which we use to make dukunu in Jamaica). Their strongest point is their cheese selection. I am a big cheese fan so that really puts them over the top for me. Also, having grown up mostly in Brooklyn, it fascinates me to see such a large supermarket with so many unconventional items.
1. re: t19103
It's odd to see Ting? You can buy it at just about any Stop & Shop in the Boston area.
Wegmans just opened its first Massachusetts store last month: there's been a small amount of backlash on the Boston board who feel the place was overhyped, but it is indeed a very good store. I actually prefer this location to the one the OP mentioned in Dewitt, NY.
But my vote still goes to just about any HEB or Central Market location: the one in Alamo Heights used to be a particular favorite.
2. Hmm, being from Northeastern PA, I was always a Wegman's guy, but now I lean towards Giant Eagle Market District Settlers Ridge in Pittsburgh, PA. Kind of surprised no one else has mentioned it.
1. I'll second the Fairway in Pelham, NY; wide selection of produce, super bakery, cheese, fish and meat counters, even though the help behind the deli counter has become somewhat slow and a bit sloppy, which may be a sign that the chain is stretching its corps of old pros thin as they continue to expand. The selection of all manner of foodstuffs in both "regular" and "natural/gourmet" is the best I know of anywhere. This Fairway has a wider selection of items than the original Manhattan store(s) and much wider aisles (two carts can pass with ease, which is a big deal for us city types.) Prices for comparable items are as good or better than the standard Stop & Shop, and way below the dreadful and overpriced Whole Foods. The reason I always end up spending more/too much at Fairway is not that I have to, but because I so often say "Well, why not spend the extra dollar to try this artisinal pasta" etc.
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1. re: foevp12
Thanks for the +1. Have you been to a Wegmans? I haven't and I'd like to know how it compares. I don't shop the deli counter at Fairway Pelham but I've found the customer service at the fish, cheese and coffee areas to be top notch. And ever since a bad experience opening week, the cashiers have been especially great. I've been to better meat/produce markets in other countries,
but for an overall supermarket experience I've never seen better than this Fairway.
1. re: foevp12
Another Fairway nomination here. I typically shop at their brand new Upper East Side location in Manhattan, but my parents live near the Plainview, NY, one on Long Island, and I do find that store easier to navigate. The UES one still has a great selection, excellent produce, great gluten-free options, and the prices are very very good for the area.
1. re: whitneybee
SO works in Queens and hopes to check out the new Douglaston location soon. We got our Murray's Natural turkey at the Pelham Fairway today. It was the busiest we've seen it since opening week.
2. re: foevp12
Fairway in Red Hook is the best. Although all Fairways have excellent products and Fairway Stamford is nice and huge, Red Hook has the best staff, especially at the cheese counter. Even their parking lot guys are better.
3. Wegman's for sure!
I prefer the one in Bridgewater, NJ to the one in Lawrenceville/Princeton.
In addition to having a great selection in every department and wonderful produce, MANY of their prices are lower than the prices at Shop-Rite, Stop & Shop, and A & P.
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1. re: Ted in Central NJ
I prefer the one in Bridgewater to the one in Woodbridge.
Unfortunately, I don't live near either of these stores, & the (sightly inferior) one in Woodbridge is the only Wegmans I'm ever near enough to go to. Sigh. It's tough living in a Wegmans-free region.
1. re: Ted in Central NJ
Ted - what makes you prefer Bridgewater over West Windsor/Princeton? Just curious as WW-P is my local Wegmans, but I live close enough to Bridgewater to check it out. Thx
2. For all you Wegmans lovers out there.... it's WEGMANS. Not Wegman's.
Thank you.
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1. re: linguafood
umm..... yup says Wegmans
1. re: srsone
Thanks for proving my point?
1. re: linguafood
i know....just helping..
2. Wegmans in Amherst, NY and the flagship store in Rochester, NY-- both are fantastic! Although I now live in FL and have to make do without a Wegmans, I look forward to getting my Wegmans fix when I visit my family in WNY a couple times a year.
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1. re: tidbitt
I lived in several different states and now live in Southeastern Michigan. There are lots of nice markets here but my absolute favorite is WEGMANS in Ithaca, NY. When I visit my daughter in Ithaca, I always have to have a visit to WEGMANS. Its awesome! One more vote for WEGMANS!
2. When in Seattle, it's the Metropolitan Market in West Seattle -- my all time favorite.
In Chicago, Whole Foods and a reliable pick whereever I am.
In Michigan City (my real home), its Al's, a regional chain ... Meijers is a distant second.
1. Wegmans, any of the ones around Buffalo, NY. I live in WI now and miss Wegmans all of the time.
1. Another vote for Central Market. My regular stop is the Lovers/Greenville location in Dallas.
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1. re: swoll50
This is the best grocery store ever anywhere. I was hating on everything about Dallas until a friend took me to CM. They get like half of my income, but everything is so good, fresh and delectable. I've not seen a store this good anywhere else.
2. Being lucky to live in the San Francisco Bay Area there are many choices: My fav is Draeger's on the peninsula: will get anything with advance ordering, excellent meat, knowledgeable & friendly staff (meat, wine, etc), very good produce, reasonable prices (meaning, whatever is sold elsewhere is about the same price -- of course expensive stuff costs more). Another good choice is Berkeley Bowl in Berkeley but it is far for me. There are some great buys at TJ: olive oil, some cheeses, eggs, cream, nuts, some wine, Empire chicken, etc but their produce is terrible.
1. Market Basket is the place here in New England. The motto: 'more for you dollar' means something at this store. Since I have started purchasing organic vegetables and fruits, Market Basket is also beginning to embrace it as well. You cannot buy organic potatoes, celery, carrots, broccolli, zuchinni, grapes etc.. cheaper ANYWHERE! Shaw's, Stop & Shop are no match with their inflated prices. Although they don't sell any grass fed beef or other meats, I still swear by Market Basket and love shopping there.
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I second Market Basket.
2. My nominee is Pomegranate supermarket in Brooklyn, NY. As a kosher consumer I'd gotten used to not having access to some things that may only be available in upscale or non-kosher supermarkets. As a "foodie" I learned that I had to shop around if I was looking for quality fruits and vegetables, specialty sauces and condiments, interesting vegetables and fruits, etc. Pomegranate, located on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, caters to the discerning kosher consumer, offering a wide selection of gourmet, quality products along with everyday items such as Ronzoni pasta and General Mills cereals. It's a great supermarket and it has my vote.
1. Central Market in Texas FTW!! Love everything about CM. Even their prices are reasonable for the most part.
1. Mollie Stone's in the SF Bay peninsula - pricey but wonderful choices; Harris Teeter in Charleston, SC; Beyerly's in Minneapolis (gotta love the chandeliers and unique window pick-up -- no trekking your own stuff to the car); Giant Eagle MarketPlace in Pittsburgh, PA. I am NOT a fan of Berkeley Bowl (disorganized, crowded, lots of weird stuff mixed in -- although love being challenged by what the heck some of those things are in the produce section). Gotta say, though, that if it's not Farmers' Market season, then Whole Foods is THE choice for produce.
1. My absolute hands down favorite is Your Dekalb Farmers Market in the Atlanta area.
The name is misleading as it is not a farmers market. It is an enormous international market with terrific prices and great selection. Many varieties of live fish, extensive fresh produce, a salad/hot bar if you are hungry, floral department, bakery.
I will drive several hours out of my way to shop here.
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I used to love the Dekalb Market when I lived in Georgia.
2. Wegman's. I can find anything there and the pricing is great. In addition, the staff is teriffic.
Second on my list would have to be the HEB in Austin, TX. When my son was living there, I LOVED to go grocery shopping for him there!
1. I'll echo what someone else asked: why in the world would you leave out Whole Foods?
Is it because they don't sell the same commodity foodstuffs that the big grocery chains do?
Is it because they sell locally sourced produce?
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1. re: Josh
Personally, I don't think WF is that great of a store. At the WFs in my region (TX) the produce is often only ok, the meats and seafoods aren't great, the selection is underwhelming. I don't go there often, even though it's the grocer nearest to my home. I'll drive 15 minutes out of my way to go to Central Market, where the fresh foods are fresh, the selection is enormous and the prices are reasonable.
1. re: mtbwustl
I agree Central Market is awesome. Don't have those where I live, though.
If it's a choice between WF and any of the giant regional chains we have in SoCal, I'll always opt for WF. The one here gets good local produce, and it's the only regular source for grass-fed beef and pastured chicken.
1. re: mtbwustl
The produce is decent here (SoCal). I love Central Market - wish we had them here.
1. re: Josh
I miss the produce in SoCal so much. While I wouldn't give up Central Market for anything, I would happily give up Whole Foods for a Trader Joes AND a good farmers market. We have neither here.
2. I'm delighted to be able to endorse Hannaford's in Skowhegan, Maine. Their produce section is amazing. They carry fruit that I don't see here in my Westchester County, NY supermarket, e.g., Rambutan. Great wine department too. When I go home to Maine, I love browsing in that store. And everyone is SO nice and eager to help. Rural Maine is like that.
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1. re: Pat Hammond
I really like the Hannafords in Rockland, Maine. I really miss that store.
2. I've been everywhere. From Safeway in San Francisco to Wegmans in Rochester to Stew Leonards in CT, and Piggly Wiggly in Apalachicola and everywhere in between.
I currently do most of my shopping at Whole Foods, even though it's not really a SUPER market in the true sense of the word and for stuff I can't, or don't want to, get at WF, I shop at Stop&Shop in Boston.
But the BEST supermarket I've ever been to is Central Market in Houston, Texas.
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1. re: taos
We are going to visit our family in Texas for Thanksgiving. I can't wait to go to the Central Market in Plano. Just walking around and seeing all of their offerings is an experience, better than the museum.
1. re: igorm
Just returned from Texas. Went to the Central Market in Plano and slowly looked at their amazing produce, meat, seafood, cheese, bakery and prepared foods. It was a wonderland for a foodie!
2. Sendiks. Being I am from SE Wisconsin, most of may not be familiar with this local supermarket chain. Sendiks was a single store for years in the North-shore area; they have expanded to upwards of 10 stores or more within the last 5years. They have stiffened the competition in an area that Pick-n-Save had cornered for years and years.
Sendiks service is outstanding. Each area , cheese, meat , produce ,deli, bakery is manned with knowledgeable staff that go out of their way to help. Kind of reminds me of the way shopping used to be where you would go to the butcher, the bakery etc.
Quality is in every area. Produce is displayed wonderfully and samples are all over the store.
The prices may be a little higher but I am willing to pay more for quality and service. But I also search out deals. I frequent Aldi for certain items and go to Costco and Trader Joe's also.
1. My supermarket of choice is Nob Hill (Raley's) in Alameda, Ca.
1. I just moved to Philly a year ago and we have a circuit for markets. International Foods & Spices in University City is our go to for rice, spices and of course Indian staples. Superior is our market for frozen items, canned goods, milk and stuff. Clark Park market for eggs, cider, apples and so forth and Trader Joe's for everything else. I am a little in love with TJ's to be honest, but we don't have a one stop market and I'm glad. It's why I live in a city.
1. I'll second Wegmans even though I no longer live close to one. Everyone here goes to Whole Foods and other than a few items not found elsewhere, it's the last place I go. I find their prepared foods, including the bbq, asian, hot bar, etc., are so plain and unappetizing. Their breads aren't very good (I'm of German heritage, so I've had great breads my entire life.) Their desserts are meh. I'm just surprised so many people eat there or get that food to go, not even factoring in how expensive everything is.
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Agree w you about WF. Although their prepared food section LOOKS beautiful and delicious, they don't cook their vegetables long enough and additionally , taste bland.
2. Sonoma Market, Sonoma CA. The best meat department/butcher shop I have ever seen. Great produce, great cheese selection, and wonderful wine selection (of course).
1. Corti Brothers and Taylor's Sacramento,CA, Nugget Davis.CA and The Pasta Shop Berkeley, CA.
1. My order based on the places I've been to on this list
1. Dragers (Peninsula, CA)
2. Berkeley Bowl (East Bay, CA)
3. Jungle Jims (Cincinnati Area, OH)
4. Shoppers Corner (Santa Cruz, CA)
5. Central Market (Austin, TX)
6. Wegmans (Various)
7. Nugget (Sacramento Area)
8. Mollie Stones (Peninsula, CA)
9. Fairway (NYC)
10. Publix (Various)
11. Whole Foods (Various)
12. Andersons (Toledo, OH)
13. Meijer (Various)
14. Trader Joes (Various)
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1. re: cgorange
Had forgotten about Draeger's! Great store - always stopped in when we were visiting from
the east coast. Some locations had cooking schools similar to the one I managed in a
store in NJ. Also went to Andronico's, usually the one in Berkley when we went to Chez
Panisse. Their stores seem to vary greatly from location to location, though.
There was also a terrific store in Portland, OR - I think is was Larry's? My hubby liked
their wine dept. Draeger's as good for wine, too
For regular shopping where I am living now, I favor Wegmans and Whole Foods.
2. Wegmans and Whole Foods.
1. Son's Supermarket in Jasper, AL
This is the best grocery store in the world as far as I'm concerned. Their meat department has wonderful meat and the butcher's will do any special request cuts for anyone. It's wonderful, and the cheapest meat in town. Beautiful produce department too.
1. The best in my little corner of the World is ShopNKart in Ashland, Oregon. An independent discount grocery attuned to the hippie dippie clientele of the area. Local items of all stripes abound.
1. Wegmans! YES - - - -when oh when will you open near me?? Live in New England and patiently wait! Visited the Rochester Penfield store last month and saw whole bags (10 lbs?) of fresh clams for sale for family clam bakes. I have never seen this in New England and we are only minutes from the ocean. Just one example of many. I still love New England though! I try to like/love/get used to the local supermarkets but it has been a struggle. Once you know what Wegmans is like it is always a mental comparison.
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1. re: davefoxdad
You do know there's a Wegmans in Northborough MA and three others that I know of under construction in the greater Boston area, right?
1. re: Jenny Ondioline
Yes - we follow it closely. Waiting for one hopefully to the south of Boston.
2. The new Fairway on 2nd Ave
Wegmans anywhere!!
1. Obviously no one has been to the Publix in Boynton Beach/Del Re Florida. The best cookies and cream store brand ice cream, ever. Even better when my grandmother mixed it with red jello. Preferably strawberry.
1. Before I learned of Wegman's, I was a fan of the Harris Teeter in Aberdeen, NC. Although it's been many years since I've been there, I was surprised to see bag clerks wheeling shopping carts to any ol' customer's car. Wide aisles, an overall clean appearance and a good selection of cereal were other key observations.
As for Wegman's, although I've never lived near one, they were a good excursion, particularly for the juices and snacks.
Although it wasn't part of the question, as I've spent a bit of time in East/Southeast Asia, the supermarkets in the Siam Paragon and Emporium in Bangkok are a trip.
1. In the Cleveland area, I would have to say Heinen's. They're pricey, but not Whole Foods pricey. They just have a much better selection than most other grocery stores I go to.
Another place I like is Bottom Dollar. Not sure if they are all over the US, but they're a discount chain of grocery stores. I go there for my staples, basic ingredients that would be at any grocery store. Then hop over to Heinen's for anything I can't find at Bottom Dollar.
I can't stand Whole Foods. I was there one time on a Friday evening to pick up a few things and they had some live jazz band in the store. Seriously?! Plus all the employees there are like Apple Store rejects.
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1. re: Atomic76
A live jazz band? Geez, the nerve. Whatta bunch of assholes.
2. Whole Foods?? In NYC we call it "Whole Paycheck!"
1. On Long Island ... John's Farms Plainview for veggies,cheese and fish ,Best Yet for veggies ,fish (the stores that have it on ice and if I know the monger)and some grocery items ,Patel Bros for big pacs of legumes,nuts and Indian /Paki food stuffs and SPICES.Pats Farms Merrick for veggies ,Fairway Plainview coffee ,bakery bread some cheese ,deli, and V&T in Hempsted for Chinese ,Thai, Japanese and other Asian veggies ,teas ,dry goods,bakery on premise,hot food serve (no frills) etc. PS veggies include fruits.least I forget Compare Supermarket for Central American and the like .
1. Leaving out the Whole Foods Flagship megastore here in Austin, TX from this list is like saying leave out Disneyland from our best national theme parks. It's nothing short of incredible. Flawless, no. Awesome, pretty much. Salt bar, pick out your libation and drink bar, BBQ bar, sushi bar, juice bar, coffee bar, pizza sammie bar, huge-ass cheese bar, olive bar, indoor cold beer room, massive veggie section, good meats, sausages, seafood offerings. ridiculous. it's a carnival of supermarket goodness.
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Layers in Homemade Biscuits
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I have noticed a new thing in recent years - people are working to put layers into their homemade biscuits! This is a new thing to me; my grandmother certainly never tried to laminate her biscuit dough! Do we come to this via TV commercials for a certain tube-popping product? Or did my family just not know how to make biscuits correctly? I don't see any layering going on in older cookbooks (actually, I don't know if I've ever seen it in newer ones, either) - is this an internet recipe phenom? The idea of laminating biscuits a bit sounds very good - I just wonder where/when it came from - ? Do you all out there laminate your biscuits, or better yet, expect them to come apart in layers?
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1. never had layers in my family's southern biscuits. only layers i've seen are in the pop-up pillsbury ones.
1. I expect biscuits (or tea biscuits as we call them) to be tender and slightly crumbly, not layered.
1. It may be both old and new.
Prior to baking powder, there were 'beaten biscuits' where the dough was folded, beaten flat, and folded again and again. And some biscuit instructions call for working the fat in by pressing it into little disks, which might produce some flakiness. But the first place I saw instructions to fold and roll the biscuit dough multiple times was in Ruhlman's Ratios book. He lets the dough rest, to relax some the gluten that develops with this working.
I've also come across the fold and roll idea in some olive oil biscuit recipes. One time when I made those I sprinkled grated cheese between layers, which added a nice flavor. I learned that it is best to cut off any folded edges, because they limit the rise.
There's a trade off between the interesting texture of these layers, and the tenderness of lightly worked biscuits.
1. Layered Homemade biscuits?? ~ Heaven to Betsy No! ~ Not in my South!
1. If you look at Best Recipe (Cooks Illustrated), there are two versions of biscuits, one laminated, one not. Maybe the laminated one is from those pop and fresh cannisters with biscuits that have layers? I like both versions, btw. The laminated one when we're just eating biscuits, the other when we're putting gravy over them (in general but I made the latter for just eating, too).
1. I suspect the lamination in factory biscuits is due to the production process, with the fat set between layers of dough instead of being cut into the dry ingredients. It's a production-based strategy, but it appears that someone has decided to make a virtue out of the end result and encourage its duplication in the home kitchen. Interesting! Right up there with recipes for creating your own Twinkies and Pop-Tarts.
1. I was staying with some friends of my son's for a triathalon, and the mom of the house was famous for her biscuits. After rolling (or patting) them out, she buttered the dough, then folded it, and proceeded to cut the biscuits.
They are easy to pull apart, in half. She only did it once, not more than two layers, a top and a bottom.
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1. re: wyogal
I have seen a similar thing done where softened butter was spread on the rolled out dough and then given a book fold. Beautiful and delicious layered results.
2. I prefer the layered biscuits, escpeilly for dinner but for breakfast either layered or non-layered works. The non-layered biscuits are better for topping with gravy, but a layered biscuit makes a better sausage, cheese egg sandwich.
1. So, is it just an urban legend that you can get flaky biscuits without folding the dough?
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1. re: jvanderh
You can get flaky biscuits, like flaky pie crust, without folding the dough but if you want pull apart layers, like the pop and fresh type, you need to fold. The "flakiness" comes from the butter/fat melting between the layers when baking and is small. But, if you don't fold, you won't be able to pull them apart in big sheets but have to tear it.
1. re: chowser
That's sad :-(
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1. re: chowser
I like those pull-apart biscuits! I was under the impression that if I got the dough just right, they would separate into layers like that by themselves.
1. re: jvanderh
There is a quick puff pastry method out there that kind of does that, smearing large pieces of butter into the flour.
But, to get the pull apart biscuit, just spread the rolled out dough with butter, fold, roll, fold, roll. One can chill in between rolls and folds, like with croissant or puff pastry. It only takes a couple of times of rolling and folding to get lots of layers (number of layers grow exponentially). Just be gentle with the dough.
1. re: wyogal
Yeah- I've found that folding that many times requires so much extra flour that the biscuits come out dry.
1. re: jvanderh
Then don't use so much flour. Never a problem for me. I don't add flour to each turn.
1. re: jvanderh
If you need the extra flour for rolling, just use a pastry brush to brush it back off before you do the folding.
1. re: jvanderh
You're doing it wrong if the folded biscuits come out dry. I use Peter Reinharts buttermilk buiscuit recipe and the is melted butter seeping on the sheet pan as they bake. It only takes a double book fold to achive maximum flakiness.
1. re: Kelli2006
If it's in the Breadbaker's Apprentice, I'll give it a shot.
2. re: jvanderh
flaky pie crust is not like flaky biscuits -- biscuits are fluffier. and the layered biscuits are not "flaky."
1. re: jvanderh
although the memories are getting fuzzy *sniff*, I recall my grandmother's biscuits , when the y were right out of the oven, opened up w/ a little bit of the layering effect. I don't recall seeing her fold the biscuits after patting out. I assume it was just the randomness of the bits of shortening that weren't totally incorporated, combined with steam, that allowed them to separate a little bit.
2. My favorite buttermilk biscuit recipe is from a cookbook called Yankee Hill-Country Cooking, which I inherited when my husband's grandmother passed (with her notes in it... awesome heirloom!). The recipe calls for kneading lightly. When I made them the first time, the kneading left some light layers in it through no special effort of my own. And they're great- but not the same fluffy texture as southern biscuits. This is a cookbook from the 40's, so perhaps folds were at least present in Yankee biscuits back then?
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1. re: happybellynh
I vaguely recall reading about some Yankee v Southern divide over biscuit history and styles, though the only thing I can find off hand is that around the time that baking powder biscuits developed (late 19c), the regional flour in the South was soft winter wheat, while the North had harder varieties (either locally grown, or shipped from Kansas). You still see that in the difference between White Lily flour and King Arthur AP. Truly light fluffy biscuits need the softer, low gluten flour.
1. re: paulj
Being from Georgia, my family always made biscuits with White Lily SR flour. Mom (and myself) would occasionally use Bisquick which does make a decent biscuit.
I recently added a tin of Bakewell Cream to my King Arthur order and decided to make myself some "yankee" biscuits. Used King Arthur AP flour and the recipe from KA.
I have to say that those New England style biscuits are right tasty.
The older generations,on my mom's side of the family, biscuits where about the size of two Ritz crackers stacked up. Just barely thick enough to be able to cut in half to apply butter.
On my dad's side, they were cat heads about two inches thick.
2. Ah, lard. Yes my grandmother's biscuit had a layered effect. But I think the modern reason is those nasty pre made ones.
1. " I just wonder where/when it came from - ? Do you all out there laminate your biscuits, or better yet, expect them to come apart in layers?" < simply no.....but....
darn those canned/tube/"pop open sharply on the kitchen counter layer things" in deli/dairy section that announce boldly on their green (< dare I say) shiny packaging (layer biscuits) complete with picture.
let's face it many don't bake at all. maybe that's what some think biscuits are. < layered.
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1. re: iL Divo
What's wrong with those canned biscuits?
I've had biscuits all my life, starting with the ones my mom made with oil. I've made the Touch-of-Grace ones. I've made Ruhlman's 312 ('Chicago') ones; tasty layered olive oil ones. Today's were oatmeal scones. And I also like the canned ones, and ones made from a mix (especially when baked in camp in a dutch oven). At one time I was especially partial to the buttery Popeye's ones. They all have a place on my table.
1. re: paulj
You have a lot of biscuit experience.....EXCEPT for good ol' Southern ones! Touch-of-Grace ones - close, but not quite. Oil? NEVER. Ruhlman's? NO. Popeye's? NO. Scones? NO. Mixes? NO. Canned ones? NO.
Not that there is ANYTHING AT ALL wrong with most of the above. It's just that I feel bad that you might not have had the real thing!
1. re: sandylc
I am a professionally trained baker, have traveled extensively in England, and I make both authentic English scones and Southern-style biscuits. I hate to tell all you Southerners (I currently live in the South), but you are NOT the inventors of the Southern-style biscuit. It is the same thing as English scones and was brought over to America by the English settlers. The only difference between the English scone and the American Southern-style (flaky) biscuit is the scone is sweetened with a small amount of sugar. So, if PaulJ has eaten English-style scones (much different from the dry, rock-hard American-style "scones"), then he has eaten Southern-style biscuits, albeit a bit sweeter.
1. re: Suesings62
One, I am not a southerner.
Two, I am also an experienced baker, and I am well aware of the extreme similarity between real scones and biscuits.
Three, don't many of our baked goods have European/English roots?
Four, I keep hearing about "flaky" and "layered" in reference to Southern biscuits, but the only ones I've seen like that come in the can. Real ones don't traditionally do that.
Five, so, your post was directed at ME why?
1. re: Suesings62
One word: Haughty. You seem to have that American euro affliction, and cannot understand the further development of a certain technique in the Americas. Dig deeper and you will learn more.
1. re: Suesings62
English settlers couldn't have brought scones/biscuits over (in the 17 and 18 c). Baking powder wasn't invented until the middle of the 19th c. Pure baking soda wasn't produced much earlier. Unleavened biscuits/bannock/hardtack were around earlier.
Also the earliest English settlers had trouble growing wheat, and turned to corn instead, especially in the southern colonies. Refined wheat flour did not become common until the invention of steel roller mills (by Hungarians).
I think it was more a case of parallel development in both countries. To say American biscuits developed from English scones is like saying that American trucks developed from English lorries. :)
1. re: paulj
Awesome reply, and accurate,
2. re: paulj
nothing is wrong with them.
MIL was the second best baker I ever met and she even used Cresent Rolls in several of her meals. she even added Cresent Rolls to a favorite recipe of all of ours, her Bavarian Strudel.
She was a full time secretary to the President of a major coporation and the busiest home maker I knew. she slept 3 hrs a night and never stopped during the day or night. she dressed like Grace Kelly and looked a million dollars every minute of every day.
I'd not put her down for choosing a short cut. she deserved all the short cuts available.
2. In Maryland recipes for beaten biscuits are essentially the same as layered biscuits.
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1. re: Daddakamabb
None of the versions I have made or seen are produced even remotely the same.
What are you calling a Beaten Biscuit?
2. Homesick Texan's amazing biscuits are the closest thing I'd want to a flaky biscuit. It is all about how you treat the dough....no lamination necessary. Perfect biscuits.
1. My grandmother made biscuits that had layers that opened like a book. Never saw anyone else have that kind of biscuit. (I am 80 years old.) I imagine she rolled the dough rather thin and greased each layer, laid them on top of each other, then cut dainty little biscuits. (I never did see how she made them - they were ready when we arrived.) Maybe not the healthiest, but they were surely good. I am trying to find an old recipe for such a biscuit. Thanks for your help.
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1. re: Patschat
Try this link for layered biscuits: http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/2013/...
I have not tried this recipe, but from all I know as a trained baker/pastry chef, this is the method for making layered products. If you follow her instructions exactly, you should come out with the type of biscuit your grandmother made. Good luck!
1. re: Suesings62
wow is that ever a thorough link for helping us understand the complexities of making this type of biscuit. thanks for sharing link Suesings
2. re: Patschat
Pat, I'm applauding your 80 years.
I love that. good for you.
love how your grandma did that.
I think you're right about how grams did that.
I'll bet she either took puffpastry, rolled it thin, cut and oiled and stacked or.....made a pastry, rolled thin, oiled in between layers and stacked her pastry for the intended result. either way, I love it
3. You know, all this deconstructing and etymologizing of biscuits and their roots, is enough to give this baker of homestyle biscuits a headache. Just bake them, for goodness' sake. No wonder novice bakers have freakouts over just the right ingredients and just the right technique. It isn't that hard to get a perfectly good biscuit, and if you do it enough, it gets really easy.
This is the simplest of foods, that should be in any cook's repertoire. And I am sick to death of Southern cooks deciding they are the authorities here. IMO, if you use good flour, buttermilk and a light hand, you will get lovely biscuits, assuming you have a good recipe. And recipes abound in every basic cookbook.
Please just bake your biscuits and enjoy them.
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1. re: sueatmo
And a level head enters the discussion. ;-)
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2. re: sueatmo
Sometimes I just want to bake biscuits, and sometimes I want to make an "improved" version. The simplest foods were always made best by the house cooks, whether grandmas or hired cooks, and the next generation learned from watching them. My mom made them every night but still kept the recipe taped to a cabinet door. Unfortunately I didn't watch her that often and she used White Lily flour, which still exists but has changed in its makeup.
My biscuits, which I don't bake very often for health reasons, look sometimes great and sometimes awful, but they always taste good, especially hot with butter. I also love to toast the leftovers in the morning. Again spread with butter.
I get what you are saying and I agree that the novice cook should just plunge right in. But sometimes I really want to perfect the technique, and I get a lot of pleasure out of that.
1. re: sueatmo
I'd have to say the opposite on making a good biscuit. It's far too easy to make them tough and there's the question of the type and what type of fat to use, flour, whether to use buttermilk/milk/cream, etc. Roll or drop? Layers or flaky? It's easy if you know how but from someone who learned from the basics, it wasn't. I made quite a few rock biscuits before finding the right touch.
2. I had a laminated biscuit dough recipe that worked great, but I can't locate it now. The trick was to use grated frozen butter, which you would spread over the rolled out dough, and then fold. Do it two or three times. I'm not saying this is the best or only way, but it produced great, flakey biscuits.
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1. re: MarkC
By the way, the grated frozen butter is good for avoiding overworking the dough. You don't have to fold the dough - some recipes just tell you to toss the grated butter into the dry ingredients.
For flakiness, sprinkle the gratings over two-thirds of the rolled out dough, then fold the final third over, and then fold again to create three laminated layers. Roll out and repeat, with rests in between. More time consuming than drop biscuits, but it gives you those crisp layers.
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Pleasing in laws with food
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We often read(here in Chowhound too) or hear about people making food to impress in laws. Why do we get nervous about making food for in laws? Luckly, my mother in law only eats salad for breakfast, lunch and dinner so I don't really have to worry about impressing her with food but do you find yourself doing this?
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1. My W.A.S.P. in laws say I am an amazing gourmet cook.
Their past food experience has been limited to boiled, baked, mashed meat and root vegetables spiced with salt and pepper.
They devoured my hummus appetizer the first time I cooked for them. "What's in this!!!!!"
I am honored.
1. It is not possible to make my MIL happy. The in law family considers garlic to be an "exotic" spice. I am Italian so you can imagine the problem.
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1. re: baseballfan
Not Italian, but can't imagine cooking without garlic. You have my sympathy.
1. re: baseballfan
Yeah not fun or easy. BF's dad is allergic (intolerant) to garlic so my SIL (Italian Amercan) had to put up signs all around her kitchen (stove, fridge, oven door, etc) to remind herself to leave out the garlic whenever cooking for him.
1. re: viperlush
Never knew a person can be allergic to garlic...is it really an allergy or just a dislike.
1. re: Monica
He calls it an allergy, but I think it's more of a severe intolerance. It's unfortunate because he truly likes to eat garlic, but his body isn't to happy when he does. It can be a hassle when dining out.
1. re: viperlush
Poor guy! That can't be easy for him! Especially since he likes garlic!
2. re: Monica
I knew a woman who was allergic to many members of the allium family, including onions and garlic. She couldn't be in the room with certain flowers, so yes, it's possible, but I think it must be pretty uncommon.
2. re: baseballfan
I don't know if thy consider it exotic but garlic is strictly verboten with my grandparent in laws. Basically for then, if it isn't a recipe they ready make then they don't want to eat it. They only make down home central PA Amish type faire. Inevitably anything I cook isn't as good because I can't make it just the same. I don't expect compliments. I just try to avoid complaints.
1. re: melpy
"I just try to avoid complaints." Yep, me, too. What I don't get is why people think it's okay to complain to someone about the meal they just made you. I was brought up never to do that because it's both rude and mean. Rudeness is bad for everyone's digestion.
1. re: Isolda
My wonderful, long-suffering late father-in-law silently picked his way through Beef Stroganoff, Spaghetti, and whatever else I made when he and MIL came to visit. Finally, after a few years, Mom told me that Dad didn't like his food mixed together - just plain meat, vegetables (cooked to death) and starch. She, on the other hand, loved my cooking, and happily ate anything I made. So I made simple stuff when they came, and Dad grew to love my cooking, too.
Dad made it clear that he couldn't abide garlic, in any form or food. He'd even left the table when Mom made garlic bread once. Not until he had passed, did Mom tell me why she thought Dad hated garlic. He used to eat it, years ago, and apparently somewhere in his past, he had had a passionate and heartbreaking romance with an Italian woman who cooked with garlic. Too many memories, I guess!
The thing that cracked me up about Dad's insistence on plain unadorned food was that he had a sweet tooth a mile long, and he'd eat any pie, cake, Danish, coffee cake, cookie, ice cream.. anything sweet. Never occurred to him that all those things were made of lots of ingredients and flavors.
1. re: jmcarthur8
That sounds like the basis for a short story.
2. re: melpy
I have started just making reservations but then we get complaints about the restaurant. Invariably, the food is sent back for a myriad of reasons none of which usually make any sense. It is always a sh*t show. My husband and I sit back and enjoy the show and then slip the poor waiter/waitress something extra to make up for the unpleasantness.
1. re: baseballfan
I am sure waiters/waitresses slip something else into her food too.
1. re: Monica
Hee Hee!
1. re: baseballfan
They probably don't like buffets. Why?...you cant send it back!
2. re: melpy
My father used to say "garlic is used to disguise carrion meat" and it was pointless to argue. He was raised by a Victorian woman who may have experienced this back in the day. This is the kind of logic picky eaters use to avoid trying anything new and only use at their convenience.
3. I can only speak for myself, but I get nervous cooking for my MIL because she has, or claims to have, multiple food intolerances and allergies in all different categories of food, and these seem to change frequently. Pleasing her is a moving target. Not pleasing her is dangerous, because she also has mental health issues, so yeah, you could say I get nervous cooking for her. Fortunately, they no longer live near us!
1. I've tried once to only realize that they like their meat and potato with no green vegetables at all. If there is a vegetable, it's from a can and it's often yellow (even the 'green' beans). Lobster, crab, and shrimp are 'ew gross' and invites them to make pretend throwing up motions (not even joking on this one).
Perhaps it's a blessing as I don't have to do anything difficult when they come over. Swiss Chalet is considered a treat for them.
Now impressing me with their table manners... I wish that was the case. I recall MIL licking her fingers before dabbing it onto the shared family plate that had cookies with sprinkles. She was trying to get all the sprinkles that fell off the cookies.
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1. re: Nevy
Did they wait to display their manners until AFTER you were married?
1. re: pinehurst
They lived 5 hours drive away and so we didn't see them very often. I didn't get to see this side of the family till we were engaged. Suffice to say, my mouth was agape.
1. re: Nevy
Oh you are a saint.
My inlaws' red-meat-and-potatoes-and-bread-and-nothin'-but is Xanadu, comparatively.
1. re: pinehurst
I always have a piece of dark chocolate close at hand when they're at my house. When they drive me bonkers, I start savouring a piece slowly. It helps keep me sane and educated on single bean notes. I thoroughly enjoyed a 70% Madagascar single bean bar last time they were here :)
2. re: Nevy
Oh god, I always see my mother in law licking her fingers when she is cooking something..grosses me out.
but she always asks, do you think that salad is clean when we are eating out. I always want to say, I don't f'king know but I don't.
1. re: Monica
Its crazy to think people lick their fingers on food of plates to be served. I would be horrified to see my MIL licking fingers while cooking.
2. re: Nevy
Lol I would have poured her a small dish (such as those used for condiments or sauces) of JUST sprinkles!
1. re: ohmyyum
Wow... I should have thought of this!! I'm making a mental note in case this happens again.
3. It's not so much impressing them, it's maintaining my reputation. The BF constantly tells his family that I am an excellent cook who cooks gourmet meals every night. And that I am an "expert" when it comes to food. Lofty praise for someone who doesn't enjoy cooking every night and is an "expert" only because she reads cooking magazines and Chowhound. My solution is to eat out at restaurants when they visit so I don't have to cook for them.
I have also come to accept that BF's father is not as adventurous when it comes to trying new restaurants. He likes to find a couple good restaurants and stick with them, while BF and I try to not repeat restaurants when we have guests. Thankfuly his must go to restaurants are some of our best.
1. The one and only time I cooked for my in-laws was an epic fail. It was Thanksgiving dinner. There were tears (MIL), meltdowns (BIL) and binge drinking (me, seemed like a good idea at the time). I thought they would enjoy a huge, homecooked spread. No so much. I ended up making them extremely uncomfortable (their issues, not mine).
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1. re: cleobeach
So it wasn't your cooking that was the problem, it was their issues, right? You didn't make them uncomfortable. They made themselves uncomfortable.
1. re: Isolda
Absolutely their issue, not mine.
2. re: cleobeach
Omg, I'm sorry! At least you got your buzz on!
3. In my experience, my in laws... expect the honor of us "doing it their way". Meat is cooked to a very dry "well done", actually "well done" isn't even close to being cooked enough for them, whether a roast or a grilled steak or chop, served cold or at most room temperature, no seasoning of any kind at all, ever - that's why there is a salt shaker on the table, NEVER pepper! No sauces. Sauces are to cover up something, not enhance it, and they find sauces to be questionable of their ingredients and purpose. Sides are on separate dishes, plain boiled and not dressed, also served cold or room temperature. And the MIL is offended if we salt anything on our plates. And pepper, well, that's just heresy!
Even if we are grilling and some meats are taken off at "medium" or "medium well" for some of us, they are mortally offended that you would even think of eating something like that, ever, let alone in their company.
So cooking just for them has proven to be nothing more than an exercise in futility.
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1. re: Gastronomos
And yet that is their issue, not yours. If you are cooking, cook it to the way you prefer. It seems that they are attempting to control you, and they are succeeding, because you acquiesce.
Yes, I know it's a "choose your battle" situation, but if you are doing the cooking within your own household, cook the meat to the way *you* prefer. If you are willing to cook their meal sans sauce, and only salt, that's great. But why should they dictate how you eat your food within your own house? It's a complete lack of respect on their part.
1. re: LindaWhit
Thanks. We do. We pull meats at medium or even medium-rare. Hence the offence they take when we sit and eat a nice juicy steak.
I was just commenting on their preferences, specifically when we cook for them. And I am a sauce lover. I usually prefer the sauce to whatever it is the "main" dish is. So I let them kvetch all they want.
2. re: Gastronomos
May I ask, what is there cultural/geographic background?
1. re: hyacinthgirl
Would you believe me if I told you they are Greek immigrants?
1. re: Gastronomos
I would believe you. My Greek friend (from Sparti) will only eat everything cooked to a fare-thee-well, lamb and beef included. And she eschews garlic and onions. But I love her.
1. re: pinehurst
It is Very much a regional thing in Greece and among Greeks, in Greece and abroad. ;-)
1. re: Gastronomos
I have read your recent posts and I understand your situation. (The word fascinated comes to mind.)
There is a fine dining restaurant not too far from our house that is owned by a Greek family and features many Greek dishes. They also have a variety of meat, seafood, and pasta dishes. All are excellent and while I have never eaten steak or lamb there (I always have seafoid) but my dining companions have ordered steak medium-rare and were pleased with the results. I guess the well-done Greek food is a regional thing and not necessarily universal.
1. re: John E.
The OP here is about pleasing in laws with food, posted on the "Not About Food board. But I will reply briefly.
First, on the "General Topics" board there is this post:
This reply sums it up nicely:
And my reply to that reply:
I'll add, the above isn't 100% perfectly accurate with regard to Greeks, but damn near close.
I'll add that if mousaka has potato in it, then I am as Chinese as they come. If the 45 minute wait at Milos restaurant in NYC for the "plaki" is because they have to roast the whole potatoes from scratch, when potatoes DO NOT belong in "plaki", and I know of no fish that takes 45 minutes in the oven to cook, then I might as well dine on Wendy's Old Fashioned burgers for the rest of my life.
Potatoes are a filler. Pay for what you get.
BTW, do you know of any Greeks that came from Greece? If you do, ask them if they have EVER ordered a mousaka or pastichio in a Greek restaurant. Just curious as to their reply. :-)
1. re: Gastronomos
I don't know any Greek Greeks. What do you anticipate their answer would be to such a question?
1. re: John E.
Twin Cities Greek? What is the name of the fine dining restaurant that features many Greek dishes? I'm curious :-)
1. re: Gastronomos
It's called The Shorewood.
There are a few Greek restaurants in the area, although I have only eaten at The Shorewood and Christo's. Both are good.
I would not consider any of these Greek restaurants to be diners.
1. re: John E.
John E. Thanks for the reply and the links. I am sure these fine restaurants rise far above the "diner" category and serve very good Greek style food that is enjoyed by many of their guests. (Not that some diners don’t serve good Greek food, of course).
I hope to someday have the fortune to visit these establishments and enjoy the cuisine offered by the chefs. It is one of my duties as a chowhound to do so. And my pleasure.
2. re: John E.
"I guess the well-done Greek food is a regional thing and not necessarily universal."
I choose to believe it is. My experience shows that it is a regional thing.
2. re: Gastronomos
I surely believe you. Not even a family situation, but the local "upscale" Greek restaurant won't even give you a choice if you'd like your lamb medium. The snotty waiter tells you "We are GREEK - we only eat our meat well done!!!!" They refuse to cook your lamb how you want it.
1. re: Terrie H.
Please don't get me started. I have WAY too much to go on and on about those issues and this ain't the place for it. But I have to at least ask, what "local "upscale" Greek restaurant" and where? I just gotta know ;-)
1. re: Gastronomos
This is in Rockville, MD at Mykonos Grill.
1. re: Terrie H.
Thanks. :-)
2. re: Gastronomos
I find this assessment fascinating, as I've spent many summers in Greece (in a variety of locations, mainland & islands), had a "real" Greek in the family for, oh, 18 years or so, and have eaten in many Greek restaurants outside of Greece.
Never have I had a problem getting paidakia cooked to a perfect med-rare.
1. re: linguafood
My theory is that this is about New York Greek diner food and not necessarily about Greek food in general.
1. re: John E.
That's not the gist I'm getting from the various posts which reference Greece, and "Greek" Greeks.
2. re: linguafood
linguafood, Terri H. writes above:
That is the post and the further explanation is that it seems to be isolated to “Rockville, MD at Mykonos Grill.”
If this is not what you personally have encountered, please share your experiences.
For the record, I haven't seen any issues with Greek places that serve paidakia to serve them at whatever temperature is ordered. Cutting the meat while still on the grill and getting a cut paidaki on a plate is a common occurance, maybe even a poorly cooked paidaki once every now and again, but a reasonable attempt is usually made by the grill master in places that I have visited.
Somehow this thread is taking a left turn into another subject. Perhaps someone could start another post in "Not About Food" to address disparages in our findings?
1. re: Gastronomos
I thought I shared my experiences in my last post:
Nobody at any of these places (or in our home) insisted on meat being cooked well-done. Sure, arni fournou, or other slow-roasted or braised lamb dishes will not be medium-rare, nor are they supposed to be.
But even pork souvlakia are most often med-well done.
1. re: linguafood
Thanks linguafood. Leg of lamb, not shoulder, but leg of lamb is enjoyed medium rare to medium well in our Greek home. Supposed to be or not, medium rare to medium well is what it usually is. Braised dishes are another animal altogether. And as for pork souvlaki, med-well is, well, much more undercooked than what is typically found in souvlaki joints in Greece and abroad.
I'm happy you enjoy good Greek food. A delight, I'm sure!
2. re: linguafood
linguafood, my reply to the above post asking "May I ask, what is there cultural/geographic background?" http://youtu.be/PmdqFe2URnU
(probably due to my description of their persnickety ways) prompted my simple answer "Would you believe me if I told you they are Greek immigrants?" http://youtu.be/PmdqFe2URnU
as in "Greeks are usually known for their good food" "would you believe me if I told you that these picky eaters are Greek?" - a shocker. Not a typical Greek thing to be so picky as my in laws (the point of this original discussion).
It seems like the inquiries of others and my simple replies, has caused some confusion. I am sorry for that. I assure you that Greek cuisine in all its glory is celebrated in my household daily. And the Greek foods of Greeks of the Diaspora and of those that have assimilated abroad is no less Greek, to me, at least.
3. re: Terrie H.
There was an old saying (which forgive me for repeating myself, but I have noted on other threads before), that "Lamb must be cooked until the smoke reached up to God." I'm pretty sure that there a couple generations out there who swear they hate lamb because their exposure was to painfully overcooked mutton.
1. re: MGZ
Yes. True. Outside of the USA today and maybe northern france, lamb has been and is still cooked to "well done".
I am too lazy to find the article printed a few years ago about someone taking some famous Chinese Chefs to Thomas Kellers The French Laundry in California and when the rare lamb came out they made some comments about that it's not cooked and that's very unhealthy.
I have to say that in my experience a well cooked lamb chop, even "well done" can be juicy and tasty.
As for the greek restaurants in the US, someone has to tell these grill masters not to cut into meat while its on the grill to tell if its "well done" or not. Cutting it kills the meat and renders it worthless.
The fact that beef is the American dream for most immigrants makes any meat, pork included today, fair game for undercooking. But that's not ubiquitous. Even Christpher Kimball mocks Vermonters for their severely overcooked meats. That's an entire state.
1. re: Gastronomos
I remember that interesting article.
I often do grilled lamb shish kebab and I like them nicely charred with good crust outside and slightly pink and juicy inside. For steak, it's always medium rare though I love well done Korean style kalbi with crispy crust and all.
1. re: Monica
I'll have to do a search for the article. It had some unintentioned pearls of wisdom hidden in it.
The beauty is that we can all enjoy our food prepared how we like it, despite pleasing in laws and other such drivel
2. re: Gastronomos
My southern grandmother told me once that my beautiful, slender, steamed green beans would make me sick.
1. re: sandylc
Did you ever ask her why she thought they would make you sick?
1. re: Gastronomos
I didn't engage. They, of course, stewed their fat green beans to grey mush, being good southerners! Never liked those, but many people do.
4. re: hyacinthgirl
i was going to ask if they were english.
2. "[D]o you find yourself doing this?"
Never. I'm a better cook, know more about food, and, to say the least, am not timid. Just cook what you wanna cook and f*ck 'em if they don't like it. The psychological issues that the disapproval is masking are real. And, by the way, how can anyone please a woman who only eats salads three meals a day?
1. It's your in-laws' job to impress YOU!
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1. re: beevod
Damn! I think that It'd take about two tequilas before I couldn't help it and tore a family like that up. I have a cousin, who I've known for all but two of my years on this planet, who liked well done meat. Since for the last thirtysome years, grillin' has been my job at family functions, I have ackowleged her tastes. I have also always given her the sh*ttiest cut of meats.
Oh, and when my Father-in-Law complained that a pork roast I made was underdone, I handed him the phone and a takeout menu. "Order whatever you want, man, go hungry, whatever, I'll even pay for it. Frankly, I don't care, but at least have the decency to leave the table." He ate his pork. Needless to say, I'm still the Alpha.
2. I suppose I should consider myself lucky in that no matter what I would serve to my in-laws, they would rave about how good it was. My MIL is a very nervous and insecure person and to her, the thought of hosting 16 people for a holiday dinner is beyond comprehension. So whether it's a casual dinner at my house or a big holiday affair, they are always impressed with my cooking and entertaining.
That being said, I do like to impress them, mostly because as someone else said, I have to reputation to maintain!
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1. re: valerie
It sounds like the respect you and love you for the care you show them.
1. re: PHREDDY
Plus, they are afraid of me!
2. I leave the in law stuff to my husband. I cover my side. Together, we're 35 people at a holiday dinner. There's no room for the faint of heart in this crowd and they'll eat anything not nailed down.
Any individuals with particular tastes are encouraged to bring their own food, I'm never insulted.
When you're married a while you learn that the word partnership covers a good deal of mutual ground.
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1. re: HillJ
I will add that the bbq grill can be a lifesaver. When the kids in our family were young, we'd turn on the grill for burgers/dogs rather than fuss. Once they knew what they were missing we didn't. Sometimes my FIL wanted a burger when I was serving fish, turned on the grill.
I just made it work, winter thru summer-on goes the grill!
1. re: HillJ
Ha! Glad you got away with the burger/dog thing for the kids, but that would have really pissed me off as a kid, and it would have pissed off my son, as well...!!!
1. re: sandylc
Confused. Maybe you misunderstood me. I was the one who wasn't insulted that the kids preferred a grilled meal over a fish dinner I had prepared.
Funny response there sandylc.
I'm hosting, I'm serving fish and the kids didn't want fish, they wanted a grilled meal...so, I didn't force fish down their pretty little tummies, I didn't say tuff no food for you but I did turn on the grill and make them a meal.
2. I don't see the in-laws often and I have two sets (husband's parents are divorced and remarried). I do feel nervous cooking for them, mainly because I know they eat very differently than we do (fewer vegetables, a lot more meat, blander sauces) and when I cook for others, I like to make foods they will like that I also feel proud about having made. I can have a hard time identifying a good middle ground where I feel that I can prepare the food in a way they will enjoy, but without completely compromising my own tastes and maybe even introducing them to something new that's not pushing on the boundaries of their comfort zone too forcefully.
Ultimately, it's like anything else, when I'm entertaining, I want to please and hopefully impress my guests. And when you know you can't fade out the friendship, the pressure to keep the experience positive for everyone increases (nothing like knowing that you'll still be hearing about that time you burned the pork chops 10 years from now...).
1. As long as there is white wine and ice cream, my MIL is fine. She has food issues that go beyond me and rarely eats much of my cooking. She is famous for sneaking a bowl of ice cream before dinner, then being too full to eat. Whatever.
I just make what I feel like making.
1. My MIL dislikes me and makes no secret about it. But I only have to see her twice a year. When it's at my place, I do try very much to impress and would get very nervous about what I'm cooking, how I'm plating it, etc. Especially, how much it appears I've spent on the meal. They're very cheap, and expect us to act the same (I've actually hidden a new car from them in a neighboring parking garage).
But with age comes wisdom, and little by little, I'm coming to realize that I could be hiding friggn' Thomas Keller in my kitchen doing the work and she would still find something to pick on.
So I just do my best and enjoy my plate of food and the fact that I do not have a black hole in my heart.
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1. re: alliegator
Exactly. All these food issues with in-laws are not really about food. They are about control, or the loss of control over their son or daughter. Not all in-laws are like this, but when they are, there is nothing you can do to please them. And at some point, the spouse (son or daughter of the in-laws) needs to lay down the law with the parents and demand respect for him/herself and spouse. Seriously, the stories we hear... you know these people wouldn't act that way at a friend's house, but at their child's house, and especially towards their child's spouse, the exhibit the most atrocious manners. At some point, you just have to call them on it.
1. re: MelMM
So true, it's not ever about the food. And it's not worth heartburn either. Bending over backwards for the under appreciating is a fine art.
But, I also have seen that by staying a tad flexible about a dish my MIL makes proudly welcomed at a dinner party I'm hosting made her feel and behave less threatened...even if I didn't eat it.
And, grilling has saved me countless times. My FIL loves grilled food & feeling special all. the. time. Turning on the grill just for him-well, it's remarkable how that act tones down his crummy side..because making him a burger...just for him...he believes entitled to tames the beast....lol....i'm going to make a burger for him for however long as he's still around.
At the end of the day I care about my husband.
1. re: MelMM
Exactly. The issue here is that I took their baby and I took him early, too! I also think there's a little competition in mom's mind, because I'm a better "homemaker" than her. My house is tidy, and I'll say it here amongst you 'hounds, I'm hands down a better cook.
As for what I cook I try to keep it simple with a nice, hearty stew or a simple chicken (or fish), potato, and veggie dish. They always visit in January, so now that I've moved to Arizona, I'll be able to take HillJ's awesome advice and do some grilling. That pleases everyone!
1. re: alliegator
allie, I'm willing to admit that the grilling also pleases me. I'm no milktoast gal but I like to enjoy my own parties!
1. re: HillJ
Oh, exactly! The fresh air has a way of making things a lot more pleasant. And maybe I'll dig out my ancient "kiss the cook" apron that my husband altered in Sharpie to say "kiss the cook's ass or she'll spit in your food" next time the in-law RV creeps south.
1. re: alliegator
You go girl. Grab a beer, take in the view...relax and grill til your hearts content.
1. re: HillJ
I will do just that. And there's a lot of wisdom in your "at the end of the day I care about my husband". I feel the same, and I will not force him to give them a hard time about anything. Most other people like me, so in-laws are losing out. Not only on my fabulous company, but my outstanding (cough, cough) international dishes which are a bit much for their very select palates. But everyone loved a burger!
1. re: alliegator
Once I had my own lightbulb moment, it was like the problems just disappeared, allie. Made a lasting impression on my 4 adult children too. Meals "should be" dot dot dot but aren't always the way we want/hope/plan...what we can DO is all that really matters. So thanks for being so encouraging. It never hurts to have a reminder of my own.
1. re: HillJ
And thank you for your encouragement! My lightbulb moment has long passed. But I got great advice from my grandfather last year while I was bunking in with him for a bit.
He told me "Y'know what, Al? I'm 91 and I've done a lot of trying to make others happy. But at the end of the day, It's you. Be polite, be cordial, and do whatever the fug you want within those parameters."
So maybe I'll sneak a little fish sauce into those burgers, too! Maybe I'll grill up some satay? Mwuhaha!
1. re: alliegator
2. re: alliegator
The problem is those parents have f*cked up their kids so much that it's unlikely most of them will deal with the situation properly without a couple years of help.
As to your final thought, be glad you had better parents who shaped you as an adult.
3. I don't worry about impressing my MIL because she is impossible to please. She is the most awful cook, knows nothing about seasoning, and her idea of a wonderful treat is raw almonds soaked in water overnight. She has done every kind of "natural" fad diet you can name over the years. She likes to draw attention to herself by being different, so I just let her be. I don't even try to please her because if I pleased her, the rest of the diners would be miserable. I also have gotten over trying to eat her food just to be polite. It is just weird, crazy stuff. If she wants to eat that way, rock on. I am not going to. Needless to say, we avoid going to her place for meals. Now she lives an ocean away, so it's much easier!
I don't see my FIL often but when I do, he is happy to eat whatever I make and always tells Mr. jlhinwa how lucky he is. He prefers meat and potatoes, but is also an adventurous eater in that he will try anything without prejudice.
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1. re: jlhinwa
Your FIL sounds like a very cool guy!
1. re: pinehurst
He is...I've only known him for a few years as my husband's parents divorced when he was really young, and his dad disappeared out of his life (not so cool, but considering the ex-wife issues, I can sympathize a bit). Mr. jlhinwa and he connected on FB and then we had a family reunion and met his half-siblings as well. Maybe he's treading carefully since he was MIA for about 40 years or maybe he's just a great guy, but I'll take it either way. :-)
2. re: jlhinwa
I would go crazy with a MIL who is crazy with fad diets. Then again, it might be amusing to see one try the 15 banana a day one from Asia
3. My FIL is a picky eater and I don't care. Either he eats or he doesn't, it's up to him. My MIL will eat just about anything, but only small portions, and she'll complain that if she eats more than just a tiny tiny bit, she'll gain weight. Again, her problem.
1. My MIL thinks I am a great cook! I have almost perfected her mother's recipe for a poor man's veal parm. (No veal) I love to cook and am happy she enjoys my food.
However, I would much rather cook for her than take her out. We made the mistake of taking her to our favorite restuarant. The way she treats people is embarrassing!!! We are rather attached to our favorite servers. I will never make that mistake again. She was an absolute b*tch. Never again.
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1. re: Jonishkc
Care to share that "poor man's veal parm" recipe? :-)
1. re: Gastronomos
I make my "poor man's veal parm" (no veal) with 1-1/2" thick chunks of pork tenderloin pounded very thin between a couple pieces of Saran Wrap. Much cheaper, just as tender, and (imho) better flavor. I've been using this substitution for years in any recipe that calls for scallopini veal.
1. re: grampart
Oh. Thanks. Pork instead of veal. Just like almost all Italian restaurants do. And I think I recall Lidia trying to hint at that on one of her segments.........
2. Oh, you know. Because I love them and really do want them to like me. Because far too much of my self-worth is bound up in how much people like my cooking. Because I want them to see that I am worthy of their son's hand in marriage. Because they won't eat garlic, rice, noodles, hot spices, goat cheese, shellfish, 'foreign muck' or anything 'weird'. Because they aren't very fond of restaurant food and already think I am the mad American wife who likes to spend money (I'm not...really...I'm not!). Oi. On the positive side, I absolutely rocked their world with sole mauniere, roasted brussel sprouts and home-fried potatoes. They're really nice people (and exemplary grandparents) but awfully hard to feed on long visits.
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1. re: tonifi
Yep - " Because far too much of my self-worth is bound up in how much people like my cooking". I used to be an incredibly picky eater (it was a control issue related to my parents' divorce and subsequent shuttling all over the country to visit dad and stepmom) but since I've grown up and live in NY, I've become a much more adventurous eater and cook than anyone in my immediate family. Partly it's because if I screw something up, there are 25 delivery options (lol!). I don't have much of a different approach to cooking for my in-laws than anyone else but I see them a lot less and it's always at their house so I try to contribute by cooking occasionally and want it to be spectacular.
2. My conclusion is, I think my father in law who passed away 5 years ago was a true TRUE saint! I miss him dearly.
1. haha, i didn't know so many people(or maybe only the inlaws) hated garlic. I can't think of cooking without garlic.
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1. re: Monica
I can't imagine life without garlic.
1. re: MGZ
Agreed. I had a girl that worked for me that was allergic to onions and garlic. I have life threatening allergies to multiple foods, and I can't imagine not being able to have either.
I'd easily choose my allergies over garlic and onion. (And I have to avoid some biggies - soy, eggs, apples, etc.)
2. re: Monica
My Aunt loves it but can't eat it because it gives her cramps. I think the same is true for my future grandfather in law but there are also some racial biases there with me being Italian American and their family being German/Irish. I do put the tiniest sprinkle of garlic powder on the skin of my Thanksgiving turkey. First year I did it without telling and they mentioned that they thought there was garlic. This year I did half the bird and put the meat on two separate plates. I don't want to "hurt" anyone since it isn't an allergy or really even an intolerance. But I also want my turkey to be a certain way on Thanksgiving.
3. These relationships require work on everyone's part....a little give and take from both sides.
My MIL understood this and was very wise...she made me wiser for my son.
They loved my cooking (or pretended to anyway). I made things they liked never really caring that I was, perhaps, trying to please them. They were no different than anyone else that I cook for.
I miss them now that they're gone.
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1. re: latindancer
I wish I missed my in laws, but they just won't go away.
1. re: ricepad
Puahaha..true. My mother in law's dream is to sleep over at my house for days and days and I be her little maid.
There was a conflict when she wanted to sleep over for 2 nights during Passover even though she lived about an hour away. 2 nights doesn't sound like a lot but with her, 2 nights seem like 2 years. She is so bad, even her daughter doesn't visit her whenever she visits NYC for work.
1. re: ricepad
My MIL with the freaky food fad issues now lives in Hawaii. It is so much easier to love her when there is some distance between us. :-). All her healthy weird eating will probably keep her alive til she's 100. Oyyyy.
2. First off, I exist with my in-laws rather well. They are well-educated and polite people with whom I can have a perfectly well-modulated and civilized and often interesting social time. Can they crawl under my skin at times? Hoo-boy, yes - like you couldn’t believe, but for the most part, we’re okay.
And they love my cooking. There are, of course, times I wish they didn’t: when they get together with other family members, they take them out to dine; when they get together with us, I cook. Pissy-Cay sometimes rears her ugly head and makes a few little grumpy silent comments inside the cranial cavity, but for the most part, I’ve begun to think of it as a compliment (I’ve been working on this better attitude for awhile and feel more peaceful about the whole thing, so I’m sticking with it).
My problem? Did you see that I mentioned that my in-laws are *polite*? Well, that whole don’t-worry-about-us-anything-is-fine politeness comes back to being a problem at times. Among my small family of in-laws, I have a passel of dietary constraints to consider: 3x diabetes, 2x chemo diets, 1x IBS, 1x renal diet. That’s without personal likes and dislikes. The problem - and here comes that *politeness* issue - is that when I ask about what sorts of foods would be Go vs. No-Go on the restrictions list, I hear the crickets chirping. I get that their varying medical conditions might make them tired of talking about various food issues, but it’s tough flying blind into a cooking landscape. Every time I make a meal for the group, I need to dive back in to all the research I have done over the years to make something for dinner that would not cause someone distress. They are not demanding, far from it - but in the absence of front-end information I have to deal with off-hand, post-dessert comments to the tune of “Well, we really loved Cay’s DishX, but it was completely wrong for our special diets and we’d have rather had (insert some Dish Y here)” or “Delicious, but we suffered for it because it contained (whatever).” My FIL is particularly prone to such (and more) awkward social statements, but over the years I’ve come to realize it’s Him and not Me. But it’s still a little disheartening, as I’d like to put food on the table that is satisfying, delicious, nutritious, and NOT likely to cause my tablemates more health problems than they already suffer. And the time to tell me what one can and cannot eat is prior to the dinner (when I ask) versus as the last crumbs are wiped up and I am just then informed I made a bone-headed choice somewhere. Some folks like to suffer on the back-end of things, I guess, versus being clear up-front. There’s my problem with excessive *politeness* on the part of my in-laws.
Honestly, I do like my ILs; I’m much more terrified in cooking for my own father, whose only acceptable seasonings (at all) are salt and pepper. And my father is in no way-shape-or-form polite. About anything.
Thanks for letting me rant. In-law season is coming up and I needed to clear my head on this one. I don’t think there’s actually a fix for this one, but just the path through.
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1. re: cayjohan
Cayj, what a thoughtful post. I admire the point you're at with IL's.
1. re: HillJ
It's been a long time in the making HillJ, I'll admit. I spit nails (serious, beautiful, well-reasoned nails) for a number of years over food-things with my ILs not detailed in the post, but current and ongoing circumstances dictate a new outlook. And since we're solidly in the care-taking-of-elders years, we're trying to iron out this latest non-disclosure (of STUFF) wrinkle.
We're all, at least, poetry fans, and all know John Berryman, so our mantra seems to be" "We dream of honor, and we get along." As good a mantra as I can think of when dining with family.
2. I aim to please everybody with food, so my inlaws are no different than my friends, family, etcetera.
1. Reading the comments on this thread makes me feel lucky. My in-laws are quite different from my own parents. My mom was a great cook. My MIL cooked just to put food on the table and get it over with. I like to cook, my wife likes it that I can cook. If there's a problem, it's that my in-laws like me and my food a little too much.
1. First, admit it - the in-laws will NOT be impressed. They hate half of the family, and show it, with venom. Get over it. It is a fact of life, with few exceptions.
Take them to some place that YOU enjoy, and the heck with them. They will never be impressed, or will never show it.
1. I was blessed with wonderful in laws, both of whom have since passed away. For the 1st ten years of our marriage, my husband did virtually all of the cooking, so when I started cooking some company meals they were a bit surprised, but unfailingly gracious.
My MIL could not tolerate spicy food but FIL loved heat. We tried to accommodate those preferences -- e.g., we'd make 2 batches of chili, one spicy and a smaller batch known as "Gandma's chili."
Over the years my MIL taught me most of her regular holiday recipes as we took over hosting holiday dinners from them. One of my fondest memories are of the countdowns to Christmas dinner, when my MIL would be in our kitchen making Yorkshire pudding, I'd be making bearnaise sauce, FIL would be carving the roast, husband would be making gravy and green vegetables, and our son would be assisting by stirring the gravy.
They always showed appreciation for our cooking, not to mention far more important things, like being wonderfully supportive parents and grandparents.
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1. re: masha
That is a beautiful picture - thank you. I'm sure there will be a lot of envy here.
1. re: WNYamateur
Thanks. In-law relationships are tricky. This did not all fall into place immediately. From day one we all wanted to get along, and beyond that there was just a lot of common sense and understanding family dynamics that got us to the point where we all cherished each other. We never viewed dinner invitations to our inlaws or anyone else, as a missionary experience to convert them to unfamiliar cuisine -- except that we drew the line at over-cooking green vegetables. That my husband, rather than I, was the main cook in the early years certainly eliminated some of the standard MIL-DIL issues.
2. Many a time I would get from my FIL...."it was good, but don't make it again!"...MIL's ass just got fatter and fatter as the years went by. I guess she liked what was served.
1. My MIL is the pickiest eater in the world. She cannot handle strong herbs, garlic, raw fish, "weird meats" such as offal (even something gateway like beef tongue!) and game meat, and "slimy vegetables" that include okra, molokheya, and mountain yam.
My FIL can be adventurous but does not like to eat anything not Japanese, Korean or Chinese. So he'll eat skate wings and monkfish liver but he won't touch a bowl of pho.
At first I found it really nerve wracking to cook for them... But seven years really blunts your nerves! Nowadays when they come over for dinner I just make a chicken dish, roast some veggies and have some white rice ready. Or just take them out for some yakitori...
1. A few months after DS was born, my parents and my ILs came to visit for his baby-naming. I made family dinner one night of the weekend: brisket, triple-corn spoon bread, and steamed green beans. (I picked the menu because it is very low-maintenance: set it up and let it cook.) I think I intimidated MIL and FIL, because since then, we have gone out to eat for every.single.meal when we visit them. Neither of them are big on cooking - FIL is the family cook; MIL is uniquely untalented in the kitchen - but they seem uncomfortable even doing something as simple as burgers on the grill. It makes me sad. On our last visit there, I asked DH if we could cook one night but he said they wouldn't go for that...
So I guess the "in-laws" nervousness issue applies to DIL/SIL too, not just parents!!
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1. re: truman
Can you tell me what triple-corn spoon bread is and how you make it? Sounds interesting.
1. re: Monica
Happy to share - it's originally a Cooking Light recipe (http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tripl...) but I use low-fat sour cream and regular canned corn and creamed corn (rather than fat-free and no-salt). If I double the recipe for a crowd, it fits in a 9x13 pan but requires a little extra baking time.
2. My in-laws are great people, and both easy and difficult to please. They went vegetarian without telling anyone, so on a visit when my mother had them for dinner, she served a chicken dish. FIL loved to cheat and ate everything, MIL ate all the sides, complimented everything, and was generally lovely. I just never know what to expect from visit to visit.
SIL eats salads for 14 out of 21 meals per week. I think she might have a bran muffin for breakfast. While we are great friends, I do not understand her at all. She keeps threatening to go vegan, (which is usually said with a mouthful of cheese). There is no butter in her house. No bacon. No peanut M&M's. I'm like WTF?
BIL is the worst food snob I've ever met and truly doesn't understand why anyone would ever want to go to a restaurant. He can make it better, healthier, fresher, cheaper, etc. Boring!
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1. re: NonnieMuss
"He can make it better, healthier, fresher, cheaper, etc."
I know many people like this. And... I agree with them. Wholeheartedly. Home cooking is far better than any restaurant fodder.
BUT, in todays world we all have to eat out once in a while, no? And I try to avoid most restaurants for this exact reason and focus solely on Chowhound worthy destinations.
1. re: Gastronomos
Fair enough, but it oughtn't come with the attitude of "Why would you want to go out and pay for crap when I have good food here at home?", as it often does. (Answers: I don't care for your cooking. I don't want to eat only vegetables for dinner again. I don't feel like doing the dishes for 11 people tonight. I'm in the mood for a burger/pizza/hotdog/steak and you only have leafy greens.) It's all about the attitude.
As for Chowhound worthy destinations, that's painting with an awfully broad brush, considering the wide range of discussions you'll find on this board - from Michelin stars to Taco Bell. I wish my budget and schedule would allow for elegant home-cooking most nights and the occasional 4-star dinner out, but I'm sadly middle-class and often working 60+ hours a week.
1. re: NonnieMuss
I feel your pain......except for the working part.
1. re: NonnieMuss
true dat
2. re: NonnieMuss
My best friend also is loathe to eat out. I don't really enjoy her cooking but she used to be so picky and hates ordering something that she doesn't like because she considers it a waste of money. We can usually convince them to go for sushi because her husband loves it and she can eat donburi. They have recently gone vegetarian at home so I try to be cognizant of that a well but they will usually eat meat out.
1. re: melpy
But...but...but...donburi ain't sushi!
(Yeah, yeah...I know a lot of people think 'sushi equals Japanese', but just because they think it doesn't make it so.)
3. I don't know about you guys but when I think of my grandmother, I think of her food, food so simple yet so good and so much of it too! It always leaves me a smile just thinking about her food. She is almost 95 and still loves to cook for us whenever we visit.
My mother in law, on the other hand, has stopped cooking ever since she moved to her apt saying she doesn't like her new kitchen so whenever we visit(me, my husband and 2 little ones), we have to take her out to lunch(and she'd never pay for anything, even a bottle of water, even though she is much much richer than us). I feel abit sad for my little ones that they will not have the same fond memories of their grandmother. We can't even eat inside her apt cuz she says something every time my 5 yr old drops a piece of crumb on the floor while she is known for making masses when she is visiting her children. So we'd go to a local restaurant and she orders her usual, a salad with some kind of lean protein with no dressing. Then she always asks me, do you think their salad is clean? urhgggg...
When I am having dessert, she would ask for a spoon and eat a bit of cream or crumbs around the rim of my plate which is super disgusting. I'd ask her if she wants her own and she'd always say, no, it's too fattening. and this lady is like 95 lbs with no meat on her body whatsoever to the point the doctor is worrying about her weight.
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1. re: Monica
Oh, Monica, I know the type. You have my sympathies.
1. re: Monica
You are so lucky to have your grandmother still. Mine was an excellent cook and cooked happily for one and all until she passed away at 89. We were very close and I miss her to this day.
Luckily, she had handwritten out many of her recipes for me and had also shown me how she did many things. Now the challenge is making the food taste like she did. It's the weirdest thing because I do it exactly as she did it, same ingredients down to the brand but although the food is delicious it is missing something. I guess it just tasted better cause she made it.
2. Going out to eat with the in-laws usually puts a chowhound squarely in hell:
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ChristianAnswers.Net WebBible Encyclopedia
Meaning: ten cities = deka, ten, and polis, a city
a district on the east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee containing “ten cities,” which were chiefly inhabited by Greeks
It included a portion of Bashan and Gilead, and is mentioned three times in the New Testament (Matt. 4:25; Mark 5:20; 7:31). These cities were Scythopolis, i.e., “city of the Scythians”, (ancient Bethshean, the only one of the ten cities on the west of Jordan), Hippos, Gadara, Pella (to which the Christians fled just before the destruction of Jerusalem), Philadelphia (ancient Rabbath-ammon), Gerasa, Dion, Canatha, Raphana, and Damascus. When the Romans conquered Syria (B.C. 65) they rebuilt, and endowed with certain privileges, these “ten cities,” and the province connected with them they called “Decapolis.”
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What is a Charitable Remainder Trust?
charitable remainder trust
What is a Charitable Remainder Trust?
BusinessDictionary.com defines a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) as an “arrangement under which a donor receives income (for a fixed period or during donor’s lifetime) from an asset donated to a qualified charitable organization. It is one of the ways you can give. Upon the termination of the trust, the asset reverts to the charitable organization.” A qualified organization is any organization that qualifies as a charitable entity under the IRS code. For reference, the Internal Revenue Code § 664 provides the authority for establishing a Charitable Remainder Trust.
Two categories of CRTs
• Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust (CRAT): The CRAT pays the donor a fixed percentage (minimum of 5%) of the trust’s beginning value until the trust is terminated. Once the initial contribution to the CRAT is made, a donor cannot make additional contributions.
• Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT): In comparison, the CRUT pays a fixed percentage (minimum of 5%) based on an annual assessment of the trust’s value. This means that the payout will increase or decrease each year based on total value of the trust. The CRUT also allows you to make additional contributions after the trust is created. There are four types of CRUT’s that include: a standard unitrust, a net income unitrust, a net income with makeup unitrust and a flip unitrust.
Assets that can be donated into a CRT include cash, real estate, publicly traded securities, closely held stock, art, antiques, collections, or even royalties. Typically, the trustee will sell the asset and reinvest the proceeds for continued growth.
Who Should Consider a Charitable Remainder Trust?
In general a CRT is beneficial to someone 50 years or older that:
• Falls within a higher income bracket
• Owns a highly appreciated asset
• Can benefit now with income from the asset
• Desires to avoid capital gains and estate taxes
• Wants to bless a ministry, church or non-profit with a larger gift
An Example of a Charitable Remainder Unitrust
Here’s an example of how a CRUT can work. George and Sue purchased stock 25 years ago for $25,000 and today it is worth $250,000. Assuming George and Sue fall into the 15% tax bracket, if they sold the stock they would incur a capital gains tax of $33,750, leaving only $216,250 to reinvest.
If they chose to donate the stock to a CRUT held by a church, ministry or qualified non-profit, with a 10% payout rate, it would allow them to receive $25,000 (10% of $250,000) the first full year of the trust. That annual pay-out would increase/decrease based on the overall value of the trust assessed each year. George and Sue take will also take a significant income tax deduction that can be spread out over a five year period.
Setting up a Charitable Remainder Trust
Charitable Remainder Trusts are fairly complicated to set up so you should involve the appropriate and trusted legal, tax and financial advisors in your life. It’s important to note that a CRT is irrevocable, which means once it’s set up it cannot be terminated until the trust expires or death.
Other Details to Consider
• Annuity Payment: The payout percentage to the donor can be no less than 5 percent and no greater than 50 percent of the fair market value of the assets within the trust. The payout must be received by a non-charitable beneficiary and can no longer than 20 years by law. The beneficiary of the annuity payment is typically subject to income taxes.
• Tax Deduction: The actual tax deduction a donor can take is an IRS formula based on the age of the donor, the age of the payout recipient, the payout percentage and an IRS index rate.
• Present (or remaining) Value: The present value of the remaining interest within the trust must be equal to 10 percent or more of the assets transferred to the CRT.
• Transfer of Remaining Interest: Once the term of the annuity expires (at death or expiration of terms) the remaining assets are transferred to the church, ministry or non-profit.
• Gift Minimums: There are typically gift minimums based upon your age.
• Fees: You will incur set up fees for the CRT as well as ongoing administrative fees to maintain the trust.
Putting Your Wealth to Work for the Kingdom
Matthew 6:34 says, “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” A good question to regularly ask ourselves is, “how am I using what God has given me to serve Him?” Another question to consider is, “do I own and steward my stuff or does my stuff own me?”
The Charitable Remainder Trust is just one way for you to serve God using the wealth He has given you. You can generously provide an asset for a church or ministry vision that can grow over time and reap the benefit of subsidizing your annual income.
Have you been involved with a charitable remainder trust? Have a question? Leave a comment below!
This article is provided with the understanding that CPF is not rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice or service. Professional advice on specific issues should be sought from an accountant, lawyer, or other professional.
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Feb. 15, 1996
Vol. 15, No. 11
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In vino veritas: Scholar's history of wine brings new insights
from old bottles photo Wine, enjoyed throughout history for its festive qualities, also helped propel economic and social changes in Iron Age cultures, contends an anthropologist who studies the impact of alcohol on the development of ancient societies.
In an article published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, "Driven by Drink," Michael Dietler, Associate Professor in Anthropology, argues that the introduction of wine into the societies of southern France in the seventh century B.C. significantly changed social and power relations.
So important was the trade in wine to the region that it provided an impetus for development of the area surrounding the Mediterranean port of Marseilles, which was founded as a Greek colony about 600 B.C.
Dietler argues that wine became a driving force in the development of the region because it could be used as a reward for men engaged in community labor projects and in political rituals of hospitality.
Other scholars have contended that the introduction of wine to the region was just one facet of a more general process of Hellenization -- societies throughout the Mediterranean region adopted wine drinking, along with other aspects of Greek culture, based on their admiration for the achievements of classical Greek civilization.
In Dietler's view, however, the pleasure and social role of drinking took precedence over any respect for Greek ways of life when a society adopted elements of the Greek culture of wine drinking.
Dietler's work on the role of alcoholic beverages in ancient society has helped establish a new model for the study of prehistoric cultures that used wine as a form of exchange, and he has shown how this exchange can help explain the contours of ancient political structures.
Drinking in ancient France
Dietler's fieldwork is centered in southern France, where he excavates sites associated with the wine trade in pre-Roman times. Evidence for the importance of wine shipping is abundant throughout France, where contemporary farm plows often uncover shards of ancient amphorae used to transport wine.
Before the arrival of the Greek traders, the people living in the region around Marseilles drank brews made of fermented grain and honey. But imported wine from the Etruscans of Italy soon became popular about a generation before the founding of Marseilles.
"Imported Mediterranean wine was then incorporated into traditional patterns of feasting and hospitality and used, along with native forms of drink, to mobilize labor and build prestige," said Dietler.
People did not adopt the Greek methods of drinking wine, however, which included mixing wine with water. The early people of southern France preferred to drink their wine unadulterated, and they also chose to forego the elaborate rituals associated with wine drinking in Greece.
Imported wine apparently had special appeal because it was less perishable than the native grain- or honey-based drinks, and it could be stored and transported easily. As an imported good, it also conveyed more status than did the indigenous drink. And unlike gold and other precious metals, which retained value without being consumed, wine was valuable only when used.
"A ruler could thus augment his prestige, assure the support of a larger group of warriors or followers, or step up production for trade or public projects through drink-rewarded [recruited] labor," Dietler writes in "Driven by Drink."
Wine and systems of power
Dietler also contends that the use of wine reveals the distribution of power throughout the region. Wine was used in the Marseilles region in ways that differed markedly from the ways it was used in the north, for example, in the Hallstatt region, a Celtic area in and around Burgundy that had a better-defined system of social hierarchy.
Imported drinking vessels used in the northern area were more elaborate than those used in the south, according to Dietler. Indeed, one of the most elaborate wine vessels ever discovered from antiquity, a bronze wine vessel more than five feet tall, was unearthed in the Burgundy region.
"In hierarchical systems, ritual drinking practices would be valued mainly for their symbolic functions, and imported drinking gear could be extremely useful in differentiating elite drinking even where the supply of exotic drink was meager or irregular," said Dietler.
In less hierarchical societies, such as those around Marseilles, "exotic drink would be valued more for its use in fulfilling status obligations of political authority through transfers in the form of hospitality," he said. For example, wine might be used to reward laborers in work-party feasts.
The less hierarchical societies thus required a greater abundance of wine than did societies in which wine use was reserved for the elite. Conveniently, Marseilles was much easier to reach through the sea trade routes than was the Hallstatt region, which required a trip up the Rhone Valley.
A model for prehistoric development
The use of wine in these two contrasting cultures of ancient France, one more egalitarian than the other, demonstrates how the introduction of wine transformed the economic and political dynamics of prehistoric societies, Dietler suggests.
In hierarchical societies, wine became a vehicle to reinforce the power structure. "There might well be competition among individual members of the elite group in a community or among leaders of neighboring groups, in terms of access to trade sources and manipulation of status display and hospitality," said Dietler. "But the fundamental internal power arrangements would remain unchanged."
In less centralized societies, the importation of wine could initially increase the power of men who were already leaders in the community. However, others could also benefit, and access to wine would then lead to social competition in which those who could acquire wine could then mobilize labor for their economic benefit.
It was just this sort of competition for prestige and power among the people of the lower Rhone Valley that made imported wine such a socially volatile item. The new entrepreneurs in the prehistoric society "would be able to host feasts with imported wine and mobilize labor for production, trade or personal projects without first building up a resource base in the traditional way," said Dietler.
Dietler observes that this new wealth enabled the entrepreneurs to trade with other indigenous societies, establish other trade links and secure the resources needed to engage in the importation of metal goods and other valuable items that were important in local systems of prestige and politics.
"Drinking is, obviously, not the only social practice through which relations of economic and political power in a society are reflected and manipulated," said Dietler. "However, it is very often an important element in this domain, and it deserves the serious consideration in prehistoric contexts that it has won in ethnographic ones."
-- William Harms
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Idle Roomer
The room was on the second floor of the dilapidated old building, overlooking what had once been a garden and now was a concrete parking slab filled with cracks and potholes. It had a narrow bed next to a small nightstand with a cheap lamp and an old, battered desk by the single window. A rickety wooden chair, a phone, an ancient dresser, a tarnished floor lamp, and a small closet completed its uninspired furnishings.
And, thought Maria, Mr. Valapoli has lived here for sixteen months. How could anyone live in this cheerless place for sixteen days, let alone months?
Maria surveyed the room from the door. She'd been cleaning this room five days a week for sixteen months, and she'd still never laid eyes on him. His bed was always made, the top of his desk always barren. The only way she knew he actually existed was the nightstand, which had a different library book almost every morning, and the bathroom, which held a dozen bottles of pills that were replaced with new bottles from time to time.
Oh – and the statuette on the top of the dresser. She didn't quite understand what it was. Sometimes she thought it might be a woman, holding her arms out to the viewer. Other times she wondered how she could have been so mistaken, for clearly it was a small animal with large trusting eyes, possibly something from the deepest jungles of Africa. Once she even thought it was a twisted tree. Maria shook her head; she would never understand modern art.
She would never understand Mr. Valapoli either. Every day she plugged the phone into the jack, and yet the next morning the end of the cord always lay on the floor. She checked the dial tone; it was functioning. Why did the man pay for a phone if he had no use for it?
She never liked Sherlock Holmes much, but she thought it might be interesting to work at being the Miss Marple of housemaids and see what she could deduce about the mysterious roomer. He had to have a beard, because there was no shaving equipment, manual or electric, in the bathroom. Yet she never found any hairs, from his head or his chin, on the bed or the floor. He was probably color blind, for there was nothing blue, or purple, or violet in the drawers, no shirts of those tones in his closet. When she thought of it, she couldn't even remember a blue cover on any of his books.
She swept the floor, which hadn't seen a carpet or even a rug in perhaps half a century, went through the motions of dusting the desk and dresser and nightstand though as always they were as clean as if they'd been on display in a store.
Every other tenant was a transient. Even those who were down on their luck never stayed more than a week. And here was this poor man spending sixteen months of his life here. No matter what misfortunate had befallen him, he didn't deserve this. No one did.
Her heart went out to him, and on an impulse, she took a piece of paper out of her pocket and left a note on his desk:
Don't give up hope, Mr. Valapoli. People do care. I care.
She thought about the poor man all day. It was only when she was on her way home that she realized that he would have no idea who she was.
Maria's hand hovered just above the doorknob, hesitant and expectant. Last night she agonized over whether she should have left the note. Surely it wasn't wrong to let another person know that she felt for the predicament she saw him in? But then again, he could be a proud man who might see her sympathy as pity.
She shook her head, dispelling uneasy thoughts as she coaxed the creaking door to open. No, the note was well-meant and surely Mr. Valapoli would understand that.
At first glance the room appeared the same as always. As she absentmindedly plugged the phone cord into the jack again, the statuette caught her eye. Now it seemed to mildly resemble a curious owl, the eyes tracking her everywhere she went in the room.
You're being ridiculous, Maria Saviari, she reprimanded herself. Next you'll be jumping at shadows.
She continued cleaning the room, pausing only to pick up her daily tip from atop the immaculately-made bed. As she placed the dollar bill in the pocket of her apron, her keen eyes noticed something different on the nightstand. This time there were two books upon it instead of the usual lone library book. Curious, she moved around to the nightstand, automatically smoothing the bedspread as she went.
Wondering fingers traced the cover of the second book, resplendent with its rich burgundy leather and gold foil embossed title: A Meeting of Minds. Gingerly she picked it up – ostensibly to dust underneath it, but actually to look more closely at the cover – when she noticed a piece of paper lying beneath the book.
"For Maria" appeared in a childlike scrawl – it was as if the writer had trouble forming the letters into legible shapes. Suddenly she realized that the book she now held in her hands was actually for her. It was his reply to her note.
Curious, she carefully opened it, the musty smell reaching her nostrils as she leafed through the first few pages. She stopped at the title page to discover more words written by the same hand as the note, but other than her name and a touchingly clear "Thank you" at the bottom of the inscription, the rest of the words were composed in a language she didn't recognize. She stared at it. Somehow the words looked neither awkward nor badly scrawled; rather, they seemed to possess some indefinable cogency and even beauty.
How do I reply without knowing what the inscription in the book means? The phone started ringing, breaking her train of thought. She jumped, startled, and for the briefest instant it seemed to her that the statuette jumped as well. Get ahold of yourself, Maria, she thought; it's only a gift. No need to be so jumpy, or to feel guilty because you're looking through it, After all, he wants you to.
Aware that she still had six rooms to clean before the end of her shift, she reluctantly placed the book in her apron pocket and continued working, the feather duster making short work of an already clean dresser and desk.
On an impulse she went back to the bed and replaced the tip there before she left. It felt wrong to take it now that they'd exchanged communication and she'd accepted his gift, and she hoped he'd see it as the small gesture of friendship it was.
As she finally closed the door behind her, the phone began ringing once again, as if impatient to be answered. Maybe Mr. Valapoli had some friends after all, she thought as she pushed her cleaning cart into the next cheerless hotel room, one hand unconsciously checking to make sure that the book was still safe in her pocket.
Maria watched tenderly as her grandmother leafed through the book, smiling when she saw her bring it close to her face, shut her eyes and breathe in the scent of the leather binding. Golden light filtered in through the window, dancing on the last auburn strands to be found in almost snow-white hair, the years of hard work and laughter defined on her face by the late afternoon sun.
"Smells expensive" was her first comment as she glanced up to look squarely at her granddaughter.
"I very much doubt that." Maria smiled. "It's a gift from someone staying at the boarding house." She reached over and turned the pages until she came to the inscription. "This is what I came here to ask you about. What language do you suppose this is?"
"My dear," said her grandmother, "this wilted English Rose might have married a Sicilian but that does not make me an expert in other people's languages. However," she continued, as one finger traced the letters softly, "it's definitely not a romance language,
and I don't think it looks Oriental. In fact, it doesn't look similar to anything I've encountered before. Those elegant pictographs are quite distinctive." She looked up sharply. "Who did you say gave this to you?"
"I didn't say. This book is from a man I've told you about previously Grandma; Mr. Valapoli, the one that's had the misfortune to stay in the boarding house for the last 16 months."
"Is it normal practice for guests to give you inscribed gifts?"
Maria sighed. "No, it's not, but…"
"Let me guess: You want to help him." She closed the book quietly, setting it down on the table in front of her. "You can't help every lost soul you come across Maria – no, don't interrupt me." She reached out and placed a hand on her granddaughter's cheek, gently brushing an errant ebony lock back as she did so. "You have too generous a heart; it makes it all that much easier for someone to break it." Abruptly she stood up, her hand shaking as it moved to pick up her walking stick. "And if you don't leave now it will be dark by the time you get home. Besides, you can't keep a frail old lady up past her bedtime," she intoned, the twinkle in her eyes still bright despite darkness falling outside.
Replacing the book in her uniform pocket, Maria laughed softly, and arose to kiss her grandmother on the forehead. "You are eighty-eight years young and definitely not frail of mind. Thank you for your advice, Grandma."
"If it's my advice you want, I'd take that gift of yours to the university tomorrow before you work. There's bound to be someone there with enough degrees to translate it."
Seemingly endless rows of books towered over Maria as she made her way to the back of the university library, feeling more insignificant with every step she made. As her fingertips ran feather-light along the spines of the books, she looked up at the ornately-carved bookshelves in awe. Every dust-filmed tome seemed to hold a wealth of knowledge, representing privilege to her uneducated eyes.
An officious library clerk had told her that she'd find the man she was looking for with his class at the back of the library. She suddenly spotted him at a circular table already surrounded by students, one of whom was draped nonchalantly over a huge padded chair at the side of the table. He appeared exactly the way she thought a professor should look: peppered black hair, a neatly-trimmed silver beard, and glasses perched low on a nose that he buried deeper into a book the closer she got to him.
"Professor Albright, may I have a moment of your time?" she asked politely, her eyes focused on the top of his head.
"Certainly," came the aloof yet slightly amused reply from the direction of the armchair. "In fact, you can have several."
She started in surprise, turning to stare at the man now confidently vacating the chair. This young man is a Professor of Linguistics? She knew appearances could be deceptive and she'd seen all types come and go at the boarding house, but this man with his surf-blond hair and cornflower blue eyes was not what she was prepared to meet.
Professor Albright addressed the older man firmly. "Mr. Tripoldi, the class, if you please." Without waiting for a response he strode over to the partially-secluded corner of the library, Maria scurrying in his wake.
"How can I be of service to you?" he inquired, eyebrows raised as he turned to look at her. "I really only do have a few minutes to spare you, so please be concise."
"I've come across a language I cannot identify," she said. "It's an inscription in a book I've been given." She began rummaging through her work bag, wishing now that she'd thought to put the book on top of her change of clothes.
"Why don't you simply ask the person who gave you this inscribed gift?" he asked, staring at her with mild annoyance.
"I could. Or" – Maria matched his stare – "I can politely ask a leading academic on dead languages his expert opinion rather than hurt a considerate friend's feelings by asking what it means."
Surprise and a hint of respect flickered briefly across Albright's face before he once again adopted a mask of detached boredom. "You could indeed."
She held out the book to him, feeling suddenly more comfortable when his eyes left hers and refocused on the leather binding of her gift. "The inscription is on the third page," she explained, "and it's..."
The book was all but snatched out of her grasp, the Professor unable hide his excitement over what now lay in his hands. "It couldn't be… could it?" The Professor opened the book to the copyright page, and began reading intently, then turned the page again. Suddenly there was a sharp intake of breath. "Do you realize what you have here?" he exclaimed, not waiting for an answer. "This is a numbered first edition! Do you know how rare it is? It must have cost a fortune!"
Maria was confused. "What does that mean?" Surely Mr. Valapoli didn't have the money to buy her a rare and valuable book – not if he had to live in a boarding house.
The Professor sighed suddenly, calming himself by sheer force of will. "It means that before this book was desecrated by an inscription, it was one damned expensive book for your friend to buy. It's worth a lot less now though – it's no longer in its original condition."
While she tried to assimilate all this startling information, Albright leafed through the pages to find the inscription. Suddenly he looked as surprised as Maria felt.
He started pacing up and down with the book, an intent look in his eyes, his brow furrowed, his veneer of smug superiority completely vanished. Suddenly he looked up. "This is not any spoken language – and I can tell you that this is not adead language either." He paused, squinting excitedly at the page again. "In fact, this appears to be an extinct language. It's certainly alien to anything I've ever encountered. The structure is…let me put it this way: I'll bet a week's pay that not one word of this can be translated into English, and if it was a dead language I'd be able to do so, or at least see how to attack it." The book snapped shut as if to emphasize his point. "I'm afraid I can't help you."
Maria was dumbfounded. She gave Albright permission to photocopy the inscription before leaving for work, filled with more questions than before. Money was clearly not a problem if Mr. Valapoli could buy and inscribe this book regardless of its worth, simply because it made the gift more personal.
So why was the man living in that rundown boarding house if he could afford better? She didn't know then, and she still had no idea when she finally went back to work.
Just as she was about to reconnect his phone line yet again, Maria paused and decided instead to roll the cord up neatly into a bundle and place it beside the handset on the desk. She might not understand what Mr. Valapoli had against receiving calls, but after receiving such a present it was time that she started heeding his wishes.
Having finished dusting the desk and nightstand, she moved over to clean the dresser, and her gaze fell upon the statuette. It looked different again today. The change was subtle as always, but she thought she could almost discern the vague shape of an elephant, the trunk curving gently around the base, serene and contemplative. Even the color had subtly changed to match that of a pachyderm.
Mr. Valapoli was such a tidy tenant that she rarely had to use more than a feather duster to keep any surfaces clean. However, she couldn't remember the last time she had actually picked up the statuette to clean it properly, or indeed if she ever had. Possibly the greyish tone was simply the result of accumulated dirt.
Maria reached out to pick it up. The instant her fingers came in contact with it she felt some kind of joining, something she had never experienced before. She blinked very rapidly as she was suddenly overwhelmed by a sensation of otherness
Suddenly a montage of images appeared, not before her eyes, but inside her mind – but they were like no images she had ever seen, or even imagined before. She saw three moons racing across a coal-black sky, their trajectory reflected in the murky waters of a silent ocean, and a sense of tranquility swept over her. Pastoral pictures followed, not of anything she had ever seen, but lovely nonetheless.
And then she felt an air of foreboding, of dread, and the images, blurred beyond recognition, turned blue, became larger and bolder without taking any discernable shapes, and seemed to be converging on her.
She screamed, just once, and pulled her hand back – and the instant she did so, all the images, all the emotions, vanished, and she was alone in the room, her forgotten feather-duster still clutched in her left hand. She held up her right hand and studied it, as if it was no longer part of her, as if it had somehow betrayed her. There were no marks on it, no burns or bruises, and she knew instinctively that it wasn't the hand that had taken her out of the here and now, it was the contact.
And now she turned her attention to the object that she had been in contact with. The statuette looked harmless enough, a peaceful, tranquil, not-quite-elephant, not-quite-anything. Had she imagined it? And if so, what exactly had she imagined?
She extended a forefinger and reached out to touch it lightly, then drew back before she made contact. Four more times she tried to work up the courage, and then, finally, her finger gingerly touched the statuette.
An image appeared in her mind, not of too many moons or flowers that didn't exist or oppressive blue somethings, but rather of a bookstore. A not-quite-human hand was thumbing through the pages of a book. Her book.
This time statuette didn't hold her against her will. She withdrew her hand, stood back, stared at it once again, and waited for her heart to stop pounding so hard against her chest.
If I'm not imagining this, what does it mean? And what have I stumbled into?
Evening and midnight came and went, and she still didn't know. She barely slept, and made up her mind to finally confront Mr. Valapoli and get some answers. She knew he was always gone when she arrived at nine o'clock, so she showed up at six thirty, just as dawn was breaking.
Probably he's asleep, she thought, staring at his door. I'll just wait for some sound of movement.
She learned against the wall for five uneasy minutes, then stood erect. This was too important to wait. She had to get some answers now.
She knocked at the door. No response. She turned the knob and gingerly tried to open it. It was locked. She knew that using her master key was against regulations, probably against the law, but she didn't hesitate. A moment later she was inside the room.
Mr. Valapoli wasn't there. The bed hadn't been slept in. She looked in the closet to see if he'd packed and left. It was filled with his clothes.
Was it all an hallucination? There was only one way to find out. She walked over to the statuette, summoning her courage to touch it again. It had changed again, no longer vaguely elephantine, no shape that she could identify…but she could identify an emotion, its every line seemed to project: fear.
It couldn't be afraid of her. All she wanted were answers. What could be scaring it?
And suddenly, instinctively, she knew. It was the blue, shapeless things she had sensed yesterday. They were not part of her life, or even her world – and that meant that the fear was Mr. Valapoli's.
She laid her hand on the statuette without hesitation now. Images, blue and garbled, flooded her mind, and she seemed to hear voices inside her head, not human voices, not speaking any language she had ever heard, but somehow she understood what they were saying.
A voice that sounded blue (how was that possible?) was saying, "You hid well. But now you must come back with us."
And a gentle voice, a voice she instinctively knew was Mr. Valapoli's, a very tired, very weary voice said, "It's a big galaxy, and this is such a small world. How did you find me?"
"We have our methods," said the blue voice. "Will you come peacefully or must we use force?"
"These are decent beings, these people. They are without malice. Do them no harm, and I'll come back with you," said the tired voice.
"I do not envy you when we get home," said the blue voice.
Maria withdrew her hand. They were going to take him away, back to something awful! She raced to the window to see if they were in the yard. There was a hint of something large and blue beneath a tree, but she couldn't make it out.
"No!" she yelled, turning and preparing to run to the door.
And the statuette, suddenly more human – or at least humanoid in shape – raised a hand as if to tell her to stop.
She froze, shocked, and the gentle voice spoke inside her head.
"It's all right, Maria."
She stared at the statuette, and its expression seemed to soften. Finally, after another minute, it lowered its hand.
"Thank you for caring."
She walked to the window, and the blue shape was gone, and somehow she knew Mr. Valapoli was gone too. Forever.
Sunlight streamed in through the single window of the bedroom, bathing the statuette in warm golden light as it sat on the dresser, the focal point of the small, uncluttered room.
Still half asleep, Maria stretched languorously, thinking of all she had experienced over past few weeks. Ever since Mr. Valapoli left and she had brought the statuette home, it felt like it truly belonged with her, and she liked to imagine that the statuette itself felt comfortable on her dresser.
Its shape had continued to change. Each morning she would wake up to see the magic that had been wrought overnight, and each day it became somehow less alien in its form and more distinct in its features, softening into the image of a man, with eyes as kind as Mr. Valapoli's voice had been gentle.
She no longer questioned how the statuette could change. She knew. Every time she touched it she could sense him. The connection was very faint, and growing fainter with each passing day, but she took comfort in the fact that it was there.
Until the morning she touched it and didn't feel anything but the cold contours of the statuette itself. Not sure of what was happening, she reached out to make contact with it again, but before she could, her eyes widened in wonder as she realized she was witnessing its very last change, her unseen friend's final parting gift to her, the one that let her know he also cherished their strange connection.
There upon the statuette's face was a smile, and in her mind she clearly heard the echo of Mr. Valapoli's voice for the last time.
"Thank you for caring, Maria."
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Background: By casual observation, I have noticed that males tend to react differently to the sound of a fart. It seems that men are more likely to laugh whereas women are more likely to show signs of disgust. I thought that perhaps there might be some evolutionary basis for this.
• Is there any serious psychological research on the causes of our responses to farting?
• Are there any systematic gender differences?
• What are the posited causes of such gender differences?
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I think you could reframe this into something very interesting, but as of now it's a bit open ended. See if you can locate some information online about it being "evolutionary" and use that as a framework to build upon. – Chuck Sherrington Jul 3 '12 at 18:49
@ChuckSherrington I've tried to edit the question into a legitimate question that I would find interesting to answer. I've tried to remove the assumptions. Prof. Nick Haslam has a whole scientific book on Toilet Psychology thepsychologist.org.uk/archive/archive_home.cfm/… . So I imagine that there will be a legitimate answer to the question as now phrased. – Jeromy Anglim Jul 3 '12 at 23:54
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I was shocked at how difficult it was to find systematic scientific research on the psychology of flatulence. The main empirical paper appears to be one by Lippman (1980). It seems to be hard to get a copy of the original. However, the author of the Neurotic Physiology blog discusses the paper at length.
Lippman study
Lippman asked participants to rank various hypothetical farters based on various factors. With regards to sex differences the blogger writes:
However, when you think about the problem there are different kinds of sex differences in fart ratings: Men rating male farters; men rating female farters; women rating male farters; and women rating female farters. This question really only addresses how women rate others in general.
Toilet psychology
Recently, a book was released by Professor Nick Haslam called "Psychology in the Bathroom". There's a good summary in The Psychologist (2012, PDF). The book specifically aims to redress the lack of psychological research devoted to excretion and related matters.
One particular passage from the book summary in The Psychologist may provide a potential explanation for gender differences in perceptions of farting:
A common thread running through these differences is that women’s excretion is more hidden, emotionally fraught and suppressed than men’s. The incompatibility of femininity and excretion is nicely expressed in Jonathan Swift’s poem ‘The lady’s dressing room’, in which a suitor sneaks into his beloved’s room only to find evidence of her dirty corporeality, including sweaty garments, beslimed towels and encrusted combs. Upon discovering her chamber-pot he slinks away in horror, lamenting ‘Oh! Celia, Celia, Celia shits!’ The same sentiment is expressed less poetically by an American undergraduate: ‘women are supposed to be non-poopers’ (Weinberg & Williams, 2005, p.327). Despite our enlightened modern attitudes to gender equality, women are still judged more severely for violations of this ideal of untaintedness than men. In one study (Goldenberg & Roberts, 2004), a female experimenter who excused herself to use the bathroom was evaluated more negatively than one who excused herself to get some paperwork: no such difference was found for a male experimenter.
General thoughts
So in summary, research on farting has generally been neglected by the psychological literature.
There is some evidence to suggest that women who fart are judged more negatively than men who fart. However, presumably this would vary a lot with context, who is farting, and who is recognising the farting. It would also presumably be a cultural phenomena.
One theory to explain gender differences is that a lack of purity is often associated with activities related to excreting, such as farting. Farting loudly or openly may symbolise a lack of control over excretion or remind others that a person is an excreting being. Purity is sometimes associated with a feminine ideal. Thus, farting may be socially more detrimental for a female than a male. Anyway, the preceding statements are largely based on theory; I'd like to see a lot more empirical evidence before I take them too seriously.
• Goldenberg, J.L. & Roberts, T. (2004). The beast within the beauty: An existential perspective on the objectification and condemnation of women. In J. Greenberg, S.L. Koole & T. Pyszczynski (Eds.) Handbook of experimental existential psychology (pp.71–85). New York: Guilford.
• Haslam, N. (2012). Psychology in the Bathroom. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Haslam, N. (2012), Toilet psychology. The Psychologist. 25, 6, 430-433. PDF
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“If we were locking up everybody, white and black, for doing the same drugs they would’ve done the same thing with prohibition, they would’ve outlawed it,” Fogg says in the video produced by Brave New Films. “If it were an equal enforcement opportunity we wouldn’t be sitting here anyway.”
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The Trend in Lifetime Earnings Inequality and Its Impact on the Distribution of Retirement Income
Barry P. BosworthGary Burtless Claudia Sahm
This paper examines the trend in career earnings profiles and lifetime earnings inequality using a new data set that links micro-census information from a Census Bureau survey (the Survey of Income and Program Participation, or SIPP) with the summary earnings records (SER) maintained by the Social Security Administration. It then considers the implications of these trends for the trend of Social Security replacement rates and future changes in the inequality of pension income. The data set covers men and women born in successive years between 1926 and 1965 using a combination of observed and predicted earnings.
Our analysis finds that aggregate male wage and employment patterns have remained much more stable than is the case for women. Although less educated men in recent birth cohorts have fared worse than men in earlier cohorts who had the same schooling, the increase in average educational attainment has largely offset the employment and relative wage losses suffered by less educated men. Among women, while female employment rates and average earnings remain lower than those of men of the same age, the male-female gap is now much smaller than it was in earlier cohorts. The age pattern of employment and earnings among women is growing more similar to the pattern observed among men.
Our tabulations of historical earnings and forecast of future earnings patterns suggest that that lifetime earnings inequality will increase significantly among men. Compared with men born between 1936-1940, we predict that men born in 1961-1965 will experience 12 percent greater inequality in career earnings. Even though women’s inequality has increased if we measure inequality among full-time, year-round workers who are employed during a particular year, inequality has fallen sharply if we widen the sample to include all women who are potentially available to work. The rising employment rate of women has increased the percentage of working-age years that women spend in jobs. It has dramatically reduced the fraction of women who earn extremely low lifetime wages because they are employed in only a few years of their potential careers. The noticeable increase in lifetime earnings inequality among men has thus been offset, at least in part, by a sizable reduction in career earnings inequality among women.
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534 PHYSICAL IDEALIZATION AS PLAUSIBLE INFERENCE E. Davis, November 1990 The analysis of physical systems almost always relies on idealized models of the objects involved. Any idealization, however, will be incorrect or insufficiently accurate some of the time. It seems reasonable, therefore, to view a physical idealization as a defeasible inference which can be withdrawn in the presence of contrary evidence. This talk discusses the consequences of such a view. We focus on examples where a system may or may not go into a state where idealizations are violated, such as dropping a ball near an open switch connected across a battery. We show that: 1. Non-monotonic logics will try to enforce the idealization by supposing that the ball will miss the switch. This anomaly does not seem to be solvable by the kinds of techniques that have been applied to the Yale Shooting Problem, which it superficially resembles. We show that this problem is analogous to anomalies in non-monotonic logic that are time-independent. 2. A probabilistic analysis is possible, but it relies on independence assumptions that are hard to justify in general. 3. For completely specified systems, the rule "If the idealization gives solvable equations, then assumes that it holds" is, in fact, a monotonic system of inferences. It should therefore be possible to characterize this in a purely deductive theory. We show that this is, indeed, possible for simple cases, but can get messy in complex systems. 4. Programs that make physical predictions can avoid these problems by simply avoiding reasoning from the future to the past. Though most current programs observe this restriction, it seems likely that more powerful and general systems will have to violate it, and thus deal with this issue. 5. Finally, we look at dynamic systems where the idealization can be observed at any single instant, but it is inconsistent over extended intervals.
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F3, Cycle 38, The Unwanted Man
"It's time for your medication Mr. Smith," the nurse intoned with as much of her sunny disposition as she could.
"B-bugger off! And my name isn't S-smith. S-stop calling me that." Smith returned to staring out the window, searching the horizon, always searching. He couldn't say what it was that he was looking for but he kept hoping that something would pop up and he would suddenly be gifted with everything he had lost.
The nurse handed him his little white tablet and held out the tumbler of water. "Well what would you like to be called then? Somehow being refered to as a surly pain in the ass doesn't have quite the same ring to it now does it?" Her frosty smile at her own sense of humor rubbed Smith the wrong way but he gulped down the pill and the water if for no other reason than it would send her on her way all the faster. She turned on her heel and left the room to finish her rounds of pill pushing to the drooling imbeciles on the ward. She met the doctor at the door. "Be careful with him today Dr. Kroger. He's in a right state," she warned. Dr. Kroger nodded and gave a knowing smile. He sat down in a chair next to Smith and opened a file, uncapped his pen and looked Smith over with a critical eye.
Smith was of an average height and build with sandy blonde hair. No tattoos or obvious scars other than the small, pink pucker at his right temple where the bullet had entered his head a year and a half ago. He had been found in an alleyway, shot, presumably mugged since no wallet, watch or phone had been found on him. The surgeon who had removed the slug had said it was a tricky business but Smith had quickly regained his strength, but not his memory. The surgeon swore that it would return in time but all Smith could recall for certain was a few dirty words in French and the phone number of a pizza place two blocks from where he had been found. His fingerprints weren't on file anywhere and posters in the neighborhood had turned up zilch. They had only taken to calling him Smith as they needed something for the forms. "Good morning Mr. Smith," Dr. Kroger began.
"Oh, h-hello Doc. I didn't notice you come in. I-I was hoping you'd be by. I was kinda looking forward to a cig-cigarette. Have ya got one?" Smith's eyes brightened at the prospect. He knew he could only smoke under supervision and the nurses just didn't have the time nor inclination. Dr. Kroger shook two from the pack and lit them both. Smith inhaled deeply and closed his eyes at the rapture of the nicotine. "Ah, now," he grinned, "what did y-you want to talk about today?" Try as he might, Smith just couldn't lose the stutter. The surgeon didn't think he ever would.
"Well, I just wanted to check in. You know, to see if you had remembered anything new. Something that we could use to track down your friends or family. You've been with us here at Shady Acres for some time now Smith and I'm sure you are eager to return to your life." Dr. Kroger took a puff of his own cigarette and tried not to think about the fact that funding for keeping Smith had run out two months ago and it was only his stalling and reshuffling of paperwork that had kept Smith from being turned out on the street.
Smith grinned as he examined the lengthening ash on his cigarette, "N-now that you mention it Doc, something occurred to me yesterday."
"Anything would help," Dr. Kroger encouraged, "What was it?"
Smith snickered, "Y-yesterday Nurse Kelly dropped my anti-depression pill on the floor and as she bent over to pick it up, I recalled that I was more of an ass man than a big tit man. I-if that's of any use, please put it down in my f-file."
Dr. Kroger made a big show of putting a large check-mark in the folder. "Well we know you are heterosexual which I guess is something. I'll write it in next to the fact that you are right handed," Dr. Kroger chuckled. "On a more serious note, I have someone who wants to see you." Dr. Kroger noticed how Smith stiffened with fear at the prospect. "It's all right. It will only take a moment. It's a long shot, but she is the only one to have answered our ad so far. Be brave Smith, and come on." Smith stubbed out his smoke in an empty coffee cup and rose slowly to his feet. Dr. Kroger noticed the sweat that beaded his forehead and upper lip as he slowly followed him to the door. "Sweet Jesus," the doctor prayed, "let this be the one." He lead Smith to the visitor room and ushered him in.
Smith seated himself at the stainless steel table on a chair that was bolted to the floor. "I....I'm ready" he mumbled. Dr. Kroger opened the other door on the far side of the room and a woman walked in. She nervously crossed the room and sat in the only other chair. Her eyes never left Smith. They stared at each other for a full minute before Dr. Kroger broke the silence. "Smith, this is Ellie Griffin. Ms. Griffin, this is Mr. Smith."
Ellie fumbled in her purse and produced a tissue to dab at the single tear that slid from her eye. "It's Mrs. Griffin actually. And your name isn't Smith. It's Gary Oscar Griffin. Your buddies at the department store call you Merv as a nickname. Your birthday is October seventeenth and your favorite food is your mother's meatloaf but you always say that mine is almost as good. At Christmas, you always play Santa. You like to garden and raise tomatoes but you hate ketchup. You vote in every election but always vote out the incumbant. You hate sports but always watch the Olympics. You cry at movies and blame it on alleregies that you don't have. You love dirty jokes and you can translate them into the little bit of French you learned in high school. You...oh God, at last I've found you!" She covered her face and wept. Smith reached out and took her hand and she clutched it with all of her strength.
"I-I've missed you Ellie," was all he could manage to say. She looked up at him and smiled as if the light in her life had been ignited again. Dr. Kroger counted that moment as one of the most rewarding of his career. He was even a little choked up himself.
Dr. Kroger waived from the front steps of the sanitarium as the cab pulled away and Mr. and Mrs. Griffin waved back. Gary settled back in the seat and said, "I can't wait to see our home. Y-you say we've got a garden? Oh that will be nice," his eyes drifted to her's and his grin betrayed the extremity of his joy.
"Oh well," she thought to herself, "at least this Mr. Griffin will be better than the last one. I can train him to be the husband I want and not the drunken lout that had the good sense to get himself lost at sea on a fishing trip. Besides," she reasoned, "this one might be good in bed."
1. Great story, but somehow I figure the dude will not last long under the circumstances. Correct me if I am wrong but this had a film noir feel.
2. I really like this story and I'm not certain why. Perhaps it is because two people get a second chance at life and how often does that happen? Smith gets a life that isn't his but it doesn't seem to be a bad life. Ellie gets a warm and loving husband that makes her empty house a home. Dr. Kroger gets the satisfaction of helping a patient who truly needs his help and the nurse is relieved that she doesn't have to put up with the surly Mr. Smith anymore. It is a win-win situation. I tried to make it a little funny as mental illness isn't really that light of a topic. I wasn't shooting for dirty but that is just the way it came out.
I wanted to do a story about amnesia but if there ever was a more cliched story line, I don't know it, so I felt I had to be more than a little careful and tread lightly. The set up of being shot in the head and losing ones memory I lovingly lifted from a little known Harrison Ford movie called "Regarding Henry". It is the tale of a man who is shot and slowly learns that he was an evil bastard before, only to become this wonderful human being on regaining his memory. I would highly recommend seeing it if you haven't. It is a quiet and subtle movie and a far cry from anything that most people would connect Ford with.
I chose this prompt for a reason as I have known those who grappled with madness. I dedicate this story to those who struggle every day with sadness and confusion, and may God have mercy on us all.
3. I liked it. The ending is a good one, and a nice twist on the amnesia tale. And you create sympathy for the fellow very well.
I'd suggest a brief mention of Mrs. Griffin being top-heavy or flat in the back, to give the doc a bit of doubt.
4. Having problems with blogger today. Anyway, Nice low key story with lots of potential for mayhem. What if he begins to recover his memory. The Bourne Identity redux. Well done Doc
5. Nice twist! I enjoyed reading your story.
6. A tricky subject well handled, and I liked the twist. Good stuff!
7. I loved this, I totally did not expect the turn at the end! Awesome job (:
8. Excellent story, Doc! You have created a very sympathetic character here.
I love the "light" touch, so to speak. You are right... mental illness is no laughing matter, but... a touch of humor doesn't hurt.... trust me!
I did see Regarding Henry some years ago... cried like a baby, I did!! Now that you have mentioned it, I want to see it again.
I LOVE the ending... that is fantastic!!! Mrs. Griffin is nothing if not resourceful... I would so love to be invisible in that household for a while! LOL!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed every word... well done... well done!! :)
9. I love it when a plan comes together! Nice story!
10. Great story, yet again, Doc! Loved the finish-up - Ellie gets her man.
(It put me a little in mind of 'Overboard' - when mega-bitch Goldie Hawn falls off a boat and loses her memory only to be 'claimed' by Kurt Russell, a former employee, who pretends to be her husband with the intention of carting her off to his awful home and wayward three sons to exact revenge!)
Then again, what if Smith recovered his memory as a wife killer....! :-o
(btw, my comments are not 'beer-fuelled ravings' - I'm stone cold sober! As for sane..........!?)
11. What a fine story! I did not expect that little twist at the end, in fact was all ready to shed a little tear at the happy reunion, when it blindsided me. Despite Ellie's machinations, this could work out for them both very well.
Write your beer-fueled ravings here...
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A Watery Tableau at El Mirador, Guatemala 3
by James Doyle (Brown University) and Stephen Houston (Brown University)
The impersonation of gods abounds in Classic Maya texts and imagery (Houston, Stuart, and Taube 2006: 270-275). Humans donned elaborate masks and costumes to channel deities and to perform dances or reenactments of mythic actions. It is now clear that there were Late Preclassic antecedents to such ritual: for example, Kaminaljuyu Stela 11 displays the “x-ray” view of a lord’s face within the head of the Principal Bird Deity (Fields and Reents-Budet, eds., 2005: Cat. 6, 104-105; see also here). The appearance of a possible masked performer in the Preclassic is hardly surprising. Places for performance and assembly– visible pyramid apices, tiered façades, and plaster-covered plazas — reached their pinnacle size at many Lowland Maya sites.
A recent discovery by the important project at El Mirador, Guatemala, consists of a long set of stucco friezes that depicts two more examples of Late Preclassic deity impersonation (Figure 1). The façades are located in a prominent pathway running east-west in the center of the “Central Acropolis.” They appear to front a large plaza at the base of the “Tecolote” pyramid complex, perhaps adorning part of an ancient water collection system (see map). The figures on the lower frieze have been associated with the Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, protagonists of the colonial K’iche Maya creation story, the Popol Vuh (Hansen et al. 2011: 190). Yet, in our view, these figures represent god impersonators and bear no secure connection to twins in the Popol Vuh.
Figure 1. 3D scans of El Mirador friezes, University of South Florida, Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies, http://aist.usf.edu/projects/elmirador/.
The lower, more prominent façade contains three beings: two humans with large headdresses, and the large profile head. The figure on the left, whose face is partially damaged, wears a headdress and shell ear spools. His one visible eye has the inverted-“L” found on some early gods; his mouth displays a circular outline, his outstretched arms and bent legs conform to the pattern of many diving figures in Maya art (see Taube et al. 2010: Fig. 54A).
The central figure strikes a similar posture but in the opposite direction. Both are framed by the diagonal elements with elliptical or volute decorations that recall primordial, living sky bands. The attributes of these bands mark them as maxillae of the animate sky, complete with curved fangs and other teeth; another well-known example is present in a Late Preclassic frieze from Calakmul (Carrasco Vargas 2005: Figure 3, 4).
Figure 2: Chahk figures with curled foreheads or hair (blue) and shell ear spools (green). (a) Calakmul Frieze (drawing by James Doyle after Carrasco Vargas 2005: Fig. 3, 4); (b) Uaxactun Group H Frieze (drawing by James Doyle after Valdés 1993: Fig. 50); (c) Kaminaljuyu Stela 4 (drawing by James Doyle after Taube 1996: Fig. 16b); (d),(e) Izapa Stela 1 (drawings by James Doyle after Taube 1996: Fig. 15a, e); (f) El Mirador Lower Frieze, detail (drawing by James Doyle and Stephen Houston).
The central figure wears a simple knotted belt with an effigy head attached to his lower back. His headdress and chinstrap form the gaping jaws of what is likely a version of Chahk, the god of rain (see Taube 1996: Fig. 15, 16): the diagnostic elements are the curled forehead (or hair) and especially the Spondylus ear spool (Figure 2). The figure on the viewer’s left shares many of the same features, but with different, tufted forehead, as though referring to another aspect of the rain deity. Other such costumed diving figures with curled foreheads appear on contemporaneous stucco friezes at Uaxactun Group H (Valdés 1993: Fig. 50), and Calakmul (Carrasco Vargas 2005: Figure 3, 4).
The profile head on the far right of the lower frieze resembles the many depictions of mountains as breathing beasts in Preclassic and Classic period iconography, such as the witz depicted on the North Wall at San Bartolo (Saturno et al. 2005: 14-21). Perhaps there was another such head on the opposite side, framing this scene as a mythic, mountainous locale from which clouds emerged. This trope in particular goes back to Chalcatzingo Monument 1 (Grove, ed. 1987:115-117) and highlighted in variant form on the San Bartolo North Wall.
The upper façade is an early water-band that contains two large water birds with outstretched wings. The water-band passes over two bulbous cloud or muy elements with swirling volutes, another, archaic guise of Chahk (see Stone and Zender 2011: 142-143). A fascinating detail of the upper frieze is that the artist(s) gave faces – in an archaic, almost “Olmec” style with a snarling upper lip and a single tooth – to the clouds, as if they are peering upward at the water. The central bird figure has the head of an older deity within its breast. This enigmatic bird-god figure appears on many Classic Maya vessels (e.g., K8538, K6181, K6438, K3536, see Finamore and Houston, eds. 2010: 104; see also a related Spondylus shell creature on stuccoed vessel K2027), and is not well understood. The bird on the left of the upper frieze (see here) is likely a cormorant, which possibly would have held a fish in its beak (see K6218, Finamore and Houston, eds. 2010: 103). The water band, probably representing flowing streams of water, as well as avian themes are also present on a slightly later stucco altar from Aguacatal, Campeche (Houston et al. 2005).
The stucco artists of El Mirador were concerned with rain, clouds, waters, Chahk, and water birds that all flow together in the Maya view of grand, hydrological cycles. Perhaps the friezes show a situational composition – a Late Preclassic view of the rainy sky and the water that swirls around in it. Or, perhaps the artists commemorated a narrative of the first rainmakers and their watery assistants. In this way the rulers of El Mirador, through the mechanism of deity impersonation, presented themselves as supernatural agents who controlled the rain. The lower freeze shows the mountains breathing out water as the Chahk impersonators swim in the lower sky; the upper frieze then shows the high altitude products of impersonation, clouds that embody Chahk, and undulating water.
Carrasco Vargas, Ramón. 2005. The Sacred Mountain: Preclassic Architecture in Calakmul. In Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship. Los Angeles: LACMA/Scala Publishers.
Fields, Virginia M., and Dorie Reents-Budet. 2005. The Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship. Los Angeles: Scala Publishers/LACMA.
Finamore, Daniel, and Stephen Houston, eds. 2010. The Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Grove, David C., ed. 1987. Ancient Chalcatzingo. Austin: University of Texas Press. Available Online: http://www.famsi.org/research/grove/chalcatzingo/index.html.
Hansen, Richard D., Edgar Suyuc Ley, and Héctor E. Mejía. 2011. Resultados de la temporada de investigaciones 2009: Proyecto Cuenca Mirador. In XXIV Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, 2010. B. Arroyo, L. Paiz Aragón, A. Linares Palma, y A. L. Arroyave, eds. Pp. 187-204. Guatemala: Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología.
Houston, Stephen, Karl Taube, Ray Matheny, Deanne Matheny, Zachary Nelson, Gene Ware, and Cassandra Mesick. 2005. The Pool of the Rain God: An Early Stuccoed Altar at Aguacatal, Campeche, Mexico. Mesoamerican Voices 2: 37-62.
Houston, Stephen, and David Stuart, and Karl Taube. 2006. The Memory of Bones: Body, Being, and Experience among the Classic Maya. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Saturno, William, Karl Taube, David Stuart, with Heather Hurst. 2005. The Murals of San Bartolo, El Petén, Guatemala Part 1: The North Wall. Ancient America 7.
Stone, Andrea, and Marc Zender. 2011. Reading Maya Art: A Hieroglyphic Guid to Ancient Maya Painting and Sculpture. New York: Thames & Hudson.
Taube, Karl, William Saturno, David Stuart, and Heather Hurst. 2010. The Murals of San Bartolo, El Petén, Guatemala Part 2: The West Wall. Ancient America 10.
Taube, Karl. 1996. The Rainmakers: The Olmec and Their Contribution to Mesoamerican Belief and Ritual. In The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership. Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum.
Valdés, Juan Antonio. 1993. Arquitectura y escultura en la Plaza Sure del Grupo H, Uaxactún. In Tikal y Uaxactún en el Preclásico. Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 96-121.
More links for El Mirador information:
Mirador Basin Project
Archaeology magazine, 2009
Smithsonian magazine article, 2009
Reuters news article, 2009
1. Ana Garcia Barrios tiene una estupenda tesis de doctorado sobre las caracteristicas de chaahk, supongo que consultarla ayudaria a su propuesta. saludos.
2. Great job, gentlemen! I was never convinced by the Hero Twins argument for the El Mirador lower frieze, and this watery tableau certainly makes more sense. It appears we are advancing in Maya studies despite the many breaks with using the Popol Vuh as a “Rosetta Stone” for interpretations of Maya iconography.
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[orion-dev] Orion editor development and integration
Hello everyone!
The Mozilla developer tools team is evaluating the use of the Orion editor
project, for possible integration into the Mozilla codebase. We would like
to have a code editor component available by default for some of the
upcoming developer tools. If the editor will be integrated into the
codebase, future Firefox extensions will also be able to use it.
In order to proceed we are looking for answers to some of our concerns and
The editor needs to meet the requirement of running in a different
environment/context than that of a pure web page. This means that the
editor source code needs to cope with XUL documents where, for example, we
have no document.body, or where we have the requirement that
createElementNS(XHTMLNS, "foo") is used (this is because the default
namespace is the XUL namespace, and for any new HTML element added the
editor needs to provide the XHTML namespace). We will try to keep code
changes as minimal as possible - for example, we might be able to avoid
the problems mentioned by putting the editor inside an iframe.
Setting the technical details aside, we will look into the integration
work needed to be done, and we would like to know what is the best way for
us to contribute changes back to the Orion project? Inevitably we will
have to make changes to the code editor to fit our use-cases, within the
contexts where we would like to use it. We would like to keep clear from
maintaining a fork of our own for the Orion editor, hence code
contributions upstream make sense.
It looks like the suggested approach is to get the Orion client and server
code, and use Eclipse for development.
Some of our concerns:
- Is it possible to just do development work on the editor, without having
to go knee-deep into the development work-flow of the Orion client and
server? By the looks of things, yes, it's possible. As simple as one does
embed the Orion editor in a web page, one can also make changes to the
code and ... test them.
Reading through the architecture overview of the project it would seem
that indeed Orion's components are loosely coupled, sufficiently
independent of each other.
( http://wiki.eclipse.org/Orion/Documentation/Developer_Guide/Architecture
- Still, that seems to entail making changes that fit our needs without
any regression testing. The orion.editor folder includes the js-tests
folder which holds two JavaScript-based tests. Where is the documentation
on running these tests?
- The Orion editor component is used by the Orion client. Our changes
should not introduce regressions into the wider project. Do the
editor-only tests suffice? From our perspective we should not directly
worry about these matters - since the editor tests should deal with this.
If there's a regression that's later caught, then the editor will/should
have a new test added by the one who fixes the bug.
- Does the github mirror represent the latest Orion editor snapshot? Is
this a repo of a "stable" codebase? Are there any different repos with
other work that's being done, that might be of interest to us?
- Do you accept pull requests on github? Or how shall we proceed when we
want a change in the code? Obviously pull requests and specific changes
will be discussed at their own times, and changes will be made such that
they fit both with our needs and the overall upstream project.
Or is there a different process to submitting changes from external
- Are there any coding guidelines? To make sure we don't submit pull
requests with obvious mistakes.
( beyond those at http://wiki.eclipse.org/Orion/Coding_conventions )
Apologies for this long email. Looking forward to your answers. Thank you!
Best regards, Mihai
-- Mihai Sucan http://www.robodesign.ro
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Show the image thumbnails form specified images folder
Hi ALL,
i want to show images so that user can select them. if i use MGFetch::RunL() path is by default C:data can i specify my own path like c:data\images\vinay?
if i use CAknFileSelectionDialog i can give path n it shows content of specified folder but it dont show thumbnail instead it only lists image file name so is there any way where i can show image thumbanil from specific folder?
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Re: Show the image thumbnails form specified images folder
AFAIK, you would need to make your own UI.
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Re: Show the image thumbnails form specified images folder
As suggested above you will have to make your own UI. You can use a Graphic list box and display the thumbnail as list icon.
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Capabilities (Symbian Signed)/LocalServices Capability
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The LocalServices capability grants access to local services in the close vicinity of the phone - for example bluetooth, USB, or infrared connections. In most cases, such services will not incur any cost to the phone user.
The primary application for this capability is using the Bluetooth functionality of the phone and this capability is required to connect to or query information about another Bluetooth device.
Why?: Malware applications with access to the APIs protected by this capability could potentially use them as a transport to infect other devices.
What?: The communications server checks this when you try to create a socket (RSocket, CBluetoothSocket) or virtual serial port (RComm) which uses bluetooth or other short range transport.
Where?: Applications that want to use Bluetooth or another short-range protocol as a transport, e.g. sharing applications and games.
(N.B. If you are aware of any exceptions to the above statement, please feel free to edit this page)
• NetworkServices is required to use TCP/IP over bluetooth PAN profile.
• NetworkServices is required to access to network or make calls.
• This capability can be used with self-signed applications.
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Pronunciation: (līt'n), [key]
1. to become lighter or less dark; brighten: The sky lightened after the storm.
2. to brighten or light up, as the eyes or features: Her face lightened when she heard the good news.
3. to flash as or like lightning (often used impersonally with it as subject): It thundered and lightened for hours.
4. Archaic.to shine, gleam, or be bright: steel blades lightening in the sun.
1. to give light to; illuminate: A full moon lightened the road.
2. to brighten (the eyes, features, etc.): A large smile lightened his face.
3. to make lighter or less dark: Add white to lighten the paint.
4. Obs.enlighten.
5. Obs.to flash or emit like lightning (usually fol. by out, forth, or down): eyes that lightened forth implacable hatred.
Pronunciation: (līt'n), [key]
1. to make lighter in weight: to lighten the load on a truck.
2. to lessen the load of or upon: to lighten a cargo ship.
3. to make less burdensome or oppressive; alleviate; mitigate: to lighten taxes; to lighten someone's cares.
4. to cheer or gladden: Such news lightens my heart.
1. to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
2. to become less heavy, cumbersome, burdensome, oppressive, etc.: His worries seem to have lightened somewhat.
3. to become less gloomy; perk up: People's spirits usually lighten when spring arrives.
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1 [sap]
any vital body fluid.
energy; vitality.
Slang. a fool; dupe.
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Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
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to dig such trenches in (ground).
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"liquid in a plant," O.E. sæp, from P.Gmc. *sapom (cf. M.L.G., M.Du., Du. sap, O.H.G. saf, Ger. Saft "juice"), from PIE *sapon- (cf. L. sapere "to taste"), from base *sab- "juice, fluid" (cf. Skt. sabar- "sap, milk, nectar").
"weaken or destroy insidiously," 1755, originally "dig a trench toward the enemy's position" (1598), from M.Fr. saper, from sappe "spade," from L.L. sappa "spade" (cf. It. zappa, Sp. zapa "spade"). The sense of "weaken" probably was influenced by the verb (1725) form of sap
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sap (sāp) Pronunciation Key
1. The watery fluid that circulates through a plant that has vascular tissues. Sap moving up the xylem carries water and minerals, while sap moving down the phloem carries water and food.
2. See cell sap.
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High altitude adaptation in Ethiopia
The anthropometric characteristics on pp. 49-50 may also be of interest. It seems Amhara highlanders are shorter, thinner, and lighter than their co-ethnic lowlanders. Oromo highlanders, on the other hand, appear to be heavier and less thin. (for males).
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The genetic architecture of adaptations to high altitude in Ethiopia
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Ponto said...
What is your opinion of the "Frappe"? It seems to show Middle Eastern subjects without a specific Middle East component unless it is the components found highest in South Asians and NE Africans, the largest component is similar to that found in Europeans.
The Europeans show various Amerindian type admixture.
Anyway the presentation of the inferred 7 ancestral components differs slightly from other results.
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Easy Pieces in Python: A Lookup Table
A line in the online data table looks like this:
datafile = open('zips.txt', 'r')
lookup = {}
for line in datafile.readlines():
items = line.split(',')
zip = items[1]
lat = items[5]
lon = items[4]
We now can look up individual zip codes:
print lookup['91436']
'34.15098, -118.488238'
Or we can transform all of our data at once:
print [lookup[z] for z in ziplist]
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Monday, August 28, 2006
Undergraduate Training for Digital History
I suspect that most of my readers are already working in academia or industry. I know of a few, however, who are at the beginning stages of an undergraduate program and are wondering what kind of coursework will provide a solid foundation for historical practice in a digital age. Although digital history (or history and computing or historical informatics) doesn't really exist yet as a separate specialty, many of the necessary techniques are already being taught at most universities and colleges. Furthermore, thanks to an initiative known as OpenCourseWare, it is possible to teach yourself many of these techniques using freely-available courseware from MIT, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, Tufts and other schools. (For the benefit of students at my own university, I've also included courses taught at Western.)
So what kind of preparation? The short answer is that you want a double major in history and computer science with some carefully chosen math and linguistics courses. Below I've listed some of the coursework that I've found most useful (or wish that I had taken). Hopefully this post will encourage some other working digital historians or digital humanists to share their own suggestions.
• Foundational
• Intro linguistics (MIT 24.900, UWO Linguistics 288 a/b)
• Statistics (CMU Statistics, UWO Statistical Sciences 222 a/b)
• Intro computer science with emphasis on programming (MIT 6.001, MIT 1.001, UWO Computer Science 025 a/b, 027 a/b)
• Intermediate
• More programming especially web programming (MIT 6.171)
• Discrete mathematics and/or linear and matrix algebra (MIT 18.06, MIT 18.310, MIT 6.042J, UWO Computer Science 210 a/b)
• Morphology and syntax (UCLA Ling205, MIT 24.902, MIT 24.951, UWO Anthropology 248 a/b)
• Corpus linguistics (UC Berkeley Ling290A)
• History of English or whatever language you do your research in (e.g., U Maryland Engl482, UWO Linguistics 250 f/g)
• Historical/comparative linguistics (UC Santa Cruz Ling140, Stanford Ling160, UWO Anthropology 335 f/g)
• Databases (MIT 1.264J, MIT 6.830, UWO Computer Science 319 a/b)
• Artificial intelligence (MIT 6.034, UWO Computer Science 346 a/b)
• Geographical Information Systems GIS (MIT 11.188, UWO Geography 383b)
• Advanced
• Other (courses that would be great but are less frequently taught)
Plus, of course, lots of whatever kinds of history courses most interest you.
Updates (30-31 Aug 2006)
Paula Petrik writes "Since I'm cross-trained with an MFA, I'd like to add to your list and advise students to take an art course or two, especially in graphic design or typography. The web is a visual medium in many respects, and academics of necessity must 'compete' in this environment. That's not to say that historians must become graphic designers, but a good, clean design does wonders. And some knowledge of typography improves readability and legibility."
Tom Scheinfeldt writes "I'd like to second Paula's comment about the importance of design and display. History is at least as much about presentation of results as it is about research. By the same token, I'd also encourage undergraduates to take at least one public history course. The web is the most public of media, and students should understand the interests and expectations not only of their scholarly peers, but also of the more general public they will surely encounter as they venture onto the web."
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Friday, August 25, 2006
Digital History Interns 2006
The summer is over and the first five digital history interns at Western have completed the projects that they were working on: Jennifer Bonnell developed a place-based computing system for a field trip at the NiCHE summer school; Tim Compeau created the website An American Refugee: Joel Stone, United Empire Loyalist; Joel Ralph wrote a proof-of-principle demonstration for geocoding articles from The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine; Cat Rose worked on a historic driving tour of the Niagara region; and Rebecca Woods began a text mining project and helped to develop a graduate course in digital history. There is more information on the Digital History at Western internships page. I will be continuing the program next summer; please contact me if you are interested in it.
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Easy Pieces in Python: Removing Stop Words
We continue our exploration of simple Python scripting with another common problem: removing stop words. About forty percent of a given text consists of very common words like 'a', 'the', 'and', etc. While necessary to convey meaning, these words don't distinguish the text from other texts, and thus are usually not very useful for tasks like searching, indexing, determining good keywords, and so on.
As before, we are working with Charles William Colby's The Fighting Governor: A Chronicle of Frontenac (1915) from Project Gutenberg. We will also be using a list of stop words posted online by computer science researchers at Glasgow. For a specific research project, we would want to tune this list, but it is fine for demo purposes. As before, we read both of our text files into lists of words.
textwords = open('cca0710-trimmed.txt', 'r').read().split()
stopwords = open('stop_words.txt', 'r').read().split()
Now we have two options. If we want to maintain some semblance of context, we can replace each stop word with a marker. The following code does exactly that.
markeredtext = []
for t in textwords:
if t.lower() in stopwords:
Before replacing stopwords with markers, a sentence from our file looks like this:
['In', 'short,', 'the', 'divine', 'right', 'of', 'the', 'king', 'to', 'rule', 'over', 'his', 'people', 'was', 'proclaimed', 'as', 'loudly', 'in', 'the', 'colony', 'as', 'in', 'the', 'motherland.']
Afterwards, it looks like this:
['*', 'short,', '*', 'divine', 'right', '*', '*', 'king', '*', 'rule', '*', '*', 'people', '*', 'proclaimed', '*', 'loudly', '*', '*', 'colony', '*', '*', '*', 'motherland.']
For other applications, we may not need to use markers. To simply delete stopwords, we can use the following code instead:
filteredtext = [t for t in textwords if t.lower() not in stopwords]
This is what the same sentence looks like when stop words are deleted:
['short,', 'divine', 'right', 'king', 'rule', 'people', 'proclaimed', 'loudly', 'colony', 'motherland.']
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Monday, August 21, 2006
Easy Pieces in Python: Keyword in Context
Yesterday, I showed that it is possible to extract useful information from a historical source (word frequencies) with a few lines of a high-level programming language like Python. Today we continue with another simple demo, keyword in context (KWIC). The basic problem is to split a text into a long list of words, slide a fixed window over the list to find n-grams and then put each n-gram into a dictionary so we can find the contexts for any given word in the text.
As before, we are going to be working with Charles William Colby's The Fighting Governor: A Chronicle of Frontenac (1915) from Project Gutenberg. We start by reading the text file into a long string and then splitting it into a list of words:
Next we run a sliding window over the word list to create a list of n-grams. In this case we are going to be using a window of five words, which will give us two words of context on either side of our keyword.
ngrams = [wordlist[i:i+5] for i in range(len(wordlist)-4)]
We then need to put each n-gram into a dictionary, indexed by the middle word. Since we are using 5-grams, and since Python sequences are numbered starting from zero, we want to use 2 for the index.
kwicdict = {}
for n in ngrams:
if n[2] not in kwicdict:
kwicdict[n[2]] = [n]
Finally, we will want to do a bit of formatting so that our results are printed in a way that is easy to read. The code below gets all of the contexts for the keyword 'Iroquois'.
for n in kwicdict['Iroquois']:
outstring = ' '.join(n[:2]).rjust(20)
outstring += str(n[2]).center(len(n[2])+6)
outstring += ' '.join(n[3:])
print outstring
This gives us the following results.
bears, and
Iroquois knew that
of the
Iroquois villages. At
with the
Iroquois at Cataraqui
to the
Iroquois early in
to the
Iroquois chiefs, Frontenac
shelter the
Iroquois from the
wished the
Iroquois to see
of the
Iroquois a fort
that captured
Iroquois were burned
This kind of analysis can be useful for historiographical argumentation. If we look at the contexts in which the Iroquois appear in Colby's text, we find that they are usually the objects of verbs rather than the subjects. That is to say that we find a lot of phrases like "to the Iroquois," "make the Iroquois," "overawe the Iroquois," "invite the Iroquois," "with the Iroquois," "smiting the Iroquois," and so on. We find far fewer phrases of the form "[the] Iroquois knew," "the Iroquois rejoiced," or "six hundred Iroquois invaded." This could be taken to suggest that Colby wasn't thinking of the Iroquois as historical agents (which is how most historians see them now) but rather as background characters, as foils for the settlers of New France.
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Sunday, August 20, 2006
Easy Pieces in Python: Word Frequencies
I had originally planned to use Perl with my digital history students but have come to the reluctant conclusion that the language probably isn't ideal for my purposes. Perl has the motto that "there's more than one way to do it," which is fine for experienced programmers but a bit confusing for beginners. So I've made the shift to Python and am very happy so far. When I came across the tutorial on word frequencies in Ruby at Semantic Humanities, I decided it would make a nice demo for Python, too.
The basic problem is to split a text file into an array of words, count the number of occurrences of each word, and return a dictionary sorted by frequency. For my text, I chose Charles William Colby, The Fighting Governor: A Chronicle of Frontenac (1915) available from Project Gutenberg. We start by reading the file into one long string and then use whitespace to split the string into a list of separate words. In Python it looks like this:
input = open('cca0710-trimmed.txt', 'r')
text =
wordlist = text.split()
or like this if you want to show off:
Now that we have our word list, the next step is to create the dictionary. We do this first by counting the number of occurrences of each word in the list:
wordfreq = [wordlist.count(p) for p in wordlist]
Then we pair each word with its corresponding frequency to create the dictionary:
dictionary = dict(zip(wordlist,wordfreq))
Now that we have the dictionary, we can sort it by inverse word frequency and print out the results:
aux = [(dictionary[key], key) for key in dictionary]
for a in aux: print a
This gives us results like the following:
(2574, 'the')
(1394, 'of')
(880, 'to')
(855, 'and')
(572, 'in')
(548, 'was')
(545, 'a')
(420, 'his')
(213, 'for')
(212, 'Frontenac')
(209, 'by')
(194, 'not')
(76, 'would')
(75, 'Iroquois')
(74, 'upon')
(68, 'English')
(68, 'Canada')
(66, 'New')
(65, 'France')
Not too hard, eh?
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
Google as Corpus
Last year, the Economist noted that corpus linguists are increasingly turning to the world wide web as a model of what people actually say ("Corpus colossal," 20 Jan 2005). There are complications, to be sure, many of them caused by the never-ending war on spam. To a good first approximation, however, it is possible to mine the web for examples of common and not-so-common phrasing. Many of these techniques have applications for digital history.
Consider the problem of trying to find a good keyword when searching through sources, or for indexing a compilation of documents. How can we program a computer to figure out what a document is about? We might start with a measure of how frequently particular words occur. (For this we can use one of the TaPOR tools). Suppose we find that document D contains multiple copies of words like 'state' (24 times), 'water' (23), 'Chinese' (17), 'San Francisco' (10), 'steamer' (6) and 'telegraph' (3). The document could be about anything, but a historian might reasonably guess that it was about California in the 19th century.
Frequency is not enough by itself. Document D also contains multiple copies of 'the' (313), 'of' (145), 'and' (144), 'in' (89) and many other words that do little to distinguish it from other documents written in English. As a result, specialists in information retrieval have created a measure called tf-idf, which weights the frequency of a given term by its relative infrequency in the corpus as a whole. Here's where Google comes in. When you search for a term, the search engine responds with the number of pages that contain that term. A couple of years ago, Philipp Lenssen used the Google API to determine the frequency of the 27,693 most used words. At the time, the word 'the' appeared in 522 million pages. The web has grown since then: three years later 'the' appears in about 42 times as many pages.
If we look for words in document D that have a relatively high tf-idf (using Google as our corpus), we can come up with a set of potential keywords, shown in the table below. Note that even the least frequent of these occurs in more than half a million documents on the web.
When we use the keywords together, however, we can pick our document D out of the billions that Google indexes. The table below shows the number of hits for each, more narrow search.
chinese mud5,830,000
chinese mud steamer141,000
chinese mud steamer Tuolumne621
chinese mud steamer Tuolumne Alviso70
chinese mud steamer Tuolumne Alviso Ashburner1
Used in conjunction with the Google Search API, in other words, a metric like tf-idf can automatically find the set of keywords which will return a given document. We can then find similar documents by relaxing the search a little bit and seeing what else turns up.
Besides frequency, we can also consider the context that a given keyword appears in. One way to do this is by simply searching for seemingly characteristic phrases. "Blunts the keener feelings," for example, is apparently unique to document D, as is "muddy, cheerless and dull beyond telling." There are some specialized tools, like the Linguist's Search Engine, which allow the user to search for grammatical structures. You can tell it that you want to find constructions like "the bigger the house the richer the buyer" and it will return with things like "the darker the coffee bean, then the less caffeine." (See the 2005 paper by Resnik, Elkiss, Lau and Taylor for more info.)
Until now Google has kept most of the raw data to themselves, generously providing an API for researchers to access some of it. On August 3rd, however, they announced that they would be making more than a billion 5-grams available to researchers. An n-gram is a sequence of tokens, words in this case, that you get by sliding a window across text. If S is the previous sentence, then you can generate all of the 5-grams with a one-line Python script
print [S[i:i+5] for i in range(len(S)-4)]
which returns
[['an', 'n-gram', 'is', 'a', 'sequence'],
['n-gram', 'is', 'a', 'sequence', 'of'],
['is', 'a', 'sequence', 'of', 'tokens'],
['a', 'sequence', 'of', 'tokens', 'words'],
['sequence', 'of', 'tokens', 'words', 'in'],
['of', 'tokens', 'words', 'in', 'this'],
['tokens', 'words', 'in', 'this', 'case'],
['words', 'in', 'this', 'case', 'that'],
['in', 'this', 'case', 'that', 'you'],
['this', 'case', 'that', 'you', 'get'],
['case', 'that', 'you', 'get', 'by'],
['that', 'you', 'get', 'by', 'sliding'],
['you', 'get', 'by', 'sliding', 'a'],
['get', 'by', 'sliding', 'a', 'window'],
['by', 'sliding', 'a', 'window', 'across'],
['sliding', 'a', 'window', 'across', 'text']]
The Google research team did something similar on more than a trillion words from the web, and kept every 5-gram that occurred more than forty times. (Which means that "cheerless and dull beyond telling" won't be in the data set, since it occurs only once, in document D.)
So what can you do with n-grams? Lots. Daniel Tauritz, a computer scientist at the University of Missouri-Rolla keeps a clearinghouse of n-gram research. A partial list of applications includes "text compression (1953), spelling error detection and correction (1962), optical character recognition (1967), information retrieval (1973), textual representation (1979), language identification (1991), missing phoneme guessing (1992), information filtering (1993), automatic text categorization (1994), music representation (1998), spoken document retrieval (2000), computational immunology (2000) and medical record matching (2001)." Many of these techniques have clear applications or analogs in historical research.
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
A Metric for the Popular Imagination
In a paper that I'm currently revising for publication, I introduced the idea of fetishism as a category of analysis in the social sciences by referring to the popular idea of a fetish. One of the volume editors asked me for evidence to back up my claim. How do we know which ideas are popularly held? Surveys, maybe, but it doesn't make sense to do one in this case and my sample size would be far too small anyway.
After some reflection, I realized that I could provide evidence about popular notions of fetishism by surfing for porn doing some statistical linguistics. In "Automatic Meaning Discovery Using Google," Rudi Cilibrasi and Paul Vitanyi provide a metric they call the Normalized Google Distance (NGD). The basic idea is straightforward although the underlying math is deep. If you have two search terms like 'cat' and 'mouse', then each of those terms will appear on some number of pages, and a smaller number of pages will contain both 'cat' and 'mouse'. Intuitively, we expect to find 'cat' with 'mouse' more frequently than 'cat' with 'louse'. The NGD formalizes this idea by providing a measure of how far apart particular terms are in conceptual space.
Time for a hack. I wrote a simple Perl script that uses the Google Search API to calculate the NGD for a pair of terms.
Using this tool, we can provide a measure for the distance between the term 'fetish' and some popular and scholarly associations. (Lower numbers mean the terms are more closely associated.)
At this point Google really does constitute what John Battelle called "the database of intentions." More about Google in my next post...
Update (26 Aug 2006): Nicolás Quiroga translated this post into Spanish for his new digital history blog Tapera.
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth and Place-Based Computing
One of my research programs is in what I call place-based computing. By combining digital sources with geographic information software (GIS), global positioning receivers (GPS) and handheld or tablet computers, it becomes possible to access historical sources in the place that the source represents. You can stand outside of an old building, for example, and see photographs of how it used to look, census or ownership records, old newspaper articles about it, and so on. We introduced the technology in the Western Public History MA program last year, when our grad students used it to create a technology-enhanced walking tour of a heritage conservation district.
Up until now, most of the sources that we've been using for place-based computing have been geocoded by hand. If we know that a newspaper article refers to a particular building or intersection, we can use a web service like to determine the latitude and longitude, and then make an entry for the source in the GIS database. Part of the impetus for text and data mining is to automate this process. (One might, for example, use web services to geocode every place name in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, then download the entire thing to a handheld. Then when you visited Chicoutimi, you could discover that Dominique Racine was parish priest there from 1862-88, that William Price and Peter McLeod had timber operations there in the 1840s, and so on. In effect, the system would be a travel guide that emphasized Canadian historical biography.)
Techniques for mining text are relatively well-understood compared with those for mining images. At this point, a number of Canadian archives, such as the McCord Museum and the BC Archives, have large repositories of digital historical images. Many of these are images of places, although the metadata does not include tags for latitude and longitude. Ideally, it would be possible to sift through these images automatically, returning ones that matched, say, a present-day photograph of an existing structure.
As a preliminary step in this direction, I got a small grant to experiment with using some off-the-shelf photogrammetry software (PhotoModeler). I used photographs of a present-day building to create a partial 3D model, then imported historical photographs of an adjacent building that had been demolished. The software allowed historical and contemporary photographs to be displayed in the same 3D space, although the work is painstaking, to say the least. (You can read the report here.)
Enter Photosynth, from Microsoft Live Labs. Researchers recently announced a pretty amazing new tool that automatically extracts features from images, uses photogrammetry to stitch them together in three dimensions and then gives you an immersive browser to explore the whole thing. Their demo shows the system with contemporary photographs, but historical photographs should work as well. I can't wait for a chance to play with their software.
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SiteBar is a bookmark server intended for both personal and enterprise usage. It integrates to most browsers used today and offers maximum number of features on the smallest possible place. The most important features are granular security mechanism, bookmarks import/export, painless upgrade/install procedure, drag&drop, skins and speed.
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FxBuilder is a Groovy builder that wraps the JavaFX Script API
This project is no longer supported as JavaFX Script has been abandoned by Oracle since 2010.
FxBuilder is a Groovy builder that wraps the JavaFX Script API, allowing you to embed JavaFX content into a Swing application. You can mix & match it with other SwingBuilder based builders.
Drop fxbuilder-0.2 into $GROOVY_HOME/lib along with its dependencies
All these dependencies (except the JavaFX SDK) can be downloaded from this directory too.
FxBuilder requires that you have a working installation of JavaFX SDK 1.2.1, you need to be responsible for setting up the classpath properly. Make sure to skip $JAVAFX_HOME/lib/desktop/rt15.jar if working with jdk6.
Groovy 1.6.0 is the required minimum version to run FxBuilder 0.2
It is recommended that you upgrade to the 1.6.x series in order to take advantage of
• @Bindable and ASTTransformations
• short binding syntax
• numerous enhancements made to SwingBuilder and FactoryBuilderSupport
Most of the JavaFX Script 1.2 code you see out there can be reimplemented in Groovy using FxBuilder, with some minor adjustments. The following JavaFX Script application
Code Block
import javafx.stage.*;
import javafx.scene.*;
import javafx.ext.swing.*;
Stage {
title: "FX"
width: 100
height: 50
scene: Scene {
content: {
SwingButton {
text: "Swing!"
can be rewritten with FxBuilder like this
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import griffon.builder.fx.FxBuilder
new FxBuilder().stage(title: "FX", width: 100, height: 50) {
scene {
swingButton(text: "Swing!")
Notice the following changes:
• FxBuilder uses map notation instead of object literals
• the scene instance is automatically attached to it's parent: the stage
• the scene's content is automatically attached to it's parent, no need to define a content: property or node.
Additionally you can:
• set a Groovy closure anywhere a JavaFX Script function can be set
• set a Groovy List anywhere a JavaFX Script Sequence can be set
• content: property is automatically assumed given the build context, works on group() too.
• any Swing component will be automatically wrapped via SwingComponent.wrap()
• you can embed a JavaFX Scene in a JPanel (or any other Swing component) using the swingScene() node.
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So far, the only sides seen using scarecrows are TransylvitoFirst Intermission 13 and Haffaton
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If based on real world scarecrows, Scarecrow units may have little or no move or attack, making them exclusively garrison units serving as sentries. To compensate for this, they may have natural Lookamancy to pierce Foolamancy or natural Shockamancy to harm or demoralize enemy troops. If based more on the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz (as the one Haffaton is shown to employ), Erfworld Scarecrows may accompany armies in addition to garrison duties and serve as combat troops. If capable of utilizing Lookamancy or Shockmancy, they may also be used as combat support troops, aiding the soldiers who do the bulk of the actual fighting
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
This statement seems to run counter to Wal-Mart Watch's claim that the company is "lobbying against the clarification of offset guidelines"; rather, it seems that they're questioning whether the FTC is the proper body to set such definitions. Granted, this statement was issued after the Wal-Mart Watch post, and could be interpreted as a method for drawing out the process. But. one would also have to concede that the FTC's own language on interpretation and substantiation of environmental marketing claims parallels Wal-Mart's statement:
...any party making an express or implied claim that presents an objective assertion about the environmental attribute of a product, package or service must, at the time the claim is made, possess and rely upon a reasonable basis substantiating the claim. A reasonable basis consists of competent and reliable evidence. In the context of environmental marketing claims, such substantiation will often require competent and reliable scientific evidence, defined as tests, analyses, research, studies or other evidence based on the expertise of professionals in the relevant area, conducted and evaluated in an objective manner by persons qualified to do so, using procedures generally accepted in the profession to yield accurate and reliable results.
In other words, in determining whether a marketing claim is misleading or not, the FTC expects to see scientific evidence. From my reading, the Green Guides don't establish definitions; rather, they set standards for determining whether advertising and marketing claims adhere to definitions created by those qualified to do so. It seems to me that the company isn't arguing for casual standards, but is noting that, as of now, strict definitions for carbon credits and renewable energy credits don't exist, and it's not the FTC's job to pick one.
Of course, I can't say definitively that Wal-Mart's innocent of trying to undermine the establishment of commonly-accepted definitions for these instruments; I don't think that their comments to the FTC in this instance establish anything beyond an argument for standard practice, though. If the company is purchasing third-party certified offsets and RECs, that's the best any of us can do right now. I do think a "clarified scope and definition of carbon offsets" and RECs is critical to consumer understanding and acceptance of them, and support those calling for such benchmarks. But I also think referring to Wal-Mart's actions as a "scandal" overstates the case. Let me know if I'm wrong...
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James said...
Very cool blog! I love the concept. This is one of the more creative green sites I have seen.
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S. Mazurov was a member of Starfleet in the 22nd century.
In January of 2155, Mazurov worked in RSA at the Fleet Operations Center on Earth. Mazurov's office was located in room 3453. (ENT: "Demons" set artwork)
Mazurov's name was seen on directory listings seen on the set of "Demons".
S. Mazurov was named after Enterprise propmaker Sergey Mazurov.
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Is he in the new KGB commercial where the guy sings "Charles In Charge?" It sounds like his voice. 07:44, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Same person?Edit
Why didn't they make Taurik/Vorik the same person? It's the same actor, both characters are Vulcan, both engineers. Does anyone know why they didn't just make them be the same character? ThetaOrion 01:52, July 9, 2010 (UTC)
It is probably one of, or a combination of the same reasons Tom Paris and Nicholas Locarno were made different people. 1. They may have to pay royalty rights to the writer of the TNG episode ("Lower Decks") every time Taurik appeared. 2. They wanted to go somewhere different with the character, and not restrict his background to references to "serving on the Enterprise!" 3. They originally wrote the role with no actor in mind, then happened to cast someone who played a very similar character before, which led to agreeing with reasons 1 and 2. I believe there was an actor who played a Ferengi (TNG) then later a Tellarite (ENT) with the same character names, which was a coincidence. - AJHalliwell
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Copyvio (obsolete)Edit
Most of this article is pure cut+paste from DITL. Unless Graham Kennedy wrote this, it's Copyright infringement, IMHO. --Andrew
I'm adding a copyvio notice to the page because I've found it does plagiarize some passages. I'm more interested in getting a workable version of the page with more canon data references, rather than tech manual stuff. I think the lack of episode references and style makes this a substandard article anyway. -- Captain Mike K. Bartel 06:01, 28 Sep 2004 (CEST)
I've attempted to jazz this up a bit. I need a lotta episode references, though. quanta
The unknown runaboutEdit
The article states that there was a runabout with the registry number of NCC-73918. Was this the runabout that appeared in "Timescape" -Rebelstrike2005 18:23, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
No, it appeared in "Tacking Into the Wind". -- Michael Warren | Talk 18:38, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
Oh yeah, the one Kira, Garak and Damar just left floating in Cardassian space. Could this info be added to the page?-Rebelstrike2005 18:44, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
Since this list only reads the names and registries of various runabouts, i'd say an additional note would be out of place -- this information would be best placed in a new article about the NCC-73918 -- as can the additional unknown runabout, but I'm at a loss for naming that article. -- Captain Mike K. Bartel 19:08, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
I hope someone can think of something--Rebelstrike2005 19:31, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
Runabout (Enterprise-D)? seeing as it was a runabout apparently assigned to the enterprise? or maybe add it to the Tomb of the Unknown Runabout ;P -- Captain Mike K. Bartel 20:32, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
Maximum Warp speed? Edit
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought that the Danube-class was only capable of Warp 4? - the article states Warp 8 but in the episode "Dax" the people who arrested/abducted Jadzia Dax tried escaping in a vessel capable of going faster than Warp 4, knowing that the runabouts would be unable to pursue them. --Scimitar 21:42, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I think the runabouts changed characteristics over the years -- while the 2369 runabouts were limited, it seems they were retrofit or replaced by faster versions over the years, as described in the DS9 Technical Manual. -- Captain Mike K. Barteltalk 00:29, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
That would explain it. Thanks.--Scimitar 17:38, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Sorry , but I still dont buy it. Im preparing to play StarTrek RPG (decipher/coda system) and this kind of imput is usefull. Just think about a ship this small travelling at warp 8... all the logistics implications... Why would Starfleet have big starships? You could build an armada of runabouts using the raw materials of 1 starship. We would be seeing star wars.. not startrek. On top of that: it has so much internal space that almost no room for the engines. Sorry.. warp 8? no way :) the series just loose internal coerence. Dr sage
I don't remember which, but one episode of DS9 had a scene where Kira was looking for ships which could pursue a runabout, and stated that such vessels needed to be able to travel at Warp 5 in order to overtake the runabout. This would put the runabout's top speed in the high 4 range (4.7-4.9, perhaps). Roundeyesamurai 02:44, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
"it has so much internal space that almost no room for the engines." - Except for the two large nacelles, the space under the nacelle pylons and the whole of the dorsal spine? Thats where the engines are, both warp and impulse. The preceding unsigned comment was added by RedSavageWarrior (talk • contribs).
Update Needed: Okay, after nearly two years, no one seems to have located or provided any episode reference or reliable data of any kind that runabouts can exceed warp factor 5. That is the maximum speed supported in an episode reference, and there is nothing to support the article's current claim that they can go to warp factor 7. I'm just a guest, so I will simply post this here and urge a registered user to go ahead and edit the main page to remove the Warp 7 reference. The Writers' Guide for DS9 gave a maximum speed for the runabouts of warp factor 4.7, and the onscreen reference from "Dax" supports this, so I suggest that fact is all we know and need to know on this subject.--Guest, 14:38, 11 March 2007
I removed:
• ...although some runabouts following 2372 were able to achieve speeds of up to warp 7. {{incite}}
I found no instances of a runabout going that fast in dialog. There are only 4 references to "warp 7" in DS9, and they are in reference to the Defiant or the Jem'hadar fighters. --Alan del Beccio 02:30, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Another unknown runabout? Edit
Does anyone know if the runabout destroyed in "The Ship" was named? Also, the image of the runabout was stock footage of the USS Rio Grande from "The Homecoming", and the Rio Grande survived the series. Tough Little Ship 10:40, 25 Jul 2005 (UTC)
I don't believe it was, however the Fact Files seems to suggest it was the Volga. File 27 Card 13 (Deep Space Nine Runabouts) mentions in the Volga entry: "It is later used to take Captain Sisko through the wormhole on a mission to examine the mining potential of a small planet" and further down: "Status: Destroyed by a Jem'Hadar ship." All this despite the Volga being mentioned int he very same episode that the Yukon is destroyed (only 2 entries down on the Fact Files page). So thats the only name I've ever seen given to it, though obviously wrong and non-canon. The preceding unsigned comment was added by (talk).
Talk:USS DanubeEdit
Moved from Memory Alpha:Votes for deletion.
USS Danube
Since we got rid of the rest of these non-canon prototypes, lets get rid of these, (keep first part of USS Springfield though.)
Ensign q 19:43, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
If neither of these can be found in a permitted resource (the Star Trek Encyclopedia, production art, etc.) they should go. Aholland 19:54, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
Does the DS9 tecnnical manual count as that? - Ensign q 20:02, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I was going to drop an FYI to Aholland, as it appears he didnt seem to notice the reference to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual cited to the Danube page. As for the Springfield, it was simply something that was overlooked (in part because there is a legitimate Springfield) yesterday while cleaning out the other "prototypes". I'm going to take care of it now as an addendum to the corrections that were made the day before last. --Alan del Beccio 20:08, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
I actually didn't look at the article for the Danube; I assumed that the suggestion was being made because no citation was given. That'll teach me! Anyway, I believe the DS9 Tech Manual is a Restricted Validity Resource under the canon policy. I believe it also fits the criteria for potential use of information inside it (depending on the data in question) as the basis for an article. If the ship was included in that, it should be able to stay here. Aholland 20:19, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
Very well, until further notice, will remove the warning. however, I will reinstate the warning if it turns out it is not metioned in the ds9 tech manual. - Ensign q 21:15, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
Fair enough. I would check it out for you but, alas, don't have a copy handy right now. Aholland 22:21, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm making some stylistic changes, and tightening up references, but am doing so under the assumption that the claim that this ship is referenced with this data in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual is correct. Aholland 01:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
I have the manual, the ship is indeed mentioned. I guess i could photograph the page its on if you need more proof than my word.. or would the photo be a copyright violation? -- Captain M.K.B. 01:56, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Nope, no need to violate copyrights. If you have a copy handy and have verified it that's fine by me. Aholland 03:21, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
By Inferno's LightEdit
DS9 has 6 runabout landing pads, so maybe the station did have more than 4 runabouts from time to time. Was it ever stated in an episode that there were only supposed to be three runabouts at a time?
I think the rollbar pod can be attached and removed as is needed. The USS Ganges was seen with a pod in most of its appearances, but without the rollbar in "Vortex" and "Progress". Also, the USS Rio Grande did appear with a rollbar in "Melora". But you're right, the USS Volga, Yukon and Rubicon were never seen with the rollbar. --Jörg 16:35, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Well, it wasn't stated that the station must have 3, but thats always what have been shown, from Sisko saying 3 arrived on the Enterprise-D, to them only having three for fighting the Maquis and station evacuation/defense. This episode seems to be the only one that doesn't have the 3 limit. The preceding unsigned comment was added by (talk).
I never noticed the Rio Grande pod, although it seems like they mixed up the names in that episode, and should have had Dax and Melora on the Rio Grande, with Sisko and co. chasing in the Orinoco. The preceding unsigned comment was added by RedSavageWarrior (talk • contribs).
I'd have to agree with Jorg- it makes infintely more sense for the rollbar to be a quick-on-quick-off type of apparatus. If it were a permanent fixture, why not just build every runabout with one? Roundeyesamurai 12:34, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
A small error I've corrected, given the usage of pods atop runabouts in DS9: weapons, not sensors. Torlek 21:18, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
DS9 runabout delivery: I believe the Enterprise-D visited DS9 and delivered the initial 3 runabouts in 2369 (stardate 46388), not 2368 as stated. Also, is there any evidence that the runabouts were brand new at the time ? They may have been reassigned from other duties elsewhere in the Federation.--Amtom 17:19, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
The first three runabouts had sequential NCC-Numbers, suggesting they had come off the assembly line (or at least been launched) together. So, it looks like they came straight from the factory via the Enterprise to DS9. Later runabouts have unassociated (but generally increasing) hull numbers.
Court Martial? Edit
Something I've been wondering: As we've seen in Star Trek IV and "The Measure of a Man", when a starship is lost a court martial of the vessel's captain is standard procedure. So, as runabout are considered starships (USS names and NCC registries), does that mean that Sisko gets court martialled everytime a runabout is destroyed? If so, it means he's had about a dozen if you include the Defiant (maybe even Saratoga as he was the highest ranking survivor). The preceding unsigned comment was added by (talk). September 27, 2006
I don't know about a court martial as standard procedure, but there would certainly be an official inquiry every time a runabout is lost or destroyed. (Star Trek IV is kind of an unusual case - Kirk and company *stole* the Enterprise and disabled the Excelsior, leading to the Enterprise's destruction; Starfleet did seem more concerned about the theft and sabotage than in its destruction.) If negligence can be proven, then a full formal court martial is certainly inevitable. The preceding unsigned comment was added by (talk).
4 Phasers?Edit
In The Maquis a phaser on the top of the runabout is seen, in Faith, Treachery and the Great River two forward mounted phaser on each side of the ship are seen, and in Valiant a phaser emiter on the under side is seen, but I'm sure that a runabout has fire an aft phaser before (though I can't think of an episode offhand), so that would be at least five. 23:47, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
The runabout model has six clearly visible phaser strips: two forward, two on the tops of the nacelle front ends, and two on the back. Some models you'll see elsewhere have an additional detail on each nacelle pylon colored as a phaser strip, but these are not accurate to the runabout seen on the show, where that same detail is a dull gray. I don't know why the article would not mention the other phaser strips. 10:03, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Earth River Names Edit
I was just wondering if there's any evidence (canonical—preferably—or otherwise) to support that non-DS9 stationed runabouts are not named for Earth rivers as the article implies. To me it seems that, if anything, there is evidence to support that all runabouts are named for Earth rivers, given that both the main Danube class and the alternate timeline Yellowstone-class are both named for rivers themselves and we saw neither the prototype on DS9. Or am I just picking nits? — Ds093 00:16, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
The only thing I could possibly think of, would be Kira Nerys comment about how Deep Space 9 seemed to be going through a lot of runabouts, and that is good that Earth had "so many rivers". While not stating true fact in itself, one could possibly infer that (as surly, runabouts in other locations are destroyed as well) that those station at DS9 are the ones named after rivers, or a certain "series" is assigned to the station, which includes the names of Earth rivers. Not sure, really, the line should probably be removed. --Terran Officer 01:45, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
Removed the portion of the line regarding this(at the preference of Captain Benjamin Sisko). Even if all runabouts are named after rivers, we don't know that Sisko named all the runabouts, as he probably did not name the ones initially given to DS9. --31dot 11:16, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Dimensions Edit
It seems to me the width and height are switched here, as the Danube class is definitely not taller than it is wide. The two figure should be switched. -- 01:30, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Right enough: 5.4m is definitely not higher than 13.7m is wide. Fine the way it is. The preceding unsigned comment was added by TribbleFurSuit (talk • contribs).
It's been a while since I've read the DS9 tech manual, but I seem to recall that a runabouts entire bridge module can be detached as well, firstly to allow major refits, in the same way that the bridges of more conventional starships can be replaced, and secondly for use as an escape pod, since runabouts don't have any other means of escape in deep space. Should this be included? The preceding unsigned comment was added by (talk).
As "Background" information, since nothing of the sort was shown on screen. --Alan 19:47, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
USS-prefix actually canon? Edit
I don't seem to recall any instance of any of the runabouts mentioned with a USS prefix. If so, should we modify the runabout articles to reflect this?
Ambassador/Ensign_Q 16:16, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
The "USS" is partly visible here: File:USS Yangtzee Kiang destroyed.jpg, and most likely was the intention all along. No need to modify anything in that regard. -- Cid Highwind 16:40, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
It's also legible on the hull of the USS Rio Grande in countless episodes. As Cid said, no need for change here. --Jörg 05:38, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Ok, thanks for the pics. I was just wondering, that's all. Ambassador/Ensign_Q 13:12, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
A Starship Class?Edit
I was wondering, where was this mentioned to be a starship class? I'm not denying it's a class, but I am curious as to the 'starship' status (or category really). Is it from the "USS" and "NCC-#####"? --Terran Officer 03:00, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
The background section states: "The official name was originally mentioned in the Star Trek Encyclopedia, but was later seen in episodes as part of display graphics and reiterated in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual. The term "Danube-class" was first officially spoken on screen in "Hippocratic Oath"." — Morder (talk) 03:05, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
I see I misread your question. "starship class" vs. say a "shuttlecraft" - I assume as it was given a class and all classes seem to be long to starships while shuttlecrafts tend to have "types" but I can't say I know the answer to that. I think it's across the bay, in Alameda...(It's probably mentioned in the tech manual) — Morder (talk) 03:07, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the response, as this is what got me confused because in some instances I can seem to agree with the 'starship' but then it seems more shuttle like. Then as I look at some information, runabout was a craft type not a 'starship classification' so you know, Starship, Runabout, Shuttlecraft, etc... but who knows. Perhaps one day we will get some sort answer to this, perhaps not... --Terran Officer 03:40, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Language Edit
Removed the following as speculation and irrelevant to an article on runabouts.
The naming of the Danube-class seems to be another piece of evidence for the English language having taken over as the main Human idiom in the Trek universe. The European river Danube flows through numerous countries, however, none of them is English-speaking (at least not in the 21st century). Therefore, Donau, Dunărea, Dunav, Duna or Dunaj would have been names better reflecting the multifaceted universe of Star Trek.--31dot 11:17, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Dominion occupationEdit
What happened to this runabouts left behind on DS9 after the Dominion retook the station? Were they intentionally destroyed? I figured StarFleet wouldn't want their technology to fall into enemy hands. 18:15, June 21, 2010 (UTC)GThev
The impression I got watching the episode was that the runabouts were all used in the evacuation of Bajoran personnel from the station. (They probably weren't used in the later evacuation of Starfleet personnel from the station--the Defiant only got away because of its cloaking device, so a runabout wouldn't stand a chance with all those Dominion ships around.) Why bother to destroy them when you can just put them to good use? :-) At any rate, they would have been out of there by the time the Dominion arrived. -Mdettweiler 18:28, June 21, 2010 (UTC)
Starship or Runabout?Edit
In a continuation of above, a recent check on an article somewhere, I saw it written as the Danube-class starship, which again got be wondering. While I do not deny that this is a class, and that the name was mentioned onscreen, and it has registries, were these mentioned onscreen to be starships? Did someone say "Federation starship CraftName"? I almost recall someone referring to it as a runabout when identifying one of the craft, but I cannot state for sure, can anyone else? --Terran Officer 03:33, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
Removed Edit
In Star Trek Online,The Danube class can hold up to 5 crew.It is
Supposed that it was a error in the game.Also,there is a upgrade for
The class that is called,Yellowstone Class.
I have removed the above which was added by an anon. There is already a note referencing the ship's appearance in the game and the above is poorly worded. --| TrekFan Open a channel 11:43, April 22, 2014 (UTC)
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Albert Ghiorso
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Albert Ghiorso around 1970
Born July 15, 1915
Vallejo, California, U.S.
Died December 26, 2010(2010-12-26) (aged 95)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Nationality USA
Fields Nuclear Science
Institutions Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Known for Chemical element discoveries
Notable awards 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award (Radiochemistry Society),[1] The Potts Medal (Franklin Institute), G. D. Searle and Co. Award (American Chemical Society), Honorary Doctorate (Gustavus Adolphus College), Fellow (American Academy of Arts and Sciences), Fellow (American Physical Society), Guinness Book of World Records (Most Elements Discovered)
Albert Ghiorso (July 15, 1915 – December 26, 2010) was an American nuclear scientist and co-discoverer of a record 12 chemical elements on the periodic table. His research career spanned five decades, from the early 1940s to the late 1990s.
Early life[edit]
Ghiorso was born in California July 15, 1915, of Italian and Spanish ancestry.[2] He grew up in Alameda, California. As a teenager, he built radio circuitry and earned a reputation for establishing radio contacts at distances that outdid the military.[3]
He received his BS in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937. After graduation, he worked for Reginald Tibbets, a prominent amateur radio operator who operated a business supplying radiation detectors to the government. Ghiorso's ability to develop and produce these instruments, as well as a variety of electronic tasks, brought him into contact with the nuclear scientists at the University of California Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley, in particular Glenn Seaborg. During a job in which he was to install an intercom at the lab, he met two secretaries, one of whom married Seaborg and the other, Wilma Belt, who became Albert's wife of 60+ years.[4]
Wartime research[edit]
In the early 1940s, Seaborg moved to Chicago to work on the Manhattan Project. He invited Ghiorso to join him, and for the next four years Ghiorso developed sensitive instruments for detecting the radiation associated with nuclear decay, including spontaneous fission. One of Ghiorso's breakthrough instruments was a 48-channel pulse height analyzer, which enabled him to identify the energy, and therefore the source, of the radiation. During this time they discovered two new elements (95, americium and 96, curium), although publication was withheld until after the war.[5]
New elements[edit]
After the war, Seaborg and Ghiorso returned to Berkeley, where they and colleagues used the 60" Crocker cyclotron to produce elements of increasing atomic number by bombarding exotic targets with helium ions. In experiments during 1949-1950, they produced and identified elements 97 (berkelium) and 98 (californium). In 1953, in a collaboration with Argonne Lab, Ghiorso and collaborators sought and found elements 99 (einsteinium) and 100 (fermium), identified by their characteristic radiation in dust collected by airplanes from the first thermonuclear explosion (the Mike test). In 1955, the group used the cyclotron to produce 17 atoms of element 101 (mendelevium), the first new element to be discovered atom-by-atom. The recoil technique invented by Ghiorso was crucial to obtaining an identifiable signal from individual atoms of the new element.
In the mid-1950s it became clear that to extend the periodic chart any further, a new accelerator would be needed, and the Berkeley Heavy Ion Linear Accelerator (HILAC) was built, with Ghiorso in charge. That machine was used in the discovery of elements 102-106 (102, nobelium; 103, lawrencium; 104, rutherfordium; 105, dubnium and 106, seaborgium), each produced and identified on the basis of only a few atoms. The discovery of each successive element was made possible by the development of innovative techniques in robotic target handling, fast chemistry, efficient radiation detectors, and computer data processing. The 1972 upgrade of the HILAC to the superHILAC provided higher intensity ion beams, which was crucial to producing enough new atoms to enable detection of element 106.
With increasing atomic number, the experimental difficulties of producing and identifying a new element increase significantly. In the 1970s and 1980s, resources for new element research at Berkeley were diminishing, but the GSI laboratory at Darmstadt, Germany, under the leadership of Peter Armbruster and with considerable resources, was able to produce and identify elements 107-109 (107, bohrium; 108, hassium and 109, meitnerium). In the early 1990s, the Berkeley and Darmstadt groups made a collaborative attempt to create element 110. Experiments at Berkeley were unsuccessful, but eventually elements 110-112 (110, darmstadtium; 111, roentgenium and 112, copernicium) were identified at the Darmstadt laboratory. Subsequent work at the JINR laboratory at Dubna, led by Yuri Oganessian, was successful in identifying elements 113-118 (113, ununtrium; 114, flerovium; 115, ununpentium; 116, livermorium; 117, ununseptium and 118, ununoctium), thereby completing the seventh row of the periodic table of the elements.
Ghiorso invented numerous techniques and machines for isolating and identifying heavy elements atom-by-atom. He is generally credited with implementing the multichannel analyzer and the technique of recoil to isolate reaction products, although both of these were significant extensions of previously understood concepts. His concept for a new type of accelerator, the Omnitron, is acknowledged to have been a brilliant advance that probably would have enabled the Berkeley lab to discover numerous additional new elements, but the machine was never built, a victim of the evolving political landscape of the 1970s in the U.S. that de-emphasized basic nuclear research and greatly expanded research on environmental, health, and safety issues. Partially as a result of the failure to build the Omnitron, Ghiorso (together with colleagues Bob Main and others) conceived the joining of the HILAC and the Bevatron, which he called the Bevalac. This combination machine, an ungainly articulation across the steep slope at the Rad Lab, provided heavy ions at GeV energies, thereby enabling development of two new fields of research: "high-energy nuclear physics," meaning that the compound nucleus is sufficiently hot to exhibit collective dynamical effects, and heavy ion therapy, in which high-energy ions are used to irradiate tumors in cancer patients. Both of these fields have expanded into activities in many laboratories and clinics world-wide.[6]
Later life[edit]
In his later years, Ghiorso continued research toward finding superheavy elements, fusion energy, and innovative electron beam sources. He was a non-participating co-author of the experiments in 1999 that gave evidence of elements 116 and 118. He also had brief research interests in the free quark experiment of William Fairbank of Stanford, in the discovery of element 43, the electron disk accelerator, among others.
Albert Ghiorso is credited with having co-discovered the following elements[7]
Ghiorso personally selected some of the names recommended by his group for the new elements. His original name for element 105 (hahnium) was changed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) to dubnium, to recognize the contributions of the laboratory at Dubna, Russia, in the search for trans-fermium elements. His recommendation for element 106, seaborgium, was accepted only after extensive debate about naming an element after a living person. In 1999, evidence for two superheavy elements (element 116 and element 118) was published by a group in Berkeley. The discovery group intended to propose the name ghiorsium for element 118, but eventually the data were found to have been tampered and in 2002 the claims were withdrawn. Ghiorso's lifetime output comprised about 170 technical papers, most published in The Physical Review.
Ghiorso is famous among his colleagues for his endless stream of creative "doodles," which define an art form suggestive of fractals. He also developed a state-of-the-art camera for birdwatching, and was a constant supporter of environmental causes and organizations.
Several obituaries are available online, and a full-length biography is in preparation.[8]
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Capital formation
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Gross capital formation in % of gross domestic product in world economy
• In a much broader or vaguer sense, the term "capital formation" has in more recent times been used in financial economics to refer to savings drives, setting up financial institutions, fiscal measures, public borrowing, development of capital markets, privatization of financial institutions, development of secondary markets. In this usage, it refers to any method for increasing the amount of capital owned or under one's control, or any method in utilising or mobilizing capital resources for investment purposes. Thus, capital could be "formed" in the sense of "being brought together for investment purposes" in many different ways. This broadened meaning is not related to the statistical measurement concept nor to the classical understanding of the concept in economic theory. Instead, it originated in credit-based economic growth during the 1990s and 2000s, which was accompanied by the rapid growth of the financial sector, and consequently the increased use of finance terminology in economic discussions.
Use in national accounts statistics[edit]
In the national accounts (e.g., in the United Nations System of National Accounts and the European System of Accounts) gross capital formation is the total value of the gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), plus net changes in inventories, plus net acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector.[3]
"Total capital formation" in national accounting equals net fixed capital investment, plus the increase in the value of inventories held, plus (net) lending to foreign countries, during an accounting period (a year or a quarter). Capital is said to be "formed" when savings are utilized for investment purposes, often investment in production.
In the USA, statistical measures for capital formation were pioneered by Simon Kuznets in the 1930s and 1940s,[4] and from the 1950s onwards the standard accounting system devised under the auspices of the United Nations to measure capital flows was adopted officially by the governments of most countries. International bodies such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have been influential in revising the system.
Different interpretations[edit]
• Thirdly, gross capital formation is often used synonymously with gross fixed capital formation but strictly speaking this is an error because gross capital formation refers to more net asset gains than just fixed capital (it also includes net gains in inventory stocklevels and the balance of funds lent abroad).
Gross and net capital formation[edit]
In economic statistics and accounts, capital formation can be valued gross, i.e., before deduction of consumption of fixed capital (or "depreciation"), or net, i.e., after deduction of "depreciation" write-offs.
• The gross valuation method views "depreciation" as a portion of the new income or wealth earned or created by the enterprise, and hence as part of the formation of new capital by the enterprise.
• The net valuation method views "depreciation" as the compensation for the cost of replacing fixed equipment used up or worn out, which must be deducted from the total investment volume to obtain a measure of the "real" value of investments; the depreciation write-off compensates and cancels out the loss in capital value of assets used due to wear & tear, obsolescence, etc.
Technical measurement issues[edit]
Capital formation is notoriously difficult to measure statistically, mainly because of the valuation problems involved in establishing what the value of capital assets is. When a fixed asset or inventory is bought, it may be reasonably clear what its market value is, namely the purchaser's price. But as soon as it is bought, its value may change, and it may change even before it is put to use. Things often become more complicated to measure when a new fixed asset is acquired within some kind of lease agreement. Finally, the rate at which the value of the fixed asset depreciates will affect the gross and net valuation of the asset, yet different methods are typically used to value what assets are worth and how fast they depreciate. Capital assets can for instance be valued at:
A business owner may in fact not even know what his business is "worth" as a going concern, in terms of its current market value. The "book value" of a capital stock may differ greatly from its "market value", and another figure may apply for taxation purposes. The value of capital assets may also be overstated or understated using various legal constructions. For any significant business, how assets are valued makes a big difference to its earnings and thus the correct statement of asset values is a perpetually controversial subject.
During an accounting period, additions may be made to capital assets (including those that disproportionately increase the value of the capital stock) and capital assets are also disposed of; at the same time, physical assets also incur depreciation or Consumption of fixed capital. Also, price inflation may affect the value of the capital stock.
In national accounts, there are additional problems:
• The sales/purchases of one enterprise can be the investment of another enterprise. Therefore, to obtain a measure of the total net capital formation, a system of grossing and netting of capital flows is required. Without this, double counting would occur.
• Capital expenditure must be distinguished from intermediate expenditure and other operating expenditure, but the boundaries are sometimes difficult to draw.
• There exists nowadays a large market in second-hand (used) assets. In principle, statistical measures of gross fixed capital formation are supposed to refer to the net additions of newly produced fixed assets, which enlarge the total stock of fixed capital in the economy. But if a substantial trade occurs in fixed assets resold from one enterprise or one country to another, it may become difficult to know what the real net addition to the stock of fixed capital of a country actually is. A precise distinction between "new" and "used" assets becomes more difficult to draw. How to value used assets and their depreciation consistently becomes more problematic.
The general trend in accounting standards is for assets to be valued increasingly at "current market value", but this valuation is by no means absolutely clear and uncontroversial. It might be understood to mean the price of the asset if it was sold at a balance date, or the current replacement cost of the asset, or the average price of the asset type in the market at a certain date, etc.
Perpetual Inventory Method[edit]
A method often used in econometrics to estimate the value of the physical capital stock of an industrial sector or the whole economy is the so-called Perpetual Inventory Method (PIM). Starting off from a benchmark stock value for capital held, and expressing all values in constant dollars using a price index, known additions to the stock are added, and known disposals as well as depreciation are subtracted year by year (or quarter by quarter). Thus, an historical data series is obtained for the growth of the capital stock over a period of time. In so doing, assumptions are made about the real rate of price inflation, realistic depreciation rates, average service lives of physical capital assets, and so on. The PIM stock values can be compared with various other related economic variables and trends, and adjusted further to obtain the most accurate and credible valuation
According to one popular kind of macro-economic definition in textbooks, capital formation refers to "the transfer of savings from households and governments to the business sector, resulting in increased output and economic expansion" (see Circular flow of income). The idea here is that individuals and governments save money, and then invest that money in the private sector, which produces more wealth with it. This definition is however inaccurate on two counts:
• Firstly, many larger corporations engage in corporate self-financing, i.e., financing from their own reserves and undistributed profits, or through loans from (or share issues bought by) other corporations. In other words, the textbook definition ignores that the largest source of investment capital consists of financial institutions, not individuals or households or governments. Admittedly, financial institutions are, "in the last instance", mostly owned by individuals, but those individuals have little control over this transfer of funds, nor do they accomplish the transfer themselves. Few individuals can say they "own" a corporation, any more than individuals "own" the public sector. James M. Poterba (1987) found that changes in corporate saving are only partly offset (between 25% and 50%) by changes in household saving in the United States.[5] Social accountants Richard Ruggles and Nancy D. Ruggles established for the USA that "almost all financial savings done by households is used to pay for household capital formation - particularly, housing and consumer durables. On net, the household sector channels almost no financial savings to the enterprise sector. Conversely, almost all the capital formation done by enterprises is financed through enterprise savings - particularly, undistributed gross profits."[6]
• Secondly, the transfer of funds to corporations may not result in increased output or economic expansion at all; given excess capacity, a low rate of return and/or lacklustre demand, corporations may not in fact invest those funds to expand output, and engage in asset speculation instead, to obtain property income that boosts shareholder returns. To illustrate, New Zealand's Finance Minister Michael Cullen stated that "My sense is that there are definite gains to be made, both economic and social, in increasing the savings level of New Zealanders and in encouraging diversification in assets away from the residential property market."[7] This idea is based on a flawed understanding of capital formation, ignoring the real issue - which is that the flow of mortgage repayments by households to financial institutions is not being used to expand output and employment on a scale that could repay escalating private sector debts. In reality, more and more local income and assets are appropriated by foreign share-holders and creditors in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan [2]. In December 2012, managed funds statistics compiled by the NZ Reserve Bank indicated that New Zealanders have 49.8% of their KiwiSaver money invested overseas. These managed fund figures include capital contributions, capital gains and losses and dividends and interest received.[8]
The concept of "household saving" must itself also be looked at critically, since a lot of this "saving" in reality consists precisely of investing in housing, which, given low interest rates and rising real estate prices, yields a better return than if you kept your money in the bank (or, in some cases, if you invested in shares). In other words, a mortgage from a bank can effectively function as a "savings scheme" although officially it is not regarded as "savings".
Example of capital estimates[edit]
In the 2005 Analytical Perspectives document, an annex to the US Budget (Table 12-4: National Wealth, p. 201), an annual estimate is provided for the value of total tangible capital assets of the USA, which doubled since 1980 (stated in trillions of dollars, at September 30, 2003):
Publicly owned physical assets:
Structures and equipment . . . . . . $5.6
Federally owned or financed . . . $2.2
Federally owned . . . . . . . . . . .$1.0
Grants to state and local govt . . . $1.0
Funded by state and local govt . . . $3.3
Other federal assets . . . . . . . . $1.4
Privately owned physical assets:
Reproducible assets . . . . . . . . $28.7
Residential structures. . . . . . . $12.4
Nonresidential plant & equipment . $11.8
Consumer durables . . . . . . . . . $3.1
Education capital:
federally financed . . . . . . . . . $1.4
financed from other sources . . . . $44.0
Research and development capital:
federally financed R&D . . . . . . . $1.1
R&D financed from other sources . . $1.7
Net claims of foreigners on US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.2 trillion
(Note: these data obviously do not include financial assets, such as estimated by the McKinsey Quarterly, only "tangible" assets in US territory. The total value of marketable financial assets in the USA was estimated in 2007 at about US$46 trillion [3]. This total obviously does not include assets, deposits and reserves that are not traded. The data series on national wealth provided in the budget annex were discontinued by the administration of President Barack Obama).
See also[edit]
1. ^ Lequiller, F.; Blades, D.: Understanding National Accounts, Paris: OECD 2006, pp. 133–137. United Nations: The System of National Accounts 2008 - SNA 2008, New York, 2009, Chapter 10: The capital account
2. ^ Yanovsky, M.: Anatomy of Social Accounting Systems, London; Chapman & Hall, 1965.
3. ^ Ruggles, Richard; Ruggles, Nancy D.: National Income Accounts and Income Analysis. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956.
4. ^ Kuznets, Simon et al., National income and capital formation, 1919-1935. National Bureau of Economic Research, 1937. Kuznets, Simon: Commodity flow and capital formation. New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1938. Kuznets, Simon: Gross capital formation, 1919-1933. New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1934. Kuznets, Simon: "Proportion of capital formation to national product". American Economic Review, 1952. Kuznets, Simon: Capital in the American Economy Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1961.
5. ^ Poterba, James: "Tax Policy and Corporate Saving", in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2, 1987, pp. 455–503.
6. ^ Edward N. Wolff, "In Memoriam: Richard Ruggles 1916-2001", in: Review of Income and Wealth, Series 47, Number 3, September 2001, p. 414.
7. ^ NZ Herald, 24 February 2005.
8. ^ Brian Gaynor, "Wrong decisions send our savings overseas." New Zealand Herald, 8 December 2012.[1]
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Federal Farm Loan Act
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Federal Farm Loan Act
Great Seal of the United States.
Other short title(s) Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916
Long title An Act to provide capital for agricultural development, to create standard forms of investment based upon farm mortgage, to equalize rates of interest upon farm loans, to furnish a market for United States bonds, to create Government depositaries and financial agents for the United States, and for other purposes.
Enacted by the 64th United States Congress
Effective July 17, 1916
Public Law 64-158
Stat. 39 Stat. 360
Legislative history
• Introduced in the Senate as S. 2986
• Passed the Senate on May 4, 1916 (58-5)
• Reported by the joint conference committee on June 27, 1916; agreed to by the Senate on June 27, 1916 (passed) and by the House on June 27, 1916 (311-12)
• Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on July 17, 1916
The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 (Pub.L. 64–158, 39 Stat. 360, enacted July 17, 1916) was a United States federal law aimed at increasing credit to rural family farmers. It did so by creating a federal farm loan board, twelve regional farm loan banks and tens of farm loan associations. The act was signed into law by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.
In 1908, the Administration of Theodore Roosevelt commissioned a study on the problems facing rural families. At this point in U.S. history, these families made up the largest demographic. The commission concluded that access to credit was one of the most serious problems facing rural farmers and recommended the introduction of a cooperative credit system.
Four years later, Presidents William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson sent a commission of Americans to study cooperative credit systems for farmers in Europe. Components of such European programs at the time included cooperative land-mortgage banks and rural credit unions. This commission concluded that the best form of cooperative credit system would include both long-term credit to cover land mortgages and short-term credit to cover regular business needs.[1]
Effect on the rural farmer[edit]
The most visible component of the Act were the loans to individual farmers and their families. Under the act, farmers could borrow up to 50% of the value of their land and 20% of the value of their improvements. The minimum loan was $100 and the maximum was $10,000. Loans made though the Act were paid off through amortization over 5 to 40 years.
Borrowers also purchased shares of the National Farm Loan Association. This meant that it served as a cooperative agency that lent money from farmer to farmer. This was heavily influenced by a successful cooperative credit system in Germany called Landschaft.
The next most visible component of the Act were the mortgage-backed bonds that were issued. The rate of interest on the mortgages could be no more than 1 percent higher than the rate of interest on the bonds. This spread covered the issuers' administrative costs, but did not lead to a significant profit. In addition, the maximum rate of interest on the bonds was 6 percent, ensuring that borrowing costs for farmers was often much lower than before the Act was passed.[2]
The act furthered Wilson's reputation against trusts and big business. By providing small farmers with competitive loans, they were now more able to compete with big business. As a result, the likelihood of agricultural monopolies decreased.
While Wilson's commission suggested that short-term credit also be incorporated in any nationalized credit system, the Act lacked this crucial component. Due to increased competition and the need for agriculture machinery, a system for short-term credit was incorporated into the current system in Agricultural Credits Act of 1923.
Sponsored by Senator Henry F. Hollis (D) of New Hampshire and Representative Asbury F. Lever (D) of South Carolina, it was a reintroduced version of the Hollis-Bulkley Act of 1914 that had not passed Congress due to Wilson's opposition.[3]
Structure of implementation[edit]
The Act established the Federal Farm Loan Board to oversee and supervise federal land banks and national farm loan associations. It was also responsible for setting benchmark rates of interest for mortgages and bonds. Finally, it could intervene when it thought specific banks were making irresponsible loans.
The twelve Federal Land Banks were required to hold at least $750,000 in capital. Stock ownership of the banks were held by national farm loan associations and other interested investors, including any individual, corporation or fund. In the case of insufficient capital, the U.S. Treasury (through the Federal Farm Loan Board) made up the difference. When additional subscriptions were made from other sources, federal ownership in the banks was retired.
National Farm Loan Associations were established groups of 10 or more mortgage-holding farmers who together owned 5% or more of a federal land bank. Once formed, they were subject to a charter review process by the Federal Farm Loan Board. This structure aimed to align the incentives of individual farmers with the banks, as farmers held two rules: borrowers and lenders.[4]
Subsequent history[edit]
Under the administration of Herbert Hoover, the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929 established the Federal Farm Board from the Federal Farm Loan Board established by the Federal Farm Loan Act with a revolving fund of half a billion dollars.[5]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
• Stuart W. Shulman, "The Origin of the Federal Farm Loan Act: Agenda-Setting in the Progressive Era Print Press", University of Oregon, Department of Political Science, Dissertation, 1999 online
• Stuart W. Shulman, “The Origin of the Federal Farm Loan Act: Issue Emergence and Agenda‐Setting in the Progressive Era Print Press,” in Jane Adams (Ed.). Fighting for the Farm: Rural America Transformed (U. of Pennsylvania Press, 2003), 113‐128.
Farm finance and Rural Credit
1. ^ Farm Credit Administration: History of FCA and FCS http://www.fca.gov/about/history/historyFCA_FCS.html
2. ^ Palmer, Walter B, The Federal Farm Loan Act, in Publications of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 15, No. 115 (Sep. 1916), pp. 292-312.
3. ^ Thompson, C.W., The Federal Farm Loan Act, in The American Economic Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, Supplement, Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (Mar, 1917), pp. 115-131.
4. ^ Putnam, George F., The Federal Farm Loan Act, in The American Economic Review, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Dec., 1916), pp. 770-789.
5. ^ Chapter 4: Crisis and Activism: 1929-1940, United States Government Printing Office
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For other uses, see FOX 8.
FOX8 Logo
Launched 23 October 1995
Owned by Foxtel Networks
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audience share 1.4%
timeshift 0.6% (October 2008, [1])
Slogan TV for the Now Gen
Country Australia
Language English
Formerly called Fox (until the "8" was added to the name)
Replaced Oh! (Optus Vision)
Sister channel(s) 111 Greats
The Comedy Channel
FOX Classics
The LifeStyle Channel
LifeStyle Food
LifeStyle Home
LifeStyle You
TV Hits
Timeshift service Fox8+2
Foxtel Channel 108 (SD/HD)
Channel 150 (+2)
Channel 1108 (HD)
Foxtel Channel 108 (SD/HD)
Channel 150 (+2)
Channel 1108 (SD)
Optus TV Channel 108
Channel 150 (+2)
Xbox 360 Channel 108
Telstra T-Box Channel 108
Fox8 (corporately stylised as FOX8, alternatively as Fox 8 or FOX 8) is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar[2] and Optus Television's subscription platforms. It is the most watched subscription television channel in Australia (with or without the timeshift)[3] and broadcasts the highest rating non-sporting related program or event on subscription television in Australia, Australia's Next Top Model.[4] A high definition version of the channel, Fox8HD, was launched on the Foxtel and Austar platforms on 15 November 2009.
The channel runs many programs produced by Fox and in fact was originally called "Fox" before adding the "8" to the title. The channel was found on channel 8 on Foxtel analogue and Austar standard and channel 108 on Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital. Fox8 is Foxtel's most popular subscription channel and peak channel. It is also News Corporation's peak Australian channel (similar to Sky1 in the UK and FX in the USA). FOX8 is one of the very few channels to have been continuously broadcast since Foxtel's foundation in 1995. During the late 1990s, Fox8 used to show Saturday Night NRL matches.
FOX8+2 was introduced with the Foxtel and Austar Digital Services on Channel 150. This allows the viewing of the same programs on Fox8, but two hours later. One of the known advantages of this TimeShift Channel, is that Western Australian viewers can see this channel at the correct time in their state as advertised. FOX8 and Foxtel have a deal with Network Ten to receive their shows bought from the USA Fox network.[citation needed] Some shows like this include The Simpsons, Futurama, and The Simple Life. During the migration to the digital platform, Foxtel's Fox Kids (similar to the US version) channel was discontinued in 2004 and a selection of its programming was moved to FOX8 in the early mornings.
The channel was rebranded significantly at the start of 2006, matching the American Fox channel's logo with the addition of the 8 at the end. FOX8's overall graphics also changed in style. Shortly after the rebranding, the station received its first official website.[5] The website was relaunched in October 2006 as a fuller visual experience showing extracts from the top shows.
During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the channel screened a 17 day, multiple animated show marathon named "Battle of the Animations" involving Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons, Futurama and King of the Hill. The event concluded on Sunday 24 August with a smaller marathon involving the winning show, as chosen by the viewing audience over the course of the 17 days. The winning show was Family Guy.
On 1 November 2008, as part of the launch of a new channel named 111 HITS, many shows from Fox8 and other channels moved to 111 Hits. 111 Hits is a hit shows channel including programs from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today.
On 15 November 2009, FOX8 HD launched on Austar and Foxtel.
On 16 March 2010, FOX8 launched a brand new website.
In May 2011, FOX8 underwent a major rebrand, incorporating a new look, with a new style of branding programs.
In October 2011, FOX8 was launched a Program Return Graphic during a Show.
In February 2013, Foxtel announced a deal with The Walt Disney Company which included an exclusive output deal with ABC Family. ABC Family produces some of FOX8's hit programs such as Bunheads, Switched at Birth and The Secret Life of the American Teenager, as well as The Fosters and Twisted which are to premiere later in 2013.[6]
In October 2013, FOX8 launched a new on-air look that included the new slogan TV for the Now Gen (replacing So Fox8).[7]
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1. ^ "Ratings Week 40 (28/09/2008 - 04/10/2008)".
2. ^ Joyce, James (26 March 1999). Friday Guide. "Tunedin". Newcastle Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
3. ^ "2008 VIEWING REPORTS".
4. ^
5. ^ Fox8
6. ^ Knox, David (22 February 2013). "Disney Channel shifts to Foxtel Essentials TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
7. ^ "FOX8 - Subscription and International Television - Forums". Media Spy. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
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The improved Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 with blast shield.
Type Anti-tank rocket launcher
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Service history
In service 1943–1945 (Nazi Germany)
Used by Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Hungary[1]
Italian Social Republic
Wars World War II
Production history
Number built 289,151
Variants RPzB 43,
RPzB 54,
RPzB 54/1
Weight 11 kilograms (24 lb) empty (RPzB 54)
Length 164 centimetres (65 in)
Caliber 88 mm
Muzzle velocity 110m/s (360 ft/s, 246 mph)
Effective firing range 150 m (RPzB 54)
Panzerschreck (lit. "tank fright" or "tank's fright") was the popular name for the Raketenpanzerbüchse (abbreviated to RPzB), an 88 mm calibre reusable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by Nazi Germany in World War II. Another popular nickname was Ofenrohr ("stove pipe").[3]
The Panzerschreck was designed as a lightweight infantry anti-tank weapon. The weapon was shoulder-launched and fired a fin-stabilized rocket with a shaped-charge warhead. It was made in smaller numbers than the Panzerfaust, which was a disposable recoilless rifle firing an anti-tank warhead. It was an enlarged copy of the American bazooka.
A German soldier handling a RPzB. Gr. 4322 HEAT rocket used with the Panzerschreck.
Soldiers of the German Großdeutschland division's Panzerfüsilier regiment prepare an ambush in the ruins of a destroyed building on the Eastern Front, 1944.
RPzB 43 operator wearing protective mask and poncho.
The Panzerschreck was developed as a copy from captured bazookas of American origin. They were either captured in 1942 on the Eastern front from Soviet forces that had received a shipment of bazookas or they were captured in Tunisia from American forces in February 1943. The American bazookas also spurred the development of the Faustpatrone and successor Panzerfaust anti-tank grenade launchers that each also used a HEAT warhead.[4] The Panzerschreck was larger and heavier than its American counterpart (the Panzerschreck had an 88 mm calibre compared to the 60 mm calibre of the bazooka). This meant that it could penetrate thicker armor, but it also produced more smoke when firing.
The first model was the RPzB 43 which was 164 centimetres (5.38 ft) long and weighed about 9.25 kilograms (20.4 lb) when empty. Operators of the RPzB 43 had to wear a protective poncho and a gas mask without a filter to protect them from the heat of the backblast when the weapon was fired.[5] In October 1943, it was succeeded by the RPzB 54 which was fitted with a blast shield to protect the operator and was heavier weighing 11 kilograms (24 lb) empty. This was followed by the RPzB 54/1 with an improved rocket, shorter barrel and a range increased to about 180 meters.[3]
Firing the RPzB generated a lot of smoke both in front and behind the weapon. Because of the weapon's tube and the smoke, the German troops nicknamed it the Ofenrohr ("Stove Pipe"). This also meant that Panzerschreck teams were revealed once they fired, making them targets and, therefore, required them to shift positions after firing. This type of system also made it problematic to fire the weapon from inside closed spaces (such as bunkers or houses), filling the room with toxic smoke and revealing the firing location immediately.
The Panzerschreck could penetrate about 100 mm of armor.[6][7] Late war German tactical doctrine called for Panzerschreck and/or Panzerfaust teams to set up in staggered trenches no further than 115 metres apart. In this way attacking armor would face anti-tank fire from multiple directions at a distance of no more than 69 metres. Anti-tank teams were instructed to aim for the thinner side or rear armor whenever possible.[7] Allied armored units frequently attempted to add improvised protection to their tanks, e.g. sandbags, spare track units, logs and so on to protect against HEAT rounds. Most of this makeshift protection had little effect, and overtaxed the vehicle's engine, transmission, and suspension systems.[8]
The Panzerschreck's combat success caused the Bazooka to be completely redesigned at the close of World War II. A larger, 90 mm (3.5 in) model was adopted; hence, the M20 Super Bazooka. Though bearing a superficial resemblance to the Panzerschreck, the M20 had greater effective range, penetrating capability and was nearly 20% lighter than its former counterpart.
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2. ^
3. ^ a b Bishop, Chris (1998). The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. New York: Orbis Publiishing Ltd. p. 206. ISBN 0-7607-1022-8. .
4. ^ Zaloga, Steve Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II Stackpole Books, (2008) pp.90-93
5. ^ Fleischer, Wolfgang. Panzerfaust: And Other German Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons. Schiffer Pub Limited, 1994, ISBN 9780887406720, p. 39
6. ^ Hogg, Ian V. (1977). The Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons of World War II. Bison Books. p. 155. ISBN 0-86124-155-X.
7. ^ a b Bull, Stephen World War II Infantry Tactics: Company and Battalion Osprey Publishing (2005), pp. 45-46
8. ^ Cooper, Belton Y. (1998). Death Traps. p. 229.
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Piptoporus betulinus
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Piptoporus betulinus
Piptoporus betulinus 55.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Fomitopsidaceae
Genus: Piptoporus
Species: P. betulinus
Binomial name
Piptoporus betulinus
(Bull. ex Fr.) P. Karst.
Piptoporus betulinus
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Mycological characteristics
pores on hymenium
no distinct cap
hymenium is decurrent
lacks a stipe
spore print is white
ecology is parasitic
edibility: inedible
The fruiting bodies (basidiocarps) are pale, with a smooth greyish-brown top surface, with the underside a creamy white and with hundreds of pores that contain the spores. The fruiting body has a rubbery texture, becoming corky with age.[2] Wood decayed by the fungus, and cultures of its mycelium, often smell distinctly of green apples.[3] The spores are cylindrical to ellipsoid in shape, and measure 3–6 by 1.5–2 μm.[4]
P. betulinus has a bipolar mating system[5] where monokaryons or germinating spores can only mate and form a fertile dikaryon with an individual that possesses a different mating-type factor. There are at least 33 different mating-type factors within the British population of this fungus.[6] These factors are all variants or alleles of a single gene, as opposed to the tetrapolar mating system of some other basidiomycete species, which involves two genes.[7]
Range and ecology[edit]
The geographic distribution of Piptoporus betulinus appears to be restricted to the Northern Hemisphere. There is some doubt about the ability of isolates from the European continent, North America and the British Isles to interbreed.
It is a necrotrophic parasite on weakened birches, and will cause brown rot and eventually death, being one of the most common fungi visible on dead birches. It is likely that the birch bracket fungus becomes established in small wounds and broken branches and may lie dormant for years, compartmentalised into a small area by the tree's own defence mechanisms, until something occurs to weaken the tree. Fire, drought and suppression by other trees are common causes of such stress.[3]
The fungus can harbor a large number of species of insects that depend on it for food and as breeding sites. In a large-scale study of over 2600 fruit bodies collected in eastern Canada, 257 species of arthropods, including 172 insects and 59 mites, were found.[9] The fungus is eaten by the caterpillars of the fungus moth Nemaxera betulinella.
Medicinal properties[edit]
Piptoporus betulinus has anti-inflammatory compounds[10] [11] and antibacterial properties.[12]
Compounds found in the fruit body of the fungus, particularly polyporenic acid, are poisonous to the parasitic whipworm Trichuris trichura.[13]
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2. ^ Volk, Tom. "Public Description of Piptoporus betulinus (Bull.) P. Karst.". Mushroom Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
3. ^ a b Adams, T J H (1982). Piptoporus betulinus: Some aspects of population biology. (PhD thesis): Exeter University.
4. ^ Michael Kuo; Andy Methven (2010). 100 Cool Mushrooms. University of Michigan Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-472-03417-8.
5. ^ MycoBank. "Piptoporus betulinus". Fungal databases. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
6. ^ Cant, D (1980). Population studies on Piptoporus betulinus with special reference to the mating system. (PhD thesis): Lancaster University.
7. ^ Burnett, J H (1975). Mycogenetics: Introduction to the General Genetics of Fungi. Wiley. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-471-12445-0.
8. ^ Adams, T J H; NK Todd & ADM Rayner (1981). "Antagonism between dikaryons of Piptoporus betulinus.". Transactions of the British Mycological Society 76 (3): 510–513. doi:10.1016/s0007-1536(81)80085-x.
9. ^ Quentin Wheeler; Meredith Blackwell (1984). Fungus-Insect Relationships: Perspectives in Ecology and Evolution. Columbia University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-231-05695-3.
10. ^ Wangun HV, Berg A, Hertel W, Nkengfack AE, Hertweck C. (Nov 2004), "Anti-inflammatory and anti-hyaluronate lyase activities of lanostanoids from Piptoporus betulinus.", J Antibiot (Tokyo) (Germany) 57 (11): 755–8, doi:10.7164/antibiotics.57.755, PMID 15712671
11. ^ Kamo T, Asanoma M, Shibata H, Hirota M. (Aug 2003), "Anti-inflammatory lanostane-type triterpene acids from Piptoporus betulinus.", J Nat Prod. 66 (8): 1104–6, doi:10.1021/np0300479, PMID 12932134
12. ^ Schlegel B, Luhmann U, Härtl A, Gräfe U. (Sep 2000), "Piptamine, a new antibiotic produced by Piptoporus betulinus Lu 9-1.", J Antibiot (Tokyo) 53 (9): 973–4, doi:10.7164/antibiotics.53.973, PMID 11099232
13. ^ Simon Singh; Edzard Ernst (2009). Trick Or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts About Alternative Medicine. W. W. Norton. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-0-393-33778-5.
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Riad al-Asaad
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Riad Mousa al-Asaad
Riad al-Asaad (in centre, first row) in July 2011 while forming the Free Syrian Army
Native name رياض موسى الأسعد
Born c. 1961
Allegiance Syria (1980–2011)
Syria Syrian National Coalition (2011–present)
Service/branch Syrian Air Force (1980–2011)
Free Syrian Army (2011–2013)
Years of service 1980–present
Rank Colonel[1]
Commands held Free Syrian Army
Battles/wars Syrian civil war
Riad Mousa al-Asaad (Arabic pronunciation: [rijɑːdˤ muːsa ɐlʔæsʕæd]; Arabic: رياض موسى الأسعد, born c. 1961 ) was a commander of the Free Syrian Army.[2] He was a former Colonel in the Syrian Air Force who defected in July 2011.[3]
1. ^ a b "Political Resolution on the Crisis in Syria is Impossible". Turkish Weekly. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
4. ^ "العقيد المنشق رياض الأسعد: الحرب هي الخيار الوحيد للإطاحة بالرئيس السوري" (in Arabic). صحيفة العرب - قطر [Al-Arab Qatar]. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
7. ^ Syria rebels to reorganise, lead from front: general
8. ^ Rebel army moves command centre inside Syria to organise fractured forces
10. ^ Families of Syrian rebels killed in their homes, says UN
11. ^ "Inside Syria's War". Dateline SBS. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
12. ^ "‘I want to die’: Free Syria Army chief cries out after losing his leg". Al Arabiya. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
13. ^ "Syrie: le fondateur de l'ASL blessé". Le Figaro. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
14. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-26/free-syrian-army-leader-wounded-in-bomb-attack/4593956
Military offices
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Office established
Commander of the Free Syrian Army
29 July 2011 - 8 December 2012
(as of 8 December 2012 only symbolically Head of State)
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Sting (percussion)
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Recording of a classic basic sting, using two drums and then an unchoked cymbal
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A sting is a short sequence played by a drummer to punctuate a joke, especially an obvious one. A sting is often used as accompaniment during cabaret- and circus-style shows. The sound of the sting is sometimes written ba dum tsh, ba-dum ching, and occasionally ba dum tis. In British English, boom boom is commonly used. An abbreviation used in chats is //* .
A sting is sometimes mistakenly called a rimshot. A rimshot is only a component of the sting, and does not appear at all in some stings. In the context of percussion, rimshot normally refers to a single stroke of the stick in which the rim and skin of a drum are both struck simultaneously by the same stick, creating an accent.[1]
An advanced sting in percussion notation
More general use of the term[edit]
In broadcasting, the term sting refers to any short musical sequence used for punctuation, for example to introduce a commercial break during a television news program.[2] Such stings commonly use a full orchestra rather than just percussion, and in television may be backed by a short video sequence.
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1. ^ "RIMSHOTS". 1996. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
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Paddy Ashdown
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Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC (born 27 February 1941), commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician and former Royal Marine. He is a former Leader of the UK Liberal Democrat party and former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002-2006.
• Quoted in the Independent (25 November 1998)
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Back-formation from wafter (armed convoy ship), alteration of Middle English waughter, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wachter (a guard), from to guard. The current senses derive from the original sense of "be carried by water". See also waif.
waft (third-person singular simple present wafts, present participle wafting, simple past and past participle wafted)
1. (ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
• A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.
• 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13
• 1914, Hugh G. Evelyn-White’s translation of Hymn to Aphrodite from the Homeric Hymns.[1]
• Dryden
And now the shouts waft near the citadel.
• Shakespeare
But soft: who wafts us yonder?
waft (plural wafts)
1. A light breeze.
2. Something (a scent or odor), such as a perfume, that is carried through the air.
• 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
• 2010 September, "The SLM Calendar", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 170:
Patrol Magazine says of this Oxford, Miss., band: "Guitars are responsible for every noise in Colour Revolt's mix—not a single note of piano, waft of synthesizer, or evidence of electronic tampering are to be found. [] "
3. (nautical) A flag, (also called a waif or wheft), used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal.
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When I went to school I was taught that when asking for something you use "may I (have/do something)". "Can" was used only when asking if you are "physically capable" of something.
These days I have a feeling that you can also use "can" where we would formerly use "may".
I know the rules on "can/may" hasn't changed formally, but has there been a change in usage of the two?
Do schools still teach pupils to ask for things with "may"?
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I guess that one answers it to some extent... Thanks – masarah Apr 23 '11 at 10:18
No, I don't think its adequately answered myself! (That's why I haven't accepted an answer.) I'm hoping you get some responses, and maybe someone peeks at my question too ;) – Uticensis Apr 23 '11 at 10:23
I'd like to hear the opinion from someone from the UK on this. :D – Alenanno Apr 23 '11 at 11:24
I would like both the American answer, the British, and very well the Australian and Canadian as well:) Billare: thank you, now I see you only put "related" :) – masarah Apr 23 '11 at 14:21
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The enforced usage of "may" instead of "can" is old-fashioned and school-marmish. In all but the most stilted conversations, people ask for permission using can instead of may.
Can I get a little help here?
Can I borrow your car?
Can I take you to dinner Friday night?
All those are fine usages, and no one but a ninny would attempt to correct you for using any of them. On the other hand,
May I get a little help here?
May I borrow your car?
May I take you to dinner Friday night?
sounds more formal, with an extra dollop of politeness. One might even say that the dollop is not so much politeness as fussiness. Using "may" instead of "I" is fussy at best, hyper-corrective at worst. In my own case, I hardly ever use the construction except somewhat sarcastically, as in the following sort of situation:
Me: Do you have an extra pencil?
Co-worker: Yes.
[Pause while nothing happens.]
Me: Do you have it with you?
Co-worker: Yes.
[Further pause, while co-worker does nothing to produce a pencil]
Me: [Impatient at co-worker's coyness] May I borrow it, please?
In the above exchange I am using may instead of can because my co-worker is kidding around [she should have understood my initial question as a request to borrow a pencil, but is playing a little game] and I wish to speak to her as one might to a child.
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I agree that can be frustrating (the bit about the coworker) especially if they overdo it. Once in a while is funny, but too much just kills it. I also find this to be the case with the word "or". Being a programmer, "or" means something very specific: Say someone asks if you want "carrots or corn." Normal people would respond with either "carrots" or "corn". Us programming nerds say "yes" (to indicate our desired selection was in the list) or "no" (indicating we want something not listed.) I stopped doing this about when I got married and realized the joke was on me later in the evening. – corsiKa Apr 23 '11 at 22:21
Only just discovered this site - what an awesome site!
I'm in the UK, and my wife and I still correct our 4 children if they use "can I..." instead of "may I". Their grandparents correct them too!
The reason I'm not a fan of the slippage into "can I..." territory is that I see it as part of a general trend to focus more and more on one's self than other people. "Can I" is all about me, "may I" is asking the other person's permission. It reminds me of the response "I'm ok" when someone is asked if they would like more to eat etc... It always makes me think "I'm glad you're ok, but would you please respond to my question?!"...
Therefore I will continue to use the structure "may I" until my dying breath, and will encourage my children to do the same!
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Very nice. Thank you for this answer, I really liked it. Just one thing: how would you like people to respond to "would you like more to eat?" Just curious. :) – masarah Apr 23 '11 at 14:26
@Masarah I would assume "Yes, please" or "No, thank you." While I don't necessarily see anything wrong with "I'm okay" I do sympathize with the frustration of dodging the answer. Consider my wife asking "Do you think we should re-paint the house?" and I respond with "It is getting a little chipped isn't it." Hmm, I don't really seem to have answered her question. Only when I start to head for the garage have I really answered her question. And even then I could just be getting something from the car, so I still haven't answered it! – corsiKa Apr 23 '11 at 22:26
@glowcoder - exactly right, "yes, please" or "no, thank you"! – h4xxr Apr 24 '11 at 0:47
You're not old enough, Masarah, for that to have been a fact. It was a piece of fiction that you were taught then and it is a piece of fiction that is still being taught today.
This, below, from the 1828 edition of Websters Dictionary:
1. To be possible. Nicodemus said, How can these thing be? John 3.
1. To be able; to have sufficient strength or physical power. One man can lift a weight which another can not. A horse can run a certain distance in a given time.
Even the definition and meanings for 'to be able', can be glossed/understood as "it is possible that ... "
"Can I", used for permission, expresses exactly the same thing that 'may' expresses, ie. "Is it possible for me to ..." It has nothing to do with ability/capability. That was a fatuous notion made up by someone who had no idea of the meanings that the modal verb 'can' has/has had in English.
Back in 1828, 'can', as this entry shows, had the meaning of permissable.
1. To have just or legal competent power, that is, right; to be free from any restraint of moral, civil or political obligation, or from any positive prohibition. We can use a highway for travel, for this is permitted by law. A man can or cannot hold an office. The Jews could not eat certain kinds of animals which were declared to be unclean. The House of Commons in England can impeach, but the House of Lords only can try impeachments. In general, we can do whatever neither the laws of God nor of man forbid.
All anyone had/has to do was/is consult a dictionary to know that this idea is false.
Yes, 'may' is more polite, but people who demand this level of politeness, even for children, for all situations, are not being realistic for they don't demand that same level of politeness for all other situations. Nor do they demand that the even more polite, 'might' be used.
As soon as these folks have corrected their kids, or someone else, they turn around and use 'can' to ask permission of others. As with so many fatuous rules, they are trying to enforce a myth, a prescription. Kids are bright enough to realize this which is why prescriptions/myths simply don't take. They are, as Steven Pinker says, "bits of folklore that originated for screwball reasons several hundred years ago and have perpetuated themselves ever since".
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From Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 4:
Can we, with manners, ask what was the difference?
If this distinction was ever a part of English grammar, it wasn't when Shakespeare was writing.
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I'd like to add something to the other answers here.
If I'm asking someone else to do so something, I phrase it that way.
Could you help me?
Would you have dinner with me?
Can or will would sound too abrupt, perhaps even rude. But I don't think there is any need for extra politeness when asking for permission, e.g.:
Can I open the window?
I agree with Robusto that may I I sounds a little old-fashioned here.
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Good point about rephrasing. – masarah Apr 23 '11 at 15:06
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An alternative interest rate term structure model
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Show simple item record Platen, Eckhard en_US 2009-12-21T02:37:56Z 2009-12-21T02:37:56Z 2005 en_US
dc.identifier 2005001936 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Platen Eckhard 2005, 'An alternative interest rate term structure model', World Scientific Publishing Co., vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 717-735. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0219-0249 en_US
dc.identifier.other C1 en_US
dc.description.abstract This paper proposes and alternative approach to the modeling of the interest rate twem structure. It suggests that the total market price for risk is an important factor that has to be modeled carefully. The growth optimal portfolio which is characterised by thie factor is used as reference unit or benchmark for obtaining a cosistent price system. Benchmarked derivative prices are tajen as conditional expectations of future bench-marked prices under the real world probability measure. The inverse of the squared total market price for risk is modeled as a square root process and shown to influence the medium and long term forward rates. With constant parameters and constant short rate the model already generates a hump shaped mean for the forward rate curve and other empirical features typically observed. en_US
dc.publisher World Scientific Publishing Co. en_US
dc.title An alternative interest rate term structure model en_US
dc.parent International Journal of Theoretical & Applied Finance en_US
dc.journal.volume 8 en_US
dc.journal.number 6 en_US
dc.publocation Singapore en_US
dc.identifier.startpage 717 en_US
dc.identifier.endpage 735 en_US BUS.School of Finance and Economics en_US
dc.conference Verified OK en_US
dc.for 150201 en_US
dc.personcode 970685 en_US
dc.percentage 100 en_US Finance en_US
dc.classification.type FOR-08 en_US
dc.description.keywords interest rate term structure; growth optimal portfolio, fair pricing, market price for risk, square root process en_US
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Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 1998/026
Oded Goldreich and Salil Vadhan
Abstract: We consider the following (promise) problem, denoted ED (for Entropy Difference): The input is a pairs of circuits, and YES instances (resp., NO instances) are such pairs in which the first (resp., second) circuit generates a distribution with noticeably higher entropy.
On one hand we show that any language having a (honest-verifier) statistical zero-knowledge proof is Karp-reducible to ED. On the other hand, we present a public-coin (honest-verifier) statistical zero-knowledge proof for ED. Thus, we obtain an alternative proof of Okamoto's result by which HVSZK (i.e., Honest-Verifier Statistical Zero-Knowledge) equals public-coin HVSZK. The new proof is much simpler than the original one. The above also yields a trivial proof that HVSZK is closed under complementation (since ED easily reduces to its complement). Among the new results obtained is an equivalence of a weak notion of statistical zero-knowledge to the standard one.
Category / Keywords: Zero-Knowledge, Universal Hashing
Date: received Dec 24th, 1998.
Contact author: salil at theory lcs mit edu
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