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- How ADD / ADHD can affect relationships
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Adult ADHD and Relationships
Tips for Developing a Solid Partnership
Relationships where one or both members of the couple have ADD / ADHD can be troubled by misunderstandings, frustrations, and resentments. This is especially likely if the symptoms of ADD / ADHD have never been properly diagnosed or treated. The good news is that you can turn these problems around. You can build a healthier, happier partnership by learning about the role ADHD plays in your relationship and how both of you can choose more positive and productive ways to respond to challenges and communicate with each other.
How ADD / ADHD can affect relationships
While the distractibility, disorganization, and impulsivity of adult ADD/ADHD can cause problems in many areas of life, these symptoms can be particularly damaging when it comes to your closest relationships.
If you're the person with ADD/ADHD, you may feel like you're constantly being criticized, nagged, and micromanaged. No matter what you do, nothing seems to please your spouse or partner. You don't feel respected as an adult, so you find yourself avoiding your partner or saying whatever you have to in order to get him or her off your back. You wish your significant other could relax even a little bit and stop trying to control every aspect of your life. You wonder what happened to the person you fell in love with.
If you're in a relationship with someone who has ADD/ADHD, you may feel lonely, ignored, and unappreciated. You're tired of taking care of everything on your own and being the only responsible party in the relationship. You don't feel like you can rely on your partner. He or she never seems to follow through on promises, and you're forced to constantly issue reminders and demands or else just do things yourself. Sometimes it feels as if your significant other just doesn't care.
It's easy to see how the feelings on both sides can contribute to a destructive cycle in the relationship. The non-ADHD partner complains, nags, and becomes increasingly resentful while the ADHD partner, feeling judged and misunderstood, gets defensive and pulls away. In the end, nobody is happy. But it doesn't have to be this way.
Transforming your relationship starts with understanding the role that ADD/ADHD plays. Once you are able to identify how the symptoms are ADD/ADHD are influencing your interactions as a couple, you can learn better ways of responding. For the partner with ADHD, this means learning how to manage the problematic symptom. For the non-ADHD partner, this means learning how to react to frustrations in ways that encourage and motivate your partner.
Symptoms of ADD/ADHD that can cause relationship problems
- Trouble paying attention. If you have ADD/ADHD, you may zone out during conversations, which can make your partner feel ignored and devalued. You may also miss important details or mindlessly agree to something you don't remember later, which can be frustrating to others.
- Forgetfulness. Even when a person with ADD/ADHD is paying attention, he or she may later forget what was promised or discussed. When it's your spouse's birthday or the formula you said you'd pick up, your partner may start to feel like you don't care or you're unreliable.
- Poor organizational skills. This can lead to difficulty finishing tasks as well as general household chaos. Partners may feel like they're always cleaning up after the person with ADD/ADHD and shouldering a disproportionate amount of the family duties.
- Impulsivity. If you have ADD/ADHD, you may blurt things out without thinking, which can cause hurt feelings. This impulsivity can also lead to irresponsible and even reckless behavior (for example, making a big purchase that isn't in the budget, leading to fights over finances).
- Emotional outbursts. Many people with ADD/ADHD have trouble moderating their emotions. You may lose your temper easily and have trouble discussing issues calmly. Your partner may feel like he or she has to walk on eggshells to avoid blowups.
Adult ADHD and relationships: Put yourself in your partner's shoes
The first step in turning your relationship around is learning to see things from your partner's perspective. If you've been together a long time or you've had the same fights again and again, you might think that you already understand where your partner is coming from.
But don't underestimate how easy it is to misinterpret your partner or spouse's actions and intentions. You and your partner are more different than you think—especially if only one of you has ADD/ADHD. And just because you've heard it all before doesn't mean you've truly taken in what your partner is saying. When emotions are running high, as they usually do around ADD/ADHD relationship issues, it's particularly difficult to maintain objectivity and perspective.
The best way to put yourself in your partner's shoes is to ask and then simply listen. Find a time to sit down and talk when you're not already upset. Let your partner describe how he or she feels without interruption from you to explain or defend yourself. When your partner is finished, repeat back the main points you've heard him or her say, and ask if you understood correctly. You may want to write the points down so you can reflect on them later. When your partner is finished, it's your turn. Ask him or her to do the same for you and really listen with fresh ears and an open mind.
Tips for increasing empathy and understanding in your relationship
- Study up on ADD/ADHD. The more both of you learn about ADD/ADHD and its symptoms, the easier it will be to see how it is influencing your relationship. You may find that a light bulb comes on. So many of your issues as a couple finally make sense! This understanding can help the non-ADHD partner take symptoms less personally. For the partner with ADHD, it can be a relief to understand what's behind some of your behaviors.
- Acknowledge the impact your behavior has on your partner. If you're the one with ADD/ADHD, it's important to recognize how your untreated symptoms affect your partner. If you're the non-ADHD partner, consider how your nagging and criticism makes your spouse feel. Don't dismiss your partner's complaints or disregard them because you don't like the way he or she brings it up or reacts to you.
- Separate who your partner is from his or her symptoms or behaviors. Instead of labeling your partner "irresponsible," recognize his or her forgetfulness and lack of follow-through as symptoms of ADD/ADHD. Remember, symptoms aren't character traits. That goes for the non-ADHD partner too. Recognize that nagging usually arises from feelings of frustration and stress, not because your partner is an unsympathetic harpy.
How the partner with ADHD often feels:
Different. The brain is often racing, and people with ADHD experience the world in a way that others don't easily understand or relate to.
Overwhelmed, secretly or overtly. Keeping daily life under control takes much more work than others realize.
Subordinate to their spouses. Their partners spend a good deal of time correcting them or running the show. The corrections make them feel incompetent, and often contribute to a parent–child dynamic. Men can describe these interactions as making them feel emasculated.
Shamed. They often hide a large amount of shame, sometimes compensating with bluster or retreat.
Unloved and unwanted. Consistent reminders from spouses, bosses, and others that they should "change" reinforce that they are unloved as they are.
Afraid to fail again. As their relationships worsen, the potential of punishment for failure increases. But ADHD inconsistency means this partner will fail at some point. Anticipating this failure results in reluctance to try.
Longing to be accepted. One of the strongest emotional desires of those with ADHD is to be loved as they are, in spite of imperfections.
How the non-ADHD partner often feels:
Unwanted or unloved. The lack of attention is interpreted as lack of interest rather than distraction. One of the most common dreams is to be "cherished," and to receive the attention from one's spouse that this implies.
Angry and emotionally blocked. Anger and resentment permeate many interactions with the ADHD spouse. Sometimes this anger is expressed as disconnection. In an effort to control angry interactions, some non-ADHD spouses try to block their feelings by bottling them up inside.
Incredibly stressed out. Non-ADHD spouses often carry the vast proportion of the family responsibilities and can never let their guard down. Life could fall apart at any time because of the ADHD spouse's inconsistency.
Ignored and offended. To a non-ADHD spouse, it doesn't make sense that the ADHD spouse doesn't act on the non-ADHD partner's experience and advice more often when it's "clear" what needs to be done.
Exhausted and depleted. The non-ADHD spouse carries too many responsibilities, and no amount of effort seems to fix the relationship.
Frustrated. A non-ADHD spouse might feel as if the same issues keep coming back over and over again (a sort of boomerang effect).
Adapted from The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps, by Melissa C. Orlov.
Adult ADHD and relationships: Take responsibility for your role
Once you've put yourself in your partner's shoes, it's time to accept responsibility for your role in the relationship. Progress starts once you become aware of your own contributions to the problems you have as a couple. This goes for the non-ADHD partner as well.
While the ADHD partner's symptoms may trigger an issue, the symptoms alone aren't to blame for the relationship problem. The way the non-ADHD partner responds to the bothersome symptom can either open the door for cooperation and compromise or provoke misunderstandings and hurt feelings. If you're the one with ADD/ADHD, you're also responsible for the way you react to your partner's concerns. Your reaction can either make your significant other feel validated and heard or disregarded and ignored.
Break free of the parent-child dynamic
Many couples feel stuck in an unsatisfying parent-child type of relationship, with the non-ADHD partner in the role of the parent and the partner with ADHD in the role of the child. It often starts when the partner with ADD/ADHD fails to follow through on tasks, such as forgetting to pay the cable bill, leaving clean laundry in a pile on the bed, or leaving the kids stranded after promising to pick them up. The non-ADHD partner takes on more and more of the household responsibilities. The more lopsided the partnership becomes, the more resentful he or she feels. It becomes harder to appreciate the ADHD spouse's positive qualities and contributions. Of course, the partner with ADD/ADHD senses this. He or she starts to feel like there's no point to even trying and dismisses the non-ADHD spouse as controlling and impossible to please. So what can you do to break this pattern?
Tips for the non-ADHD partner:
- You can't control your spouse, but you can control your own actions. Put an immediate stop to verbal attacks and nagging. Neither gets results.
- Encourage your partner when he or she makes progress and acknowledge achievements and efforts.
- Stop trying to "parent" your partner. It is destructive to your relationship and demotivating to your spouse.
Tips for the partner with ADHD:
- Acknowledge the fact that your ADD/ADHD symptoms are interfering with your relationship. It's not just a case of your partner being unreasonable.
- Explore treatment options. As you learn to manage your symptoms and become more reliable, your partner will ease off.
- Find ways to spoil your spouse. If your partner feels cared for by you—even in small ways—he or she will feel less like your parent.
Adult ADHD and relationships: Stop fighting and start communicating
As you've already seen, communication often breaks down between partners when ADD/ADHD is in the mix. One partner feels overburdened. The other feels attacked. They end up fighting each other rather than tackling the issue.
To improve communication, do what you can to defuse emotional volatility. If need be, take time to cool off before discussing an issue. When you have the conversation, listen closely to your partner. Ask yourself what you're really arguing about. What's the deeper issue?
Example: A couple fights over dinner being an hour late. The husband, who doesn't have ADHD, is upset over more than his empty stomach. He feels frustrated with his wife's lack of reliability and attention (I work hard to provide for her! Why don't I ever get any TLC? If she cared for me, she'd make more of an effort.). The ADHD wife feels overwhelmed and unfairly judged (I have so much to take care of around the house. It's hard for me to keep on top of everything and I lost track of time. How does that make me a bad wife?).
Once you identify the real issue, it's much easier to resolve the problem. In this example, the husband would be less upset if he realized that his wife's chronic lateness and disorganization isn't personal. It's a symptom of untreated ADD/ADHD. For her part, once the wife understands that a timely dinner makes her husband feel loved and appreciated, she'll be more motivated to make it happen.
Communication tips
- Don't bottle up your emotions. Fess up to your feelings, no matter how ugly. Get them out in the open where you can work through them as a couple.
- You're not a mind reader. Don't make assumptions about your partner's motivations. Avoid the "if my spouse really loved me…" trap. If your partner does something that upsets you, address it directly rather than silently stewing.
- Watch what you say and how you say it. Avoid critical words and questions that put your partner on the defensive ("Why can't you ever do what you said you would?" or "How many times do I have to tell you?").
- Find the humor in the situation. Learn to laugh over the inevitable miscommunications and misunderstandings. Laughter relieves tension and brings you closer together.
Improving your communication skills when you have ADD/ADHD
The impulsivity of ADD/ADHD can interfere with communication. The following tips can help you have more satisfying conversations with your partner and other people.
- Listen actively and don't interrupt. While the other person is talking, make an effort to maintain eye contact. If you find your mind wandering, mentally repeat their words so you follow the conversation. Make an effort to avoid interrupting.
- Ask questions. Instead of launching into whatever is on your mind—or the many things on your mind—ask the other person question. It will let him or her know you're paying attention.
- Request a repeat. If your attention wanders, tell the other person so as soon as you realize it and ask him or her to repeat what was just said. If you let the conversation go too long when your mind is elsewhere, it will only get tougher to re-connect.
Adult ADHD and relationships: Work together as a team
Just because one partner has ADD/ADHD doesn't mean you can't have a balanced, mutually fulfilling relationship. The key is to learn to work together as a team. A healthy relationship involves give and take, with both individuals participating fully in the partnership and looking for ways to support each other.
Take some time on both sides to identify what you're good at and which tasks are most challenging for you. If your spouse is strong in an area in which you're weak, perhaps he or she can take over that responsibility, and vice versa. It should feel like an equal exchange. If you're both weak in a certain area, brainstorm how to get outside help. For example, if neither of you are good with money, you could hire a bookkeeper or research money management apps that make budgeting easier.
ADD/ADHD teamwork tips
- Divide tasks and stick to them. The non-ADHD partner may be more suited to handling the bills and doing the errands, while you manage the children and cooking.
- Schedule weekly sit-downs. Meet once a week to address issues and assess progress you've made as a couple.
- Evaluate the division of labor. Make a list of chores and responsibilities and rebalance the workload if either one of you is shouldering the bulk of the load.
- Delegate, outsource, and automate. You and your partner don't have to do everything yourselves. If you have children, assign them chores. You might also consider hiring a cleaning service, signing up for grocery delivery, or setting up automatic bill payments.
- Split up individual tasks, if necessary. If the partner with ADD/ADHD has trouble completing tasks, the non-ADHD partner may need to step in as the "closer." Account for this in your arrangement to avoid resentments.
Create a practical plan
If you have ADD/ADHD, you probably aren't very good at organizing or setting up systems. But that doesn't mean you aren't able to follow a plan once it's in place. This is an area where the non-ADHD partner can provide invaluable assistance. He or she can help you set up a system and routine you can rely on to help you stay on top of your responsibilities.
Start by analyzing the most frequent things you fight about, such as chores or chronic lateness. Then think about practical things you can do to solve them. For forgotten chores, it might be a big wall calendar with checkboxes next to each person's daily tasks. For chronic lateness, you might set up a calendar on your smartphone, complete with timers to remind you of upcoming events.
Helping your partner with ADD/ADHD
- Develop a routine. Your partner will benefit from the added structure. Schedule in the things you both need to accomplish and consider set times for meals, exercise, and sleep.
- Set up external reminders. This can be in the form of a dry erase board, sticky notes, or a to-do list on your phone.
- Control clutter. People with ADD/ADHD have a hard time getting and staying organized, but clutter adds to the feeling that their lives are out of control. Help your partner set up a system for dealing with clutter and staying organized.
- Ask the ADHD partner to repeat requests. To avoid misunderstandings, have your partner repeat what you have agreed upon.
More help for ADD/ADHD in children
ADD/ADHD Help Center: Find ways to stay focused, turn chaos into calm, and manage the symptoms of distraction, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
- Help for Adult ADD / ADHD: Tips for Managing Symptoms & Getting Focused
- ADD / ADHD Medications: Are ADHD Drugs Right for You or Your Child?
- Treatment for Adult ADD / ADHD: A Guide to Finding Treatments That Work
- Adult ADD / ADHD: Signs, Symptoms, Effects, and Treatment
Adult ADD / ADHD help
Lifestyle changes for adult ADD / ADHD
- Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief: Finding the Relaxation Exercises That Work for You
- Healthy Eating: Easy Tips for Planning a Healthy Diet and Sticking to It
- How to Sleep Better: Tips for Getting a Good Night's Sleep
- Easy Ways to Start Exercising: Making Exercise a Fun Part of Your Everyday Life
Resources and references
ADD / ADHD in relationships
ADHD and Marriage: Six Steps to Nurturing A True Partnership – Marriage consultant and author Melissa Orlov covers steps you can take to heal a marriage impacted by ADD/ADHD. (Attention Deficit Disorder Association)
How to Manage Your Marriage When Your Spouse Has ADHD – Learn how ADD/ADHD can contribute to marital problems and what each partner can do to improve the relationship. (The Washington Post)
Attention Disorders Can Take a Toll on Marriage – Couples often don't realize that ADD/ADHD is impacting their marriage. Learn about common problems and complaints. (New York Times)
Challenges in ADD/ADHD relationships
The Right Way to Fight: ADHD Relationship Advice – Tips for fighting fair, maintaining perspective, and preventing arguments from turning destructive. (ADDitude)
Interacting with Others: Tips for Adults with AD/HD – Learn how to improve social interactions. For the complete guide, see Social Skills in Adults with ADHD. (National Resource Center on ADHD)
Rediscovering Romance in Your ADHD Marriage – Expert Edward Hallowell, M.D., offers tips for reviving intimacy, intrigue, and excitement with your partner. (ADDitude)
ADD/ADHD and communication
ADHD and Communicating: Finding the Right Words… – For adults with ADHD, communication can difficult. Learn why it's challenging and what you can do. (Cummins Coaching & Training)
Clear Up Confusion: Communication Secrets for ADHD Spouses – Tips to help you speak the same language as your non-ADD partner and clear up conflicts in your marriage. (ADDitude)
ADHD & Relationships: Communication is the Key – Many problems in an ADHD relationship can be traced to differences in perception and communication style. (The A.D.D. Center)
What other readers are saying
"It was pretty clear to me quite soon after finding [your article] that my partner suffers from ADHD and this has been taking a huge toll on our relationship and family life. We are just starting to use the techniques suggested and so far it seems to be making huge improvements . . . the most important thing seems to be that we both understand the situation a lot better now and I too have been able to change my behavior to support my partner. . . It is such a huge relief for us to be getting back on track and to be able to organize things properly and be a lot less stressed." ~ United Kingdom
"I have been going crazy helping my husband and thinking he could "try harder" to pay attention, focus, stop losing things etc. Now I see it is a disease and, like any disease, I can't blame him for his symptoms. But I also see that he can do things to help his inabilities. You have no idea how much you have helped me." ~ Washington
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We all somehow inherently know that kale is good for us. From fast food eaters to health food fanatics, children to adults, dietitians to laymen…kale is pretty much a universal health food. Even my computer seems to have gotten the memo on this nutritional giant. While gathering data on kale I typed the words "nutrition" into a Google search and before I could even type the words "of kale," a funny thing happened. The first search option to pop up was "nutritional perks of kale." Either my computer is psychic or there's a major buzz surrounding the health benefits of this green vegetable.
So what's the hype? Maybe it's because kale is just so green, or probably because most people don't like to eat it. We all know that the best test determining how good a food is for you is how bad it tastes, right? (Loud, annoying buzzer) WRONG! I would like the opportunity to disprove that.
Let me begin with a little background information on this "superfood." Just like your favorite superhero, kale is tender yet strong (proven by its ability to be eaten from raw to braised), fights the bad guys (diseases like cancer and heart disease), puts things back where they belong (as in cholesterol and waste- you get it), and saves the good guys (provides a plethora of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals). Specifically, kale is an amazing source of antioxidant vitamins A and C, as well as one of the highest available food sources of vitamin K. It is actually so high in vitamin K (which works in blood clotting factors) that those on blood thinners may be advised to avoid it as it can be counteractive to their medication. Among the specific types of the antioxidants found in kale are the carotenoids and flavonoids, which are the primary factors giving kale its anti-cancer capabilities. I can continue, but I will spare you and simply say that going through kale's nutritional roster makes me wonder if it was spinach Popeye was eating all that time.
I am aware that all this nutritional jargon may not be enough to convince some of you skeptics. My husband Eli was an avid kale chips hater. He would list it on his top 10 worst foods. He would make faces as I ate it at dinner. He strongly felt that I could eat it only because I am a registered dietitian who grew up on a macrobiotic diet, and I would agree to appease him. But despite that, I couldn't prove to him that I truly did enjoy it. I had to find a way to present it to people like my husband who were on the other side.
And so, I searched and read and tested and tasted. What follows are two recipes that I feel can change your mind if it needs changing. I would like to showcase kale's versatility by presenting it to you in both cooked and raw form. We will start for the faint of heart with a recipe for spicy kale chips, a crispy and light snack that your kids will fight over. From there we will graduate to enjoying kale in its green glory with my asian sesame kale salad, fresh, earthy and vibrant. Talk about spring cleaning!
For the purpose of my two recipes we will be using curly kale. Other varieties of kale are lacinato or dinosaur kale, as well as ornamental (purple) kale. When buying curly kale I like to look for a bunch that is full, firm and has tight curls. Kale that feels wilted is not fresh and will not have the flavor or nutrition that it should. The color should be deep, rich green, and free of yellowing and obvious blemishes. I choose organic kale which is free of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.
Kale should be thoroughly washed, leaf by leaf in cold water. It can then be gathered it in a salad spinner, sprayed with a vegetable wash and allowed to soak for 2-3 minutes to get rid of any critters or dirt that may still be present. Spin it dry and you are ready to go.
Always remove the tough center stem of the kale, then chop to your desired sized pieces
- 1 bunch kale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (in sprayer bottle such as misto)
- ¼ tsp sea or Himalayan salt
- ¼ tsp hot pepper flakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Wash kale, remove hard inner stem, cut into bite size pieces
- Spray with olive oil and sprinkle with salt (if a misto is not available, simply drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat evenly)
- Optional: sprinkle with any or all of the following for added flavor: lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, sesame seeds, cumin
- Place on parchment lined baking tray, bake for 15-20 min until crispy but not burnt on edges.
- 1 bunch kale (yield approx 8 cups)
- 2 cups purple cabbage (sliced thin)
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- ½ cup thinly sliced scallions
- ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds (I buy raw, hulled seeds and toast myself)
- Optional: ¼ cup currants
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 2 tsp brown rice vinegar
- 2 tbs tamari
- 1 tsp agave nectar
- 1-2 garlic cloves (crushed)
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- Wash and dry kale thoroughly, cut out tough center and chop into bite size pieces
- Chop cabbage and scallions, shred carrots
- Toast sesame seeds in pan over low flame, moving pan continuously. Take out of pan at first sign of toasting. Do not allow to burn, should get tan
- Combine kale, cabbage, carrots, scallion and sesame seeds (and currants if using)
- Mix all dressing ingredients and add to salad. You can dress this salad in advance, as the kale can withstand the dressing and it will allow the flavors to develop.
- Serving suggestion: as seen in the photo, serve atop a bowl of soba noodles and vegetables in dashi for a balanced meal.
I hope that I have been successful in tempting you to try this nutritional powerhouse. I figured if I haven't convinced you as of yet I will leave you with the thoughts of my macho husband texting me from the work just the other day: "Hey, is there any kale salad left? I'll send someone over to pick it up." Now that's victory.
Are you willing to take the plunge?
Adele Yedid
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West Babylon man arraigned in brother's fatal stabbing
An argument over a beer turned deadly late Saturday afternoon when a West Babylon man stabbed his brother to death inside the house they shared with their elderly father, police said.
John Beaumont, 54, pleaded not guilty Sunday at his arraignment in Central Islip to the fatal stabbing a day earlier of his brother Thomas, 57.
He was accused by prosecutors of stabbing his brother once in the neck and once in the chest after their argument escalated to a fight.
Police said Beaumont called officers to the brothers' Densfield Road home at 5:33 p.m. Saturday to report that he had stabbed his brother.
The wounded brother was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead.
The Beaumonts' father, 86, who lived with the brothers, was at home during the stabbing but was not injured.
"He said he is innocent and is willing to testify before the grand jury," said John Beaumont's attorney, Richard Stafford of Bohemia.
Neighbors said they heard arguments coming from the house, and friends said the brothers were known to fight after consuming alcohol, but they always made up at the end.
"We've heard arguments but nothing violent," said Matthew Rorke, 46, who lives across the street.
His wife, Michelle Rorke, 42, described John Beaumont as a neighbor often seen doing landscaping and gardening around the home, oftentimes with his father, Thomas Beaumont Sr., watching closely at the front door of the house.
"From what I know, he was a very nice man," she said of John Beaumont. Rorke described Thomas Beaumont as a loner who waved hello but kept neighbors at arm's length.
Sunday afternoon, Mary and Russell Frank, of West Babylon, stopped by the Beaumonts' home because they wanted to know about funeral arrangements.
No one answered the door at the home for the Franks or a reporter and attempts to contact the family were unsuccessful.
The couple have known the Beaumont family for 40 years, but said they were closest to Thomas Beaumont, who took part in their wedding as an usher in 1982.
They described him as a great friend who loved his friends.
Said Russell Frank of the news that Thomas Beaumont was fatally stabbed while arguing with his brother over what prosecutors allege was beer: "We were shocked, but they were always fighting because they were drinking."
Stafford said prosecutors have until Friday to present their case to a grand jury.


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Is it conceivable? Thinking of a way to reconstruct a society in which all the work is being performed by technology makes for an interesting thought exercise indeed. However, some thinkers (such as Andrew McAfee in his TED presentation – see my previous post "The Move Towards Self-Employment") do see the possibility of a life where people are freed up to do other things. Can the currently assumed exchange between work and consumption be broken? Can the current unemployment situation be but a painful transition on to a life that is ultimately better? If money no longer mattered, perhaps some people would still be working and striving, but for different rewards (such as popularity or mere thrill of competition) as one of my conversation partners hypothesized. This possibility has optimists exclaiming "100% unemployment now!" However if we are striving towards this type of society, one of the worst risks we take is that our creations turn on us and we live out an event akin to "The Terminator: Rise of the Machines." On the other hand, the way we currently work is already ruining people's health and therefore slowly killing a good number of us so, if things keep going the way they are, the issue of our welfare becomes moot. Check out this interesting blog post, "Is 100% unemployment realistic, desirable, and statelessly doable?"
I find it hard to imagine a situation in which all real needs can be satisfied without any work being performed by people. I find it equally hard to believe that we will ever see full employment; understood to mean enough jobs to go around. Automation is real, and it's inconceivable to me that the future needs all of us. Thus, as long as we are living under a market economy, some of us will be expendable.
Kurt Vonnegut envisioned this scenario in Player Piano, in which people not in-demand enough to merit a paying gig were relagated to the humiliation and indignity of the "Reeks and Wrecks," a make-work program created to provide the illusion of being a contributing member of society, but the illusion wore thin rather quickly. In Player Piano, the "engineers and managers" are the last dominos left standing. As the nightmare is materializing…
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Right-Wing Media Hopelessly Confused About Their Race-Based Attacks On Obama
It's rather amazing that Barack Obama has been on the national political stage for more than eight years and the far-right media, committed to hating the president with a peculiar passion, still haven't figured out the race angle. Or specifically, they haven't figured out which race-baiting angle they prefer to play against him.
The jarring dichotomy played out yesterday. That morning, conservative George Will argued in his Washington Post column that Obama's race would shield him from a re-election defeat because Americans will vote for himbecause he's black.
Then in the late afternoon and evening a media kerfuffle broke out after thehabitually untrustworthy Drudge Report hyped a five-year-old video of Obama speaking at Hampton University. The unmistakable message from the overly excited members of GOP Noise machine on Tuesday was that the video "could dramatically impact" the election because it would showcase Obama as an angry man beset by racial grievances (it doesn't). The clear inference being that Americans won't vote for him because he's revealing his true black nature.
Here's how MSNBC's Rachel Maddow decoded the right-wing attack last night: "People didn't actually know [Obama] was this black, and if they had known he was this black they never would've elected him."
So which is it? Will voters excuse Obama's faults and give him a second term based on his race? Or will voters penalize Obama on Election Day based on his race?
The utter confusion and contradictory allegations shouldn't be surprising given that Obama's harshest opponents have been grappling for years, unsuccessfully, with the issue of race and how best to try to deploy it for political gain. They've alternately declared Obama a "racist" and have wallowed in the worst kind of ugly race baiting, while pre-emptively condemning any critics who dare call them out.
The us-versus-them cauldron of bigotry was purposefully reignited last night with the non-news of an Obama speech given in 2007 to an audience of African-American clergy. It was a speech that was open to the press at the time and was widely reported on, including on Fox News.
Yet here was just one of Matt Drudge's predictably race-baiting headline:
In reality, here's a small sample of Obama's supposedly "anger"-filled "race speech":
<Right here in this room, we believe that God is big enough to overcome the smallness of our politics; that He is big enough to overcome our doubts and our cynicism and our worries; that He is big enough to love children of every color and creed and political label.
Ministers, it's time to unite behind our faith and help all of God's children around the world and here at home realize that we are all surgeons. Our faith, the word and his will are the instruments we need to take the bullets out. >
Scary stuff, indeed.
But Sean Hannity and Fox and Drudge and Daily Caller and a brigade of seething bloggers wanted to push the Obama's-a-scary-black-man meme again (2008 nostalgia?), and so the entire GOP Noise Machine staged a faux freakout over Obama's alleged racist ways. Salon's Joan Walsh accurately described the on-air meltdown that Hannity and Daily Caller editor Tucker Carlson suffered last night as "the most rancid racial fear-mongering" she had seen in a very long time.
That fear-mongering was widespread last night. From blogger Doug Ross:
SETTING BACK RACE RELATIONS 40 YEARS: Tape Released by Daily Caller Reveals Obama Channeling Jeremiah Wright
From Jim Hoft:
Barack Obama Plays Race Card Against Whitey - Praises Reve. Wright in 2007 Speech
Meanwhile, Instapundit noted with glee that a screenshot of the lengthy address showed Obama "pounding" the lectern! (He's angry!)
You get the idea.
The convoluted message? Obama's a race-baiting monster who's (still) black!
All of this though, came on the same day conservative George Will complained that Obama's minority status might secure his re-election because, as Rush Limbaugh put it yesterday, Obama was an "affirmative action hire." Appearing on Sean Hannity's radio show last week, conservative columnist Michael Barone made the same point, suggesting people don't want to be seen as rejecting the first African American president. And they don't want to admit that he's a failure, as Will argued.
Aside from the immensely condescending opinion that Will expressed, claiming unserious voters will punt an entire presidential election in order to not "give up on" the first African-American president, the columnist suggested race remains the dominant issue when evaluating Obama.
Will cynically claimed race is a huge asset for Obama, while Hannity and company clearly hope race will be used to drive the president from office next month.
Confirmed: When it comes to the right-wing media and race-based attack politics, they just can't keep their stories straight.


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Indiblogger team did it again…..the guys gave Mumbai bloggers a fabulous chance to have a sneak peek of the most famous kitchen in Mumbai..the Master Chef India Kitchen.
Those who are loyal followers of MasterChef series, are sure to love this one !!!
On 15th of October, the Indiblogger team painstakingly arranged for the Mumbai bloggers, an evening that probably will remain fresh in our memories for decades to come .The MasterChef 2 Indiblogger meet was held at the Famous Rk Studio at Chembur.
When I reached the place, the moment I entered the venue, I was awestruck….the Masterchef kitchen that we all saw on our television screen during Masterchef season 1, was actually there in front of me….the same set, the same lighting, the seating, the cutlery..it felt almost like a dream !
The Masterchef India 2 Set at RK studios
My Favorite Pristine White ones !
Some More to oooh and Aahhhhh !
Soon the Meet began and we could see our names flashed on two big screens as the bloggers were given their 49 seconds of fame, turn by turn…yeah we were asked to introduce ourselves and talk about our respective blogs and about our passion for blogging. So many creative people, who blog about anything and everything, shared info about their blogs.
But I am sure each one of us was anxiously waiting for this introduction part to get over, so that we can actually meet the celebrity Chef Judges….Viz; Kunal Kapoor, Vikas Khanna and Ajay Chopra .
Three Chef Judges..
Finally the much awaited moment arrived and the Chef Ajay Chopra was there in studio. He shared some real experiences of his life as a Chef and his achievements too (BTW he is a gold medalist in management training program that was held at the Oberoi Center for Learning and Development (OCLD)). He took up the questions from the audience and gracefully replied each one, with all the honesty.
Then came Chef Kunal, and again the bloggers were excited to hear his story about how his family of bankers doubted his dreams of becoming a chef. And now, he is rated as one of the Best Chefs in India by National Weekly Magazine – India Today. You inspired me Chef Kunal !!!!
Then came the moment for which the bloggers, especially the female clan was super excited….the humble, cute chef with a cuter American-Punjabi accent walked in ..the adorable (Don't know if that is a right way to address ) Chef Vikas Khanna.His official profile aptly describe him as ' an award winning,Michelin Starred Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, filmmaker, humanitarian'. Trust me, you will be bowled over by his humble approach and sweet gestures.He moved us by his intriguing childhood instance, that took place during the infamous Operation Blue star.
Each Chef encouraged the audience to shoot out some questions. Well we all have many in our minds, but few on our lips.Awestruck I was, at least !
There happened to be an argument over the Master Chef India being more melodramatic than MasterChef Australia, and the judges made sure to clarify the fact that the emotions portrayed are not scripted , neither are the decisions rigged. To hit the nail hard, Chef Kunal encouraged us to share our experiences related to the food and emotions attached to it.
Quite a few bloggers shared their lovely nostalgic moments and when I , trembling with emotions and with the fear of camera focused on me, judges waiting to hear me, began, as how overwhelming it was for me to travel down the road of memories, remembering all the beautiful nightouts at RK Studio during Ganesh Utsav, the awesome street food of Chembur that I used to enjoy with my cousins and Aunts. I told them how I was missing my mom( whom we lost just a month back) while being there in Chembur that happens to be the home of my maternal family…I was about to break into tears when suddenly something surreal happened..The Chef Ajay asked me the name of my Mother, and he requested everyone to observe a minute of silence for my Mom..and each one of them obliged…..I had a lump in my throat….I just couldn't believe what was happening around….Thank you dear Chefs…and the rocking Indibloggers….somewhere up there, my mother might be happy and touched with this sweet gesture of you all….I am obliged !
The time was ticking….after taking some more queries, a small Tea break was announced…and this was the time when all the female bloggers got hold of Chef Vikas, requesting him to pose with them…to which he very happily obliged….standing with him, with his hand on our shoulders, posing for a picture…Man !!!!! it was awesome !!!!!
With tea and Snacks…chit chatting with the chefs Ajay and Kunal, continued and I was surprised to notice the ease with which they mingled with the bloggers. No starry attitude, no acting pricey…..the way they responded to our queries….shared their experiences as Chefs in general and also as the Judges in Masterchef India 1…they were rocking !
While many were enjoying the tea break, some of us sneaked into the 'Tasting area', clicking pictures, trying to experience how judges might be feeling while tasting the stuff cooked by the aspiring contestants , praising those who excelled, while the less fortunate ones being emotionally ripped apart with the frank comments of judges.
Now it was time for some action….yeah the judges were going to test the dicing, chopping and peeling skills of the participants. It began with dicing an apple into perfect 1 inch cubes, which later Chef Ajay taught us.
Chef Ajay demonstrating as how to dice apples perfectly !
It was followed by slicing Ginger into julienne…again, chef Kunal impressed us with his skills when he demonstrated us the same.
Now it was the turn of cutting the potato to dress it for French fries…and this time it was Chef Vikas who showed us the perfect way to get those much adored perfectly equal sized french fries.
The enthusiastic and not-so enthusiastic bloggers enjoyed their moments of fame, while they were judged for their skills.And the winners went away with the Gift vouchers worth thousands….what a day for them !!!!
Then it came the mystery box challenge….we have to identify the ingredients and based upon those, we have to mentally cook up a recipe, name it and provide a brief method. We have to be innovative and trust me that was the toughest thing. Well that too ended up on a sweet note when the judges were impressed with those who came up with an innovative recipes on the spur of moment.Kudos to them !
Well now it was the time to bid goodbye, but before we call it a day, we found ourselves waiting in a queue to get our Wish card, Masterchef Apron, MasterChef Mugs autographed by the ever-so-obliging judges.Yeah we did received all of the above stuff along with a Masterchef-Indiblogger Tee….Envy us , dear folks 😉 (pics updated now !)
The day came to an end….It was one of the most memorable day of my life..I did made some friends over there….met so many bloggers….I will update this post with other pictures, the URLs of the fellow bloggers and their experiences as and when they are ready to share the way they felt about this event.
Thanks everyone…for making this real for me..and thanks to the readers who are still around reading this loooooong post.


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LOS ANGELES RACES Prove Air THRILLERS (Sep, 1933)
LOS ANGELES RACES Prove Air THRILLERS
More and more power and less refinement of streamline design is the cry of present day designers as proved by contesting planes in great 1933 Los Angeles Air Races. Flown across country by an eye witness this up-to-the-minute account of the past year's aviation progress summarizes records, achievements and points out the races' thrills.
by JAMES BOWLES
ROARING across the continent in 11 hours, 30 minutes, Col. Roscoe Turner not only clipped 63 minutes from his former east-west trans-continental speed record, but he inaugurated something new in the way of planning his route.
The speedy Wedell-Williams low-wing monoplane which Col. Turner piloted has flown in excess of 300 miles an hour, although his average speed across the continent was a little less than 250 miles an hour. At that velocity, he cannot afford to fly through rain storms.
Avoids Rain by Phoning Accordingly, the night before he took off from New York, he telephoned to Los Angeles, where California Institute of Technology scientists recently announced a new system of weather forecasting so accurate they can predict where storms will gather anywhere in the United States. At two points along the route, Turner was told, he would encounter showers.
Although he was instructed to turn slightly south from his course between two of his stopping points, Col. Turner added the extra miles for safety and slid down to a three-point landing early in the afternoon, a half hour ahead of his nearest competitor, Jimmie Wedell.
Increases in Power This year's races saw more power pouring from the already powerful engines used in the tiny racers. Last year Maj. Jimmie Doolittle won the Thompson 100-mile dash with a 750-horsepower engine pulling his monoplane through the air at Cleveland. This year, Col. Turner won the same epic event with the engine "souped up" to nearly 1,000 horsepower!
True, Col. Turner did not reach the speed attained by Doolittle, for fairly heavy cross-winds impeded the racers at Los Angeles. But the increased power indicates the trend in racing. More power instead of more streamlining. The blunt-nosed fuselage has been accepted as the prevailing style for the larger planes, though some of the smaller ships still make use of water-cooled engines, with consequent frontal area. Despite the cross winds, Col. Turner won the Thompson trophy at an average speed of 241.051 miles an hour, as compared with Doolittle's 252.686.
With the same plane Turner made a dramatic futile effort to establish a new world's land plane record, but a combination of factors, including fog at one end of his course, beat him back to an average speed of 280 miles an hour.
The small planes, on the other hand, are getting smaller. Several which had appeared in former air races were even tinier. S. J. Wittman, of Oshkosh, Wis., 3ew his tiny ship, "Clipper," across the continent without altimeter or compass. But note: whereas the wing spread first was 20 feet, he remodeled the plane with a 17-foot wing, while the current model boasts a spread of only 14 ft., 6 in. Every year he "clips" two feet off the wing!
These babes of the air come in two classes, 375 cubic inch piston displacement and 550 inch displacement. They attain speeds up above 200 miles an hour. They land sometimes in excess of 100 miles an hour on wheels hardly larger than your hand. They buzz like bees in the air, yet the pilots "polished" the pylons so closely as they made vertical turns that the casual observer must have thought they'd collapse in the air.
As the planes flashed across start and finish lines, "two-eyed" cameras recorded their times and positions—within an accuracy of 1/1000 of a second and a fraction of an inch. These cameras have settled many disputes and have come to be a necessary part of judging finishes.
Advent of Low-wing Popularity This year's races were marked by the almost total absence of biplanes and high-wing monoplanes. All the racers preferred low-wing ships, since they have been found more stable and easier to handle at high speeds. So well did they handle, in fact, that the four days of racing were completed without incident, excepting a "stunt" race between two motion picture actors flying fairly slow biplanes. "Hoot" Gibson plunged into the earth after a turn around a pylon because his experience was not adequate to permit him to carry the ship through quick maneuvers. He was not seriously hurt. Russell Boardman, who crashed in taking off at Indianapolis during the Bendix dash, died from his injuries.
But speaking of thrills—I must pay tribute to Maj. Ernst Udet, German ace who drove to earth 62 allied planes during the World War, and Lt. Tito Falconi, youthful Italian Royal Air Force pilot.
European Wizards at Controls These European wizards of the air displayed a prowess few in America have seen. Maj. Udet, particularly, demonstrated the ingenuity Germany has shown in developing aeronautics despite the bans of the Versailles peace treaty. He flew his seven-year-old Fokker biplane, powered by a 150-horsepower Siemens motor—considered by American speed pilots to be something akin to a toy—with such skill and daring that a tremendous tribute was paid him.
Imagine, for instance, pulling the ship up into a whipstall—straight up until the engine pulls the plane down—only 300 feet above the grandstands; looping the loop with the engine shut off; picking up a handkerchief from the ground with a hook tied to one wing!; barrel-rolling from the ground.
Or picture 120-pound Falconi, picked from 400 pilots to represent Italy, roaring down and up in an outside loop, passing within 100 feet of the earth; flying along the ground with his wings vertical, held aloft only by his 400-horse-power engine; climbing straight up hundreds of feet, pulled aloft by his powerful motor.
Two pictures of European aviation since the war—the vanquished and victor! Stunting, true: but typical of progress in those countries. Loops Auto-Gyro When the crowds tired of thrilling at these hair-raising episodes, they watched Lt. Johnny Miller loop-the-loop in his auto-gyro. Here was something brand new for National Air Racers, yet the flying windmill looped, whip-stalled and performed wing-overs with the same ease as an airplane.
I have seen many parachute stunts, including delayed openings, or free-falls; which means that the jumper "bails out" and drops a long distance before pulling the rip cord. "Spud" Manning, a jumper of long experience, made even old-timers gasp when they strained their eyes up at the same auto-gyro and saw the tiny jumper leap overboard at an altitude of nearly 15,000 feet. Manning added a touch of stellar showmanship as he fed into the open air wisps of white smoke —really flour—the while he twisted and turned on his earthward plunge.
Manning Has a Real Thrill Stunt Down through the sky the floury trail marked his course, though few could see his body as it hurtled downward. After a time the flour was exhausted, the trail disappeared. Then, a mile below the last white puff, the billowing silken canopy snapped open; but not even yet was he safe, for he was suspended beneath a 'chute only 24 feet in diameter. To break his fall further, when a thousand feet above the field, the jumper jerked a second rip cord, and another parachute flew out to slow him down to a safe landing.
National Air Races are the crucible in which manufacturers and individuals who think they can build faster airplanes test their products. Here the little fellow gets his chance. Wedell built Turner's plane and saw Turner outrace him in the two feature events—but he had the satisfaction of knowing he had been defeated by his own handiwork in which an engine of fully 200 more horsepower had been installed.


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FRENCH 277: Literature and the Self in Twentieth-Century France
In this course, we will explore how the different discoveries concerning the self during the XXth Century (throughout philosophy, politics or psychoanalysis) do reflect in the domain of literature. Nouveau roman, autobiography, auto fiction or self references will be amongst the themes explored in class. Our main texts will be taken out of the official list issued by the French Department. Taught in French.
Last offered: Spring 2015 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
GERMAN 88: Germany in 5 Words
This course explores German history, culture and politics by tracing five (largely untranslatable) words and exploring the debates they have engendered in Germany over the past 200 years. This course is intended as preparation for students wishing to spend a quarter at the Bing Overseas Studies campus in Berlin, but is open to everyone. Taught in English.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
Instructors: Daub, A. (PI) ; Gillo, I. (TA) ; Pohlmann, J. (TA) ; Strakovsky, J. (TA)
2016-2017 Spring
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-ED |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 171 / 299
04/03/2017 - 06/07/2017 Mon, Wed 4:30 PM - 5:50 PM at 200-002 with Daub, A. (PI); Gillo, I. (TA); Pohlmann, J. (TA); Strakovsky, J. (TA)
Instructors: Daub, A. (PI); Gillo, I. (TA); Pohlmann, J. (TA); Strakovsky, J. (TA)
GERMAN 88Q: Gateways to the World: Germany in 5 Words
This course explores German history, culture and politics by tracing five (largely untranslatable) words and exploring the debates they have engendered in Germany over the past 200 years. This course is intended as preparation for students wishing to spend a quarter at the Bing Overseas Studies campus in Berlin, but is open to everyone. Preference to Sophomores. Taught in English.
Last offered: Spring 2014 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
GERMAN 120N: The Brothers Grimm and Their Fairy Tales
Historical, biographical, linguistic, and literary look at the Kinder- and Hausmarchen of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Readings from the fairy tales, plus materials in other media such as film and the visual arts. Four short essays, one or two oral reports. Preference to Freshmen; class then opens to all. Fulfills WIM for German majors (must be taken for letter grade.) In German.
Last offered: Autumn 2013 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
GERMAN 121: Why So Serious? German Earnestness and its Cultural Origin
The stereotype of Germans having no sense of humor and being overly serious is a very persistent one. This course searches for the origins of this cultural stereotype and explores how this mentality manifests itself in modern German thought, literature, cinema, and popular culture. Do Germans find a particular joy in entertaining serious and depressive thoughts? Can we distinguish between different facets and styles of `genuinely German¿ seriousness? And finally, can we understand German culture better through an understanding of their genuine seriousness? Materials include works by: the brothers Grimm, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Murnau, Benn, Fassbinder, Bernhard, Adorno, Haneke. Taught in German. Prerequisite: Gerlang 1-3, or equivalent.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Fischer, A. (PI)
2016-2017 Autumn
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 5
09/26/2016 - 12/09/2016 Mon, Wed, Fri 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM at 260-244 with Fischer, A. (PI)
Instructors: Fischer, A. (PI)
GERMAN 123: German Culture and Film
This course has two primary goals. First, it is designed to provide students with a visual and linguistic foundation for discussing and writing about German film from the Weimar period to the present. To that end we will review important genres, directors, and technological developments in the history of German film. Second, using film as a lens, we will examine several key moments in German cultural history from the 1920s to the present. Certain themes will reoccur throughout the course, including gender, the city, technology, violence, and social crisis. All materials and class discussion in German.(Meets Writing-in-the-Major requirement)
Last offered: Winter 2013 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
GERMAN 124: Introduction to German Lyric Poetry
Introduction to lyric poetry in German from the 18th century to the present. Readings include poems by Goethe, Holderlin, Brentano, Eichendorff, Heine, Rilke, Trakl, Celan, Brecht. Ways of thinking about and thinking with poetry. Focus on poetic form, voice, figural language, and the interaction of sensory registers. Taught in German, with attention to discussion and writing skills. Prerequisite: Gerlang 1-3 or equivalent.
Last offered: Winter 2016 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
GERMAN 128: Writing with Kafka (GERMAN 328)
This course explores Franz Kafka his literary work and biography, its themes and his contemporary significance through an array of heterogeneous materials and creative practices. Discussions of Kafka's short writings, correspondences and diary entries; feuilletons about Kafka, film and radio adaptations of his works. Exploring ways to make Krafka's creativity productive for their writing, students may study topics such as questions of textual criticism, humor, parody, the uncanny and the Kafkaesque in Kafka and today. Throughout, the seminar will tease out historical and cultural backgrounds of Kafka's work and life, and trace the crisis of modernity in his writings. Readings, discussions and writing creative projects and analytical writing in German.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors: Knuepling, F. (PI)
2016-2017 Spring
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| In Person
| Students enrolled: 2
04/03/2017 - 06/07/2017 Tue, Thu 12:00 PM - 2:50 PM at 160-B35 with Knuepling, F. (PI)
Instructors: Knuepling, F. (PI)
GERMAN 128N: Medicine, Modernism, and Mysticism in Thomas Mann's the Magic Mountain
Published in 1924, The Magic Mountain is a novel of education, tracing the intellectual growth of a budding engineer through a maze of intellectual encounters during a seven- year sojourn in a sanatorium set high in the Swiss Alps. It engages with the key themes of modernism: the relativity of time, the impact of psychoanalysis, the power of myth, and an extended dispute between an optimistic belief in progress and a pessimistic vision of human nature. Through its detailed discussion of disease (tuberculosis), this remarkable text connects the study of medicine to the humanities. There will be an exploration of this rich and profound novel both as a document of early twentieth-century Europe and as a commentary on the possibilities of education that are urgent for liberal arts education today. Taught in English.
Last offered: Autumn 2012 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
GERMAN 129: Madness: Mental Institutions in German Literature, Film, and Video Games
What does a narrator who declares himself "insane" make us reevaluate as readers or viewers? How do literary texts portray sanatoriums and the people who inhabit them? From the unreliable narrator to the sudden twist ending, madness is often made into a literary trope; the insane asylum, too, becomes a symbol of broader socio-political concerns. This course looks at the representations of clinics and sanatoriums in classic German texts of the 20th century, engaging critically with these representations and the ways in which insanity and illness are depicted. We will compare texts from several genres (novel, film, drama, or video game), to see how the rules change depending on the form used. Texts will include Robert Wiene's masterful expressionist film "Das Cabinet des Doktor Caligari"; excerpts from Thomas Mann¿s "Der Zauberberg"; excerpts from Gunter Grass' postwar masterpiece "Die Blechtrommel"; Friedrich Dürrenmatt's "Die Physiker", a coldwar theatrical screed on the dangers of science in a nuclear age; and the mysterious point-and-click adventure game "Edna bricht aus." Taught in German. Prerequisite: GERLANG 3 or permission of instructor.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Kagen, M. (PI)
2016-2017 Spring
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 4
04/03/2017 - 06/07/2017 Mon, Wed, Fri 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM at 260-011 with Kagen, M. (PI)
Instructors: Kagen, M. (PI)
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Wednesday, AMD launched its G-series platform, codenamed eBrazos, for embedded systems. In calling the G-series an "embedded" part, AMD is using the term the same way that Intel does: to designate systems that fall outside the scope of the traditional PC market. (Examples include point-of-sale terminals, slot machines, kiosk systems, digital signs, industrial controls, and so on.)
eBrazos is fairly powerful for such applications, and given AMD's low prices it could help the company hold its own against Intel in this market.
At the heart of eBrazos are two of AMD's "Bobcat" cores, paired with a DirectX11-class GPU on the same die. Bobcat is an out-of-order design, which makes it higher performance and higher power than Intel's Atom. But for many of the applications at which AMD is aiming the design, Atom's low-power advantage may not matter as much, especially if an AMD solution can keep the total bill of materials cost lower. The eBrazos GPU has a video decoder that can do hardware-accelerated decoding of H.264, VC1, and DivX/Xvid formats, and the chip also comes with a pair of digital display outputs that can be externally configured as either HDMI, DVI, or DisplayPort.
Microsoft is using a previous-generation chipset in its new Surface product that it showed off at this past CES. This is a pretty important design win for AMD, not because Surface has volume, but because it's a relatively performance-intensive, high-profile application. AMD is also touting design wins from a list of companies that includes Fujitsu, Wyse, and a number of less familiar names.
Incidentally, given that there are 9W and 18W versions of the chipset (CPU/GPU plus controller hub chip) available, the G-series would probably be a much better fit for the MacBook Air than the ancient Intel hardware that's currently in there. It would certainly be better than what's in the current Mac mini. Don't hold your breath for Apple to go AMD, though—not with the prospect of Sandy Bridge upgrades coming later this year.


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This is very different from technologies like Bluetooth or WiFi operating in the 2.4GHz unlicensed ISM band.
As a result, you cannot operate any GSM RF equipment (like the BS-11 or any other BTS) unless you have obtained a proper license from the regulatory authority in your country. Accomplishing to operate a BTS without having such a license is subject to punishment according to the respective laws in your country.
Apart from the legal aspects, there also are practical aspects. If you operate on a channel (ARFCN) that is already used by a GSM operator, you will likely create interference with the production network. Please don't do this! It is illegal and disruptive, and not related to what this project is trying to achieve.
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He saw it Tuesday night at Progressive Field, and he saw it pretty early.
"It looked to me like it started in the second inning," Jones said. "Alex [Avila] came over to me in the third inning and he just kind of smiled and said, 'He's got it tonight.'"
After the first inning, Verlander came into the dugout and had a long talk with Jones. It wasn't about the mechanics, Jones said. He just worried that Verlander was too conscious of the baserunner and was getting too quick in his delivery to be consistent with it.
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The adjustment that Verlander made between starts, Jones said, allowed him to extend his arm better in his delivery. That gave him some more velocity, sure, but it also allowed him to put his pitches on either corner, too.
That shows in the numbers, and not just on the radar gun. His fastball, which had dropped into the low 90s in some starts earlier this summer, averaged just under 97 mph Tuesday night according to data from MLB.com Gameday and brooksbaseball.net. That's his highest average velocity with it since last September.
The more impressive numbers were on strikes. He threw 50 of his 69 fastballs for strikes, a 72 percent rate, and he induced 10 swings and misses. Both numbers were around his best of the season.
Verlander also threw more curveballs, and threw them consistently for strikes. That wasn't a change, Jones said, so much as a trend.
"His curveball his last three times has been impressive," Jones said.
Jones doesn't want to prematurely proclaim that Verlander is back, though his trend the last few starts strongly suggests it. His next start Sunday at Yankee Stadium might be the sign.
"I think you have to wait and see," Jones said. "In the back of my mind, I'm hoping, but to me you have to keep going out there every time and doing it. But I think he's happy where he's at."


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Katalin Szvorák was born in 1958, Losonc. She spent the first five years of her childhood at Pinc; then she moved to Fülek with her family, where she has lived for 15 years.
In 1980; being the only Hungarian candidate living abroad, she got the Title 'Young Master of Folk Art'. One year later, in 1981 she won the folk singing competition 'Röpülj páva'. She worked as a self-managed artiste for 2 decades (1983 - 2005); she was soloist of Honvéd Ensemble.
From 1996, she was a folk music teacher at the Vujicsics Music School in Szentendre for 20 years. In 2010 and 2011, she taught as a guest lecturer at the Folk Music Department of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. In 2017, she gave a masterclass at the Liszt Academy.
In the past 40 years, she gave concerts in more than 45 countries. Winner at several international contests, she owns a great variety of important and distinguishing titles. Among others, she is honorary citizen of Pinc Village, Fülek and Pest County.
Her first major professional recognition was the Liszt Prize in 2000. She also got a special, rarely donated prize; the Alternative Kossuth Prize in 2010. In 2013, she received Kossuth Prize.
Most recently, in the fall of 2018, she received the European Citizen Prize. In January 2019, she was awarded the Jean Monnet Commemorative Medal, and on March 15, the Central Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.
She was the first in Hungary who published eight albums about melodies of the peoples living in Carpathian Basin in their original languages. The first children's folk songs album and the first canonical folk singer album belongs to her lifework, as well. She has brought out a publication for stroke patients; published a canonical trilogy with folk songs and a CD entitled A Teremtő dicsérete (The Praise of the Creator), that contains religious hymns. Moreover, she made a duet record with Levente Szörényi and two with Juli Kudliki.
Last spring, she published several albums, one of them called Hazagondolás (Thinking back home) contains folksongs, beliefs and folktales about the 'Palóc'. Another, the Tölgyfa-testvér (Oak Brother) consists of songs inspired by Slovak folk poetry. She has published her double album 'Szvorak 60', as well. The album Dalüzenet (Song message), the masterpiece of her oeuvre came out this spring, in 2019. Currently, she is working on her 39th publication, the Tibor Ág memorial album.
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|Song message - the Jubilee concert of the Kossuth prize awarded folksinger, Katalin Szvorák in collaboration with Balázs Cserta (wind instruments) and Daniel Szabó (cimbalom).


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Feb 4th, 2011 @ 2:03pm
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Full Affidavit On Latest Seizures Again Suggests Homeland Security Is Twisting The Law
You posted this yesterday
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110203/01402812935/full-affidavit-latest-seizures-ag ain-suggests-homeland-security-is-twisting-law.shtml#c2140
Perhaps people are mean to you because you're an asshole.
Feb 3rd, 2011 @ 2:58pm
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NBC Universal Study Shows That It's Hollywood's Own Damn Fault So Much Content Is 'Pirated'
I personally have download over 30GB of data through the blizzard system ... and I'm just one individual.
WOW has ~8 million subscribers using the full version of the game, that is approximately 228 petabytes of data.
Feb 3rd, 2011 @ 2:52pm
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NBC Universal Study Shows That It's Hollywood's Own Damn Fault So Much Content Is 'Pirated'
I applaud your effort to bring some neutrality to the debate. Unfortunately, it is NOT rational to make assumptions when we have facts and evidence which directly refute an assumption.
one side is absolutely certain that giving things away for free and recovering money in an alternate manner cannot work
Again, I applaud your effort in trying to understand the other side; but, an "assumption" such as the one above is irrational and one cannot reasonable discuss this issue with anyone who relies on this "assumption" because it is provably false. 60 years of broadcast television have shown that content can be "given away" with money from other sources. People on the other side of the debate can't simply start the debate with an irrational assumption and then expect to be taken seriously.
Feb 3rd, 2011 @ 2:46pm
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NBC Universal Study Shows That It's Hollywood's Own Damn Fault So Much Content Is 'Pirated'
Where do I start with someone who is so friggin' dense? Didn't you read my post?
Apparently you start by trying to insult their intelligence and then follow up with a series of paragraphs that proves you are functionally retarded.
Saying that people don't watch ads and won't pay for things doesn't make it so. Part of problem with the "content industry" is that people in the industry spend so much time making up and living out fantasy worlds that they are unable to distinguish them from reality. Here in reality, we use facts, research, studies, and polls to determine what people will or won't do. In "content land" you just make up shit and then present it as evidence.
In this technological era, nothing but utter stupidity prevents me from having access to the collected artistic works of mankind via a simple subscription based application. If the "content industry" wants to survive they need to create that app; otherwise they're dead ... and I won't care.
Feb 3rd, 2011 @ 2:34pm
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NBC Universal Study Shows That It's Hollywood's Own Damn Fault So Much Content Is 'Pirated'
I think Anonymous Coward has confused the US version of Netflix with the Canadian version of Netflix. They do not have the same content.
Feb 2nd, 2011 @ 12:39pm
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Jan 26th, 2011 @ 2:30pm
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So you think the way to eliminate copyright is to remove the ability to transfer rights.
Reading comprehension 101: The author, Hans Bousie, said that we should eliminate copyright in favor of a compulsory license system. That means no one would have a copyright, instead they would have some kind of "right to a creative income". At no point did the author, Hans Bousie, talk about limiting anyones ability to transfer that right. At no point did I talk about limiting anyones ability to transfer any rights. I simply pointed out that your contract law argument is meaningless in the context of a discussion about copyright vs. compulsory licensing.
You on the other hand co-opted a conversation to try to make it about contract law (snooze) because you want to turn everything into some type of scholarly law debate. Intentionally mis-reading my (and others) comments in an effort to steer the conversation is beneath you.
Frankly, I'm really tired of reading the crap you post. People will write insightful or interesting comments (both for and against copyright) and it is only a matter of moments before you have narrowed their post down to 1 sentence which vaguely brushes on some topic of law. The next thing you know, there are 50 comments where everyone under the sun is indulging you in some foolish debate about the finer points of current law.
I've had several "conversations" with you on these forums and you frequently mis-quote, mis-represent, or flat out mis-understand the law. Previous attempts to educate you by pointing to specific cases or statues have resulted in you bitching and name calling. When someone fires back the entire conversation is then about how "you won't engage with them unless there is civil discourse." (I guess the civil part only applies to the other party.)
Long story short, you're rude, as yet uneducated, and surprisingly inept at reading for a lawyer. Also, there is a fine line between being an avid debater and being an argumentative asshole; unfortunately, you crossed that line some months ago.
Nov 16th, 2010 @ 2:19pm
Cooks Source Editor Gives First Interview; Says She'll Probably Shut Down The Magazine
Read above. Lots of people think that using the article was fine ... unfortunately, what we want is not currently the law and mis-stating the law while being "grade A obnoxious" doesn't usually sit well with anyone.
Nov 16th, 2010 @ 2:14pm
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I don't buy it, tone can be difficult in text but as a magazine editor you ought to be able to send an e-mail which can't be mis-interpreted. I'll even grant that the first e-mail may have been a text / voice situation ... but the second e-mail is blatantly rude and there is no way you can read this paragraph and NOT imagine her all red faced and throwing a hissy fit:
But honestly Monica, the web is considered "public domain" and you should be happy we just didn't "lift" your whole article and put someone else's name on it! It happens a lot, clearly more than you are aware of, especially on college campuses, and the workplace. If you took offence and are unhappy, I am sorry, but you as a professional should know that the article we used written by you was in very bad need of editing, and is much better now than was originally. Now it will work well for your portfolio. For that reason, I have a bit of a difficult time with your requests for monetary gain, albeit for such a fine (and very wealthy!) institution. We put some time into rewrites, you should compensate me! I never charge young writers for advice or rewriting poorly written pieces, and have many who write for me... ALWAYS for free!"
Nov 16th, 2010 @ 8:16am
Lawsuit Trolling: Investors Looking For Lawsuits To 'Invest' In
Biased against whom? Lawyers? Or do you think Mike is biased against a justice system which requires you to seek financing for a lawsuit (which isn't really a justice system at all)?
Nov 16th, 2010 @ 7:32am
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Lawsuit Trolling: Investors Looking For Lawsuits To 'Invest' In
The idea of "lawsuit securities" and "sub-prime lawsuits" gives me nightmares.
If this really does start to take off, even money says that Walmart goes from having 3 "accident" lawsuits filed against them per day into the low hundreds.
Nov 8th, 2010 @ 7:24am
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Why The Jammie Thomas Verdicts Return Such Huge Amounts Per Song Shared: It's All About The Framing
STOP DOWNLOADING ... or we're gonna black out the sun.
Nov 8th, 2010 @ 7:10am
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Why The Jammie Thomas Verdicts Return Such Huge Amounts Per Song Shared: It's All About The Framing
If that's true, why $62,500? Is that number somehow special? Why is it so different from previous numbers in this case?
And more importantly, if the jurors think "file sharing is a bad thing" are you saying that this amount (over $1 million) is what they consider an appropriate punishment? If the jury is supposed to be determining a punishment based on "how wrong her actions were", why do they need to be given a range in the instructions anyway?
Nov 8th, 2010 @ 6:10am
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EU Proposes 'Right To Be Forgotten' Online, In Contradiction With Free Speech Concepts
You can't ask people who are in favor of this law to understand it's consequences.
After all, the primary purpose of this law is to allow those same people to avoid consequences they didn't think about in the past.
Nov 1st, 2010 @ 8:56am
classic government
Google Sues The US Government For Only Considering Microsoft Solutions
Having worked for a government run institution I would say this is par for the course. RFQs are almost always written with assistance from the desired vendor and "requirements" are created out of thin air in order to ensure that only 1 vendor can possibly meet the spec.
Efforts to end corruption have done nothing but create a legal framework to justify corruption.
Oct 15th, 2010 @ 12:37pm
Glenn Beck Not A Fan Of Fair Use; Claims US Gov't Paying Remixers To Create Anti-Beck Propaganda
The cartoon is both a parody and satire.
Disney was heavily involved in government propaganda during world war 2.
Oct 15th, 2010 @ 6:12am
How Is It That A Random Comment On Reddit Leads To Your Friend Getting Tracked By The FBI?
Read about McCarthyism. We've already done this once and it was useless and expensive the first time around.
I know you said "not saying it's reasonable" but even attempting to draw those connections into something meaningful is a part of the problem.
Oct 15th, 2010 @ 6:07am
How Is It That A Random Comment On Reddit Leads To Your Friend Getting Tracked By The FBI?
"he's NOT a complete idiot" [citation needed]
Oct 15th, 2010 @ 6:05am
Re: Quit wondering: read "Top Secret America".
How Is It That A Random Comment On Reddit Leads To Your Friend Getting Tracked By The FBI?
Yeah ... I doubt it.
There are only around 500,000 people in the US Airforce ... so, I'm not buying that number.
Also, if there were almost 1 million people monitoring the internet I think we would know a lot more about it. You can't hire 1 million people and not have constant leaks.
Oct 15th, 2010 @ 6:00am
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Dirty Tricks: Anti-Piracy Group Caught Planting Evidence In Usenet Case
Your comment is laughably stupid. People in the US constantly accuse law enforcement of corruption and are rarely punished for it.
This is a familiar Anonymous Coward ruse to promote controversy and publicity.
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