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3 May 2011 // 9:30 AM
SANTA FE, N.M. — The day's light was fading, but the cast and crew of "Thor" were making good headway on a battle scene —READ more
22 Feb 2011 // 10:00 PM
Woody Allen's characters struggle alone, searching aimlessly for that saving grace that makes it all worthwhile. Amidst all the despair, a bit of hope glimmers.READ more
26 Mar 2009 // 10:00 PM
On this final day of PopMatters' 1999 overview, awards season hype gives way to pure acting prowess and definitive directorial flair.READ more
3 Feb 2009 // 8:58 PM
From Rolls to Royce, a famous detective fiction writer, and Anthony Hopkins as you've never seen him, this series showcases colorful and influential individuals of early 20th century Britain.READ more
21 Oct 2008 // 11:00 PM
Robert Downey Jr. is a significant reason why this 1993 effort is worth revisiting.READ more
17 Oct 2008 // 6:03 AM
Some legends are impossible to capture on film. When an icon inexplicably becomes something to everyone, no matter the era, that personal pliability and universalREAD more
24 Sep 2008 // 10:59 PM
A superbly acted, exhaustively complete summary of the great Russian's dramas that provides real depth of insight into the plays and their possibilities.READ more
2 Mar 2008 // 10:00 PM
Crawling with mermaids and monsters, irony, and gore, Beowulf delivers the goods, without betraying its core narrative.READ more
16 Nov 2007 // 6:16 AM
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Fantasy author Neil Gaiman automatically turns down offers to rewrite others' work for the screen, but in the case of "Beowulf," whoseREAD more
Beowulf is the model man, outrageous and arrogant, and so admired far and wide.READ more
1 Nov 2007 // 6:30 AM
(Bruce Gilbert/Newsday/MCT) NEW YORK—Tony Hopkins—hey, that's how he introduces himself—was once just one more respected British actor with moreREAD more
4 Oct 2007 // 11:00 PM
Coppola's take on Bram Stoker's masterpiece is a visual stunning feast worth revisiting in a Collector's Edition that is more than just a time capsule.READ more
26 Apr 2007 // 3:38 AM
Ryan Gosling has his first Oscar nomination under his belt (for "Half Nelson"), and a very hot thriller now in theaters. But there was aREAD more
23 Apr 2007 // 2:00 AM
Part police procedural, part courtroom hijinks, and part cunning murder plot, Gregory Hoblit's new movie brings the usual canards.READ more
20 Apr 2007 // 6:32 AM
Hopkins: "When I tell people that I just learn my lines and that's all there is to it, my wife thinks that I'm putting down the craft of acting."READ more
20 Apr 2007 // 3:04 AM
Ted is all wit, charm and ruthlessness. He is Hannibal Lecter without the menu, a creep we can love.READ more
15 Apr 2007 // 10:59 PM
As reporter Warren Wilson remembers, "That would have been less of an impact on me, had I been shot [as he nearly was], than Kennedy being killed, stopped, in a moment in America's history, when we needed him and his advocacy more than ever before."READ more
16 Nov 2006 // 6:00 PM
With Kennedy serving as a symbol for what might have been, Bobby illustrates the problems he identifies.READ more
22 Sep 2006 // 2:50 AM
As the designated observer of his friend's decline, not to mention a reporter by vocation, Jack's lack of insight or anticipation also looks a bit silly.READ more
17 Feb 2006 // 1:00 AM
As John Madden says, the film's central issue is 'validation', in emotional and familial, as well as mathematical and metaphorical, frameworks.READ more
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MACON, Ga. (AP) - Officials say that Macon's well-known trolley - known around town as Miss Molly - was destroyed by fire after dropping off passengers at Mercer University.
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Why India's Coal Plans Are An Illusion
by Justin Guay, via the Sierra Club
The biggest untold story in the world is now out in the open.
Despite warnings from the World Bank about the dangers of unchecked climate change, the coal industry has a global pipeline of nearly 1,200 plants planned, two thirds of which are in India and China. India alone has plans to build a coal fleet nearly twice the size of the entire U.S. coal fleet.
But if this pipeline has you thinking that a coal-fired future is inevitable, think again. The truth: The majority of plants in this global pipeline are nothing an illusion.
To understand the reality of the industry's plans, take a look at India. India's huge pipeline will require ~2.4 billion tons of coal by 2030. That's two and a half times what the U.S. currently consumes. More importantly, it's nearly five times the amount of coal that India produces. To feed this beast India is going to need a herculean effort to increase production.
Let's take an optimistic scenario where Coal India (CIL) – the state owned mining company responsible for 90 percent of domestic supplies — maintains a robust 7 percent annual growth rate. In this scenario, India would increase production to ~ 1.5 billion tons. Despite this mammoth increase in production, the country would still face a supply shortfall equal to 920 million tons by 2030 – an amount equivalent to annual U.S. coal demand. That's a jaw-dropping amount of coal and it's the "optimistic scenario" because it's based on the fantastical belief that CIL will maintain an annual growth rate it has only achieved twice in the past 10 years.
But this optimistic scenario looks even more doubtful when you take into account the woeful state of the Indian coal sector. Despite industry spin that "environmental hurdles" are constraining production, the truth is that India has simply not invested in the infrastructure necessary to mine and transport coal to power plants. Worse, the permitted mining expansions it does have are under heavy scrutiny as the coal gate scandal has already resulted in the revocation of dozens of coal leases.
To expand any further the industry will need forest clearances because remaining deposits sit under prime forest land. Getting those permits is already leading to a showdown with activists determined to preserve what's left of India's natural heritage. Which is why Prime Minister Singh's attempts to force CIL to sign fuel supply agreements are so laughable. Without solving fundamental infrastructure problems, or convincing Indian citizens to destroy what's left of the country's forests, those agreements aren't worth the paper they're printed on.
More importantly, though, even if CIL defies all past experience (and concerted opposition), the 920 million tons they will still need is roughly the size of the entire international coal market today. Unless India thinks it can lock down a monopoly on the global market, that will be extremely difficult to procure.
The more pressing issue is how much it will cost India to secure that supply. Coal prices in the international market have hit a two-year low, causing near hysteria in Australia where billionaires are decrying their inability to compete. However, even these "cheap" prices are still $90/ton — triple what India pays domestically. This is likely a temporary lull. Coal prices have been on a steady upward march for the past decade and there are no signs this trend will reverse course given that easily-accessible reserves are tapped, transportation costs (oil) are rising, and an "Organization of Coal Exporting Countries" (OCEC) is emerging. Geologically speaking, coal may be abundant. But economically speaking, cheap coal is dead.
In addition, communities across the country are fighting new coal plants. Their movement is rivaling the anti-nuclear movement in its global reach and efficacy at shutting down projects.
Taken all together, we can see that this enormous pipeline is nothing but an illusion. But don't take it from me. Best to take advice from the Reserve Bank of India who has called for a freeze on lending to this "distressed sector."
Justin Guay leads the Sierra Club's international program. This piece was originally published at the Sierra Club's Compass blog and was reprinted with permission.
10 Responses to Why India's Coal Plans Are An Illusion
We must do what we can to support communities fighting coal and deforestation – especially when combined, where it would be hard to think of a greater madness.
Missing a word in paragraph 3: but.
Check out Greenpeace India's forest campaign: http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/Multimedia/Become-a-Fool-for-Forests/
The other obvious part of the world is Indonesia the world's largest thermal coal exporter
The projected growth in coal plants may be an illusion, but stopping growth isn't enough. We need to shut down existing plants at a rapid pace.
WRI did themselves a major disservice with the "1,2000 coal plants" report. I've seen the number repeated and repeated, but it takes only a moment's thought to see that the figure is pure nonsense. The report tallies 9 coal generators for Australia, despite the fact that current generators are being mothballed and the output from coal generation is on a steady decline – it fell 10% last year alone.
In fact, it is almost impossible for Aust to build a single new coal generator – the carbon price makes them too expensive and there is strong community opposition.
WRI should have dug deeper and released a genuinely useful report of the likely number of new coal generators. I suspect that they could be wrong by a factor of 10 – that's about how wrong they are about the Australian estimate of 9.
What if they found that world-wide there are realistically about 120 new coal generators coming online? Coal miners are in deep trouble, and some of them know it. The Australian Financial Review reports that Marcus Randolph, head of BHP ferrous and coal, said BHP was "cautious about investing in growth in its thermal coal division due to the expectation that over the longer term, coal's market share in the electricity mix would decline due to concerns over climate change."
I'll treat *all* WRI reports with deep suspicion in future.
The tide has well and truly turned on coal, and it is worldwide. Climate lobbyists need to be nimble to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape. And despite the need for greater urgency, we could do with more celebration of achievements and progress, and less hand-wringing triggered by false data.
India is one or two monsoon failures from disaster. It's ruling elites are unbelievably corrupt, have made the fatal error of tying themselves to the decaying US Empire and are mired in communal and insurgent violence in many places. The parameters of India's economic 'miracle' are cracking, and poverty and misery, hunger and starvation are rising as the economic gains are all garnered by the elite, in typical neo-liberal fashion. India will be one of the first great casualties of climate derangement, and, within decades, vast areas of the country will literally be too hot for human habitation.
I agree, Jonathan, this is no time to be complacent. Conditions could change in India that would enable coal plant construction- price crashes, corruption, and willing lenders to pay for the lack of infrastructure mentioned in this article.
Coal is not the Goal for India but Renewables are for future energy needs.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
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Great, informative article. Thank goodness for India's inadequate infrastructure and environmental activists! Without them and other obstacles outlined in this piece, coal could soon be polluting the planet even more than it already is. Let's hope India and the rest of the world will focus on developing green alternative energy solutions instead.


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Isle of Wight record attempt by l'Hydroptère
by Bibiana Jurado on 5 Jun 2011
l'hydroptere rips down the measured mile for another world sailing record. Guilain GRENIER/
The Trimaran l'Hydroptère is on her way to England and is preparing to challenge and beat the record around the Isle of Wight.
The current record has been held since November 2001 by Steve Fosset's catamaran Playstation. l'Hydroptère's very first attempt will be on Sunday June 5 and will be prolonged until June 14, 2011. Last year l'Hydroptère missed the record by a few minutes. In fact at mid-term of the race, she was 40 minutes ahead of Playstation, but due to a fall in the wind, l'Hydroptère finished eight minutes after Playstation's record.
This year, with the full support of the House of Champagne Lanson, the official partner of this record, the Hydroptère team is attempting this challenge again, more motivated than ever and determined to sign a triple wake of bubbles and spray.
About l'Hydroptère
This exceptional project began in the 1980s under the joint leadership of Eric Tabarly and Alain Thébault, surrounded by scientists and sailors. From 1987 to 1992, the dream became reality. Sponsored and supported by Eric Tabarly, Alain Thébault developed different models and came up with the concept of a flying boat. l'Hydroptère was launched in 1994. The first flight was a success. There followed several years of research and development for which Alain Thébault was careful to bring together a diverse mix of cultures and skills.
Broken in 2005 by tropical storm Delta on the Isle of Lanzarote, l'Hydroptère managed to recover thanks to the help of Thierry Lombard, from the private banking house Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch and Cie, who brought a new dimension to the adventure: Two new boats are in development, the first being l'Hydroptère.ch, a laboratory model that will be used to develop the second, l'Hydroptère Maxi, whose objective is to tackle ocean records and to sail around the world in less than 40 days.
l'Hydroptère has been enjoying a string of successes since 2005: On 2nd February 2005, l'Hydroptère crossed the English Channel faster than Blériot in his airplane; on 4th April 2007, she set two world speed records.
And on 4th September 2009, she definitively made sailing history by crossing the mythical 50 knot barrier - the equivalent of breaking the sound barrier in aviation - reaching 50.17 knots over one nautical mile with a top speed of 56.3 knots (104 km/h) in the Hyères Bay, France. By breaking the wind barrier, l'Hydroptère became the fastest sailcraft on the planet.
The launch of l'Hydroptère.ch in Spring 2011 represented a new milestone for the project. Now heading to the open sea, the Hydroptère Team is focused on the versatility of the concept and prepares the arrival of flying boats in the offshore sailing
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I recently booked a trip to Dubai with some friends. I spoke to Tropical Sky and they gave me loads of great advice, booked me on some great trips and suggested some excellent restaurants. On a short break I really don't want to spend time thinking about what to do so it was great to have everything organised for me. Thanks Tropical Sky… Read Full Review
Written on: 13/12/2014 by McIntyre155 (1 review written)
My original dealings on Tuesday dec 9th were good. They could not get me my original dates but offered me an alternative which I agreed to having to cancel a previous engagement. I paid the deposit I was told the room was on hold and written confirmation would come next day. Four days later I am still waiting. I have rung them several times and have just received a range of excuses. Reluctantly I have asked them to cancel as I do not feel I can trust them. I am then told it will take 5/6 days… Read Full Review
Written on: 10/12/2014
I read the previous reviews before I went to these people but We had an awful experience with Tropical Sky. I booked a last minute deal to Antigua and had to make 7 phone calls to a) get a confirmation of our booking b) confirmation of our hotel c) joining details for our transfer. At one time I was asked for full payment although Tropical Sky had not had confirmation of room availability from the hotel. After payment in full (and 4 days before we travelled) we had received no vouchers or… Read Full Review
Written on: 17/11/2014 by LiamDempsey (1 review written)
Too many places included in such a shott time. Would have liked to have spent 2 nights at most destinations… Read Full Review
Written on: 12/11/2014 by Missholders (1 review written)
My partner and I booked the Western Discovery escorted tour, through American Sky. The booking was effortless and any queries were handled quickly by the call centre. We deliberated long and hard whether to do a self drive or go for the escorted tour, as we were unsure if a coach trip was really our thing. A few people we spoke to spoke highly of the escorted tours, so we decided to book this option as it meant we could both relax and not worry about driving. This proved a wise decision! We… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/11/2014 by AntoinetteLee (1 review written)
Trip to Florida. Excellent travel company. Staff very friendly and experienced. Would recommend and will be using them again… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/11/2014 by Eved301 (1 review written)
All staff very helpful while booking. We booked during the Air lingus strike and the staff were more than helpful and put us at ease that our holiday would be sorted. … Read Full Review
Written on: 03/11/2014
Very helpful staff very quick responses all round good company will use again, only flaw would be that the website doesn't have a quick quote service… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/10/2014 by rosaleen15 (1 review written)
From the moment I booked my cruise with tropical sky , the whole event went brilliantly . Everything was arranged , transfers, flights, pre cruise hotel and we added an extra 3 nights in Orlando for shopping . I was well pleased we got our drinks and gratuities included in our package as this saved a fortune. The girl who I dealt with was professional pleasant and I felt very confident that my holiday was going to be perfect from start to finish . The only tning I didn't like was the hotel… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/10/2014 by Aliana475 (1 review written)
Just got back from a tailor made trip that started in San Francisco, driving the Pacific Coast, part of Route 66 stopping off at 7 hotels and seeing the sites of San Francisco, Monterey, Pismo Beach, Pasadena, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Hollywood and many more along the way. We had never used Tropical Sky/American Sky before and had not spoken to anyone who had so we were a bit nervous that they could deliver. What attracted us is that we could virtually say where we wanted to stop off and for… Read Full Review
Written on: 18/10/2014 by Macker59 (1 review written)
Excellent service yet again from Tropical Sky.Any questions that I had were answered by return which is very reassuring.The hotel was exactly as featured on the Tropical Sky web site, SoCo Hotel Barbados.As it was our second holiday at this hotel ,the service from the staff is as good if not better than last year.The food is excellent with a great variety offered,and it is our intention to return next year ,provided prices are affordable! The location is second to none,right on the beach and… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/04/2015
Thanks for this review, I have just booked my wedding here and was getting a little nervous that this resort is not what it was all cracked up to be.
Written on: 22/04/2015
Lucky you! If I can be of any further help you can email me and I would be happy to assist.Regards
Written on: 17/10/2014 by XanderHolden (1 review written)
We booked a holiday to Mexico, found the price to be most competitive and believe me we did look around for the best offer that was available. The service and information provided was excellent, we did not have to worry about transfers or any of the small stuff as it was all taken care off. The fact that when we checked in our bags went direct to Mexico and that we got all our boarding cards both going and coming home made the holiday very relaxing… Read Full Review
Written on: 15/10/2014 by Richieb1961 (1 review written)
For the past few years myself and my wife have booked our own holidays, flights and hotels etc. This year we decided to use tropical sky and boy they did not dissapoint. All we had to do was show up. The hotels were fantastic and and we got great treatment when we showed our american sky vouchers. Resort fees were also paid which was brilliant and a great saving. The rooms were fab and very relaxing. The tropical sky staff were very helpful and answered all my questions promptly. Overall we had… Read Full Review
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Skip to comments.Favorite Song's From Movies ,Tell us your Favorite's.Freeper Canteen 7~27~12
Posted on 07/26/2012 5:27:14 PM PDT by fatima
From "You're a Big Boy Now", the 1966 film that was the first effort for Francis Ford Coppola.
Here's a ping.
I'll catch flack for this but I love 'My Heart Will Go On'
from Titanic sung by Celene Dion.
Thanks Publius ((((Hugs))))
From "Midnight Cowboy", the 1969 John Schlesinger classic.
Blazing Saddles theme song!
From "Casino Royale", a terrible 1967 film.
I parked. I drank. I sang.
First song: "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" from "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid."
Still go back every now and then.
Still sing it.
Unchained Melody - Ghost
I always thought "Lara's Theme" from "Dr. Zhivago" was one of the prettiest melodies ever.
There really are so many good ones tho. "Oklahom" from "Oklahoma". The theme from "Chariots of Fire", also "Exodus"
My high school class of 65 had "Climb Every Mountain" from "The Sound of Music" as our class song, but my favorite from that musical was "Edelweiss".
:)Thanks patriot08 ((((Hugs))))
'Titanic' Theme Song
Thanks SMGFan ((((Hugs))))
From "Back to School", a 1986 classic. (Sam Kinison's scene as the history professor was priceless.)
I always liked "Jerusalem" from "Chariots of Fires' too.
Love it Flycatcher ((((Hugs))))
The Bicycle Scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Misty from "Play Misty for Me"
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz
From "Roberta", a 1935 Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields musical.
Thank you Fatima for this evenings thread. What a great theme! *Hugs*
Is the weather at bay? Storms behaving?
Thanks illiac ((((Hugs))))
Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody ('Ghost' Soundtrack)
From "Top Hat", the 1933 Irving Berlin musical.
It's so hard to choose because there were so many.
Rhapsody on a Theme from Paganini from Somewhere in Time
Dances with Wolves theme song (I love the late John Barry's music)
First song in Sense and Sensibilities
Chariots of Fire-The Song
"All Shook up" by Ry Cooder in that bartender move. Kicks butt!
From the movie Something Wild, the Feelies covering Bowie's Fame
Oklahoma and Paint your Wagon.
From "The Gay Divorcee", the 1934 Cole Porter musical.
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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God Bless Our Republic
Prayers going up
The Last Waltz - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band
Somewhere Over the Rainbow By Judy Garland
Casablanca - As Time Goes By Frank Sinatra
Apocalypse now - The End By The Doors
It's eclectic...
Thanks for all you do.
For great songs written specifically for movie soundtracks, I've got a special thing for "The Kiss" from Last of the Mohicans and "The Ecstasy of Gold" from The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
For songs from other genres (rock, country, etc.) that made their way into movie soundtracks, I'd add: "Layla" by Derek & The Dominos (from Goodfellas), "Broken Arrow" by Robbie Robertson (from Beyond the Law), and "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" by Willie Nelson (from The Rookie).
From "Show Boat", the 1936 Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein musical.
OUTSTANDING choice!!!
Hi Connie,made it thru the storm:)(((((Hugs)))))
From "Love Me Tonight", the 1932 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart classic musical.
Another one I love:
Joe Cocker / Jennifer Warnes, 'Up Where We Belong' ('An Officer and a Gentleman,' 1982)
Yes that is the one. They actually play it a lot in the movie.
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"As Time Goes By", Casablanca
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Neil Armstrong School, San Ramon 2015 National Blue Ribbon School!
Dear Parents,
I am pleased to announce that today U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today recognized Neil Armstrong as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2015.
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students either achieve very high learning standards or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement gap. Neil Armstrong is recognized as an Exemplary High Performing Schools are among our state's highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests. Our school is 1 of 42 school recognized in California and one of 335 schools across the nation.
Our teachers are exceptional and our students work hard. We appreciate the support our district has given us with top training and programs. We are grateful to our parent community and all the volunteer hours they put in every year!
For more information please visit http://www.ed.gov/nationalblueribbonschools.
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03/11/2016 | The K7RA Solar Update
Average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux both increased over the past week.
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08/20/2015 | Undergrad Radio Amateur Uses Reverse Beacon Network in Research Project
A Virginia Tech undergraduate researcher and radio amateur has used Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) and Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) data to study how solar flares impact HF radio propagation while Earth is in sunlight.
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06/23/2015 | Geomagnetic Storming Reaches Severe Level
Geomagnetic storming reached the G4 — severe — level at 0513 UTC on June 23.
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03/13/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update
For the second week in a row, average daily sunspot numbers were down.
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03/06/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update
The trend of weakening sunspot activity continues
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10/10/2014 | The K7RA Solar Update
The prediction for the planetary A index posits a more active geomagnetic future, at least for the near term.
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04/23/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
Both the average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux were both higher for the week: Sunspot numbers up more than 3 points to 93.1 and the solar flux up by 8 points to 117.2. Geomagnetic activity was a bit lower -- with April 20 the most active day -- aft
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01/28/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers rose over the past week (ending January 26) by 11.3 points to 32.6, compared to the previous week, while the average daily solar flux rose 3.1 points to 83.5. The planetary A index average was down 2 points to 2.9, and mi
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pop up
verb + adverb [colloquial]
See parent entry: → pop
- 1 (rise)(toast)his head popped up from behind the wall
saltarasomó la cabeza por encima del muro
Definition of pop up colloquial in:
Grammar and usage help for Spanish:
- (before noun)(toaster)
automático(Computing) (menu)
desplegableExample sentences
Example sentences
- A pop-up book aimed at adults, this work illustrates in three dimensions every nightmare you've ever had, and some you don't want to know about.
- Her vision is nihilistic and absurd, yet, in its commitment to small-scale fantasy, an inarguable delight to behold - like a cheeky, philosophical pop-up book.
- As a result of the performance's intertwined story lines and demanding location changes, the design team decided to model the sets after a children's pop-up book.
Example sentences
- The majority of homes already have washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and pop-up toasters.
- He clicked his fingers for a menu and fiddled with a mobile phone, then started playing with another piece of gadgetry that looked like a combination satellite dish, pop-up toaster and miniature microwave oven.
- As pop-up toasters are covered under the Quality Control Order, 1981, they have to conform to the safety standards.
- To me, the selective JPEG compression and the pop-up menu creator are certainly worth the upgrade price.
- Here's something else to try: right-click on a filename and a small pop-up menu will appear.
- The form must be created by a program, rather than written as a static document, because it displays pop-up menus of catalogs and items from the database tables.
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Video Industry News Video Company News Technology Industry News Technology Company News Novelty Industry News Novelty Company News Gay Industry News Gay Company News Legal Industry News All Company News
Released: Jan 01st, 2005
Running Time: 96
Director: Jack Banner
Company: Harmony Concepts
Cast: Amber Michaels, Ray Andrews, Hollywood (I), Loren Chance, Jewell Marceau, Jack Banner, Shannon Kelly, Sage (I), Julie Simone, Jon Woods, Sybil
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: Specialty
Hogtie fans that prefer model perfect dames in classy underwear will love this.
An excellent DVD chapter select option allows viewers to go immediately to the hogtied model of their choice - or learn the name of their favorite struggling beauty after they've watched her writhe around and look plaintive, which all of these ladies do quite successfully. The full and half screen still gallery images are excellent and provide even further enjoyment.
The crisp visuals support and promote the beauty of the various models very nicely, allowing fans to immerse themselves in the voyeuristic experience of watching pretty girls tied to posts and T-bars, with rough hemp or softer rope, kneeling, suspended and in handcuffs, all without squinting or wishing the camera would get closer or focus better.


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Repairing AirPort coverage
I hope this helps someone but I've been chasing a wifi problem in my house for a few days and finally got to fixing it.
Equipment: 4th Gen Airport Extreme (802.11 a/b/g/n; 2.4GHz & 5GHz)
Symptoms: poor range, slow speeds outside of the room the airport was located.
Configuration: I have it configured auto everything across the board, no unique SSID for the 5Ghz network, and nothing customized other than DNS – thanks to DDOS on Charter's DNS servers I swapped in Google and Level 3's DNS servers.
I loaded a free app on my MacBook called WiFi Explorer that displays wifi signals, noise, and occupied channels but the one built into OS X works equally well. I noticed that the 2.4Ghz network was dropping off for 30-45 seconds every minute even though there are devices on my network that require 2.4GHz.
5GHz was solid but as expected it's range was poor and signal strength at the distances I needed it to work in my house were very low.
Started with power cycling the router. No difference. Soft then Hard reset, no change. 2.4GHz just wouldn't stay on.
Launched Airport Utility and reset the AirPort to the factory setting, no difference. So now I'm thinking hardware issue. Of course, this is not under warranty anymore.
The last trick I had available was to roll back the firmware. In the airport utility click on the AirPort Extreme to display the serial number and firmware version. Option click on the version and pick 7.6.3 from the list. The utility downloads and installs the firmware. Really couldn't be more simple.
Bam all is good after the reboot. Both radios functioning at expected levels. So is it a firmware issue or a glitch? So I decided to upgrade the firmware to the latest. The latest does have some good fixes.
After the reboot everything has been solid again. WiFI Explorer shows 5GHz and 2.4GHz on solid and never dropping off. I'm going to chalk it up to a glitch in the firmware that was cleared by reloading the firmware. The only way to do that for these is to rollback then upgrade again. Luckily though in true apple fashion – the utility does all the hard work and maintains your configurations.
Also the iOS utility offers the same functionality, so it's easy to repair these.
Master Images – hidden CPU time bombs
Wrapping up master images has become something virtualization engineers of all product disciplines have to become familiar with. A bad master image can be deployed dozens or hundreds of times – only to find out a simple tweak could have saved you thousands in necessary hardware costs.
Here's a new hidden gem I found and I hope to add to this list as more arrive.
Installing or updating Dot Net
Almost all Microsoft patching includes some form of a dot net update. When this product is updated, it likes to recompile a lot of code to help speed up launching dot net applications – pre-compiling actually does help user perception of application launch speeds.
Typically you run windows update on a server or workstation and dot net installs its updates and queues items in a work list that dot net executes later. This typically happens later in the day or evening and almost always pegs your CPU for a minute to 1/4 of an hour while is pre-compiles code.
Microsoft is pretty clear about this process in this MSDN Blog post.
The problem is, when you're patching master images – you don't want to leave the queued items for each deployed VM to have to execute. Deploy a dozen servers, and now you have a dozen servers with queued dot net jobs waiting to flog your CPUs.
For Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 servers, you can easily kick off these queued items before you wrap up your images for templates by following these simple steps:
- Run a comand prompt or powershell prompt with administrative privlegdges.
- Run this command:
c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe executeQueuedItems
- Wait for the compiling to finish
- Exit
The blog post above contains other paths for other versions of Windows, but hopefully that helps others.
Sophos Home Firewall with Captive Portal Guest Network using Airport Extreme APs
KISS, keep it simple stupid. An old saying I try to keep in mind when working on a solution. My home network hasn't maintained this zen philosophy.
My most recent setup has been driven by a recent discovery that I can keep my Apple Airport's built in Guest network, as long as I can connect the Airport's to something that can pickup VLAN 1003, the VLAN Apple decided to isolate the users on the guest network so they wouldn't be able to see file or print shares on the main network.
So I decided to build a firewall but the only hardware I had was a bit overkill and didn't want to dedicate the whole thing to this one task. I started with a used Dell OptiPlex 745 micro tower. This little workhorse has a dual core Intel CPU chugging along at 1.8Ghz, it's got the virtualization instructions and 64bit capable. The Dell came with a tiny hard drive and a few gig of ram, but I grabbed a spare SATA drive and purchased four sticks of 2GB RAM from an ebay seller. I also picked up an Intel gigabit NIC to compliment the onboard gigabit NIC.
The Dell runs VMware ESXi 5.5 with a free license. I've configured the VMware host with four networks.
- External network, connected to the vSwitch that uplinks to the Intel Gigabit NIC
- Internal network, connected to the vSwitch that uplinks to the onboard Gigabit NIC
- Guest network, connected to the same vSwitch that uplinks to the onboard Gigabit NIC, but is on VLAN 1003
- DMZ network, connected to a vSwitch that doesn't connect to anything physical, I'll use it for test/dev VMs I create on the host.
I signed up for a free account with Sophos, here so I could download their UTM software. They also provide a generous license for home users that will protect up to 50 IP addresses. It's almost nearly fully functional and includes managed end point protection for up to ten Windows computers. If I really wanted to go nuts, I could buy some Astaro (now Sophos) wireless access points and have them fully managed from this server but I think the Airport Extremes will work just fine.
Sophos offers a prebuilt appliance you can download and just run out of the box, but I think they let their junior assistant's intern build it. It has poor performing configuration choices… and really you're just better off building it from scratch. The .ISO is pretty universal – it'll handle installing on bare metal, virtual, or being installed on Astaro/Sophos hardware appliances.
So going on information from the forums and documentation:
- OS is based on SLES 11 64bit
- 1 CPU, 2 Core
- 4GB of RAM
- 60GB of Disk, using a SAS controller
- 4 x VMXNET3 vNICs – leave all but the internal vNIC disconnected (Intel E1000 vNICs work, too but will consume more resources than the VMXNET3 paravirtual vNICs)
- USB controller (for USB backups)
- Delete the floppy disk drive, serial, and parallel ports
Boot the VM from the .ISO, and go through a few basic questions. It'll handle the disk partitioning, volume formatting, and even installs VMware Tools for you because it identifies itself as a VMware VM and goes that extra step. Once you do the install, you'll have to browse to the server's IP on port 4444. During this final setup you'll be prompted to upload the license file Sophos sends you and answer a few questions about the preliminary firewall rules.
I would recommend checking all of the basic firewall rules – Email, DNS, Web, etc. This will make your start a little easier. Leave the rest of the monitoring, filtering, and all that disabled, it's only going to get in the way.
Now comes the tricky part – matching the physical nics with the virtual networks and vNICs on the Sophos UTM virtual machine. Under Interfaces & Routing, click on Interfaces. You'll see your Internal interface [UP]. Add a second interface, let's start with the Guest network.
- Name: Guest
- Type: Ethernet Static
- Hardware: Pick one
- IPv4 Address: choose an IP for this interface and a net mask to set the size. This IP will be the gateway for everything on this network.
- No other settings need to be changed or enabled
Once you save the interface, you'll see that it's [down]. Edit your VM, and enable the vNIC connected to the Guest network. If the interface doesn't go up, edit it and pick a different eth in the hardware menu. Once you hit it, follow through on the other networks until you have all four up and running.
Now, Sophos UTM comes out of the box ready to support an internal LAN and external WAN. Additional network will require some more configuration, read on.
Network Services
DHCP and DNS needs to be configured for at least the Guest network. You can set it up for DMZ too, if you want. Navigate to Network Services, DNS. In the Global tab, click the folder icon and choose your Guest (Network) and DMZ (Network).
Then switch over to DHCP and click New DHCP Server, and add a new one for the Guest network. The gateway and DNS IP addresses will be the interface IPs you setup earlier, they end in .1.
While you're here – switch to the NTP network service and allow Guest and DMZ to access the NTP server you'll configure later.
Masquerading Rules
The one setting that got me stuck was the NAT settings. Switch to Network Protection – NAT. You'll notice a rule already set for Internal (Network) -> External.
Clone this rule and set it up for DMZ and Guest so they can also connect to the outside world.
Airport Changes
Now that I had a functional firewall, I needed to get the Airport Extreme devices configured. I launched the Airport utility from my Mac (you can do the same from any iOS device) and configured the Airports for bridge mode and turned off the password on my Guest network – the UTM will handle authentication now. Everything else works fine – one of my AEs is a print server with two printers, and a Time Machine backup target with a 2TB USB disk attached… all work fine.
Pro tip: once the AE is in "bridged mode" ,
you lose the ability to use the WAN port for anything. Just use the LAN ports for connectivity back to the Sophos UTM or other Airport Extreme APs the WAN port becomes a LAN port in bridged mode (I had a different experience in previous firmwares, so something must have changed). If you use a switch – make sure it can forward VLAN tagged traffic, most SOHO switches will not. If you have multiple Airport Extreme APs, daisy chain the AE APs to ensure VLAN 1003 packets get delivered back to the Sophos UTM and hang the switch off of the other ports to provide more access ports to your internal devices.
Captive Portal
Okay, this was the icing on the cake for this deployment. Now that I have my guest network isolated on a dedicated interface and VLAN, I can really do some neat stuff with Sophos UTM.
- In the Wireless Protection section visit Global Settings.
- Enable the Wireless Protection, then add the Guest interface to the allowed interfaces.
- Click Apply.
- Visit the Wireless Networks, Access Points, and clean out any auto-configured networks or access points.
- Then click on Hostspots. Enable the Hotspot feature.
- Switch to the Hotspots tab.
- Add a new one, call it Guest Portal or something easy to identify.
- Add the Guest interface to this hotspot and configure the rest of the options for your unique needs.
Tips: The Password of the Day will not be an easy password. It'll be something like ogaleseh35 (that was yesterday's password at my house). This password is good for the day.
You can opt for a Voucher system… which is really powerful. You can limit by time and or consumed bandwidth. I can see myself forcing my kids to use a guest network and only handing out vouchers when stuff is done around the house. You can delegate access to other people so they can log into a user portal on the Sophos UTM and print or PDF additional vouchers.
Additional Features
A few other features I turned on:
- Global IPS, I turned off the IPS for now on my internal network until I can isolate my dumb media devices (smart TVs, etc) and exclude them
- Endpoint Protection (free AV software) – sophos managed end point for Windows (OS X is free, but still not managed yet!)
- Uplink Monitoring – I won't get emailed when it goes down (duh!) but I'll get the down and up alert when the UTM can send email again.
- User Portal – for people to get VPN setup and vouchers for guest wifi
- NTP – accurate time isn't an option any more.
Additional Firewall Rules
Sophos UTM is a true firewall. Nothing gets in or out with an explicit rule. This can be very challenging at home when you have a myriad of different devices. Most devices like Apple TV, Vizio TV apps, and the like catch a ride on port 80 or 443, so if you have web enabled, you're good to go.
Additional rules are needed to allow stuff like MineCraft, Apple Push Notifications, AT&T Microcell, Mumble, Xbox Live, etc… be prepared to spend some time digging around knowledge bases or Googling to find the appropriate ports. Luckily, it's real easy to build rules.
Tip: Use groups for rules that you may need to add different ports or services to a single rule. I made one called Games. Now when I run into another game (or service like Steam) that needs another port allowed out – I can create the Network Service, and just add it to the existing Games group.
I have a rule for Apple. Holy crap they have a lot going on. Most you don't need to allow out or are handled by existing rules.
- iCloud DAV services, iChat, FaceTime, Game Center, yuck… Lots of UDP port ranges, but again these are only allowing these apps OUT – not random internet person reach into your network on these same ports. On the topic of Apple, when watching the firewall logs I forgot they have a Class A IP range… so it may be easiest just to create a Network rule and call it Apple's Network… then you can use that in each rule for apple.
- Xbox Live has a list of UDP and TCP ports that need out, and a NAT rule to allow UDP/TCP 3074 back in
- AT&T's Microcell needs to have https, ntp, and some IPSec traffic allowed out to femtocell.wireless.att.com and after watching it fail – another IP, 184.108.40.206, in AT&T's IP range that wasn't documented. Once that last IP was added to the rule, bam – solid 5 bars.
Final Tips
One last thing that can help your UTM perform better is to disable logging and reporting if you don't need it. I turned off all the reports but after reviewing the rules – the logs can be retained for no less than 1 day. So I chose to disable logging. This caused a problem with troubleshooting the firewall – I couldn't view the live log, it wasn't being generated!
So I turn it on when I want to troubleshoot something, but I'll leave it disabled. I'm not sure how the 5th amendment fits in to a firewall keeping logs of your internet traffic for a year… but if you don't have to save all the data about your network activity – why flog your UTM's storage when you don't have to.
On the flip side, if somethings not working – almost every feature has a Live Log view so you can watch the blocked packets fly by. This is exceptionally helpful.
vCloud Director Failing to Customize Windows 2008 Server
This evening I got an urgent email from a colleague that just got the rug pulled out from under him. His customer decided that the two web servers on the front end of a SharePoint farm he was building couldn't be 2008 R2 because they require 32bit servers. I stayed far away from the "why" – and just wanted to help deliver the "how" as easy and fast as possible.
The problem he ran into was when he deployed two Windows 2008 32bit Enterprise Edition servers… they never customized from the template. Still had the default password, network settings, and host names, just bit for bit clones of the template with a customized answer file waiting to be applied.
Normally, vCloud Director will clone the template, push an answer file to it that contains all the things that have to change to make it a unique server, then kick off a sysprep (in windows) to make it all happen. Within a few minutes your clone is now a new server with your settings already set – ready to run.
Not this time. And to be honest, I don't ever think we deployed a 2008 32bit Enterprise server – so the template may have been broken from day -1.
After digging around in the sysprep logs, I find a break…
SYSPRP LaunchDll:Failure occurred while executing 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iessetup.dll,SysPrep_Cleanup', returned error code 2 SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = 2
Okay, so I verify iessetup.dll exists. So why aren't you executing it.
After more digging and some Googling, I think I find the root of the issue… we're missing a registry key.
It appears that when .NET is installed and removed before sys prep – it can remove the RunOnce key, which is used by Sysprep to store some commands using iessetup.dll.
I simply launched our template, added the key, and wrapped it back up. Redeployed the two servers – and bam…
Two 2k8 32bit servers deployed without a hitch. It's now 1:10am and I haven't even touched my other work tonight.
Source of Solution:
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A year ago I converted our landline over to Vonage. It was about the same price as our existing landline from a CLEC, but brought with it more features and a pretty cool advantage of sticking it to the man… or at least that what the Vonage commercials let you believe.
Fast forward to this month. I've dumped Vonage, mainly because they couldn't fix a simple problem of routing a call to my in-laws' house across town who also had Vonage. We also have cellphones with unlimited voice and texting, so the landline wasn't really necessary anymore. I did want to keep our home number, so I hit the Google and found a great resource on how to "port" my home landline number to Google Voice. There are a ton of resources from others online who have done it – so I won't copy their hard work. I'll just let you know I used an AT&T GoPhone for $25 to get my number away from Vonage.
Once the number was in AT&T Wireless' database – it was ripe for porting to Google Voice. Another $20 to port it. So now I'm 1.2 months worth of Vonage to get my number to a cloud service.
Exactly 24 hours after I paid my 20 bucks, Google emails me and let's me know they have it. Two days later, Vonage send me a goodbye email. I still changed my method of payment over to my empty Paypal debit card so they couldn't charge me beyond my last month.
Now comes the tricky part. Fooling your family and friends.
By default, Google Voice will screen your calls. This means that anyone that calls you will get the Google Voice attendant asking "After the beep, please state your name… BEEEEP" then the caller is put on hold while GV rings you and announces the call. It's quite an ordeal if your grandma calls you and has no clue what this chick is asking and why?
Update your contacts in GMail and/or Google Voice. Make sure the numbers are correct and group your friends into a friends group, family into a family group, etc. Then you can set up group based rules. Like family rings right through – no screening. Friends ring my cell during the day and only Google Talk at night.
Oh, and if you need to make outbound calls from your home number – use the Google Voice app on your cell, calls inside the US are 100% free and it only uses data. You can even call from your browser if you have a decent headset or use your laptop as a speaker phone. I pay about $4/mo to Skype to let me call from my tablet, computer, or cell to landline phones – Google Voice is going to save me the $4 now.
Total savings: $4/mo Skype, $39/mo Vonage Unlimited… so $516/year… which pays for one of my extra iPhone lines outright.
If I ever need to light up my home landline again, I'll just get one of these.


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I have read lot's of people saying it is way over the odds, IMHO all the transfer amounts are obscene in football today.But you have to look at it this way if he is (and I would have picked him before he even came to play for us) Englands top/regular right back then you have to consider his worth in the same vein as Rio Firdinand, John Terry and even more comparable Ashley Cole. I am not saying GJ is as good a player as the others but he is Englands number 1 right back, like JT and RF are englands number 1 center back pairing and AC is englands number 1 left back and if they were to go on the market today while still under a two or three year contract they would all cost more than £17million so in that respect it is about right. Unfortunately really decent English players are few an therefore they cost a premium. I think it is a very good signing and will prove to be money well spent.


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Hi Henri, On 5/16/06, Henri Yandell <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Just joined the list, so my apologies for not being able to reply to > the current thread. > Thanks for Joining! > * Downloaded the 4.0 src zip. Need a KEYS file so I can check the .asc. As suggested by http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SigningReleases, the KEYS files is checked into the project source tree: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/activemq/trunk/KEYS > * Unpacked. > * I want to build the source. README.txt points me to a broken url. In > fact README.txt is full of 404s: > > http://incubator.apache.org/activemq/Getting+Started > http://incubator.apache.org/activemq/Building > http://incubator.apache.org/activemq/Examples > http://incubator.apache.org/activemq/Contributing > I just updated the web site. The link should be fixed once the changes sync up with the web server. > Dumbly approaching the problem: > > "maven jar" fails to build anything (there's nothing in the > srcDirectory tag). I'm on Maven 1.0.2. > "maven default" is the best goal to use but there a few other interesting ones defined in the maven.xml. > mvn package gives lots of warnings: > [WARNING] *** CHECKSUM FAILED - Invalid checksum file - RETRYING > > and then dies with: > > [ERROR] BUILD ERROR > [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Error building POM (may not be this project's POM). > We have been working towards moving to m2 but there are still a few things missing. M2 can compile and test our artifacts but the packaging and source code generation steps have not been polished off. I'd recommend users to use m1 to build activemq. > > Project ID: directory-protocols:kerberos-protocol > > Reason: Error getting POM for 'directory-protocols:kerberos-protocol' > from the repository: Error transferring file > directory-protocols:kerberos-protocol:pom:0.5 > > from the specified remote repositories: > central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2), > apache.snapshots (http://cvs.apache.org/maven-snapshot-repository), > codehaus-snapshot (http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2), > apache-maven1-snapshot (http://cvs.apache.org/repository), > maven-csharp (http://maven-csharp.javaforge.com/repo) > Perhaps one of the repositories is down. You could always manually download and install the dependency. :( > > Hen > -- Regards, Hiram
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I thought it would be an interesting look into our nation's political cartoon history if, this month, I took a look at a different editorial cartoon each day that won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Do note that we're talking basically 1922-1967 here, as since then, the Committee has awarded cartoonists generally for their work, not for an exemplary single cartoon. So in many ways, this is a snapshot of American politics (for better or for worse) over a forty-five year period.
Today we look at Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling's 1924 award-winning cartoon.
I covered Jay "Ding" Darling during my Month of Political Cartooning Stars. Darling was a legendary cartoonist who was so well known for his cartoons about the environment that FDR gave him a position in his administration dealing with National Wildlife!!
Today we look at the first of two cartoons of Darling to win the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.
The cartoon appeared in the Des Moines Register and Leader in May of 1923, only months before one of the subjects in the following cartoon passed away (and a mere five and a half years before another one of the subjects of the cartoon ended up taking the job of the fellow who passed away!!!).
The cartoon was titled "In Good Ol' U.S.A."
It is a very nice commentary by Darling about the importance of having drive to achieve success in life, although to be frank, as well-executed as it was, it seems hard to believe that this was considered the most notable political cartoon of the entire year. In fact, this was only the second cartoon ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning!
That being said, let's take a look at the three men discussed in the cartoon.
The first was born in 1874 and died in 1964. His parents died in 1880 and 1884, leaving him an orphan at the age of 9 (which is odd, since Darling says 8). He was raised by his grandparents and his uncle, and worked during his teen years while attending night school on his own. He attended Stanford University in 1891 (the very first year the place opened!) and graduated with a degree in geology in 1894.
He went to work for a London-based firm in Australia, and eventually became one of the top engineers in the world. He was sent to work in China for a private corporation. While there, he and his family were actually trapped in their settlement during the Boxer Rebellion.
He became an extremely successful businessman, and when World War I broke out, he used his clout to do a great deal of charity work.
After the war, he got involved in politics and was the Secretary of Commerce for Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, a post which he turned into one of the preeminent roles in American politics during his time in the Cabinet.
He eventually would be elected to succeed Coolidge, and he became the 31st President of the United States.
Also known as Herbert Hoover.
Next we have Dr. Frederick Peterson (I don't actually know this one for sure, it's just my own detective work, but I'm pretty damn sure it's Peterson), 1859-1938), who I will have to take Darling's word that he was the son of a plasterer (that's not exactly the sort of thing that makes it into bios).
Peterson WAS one the world's leading neurologists (in a time when neurology was quite a new science) and was an early proponent of psychoanalysis, being one of the first people to ever publish Freud and Jung's theory of Free Association.
He also was a great humanitarian, and he DID, as Darling mentions, do a great deal of work for children, specifically improving the teaching of good health in the public school systems.
He also happened to be a good friend of Ding Darling.
The last subject is Warren Harding, the 29th President of the United States, who passed away in August of 1923.
Harding did, indeed, apprentice as a printer, but his father also happened to own a newspaper, which is where Harding truly became famous. He bought the Marion Daily Star (in Marion, Ohio) and soon turned it into one of the most popular newspapers in the country.
He was elected to the US Senate in 1915 and in 1920, he was elected President of the United States, becoming the first of only three sitting US Senators to become the President of the United States (with the current President being the most recent).
He died of either a heart attack or a stroke in August of 1923.
The six youths standing around the drug stores all died penniless and unloved.
"The six youths standing around the drug stores all died penniless and unloved."
You'd think that but the guys in the back row are Harry Donenfeld & Jack Kirby!
And that printer's apprentice also became the most notoriously crooked President until Richard Nixon.
"Harding did, indeed, apprentice as a printer, but his father also happened to own a newspaper"
Kinda puts a different twist to this Horatio Alger fairy tale, doesn't it? I've always hated these sort rags-to-riches stories which try to prove that under capitalism any poor kid can become the president/big businessman/great scientist, when in reality 99,99% of them never do, no matter how hard they try.
If Hoover had died in 1927 he probably would have been considered one of the greatest Americans. He was instrumental in so many reforms that made Americans' lives better, and he did a great deal for China as well. Then he got to be president, which didn't work out that well, and he shielded Japan's emperor from being prosecuted for war crimes, which meant Japan never reformed its political institutions like Germany did after World War II. It's interesting how someone's life can be viewed so much differently based on when they die.
The fact that this cartoon won the 1923 Pulitzer reflects a lot of America's focus in 1923, IMHO. (Fairly insular post World War 1, with a focus on the booming economy.)
Do people really downgrade Hoover for shielding the emperor? I thought there was some consensus that he was essentially a puppet figure during the war, and that keeping him around was at least partially necessary to get the Japanese to surrender (even with the use of two nuclear weapons.) Even nowadays the emperor has fairly little influence.
For what it's worth, Hoover also deserves some demerits for his handling of the Great Mississippi Flood prior to becoming President. (Basically imagine not quite Katrina, but with an additional cover up by Hoover to hide the treatment of African Americans in the refugee camps.) Granted that occurs after this cartoon in 1927.
I agree with Thok on Japan, and go a bit further. Who cares if they didn't have to reform their institutions? Their entire society suddenly underwent the largest paradigm shift in history thanks to the atomic bomb. This is the only time in history that a major expansionist military power was suddenly transformed into one of most pro-peace nations. Despite that sudden shift in their thinking, they still possessed and today possess an uncanny respect for authority and sense of loyalty. Hiroshima had destroyed their will to fight, but they still would have fought for the Emperor. Other nations had experienced multiple dynasties and were therefore more willing to leave their monarchies behind. Japan is unique in that it has had the same unbroken line of succession, though often as a figurehead, since the 8th century. If anything the shock of Hiroshima made them cling to that ancient line even harder as an island of calm in a suddenly changing world. I've long held the theory that the weirdness that emanates from Japan is a result of the traumatization of the society itself.
The fact that the Japanese even today refuse to accept their role in the massacres on the Chinese mainland stems in large part from Hoover's protecting their ruling classes from prosecution. The emperor was very important in the planning of the war (much more than a figurehead would have been, although he often is one), and many of the war criminals who ran the war were shielded by Hoover, mainly because he knew them and had worked with them closely.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
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