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We talked about Warren and Brandeis's case for a right to privacy. Specifically, we noted the following:
They claim the right to privacy is recognized in the common law, that is, by judges without specific legislation (Warren and Brandeis 1890, 195).
They think privacy consists in having control over some combination of the following (there is a summary statement on p. 216):
They claim that an invasion of privacy in these areas causes psychological distress and assert that we need "some retreat from the world" (Warren and Brandeis 1890, 196).
While they maintain that judges decide cases in ways that protect privacy, they also argue that the judges have erred in relying on property rights or contracts in their decisions. The bulk of the article is devoted to showing that defamation, property, and contract law do not provide adequate protection for privacy.
We talked at some length about what is private, what kind of privacy is valuable, and what rights to privacy we think we have.
Our discussion suggested the broad range of things covered by privacy: just sketching out the examples forced me to use the second black board! Here are some of the things that we thought are generally regarded as private (whether rightly or wrongly).
Warren and Brandeis analyze the decisions of courts. They find that the courts have protected privacy by using other parts of the law, such as the law of defamation, property, or contract.
In each case, they argue, the decision would make more sense if it directly invoked a right to privacy.
Whether you find their analysis persuasive hinges on what you think of the letter case, in my opinion. Suppose A sends a letter to B containing private information about A and that B publishes the information in the letter. Warren and Brandeis think that B would have violated A's right to privacy. The violation cannot consist in a violation of A's property rights because the letter is no longer A's property: A sent it to B. It can't be that B did anything wrong in acquiring the information either: again, A sent the letter to B. Nor can the violation consist in the violation of a contract between A and B: B does not consent to anything by opening a letter (they say). As Warren and Brandeis see it, A's right is the right to control publication of the information. That is what they call a right to privacy.
A structurally similar example involves what we call revenge porn. C gives D a racy photograph of C that D posts on the internet when C and D break up. That strikes many people as a violation of C's privacy. But it's not because D didn't own the picture; it's because of the information in the picture, namely, what C looks like naked. If you think the right to control the information about what C looks like naked remains in C's hands, then you are in substantial agreement with Warren and Brandeis.
This article is one of the most cited law review articles ever. Why did they write it? Because Warren was peeved about the way his daughter's wedding was covered in the newspapers.
IN THE YEAR 1890 Mrs. Samuel D. Warren, a young matron of Boston, which is a large city in Massachusetts, held at her home a series of social entertainments on an elaborate scale. She was the daughter of Senator Bayard of Delaware, and her husband was a wealthy young paper manufacturer, who only the year before had given up the practice of law to devote himself to an inherited business. Socially Mrs. Warren was among the elite; and the newspapers of Boston, and in particular the Saturday Evening Gazette, which specialized in "blue blood" items, covered her parties in highly personal and embarrassing detail. It was the era of "yellow journalism," when the press had begun to resort to excesses in the way of prying that have become more or less commonplace today; and Boston was perhaps, of all of the cities in the country, the one in which a lady and a gentleman kept their names and their personal affairs out of the papers. The matter came to a head when the newspapers had a field day on the occasion of the wedding of a daughter, and Mr. Warren became annoyed. It was an annoyance for which the press, the advertisers and the entertainment industry of America were to pay dearly over the next seventy years. (Prosser 1960, 48)
Warren and Brandeis were also concerned that "the latest advances in photographic art have rendered it possible to take pictures surreptitiously" (Warren and Brandeis 1890, 211).
They weren't exactly wrong: that was possible.
But it would have been difficult. (Unidentified photographer with camera, Library of Congress.)
Prosser, William L. 1960. "Privacy." California Law Review 48 (3): 383–423.
Warren, Samuel D., and Louis D. Brandeis. 1890. "The Right to Privacy." Harvard Law Review 4 (5): 193–220.


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Bhadra Dam
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|Bhadra dam
Bhadra Dam and Reservoir
|Official name
|BRP, Bhadravathi.
|Construction cost
|Rs.520 crores
|Water Resources Department and Karnataka Power Corporation Limited
|Dam and spillways
|Bhadra River, a tributary of Tungabhadra River
|59.13 metres (194.0 ft)
|1,708 metres (5,604 ft)
|Total capacity
|71.50 billion cubic feet
|Catchment area
|1,968 km2 (760 sq mi)
|Surface area
|11,250.88 hectares (27,801.5 acres)hectares
The Bhadra Dam, which has created the Bhadra Reservoir, is located on the Bhadra River a tributary of Tungabhadra River. Bhadra dam is located in the border of Bhadravathi and Tarikere, in the western part of Karnataka in India. The benefits derived from the reservoir storage are irrigation with gross irrigation potential of 162,818 hectares (402,330 acres),[1] hydro power generation of 39.2 MW (three powerhouses, located on the right and left bank main canals[3][4]), drinking water supply and industrial use. The dam commissioned in 1965 is a composite earth cum masonry structure of 59.13 metres (194.0 ft) height with length of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) at the crest level, which submerges a land area of 11,250.88 hectares (27,801.5 acres).[1][5]
The Bhadra River rises at Samse in the Western Ghats Aroli hill range of Kudremukh range, and flows east across the Deccan Plateau. It is joined by its tributaries, the Somavahini (drains from a crater and meets Bhadra River at Hebbe), Thadabehalla, and Odirayanahalla. The river flows through the city of Bhadravathi and the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. The Bhadra meets the Tunga River at Koodli, a small town near Shivamogga. The combined river continues east as the Tungabhadra, a major tributary of the Krishna, which empties into the Bay of Bengal. The Bhadra Dam is built across the Bhadra River in BRP - Bhadravathi.0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Singanahalli village (Bhadravathi taluk) ,1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from Lakkavalli village (Tarikere taluk) and 50 kilometres (31 mi) upstream of the confluence of the Bhadra River and Tungabhadra River.[6] Shimoga city is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the dam.[7] The Bhadra Dam drains a catchment area of 1,968 square kilometres (760 sq mi) out of which the forest area is 717.49 hectares (1,773.0 acres), cultivable land is 3,274.65 hectares (8,091.8 acres) and fallow land is 7,258.74 hectares (17,936.7 acres).[1][2][6] A number of industries, urban and rural settlements dependent on assured water supply lie on the banks of the river and in the project command area; Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd, the Mysore Paper Mills and Vishweshvarayya Iron and Steel Industries are the major industrial activity noted in the command area of the project.
The Bhadra River basin receives an average annual rainfall of 2320 mm with rainfall occurring during monsoon period (June to November).[3] The rainfall is experienced both during the Southwest Monsoon and North East monsoon; inflow contribution is 82% from SW monsoon (June to September) and 18% from north-eastern monsoon (October to December). The annual yield assessed from a catchment area of 1,968 square kilometres (760 sq mi) at the dam site is 84.63 BCF (billion cubic feet) in a 75% dependable year.[1][3][6] Based on recordings taken over a period of 25 years, it has an estimated annual mean evapotranspiration of 1,678 mm.[8]
Project features[edit]
The Bhadra Dam project was the irrigation scheme to be undertaken by the National Water Management Project (NWMP), with the aim of increasing agricultural prosperity, particularly for rice production.[8] The dam was built to a height of 59.13 metres (194.0 ft) (above the river bed level) between 1947 (start of construction) and 1965 (year of commissioning). It has a gross storage capacity of 2.025 km3,[5] live storage of 63.00 BCF at full reservoir level and a dead storage of 8.50 BCF at RL (reservoir level) of 631.54 metres (2,072.0 ft).[1][5] The storage created by the reservoir is according to the allocation of 61.70 BCF (1.747 km3 including direct evaporation of 0.14 km3) of water made under the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal Award.[5] The dam is built on a shattered rock based with a central masonry spillway. It has an earthen embankment on the left side and a rock hillock on the opposite side.[9] The Ogee type spillway in the middle section of the river has been provided with four numbers of vertical lift gates over a width of 18.28 metres (60.0 ft) and designed for a discharge of 3,020 cubic metres (107,000 cu ft)/s. In addition, two number river sluices are also provided to pass a discharge of 13,300 cubic metres (470,000 cu ft)/s. The annual siltation load considered in the design is 10.78 million cubic feet per square kilometer of catchment area. The canal outlets provided in the dam, initially for Hydropower generation followed by irrigation, consists of the left Bank canal outlet to discharge 10.76 cubic metres (380 cu ft)/s and two right bank canal outlets to pass a discharge of 75.03 cubic metres (2,650 cu ft)/s.[1][5][6] There are several islands in the reservoir area which have been developed for tourism.[7]
The dam has four spillway gates. The gate type is not exactly pronounced as either Ogee or Radial. This dam falls under the Parliamentary Constituency of Udupi Chikmagalur. The dam is classified as Earthen/ Gravity & Masonry.[10]
The reservoir created by the dam submerged 27 villages.[1]
The Left Bank Canal is designed to carry a discharge of 10.76 cubic metres (380 cu ft)/s, starting from the tail race of the left bank powerhouse provides irrigation facilities over its total length of 77 kilometres (48 mi).[1] The Right Bank canal, originating from the tail race channel of the right bank powerhouse provides irrigation facilities through its length of the main canal of 103 kilometres (64 mi) designed to carry a discharge of 75.03 cubic metres (2,650 cu ft)/s and its branch canal system of 284.9 kilometres (177.0 mi). Gross command area from the project is 162,818 hectares (402,330 acres), cultivable command is 121,500 hectares (300,000 acres) and irrigated command and cropped area is 105,570 hectares (260,900 acres). The soils encountered in the Right Bank Canal irrigation command consisted of Black Cotton Soils 8.5% and Red soil 93.5%, while on the Left Bank Canal command it comprises Black Cotton Soils 7.0% and Red soil 93%.[1]
The irrigation component of the project was planned to provide an annual cropping intensity of 200 percent to irrigate semi-dry crops in nearly 60 percent of the command area dominated by red loamy soils.[6] Irrigated area spreads over Davanagere, Shivamogga, Chikmagalur and Bellary districts comprising predominantly red loamy soils except in some portions of the right bank canal area which consist of Black Cotton soils. However, the actual cropping was predominately rice and also sugarcane and permanent gardens;[3] 90% area on the left bank canal system and 60% area of the right bank canal system was dominated by rice. This practice resulted in heavy demand on water causing serious concerns on the irrigation system itself. Consequently, National Water Management Project (NWMP) was launched with the objective to "rehabilitate and provide more equitable, predictable and reliable irrigation service which could improve agricultural productivity and farm income". This project has resulted in substantial improvements in both the area brought under irrigation and consequent agricultural crop production.[6]
The water stored in the reservoir is diverted through the right and left bank power houses into the respective irrigation canal systems. The right bank powerhouse utilises the irrigation releases for power generation from two units of Kaplan-type turbine generators and one unit of 6MW capacity. The left bank powerhouse at the river bed utilizes the irrigation releases to generate power from two units of 12 MW capacity each and another power house on the left bank canal of one unit of 2 MW capacity. The three power stations together have a power generation capacity of 39.2 MW.[3][4]
The Bhadra River flows through the Bhadra Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary and the Bhadra Reservoir is on its northern border. The sanctuary has rich avifauna such as junglefowl, red spurfowl, painted bush-quail, emerald dove, southern green imperial pigeon, great black woodpecker, Malabar parakeet and hill myna. Reptiles reported in the river and the reservoir are the marsh crocodiles and monitor lizards. Common river otter[SIA disambiguation needed] and smooth Indian otters, gaurs and leopards are commonly sighted in the reserve. The wildlife can be viewed by taking a boat ride in the reservoir when Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger Safari and the Sakkrebyle Elephant Camp can also be visited.[11][12]
Marsh crocodiles are found all along the Bhadra River and more so after the river enters the sanctuary area and further flows through midst of the undisturbed moist deciduous forests till it joins the back waters of the reservoir of the Bhadra Dam.[13]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bhadra Dam.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bhadhra Reservoir Project". Water Resources Karnataka: National Informatics Center. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Map of Bhadra River". Wikimapia. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Srinivasa Raju & Nagesh Kumar. Multicriterion Analysis In Engineering And Management. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-81-203-3976-7. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Bhadra Dam Left Bank Power House". Karnataka Power Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Modernization Strategy for Irrigation Management: Bhadra Project" (PDF). Fao. Org. pp. 8–11. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f S. Thiruvengadachari; R. Sakthivadivel. "Assessing Irrigation Performance of Rice-Based Bhadra Project in India". International Irrigation Management Institute, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Water Falls and Dams". B.R.P Dam. Shimoga: National Informatics Center. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ a b Thiruvengadachari, S.; Sakthivadivel, R. (1997). Satellite remote sensing for assessment of irrigation system performance: a case study in India. International Irrigation Management Institute (IWMI). p. 2. ISBN 978-92-9090-337-6. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Rao; S.M. (1 January 2006). Practical Isotope Hydrology. New India Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-81-89422-33-2. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "wrpinfo". "india-wris.nrsc.gov.in". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "River Turn Lodge". Official site of Karnataka Tourism: The Karnatakatourism.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary (Shimoga Dist)". Nivalink. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ The Indian forester. R. P. Sharma, Business Manager, Indian Forester. 1995. p. 944. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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Actually the community's interest and the focus of attention have already moved from classical data mining and data warehousing to predictive analytics. Though basically the term predictive analysis evolved from data mining, today it is predictive analysis that is all set for creative evolution and is an area of intense research. One can say that it is like the case of the child becoming more successful than the father.
Some of the basic differences between data mining and predictive analytics are,
- While data mining uses the statistical analysis method predictive analysis uses prescriptive algorithms while handling of data.
- Data Mining concerns with only the continuous changes in the data while predictive analytics is about both continuous and discontinuous changes.
- Data Mining predicts the past and predictive analytics predicts the future.
- Data mining validates hypothesis but predictive analytics both invents and validates hypothesis.
One should however not forget that the terms, data mining, data warehousing, OLAP (On Line Analytical Programming) and predictive analytics are some times complementary and can support each other.
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Link to part I here
Examining Wisconsin's gameplan against Nebraska
Did you read the first piece I wrote on Wisconsin's defense? Thanks. If you've made it this far, take heart in the fact that I found Wisconsin's offense a bit more interesting. Seeing as they hung 42 points on Nebraska in the first half and 70 overall (granted, Wisconsin's then-coach Bret Bielema is famous for running up the score) – and on defensive guru Bo Pelini to boot – there must be something good they're doing up in Madison.
Again, the usual caveats about small sample size apply.
When Wisconsin has the ball
What does Wisconsin do on offense?
Wisconsin is, like Stanford, a smashmouth power running team. Its coaching staff is expert at turning high school seniors into gigantic offensive linemen, and when you have linemen like that, running between the tackles is just so much easier. For the last couple decades, in fact, Wisconsin has specialized in pounding the ball inside again and again and again until the defense is pretty much roadkill. Nevertheless, with a virtuoso performance against Nebraska, new offensive coordinator Matt Canada showed that a little conceptual diversity can add a lot to a team's effectiveness.
The current trend in offensive football strategy is to use a lot of formations to confuse the defense. Stanford, with its gigantic playbook and versatility, is an example, but Wisconsin isn't above complexity as well. Still, Wisconsin typically uses power formations.
This is the first play of the game, and while Wisconsin is not in a full power set, it definitely screams run. We'll get to full power soon enough.
Wisconsin is in an unbalanced set, with two tight ends to the right. Nebraska responds by bringing down a linebacker to the line of scrimmage and rolling down the strong safety to act as another linebacker. With this many blockers on the right side, you'd think that Wisconsin would just run right anyway…no.
First off, notice how tightly bunched the defensive linemen are along the line of scrimmage. In order to present a more solid front up the middle, they're already giving up the outside to Wisconsin's offensive line. (Same goes for the linebackers.) This makes it very easy for Wisconsin's OL to block them outside-in and seal them from the rest of the field, setting up the outside runs. Nebraska's defensive ends weren't in position to make plays on the outside all night.
To grossly oversimplify, defensive players generally read the run by looking at what the offensive linemen do. Wisconsin's offensive linemen block to the right in unison (the outside zone play), but Wisconsin runs a counter: the outside tight end pulls away from the formation in slice motion and goes left to lead block for running back Montee Ball. Ball does a great job of initially selling the outside zone and then cutting left. The wide receiver blocks to seal Nebraska's linebackers, who have all overcommitted to the outside zone and are already in poor position, away from the outside…
…and Ball gets a one-on-one with the safety. The safety makes a good tackle and Ball gains seven yards – which is still a quality gain – but as the rest of the game showed, a lot of one-on-ones with the safety go for touchdowns…
…for example, three plays later. After the first play, Canada calls another inside run to soften up the linebackers (like Pavlov's dog and conditioning, if you abuse the counter too much, the defense eventually catches on), before going for the home run.
Ball and the offensive line fake the outside zone to the right again, and the linebackers bite again. Melvin Gordon runs a right-to-left jet sweep (in yellow), gets a one-on-one, sidesteps the safety, and boom, 56 yards, touchdown.
Nebraska's defense simply could not be helped; the linebackers were messing up throughout the game. The fear of getting railroaded by Wisconsin's offensive line was just too much. I mean, I like scoring as much as the next guy, but this was just painful to watch.
Wisconsin comes out in a max-power set – certainly something to watch for in the Rose Bowl – taking out their quarterback to add an extra blocker. Running back James White (Wisconsin has a lot of running backs) receives a direct snap and Wisconsin runs a fullback isolation, with the fullback lead blocking for the running back. Nebraska swarms to the point of attack so quickly that White changes his mind, cuts outside and runs for another touchdown. It's possible that the outside run was the original plan, in which case count me impressed at how well White sold the isolation.
Stanford runs max power rather frequently in order to get the defense to bunch up inside, and like Wisconsin, they love to get the ball outside for big plays – although mostly with passes, not runs.
That isn't to say that Wisconsin can't pass out of max power.
After the direct snap to White, Wisconsin fakes another outside zone run, with the fullback lead blocking for White (defenses are trained to lock onto cues like these)…except that the tight end sneaks past the attacking linebackers. He catches the easy TD pass; there's not a single defender within five yards of him.
It's a good day when you can obliterate the #12 team in the country with just three or four offensive concepts. Sure, Stanford's ranked #6, and Wisconsin doesn't even appear in the BCS standings (they're ranked #23 in the Coaches' Poll, though), but the Cardinal will have to watch out all the same.
So what can Stanford do about it?
The main takeaway from the Big Ten Championship Game is that schematically, Wisconsin didn't do anything tremendously innovative on offense. That isn't to say that they're not capable of innovation – they just didn't need it, not against a team that played as hyperaggressively as Nebraska. As such, the first thing Stanford should do is work on being more disciplined – staying in position, seeing the ball, and only then keying in on the ballcarrier and attacking – and proper tackling.
Wisconsin used a lot of misdirection to throw Nebraska off balance, but the flip side of misdirection is that every guy used on a fake is a guy that you can't really use to block. (Well, generally.) If Stanford's players can stay in position and hold their ground, they should be able to numerically overpower Wisconsin's rushing attack. More importantly, they should be able to limit Wisconsin's big plays.
Here's one of many examples where the Badgers' misdirection worked wonderfully. Wisconsin didn't really need to open up the playbook, having destroyed Nebraska with just a few concepts, so there's very little to break down. (And why would you bother fully opening up the playbook anyway when you're averaging 11 yards per rush?) Just to reinforce the point, though, here's one last play, showing how Nebraska even managed to bite hard on what few pass plays the Badgers used. (They threw the ball ten times in the first half, three of which were trick plays of some sort.)
Wisconsin sends all three receivers on the left up the middle, and every single one of Wisconsin's defenders scrambles to cover them. James White sneaks out and catches a quick swing pass, with nobody in front of him. It was a simple play, executed brilliantly. White went for 22 yards, and – can you believe it? – that wasn't even one of Wisconsin's top ten plays of the night.
Of course, the flipside is that if White had been reasonably covered, him being the only major passing option on the field – it didn't look like the three routes up the middle were headed anywhere in particular – Phillips would likely have been forced to throw the ball away for no gain. Even if White had caught the ball, Wisconsin shouldn't have gotten a first down.
During the Pac-12 championship game, UCLA, whose power running game likewise coaxed Stanford into cheating towards the middle, had a lot of success on outside passes – swings, screens, and so forth. Just something to keep in mind.
Of course, to a great degree, winning the game is not so much a matter of scheme as it is an extended series of physical battles all across the field. Holding one's ground is easier said than done, and there were numerous instances late in the game where Nebraska, fearing Wisconsin's outside runs, actually did position their ends shading to the outside, but Wisconsin's linemen managed to quickly step around them and seal them to the inside anyway. Granted, that showed remarkably poor effort from Nebraska more than anything else – the game was already in hand, mostly – but it also displayed some fantastic agility from Wisconsin's offensive tackles.
Without the big play, Wisconsin will have to string together long drives in order to score. Legendary Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer crunched the numbers and found that an offense's chances of scoring on any given drive are:
Starting field position
-20 1/30 chance of scoring
-40 1/8
50 1/5
+40 1/3
+20 1/2
+10 1/2
(Source: http://amzn.to/Utu3JK)
While Wisconsin's consistent power running style of play is especially suited to methodical, long drives, Beamer's chart shows how it is still really difficult to get 4 yards again and again and again all the way for 80+ yards. (In my view, these numbers seem to lowball the offense's chances, but the concept still holds – field position is often the difference between winning and losing.) Eventually, one of their plays should go for a small gain or even negative yardage, or somebody will commit a holding penalty or the like, and then the Badgers will be forced to throw the ball.
By my count, the Badgers only had seven true passing plays and a couple scrambles in the first half – and they didn't pass once in the second half – so their aerial attack is a bit of a wild card. In only his fourth career start, quarterback Curt Phillips looked good in limited quantities, but – and this is not a knock on him at all – he wasn't called upon to make very many tough throws; his receivers were generally wide open due to Nebraska miscues. (With Phillips' predecessor Joel Stave returning from injury, Wisconsin has not decided whether Phillips will start.) In what few pass plays that Wisconsin called, the offensive line generally kept Phillips' jersey clean, although he seemed a little too eager to run at times and would scramble early when waiting a couple more seconds could have netted a completion for a solid gain.
Offensive football strategy is a bit like the Hydra of ancient myth – always regrowing, always changing – but any defense has these two factors on their side: there's only so much space on the field to defend, and there's only so much that an offensive player can be expected to do. On both sides of the ball, somewhere, sometime, something's gotta give – and whoever gives least will probably win the day. After four consecutive games against ranked teams and in general a season of countless nailbiters, Stanford should know this better than anybody else.
Winston Shi is still in dire need of a more interesting byline. While he waits for a byline, he bides his time by "writing" about football strategy at the Stanford Daily. You can direct questions, comments, and complaints to him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Christmas was a lot of fun this year! P was ridiculously spoiled by his Gigi and Papa. I thought he would be more in to opening the presents than he was…but that's what I get for being a first time mom. Seventeen month olds…do not care about unwrapping presents. They just want the toy…and they want it now! The wrapping paper is just seen as a barrier to the TOY they are so deseparately trying to reach.
He got so frustrated with the wrapping paper and it didn't help that both Gigi and I, bought the heaviest wrapping paper out there. OOPS!! Lesson learned! Gosh, you experienced momma's should have warned me to use thin paper and as little tape as possible. Wait, you should have just told be not to bother with the wrapping!
We tried to get a group shot, but as you can see, pulling him away from his new toys that he was trying to play with, did not turn out to be a happy shot. In fact, he was doing "mean face" at the camera for awhile so daddy and I decided we would just match him…and do "mean face" too. We seemed to pull off the "mean face" well…but he was past the "mean face" point…and on to crying.
After all these gifts he got…what did he seem to play with the most? The bike he got for his birthday. Yea, so much for Christmas presents. I should have just re-wrapped the bike and called it a day.I will admit he LOVED the Bee Bop Band that we bought him. Actually, he hasn't stopped playing with it since he opened it. Unfortunately, it's a drum set. And it's a loud drum set. I should have known better. Not only that, but he thinks everything is a set of drums now. He takes the drum sticks and beats the coffee table, the kitchen floor, the window, the washer, the DOGS…just about anything he can find to hit…he does.
However, I do think this drum set is one of the best I've seen for his age. Plus, you can store all the other musical intstruments that it comes with inside the drum! Here's where to buy…
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!! It's hard to believe it's almost 2009! I am excited to enter 2009 with so many new blogging BF's!


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Re: Growing up in the City12/08/16
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My first girlfriend (after turning 18 that is) worked for BofA in that Market & Van Ness building, as did another life-long friend of mine who worked security. Another girlfriend (later) dated Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead before we started dating...speaking of bass players. And speaking of Fillmore West, it was like a "home away from home" for me in the late 60's. I did see Rod Stewart with The Small Faces there.
But in regards to the St. Francis Woods "mansions" and the Jr 5's you painted, do you recall any details or special stories about any (or all) of them? Were any of the mansions owned by anyone "famous" or someone we might otherwise know of (such as an elected city government official, or a musician - I know Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) lived in St. Francis Woods for a while, but I don't know if they owned or rented. Do you remember any specific addresses or streetnames where you painted the most houses? Did most people choose a "common" color scheme, or were there any unusual colors chosen. I seem to remember a few Jr 5's around the Sunset that were painted in different uncommon colors like purple, bright red (as example), but it was only a few.
Also, what is your timeline for working as a painter? Did you ever make any mistakes (like use the wrong color) or accidentally do something to cause the owner(s) to be angry (like spill paint onto their car)? Any details you may recall would be great to know.


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I'm remiss in not writing sooner to convey my congratulations to Ruth Ryon for her recent articles on toxic waste. It's good to see the section expanding its coverage of the real estate industry to include such topical issues.
I found the topic doubly interesting because of two recent industrial transactions Grubb & Ellis was handling that were delayed during escrow because of possible toxic contamination of the soil surrounding the structures. It's posing a new type of problem for brokers.
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Boisvert keeps it moving briskly, and manages the complicated final sequence—featuring three scenarios playing out simultaneously on stage—deftly. Underwood himself plays Ezra Wesley with real gravitas (he also has a terrific cameo as Peter's boss at the newspaper). Mike Mihm feels precisely right as Peter, the vaguely existential, sexy anti-hero whom we can't help but root for. Andrea Marie Smith is appealing as Halle, and Jon Hoche is chilling in a number of different roles, including the Pakistani Fareed and, perhaps more so, an American CIA operative. Paco Tolson gives another of his trademark excellent performances as Milan and a few other characters (he has a wonderful comic turn as James Blitz, a highly-strung TV news show host).
All in all, The Brokenhearteds makes for entertaining and insightful viewing, and welcomes a talented new playwright to the New York theatre scene.


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#3 Michigan State vs. #14 Valparaiso - Midwest - Auburn Hills
I mean, who wouldn't want to pick Valpo and hope this (or even this) happens again. But the Crusaders are also sloppy with the basketball, which will kill them against a good defensive club like Michigan State.
Pick: Michigan State
#6 Butler vs. #11 Bucknell - East - Lexington
I do know that it is always a risk to pick against Butler early, particularly in an upset. But Mike Muscala is a hell of a player, guaranteed the best player in this tournament that you do not know, and the Bison also play excellent defense. Butler does not have the size to band with Muscala, who carry the Bison to the next round.
Pick: Bucknell
#8 Pittsburgh vs. #9 Wichita State - West - Salt Lake City
This should be a good one considering both clubs are big and both are great on defense. Both are similar statistically and have veteran leadership in their backcourts. I will go with Pittsburgh because I think their defense is a tick better.
Pick: Pittsburgh
#4 Saint Louis vs. #13 New Mexico State - Midwest - San Jose
Saint Louis is excellent at forcing turnovers and they hold onto the rock. The Aggies are very turnover prone. Sometimes, these picks are easy.
Pick: Saint Louis
#6 Memphis vs. #11 Saint Mary's - Midwest - Auburn Hills
This should be a fun one and I like both teams. Memphis is very talented and athletic and the Saint Mary's play strong on defense and Matthew Dellavedova is a great point guard. However, they do not force turnovers, and that is how you beat this Tigers club.
Pick: Memphis
#3 Marquette vs. #14 Davidson - East - Lexington
Listen, I am as big of a Buzz Williams fan as any. But let's be honest, that team is limited by their abilities, they are not that great on the road and didn't look great in New York. Davidson has done it before, they have a great coach and can crank it from deep and most importantly, they are the best free throw shooting team in the land. Give me the upset.
Pick: Davidson
#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 Southern - West - Salt Lake City
I have a feeling some haters could be taking the Tigers. Or do I?
Pick: Gonzaga
#5 Oklahoma State vs. #12 Oregon - Midwest - San Jose
Oregon being a 12 seed is absolute nonsense. How in the world can a team that just won the Pac-12 tournament and is lower than Colorado and six spots lower than UCLA, who they just beat. Does that mean they would not have gotten had had they not won the tourney? Anyways, Dana Altman knows how to win in March, the team is coming together even with Dominic Artis not looking fully healthy and this team will come out and prove they are better than their ridiculous seeding.
#1 Louisville vs. #16 North Carolina A&T - Midwest - Lexington
Do you have to even think about it?
Pick: Louisville
#4 Michigan vs. #13 South Dakota State - South - Auburn Hills
I do realize that the Maize and Blue are playing an essential home game but they have also been pretty inconsistent since starting hot. The Jackrabbits are an excellent team from deep, have starpower with Nate Wolters and importantly, they do not turn the ball over, which would kill teams against Michigan.
Pick: South Dakota State
#6 Arizona vs. #11 Belmont - West - Salt Lake City
The Wildcats are very talented and Sean Miller is a heck of a coach. They did only finish 5-5, however, and their biggest weakness is against the three. Guess what Ian Clark and co. excel at. Plus Belmont is a veteran team that will not be wetting their pants in this one.
Pick: Belmont
#5 UNLV vs. #12 California - East - San Jose
This is a game that I have gone a little back and forth on, mostly due to the fact that Cal is playing a glorified home game. That said, the Runnin' Rebels have too much talent for the Golden Bears to handle and when they are hot, look out.
Pick: UNLV
#8 Colorado State vs. #9 Missouri - Midwest - Lexington
If only the Tigers were playing this at home, where they were undefeated. Even as on any night they can light up the scoreboard, they are still pretty inconsistent and that is where a sound club like Colorado State can take them out.
Pick: Colorado State
#5 VCU vs. #12 Akron - South - Auburn Hills
This is a bad matchup for the Zips. Would you want to take on Havoc when you do not have your starting point guard? It would have been interesting had Alex Abreu not gotten suspended but alas.
Pick: VCU
#3 New Mexico vs. #14 Harvard - West - Salt Lake City
The Crimson are grinders, but that is not how you beat a club like New Mexico. This is not a good draw at all for them.
Pick: New Mexico
#4 Syracuse vs. #13 Montana - East - San Jose
I feel like the Grizzlies should be getting more pub than they are. After all, they are an excellent team from three, and that is how you have to break the 2-3. Also, we all know how inconsistent 'Cuse is. That said, they do not have the horses to keep up with the Orange, who I see pulling away late.
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To help make the move from page to screen is director Steven Spielberg, who has brought the children's classic about a Big Friendly Giant to the big friendly screen.
Academy Award nominee Mark Rylance plays The BFG, with comedians Bill Hader and Jemaine Clement voicing The Bloodbottler and The Fleshlumpeater (aka the scary dudes) in this combination live-action and animated flick.
Newcomer Ruby Barnhill plays 10-year-old Sophie, a young English girl who finds herself inside in the world of Giant Country. Barnill was on hand, along with her co-star Mark Rylance and director Steven Spielberg, for the film's screening at the Cannes Film Festival this past weekend.
Today's new trailer shows off the incredible world of Giant Country and Dream Country, where most giants are not as friendly as The BFG. It's not just a catchy name. The new Disney film also stars Rebecca Hall and Penelope Wilton as The Queen.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Swami Vivekananda puja
Tonight I had a puja--it was for Swami Vivekananda. The choir sounded strong, and I was happy to be a part of it. The choir sounded like a wall of sound, vibrant and vibrating. The music was full of life. We sounded young in the best way.
I forgot to tell you that my women's writers group seems to have collapsed. Three people quit in one day. So it's just me and one other woman right now, which is not really a group. I've emailed her asking what we should do and haven't heard back.
Monday, January 28, 2008
noise is harmful
nature time and Somatherapy
Then we went to Stinson Beach. We walked on the shore and got our backsides soaked by rain that was hitting us from behind. When the rain stopped, we found a place among some grasses to sit and just stare at the waves for a while. We were very cold.
Then we drove into Berkeley. We went to dinner at House of Curries, and our food was excellent. I had baingan bartha and rice. Erik had paneer tikka masala and rotis.
Then it was time for the whole reason we went to the Bay Area yesterday, and that was a Somatherapy workshop in Oakland. Somatherapy is a radical anarchist therapy, and the workshop I attended was a three hour introduction to the kinds of games the Somatherapy consists of. It was held at an Aikido dojo, so the floor was springy. The games involve a lot of physical contact. For a picture of the kinds of things we did, see the above Wikipedia link.
The experience was incredible. I learned a lot about myself, about my ability to trust people physically (I don't trust people very much--in fact, I think I was the least-trusting person in my group, for one of the exercises--everyone else closed their eyes, and I wasn't able to).
I won't go into detail about the things we did, in case you ever do a Somatherapy workshop--it would be best if the experiences were new, for you. But I will say that some involved defying gravity. My arms are sore today, and there's a slight bruise on the inside of my left arm. The games we played were intense, I'm surprised no one cried.
After the games we sat in a circle and talked about that happened. As usual, I was silent in the group. I enjoyed listening to people talk. If you ever have a chance to try Somatherapy, I 100% suggest it.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
I've been trying to find some good poems to imitate with my women's writers group. So far I have four: "Arrival at Santos" by Elizabeth Bishop, "Father's Bedroom" by Robert Lowell, "Ode to Tomatoes" by Pablo Neruda translated by Margaret Sayers Peden, and "The Last Poem I'll Ever Write About You" by Denise Duhamel. I think this is enough.
This morning I walked at Howe Park, taking advantage of a break in the rain. Now I have choir practice.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
good rainy experiences
Then today my aunt I was in town. We went to lunch at the downtown Thai Basil, and our food was delicious. My aunt ordered us some fabulous soup to share, and we all ate eggplant dishes. Then she ordered us a dessert to share too: fresh mango slices with sweet rice. Everything was really good. Then we went back to her hotel room and drank hot beverages and talked some more.
These were good rainy experiences.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
getting addicted
busy week
He had a big basket full of junk food and afterwards insisted that I take something. At first I said no. Then I took Cracker Jacks. He wanted me to take more and added a diet 7-Up, some cookies, and some crackers to my bag.
The cookies had hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup in them, and Erik made me throw them away. The crackers had hydrogenated oils and artificial colors in them, and I threw those away on my own.
Today a new friend is coming to town. I'm supposed to see her and her two year old daughter this afternoon. I'm excited.
Then tomorrow a beloved aunt is going to be in town. I'm happy. It's been a busy week.
Last night I met with my women's writers group. It was at my friend H's house. I was a little more relaxed this time. There were only three of us. I don't think I got any great writing out of it, but it was a beautiful evening.
Yesterday I had my third DBT meeting. I'm finding it less helpful, seeing weaknesses, and the personality of my facilitator is grating on me. She kept us late for the second time in a row. I needed to leave because I had to go to the Vedanta bookstore to cover someone's shift. So I got up to leave, and she didn't want to let me go. I was slipping out quietly, but she stopped everything.
I can't remember her exact words, but she asked me something like, "What are you doing?"
"It's 1," I said.
"We leave DBT as a group," she told me.
"I have to go to work," I said, and she relented. It was emotional for me, and I felt angry because it's her big ego that makes her think she can hold us all fifteen or twenty minutes late. We're all adults with lives--I bet I wasn't the only one who needed to leave. I hate to cause a scene, and it embarrassed me.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Star of India, "Gender Equality: Where do we go from here?"
Then in the late afternoon we went to the local Unitarian church for a talk on gender euqality. The speaker Lynn Medeiros was trying to convince us to be feminists and that we need to pass the ERA. The talk was put on by the Humanist Association of the Greater Sacramento Area. The crowd was almost entirely senior citizens, so I don't know if Medeiros believed she had a difficult task. I loved the entire talk. It's a rare treat for me to hear a feminist lecture. I don't know anything about the history of feminism, so I appreciated the history that the speaker presented us with. It makes me want to go back to school and major in women's studies.
more ebay saga
I went to leave negative feedback for the seller, which I considered my duty, so hopefully other people won't get ripped off by this person, but I chickened out and decided to try emailing the seller one more time. I haven't heard back and feel stressed out about the whole confrontation.
Friday, January 18, 2008
cat crisis
Today Erik's working day two of a two day job. I'm seeing my friend A this afternoon at a Peet's.
I'm wearing some new gray pajama pants my mom got me for Christmas. They're super comfortable. Gray is my favorite color to wear.
Last night I dreamed I had hundreds of dollars in my pocket. I was going to give it to my friend who was buying a car. I kept recounting it and coming up with a different total.
We were in a strange underground place like a cave beside an underground river. It was very damp, and I was worried about leeches, but I looked down at my legs, and they were leech-free.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Tai Chi, worry, a nightmare
I've had a neck ache and nightmares, and I know it has to do with this bill from county. Tuesday I was able to see my caseworker after DBT. We did the fee waiver form, and I feel pretty certain that I'll get the fees waived this time but not in the future (our income will be higher in future months). That means I need to go off the drug that costs more than $200 a month, which I actually very much want to do: I never wanted to be on this drug in the first place.
Erik started a two day job this morning scoring CSET. I work at the Vedanta bookstore this afternoon and have lots to do.
Yesterday we took two walks. It's sunny and in the 50s during the day. I like being outside.
One of my nightmares was like this: it was night, at the beach, and a lot of people were out in the water. Then the waves became tidal waves, and a thunder and lightning storm started. The water was very cold. I was floating in the water near the pier, and I was afraid of being dashed upon the pilings. Also, there was seaweed in the water, and I was afraid of being tangled in it and afraid fish would bite me. Then lightning was coming down, and I was the highest in the water, and I knew lightning was going to strike me.
Monday, January 14, 2008
In the afternoon we went for a walk, and Erik talked to me about intelligent design and how he picks it apart and how he feels about it all. We walked for 40 minutes. Forty definitely feels like a blue number, for me.
The excitement of the day was getting a bill in the mail for $327.07 from my mental health place. They've decided to start charging me for my drugs, all of a sudden, and $327.07 is the cost of my drugs for one month. This bill was for November, which means more bills for December and January are already in the works. I called my caseworker twice (no answer). Tomorrow after DBT the plan is to "demand" to see my caseworker, which means holding vigil for an hour or two hours or however long until she decides to see me. She told me during our annual paperwork meeting (which is why all this happened) that if I ever get a bill, to call her, so hopefully she can help me.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
A conservative "love it or leave it" kind of guy was being belligerent during the question and answer period, but Fernandez handled it with grace.
Then we went for a walk at Howe Park. It was sunny out, and we walked with bare arms. We talked about the lecture, and I felt so alive.
Today I read Tough Love: High School Confidential by Abby Denson. It's a cute story in comic book form about two boys. I got it through the new-ish inter-library loan service--it came from the San Francisco Public Library.
Friday, January 11, 2008
ebay saga
My best friend's favorite painter is Kandinsky. So I wanted to get her a Kandinsky gift. On ebay I found some magnets. So I bid and won. It was December 3rd. I thought they would arrive in plenty of time for Christmas. But they didn't.
So I found the seller's email address and emailed her. No response for about a week. Then I tried emailing again. This time I heard back: she said I should have received the magnets by then and said she'd get some in the mail right away.
My best friend's birthday is January 19th, so I figured I would just give the magnets as a birthday present since we missed Christmas.
So yesterday I get the magnets in the mail, with no invoice or note or anything to indicate why they were sent to me, and guess what? They're magnets of Klimt paintings! Also, they're obviously homemade, which is fine in and of itself, but the print quality is horrible. Everything's purple!
So I emailed the seller again and told her about the mix-up, and she said she'd get the correct magnets in the mail. I have no faith that the magnets will be of okay print quality, so I've moved on and bought new birthday presents for my best friend.
All of this has left me with bad feelings about ebay.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
more broccoli soup
I had less broccoli to work with because my broccoli was infested with small broccoli bugs. I had to toss about a fifth of it. I tried so hard to get the bugs out, but no matter how hard the water is hitting them, they cling.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
new things
We met at a coffee shop called Butch-N-Nellie's. The girlfriend of one of the group members works there. I got steamed milk with honey and a shot of almond syrup, a favorite drink from my youth.
Today Erik is hiking somewhere in the Muir woods, I think. I went to Trader Joe's this morning. I got some things we needed: bread, eggs, fruit. I bought some red currants on a whim, and I don't like them very much--kind of sour--but it's good to try new things.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
I also went to a group called Coping With Depression that seemed a lot less useful. I don't know if I'll return.
Today is rainy with some wind but nothing like the recent storm. We're having baked potatoes for dinner.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Today we went to the Effie Yeaw nature center and walked around on some trails. We walked along the river and looked at rocks. We saw a coyote and lots of deer. Erik took some pictures.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
what electricity is good for
The saddest thing was losing all the ice cream. We thought the freezer would keep cold longer than it did. "We could have had an ice cream party by candle light," Erik said. If only we'd had better estimates.
I have a pot of rice and lentils on the stove for Erik's lunch.
Last night we went out to dinner at Thai Basil and enjoyed some green curry with eggplant and tofu.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Thursday, January 03, 2008
This afternoon we went to Vic Fazio Wildlife Refuge to look at birds. It was raining. It was really good to get out and let my mind think some different thoughts!
Then this evening I made oatmeal breakfast cookies, which I used to make all the time, but I hadn't made them for maybe a year. I don't have any applesauce, so I substituted canned pumpkin, which worked just fine.
the Mountain Goats
We also went to the bank for quarters. I waited in line for a long, long time. We went to the co-op for water and some other things--veggies, tea. I have peppermint again.
My cold is getting worse, but Erik's on his way to wellsville.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
happy new year
Yesterday morning I baked banana bread. I like eating it with strawberry whole fruit preserves. I also like eating it with butter. The recipe I use turns out slightly bland. But it's fat-free and low sugar. With preserves or butter it's delicious.
Erik's watching a MIT physics lecture. Yesterday I started a young adult novel from New Zealand called dare, truth, or promise that I think I'm going to bail on. I can't stand how formulaic the beginning is. I know it will get better, but I'm sick of certain moves. I want to punish the book by not reading it, which doesn't make sense.
Happy new year to everyone.


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Pharoahe Monch Gives Insight Into Heavy Topics On 'P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)'
Pharoahe Monch takes it straight to the head on his fourth solo release P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The concept album has the Queens MC detailing the life of a man struggling with depression. Each track is a chapter that reveals something new or gives more insight. On "Losing My Mind" featuring deNaun, he shines a light on the racial and economic disparities of mental health assistance. "My family customs wasn't accustomed to dealing with mental health / It was more or less an issue for white families with wealth."
The album's lead single "Damage" is probably the best display of lyricism as Monch goes into metaphoric overdrive rapping from the perspective of a bullet taking out its victims. "For ever lasting fame I will maim those who change the gun laws / Cause post traumatic stress disorder, ask any vet I've worked with / My purpose catching bodies like safety nets at the circus." The song samples the line "Damage" from L.L. Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out."
Rhyming at a skillful pace with lyrics that get straight to the point has never been an issue for Monch, and he shows no signs of rust on the album. The beats compliment the changing mood of the character going from the bass heard in the horns that gives "Bad MF" its menacing feel to the light flute played on "Broken Again" that demonstrates the sentiment of reflection.
While "Eht Dnarg Noisuilli," which is "The Grand Illusion" backwards, uses violins and an operatic choir of women to sound like a world of confusion, the hook being spoken rather than sung by a computerized male voice makes the track seem less like a rap song. Rather, it sounds more like the music you'll hear in the opening credits of a bad science-fiction movie.
Scattered across the LP are skits parodying the varying ways people treat mental illness. While the skit "SIDEFX" effectively pokes fun at society's obsession with self-medication as the answer to all problems, they disrupt the momentum of the album.
But on "D.R.E.A.M.," featuring Brooklyn's own Talib Kweli, the wah-wah guitar gives the song its soulful feel reminiscent of 1970s songs that encouraged listeners to keep striving. The other collaborations include Black Thought of the Roots on "Rapid Eye Movement" and the bonus track, "Stand Your Ground" with Living Colour's Vernon Reid. Monch keeps the featured spots to a bare minimum, which is good because it allows listeners to dive into the story and not get sidetracked.
There's usually a two to four year gap between albums for Pharoahe Monch, which isn't a bad thing. In the case of a skilled MC like Monch, the few years between albums gives him time to make the best LP possible, or allow him to experience life to find something heartfelt to spit about. No matter the reason, P.T.S.D. takes listeners on a worthwhile journey from confusion and loneliness to bitterness and triumph.—Barry Ward


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As previously announced in August, Nighthawk has initiated a 5 well drilling program for late 2015. Drilling commenced with the Crested Butte 2-14 well located in the very eastern side of the Arikaree Creek field. The well was spudded on September 10 and was drilled to a total depth of 8,360 feet and within budget. Based on the Company's 3D seismic interpretation of the location, it was initially thought to be west of the eastern bounding fault.
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Look at avoir in le Passé Simple:
Quand j'eus enfin l'opportunité de le rencontrer, je tombai malade.
When I finally had the chance to meet him, I fell ill.
Tu eus beaucoup de problèmes cette année-là.
You had a lot of problems that year.
Il eut vite froid sans son manteau.
He got cold quickly without his coat.
Nous eûmes juste le temps de prendre notre train.
We had just enough time to catch our train.
Vous eûtes une migraine tout le long du voyage.
You had a migraine the whole trip.
Soudain, ils eurent l'impression d'être suivis.
Suddenly, they felt like they were being followed.
To conjugate avoir in le Passé Simple, here is what to do:
'e-' + endings: -us, -us, -ut, -ûmes, -ûtes, -urent
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According to the spelling reform accents on u and i should be dropped unless needed to distinguish words. You do not seem to apply the reform.
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With the NBA season not that far away, we're hoping you're gearing up for some great basketball. That includes NBA 2K13, which is set to drop on Oct. 2 and looks like it has the potential to be the best one yet. We showed you the first gameplay video, where we found out 2K was dropping the old annoying dribbling mechanics for something much cleaner. Now after this Developer Insight, we know something else: the right stick will be used for dribbling AND shooting. All it takes is the left trigger to alternate. Kind of cool, and hopefully it's not too difficult to maneuver.
As for the rest of the changes, I think the video can do a better job of explaining things than I can.
What's the one thing 2K13 needs to go to the next level?
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Following a bad heartbreak, author Sammi Robin did something a little crazy…
I'm completely addicted to the MTV show Catfish. Each episode, I find myself hoping that someone will actually be who they say are and there will be a happy ending. Unfortunately, in most instances, the person who steps out of the creepy side door looks completely different from their online persona. I've also learned firsthand that most people have to kiss tons of frogs before they find their happy ending. In an excerpt from my book "So Many Frogs … Not Enough Prozac," I'll tell you about why I can relate to the crazy Catfish people more than one should.
After one particularly bad heartbreak (the guy literally ripped my heart out and handed it back to me in a proverbial blender), I did something a little crazy. OK, totally crazy. It started with my desperate quest for knowledge. I wanted to know how to get him back, so I went on Google and typed in "how to get him back." There was healthy advice such as "don't talk to him for at least a month so he can miss you." There was also some not so healthy advice like "create a fake Facebook boyfriend to make him jealous."
While this may not be the sanest course of action, I thought it was a fantastic idea. I could create the perfect guy to make "he we do not speak of" jealous. The first step in creating a fake Facebook boyfriend is to find a picture. As tempting as it was to find a hard bodied model, it needed to be realistic. Pretty sure if my fake boyfriend's picture was that of a topless Ian Somerhalder, people might have suspected something.
When I was dating "he we do not speak of," I was going through my emo phase. I was highly attracted to guyliner, tattoos, basically a straight Adam Lambert would have been my ideal. I still wouldn't mind finding a straight Adam Lambert lookalike or Adam Lambert himself, should he choose to swing my way for even just one night. That is not important, what is important however, is that I had mentioned this to HIM and he always seemed insecure about the fact that he possessed none of these superficial qualities. My fake boyfriend definitely needed to be an emo hottie.
I typed "hot emo guy" into Google images and the second I saw "Jake" I knew. It was love at first sight. He certainly looked like someone you could know in real life. The main problem was that he was looking down in his picture so it would have been obvious if I photoshopped his head into pictures with me doing various activities like scuba diving, bowling, etc. So I made Jake's profile super private (which I highly recommend doing anyway) so that you could only see the one picture unless you were friends with him.
When choosing a name for your fake boyfriend, it's easy to think "I've always wanted a boyfriend named "Fabio Banderas Jr." Again, needs to be realistic. I chose the name Jake Schuster, because I could totally know someone named Jake Schuster.
Next, Jake needed some friends. I friended a plethora of random people (many oddly accepted) and then decided I was going to have to let a few trusted friends in on my secret. There were a couple of reasons for this.
1) When I changed my relationship status to "In a relationship with Jake Schuster" I was pretty sure my family and friends were gonna ask questions.
2) I needed people to comment on his wall, "like" his posts to me, mention him in their posts, etc. He needed to feel like a true member of the Facebook community and well, an actual person.
I texted one of my good friends the following: You are either going to think this is amazing or commit me (she happens to be a psychologist). Fortunately, she thought it was amazing and this gave me the courage to confide in a few other trusted souls. Even my friends whose initial reaction was "jump off this crazy train!" eventually came on board. They just couldn't resist Jake's charm, and boy was Jake charming.
The great thing about having a fake Facebook boyfriend is he always says the perfect thing. Jake posted on my wall saying he wanted to read my screenplay. It's very important to me that any guy I date is interested in my writing, because it's a huge part of me. Of course, no guy I date will ever be allowed to read this book.
Whenever I posted a new picture, Jake always said I looked beautiful. He was extremely thoughtful asking how my day at work was, posting meaningful song lyrics, and saying he couldn't wait to see me that weekend. The crazy thing is that even though I was technically talking to myself, I felt a surge of excitement everytime a notification popped up saying I had a new comment from Jake Schuster. I mean, I just knew it was going to brighten my day. A particularly dear friend even asked for Jake's password so she could post messages to me from him on occasion. This way it would be a surprise!
"He we do not speak of" NEVER mentioned Jake or acknowledged his "existence." If he ever felt even a smidgen of jealousy, I certainly don't know about it. Other people noticed him though, and made sure to congratulate me on my hot new guy. So while I didn't get HIM back, I had fun with Jake. He proved to be a welcome distraction and in a weird way, he even gave me back a sense of confidence that I had lost. It's always nice to hear that you are beautiful and wonderful, even if it's YOU reminding yourself that you are.
So do I recommend creating a fake Facebook boyfriend? Well, let's just say I wouldn't tell you not to. Sure, it's pretty nutty, but who is it hurting? Quite honestly, Jake is still one of my Facebook friends and he pops up from time to time when I'm in a need of a little ego boost. Feel free to friend him on Facebook and he will be happy to give you one as well.
We've all grown up with the magical tales of Cinderella and Snow White. They've shaped our ideals, but with the exception of Kate Middleton, most of us must face the fact that princes only reside in the enchanted world of make-believe, and kissing frogs is an all too often occurrence. So Many Frogs … Not Enough Prozac is for every girl who has fallen for a frog. Author Sammi Robin has been involved with actors, reality stars, identical twins and every guy in between. She's bawled her eyes out in the self-help aisle of Barnes & Noble while searching for a book to ease her broken heart. While looking for a book that contained real stories of heartbreak, she came up empty-handed. At the urging of friends, who also needed to know they weren't alone in their bad dating decisions, she decided to write that book. Ever hear of creating a fake Facebook boyfriend just to make your guy jealous? Sammi's done that and more. Within these pages, she'll reveal her most embarrassing dating moments, biggest heartbreaks, cringe-worthy mistakes, and fortunately, the lessons learned.
After graduating from Boston University with a degree in public relations, Sammi moved to Los Angeles where she currently resides. Aside from kissing tons of frogs, Sammi Robin is a screenwriter, contributing writer for YoungHollywood.com, and reformed L.A. party girl (well, mostly reformed). She loves La Scala chopped salads, Coffee Bean ice blendeds, her family, friends, and her rescue dog, Bordy.
You can visit Sammi on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.
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Holly Golightly: You know those days when you get the mean reds?
Fred: The mean reds, you mean like the blues?
Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you're getting fat and maybe it's been raining too long, you're just sad that's all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you're afraid and you don't know what you're afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?
Fred: Sure.
Holly Golightly: Well, when I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there. If I could find a real-life place that'd make me feel like Tiffany's, then – then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name!
– Breakfast at Tiffany's
You may be wondering why i'm quoting Breakfast at Tiffany's in a post reviewing the gorgeous bistro cafe located within the Burberry Flagship store on Regent Street. While also full of beautiful lust worthy things, Tiffany's is quite obviously a different store. It doesn't have a cafe, for starters. As those of us who have seen the film will know, actually enjoying breakfast at Tiffany's consists of pining at the window display of glistening, sparkly things like hypnotised magpies, whilst simultaneously sipping a Starbucks skinny latte in a cardboard cup and trying not to smear the icing sugar from your almond croissant on the freshly cleaned glass. It's a loss less romantic in reality.
Well the reason i'm quoting it is because the way Holly Golightly feels about Tiffany's is how I feel about Burberry. The beautiful store situated at 121 Regent Street is my happy place.
The large space has previously been home to a cinema, something which is apparent as you walk into the main display space with its wrap around gallery balcony that lines the circumference of the room. Your attention is grabbed by the eight square metre video display unit (the largest in the world) which is wrapped as if in an embrace by the stairs that lead to the upper balcony, and currently plays a loop of the festive advertising campaign.
Though you'd struggle to spend anything less than £250 on a single purchase in this store, it remains approachable and relaxing, where service is some of the best I have ever experienced and sales are never pushed upon you. The 'Pretty Woman' scenario will never occur in this store (as it did do once for me in Tiffany's) – whether you enter wearing a thousand pound tailored suit or ripped jeans and a hoody, the staff give you their time and try to assist you the best they can. Try on one of their gorgeous cashmere trench coats that costs over £1500 (I frequently do this, just so that for a few minutes I can imagine what it would be like to have disposable income!) and they'll recommend you not purchase on the spot but instead go away and think about it. They don't want you to part with your money unless you are certain; your happiness is paramount, which is why they'll often offer you a complementary glass of champagne to enjoy as you peruse to lines. The staff really do help to make this place the magical haven that it is.
But this is a food blog and so i'll stop gushing over the store and travel through to the cafe named after its founder.
Thomas's opened in June this year when the store was expanded. Along with the inclusion of a restaurant, this expansion also saw the addition of a dedicated gifting area, featuring a seasonally updated collection of present-worthy products (everything from blankets, cushion covers and candles to stationery, board games and travel goods), which can all be personalised or monogrammed in a number of different ways.
The location of the café therefore allows for the combination of two of my favourite things. Eating and shopping. Usually for me this is only achieved as I sit in bed snacking on Propercorn Popcorn (my current long running obsession – give the Smooth Peanut & Almond flavour a try!) whilst watching Come Dine With Me re-runs and surfing through the ASOS website. The cafe offers a menu of quintessentially British classics, from afternoon tea to lobster with chips, and is open seven days a week. As Burberry is all about selling the finest and most refined products (just read about the process each of their stunning cashmere scarfs goes through to get to the level of quality they are sold at), it won't come as a surprise that Thomas's offers the finest seasonal ingredients from small farmers and artisan suppliers across the UK.
My man and I visited on Sunday for Brunch. The menu hosts a variety of dishes I would have loved to order, but i'm a sucker for pancakes and couldn't resist the Scotch buttermilk pancakes with honey comb, Brown Cow yoghurt and rhubarb compote for just £8. I discovered a love for chewing on big chunks of gooey, sticky honeycomb whilst on holiday in Thailand earlier this year. At a deluxe breakfast buffet in Bangkok, I piled my toast high with the sticky golden lattice squares and relished in the natural sweetness as it stuck in my teeth. I got to do this again as I tucked into my pancakes, which were fluffy and light. I don't know what it is specifically that make's Brown Cow yoghurt different to ordinary dairy yoghurt, but it was smooth, sweet and creamy and cut beautifully when joined on my fork by the fresh mouth watering rhubarb compote.
Meanwhile Josh elevated his casual brunch with an order of the Half Lobster with chips at £25 per portion. There's something about lobster; for me it always looks like a piece of art on a plate. It's perhaps the beautiful pinky red colour of the shell (a colour not too dissimilar to the cashmere trench of my dreams), or the almost pearlescent shade of the meat. Or maybe it's the luxurious simplicity of the dish itself. Though not much meat resides on half a lobster, its sweetness is satisfying and complimented beautifully with a small squeeze of lemon.
The chips were superb. To get a good idea of how good these chips are, I would ask you to cast your minds back to when Burger King chips were some of the best around – a little crisp on the outside giving a soft crunch when bitten into, but soft and fluffy on the inside. These chips are like those but better, because Burberry.
As I looked around the restaurant which had only half its tables full (despite the thousands of Christmas shoppers outside who had most likely worked themselves up an appetite by this time), I noticed many enjoying the Afternoon Tea that I had briefly considered whilst choosing my meal. Consisting of finger sandwiches, English cakes and biscuits, warming plates from the Aga (you can choose from hot buttered crumpets, scones with clotted cream, jam and toasted tea cakes) and a pot of Flush Grand Reserve Darjeeling (Ooh err!) all for £32 per person. Clearly this is the best way to have a very sophisticated break from all the shopping, and i'm already planning a trip here with my mum in the New Year to try it out!
There are no doubts for me that the Burberry flagship is a quiet and relaxed haven situated in the middle of possibly the closest thing you'll find to Hell at this time of year. While outside Christmas shoppers elbowed and squawked their way down Regent Street, our hour spent in this elegant store was tranquil, relaxed, and above all, delicious! Even if you can't treat yourself to something beautiful from the shelves and racks, you should at least treat yourself to something from Thomas's elegant cafe menu.
I guarantee it won't take long before you get that Holly Golightly feeling…
After our brunch, I paid a quick visit to the Festive Film Booth and found myself starring in the Billy Elliott inspired Burberry Christmas Advert. You'll notice that myself and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley demonstrate much of the same poise when jumping. It's uncanny…
Merry Christmas, everyone.
G x
Most photos taken from Google Images as my camera wasn't up to scratch on my visit. My apologies.


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Davis, a native of Shellman, Georgia, played college football for the University of Georgia and was recognized as a consensus All-American. A first-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 2005 NFL Draft, he is both well known and highly regarded in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area for his philanthropic and community service efforts. Higginbotham, a native of Chicago who attended the same high school as First Lady Michelle Obama (Whitney M. Young Magnet High School), is the third African-American woman to travel into space. Her leadership as a "female astronaut of color" has done much to inspire gender and racial equality in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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