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Monday, December 13, 2010
Spotted during our champagne-swilling session yesterday afternoon.
Friday, December 10, 2010
It is a weakness of my character that I love year-end roundups, and this one is pretty snazzy.
Le suck
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Missed connection
Today, once again, I received an email that was not intended for me. It was clearly meant for someone the author is interested in dating, and even though I have not been on the market for five years, I think I can safely say that the chick really lucked out in sending it to the wrong address.
Hi Gavin,Sorry that I am only just getting back to you now after your message yesterday – I am not normally so unreliable – it has just been a ridiculously hectic week. On Wednesday afternoon we had a staff meeting and the principal announced the class allocations for next year. There were quite a few surprises and a lot of unhappy people so that ended up going on for hours and I got home quite late. I then had my grade presentation day yesterday and I had to give a speech – but I only started writing it at 10:30 on Wednesday night! I had another really late day at work yesterday and a late night because I had to do more work when I got home. Next week is not looking much better because I have to do a presentation for the staff that I need to work on. So basically I have had about four hours sleep every night this week and I am struggling to even stay awake. So, although I would love to catch up with you tonight, I really don't think I will be in any state to. I look and feel exhausted and I would be terrible company at the moment. I would really prefer that you see me when I am at my best so we can just relax and get to know each other better. My life isn't always this hectic – we just met at a very busy time for me.I hope that when you get back from your holiday you will still want to meet up? How long are you going for?I apologise if any parts of this e-mail are incoherent due to lack of sleep. I have to leave for work now so I hope you have a great trip and I look forward to hearing from you soon.Amber
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The creepiest lady in the world
You have to watch all the way to the end to soak up the maximum amount of creepiness.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Here's hoping it's not necessary, but: Whale Fail.
Our ebookstore launched! I am so happy and proud.
Friday, December 3, 2010
In brief
Since I got home from India on Tuesday morning, I have spent most of my time doing four things: sleeping, working, going through my photos, and blowing my nose. My cold is starting to ease off, clearing my head a bit so I can begin to process my trip.
First things first: it was incredible. It was delicious and loud and relaxing and stressful and smelly. I saw more new things in two weeks than I had in the previous year combined. I ate my face off. I shopped more than I ever thought I would. I learned that I can, in fact, enjoy myself just sitting on the beach with nothing to do.
There were some things I didn't do. I didn't deal well with feeling foreign, with standing out and being photographed everywhere I went. I didn't allow myself any empathy for the horrible conditions that many of the people I saw live in. I didn't like it when a child grabbed my leg and asked for change, but I also didn't break down and cry, and I didn't give them money. I don't know what that means.
I made some wonderful new friends, and I also spent some time feeling weird that I was attending an intimate event essentially as an outsider. The bride and groom (who couldn't have been more loving and welcoming) had dozens of wedding activities to attend to, which meant Mike and I spent our days with all their Austin friends. This meant quick affinities, real connections, and occasional hanger-on status.
I took a ton of photos. I photographed nature and palaces and people. Some of my photos could just as easily been taken at a bar in the US, and some I am very proud of, not because they're compositionally elegant or creative, but just because I thought about where I was and focused on how I best knew to present it. I got lucky a lot. Seriously, the NEX-5 is an incredible camera.
So there you go: I'm obviously still working through stuff. But I'm well-fed, exhausted but inspired, and appreciate both my home and the big wide world more than when I left three weeks ago.
More to come.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Back in the USA
Missing India, happy to be home. So much to tell! Too much, really. Better to focus on someone else's anecdote: last week Ke$ha asked my Australian coworker out on a date. You'll be surprised to hear that they went to a club.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Things organized neatly
We're ready to go now, just waiting for our cab. Bags packed, cats fed, house (semi-) cleaned. And I've chilled out in my demands for the excellence of our vacation. We're going to India, so it will be excellent. And it will probably blow, at times. I'm ready.
So I leave you with this: Things Organized Neatly. Wonderful.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Turkey cake!
I'm going to be out of the country for Thanksgiving, so I'm requesting that someone I know make this turkey cake, complete with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. And don't forget to photograph it. Thank you.
I need a vacation
I am losing it just a leetle bit. We leave tomorrow for India, and the normal things you're supposed to stress about at the last minute - packing, getting the house ready, whether the cats will go apeshit while you're gone and shred all the upholstery - is of no concern. Instead, I am completely unable to book a hotel for the trip, a hotel that we will need beginning Monday night. I have spent HOURS on Trip Advisor, combing through all the recommendations. I have sent dozens of emails to inquire about reservations. And it's getting down to the wire. I tend to be a seat-of-my-pants traveler, but life has been so crazy these last few months that I feel like I need a totally relaxing, totally planned vacation.
And that is where I am screwing myself. The area that we are heading to - Goa, on the Arabian Sea - is supposed to be heavenly. The beach where we are aiming to stay is stunning. But my brain is telling me that I have to pick the perfect place to stay. What the hell does that mean? There are thatched huts, there are fancy resorts, there are beach hotels. And because this is India, we can afford them all. So I'm frozen with indecision and anxiety, and the worse it gets, the more I pity myself, because this is supposed to be fun! But what if we show up and the place I picked is a shithole, and the one next door is gorgeous, and I screwed everything up?
Clearly this is going to get resolved soon, and I'm not going to be torturing myself forever. But seriously, I need to get a grip. And take a vacation.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
I just realized I never uploaded this video - it's from when I was in Berlin, and Cait and I went for a run in the rain. The slide was calling to me! I got very wet and sandy, but it was entirely worth it.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Atheists don't have no songs
No one ever wrote a tune for godless existentialism. Steve Martin to the rescue!
Monday, November 8, 2010
It begins
The cleaning-out-the-fridge-before-traveling roasting of everything in sight.
Potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, beets, peppers. Once we're through our groceries, there'll be a few nights of takeout, and then...VACATION!
Giants fever: a justification
I think I like sports because I like stories. I'm not going to rattle off baseball or football stats at you, but I will remember things like the fact that Oakland Raiders went into this past weekend having scored 92 points in the previous two games. Because there is a narrative attached: they blew epically for the beginning of the season, and now they blow less. Baseball has such a long season, though, that it's just too much number crunching. If I can't keep track of the story, I can't keep track of caring.
So now that the SF Giants fervor has calmed down a bit, I'm realizing that I got so caught up in it because it was a great story. Each player seemed so quirky, and nice! And they were underdogs, and they won! Even better, all the little rituals - the cheers, the signs, the weed jokes - were all very San Franciscan. It gave me the warm fuzzies to have so many people acknowledging how great my city/team is.
In sum, the last few weeks were a lot of fun. We spent time in our local bar, watching the games and reconnecting with our neighbors, and Mike even made friends with a guy named Dirty Kevin. Thank you for that, Giants.
The victory parade was on a lovely warm day, and everyone was just so HAPPY. I didn't even mind the crowds (much).
I rode my bike around downtown to scope the scene, and wound up having to salmon my way up Market for several blocks because there were so many people in the streets.
Do you like having strangers high five you? If so, you should have been here.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tell Tale
Yesterday I picked up my first Tell Tale Society bag - I got it for a friend as a gift. I made her open it in front of me just so I could see everything that was in it. I hope it all tastes as amazing as it looks. And now it's getting blogged about!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Last week I made Smitten Kitchen's apple and cheddar scones. I don't have all that much to say about them except that you should make them immediately. You should first make sure that the people around you like the combination of apple and cheddar, though, because if you don't, and they don't, you will wind up sending all your visitors home with scones preciously individually wrapped in tinfoil. I tried to eat them all myself, I really did, but even I needed backup.
The batter alone was fantastic - buttery and apple-y and cheesy.
I was so pleased with myself for having made anything so domestic looking. Though I really need to learn to improve my food photography skills.
And everything is better when served on a green plate.
As a side note, I'd like to take a moment to note how math really is everywhere, and will not leave us alone. I was dumping all the scone-making accessories into soaking mixing bowl when I realized that bubbles are fractals. They appear out of one another, like cleanliness-oriented spores of soap and air.
Beth has known this for years, but it took this intense bubble experience for me to fully grok it. Fractals are awesome. Check out that bubbular structure, man. Sweet.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tonight I went for a run. I wasn't really excited about it (when am I?), but Mike was coming home from work late and it was too early to open a bottle of wine. So. I did my usual 3 miles (serious runners: shutup), and ran into a Wellesleyite along the way. I was chugging along to some Coolio - seriously, revisit mid-90s poppy rap if you haven't yet done so - when she flagged me down. It was good to see her, but I was feeling a bit sad when we parted that I had missed all of "1, 2, 3, 4" except for my favorite line: "I got something new for that ass." Yes you do, Coolio.
But anyway. I was mourning the social obligations that make us miss out on our favorite pop songs ("What? I can't hear you that well...Oh yeah, Black Eyed Peas are totally lame. I would never listen to them on my own. But when they're on in a bar...No, yeah, I hate them then too, obviously.") when the perfect tune came on. A big hill loomed above me; George Michael sang through my earbuds. You got to have...Faith! Faith! Faith!
It was kismet. George Michael got me up that hill. Not only that, but I ended the run with a sprint home to my favorite song [fair warning: Youtube video], which never stops being amusing to me. Because, he's kidding, right? But what if he's not? But what if he is? Is it post-feminist of me to love this song? Post-post-feminist? When does irony just become an embarrassment to the person indulging in it?
Point of story: it was a good day to be outside on a run. And being outside is kind of the only reason I run, so it was validating. And that is pretty much all that I ask from life. Unequivocal validation.
Little matching frog-gloves
Saturday was a rainy rainy day, and we made the most of it by going to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. Here is a neato thing I learned from the carnivorous plants exhibit: "Some Nepenthes [pitcher plants etc] capture frogs, and when the frogs are dissolved, all that is left in the fluid are little matching frog-gloves. Apparently, the skin on the frog hands is resistant to digestion."
Aren't you glad you know that now?
I took lots of photos with a cheesy app on my phone, and I love them. Here are a few. Ok, several. Too many. Self-restraint is not one of my virtues.
The Conservatory.
The main hall.
It was nice to be inside, with the rain outside.
The building was a bit leaky, but that just made it feel...authentic.
Lily pads that I want to lay on.
Under water!
Exiting aquatic plants.
Check out this upside down pineappley dude.
I wish I had written down what this guy was.
A good leaf to hang out under.
A rainy palm tree outside.
The view upon leaving.
Saxophonists were playing in that tunnel. The End.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
I love love love the Anderson Valley. As does, apparently, The New York Times. I have discussed this love before, and I just want to say: go. Go for their Beer Fest, go to the wineries, or just go for the amazing drive to get there.
To poncho, or not to poncho
Guys: Anthropologie poncho. Thoughts?
Monday, October 18, 2010
Last days in Berlin
For my last few days in Berlin, Amanda came to visit from Bonn! It was rainy and chilly, but we made the most of it. Here's the ladies, in the lower left corner.
We walked around Cait's neighborhood and got a fantastic German brunch. I could easily eat bread and cheese and salad and pickles for breakfast for the rest of my life. Screw French toast, man. We spent Saturday afternoon in Mitte, the central district, shopping our butts off. I found Berlin fashion really inspiring - it has taken the shlubby-stylish San Francisco look to its logical conclusion: Eurohipster.
Then I dragged the ladies out for a final night on the town. One of my favorite things about Berlin is how little bars seem to have popped up in storefronts all over the place - in Cait's neighborhood, at least. You walk by a window late at night and there's a few people sitting inside, smoking cigarettes in front of a tiny bar with a chalkboard menu hanging behind it. You enter, and sit, and order wine, or a beer, or a long drink. And look at your friends over candlelight. Speaking of which, isn't Amanda pretty?
Friday, October 15, 2010
Berlin weekday wrapup
This week has involved lots of sleeping, lots of working, and lots of catching up with friends. Tuesday I met Cait and Franz downtown for lunch, which involved passing by Checkpoint Charlie, an incongruously hopping tourist spot.
Wednesday night Franz got me into his work's very traditional Oktoberfest party. There were long rows of tables, piles of pork products, and huge steins of beer. If you have never been to Oktoberfest, let me inform you that the music the bands play is INSANE. Traditional German drinking songs, "Country Roads", more traditional German drinking songs, "Copacabana", more drinking songs, "It's Raining Men". No shit - I stood on benches and sang along to "It's Raining Men" with several hundred employees of one of the world's largest media companies. Everything started to sound like a polka.
Last night we made a true fall dinner - pumpkin and feta muffins, quinoa with roasted fennel and eggplant, and pumpkin bread pudding with fresh winter squash. The bread pudding is fantastic - we are noshing on it right now, to be honest.
Today we went for a run in the rain. Here's Caitlin contemplating the downpour.
But I'm glad we persevered, because our route along the canal went by a giant slide that I, of course, had to take a ride on. I wound up on my ass in a puddle, but it was entirely worth it. Video to come, but this is me right after. The adrenaline kept me warm for the rest of the run.
And then we went to a spa, where we soaked and suana-d and floated in a salt pool while listening to music underwater. And saw lots of naked Germans. I'm getting the full cultural experience here.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Berlin through the haze of a head cold
Last night I was a bit of a dud - we had a great traditional German meal with my Boston roommate Franz and his brother, but my cold got the best of me and I was asleep on Caitlin's couch by 11. I feel much better today, aside from not being someone whose pockets you want to explore (hello, wadded-up tissues).
I went for a short run along the canal that runs through Caitlin's neighborhood, Neukolln. Berlin has both a river and canals, and, apparently, has more bridges than Venice. Venice also spaces its bridges out so that you have to pass through the maximum number of knockoff leather goods markets, but I digress. On the bridges it was hard to tell I was in the middle of a city.
It's fully fall here, and I was a bit chilly after my run, but I toughed it out to stroll the Turkish market nearby that Cait recommended. On the way in I passed three German dudes playing traditional American country tunes, including "Sitting on Top of the World" (my favorite version, by Doc Watson [which I just heard him perform at the bluegrass festival last weekend], is here).
I also have video, which I'll upload when I can. The market itself stretched on forever - it was easily ten times the size of my little Divis farmer's market.
There were fruits and veggies and many stands selling bolts of cloth.
It wasn't exactly easy to make purchases, but through very basic German on my part, very basic English on the sellers' parts, and some good gesturing and pointing, I made it out with herbs, bread, cheese, pears, spinach, squash, fennel, arugula, and some beautiful eggplants.
And now I'm back at Cait's lovely apartment, to do some more work and have some lunch.
Oh yes, that is string cheese. I am a happy happy lady.
Monday, October 11, 2010
You all may or may not have heard that Mike has switched jobs; a few weeks ago he left Greenpeace and started at the Rainforest Action Network. He'll be working on an anti-Chevron campaign, as Chevron is (unsurprisingly) epically screwing up the places they've been drilling; Mike's focus is on the Ecuadorian Amazon. Yesterday RAN protested by staging mock cleanups at Chevron stations in San Francisco. I won the quote of the day competition, according to my boss, by saying casually over breakfast, "My boyfriend is going to the 49ers-Eagles game tonight, if he doesn't get arrested."
But he didn't! And the 49ers lost, per usual! And the protest got some good coverage! Including this gem of a quote from a bystander, which reminds me of how on my high school newspaper we competed to get the stupidest quotes possible into our articles.
"Everybody who drives a car, we all are part of this," said Baker, of San Bruno. "I'm getting gas anyway. I need gas. I'm going to drive where I'm going to drive but I think the oil companies should take responsibility for when they screw up. I'm glad these people are out here and I'm glad to have gas."
The Frankfurt Book Fair wrapped up Saturday, and today I made my way to Berlin. The fair was, as always, intense and interesting and crazy amounts of fun. All day meetings with publishers are exhausting, but they are very enthused about the program, so the feedback was positive. Every night we had a raucous team dinner that ended in raucous bar antics. There were about 40 of us in from all over the world, and we made the most of it.
The accommodations were also pretty rad - below is the skyline of Frankfurt from my hotel room. A cab driver told me that since Frankfurt is on the Main river, and is a banking center, locals call it "Main-hattan". He also told me that the local specialty, apple wine, is very good for you, unless you drink too much of it and fall down and break your head. I think he meant it as a friendly warning.
Anyway, I'm assuming this is sunset, but to be honest, I saw as many sunrises as I saw sunsets, so it's anybody's guess. I averaged about 3 hours of sleep a night, and I'm paying for it now.
My room looked right down on the Buchmesse, which started with the building you see below and stretched for about a mile. The moving walkways in the various halls were lifesavers, but I'm still feeling the effects of four days in heels, albeit sensible ones.
Highlights included anxiety-sweating my way through the night before my big presentation to what turned out to be some very laid-back publishers, dancing my booty off with my coworkers to Germany's finest cover band at the Spritzehaus, go-karting my way to a stiff neck, and then getting a very indulgent massage the next day. The massage included an intensive tummy rub, but I don't think I'm ready to talk about that yet.
This morning I took a train from Frankfurt to Berlin, on which I had reserved a window seat. Turns out I managed to reserve a spot on the second Monday in November, which I found out when I got kicked out of my seat by a conductor who spoke no English and who apparently would not have been a good partner in Charades. I also thought my luggage had been stolen, but it had just been moved to a different rack by what I can only assume was a German trying to use the space more efficiently.
So I sat in the vestibule between cars for an hour or so, until a nice woman came and told me there were seats open that I could snag. When I got to Berlin I grabbed a taxi to Caitlin's apartment, and noticed en route a magazine in the backseat.
Welcome to Berlin, Genevieve! I actually have no complaints, aside from my volume of snot output right now. Head cold begone.
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Clear career progression becoming main motivator for job hunters in Chinese mainland
Chinese mainland candidates value career progression as the key motivator when they decide whether to accept a new job, according to recruitment company Hays.
Career progression was chosen by 62 percent of respondents in a survey as the motivator they valued highest in choosing a job, according to a latest web poll by Hays. Salary and benefits were chosen by 25 percent and 13 percent picked corporate culture as the most important factor in their job decision.
"Salary and benefits have long been a key concern for job hunters in the mainland, but with 37 percent more job hunters valuing the importance of identifiable career paths over monetary gains, that's a significant message for employers," Simon Lance, managing director of Hays China, said.
Clear career progression is an increasingly important factor for many candidates across key Asian talent markets, and has become the top motivator for job hunters in Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong as well, Hays said.
Sixty percent picked non-career progression as second only to the 65 percent who blamed the lack of competitive salary or benefits as the main reason given by candidates in the mainland for looking for a new employer, Hays said in another report.
Hays said the desire for a new challenge and the lack of training or development opportunities are also important considerations for employees who are seeking new jobs.
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1. Sometimes there just isn't enough coffee in the world.
2. Page 1 is never as scary as it sounds.
3. Never read what you've written until you're done.
4. 2000 words a day is sometimes very easy, and at other times it's harder than watching a Twilight marathon.
5. You never leave the office. You can close the laptop, go do something else but your mind will keep working on those next words.
Current word count is 10,081 of 80,000.
I'm thinking of making the wise investment of a Playstation 4. But I can't see how that could possibly have an effect on my word count this week… no not at all.


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With Spring Training now in full gear, the Rays will see their first Grapefruit League action Saturday, taking on both the Pirates and the Red Sox in a pair of split-squad games. The Rays will not have an intraleauge game this week because of the split squad games. Slated to pitch against the Pirates are Roberto Hernandez and Jeff Niemann – two pitchers battling it out for the last spot on the rotation. Enny Romero will get the start against the Red Sox in Ft. Myers. Chris Archer, who's also battling for a spot on the rotation, will get the start Sunday, with Alex Cobb and David Price following on Monday and Tuesday respectively.
Roberto Hernandez has apparently been impressive so far this spring, which could make the battle for the last spot on the rotation interesting. Rays skipper Joe Maddon was quoted as saying,
I love the quality of the seven or eight, whatever it's going to be, I love the quality of the decision-making there. It's going to be very difficult.
Hernandez is expected to stick as a long reliever, though a quality spring will make it very hard on Maddon to make a final decision. In all honesty, I think the final spot on the rotation is up for Niemann to lose. Chris Archer is ready, and hungry, for a spot, as are both Hernandez and Jake Odorizzi. A weak spring on Niemann's part will, arguably, spell the pen for him.
In other news, according to an MLB Trade Rumors piece, David Price was quoted as saying that he "would love" to continue pitching for the Rays over the long-term, though the odds of the Rays retaining him over the long-term are nil at best. Price mentioned that he's "not taking a discount" to sign long-term with the Rays, while also noting,
I don't play this game for the money, but I don't want to be under-appreciated. What I've done for this organization so far, I feel like I've helped this organization a great deal. So if they want to show me some appreciation, then fine.
Put it this way, I highly doubt that the Rays will be able to net enough money via the projected new revenue streams, and ticket sales, to keep Price here past the 2014 season. Many have speculated that this could be his last season with the Rays. Whatever the case, it's all but certain that King Felix's huge contract will have an impact on any contract talks between Price and the Rays, or any other team that may be looking to get their hands on the 2012 Cy Young Award winner. And though a long-term contract with Price may not surpass that of King Felix, whatever he may be seeking will likely be more than the Rays can dole out. In the words of a friend, "I'd say enjoy Price while he's here and hope like hell the Rays can get some impact pieces in return for him before he hits free agency."
If you missed our Links For Finks post, you missed the MLB 411 composite projections. You just may want to check that out.
Also, the Tampa Tribune published an article titled, Ybor City apartments pitched as Tampa Bay Rays stadium site in their February 21st issue. The author of the article asserts that the property in question, sandwiched between Ybor City and Downtown Tampa, addresess a number of issues the city has been dealing with for years in that neighborhood, such as blight and lack of economic growth. However, as Noah Pransky noted in his latest piece,
But before you waste too much time giving the proposal any credibility, realize a few things:
1. Finding land isn't the problem in the Stadium Saga, it's finding money to build a stadium. And of course, this proposal mentions nothing of a stadium funding source.
2. There are a dozen reasons why a stadium in blighted Ybor City doesn't make sense.
3. Fixing blight is a big reason why the Trop sits where it does, and how is that working out for baseball fans?
In short, I wouldn't hold my breath on this one. Then again, I reckon a trip to Ikea followed by an early evening game could be nice.


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"Mather Point - Grand Canyon"
Plein air piece - June 2017
Oil on Linen, 10" X 8"
A plein air piece from a recent painting trip to the Grand Canyon. The day started out sunny, but as the day progressed it became cloudy. I almost did not paint, but wanted to try a close in composition. The sun light was peek-a-boo.


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This is getting to be a habit. It's great fun to make outlandish statements without any need to back them up. My sincere advice: If you write in objecting to any of these observations, I want you always to keep in mind that the maxims you are objecting to are not the only ones that need to be objected to; the other ones are equally foolish. The solution? Pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it.
Here Goes:
1. All the Transylvanian folk songs in the world aren't worth one whisker on the chin of Bluebeard's Castle. Bartok wasted his time with "ethnomusicology".
2. Modern concert pianists are too perfect. Perfection is boring. Hear that, messieurs Pollini and Perahia? Make some wrong notes. Wrong notes are like shaking some pepper on your scrambled eggs. They improve the dish.
3. Can Korngold be that good? If hearing is believing, he is.
4. Forget the academy, please. Webern is a nature composer. He is closer to Mahler than to anyone else. And I ain't talking about In Sommerwind.
5. French grand opera is a treasure. Why don't we hear more of it? Money, money, money. And send me over some of those ballet dancers. You know, for later.
6. You want Russian neo-classicism? Forget Stravinsky. Your man is Tchaikovsky. Take an evening and give Queen of Spades a whirl. You'll be glad you did.
7. Darius Milhaud. 'nuff said.
8. But keep your Ned Rorems. Art songs or artsy-fartsy songs? You can keep Sam Barber too. (except of course, for Vanessa. Everyone knows that that's a super dooper doo-dilly-doozer of a masterpiece. No wonder it's played constantly!
9. Haydn's piano sonatas. Somebody help me, pleeeeze! Masterpieces or bores?
10. Why is Prokofiev's worst piano concerto (the third) the one that always gets played? And why is his worst opera (Love for Three Oranges) the one that always gets played? Did you know that in some jurisdictions, simply whistling the march tune from that opera is a misdemeanor? I kid you not.


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Friday, July 22, 2011
Beach Time
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How nice you live by the beach! I do also so it is hard for me to think of you in winter when it is soooo hot here in Florida! Love your blog and great pictures of the beach! Come visit my blog sometime I am having a giveaway!ReplyDelete
The sun is shining but the wind is so cold... There is snow on the mountains brrrrrr.....ReplyDelete
Come on Summer LOL..
Wonderful you are able to go to the beach , it is another world :))
How wonderful that you can crochet by the beach!! I just love the beach but it's several hundred miles from me. :(ReplyDelete
I loved seeing all your pics in the last post, too. Beautiful area you live in.
Blessings - Julie
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Art in the Church Part II
Last week I attended a coffee shop art show hosted by a few dear friends. It was a night of music, fine, arts and poetry. No one was making any money; the primary purpose of the night was for a bunch of Bible believing artists to stand up in a crowded coffee shop in the heart of the city and boldly proclaim the reason they create. They want to echo the creative process of their Father for his glory. But it got me thinking...
So why does art, and sometimes even artists struggle to find a home in the church? Why does it seem like the church is hesitant to accept and utilize the benefits of these things? Is it because the church is wary of putting too much importance on the arts? Is it a fear of making art the focal point and taking away from the main thing or elevating a certain person and their talents above others? These are all valid concerns and its part of the pendulum balance that we have to figure out as Christians.
Art is fallen. The arts community is a very broken, sad, hurting place filled with talented people who desperately need a Saviour. This is where the beautiful work of the Gospel comes in, this is where the church can come in. Art is part of God's creation; he loves beauty. But like everything else, its been stained and corrupted by sin. It's supposed to direct our attention to God. Art is powerful, and people respond to creativity.
So where can art fit in the church? Art can be a light, art can open doors, welcome people in, art can be a tool to reach the community. Art in the church has been redeemed by the Grace of God and the artists who create in the church or for the church are creating for a different reason. They are mimicking Christ. Art can and should boldly display who God is. The Father predestined sons and daughters to be saved, and he made some of them artists. He loves it when his kids use the gifts he's given them for his glory. It's not about the artist. It's not about having the best logo, or band, or cutting edge design. It's about living as redeemed people in community, celebrating and welcoming wandering, lost, prodigals in our Church's. Even artists.
Art in the church? Yes. God's people making art together for his glory and the advancement of his kingdom? Yes. Revival in the Art community? Yes. Lord we're praying for all these things.


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Slowly shaping up to be one of the more unique productions this year, "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" has gradually acquired a talented cast fit for its two-film premise — that of a troubled marriage told, in each installment, from the husband and the wife's perspective. A few weeks back Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy were locked in as the couple, and now a slew of new names have come up just as the film heads into shooting.
Screen Daily reports an international supporting cast including French superstar Isabelle Huppert, Oscar nominee Viola Davis and William Hurt will appear in the Ned Benson written/directed project, alongside Ciaran Hinds, Bill Hader, and "Teeth" star Jess Weixler. Their individual roles have not been revealed, but with the film following Chastain as a New York City wife surprising her restauranteur husband with the decision to return to college, one can safely assume Huppert and co. will inhabit those respective worlds. One role that is known is that of the couple's therapist, recently filled by actress Nina Arianda, who also made news last week by landing the lead role in Sean Durkin's Janis Joplin biopic, "Janis."
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Old Faces, New Places: Melissa Conlon
By Megan McCormack
Name: Melissa Conlon
Class Year: 2016
College Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Advertising and a second major in Studio Art
Current Location: Long Island, NY
What was your first job out of college, and what is your current job?
My current job is actually my first job! I am a Junior Producer for an experiential advertising agency, Grandesign Media.
What do you miss most about Marist (or college in general)?
In general, I miss my life being in one place. In college, your job was your academics so you went to class and since you [lived] on campus there was no major commute every morning and night, and I lived with all my friends so it was never hard to hang out or hard to make time to do something fun in your free time or on the weekends. The work-personal life balance is a learning curve that takes some knack in the real world.
Outside of the close-knit proximity of living among friends and the Marist community, what I miss most about Marist specifically is the Hudson Valley. That view of the river while studying in the library, weekend trips to the Farmers Market and small-business shops in Rhinebeck, and all the hiking trails or historic places you could explore on an afternoon. I may classify myself as a city girl, but I think my heart is more in the open space of the outdoors.
Tell us a little about your current job and how Marist prepared you for it.
I chose Marist because of its commitment to a Liberal Arts education, and that expansive curriculum has yet to fail me—I doubt it ever will. Those core classes are worth it!
Currently, as I mentioned, I am a Junior Producer in the Experiential Media industry. This falls within the Out-of-Home Industry (think billboards, bus shelters, subway stations, etc.), but we're niche in what we do. We create and deliver unique brand experiences. From fabricating custom pop-up shops, large scale PR stunts (our agency was recently featured in AdWeek for our work for Kong: Skull Island), and buzzworthy prop installations to custom event creation. So basically, if you're outside of your house and you run into something buzzworthy that is sponsored by a brand, then it's Experiential, and that's what I do. Day to day I am usually diving deep into proposals and brainstorming creative never-been-done-before ideas, and then once a client decides to move forward I switch gears to executing and bringing the idea to life.
For a media that is quite new to the advertising industry, it requires having "a little knowledge about a lot," as Joanna D'Avanzo, my advertising professor, used to tell us, and that is where my Marist education prepared me. Because of my core classes, various extra-curricular opportunities, and travel abroad experiences, I am well versed in plenty of culture and schools of thought, so I'm always drawing inspiration and support from these for my proposals and projects.
What is your favorite part of your job now?
I absolutely love the unconventionality of my job. Yes, I go to an office almost every day (when I'm not on site at an activation) and answer endless amounts of emails, but the ideas I bring to life and the projects I work on are completely out-of-the-box. Grandesign is about doing the impossible and the never-been-done-before, so I love the open-endedness of creativity that is involved, and that the work we do isn't passive; people (consumers) actually interact with our work rather than just looking at a print ad, a commercial, or [a] billboard.
What's the best part about life after college? The worst?
The worst part of life after college has definitely been no longer living among my best friends, as I mentioned. The work-life balance is definitely a learning curve, as I mentioned, so even though you're not committed to homework, studying, or a September to May schedule, you take on bigger responsibilities that require time and effort outside of 9-5 and when you do have free time the people you want to see are no longer just in the next room or next door.
The best part has been actually putting a paycheck to my passions! You spend four years studying, having internships, and building a toolbox of skills and experience, so to have been hired in my industry right out of school has been super rewarding. In my first 6 months I've seen my own ideas come to life, and I feel like I'm on the right track.
What's one thing you wish someone had told you about post-grad life? What's something surprising?
I wish someone had told me that it gets better sooner than you think. Those first couple of weeks and maybe three months were like culture shock, and I felt lost and consumed with mourning leaving Marist and my comfort zone—I had obviously made it a home and had a great four years if I missed it that much. You feel like you're out floating between being a college student and being an "adult." However, once you settle into your new routine, you kind of realize it is not bad at all, and that you're a "real" person with a sense of purpose and a place to be every day and a drive to contribute to something bigger. There is a feeling six months into post-grad that is along the lines of, "I made it. I am here. Let's do this."
Surprising… how fast your student loans come due? (Haha, just kidding…) Surprising would be how prepared you actually are, and that new grads are looked to because of [their] fresh ideas and perspective. You'll keep learning from your coworkers and the world, but you know more than you think you do when you start working. But never stop looking to those beside you and above you. Ask questions and keep pushing yourself.
Do you have anything you'd like to tell current seniors as they prepare to graduate?
Just enjoy it—I'm truly envious of you! I won't preach to you about how lucky you are but promise me in the middle of the craziness, the fun, and those last days, you'll take a moment to look around and take it all in, whether it be from the Adirondack chairs by the library on a random afternoon at sunset, as you descend the LT quad towards the green commencement area, or just sitting at your kitchen counter gossiping with your housemates after a normal day when you should be doing homework. Those last couple of weeks are moments you don't get back but you'll relive every day, so commit the moments to memory.
What's your dream job?
Chief Creative Officer. I want to one day oversee my own creative team, endlessly collaborate with them, and create something that makes others say, "I wish I thought of that."
Article originally published on the Marist Career Services website.


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Officials said at least two people had been killed in the attack on PNS Mehran in the southern city of Karachi.
Between 15 to 20 gunmen entered the high-security facility before splitting up into smaller groups, setting off explosions and hiding in the sprawling facility.
Witnesses said they could hear gunshots and see smoke rising from the base.
"They were equipped with sophisticated weapons," said navy spokesman Commodore Irfan ul-Haq.
Another spokesman said that one P-3C Orion, a maritime patrol aircraft, had been destroyed.
"The attackers are still inside and intermittent firing is continuing."
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the militants had attacked from the rear of the base.
"We have been able to confine them to one building and an operation is under way either to kill or capture them."
The Karachi attack evoked memories of an assault on Pakistan's army headquarters in the town of Rawalpindi in 2009, and revived concerns that even the most well-guarded installations in the country remain vulnerable to militants.
Taliban militants, who have vowed to avenge the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US special forces, have carried out several attacks since his death on May 2.
Almost three hours after the start of the attack, gun battles between presumed militants and commandos continued.
A least a dozen ambulances were parked outside the base, waiting to take wounded to hospital.
Pakistani military and paramilitary reinforcements were pouring in, with four vehicles carrying about 10 troops each moving into the base.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani condemned the "terrorist" attack.
"Such a cowardly act of terror could not deter the commitment of the government and people of Pakistan to fight terrorism," Mr Gilani said in statement.


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Several brand new screenshots for 2K Games' and Hangar 13's forthcoming open world crime title, Mafia 3, reveal an intensely dark New Orleans setting.
It's no big secret that ever since Mafia 3 was confirmed by developers last year, gamers have been clamoring for any information regarding the third entry in the crime-soaked series, so the release of some fresh screenshots of pre-alpha footage for the title should be a welcome surprise to fans. The new stills come courtesy of Seth Rosen, the systems designer for Mafia 3, as he used them for a presentation at this year's Game Developers Conference called "Adding Life to your Level," which discussed how creators can make non-playable characters more realistic within games.
In order to drive his point forward, Rosen utilized some of Mafia 3's more lived-in settings, all of which depict the populated streets of a 1960s New Orleans, as well as the interiors for a jazz bar that will presumably be a location in the game. Interestingly enough, each of the shots that the systems designer chose were all taken during one the game's late night time frames, with streetlights and dimly lit neon signs shining on spirited bar-goers giving the evening scenes a dark and hazy feeling.
As seen in the gallery below, there are a lot of wonderfully done instances of NPC realism, such as Mafia 3's main character, Lincoln Clay, looking over his shoulder to catch a glance at a woman confidently striding forward underneath a terrace, as well as the grouping of New Orleanians standing near an entryway to have a close-knit conversation while sharing drinks on the sidewalk. In fact, a lot of the pre-alpha screenshots revealed by Rosen actually rival the game's concept art in terms of being both gorgeous and life-like.
The above stills build upon Hangar 13's previously released gameplay footage for Mafia 3, which was much flashier, and obviously intended on prominently featuring a lot of the title's graphical highlights in order to entice fans. These pre-alpha images from Rosen, however, appear to be materials that more closely resemble what the final version of Mafia 3 will be like. If that's the case, then the studio is doing a great job at maintaining verisimilitude while also injecting its own seedy sense of style for the game.
While several fans may reasonably argue that Mafia 3 looks somewhat like the GTA franchise in terms of its layout and open world approach — the mini-map in the screenshots' bottom right-hand corner is almost identical to those found in Rockstar Games' titles, after all — it's best to reserve judgment since the title is still in development. Regarding the issue, though, Take-Two Interactive's CEO Strauss Zelnick has claimed Mafia 3 is completely different from Grand Theft Auto 5, saying the two brands were "not up for comparison." Of course, the matter will only be settled in due time once actual playable materials become released.


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People for some reason seem to have an adversity to projects made from pine. I use to believe that it was good for nothing but pallets, creates, and building studs. However; i also remember being a young wood worker (about 14 yrs old)and my Father making the statement that Pine is a beautiful wood as long as it is finished to look like pine. At the time I dismissed his analogy as I was interested in working with dark fine hardwoods like walnut and mahogany. Growing up in the 70s probably didn't help my dislike for light colored soft woods as the trend of the day was for furniture manufacturers to use 2×4 and 2×6 SPF and put walnut colored stain on it. resulting in a piece of work that looked terrible. Years later I took Dads advise on a project made from pine and finished it in the natural and have loved working with pine ever since. Although it is a soft wood, the pitch in pine requires frequent cleaning of cutters as the resin build up will dull cutting tools prematurely, and if you use a belt sander or drum sander, it requires frequent cleaning of the sanding belt/drum to prevent premature wear, however; some of my best work has been on projects where I used eastern White Pine, But I have always applied a natural finish to them.
Now when asked about different woods and finishes by clients,, I usually tell them that Pine looks great as long as it is finished to look like pine,,,and Poplar looks great as long as it is finished to NOT look like poplar.
-- Michael Mills, North Carolina, http://www.scicaskets.com
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#1 posted 09-09-2011 09:38 AM
Agree 100% on the pine AND the poplar.
-- If you're going to stir the pot, think BIG spoon or SMALL boat paddle. David Grimes, Georgia
#2 posted 09-09-2011 09:58 AM
Pine sure can be pretty, but I disagree about poplar! I made a very nice looking stool out of pine and the only finish I put on it was some wipe on poly. It was a simple project, made of a simple wood, that had a simple beauty to it. The same can be said for Pine, Beech, etc.
The coffin is beautiful, a wonderful twist on a classic
#3 posted 09-09-2011 12:14 PM
I agree with your comments on pine.
Did you build these coffins? Care to comment on them?
-- "hold fast to that which is good"
#4 posted 09-09-2011 01:26 PM
Nice coffin. I have been thinking of making one after I saw the cost of one for my mother's recent funeral. Luckily we locked in a price for the coffin a year ago when we bought the funeral plan. In a year, it went from $1600 to $3100. It makes you want to make one while you still have the strength to do it. I just don't know where I'd store it. I guess I could sleep in it like Abby on NCIS!!!!!!!!
Where did you get the lining for the one you made?
How heavy is it?
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
#5 posted 09-09-2011 02:46 PM
Actually you are right Blake, I have had some good result finishing Poplar in a natural but I have found that on larger projects you can go through allot of lumber trying to get consistent grain and color. I recently made a cremation urn that was Poplar with Walnut accents and finished with clear lacquer, and had good results but being a small piece I was able to select the poplar with out allot of waste
-- Michael Mills, North Carolina, http://www.scicaskets.com
#6 posted 09-09-2011 03:01 PM
I sew the linings myself. Its not a difficult as it appears. the head panel boarders are cardboard tubes I get from a carpet warehouse after they use all the carpet and wrapped with cotton batting and the lining material. Sometimes I use foam rubber I buy pre molded from a company that supplies foam to the furniture industry. The head and foot panels are 1/4" plywood wrapped in batting and fabric and attached with velcro in case the customer wants a different head panel. The main box is lined with batting and fabric that is actually just stapled in with extra material under the bed to allow the funeral director to tuck it around the body if needed. It takes about 6 man hours to fully line a casket with the sewing and install and takes about 8-10 yards of material depending on the design.
As far as Jims comment on the price of caskets,,, It makes me sick how the funeral homes take advantage of people. The first casket shown we sell to the funeral home for $1400 and they in turn sell it for $4200 So if you live in a state where you can buy direct or build your own you are much better off and can save a bundle of money
-- Michael Mills, North Carolina, http://www.scicaskets.com
#7 posted 09-09-2011 04:20 PM
Well I'd say you put the last nail in the coffin on that debate! HA HA! I agree pine is a wood I've always found beautiful when it's in it's natural form!
#8 posted 09-10-2011 12:02 AM
Nice work. The rounded top is a nice touch. Natural is the only way to go with pine.
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
#9 posted 09-10-2011 05:03 AM
You kind of blow apart the idea of a "simple" pine coffin! LOL Your coffins are much too beautiful to bury in the ground, never to be seen again. It's sad that many people will pay $4000 for a beautiful coffin that they can see for a few hours, but are only willing to buy knock-down furniture at a big box store for their home that they live in for many years.
My husband and I were working on the designs for our urns when he had a heart attack! He survived it and now needs to recover so he can get to work on his urn. (No, I'm not trying to bury him early but after my brother just passed away from brain cancer, reality hit and we decided not to be burdened with such exorbitant expense for something we can make.) Our urn-making has been further delayed by a wind storm which has left us in a mess.
-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.
#10 posted 09-10-2011 06:12 AM
I am gladto see someone else espousing the merits of pine. I also agree with you about poplar. I am increasingly becoming a fan of both for pretty much the reasons given. Pine looks great when finished to look like pine and poplar can look like just about anything else to stain/dye it to look like.
-- Shameless - Winner of two Stumpy Nubs Awards
#11 posted 09-14-2011 06:39 AM
Great work
-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.
#12 posted 09-14-2011 07:10 AM
Hi all, Finishing poplar to not look like poplar.Great advise. I use poplar a lot and over time I have leaned that not all poplar is not created equal when it comes to finishing and especially coloring. I have found that the boards that show green or purple will be the most receptive to color. Those pieces that have asorta shiney look when milled might paint ok but don't stain very well.
-- "certified sawdust maker"
#13 posted 09-20-2011 03:54 AM
I have looked into making my own casket and found some ways people use them till they are "ready" for them. One idea was to stand it upright against a wall and add shelf's to use it as a book shelf, another person used it as a coffee table by adding a glass top. Talk about a conversation piece.
#14 posted 09-20-2011 04:15 AM
Nice lookin' "plain pine boxes"! I thought about making my own casket up until I found out that I can donate my old carcass to science. They'll take what they need for medical research. They'll pick up my old sorry hide, take the research stuff, cremate the rest and return it to my family…FREE. We paid over $9000 for my mother's funeral, and I'm sorry if you work the undertaker's profession and are reading this, but that's one of the biggest ripoffs of people's money, taking advantage of grieving people. For the rest of you, as lightweightladylefty says, plan ahead. Maybe you don't care about what your successors get, that's fine.
-- Steven.......Random Orbital Nailer
#15 posted 09-20-2011 04:46 PM
You dont offend me AtomJack, I'm not an undertaker. In fact thats what got me to building caskets is funeral homes rip people off. The casket pictured I sell sell for $1400. Most funeral homes do a 200 to 300% mark up on it but when I sell to private individuals, they save allot of money.
-- Michael Mills, North Carolina, http://www.scicaskets.com
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I have always found it interesting that there continue to be those that scoff at the attempts of others who attempt to peel back the darkness, knowing full well that they may find nothing in it's illumination. This is certainly true in the case of Dr. Benveniste.
Dr. Benveniste may be on to something. I have visited his lab, replicated his high dilution experiments, and agree that something is occurring that does not fit the accepted clinical models of biophysics. The fact that they are not understood does not make them any less real! His high dilution experiments, and electromagnetic resonance theory is a possible explanation, but only time and research will confirm it.
Dr. Benveniste's high dilution experiments have been successfully replicated in several very reputable labs around the world, including Karollynska in Stockholm Sweden, possibly the most reputable biology lab in the world.
Remember, cutting edge science often creates controversy, especially with those that who's lifetimes have been spent pursuing an apposing theoretical track.
Mike Butters BioCom LLC
If you can replicate Dr Benveniste's findings, then you are definitely a candidate to collect the $1,000,000 on offer from James Randi. I suggest you quickly contact Mr Randi (his web site is at www.randi.org) and submit a claim as soon as possible, before any of the other people who have proved the possibility of electronically transferring water's memory get in and take the money. You will, of course, have to comply with all the rules of the challenge, but this should not be a problem as you have already performed the experiments successfully under what were presumably well-controlled conditions.
You have nothing to lose here and everything to gain. I, on the other hand, face not only embarrassment at being proved wrong but also financial loss because I have pledged a contribution towards the $1,000,000 prize.
Dr Benveniste then wrote to me himself:
Date sent: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 17:59:43 +0200
This refers to Mike Butters' letter of Sept. 7
Mike Butters is perfectly right. Our experiments have been recently reproduced in a major American University and several labs in France. We should be launching momentarily the international replication by 10-15 other labs worldwide. However Mike should not state that the Karolinska has reproduced one of our previous technique. An attempt was made on a different biological system than ours and too many variables forced them to abandon the project. So, the name of this Institute must not be mentioned. Upon completion of the present replication job, a scientific report will be submitted to a major journal. I have no intention whatsoever to deal with people foreign to the normal scientific process. All participants sign an affidavit showing that they abide by the same rule. Thank you for posting my letter.
J. Benveniste, MD
Non ragioniam di lor, ma guarda e passa. Dante, Divina Commedia, L'Inferno, III
Dr Benveniste,
Thank you for your comments and for the clarification of the situation with the Karolinska Institute. I understand your reticence to deal with James Randi because of your differences in the past, but I believe you are both seeking the truth even if you choose different paths to get there. I look forward to seeing the results of your research when it is published, While I am sceptical of your theories because of what I know of science, being sceptical implies being open to possibilities and not just knowing everything in advance.
As you said "Thank you for posting my letter", I assume you have no objection to my posting your letter and this reply to my web site. I believe that showing this correspondence will help visitors to the site to understand the issues better.
And Dr Benveniste wrote back:
Date sent: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 10:11:50 +0200
Dear Mr. Bowditch,
My turn to thank you for posting my letter. I welcome contacts with an "open sceptic", a brand that I hardly encountered up to now. I wish to discuss two points.
Indeed there were differences between Randi (plus the now vanished great inquisitor Stewart and the chief engineer Maddox) and me. But these differences were huge and furthermore they were not based on their part on genuine scientific analysis but on ideological prejudices. These people are raging a war against homeopathy and anything that would appear to support it must be shot to death without judgment. (Indeed nobody would dare to claim that the raid of the fraudbusters in my lab in 1988 has anything to do with a serious and dignified scientific evaluation process). But the core of the problem is this: a major scientific progress, the ability to record and transfer, later to modify, biological signals, has been delayed ten years by this unscientific attitude. At a time where no noticeable progress is emerging, after half a century of research and wasting zillions of dollars, in the management of major diseases affecting mankind, this will remain, I assure you, as a major blow to progress and an obscene perversion of the once ethical scientific evaluation system.
You state that you are sceptical of my theories. This I don't understand. "Scepticism" is a feeling, which does not belong to the realm of experimental research. The latter is based on a series of statistically significant set of data. If a result stands up, you must accept it, whether you like it or not, whether it fits in the current paradigm or not. Killing data because they are "hard to reconcile with what we know..." is the exact counterdefinition of scientific research, and the current prevalence of this fascistic behavior largely explain the standstill of fundamental research. In my case, there are no theories. I have done thousands of experiments and finally could record specific biological activities with a computer sound-card. These facts indicate that the biological signal is composed of frequency spectrum at least in the 20-20K Hz range. To this, the answer was: ha! ha! but again no scientific analysis of data.
I do not dislike guerillas, but only in love affairs. It has no place in science. This is why I follow the normal scientific process. If some want to join the club, fine. But I have no intention to perform tricks on stage.
J. Benveniste, MD.
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