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HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Lets make sure all the facts add up on this one before we start throwing around guilt.
Trouble just seems to follow some people around. Nick Young is definitely one of those people. He's already very familiar with the limelight associated with fame in a negative way and has had his name associated with hookers and groupie drama in the past. This time the stakes are even higher as he's being accused of both drugging a young woman and raping her vaginally and anally.
Before we assume he is guilty of anything, lets make let the evidence come forward because this story already has some significant holes. The big questions involving this lawsuit are why didn't she go to the police and why did she wait so long to come forward. TMZ broke the story, so clearly this is still in the real of gossip and rumor, but here's what TMZ broke below:
then raped her vaginally and anally.
A woman is suing Philadelphia 76ers star Nick Young for sexual assault — claiming he roofied her back in 2011 …According to the suit, the woman's recollection of the evening ceased shortly after she downed the drink … and she believes it's because Young had slipped the date rape drug gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) into it.
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Our lantana is showing new growth 2 months early. Usually we prune it back to a couple inches from the ground, but this year there are fresh buds at least 1ft along the larger of last year's branches. The center of the stems further away are even green. We've never had a lantana do this before and I'm lost on what to do now.
Should I cut it back like usual, discarding the new growth? Or should I just shape it up and leave anything that's currently growing? I'm a bit afraid that if I leave it like it is and just trim all the dead stems off it will become enormous and more difficult to keep in check. |
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Hi Jeff - First of all...wanna commend y'all for having it come back. I live in VA too and for some reason, other then my hanging baskets, it never has. Have tried it in the ground a couple times...??? I'm no expert & am sure others will know more. But I'll tell you what I know about mine. Go ahead and cut back to where you usually do since you want to keep them in check. Just make sure there's new growth left...like you're used to seeing. All you're doing is 'topping it off' so to speak. In fact, it will get fuller since it will split off from the cut area. At least that's my experience in my baskets (which I have re-used the past couple years). I'd say as long as you leave enough buds left, it will be a happy camper...and with the bizzare weather we've been having I would not wait to do so. Do it now. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Thu, Mar 29, 12 at 9:29
That's cool! Do you know which one it is? Mine are the ones with orange/yellow flowers. None of mine have any live branches. If the branches are sturdy, not floppy, and you have room for a HUGE shrub, it could be a fun novelty this year. If you can't devote a LOT of space to it, you certainly won't hurt it by trimming the old branches off. |
I would cut them back as you usually do. They look much better without the old growth which only makes them look ragged. Al |
We don't do anything special to ours. We do let the leaves that pile up on it during winter stay until we're ready to rake in early spring. I suppose that might provide some protection from the cold. Also, our ground never seems to freeze. We have a bit of success with overwintering certain annuals because of that. I believe the variety is "Miss Huff". It's mostly pink and yellow with a hint of orange. I'm not completely sure, but I think this is the same variety my mother grew for several years and it always came back. Another house near her has a lantana bush roughly 6ft tall, and it comes back every year. That's why I gave it a try, and sure enough it worked. Our NOID creeping purple lantana have survived winter too. Both have green on them, but it looks more like growth from last year and not so much new growth. If they remained somewhat green all winter I would be excited! We tried a yellow/orange type in a pot and it took too long to come back, so it was dug up and repotted to see what would happen... Needless to say, it did break dormancy just barely before it died from what I think was stress. The creeping red/orange variety ("Dallas Red"?) didn't survive in the ground last year. And it doesn't look like the creeping yellow variety survived this year. I'd like to grow the "Miss Huff" as large as I can this year, but with all the plants from winter sowing that need a spot, I think I might have to keep it as small as possible! Thank you for the help! |
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This is another 2013 seedling (no parentage information and no idea of who might be the mother). This is the first bloom, actually a cluster of seven buds. Shows some color a little bit, hopefully in a day or two, will open. |
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Is it open yet? |
- Posted by the_dark_lady z7 Amelia VA (My Page) on Fri, Mar 29, 13 at 15:31
Nope, taking it's sweet time :) I am checking it every hour :) |
Definitly getting inspired to try growing from seed this coming year! I can't wait to see what this one turns out to look like :) Tammy |
- Posted by the_dark_lady z7 Amelia VA (My Page) on Sat, Mar 30, 13 at 6:29
Tammy, I am sure you will enjoy it a lot! Just don't sweat too much over it - consider it a pleasant activity to make winter seem shorter:))) That's what I do. Here is a progression of the seven-bud spray. It is opening slooooooowly. This three photos are of (supposedly) 'Ebb Tide's baby, the one with eleven buds on it. And this is a new one. Just beginning to open. I like the delicate apricot color. |
These are all so lovely, Marina! Can't wait to see the open blooms! |
- Posted by the_dark_lady z7 Amelia VA (My Page) on Sun, Mar 31, 13 at 8:48
Finally, seven-bud seedling opened it's first flower. I am almost positive that this is 'Blue for You's baby. Color is delicate pinkish-lavender, much lighter than it's parent's. Same warm clove fragrance. Also, 'apricot' bud opened today. Cute, but does not make your heart skip a bit:))) The fragrance is strong and spicy, very pleasing. |
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- Posted by socks12345 Zone 9 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 31, 13 at 12:35
Edd Tide's baby--stunning! Wow! |
The two new ones are adorable too! I love lavender, so that Blue For You seedling calls to me :) Tammy |
- Posted by the_dark_lady z7 Amelia VA (My Page) on Tue, Apr 2, 13 at 12:33
My eleven-bud 'Ebb Tide's seedling continues to open it's blooms. Today's photo. The 'Blue for You' baby still holds to it's first flower, the other buds are about to open. As you can see, the color faded quite a bit, but still is very attractive. And this is a completely new seedling, showing phototrophy And this is the peachy pink seedling - faded and completely opened. Looks like a daisy:) |
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What beautiful blooms and buds, thanks for sharing. |
I love seeing more of these intriguing photos. The purple bloom still is my favorite. Ebb Tide must be a prolific parent. Thanks, Marina. Diane |
- Posted by Gryhwk2330 none (My Page) on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 22:16
These are gorgeous! You're making me drool... How old are these seedings? You're making me want to try rising some myself! |
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I've commented before that complete protection is a combination of prevention and detection and that we've been far too focused on the prevention side of the equation trying to prevent all malware and infections.
We simply cannot stop all of the bad guys. Period. You will be and already have been breached.
One of the areas of research I've looked at over the past several years is how the human body and how the immune system protects us from known and unknown attacks. The goal of this line of research is not to reproduce the immune system with technology. The goal is to take the lessons from how the immune system works and apply these to information security.
One interesting factoid about the functioning of the human immune system is that, reportedly, humans have ten times more bacteria than human cells and again in this story, the claim is 20x! Some are actually quite beneficial to the host environment. Doesn't this sound like most of our IT infrastructures today where the number of unofficial applications/plugins etc far outnumbers the officially supported ones? These aren't necessarily bad – in most cases, end-users are best positioned to understand the ways they need to extend their workspace to get their jobs done.
Trying to prevent all unknown [bacteria/viruses in life]/[code/applications/plugins in IT] has never been a workable strategy (think "boy in the plastic bubble"). We can't do it in real life, why should we expect to achieve this in our own infrastructure?Further, we've evolved our immune system to allow us to continue to function in the midst of all of this unknown code – some of which may represent a threat, some that does not.
As human beings, we are continually breached. All of the time. Yet we continue to function quite well in most cases. Why can't IT?
Does that mean we shouldn't apply any efforts to prevention? Not at all. I'd say it differently:
Prevent what we should and detect leakage, damage and loss if it occurs.
The rest? Just let it go.
Perhaps this is the better strategy for information security moving forward?
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Anatoly Chubais
Anatoly Chubais | |
First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
In office 17 March 1997 – 23 March 1998 |
President | Boris Yeltsin |
Prime Minister | Viktor Chernomyrdin |
In office 5 November 1994 – 16 January 1996 |
Prime Minister | Viktor Chernomyrdin |
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation | |
In office 1 June 1992 – 5 November 1994 |
President | Boris Yeltsin |
Prime Minister | Boris Yeltsin Yegor Gaidar (acting) Viktor Chernomyrdin |
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Born | Anatoly Borisovich Chubais June 16, 1955 Borisov, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | Independent |
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union Union of Rightist Forces |
Spouse(s) | Ludmila (?-?; 2 children) Maria Vishnevskaya (?-?) Avdotya Smirnova (m. 2012) |
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Anatoly Borisovich Chubais (Russian: Анато́лий Бори́сович Чуба́йс; born June 16, 1955) is a Russian politician and businessman who was responsible for privatization in Russia as an influential member of Boris Yeltsin's administration in the early 1990s.[1] During this period, he was a key figure in introducing market economy and the principles of private ownership to Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union.
From 1998 to 2008, he headed the state-owned electrical power monopoly RAO UES, while a 2004 survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Financial Times named him the world's 54th most respected business leader.[2] Currently, he is the head of the Russian Nanotechnology Corporation (RUSNANO).[3] He has been a member of the Advisory Council for JPMorgan Chase since September 2008 and a member of global board of advisers at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) since October 2012.[4]
Early life[edit]
Chubais was born on 16 June 1955 in the town of Borisov in Belarus, which was then part of the Soviet Union. His father Boris Matveyevich Chubais, a retired army colonel and veteran of World War II, worked as a lecturer of Philosophy.[5] Though his mother, Raisa Efimovna Sagal, received a degree in economics at university, she opted to stay home to care for their children on the military bases where her husband was regularly assigned.[6] Anatoly Chubais has an older brother Igor Chubais (born 1947), philosopher.[6]
Chubais has some Jewish roots, but he is not open about this.[7]
In 1977, Chubais graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Engineering and Economics (LEEI) in present-day St. Petersburg and joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union till 1991 when he left it.[8] While later working at LEEI, Chubias started a club called Reforma, which helped turn the city of Leningrad into a model of political reform by constructing platforms for both local and national elections. Reforma also engaged in drafting reformist legislation, a step important down the road when Chubais would work in the city government.[9] In 1982, he attained the rank of Associate Professor (доцент) at LEEI, while in 1983, he received his Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D.) degree in Economics for the dissertation entitled "Исследование и разработка методов планирования совершенствования управления в отраслевых научно-технических организациях" (Research and Development of Methods for the Planned Improvement of Management in Industrial Research and Development Organizations).[6]
Dissident economist[edit]
Starting in the early 1980s, Chubais became a leader of an informal circle of market-oriented economists in Leningrad. In 1982, together with economists Yury Yarmagayev and Grigory Glazkov, he published an article called "Вопросы расширения хозяйственной самостоятельности предприятий в условиях научно-технического прогресса" (Questions of Expanding the Autonomy of Business Enterprises in the Interest of Scientific and Technological Progress) where the authors argued that no amount of central planning could predict the end-demand for products. Also in 1982, Chubais was introduced to the future Prime Minister of Russia Yegor Gaidar, who was invited to and attended seminars led by Chubais.[6]
By 1987, Chubais had become the organizer of the Leningrad chapter of the club Perestroyka whose mission was to promote and discuss democratic ideas among the local intelligentsia. Among the people involved were his brother Igor who had founded the Moscow-based chapter of Perestroyka and Perestroyka-88 clubs, future Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin, future Chubais associates Pyotr Mostovoy and Alexander Kazakov, the future President of Saint Petersburg bank Vladimir Kogan, future Minister of Anti-Monopoly Policy and Entrepreneurship Support Ilya Yuzhanov, and future Deputy Governor of Saint Petersburg Mikhail Manevich.[6]
For financing their seminars, dissident economists organized a tulip farm. In the four days before the International Women's Day (March 8) they managed to get income equivalent to the price of several Lada cars. The tulip money was used to finance the elections of Anatoly Sobchak, Yury Boldyrev and many other democratic candidates. As a result, 2/3 of the deputies winning the 1990 elections to Leningrad Soviet were from the opposition. Chubais himself later stated that he personally did not participate in growing or selling of the flowers.[6]
At the end of 1980, the economist Vitaly Nayshul proposed the idea of using vouchers to facilitate mass privatization in order to transform the Soviet Union into a market economy. Chubais strongly criticized the scheme at the time, citing the inevitable inequality and social tensions that would result if implemented as proposed. Ironically, Chubais would later become the champion of the same concept just several years later.[6]
Privatization Chief[edit]
In 1990, upon the election of Anatoly Sobchak as Chairman of the Leningrad City Council, Chubais assumed the position of his Deputy. He was trying to implement Sobchak's idea of creating a Free Economic Zone in Leningrad. In 1991, Chubais declined the offer to become the Chairman of Leningrad Ispolkom to instead become an advisor to the mayoral administration in Leningrad (by now renamed St. Petersburg) where Sobchak had just been elected mayor. At the same time, Chubais worked as the president of newly established Wassily Leontief Center for Research in Economics.
In November 1991, Chubais became a minister in the Yeltsin Cabinet, handling the portfolio of Rosimushchestvo (the Committee for the Management of State Property) which was handling privatization in Russia.[6]
Chubais originally advocated rapid privatization in order to raise revenue, similar to the model being used in Hungary. This model though was rejected by the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia. Eventually, a compromise was proposed in the form of voucher privatization, akin to that which was already underway in Czech Republic. On June 11, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of Russia adopted this compromise idea and the massive program was officially initiated by decree of President Boris Yeltsin on August 19, 1991.[6] This privatization program later came under heavy criticism. While most Russian citizens lost their savings in only a few weeks, a few oligarchs became billionaires by arbitraging the vast difference between old domestic prices for Russian commodities and the prices prevailing on the world market. Because they stashed billions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts rather than investing in the Russian economy, they were dubbed "kleptocrats."[10]
Influence on Russian Politics and Economics[edit]
From November 1994 until January 1996, Chubais held the position of deputy prime minister for economic and financial policy in the Russian government.[11] Thanks to liberalizing reforms carried out in 1995, the Russian Government was finally enjoying a measure of financial stability, something its politicians had been seeking ever since the resignation of Yegor Gaidar in 1993. By the end of 1995, the average annual inflation rate had declined from 18% down to 3%.[12]
From April 1995 until February 1996, Chubais also represented Russia in two international financial institutions - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).[13]
After resigning as deputy prime minister in January 1996, Chubais agreed to manage Boris Yeltsin's presidential re-election campaign. By this time according to public opinion surveys, Yeltsin's approval rating had fallen to roughly 3%. Chubais established the Civil Society Foundation as well as Yeltsin's Campaign Analytical Group, which became one part of the Foundation. The activities undertaken by the Group helped Yeltsin regain popularity and win re-election in the second round of the polls on 3 July 1994, capturing 53,82% of the popular vote.[14]
From July 1996 until March 1997, Chubais was the chief of the Russian Presidential Administration. His tenure was marked by the growing influence of this office.[15]
Chubais participated in the Bilderberg Club session in Ternberi (possibly the conference resort at Turnberry), Scotland in 1998, and co-chaired the Round Table of Industrialists of Russia and the EU during the joint session of the Government Commission of the Russian Federation and the European Union.[16] He was also elected to the Board of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in 2000.[11]
RAO Unified Energy System Of Russia[edit]
In 1998 Chubais was elected to the Chairman of the Board of RAO UES of Russia, the state-owned electricity monopoly, at a special general meeting of shareholders; he soon was also appointed Chairman of the Board.[17]
Since 2000, Chubais had consistently defended the need for further reform, which included decoupling the functions of generation, transmission, and distribution from the monopoly holding company for subsequent sale of majority shares to private investors. Chubais was convinced that unbundling and privatization of the monopoly were only mechanisms to raise the necessary and substantial funds for the modernization of Russia's electricity sector.[18]
He was elected president of the CIS Electric Power Council (2000), and later was repeatedly re-elected to that post from 2001 to 2004.[19]
In lieu for reforms, Chubais and his team managed to raise more than $30 billion of private investments for the Russian electric power sector in the form of construction of new facilities: 130 new units with a total capacity of about 29,000 MW, 10,000 kilometers of transmission lines, 60,000 kilometers of distribution network lines, and thousands of electrical sub-stations of all classes of voltage. His reforms also helped eliminate the use of barter payments and significantly reduced the number of payment defaults in the sector.[19]
In 2007, the Russian newspaper Vedomosti named Chubais the "Professional of the Year". The paper called him the only professional reformer in Russia because of his achievements in breaking of one monopoly into dozens of independent entities, introducing market forces into the electricity distribution system, and transforming a government institution structure into one attractive for private investment and management.[20]
In July 2008, RAO UES of Russia ceased to exist as a legal entity.[21]
Since September 2008, Chubais has been the General Manager of the State Corporation Rosnanotech.[3]
The official business of the corporation is to promote innovation and modernization in Russia's economy in several areas. For example, RUSNANO forms an important part of the government's strategy to find economic alternatives in order to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels. Current targets that have been set for the state corporation include reaching 900 billions rubles of sales by the year 2015.[22] In the past, Chubais has compared RUSNANO to a garden, in which the corporation helps to cultivate innovative business ventures. Over its five years of operation (2007-2012), RUSNANO has signed 105 investment agreements totaling approximately 480 billion rubles, 205 billion of which are direct investments made by RUSNANO. During that time, RUSNANO has also launched 24 new manufacturing projects.[23]
Chubais has been a member of the Skolkovo Foundation Council since 2010, and in 2011 was elected Chairman of the Board of LTD RUSNANO.[24]
Personal life[edit]
Chubais is married to Avdotia Smirnova (a screenwriter and TV presenter), and has two children from his previous marriage: a son, Aleksey and a daughter, Olga.[5]
On March 17, 2005, he survived an assassination attempt. Vladimir Kvachkov was charged for the crime, but was acquitted by a jury.[25]
In 2008, Chubais was commemorated with a Presidential Commendation for helping draft part of the Russian Constitution, and overall contributions to democracy in Russia.[5]
Involvement in Political Parties[edit]
In June 1993, Anatoly Chubais co-founded the electoral bloc "Russia's Choice"(Vybor Rossii) which was headed by Yegor Gaidar. In December 1993, running under this bloc, Chubais was elected as a deputy to the Russian State Duma in its first convocation.[26]
On July 12–13, 1994, Chubais was elected to the governing council of the party "Democratic Choice of Russia", which had been built off the electoral bloc "Russia's Choice". In December 1998, Chubais then became a member of the Organizing Committee of Right Cause coalition and was elected to the Steering Committee of the Organizing Committee of this coalition.[5]
In July 1996, Chubais founded the "Center for Protection of Private Property" Foundation.[27]
In May 2000, Chubais was elected co-chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Russian National Political Organization "Union of Right Forces" at its founding congress. He was also later elected co-president and a member of the Federal Political Council on May 26, 2001 during the founding congress of the "Union of Right Forces" Party (SPS).[26]
On January 24, 2004, he resigned from his post as co-chair of the party, but remained on the Federal Political Council of the SPS party.[26]
In May 2010, Chubais became the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Gaidar Foundation, jointly established by the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy and Maria Strugatsky.[28]
In 1997, the British magazine Euromoney named him the world's best Minister of Finance.[29]
In December 2001, Chubais was awarded an honorary diploma of International Award by the International Union of Economists for his significant contributions to the Russian Federation, specifically his work applying advanced international experience to introduce contemporary methods of organizing administration, economics, finances and production processes.[11]
In 2008, Chubais was awarded a Presidential Commendation for helping draft part of the Russian Constitution as well as his overall contributions to democracy in Russia[5]
In 2010, Chubais was honored by with IV degree Order For Merit to the Fatherland "for outstanding contribution to the implementation of state policy in the field of nanotechnology and many years of favorable work".[30]
Chubais has received three presidential commendations (awarded in 1995, 1997 and 1998) and as well as one honorary Ph.D. from the St. Petersburg State Engineering and Economic University.[11]
- ^ Profile: Anatoly Chubais BBC News
- ^ Chubais, Kukes Are Respected
- ^ a b Russian reformer Chubais becomes Rosnanotech head Reuters, 22 September 2008.
- ^ J.P. Morgan appoints Anatoly Chubais to advisory council
- ^ a b c d e Prominent Russians: Anatoly Chubais Russiapedia
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Чубайс, Анатолий Collection of materials at Lenta.ru (Russian)
- ^ Tycoons with Jewish roots accused of 'puppeteering' Russian leaders of 'puppeteering' Russian leader. Article by Lev Krichevsky, 'j. the Jewish news weekly', Friday, May 28, 1999. Retrieved: 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Собчак о Чубайсе: "молодой человек, у которого не очень хватает знаний, но есть огромное желание все поменять."". "Лица". 1996. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 06.05.2012. Check date values in:
(help) - ^ Janine R. Wedel. 2009. "Shadow Elite", Basic Books, Page 16.
- ^ Johanna Granville, "Dermokratizatsiya and Prikhvatizatsiya: The Russian Kleptocracy and Rise of Organized Crime,"Demokratizatsiya (summer 2003), pp. 448-457.
- ^ a b c d Anatoly Chubais Rusnano
- ^ Privatization in Russia: its past, present, and future SAM Advanced Management Journal, 1 January 2003.
- ^ Development Committee Endorses MIGA's Capital Increase MIGA News
- ^ Yeltsin chief of staff wields much power Herald-Journal, 29 September 1996.
- ^ The manager behind Yeltsin Aide: The Russian president's chief of staff is not particularly liked, even by his allies, but his power is widely respected The Baltimore Sun, 5 December 1996.
- ^ 1998 Bilderberg Conference - 14-17th May, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland Bilderberg Conferences.
- ^ RAO UES CEO Antatoly Chubais Chairs of CIS Electric Power Council's Meeting for the Last Time RAO UES Press Department News Release, 23 May 2008.
- ^ Powering Modern Russia Power Engineering International magazine, 22 May 2013.
- ^ a b Company profile. History of the reform THE ANNUAL REPORT RAO "UES OF RUSSIA" 2007.
- ^ Персоны года 2007 Vedomosti.ru.
- ^ OAO RAO "UES of Russia" Ceases to Exist as a Separate Legal Entity RAO UES Press Department News Release1 July, 2008.
- ^ Q&A with Anatoly Chubais - WSJ
- ^ Russia's hi-tech looks for cash RT, April 05, 2012.
- ^ State Corporation RUSNANO Reorganized as Open Joint-Stock Company RUSNANO News 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Присяжные оправдали полковника Квачкова". Lenta.ru. 21 August 2010.
- ^ a b c Anatoly Chubais appointed as Director General of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies RUSNANO News.
- ^ Russian Reformer's Credibility Undercut by Scandal The New York Times, November 17, 1997.
- ^ Brief Introduction to the Ye.T. Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
- ^ Finance Minister of the Year 1997: Chubais forces the paceEuromoney, September, 1997.
- ^ RUSNANO CEO Anatoly Chubais awarded with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland IV class Rusnano news 21 June 2010
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- Commanding Heights : Anatoly Chubais on PBS
- Father to the Oligarchs by Arkady Ostrovsky, Financial Times, 13 November 2004
- Rusnet Encyclopedia
- Russia Profile Who's Who
- Russia's Regent by Paul Quinn-Judge, Time, 9 December 1996.
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I used my illusion once. And now I LIVE IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER.
She's pretty tied up
Hangin' upside down
She's pretty tied up
And you can ride her
She's pretty tied up
Hangin' upside down
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Once you made that money it costs more now
It might cost a lot more than you'd think
I just found a million dollars
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for me, it really comes to life at the 6:09 mark. right on the money, honey!
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Original Language Persian/Farsi
He and I are one,
like the word and its meaning.
Behold union in separation,
like the eye and vision.
Not for a moment is He separate from me --
Behold us together everywhere,
like flower and fragrance.
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I was looking at my Sequoia tree and noticed that some of the roots were cut, and guess what, there are more figgy babies on the way! Lets talk! |
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- Posted by ottawan_z5a 5a (Canada) (My Page) on Fri, Mar 5, 10 at 17:56
Suckers, as they call them. |
I don't care how you shake n bake it. You've got one healthy root system. Looks like you will need a larger pot soon. Looking at the pictures, When the suckers get about an inch or two longer I would get a plastic/foam cup and poke a hole through it. I would put the cup over the sucker and expose the sucker from the inside of the cup. I would add a few tea spoons full of potting mix and wet. As the sucker gets longer I would add more mix. I would do this till the potting mix almost reaches the top. I would also secure the cup with sticks placed next to it and shoved into the mother tree soil and tie it or wrap tape around it. You don't want that cup to move at all. Sort of like air-layering but with a cup. When the time come to seperate the cup from the mother tree I would get a small saw and carefuly cut it away from the bottom of the cup and repot into a larger pot. I have done this with 100% success. Rafed |
- Posted by loslunasfarms 7, New Mexico (My Page) on Sat, Mar 6, 10 at 11:33
What is funny is that the roots are cut, they are not part of the mother tree. |
- Posted by wildforager 5b-WI (My Page) on Sat, Mar 6, 10 at 22:48
Does "Lets Talk" mean its time to start bartering for Sequoia babies? Sounds like you wanna trade! -Little John |
- Posted by loslunasfarms 7, New Mexico (My Page) on Sat, Mar 6, 10 at 23:39
Forager, Actually, I was hoping for some debate. I will, might have some trade for later! |
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Recipe taken from NY Times, by Martha Rose Shulman. Her introduction: Its sweet and spicy, and although you can serve it at lunch or dinner, I prefer it for breakfast, with more yogurt stirred in. Use whole-grain sandwich bread if you can. This soup will keep for several days in the refrigerator.
Great use for stale bread!
servings6 bowls
active time15 minutes
total time1 hour 15 minutes
1/2 quarts water4 large tart apples, like Pink Lady, unpeeled, cored and diced (about 2 1/2 pounds)
2/3 cup dark or golden raisins
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Pinch of salt
1/4 cup honey
4 slices whole-wheat or multigrain bread (about 6 ounces), diced (3 cups tightly packed)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 to 1 cup plain yogurt, to taste, plus additional for garnish
Thin lemon slices for garnish
1. Combine the water, apples, raisins, spices, salt and honey in a large soup pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and stir in the bread. Cover and simmer one hour. The bread will fall apart and thicken the soup.2. Remove from the heat, and stir in the lemon juice and yogurt. Serve hot or warm, or chill and serve cold. Garnish each serving with a dollop of yogurt and a thin slice of lemon.
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recipe at a glance
type: Kid-Friendly, On a Budget, Quick & Easy, Soup/Stew
main ingredients: Apple, Bread
cuisine: American
dietary considerations: Low Sodium, Vegetarian, Low Fat, Healthy
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Gina's Hot and Spicy Tortilla Soup
- Total Time:
- 35 min
- Prep:
- 15 min
- Cook:
- 20 min
- Yield:
- 4 to 6 servings
- Level:
- Easy
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 32 ounces low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced Mexican style tomatoes
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro, plus 2 tablespoons
- 1 (12-ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast, diced
- 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
- Sour cream, for topping
- Monterey Jack, shredded, for topping
- 2 limes, wedged
In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat the oil on medium-high heat. Saute the onions. Add bell pepper, jalapenos, salt and pepper. Cook until the onions become translucent. Add the cumin and stir until fragrant. Add the chicken broth, tomatoes, corn, and 1/4 cup of the cilantro. Add the diced chicken and cook through for about 10 minutes. Season with salt, to taste.
Ladle soup into bowls and divide the crushed tortilla chips between the bowls. Top with sour cream, Monterey jack cheese, cilantro, sliced avocado, and lime wedges.
Recipe courtesy The Neelys
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This role play make is great fun. There are eight print-outs which your child can use to create their very own little Post Office. They'll just need an old show box to be their desk. This make will help develop your child's hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills as they colour in and then carefully snip around the different print-outs to create the desk and its contents (eg stamps and money).
How to extend the magic
Once your child has created the make you're ready to play. Get your child to pretend to open up for business, and then you can ring the door bell and go in to buy some stamps and parcel tape! Once you've got everything you need, swap over and let your child be the customer.


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Nicki Minaj is known for her over-the-top outfits with plenty of colors and patterns. The rap singer, who often sports a blonde or pink wig, will soon be a judge on the upcoming season of FOX's "American Idol."
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Ugh. (176 comments)
Yet another Firefox vs. IE article. (note that either browser in this statement can be switched out with yet another competitor)
Announcing: Slashdot Deals - Explore geek apps, games, gadgets and more. (what is this?)
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Ugh. (176 comments)
Yet another Firefox vs. IE article. (note that either browser in this statement can be switched out with yet another competitor)
In Soviet Russia (1 comments)
So many "In Soviet Russia..." joke opportunities here!
Re:Instinctively? (4 comments)
The instinct is there, just in a broader sense. We (and other animals) instinctively do what we can to conserve our life and survive. In his case, he needed to stop/slow the bleeding and he happened to use fast food in place of a bunch of gauze. Personally, I think I would have opted for my shirt or something before food, but it apparently worked out fine for him. Although, using something more obvious probably wouldn't have made the news.
"Replacing?" (1 comments)
While interesting, I don't think I would deduce that smart phones are, in any way, "replacing" computers.
Smart phones are probably replaced much more often than a PC simply because of the additional abuse they take. They're tossed around, carried everywhere, every day, dropped, etc. Even the average laptop has it much easier. On top of that, more and more smart phone choices are available now than when that market was younger (not only physical devices, but different OS' too). I don't know the last time I saw someone with a new non-smart phone.
I also have to wonder what their numbers for "Personal Computers" consist of. Meaning, are they only counting pre-built machines? I'm sure there's many like myself (especially here on
Makes sense to me (1 comments)
How many times have tried moving the mouse horizontally to make a selection in one of these "fly-out" type menus, only to not be precise enough and have it disappear? This can be especially tricky on a laptop or netbook touch pad.
Dupe (1 comments)
404: (609 comments)
Surprise not found.
Re:hookup central (130 comments)
It's gonna turn into a hookup tool. Like craigslist adult forums, but very very immediate.
There was an episode of Law and Order: SVU in which the rape/murder victim was on a site exactly like that.
Re:"Presumption of innocence"? (567 comments)
Interesting points. I knew they are non-moving, but didn't ever really stop and think of why that's the case.
In my recent case ( http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1735716&cid=33062102 ), I remember there being some fine print that included an explanation of what steps to take if you weren't the one driving, car had been sold, you were yielding to an emergency vehicle, etc. I wish I still had it handy to read in greater detail what it said. I suspect there would be an affidavit involved plus lots of supporting documentation. Proving you weren't the driver would surely be he hardest (if not impossible) to support. I'm sure it's not a fun or easy process, if you're ever realistically going to have it reversed, but that's the limited knowledge I was basing my reply on.
Re:"Presumption of innocence"? (567 comments)
And these kids making printouts of others plates have the exact same year, make, model, and color car as you? Sorry, that's pretty far-fetched, even for the sake of argument. If that's honestly the case, you could fight the ticket. In addition, the video of every infraction is reviewed by an officer before they decide to send a ticket or not (at least in my case -- see comment of mine below --, and I would assume this is common practice). That should rule out any technology-based errors or even the system being erroneously triggered. If there really is a legitimate error, or if you really weren't the one driving your vehicle, you should have no problem getting it dismissed and not paying the fine.
Furthermore, they are non-moving violations (again, at least in my case - I don't know if this varies by state or location). This is the same as getting a parking ticket or something. Your "criminal history, driving record, insurance cost, etc" are not in any danger.
I was caught recently (567 comments)
I recently got one of these in the mail only to find out that I had been ticketed for turning right on red. They had a nifty online log in where I could even view the video of the "infraction" and it did turn out that I didn't stop completely. I suppose I admit my "guilt," but it was 7:30am on a Saturday in a small town and a completely empty intersection. Unfortunately, the town is about an hour and a half drive from my home and there was some fine print about a $50 administrative fee for doing so. It wouldn't be at all worth it to fight or argue the thing (especially considering that I admittedly didn't come to a full stop), so I just paid the $75 and take it as a lesson learned.
I have no problem with using the cameras to ticket those who actually blatantly run red lights. I see it all the time and it scares the crap out of me how much people endanger themselves and others just to save a few minutes. After sitting at a red light, I'm always sure to check and make sure no one is about to blast through the intersection before I start going. It's something I started being extra sure of when riding motorcycles, and has just become a good habit.
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Re:Not a big deal (473 comments)
Sure it's easy to install Ubuntu on your new machine (I did the same thing on a recent netbook purchase -- before even letting it load into its pre-packaged XP the first time). Yes, there's even tons of support in the community for someone completely new to it. But the users who don't already use, and aren't already familiar with Linux, are most likely not going to do this or seek the information. These are generally the same users who really don't need windows and could actually benefit from the simplicity of something like Ubuntu, but they're completely unaware of that; they know nothing except windows. Thus, they pay a premium for a crappy and unnecessary OS and the Open Source movement is hindered in a way (or at least doesn't gain that potential new user).
Re:So question (495 comments)
But why wouldn't the industry take equally huge chunks of that revenue?
Because "the industry" isn't the RIAA?
Birds? (182 comments)
Why exactly is light being associated with birds; are they carrying flashlights when hunting for shrimp now? Okay, maybe surface light in general, but I'm not so sure that qualifies the shrimp as being suicidal.
Re:So question (495 comments)
This is specific to album sales. Tours and ticket sales, clothing, other promotional or advertising gigs, licensing, etc, all account for a lot of money.
Now (495 comments)
The lawsuit-happy RIAA is probably now going try taking on Techdirt. They're going to need to hire some lawyers with different specialties than their usual ones.
Exaggerated? (83 comments)
"Back-breakingly heavy"? Admittedly, I've never worn the aprons for more than the few minutes that an X-Ray takes, but they're not that heavy. Heck, it could even have some core-strengthening benefits. What about Law Enforcement or Military Personnel who have to wear bullet-proof vests all day long?
The video won't load for me right now, but the thing looks pretty cumbersome to have on you all day long and I'd be interested to see how it is attached (or suspended?) and "follows" you as you move around a room. The increased coverage that it provides definitely seems like a good thing, but there appear to be some major trade-offs.
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I've actually been planning a backpacking/primitive camping trip with a buddy of mine for a while now, which was prompted in part by a random feeling of being tired of all the comforts we take for granted, as well as realizing how out of touch the majority of people are (myself included) with nature and the associated skills that come with it (the ones that many of our Dads may have taught us, and we've since forgotten). I'm glad to know that the trip will have these other benefits too.
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If this is what it takes to get some people out and doing something healthy, then why not?!


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Sleeps | 4 |
Bedrooms | 1 |
Bathrooms | 2 |
Property type | condo |
Minimum Stay | 5 nights |
Located in the popular & safe tourist/ expat town of Cortecito in the favorite condo community called Palm Suites. This is one of the most spacious 1 bedroom, 2 full bath this close to the beach AND all the dining & shopping amenities you need! Easy beach across directly across the street (6-7 minute walk) to the popular white sandy Bavaro Beaches.
This attractive & spacious ground floor condo is well equipped with everything you'll need to enjoy a relaxing vacation. A great floorplan with a, large Kitchen w/ Breakfast Bar, a separate laundry room, large Balcony, central air, Tons of extras like, ceiling fans,Tons of extras like, ceiling fans, a water cooler dispenser, community internet, a safe & more
This is a very popular vacation community offering 24/7 security & one of the largest pools in the El Cortecito/ Bavaro area. The owner just loves this property! Truly a home away from home
PERFECT LOCATION: 4 nearby beach-bar-restaurant accesses all within a 6-15 minute walk from the main street AND just a 9 minute walk t the El Dorado Shopping Plaza where you'll find a grocery store, 4 restaurants, a sports bar w/ billiard table, & a bakery, & shops. Other plazas nearby collectively offer even more dining options, spas, cash exchange, ATM, & car/ scooter/ cell phone rentals, AND MORE!
Only a 5 minute drive to other amenities like 30+ other restaurants, nightclubs, casinos, golf courses, & the Palma Real Mall; home of the Hard Rock Cafe Punta Cana, Tony Romas, a movie theatre, Intl. brand name stores, wine-tapas, sushi, pizza, & tons more!
A 10 minute drive brings you to the brand new San Juan Shopping Mall. Here you'll find a grand supermarket, several brand name stores, a Pizza Hut, IMAX theatre and more. Easy public bus transportation from Cortecito & Los Corales available. There are 9 championship golf courses just a 5-45 minute drive away.
ONSITE ASSISTANCE & SERVICES AVAILABLE: Family owned condo, professionally managed by a reputable onsite & English speaking Property Management Company for complete personal customer satisfaction. Discounted excursion (TOUR) options and transportation services are also provided to our vacation rental guests. Our office is just a short walk away from the condo. When traveling abroad, it is reassuring to know a physical person is available to assist with any questions or concerns you may have.
FREE INFORMATIONAL TRAVEL GUIDE: FOR THE MOST INFORMATIVE AND CURRENT PUNTA CANA GUIDE specific to this area GO TO: www.vacationrentalspuntacana.com and click on the 'Getting Around Punta Cana Insider Tips' tab. Great airplane reading material.
Car Not Necessary
El Cortecito & Los Corales are directly next to each other. They are both considered the safe & friendly tourist / expat towns of Punta Cana. This is the area where several beach accesses, shopping, groceries, numerous dining options and activities are located all within a safe 2-15 minute walk. For more information about this area, please ask about our 70 page guide entitled 'GETTING AROUND PUNTA CANA INSIDER TIPS' a fun and informative publication available to our rental guests. Voted by several international forums as the best & most current information to this area.
Please Note: If you are flying into Santo Domingo, it is a 4 hour drive to Punta Cana & Punta Cana does not have any official addresses. It is recommended to fly directly into Punta Cana Intl. Airport & prearrange with us transportation with an English speaking driver who knows the area well. Most Taxi drivers only know where the resorts are & not the names of condo communities or Plazas.
Other Activities: Zip-lining, parasailing, catamaran tours, buggies, Island tours, cultural tours, etc.
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High Season
Nov 15 2014 -
Apr 30 2015
5 night minimum stay
My Standard Rate
5 night minimum stay
Cleaning | $60 |
Notes |
LOW SEASON: $475 wk/ $1000 mo.
HIGH SEASON: $550 wk/ $1250 mo. Electricity NOT included in rental rates. The Booking Calendar is updated daily. Reservations are confirmed only upon the receipt of your deposit (and are refundable* but separate from the rental price). Deposit amounts may vary by number of people and length of stay. Cleaning fees are mandatory and deducted from your deposit. |
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Seriously. I forgot what it was like to have a newborn. And this time around I have a toddler too. I am a walking zombie most of the time lately. No rest for the wicked. Last night I was so tired that I asked Trevor to leave Abel in his swing until he came to bed (he usually stays up a bit later) because I was going to have a nap on my side. Haha. Yep, that was all I wanted. I've been sleeping with Abel on me for the passed two and a half weeks and all I wanted was to be able to roll over onto my side to sleep. It was amazing. Almost too good. Trevor tried to bring Abel in to eat around 1am and I pretty much refused to feed him so he had to do it. I feel bad for that this mornng but it's like it wasn't even me refusing. I couldn't control it. It was the zombie in me.
I am starting today out feeling a little bit rested now but it's only 7:11am. We will see. We have to get Abel used to his bassinet. This Mombie (mom slash zombie) needs her sleep!!!
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L/S as King George VI boards a ship and salutes. A platform rises and the King inspects the men. Various shots as he inspects the naval personnel. L/S of one ship, he meets officers and shakes hands. Various shots of the ship "King George V", the King confers a Knighthood on Admiral Tovey who directed the fleet action against the "Bismarck". Various shots of the two men together. Various shots as the King inspects the men on destroyers. M/S pan up ship, order is given to "splice the main brace", i.e. give extra rum rations. Various shots as the sailors cheer and wave their hats. L/S of the fleet. M/S of British naval ensign.
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Associate Vice President of Graduate Studies and Research, and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Professor Elleithy received the B.Sc. degree in computer science and automatic control from Alexandria University in 1983, the M.Sc. Degree in computer networks from the same university in 1986, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from The Center for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1988 and 1990, respectively. From 1983 to 1986 he was with the Computer Science Department, Alexandria University, Egypt, as a lecturer. From September 1990 to May 1995 he worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. From May 1995 to December 2000 he has worked as an Associate Professor in the same department. In January 2000 Professor Elleithy joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in University of Bridgeport as an associate professor. In May 2003, Professor Elleithy was promoted to full professor.
- Website: http://www.khaledelleithy.org/
Ali Elrashidi
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Ali received the Bachelor in communication engineering from the University of Alexandria, Egypt 2002. He got his master degree in fiber optics field in 2006 from the same university under supervision of Prof: Ali Okaz, Prof. Moustafa Hussien, and Dr: Kesk.
Ali is interesting in antenna design and circuit design in RF fields. Prior to joining Ph.D in University of Bridgeport Ali worked as a demonstrator in Alexandria University for many communication courses from 2002 to 2006.
He works in a project funded by US Army, to control the motion of a small projectile using two small stepper motors. Also, Ali has designed a microstip printed antenna works at 2.4 GHz and gives a high performance.
Syed S. Rizvi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, ECPI College of Technology
Dr. Rizvi graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT in December 2010. He received a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology and an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Old Dominion University in 2001 and 2005, respectively. He has been working as a Permanent Faculty in EET department of ECPI College of Technology, Norfolk, VA since January 2010. From 2006 to 2009 he was with the Computer Science and Engineering department, University of Bridgeport, as an Adjunct Faculty. He is currently an affiliate member of Wireless and Mobile Communications (WMC) lab.
In the past, He has done research on bioinformatics projects where he investigated the use of Linux based cluster search engines for finding the desired proteins in input and outputs sequences from multiple databases. For last four years, his research primarily focused on the modeling and simulation of large scale parallel/distributed systems, virtual reality, web based training applications, serious gaming, and the resource optimization of wireless sensor networks. His current research focuses on the design, implementation, and comparisons of algorithms in the areas of multiuser communications, overlay networks, wireless security, wireless sensor networks, discrete-event simulation, and parallel and distributed systems. Dr. Rizvi has published 17 research papers in peer reviewed journals, 23 book chapters, and 36 research papers in internal conferences and workshops.
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Aasia Riasat is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science department at Institute of Business Management (IOBM), Pakistan, where she has been working since May 2006. She received an M.S.C. in Computer Science from the University of Sindh in 1998, and an M.S. in Computer Science from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, in 2006. From 1999 to 2004 she worked as a lecturer at the computer science department of Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology (PIMSAT).Her research interests include distributed simulation, web-based visualization, virtual reality, data compression, and algorithm analysis and optimization. She is currently an active member of WMC research group where she is mainly responsible for designing and implementing the large distributed simulation models and algorithms.
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REPULSION - DVD review
If I had to sum up the essence of Roman Polanski's "Repulsion" (1965) in three words, they would be: DO NOT ENTER.
A stunningly beautiful 21 year old Catherine Deneuve plays Carol, a Belgian native who lives in London with her older sister Helen (Yvonne Furneaux.) Carol works at a beauty salon and, since she looks like a 21 year old Catherine Deneuve, has a male caller eagerly following her wherever she goes. But poor Colin (John Fraser) just can't make any progress with the object of his desire. Carol doesn't just rebuff his advances; she barely seems to be aware of his existence. Then again Carol's world is a rather narrow one and it only gets narrower when her sister goes on vacation with boyfriend Michael (Ian Hendry.)
Almost the instant Carol is left on her own, she begins a rapid descent into madness much like Jack Torrance the instant he sets foot in The Overlook in "The Shining." But Jack was already a bit of a dull boy before he wound that station wagon into the Colorado mountains. Ditto Carol. Prone to the occasional space out and desperately clingy to her older sister, Carol's stretched taut as a trip wire. As Michael says, "She's a bit strung up, isn't she?" You don't know the half of it, brother.
If you had to pinpoint the exact moment where it all went wrong for Carol, you'd probably have to back to the delivery room, but in the film the scale tips when she lies in bed and listens to her sister's orgasmic moans from the next room. Carol twirls her hair like a nervous little girl and buries her face in the pillow but the OHH OHH OHHs thunder like sledgehammers. Polanski cuts to ominous close-ups of objects in Carol's bedroom: an overhead light, a dresser, the fireplace. All innocuous objects that now take on a menacing aura that permeates the rest of the film.
Alone, Carol proves incapable of performing even the most basic functions of daily life. The room turns into a fly-infested, water-logged trash heap. Nightmare visions intrude on her waking life, but she has already abandoned any effort to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Unable to defend this boundary (real/unreal, sane/insane), she vigorously polices all others, and devotes all of her effort to preventing anyone from entering either her apartment or her virgin body. Everyone is out to get her and get in her and the very thought of it… repulses her.
A story of sexual repression of such magnitude necessarily treads on Freudian ground but Polanski resists any urge to plumb the psychological depths of his tortured protagonist. The only hint we have of any trauma in her past is a childhood picture in which Carol appears to be staring into the distance, oblivious to the family around her. Read what you want to into it, but you're just guessing.
Some viewers might be frustrated that the "why" is neither answered nor even asked, but Polanski is more interested in creating and constantly amping up a sense of claustrophobic terror. The film is a smashing success in this regard. Deneuve's blank stare (she was already perfecting her trademark ice-cold blonde persona) and largely mute performance provides the void for Polanski to fill with his sleight of hand tricks. Polanski's masterful mise-en-scene turns a modern apartment into a shadowy, organic prison. The walls don't close in on Carol but rather reach out to grope her. Flailing arms jut out through plaster like in Jean Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast." When the walls actually crack apart, it seems a little hokey but there's no doubt that watching "Repulsion" is a nerve-wracking experience.
Polanski also makes great use of the soundtrack. A discordant jazz score jangles the nerves in key scenes. Even more powerful, sounds constantly intrude from off-screen and from just outside the apartment. I think the effect is lost a bit on DVD, but ultimately it's the key to creating and maintaining the film's frantic claustrophobia. Occasional evidence of the outside world provides the contrast needed to remind us of just how isolated, how alone, how vulnerable Carol is.
That being said, the film runs out of energy when we see one surreal paranoid hallucination too many. Enough with the cracked walls and skulking rapists already. But just when Polanski seems like he's about to run out of things for poor Carol to do all by herself, the outside world intrudes once again and reinvigorates the story. First Colin and then the landlord drop by to visit, each for his own reasons (though in Carol's mind, there's only one reason.) They chose not to heed my prior warning: DO NOT ENTER. But don't worry. They'll learn their lessons. The ending is quite satisfying, especially since Polanski doesn't take the easy way out by pulling the rug out from under the audience.
The film is presented in its proper 1.66:1 aspect ratio. The transfer is very good but perhaps not in the very top tier of Criterion efforts. The graininess of the black and white photography is well preserved, but the contrast isn't as sharp on, say, "Last Year at Marienbad," another black and white film. Still, I'm splitting hairs. There's nothing to complain about here.
Criterion has also released "Repulsion" on Blu-Ray and, as you would expect, the image is much richer.
The DVD is presented in Dolby Digital Mono. The soundtrack is clean. I felt some of the off-screen sound effects, so crucial to the power of the film, were mixed a bit too low. This may well be precisely the way the sound was originally mixed for the theaters, but there were times when I was glad I had the subtitles turned out because they indicated sound effects (Pigeons Cooing) that I couldn't hear unless I dialed up the volume louder than I'm accustomed to.
The commentary by Polanski and Deneuve was originally recorded for Criterion in 1994, presumably for a laser disc release.
In addition to the commentary, there are two extras.
The 2003 documentary "British Horror Film" (24 min.) is produced by Blue Underground UK. It includes interviews w/ Polanski, cinematographer Gil Taylor, production designer Seamus Flannery, producer Gene Gutowski, and executive producer Tony Tenser.
On-set footage of Polanski and Deneuve at work is also included. Directed by Claude Chaboud, it originally aired as a segment on the Oct 24, 1964 episode of French TV show "Grand écran."
Two theatrical trailers round out the collection.
The slim insert booklet includes an essay by Bill Horrigan.
Polanski certainly liked to trap his protagonists in oppressive, shadowy old buildings. The claustrophobia of "Repulsion" is on full display in "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) and "The Tenant" (1976). Both are, in my opinion, better films though I know most people would disagree. Regardless, "Repulsion" makes great use of its cramped set and it's amazing to stare back at this beautiful young actress named Catherine Deneuve just at the start of a unique and enduring career.
Criterion has also released "Repulsion" on Blu-Ray which we have reviewed here. Since the two cost the same, Blu-Ray consumers have an easy choice on their hands.


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The excitement is THICK as the Coal City prepared to play host to Nigerian Idol, Africa's biggest music reality show on the 28th and 29th of October. The global music phenomenon holds Season II auditions in Enugu at the Universal Hotel in Independence Layout.
"Our expectations for Enugu are very high," says Rotimi Pedro, Executive Producer. "We had a wonderful experience discovering great musical talent last year in Enugu. In fact, the winner of Season I, Yeka Onka first came under our radar at the Enugu auditions .We expect to find great talent here."
Idol hopefuls in the Coal City are preparing for the arrival of the auditions as impromptu rehearsals and amateur singing competitions crop up at the numerous campuses across the city. "We are very happy that Nigerian Idols is in Enugu this weekend," says Uche Mba, a student. "I will be at the auditions and I hope to go far in the competition."
The winner of the show takes home a whopping new prize valued at $100,000 which includes a management contract, prize money, and a recording contract. Everybody is a winner this time around as the runners- up and each of the top ten finalists also win mouth watering prizes.
The Idol franchise is the world's biggest and most popular music platform responsible for the discovery of musical heavyweights like Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Ruben Studdard, Adam Lambert, and more recently, Nigeria's own Yeka Onka. Idols enjoys a cult following in countries like the USA, the UK, China, the UAE, South Africa and Nigeria.
The audition train will end after a 3 day audition finale at the Dream Studios in Lagos on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of November.
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3. Show up at the audition venue with the ETISALAT SMS confirmation, a printed copy of your application form and 2 passport photos.
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Probe of former county attorney to get airing Thursday night
Commissioner Randy Ognio will lead a Fayette County Board of Commissioners' discussion Thursday night about "issues concerning former County Attorney Scott Bennett."
Those issues revolve around a lengthy investigation conducted by the county marshal's department into whether Bennett violated the terms of his contract by representing clients in four different legal cases from 2008-2010, a time frame during which he was forbidden to do according to language in the contract.
During the investigation, the county marshal was unable to find any evidence of criminal activity, though his report noted that the breach of contract issue could be brought up as a civil filing in court if the county so desires.
The marshal's department also investigated Bennett for removing the hard drive from his county office computer and subsequently having its data wiped off the device, along with a similar action on Bennett's county-issued laptop.
Because Bennett returned the hard drive and laptop several days later and had permission from then-County Manager Jack Krakeel to conduct the wipes, the marshal's office initially determined that Bennett could not be held accountable for the wiped electronic data.
However, in early February the marshal's office changed course and re-opened its investigation after learning that under the county's organizational chart at the time, Krakeel lacked the authority to allow the data wipe since Bennett was to report directly to the County Commission.
Bennett could not be reached for comment by The Citizen's press time, but in the past has denied any wrongdoing, adding that any of the removed data was stored in his office as a hard copy.
The investigation began with a letter from frequent Bennett critic and fellow attorney Wayne Kendall. Kendall and Bennett have clashed both in court filings and also in person as Kendall filed an unsuccessful ethics complaint against Bennett.
In his letter, Kendall lays out several cases in Henry County and in federal court, alleging that Bennett represented parties during the time period when Bennett's employment contract with Fayette County forbid him from doing so.
Also on the agenda: A request to sell .22 acres of land at McCurry Park to make way for the widening of Ga. Highway 54 from Fayetteville to Tara Boulevard will be considered by the commission Thursday night.
The widening project may require the removal of six hardwood trees in the area, though DOT will try and save the trees if possible, according to a memo circulated to the county commissioners in advance of the meeting.
What exactly does "several times he has only done what is due and prudent in his line of work" mean? Are you saying stealing your hard drive out of your government computer and wiping it clean of records protected under the Georgia Open Records Act is a prudent thing to do?
Violating your employment contract on multiple occasions is not such a good thing either, right? He was suing Henry County and City of Buford for private clients at the same time he was supposed to be our full time attorney.
If we "just let it go," what message does that send to others?
Personally speaking, I think that all government employees should be held accountable for the taxpayers' property and their employment contracts.
What he did was unethical.
However he received permission from his buddy Krakeel, the acting and outgoing county manager who had nothing to lose. Even Mr. Brown didn't realize that Krakeel didn't have the authority to approve the wipe until recently. That tells you how much Mr. Brown just likes to talk without knowing the facts. Krakeel probably also gave him permission to moonlight on the lawsuits. He and past county managers set the precedent allowing this for others.
Everyone in the Western Hemisphere knows both men despise one another and everyone knows that Mr. Brown was sitting right there waiting for the computer to turn on so he could start digging for anything he could find.
The bottom line is that very little is going to be gained even if found guilty. We have already spent untold hours and money on the witch hunt. Mr. Brown is right, no doubt. But how much more wasted time, energy and money is the county going to spend to placate the ego of Mr. Brown. It's a shame we don't have any other independent thinkers on commission. However they are all afraid to speak out against Mr Brown.
I will join Mr. Barlow in praying that the chairman learns how to forgive, move on, and stop wasting our tax dollars to placate his oversized ego.
Let me pose a question. Is it unethical or illegal for a commissioner to correspond to any county business or county issue using a personal email account on their personal computers? The answer should be yes. If not, then this should be addressed.
Your right on this, but weigh the issue. What is there to gain? Disbarment? Embarrassment? Ethics Charges and small fine?
He is probably just going to reiterate that Krakeel told him it was ok to wipe the drive and then he will say the same about his employment violation. Or he will claim he did this work off the clock. The county has a history of allowing employees to moonlight if it doesn't affect their job. Remember, he's just an entitled lawyer, lol.
We all know you are right with both claims. But in this case you need to be a bigger man and end this personal vendetta. Perhaps Mr. Barlow could come in handy and pray that you can learn to forgive.
Brown? Huh? No chance on bigger man or end personal vendetta or just letting it go - that's not how the brown clown rides. Barlow praying? Maybe. Brown can't prevent that himself. That's how Barlow distances himself from Brown. If I were on that commission I would pray 24/7.
getting something that resembles English out of Donnie's little hand-maiden.
Why oh why does the County Commission continue on this investigation, when several times he has only done what is due and prudent in his line of work.
If he violated his contract then just proceed to sue him in civil court.
But, how much more time/money must the county commission spend on this issue.
Do you as the commission have no other pressing matters???
Will be interesting to see how this plays out tonight.
I see that Mr. Brown purposefully placed Mr. Ognio on the front lines to make everyone think that the decision isn't personal between Brown and Mr. Bennett. Doesn't fool me. I'd certainly be surprised if they just put it behind us and moved on.
Seems like we are looking to pay for additional legal fees.
I will be surprised if Ogino can put two words together. His wife tells him every word to speak.