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My issue is not your characterization of Obama; such an issue is highly subjective and we are unlikely to agree. I only intend to comment on your Popular Front analogy. You originally wrote that because you believe Obama is a far-leftist (which I won't dispute for the purposes of this discussion) he will weaken the national cohesion as the Popular Front did in Depression France. I believe that your argument misrepresents the very nature of the Popular Front, which was to accomplish its goals through unity, not partisanship. The French left had varying alliances during the prewar years. The cartel des gauches was a leftist coalition government between the Radicals and Socialists. The Socialists and Communists later formed a United Front. The Popular Front was different and more successful in that it encompassed all parties from far left to (just) right of center. Its distinction was that it was an alliance between the proletariat and the classes moyennes. If Obama were to form a coalition similar to the Popular Front, it would be the first time since Reagan that an American president created such a politically broad union.
The most interesting question you have raised is whether one should consider the opposition's relationship with a candidate when casting his or her vote. Obama has not-so-subtly used this against Clinton throughout the campaign. He reminds voters that many Republicans simply refuse to work with Clinton so her presidency would create an electoral gridlock. If I were an Obama, or Popular Front supporter, should I vote against my beliefs because I anticipate an unfriendly opposition?
"Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly make millions out of championing "the folks" against "the elites"." -- the free market works again!
My analogy with the Popular Front period doesn't depend on the reasons why poor Blum's call for unity was disparaged by those to whom he was trying to appeal. Obama if elected may (very likely will) indeed have a congenial majority to work with in the Federal legislature - until 2010. But what he will do with it is push his very, very, liberal agenda much to the howling dismay, not just of American Conservatives but moderates and even center-left types as well. There exists in the United States now an incipient belief on the part of the Left that the Right is "evil" not merely mistaken. and on the Right that the left is "dangerous", not merely naive or idealistic. Obama will not heal this rift. what Obama believes, I think he is too smart to say - but that is why I am so concerned that he can be friendly with someone like William Ayers or sit in a pew in front of a hate-monger like Jeremiah Wright for 20 years (with his children) and not think a thing of it until someone else makes it an issue.
As to why the French Right never took Hitler seriously enough to join Blum? My guess is that, like the Germans, they were more afraid of Stalin than Hitler. Hitler's nationalism was somehow more familiar. Maybe too simple. At least we don't face that sort of external existential worry. There will be others though.
Blum's call for unity was dismissed by the right less because of distrust but because of the right's cynical political strategy. With war looming, the right resisted the Popular Front rather than co-operating, even within foreign policy. Participation in a National Union government would lend Blum legitimacy -- a step the right wasn't prepared to take. I would note that the left was far more accommodating in joining L'union sacr�e during WWI. The point is that Blum (and to a lesser extent Thorez and Daladier) did try to build unity. You seem to be saying that Obama would be similarly decisive. This raises an interesting question about whether voters should consider how the opposition will deal with a given candidate when casting their ballots. If this is your point, I believe that Obama would be able to achieve the most legislatively. The next president will probably deal with a Democrat-controlled congress, which would be in opposition to McCain. Meanwhile, congressional republicans are likely to be more inclined to co-operate with Obama than Clinton.
You are entirely right about the Communist reversal over foreign policy but in this respect the comparision to Obama is irrelevant. You can say what you want about his policies, but he isn't directed by a foreign body the way the French Communists were to the Comintern.
Edin79,I never said the American Dream was dead (though I do think it is in less than rude health). I also did not say people could not improve their station in life (my grandmother was born on a sharecropping farm in segregated Alabama; I two advanced degrees from one of the best schools in the world). However, stories like mine are becoming rarer. The average American can't afford a decent home; they can't afford tuition at a decent college. That is what the American dream is about: if you work hard, you can get ahead and your children will have a better life. The idea that only the exceptional and privileged can succeed is the antithesis of the "American Dream".
To continue the digression; Blum certainly called for unity but he didn't get it because of the mutual animosity between the French political classes and the cynicism of each as to the motives of the other. A situation I strongly fear will become even worse than it is now in the USA if/when Obama is elected President. Paralysis in the face of the nation's problems will be severe.
As far as the French Communist Party was concerned it was anti-fascist until the instant Stalin signed the non-aggression pact with Hitler and ordered a volte-face in the Party-line. The French Party slavishly followed orders and attacked France's efforts to organize its war effort, sowing much confusion and helping to blur the Nazi threat until it was too late. To the credit of many French Communists and hangers-on they broke with the Party over that issue. But the damage was done.
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"I think a lot of Americans are starting to question their ability to live the "American Dream". I am part of a generation (I am 30) that for the first time in history will by and large not live better than their parents."
I am a 29 who came to this country as a non-English speaking refugee from Sarajevo, Bosnia at age 15. Fourteen years later, after obtaining a college and graduate degree I now work in one of the highest paid professions on Wall Street. I don't think I would have had these opportunities in any other country. American Dream is not dead, it just requires a plan, lot of work, persistence and patience. Real wages may be down, but wages in certain industries that require high level of specialization or education are up and have grown considerably. Current economic realities stem from globalization and increased competition and sophistication from abroad. The only thing we should expect from the government on the economic front, is to stay away and let us the individuals be the artisans of our own fortune.
The Popular Front's philosophy was strength through unity, not division. The Communist Party gave up much of its Marxist orthodoxy to embrace French values for the greater good of combating fascism. The Popular Front was a coalition of the working class and middle class (classes moyennes). Yes, they pushed a leftist agenda but the glue that held them together was anti-fascism and French unity. Leon Blum even called for a national unity government encompassing all parties across the left-right spectrum to defend against the fascist threat. This is far off topic but I wanted to clear that up.
Obama's own success is the showcase of the Amercian dream. But once he has got there, he forgets and does not forgive those who do not do so well as him. Hope he remembers that people do belive in God, no matter they are rich or poor. And those who are poor and are finding ways out need God's help and his help most. If he evers get elected to the president of the United States, hope he would extend his helping hand to the poor.
"the left-wing elitist" ? What does this mean really and why should I care? Here's how I judge the candidates that I will be voting for: rather to think up creative 'labeling' I'll look at the issues (silly old fashioned me). The big ones are:health care : medicare, medicaid, and universal plans. - I like Hillary's plan better, McCain's is more of the same.economic issues: - McCain is best here. I'm for cutting spending and free trade.Foreign Policy: Obama seems to have the best ideas: talk to Iran, do dialog, etc. I think diplomacy, not war is what the Middle East needs.Iraq: Obama, sorry Economist, you were wrong to endorse the invaasion and for the prolonging of the war. When the US left Vietnam in 1972, chaos followed. But look at Vietnam now. Yes Vietnam was different in many ways and yes it's hopeful thinking to think Iraq will get better). But there's nothing really more that we can do there. The Iraqi study group agrees with me. For now, Bush (and McCain hide behind General Petraeus. But folks, generals don't decide wars, politicians do. It's time to end this one.Overall: Obama
Lexington misses the point of the complaints regarding Mr Obama's unguarded words. Other commentators have already done an admirable job of pointing out the errors in Lexington's column.
Frankly, I fear Obama because he is very much the left-wing elitist he's accused of being. If he gains the Presidency, the United States will enter its very own "Popular Front Period" with all the attendant deliterious centrifical effects on national cohesion that so undermined France prior to World War II. It will be as in the spirit of Arthur Koestler's complaint about France where he observed after its fall that the Right "knew what they were fighting for, but not what they were fighting against" For the Left, "they knew what they were fighting against, but not what they were fighting for".
Let us hope that the United States doesn't encounter any serious existential threats over the next twenty years or so. Too much to ask for, I expect.
Democracy is predicated on the idea that the masses are better at ruling themselves than the elites. It is no surprise then, that Americans are always very leery about anyone who doesn't believe this to be true.This belief, that the masses would be better off if they just let the elites take care of them, is what people refer to as being "elitist". It has nothing to do with being rich, or successful, or actually being elite.
I am thoroughly disappointed in Lexington this week. Lexington comes close to addressing the truth that the blue collar working man is a symbol in American politics and that politicians appeal to opportunistically fueling destructive impulses like anti-intellectualism. Lexington though then goes on to say that people who glorify the average moderately successful American against the elite, like Mr. Kristol, are hypocritical, because they themselves are not average. This misses the point. People, like Mr. Kristol, say that the common man on the street is entitled to his beliefs just as much as the elite. The common man does not hold his opinions out of misunderstanding or stupidity. In fact at this time, according to people like Mr. Kristol, the common man holds much more truthful and correct beliefs than the elite left (eg pro-religion). Mr. Obama and his cohorts, on the other hand, believe that the beliefs of a common man, like religion and guns, prevent him from seeing his true interests. They cannot understand that non-material values matter more to some people than material matters, therefore, must ascribe this valuation to unreasonableness or in Mr. Obama's words "bitternes." One need not be a common man to support his beliefs and way of life against an elite that find his valuations unreasonable. One can be elite and value the non-material. This confluence of shared values allows an elite, like Mr. Kristol, to join forces with the common man. Instead of evaluating these intellectual aspects, Lexington focused on the vulgarized version that is put forward in 30 second ads.
Obama has touched a nerve -- or rather, a few million nerves -- with his "clinging to guns and religion" rhetoric.
I grew up and have spent most of my life in and around western Pennsylvania. The region has seen better economic times and faces a tough future. But, take my word for it, these people are not a study in victimhood. They're proud and they're touchy about be talked down to.
Internet and media chit-chat aside, the real answers will be known after the Pennsylvania primary. I'll be really surprised if they're able to get past Obama's prejudices.
I, for one, believe whole-heartedly that Mr. Obama has been hustling his supporters for years. I know that politicians play to each crowd differently, but he seems to have concern as to how far he takes it. His brilliant oratorical skills have allowed him to enthrall various groups on the far left.He feeds off of victimization of blacks just as men like Revs. Wright and Jackson do. In his "famous" speech on race, he more or less said that blacks have a solid right to be resentful while whites of similar class have skewed perceptions which make them angry and cause racism against blacks. He feeds of poorer classes in general by railing against big business tax rates, ranting about income redistribution, and monotonously telling us how he was raised by a single mother on food stamps. Shall we go into his tax returns? God forbid we say anything of reform that may harm frivolous trial attorneys - because those are his people.Now with this comment, we see how he tries to whip up the elitist far left. Both he and his audience at SF plainly believe they are better than this small town folksy hicks that he spoke of. The rich bank accounts of the far left either have so much of their money tied up in non-taxable assets, or simply have so much of it that money does not matter (see George Soros)that they can rant and rave about income redistribution. They want lower classes beholden to them!Barack Obama is flat out exploiting every group on the left that he can find. This strategy will simply not work in the general election. I am not saying he will not win, just that he will have to drastically change the way he rubs off on the "folks".
Normally I value the Lexington article whenever I am reading through my weekly edition of the Economist, but I was surprised and disappointed to see that a slip up of this nature made its way into this esteemed paper. Really, now... while Obama was laying out a plan to woo those voters which Democrats have had so little success with over the past 25 years, he attempted to demonstrate knowledge of the obstacle he had to overcome. Many people believe, though apparently not all of the commentators here, that in order to solve a problem you must understand its cause. So Obama laid out what he believed the reason was Democrats must fight it out at the 'values voters' level. Yes he certainly did not do so with his usual talent for great oratory, but shouldn't we be paying attention to what was meant (maybe just a tiny bit...)? At any rate, my point here is that the 'scandal' at hand involves a point which rings true for many 'ordinary Americans' , but was phrased in such a way as to seem offensive. I think the real issue should be, and you may disagree here, that there is a perverse need in many of America's media outlets (and especially television pundits) to want to inflate and promote the sort of pandering you describe. If the only news which gets talked about is that which surrounds these trivialities, wouldn't that help exacerbate pandering and 'blanket promises' like those who believe that the topics of 4/18's debate are real issues? But I do go on, I'm bitter with the media for giving attention to f**ing flag pins when the man, and his cabinet, who will be leaving the White House in less than a year are likely to have stepped outside of the bounds of the constitution. Will they be punished, is this sort of action excusable, will they reverse the policies of George Bush. Lapel pins and 'bitter-gate' don't even come close to answering questions I have for the person I want to take office for four years. George Bush has a TWENTY EIGHT % approval rate, and we certainly don't hear an ounce of debate about how out of touch he is with 'ordinary Americans.' Please please please please please, can we have real journalism? A quick aside, I certainly do agree that pandering is way out of proportion, but I still believe I will have enough information to make a decision that will be based on real policies NOT driven by pandering. Apparently with no help from MSM and less than I had hoped from the economist.
Even if, as Mr. Torres writes, Mr. Obama _was_ condescending, the moot point is whether it was an inexperienced misjudgement or a deep-seated disdain.Cost Mr. Obama it should. But I am not convinced that it undermines his position as the best candidate on offer.Look past the gaffe and look at the package.
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I wonder why Obama needs to explain away people's beliefs like they're the result of a disorder. I've never wondered about Obama's nanny-state instincts. I certainly disagree with them, but I don't attempt to attribute them to something. He believes what he believes, rightly or wrongly, and - I believe - in good faith. He, on the other hand, does not extend this benefit of the doubt to Midwestern values voters.
I think ultimately this underscores a fundamental disrespect for their beliefs; he takes his law school professor tone about why they value different things than he values, as if his beliefs are the pinnacle of political thought that anyone would share if only they weren't from a small town, bitter, etc...
Sigh, and the circus of American politics continues.Good look reaching any consensus on any issue, America, when you focus on the difference between him and her and he and she.Instead, you could try to realize that all Americans want good health care, a strong economy, a well-cared for environment, and respect around the world. Heck, all citizens of all countries want that.But, Americans (and their media) will be damned if they let people agree on something.
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CD4 Count and Viral LoadI have been on the HIV medication for about a year now when I was diagnose with HIV my CD4 Count was 265 and Viral load about 1060 my recent test showed that my Viral load is currently on 220 and my CD4 count 365. What do I need to do to make it...
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The Breakers' Flagler Steakhouse transforming its classic concept with new look, menu
- 8:08 pm Friday, October 11th, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
The Breakers is once again engaging the talents of hospitality designer Adam D. Tihany—he worked his flair for, among other restaurants, New York's Per Se and Le Cirque—and this time it's to "re-imagine" the resort's Flagler Steakhouse into a "timeless social club" slated to re-open in mid-November with a comprehensive new look, layout and menu.
Some folks may remember that it was Tihany who redesigned the interior of The Breakers' historic Florentine Room into what is now drinking-and-dining hotspot HMF, which, named after The Breakers' founder (Henry Morrison Flagler), debuted a year ago.
As with HMF, Tihany is working on the Flagler Steakhouse project as [More]
PB Food & Wine Festival has released schedule of events packed with acclaimed chefs, Food Network personalities
- 7:12 pm Thursday, September 19th, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
The 7th-annual Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival's just-released schedule of Dec. 13-17 events reveals a wide array of culinary happenings at Palm Beach resorts and restaurants—and beyond—featuring Food Network personalities, Bravo TV "Top Chef" winners and some of the country's most acclaimed chefs.
Fifteen events are scheduled for this year's festival, indicating once again the five-day affair has expanded in scope. The festival, whose chief organizer is public-relations specialist David Sabin, took its biggest leap in 2011, when it grew from a one-night walk-around event to a five-day extravaganza with national sponsors.
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On the menu at Cafe Sapori: a Worth Avenue shopping spree and gift cards galore?
- 8:09 pm Friday, August 9th, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
It won't be long before daily specials at Café Sapori—the lair of co-owners Francesco Blanco and Chef Fabrizio Giorgi, both Palm Beach alums since their pre-2007 front-and-back-of-the-house days at Bice—will include a $1,000 shopping spree at Palm Beach's Juicy Couture and a getaway at The Breakers.
The $500 gift card to Worth Avenue's Hamilton's Jewelers sounds good, too.
Thousands of dollars worth of desirable merchandise will be up for auction at Café Sapori as part of an Aug. 15 fundraiser for West Palm Beach's Fisher House, a Veterans Affairs Medical Center-based home away from home for families of military vets hospitalized for [More]
Once again, The Breakers has won a coveted Grand Award from Wine Spectator magazine
- 4:56 pm Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
Wine Spectator has announced the 2013 winners of its three-tiered annual awards and once again, The Breakers has been bestowed highest honors: a Grand Award.
Of the 73 restaurants around the world named 2013 Grand Award-winners, The Breakers—in tandem with its relatively new Old World-meets-contemporary style dining-and-drinking concept, HMF—was one of only four recipients this year that have held the coveted title since Wine Spectator started its awards program in 1981.
HMF at The Breakers replaced the resort's longtime L'Escalier restaurant, which consistently received an annual Grand Award from Wine Spectator.
To win an annual Grand Award, a dining destination must demonstrate "an uncompromising, [More]
`The other woman' on board for martini flight at The Breakers' HMF
- 6:24 pm Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
Jerry "Professor" Thomas—151 years ago, he wrote the first cocktail guide for bartenders—gave us everything from flaming cocktails to zingers in sugar- and/or salt-rimmed glasses.
And just maybe he gave us the martini during the Gilded Age, when Henry Morrison Flagler extended his railroad to South Florida and transformed Palm Beach—and much of Florida's east coast—into a resort town.
Both the martini and, by way of namesake-circumstance, Flagler, are part of a special feature tomorrow night (July 25) at The Breakers' signature cocktail-and-small-plates hotspot, located in the former—and now re-imagined—Florentine dining-room area.
The Breakers' HMF, named after Flagler, will feature a special martini flight—three [More]
Now overseas: a food-and-wine team from The Breakers, custom-blending wines for us
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As part of an ongoing quest at The Breakers, a trio from the resort's food-and-wine brass is in France now, soaking up the charm of a picturesque family-owned vineyard that also happens to be the largest independent wine producer in that country.
The threesome's there, tasting and deliberating over red and white wines, so that here in Palm Beach, more than a few people will remark, "Wow, this house wine is really good."
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For Hugh Hefner, cozying up to buxom, exhibitionist blondes who are an entire AARP member younger than he is makes life worth living. And it seems the 85-year-old Playboy mogul still has some living to do.
Just days after Crystal Harris called off of their June 18 nuptials, Hef has promoted 25-year-old Anna Sophia Berglund (better known to Playboy readers as Miss January 2011) to No. 1 girlfriend status, says TMZ.
"It's clear Hef has moved on to Anna," relays a source.
"The one who has been the most supportive is Anna," Hef tweeted late last week of his apparent new squeeze, who is 24 whole days older than Harris. "She didn't see this coming either, and she's Crystal's best friend." (Click through the pics to see Anna palling around with Hugh and Crystal.)
Berglund, whose turn-offs include "a man who's less than a gentleman," has supposedly settled into Hef's digs at the Playboy Mansion and had no problem "cuddling and kissing" him during a Mansion-set movie night a few days back.
Oh, and they call each other "babe," which presumably makes it easier for the octogenarian lady-killer since he doesn't have to remember actual names of the many look-alike blondes.
"After all is said and done, staying single is probably the best. I think I just missed a bullet," Hef tweeted on Sunday, adding, "Crystal came by to see how I've been doing. We remain close friends."
But could Hef's insta-rebound be a business decision?
"The entire Playboy brand has been built on his shoulders," a source tells PopEater. "The image of an old man sitting at home brokenhearted is bad for business. Hugh knows that what's best for the brand is for him to start dating again no matter how much pain he is in."
As for Crystal, she spent her would-be wedding day in a bikini, warming up her cold feet at a Las Vegas pool party with Heidi Montag.
She also received a smack-down from Hef's former main squeeze.
"That's a new low!" an irate Holly Madison tweeted of Harris' Sin City shindig, before ranting, "That's disgusting, and whoever booked her is tacky."
Crystal must have been feeling the backlash, because she sniffled on Twitter, "Hard times show your real friends...," prompting Holly to snipe, "No, they show HEF's real friends..."
But Harris, who graces the latest Playboy cover as Mrs. Crystal Hefner, with her partially nekkid form hidden beneath a "Runaway Bride" sticker, assures E! News that the breakup was "a mutual decision between the both of us."
"I wanted to be true to myself and be true to what was best for everybody," she explains. "I'm giving Hef back the ring. … I just want to move forward."
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A musical adapter for use with a nursing bottle comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, which two portions being detachably joined together to form a single body. An electronic muscial device of integrated circuits is disposed in the interior space of the lower portion and is capable of producing a melodious tune upon the bottle being lifted or tipped up.
1. An electronic musical adaptor for use with a nursing bottle, a cup, or a liquid container, said adaptor comprising:
a hard injection molded synthetic resin cup-shaped body having an upper portion and a lower portion, a substantially cylindrical wall defining a hollow cavity in said upper portion, means on said cylindrical wall for releasably retaining a liquid container in said hollow cavity, a downwardly open substantially cylindrical skirt on said lower portion of said cup-shaped body, means on said cylindrical skirt for frictionally detachably engaging said cup-shaped body with a bowl-shaped base member;
a bowl-shaped base member having an upwardly extending circumferential wall detachably engaged with said frictional engaging means of said cup-shaped body, said circumferential wall of said bowl-shaped base member jointly defining a space with said cylindrical skirt of said cup-shaped body, and a plurality of through sound holes defined in said bowl-shaped base member for causing sound produced within said space to be transmitted out of said bowl-shaped base member; and
an electronic musical IC device attached to said bowl-shaped base member and received within said space, switch means on said musical IC device for turning on said IC device for producing a sound responsive to tilting of said IC device when said electronic musical adaptor is picked up by a user.
2. A device as in claim 1, wherein said frictional engaging means of said cup-shaped body includes first threads defined in said substantially cylindrical wall, second threads are defined in said circumferential wall of said bowl-shaped base member, and said first and second threads are mating male and female threads.
3. A device as in claim 1, wherein said frictional engaging means of said cup-shaped body includes one of a plurality of connecting sheets having engaging bars and a plurality of mating L-shaped channels for receiving engaging bars, and said bowl-shaped base member has one of a plurality of mating L-shaped channels and a plurality of mating connecting sheets having engaging bars for frictionally detachably engaging said cup-shaped body and said bowl-shaped base.
4. A device as in claim 1, wherein each one of said cup-shaped body and bowl-shaped base has respective positioning protrusions or marks on an outer surface thereof for positioning alignment during engagement.
The present invention relates to a musical adapter for use with a liquid container and, more particularly to an electronic musical adapter which fits round the bottom of a container, such as a nursing bottle, a tea cup or a pot and which together with the container forms a single body, whereby when a user tips up the liquid container with its mouth facing downwardly at a certain degrees, the electronic musical device inside the adapter will produce a melodious tune to help children to finish up their drink willingly.
Various types of infant articles and toys, such as musical boxes with animal head shape, dolls and hand bells, have been fitted with various types of electronic or mechanical musical devices. These devices however are all combined with the articles and together form into single bodies, which thus can not be detached and also can not be removed for other uses.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and novel electronic musical adapter for use with a liquid container, which adapter is detachably attached to the container, particularly to the bottom of a nursing bottle and together forms with the nursing bottle into a single body, and which, when the container mouth is tipped up downwardly in a certain degree for drinking up, for instance, milk contained therein, is capable of producing a musical tune thereby enabling children to drink up milk willingly and to keep on playing with the container even after drinking.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an electronic musical adapter which can be attached to and removed out from the bottom of a liquid container easily thereby to avoid any interference with the washing of the container.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an electronic musical adapter capable of fitting round various types of liquid containers, such as bottles and cups, having a matched exterior diameter, and even round other toys or articles.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the examples thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the electronic musical adapter for use with a liquid container of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section view of the musical adapter as shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a cross section view taken along the line A--A in FIG. 2 of the musical adapter;
FIG. 4 is a the circuit diagram of the musical adapter;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the construction of the musical adapter;
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal section view of the musical adapter as shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a cross section view taken along the line B--B in FIG. 6 of the musical adapter;
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section view of the lower portion of still another example of the construction of the musical adapter;
FIGS. 9 and 10 are longitudinal section views of the lower portion of the musical adapter showing the use of different switches;
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal section view of the musical adapter formed from a soft material;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the musical adapter constructed in a boxlike shape capable of being attached to a liquid container with a strap; and
FIG. 13 is a sketch diagram of the musical adapter showing a switch being additionally added to the circuit to form a dual switch.
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the musical adapter for use with a nursing bottle of the present invention, in which the musical adapter 10 comprises an upper cup-like portion 1 in the shape of a cylinder or of any other suitable shape, a lower cylindrical base portion 2 closed on the bottom and detachably fitted round the lower end of the upper portion 1, and an electronic musical device 3 mounted in the interior of the base portion 2.
The upper portion 1, as shown in FIG. 2, is a cylindrical bottomed body having at the lower part a bottom wall 11 and the perimeter forming a cylinder-shaped circumferential wall 12. A hollow space 13 defined by the circumferential wall 12 and the bottom wall 11 is provided for fitting therein of a liquid container 50, such as a nursing bottle. There is formed on the place of the bottom wall 11 where the circumferential wall 12 is located a ring-shaped flange 14, and at the lower part of the bottom wall 11 is also a cylindrical joint end 16 formed by the perimeter extending downwardly from the circumferential wall 12 and being provided with attachment means such as male thread 15 for joining of the base portion 2. It is next preferable that the circumferential wall 12 is provided on the interior wall thereof with a plurality of frictional projections 12a for snap-engaging of the liquid container; however, it will also do if there is a wall 12 without such a frictional projection.
Referring now to FIGS. 2 and 3, the base portion 2 as shown is a shallow bowl-shaped body having a bottom wall 21 and a circumferential wall 22, the circumferential wall 22 of which is provided with a female thread 23 capable of engaging with the aforesaid male thread 15 thereby forming a single body with the upper portion 1. On the interior of the bottom wall 21 there is formed supporting means 24 for mounting of various components of the electronic musical device 3, whereas on the bottom wall 21 at the place where the following buzzer is to be located is next formed a plurality of sound holes 25 for transmitting out the music. However, these sound holes 25 are not necessarily restricted to the bottom wall 21, as the sound holes may be formed elsewhere on the base portion.
The electronic musical device 3, as indicated in the circuit diagram of FIG. 4, includes a switch SW, an electronic musical apparatus IC, a buzzer BZ and a cell battery B electrically connected in series with each other. In order to adapt the circuit for mass production it is preferable that the circuit be made into a printed circuit board.
In the musical adapter 10 of the present invention, the electronic musical device 3 is first disposed in the base portion 2 and this base portion 2 is next joined to the upper portion 1 by the female thread 23 being threadingly engaged to the male thread 15 and thus forms together with the upper portion 1 a single body.
The upper portion 1 and the lower portion 2 are generally formed by molding from a synthetic resin. Besides, for the aforesaid switch SW there may preferably be used a mercury switch, a microswitch, a magnetic spring leaf switch, or a light sensitive switch, the function of which will be described later.
FIGS. 5 through 7 illustrate another embodiment of the musical adapter for a nursing bottle in accordance to the present invention, that is basically the same in composition as the first embodiment. Hence, the same reference numerals will be used to designate the same parts or the equivalents and for which description will be omitted. In the present embodiment, the upper circumferential wall 12a of the upper portion 1 is formed similar to an octogonal cylinder in shape in order to suit the liquid container of generally similar shape, while it being also suitable for any rounded container. The joint end 16 has a relatively shorter circumferential wall than the first embodiment and at the lower end of which is formed a plurality (in the present embodiment there are three) of equi-spaced downwardly extending projecting sheets 17. At the lower end outer circumference of each of these projecting sheets 17 there is a circumferentially extending engaging bar 17a. In addition, there is formed on the interior wall face of the base portion 2 a plurality of equispaced elongate channels 26 (in the present embodiment there are three) arranged circumferentially. Each of these channels 26 is in turn provided in the upper central portion with a guide groove 27 being slightly longer than the engaging bar 17a. Next, on the outer circumference of the upper portion 1 at the place where the flange 14 is located and at the upper portion of one of the projecting sheets 17 is a positioning ball 18. A positioning ball 28 is similarly provided on the upper part of the outer circumference of the base portion 2 at a location on the outer wall of the upper central portion of one of the guide grooves 27. When the upper portion 1 and the base portion 2 are to be joined together, the positioning balls 18 and 28 on the two portions must first be aligned in a vertical column, and as the joint end 16 of the upper portion 1 is fitted through the guide groove 27 on the base portion 2 in the latter by means of the projecting sheets 17, the engaging bar 17a is then engaged in the channel 26. Then, when the base portion 2 and the upper portion 1 are turned against each other in a certain degree so that the positioning balls 18 and 28 turn away from alignment the upper portion 1 and the base portion 2 join together to form a single body and will not separate out. Next, when the base portion 2 of the musical adapter is to be removed, the base portion 2 or the upper portion 1 is turned to align the two positioning balls 18 and 28 in a vertical line and the base portion is then pulled downwardly out. Following this performance, the base portion 2 becomes separated from the upper portion 1 and during that time a battery cell may be replaced.
In order to replace the battery cell directly from the bottom side of the base portion 2 and without detaching the base portion 2 from the upper portion 1, there may be formed on the bottom face of the base portion 2 a downwardly open battery chamber 20 having a lid 2a to open and close the opening, as shown in FIG. 8.
For the switch SW in the aforesaid circuit, in order that the circuit is energized when the liquid container is lifted and tipped up, besides a mercury switch that can be used, it is also possible to utilize a microswitch, or a magnetic spring leaf switch. If a microswitch is used as shown in FIG. 9, it will be preferable that a chamber 20 is formed inside the base portion 2 and the chamber includes thereinside a weight 21 which is some distance away from and opposite the microswitch arranged on the inside upper part of the chamber. When the adapter of the present invention is tipped up along with the liquid container, the weight 31 slides down and touches the switch SW thereby energizing the switch. If however a magnetic spring leaf switch is used, the condition will be just like that as with the use of a microswitch, only that instead of the weight 31 a magnet is used. Again, if a light sensitive switch is used, then, there must be formed on the base portion 2 a penetration hole 211 for light to pass through in order that the switch is energized by the light.
In a further embodiment, a soft synthetic resin or rubber may be employed in the making of the upper portion 1 into a shape as shown in FIG. 11, while the base portion 2 is thus mounted in the hollow cavity on the bottom of the upper portion 1.
In still another embodiment, the musical adapter 10 of the present invention may be made, as shown in FIG. 12, into a boxtype body 2 of a rectangular shape only or of a variety of shapes and in which there is no upper portion 1. The boxtype body 2 includes therein the foregoing electronic musical device 3, while on the back side of which is a tying strap 4 capable of fastening to a liquid container thereby achieving the same effectiveness.
In yet still another embodiment, the circuit of the electronic musical device 3 can be electrically connected to another switch SW' in a series to constitute a dual switch apparatus. The touch button part 32 of this switch extends outwardly from the bottom wall 11 of the soft upper portion 1 as shown in FIG. 13. Hence, only when a container is engaged in the upper portion 1 and the bottom of the container touches and presses against the said touch button part, will the circuit become energized. As such, as long as a container has not been mounted, this musical adapter 10, even if loaded with a cell battery B, will not cause the switch SW to be energized and play a non-stop musical tune because of being transported, moved, or placed upside-down.
Owing to the construction, as alluded to hereinbefore, in the musical device of the present invention, one needs only to mount the bottom of a liquid container, such as a nursing bottle, in the hollow cavity of the upper portion, whereby the container joins with the electronic musical device to form into a single body. When the child uses the bottle for a drink, the device will produce a melodious tune, which not only pleases and encourages the child to finish up its drinking, but also has the effect of shaping its spirit with music. Furthermore, since the adapter can be easily removed from the liquid container at any time facilitating the cleansing of the bottle, the musical adapter of the invention is thus of a novel and practically useful form.
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Paige Premium Jeans
Weekend Going Out Look: Paige Edgemont in Optic White
Even during this heatwave we have been having here in Los Angeles, I have been thinking with a Fall/Winter sense when it comes to styling. White jeans are a piece that can easily transition from season to season now. They are no longer a staple for the Summer. I chose the Paige Denim Edgemont in Optic White for the hardware that they have and I think that it helps take the classic style to a seasonless territory.
The jeans are paired with an R13 sweater from their new collection. I love that they have taken the classic striped sweater and shredded it up to fit in with the soul of the line. Then for the accessories, I opted for timeless pieces that enhance the overall grunge vibe that comes off when the jeans and sweater are paired together. Some Saint Laurent boots to help keep the look tough, a scarf by ACNE, and the always eternal classic Ray-Ban wayfarers to finish it all off.
Lily Collins in Paige Edgemont Skinny Jeans in Nottingham
Lily Collins was caught while out and about in Los Angeles, California. The actress wore a pair of the Paige Edgemont in Nottingham with peep-toe boots and a printed bed jacket.
These jeans are so amazing. I don't think I will ever get tired of seeing them out on someone. The style still feels fresh to me and adds a really cool element to even the most simplest of outfits. You can click here to purchase these jeans from the Paige website.
The Ollie by Paige Denim
The brand that continues to leave a lasting impression on me, Paige Denim, has released yet another style that will have everyone swooning. Continuing their love for edgier styles, the new Ollie is a pair that fits just right along with the Indio, Marley and Edgemont cuts.
The new style features a detail that has become quite the signature of the brand, hip zippers. But unlike the previous pairs, this new jean has them hidden under welt detailing. It doesn't just end there as they also feature the detail at the back pocket along with moto stitching around the knees. I can't wait to see these out on Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Kate Moss. You can click here to purchase this new style from the Paige website.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Paige Lou Lou Flared Jeans
The gorgeous Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was pictured out shopping in Melrose Place in Los Angeles, California a couple of days ago.
As the face of Paige Denim, Rosie wore none other than the brands famous Lou Lou flared jeans in Dylan with a pretty plaid shirt. I think she looks absolutely beautiful here, I love the combination together and the white bag just finishes it off nicely! You can buy Paige jeans online at Paige.com.
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Jonathan Adler at NYNOW at Javits
Jonathan Adler's venue at NYNOW sports a full array of mod-style furnishings, housewares and accessories, including their color on natural flat weave rugs. The lucite and brushed brass Jacques etagere, shown here, will be available with polished nickel accents this Spring, due to the high demand.
Chilewich at NYNOW at Javits
Chilewich and their extensive line of woven and tufted rugs also has such an attractive tabletop collection. Available at such stores as Sut la Table, Bloomingdales, crate and Barrel, the whole line is primarily contemporary in style, with some pieces neutral enough to coordinate with any interior.
Summit Rug at NYNOW at Javits
Summit Rug have an all inclusive line of custom made rugs, all hand woven and hand loomed in India, Turkey, and Pakistan. These flatweaves in natural jute and cotton can be made within 8 to 10 weeks, depending on the size you need. Kazem Fatahi stands in front of today's favorite.
S&H Rugs at NYNOW at Javits
S&H Rugs has put up a beautiful Arts and Crafts style 8×10 rug at NYNOW. It is 100% bamboo silk, and can be programmed to a larger size, with color alterations, although the color palette and design of this are wonderfully reminiscent of William Morris Wallcovering. James Arjmand allowed a picture of him in front […]
Nomadic Trading Company at NYNOW at Javits
Demir Wiliford takes a well-deserved seat in his Nomadic Trading Company booth at the NYNOW show at Javits. He poses in front of a vintage 1950's rug which has been washed to be muted and the pile shorn down, to make the piece more subtle and supple.
Madison's at NYNOW at Javits
Madison's shows off their hair on hide mosaic rugs at NYNOW at Javits. Here is Peter de Voogd modeling beneath his favorite black and white Greek Key rug.
Tibet Home at NYNOW at Javits
Tibet Home has a new design, named Dunia. Everything they create is done by hand in Tibet, in Silk and Tibetan wool blends. For now this pattern comes in this colorway, as shown, in standard sizes.
Atolyia at NYNOW at Javits
Atolyia is showing their new colors for their wonderful cotton blankets. They come in 60″x96″, in herringbone, diamond patterns as well as solids and textured solids. They also have terrifically absorbent Pestemals in linen/ cotton blends in subtle, natural colors.
NuLOOM at NYNOW at Javits
This is an example of NuLOOM's mixed weave, mixed fibre rugs. In hemp and viscose in two colorways, this rug is made in India and comes in two sizes, 5×8 and 8×10. Kate Koesterer was kind enough to pose in front of this shimmery rust and looped natural hemp rug.
FabHabitat at NYNOW at Javits
FabHabitat recently introduced a new line of cotton throws. They are quite nice in size for a throw, 50″x70″, and in a very drapey weight, in double face cotton. Made in India, FabHabitat is GoodWeave recognized. Suchin Gupta models a star patterned throw in royal blue and white.


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Newsletter March/April 2015
Doors of Perception Summer Xskool
Media City Conference
My new book
Core77 Design Awards
Commoning in Scotland
On ecological empathy – and getting fired
Three new books: Soil Atlas; Social Design; Art Nurses in Iceland
[Above: our venue for the summer Xskool is the cultural-ecological community at Hjulsjö ]
Farmers' markets as hubs of knowledge exchange? Food waste as a social enterprise? Pollinator pathways across an ecological region? This year's summer Xskool is about food systems as a key element in a design agenda for bioregions. We will ask: What are the key social-ecological systems in this place? How night one design in them? How does one get started? Doors of Perception partners once again with Konstfack, together with Art Academy of Latvia. For students in the 42 European Economic Area countries, the (7.5 credits) course is free apart from your travel to Sweden and food on site. The full course runs in two phases: an online element (22 June to 7 August); and a residential workshop, somewhere in Sweden, from 10-16 August. European students should apply online here. For professionals and researchers who don't need to take the full course, but would like to join the workshop, a number of Residencies will be available. More info here.
From lighting a bus stop, to the sound of a tunnel: The Media City conference in Plymouth will focus on artistic and experimental projects that foster collaboration and sharing in the city. Saskia Sassen's keynote follows the publication her new book Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy; mine talk will be about the relationships between cities and their bioregion. There also hands-on workshops. 1-3 May, Plymouth, UK.
My new book, How To Thrive In The Next Economy: Designing Tomorrow's World Today, will be published by Thames & Hudson in September (a bit later in the US). With chapters such as Grounding, Waterkeeping, Social Farming, Clothing, Bioregions, and Commoning, it's about the power of small actions to transform big systems. If you're planning a conference or lecture series from September this year onwards, and could be interested in a talk, please let me know.
I've agreed to be a jury captain in this year's Core77 Design Awards, in the Social Impact category. Together with my fellow jurors – Babitha George from Quicksand in Delhi; Dr Mathilda Tham from Linnaeus University, in Sweden, and Gill Wildman from Plot, in London – we are looking for projects that benefit social, humanitarian, community or environmental causes. These might include community or environmental impact initiatives, products for underrepresented communities, or alternative distribution systems. The first deadline is 24 March.
The commons is an idea, and a practice, that generates meaning and hope. In Scotland's 'Big Tree Country' a a two year programme of arts and cultural activities called Cateran's Common Wealth celebrates the region's social, cultural and ecological assets. Here is my conversation with its founder, Clare Cooper.
What connects a blacksmith, a digital arts producer, a land owner, a raspberry farmer, a soldier turned master mead maker, an expert on the ecosystems to be found in dry stone walls, a service designer, an artist who makes outfits that disguise you as a rock, the tutor at a forest school, a designer of water cleaning systems? Well, their work adds up to a new concept of the world. Here is more of my conversation with Allan Chochinov.
SOIL ATLAS by Heinrich Böll Foundation. It takes several thousand years to build a thin layer of fertile topsoil, but only a generation of "production agriculture" to exhaust it. The Heinrich Böll Foundation has published a wonderful atlas to enrich our understanding of the earth beneath our feet. It's not just about data; the atlas helps us understand who we are. It's available as a pdf to download for free. Highly recommended.
DESIGN, WHEN EVERYBODY DESIGNS by Ezio Manzini. Ezio Manzini's inspiring new book describes an emerging social economy in which human and environmental interests converge. We are introduced to an archipelago of microworlds in which a new economy, so long awaited, is being born. In this world, collaboration counts for more than consumption, and relationships are the true source of value.
SCARCITY IN EXCESS: THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN ICELAND by Arna Mathiesen. The collapse of Iceland's economy led to the deepest peacetime fiscal crisis ever recorded – so how did design-minded people cope? The book features projects by carpenters, engineers, geologists, farmers, 'art nurses', chemists, cooks, and ecologists. Their actions wire together ecological and human systems in ways that lead to more resilient solutions.


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I have a task that involves computing 1D FFTs of very large dimension. And, by "very large", I mean dimensions that exceed the amount of my physical memory. For example, I have 16 GB of memory in my system right now, which would be enough to keep 2^30 double-precision floats simultaneously. I want to be able to do a FFT of dimension of 2^30, and possibly a FFT on an even larger number of floats (say, 2^35), which would obviously require passing them in to the FFT library piece by piece.
According to my tests, IPP FFT won't go above 2^27 and NVIDIA CUFFT won't go above 2^24. I've been able to cook up some code to do this but I'm not happy with the performance.
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Borderlands 2
Sticky Homing Meteroshower stats?
Not sure on the damage, but I think the max is x12 child grenades.
A pessimist is just an optimist with more experience.
I'll only gamble with my sticky homing storm front. At least I can get away from it.
Meteor shower? One does not simply "get away" from the meteor shower.
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Azrael0206 posted...
RineN1 posted...I actually use Sticky Homing, i like to throw it while behind cover =w=
Because is my play style? Im not telling TC to be like me lol
Besides, i always make sure to be outside of the cluster AoE so no risk, until i intend to
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^you're nerfing your own damage and speed potential by having to adjust to homing grenades.
I used to run with a Sticky Homing Meteor Shower for my Zer0 -- personally had no issues (maybe out of the 1000s of times I threw that grenade, self-inflected FFYL maybe 10% due to enclosed/indoor areas).
Then I found a Very Rare Sticky Longbow Slag Singularity and fell in love with that.
Sticky adds 0.5 to the fuse time, best just to go with Longbow.
People who don't know how to use sticky homing grenades apparently don't know how to run.
If the grenade sticks to the face of a charging psycho run away from him, don't fight him. That's just common sense.
Dib: Sorry, I'm late. Horrible nightmare visions!
Ms. Bitters: It's called life, Dib. Sit down.
Dwaze_Zaken posted...
People who don't know how to use sticky homing grenades apparently don't know how to run.
QFT -- if I didn't run and/or use the action skill to run faster my self-inflicted FFYL rate would have been more than 10% lol
But keep in mind enclosed/indoor areas as well.
Much like how the flavor text of the skyrocket states "WARNING: Not intended for indoor use."
I used a Sticky Homing Meteor Shower once. ONCE!
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain
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