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Rumour has it that the lyrics to Nirvana's 1991 smash "Smells Like Teen Spirit" may have been inspired by a song from Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. As far as we know, this is unsubstantiated -- but if anyone out there has any evidence of a real connection, please mail it to us. (For example, a photograph of Kurt and Courtney reading selections from V. to their baby would be just fine.) According to the rumor, the song in question appears on page 538 of the Viking edition of Gravity's Rainbow. We will print both songs below; ytou decide if they are related!
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Load up on guns and bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over bored and self assured Oh no, I know, a dirty word
hello, hello, hello, how low? With the lights out it's less dangerous Here we are now Entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now Entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My Libido
I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end
And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard It was hard to find Oh well, whatever, nevermind
A denial . . . .
From Gravity's Rainbow
"I'll tell you it's just --out, --ray, --juss, Spirit is so --con, --tay, --juss, Nobody knows their a-ges. . .
Walkin' through bees of hon --ney, Throwin' away --that --mon, --ney, Laughin' at things so --fun --ny, Spirit's comin' through --to, --you!
Nev --ver, --mind, watcha hear from your car, Take a lookit just --how --keen --they are, Nev --ver, --mind, --what, your calendar say, Ev'rybody's nine months old today! Hey, Pages are turnin' pages. Nobody's in --their, --ca,--ges, Spirit's just so --con, --ta, --gious-- Just let the Spirit --move, --for, --you!
SIDEBAR (beside verses 1 and 2): "Where did the swing band come from? She's bouncing up and down, she wants to be jitterbugged, he sees she wants to lose her gravity --"
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All-Music Guide -- The AMG entry on Nirvana.
Nirvana Card -- At the Ultimate Band List, this page has a collection of links to Nirvana Web sites and information.
Anderson, Laurie. Famous New York performance artist Laurie Anderson dedicated a song to Pynchon on her Mister Heartbreak album.
Benatar, Pat. Believe it or not, she named a final album Gravity's Rainbow.
Benny Profane. English hard rockers from Liverpool, they took their name from a character in V.
Blowtorch, Eric Reggae influenced artist putting Pynchon's lyrics to music.
Cassiber. An avant garde German group used Gravity's Rainbow to tell a different tale.
Corey, Prof. Irwin. The man who was the infamous stand-in for Thomas Ruggles Pynchon.
Dangtrippers. They recorded Maxwell's Demon Box on their album, Days Between Stations.
Einhorn, Richard. Another rendition of music devoted to the Demon, and much more.
Fariña, Richard. An long-time friend of Pynchon, this folkie named an instrumental work after a Pynchon novel.
Favorite Color, The. A New Jersey band sets a selection from V. to music on their album Color Out of Space (1996).
Fool, The. Surely not Slothrop's band, this was a short lived group which did, in fact, have a harmonica player.
Forked Yew. Independent, highly experimental rockers and Pynchon fans from the American South.
Frith & Kaiser. An instrumental pair with a piece called The Kirghiz Light.
Hall, Ed. An early 90's band influenced by Pynchon, they named a song Roger Mexico.
Insect Trust. This jazzy, psychedelic group mined V. for lyrics to The Eyes of a New York Woman.
Jazz Butcher. AKA Pat Fish, who named a track Looking for Lot 49 on his Fishcoteque album.
Jones, Spike. Pynchon himself wrote the liner notes for Spiked!
Knopfler, Mark. The Sultan of Swing sails to Philadelphia!
Koron, Barry. Weilding the Sjambok never felt so good!
Lot 49 (Ontario). This now retired hardcore outfit hailed from the hometown of Spermatikos Logos' own Laurence Daw.
Lot 49 (NYC). Indie NYC rockers named after Pynchon's second novel.
Lotion. A New York group whose liner notes were penned by the Man himself.
Maas. A visit to San Narciso.
Nirvana. Was the famous tune Smells Like Teen Spirit acutally inspired by a song from Gravity's Rainbow?
Nova Mob. A "Rock Opera" filled with references to Gravity's Rainbow.
Ocker, David. Musical meditations on Eight Facts About Thomas Pynchon.
Okasek, Ric. Ride The Rocket with the former frontman of The Cars.
Pere Ubu. David Thomas' legendary, seminal band shows some Pynchon influences.
PopCanon. These literate Indies hail from Flordia, and have a song about Wanda Tinasky which is highly recomm-ended!
Poster Children. This group from Champaign, Illinois, covers a lot of Pynchon ground!
Radiohead. English art-rockers who incorporate many Pynchon motifs into their work.
Rapoon. An offshoot of Zoviet France, Robin Storey's group named Rapoon released an album called The Kirghiz Light.
Sauter & Dietrich, Moore. More liner notes written by Pynchon !!
Six Finger Satellite. Indie electro-rock futurists Six Finger Satellite make a reference to Gravity's Rainbow.
Soft Machine. Seminal "proggies," they recorded a full-scale work called Esther's Nose Job in 1969.
Spock's Beard. In memory of "the evil Spock," they do homage to V.
Time in Malta. A California metal group with a name taken from V.
Ware, Tim. Pynchon scholar, Web master, and MIDI Musician.
Whole Sick Crew, The. Purveyors of pirate folk-punk, truly a gang like their Pynchon namesakes.
XXX Atomic Toejam. F. Thorendal, from praised thrash-heroes Meshuggah, gets one in for the Vikings.
Yo La Tengo. Making music indebted to The Crying of Lot 49.
Yoyodyne. Related to New York's Lot 49, ths Florida group also takes their name from Pynchon's work.
Zevon, Warren. He recently released an album containing work inspired by Pynchon.
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It's not a "cut", it's instead NOT raising their budgets for the next year. So, no reason for all this panic. Just do with what you had LAST year! Like MOST of us Americans HAVE to do!
Nothing this guy has done has been for the benefit of this country.
I'm inclined to agree, but name one that HAS done anything for the benefit of the country, and NOT for the benefit of the Friends of the administration.
President Eisenhower, perhaps? -
Very typical of Liberals….Remember Dukakis?
My ancestors came here before the haters started insisting on papers. There were no "illegal aliens" until then. Talk about government waste — the entire "keep them funny-talkin' people out" system is a waste.
It is the law. A poorly designed and inefficient law but my Tia got here (no help from the corrupt, bribe demanding bastards in the Mexican Consulate,) by following the laws so legal immigrant = gain for the USA, illegal immigrant = criminal.
The law needs updating but it also needs enforcing.
Exactly, both parties are scummy politicians and as long as voters elect scum, we'll get robbed by Wall Street and every other lobbyist..
Yeah, he was my governor. He balanced the budget, improved the economy, and helped rebuild Boston. (Romney managed to screw it up and cheat the taxpayers by not watching for corruption in the Big Dig AND sank the economy again with his economic approach.) YOU, on the other hand, are merely repeating the scurrilous assertions of George HW Bush, widely considered to be one of the worst presidents — until his son came along.
So, yes, I miss Dukakis. You, not so much. -
At the time there was no reason to limit immigration. Now that we have so many, the government has the authority and the responsibility to know who is coming here; how long they plan to stay; and to verify that they have left. Oh, yeah, what are they going to do while here. If they want to stay forever, let them do it legally. On our part, we need to make the it easier to come legally and have the wait time shorter.
We are the only nation in the world that does not enforce its own immigration laws. Just try to enter Mexico (or other Central American countries illegally) and see what happens.
1987? That means my boyfrend would have never moved north to Canada!
Taco Chihuahua says;
So, el hombre who accepts to bribe guys at the consulate is considered legal while the guys who don't are considered criminals? No comprendo.Beebee Doodle says;
Wake up, humans! Those guys fix your houses, clean your hotels and pick the fruits you eat. -
I'm sure there are more than a handful of people in the White House snickering about releasing a bunch of "illegals" back into the Scarizona wilderness.
" widely considered to be one of the worst presidents" Widely considered??? You need to get off the couch and get out of the house once in a while. Other than your couch potato buddies Presidents Carter and Johnson lead the pack of worst Presidents until Chairman O showed up. I doubt that there could ever be a worse President than Odrama. The ONLY thing that clown can do is fly around on Air Force One (he's NEVER in the Oval Office) giving speech after speech (and going on another vacation).
I love it. Sequestration cuts = immigration reform. I just absolutely love it ! Shades of Castro and the prison to boat people.
And quit repeating nonsense. Obama's been extremely busy.
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The Siena women travel to Loyola on Saturday to face the Greyhounds. Tip off is scheduled for 2 pm.
In their first matchup Siena (8-12, 4-5) never trailed however Loyola, playing with out MAAC Preseason Player of the Year Katie Sheahin (flu), was able to keep the score within single digits for most of the way. The Greyhounds managed to tie the game four times, the last one coming with 9:23 to go. But the Saints exploded over the next seven minutes with 8 made free throws and 3 3-pointers good for a 17-2 run to finally pull away eventually winning 62-52.
Senior Lily Grenci led the Saints in that game with 20 points (6-9 FG) and 8 rebounds. Junior Clara Sole Anglada also came up big with 18 points, including 3 3-pointers, and 8 rebounds. Tehresa Coles added 10 points and 7 rebounds for the Saints.
Sheahin is currently third in the MAAC in scoring (15.2), fourth in steals (2.6) and sixth in assists (3.2). The Greyhounds (8-12, 3-6) have won their last two consecutive games after having lost five in a row and eight of their last 10.
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just wanted to share... (cat with cookbook)
Posted by hopfrog on May 30, 2006 · Member since Sep 2004 · 913 posts
. . .this picture of my cat, Abby, with our favorite cookbook!
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Great pic,hopfrog...of course all cats have good taste... ;D
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That's too cute. Is she picking out a recipe to make?
Speaking of pets, my dog loves all things vegetarian & if he puts his paws on the counter he can easily steal anything I'm trying to prepare. He even loves tofu :)My cat on the other hand isn't willing to try...he'll eat apples & pears but doesn't go for vegetables.
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Published on 16th October 2008 by Harry Butler
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2 - Interior
3 - Interior Cont.
4 - Testing and Results
5 - Results Analysis and Final Thoughts
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Cooler Master HAF 932
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It's certainly been quite a while since we've looked at a new Cooler Master case – April in fact, if you can believe it, which is surprising considering the popularity of their cases in the modding community.
Iconic Cooler Master designs like the
832 Stacker
have been the basis for some of the most impressive mods of the last year, providing a huge and customisable blank canvas into which we've seen everything from
impressive watercooling set ups
full blown Battlestars
Now it's time for Cooler Master to further add to its range once again, this time with the Cooler Master HAF 932, an imposing looking steel chassis with more ventilation options than you can shake a great big stick at. Can the HAF 932 live up to the Cooler Master name and deliver another case that's high on both customisation and performance? Let's have a look...
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As is usual from Cooler Master, the HAF 932 constructed from steel and plastic, and while we do tend to sing the praises of aluminium as a build material, steel is usually just as durable and is significantly cheaper. The core of the chassis, as well as the top rear and bottom panelling are all black painted steel, with the front and top fascia both moulded plastic, although thankfully the build quality is of a sufficiently high standard that all the panels, both plastic and steel, fit snugly together without any noticeable gaps.
The "HAF," in the Cooler Master HAF 932's name stands for High Air Flow, and just glancing at the exterior of the case you can see why – the side panel, case roof and front panel have huge meshed sections allowing for unrestricted airflow into and out of the case, and they dominate the design giving the case an overly industrial feel that we're just not that keen on.
Usually the looks of a case tend to bitterly divide the office; for every opinion of "understated style" there'll be another for "boring and unimaginative," but in the case of the HAF 932 we were all unanimous in our opinion – it's pretty ugly isn't it?
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The side panel especially is almost schizophrenic in design – it just can't decide wherever it wants to be meshed, windowed, ventilated or carry the HAF logo, so instead does them all, making for a desperately messy appearance with no real design consistency.
The whole case just seems to have ticked off a list of features that a committee of designers wanted, without any one person making the final decisions to ensure the whole thing looks slick or stylish. The result is a case with a very military-industrial complex styling – it's all mesh and straight lines and certainly doesn't have the class or style of previous Cooler Master models.
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The front fascia itself has no less than six 5.25" meshed drive bays, as well as a very well featured front panel which sits flat with the drive bays, packing in four USB 2.0 ports, Firewire 400, eSATA, microphone and headphone jacks with support for both AC'97 and HD audio, and both power and HDD activity LEDs. The power and reset buttons themselves sit in the elevated plastic structure on top of the drive bays, and both have decent tactility and are recessed away nicely so won't be accidentally pressed.
This structure also houses a rather unique feature of the HAF 932 – a removable rubber panel that lifts up to reveal a hole down into the case, which can be used as a fill port for those looking to use a bay reservoir in their watercooling set up. While this is a clever little inclusion, and will doubtless be a major draw for those with watercooled set ups looking to refill without crawling around inside their case, for the majority it's a bit pointless.
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Santa Chiara (Naples)
Basilica of Santa Chiara Basilica di Santa Chiara (Italian) |
Façade (right) and belltower of Santa Chiara.
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Location | Naples, Campania, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 40°50′47″N 14°15′11″E / 40.846490°N 14.253055°ECoordinates: 40°50′47″N 14°15′11″E / 40.846490°N 14.253055°E |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Archdiocese of Naples |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Minor basilica |
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Architectural type | Church |
Architectural style | Gothic |
Santa Chiara is a religious complex in Naples, Italy, that includes the Church of Santa Chiara, a monastery, tombs and an archeological museum. The Basilica church of Santa Chiara faces Via Benedetto Croce, which is the easternmost leg of Via Spaccanapoli. The church facade of Santa Chiara is diagonally across from the church of Gesù Nuovo.
The double monastic complex was built in 1313–1340 by Queen Sancha of Majorca and her husband King Robert of Naples, who is also buried in the complex.[1] The original church was in traditional Provençal-Gothic style, but was decorated in the 17th century in Baroque style by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. After the edifice was almost entirely destroyed by a fire after the Allied bombings during World War II, it was brought back to the alleged original state by a disputed restoration, which was completed in 1953.
The large rectangular building is 110.5 m long inside the walls, and 33 m wide. The walls of the nave are 47.5 m tall, and the nave itself is 82 m long. There are nine lateral chapels on each side of the nave, the roofs of the chapels are vaulted, and they support the gallery that runs the length of the nave. Above the gallery are the lancet windows of the clerestory. An unusual feature of the building is that the lateral chapels are absorbed into the body of the church, giving Santa Chiara its distinctive rectangular appearance. Another unusual feature of the building is the fact that the church does not have an apse, after the lateral chapels there is a section of the church with the high altar in the centre, flanked by the rectangular friar's choirs on either side. Behind the altar is the tomb of King Robert, behind that is a wall separating the main body of the church from the nuns' choir.[1]
The wall between the nave of the church and the retrochoir is penetrated by three screened grilles through which the nuns could observe the mass, while being invisible to anybody in the nave. There are also four windows in the wall which mirror the four windows on the exterior of the church. There is a large stained glass lancet window above the altar. Above this is a triangular pattern are three rose windows. At the apex of the point of the roof, above the level of the wooden beams of the ceiling is a fourth, smaller, rose window. The nuns choir is different in plan from the main body of the church, with two large piers supported by rib vaults dividing the space into three sections. Santa Chiara was the largest Clarissan church ever built and it was the first Clarissan church built where the nuns in their choir would have been able to view the performance of Mass.[1]
The bell tower, separated from the main edifice, was begun in 1328 but was completed only in Renaissance times.
Behind the main altar is the tomb of King Robert of Anjou, which was sculpted by Pacio and Giovanni Bertini in 1343.[2] In the side chapels are the tombs of the Bourbon king of Naples, Francis II and his consort Maria Sophie of Bavaria, as well as those of Queen Maria Christina of Savoy and of the national hero Salvo d'Acquisto (a carabiniere who sacrificed his life to save the lives of 22 civilian hostages during the Nazi occupation). The church was used, even before it was formally completed, to hold the relics of Saint Louis of Toulouse, elder brother of King Robert. One of these relics was the brain of St. Louis, in an ornate reliquary decorated with a crown Queen Sancha had donated in memory of her brother-in-law.[3]
Initially, the interior had a Gothic style, but reconstruction from 1742 to 1762 by Domenico Vaccaro, Gaetano Buonocore, and Giovanni del Gaizo, refurbished the interior in a Baroque style. The stuccoed ceiling was frescoed by a team of artists, including Francesco De Mura, Giuseppe Bonito, Sebastiano Conca, and Paolo de Maio. The floor was paved with a design by Ferdinando Fuga. Unfortunately much of the interior decoration was destroyed in the aerial bombardment of 1943.
On the counterfacade is the tomb of Antonio Penna, by Antonio Baboccio.
In the sixth chapel to the left, are 14th-century bas reliefs depicting the Martyrdom of the wife of Massenzio, while the seventh has a tomb of Ludovico di Durazzo, another 14th century work by the Florentine Pacio Bertini.
To the right of the presbytery is access to the Baroque sacristy with frescoes from 1692. Through the sacristy, one can reach the Choir of the Nuns. The choir houses fragments of frescoes depicting Biblical Stories by Giotto.
Majolica Cloister[edit]
Famous is the cloister of the Clarisses, transformed in 1742 by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro with the unique addition of majolica tiles in Rococò style.[2] The brash color floral decoration makes this cloister, with octagonal columns in pergola-like structure, likely unique and would seem to clash with the introspective world of cloistered nuns. The cloister arcades are also decorated by frescoes, now much degraded.
The museum houses information on the history of the church, archaeological findings and materials remaining after the fire that destroyed the church in 1943. It also has a collection of baroque presepii (nativity scenes).
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- ^ a b c Bruzelius, Caroline (2004). The Stones of Naples. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10039-6.
- ^ a b "Guide to Santa Chiara". Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Hoch, Adrian S. (1995). "The Franciscan Provenance of Simone Martini's Angevin St. Louis in Naples". Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte 58: 22–38. doi:10.2307/1482745.


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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2004 SUBJECT: VACATION OF PORTION OF CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG EAST SIDE OF CRENSHAW BOULEVARD AND SOUTHSIDE OF CREST ROAD AND FRONTING ST. JOHN FISHER CHURCH PROPERTY Staff Coordinator: Anne Zaworski P.E., Sr. Engineer RECOMMENDATION: Approve the request to formally initiate the vacation of that portion of City right-of-way along the eastside of Crenshaw Boulevard and along the southside of Crest Road (between the back of the existing sidewalk and St. John Fisher Churchs property line) and direct staff to continue to work with the Reverend Monsignor Sork and his Architect/Engineer throughout the vacation process. BACKGROUND The founding of St. John Fisher Church on this site (5446-5448 Crest Road) pre-dates the 1973 incorporation of the city of Rancho Palos Verdes. The church first began building on this site in 1961; five (5) years after the site was acquired by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles County . Over a year ago, during the plan check process of a Sprint application for the installation of a cell antenna (which would have involved placing large equipment cabinets above ground behind the ivy-covered fence along the southside of Crest Road) east of Crenshaw Boulevard; St. John Fisher was informed by the City Department of Public Works and Sprint that some of the churchs existing improvements and landscaping (including their "St. John Fisher" sign and stone wall) are actually located on Citys right-of-way. Consequently, Sprint chose to install a new street light standard on the eastside of Crenshaw (south of the Crest/Crenshaw intersection) upon which they then placed their cell antenna and they ultimately chose to bury their equipment on the northeast corner of the intersection (directly across from the church property). However, St. John Fisher were now acutely aware that some of their improvements (such as corner stone walls, ivy-covered chainlink fences and the monument sign) had actually been constructed on City right-of-way and it was at this time that the Director of Public Works informed them about the Citys right-of-way and easement vacation process. On November 21st, 2004, Reverend Monsignor Sork, Parish Administrator Gayle Plecha and their Architect/Engineer BPS Inc. met with City Public Works staff to express their wish to proceed with the vacation of that portion of City right-of way between the back of the existing sidewalk along the southside of Crest Road (a strip of land approximately 600 feet long and 14 feet wide) and the St. John Fisher Church northern property line and between the back of the existing sidewalk along the eastside of Crenshaw Boulevard (a strip of land approximately 400 feet long and 5 feet wide) and the St. John Fisher Church western property line. Due to the presence of existing cable TV and water vaults, Edison poles and transformers (in particular within the subject strip along Crenshaw Boulevard) St John Fisher will undoubtedly have to grant easements to the respective Utility Companies, should the vacation be ultimately approved by the City. DISCUSSION Resolution No. 90-93 (copy attached) establishes the procedures for vacating City rights-of-way and easements, which are implemented in compliance with provisions as contained in the California Streets and Highways Code. Section 1: Request for Vacation: has been satisfied by St. John Fisher Church. On October 25, 2004, the Director of Public Works received the formal written request for vacation from the Reverend Monsignor Sork, Pastor of St. John Fisher (copy attached). The only directly affected property owner will be the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles County who owns the entire property at the southeast corner of Crest Road and Crenshaw Boulevard. Section 2: Initial Review: requires Staff to review the application and present it to Council. Accordingly, attached for your review is a copy of the vacation request on behalf of St. John Fisher Church, that the City formally commence the City right-of-way vacation process. It should be noted, however, that commencement of the vacation process is not a decision by the City Council to vacate the street (such an action can only be taken following a duly noticed public hearing); but merely a decision to allow the vacation request to be pursued by St John Fisher. The City right-of-way vacation process has the potential of being a lengthy and costly endeavor. The following is an outline of some of the necessary steps required during the next stages of the vacation process:
CONCLUSION St. John Fisher Church has satisfied the requirements of Section 1 of Resolution No. 90-93: "Request for Vacation". Section 2 "Initial Review" has also been completed by staff and is presented in this report. Council must now decide if the vacation request may be pursued by St John Fisher, allowing City Staff to continue to work with the Reverend Monsignor Sork and his Architect/Engineer throughout the vacation process. FISCAL IMPACT The recommended action results in no fiscal impact. All costs related to the vacation process will be borne by the applicants. Respectfully Submitted, Reviewed, ___________________________ ________________________ Dean E. Allison P.E. Les Evans Director of Public Works City Manager Attachments: Resolution No. 90-93 St John Fisher Vacation Request Letter Site Plan and Accompanying Photographs |


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Citing dire statistics and Governmental warnings, the media has become increasingly vocal in expressing concern over the potential for an all-out Cyberwar. In his recent NewsFactor article, "Fanatics with Laptops: The Coming Cyber War", Tim McDonald warns that a "fanatical individual (can) if we do not defend against it, use a laptop to do unimaginable damage at no personal cost whatsoever."
Such allegations may be fueled by worrisome statements from Richard Clarke, Special Adviser for Cyberspace Security within the National Security Council. In a February 2001 interview conducted by Richard Thieme for Information Security Magazine, Clarke claims he understates the potential severity of cyber-threats and that consequences can be significant: "the economy is badly damaged, the nation is unable to operate for a period of time and people die."
The reliance the so-called critical infrastructure has on the Internet is often cited as the reason such attacks could be so severe. Power, water, transporation, government, and even the US miliary maintain a certain reliance on the Internet for communications. Many warn a terrorist attack could cripple this infrastructure, disrupting, for example, flight patterns or causing a failure in emergency response due to power or communications loss. The events of September 11, 2001 have heightened these fears and have led to the creation and rearranging of mutliple government agencies devoted to cyberterrorism.
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Underground Focus, a magazine devoted to subsurface infrastructure protection, tracks and catalogs accidental outtages involving underground services, including gas, phone, and electric. According to their records, approximately 192 persons were fatally wounded in subsurface infrastructure accidents from 1995 to present. Rather than as a result of the damage to infrastructure, the vast majority of the fatalities have been confined to the person(s) actually involved directly in causing the accident to occur. In most cases, recovery of the infrastructure has been swift. In 1997, the Washington, DC area suffered three major cable cuts - from backhoes - in a matter of weeks, one of which blocked approximately 336,000 circuits, and yet the problem was overcome in minutes by simple re-routing. In short, despite a wide range of outtages and damage inflicted upon our critical subsurface infrastructure during the 7-year tracking period, relatively few collateral fatalities have been reported and recovery of resources (power/phone/gas) has been swift.
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Alberto Aquilani's time at Liverpool is finally over after the Reds confirmed the midfielder had completed a permanent transfer to Fiorentina.
The 28-year-old Italian arrived at Anfield on a five-year deal in August 2009 following the departure of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, but his time on Merseyside was badly affected by injury and he has spent the last two seasons on loan, firstly to Juventus and then AC Milan.
A statement on club website www.liverpoolfc.tv on Friday read: "Liverpool Football Club can today confirm that Alberto Aquilani has completed a permanent transfer to Serie A side Fiorentina.
"The Italian midfielder joined Liverpool in 2009 but made just 28 first-team appearances, having spent the last two seasons on loan in his homeland.
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"We have managed to seal a deal for Aquilani, who is a Fiorentina player," the club's honorary president, Andrea Della Vale, said on Italy's Sky television.
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"There's too much wrangling and maneuvering going on – I just hate this office politicking". "Joe, well he's a smart political mover – knows exactly how to get what he wants and how to get on." Whether you hate it, admire it, practice it or avoid it, office politics is a fact of life in any organization. And, like it or not, it's something that you need to understand and master to be sure of your own success.
"Office politics" are the strategies that people play to gain advantage, personally or for a cause they support. The term often has a negative connotation, in that it refers to strategies people use to seek advantage at the expense of others or the greater good. In this context, it often adversely affects the working environment and relationships within it. Good "office politics", on the other hand, help you fairly promote yourself and your cause, and is more often called networking and stakeholder management.
Perhaps due to the negative connotation, many people see office politics as something very much to be avoided. But the truth is, to ensure your own success and that of your projects, you must navigate the minefield of Office Politics. If you deny the 'bad politics' that may be going on around you, and avoid dealing with them, you may needlessly suffer whilst others take unfair advantage. And if you avoid practising 'good politics', you miss the opportunities to properly further your own interests, and those of your team and your cause.
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To deal effectively with office politics and use it yourself in a positive way, you must first accept the reality of it. Once you've done this, you then need to develop strategies to deal with the political behavior that is going on around you. The best way to do this is to be a good observer and then use the information you gather to build yourself a strong network to operate in. Here are some tips:
Office Politics often circumvent the formal organization chart. Sit back and watch for a while and then re-map the organization chart in terms of political power.
Once you know who's who in the organization, you have a good idea of where the power and influence lay. Now you have to understand the social networks.
Now that you know how the existing relationships work, you need to build your own social network accordingly.
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When you spend more time listening, you are less likely to say something that will come back to bite you later. Also, people like people who listen to them.
As you build your relationships, you need to learn to use them to stay clear of negative politicking, and also to promote yourself and your team positively. It is up to you to communicate your own and your team's abilities and successes to the right people, and you do this through positive political action. Use your network to:
Your mapping of the informal spheres of influence in the organization will have helped you to identify those people who use others for their own purposes, and not necessarily for the common good. It's natural to want to distance yourself from these people as much as possible. But what can often be needed is the opposite reaction. The expression, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer" applies perfectly to office politics.
Through observation you'll learn what works in your organization's culture and what doesn't. Watch other people at work and identify successful behaviors that you can model. There are also some general standards to observe that will stop negative politics from spreading.
Positive or negative – politics happens. The philosopher Plato said, "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." And this hold true today in the workplace: If you don't participate in the political game, you risk not having a say in what happens and allowing people with less experience, skill or knowledge to influence the decisions being made around you.
Office Politics are a fact of life. Wise politicking will help you get what you want in the world of work without compromising others in the process. Learn to use its power positively while diffusing the efforts of those who abuse it.
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Tinker on the fly: A color filter made from spoiled film
3 17 Share TweetProbably each one of you has been annoyed with failed film. This is particularly annoying when you get the developed film back from the lab, but you get blanks because the film was not exposed. It's either the film transport didn't work, or you have not taken the lens cap off, etc. Read on and I'll show you an alternative to just throwing away the film: Simply use it as a color filter for your camera, with the La Sardina for example.
The construction of the La Sardina challenges us to modify this little camera. In just a few steps you can stick in an unexposed film you got back from the lab as a color filter.
The reddish-brown base film of a color negative film gets completely transparent in the development process when it is not exposed, but retains its colour and gives photos a yellowish to reddish effect when you use it as color filter. The effect is not as strong as with a redscale film, but it has a nice retro charm.
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Trisha is making a meal that will score a perfect ten with her friends Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner. The gold medal-winning gymnasts may be visiting her in the kitchen but they are getting Trisha in the gym and on the balance beam! To fuel the champions Trisha is cooking a delicious meal of Pork Medallions, Garlic Grits Casserole and Pineapple Upside Down Cake. And Nadia is showing Trisha how to make her Salata de Vinete. (Episode: YW0406H)
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Published 2:40pm Tuesday, July 9, 2013The Morgan County High School Class of 1953 held its 60th class reunion Saturday at the Freight House Restaurant. Class members on hand for the celebration included, from left (front) Carolyn Rausa Martin, Jean Mayfield Vest, Lucille Collins Sims, Laverne Vinzant Byrd, Carolyn Johnson, Bettye Sanders English, Ethel Nelson Lemmond, Christine White Pearsall, JoAnn Dean Slocomb, Betty Stephenson Hopper, (back) Billy Charles Tanner, Ed Monroe, Martha Moss Powell, Bobby Ray Brown, Hilda Moss Sparkman, Robert Peck, Charles Ray and Bob Francis. Guests included Gene Johnson, Buddy Slocomb, Willie Monroe, Milton Powell, Ronald Sparkman, Gail Peck, Ora Ray, Dixie Francis, and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Tyler of Georgia.


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The Effect of Inducement Prizes on Innovation: Evidence from the Ansari X Prize and the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander ChallengeLuciano Kayaffiliation not provided to SSRN September 2011 R&D Management, Vol. 41, Issue 4, pp. 360-377, September 2011 Abstract: Inducement prizes are increasingly popular because of their potential to induce technological innovations and attain related goals. Academic research, however, has barely investigated these prizes. This paper investigates the motivation of prize entrants, the characteristics of their research and development (R&D) activities, and the overall effect of prizes on innovation using case study research and documentary data sources. The Ansari X Prize and the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, both considered successful technology competitions in the aerospace sector, are investigated. The findings show that, first, incentives created by competitions, particularly those that are nonmonetary, attract unconventional entrants. The market value of the prize technologies motivate entrants as well but do not attract traditional industry players. Second, limited technology development lead times and no up‐front funding characterize prize R&D activities, yet their differences with traditional industry practices are caused by participant‐level factors. Most importantly, the introduction of novel R&D approaches is associated with the participation of unconventional entrants. Third, these prizes induced innovations over and above what would have occurred anyway, with the caveat that they were linked to significant technology incentives and fundamentally, ongoing R&D processes. These findings put forward lessons that inform the design of more effective prize competitions. Date posted: September 16, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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Two public-works employees were killed and a third was critically injured when a scissor lift they were working from toppled over in Port Everglades, FL, hurling them several stories to the pavement below, authorities said.
The Broward County Public Works employees were performing routine maintenance about 10:40 a.m. Friday (March 15) on a passenger bridge in Fort Lauderdale when the four-story-high lift fell onto a concrete dock.
Two public works employees were killed when a scissor lift they were working from toppled over at Port Everglades in Florida. A third worker was critically injured and remains in the hospital, according to officials.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating the accident, and the U.S. Coast Guard has been notified, the Sheriff's Office reported.
Victims Identified
The Sheriff's Office identified the deceased as Kenneth Krason, 49, and Mark Freeman, 51. Thomas Fischer, 49, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. His condition was not available Tuesday afternoon.
Freeman and Fischer had been on the job for only five days, authorities said. Krason had been working at the port since 1997 and had been a county employee since 1991.
"It's sad to have to talk about these type of things. The port is a very close-knit family," Steve Cernak, Port Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director, told The Herald Tribune.
'They're Hurt Bad. Really Bad.'
The moveable bridge allows cruise ship passengers to disembark from berths at the port. No passengers were on the bridge at the time of the accident.
The accident happened at Terminal 1, just short of the Intercoastal's barrier wall, the Sheriff's Office said. However, some media reports and the initial 911 call erroneously reported the location as Terminal, or Berth, 2.
A bystander who called 911 could be heard telling the operator, "It's Berth 2, on the waterside. They were on the manlift working on the jetty for the cruiseship, and the manlift fell over. There's three of them, and they're hurt bad. Really bad."
"It just fell over," the caller said. "They were on the platform working, and it fell over. His head is crushed real bad. I don't think he's going to make it."
Investigators said the top platform had been extended just over 40 feet in the air at the time of the accident. Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Keyla Concepción did not have information on the manufacturer or supplier of the lift.
Port Everglades, a major cargo port and one of the busiest cruise ports in the world, is currently undergoing $500 million in renovations.
Investigation Underway
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is not investigating the accident, authorities said.
OSHA covers private-sector employees and employers through either federal OSHA or an OSHA-approved state run program. State and local government workers are not covered by federal OSHA, but have Occupational Safety and Health Act protection if they work in a state with an OSHA-approved state program.
Florida does not have an OSHA-approved state plan.
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel told The Sun-Sentinel that detectives would be looking for cameras and other evidence during the investigation.
A passerby who called 911 said the lift at the port "just toppled over." OSHA and local authorities are investigating the accident, which killed two workers.
About 26 construction workers die each year from using aerial lifts, according to the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR). Half of these deaths involve scissor lifts, and most are caused by electrocutions, falls, and tipovers.
$500M in Port Improvement
Port Everglades is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world, one of the most active cargo ports in the U.S., and a leading container port in Florida, according to its website.
The port was the site of another accident earlier this month. A 91-foot barge stacked with cargo containers was offloaded March 6 after it accidentally dumped 22 containers at sea.
Port Everglades is undergoing improvement projects to increase cargo business by adding five new berths, deepening its navigational channels, and bringing intermodal freight rail on to port property. The improvements, which are expected to be completed by 2017, total more than $500 million.
Comment from Emmanuel Bortolis, (3/20/2013, 10:59 AM)
I would like to know if they had their lanyards attached and where?
Comment from peter gibson, (3/20/2013, 11:41 AM)
Where do you attach a lanyard 40 ft in the air on a scissor lift ?
Comment from Brent Bergman, (3/20/2013, 11:53 AM)
The fall protection program should require the Competent Person to specify the type of lanyard to be used and all approved anchorage locations. I suggest lanyards should be fixed length fall restraints or self-retracting lifelines.
Comment from Raymond Merrill, (3/20/2013, 5:03 PM)
Three people in one scissor lift! Two's a crowd in those things. A lot of good lanyards would have done in this situation(used or not). Frankly, I think scissor lifts are inherently unsafe and should be junked.
Comment from shane hirvi, (3/20/2013, 5:15 PM)
I would have to agree with Raymond that scissor lifts aren't exactly the safest choice. I would ask the people commenting about being properly tied off--where should they be tied off? To an srl tied to the bridge so you get ripped in half when the lift falls over? I just don't get some of these posts sometimes. As a matter of principle I try to avoid this type of lift whenever possible. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims.
Comment from jesse chasteen, (3/21/2013, 4:53 AM)
You have a hard point on the working platform and it directs you to attach to it, myself I will be honest, I might have looked to be tied off on the occasions I needed to be in a lift, but my mind had gone through this senario and I want to be able to make the choice as to whether or not to bail. These guys could have had a wheel punch through a storm water drain and thus toppled. They can be dangerous. Prayers to all affected..
Comment from David Zuskin, (3/21/2013, 6:52 AM)
It is a shame the photos are so fuzzy, from what I can see it does not appear that the outriggers were set.
Comment from Martin Walsh, (3/21/2013, 7:49 AM)
The type of lanyard that should be used in a scissors lift is a restraint lanyard to stop you from climbing on the handrail, as an average size man will exert a tonn of force on the point of contact, if he falls that is enough to topple most MEWP,s.There are anchor points in most machines these days but if there is not then the handrail will do as its a restraint point not designed to be load bearing,I have worked out of MEWP.s for many years and to this day I am not and never will be a fan. My thoughts are with the families and the victims.
Comment from William Gusnard, (3/21/2013, 9:15 AM)
I will make one point about being tied off when in a scissors-lift. Only once have I ever seen it save a life in over 30 years of engineering and construction work. The electrician was tied off on the scissors-lift itself. He was driving it well extended almost 20 foot in the air (violation itself). He drove it over a fllor penetration wooden covering and toppled over. AS he was falling the scrissor-lift hit the handrail on the platform he was on and he was thrown out. here is where the lanyard saved his life. The platform itself was about 40 foot above grade so he was left dangling instead of being hurled 40 feet to the ground.
Comment from John Parker, (3/21/2013, 2:38 PM)
The major cause of this type of incident is a failure to assess. I note the following: 1. Cause is not known to any readers of this article. No information has been provided. 2. Fall protection/restraint is not required when working from a scissor lift. However, attachment points are there should it be desired by the user to utilize fall restraint. 3. The work area should be closely examined, by a competent person, (prior to any work being performed) to ensure that the equipment used is safe to operate in the area. 4. ANY equipment can be dangerous when it is not used in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations. I have 20+ years in construction with an unknown number of hours utilizing and supervising the use of scissor lifts. All of the "accidents" that I have seen (none personally) have been attributed to user error. Either way, my heart goes out to the families for their loss..
Comment from M. Halliwell, (3/25/2013, 12:02 PM)
John, I'm not sure what the regs are on Florida, but where I am, fall protection is required on any lift (boom or scissor) per our OHS Code. I do agree that we don't have all the info and we need to be cautious in making generalizations. My own curiosity would make me ask a few questions: what was the wind like at the time of the accident? Was the lift being moved? How much? If more than a minor adjustment, why was the basket not lowered to give the unit more stability? Probably the types of questions being asked by the investigators. Still, my thoughts go out to the families of the workers who were killed and hopes for a speedy recovery out to the injured worker.
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