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Progress: More or less completed all 50 pages
An author and illustrator named Keri Smith has put out a successful series of books including Wreck This Journal and This Is Not a Book in which many of the pages are largely blank and the reader is encouraged to do different creative things on each page. Attempting to harness the creative potential of iOS devices, Penguin Group has released app versions based on these books and we were given the opportunity to put This Is Not an App through its paces. Does the app open up a creative wonderland on your iOS device or is it just one of the many apps out there of questionable merit? Read on to find out if we think it really is an app in spite of its claims to the contrary.
While having a mostly blank journal to encourage people (particularly kids) to use their imaginations and draw fancy things is a fairly novel idea, I had no idea about what to expect from an app built around the same principles. I'll start off by describing the app in general before I get to my opinions of it.
The app presents you with 50 "different" (I'll explain the quotation marks in a second) pages that ask you to do anything from drawing something, to cataloguing something, to taking pictures of certain things, to recording your voice… and that's it. You are given several different tools, but no tutorial on how to use them, so I didn't even know you could scroll the tool bar at the bottom until I saw it in different positions in screenshots of the app. The tools themselves are varied enough, including three different drawing tools, a text tool, a picture taking tool, a photo library tool, and copy/paste tools, but there are also ones that are mostly pointless that I didn't even use other than to find out what they did including a smudge tool, a "make a fake crack" tool, and paint drip tool.
I had a modicum of fun with some of the pages, like the one pictured above where I included pictures from the photo library on my phone of (from left to right) a donut, a cat, a book on Identifying Wood, a sleeping beagle, and myself wearing headphones to represent the senses of taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing respectively. Or this one where I purposely misinterpreted the word "movement":
I found probably about 30% of the pages to just be so sappy or annoying that I didn't bother doing them, like the page below:
The reason I put quotation marks around the word "different" when I was describing This Is Not an App's 50 pages is that many of the pages are very similar to one another bringing the count of totally original pages in the app down closer to 40 or less. For example: there are three pages that ask you to get someone else to draw something nondescript on the page, two pages that more or less just instruct you to email them to someone, and a single page that instructs you to do nothing to it.
You could say that the reason I didn't enjoy the app is that I'm not creative enough (sure, I only design original websites, graphics, and write articles for a living), but I never felt terribly engaged by the app. Where selling a mostly blank book with creative ideas on the pages is a pretty cool idea, the concept does not transfer well into the app world at all. What you get, even if you do humour the inane requests on every single page, is a glorified drawing tool app that provides the same or less amount of enjoyment that a truly creative person could get from a free app like Paper or Sketchbook Express. I can't recommend this app for anyone at it's current $4.99 price when there are an almost infinite number of cheaper or free apps that can do the same or better job of encouraging creativity.
- This Is Not an App is hard to navigate, as no directions are given on how to use its numerous tools
- There are small moments of fun to be had, but you could probably come up with similar things to do on your own
- For $4.99 you get less than 50 original, mostly blank pages that most people would quickly blow through
- Many of This Is Not an App's features can be better enjoyed through apps that are cheaper or free.
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Anti-Gay Attacks Target Activists, Rights Organizations in Ivory Coast
Anti-gay animus is ramping up in Ivory Coast. The headquarters of the African nation's most prominent LGBT rights organization was attacked over the weekend, the AP reports:
Nearly 200 people stormed the offices of Alternative Cote d'Ivoire in Abidjan, the capital, on Saturday afternoon, breaking windows with stones and stealing computers and other equipment, said Claver Toure, the group's executive director.
"Everything they could take was taken, and the rest was broken," Toure said, adding that a private security guard was hospitalized with wounds to his face.
Toure criticized what he described as a deliberately slow response by security forces. Government spokesman Bruno Kone and Interior Ministry spokesman Bazoumana Coulibaly both said they were unaware of the attack Monday morning.
The ransacking is just one in a series of "coordinated" attacks LGBT rights groups say, and more are planned for this weekend.
76 Crimes reports on similar attacks last week:
Ivory Coast has its share of people who dislike homosexuals, but it is not one of the 76-plus countries with laws against homosexuality. In fact, in 2011 Touré described the country as an "El Dorado" for LGBT people, at least in comparison to many other African countries.
That aspect of the country was not visible on Jan. 20. Soon after returning home from work shortly before 7 p.m., Touré said, the three Alternative CI staff members noticed that a crowd of about 60 people had assembled outside, whistling and banging on pots and pans. They threatened the occupants of the "faggot house," shouting, "We will kill them," "We don't want fags in our city," "We don't want people with AIDS in our neighborhood," "We'll kill you all," "We don't want people working with AIDS and queers here," "Damn you! We'll burn your ass."
The mob kept up the racket as it tried to break down the doors of the house with rocks and metal bars. They threw garbage and human excrement, then prepared Molotov cocktails to burn the building and the people inside. The police arrived just in time to intervene.
Touré, along with the assistant coordinator and the human rights/legal officer of Alternative Cote d'Ivoire, were trapped in the house for more than an hour until police were able to smuggle them out safely.
so Brian Brown and Tony Perkins and Matt Barber have a New place to Move too?
Posted by: disgusted american | Jan 27, 2014 10:32:04 AM
That mob sounds like a Pentecostal service. The advance of the most irrational brands of both Christianity and Islam in Africa bodes ill for everybody.
Posted by: gregorybrown | Jan 27, 2014 10:53:51 AM
I hope the LGBT there can legally carry firearms. They should be able to defend themselves against mobs of raving bigots who actually throw human feces around and we're clearly looking for things of value to loot.
Posted by: SpaceCadet | Jan 27, 2014 11:11:14 AM
I wonder if American Evangelicals have been there fomenting hate as they did in other parts of Africa.
Posted by: Victor | Jan 27, 2014 11:32:28 AM
I had a very similar thought when we got the awful news about the criminalization of homosexuality in Nigeria earlier this month.
Posted by: redball | Jan 27, 2014 12:04:13 PM
Phyllis Schlafly - so this is where you anti-gays are skipping to?
Posted by: Glenn I | Jan 27, 2014 1:31:12 PM
That's pretty much the center of the modern African slave-trade. along with Dakar. A dreadful blood-soaked hellhole where to be a woman is to be a rape-victim. Go ahead, pass a law against the gays: they'll thank you when they get their refugee status in Europe.
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Gordon proud of NASCAR milestone
DARLINGTON, S.C. Jeff Gordon is proud he has reached 700 straight Sprint Cup starts. He's even prouder he has accomplished the feat while still near the top of the sport, which he proved again Saturday night with a third-place finish at Darlington Raceway.
The 41-year-old Gordon is third in series history with 87 wins, Gordon's landmark start came in the Southern 500, a race he's won seven times.
"I'm glad I could drag this old man body up here," Gordon joked when the race was over.
Gordon is 89 races from passing Ricky Rudd's record consecutive starts in Sprint Cup. Gordon remains a series force. He's made the Sprint Cup championship chase eight of the nine years it has been run.
And Gordon thinks his success if far from over.
"I know that this team is capable of it and I feel like I am," Gordon said earlier in the week. "We won the last race at Homestead (in 2012). So, yeah, I think that means a lot to me."
Gordon took time at Darlington to recall his rookie season 20 years ago when he was feeling his way in sport ruled by rough-and-tumble veterans ready to put you in a wall if you tried to pass. Soon enough, the driver once called "Wonder Boy" rose to the top. He won the first of his four Sprint Cup titles in 1995 and quickly became the favorite target of NASCAR fans who didn't take to his California roots and clean-cut style.
"I always liked it when he got wrecked," Denny Hamlin said of Gordon. "I don't know. I wasn't a huge Jeff Gordon fan growing up."
Gordon persevered, he believes, because of his focus on victory each time the green flag dropped.
"I've been fortunate that along the way my main focus was not getting to 700," he said. "It was going out there to win and be competitive."
A big reason, Gordon says, is car owner Rick Hendrick and the resources at Hendrick Motorsports. Gordon said Hendrick chose to take a chance on a young, untested driver and surrounded him with talented crew chiefs, mechanics and pit staff to make the No. 24 car successful.
Along the way, Gordon set a standard for blending on-track victory with success off the track with sponsors and fans. "He's obviously changed this sport dramatically," Hamlin said.
Gordon said the late Dale Earnhardt helped him look at contracts, licensing agreements and controlling the rights to your images. "It's turned into a big business," Gordon said. "My first contract I signed was more money than I ever thought I could make driving a race car, but it was nothing compared to what the second contract was."
Gordon has kept winning through it all. His last series championship came in 2001, was third o Kurt Busch in the first-ever championship chase in 2004 and runner-up to teammate Jimmie Johnson in 2007. Gordon's not where he wants to be - the No. 24 team has qualified in the top 10 in seven of 10 races so far, but only finished among the top 10 twice this season - but thinks he'll be helped by the upcoming schedule which includes some of his most successful tracks.


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Not just any design hotel either, but one with a bit of personality. Four distinct decorating schemes make the most of rich textures, quality materials, chic retro chairs and a palette of reds and violets to liven up the taupe backgrounds — a far cry from the off-whites and off-the-rack Danish modern furnishings that fill the average design hotel. The rooms are still smallish — some things about the Left Bank never change — but the simplicity of the design goes a long way toward avoiding any feeling of claustrophobia.
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During this show, we gave away tickets to see 3 Doors Down for their acoustic performance at The Space at Westbury. We also gave away tickets for Big Head Todd & the Monsters' show at The Space. And we gave away tickets to see the Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense screening at the Cinema Arts Center in Huntington. Lastly, in order to commemorate Mick Jagger's 71st birthday, we ended with a set of the music of The Rolling Stones.


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- The definition of a diva is a successful female singer, especially a female opera singer, or a demanding and spoiled woman.
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- An operatic prima donna.
- A very successful singer of nonoperatic music: a jazz diva.
- Slang One who demands that attention be paid to his or her needs, especially without regard to anyone else's needs or feelings.
Origin of divaItalian, from Latin dīva, goddess, feminine of dīvus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.
(plural dive or divas)
- Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
- A person who may be considered or who considers herself (by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.


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The US is the center for PU innovation, with energy conservation driving a lot of the growth, Lanchak said on the sidelines of the Polyurethanes Technical Conference, hosted by the CPI.
The current perspective of PU industry growth in the US has changed from one that participants held a few years ago of a mature market with moderate potential for development.
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Leaf's New Lawn Ornament...
So, I had to go on a 2-night extended trip for work on Thursday. When I got home, I realized something was wrong! As I was parking the Hawk, I noticed that the $300 Wonder Truck had a smug look on its face!
See, Truck has this problem where it likes to go fetch motorcycle / other truck junk, haul it back to the house, and deposit it all around the yard. No amount of training seems to break it of this habit. I think it's just an inherent trait of the breed! Oh well. At least it doesn't dig holes very often!
Ohai, $300 Wonder Truck. You are looking awfully smug today...
Gadzooks!! What have you dragged back this time?!?
Looks like an old sidecar off a Ural Deco! O_o That thing is big. Way bigger than the Ural tubs look in the pictures! And somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 pounds. I think I'm going to have to disassemble it for refurbishing on the back of the truck, because I can't lift it on and off by myself. :P
And there's already water standing in it!
And some rust under the paint! Sheesh, I bet Truck expects me to sand and repaint this thing, too! I tell ya, I think I cut that Truck too much slack sometimes!
The corners where the back of the invisible seat lays seem to be the worst! But it doesn't appear to go all the way through...
Here are those corners after doing a little scraping with the back of my pocket knife to break the peeling paint loose.
See, there's an overlap of metal there. I'm not entirely sure how to get at the rust up underneath of that overlap and get rid of it permanent-like, such that I don't suddenly find paint bubbles and/or holes on the outside of the sidecar at some surprisingly inopportune time a week or a month or a year from now.
Any ideas? I was thinking maybe if I turned it on its side, I could pour some of that anti-rust etchant stuff up under there to neutralize the unreachable rust. Then after it dried I could seal up the seam all around with bondo so water (supposedly) couldn't get back under there. But knowing my luck, that would just end up trapping water and making it rust out sooner than it would otherwise.... =:O
That actually looks nice :thumb
Rust treatment is still the same as it has always been .
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POR-15. That stuff loves rust. Follow the directions to the letter and it will arrest all the rust, even up in the crevices, if you can slather some up in there.
I did by whole tub in it a year ago, and no evidence of recurring rust, and my rig lives outside under a cover. The floor looked like swiss cheese.
You should be able to get away with just your pan inside and outside (up to the waterline, as it were), and save that nifty paintjob......
Ospho, http://www.ospho.com/
A common rust treatment sold in many hardware stores. After using it, paint with POR-15 or similar paint.
+1 on the Ospho. Once I had a '79 VW bus and it was in far worse condition rust wise... I osphoed the shit out of it and fixed the problem 4 good. Nice find, btw!
Thanks for the advice, all! It turns out that I /can/ see a little pinprick of light in one of the corners from the outside, but I think that's from the manufacturer's skillful welding rather than the rust. >_>
I do like that paintjob, but I want to sand/brush and paint the whole thing, anyway. There are a couple of bubbles on the outside sides that worry me, and I want to see what's under there sooner, rather than later when the tub ends up with a big rust hole in the side. >_>
I'm going to repaint with the same paintjob, though, and paint whatever tug it goes on to match. However, I might substitute some kind of purple for the teal.... Unlike the Hawk, I want to do this one right and have a keeper. :3
I was surprised to find that there is no clearcoat.
Did they use lead-based paint on these things back in the day (aka 1998)? I'm trying to figure out if I need to get an honest to god respirator for sanding or if a filter mask will do, lol.
Truck squeaked and creaked bemusedly as Leaf hopped around on his back, armed with PB blaster, a set of wrenches, and a big hammer. After some cursing and busted knuckles, there was a pile of junk in the yard! "Mission complete," cheered Truck!
(Jeez, I need to replace that latticework someday...)
After Leaf hauled all the parts up into the shade of the porch, Truck peered closer and spotted some skillful Russian welding!
He continued watching as Leaf removed more nuts and bolts. As Truck was relieving himself by dribbling some oil out of his leaky oilpan into the driveway, he heard Leaf comment on how Ural couldn't make up their mind whether to use 12 or 13mm nuts, and seemed to have interspersed them randomly, just to make things interesting.
Slowly, a box of parts grew on the porch.
After much cursing and even more PB Blaster, the tub was stripped clean and ready for rust repair and surface prep! Truck sighed heavily, wishing that Leaf would treat him to a paintjob, too, before he finished rusting out into a heap of parts!
(Ok, I am getting tired of trying to write from Truck's point of view, enough of that!)
The CJ750 balls that MotoJ sent me seem to fit nicely! Thanks MotoJ!
In addition to the balls, I also have some short fat ones and long skinny ones, to suit the preferences of whatever tug I end up trying to hang the thing on.
Trunk lid ready for rust treatment! I managed to save the How to Start Your Ural sticker off the inside, though it'd be cooler if it was written in Russian! D:=
Uhoh! Do I need to replace this, or is the rubber not load-bearing on these parts?
Frame almost disassembled for rust treatment. How do you remove the shock on these things? I can't get the screw out on the bottom, because the stop-thing is in the way, and I can't seem to pound the top part loose after removing the shorter screw up there...
Grumble. Cracked light socket. :/ I'm a little nonplussed about the grounding through the frame deal, too.
Fender disassembled and ready for rust treatment!
Big ol' box o' parts! I hope I can remember where they all go! :P
To be continued, maybe tomorrow......
Nice find!
"Big ol' box o' parts! I hope I can remember where they all go! :P"
Hopefully Truck took more pictures as dis-assembly went forward.....
Yea, he did! He's usually pretty good about things like that, except when he gets huffy with me for not changing his oil often enough.
A big ol' box of parts is like an Adventure in your Own Front Yard! :P
I found 'em on fleabay for $14, but the shipping from Russia is $22! So I emailed Terry Crawford and Gene Holopaw for quotes. :3
Nothing done on the lawn ornament today. Spent half the day at a picnic and the other half of the day rebuilding the brakes on a friend's VT500 Ascott. :3
I did order my paints, though. I want it to look "old", so instead of springing for expensive auto paints, I'm just going to use plain ol' Rustoleum protective enamels over a coat of gray primer. Those Rustoleum enamels have a very very similar formulation to the alkyd enamels used as car paints in the 50s and 60s (according to the interwebs!), and resist fuel and oil very well once they've cured good for a couple of weeks.
As much as the white-on-teal tickles me, I decided to go with something brighter and "friendlier". I'm keeping the same paint scheme, with the white areas, but the teal areas will turn Harbor Blue.
And the white areas will be done in Antique White.
The seams where the paints meet will be covered with a 1/4" 3M black reflective pinstriping tape. In the daytime, it looks plain black, but when light hits it at night, it shines nicely.
This is the closest example of a similar scheme that I can find on Google, except my blue will be a bit paler and bluer and my white will be a bit darker.
I'll be painting the tug to match, whenever I get it, including the frame and outer forks. I plan to build the sidecar seat with white marine vinyl, and recover the seat of the tug with the same stuff. I'll probably attempt to make a tonneau cover out of it, too, if I can decide what to use for a backing.
I probably won't do anything else with it until my paints and tools get here. I sprung for an angle grinder and some cup brushes, too, to chew through the old paint before sanding and rust treatment. The sander takes too long to get through to the bare metal. :3
Also finally bought a real set of manometer gauges, because I couldn't find fittings to go in the Hawk's head ports to sync it with a hose full of oil. :s
I need to find one of those to hook onto my old naked Goldwing....:eek1
I would /love/ to hang it on an old GL1000. :3
I'm trying to trade a broken down car for a '80-'82-ish CB900 Custom, though. Which will be cool if it happens, just because I get a free bike and some junk hauled out of my yard, lol. I'm hoping to hear back about that wheelin' and dealin' later tonight.....
I sprayed PB Blaster all over the swingarm nuts when I got home. Then waited until just now and went out to try to break them loose.
I had to use a cheater bar, but they came off finally, with a sharp squeak of defeat!
No pictures until next time. It is quite dark out!
Now I must build a shock compressor, something I've been meaning to do for quite some time now, but never gotten around to doing...
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New way to train BOFFs
I don't know if anyone feels "okay" with the idea of trading away their officer just to have someone else train it and *hopefully* give it back.
To me this is a security / customer service issue.
So I suggest creating an interface where you can drop your BOFF and have someone bring up the skills they can train that BOFF in, train it, and move on.
This would also solve the problem of BORG BOFF's not being tradeable/trainable by others.
P.S. Not sure if I reintroduced this idea; I scanned through a few pages in this forum and didn't see it but not going through 52+ pages hehe.


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All this consumption makes the young men hungry for their piece of the Chinese dream. So many things are happening so quickly now that inertia feels like a million miles an hour in reverse. They want all those goods advertised with the Beijing 2008 logo alongside. They want them 10 minutes ago. The Olympic Games sell hope, progress and a future, all of which they desperately wish to buy.
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Only had it about 10 hours and it worked for 8 hours. When I went back for another "flight" 2 hours later, it just won't fly. Now everything lights up (copter flashing leds and remote control lights) just like it should but no power seems to get to the rotor motor.
Just in case, I put new batteries in the remote to no effect and yes, it's well charged up and been fully discharged since.
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I think you have said it yourself what the problem is, it is the rotor motor, if it's as new as that it sounds like a trip back to where you got it from for a replacement.
Great fun aren't they? The cats are less than impressed though.
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Secret Santa gift. Don't think I'd be able to as, well, it's a secret for a start off and it does look as though it's been bought off the internet as there isn't much in the way of model shops in our area.
I'll get me screwdriver out!
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Maybe the Iranians got to it!!!
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Check that you haven't picked up a load of fluff and hairs when it's been skidding across the carpet, they wrap round the motor shaft and jam it.
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MANILA, Philippines—Three children, two of them left asleep alone in their home, were killed when fire razed a slum area in Quezon City on Friday night. At least 150 families were left homselss.
Senior Superintendent Bobby Baruelo, The Quezon City fire marshall, said the fire that claimed the lives of the three children was "very alarming" given recent fires that claimed the lives of at least three other children in Manila and Las Piñas.
Baruelo said the charred bodies of Daniela Mercado, 7, and her brother, Danzell, 4, were recovered from their house in Barangay (village) Holy Spirit shortly before dawn Saturday, after the fire was extinguished.
Baruelo said the children's father Danilo Mercado, a volunteer tanod or member of the neighborhood watch, was worried overnight because he had left his children asleep alone at home. The man told the authorities he went to work Friday night to help raise money for his wife, who was in the hospital after giving birth.
Only his children were left at home, sleeping by the light of a candle as Mercado said they had been without electricity for a week.
Baruelo noted that before Friday night's fire, fires had also taken the lives of two children left to sleep alone in Manila while their parents were away at work and a half-blind boy who had been tied to his bed in Las Piñas.
"These fire incidents also involved young children trapped in burning houses. This is already very alarming," the official added.
At around 7 a.m. Saturday, firefighters found the burnt body of a 9-year-old boy identified on as CJ.
Baruelo said the boy had gotten out of the burning community but went back to look for his father. The child was subsequently reported as missing until his body was Saturday morning.
The blaze at the slum community, located near the Sandiganbayan, broke out at past 11 p.m. Friday near the Mercados' house. The fire rapidly spread, eating up 50 houses.
Baruelo said Danilo Mercado went home upon hearing of the fire and told firefighters that he had left his children at home.
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Firefighters were able to put out the fire at past 1 a.m.
He estimated damage at P1 million and said 150 families were left homeless.
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Problems with A/C
OK, heres my problem I have a 2002 Dodge 3500 with the Cummins engine. The problem is with the A/C. When I first thurn it on it will blows cold air until I apply the brakes or hit a hard bump. Then it starts to blow hot air. The tempature dial will still be in the cold position. I can turn the switch off for a few seconds and turn it back on and it work fine until I apply the brakes or hit a bump. Has anyone heard of this? I need help.
In a sense I have the same problem I have an 02 late 01 (11/01) model....anyways my ac works "ok" while moving but when I'm stopped it starts blowing hot air until I start moving again....a local shop told me its the orifice tube being clogged
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Author(s): Krementsov, Nikolai
ISBN 10: 069102877X. See all ISBN's
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Some scholars have viewed the Soviet state and science as two monolithic entities--with bureaucrats as oppressors, and scientists as defenders of intellectual autonomy. Based on previously unknown documents from the archives of state and Communist Party agencies and of numerous scientific institutions, Stalinist Science shows that this picture is oversimplified. Even the reinstated Science Department within the Central Committee was staffed by a leading geneticist and others sympathetic to conventional science. In fact, a symbiosis of state bureaucrats and scientists established a much more terrifying system of control over the scientific community than any critic of Soviet totalitarianism had feared. Some scientists, on the other hand, developed more elaborate devices to avoid and exploit this control system than any advocate of academic freedom could have reasonably hoped.
Nikolai Krementsov argues that the model of Stalinist science, already taking hold during the thirties, was reversed by the need for inter-Allied cooperation during World War II. Science, as a tool for winning the war and as a diplomatic and propaganda instrument, began to enjoy higher status, better funding, and relative autonomy. Even the reinstated Science Department within the Central Committee was staffed by a leading geneticist and others sympathetic to conventional science. However, the onset of the Cold War led to a campaign for eliminating such servility to the West. Then the Western links that had benefited genetics and other sciences during the war and through 1946 became a liability, and were used by Lysenko and others to turn back to the repressive past and to delegitimate whole research directions.
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Makassar Tours and Toraja Activities
There are myriad of exciting things to see and do in Makassar and Toraja activities. There are numerous coral reefs and small islands to stay on for the ultimate paradise. Take a Makassar tour or a tour of Toraja to soak up the experience or just sit back and relax on one the stretches of warm sandy beaches. The tours in Makassar and the Toraja activities available below will help you experience the best of what Makassar and Toraja have to offer.
Also, be sure to visit our Makassar hotels and Toraja hotels page, offering a wide-range of accommodation for travellers on any budget!
Toraja HighlightDuration: 3 days
Toraja is one of the very unique civilizations in the world. Its house architecture-- built in boat shapes and decorated with colorful wood engravings-- depicts the philosophy of Toraja.[more info]
Makassar Village and Bantimurung TourDuration: 8 hours
Makassar offers culture and natural attractions through its neighbouring Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park, which is just 45 km away. Visit Makassar's attractions in the morning and complete your day with a visit to Bantimurung.[more info]
Toraja Culture and Soft TrekkingDuration: 5 days
Toraja is one of the very unique civilizations in the world. Its house architecture built in boat shapes and decorated with colorful wood engravings depicts the philosophy of Toraja.[more info]
Bugis and Toraja in 5 DaysDuration: 5 days
Bugis is one of the prominent ethnic groups in Indonesia. The name has already been mentioned in world history, in the form of Bugi Pirates. Although Buginese are not pirates, they are known for the sailormanship and spice trading.[more info]
Bantimurung TourDuration: 4 hours
Bantimurung is just 45 km from Makassar or 23 km from Makassar airport. It is part of Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park. This tour allows you to visit Bantimurung's waterfall and Leang - Leang prehistoric caves.[more info]
Makassar City TourDuration: 9 hours
Makassar has been long written in Indonesian history. The are that is now Makassar used to be the heart of the last biggest Indonesian Kingdom before independence-- Gowa.
Toraja and BeyondDuration: 7 days
South Sulawesi is home to many ethnic groups. They are Makassar, Bugis and Toraja. The program gives you a chance to have a close contact with locals, understand cultural values and take a peak into their daily lives.[more info]
Malino TourDuration: 7 hours
Malino is located 72 km south east of Makassar at the altitude of 1.070 - 1.200 m above sea level. It has been popular as retreat place since the colonial era. The panoramic views are beautiful.[more info]
Toraja ExoticDuration: 4 days
Toraja is one of the very unique civilizations in the world. Its house architecture follows boat shapes decorated with colorful wood engravings which depict the philosophy of Toraja.
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Makassar and Toraja in 5 DaysDuration: 5 days
The program gives you a chance to visit both Makassar and Toraja in 5 Days with more focus on Toraja Land. Makassar is the biggest town in Eastern Indonesia and offers you historical sites and superb local cuisine.[more info]


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Treasury: Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba trip licensed
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MIAMI—US Treasury officials say the trip by Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) and Jay-Z to Cuba was licensed as an educational exchange.
Assistant Treasury Secretary Alastair Fitzpayne wrote in a letter Tuesday to congressional representatives that the famous hip-hop couple traveled to Cuba with a group authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to promote people-to-people contact in Cuba.
The letter was released Tuesday by US Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (ih-lay-AH'-nah rahs LAY'-tih-nehn).
Ros-Lehtinen and US Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (dee-AZ' bah-LART'), both Florida Republicans, had expressed concerns to the Treasury Department about the trip and wanted to know if it was licensed.
Beyonce and Jay-Z marked their fifth wedding anniversary in Havana last week. US citizens are not allowed to travel to Cuba for mere tourism, though they can obtain licenses for academic, religious, journalistic or cultural exchange trips. The so-called people-to-people licenses were reinstated under the Obama administration.
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