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The title of Patricia Wells' latest cookbook Salad as a Meal is a bit of a misnomer. It's actually downright misleading. That doesn't mean it's not a great book, just that if you think you are getting a collection of recipes that require little cooking and can be made in one bowl, like most "salads," you'll be disappointed. Still, the meals in this cookbook are delicious.
One thing Wells does often is roast, smoke, or poach a protein, then add it to various vegetables and toss it with some dressing. Sometimes she uses meat left over from a previous meal to make a tasty salad. So in addition to the recipes in the book, Wells--who also a runs a popular cooking school in France--teaches you techniques and flavor components that you can add to your own cooking repertoire.
Vietnamese Chicken and Green Papaya Salad
½ cup salted peanuts, chopped
¼ cup toasted sesame seeds
1 to 2 fresh red bird's-eye chiles, seeded and chopped
5 cups fresh bean sprouts
8 ounces green papaya, peeled and julienned (3 cups)
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (see below)
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1 cup Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (see below)
1. In a small bowl, combine the peanuts, sesame seeds, and chiles. Set aside.
2. Prepare a large bowl of ice water.
3. Fill the pasta pot with 3 quarts of water and bring it to a rolling boil over high heat. Do not add salt. Add the bean sprouts and blanch for 1 minute. Immediately remove the colander from the water, allowing the water to drain from the sprouts. Plunge the sprouts into the ice water for just 30 seconds so they cool down as quickly as possible. Drain in a colander.
4. In a large bowl, combine the bean sprouts, papaya, chicken, and ¾ cup of the cilantro. Toss with just enough dipping sauce to coat the ingredients lightly and evenly. Arrange on dinner plate. Garnish with the remaining ¼ cup cilantro and about half of the chile mixture. Serve, passing the remaining chile mixture as an additional garnish, along with the dipping sauce.
Wine Suggestion: It should be an unassuming daily drinking white, but one with enough backbone to stand up to the fire and saltiness of the salad. I love a Chardonnay here, my favorite being a light Macon from the house of Domaine des Héritiers du Comte Lafon.
Poached Chicken Breasts
1 quart homemade chicken stock
1 onion, quartered (do not peel)
Several fresh tarragon leaves
Several fresh thyme sprigs
1 celery rib or several celery ribs, chopped
2 fresh or dried bay leaves
6 whole black peppercorns
4 plump, moist garlic gloves, peeled and halved
6 fresh parsley sprigs
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (each about 8 ounces)
1. In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients except the chicken. Cover, bring to a simmer, and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
2. Carefully slip the chicken breasts into the stock, making sure they are fully covered by the liquid. Cover and simmer for 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat (keeping it covered), and let the chicken cool in the stock for 1 hour.
3. The chicken can be used immediately or refrigerated, covered in the stock. The stock can be strained and used to prepare chicken soup or reduced to use for a sauce. (Store the chicken in an airtight container in the stock in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.)
Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
¼ cup Vietnamese fish sauce, preferably Phu Quoc brand
¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
¼ cup water
¼ cup sugar
2 plump, moist garlic cloves, peeled, halved, green germ removed, and minced
2 fresh red bird's-eye chiles, minced
¼ cup carrot julienne
In a jar, combine all the ingredients. Tighten the lid and shake well to dissolve the sugar. Taste for seasoning. (Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.)
Patricia Wells is visiting Seattle in April to promote Salad as a Meal. Join her April 20 at The Walrus and the Carpenter for a luncheon and book-signing ($65 all-inclusive + a copy of the book, 11:30 a.m. Call 395-9227 to RSVP); or at the Boat Street Cafe for a dinner and book-signing ($80 all-inclusive + the book, 6:30 p.m. Call 632-4602, press 1 to RSVP.)
From Salad as a Meal, Copyright © 2011 by Patricia Wells Ltd. Published by HarperCollins Publishers


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The Auburn Tigers are changing starting quarterbacks, turning from a struggling Jeremy Johnson to redshirt freshman Sean White.
Coach Gus Malzahn said Tuesday that White will start Saturday night's game against Mississippi State, but didn't rule out playing Johnson, too. Johnson was billed in the preseason as a potential Heisman Trophy candidate but has thrown six interceptions in three games.
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I'm working on the requirements & specifications for a new iOS app intended for use by certain professionals working "in the field". All day long for weeks on end, these folks have a sizable reporting burden to their superiors using standardized forms that track all different kinds of information. Traditionally, those forms are in PDF, and are simply printed and filled out in ink and then shared with the dozens to hundreds of others working the same operation. Sometimes they'll use a PDF with form fields so the data can be typed and then printed as part of the form. Either way, given their workflow, time and stress pressures, and other factors, it's not a very productive way to get the standardized reporting forms done.
The app we're spec'ing would offer an iOS (and Android, if possible -- but secondary or even tertiary requirement at this point) user interface for tracking the data they enter in the field, organizing it in a logical manner for each individual user, and with the press of a button, take all that data and automatically create a PDF file of it using the standardized form.
Of course, the forms are STRICTLY and rigidly standardized in this industry, and any deviation in format, structure, or presentation is simply not tolerable.
So I was approaching the project by thinking the app would maintain an internal repository of the original standardized forms from the accrediting organization, with each possible data area defined as a field. The app would:
- open the necessary PDF form for the task at hand;
- parse its dictionary to identity the specific data fields;
- for every single field, identify the relevant data from the iOS app's own user interface and data tables, and assign that data to the corresponding field from the PDF/dictionary
- export the PDF to a NEW PDF file, which the app would either email or store through iCloud, Dropbox, or some other form of file sharing.
The catch with #4 is that that PDF file must remain editable by standard PDF applications on Windows and Mac (Acrobat, Preview, etc.), so all the fields need to remain. And the PDF should be viewable just the same on either Windows or Mac.
Now, at NO time will the PDF (neither the original nor the exported final document) EVER need to be displayed inside the iOS app, nor would it make much sense to be able to do so.
I don't know if any of this is possible. This is our first iOS project, and we've been leaning towards building the app using Moai or Corona or some other framework to save development time and make porting across platforms easier. That said, if it cannot be done using Lua and one of these frameworks (I remain skeptical...they seem HIGHLY geared towards games), we're not opposed to doing it directly in Objective C and building an Android version some time down the road.
But either way, I'm at a loss in assessing whether this is even a practical undertaking. Our requirements are clear, and frankly if this can't be done, the project won't be pursued any further. But I could definitely use some help from you folks in identifying what my options are, whether I can do it in Lua, and what SDK(s) would be most useful in accomplishing this.


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In view of the objective of this book, we consider that it is profitable to explore how well this widespread class of religious beliefs has served to buffer individuals against life stresses. Do persons who are able to maintain religious belief systems gain adaptive advantages?
Such advantages might accrue from the reassurances provided by confronting religious vistas, but also from the fact that firm and well-defined "blueprints for action" ( Shaver, Lenauer, & Sadd, 1980) are offered by religious dogma that reduce conflict and indecisiveness. It is difficult to believe that such advantages do not accrue. K. Thomas ( 1971) told us, in the course of his analysis of the role of magic in religion, that religious belief "offers the prospect of a supernatural means of control over man's earthly environment" (p. 25). He noted: "The history of early Christianity offers no exception to this rule. Conversions to the new religion . . . have frequently been assisted by the belief of converts that they are acquiring not just a means of other-worldly salvation, but a new and more powerful magic" (p. 25).


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Comparing how the team has progressed from the first 3 games.
These are my opinions for game 4 through 6.
Offense: Overall B
QB, B-: AA is looking more comfortable.RB, A-: Arob makes this offense go.WR/TE, C+: Started out shaky but it looks like they are getting on same page as AA. Still some dropped passes though.Oline, A-: These guys are good.
Defense: Overall B-
Dline, C+: Their effectiveness really fell off since Parker's injury or does it coincide with Big 12 play?LB, C+: Good at times but pass coverage is not their strength.DB, B-: Dline is not helping them out. Where is Sims? At least they are tackling well.
Special Teams: Overall B+
Punt Cover, A: I don't feel that lump in my throat any more when we punt.Punt Return, B: Not explosive but I don't have to pray for a catch either.Punting, A: See Oline.
Kick Cover, B+: No complaintsKick Return, B+: I feel like we are on the verge to take it all the way.Kicking, C+: Bad couple of games for Mahoney but came back against KU and that takes some cajones.
Offense looks like they are starting to get it. I think we'll see AA's numbers get better and better the last half of the season. The defense have been having their problems but give them credit they made a stop when the team needed it against KU.
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Definitely would not give the defense a B- grade. That is an awfully generous grade. I would give them a C-. They have a long ways to go.
DBs B- that is nuts.
AA needs to prove he can perform in consecutive games. Baylor is big for him.
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Background: Byron's family, the Hainhand, are a well respected warlord family in Nevarra that carry a long tradition of soldiers and dragon slayers from Caimen Brea, near the border of the Silent Plains. That's probably the reason why the Enchanters of the Cumberland Circle decided to train him as a war mage, teaching him mostly offensive and combat spells, hoping to exploit his "warlord genes" in turning him an Circle enforcer to work along the templars in maintaining order and to assist in apostate hunts. Unfortunately, Byron couldn't care less about that.
Byron has an artist personality, he loves music and telling stories, and playing instruments and his dream is to become a minstrel. His researches in magic are all music and scenography oriented. His dream goal is to be able to perform as a one-man orchestra and choir, using magic to alter sounds and make scenography, giving the ultimate rendition of The Battle of Ayesleight, which is by far his favorite poem.
He has studied the Elven and Arcanum language - mostly to be able to understand the lyrics of many songs and ballads - and he also speaks fluently Antivan, Rivaini and Orlesian.
As part of an agreement between the Divine and the College of Magi, he's been sent to Ferelden as assistant trainer for templars, to pass on his knowledge in combat magic and enforce the still growing presence of the order in the relatively recently independent country. He's based in Denerim, but he often leaves his assigned accommodation to tour around taverns, inns and other locations when he can see people, meet minstrels and bards and learn new stories, new tricks and new songs.
Personality: Byron has a strict on/off-the-clock policy. While he's on duty or on a mission he's strictly professional and dedicated to his duty (whether it is to track down an apostate or teach a templar how to sense a mage or inhibit their attacks), and feels very much his responsibility as assistant and mentor. In his spare time, tho, he couldn't care less of all this: he dedicates himself to his interests and personal researches, as well as trying to solve potential problems he discovers during his job in a more "flexible" way. If he catches an apostate on duty he'd send him to the circle without questions, if he finds them off-the-clock he'd usually counsel them on how to hide better, if it's best for them to go to the Circle on their own initiative or if their magic gift is best known by the Dalish or by the Mage's Collective. His true interest lies in art of all forms, but mostly on performance art, and every time he listens to a song or ballad for the first time or he learns how to play a note, he looks like a 7 year old kid in a candy shop.
Character Data (for RP)
Level 8
(4 quests, 3 Memes)
JINX: Smooth as a Baby's Butt! - The character has blemish free and soft shaped features, making many people mistake them for an up-to-no-good kid. The character might have trouble being taken seriously for anything, as well as obtaining alcohol from reputable barkeeps and vendors.
Points 13/12+1
Proficient Tracking – The character can spot and follow unobvious tracks in wilderness, and interpret footprints, common animal paw prints, and droppings, etc. The character is also more resilient than average to travel weariness, and can travel faster through wilderness.
Proficient Herbalism - The character is capable of crafting basic Tier 1 poultices and potions as listed in the Herbalism Recipes, as well as carrying up to 6 such poultices in a special herbalist's satchel.
Wisps of Light – The mage conjures up to 12 floating wisps of light to provide illumination. The wisps can be commanded to follow, stay, or to glare brightly and to distract enemies, or to fly to illuminate a nearby point. IE. The dark cave where the bear lurks. Casting: Quick, Visible.
Advanced Magic Sense – All mages can sense surrounding magic energies to some degree, but this mage has specialized in it. The character can often pick up more boscure details and specifics about surrounding magic energies and the magic auras of unknown items, details that less trained mages are challenged to discover. Casting: Quick, Inconspicuous.
Arcane Bolt – The caster fires a sphere of magical energy at an enemy. The bolt ignores armor, and causes painful burns and bruising cell damage on the skin and flesh. Casting: Instant, Visible.
Focused Staff Attack - The mage focuses intensely to direct a faster and harder stinging staff attack accurately at a target. The attack uses no mana. Casting: Instant, Visible.
Dispel Magic - The caster briefly conjures an disruptive magic field, removing all dispellable effects from either a single target or an area. Both harmful and beneficial spell effects are removed. Casting: Quick, Visible [Visual]
Mind Blast – The caster projects a wave of telekinetic force that pushes back enemies caught in the sphere, possibly stunning them. Weaker enemies may be knocked down, while strong enemies may altogether resist the effect. Instant, Visible [Gesture & Effect].
Plate Cutter Force Field – The mage enchants an ally's weapon with a powerful and sharp force field. When the enchanted weapon next time connects with an enemy, it will cut through armor like ice cream, and flesh and bone like butter, expending the force field in the attack. Missed attacks do not expend the enchantment. Only one enchantment can be active at once. Casting: Quick, Inconspicuous.
Spell Shield – The caster puts up a barrier of anti-magic defense around themselves or an ally. The barrier has a high chance of absorbing incoming spells, though some may get through. Every absorbed spell significantly drains the caster's mana, and once the caster's reserve is depleted, the shield collapses. The shield can also be dispelled. Casting: Instant, Visible [Visual]
Mana Clash – The caster expels a large amount of mana in direct opposition to enemy spellcasters, who are completely drained of mana and suffer spirit damage proportional to the amount of mana they lost. Tier 2 Spell, useable only once per quest. Casting: Quick, Obvious [Powerful].
Sound Mage
Magic Tune - The Mage can produce a disembodied tune of one or more notes, possibly orchestrating melodies. The tune sounds artificial and synthetic, and doesn't resemble any instrument. If high enough in volume and pitch, the tune can cause those who hear it to startle, with a small chance to drop their weapons to cover their ears. Non-combat use consumes insignificant mana, while extremely loud (ie. combat effective) uses expend mana like any other spell. Friendly fire possible. Casting: Instant, Inconspicuous.
Muffle - Conjuring a mild telekinetic shield, a sound mage is able to muffle the sound produced in a medium area. Nearby enemies are unlikely to hear any noises from inside the bubble, but the bubble will alert templars and mages nearby. The shield works only on sounds and doesn't stop physical or magic attacks. The shield is stationary, and only one shield can be sustained at once. Can also be cast in reverse to protect the party from ear-shattering noises. Casting: Quick, Inconspicuous.
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I guess I should say "Goodbye Håkan, hello Byron?". Well at least his name is easier to type
couldn't resist
*physically weaker
*one-man orchestra
Nice character though ^^
...don't make him suffer
Too bad I'm going to be making my exit soon. :C


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WebHopper, I wish it was that easy, but it wouldn't have been. I was never happy about combining, but I felt there was no compromise to be had, as she felt so strongly that my refusing to combine meant that I was not sure about marrying her. Simply saying its not in my confort level would not have resolved the question, it would be hanging over our heads for the next 50 years. It just seemed a lot easier to agree to share the checking account when I knew that I had the money market account that would stay mine.
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But this was almost more than could be expected in the circumstances. France, by the assistance of neutrals, was enjoying as great advantages of trade as England had with her victorious navy. Neutral ships were bringing France all that she required, and England, all the time that she could not attack her enemy on land, seemed to be getting no advantage from her unchallenged supremacy at sea.
Accordingly, the British Government decided to retaliate, and it did so by an Order in Council of 7th January, 1807.2 The justification is stated in the preamble. France had violated the usages of war by prohibiting the commerce of all neutral nations with the British dominions, preventing such nations from trading with any other country in articles the growth, produce, or manu-
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Truckco produces the OffRoad truck. The company wants to gain information about the discounted profits earned during the next 3 years.
• During a given year, the total number of trucks sold in the United States is 500,000 + 50,000G – 40,000I, where G is the percentage increase in gross domestic product during the year and I is the percentage increase in the consumer price index during the year. During the next 3 years, Truckco has made predictions listed below.
• In the past, 95% of Truckco's G predictions have been accurate within 6%, and 95% of Truckco's I predictions have been accurate within 5%. We assume that the actual G and I are normally distributed each year. (No additional hint will be given for this point.)
• At the beginning of each year, a number of competitors might enter the business. The probability distribution of the number of competitors that will enter the trucking business is given below. Before competitors join the industry at the beginning of year 1, there are two competitors. During the year that begins with n (after competitors have entered the business, but before any have left), OffRoad will have a market share given by 0.5(0.9)n.
• At the end of each year, there is a 20% chance that any competitor will leave the industry.
• The selling price of the truck and the production cost per truck are also given below.
• Simulate 1000 replications of Truckco's profits for the next 3 years. Estimate the mean and standard deviation of the discounted 3-year profits, using a discount rate of 10%. You can use Excel's NPV function here.
Selling price ($ thousands) $15 $16 $17 (years 1-3)
Variable cost ($ thousands) $12 $13 $14 (years 1-3)
Trucko's predictions of Mean "GDP" (in percentage points)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Mean 3 5 4
Trucko's predictions of Mean "I" (in percentage points)
Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
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Probability distribution of number of new entries each year
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Bear River grad fights through injuries to become a valuable leader at Sacramento State
Kelly Shepard's softball teammates at Sacramento State call her "Smiley." "She always has a smile on her face," Hornets coach Kathy Strahan said. "She's a happy young person who's a joy to be around." The Bear River High graduate didn't always feel so joyful, however, when injuries wiped out all or part of her freshman and sophomore seasons. "Every athlete (who gets injured) has thoughts of, 'Maybe I shouldn't be here,'" Shepard said. "'Why would God put me in this situation if I'm not even going to play?'" To get through it, Shepard turned to her friend and mentor Ashley Baker, then a leader with Sac State's chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). "Being able to talk and pray with her about it really helped a lot," Shepard said. Now a redshirt sophomore, Shepard is a starting outfielder for the Hornets. She is fourth on the team with a .275 batting average – a 70-point jump from her freshman campaign – and is playing injury-free. More important to Shepard than raising her batting average, however, is how she has grown in her faith at Sac State. Not only is she now a small-group Bible study leader for FCA, she has gotten four of her teammates to join the organization. "If I wasn't here my first two years, maybe that wouldn't have happened," Shepard said. "Being involved in FCA helped me make a stand and make an impact on my team for who I'm supposed to be living for – God. It's also brought me a lot closer to my teammates." A pitcher during her days at Bear River, Shepard misses entering the circle sometimes. But she's happy in the outfield. "The pitchers at Sac State are phenomenal," Shepard said. "I probably wouldn't be able to keep up with them. But I love playing the outfield more than anything. If I had to choose a spot, I'd choose the outfield more than anything." Shepard has played all three outfield positions — left, center and right — with minimal dropoff, having committed just two errors all season. "She's adapted really well to wherever we've moved her," Strahan said. "She's also got one of the top arms in the country as far as throwing — she can throw on the line as well as most guys." Shepard has also devoted a great deal of time to improving her hitting. She was hitting at a .300-plus clip for most of the season before cooling off a bit in recent games. "She spends a lot of extra time on the tees and in the cages working on things," Strahan said. "Her bat angle's improved, she's reading pitchers and she's starting to see the ball a lot better." It doesn't hurt that Shepard has some speed — in fact, Strahan has tried using her as a slap hitter from the left side of the plate. "She's tall, has long legs and can really eat up real estate running down to first base," the coach said. An early childhood education major, Shepard eventually hopes to have a career working with children in kindergarten or below. "I like working with little kids," she said. For now, though, Shepard has two years of softball left — and she intends to use them to be a role model to her teammates while hopefully leading the Hornets to a Pacific Coast Softball Conference championship. "God is the biggest part of my life," Shepard said. "He's at the center of everything — everything I do revolves around God. Every time I take the field, I'm playing for him."


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I'm on my way in to work this morning. So far, all was going good. I had left on time, traffic was light...things were going smooth. Then out of the blue...my Jeep started vibrating (and not in a pleasurable way either!
) and the steering was gone. And I was on I 75 going 70mph! I pulled off onto the shoulder....put on the flashers, (NO, not THOSE flashers...geez!!!!!!!! Get your minds out of the gutter!
) and got out my cell phone and called my Dad. Told him the Jeep "conked out" on me on the expressway. He said he would call his insurance company to have it towed...and for me to just sit there and wait till he got there. Sit there and wait?
Well, with the Jeep "dead", I wasn't going anywhere at that moment.
So, I called work to let my supervisor know that I would be late.
Thankfully, my cell phone has games on it..not the best, but games nevertheless. It does have a fairly decent Tetris on it, and that was what I played while waiting for Dad to show up. I must have gotten pretty involved with that game cause I didn't know Dad had shown up till I caught a movement in my driver side mirror, and it was Dad walking up to the Jeep! About scared the hell out of me!
Anyway...Dad told me he would stay with the Jeep till the tow truck shows up and that I can use his van to get to work. I should have known that it was going to be a long day. For those who don't know, I clean rooms at a hotel...and usually I can get my rooms (10 of them) done by 4. Not today.
Nope, and the bitch of it...instead of the usual 10 rooms, I had 9. ONE LESS room...I should have been done early!! But nooooooooo.........some cosmic force out there thought it would be great fun to "tell" the guests in the rooms I was assigned to to be slobs, lazy, and every kind of jerk.
I didn't get out of work till 5 today.
After work, I stop by my parents house to see what Dad found out about my Jeep. Yay...it's crank shaft is broke..meaning the motor is seized up. For those who don't get what that means.....it means my Jeep is dead!
My 94 Grand Cherokee decided it was done. Now, here I am, broke, no way to finance another vehicle. This really stinks!
Maybe I should dig out that Publishers Clearing House bulletin from the trash and enter?
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Aug 7 @ 8:39PM
Nothing is worse than having your only mode of transportation give out on you, especially when you don't have the means to fix it or replace it.
I've been there and it's a dark place to be.
Sorry to hear about your day.
Aug 7 @ 8:48PM
awww sugar! I hate to hear that!! I hope you find a resolution soon! It sucks being without a car... I don't know what I'll do if mine breaks down... and I drive a long way too and from work everyday.... might be something closer to home in the works!
I hope you can find something to get you to and from soon!!
Aug 7 @ 8:52PM
Nothing worse than your only vehicle dying...........but not being able to afford another one..........I am so sorry Sugar........I hope something good comes along and helps you out of this jam............If i lived closer i would let you use my camaro........and i don't just loan that to anyone...........
Aug 7 @ 9:31PM
it may sound krazy, but how about sleeping at work. most of can't
afford housing. so have a cot, a hot, a bot and a pot right there at
your work station. live underground of work. like mcdonald's workers do.
or all the other places like wal mart. you can live on 8 dollars an hour?
sure. if you don't make 250 thousand dollars a year, after taxes, you're
just are a slave. this is why i quit working, i made more money in the long
run, by doing nothing than if i worked. factoring in taxes, working does not pay.
Aug 7 @ 9:34PM
Whapper....Live at work? There are 9 (omg!!!!) reasons I do not consider that. They are 5 dogs, 3 cats, and 1 bird. Animals are not allowed where I work, unless they are seeing eye dogs for the blind.
Besides...when I punch out at the end of the day....I want out of there.
Aug 7 @ 9:54PM
A dead Jeep is a tragedy. Remind me to go out and pet mine later and tell it how much I love it.
Gawd hon... OUCH! I'm sorry for your loss.
Aug 7 @ 10:04PM
Ooooh brainstorm.. get a kiddy wagon and get those dogs to haul you around!!! Put them beggars to work! You can have my two if those ones aren't enough! Upkeep is cheaper.
Aug 7 @ 10:46PM
Sorry to hear about the car. Wish you the best on things.
Aug 7 @ 11:06PM
This is everyone's worst nightmare come true; a vehicle that goes Kaput on you. Hopefully an easy solution will be found to get it running again.
Good luck.
Aug 7 @ 11:56PM
Wish I had a car to loan. Is public transportation a reasonable option? If my car quits I can't go any where because public transport doesn't get out this far.
Great blog! I'm sorry for the turn of events, but you reported it well and it's funny as hell! So, you have the right attitude.
Aug 8 @ 12:37AM
if its any consolation, when-ever we stay over anywhere, I always clean up after myself,and even put the sheets and pillow cases in a pile ready to go out to the laundry service.
just cos ppl have jobs as cleaners doesn't mean they have to be built in slaves for slobs.
from someone who appreciates the taken for granted job you do .
Aug 8 @ 12:59AM
I'm so soory to hear that.
Aug 8 @ 7:00AM
Sorry that happened Sugar
I had a van that became a dinosaur & was stuck on the side of the road like that so I know how you feel.
Aug 8 @ 8:05AM
Sorry you're having it bad there with your Jeep, etc....maybe you can get Cash for your Clunker now?!? ..just a thought
Aug 8 @ 8:49AM
I think we have all been there at one time or another. It is never a fun time.
Aug 8 @ 9:45AM
Oh Sweetie, I'm sorry. I wish I could be of some help.
Thankfully it's been a long time, but I've been there.
And cash for clunkers is great, BUT, it only helps IF you have the extra money to make a payment on the new one...
I also try to help those who do your job also. I always make sure all trash is in one waste basket, nothing left sitting around, all used towels and such in one pile to be easily picked up, and such.
It's rediculous when people are slobs just because someone else has to clean it up.
Aug 8 @ 11:21AM
Don't let
take you car shopping! (this is intended to be kidding, not an insult).
Aug 8 @ 11:22AM
cash for clunkers is great
They also must be in running condition.
Aug 8 @ 12:04PM
...........If i lived closer i would let you use my camaro........and i don't just loan that to anyone...........
Make sure you ask her how many tickets that car has gotten
my fingers are crossed for something good to happen to you sugar!
Aug 8 @ 6:17PM
Hate to hear that about your car. Your father really came through for you with flying colors. When he said stay put I'm sure he was very concerned about you getting out of your vehicle and walking along side the highway with the threat of getting hit by some moron. If there isn't a business close by and your car is off the road by a very good margin and out of the way of others cars, then it would be a good idea to stay inside the car with your seat belt on. Ya never know what idiot is going to ram into the back end of your car.
Aug 8 @ 8:27PM
Make sure you ask her how many tickets that car has gotten
I don't think the
has gotten any........... but the driver of said car on the other hand....
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The Motion/Captured Podcast: 'Star Wars' on Blu-ray - The Pre-Game Show
Kevin Smith should look on the bright side... there was a time I swore I'd never write about George Lucas and "Star Wars" again, too.
As I'm sure you're aware by this point, whether you care to be or not, the "Star Wars" films are coming out on Blu-ray this month. All six of them. And this pains some people. More than that, though, even the original films are showing up only in special edition form, and this isn't the special edition you've already seen. It's another extensive overhaul. He's done a lot of little nips and tucks.
In other words, fandom has once again lost its damn fool mind.
That is not to say that anyone having any reaction to this information is wrong, but I think there is a predictable drumbeat that begins right away that is little more than anger at the very nature of the person being discussed. George Lucas is George Lucas. The sky is blue. Gravity works. The sun is in the sky. These things simply are. You cannot change them by being angry about them or railing against them or signing petitions. Ain't gonna happen. Ain't gonna change. And so it is.
Beyond that, the point of being a "Star Wars" fan when I was growing up was to enjoy the conversation with other "Star Wars" fans. Without fail, every time I met a "Star Wars" fan between the years 1977 and 1990 or so, it was a great encounter, and an instant kinship was felt. There was a common vocabulary that was just easy and fun and shared instantly. When I met Scott Swan, I was 15 years old. "Return Of The Jedi" was only two years old at that point. I'm not even entirely sure it was on video yet. "Star Wars" was fresh, and as far as we knew, we'd be getting more films every few years for the rest of our lives.
Obviously, that didn't happen. I don't think either of us could have predicted the odd path to the next "Star Wars" film, or where we'd be, or the ways we'd collide with Lucasfilm and fandom in general. It's been a long strange trip to say the least, and for me, the only real value in "Star Wars" is in sharing the storytelling with my kids. That's the main event as far as I'm concerned. And, hell yes, there's going to be a special "Film Nerd 2.0" event about the experience as soon as it happens. Toshi's been talking about it for months. Not me. Toshi. He's hyping up his little brother, and Allen's excited without any clear idea about what he's excited for. All he knows is that Toshi is chomping at the bit to understand who the characters in the films are that he only knows right now through appearances and/or references in the "Clone Wars" series.
Anakin's a good guy.
Obi-Wan's a young general.
Stormtroopers are the heroes.
Yoda is awesome.
And he has no idea how Darth Vader connects to all of this.
That's Toshi's general "Star Wars" knowledge so far. He knows some character names, he loves light sabers, he thinks it's all very exciting, but he has no idea about the story told in the films. That's been on purpose. I told him he could watch the "Clone Wars" show at a certain age, and his godfather actually wrote some of the episodes, something that delights Toshi to no end. But he does not know what happens. He does not know any of the twists and turns. I've kept it all a secret so far.
We're planning to watch them in the Official Order Lucas Should Start Using, as I'm going to call it from now on, because I'm right. Lucas should accept it and renumber the films. My boys will see the 1977 film first. "Star Wars." That's all I'm calling it no matter what it says onscreen. That's the first movie. The starting point. Then "Empire Strikes Back," because that's how you hook them for life. That one-two punch, seen first, is about as potent a storytelling set-up as I've ever seen, even today, even after endless imitation and homage and outright theft. And then, after the colossal surprise of the end of "Empire," cliffhanger firmly in place...
... we'll go right into "The Phantom Menace." And we'll follow it up with "Clones" and "Sith" as part of one long flashback, designed to answer some of the shocking revelations of "Empire," and also to set up the Emperor and Vader and their f'ed-up co-dependent soap opera of evil, and then we wrap it all up the only way it can all wrap up, with "Return Of The Jedi."
So it should be, if Lucas wants to get it right in the future...
EPISODE I: Star Wars
EPISODE II: The Empire Strikes Back
EPISODE III: The Phantom Menace
EPISODE IV: Attack Of The Clones
EPISODE V: Revenge Of The Sith
EPISODE VI: Return Of The Jedi
... and the moment you start to think about it, you know I'm right. And even if I'm not, the fun of being a "Star Wars" fan is always acting like your opinion is the only truly correct opinion. The boys will simply know this as the order of the movies from the start. And that's me playing revisionist, the same way Lucas plays it. And that's what "Star Wars" is at this point. It's whatever version you want it to be, within limits.
Here's a letter I got from a reader this week, and I think it eloquently manages to say some things that are on many people's minds:
As a long-time admirer of your work – it's always extremely well-written and concise and makes me angry I can't express myself with near the same degree of seeming ease – I'm hoping you have plans to write about the Star Wars Blu-ray release and George Lucas' continued fascination not with desecrating the films but his
insistence on burying the original versions, which is why I'm writing you this morning.
Honestly, I'm crushed. My (first) son was born last year. Like you, I'm a child of the early 70s, and among the roughly 8 billion things I can't wait to share with him, introducing him to the original trilogy was high on my list. I would like the opportunity to do it in the same manner in which his then-6-year old dad experienced it - beginning with Episode IV and without the prequel nonsense that has since been added to the films with all the subtly of a jackhammer to concrete. But as you know, that is a choice Lucas is denying me.
George Lucas obviously has his detractors. I know some of that crowd can wallow in a great deal of hatred. I'll readily admit to disliking the Special Editions as well as all three prequels – but I wouldn't consider myself a member of the ever-popular "Lucas raped my childhood" gang. I gave up on Lucas as a creative force years and years ago and I don't take any of his missteps personally.
I believe Lucas has every right to tweak, test and turn upside down *his* version of the film. But I also believe an obligation remains to concurrently preserve (and offer) *our* version, the one we grew up watching, over and over, for 20 years. The interpretation and processing of art, IMO, ultimately belongs to the viewer; he can't
arbitrarily decide those memories are no longer valid.
I can think of no other example in all of cinema in which a newer version has outright replaced its predecessor. Sure, we have director's cuts – but they universally exist in concert with their theatrical cuts. Even remakes aren't designed to wipe from existence the original versions; in fact, studios will often use a remake's release as an excuse to trot out another version of the original for mass consumption.
I hope you share my disappointment – not anger, but disappointment over his decision. That's a key distinction because I don't believe the vitriol is ever going to reach Lucas. Which is why I hardly see
the more human reaction represented. I want those films for my child; so that together we can share that experience and have that internal connection. Thirty-plus years later, *that's* what Star Wars means to
me. I've seen the films so many times that I no longer want to see them through my own eyes but through the wonder and excitement of fresh eyes.
And I just think that if more and more people expressed that sentiment – disenchantment as opposed to anger – that maybe, just maybe, Lucas will understand the origin of our frustration. I don't hate him. And I don't begrudge him. I'm just at a loss why he's made this curious decision when our technology has advanced enough to allow multiple versions, giving viewers a choice.
When Scott and I sat down this week to record the podcast, I didn't originally have "Star Wars" talk in mind. But I made a decision mid-recording, and it ends up dominating most of the podcast. And as we were having the talk, I realized this isn't enough. We're going to have to talk about it after the discs, too, and that's probably going to be a multi-part podcast, because I don't think we can limit ourselves to an hour.
If that is too nerdy for you, then I accept that. No worries. It's been a part of my life for the better part of forty years now, and it remains a touchstone for me. And if I'm going to contribute more to the conversation, then Scott Swan's definitely a part of that.
For now, here's a breakdown of this week's podcast, the last until after Toronto:
Introduction and opening music: 00:00 - 01:00
'Tower Heist' and hypersensitivity: 01:00 - 08:00
General chatter: 08:00 - 10:20
"Star Wars" - the pre-show: 10:20 - 35:50
A Look At New Trailers: 35:50 - 48:00
What's Opening In Theaters This Week?: 48:00 - 54:00
An exceptionally long and rambling wrap-up: 54:00 - 1:09:38
We'll have more soon. In the meantime, you can listen to the podcast embedded below, or download it here, or you can go to iTunes and subscribe to the podcast there. If you do, please leave us some feedback on iTunes. We appreciate it.
"Star Wars" arrives on Blu-ray Friday September 16.


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Ambassador Thorne's Remarks at the Challenges of the Internet of the Future Conference
Rome, June 28, 2012
Aula dei Gruppi Parlamentari
Good afternoon. I am delighted to be here at a conference that has focused on such a critical and timely subject. I would especially like to thank Karim and Luigi for organizing this event and putting together such a comprehensive program on the future of the Internet. I am also pleased to be here with our own FCC Commissioner, Robert McDowell, who has been one of the leaders in raising awareness about the regulatory issues at stake at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT).
The Internet is the economic and communication engine of our time, and we must make sure that the Internet not only survives but thrives, and Europe has an important role to play in this. As Commissioner McDowell said this morning, "Europe's view of new Internet regulations proposed by others will be pivotal to the outcome" of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that emerge from the WCIT. Commissioner McDowell also mentioned some of the more alarming proposals suggested by some of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well as a few independent groups. These proposals range from the small and incremental, to the large and sweeping changes that could radically redefine the ITU.
But let me tell you, in the United States, we start with the principle that we should strive for maximum openness and freedom on the Internet, while at the same time, protecting the human right of privacy. Exceptions will be necessary, but Americans believe we should always aspire to the goal of openness, transparency and interoperability through this dynamic engine of growth.
Secretary Clinton has clearly articulated this policy, noting that our goal is "to work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable information and communications infrastructure that supports international trade and commerce, strengthens international security, and fosters free expression and innovation."
In other words, our policy approach to the World Conference on International Telecommunications is to keep the Internet available to everyone through the current multi-stakeholder Internet governance framework. Note that the Secretary said we want to work with global partners to ensure this openness internationally – not just in the United States. This includes all internet stakeholders, including business, the technical community, civil society, academia, and governments working together to maintain the Internet's daily operations.
This collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach is not without precedence. Five hundred years ago similar debates unfolded regarding another important trade and communications medium – the seas. Hugo Grotius, a Dutch jurist and philosopher, wrote a pivotal treatise on international law called Mare Liberum (or The Free Sea). Out of this treatise emerged the principle that the sea was international territory and could be used by all nations for commerce. Even if a nation had legal jurisdiction over the part of the sea touching its territories, Grotius argued that states could not prohibit free passage or diminish common use of the seas by seafaring nations. Since then, laws of the oceans have continually been changing to adapt to new technological developments. While we cannot apply the law of the sea wholesale to our current efforts to create a consensus on Internet usage, it is an analogous situation from which we can draw lessons on how to respond to a similarly evolving issue.
We believe that innovations in technology, such as the Internet, provide great opportunities for societal development, democratic accountability, and economic growth. A recent example of the importance of this medium is the tragic situation in Syria. Brave citizens are using the Internet and social media to tell the world of the regime's murderous violence and to organize themselves in resistance.
Protest movements as divisive as the Arab Spring to environmental activism are made possible by a global network of networks without borders. Furthermore, the Net changes and reacts in lightning speed to events around the world. No government, let alone an intergovernmental body, could respond and regulate it efficiently, especially not a top-down, centralized body.
Of course, new developments in technology, such as the Internet, cloud computing, or big data present some challenges, but these challenges are not insurmountable. Modernization and reform can be constructive, but not if the result is a new bureaucracy that departs from the multi-stakeholder model.
A move away from the current model would, at a minimum, create uncertainty, drive up costs, and reduce the dynamism of the Internet. The quest for economic control, particularly on the part of some authoritarian governments, is another concern. There are governments that want to profit from their citizens' use of the Internet, or charge Internet site origination fees, that remind me of the long distance access fees that are imposed on the originator of international calls. This approach could help fund repressive regimes, a losing proposition for human rights everywhere. In addition to economic motivations, some countries have more ominous intentions, the most worrisome of which would be censorship or content controls.
Instead, supporting a robust and flourishing Internet under the current multi-stakeholder model should be our top goal, particularly now, during uncertain economic times. In the G20 countries, for example, the internet economy will grow at more than 10 percent annually for the next five years and by 2016 reach $4.2 trillion, or 5.3 percent of G20 GDP – up from 4.1 percent in 2010, according to a recent report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In some countries, the segment of the economy based on the Internet has outpaced traditional sectors. Britain's internet economy is now bigger than its construction and education sectors, thanks mainly to the popularity of e-commerce. Here in Europe, every Euro invested in the Internet generates 2.5 Euros in revenue. This trend will continue and likely accelerate, provided the present, multi-stakeholder Internet governance framework remains in place.
As we prepare for the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai at the end of this year, I would like to us to bear in mind another quote from Secretary Clinton that sums up our position: "As we work to achieve a cyberspace that is open, interoperable, secure, and reliable, there is no one-size-fits-all, straightforward route to that goal. We have to build a global consensus around a shared vision for the future of cyberspace and make sure it serves, rather than impedes, the social, economic, and political aspirations of people worldwide. And that can only happen through patient, persistent, and creative diplomacy."
As we continue down this path of using technology to strengthen and streamline our democracies, economies and social networks, I can guarantee that countries like Italy and the United States – nations with open governments, open economies and open societies – will be more prosperous, healthier and more secure.