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ASUS Zenbook UX31 (CUX31E-RY010V) Ultrabook
ASUS Zenbook UX31 review: This Ultrabook has the looks and specs, but it's not big on user comfort
- Thin design
- 1600x900 resolution
- 256GB SSD and Core i7 CPU
- Input devices not great
- User friendliness not great
- Keyboard not backlit
Bottom Line
With so much going for it as far as size, build and looks are concerned, it's a shame that the Zenbook UX31 offers a below average user experience. Its input peripherals aren't great, it feels uncomfortable to use and we had to install drivers to get things working properly. technically, it's a good laptop, but it could have been so much better when it comes to user friendliness. We'd probably sit this one out and wait to see what the next models offer.
Price$ 1,999.00 (AUD)
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The ASUS Zenbook UX31 (CUX31E-RY010V) is a 13.3in Ultrabook that holds tremendous appeal, not only because of its looks, but also because of its specifications. It features an Intel Core i7 CPU and a 256GB solid state drive, and it comes with USB 3.0, Ethernet and HDMI (albeit in micro form). However, it's a laptop that has a few issues when it comes to user-friendliness and we're not sure that it's a great unit for those of you who will spend a lot of time typing on it. Furthermore, our out-of-box experience was one of frustration as we had to contend with driver updates to get a couple of the laptop's key components working properly.
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Design and build quality
The Asus Zenbook UX31 has a style that's not all it's own — when you see its profile, the first thing you think of is a MacBook Air. When you open its lid and peer at the keyboard, you also get taken back to Appleland. However, it does attempt to offer a little more of its own character: it has a wonderful 'spin' pattern on its lid and a brushed palm rest. There is a combination air vent and speaker grille along the spine of the chassis and we have to say, the Zenbook supplies better audio output from its speakers than any other ultraportable laptop that we've reviewed to date. The speakers still produce distortion at high volume levels, but overall, you can definitely enjoy listening to music through this laptop's speakers.
The profile of the Zenbook UX31 is around 18mm thick at the rear and it tapers towards the front, where it troubles the measuring tape at just 3mm. That is with the lid closed. When you open the lid, the front of the laptop is only 1mm thick and it's also square. This is a problem when typing because the chassis just digs into your wrists and makes things painful. It's especially so if you use it low in your lap or on a relatively high desk. This review was typed while this reviewer was sitting on the couch. While only three paragraphs deep, this reviewers wrists already sported lines from the edge of the chassis, much like a face temporarily embossed with marks from an uncomfortable pillow case. If you type with your wrists slightly raised, then the chassis won't be bothersome, but we'd love to see ASUS work its design magic on some rounded edges for future models of this Ultrabook.
Metal construction makes the Zenbook rigid. It displays some flex when you forcibly bend its chassis, but it will easily withstand the rigours of everyday travel and the occasional knock. Survival is aided by the lack of a spinning hard drive, with the only moving part in this ultraportable laptop being its extraction fan. This fan gets a little loud when the system is under a full load, but we didn't find it annoying at all. The chassis can get noticeably warm after long periods of usage, and depending on the tasks you are performing and how hard the laptop is working, this heat can become uncomfortable. Furthermore, the aluminium chassis acts as a heat sink of sorts and heat can be felt along the sides of the keyboard and on the right palm rest. But during regular Web surfing and light document creation tasks, it should remain comfortably cool.
The screen is also rigid and balanced against the chassis in such a way that allows the lid to be opened with one hand without the chassis lifting up off the table. However, the hinges don't do a great job of holding the screen in place when it's tilted approximately two thirds of the way back. There is a point where the screen just drops back on its own when the laptop is moved and this can be frustrating when you're trying to get the viewing just right. After all, the glossy screen may be very bright (it has a rating of 450 nits), but its vertical viewing angles are similar to most other mainstream laptops on the market — they are very narrow.
We're not sure if it's by design or not, but the ports on the sides of the Zenbook UX31 (two USB ports and a power port) maintain loose connections. When charging the laptop, the adapter's plug wriggled around a lot and popped out quite easily. We had to be mindful of it when moving the laptop. Luckily, there is an indicator light on the plug that's green when it's not plugged in and charging the laptop, and amber when it's plugged in and charging the laptop. USB cables and thumb drives also sat very loosely, but we didn't have any problems with lost connections, just problems with our peace of mind.
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The Fanjeaux Summer Program for Dominican Colleges and Universities is an international experience that brings together students, faculty, staff, and administrators from Dominican Colleges and Universities. The program takes place in the medieval hilltop town where St. Dominic's vision of an order devoted to seeking and sharing the truth took shape from 1206 to 1216.
Mornings are spent in seminar for faculty/staff and study for students, afternoons in excursions to historic sites in southern France with a focus on places significant in the early history of the Order of Preachers. As a community of learners, participants will enjoy simple living and good meals at the Belvedere, a Dominican guest-house. Program concludes with four nights in Paris. The program is coordinated by Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.
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Any person with military experience will tell you if the Government starts storing large quantities of ammo, that Government is expecting conflict. One report from Alex Jones convincing suggests that the US Government is buying Millions of bullets because it is preparing for Civil unrest – presumably after everyone wake up one morning and discover the entire World economy has collapsed. To learn more about those stories, follow the links associated with them.
The Government will either rounds up millions of citizens and put us into FEMA camps – or we may have to fight for our own survival in unimaginably desperate situations. In either case, you are going to need to know how to end a fight very quickly using hand-to-hand combat. In the FEMA camp scenario, you will likely need to defend yourself and family members from the perverts, thugs, and human predators who will be sharing your living space. If you find yourself in Urban Survival scenario instead, you will need to know how to be swift and deadly; even when you have no weapon.
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Comments about Learning Resources Hand Pointers, Set of 3:
The kids love when "Peter Pointer" helps during school time! Great tool to make learning a little more fun.
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Need to buy more!!
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I had intended to give the pointers to my autistic niece (5) and my 14 month old niece saw them and would not let them out of her sight! They are light and colorful and we played with them, practicing colors and numbers for hours. When we finally snuck them away from her, and presented them to their original intended, she LOVED them! She points to everything with them and seems to use them for her words to relay her intent. It's seemed to open a new path of communication for her. DEFINITELY ordering more sets.
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this is a great idea!!! i bought one at my childs book fair for me to use within my teaching and it has proved its self well. As well as the great idea they are also very well designed, bright bold colours with a big had so you can easily point things out.... WOULD DEFFINETLY BUY AGAIN!!!
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It all started when my student borrowed one to use in a SMART Board training session. The "hand" was left behind after the class. When we went back to retrieve it, someone had removed it. Despite "Wanted" posters and pleading e-mails, the hand was not returned.We remembered that it was from Learning Resources, so we ordered a set of 3 to make up for the one that we did not return! As the old adage goes: many hands make light work!!! By the way, my students found the hand practical and useful when using the SMART Board
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You are at your school's book fair when all of a sudden butterflies are released in your stomach, your hands start to shake, you are brought to your knees, and your eyes start to water for they see the beauty of a glittery stick with a finger attached to it. You realize what this is and instantly the word's "world's greatest invention" come to mind. You see the greatness that is The Pointer Stick and you think to yourself "what a creation.." and you now know that you can no longer go on living without it. You question life before you saw The Pointer Stick, you question your values, the meaning of life, and what was the importance of living up until now. You may now be thinking, "wow this person is incredibly accurate.." Well I know this from my own experience with The Pointer Stick. Never in my sixteen years of life have I ever seen something so remarkable, so worth paying for, and so astoundingly useful. Life before buying The Pointer Stick is just a big blur and meaningless, and so is your life until you go buy this product. Buy The Pointer stick today, and put some meaning to your life. Located at your local book fair.
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Dallas teen wins Clifford the Big Red Dog's "My Big Idea" contest
Victoria Ann Baudendistel, 14, of Celina had a big idea. She wanted to start a community clothes closet where orphaned or foster kids could find just the right outfit for free.
She sent her idea to the fourth annual Clifford the Big Red Dog Be Big In Your Community Contest and won.
Now she'll get $1,000 to make her dream a reality.
" I want to offer them a place where they can browse through "gently" used items and feel as though they are shopping and getting what they want, just like a 'regular teen'."
It's all part of Scholastic Media's partnership with HandsOn Network as they celebrate Clifford the Big Red Dog's 50th anniversary. We'll also get to see Clifford the Big Red Dog close up when the precocious canine barks his way into the Winspear Theater at the AT&T Performing Arts Center with Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! Nov. 18.
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- 72" x 42" aluminum slat-top table
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- Durable, all-weather powder coated Aspen finished aluminum frames
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Feel the ocean breeze! Relax in the sun by the shore or the pool with this nautical inspired collection. The Spring Harbor Dining Set features a maintenance free aluminum slat top table with 4 sturdy stationary cast back dining chairs and 2 cast back swivel rockers in premium rust-resistant all aluminum frames.
The frames are painted with a durable all weather powder coated Aspen finish that resists chipping and fading. Cushions are crafted with a superior polyester fiber batting wrapped around a supportive foam core. Covered with high quality, all weather US made Sunbrella® rich Captain Navy fabric with contrasting piping in Spectrum Eggshell fabric that resist fading and mildew, making extremely comfortable cushions. Made with exceptional material and meticulous craftsmanship, the Spring Harbor Dining Set will invigorate you and your guest for many years to come.
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Best Fitness Olympic Folding Bench
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Designed for entry to intermediate users, the Best Fitness® Olympic Folding Bench is a great compact way to get more out of your workout. This bench is built to accommodate 6' and 7' bars for a well-rounded chest workout. It adjusts from flat to incline with the pull of a pin and includes a leg developer. The compact size means even the most space-challenged home now has room for the cornerstone of all weight training equipment.
For additional information relating to the Manufacturer's Warranty, please contact 800-556-3113.
- Designed for entry to intermediate users
- Easily adjusts from flat to incline with the pull of a pin
- Includes leg developer
- Accommodates 7' and 8' bars
- Compact design folds for storage
- Dimensions: 68" Length x 41" Width x 58" Height
- Weight capacity: 350 lbs (user and weights)
- Manufacturer's warranty: 3 years frame, 1 year parts
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Rated 4 out of 5�by dsops00 Nice bench. Loose hardware, all there but two washers. This is a nicely made bench. The box came with one corner broken and most of the hardware out of it's plastic covered container thus loose in the box. Fortunately only two washers were missing which were easy to replace. September 22, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5�by knighthog88 Perfect I looked at a lot of reviews prior to making this purchase. It was very easy to follow the assembly instructions, all the hardware was properly marked and I had it together in about an hour. I set everything out, and took my time following the instructions carefully. It is very well built, the welds are great, the sturdiness is reassuring, and the quality is awesome. In the $200 range for Olympic benches, this one is hard to beat! The incline setting could not be easier. If you are looking for a great intermediate, Olympic bench, look no further. November 10, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5�by Streets Great so far Just as the last man said screws and bolts loose in the box !! I don't understand who was the brains behind that. I was missing a washer and a screw that didn't matter at all but still probably a side effect of the nuts and bolts loose in the box. Just put it together now waiting till the morning to use it. So far great product took about 2 hours to put together other than the packaging and assembly time 5 out of 5. March 21, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5�by Jim the Late Opener Open IMMEDIATELY! I made the mistake of buying this bench when I was living in a small apartment...it was on sale and figured I'd use it in the future. Just my luck, over a year later when I had more room I assembled it and the main bar the pad goes on was twisted so badly only someone with extreme scoliosis would be able to do anything on it. Naturally, it was too late as the warranty was gone. currently searching for a replacement part. If this main bar wasn't so deformed I'd imagine it would be a fantastic piece of equipment. I'd rate it 5 Stars if they had better quality assurance and if I was smart enough to at least inspect it after purchasing. 50/50 blame. March 8, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5�by Big Mac Decent Overall the product is great. My only problem was the way it was packaged. The nuts, bolts and washers were loose inside the box and I am still missing a screw for the back rest. The bench itself looks great and does what it needs to do, hold weight. August 20, 2011
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What's the interest level for a D4-D3 airball tournament series in the St. Louis area? We are currently working to get this going for 2012. Any thoughts, ideas, or suggestions should be posted here. Thanks.
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Personally I think it would be awesome I know there are a lot of people that would be interested in this especially if it's for apps points
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There's not too many fields setup to hold large tournaments though.
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Johnson, Stilwell pace Marquette alpine skiers
MARQUETTE – Luke Johnson and Whitney Stilwell paced Marquette Senior High School at the eight-team MSHS Invitational held at Marquette Mountain on Friday.
Johnson finished second in the boys slalom in a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 24.9 seconds, and came in third in the giant slalom in a combined time of :58.66.
For the girls, Stilwell was third in the slalom in 1:31.3 and fourth in the GS in 1:01.5.
The Marquette boys finished second overall with 72 points, winning the slalom and coming in third in the GS. Petoskey won the overall title with 47.5 points, while Traverse City Central was third with 90.5. The next best finish by an Upper Peninsula team was by Houghton in fifth with 155.
Team standings from the girls meet weren't available on Friday night.
Marquette had several other top individual finishers on Friday.
For the boys, they included Nick Weber with top-10 finishes in both GS (fourth) and slalom (sixth), Joe Weber coming in third in the slalom, and Dylan Larson with top-20 finishes in the slalom (ninth) and GS (20th).
Among the girls, the Redettes' Hanna Johnson was seventh in the GS and 12th in the slalom, Sam Ziegler 15th in both the GS and slalom, Angela Brown 13th in the GS, Maggie Guter 29th in the slalom and 32nd in the GS, and Hannah Lahti 30th in the slalom and 38th in the GS.


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Born in California in 1926, George Ortman served in World War II before moving to New York to undertake artistic studies at the College of Arts and Crafts and the Hofmann School of Fine Arts. Painting is Ortman's primary medium, and he headed the painting department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan from 1970 until 1992.
Ortman has, however, explored both sculpture and print media and worked at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in 1966 before working at Gemini Ltd to create a poster for his self–titled exhibition at the David Stuart Galleries, also in 1966.
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You don't suppose it's because they primarily believe in smaller government, lower taxes, fewer regulations, less gun control, etc., etc., etc.???
Or better yet, they may just believe the Democrat party that they MAY at one time been a member of, figured out it had turned into a party of Socialists, Marxists, special interest groups they wanted no part of?
Come to think of it...why do you cling to a party that contradicts your beliefs? Or is that sig line just a form of hypocrisy? You put up quotes from the bible, while supporting a Democrat party that believe in and legislates for: Abortion in all forms...same sex marriage..all types of homosexuality, and providing those special interests equality. And yet we are supposed to buy into your belief in scripture? Wouldn't call that conflicted would you?
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
What is your number because the pro I train with sure could use some help. The IRS did not think she was paying enough and sent the boys to her house to do a little talking.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 11, 2012) – Four U.S. beach volleyball teams are in Maceio, Brazil this week to compete on Sept. 12-16 at the World University Championships.
The U.S. under-26 teams of Caitlin Ledoux (Phelan, Calif./Long Beach State) and Geena Urango (Los Alamitos, Calif./Univ. of Southern California) along with Emily Day (Torrance, Calif./Loyola Marymount) and Summer Ross (San Diego, Calif./Pepperdine) and will play in the women's bracket.
Jeremy Casebeer (Santa Barbara, Calif./UCLA) and Will Montgomery (Santa Barbara, Calif./UC Irvine) along with Adam Cabbage (Rio Rancho, N.M./Univ. of New Mexico) and Connor Hughes (Costa Mesa, Calif./UC Irvine) will play on the men's side.
Anna Collier, women's sand volleyball coach at the University of Southern California (USC), will serve as the team's head coach and Patricia Daugherty, coordinator of beach high performance for USA Volleyball will be the U.S. team leader.
"We have completed our pre-competition training at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista," Daugherty said. "We are bringing a great group of athletes, well-coached by Anna Collier. The athletes are prepared for the strong competition ahead and we will be working on bringing medals back to the U.S."
Urango had a lot of reasons to look forward to the trip.
"I'm really excited," she said. "I've never been to Brazil so it's a great excuse to go there. The competition is awesome. I've been playing with my partner Caitlin all summer so it's great to be able to develop that partnership over the summer and really feel comfortable with each other."
More than 40 teams representing 17 countries from the Americas, Europe and Asia are confirmed to participate in this International University Sports Federation (FISU) event. Players from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Paraguay, Japan, Poland, China, Slovakia, Thailand, Russia, Spain, United States, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, Austria and Chinese Taipei are expected.
The U.S. women's team of Chrissie Zartman and Tracy Lindquist won the gold medal at the World University Championships in 2004. The U.S. men's team of Mark VanZweiten and Joey Dykstra won the bronze medal at the 2008 Championships while John Mayer and Matt Prosser took bronze in 2006.
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Photo information: From left, Jeremy Casebeer, Will Montgomery, Geena Urango, Summer Ross, Emily Day, Caitlin Ledoux (in front), Anna Collier, Adam Cabbage and Connor Hughes. Photo by Patricia Daugherty copyrighted by USA Volleyball
About the athletes:
Caitlin Ledoux (Phelan, Calif./Long Beach State): Ledoux, who is 22 and 6-foot-2, played three years of volleyball at Long Beach State before playing for the sand volleyball team in 2011-12. She and partner Tara Roenicke placed second to U.S. teammate Summer Ross and Caitlin Racich in the final of the 2012 AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships. Ledoux has competed internationally at the 2008 FIVB youth world championships, where she finished fifth with Roenicke. She and Roenicke placed fourth at an FIVB event in Korea in 2010. Ledoux and Geena Urango won the 2012 USAV International Development Qualifier (IDQ) in Playa del Rey, Calif., and the under-26 division of the 2012 USAV Beach High Performance Championships. They finished 13th at the 2012 Manhattan Beach Open.
Geena Urango (Los Alamitos, Calif./Univ. of Southern California): Urango, who is 23 and 5-11, played four seasons of indoor volleyball for USC before playing a season of sand volleyball in the spring of 2012. Urango and partner Sara Shaw finished tied for third at the 2012 USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge. Urango and partner Jane Chefeh placed 17th at the 2011 World University Games. Urango and Ledoux won the 2012 USAV International Development Qualifier (IDQ) in Playa del Rey, Calif., and the under-26 division of the 2012 USAV Beach High Performance Championships. They finished 13th at the 2012 Manhattan Beach Open.
Emily Day (Torrance, Calif./Loyola Marymount): Day, who is 25 and 6-1, competed indoors for Loyola Marymount as an outside hitter for four years. After that, she turned to beach volleyball. In 2011, Day and partner Heather Hughes won silver medals at the NORCECA beach series event in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and at the World University Games in China. They placed fourth at the Pan American Games, which were also in Puerto Vallarta. This year, Day and Hughes won the Wide Open tour event in August in Seaside, Ore. They have two fifth-place finishes in Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Series events, including Manhattan Beach. Day placed second with Christal Engle at the 2012 USAV IDQ event in Chula Vista, Calif., and third with Tealle Hunkus at the IDQ in Playa del Rey.
Summer Ross (San Diego, Calif./Pepperdine): Ross, who is 19 and 6-1, finished her first season of sand volleyball at Pepperdine as the champion of the AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships along with Caitlin Racich and also led the Waves to the team title. The pair also won the 2012 USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge. Ross and partner Sara Hughes finished fourth at the 2012 FIVB beach junior world championships. Ross and Kim Hill placed ninth at the 2012 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Tour event in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In 2010, Ross became the first player to win gold at both the FIVB beach junior world championships (with Tara Roenicke) and the youth world championships (with Jane Croson) in the same year.
Jeremy Casebeer (Santa Barbara, Calif./UCLA): Casebeer, 23 and 6-foot-5, completed his senior season as an outside hitter with UCLA in May. He competed at the 2008 FIVB beach youth world championships and finished ninth with Andrew McGuire. Casebeer and Will Montgomery have finished 17th at the 2012 Jose Cuervo tournaments in Belmar, N.J., and Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Will Montgomery (Santa Barbara, Calif./UC Irvine): Montgomery, 22 and 6-2, finished his junior season as a libero for UC Irvine in May by winning the NCAA national championship. In June, he and partner Jon Mesko won the USAV IDQ in June in Playa del Rey, Calif. He has competed three times at the FIVB beach youth world championships, with his best finish a fifth with Maddison McKibbin in 2008. Montgomery and Evan Barry placed fourth at the NORCECA beach series event in 2010 in Chula Vista, Calif.
Adam Cabbage (Rio Rancho, N.M./Univ. of New Mexico): Cabbage, who is 24 and 6-foot-3, and partner Nils Nielsen finished third at the USAV IDQ in March in Chula Vista, Calif. The pair also finished 13th at the 2012 NVL event in Baltimore and the 2012 Jose Cuervo Series tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Connor Hughes (Costa Mesa, Calif./UC Irvine): Hughes, who is 22 and 6-6, completed his sophomore season as an outside hitter for UC Irvine by winning the NCAA National Championship. Hughes and partner Madison McKibbin placed seventh at the 2011 World University Games. Hughes and Jeff Carlson finished fifth at the FIVB beach junior world championships in Turkey. Hughes and Cabbage placed 25th at the Manhattan Beach Open.


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Lawsuit Reveals Never-Before-Seen Pictures of Dead Animals From 'Luck' and 'The Hobbit': HBO and American Humane Association in Hot Seat
HBO and the American Humane Association (AHA) wanted to keep animal injuries and deaths on the set of the show Luck and other productions quiet, but one former AHA staffer is blowing their cover—and saying that animal injuries and deaths on sets happen too frequently. And allegedly, she has the grisly photos to prove it. Barbara Casey is a former AHA employee who worked on the set of HBO's now-canceled horseracing drama, Luck. According to the wrongful termination lawsuit that she has filed, Casey was terminated after she balked at her employer's instructions to ignore animal safety standards in order to save time and money. Casey is suing the AHA, HBO, and the show's production company, Stewart Productions, alleging that they all willfully allowed horses to be abused and attempted to cover it up. HBO tried to get itself released from the lawsuit, but it was about as lucky as the horses on set. Casey's lawsuit states that the companies' negligence led to the deaths of four horses—one more than previously reported.
Mark's Shadow, killed on the set of Luck, according to the lawsuit
Casey's complaint describes several other disturbing instances in which the AHA's lack of concern for animal welfare led to horrific injuries and even deaths. Twenty-seven animals were killed during the making of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but the AHA still slapped a familiar message at the end of the film: "American Humane monitored all of the significant animal action. No animals were harmed during such action." The photos appear to prove otherwise:
Injured horse on the set of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, according to the lawsuit
Because of the conflict of interest that results from the fact that the AHA is supported by the film and television industry, the trademark "no animals harmed" assurances seem to be little more than empty promises. The only truly cruelty-free films are those in which no animals are used, period.
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The word is "disgusting," what people do to animals without even giving it a second thought.
Whether it's for money or just for their own way of dealing with frustration, taking it out on beautiful innocent animals!
Maybe Hollywood is like politicians. The only assurance they're not lying is to see their lips aren't moving.
How cruel and barbaric!!! My family loves watching movies with animals in it and I honestly never knew that this disgusting inhumane act was going on. I am sick to my stomach. The Hobbit is one of our favorite movies and now I have to burn the DVD. Signed & Shared
May all the innocent animal victims souls RIP.
Shocking, I imagine they would treat all employees like these horses if they didn't have a voice!
that discusting what about animal rights hey
was going to watch them not going to bother now more like send them a message in stead
wow.. this is horrible.. it just proves who you can and cant trust with the 'no animals were harmed during filming..' and all that. just sad that those animals had to go through all that suffering just for a film to be made.
When money plays a part then all rules fly out the window. It's disgusting that such little care is taken over a life.
Really wish I'd known this before I went to see the first Hobbit film. I won't be going to see the next 2 that is for sure – this is disgusting!! I thought that this sort of thing stopped happening and there was tighter animal welfare in place after the pony was killed accidentally on the set of The Neverending Story???
Things like this need to be exposed!! Discusting that animals are still dying in this day and age in the name of entertainment! Shocked!!
Boycott the film.
I am appalled and disgusted
Shame on the people who allowed these animals to suffer in this way. Their names should be made public and they should be prosecuted.
That's a complete & utter disgrace …poor horses.. They all must have suffer by mans hands… This should never happen in these times especially what they can do with special effects..
My gosh – another sad statistic – I hope that by this being out in the open it can help to stop it happening time and time again!!!!!
This is disgusting. Why are they allowed to state that no animals have been harmed and abuse injure and kill them!!
now that i have seen this i will not be watching this film ,no way should any animal be harmed making any film just so they can fill their pockets , i am disgusted that this goes on and hope this is brought onto the tv media so it can be stopped, the injures that are shown are horrific and if that was jo public they would be prosecuted and banned from keeping any animal so bring it on and do something to stop this NOW
I've never seen the Hobbit and I never will!
The mighty green dollar will by freedom for the guilty, heads to look the other way and mouths to remain shut…….sad but true. How tragic that animals have to die so Hollywood can make an extra buck….. Shame on the actors for not walking off the set when the first animal was killed……oh that's right….$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ comes first. AHA will no longer receive my donations.
Stop using animals for so-called entertainment. In this day and age it is not necessary.
All of these animals that died on sets for entertainment was so senseless. Their lives have to be worth more that what they have been used for. Why are human societies not doing more to protect these innocent animals? Shame on all of you for contributing to these deaths for money. And we have the nerve to call ourselves human.
I contribute to many animal organizations but stopped donations to AHA years ago as there were reports of negligence on their part to appease the movie industry that supports them. A true animal welfare organization needs to replace AHA to prevent and stop injuries and deaths of animals used for film industry or entertainment.
Truly horrific. Those of you who made money and alloed this to happen SHAME ON YOU1
It's just horrible the way folks make a buck. It will haunt the ones who caused such misery. God Bless the Beasts and the Children.
I was led to believe that the AHA was always looking out for the welfare of animals, especially in the entertainment industry! How can a person really trust an organization that "goes back on it's word(s)"? As far as my trust for AHA it has gone away. I will never believe what I hear or see from them when they say they are there for the animals! They should be ashamed of being hypocrites!
I am absolutely sickened by the mentality of mankind who live on greed and fame at the expense of living animals. The world is not a circus anymore and with todays technology why can't you make films without real living animals. You wouldn't do this to the actors. Casey I hope to god you win your case for all these poor animals because at the moment you are their only voice for the future to be changed. (Blimey I wrote all this without 'cussing' I'm so mad about this)
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Ride for recovery
SARANAC LAKE – Dave Walker fought a two-year battle against throat cancer and won.
After winning that battle, the Saranac Lake resident has been looking for ways to help others who are dealing with the disease. On Saturday, Walker and fellow members of the local Born Twisted Motorcycle Club led an 80-mile benefit ride around the Adirondacks, with money raised going to cancer patients in Saranac Lake.
"I went through a two-year ordeal with the disease, and I'm cancer free," Walker said. "I understand what people go through, and I wanted to help any way I could. I contacted the oncology department at the Adirondack Medical Center, told them what I wanted to do, and asked what would be the best way to spend the money. It's going specifically to the patients and their families."
In addition to riders from Born Twisted, members of other clubs as well as individual motorcyclists, participated in Saturday's trip. Each rider donated $15 and about 80 took part in the ride. The riders gathered at the Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club and started their procession just after noon. With three riders stopping traffic on state Route 3, the bikers headed toward Bloomingdale, and eventually worked their way to Tupper Lake and then back.
Following the ride, participants enjoyed a prime rib dinner back at the Fish and Game Club. Walker also obtained donations from area businesses and organizations that were raffled off.
"Every week there is something going on with area bike clubs, and it was our turn," he said. "This week, it was a fight cancer ride, next week it might be a toy drive. All the clubs support each other. This is our first time doing this fundraiser, and I'd love to see us do it for years to come."


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In her last post here she showed some things she worked on while we were together and challenged me to post my rooster which is what I spent the day on.
I started working in this Canson mixed-media journal a couple of months ago and it quickly became my bird book. I've been adding bits and pieces to the cover whenever I find some fun bird thing. This is the book I did my owls in.
My latest is this rooster. Done with RapidoSketch pens.


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So What if Samsung Violates Labor Laws in China?: Opinion
On Nov. 26, a labor rights group accused Samsung Electronics of hiring girls as young as 16 at two China plants, making men stand while working and requiring workers to sign blank contracts.
Overtime past China's legal limit of 36 hours per month, New York-based China Labor Watch says in a statement, "is perhaps the most persistent and abusive aspect of labor violations in Samsung factories." The non-governmental organization (NGO) cites the results of its own investigations since October.
You may have heard this kind of story before involving Foxconn, which builds iPhones and iPads for guess-who. The giant Taiwanese assembler has survived a riot, a rash of suicides and a strike involving about 3,000 workers in October.
The key word is survived. Apple (AAPL) gets something like 15% of its money from China -- a number that goes up each year -- as iPhone customers there line up to buy stuff. Chinese consumers still equate the Silicon Valley icon associated with quality among Chinese users and overseas users also hardly flinched at the labor reports. (Apple share prices have fallen since mid-September on supply issues concerning its iPhone 5, not a China problem.)
Given China's chronic chip on its increasingly buff shoulder about being pushed around by foreigners, you might expect consumers to start buying domestic stuff if a foreign firm is mistreating Chinese workers.
Not to condone blank contracts and relentless overtime, but Apple and Samsung are on such a roll that findings by labor rights NGOs are unlikely to dent their electronics.
That means that, whether fair or not, your investments in multinational corporations (MNCs) are safe even if those companies or their suppliers are stung by criticism of their labor practices.
"I don't think this is a key factor," says Wai Ho Leong, an regional economist and Korea specialist with Barclays Capital. "I think investments in Samsung are safe, given the significant improvement in its brand premium that we have seen."
Samsung (005930.KS) shares traded in Seoul also hit an all-time high last month and appear to be unfazed by reports about factories in China. ADR shares of the South Korean firm -- so large that it makes up more than a third of the MSCI Korea index -- also trade in the United States.
In Foxconn's case, the glare of labor issues may even put a shine on new Apple products. China Labor Watch itself says the October strike was due to "strict quality demands on workers" including some related to scratches on phone frames.
"With such demands, employees could not even turn out iPhones that met the standard," the labor group said in a statement on Oct. 5. "This led to a tremendous amount of pressure on workers."


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Sacks, Oliver
Oliver Sacks 1933-
(Full name Oliver Wolf Sacks) English-born American nonfiction writer and memoirist.
The following entry presents an overview of Sacks's career through 2002. For further information on his life and works, see CLC, Volume 67.
A neurologist who has been praised for his compassionate and personal approach to both the physiological and psychological effects of illness, Sacks is a proponent of the rehumanization of medicine. He advocates a holistic approach predicated on the belief that health is a consequence of the complex interrelationship between mind, body, and lifestyle. Recognizing that individuals respond in dramatically different ways to disease, Sacks asserts that patients must be permitted to take an active role in determining an appropriate cure for their specific illness. Critics commend his collections of case histories as accessible and interesting, and note that they appeal to both specialists and laypersons.
Biographical Information
Sacks was born on July 9, 1933, in London, England. His parents were both physicians. He attended Oxford University, where he received both his undergraduate and medical degrees. He decided to immigrate to the United States in 1960 after visiting California. While attending the University of California from 1962 to 1965, Sacks, an avid motorcyclist, provided medical services to a local chapter of the Hell's Angels. In 1965 Sacks became a researcher after winning a fellowship from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. However, he was eventually dismissed from his duties, and in 1966 became a staff neurologist at Beth Abraham Hospital for Incurables in the Bronx. There he discovered a group of patients suffering from a range of debilitating symptoms, the worst of which was a coma-like "sleep." These patients, Sacks later discovered, were survivors of the 1916-27 encephalitis lethargica—or "sleeping sickness"—epidemic that had afflicted nearly five million people. The book Awakenings (1973) is an account of Sacks's attempts to help these people; it was eventually adapted into an award-winning film in 1990. In 1991 Sacks and more than a thousand other staff members at the Bronx Psychiatric Center lost their jobs due to state budget cuts. He has continued his clinical studies at Beth Abraham Hospital and is a volunteer professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has received several awards and fellowships, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1991, the Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association in 1988, and the Presidential Award from the American Neurological Association in 1991.
Major Works
Sacks is perhaps best known for his nonfiction book Awakenings, which traces the effects of an experimental drug on patients stricken with "sleeping sickness." With the administration of the drug L-DOPA, patients who had been "asleep" for more than forty years suddenly awakened. However, aggression and difficulty in adapting to a changed world proved too disorienting for many in the group. Some died; others reverted back to their trance-like states. Of the twenty patients Sacks chronicled in Awakenings, many showed moderate long-term improvement but only three were able to adapt to the drug and live relatively normal lives. In A Leg to Stand On (1984), Sacks explores illness from a patient's viewpoint, tracing his own recovery from a serious leg injury sustained while mountaineering in Norway. He further examines illness from the patient's perspective in his next volume, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (1985), a collection of case histories about various perception, memory, and language maladies. While Sacks demonstrates the variety of abnormal conditions that can arise from brain damage, he also explains ways in which people learn to survive, discover meaning, and find fulfillment in their lives despite their disabilities.
In Seeing Voices (1989) Sacks departs from his focus on neurological and physical disorders to investigate the nature of language and communication. The book is comprised of three essays: a history of deafness, an examination of sign language, and an account of the 1988 student revolt at the predominantly deaf Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., at which the students, angered by the appointment of a non-deaf president, staged a sit-in until their demands for a new president were met. Another collection of case histories, An Anthropologist on Mars (1995), explores the struggles of several people afflicted with neurological disorders such as autism and Tourette's syndrome. In The Island of the Colorblind and Cycad Island (1997) Sacks focuses on the effects of two genetic diseases found in the Pacific islands: achromatopsia, or colorblindness, found in Pingelap, and a neurological disorder called lytico-bodig, prevalent on the island of Guam. His 2001 memoir, Uncle Tungsten, recalls his childhood in wartime London, his passion for chemistry and science, and the influence of his large and accomplished family.
Critical Reception
Sacks has been praised for his case histories that provide insights into the individual's struggle with illness and disability, particularly his honest and moving portrayals of the devastating effects of disease on the everyday lives of those affected. Commentators note the unifying theme of his work—his belief that medicine must not ignore humanist elements—and laud his compassionate approach to medicine. Moreover, they consider his exploration of the role of physicians in the diagnostic and therapeutic process an important one. Critics analyze Sacks's attempts to bring together the two kinds of clinical treatment—"identification," which focuses on diagnostically relevant data, and "understanding," which is a benevolent approach to the patient's experience. They have also discussed the influence of Russian neurologist A. R. Luria, author R. D. Laing, and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud on Sacks's clinical theory. Regarded as an erudite and empathetic writer, Sacks is one of the best-known and most distinguished neurologists in the United States.
Principal Works
Migraine: Evolution of a Common Disorder (nonfiction) 1970; revised as Migraine: Understanding a Common Disorder, 1985
Awakenings (nonfiction) 1973
A Leg to Stand On (nonfiction) 1984
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (nonfiction) 1985
Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf (nonfiction) 1989
An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales (nonfiction) 1995
The Island of the Colorblind and Cycad Island (nonfiction) 1997
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (memoir) 2001
Oaxaca Journal (nonfiction) 2002
John B. Christiansen (review date November 1990)
SOURCE: Christiansen, John B. Review of Seeing Voices, by Oliver Sacks. Contemporary Sociology 19, no. 6 (November 1990): 894-95.
[In the following review, Christiansen offers a mixed assessment of Seeing Voices.]
Oliver Sacks begins his book [Seeing Voices] by issuing several disclaimers: he isn't deaf, he doesn't sign, he isn't an interpreter or a teacher, he knew little about deafness or deaf people before starting to write about them four years ago, he's not an expert on child development, nor is he a historian or a linguist. Nor, I might add, is he a sociologist. By and large, though, none of this matters a great deal as Sacks' book is a thoughtful...
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John Wiltshire (essay date 1991)
SOURCE: Wiltshire, John. "Deficits and Enhancements: Reflections on the Writings of Oliver Sacks." Cambridge Quarterly 20, no. 4 (1991): 304-21.
[In the following essay, Wiltshire provides a survey of Sacks's writings and attributes his success to his "capacity to turn deficits into wonders."]
'Neurology's Favourite Word is "Deficit", denoting an impairment or incapacity of neurological function,' writes Oliver Sacks at the opening of his very successful collection of case studies, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: 'loss of speech, loss of language, loss of memory, loss of vision, loss of dexterity, loss of identity and a myriad other...
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Judith Weinraub (essay date 13 January 1991)
SOURCE: Weinraub, Judith. "Oliver Sacks: Hero of the Hopeless." Washington Post 114 (13 January 1991): F1, F6.
[In the following essay, Weinraub investigates the origins of and the controversy surrounding Awakenings and discusses the impact of the cinematic adaptation on Sacks's life.]
"I had a dream about manganese the other night," says Oliver Sacks, chortling over the idea. "I can't think of all the details, but I felt so good when I woke up.
"It was a dream about a stable mental object," he continues with delight. "You know, people may come and go, but manganese is forever. Its electrons behave themselves. They've got...
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Murdo William McRae (essay date 1993)
SOURCE: McRae, Murdo William. "Oliver Sacks's Neurology of Identity." In The Literature of Science: Perspectives on Popular Scientific Writing, edited by Murdo William McRae, pp. 97-110. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1993.
[In the following essay, McRae traces the origins of Sacks's "neurology of identity," a term given to his treatment of neurological patients as individuals.]
It is impossible not to respect and admire Oliver Sacks, successful neurologist and best-selling author of five books, one of them the basis for Penny Marshall's popular 1990 film Awakenings. Once himself a victim of neurological impairment, Sacks displays immense...
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Anne Hunsaker Hawkins (essay date spring 1993)
SOURCE: Hawkins, Anne Hunsaker. "Oliver Sacks's Awakenings: Reshaping Clinical Discourse." Configurations 1, no. 2 (spring 1993): 229-45.
[In the following essay, Hawkins describes Sacks's trajective approach to clinical experience found in Awakenings.]
"My ideal doctor," wrote the late Anatole Broyard, "would be my Virgil, leading me through my purgatory or inferno, pointing out the sights as we go. He would resemble Oliver Sacks, the neurologist who wrote Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. I can imagine Dr. Sacks entering my condition, looking...
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Rodger Beehler (essay date July 1993)
SOURCE: Beehler, Rodger. "Madness and Method." Philosophy 68, no. 265 (July 1993): 369-88.
[In the following essay, Beehler finds similarities in the exploration of madness in Awakenings and R. D. Laing's The Divided Self.]
The daily practice of clinical medicine, or so it seems to me, demands theoretical and even 'philosophical' viewpoints, and precisely guides one to the viewpoints one needs. That medicine provides a philosophical education … is a delightful discovery; it seems to me strange that this is not more generally recognized.
—Oliver Sacks, 1982
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Seymour Diamond (review date 9 February 1994)
SOURCE: Diamond, Seymour. Review of Migraine, by Oliver Sacks. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 271, no. 6 (9 February 1994): 478.
[In the following review, Diamond deems the revised and expanded edition of Migraine a readable and insightful text.]
During the last five years, there has been a plethora of books published on headaches. This profusion is probably due to the multitude of investigations into headache as well as the extensive availability of newer therapies for cephalalgic patients. However, this revised and expanded edition of Oliver Sacks' Migraine is a welcome addition.
Dr Sacks' previous books,...
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Marek Kohn (review date 17 February 1995)
SOURCE: Kohn, Marek. "Voyages to Inner Space." New Statesman & Society 8, no. 340 (17 February 1995): 49.
[In the following review of An Anthropologist on Mars, Kohn praises Sacks's case histories of patients suffering from neurological afflictions as poignant and insightful.]
Already, the most frequently asked question about Dr Sacks' new collection of case studies [An Anthropologist on Mars] appears to be whether the title is biographical or autobiographical. The obsession with the doctor at the expense of the patient is retrograde. Like any author, Sacks sees his own vision in his subjects. But he is essentially contemplative, which transforms...
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Joe Chidley (essay date 13 March 1995)
SOURCE: Chidley, Joe. "The Case of the Quirky Neurologist." Maclean's 108, no. 11 (13 March 1995): 60-1.
[In the following favorable assessment of An Anthropologist on Mars, Chidley contends that Sacks "skillfully bridges the chasm between diagnosis and literature, blending sometimes highly clinical observations of neurological disorders with a profound thoughtfulness for the person affected."]
Oliver Sacks, distinguished neurologist and best-selling author, is having trouble deciding what to have for lunch. The doctor strokes his bushy beard and hems and haws as he looks over the room-service menu of the Toronto hotel where he is staying while promoting...
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William Hunter (essay date spring 1995)
SOURCE: Hunter, William. "Your Friendly Neighborhood Neurologist: Dr. Oliver Sacks and the Cultural View of Physicians." Journal of Popular Culture 28, no. 4 (spring 1995): 93-102.
[In the following essay, Hunter analyzes the dichotomy of the nurturing doctor/doctor as authority figure in Sacks's work.]
Hold the physician in honor for he is essential to you, and God it was who established his profession. From God, the doctor has his wisdom, thus God's creation work continues without cease. He who is a sinner toward his Maker will be defiant toward his doctor.
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Oliver Sacks and David Lazar (interview date 1995)
SOURCE: Sacks, Oliver, and David Lazar. "An Interview with Oliver Sacks: Above All, the Paradox." Ohio Review 54 (1995): 109-18.
[In the following interview, Sacks discusses his interest in disease and treatment, his writing process, and the influence of W. H. Auden on his life and work.]
[Lazar]: One thing that comes up in your work over and over again for me is the shadow of Martin Buber. In much of what you talk about and much of what you seem to reach for in Awakenings and elsewhere, there is a kind of hook between you and the patient, and between the patient and himself or herself, and between you and the audience. There is a kind of...
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Jared Diamond (essay date 6 March 1997)
SOURCE: Diamond, Jared. "Outcasts of the Islands." New York Review of Books 44, no. 4 (6 March 1997): 15-18.
[In the following essay, Diamond finds The Island of the Colorblind an insightful and well-written "account of patients with two neurological disorders but also of island plants, islands as laboratories of plant and animal evolution, and many other aspects of islands."]
In 1964, while studying bird evolution on the tropical Pacific island of New Guinea, I happened to set up camp among a tribe known as the Fore. I soon found my attention drawn away from birds to a human tragedy unfolding around me. Many of the...
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David Hanlon (review date spring 1999)
SOURCE: Hanlon, David. Review of The Island of the Colorblind and Cycad Island, by Oliver Sacks. Contemporary Pacific 11, no. 1 (spring 1999): 270.
[In the following review, Hanlon argues that "despite the charm of much of its narrative and the fluidity of its prose, Island of the Colorblind remains little more than another travel account of life in the Pacific that reduces indigenous peoples to the category of observed and controlled subjects."]
Oliver Sacks, professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and author of several popularly acclaimed books, has written an account of his travels to Micronesia [The Island of the...
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Leonard Cassuto (essay date June 2000)
SOURCE: Cassuto, Leonard. "Oliver Sacks: The P. T. Barnum of the Postmodern World?" American Quarterly 52, no. 2 (June 2000): 326-33.
[In the following essay, Cassuto explores Sacks's representation of the disabled, arguing that he tends to imbue his case studies with aspects of the freak show.]
The historic problem in representing disabled people's lives has always been the control of that representation. When others speak for the disabled, they often point the way to the freak show and the medical theater, two arenas of human objectification. The freak show, which flourished well into the twentieth century, depended on the spectacular mystification of disability;...
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Oliver Sacks and Tracy Cochran (interview date 1 October 2001)
SOURCE: Sacks, Oliver, and Tracy Cochran. "Oliver Sacks: In Search of the Truth of Being." Publishers Weekly 248, no. 40 (1 October 2001): 32-3.
[In the following interview, Cochran identifies the search for truth as the central concern of Sacks's writings.]
At first, the famous neurologist and author Oliver Sacks hangs back like a shy animal. It is Kate Edgar, his down-to-earth editor and assistant, who strides across the common area of a bright suite of offices in downtown Manhattan, greeting PW and gently insisting that we take her green fleece jacket to swaddle ourselves against the blasting air-conditioned cold of Sacks's own office. Sacks watches from...
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M. F. Perutz (essay date 1 November 2001)
SOURCE: Perutz, M. F. "Growing up among the Elements." New York Review of Books 48, no. 17 (1 November 2001): 46-8.
[In the following essay, Perutz regards Uncle Tungsten as an enjoyable and accessible memoir of Sacks's life and love of science and learning.]
London's Science Museum in South Kensington was closed during the Second World War. When it reopened in 1945, the twelve-year-old Oliver Sacks discovered there the periodic table of the chemical elements. They were written in large letters on a wall, with samples of each element or one of its compounds attached to each name. That night Oliver could hardly sleep for excitement. To a boy who was already a...
(The entire section is 4283 words.)
Mary Christ (essay date November-December 2001)
SOURCE: Christ, Mary. "Oliver Sacks's Science Project." Book, no. 19 (November-December 2001): 48.
[In the following essay, Christ offers a brief profile of Sacks's life and literary career.]
A man walks into a bar carrying a spectroscope. The punch line? There isn't one—this is just a typical Friday night for Oliver Sacks, world-famous neurologist. "They have all sorts of interesting fluorescent lights," says Sacks, who had wandered into a pub near his office in lower Manhattan. He has carried the pocket spectroscope—a device for observing the color breakdown of light—since childhood. "Within ten minutes I had everyone talking about spectroscopy...
(The entire section is 804 words.)
John Gross (review date 29 December 2001)
SOURCE: Gross, John. "The Man Who Fell in Love with a Table." Spectator 287, no. 9047 (29 December 2001): 30-1.
[In the following review, Gross views Uncle Tungsten as an insightful memoir and a noteworthy achievement.]
When Oliver Sacks was a boy, one of his teachers wrote in an end-of-term report: 'Sacks will go far if he does not go too far.' Certainly the young Oliver didn't do things by halves. The great passion of his boyhood was chemistry, which he pursued with an astonishing energy; but that still left room for a swarm of lesser passions, from music to photography. Any one of them would have taken up a large slice of an ordinary boy's spare...
(The entire section is 972 words.)
Leo P. Kadanoff (review date 18 January 2002)
SOURCE: Kadanoff, Leo P. "The Elements of an Education." Science 295, no. 5554 (18 January 2002): 448.
[In the following favorable review of Uncle Tungsten, Kadanoff asserts that "readers, from practicing scientists to intellectually curious high school students, can expect to appreciate the colorful life story recounted, the interesting person revealed, and the excellent history of chemistry retold."]
Oliver Sacks is a physician, scientist, and author known for his fascinating stories of people coping with amazing neurological disabilities. In Uncle Tungsten, he recounts his scientific boyhood in Britain during the period around World War II....
(The entire section is 785 words.)
Further Reading
Anderson, Brom. "Two Healers." Yale Review 77, no. 2 (March 1988): 172-82.
Labels the case histories of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat "dramas of identity."
Anker, Roy. "Finding Life in the Movies." Cresset 55, no. 7 (May 1992): 27-30.
Contrasts Awakenings with its cinematic adaptation.
Budge, Alice, and Emil Dickstein. "The Doctor as Patient: Bioethical Dilemmas Reflected in Literary Narratives." Literature and Medicine 7 (1988): 132-37.
Examines the depiction of doctor-patient relationships in A Leg to Stand On....
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Sephora Friends and Family Haul
How was your weekend? It's cold here in Atlanta, brrrr....make me not want to do anything! Friday I got off of work early and ended up going on a major shopping spree to Dior, Sephora, MAC and Bobbi Brown...yikes! I ended up spending over $300 just because I felt like it. I ended up getting a few things I had been eyeing. Of course, when I got home I told the boyfriend about my haul and he brought me back down to reality. I ended up returning half the stuff on Sunday but kept a good amount still! I'll do a haul on that one next!
Friday night I also went to Morehouse College, my BF's alma mater, and we saw a Christmas concert by the Morehouse and Spelman glee clubs...it was my first Christmas concert of the year, yay! It was nice to go, but some of the singing was a little off, lol...the glee clubs performed better separate, in my opinion, then together. It seemed like the guys and gals tried to throw some songs together last minute which paled in comparison to their individual pieces.
Back to the post...
So this is wayyyy overdue. I just haven't gotten around to posting my haul from the Sephora Friends and Family sale. But in case you were wondering, I still decided to post it.
Anywho, this is a tiny haul compared to some. I've been really trying to stick to a budget as
evidenced by my smaller hauls (which clearly I didn't stick too with this recent haul!). After much debate I decided on just a few things.
Check out the video!
Haul in packaging, along with samples.
Haul outside of packaging.
Makeup Forever Camouflage Concealer Palette #4
I got this for my kit. I really needed a good concealer palette for darker skin tones. I've been having difficulty correcting undereye circles lately. My girl May said she used these and I had been eyeing them for a while...so I jumped on the bandwagon. I've used just hte orange color at the right end of the palette. Let me say, this is a miracle worker for dark circles on women of color! For reals! The whole palette is worth it just for that one color alone. Now I need to remember to use some of the other colors!
NARS Holiday Eyeshadow Palette
I've been really trying to get into NARS lately, but it's just so darn expensive! So far I've picked up a few items which are all usually duos so that I can get more for my money. This palette was a great deal. I swatched it in store and was amazed at the vibrancy of the colors. However, when I received it at played with it a bit, I'm not sure that these colors are for me. Don't get me wrong, they are super pigmented and a dream. I'm going to give it another shot...if not I might return. I've been eyeing some of those Cargo eyeshadow palettes...I swatched them in the store and fell in love!
NARS Dolce Vita Set
First off, this is the cutest little package ever! The box is magnetic so you could definitely reuse it. This if my first NARS blush in lovejoy and it comes with Albatross as a highlighter. Love love love! I can't get over how great it is! It's the perfect color and albatross is one of the few highlighters i've met that never sticks patchy on the skin...it's so smooth. I might even venture to say that it's my top highlighter of all time? The lipgloss is also a really great color...mauvey and natural. I'm so glad I got this!
Lastly, I picked up a gift for my BFF, but she might read this so I'm not telling!
I did pretty good...I spent around $100. Next item to pick up...penultimate liners from the Chill Collection!
Atlanta Makeup Artist
15 comments:
- Wes said...
I like your new look!
- December 8, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- Nic Nic said...
i love nars blushes too!
- December 8, 2008 at 10:28 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
wes: thanks hon! i'm still getting used to the bangs!
nic nic: girl i just picked up two more this weekend...taos (for me) and exhibit a (for the kit)!
- December 8, 2008 at 10:31 AM
- yummy411 said...
aww can't wait to see the vid. great haul. i love lovejoy.... tell me if you think it's close to mac's mineralized blush lovejoy if you have it.
can't wait to see the review on the concealer!!!! i picked up a palette (i think one shade lighter) a while ago, but i'm on the fence.
- December 8, 2008 at 10:50 AM
- Kim said...
i love that nars set too! i got it during f&f and with my 15 off 25 i got the multiple duo :)
- December 8, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Mrs.Young_fashion said...
those palettes are amazing. great choices.
- December 8, 2008 at 11:36 AM
- Sharon Rose said...
Hi there-wow, you got some lovely pieces here, glad you had a good weekend too!
- December 8, 2008 at 11:42 AM
- rockSTARbeauty said...
so jealous! im dying to get some nars blushes...
- December 8, 2008 at 4:40 PM
- Couture Carrie said...
What's shakin, R Squared?
Love that eye shadow palette!!
- December 8, 2008 at 4:52 PM
- C said...
Hey RenRen,
I really like the nars lipgloss, it's a good color! and I think I might get some bangs too...
See ya!
-Crystal 'aka' Couch Girl
-youtube ahdicted2u
- December 8, 2008 at 6:08 PM
- Steff said...
awesome! i actually purchased the MUFE palette (the light one) right before i watched your haul video, what a coincidence. i used my $15 gift card thing. =]
- December 8, 2008 at 6:33 PM
- jeSmakeup said...
did u get me anything? lol jk nice haul...
my blog is on private.. im not sure if u got my invite through ur email.. email me if u havent email@example.com
- December 8, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- Amina said...
great haul!enjoy your goodies
- December 8, 2008 at 7:13 PM
- Askmewhats said...
I love the look! I really like your hair!!!! :D
- December 8, 2008 at 9:40 PM
- Linvia said...
I wish we had Makeup Forever in Aus, it seems like such a great brand.
That palette looks amazing!
PS. Ren, do you have a Twitter? :)
- December 9, 2008 at 2:45 AM


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US Women Win Second Match Over Bulgaria
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 16, 2012) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team improved to 2-0 in its three-match Bulgaria Challenge Series with a 25-14, 18-25, 25-17, 25-21 victory over Bulgaria on Monday at the Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California.
The U.S. Women, who head to London next Friday for the 2012 Olympic Games that start July 28, are playing their first home matches since the Pan American Cup in Miami and FIVB World Championship NORCECA Qualification Tournament in Orlando in the summer of 2009. The USA-Bulgaria Challenge Series, co-hosted by the City of Anaheim where the U.S. Women's and Men's National Teams train, continues on July 18 with matches at the Galen Center on the University of Southern California campus. The final match of the series begins at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by going to usctrojans.com/usa.
The U.S. Women, ranked No. 1 in the world, dominated Bulgaria in blocks (19-6) and also led in kills (58-51) and aces (4-2).
"This building is amazing," said U.S. libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) who played college volleyball at USC. "I dreamed of playing in it, but it was not built when I was here.
"Right now we are trying to improve by millimeters. It could be the difference in a close match."
Opposite Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) led all scorers with 21 points on a match-high 17 kills and four blocks. Outside hitter Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) added 16 points on 12 attacks, three blocks and one ace.
Outside hitter Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) totaled 15 points on 13 attacks, one block and one ace. Middle blocker Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.) finished with 10 points on four kills, a match-high five blocks and one ace. Middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) tallied nine points on five attacks and four stuff blocks.
Opposite Tayiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) totaled eight points on six attacks and two blocks. Setter Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) added two points on one attack and one ace.
U.S. libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) finished with 17 digs.
Berg set the U.S. Women to a 42.2 kill percent and a .358 hitting efficiency. Bulgaria's kill percent was 36.6 and its hitting efficiency was .367.
U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Harmotto at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite, Berg at setter and Davis at libero.
Haneef-Park, defensive specialist Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) and setter Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) played as substitutes.
The U.S. Women opened an 8-4 lead at the first technical timeout (TTO) of the first set, including a kill and block from Larson, a kill and block by Tom and an Akinradewo attack. Bulgaria came back to tie the score at 10-10. With the score tied 11-11, Larson scored with an attack. Bulgaria hit into the net and the U.S. used a block to lead 14-11. Bulgaria came back with a tip; but the U.S. answered with two straight blocks by Harmotto and a Larson attack to lead by five at 17-12. Bulgaria scored only two more points. With the U.S. leading 21-14, it scored the final four points of the set on a Harmotto attack and two blocks and a kill from Haneef-Park. The U.S. led in blocking 8-1.
Bulgaria took an 8-4 lead in the second set as Larson scored all four of the U.S. points on two attacks and two blocks. After the break, Bulgaria extended its lead to 12-6 and the U.S. called timeout. Coming out of the break, the U.S. scored on a Hooker kill, block from Hooker and Akinradewo and ace by Berg and Bulgaria called timeout. The next U.S. attack went out of bounds. With Bulgaria leading 23-14, the U.S. scored on a Tom roll shot, an attack from Hooker and a block by Akinradewo to pull within six and Bulgaria called timeout. The U.S. scored on one more quick kill by Akinradewo. But Bulgaria scored twice with a kill and block to win the set.
The score was tied 5-5 in the third set when Bulgaria scored three straight points on two attacks and a block to lead 8-5. The U.S. scored on two kills from Hooker, one from Larson and one from Tom. The U.S. Women came back to tie the score at 9-9. With Bulgaria leading 11-10, Harmotto scored on an attack for the U.S. That sparked a 3-0 U.S. run, including a Larson block and two Bulgaria errors to put the U.S. Women ahead 14-11. Team USA led 16-13 at the second TTO. With the United States leading 20-16, Hooker scored on an attack, giving the serve to Tom who nailed an ace. Akinradewo killed Bulgaria's return of Tom's next serve to give the U.S. a 23-16 lead. Bulgaria scored on Filipova's tip. But the U.S. Women scored the final two points on attacks from Hooker and Larson.
The U.S. Women held an 8-6 lead at the first TTO of the fourth set, breaking a 6-6 tie on kills by Harmotto and Larson. With the U.S. leading 10-9, Akinradewo scored with a block and Hooker had two straight attacks to put the U.S. Women ahead 13-9. The United States extended the lead to 16-11 at the second TTO. The United States took match point at 24-20 on a Larson kill off the block. Bulgaria scored once more on a kill from Karakasheva before the U.S. won it with a Haneef-Park strike.
2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team for Bulgaria Challenge Series
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Opp, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford))
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (Opp, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
21 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
22 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Giuseppe Vinci (Casteggio, Italy)
Team Manager: Ken Sullivan (Laguna Beach, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)


text: Pilgrim Lights It Up In Womens' BB Season FinaleSteph Pilgrim probably didn't want the women's BB season to end. The HU junior lit up Leonard Center for a season high 25 points, including five three-pointers but the Pipers couldn't catch the Scots at the end and took a 72-67 loss. Hamline finishes the season 7-18 overall, 6-16 in the MIAC. The Pipers were anxious to avenge a one-point loss to the Scots at home last month. The teams played a tight first half until Mac suddenly broke to a 38-28 lead with three minutes left in the half. As it turned out, that was the end of the scoring for the first session. In the second half, HU cut the lead to a single point on three occasions but could never sneak ahead of the Scots. Mac eventually worked back to a 11-point lead and held on for the win despite the fact the Pipers connected on 11 3-pointers. Pilgrim finished with 68 to easily lead the MIAC in that department. She came into the week No. 23 in all of Division III. Her Saturday effort was supplemented by Jordan Sammons, who finished with a dozen tallies, her 17th double digit effort in the last 18 games. The freshman ended up the team's leading scorer at 14.3 ppg. Hamline loses just one senior -- Stephanie Rice -- off the team. Box Score


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The worlds of sport, history and art collide in Delray Beach during the much-anticipated "Seagate Hotel & Spa World of Golf: The Gary Wiren Golf Collection" exhibit. Considered one of the finest private collection of golf memorabilia on the planet, Dr. Gary Wiren, a PGA of America Master Professional and PGA Hall of Famer, lets the public in on a passion that has en-golfed his life since 1958.
The collection on display at the Cornell Museum at Old School Sqaure in Delray Beach is only five-percent of Wiren's total collection. "If I bought anything else I would have to sneak it into the house," quipped Wiren on his expansive collection, which has slowly encroached on his home.
On display are pieces of golf history that could very well be the last of their kind. An impressive array of clubs, from concept putters, wedges, drivers and everything in-between, as well as historical pieces that have been in the hands of some of the greatest who ever played the game, partition the museum floor, allowing visitors to see the evolution of irons and woods as they peruse the racks of clubs. Want the golf grip of a legend? On a pedestal standing among the clubs sit four grips molded by golf legends Arnold Palmer, Johnny Miller (U.S. Open 1973, British Open '76), Kathy Whitworth (winningest LPGA golfer, six-major championships) and local golfer Don Finsterwald (PGA Championship '58, first pro at Tequesta Country Club), giving visitors a chance to mimic the grips of champions.
The collection goes well beyond just clubs and hardware. Pieces of the Wiren collection mark some of the most important and interesting moments in the history of golf. The exhibit chronicles books, magazines, postcards, letters, works of art, sheet music and even a collection of early golf apparel, noting the transition golf has made from a stick and ball walking game in Scotland to one of America's favorite, and most frustrating, pastimes. Particularly interesting is Wiren's collection of golf balls. The collection marks the humble beginnings when balls were made of leather, crammed with goose feathers (about a top-hat full). The price was astronomical for one of these balls (sometimes more than the club itself) and many of the craftsmen contracted consumption from breathing in the vapors of the boiling feathers. The 'feathery' was replaced by the first mass produced ball in 1848, which brought costs down and helped spread the popularity of the game. The gutta-percha (tropical tree from southeast Asia, the gum was used to create the ball) ball interestingly enough resembles the balls being made today, in that it has a solid core. The Haskell followed these, which were made with tightly wound rubber bands in the center with a dimpled cover.
Gary Wiren's golf collection gives visitors a greater appreciation of the game that has come to dominate South Florida. And for those who are not necessarily fans of the game, the exhibit fosters a better understanding on why golf recruits so many loyal followers.
In connection with the "Gary Wiren Golf COllection," Old School Sqaure will also have on exhibit the "Academy of Golf Art." This collection of oils, watercolors and acrylics depict some of the most recognizable golf courses in the world with striking and vivid precision.
"The Seagate Hotel & Spa World of Golf: The Gary Wiren Golf Collection" will run from November 9 through April 21, along with Fine Art from the Academy of Golf Art. Also on exhibit: Palm Beach Watercolor Society Annual Showcase, through January 13, 2013.
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Topic: Design for blog in two languages
Hi what is peoples thoughts on building a simple blog to have posts in more than one language.
I have started buy having a content tables for the lanugages and then in the actual post table i hold id's to the actual content.
So example would be
id = 1
title = 99
body = 100
id content
99 Hello world
100 This is the first post.
id content
99 Hola mundo
100 esta es la premero post.
Then depending on what language the user is on i switch the content tables.
Has anyone else implemented a multi lingual app and have they used a different approach to this.


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The triangle ABC is equilateral. The arc AB has centre C, the arc
BC has centre A and the arc CA has centre B. Explain how and why
this shape can roll along between two parallel tracks.
A triangle ABC resting on a horizontal line is "rolled" along the
line. Describe the paths of each of the vertices and the
relationships between them and the original triangle.
Use the animation to help you work out how many lines are needed to draw mystic roses of different sizes.


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--------------------------- Jesus is Inside of You. ------------------------------------------
I want to tell the world of a great love, the greatest on the wings of a dove, this love I hold in my heart and my hand. It's the love of George Harrison my friend, he's gone to the trees at means - end, I tell of this love all over the land!
George Harrison had love for all, he died in the peace of the fall, he was a kind and astute gentleman. I knew him for twenty five years, my eyes become sand - washed tears, his heart was as kind as no - man.
---------------------------- Meeting George. ------------------------------------------
I met George Harrison at LAX in nineteen seventy eight, he smiled at me trying to relate, he was looking for somebody and I told him where! He was looking for Jesus Christ - - - true. I told him Jesus is INSIDE of you! I answered, answered his prayer.
He told me how to smile, your cheek and your lip all the while, explicate these dynamic two. It found me employment, my smile is full of enjoyment, your cheek and lip ( explicate ), you know who?
George was skinny, more than six feet tall, long black hair in front of it all, he had the kindest and most sincere thoughts. His karma was good, he stood as tall as he should, George had a big fat ten inch long "--."
When you meet George Harrison you feel like screaming, I hug him with all my weaning, but pretty soon you found the person inside. Loving and kind and gay. A joy to know every day. He loved everybody, like a river beside.
And as I cry right now, the tears going down my brow, I know that I don't have to cry very much. He had love everywhere, love transcended only the most fair, George's blessings were great to the touch.
--------------------------- The Times. ----------------------------------------------------------
Before, in another life, I loved George through times of strife, all was confusion and dis - order. But then I was reborne, my heart was not as torn, order out of caos, on the border.
And then George prayed for me. I was so blind I could not see. I was saved in one of the worst of stormings. It's never been the same. I hold much pride in his name. It's like being saved on every dawn and all mornings.
And then the darkness was near, the Devil's radio I did hear, the only thing left was that I loved this man! He saved my life three times so, I know life right now because of him you know, I love him ALL, all that I am!
And now for five years I've had a new home, the sunshine is what I have come to have known, I love sunshine and it's all over my face! All because of George's prayer. I've got to be good and take care. The sunshine shining all over in this place!
"Sunshine -- -- -- -- yea."
"Sunshine -- -- -- -- yea."
"Sunshine -- -- -- -- yea."
"Sunshine -- -- -- -- yea."
"Look at all this sunshine! Trippin' through my mind! All these colors I know! Changing everything in my soul! Changing the whole universe above! Changing me into love!
--------------------------------- My wishes for George. -------------------------------------------------------------
George Harrison is the reason why I'm free. Why I'm happy and alive, let it be! Why I pray and why I meditate and why I'm fed. Why I prostrate myself before my master. Why his love is ever after. It was a great love, a great love to be led.
And as the years go rolling by, George, all love is true. My love will follow, follow you. You're at and have seen means - end. I believe absolutely in your love, all your love and all love is of, it has been utter good to have known you my friend!
Have you ever been to the Yukon Wilderness so tall? Everything shines like gold, alive, in the fall. With a river and trout and means - end. With rocks and trees and streams. With cougars and deer and sunshine - means, this is where George is, it's where he IS! My friend.
And in this wilderness there are eagles and jay birds and hawks! Let the Dharma Kings keep the watch! Keep George in your wilderness long and well! Keep him in your touch. I love him very much! Make him happy, the story I tell!
And now I look deeply inside. As deep as the earth or the stars or the tide. I know that George I still love you. Bless you George you stood up tall! You saw through it all! Bless you George in all your walks, peace, true.
----------------------- Jesus is Inside of You. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
That's all! Blue Sky![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]


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Raised when Ruby can't yield as requested.
A typical scenario is attempting to yield when no block is given:
def call_block yield 42 end call_block
raises the exception:
LocalJumpError: no block given (yield)
A more subtle example:
def get_me_a_return Proc.new { return 42 } end get_me_a_return.call
raises the exception:
LocalJumpError: unexpected return
Returns the exit value associated with this
static VALUE localjump_xvalue(VALUE exc) { return rb_iv_get(exc, "@exit_value"); }
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