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This week, Secretary Clinton travels to Europe. In Moscow, she will meet with President Medvedev and Foreign Minister Lavrov to discuss bilateral and regional issues, such as cooperation on Afghanistan, Iran, the Middle East and North Korea. They will also review progress and provide guidance on a successor agreement to START and next steps for the Clinton-Lavrov Commission. These consultations are an integral part of our renewed partnership with Russia.
What is the most important issue facing the U.S.-Russia relationship?
Ron in New York writes:
The List:
Narcotics and Arms Trafficking, AIDS
Money Laundering, Cybercrime, Terrorism,
Global Organized Crime, Nuclear Black Market,
Dual-Use Commodities, Human Trafficking,
Alternative Energy, Security Technologies.....
Jack in Virginia writes:
Its quid pro quo time for Russia. We pulled back on missile defense, and it's time for the Russians to start being far more cooperative on the Iran nuclear issue.
Russia has an opportunity to show responsible leadership on the world stage (we certainly can't count on China for that) by taking a stand on the Iran issue.
(formerly in New Hampshire)
Bess in Alabama writes:
disclosure / trust
Syed in Pakistan writes:
In my humble and candid view,the most important issue remarkably and most significantly marking the futurity of U.S.-Russia relationship is the issue of Nato's eastward expansion that is being perceived by the Russian strategists as a major stumbling block in promoting bilateralism between Washington and Moscow (in the post cold war era).
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Well, I think the bilateral issues are well known and there are deadlines and commitments to be met by the parties.
Now in order to pass through some of these "sticky wickets" in good form, and retaining a sense of humor throughout, I thought I'd offer my own incentive package for better bilateral relations.
Considering that the U.S. and Russia have been for the last 60 years been in some form of competition with each other on some very dysfunctional levels, and though the relationship has matured beyond mutually assured destruction at this point, the parties still need family counselling in my opinion.
So I'd like to propose a friendly little challenge to the Russian President, and it goes like this:
Win the Nobel Peace Prize next year.
I know he can do it if he wants it bad enough.
If our president was awarded it for initiating the revitilization of a process to create a better world, then this child of the nuclear era challenges the Russian President to win it for facilitating the proposed reality's successful manifestation after all these years.
As is my right to, if not a duty to mankind as a citizen of this planet.
(Respectfully submitted in the hopes this dip-note will make it into a dip-pouch for delivery.)
Logan M. in New York writes:
The most important issue, and there are many from which to choose, is probably obtaining their help in dealing with the Middle East. Their influence there is great, and Russians are not the only ones who still think in quasi-Cold War frames of mind. By showing a united front on certain issues, such as nuclear proliferation, the U.S. is able to avoid charges of being the Great Satan, and those spouting such drivel look more and more out of touch with reality. Dealing with Russia is not easy. You must show strength which they can respect while at the same time giving them concessions so they can "talk big" domestically.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
HONESTY...What are Russia's long term intentions regarding the United State?
@ RON: The 'Dark side' of our world is not negotiable Ron and involves all countries.
What makes it so sad is the fact that our economic situation was not impacted as much by illegal activities as it was the overall greed by Legal means Ron. Russia had nothing to do with that situation. Combined with a lax Congressional oversight, we did it to our own people. You must also realize that U.S. is still the number one user of almost all illegal consignments; so, why blame Russia or anyone else?
Many of the things you mention are why Europeans and others hold the ill feelings against the United States: Hypocrisy. We use the products and services, protect their use legally by preferred parties or societies and then complain to the producers...it is a double standard.
NARCO dollars, etc. are an elaborate element not spoken of until it impacts us directly in an economic negitive manner.
Putin is still the leader for all intent...ask him.
Natasha in Russia writes:
Loosen up the strict Entry Visa requirement for Russians. Especially the youth, so they don't have to use the services of Human Trafficker racketeers and ruin a life. Also the elders do have money saved and many like to visit America but most never make it to an interview for fear of not returning. What 50-60 years old Russians is going to do in America if kids liver back in Russia. Many professionals would like to receive work training, they do admire American work ethics and many try to emulate the style. So think of the People not just the Government.
Mark in Arizona writes:
American-Russian issues: trust/glasnost, regional and worldwide security, and inflation/corruption.
S.C. writes:
The situation with Iran must be pretty high on the list, isn't it? The whole ploy of holding talks while Iran continues to do what it does must be pretty obvious to everyone by now, right?
John in Greece writes:
@ Natasha in Russia -- Sure! Would you also like a masaz after your sauna? If you want a solution to your "trafficking" you better start work locally first.
I think that Mr. Putin and the "others" have the time and money to start working towards "resolving" Russian mafia. Difficult indeed, when you have to deal with ex-colleagues.
It becomes ridiculous to assume that U.S.A. visa request procedures -- especially from Russians -- creates a problem TO... actually YOUR PROBLEM! Because it's your problem, not a U.S. one! And you do nothing at all to make things better. They say, media say, that police corruption and criminality in your capital is worst than it used to be 20 or 30 years ago.
You say: "What 50-60 years old Russians is going to do in America if kids liver back in Russia."? This is the old school of Soviet thought. Remember? It was not easy for "people" (only party people were allowed to) to travel around the world, unless they had left their kids back "home" -- in order for the party to be sure they would get back. Family vacations right? (LOL)
Now the party is gone! You have no argument!
Would you like to visit my home? I want to know who are you. So, get a visa!
American Express is also accepted!
Robin in South Carolina writes:
I would say the most important issue is the protection of individual and human rights.
The murders of Russian attorney Stanislov Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in Moscow earlier this year put a spotlight on this issue. According to the news reports about these killings, Russia does not seem to be a safe place for anyone who disagrees with or criticizes the government.
There should be many advantages and opportunities in the U.S. and Russia strengthening their relationship and cooperating in business and world issues. But if the Russia does not respect the basic rights of its own citizens, how can we trust them?
Jack in Virginia writes:
@ Robin,
You're right. The Russian government's suppression of individual rights is critical. It's just such a difficult issue to pressure Russia on. But, I do agree with you. We need to find better ways to encourage the Russian government and support the nation's citizenry to achieve greater freedoms.
Best, Jack
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
Rather than nagging President Medvedev about U.S. problems with Russia, why not ask Medvedv if we can help Russia solve its problems with us?
Russia needs larger trading partners. Russia's efforts to reach out to other nations should be encouraged by a White House request to Congress to repeal the Jackson-Vanik Amendment because the Soviet Union no longer exists; Jackson-Vanik is a rule without a reason and is counter-productive to good Russian relations.
Our huge war machine needs to be scaled back so that other nations no longer feel pressure to arm themselves and compete for military power. We don't need military bases in every nation on earth unless we intend to conquer them.
As we expand the war front across Pakistan, we cause problems for other nations whose citizens, along with our own, begin to wonder about our claim of "good intentions".
Our government's routine use of torture devices including LRAD weapons, Taser weapons, and irritant chemical weapons on U.S. citizens protesting summit meetings displays a shocking lack of humanity toward our own citizens.
When we subject our own citizens to police state tactics as we did in Pennsylvania recently, it sends a signal to the rest of the world that there is something wrong in America.
The average Russian reads the same news and wonder why NATO still exists after the Soviet state was dissolved and why our government is attacking our own citizens for simply assembling and protesting our government's policies, a right guaranteed to our people by our Constitution.
And of course, we simply must stop lying about who started the war in Georgia. We should retract that lie and admit the EU investigation into the war reached the correct conclusion that Russia did not start the war.
In fact, if the federal government stopped lying about almost everything, it would set a grand example for the rest of the world. Wouldn't it be nice if other leaders could rely on us to do what we promised to do? Wouldn't it be nice to start acting like real Americans?
Ron in New York writes:
The List (continued):
U.S. and Russia have a mutual responsibility to create a stable and secure geo-political reality in the lives of millions who were robbed of their economic and political freedoms during and following the cold war. In the context of the global economic crisis, and the ever-present threat of terrorism (nuclear), this may be job one for U.S.-Russia.
Donald in Virginia writes:
This is a no brainer. The sale of Nuclear Power, technology and Nuclear Weapons. Russia stockpiles hundreds of Nuclear arms, and God knows how many of those have been sold to other countries around the world. The world needs answers as to who they have been selling these deadly weapons to? I believe Russia should provide a list of accontability and show how responsible they can be to the public at large, the truth of their actions. Denying this list would be considered grave concern, because then that would prove Russia was hiding something from the world. The United States should equally provide a list, that way everyone knows what has been going on. Then maybe we all would know where everyone truly stands with the Nuclear threats in future.
Godspeed and Godbless
Ilia in Puerto Rico writes:
Important? Trustworthy.
Russia should be steadfast and truthful in dealing with United States, cooperative and determined to cope with the United States in world issues. Both nations can better the present and the future of other nations,the world. Russia should mean what it says. Be sincere. Do not backstab.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Putin to China? About Russia the thought which is personal. Very the thought which is a nation which is masculin. very...The part which is opened to the public makes the world only of the themselves, with the outside completely the secret strife which is discontinued enjoys the distribution process of power the Communist party (?)Is a nation which is an enemy ....................... where
Is late too and the thought holds, but Anyhow the market turban shell which says the thought which is personal charge says to a thought without. ?
Until now relationship with the United States militarily opposition and restraint the world decides the scope of each one in base, maintenance (?)Does and comes but .......................................................
Is China and simply escapes the economic structure which depends in the underground resources a new role and with appearance of new influence and will be had and, thinks new role is who arrived to the location must allocate.
Removes the disruption of the economic development which is intentional and throws away and to solve a food problem, - in future in what kind of method [ten] is new and explosive the light industries field which Russia is retrogressive must seek the newly rising market which - supports, the sudden development blooms little by little the policy to rear a civil field, market and makes the consumption patterns simultaneously and developing with the restraint influence which is bypassing the method will not be.The market which is charming wins and but climate opens to the public a many part because of national policy, has a difficult circumstance and develops too and is not but is not developed not to be, stands but thinks the nation. Yet the military power is a nation which is world-wide,
Recognizes the political system which Russia is unique and restraint agriculture and the light industries in compliance with cooperation develops and the heavy industries which is their strong point and a basic science part to induce the contact with the world which leads thinks the method which the thing is good. (Expands the influence from eastern Europe to, recently like former times expanding an influence easily by interference of China which has the buffer zone which is an enormous alliance body and a Mongo which are EU thinks. that is difficult,)
There is an instance which succeeds from durable consumer goods market of some enterprise in compliance with the difference and the enormous black market of poor and rich arrived to which degree critical point, sees. When attempting the activation of the domestic demand market in compliance with the common people as, sees.
Dave in Kentucky writes:
For those of you who believe that Russia had nothing to do with Georgia please take your blinders off. Russia is still trying to demonstrate that they have influence with countries all over the world. The point of Georgia is this - Russia can invade and NATO will do nothing about it - so why entertain the thought of Georgia joining NATO? Not to mention access to key Natural Gas supply lines to Europe.
Of real concern with Russia is their relationships with Iran, Venzeula, and North Korea. What are their intentions and what agenda are they fostering? They proclaim that they are contributing to the economic development of those countries but are involved in selling nuclear and military assets to those countries. They are not hammering swords into plows - they are selling the swords.
So, how do we counter such "economic development"? By working with Russia to develop alternative methods of energy production and working with Russian 'satellite countries' in becoming more self-sufficient.
Just a thought...
Evan in Massachusetts writes:
Russia's submarine reconnaisance missions off of America's east coast.
Russia extending its domination of the arctic by exerting military control and also invasion of Canadian arctic space
And of course Russia's relationship with Iran, but not to be neglected, their clandestine activities and connections as well as economic ties with Bolivia, Cuba, Venezuela, and a growing list of South American countries.
wake up call.
Ari in Massachusetts writes:
Dear Sec. Dr. Clinton et al,
ShALOHA from Harvard University & Massachuetts.
This is a very complex question and Russia is a highly important Global Partner. I will give 3 small ideas.
1) Iranian issues are easily solved with Russian & Chinese assistances, and therefore all nuclear related compliance points should involve the Russians at all levels, especially compliance requirements and military ideas.
2) Good Trade and warmer Relations with this Country should be a Maxim.
3) Cooperation in Space Programs for new Moon Base Defense Shield Issues and the Mars Colonies' projects is paramount for Exporation of the Solar System, sooner -AMEN.
Shantal in California writes:
There are several important issues facing the U.S. - Russia Relationship. There isn't just one. As far as cooperation on Afghanistan, I don't think that this will be much of an issue. Several other nations such as Greece and Germany have already pledged to continue sending troops. Though some countries be hesitant in backing U.S. completely in this conflict, they will have no problem back NATO.
Iran is an issue gaining strength everyday. I believe our people are misinformed concerning Iran and should do more research. First and foremost, Iran is not a country carrying WMD's or is a country in the process of gaining WMD's. The IAEA has not seen any evidence, therefore we have no reason to accuse Iran. I think the best thing for the U.S. do to in this situation is deal with Iran directly instead of using Russia as middle ground to pressure Iran.
Additionally, cross apply my analysis on Iran and blanket it across the Middle East. The Middle East should be dealt with directly, not indirectly through other countries. We should use diplomacy over force.
As far as the START agreement and Clinton-Lavrov comission goes, we should discuss these key issues with Russia and establish common ground to where reciprocity occurs with both parties. We should continue to push for nuclear disarmament, as this is something the U.S. has on their agenda.
Kari in Maryland writes:
For those caught "in the middle" in Central and Eastern Europe, it is important that the U.S. and Russia speak the same language.
However, this cannot be the rhetoric and policies of zero sum, revanchism, intimidation of the neighborhood and distrust of its own citizens and media, energy blackmail, etc. We can can only feel at ease when the Russian hierarchy comes to terms honestly with its country's past and acts responsibly and morally towards itself and others.
John in Wisconsin writes:
An open dialogue with regards to diplomatic relations. And above all a genuine effort to understand one another by listening to what the other has to say. We need to find a way to develop a climate for harmony. No more noodling around. It is getting pretty serious out there on this earth of ours. And now is the time for us as nations to heed the warning signs. And take things seriously. God bless you all for the jobs that you do for both countries.
T.M. in Indiana writes:
Russia's impoverished political class is a key issue. The number of people who could drop into the big chair in the U.S. is actually quite large. A dozen people contend for the White House and others could fill the job but do not have an interest. The list in Russia is much smaller. It is not the United States' business who is in or out of power in Russia but having such a powerful country with such a narrow political class leaves Russia vulnerable and is a danger to the world.
Steve in Wisconsin writes:
The most important issue between Russia and the U.S. in this upcoming round is getting cooperation on Iran. A strong incentive needs to be built for Iran to abandon it's nuclear program. The economic leverage for that has to be broad without promoting the idea within Iran that they can get out from under sanctions by threatening or engaging in interference in Afganistan or Iraq. Russia's cooperation is critical for distributing the risks that heavy sanctions will bring about, and help those sanctions stay effective.
Kamel in Tunisia writes:
I think it's time to enter Russia in Europe community like Turkey this is one solution.
Sidney in U.K. writes:
@ Evan in Massachusetts: Evan may be on cue.
Sooner or later, as you peel the onion of deception from the world's events over the last decade and a half, perhaps the 'third' party involvements will reveal themselves... I believe that the Defector from the KGB, now in Florida, may be quite correct: "Who said that the cold war was ever over?" This on CSPAN ...some months ago.
America seems to have a great deal of difficulty in accepting the truth when it is so simple and Americans seem to finally realize that their leadership is more involved in political associations to proxy themselves into a false sense of power, both over their constituents and the world stage than in dealing with reality.
There is no relationship with Russia beyond what the U.S. can provide them with; after all, it seems that they have the entire free world fighting what should be their war in actuality. It is their country which is logistically in peril, not the U.S., not the UK, not Europe ...think about it and whom has profited the most, politically and economically.
John in Wisconsin writes:
I very much appreciate everyones comments/thoughts/beliefs, with regards to the relations between the U.S. & Russia.
We are all so lucky. We have a forum to discuss and express our feelings about our world around us...Please consider those poor souls whom do not have this freedom. Think of these people as you form your views as to how we (all of us), can do something for a better end. Be realistic, and not overly academic/opinionated. Real people are at stake, real lives. All with a purpose for living. If your sitting on you bottom talking smart for the fun of it. STOP, and consider those who have not our oppotunities for much of anything. I would encourage all of us to take a more active role in seeking realistic solutions. Like the rest of you..I don't know what those solutions would/should be. But I'm so very greatful for those who are making an effort. I'm sure that all of us must feel the same way. I am a carpenter. I do my level best to build something that will stand the test of time. I work with animate objects. Those who only have the human condition (emotions) to contend with. ...Well God Bless Them. Because it has to be about one of the most selfless, thankless job out there. I have to close. Others have equally important things to say. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all spend the week together and wrangle this all out. Peace and salutations to all of you. I'm "Carpenter John" Ain't no anoumninity here. I practise/adhere to the "Cowboy way." If I've been wrong about anything let me know, please. I'm still learning like all of you. ...Thanks for listening. I'll get-off my horse now. JOHN


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Because of the many conventions in rails, renaming a model seem hard. You have to edit the model, the controller, the migrations and the tests. What would be the smart way to do it?
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Because of the many conventions in rails, renaming a model seem hard. You have to edit the model, the controller, the migrations and the tests. What would be the smart way to do it?
Edit the model, controller, migrations and the tests. ;-)
Or write a script to do it for you
then share it with the community. (There may already be one out there...)
Last edited by pjleonhardt (2006-11-18 01:23:20)
So there is no ready sollution in the framework? I'm surprised because Rails wants to be so agile.
There very well could be (though, I don't think so). There are many parts of rails that I've learned through reading blogs and forums because there is no official documentation for them.
This is definitely something the RoR team needs to work on.
I just realized that my text editor TextMate has a project wide find/replace tool. That makes renaming acceptable comfortable. The tool is activated by pressing shift+option+F
You can also use Aptana RadRails or probably plain old Eclipse.
For example, to change the 'tool' model to the 'machine' model:
Make a "working set" that includes the files that actually change from app to app: /app/*, /config/routes.rb, /test/fixtures/*, /test/functional/*, /test/unit/*. ("Project">>"Build Working Set">>"Select Working Set">>"New")
This will restrict the search to those files, so you aren't in danger of changing something in a plugin or gem.
Do a "File Search" in the working set for each term you're going to change: Start with the most specific, "Tools", then "Tool", then "tools", then "tool". After each "File Search," do a "Replace" (it seems you have to do the search first). So, you'll search for "Tools" and then replace "Tools" with "Machines". Next, you'll search for "Tool" and then replace it with "Machine", etc.
Finally, you do have to rename all the files by hand, but it is only a handful, compared to the hundreds of references (in various Capitalizations and pluralizations) scattered throughout your controllers, views, models, helpers, routes, and tests.
It isn't perfect, but better is better.
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I felt more power in my workouts with increase muscle strength and endurance, it also boost the libido
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More energy, less hunger = more weight loss!
not sure
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too early to tell bur exercise, diet and Argenine may be cheaper alternatives


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Giant cheetah
The Giant Cheetah (Acinonyx pardinensis) is an extinct species of big cat; its closest living relative is the modern Cheetah.
The lifestyle and physical characteristics of the Giant Cheetah were probably similar to that of its modern relative, except that the Giant Cheetah was the height of a lion at the shoulder (but, due to its light build, it weighed considerably less than a lion). It was roughly twice the size of today's cheetahs, putting it at around 120 kilograms (260 lb), and about 200 centimetres (79 in) from head to rump, not including a 140 centimetres (55 in) tail. Its reconstructed shoulder height was at 90 centimetres (35 in). It was a specialized sprinter with long limbs just like the modern cheetah and a back that was slightly longer. This back was highly flexible and allowed great propulsion during a sprint.[citation needed]
Just as with the modern cheetah, almost every aspect of Acinonyx pardinesis was specialized for running. The muzzle is short, nasal passage large for increased air intake during a strenuous sprint. To make room for the enlarged nasal passage, the maxilla was reduced and the anchorage for the canine roots was less, resulting in shorter canine roots and a shorter, more stout external canine, a characteristic seen in the modern cheetah. To lighten the weight of the animal, bone girth is reduced and the skeleton is lean and light, excellent for running but not fighting or coping with injuries, severe or minor. Its thoracic cavity was consumed by large lungs and a powerful heart. The intestines were probably shorter, to lighten the animal, and muscles not used for running were reduced. The diaphragm was connected to the movement of its gait and with the stretching phase of a stride, the expansion of space in the abdominal cavity pulled the diaphragm down and forced the animal to inhale, while the contractile phase compressed the lungs and forced air out, so it had no control over its breathing while running, a commonality of most quadruped sprinters. It was a fragile animal that could be killed by a simple sprain (if it meant the individual could not run well enough to hunt). Its tail was long, probably thickly furred, and relatively heavy; it was used as a counterweight to aid in quick directional changes when chasing prey.[citation needed]
One of the most complete skulls of this species is from the well-known French site of Saint-Vallier, but the best collection of postcranial bones came from the older site of Perrier in the Massif Central, including vertebral column and long bones of one individual were found. Unfortunately, the metacarpals were not recovered and so subsequent reconstructions depict them at the same length as the modern Acinonyx.[citation needed]
Distribution and habitat
Giant Cheetahs were present in Europe during the Early and Middle Pleistocene. The Giant Cheetah was found in Germany, France, and also in China and India. European cheetahs occurred alongside jaguars and leopards at some Middle Pleistocene localities, and it is possible that competition among the three contributed to the cheetah's decline. Its large mass and more worn claws (when compared to modern cheetahs) suggest it was less adapted to climbing, an ability that would continue to evolve until modern-day cheetahs appeared.
It could have preyed upon anything from small, contemporary muntjac deer, mountainous ibex and bighorn sheep, to elk and possibly sambar, prey that was considerably larger than the modern cheetah's ideal prey, the thomson's gazelle. The modern cheetah utilizes a specific hunting style seen nowhere else in the cat family [1]: on open plains, it locates prey and walks directly towards a group or individual, without crouching, with head and tail down. When it comes within suitable distance (usually 50 yards[2]), it sprints forward. The chase is fast and takes many turns until the cheetah uses an enlarged dew claw to hook the hind leg of the prey or smack its flanks to either knock it off balance or damage its Achilles tendon. When the prey falls to the ground, the cheetah suffocates it with a throat clamp, and after resting, eats as much as it can on the spot before being chased off by larger predators or occasionally having eaten all it can. This sequence of a chase over an open area and the hooking of the back leg is unique and often necessary for the cheetah: prey that does not flee is addressed with a great deal of confusion on the cheetah's part and is often left unharmed if it cannot be coaxed to flee.
Due to the skeletal structure of Acinonyx pardinensis, it is very likely that the larger species used a similar approach to hunting: it, too, bore a large dew claw and the lean form was definitely built for running. A stalk, sprint, trip, and kill was probably a commonality of the large species' hunting tactics. The modern cheetah almost always uses a throat clamp to suffocate prey and it is likely that this species of Acinonyx used this method of killing. Due to the small canines and weaker jaw muscles of both species, a muzzle clamp (seen in lions) or severing of the spinal cord (seen in jaguars) is generally not an option, so a throat clamp would have been used most prominently.
Lifestyle and behavior
Within the same species, as shown in the modern species Panthera onca, the South American jaguar and Panthera tigris, the Asian tiger, individuals in higher and colder areas acquire larger sizes. The fossil record for cheetahs is scarce. In contrast to Smilodon fatalis, severe injuries lead to death and there is no sign of cooperation as seen in the latter species of machairodont. Fossils suggest a lifestyle similar to the modern cheetah species: solitary, except for mothers a cubs and possibly siblings as seen with cheetah brothers, more specialized hunting tactics that narrow the number of species being hunted and therefore increasing the size of a territory and causing the species to be spread out more thinly than the much more adaptable modern Panthera pardus, or leopard. Vertebrate paleontologist Alan Turner suggests that "since it had the bodily proportions of the living cheetah, and since running speed is a reflection of stride length for a given stride frequency, such large animals may also have been capable of running somewhat faster than their living relatives, although greater weight may have countered any advantage of greater size. Whether they needed to run faster is less clear."[3] The motivation for Acinonyx pardinensis achieving large size could be to keep warm, to move faster, to subdue larger prey, or a combination of the three.
On the same field as the modern cheetah, it would have been a relatively successful hunter, very wary of injuries, and rarely came into contact with others of its species. It would have been cautious, preferred fleeing to fighting and would have been wary of prey that was too large and capable of injuring the cheetah. Cooperative hunting would generally have been out of the question and mortality rates in the young would have been high. The modern cheetah must stop running after about 60 seconds, or when its body temperature rises over 104 degrees Fahrenheit and this large species would have had these confines as well.
|This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. (June 2011)
- ^ Butchart, Duncan. "Big Cat Hunting Strategies". Living Library. http://www.wildwatch.com/living_library/mammals-2/big-cat-hunting-strategies.
- ^ "Cheetah Hunting Behaviors". http://www.spfdbus.com/JessZoo/Cheetahbabies/info/hunting.htm.
- ^ Turner, Alan (1997). Big Cats and their Fossil Relatives. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10229-1.


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Steinberg's WaveLab is one of those evergreen bits of music software. It seems to have been around since the dawn of time and it'll probably outlive everything. The first version actually came out way back in 1996, and since then, WaveLab's reputation as an audio editing and mastering heavyweight has never really been questioned. It's always been a top-flight application, providing metering and tweaking options that enable you to perfect your mixes with a high degree of accuracy.
At £470, Wavelab 6 is still a tad expensive for most, so Steinberg have now launched this cut-down edition. The question remains, though, as to whether most musicians really need a dedicated editing and mastering program these days, since many of the tools these contain are now available in DAWs.
WaveLab 6 Studio installs easily, though it requires a Steinberg Key (you get one in the box). Start the software up and you quickly discover that its feature-set is truly enormous: there are non-destructive multitrack editing tools, versatile clip-grouping options, a video track for syncing your sounds to picture and complex crossfades and transitions. What's more, the program is powered by an excellent sampling engine that runs at up to 192kHz.
Editing aspects
The editing aspects of the program are as flexible as you could possibly want them to be. Studio is suitable for all types of engineering -- whether you want to perform a quick top-and-tail or adopt a sample-accurate approach, it'll get the job done. Keyboard shortcuts and mouse modifiers make navigation simple, even for WaveLab newcomers, while batch processing and lightning fast undos of even the most complex functions mean there's little to frustrate you. Creating fades and cuts is a breeze -- you can even draw directly onto the waveform with the handy pencil tool -- and if you're a HALion owner, Studio can be used to define sample regions and loop markers.
The features mentioned so far are all well and good, but the fact is that most of them are also available in Cool Edit. Happily, though, WaveLab 6 Studio has plenty more to offer: once everything has been organised in the Audio Montage or wave editing section, you can apply a vast array of processing functions. There are all the offline effects you might expect, as well as the fantastic DIRAC timestretching and pitchshifting algorithm. This is one of the most artifact-free technologies on the market (at this price, anyway), so its inclusion is more than welcome.
Both the VST and DirectX standards are supported, but WaveLab's built-in plug-ins are so superb that it may be a while before you're tempted to try out any third-party mastering software. The multiband compression, EQs and limiters are all perfectly intuitive and very musical. There are also some professional audio restoration tools. Both DeNoiser and DeClicker could become essential when you need to recover messy takes or perhaps spruce up those old tape and vinyl recordings, while the Crystal Resampler is a deceptively simple plug-in that hides a beautifully clear-sounding algorithm to ease those sample-rate conversions.
The Master Section
The Master Section makes plug-in soloing, bypassing and tweaking profoundly simple, and WaveLab's comprehensive CD mastering tools will make you realise just how primitive the process of limiting a bunch of waves and stuffing them into Nero really is. If you want to add your own 'magic touch' to the path between exported mix and recordable media, Studio gives you a custom-built tool that's designed for the job.
Similarly, if some aspects of recorded sound are still a mystery to you, Studio's amazing analysis and metering options could be exactly what you need. Although the advanced Katz Metering is missing, you still get the Level/Pan Meter, Phase Scope, Spectrum Meter and Oscilloscope to help you out with your analysis duties -- this is especially useful for mastering. While daunting at first, these are great learning tools and have a good many practical applications. Casting a critical eye (as well as ear) over your mixes will really pay dividends.
While some compromises have been made in order to keep some distance between it and the full version (see the Spectral delivery boxout for more), WaveLab Studio certainly justifies its existence. It's perfect for those times when you really need to go 'in-depth' with your waves, and mastering outside your DAW is generally to be recommended. On the downside, Studio is a bit on the pricey side, although it does offer a hell of a lot. Only the highest of the high-end functions from WaveLab 6 have been cut out, but Studio costs less than half of that version's £470 asking price. Unless you're a total audio nut, you really won't miss the things that have been removed.


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There are shows and series I adore but never have the time to watch; "Top Chef" is one of them – I watched the first season back in the day but then never got to watch the following seasons, therefore it's been wonderful to watch the reruns at Sony for the past months.
* spoilers – seasons 1 through 7 *
Apart from Howard, which I thought truly deserved winning "Top Chef", I did not like all the other winners, up to season 7; by the end of each season I would promise myself not to watch the following season, but I guess that some TV shows are like bad habits we can't quit. :)
For some reason Sony went from season 5 to 7, so I can't comment on Voltaggio, but watching the season 7 finale a couple of days ago made me dislike Ilan even more (I was team Sam) while at the same time Hung grew on me – to watch him work like a horse to help someone else was really cool.
And you? Do you think the "Top Chef" wins have been fair? I'd love to hear your thoughts about it.
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Like pears apples are at their best now, in the fall, therefore this delicious gingerbread loaf could not wait until the end of the year to be part of my Christmas series; the loaf was easy to make and tasted even better two days later.
Apple, pecan and gingerbread loaf
from the absolutely beautiful Delicious - Australia
2/3 cup (150g) unsalted butter
150g soft dark brown sugar
½ cup minus 1 tablespoon (150g) golden syrup – I used corn syrup
200ml whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups + ½ tablespoon (250g) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
2 large eggs
2/3 cup (75g) pecans, roughly chopped
1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped into 1cm (½in) pieces
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Butter a 1.5l loaf pan*, line with baking paper and butter the paper as well.
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat combine the butter, sugar, and syrup and stir until melted. Stir through the milk and vanilla and allow to cool.
Sift the flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, baking powder and salt into a large bowl, make a well in the center and pour in the cooled milk mixture. Mix until smooth, then fold in the eggs, pecans, crystallized ginger and apple.
Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan over a wire rack for 5 minutes, then carefully unmold and transfer to the rack to cool completely (peel off the paper after the cake has cooled, because it's too soft while warm).
* I made the exact recipe above but there was too much batter for the 1.5l pan; I ended up baking the excess batter in a 4-cup capacity loaf pan
Serves 10-12
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Apple, pecan and gingerbread loaf + "Top Chef"
There are shows and series I adore but never have the time to watch; "Top Chef" is one of them – I watched the first season back in the day but then never got to watch the following seasons, therefore it's been wonderful to watch the reruns at Sony for the past months.
4 comments:
- Annie @ Annie's Noms said...
Oooh I would never have thought to put apples and ginger together, but this sounds so lovely I'm going to have to make. I'll have to omit the pecans as I'm allergic, so I won't get the same effect, but I'm sure it'll still be really scrummy :)
- September 06, 2012
- Laura (Tutti Dolci) said...
Beautiful loaf, I love anything with apples and pecans!
- September 07, 2012
- Simply bakes said...
What a beautiful loaf! Love the colours:D
- September 08, 2012
- Jane said...
What a fantastic recipe for autumn (here in Michigan, I mean!). I never get tired of baking with apples. This is a keeper.
- September 08, 2012


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Swerb's famous sauce was started last night and is ready for tomorrow.
Tonight is beef tenderloin at the mother in laws, a stop at an old man's house afterward (the guy I hunt with) and then tomorrow is at our house.
Growler of Erie Nights stout ready for tomorrow and I'm trying a braciole to go with the sauce and the pasta.
What are you guys up to, how do you annually celebrate the next couple days?


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CRYSTAL FALLS – After viewing video footage of the crime, Iron County Prosecutor Melissa Powell has decided to drop an unarmed robbery charge against an Iron River man accused of robbing the Citgo gas station in Caspian.
Powell said that video footage indicated that the defendant, 22-year-old Michael Dean Beauchamp, grabbed items from the store, but did not grab the clerk.
During a hearing in Iron County Trial Court on Monday, Beauchamp accepted a plea deal on the remaining charges.
He pleaded guilty to one felony count of larceny in a building. Powell then dismissed one felony count of resisting and obstructing a police officer and reduced his habitual offender status from fourth to third.
Beauchamp faces a maximum penalty of six years in prison when he is sentenced on April 15.
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: BrilliantIn full: Great scenery, friendly marshalls with plenty of water stations and jelly babies! the first half certainly puts you to the test as undulating and it's good to have the second half flatter! Will be back. Thank you to all.Date of review: September 17, 2015
In short: Best Race HQ I have ever been toIn full: Decided to do the half to save standing waiting for husband to do the full. Some serious hills but friendly marshals with lots of goodies made it a very hard but strangely enjoyable race. Nice medal and the chip timing guys were superb with individual printouts at the end.Date of review: November 18, 2013
In short: Glorious run in the Autumn sunshineIn full: Thanks to Sittingbourne Striders for a great race. Nice technical teeshirt and friendly marshals. Race HQ very nice too. Date of review: October 7, 2013
In short: Christmas has started!In full: Once again Maidstone Harriers put on a festive treat! Slick organisation with friendly faces everywhere make this one of my favourite races of the year! The mud this year was back with a vengeance but we were 5 minutes quicker so maybe I'm fitter!Date of review: December 10, 2012
In short: Excellent Marathon PrepIn full: As one of the race team just want to say well done to all the runners yesterday in not ideal conditions.There was a toilet queue but there is at every race I've been too and the there were also toilets on the seafront which were mentioned in the race information sheet sent to every entrant.Thanks to the First Time Race Director Andy for picking this race up and putting it back on the calendar!Date of review: March 5, 2012
In short: Festive FunIn full: Thanks Maidstone Harriers - great event, liked the new race HQ, lovely medal and teeshirt and a christmas pud! Date of review: December 11, 2011
In short: Was the mud replaced with more uphill bits this year!In full: Definitely drier than previous events but some superb sploshing opportunities! Great scenery and camaraderie. Terrific event - only gripe £10 for a replacement number is incredibly steep given the profits they must be making.Date of review: November 26, 2011
In short: Feeling hot hot HOT!In full: Well done Sittingbourne - a lovely route, friendly marshals and a nice touch for all of them to have extra water today! I had a nightmare of a run but that is probably down to me and the unseasonal weather - will come back when hopefully it won't be so hot and my face isn't the colour of a boiled lobster!Nice technical tee shirt too.Date of review: October 2, 2011
In short: The marshals were brilliantIn full: I was supporting club members today and have nothing but praise for the marshals where I was standing (about 12 miles). They were doing an excellent job coping with idiot drivers - especially the 4 x4 towing a trailer who seemed to have no idea that there were runners in the road!! THey were cheerful and supportive. Our club members enjoyed it despite the temperature - well done Halstead.Date of review: May 9, 2011
In short: The British Public make this event - thanks to them allIn full: Had an awful run so disappointing as it will definitely be my last London marathon. Too many people walking far too early in the race and spread across the road, far too many in Ipod/MP3's - what is the point when the crowd support and music round the route are what makes this event so special? Liked the sports bottles as it made it much easier but think the teeshirt is rubbish - I hope the money they saved on it actually gets donated to the London Marathon Charity.Date of review: April 26, 2010
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New meters = healthier fund
ALPENA – The City of Alpena has been losing revenue in its water fund for the last several years. The decline is due in part to maintenance costs to the existing system and because many of the water meters in the city are old and not reading properly.
To help rectify the problem Alpena Municipal Council approved installing new wireless meters that would accurately gauge the amount of water consumption, thus boost revenue. It also has been paying on loans and bonds taken out for past system projects that have come directly from the fund.
Clerk/Treasurer Karen Hebert said through November 2012 there was $297,000 in the fund, which was a decrease from $825,000 from the previous year. She said there are several factors that have caused the drop. She said the $1.5 million loan through United Water for the new meters and the installation comes with a $15,000 a month payment. She said repairs and maintenance that have been done also came with a large price tag.
"It has been decreasing for the last three years because we have done a lot of capital projects, including the new water meters," Hebert said. "We have also noticed there is a lower flow and usage has went down. We also have a 10 year maintenance plan on our two water towers which is $200,000 for the first couple of years, so that is significant."
Hebert said the city had taken out several low interest revolving loans from the state for capital improvements to the water system. She said many of them have become due and the payments come out of the water fund. The city has had a contract with Alpena Township for water, but the agreement expired last year. The two sides did not enter into a new contract yet because the city chose to take part in a water study, which will determine what the appropriate charge for the service to the township should be.
"Right now we have just agreed to carry on like things have been until we can get the water and sewer rate study done," Hebert said. "We will bring the results to council hopefully in March, decide what direction we want to go in and then get with the township and work on the rates with them. They are aware of the study and I believe they think it is a good thing too."
Before the new meters began being installed United Water said some of the meters were reading as much as 95 percent low and because of that some customers were not being charged what the use really was. Hebert said the project is nearing completion and it will take a significant period of time to see if there is an increase in revenue from the accurate measurements and how much it will be.
"It would be nice to have a cycle of about a year so we can check one year to another," Hebert said. "I'm really curious to see the numbers too. I know right now everyone is extremely happy with the new meters and the technology that comes with them. It is a new program and it is going to take some time to see the results."
The water fund is important because the city relies on the money for improvements to the water and sewer system. Because the fund has been depleting, the needed work has been delayed. An increase in revenue however could help make some of the needed work a reality.
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We've had TeaChat up for a number of years and every once in a while I feel the urge to redo the default icons on the site, but can never find the time to do a good job. I figured I'd ask if anyone has the time/ability/inclination to help on this projects and be rewarded with everlasting praise from the TeaChat community. Obviously a tea-theme would be appropriate for all/most of the icons.
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Bernice Zamora 1938–
(Born Bernice Ortiz) American poet.
The following entry provides an overview of Zamora's career through 1986.
A leading figure in contemporary Chicano poetry, Zamora is chiefly known for her widely acclaimed collection of verse, Restless Serpents (1976). Commentators have cited the work as a seminal exploration of such topics as Chicano culture, womanhood, the conflicts between men and women, and the power of poetry. Noting the significance of the volume's "tight, carefully crafted poems," Lorna Dee Cervantes has stated that Zamora "proves herself to be one of the most (if not the most) outstanding Chicana poets today."
Biographical Information
Born in Aguilar, a village in the mountainous coal-mining region of Colorado, Zamora grew up in the ethnically diverse city of Pueblo. She was raised in a Spanish-speaking home in which Chicano cultural and Roman Catholic religious traditions figured prominently. When Zamora began attending catechism classes as a child, her teachers discovered that she could read some English and advised her parents to confine her education to that language—a recommendation that Zamora, in retrospect, has resented. Following her graduation from high school, she married and began a family, returning to academic life in the mid-1960s. At that time, she enrolled at Southern Colorado University and eventually obtained an undergraduate degree in English. Continuing her studies at Colorado State University, Zamora received her graduate degree in 1972. She obtained a divorce in 1974 and relocated to California, matriculating at Stanford where she ultimately earned her doctorate in 1986. In 1976, together with José Antonio Burciaga, she published Restless Serpents. Informed by the rich tradition of Chicano verse, this volume has been described by Joe Olvera as her "major aesthetic statement on life and its inconsistencies." Zamora became seriously ill in 1980 and refrained from publishing and reciting new material, although she continued to write poetry, plays, and theoretical works. When she resumed her public poetry readings, she claimed that "public recitation" was a "cultural necessity for a Chicana poet" and "the best way to present poetry." Zamora has also worked on the journal De Colores and has helped edit the Chicano literary anthology Flor y canto IV and V (1980).
Major Works
Restless Serpents focuses largely on the struggle to obliterate boundaries between various kinds of groups. In such poems as "Let the Giants Cackle," Zamora attacks the Anglo community's indifference toward Chicano cultural traditions and the Spanish language. Noting how many Chicanos have been forced to learn English, she writes in this poem: "Words, words, English words—/ turds of the golden goose—/ words we picked up, wiped off, / cleaned up, prepared and served / as canapes to the lordly lords." In other pieces, such as "Sonnet, Freely Adapted" and "California," Zamora builds on and manipulates texts by William Shakespeare and Robinson Jeffers, respectively, in an attempt to delineate the degree to which the male patriarchy dominates Chicano—and Western—culture and devalues the contributions of women. Gender conflict and the search for equality are also central to Zamora's verse. In "Gata Poem" ("Cat Poem"), for example, the author exposes, with increasing vehemance, the myth of machismo in Chicano culture, while steadily elevating women to a position of equality with men. Other poems employ phallic symbols, drawing a parallel between the physical and emotional violation of women by men, exposing, as Olvera has noted, "the naked truth about the warring sexes." Critics have also observed the prominence of sexual and religious imagery, rituals, and language throughout Restless Serpents. "Penitents," for instance, compares sadomasochistic rites to traditional Roman Catholic customs related to Christ's suffering and death. Commentators generally agree that the snake is the most forceful symbol in Zamora's work; the serpent, an androgynous image, is associated with cult practices of the Aztecs and recalls the historic and mythic origins of the Chicano people as well as the power of evil. In "Stone Serpents," for example, the snake appears as a graven idol carved into a castle's sustaining pillars, suggesting that an oppressive, patriarchal socioeconomic system supports the world's manifold injustices. The final poem of the book, "Restless Serpents," draws upon religious imagery in its discussion of the creative process as a ritualized act of faith. Here the serpent takes on a bisexual significance, representing Zamora's effective blending of masculine and feminine elements in her verse.
Critical Reception
Although Zamora has only published a single volume of poetry, her work has engendered considerable critical discussion. In general, reviewers have praised her verse for its lyrical beauty, evocative power, and complexity of thought and feeling. Many commentators, such as Bruce-Novoa and Marta E. Sánchez, have asserted that Zamora's strength lies chiefly in her severe imagery. Others, like Cordelia Candelaria, have commended the author for introducing "indispensable feminist and feminine threads to the still largely androcentric tapestry of contemporary American literature." Although she recognizes the feminist elements of her poetry, Zamora has stated that she published Restless Serpents for a Chicano community that has been "accused of not being a literate, thinking group," adding that she hopes her verse will help minority students, particularly Chicano youth, "to feel part of the world."
Principal Works
∗Restless Serpents [with José Antonio Burciaga] (poetry) 1976
Flor y canto IV and V: An Anthology of Chicano Literature [editor, with José Armas] (anthology) 1980
∗This collection contains two separates volumes—the first being Zamora's Restless Serpents and the second containing Burciaga's verse.
Bruce-Novoa (review date Spring-Summer 1977)
SOURCE: A review of Restless Serpents, in Latin American Literary Review, Vol. V, No. 10, Spring-Summer, 1977, pp. 152-54.
[Juan D. Bruce-Novoa, who frequently writes under just his surname, is a distinguished Hispanic poet and critic. In the following review, he offers a laudatory assessment of Restless Serpents, noting thematic and stylistic aspects of the collection.]
[In Bernice Zamora's Restless Serpents, the] restless serpent is sign, heart, and being of a world fraught with meaning always just beyond our rational grasp, a little too ambiguous to be nailed down, too unsettling to be comfortably defined and forgotten; in others words: poetry, language that creates itself as the surface upon, by and in which the ineffable can manifest itself in the world.
What attracts me in Zamora's poetry is that in spite of the directness of the voice and its worldly substance, something escapes, like the mystery of the penitent rituals in those sacred moradas, or the identity of the caretaker of the pool of drowning seasoned dead, or the faces of our interrogators in the anteroom of some lost temple, or the underlying logic which unites the chopping of wood, the praying of a rosary, and a young girl entering an outhouse, and demands the death of a goat in the morning. These and more escape, but how firmly they remain fixed in the mind is measure of Zamora's success.
Zamora's world is best summed up in "On living in Aztlán."
We come and we go
But within limits,
Fixed by a law
Which is not ours;
We have in common
the experience of love
-after Guillevec
It is a world of limitations and definitions imposed from the outside, often by strangers, but at times—much too often it seems—by those close to us; and in our prison, we love each other, and love unites us. Yet, this significant poem, while it displays the essential elements of Zamora's poetry, falls short of its true dynamics in the way it calmly separates the...
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Bernice Zamora with Bruce-Novoa (interview date September 1978)
SOURCE: An interview in Chicano Authors: Inquiry by Interview, by Bruce-Novoa, University of Texas Press, 1980, pp. 203-18.
[In the following interview, which was originally conducted via correspondence in September 1978, Zamora discusses various aspects of her life and work as well as the current state of Chicano literature.]
A prolific poet, Bernice Zamora had published widely in journals before the publication of Restless Serpents (1976), yet, as José Montoya indicates in his interview [also in Chicano Authors: Inquiry by Interview], it is a sad commentary on the male bias which predominates in the Chicano literary establishment—a mere reflection of...
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Joe Olvera (review date October 1979)
SOURCE: A review of Restless Serpents, in The American Book Review, Vol. 11, No. 2, October, 1979, p. 20.
[In the following review of Restless Serpents, Olvera elucidates the work's major themes—religion, sexuality, love, and gender warfare—concluding that Zamora's poetry reflects the reality of the human condition.]
The first time I met Bernice Zamora, I was totally impressed with her vibrant, "welcome-to-the-fold" personality and mentality. Her fine form emanated auras of bright colors as she modulated and entertained the struggling writers under her care. At the time, she was a doctoral candidate at Stanford University, while teaching some...
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Marta E. Sánchez (essay date Fall 1980)
SOURCE: "Inter-Sexual and Intertextual Codes in the Poetry of Bernice Zamora," in MELUS, Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall, 1980, pp. 55-68.
[In the following essay, Sánchez examines Zamora's focus on relationships between men and women in "Sonnet, Freely Adapted," "California," and "Gata Poem." She also discusses intertextual aspects of these works, noting how they have been influenced by and respond to other texts.]
In Restless Serpents, her first collection of poems, Bernice Zamora presents us with a poetry of conflict. Most of these poems attempt to redefine relationships between men and women, and the conflict which propels them, as sexual. Sexual dilemmas motivate...
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Cordelia Candelaria (essay date Winter 1980)
SOURCE: "Another Reading of Three Poems by Zamora," in MELUS, Vol. 7, No. 4, Winter, 1980, pp. 102-04.
[Candelaria is an American educator, poet, and critic who frequently writes about Chicano and Hispanic literature and culture. In the following essay, a response to Marta E. Sánchez's reading of "California," she offers additional insights into the poem, viewing it "as a lyrical completion of Jeffers's ('Roan Stallion'), not as a feminist departure from it."]
Marta E. Sánchez's article, "Inter-Sexual and Intertextual Codes in the Poetry of Bernice Zamora," in the Summer 1980 issue of MELUS was a welcome example of solid criticism on Chicano poetry. While her...
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Bernice Zamora with Wolfgang Binder (interview date 12 May 1982)
SOURCE: An interview in Partial Autobiographies: Interviews with Twenty Chicano Poets, edited by Wolfgang Binder, Verlag Palm & Enke Erlangen, 1985, pp. 221-29.
[In the following interview, originally conducted in May 1982, Zamora discusses the origin of her poetic vocation, her major literary influences, and her contribution to twen-tieth-century Chicano literature.]
[Binder]: When were you born and where?
[Zamora]: I was born in Aguilar, Colorado, a little village at the foot of twin mountains called Spanish Peaks in Southern Colorado, on January 20, 1938.
Which members of your family had immigrated to the US?...
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Bruce-Novoa (essay date 1982)
SOURCE: "Rituals of Devastation and Resurrection: Bernice Zamora," in his Chicano Poetry: A Response to Chaos, University of Texas Press, 1982, pp. 160-84.
[In the excerpt below, Bruce-Novoa examines the snake image and the importance of ritual in Restless Serpents, stating that Zamora's poetry "traces the move from sacred to profane structuring of society and attempts to find relief from the concomitant loss of meaning and alienation which that change produces."]
Having been born into a family that can trace its presence in Southern Colorado and New Mexico back some two centuries; having grown up among rural, traditional people who practiced the centuries-old...
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Marta E. Sánchez (essay date 1985)
SOURCE: "The Dramatization of a Shifting Poetic Consciousness: Bernice Zamora's Restless Serpents," in Contemporary Chicana Poetry: A Critical Approach to an Emerging Literature, University of California Press, 1985, pp. 214-68.
[In the following excerpt, Sánchez identifies Zamora's cultural and literary influences, particularly that of American poet Robinson Jeffers, contending that Zamora's verse reveals the conflict between three opposing identities: woman, Chicana, and poet.]
You insult me
When you say I'm schizophrenic.
My divisions are
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José David Saldívar (essay date Spring 1986)
SOURCE: "Towards a Chicano Poetics: The Making of the Chicano Subject, 1969–1982," in Confluencia, Vol. 1, Spring, 1986, pp. 10-17.
[In the following excerpt, Saldívar offers a thematic and stylistic analysis of "So Not to Be Mottled."]
While a Chicano poetics must be holistic, must include the constitutive material nature of the culture relative to the individual, it must be distinguished from orthodox social theory. I begin [then] … with the self-evident claim that conventional social theory is not often concerned with the ethnopoetic or feminist consciousness of the historically situated author and/or reader of a text. This failure of social theory to deal with...
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Cordelia Candelaria (essay date 1986)
SOURCE: "Chicano Poetry, Phase III: The Flowering of Flor y Canto," in Chicano Poetry: A Critical Introduction, Greenwood Press, 1986, pp. 137-74.
[In the excerpt below, Candelaria offers cultural and intertextual readings of the poems collected in Restless Serpents.]
Although Bernice Zamora has been publishing in alternative periodicals since 1970, her first book, Restless Serpents, did not appear until 1976. The warmth of the reception for her book has not been diminished by the absence of a sequel, though it would be received with great interest. "Her poetry is strong and sure of itself," writes [Joe Olvera in American Book Review 2, no. 2...
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Further Reading
"Contemporary Chicana Poetry." Nuestro (March 1986): 35-9.
Feature article based on an interview with Marta Ester Sánchez upon the publication of her Contemporary Chicana Poetry: A Critical Approach to an Emerging Literature. Sánchez comments on Zamora's work as well as that of Lucha Corpi, Alma Villanueva, and Lorna Dee Cervantes. Selections of Zamora's poetry are included.
Ordóñez, Elizabeth J. "The Concept of Cultural Identity in Chicana Poetry." Third Woman 2 (1984): 75-82.
Examines the search for cultural heroes and a cultural identity in the...
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My name is Rory Freedman, and I'm a food addict. There. I've said it. Granted, I'm half-kidding. But only half.
A few months ago, I started to feel a little under the weather. And that pretty much never happens to me because I generally take such good care of myself. But I had a few nights that I didn't get enough sleep, and a couple of days that I didn't eat well and I smooched a boy I later found out was sick. I'm not blaming him if I was in my usual healthy state, it wouldn't have mattered. I take full responsibility for having a compromised immune system. (But I do have to say: What kind of an asshole kisses a girl without telling her he's sick?! Douche bag. Blah, blah, blahI was sick. I didn't want to take antibiotics; I haven't taken them in forev. But my body was taking a long time to get well. So I made the decision then and there to do a juice fast. When we eat, our bodies' energy goes to work on the food, breaking it down and sorting it all out. When we don't eat, our bodies energy goes to work on us, getting around to all the shit it stored while we were eating. A juice fast would keep me nourished and satisfied, but would allow my body to tackle whatever that dirty boy infected me with.
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