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Dear Peyton,
I wanted to take the time to thank you for your unparalleled contributions to not only the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, and the NFL as a whole, but also to our shared alma mater, the University of Tennessee, and the entire sport of football. The amazing positive impact you have had on the cities of New Orleans, Knoxville, Indianapolis, and Denver, as well as countless other communities, is absolutely astounding. There is an endless list of accomplishments, both on and off the field, that will be written about, talked about, and discussed for years to come. For now though, I will leave all of that to others, and will take this opportunity to instead thank you for the personal impact you have had on my life.
The incredible influence you have had on my life is immeasurable. You have quite literally helped shape my life into what it is today on every level possible: academically, professionally, and personally. My dad is a Tennessee alum, and my mom likes to say I was "brainwashed from Day 1" but I just like say my dad raised me the right way: to bleed Tennessee Orange. I grew up in Lawrence, Kansas and stuck out like a sore thumb as a lone (but very bright) spot of orange in the sea of crimson and blue called 'Jayhawk Country' but I will never forget sitting with my dad and watching you throw touchdowns to Joey Kent on Saturdays. That is when I became a football fan. That is why I became a football fan. I was barely six years old when you announced your decision to become a Tennessee Volunteer and there was no way for anybody to know then just how big of a spark that would provide for the direction my life has taken in the 22 years since that moment.
I remember it all. I remember when you decided to return to Tennessee for your senior year. I remember watching you lead a second half comeback against Auburn in the 1997 SEC Championship game. I remember getting a signed Tennessee jersey for Christmas the year before with an autograph that reads "To Weller, Peyton Manning #16" across the six. I remember sitting in my Mema's kitchen and watching the 1998 NFL draft as you were selected first overall by the Indianapolis Colts. I remember your MVP seasons. I remember your record-breaking performances. I remember feeling the elation from every win and the anguish after every loss. But most importantly, I remember making the decision to move to Knoxville and thinking about how cool it would be to walk around on the same campus that Peyton Manning walked around on, sit in the same lecture halls that Peyton Manning sat in, and in the end, being able to say that I have the same alma mater as Peyton Manning.
Initially, I had decided to stay in Lawrence and attend the University of Kansas as a mathematics major, and though I was still in Lawrence, my heart was always in Knoxville. For that reason, I decided to take a few years off from school, move to Knoxville and wait to earn in-state tuition before officially transferring to the University of Tennessee. It was a hard decision to make, but having the knowledge that choosing to go to Tennessee was also a hard decision for you helped give me the courage to make that same choice, which has turned out to be the best decision I have ever made in my life.
At Tennessee I switched my major to sport management because I knew I wanted to work within the world of sport, and more specifically, I wanted to work in football. I have no doubt that this desire was born from watching you play for so many years, and even though I wasn't athletically gifted enough to make an impact on the sport as a player in the same way that you have, I knew that I was smart enough and driven enough to still be able to contribute to the sport in my own way if I was willing to work hard enough for it. You inspired this belief through years of talking to the media about how even if you weren't always the most talented or athletic person on the field that you knew you would work harder than anyone else out there. You mentioned it again today in your retirement press conference saying, "there were other players who were more talented, but there was no one who could out-prepare me and because of that I have no regrets." I hope that at the end of my career, I will be able to look back and have a similar sentiment.
For now I will settle for having a similar sentiment toward UT, because I will forever cherish the time I spent in Knoxville. In May of 2014 I was finally able to officially say that I proudly share the same alma mater as Peyton Manning. Not only did I complete my life-long dream of graduating from the University of Tennessee and being able to work in the athletic department during my time there, but I also met my soon-to-be wife. And it should be noted that we literally picked the date of our wedding (June 18, 2016) based on the fact that it contains your jersey numbers from your time in the NFL and at Tennessee.
After completing my undergraduate degree I had to figure out how to best prepare myself for my new dream of pursuing a career in football analytics. To do this I needed to study under the tutelage of Dr. Kevin Mongeon, a professor who specializes in sport analytics at a university in Canada. This meant having to make another hard decision. However, this time it was choosing to leave Tennessee. Nearly two years later, I am now wrapping up my master's degree (with a thesis that focuses on fourth downs in the NFL) and have been working part-time in the Buffalo Bills' football analytics department for about a year.
After I graduate, I am hoping to find employment with a team and start my own career in the NFL. It has been 28 years, but the first year of my life (1988) was the same year you started playing organized football as a seventh grader. The first year that I will be able to work full-time in football (2016) is the same year you announced that you would no longer be playing. Over the course of that time, I couldn't have asked for a better hero from a fan's standpoint. More importantly, I couldn't have asked for a better person to serve as my inspiration to pursue my academic dreams, my idol for what I would like to accomplish with my professional goals, or my role model for who I strive to be as a man.
In your press conference today you said, "I cherished my time in Knoxville, especially my senior year. And I want Vols fans everywhere to know the unique role that you've played in my life." I wanted to write this letter to you to turn the tables on that quote, because I want you to know the unique role that you've played in my life, and that I will be forever grateful for it.
Thank you, Peyton. You truly are the greatest of all time.
Weller Ross
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The Internet Is Unambiguous Evil!
"I was a happily married man – two kids, a wife, a mistress and an almost unnatural interest in strippers. Then, I got hooked on the internet. Now, I have no time or energy for infidelity, as all of my time is taken up planning family vacations and helping my kids learn about history using the enormous resources of the web. It has certainly ruined my fun."
- Marcel Crayon,
"Before, when I would buy drugs, I would have no idea what to do with them, so they used to sit, untaken on my side board. After years of buying drugs, but being unable to take them due to ignorance, I had pounds of crack, heroin and reefer stashed in my house. Then, thanks to the internet, I learned how to take them, using a vacuum cleaner, a car battery and a small dog. I am literally out of my mind all of the time and my life has turned to sh*t. Thanks a lot, internet! I say, 'turn it off!' "
- Jeremy Fagin, Los Santos, San Andreas
"Growing up in a strict religious house hold, I did not know what a penis or a vagina was. Then I got hooked on the internet. Now, I am ashamed to admit I have both."
- Name withheld
"I never believed the government lied to us, or wasted tax on frivolities like unnecessary wars or government perks. Now, thanks to the horrors of the internet, I have discovered the truth. I hate the web. I preferred living in ignorance."
- Name withheld
"I am a mentally unstable sociopath and pedophile who liked to prey on unsuspecting children. Now, because of the internet, everyone is only too aware of the dangers posed by creepy men befriending young children. It's quite simply ruined my life."
- Derrick Hale,
"I've always had a healthy sexual appetite. Around the time I hit puberty, I became sexually fixated with my grandmother. I could not get her out of my mind. People told me it was wrong, but I honestly believed that they were lying. If it feels so right, how can it be wrong, right? Wrong! I heard about the interweb. I went online expecting to discover a whole secret society of people JUST like me who loved much elder relatives, and hoped that for the first time since I gave up fantasizing about my sister, I could feel normal. How wrong I was. No one is obsessed with their grandma aside from me. I am a complete freak, and completely alone. The internet has ruined EVERYTHING. The worst of it is I STILL LOVE HER!"
- Brain Baylor, Shady Pines

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North Side bank robber at large; suspected getaway jitney driver arrested
1 arrest made after hold-up at Citizens Bank on Metropolitan Street in Chateau
Pittsburgh police have arrested the alleged getaway driver after a bank robbery Thursday in the Chateau area of the city's North Side.
VIDEO: One arrest made; see the surveillance photos
According to police, the Citizens Bank in the 1600 block of Metropolitan Street was robbed about 3:36 p.m. by an African-American man wearing a tan mask or stocking over his face.
The man jumped over the counter and demanded that tellers open their drawers before he grabbed the money and hopped back over the desk, police said. He tripped on his way out, dropping a baseball cap and some of the cash, police said. (Photos: Bank robber trips on way out)
Police said the robber fled the bank and jumped into a red SUV parked nearby. Witnesses said the driver had trouble starting the vehicle and two passengers were heard telling him to "hurry up," according to police. He eventually got the vehicle started and nearly struck a police car that was en route to the bank, police said.
Investigators say they found the vehicle on Sheffield Street after the driver flagged down an officer, claiming he had been carjacked by the bank robber. That driver later admitted to being a jitney driver, who helped the robber getaway from the bank.
That driver is identified as 38-year-old Christopher Clinton, and told investigators he had driven the same man away from another robbery at a Bloomfield PNC Bank in September. Clinton is facing a conspiracy charge, but the robber himself has not been caught.
Anyone with information is asked to call the robbery squad at 412-323-7151.


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Ever wondered what it might be like to experience a wingsuit flight? Now you can thanks to BASE jumper and wingsuit flyer Patrick Kerber. The Suunto ambassador gives an incredible bird's eye view of some recent Alpine flights in his latest video.
To get your shot of aerial adrenaline, click on the player and let Patrick take you on an eye-opening journey.
To discover more, check out Patrick's Movescount links from the flights, which were from the peaks of Fisistock and Titlis in the Swiss Alps. They contain the full details of where he jumped, his speed and distance.
"They're listed as trekking," jokes Patrick. "Well, it is how I got there!" One detail missing? Patrick's heart rate. But we can take a guess at that — it was high!


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Which reminds me: Will Rogers, who was a Cherokee, said:
"I love being down here in pilgrim country. I bet you when the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and they had the whole of the American continent to themselves, and all they had to do to get another 160 acres was to kill another Indian, you know, well, I bet they kicked at the cost of ammunition. Now, I hope my Cherokee blood is not making me prejudiced, but it was only the generosity of the Indians that allowed the pilgrims to land in the first place. Suppose it was the other way around. Yeah, my ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower. They met the boat."
And also:
"This is Thanksgiving. It was started by the Pilgrims, who would give thanks every time they killed an Indian and took more of his land. As years went by and they had all his land, they changed it into a day to give thanks for the bountiful harvest."


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I Have run into this problem 2-3 times last week, so I wanted to remind people about the issue.
The error you see is that your Lync or OCS Front End service centers will not start and errors a la the following is logged in your event viewer:
The evaluation period for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 has expired. Please upgrade from evaluation version to the full released version of the product.
Failed to activate Office Communications Server Standard Edition Server on machine R2 SE.NWTraders.com
Or in Lync
The evaluation period for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 has expired. Please upgrade from evaluation version to fully licensed version of the product.
There are 2 possible sources of error for this:
You (or the colleague who usually gets the blame) made a mistake
It installed the eval version of Lync and the 180 days are now gone, so the product has expired
Find the full version of Lync, copy it locally into the server and run:
msiexec.exe / fvomus server.msi EVALTOFULL = 1 / qb
If it comes back with a message that it can not upgrade FULL to FULL, then the next source of error is:
Microsoft made a mistake
Or rather they have addressed a critical issue in their CryptoAPI (and we're happy for that), but this correction criples OCS and Lync (and LCS for that matter), so the product think it is running on an evaluation version. The error is described here:
and solved by setting a registry setting or running OCSASNfix.exe from a command prompt.
Good luck out there!


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英文原文: changes the way it counts Android version adoption
posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 3rd Apr 2013 13:19 UTC
Google has changed the way it's counting devices running particular Android versions. "Beginning in April, 2013, these charts are now built using data collected from each device when the user visits the Google Play Store. Previously, the data was collected when the device simply checked-in to Google servers. We believe the new data more accurately reflects those users who are most engaged in the Android and Google Play ecosystem." The change does actually make sense - reflecting the kind of usage developers are interested in - but the fact that this also makes Jelly Bean jump from 16% to 25% surely played an important role here too. This means that Ice Cream Sandwich and later now account for about 54% of Android devices in use.


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TV Land Greenlights New 'Cougar' Series From Mike Fleiss, a New Dating Show in Which a Mature Woman Chooses From a Batch of Eligible Young Men
Mike Fleiss ('High School Reunion' and 'The Bachelor') Set to Executive
NEW YORK, May 1 -- TV Land announced today the pickup of a
new elimination dating series, Untitled Cougar Project, where eligible
young men vie for the attention of a sexy and accomplished mature woman
(the Cougar). Through a series of creative and romantic challenges, the men
will be eliminated weekly -- all at the discretion of the Cougar. The
network will produce one-hour episodes slated to air in early 2009. Casting
for participants has begun nationwide. Casting information can be found at
This series is the latest in TV Land's aggressive programming agenda
that is now primarily focused on serving up original programming content
for viewers in their 40s and 50s. The channel's recent original series
"High School Reunion," which was also produced by Mike Fleiss, delivered
triple-digit gains across the network's target demo, Adults 25-54, and
double-digit gains among the network's core audience, Adults 40-54.
"We are thrilled to unleash this wild project onto TV Land's schedule
and join other successful and fun-filled shows like 'High School Reunion'
from Mike Fleiss," stated Keith Cox, executive vice president, original
programming and production. "The TV Land audience is looking for
entertainment with interesting and compelling storylines -- something
Fleiss has proven he can deliver to our audience."
Untitled Cougar Project is produced by Next Entertainment in
association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss serves as executive
About Warner Horizon Television:
Warner Horizon Television is one of the entertainment industry's
fastest- growing television companies, specializing in the creation of
scripted series for the cable marketplace, and primetime reality series for
both network and cable. Founded in 2006, this second production entity
allows the Warner Bros. Television Group to expand its programming
offerings and explore creative options made possible under a new business
About TV Land:
TV Land is dedicated to presenting the best in entertainment on all
platforms for consumers in their 40s and 50s. Armed with a slate of
original programming, acquired classic shows, hit movies and full-service
web site, TV Land is now seen in over 90 million U.S. homes.
About MTV Networks
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the
world's leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 150 channels worldwide, owns and
operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC
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300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless
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If you have never made an easel card before you can find the instructions HERE.
Here is the sketch:
Well, today is my sweetie's birthday and he took off work and we are going to run away for the day and do something just the two of us. Not sure what that is yet, but right now I just don't care what we do as long as we just get out the two of us and have a little fun.
I had a great weekend. The weather was just perfect. The birthday party I hosted for my friend was full of lots of fun, good friends, good food and a perfect night in my book. Went to church, great message and always love to see my church family weekly. Got to spend part of the day with my mom, dad and sister and Jim. Eric visited his mom while I visited mine (we splited and divided to save same time in our day) and then we went to the nursing home together to see Eric's step-mom. Then I came home and played a yard game with Avery, then fell in the hammock and took a little nap, which was very much needed after this busy week. It was a great day in all and now I have tomorrow to look forward to as well.
Thanks for lurking by and may your week hold much JOY!


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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Tom, live in the streets
9 comments:
- Dustin Brewer said...
Good work.
- September 2, 2008 at 9:38 PM
- Unknown said...
I'm from Minneapolis, and only wish I was there in the crowd. The truth has a voice called: "Rage Against The Machine."
- September 2, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- nofear said...
I will be there tonight because I happen to like your music and agree with many of your views. However, it's not a coincidence to why you showed up late for a concert that you were never invited to in the first place. Did you show up late because your car broke down or because the police stopped you from doing so? Oh, that's right, you were providing meals to the homeless at the dorothy day center across from the xcel energy center. I don't think so. No, you had a plan and you followed through. It was smart to do so, because people apparently think you can walk on water and can do no wrong as long as you speak for the "voiceless."
The man kept you down, right? I was there so I guess I can't be as naive as you. They don't call it a political agenda because you were just sitting around looking for something to do on a Tuesday night. I'm not being judgmental; I am merely pointing out that people who can think for themselves know that there are very few coincidences in this world. The band's message would be better received by the masses if it was told outright and truthfully rather than subtle shadow moves and taking advantage of protesters who really feel like they can make a difference. In the end, the band gets publicity as "rebels", the little people are left wanting, and nothing changes. To take advantage of humanity's lust for violence and disorder is the exact opposite of peace. You can say that big brother has done America wrong all you want, but then let me know how that is changing while protesters count the days on their cell wall while Rage goes on to disrupt this country even more. Good Luck with that.
- September 3, 2008 at 3:04 AM
- Bakersfield Bubble said...
Keep up the good work!
- September 3, 2008 at 8:12 AM
- Moase said...
err... nofear, did you actually listen to what Zach was said to the crowd? He said that it was not RATM that the police were afraid of, it was the crowd, the people. The same people the Republican party are afraid of. They certainly weren't trying to steal the limelight, if that is your criticism? What is exactlly your point? The event was part organised by 'substance', a group that aims to merge musicians and political action. Job done...
- September 3, 2008 at 9:04 AM
- getajob said...
Yes -- Millionaire musicians taking it to 'the man'. Give me a break. Watching the video of the impromtu concert made me think - "the world really is full of idiots". Talk about a group of mindless sheep. The only reason RATM was there was because they have a concert in MPLS tonight. If Anarchy was reality -- well -- it probably wouldn't be anarchy -- but if we could get away with anything with no consequences -- then all you idiots would be the first on our list to get a lesson taught to you. Because most of us non-idiots realize there are laws for a reason (most of them made because of idiots like you that need babysat all the time) we can't touch you because we have jobs and homes and don't want to get sued by you (when you decide 'the system' is convenient. So we have to settle for watching you get arrested by the cops, which is pretty funny. It is sad that you all think this really makes a difference. Why don't you take all this energy and volunteer somewhere, work at a shelter or soup kitchen. That kind of stuff truly affects someones life and makes a difference. Listening to a couple of dudes on a megaphone who are in it for the money -- doesn't make you an activist -- makes you a chump.
- September 3, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- Honest Lee Son said...
Haters. Tom, keep doing your thing. I was there as well, and appreciated what you guys had to say. Labor day as well. Very cool to see someone still standing up and giving some attention to folks and causes that need it. Thank you.
- September 3, 2008 at 8:43 PM
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- September 3, 2008 at 9:39 PM
- buddahflygrl said...
I actually missed both events in Minneapolis/St.Paul...but have seen you all in action plenty of times...your spirit and passion has been missed greatly. It couldn't be more of a perfect time for you to use your voices and your energy. Everyone needs to rise up and stop talkin smack...it's time to get it right this time. It's people like you that use your position the right way...to reach the people and encourage people who don't use their voice to "get up" and "speak up"...you can hate all you want but nothing is going to go anywhere unless we do something about it now! So RALLY as peacefully as possible and fight for what you want NOW, not later when your RIGHT to fight won't be an option. Peace
- September 3, 2008 at 9:46 PM


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For this final week, your response post and your personal blog entry are both due on Friday, May 10. These will be your final assignments for the course.
(due May 10 by 11:59 pm)
RESPONSE/DIALOGUE: After engaging in the elements of Chapter 11, dive into one or two things that you found interesting or engaging. Explain why, and how this may help you in the evaluation of genre or film in general.
Final Personal Blog Post: As we wrap this semester I'd like you to reflect and think back on what we've covered together this semester. Address one (ONLY ONE) of the following questions/writing prompts and post this as your final personal movie blog assignment (on your own site) with the titles listed below. Make sure you add three photos and three links to your post to be consistent with your other original blog posts. This should be a 400-word minimum (no maximum) post.
Option 1: Blog post title: "Exploring Film Criticism with a New Perspective" – questions to consider when writing this: How has your perspective on film criticism changed? Do you approach film viewing differently? Are there elements of filmmaking that you are more in tune with now? Do you appreciate things about film now that you didn't before? Was there one thing or several things that triggered new thoughts for you?
Option 2: Blog post title: "Film Criticism = Past-Perfect" – Have you found that the issues and topics we covered served as a reminder or reinforcement of what you already knew? If so, touch on those things.
Option 3: Blog post title: "Film Criticism = Critical Thinking in Action" – How can using the elements of film criticism we explored together help you (and others) examine other arts (music, TV, video games, literature, etc.)?
Option4: Blog post title: "Film: Why it Matters." In a world divided by politics, culture, gender, and societal choices – how can film criticism impact humanity in a positive way?
Option 5: Blog post title: "Why Understanding Film History Should Matter to Film Critics."
Part 1 and Part 2 should be completed by Friday, May 10 at 11:59 pm.


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mul·ti·cul·tur·al·ism – Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture.
The above is a definition that has transformed from mere idea to veritable philosophy to near religion for millions of people in this country and around the world. Those who espouse the multiculturalist viewpoint generally believe the cultural dominance of any particular nation or region should be discarded in favor of a social standing that is indistinguishable from any other. That is not to say there would exist only one cultural utopia where everyone lived in kinship with everyone else. Assimilation plays no part in this concept. All peoples would fully retain their culture of origin–language, customs, religion, beliefs–regardless of the country or region wherein one chooses to reside.
While this smacks of "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need," many of those who view multiculturalism as a beneficent outlook on societal improvement are more than likely those who would eagerly nudge aside socialism in favor of communism anyway. Additionally, acceptance of a unified cultural society is nascent recognition of the need for a political system that is, or is very much like communism, even if those who support multiculturalistic ideals do so only out of misguided politically correct dogma. In essence, everyone is equal; no one should excel.
Industrialized western society is no better than barbaric tribalism (or even vicious tyrannies) and if the annihilation of industrialization is necessary in order to meet the cultural needs of tribalists, then so be it. Does it matter that modern, industrialized society offers a better quality of life, with far less disease than any third world nation could hope to achieve? Of course not. The third world will become the first world and vice versa. Cultural values for one will mix equally with the other.
Yet the standard meaning of the word multiculturalism itself has been bogged down in histrionics, disguised as a concept too important and necessarily urgent to achieve global order and world harmony–opposition to the supposition of ecumenical multiculturalism is often perceived as bigoted, racist, and even remarkably, anarchistic (I say "remarkably" because those who sup from the cup of multiculturalism are more than likely those who would easily embrace a nihilistic approach to life regardless of the dominant political and/or social climate in which they reside.) This is what helps those who champion multiculturalism browbeat their adversaries in silenced submission–threat of being labeled a racist.
What most multiculturalists fail to take into account is their own latent racist dispositions through adoption of this philosophy, implying that ones' character is primarily defined by ones' ethnic background as opposed to ones' individualistic achievements. Take for example affirmative action or quotas as they are often referred. In the unfortunate situations where affirmative action is instituted as a means to diversify the workplace or the college campus for instance, race, not competence, is rewarded. While this will always produce greater heterogeneity, it does not necessarily follow that increased and improved productivity (for the workplace) or boosts in academia amongst students (on campus) will inevitably occur. To believe so is inherently racist.
This is no longer an issue of discrimination. Instead, it is simply an aspect of the multiculturalist quagmire and slippery slope that will lead modern, industrialized society down a racist and degenerate mountain of ill-conceived politically correct agendas championed most vociferously by the far left who believe communism, or the destruction of individuality and achievement, is far better than advanced, democratic societies and the benefits that flow from them. Is it any wonder why they don't address such divisive issues as to how religion and politics will fit into this monstrous melting pot. Simply, religion and politics don't fit (unless sharia becomes the law of the land.)
Below are some fantastic pieces that explain in far greater detail and clarity what the concept of multiculturalism entails and the inadequacies and dangers bearing such a detrimental philosophy harbors.
Via The Gates of Vienna…
The noted blogger Fjordman is filing this report via Gates of Vienna.
For a complete Fjordman blogography, see The Fjordman Files. There is also a multi-index listing here.
The Greek blogger Phanari has expanded upon my essays about 21st century Communism. According to American writer John Fonte, "Transnationalism is the next stage of the multicultural ideology." It is implemented at a snail's pace as a long-term project, to minimize opposition to it.
As always, Norway and Sweden are at the forefront of enlightened Socialism. According to Karita Bekkemellem, government Minister from the Norwegian Labor Party, female directors must make up at least 40 percent of all new shareholder-owned companies' boards of directors: "This is all about sharing power and influence and it is intervention in private ownership, but it was overdue." Violation of the rules will be penalized with forced dissolution of the company. Magdalena Andersson, who chairs the women's group in Sweden's "conservative" Moderate Party, demands that female members should have 40 percent of the top positions in the party by 2010.
Quotas and employment based on sex, religion, race or any criteria other than meritocracy, the rule of merit, where individuals are chosen through competition on the basis of demonstrated ability and competence, interfere with private property rights. This violates basic human rights of the employer. Historical experience indicates that respect for private property, along with respect for freedom of speech, are the hallmarks of true liberty. Abandoning these principles inhibits the creation of wealth.
Perhaps the new frontier of liberty in the 21st century consists of battling for national sovereignty in legislation, for a nation's right to decide how much immigration it wants to accept, if any, and the fight against the imposition of quotas, hate speech laws, hate crime legislation and other threats to the individual's right to free speech and to defense of his own property, the yardstick against which liberty should always be measured.
I've heard Multiculturalists state specifically that our societies should be based on the principle of Multiculturalism and various ethnic groups only tied together by "human rights." But human rights are a weak glue for a society, to say the least. What's more: Once you decide that your society should be founded upon human rights and nothing but human rights, you give away power to those defining human rights to decide the future of your society and your country, for instance in managing your immigration policies. This is no doubt why so many hardened Leftists support "international law." They hope to become the self-appointed and unelected vanguard to run this transnational, Multicultural Utopia, just as they wanted to become a part of the vanguard in the Communist Utopia.
In Denmark, observers Jacob Mchangama and Christopher Arzrouni warn against the excessive use and misuse of human rights. Originally envisioned as a core of rights ensuring political and individual liberty, today human rights are increasingly used for the opposite purpose: To claim other people's resources, property etc. The very notion of human rights suffers from a kind of schizophrenia. The concept can be traced back to classical antiquity, at least to Solon in the 6th century B.C. The English charter the Magna Carta from 1215 asserted the rights of the individual vis-à-vis the state. This was later expanded by Enlightenment philosophers and inspired the creation of the United States.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, is a crucial document. The first 21 Articles of the Declaration all profess classical Western rights, also called liberty rights or "negative rights," including the right to private property, freedom of speech and equality before the law. However, the Declaration also contains other concepts about rights. Articles 22-27 assert the right to a good standard of living, the right to a job, to limitations on work hours etc. These are "positive rights," which can only be achieved if other people make an effort to achieve them for you.
Negative rights imply the right to freedom from tyranny and oppression. They imply limitations on state power, and will thus help prevent totalitarian regimes. Positive rights, however, imply that the state has to increase its power to transform society and direct the activities of its citizens in order to achieve the desired result. Sadly, according to Mchangama and Arzrouni, at the UN and at Human Rights Institutes, as well as in NGOs and among many academics, even governments, there is a consensus that economic and social positive rights should be considered equal to negative political rights.
The Norwegian medical doctor Ståle Fredriksen thinks that giving homework to school children violates their human rights. He refers to article 24 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stating that: "Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours." Dr. Fredriksen believes school children don't have this right.
The French philosopher and cultural critic Alain Finkielkraut thinks that Europe has made human rights its new gospel. Has human rights fundamentalism approached the status of quasi-religion? Have we acquired a new class of scribes, who claim the exclusive right to interpret their Holy Texts in order to reveal Absolute Truth, and scream "blasphemy" at the few heretics who dare question their authority? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a great document, but it is written by humans, and may thus contain human flaws. We shouldn't treat as if it were a revelation from God, carved into stone. Far less should we deem as infallible the veritable maze of regulations and well-meaning human rights resolutions that have rendered democratic nations virtually unable to defend themselves.
Moreover, who decides which "human rights" should take precedence? If you say that free migration should be a universal human right, you trample on the right of the peoples at the receiving end of mass immigration to preserve their cultural heritage. More explicitly, should Muslim nations be allowed to dump their unsustainable population growth in the West? Since they tend not to respect human rights because they frequently conflict with sharia, allowing them to undermine countries that do respect individual rights means that human rights will become a tool for undermining democratic nations in favor or authoritarian ones, precisely the opposite of what was originally intended.
Oxfam, an international of confederation non-governmental organizations, has stated that Western nations "must" pay tens of billions of dollars every year to combat global warming. First of all: Who died and made Oxfam God? Being a Westerner myself, I don't recall electing Oxfam to speak for me nor granting them the right to administer my money on my behalf. Why should unaccountable NGOs be allowed to dictate what a sovereign state such as, say, Canada, should or shouldn't do? And second of all: Even if we assume that global warming is real and man-made, the most intelligent way to combat it would be to institute a Manhattan Project for renewable energy. By freeing ourselves from the dependency of oil from Arab countries, we could fight both global warming and global Jihad at the same time.
When reading Oxfam's website, I find that the organization is dedicated to "achieving lasting change" and an end to poverty by fighting injustice and addressing the structural causes of poverty. To me, that sounds suspiciously like a code word for global redistribution of wealth — in other words: Socialism.
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I suspect that for some NGOs, fighting global warming isn't nearly as important as using it as an excuse for bleeding the West financially and implementing global taxes through the back door. Many NGO's tend to be run by heavily left-leaning individuals who champion good causes, in fact so good that they should bypass the electoral process to implement them. It's the blueprint for 21st century Communism. The same groups that wanted to abolish private property rights in the 20th century now want to abolish sovereign nation states in the 21st century, starting with the West, of course. There clearly is some kind of connection here. Maybe they've decided that the most efficient way to abolish private property, according to Karl Marx the stated goal of Socialism, is to destroy the instrument for enforcing and protecting property rights: The sovereign state.
These people always claim to be champions of some Great Cause. They claim to fight for women's rights, but barbaric practices of forced marriages, honor killings and gang rapes are now spreading in the West because of the immigration policies they support. They claim to fight for homosexual rights while gays are being physically attacked by Muslims across Europe. They claim to fight for tolerance, yet frequently end up in bed with the most intolerant forces on earth. They claim to fight for diversity, yet cheer for Islam, which is destroying cultural diversity across the world, replacing it with universal sharia. They are also extremely intolerant of diversity of opinion, if these opinions happen to run contrary to their Cause. They claim to fight for "human rights," but deprive their opponents of one of the most basic human rights of all: The right to free speech.
So why are they doing it? Maybe it's due to hatred of the West, or maybe it's just because of the intoxicating rush of feeling that your Cause is just and that you are therefore allowed to do whatever you want to with your political opponents.
The German professor of sociology Gunnar Heinsohn worries about what he calls the "demographic capitulation" of European nations. He fears that the imploding birth rates will lead to the collapse of the welfare state, and that immigration cannot solve this problem. He does not believe that material aid to countries with large youth populations will prevent wars and terror. On the contrary, it may in fact increase unrest and violence, since starving people do not fight, they just suffer. In order to create unrest, they have to be both physically and mentally fit, but lack the positions and the respect they think they deserve. This is consistent with the fact that Islamic terrorists tend to have above average education and at least average income.
This supports the view of Eric Hoffer in his classic book The True Believer: "The poor on the borderline of starvation live purposeful lives. To be engaged in a desperate struggle for food and shelter is to be wholly free from a sense of futility. The goals are concrete and immediate. Every meal is a fulfillment; to go to sleep on a full stomach is a triumph; and every windfall a miracle. What need could they have for 'an inspiring super individual goal which could give meaning and dignity to their lives?' They are immune to the appeal of a mass movement."
Over the course of five generations (1900-2000), the population in predominantly Muslim countries has grown from 150 million to 1200 million — an increase of 800 per cent. Heinsohn notes that Western countries are funding the Palestinian population explosion, for instance, and thinks that we must cease this support, so that the Palestinians pay for the children they bring into the world. He also believes that the West should stay out of the affairs of Muslim countries with expanding populations as much as possible, and only interfere briefly if they threaten us directly:
"If you have to go in because you have been attacked, then you must do it, but as soon as the danger has been defeated, it is necessary to withdraw. It is up to the Iraqis and the Afghans themselves to ensure that there is a balance between the size of the population and the number of positions society can offer. And as far back in history we look, we can see that this balance has been maintained by young men killing each other. We have done it in Europe, and it has happened elsewhere. We cannot allow them to send their young men over the borders to kill others. (…) We should stay away. If we interfere, we cannot avoid siding with one party and help killing that party's opponents. Then the population will see us as doing the dirty work for one side or another."
In June 2007, British PM Tony Blair, along with Chancellor Gordon Brown and Conservative Party leader David Cameron, met Muslim leaders at a major conference organized by The Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme (CIP). In his final days as prime minister, Blair opened the conference by defending Islam as a religion of "moderation and modernity" as he announced a £1M government fund to aid teaching of the religion and train imams, and designated Islamic studies as "strategically important" to the British national interest.
Timothy Winter, lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, said: "The question facing British society, and society as a whole, is not how we encourage minorities to engage with western countries, but how those countries define themselves as a collage of different religious cultures." In other words: Britain, and Canada, Germany and other Western countries, are no longer to be nations with a distinct heritage, only random spaces on the map with a "collage of different cultures."
According to Hugh Fitzgerald of Jihad Watch, Western nations should not be allowed "to take a special interest in, or have a special affection and tenderness for, their own countries and histories. They are not allowed to worry about cultural continuity, and cultural continuity as being connected, possibly, to other kinds of continuity, including that of ethnic makeup. These are impermissible for that 'white, Western world' — even if perfectly permissible for everyone else. (Compare, for example, the policies toward immigration and immigrants in Japan, Korea, China, or the same policies toward non-Arabs, directed especially at black Africans, in Egypt, Libya, Chad, and Morocco). The rest of the world is entitled to preserve itself. We, on the other hand, in North America and Western Europe and the outposts of the former British Empire, such as Australia and New Zealand, are required to give up whatever 'local' patriotism, interest and pride in our national histories and cultures, and open ourselves permanently to the world. Other countries can remain countries. (…) The United States is not to remain a country. The United States is, rather, to be transformed, in the determined if unstated view of so many of the ideologues at NGOs. It is to be turned, by slow degrees, into one great big… NGO."
The Danish writer Carsten Ringsmose was a speaker at a conference at the University of Odense on the immigration-related topic of "Recognition and integration." He outlined the projected population growth for the Islamic world, and stated that if recent prognoses are correct, the Islamic world will witness a population growth more than the equivalent of all EU member countries combined within just a few decades. One of the other speakers suggested that this population boom could be solved through migration to the West, which would mean that Denmark, with a present population of 5.4 million inhabitants, would have to accept perhaps 9.5 million predominantly Muslim immigrants within the coming two generations. The man who suggested this, accompanied by segments of the audience, laughed when Mr. Ringsmose suggested that this simply wasn't doable.
Following the release of the UN population report discussed by Mr. Ringsmose, Marie Simonsen, political editor of the Norwegian left-wing newspaper Dagbladet, wrote that it should be considered a universal human right for people everywhere to migrate wherever they want to. She thus endorsed the eradication of her own people, no doubt congratulating herself for her own tolerance.
In 2000, the then president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, was asked by the Los Angeles Times how the country was going to feed, clothe, house and employ the expected doubling of its population by 2050. She replied: "We'll send them to America. Globalisation will take that problem away, as you free up all factors of production, also labour. There'll be free movement, country to country. Globalisation in its purest form should not have any boundaries, so small countries with big populations should be able to send population to countries with big boundaries and small populations."
Westerners are the suckers of the 21st century. We don't have interests or cultures of our own. We exist solely as a vehicle for funding other nations, and as the obedient dumping ground for their excess population growth. If we assert the right to defend our borders, the representatives of NGOistan, frequently aided by our so-called leaders, will come down upon us like a ton of bricks. Westerners are fueling the unsustainable growth rates in the Islamic world through material aid and medical advances. Later we are told to let them into our countries, where we will continue feeding them and fund our own colonization through welfare payments. We are thus paying hostile nations to multiply and take over our nations. This is a betrayal of the legacy of our ancestors, and an even greater betrayal of our children and grandchildren. This policy is insane and evil, and it has to stop. Now!
We live in a world demographically — and perhaps soon economically — dominated by Asia. Russians look after Russian interests, Chinese after Chinese interests, Indians after Indian interests, etc. Only Westerners are still supposed to worry about global interests. We should stop trying to save others and start saving ourselves, while we still can. Only by letting go of illusions of hegemony can we regain our sanity. The sooner we realize that, the better are our chances. We should use this situation as an opportunity to regenerate and define a new civilizational mission dedicated to our own survival. If cultural confusion and a lack of hope for the future is a primary cause of our low birth rates, it is likely that a new sense of cultural confidence will lead to a significant rise in the same birth rates. The battle for Western hegemony is already over. The battle for Western survival is about to begin.
Diversity and Multiculturalism: The New Racism
The "diversity" movement is not imparting knowledge to students, but promoting racism.
Is ethnic diversity an "absolute essential" of a college education? UCLA's Chancellor Charles Young thinks so. Ethnic diversity is clearly the purpose of affirmative action, which Young is defending against a long-overdue assault. But far from being essential to a college education, such diversity is a sure road to its destruction. "Ethnic diversity" is merely racism in a politically correct disguise.
Many people have a very superficial view of racism. They see it as merely the belief that one race is superior to another. It is much more than that. It is a fundamental (and fundamentally wrong) view of human nature. Racism is the notion that one's race determines one's identity. It is the belief that one's convictions, values and character are determined not by the judgment of one's mind but by one's anatomy or "blood."
This view causes people to be condemned (or praised) based on their racial membership. In turn, it leads them to condemn or praise others on the same basis. In fact, one can gain an authentic sense of pride only from one's own achievements, not from inherited characteristics.
The spread of racism requires the destruction of an individual's confidence in his own mind. Such an individual then anxiously seeks a sense of identity by clinging to some group, abandoning his autonomy and his rights, allowing his ethnic group to tell him what to believe. Because he thinks of himself as a racial entity, he feels "himself" only among others of the same race. He becomes a separatist, choosing his friends–and enemies–based on ethnicity. This separatism has resulted in the spectacle of student-segregated dormitories and segregated graduations.
The diversity movement claims that its goal is to extinguish racism and build tolerance of differences. This is a complete sham. One cannot teach students that their identity is determined by skin color and expect them to become colorblind. One cannot espouse multiculturalism and expect students to see each other as individual human beings. One cannot preach the need for self-esteem while destroying the faculty which makes it possible: reason. One cannot teach collective identity and expect students to have self-esteem.
Advocates of "diversity" are true racists in the basic meaning of that term: they see the world through colored lenses, colored by race and gender. To the multiculturalist, race is what counts–for values, for thinking, for human identity in general. No wonder racism is increasing: colorblindness is now considered evil, if not impossible. No wonder people don't treat each other as individuals: to the multiculturalist, they aren't.
Advocates of "diversity" claim it will teach students to tolerate and celebrate their differences. But the "differences" they have in mind are racial differences, which means we're being urged to glorify race, which means we're being asked to institutionalize separatism. "Racial identity" erects an unbridgeable gulf between people, as though they were different species, with nothing fundamental in common. If that were true–if "racial identity" determined one's values and thinking methods–there would be no possibility for understanding or cooperation among people of different races.
Advocates of "diversity" claim that because the real world is diverse, the campus should reflect that fact. But why should a campus population "reflect" the general population (particularly the ethnic population)? No answer. In fact, the purpose of a university is to impart knowledge and develop reasoning, not to be a demographic mirror of society.
Racism, not any meaningful sense of diversity, guides today's intellectuals. The educationally significant diversity that exists in "the real world" is intellectual diversity, i.e., the diversity of ideas. But such diversity–far from being sought after–is virtually forbidden on campus. The existence of "political correctness" blasts the academics' pretense at valuing real diversity. What they want is abject conformity.
The only way to eradicate racism on campus is to scrap racist programs and the philosophic ideas that feed racism. Racism will become an ugly memory only when universities teach a valid concept of human nature: one based on the tenets that the individual's mind is competent, that the human intellect is efficacious, that we possess free will, that individuals are to be judged as individuals–and that deriving one's identity from one's race is a corruption–a corruption appropriate to Nazi Germany, not to a nation based on freedom and independence.
And finally, this succinct but striking footnote to the excellent Fjordman piece above…
Freedom is Slavery
by Baron Bodissey
In his essay yesterday, "Resisting 21st Century Communism", Fjordman examined the emergence of transnational politically correct Multiculturalism, and the parallels between this noxious ideology and Communism, and its origins in 20th-century socialism.
In the comments, Ypp left a series of thesis/antithesis pairs that highlight the fundamental contradictions inherent in Multiculturalism and political correctness.
I've reworded and reorganized them a bit, but the list below is still Ypp's handiwork.
The Ten Antitheses of Political Correctness
|Materialism is not about matter, but about suppressing ideas.
|Communism is not about common wealth, but about depriving people of any personal possessions.
|Socialism is not about society, but about depriving people of the means of production.
|Human rights are not personal rights, but collective obligations.
|Tolerance is not about mutual respect, but about the prohibition of opinions.
|Multiculturalism is not about cultures, but about the repudiation of nationhood.
|Energy policy is not about the distribution of energy, but about cutting off energy supplies.
|Health care is not about health, but about control of our consumption.
|Family planning is not about families, but about abortions.
|Self-loathing is not about repentance, but about depriving others of their moral foundation.
Whenever they start by improving something, they finish by depriving people of it.


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All the prep and stress of getting out your front door is over. Now it's fun, sun, and bugs.
Wait. What?
Oh yes, wherever your journeys take you, you can be sure that pesky critters will be flying or crawling around, biting, stinging and more…so much more.
Some bugs carry certain diseases, such as West Nile virus, malaria, dengue and others. Whether you're in Napa Valley, the Sahara or the Alps, there are steps you can take to avoid infection.
- Use an insect repellent on exposed skin to repel mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and other arthropods. EPA-registered repellents include products containing DEET (N,N-diethylmetatoluamide) and picaridin (KBR 3023). DEET concentrations of 30% to 50% are effective for several hours. Picaridin, available at 7% and 15 % concentrations, needs more frequent application.
- DEET formulations as high as 50% are recommended for both adults and children over 2 months of age. Protect infants less than 2 months of age by using a carrier draped with mosquito netting with an elastic edge for a tight fit. There are DEET-free solutions available, but check with the pediatrician for a final recommendation. Protection against mosquito bites is the goal.
- When using sunscreen, apply sunscreen first and then repellent. Repellent should be washed off at the end of the day before going to bed. Put repellent only on exposed skin and/or clothing and don't apply repellent to open or irritated skin. Don't let children handle the repellent. Rather than spraying it directly on children, adults should apply it to their own hands then rub it on the children. Don't get it near a child's mouth, eyes or hands and don't use much around a child's ears.
- Wear long-sleeved shirts which should be tucked in, long pants, and hats to cover exposed skin. When you visit areas with ticks and fleas, wear boots, not sandals, and tuck your pants into your socks.
- Inspect your body and clothing for ticks during outdoor activity and at the end of the day. Wear light-colored or white clothing so ticks can be more easily seen. Removing ticks right away can prevent some infections.
- Apply permethrin-containing (e.g., Permanone) or other insect repellents to clothing, shoes, tents, mosquito nets, and other gear for greater protection. Permethrin is not labeled for use directly on skin. Check label for use around children. Most repellent is generally removed from clothing and gear by a single washing, but permethrin-treated clothing is effective for up to 5 washings.
- Be aware that mosquitoes that transmit malaria are most active during twilight periods (dawn and dusk or in the evening). Stay in air-conditioned or well-screened housing, and/ or sleep under an insecticide-treated bed net. Bed nets should be tucked under mattresses and can be sprayed with a repellent if not already treated with an insecticide.
- Keep baby carriers covered with a mosquito net.
- Daytime biters include mosquitoes that transmit dengue and chikungunya viruses, and sand flies that transmit leishmaniasis.
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(Cambridge University Press, 2006)We consider the problem of nonlinear oscillatory convection in a horizontal mushy layer rotating about a vertical axis. Under a near-eutectic approximation and the limit of large far-field temperature, we determine the ...
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On nonlinear convection in mushy layers. Part 1: Oscillatory modes of convection. With Corrigendums (Cambridge University Press, 2002)We consider the problem of nonlinear convection in horizontal mushy layers during the solidification of binary alloys. We analyse the oscillatory modes of convection in the form of two- and three-dimensional travelling ...
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On nonlinear convection in mushy layers. Part 2: Mixed oscillatory and stationary modes of convection (Cambridge University Press, 2004)This paper presents part 2 of a study of nonlinear convection in horizontal mushy layers during the solidification of binary alloys. Part 1 dealt with only the oscillatory modes of convection (Riahi, J. Fluid Mech. vol. ...
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On the dynamics of self-sustained one-dimensional detonations: A numerical study in the shock-attached frame (American Institute of Physics, 2004-10)In this work we investigate the dynamics of self-sustained detonation waves that have an embedded information boundary such that the dynamics is influenced only by a finite region adjacent to the lead shock. We introduce ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2006)The present effort documents the population trends of prograde and retrograde spanwise vortex cores in wall turbulence outside the buffer layer. Large ensembles of instantaneous velocity fields are acquired by particle-image ...
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(American Physical Society, 2004-11)We model the radial segregation patterns that form in a thin rotating drum partially filled with beads of two sizes. We predict that the waviness (or amplitude-to-wavelength ratio, denoted w) of a pattern should be subjected ...
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Residual stress effects on piezoelectric response of sol-gel derived lead zirconate titanate thin films (American Institute of Physics, 2007)Piezoelectric properties of three sol-gel derived Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 thin film specimens of different thicknesses integrated onto Pt/Ti/SiO2||Si substrates are investigated to delineate the influence of residual stress on ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2004)The interaction of an isolated spherical particle with an isotropic turbulent flow is considered using direct numerical simulations (DNS). The particle Reynolds number is varied from about 50 to 600 and the particle ...
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The role of coherent structures in subgrid-scale energy transfer within the log layer of wall turbulence (American Institute of Physics, 2006)The present effort documents the relationship between dominant subgrid-scale energy transfer events and coherent motions within the log layer of wall turbulence.
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(American Institute of Physics, 2002)A theory of stationary particle size distributions in coagulating systems with particle injection at small sizes is constructed. The size distributions have the form of power laws. Under rather general assumptions, the ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2003)Spanwise structure and growth mechanisms in a turbulent boundary layer are investigated experimentally. PIV measurements are obtained in the streamwise– spanwise (x–z)-plane from the buffer layer to the top of the ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2007)The spatial signatures of retrograde spanwise vortices in wall turbulence are assessed from particle-image velocimetry measurements in the streamwise–wall-normal plane of a zero-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layer ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2002)We investigate hydrodynamic instability of a steady planar detonation wave propagating in a circular tube to three-dimensional linear perturbations, using the normal mode approach. Spinning instability is identified and ...
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(American Physical Society, 2003)We show that the structure of a dense, free-surface boundary layer granular flow is similar to the structure of a laminar liquid flow: There is a strong component of order (stratification parallel to the mean flow) ...
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(Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2005)A steady planar self-sustained detonation has a sonic surface in the reaction zone that resides behind the lead shock. In this work we address the problem of generalizing sonic conditions for a three-dimensional unsteady ...
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(American Physical Society, 2006)The classical experiments on turbulent friction in rough pipes were performed by Nikuradse in the 1930s. Seventy years later, they continue to defy theory. Here we model Nikuradse's experiments using the phenomenological ...
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(American Physical Society, 2002)When poured into a container, cohesive granular materials form low-density, open granular aggregates. If pressure is applied to these aggregates, they densify by particle rearrangement. Here we introduce experimental and ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2005)We perform direct numerical simulations of a rigid sphere translating parallel to a flat wall in an otherwise quiescent ambient fluid. A spectral element method is employed to perform the simulations with high accuracy. ...
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Collaborating with Fusion, makers of the increasingly popular range of marine audio systems, Navico has introduced the Sonic Hub, the latest add-on to its NSE systems. It's an audio system that you can control from your navigation display, saving dashboard real-estate by doing away with the need for a separate head unit.
The heart of the Sonic Hub system is an underdash unit that contains a four-channel, 50-watt audio amp that allows you to hook up four speakers and a separate subwoofer. Sonic Hub also includes a radio tuner, Sirius satellite weather receiver and auxiliary inputs that can be connected to a CD or DVD player.
On the dash—or wherever you choose to put it—the docking unit includes a USB port as well as a dedicated iPod connector, so you can use any iPod, iPhone, memory stick or MP3 player as your music source.
The $399 system can be controlled by any Simrad NSE multifunction display (MFD) that's linked to the underdash unit. With the MFD in "virtual head" mode, it behaves very much like the control head of a dedicated marine audio system—because that, of course, is exactly what it is! You can select tracks or playlists, adjust the treble/bass balance or individually control the audio volume in up to three separate zones—so you or your guests don't have to be deafened in the saloon or cockpit just so that the helmsman on the flying bridge can hear the music.
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FAR HILLS, N.J. – Juli Inkster won't have to go through qualifying to get back to the U.S. Women's Open.
Inkster was given a special exemption into this year's U.S. Women's Open, which will be played June 27-30 at Seabonack Golf Club in New York. Inkster, who is in the World Golf Hall of Fame, turns 53 that week.
She is a two-time winner of the U.S. Women's Open. The last title came in 2002 at Prairie Dunes, where she rallied from two shots behind to beat Annika Sorenstam. Inkster also won the U.S. Women's Open at Old Waverly in Mississippi in 1999. That was the year she won two majors in three weeks to complete the career LPGA Grand Slam.
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Some of you may recall reading my original My 'Hood post, when I wrote about the Fourth Floor's neck of the woods. I moved recently, so now I'm sharing some of my favourite places around my new 'hood: Dupont and Lansdowne.
My place is a short walk from the Corso Italia stretch of St. Clair West, and on weekends I like to hit up Tre Mari Bakery (1311 St. Clair Ave. W.). Family-run for more than 50 years, this bakery/grocery store makes amazing bread and pastries. I like to sit down inside with an espresso or cappuccino and a treat, and read the newspaper or people-watch as shoppers come and go. I usually end up leaving with bread, cheese and olives in tow.
Old school shot of Tre Mari Bakery.
When the weather is nice, I take a walk with my dogs to Earlscourt Park, a 36-acre park with soccer fields, a baseball diamond, a wading pool and an outdoor ice rink. Bordered by St. Clair West and Davenport to the north and south, and Caledonia and Lansdowne to the west and east, the park also has an outdoor track that I like to run on sometimes. Plus, La Paloma (1357 St. Clair Ave. W.) is steps away; hello gelato.
My walking pals, Angel and Roxy.
Speaking of my dogs… while not in my immediate neighbourhood, my new favourite dog groomer isn't too far away on St. Clair West, just west of Bathurst at Pinewood Avenue. I recently discovered Woof and Shloof, an eco-friendly and cage-free grooming, daycare and dog training company. The owner, Jesse Sternberg, is great and answered all my questions with patience, and I felt good leaving my dogs in his care. My dogs look adorable after their haircuts and baths, and they had fun chillin' with the other pooches while they waited for me to pick them up. I haven't tried their daycare or training services yet, but I'm thinking of checking out both very soon.
I like to meet friends for dinner at Marcello's Pizzeria (1163 St. Clair Ave. W.). Try the Diavola pizza if you like spicy; it's topped with tomato sauce, mozarella, hot soppresatta, hot peppers, onions and black olives. The pasta is great here too.
Marcello's interior.
Keeping with the Latin flavour theme, I recently tried a new-ish Mexican resto, Guacamole Mexican Bistro (1216 St. Clair Ave. W.). Totally in love with their Pescado a la Veracruzana – tilapia filet cooked with tomatoes, olives, chiles, green pepper, capers, herbs and garlic. They also make amazing homemade complimentary tortilla chips, guacamole and salsa. Awesome food, great service, well-priced.
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Police were trying to determine Tuesday why a Louisville woman apparently stabbed her two school-age daughters to death and then shot herself.
A family member stopped by the house just before 7:30 p.m. ET Monday and found the bodies, Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said.
Investigators believe the woman killed her daughters then shot herself, Smiley said.
Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Bob Jones identified the mother as Hope Orwick, 35, who he said died of a gunshot wound to the head. The girls were Emily Orwick, 9, and Lindsey Orwick, 8.
Jones said both girls died of stab wounds but he couldn't say how many times they were stabbed. An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday.
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Two chaplains were at the scene Monday night, and Smiley said 15 or so family members gathered there. Police talked to relatives to see if they could help explain what may have led to the deaths.
Neighbor Mechelle Rockey, 48, told The Courier-Journal that she has lived across the street from the family for about six months. She said the two girls often played outside.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Owners of a western Colorado orchard say they've soured on the idea of peach giveaways after a slew of pickers descended on their property and wreaked havoc.
The Daily Sentinel reports orchard owners Don and Marilyn Schanaman couldn't sell their first peach crop because the fruit was too small, so they offered it for free to those willing to pick it.
The peaches were gone within days, but people kept coming, even though the Schanamans posted signs saying the orchard was closed and trespassing was prohibited.
The couple says people still knocked on their door, one person threw rocks, and others drove into the orchard, hitting a tree and breaking pipes. Some helped themselves to apples that hadn't been offered, while others took from a neighbor's orchard too.
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For those who haven't read the recent GameInformer article, here is the proof of this character's existence in Grand Theft Auto V:
Walking through the streets of Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV, you would occasionally run across a pedestrian you could interact with. These random encounters are coming back in a bigger way in GTA V. When Franklin drove around Vespucci Beach briefly in the demo, we noticed a Jesus-looking preacher dressed in white robes speaking to his flock. He is just one of many pedestrians who have more to offer than a witty one-liner.
Considering he will most likely be a side character akin to Eddie Low and we have a physical description of him, I felt it reasonable to create a page based around the guy.
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The potential relevance of altered muscle activity and fatigue in the development of performance-related musculoskeletal injuries in high string musicians
- Background: Muscle fatigue has been reported as a risk factor for the development of performance-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) in musicians. However, little research exists to support this claim. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes occur in muscle activity patterns during high string performance over a prolonged playing period, and whether this is influenced by PRMD. Methods: High string musicians were divided into a PRMD and a non-PRMD group. They played a chromatic scale pre and post and a self-chosen "hard" (Borg scale 16-17) piece of music for one hour. Electromyography data recorded from arm, shoulder and trunk muscles was analyzed: the amplitude to measure muscle activity characteristics and the lower frequency to measure muscle fatigue. Differences between and within groups and the frequency spectrum were analyzed using linear mixed models. Results: Fifteen musicians participated (7 PRMD: 22.8 years, 2 male/5 female and 8 non-PRMD: 34.3 years, 2 male/6 female). Changes in muscle activation patterns were observed between and within both groups, however changes varied significantly depending on group affiliation. Significant low frequency spectrum changes between groups were observed in overall muscles of the right arm (p=0.04) and left forearm flexors (p=0.05) following one hour of playing. Conclusions: Muscle activity and frequency spectrum shifts differ in high string musicians with and without PRMD, suggesting possible differential muscle fatigue effects between the groups.
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Vincenzo Nibali will give Astana team manager, Giuseppe Martinelli another Grand Tour win tomorrow when he arrives in Brescia. In Martinelli's hometown, the duo will toast the Giro d'Italia win and a ride that started with Marco Pantani in 1998.
"Pantani is similar to Nibali, or Nibali is similar to Pantani," Martinelli told Cycling Weekly "It's his creative way of racing and reading the race. He has his own ideas, not to do things by the book."
Nibali rode an aggressive race. Despite having the race leader's pink jersey, he attacked to gain further time on his rivals.
After the Tre Cime di Lavaredo stage today, he leads by four minutes and 43 seconds over second-placed Rigoberto Uran (Sky).
Comparing Nibali to some of Martinelli's former cyclists may be dangerous considering their doping cases. However, it is worth a look.
Martinelli won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics for Italy and three stages of the Giro d'Italia. As a director, he guided Pantani, Stefano Garzelli, Gilberto Simoni and Damiano Cunego to overall wins. He also helped Pantani and Contador win the Tour de France. Contador later lost his 2010 title due to a doping positive.
"I can't really take credit for Contador, who came to my team already a champion," added Martinelli. "I didn't have a chance to work with him. I only took advantage of what he already knew. He had some good directors guiding him before joining my team."
Martinelli worked hard to bring in Nibali from team Liquigas after his third place in the Tour de France last year. In fact, the deal was reportedly done before the race.
"After his 2010 Vuelta a España win, I was thinking this was a rider we needed and that we should do all we can to sign him," Martinelli said last fall.
"More than once, I spoke with my managers, but, you know, they were in love with Contador – which was normal, I was too – but I said, 'Look guys, we are going to have trouble keeping Contador. One of the riders out there, with the ability to win a Grand Tour is Nibali.' I kept repeating it, and they started to reconsider, which was helped by winning the Vuelta, placing third in the Giro the following year and third in the Tour."
At the Giro, Nibali seems comfortable in Astana colours. Different than Wiggins on his way to a Tour win, Nibali is laughing and enjoying the race lead.
"He's in an ideal team and can play his game here. He can dictate his attacking way of racing and competing," Martinelli continued this week.
"He can't feel stressed in this team, it's built for him. Then, when things are going well, everything's always easy."
Martinelli's name lives on. Davide Martinelli, 19, rode as a trainee for Sky last fall and said that he would like to join them for 2014.
"I think they want engines, 'una passista,'" he told Cycling Weekly. "I think that I could fill that role in the first years and be a good domestique."
Giro d'Italia 2013: Previews and race info
Giro d'Italia 2013: Coverage index
Giro d'Italia 2013: British TV schedule
Giro d'Italia 2013: 10 things you need to know
Giro d'Italia 2013: The Big Preview
Giro d'Italia 2013: Stage reports
Stage 20: Nibali wins to close in on overall win
Stage 19: No report, stage cancelled
Stage 18: Nibali wins time trial to extend lead
Stage 17: Visconti wins from escape
Stage 16: Intxausti continues Movistar's successful Giro with stage win
Stage 15: Visconti wins Galibier stage
Stage 14: Santambrogio wins and Nibali strengthens lead
Stage 13: Cavendish takes his fourth stage win of 2013 Giro
Stage 12: Cavendish takes 100th win as Wiggins' Giro bid faltrs
Stage 11: Navardauskas wins as favourites enjoy day off
Stage 10: Uran wins as Wiggins and Hesjedal lose time
Stage nine: Belkov takes solo win as Wiggins put under pressure
Stage eight: Dowsett wins as Nibali takes race lead
Stage seven: Wiggins crashes as Hansen wins
Stage six: Cavendish wins stage six of Giro
Stage five: Degenkolb avoids crash to take win
Stage four: Battaglin sprints to first Giro stage win
Stage three: Paolini takes charge
Stage two: Sky wins team time trial
Stage one: Cavendish wins opener
Giro d'Italia 2013: Photo galleries
Photos by Graham Watson
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