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Azithromycin Oral SuspensionPronunciation
Generic Name: azithromycin (ay-ZITH-roe-MYE-sin)
Brand Name: Zithromax
Azithromycin Oral Suspension is used for:
Treating mild to moderate infections caused by certain bacteria. It may also be used alone or with other medicines to treat or prevent certain infections in persons with advanced HIV infection. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Azithromycin Oral Suspension is a macrolide antibiotic. It slows the growth of, or sometimes kills, sensitive bacteria by reducing the production of important proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.
Do NOT use Azithromycin Oral Suspension if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in Azithromycin Oral Suspension, to other macrolide antibiotics (eg, erythromycin), or to ketolide antibiotics (eg, telithromycin)
- you have a history of liver problems or yellowing of the skin or eyes caused by any doseform (eg, tablets, suspension, injection) of Azithromycin Oral Suspension
- you have a certain type of irregular heartbeat (QT prolongation), low blood potassium or magnesium levels, or a very slow heartbeat
- you are taking amiodarone, cisapride, dofetilide, dronedarone, nilotinib, pimozide, procainamide, propafenone, quinidine, sotalol, or tetrabenazine
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using Azithromycin Oral Suspension:
Some medical conditions may interact with Azithromycin Oral Suspension. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have liver or kidney problems, a slow or irregular heartbeat, or myasthenia gravis
- if you have a history of low blood potassium or magnesium levels
- if you are taking any medicine that may increase the risk of a certain type of irregular heartbeat (prolonged QT interval). Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure if any of your medicines may increase the risk of this type of irregular heartbeat
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Azithromycin Oral Suspension. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Many other prescription and nonprescription medicines (eg, used for allergies, blood thinning, cancer, depression or other mental or mood problems, heartburn, infections, involuntary movements, irregular heartbeat or other heart problems, narcotic addiction, nausea and vomiting, pain, Tourette disorder), multivitamin products, and herbal or dietary supplements (eg, herbal teas, coenzyme Q10, garlic, ginseng, St. John's wort) may interact with Azithromycin Oral Suspension. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure if any of your medicines might interact with Azithromycin Oral Suspension
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Azithromycin Oral Suspension may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use Azithromycin Oral Suspension:
Use Azithromycin Oral Suspension as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Take Azithromycin Oral Suspension by mouth with or without food. If stomach upset occurs, take with food to reduce stomach irritation.
- Do not take an antacid that has aluminum or magnesium in it within 1 hour before or 2 hours after you take Azithromycin Oral Suspension.
- Shake well before each use.
- Use a measuring device marked for medicine dosing. Ask your pharmacist for help if you are unsure of how to measure your dose.
- Azithromycin Oral Suspension works best if it is taken at the same time each day.
- To clear up your infection completely, take Azithromycin Oral Suspension for the full course of treatment. Keep taking it even if you feel better in a few days.
- If you miss a dose of Azithromycin Oral Suspension, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Azithromycin Oral Suspension.
Important safety information:
- Azithromycin Oral Suspension may cause drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, or light-headedness. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use Azithromycin Oral Suspension with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Azithromycin Oral Suspension may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Avoid the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to Azithromycin Oral Suspension. Use a sunscreen or wear protective clothing if you must be outside for more than a short time.
- Mild diarrhea is common with antibiotic use. However, a more serious form of diarrhea (pseudomembranous colitis) may rarely occur. This may develop while you use the antibiotic or within several months after you stop using it. Contact your doctor right away if stomach pain or cramps, severe diarrhea, or bloody or watery stools occur. Do not treat diarrhea without first checking with your doctor.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take Azithromycin Oral Suspension before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
- Severe and sometimes fatal liver problems have been reported with the use of this medicine. Contact your doctor immediately if you develop symptoms of liver problems (eg, yellowing of the skin or eyes; dark urine; pale stools; severe or persistent nausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite; unusual itching). Discuss any questions or concerns with your doctor.
- Long-term or repeated use of Azithromycin Oral Suspension may cause a second infection. Tell your doctor if signs of a second infection occur. Your medicine may need to be changed to treat this.
- Be sure to use Azithromycin Oral Suspension for the full course of treatment. If you do not, the medicine may not clear up your infection completely. The bacteria could also become less sensitive to this or other medicines. This could make the infection harder to treat in the future.
- Azithromycin Oral Suspension only works against bacteria; it does not treat viral infections (eg, the common cold).
- Use Azithromycin Oral Suspension with caution in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially irregular heartbeat.
- Azithromycin Oral Suspension should be used with extreme caution in CHILDREN younger than 6 months old; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Azithromycin Oral Suspension while you are pregnant. It is not known if this medicine is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Azithromycin Oral Suspension, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Possible side effects of Azithromycin Oral Suspension:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Diarrhea or loose stools; headache; mild stomach pain; nausea; upset stomach; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing or swallowing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, throat, or tongue; unusual hoarseness; wheezing); bloody or watery stools; changes in hearing or hearing loss; chest pain; eye or vision problems; irregular heartbeat; mouth sores; muscle weakness; pounding in the chest; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; ringing in the ears; seizure; severe dizziness; severe or persistent diarrhea; stomach cramps or pain; symptoms of liver problems (eg, yellowing of the skin or eyes; dark urine; pale stools; severe or persistent nausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite; unusual itching); trouble speaking or swallowing; unusual vaginal itching, odor, or discharge.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center (http://www.aapcc.org), or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include diarrhea; nausea; upset stomach; vomiting.Proper storage of Azithromycin Oral Suspension:
Store mixed suspension between 41 and 86 degrees F (5 and 30 degrees C). Use within 10 days of mixing. Keep tightly closed. Throw away any unused suspension after therapy. Keep medicine in original container. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Azithromycin Oral Suspension out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about Azithromycin Oral Suspension, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Azithromycin Oral Suspension is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people. Do not use Azithromycin Oral Suspension for other health conditions.
- If your symptoms do not improve within a few days or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take Azithromycin Oral Suspension or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about Azithromycin Oral Suspension. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to Azithromycin Oral Suspension. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using Azithromycin Oral Suspension.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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Keith Reveley, who completed a double at Catterick a fortnight ago with Special Catch and Flora's Pride, can make a flying start to 2013 by achieving an encore this afternoon.
The Saltburn trainer takes the same two horses back to the North Yorkshire venue and both have outstanding chances of winning again.
Special Catch will be particularly hard to beat in the opening Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle.
A bumper winner on the track last season, he was hugely impressive over hurdles on his latest start, cruising through the race and forging clear with the minimum of fuss in the closing stages.
It is a while since Reveley had a potentially high-class horse, but Special Catch fits that bill and it will be a surprise if he fails to defy a penalty on his Catterick return.
While James Reveley, son of the trainer, again takes the mount on Special Catch, amateur rider Russell Lindsay is reunited with Flora's Pride in the Mirror Punters Club Handicap Hurdle.
The partnership prevailed by two and a quarter lengths on this course last month and although Flora's Pride has been raised 7lb for that success, she looks capable of confirming her superiority over runner-up Knight Valliant.
In the Congratulations John Sanderson OBE Novices' Chase – a race named in recognition of the chief executive of International Racecourse Management, which manages Catterick and who was among the New Year's Honours – See What Happens, trained in Cumbria by Martin Todhunter, boasts strong claims.
Another fancied mount on the card for James Reveley, See What Happens, a Carlisle hurdle winner last season, made a bright start to his chasing career at Wetherby in October when finishing a good second to African Broadway, trained by David Pipe.
A former successful point-to-pointer, See What Happens looks a decent prospect.
Classical Mist makes plenty of appeal in the Mirror Punters Club Handicap Chase.
David O'Meara's mare benefited from a superb ride from Denis O'Regan to win a beginners' chase by six lengths here last month. More will be required in this handicap, but Classical Mist has plenty going for her. Jake Greenall takes the mount.
John Wade is bidding to strike while the iron is hot with No Way Hozay in the RacingUK.com Handicap Chase.
The seven-year-old won here last week and turns out again under a 7lb penalty. Wilson Renwick again has the mount on the gelding, who comes from a stable in good form.
Donald McCain, a prolific producer of winners, rarely leaves Catterick empty-handed and today is likely to be no exception. The best of his runners on the card promises to be Dungeel in the Yorkshire-Outdoors.co.uk Novices' Hurdle.
The Cheshire raider ran out a seven-length winner at Leicester last time and looks capable of defying a penalty in the hands of Henry Brooke, who rattled up a treble for McCain at Sedgefield on Boxing Day.
Tomorrow at Wolverhampton, trainer Philip Kirby, who on Sunday moved stables from Castleton on the North York Moors to Middleham to take over Kate Walton's yard, can saddle his first winner from his new base.
A shrewd operator under both codes, Kirby saddles two runners in the opening amateur riders' handicap, Stormy Morning and Goldan Jess, and preference is for the latter, for whom top amateur Simon Walker looks a significant booking.
Far from disgraced in a competitive hurdle at Musselburgh last time, Goldan Jess had previously been beaten by only a neck into second on this course by Italian Riviera. He can go one better this time and is awarded the nap vote.
Punters could also do worse than aim for a 'Polar' double with the Richard Fahey-trained Polar Kite (3.40) and the William Haggas-trained Polar Venture (4.40).
RACING selections
Catterick today
12.40 Special Catch, 1.10 See What Happens, 1.45 Flora's Pride, 2.20 Classical Mist, 2.55 No Way Hozay, 3.30 Dungeel.
Today's other meetings: Exeter (inspection 8am), Fakenham, Musselburgh and Wolverhampton. Cheltenham was abandoned.
Wolverhampton tomorrow
2.10 Goldan Jess (NAP), 2.40 Sir George, 3.10 Fortunate Bid, 3.40 Polar Kite, 4.10 Miss Bunter, 4.40 Polar Venture, 5.10 Malindi.
Tomorrow's meetings: Ayr, Kempton and Lingfield.


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After several aborted attempts in the past year to add Unicode support to MzScheme/MrEd (and after wading through the recent deluge of Unicode-related messages on comp.lang.scheme and the SRFI-50 list), I'm ready to settle for minimal changes: a UTF-8 interpretation of byte strings, plus support in the editor at the level of code points. Separating "char" from "byte" still seems like the right thing in principle, but the notion of "Unicode character" is so complex that practical definitions of "char" end up approximating. I start to think that "UTF-8 code unit" is as good an approximation as any. To put it another way, I suspect that "char" may be a useless datatype. Maybe that's all wrong, but I'm still pretty sure that anything other than UTF-8 is more trouble than it's worth for us. A proposed conversion plan follows. Matthew ---------------------------------------- Core changes: * We re-define the character-string interpretation of "string" to be a UTF-8 encoding of Unicode, instead of a Latin-1 encoding. A PLT Scheme "char" is therefore a UTF-8 code unit, much like a Java "char" is a UTF-16 code unit (not to be confused with a "Unicode character", or even a "Unicode code point"). In addition to UTF-8 code units, though, we also have the chars #\376 and #\377, which are not legal in a UTF-8 sequence. With these two additions, the char <-> byte isomorphism remains. This interpretation affects the way strings are used as filenames under Windows, the way they are used for labels in a GUI, the way they are drawn on the screen, and the way they are interpreted for locale-specific comparisions. That's about it (which is the beauty of UTF-8), but it's enough to warrant a major-version increment. * We change the editor to support Unicode code points as items, and have the editor read and write text files using UTF-8 (instead of Latin-1). More generally, strings going into and out of an editor (e.g., through the `insert' and `get-text' methods) will be in UTF-8. Keyboard events will sometimes report the pressed "key" as a string (UTF-8 encoding of a code point) if it doesn't fit into a char. These parts fit together in the usual UTF-8 way: If you type a Chinese character into DrScheme, then the MzScheme reader will see a sequence of bytes in the 128-253 range; none of the "chars" in 128-253 are special, so the stream will parse as a symbol. When MzScheme later prints the symbol (as a result, in an error message, or whatever), DrScheme's editor will decode the UTF-8 byte stream and draw Chinese characters. ---------------------------------------- The most visible implication of the UTF-8 approach is that, in DrScheme's REPL, (string-length "$%^#") will produce a value between 4 to 20, depending on the letters in place of "$", "%", "^", and "#". For Chinese letters, the result will tend to be 12. For non-English Latin-based letters, the result will tend to be 4 or 5. MzScheme will provide functions such as `string->code-point-vector', which converts a string to a vector of numbers, and `string-code-point-length', which returns the number of code points in the UTF-8 decoding of a string. So (string-code-point-length "$%^#") will always produce 4 in DrScheme. (Perhaps there are better names for these functions.) Regexp matching will continue to work on chars/bytes. Consequently, (regexp-match #rx"$%^#" s) will work as expected for any "$", etc., but not (regexp-match #rx"[$%^#]" s) since "$" might correspond to multiple chars (i.e., code units) in the string. Of course, this problem can be attributed to abusing strings in the first place for writing regular expressions. A problem that's perhaps more significant than either of the above: some files and streams may use the current locale encoding of characters, rather than UTF-8 (e.g., GB for Chinese). I propose that we continue to ignore this problem, and generally rely on people/environments to switch to UTF-8. MzScheme can provide some conversion functions for manual conversion (discussed further below). ---------------------------------------- Position and column counting for a port will be sensitive to UTF-8. For example, reading #\302 followed by #\251 will increment the position and column by 1, instead of 2. ---------------------------------------- For language-specific ordering and case folding, we already have a locale system in place. As far as I can tell, the underlying functionality is about the best we can do, no matter how close "char" is to a "Unicode character". Still, there are some issues. The locale currently controls two things: * The interpretation of a byte stream as characters. * The ordering and case relationship among characters. For example, `string-locale-ci=?' currently interprets a byte string in terms of the current locale's encoding, and then compares. Our new system should split the control. The `locale' functions should interpret the byte stream as UTF-8, independent of the locale, and rely on the locale only for ordering and case relationsship. (The actual comparison will sometimes require converting to the locale's encoding, but that's internal. Meanwhile, under Windows and Mac OS, MzScheme should probably use the Windows/Mac native locale support rather than the Unix-style wrapper functions, but that's a small adjustment.) We should add new functions, roughly `locale-string->utf8-string' and `utf8-string->locale-string', for converting between representations. These can be used to overcome the default interpretation of byte streams as UTF-8. Functions like `char-locale-ci=?', `char-locale-ci<?', and `char-locale-upper-case?' are nonsense, because it makese no sense to operate on UTF-8 code units. We should drop them and add a few functions like `string-locale-upper-case?'. ---------------------------------------- When rendering a sequence of Unicode code points, some drawing toolboxes can handle "combining characters" (shouldn't that be "combining code points"?) to form a single glyph for a sequence of code points, and some cannot. We'll generally let the toolbox do whatever it does, and it will work reliably for single-code-point characters (which are the kind that the editor supports). For consistency, the editor needs to render each code points as a separate glyph, not matter the capabilities of the underlying toolbox, and other programs may need similar functionality. A flag to `draw-text' and `get-text-extent' will enable per-code-point rendering in general. Conveniently, the existing "big-chars?" flag (which has never quite worked) becomes obsolete with a UTF-8 interpretation of strings, so it can be recycled.
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This colorful confetti rice is a traditional dish in Puerto Rico. We enjoy it in the summer alongside grilled shrimp kabobs, but it is good with most any entree. -Laura Lunardi of West Chester, Pennsylvania
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- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 small sweet yellow pepper, finely chopped
- 1 small sweet red pepper, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- In a large saucepan, saute the onion, peppers and garlic in oil until crisp-tender. Add the water, rice, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 18-22 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Remove from the heat; fluff with a fork. Stir in cilantro. Yield: 6 servings.
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Levy is a professor in the Information School at the University of Washington in Seattle. For more than 15 years, he was a researcher at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, exploring the transition from paper and print to digital media. At the University of Washington since 2000, he focuses on bringing mindfulness training and other contemplative practices to address problems of information overload and acceleration.
"Today's digital devices and apps are both powerful and powerfully distracting. Indeed, it has become increasingly clear that they can serve both as instruments of learning and connection, on the one hand, and of distraction and disconnection, on the other," he wrote of his talk. "The challenge we face is to use them to their best advantage, and to ours, and to understand when to use them and when to abstain from them." "For a number of years, through my research and teaching, I have been developing methods to help students (as well as faculty, staff, and adult professionals) investigate and improve their relationship with their devices and apps. In these remarks, I will present some of the I use in my courses and exercises seminars, also discussing the underlying philosophy, which aims to help us discover a more sustainable approach to living and learning."
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San Juan Range > San Luis Peak > Climber's Log
San Luis Peak Climber's Log
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|Via West Creek
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2012
|Hiked up from the West Creek Trailhead, via the Colorado Trail and the south ridge. This was my 30th 14er. Was joined by Rich Woessner, his 22nd 14er and my 6 month old Golden Retriever, Loki - his 3rd 14er.
|Posted Jul 21, 2012 7:25 pm
|Via the South Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2012
|The end of a long week in Colorado. My tenth peak, over 27,000' of vertical at the peak and over 70 miles on return to the trailhead. I can't wait for next year..
|Posted Jul 18, 2012 10:47 pm
|Woodie Hopper
|Cebolla TH with Stewart
Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2012
|This was a great day despite the wind. The beginning of the traverse from Baldy Alto is a little grungy, but otherwise ok. The traverse looks longer than it is. Didn't see anyone else the entire day. I headed to Stewart afterwards.
|Posted Jun 23, 2012 12:33 am
|West Willow Creek 4wd TH
Date Climbed: May 27, 2012
|Nice hike, more up and down than I expected!
|Posted May 30, 2012 7:52 pm
| Willow Creek
Date Climbed: May 27, 2012
|From the West Willow Creek 4x4 parking, nice hike, beautiful scenery and views.
|Posted May 28, 2012 1:49 am
|from Stewart Creek
Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2011
|Got a late noon start after the long drive to the TH. Made it to the summit just before 4, which was an island of clear sky surrounded by T-storms. Made it back to the TH by dusk and drove home in the dark, watching out for the many elk. First time I saw a beaver, which made it worth it. Challenging for being such a long hike. Gravel pile of a summit isn't seen till almost the end. Feels very remote.
|Posted Feb 27, 2012 5:13 pm
|Ted Eliason
|A long way for a hump over 14,000
Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2009
|I only hiked this one because it was on a damn list. Up Yawner gullies in an OK cirque of early season snow. The butresses on the neighboring 13ers, though, look much cooler.
|Posted Oct 13, 2011 7:30 pm
|Secluded is an Understatement
Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2011
|30 miles of dirt road just to get to the trailhead. The hike is fairly long as well, 12 miles round trip. The valley is full of stepped beaver ponds, and is beautiful. Didn't see another person all day.
|Posted Oct 1, 2011 5:36 pm
|Jeremy Hakes
|Good peak
Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2008
|Great wilderness.
|Posted Sep 25, 2011 10:58 pm
|First 14er
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
|First 14er and the first time using Summit Post as a trip planning resource. Trail head status and the numerous Trip Reports really made this an enjoyable experience. No surprizes / walked right up to the summit. Trip highlight - Love those Cochetopa Hills!
|Posted Sep 8, 2011 6:18 pm
|I like it on top
|Stewart Creek
Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011
|Took up a 14er virgin for a successful trip. Great day.
|Posted Aug 28, 2011 12:24 pm
|From Stewart Creek
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011
|Quick hike up to the summit of San Luis from Stewart Creek TH. After summiting San Luis, traversed to the summit of Organ Mountain. Nice hike, beautiful weather, gorgeous views.
|Posted Jul 3, 2011 1:43 pm
|Sarah Simon
|Stewart Creek
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2011
|We found some delightful, un-ruined camping off of the FS road for a great night's sleep. In the AM, shortly after leaving camp for the Stewart Creek TH a mountain lion crossed the road right in front of my Jeep! The scenery along this route was better than anticipated. I loved the creek and the beaver ponds. There was still a lot of snow in the gully above timber line prior to hitting the steep uphill to the saddle. Higher on the peak, the snow was minimal. Beautiful day. I was dragging a$$ a bit, but enjoyed this plenty. After a quick lunch on the summit we descended, had a celebratory beer at the Jeep, cleaned up, and headed back to the Front Range.
|Posted Jun 20, 2011 10:15 am
|Eric Holle
|Spring Climb
Date Climbed: May 8, 2011
|Climbed from West Willow Creek and a high camp at 12,500. Ben, Jordan and I continued over Baldy Alto, to Stewart and back...
|Posted May 10, 2011 10:11 pm
|From the CT.
Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2008
|This was a short trip from the adjacent saddle the Colorado Trail traverses over.
|Posted Feb 18, 2011 9:34 pm
|beautiful hike
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
|Posted Jan 13, 2011 12:26 am
|winter hike
Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2011
|The trip started out rough for me due to very cold toes despite the air temperature being comfortable for winter. Had some route-finding issues and dense fog move in after dark. Couldn't see squat so we dug a snow cave assuming we'd have to bivy for the night. Fortunately clouds finally let up and we could make our way back to camp. Beautiful area in the winter. With Kiefer and my dog Zion.
|Posted Jan 10, 2011 2:30 pm
|South Ridge via San Luis Pass
Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2011
|Climbed this bugger with Stephanie Lynn from San Luis Pass. Exceptionally bad snow, some route-finding errors and white-out conditions (at night) made for an epic climb that fortunately, turned out alright.
Castricone7 was with us for most of the trip.
NOT an easy mountain in winter.
|Posted Jan 9, 2011 10:04 pm
|Liba Kopeckova
|nice hike
|ran most of the way on my first summit, 2nd time came in late October - lovely day, nobody on the trail.
|Posted Dec 24, 2010 5:31 pm
|San Juan Backpacking
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2010
|Done along with 5 other 14ers during a week long backpacking trip in the San Juans. PRISTINE is the one word I would use to describe the standard route of San Luis. The only place I've seen better wildflowers is west of the divide in the Indian Peaks.
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So I'll be creating a clustered index on a massive table (cust_id, action_date). My primary goal will be to keep a query such as this running at its best:
concat(month(action_date), year(action_date) = 112
Should I maybe think about creating a column with MMYY in it and index that?
I think MMYY column mayl help for search, but clustered index should be unique and it is not looks like MMYY is unique...you can set database partition by MMYY or action_date and that help significantly
The query above will be very slow because using any kind of functions will prevent the index from being used. Better search for date ranges (generated by the client code) like this:
action_date BETWEEN('2012-01-01', '2012-01-31')
Also, the index (cust_id, action_date) will not work here because action_date must be the first column of the index to work if you search by it. So you may change it to (action_date, cust_id).
Sorry if the example was misleading, ill ALWAYS be doing a join on cust_id and running aggregate functions per cust_id, I will want the order to be cust_id, then action_date
no, no, no
declare an index on action_date
then return a month's worth of data with an open upper end date range --
WHERE action_date >= '2012-01-01'
AND action_date < '2012-02-01'
this is best practice, because it works on both date and datetime columns
btw, lemon juice, BETWEEN is not a function
Sorry, my typo, I often make this BETWEEN mistake when I write my own SQL!
Is comparing date to datetime documented somewhere, how it works? I used to do this a few years ago and one day MySQL version changed and comparing dates to datetime also changed so I decided it's best not to rely on it and in such cases I always do this:
WHERE action_date BETWEEN '2012-01-01 00:00:00' AND '2012-01-31 23:59:59'
"comparing dates to datetimes also changed" -- i would like to see proof of this
as far as i know, and i have tested it often, what i posted works perfectly for both dates and datetimes
also, your approach using BETWEEN has two inconvenient drawbacks -- first, you will always have to do a leap year calculation (for the last day of the month), and second, you might miss some rows between 23:59:59 and midnight (assuming mysql supports subseconds)
This was happening very long time ago so I don't think I can prove anything - the difference might have been between 5.0 and 4.1 or even 4.0, one was on a Unix hosting the other on Windows. Things have changed so for any practical purposes I think what you say is true nowadays.
They are not so inconvenient
MySQL will allow me to do this:
WHERE action_date BETWEEN '2012-02-01 00:00:00' AND '2012-02-31 23:59:59'
MySQL 5.6.4 seems to support microseconds - if I have the very unlikely need for them I might do this:
WHERE action_date BETWEEN '2012-01-01 00:00:00' AND '2012-01-31 23:59:59.999999'
But I'm giving you credit for better elegance of your way of comparing
just because mysql allows it, doesn't mean it's something you should do
seriously? you would actually do that? the 31st of february?
please don't say yes, because... well, just because
Well, you provoked me to it so I found out a working solution, however non-standard I've never used 31st of Feb. because I've never had the problem with calculating leap years


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I'm not sure how many members here are from WA state, but i thought this was worth mentioning .
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Remember that crush of online shoppers that promptly crashed HealthCare.gov and a few state marketplaces when the Obamacare health insurance exchanges opened for business last fall?
It has apparently happened again -- without the website drama this time.
President Barack Obama took time out Thursday during his swing through Italy to share the news via conference call with health care navigators. He said the exchanges have officially surpassed the government's goal to enroll 6 million Americans in health care plans during the initial six-month open enrollment period that ends Monday.
100K sign-ups per day
The proud POTUS said 1.5 million visitors had logged onto HealthCare.gov on Wednesday alone, with daily website enrollees averaging 100,000 a day since mid-March, signaling the same sort of rush, albeit from last-minute shoppers as opposed to first adopters, that shut down the exchanges within minutes of opening on Oct. 1. The federal portal serves as the default exchange for 36 states that elected to pass on the option to build their own under the Affordable Care Act.
In part due to the ill-prepared HealthCare.gov website, which took a few weeks and several changes of IT contractors to shore up, the feds dialed back their original goal of 7 million sign-ups by 1 million last fall. But following the December relaunch, traffic and sales picked up appreciably. By the end of February, an estimated 4.2 million consumers had obtained health insurance through the exchanges, and by mid-March, the number hit 5 million.
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Last week, health officials announced a compromise with foot-draggers that gives those 11th-hour shoppers until roughly mid-April to obtain insurance and thus avoid the tax penalty under the individual mandate, so long as they get their application rolling before Monday's deadline. However, it remains unclear to what extent the deadline delay helped contribute to the last-minute rush that put Obamacare over its six-month goal.
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- No figures were released as to how many of the latecomers were healthy young Americans ages 18 to 30, the so-called "young invincibles" considered key to Obamacare's ultimate success.
- It is estimated that roughly 2 in 10 applicants have paid the first month's premium on their new policies.
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The fridge is a simple appliance and yet it holds inside says so much about the way people live and how they eat around the world. A small mini-fridge in a bachelor's apartment in New York City may hold several take-out boxes, cans of beer, and perhaps a half-empty milk carton. Far to the south, a fridge in rural Argentina may hold locally produced vegetables, bottles of milk from a local farm, and perhaps a glass of wine. A fridge in Shanghai, China may hold vegetables bought at a store along with a mixture of herbal supplements kept for medicinal reasons. To those who own the fridge, its contents are hardly extraordinary. Yet to many around the world, what other people eat and put in their fridge may seem strange and even exciting.
Fridge Watcher allows users to peek into the refrigerators of members of the Fridge Watcher community all around the world. From Los Angeles to India, and Russia to Brazil, members open up their fridges to the world. Others can comment on what's inside the fridge and experience different cultures while learning interesting new recipes or home remedies.
Fridge Watcher believes that we are what we eat and that every fridge tells its own story. The most exciting aspect of Fridge Watcher is that many people are unaware of what their fridge says about them until they submit pictures or set up a webcam of their fridge. Someone who always thought they ate healthy may soon find that their fridge tells a different story. Others may find that their fridge packed with all natural, organic products says a lot about their ethical eating habits. The discovery of what a fridge says about someone is just part of the journey of learning about different people from all around the world.
Fridge Watcher is open to anyone from any corner of the globe. The only requirements are that users must own a fridge or else borrow a friend's fridge to use on the website. Users then must either set up a webcam that captures all of the contents of the fridge or submit a series of pictures. Some users only submit this information with a minimal amount of detail and give only their country location. Other members can guess if the fridge's owner is male or female, or if it belongs to an entire family based on the products found on the fridge's shelves. Some members submit their fridge webcams with lengthy descriptions of their lifestyle and where they live. Either way is fine since both methods encourage commentary and discussion.
The point of Fridge Watcher is to bring people together through the food that they eat. While watching a fridge in South Africa may not seem like a cultural experience at first glance, a closer perusal reveals many differences and similarities. Some brands like Coca-Cola are found all over the world. Other local brands are only found in certain countries. Furthermore, the greatest cultural experience often comes from trying to decipher the different types of fruits and vegetables eaten around the world. It may be easy to recognize apples and oranges, but the world is full of an endless variety of produce from the pungent durian to the wholesome yucca.
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What to Wear When You're Spending The Holidays with His Parents
Whether you've just started dating or have been going steady for years, here's what to wear to win over his family!
-Diana Denza
The holidays are quickly approaching, and many of us have splurged on gifts, downloaded enough recipes to fill a book, and sent out the standard glitter-adorned greeting cards. But for the ladies out there visiting their guys' 'rents this season, it can be hard to deck the halls when you're desperately trying to figure out what to wear to score some major brownie points with his mom and pop.
Whether you've been going with your beau for years, or just scored the hottie of your dreams, (finally! No more dinners spent glaring at your cousin and her hubby playing tonsil hockey on the couch), clinical psychologist and relationship expert, Dr. Anne K. Gross has a few suggestions to get you through the season in style.
Get ready to make his parents your biggest fans!
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Your guy is great, but a few weeks of wining and dining shouldn't mean you have to slip into an evening gown the first time you meet his parents. If he's already including you in family functions, it means he's really into you –so don't be afraid to let your funky personality shine through!
"If you've been dating for three months or less, you should opt for an outfit that reflects your personality but will also impress his family. You never know, this meet might be the nudge he needs to really commit," Gross explained.
Just don't go too overboard. This isn't Halloween. Gross advises women to stay away from "anything too low cut and hooker style heels, you should be able to wear that sexy mini, but don't forget your opaque tights! This is his family, remember?"
1. BDG speckled raglan tunic ($49, urbanoutfitters.com)
2. Just Sway Yes skirt ($37.99, modcloth.com)
3. Opaque pantyhose ($14, americanapparel.com)
4. Green of the crop heel ($57.99, modcloth.com)
5. Feminine rocker bangles ($6.80, forever21.com)
You're getting serious
If you're both in it for the long haul, congrats! You'll want to put your best foot forward for his family. Even if you've finger painted in sweats with his baby cousins a week ago, now's the time to prove you really are the sophisticated lady his parents always dreamed their son would settle down with.
"If you're in a serious relationship you want to put to rest any anxiety his parents harbor over his ability to make good choices," Gross pointed out. "And nothing pleases parents more than knowing that you admire their son. So this is a good time to wear that birthday gift he gave you; whether it's a turtleneck sweater or rope necklace."
But don't be afraid to throw in a little of your own unique flair. This is your holiday too, you know!
"Wear something that shows your creativity, a long flowing skirt with high boots, but not so over the top that they pay more attention to how you look than who you are. Go easy on the perfume and leave the excessive make-up for another time," Gross explained. "Who knows, garnering his parents approval may lead him to finally pop the question!"
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6. Buckingham Palace long sleeve cream top ($51, lulus.com)
7. Dramatic hem skirt ($19.80, forever21.com)
8. Pointelle sweater tights ($9.50, charlotterusse.com)
9. Naughty monkey Superb boot ($129.99, zappos.com)
You're engaged…whoo hoo!
You go, girl! Show off that sparkling ring with an outfit cooler than a winter morning without gloves. After all, you totally deserve it!
"Make sure your clothes reflect the celebratory occasion. This would be the perfect time to bring out your sleek black dress, classy heels, and choke collar," Gross advised.
Oh, and make sure the groom-to-be looks just as dapper. "Convince him to trade in his jeans for a nice pair of pants," Gross added.
But most of all have fun! You have his heart, and after one glance at the two of you, his family is going to adore the woman who makes him smile from ear to ear.
10. Michael Kors knit blouson dress ($89.50, neimanmarcus.com)
11. Glittery Mary Jane pump ($20, charlotterusse.com)
12. Badgley Mischka multi-strand pave disc necklace ($150, neimanmarcus.com)
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Celtics Trade: Rajon Rondo, Jermaine O'neal
Receive: Steve Nash, Marcin Gortat
-Make a final push with their big 3, this time adding a real starting center & HOF point guard.
Pacers Trade: Darren Collison, Tyler Hansbrough, 2012+2014 First round picks
Receive: Rajon Rondo, Hakim Warrick (or Frye)
-Try to get into "Win now" mode while West and Granger are in their prime
Suns Trade: Steve Nash, Marcin Gortat, Hakim Warrick (or Frye)
Receive: Darren Collison, Tyler Hansbrough, Jermaine O'neal, 2012+2014 1st round picks from Indiana
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We basically get Rajon Rondo, who is an experienced player, a leader, and most important a star point guard - something we clearly need - for... Not that much.
I know on paper you guys might look at this and say - "Tyler and 2 1sts? thats crazy". But it really isn't, because we get a player who's a major upgrade without giving any core pieces. We blow our cap space, but whatever. If we really wanna resign Hill and Hibbert we should be able to because they are RFAs.


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Friday, May 17, the event is running a few pre-conference seminars, and I'll be delivering one focused on parallelism in SQL Server. This is an updated version of the seminar I delivered at the 2010 PASS conference; you can read Kendra Little's review of that day on her personal blog, littlekendra.com.
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Thread: Wot films are you watching?
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The Yoji Yamada trilogy of samurai movies are such sublime pieces of work. The Twilight Samurai is one of my favourite films ever.
The slow burning boil of the whole film is just so wonderfully done. The way it erupts in the ferocity of the end fight and his welcome home made me burst into tears.
Fucking invisible ninjas cutting invisible onions all of a sudden....
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I was whacking invisible onions out of the air all by myself!
Closer to the Moon, starring Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong. I'm pretty sure most of you won't see it until it hits VOD and Blu-Ray, because it's a Romanian movie.
It's a slick and hilarious black comedy inspired by a true story.
In 1959 a group of high-ranking Communist Party members pull off a bank heist by pretending they're shooting a movie. They're all Jews and former war heroes, members of the Party since the days it barely had 1000 members. The currency is worthless - in Communist Romania you couldn't buy a house, a car was hard to obtain, and the money had no value outside the country. Why they did it is still a mystery.
They're caught and the authorities decide to shoot a propaganda movie. A reenactment of the heist, starring the five prisoners. Then they will be executed.
This actually happened.
In Closer to the Moon, the gang seizes control of the production and the story becomes a surreal farce. It's really funny and even a bit heartwarming, despite the looming executions. Vera Farmiga is especially good at annoying the bureaucrats by acting like a diva.
The trailer makes it look a lot more serious than it actually is.
Some of you are probably familiar with shitty Romanian movies like 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and the rest of the awfully boring flicks which somehow keep winning awards at Cannes, Berlin and other clueless festivals. I suspect the juries believe Romania is a grey wasteland filled with Stalinist cliches and those awards are given for the novelty (and probably shock) factor. You can't imagine how refreshing it is to see a movie made here with actual production values, colours, humor and skilled direction.
Here's a Variety review.
Sounds like a Romanian version of Argo...but definitely sounds interesting.
Watched Lost Highway again, surprised how slow it was I don't remember it being this slow last time I watched. Oh well pretty moody and very intriguing as a very very weird movie. Lots of naked women I have to say. I think I kind of know whatits trying to be about and I do love the Lynchisms of creepy weird guy, disturbing bits with weird music and curtains that definitely do not belong in any home.
But this scene always:
The first twenty minutes of Lost Highway... Just wow. It's one of the creepiest things I've ever seen.
Over the weekend I watched Boogeyman, the entirely forgotten 2005 ghosty film. The gf and I have an ironic enjoyment of Bones (which has turned more to a test of endurance in recent years) and Emily Deschenal was in it. Since she's become such a dreadful actress in her own show, we were curious to see how well she did in another role.
Turns out it's barely any kind of role at all. The film is so utterly barebones that there isn't enough personality to define the lead (Barry Watson) let alone anyone else. His main defining trait is pretty much just, "scared of closed doors". This does lead to a hilariously awkward flirtatious scene between Watson and Deschenal on their first meeting, since there's nothing to hang on to either character.
There is no atmosphere, the director simply adds a few spooky noises from his spooky noises soundboard 20-30 seconds before each jump scare. The narrative isn't strong enough to carry it, the characters certainly aren't. I've not watched such a bland horror movie in a long, long time.
In short, don't watch Boogeyman the entirely forgotten 2005 ghosty film.
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Its a shame Bones has become a standard family show. It was so good during the early years. Its so preachy now its nauseating.
10-03-2014, 11:29 AM #2149The first twenty minutes of Lost Highway... Just wow. It's one of the creepiest things I've ever seen.
Yeah totally the times they watch the video tapes are probably the most creepy bits I've experienced and it completely sucks you in as well.
Upstream Color
From the director of Primer. Need I say more? Because I won't. Trying to figure out just what the hell is going on is half the movie. I guess it's about identity (theft)... and parasites and pigs. Yeah.
If you like Malick, Lynch or perhaps even Cronenberg this one might be for you. It also looks and sounds fantastic. Highly recommended.
Also, "I have to apologize. I was born with a disfigurement where my head is made of the same material as the sun." is probably my new favourite line.
A Swiss(!) science-fiction flick. With a female lead. Set on a derelict spaceship. With a shady crew. And then the titular cargo is not quite what it seemed to be. So far so familiar and it's really the first 2/3 of the movie that's worth watching. It's really quite tense and well done, if not particularly innovative. Unfortunately, by the last act it suddenly gets way too ambitious for its script and budget, and plot holes start piling up. Overall not as good as it could have been and dragged down from okay to meh by the poor ending.Immersive Sims on Steam WIP
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300: Rise of an Empire is better than the first one. I don't know what I expected. About one minute in I realised this is going to be a wild ride.
This Noam Murro guy came out of nowhere and out-Snydered Zack Snyder. Eva Green is incredibly awesome. The story takes place before, during and after the first movie and it's way better. I really, really liked the backstories for Xerxes and Eva Green - fantasy at its best.
Somehow it feels similar to 300 while doing its own thing. Most of the movie is about fantasy naval battles and I've never seen anything like this before. The Persian fleet riding to battle on top of a Roland Emmerich tsunami... who even imagines such awesome visuals?
Can't wait for the next sequel!
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I did not feel it was as good as the first. Other than the main characters, the sub characters were barely developed and easily forgotten. It felt almost forced to cut to some dialogue so they had a part. And they reused the Father/Son thing again. The flow of 300 went better and you got to know the characters better and more of them. I did not really get to know or care about the Athenian advisor, guy. Scarred guy got a couple scenes. His son. Main character. That was it.
The blood splatter in your face seemed over used. Have to rewatch 300 to see how it was again.
I still thought it was a good movie and you highlighted a lot of the points I enjoyed (Xerxes, Artemisia, naval battles, visuals). I was disappointed Artemisia did not have more melee battle after playing up her combat abilities.
15-03-2014, 03:47 AM #2155Comrade, Listen! The Glorious Commonwealth's first Airship has been compromised! Who is the saboteur? Who can be saved? Uncover what the passengers are hiding and write the grisly conclusion of its final hours in an open-ended, player-driven adventure. Dziekujemy! -- Karaski: What Goes Up...
Mad Detective, a psychological thriller from Hong Kong in 2007.
Hong Kong police inspector Chan Kwai Bun was forced into retirement after cutting and presenting his right ear (very bloody scene, you've been warned) in front of a retiring assistant police chief, Chan was therefore classified as mentally ill. Yet Chan used to be a cop with great reputation that no case couldn't be resolved. Of course, you would expect such detective to use unorthodox approaches. Six year prior to the main story, there was a rookie cop, Ho Ka On, assigned to Chan's team for two days before that bloody scene. Six years later (i.e. main story), Ho had been promoted to senior inspector of West Kowloon's Organized Crime unit and had one such a case meeting its dead end. It's partially an internal investigation. Two detectives from another unit, in an operation 18-month ago busting some steel theft of South-Asian, went south and one of the detective Wong something went missing, with his assigned revolver. Then, within that 18 months, three robberies, two with people murdered. It was confirmed that bullets were all from the missing police revolver. It seemed the South-Asian theft killed the detective Wong and took his revolver to commit more crime. Yet, as a standard procedure, the detective of the pair who made it back, Ko Chi Wai was inevitably suspected for being involved in the possible homicide.
So Inspector Ho came to his former boss Chan for help. Chan explained to Ho of what special talent Chan got to bring those criminals in the dark back to justice: he could see the "ghost(s) in the heart" of any man. Say, he saw a girl being tempted by an MK girl into committing shoplifting. That MK girl was exactly a ghost inside that girl's heart. It is not specified in the movie whether this is supernatural, or it simply is inbuilt in one's characteristic. Typical style of the movie producer Johnnie To. When Chan and Ho stalked Ko, Chan saw 7 ghosts inside Ko. Yes, 7, you got it, right? Seven Sins. (Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman should be proud, thanks to you fine pair we all know what Seven Deadly Sins are.) Chan was almost certain Ko murdered Wong and the other people, but for what? Why he murdered in two robberies but not the remaining one? Can this new partnership Chan and Ho brought the culprit to justice?
One unique thing if you can notice, all cops involved had been serving in the force before the 1997 turnover, and therefore when they betrayed or be betrayed, they betrayed or be betrayed by friends of many year. All their revolvers' serial numbers were code "RHKP" before the numbers. "R" stands for Royal. "RHKP" is therefore "Royal Hong Kong Police", and the case occurred after "R" was removed from the title "HKP".
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
I haven't seen a film this much in love with its time and place since Deep Blue Sea. TTSS drips with the murky atmosphere of Cold War espionage in 1970s London. Yes, it's slow; yes, the dialogue is sparse; no, there are no action scenes; yes, it's confusing -- all of these things are deliberate. If you can't handle it, go back to Jason Bourne. Special praise for Gary Oldman's performance in the lead role as George Smiley, who I don't think ever actually smiles and doesn't speak for the first fifteen minutes. An oddly celebratory final scene is the film's only discordant note. Perhaps the greatest praise one can give the film is that it makes watching Old White Men interesting again.
TTSS is the second adaptation of a John Le Carre novel I've seen and been impressed by, the first being The Constant Gardener. I really should get to reading some of his novels.
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I think that "Tinker, Tailor(..)" was kinda too confusing. It was probably the only movie I've ever watched and didn't had almost any idea what's going on here and trust me, I don't watch only some simple action films. Maybe if I would read the book before watching it would be more understandable.
And speaking of simple action films - I've rewatched The Raid: Redemption few days ago. It's all about shooting and punching bad guys, but it's fairly realistic and so fucking INTENSE. It makes almost any other action movies feel sloppy and slow as hell.
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^ It's certainly not an easy film to follow -- on several occasions it was only well after a scene had concluded that I was able to contextualise it -- but I'm sure the effect was intentional: the disjointed narrative reinforces the murky world the film depicts, a world in which information is key and the characters never have enough of it. I suspect it would reward a second viewing, but that's a tough ask -- tougher than usual, on account of the slow pace -- if you didn't enjoy the first time around.
I actually appreciated the way it didn't feel the need to hammer the viewer on every point. One example that springs to mind is when Ricki (the young 'wet work' man) asks Smiley to get 'the woman' out, when we've already seen her shot in a previous scene, and Smiley is aware of it. "I'll do everything I can," he says. There's nothing in the dialogue, no external cues to suggest that Smiley has just basically lied to Ricki, the moment rests entirely on the viewer having been paying attention.
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I'm surprised about all the british actors and they are all speaking english since I thought the director was Swedish.


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The new pay plans stem from a 2012 state law aimed in part at giving local school officials more flexibility in how educators are paid.
The law has been declared unconstitutional by a 19th Judicial District Court, in Baton Rouge, but remains in effect while attorneys for the state appeal.
Among the changes is a new rule in Calcasieu Parish, which includes Lake Charles, to pay teachers $1,500 stipends if they are rated as "highly effective" in consecutive years under the state's new review system.
"For far too long teachers have not been rewarded for their hard work and their positive impact on students," state Superintendent of Education John White said in a prepared statement.


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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - It's a long way from north Jersey to Minneapolis, but Zygi Wilf made the leap and rookie cornerback Kendall James is planning on following suit.
Wilf, of course, is the billionaire real estate magnate from the Garden State who now owns the Minnesota Vikings. James, on the other hand, is a Jersey native who doesn't have as nearly as many zeros in his bank account but has a chance to make a very good living himself in the Land of 10,000 Lakes after the Vikings selected him in the sixth round of the recent NFL Draft.
Sixth-round picks generally aren't guaranteed much in the NFL, but 5-foot-10, 180-pound James, who starred for coach Kenneth Wiggins at Union County Academy before moving on to the University of Maine and developing into an FCS second- team All-American, landed in a place which desperately needs help at the cornerback position.
Minnesota mistakenly moved on from veteran Antoine Winfield before the 2013 season and the results were nothing short of disastrous. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Winfield was a rock at the Vikings' all-important left cornerback position and an even more critical lynchpin to the club's defensive scheme when he moved inside to play the slot on obvious passing downs.
Josh Robinson, a raw player with elite speed but little feel for coverage, was lost in Minnesota's antiquated cover-2 defensive philosophy as Winfield's replacement, and he and fellow corner Chris Cook, a lengthy player with no discernable ball skills. were arguably the worst starting duo in the entire NFL last year.
Cook is now gone as is former head coach Leslie Frazier and his slavish devotion to the Tampa-2 philosophy, replaced by the ultra-aggressive Mike Zimmer, a defensive-minded head coach with the reputation of getting the most out of his charges.
Despite all the troubles in 2013, the cupboard isn't exactly bare for Zimmer.
Xavier Rhodes, a first-round pick in 2013 out of Florida State, was the only bright spot at corner for the Vikings last season and has a terrific ceiling as a player. Rhodes is penciled in as a starter opposite free agent pickup Captain Munnerlyn, an undersized but scrappy option expected to take over the Winfield role as the corner who holds his own outside the numbers before moving inside in the nickel where "The Captain" was a difference maker with the Carolina Panthers.
Those two, however, are the lone gimmes at the position for Minnesota, and James will be among a group which includes Robinson as well as veteran free- agent signee Derrick Cox, who flamed out in San Diego last season, holdovers Marcus Sherels, who is really more of a punt returner, and Shaun Prater, along with fellow rookie Jabari Price, who was selected in the seventh round out of North Carolina.
"Competition, it's one word," James said when asked what he can bring to the Vikings. "I'm going to do the best I can to prove to the coaches that they made a good decision on me and for me to play and learn behind good corners and still compete as hard."
Athletically, James is a fit at the NFL level. He has outstanding speed and terrific leaping ability (a 40-yard dash timed at 4.45 seconds and a 39-inch vertical), along with the balance, body control and agility to handle the position.
James also has fluid hips, according to scouts, and the ability to change direction smoothly. He mirrors in man coverage, shows the innate instincts to excel in zone and the closing speed to recover. Although undersized, he has no trouble sticking his nose into things while in run support and carries the swagger every NFL corner needs.
"I can bring toughness to (the Vikings) and help on special teams and I'm just an all-around great cover corner," James said after being drafted. "I think I can bring a lot to help this defense."
With all those positives, you may be thinking what's the catch?
Well, it begins and ends with James' DNA. He's a skinny kid with little functional-football strength, short arms and small hands -- attributes that personnel people crave when looking for cornerbacks.
"James has some talent, but he lacks NFL size and strength," one scout told The Sports Network. "He's a guy who needs to flash on special teams and make it as a practice squad player. If the light goes off, a year in an NFL weight room could really help and he could turn into something a year or two down the line."
Zimmer, a self-described "fixer," figures to help a talent like James reach his potential. The veteran coach has the well-earned reputation of getting the most out of players by teaching technique and harping on all the little things that can turn a lump of clay with some physical skills into an elite NFL contributor.
Zimmer supporters often cite Bengals' star linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent before developing into a second- team All-Pro under Zim's tutelage in Cincinnati, as an example of what the no- nonsense mentor can do.
"I love taking guys with talent and coaching that, because those kind of guys you can take them a lot further," Zimmer said.
James is one of many who will be vying to be the next Burfict-type success story for Zimmer in Minnesota.
"They'll start at the bottom," the Vikings' new coach said when discussing his rookies. "It doesn't mean they'll end there at the bottom. You've got to line them up somewhere, so they'll start down there and we'll go from there."


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American Apparel Does Denim
No-one does basics like American Apparel.
Amidst all the controversy in this modern age, it's nice to know that fashion can still be brought back down to basics. And what, may I ask, is more basic than that perfect pair of jeans? This is the idea behind LA-based, iconic clothing manufacturer American Apparel's latest venture into the world of denim. Recent scandals surrounding the brand have done nothing to quell our excitement about the launch of the line because, as Dov Charney so readily suggests, "no one does basics like American Apparel". In that, we have to agree!
Newly appointed 'Director of Denim', George Atlan, will steer the production of the new line towards bringing out a line of well fitting, 100% cotton jeans, constructed of a 14-ounce denim. After being involved in the creation of over 20 million pairs of jeans, Mr Atlan could be considered a denim veteran. But the chance to be a proponent for a line of "truly American, truly fresh" jeans has triggered a burst of enthusasim. True to company form, the jeans will convey an inherent American influence, channelling classic 'Made In America' styles. And, of course, they will be 100% made in LA!
First off the rank will be a high-waist, tapered-leg blue jean and a high-waist, cuffed jean short, both for women. But tell your boyfriends to rest easy, because the company has plans for additional washes and styles ? including a men's heavy-weight denim jean. See the full range at the American Apparel website.