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"2112" is the side-long title track of an album released in 1976 by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. The overture and the first section, Temples of Syrinx, were released as a single and have been featured in most of Rush's setlists since. The "sci-fi" sounds in the beginning of the song were created using an ARP Odyssey synthesizer[2] and an Echoplex tape delay.[3] On the "2112 / Moving Pictures" episode of the documentary series Classic Albums, producer Terry Brown states the synth intro is composed of various parts played by Hugh Syme that were put together in a collage. Since 1997, when any parts of the song are performed live, they are transposed down one full step,[4] as heard on every live album and DVD from Different Stages forward. With the combined movements being twenty minutes and thirty-three seconds long, it is the longest song or suite in Rush's library.
This song is described in the liner notes of the album—its interior and back cover—in two ways:
Both serve as the source, except where otherwise noted, of all that follows.
Lyricist/drummer Neil Peart is credited in the liner notes as acknowledging "the genius of Ayn Rand." Many listeners believe that "2112" is based on Ayn Rand's book, Anthem, as Neil Peart explained the influence that the book had on his music,[6] saying in a 1991 "Rockline" interview:
This part musically foreshadows the rest of the song—incorporating movements from "The Temples Of Syrinx", "Presentation", "Oracle: The Dream", and "Soliloquy"—as well as a guitar adaptation of a familiar part of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Its sole lyric, at the end, "And the meek shall inherit the Earth", is a reference to the Beatitudes of the New Testament and Psalm 37:11.
The meaning of this part is not explained; some listeners regard this part (and this lyric) as signifying the rise of the Solar Federation,[8] an event described on the back cover as follows:
The Protagonist lives in "the bleakness of Megadon", reflecting on how "we have had peace since 2062, when the surviving planets were banded together under the Red Star of the Solar Federation."[5] The Protagonist initially believes what he's been told, thinking he is happy, until he finds, as will soon be seen, "something that changed it all"—an old guitar from the time before the Federation.[9]
Everything he's been "told" comes from "The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx". The Priests—relying on an elaborate set of "great computers"—micromanage every aspect of Federation life: They proclaim, "We've taken care of everything—the words you read and the songs you sing. ... Never need to wonder how or why",[10] asserting a "Brotherhood of Man". But their "equality" is illusory: They control all available information, and, as will soon become clear, have little tolerance for individuality or creativity that doesn't conform to their plan.[11]
The song is hard rock, except for a gentle acoustic guitar tag at the end—foreshadowing the next part, "Discovery".
Note: In Greek mythology, Syrinx is a water nymph. Temples are ascension symbols and are regarded to be closer to the gods with their height. The computerized nature of The Priests' system was a concept envisioned by Neil Peart in the 1970s.[12] The syrinx is the vocal organ of birds, analogous to the larynx in mammals.
The Protagonist finds the guitar—the life-changing thing[13]—in a cave by a waterfall. He figures out how to tune and play it—enabling him to make his own music: "How different it could be from the music of the Temples!" He decides to perform it before the Priests, believing they will "praise my name" for letting "the people ... all make their own music."
In this song, guitarist Alex Lifeson builds up from simple open string guitar playing into increasingly complex patterns and chords, showing the man's progress as he teaches himself to play the guitar.
Note: Printed on the album were the lyrics "Chords that build high like a mountain" and Geddy sang it this way for the 1996 live album, but the original recorded lyrics were "sounds" instead of "chords" ("sounds that build...").[12]
The Protagonist performs before the Priests, but they—particularly Father Brown—express not "grateful joy" but "quiet rejection": They tell him that "we have no need for ancient ways", and dismiss the instrument as a "silly whim" that "doesn't fit the plan"—in fact, "another toy that helped destroy the elder race of man." Not believing "these things", the Protagonist tries to explain, "our world could use this beauty; just think what we might do"—to no avail. Father Brown stomps on the guitar and destroys it, and the Priests tell him, "Don't annoy us further."
Vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson alternately represent the Protagonist—with gentle, low-pitched vocals and clean, soft rock guitar—and the Priests—with harsh, high-pitched vocals and distorted, hard rock guitar. The song ends with a guitar solo outro similar instrumentally to the chorus of "The Temples of Syrinx".
The Protagonist "wanders home" and has a vision of the past and future—he "guesses" it was a dream, but it seems "so vivid" to him: An oracle shows him the way it was before the Federation rose—a society where creativity and individuality flourished, with great "sculptured" works of beauty driven by "the pure spirit of man." He now sees that without these things, life has become "meaningless."
But he also sees "the hand of man arise with hungry mind and open eyes": The "elder race" was not destroyed, but "left our planets long ago", plotting to ultimately return "home to tear the Temples down."
The protagonist returns to the cave and broods for "days". He imagines "what my life might be in a world like I have seen", and now considers life under the Federation "cold and empty", with his spirits "low in the depths of despair". He resolves that, in order to "pass into the world of my dream, and know peace at last", he must take his own life—his narrative ending as "my life blood spills over."
One of the most famous soliloquies in literature is Hamlet's where he contemplates suicide, saying "To sleep, perchance to dream". The title of the song movement indicates a similar struggle where the protagonist chooses the liberation of spirit "that with my death I may pass into the world of my dreams, and know peace at last".
The song concludes with an upbeat hard rock instrumental part. Like "Overture", the meaning here is ambiguous. Pingree's Music Reviews says, "'2112' ends with the oppressive government being attacked by another entity, left entirely up to the listener's interpretation."[14] On the Classic Albums episode on 2112 and Moving Pictures, Lee comments on the ambiguity of the ending, but Peart states that his intent was that the Elder Race successfully deposed the Solar Federation.
As the Grand Finale ends, the message "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation" (7 words) is spoken three times (7x3 = 21), followed by three repetitions of "We have assumed control." (four words; 4x3 = 12), echoing the title of the song.
This song is on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock where it is used within the game's storyline (four band warriors find Demigod's Battle Axe Guitar and must play all parts of "2112" on basic controllers). The level is narrated by Rush.
It was made available to download on December 31, 2011 as both 3 pieces and as the complete 20-minute track, for play in Rock Band 3 Basic, and PRO mode which utilizes real guitar / bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits in addition to vocals.
Electric Six recorded a cover version of "Overture" and "The Temples of Syrinx" as part of a pledge package for their Absolute Treasure Kickstarter campaign. The cover was subsequently released online.[15]
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As a small business owner I've had many many discussions with colleagues about my products and services. Throughout these discussions I have gleaned some outstanding pieces of advice about things I should be focusing on and ideas that I should be pursuing. I also have been on the receiving end of some pretty random ideas which may have had some merit in the eyes of the beholder but just didn't seem to fit well with the direction that I want to take the business. One colleague of mine got pretty peeved with me because I wasn't executing upon his advice. The truth is, his advice just didn't align with the other advice I was getting and didn't fit well with the direction that I want to go. I stuck with my spider-senses and didn't execute upon his advice.
I've noticed an interesting trend in working with my clients. There is an increased focus on companies assembling project teams comprised of cross-organizational team members to solve problems. This is increasingly being done in favor of single organizations trying to produce results on their own. More and more project teams are taking on "virtual" characteristics where teams are temporarily assembled and could be located anywhere in the country or the world.
So everything isn't always peachy keen when it comes to working together. At times co-workers are going to get in each others' face and have some conflict. As a bystander, there's some things you can do and not do to help put out the co-worker fire:
George Bailey and Leadership
In the movie It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey contemplates suicide after his uncle misplaces a deposit which threatens the closure of his bank. Just as George is about to jump off a bridge, his guardian angel Clarence jumps in the water prompting George to jump into the water to rescue him. After the rescue, Clarence takes George on a journey to show him what life would have been like had George never been born. George got to see first-hand how person after person was worse off because each of them didn't have the opportunity to be touched by George in some way. Even George's wife Mary met the politically incorrect fate of being an old maid working in the city library. After George's alternate reality journey, he emerged with a wonderful appreciation for all of the good he did in his life and how he impacted so many people with his kindness, generosity, and empathy.
I used this story to open up my sister Lori's eulogy.
When I was a kid in Connecticut I went with my Father to take my sister and her infant son to the train station. My sister had a lot of bags so my Father helped her carry her things on to the train. I was standing on the platform waiting for my Father to get off the train so we could go home. Then all of a sudden the train started moving with my Father still on the train! Here I am, an 8-year-old boy standing on the train platform all by myself while my Father is on the train heading to Washington DC. I remember seeing the train start to pull away, and my Father waving at me through the window to go to the ticketing office so I can tell them what happened. This was in the days where there were no cell phones, so my Father couldn't communicate with me to let me know what was happening. I went into the ticketing office and through sobs told the ticket agent that my Father got stuck on the train and I got left on the platform all by myself. The ticket agent was very reassuring and told me that everything was going to be OK. Fortunately the next stop was only about 30 minutes away so I was reunited with my Father in an couple of hours. It was one of the scariest times of my entire childhood, being left on the train platform all by myself.
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I don't know if you can tell, but I get really excited about food. It's not just the end product, the delicious thing I get to put in my mouth that does so much more than just nourish my body. It's the process, too, the learning and doing and standing in the kitchen, working with my hands, listening to things sizzle and pop, my glasses steaming up as I open the oven door. I had some amazing kale and taleggio arancini during the kale party at Verjus a couple of weeks ago, and they were stellar. Perfectly prepared balls of rice and cheese and vegetal kale, deep-fried to a golden brown and served with a salty-sweet bacon compote. It's a dish that makes sense — you know by reading the description that there's no way that this could be bad, and chef Braden Perkins didn't disappoint. The plate cost €8, a steal for such high-caliber food. And yet, and still. There was something missing. I didn't make it myself. Don't get me wrong, I love dining out, and I know my skill in the kitchen can't match a trained chef's, but… but what? I guess I miss the challenge. How extremely clever I feel whenever a dish turns out just how I wanted it to. I wanted to be the one whipping out those perfect arancini with that sticky, perfectly paired sauce. So I came home, read up on guides like the Best Immersion Blender 2019 | HowtoHome, learned what I needed to and made some perfect textured sauce. Everyone owes it to themselves to learn these tricks. With them you can host a memorable dinner for all involved. And yes, I felt extremely clever. Continue Reading
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Chad Taylor has worked at South Shore Marina for as long as he can remember. The youngest son of Tom and Lisa Taylor, Chad started his career working during the summer on the dock at the Marina. Chad continued to work at the family marina throughout his high school years and while on breaks from college. He also joined the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve in July of 2000 and still serves in the reserves. Chad has been away from South Shore only for the two years he spent working in the auto industry and for the time required to serve on active duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Liberty Shield/Enduring Freedom. Chad now coordinates boat sales for the dealership.
Chad serves on several marine industry panels and was appointed by former Gov. Ted Strickland to the Ohio Waterways Safety Council. He has also earned honors as a Top Ten Lowe Boats salesperson, and was nominated by Boating Industry Magazine as being one of the Top 35 Young Industry Leaders under the age of 40. Chad continues to be an advocate for boater's voices all over Southern Ohio. As well, he is active in the American Legion where he has served as several post officers and district officers. Chad enjoys boating, musky fishing, the Cincinnati Bengals, and riding his Harley-Davidson. Chad is married to his wife Stacy and they have three daughters; Brooklyn, Jenna, and Temperance.


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Best of 2017 Print/OOH/Design--No. 1: 'Wall Street's Iconic 'Charging Bull' Statue Has Met Its Match: 'Fearless Girl'
State Street Global Advisors' Statue Already Won in PR, Glass and Outdoor Categories
Editor's Pick
Through New Year's, we'll be counting down the best work of the year in TV/Film/Branded Content, Print/Outdoor/Design and Interactive/Integrated (IX) as our picks of the day.
If there's any one piece of work that defined 2017, it's our No. 1 pick in Print/OOH/Design, "Fearless Girl." Conceived out of McCann New York by the creative team of Tali Gumbiner and Lizzie Wilson, the bronze statue of a girl that stands defiantly across from the iconic Wall Street "Charging Bull" transcended the many controversies of its patron, State Street Global Advisors, to become an modern-day icon of women's empowerment.
Earlier this year, it earned multiple Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, earning four Grand Prix, including Titanium, PR, Glass and Non-traditional Outdoor. It had come into Cannes a heavy favorite and lived up to expectations. The Titanium award is for work that is disruptive and irreverent, and that fits "Fearless Girl," said jury President Tham Khai Meng, co-chairman and worldwide chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather. "We also wanted to award what the world loves." He added that "Fearless Girl" goes beyond an ad and will be a permanent icon. "It's about time we stand up for women, and not just women. It's fighting against fear. Especially in a world riven with fear."
Read more about the work's Cannes honors over at AdAge.com.
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The iconic Wall Street bull statue now has a matador: a badass little girl.
On the eve of International Women's Day, "Charging Bull," the former guerilla art sculpture by Arturo Di Modica that's now a fixture of Manhattan's Financial district got a new companion, a defiant, bronze statue of a girl who confronts him head-on, arms akimbo, standing proudly and powerfully.
Conceived out of McCann New York and created by Artist Kristen Visbal, "The Fearless Girl" was commissioned by asset management firm State Street Global Advisors to mark its initiative urging the 3,500+ companies in which it invests for its clients to increase the number of women on their corporate boards. See more about how she was made in an accompanying film.
McCann dropped "The Fearless Girl" face to face with her beastly foe in the middle of the night. Like the bull, she was cast out of bronze, covered in the same patina. The agency had secured a temporary permit for her appearance, but it is also working with the NYC Department of Transportation on an extended, maybe permanent, stay.
Perhaps she'll see the same fate as the beastly bruiser, which has a temporary permit as well, but hasn't left Wall Street since it first appeared in 1989.
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- Agency:
- McCann-New York
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- Client:
- State Street Global Advisors
- Chairperson:
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- Chief Creative Officer:
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- Chief Creative Officer:
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- Managing Director:
- Devika Bulchandani
- Co-Chief Creative Officer:
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- Co-Chief Creative Officer:
- Sean Bryan
- Senior Art Director:
- Lizzie Wilson
- Senior Copywriter:
- Tali Gumbiner
- Chief Production Officer:
- Nathy Aviram
- Innovation Executive Producer:
- Christine Lane
- Senior Integrated Producer:
- Deb Archambault
- Design Director:
- George Katz
- Design Director:
- David Mashburn
- Head of Communications Strategy:
- David Broad
- Director, Social and Mobile:
- Gemma Craven
- Director, Strategy:
- Kevin Kim
- Executive Account Director:
- Peter Bracegirdle
- Account Supervisor:
- Molly Vossler
- Junior Producer:
- Doug Harrison
- Senior Project Manager:
- Steven Marchione
- Chief Communications Officer:
- Jeremy Miller
- Brand Communications Director:
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- Senior Editor:
- Nathan Troester
- Maker:
- Brett Berman
- Maker:
- Eric Perini
- Music Executive Producer:
- Eric Johnson
- Music Producer:
- Dan Gross
- Artist:
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- Art Producer:
- Visbal Sculpture, Inc.
- Production Company:
- Traction Creative
- Owner:
- Bryan Roberts
- Production Company:
- Owner:
- Stuart Weissman
- Photographer:
- Federica Valabrega
- Director, Photography:
- Jack Shanahan
- Associate Creative Director:
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- Retoucher:
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If you curious to know how are people feeling around the world, check out World of Emotions – it's an interesting mashup that plots the global mood on a Google Map through smileys.
The idea is pretty simple. You log on to the World of Emotions website and select an emoticon that best represents your current mood – it can be positive (feeling happy), negative (feeling sad) or neutral (meaning you are feeling just fine).
When you click on the smiley icon, the application automatically detects your physical location using the IP address of your computer and then plots your mood on the Google map.
You can then check this log or view an aggregated map to see the emotions of people by country. Of course, this may not be a true indicator of global mood but if enough people start using the app, it can get a bit close. Hat tip Keir Clarke.


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Tool is an American Progressive Metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour. Tool has won three Grammy Awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums topping the charts in several countries.
Tool emerged with a heavy metal sound on their first studio album Undertow in 1993, and later became a dominant act in the alternative metal movement with the release of their second effort, Ænima, in 1996. Their efforts to unify musical experimentation, visual arts, and a message of personal evolution continued with Lateralus (2001) and the most recent album 10,000 Days (2006), gaining the band critical acclaim and success around the world.
Due to Tool's incorporation of visual arts and relatively long and complex releases, the band is generally described as a style-transcending act and part of progressive rock and art rock. The relationship between the band and today's music industry is ambivalent, at times marked by censorship and the band members' insistence on privacy.


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Trial is set for Wednesday, April 30, at 1:30 pm in Winslow, NJ Municipal Court for Max the cat picked up by an animal control officer in Voorhees, NJ.
Max's owner tried to claim Max the next day and the animal control officer (ACO) could not tell Max's owner or the authorities where Max was. Max was 15 years old and had never gotten out before - the one time he did cost him his life.
Please come and support this important case as the ACO needs to be accountable.


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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan give reviews on several products, announce a listener contest, and discuss making the discussion to bug-out or not to bug out.
Bug Out Bags are great, but there are a few questions one should ask themselves. Otherwise, it's just a bag with no plan.
- Where will I – or we – go?
- When will I go?
- What is the purpose of your bag?
Listen to show for contest rules and eligibility.
- We answer listener requested product reviews and follow-ups.
- Things to consider when decided to bug-out or shelter in place.
- Benchmade Triage 915
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- Durofix Emergency Lights
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I generally try to stay away from anything resembling a resolution around the New Year, because resolutions tend to be best kept in their breaking. I will admit, however, to an urge to pause, reflect, and reinterpret some things around January every year. This time around one of the outcomes of this exercise was a determination to post here at least once a week, even if the post is short, or nothing more than a book review. Today, Readers Mine, you get at least one of those options.
I've started off the semester with some histories, beginning with Michael K. Jones' The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat. Jones styles himself as a "battle psychologist" who uses firsthand accounts to reconstruct not only the historical events he is concerned with, but also the psychological effects of these events on the people involved. The first of Jones' works: Leningrad: State of Siege was a truly remarkable work, and his second, Stalingrad pretty much insured that I would read anything the man writes. That being said, The Retreat, dealing with the German retreat from the outskirts of Moscow in the face of determined Soviet counterattacks in the winter of 1941/42, doesn't match Jones' earlier works in either clarity of historical presentation or emotional verisimilitude. Part of the problem lies in the fact that the book is – rightly – approaching things mostly from the perspective of the German army and the accounts of individual German soldiers. It is difficult to really feel distressed at the hardships of people who early in the book are exulting in their success as invaders, and who throughout demonstrate a disturbing lack of concern for both captured prisoners of war or the civilian population around them. In short, we're more than a little glad that the Nazi's found themselves repeating Napoleon's mistake, and rather happy to see them suffering defeat and general misery. Jones does not quite manage to hide his own pro-Russian bias in the book, and one gets the feeling that he perhaps didn't really try as hard to humanize the Germans as might have, and that he is enjoying their failures quite as much as the reader is. Still, it is a valuable addition to any library dealing with the Soviet-German war, and Jones does deliver source material previously unpublished. Like many writers on the Great Patriotic War, however, he is somewhat defeated by the sheer scale of the events he describes. Military movements occur across literally hundreds of miles of front, and literally millions of soldiers are involved. It is a difficult subject, and may well defy Jones usual, wonderfully intimate approach to history.
Next up is The Reconstruction Presidents by Brooks D. Simpson, a work detailing the administrations of Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, and Hayes as they dealt with the various processes and phases of post-American Civil War reconstruction. The book is divided into four sections, and Simpson does a good job of demonstrating that Reconstruction was as much a matter of national policy from Washington D.C. as one of specific policies for the several states. This is a period that has come to hold great interest to me of late. I think sometimes we forget how easy it is to destroy something, especially in war, and how difficult thereafter to try and rebuild or repair it. From 1865 to roughly 1876, the United States was faced with the problem of reinventing itself as a united nation, and for the first time a nation without slavery. The questions surrounding black freedom and suffrage that arose during Reconstruction haunt the nation to this day, and the answers reached by white Americans of the time represent something like the failure of national will in the greatest of causes, and something like the creation of the cornerstones upon which tremendous structures of liberty would later be built. It is a bit of both in the whole, and on the whole, a sad time in our history. I'm only about a quarter of the way into Simpson's book, but thus far it is detailed, meticulously researched, and knowledgeable while being a powerful read. I'm looking forward to knowing more at its end that I did at its beginning.
So that's about it for my current reading. Amidst all of this a new term has begin that promises to be very full of assigned reading, writing, and general knowledge building, all of which is good but will undoubtedly make posting here from time to time difficult. If you stick with me, however, I'll stick with you, and continue to scribble along.
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My work at the National Library of Medicine centers around researching the history of software development at NLM and designing a strategy to preserve that history and those digital objects. I'm currently trying to inventory all of the software developed at NLM as a key aspect of my project. But, researching the history of software development is not easy, even when you are provided with incredible institutional support. Here are some of my current challenges:
1) The actual process of creating and distributing software in an institution: Much of the software I have begun to research is created, adapted, fixed over a long period of time and without any documentation. It makes sense – software is a use-based object and is generally created to serve a larger purpose. As a tool, it is not an end in itself and there is no logical reason to document the quick fixes that become necessary when software is integral to an institution or business. If software is malfunctioning, who has time to document why? It is better to fix it and keep business moving forward!
This practice may be entirely sensible at the time of development and implementation, but it leaves me in a difficult position. How do I deal with a lack of documentation when I'm trying to understand the historical, institutional, and cultural significance of a piece of software?
2) Drawing boundaries around a software project: Unlike a book or a movie, software does not necessarily have a final form. As stated above, a single piece of software goes through many iterations throughout its life. Furthermore, bits and pieces of executable files may be traded throughout an institution for different projects if that executable is deemed helpful. For example, if one software engineer creates a piece of code that aggregates records quickly, other engineers may implement that code in different projects. What is the best way to inventory NLM-developed software when what constitutes an individual piece of software is unclear, even to the developers? Additionally, entire software projects are sometimes absorbed into other projects and divisions, and that process is not always thoroughly documented. Tracing a particular project can become quite difficult.
Part of a solution to this is to conceive of a 'software project' as a software ecosystem instead of as a single entity. In this way, when inventorying software, I do not need to look for a defined boundary for project. Instead, I can look for the bits and pieces that rely on each other in order to serve a institutional purpose. Inventorying software, then, becomes a part of understanding institutional goals and the variety of tools that the institution employed to reach those goals.
A software engineer at NLM recently suggested this approach to me, and I deeply appreciate her input. This strategy will allow me to create an inventory that is more easily understood by both external and internal users. Concentrating on 'software ecosystems' allows one to be granular enough to document technical details while also tying software efforts to institutional goals and needs.
3) Finding failed projects: No one likes to fail, but failures are an important part of our history. As I try to piece together the history of software development at NLM, I find that some projects simply disappear from the records. There is no explanation as to why the project was discontinued or what went wrong. It simply disappears. I understand why – who wants to talk about their failures? Especially when their boss may read about it! But for historians and archivists, it is important to be able to find the failed projects as they may provide important insight into the technical details of that software as well as the historical, cultural, and institutional factors that may have influenced its failure. Tracking the failed projects will definitely prove to be an interesting challenge as I continue my research.


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Pet Urine Causes Odors when it dries and leaves bacteria contaminated salt deposits in the carpet. Deposits range from very small to as large as an entire room, and are not easily seen by the naked eye. To treat the odor effectively all deposits must be located. We use special equipment to locate all of the deposits even those as small as a single dime.


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These beers are scheduled to appear in 2014. List may change…
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February 14, 2013
My favorite time of year. Ordering the beer for the festival. Of course this will change so please be aware. Some will go away and some will be added. I know a lot of the local breweries have said they are bring in some additional, but haven't locked that in yet.
Tickets sales are blistering this year so don't wait for the last minute as we very well could sell…
February 01, 2013
Beer Dinner Update 2/1/13 :
Here is the 1st draft of the menu. We met with Evan last week at the tasting bar and he graciously walked us through the beers while Tony bounced suggestions around the table. Here is what we have so far…
Aubree-Belgian Amber
ABV: 4%, Bitterness Units: 20 IBU
Bruschetta w/duck prosciutto,figs and goat cheese. bruschetta w/fresh mozz, basil and grape tomatoes
Honey Weisen
ABV: 5.6%, Bitterness Units: 13.7 IBU
Rocket/roasted root…
January 15, 2013
Just went to the darkest corner of the Malt House and pulled the vintage and reserve beers that we cellared over the past year. This is the first year that we have held bottles and we will be featuring them this year and possibly offer a comparison to a recently brewed version so we can see how the age has affected the beers.
We only focused on…
November 09, 2012
We are excited to announce dates for The Fifth Annual Centennial Beer Festival, Friday February 22nd & Saturday February 23rd, 2013. Please stay posted for the latest news on the events and times for the festival in 2013! (Majority of the current information on the site reflects last years festival)


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While this space has spent much time going on about Vans and Converse, today we cherish a recent offering from the people at Keds. They make blazers now — fantastic blazers if you can track them down — but in their recent collaboration with Japan's Beams, they remind us that they still do shoes spectacularly. Here, we present the Keds x Beams Royal Lo. While you probably can't read a damn thing on the Beams website, unless you speak Japanese, you can still bask in the glory of angled stripes and perfectly chunky white soles.
In English, at Selectism.


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So, there are the four simple steps to a great viral video success story, the bait and hook, the reel, the catch, and the big fish story. Now it is time to tell mom about this amazing new find
Saint George, UT (PRWEB) June 21, 2012
Viral videos: A Fisherman's Guide to Viral Videos
After watching a video interviewing Thales Teixiera (an assistant professor at Harvard Business School) on his studies of the elements involved in making a video go viral, I came up with this guide helpful guide full of tips on what makes video viral called 'A Fisherman's Guide to Viral Video'.
There are 4 steps in the fish catching process: the hook, the reel, the catch, and the big fish story. Viral videos have these same four steps, each of which will be outlined below.
(1)The Bait and Hook
A viral video bait and hook has to be within the first five seconds of a video. It should be different, capturing the viewer's attention with surprise and wonder.
(2)Reeling the Fish In
According to Teixiera, the way to keep viewers viewing is a lot like reeling in a fish, alternating from yanking on the line, then letting it loose. The typical outlook people have on a viral video is that as long as the video is happy and humorous, people are more likely to watch it. This is not true. Viral videos must have some funny and happy moments, and then take them away, and alternate throughout, giving apparent highs and lows.
Ex: Bud Light's Viral video
(3)The Fish has been Caught!
Great work, now onto telling the moms how big of a fish was caught.
(4)The Big Fish Story
Now, geared with the fundamentals to have a viral video, there is one further step: it needs to be shared. Like a successful big fish story, a viral video must be delivered in the right way. This is the "viral" part of the process, where two factors come into play: content and motivation. Successful viral videos show that their video content is surprising but not shocking. Viewers are more likely to share something that is not completely shocking, but still surprising. Look at the difference between a surprising and shocking video here:
Shocking Big Fish Story: The "Bud Light Clothing Drive" Viral videos (A big no-no)
Surprising Big Fish Story: The "Evian Roller Babies" Viral videos (A big yes-yes)
The last important part of a viral video is the motivation of the viewer. People are more inclined to share a video because of self-interest, where they feel they can gain a social capital over others and seeming superior. On the other hand, people also share video because of altruistic motivations: they like a video and share it with others because they believe others will like it as well.
So, there are the four simple steps to a great viral video success story, the bait and hook, the reel, the catch, and the big fish story. Now it is time to tell mom about this amazing new find, "A Fisherman's Guide to Viral Video".
Jace Vernon
Alecsy Christensen


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Happy birthday, Doc. The first time I covered Dr M must have been 1986 when he launched the Malaysia-Thai deep-sea fishing project in Kuantan. I was a rookie with Business Times, having joined the paper the year before.
I've covered him - locally and overseas - many, many more times after that. Those assignments took me to the United Nations, Asean summits, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or Apec, the Non-Aligned Movement, Southern Africa International Dialogue, and various official and working visits to foreign countries.
The thing I remember most is how proud I felt to be a Malaysian whenever I covered him at regional and international events during the late Eighties and throughout the Nineties.
p/s Dr Mahathir's official birthday is December 20, 1925. His "real" birthday is today, July 10, two days before the birthday of his wife, Dr Siti Hasmah.
Having two birthdates were common in those days. My late dad told he was born on another day (not on 1.1.1928 as stated in his passport and ID) but nobody could remember exactly what day that was.
Update, 8pm
Young Achievers Club celebrate Dr M's birthday at Kelantan Delight.
Big Dog interviews some young ones like Sarah Chen and Amanda Sabri over a birthday lunch on what they think of the Old Man.
Click here for his story and more pictures.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Mahathir turns 83 today
107 comments:
Happy Birthday Ayahanda
zali lampai
- 12:05 pm
- Keang said...
Happy Birthday Tun. Wonder what's your birthday wish?
- 12:09 pm
- Lu Fikirlah Sendiri....... said...
Ketua Bahagian UMNO Telah Dibeli?
Penulis merasakan ada sesuatu yang tidak kena apabila satu arahan yang kononnya dibuat oleh Majlis Tertinggi UMNO bahawa hanya Ketua Bahagian sahaja yang dibenarkan merasmikan mesyuarat cawangan. Apakah agenda disebalik arahan tersebut? Apakah hilang kuasa atau kredibiliti jawatan Naib Presiden sehingga tidak dibenarkan untuk menjenguk mesyuarat cawangan-cawangan yang di luar kawasannya.
baca seterusnya di........
- 12:15 pm
Semoga Allah memberi segala kerahmatan dan petunjuk kepada Tun Dr Mahathir dan Tun Dr Siti Hasmah serta keluarga untuk terus membangkitkan kekuatan semangat Melayu yang kini kian hari kian pudar akibat perpecahan, penyelewengan, kerakusan, kesombongan dan pelbagai penyakit lain. Selamat Hari Lahir!
- 12:19 pm
- Lu Fikirlah Sendiri....... said...
Bukankah hari lahir Tun pada 25 Ogos 2005. If I not mistaken.
Anyway...HAPPY BIRTHDAY Tun Dr Mahathir.
Yang mengeji Mahathir hanyalah mereka yang berkepentingan yang keciwa dengan beliau sahaja. Ia hanya sekumpulan yang kecil. Yang nyata, rakyat keseluruhannya amat bangga dan terhutang budi dengan Tun Dr Mahathir.Kami yang membersar di zaman beliau amat-amat berbangga mempunyai pemimpin seperti beliau. Kepada mereka yang mengeji, terimalah hakikat bawaha manusia yang bernama Mahathir Mohamad ini adalah merupakan anugerah tuhan untuk rakyat Malaysia.
Selamat Dunia AKhirat Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Kami amat mengaggumi dan menyayangimu.
- 12:20 pm
- accer said...
Dear rocky,
Wishing the best always for my favourite ex-pm. Wonder what's the best gift we can give to him as rakyat? Love you Tok Det.
- 12:24 pm
- DrZhivago said...
Many happy returns of the day to TDM.
There are very few leaders in the world who have been very outstandingly intelligent and deligent - TDM is one of those few.
You can make him sit and give any topic to talk on, he can talk on anything productively.
Surely Malaysians should revere him.
- 12:25 pm
Hello rocky,
We Malaysians will never forget his great contributions to the country.
He is indeed a great leader, probably one of the most outstanding leaders in the world.
Happy Birthday Tun. God bless you, your wife and your family.
- 12:26 pm
yep! to me he is everything since my dad had left this world.
thats what what out of me!
kg solok.
- 12:41 pm
He is the great Leader. I respect him so much no matter what others might say about him .
From nothing he make Malaysia into something . He makes me proud to be a Malaysian.
Frm DBX
- 12:43 pm
o happiness is coming,
right on my TV screen
my needs are televised,
just over channel three
wide awake, wide awake
turn off the lies
wide awake, wide awake
don't ask me why
the "truth" that you see
are the lies that they feed
and it's not the food that you're gonna need
don't tell me my life's alright (wide awake)
free speech for one and all,
wrote all the media print
your dreams'll be realised,
just close your minds and heed
wide awake, wide awake
turn off the lies
wide awake, wide awake
wipe out that smile
the "truth" that you read
are the lies that they feed
and it's all the goods that they're gonna give
don't tell me my future's all bright
as you keep saying your wrongs are right
don't tell me my life's alright
as you keep binding your ropes so tight
© 1996 - Carburetor Dung
- 12:47 pm
Happy birthday Tun.
2008 is a very special year for you.
100th years for Sultan Abdul Hamed College
50th Year for Sultan Kedah
25th year of Proton (1983) incorporation.
10 years of F1 in Malaysia.
Special year indeed for you.
- 12:52 pm
- Salak, said...
What's the actual date, Rock?
Anyway, happy birthday to Atuk!
Fish is getting so expensive. And the Thais are stealing ours while Malaysians are going for Thai Twins!
Guess we have to settle for fish sauce!:(
- 12:54 pm
- mama irma said...
Happiest Birthday to our beloved Tun, semoga Allah memberikan rahmat serta hidayah, dipanjangkan umur dan dikurniakan pahala yang melimpah ruah diatas budi dan jasa Tun kepada bangsa dan negara. Amin.
- 12:55 pm
Is Dr M not a December child?
- 12:56 pm
Selamat hari jadi, Doc.
Saya bangga sebab Tun masih steady lagi walaupun dah 83. Caya lah.
Tapi kan Tun, susah lah nak bangga dengan negara cuma kereta Proton saja, atau Twin Tower saja, masa kan yang lain-lain semua terbiar.
Kita lagi bangga kalau rakyat Malaysia dapat kecapi taraf hidup yang baik... sistem pendidikan yang adil dan baik, sistem transportasi awam yang cekap dan lengkap (bukan dibina secara 'ad-hoc' saja lebuhraya berlingkaran sana sini sebab terlalu banyak kereta, dan LRT yang juga dibina secara 'ad-hoc' kerana terdesak... takde rancangan sistem transportasi awam yang berwawasan).
Masa Tun dulu ada peluang buat semua ini, tapi tak terjadik pulak.
Sekarang zaman Pak Lah, susah juga nak buat projek-projek asas yang baik untuk rakyat, sebab (A) Pak Lah tak cukup berwawasan dan (B) negara sejak zaman Tun sudah menanggung beban hutang besar kerana projek mega-mega dan sistem pembangunan yang condong kepada golongan kaya dan ternama yang kecil/kroni.
Macam mana nak ubah sekarang Tun? Susah Tun!
- 12:58 pm
- Jayn2u said...
- 1:06 pm
- AbBy@Mamicanatic said...
Hepi Buffday Tun
- 1:30 pm
selamat hari lahir dr m...semoga allah ampunkan dosa2 tun.
- 1:37 pm
- ORIS said...
Can you imagine that Pak Lah wants to stay in Power and only hand over his seat to Najib in 2010 or so? By that time, our economic crisis may have worsen and we could be as good as Papua New Guinea if not Zimbabwe.
Do ypou think you can use your BLOG as platform to get politicians united (BN and PR) to cross over and call for Vote of No Confidence against Pak Lah and Najib, so that new qualified leaders be put at helm to steward Malaysia to greater heights.
Your days with Tun Mahathir was past and such moments should be guidance to avoid future mistakes like what we facing now. Read what Malaysiakini take below:-
PM to declare no contest for Umno top 2
Jul 10, 08 12:12pm
breaking news According to Umno sources, Abdullah is also widely expected to announce that he would hand over the reins to Najib in two years.MORE
Ku Li, Muhyiddin affected
PM worried about nominations
- 1:43 pm
Happy Birthday to our beloved No. 1 racist and the creator of Bolehland turn Burokland turn Busokland. Happy Birthday.
Dayaks & Kandazans Representative
- 1:51 pm
- 1:53 pm
- kluangman said...
Happy birthday Tun M.
Hadiah istimewa dari kami yang masih hargai dan sayang Tun M ialah 'doa' mohon dipanjangkan usia, dimudahkan rezeki dan kesejahteraan.
Yang membenci, jangan hiraukan hati mereka yang kelam.
Hadiah dari bekas parti Tun, tentulah pengumuman
1) Dolah berundur Jun 2010 dan penggantinya tidak semestinya Najib.
2) MKT membuat keputusan dan menjadi peratoran bahawa jawatan Presiden dan Timbalan Presiden tidak akan dipertandingkan.
3) Ketibaan rakan sekutu Dolah, PM Australia.
Semua ini adalah kebenaran untuk kita kita terus berkata, Dolah sedang membawa UMNO ke arah yang tidak relevan dan negara menuju kehancuran.
- 2:06 pm
- pragalath said...
Isn't Tun Dr Mahathir's birthday fall on Dec 20?
- 2:11 pm
Yes, Happy Birthday indeed to Mahathir. I wish him a long, long life. May he live for another 25 years as I want him to see what Malaysia will turn into.
Happy Malaysia
- 2:18 pm
Alhamdulillah. I'll be glad to receive my graduation scroll from him August 2009 next year during my convocation.
- 2:25 pm
"Ya Allah berkatilah hari ulang tahun Tun Doktor Mahathir, panjangkanlah umurnya dan jauhilah dari hasad, dengki dan fitnah manusia.
Tenangkanlah jiwanya bila melihat kekejaman nafsu dan haloba politikus-politikus yang dahulunya adalah adik-adiknya.
Tunaikanlah janjinya untuk melihat negara ini maju, anak-anak desa menjadi jurutera dan doktor, ibu-ibu menjadi sufi dan ayah-ayah menjadi bangga dan beriman.
Kerana dialah aruwah bapaku berhutang budi bila anak-anak dan kebun getah menjadi,
kerana dialah aku berhutang budi bila anak-anak ke universiti dan kebun getah telah menjadi kediaman ramai,
kerana dialah anak-anak dan cucu-cucuku berhutang budi bila minda perubahan yang di tanam kini akan di tuai di zaman industri.
Ya Allah Ya Tuhanku.. berkatilah Ulangtahun Tun Doktor Mahathirku."
Long Tailed Maqcacau
- 2:28 pm
Dear YABhg. Tun,
Have a peaceful and enjoyable birthday today. May Allah swt continue to bless your golden days in the remaining twilight years, with good health and happiness.
Btw, I have posted my comments on the current political situation at the behest Anwar's own conspiracy to overthrow this BN government under a weak leadership at all cost, as Anwar has no love for this multi-racial nation residing in Malaysia.He is a traitor and appropriate actions should be taken and CHARGE HIM UNDER ISA FOR TREASON.
Now, Anwar is doing another political U-TURN by going to the syariah court, which is incomplete in the court of law. I have checked that even the various state enactments differs from State
to State. Even commercial crimes committed by muslims could not be persecuted under the syarial court.
We are behind you and Najib all the way!Today's MKT will be hot and juicy, as Pak Lah wants to impose some enthical consensus re UMNO party election. Only the dlegates will decide in the votes and notjust the Head of Divisions.
Cheers, salam hormat to Tun Hasmah and all at home.
Haji Mustapha Ong.
- 2:29 pm
Dear Rocky.
Turns are turning from bad to worse with regards to the politics in our country. If we can have a rally to advocate certain things, why can't we have a mass prayer and ask God to get rid of our flip-flop ruler. I hope someone can organise this mass prayer..for all religion..I am sure God listens to everybody.
- 2:31 pm
- CT Choo said...
Rocky, are you getting old and nostalgic and amnesiac and infirm and confused? It's scary when you wax lyrical about the guy.
- 2:42 pm
Happy Birthday To you,
Parliment is the Zoo,
With the Monkeys and kangaroos,
Hope Malaysia is good too!!
No more chinese malaysian
Call me Malaysian
- 2:42 pm
Selamat ulang tahun tarikh sebenar kelahiran, Tun. Benar, membuat liputan Dr Mahathir Mohamad adalah suatu proses pembelajaran, pada kedua-dua tahap, peribadi dan profesional. Untuk itu, saya berterima kasih Tun.
(sekarang pun masih menuntut - di universiti chedet.com)
- 2:52 pm
- Me... Only Better said...
Ok, sorry, maybe my earlier comment was harsh...
Tun did a lot for this nation,out of a genuine love for Malaysia but being human, he also made some decisions which didn't augur well for the nation, but I think mostly he did what HE thought was best at the time, even though we don't see it the way he did...
... I do hope that while he enjoys his birthday celebration with his family, he keeps in mind that some people/families are still facing IMMENSE suffering from his past decisions..and that he will try to help to undo some of that in whatever capacity he is able to...esp in the case of the ISA detainees...one of whom whose daughter just died, being separated from her own dad for 7 years and who was to celebrate her own birthday next week...maybe the other kids will be able to celebrate their coming birthdays with their dad with more help from all bloggers, TDM included, to press this current administration for this law to be repealed...and call for the fair trial or immediate release of all detainess.
- 2:59 pm
- artgal de' corps said...
Happy Birthday Dearest Tun M,
May ALLAH bless u alwiz :)
- 3:07 pm
Yes. I'm 50+ and practically lived through Mahathir's era during my career life. I have to agree that despite what he did, I had a sense of pride at being Malaysian (until the Anwar ibrahim fiasco that is). Can't say the same thing now though.
Henrie O
- 3:22 pm
I used to dislike him during his draconian days, but I appreciate him so much more now. Say whatever by whoever, there is no one whom will be anything close to him, not even his shadows. I am not a proud Malaysian now, I am ashamed of the politic-king turned circus-ring and it's going downhill from now. MK
- 3:24 pm
- NGINAP SRENGENGE said...
It is not a happy birthday for Tun.
- 3:39 pm
I felt the same too when i was in UK doing my specialty surgical training. His "Malaysian Boleh" helped to give me the confidence to pass the tough exams. Happy Birthday Tun!
- 3:54 pm
Tun M, We wish you a happy healthy birthday with many more to come!
The more years pass by, the more we miss your leadership, granted you were not 100% foolproof.
Added to this auspicious day I'm afraid there are more bad news to come, amongst which is the fact that the current PM wants to stay TWO MORE YEARS :-(
- 3:56 pm
Selamat Hari Lahir Tun!
Semoga Allah melimpahkan rahmatNya kpd Tun...
Salam Hormat,
- 4:17 pm
- Jamuuna said...
Dear rocky,
I belong to the younger generation who grew up believing that Tun is a flawless Malysian leader. What I learned about Tun in schools portrayed him as a saviour for our nation. Lately, because of my profound interest in politics, I started researching about this this man who practically stood for Malaysia for 20 odd years. I would not say that I agree with every one of his actions nor would I judge him for it. I also do not think anyone should blindly judge Tun.
I believe Tun did what Tun thought was the best option available. Despite all the criticism people throw in his way, he is the one man army that made the world stop and look at a small developing country called Malaysia.
Thank you and Happy Birthday, Tun!
- 4:29 pm
- duasenkami said...
I was a journalist who had the opportunity to cover some of Dr M's visits overseas in the late 1990s and early this century. The same phrase was repeated by people in the countries we visited. "You are lucky to have Dr Mahathir as PM". In fact someone in Bangladesh said to me "We want him back". I know everyone has his own opinion on Mahathir. At least, we had a leader we can be proud of in those days.
- 4:30 pm
- Pasquale said...
Remember Pangasinan, the Philippine, we visited Proton site at Fidel Ramos' home state how well he was received, we were received! And in Canada how under sedation I heard the South African doctor's soothing voice when she said "Dr Mahathir is a good man a good prime minister" and I was proud and I then woke up fresh. Imagine under sedation and another name was mentioned, I will probably never wake up from the sedation!
- 4:37 pm
Happy birthday the greatest destroyer of Malaysia with most fanatical racist policies, rampant corruption and with most constitutional amendments giving birth to dictatorship.
Wish you long life beyong 2020 to see the vision you had ..see the destruction you have coused in this beautiful Malaysia.
My only hope is that with age you open your eyes admit your shotfalls and pray for forgiveness from the Alminghty....at least.
- 4:40 pm
- Roy said...
Happy Birthday Tun. I've always been proud to be a Malaysian when Tun was the PM. Nowadays, it is embarassing to be a Malaysian.
- 4:41 pm
- Angelita Atractivo said...
how come the Net has Dr. M's birthday as Dec 20?
whichever date it is, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Tun!
You're da man! ;)
- 4:44 pm
- umnodu said...
Dear Rocky,
Tun certainly made an impression on everyone, whether good or bad.
He must be utterly disappointed by what's going on today.
Not a fanatic of Tun, but certainly not a fan of Pak Lah.
- 4:45 pm
Happy Bday Tun
I believe you have a greater love for Malaysia than anyone in the current government. Which is why though your actions seemed draconian many a times they were always with the intention to protect our beloved "tanah tumpahnya darah ku" and we were happy in the peace that we had. the current emphasis of taking to the streets every time something happens just doesn't sit well with me. I for one would gladly vote for you if you came back to politics. we miss you Tun.
A Fan.
- 4:57 pm
I don't think it is TDM's birthday today. Anyway, since you blog about it 'Happy Birthday Tun'.
- 5:04 pm
Like it or not. Dr M is strong headed with an iron-fist rule during his premiership.
I would say he is a real champion for the Malays/Bumiputeras but not a leader for Malaysian Malaysia. However, his support for Malays/Bumi is superficial and in my opinion a front to enrich his family and cronies. His success depends on "divide and rule" strategy among the races.
After 22 years in power, he still cant uplift most of the ordinary Malays/Bumi, his policies were wrong and why continue the same in the future?
The real benefits were the family of the premiership's family and cronies. The present PM is just continuing the same system and reap the benefits for family and cronies. The only difference is AAB's weak leadership.
May God/Allah have mercy for future Malaysians when oil runs out!
Happy Birthday and long live Dr. M to see your "wrongs" corrected - maybe justice served on your wrong doing soon before you meet your creator.
Good day,
- 5:07 pm
- sinnersaint:saintsinner said...
Happy 83rd Birthday Tun Dr Mahathir, May the Almight Keep you in Great Health and Smiles Always.
Blessed Day to You.
- 5:28 pm
" happy buttday !" (heehaa)
- 5:41 pm
- suaramalaysia said...
rocky I can imagine that even journalists need heros. however, when your choice is an anti-semite racist and basher of cultures other than his own, you do stand a strong chance to exemplify similar traits.
may the good prevail, and may the true spirit of merdeka empower malaysians to stand against coward racists like mahathir.
he is largley responsible for dismantling the judicary, corrupting the police force, emasculating the media, imprisoning political dissidents, and demolishing the democratic foundations of a multicultural country.
let us awake from such slumber of instutionalised abuse and politicians that cover their tracks of religous fanatism, forced conversions and burials,of umnoputras that persecute and oppress the poor among their own and terrorism against minorities.
- 5:43 pm
happy happy birthday to you, Tun and also to Tun Dr Siti Hasmah in advance (in two days' time, i gather).
thank you for all that you've given us -- the good.....and, (oh well, nobody's perfect) the bad.
May you have good health -- body and mind!
- 5:48 pm
anon (MAT 1:53PM);
apa lah ko ni....
rocky masa wartawan dulu bertikam lidah dgn Tun. rocky dan ramai lagi di BT/NST/Utusan/BH FOR the underdog. Tun sememang nye BUKAN underdog dulu.
kalau rocky sekarang simpati dgn TDM, tak heran-lah sebab Pak Lah, sebagai PM terajui komplot2 dan golongan menghentam TDM,
apa lah yang rocky dapat dgn memberi sokongan kpd TDM?
Ingat, ya. TDM tak masuk campur dlm hal pemerintahan negara Pak Lah sehingga Pak Lah dan konco2 nya mula menghentam beliau melalui akhbar, yakni...Kalimullah.
walaubagaimanapun...rocky...gua tabik lu-lah.
mengkritik dgn tidak bersembunyi. mengkritik dgn terang2.
tak malu anak Melayu macam lu!
anyway -- Selamat Hari lahir, Tun!
- 5:58 pm
i rather have 22 years of mahathir-ship than 5 of pak lah's shi*
- 5:58 pm
wonder whatever happened to that deep sea fishing project? while thailand has progressed to become a major seafood exporter, what happened to our malaysian enterprise, MAJUIKAN WASN'T IT?, where are all the deep sea trawlers? marine engines? refridgeration facilities?, was it another grand gesture of pouring salt into the sea, whlist a few cronies got rich, and our fisherman are now datuks. akin to zakaria? or have the fishermen remained still poor and their susidies being eaten by a couple of umno sharks simmiliar to the fertiliser scandal, go ak the fishermen and the tales they will tell about the fishing industry which has been destroyed by a few.
- 6:16 pm
Semoga TDM panjang umur dan dapat melihat hasil daripada 22 tahun pemerintahan beliau, samada yang baik dan yang buruk.
- 6:26 pm
A simple post.
A simple birthday wish.
That's all.
Best birthday wishes, Tun. And many more to come.
- 6:32 pm
Nice posting, Rocky.
To Tun,
Happy Birthday.
Yep, I'd rather have 20 more years of TDM's rule than the current flipflop.
Alan Tsang
- 6:32 pm
Dear Folks, enough of these senseless fawning. The evils that this man has done still haunt us. And his commments these days are bordering on the ridiculous and seditious.
- 6:33 pm
- Benjamil said...
I remember my late Grandfather telling me those days the exercise was centered on Registering the populace.
Information improved onwards.Hence most of them that time only has year of birth with no date.
Anyway I just like to register my pride in having a Statesman like TDM who manned this country for 2 generations and improved our expectations.Yet today we are grappling with managing CHANGE.
No one wanna sop the Buck.
- 6:46 pm
- NURAINA A SAMAD said...
Happy Birthday, Tun!
Semoga panjang umur, murah rezeki.. Inshallah!
- 7:00 pm
- Omong said...
Happy Birthday Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad...
Wish I could wish that as a Malaysian ... sigh
- 7:13 pm
- RESIDENT.WANGSAMAJU said...
For education purposes, I wonder if Rocky or anyone can clarify on the purpose of having multiple birth dates.
- 7:20 pm
To anon Mat, and others
Samapai bila asyik2 nak kata 22 tahun punya hal adalah sebab apa yang berlaku sekarang? Apalah!!!
Kenap[a tak salahkan saja ibu mengandung dan lahirkan kita?
Just wake up and smell the coffee.
Anyway, Selamat sejahtera untuk Tun dunia dan akhirat
- 7:31 pm
Happy birthday Tun!
Nice to see that the personality cult you fostered is alive and well.
If only the rakyat knew about the rot that started during your time! But that's okay, we are starting to see the bangkai come out now slowly.
Take care Tun, hope you will be with us for long so that we can find out the truths that are yet unknown.
All the best,
- 7:37 pm
- jojo51 said...
Tun left when he was at his peak. Despite what his detractors said Tun was a world leader, a great statesman and singlehandedly transformed Malaysia from an agriculture economy to a robust industrialised economy.
How I wished Tun had continued for a few years more.
- 8:01 pm
- eddy said...
Happy Birthday to you Tun, kami berdoa supaya Tun dan isteri sentiasa berada didalam keadaan sihat walafiat.
- 8:33 pm
- MMcrossings said...
Happy birthday Tun,
Having you around every single day is a bonus to all of us.
Your life certainly full of treasure
May Allah Bless You
- 8:41 pm
Respect man! Happy Birthday! Althought you screwed us upside down for decades but in the end you still earn my respect.
Happy Man.
- 8:46 pm
Alan Tsang 6:32 pm
You rather have TDM than Pak Lah??
I'd rather not have any of them!
One did bad things and glossed it over so nicely, the other is a bit too goofy to run a country seriously.
Susah, susah.. let's look for new talent... we Malaysians have far better potential leaders out there somewhere!
Karipap Hangus
- 8:47 pm
Happy Birthday Tun...you're the BEST! PM Malaysia ever had.
- 9:17 pm
- Madam Curi said...
Happy Birthday Tun Mahathir.You have been one of the best prime minister we ever had. I salute you sir for your hard work and your sharp mind. You are my icon.
- 9:21 pm
Hope M will apologise to all Malaysians for the problems created, accept his mistakes and will stop issuing racist remarks.
Find in his heart to forgive and not try to harm or bring others down. Enoughlah.
Retire and Do Good.
- 9:31 pm
- Bung Karno said...
Happy Birthday beoved Tun M.
My Allah bless you forever.
- 9:48 pm
- Nyna's Hus said...
Dear Tun
Happy Birthday dr kami sekeluarga & rakyat Malaysia di Copenhagen Denmark...
Moga Tun sihat walafiat!
- 9:52 pm
- Roy said...
To resident.wangsamaju: Orang dulu-dulu daftar lahir lambat. Some after a couple months or even years the babies were born, baru pergi daftar. Thus, many have official birth-date (the day their father went to register) and the actual birth-date.
- 9:59 pm
happy birthday tun, bila tun benar-benar nak bertaubat!!
your are still my no 1 leader he he he he
- 10:06 pm
Happy Birthday to my favourite PM Tun.How I wish you're still the PM of this country.
- 10:07 pm
22 tahun memerintah anda menjadikan kaum cina dan india bertambah kaya. Lihat kawasan perindustrian di Balakong, Seri Kembangan, Cheras, Kepong, Batu Caves dan lain lain lagi.
Mengapa selama 22 tahun memerintah tidak ada satu pun kilang ini dibakar akibat rusuhan kaum ?
Apa yang anda dapat? ini dia....
Racist, Dictator, umnoputra dan sebagainya.
Happy Birthday Dr. M.
- 10:36 pm
- BrightEyes said...
Happy Birthday Dr. Mahathir. A long life to you...
...because it'll be fun to hear what you think when Anwar Ibrahim is sworn in as Prime Minister. :P
- 10:36 pm
- BrightEyes said...
While you were looking elsewhere, Badawi announced that'll he rule for another 2 years. So much for his plan to step down by 2008's end.
One day, he'll just declare himself Prime Minister For Life. The UMNO divisions, MCA, MIC, Gerakan will just blindingly obey, like they always have.
- 10:46 pm
- Teh said...
I tried Chedet blog and just couldn't access it. Traffic must have been very busy as usual. I hope Tun will read your blog too because I would like to take opportunity to wish and Datin Siti Hasmah "'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' and may both of them be blessed with good heath and happiness always"
- 11:44 pm
With permission let me share with you my experience in Europe'tramping'during the summer vasity vacation.This is a real life expecience and I wonder at time being a 'Malaysian' and dammed proud of it.
Way back in 1981,summer vacation I decided to spent my summer hols as usual like any student 'lepaking'in Eupore.One either took the cheap inter-railing to any European interconnecting trains.Crashing at Central Station ,Grad De Nord or one could easily hitch all the way to Greece or Turkey from London.In flat one week depends we could easily reach the destination with much fun and advanture and no hussle at all.
I remember hitching from London and my destination is Italy,Pistoia caused there is an annual Pestoia Blues Festival held yearly till this day.One could cross to Italy via alternate route via Ostende(Belgium) hit across Germany via Achen border of Germany-Holland and hit south Munich cross Austria and hit Brannoro border city of Austria-Italy.Thus one hit the Italian turf.
However,one could also cross the Englisg via Calias(France and hit the road to via Anggulemme and Cote D Azu,Canness and hit the Italian border via San Rafeal and hit Milano.Which ever road.
Thus having no no visa to France I am force to hit the road via Ostend(Belgium)- Acheen (Germany) thus Ausburg-Frankfurt thus instead of taking the Austria route I took the Basel route the border city between Germany and Swissland.
This is where all the stories begin.Arriving at Basel and Immigration check point on Swissland side,as usual procedure and Passport.
The immigration officer of the Swiss as for mine and I gave him valid Malaysian Passport with valid Student Status studying in the UK.
I remember the autorative voice of his with teasing tone,
He ask me further,Reason for visit.Told him I'm on summer vacation and on the way to Italy via Swiss.
Futher the Immgration Officer ask me You got money?
Me I hardly have 20 English pound with me at the particular moment but my Barclay Card was with me and I could withdraw from any Swiss bank subject to my credit availibility.
To my surprise the Immigration Office told me bold,
'if you want to entre Swiss you must have 100 pound in your wallet'
I dont blame him'probably knowing how expensive Swiss is.
I was turned back to the Germany Basel border and hit the road via Munich and Austria and Brannoro.
I did try to reason with him but fail in vain.
Later over the years I went back for a quick social visit to Swiss arriving,the Immgraton office ask me at the airport,MALAYSIAN!!
I answered well yes.
'Dr.Mahatir your Prime Minister is a good leader' commented the Immgartion officer.I smile along the way,MENDABIK DIDADA
'Proud To Be Malaysian'
Reflecting the two constrasting event one happen before TMM was the PM,boldly to say in the early 70's the Malaysian passport hold was not the popular with European Immigration.
Propably due to the the influence of Robert DeNiro 'French Connection'film,I suppose.
In the late 90s I was made to feel Malaysia do have a spot in the world map.
Thank you Tun.You make us feel and being able to see 'eye to eye' with all world's nationality.
You make us feel proud to be born MALAYSIAN.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sir,
p/s are you sure you're 83 not 38!jes a thought tickle sir.
- 12:12 am
- monsterball said...
Happy Birthday Dr.Mahathir.
As much as I always speak against your policies I sincerely wish you good health and long life.
My hope is you leave politics...totally out and live your precious very old age ...like all normal old folks..quiet and happy alone..with your lovely wife. She deserves all the precious time you have left in this world for her...don't you think so?
I suspect...you love to live...talking politics...and that won't do....as you are thinking of yourself...and not the country...especially ..whenever you speak...there are clear agendas...you speak for yourself...your race...your party..and never on the great corruptions...under your 22 years management. you have failed the country..you know it..yet ..you don't want to face the truths.
We are willing to forgive and forget...but you keep passing the buck to others..and turn issues...upside down....playing dirty politics. Why like that?
You have your opinions...Malaysians....and UMNO ministers..have spoken theirs..so largely in numbers..... against you.
So...on your birthday...I appeal to you...to leave the future of Malaysia to Malaysians....that still depend on their futures..and not depending on you anymore.
To continue....means you will never change. How sad.
- 12:54 am
Of all the bad wishes for Tun, like having sleepless nite and bla bla bla etc, it seems that Tun appears calm and fresh as ever.
Compared to a charismatic man who 10 years ago loudly claimed the truth will prevail, Tun is still smiling while that man is now blushing!!!
Seperti kata Tun pada suatu ketika, banyakkan lafaz syukur ketika berdoa.
Semoga Allah memberi kekuatan untuk menempuh hari-hari yang tidak ketentuan.
- 1:58 am
(hehaheha): happy birdday ! your chedet not SUSCEPTIBLE LAH !
1) about botox = where, how,cost,type, pls advise.
2) how ah ? your family members can
SAVE UP frugally so much $$$$$$$$ in s'pore banks !
3) what is your plan now = that fellow won't step down untill june2010 !?
4) can form new party called NOMU ?
5) do you take watermelons setiap hari ?
6) tq.
- 7:04 am
Mahathir oh Mahathir... ku buat khas bagimu kek harijadi yg istimewa... nama kek ini Kek Kroni... resipi sukaan mu... diadun wang mas ringgit... di atasnya bilangan lilin yang sama banyak dengan kroni-kroni kaya yang kau cipta dengan wang mas kami, wang hak ra'kyat... zaman mu zaman golongan kaya bermaharajalela, zaman ra'kyat tetap hidup biasa tetap terbelenggu, diberi sisa-sisa dibalut bungkusan berwarna-warni...
Makanlah Che Det jangan tak makan... iklas dari kita, anak-anak Malaysia yg celik mata,
Iskandar Alor Setar
- 8:50 am
Selamat Hari Lahir Tun dan paling penting sekarang, Tolong Selamatkan Negara Kita dan Umno dari Badawi
- 9:04 am
- anon11.55 said...
he is the best!
Once he officiated the college i'm attending and it was too bz.
second, i saw him at Kinokuniya with no bodyguards in sight. Nobody approached him as it not a crowded day and prolly people didn't expect him to walk around freely on his own. i was making up scripts in my head, thinking on saying something that didn't make me look like a giddy fool. He walked pass and i was too stunned to do anything. Huge regret.
i wish my 3rd time is a charm.
Happy birthday!
- 9:23 am
Wahhhh... Tun got 2 boofdays!! Hmm.... I better go do a Marilyn Monroe rendition for him... here goes... all curvy, voluptious and in a sultry voice...
You are the best!! May you have plenty more Happy, Healthy and Gutsy birthdays!
- 9:39 am
Dear Tun,
I grew up loving you. Yes, I grew up believing all that was said on TV and our newspapers about what a great leader you are. We Malaysians were taught to believe that Malaysia=Mahathir. It must have been in my teenage years that I learned words like 'propoganda', 'dictatorship' and 'authoritarian rule.' Now, I have grown up and when I think of you, I cringe and I get angry, then I feel a sense of hopelessness, and the irreperable state of our country and the sorry state of our people. I pray to God, that Malaysia and Malaysians will one day know a better world. Is it too much to dream that one day you'd wake up and decide to right all the wrongs you have caused? Make us proud of you all over again Tun, and become a hero. Be the first politician in history to stand up and own up. You could be a legend if you wanted to.
- 11:13 am
Orangnya macam Nelson Mandela, masuk penjara bertahun-tahun, dibelasah polis, berjuang untuk negara, akhirnya dia jadi Presiden Afrika Selatan -- tak angkuh, anak-anak tak kaya-raya, sistem pentadbiran terbuka, rakyat dapat merasakan hidup baru.
Bila Nelson Mandela bersara, musuh dia -- golongan orang putih Afrika Selatan -- juga menghormat beliau.
Tapi Mahathir, walaupun imej kamu seolah-olah pemimipin hebat Malaysia, kamu tidak sama dengan Mandela.
Sejarah kamu terpalit dengan kegelapan yang tersembunyi.
Generasi muda tidak sedar akan semua ini -- mereka mudah memuji tanpa pikir dalam dan masak-masak. Segolongan lain pula terlalu asyik dengan aura dan imej kamu, dan mereka juga terpedaya, hilang daya fikir. Ada juga yang menjustifikasi perlakuan zalim sebagai 'sesuatu yang perlu dilakukan'. Ini tanggapan yang mungkar dan bersimpang di sisi Islam.
Ingatlah, dosa kezaliman dan penyelewengan tidak dapat dipadamkan, dan sesiapa pun tidak diampun dan bebas dari hukuman kerana dosa yang dilakukan walau apa pun pahala lain yang dibuat, kecuali kalau maaf dipinta dan yang salah dibetulkan. Ingat-ingatlah.
Semoga Allah SWT melembutkan hati kamu, menghapuskan keangkuhan kamu, agar kamu bertaubat ke atas kezaliman dan penipuan yang berlaku sewaktu pemerintahanmu.
- 12:19 pm
Semakin hari, semakin sayang... semakin sayang nak tinggalkan arena politik negara. Itulah Tun Dr M. Dalam umur sedemikian masih lagi nak campur urusan politik negara. Eloklah duduk rumah berehat. Banyakkan amal ibadat... Apapun, SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI LAHIR YANG KE 83.. Semoga panjang umur..
- 12:24 pm
- Le Emile said...
dalam diam2.Tun telah 2 kali beribadat di dalam KAABAH(bukan setakat dalam MajidilHaram).
dalam keghairahan orang2 melayu mencela,menyuruh Tun memperbanyakkan ibadat.mereka terlupa adakah mereka sendiri cukup amal pahala.
setelah dimaki hamun mahazalim,mahafiraun.MB kedah pulak offer suruh jadi penasihat negeri.buat apa nak suruh firaun jadi penasihat ? tak ke gelihati melihat gelagat mereke.
bertapa bahalol nya melayu pada hari ini.Yang kaca di tatah bagai permata.Yang permata sebaliknya.memang patutpun melayu tak ke mana.
saya fikir orang melayu suka sangat terpengaruh dengan SUPERHERO.SUPERHERO hanya di layar perak sahaja sedara2.Dan SUPERHERO yang paling berjaya adalah SUPERHERO yang paling hebat bakat lakonannya dan bukan kebijaksanaannya atau kekuatannya.Dan dalam konteks politik semasa kita hari ini,ahli politik yang paling berbakat untuk menjadi SUPERHERO adalah......... ?
Jeng Jeng Jeng...
- 1:01 pm
- Jumping Jane. said...
- 3:19 pm
- members said...
Selamat hari jadi Dr. M..
Jumaat (11 Julai 2008) ada celebration besday Dr. M kat Yayasan Bukhary, KL. Semua geng2 Perdana Peace Organisation ja yang terlibat.
- 4:46 pm
- BaitiBadarudin said...
happy (belated) birthday; may God bless you
- 6:01 pm
TUN, YOU ARE THE PEST, oops ! sorry
..the best !..minta maaf, ok?(heha)
- 12:53 am
Kepada Le Emile, 1:01 pm:
Saudara berkata yang berikut mengenai Dr. Mahathir:
dalam diam2 Tun telah 2 kali beribadat di dalam KAABAH(bukan setakat dalam MajidilHaram).
Kekadang orang yang lengkap solatnya 5 kali sehari pun masih makan rasuah.
Dan yang pegi umrah pun tak tentu dia tu baik atau bersih perbuatannya.
Sila baca diskusi menarik mengenai isu ini di blog Haris Ibrahim di sini:
- 1:25 pm
(heha) : reminds me of a song :
'happy birdday to you, you were born in a zoo .......!!'
- 2:05 am
- fie the elf said...
Please, he had done some 'good' things to Malaysia but he has suppressed the rights of many also along the way. Let's not just kiss ass.
- 5:34 pm
- solidleong said...
Tun, the nation owes you a lot.
Your immense contributions will not be forgotten.
Happy birthday Tun and may God bless you, your family and your family always. solidleong
- 6:11 pm
- solidleong said...
Tun, the nation owes you a lot.
Your immense contributions will not be forgotten.
Happy birthday, Tun and may god bless you, your wife and family always. solidleong
- 6:25 pm
(heha) : still wondering how & why your frugal family could have so much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
in s'pore banks lah !!
- 3:24 pm
- ColorsMalaysian said...
Hi ! Rocky,another pro " CheDet " article appeared !
Hope no offence.
Be a true blogger or a "Troy" blogger ? !
refer to
Troy [troy]
1. city of ancient Greece on the Aegean seacoast, in present-day Turkey. Site of the ten-year Trojan War described in the epic poems of Homer, the city, also called Ilium, was thought to be purely legendary until ruins were discovered by the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1870. It is now believed to have been founded during the Bronze Age in 3000 bc.
2. city in eastern New York northeast of Albany.
Population: 48,310 (2005 estimate)
Microsoft® Encarta® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- 1:57 am


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Comes With Music is a newly launched Nokia service which includes music from the top record companies with its handsets for a flat upfront fee. It's Nokia's attempt to slowly get into the Apple-dominated music business. It includes unlimited downloads for a year from all four major labels accounting to about 4 million songs. After the end of the first year, users can keep all the music they've downloaded and continue to update their collection with a la carte purchases.
This is a paradigm shift, because it's the first time in the mobile phone industry that you pay a flat fee upfront and forget about the cost of downloading and listening to music. This type of cost transparency is extremely important to promote usage of a service because if people don't know how much it'll cost them they won't use it, however if they know the cost clearly, they are willing to pay. This has been proven by the boom in mobile web usage after flat-rate data plans were introduced.
The handsets with the service are priced well below the iPhone. This is aimed at users who consider iPhone too expensive, mainly targeting teenagers.
Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia's executive vice-president for markets, describes the target market for handsets with this service in a Business Week article
the 5800 is a "youth-oriented multimedia product made very affordable to the target audience of heavy music consumers."
It's designed for young folks whose lives revolve around music. The $407 price tag, before taxes and subsidies, is more than a third below that of an unsubsidized iPhone. And the 5800 will be available from a range of telcos, in contrast to the iPhone, which is officially available only from select providers such as O2 (TEF) in Britain or T-Mobile (DT) in Germany.
It won't be a free ride for Nokia though, MEX did some informal polling with people outside the mobile industry to see what their reaction was to Nokia's headline offer of a GBP 129.95 Pay-As-You-Go 5310 and unlimited music for a year. The responses demonstrate the challenges Nokia will be facing:
"For me, I would need it to be compatible with iTunes and my iPod. I don't want to have to deal with two separate libraries."
"Is it really unlimited?"
"I read that Nokia were doing this to combat the iPhone."
"Corporate users like me won't be interested, as I have my bill paid for me by work and I have to use what I'm given."
"'Any song you want' is a mighty claim! When you said its unlimited, what you really meant was unlimited until I started downloading the whole catalogue!"
"If the Pay-As-You-Go had no monthly top up, I would be interested in GBP 129 one-off charge for 30,000 tunes."
"Absolutely! It's well cheap! I've done GBP 1500 on iTunes in two years."
"Is that [GBP 129.95] on top of normal line rental?"
"If it is compatible with iTunes, and I can get it worked into my existing deal, I will definitely do this."
Most responses were characterised by a sense of caution – people seemed to feel there must be some sort of caveat involved. Reactions were also significantly distorted by individuals existing experiences with iTunes, the iPod and iPhone.
Comes with Music may not match the iTunes experience but it's mass market and your the average teenager would be more than willing to put up with it because of the cost factor. That said, new pricing models tend to be copied very easily, Sony Erricson has already annouced a competing service in partnership with Omniphone. To remain competitive, Nokia will have to focus a lot more on making the experience as rich as possible.


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According to a study conducted at Arizona State University, nonverbal ways to express affection, in particular hugs and touching, can make a positive impact on persons suffering from alexithymia and related emotional disorders. Persons affected by alexithymia tend to be over-focused on external facts and details, are described as detached or aloof by others, and may be limited in their ability for creative expression and imagination. Their capacity for empathic connection, a key way to understand self and other, is blocked. The researchers found that even though alexithymia has a negative impact on the formation of intimacy in relationships, the impact was lessened when they receive higher amounts of affectionate hugging and touching.
Read the entire article here: Hugs Have Positive Effects on Relationships and Emotion Disorders


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The Mammogram I Almost Missed
Chelsey Fischer decided to have a mammogram despite the USPSTF screening recommendations. Her choice saved her life.
October 2015
Every person has several pivotal moments in their life, ones that you look back on and judge your life before and after.
One of my most key moments began with the best $400 I've ever spent. We had an extended weekend and decided — on a whim — to spend money we didn't have and go to a water park. I was playing in the water with my two daughters , Penny and Lucy, when they decided they wanted to "rumble" (on a normal day, this consists of wrestling with whatever family member is closest and slamming them to the floor). When Penny hit the left side of my chest, it hurt, far more than the right.
I was so concerned about it that I made an appointment with my primary care physician immediately. Breast cancer was the farthest thing from my mind. I was 38, I'd never performed a self-breast exam, and, to be honest, I wasn't concerned about breast cancer because I had no family history of the disease. I was much more afraid of developing Alzheimer's than I ever was of breast cancer. Yet, when I visited my doctor, she advised that I get a mammogram.
"It's probably nothing — just a bruise," she told me. But because I was so close to 40, and because she was aware that the ACR recommended mammography screening beginning at that age, she wanted me to get a baseline check done anyway.
Several days later, I found myself at a breast imaging suite. My results came back almost immediately: my radiologist introduced herself and explained that she had found calcifications throughout my breast. Her recommendation was to do a biopsy.
I'm an engineer. I don't have time for hedging, and I like to get straight to the facts. So I asked her, "What do you think it is?" And she replied, "I think you have breast cancer." Needless to say, I went through with the biopsy.
Again I received bad news. I had cancer, and I needed to have a mastectomy. That was it. There would be no chemotherapy for me, I was reassured.
But when the pathologist's report came back, it turned out my cancer was more advanced than they'd realized. And it was HER-2 positive, which tends to be fast and aggressive. All of this, plus my relative youth, meant I needed more treatment, and a lot of it.
I remember sitting on the phone crying with my parents. I was so young. My daughters were so young. They were only three and six. What would happen if they had to go through their lives without their mother? I didn't want to be the tragically dying parent that left them letters on my deathbed.
What would have happened if my physician hadn't been aware of the radiologist-recommended age for screening and had sent me on my way, telling me it was only a bruise? What would have happened if I had listened to the recommendations to start screening at 50 and canceled my mammogram? I almost did.
While I consider myself an informed consumer of health care, I'm not a physician and I don't know the intricacies of breast imaging and evaluating the research around when to begin screening. I didn't think I was even remotely a candidate for breast cancer. And the anti-mammography data swirling in the media made sense to me. The flaws in the data were not explained to me — the media discusses the data surrounding how harmful radiation can be, but it never mentions that the studies used out-of-date equipment and the USPSTF panel does not include any breast imaging experts.
The media writes about the health care costs of mammography but never mentions how little reimbursement breast imagers actually receive from it. And they talk about the anguish that false-positives can bring, but they fail to mention the much greater, more lasting anguish when you do not catch the cancer. Nor do they talk about the flood of relief that comes once you're declared cancer-free, whether it's after a biopsy or after months of radiation therapy.
I haven't had that talk yet — I'm still undergoing treatment. But because of a mammogram we caught the cancer early. With luck, I'll be having that conversation soon.
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I'm a huge fan of their work and it was awesome to help out on a few summer projects, the largest of which was a series of spots for Kreo Transformer commercials. Here is a clip of one of the commercials that the studio produced:
I was mostly just on hand for any assistance of grabbing lights, stands and things as needed. But I did fabricate a few things in one of the spots to air later!


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MOSCOW, 29 October 2015. — Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) and Sberbank Leasing have signed an agreement for the leasing of at least 14 airplanes, predominantly Boeing 737 NG. The memorandum of intent was signed by Aeroflot Deputy CEO for Finance and Network and Revenue Management Shamil Kurmashov and by Sberbank Leasing CEO Kirill Tsarev.
The agreement stipulates that Sberbank Leasing will provide the Boeing aircraft to Aeroflot and its subsidiaries under operating lease. These airplanes had originally been ordered for Transaero.
«Today's agreement with Sberbank Leasing is the first step towards adding these aircraft, which were originally intended for Transaero, to the Aeroflot Group fleet. Part of Transaero's fleet and routes will be transferred to us, together with half of the company's employees — around 6,000 people. Additional operating capacity is needed, first and foremost, to provide these people with work. By doing this, Aeroflot will resolve one of the key social issues that the Russian Government assigned to us in connection with Transaero's exit from the market,» said Shamil Kurmashov.
«We value our longstanding partnership with Aeroflot, which is Russia's leading air transport company and a systemically-important part of the domestic economy. Our portfolio already covers the leasing of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. This contract for a new batch of airplanes confirms our commitment as a long-term player in the development of Russia's aviation sector,» said Kirill Tsarev, the CEO of Sberbank Leasing.
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Aeroflot is Russia's flagship carrier and one of the largest airline groups in Europe. In 2014, Aeroflot carried 23.6 million passengers (34.7 million passengers as Aeroflot Group including subsidiaries), a record for any Russian airline. A proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance, Aeroflot and its partners serve 1,057 destinations in 179 countries worldwide. Aeroflot operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, numbering 163 Airbus, Boeing and Sukhoi airliners. Aeroflot is among the global leaders in aviation safety. The company's European Community Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) Index, which is the main globally recognized safety parameter, is comparable to global peers. The first Russian carrier to enter the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) register, renewing its registration for the sixth time in 2015, Aeroflot has successfully passed the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) and is fully ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 compliant. In 2015 Aeroflot was named by SKYTRAX as the Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the fourth time. Find more at www.aeroflot.com.


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A mélange of local friends and talent, an obsession with all things French, and my own Christmas wishes, here's my daily pick for anyone looking for a fabulous Christmas gift idea.
While I love Kasia's reversible totes made from fabrics sourced from around the world, I especially love the local pride on display with her clever Paris collection.
From Amy Thomas, author of Paris, My Sweet. A love affair with Paris, New York, sweets and, now, a little girl named Parker.
Monday, December 13, 2010
12 days of Christmas: The Kasia Dietz Rive Droite tote
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"That's IT! I'm getting healthy…on Monday." – anyone who has decided to try their hand at a diet/exercise routine.
The problem is that most people who decide to finally do something about their health go at it like a guy trying to ride a unicycle, blindfolded while juggling up a flight of stairs…instead of just walking up that first step.
They throw away all the "bad" foods, sign up for a 5 day per week high-intensity workout program, buy the latest activity tracker, load up supplements and swear off of bread forever.
Well just like the unicycle juggler, eventually something's gotta give, and a fall is going to hurt way more than the person just stepping up the stair one foot at a time.
Trying to make too many huge life changes at once CAN be done, but most of the time it is too much to handle and leads to total failure and "I'll try again next week" syndrome.
So why do people not want to do the simple, step by step, one thing at a time thing? Because it's not sexy. It's not on the cover of magazines. It's not talked about on TV. It's not sold by MLM's trying to get you to lose 30 pounds in 10 days…it's TOO simple!
What would you rather have:
A – Lose 52 pounds over the course of a year, slow and steady, and have a good chance at keeping it off?
B) Lose 52 pounds in 3 months, while living at the gym, starving yourself, being a social hermit ALL with a good chance of gaining it all back (and then some)?
52-pound weight loss is 52 pounds – why should it matter that it takes 3 months or 12 months? Especially when the 12-month process is more likely to succeed, less stressful, and in the grand scheme of things isn't that long anyway.
So before you decide to jump on the latest diet trend next Monday, answer these two questions and start here, today…
What foods/drinks do you eat too much of right now? – Eat half of them.
How many days per week do you exercise? – Keep that number the same
WAIT! You don't want people to exercise MORE??
No, not yet if they decide to focus on diet – which most people should. Again – simple is effective. Why try to fix diet and exercise habits at once, when one or the other might be big enough change?
Once a dietary habit or lifestyle change has been made, THEN maybe we consider adding in some exercise, even one day per week – but here's the secret…you gotta keep up the dietary habit AND be consistent with the workout day.
After this becomes the norm, then we add another step, and another, and another…until before you know it you have lost significant fat, feel better, and hardly noticed that you were "dieting" or "working out" the whole time.
A few weeks ago I wrote about training one of my client's grandsons who were in town. I found out yesterday that one of the boys decided to sign up for the school running club because I told him he would be good at it. This literally made me so happy, I had a little proud papa tear in my eye. This is why I do what I do. #Blessed
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Robert Harting does not defend his WC title!
Robert Harting, the Olympic, World and European Champion has made his decision not to compete in Beijing. At today's press conference at the "Bundesleistungszentrum" in Kienbaum Germany, Robert Harting announced that he is not willing to take the risk.
These are sad news for the throwing world. The Olympic Champion Harting decided not to compete at the upcoming world championships in Beijing, China. The risk of getting injured once again is too big and he does not want to jeoparise the Olympic Games in Rio next year. In 2009, 2011and 2013 Robert Harting was undefeated at the World Championships. In 2015 someone else is going to become the discus world champion.
Robert Harting:
It is not possible for me to compet in Beijing. I cannot compete due to personal reasons. I would have to risk too much which I am not willing to take. If I woud tear my ACL once again I would probably not be able to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio next year. The decision is based on a mix of risk, gut feeling and my current shape.
Harting is now focusing completely on the Olympic next year in Rio. he wants to defend his gold medal of 2012. Harting always made clear that he is not willing to take the risk of defending his Olympic title.