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Sometimes my brain doesn't work. Where clever synapses should be firing, there are just tumbleweeds and dry air. Brain cells decide to take an extra long coffee break and neglect to tell me. Thoughts go half-processed, ideas go unfinished, and plans fly out the window when my brain decides to go on vacation. However, the worst of it all is this: I am never informed that any of this happening.
When all rational, intelligent thought processes desert me, I continue to stroll through my day none the wiser. Take this afternoon for instance. As I was about to start taking pictures of this elegant, lemon-laden chicken dish, I commented to whoever was near enough to hear that I was very grateful to be using my dad's 1.4 50mm lens from the horse-and-buggy-days (a.k.a. the 1970s) because it allows me to shoot with a very wide aperture (such as 1.4, 2.0, 2.8) on a slightly rainy sort of day. Declaring it "de-light-ful," I paused to listen for the appreciative chuckles of my family members upon hearing my clever photography pun.
"Isn't it de-LIGHT-ful?!"
"Get it guys? Light? Aperture lets in light?"
Then there are the times when I get sick. Earlier this spring I came down with a flu-like virus. For the previous several days, the only commercials that were being shown during my Korean dramas on Hulu were for meningitis awareness. Even though I knew that I had been vaccinated for meningitis, I think you kids can guess what my self-diagnosis was.
I had it narrowed down between meningitis and one of those incurable autoimmune diseases that they profile on Mystery Diagnosis.
When my brain deserts me, I am obsessively fascinated by herb-containing creations such as this beauty below. As someone who can rarely be bothered to carefully store herbs in a shallow container of water in the fridge, I was thrilled to see that someone else has done it for me! Vibrant, green sprigs of rosemary perfectly housed in what is technically a smoothie cup. But no matter—to me, it's brilliant.
The point of all my ditzy stories is this: Sweet Lemon Chicken is an ideal recipe for when your brain flies out the window. Perhaps it's because your schedule is packed. Perhaps it's because you're yanking your hair out from registering for classes for the fall semester (me!). Perhaps it's because your kid just told you about their summer reading project. Whatever the reason behind your lack of brain power, this recipe is the solution. With simple, beautiful ingredients such as lemon, honey, butter, and fresh rosemary, how can you go wrong?
Plus it involves hitting things with a kitchen mallet, which is always good.
Fight back against your stresses, your anxieties, and your horrible sense of humor and give this little gem a try!
Sweet Lemon Chicken
Recipe adapted from "Honey-and-Lemon Baked Chicken" from allyou magazine
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons honey
salt and pepper, to taste
2 large lemons, scrubbed clean, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place a chicken breast half between two sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap. Using a kitchen mallet, rolling pin, or small skillet, gently pound chicken until evenly flattened, about 1/2-inch thick. Repeat with remaining chicken.
Melt butter and honey in a small skillet over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth and blended.
Line a baking dish with nonstick aluminum foil or coat with nonstick cooking spray. Place chicken pieces in a baking dish large enough to hold them all in a single layer. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Pour warm honey-butter mixture over the chicken and arrange lemon slices on top.
Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Allow chicken to cook for an additional 10-15 minutes.
Spoon juices from the pan over the chicken and lemon several times. Serve warm, sprinkled with chopped rosemary.
Makes 4 servings.


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"good newly renovated hotel"
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Hotel Marqués de Prado Ameno is reborn among arcades and stone columns with the spirit of yore and the elegance of a place that makes a bold statement due to the explosion of color. Fragments of mural paintings from different eras adorn the walls of galleries and rooms, whereas pieces found at archeological sites serve as decoration.
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"good newly renovated hotel"
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This newly renovated hotel is one of the best in the area and it has a nice location in the old town of Havana. I love the central patio that is beautified with plants and it's lovely. The rooms are great with good windows and the property stands out in the city Centre with great atmosphere. The area is not noisy or better still the location of the hotel shuts out the noise from hotel so it's alike you are in another world where you are being treated well by nice and friendly staff looking forward to make sure your stay is great. The rooms are mostly average with all the right equipments in place such as safe and clean bathrooms with things like fridges and TV inside of the rooms. The rooms look charming and decorated with all the basic amenities that you will need during your holiday at this hotel. The hotel provides all inclusive packages with all inclusive breakfast. The whole staff working in this hotel is all nice people, very friendly and accommodating, trying to make sure that everything is intact. Right from when I entered the hotel and during the check in, the reception staff was all nice and attentive to me and the things that I requested for prior to visiting the hotel. I had a wonderful time here and I recommend it to anyone looking to have a good time in Havana, a clean place and have all the required amenities and the best staff.
"Dirty room in a hotel that we didn't book"
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We booked a room in Hotel Florida, but were put in a room on the top floor of Marques de Prado Ameno without an explanation about what was happening or why. Hotel Florida and Marques de Prado Ameno are basically joined together with one reception, however, everything about Hotel Florida looks cleaner and in a better state of repair than where we ended up, however, I didn't get to see a room in Hotel Florida.
Our room in Marques de Prado Ameno was really dirty. There was thick dust over all the surfaces and the floors were also dirty, to the extent that our feet were dirty after walking into the room barefoot after a shower. The walls were marked with scrapes and dirty water and the bathroom had seen better days.
We asked reception why we had been moved without an explanation, and they said that they had problems with some rooms in Hotel Florida, however, we also watched them move another guest from one room to another in Hotel Florida. We also asked for our room to be cleaned, but it did not get done, so had to ask again, this time at midnight when we came in from dinner. The housekeeper did then come to mop the floor which was much better, but overall it wasn't a great experience.
My recommendation is to check how clean your room is at this hotel before you accept the room as afterwards, the staff aren't that helpful.
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Excellent staff, good bar and piano (well, disco) bar, big room, great shower (smell of damp though). Booked in for Marques de Prado Ameno to discover it backs onto Hotel Florida and our room was actually in Hotel Florida. Rooms overlooking the street are very noisy. Enjoyed our stay and would stay there again without hesitation.
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We only went to the restaurant , And it was really good , nice cocktails , good food and the service was excellent . Big up to the service people . They do a really great job ! It is also a very nice place to be ,


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To be published next month Peppermint Twist: The Mob, the Music, and the Most Famous Dance Club of the '60s, which links the mob to the famous sixties New York nightclub the Peppermint Lounge and the national dance craze that it fueled, is billed as "A bold new book that takes readers behind the scenes at the world's most famous rock and roll club in the Swingin' 60's" and "Tells the story of the gangster who secretly owned the club, Johnny Biello" back in a time period "when mobsters still ruled New York."
The book, which is co-written by Joel Selvin and John Johnson Jr. who got the inside story from Biello's son-in-law Dick Cami, covers a lot of history (and near history) such as "the night the Boston Mob almost put a hit on Ringo the night the Beatles came to the Peppermint Lounge." Almost? So what exactly happened? Rather than wait for when the book is published by Thomas Dunne Books on November 13th this week I reached out to co-author Joel Selvin (who was the chief pop music writer at the San Francisco Chronicle for many years) to ask him about this and other new facts unveiled in this new book.


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Charles IX à talon bas
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Sean C. de notre New York Selon la boutique :
Feels like a sneaker but looks like a good time! The Mini Gorgeous is average in length but fits a little bit wide.
Gorgeous est une chaussure à courroie conçue et fabriquée pour être à la fois confortable et tendance. Elle peut se porter à presque toutes les occasions. Fabriquée d'un cuir de qualité, avec un talon solide de trois pouces, elle possède la - si stable et si durable - semelle F-Sole de caoutchouc qui ajoute un demi-pouce à votre grandeur. Go on, fall in love. We dare you! (Allez-y, devenez amoureux. On vous met au défi!)
Talon : 7,5 cm (3")
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Gorgeous Gorgeous Minis!
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Happy Valentines day to me!
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These shoes are PERFECTION
It was fantastic. The staff was so friendly and let me try on about 5 pairs of shoes.
My husband told me to pick one, and these were it. I wanted something that had flair that I could wear daily.
These are comfortable, well made, and I get compliments everywhere I wear them. I am a generous girl, and the heels are wide enough not to make me feel like I am going to fall.
I LOVE THEM. Next time, I am going to buy a more adventurous color, but for a great staple shoe, look no further.
Best first Vogs
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Bring back the colors!
I have one pair in the LE colours from a few years ago. Any chance they might come back in different colours again?
first but not last
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best shoes. ever.
i left the store with these, after trying on an awesome but as-yet-not-on-the-site boot.
these shoes are... simply awesome. they're comfy. they look adorable, they're true to size. they don't hurt my high-arched dancer feet and the second i got home, my boyfriend kept telling me how much he liked them. the boyfriend does not do fashion or shoes, but kept saying they were sexy. :)
i'm excited for these. best purchase of the year. already planning what fluevogs will come next.
i'm converted!
love it
Note: I got the 7.5 and I normally wear 7, this works fine for me.
love them but....
Need more colours!
I was lucky enough to find a pair in grey/light blue / maroon and we're going to enjoy one last summer together before they retire. Any chance fluevog will come out with more colours? Or perhaps a similar looking sister with a simpler toe box?
I'm in Love with Gorgeous
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On My Second Pair
Comfortable, cute, and sexy!
I wear a 6, and my feet are narrow. These feet true to size, and they do not slip at the heel for me. I did place gel inserts (for the ball of foot only) in these, and it helps keep my toes from slipping forward in these shoes.
I wore these the first time on a night out in New Orleans, and they were comfy straight out of the box. Dancing and walking were both involved, and my feet were very comfortable...which is saying a LOT, because I have osteoarthritis from years of running marathons with feet that are WAY too small for my height.
Overall, these are adorable shoes, that are comfortable enough to wear walking, dancing, and standing.
The best shoes ever, again....
I bought them as a gift
These shoes are perfect for her. They run true to size--she wears an 8, and that's the size that works best for her. The mary jane style is just adorable, and she can't believe she's walking in 3" heels. The first day she got them she wore them out with me, and she got several compliments on them. She said, "I've never had anyone ask me about my shoes! I could get used to this!"
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Well worth the investment. Stylish and comfortable: They always get comments... I would call them wearable art.
My 5th pair of Vogs in as many months...
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'Gorgeous' is right!
Wicked heel!
Mini Gorgeous
2nd pair
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The only high heels I wear!
Best shoes ever!
Wear these at home for awhile first
Sex on heels!
Another reason these are my favorite shoes, besides the fact that they are the sexiest shoes I own and they make me feel confident is the heels. Although I love the look of heels, I'm a big and clumsy kinda girl. I've bought many shoes because they were cute but they just sit in my closest because I can't walk in the things without looking like a drunk fool. These shoes have the perfect heel for me. They are wide at the base, and have a sturdy sole so I never worry about slipping and sliding, or running my heels into the grass. And they are gorgeous!
If I could have sex with a pair of shoes, these would be the ones!
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Epic Pirate necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
We are a real-time hyper local mobile ad network with years of experience in the mobile and web space.
We have created a logo that requires a bit of creative refinement.
History of the name and logo: Chlkboard (pronounced: chalkboard) is based upon a concept where cafe's typically promote their today's special. We are taking that concept to the mobile and digital world where users within the vicinity are able to see the latest promotions. Hence the name Chlkboard.
We are a B2B company. Our audience are on 2 fronts:
1) local retailers of all sorts typically very small corner shop types with no marketing personnel.
2) Publishers: ie makers of mobile apps, games etc who place our hyper local ads into their apps in order to generate ad-revenues. Think about hyper local Google ad-sense.
We have created a logo and colour scheme. You will be responsible of creating the following:
1) refining the logo that has a "nearby" symbol in the logo name
2) vectorizing the logo so it can be used in various sizes
3) 2 colour combinations so the logo can be used against both black and white background. ie black letters should be replaced by white for black background
4) Colours: Chlk (in black Helvetica Neue condensed black) board (same as above BUT O should look like the "nearby" icon on iphone with colour: CMYK: 7, 93, 86, 17)
5) The underline is in Chalkduster and should the same font with CMYK: 7, 93, 86, 17
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Note: the picture-1.png the letter O in the chlkboard should look something like the nearby icon in this pic.
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Facebook announced this week it could be "materially affected" by Yahoo's claims the company violates some Yahoo patents (read that as "we may have to pay Yahoo some money").
But the most important patent for Facebook isn't owed by Yahoo. It's not owned by Facebook either.
It's patent 6,175,831, titled "Method and apparatus for constructing a networking database and system" but commonly known as the "Six Degrees" patent.
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News from around the country and around the globe
While the language inside the patent is complicated ("wherein the configuration file specifies the format of the embed code and has a variable field into which the content ID is inserted") it can be described best as "the patent which allows you to connect with friends on the internet".
It's owned by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus. Fortunately for Facebook, they're allies of Facebook. Pincus runs Zynga, which depends on Facebook for much of its traffic and Hoffman is an investor in both Facebook and Zynga.
Pincus and Hoffman are longtime friends. Back in the turn of the 21st century, the pair joined Friendster founder Jonathan Abrams in a troika of social networking: Friendster would concentrate on friends and dating, Pincus and his company Tribes would target groups and get-togethers, and LinkedIn would concentrate on business networking.
Pincus and Hoffman would later buy a patent (notably excluding Abrams) to protect their fledgling businesses.
In the clip below, Hoffman describes trying to come up with the $700,000 to buy the patent:
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5 Best Indoor Activities for NYC Kids
Though the weather doesn't seem like it will ever approach the lows that will force you & your brood inside. It's going to happen! Whether you have a newborn, toddler or school-aged child you're going to be faced with long hours inside this winter. After you have watched every video, played every game & read every book in the house you're going to need to venture outside or risk what I'd like to call M.G.S.C. Disorder better known as "Mommy's Going Stir Crazy".
Here are some ideas on where to go for indoor activities in New York that will be fun for parents as well as children.
Museum of Natural History Discovery Room
Free with museum admission: $19 for adults, $10.50 for children ages 2-12
We've covered the awesome AMNH Explorer App, and have told you about various cool exhibits and programs like Mystery at the Museum. The AMNH has always been a no-brainer as far as kids activities in the city, but a lot of parents haven't heard of the Discovery Room. *Warning--The staff can be a bit cranky on busy days, you need to supervise your kids so you don't get dirty looks.
The Discovery Room offers a hands-on, behind the scenes experience for kids ages 5-12. There isn't a single field covered in the Museum that isn't included here. Artifacts and specimens, animal searches, totem pole study, earthquake seismographs and even assembly of a life-sized cast skeleton of Prestosuchus, a Triassic Period reptile are just a few of the wonders that await your family. Story Time is especially good for the little ones. Activities for older visitors are located on the upper level. Bonus: The cafeterias at the museum serve healthy, albeit expensive, snack choices.
New York Hall of Science
Free with museum admission: $11 for adults, $8 for children ages 2-17
Yes, folks, it's in Queens, but get over it. This museum is such an easy trip on the subway (or drive) and it's soooooo worth it. During the week the museum is never crowded and it's hours of indoor fun for you as well as your kids. In addition to making our list of 100 Things to Do in NYC with Kids Before They Grow Up, the New York Hall of Science throws a great Maker Faire. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Free with suggested museum admission
The Met is not on everyone's radar as a great museum for kids, but there are some great hidden spots there and fun exhibits. Pass through the Medieval Section on the First Floor into the Robert Lehman Collection and you will be rewarded with one of the least trafficked parts of the building--it's filled with light and lots of room for you and your little one to explore. The guards are really relaxed, there are benches and seating and you can hang out for a while. It's a great place to nurse. Visit the museum's cafes for a snack break and if you're really feeling adventurous wheel through the one of the other sections. Suggestions: The Egyptian Wing-- walk through a real temple, the old baseball card collections, the arms & armor sections, and the costume room. For other visiting tips and prep for your outing read How to get more out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Kids, or check out our post on Free Family Programs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Chelsea Piers Toddler Adventure Center
$12 per session, discounts for multiple sessions
The Toddler Adventure Center features one of the nicest indoor toddler play areas in the city. It's also kept super clean and offers you up to four hours of fun indoor time during the coldest months. It's small enough that you can always have your eye on even the littlest of kids.The focus is on fun through movement as youngsters crawl, roll, jump, and explore. Last, but not least there is a ball pit--need I say more? Afterward, explore everything Chelsea has to offer.
Staten Island Children's Museum
Free with museum admission: $6
Best bang for the buck! This museum is full of interactive exhibits, it's in great shape - clean and well organized and it's really not hard to get to. The bus is right outside the ferry station and the trip is guaranteed to tire the kids out. See our full length write up of this trip here.
Find more great activities like this in our Indoor Activities Guide.


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Cereals, meat and derivatives (fresh chicken and turkey meat 25%), proteins of vegetable origin (pulps of beet 4%), oils and fats, fish and fish derivatives, yeasts (brewer's yeast), minerals.
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Copper...............................18 mg
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The first ingredient in the food is unidentified cereals. This is a low quality ingredient and may be comprised of any range of grains, grain fractions and floor sweepings. Such a description gives the consumer no information whatsoever of the content and nutritional quality of the ingredients, and we note that this only occurs in the lowest quality products. We have no confidence at all that this product contains good quality grain. Moreover, the main ingredients in any dog food should not be grain/cereals, which are not a natural foodstuff for dogs. Foods intended for canines should be based on meat.
The meat content of this food is byproducts. There is no identification of species, and this low quality ingredient could be anything. It is impossible to ascertain the quality of by-products and these are usually products that are of such low quality as to be rejected for use in the human food chain, or else are those parts that have so little value that they cannot be used elsewhere in either the human or pet food industries. Meat byproducts are defined as "clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low-temperature fatty tissue and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hooves". Note that this definition excludes actual meat. We note the presence of fish (byproducts) but find no sign of a guarantee on the manufacturer's site that they use only ethoxyquin-free protein sources in the product (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, commonly added to fish ingredients and which is banned or heavily regulated in human food production due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
Likewise, there is no identification of the fat content of the food, which quite simply, could be anything. Plant derivatives are byproducts, being culls, potato peelings and other rejects of human food production. Beet pulp (fibre) is filler, and a controversial ingredient. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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Once again, Tiger Woods will not be playing in the Chevron World Challenge.
The tournament, hosted by Woods, draws an elite field of golfers to Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks.
Last year, he was recovering from a knee injury and was unable to play. This year, a single-car accident is to blame.
"I am extremely disappointed that I will not be at my tournament this week," Woods said. "I am certain it will be an outstanding event and I'm very sorry that I can't be there."
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Woods suffered cuts and bruises after crashing his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree near his Florida home on Friday.
"We support Tiger's decision and are confident the strong field and excellent course will provide an exciting week of competition at the Chevron World Challenge," said Greg McLaughlin of the Tiger Woods Foundation.
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Thanksgiving 2012 has rolled by! I know our rotational and revolution speeds are relatively constant; but sometimes it seems earth pirouettes and spins like a ballet dancer, ripping calendar pages into the wind.
Thanksgiving 2012 has rolled by! I know our rotational and revolution speeds are relatively constant; but sometimes it seems earth pirouettes and spins like a ballet dancer, ripping calendar pages into the wind.
With no siblings and dead parents, my observance has lost much of its traditional feel but memories of decades past remain delicious. Ann and I are attempting to put our personal stamp on this holiday given that our kids are scattered from Tokyo to Tampa.
To this end we�ve substituted traditional turkey and dressing with lobster and melted butter. But not to worry, we�ll still get our absolutely vital giblet gravy fix at Christmas. Without at least one turkey-with-the-fixings dinner a year, we southerners lose our drawls. Bless our hearts.
This year we planned to add a new personal tradition. With all the hype about "Black Friday" shopping we thought it might be neat to give this wee-hour ritual a toss.
Now to properly join the markdown hordes we needed a target, a specific "deal." Voila! Belks has a CD player Ann likes and would you believe that player was listed to be seriously reduced at midnight on Thanksgiving?
So we planned. We�d hit Belks at the bewitching hour. At 8 p.m. our in-laws Ralph and Connie launched a shopping strike on Wal-Mart.
Connie called to report the battle was fierce and she was retreating. I�m told if captured by Black Friday Regulars you could be held for coupon ransom. It can get ugly if you can�t produce a "Half-Off" chit.
Connie and Ralph drove by the mall and reported the line stretched forever. That pretty much settled it. I might stand for hours waiting for a kidney but a CD player? Not hardly.
Thanks to those adventurous relatives� reconnoitering and reporting skills, we were spared a hugely trying experience. Maybe they should rename this shopping shindig "Black and Blue Friday."
With all this jabber, I�ve skipped the real core of the holiday as an expression of thankfulness. Among the uncountable benefits of being part of this country, I�m most thankful for our military.
Of course there�s standard litany about protecting freedoms and shielding our country from enemies. But my deepest personal appreciation is much more grassroots.
Besides saving the country, they�ve become a life preserver for our youth. Where else nowadays do kids learn to stand upright, speak clearly and respectfully and exhibit good graces and manners?
They enter military service not knowing much except how to slouch, mumble and text. They come out competent and confident citizens of substance.
There�s no telling how much money parents squander sending ill-prepared and un-motivated children to colleges to wander between classes looking for subjects with which they can "relate." Some soar but many plop into "fluff" majors no thicker than a video game DVD.
I doubt there�s anything better for today�s typical high school graduates than military service. Besides saving our nation, the Armed Forces saves young people. "Thank you" seems so inadequate.
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Let $E_4(q)=1+ 240q+ 2160q^2+ 6720q^3+\ldots $ be the Eisenstein series of weight 4, also known as the theta-series of the $E_8$-lattice.
I'm looking for a $\mathbb N$-graded vector space $V$ of graded dimension
$(1, 240, 2160, 6720,\ldots )$.
Moreover, I would like $V$ to be a module for the Virasoro algebra of central charge $c=4$.
I think that this is indeed possible:
Take $1$ times the Verma module of character $1+q+2q^2+3q^3+5q^4+7q^5+\ldots$
plus $239$ times the Verma module of character $q(1+q+2q^2+3q^3+5q^4+\ldots)$
plus $1919$ times the Verma module of character $q^2(1+q+2q^2+3q^3+\ldots)$, etc.
But that's not what I'm looking for.
I'm wondering whether there exists a natural construction that produces the above Virasoro module. Does anybody know of such a construction?
In the above, I said that I wanted central charge $c=4$ and minimal energy $h=0$.
But I'm flexible: if you know a natural construction of a $Vir_c$-module (pick you $c$) whose character is $q^hE_4(q)$, I'll be happy to hear about it.


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BFM 89.9 - The Business Station
We're a business radio station - think CNBC but on radio - with a difference. We interview business leaders and personalities by day, but we play classic rock by night. We interview Harvard Business School professors one hour, tattooists and poledancers the next. We're known for giving CEOs a roasting (and some have stormed out of our studios), but also for giving young entrepreneurs a break. That's BFM 89.9, Malaysia's only business radio station.
We're the newest kid in town competing against media giants. Though we're small, we punch well above our weight, as our listeners are the opinion shapers in Malaysia.
But don't take it from us, here is what 2 listeners had to say:
1. "I wanted to thank you for providing those of us with a brain ( and I am led to believe there are quite a few of us!) with some decent radio discussions to while away the hours stuck in KL traffic! This is a revelation to me as after 8 years living in Malaysia, I had all but given up hope of decent talk radio. Since discovering BFM, the car radio dial has not shifted from 89.9."
2. "I'm not sure whether BFM is aware of how huge is the impact & difference you created by playing the music. What BFM is playing now, is actually a thinking man's music. So continue educating the masses with the music & together with your refreshing talk show, I believe it can change people to become savvy."
Our target audience are people who aspire to professional and personal success. They are professionals, executives, investors and business-owners by day but they are also gamers, guitarists and soccer players by night. They work hard, but they play hard too. They tweet and they facebook, but they also meet up with friends over drinks.
Our surveys show that they are opinion leaders of their cohort group. They are worldly and confident, but they are not arrogant. They are knowledgeable, but still yearn to learn. They mainly listen to radio in their cars, but they also listen to radio through their iPhones and Blackberries. They are Baby Boomer CEOs, as well as 18 year old Gen Y-ers, united by programmes that they can learn from, from finance and economics, to health and music.
Our target audience prefer real over fantasy, they want to know the hard truth rather than the PR spin. They want to know both sides of the argument, but in the end, they will make their own judgement.
Interestingly, 70% of our audience are between 25-45, slightly skewed towards men, although most of our radio personalities are women.
Most important principle is friendliness of the UI. We like familiar UIs, and derive inspiration from Google and Facebook. We are biased towards clean and uncluttered UIs.
The biggest use of our webite is for our listeners to search and download podcasts. They download via their computers,via their Nokias, Blackberries and iPhones. Our plan is to detect which device and browsers are visitors coming from, and to serve out the appropriate interface for each,
For this project, we will be seeking designs for the laptop or desktop computer screen interface. If you can design a mobile site as a bonus, if you win, we'll give you a bonus too.
Our current pages are at http://www.bfm.my and http://www.bfm.my/podcast. Self-feedback:
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Key functionality/UI:
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Tax tips to avoid common mistakes
There are just six weeks until the tax deadline, and if you haven't filed yet, you're not alone.
Action 7 News spoke to a local accountant to find out what mistakes people make every year that can easily be avoided.
"Probably the biggest mistakes people make are errors in transcribing their Social Security numbers," accountant Vicki Schwab said.
Schwab said people's downfalls are in the details, including errors in simple math. Those errors can make all the difference when it comes to putting money back in your pocket.
"It just slows down their refunds or changes their refunds," Schwab said.
Schwab said it's also important to know which deductions apply to you. She said too often, people list things that aren't eligible, like child support.
Once you file your taxes, have patience. Tax returns are taking a week longer than usual to process. The IRS said the delay is to avoid costly identity-theft problems.
"This year, we're seeing an increase in identity theft. Identity thieves are out there stealing people's Social Security numbers and other information, using that information to file tax returns, getting the refund and basically stealing from the government," IRS special agent Brian Watson said.
To protect yourself, agents recommend you work from a secure computer and shred your documents. If you decide to hire a professional to do your taxes, make sure what they report is accurate, because ultimately, you're responsible.


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I suggest the following are distinctive features1 of Keynes' General Theory:
- An investment function, independent of savings (as in these examples).
- An argument for the possible existence of an equilibrium with widespread unemployment.
- A setting in historical time, not logical time.
- A claim that interest rates are to be explained by monetary and financial markets, not by causes in the "real" economy.
Paul Davidson rightly notes that Keynes strove to make his theory compatible with any degree of monopoly. This differs from Michal Kalecki, who just assumed the degree of monopoly empirically existing. But Kalecki and Keynes had different objectives; Kalecki was not as interested in internal criticism of existing neoclassical theory. Nevertheless, I think Keynes' assumption of an independent investment function may have reflected existing corporate structures. In particular, Keynes was aware of the separation of ownership from control in joint stock companies. This awareness has something to do with what Keynes meant by the "socialization of investment." Maybe it also facilitated his awareness of the possibility of investment decisions as an independent driving force for the economy.
Keynes offers a theory of a (Marshallian) short run equilibrium. For most of the book, capacity is given. Keynes analysis addresses the question of what level that capacity will be operated at. (In chapter 5, he does offer a theory of a long run equilibrium, in which the expectations that guided the installation of the present array of capital equipment have persisted since their production and are currently being satisfied.) In offering a theory of equilibrium, he needs to answer why the multiplier process does not create a cumulative process that goes on unceasingly. Somewhere I have read that Keynes' ability to answer this question distinguishes him from some potential precursors.
The distinction between historical time and logical time includes the distinction between uncertainty and risk. If I recall correctly, Hyman Minsky describes Keynes setting as having a business cycle background.
I am deliberately not putting forth the liquidity preference theory of interest as a distinctive feature. Keynes needed liquidity preference to explain why interest was a monetary phenomenon, not a matter of bringing the real economy into equilibrium. And the theory certainly generated lots of discussion. But once you see that interest rates are a monetary feature, must you retain that specific theory? Can I not think of the long run interest rate as what emerges from a succession of short runs, where the interest rate emerges in those short runs from speculators disagreeing over their views of the long run? In others words, cannot one accept interest rates as some mixture of being held up by its own bootstraps and of conventions, perhaps supported by the monetary authority?
- I do not here make any claim about originality. This post was inspired by reading Daniel Kuehn and Jonathan Catalan noodling over the question of what was original in The General Theory.


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Now you can download games on Steam no matter where you are so that they're ready and raring to play when you get home, as Valve's remote Steam download service has left beta.
You'll have to leave Steam running on your PC or Mac while you're elsewhere to allow you to log in to Steam either online or via mobile and set downloads running but you probably do that anyway, right?
You bring the body, I'll bring the steam
This will be handy for when new games are released while you're out and about – no more hanging around gnashing your teeth while the download bar steadily inches towards completion when you get home.
To get your games downloading from afar, you just have to log in and go to the Games list on the Steam Community site from the app or another web browser.
As well as letting you set a download going, the remote service will keep you clued in to the status of your library and any current downloads too. Nifty.
Sadly there's still no word from Valve on the hardware front - but we're still kind of half expecting to hear something about that after a suspicious job posting emerged last month.
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Seems I / we don't find the time to do much blogging these days – mainly because we dont have an internet connection at home – so here's a dump of what's going on. Ideally Dani or I will get an intern / assistant / PA this year and we can put them in charge of all this social media stuff……. not enough time!!
Rather than a big wordy story, lets cut straight to the pics :
Dani finished her collaborative project / art installation with Milly Flemming and got it all installed at the last minute at Craft Victoria for the Signature Style exhibition. We should get some profesh shots done, but for now here's my iPhone snaps from the night.
Lots of porcelain, copper, enamel, silver and hard work.
3D printer has been working overtime – finally seeming like it's worth all that $$.
I assisted Audrey make another collection of shoes, this time for Penthouse Mouse as part of LMFF. She arrived back in Melbourne from a 3 month holiday one week before the show started and explained to me her idea of 'finding rocks that look like heels'…. of course I said 'yeah, that's going to take forever, why dont we just PRINT OUT A ROCK SHAPED HEEL'… and that's what we did.
A quick briefing on what she wanted, an hour of her hovering whilst I nerded it up and 12 hours of print time (all settings on highest quality) = 2 rocks that work as heels.
She resin molded them and knocked up 3 pairs of shoes in 4 days.
Instagram photo of 2 pairs stolen from Bern. Soz Bern.
The other 3D projects that are on the go are accessories for Christina Exie's debut runway show at Sydney Fashion Week in April.
Dani is making resin cast jewellery – for which I 3D modelled and scaled up an existing design of hers…
then she went on to tidy it up and prep it for casting
Audrey paid us back for all the assistance by being our resin casting intern for a few days…
sampling colours, getting things right…
and production begins!
I'm also making visors that have a lace / basketweave sort of design going on… but more on them when they're actually done.
big ones, like this.
Oh, and you know what's cool? When you need a replacement part or new filament holding spindle for your 3D printer and you can just PRINT IT OUT from files online… awesome.
… and lastly, not everything goes to plan, this is what happens when your object falls over 90% of the way through printing, so the extruder just keeps on pumping out plastic for 20 mins into the air. Kind of cool, kind of annoying.
… thats the object underneath there… booooo.
So much other stuff going on, Karlee has moved in to our old shop space and set up her tailoring business there (we might reopen in a ground level shop later this year) Amber and Katia both had work on show as part of LMFF, Elise got accepted in to RMIT honours, Yaz is having her work stocked at Craft Vic, I went to soundwave, I made a corporate video for LOTS of cash to fund my shoe samples, I've also been helping out on Laura Imbruglia's filmclip which is a Teen Wolf inspired masterpiece….
Fuck, that's enough for now… see you round.
Listening to : Ghost (best band at Soundwave by far) and Flume and Cashmere Cat << highly recommended, have a listen. Next level tunes.


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- I've uploaded the Post-SP3 updates for Office XP, i believe that this should cover all the versions, Professional, Standard, SBE. At this time it is for Office XP only, there may be additional updates for the other Office products like Visio & Project.
- These updates only cover updates that appear as necessary updates in Microsoft Updates and do not include any optional updates that may apply.
- For the people that want to add the Office Compatibility Pack I have released a slipstreamed version that can be found at this thread: http://cpu.reboot.pro/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=668.
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Change log for this release;
-No more change log posted, if there is anything notable I'll post it.
You will need to download the fullfile Office XP SP3 at this link (57.5MB);
After that you will need to download the Post-SP3 hotfixes which i have put into a HotPack, which can be downloaded here;
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- I initially did the french packs because i needed them for work, however now that i don't need them and the demand for it is very low and that i need more time to devote to the ever expanding office series, i've decided to discontinue the french hotpacks. In the future if i find a way to make the packs easier to create i might restart other languages but considering that XP and 2003 are turning into more legacy applications i think it will not be likely.
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Stefan De Pauw-Insectorama Drawing Templates
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Interview with Stefan De Pauw : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Stefan De Pauw : I discovered laser cutting and DIY manufacturing a couple of years ago. Very fascinating that product design became suddenly available to the crowd, just like graphic design did before. I wanted to use those new options myself but now it's hard to remember how I suddenly got the idea to make drawing templates. Possibly while playing Spore with my godchild on top of my lifelong fascination for insects. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Stefan De Pauw : I would like to get my design in production on a larger scale, make it available in stores. This will involve other production techniques and larger investments. Or maybe sell the concept. In the end I just want as many people as possible to be able to use them. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Stefan De Pauw : This is an in depth pursuit of an inspiration and also my first step in product design. I got inspired by the concept of laser cutting when I first saw the Ponoko.com website. The discovery of this platform somehow spoiled me with a new array of creative possibilities but it took me a while to narrow them down into a good idea. I ordered my prototype at Ponoko and tested it out with a group of children who enjoyed it a lot. Then I finalised the templates and took care of packaging, personalised pencils, a website, a manual sheet, etc… Being a graphic designer myself this was a great self commissioned project to run from a to z. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Stefan De Pauw : My drawing sets are manufactured in small quantities and I still take care of the rest of the production, packaging, distribution, protection, layout, everything. I'm still figuring out which of both paths I will choose. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Stefan De Pauw : My main audience are children between 6 and 10 years old but I'm an avid user myself. And I know some other adults who thoroughly enjoy it. Ok, it is a toy for children but I hope to inspire them with my drawings, to show them how far they can push the results. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Stefan De Pauw : My drawing set contains only parts and no complete shapes. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Stefan De Pauw : Apart from a drawing set used to trace clothes onto human figures I was unable to find other similar products that offered only parts to combine and to stimulate the imagination of the users. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Stefan De Pauw : Figuring out everything by myself required a lot of research. From production techniques, dealing with manufacturers, protecting a design, how to sell it, … I still have a lot to learn. I also have a full time job as a graphic designer and it is sometimes a hectic combination with this pet project that suddenly starts to grow. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Stefan De Pauw : I follow the Ponoko blog and they have a regular overview of interesting competitions but I never found anything where I could apply for. So one lunch break I looked beyond that point and found the A' Design Award website. That was 3 days before the 2010 deadline. The rest is history :-) .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Stefan De Pauw : That designing is indeed 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent transpiration. .
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Picard serves as host for a peace treaty between two warring planets, but he may be unable to resist the reconciliation "gift" – a beautiful empathic metamorph who is to be presented by one leader as the other's wife.
- "Captain's log, Stardate 45761.3. In an effort to bring an end to their centuries long war, Krios and Valt Minor have agreed to a ceremony of reconciliation to be held aboard the Enterprise at a point midway between their two systems."
The Enterprise is en route to mediate a peace treaty between the Valtese and the Kriosians. While welcoming Ambassador Briam aboard, the Enterprise receives a distress call from a Ferengi shuttle about to suffer a collapse of the containment field and explode. The Enterprise arrives to their rescue and manages to beam aboard the two Ferengi before their shuttle explodes. Worf escorts them to quarters. They seem thankful to be there, but when Worf leaves, they remark to themselves that it "was too easy."
Act One Edit
Picard resumes talking with Briam, and takes him to the holodeck, where the Temple of Akadar has been programmed for the peace talks. He is impressed and optimistic. Briam needs to consult the history a bit more before continuing with Geordi La Forge for preparations. As they leave, one of the Ferengi, Par Lenor forcefully introduces himself to Briam attempting to gain exclusive trading rights, but Picard and La Forge eventually pull him away.
Meanwhile, sneaking around the ship curiously, the other Ferengi named Qol discovers a strange, glowing cocoon in one of the cargo bays. He attempts to scan it while standing on a few stacked barrels, but slips when Worf, who asks him what he's doing, and a security team enter. He kicks a barrel into one of the suspension beams, making it overcompensate and slice open the cocoon. As the captain, Briam, and Riker enter, the cocoon slowly falls to the ground and melts before their eyes, revealing a beautiful woman, while Worf pulls Qol away. She approaches Picard, and gives herself to him, thinking he is Alrik.
Act Two Edit
Her name is Kamala, and she is an empathic metamorph, a woman with the genetic aptitude to meet the desires of any man she is with. She has the ability to sense what a potential mate wants, what he needs, and what gives him the greatest pleasure and then to become that for him until she reaches the final stage of bonding, during which she must imprint upon herself the requirements of one man, to serve as his perfect partner in life. From birth she has been reared for this event and is thus being presented as a gift to Alrik, to seal the peace agreement between Krios and Valt Minor. By the symbolic act of wedding this perfect mate to the leader of Valt Minor – Chancellor Alrik – Ambassador Briam hopes to end the longstanding conflict that has been plaguing both their worlds for centuries.
Riker escorts Kamala to quarters. She warns him about her elevated pheromones. This is due to her being in finiis'ral, the final stage of her sexual maturing process, during which her body produces an unusually high amount of pheromones which are very provocative to members of the opposite sex. Because this is the final stage of her sexual maturation, she must also bond with whoever she wishes to be the most like for the rest of her life in a very short time. Nevertheless, due to her empathic nature and elevated hormone levels, Kamala cannot resist briefly responding to Riker's inner desires and even attempting to seduce him. Fortunately, Riker shows himself to be disciplined enough to resist her advances (insisting that he has a policy "not to open another man's gift"), though he is clearly severely tempted.
While they are having breakfast in his cabin, Dr. Crusher objects to the Enterprise crew essentially facilitating the "sale" of Kamala, a sentient being, into "a life of virtual prostitution." Picard rejoins that arranged marriage has been a diplomatic tool for centuries, including on Earth. Crusher does not relent, and Picard sarcastically suggests that they throw the Prime Directive to the winds, stop the marriage, and allow the two cultures' war to continue. But Crusher has the last word, informing him that Briam has confined Kamala to her quarters like a prisoner. Picard is taken aback, and disturbed, to hear this.
Picard pays her a visit. Although she turns the heads of many men, including that of Riker, she herself develops a very particular interest in Picard. During that visit, he already feels himself being affected by the things she does with men and asks her to stop doing whatever she is doing. However, Kamala states that this is her nature and that her wishes and her needs are fulfilled by what she gives to others. She tells Picard that he knows her better than he realizes, for she is independent, forceful, brilliant, and adventurous – exactly as he would have her be. A very uneasy Picard makes his way quickly out of her quarters and in an effort to protect both himself and Kamala from the effects that she has on men. He says he'll talk to Briam about her confinement.
Act Three Edit
- "Captain's log, Stardate 45766.1. We have reached the designated coordinates for the conference and await the arrival of Chancellor Alrik."
Picard tells Briam he won't let Kamala be confined, despite his warnings of trouble, the same as Kamala mentioned earlier. Picard is aware of this however, so he assigns Data as her chaperone. However, Kamala causes quite a stir around the ship, for wherever she goes she stirs feelings of affection, adoration, and even downright lust in the hearts of male crew members and visitors. When Kamala and Data arrive in Ten Forward sometime later, her effect is immediately apparent in the miners the Enterprise had picked up at Harod IV. Riker, who is having a drink with Worf, leaves to avoid what he knows is coming. Kamala and Data go up to the bar, at which point one of the miners begins harassing Kamala. Data tells the miner that his behavior is extremely rude, before the other miners begin bothering Kamala as well, though she takes it in stride and is comfortable with it. When Worf steps in, however, the miners stop. Data escorts Kamala out of the bar to take her to the ship's arboretum. Just before they leave, Kamala growls at Worf suggestively and Worf instinctively growls back, before composing himself.
In Picard's ready room sometime later, Picard is informed of the incident in Ten Forward. Picard tells Kamala that he has confidence in his crew members' self-control, but there are civilians aboard the Enterprise. Kamala then displays her knowledge on a variety of subjects, including Shakespeare's work and Picard's origins in France. Kamala tells Picard that some of her knowledge of Picard's origins came from help from Data. The more Picard surrounds himself with Kamala, the more he talks with her and the more he gets to know her, the more he feels himself drawn to her, while at the same time recognizing the impossibility of such a union. He even tries to convince Kamala that he is actually pretty dull, falling asleep with a book in his hand every night. However, Kamala does not give in, for she knows that some part of Picard wants her to continue pursuing him.
Meanwhile, the Ferengi Par Lenor and Qol make their reasons for being on the Enterprise known; they want to buy Kamala from Briam. They offer up to twenty thousand Ludugial gold coins. Briam is understandably offended, and, after thanking the Ferengi for sharing the information, promises to tell Picard, but the impulsive Ferengi attack Briam and he falls, striking his head on a glass table and falling into a coma.
Act Four Edit
- "Captain's log, supplemental. The Ferengi have been dispatched via shuttle to Starbase 117. What charges will be brought against them depends on whether or not Ambassador Briam recovers."
In sickbay sometime later, Crusher tells Picard and Kamala that if they're lucky, Briam should regain consciousness within a few days. Kamala, however, tells Picard that the peace negotiations can't wait that long because of her premature removal from stasis, so the responsibility falls with Picard who – while having diplomatic experience – is not quite familiar with all the ceremonial requirements of the treaty and requires the assistance of Kamala who knows about the rituals and ceremony of her people. After Kamala tells Picard about her childhood, she finds it rather ironic that on the eve of this ceremony, which she has spent her entire life preparing for, she should meet a man like him.
Finally, Chancellor Alrik arrives on the Enterprise and quickly establishes himself as not particularly interested in either Kamala or a mate, only in trade agreements. However, he is willing to accept Kamala as it furthers his aforementioned ambitions. Picard himself is apprehensive as to what Kamala will become when she is joined with Alrik.
Picard pays a visit to Kamala in her quarters. He informs her that chancellor Alrik is on board and that the next morning she will meet him at last. Kamala begs Picard to stay and talk to her as she loves the sound of his voice and she doesn't want to be alone. Kamala says she will turn out the lights and just listen to him. After some thought Picard gives in, on the condition that the lights stay on.
Act Five Edit
During morning tea, Picard confides in Crusher that he can't help thinking about her being with a man who cares more about trade agreements. He says Crusher was right about her.
Shortly before her wedding ceremony, Kamala confesses to Picard, who is now in his dress uniform, that she will never truly love Alrik, for she has bonded with Picard. Who she is today, she will be forever. However, her empathic abilities will allow her to please Alrik and continue the facade in order to keep the peace. After having bonded with Picard, she also has learned the meaning of duty. "I only hope he likes Shakespeare" she adds with a smile. Picard then escorts her to Alrik.
The wedding is a simple, yet elegant affair. Alrik meets Kamala in the holodeck reproduction of the Temple of Akadar, she repeats the ceremonial line which defines her existence, "I am for you, Alrik of Valt," and they kiss. If Alrik is moved by Kamala's beauty, he does not show it. Picard, standing nearby, appears distraught.
When Briam is recovered and preparing to leave the ship, he asks Picard's permission to ask a personal question. Briam knows full well why he was chosen to escort Kamala on this peace mission: as a very old man of over two hundred years, her pheromones don't affect him as much; however, he'd be lying if he said they didn't affect him at all. Briam is astonished that Picard worked with her for days, side by side, and cannot help but wonder how Picard could possibly resist her. Picard merely responds by wishing the ambassador a safe trip home. Picard stands in the transporter room long after the ambassador transports off, and the two ships depart, going their own, separate ways.
Log entries Edit
Memorable quotesEdit
"Mr. Worf, assign the Ferengi to quarters. Not too close to mine."
- - Riker
"This has been very educational, but I make it a policy never to open another man's gift."
- - Riker, to Kamala
"I am for you, Alrik of Valt."
- - Kamala, mistaking Picard for the chancellor
"Riker to bridge, if you need me I'll be on Holodeck 4."
- - Riker, after nearly falling for Kamala's charms.
- - Kamala and Worf
"Kamala, you are one day away from an arranged mating. Why would you want me to visit you in your quarters?"
"I said a visit. I didn't ask you to make love to me."
- - Picard and Kamala
"Nothing, nothing lies beneath. I'm really quite dull. I fall asleep each night with an old book in my hands."
"When a metamorph finds you interesting, do not take it lightly."
"Oh, I'm not taking it lightly, I'm just trying… to be as dull as possible."
- - Picard and Kamala
"Even the walls of Jericho fell, captain."
- - Kamala to Picard, revealing that she has also learned some Terran Lore
"Do you find me unattractive?"
"I find you unavailable."
- - Kamala and Picard
"Now that I know that you are listening to my voice, I find that I can't think of anything to say."
- - Picard, to Kamala
"A starship captain must encounter all sorts of lifeforms. Am I one of the most unique you've ever met? Please say yes."
"What a nice thing to say."
- - Kamala and Picard
"Haven't I done my best to discourage this?"
"Maybe that's the perfect way to attract a metamorph."
- - Picard and Kamala
"… for your thoughts. Penny for your thoughts."
"Do you have one?"
"I'm sure the replicator will have one on file."
"Beverly, may I take off the uniform for a moment?"
- - Beverly Crusher and Picard
"Perhaps I just needed a shoulder."
"Well, it's there for you, Jean-Luc. It always has been."
- - Picard, after telling Crusher how distressed he is in giving away Kamala forever to Alrik
"I will never truly love him."
"You've not even met him."
"It no longer matters. I wish I could convey to you what it's like to be a metamorph; to feel the inner strength of someone; to realize that being with him is opening your mind and heart to endless new possibilities; to hear yourself say "I like myself when I'm with him"."
"For a metamorph, there's no greater pleasure, and no greater wish, than to bond with that kind of mate at the end of the finis'raal as I have bonded with you."
"With me?"
"Who I am today, I will be forever."
- - Kamala, to Picard
"Would you ask me to stay? And ask two armies to keep fighting? Having bonded with you, I've learned the meaning of duty. He'll never know. I'm still empathic, I will be able to please him.
"I only hope he likes Shakespeare!"
- - Kamala, explaining that she will nevertheless do her duty
"Ambassador, have a safe trip home."
- - Picard, when Briam expresses surprise that Picard could resist Kamala after working closely with her
Background information Edit
Production history Edit
- Third draft script: 24 January 1992
- Final draft script, and storyboards by Dan Curry: 10 February 1992 [1]
- Production meeting: 11 February 1992 ("Cost of Living" call sheet)
- Filmed: 14 February 1992 – 25 February 1992
- Premiere airdate: 27 April 1992
- First UK airdate: 10 May 1995
Story and production Edit
- "The Perfect Mate" was filmed between Friday 14 February 1992 and Thursday 25 February 1992 on Paramount Stage 8, 9, and 16.
- An alternate ending proposed by Michael Piller during production showed Picard intervening during the ceremony to stop the wedding, only to reveal that his abrupt intervention was only in his imagination, as the ceremony continued. Although Patrick Stewart liked the idea, Piller was overruled by Rick Berman. (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages) This scene is included as an extra on the TNG Season 5 Blu-ray.
- On Monday 24 February 1992 the sets were visited by people from Premium Advanced Sales and on 25 February 1992 the cast and crew celebrated "Surfer Pants Day", where the wearer of the most unique pair of baggy surfer pants was awarded with a prize. ("The Perfect Mate" call sheet)
- The production meeting for this episode took place on Tuesday 11 February 1992 at 3:00 pm. ("Cost of Living" call sheet)
Sets, props, and costumes Edit
- According to composer Jay Chattaway, the Kriosian musical instrument was represented by a Balinese Gamelan instrument. The producers brought in Balinese musicians to provide the piece of music heard in the episode. ("Memorable Missions Year Five – The Perfect Mate", TNG Season 5 DVD special feature)
- Costume Designer Robert Blackman was proud of his own work on this episode, commenting, "I thought the clothes in 'The Perfect Mate' were interesting." (Star Trek Monthly issue 32, p. 77)
Cast Edit
- Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi) does not appear in this episode.
- Patrick Stewart and Famke Janssen later worked together again in the X-Men films, playing Professor Charles Xavier and Jean Grey, respectively. Famke's character in this episode also introduces herself as an "empathic mutant", a description also shared by the character of Jean Grey from X-Men.
- Famke Janssen was supposed to play the science officer of Deep Space Nine, Jadzia Dax. When Janssen turned the role down, actress Terry Farrell took her place. When initial tests with the original Trill make-up from "The Host" didn't look convincing, the make-up crew remembered Kamala's spots and decided to use them on the Trill as seen on Deep Space 9. Hence Kriosians' makeup very much resembles DS9 Trill makeup with the characteristic spots. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Max Grodénchik later appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the recurring character Rom, another Ferengi, apparently using similar prosthetic teeth with the prominently visible crooked tooth.
- Michael Snyder later appeared in TNG: "Rascals" as another Ferengi, Morta.
- The premise of this episode has resemblances to TOS: "Elaan of Troyius". In both episodes the Enterprise transports a female with unique properties (see Elasian tears) for an arranged marriage for diplomatic purposes, she becomes attached to the captain but eventually they part ways.
- Kamala's statement in the Ceremony of Reconciliation, "I am for you, Alrik of Valt" mirrors Losira's statement from TOS: "That Which Survives", though in the latter case, it was delivered prior to an attack, not marriage.
- Dolphins are revealed to be aboard the Enterprise. In "Yesterday's Enterprise", an alternate timeline version of the ship was said to have a Cetacean Ops facility.
Reception Edit
- A mission report for this episode by John Sayers was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 21, pp. 27-29.
- This episode is listed as #47 of io9's The Top 100 Star Trek Episodes Of All Time!
Video and DVD releases Edit
- Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 61, 15 March 1993
- UK re-release (three-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 5.7, 2 December 2002
- As part of the TNG Season 5 DVD collection
Links and references Edit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
- Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
Guest stars Edit
- Famke Janssen as Kamala
- Tim O'Connor as Briam
- Max Grodénchik as Par Lenor
- Mickey Cottrell as Alrik
- Michael Snyder as Qol
Co-stars Edit
- David Paul Needles as Miner #1
- Roger Rignack as Miner #2
- Charles Gunning as Miner #3
- April Grace as Transporter Officer
- Majel Barrett as Computer Voice
Uncredited co-stars Edit
- K.C. Amos as operations division officer
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Joe Bauman as Garvey
- Steven Bosnyak as operations division ensign
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Cameron as Kellogg
- Denise Deuschle as science division officer
- Gunnel Eriksson as science division officer
- Melba Gonzalez as command officer
- Gregory as alien miner
- Grace Harrell as operations division officer
- Kai as science division officer
- Mark Lentry as science division lieutenant
- Lynch as alien miner
- Debbie Marsh as command division ensign
- Greg Poole as command division officer
- Jackson Sleet as alien miner
- John Tampoya as operations division ensign
- Théyard as science division officer
- Christina Wegler Miles as command division ensign
- Wilson as alien miner
- Unknown performers as
Stunt doubles Edit
- George Colucci as stunt double for Michael Snyder
- Erik Cord as stunt double for Tim O'Connor
Stand-ins Edit
- David Keith Anderson – stand-in for LeVar Burton
- Cameron – stand-in for Gates McFadden
- Keith Gearhart – stand-in for Roger Rignack
- John – stand-in for Michael Snyder
- Tim McCormack – stand-in for Tim O'Connor and Brent Spiner
- Lorine Mendell – stand-in for Famke Janssen and Gates McFadden
- Randy Pflug – stand-in for Charles Gunning
- Keith Rayve – stand-in for David Paul Needles
- Joyce Robinson – stand-in for April Grace
- Richard Sarstedt – stand-in for Jonathan Frakes
- Thor – stand-in for Max Grodénchik
- Dennis Tracy – stand-in for Patrick Stewart
- James Washington – stand-in for Michael Dorn
References Edit
2168; Aldorian ale; ambassador; ancestry; arboretum; archaeology; arms merchant; arranged marriage; art; barbershop; breakfast; Ceremony of Reconciliation; chancellor; chaperone; cocoon; companel; craniosacral display; croissant; dolphin; Earl Grey tea; emissary; empath; empathic metamorph; empire; expression; Federation; Federation Constitution; Ferengi; Ferengi shuttle; Ferengi Trade Mission; Finiis'ral; firstborn; garden; Garuth; generation; Harod IV; heart; history; holograph; ingot; "in the ballpark"; Kamala's companions; Kamala's mother; Klingon; Krios; Krios 1; Krios Prime; Kriosian; Kriosian musical instrument; Kriosian ship; Lapeongical period; Les Eyries; Ludugial gold; logic; long range transport; "make love"; Milky Way Galaxy; miner; number one; orchestra; Paloris colony; Par Lenor's shuttle; penny; pheromone; piano; Picard, Yvette; political alliance; Prime Directive; prostitution; puberty; recital; replicator; servant; sex; sexual allure; sexual maturing process; Shakespeare, William; Shakespeare's sonnets; slave trader; Starbase 117; stasis; Targhee moonbeast; Temple of Akadar; torze-qua; Transporter Room 3; turbolift; tutor; Valt; Valt Minor; Valt system; Valtese; Valtese horn; Valtese ship; Ventanan archaeology; Ventanan thimble; Ventanan woven art; volume; Vulcan; walls of Jericho
External linksEdit
- "The Perfect Mate" at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- "The Perfect Mate" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "The Perfect Mate" at Wikipedia
- "The Perfect Mate" at MissionLogPodcast.com, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
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