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TILES: 1,000 YEARS OF ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION Hans Van Lemmen Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 240 pp., $60.
TILES have a way of taking over people. And their buildings. Take David Reynard Robinson, for example. He was a builder in Hull, in the northeast of England, and when in 1908-09 he built a house for his retirement, his ``love of tiling led him to cover completely both the inside and the outside of the house with English, Dutch, and Spanish tiles,'' as tile expert Hans Van Lemmen says.
Mr. Robinson named his house ``Farrago,'' which suggests he had a sense of humor about it - a farrago meaning a conglomeration, medley, or assortment. A photograph of one of Farrago's rooms looks like an extravagantly organized showroom for sample tiles. It would not be easy to feel tranquil in this room - but, on the other hand, it does have a stimulating visual bravado about it.
In its desire to cover all surfaces with color and pattern, Farrago is not very far away from buildings of many and various cultures over the ages, such as the 14th-century Palace of Peter the Cruel in Seville, the 1880s Casa Vicens by Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi in Barcelona, and even ``La Torre Arcobaleno,'' a dull old water tower in Milan elegantly and freshly reclothed in 1990 with a careful gradation of colored tiles from top to bottom.
I know nothing more about Robinson than what can be culled from Mr. Van Lemmen's new book, ``Tiles: 1,000 Years of Architectural Decoration.'' The current volume is a comprehensive chronology. It illustrates (with a large number of fine color plates) the fact that tiles are one of those elements of building, from very ancient times until today, which no period has been able to dispense with, or has wanted to. Tiles have shown themselves to be extremely adaptable both to the changing whims and taste and to technical developments. As this book shows, it is possible to trace the history of taste by tracing the history of tiles.
One of the recurring themes of this fascinating book is the vulnerability of tiles. Sometimes this was because a technology suited to warm places did not prove hardy in colder, wetter ones. The Trianon de Porcelaine at Versailles, built for Louis XIV in 1670, was demolished 17 years later because the Dutch and French tin-glaze tiles on its exterior walls were found not to be weatherproof. Sometimes tiles perfectly suitable for walls were laid on floors - until the tread of feet wore away their glazes and hand-painted patterns.
In 17th-century Holland, tiles became for the first time in their history something for modest middle-class homes. Previously they had been mainly a luxury for the very wealthy and for palaces, or had featured prominently in large and pretentious public buildings like churches or town halls. But of the millions of Dutch tiles manufactured ``for the home market,'' writes Van Lemmen, ``hardly any examples from that period have survived in their original settings.''
He explains: ``Properties changed hands regularly, and interiors were subjected to constant use and alterations in fashion and technology.'' The author credits the survival of old tiling schemes in situ in Spain, Portugal, and Italy to the fact that the patrons in those countries were ecclesiastical or aristocratic, ``not housewives.''
A further contribution to the disappearance of tiles from the walls and fireplaces of Dutch houses is collectors' mania. Since the 19th century, shops in Amsterdam have specialized in old hand-painted Dutch tiles, and they continue to sell them today. There are also shops for modern imitations, too, but they are not at all the same thing and are often the product of modern mechanized processes.
Part of the appeal of old Dutch tiles is that each one was individual, with a different and often charming, little image; they can be enjoyed as single objects. These tiles did not blanket entire walls, necessarily, not even when they were first used in 17th-century Dutch interiors.
A 1671 painting by Vermeer, ``A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal,'' shows how a single line of these small square tiles, each with a central figure in blue, were used like a skirting board to grace the join between floor and walls. Such use of tiles could not be described as magnificent display, a phrase that is certainly applicable to the great pictorial or decorative tile schemes of earlier periods and cultures. But the very modesty of Dutch tiles is what has made them so attractive to collectors.
IN the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution transformed - slowly in some parts of Europe, and faster in others - and then proceeded to bury the hand-craftsmanship that had previously distinguished even the most productive of tile workshops.
With mass-production, tiles became accessible to all strata of society in ways that even 17th-century Holland could hardly have guessed at. And yet, strangely, when industrial producers like the British firm Minton started out, their clients were public rather than private - mainly churches and town halls - particularly those institutions taking part in the ``Gothic revival,'' the medievalism that gripped much 19th-century architecture.
Imitation medieval tiles were even made by modern methods. Designers sympathetic to mechanized production started to design - rather than actually paint - tiles. The modernity of process was largely tempered, however, by nostalgic or historical imagery. When the technology of photography was successfully applied to tiles in the last decade of the 19th century, the images that proved most popular were views of abbeys and churches - old ruins even - as well as towns.
Gradually the comparative cheapness of mass-produced tiles meant that they began to be used in virtually every context and role imaginable: in pubs and restrooms, in butcher and fish shops, in theaters and cinemas, and on gateposts and gravestones. In the ordinary person's home, they surrounded doorways and windows; they covered kitchens and bathrooms, front porches and back pantries; they decorated nurseries and helped to keep the damp out of cellars.
Tiles were private decoration - but they remained public. By the late 19th century, institutions like hospitals ameliorated clinical environments with decorative panels of tiles. Stations above and below ground were happily humanized by tiling that was both practical and decorative. In business premises, tiles still acted as symbols of status and importance, but were also used for commercial persuasion - as trademarks, signs, and as a highly durable way of making advertisements.
Tiles were used in public buildings, as well as in parts of ordinary homes, because they became associated with hygiene. They are clean and cleanable.
The tiles in which Robinson swathed his Farrago home play with one aspect of tile culture - the way in which they can build up an almost excessive degree of pattern and accumulation of color by the simple act of adding square tile to square tile. They are, like bricks, essentially little units that do not necessarily lose their repetitive littleness even when they spread and cover vast areas. The skin of the Milan water tower - La Torre Arcobaleno - acknowledges this aspect of the tile, by making what is actually a kind of abstract mosaic.
But tiles are distinct from mosaics. Although tiles have sometimes been made to look like mosaics (particularly, it seems from the chapter in this book by Susan Tunick, in the United States), in general their paths do not cross over. For a start, a mosaic is always made of stones. Tiles are made out of fired clay. And mosaics are not painted on - while tiles frequently are.
There is a tradition in the use of tiles over the centuries that runs counter to the repetitive-unit concept. It might be called the pictorial use of tiles - tiles conceived as panels on which a large image might be painted, ignoring the edges of each tile. A panel of tiles was seen as a rather permanent way of attaching a picture to a wall. One example of this shown in Van Lemmen's book is an enchanting painting of Jack and the beanstalk, one of a series of panels from the children's ward in old St. Thomas's Hospital, London. It is in the tradition of tiles used as a support for a picture, the tiles themselves more or less disappearing under the overall image. These panels were saved when the old building was closed, and have today been incorporated in the new hospital.
Although it is true that tiles have suffered from all forms of destruction over the centuries, the obverse is also strikingly true, that in some cases tiles have shown an extraordinary capacity for survival. The tiled interior of the Pfund Dairy in Dresden, Germany, is a remarkable case in point: It survived the terrible bombing of the allies in World War II.
In some places today, there is a growing awareness of the need to conserve notable tile schemes, to view them with pride and see them as part of a cultural heritage. Sometimes old schemes have been hidden for one reason or another: in ecclesiastical buildings during the Reformation, for instance; or because of fashion, only to be uncovered in more appreciative times. The extraordinary Art Nouveau tile schemes in the food halls of Harrods department store in London were hidden behind false ceilings for a while. Now they are once more visible in all their glory.
ALTHOUGH this book concentrates on strikingly decorative tiles and tile schemes, it might have mentioned perhaps the importance of plain tiles with a little more emphasis. There are a couple of plates of post-modern buildings in France and Germany in which entire exteriors are covered in a skin of one-color tiles.
The modernist ideas of earlier 20th-century art and architecture also used tiles in their own way, as simple geometrical units of color and shape. Tiles do not have to be over-patterned and excessively decorative. Nor do they have to be thought of as cosmetic, as merely a surface, though in fact that is what they are. They also have a kind of honest, down-to-earth quality; they are, after all, made of clay.
Since the 19th century's industrialization of tiles, there have been various reactions in the form of handmade tiles. These craftsmans' tiles have contributed in their own way to the development of the tile as a sensitive art object, having a kind of integrity that machine manufacture cannot achieve.
But tiles seem, in the end, to be whatever their makers and users would like them to be. Something of their adaptability is suggested by a quote in the book from American architect-designer Squire J. Vickers.
He wrote in an article of 1919: ``If a little color be needed, enrich the rough and rigid surface with bands or plaques of tile.... It may be used with restraint to soften a facade even as a piece of tapestry tempers a wall of stone, or if it be desired to emphasize any feature a plaque of joyous brilliant color may be placed which will shine resplendent like a rich jewel roughly set.''


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A farmer is sitting on his porch in a chair, hanging out with his dog. A friend walks up to the porch to say hello, and hears an awful yelping, squealing sound coming from the dog."What's the matter with Ol' Blue?" asks the friend."He's layin' on a nail that's pokin' up from the floorboards," says the farmer. "Why doesn't he just sit up and get off it?" asks the friend.
The farmer deliberates on this and replies: "Don't hurt enough yet."
(from Amanda Palmer's The Art of Asking)
July 1
Yesterday, I answered the PA's questions. Models of the brain lined the counter and she took my blood pressure which was too high. I swear I saw sympathy on her face and excused myself to the bathroom to pee and cry before the surgeon came back in.
I have never met with a surgeon before.
I had an appointment with one once to have my gall bladder out, but I never made it that far. I ended up in the back in the ER with pancreatitis instead and whatever surgeon on duty had the privilege of cutting me open a few days later.
He talked in a thick Italian accent about his experience. The risks. Assuring me that it was time. That he is good at this. But there are no promises or guarantees. He did not rush as he explained incisions and ICU and all kinds of other things that were hard to hear.
I stared at his hands while he talked and hoped they were steady and strong.
I fought the urge to cry again in the parking garage, partly from the intensity and partly because I had no idea where I had parked. It felt a little vain. Or silly. Me being my usual overdramatic self.
There is nothing life threatening here. No tumors or bleeds or whatever else is bad medical news.
But I still decided to go ahead and let him drill a one inch hole in my head.
I am afraid of doctors and needles and hospitals.
I am afraid of breathing tubes and titanium plates.
I am afraid of the risks.
Of being part of the 13% that this doesn't help.
Of the things that can go wrong that probably won't.
But I am also afraid of pain caused by little every day things.
Of the wind
Of the blanket hitting my face.
Of hurting to talk.
Of hurting to smile.
Of hurting to run.
Or swim or kiss or chew or a hundred other things.
I am tired of taking so many pills that I can not keep up with them.
And so I decide that it hurts enough and I choose to get off the floorboards.
The other day I ate with a friend I had not seen for awhile. I filled her in. Trying to say these things lightly. I brushed off her apologies, telling her that everyone has their share of pain management.
That mine, at the moment, is just the obvious physical kind. And that I can keep managing it. Avoiding as much as possible the things that draw it out and make it worse. Or I can do the harder scarier thing which is to try and fix what is causing it. And how that is never easy or without risk. Whatever kind of pain we are talking about.
July 15
Today, I dropped my girl off at dance and headed to the hospital.
I gave the valet my car keys, the registration desk my medical history and enough money to take my family to Disney World probably more than once. I am escorted to Radiology, which unsettling, is right across the hall from a door marked autopsy. I am given an MRI, followed by a catscan, followed by a chest X ray, followed by a urine test, blood work and EKG. I am probably forgetting something but eventually I ended up in a private office with a nurse whose job it was to get more information, run a few more tests and tell me what I needed to know for Monday. She asked me a hundred more questions. She took my temperature, my weight and my blood pressure (which was still way too high). I had to sign form after form assuring no liability if it did not work or if things went wrong. She carefully went over procedures for the day before. Washing at home with the sterile soap she gave me. What meds to take, which ones to skip, when to stop eating and how much hair they were likely to shave.
Then it was my turn to ask questions.
How long would the procedure take?
Who would talk to my husband?
How long would I be on a ventilator?
When would I wake up?
When will I be able to talk?
When would my family be able to see me?
How bad would it hurt?
Most of her answers were "it depends."
She was patient. She knew that I was on the verge of crying on her. I wanted her to ignore this fact. To pretend I was not on the edge.
Instead she looked me in the eye. Hard.
She asked if I had kids.
At this point I could only nod.
"10 and 6", I eventually stammered while looking at the floor.
"Me too" she says. "And a 3 year old."
"Don't let them see you in ICU", she advises, "they'll let them in, but I wouldn't."
"I have no intention of having either of them within a 200 mile radius of ICU."I tell her.
I try to laugh, to banter, to make this casual and nothing.
She keeps looking me in the eye.
I keep staring at the floor.
I appreciate her kindness. I really do.
I just don't want it.
I don't want this strange nurse to see all my fear.
I feel exposed and seen through, more than the MRI.
I don't want her or anyone else to try and make me feel better.
I don't want to be in this fucking hard plastic chair with a hospital band on my wrist, my arms bandaged and one vein already completely blown.
I want to be at the pool, or beach, or even just on my couch. The dentist. A workshop. WalMart. Anywhere. Else.
She gives me more instructions and assurances. I must be in bad shape because she even gets personal, telling me a story of her own. About knowing this fear. About hearing all these details but not being able to listen or process. I tell her I better write a few things down, ones that aren't on the handout she gave me. She does this for me, and calls my doctor, so I don't have to. She even puts reminders on my phone. Probably because my hands are shaking. I let her and am glad but am in other ways embarrassed at how much I need this help. From a nurse whose name I can't even remember.
She leads me down another hall. To see another doctor. Who listens, pushes, pokes and prods and pours over my lab results and EKG printouts.
He deems me healthy enough for surgery and wishes me luck.
He is gone before I can find my way out of the winding hallways.
Gone before I can find my breath or my valet slip.
I went home and slept for hours.
Exhausted from hallways and needles.
July 17
I thought I would get it all done before Monday.
But there is just too much, even with a community of help.
Of friends who take my kids to the pool or the train.
Of food that shows up at my door when I am too tired to cook or unpack another box. Of friends who pack and unpack while I hammer away on my keyboard, or read another journal article. There is even help with that. All for which I am uncomfortably thankful.
I don't know what to do with this need.
I will post all kinds of ridiculously embarrassing moments on Facebook.
I will write blog posts about wetting my pants.
But I am reluctant to share this, even though it is not a secret.
It just feels like too much asking and too many questions to answer.
I have heard that you are not supposed to write from the pain, but from the scar.
Maybe I am waiting on that. A raised line down the left side of my skull behind my ear snaking down to the nape of my neck. I want to keep this hidden until it is better. Until it is fixed. Until I am out of hospital beds and back on my couch watching TV. When you say brain surgery people react. And I usually try again to make a joke or act casual. I want to reassure myself and everyone reading this that I will be fine. That in a few days…I'll have this cool scar and metal plate in my head and a prescription for some of the best medicine you can buy. That my pain will be gone and I have a doctor's note to not do housework for a month or work out for three. And I have to believe that is true.
Every time I start to freak out I remember that I am choosing this.
That I don't have to do it.
But. I. do.
I need to get up off the floorboards.
And I need help doing it.
I need friends that show up at my door.
I need friends that show up at my door.
I need nurses that look me in the eye.
I need prayers from anyone willing to say them.
and because I really don't want to answer a million questions...if you want to know what or how click on these..
what:trigeminal neuralgia
how: surgery

subset: commoncrawl


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Officially, The LEGO Group's word on this is:
The LEGO Group wrote:We have a strict policy regarding military models, and therefore, we do not produce tanks, helicopters, etc. While we always support the men and women who serve their country, we prefer to keep the play experiences we provide for children in the realm of fantasy.
I also read a rumor that LEGO's founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen had such a distaste for war that for a long time he forbade his company to make green bricks, for fear that boys would use them to make tanks.
Despite this, we've seen missile-equipped fighter jets...
Armored Assault Helicopters (reminiscent of the Soviet Mi-24 Hind)
And a bunch of other stuff that I'm not able to post due to technical difficulties, but that also includes SAM sites, Soviet and
(LEGO City is a pants-pissingly frightening Orwellian police state.)
There are many arguments I've see both for and against Military LEGO Theme:
Against: LEGO shouldn't do it because it would glorify war for kids, and is especially insensitive to children in war-torn countries. Also, what nations' militaries would be represented? Besides, AFOLS for whom war-themes are age-appropriate typically have the skill to build their own military LEGO.
For: LEGO should do it because many of the kids who grew up with LEGO are now adults and the market demands more mature set themes. Also, stick a "ages 18+" label on the box, and don't market it to war-torn countries. As for what hardware is represented, make it either generic green-vs.-tan Army-Men or market specific vehicles to specific countries (America gets the F16s, Russia gets the MiGs, etc).
So tell me, Brikwars forum, what do you think?


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News.com Prevents Falsely Accused Grandmother Of Getting Kicked Off The Internet By The MPAA
from the but-who-will-protect-anyone-else? dept
The problem, of course, was that Cathi Paradiso didn't share any of the movies or TV shows she was accused of sharing, and she works from home as a recruiter -- so losing her internet access would be devastating. But the only way she got Qwest to back down was because Sandoval and News.com became interested in the story and convinced Qwest to look deeper. But if Paradiso hadn't been able to draw attention to herself from the press, she would have had no recourse. There was no one she could appeal to, and no official process to respond to the bogus claims of Hollywood. She got lucky that News.com was willing to pick up her story and contact Qwest, but what about anyone else threatened with bogus notices? Meanwhile, BayTSP, the company whose "evidence" has been shown to be flimsy and easily falsified in the past, stands by accusing her of file sharing, saying it was her own fault for having an open WiFi network, suggesting there's something inherently wrong with sharing your WiFi. Yes, the company stands by its false accusation. Nice company.


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New space at Grace Place
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Thursday, members of the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce held a mixer at the Grace Place Community Resource Center, formerly the Grube Hospital.
The Rev. Tim Spence, interim executive director for the Jefferson Area Lutheran Social Ministry Inc. (JALSM), said construction on Grace Place Apartments is 60 percent complete with occupancy scheduled for Jan. 1.
He said the apartment building is being constructed in two sections. In the first section, the sheet rock is nearing completion, while in the second section, the stud work is almost finished.
Spence said he hopes the workers can complete some landscaping and concrete work before winter.
"There's a lot of work left to do outside, but inside, most of it is completed," he said.
Several tenants in the Grace Place Community Resource Center, such as Head Start Inc., have new spaces, and the Jefferson County Area Agency on Aging's Pine Street Senior Center has a new, brighter space.
"Because it is laid out better, it feels bigger, it's more expansive, and it's a nice, bright space," Spence said. "The dining room can seat as many as the old center, and JALSM is very pleased with how it all worked out."
Spence said Punxsutawney Head Start Inc. IV has about 300 square feet more than it did before.
"It's all together in one room, so it's a much safer space for the kids than when the rooms were across the hall from each other, so that's a big asset," Spence said.
Steve Berfield, executive director of Head Start Inc., said he is very excited about the new space for Punxsutawney Head Start IV students.
The new space has turned out well for Head Start, as it received additional square footage for the new space, Berfield said, adding that everything is brand new, and it will add a nice, new outdoor playground area for the children in the spring.
Randy Davis, executive director for the Area Agency on Aging, said the Pine Street Senior Center is smaller square footage-wise, but there isn't any wasted space, adding the new space is much homier, and the
seniors and staff have begun decorating it.
The long staircase that led up to the entrance has been eliminated, and now there's only four to five steps that head down to the center off Cranberry Alley, Davis said.
"Another nice feature is the folks from the apartments can come over to the senior center and have lunch," he said. "We can also help them with any services, such as tax preparation or Medicare prescription plans. It will be convenient for everyone which is a real bonus."
Other tenants include the Jefferson County Department of Veterans' Affairs; Meals on Wheels; the Punxsutawney Theatre Arts Guild; C&K Mobile Business Service; psychologist William Young; Mistick Construction; Trek Development Group; UpStreet Architects, Inc.; the Evangelical Lutheran Coalition for Mission in Appalachia (ELCMA); and PathStone.
Terry Fye, of PTAG, said the theatre group had been storing its costumes and sets out in Valier.
The Theatre Arts Guild has a brand new facility in the Grace Place Community Center, with access to the elevator which helps with storing heavy loads of costumes and sets, formerly housed in Valier, said Guild member Terry A. Fye said.
Spence said JALSM is one of 16 Luther Social Ministry organizations in Pennsylvania.
There are more than 300 Lutheran social service agencies across the country, Spence said.
"We are the largest provider of social services in the country," he said. "We serve on average one in every 50 people in the U.S."
Spence said JALSM is four years old and the newest agency in Pennsylvania.
JALSM serves a seven-county area and seeks to expand north and west with more Grace Place projects.
"When you see the Grace Place name, you'll know that it's JALSM, headquartered in Punxsutawney," Spence said.
JALSM will begin accepting applications for residency next Friday, and it will be qualifying people, since occupancy is income-based, Spence said.
An open house will be held in mid-December, with residents moving in early January.
For more information regarding JALSM and Grace Place. call 938-3200 or send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It's an odd thing.
Sometimes, when I speak before high school or college students, someone in the audience, knowing I began my professional life as a pop music critic, will ask what I think of music today. I always demur that I don't listen to a lot of it, but that most of what I do hear kind of, well ... bores me. While there are exceptions -- i.e., Adele -- much of it feels corporate, cold, plastic, image-driven, less reflective of talent than tech, more programmed than played.
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Pathfinder (UK - BD RB)
Scott McKenzie enjoyed this Vikings vs Natives movie until they started talking...
Long before the arrival of Columbus, the Vikings tried to invade American shores. That's where historical facts end and Pathfinder begins. After one unsuccessful invasion, a Viking boy is left behind and is raised by the native tribes, who name him Ghost. When the Vikings return fifteen years later, Ghost (Karl Urban) has grown up and is struggling to find his place in the new world, but he may be the natives' only hope against the invaders as they rape and pillage their way through their new homeland.
Pathfinder began as a remake of the 1987 Norwegian movie Ofelas (called Pathfinder on its release in the UK and US), which was nominated for the best foreign language Oscar and rather randomly, was the first 15-rated video my dad rented for me when I was ten years old (please don't judge him). That's right; the first movie I wanted to get my hands on when I was allowed to watch movies outside my demographic was a Norwegian Oscar nominee. Obviously I didn't know this, thinking it was like Rambo for kids, but there are plenty of comments on this disc by the crew about producing a movie with a similar feel to First Blood. That doesn't do anything to change the fact that I've been a movie geek all my life so I'll draw a halt to the trip down memory lane and get on with the review…
A lot has changed between the source material for the original and this version and needless to say, this isn't going to win any Oscars (although the costumes look quite nice). Somewhere along the line the story mutated from the central idea of a member of a tribe standing up and being counted against their oppressors to a straight action movie with just the right blend of stunts, swordplay, sex and slow motion that test audiences approve of. It's almost as if director Marcus Nispel said 'wouldn't it be cool if we did Native Americans versus Vikings?' and received the $26m budget on that pitch alone, then realised he had to stretch that idea out to a whole movie. To be fair though, I didn't find the experience as bad as I was expecting. Upon its cinema release, Pathfinder was receiving one-star reviews pretty much across the board, but I don't think it ever ventures into truly disastrous territory.
Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of problems with the movie. As Nispel states in his interviews on this release, the production team decided to make the natives look as realistic as possible, although they do speak English. They also decided to take whatever artistic licence they wanted with the Vikings, which meant putting horns on their helmets, but then they had them speaking Icelandic to make them more realistic. The problem here is that there's never any question of who's right and who's wrong. The Vikings are the bad guys and that's the end of it. They dress like bad guys and talk in a funny way so they must be the enemy, so much so that they are pretty much indistinguishable from the goblins in The Lord of the Rings.
Marcus Nispel's last movie was New Line's remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and according to IMDb he's due to direct the remake of Friday the 13th next year. His stylised horror techniques shine through and he never misses the opportunity to splash a bit of extra blood around the screen, even if it sometimes doesn't fit in with the colour scheme of the rest of the shot. There's a lot of unnecessary slow motion but to be honest, the movie looks pretty good. It has a distinct visual style that wouldn't look out of place in a big budget horror movie, although the washed out colour scheme makes it a bit difficult to tell what's going on during the final battle.
After all that, the main problem I have with Pathfinder is the screenplay. This movie works best when no one is saying anything. It looks nice, the characters all wear good looking costumes (even if historical accuracy is thrown out of the window) and some of the action scenes are silly but enjoyable, but when the characters open their mouths it descends into clichés. It's generally accepted that Native Americans sitting round a fire in a Hollywood movie will tend to talk a certain way, but after a while I was wondering if they had a screenplay at all or just a big bag of fortune cookies. Pathfinder might be worth watching if you don't want to engage your brain for an hour and a half but if you're after decent action and relative historical accuracy, Apocalypto far exceeds this effort on both counts so I'd recommend picking that movie up instead.
As I mentioned above, Pathfinder has a distinct visual style, but I wasn't among the select few who caught it at the cinema so I'm not one hundred percent sure whether the dodgy bits are due to the transfer or inherent in the picture itself. The mist appears grainy and close-ups can be a little fuzzy. The washed out colours almost make the screen turn black and white at times but there is good detail in the background of wide shots. That's not to say it looks bad, of course; this Blu-ray release still looks a lot better than a typical standard DVD release, but the bar is set higher for high-def reviews.
This disc comes with Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks in English, French and Spanish and also includes a DTS-HD Master Audio lossless track. Whichever track you choose, while you may be let down with the quality of the movie itself but the audio is probably the best feature of this release. The bloodthirsty nature of the action is better represented by the crunch of swords going through armour than the bright splashes of blood and the music that plays through most of the movie sets the tone well. The surround effects are pretty impressive, with rain, thunder and forest noises increasing the realism in probably the only way Pathfinder is equal to Apocalypto.
I've checked out a few Blu-ray movies in the last couple of months and I'm generally impressed by the ease of use of the pop-up menus, rather than having to go back to the main menu if you want to change any of the options while you're watching the movie. However, the pop-up menu on this release gave me real problems. Maybe it's because of the display on my TV, or maybe my eyeballs were out of sync, but I found it incredibly difficult to tell where the focus was while trying to navigate around the pop-up menu. This led to numerous selections of extras I'd already watched while trying to work out how to turn off the audio commentary. The extras on offer here aren't too bad, but be warned: the way you have to select them is annoying as hell.
First of all, I enjoyed the deleted scenes for once because they included notes for the editor on screen. I haven't seen this on a DVD release before, but notes like 'Temp VFX' and 'Replace rabbit with new animal' give decent insight into the relationship between a director and their editor. Next up we have six featurettes that clock in at a total of thirty minutes and go into detail about how the project began as a remake of Ofelas, the work that went in to creating the forest set, the graphic novel that was being made at the same time as the movie and the intense shoot, which wrapped two days early, but resulted in a huge number of injuries for the stunt team. The last featurette focuses on Clancy Brown, who plays the head Viking, but is probably most well-known to swordplay fans as the Kurgan from Highlander.
The director supplies a commentary track and he is pretty talkative, although he repeats a lot of the information that can be found in his interviews in the featurettes. A pop-up trivia track is also available, which provides a text commentary for the movie, although not all of the pop-ups are relevant to the action on screen, with some just providing the viewer with information while there is a gap in the action.
Pathfinder is an action movie bordering on fantasy that could have worked, but pretty much falls apart when the cheesy lines are delivered. The credibility of the first Vikings vs. Natives movie falls apart whenever the audience starts to ask questions, but as a no-brainer is might just be worth a look if you're really stuck for something to watch. The movie sounds better than it looks, but remember that it's graded on the Blu-ray scale so it'll still look and sound good on a regular-sized HDTV with a decent surround setup. The extras gave me all the information I wanted to know about the production, but if there are big fans of the movie out there they might be left wanting.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Scott McKenzie
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To whom it may concern at FOX - Please create a "top menu" for your Blu-ray discs, or at least a quick pop-up "Return to Movie" menu on your special features. Having both menus "unavaliable" when playing special features so that you have to chapter skip through them like unwanted opening trailers on a DVD is completely unacceptable on a "next gen" format.
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Thank you.
Horrid film.
As much as I love Vikings, this was just tedious.
I'm happy I decided not to watch this afterall.
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 24th December 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English, French
Extras: Director's Commentary, Trivia Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Marcus Nispel
Cast: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown
Genre: Action and Adventure
Length: 103 minutes
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Constance Lafleur - Culture & Community, Nomad Project in Mongolia
I began what I call my "adventure travel" later in life, and after trips involving water rafting in Chilean Patagonia, sea kayaking in the Tasman sea off New Zealand and hiking over various Galapagos islands to view rare species, I realised I was always returning to my home base every night. I began researching opportunities to volunteer abroad while getting fully immersed in another culture and lifestyle for a 24/7 opportunity. This led me directly to Projects Abroad and their Mongolian Nomad project.
This project seemed ideal to me, as it offered a truly unique opportunity to experience and participate in a way of life completely different from mine in New Hampshire. It did not disappoint. My plane arrived late, but I was still met at the Ulaanbaatar airport by a Projects Abroad supervisor, Enkhee. After a good night's rest in a guest house, we met the following day and she gave me a tour and overview of the city, as well as a cultural orientation at the Projects Abroad office, where I got to meet other staff members.
My Mongolian host family
In the countryside I was placed in a unique situation with an extended family. My host mother was the matriarch and the other family members were her son, his wife and new baby, a sister, and two brothers and their families. With constant visits from other relatives and friends, I felt completely and warmly welcomed into a whole community. Although the language barrier was significant, we managed quite well with the assistance of a Mongolian-English dictionary, phrase and pictures books, and good old fashioned hand signals.
My host mother was in constant action and seemed happiest when she was busy. She would skim the cream off the top of the milk, cook the milk to purify it and then add green tea and salt for the famous Mongolian tea, which was available in hot pitchers all day and evening long, ready to be served to visitors. Although limited by available food resources, meals were plentiful and a time for large get-togethers. Generally, meals consisted of mutton or goat, cooked with rice, hand-made noodles, and/or potatoes. My host mother was always saying "Et, et, et" which I thought was her English version of "eat", but turned out to be the Mongolian pronunciation of eat!!
The room my host mother provided was comfortable and clean. She was constantly sweeping to keep out all the dust. I had brought my sleeping bag, but on cooler nights she provided me with a warm, comfortable quilt. We had the standard two small beds, but when out of town family came for the night, people spread out wherever there was room.
My Nomad placement
The day began early with cows to milk and heifers to take care of. After the younger goats and sheep were let out of the pen where they spent nights for safe-keeping from predators, they were released to graze for the day and cleaning up of the pen began. With several families there, I was fortunate to meet and work alongside other Projects Abroad volunteers. We were often joined in our clean ups by several children, who were totally happy to be there and helping, and time passed quickly as we often sang and danced our way through the job. We also collected dry cattle dung and added it to the piles outside the gers, where it was used as fuel for cooking, or heat when needed.
Another chore that had to be done was going to the nearest well, where huge barrels and smaller containers were filled. We had a temperamental older truck, which always had to be pushed to start, but with plenty of us helping, it was no problem. At the wells, some of which had troughs, there would be cattle drinking, and large groups of horses would also come around. Water is a precious commodity in the Mongolian steppes, used by the animals, used by the nomads for cooking, cleaning and hand washing clothes. As I had volunteered for a month I went into the city halfway through to do my own laundry and take much appreciated showers, even though there was no hot water.
Afternoons brought free time, which were used for reading and also much time was spent walking and climbing to the mountain peaks, where the 360 degree views were absolutely breath-taking, just vast green open space and distant mountains. Often I would be joined by another Projects Abroad volunteer, or more and it was a great opportunity to share our experiences.
One thing I had been asked by the nomad children when I first arrived was would I teach English? Of course, I enthusiastically agreed and we used a dry erase board and markers I had brought to go over the alphabet, numbers, colours and other basics. I imagine teachers back in the US would be envious of the unwavering enthusiasm of my young students. In the evenings, children and adults alike played checkers, and Uno was also popular.
After a while, the large herds of our several families had grazed out the surrounding area and it was time to move on to greener pastures. The dismantling and reconstruction of a ger is a routine for the nomads and they have it down to a science. Once we loaded one ger and contents at a time onto the truck, it was efficiently reconstructed at the new location. The pen was also assembled, the herds brought to the new location, and you'd hardly know we had moved.
My experience in Mongolia
Throughout this experience, the things that stood out most to me were the tremendous love the Mongolian nomads have for their families and also for their way of life. They are an unbelievably courteous and sharing people. I remember one time I walked into the ger and my host mother had an apple she had been given from a visitor, which she had already cut in half to give me my portion. In addition to their families, their animals are their life and are all important, from the goats and sheep to the cows, horses and their family dogs, who stay outside to protect the baby animals and the families.
There were five questions routinely asked of me (and all other volunteers), one being "How are old are you?" I had started off by politely answering I was 64 years old, which seemed to amaze them, but once they saw me, enthused, participating and contributing, I was able to tell them "I am young at heart". They were perfectly fine with this and I am delighted to share this experience with other older volunteers to show not only can it be done by all ages, but appreciated and enjoyed by all.
Of all of my travels, Mongolia is at the top of my list of places to return to and I know someday I will be re-visiting a nomad ger to enjoy the hospitality, drink green milk tea, eat bortizg and admire (and maybe climb) to appreciate the incredible vast scenery. It is an unspoiled country filled with incredible people, and was the experience of a lifetime.
Constance Lafleur
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Jack O'Neill, wetsuit and surfing pioneer, dies at 94
Jack O'Neill, the eye patch wearing wetsuit pioneer who trail-blazed coldwater surfing, has died.
He was 94.
O'Neill single-handedly opened up the possibility of surfing in cold water year-round with his industry-changing wetsuits.
He lived out his days in his legendary moss green house perched over the ocean along East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. Surfers affectionately refer to the surf spot where perfect waves roll up to O'Neill's steps as "Jack's."
He passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side.
"It's a sad day for surfing," Mavericks big wave surfer Ken "Skindog" Collins said Friday. "The surfing world lost an icon and innovator. Jack was a true legend."
"You drive by Pleasure Point, and you see that house every time, and you get a little reflection of how much surfing means to this community. And what he brought to this community," big wave surfer Peter Mel said.
65 years ago, O'Neill set up a small surf shop at Ocean Beach in San Francisco and revealed his neoprene prototype. He moved to Santa Cruz in 1959, during a time when the surfing scene was nothing like it is today, and set up another surf shop at Cowell Beach.
"Guys were using sweaters from the Goodwill. I remember one guy got a jumper from the Goodwill and sprayed it with Thompson's water seal, and he set out there in an oil slick," O'Neill said in a 1999 interview.
Surfers who braved frigid ocean water without wetsuits couldn't last for very long sesh's.
While O'Neill's early wetsuits were eyed with skepticism, he continued experimenting with neoprene, a material that is still used today.
His iconic pirate-like black eye patch was the result of a surfing accident when he fell while riding a wave at the Hook.
O'Neill lived for surfing and being close to nature. When he closed his eyes, he still saw wave sets forming.
"I remember going to sleep at night. You see that wave, that wall of water, and that tube. It's something with being close to nature like that, pretty hard to beat," O'Neill said.
O'Neill said he always considered Santa Cruz as "the center of surfing," outside Southern California's warmer waters. In 1964 he created the O'Neill surf team, giving up-and-coming young surfers new surfboards.
O'Neill's family said he died of natural causes. Funeral arrangements are pending.


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SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - Brittany Elmore is often referred to as the spark for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons in the leadoff spot in the batting order.
Saturday afternoon at Greenbrook Park she lit the fuse early for the Lady Bisons with a single that set the pace for an inning where 11 batters went to the plate. Elmore, a sophomore center fielder, finished the day with three hits, a game high, and two runs batted in.
"I think Brittany took some big steps forward," Lipscomb coach Kristin Ryman said. "She is working on not over-thinking. She just needs to see the ball and react. This was a good day to help her feel
comfortable again.
"When she is walking to the plate, and she has that little swagger about her, she is as good as any lead-off hitter there is."
Ryman is stressing to Elmore that even though she does set the tone for the team offensively, she is getting a lot of help down the order.
"Brittany doesn't have to do it all," Ryman said. "We have a team one-through-nine that is producing in every spot in the batting order.
"At times, as a leadoff hitter, you can put too much on your shoulders because you know you are a table setter. But we have a lot of table setters right now whether it is Brianne in the nine hole or Paige Neely in the No. 2 hole getting something going."
The Lady Bisons scored seven runs in the seventh and added four more in the fifth on the way an 11-0 win over Southeast Missouri State from the Ohio Valley Conference. The game was called after five innings due to the run-rule. The Lady Bisons pounded 10 hits.
The Lady Bisons, 11-1, are 3-0 in the Blues City Classic hosted by the University of Memphis. Southeast Missouri slipped to 3-3 for the season. The Purple and Gold close out the tournament Sunday when they face Missouri State at 10 a.m. and Murray State at noon.
The Lady Bisons connected for seven hits and seven runs in the first inning. The first out was a sacrifice fly by Rena' Cothron, the No. 8 hitter in the order.
"We had a great first inning," Ryman said. "We were hitting the ball well. This team is seeing the ball well right now. They are attacking from the get-go.
"Our No. 8 (Cothron) and No. 9 (Brianne Welch) hitters are such a spark at the bottom of the order. We are creating a situation where we almost have a second lead-off hitter to go with Brittany. Rena' and Brianne are having quality at bats. They are putting the ball in play and getting on base. It is a good situation to be in."
The big hits in the first inning were a two-RBI single up the middle by Kristen Sturdivant and a two-RBI double to right by Kelsey Cartwright.
"Overall, what pitcher doesn't like to see her team start that way," Ryman said. "You have a big cushion before you ever step on the field."
Heather Parker, 3-1, started for the Lady Bisons in the circle. In three innings she did not allow a hit. She walked one and struck out four.
"Heather did a great job again," Ryman said. "She definitely is looking more comfortable. She has gotten into a little bit of a groove the last couple of days. It has been a good tournament for her so far."
Taylor Neuhart made her collegiate debut in the circle. She pitched the final two innings. She allowed two hits and three walks, but also struck out three.
"That was good for Taylor," Ryman said. "It gave us a chance to see her work like we did McCarley Thomas Friday.
"It is difficult for players to figure out what they need to work on if they are not getting any innings in a game. They know where they need to go back to work. We have film on them now."
In addition to Neuhart several other Lady Bison reserves saw playing time. Becca Dean connected for a hit. Madison Wray, Kasey Gibson and Jordan Abell pinch hit. Dee Baddley logged some time in left field.
Ryman continues to make sure her team stays on an even emotional keel. She expects both games Sunday will be challenging.
"It will be a good test to make sure we finish strong," Ryman said. "We want to come out and just continue attacking.
"We are really playing tight-knit as a team. They are really close. That is huge. We certainly don't think we have arrived. We certainly don't think we are as good as we are going to be."
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - Brittany Elmore is often referred to as the spark for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons in the leadoff spot in the batting order.


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Google cares.
Yes, it not like the cold hearts and ice veins of Apple, Microsoft, and the rest.
Google thinks about the little guy, like the robot who can't get drunk at the office party. And so now the company has released onto YouTube a video to thank Androiders for being just so deeply wholesome.
It's an uplifting Christmassy affair.
There are office revelers. There are illicit trysts about to occur (off camera, naturally). And there's one cute little robot who's been left out because, one supposes, he's not yet 21.
He's sad. He wants to feel the same spirit as these absurdly happy Googlies.
One very human Googlie decides to perform some voluntary work. He uses all the Androidy powers at hand to create a more festive atmosphere for the little robot.
He brings him digital snow, a Christmas tree, a burning fireplace, and even Christmas lights.
My infrequent reading of Android Central tells me that the little dock thing is a Nexus 10 tablet dock. Which you can't actually buy just yet.
Still, the robot is happy. Some friends even appear, to keep him company. I am fairly sure they are not from Android Social Services.
However, does even one of the humans offer him a little Gluhvein or a sharp snifter of Johnny Walker? Good Lord, no. Even Google's open generosity has its limits.


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"Microsoft will move the graphics for its next version of Windows outside of the operating system's kernel to improve reliability, the software giant has told Techworld. Vista's graphics subsystem, codenamed Avalon and formally known as the Windows Presentation Foundation, will be pulled out the kernel because many lock-ups are the result of the GUI freezing, Microsoft infrastructure architect Giovanni Marchetti told us exclusively yesterday."
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A big congratulations are in store for Pink and her husband Carey Hart.
The singer announced Saturday she is pregnant with her second child via an Instagram photo that shows her sporting a big baby bump and standing next to the couple's 5-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart.
"Surprise!" Pink wrote.
In May, the singer hinted at wanting more kids during an interview on "Good Morning America," and couldn't help but gush over being a mom.
"I love being a mama," Pink said. "I made a choice a long time ago that I was going to have a successful family and that is my absolute number one goal in life."
She continued, "I feel like I have two kids right now. I would like a third. No, I want to say that Carey Hart's an awesome husband and a really good dad, but he's also like a second child."
In fact, she joked just a few weeks before her visit to "GMA" about Hart's daddy skills.
"He always falls to sleep putting Willow to bed," Pink told Ellen DeGeneres in early May. "The other night I said, 'Are you going to stay up tonight?' And he said, 'I would like to.' I said, 'I don't really know what that means. Should I light candles and open wine and put on a show? Like, are we going big here? Or are you going to fall asleep again?'"
"So, I lit the candles and opened the wine, and an hour and a half later, [Carey was fast asleep in their daughter's bedroom]," she said.
Pink and Hart married in 2006, and though they've experienced a few "breaks" here and there, they still remain together.


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What is restitution?Restitution is payment for an economic loss incurred by a victim as a direct result of the crime committed against them. What is a criminal restitution order?A criminal restitution order is a court order obtained on behalf of the victim requiring the defendant to pay for the victim's losses. What is a victim loss statement?The victim loss statement is a notarized document completed by the victim of a crime, detailing the losses incurred as a direct result of the offense. Once a victim loss statement is completed and submitted, the Victim Services Unit delivers it to the court. The judge may use the victim loss statement as a guide in determining the amount of restitution awarded on behalf of the victim. For more information, please contact the Pinal County Attorney's Office Victim Services Unit by calling 520.866.6813. How does a victim apply for a criminal restitution order?According to ARS § 13-806, a victim can apply for criminal restitution after the sentencing of a defendant.A prosecutor may also apply for a restitution lien in a criminal proceeding, in which there was economic loss, after filing a misdemeanor complaint or felony information or indictment. A prosecutor provides the defendant notice of any restitution sought at the time of arraignment. How is a criminal restitution ordered?Usually, during the sentencing phase or a separate restitution hearing, the judge will decide how much restitution, if any, will be ordered on behalf of the victim.
Who tracks whether a defendant ordered to pay restitution complies with the court order?The Collections Department of the Clerk of the Superior Court's Office maintains record of restitution ordered, payments made, and balance remaining in the order. In order to ensure restitution orders are fulfilled, liens may be placed on motor vehicles or other real property owned by the defendant. To inquire more on a restitution order, you may contact the Pinal County Clerk of the Superior Court's Office at 520.866.5300.
Restitution Lien
A restitution lien may be imposed on a defendant's real property to ensure payment of a restitution ordered by the court after the judge grants a criminal restitution order. The Collections Department of the Pinal County Clerk of the Superior Court receives a copy of the restitution order and sends a certified copy to the Pinal County Recorder's Office. The Recorder's Office establishes a lien against real property owned by the defendant and property acquired while the lien is in effect. It is important to note a restitution lien applies only to real property, including land and home, and DOES NOT apply to vehicles or other types of property. A motor vehicle lien is available but sought through alternative and additional means. A motor vehicle lien applies to all property items with a Vehicle Identification Number, such as cars, mobile homes, and motorcycles.
Motor Vehicle LienFor a victim to obtain a motor vehicle lien against a defendant, the victim needs to mail a certified copy of the criminal restitution order and the defendant's information to the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles. The victim may acquire the criminal restitution order at the Pinal County Clerk of the Superior Court and will need to submit the defendant's name, date of birth, and any other personal identification information as requested by the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Still a few shades shy of going green? An Earth Day party is a fun way to turn over a new, eco-friendly leaf.
Keep your Earth Day decor au naturel. The color scheme should reflect tones found in nature so opt for shades of brown, gold and green.
Tablecloths in a natural fiber such as unbleached muslin are an airy touch and keep the party from looking too polished or austere. Scatter candles made of natural beeswax or infused with citronella across tabletops for added light and ambience.
Don't forget that this holiday encourages everyone to recycle, reduce and reuse. Decorations like streamers and balloons that will get trashed after your party don't exactly say "earth-friendly."
Set up plenty of recycling bins for paper, plastic and aluminum waste instead of general trash cans. (If you're really crafty, why not bring out some of last month's non-shamrock-shrouded St. Patrick's Day decorations? They're green and recycled!)
Send guests home with party favors that encourage them to conserve. An energy-efficient light bulb and a list of local curbside recycling services can be reminders to help jumpstart a greener lifestyle.
The prep
Earth Day clearly lends itself to a party outside, but don't fret if your abode doesn't have plenty of outdoor space. Just have your guests meet at a local park. Keep in mind that Earth Day is prime time for activities in public recreation areas. Check with your city's Department of Parks and Recreation to ensure that your chosen destination won't be overrun with a large event.
Remember to have some insect repellant on hand to keep Earth's bounty of bugs and mosquitoes at bay. Echo your party's all-natural theme by selecting a bug spray that's paraben- and DEET-free.
Be sure to keep in mind that April's weather can be a bit of a loose cannon. Add an alternate indoor location to your Evite invitation so guests know where to go if the forecast hinders your alfresco bash.
Some Earth Day games are a fun way to reiterate the importance of protecting the environment. Here are some activities that will have your guests seeing green:
• Test your guests' knowledge with an Earth Day trivia game. Know how hybrid cars manage to conserve gas? How many tons of waste Americans produce each year? A little pre-party research and you'll have plenty of facts to entertain and spread a little eco-awareness.
• Plan an outdoor scavenger hunt. Send your guests out to retrieve a list of items found in nature, such as acorns, pinecones, even an earthworm. Add litter to the list and the game doubles as a neighborhood beautification project.
• See which guest can turn trash into treasure. Use milk jugs, grocery bags, aluminum cans and other recyclables to create sculptures that can be used as centerpieces.
Party idea
Host a earth-friendly spa party
Ladies this is for you: Guests can create natural beauty remedies with things you probably already have around the house. Try these beauty tips:
• Wash hair with lemon juice or beer for shine
• Cleanse skin with egg whites, which are known for their clarifying properties
• Combine oatmeal and honey for a naturally gentle face scrub
• Make your own body scrub with coconut oil and sugar
Let ingredients found at your local farmers' market inspire the menu for your fete. But supermarket fare can easily be jazzed up as well.
Fresh herbs, diced tomatoes and a little minced garlic take store-bought hummus from simple to savory. Serve this earthy dip with crudites and toasted pita wedges.
Green tea punch:
1 cup simple syrup
1 pint lemon juice
1 quart strong green tea
2 quarts white grape juice
1 block of ice
2 quarts chilled club soda
Combine all ingredients except soda and refrigerate for at least an hour. Pour over ice in a punch bowl and add the club soda. Makes about 45 servings when using four-ounce punch glasses. Cheers!
Also select environmentally friendly ingredients when shopping for your food. Some key words and phrases to look for include:
• Organic
• All-natural
• Free-range
• Fair-trade
• Pesticide-free
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- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- Our kitchen energizes us after long days at work, inspiring us to go the extra mile when we prepare dinner even when we feel like dialing it in. It's got natural light galore, great color and serious funk appeal from being part of a historic bungalow built in 1939.
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- When we moved in last month there were long curtains covering the windows. When we took them down we understood why: the view is of an abandoned house. The room felt so much bigger without window coverings, we had to make it work. We embraced the saplings sprouting up, snuck a bamboo fence behind them and planted morning glories, sunflowers, and amaranth. We needed counter space so bad we sacrificed storage in the pantry to have one shelf that acts as a counter too. We also painted over an odd pastel pea color and water stains in the pantry (yay Kilz!). Sadly, while we were moving in we left some kitchen boxes in the garage. The landlord warned us the roof leaked, but we didn't realize that in one of our rare desert downpours the garage would flood. We lost a lot, (favorite cookbooks and decor) but the positive side is there's less to find room for!
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- Joby makes amazing crock pot stews, and I bake savory muffins to go with them!


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Sheldon disagrees with you.Duck! wrote:Gluing the nipples on is a pretty poor solution to a badly built wheel.
Sheldon Brown wrote:The left-side spokes will be loose enough that it will not be hard to turn the nipples even dry, and if you grease them they may loosen up of their own accord on the road. In fact, it is often a good idea to use a thread adhesive such as Wheelsmith Spoke Prep on the left-side spokes to make sure they stay put. This is only necessary on a rim with recessed spoke holes.
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It's back to work for the president today who's been on vacation in Hawaii. Monday is the deadline for a so-called Fiscal Cliff deal to be reached. Without it there will be automatic higher taxes and deep government spending cuts which could derail whatever economic recovery has been happening recently.


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Clinical assessment Edit
A clinical assessment of depression may be conducted by a general practitioner or by a psychiatrist or psychologist,[1] who will record the person's current circumstances, biographical history and current symptoms, and a family medical history to see if other family members have suffered from a mood disorder, and discuss the person's alcohol and drug use. A mental state examination includes an assessment of the person's current mood and an exploration of thought content, in particular the presence of themes of hopelessness or pessimism, self-harm or suicide, and an absence of positive thoughts or plans.[1] Specialist mental health services are rare in rural areas, and thus diagnosis and management is largely left to primary care clinicians.[2] This issue is even more marked in developing countries.[3]
Before diagnosing a major depressive disorder, a doctor generally performs a medical examination and selected investigations to rule out other causes of symptoms. These include blood tests measuring TSH to exclude hypo- or hyperthyroidism; basic electrolytes and serum calcium to rule out a metabolic disturbance; and a full blood count including ESR to rule out a systemic infection or chronic disease.[4] Testosterone levels may be used to diagnose hypogonadism, a cause of depression in men.[5] Subjective cognitive complaints appear in older depressed people, but they can also be indicative of the onset of a dementing disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease.[6] Depression is also a common initial symptom of dementia.[7] Conducted in older depressed people, screening tests such as the mini-mental state examination, or a more complete neuropsychological evaluation, can rule out cognitive impairment.[8] A CT scan can exclude brain pathology in those with psychotic, rapid-onset or otherwise unusual symptoms.[9] No biological tests confirm major depression.[10] Investigations are not generally repeated for a subsequent episode unless there is a specific medical indication, in which case serum sodium can rule out hyponatremia (low sodium) if the person presents with increased frequency of passing urine, a common side-effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants.[11]
DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 criteria Edit
The most widely used criteria for diagnosing depressive conditions are found in the American Psychiatric Association's revised fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), and the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) which uses different terminology, calling a similar condition "Recurrent depressive disorder".[12] The latter system is typically used in European countries, while the former is used in the US and many other non-European nations.[13]
Major depressive disorder is classified as a mood disorder in DSM-IV-TR.[14] The diagnosis hinges on the presence of a single or recurrent major depressive episode.[15] Further qualifiers are used to classify both the episode itself and the course of the disorder. The category Depressive disorder not otherwise specified is diagnosed if the depressive episode's manifestation does not meet the criteria for a major depressive episode. The ICD-10 system does not use the term Major depressive disorder, but lists similar criteria for the diagnosis of a depressive episode (mild, moderate or severe); the term recurrent may be added if there have been multiple episodes without mania.[16]
- Depression - Assessment tools
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Psychological therapists tend to have a bias assuming psychological causes and it is important to identify the effects of physical causes of depression and the drugs with side effects of depression which need taking into account, to avoid giving people false hope.
The diagnosis may be applied when an individual meets a sufficient number of the symptomatic criteria for depression as suggested in the DSM-IV-TR or ICD-9/ICD-10. There is an ongoing debate regarding the relative importance of genetic or environmental factors, or gross brain problems versus psychosocial functioning.
According to the DSM-IV-TR criteria for diagnosing a major depressive disorder one of the following two elements must be present (See the DSM cautionary statement.):
- Depressed mood, or
- Loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities.
It is sufficient to have either of these symptoms in conjunction with five of a list of other symptoms over a two-week period. These include
- Feelings of overwhelming sadness or fear or the seeming inability to feel emotion (emptiness).
- A decrease in the amount of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities of the day, nearly everyday.
- Changing appetite and marked weight gain or loss.
- Disturbed sleep patterns, such as insomnia, loss of REM sleep, or excessive sleep.
- psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly everyday.
- Fatigue, mental or physical, also loss of energy.
- Feelings of guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, anxiety, or fear.
- Trouble concentrating or making decisions or a generalized slowing and obtunding of cognition, including memory.
- recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide.
Other symptoms sometimes reported but not usually taken into account in diagnosis include
- A decrease in self-esteem.
- Inattention to personal hygiene.
- Sensitivity to noise.
- Physical aches and pains, and the belief these may be signs of serious illness.
- Fear of 'going mad'.
- Change in perception of time.
Depression in children is not as obvious as it is in adults. Here are some symptoms that children might display:
- Loss of appetite.
- Irritability.
- Sleep problems, such as recurrent nightmares.
- Learning or memory problems where none existed before.
- Significant behavioral changes; such as withdrawal, social isolation, and aggression.
An additional indicator could be the excessive use of drugs or alcohol. Depressed adolescents are at particular risk of further destructive behaviors, such as eating disorders and self-harm.
It is hard for people who have not experienced clinical depression, either personally or by regular exposure to people suffering it, to understand its emotional impact and severity, interpreting it instead as being similar to "having the blues" or "feeling down." As the list of symptoms above indicates, clinical depression is a serious, potentially lethal systemic disorder characterized by interlocking physical, affective, and cognitive symptoms that have consequences for function and survival well beyond sad or painful feelings.
Mnemonics commonly used to remember the DSM-IV criteria are SIGECAPS[17] (sleep, interest (anhedonia), guilt, energy, concentration, appetite, psychomotor, suicidality) and DEAD SWAMP[18] (depressed mood, energy, anhedonia, death (thoughts of), sleep, worthlessness/guilt, appetite, mentation, psychomotor).
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- Main article: Clinical depression
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