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PP-4: Antimony Volatilization by Chloridizing Roasting
, Ilitch Moscoso, Maria Cristina Ruiz
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Copper sulfide minerals usually contain toxic minor elements such as As, Sb and Bi, which in Chilean concentrates are present mainly as stibnite Sb2S3, enargite Cu3AsS4, and bismuthinite Bi2S3. Current smelting processes cannot treat concentrates with high concentrations of these elements; therefore, they must be removed before smelting to avoid environmental pollution and a contaminated final copper product. Roasting is the classical process to eliminate arsenic by volatilization. However, antimony and bismuth do not volatilize efficiently in N2-O2 roasting at 500-700 °C. Hence, the chloridizing roasting of Sb2S3 using NaCl/CaCl2 was studied as alternative process to volatilize Sb. Results to date obtained in tube furnace and TGA systems in oxidizing atmosphere showed that Sb could be eliminated partially by chloridizing to about 50% with CaCl2. Increasing oxygen concentration had a negative effect forming nonvolatile SbO2 and Ca5Sb5O17 while the salt concentration and temperature affected little the Sb elimination.
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PP-10: Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Aluminum Improves Radiation Resistance
PP-11: Dissimilar Metal Casting
PP-12: Effect of Boron Addition on High Manganese Steel
PP-13: Effects of Microstructure and Mechnical Properties of High Strength Alumiunm Alloy Billet & Slab on Low Frequency Electromagnetic Casting
PP-14: Electrochemical Studies of Inert Anodes for the CaCl2-CaO Melts Deoxidation
PP-15: Electrodeposited Tin-Antimony-Copper Alloy Negative Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries
PP-16: End Product Defects in Direct-Chill Casted Hot Rolling Slabs and Melt Treatment
PP-17: Fabrication of a Functionally Graded Tungsten-Steel Laminate Plasma-Facing Material
PP-18: High Temperature in Caustic Pretreatment of Gold Locked in the Residue after Filtration from Gold Cyanidation Leaching
PP-19: Influence of Thallium Oxide on Formation of Stable Phase of Mullite
PP-1: A Monte Carlo Approach for Efficient Inclusion of Interface and Grain Boundary Scattering in the Prediction of Effective Thermal Conductivity
PP-20: Investigation of Phase Stability and Grain Growth in Nanostructured 316L Stainless Steel Produced by High-energy Mechanical Milling at Cryogenic Temperature
PP-21: Investigation of Phase Transformation and Phase Stability of Stainless Steels as a Function of Milling Time and Annealing Temperature
PP-22: Long-period Martensitic Phases in Co-Al System
PP-23: Modified Rayleigh Plateau Distribution of Dewet Metal Nanoparticles by Varied Solid-Liquid-Vapor and Solid-Liquid-Solid Interactions
PP-24: Optimization of Welding Techniques on Accident Tolerant Alloys for Nuclear Reactor Applications
PP-25: Oxidation-Induced Ferromagnetism in Nickel Gas Turbine Blades
PP-26: Phonon Wave-packet Simulations for the Prediction of Thermal Boundary Conductance
PP-27: Rapid Solidification Microstructures in Light Metal Alloys Produced by Melt Spinning
PP-28: Reduction Behavior of Carbon Composite Iron Ore Briquette
PP-29: Role of Alloying Elements on Thermal Stability of Duplex Stainless Steel
PP-2: A Novel Approach to Synthesize Cu-Ni-Al Thin Films by Electrodeposition with Potential Shape Memory Properties
PP-30: Role of Chemical Dispersion and Functionalization on Mechanical Properties in Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites
PP-30: Synthesis of Functionally Graded (Cu, Cu-SiC) Nanocomposite Coating on Copper Substrate by Pulse Electrodeposition
PP-31: Role of Negative Strain Rate Sensitivity(NSRS) in Failure of Aluminum Alloy 2024: Experiments and Constitutive Modeling
PP-32: Role of Stoichiometry on Ordering in Ni-Cr Alloys
PP-33: Scandium Extraction from Nickel Processing Waste with Cyanex 923 in Sulphuric Media
PP-34: Simulation of Natural Gas Pipeline Structure in Response to External Loads: Finite Element Analysis
PP-35: Size Dependent Thermal Conductivity of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
PP-36: Statistics of High Purity Nb Properties for SRF Cavities
PP-37: Study of Powder Metallurgy on Low Melting Temperature Al Alloys for Brazing by Gas Atomizer Process
PP-38: Synthesis of Creep Resistant Pulse Electrodeposited Sn-Cu-Y2O3 Lead Free Nanocomposite Solder
PP-3: A Systematic First-principles Study of Diffusion Mechanisms in 26 Dilute Ni-X Alloy Systems
PP-40: The Effects of Heat Treatments on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Blade Steel
PP-41: The Influence of Processing Parameters on Aluminium Alloy A357 Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting
PP-42:Thermal Diffusivity for Cu-based Composite Materials Using the Cu-RGO Flake
PP-43: Thermal Diffusivity & Conductivity Measurement of Very Thin and Highly Conductive Materials by the Laser Flash Technique
PP-44: Thermal Phosphorus Recovery from Sewage Sludge
PP-45: Thermodynamic Interpretation of Ti, Re and V Precipitates in Dilute Tungsten Alloys from First Principles Calculations
PP-46: Thermomechanics of Nanostructured II-VI Semiconductors
PP-47: Towards Engineering the Electronic Structure of Lightweight Structural Alloys
PP-48: Ultrathin Tantalum Based High-density Power Capacitors with Low Leakage and High Operating Frequency
PP-49: Understanding Laser-Matter Interactions: An Integrated Approach for Laser Welding Characterization and Optimization
PP-4: Antimony Volatilization by Chloridizing Roasting
PP-50: Additive Manufacturing and Architected Materials
PP-51: Wear Behavior in Lubricant Environment of Chopped Fiber Reinforced C/C Composite Fabricated in Activated Carbon Bed
PP-52: China ENFI: Turn a Stone of Resource into a Gem of Fortune
PP-53: Investigation of Microstructural Variation on Yield Strength of X-70M Spiral Welded Line Pipe Steel
PP-55: Discovery/Invention of Superdielectric Materials
PP-56: Carbon Fibers from Sustainable Biomass for Energy Applications
PP-57: Effectiveness of Single and Composited Stabilizers on Enhancing Stability of Multiple Metals in Mine Soil
PP-58: Fabrication of Bulk Nanostructured Materials in Ti-Al-Ni System By Mechanical Alloying and Shock-Wave Consolidation
PP-5: Characterization and Optimization of Bulk Ni-Fe Spinels for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications
PP-60: Simulation of Molten Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu Wetting on cylindrical and V-shaped Substrates
PP-61: Simulation Study on Wettability of Sn–3.5Ag on the Inclined Cu Substrate
PP-62: Towards Engineering the Electronic Structure of Lightweight Structural Alloys
PP-63: Crystallization Kinetics of K2O and Li2O Modified Na2O-P2O5 Glasses as Solid Electrolyte
PP-6: Characterization of Oxide Structure of Sr-modified Al-Si Alloys
PP-7: Compressive Behavior and Modeling of Ti Foams Processed by Freeze-casting
PP-8: Copper Extraction from Sulfate-chloride Media using Ketoxime and Salicylaldoxime Extractants
PP-9: Direct Comparison between High Temperature Nanoindentation Creep and Uniaxial Creep Measurements
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Vince Lombardi is shown here in Training Camp in the fall of 1962, wearing one of his additions to Green Bay's sartorial history, a green baseball cap with interlocking gold "GB" monogram.
The first coaches' caps were plain and unadorned:
In the first few years, however, Vince tweaked his coaches' gear as often as he tweaked the uniforms, adding a dash of color and style which lasted throughout his tenure with the club and beyond.
In its first incarnation, the monogram was a patch applied to the cap, perhaps even the same plain caps they wore in 1959. The patch can clearly be seen on this photo of assistant coach Phil Bengtson from a 1962 program.
Just as an aside, although he was a fine defensive coach, I don't think Phil Bengtson ever took a decent photo. There's something awkward about him, the soft-focus faraway stare coupled with the angle at which he held his head when posing, that makes every posed picture look artificial.
Before the 1962 season, the patch was replaced by a monogram directly embroidered onto the crown.
This cap would develop a patina of authority. Unlike modern-day sideline caps, it wasn't worn by players. It wasn't sold to fans. It was the exclusive province of the coaches:
There's the patented "Bengtson stare" again, looking for all the world like he was crudely Photoshopped into that group picture.
Lombardi continued to wear the "GB" cap throughout his tenure in Green Bay. Although he favored his fedora on game days, the "GB" cap was a feature in practice and training camp, as seen in this 1966 photo:
By 1968, Lombardi had stepped aside as head coach, and Bengtson took over, faraway gaze and all.
Unlike every Packer coach before him, Bengtson did not begin his tenure by overhauling the uniforms (Lombardi's continuing role as general manager likely had something to do with that). The now-famous look stayed in place, right down to the same baseball caps.
Unfortunately, Bengtson couldn't repeat his mentor's success on the field, and the Packers looked outside the organization for a new head coach. Dan Devine, then coaching the University of Missouri, was hired to bring in a new philosophy. Though he might have been an outsider, he retained the same basic æsthetic when it came to gear.
The Packers' head coach wasn't the only thing changing in the early 1970s. Fedoras and camel hair coats were out, and coaches were increasingly dressed in casual, brightly colored team gear. In a nod to this changing convention, Devine wore his "GB" baseball cap on the sidelines.
When it came time to look for Devine's replacement in 1975, the Packers brought back legendary quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Bart Starr.
As you can see, Coach Starr tended to favor headwear of a somewhat less timeless persuasion.
The cap appears to have lingered for a while, including a guest appearance on the cover of the club's 1976 Media Guide, but I'm not aware of Starr ever wearing one during his tenure.
Whether the choice was Starr's or someone else's, the "GB" cap faded away into the mists of the Packers' glorious history.
Faded away, that is, until somebody figured out that there's money to be made in that history. But that's a story for another time.
Monday, November 22, 2010
A Tip of the (Monogrammed) Cap
Posted by Chance Michaels at 3:54 PM
Labels: 1960s, 1970s, sideline gear, team logos
3 comments:
- The Thrill said...
Still available at the Packer Pro Shop!
- November 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM
- Chance Michaels said...
Yes it is, and that will be the subject of Part II!
- December 1, 2010 at 10:54 AM
I've been looking to purchase a hat with the GB monogram, but I can only find ones made by Mitchell and Ness that are flat brimmed. It seems that they have stopped making that nicer version by Reebok at the Packers Pro Shop. Do you know where I could find one that isnt flat brimmed? Thanks!
- January 25, 2012 at 11:43 PM
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I'm a married guy with a great wife and 3 beautiful kids. A couple of weeks ago, I went to a masseuse I found on Craigslist. I don't have a lot of experience with massage and thought I would be safe going to a guy instead of a woman. The guy was really nice and did a good massage, but somehow I popped wood near the end of the massage. I was really embarrassed, but he was like totally ok with that. Then he asked if I wanted a happy ending. I didn't even know what that was till he started to massage my ass and blow me. I have to admit it was totally amazing. I never felt anything like it before in my life. My wife sometimes will give me oral sex, but nothing like this. I blew a load like nothing I ever did before. I though my insides were coming out of my cock. I was amazed and scared and confused and I could hardly sit up. Then the guy said I had a real healthy prostate. I said, WHAT? And he said he was massaging my prostate while he was sucking me off. I can't stop thinking about this. I want more but I feel really guilty and I'm afraid this is going to make me gay.
What a great story, Nathan. But we need to clear up a few things. A masseuse is a female practitioner of massage. A masseur is a male practitioner. This is a common enough mistake, but I thought you should know the proper usage for further reference. Because you can see how a little unintended slip like this will make all the difference in the world. If you say a masseuse gave you a blowjob that's totally different from getting a blowjob from a masseur, don't 'cha know.
I'm gonna also guess you never had a prostate massage before this encounter with the masseur. A prostate massage coupled with your first blowjob from a guy…hell, you are lucky your insides didn't shoot out your dick along with your spooge. I'm joking of course, but it does stand to reason that you had such an intense and explosive orgasm and ejaculation. That's precisely what a prostate massage does, honey.
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I'd be willing to bet that if you had some emotional distance from the experience you would realize your body was simply responding to the stimulus it was receiving. Your dick and your prostate weren't able to distinguish the gender of the person diddlin' your ass and suckin' your dick. And since your brain was occupied with all these new sensations you had little time, if any to process and possibly protest. And maybe you wouldn't have protested even if you could. Maybe you wanted to take this little walk on the wild side. Trust me, lots of guys do.
Now that the event has passed, you have plenty of time to process. And process you are…to within an inch of its life…if ya ask me. This experience looms so large for you because it is forbidden fruit, so to speak. It upsets the apple cart of your cozy and predictable heterosexuality. I mean it's one thing to pop wood on a massage table. It's something totally different to blow a wad while a guy is givin' you head.
And now that you have all this time on your hands to keep pouring over and over this in you head, the event has taken on a proportion it probably wouldn't have otherwise.
Let me put your mind to rest, one blowjob from a guy…even an earth-shatterin, prostate-massagin' blowjob, like the kind you got from this fabulous masseur…won't make you gay. Nor does wanting to repeat the experience make you gay. All this experience really tells us is that you like a good blowjob and you now know where to get a really fantastic one when next you want one.
Think about it this way. Say you went to a Chinese restaurant and, to your great surprise, had the best dim sum ever. You were so impressed with the food that you've been eager to return to this particular eatery for another go at those tasty vittles. Does this desire for yummy dim sum make you Chinese? I don't think so…that is unless you were Chinese before you went to the restaurant.
Finally, the guilt you're experiencing, where might that be coming from? There are so many sources one would be hard-pressed to come up with an exhaustive list. But let's look at the top contenders.
- You're married with a family. You had a sexual experience…unplanned as it might have been…with someone other than your wife. BINGO!
- Our culture's buttoned-down sex and gender stereotypes — who can do what to whom. BINGO!
- The dictates of our sex-negative society about what is proper and what is not in terms of sexual exploration and experimentation. BINGO!
- The shame of possibly being labeled a fag. BINGO!
- The fear of your own desires and where they might lead you. BINGO!
- The allure of the forbidden and the explosive charge the illicit. BINGO.
The experience you had with that masseur, Nathan, is so highly charged, both culturally and sexually, that it will take some while for you to find your balance once again. In the interim, my I suggest that you postpone any judgments about yourself or what the incident might imply about you until you've have some emotional distance and the time to calmly process all of this. In the final analysis, I think you'll come to the conclusion that this is a relatively harmless sexual outlet. The masseur is providing you a service…I mean beyond the obvious. He is providing you a safe, secure non-judgmental environment to exercise and expand your sexual repertoire. Think of it like a place you go to learn about the wonders of sexual dim sum.
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This week the global health community recognizes World Leprosy Awareness Week. Leprosy still affects more than 200,000 people each year, but the good news is that it is on the decline, and can be treated and prevented with proper medical attention.
Over half of the new cases detected in the world today are found in India. Ilene Adams, CFCA regional director for India, provides insight about people who live with leprosy.
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Individually, sophomore keeper Megan Masch (Virginia Beach, Va.) looks to continue her red-hot play as of late. Against the unbeaten Bulldogs, Masch had a career-best 16 saves, keeping ETSU within striking distances throughout the entire contest. Overall, the second-year starter leads all Atlantic Sun Conference keepers with 48 saves.
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Individually, junior forward Whitney Weintraub leads the three-time defending Atlantic-10 Conference champs this season with five goals and 11 points. Overall, offense has been the key to Charlotte's success as the 49ers have outshot its opponents 111-49.
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by Amoebas » Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:13 am
Mainly for the Brits...
Over here in the States, when Maggie's peer Reagan died, he was elevated to near godhood status by many and he's still a selling point for politicians.
With the Iron Lady now gone, will her role in history become legend, will she be just another former PM, or will her story be a cautionary tale?
by Punchy » Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:56 amShe was a cunt.
Glad she's dead, hope the rest of her party follows.
by superfictious » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:23 amCan't deny she inspired a generation of British comic writers who fucking hated her but wrote brilliant stories in response.
With that being said, it should be Frank Miller who does her biography.
by nietoperz » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:57 amBadly. Fuck her and the evil party she rode in on.
by 3MJ » Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:01 amWhen I last went a footy match there was a chant going around which started
"Jelly and Ice Cream when Maggie dies"
which then changed to
"Tail on the Donkey when Maggie dies"
there were quite a few more.
by Zero » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:06 amWas a Cunt. Now a dead Cunt.
by Lord Ice » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:09 am
by Zero » Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:00 amCome to think of it, I'd prefer she were still alive. By all accounts her mind was gone and she was unable to fend for herself at all. Seems rather more fitting.
by Drcharles » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:10 pmAs if any of the main three political parties in England have any moral fibre, or selfless interests for the welfare of the people of these isles.
Mrs Thatcher was an exception, she should be regarded as a leader that stopped the far left from taking the UK on the slippery road to the stone age, and be remembered for standing up for the U.Ks overseas interests, and of course Britons living around the world on protectorates like the Falkland Islands. If she had listened to the UKs so called allies (USA a country that connived with the Nazis after 1945 into allowing these murderers to escape Israel justice) she would have been talked into allowing a fascist state (friends to Hitler's Nazis) to goose step in and takeover British territory.
Whatever anyone feels about Mrs Thatcher she had guts, put the Great back into Britain, and stood by her principles right or wrongly. The time of the 80's were interesting, and many people thought that Labour leaders like Michael Foot (a disciple of Marxist theories and probably on the payroll of the Kremlin) were a sound choice to vote for in the 1983 general election, if that had happened the whole palaver of the Cruise missiles in England and the eventual defeat by the West mainly with the policies of Regan & Thatcher which led to the collapse of the Communists in Russia could have turned out very differently to how it is today.
by 3MJ » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:40 pmI absolutely hate the phrase
"put the Great back into Britain"
What does that even fucking mean. Do people think the Great part of the Great Britain name is actually supposed to be some kind of verb?
by Zero » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:41 pmI'm genuinely shocked it took this long for someone to throw a bucket of water at her.
by misac » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:44 pmJeez!
by David Bird » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:56 pmI am surprised that the first place I've found people actually talking about her and her legacy is the Outhouse.
How will she be remembered? Hard to say. She's hated by many (most?) who actually know what her policies were, but at the same time she redefined British polity so much that there is no serious thought of going back. Once the generation that actually knew her dies off, she may not be remembered much at all, simply because her 'reforms' have become so ubiquitous that they seem the norm.
Interesting footnote: Thatcher was the first woman, ever, to come to national leadership on her own strength. Every woman before her came into power through her father or marriage. That includes modern female leaders such as Gandhi (father) and Myer (husband).
by Drcharles » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:00 pm
Well of course the word Great was used to tell the whole fucking World that Britain and the British Empire was just that....................
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Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Criterion Collection, The (US - BD)
Gabe's curious as to why Criterion picked this film, and not Inseminoid...
I yammered on in pretty boring detail about my affection for and theories on director David Fincher in my review of Zodiac, but for those of those that don't want to re-read my doldrums I'll sum it up really quick. So far Fincher's filmography follows a similar pattern to the Star Trek films, i.e. the best ones are the even numbered ones when read in release order. Fincher's never made anything nearly as awful as The Final Frontier, but there's a definite pattern to his work. His best films (2. Seven, 4. Fight Club, and 6. Zodiac) are exercises in perfection and originality, while his (relatively) weaker films (1. Alien 3, 3. The Game, and 5. Panic Room) are fascinating technical studies with less involving scripts. His latest film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button represents film number seven, an odd number, and it doesn't quite buck the trend.
Benjamin Button is an unmistakable technical masterpiece. If we're judging things purely on special effects production, cinematography, production design, and overall prettiness, then Fincher and co. have crafted another flawless jewel. The digital effects magic is so subtle and impeccably achieved that it's quite easy to forget about them all together, which leaves the audience open to enjoy the handsome set decoration, lighting, and storybook inspired colour pallet. After a while the speed at which the story is unravelled, not to mention the basic theme, necessitates repetition in the visuals. This becomes an excuse to move beyond the visuals to fully absorb the acting. Unfortunately the acting, while enormously capable and, well, handsome, is kind of low-key, which leaves us with the plot. And the plot has some issues.
Everything starts very well, setting a precedence that won't be retouched upon, and which naturally follows Fincher's other work. The first story Blanchett tells on her deathbed is that of Gateau the blind clockmaker, who makes a clock that runs backwards in hopes of resurrecting the children lost during the First World War. The story has little bearing on Benjamin Button's life, but it features fairytale logic, a thematic barring, and is shot in major contrast to the rest of the film (modern and major story sequences). The scene introduces an original storytelling style to the film, but then disappears, and does not return save the brief scenes recalling lightning strikes, and Tilda Swinton recalling her failed swim across the English Channel.
The first hour plugs along with a sweet touch. Benjamin's 'childhood' is a complete filmic original. Here Benjamin's growth is most visually clear, and the digital wizardry is at its most impressive. The retirement home sequences feature their own narrative arc, and actually stand alone pretty well (which would make more sense if Benjamin Button were based on a more episodic novel). These scenes also force the audience to identify with elderly people during a time before television, when they spent their waning days doing simple things, and experiencing their deaths together. Benjamin's 'parents' and 'teachers' are fragile, but far from pathetic, setting them apart from most mainstream movie elders, and yet these scenes don't wallow in sentiment and sap—they earn their warmth through subtlety.
When Benjamin leaves home the story loses me. Strong performances from Tilda Swinton and Jared Harris don't overcome tired life lessons of love lost, the futility of war, and the sadness of death, which overtake the production. Without ever realizing who screenwriter Eric Roth was I immediately started recalling Forest Gump—another handsome and technically incredible film that loves its characters, while ironing flat the real intricacies of period storytelling. Now I know the comparisons between Gump and Benjamin Button were the biggest point of contention for most critics, but at the time I was simply reacting.
The second and third acts are an uphill trudge, though seven feet of snow, with only hits of the kind of genius we should expect from David Fincher, especially the kind of David Fincher willing to hang onto this particular story for more than a decade. There's a shell shocking war scene, an intricate spooling of incidental events that leads to tragedy, and some truly disheartening scenes of Benjamin's death/unbirth, but otherwise the mundanity of the story takes precedence, which was apparently Fincher's over-arching goal for the film. The love story is stiff, and the characters involved more likeable without each other, so the sentiment is lost in rolling tides of vague annoyance. And when we get to the natural end of the uninteresting love story Benjamin leaves again, and has a bunch of adventures I'd much rather see on film. But we're merely teased, and left with only some genuinely sad last moments to hang onto.
As a slight aside, I adore the matter of fact fashion in which the majority of the characters treat Benjamin's affliction. Even when it matters to a character (like Benjamin's father), it only matters to help Benjamin move on in his rather listless life. This is in keeping with the major rule of a single inescapable suspension of disbelief being the limit for most successful science fiction (because Benjamin Button is at its basis a science fiction tale), and informs the fairytale aspects that Fincher loses pretty early into the film.
My biggest problems with the film are the almost embarrassingly wrongheaded present day (2005) sequences. These scenes are unneeded, awkward, heavy handed, plodding, poorly directed, overacted, and stop the already meandering plotline dead. The storytelling aspect of the story isn't a problem, and I'm fine with Pitt's narration, but the old fashion, over-used flashback structure is tragically dumb. The second or third cutback marks a point where the Forest Gump comparisons become overbearing, and unappealing. Setting this part of the narrative during the events of Hurricane Katrina is an equal annoyance. I hate to assume that Fincher and Roth were just including the event because it's an important social time marker, but there's no tragedy in the event, no release of narrative tension, not even a comparison to events of Button's life, so we're left without many more options. If it was meant as some kind of subtle reminder Fincher might need to readjust his subtly knobs. Why not at least include the events of Hurricane Betsy in 1965 as some kind of comparison? Subtracting this weakness would've shortened the runtime by a gracious twenty or so minutes, would've focused the narrative, and would've shown more faith in the audience's modern narrative sensibilities.
There's nothing negative I can say about this beautiful Blu-ray transfer. It's a match for all my favourite transfers. The whole film has a kind of illustrated look, tinted in gold, and decorated as if by hand by everyone's great grandmother. Different time periods and locations outside the nursing home utilize more natural colour schemes, but there's still a consistent, and beautiful pallet (save the snowy scenes taking place in outer Russia). Some of the night-time scenes are almost monochromatic in nature. The unifying element is the perfectly deep, crisp, and noiseless blacks. I still don't like the modern bookends, but it's hard to miss the major contrast in pallets and lighting. The film has a fair share of incredibly dark sequences (in true David Fincher fashion), and when I saw the film on the big screen it was sometimes almost impossible to tell what was going on (the Mall of America theatre isn't the best in the Twin Cities). On this Blu-ray the jet black figures are perfectly defined with pin lights and edge lights that were easy to miss on a slightly sullied print.
Even under the scrutinous eye of 1080p high definition the complex special effects stand up ninety percent of the time. The young Benjamin Button is more or less spot-on. The only major inconsistencies appear when Button reaches middle-age, and when Blanchett's face is grafted onto a ballet dancer's body. Sometimes things look a little too smooth, and there are a few trips to the uncanny valley.
Benjamin Button fits snugly in the obsessive compulsive David Fincher repertoire, featuring an immersive soundscape, though one more subtle than those that adorn his other features (save Zodiac). The sound design is active, yet the activity is never unmotivated, and rarely showy. Big moments include the brief war scene, outdoor scenes in both Louisiana and New York City, oceanic scenes, and some crowded hallways. For the most part things are low-key and realistic, but the production is never dull or empty, and the aural representation always moves quite clearly through the channels. Dialogue is pretty consistent, though sometimes things are a bit too high in gain, such as whispered dialogue that threatens to disappear into the production. The nearly perfect sound production is marred by the silly decision to dub little Daisy's voice.
Alexandre Desplat's score consistently threatens to devolve into self satisfied melodrama, but the composer holds onto just the right aspects of his usual kid's and period film work. The score isn't massive in the rear channels, but its stereo elements are lively, and the mix is brimming with many varying musical elements (string, brass, music box elements).
There is a distinct lack of double dipping in David Fincher's backlog, but the DVD releases of his films were all up to the then current greatness standards, usually pushing things at least a hair over the edge of normalcy. Last year's Zodiac special edition release (which found its way onto Blu-ray this year) was a huge standout, so expectations for this Benjamin Button release were high. At least they were for me. The film was so technically amazing that it didn't take a leap of faith to assume that the making-of process would be fascinating. The fact that the Criterion Collection picked the film up was simply a verification of quality (if not a slightly confusing choice considering my opinion of the finer points of the actual film).
Things begin with yet another fantastic David Fincher commentary track. Fincher offers a lot of defence against my less than supportive responses to the film, including mention of things that were cut from the original script. The bookends were intended to be much longer, and the more unfocused and maudlin story aspects were apparently mostly nipped in the bud before production. Largely the track is focused on technical bits, and the difficulties of making all the special effects look so subtle, but it's far from a heartless commentary.
This takes us to disc two, which starts under the 'Curious Birth of Benjamin Button' menu, which itself is split into four parts—First Trimester, Second Trimester, Third Trimester and Birth. The 'play all' option plays all the video information in a sort of long documentary form. The documentary features some of the most artistically shot behind the scenes footage I've ever seen, and the interviews are shot head on against a black back-drop, very similar to the interview segments on the Zodiac extras.
The early pre-production story behind the film is the most interesting part of the doc, including mention of directors approached for the project over the decades (it took about twenty years to get the thing made), which includes Frank Oz, Spike Jonez, Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg. The 'First Trimester' (32:00) section also features interesting information concerning the ways the producers managed to keep the cost down (which included re-writing the script to take place in New Orleans), and some early digital tests. There's also a lot of talk about Hurricane Katrina, none of which I found a satisfying reasoning for half-heartedly including the disaster in the film.
'Second Trimester' (55:00) concerns the filming period, and holds all the artistic location footage you can shake a period appropriate, perfectly re-created, and softly lit stick at. The actual footage is hit and miss concerning actual entertainment (there are some exceedingly technical bits), but the interview footage is consistently interesting, including an introduction to some of the supporting actors. Footage of the pre-Pitt stand-ins in unaltered scenes, and the time lapse make-up collections are also pluses.
'Third Trimester' (80:00) covers the lengthy post-production process, which includes the arduous tasks of editing (especially pre-effects assembly) and crafting the visual effects. Pitt's motion capture performance is particularly amusing, until one stops to think about how utterly boring the process must have been for everyone—then it's hilarious. Strangely, the digital artists all act as if Gollum never happened, but their interviews are still relatively engaging, and the digital processes relatively interesting despite dozens of other such DVD extras. Get ready for a lot of before and after images. The sound design and music is also covered in this section.
'Birth' (04:20 with credits) is a wrap-up with the interviewees, and a collection of footage from the New Orleans premier. Under each subheading are a few more extras that aren't included when you hit 'play all'. Under 'First Trimester' are a collection of video tech scouts (12:30), a storyboard gallery, and an art direction gallery. Under 'Second Trimester' is a featurette on costume design (07:30), and a costume gallery. Under 'Birth' is a production still gallery. The disc also features all of these galleries under a stills menu, and two trailers.
To reiterate— The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a technical masterpiece, but painfully flawed in the narrative departments. Still, it begs at least a single viewing from any and all that consider themselves film fans, even if just for its incredible visual achievements. I personally can't see myself ever watching it again, so I can't really recommend the purchase based on the film alone, but the Criterion special edition Blu-ray features a flawless 1080p transfer, a subtle and solid DTS-HD track, and hours of in-depth extras, extras I may be more likely to re-watch than the film itself.
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I'm still on the fence with this one. Looks like it could be good, but the Forrest Gump comparison you made is EXACTLY why I stayed away from the theater. But after reading your review, I'll give it a shot.
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Release Date: 5th May 2007
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1 French
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Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Elias Koteas, Julia Ormond, Tilda Swinton, Phyllis Somerville
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Well, here we have another attempt. After the failure of the overly complicated Google Wave (remember that? It was supposed to change the world and all that), Google is undertaking another attempt at social networking. It's called Google+. Update: Forget the crap I wrote here, this article is seven pages on insider information on Google+. Surprised by the beautiful interface? It's been designed by Andy Hertzfeld. The Andy Hertzfeld.
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I actually checked the other day.
They're making daily commits on github, but I still haven't got an invite.
Kinda sad.... I'd like to use something a little decentralized, open source, and where I could run my own server.
From what I remember diaspora was supposed to solve this. There would be sites that would pop up for free hosting or you could host your own (sorta like Wordpress).
They took a buttload of startup money. I hope they deliver something.


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The increased complexity of resolution enhancement technology (RET) at 65 nanometers is impacting lithographic yield in several ways. The major contributors to declining yields are: a smaller lithographic process window, increased sensitivity to layout topology in the lithographic process, and complex mask rule constraints that impact the application of RET. These issues must be addressed with a fast, accurate and easy-to-use RET verification solution that detects yield-limiting conditions.
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Thank you for your question.
Osteosarcoma is a malignant bone tumor with a peak incidence in the adolescent age group. The bones most commonly involved are the distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal humerus. Osteosarcoma can metastasize, particularly to the lungs. Treatment and prognosis depend upon the extent of the tumor at diagnosis.
There are two main components to treatment, chemotherapy and surgery. An initial biopsy is undertaken to determine the diagnosis. Chemotherapy is often then administered prior to definitive surgery in an attempt to make the surgical resection easier. The tumor response to chemotherapy has prognostic significance. An equally important role of chemotherapy is to treat microscopic areas of spread (micrometastases). Chemotherapeutic agents commonly used in the treatment of osteosarcoma include methotrexate, adriamycin, cisplatin, ifosphamide, and other agents. Several of these medications are often given in combination.
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A streptococcal screen is a test to detect group A streptococcus, the most common cause of
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How the Test is Performed
The test requires a throat swab. It takes about 7 minutes. The swab is tested to identify group A streptococcus, the cause of strep throat.
How to Prepare for the Test
There is no special preparation. Inform the health care provider if you are taking, or have recently taken, antibiotics.
How the Test will Feel
Your throat will be swabbed in the area of the tonsils. This may make you gag.
Why the Test is Performed
Your health care provider may order this test if you have signs of strep throat, which include:
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A negative strep screen most often meansGroup A streptococcus is not present. It is unlikely that you have strep throat.
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Apositive strep screen most often means Group A streptococcus is present, and confirms strep throat.
At times, the test may be positive even if you do not have strep. This is called a false-positive result and is more likely if you have a fever or the symptoms of strep throat.
There are no risks.
This test screens for the group A streptococcusbacteria only and will not detect other causes of sore throat.
Wessels MR. Clinical practice. Streptococcal pharyngitis. N Engl J Med. 2011;364(7):648-655.
Weber R. Pharyngitis. In: Bope ET, Kellerman RD, eds. Conns Current Therapy 2012. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 1.
Nussenbaum B, Bradford CR. Pharyngitis in adults. In: Flint PW, Haughey BH, Lund LJ, et al, eds. Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Eslevier; 2010:chap 13.
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umockdev 0.3 introduced the notion of an "umockdev script", i. e. recording the
read()s and
write()s that happen on a device node such as
ttyUSB0. With that one can successfully run ModemManager in an umockdev testbed to pretend that one has e. g. an USB 3G stick.
However, this didn't yet apply to the Ubuntu phone stack, where ofonod talks to Android's "rild" (Radio Interface Layer Daemon) through the Unix socket
/dev/socket/rild. Thus over the last days I worked on extending umockdev's script recording and replaying to Unix sockets as well (which behave quite different and quite a bit more complex than ordinary files and character devices). This is released in 0.4, however you should actually get 0.4.1 if you want to package it.
So you now can make a script from ofonod how it makes a phone call (or other telephony action) through rild, and later replay that in an umockdev testbed without having to have a SIM card, or even a phone. This should help with reproducing and testing bugs like ofonod goes crazy when roaming: It's enough to record the communication for a person who is in a situation to reproduce the bug, then a developer can study what's going wrong independent of harware and mobile networks.
How does it work? If you have used umockdev before, the pattern should be clear now: Start ofonod under umockdev-record and tell it to record the communication on
sudo pkill ofonod; sudo umockdev-record -s /dev/socket/rild=phonecall.script -- ofonod -n -d
Now launch the phone app and make a call, send a SMS, or anything else you want to replay later. Press Control-C when you are done. After that you can run ofonod in a testbed with the mocked rild:
sudo pkill ofonod; sudo umockdev-run -u /dev/socket/rild=phonecall.script -- ofonod -n -d
Note the new
-u option which will create
/tmp/umockdev.XXXXXX/dev/socket/rild, attach some server threads to accept client connections, and replay the script on each connection.
But wait, that fails with some
ERROR **: ScriptRunner op_write[/dev/socket/rild]: data mismatch; got block '...', expected block '...'
error! Apparently ofono's messages are not 100% predictable/reproducible, I guess there are some time stamps or bits of uninitialized memory involved. Normally umockdev requires that the program under test sticks to the previously recorded write() parts of the script, to ensure that the echoed read()s stay in sync and everything works as expected. But for cases like these were some fuzz is expected, umockdev 0.4 introduces setting a "fuzz percentage" in scripts. To allow 5% byte value mismatches, i. e. in a block of n bytes there can be n*0.05 bytes which are different than the script, you'd put a line
f 5 -
before the 'w' block that will get jitter, or just put it at the top of the file to allow it for all messages. Please see the script format documentation for details.
After doing that, ofonod works, and you can do the exact same operations that you recorded, with e. g. the phone app. Doing other operations will fail, of course.
As always,
umockdev-run -u is of course just a CLI convenience wrapper around the umockdev API. If you want to do the replay in a C test suite, you can call
umockdev_testbed_load_socket_script(testbed, "/dev/socket/rild", SOCK_STREAM, "path/to/phonecall.script", &error);
or the equivalent in Python or Vala, as usual.
If you are an Ubuntu phone developer and want to use this, please don't hesitate to talk to me. This is all in saucy now, so on the Ubuntu phone it's a mere "sudo apt-get install umockdev" away.


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A spokesman for the advocacy group known as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) says California State University at San Bernardino is discriminating against a Christian student group in a way that has become all too common on college campuses across the United States.
California State University – San Bernardino is refusing to recognize a campus Christian Student Association (CSA) for requiring that its members be Christians and adhere to the group's statements of faith and sexual morality. The university claims that by trying to maintain its evangelical identity, the CSA is discriminating against non-Christians.
However, FIRE's legal director, Greg Lukianoff, calls the university's argument absurd. "If you do not share the core beliefs of the group, you do not have the right to join it," he asserts. "Freedom of association means nothing if you don't have the right to exclude people who don't agree with you on the fundamental reason why you associate in the first place."
Lukianoff says CSU-San Bernardino's position "just completely turns the idea of discrimination on its head." And if the CSA sues, he adds, a California court may allow the school to continue misusing its nondiscrimination policy, but federal courts will not.
The CSU-San Bernardino administration is ignoring legal precedents and trampling the CSA members' constitutional rights, the FIRE spokesman insists. "[T]he university is actually … denying students' First Amendment freedom of association rights," he says. "University after university has done this; FIRE has fought cases all over the country."
Some of FIRE's more prominent victories in this area, Lukianoff points out, include wins at "Tufts University in 2000; Rutgers University in 2003; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where we had two cases over the course of two years." Also, he notes, FIRE succeeded in securing victories at "Purdue University; Ohio State University; Louisiana State University, where we were defending a Muslim group; and Milwaukee School of Engineering."
A legal challenge to the California State University system's policy of denying student religious organizations the right to govern themselves according to their own religious principles has already been filed by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), a nonprofit legal defense and policy organization. Nevertheless, CSU-San Bernardino, which is a member of the California State system, is standing by its policies and continuing to deny CSA official recognition, despite the ongoing legal challenge.Download file "FIRE: California School Curtails Christian Students' First Amendment Rights"
Schools: California State University – San Bernardino Cases: California State University at San Bernardino: Refusal to Recognize Christian Group


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This February 2007 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Posted as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cessna 340A.
Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Injuries: 4 Fatal.
Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The pilot held an airline transport certificate and had logged about 3,275 hours. He was instrument current and had logged several hours of flight time in the week preceding the accident. He obtained a pre-flight weather briefing that included a warning about moderate icing, turbulence and low-level wind shear in the vicinity of the destination airport. The briefer also provided several pilot reports for icing and turbulence.
The pilot was attempting a VOR approach. Radar data indicated that the airplane passed the VOR at an altitude of 2,800 feet MSL, then turned right to a heading of 017°. The published final approach course for the approach is 341°. Radar data showed the airplane wandering all over the sky.
The minimum descent altitude for the approach procedure was 1,720 feet MSL. The airplane descended to 1,400 feet, then radar contact was lost. The wreckage was found less than a quarter of a mile from the runway.
The post-accident inspection of the airframe and engines did not reveal any anomalies associated with a pre-impact failure or malfunction.
Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather, and his failure to maintain altitude during the instrument approach. The severe icing, moderate turbulence, and low-level wind shear were factors.
For more information: NTSB.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20070222X00212&key=1.


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Hello... I need some advice on what to do. My baby is 10.5 weeks. Apparently she has silent reflux. I had no idea because she does not fuss or cry any more than a normal baby would. I have seen her spit up and she does so without discomfort. She almost seems relieved by it. I have also heard her silently refluxing and again it doesnt seem to bother her. I believe she had painful reflux earlier on, and a flare up last week when I consumed some dairy.
Heres the thing - at weighted feeds with my LC - she takes no more than about 2 oz at a time and then starts pulling off the nipple. She doesnt scream or fuss, she just stops eating. My LC says she is refusing to take in more because she has learned that taking in more could cause her pain. I have never counted out how many feeds we do in a day. I usually start to keep record than get caught up with taking care of baby and forget to record frequency. I feed her on demand. It could be an hour, 2, 3 or 4 hours between feeds during day. She usually eats 2-3 times overnight. Baby has been prescribed zantax but we havent given it to her b/c again, she doesnt seem bothered by the reflux as far as we can tell. My baby has plenty of wet diapers, poos almost everyday, she naps well, is alert and content while awake, and reaching milestones. She is chubby with fat rolls. Her dr was very pleased with her yesterday, commenting on how vigorous she is. So because baby takes in so little at each feed and her weight gain is slow, my LC recommends I pump 2-4 day to increase my supply. she also thinks having baby on meds will relieve reflux pain so she will eat more.
I am writing today b/c I do not want to pump. Heres why. I am just getting to the point where breastfeeding has become a lovely, special time of bonding between me and my daughter, esp during evening feedings. Why? b/c my breasts are nice and "empty". with my breasts like this, my baby actually suckles at my breast for extended periods, she drinks peacefully with lots of "kehs", she doesnt get overwhelmed by the letdown and actually falls asleep comfort nursing at my breast!!! It feels so great!!! oh, and tiny baby burps come up with ease. My experience with breastfeeding up to this point has been my baby gulping, taking in tons of air and feeding for no more than 2-3 minutes at a time , then spending lots of time trying to coax out huge, painful belches from her aching belly. overnight and early morning feedings are still often like this, though improving. My LC tells me that my babe should be able to handle my flow by now, that its not overactive letdown, it's a normal letdown. My fear is that if I pump, my breasts are going to become overly full and my baby is going to again struggle with the flow. I want her to gain weight and I do not want to lose supply due to her taking such small amounts, at the same time i do not want to pump myself into a state where baby will be overwhelmed by flow.
Here is her weight history:
9/22 - birth 6lbs
9/24 - left hospital = 5lbs 8 oz
10/ 4 - 7lbs
10/22 - 8lbs 15 oz
11/4 - 9, 13 oz
11/7 - posterior Tongue tie revision
11/13 - 10, 2 oz
11/20 - 10, 7 oz
11/22 - 10, 10 oz
11/29 - 10, 14.5 oz
12/5 - 10 13 oz
12/6- 10 15 oz
im at 5 feet 105 lbs, my hubby is 5' 6" 135 lbs.
Any guidance will be appreciated, thanks!


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Boutique Studio is a Design firm in Mexico City with a multidisciplinary approach specialized in branding, cultural projects, interior design and new media content.
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Henry Oliver is a new gin made from 8 key botanicals crafted by a distiller with over 130 years of experience. Its unique flavor, with hints of orange peel, coriander seeds and limes from Mexico, seeks to captivate 25-35 year old looking for a high-quality spiritGraphic Design, Branding, Illustration2016
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Brendan DeMelle | May 23, 2011
By Brendan DeMelle • Monday, May 23, 2011 - 14:22
In the latest installment of its video series "Koch Brothers Exposed," the Brave New Films team interviews concerned property owners and farmers whose land and water quality is threatened by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry filthy tar sands crude from Alberta to Gulf Coast refineries.
The short video outlines the various ways that the billionaire Koch brothers may stand to benefit from the Keystone XL pipeline - that is, if it is ever built.
A diverse and fast-growing coalition of property owners, farmers, water quality advocates, ethics watchdogs and environmentalists is rising up against the proposed pipeline, citing the threat of devestating impacts on critical public resources, including water supplies such as the Ogallala aquifer, which sits directly in the path of the currently anticipated pipeline route. Then there are the property rights, economics, and climate change-related reasons why this pipeline is so controversial.
As the video makes clear, the decision whether to grant a thumbs up or down to TransCanada's request for a presidential permit to build the 1,959-mile tar sands pipeline rests sqaurely with Secretary Clinton and the State Department. The video asks viewers to "Tell Secretary Clinton To Say No To The Kochs" and the Keystone XL pipeline.
I wrote last week about a lawsuit filed by ethics and environmental watchdogs against Clinton and the State Department over allegations that a former Clinton campaign staffer may enjoy undue influence over the pipeline decision in his role as the chief lobbyist for TransCanada.
Now Brave New Films is shining a spotlight on how the Koch brothers might benefit from the tar sands pipeline too.
Watch Brave New Films' latest video:
Also read Brave New Films' director Robert Greenwald's blog at Huffington Post on this matter.
anonymous replied on Permalink
What a revelation!!!!
Rich people making a profit from investing in job creating projects!!!
How disgusting!!!!…
I just wish rich people would stop creating jobs. It is just soooooooo immoral.
they should just keep their mony in banks.
Damn them.
Damn them…..
I could be so happy on welfare…. if it were not for them.
The government should do something. After all my welfare and happyness is the governments responsibility…
Let me know when this awful scourage of private enterprise creating jobs is stopped. I'll be home drinking beer on my couch.
Phil M replied on Permalink
So by your reckoning, Bin
So by your reckoning, Bin Laden was a hero because he provided jobs?
Your comment is a false dichotomy.
anonymous replied on Permalink
Two faced denial again
Because what happens when someone invests in solar panel factories?
Denialists screaming "IT'S ALL A SCAM TO MAKE MONEY!!!! SEEE!!!!!".
Apparently you're only allowed to make money polluting.
David Suzuki replied on Permalink
What happens when someone
What happens when someone invests in a solar panel factory? A rich industrialist in China gets a little bit richer, and some middle man deposits his taxpayer-funded government "green" subsidies in his bank account in the Canary Islands.
Hurray for the environment!
waterbabyonisland replied on Permalink
Petition link
I dont see any link to the petition in the article so I thought Id post it here to make it easy for people to sign as soon as possible. Time is of the essence. http://kochbrothersexposed.com/tellclintonno/
Also check out Creeksides excellent collation of the issues as the Koch Bros. relate to Canada. http://creekside1.blogspot.com/2011/05/north-american-made-energy-security-act.html
David Suzuki replied on Permalink
I wonder what this little
I wonder what this little propaganda movie cost George Soros?


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You're replying to a comment by Peter Krumins.
Matt, thanks for noticing the typo. Gonna fix it.
Tommy, I can only think of lambda calculus that, if I understand correctly, uses Y-combinator to recurse.
Bluestorm, I am also familiar with Y! (Y-bang) combinator (from The Seasoned Schemer book). But I am not exactly sure how it's different from Y-combinator. I am still thinking about it. The derivation is similar to Y-combinator's but it's a bit different. The book says that it works the same as Y-combinator but then gives an example which Y-combinator processes but Y! combinator goes into an infinite loop. And thanks for the in-depth comment!
I wrote the Y! out when I was reading that chapter. I posted the code here: (define Y-bang ...) and example where Y-bang fails, but Y works.
Bruce, nice explanation! Thanks for sharing!


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How to Install AMD Drivers Guide
Community Guide Written by: EuroFight
Formatted for submission by: Guest_Jim_*
This guide will cover downloading and installing new drivers for AMD graphics cards and APUs.
Removing AMD Catalyst Drivers:
At this point, there is no way to update AMD graphics drivers without removing the old software before installing the new software.
Step 1: Navigate to Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program (Windows Vista and newer) or Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP).
Step 2: Double-click on AMD Catalyst Install Manager.
Step 3: Click 'Next' on the first page of the uninstaller.
Step 4: Select 'Express Uninstall ALL AMD Software', and click 'Next'.
Step 5: Click 'OK' on the dialog that appears. The screen may flash during uninstallation, and the resolution of your monitor will likely be reverted to a different resolution than you had it previously set to (often 800*600 or 1024*768).
Step 6: Reboot the computer to complete the uninstallation. Read on for the instructions to install new drivers.
Downloading AMD Drivers
AMD drivers are included in a piece of software called AMD Catalyst. AMD Catalyst does a great deal more than just graphics drivers, but in this guide we will only cover the basics of installing and updating the software suite.
Step 1: Navigate to the AMD Catalyst website, the link can be found here.
Step 2: Click on the 'Download Now' graphic in the middle of the screen. It should be quite easy to spot.
Step 3: You should arrive at a page detailing all the AMD drivers available for current graphics cards.
Step 4: Select the appropriate download for your operating system and video card. Some video card series require different drivers than others, so the HD 7000, HD 6000, and HD 5000 series have separate drivers than the HD 4000, HD 3000, and HD 2000. If you would like to install the latest Beta driver, click on the appropriate download button. Be aware though that the Beta drivers are not always as stable as official releases, and could cause your computer to crash or catch fire. (Okay, perhaps not the catch fire bit, but they are 'beta' for a reason.) For the interests of this guide, I will be using the non-beta HD7000, HD6000 and HD5000 series drivers for Windows 7 64-bit for reference, however the process should be similar for all driver versions.
Step 5: Click on the 'Catalyst Software Suite' download button. The download button for the latest beta driver is also on this page, if you want to risk instability for the latest and greatest driver.
Step 6: If you are using Internet Explorer, click 'Run' or 'Save' in the dialog box that appears. In Chrome or Firefox, you just need to click on the download when it has completed.