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Delicatessen (1991) Movie Review
This Delicatessen movie review will reveal that humour emerges from a context - when absolute madness is fused with quirky dialogues, bizarre plot twists and a surprisingly tender story of love. If you are looking for a strange little tale of romance, violence and compassion then you must watch or buy Delicatessen. The film is a surreal comedy set in a futuristic post apocalyptic world where there is an extreme scarcity of food and therefore grains and pulses are being used as money.
Facts about Delicatessen (French), 1991
Director(s) of Delicatessen: Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Language: French
Cast of Delicatessen: Marie-Laure Dougnac, Dominique Pinon and Pascal Benezech
Genre: Comedy and Fantasy
Awards: European Film Award and Cesar Award
Delicatessen movie trivia: Jean-Pierre Jeunet got the idea of cannibalistic meals while holidaying in USA. According to him the food in the American hotels was so bad that it made him think of human meat. The idea of a cannibal butcher on the other hand occurred to him while he was staying in an apartment above a Butcher's shop in France.
Reasons why you should watch or buy Delicatessen
The movie Delicatessen is one of the most entertaining and eccentric cult classic that has emerged from an otherwise large and exhausting canon of French Cinema. The story revolves around a butcher/landlord who runs his own delicatessen and serves human meat to his tenants. Such cannibalistic violence is executed by winning the trust of his helpers and eventually slaughtering them in order to feed the famished family and tenants.
1. Quirky characters of Delicatessen
The character of Louison, the innocuous and child like clown who joins the butcher's apartment as a helper shines out as one of the most endearing and funny characters in the movie Delicatessen. Ignorant of the Butcher's violent plans, he is always amusing the other children with circus tricks and despite the hostility that is thrown towards him by the other tenants he continues to be innocently helpful and charming.Throughout the film, Louison in his own sweet manner is found silently mourning over the loss of his old circus buddy, Livingston the chimpanzee who had been murdered to satiate the hunger of the depraved society. The butcher - Clapet, fat and stout too is full of eccentric idiosyncrasies. He is always seen counting his money (sacks of grains) and clashing his knives. He portrays the perfect caricature of a comic villain.
2. Delicatessen - Romance with a twist
Delicatessen lays out the setting for one of the most bizarre love story. The romance unfolds between Louison- the helper and Julie- the Butcher's daughter. Critical of her father's cannibalistic violence, Julie falls hopelessly in love with Louison. Louison's chivalry and innocence inspire her to fight against her father and save Louison from his dreadful fate of getting killed and eventually eaten. Delicatessen is a sick, funny and twisted movie, yet it is this tale of romance which lends a rather sweet and tender waft to it.
3. Stunning visuals and the rustic feel of the movie
Delicatessen has one of the most beautiful and surreal visual imageries. The entire film is tinted with a hint of sepia. The rustic feel makes it appear as if the film is wrapped in a brown cellophane paper. The set paints an image of a post-war Europe, full of broken decrepit apartments with peeled off walls and shelled buildings. This description may appear dreary but one must watch Delicatessen to realize how the cinematography has treated these images to recreate a quaint and rather charming ambience.
4. Unique Background score of Delicatessen
The background score in Delicatessen is definitely one of the most brilliant and unique aspects of the film. Instead of using conventional instruments and symphonic orchestras, the directors have allowed the characters and the objects in the film to speak and weave out their own background music. The clashing of the knives, the crackling of the radio, the creaking of the springs, the rhythmic thumping of a mat which is being dusted, all make up for an astounding background score. The music played by Julie and Louison by their musical saws is also one of the most interesting highlights of this film.
5. Black Humour in Delicatessen
Delicatessen represents black humour at its best. Never too dark, never too light, it maintains a perfect balance. Like many other Caro and Juenet films, the black humour in Delicatessen too is laced with a sense of innocence. From a post-man who carries a 'bullshit detector', radical groups who call themselves 'vegetarian freedom fighters' to an old man who has turned his apartment into a swamp so he can eat the frogs and snails - Delicatessen is one of the most clever and offbeat black comedy.
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Keith Breese Delicatessen movie review
"When the dust settles, the laughing jags fade and the blood coagulates, Delicatessen is about much more than cinematic thrills. Sure, it's funny, it's gross, it's diabolically, unabashedly idiosyncratic, but it's also an epic ode to that most fundamental expression of human endeavor - creativity"
Source: Filmcritic
Actually the PlayStation game is based on City of the Lost Children.
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I must say I have never heard of this movie but, in a way it looks very interesting.
Looking forward to your Amelie review....the movie that got me on the Jeunet bandwagon was The City of the Lost Children....I saw one preview and was blown away...it was actually the first date for my wife and myself...we had to drive 3 hours to the only theater that was playing the movie.....did you know Play Station 2...actually came out with a game based on the movie?
I have seen French movies, 400 Blows and Hiroshima Mon Amour are my all time favorite. Your review looks interesting, I will definitely watch this.
I've seen Amelie and loved it (re: Cogerson's comments). I've not yet seen this movie.
But in terms of the theme: There was a short story that I believe was made into a Hitchcock Presents or similar anthology series-I cannot remember the name of the author, but there is a restaurant that only occasionally serves their meal with the secret ingredient everyone loves it and there is no advance warning about which night it will be-so everyone comes every night, if they can-some can't. See, at the end of the meal, one diner is invited to go to the kitchen and learn the secret-never to be seen again. No one catches on.
And then of course there is Soylent Green.
I'll have to check out this movie.
Excellent hub on a strange but excellent movie. I think the 6th reason to watch is to watch how the director Jean-Pierre Jeunet improved over the years....because after this movie you would have to check out some of his other movies like Children of the Lost City, Amelie, and A Very Long Engagement....all movies I love......but I think you can skip his latest movie Micmacs. Voted awesome and informative.


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Today we furthered our conversation around characters and their archetypes by delving into more non-human character forms; how their archetypical traits add a certain value to their overall story. For example, we looked at various laundry powders finding that Persil has an 'explorer' archetype. This reaches out toward a branch of stories based around the curious, outdoorsy childhood; promoting exploration, messy fun and then of course, a good clean up afterward.
The Mac vs PC ad clips also proved the same point; two computer technologies, two very different archetypes/stories/functionalities. These advertisements are evidentiary proof that everything we have in our world comes along with its very own story to tell; even the most trivial of objects. This is due to our very human nature and desire to communicate to one another through details, facts, fiction, stories, stories stories! It's natural to speak, make gestures, share commonalities and connect to one another and our things. Stories draw us nearer toward a deeper, more personal connection with any given thing that we're identifying with and therefore creating a relevance toward it. This is one of themes crucial ways we make the end decision on buying most things- because their story drew us toward it!
Paul Bennett's TED Talk contained a nice story about this in regards to a hospital room. He explained how in making small changes to a clinical hospital room can make all the difference for a sick patient. Something as minuscule as painting the ceiling can completely change the mood , and therefore the story for that room and its user experience.
We also learnt about psychographics today…this was anew word for me! It is sort of like a demographic, but based upon a common mental properties, such as the socially conscious type A, or the Belonger. We're constantly learning a lot of really awesome and intriguing things in this class- it's a very thought provoking and stimulating environment to be in!

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Sundance Bracelet - Burnished Gold
The Lighter Side: Life is to be enjoyed, and this lovely bracelet will add a little sparkle to your day. Eight beautiful crystal stones are stationed around this classic 20cm piece, which is suitable to wear day or night. It's a glimmer of glamour, perfect for you.
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This is a photo of a game board I'm making for a mail art swap. It is The New Year's Resolution Game. Shabree and I tried it out today. I still need to coat it, and add the name to the back, then get it ready to mail.
Shabree and I went to the parish office party this afternoon. We had a good time, and before the party, I gathered the costumes from the hall, folded them and put them away until next time. Shabree and I also got the scenery things taken down and brought home. Hopefully, I'll remember to ask Chuck or Reagan to get the hay bales out of there this weekend. Anyway, the office party was nice. Lots of good food and conversation...And I forgot to take a single photo.
Amy dropped Zachary off on their way home from Normanna (where Mimi hosted a cookie baking marathon) and he, Shabree and I went to see The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe this evening. It was really good. Then we went to the grocery store, and home. They about drove me crazy in the supermarket. Zach is spending the night. When we got home, Chuck was asleep in the recliner. They kept waking him up, wanting to go over to the cabin and spend the night. Chuck finally did get up and they did go. Sheesh! I can't say I don't like the peace and quiet though.


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In London, Huawei's new conference, in addition to Huawei P9 and Huawei P9 Plus, Huawei also launched a new smart bracelet TalkBand B3, with three versions: classic, elite and active models.
Appearance: 3D curved screen
The Huawei TalkBand B3 sports a 3D Corning Gorilla Glass, with a metal shell, and it's worth mentioning that the bracelet to use a flexible OLED screen, to achieve the curved effect, the resolution of 80*128.
Same as Huawei TalkBand B2, the B3 still uses separable design, the body can be removed and used as a Bluetooth headset.
Function: Support motion tracking
The TalkBand B3 supports motion tracking function, when you are exercising, it is possible to take a quick look at the notification, while it is supporting talk via bluetooth, and the TalkBand B3 increase 25% in volume, 80% in noise reduction when compare with B2.
Battery life: 3 days
Huawei TalkBand B3 can standby for three days, to ensure the six hours of talk.
Huawei TalkBand B3 has three versions, active version is priced at 169 euros, classic version priced at 199 euros, and elite version priced at 249 euros.


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ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lenoir-Rhyne's Jackson Bailey was voted the South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Katie Tomassoni from Tusculum earned the women's honor, the Conference announced today.
The South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award is presented annually to one student-athlete in each of the Conference's championship sports, and is voted on by the SAC's Faculty Athletic Representatives Committee. Winners are selected based on their achievements in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
Bailey, a senior from Matthews, N.C., earns the SAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Men' Golf for the second consecutive year. He holds a 3.72 GPA as a finance major and is a seven-time Lenoir-Rhyne Dean's List honoree and a four-time member of the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
"I am extremely proud of Jackson for being selected as the SAC Men's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row," said Lenoir-Rhyne head men's golf coach Elliot Gealy. "His hard work, both on and off the course, is evident and he continues to be an excellent representative for Lenoir-Rhyne University."
Bailey posted a stroke average of 76 in 22 rounds this season. He helped lead the Bears to a win at the J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate and to a second-place finish at the Richard Rendleman Intercollegiate.
Bailey has been the Lenoir-Rhyne team captain for the last three seasons, and in 2017 he received the Bob Dibble "Spirit of the Game" Award. Bailey has served on the Lenoir-Rhyne Student-Athlete Advisory Council during his time at Lenoir-Rhyne and is currently a Resident Assistant in the Morgan Dormitory. The men's golf representative on the Lenoir-Rhyne Rotary Club, he spends time in his hometown as a tennis instructor and maintenance assistant at the Weddington Swim and Racquet Club. He also served as a sales clerk at the Alan Cochrane Allstate Insurance Agency during the summer of 2017.
Tomassoni, a junior from Mason, Ohio, holds a 3.78 GPA in Sports Management at Tusculum. She is a three-time Women's Golf Coaches Association All-America Scholar, a three-time Dean's List honoree at Tusculum and a three-time member of the Charles Oliver Gray Honors List. She has also been named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll and to the Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll for each of the past three years.
"Katie is one of the most humble and hardworking student-athletes I have seen at Tusculum," said Tusculum interim head golf coach Nick Forsberg. "She has been a great ambassador for our team and does an outstanding job in balancing academics, community service and leadership, along with her athletic responsibilities. Katie is an outstanding recipient of this prestigious award."
Tomassoni had an fantastic season on the course, posting a 77.43 stroke average, which was the second lowest on the team and the fifth-best in Tusculum women's golf history. The All-SAC Honorable Mention selection led the Pioneers with eight top-10 finishes and five top-five finishes. She earned medalist honors at the Dibble Classic, came in third at the LeeAnn Noble Memorial and finished seventh at the SAC Championship to earn SAC All-Tournament Second Team honors for the second straight year.
In addition to Tomassoni's time on the golf course and in the classroom, she has spent countless hours working in the community. She currently serves on the Tusculum Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as the Vice President; she is a volunteer at the Greeneville Animal Shelter and is a volunteer instructor with the First Tee Program at the Links Hill Country Club. She is an Adopt-A-Highway volunteer, she has participated in the Nettie Day of Service for the past three years and she has volunteered at the Old Oak Festival. Tomassoni also works with the Tusculum Theater Outreach Program and has worked in the Tusculum Athletic Communications office as part of the Sports Management Clinical Experience.
Other Men's Golf Nominees
Tim Bombosch, Wingate
Anthony Marcinelli, Carson-Newman
Jesse Vensel, Catawba
David Whinery, Tusculum
Other Women's Golf Nominees
Taylor Hayes, Carson-Newman
Nabila Inak, Newberry
Laura Nunez Rodriguez, Wingate
Ainee O'Connor, Lenoir-Rhyne
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Biber: News
22. 03. 2018.
Biber 02
We are pleased to announce the publication of the collection of short stories about reconciliation selected through the second Biber Competition.
The second Biber Competition was launched in January 2017. We received 385 stories in Albanian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian. The jury was made up of Faruk Šehić, Kim Mehmeti and Tatjana Gromača. First prize went to the story Jedu ljudi i bez nogu [People Without Legs Eat Too] by Milica Vučković from Belgrade, the second prize was awarded to the story Čiko Zav [Mr Zav] by Dženeta Rovčanin from Sarajevo and the third prize to Семејството на чичко Аки [Uncle Aki's Family] by Anuška Minovska from Skopje.
The Biber 02 collection contains 25 selected stories. You can download the pdf version at the following link.
Three promotions are planned for the Biber 02 collection: in Zagreb, Mitrovica and Tetovo. The first will be held at the University of Tetovo on 27 March at 12 noon.
January 18, 2017
It is with great pleasure that we inform you that the regional short story competition – Biber – has been announced for the second time. The subject of the competition is reconciliation in the context of legacy of wars and violence in the countries of former Yugoslavia, particularly since 1991. We invite authors writing in Albanian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Croatian and Serbian languages to send us their stories. The invitation is addressed to acclaimed authors, as well as the so far unpublished ones. The competition is open until June 14, 2017.
Jury members are Tatjana Gromaca, Faruk Sehic and Kim Mehmeti.
The competition is organised by Biber team in collaboration with Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo-Belgrade.
About the Subject
Reconciliation is not a popular term, as it is more often than not identified with the concept of forgiveness or the idea that everything needs to be forgotten and future be faced instead. We profoundly believe it is impossible to forget the horrors of loss, suffering and injustice people had endured.
However, if we view reconciliation as giving up hatred, as seeking ways to attain justice, but in such a way as to not inflict injustice upon others, as a chance to build a more certain, safer and freer future for all, then we believe it is something we urgently need. We therefore wish to invite authors to think about reconciliation in new and creative ways and inspire us with stories that overcome existing prejudices and entrenched hostilities, with stories that move boundaries. And thus, maybe, give a much needed incentive to our societies.
Authors of best three stories will be awarded monetary prizes:
1st prize 800 euros
2nd prize 600 euros
3rd prize 400 euros
Around twenty selected pieces will be published in a multilingual collection.
For more information about rules and requirements of the competition, please visit Biber's web page, in languages the competition was announced in.
We would like to ask you to inform anyone you feel might be interested about this competition.
Biber & CNA team
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On Saturday, July 28, Chad Kellogg and I made an ascent of the NE Buttress of Mt. Slesse. Since I'm moving to Salt Lake City on Saturday to begin a new career as a nurse, I was seeking a climb that would satisfy my adventurous alpine side for awhile. Mt. Slesse offered exactly the type of North Cascades adventure I was in search of and then some.
We drove to the trailhead on Friday night. I found this map to help us find the trailhead as its a little confusing in the dark. The Nesakwatch Creek road is pretty rugged and a high clearance vehicle is mandatory to get to the trailhead.


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Recipient: Katherine K. Wallman
View the PDF of this letter here.
Katherine K. Wallman
Chief Statistician
Office of Management and Budget
1800 G St., 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20503
Submitted via e-mail
Re: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (Document Citation: 81 FR 67398)
Dear Ms. Wallman:
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States, we appreciate this opportunity to provide comments in response to the Office of Management and Budget's Request for Public Comment. The Leadership Conference provides a powerful unified voice for the various constituencies of the coalition: persons of color, women, children, individuals with disabilities, gays and lesbians, older Americans, labor unions, major religious groups, civil libertarians, and human rights organizations. We are pleased to offer for the record a report from our sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, "Race and Ethnicity in the 2020 Census," which examines the potential implications of proposed revisions to the 2020 census race and ethnicity questions for continued, effective implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of civil rights protections. We also submit for your consideration our specific comments in response to the Federal Register Notice of OMB's intent to review ("Notice") the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity ("Standards"). Finally, we share our deep concern about the timeline for engaging the public in the process of reviewing and finalizing any revisions to the Standards.
The Leadership Conference views an accurate and fair census, and the collection of useful, objective data about our nation's people, housing, economy, and communities generally, to be among the most important civil rights issues of our day. We have a long record of first-hand experience working in support of previous censuses. For the 2010 Census, we undertook the most comprehensive and extensive effort by a stakeholder organization to promote participation in historically hard-to-count communities and to mobilize local advocates in support of a fair and accurate census by highlighting the civil rights and social justice implications and community benefits. In addition, The Leadership Conference conducts advocacy on various data-related issues, such as sufficient funding resources for the American Community Survey (ACS).
I. Race and Ethnicity in the 2020 Census, A Report by The Leadership Conference Education Fund.
The measurement of race, ethnicity, and national origin in the decennial census, the ACS, and other Census Bureau and federal agency surveys and data collection activities is of particular importance to The Leadership Conference and its members. As a threshold matter, we support the collection of detailed data that illuminate the diversity within racial and ethnic groups; these data give public and private sector policymakers the tools necessary to understand and address the disparate needs of all communities.
We have followed closely the 2010 Census Alternative Questionnaire Experiment Program, subsequent analysis and research efforts, and the 2015 National Content Test (NCT). While we applaud OMB for recognizing the need to reexamine the Standards that govern the collection of race/ethnicity data at a time of ongoing demographic change, we also want to be sure that any modifications facilitate the collection and publication of data that are, above all, useful in the implementation, enforcement, and monitoring of this nation's civil rights laws.
The Leadership Conference Education Fund's report, "Race and Ethnicity in the 2020 Census," describes specific uses of census race and ethnicity data for these purposes in a number of important arenas. The report is the culmination of The Leadership Conference and The Education Fund's year-long project to examine the Census Bureau's research and testing program from the perspective of civil rights stakeholders and to ensure that any revisions to the 2020 census race and ethnicity questions continue to yield data that support the advancement of fairness and equity in all facets of American life.
The report also outlines civil rights stakeholder goals and concerns with respect to the collection and reporting of race and ethnicity data in the next decennial census. It concludes with a set of recommendations for both the Census Bureau and OMB, encompassing suggestions for further research and testing, ways to strengthen the partnerships between these agencies and the civil rights community, and principles to guide final decision-making on this critical aspect of the 2020 census.
II. Recommendations for Revising Selected Components of the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.
The Federal Register Notice identifies "four particular areas where further revisions to the standard might improve the quality of race and ethnicity information collected and presented to Federal agencies." These four areas include: (1) use of separate versus combined questions to measure race and ethnicity; (2) the classification of persons of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) origin; (3) the description of how federal agencies should use minimum reporting categories; and (4) the salience of terminology used to describe the classifications and other language in the standards. At this stage of the review process, "OMB is seeking comments from the public on: (1) The adequacy of the current standard in the areas identified for focused review; (2) specific suggestions for the identified areas that have been offered; and (3) principles that should govern any proposed revisions to the standards in the identified areas."[i] The Leadership Conference is pleased to offer the following comments with respect to the issues outlined above.
A. Question Format & Nonresponse: A combined question format for collecting race and ethnicity data should be considered only if publicly available analysis of research and testing demonstrates that such an approach would produce data of equal or better quality and accuracy than data collected through a separate question format.
The Notice highlights findings from Census Bureau research starting with the 2010 Census AQE, which suggests that "a combined question design [to measure race and ethnicity] (rather than the current standard of separate questions) yielded a substantially increased use of OMB standard categories among Hispanic or Latino respondents, signaling that a combined question approach may better reflect how Hispanic or Latino respondents view themselves."[ii] While the civil rights community is open to supporting a combined question format for collecting race and ethnicity data, OMB should propose such an approach only if publicly available analysis of research and testing demonstrates clearly that a combined question would produce data of equal or better quality for all race groups and ethnicities than data collected through separate questions. We note that under the broader possible revisions to the Standards OMB is considering, Hispanic or Latino respondents would not be the only ethnicity potentially included in a combined question. We also are concerned about the potential loss of race data for persons who identify with both a race and ethnicity, such as Afro-Latinos.
The Census Bureau's preliminary results from the 2015 NCT suggest that "[t]he combined question format appears to elicit higher quality data on race and ethnicity."[iii] We are encouraged by this initial conclusion, but we do not believe it is appropriate to support a significant change in the OMB Standard on the preferred method for collecting race and ethnicity data until we have seen full results from the NCT. The Leadership Conference will be prepared to offer a more definitive view after the Census Bureau releases the complete findings from the 2015 NCT.
If the Census Bureau's research demonstrates conclusively that a combined race and ethnicity question will yield the highest quality data in the 2020 census, OMB should consider revising the current policy to favor the collection of data using that approach. However, any such change must be accompanied by clear guidelines that ensure: (1) comparability of data over time (bridging); (2) consistent tabulations of data, by federal agencies and federally funded programs, collected through a combined question with respect to both race and ethnicity; and (3) clear protocols and guidance for data users to follow in comparing race and ethnicity data collected through a combined question with data collected earlier in time using separate questions on race and Hispanic origin. Furthermore, and perhaps most significantly, if OMB revises the Standards to favor a combined question approach, it also must clarify the relationship between race and ethnicity, which will be altered considerably and blurred if respondents using a combined question are not required or encouraged to select both a race and ethnicity.
According to the Notice, OMB is particularly concerned that many respondents, especially respondents of Hispanic or Latino origin, do not identify with the current categories for race.[iv] Civil rights advocates are cautiously optimistic about the possibility of more accurate data on the Latino population from revised 2020 census race and ethnicity question(s), but remain concerned about the possible loss of race data through a combined race and Hispanic origin question, the diminished accuracy of detailed Hispanic subgroup data, and the ability to compare data over time to monitor trends. We recommend that OMB work with the Census Bureau to conduct additional research on the consequences of not assigning a race to respondents who identify as Hispanic or Latino only, or (potentially) MENA only, in a combined question. According to preliminary research presented in October 2016, "[c]ombined Question approaches more easily allow Hispanics to report their Hispanic identity" and "[o]ther categories have similar levels of reporting regardless of question format, consistent with 2010 AQE findings."[v] While this research is illuminating, it is also preliminary. OMB and the Census Bureau should continue examining the implications of a combined question format for the maintenance, collection, and presentation of data on race, in particular, especially with respect to persons reporting as Hispanic/Latino and MENA. As always, before proposing revisions to the Standards, OMB and the Census Bureau should discuss these concerns with civil rights stakeholders to ensure compatibility with civil rights laws. Our goal should be to ensure that a combined question yields the most accurate, detailed data possible for all race and ethnic groups and represents an improvement over the currently preferred separate question format.
B. Middle Eastern or North African category: OMB should consider revising the Standards to ensure that persons of Middle Eastern or North African origin are classified accurately and appropriately in all federal data collection activities.
The Leadership Conference shares OMB's commitment to gathering fair and accurate data for respondents of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) origin, and agrees that the current Standards can be improved. In our comments responding to 79 FR 71377 in January 2015, we urged the Census Bureau to test, as soon as practicable, the possibility of adding a new category for persons of Middle Eastern and North African descent in the 2020 Census and American Community Survey. Accurate and clear measurement of the nation's Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) population is of vital importance to the civil rights community. Civil rights advocates consistently cite the lack of detailed data on the Black and MENA populations as a significant weakness of census and other federal data, making it difficult (if not impossible) to assess disparate treatment and access, as well as opportunities, in education, employment and business, for example, for all diverse communities. Detailed data on race and ethnicity (that is, data on subgroups or national origins) are necessary to advance effectively the civil rights of all race and ethnic populations in the United States.
According to the Notice, OMB is concerned that the current definition of "White race" might be overbroad because it includes people with origins in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. [vi] At the same time, we know that many Americans of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) ancestry do not consider themselves to be "White," as the current Standards contemplate. We know that OMB would like to reach consensus regarding how to better classify respondents of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) origin, and we are encouraged by the significant progress of research into the feasibility of adding a new category for Americans of MENA origin.[vii]
The 2015 NCT's preliminary results suggest that "[t]he use of a distinct Middle Eastern or North African category appears to elicit higher quality data for people who would identify with MENA." [viii] Therefore, we believe it is appropriate for OMB to consider revising the way persons of MENA origin are classified. We urge OMB to work closely with community advocates and experts to develop an acceptable, appropriate definition for any new category. We also believe the complete findings from the 2015 NCT, not scheduled for public release until early 2017, will offer more substantive data on which to base final decisions on the best way to collect high quality information on this growing segment of the population.
However, as this process moves forward, it is incumbent upon OMB, in proposing any revisions to the Standards that establish a new category, to make clear whether MENA origin will be classified as a race or an ethnicity. Furthermore, if OMB determines that MENA will be considered an ethnicity, it must set forth guidance on whether or how persons identifying as MENA will be classified by race, if at all, in future data tabulations and publications. Finally, OMB must provide ample opportunity for meaningful, additional public comment on a proposed definition for any new MENA category.
C. Intent of Minimum Categories: OMB should strengthen language in the Standards to ensure that federal agencies collect detailed subgroup data on race and ethnicity whenever possible and that the minimum or principal race and ethnicity categories should be used exclusively only as a last resort.
The Leadership Conference shares OMB's concern that "the minimum reporting categories as described in the current standard are often misinterpreted as the only permissible reporting categories."[ix] We believe that the Standards should adopt a posture that favors the collection of detailed subgroup data on race and ethnicity and views the minimum reporting categories as a last resort for data collection if the venue does not allow for reasonable opportunity to elicit fine-grained responses.
In the enforcement of civil rights laws, detailed data that users can aggregate to larger categories is far more useful than aggregated data for which greater detail is not available. Less detailed data can mask the true effects of programs and policies in housing, health care, education, and other sectors. For example, accurate, detailed data on the Asian-Pacific American population are essential for studying trends in incarceration rates, poverty, access to health care, and other key indicators, which often show less favorable conditions and outcomes for some subgroups than others. For the 2020 Census, we are encouraged by the possibility that an Internet response option will allow the Census Bureau to solicit more detailed data on race and ethnicity subgroups and to provide more examples of subgroup identification that represent a broader spectrum of diverse national origins and self-identities. We trust that other federal agencies might benefit from the flexibility that electronic data collection modes offer with respect to eliciting more detailed measurement of race and ethnicity. Nevertheless, the digital divide persists for many communities, including many people of color, low-income and rural households, and older Americans, making it necessary for agencies to ensure that traditional data collection instruments and avenues also offer clear directions and adequate space for reporting detailed information on race and ethnic subgroups.
Finally, in considering revisions to the current Standards, OMB should provide as much guidance as possible to agencies to facilitate the collection and publication of detailed subgroup data, including effective, scientifically valid question formats and wording that will elicit accurate subgroup responses. The Standards also should clarify that federal agencies should permit reporting of multiple races, ethnicities, and/or national origins in their data collection activities and should publish those data in a way that does not diminish the diversity of responses.
D. Terminology: OMB should submit for public comment an alternative approach to the "Principal Minority Race" designation and requirements for presenting race and ethnicity data, to ensure that publicly available data on race and ethnicity accurately describes the breadth of diversity in the nation's population.
OMB is concerned that the designation of "principal minority race" may no longer be appropriate or accurate, especially considering "certain definitions of 'minority' as including Hispanic (i.e., HR 4238; see https:// www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/ house-bill/4238), and the relative prevalence of the Hispanic or Latino population compared with the Black or African American population." [x] The Notice also questions the "utility of presenting a category of 'All Other Races,' given the diversity of experience among other race/ethnicity groups." [xi]
We concur that it is appropriate for OMB to reexamine the current policy that sets forth a "principal minority race" and allows for reporting of data beyond the White and Black or African American race categories in an "All Other Races" category. The current policy does not reflect the diversity of the nation's population and, therefore, results in the publication of data that are not useful for most, if not all, purposes for which the data are used to implement, enforce, and monitor civil rights laws. We look forward to reviewing OMB's proposal for revising this component of the Standards and recommend, as a threshold matter, that the Standards should require agencies to report data for all primary race and ethnicity categories (if statistically reliable data are available) at a minimum.
III. The Need to Provide Adequate Opportunity for Informed Public Comment on Revisions to the Standards.
The Leadership Conference believes that OMB's schedule for reviewing and finalizing any revisions to the Standards on race and ethnicity is unnecessarily accelerated, unwise, and potentially damaging to the usefulness of and confidence in the data necessary to support the nation's civil rights goals. We therefore urge OMB to issue a second Federal Register Notice setting forth proposed revisions to the Standards only after the Census Bureau has released complete results and analysis of the 2015 NCT. Furthermore, that Notice should provide for a 120-day comment period, to ensure thoughtful, meaningful engagement with knowledgeable stakeholders. OMB should issue final proposed Standards by or before Fall 2017.
The first Federal Register Notice, "Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity," was published on September 30 of this year with only a 30-day comment period. It is our understanding that OMB hopes to have revised Standards finalized by the end of 2016 or early 2017. This expedited timeline is in stark contrast to a similar effort in the 1990s, which began in 1994 and was not completed until 1997. We recognize that the scope of the review is somewhat narrower this time and that much of the research to support potential revisions to the Standards has already been conducted. Nevertheless, the timeline OMB is currently contemplating risks producing hasty and uninformed guidelines on an issue of vital importance. A compressed review schedule also would undermine public confidence in the integrity of the process and objective, informed rationale for any revisions. We explain these concerns in greater detail below.
First, the Census Bureau released preliminary findings from the 2015 National Content Test (NCT) only a few weeks ago. The results of this test will provide empirical data addressing several of the topics open for comment in the Notice published on September 30, yet full results from the 2015 NCT will not be available until January 2017, according to Bureau staff. If OMB continues to follow its currently proposed timeline, public stakeholders will be asked to comment on proposed revisions to the Standards without even seeing the full results from the 2015 NCT. While the high level information available from the summary findings is informative, the public should have the benefit of the complete study results before being asked to draw final conclusions about the prudence of seminal changes in federal policy governing race and ethnic classifications and appropriate data collection and presentation methods. Only then will OMB be able to propose final policies that capitalize on a strong, scientific foundation and robust public input from experts and stakeholders.
Second, an accelerated, truncated process for inviting and reviewing public comments could jeopardize public confidence in revised Standards. The perception will likely be that OMB and the Census Bureau are not really interested in meaningful feedback from external data users and other stakeholders and have predetermined the outcome.
Third, OMB is issuing its proposed revisions and seeking comments during a lame duck Congress and a presidential transition, both of which span significant holiday periods. That timing does not provide an appropriate opportunity for interested stakeholders to consider the revisions and offer thorough, meaningful feedback.
Finally, it appears that the timeline is being driven by an unrelated deadline, which is the requirement in Title 13, U.S.C., §(f)(1) that the Census Bureau submit to Congress, by April 1, 2017, the topics (not actual questions) to be covered in the 2020 Census. We believe the Bureau can meet that obligation without final revisions to the current Standards. We note, for example, that the Bureau is not required to submit the race and ethnicity categories it plans to offer in the 2020 Census; it must indicate only that it will collect data on both race and ethnicity.
Therefore, in order to ensure a truly meaningful and productive comment process, we recommend several changes to the timeline currently being considered by OMB. First, we urge OMB not to issue a second Federal Register Notice until the Census Bureau releases the full results from the NCT. This will provide all interested parties – including members of Congress and the public – an adequate opportunity to review the results of the test and use those results to inform their comments and recommendations. Second, we urge OMB to offer a 120-day comment period on proposed revisions to the Standards. On a matter as significant as measuring our nation's diverse population to ensure constitutional rights and inform public policy, there should be sufficient time for all interested parties to draft and submit well-developed, informed comments. Third, we recommend that OMB issue a third Federal Register Notice setting forth proposed final Standards by or before Fall 2017, in order to inform submission of final 2020 Census questions to Congress by April 1, 2018. We believe that this suggested timeline reflects a better balance between the need for timely, final Standards and for thorough review of the vital issues at hand.
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[i] "Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity." Notice by the Management and Budget Office. Sept. 30, 2016. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/30/2016-23672/standards-for-maintaining-collecting-and-presenting-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity.
[ii] See 81 FR 67400 ("Among [the 2010 Census Race and Hispanic Origin Alternative Questionnaire Experiment's] most notable findings was that a combined question design (rather than the current standard of separate questions) yielded a substantially increased use of OMB standard categories among Hispanic or Latino respondents, signaling that a combined question approach may better reflect how Hispanic or Latino respondents view themselves").
[iii] Jones, Nicholas and Bentley, Michael. "2015 National Content Test Preliminary Results on Race and Ethnicity." Presentation for National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. Oct. 3, 2016. Page 24. http://www2.census.gov/cac/nac/meetings/2016-10/2016-nac-jones.pdf.
[v] Jones, Nicholas and Bentley, Michael. "2015 National Content Test Preliminary Results on Race and Ethnicity." Presentation for National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. Oct. 3, 2016. Page 19. http://www2.census.gov/cac/nac/meetings/2016-10/2016-nac-jones.pdf.
[viii] Jones, Nicholas and Bentley, Michael. "2015 National Content Test Preliminary Results on Race and Ethnicity." Presentation for National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. Oct. 3, 2016. Page 29. http://www2.census.gov/cac/nac/meetings/2016-10/2016-nac-jones.pdf.


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Loss of ectonucleotidases from the coronary vascular bed after ischemia-reperfusion in isolated rat heart
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Coronary artery disease
BackgroundEctonucleotidase plays an important role in the regulation of cardiac function by controlling extracellular levels of adenine nucleotides and adenosine. To determine the influence of ischemia-reperfusion injury on ectonucleotidase activity in coronary vascular bed, we compared the metabolic profile of adenine nucleotides during the coronary circulation in pre- and post-ischemic heart.
MethodsLangendorff-perfused rat hearts were used to assess the intracoronary metabolism of adenine nucleotides. The effects of ischemia on the adenine nucleotide metabolism were examined after 30 min of ischemia and 30 min of reperfusion. Adenine nucleotide metabolites were measured by high performance liquid chromatography.
ResultsATP, ADP and AMP were rapidly metabolized to adenosine and inosine during the coronary circulation. After ischemia, ectonucleotidase activity of the coronary vascular bed was significantly decreased. In addition, the perfusate from the ischemic heart contained a considerable amount of enzymes degrading ATP, AMP and adenosine. Immunoblot analysis revealed that the perfusate from the ischemic heart dominantly contained ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1, and, to a lesser extent, ecto-5'-nucleotidase. The leakage of nucleotide metabolizing enzymes from the coronary vascular bed by ischemia-reperfusion was more remarkable in aged rats, in which post-ischemic cardiac dysfunction was more serious.
ConclusionEctonucleotidases were liberated from the coronary vascular bed by ischemia-reperfusion, resulting in an overall decrease in ectonucleotidase activity in the post-ischemic coronary vascular bed. These results suggest that decreased ectonucleotidase activity by ischemia may exacerbate subsequent reperfusion injury, and that levels of circulating ectonucleotidase may reflect the severity of ischemic vascular injury.
KeywordsIschemia-reperfusion Coronary circulation Ectonucleotidase ATP Adenosine AbbreviationsAdoAdenosine
ADAAdenosine deaminase
CD39Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases 1
EDTAEthylenediaminetetraacetic acid
eATP1,N-etheno adenosine-5'-triphosphate
eADP1,N-etheno adenosine-5'-diphosphate
eAMP1,N-etheno adenosine-5'-monophosphate
eAdo1,N-etheno adenosine
ENTPDEctonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases
HPLCHigh performance liquid chromatography
αβ-MeADP: α,β-methylene adenosine diphosphate.
Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article doi:10.1186-1471-2261-13-53 contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Kaoru Takahashi-Sato and Isao Matsuoka contributed equally to this work.
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Of course, my dawdling skills being of world-class caliber, I did nothing about the flat Monday except to repeatedly remind myself of the bothersome task which awaited, expending much more energy in the procrastination than the actual chore would consume. Tuesday morning, when forced to address the tire, I found I had no tubes but the one in the underseat bag on my bike. So I changed the flat, inflated the tire, and then gave the front tire a few pumps to bring it up to the 120 psi I normally ride. Off I went thinking only of how the Uptown group would mount the levee since access was now closed all the way to Ochsner Hospital.
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Near the intersection of Nashville Ave. and St. Charles Ave. my front tire started a barely perceptible bump, bump, bump, like it was out-of-true or a spoke had broken. The bump-bump-bumping worsened until I pulled under a spotlight in front of Tulane to check it out, and discovered the bead of the front tire had unseated somehow and was bulging out. Obviously this was not good. As I dismounted to deflate the tire and re-seat the bead, the tire blew.
With no spare I began walking my bike the twelve or so blocks back home. I wasn't looking forward to walking a mile in cycling shoes, but I didn't know whether my wife was still asleep and didn't want to wake her. It took just a block or so to rethink this. I called the house and let it ring once and hung up. I figured if she was awake she'd call back. She didn't and I began gathering photographic evidence of my predicament. About two blocks later, my wife called in a frantic state, having heard the phone and trying several times without success to call my phone, which was busy at the time being a camera.
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Although she was happy to come get me at State St. and St. Charles, Denise was more than a little annoyed with the scare provided by the manner in which she was notified of my need for a ride. She rather forcibly suggested that I buy no less than ten tubes this very day, a position I was unwilling to take issue with under the circumstances.
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I was out and about today around lunch so I decided to stop in at O'Briens for a sandwich. O'Briens is a chain restaurant and coffee shop here in Ireland and elsewhere, and we've been in to them before a couple of times. I saw the "Special of the Day" was a chicken tikka baguette, which sounded good, so I ordered it.
The cashier asked what I was having and when I told her it was the special she had to ask a co-worker what the special was. I thought that was odd, because it seemed to me the special should be a set price from day-to-day. So, I paid attention to her ringing me up and it was €2.25 for the Coke and €5.50 for the sandwich. Again, I was confused, since that was the same price shown on the regular menu. When I asked why the special was at the regular price, she explained, "It's not a special offer, it's the 'Special of the Day.'"
I had to laugh. I've seen specials that were no less expensive than other meals, but were items not found on the normal menu, and I've seen specials that were on the regular menu but at a reduced price. I think this is the first time I've ever ordered a special that was always on the menu, and always at the same price.
To add insult to injury, the sandwich was as bland as could be. In all seriousness, I decided about halfway through the sandwich that I would really pay attention to the next bite to see if I could detect any flavour, and in all fairness, there was the slightest hint of chicken. This was, without question, the least special "Special" I have ever ordered.


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You have probably heard the expression "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". That's generally true, but when it comes to flowers, it's different.
Let's think about ugly flowers. Stop a minute and imagine some of all the different kinds of flowers you have seen. How many would you say are ugly? Out of say 100 different flowers, how many would you say are ugly? 1, maybe 2, maybe even 0.
I tried to find out how many different kinds of flowers there are. But nobody really knows. This comes from ProFlowers.com:
"Our planet supports more than a thousand species of flowers. How many different types of flowers actually exist is still not known because they are so diverse."
And even those flowers that seem so plain to you, I bet you could find some person that says that exact one is their favorite.
If evolution were true, what are the odds by random chance that out of 270,000 different types of flowers, there are no ugly flowers? The odds must be staggeringly astronomical.
Now there are certainly many ugly bugs. There are some pretty ugly animals and fish too. But there are no ugly flowers.
When someone gives you flowers, what is the first emotion that comes to you? The flowers symbolize that they are giving you affection...they like you. Children will do it without being taught.
Imagine that there is a person that makes up 270,000 bouquets of flowers, one for each type, and gives them all to you. What would that feel like? What do you imagine that person would be trying to express to you?
Duh. He/She would be expressing the most amazing, enormous, overwhelming love for you.
For those of us who know God, behind every single one of those flowers is the love God has for me and for you. His love for us motivated the creation of those flowers.
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop
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Fun giveaway! I will share through twitter and google plus. Have a great weekend. :) Best (also- in answer to giveaway question- I love books with multiple points of view)ReplyDeleteReplies
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I think a book should contain as many points of view as is needed to convey the story in the best way possible. one is good or multiple is good. It just depends on the tale and the flow of the book. Thank you for this giveaway! HAPPY SPRING! =)ReplyDelete
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Likewise, the cushion can be customized to ensure that you obtain different suppleness and cooling down settings for either side, which suggests you not only obtain far better movement seclusion than with most cushions, yet you also get added comfort when sleeping.
Relying on exactly how you want to rest, you could personalize your Helix Mattress to accommodate your preferences. There is a temperature level policy choice offered from moderate to cool.
That claimed, the bed mattress is fairly cool, as well as the slim cover enables effective air circulation that helps keep it cool throughout the night.
Many foam bed mattress have a distinctive new bed mattress smell that lasts a number of days. The Helix maker nonetheless was able to reduce this phenomenon to a minimum.
We got distinguished one of the founders that the business goes to wonderful sizes to ensure off-gassing is near absolutely no.
Helix bed mattress are shipped in a boxThe Helix Mattress is shipped in a roll pack for both practical shipping in addition to unpacking. Several sizes are used in the common dimensions: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King and also California King. The thickness is for all dimensions 10 inch.
While the mattress does really feel excellent quickly after unboxing, it will certainly feel even better after three days of unwinding. That is a typical trait for bed mattress delivered inside a box.
For utmost comfort when using this cushion, it is suggested to utilize a flat and also stable foundation or bed framework.
Stay clear of making use of the conventional box springtimes as they make the cushion irregular, which influences your bed's comfort levels.
It is far better to use the Helix Mattress without adding an extra cushion pad as it is already developed for maximum convenience.
It is suggested to include a light cushion protector for preventing spots and ensuring the mattress remains in an excellent condition for a longer duration.
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Keeping your Helix bed mattress tidy is really simple supplied you take care of with the treatment it deserves. Guarantee you review the safety directions on the tag to obtain certain guidelines for your bed mattress design.
It is essential to use the best cleaning technique to stay clear of making the warranty null.
Nevertheless, you must never ever heavy steam or saturate the mattress or usage high quantities of chlorine or bleach when cleaning it.
Bear in mind that the mattress has actually currently passed via antimicrobial therapy at the factory, so there will not be any type of bloodsuckers residing in it.
This mattress is a rather brand-new item that just went into the bed mattress market; it is estimated that the new assembling approaches made use of by Helix as well as premium materials will ensure that the bed mattress lasts longer compared to traditional memory foam.
Likewise, all elements as well as products are 100% made in the USA.
The Helix Mattress has a common restricted 10-year service warranty covering real problems not emerging from misuse. The most prominent claim for memory foam bed mattress is normally impression (or body print), which in this case is specified as a clinical depression of greater than 1-inch.
To declare an issue, you should generate the initial evidence of purchase, so keep it in a safe area!
You'll be asked to cover the delivery cost related to the return, as well as will certainly be refund to you by Helix (up to $100) if the issue case is indeed accepted.
The mattress is normally made of 3 layers:
The varieties and building and construction will be tweaked to match your customization preferences.
Other things to note about the Helix Mattress 100 Off?
I was certainly excited by the top quality of the mattress, particularly with the customization choices and also high quality of products. Of the cushions I have evaluated, it's absolutely in the direction of the really leading.
Though I assume lots of various other online-only mattress companies offer top quality products, the "one mattress fits all" concept doesn't always reverberate with me, so I really like the customization alternatives supplied by Helix. General I 'd most definitely suggest the mattress.
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Standard bed sizes are based on standard mattress sizes, which vary from country to country. Bed sizes also vary according to the size and degree of ornamentation of the bed frame. Dimensions and names vary considerably around the world, with most countries having their own standards and terminology. In addition, two mattresses with the same nominal size may still have slightly different dimensions, due to manufacturing tolerances, amount of padding, and support type.
Memory foam consists mainly of polyurethane as well as additional chemicals increasing its viscosity and density. It is often referred to as "viscoelastic" polyurethane foam, or low-resilience polyurethane foam (LRPu). Higher-density memory foam softens in reaction to body heat, allowing it to mold to a warm body in a few minutes. Newer foams may recover more quickly to their original shape.[1]
A mattress is a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as a bed or as part of a bed. Mattresses may consist of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.[1] Mattresses may also be filled with air[1] or water.


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Tonight's Game 3 of the 2009 World Series, as we all know the two teams going head to head are the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. Game this game is key to the Yankees since the had a bad start in the beginning of the series loosing 6-1 at home. Andy Pettitte is opening up for the Yankees and as for the Phillies, Cole Hamels. In order for the Yankees to win the World Series, they have to win one of the two games in Philadelphia and finish strong at home. They key in tonights game for the Yanks is there offense. A good performance by Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Mark Teixeira when they are up at bat is what's necessary tonight, if not things can get ugly when the series go back to New York for game 5 and 6. As for the Phillies what they have to focus on is their pitching. As some of us saw in game one, that was what killed the Yankees. In the stats Phillies have a small advantage due to the fact that they are playing at home and Hamels is pitching. Let the best team win.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
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Just posted a video of my best outing so far on the Vedder river slaying a few Hatchery Coho on the Jig. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWWKVMY1gEI
Well I was out for my first week of ice fishing Alberta last week! Mostly just walking on different lakes with my dad. The initial day was tough since I drove all night after work and ended up in Edmonton around 8AM. Packed up and hit the lake by noon. It was pretty windy and cold. Holes were filling with snow and nothing was happening. Finally saved the skunk with one of my tinniest walleye to date.
Then day two we headed back out much earlier for a hope at an AM bite. Nothing but a couple lousy snakes. So we packed up and moved postitions... fished a drop to a deeper flat and nothing. Just started drilling holes across the lake and finally found some fish. Picked up a bunch the second evening but nothing huge.
Day three we got a tip on a lake and decided to go check it out. Found it to be absolutely full of three inchers. After drilling a 100 + holes all over this lake I finally smoked a 12 inch on the Len Thompson. Hit so hard I thought it was a pike. That was it and we decided to jet somewhere else. Hit another lake for last hour of light and ended up with 5 more decent perch and lost a couple pigs.
Day 4 headed back out early am and gave it out best spot in the location where big fish are supposed to roam and there was absolutely nothing. So we went in search. Pulled our sleighs all the way across the lake to where we usually fish later season. Turned out it was a good move and well worth the walk. Started getting fish as soon as we arrived but really tapered off last hour of light to nothing. Which was funny because previous two days that was show time. That's fishing for you.
Last day a Facebook buddy said the whites were on the prowl so we headed out to try something different. They sure were on the prowl. My dad and I both dont fish whitefish much and each of us lost about 7 on the slender spoon and wetaskawin special. The fish would inhale the spoon and upon setting the hook it would just come out of their mouth without hooking up. We both hooked one and each lost them. Mine was a big one and came off right at the hole. Then buddy got this one on the jaw jacker right as we were packing up to go. It was fun watching them circling like sharks though.


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Android Desktop Remote is a freeware Android controller app filed under remote desktop software and made available by David Straw for Windows.
The review for Android Desktop Remote has not been completed yet, but it was tested by an editor here on a PC. If you would like to submit a review of this software download, we welcome your input and encourage you to submit us something!
Remote control of desktop with an Android phone or tablet:
The Android Desktop Remote can control your Windows desktop from any Android device over a wireless network. The free version of Android Desktop Remote lets you control your Windows desktop keyboard and mouse from your Android device over your home wireless network. Turn your Windows desktop into a remote-controlled, touch-enabled interface.Compability and license
Android Desktop Remote is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system / platform from remote desktop software without restrictions. Android Desktop Remote 1.6 is available to all software users as a free download (Freeware).
Compatibility with this Android controller software may vary, but will generally run fine under Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista and XP on either a 32-bit or 64-bit setup. A separate x64 version may be available from David Straw. This download is distributed as AndroidDesktopRemote_1.6.msi.
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Three dancing eyes chasing the night idol, a sound bending at the magical sphinxes of times ready to explode in millions of vivid and dying butterflies. A needles storm enveloping more distant minds' sleep to fecundate the first handmaid's ancient womb. A psychic and interrupted rock, a multitude of words weaved together with a string made of stones and gems. Three eyes left is the dance before the word and the word before del colour, and now waits for the harvest refulgence to gather and offer the livid germ of its roots. Dance incestuous sons! At the sickle light, find the chosen ones, show them what they will receive in gift. A mass of mothers and sisters, of eyes consecrated to the black light of the oblivion, an ethereal mastodons and solar flares' Danse Macabre. A music box made of tendon and blood from which rolls itself the inception silence, the virgin the offers herself for another smile, the planet that fears a light that isn't its own. From the Stones' Gardens up to the never born dreams, through the Third Stone, to the solitude of mud beyond the discriminating mind's hell, Three Eyes Left is sludge and psych, now more than ever.
Three Eyes Left are a heavy-psyche-doom band from Italy, hailing from Bologna. After a demo and a couple of EP's they released their first album "La Danse Macabre" in 2013 on Go Down Records. Receiving good praise from the underground metal fans and critics alike. The band has toured relentlessly, opening for bands such as Misfits, Wino, Dead Meadows, Church of Misery, Void of Sleep, OJM and Veracrash... to name a few. In October they recorded their second full-length, that will be released in March. Entitled "Asmodeus", again on Go Down Records. This new offering is sure to please the lovers of heavy rock once more.
Having heard this new album a few times now, I can honestly say Three Eyes Left haven't lightened up any on "Asmodeus", in fact it's safe to say... they've honed their chops and crafted an masterful salute to doom within the eight tracks. So many bands follow what Black Sabbath has done since the 70's. And deservedly so (Sabbath being one of my favorite bands ever), but it seems done to death. Three Eyes Left obviously love their Sabbath without question. However, Instead of being just another clone, they take what Sabbath started and build upon it with even more heaviness and clever song writing.
With over an hour of music on "Asmodeus", you really get more bang for your buck. While most songs clock in around eight minutes, there are a couple tracks that break the 10 minute mark ("Lucifer Brightest in the Sky" and "Into the Red Light of Sabbath"), not once sounding forced or getting boring. Rest assured "Asmodeus" will be one of the highlights this year for doom-heads around the world.
The album will be available on vinyl (black, orange and green), a limited edition compact disc (50 copies) and digital download. So get them before they are gone. They are taking pre-orders right now on their Bandcamp page. Or buy the vinyl directly from Go Down Records. -AW


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The Bang on a Can Music Series, now in its fifth year at the Noguchi Museum, returns this summer with a series of monthly performances held in the Museum's indoor galleries.
Opening this summer's series of concerts at the Museum, TIGUE is one half new music ensemble, one half avant-pop band, and delivers rhythmic hooks and patterned drones through process and improvisation. Uniting homegrown ethos and conservatory precision, the Ohio-born, Brooklyn-based members are Matt Evans, Amy Garapic, and Carson Moody. Their program will include music by Sleeping Giant composer Robert Honstein and original music from TIGUE's upcoming release "Peaks."
Free with regular admission to the museum ($10 adults, $5 students and seniors).


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Dynamically typed languages like Groovy are great for unit testing because they can be used to test different versions of the same library and adapt the test suite to the peculiarities of each library version at runtime and not fail completely if the interface doesn't conform.
For instance, suppose I've written test cases to test the class Point, which is defined as the following:
public class Point { public final double x; public final double y; public Point( final double x, final double y) { this.x = x; this.y = y; } public double distance( final Point that) { final double dx = this.x - that.x; final double dy = this.y - that.y; return Math.sqrt(dx * dx, dy * dy); } }
In Groovy, I could test it like this:
def test_distance_method() { def point1 = new Point(0.0, 0.0) def point2 = new Point(3.0, 4.0) Assert.equals(5.0, point1.distance(point2)) }
But what if distance is a planned method and doesn't exist yet and we want to write the test case first but still be able to run the whole test suite without compilation errors?
That's fine too because the distance method doesn't need to exist. Groovy will compile it all the same and when it gets to running the code, checks to see if the method exists and if it doesn't throw an exception. This allows other test cases to run unaffected.
This is great for methods but what about types? What if we don't yet have a Point class but want to write test cases for it right away?
Not a problem. Just use reflection to create the class and its object:
def test_distance_method() { final pointClass = Class.forName("Point") def point1 = pointClass.newInstance(0.0, 0.0) def point2 = pointClass.newInstance(3.0, 4.0) Assert.equals(5.0, point1.distance(point2)) }
Groovy also has the ability to define new methods on existing classes. For instance we can add an overloaded write method to the DataOutputStream class to support our Point class:
DataOutputStream.metaClass.write << { final Point point -> delegate.writeDouble(point.x) delegate.writeDouble(point.y) }
The above code defines a new closure (a bit like an anonymous function), then registers it for the DataOutputStream class using the << operator DataOutputStream when it is called.
This won't be recognised in Java so Java code can't use it, but the method is intended to be part of the test suite to help make writing test cases easier and the test suite is in Groovy, which can access the new method, so that's not a problem:
final DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(....) os.write(Point.newInstance(0.0, 0.0))
Groovy knows to call our closure and not the built in Point.write(int) method because our closure was specified to accept arguments of the Point class. Overloading just works even if we have added the method dynamically.
Awesome huh?
But wait. The Point doesn't exist yet. We haven't written it.
DataOutputStream.metaClass.write << { final Point point -> // TYPE ERROR! delegate.writeDouble(point.x) delegate.writeDouble(point.y) }
Groovy will barf because we've used the Point class directly in our code despite it not existing yet. What to do?
Removing the Point type in our closure definition doesn't help because then the closure is untyped and overloading stops working properly.
We need to some how add type information to our closure without using the Point class directly.
Groovy doesn't allow us to use variables in place of types:
def pointClass = Class.forName("Point") DataOutputStream.metaClass.write << { final pointClass point -> // SYNTAX ERROR! delegate.writeDouble(point.x) delegate.writeDouble(point.y) }
So that's not an option.
Another possibility is to use Eval.me(), which is similar to the Javascript eval function. It compiles and runs code that is in a string:
DataOutputStream.metaClass.write << Eval.me("""{ final Point point -> delegate.writeDouble(point.x) delegate.writeDouble(point.y) }""")
Unfortunately, putting everything in a string is not ideal. It means that the compiler can't check my code for syntax errors and IDEs can't work with code inside strings either.
Fortunately, the Groovy runtime is written in Java and it is possible to extend the Closure class to have the type information we want.
The important method we need to implement is Closure.getParameterTypes(), which is the method that tells Groovy what the types of the parameters of our closures are so that it can find the correct overload to invoke.
Here is the code:
public final class RetypedClosure extends Closure { private final Closure closure_ private final Class[] types_ public RetypedClosure( final Closure closure, final Class[] types) { super(closure.clone()) closure_ = (Closure)this.owner types_ = types } public void setDelegate( final Object delegate) { closure_.setDelegate(delegate) } public Object getDelegate() { return closure_.getDelegate() } public void setResolveStrategy( final int resolveStrategy) { closure_.setResolveStrategy(resolveStrategy) } public int getResolveStrategy() { return closure_.getResolveStrategy() } public Object clone() { return new RetypedClosure(closure_, types_) } public Class[] getParameterTypes() { return types_ } public Object doCall(Object... args) { return closure_.getMetaClass().invokeMethod( closure_, "doCall", args) } } def retype(final List types, final Closure closure) { return new RetypedClosure(closure, types as Class[]) }
Then we define our new method like this:
def pointClass = Class.forName("Point") DataOutputStream.metaClass.write << retype([pointClass]) { final point -> delegate.writeDouble(point.x) delegate.writeDouble(point.y) }
How it works:
The RetypedClosure class is a wrapper class. It inherits from the Closure class and overrides the Closure.getParameterTypes method to express the desired types for Groovy to understand. The RetypedClosure.doCall method is also added because Groovy needs it to allow Groovy code to call our retyped closure with the function/method call syntax. The retype function then accepts our untyped closure and wraps it in another retyped closure that provides the necessary type information.
Many thanks to Luke Daley for his suggestion on overriding the Closure class and Paulo Gabriel Poiati and others on the Groovy users mailing list for sharing their ideas.


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PM Babiš wants to build new government district in Prague
Prague, Dec 18 (CTK) - New Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) would like to build a new government district in Prague to cut the operation costs, especially for rents, he said after a meeting of his minority cabinet that approved it policy statement on Monday.
"A government district has a lot of sense, there are enormous synergies in terms of energies, management," he said.
Babis said Paris was an inspiration for him. He said he talked to Emmanuel Macron, present French president, about the moving of government offices to one place some time ago.
He said the new government district might be build in Holesovice or Bubny.
When Babis recently inaugurated ministers of his cabinet, he said ministerial offices pay commercial rents in the city, about 400 million crowns a year.
Prague has a lack of office space in the long term, he added.
Babis said some old ministerial buildings in the historical centre of the city could turn into museums or galleries.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Brabec (ANO) told journalists that until now the resistance of the clerks who do not want to move has always won.
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