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STARKVILLE, Miss. – In-state rivals meet on the hardwood once again Thursday as Mississippi State travels to Oxford for a 6 p.m. showdown against Ole Miss at Tad Smith Coliseum.
The contest will be broadcast in the Golden Triangle and surrounding areas on WKBB-FM 100.9, and in Tupelo on WXWX-FM 96.3. HailStateTV subscribers can get the live audio stream at www.hailstate.com/hstvlive.
The Bulldogs enter the contest 14-5 overall and 1-4 in SEC play after falling 73-35 at No. 21 Texas A&M on Sunday. Senior Katia May, who is averaging 9.0 points and 4.8 assists in SEC play, led MSU with eight points and four assists.
May and the Bulldogs will look to avenge a 65-51 setback to the Rebels in Oxford last season that snapped a six-game MSU win streak in the series.
Ole Miss leads the overall series 62-23, but the Bulldogs have won 20 of the 30 meetings since 2000, including nine wins in Oxford. MSU won last season’s first meeting 72-57 in Starkville before the Rebels claimed the rematch.
Junior Martha Alwal averaged 18.0 points in the two games against Ole Miss last season, and she paces Vic Schaefer’s squad this year with 15.6 points per game, good for ninth in the league. The junior also ranks fifth in the conference with 8.3 rebounds an outing.
Kendra Grant, who scored 16 points last season in Oxford after netting 20 in the home win against the Rebels, is second on the team with 12.5 points per game. Freshman Dominique Dillingham also averages double figures for the Bulldogs, averaging 10.2 points per game.
McFarland rates second in the conference in assists with 6.2 per game and seventh in points with a 16.2 scoring clip. Tia Faleru averages 15.6 points an outing and ranks second in the league with 9.4 rebounds per game.
Thursday’s game is the first of two meetings between the squads this year, as UM will visit Humphrey Coliseum on Feb. 23.
The Bulldogs will return to the Hump Sunday to host Missouri in the team’s “We Back Pat” game. SportSouth will televise the tilt, which is set to tip at 2 p.m.
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The proposal, from the New York-based developer Extell, was approved under a city program meant to incentivize affordable housing, the New York Post reported Sunday. New York’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development was reportedly the city agency that gave the go-ahead.
The 33-story building, now under construction at 40 Riverside Boulevard on the Upper West Side, will contain 219 luxury units facing the Hudson River. There will also be a segment on floors two through six that will contain 55 street-facing units for the building’s poorer residents. This segment will have its own entrance.
The more affordable units will be given to families of four whose annual income is $51,540 or less — about 60 percent of the area’s median income.
Residents living in the lower-income part of 40 Riverside will be prohibited from using the attractive amenities commonly found in Extell properties, including a gym and a swimming pool.
Extell’s proposal, which has been widely described as a “poor door” policy, was approved under the city’s Inclusionary Housing program, which allows developers to use more square footage than they’d ordinarily be allowed to — provided they set aside some units in their building for affordable housing. For doing so, developers also receive millions in tax breaks.
Gothamist reports that arrangements like the one planned for 40 Riverside are not uncommon in New York.
Still, ever since plans for the separate entrance were revealed last August, city officials and community members have been demanding that Extell officials jettison the policy for a more inclusive one.
“This ‘separate but equal’ arrangement is abominable and has no place in the 21st century, let alone on the Upper West Side,” Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal told the blog West Side Rag last year. “A mandatory affordable housing plan is not license to segregate lower-income tenants from those who are well-off.”
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Was once a podcast with Elwood D. Pennypacker (@oldtimeelwood on the Twitter) that went by the old expression "Punk Isn't Dead, It Just Goes to Bed at a More Reasonable Hour".
Thursday, December 31, 2009
The Decade in Music, Part 1: Let There Be Rock (2000-2001)
It's been a decade in which I have gone back and forth over what to write and how to write it. Reflective of my personality at a given time, I wrote about music (or politics, or society, or anything for that matter) with an air of definitive, universal authority or with an exclusively personal perspective. It would be complete with absolutist hyperbole of the highest order or a mere observational series of notes. As the decade has come to a close, I still don't know what skin I am most comfortable writing in - I am torn with doubt over even writing any of this in first person voice. It appears however that a personal perspective is winning the day, though let it be said that my opinion-as-god voice may come roaring back at any given time (including in this very piece) so Pitchfork better watch its back if it knows what is good for it.
Part 1: Let There Be Rock, 2000-2001
When the 21st Century dawned, I was in the middle of my freshman year of college and the middle of my Classic Rock Period, a labeling indicative of the radio-reliant source of the music I was listening to. Q104 in New York and 102.9 and 93.3 in Philadelphia were my main source for an education in late 60's, 70's, and early 80's rock music. My high school friends had been the enablers for my Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin addictions - perhaps all inevitable and all necessary for any listener worth their salt - but the radio had me buying the definitive records of Boston, the Steve Miller Band, Santana, Tom Petty, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton and the like as well. There were also some foreshadowings of things to come, namely in the form of Warren Zevon, who I then only thought of as "The 'Werewolves of London' Guy who helped out on Letterman".
Then a couple of things happened. First, my freshman year of college happened to be the year Napster came into the public conciousness. So began the great revolution in the acquiring of music, a development that magnified my ability to absorb new (and old) music by exponential proportions. Second, my freshman year of college was the year I met John, Jack, and Ed, three fellas who had very similar and yet very different tastes in music and each went down different paths, all contributing to my own musical mess. John, the Classic Rock Classicist, taught me Jethro Tull and Blue Oyster Cult and the album tracks on the Jimi Hendrix records that you never hear on the radio. And more so than my Phish-following roommate at the time, John made me appreciate that band's immense studio ability. Besides Phish, the only band post-70’s that John eventually championed was Ween. On their own merits, Ween became a real force – both as back catalog catch-up and a new-sounds band. White Pepper came out in 2000, and while every critic still drools over Radiohead’s Kid A, I’m with Ween, who backed it up later with Quebec and La Cucaracha. Jack, meanwhile, taught me all the various sounds he was trying - from Miles Davis to Dreamtheatre to Pantera to Frank Zappa to the Ramones and the Clash. At the same time, he and I fell back on our old reliables from childhood - Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen - though the decade proved to be more kind to the Boss than the Piano Man as Springsteen's back catalog (and chunks of his material this decade) got me hooked over and over again, culminating in finally seeing the man live towards the end of 2009 (something Jack also experienced). And then there was Ed, who was perhaps the least likely Motley Crue fanatic in the world. What that led to was a musical journey that seemed at first to dwell on some of the cheesiest but most fun periods in rock but soon gave way to some of the most intense and exciting periods in music period. We went from Def Leppard and Poison (and Ratt and Whitesnake...shudders) to Sweet, Living Colour, Faith No More, the Stooges, and the MC5. And by the time it had all peaked, it turned out that Motley Crue wasn't a joke - Too Fast For Love certainly proved that. And don't get me started on my love for Billy Idol. But I can probably do without hearing "Pour Some Sugar On Me" ever again. Not because it was playing during my first rejection by a girl so much as because Ed played it 15 times in a row.
Concurrent with these streams of music, I expanded my interest in the blues. CD compilations and the mp3 explosion ushered in a period of heavy listening to Delta folk blues, Chicago electric blues, and later blues-soul renderings. Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, BB King, and Stevie Ray Vaughn were my early interests. They were later joined by Blind Willie Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
So it made sense when my love for classic rock and blues - and a slight burgeoning interest in harder forms of rock - came together in the form of AC/DC. By no means deep or even thoughtful but also by no means hackneyed or insincere - AC/DC may be the silliest band to ever earn so much deserved respect. It is easy when trying to adopt the aura of a young learned intellectual to try and find resonance in anything but that all went out the window for me when I got into AC/DC. By the very nature of their well-tuned repetitiveness, I got into all the Bon Scott albums with equal aplomb and would have felt the same about the Brian Johnson records if they hadn't been poorly produced starting in the mid-80's. Memories I will carry forever include: going apeshit to Back in Black the first time in Ed's dorm room, thinking listening to AC/DC Live would help me go to sleep one summer night, and having my jokey "request" for Norah Jones to play an AC/DC song at a concert on my birthday in June 2003 ridiculously answered when she played "Ride On". Oh yeah and seeing the actual band live in 2001 when they went on tour in support of Stiff Upper Lip, that sort of mattered too.
Contemporary music was not very hot for me during this period. The aforementioned Kenny Wayne Shepherd was as close to a new sounding artist as I was regularly listening to in 2000 and 2001. Seeing him live in 2001 led to listening regularly to his opening act from that show, Mark Selby. Buckcherry's "Lit Up" was one of the few current rock songs I played regularly and that was well before they opened for AC/DC at the show I went to. I probably would never willingly listen to that song or that band ever again mind you. There were occasional songs by Rage Against the Machine ("Sleep Now in the Fire") and some dopey one-offs like that Vertical Horizon song that I listened to. But nothing new stuck. Kid Rock didn't count. Kid Rock never counts (except when I listened to "Only God Knows Why"). Then one random night in the sophomore year dorm room, John and I caught an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien by Flogging Molly. Flogging Molly - despite being lobbed in with emo-ish Warped tour bands and bad suburban-based neo-punk - were the first salvo in a musical counter-revolution. New, well-crafted, earnest bands that harked back to just about anything and everything. Flogging Molly cornered the market on Celtic sounds. I would say their biggest legacy was my eventual discovery of the Pogues but that would do this band a disservice. Swagger, Drunken Lullabies, and Within a Mile From Home are three achievements the vast majority of non-Celtic sounding bands could never equal. And with the grand exception of "Shipping Up To Boston", Dropkick Murphys could never hold a candle to Dave King and company. In a sort of funny tie-in, Dave King earned his chops not in a Chieftains-type outfit but in Fastway, an 80's hair-metal band that had the very decent single "Say You Will".
By the end of 2001, classic rock and its related arena-size ilk were still my dominant cup of tea, concurrent with old blues though there may have already been signs of things afoot (by the end of the year I was aware of a bloke named Ryan Adams). After September 11th, I took refuge in a live Aerosmith concert - a band who had stopped exciting me but whose pervasive sound proved inescapable when you were trying to learn your way musically (I remember they were upstaged live and on record in 2003 by Cheap Trick whose “Scent of a Woman” remains one of my favorites of this decade). I saw U2 in November 2001 - an emotional experience that ran the gamut from utter excitement (Bono singled me out and penalty-kicked a cup at me) to heartfelt sadness. U2 is a band that I can almost get caught up in the backlash against, but for nearly a decade running now I can stop and pause for "Where the Streest Have No Name" and "All I Want Is You". Select songs from All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb did them favors. And by sheer force of "Ultra Violet (Light My Way)", I finally just decided to give Achtung Baby a complete listen. Between their ability to emotionally be there for the USA at its lowest (9/11) and at its highest (Obama), and my friend Robyn's complete and utterly tasteful obsession, there will always be a spot at my table for U2.
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International News
LHASA, March 5 (Xinhua) — Two prefectures in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region have been recognized for their conservation of dark skies. The China Conservation for Dark and Starry Sky in Ngari and The China Conservation for Dark and Starry Sky in Nagqu have been included in a world list …
LHASA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — From a beggars’ conclave to a boomtown, Paryu Village in Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, has undergone a complete facelift over the past ten years. Located in northern Tibet, at 4,800 meters above sea level, Paryu has a harsh natural environment. In 1994, 73 people …
LHASA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region received about 216,400 tourists from home and abroad from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18, the first four days of the week-long Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, up 30.7 percent compared to the same period last year, the regional tourism development …
LHASA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) –– With a population of only 32 in nine households, Yumai, China’s smallest township, now has a stable power supply, local township authority said. Located in the foothills of the Himalayas near the border with India, Yumai township is some 200 kilometers from the county seat …
LHASA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) –– Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region saw its foreign trade rebound in 2017. The total value of imports and exports in the region rose 13.9 percent to 5.885 billion yuan (934.4 million U.S. dollars) last year. Tibet’s foreign trade fell for two consecutive years following the …
BY SYED BEIJING’S resonating OBOR’s global connect- which makes US and India worrisome- faces a strong resistance by them. Both Washington and New Delhi are fearful of China’s growing influence via OBOR—connecting the soft power’s intercontinental or globalised dots. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has dismissed United States (US) criticism that …
SHANGHAI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Shanghai will send 1.1 million tourists to Tibet in the next three years as part of an action plan to aid the development of the remote southwestern region. The plan was signed by the Shanghai and Tibet tourism authorities on Friday. Shanghai has been supporting …
The year 2018 has come. What shall we expect? Let’s start with international affairs. First of all, we hope China’s international neighborhood and the Taiwan Straits can remain peaceful. It will also be a crucial year for the Korean Peninsula as we may find some clues to solve the nuclear …
LHASA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Archeologists in Tibet Autonomous Region believe the ninth century Purang stele to be the oldest in the region. Shargan Wangdue, of Tibet Cultural Relics Protection Institute, said the stele was discovered in Ngari prefecture in northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The stele is …
LHASA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — Tibet Autonomous Region saw a record 4.51 million air passengers in 2017, up 11.9 percent from the previous year, the regional civil aviation administration said. Tibet’s civil aviation industry has been growing rapidly, becoming an important driver for the regional economy. The plateau region has …
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“On June 23rd, Mighty Con will be bringing the show to the Saint Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO. The St. Louis Comic Con will feature over 100 artist tables, vendor booths, and special guests. But we’re also bringing cash prize cosplay contests, video and table top gaming tournaments, and a whole weekend of fun! St. Louis’ largest comic book and pop culture event!”
Stop by Vince Churchill’s table and say hi, grab a book and enjoy the con!
“InConJunction tries to have something for everyone– with panels on writing, movies and television, comic books, artwork, science, technology, culture, fandom, and many other things. At most times, there will be two to four panels going at the same time, giving you plenty of choices. If there’s not a panel you’re interested in, we also have an Anime Room, Gaming Room, Art Show, Dealers’ Room, and various special interest group rooms and tables. If none of that appeals, the ConSuite makes a great place to hang out, meet people, and have interesting conversations. In the evenings, there’s the dance and many attendees throw their own room parties. So, it’s much more than a few panels with the media guests, autograph sessions, and a Dealers Room.”
Dark Recesses Press is proud to be a vendor at the SCARES THAT CARE Charity Weekend event. You will be able to find us, and copies of all our books in the first floor vendors room. Bailey Hunter will be on hand to chat you up, and give out hugs! We’re hoping that a couple of the Dark Recesses author family will also be on hand to sign books. We will update as soon as this is confirmed.
” “Scares That Care!” Inc., is an IRS approved, 501(c)(3) charity. Founded in 2006, “Scares That Care!” to date has raised and donated over $120,000 to organizations that treat sick children and families with a child affected by illness, burns or women fighting breast cancer. “Scares That Care!” is also proud of the fact that we are an all volunteer organization, with no salaries or paychecks issued to any staff member involved with the charity. If you’d like more information, please visit our home website scaresthatcare.org
The Scares That Care Charity Weekend was originally a horror event designed to delight horror fans while benefiting those in need. Now, because of the increasing attendance from fan bases outside of horror, we are starting to transition to a genre event and will continue to morph as feedback points in the direction to continue positive growth.”
Stop by the vendors’ room and say hi to Vince Churchill who will be on hand with his many books for purchase and signing.
“The Saluki Comic Con is the second-year, continuation of the Eclipse Comic Con and will take place Saturday – Sunday, Sept. 29 – 30, 2018 in the Student Center Ballrooms, located at SIU in Carbondale, IL. It will feature special guests, a wide array of vendors and artists, gaming and a costume contest.”
Come meet author, David Day at the Imaginarium Convention where he will be a guest. You can be sure he will have books available to purchase and sign.
“Now in its fifth year, Imaginarium Convention is an annual event founded and developed by Seventh Star Press that takes place in Louisville, Kentucky. Imaginarium Convention is centered around the world of creative writing and creatives of all kinds; including writers, filmmakers, artists, game designers, musicians, and other creatives. A three-day event featuring over 140 panels and workshops, plus a book fair and expo, film festival, gaming, costume contests and live entertainment, Imaginarium Convention provides attendees with a wealth of educational, developmental and networking opportunities within an inclusive, positive environment.”
Stop by and say hello to author Vince Churchill who will be on Bookseller’s Row with a table full of tales.
“Archon, an internationally known, highly regarded and well attended science fiction and fantasy convention. The Archon convention is a locally organized and locally staffed event, presented each year by St. Louis area science fiction and fantasy fans. It includes internationally known media guests, scientist, writers, artists, merchandise dealers and performers and a world recognized Masquerade; its goal is to bring to Saint Louis and science fiction fandom everywhere, a celebration of your imagination.”
RUN! is a tale of one little boy's adventure and the BIG imagination that turns his travels into a frightening race for home.
Colourful, fun, and with a happy conclusion, RUN! is perfect for the little ones. More info →
The dead walk the earth. Monsters — human or otherwise — hunt in the night. The night itself stalks its prey. Men grapple with the demons in the darkest recesses of their own souls. Love is twisted into something murderous. The familiar is alien and the alien is the enemy.
This is where light crosses into darkness.
This is where madness begins. More info →
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Lilly is very nice.She gave us clear instruction to get to her house.The rooms are clean and fancy.We stay two nights and have very great time.Thanks to the SBB and perfect public traffic in Switzerland,we can get to Lilly's place without too much walk,very convenient. The house have everything,the kitchen is very great with all the kitchenware.
The contact with the staff was very nice in advance. I answered all questions promptly and correctly. The accommodation was as described and all the rooms comfortable and very clean. The price-performance ratio is super. I would have been happy if I had come to know also the host personally.
perfect trip. The house: very nice house, nice room(s) and amenities. Great breakfast. Coffee fruits etc available 24/7. The guest space is private and cozy and comfortable. Super clean. The location: nicely located in quite residential area a short bus ride from city center. Very close to bus stop. Many nice walks/hikes from the house. Up the hill, old castle, walk by the river etc. Very nice location to relax and wind down (which is what I did). The hosts: nicest most welcoming most easy going and flexible people you can meet.Very responsive from first contact till the end. Apart from being good hosts, very nice people to meet and get to know. obviously I would recommend this place to anyone.
The information for the check-in was very detailed and it was easy to find the airbnb. The airbnb apartment was very neat and clean. Bathrobes are provided in the rooms. You sleep very well on the comfortable mattress. Highly recommended!
The property is highly recommended by Verena: Good location near the train station but quiet, nice well equipped rooms, in addition, the whole apartment was very clean. Very easy communication and nice welcome! We would come back :)
This was already our second time and the third is already organized. Everything Perfect. Judith is very helpful, room, kitchen, bathroom, etc. are very well maintained and tastefully decorated. Thank you very much.
Susanne2016-05-14T00:00:00Z
We had a great time at the apartment. Everything was just wonderful. The house had been newly refurbished a short time ago and it is beautifully done. There are shared areas for the apartments such as the kitchen, living room and bathrooms. Everything is well-organized and it is easy to come and go when needed. The house is located in a quiet residential area but close to the house there is a bus stop. From there a bus can take you to Aarau city and the train station in a few minutes. Michael was a great host and we would come back anytime!
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It's a beautiful apartment with 3 bedrooms. There is a spacious living room and also extra bed and sofa in the living room.
Our neighborhood is very children friendly and there is a football ground as well as kids playground in the vicinity.
If you are looking for "halal" food, halal restaurants and halal meat shops are located just 5 minutes walking distance from our apartment. There are enough shopping centres within 5 minutes drive.
A fantastic room. ..and a fantastic human being. .ismail bhai. .a very good house for big families ..though didn't met Mahifira. .but her husband ismail bhai took utmost care and was always their to (URL HIDDEN) was so kind of him that he dropped us to the station early morning. ..Ismail bhai have left some home made snacks for you and ur family as token love. .. Strongly recommend this house
shailesh2015-11-23T00:00:00Z
Although I didn't meet Mahifira, We were welcomed by her son Rushdie. The amazing guy. He received us from Aarou stn and dropped to the apartment. Home is spacious and very clean. Bus station is very nearby and super market is within 15 mins walk. Only problem was, u need to take inter region train to reach Aarou and the trains are super expensive. But if u need to spend time in peace this is definitely the right place.
The place was located at a pure residential neighbourhood. So the location gave us a safe and homely feel. We were a family of 7 and felt very comfortable at this house. We had enough space to stay in. Felt like a Home away from home. For tourist whose priority is a typical Swiss style locality and background, this may not fulfill your expectation. Nevertheless this house and service is worth the money you spend. The host was very helpful and flexible with the short delay from our side during check-in and check-out. They were available nearby for any assistance. Will gladly select this place for future visits.
We made a call as we reached and Mr Rahim was very nicely introduced himself and explained about parking . This place is not scenic but practical as kind of in centre of major cities (Lucerne , Zurich, bern etc) also suhr has a nice old type area and riverside to sit by to relax plenty of shops and cafe to look at . I would recommend the place as we had a car no idea about public transport . There is supermarket about 7 min walk but the food place big bite we felt was over price so do look for other options as plenty food place in town or before even . Thx
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For 6 months (July- December 2016): Nice garden with football field for children
Large windows allowing natural lighting all year
Within 40 minutes to Zurich, Bern, Basel or Luzern
July- December 2016: Nice garden with football field for children
Large windows allowing natural lighting all year
Within 40 minutes to Zurich, Bern, Basel or Luzern
Suhr is a small town in Switzerland, rather quiet but very well connected in the center of Switzerland, so using bike, car or train there is no destination you cannot reach within a few hours within Switzerland.
I had a very nice stay in the apartment of Raphael. Being a wheelchair user, I had to ask him some extra information (barriers, entrance widths, etc.) in advance - Raphael answered very fast and correct. Andreas also provided a chair I could use to shower and helped me with my luggage. The apartment itself is very clean and tidy - nothing to complain about at all. Infos for wheelchair users: The apartment is suitable only for users of manuel wheelchairs. The complex over all is perfectly accessible. The apartment itself is also mostly very accessible. The only thing that might be a bit tricky is the bathroom as the door to the shower (even with the ground) is only 60cm wide and afterwards you have to get around a 90° corner. This might not work for all wheelchairs. I myself would come any time. Thank you Raphael.
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A nice room (76 qm) with sauna, jacuzzi, billiard, table soccer, small kitchen corner with microwave, nespresso, fridge.
Pool in garden can be used if weather suitable.
With Swiss breakfast at the family dinning room.
Very big room with daylight situated in the basement of a modern villa. Own toilet, shower, Jacuzzi, sauna and small kitchen corner is integrated in the room for your private use. You can enjoy billiard and table soccer in the room, too. Free Wifi. You have access to the backyard with pool.
Very quiet family friendly neighborhood, close to ice-stadium, close to the forest (ideal for biking and jogging).
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Our old-town house is in the pedestrian area of Aarau. We offer two beautiful rooms for single travellers, couples, friends or families.
We offer a beautiful room in an old town house in the middle of Aarau. The house was built in 1631 and completely renovated in 2012. The room shares bath and toilet with our second guest room.
We have a cozy lounge and a nice terrace and there are lot's of nice bars, shops and restaurants close by.
Our guests can get nice, big breakfast for an extra CHF 15 at the café bar Tuchlaube just next door. In the room price included is Coffee and Tea 24/7.
We are 3 people living permanently in the house. We all work so we will not be around all the time. Staying with us you can come and go as you wish. There is a little fridge in our Lounge and a coffee machine, tea cooker etc.
Please do not smoke in the house. You can smoke on the terrace if you like.
2 friendly cats also live in the house.
Aarau is a small town about 25 minutes by train from Zurich or Basel. 10 minutes walk from our place to the train station. Swim in the River or just stroll through the old town. Go to see a movie or to a concert.
Accommodation is located in a VERY small square, in a beautiful setting in Aarau old town. Lots of charm and character. Practically easy access to on foot to local shops, bars, cafes and public transport. The room and facilities are as pictured. I would definitely stay here again and recommend it to friends/families - thank you Simone and Tomas.
The Bed & Breakfast is tucked away on a small farm in the picturesque town of Aarau. Inside, all the rooms are very nicely decorated, my room was very pretty. Breakfast can be (reasonably priced for Switzerland) provided in the neighboring café from 8:00, the essentials but is otherwise provided so. Warning, not suitable for cat hair allergy sufferers, the two cute cats the owner romp throughout the house rum! I had to fight for slight allergy something with a blocked nose. Parking is by the way quite simple overnight in a parking lot at 200 meters, from 8:00 1,50SFr it costs per hour if you losmöchte early, no problem.
We spent a great time at André's place! The apartment probably fits better to three people, but we perfectly managed to stay and spleep well in four adults. Following the instructions you can easily check-in by yourself, so you can arrive anytime (which is great!) The communication with André was absolutely great, he always answered in a short time to our questions and needs. From André's place you can easily go on foot to the centre of Aarau. We found coffee and cornflakes, fresh water and everything you need for your first needs. We also appreciated the shower! The house offers everything you need for a short and simple stay and I really recommend it.
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Thieves rob couple under financial help guise
Two men entered a Newton home Wednesday offering financial assistance. Less than 10 minutes later, the men left with the homeowner’s wallet.
The homeowner’s female relative was visiting the man’s residence about 1:15 p.m., and when she opened the door to enter the house, the suspects came in behind her.
“It was an uninvited and illegal entry,” said Newton Police Capt. Kevin Yarborough. “But it was more of a rush-in situation. They went in and were trying to get (the man and woman) off their guard.”
Yarborough said the female didn’t see the men when she entered the house, and it’s possible they were hiding nearby.
Once the men were inside the house, they offered the man and woman financial assistance with bill paying, credit cards and medical payments.
“It was a ploy of trying to find out information and trying to get the gentleman’s wallet,” Yarborough said. “They kept asking for the gentleman’s ID.”
The suspects are described as white males between the ages of 40 and 50. One suspect was 5-foot-8-inches tall and weighed about 200 pounds. He was wearing a beige and orange-striped shirt and beige pants. The other suspect has a medium build and was possibly wearing a hat.
Yarborough declined comment on the exact location of the incident or the ages of the victims, citing the victims’ safety.
When the homeowner didn’t give the suspects his wallet, one of the suspects attempted to take the man’s wallet from his person.
The homeowner removed his wallet from his pocket, and one of the suspects grabbed it. The two men ran from the home with the man’s wallet, and a neighbor saw the men leaving the residential area in a truck.
The truck is described as a mid-1990s model white Chevrolet truck with a regular cab and a long bed.
Yarborough said the neighbor who described the truck is familiar with vehicles, and he feels confident in his description of the truck.
The vehicle had a South Carolina license plate, but the license plate number is unknown.
The neighbor, who lives adjacent to the victim’s house, was the only other witness to the incident.
The suspects were never violent during the incident, but they successfully stole an undisclosed amount of cash in the homeowner’s wallet, which was the only item stolen.
“It wasn’t a home robbery in the sense that people think of, where robbers go in there with their guns blazing,” Yarborough said.
It is unknown if the suspects knew of the victims or if the crime was random.
Securing your house is the first step in preventing home invasions and thefts, like the incident that happened Wednesday.
“Keep your doors locked, and don’t leave your doors open,” Yarborough said. “Most people feel comfortable in their homes, but you should always be cautious.”
Residents should also be alert to anyone who looks suspicious or out of the ordinary.
“Always be aware of your surroundings,” Yarborough said.
Anyone who sees suspects or a vehicle matching the description is asked to call Newton Police Department at (828) 695-4278.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Bust: California named worst-run state in the nation
posted at 4:21 pm on November 29, 2012 by Mary Katharine Ham
First the best-run, according to Wall Street 24/7′s annual ranking: North Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Utah, with Iowa rounding out the Top 5.
They have in common low amounts of debt per capita, low unemployment rates, business-friendly tax structures, and several of them are home to hydraulic fracturing and other energy booms. There’s also a high correlation between a well-run state and a high percentage of residents with high-school diplomas. And one more thing. What is it? Ah, yes, they all have Republican governors. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. What does a governor have to do with running a state’s affairs, after all?
The worst-run: California, Rhode Island, Illinois, Arizona and New Jersey, making the bottom five home to two Democratic governors, two Republicans, and one Lincoln Chafee.
California is 24/7 Wall St.’s “Worst Run State” for the second year in a row. Due to high levels of debt, the state’s S&P credit rating is the worst of all states, while its Moody’s credit rating is the second-worst. Much of California’s fiscal woes involve the economic downturn. Home prices plunged by 33.6% between 2006 and 2011, worse than all states except for three. The state’s foreclosure rate and unemployment rate were the third- and second-highest in the country, respectively. But efforts to get finances on track are moving forward. State voters passed a ballot initiative to raise sales taxes as well as income taxes for people who make at least $250,000 a year. While median income is the 10th-highest in the country, the state also has one of the highest tax burdens on income. According to the Tax Foundation, the state also has the third-worst business tax climate in the country.
Despite its sunny shores and mountain heights, glorious vineyards and gloriouser weather, Hollywood and Silicon Valley, the Golden state has become—how you say?— kind of a crapfest. Since California’s is the righteous path our liberal betters so long for us to take as a nation, let’s do check in and see how it’s working out for them.
The state passed a ballot amendment hiking taxes on the rich in November. California already had the most progressive state tax system in the nation and has been deficit spending out the wazoo throughout the recession. By my Keynesian calculations, the California economy should be booming, its unemployment rate low, its deficit and debt problems solved, and all of its “investments” should be yielding great results for those in need and in public schools.
The task force estimated that the burden of debt totaled at least $167 billion and as much as $335 billion. Its members warned that the off-the-books debts tended to grow over time, so that even if Mr. Brown should succeed in pushing through his tax increase, gaining an additional $50 billion over the next seven years, the wall of debt would still be there, casting its shadow over the state.
General Fund debt service expenditures will increase by a net of $24.6 million (0.46 percent), to a total of $5.4 billion, as compared to the revised current year estimate…
While General Fund debt service is estimated to increase only slightly in the budget year, General Fund debt service has been a fast‐growing area of the Budget. In 2002‐03 General Fund debt service was $2.1 billion, or 2.9 percent of revenues, versus $5.4 billion, or 5.6 percent of estimated revenues, in 2012‐13. This trend is expected to continue through the end of this decade, with debt service projected to peak at $7.5 billion in 2019‐20
The election wasn’t even over Tuesday when state Treasurer Bill Lockyer’s phone started ringing. Activists of all stripes had the same message for him: With voters apparently poised to approve billions of dollars in tax hikes, it was time to spend more money.
“They had to be reminded the money has already been spent,” Lockyer said.
As for the economy, California has the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation, well above 10 percent. Texas— bizarro California, being close in size and population and nearly opposite in political disposition— is a little over 6 percent. As Conn Carroll noted in the Washington Examiner:
There are fewer private-sector jobs in the state (California) today, 11.9 million, then there were in 2000, 12.2 million.
And thanks to liberal welfare requirements, a third of all the nation’s welfare recipients live in California despite the state only containing one-eighth of the national population.
Contrast those numbers with Republican-controlled Texas, where private-sector jobs have grown from 7.8 million in 2000 to 9 million today.
Carroll also notes California poverty is high as is that most important of liberal priorities— income inequality (higher than in Texas)—while test scores remain low:
Meanwhile, California eighth-graders finished ahead of only Mississippi and District of Columbia students on reading and math test scores in 2011.
Texas, on the other hand, showed test scores for eight-graders above California and often above the national average across its white, black, and Hispanic populations in mathematics, reading, and science.
Since 1990, domestic migration to California has flipped to a deficit. In the last two decades, the state lost nearly 3.4 million residents through migration to other states. In other words, it lost about four-fifths of what it had gained through domestic migration in the previous 30 years. Foreign immigration filled the gap only partially. Inflows from overseas peaked at 291,191 in 2002 and sank to just 164,445 in 2011. Meanwhile, net domestic out-migration has averaged 225,000 a year over the past ten years.
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JAXA plans to perform "Kounotori Integrated Tether Experiment'' (KITE) on HTV-6. In this experiment, we deploy 700m tether from HTV. In order to make an electrical circuit between ambient plasma and tether, we use the field emission cathode. The rendesvous sensors on the HTV allow us to monitor the relative motion of tether after releasing from HTV. By the experiment, we plan to investigate the dynamics of tether, characteristics of the tether current and voltage and its electrical influence on HTV due to EDT operation.JAXAはHTV-6号機にて導電性テザー実証実験（Kounotori Integrated Tether Experiment，以下、KITE）を実施予定である。本発表では、KITEの実験システムと実験の概要について報告する。KITEではHTVから700mのテザーを伸ばし、電流を流す。テザーに電流を流すためには、周辺プラズマと電気的に結合させる必要がある。KITEでは電子源モジュールから電子を放出させることにより、テザーに電流を流す。伸展後のテザーの挙動計測には、HTVが装備しているランデブーセンサを使用する。その他、HTVの機体電位状態を把握するための帯電電位モニタや、実験中の磁場環境を測定するための磁気センサ、及びテザーの挙動を撮影するためのカメラが装備されている。実験では、テザーの動的特性の取得、電流駆動原理の確認を行うほか、HTV機体への影響を調べる。Meeting Information: The 7th Space Debris Workshop (October 18-20, 2016. Chofu Aerospace Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)(CAC)), Chofu, Tokyo, JapanPhysical characteristics: Original contains color illustrations会議情報: 第7回スペースデブリワークショップ (2016年10月18-20日. 宇宙航空研究開発機構調布航空宇宙センター(JAXA)(CAC)), 調布市, 東京形態: カラー図版あり
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Women's Cross Country
Bulldog Men 13th, Women 22nd At D2 Cross Country Championships
Nov 17, 2012
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up the 2012 campaign by competing in the NCAA Division II National Championships on Saturday (Nov. 17) in Joplin, Mo.
The Bulldog men's squad, which was making its first appearance at the national championships since 1985, finished 13th overall in a competitive field. Meanwhile, the Bulldog women's team placed 22nd overall in its fifth consecutive trip to the national championships.
FSU totaled 370 points in the men's division, which was won by Adams State with 34 points on the Missouri Southern State Cross Country Course in Joplin.
Junior Brandon Cushman led the men's team as he came in 55th overall on the 10K course in a time of 30:46.3 on the day. Sophomore Andrew Harper was next in line as he placed 85th in a time fo 31:10.6 overall.
Bulldog senior Tyler Crossman captured 89th place at 31:19.0 followed by Alex Bladecki, who came in 99th overall at 31:30.3 for the Bulldogs. Senior Ryan Chute took 113th place (31:38.1) with junior David Silversmith taking 162nd place (32:10.3). Sophomore Spencer Gerber was 188th (32:36.5).
The Bulldog women totaled 534 points in the 32-team field that was won by Grand Valley State with 101 total points.
The Ferris State men's and women's cross country teams both qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships as both squads ran to third-place performances at the 2012 NCAA-II Midwest Regional Championships on Nov. 3 in Kenosha, Wis.
This year represented only the seventh time in history the Bulldog women's cross country team has qualified as a team for the national championships as their appearances the last four years (2008-11) were the program's first since 1987.
Meanwhile, the men's squad advanced for the first time since 1985 and it was FSU's eighth all-time Division II national berth. They also twice took part in the NCAA Division III Championships in the mid-1970's.
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Fintech action plan to boost innovation in financial services
(BRUSSELS) - Europe should become a global hub for FinTech innovation, the Commission said Thursday as it unveiled a plan to harness opportunities offered by technology-enabled innovation in financial services.
The first major deliverable of the plan to help EU businesses and investors make the most of the advantages offered by the Single Market in a fast-moving sector is a new set of new rules to help the growth of crowdfunding platforms.
The plan looks to enable the financial sector to make use of the rapid advances in new technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and cloud services.
At the same time, it seeks to make markets safer and easier to access for new players - with benefits for consumers, investors, banks and new market players.
In addition, the Commission is proposing a pan-European label for platforms, so that a platform licensed in one country can operate across the EU.
"An EU crowdfunding licence would help crowdfunding platforms scale up in Europe," said the EC's vice-president for financial services Valdis Dombrovskis: "It will help them match investors and companies from all over the EU, giving more opportunities for firms and entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to a wider base of funders."
"Technologies like blockchain can be game changers for financial services and beyond," said Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society: "We need to build an enabling framework to let innovation flourish, while managing risks and protecting consumers."
FinTech Action Plan:
The financial sector is the largest user of digital technologies and a major driver in the digital transformation of the economy. Today's Action Plan sets out 23 steps to enable innovative business models to scale up, support the uptake of new technologies, increase cybersecurity and the integrity of the financial system, including:
The Commission will host an EU FinTech Laboratory where European and national authorities will engage with tech providers in a neutral, non-commercial space;
The Commission has already created an EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum. It will report on the challenges and opportunities of crypto assets later in 2018 and is working on a comprehensive strategy on distributed ledger technology and blockchain addressing all sectors of the economy. A distributed ledger is an information database that is shared across a network. The best-known type of distributed ledger is blockchain.
The Commission will consult on how best to promote the digitisation of information published by listed companies in Europe, including by using innovative technologies to interconnect national databases. This will give investors far easier access to key information to inform their investment decisions.
The Commission will run workshops to improve information-sharing when it comes to cybersecurity;
The Commission will present a blueprint with best practices on regulatory sandboxes, based on guidance from European Supervisory Authorities. A regulatory sandbox is a framework set up by regulators that allows FinTech startups and other innovators to conduct live experiments in a controlled environment, under a regulator's supervision. Regulatory sandboxes are gaining popularity, mostly in developed financial markets.
Regulation on Crowdfunding:
Crowdfunding improves access to funding especially for start-ups and other small businesses. A start-up can present its project on an online platform and call for support in the form of a loan ('peer-to-peer lending') or equity. Investors receive a financial return for their investment. It is currently difficult for many platforms to expand into other EU countries. This is why crowdfunding in the EU is underdeveloped as compared to other major world economies, and the EU market is fragmented. One of the biggest hurdles is the lack of common rules across the EU. This considerably raises compliance and operational costs and prevents crowdfunding platforms from expanding across borders.
Today's proposal will make it easier for these platforms to offer their services EU-wide and improve access to this innovative form of finance for businesses in need of funding. Once adopted by the European Parliament and the Council, the proposed Regulation will allow platforms to apply for an EU label based on a single set of rules. This will enable them to offer their services across the EU. Investors on crowdfunding platforms will be protected by clear rules on information disclosures, rules on governance and risk management and a coherent approach to supervision.
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Morneau says federal government willing to back Trans Mountain project
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has announced that the federal government is willing, and prepared to financially back the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, whether or not Kinder Morgan is the company that ends up building it.
In Ottawa Wednesday morning, Morneau laid out the Liberalsâ three guiding principles as talks are ongoing with Kinder Morgan about the fate of the cross-provincial project.
Specifically, the federal government is:
Prepared to indemnify the project from any financial loss;
Is willing to offer this financial security to any company who wants to build the pipeline, should Kinder Morgan back out;
and, the financial backing must be fair, and beneficial to Canadians.
"We believe in this project," Morneau said.
The federal government is continuing talks with Kinder Morgan, th e developers of the Trans Mountain project, after the Texas-based company put the project on pause, demanding reassurance that the $7.4-billion pipeline can go ahead, despite B.C. opposition.
Morneau took aim at B.C. NDP Premier John Horgan during his remarks to media, placing the blame for the current situation on his shoulders, and calling the delay "politically motivated."
This is a breaking news update, previous story by the Canadian Press follows.
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OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide an update Wednesday on the status of his talks with Kinder Morgan to expedite the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion -- but he is not expected to announce a deal.
Rather, Morneau is expected to articulate the broad strokes of how Ottawa sees a deal coming together -- setting forth the federal Liberal government's principles, values and goals that could form the basis of an eventual agreement.
Mo rneau had been engaged in intensive talks with Kinder Morgan officials up until Tuesday, but the two sides have yet to declare any common ground on the amount of federal money involved.
The finance minister's very public display, which comes the same day as the company's annual meeting in Calgary, is likely to put additional pressure on the company.
Amid mounting opposition from the B.C. government, environmental groups and protesters, not to mention skittish investors, Kinder Morgan halted all non-essential spending on its $7.4-billion plan to double an existing pipeline between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C., and gave Ottawa until the end of May to broker some calm.
Earlier Tuesday, before Morneau's news conference -- scheduled for 9 a.m. ET -- was announced, Trudeau was in Calgary, trying to convince skeptical Albertans to believe his latest mantra: that the pipeline will be built.
"Let's be honest about these things. I don 't think there is anything that I can say that would reassure some of my critics who have such little faith in my government getting anything done for Alberta," he said.
"I don't think there's any magic phrase I can say that will have critics and skeptics put down their criticism and say, 'You know what? The prime minister reassured me today."'
As Trudeau spoke, a small group of protesters were heard shouting, "Build KM" and "Build that pipe."
Morneau's talks with Kinder Morgan had their genesis a month ago, when Trudeau promised to deploy both financial and legislative tools to ensure the disputed expansion is able to proceed.
During a remarkable eight-hour stopover in the national capital, an unscheduled break from a busy overseas travel itinerary, Trudeau convened a summit in Ottawa with B.C.'s John Horgan, who has staked his government's survival on opposing the pipelin e, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, whose province's economic health depends on it.
Trudeau instructed Morneau to sit down with Kinder Morgan to find a financial solution that would soothe their investors. He also promised legislation that would reaffirm Ottawa's authority to press ahead with a development deemed to be in Canada's national interest.
The Liberal government position is that it approved the project in 2016 after a rejigged environmental assessment and Indigenous consultation process, and in concert with the its climate change and oceans protection plan. Approval came in consultation with the previous B.C. Liberal government, which gave its consent to the project after its own conditions were met.
Horgan's election last year changed that. His minority government exists at the pleasure of the Green party, and on condition of his continued opposition to the project.
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Hunger Games
Well, everyone's weighing in on The Hunger Games, and since I hadn't heard a thing about it until a few weeks ago, I girded my loins and ventured into Barnes & Noble for a copy of Volume 1.
This was an intensely dismaying book for me.
Dystopian fiction always bothers me (I couldn't even read 1984 the whole way through; it was too unnerving). This one bothered me too, because some teenagers growing up on this sort of fare will find it appealing for re-enactment -- not a good thing by any stretch.
Last night I was reading some comments from Appalachian bloggers about the book, since the heroine is clearly, explicitly, from a region that was at least once called Appalachia. As a protagonist she fulfills most of the stereotypes of "good" Appalachians, in that she can fend for herself off the woodlands, she's athletic, smart, compassionate, and a good shot with bow and arrow. The bored deities are satisfied with her self-sacrifice and underdog status.
It's not this part of the story that riled me. The part that riled me was the depiction of the society as a whole.
There is a strong tendency in literature to paint the future in the grim grays of failure. Truth is, the human race is an up-and-down species. The excesses of Ancient Rome became so vile to its citizenry and its nearby neighbors that it was overthrown by invasion and religion. As far as I'm concerned, the Nazis and their Holocaust, and America and its atom bomb, represented a new low in human affairs from which we have rebounded.
Will we descend into Nazi hell again? Of course! Will other human beings resist that? Of course! It's never so easy as novels make it look.
And Hunger Games went a bit too far. I simply cannot fathom a country where the entertainment consists of a yearly pageant of teenagers slaughtering each other. There are twelve Districts in the book. A Thirteenth was destroyed because it resisted.
So, when the Thirteenth got its back up, what did the others do?
If the only colony that had rebelled against England was Massachusetts, we'd all be God Saving the Queen. But Massachusetts called on the other colonies, and together this bunch of poorly-fed, poorly-armed, non-soldiers faced down the best military might of the era.
Does anyone remember why the Americans won the war? Heck, they lost almost every pitched battle.
They won because France provided soldiers, guns, money, and a navy. France. "Lafayette, we are here."
As I was reading Hunger Games, I found myself asking, "Where's Lafayette? Where are the Chinese?" Oh yes, and even, "Where's Che?" although the author sort of indicates that Che's type of army would be no match.
I'm predicting that this trilogy will end with a destruction of this evil dystopia from within. It would make more sense if Air France came to the rescue.
But what do I know? I couldn't get a publisher for my book, and this author is raking it in. Call me sour grapes if you will. Guilty as charged. Stomp me into wine.
I dislike dystopian fiction as a whole, but at same time I do think that it's a case of people working out their fears through fiction. Better through words than through actions- people do the same thing with horror movies. I may be biased though, my acadamic concentrate is in conflict theory based sociology.
I also picked up The Hunger Games because of the Appalachian connection but I couldn't finish it...too dark, too dystopian, and yes, I was wondering why there wasn't a China or European Union mentioned. The people in the Capitol have some advanced technology but they also came across as superficial and stupid. And I couldn't buy that the 12 Districts would simply give up their kids like that--for years!--without another desperate fight. The implication is fear and technology are stronger than human love and courage? Ugh, that is REALLY depressing.
Read in an old anthropology book that I found in a library about a tribe that killed any infant whose teeth were coming in in the wrong order. what stopped it was a young mother who rebelled. I have no idea if it's true.
If you decide to read Catching Fire and Mockingjay, they answer a lot of questions about District Thirteen.
You brought up a good historical parallel. As I imagine Hunger Games, though, the districts are quite spread out. Do I remember right that the Capital is in the Rocky Mountains? So if they don't have the technology that the Capital has, distance would be an obstacle to their banding together.
I also wondered what condition the rest of the world was in. Whereas some dystopian books let you know blow by blow how society transitioned, Hunger Games doesn't give you those details. For me, that was okay, because:
I found the premise of the story distressingly believable. I find some of the reality tv shows we have already very disturbing. Fear Factor, for example. I can imagine our society going the way of Rome and watching people die for fun. I wish I didn't find this believable, but I do.
I think the concept of tributes in Hunger Games was inspired by the myth of the Minotaur. It's amazing what atrocities people will accept in order to avoid losing everything.
While the book is violent, I appreciate that the violence *is* disturbing (it should be, after all - but many books and films gloss over violence). I also felt that, in the end, the book affirms that even in the most abhorrent of circumstances, a person can choose whether to give in to 'the game' or to make her own rules.
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After covering the basics of the Java class format and runtime access through reflection, it's time to move this series on to more advanced topics. This month I'll start in on the second part of the series, where the Java class information becomes just another form of data structure to be manipulated by applications. I'll call this whole topic area classworking.
I'll start classworking coverage with the Javassist bytecode manipulation library. Javassist isn't the only library for working with bytecode, but it does have one feature in particular that makes it a great starting point for experimenting with classworking: you can use Javassist to alter the bytecode of a Java class without actually needing to learn anything about bytecode or the Java virtual machine (JVM) architecture. This is a mixed blessing in some respects -- I don't generally advocate messing with technology you don't understand -- but it certainly makes bytecode manipulation much more accessible than with frameworks where you work at the level of individual instructions.
Javassist basics
Javassist lets you inspect, edit, and create Java binary classes. The inspection aspect mainly duplicates what's available directly in Java through the Reflection API, but having an alternative way to access this information is useful when you're actually modifying classes rather than just executing them. This is because the JVM design doesn't provide you any access to the raw class data after it's been loaded into the JVM. If you're going to work with classes as data, you need to do so outside of the JVM.
Javassist uses the javassist.ClassPool class to track and control the classes you're manipulating. This class works a lot like a JVM classloader, but with the important difference that rather than linking loaded classes for execution as part of your application, the class pool makes loaded classes usable as data through the Javassist API. You can use a default class pool that loads from the JVM search path, or define one that searches your own list of paths. You can even load binary classes directly from byte arrays or streams, and create new classes from scratch.
Classes loaded in a class pool are represented by javassist.CtClass instances. As with the standard Java java.lang.Class class, CtClass provides methods for inspecting class data such as fields and methods. That's just the start for CtClass, though, which also defines methods for adding new fields, methods, and constructors to the class, and for altering the class name, superclass, and interfaces. Oddly, Javassist does not provide any way of deleting fields, methods, or constructors from a class.
Fields, methods, and constructors are represented by javassist.CtField, javassist.CtMethod, and javassist.CtConstructor instances, respectively. These classes define methods for modifying all aspects of the item represented by the class, including the actual bytecode body of a method or constructor.
The source of all bytecode
Javassist lets you completely replace the bytecode body of a method or constructor, or selectively add bytecode at the beginning or end of the existing body (along with a couple of other variations for constructors). Either way, the new bytecode is passed as a Java-like source code statement or block in a String. The Javassist methods effectively compile the source code you provide into Java bytecode, which they then insert into the body of the target method or constructor.
The source code accepted by Javassist doesn't exactly match the Java language, but the main difference is just the addition of some special identifiers used to represent the method or constructor parameters, method return value, and other items you may want to use in your inserted code. These special identifiers all start with the $ symbol, so they're not going to interfere with anything you'd otherwise do in your code.
There are also some restrictions on what you can do in the source code you pass to Javassist. The first restriction is the actual format, which must be a single statement or block. This isn't much of a restriction for most purposes, because you can put any sequence of statements you want in a block. Here's an example using the special Javassist identifiers for the first two method parameter values to show how this works:
A more substantial limitation on the source code is that there's no way to refer to local variables declared outside the statement or block being added. This means that if you're adding code at both the start and end of a method, for instance, you generally won't be able to pass information from the code added at the start to the code added at the end. There are ways around this limitation, but the workarounds are messy -- you generally need to find a way to merge the separate code inserts into a single block.
Classworking with Javassist
For an example of applying Javassist, I'll use a task I've often handled directly in source code: measuring the time taken to execute a method. This is easy enough to do in the source; you just record the current time at the start of the method, then check the current time again at the end of the method and find the difference between the two values. If you don't have source code, it's normally much more difficult to get this type of timing information. That's where classworking comes in handy -- it lets you make changes like this for any method, without needing source code.
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Listing 1 shows a (bad) example method that I'll use as a guinea pig for my timing experiments: the buildString method of the StringBuilder class. This method constructs a String of any requested length by doing exactly what any Java performance guru will tell you not to do -- it repeatedly appends a single character to the end of a string in order to create a longer string. Because strings are immutable, this approach means a new string will be constructed each time through the loop, with the data copied from the old string and a single character added at the end. The net effect is that this method will run into more and more overhead as it's used to create longer strings.
Adding method timing
Because I have the source code available for this method, I'll show you how I would add the timing information directly. This will also serve as the model for what I want to do using Javassist. Listing 2 shows just the buildString() method, with timing added. This doesn't amount to much of a change. The added code just saves the start time to a local variable, then computes the elapsed time at the end of the method and prints it to the console.
Doing it with Javassist
Getting the same effect by using Javassist to manipulate the class bytecode seems like it should be easy. Javassist provides ways to add code at the beginning and end of methods, after all, which is exactly what I did in the source code to add timing information for the method.
There's a hitch, though. When I described how Javassist lets you add code, I mentioned that the added code could not reference local variables defined elsewhere in the method. This limitation blocks me from implementing the timing code in Javassist the same way I did in the source code; in that case, I defined a new local variable in the code added at the start and referenced that variable in the code added at the end.
So what other approach can I use to get the same effect? Well, I could add a new member field to the class and use that instead of a local variable. That's a smelly kind of solution, though, and suffers from some limitations for general use. Consider what would happen with a recursive method, for instance. Each time the method called itself, the saved start time value from the last call would be overwritten and lost.
Fortunately there's a cleaner solution. I can keep the original method code unchanged and just change the method name, then add a new method using the original name. This interceptor method can use the same signature as the original method, including returning the same value. Listing 3 shows what a source code version of this approach would look like:
This approach of using an interceptor method works well with Javassist. Because the entire body of the method is a single block, I can define and use local variables within the body without any problems. Generating the source code for the interception method is also easy -- it only needs a few substitutions to work for any possible method.
Running the interception
Implementing the code to add method timing uses some of the Javassist APIs described in Javassist basics. Listing 4 shows this code, in the form of an application that takes a pair of command-line arguments giving the class name and method name to be timed. The main() method body just finds the class information and then passes it to the addTiming() method to handle the actual modifications. The addTiming() method first renames the existing method by appending "$impl" to the end of the name, then creates a copy of the method using the original name. It then replaces the body of the copied method with timing code wrapping a call to the renamed original method.
The construction of the interceptor method body uses a java.lang.StringBuffer to accumulate the body text (showing the proper way to handle String construction, as opposed to the approach used in StringBuilder). This varies depending on whether the original method returns a value or not. If it does return a value, the constructed code saves that value in a local variable so it can be returned at the end of the interceptor method. If the original method is of type void, there's nothing to be saved and nothing to be returned from the interceptor method.
The actual body text looks just like standard Java code except for the call to the (renamed) original method. This is the body.append(nname + "($$);\n"); line in the code, where nname is the modified name for the original method. The $$ identifier used in the call is the way Javassist represents the list of parameters to the method under construction. By using this identifier in the call to the original method, all the arguments supplied in the call to the interceptor method are passed on to the original method.
Listing 5 shows the results of first running the StringBuilder program in unmodified form, then running the JassistTiming program to add timing information, and finally running the StringBuilder program after it's been modified. You can see how the StringBuilder run after modification reports execution times, and how the times increase much faster than the length of the constructed string because of the inefficient string construction code.
Trust in the source, Luke?
Javassist does a great job of making classworking easy by letting you work with source code rather than actual bytecode instruction lists. But this ease of use comes with some drawbacks. As I mentioned back in The source of all bytecode, the source code used by Javassist is not exactly the Java language. Besides recognizing special identifiers in the code, Javassist implements much looser compile-time checks on the code than required by the Java language specification. Because of this, it will generate bytecode from the source in ways that may have surprising results if you're not careful.
As an example, Listing 6 shows what happens when I change the type of the local variable used for the method start time in the interceptor code from long to int. Javassist accepts the source code and converts it into valid bytecode, but the resulting times are garbage. If you tried compiling this assignment directly in a Java program, you'd get a compile error because it violates one of the rules of the Java language: a narrowing assignment requires a cast.
Depending on what you do in the source code, you can even get Javassist to generate invalid bytecode. Listing 7 shows an example of this, where I've patched the JassistTiming code to always treat the timed method as returning an int value. Javassist again accepts the source code without complaint, but the resulting bytecode fails verification when I try to execute it.
This type of issue isn't a problem as long as you're careful with the source code you supply to Javassist. It's important to realize that Javassist won't necessarily catch any errors in the code, though, and that the results of an error may be difficult to predict.
Looking ahead
There's a lot more to Javassist than what we've covered in this article. Next month, we'll delve a little deeper with a look at some of the special hooks Javassist provides for bulk modification of classes and for on-the-fly modification as classes are loaded at runtime. These are the features that make Javassist a great tool for implementing aspects in your applications, so make sure you catch the follow-up for the full story on this powerful tool.
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Javassist was originated by Shigeru Chiba of the Department of Mathematics and Computing Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology. It's recently joined the open source JBoss application server project where it's the basis for the addition of new aspect-oriented programming features. Javassist is distributed under the Mozilla Public License (MPL) and the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) open source licenses.
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For those of you who follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you likely have already seen me rave about my new Trinity leggings from Critical Pump. For the rest of you beauties out there, who might be looking for inspiration, look no further! I have discovered and fallen in love with a brand that strives to add excitement to your life. By creating the highest quality fitness apparel available, Critical Pump provides maximum …
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Your Guide to the Best Island Breaks this Summer
For those who lead hectic, busy lives throughout the rest of the year, the thought of escaping to an island when on holiday has to be a thoroughly appealing one. Island breaks offer the promise of sunshine and seclusion and this is a guide to some of the best such places to pick for your holiday this summer.
Skiathos, GreeceThe Greek island of Skiathos can be found in the Aegean Sea, where it is the smallest Sporades Island. However, despite this it offers wonderful beaches for lazing on and gorgeous landscapes to wander through. If you want to stay somewhere with more amenities, stick to the south coast, where Koukounaries and capital Skiathos town offer towns with shops and restaurants – as well as boat trips and monasteries or churches to explore. If you want uninhabited, the north will offer freedom and seclusion.
Mallorca, Spain
Mallorca is the biggest Balearic Island and offers guaranteed blue skies, oceans and warm sunshine. It was colonised in the 8th century BC and became a hotspot for tourists during the 1950s, with significant redevelopment since then. However you can still visit beautiful sights like the Catedral, which offers stunning Gothic architecture and interiors by Gaudi and Barcelo. The Ca’n Prunera gallery is another Mallorca standout, with works by artists like Cezanne, Man Ray, Klimt and Joan Miro, which is why it’s featured on Ladbrokes online travel roulette wheel of places worth visiting.
Madeira, Portugal
This island has won awards for its brilliance as a holiday destination and offers plenty besides sun, sea and sand. Those travelling there in late summer could take in the Madeira Wine Festival at the end of August or visit the Story Centre – located in the lovely Old Town – to learn more about the island’s fascinating history. Madeira has been an autonomous region of the country since the mid-1970s and you can learn about this here through interactive exhibits. Alternatively you could just explore Madeira’s wonderful flora and fauna.
Malta, Malta
Malta is a dream for anyone who loves beautiful architecture, and even has a National Museum of Archaeology dedicated to it. This features everything from the Sleeping Lady sculpture to the Ta Hagrat temple model. Alternatively you could stroll through the backstreets of the picturesque Vittoriosa, with its charm and beauty. Malta has a remarkable history, including a pivotal role in World War Two that saw the island awarded the George Cross for the collective bravery of its inhabitants.
Corsica, France
Located in the Mediterranean Sea, this is one French island where warm weather is guaranteed. Calvi in the west attracts a lot of visitors, with its spectacular beach, glorious citadelle and Scandola nature reserve. Another option is Ajaccio, where Napoleon was born and which offers boulevards lined with trees and cafes where you can sit outside on the pavement. Corsica may sometimes have a somewhat fraught history with mainland France, but it remains part of the country and has a distinctly Gallic feel.
Any one of these islands will be a great place to spend a few weeks this summer.
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October 31, 2018
New Hampshire: Maintaining renewable-energy growth
New Hampshire is at a crossroads in its efforts to produce more renewable energy. Under a 2007 state rule, utilities must include more green power in their mix of sources. The 2018 target is 18.7 percent; by 2025, that target will be 25.2 percent. Granite State lawmakers recently passed bills to goose both the solar- and timber-based biomass industries, but only one survived the governor’s veto pen. The failed measure would have quintupled the allowable size of solar projects that qualify for net metering (the practice of selling excess power back to the grid). But incumbent Gov. Chris Sununu, who faces renewable-energy advocate Molly Kelly, nixed the measure, saying it would drive up electricity prices—already some of the highest in the nation. Lawmakers did, however, override his veto for a law requiring utilities to buy more power from six faltering biomass plants in the state. But the Energy Justice Network and other critics question whether biomass should qualify as a clean renewable: Burning wood emits sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulates, as well as heat. Still, proponents point out, biomass produces far fewer greenhouse gases than fossil fuels: 18 grams of CO2 (equivalent) per kilowatt hour, compared to 840 for oil and 1,001 for coal.
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NASVI assures implementation of Street Vendors Act in 100 cities
NASVI assures implementation of Street Vendors Act in 100 cities
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Mangalore, Oct 21, 2014: Addressing a programme on “Street vendors in India: Issues, struggles, best practices and way forward,” organised by Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work at college premises on Sunday October 19, New Delhi based National Assocoation of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) Co-Ordinator Arbind Singh who represents NASVI that was instrumental in the government formulating Street Vendors Act 2014, said that developing vending zones in secluded an inconvenient places may not be accepted by street vendors as well as customers, thus hampering the business.
Therefore, while rehabilitating the street vendors, a natural market has to be provided to them and they should be constantly surveyed, he stressed. The Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street vending Act 2014, will be imlimented in at least 100 cities in the country.
He requested public sector companies like banks to financially help in developing vending zones in cities.
Taking an example of Bhuvaneshwar city corporation, where the banks have developed vending zones in the absence of financial support from the corporation, Singh said that more such models have to come up. “Several innovations can be introduced in street vending like model market for vendors, women markets, night markets, food streets, weekly markets, historical markets etc, which will draw more number of customers and helps vendors to earn their livelihood. Night market on the lines of Taiwan, could be a good idea as a customer can go for shopping when there is no traffic congestion.” “Special focus has to be given to women vendors as they are largely marginalised,” he advocated.
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A Michigan astronomer looks at space in a whole new way: BTN LiveBIG
A Michigan astronomer looks at space in a whole new way: BTN LiveBIG
By BTN.com LiveBIG Staff, 6 months ago
Astronomy and symphonic music aren’t the likeliest of pairs at first glance; that is, unless you’re José Francisco Salgado.
Salgado, who received his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Michigan, combines his passions for astronomic photography and love of music to create science-symphony films to expose people from all over the world to the wonders of science.
“Astronomy is a very visual science,” he said. “I visit schools and orchestras all over the world and teach [it] using music films as a basis to get people interested. The films are visually appealing and the music gets people’s attention.”
Salgado’s work takes him to some rather cold climes to capture stunning images of celestial phenomenon. (Courtesy of José Francisco Salgado)
Salgado’s love of astronomy was kindled when, in the third grade, he read a book on the Apollo space program. Growing up in Puerto Rico, he was also afforded the opportunity to visit the Arecibo Observatory, the island’s famous (and enormous) radio telescope. However, it was during his youth that Salgado was given a gift that would alter the course of his life.
“My parents gave me my first DSLR camera when I was in the eighth grade,” Salgado noted, “and the first thing I did was point it at the night sky.” It wasn’t until graduate school that he realized he could combine astronomy and photography into so much more.
He was drawn to Michigan to pursue his PhD because of the innovative extra-galactic research astronomers were conducting. While at Michigan, Salgado discovered the exciting ways astronomy can be taught through the department’s Education and Public Outreach Initiative, which provides educational programs tailored for schools and community centers. Through this program, he learned he could pursue a career in astronomy education and fulfill his passion for both science and art in a meaningful way.
After graduation, Salgado took a job at Chicago’s famed Adler Planetarium. While working at the planetarium, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra asked him to produce a visual backdrop to their performance of “The Planets”, a seven-movement orchestral suite by renowned composer Gustav Holst. The project required fitting the film around the music, a process to which Salgado likens creating a “soundtrack in reverse.” But, he was ready for just such a challenge.
“This project gave me the motivation to move from still photography to motion graphics,” Salgado said. He quickly taught himself video editing, and his first symphonic-science film “The Planets” was born.
Salgado has continued to combine astronomy with music in his “Science and Symphony” film series. He also founded the nonprofit KV 265 in 2010 to teach science through unconventional mediums, such as music, film, and photography. KV 265 has partnered with numerous symphony orchestras, composers, and musicians from around the world to create multimedia pieces that convey an understanding of astronomy for all people to enjoy.
“To me, the key word in scientific education is inspiration,” he stated. “By presenting science in a non-intimidating format, people will be inspired to learn more about what they see on their own. When you show things you shot yourself, it removes degrees of separation so they will ask more about what they’re seeing.”
Salgado’s films have been shown all over the world, including the Frank Gehry-designed bandshell in Chicago’s Millenium Park. (Photo courtesy of José Francisco Salgado)
Today, Salgado juggles a multitude of tasks as the executive director of KV 265. He gives lectures, presents his symphonic-science films around the world and continues to produce new films. He is currently working on two different films titled Nocturnes and Tidal Forces.
“Nocturnes demonstrates the difference between artificial and natural light,” he explained, “by contrasting night in the city and night in the darkest locations in the world, used with the piece of music with the same name by Chopin. Tidal Forces is about the power of lunar tides and how the gravitational force of the moon controls them. I’m taking time lapses of places all over the world like the Bay of Fundy, [Le Mont] Saint-Michel in France, and Cornwall in England.” For the latter piece, the music was actually commissioned to support the film instead of the other way around, something Salgado said would not have been possible without the success of his previous projects.
Despite his busy schedule, he still makes time to go back to his alma mater to give lectures and show his films. Notably, he made an appearance on the University of Michigan’s Saturday Morning Physics show last November to talk about the science behind the Northern Lights. In addition to academia, Salgado maintains a personal connection to the university through his daughter, a rising freshman at Michigan.
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It’s time for another #rtwsoon interview, this time with the lovely Heather of Heather’s Harmony. And guess what? She’s leaving for her big adventure this Sunday!
If our summer travel plans to Europe didn’t fall through, we’d probably be crossing paths with Heather somewhere along the way. Instead we’ll have to settle for following her adventures through her blog instead and there should be some really good ones ahead. Have fun, Heather! And you know where to look if you need some ideas of how to spend your day in Iceland.
Who are you?
My name is Heather & I am from the desert lands of the Western US but I’ve got a gypsy heart that has taken over my life. My passion for change and travel has led me to the northern lights of Saint Petersburg, swimming with sea turtles in Hawaii, pruning olive trees in Palestine, kissing under the Eiffel tower, pondering in the midst of Stonehenge, getting sea-sick in Jamaica and getting lost almost everywhere I go.
Want to know what I love and find most unique about myself though? My intuition.
While being prepared & having a general direction in life is a must for anyone with drive & passion, the ability to admit that the universe has something even better in mind for you is downright gutsy & brave. Several years ago I was tied to a weak and weary existence, lacking in passion and gumption. It didn’t take long before I knew I needed to change and re-discover what cultivated happiness in my life… travel. Since then I’ve always had goals and stepping stones to achieve personal harmony but in large I’ve let the universe be my compass and leave myself open to the opportunities that I encounter.
Where are you going on your RTW?
That is a fantastic question! As of right now I will be leaving to explore Europe for three months and in October I’ll be moving to South Korea to teach English for a year. Beyond that your guess is probably better than mine! One thing is for sure, it’s going to be a grand adventure full of surprise!
Along with being an intuitive traveler I am also very budget conscious so while I purse a life of travel I will also be sure to find work along the way to sustain myself & my student loans.
After the very steep climb to Masada where it is believed Jewish extremists committed a mass suicide rather than be captured by the Romans in 73 AD
When are you leaving?
I leave the afternoon of July 15th, 2012 with a day investigate Iceland before backpacking in Europe and then moving to South Korea in the late fall.
Why did you decide to go on this trip?
At some point in my life I realized I wasn’t happy and through a lot of self-reflection and discovery the single thing I knew that had made me happy was traveling, so I’m running with it!
I’ve spent the past 4 years in college, working full-time and living a simple life with as many trips both abroad and around the corner as I could possibly manage. It just wasn’t enough, I knew I needed to build a life that fit into travel rather than fitting travel into my life. It’s certainly a unique life path and even though at the time I didn’t know a single person with the same ambitions I dedicated myself to pursuing those dreams. There isn’t anything quite like living what once seemed like a pipe dream.
Snorkeling with Sea Turtles & Fish in Kauai, HI- One of my favorite experiences while traveling!
What will you be doing to pass the time before your travels?
I am writing to you from my work desk awaiting my final day since my department was laid off. I will enjoy a month of Utah’s beautiful summer season, attend a travel blogging convention in the Colorado Rockies, spend a lot of time outdoors camping & hiking and take advantage of every possible minute with my friends and family before I leave without knowing if/when I will return.
If you could give just one piece of advice to a fellow #rtwsoon traveler, what would it be?
I know you said only one piece of advice but I have two equally important nuggets of knowledge.
Firstly, Let’s be friends! Find others who have the same ambitions as you, surround yourself with happy, inspiring and passionate people even if it’s over facebook, twitter or blogging. Your similar drive, experiences and curiosities will form relationships & benefits that will change your life!
Secondly, don’t give up. That sounds cliché but it’s the most common advice others have given me. It’s dedication and perseverance that set successful people apart from those who choose to give up and therefore choose to fail. “Where there is a will there is a way.” So my advice is to find what you’re passionate about, commit and dedicate yourself to it and never give up!
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Awesome to hear you’re off on a backpacking adventure to Europe (and then South Korea which is still super high on my to-do list!). I currently live as an expat in Europe, it’s a lot of fun 😀 It’s so crazy how every country can be so DIFFERENT yet so close together.Tom recently posted..Mundial Music Festival In Tilburg: A Photo Adventure
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Also per today's call, I'd consider a. as ruled out. b. is pretty much the status quo, and c. is the possibility that we're canvassing.
As Mr Goodner suggested, everyone whose organisation has implemented Addressing - please ask about the impact of removing UsingAddressing, especially in light of our having already removed wsaw:Anonymous.
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Subject: New issue do we still need wsaw:UsingAddressing?
Per Bob's request on today's call, I'm raising a new issue that came out
of the resolution of CR33:
Since we have decided to add wsm:Addressing as a policy assertion and
rev the namespace and decided that ws-p is the way forward rather than
WSDL extensibility, what do we do with UsingAddressing?
I see three options: a) keep it as wsdl marker and policy assertion, b)
keep it only as a wsdl marker, c) remove it completely
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: The Undying Power of Will
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Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
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To Fear, Or Not To Fear: How Yeats and Hardy Envision God
- Within both Thomas Hardy’s “The Convergence of the Twain” and W. B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming”, the actions of God are extremely prevalent, though the timing of His intervention varies greatly. Though, both poems were published within a five year period (1914 and 1919 respectively), they convey significantly different perspectives on the actions of God, in relation to our actions as human beings. These poems were written less than a decade apart, but are separated by one significant event that changed the world: the First World War.... [tags: second coming, thomas hardy, god's will]:: 3 Works Cited
Is there a God?
- Bertrand Russell, a renowned analytic philosopher, argues about the existence of God in his article “Is there a God?” (1952). For most of his life Russell held the opinion that religions are meant to instill distress and helplessness into people’s minds and belief in religion is the major cause for all the deadly conflicts that have occurred in the past. In his article “Is there a God?” Russell discusses how theologians have been presenting their arguments to prove God’s existence and then gives his own reflection on their thoughts.... [tags: Bertrand Russell, Analytic Philosopher]:: 1 Works Cited
Ku War God: Hawaii after the Kona period
- On the big island of Hawaii lays many secrets of traditional Hawaii that have long been forgotten by the republic that took over Hawaii after the Kona period. But many people still live up to these traditions in their homes and not wanting to overlook where their original family had come from. These traditions are based on stories and prayers that respect the primary four gods that make up the world. These gods help the people of Hawaii in succeeding the best out of life and honor them in returning them appraisal.... [tags: Kuka-ili-moku, islands, god]:: 4 Works Cited
Is There a God?
- A renowned logician, mathematician and a philosopher, Bertrand Arthur William Russell considered religion merely a bunch of superstitions devoid of any rationality. He always maintained that religion is primarily based on fear (Bertrand). Russell’s liberalistic and rationalistic approach may come as a surprise when one considers the conservative environment he was brought up in. ‘The atmosphere was one of frequent prayer, emotional repression, and formality’. So Russell used his writing as a medium to vent out.... [tags: Bertrand Arthur William Russell, Religion]:: 1 Works Cited
Why God Doesn't Exist: An Atheist's Argument
- The belief in Gods has always existed throughout human’s recored history. Whether it be the Greek Gods: Apollo, and Zeus, or the Judeo-Christian God, believed by Christians in modern day society. The belief of God has always existed among humans, however, assuming God does not exist, what explains the cultural evolution of such a false belief, namely religion. I shall argue that the reason this false belief is successful is because it manipulates human nature better than any other belief by these three points: an avoidance of death (the soul), a sense of worth (knowledge), and a sense, or need of belief (faith).... [tags: atheism, ontology, religion, god is dead]:: 4 Works Cited
Finding Her Voice in Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Janie Crawford, the main character of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, strives to find her own voice throughout the novel and, in my opinion, she succeeds even though it takes her over thirty years to do it. Each one of her husband’s has a different effect on her ability to find that voice. The first time Janie had noticed this was when he was appointed mayor by the town’s people and she was asked to give a few words on his behalf, but she did not answer, because before she could even accept or decline he had promptly cut her off, “ ‘Thank yuh fuh yo’ compliments, but mah wife don’t know nothin’ ’bout no speech-makin’/Janie made her face laugh after a short pause, but it w... [tags: Their Eyes Were Watching God Essays]:: 6 Works Cited
The Relationship Between God and Evil
- Evil exists. This bizarre conundrum has perplexed philosophers since the dawn of civilization, and remains in hot debate today because of the theological implications inherent in the statement. To many on this planet, the source of life is an all-loving, all-powerful, omniscient god who created the universe – and all the laws therein – in seven days, as described in the Bible. And yet still, evil exists. How can these two premises be simultaneously true. Surely, an all-loving god would want to do something about this problem, and an all-powerful god could absolutely remedy a situation if it so desired.... [tags: Christian God and Evil]:: 4 Works Cited
Explanation for the Existence of God, by Using Aquina's Second Way: Efficient Causation
- Does God exist. Since the appearance of mankind on the earth and up until today--would probably continue in the future--this question brought people to think, reason, and come up with the evidence, to present the best satisfactory answer. Back in 1200s, St. Thomas Aquinas has provided "five ways" to prove for the existence of God, which I am persuaded by, and hopefully others would see the same 'light' in this argument--unfortunately, it does not provide sufficient answers regarding the 'nature of God' (Bailey and Martin, 2011, 37).... [tags: god, bible, christianity]:: 4 Works Cited
Use of Rhetoric in Jonathan Edwards' Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- On July 8th 1741, Jonathan Edwards preached the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” in Enfield, Connecticut. Edwards states to his listeners that God does not lack in power, and that people have yet not fallen to destruction because his mercy. God is so forgiving that he gives his people an opportunity to repent and change their ways before it was too late. Edwards urges that the possibility of damnation is immanent. Also that it urgently requires the considerations of the sinner before time runs out.... [tags: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God]
The Victims in McCarthy's Child of God
- The Victims in McCarthy's Child of God In Cormac McCarthy's Child of God, Lester Ballard is a recluse who is shunned by the people of his community. Because of his morose nature and his bizarre habits, he stands out among the small rural community. The rejected Ballard turns from being a harmless recluse to a murderer. While he is clearly a victimizer, he is also a victim himself. He is the victim of his own ostracization from the community that he was a part of. While the victimization that he suffers cannot justify his violent actions, it provides some explanation of how Ballard has reached the point of being a victimizer himself.... [tags: McCarthy Child of God]
The Controversial Subject of God
- The Controversial Subject of God The topic of god is a very controversial subject that has been argued about ever since the beginning of mankind. Because God is so controversial, many battles have been fought to preserve one’s own beliefs. I myself, have my own beliefs on what I think god is and how god was created. Many theologians have different beliefs of who god is and why he exists. But the most common answer you will receive is, “God exists because he has to exist.” They would argue that without God, nothing would exist, no us, no earth, no galaxy, no universe, nothing.... [tags: God Religion Theology Essays]
Belief in Freedom in Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
- In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, discussed the existence of freedom in life and overcoming the challenges that comes with it. Firstly, she used the differentiation between the two races. Secondly gender sexuality between the males and females. Thirdly, slavery of African- American suffered while and after the civil war from the whites. After is the history of Eatonville, Florida and the changes it had on the world. Next, is the culture and tradition the African-American had and practiced and its effect on the world.... [tags: Their Eyes Were Watching God]:: 6 Works Cited
Why I Believe In God
- Why I believe in God For my adult Catholic trying to lead the Christ-life, it is useful to recall the reasons for believing. It is helpful to review why we know that God is exists. Is there a God. Is there a God above and beyond us all. Above our life and death, above our joys and sorrows, above our world and space program. For thinking people, this is really the important question. Is there a God. People have been asking this questions for as long as people have been thinking, but now so much more is known about this world and about us.... [tags: Religion God Religious Theology]
Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
- Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God is set in the 1920's, before secularism became dominant. It begins with the image of a mask, when he tells his son not to carve the mask of a god for the white man. The mask is a symbol of change. The whole world is changing, and the people who do not change will not survive. The old priest, Ezeulu, desires change, but he cannot do it. He cannot force himself to leave the old ways behind and adopt the new ways. Thus, he sends one of his sons to learn from the white man.... [tags: Chinua Achebe Arrow of God]:: 1 Works Cited
The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
- The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God The ontological argument is an a priori argument. The arguments attempt to prove God's existence from the meaning of the word God. The ontological argument was introduced by Anselm of Canterbury in his book Proslogion. Anselm's classical argument was based on two principals and the two most involved in this is St Anselm of Canterbury as previously mentioned and Rene Descartes. The ontological argument argues that if you understand what it means to talk about God, you will see His existence is necessarily true.... [tags: Theology Religion God Essays Papers]
Comparing Allah and God
- Pakistan, 1986. Zahid was a Muslim priest who had been brought up to hate and kill those with conflicting beliefs, especially Christians. He often persecuted Christians in town, feeling that by doing so, he would please Allah (the Muslim god). One day when Zahid was persecuting Christians, someone dropped a Bible. Rather than disposing of it, as he normally would have, Zahid hung onto it because he felt compelled to read it and expose its errors. In short, Zahid converted to Christianity and shared the Bible’s teachings with everyone.... [tags: Comparison of Allah and God]:: 10 Works Cited
The Existence of God: According to Descartes
- Once Descartes has "proved" his existence by way of the Cogito argument, and has determined what it is that belongs to his essence of being a thinking thing, he must move to examining questions about the world around him. However, before doing this, he thinks it better to examine the question of the existence of God. If he can prove that he was created by a perfectly benevolent creator, then his innate ideas must carry some semblance of truth, as God is not a deceiver and has placed these ideas in Descartes.... [tags: Religion God Descartes Philosophy Essays]
God. Creator or Poet?
- God. Creator or Poet. The Latin word “poet” means “creator”. Humans, realizing they are different from animals in the world, have been trying to rationalize things and themselves to the world ever since. Poets and writers used to come up with these far off imaginative ways of how to answer questions of life almost to explain it in a philosophical way. Who were the first humans. How did they come to be. What made the sun and the moon and the stars. Why the animals were made the way they were. What caused night and day, the seasons, the cycle of life itself.... [tags: Religion Religious God Essays]
God And The Problem Of Evil
- God And The Problem Of Evil Everyday it is possible to read a newspaper, or turn on TV or radio news and learn about evil going on in our world. Banks are robbed, cars are stolen, violent murders and rapes are committed. Somewhere in the world the aftershock of an earthquake is being felt. Cancer is killing millions of people each year, while other debilitating conditions continue to affect many with no cure to end their suffering. President Bush said that our country is fighting a war against evil.... [tags: Religion Evil God religious Essays]:: 2 Works Cited
The Battle Between Science and Religion: The God of the Gaps Theory by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- Imagine a world where many people are not born the way they are just by chance, but by design. Not a design by a god but by men. What is one of the most common science fiction topics. Well thanks to scientific advancement people can start moving cloning more into science and less into fiction. Thanks to the impeccable work of many scientists across the world the world is moving forward in many ways. But it begs the question, what limits do politicians have to place on science. Is best to let them have free reign over their domain, as politicians have on their own, or do they need to be tethered.... [tags: god, scientific ignorance, bias, media]:: 5 Works Cited
God and the Caducity of Being: Jean-Luc Marion and Edith Stein on Thinking God
- God and the Caducity of Being: Jean-Luc Marion and Edith Stein on Thinking God ABSTRACT: Jean-Luc Marion claims that God must no longer be thought of in terms of the traditional metaphysical category of Being, for that reduces God to an all too human concept which he calls "Dieu." God must be conceived outside of the ontological difference and outside of the question of Being itself. Marion urges us to think of God as love. We wish to challenge Marion’s claim of the necessity to move au-delà de l’être by arguing that Marion presents a very limited understanding of Being: he interprets the Being of God as causa sui.... [tags: Philosophical Philosophy God Papers]:: 2 Works Cited
Use of Metaphors in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Hurston
- Zora Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God follows protagonist Janie Mae Crawford’s journey into womanhood and her ultimate quest for self-discovery. Having to abruptly transition from childhood to adulthood at the age of sixteen, the story demonstrates Janie’s eternal struggle to find her own voice and realize her dreams through three marriages and a lifetime of hardships that come about from being a black woman in America in the early 20th century. Throughout the novel, Hurston uses powerful metaphors helping to “unify” (as Henry Louis Gates Jr.... [tags: Their Eyes Were Watching God Essays]:: 6 Works Cited
A Philoshpical Approach to Proving the Existence of God
- The question of God’s existence has been debated through the history of man, with every philosopher from Socrates to Immanuel Kant weighing in on the debate. So great has this topic become that numerous proofs have been invented and utilized to prove or disprove God’s existence. Yet no answer still has been reached, leaving me to wonder if any answer at all is possible. So I will try in this paper to see if it is possible to philosophically prove God’s existence. Before I start the paper there are a few points that must be established.... [tags: God's Existence Cannot be Proven]
Reader Response Criticism to God's Determinations
- Reader Response Criticism to God's Determinations For the reader demanding either rational sense or aesthetic pleasure from poetry, reading the preface to Edward Taylor's "God's Determinations" is humbling in ways unintended by the 17th century Puritan minister and poet. "Rationality" per se seems rejected at the start, where we are asked first to comprehend "Infinity," and then to envision it (everything) "beholding" "all things"(also everything). "Things" get no clearer as we progress, as we find whatever "infinity" "beholds" in not everything but "nothing," and that "nothing" itself to become the building material for "all." Identifying the paradox, perhaps, as that which begins t... [tags: God's Determinations Essays]
A Jungian Analysis of How Like a God
- A Jungian Analysis of How Like a God Isaac Asimov was certainly correct when he stated that the writer of a story doesn't necessarily know everything about it. The author, Brenda W. Clough, claims not to have had an acquaintance with Carl Jung's work when writing How Like a God. However, the architecture of the book is strikingly Jungian. In the beginning of the novel, the main character, Rob has very little interest in his appearance. Many computer people are like that, and he has his devoted wife Julianne to make all the sartorial decisions for him.... [tags: How Like a God Essays]
René Descartes' Argument on the Existence of God
- René Descartes' Argument on the Existence of God The problem with René Descartes' argument about the existence of God has to do with his rationalist deductive reasoning. Descartes deduces that truth about the existence of God lies within his idea of a perfect God and God's essence (as a perfect being who must exist in order to be perfect). A rationalist philosopher, Descartes discounts human knowledge as a product of our sensory data (our senses) but supports the epistemological stance that our knowledge is obtained through the reasoning processes of our own minds.... [tags: Philosophy God Existence Religion Essays]:: 1 Works Cited
Edwards' Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" The passages given from the Edwards' 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'; and the opening sentence of the Declaration both include many points such as the tone, diction, and syntax. The points shown throughout each sentence aims for the intent of obtaining the attention of the audience. The way each sentence is arranged with its own syntax can very well appeal to listeners, depending on its structure and imagery. Within the given sentence excerpt from Edwards' 'Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God'; you may perceive that the speaker is undoubtedly reaching for the audiences attention without sustaining his harsh yet fearful manner.... [tags: Edwards Sinners Angry God Essays]
Universal Themes of Womanhood Nora Zeale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
- In 1937, Nora Zeale Hurston published Their Eyes Were Watching God, a novel that forever changed societies view on women. Zora Neale Hurston’s character, Janie, portrays a black, southern woman, although she is black, universal positions of women play a key role in her development. Universal themes of women are reiterated and reinforced through the series of three marriages with three men. These three men play a role in Janie’s life long search for independence and soul renewal. Janie’s grandmother, Nanny, sparks the beginning of the journey through the search of her inner self.... [tags: Nora Zeale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, ]
Love in Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Love in Their Eyes Were Watching God Love plays a very important role in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes were watching God. Janie spent her days looking for love. She thought of love just as she thought of the elements of springtime: Sunny days, bright skies, a bee pollinating pear tree blossoms. She searched far and wide for this kind of perfect love. Logan Killicks couldn't give this kind of love to Janie. He may not have loved her at all. To him, Janie was just another working set of hands.... [tags: Their Eyes Were Watching God Essays]
Analysis of God's Grandeur
- As a Jesuit priest who had converted to Catholicism in the summer of 1866, Gerard Manley Hopkins’s mind was no doubt saturated with the Bible (Bergonzi 34). Although in "God’s Grandeur" Hopkins does not use any specific quotations from the Bible, he does employ images that evoke a variety of biblical verses and scenes, all of which lend meaning to his poem. Hopkins "creates a powerful form of typological allusion by abstracting the essence--the defining conceit, idea, or structure--from individual scriptural types" (Landow, "Typological" 1).... [tags: God's Grandeur Religion Gerard Hopkins Essays]
Shadowlands: Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering?
- If God loves us, why does He allow us to suffer. The central question in Shadowlands challenges traditional religious and moral conventions. It is a question asked by many, with few satisfactory answers. Before attempting to answer the question, and explore its relationship to Shadowlands, let us first define the question, so its implications may be more clearly understood. At the heart of the question is a doubt in the goodness of God, "If God loves us". From the beginning it is clear that God is being judged and criticized by the question.... [tags: God, Tragedy, Suffering]
Comparison of the Gods in Homer’s Epics with the God of the Hebrews
- There are many similarities and differences between the Greek gods and the Hebrew God. These similarities and differences are revealed in the character and functionality of the gods. The revelation of similarities and differences can also be seen in man’s relationship to his god or gods. Homer was instrumental in documenting the oral traditions of the Greek gods in his poetry. Moses, the Hebrew leader, is attributed with documenting what he witnessed from God in the Torah. The Greek and Hebrew belief systems were established for the purposes of explaining the world we live in, the phenomenon in nature, and the existence and purpose of man.... [tags: Greek Gods, Hebrew God]:: 8 Works Cited
Ezeulu's Defeat in Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
- Ezeulu's Defeat in Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God When the Umuaro people began to encounter the spreading European colonialists, most realized that the colonialists were not like their other enemies and that they could not be defeated in the same way. So, even those most fiercely opposed to the colonial presence at first eventually conformed to its power. However, Ezeulu, the tragic hero of Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God, was not the typical Umuaro villager. As the chief priest of the powerful deity Ulu, Ezeulu felt that he could be subordinate to no one and accordingly rose up in direct confrontation with both the colonialists and his own community.... [tags: Achebe Arrow of God Essays]:: 1 Works Cited
The Mother Daughter Relationship in The Kitchen God's Wife
- The Mother Daughter Relationship in The Kitchen God's Wife Relationships mold people's thoughts and the way they live their lives. One very important relationship is the relationship between parents and their children. Parents are the first teachers of children. The most significant lesson one learns from them is love. When a baby is first born it instantly will feel love from the mother. A mother loves and nurtures her baby while it is still in her womb making the relationship between a mother and her child stronger than any other relationship.... [tags: Kitchen God's Wife]:: 5 Works Cited
Poem Structure of God's Grandeur by Hopkins
- Poem Structure of "God's Grandeur" by Hopkins "God's Grandeur" is one of the few poems written by Hopkins during his service as a Roman Catholic priest. The poem shows Hopkins' love towards God and his love of sound. "God's Grandeur" is a sonnet that contains three quatrains and a couplet. This sonnet is reminiscent of the Italian sonnet in that it contains one octave and one sestet. In "God's Grandeur", the octet describes the way in which humans are destroying the world by not attending to the greatness that surrounds them.... [tags: Poetry God's Grandeur Hopkins Essays Poet]
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
- The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy In The God of Small Things the twin’s mother, Ammu, breaks the laws that lay down ‘who should be loved, and how and how much’ when she has an affair with Velutha (an Untouchable). A relationship with an Untouchable is inconceivable in India, even today, as a woman would be expelled from her Caste if she were to carry out such an undignified act. Before this occurs Ammu is already frowned upon for being a divorced woman, a common view in Indian society, and returns home with her children.... [tags: The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy Essays]
The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
- The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Before going into the theatre “to see The Sound of Music for the third time” (35), Estha “[completes] his first adult assignment” (93). He goes to the bathroom on his own, while Ammu, Baby and Rahel accompany each other to the ladies room. This little detail about going to use the restroom foreshadows another instance where Estha will be forced from being a child into manhood. Ammu tells Estha to “shut UP!!” (96) because he was singing along to the words of the movies.... [tags: God Small Things Arundhati Roy Essays]
Saint Thomas Aquinas' Five Proofs for the Existence of God
- Saint Thomas Aquinas' Five Proofs for the Existence of God Scientific reasoning has brought humanity to incredibly high levels of sophistication in all realms of knowledge. For Saint Thomas Aquinas, his passion involved the scientific reasoning of God. The existence, simplicity and will of God are simply a few topics which Aquinas explores in the Summa Theologica. Through arguments entailing these particular topics, Aquinas forms an argument that God has the ability of knowing and willing this particular world of contingent beings.... [tags: Religion Religious God Aquinas Essays]
A Response to Nilofar Shidmehr's God Existed or Exists
- A Response to Nilofar Shidmehr's God Existed or Exists Introduction In recent years, scientists have come to the amazing discovery that the existence of carbon-based life in our universe is dependent upon a set of extremely improbable initial conditions. In their article, “The Anthropic Teleological Argument,”[1] Betty and Cordell lay out some of these conditions in cosmology and biochemistry. Had various initial conditions of the universe been slightly altered, life would have been impossible.... [tags: Nilofar Shidmehr God Existence Essays]:: 2 Works Cited
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The Fierce Wisdom Holiday Manifesto: Share it With Those You Love...
This is a bonus download for Cate's program members, but you can get the free version here -- hope it works for ya -- (p.s. she has a great 'Best Thanksgiving Ever Guide' you can grab there).
My vision here is you download the manifesto and email it to some close friends and family -- maybe print up 5-10 15-20 copies and distribute them at a couple gatherings this holiday -- just use recycled paper por favor! Could be something to talk about.
(Hey maybe even keep one for yourself -- I'll probably keep it folded on me -- and add your own to the list in the blank spaces. I've got a few more I'd like to add myself already... :))
Share this with your gang, and while you're here would you mind Tweeting this now?
;)
The Fierce Wisdom Holiday Manifesto:
1. There’s nothing in this world more valuable than your precious time; share it freely with the ones you love.
2. OCCUPY LOVE.
3. The greatest gift you can give us all
is to be Awake to who you really are
(and live your truth).
4. Each time you support an independent artist or creator,
an angel gets her wings and the world gets a little better
for everyone....
5. IF LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE, A GOOD
SENSE OF HUMOR CAN HEAL THE WORLD.
6. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” -Leonardo da Vinci
7. NO, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU.
8. Since your heart is basically pure gold, you might as well give a little more of that and enrich us all...every piece you share brings infinite returns.
9. Every once in a while check in and inquire, ‘Am I walking in beauty?’ (it works).
10. It’s up to us to shape the new reality we seek
for the world. Instead of planning your holiday
shopping, take the time out for some deep reflection....
(How best might you express your appreciation for those
you love, without just buying more stuff?)
11. CONSIDER IT’S YOUR LAST MONTH ON EARTH.
WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENT THIS TIME AROUND?
12. Sometimes the best possible thing you can do is just let go and enjoy -
you’re only human after all... (and, yes, quite divine).
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So, here’s the deal. Things are simply too crazy here at Drink of the Week for us to be experimenting with new cocktails over the next couple of weeks. I’ll spare you the details but they involve a cold virus with Dracula-like survival skills, a new and hopefully far more permanent location for Drink of the Week Central, plus the usual pre-holiday folderol.
So, how do you ring in the yuletide when it’s time for a bit of liquid refreshment? Well, the picture above may be a clue that I’m thinking nog. Eggnog might be a bit of holiday cliche but, you know what, cliches become cliches because they actually work and, if you make it fresh, eggnog really, really works. Yes, drink even a few of these ultra-rich, ultra-sweet concoctions and you’ll find yourself looking just a bit more like Santa in the weight department, but also in the area of cheerfulness. In other words, you’ve got to try this once. For me, there’s no better dessert drink.
If you’ve been reading DOTW for a while, you can probably guess how this goes. We start with what the pros these days call a dry shake. You combine the sugar, the egg, and all the liquid ingredients, in a cocktail shaker without ice. Shake vigorously, but be careful of the top of your shaker. Egg whites provide some extra chemical fun that can make the top of your shaker pop off.
Next, add plenty of ice and shake again. Strain into a rocks glass and top off with some ground nutmeg. The fancy people use fresh nutmeg and grind it themselves. I use the store-bought kind.
While some might be fearful of the raw egg, for the large majority of unpregnant healthy adults, the risks are next to zilch if you’re egg is fresh, refrigerated, and uncracked. You took a far bigger chance driving to the store to buy the eggs. Also, contrary to the assumptions of many, there is nothing slimy about a properly made egg or egg-white infused cocktail. It’s also a gazillion X gazillion better than the nog you buy in the grocery store, and I used to love that stuff. This is, however, a health risk in that it is both megadelicious and, as you know, megafattening. You’ve been warned!
If you want to lighten it up fairly significantly and still have a delicious libation, consider a recent favorite of mine, and a true but still obscure cocktail classic, the Flip. You can read my prior post or simply remove the dairy products, the vanilla extract, and some of the sugar from the above recipe. It’s less fattening and makes a lighter and more refreshing Chrismas treat. Also, if you’re getting over a cold like me, you won’t have to deal with the wonders of diary-related phlegm. Yum!
If you’d like something lighter still and more on the tangy side, consider creating your own tried and true variation on the egg-white infused whiskey sour, say the Chicago Sour, maybe substituting a port or sherry for the red wine float, or the Clover Leaf.
If you read up on your truly classic cocktails, you’ll find that, like sours and highballs, a flip is not just one drink but an entire category of drinks. The Egg Sour, for example, is actually a delicious hybrid of a sour and a flip. A sour, you see, always contains fresh lemon or lime juice. A flip always contains a raw egg.
Even if you’re a reasonably sophisticated cocktail sipper, odds are, the closest you’ve gotten to a flip is freshly made Eggnog, which is actually closer to a flip than you might think. Usually called a Gin Flip, Whiskey Flip, Port Flip, etc. the recipe really doesn’t change a whole lot, because it doesn’t really have to. I’ve gone on and on here about the wonders of egg white in cocktails; it’s no surprise, then, that a whole egg is no less delicious. Imagine a lighter, fluffier, more refreshing and somewhat less fattening version of Eggnog and you’ll be on the right track.
Combine the egg, booze and sweetener in a cocktail shaker. Use less sugar/simple syrup — one teaspoon or 1/4 ounce of syrup –if you’re booze is something sweet, like port or sherry. You can also use less sugar if you’re simply allergic to sweet drinks. (Cocktail guru Robert Hess, whose taste sometimes leans towards the austere, calls for just one teaspoon of sugar, even when your base liquor is gin; I think that’s going overboard, or underboard, as the case may be.)
Shake vigorously without ice to properly emulsify the egg. Add lots of ice and shake again, even more vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, smallish rocks glass, or a wine glass. Top with nutmeg and toast our fine, feathered egg producing friends.
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I’m giving you a fair amount of range on how to make this, but you’ll have to use just a little bit of your own common sense about your taste buds to make the very best of this. Since I have an admitted sweet tooth, the most surefire version of this for me involved only 1 1/2 ounces of a spirit and an entire tablespoon (three teaspoons) of sugar or the liquid near equivalent of 1/2 ounce of simple syrup.
In the case of port, however, I found that one teaspoon of sugar was plenty of additional sweetness. Flips have also been made using ordinary wine which presumably is less sweet than port, so I’d suggest using maybe two or three teaspoons with all but the sweetest wines.
I did find that using the full 2 ounces of whiskey with a tablespoon of sugar did result in a wonderfully balanced drink that was a bit less of a dessert, but that using the same amount of gin wasn’t as much fun as it should have been. At least when I tried it with some Plymouth Gin I’d just purchased, the boozy, tangier aspects of the gin overwhelmed the sweeter, very refreshing aspects of the concoction.
I had a similar problem when I tried a flip with just 1 1/2 ounces of 100 proof Knob Creek bourbon, which was simply overpowering where even 2 full ounces of 80 proof Basil Hayden had been just about perfect. On the other hand, the 94 proof Redemption Rye I tried, which is maybe a bit sweeter than other ryes, was also pretty perfect. I’m sure less expensive brands like Jim Beam, Evan Williams, or my old pal, Canadian Club, would also be pretty awesome.
Leaving aside the booze and getting to the real nitty gritty, I used a large supermarket egg in all of my adventures. While I have to note that all the usual raw egg provisos apply (if you’re immune compromised in some way, please use pasteurized eggs), I should also add that some of the older recipes call for a small egg, which are pretty hard to find these days. For me, however, while an extra large and certainly a jumbo egg would probably be too much of a good thing for a drink this size, a large egg is about perfect.
Also, a lot of recipes insist on using freshly grated nutmeg for the garnish. I have no doubt that any flip would be better that way, but I’m too lazy/busy to bother with that and I suspect you are too.
It’s perfectly fine to use regular grocery store nutmeg, which is what I did. I’d hate to think of anyone being intimidated into not making this drink, which is for the most part not much harder to make than a Martini or a Manhattan. Touches like fresh nutmeg are why we spend borderline absurd amounts of money for a drink in a great craft cocktail bar; they aren’t a requirement at home.
Finally, readers who read a lot cocktail recipes will notice I haven’t made any mention of adding cream to a flip. I contemplated trying this drink that way, despite the calories, because I’m sure it would be delicious. I decided not to, because I’m even more certain it would have been Eggnog.
I have a confession to make. Despite my enormous love of all things sweet and milk fatty, I was fully prepared to bale on what has to be the ultimate seasonal drink. I have to admit there were concerns for my waistline — you guys have no idea how much weight I gained as a child knocking back the carton based non-alcoholic stuff. Also, as I grew older, I usually was disappointed by the spiked nog I’d had at parties. Somehow, the booze always seemed to destroy the cheap and creamy charm of the store bought nog. It was like putting vodka in chocolate milk. (I’d rather have a shot and choco-moo chaser, thank you.)
Still, the real reason I was going to go AWOL on eggnog was that I was simply intimidated. I imagined fresh eggnog to be a very complicated drink to make; a drink that might even force me to break my no-blenders rule, classic drink though it be. The online recipes telling me that I had to start with a 6 or more eggs, separate the yolks from the whites and perform various operations on them only reinforced that assumption.
Then, however, I started Googling “eggnog for one” and a great revelation came to me. Really, all this drink is a raw egg — provisos and disclaimers to come — milk, sugar, vanilla flavor, and booze. I have to say that, even if I have a sentimental attachment for the gooey store bought stuff, this shockingly easy, if slightly messy, home made version beats that all to heck.
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The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability recently announced a new Funding Opportunity Announcement for joint research on smart grid and energy storage under the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research (PACE-R).
The DOE and the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) are each committing $1.5 million a year for five years to the expanded research effort–focused on smart grid and energy storage for grid applications. The U.S. and Indian private sectors will match the government commitments, resulting in a combined $30 million public-private research investment over the next five years.
“Smart grid and storage technology will transform how we produce and consume electricity, which has the potential to decrease carbon pollution by scaling up renewable energy deployment,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. “Working collaboratively with India will accelerate solutions to drive down technology costs and improve grid resilience and reliability in both countries.”
The United States and India launched the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) in 2009, aiming to accelerate inclusive, low carbon growth by supporting research and deployment of clean energy technologies. Efforts expanded in 2012 when DOE and MST jointly funded PACE-R with a combined $50 million research commitment focusing on solar energy, energy efficiency in buildings, and next-generation biofuels.
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Outliers (#50)
We live in a time that is not post-truth but anti-truth. The growth of alternative media and global communication presents a challenge to the hegemony of the Cathedral over our view of the world, and this is best reflected in the fumbling manner in which the Cathedral attempts to plug the holes in its leaking ship. Of course, half of the plugs spring a new leak ten minutes later, and two new holes appear for each one plugged. We live in a time of deception. But the energy that sustains that deception is petering out, bit by bit.
Red Ice on altright.com: The Stockholm Terrorist Attack is Only the Beginning: Here we see the strange doublespeak of the Cathedral. People are unlikely to believe outright falsehoods, so a number of deceptions are used. Obedient and devout Cathedralites will tell you that there are no attacks in Sweden; if you bring up a specific attack, they will claim that it has nothing to do with immigration or just doesn’t matter. The key is not to deny the existence of such attacks or say that they did not happen, but to keep from discussing or thinking about them at all.
Hunter Wallace on altright.com: “The Alt-Right doesn’t believe in the concept of the ‘Free World.’â€: we see here a confusion on the part of the alt-right. Trump was never the alt-right candidate, as the author of this article seems to think, and claiming that Trump was the alt-right candidate is, paradoxically a result of swallowing leftist propaganda about Trump! Notice how even this piece of Cathedral agitprop results in confusion on the alt-right when it gets past our radar. We wanted to believe that Trump was our man, so we believed that he was alt-right when the mainstream media told us so. Swallowing that belief has the consequence of creating division on the alt-right. What we need is to see Trump as a first step. And we can’t deny the realities of geopolitics, and the necessity of empire at the present time.
The Atlantic: The Rise of the Christian Left in America: one thing that evil does when it senses that it is being found out is to put on some incidental, skin-deep trappings of good. The Left will co-opt traditional things like religion in order to provide some semblance of order and meaning, as a desperate bid to maintain its power over those who are beginning to see through it. Again, this is a sin of omission, with religion being a simple lifestyle choice like driving a Mini Cooper, and with everything significant about religion being removed.
Jihad Watch: [Swedish] Truck jihadi had been in Swedish Security Service files: while we don’t want to scapegoat symptoms while ignoring the disease, it is useful to gather information that supports our claims, e.g. that diversity causes conflict. Sites like Jihad Watch, whatever their motive, can act as aggregators for ammunition of this kind. And the story here linked is a good study in more sins of omission, caused by social pressure. Why investigate a possible criminal if doing so will get you fired and blacklisted for “racism?â€
Jew Among You: “A group of youthsâ€: the media uses codewords to commit their sins of omission. We can reverse this, both by openly pointing it out, and by mocking it. “Should we let in more ‘youths’ from the Middle East?†By forcing an association between their codewords and the real deal, we can force them to change the language they’re using. When they are forced to change often enough, constantly creating new codephrases, their deception becomes impossible to maintain. People begin to sense that something is up.
RamzPaul: You Can’t Kill Or Censor An Idea: what ultimately brings down the Cathedral is the fact that, sorry guys, but the genie is out of the bottle. No amount of censorship, however subtle and sophisticated, can save the Cathedral from collapsing, because its foundations are rotten and crumbling.
Neocolonial: Deciphering Wormtongue: the phrase, “political correctness,†is wonderful because it gives a name to our enemy, thereby giving us a target. “Wormtongue,†for those speech codes that operate specifically by inversion, is another such word. These terms need not compete. Rather, they ought to proliferate. The more varied our terminology, the better.
Cernovich: Why the Fake News Is Losing: in case I haven’t driven home the point enough already, I’ll say it again: the Cathedral cannot maintain its control over thought and information against new technologies. The technologies in themselves do not save us, however, so it’s up to us to deliver the push.
Kid Strangelove on Mattforney.com: How Gamergate Leaked Into My Real Life: the time has long passed when deriding the alt-right as an “internet movement†had any merit. While it is important to do real-world activism, we must never forget that deriding something as an “internet phenomenon†is a cheap rhetorical trick that ignores the power that the internet has to shape the thoughtscape of our society.
Stuart Schneiderman: America Is Back in the Game: “For Russia, the Syria move may represent a rude discovery that the new American president won’t be the pliant partner that the Kremlin had hoped for. The biggest change in Syria since President Barack Obama declined to take a similar military step there was a dramatic escalation in Russia’s presence on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.†Remember, the libertarian dream of isolationism is not possible at the moment. Trump won’t make it happen, and Trump himself is only a small step on the way back to health, sanity, and an organic civilization.
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Friday, July 8, 2011
Law and Foreign Affairs History: A SHAFR Roundtable, part 4
My approach was a bit different from others on the panel since I come at the subject from the perspective of a legal historian who has stumbled upon foreign relations history in the course of my work, rather than a foreign relations historian newly interested in legal history. I began my talk by summarizing some of my research on law in the U.S./Mexico borderlands. I've been particularly intrigued by the changes in legal culture that we can see in the west Texas borderlands of the nineteenth century. What I have found is that there was a hybrid legal regime in place, where American law was present but practiced in Spanish, and where those of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds served together on juries and in town and county governance. It all changed quite dramatically in the 1880s and 1890s, with the coming of the railroads. The hybrid legal regime was replaced by a segregated and stratified legal system, with Mexican-Americans pushed out of the administration of justice (a change that I chronicle in my articleLawyers and Legal Borderlands).
I am working now on a book manuscript which looks not just at this regime, but also at the broader nature of southwestern legal history in the nineteenth century. I want to trace what is distinctive about that legal culture; what were its influences and its contributions; what makes it distinct from other regions in the U.S. The foreign relations angle is an essential part of this larger story. A large part of what makes this region's legal history so distinctive is its proximity to a neighboring foreign sovereign. Here in my talk I proceeded to share three observations about the intersection of foreign relations, legal history, and borderlands, in the interest of opening up the general discussion. First, I have found that international politics permeate legal life along the border, not just political life. This makes the border a particularly fruitful place for studying the legal history of international relations. Along the border, foreign relations become not just a matter of conversations between distant elites but a matter of daily life, and they are interwoven in the local legal system. We see this in the regular practice of law: in the types of controversies that arise, the options available, and the ways that they are resolved. Importantly, we see it also in the perceptions of those who are not legal professionals. Ordinary residents have a surprising fluency with international law and foreign politics.
A second, and related, point has to do with the causal relationships between the local legal context and international relations. There is rich ground to explore here. In the late nineteenth century, the United States government struggled to control a fluid and resistant borderline. I would argue that part of what made this enterprise so difficult was the presence of diverse and distinctive legal cultures all along the border. In this sense, we have what I like to call the "many borders of the borderlands." The border was defined, for the most part, not by boundary markers and maps but instead by whether and how local officials did or did not recognize and enforce it. The third and final observation I shared during my talk deals with the distinctive interplay between international relations and borders. What I have found in my own work as well as in the work of others is a contradiction. Borderlands are often misunderstood, ignored, or marginalized by the sovereign power in the center. We certainly see this in the U.S/Mexico borderlands of the nineteenth century. I have found that during the 1850s in El Paso, for example, local residents had to step in to attempt to enforce the law and handle diplomacy, since the state was largely absent (see discussion of this in my chapter in this book). Contrast this characterization to another one: the border as a highly sensitive diplomatic space, where one misstep could lead to war and loss of territory. In this sense borders are overdetermined spaces, treated as vital instruments of the nation state. We see both of these narratives in the borderlands of the nineteenth century: sovereign powers in Washington, D.C., and Mexico City both ignored and obsessed over their shared boundary line. How and why could both of these approaches hold true? We continue to see these contradictory impulses along the border today, with the border fence being but the most recent example.
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"It all changed quite dramatically in the 1880s and 1890s, with the coming of the railroads. The hybrid legal regime was replaced by a segregated and stratified legal system, with Mexican-Americans pushed out of the administration of justice...."
That's interesting. It reminds me of the transition described in Altina Waller, Feud: Hatfields, McCoys and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900, in which the local population lost the ability to successfully resolve disputes once commercial interests began moving into the region to operate coal mines. In Waller's account, it was the court system's increasing reliance on the primacy of written documents, combined with the illiteracy of many of the original residents, that resulted in this shift (and led to the tensions that ultimately exploded in the famous feud).
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Interpretive Summary: Pear psylla is a major pest of commercial pears in North America and Europe. Scientists at the USDA-ARS in Yakima studied male attraction to female-produced chemicals. Male pear psylla of the winterform stage were attracted to odors from live females in the absence of the host plant, and also to freshly killed females, and female whole-body solvent washes. This study demonstrates that volatile chemicals isolated from the female insect are attractive to males. These results also provide the first evidence that pear psylla males avoid odors of conspecific males. The isolation and identification of the chemicals involved in male attraction represent the first steps towards the development of a lure for eventual use in monitoring and pest management.
Technical Abstract:
Pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola (Förster) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is a major pest of commercial pears in North America and Europe. Olfactometer trials have shown that males of both the summerform and winterform morphotype are attracted to female-infested host material. Additional work with the summerform morphotype has also shown that males are attracted to females even in the absence of the host plant, which is evidence that female C. pyricola produce a volatile sex attractant. Here, we describe similar results with the winterform, confirming for this morphotype that the female psylla rather than the infested host material is the source of the attractant. Male winterforms displayed attraction to odors from live females in the absence of the host plant, freshly killed females, and female cuticular extracts. The female cuticular extracts were as attractive as a comparable number of live females, suggesting that we were successful at extracting the components of the attractant with this procedure. All previous olfactometer trials with C. pyricola used the insect as the attractant source; the current study is the first to demonstrate that volatile chemicals isolated from the female insect were attractive to male conspecifics. Winterform males were also assayed to odors produced by conspecific males. We found that male psylla avoided volatile odors from live males, freshly killed males, or cuticular extracts of males. To our knowledge, these results are the first indication that males of any Psyllidae avoid odors associated with conspecific males.
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