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Bela Lugosi, Wilfred Walter and Greta Gynt
Bryan Langley enjoyed a long and varied career. The son of the opera singer and actor Herbert Langley, he was born in Fulham, London, on December 29th, 1909. His first experience of the film industry was as an unpaid assistant during his school holidays with the H.B. Parkinson Company where his father was acting and singing in silent two-reel opera shorts. When he left school at 17 in 1927 his father arranged for him to join the company as a trainee. During his three years there he learned every discipline of the filmmaker's art from negative cutting to lugging a tripod around the streets of London. Eventually gravitating to camera work, his first photographic assignment was shooting street scenes for Norman Lee's The Song of London in 1930. He moved to British International Pictures at Elstree Studios the same year, starting as assistant cameraman to cinematographer Jack Cox before becoming a director of photography himself. While at BIP he worked on many productions including Alfred Hitchcock's Murder, Rich and Strange, The Skin Game, and Number Seventeen.
Herbert Langley as Valentine in Faust
By the time the Second World War broke out Bryan was working as a freelance cameraman in Amsterdam. He returned to England and in 1941 joined the Army Film Unit as an official cameraman, filming conflicts in West Africa, Europe and the Far East. He also trained the Indian Army's Public Relations Film Unit.
After the war Bryan resumed his career at Welwyn Film Studios in 1946 before moving to Pinewood, where, as a special effects cameraman, his films included Piccadilly Incident, The Lavender Hill Mob, Reach for the Sky, A Town Like Alice and The Weaker Sex. In 1958 he joined the BBC Television Studio at Ealing and photographed drama serials such as Bleak House, Maigret and The History of Mr. Polly. Ever looking for new challenges and opportunities, Bryan began a new career in 1960 as an international film technician and cameraman for the United Nations Relief Work Agency. On his return to England he once again set up as a freelance cameraman, mainly for the BBC, where he worked on episodes of Doctor Who, and also for industrial documentary company Hugh Baddeley Productions.
Bryan setting up a shot on Kathleen Mavoureen (1937), which featured Old Mother Riley
I first contacted Bryan in June 1996 while researching Dark Eyes of London. Initially cautious, he asked me, "What do you want to know, and, importantly, why?" When I explained that I was working on a proposed biography of Bela Lugosi, he threw himself wholeheartedly into assisting me by answering my endless questions and delving into his personal archives. He was delighted to help because, as he said, "You are, in my view, what it's all about. You are a fan and thus we in films are in your debt."
Bryan's answers to my questions, however, were often surprising. When I asked him about his memories of Bela Lugosi, he told me, "I'm afraid that I have no memories whatsoever of Bela Lugosi. To me, as a cameraman, he was just another actor who stood in front of my lens as and when the script prescribed." He also told me, "I've never seen the film because I was a freelance cameraman pre war and on completion of Dark Eyes I went to Highbury Studios to shoot Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard and from there to Amsterdam to shoot De Spoek Trein (The Ghost Train) and was there until the invasion of Poland. Fortunately production was ending at the time so I scurried home just in time for the kick off of World War Two."
Hugh Williams as Inspector Holt and Bela Lugosi as Dr. Orloff
Bryan was curious to see the film and asked to borrow my video of it. Surprisingly, he didn't have a video player of his own, so he took the video to his daughter's house. I waited eagerly to hear his verdict. When it came, it proved to be another surprise. He wrote,
"I watched Dark Eyes on Saturday and was utterly shattered by recalling nothing whatsoever of the film, other than the quick-sands sequence which was not much to write home about.
What upset me mostly was the horrible print and the diabolical dissolves. Nothing was much good other than the playing of the two parts by Bela Lugosi, and of these I preferred him in the 'blind man's' role. (Greta Gynt was also good).
Bela Lugosi as Rev. Dearborn and Greta Gynt as Diana Stuart
In reality, my shock at seeing Dark Eyes is a reflection of how far the film/television business has progressed over the past 57 years. I saw it 'cold', with no intimation that it was so awful and thus the shock. And to think that I was proud of what I did and wrote so in my diary.
We live and learn, I'll not 'flash-back' to what I did more than 50 years ago, best to remain in happy illusion."
Bryan's shock was no doubt compounded by the shamefully poor quality of pre-recorded videos in Britain during the 1990s. Perhaps his reaction would have been different had he had the opportunity to watch a pristine print on the big screen.
Captain Walter Summers, director of Dark Eyes of London
The diary to which Bryan referred was one of his 'photo-diaries'. Spread over five albums, they contain technical information on all the films he shot, production stills, letters, cuttings, and other memorabilia. At the beginning of Bryan's career, H.B. Parkinson had emphasized the importance of keeping a record of all the films on which he worked, including the technical details. Bryan followed his advice and maintained a diary until 1960 when he joined the United Nations. Before his death, he donated his diaries to the British Film Institute.
His entry for Dark Eyes of London states that it was the 88th film he had worked on and the 44th he had lit. His assessment of the 18-day shoot was, "Very good for me – good make-up."
After he retired, Bryan was urged by his daughter to write down his memories of his career. Although he said that he remembered very little of Dark Eyes of London, he did recall the amusing attempts of the crew to recreate quicksand and film the climactic scene of Bela Lugosi's character drowning in it. Bryan wrote the following account before seeing Dark Eyes of London for the first time, and did not appear to recall that "the actor who falls into the quicksands" was Bela Lugosi.
"Another memory is of a film called Dark Eyes of London. It starred Bela Lugosi, a well known American actor, and was directed by Captain Walter Summers. It was shot at Welwyn Studios in the spring of 1939, the year the war started. Incidentally, this film has been preserved and was seen recently on television, but not by me. I have two production stills of Bela Lugosi. Other than those photos, all I can remember of the film is as follows…..I will try to describe the scene…..SCENE…."a man falls from the loading platform of a Thames side warehouse into a quicksand which is revealed only at low tide, the man is sucked under and lost from sight. His fall is the result of Murder!!"
In order to construct a quicksand they opened up the Studio Tank, its area some 10 by 12 feet and about 7 feet deep, it may have been larger. On the far side of the tank was built the warehouse wall and its projecting loading bay. The tank was loaded with cart load after cart load of farmyard muck in the belief that this puddled into the tank would form a quicksand. Set building and tank filling went on for several days whilst we were shooting on the other stage. The edges of the tank were smothered with sand and riverside debris, green marine growth, a few rib-like planks and a dead cat. It all looked very real.
Whilst the tank was being filled we heard stories of people slipping into the tank and having their shoes pulled off by the terrible suction of the quicksands. It was all rather sinister and scary; some wondered whether the stuntman doubling for the actor who falls into the quicksands, would survive the peril.
The stuntman finally braves the murky shallows of the studio tank
And so, on the day of shooting the quicksand scene, we waited for the stunt man to inspect the job. He thought it best if somebody else was lowered on a chain into the mire to test the suction, and so a double for the stunt man was obtained.
A chain was tied around his chest and he was lowered link by link into the tank and its quicksand. His feet, legs, hips and waist slid into the morass like a hot knife through butter, but he stopped descending when chest deep, the chain slackened whilst he looked around.
Bela Lugosi up to his neck in farmyard muck
Somebody surmised that an idiot had left a table in the tank. The stunt man's double on the end of the chain was told to shuffle around and find the edge of the table with his feet. He never did find the edge, the mud and muck had sunk to the bottom of the tank to form a solid mass some four feet thick, leaving some three feet of muddy slimy water above.
Captain Summers, the director, was no doubt inwardly furious, but he had a schedule to complete and thus had to improvise. He told the stunt man, who by now was fearless, that when falling into the tank he must thresh around with his arms whilst gradually sinking down into the water, to take a deep breath and then go right under and all the time make motions as though corkscrewing down. That shot was made to the satisfaction of all. We used two cameras of course.
Bela Lugosi takes a deep breath before going under
Next was the close shot of the 'real' actor. He was inserted into the muddy water at the tank's edge and told to repeat the action of the stuntman. Unfortunately, each time he submerged, his feet shot up out of the water. This in exactly the same way as happens in the Dead Sea where one cannot submerge without feet rising from the bottom. All the muck poured into the tank had produced a 'Dead Sea' effect. In the end, weights had to be tied to the actor's ankles to enable him to submerge in close up. We learnt afterwards that a better way to simulate quicksands is to fill the tank with a mixture of sawdust and old engine oil. This remains fluid."
Bryan died on January 31st, 2008, aged 99. Although he had been suffering from heart problems, he maintained a busy schedule of interviews right up to his death, which prevented the completion of three different sets of interviews scheduled for February.
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Some grub in the lounge
Arrival! 2:30 AM!
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Sports Day!
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Good morning!
Mwanza bound
Deeani and Sandip
Hotel Tilapia
Spreading Bhumisha's ashes
Relaxing at the apartment
The view from the terrace
Lake Victoria from Hotel Tilapia. Not a bad view for breakfast!
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Seven years after its cancelation by the Fox Network, "Arrested Development" made its return Sunday on Netflix. The verdict's are still coming in, but the early notices are mixed.
The premiere episode in the show's Season 4 was called "Flight Of the Phoenix," but all of the 15 new episodes are available for viewing now. Ardent fans welcomed Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Will Cross, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi and the rest of the Bluth's back beginning at 3 a.m. E.T. Sunday.
Several critics saw the nature of on-demand online streaming as having an ill effect on approach taken by the groundbreaking comedy's creator Mitch Hurwitz and the show itself.
Also read: 10 of 'Arrested Development's' Best Inside Jokes (Videos)
Most missed was the frenetic pace of the show, at least by the New York Times' Mike Hale, who recalled the show's glory days — they weren't that glorious, since it was canceled — and its unique rapid-fire approach.
"That density was, along with the performances, the best thing about the show, and it took away any need to make the story rational or even engaging in any conventional sense," Hale wrote. "It also meant that most of the characters could be one-dimensional cartoons – mean mother, venal father, materialistic sister, dumb brother-in-law – as long as the writers were endlessly inventive in making fun of them and in embroidering their comic universe."
He also noted that the show's new length — 32 minutes, sans commercials on Netflix, vs. 21 with commercials on Fox — didn't do it any favors.
"Story and character now overshadow jokes and conceptual foolery, but for all their new prominence, they're still as thin and rudimentary as they were in the first three seasons – and watching the episodes in large doses further exposes their deficiencies."
Not everyone felt that way, and several critics noted the extremely high bar the show had set for itself, further heightened by the hype that has preceded its Netflix launch.
Also read: 'Arrested Development' Season 4 Footage Premieres at TheGrill
"The expectations have been sky high, of course, but could the show live up to it after so long, with its legend only growing? The premiere episode said yes… with some caveats," said Eric Goldman on the web site IGN.
"What's important to keep in mind of course is just what a high standard 'Arrested Development' has set for itself. We expect a level of brilliance that is hard to achieve and "Flight of the Phoenix" wasn't a complete home run in this regard. But it still had plenty to love," he wrote.
"We already knew that, thanks to the busy schedule of the cast, these new episodes would not feature ensemble stories, but rather be very character-focused, with one person at the center and others floating in and out. But seeing a story about Michael Bluth (and plenty of George Michael Bluth) made it hard not to smile, and certainly the cast members we saw in this episode quickly proved they have the same great chemistry with each other."
The Wall Street Journal's Nathan Rabin thought the show had lost a step or two in its long stint on the sidelines.
"At its worst, the new/old 'Arrested Development' is reduced to doing an shaky imitation of itself: the characters and themes are there but the beats are slightly off, as is the tone. 'Flight Of The Phoenix' is not without laughs or moments of inspiration, but they are doled out leisurely and with a dispiriting lack of urgency."


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When Teen Choice nominee Elle Fanning stepped out in a graphic Sleeping Beauty dress this weekend, a not-so-subtle hint to her Maleficent character, she made it a fashion-y moment. Accessorizing the adorable dress with matching bow-embellished heels really pushed the look into style star territory. Take inspo from Elle and rock your own Disney-inspired look with these super cool (not cheesy!) finds. They'll look on-trend and fresh, and not at all like they are left over from your childhood wardrobe.
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Henry III, 1551–89, king of France (1574–89); son of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. He succeeded his brother, Charles IX. As a leader of the royal army in the Wars of Religion (see Religion, Wars of) against the French Protestants, or Huguenots, Henry, then duke of Anjou, defeated (1569) the Huguenots at Jarnac and Moncontour. He refused (1571), on religious grounds, to proceed with negotiations for his marriage to the Protestant queen of England, Elizabeth I. With his mother, the duke helped instigate the massacre of the Huguenots (see Saint Bartholomew's Day, massacre of). Elected king of Poland (1573), he returned to France at his brother's death to assume the French crown. By the Edict of Beaulieu (1576) at the end of the fifth war of religion, he made concessions to the moderates and the Protestants, which led to the formation of the Catholic League (see League) at the behest of Henri, 3d duc de Guise. The king, fearing the League's power, proclaimed himself its head. It was dissolved after he revoked some of his earlier concessions to the Protestants. The League was revived by Henri de Guise, however, when the death (1584) of the king's brother, Francis, duke of Alençon, made the Protestant Henry of Navarre the legal heir to the French throne. De Guise forced Henry III to issue an edict suppressing Protestantism and excluding Henry of Navarre from the throne. In the war that ensued, known as the War of the Three Henrys, Navarre defeated the king's troops at Coutras (1587). Although de Guise helped raise a Parisian revolt against Henry, he did permit his escape to Chartres. However, Henry III procured the assassination of de Guise and his brother Louis in the hope of quelling the rebellion, but his action only further provoked the Catholics. Joining forces with Henry of Navarre, the king attempted to regain Paris. In the siege he was stabbed by Jacques Clément. The last male member of the house of Valois, Henry III left France torn by civil war. Henry of Navarre succeeded him as Henry IV.
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Ants are placed in a single family, the Formicidae. They belong to the order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and ichneumons.
A characteristic of most formicids is the possession of a metapleural gland. This gland produces phenylacetic acid, which fights against fungi and bacteria. It is made up of a pair of cell clusters which lead to two chambers in the rear of the ant's middle body. While the gland is the most diagnostic trait separating ants from other Hymenoptera, it is not universal among ants. Many arboreal species lack the metapleural gland (due perhaps to the drier, cleaner environment). Another trait that characterizes ants is their body structure. The ant head is connected by a thin neck to the thorax, which is then connected by a thin "waist" to the abdomen. While this is the general structure of many insects, ants are distinguished by the waist, which is pinched down posteriorly at its connection with the abdomen.
Native ants can be found everywhere in the world, excluding Antarctica, Iceland, Greenland, parts of Polynesia, and a few remote islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Within this vast range, 8,800 species have been documented, although upwards of 20,000 species have been estimated to exist. An exact figure would be exceedingly difficult to determine, since many species are difficult to differentiate. Ants can live in nearly every terrestrial habitat and environment, including deserts, beaches, in walls, and abandoned plumbing. Some species have even been known to survive underwater for as long as fourteen days by going into an anesthetized state, in which oxygen intake decreases to twenty times below the need of the ant when asleep.
Ants have a highly structured social system, a feature which has developed in only a few insects, including termites, bees, and wasps. Two or more generations coexist, with the adult ants caring for the young. Ants are divided into castes, with reproductive queens and kings, and sterile workers (all of which are female). Ant colonies vary greatly in their social structure, but three basic stages in the development and life of a colony exist. The first of these is the founding stage, in which a young virgin queen (female alate) leaves the nest of her mother. She flies until she has met and been inseminated by a few males. The males soon die without returning to their nests. Then the female finds a suitable place in the soil or in a rotting tree to build her nest. She forages and cares for her first brood until they are adults. Next the colony enters the second stage, known as the ergonomic stage. Now the queen devotes herself to egg-laying while the workers forage, care for the young, and enlarge the nest. This stage, which centers on colony growth lasts for a period ranging from four months to five years, depending on the species of ant. When the colony is a suitable size, it finally enters into the last stage, the reproductive stage. Now new queens and males are produced, which later leave the nest to produce new colonies, beginning the cycle again.
Ants exemplify many behaviors and phenomena which are common to other insect species. For this reason, studies have been done on topics including:
Ants are of extreme importance in the insect world. They have complex and often obligatory relationships with various plants, which depend on the ants for their wellbeing. These include seed dispersal, pollination, defense by ants against attacks by herbivores, and enrichment of soil through soil turning. Ants also contribute substantially to the enormous biodiversity of insects, and their richly complex lives and relationships have provided scientists with numerous insights concerning evolutionary and ecological phenomena.
A large number of ants have been perfectly preserved in amber. By observing this clear fossil record, much can be found out about ant evolution, such as the evolution of ants from a primitive form of wasp. That species, Sphecomyrma, appears to be the link between modern ants and primitive wasps. Sphecomyma was the first known species to posses the metapleural gland, a key ant characteristic.
Holldobler and Wilson. The Ants. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1990.
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having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — No. 7 Cincinnati found itself in a four-quarter struggle for the first time all season and Desmond Ridder and the Bearcats showed they can take a punch.
Ridder threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores as Cincinnati defeated Central Florida 36-33 Saturday to head into the release of the first College Football Playoff rankings unbeaten.
The Bearcats (8-0, 6-0 American) fell behind 14-3 in the first quarter against their toughest opponent yet, but grabbed the lead by halftime.
"What a hard, hard-fought game," Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell said. "That is a really good football team, that on senior night gave us everything we could handle."
Dillon Gabriel threw for 243 yards, three touchdowns and one interception as the Knights (5-3, 4-3) lost at home for the second time this season.
UCF took a 25-22 lead in the third quarter with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Gabriel to Marlon Williams.
"Burn this one, quick turnaround," UCF coach Josh Heupel said. "We've got a trophy game (Friday against USF), our guys will be ready to play."
The interception Gabriel threw was costly for UCF.
Bearcats safety Darrick Forest picked off Gabriel's pass early in the fourth quarter and returned it 20 yards to the Knights' 16. Four plays later, a 1-yard sneak by Ridder gave UC a 29-25 lead with 13:07 remaining.
Rider passed for 338 yards and ran for 57.
"He's just a baller, he shows up ready to go every game," Taylor said of Ridder. "He's a winner. He's a competitor and when we go out there we're behind him."
Cincinnati used 10 plays to go 71 yards on its next possession to go up two scores. The Bearcats converted a fourth-and-1 at the UCF 26 and three plays later Ridder threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Leonard Taylor for a 36-25 lead with 7:15 remaining.
UCF made it 36-33 with 4:27 remaining on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Gabriel to Jaylon Robinson and a 2-point conversion pass to Jacob Harris
"I thought our kids responded and continued to compete and handled the ups and downs of the football game," Heupel said. "We're not far off from being a really good football team."
The Bearcats ran down all but one second of the clock, trying not score down near the goal line. Cincinnati was cutting it close and then an errant snap on fourth down gave everyone a jolt, but was recovered by Ridder. The Knights got one play from their 8 that went nowhere.
The first CFP rankings come out Tuesday night and the Bearcats are hoping to become the first team from outside the Power Five conferences to crack the top-10 in the selection committee's first top 25 of the season.
"We want to have an opportunity to win a championship," Fickell said. "Every win gives us an opportunity to state our case."
Cincinnati: The Bearcats are 8-0 for the first time since 2009, when they finished the regular season 12-0 and went to the Sugar Bowl.
UCF: The Knights have lost more conference games this season than the past three combined but they have come by a combined 12 points. UCF has led by double-digits in each of its loses.
Before Forrest's interception, he went around telling teammates that he thought it might happen.
"Right at the switch of the fourth quarter I kept telling everybody 'I might get an interception' and then I got the interception," Forrest said." Everyone was riled up when it happened. It was a huge moment, we went down and scored right after that so it was a momentum changer."
Fickell isn't sure if he is going to watch the CFP rankings show on Tuesday and joked that he might schedule a practice at that time to keep the team focused.
"Probably won't be something I bring up to them," Fickell said. "I know we're still in the hunt to win a championship. If they don't like (the ranking), they can carry that chip and do something about it."
Cincinnati is 8-0 for the fourth time in school history. … After averaging 417.7 yards passing in his first six games, Gabriel has thrown for under 300 yards in consecutive games. ... UCF came into the game leading the country in yards per game at 619 but managed just 359 against the Bearcats, who held the ball for 37 minutes.
Cincinnati is at Temple next Saturday.
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Dr. Wallace is the chief medical officer at Bastyr Center for Natural Health, where he supervises student physicians in the Department of Naturopathic Medicine. He also sees patients in private practice at Bastyr Center.
Dr. Wallace sees patients with a wide variety of ailments.
Dr. Wallace strives to support the healing power of nature — one of the core tenets of naturopathic medicine — through the use of nutrition, lifestyle counseling, natural therapeutics and a strong commitment to the doctor-patient relationship.
Dr. Wallace has been a clinical faculty member at Bastyr Center since 1998 and in private practice since 1996.
Dr. Wallace holds an ND from Bastyr University and completed two years of residency at Bastyr Center. He holds an MS in electrical engineering from Boston University and a BA in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians.


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Okay, look. I've devoted a lot of time and energy into hating the ever-loving hell out of Brett Favre for the monumental screw-job he handed Green Bay fans by first doing the 'I MAY RETIRE OR I MAY NOT WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW' dance and then the 'LOLOLOLOL I AM SIGNING WITH YOUR RIVAL' swan song. I really, really thought there couldn't possibly be a bigger dick in organized sports than Brett Favre. I mean, the man singlehandedly held up football in Green Bay for a solid three years, and I'm pretty sure Aaron Rodgers still has Favre voodoo dolls in every room of his house.
That said? I've never seen an athlete so tone-deaf as to think that a nationally televised hour-long special to announce his free-agency decision smacked of anything beyond rampant egotism. That was horrifying in and of itself.
But a nationally televised hour-long special to break up with his hometown team in the most public manner possible? That's an unprecedented level of douchebag.
Congratulations, LeBron James. You're 2010's entry into the Dick Move Hall of Fame. Good thing I don't care about basketball.


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Dolls, when your lives become reality shows (and at the rate the networks are churning out nonscripted programming, the odds are very, very good), guess which scenes will instantly show up on YouTube? That's right: your mistakes, flub-ups, faux pas, and bloopers. Ask Eeee correspondents, of course, never make dumb mistakes— only extremely attractive ones. Here's this month's selection of the juiciest
Dear E. Jean: I made the mistake of my life, and I want it fixed! I'm 27, and after six months of being showered with attention, sexy messages, and dinners, during which I was constantly told how beautiful I was, I gave in and slept with my boss (a 50-year-old charmer who all the girls in the company are absolutely crazy about, and he chose me!). But since then, he's been avoiding me. It's very uncomfortable. I love my job and I want to stay, but I feel like a fool! Should I tell him that his attitude hurts me?—Totally Lost It
Lost, my lift-skirts : Ahk! Bam-bamming the boss was bad, but blubbering to the geezer about his "attitude" apropos the bam-bam...will bury your career. Instead, here's your plan:
1. Work like a banshee.
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2. Get promoted.
3. Become his boss.
4. Make him feel uncomfortable.
Also, in case he starts to freeze you out, deny promotions, or pass you up for special projects, keep a log of your interactions with him should you need to consider transferring out of the division, slapping him with a lawsuit, and so on. Meanwhile, to remove the dark heart of postcoital pestilence you both created, seize the next moment you're alone with him, smile, and say archly, "Mr. Humpy [or whatever his fatuous name is], we enjoyed an electrifying night. One that will live in infamy. I'm glad we've both put it behind us and are moving Smockster Inc. [or whatever your beloved company is called] toward its glorious future."
P.S. Next time you have sex with the boss, make certain you are self-employed.
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Going, my great dame : The following list will save your friendship:
1. One Jimmy Chew (a high-heeled fuzzy toy for "pump-loving Pomeranians" from Thepamperedpup.com)
2. Two issues of The Wall Street Journal
3. One bowl, medium
4. One bottle Chartreuse
5. One cheap folding pet gate
Stow items in your kitchen. When your friend and her child—don't kid yourself, doll, the dog is her life—drop by, quickly spread the WSJ on the kitchen floor, fill the bowl with water, and place it on top of newspapers. Then open the front door. Greet the mutt. Pour your heart into it! Humans don't really know how to greet properly. Hobnob! Clog dance around the living room! Good! Now wave the Jimmy Chew shoe in front of him excitedly. Yell, "Fetch!" Fling the shoe into the kitchen. When the little cur skids across the papers and hits the stove with his behind, close the pet gate. Voila! Pour two glasses of Chartreuse. Everybody's ecstatic.
The Better Man
Dear E. Jean : I broke off a relationship eight months ago with a man with whom I shared many common interests and hot sexual chemistry; but our goals and values differed wildly. I've now met a man who's everything my ex is not—supportive, loving, thoughtful, sensitive, financially stable, and emotionally mature.
But though he seems to feel we're perfect for each other, our interests are very different, and I just don't have the hots for him. I long for the adventurous lifestyle and passion I had with my ex. Am I making a mistake? Am I wrong to focus so much on the differences with this new man? Will my feelings develop into something deeper?—Confused and Sleepless
Confused, my crumpet : Though love is unpredictable, and though it's perilous to prognosticate, I can say without question: Yes, your feelings will develop. They will go from not having the "hots" for him to finding him repellently unattractive. First impressions are staggeringly right-on (read Blink by the glimmery Malcolm Gladwell). New research published this year by Michael I. Norton of the Harvard Business School further indicates the more you learn about most people, the more you may be turned off (though, thankfully, there are some cases in which you like someone enough that this process doesn't occur). But the real giveaway that this guy's not for you (poor fellow!) is that you're hyperaware of his faults. When you're in love, you have the "hots" so badly you're blind to blemishes. (Note: The vision sharpens later.) Trust that gladiola that resides deep inside you—your "gut." Move on.
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Dear E. Jean : I used to be pretty. I'm also single, 29, a physician, and haven't dated in five years. I suspect I know the problem: I'm overweight. I work out a ton, watch what I eat, and have been trying to lose 40 pounds for six years, but to no avail. Will I ever be cute again? Is it a mistake to hope? I'm terribly lonely because I've recently moved to a fabulous new city and don't know anyone. Should I try online dating? Or do I put everything on hold, finally lose the weight, and make a new start?—Pre-Fab
Doc, my dingbat : Are you kidding? Begin big. Forget the weight. Hire a stylist. Spend an afternoon trying things on and stun yourself with the prodigious possibilities. When you find the right look, mark my words, you'll gaze into the mirror and whisper, "Hell, I'm so far past `cute,' I'm movie-star-delectable."
Start yoga classes next, and join a book club—both are direct pipelines into circles of clever women. (Bring along a basket of tiny organic cupcakes to yoga and a bottle of champagne to the book club...instant friends!) Your new comrades will introduce you to eligible men. As you'll also be appearing courtside and playing squash/racquetball twice a week (where men outnumber women by about 7,000 to one) and eating one bite less of everything at every meal (which subtracts approximately 150 calories a day—the only smart/easy way for you to remove 19.3 pounds in a year), your date book will be filled—if not to the bursting point, at least brisked up considerably. If you add your profile to Match.com and Greatboyfriends.com, you'll be half dead from dating. Start! You're ready. Trust me.
Tempting Ms. Fate
Dear E. Jean : What happens when you can't get rid of your mistake? Long story short: I broke up with pseudo-boyfriend two years ago; we're both dating other people now, and we're both happy; but he keeps crossing my mind...and now, my path. Of all the people in New York, he's the one I always see. He's everywhere! We run into each other on the street, at cafés, at bars. Why?!? Is this some sort of wacko sign? I hope not!—Afraid to Leave the House
Miss House, hunny : Long ago, I stopped believing in Fate. Now I simply trust that Oprah will make everything all right. That said, the next time you "run into each other," if you don't grab the chap and say, "Let's go get a mojito" (and at least consider that this could be your one, great, superhuman, epoch-making romance), then I refuse to be responsible for what happens when the gods get riled and take revenge on you for ignoring their "signs."
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Dear E. Jean: I'm a 22-year-old law student who's ended three serious relationships in the past two years, made numerous colossal blunders, and let a number of opportunities pass by.
The event that spurred me to write to you? My ex-fiancé is now engaged within six months of our splitting. The relationship wasn't healthy and I don't want him back, but it still burns. For some insane reason, it's made me wonder about a lot of my choices. I feel like I should have done everything by now. I'm walking around clubbing myself to death, and I don't know how to stop. I feel worthless. When I look at the past, even my successes look like failures. What's going on with me? How do I end this?—Inadequate, Desperate, and Lost
Ahhh, Miss Desperate : Mistakes are like a good push-up bra: They keep you bouncing toward success. You are supposed to make mistakes, don't you know that? They help you learn. (Indeed, when you're Auntie Eeee's age, you'll probably wish you'd made more mistakes and will regret being so well-behaved.) So to "club" yourself "to death" over a few missed opportunities and love affairs? That's daft. There are thousands of chaps, not to mention halfwits, for you to run amok with—a mere three is nothing.
Now, I want you to see a therapist. It won't be easy, but putting your past into perspective and realizing that your life culminates in the present will make you happier. I'll also hazard the conjecture that the only reason you're in law school is because you couldn't figure out what you wanted to do with your life when you graduated from college. Twenty-two is the perfect age to take stock. Be brave! Good luck! Now go out there and screw up (just a little)!
A Tail of Woe
Dear E. Jean : I just signed a lease for a very chic apartment with perfect white carpets. My best friend is thrilled for me, and that's the dilemma. She goes everywhere with her totally horrible dog. I love my friend—and I adore dogs—but her little beast poops on couches, carpets, and beds everywhere he goes. And she thinks it's funny! In the past, I've allowed the animal in my home, risking tension headaches lest the little pest makes "mistakes" (and he usually does!). But, E. Jean, if this dog leaves a mess on my new floor, it will be the end of our friendship. How can I tell her that her incontinent darling is not welcome?—Going to the Dogs
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Marc Thiessen Distorts Success Rate Of Clean Energy Investments
In his latest Washington Post column, Marc Thiessen of the American Enterprise Institute suggested that President Obama is being hypocritical when he points out Mitt Romney's jobs record at Bain Capital because some clean energy companies have struggled after receiving government loans or grants from the Obama administration. In fact, the failure rate for federal green energy investments is far lower than that of private venture capital investments in clean energy, and the majority of the loan guarantees are low-risk.
As evidence of President Obama's "massive public equity failures," Thiessen cherry-picked clean energy companies that have faced any sort of financial difficulty after receiving Department of Energy loan guarantees or other federal support. But these companies represent a small fraction of loan guarantee recipients, many of which are paying back the loans ahead of schedule.
An independent review of the loan guarantee program by a former Bush administration official concluded that the risk to taxpayers is far lower than the Department of Energy had planned for. The report echoed a Bloomberg Government analysis which found that 87 percent of the loans are low-risk, and that even if all 10 of the higher risk projects defaulted, DOE would still have nearly half a billion dollars left in the fund set aside by Congress to cover losses.
By contrast, CleanTechnica noted in October that private venture capitalists take far greater risks when investing in clean energy:
With just 1.4% of its Recovery Act clean tech investments in "losers", it looks like the Obama administration is batting a much better average in "picking winners and losers" than the private Venture Capital (VC) market itself.
The US government guarantee of a private loan to Solyndra, at $535 million, represented a minuscule 1.4% of the Department of Energy investment in all renewable technologies. By contrast - VCs (who were out $1 billion to Solyndra, for example) expect much higher failure rates. Richard Stuebi, who advises VCs on expected green energy failure rates, says that just 3 in 10 successes represents a successful VC investment strategy. That is 70% losers - not 1.4%.
Since then, another loan recipient, Beacon Power, went bankrupt, but while Thiessen implied that Beacon's bankruptcy is costing taxpayers $43 million, it was actually sold to a private equity firm that will repay most of the loan. Even though only 2 out of 26 loan guarantee recipients have filed for bankruptcy, Rush Limbaugh seized on Thiessen's column to claim that "the vast majority" of clean energy companies that received federal support have "gone bankrupt."
In addition to misrepresenting the success rate of the loan guarantee program, Theissen also got his facts wrong on some of the loan recipients. He reported:
A company called SunPower got a $1.2 billion loan guarantee from the Obama administration, and as of January, the company owed more than it was worth.
But as we have previously pointed out, NRG Energy bought the project -- the California Valley Solar Ranch -- shortly before the DOE loan guarantee was finalized and is responsible for paying back the loan. Furthermore, the loan is considered very low-risk because Pacific, Gas and Electric Co. has already signed a long-term contract to buy the power generated by the project.
Thiessen made a similar omission regarding First Solar:
The Obama administration provided First Solar with more than $3 billion in loan guarantees for power plants in Arizona and California. According to a Bloomberg Businessweek report last week, the company "fell to a record low in Nasdaq Stock Market trading May 4 after reporting $401 million in restructuring costs tied to firing 30 percent of its workforce."
Like SunPower, First Solar has sold its DOE-backed projects, which means that "the utilities are on the hook to repay the loans." And all of its projects have power purchase agreements with California utilities, which significantly decreases the risk to taxpayers.
Thiessen concludes by accusing the Obama administration of "cronyism and corruption," citing debunked claims by the Hoover Institution's Peter Schweizer that DOE awarded grants and loans guarantees almost solely to Obama campaign donors. In fact, several of the companies on Schweizer's list did not even receive federal funding, and many of those that did employed both Democratic and Republican donors.


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Less than one week ago, I identified three potential vehicles for some long-overdue fiscal reforms to restrain the burden of government spending.
In that post, I suggested that the "continuing resolution" was the best vehicle since lawmakers obviously would have to consider legislation to provide funding for the rest of the 2013 fiscal year.
The debt limit, by contrast, creates too many opportunities for demagoguery. Geithner and Bernanke have already demonstrated, for instance, that they're willing to prevaricate and scare financial markets.
It's much smarter to pick a fight on the "CR" since there not even a make-believe risk of default. Instead, the only thing that happens is that the "non-essential" parts of the federal government are shut down.
So I'm delighted to see that Ted Cruz, the new Senator from Texas, understands that the shutdown fight in 1995 led to very good results. I wrote a piece for National Review making the same point, so I'm delighted to hear someone else singing from the same sheet of music. Pay close attention at the 3:15 mark of this video.
My only quibble is that he mentions the debt limit as the vehicle for the fight, when he should have mentioned the CR.
But I'm nit-picking. Cruz seems to get it. He puts the focus on the disease of too much government rather than fixating on the symptom of too much red ink.
He also understands that high tax rates discourage productive behavior, so he's obviously not a fan of the President's class-warfare approach.
Last but not least, you'll also see he gave a very strong response on protecting the 2nd Amendment immediately following his discussion of fiscal policy.
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Perhaps it is because Arno J. Mundt, MD, is an internationally recognized academic radiation oncologist with Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego Health System or maybe it is his volunteerism in faraway places like Senegal, West Africa that led his peers to select him as the president of the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO).
In either case, Mundt, professor and chair of the UC San Diego School of Medicine's Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, was inaugurated as the president of ACRO at the organization's 2013 annual meeting held in February.
"I look forward to representing both academic and private radiation oncologists and working to further advance the field of radiation oncology here in the United States and abroad," said Mundt.
ACRO is a professional medical society founded in 1990 and comprised of approximately 1,000 practicing radiation oncologists and residents in training nationally. As president, Mundt will oversee the board of chancellors and will serve as the chief executive officer of the organization for the next two years.
With a visit to Senegal in December 2012, Mundt has already been leading by example. ACRO's mission is to ensure the highest quality care for radiation therapy patients and promote success in the practice of radiation oncology through education, responsible socioeconomic advocacy, and integration of science and technology into clinical practice.
Mundt, who has been named a Top Doctor by US News & World Report and San Diego Magazine, led a team of eight radiation oncologists, one gynecologist, three physicists, therapists and volunteers as part of a project sponsored by the not-for-profit charity Radiating Hope. Senegal is home to only one radiation oncology center that serves 13 million people, including patients from multiple neighboring countries. The team brought with it Senegal's first modern high dose rate brachytherapy machine which will allow doctors to better treat cervical cancer and many other malignancies.
After graduating from Stanford University with a degree in philosophy, and medical school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mundt did his radiation oncology residency at the University of Chicago. Since then, he has put into good practice his study of eight languages. Mundt has been invited to speak at more than 150 seminars, symposia and workshops in such places as Brazil, Chile, China, Japan, Taiwan and England. He has published more than 150 journal articles, book chapters and reviews and has edited three textbooks, including two devoted to novel radiation technologies.
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Webster-Jackson Trail, 5.2 miles roundtrip.
We drove up to Campton very late the night before this hike. Hugh's flight was delayed and he did not get into Boston until midnight. Therefore, I went to sleep around 3am and got up around 5:45 -- I thought I'd be a grumpy wreck on this hike, but for some reason I felt okay. Alex got a full night's rest -- she went to bed and slept through my transferring her from bed to car, and then from car to NH bed.
Two other cars were at the trailhead when we arrived (around 7:30am) -- usually, we're the first folks on the trail. However, this being a special event, we knew there would be many hikers out and about today.
The day was foggy, which was kind of nice -- Alex finds the concept of walking through clouds intriguing.
The first half of the trail consists of both flat and moderate sections, and it never gets very steep.
There were a few stream crossings, none of which were difficult.
The trail became a bit more rocky, with some stretches having rock steps -- there were lots of roots everywhere, too.
Some cloud-hiking...
We made it to the bit where the trail becomes a loop-hike (one branch goes off to Mt. Webster, the other goes to Mt. Jackson).
Then we took a short sit-down before continuing on toward Jackson.
Every once in a while we came across a tree that looked as though it were the leg and foot of some giant creature.
The pitches never became steep, at least not until we got close to the very top. Just lots of rocks and roots to step on and over.
By and by, we came to some rock slabs. These were wet and slippery, so we were cautious.
Soon after this section, we came to a hunk of exposed roots that Alex took a liking to. She said it looked like a triceratops, a goat, and a leopard all mixed together. She snapped this picture:
Now we are getting close to the top of the treeline...
Then came the fun! We had a bit of rock scrambling and a few ledges to navigate. Though they were damp, they didn't pose much of a problem.
After the ledges, we came to the summit.
An AMC group was there, and a nice woman offered to take our picture together. Alex wanted to be silly, so silly we were.
We we were early for Flags on the 48, so we hung out, talked with everyone who was already there, and took some pictures. The fog was lifting, so we were able to enjoy some views.
The official folks showed up and did the honorable work of securing the flag.
Alex stuck the two little flags we had brought up into the summit cairn, and we took this picture.
Alex and I hung out and enjoyed many pleasant conversations with the other hikers. We also had the pleasure of meeting Mark from the Washington Observatory Forums (it was really nice to meet you, Mark! I hope we meet again soon).
After a while, we headed back the way we had come. We did not visit Mt. Webster, as Alex was feeling tired. On the way up, she had hiked much slower than she normally does. I had commented on it, and she had said she just felt tired. Turns out she was starting to get sick, as today (day after the hike) she's been bedridden with the stomach flu.
In any event, the way down was routine. We almost did the Elephant Head spur, which is close to the trailhead. However, we quickly saw that it goes steeply up, and Alex said she didn't feel like going up anymore that day. So back to the trailhead we went.
We very much enjoyed being a part of Flags on the 48. Thanks to all who coordinated this event! We did not get a chance to talk much to those who took the flag up Jackson, but I hope we get a chance to meet and talk with them sometime in the near future.
So ends our trip up Mt. Jackson, peak #12!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Mt. Jackson (#12), 9/13/08, Flags on the 48
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MasterCard and The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion Team up to Advance Financial Inclusion
WASHINGTON and PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion together with MasterCard today launched Mapping the Invisible Market, a major research initiative as part of the Financial Inclusion 2020 campaig
WASHINGTON and PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion together with MasterCard today launched Mapping the Invisible Market, a major research initiative as part of the Financial Inclusion 2020 campaign. Additionally, the organizations launched an interactive website that provides data visualizations to bring the research to life.
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Mapping the Invisible Market will consist of a series of research papers looking at how demographics, income, urbanization, and other issues affect financial inclusion, at a time when over 2 billion people don't use formal financial services. The first report, Looking Through the Demographic Window, details how profound demographic shifts in the developing world have implications for how people can save, invest, or transfer money. For example:
"Now is a time of innovation in extending financial services to low income, underserved communities. MasterCard is exploring many creative possibilities and turning their ideas into operating partnerships around the globe. That's why we're so excited to be working with them," said Elisabeth Rhyne, Director of the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion and a co-author of the report. "Countries at different demographic stages need to focus on financial inclusion policies that fit their demographic profile. They should promote solutions that address the major life events facing their key population segments."
"We're thrilled to be partnering with The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion. With half of the world's population still excluded from the formal economy, collaboration between development practitioners and businesses is critical. As we move towards a world beyond cash, we need to leverage technology and education programs that can drive real inclusion and empowerment," said Patricia Devereux, Group Head, Corporate Philanthropy and Citizenship at MasterCard.
The accompanying website will also include findings from the following papers:
And two tools will allow users to customize the information to their own interests:
About MasterCard
MasterCard , MasterCard, is a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the world's fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard's products and solutions make everyday commerce activities - such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances - easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. Follow us on Twitter @MasterCardNews, join the discussion on the Cashless Conversations Blog and subscribe for the latest news.
About CSR at MasterCard
MasterCard believes all people should have an opportunity to participate in the global economy. However, millions of people around the world lack access to the most basic financial tools. They don't have secure places to save money, reliable ways to transfer it, or safe ways to transport it. Our payment innovations, such as prepaid and mobile solutions, as well as our philanthropic and consumer education programs, bring the benefit of finance to the unbanked and underbanked, helping them build a stronger future for themselves, their families and their communities.
About the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion
The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion (CFI) was launched in 2008 to help bring about the conditions to achieve full financial inclusion around the world. Constructing a financial inclusion sector that reaches everyone with quality services will require the combined efforts of many actors. CFI contributes to full inclusion by collaborating with sector participants to tackle challenges beyond the scope of any one actor, using a toolkit that moves from thought leadership to action.
About Financial Inclusion 2020
FI2020 aims to build a movement that mobilizes stakeholders around the globe to achieve full inclusion using the year 2020 as a focal point to galvanize action. The campaign engages diverse players who can expand financial inclusion through two initiatives: the research project Mapping the Invisible Market and a Roadmap to Financial Inclusion which will be carried out through a consultative process leading to a global forum in 2013, with the ultimate goal to advance the agenda through coordinated, effective, collaborative actions to be undertaken by global partners, both public and private.


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ENT is fully decentralized. Anything that can be represented digitally can connect in discrete, trusted peer networks: Humans, devices, components, data, files, software, groups, physical objects, even concepts like corporations and currency. Every entity has it's own persistent identity, access rules, data, and owner-driven management. No third party is ever involved.
The benefits of trusted micro-networks are enormous: Arbitrary levels of security and data privacy, true data ownership, trusted and grid computing on commodity infrastructure, cross-domain interoperability and more.
ENT is more resilient and robust than PKI, more versatile and efficient than the blockchain, and actually increases in strength as the ecosystem grows. This is possible due to a fundamental advance in crypto architecture, Relational Key Infrastructure (RKI).
RKI re-engineers off-the-shelf asymmetric cryptography to solve previously intractable problems of trust in a decentralized system. RKI's innovative techniques maintain trusted identity and connectivity at the entity level across the "continuity boundary" with no central authorities and no manual key management.
Users have full, self-determined provisioning and ownership over every aspect of each of their entities: Identity management, data management, access and authorizations, storage, routing, distribution and more. ENT's automated system enforces user policy without any central management or oversight.
With ENT, developers and architects no longer have to recreate the same stacks over and over. They simply plug their value-add applications into the user's configuration of ENT's uniform infrastructure.
User-driven, decentralized control of digital data assets has a natural, and radical, outcome: True data ownership with the same exclusivity and transferable rights as any real-world physical property.
ENT's automated, cryptographic enforcement of user policies enables owners to make their exclusive digital entities and data available for purchase, lease, time-limited access or joint control. For the first time in our digital history, ENT creates a brand new, highly valuable digital property market.
Applications include Internet of Things, government, military, cyber-physical systems, banks and finance, automotive, healthcare, medical records, manufacturing, physical supply chains, retail, ecommerce, devices, networking and more.
ENT enables trusted micro-networks in practially any environment - from embedded components to OS applications to complex global networks.
ENT's open standard, global-scale governance is modeled on the successful consortiums - from USB to DNS - that have enabled decades of global digital innovation.
The ENT Foundation brings together diverse stakeholders from government, private industry, non-profits and individuals to develop, protect and promote the ENT standard for broad, global adoption of robust, resilient trusted networking.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Parents, Jeremy Richman and Jennifer Hensel were plunged into grief when their only child, 6-year-old Avielle, was killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. As scientists, they wanted answers about what could lead a person to commit such violence.
The couple believes it's unlikely there ever will be a full answer explaining why a man gunned down 26 people inside the Newtown, Conn., school last year. But they feel more research into brain health - and how a propensity for violence is manifested - could help prevent future tragedies.
"When we started reaching out to scientists to talk about the underpinnings of violence and how this particular factor played a role in what happened to us, there is some, but no real, research going on this field," Hensel said.
On Monday, they announced a scientific advisory board for the Avielle Foundation, which was established with the goal of reducing violence. While some other victims' families have immersed themselves in the push for tighter gun restrictions, Avielle Richman's parents see the foundation named for their curly-haired daughter as their response to a tragedy that has launched advocacy work on many fronts, including school safety and mental illness.
The Dec. 14 massacre was carried out by 20-year-old Adam Lanza, who killed 20 first-graders and six educators inside the school with a military-style semi-automatic rifle before committing suicide. The isolated, socially awkward Lanza played first-person shooter video games in a weapon-filled house where he lived with his mother, according to search warrants released last month, but authorities have not described a possible motive or released details of any medical condition that might shed light on his actions.
Avielle, a girl who loved horses, Harry Potter and the color red, had moved to Connecticut with her family about two years before the shooting. Her father kept a blog called "Avielle's Adventures," telling friends about a trip to a Thanksgiving Day parade, her 6th birthday at a horse stable, a road trip to Iowa.
Jeremy Richman is a researcher at the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim. Hensel, his wife, is a medical writer with her own company. The foundation is a way for them to harness their training and skills - and to channel their grief.
"I think the best way to help from a tragedy such as this is by action where your strengths lie," Hensel said. "This is our motivation now. We will never stop being parents to Avielle."
The Avielle foundation, funded through donations and grants, aims to raise $5 million this year and begin reviewing its first grant applications later this year.
One member of the foundation's advisory board, Terrie E. Moffitt, said science on the origins of violence has been neglected by federal agencies that provide research grants.
"Families of individuals with autism, ADHD, learning problems or schizophrenia demand that funding agencies support research into these disorders," said Moffitt, a neuroscience professor at Duke University and at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. "Families of violent individuals don't."
The other members of the board announced Monday are R. John Krystal, chair of the psychiatry department at the Yale University School of Medicine, and James Blair, chief of the unit on affective cognitive neuroscience at the National Institute of Mental Health.
The Avielle Foundation says it hopes to remove stigmas for people seeking mental health aid, develop the concept of a "brain health check-up," and identify behavioral and biochemical diagnostics for detection of people at risk of violent behaviors.


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TGIF y'all!
It's been a great week with lots of activity in our Flickr group, the forums and especially on Twitter under #SITSpics! As usual, The SITS Community blows me away with its exceptional bloggers. I've had so much fun reading through your photo tips and looking at your shots!
A lot of information has been presented this week. Today we're going to briefly review and share some great examples and articles contributed by the community. There's also a challenge for the weekend which will give you an opportunity to complete the photo and blogging challenges if you haven't already. There's no time limit, so don't feel rushed!
Day 1: Composition & Perspective
We went over composition and perspective and issued a challenge to take at least 20 shots with varying compositions and perspectives! Here's some of what you came up with!
Photo Credits: (Left) Heather at In the Land of Mom. (Right) Sarah at It's Better Every Day.
- Spring Photos of Estella – Tanya of A Rose and a Star did a photo shoot with her daughter with an iPhone using some beautiful pink and red flowers! If she hadn't told me, I would not have guessed these were taken with a phone!
- SITS Day 1 – Composition & Perspective. Jenna gets down low with several perspectives of her little boy!
- iPhone Fun Day One at A Professor's Wife. Wonderful post highlighting the amazing abilities of an iPhone camera!
- 2 Sunflowers Caress: Rule of Thirds at Curiousity Quotient. Jennifer shows us a beautiful example of applying the rule of thirds!
Day 2: Photo Editing & Collages
We covered that photo editing includes selecting your best shots and discarding the rest, then went over some free online photo editing and collage resources. Then we asked you to take a stab at editing your shots and including them in a post.
Photo Credit: Hannah at bubbleboo Photography
- Blog Tips and Tricks for a Delicious Blog at Great Fun 4 Kids Blog. Simone tipped us off about the free photo editing software Photoscape and shared her article on using it to make collages. Perfect!
- Hip Hip Hooray It's Gymboree Day at ellie-town. Kristin shares her edits and collage created through Picnik!
- SITS Photo Challenge 1 & 2 at funny little world. Kirsten shares some creative perspectives of a teddy bear, plus an awesomely framed self-portrait!
- Lollipop by MOMmetime. Some "lessons learned" from the challenge and a great tip for working with kids!
- SITS Spring into Action Photo Challenge Day 2 – Image Editing at Relatively Chic. Sophie shares some great information about the tools she uses for editing: Photoshop and Lightroom.
Day 3: Lighting
This is one of the most difficult aspects of photography, so we went over some free and easy photo tips to make the most out of indoor and outdoor lighting, then challenged you to find the best lighting in and around your home!
Photo Credit: Cecily at My Chaos My Bliss
- Day 96 at 365 Days of Photos by Branson. Branson used some white paper to make a sort of light box for this wonderfully lit shot!
- Snap a Picture – Day 3 at Redo 101. Mary offers a great recap of the lighting article with cool examples!
- SITS Photo Challenge: Days 3&4 at Little Things. Beautiful examples of taking advantage of lighting conditions inside and outside your home!
Day 4: Social Networking Tips
We went over some ways to use Flickr and Twitter to promote your blog and improve your photography. Your challenge is to write a post about one of your favorite uses of social networking. I'm going to continue collecting ALL of your submissions to categorize and present in a forum post for your reference, so please continue to submit those articles on the forum or on Twitter using #SITSpics!
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- PC Day 4 at Tails of an Apronista. Some concerns I think many of us have about social networking, namely that they're a big time suck!
- Social Networking Day 4 at elle-town. Some tips on promoting yourself via Twitter and Facebook!
Coming Up…
Next week we're going to cover Repetition, Lines, Black and White and Color photo tips. In blogging tips, we'll go over some easy ways to style your photos, what you need to know about image SEO and what steps you can take to protect your photos online.
Again, keep the great links coming! You can jump into the challenge at any time!
A Day in the Life Challenge!
This is a creative challenge for which you can utilize everything you've learned so far about composition, perspective and lighting!
Document a day in the life with photographs. From the top of the morning until the wee hours of night, take pictures throughout the day. Your DitL can center around your blog's niche and doesn't have to be personal in nature. A fashion blog might do a day in the life of a shoe or handbag while a food blog might try a day in the life of a stove or refrigerator.
You don't need to use the photos all together in an entry, but you will probably find one or two that will work well for future blog posts!
Link up or share your experience documenting a day in the life on our forums! You can also share your photos in our Flickr group or Tweet about your experience using #SITSpics!
As an example, here's a day in the life I did recently.
Have fun and I can't wait to see what you come up with!
- Introduction: Join the Spring into Action Photo Challenge!
- Day 1: Composition and Perspective Photo Tips
- Day 2: Free Photo Editing and Collage Resources
- Day 3: Lighting Photo Tips
- Day 4: Social Networking Tips
- Day 5: YOUR Photo Tips
- Day 6: Lines and Repetition Photo Tips
- Day 7: Five Image Tips to Improve Your Blog
- Day 8: Color and Contrast Photo Tips
- Day 9: How to Protect Your Photos Online
- Day 10: Spring Into Action Photo Challenge Wrap-Up
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The ZED-428 has a fantastic pedigree which comes from nearly 40 years of making mixing desks for the professional sound community.
24 XLR mic & 2 dual stereo line level inputs
4 sub groups
6 aux sends
4-band EQ with 2 swept mids and in/out switch
Configurable USB stereo audio in/out
Cakewalk SONAR LE bundled with mixer
The ZED 4-Bus series takes inspiration from different product lines within the A&H range, combining them with fresh new ideas to give stunning results in a neat and easy to use package.
The padless DuoPreTM mic/line pre-amplifier is the new design first implemented on the ZED-14 and delivers a high-headroom, low-noise signal. The 4 band, 2 sweep EQ, along with the low noise summing amps, is borrowed from the acclaimed GL2400, while the bus architecture is a simplified, but equally comprehensive, version of that employed in the successful GL series.
The USB audio interface, with its uniquely flexible capability, allows different signals to be sent to USB, from LR or from selected aux buses. The USB return signal can be routed straight to the LR mix or to a stereo channel. The connectors are placed on the top surface for easy plugging & patching, and the construction, with individual circuit boards firmly nutted to the top panel, is as rock solid as Allen & Heath's top of the range ML Series mixers.
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The USB audio interface, with its uniquely flexible capability, is the same as on the new ZED-14 2-bus mixer and allows different signals to be sent to USB, from LR or from the aux busses, with the USB return signal available as a stereo return. The connectors are placed on the top surface for easy plugging & patching, and the construction, with individual circuit boards firmly nutted to the top panel, is as rock solid as Allen & Heath's top of the range ML Series mixers.
The ZED 4-bus series is available with either 16 mono inputs plus 2 dual stereo channels (ZED-420), 24 2 (ZED-428) or 32 2 (ZED-436).
Also included with ZED 4-Bus is the excellent SONAR LE digital audio workstation software for Windows, with audio and MIDI multi-track recording and mixing capability, effects plug-ins and editing features, enabling the ZED 4-Bus mixer to become a live recording or home recording mixer.
One of the great things about the ZED series is the number and variety of things you can plug in. In addition to the sixteen mono channels there are two dual stereo channels, each with a main stereo input on jack sockets and with additional inputs on phono sockets. the USB return can be selected to one of the additional inputs so that it feeds either the main LR bus or the stereo channel.
Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series, the ZED series has new DuoPreTM pre-amps, which use a two stage design, with carefully controlled amounts of gain in each stage. When amplifying the signal from the XLR input, the gain range is huge – 69dB of range to be exact – and is very evenly distributed around the gain control, meaning better control of signal level. Most of the gain comes from the first stage, so unwanted noise is kept to a minimum. Line level signals are simply plugged into the second stage of the pre-amp by using the line input jack socket, which has the great advantage of less noise when using the line input.
EQ section
ZED-428 features a responsive 4-band EQ taken from the acclaimed GL2400 mixer. The design utilises MusiQ – optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual instruments.
Auxiliary sends
6 aux sends are provided, of which 1&2 are prefade for foldback monitoring, and 3 & 4 are switched pre or post-fade for effects sends. and 5&6 are post-fade. Auxes 1&2 can be sent to the USB bus for recording pre-fade signals independently to the main mix. Auxes 5&6 can also be sent to the USB bus for use as effects sends.
USB audio flexibility
Getting audio to and from a computer easily is now a common requirement for live sound and music production. The way we have implemented this on ZED is super-flexible and super-easy! No longer do you need to fiddle around the back of your PC to get to the soundcard inputs, only to find that the levels are all wrong and noisy. Just plug in a USB lead to your ZED, select the USB routing on the mixer and the device on your computer and that's it! Quality audio to and from your PC or Mac. Three switches provide different send/return configurations for recording, playback and utilising external FX.
The ZED-428 has been designed using individual vertically mounted circuit boards with each rotary control fixed with a metal nut to the front panel – making a much more robust product that will resist damage and give years of reliable use. ZED also has professional 100mm faders for ultimate control over your levels.
SONAR LE – provided Free!
We have teamed up with Cakewalk to bundle SONAR LE with this ZED mixer. The two team up together in many ways – for example straightforward recording of a stereo mix, recording tracks individually to build up a song, or for inserting a SONAR LE effects plug-in.
Other features:
4-band EQ with 2 swept mids and in/out switch
6 auxiliary sends (2 pre, 2 post, 2 pre/post)
4 sub groups fed from each channel
L, R and M main mix outputs
Individual channel 48V phantom power
Direct output on every mono channel
2 dual stereo inputs with 4-band EQ
Peak and signal indication on every channel
2 matrix sections available; can send output to USB
Configurable USB stereo audio in/out
Master level controls on all outputs
Easy to use layout ¤ all connections and controls on top surface
Cakewalk SONAR LE bundled with mixer
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As has been the case in recent years, the BBWAA gave its members the option to have their Hall of Fame votes made public. Here they are—136 of the 571 ballots.
The first thing that jumps out: Not a single writer that cast a vote for Armando Benitez, Jacque Jones, Kenny Rogers, J.T. Snow, Eric Gagne, Luis Gonzalez, or Moises Alou chose to own up to it.
(Only one Hideo Nomo voter came forward—longtime beat writer and columnist Larry Rocca, whose ballot included Nomo, Jack Morris, Tim Raines, Alan Trammell, and no one else. Rocca spent five years working in Japan, so that may explain his Nomo vote. He's also on the "no one from the PED era gets my vote" train, and is the only one of the 136 voters revealed not to support Greg Maddux.)
Also not included here: Dan Le Batard's ballot.
There's a lot to dive in to—including the 30 ballots not naming Craig Biggio—and we'll have more on this later. In the meantime, pull out any interesting ballots you find and discuss them in the comments.
2014 Hall of Fame Ballots [BBWAA]


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Kanoo Travel and Al Sulaimi group join hands to offer affordable leisure travel options to holiday makers and state of the art corporate travel solutions in Oman.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 4th, 2010: Kanoo Travel, the largest travel management company in the Middle East, announced that it has expanded its Oman operation by signing a joint venture partnership agreement with Al Sulaimi group of companies.
Speaking about the joint venture partnership, Sunil De Souza, Regional Travel Manger, UAE & Oman said, "Kanoo Travel is pleased to partner with Al Sulaimi Group, a well-known and reputable company, which will further strengthen our presence in the Gulf region. Through this partnership, Kanoo Travel will have the access to global brands, products, systems, technology and proven international expertise to enable us to offer better services than other multi-national agencies in Oman. These features together with our existing global network and support will allow our regional partners such as Al Sulaimi Group to collaborate on larger national, regional and international accounts, which demand the highest standards of global travel management services and regional coverage."
Al Sulaimi Group, which was began operations in 1970, covers a wide range of industries and services including engineering and industrial solutions, construction equipment and consumables, metal fabrication yards, maintenance and repair workshops to name a few. The company is also active in the travel and tourism sector of Oman.
"Oman is one of the world's most developed countries. The top-notch infrastructure in Oman and its tourism spots are among the factors which are attracting international tourists and companies to Oman. Specialised travel agents are in great demand as customer prefers help in planning their holidays. We believe this is where Kanoo Travel can help customers with VIP travel and complicated international travel."
"Kanoo Travel, over the years, has gained the reputation of being the most reliable travel company in the region and a one-stop travel services operator. This venture marks our commitment to our customers in Oman and will cater to the travel needs of residents and businesses in the country. We believe in offering our customers convenience and a high level of customer service whenever they have a travel requirement. We will concentrate in offering customers a complete travel management solution, value for your money, convenience, and 24x7 travel services with the highest levels of customer care," explains Mr. Abdullah M. Abo Khamseen, Executive General Manager, Kanoo Travel.
Kanoo Travel has already appointed Mr. Abdul Kareem as the Travel Manager for its operations in Oman. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Kareem was the Area Manager for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain region at Kanoo Travel. "Mr. Kareem has over 20 years of trade experience, and holds a good track record on special assignments, which has been his key strength. He has been involved in many successful activities in developing new areas of businesses, and quality accreditation for Kanoo Travel, and he has been working with the company for the past 13 years," Mr. D'souza added.
The Kanoo family's involvement in air travel dates back to 1937 when the company provided refueling facilities in Bahrain for Imperial Airways seaplanes in route to India and Australia. Today, Kanoo Travel is the largest travel company in the Middle East, with a team of over 1000 travel professionals, operating in a network of over 180 IATA accredited locations in the region, and through a global network of world class travel partners. With a network of offices in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar, UK, France, Afghanistan and in Iraq Kanoo Travel offers a unique level of geographical spread to its valued corporate and retail clients.
About Kanoo Travel:
The Kanoo family's involvement in air travel goes back to 1937 when the company provided refueling facilities in Bahrain for Imperial Airways seaplanes on route to India and Australia. In 1947 Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Gulf and in 1997 they became the very first Travel Company in the Middle East to receive the ISO certification.
Today, Kanoo Travel is the largest travel company in the Middle East, with a team of travel specialists operating a network of over 170 offices in the region and through a global network of world-class travel partners. Kanoo Travel provides the most comprehensive and specialised services in the travel industry with unmatched quality awards and achievements that guarantees the highest level of customer satisfaction.
Kanoo Travel provides its services in five main specialised areas:
• Kanoo Corporate - Business Travel Services
• Kanoo Retail- Travel Services for the individual travelers.
• Kanoo Holidays - For all type Leisure Travel
• Kanoo Marine - Marine and Offshore Travel Services.
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text: My family and I have had morning devotions, or family altar as some people call it, every day ever since my wife, Meriqua, and I were married 30 years ago. We have prayed and read the Bible together as well as other devotional books as a family, and it is the only reason why this family has stayed together, and the only reason why God has blessed our family and used our family in ministry all of these years. We read Ephesians 5 and 6 every morning as it relates to the role of each member of the family and how that we need to put on the whole armor of God to fight against the devil who is seeking to destroy our family and all Christian families, churches, and Christians. So, now after 30 years of doing this in our home, we are opening this up to others who don't have a family to pray with, who don't have a spouse, or who are single by choice, and to encourage all families who are still intact to go back to the family altar and have devotions together every morning. In these devotions, you may hear me deal with a temptation I'm facing in my life, you may hear me rebuke my wife about not doing what she should be doing, or you may hear me get on one of my children's cases about something they're doing. Don't be shocked; this is real life.


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#Birdsoftheair New Job Edition
Since last post God has provided money for the car alignment, money for groceries, more small gifts and more big gifts for the family. Shamus was gifted a much needed headset for computer work and an awesome insulated travel mug (for traveling back and forth to his desk and keeping his tea warm while he is busy) and I got one as well (French press which is extra nice for keeping the coffee grounds and tea bags out of the way.) Issac received a Minecraft axe which he is thoroughly enjoying. Es got a pile of ebooks that she has been longing for.
And then, a few days ago, a job fell into my lap. A perfect job that fits exactly into our family schedule. I suddenly find myself working as a part time caretaker for a local senior citizen. It was very clearly God's provision and God's perfect timing. The income should fill in the gaps and allow us to get caught up with bills and needs. The situation means I should have time to work on paintings/editing/maybe even writing and plenty of time with my family while still providing for us.
God has also provided ways to take care of a few other needs that worked out perfectly (includes gifts so can't share.)
Shamus' computer issues have worked out, leaving him with one less hard drive but a much more stable and faster computer now that he is using Mint.
The weird sleep issues I was having seem to have disappeared (apparently I tried to shift my sleep schedule to fast so that even though I was super tired my body refused to actually sleep. I guess shifting my bedtime from 2am to 9:00pm was a bad idea even if I was tired.)
Also, it looks like the house sale is continuing to go through as at least his most recent attempt by the bank to shake off the buyers failed. We will see if they continue to hold on.
All in all it has been an amazing and wonderful week where God has been showing His provision for us from every direction– a book sale here, a donation there, a gift here, and job there. 🙂 It will be exciting to see where He leads next.


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It looks like the "US versus UK" Club Nintendo wars are about to enter another chapter, as our Euro friends are getting a chance to pony up 200 Stars for Kingdom Hearts 3D AR cards.
The cards are actually just physical unlock codes for special Spirits, which are basically the Pokemon of the Kingdom Hearts world. The three cards that are included in this pack are always the same, so you European folk don't need to order multiples.
From the looks of the listing on Club Nintendo, it seems like the three cards are the Frootz/Fruit Cat, the Taihou/Kab, and the R&R Seal. These cards come with the Mark of Mastery [Special] Edition of the game, so be careful before you order them.
For a more detailed look at how these cards work, why not check out my mini-guide?
Kingdom Hearts 3D AR Cards [Nintendo Life]


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Text inputs and textareas are coded with standard HTML elements, then enhanced by jQuery Mobile to make them more attractive and useable on a mobile device. View the data- attribute reference to see all the possible attributes you can add to text inputs.
To collect standard alphanumeric text, use an input with a type="text" attribute. Set the for attribute of the label to match the ID of the input so they are semantically associated. It's possible to accessibly hide the label if it's not desired in the page layout, but we require that it is present in the markup for semantic and accessibility reasons.
Text Input:
<input type="text" name="name" id="basic" value="" />
This will produce a basic text input. The default styles set the width of the input to 100% of the parent container and stacks the label on a separate line.
Optionally wrap the text input in a container with the data-role="fieldcontain" attribute to help visually group it in a longer form.

Text Input:
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" value="" />
The text input is now displayed like this:
In jQuery Mobile, you can use existing and new HTML5 input types such as password, email, tel, number, and more. Some type values are rendered differently across browsers — for example, Chrome displays the range input renders as a slider — so we standardize their appearance by dynamically changing their type to text (currently, this applies to range and search). You can configure which input types are degraded to text with the page plugin's options.
One major advantage of using these more specific input types if that on mobile devices, specialized keyboards that speed data entry are offered in place of the standard text keyboard. Try the followin inputs on a mobile device to see which display custom keyboards on various platforms.
For multi-line text inputs, use a textarea element. The framework will auto-grow the height of the textarea to avoid the need for an internal scrollbar.
Set the for attribute of the label to match the ID of the textarea so they are semantically associated, and wrap them in a div with the data-role="fieldcontain" attribute to group them.
Textarea:
<textarea name="textarea" id="textarea-a">
I'm a basic textarea. If this is pre-populated with content, the height will be automatically adjusted to fit without needing to scroll. That is a pretty handy usability feature.
This will produce a basic textarea with the width set to 100% of the parent container and the label stacked on a separate line.The textarea will grow to fit new lines as you type:

Textarea:
<textarea name="textarea" id="textarea"></textarea>
The textarea is displayed like this and will grow to fit new lines as you type:
This plugin will auto initialize on any page that contains a textarea or any of the text input types listed above, no need for a data-role attribute in the markup. However, if needed you can directly call the textinput plugin on any selector, just like any jQuery plugin:
jQuery Mobile degrades several HTML5 input types back to type=text, or type=number after adding enhanced controls. For example, inputs with a type of range are enhanced with a custom slider control, and their type is set to number to offer a usable form input alongside that slider. Inputs with a type of search are degraded back to type=text after we add our own themable search input styling.
The page plugin contains a list of input types that are set to either true which means they'll degrade to type=text, false which means they'll be left alone, or a string such as "number", which means they'll be converted to that type (such as the case of type=range).
You can configure which types are changed via the page plugin's degradeInputs option, which can be manipulated externally via $.mobile.page.prototype.options.degradeInputs, which has properties: color, date, datetime, "datetime-local", email, month, number, range, search, tel, time, url, and week. Be sure to configure this inside an event handler bound to the mobileinit event, so that it applies to the first page as well as subsequent pages that are loaded.
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The Left is ecstatic about the latest ABC News-Washington Post poll, which claimed a surge in public support for the so-called "public option," wrapped in the (insincere) rhetoric of "choice" and "competition." The poll asks if the government should "create a new health insurance plan to compete with private insurance plans," and 57 percent agree. Happy days are here again for liberals.
Liberals in the media found even better news to declare: a new low for the Republican Party, since only 20 percent of those surveyed "usually" think of themselves as Republicans. (Another 19 percent "lean more" toward the Republicans, but that number is being ignored because 20 percent sounds better.) MSNBC's David Shuster openly hoped: "Have centrists been frightened away from the Republican Party by the right-wing birthers, Tenthers, and town hall screamers?"
PBS "NewsHour" anchor Judy Woodruff proclaimed this was the worst showing for the GOP in a quarter-century, and the remedy was sounding much more like the Democrats. Why be the Party of No when you can be the Party of Snowe? Liberal Mark Shields knew whom the GOP should follow: "(Lindsey Graham and John McCain) are trying to reach out, and they recognize the country's changed. The party has to change. And the Republican Party got whomped, thumped, among those new emerging constituencies, among young voters."
If Shields truly understood the Republican Party, he'd understand it is precisely because of this thinking that Lindsey Graham is not currently secretary of state in the John McCain administration.
Liberals who fondly reminisce about recreating that supine moderate Republican establishment of the '70s might have looked deeper into the poll. So bedazzled was the Left by that 57 percent number that they overlooked -- or just plain ignored -- the other numbers in that ABC-Washington Post survey.
When asked if their views were liberal, moderate, or conservative, 38 percent said conservative, and only 23 percent said liberal. In January, those numbers were 32 percent and 24 percent, respectively. That's a net gain of seven points for conservatives since Obama took office. That's a national headline. Unless you're a leftist media outlet, in which case you ignored it.
That number is no fluke. Consider Gallup, which conducts thousands of interviews with Americans each year and always asks respondents to describe their political views. So far in 2009, 40 percent of those surveyed call themselves conservative. That's up from 37 percent in 2007 and 2008, the lowest percentage of self-identified conservatives in more than a decade. Movement is coming from independents. In Gallup's 2008 interviews, 29 percent of independents self-described as conservative. This year, it's 35 percent.
In other words, MSNBC's Shuster has it exactly backward. No surprise there.
Even as the Post touted a surge in support for the blow-private-insurance-to-smithereens "option," other Post poll numbers suggested that Democrats shouldn't be too rosy about a government takeover. Only 45 percent of Americans favored the broad outlines of the proposals now moving in Congress, while 48 percent were opposed, about the same division that existed in August. Then consider the strength of passion: 26 percent strongly support current proposals in Congress, while 36 percent strongly oppose them.
So it was almost comical a few days later when a headline on the Post front page touted "Momentum Shift is Dramatic" toward that government-monopoly "option." Democratic leaders may be shifting, but the poll numbers are certainly not a socialist landslide.
What else was downplayed? The Post poll respondents are skeptical of bizarre liberal claims that health "reform" will reduce the deficit. When asked if it will increase the deficit, 68 percent said yes, and only 10 percent said no, it would decrease it. So of course, the Post added whether the deficit increase would be "worth it," and less than half of those who saw a deficit hike said it was worth it.
It gets worse. So why not tax "Cadillac" private-insurance plans? The Senate Finance Committee suggested taxing the most costly private insurance plans to extend coverage to millions more people. Guess what? Americans correctly understand that they are the supposed Cadillacs. Sixty-one percent oppose the idea, while 35 percent favor it.
More bad news still. In a more generic question about the economy, the Post pollsters asked if it was more important to increase federal spending to improve the economy and increase the deficit, or avoid a big increase in the deficit even if it meant not spending to improve the economy. Fifty-seven percent opposed a large new deficit, while only 38 percent wanted more spending.
Conservatism is not dead. It is not only alive, it is growing. The last thing the liberal media want is a resurgent Reaganite Republican majority party, instead of a crippled and co-opted Rockefeller Republican minority. Despite all their attempts, it's here, it's flexing its muscles and it's ready to rumble.