"Well It's Kind Of Obvious Really, But You Can't Green Screen Sprouts"
Anyhoo, it's the 25th now, so Season's Greetings from me and The Belated Birthday Girl, with thanks to Mr Weebl for driving himself nuts for our entertainment.
We're getting into the vinegar strokes of 2013, so everyone's doing their analyses of what's been good and bad about it. That applies to Europe's Best Website too, of course. This week, Mostly Film has been running a three-part review of the year, with contributions from many of its regulars. On Monday, it was a look at the year's television: on Wednesday, music: and coming up on Friday, the inevitable discussion of 2013's best and worst films.
I've contributed a bit to the music section: and as you can see, it's basically just a summary of what I wrote in my article the other day about my compilation CD, Hanging Out With Various Riff-Raff: Pick Of The Year 2013. As a result, I don't really have any backup material like I usually offer you - if anything, the background stuff is in the CD page.
Mostly Film's looking lovely at the moment, isn't it? Shortly after publication of the last piece I wrote for it, they gave the site a great big redesign, and it's all the better for it. Not only does it look pretty, but it's also much easier to navigate: so if, for some peculiar reason, you wanted to read all the pieces I'd ever written for it, just click on my monkey face in the right sidebar under Contributors and there they are.
Currently at the top of that list of pieces you'll find What The Fox Said Next, the latest one of those Monoglot Movie Club articles where I write about unsubtitled films I've seen on my various travels. It covers the two films (and one TV show) I watched in between stints of working, eating and sleeping in Oslo. I don't think I'll ever be so short for material that I'll write about my actual job, but this backup piece will cover some of the other things relating to my Norway trip.
That magazine cover over there is genuine, by the way. He's a detective, he has Downs, what else could you use as a title?
How best to explain this? Well, let's use an old Lee and Herring sketch as an analogy.
So. Over the past year, in a nostalgic fit partly inspired by the landmark of my 50th birthday, I've been going back over my annual Pick Of The Year compilations, writing up all the ones that I hadn't got around to discussing on here before. That makes a total of 31 compilations so far, which will increase to 32 in the very near future when POTY 2013 hits the streets.
The Pick Of The Year CDs are pies, if you like. And 32/50 is the Pie Pie: an attempt to boil the music from 32 years of my life down to a double CD set featuring one track per year. So, if you found ploughing through over two days worth of music videos a little daunting, maybe you'll find 160 minutes a little easier to cope with.
Books: 'Hatewatching.' It's such a pissy little word, isn't it? It's hard enough to catch the good stuff on telly, so why go to all that effort to track down things that you know in advance you're not going to enjoy? Having said that, I've spent part of the last month effectively hatereading Autobiography by Morrissey, so I can sort of understand the impulse a little bit. It's a messily structured piece of work that breaks down roughly into four sections. Morrissey's quasi-Dickensian childhood in Manchester, virtually unrecognisable from the one I experienced in the same city just four years after him: his glory days in the Smiths, glossed over in just fifty or sixty pages: his court battles over the Smiths' money, which take up as much space as the discussion of their career: and a rambly final sequence that appears to consist of raw lumps of his tour diary from the last fifteen years. Many people have noted that you have to read six pages before hitting the first paragraph break: I find it more alarming that you have to read seventy-odd pages before hitting the first joke, a charming anecdote about the day he bought his first New York Dolls record with a sweetly self-deprecating punchline. Sadly, Autobiography isn't big on self-deprecation, and its relentless negativity and blatant score-settling ultimately achieve the opposite of what a good showbiz autobiography does - it makes you doubt whether the original work was any good in the first place. An accidental encounter with Big Mouth Strikes Again on the radio shortly after reading the book at least convinced me that Morrissey used to be one of the wittiest and most darkly entertaining people in pop music: but those days appear to be long gone, I'm afraid.
Comics: My comics reading has slowed down to a virtual standstill, as I've been predicting since more or less the turn of the century. The only regular comic on my shopping list currently is The Sandman: Overture, Neil Gaiman's 25th anniversary return to his most popular graphic work. (Only one issue published so far, and it's already running late, which seems like a bad sign to me.) I still keep my ear to the ground, though, and occasionally pick up the odd one-off that people are talking about: the most recent example of this was issue #11 of Hawkeye, Matt Fraction and David Aja's book about the ongoing adventures of the archery guy from The Avengers. I've enjoyed Fraction's more left-field writing in the past, while keeping clear of his superhero comics, but Hawkeye made me keen to read more of the latter. With perfect timing for Christmas, Marvel have just released a hardcover collection of the first dozen or so issues of Hawkeye, somehow keeping the price down to almost exactly the same as that of the two softbacks containing the same issues. Fraction's still got a knack for great pulpy comics writing - the first image in the book is Hawkeye being hurled backwards through a high-rise window directly into traffic - but the focus on the human being behind the superhero is what makes it unusual, and is backed up beautifully by Aja's rough-edged yet precise artwork. And it all climaxes with that issue #11, where a simple change of narrative perspective to one of the supporting characters turns it into something else entirely. I bought this at the legendary Page 45 shop in Nottingham, where the staff boasted that Hawkeye was one of the very few superhero comics they'd ever put on display in their window, and you can see why.
Travel: The month just passed has been a little light on posts, as I'm sure you've noticed. Well, there's a reason for that: what with one thing and another, I've been travelling around like a mad thing all through November, staying in four different hotels during the month. You already know about my time in Leeds with The Belated Birthday Girl: at some point in December I'll be writing about my visit to Oslo for Mostly Film. But let's wrap up the other two locations here briefly. A short trip to Brighton and environs for yet another 50th birthday party (hi, Dave) had several non-party highlights. A splendid Korean lunch at Namul: a fun exhibition of Jan Švankmajer ephemera that closes on December 2nd, so run: Teddy's Tea Rooms, the ideal location for a morning-after chill-out, particularly thanks to the Cornwall-grown Tregothnan tea: and the Shoreham Bonfire and fireworks, whose actual bonfire made the one in London's Battersea Park look like a small accident with a cigarette. By comparison, a work trip to Dublin was mainly taken up with revisiting old favourite haunts: a movie at the Irish Film Institute, a burrito at Green Nineteen. But there were a couple of new discoveries in there too - Roly's Bistro turned out to be a thoroughly reliable location for lunch, and I finally got to visit legendary music venue Whelan's to catch Mary Coughlan and local support The Young Folk doing a charity bash for Sophia Housing Association. "Not bad for an ould wan," as the lady said herself.


bright it makes me smile just looking at it.
I love this light fixture and the black and whites going up the stairs. Touches of petal pink make this little girls room so sweet.
The baskets add a nice texture to the room.
Texture is key in an all white interior.
I could sit for hours on this porch with a good book.
It's nothing too fancy, which I love.
I love the pale blue door.
It is a nice contrast with all the white.
that texture to keep things from looking too stark.
You can see more of this beautiful home here.
Trust me, there is lots more and it's to die for!
Be sure to check that out!
Well, kids are officially on summer vacation tomorrow!
We are kicking things off by going camping!
and smores in my belly!
I'll take that front porch please ~ with a tall glass of freshly squeezed lemonade!
You are a very talented woman and the stories and pictures are always "wellness for the eyes"! Thanks for sharing!
Boathouse! That's so funny, I had the same pictures saved for a post but you beet me to it! That's ok, I love it!
This is a friday favorite~ the white can be so soothing.
lovely - I'll meet you on the porch.
Lovely images Melaine- thanks for sharing and have a great summer.
I could spend hours on that porch...it is to die for!!
Just a yummy, yummy place!
This home is simply perfect!
I'd love to live in that house! It's so fresh and airy looking. I hope you had a fun camping trip!
What's the surprise? Are you pregnant?!!
This is just dreamy~I never tire of white on white. So soothing & serene.
It is beautiful most definitely! The white theme of the house makes it all clean, bright and refreshing to the eye.


This is a thrilling new series featuring three brand new demigod heroes, from the best selling creator of Percy Jackson.
4.5/5 stars!Great book, I loved the Roman aspect to it and CANNOT WAIT to learn more about all the Roman stuff in the next book because I can already tell it's going to get CRAZYYYYYY!
Re-read in 2017 so I can FINALLY finish the rest of the series!Original Review:THAT ENDING WAS SOOO GOOD. I NEED THE NEXT BOOK ASAP PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
All of my friends seem to have read this series,and I want to start it so much,but I haven't read the Persy Jackson series yet.Can this series be read before Persy Jackson,or is this a prequel or a sequel.And if you have read this,any feedback?
Definitely my new favorite series! Too bad Percy's not here but I'm looking forward to seeing him in the next book. Jason, Pipper and Leo are the best although I kind of feel bad for Leo for always being the third wheel hahaha. He's actually my favorite out of the trio. He's literally the cutest character I've ever seen.
(4.5 stars) People where not joking when they said it was even better than the Percy Jackson books! Cannot wait to get book 2!
Possibly more like a 3.5 because it was great to be back in the world in general, but I'm not sold on all of the new characters yet. It was so much fun to see some old faces though!


For more than 5 years New Nordic worked with Japanese university scientists to uncover the health benefits hidden within the leaves of the White Mountain mulberry tree. A traditional health and food remedy enjoyed by Japanese silk workers who always seemed to be slim and healthy.
Research revealed that leaves taken in form of a tablet had a negative calorie effect. Studies would show that test persons who consumed 200 calories in the form of white sugar absorbed only about half of the calories. Additionally, the mulberry tablets made the test persons respond better to insulin and the transformation of calories into energy increased.
After years of research the tablet of Japanese white mulberry leaves was introduced in Scandinavia under the name Mulberry Zuccarin®. The tablet was meant to be for people struggling with sugar cravings by helping them balance blood sugar levels after eating. It didn't take long for the demand for Mulberry Zuccarin to explode.
In the Norwegian town Ålesund, friends and family members of people who tried the tablet came rushing to the stores to purchase several boxes of the product. Soon the whole town was taking the tablets - not only because it helped maintain a good blood sugar balance after eating. No people were after the negative calorie effect that had made their family members and friends shape up. The news spread like rings in the water and today Zuccarin tablets are sold in many countries all over the world, making it a bestseller in many countries.
The scientific research has also continued to spread, and in 2014 Professor de Villy of Italy published his splendid work with the Zuccarin tablet showing that healthy overweight people on a diet lost nearly three times more weight when adding Zuccarin tablets to the diet.


The genomics revolution, proteomics, metabolomics, all of these 'omics' that sound so terrific on grants and on business plans. What we're doing is we are seizing control of our evolutionary future. I mean we're essentially using technology to just jam evolution into fast-forward.


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Minimum pricing for alcohol effectively targets high risk drinkers, with negligible effects on moderate drinkers with low incomes
Minimum pricing for alcohol of 45p per unit [1] would reduce deaths and hospital admissions among high risk drinkers who purchase large quantities of low cost alcohol, but would have negligible effects on low income moderate drinkers' alcohol consumption and spending, according to a new modelling study from the University of Sheffield.
The model by the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group (SARG), which analyses how consumers respond to price changes, estimates how those in different income brackets and socioeconomic groups would change their drinking habits and spending if a minimum price for alcohol of 45p per unit was implemented.
The study published today in The Lancet is the first to consider how drinkers from different income groups would be affected by minimum pricing in terms of alcohol consumption and spending, alcohol-related deaths, illnesses, and costs to the health service.
The results show that minimum pricing would have the most pronounced effects on the five per cent of the population whose drinking is classified as harmful (more than 50 units per week for men, and more than 35 units per week for women). Three quarters of the total reduction in alcohol consumption resulting from minimum pricing would occur in harmful drinkers, with a predicted total reduction in alcohol-related deaths of 860 per year and hospital admissions by 29900 per year [2].
Harmful drinkers on the lowest incomes (bottom 20 per cent) would be most affected by minimum pricing, say the researchers. This group spends on average just under £2700 a year on alcohol, with around two fifths (41 per cent) of the alcohol they consume purchased for less than 45p per unit.
These low income harmful drinkers are projected to reduce their alcohol consumption by nearly 300 units per year under minimum pricing. This is also the group at greatest risk of health harm from alcohol, and estimated reductions in mortality due to minimum pricing are therefore much greater for lower income harmful drinkers than for any other group.
In contrast, the effects on moderate drinkers would be very small. Moderate drinkers in the lowest income group buy on average less than one unit of alcohol per week below the 45p threshold. They would reduce their consumption by an estimated 3•8 units (approximately 2 pints of beer) per year, with an increase in spending of just 4p per year. Across the entire population, moderate drinkers are estimated to reduce their consumption by just 1•6 units (approximately 1 pint of beer) and spend just 78p more per year.
According to the study's lead author, Dr John Holmes from University's School of Health and Related Research, "Overall, the impact of a minimum unit price policy on moderate drinkers would be very small, irrespective of income.
"The policy would mainly affect harmful drinkers, and it is the low income harmful drinkers—who purchase more alcohol below the minimum unit price threshold than any other group—who would be most affected. Policy makers need to balance larger reductions in consumption by harmful drinkers on a low income against the large health gains that could be experienced in this group from reductions in alcohol-related illness and death."*
Professor Petra Meier, Director of the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group, and another author of the study, added: "Our study finds no evidence to support the concerns highlighted by Government and the alcohol industry that minimum unit pricing would penalise responsible drinkers on low incomes. Instead, minimum unit pricing is a policy that is targeted at those who consume large quantities of cheap alcohol.
"By significantly lowering rates of ill health and premature deaths in this group, it is likely to contribute to the reduction of health inequalities."
The study is funded by the UK Medical Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council. *Quote direct from author and cannot be found in text of Article.
[1] A unit is defined as 8g or 10ml of pure alcohol (ethanol). There are approximately 2 units in a normal pint of beer/lager/cider, 9–10 units in a bottle of wine, and 1 unit in a 25ml shot of spirits.
[2] Reductions in annual deaths and admissions are estimates after the policy has been in effect for 10 years. As many alcohol-related diseases take several years to develop, it is necessary to account for lagging effects over this 10 year period to estimate the full effect of the policy.
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Sandalwood (Santalum album) is soft, musky, oriental and warming with a sweet-woody, balsamic aroma.
Sandalwood is a long lasting, soothing and relaxing scent which has been a staple in sacred and spiritual ceremonies for centuries. In Ayurvedic medicine, it was believed that the medicinal properties of sandalwood essential oil could help treat somatic and mental disorders.


St. James Church�s environmental ministry group – EarthWorks – sponsored a Green Fair at the Net Zero Skaneateles Village Hall on July 12. � A highlight of the morning was the Kohillo wind company mini turbine.
They also had not one, but three Earth day liturgies in April, using prayers, readings, music, and sermons focusing on good stewardship of Gods creation.
They were a host site for Earth Hour when they showed a video on light pollution followed by observing the turning off of street lights in Skaneateles.
And, they are planning to send a group to NYC in September for the climate march.
Thank you, St. James, for all your good work!


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In this intelligently written and researched work, a veritable Guide to the Perplexedfor the 21st century, Rabbi Yitzchok Fingerer of Aish HaTorah New York demonstrates Judaism's relevance to every Jew today. Each chapter deals with the provocative and philosophically perplexing questions that challenge modern Western man, and develops some surprising answers.


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CN Rail abruptly replaces CEO amid 'poor operating performance'
Chief marketing officer Jean-Jacques Ruest replaces Luc Jobin, who was in the top post less than two years
By Frederic TomescoBloomberg
Mon., March 5, 2018timer3 min. read
Montreal—Overwhelmed by a surge in freight, Canadian National Railway Co. replaced its chief executive officer after less than two years, vowing to replace Luc Jobin with a leader who can deliver "speed and determination."
Chief marketing officer Jean-Jacques Ruest, 62, was appointed interim CEO effective immediately. An international search for a new CEO is underway, the Montreal-based company said Monday.
"They've had a pretty poor operating performance since the fall," Cameron Doerksen, an analyst at National Bank Financial, said in an interview. "The longer the operating issues persist, the more risk you have of losing customers. CN does have an experienced leadership team, so I don't have any concerns."
Ruest, a 22-year veteran of the company, will need to act quickly to turn around a railroad that long had been a standard of efficiency but that has grappled with network congestion in recent months. Canadian National recently earned a rare public rebuke from key customer Halliburton Co., which said rail service delays would hurt earnings at the oilfield-services company.
"The company needs a leader who will energize the team, realize CN's corporate vision and take the company forward with the speed and determination CN is known for," chairman Robert Pace said in a statement. The railroad didn't elaborate on Jobin's exit or compensation he may be owed. Canadian National didn't provide his age, though it listed him as 58 in a filing on March 7, 2017.
The shares rose 1.1 per cent to $98.05 at 12:29 p.m. in Toronto, leaving them down 5.4 per cent this year.
Jobin ascended to the top post when CEO Claude Mongeau retired because of health reasons. Jobin, previously the railroad's chief financial officer, had taken over on an interim basis less than a year earlier while Mongeau was on medical leave.
The carrier's shares returned only about 30 per cent under Jobin's leadership. That trailed the 37 per cent total return for smaller rival Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and a subindex of Canadian industrial stocks. Canadian National's stock has been the worst performer this year among North America's publicly traded railroads.
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And the carrier's operating ratio, a benchmark of efficiency, worsened almost 4 percentage points in the fourth quarter. As a result, last year was the first time in more than two decades that Canadian National didn't top rival Canadian Pacific in the measure.
Halliburton blamed Canadian National last month for halting new shipments of sand needed to produce oil and gas from shale formations through hydraulic fracturing. Another customer, Emerge Energy Services, shifted some shipments of fracking sand to BNSF Railway Co., the railroad owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
"This news will likely be a surprise for all investors," Jason Seidl, a Cowen & Co. analyst, said in a note to clients. "This announcement, along with operational issues in the first quarter, should keep near-term pressure on shares." He said he wouldn't be surprised if Ruest, "a seasoned rail veteran," became permanent CEO.
Vowing to fix its service problems, Canadian National is boosting its 2018 capital-spending budget to a record $3.2 billion and hiring about 400 conductors in the first quarter alone. The company in December said it would buy 200 locomotives.
The railroad on Monday reaffirmed that it expects full-year profit will climb to $5.25 to $5.40 a share from $4.99 in 2017. Analysts predict $5.36 for this year, based on the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg. At least one firm was skeptical of the company's forecast.
"It is safe to say that the company's guidance is now off the table — both the 2018 guidance provided during the Q4 results, as well as the long-term guidance provided at the 2017 investor day," Walter Spracklin, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, wrote in a note to investors.


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Rolling Down the Great Divide is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by Milton Raison, and starring Bill Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, Wanda McKay, Glenn Strange and Karl Hackett. It was released on April 24, 1942 by Producers Releasing Corporation.

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Bill Boyd as Marshal Bill Boyd
Art Davis as Marshal Art Davis
Lee Powell as Marshal Lee Powell
Wanda McKay as Rita
Glenn Strange as Joe Duncan
Karl Hackett as Pete
Jack Holmes as Sheriff Snowden
Ted Adams as Roger Martin
Jack Ingram as Hank Dale
John Elliott as Lem Bartlett

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American black-and-white films
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Whether you're looking for a quick escape from the heat, or just want to maintain a comfortable year-round temperature in your home or office, you know the value of a quality air conditioner.
In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, three-quarters of homes in the United States are currently equipped with an air conditioning system.
Now, there are some new options available on the market today that are changing our options when it comes to cooling down. One innovative solution? Portable air conditioners.
We're glad you asked! Today, we're taking a look at the ins and outs of these handy new systems, telling you everything you need to know about their operation and use.
In a nutshell, it works as its name implies. It's a moveable, rollable unit that won't cool your entire building, but is an excellent alternative to chill down a single space.
They're great for rooms that tend to get pretty stuffy, or humid, as they also serve to remove extra moisture from the air.
As such, some common places you might find them include a computer room, sunroom, living room, attic bedroom, or corporate office.
Most models have hoses that install into a window to provide ventilation. Yet, as opposed to A/C window units, portable air conditioners don't block the entire window space. This makes them an attractive alternative.
They can also be used to augment and support your home or office's existing HVAC unit, where extra power is needed to get a certain room to an ideal temperature.
If you need to move locations, or if the season changes and your unit is no longer needed, you can easily roll it into storage until it's time to use it again.
As opposed to traditional HVAC systems, which are contained outdoors, these systems usually sit on the floor of your space. They're usually between 28 inches and 34 inches tall and are generally lightweight, between 65 and 80 pounds.
Thus, these features combined make them a great option when considering a more economical and effective way to cool down your space.
When asking "how does a portable air conditioner work?" you're probably wondering more specifically, "how does it hook up?" Thankfully, the answer is easier than you might expect.
While the exact installation instructions might vary a little from model to model, most portable air conditioners are installed and set up in roughly the same way.
To begin, each comes with a window kit. Put simply, this kit has all the supplies necessary to install the portable air conditioner into your window.
Most window kits come equipped with a window bracket and exhaust hoses.
These can be installed onto the unit, and onto the window itself, for a quick and easy setup. The bracket can be cut to fit almost any window length, generally maxing out around four feet.
When closed, the window fits up against the window kit, sealing it from outside air.
Then, the hose is inserted into a small hole in the window kit to allow for ventilation. The hoses run comparable to a dryer hose, at around five inches across.
Installation into a window is necessary because while portable air conditioners have some major differences compared to traditional systems, these disparities are mainly cosmetic.
In regards to mechanics, portable air conditioning systems operate in essentially the same manner as conventional ones.
So how does a portable air conditioner work, and how are they the same as traditional models? It's simple. They too need to vent.
As they pull warm, moist air from the room, they cool it. Then, they emit the cooler air back into the space, allowing the moisture and heat to escape outside the unit.
Hoses typically run around four to five feet in length, so keep those dimensions in mind as you determine where in your space to place the unit.
So just how does a portable air conditioner work? The meat of the process is in the ventilation system.
Depending on you model, your portable air conditioner might use a single or dual hose ventilation process. While both offer benefits and drawbacks, it's helpful to understand how each works.
In single-hose models, air is pulled from the room into the unit, where it is cooled via a refrigerant, such as Freon. It's then sent back out to the room. Heat and moisture are expelled from the single hose to the outdoors.
At the same time, the unit is pulling in cooler air from the room to help its internal parts maintain a steady working temperature.
On the other hand, a double-hose unit works a little differently.
Here, the unit still pulls in air from the room. It still cools it and shoots it back out at a lower temperature. Yet, these models don't rely on that same air to cool them internally.
Rather, they draw in air from outside of the building. Then, they use that new air to regulate their system temperature.
Once used by the unit, the air exhausts via the second hose. Thus, these models are typically deemed more efficient. This is because they're essentially self-cooling, and don't use air from your space to do the job.
Yet, double hose models can be less energy-efficient, and a little more costly, than single-hose options.
The answer is that any portable air conditioner has the potential to deliver substantial energy savings depending on the model.
This is mainly because you're opting to only cool one part of your building, versus its entirety. If you'd like more information on this aspect, we delve a little deeper into the topic of energy savings here.
These alternative configurations can be incredibly useful.
They're especially beneficial in spaces where traditional windows might not be available, such as in an apartment.
Depending on your requirements, there are some portable air conditioners that vent into drop ceilings or sliding doors. There are even ones that connect to the wall.
Ultimately, there are guides available to help you configure many non-traditional spaces into air conditioning-ready locations. Yet, when doing so, be sure to consult a professional to ensure you're not ultimately doing more harm than good.
Moreover, before purchasing, be sure the model you select is appropriate for your space and desired usage. Ultimately, how does a portable air conditioner work? It works well when it safely fits your requirements and meets your needs.
The short answer is not usually. While there are some standard models that require manual removal, a majority are taking advantage of recent technological advancements to offer customers the ultimate in convenience.
If you do opt for a standard model, most come with a bucket that will fill up over time and require emptying.
Depending on your usage and model type, this might mean emptying every day or so, or you may be able to go a month or more before it fills up entirely.
In this case, consistent monitoring is key. When it fills up, you simply turn the unit off, empty the water, and replace the bucket before turning the system on again.
Another way that some portable air conditioners ventilate is by using a drain hose. This hose will attach to the unit's drain port. When the unit is in use, the hose will help direct moisture into a drain.
If you need to drain the water via an unconventional method, such as outside of a window, or over a substantial distance, you may opt for a model that comes equipped with a condensate pump.
In these models, the pump helps move the water more strongly and accurately along the drain line, so it can reach its intended destination.
Yet, though the above options are excellent alternatives when it comes to removing the built-up moisture in your portable air conditioner, many are now taking the guesswork — and the labor — out of the process.
So how does a portable air conditioner work when it comes to moisture removal? Specifically, what can you expect from the newer ones available today?
Recent, more advanced versions are self-evaporative. This means they absorb the warm air and moisture internally, then process it and exhaust it out of the window via the exhaust hose.
Now that we've delved deeper into the question of "how does a portable air conditioner work?" let's talk a little bit about what you should look for when making your purchase.
To begin, take a look at the space where you want to place your unit. Is it small, medium-sized, or large/commercial?
Once you make that judgment, you'll be better able to determine which size unit you'll need to keep the room cool.
For portable air conditioners, power is measured in British Thermal Units or BTUs. Essentially, the higher the system's BTUs, the more space it will be able to accurately cool.
Portable air conditioners provide from around 7,000 BTUs to 14,000 BTUs, though larger models are available.
A small room, such as a personal bedroom or personal office, will typically only require a unit that offers between 7,000 and 10,000 BTUs. This power wattage will cover spaces of up to around 300 square feet.
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Easy day hikes in Cape Town
Examples of guided day hikes in Cape Town rated as "Easy" :
Silvermine Nature Reserve
The Silvermine Nature Reserve is also part of the Table Mountain National Park and covers the terrain from Kalk Bay all the way to Constantiaberg. This area also contains a river, Silvermine River, which flows all the way from the Silvermine reserve to Clovelly. This area is now an important conservation reserve. The Silvermine Nature Conservation works very hard at protecting the indigenous fynbos of the area and boasts spectacular results! The Silvermine area is practically clear from all alien vegetation allowing for the indigenous and endemic plants to flourish. The Silvermine Nature Reserve has even built boardwalks over the roots of some of the trees to protect them. There are ancient trees scattered in this area such as; Cape Beech, Milkwoods and Yellowwoods to name a few. Animals can be found in the Silvermine area too such as; antelopes, gazelles, steppe lynxes, porcupines and genets. There are plenty of trails to keep avid walkers busy, starting with, rather gentle walks, ideal for the whole family to more strenuous walks that involve a little climb and are slightly longer.
Atlantic contour (Pipe track)
This is for those not so fit just wanting to get out into nature! It is quite a level route running beneath the famous Twelve Apostle Mountain Range with great views overlooking Camps Bay. It is suitable for all ages and varies from 1-2 hours. This route is known as the Pipe Track as it is named after the pipeline that runs next to the track, which was built in 1887 to conduct water from the reservoirs on Table Mountain to the surrounding areas.
Constantia contour
This is a leisurely stroll through forests and fynbos and is suitable for the whole family. The route takes you to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. As an alternative it is possible to lengthen the route as far as Devils Peak via Rhodes Memorial. The route is very well shaded, making it suitable as a summer's hike. The route has stunning views over False Bay & Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
Signal Hill is a prominent landmark from which the historic noon gun is fired, and forms the "lion's body" for the adjacent Lion's Head mountain top. Signal Hill rewards hikers with spectacular views across the Cape Town harbour, city and Atlantic Ocean. The suburbs of the city surround Signal Hill on almost all sides. The area surrounding Signal Hill, on the city side, is significant to the Cape Malay community, who historically lived in the Bo-Kaap quarter close to Signal Hill. There are a number of historic graves and shrines (kramats) of Malay leaders on the slopes of Signal Hill. There are various routes from 30min – 1hour. Sundowners on top of Signal Hill can be arranged at the end of your hike (please enquire).
Front face of Table Mountain
A short climb brings you to the lower contour path, which runs from just above the lower cable station across the front face of Table Mountain towards Devils Peak. This is a easy hike with great views across the city. This hike is ideal for those who do not quite have the enthusiasm to ascend to the top of the mountain. Enjoy the fresh mountain air, fynbos and beautiful waterfalls (seasonal).
Kirstenbosh trails
The Yellowwood trail at Kirstenbosch can be combined with strolls through neighbouring Cecilia forest and Newlands forest. It is a good choice for a hot summer's day hike. It is also a great hike to do with children, as it's manageable within a couple of hours. It can also be extended into a whole morning – experiencing delightful pools along the way. Most importantly, the walk takes one through what remains of beautiful afromontane forests in the foot hills of the mountains at Kirstenbosch and is filled with massive trees like Yellow Wood, Cape Beech, Iron Wood, Stinkwood, Hard Pear, shrubs, ferns and a series of wild 'monkey rope' vines . In total the Yellowwood trail is about 3 km. Not much, but there is both a pretty steep ascent and descent, and for the avid hiker, this is pretty much a waste of time if you're looking for exertion.
Kalk Bay – St James hill side
A gentle mountain climb with superb views of False Bay, including Simon's Town, Hangklip and Kalk Bay harbour nestling peacefully below. You will be surprised at the height to which you climb with very little effort. It is possible to extend this experience by up to three additional Peaks, namely St James Peak, Muizenberg Peak and Steenberg Peak. This hike is very highly recommended, with it's spectacular views and is not to frequented. Approximately 1-3hours. Flowering during spring, from August to December, is a pretty and very special little heath, called Erica urna-viridis.(The Latin name means an erica resembling a green urn). It is a delicate almost white-greenish erica, sticky to the touch. What is so special about it, is that it occurs only on this mountain, above Boyes Drive, and nowhere else in the world.
Cape Point trails
The southern tip of the Cape Peninsula is occupied by the Cape Point Nature Reserve (Part of the Table Mountain National Park), with its 7750 hectares of rich fynbos vegetation and 40 kilometers of rugged coastline, it boasts some magnificent views. Mammals to be seen include the Chacma Baboon, Bontebok, Grey Rhebok, Red Hartebeest, Eland, Cape Mountain Zebra to name a few. There are various routes:
The Shipwreck Trail: Is named after the many ships that floundered here. The route outward route follows the coastline passing various wrecks, visible from the beach. It is a circular route, you return on the escarpment through the fynbos. Approximately 2 hours.
Kanonkop Trail: The route gains height steadily to the old signal canon after which Kanonkop was named. From this vantage point there are fine views of the Da Gama Monument, Buffels Bay & Cape Point. Of interest on the return route, an easy descent, is an old kiln used to burn sea shells for making lime. Approximately 2 hours
Antoniesgat Trail: This trail winds along the False Bay coast. One of several caves eroded into the coastal cliffs by the pounding waves. Along the way visitors will enjoy magnificent views of False Bay and Hottentots Holland Mountains, the historic Cape Point lighthouse, and Vasco da Gama Peak. Approximately 1-2 hours.
Cape Point to Cape of Good Hope: The trail descends through fynbos to the cliffs above Dias Beach (accessible by wooden stairs) and then continues to the viewpoint at Cape Maclear. Steps have been provided for the descent to the Cape of Good Hope – the most south-western tip of the Cape Peninsula.
Moderate day hikes in Cape Town
The following are examples of guided day hikes in Cape Town, rated as "Moderate"
On the right hand side of Table Mountain, behind Signal Hill, is the distinctive shaped mountain slope, Lions Head. It was originally given the name by the 17th century Dutch settlers, as it resembles a crouching lion. This proud lion overlooks the city and Table Bay on one side, and the scenic Atlantic Ocean coastline on the other. On a clear day the views of Table Mountain are spectacular. One has a bird's eye view of the City Centre and the surrounding beaches. It stands 669m above sea level and can take between 1-2 hours to climb. The somewhat steep walk winds its way around the Head until you reach a collection of staples and chains, there to aid your scramble up the remaining rocky faces to the top. If you're not feeling like a scramble, one can choose to take the slightly longer path which continues it's way up to the summit without chains.
Platteklip Gorge
This hike follows the route discovered by the original explorers to the top of Table Mountain. This is the shortest climb to the summit (app 2-3 hours) and is quite steep, but not technically challenging. The trail offers spectacular views all the way to the top with Devil's Peak and Lion's Head flanking the mountain on either side. Take time to marvel at the views over Table Bay, Robben Island, Signal Hill and the City of Cape Town while also admiring the fynbos and overwhelming rock formations. At the top of the gorge a short 10 minute walk takes one to the cableway to take in the unrivalled panorama in all directions – look down on the beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay and south over the Cape Peninsula and the majestic Twelve Apostles. One can also walk to the highest point, Maclears Beacon. This takes plus minus 30 minutes and the route is quite flat.
Klein Leeukoppie (Little lions head)
This is an ideal hike if you seek a proper workout within about an hour . The views over Llandudno and Hout Bay are breathtaking. This peak, which separates Hout Bay from Llandudno, got it's name as a result of it's very similar shape to that of Lions Head. This is a fairly short hike. There is a small amount of scrambling at the top; each of the scrambles elevating you one to two meters at a time. This walk is definitely worth doing.
Devils Peak
Devils Peak lies to the northeast of Table Mountain, separated from it by a saddle. The physically challenging path zigzags to the upper contour from where the saddle path ascends to Saddle Rock. The route then continues along a firebreak to the 1,001m-high summit of devils peak, where you will be rewarded with spectacular all-round views of Cape Town. This hike has other variations for the more adventurous at heart. Approximately 4-5 hours.
Skeleton Gorge / Nursery Ravine
This route starts at the beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. The beginning of the hike is in the shade of a densely wooded indigenous forest. It is relatively steep but is well frequented. The route ascends steeply up the ravine and ladders assist hikers in a few steep rocky sections. The forest gradually gives way to local fynbos towards the top and opens up for you to enjoy magnificent views over False Bay, The Constantia valley and The Hottentots Holland Mountain range. The descent is via Nursery Ravine and connects with the contour above Kirstenbosch Gardens and takes us back through the gardens. About 2-3 hours
Skeleton Gorge / Maclear's Beacon / Platteklip
This route is a variation of the latter and is much longer. The initial hike is up Skeleton Gorge(see above), but rather than descending via Nursery Ravine, we make our way to the highest point of Table Mountain. From the top of the gorge, we hike along the eastern flank of Table Mountain to Maclear's Beacon, the highest point. Enjoy spectacular views over the whole of Table Mountain - all the way to Cape Point. This is a must do route as it offers views in all directions, including the reservoirs on the back table, interesting rock formations and a diversity of vegetation.
Kasteelspoort
This scenic route starts from Camps Bay and ascends on the western - or Twelve Apostles side of Table Mountain. It starts from the Pipe Track above Camps Bay . Admire the majestic 'Apostles' before starting the more serious hike up the gorge. Stop to take in the panorama of the Atlantic Ocean, palm lined beach of Camps Bay, Lion's Head and Robben Island. This path climbs a fairly steep ravine and pops out on the 'back' of Table Mountain, at the site of the original cable car. Upon reaching the top of the gulley you can turn right to take a closer look at the ruins of the old cable car. It was used in the 1890s to bring building materials up for the construction of the nearby dams. We now make our way to the Front Table – about 45 minutes away, passing through the Valley of The Red Gods and The Valley of Isolation. Take time to admire the intricate rock formations, pristine fynbos and breathtaking views. We arrive opposite Fountain Peak, between the Central and Western Tables. We are now at the top and have earned well deserved break before catching the cableway down or descending via Platteklip Gorge.
Chapmans Peak (Hout Bay)
Towering nearly 600m above the Atlantic Ocean, with dramatic cliffs dropping down to the sea, Chapmans Peak is one of Cape Town's most spectacular hikes. Starting at a view point on Chapmans Peak Drive, the first 30 minutes involve a fairly steep climb along a ravine, to Chapmans Peak Nek, from here the path rises gently through stands of Proteas, before reaching the summit. The 360 degree views from the top over Hout Bay, Noordhoek & Kommetjie are simply breathtaking. Approximatly 2-3 hours.
Franschhoek trails – (Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve)
The reserve is situated in part of the UNESCO declared Boland Biosphere Reserve. It offers beautiful hiking trails high in the Franschhoek Pass ranging from short 2 hour walks to day walks. Spectacular fynbos diversity includes proteas, pincushions, ericas, restios and more. From the peaks and observation sites breathtaking views of the reserve and valley below unfold - as far as Table Mountain on a clear day.
Challenging day hikes in Cape Town
Examples of guided day hikes in Cape Town which we rate as "Challenging" :
Devils Peak – via Mowbray Ridge / Knife's Edge
The Mowbray Ridge/Knife's Edge route up Devils Peak is popular but relatively unused. The route begins at the Kings Block House and climbs steeply up Mowbray Ridge before moving along the Knifes Edge and then around to the minor summit of Devils Peak. This route is very steep and exposed in places and should not be attempted unless you are experience and/or with someone who knows the route. There is some scrambling up the steep rocks above the Block House which can be tricky for the less experienced. Some sections of the path have steep drop offs - this may intimidate those who are afraid of heights.
India Venster (India window)
The route passes along an area of Table Mountain known as India Ravine, because when viewed from the bottom it resembles the shape of India. The 'Venster' (window in Afrikaans and Dutch) is a point where the rock has formed a little window through which you can see some great views. The route starts directly below the cable station and follows the cable lines most of the way, which can be quite dramatic, as the cable car glides over your head. This route requires some rock scrambling, to get up the buttress between India Ravine and Africa Ravine. This route should be attempted only with an experienced and qualified guide. This route has areas of exposure and is not ideal for those with a fear of heights. Approximately 3-4 hours.
Overnight guided hikes in Cape Town
We can arrange overnight experiences for 1-5 nights, ranging from a 1 night 'up and down' Table Mountain, a 1-4 day Table Mountain luxury tented camp experience, This is not camping, which means that accommodation is in mountain cabins, luxury tents or guest houses - and showers all have hot water! The philosophy behind the luxury tented experience is being able to walk from the front face of Table Mountain to just short of Cape Point. A shorter version descending to – or from Kirstenbosch Gardens is also available. We do however recommend at least 2 nights on the mountain – to truly appreciate the serenity – from dusk to dawn. The grading of these hikes are moderate, as it requires no scrambling or serious height exposure. In fact, the majority of the route is clearly marked and well laid out. Hikers get provided with a lunch pack, traditional South African barbeque dinner and a Continental breakfast in the morning. Accommodation is in luxury tented camps or mountain cabins (complete with beds and lighting).Warm showers are part of the package. Drinks, alcoholic beverages & sleeping bags can be arranged, if required. You are captained by a qualified mountain guide, bringing knowledgeable insight into this special experience on one of our Cape Town guided hikes.
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Goodfellas: 2 Disc Special Edition DVD Review
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Goodfellas: 2 Disc Special Edition DVD (1990)
Since I was one of those who bought the earlier "flipper" release of Goodfellas and was promptly horrified at the letterboxed, non anamorphic presentation, I was anxious to see what this new "all-digital" transfer looked like. Thankfully I needn't have worried too much although it's not quite as perfect as Warner would have us believe. Colour saturation is mostly spot on with skin tones being particularly well reproduced and only the odd scene featuring a little over saturation. Black levels too are excellent, with night scenes being very well handled and lacking the curses of edge enhancement hell, macroblocking or banding. On the down side the print used has quite a lot of light damage in the form of drop outs and the odd scratch, one scene in particular (at around 76:50) features a vertical line running down the middle of the screen for around 30 seconds. Given the attention this release has been given, it's a shame these couldn't have been cleaned up but, overall, this is a great transfer.
Presented with a choice of English DD 5.1 or Spanish DD 2.0 soundtracks, I get the impression that the mix here has been lifted from the earlier flipper release, not that that's such a bad thing though, since the audio was the earlier versions only saving grace. Scorsese likes to punctuate his movies using music, sometimes combining tracks that wouldn't seem appropriate for the material in hand with excellent results and Goodfellas is no exception, being very much a mix built around the music used. Sound placement can be considered a little front heavy but the rears are used well for some ambient effects, music placement and the odd mob hit with the sub kicking in for those dynamic moments. Dialogue is well mixed, crisp and clear throughout.
The extras for this set are split between the two discs. Given the long running time of the movie (145 minutes), it is perhaps unsurprising that the first disc only contains the movie and two commentaries whilst the bulk of the features are on the second disc. As you may have noticed I did say commentaries since, on offer here, we have a choice of two. The first is a cast and crew commentary which features most of those responsible for the movie; director Martin Scorsese (making a rare but very welcome contribution to a commentary track), Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Vincent, co-screenwriter (and author of the original book) Nicholas Pileggi, producers Irwin Winkler and Barbara De Fina, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and editor Thelma Schoolmaker leaving De Niro and Pesci conspicuous in their absence.
Considering the massive number of people on this track I can't say they all talk at once, in fact the track tends to be dominated by Scorsese and Pileggi, which is no bad thing given the sheer amount of will they put into the production of this movie. The cast do contribute to the track though, telling some anecdotes about the production and overall it's an interesting track to listen to. Of more interest though is the second commentary. Featuring the real Henry Hill and FBI agent Edward McDonald (the man who finally arrested him), the track features Hill commenting on the portrayal of his life on screen. In one of the features found on the second disc (which I'll come to in a moment), Nicholas Pileggi describes Hill as being "almost pathologically open and honest" due to his deal with the FBI (If he were ever to be caught out in a lie with the information he provided, he would be ejected from the witness protection agency meaning almost certain death, even today). This honesty certainly comes to the fore in this commentary. Whilst it is a little repetitive (not to mention quiet, I had to turn the volume up to make out some of the commentary) there's something rather special about listening to a man commenting on such a public and nakedly honest retelling of his life. It's also interesting to hear from Edward McDonald on his role in Hill's capture since this is only touched upon at the end of the feature itself.
Moving onto disc 2 we have 3 respectable features and one small filler featurette. "Getting Made: The Making Of Goodfellas" (29'35) features interviews recorded both in 1990 and today with the cast and crew and does an excellent job of telling the story behind the movie. Starting with the book by Nicholas Pileggi and a call from Martin Scorsese, the feature follows the progress of the film including the casting process and minutiae such as the use (and justification of) narration to such a powerful effect throughout the film. Never descending into a puff piece, unafraid of criticism and baring all (including information on the unfavourable test screening), this is an excellent feature and should be of interest to anyone who loves the movie or is interested in the film making process.
"The Workaday Gangster" (07:57) features a candid interview with the real Henry Hill who comments on the portrayal of his life and the constant brutality and fear which surrounded him on a daily basis. Again Hill proves to be frank and worryingly likeable making Liottas' portrayal all the more believable. "Made Men: The Goodfellas Legacy" shows the impact that this (1990) movie has had on a generation of filmmakers. Featuring Richard Linklater, The Hughes Brothers, Antoine Fuqua, Joe Carnahan and Jon Favreau they all comment on the effect the movie had on the way they go about making their films today. The features are closed off with a short (4'28) feature "Paper Is Cheaper Than Film" which shows how simple pencil sketches, which Scorsese made on the script, translated into some of the most memorable scenes in the finished movie and a theatrical trailer which is presented full screen and in Dolby Digital 2.0. A very good collection of extras.
Quite simply the ultimate mobster film. Violent, packed with bad language (even shocking some true life gangsters who have seen it according to Nicholas Pileggi) and uncompromising throughout, it's a magnificent piece of filmmaking. Buy it now


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Emanuel Knill
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Selected writings:
On quantum programming languages for classically controlled quantum computation:
Emanuel Knill, Conventions for quantum pseudocode, 1996 (LA-UR-96-2724, pdf)
On quantum error correction:
Emanuel Knill, Raymond Laflamme, A Theory of Quantum Error-Correcting Codes, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84:2525-2528, 2000 (arXiv:quant-ph/9604034)
Realization of quantum error correction in experiment:
D. G. Cory, M. D. Price, W. Maas, Emanuel Knill, Raymond Laflamme, Wojchiek H. Zurek, T. F. Havel, and S. S. Somaroo, Experimental Quantum Error Correction, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 2152 (1998) (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.2152)
Introducing the Eastin-Knill theorem on quantum error correction versus universality of quantum gates:
Bryan Eastin, Emanuel Knill, Restrictions on Transversal Encoded Quantum Gate Sets, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 110502 (2009) (arXiv:0811.4262)


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Pittam1, Sherry Kay*, Frank Joseph Hanus2, and Ken Ferschweiler3.
PITTAM1, SHERRY KAY*, FRANK JOSEPH HANUS2, AND KEN FERSCHWEILER3. 1,2Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA, �3Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering, 218 Alumni Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. - Plugging in: what we have learned in making scientific databases available on the World Wide Web.
Communication of research information to biological consultants, government agency planners, conservation biologists, academic researchers, private land owners, and the general public has become a major goal of both the research community and granting agencies. The internet has become the method of choice for this distribution of scientific data. The data can be rapidly transported, displayed or visualized with graphical content, can be made selectively available with different levels of access to the public or to research colleagues and can even be rendered downloadable. The data range from systematic studies of plants and fungi, to floristic studies, to synoptic keys. Working with academic and government researchers we have developed Web deliverable query pages against robust high-performance database management systems. The pages are interactive, attractive, and easy to use by scientists and the general public; yet, can perform complex queries involving, in some cases, many tables of data. We will explore in this paper the results of studies with users of disparate skill levels e.g. scientists within a discipline and the general public, including secondary school students. We will detail the success we have had teaching students and faculty in the biological sciences, to build and maintain their own sites without learning arcane programming or database languages. We will also provide suggestions, guidelines and pitfalls to consider in the early planning of your database design to insure ease and efficiency of data retrieval. And finally we will discuss issues of security and sensitivity of data that must be addressed when making your data available to the public.


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Dirty Essays, Clean Essays
Recently translated essay collections underscore how sanitized ethical language has become in the last 60 to 70 years.
By Christy Wampole
Wouldn't it be deliciously insubordinate to read side by side two writers who have nothing in common and plumb the depths of the gulf between them? That was my plan in pairing Jean Genet's The Criminal Child: Selected Essays with Jenny Erpenbeck's Not a Novel: A Memoir in Pieces, two texts whose only commonality is that they are both newly translated prose collections, the first from French by Charlotte Mandell and Jeffrey Zuckerman, the second from German by Kurt Beals. Indeed, when read in parallel, the two collections not only stand out for their difference in style and subject matter but also underscore how sanitized ethical language has become in the 60 to 70 years that separate them. Though both writers confront some of the most unsavory and unjust dimensions of human life, Genet revels in moral ambiguity and coarse language, while Erpenbeck satisfies her audience's desire for tidy ethical responses by using careful, equally tidy sentences. Genet's world is dirty; Erpenbeck's is clean.
Jean Genet (1910–1986), the vagrant provocateur whose most committed fans have included Jean-Paul Sartre and Patti Smith, spent his early years in and out of penal institutions for a variety of crimes: theft, forgery, lewdness, and other misdemeanors. Once he took up the pen, it was clear that writing was his vocation. Across genres—from poetry to theater, from fiction to autobiography—Genet granted humanity to those who'd been denied it: juvenile delinquents, immigrants, homosexuals, those living on the fringes. His blunt and thrilling efforts to write his homosexuality, to make it quiver on each page, shocked readers of his time, but his reputation as a writer of richly textured sin and proud deviance has only grown in the decades since his death.
Jenny Erpenbeck (1967–), born into a family of logophiles in East Berlin six years after the wall was built, developed an early interest in theater and began publishing plays, stories, novels, and novellas in the first years of the new millennium. She gained international recognition upon the publication of Gehen, ging, gegangen (2015), translated into English as Go, Went, Gone, a novel that recounts in granular detail the lives of refugees in Germany and their Sisyphean task of gaining acceptance, culturally and juridically, in a polity that doesn't want them. This was one of the first novels I ever read in the original German, and even though my skills in the language are mediocre, Erpenbeck's simple sentences and compelling narrative left me hungry for more of her work.
Intellectual Alchemists
By Marta Figlerowicz
Lately I've returned to the essay and other kinds of essayistic prose, which had first interested me as a scholar and writer of essays when I began my academic career. In my view, the essay is the most necessary form of expression in our politically rigid moment. The undogmatic nature of this tentative genre gives space for us to think and write our way out of the seemingly intractable problems we face. It was for this reason that the recent translations of Genet's essays and Erpenbeck's fragmented essay-memoir caught my attention. Although the subtitle of Genet's collection is Selected Essays, a better subtitle might have been Selected Prose, since the book spans many genres: a radio address, letters, descriptions of a ballet and of Alberto Giacometti's studio, portraits, fragments. Genet flits from theme to theme with the lightness of a bat. He sings the praises of evil and delinquency in one text, articulates his aesthetic principles in another, and in a third describes with lust and fervency the glinting sequins that adorn the body of his lover Abdallah Bentaga, a tightrope walker who committed suicide in 1964.
In her collection, Erpenbeck also shows a broad thematic range: from human rights to the minutiae of everyday life, from a personal ethnography of life in the GDR to an account of how a writerly life coalesces, propelled by a great variety of influences. Many of the subjects Erpenbeck writes about were suggested to her by others: "Now people were asking me if I'd like to write about an East German word that had been forgotten, if perhaps I'd like to write a travelogue, if I'd like to write about what literary associations I had with the word 'suction.' Yes, I would." The assignment-like nature of many of the pieces in Not a Novel gives them a detached quality, as though they reside solely on the author's hard drive, not in her heart.
In terms of subject matter and style, Genet and Erpenbeck might as well be from different galaxies, even though they inhabit the same universe of literary nonfiction. Genet's galaxy is dirty, excessive, abject, restless, hot. Erpenbeck's is minimalist, aseptic, sober, cool.
For example, here is Genet in the opening passage of a letter to the Argentine surrealist Leonor Fini: "A 'pestilential' smell: this can be recognized, by a wide-open nostril, as being composed of a thousand scents, interwoven, yet distinct according to each level and layer, in which you might find ferns, mud, the corpses of pink flamingos, salamanders, marsh reeds, a population of heavy scents, at once salubrious and harmful."
The undogmatic nature of this essayistic prose gives space for us to think and write our way out of the seemingly intractable problems we face.
And here is Erpenbeck in the opening paragraph of a short essay titled "Suction and Suggestion": "When I open the door to my room, the air flows in from both sides, from the window and from the door, it seems as if the air from outside is just as eager to get in as the air from inside is to get out. Then one of the two—the window or the door—blows shut, the room is filled with fresher air, and everything is calm again."
While Genet's passage is moist with rot and perhaps a hint of danger, Erpenbeck's is crisp and, one could say, emptied of affect. Even when Genet writes about something other than himself, his style looms so assertively that the text might as well be an autobiography. Erpenbeck, on the other hand, is so self-effacing, with a style so sterile and devoid of any organic mark of personhood, that one might sometimes forget the text was written by a human.
Here is another excerpt from Genet's collection, simply titled "Fragments …," a series of sexual reminiscences that conjugate desire, tenderness, tuberculosis, and death:
On your knees on the unmade bed, you offer your behind to the executioner, but the image that sums up this instant, the point of the body where your being precipitates, is your childlike neck bent on the pillow. Is it its already withered fall or an invisible hand that pulls your hair in front and mixes it with your drool, your tears, and your mucous? On your knees—but facing what god or what monumental absence?—you are executed. Become: a whore, then the sublime slut, the queen—you, faggot of the bloody spittle, the goddess, a constellation, then the name alone of that constellation, and that name a used-up sign that a poet can use. But a whore first and dying every time. Croak, or, for you alone, use your wretchedness. But facing this mysterious nothingness, you kneel down: he slices your neck when a prick sodomizes you. Mocking, your awakening is simple. Intact, smiling—and free—you walk down the platform on the executioner's arm.
In Genet's day, when homosexuality was more taboo than it is now, dirtiness could be attached to certain sexual acts, certain behaviors, and even certain human beings, with great rhetorical effect. Genet was more than happy to roll in the mud and dig his way toward perdition, cursing God along the way, like Capaneus from the depths of Dante's hell.
This defiance comes through particularly well in the collection's titular essay, which is also its best. "The Criminal Child" is a vindication of juvenile delinquents and their "restless hunger for heroism." With its focus on correctional facilities and on the symbolic order of violence, the essay would pair beautifully with Foucault's Discipline and Punish or any number of Lacan's writings on children, castration, and the phallus. A modern-day reader might be shocked at Genet's suggestion that the French penal reforms he witnessed—such as the reduction of corporal punishment and verbal abuse, the "genteel" and "hygienic" renaming of facilities, and a loosening of restrictions on movement and interaction among the children who lived there—prevented lawless youths from fully inhabiting the beauty of their crimes. According to him, only a harsh punishment could exalt their delinquency; anything else served only to "diminish or abolish rebellion." When a warden confiscates the frail tin knives the children have hidden on their bodies or in their mattresses, he doesn't realize the symbolic potency these harmless objects have for the young criminals: "They represent the murder the child will never actually carry out."
Genet, a former juvenile delinquent himself, acts as a translator for the children but also addresses them directly, celebrating the bruises, the vermin, the filth, the profanities, and the brutality of the correctional institutions that offend a public ignorant of its own crimes. In a particularly prescient passage, he writes of the bourgeoisie: "These nice, good people—whose names are now gilded in marble—applauded when they saw us handcuffed and shoved in the ribs by the cops." Genet sees only poetic justice in the fact that the Nazis later subjected some of these same dignified souls to the kind of brutality experienced on a daily basis by the downtrodden.
What Essays Are, and What Essayists Do
By Max Norman
Erpenbeck also writes about the downtrodden, specifically refugees, but in a cleaner register that is far more likely than Genet's crude one to receive the seal of approval from a well-meaning readership of concerned and charitable global citizens. Her writing manifests a particular kind of white guilt, a specifically German one, which I find more serious and historically informed—and less performative—than the American counterpart can sometimes be. This guilt is palpable in her moving elegy to Bashir Zakaryau, a Nigerian refugee who died in Berlin after suffering not only the physical and psychological hell of his odyssey to Europe but also the administrative purgatory that prevented him from legally belonging anywhere before his death. She knew him intimately and witnessed his tribulations without being able to protect him from the ruthless indifference of that abstraction called the Bureaucratic State. Her keynote address "Blind Spots," delivered in 2018 at the Puterbaugh Festival of International Literature and Culture at the University of Oklahoma, begins with a reflection on borders, and questions why some populations' suffering is visible and others' invisible. She asks:
Why do we still hear laments for the Germans who died attempting to flee over the wall but almost none for the countless refugees who have drowned in the Mediterranean in recent years, turning the sea into a giant grave? Why is it that the opening of the border in 1989 was something wonderful, but today voices cry out for new and stronger borders? What is the difference between these two groups of people who aspire to a new life, to this thing we call "freedom"? The answer is: nothing.
For the kind of person likely to be reading a Public Books review of newly translated works by Genet and Erpenbeck, the self-evidence of Erpenbeck's claims is indisputable. Yes, privilege often makes suffering and tyranny invisible. Yes, this privilege triages the world into those who matter and those who don't. Yes, this is wrong. Whether the reader will act on this knowledge is another matter, but the point is that Erpenbeck's clean and healthy messaging—no germs, no sharp edges—is perfectly assimilable into a larger public discourse of safety, goodness, fairness, decency. She is on the right side of history—the side of history with clean hands.
Genet, on the contrary, is wholly indifferent as to which side of history he'll land on. Spawned from the mud like Adam, he feels more at ease in the gutter than in the garden. While his homosexuality was, again, far more scandalous among his contemporaries than it is today, his graphic descriptions of sex acts were never really the true source of his texts' grittiness. Rather, Genet's power comes from his stylistic chaos and exuberance, his meticulous construction of sites of transgression, and the baroque carnival of heroic figures who track dirt across his pages: the child delinquent, the prostitute, the pedophile, the homeless man, the blind elderly Arab hurling obscenities and pretending to masturbate. These characters from the fringe live at the center of Genet's universe. His friend Giacometti tells him of a tryst: "Giacometti had told me of his amorous adventures with an old homeless woman, charming and in rags, probably dirty, and when she was entertaining him, he could see growths studding her almost bald skull." How does Genet reply? "You should've married her, and presented her as Mrs. Giacometti." One wonders, with regards to the old adage that dirt is just matter displaced, whether dirt that's found its place is still dirt.
This article was commissioned by Bécquer Seguín.
Correction: January 8, 2021
An earlier version of this article omitted from the text the names of the translators for the two books under discussion.
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The annual U.S. News & World Report college rankings came out yesterday. The top national universities are Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.
On our surveys, U.S. News uses standardized and accepted definitions of the college data that have been carefully developed by experts in higher education to achieve data reporting comparability among schools.
Some 25 percent of the placement a college receives in the U.S. News ranking comes from "a peer assessment among top academics at colleges or an academic reputation survey among high school counselors." This means, essentially, how people feel about the colleges.
The top schools last year were Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.


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Tebello is an advocate of the High Courts of South Africa and Lesotho. He is Senior Lecturer in commercial law at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town. He is also a doctoral candidate in the same department. His thesis focuses on the impact of the ownership and control architecture of state-owned companies on issues of corporate governance. He holds the following degrees: BA (Law), LLB, LLM (Commercial Law) and LLM (Human Rights). He further holds postgraduate certificates in Corporate Compliance and Commercial Dispute Mediation. Tebello practiced as an advocate for several years and later served as the Principal Secretary and Chief Advisor to the Minister of Law and Constitutional Affairs in the government of Lesotho before joining the academy. He lectures Company Law, Corporate Governance and Business Law.
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T. Thabane, The removal of directors in state-owned companies: Shareholders' franchise in jeopardy? Molefe and others v Minister of Transport and others South African Mercantile Law Journal 30 (2018) 155–171.
T. Thabane, Pathological corporate governance deficiencies in South Africa's state-owned companies: A critical reflection Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 21 (2018) 1–31(with E Snyman).
T. Thabane, A Contract of engagement as an unenforceable pactum de contrahendo under South African law: Distilling lessons for Lesotho courts Speculum Juris (forthcoming 2018).
T. Thabane, Weak extraterritorial remedies: The Achilles heel of Ruggie's 'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework and Guiding Principles African Human Rights Law Journal 1 (2014) 43–60.
T. Thabane, 'Stacking the odds against the accused': Appraising the curial attitude towards amici participation in criminal matters' South African Journal of Criminal Justice 24 (2011) 19–32.
T. Thabane, The impact of the African Charter and Women's Protocol in Lesotho, (2012) 79–90 (Book Chapter) (PULP) (with I Shale).
T. Thabane, 'Racism in the Workplace' Industrial Law Journal 29 (2008) 43–51 (With A Rycroft)
T. Thabane, 'Bridging the gap between de jure and de facto parliamentary representation of women in Africa' CILSA 42 (2008) 175–204 (with MC Buthelezi).
State-owned companies and the notion of 'corporate governance in the public interest' (4th International Corporate Governance Society Conference, Shanghai, China 13–14 October 2018).
Corporate governance and the failure of state-owned companies (4th Annual International Mercantile Law Conference, Bloemfontein, 1–3 November 2017).
The ownership and control architecture of South Africa's state-owned companies and its impact on corporate governance: An overview (3rd International Corporate Governance Society Conference – Rome, Italy 2–3 Sep 2017).
The 'protect, respect and remedy' framework and the guiding principles: emphasising the host state at the expense of the home state judicial mechanisms? (International Conference on the "Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework: Charting a Future or Taking the Wrong Turn for Business and Human Rights? Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa, January 2012).
University of KwaZulu Natal Emerging Researcher Award
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taint nobody's business if i do lyrics
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We all get things wrong, but we don't even realize it until someone points it out. "Did you see the lyrics on the new Taylor Swift album?" "Yes, I did. They were stupid, but I thought they were catchy." "You were right. She's awesome.
Its not just the lyrics, it's the way they were written. Taylor Swift has been known for her lyrics to be so stupid, but for some reason they make sense in the context of the context of the song. I think it was done to make the lyrics more interesting, but in the end it was a brilliant strategy.
For a long time, Taylor would write songs as though they were songs written by a band's lead guitarist. It was a way for her to keep her instrument in the background, making her more of a background singer. It worked, because the lyrics are so unimportant. But it also made the lyrics less relevant to the context in which the song was written. The lyrics are never really the thing that's important in a song. The song is.
So the most important aspect of a song's lyrics is probably the melody, which is actually only half the story. The other half is the melody's context, which is what it sounds like when the song is playing on a radio. So, I don't know why that's such a big deal.
I know this is kind of a controversial question, but it's not that I'm saying that the lyrics are unimportant to the song. They're not.
The melody is important, but the context is more important to the overall effect of the lyrics. A song that is just a really catchy, catchy tune is just that. And that makes it more interesting, while songs that are really intense and dark are more interesting and memorable. That is why you want your lyrics to be as melodious as possible. If your song is melodious, then people will listen and it will get played in the right places.
It must be said that the lyrical content of a song can be completely unimportant. It can be more important that the melody, or the song itself, is important.
For example, I love "I Don't Wanna Know" by the group The Beatles. It's the song that started my love of music and the Beatles in particular, but even though it's a catchy tune, it's really not the most important part of the song. That's because the lyrics are the most important part of the song. Think about that for a minute. A song that's really catchy and has amazing lyrics just really shouldn't be that important.
While i could say that I love I Dont Wanna Know by the group The Beatles too, I did not. I have no problem singing the lyrics to I Dont Wanna Know, but those words are pretty irrelevant when it comes to the song. I Dont Wanna Know is very good, but it is not important for the song, and i will have to take my own advice on what to do with it.
I Dont Wanna Know is a great song, but it's not important to the song. The important part of the song is the lyrics, which i will tell you that just can not be taken out of context. The song isnt about that. The lyrics are about the song itself, and I am the only one who can sing them. The song is a song about the lyrics.
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DAY #3: Cool thing about NOT driving on the Interstate. You see a lot more amazing scenery and a whole lot fewer cars. In continuing our summer adventure out West, we opted to travel the back roads from Steamboat Springs, Colorado to the Grand Tetons in Wyoming instead of the Interstate. Took Route 40 west through Colorado and then followed U.S. 191 north all the way to the Tetons.
The roads were well paved and well marked but only 2 lanes. Incredibly. during the entire trip to the Tetons, we only saw a handful of other vehicles. We sped along at a breezy clip without a care in the world wondering where all the summertime traffic was. We're guessing they were all on Interstate 80.
Although this portion of our trip took longer, it was abundantly worth it. We passed through some of the most jaw-dropping scenery we've ever encountered. The towering mountains of Colorado scale down to lush, green plateaus with sweeping vistas as far as the eye can see. Every hill we crested, we were rewarded with a "wow" moment. The Northeast corner of Utah and Southwest Wyoming all along 191, put on an astonishing show of panoramic buttes and bluffs, canyons and gorges, lakes, red rock escarpments and spectacular snow-capped mountain peaks that stretch as far as the horizon...for hundreds of miles. Any of which would give the Grand Canyon a run for its money. All for the price of a tank of gasoline. No crowds. A smattering of isolated outposts with more cows than people. Mostly we saw cattle, antelope and wild horses. Nary another vehicle crossed our path. The splendor of this majestic natural beauty is world class. And yet very few people even know it exists. I snapped some photos but pictures can never capture the true essence of this breathtaking scenery. So detour off the Interstate and experience the happy surprises of an off-the-beaten-path road yourself some day...wherever you live.
We're the only car on the long and winding road through Utah and Wyoming.
Red rock canyons span the horizon in Utah and Wyoming.
Flaming Gorge Lake is stunning.
Scenic Wyoming off the beaten path.
Twilight captures the Windy River Mts. in Wyoming in the distance.
Beautiful! We are headed to Yellowstone later this summer and hope to utilize several of the more scenic "back" roads.
You're so right about taking the side roads. The only thing is that in California where there are so many more cars, it's almost a death trap to drive the two lane highways. There's always some one who has no patience and has to overtake. Then you find yourself hurtling towards someone on your side of the road. But that's probably only in Southern California.


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