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Consumer sous vide startup Nomiku is winding down operations
Founded in 2012, Nomiku became a plucky Silicon Valley darling by bringing affordable sous vide cooking to home kitchens. A Kickstarter project that same year generated $750,000, several times its $200,000 goal. The company scored a glowing TechCrunch profile the following year, as well, thanks in part to a great backstory.
Today, however, the company noted on its site and various social media channels that it is winding down operations:
Well, I am sorry to say that we have reached the end of the road. It is with a heavy heart (and deep-felt gratitude for your patronage) that we are writing to let you know that we are discontinuing the Nomiku Smart Cooker and Nomiku Meals effective immediately, and suspending operations. While we still believe in the concept, we simply were not able to get to a place of sustainability to keep the business going. Thank you very much for your support, it has meant a lot to myself and everyone here at Nomiku.
"The total climate for food tech is different than it used to be," Lisa Fetterman said in a call to TechCrunch. "There was a time when food tech and hardware were much more hot and viable. I think a company can survive a few hurdles, and a few challenges [ …] For me, it was the perfect storm of all these things."
In total, the company raised more than $1.3 million over two Kickstarter campaigns, putting it in the upper echelons of food crowdfunding. In 2015, the startup joined Y Combinator and launched a cooking app called Tender, featuring recipes from prominent chefs.
In some ways, Nomiku appears to be a victim of its own popularity. The company was able to bring a cost-prohibitive cooking technology down to an affordable price point, only to see the market flooded by competitors. Fetterman highlighted some of those issues in a recent Extra Crunch interview.
In 2017, Samsung Ventures invested in the company, with plans to integrate it into its SmartThings connected platform. That same year, Nomiku began to pivot into subscription meal plans, but had difficulty getting the word out. Fetterman says the company was seeking funding toward the end, but ultimately couldn't make things work.
Even with a buzzy company and a great product, the startup world can still be unforgiving.
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The US auto bailout has been struck down!
Of course, it's a terrible situation for the employees at those companies - but that wasn't going to be fixed by keeping these companies alive on tax money.
And that applies to Mr. Madoff and it turns out also to apply to the striking down of the US auto bailout.
The Gov. is now it seems going to permit those companies to borrow from TARP.
I'm hard pressed to imagine a worse outcome.
Government -> we WILL screw your economy.
Don't be too enthousiastic about a non-bailout for the autos. It will likely cause a 2000 point drop on the Dow and if the liquidation becomes really messy could seriously destabilize the US economy.
Bailing out failing companies is bad, nut letting them collapse in a messy way in this climate of fear and loathing is probably worse.
Have you seen the list of companies who've invested? and how much they've lost? christ - it's a roll call of incompetence.


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Is Indian Doing Better Than Harley-Davidson?
by Matthew Skwarczek twitter linkedin on May 3, 2020
Just like Ford and Chevrolet compete in the car world, Indian and Harley-Davidson compete in the motorcycle world. But recently, Harley-Davidson has been going through something of an extended rough patch. Its CEO left amid what seems like boardroom drama, for one. And while Harley has some interesting bikes in development, its high-performance electric LiveWire wasn't selling well even before COVID-19 hit. But, although Indian has developed some impressive machines of its own, is it doing any better?
Indian's sales figures vs. Harley-Davidson
Modified Indian Scout Sixty | Janelle Kaz via Instagram
Indian's parent company, Polaris Industries, released its Q1 2020 sales figures recently, RideApart reports. And while Polaris' sales are understandably down, the motorcycle brand seems to be doing alright.
Overall, US motorcycle sales are down -10.6% in Q1 2020 compared to Q1 2019. Polaris' sales across all its brands dropped 6% in the same period. However, Indian's sales are actually up 7%. Harley-Davidson's US sales, meanwhile, are down 15.5% in Q1 2020 compared to Q1 2019.
Harley-Davidson cafe racer prototype | Harley-Davidson
Numerically, however, Harley-Davidson is still out-selling Indian. Statista reports that, as of March 2020, Harley has a 30.6% share of the US market. Indian, meanwhile, is bundled in with the 'other brands', which collectively control only 15% of the market.
But does that mean Harley-Davidson's actually doing better than Indian? Answering that requires a closer look at both brands.
Looking closer
The problem with analyzing Indian's performance is that it's a part of a larger group of brands. Thus, even if Indian does somewhat poorly, it has Polaris' other powersports companies to absorb its loss. Harley-Davidson, meanwhile, is on its own.
In addition, Polaris includes sales of its 3-wheeled Slingshot with Indian's sales. Because the Slingshot is legally considered a motorcycle in some states, this makes sense, but it adds further complications.
2020 Indian FTR1200 Rally | Indian
It is worth pointing out that, although The Motley Fool reports Indian's 2019 sales did dip somewhat, the brand overall grew in 2019, RideApart reports. Likely, that's thanks to new models like the Scout Bobber, FTR 1200, and the cheaper FTR 1200 Rally. Harley-Davidson has no direct rival for the flat-track inspired FTR 1200—at least, not yet.
However, The Motley Fool also muses that Indian could soon be facing a Harley problem of its own. The two brands compete heavily in the cruiser and bagger (aka 'touring') segments, with models like the Indian Challenger Dark Horse and Harley Road Glide. Although well-reviewed, these bikes are large, heavy, and expensive. They're also, arguably, a bit too old-school.
2021 BMW R18 | BMW via Instagram
That may seem odd to say, considering BMW's R18 cruiser is about to hit dealerships. And it, too, is large, heavy, and expensive. The difference is that BMW has a more diverse lineup, and more entry-level bikes to choose from. Even if the R18 doesn't work out, BMW can turn to its adventure and sports bike customers. In contrast, when Harley-Davidson tried to innovate with the V-Rod, a cruiser the company designed with Porsche, Harley's clientele didn't exactly flock to it.
To be fair, Indian is expanding past the cruiser segment. But can it do so fast enough, not just to catch up with Harley, but other companies?
Indian vs. other motorcycle brands
2020 Honda Super Cub C125 | Honda
Right behind Harley-Davidson in US market share is Honda, Statista reports. As of March 2020, based on sales, it commands 21.4% of the market. And in India, the world's largest motorcycle market, RideApart reports its sales actually grew 10% in Q1 2020 vs Q1 2019. In part, that's likely due to Honda's entry-level bikes, like the Grom and Super Cub.
Kawasaki Endeavor prototype | Kawasaki
Kawasaki and Yamaha also command more of the US market than Indian: 12.2% each. Plus, Kawasaki's developing a manual-transmission electric motorcycle. The Harley LiveWire may be quick, but it's automatic. And Indian doesn't have an electric motorcycle at all.
So, while Indian's sales may be growing compared to Harley-Davidson's, it still has a ways to go.
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Adventures of a bystander
Peter F. Drucker
"It is [a] belief in diversity and pluralism and the uniqueness of each person that underlies all my writings ..." -from the Preface. Regarded as the most influential and widely read thinker on modern organizations and their management, Peter Drucker has also established himself as an unorthodox and independent analyst of politics, the economy, and society. A man of impressive scope and expertise, he has paved significant inroads in a number of key areas, sharing his knowledge and keen insight on everything from the plight of the employee and the effects of technology to the vicissitudes of the markets and the future of the new world order. Adventures of a Bystander is Drucker's rich collection of autobiographical stories and vignettes, in which this legendary figure paints a portrait of his remarkable life, and of the larger historical realities of his time. In a style that is both unique and engaging, Drucker conveys his life story -from his early teen years in Vienna through the interwar years in Europe, the New Deal era, World War II, and the postwar period in America-through intimate profiles of a host of fascinating people he's known through the years. Their personal histories are, as Drucker tells us, the beads for which his own life serves as the string. A colorful group, these diverse, often unpredictable, always multidimensional individuals were chosen "because each of them, in his or her own highly personal way, reflects and refracts the thirty crucial years from the end of World War I to the first post-World War II decade-the thirty years that largely formed the world in which we now live." An amazing pageant of characters, both famous and otherwise, springs from these pages, illuminating and defining one of the most tumultuous periods in world history. Along with bankers and courtesans, artists, aristocrats, prophets, and empire-builders, we meet members of Drucker's own family and close circle of friends, among them such prominent figures as Sigmund Freud, Henry Luce, Alfred Sloan, John Lewis, and Buckminster Fuller. Playing to perfection their roles as those who "reflect and refract" the customs, beliefs, and attitudes of the times, these singular personalities lend Adventures of a Bystander a striking "you-are-there" feel. A brief encounter with Freud becomes the catalyst for an absorbing, multidimensional description of the economics, politics, and social psychology of pre-World War II Europe. Drucker introduces us to Fritz Kraemer, a brilliant, monocle-wearing eccentric who became an influential mentor to the young Henry Kissinger. His personal memoir of Henry Luce documents the development of modern journalism, while in "The Indian Summer of Innocence," he rescues and preserves the very heart of the American experience during the last New Deal years before World War II. Shedding light on a turbulent and important era, Adventures of a Bystander also reflects Peter Drucker himself as a man of imaginative sympathy and enormous interest in people, ideas, and history. These enthralling stories complement and complete the groundbreaking analytical writing for which he is so revered. Luminous autobiographical stories by one of the greatest thinkers of our time "The cast of characters among whom Drucker moves is superbly rich, and the informed glimpse he provides of a vanished social and political universe is an education in itself. Adventures of a Bystander is better than a novel, more lively than an essay, and as thoughtful as both at their best." -The Harvard Business Review. "Adventures of a Bystander is a virtuoso performance in which Drucker displays a dazzling diversity of personal interests and knowledge, an awesome power of recall, and a crisp, highly readable writing style." -BusinessWeek. "Adventures of a Bystander appears in a stroke to have restored the art of the memoir and of the essay. It will doubtless be a while before its like comes round again." -The Washington Post.
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Pete Davidson Slams Kanye West's Pro-Trump Speech
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Pete Davidson Slams Kanye West For His Pro-Trump Rant
Sara Hendricks
Photo: Courtesy of NBC.
Last week, Kanye West took to the Saturday Night Live stage to rap, dress up as a giant bottle of Perrier, and rant about being bullied for his support for President Donald Trump.
Now, Pete Davidson has something to say about that.
"Speaking strictly for myself, what Kanye said after we went off the air last week was one of the worst, like, most awkward things I've ever seen here," Davidson said, addressing West's speech and its aftermath in a Weekend Update segment on SNL. "And I have seen Chevy Chase speak to an intern."
Davidson also refuted claims made by West in his speech that the cast and crew of SNL tried to bully him into not wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap.
"He wore it all week. Nobody told him not to wear it," Davidson said, before expressing regret over not speaking out earlier against West's increasingly troubling politics. "I wish I'd bullied you. I wish I'd suggested that it might upset some people, like your wife, or every Black person ever."
Davidson, who has been open about his own experience with Borderline Personality Disorder, also took a moment to advocate for the use of medication to effectively manage mental illness.
"There's no shame in the medicine game. Just take 'em," he said. "Being mentally ill is not an excuse to act like a jackass."
When asked if there was anything West might be able to do to win back Davidson's trust, he said yes — and put on a "Make Kanye 2006 Again" hat.
And you know what? Right now, that might be a bipartisan issue we can all get behind.
Pete Davidson Slams Kanye West's Pro-Trump Rant On SNL
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Ray Stephenson
Americana	/ Alt. Country / Southern Rock
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Farmboy
Forget My Name
Someone Somewhere Tonight
There you are again
In a Song like This
Connected to the Storm
Praying for Rain
I am the Highway
Getting down's easy
Honkytonk Road
Bring it out of me
Genre: Country Americana
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Ray Stephenson may be the next key singer/songwriter of our time. He has already crafted songs for Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, John Anderson, Guy Clark (GRAMMY nominated album of the year), Jeff Bates, Steve Holy, The Wilkinsons, Sonya Issacs and more. He is also an established painter. He resides in Nashville, TN. and tours over 120+ shows a year (mostly across the southeast). Ray's songs are surprisingly soulful and thoughtful for a writer his age. There is a strong thread of honesty woven into his lyric and his songs are generally filled with stories about life, love, and loss.
His newest solo album entitled "Gravity" is receiving critical praise from the Nashville press and the recording community. Gravity is a very autobiographical album. "It combines beautifully crafted lyric and narrative with stellar melody and feel," says Gavin Richards of the Music City Scene. The album features the songs such as: "Farmboy," and "Honkytonk Road" written with another accomplished writer, Bob Dipiero. These songs shed light on the artist's early years and the current life of this singer/guitar player from South Georgia. It also features 3 collaborations with CM Hall of Fame songwriter and two time GRAMMY nominee Guy Clark.
Most of the acoustic guitar parts on this album were played on one of the home-made guitars that Ray and Guy built in Guy's workshop. It is a 000-28 Martin style body design with a slotted headstock. "I nearly cut a finger off in the process," Ray claims.
So go ahead!
Send your friends in his direction so that they may also discover this truly southern renaissance man!
Songs written by Ray that have been recorded by other artists include:
"Willies Guitar" by John Anderson/Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson
"Magdalene" by Guy Clark
"Funnybone" by Guy Clark
"Homeless" by Guy Clark
"Mama was a lot like Jesus" by Jeff Bates
"Honkytonk Road" by Walt Wilkins
"Pictures of Me" by Sonya Issacs
"The Leaving Song" by The Wilkinsons
"I am the Highway" by The Wilkinsons
"She's So" by Steve Holy
"Smile" by Steve Holy
"Sally" by Jared Ashley
"You" by Heartland
"Fall Asleep in Your Arms" by The Wilkinsons
"If You Aint Got a Redneck" by Jared Ashley
Cutting Down the Cross" by Waycross
"Sitting at a Redlight" by Susie Luschinger
"Praying for Rain" by Dean Miller
"Sitting at a Red Light" by Susie Luschinger
"Mama was a lot like Jesus" by Southern Grace
"Betty Rides Around" by Tommy Gillam and also by The Well Hungarians
Ray Stephenson (lead vocals and guitar), John Osborne (lead guitar), Gantt Kees (drums), Brian Zonn (bass), and Brittany Easterling (background vocals)
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Q: Frequency counts in R This may seem like a very basic R question, but I'd appreciate an answer. I have a data frame in the form of:
col1    col2
a   g
a   h
a   g
b   i
b   g
b   h
c   i

I want to transform it into counts, so the outcome would be like this. I've tried using table () function, but seem to only be able to get the count for one column.
    a   b   c
g   2   1   0
h   1   1   0
i   0   1   1

How do I do it in R?

A: I'm not really sure what you used, but table works fine for me!
Here's a minimal reproducible example:
df <- structure(list(V1 = c("a", "a", "a", "b", "b", "b", "c"),
                     V2 = c("g", "h", "g", "i", "g", "h", "i")),
                .Names = c("V1", "V2"), class = "data.frame",
                row.names = c(NA, -7L))
table(df)
#    V2
# V1  g h i
#   a 2 1 0
#   b 1 1 1
#   c 0 0 1

Notes:

*

*Try table(df[c(2, 1)]) (or table(df$V2, df$V1)) to swap the rows and columns.

*Use as.data.frame.matrix(table(df)) to get a data.frame as your output. (as.data.frame will create a long data.frame, not one in the same output format you desire).

A: Using f from @Ananda you can use dcast
library(reshape2)

> dcast(f, V1~V2)
Using V2 as value column: use value.var to override.
Aggregation function missing: defaulting to length
  V1  g  h  i
1 a   2  1  0
2 b   1  1  1
3 c   0  0  1

However, I'm writing this only in case you may need something more than just table (which for this case it's the simplest correct answer) in the future, like:
set.seed(1)
f$var <- rnorm(7)

> f
  V1 V2        var
1 a   g -0.6264538
2 a   h  0.1836433
3 a   g -0.8356286
4 b   i  1.5952808
5 b   g  0.3295078
6 b   h -0.8204684
7 c   i  0.4874291

> dcast(f, V1~V2, value.var="var", fun.aggregate=sum)
  V1          g          h         i
1 a  -1.4620824  0.1836433 0.0000000
2 b   0.3295078 -0.8204684 1.5952808
3 c   0.0000000  0.0000000 0.4874291

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303 F. 2d 536 - Glenn v. United States
303 F2d 536 Glenn v. United States
Dock Perry GLENN and William M. Belvin, Appellants,
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Ronnie J. EVERITT, Appellant,
Ronnie J. EVERITT and Clifton Hawkins, Appellants,
Clifton L. HAWKINS, Appellant,
No. 18859-18861.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
S. Gunter Toney, Tallahassee, Fla., Larry E. Temple, Austin, Tex., Ronnie J. Everitt, Panama City, Fla., Robert B. Reynolds, Houston, Tex., for appellants.
Edward L. Stahley, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., C. W. Eggart, Jr., Acting U. S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for the United States.
Before JONES, WISDOM and GEWIN, Circuit Judges.
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
These four cases arise out of a series of "automobile accidents" in Georgia during 1955 and 1956 which the appellants in these proceedings allegedly staged for the purpose of defrauding certain insurance companies. The appellants were indicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida February 7, 1958, for violation of the federal Mail Fraud Statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341. In the first, second, and fourth cases this is the second appeal. The defendants obtained a reversal of their first convictions, but on retrial they were convicted again. Belvin et al. v. United States, 5 Cir., 1960, 273 F.2d 583; Everitt v. United States (Thompson v. United States, and Glenn v. United States), 5 Cir., 1960, 281 F.2d 429. In the third case this is the first appeal. We affirm the convictions.
GLENN and BELVIN v. UNITED STATES
Joint First Argument: Defective Indictment
Glenn and Belvin, in this case, and all of the defendants in the other cases, argue that there is a fatal defect in the indictments on which their cases were submitted for trial before the petit jury. Section 1341 provides, in part, as follows: "Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud * * * places in any post office or authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the Post Office Department, or takes or receives therefrom, any such matter or thing, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail * * any such matter or thing, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both." (Emphasis added). The indictments against these defendants charged that they formed a scheme to defraud and that "for the purpose of executing the aforesaid scheme and artifice and attempting to do so caused to be delivered by the post office" the letters in question. (Emphasis added). The defendants argue that the indictments do not include all the ingredients of the offense since they fail to charge the defendants with knowingly causing use of the mails.
Sufficiency of an indictment is not to be lightly dismissed as a mere formality or technical nicety. History and constitutional enactment have impressed it with a special importance. "[T]he formality, certainty, and verbal precision required in an indictment has always been one of the most salient characteristics of English criminal procedure." 3 Holdsworth, History of English Law (3d ed. 1926) 616. See also Ex parte Wilson, 1885, 114 U.S. 417, 5 S.Ct. 935, 29 L.Ed. 89. The Fifth Amendment states that "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury * * *." This constitutional provision and Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C.A., must be read as intending that the indictment shall cover all essential elements in the offense. See United States v. Debrow, 1953, 346 U.S. 374, 74 S.Ct. 113, 98 L.Ed. 92.
In this case the defendants are correct in asserting that their indictments were required to cover the element of knowledge that their actions would cause a use of the mails, since if the only use of the mails caused by their fraudulent conduct had been unanticipated and incidental, they would not have violated the mail fraud statute. In interpreting Section 1341, courts have established the rule that for a scheme to come within the reach of that provision it must have "reasonably contemplated" a use of the mails. Compare Steiner v. United States, 5 Cir., 1943, 134 F.2d 931, cert. denied, 319 U.S. 774, 63 S.Ct. 1439, 87 L.Ed. 1721 and Hart v. United States, 5 Cir., 1940, 112 F.2d 128, cert. denied, 311 U.S. 684, 61 S.Ct. 60, 85 L.Ed. 441 with Getchell v. United States, 5 Cir., 1960, 282 F.2d 681. See also Pereira v. United States, 1954, 347 U.S. 1, 74 S.Ct. 358, 98 L.Ed. 435.1
The appellants' argument falters on their assertion that their indictments did not cover the essential element of "knowingly" causing a use of the mails. A defendant has no right to have his indictment phrased in the exact language of the statute; any language is sufficient so long as it plainly describes each element of the offense. United States v. Behrman, 1922, 258 U.S. 280, 42 S.Ct. 303, 66 L.Ed. 619; Kreuter v. United States, 5 Cir., 1955, 218 F.2d 532, cert. denied, 349 U.S. 932, 75 S.Ct. 777, 99 L. Ed. 1262. The flaw asserted in this case is that the indictment does not use the word, "knowingly." But the element established by "knowingly" is satisfactorily described by the phrase, "for the purpose of executing the aforesaid scheme and attempting to do so." A person may unintentionally cause an event to occur, but it is impossible for a person to cause an event for a specific purpose without knowledge of what he is doing. This indictment did not charge the defendants simply with forming a scheme and causing the use of the mails; it charged them with forming a scheme and, for the purpose of accomplishing the scheme, causing a use of the mails. The additional phrase unmistakably indicates that the use of the mails was caused knowingly, and any layman on the grand jury must have realized this. The indictments were sufficient.
Belvin's Second Argument: Improper Restriction of Cross-Examination
The appellant Belvin argues that the trial judge improperly restricted his rights of cross-examination. The prosecution's primary witness was Harold W. Snow, an accomplice in the fraudulent accidents, who described to the jury the scheme and its execution. For purposes of impeachment, appellant's counsel questioned Snow about discrepancies between his testimony and statements he made shortly after the accident. A letter that Snow wrote to a United States Attorney May 30, 1959, contained statements in direct contradiction to portions of Snow's trial testimony. Snow admitted frankly that he had made the earlier inconsistent statements. Belvin's attorney then sought to read selected sentences from the letter to the jury. The trial judge stated that he would allow the attorney to introduce the letter in its entirety but that it was not permissible to read excerpts. The appellant chose not to introduce the letter, presumably because of its other contents.
We cannot agree that the defendant's right to impeach adverse witnesses was improperly restricted. No prejudice has been shown. The defendant brought out the substance of the earlier statements and the fact that they contradicted the witness's trial testimony, and he was allowed to introduce the letter. Reading selected sentences from the letter might have heightened their impact but would not have brought any additional information to the attention of the jury. Since the statements had been admitted already, there was no need to prove them. In denying permission to read excerpts from the letter, the trial judge properly guarded against the possibility that sentences read out of context may be misleading.
Belvin's Third Argument: Insufficiency of the Evidence
Belvin argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. There is not a shadow of substance to this argument. First, Belvin asserts that the evidence does not show whether the victim, the Iowa Mutual Insurance Company, is an individual, a partnership, or a corporation. This argument was disposed of with full and adequate reasons the first time this case was here on appeal. Belvin v. United States, 5 Cir., 1960, 273 F.2d 583, 584. Second, Belvin says that there is no evidence to tie him in to the fraudulent scheme. We have carefully considered the evidence pertinent to this assertion. We find the contention without merit.
Glenn's Second Argument: Failure to Return Indictment Into Open Court
Glenn (and the other defendants) contends that his conviction was defective since the record fails to show that the indictment was returned into open court. Rule 6(f) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S. C.A., provides that "the indictment shall be returned by the grand jury to a judge in open court." See Glasser v. United States, 1942, 315 U.S. 60, 62 S.Ct. 457, 68 L.Ed. 680; Breese v. United States, 1912, 226 U.S. 1, 33 S.Ct. 1, 57 L.Ed. 97; Renigar v. United States, 4 Cir., 1909, 172 F. 646, 26 L.R.A.,N.S., 683; Orfield, The Federal Grand Jury, 22 F.R.D. 343, 373-375 (1959). The appellant's point was arguable when made. It has been undercut, however, by a subsequent amendment of the record making clear that the indictment was returned into open court.
On motion by the appellee, this Court ordered correction of the record by the inclusion of certified copies of pages 17 and 18 of the Criminal Minute Book F, for January 28, 1958, to September 22, 1960, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Such a correction is authorized by Rule 39(b) (1), F.R.Cr.P., and Rule 75(h), F.R.Civ.P., 28 U.S.C.A. The supplemental pages declare that at a stated term of the District Court before Judge DeVane "the Grand Jury, heretofore duly impaneled and sworn of February 5, 1958, to inquire in and for the body of the Northern District of Florida, came into court and presented the following indictments, each endorsed `A True Bill, Rainey Cawthon, Foreman: * * * Cr. No. 1341 — U. S. v. Wallace H. Hawkins, Dock Perry Glenn, William M. Belvin and Alfis O'Neal Thompson, Jr. — Viol.: Use of Mails to Defraud (18 USC 1341) in two counts.'"2 No objection has been raised as to the accuracy of this record.
Glenn's Third Argument: Lack of Counsel
Glenn complains that he was deprived of his rights under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution to the assistance of counsel at the trial by which he was convicted. Johnson v. Zerbst, 1937, 304 U.S. 458, 58 S.Ct. 1019, 82 L.Ed. 1461. The government's failure to provide Glenn with counsel when he was unable to hire counsel himself was the reason for the reversal of Glenn's first conviction. Everitt v. United States, 5 Cir., 1960, 281 F.2d 429, 437-38. With this holding well in mind, the district court on December 5, 1960, appointed two attorneys to assist Glenn at the retrial January 17, 1961. The attorneys undertook to prepare Glenn's defense and filed certain motions in his behalf. From the first Glenn refused to cooperate. He quarrelled with his lawyers on the handling of his defense, criticized the lawyers for the other defendants, and filed several motions on his own. January 2 he moved that the appointment of the attorneys be "ignored" and that he be allowed to argue his motions to the court January 5 and 6. January 6 the attorneys requested that they be discharged from their duties as appointed counsel. They stated that Glenn refused to consult with them, had not told them about his motions, and that he had sent inflammatory, derogatory letters to their families. After an extended colloquy, the trial judge said to Glenn: "You have made it clear that you do not desire to have counsel and you are going to be allowed, according to your request, to try your case without counsel." Glenn voiced no objection to the discharge of the attorneys although he had ample opportunity to do so. Three days later, for purposes of delay, the Government suggests, he moved to have the court appoint new counsel for him. The trial judge denied his motion. At the trial he conducted his own defense.
This Court has zealously protected a defendant's right to competent counsel. See MacKenna v. Ellis, 5 Cir., 1960, 280 F.2d 592. But there are limits. A defendant "may waive his Constitutional right to assistance of counsel if he knows what he is doing and his choice is made with eyes open." Adams v. United States, 1943, 317 U.S. 269, 279, 63 S.Ct. 236, 87 L.Ed. 268. The evidence in this case is unequivocal. With his eyes open, the defendant rejected appointed counsel. There is no suggestion that the appointed attorneys were not competent or for any other reason were unqualified. The defendant simply chose to run his own show. The records before us on this appeal and on the previous appeal show that Glenn was determined to take charge of his defense, with and without a lawyer. In the circumstances of this case, we think that the defendant has no just reason to complain of lack of counsel. Brown v. United States, 1959, 105 U.S.App.D.C. 77, 264 F.2d 363, 366-367, cert. denied 360 U.S. 911, 79 S.Ct. 1299, 3 L.Ed.2d 1262; Swope v. McDonald, 9 Cir., 1949, 173 F.2d 852, cert. denied 337 U.S. 960, 69 S.Ct. 1522, 93 L.Ed. 1759; United States v. Gutterman, 2 Cir., 1945, 147 F.2d 540, 542, 157 A.L.R. 1221; United States ex rel. Mitchell v. Thompson, S.D.N.Y., 1944, 56 F.Supp. 683, 689, aff'd U. S. v. Mitchell, 2 Cir., 1943, 137 F.2d 1006, affirmance upheld on rehearing 2 Cir., 138 F.2d 831, cert. denied 321 U.S. 794, 64 S.Ct. 785, 88 L.Ed. 1083. By his rejection of the appointed counsel and his action in taking over his own defense, Glenn waived his right to the assistance of counsel, and his trial proceeded without infringement of his constitutional rights. We note that, on appeal, this Court appointed a new attorney who submitted an able brief and argued the case vigorously in the best tradition of the Bar.
Glenn's Fourth Argument: Improper denial of Motion for Acquittal
At the conclusion of the trial Glenn moved for an acquittal, which was denied. On appeal Glenn argues that the denial was improper, since the prosecution failed to prove that the mails were used, that he caused the mails to be used, or that use of the mails was an essential part of the scheme. After a careful examination of the record we have concluded that the evidence introduced by the Government was sufficient to prove each element of the offense, and that Glenn's motion for acquittal was properly denied. The evidence in this case shows that the mails were used to obtain approval of the defendant's applications for insurance payments and to send checks from the insurance companies' main offices in Iowa to local agents in Florida who transmitted the checks to the defendants. Such use of the mails by adjusters, local agents, and insurance companies as part of the usual business practice in settling and paying claims was reasonably foreseeable by the defendants and was an essential step in the process by which they obtained the fruits of their plot. United States v. Kenofskey, 1917, 243 U.S. 440, 37 S.Ct. 438, 61 L.Ed. 836; Pereira v. United States, 1954, 347 U.S. 1, 74 S.Ct. 358, 98 L.Ed. 435. See Parr v. United States, 1960, 363 U.S. 370, 80 S.Ct. 1171, 4 L.Ed.2d 1277.
The judgments of conviction in this case are affirmed.
EVERITT v. UNITED STATES
This appeal is based on the same points asserted by Dock Perry Glenn in the first case, with the single distinguishing factor that the circumstances bearing on Everitt's contention that he was denied the right to counsel are somewhat different. Everitt argues that his indictment was defective since it did not use the word "knowingly", that the record does not show that the indictment was returned into open court, that the evidence does not show a use of the mails within the meaning of Section 1341. For the reasons given in our discussion of these points before, we reject these contentions. Intertwined with Everitt's argument on the denial of his right to counsel in this case is his similar argument in the third case, Everitt and Hawkins v. United States. For clarity and convenience Everitt's contentions in both cases will be discussed together.
At the hearing December 5, 1960, the district court appointed attorneys to act as counsel for each defendant in these cases. One of them, Mr. Urquhart, had handled Everitt's defense at his first trial. Each attorney began preparation for the trials and filed motions with regard to it. Each had difficulty in working with his client. Everitt expressed his lack of confidence in the attorneys and argued with his attorneys over the way he proposed to handle the defense. He filed certain motions on his own account. One motion stated, "Mr. M. A. Urquhart has proven for the past 19 months that he is not a competent defense attorney or that he is a traitor." At the hearing on the motions both Mr. Urquhart and Everitt's other attorney, Mr. Spear, asked to be relieved of their assignment. Mr. Spear stated that Everitt had sent him letters "in which he in effect states that he wants me to defend him instead of going along with a railroad job," and that his wife had also received such letters. When examined by the trial judge on these matters, Everitt withdrew his accusations, was allowed to remove his motion from the court files, and stated that he was satisfied to have those attorneys represent him. The district judge then asked the lawyers whether they still wished to be relieved, stating that he would not force the assignment upon them in view of Everitt's conduct. Both attorneys accepted the opportunity to withdraw.
The withdrawal of Everitt's counsel occurred Friday, January 6. One of his trials was scheduled for Monday, January 9 and the other for Thursday, January 12. Everitt immediately asked for new counsel. The prosecuting attorney stated that, out of caution, he would recommend in Everitt's case that new counsel be appointed unless Everitt was financially able to hire counsel himself. After Everitt admitted being employed for $110 a week, the district judge declared that Everitt was not entitled to appointed counsel. When Everitt appeared for trial on Monday he said that he had been unable to obtain private counsel and asked for a continuance. He stated that he had made two unsuccessful efforts Saturday to locate a lawyer who had handled legal matters for him before. After discussion, the trial judge stated that he would postpone the trial for a week, if Everitt would agree to begin trial in the Thursday case on schedule whether or not he had obtained private counsel. The trial judge offered to allow Everitt to have Glenn sit with him at the table during the trial to assist him; from the records, it is evident that Glenn dominated the defendants, and that they regarded him as a better legal advisor than any of their lawyers. Everitt agreed. The trials took place as scheduled, and Everitt handled his own defense.
Weighing the facts, we have concluded that Everitt's right to counsel at these two trials was not violated. We affirm the ruling of the trial judge that as a matter of financial standing Everitt was not entitled to appointed counsel. Under Johnson v. Zerbst, 1937, 304 U.S. 458, 58 S.Ct. 1019, 82 L.Ed. 1461 counsel must be provided for defendants who cannot provide for their own defense, but this duty is generally limited to the indigent and needy. The public is not obliged to provide free legal help for a defendant who is earning sufficient income to provide his own. Whether a person is financially unable to hire his own lawyer is a factual question that lies primarily in the province of the district court. In this case the fact that the defendant had steady work with an income of $110 a week, or over $5,700 a year, strongly supports the district judge's finding of a lack of financial inability, and there seem to be no important extenuating circumstances. United States v. Sampson, D.C.D.C., 1958, 161 F.Supp. 216.
The main thrust of the defendant's argument is that the court's failure to order a longer continuance deprived him of an opportunity to obtain counsel. Everitt relies heavily on Tinkle v. United States, 8 Cir., 1958, 254 F.2d 23, where a conviction was overturned because the defendant was not allowed sufficient time to find an attorney. In that case the defendant and his wife had planned to use the same attorney until two days before the trial, when they discovered a conflict of interest between the defendant and his wife. Though excusable reasons existed why the defendant had not discovered the conflict earlier, the court did not allow the defendant additional time to find a lawyer. The defendant was obviously handicapped in the trial by the absence of counsel, and he was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment on being found guilty. Several factors distinguish this case from Tinkle. Unlike Tinkle Everitt bears the blame for the loss of his original attorneys. The district court did not find that Everitt's conduct created a waiver of his right to counsel, but it was entitled to take that conduct into account in its treatment of Everitt's request for a special continuance to allow him time to find new counsel. A defendant cannot expect to be obstructive himself and then rely on his obstructionist tactics as a reason for the court's action. See Spevak v. United States, 4 Cir., 1946, 158 F.2d 594. It is also significant that in this case no serious prejudice has been shown. The court allowed Everitt an extra week to find counsel to assist him in the first case, making a total of ten days between the time when Everitt learned that his original counsel were withdrawing and the start of that trial. His failure to find counsel during that period suggests that if he tried at all he did not try very hard. Everitt was not a person of low mentality or ignorant of the ways of the law. In discussion with Everitt January 9 the district court stated: "In your argument to the court you indicated that you have made a lot of study of law. You refer to legal principles and you refer to decisions. Possibly you are able to represent yourself, and if I did decide to go on with this trial this morning, in view of your motion, I believe that I would be justified in doing so." Everitt was allowed the assistance of Glenn, a fellow defendant apparently even more familiar with legal patter than he. He agreed to go forward with the trial on the revised schedule; the record does not reveal instances where his case was hurt through mishandling.
Considering the record as a whole, we feel that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to allow further continuances in the prosecutions against Everitt.
The conviction is affirmed.
EVERITT and HAWKINS v. UNITED STATES
Everitt's arguments are exactly the same as those made by him in the preceding case, Everitt v. United States. For the reasons given in our decision in that case, we reject his appeal here and affirm the conviction.
Hawkins's appeal is based principally on his argument that the indictment against him was fatally defective since it did not use the word "knowingly." For the reasons given in our discussion of this argument in the first case, it must be rejected. Hawkins also asserts that his trial and conviction almost three years after the indictment violated his right under the Sixth Amendment to a speedy trial. The weakness in this contention is that Hawkins fails to show that he was in any way prejudiced by the delay or that he made any effort to obtain an earlier trial. Although a more prompt disposition of his case would have been desirable, his eventual conviction is not vitiated by the delay, in the absence of a showing of prejudice. Pollard v. United States, 1957, 352 U.S. 354, 77 S.Ct. 481, 1 L.Ed.2d 393; United States v. Holmes, 3 Cir., 1948, 168 F.2d 888.
The appellant also asserts that the trial court committed prejudicial error in permitting certain testimony and exhibits to be introduced into evidence. We have examined these contentions and find them to be without merit.
Finally, Hawkins asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction since it fails to show whether the victim of the scheme was a corporation, partnership, or individual. This point is inconsequential. See Belvin v. United States, 5 Cir., 1960, 273 F.2d 583.
The convictions are affirmed.
HAWKINS v. UNITED STATES
This case does not present any serious questions. Hawkins again relies heavily on the argument that the indictment was defective for failure to use the word "knowingly." For the reasons given in Belvin and Glenn v. United States, this argument must be rejected. Hawkins also advances several contentions that the trial court erred in certain rulings admitting evidence, excluding evidence, and denying the defendant's motion for acquittal. We have examined these contentions and find them to be without merit.
Because of our earlier decision on these cases and because of the Court's concern over the appellants' contentions with respect to their not having the benefit of competent trial attorneys the Court has made an exceptionally close study of the records in these cases. We find that the trial judge, in his rulings and instructions to the jury, leaned over in order to be fair to the defendants. We hold that each case was conducted in full accord with the law. We have considered all contentions whether discussed or not discussed in this opinion. The convictions are affirmed.
In Pereira the Court stated: "The elements of the offense of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. (Supp V) § 1341 are (1) a scheme to defraud, and (2) the mailing of a letter, etc., for the purpose of executing the scheme. It is not necessary that the scheme contemplate the use of the mails as anessential element. [emphasis added] * * * Here, the scheme to defraud is established, and the mailing of the check by the bank, incident to an essential part of the scheme, is established. There remains only the question whether Pereira `caused' the mailing. That question is easily answered. Where one does an act with knowledge that the use of the mails will follow in the ordinary course of business, or where such use can reasonably be foreseen, even though not actually intended, then he `causes' the mails to be used." 347 U.S. at 8-9, 74 S.Ct. at 362-363.
Among the other indictments which these additional pages indicate were returned into open court are the following: "Cr. No. 1342 — U. S. v. Ronnie J. Everitt and William Dallas Stevens — Viol.: Use of Mails to Defraud (18 USC 1341) in one count. ¶ Cr. No. 1343 — U. S. v. Ronnie J. Everitt and Clifton L. Hawkins — Viol.: Use of Mails to Defraud (18 USC 1341) in two counts." These corrections are dispositive of Everitt's arguments in the second and third cases that his indictments were also defective since the record did not show that they were introduced into open court


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Biografia
Debutta nel film di Tom Kalin Swoon; successivamente lavora prevalentemente per la televisione, partecipa ad alcuni episodi di Law & Order - I due volti della giustizia e fa brevi apparizioni in The District e Giudice Amy. Nel 1998 recita in Gia - Una donna oltre ogni limite e ottiene ruoli nei film indipendenti The Fluffer e Un sogno impossibile.

Sempre per la televisione prende parte a episodi di Squadra Med - Il coraggio delle donne, The Guardian, Crossing Jordan e American Dreams, dove per 15 episodi interpreta Gwen Walker. Nel 2005 ottiene una candidatura al Black Reel Awards per la sua interpretazione in Lackawanna Blues.

Nel 2008 acquista maggiore popolarità grazie al ruolo di Lettie Mae, madre alcolizzata e fervente religiosa di Tara Thornton, nella serie televisiva True Blood. Prima di lavorare in True Blood aveva partecipato a degli episodi di Prison Break, Senza traccia e Dr. House - Medical Division. Dal 2014 fa parte del cast di The 100 nei panni della guerriera Indra.

Dopo aver preso parte nel 2011 alla prima stagione di American Horror Story, il regista Ryan Murphy la sceglie nuovamente come attrice per la sesta, settima e ottava stagione della serie.

Filmografia

Cinema
 Swoon, regia di Tom Kalin (1992)
 The Peacemaker, regia di Mimi Leder (1997)
 Body Shots, regia di Michael Cristofer (1999)
 Un sogno impossibile (Pipe Dream), regia di John Walsh (2000)
 The Fluffer, regia di Richard Glatzer e Wash Westmoreland (2001)
 Lackawanna Blues, regia di George C. Wolfe (2005)
 The Social Network, regia di David Fincher (2010) – non accreditata
 Adorabile nemica (The Last Word), regia di Mark Pellington (2017)

Televisione
 Law & Order - I due volti della giustizia (Law & Order) – serie TV, episodi 1x11-4x20-6x03 (1990-1995)
 New York Undercover – serie TV, episodio 1x01 (1994)
 Gia - Una donna oltre ogni limite (Gia), regia di Michael Cristofer – film TV (1998)
 Spie (Snoops) – serie TV, episodio 1x09 (1999)
 The District – serie TV, episodio 1x01 (2000)
 Giudice Amy (Judging Amy) – serie TV, episodio 2x05 (2000)
 NYPD - New York Police Department (NYPD Blue) – serie TV, episodi 8x17-10x19 (2001-2003)
 The Guardian – serie TV, episodio 2x02 (2001)
 Crossing Jordan – serie TV, episodio 2x09 (2002)
 Squadra Med - Il coraggio delle donne (Strong Medicine) – serie TV, episodio 3x05 (2002)
 American Dreams – serie TV, 15 episodi (2002-2003)
 E.R. - Medici in prima linea (ER) – serie TV, episodio 11x17 (2005)
 Jack & Bobby – serie TV, episodio 1x19 (2005)
 Prison Break – serie TV, episodi 1x02-1x03 (2005)
 Senza traccia (Without a Trace) – serie TV, episodio 5x09 (2006)
 Dr. House - Medical Division (House, M.D.) - serie TV, episodio 3x21 (2007)
 Law & Order - Unità vittime speciali (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) – serie TV, episodio 9x08 (2007)
 Saving Grace – serie TV, episodi 1x08-3x15 (2007-2010)
 True Blood – serie TV, 32 episodi (2008-2014)
 Cold Case - Delitti irrisolti (Cold Case) – serie TV, episodio 7x03 (2009)
 CSI - Scena del crimine (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) – serie TV, episodio 10x04 (2009)
 Hawthorne - Angeli in corsia (Hawthorne) – serie TV, episodio 2x05 (2010)
 Private Practice – serie TV, episodio 4x17 (2011)
 Ringer – serie TV, episodio 1x06 (2011)
 American Horror Story – serie TV (2011; 2016-2018; 2021)
 Grey's Anatomy – serie TV, episodio 9x02 (2012)
 Glee – serie TV, episodio 4x05 (2012)
 The Vampire Diaries – serie TV, episodio 4x08 (2012)
 The Newsroom – serie TV, 23 episodi (2012-2014)
 The 100 – serie TV, 54 episodi (2014-2020)
 Code Black – serie TV, episodio 1x01 (2015)
 The Leftovers - Svaniti nel nulla (The Leftovers) – serie TV, episodio 2x09 (2015)
 Underground – serie TV, 7 episodi (2016-2017)
 The Catch – serie TV, episodio 1x10 (2016)
 Ray Donovan – serie TV, 4 episodi (2017)
The Morning Show - serie TV, 3 episodi (2019)
 Outer Banks – serie TV, 8 episodi (2020)

Premi e riconoscimenti
Saturn Awards 2017 - Nomination come miglior attrice non protagonista in una serie TV per American Horror Story: Roanoke
Saturn Awards 2018 - Nomination come miglior attrice non protagonista in una serie TV per American Horror Story: Cult
Premi Emmy 2018 - Nomination come miglior attrice non protagonista in una miniserie o film per la TV per American Horror Story: Cult

Doppiatrici italiane
Nelle versioni in italiano delle opere in cui ha recitato, Adina Porter è stata doppiata da:
 Alessandra Cassioli in Dr. House - Medical Division, Cold Case - Delitti irrisolti, The Newsroom, Outer Banks
 Irene Di Valmo in American Horror Story (st.1), The Morning Show
 Laura Romano in The 100, American Horror Story  (st.6-8, 10)
 Laura Boccanera in Prison Break
 Paola Del Bosco in True Blood
 Rossella Izzo in The Vampire Diaries
Marta Altinier in Law & Order: Unità vittime speciali

Collegamenti esterni

Attori afroamericani
Attori televisivi statunitensi


Nokia Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8 are about to get a whole lot smarter.
The new Nokia Lumia Amber software update is starting to roll out and will deliver a wide range of new and improved features and apps, like Nokia Glance Screen with the standby clock and an even better imaging experience for Nokia Lumia owners.
Lumia Amber builds upon the latest update for Windows Phone 8 from Microsoft. In itself, this provides a number of significant additions: a new FM radio player and improvements to Xbox music and the Internet Explorer browser.
The update brings significantly improved algorithms that offer better noise reduction, colour reproduction, exposure control and autofocus to every phone across the Lumia range. On the Lumia 920, controls to adjust the ISO settings of the camera from 800 to 3200 allow for even better low light performance.
Debuted on the Nokia Lumia 925, this new camera app is ideal for taking pictures involving people and movement. Starting today, you will be able to get the app from the Store after downloading Lumia Amber to your phone.
The app brings a slew of different options – use Best Shot to find the sharpest image from a series of ten; combine several shots of people in movement into one with Action Shot; heighten the appearance of speed by blurring the background with Motion Focus; create ideal group shots by choosing the best faces from a series with Change Faces, or remove unwanted objects from your pictures.
Note that Smart Camera's performance scales according to the capabilities of your device. On the Nokia Lumia 720, 620 and 520, the burst mode used for some effects takes seven pictures rather than ten, and these are a lower resolution than on devices with more RAM (one-megapixel rather than five). Still great for social sharing on the Web.
On top of the Lumia Amber update, the newly announced Nokia Pro Camera will be available for the Lumia 920, Lumia 925, and Lumia 928 starting today. Once you've taken great videos with your updated Lumia, you can edit them quickly with the Nokia Video Trimmer App and upload them to YouTube with Nokia Video Upload. Both apps will be available in the Store starting today.
But it's not all about pictures. The Lumia Amber software update also contains a few more, keenly awaited extras.
Perhaps one of the features that has been most requested on Nokia Lumia smartphones. Nokia Glance Screen brings a clock to your screen when the phone is inactive, along with indicators to show the battery level when running on a low battery or the phone is charging, and whether your phone is set to 'silent'.
You can activate the Nokia Glance screen in the 'display and touch' section in Settings by swiping left to 'glance'. Nokia Glance screen will be available for all WP8 Lumia devices except the Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 625, which have a smaller display memory.
call. Double tapping the screen is something many people prefer to using the unlock key. Both of them are optional in case you're worried about having accidents – in our experience, though, that never happens.


Fall is almost here and I am thrilled for the changing leaves and pumpkin spice everything. I love everything about this time of year including all of my favorite fall beauty products. I usually tend to wear more makeup in the fall. Darker colors, more blush, basically anything that will help my really pale skin. Right now I am obsessed with winged liner and a matte lip. My favorite liquid liner is part of Ulta's 21 Days Of Beauty sale. You can find the most amazing deals this month at Ulta and with fall approaching it is a great time to update your makeup collection. You can shop all of my favorites from the Ulta sale as well as the products in the post here or by clicking on the products below! Comment below and tell me your favorite beauty product for fall!
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I officially became a PhD student four days ago. And, suddenly, it is as if I've stumbled past the fur coats and into the magical world of adulthood. Doing a PhD means you're serious, you're intellectual and you are somehow wiser than you were when you were finishing your Masters two weeks ago. At least, this is the impression I'm getting.
Exhibit A: There is a guy at uni, a third year PhD student, who has always treated me with disdain and condescension. It all started over two years ago when I was giving a paper at a conference in Dublin and happened to be in his panel. He took one look at my pink dress, blonde hair and shiny lipgloss and decided I was a bimbo. In a world where grey is not just a cultural source of excitement in its current literary form but an unspoken uniform for 'boring academics' with bad shoes I do tend to stand out. I'm used to people making a snap judgement and talking to me like I'm five. I know that after one tutorial with me or academic discussion, they backstep and realise they were wrong and actually, I do have a brain underneath all this blonde hair. But not PhD guy. He listened to my paper, even asked to see a copy in writing, and has continually met me at academic events since but has always held fast to his original impression of me. But at some point over the last week, he has decided that I am worthy now that I have 'PhD candidate' after my name in the university. And other people have been treating me differently too. The transition from Bachelors to Masters was nothing like this. Everyone just accepted that spending another year at uni was my way of hiding from the big bad job market. But now…it seems that they see me in a whole new light.
It has made me wonder if maybe I should see myself that way too. Therefore, I present my PhD Resolutions both serious and ridiculous because, in reality, that is exactly what I am.
10) I will stop worrying about whether or not I am eating too much chocolate because clearly, there are more important things for my brain to be thinking about. And chocolate cures all things.
I nipped out of the office at lunch time to head over to the shop. The twittersphere detailed a certain Mr Cumberbatch being on the front page of the Telegraph magazine so I picked up a copy (and a half-priced chocolate bar). It was only when I sat down at my desk to peruse the paper while eating my sandwiches that I realised the tweets I read were a few days old and the magazine only comes out on Saturdays. Blonde moment. I read the paper anyway and was suddenly taken back to my A Level Politics days of devouring world news and living off current affairs. Although I never harboured any political ambitions I took two optional courses in Politics in my first year as an undergrad and again became an avid news-watcher.
Once I didn't have to know exactly what was going on in politics, I fell out of the habit. I am just not a person who can do something half-heartedly. My mum describes me as very 'black and white' and I guess I am in some ways. If I like something, I like it a lot. Once I spent some time away from politics I couldn't get back into it. It took so much time and energy and I have other passions which I feel more strongly about. I'll still raise my head and sniff curiously when there's a general election or a public enquiry but I'm definitely not the newshound I once was.
Embarrassingly, I'm now more of a magazine kind of girl. Not celeb mags though *shakes head despairingly* I like fashion, shoes and shameless stories about getting in touch with the 'inner you' or how to talk your way out of a bad second date. As such, I am an avid reader of Glamour and Cosmo. I enjoy just kicking back (usually in the bath), turning my brain off for a while and letting the bright colours and energetic journalism wash over me.
The title for this random musing comes from a song of a local band I used to like. I only really went to their gigs because I was dating the bass player but some of their songs were annoyingly catchy and even now, after three years, I find little refrains going round in my head. This song was about an intellectual guy frustrated by his attraction to a seemingly dim-witted girl and his attempts to successfully woo her even though they had nothing in common. My favourite lines were 'I'm talking Tolstoy while she reads magazines' and 'I buy her sweeties, but she's got diabetes'. And I'm sorry but if you rhyme 'sweeties' with 'diabetes' you already get a big thumbs up from me. This song seemed to represent how Bass Player viewed our relationship. He took the silly random things I do as symbolic of me not being overly intellectual. We met at uni and he therefore knew how smart I am and the grades I get but somehow kept trying to introduce me to more cultural pursuits, buying me weird Japanese novels, making me watch arty subtitled movies and generally trying to improve me.
The thing is, I know I am intelligent. I'm not trying to blow my own trumpet but I'm comfortable in my cleverness. However, I also know that I've only achieved the academic success I've had because I work damn hard at it. I worked hard to get into a good grammar school where I worked hard for my GCSEs and A Levels to get into a great university. I got a first class degree with honours, picked up awards, secured funding for my Masters and now stand on the precipice of a fully-funded PhD; all because of the hard work and determination I've put into my studies.
The Academic Me is only part of my personality. I can't be that smart all the time, it would be exhausting. I enjoy my downtime. I love watching murder-based tv shows. I have a pretty unhealthy obsession with Benedict Cumberbatch. I like looking at shoes, buying shoes and judging the shoes of others. It makes me happy when I have brightly coloured nails and matching jewellery. I have a fondness for the guy humour of Seth Rogen and Will Ferrell. And I like to read magazines in the bath.
1) I got a date for my operation!
I went to see the Five Year Engagement yesterday. I knew that my Fairy Godmother had seen it and didn't like it at all. I quite like Jason Segel and found the idea of it intriguing. Now, it isn't laugh-a-minute and I didn't find it as funny as Knocked Up or I Love You, Man but I did enjoy it. It got its laughs from awkward situations, something which I easily identify with. I have a tshirt that says 'Well, this is awkward' on the front and 'well, that was awkward' on the back. I should wear that a lot.
Anyway, yes, the female character (played by Emily Blunt – an odd but strangely believable choice) is an academic. I don't think I'd be giving away too much of the plot if I said that she gets a post-doc fellowship and they move for her to take it up, thus prolonging the length of their engagement. As she settles into the academic life, I found myself getting more and more uncomfortable. Jason Segel as her husband-to-be (adorable as ever) struggles with the strain her intellectual success puts on their relationship. I'll be honest, it scared the crap out of me. I've been thinking that my health would be the biggest obstacle to a future serious relationship, I never even thought about my probable career choice. What if I become Violet? What if I pursue my academic dreams to the detriment of my personal life? I left the cinema with a head full of thoughts and worries over my future.
I am a flirt anyway and I'm okay with it. It's just part of who I am, I like the chase and the banter. But this week it went into overdrive. In work on Monday, I discovered further proof that Jam and I are, in fact, made for each other when he revealed he loved Irn Bru just as much as I do. This may seem like the stupidest thing in the world to get excited about but considering how much stick I get for being addicted to the orange stuff, it was just too cool to find this out. He had stopped drinking it because it had too much sugar and was making him hyper and he hadn't even heard of sugar-free. So, naturally, I brought him a bottle on Tuesday and left it on his desk. When I saw him an hour or so later he was practically bouncing up and down saying he knew straight away it was from me and that it had totally made his day. By the end of the day, he was telling me that I had re-ignited his old addiction and that he needed more. We joked that I was enabling him. I flirted with him shamelessly, boosting his ego to the point where he said that I quote; "always make him feel awesome". I was his very own enabler with both his Irn Bru addiction and making him feel better just by being around. Naturally, this delighted me. However I also spent most of Tuesday working alongside his housemate Butter (upon whom my friend has a crush) and chatting to him. Butter and I get along great and we barely shut up all day. At one point I realised that I was perhaps being too friendly to him but then he threw some things into the conversation which made me wonder. Talking about the house he shares with Jam and its lack of tidiness, I expressed surprise that Jam would be untidy. Butter responded, 'Well, when you see his room, you'll believe it.' I stumbled and questioned this, asking why on earth I would be in his room to which he mysteriously replied, 'But when you come to our house, you're going to be in his room' as if it was the most obvious thing on earth. So, all over again I am left in a wonderment over how Jam feels about me and in a new quandary over whether I should do anything.
An old school friend got in touch last week to say she was moving in a stone's throw from where I lived and would I fancy a catch-up? I popped by yesterday and saw her for the first time in three years. We chatted and caught up fully. Every story I told seemed so fantastic to her. Even the medical saga. She marvelled at how so much has happened to me since we left school while she has done very little. I suppose, when you look at it objectively, I have achieved quite a lot. It's easy to forget and get so bogged down in the here and now but really, I have a lot to be thankful for.
The weirdness that has been lingering over us since early March was finally Expecto Patronumed away today as we had brunch and saw each other for the first time in weeks. It feels so good to have my friend back. I don't know what did it, maybe the time apart, but whatever it was, I'm so pleased that phase is over. He did raise concerns over my male companions, particularly after I told him about the last conversation I had with Lucius. (We had coffee and Lucius told me, while holding my hand, that he was attracted to me but couldn't act on it because he wanted to keep me as a friend and if he let himself start he would 'ruin' me and remove all my innocence. It was certainly an….interesting conversation.) He did like the sound of Jam though. Although, truth be told, I am so infatuated with Jam that I was making him sound like a god among mere mortals. A theoretically attainable object of perfection. The next best thing to Benedict Cumberbatch. I haven't had it this bad in a looooooooooong time. I feel like I'm 14 again.


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Dave Benning was born in the UK and moved to Vancouver, Canada at age 19. Throughout school and college, he studied graphic arts and went on to become Head Graphic Artist at a Tee Shirt Graphics and silk screening company.
Dave always has had a passion for Rock and Roll Music and a fascination and respect for the many great Artists and Musicians throughout the industry. Feeling restricted in the corporate graphics world, Dave chose to pursue
Fine Art and has melted his passion for Music and Art together in the form of Rock and Roll Portraits in Acrylic on canvas.
He has exhibited work in Canada and the US and has sold to clients as far as the UK, and is referred to now as Vancouver's Rock and Roll Artist, whilst working with Classic Rock 101 FM.
Dave Studied with Artist Sebastian K...Read More
Dave Studied with Artist Sebastian Krüger in Santa Barbara earlier in 2010 and gained a lot of inspiration and renewed energy. He has been a fan of Sebastian's work for many years.
My love of Music and my love of Art makes what I do the perfect marriage of creativity and I am very passionate about what I do. I like to create an energy and life in my work and try my best to capture a moment. I believe a great portrait should have a soul… I am forever in search of the soul. I hope you enjoy my work.
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This is the first time we have ever made gelato. Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream, and we have made ice cream many times but this is different in the sense that there is very little cream and it has 4 egg yolks. So this is more like a frozen custard.
, which is quite excellent, although it is not really gelato. But at least there are very small ice crystals so it does seem extremely smooth.
But this chocolate gelato is even smoother and richer. Some of this is because of the 4 egg yolks instead of the two whole eggs in the traditional egg-based ice cream.
, just until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is simmering. The add the cocoa powder and chocolate pieces and whisk until smooth. It is like an extremely rich hot chocolate at this point. Reduce the heat and let sit while you deal with the eggs.
Add the 4 egg yolks and ¼ cup of sugar to a work bowl and whisk until the it becomes a pale yellow and really thick. This takes about 3 - 5 minutes.
In that same bowl you will want to temper the egg mixer by slowly adding and whisking a ½ cup of the hot chocolate mix. Whisk thoroughly and then add it back into the hot sauce pan over a medium heat. Use a fry thermometer and make sure it does not get over 180° F, whisk the whole time until it reaches that temp and becomes thicker.
Once is becomes thick pour the mix into a work bowl and add the vanilla, salt and whiskey. Whisk a little bit and then chill in the fridge. You can also chill the bowl in an ice bath for quicker results.
Once is it been chilled you can add it into your ice cream machine.
Freeze for a few hours and serve.
This vanilla ice cream recipe is one of our favorites. It's smooth, sweet and creamy with a perfect hint of vanilla. We like the egg based ice cream, it freezes better and stays nice and creamy. If you have a vanilla bean, then by all means use it (infuse a split vanilla bean in the cream, heat, let cool and scrape out the vanilla pieces) otherwise good quality vanilla extract suffices.
and run it until you have a good consistency (about 30 min). Either eat right away or store and freeze.
Having just weathered a few days of heat here in the Northwest we needed to give Italian Ice another try. This time I wanted to do it even quicker and with less mess than last time.
So first I made a simple syrup with 1/2 cup sugar and 3/4 cup water. Brought it to a boil and left it until it went clear. I then turned the heat off, waited about 2 minutes and added in whole chuncks 8 ounces of chocolate. I did not chop them at all. Just place them all in there and wait another minute or two and then gently stir. As the chocolate melts whisk everything together and it turns into an excellent rich sauce. I whisked for a few more minutes and added about 1 ounce of whiskey, and it loosened up the sauce a bit more.
Then I just added the sauce to a blender with 2 1/2 cups of ice and blended until smooth. Then it went right in the ice cream maker for 25 minutes.
This is the quickest way I have found yet to make anything like ice cream. The whole thing took 10 minutes.
Italian Ice is a dessert, served as far as we know only in New York and surrounding areas. We just created this recipe from scratch based on what we remembered it tasted like, seemed quick, and ingredients we had around.
We looked on the web and found recipes that use cocoa powder, water and sugar. But we wanted to use real dark chocolate because the fat in the chocolate would make the ice smoother and the flavor would be richer.
The result was excellent, this is an extremely rich, chocolately dessert that was very quick to make. Anytime you make ice cream with eggs you need to heat the mix together, and then wait for everything to chill. To bypass that step we just used a little less water and then used ice to chill everything fast.
Add the chocolate, sugar and corn syrup to a sauce pan and gently heat, just enough to slightly melt the chocolate mix. If you use too much heat you will burn the chocolate.
Note: you could also use a microwave, using short high-heat bursts.
As it is melting add 1/4 cup of the water until mixed. Then add another 1/4 cup of water and mix again.
Note: adding water to fat-based mixes is difficult so do it in batches slowly.
Then add enough ice, about 2-3 cups to quickly chill the mix and melt the ice for the additional water.
Place the chilled mix, with the ice in a blender and run for 30 seconds or so. If you have any large pieces of ice left just remove them.
Place the blended mix in your ice cream maker for 20-30 minutes, depending on the instructions.
Place the freezer for a few hours until hard.


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Spanning from June 12, 2015, to August eight, 2015, the sold-out tour visited over forty cities throughout the us and Canada, and visited larger venues than within the previous 12 months. Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo "Nappytabs" returned as collaborating choreographers alongside the Hough siblings. Auditions had been also held to recruit a new group of dancers to hitch the Houghs, although some back-up dancers from the previous 12 months returned. They embarked on the sold-out tour on May 25, 2014, in Park City, Kansas, and ended it in Los Angeles on July 26, 2014. Due to the success of ticket gross sales and several other sold-out venues earlier than the tour had officially kicked off, several more exhibits were added to the tour schedule, which additionally offered out. For the tour choreography, the Hough siblings collaborated with Nappytabs.
In physics from Harvard and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Colorado Boulder. He started his graduate research researching liquid crystal phases, however evolved into experimental biophysics near ets's official gre verbal reasoning practice questions the end of his graduate work. Dr. Hough completed his postdoc at Rockefeller University, where he started his in cell studies of disordered proteins.
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The institute provides monetary help as awards and scholarships for worldwide college students to review in the USA. The scholarship is predicated on superior educational efficiency, GMAT or GPA rating, work expertise, and excessive management expertise and noteworthy accomplishments. A computational scheme to measure the inclination angle of apparent edge curves in binary pictures is proposed. The main concept of the scheme is the emulation of a goniometer device, which does not require edge fitting with analytic curves for the angle calculation.
This state-of-the-art facility offers a spot for school students to create and collaborate and faculty the room to work. Hewson Hall is a transformative addition to the Culverhouse College of Business, establishing a model new coronary heart for the college that is on par with the very best business faculty facilities in the nation. The Hough Graduate School of Business, the graduate faculty of the Warrington College of Business, was formally named after William R. Hough, who donated $30 million to the school of 2007. Hough was a half of the unique MBA class at the University of Florida in 1948. Hough Branch's current building was constructed in 1984 and homes 11,800 sq. toes of supplies and providers. The building's clerestory windows admit beneficiant quantities of natural light.
Just across the highway, you'll find Durham University's Graham Sports Centre – residence to a fully-equipped fitness center, indoor sports activities corridor, tennis courts, artificial sports pitches, working monitor, and more. Enjoy laid-back living in our comfortable widespread and TV rooms – full with monumental bean bags. A giant, shared classroom means you'll always have a non-public area to focus in your studies. A class schedule change has priority over occasions and your group could possibly be requested to relocate if this becomes necessary. Reservations will solely be accredited for occasions that require to make use of of the technology this room offers.
The transfer united the Arts & Sciences collections and staff in a central location supporting enhanced analysis and teaching collaborations. In the Nu residence hall, adjacent to the South Recreation Field, every room has its personal rest room. Each suite presents students a common dwelling space, which includes a small lounge, a kitchenette, and a washer and dryer.
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For line Hough Transformation, the purpose in original area is mapped into Hough parameter space, seen in the following equation. The 108,000-square-foot building is centered round a three-story atrium — a light-filled, dynamic house that is designed to attach school, staff and college students. It options a large lecture corridor, collaboration and instructing rooms, executive boardroom, and other distinctive areas. Vibrational energy ranges of H2CO are reported utilizing variational nuclear movement calculations from new ab initio and empirically optimized full 6-dimensional ab initio potential power surfaces within the floor digital state of the formaldehyde molecule. Ab initio calculations had been carried out using extended digital structure coupled-cluster calculations accounting for dynamic electron correlations together with triple and quadruple excitations in addition to relativistic and diagonal Born-Oppenheimer corrections. Variational nuclear motion calculations are compared in numerous sets of coordinates with exact kinetic vitality operator and in normal coordinates with Watson-Eckart kinetic energy operator.


A complete history of FM90 is coming soon, thanks to our official historian Chris Albracht.
Amy Presley is a graduate of Amarillo College and former DJ at FM90. She spent 15 years at 100.9 The Eagle where she was on-air during Middays, and was the Music Director. She is now the Program Director for FM90 and the Audio Media Coordinator for Panhandle PBS. She is also teaching classes at Amarillo College in Audio/Radio Production 1 and 2, and Radio Experience.
Christopher Key is a current student at Amarillo College. In addition to being FM90's Music Director, Chris also runs sound for AC and PBS events, like June Jazz and High Noon on the Square. You can hear him on-air during FM90's Body and Soul.


Located in the newly launched "The Walk, JBR", Butcha Steakhouse & Butcher shop is based on offering the values of a local butcher's shop where artisan ways of thinking about meat as part of our DNA. At Butcha, they are passionate about meat, quality and guest satisfaction, are all key parts of the concept.
Acting in an audio consultancy role alongside the local company Data Zone, the client had a requirement for high quality distributed audio that should blend seamlessly into the detailed interior design as well as the day-to-day management of both venues.
These two back-to-back venues would share the same head-end solution, but must have the ability to completely independently control and manage their own audio, with the flexibility to combine, should they wish to operate together.
Through careful selections of products from Biamp, Lab Gruppen and Tannoy, we were able to meet these requirements perfectly and give them a solution that has more than exceeded expectations, with a sound quality that lived up to their high-quality brand.


The tension between Japan and China are increasing. Japan displeases China when Chinese nuclear submarine infiltrate Japan sea territory. Chinese government also protests against the co-operation between Japan and United State in an attempt to enclose China, especially the construct of missile defense and intercept system called "Theater-range ballistic missile defense (TMD)". As a result of TMD, China is willing to do everything to stop Japan to become one of the permanent members of United Nations Security Council; UNSC.
From this high tension, Japan has to change its defense policy. During the Koizumi's government there was also a challenge to change. The government passes a bill to allow JSDF to join in United Nation humanitarian operation but not in combat area. Now many JSDF officers are deployed for peace keeping operation as request by United Nation. It is a part of promoting the capability of JSDF to the World level and a plan to searching for more allies who could provide help in defending Japan territory. On the other hand, this is also an attempt to show the necessity to change Japanese constitution.
Despite that Japan cannot send its troops into combat zone but to United Nation Japan's aid is so important. JSDF could provide transportation, construction, disaster relieve and medical service to people in need. There were many times that Japan provides its helps in Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan. Aid and relieve are far much better than combat assist. Japan also donates huge amount of money to support various United Nation operations. It will be a lot more difficult for the peace keeper forces to achieve their goal.
When Japan wants to increase its military action, shall United State concern about this. United State still believes in its far superior forces. Plus Japan right now is more concern about its economic stability. This economic policy clearly contradicts to the idea of expanding its forces.
Furthermore, United State has spent a lot of its budget to protect Japan since the end of World War II. It could be a better for United State to reduce its military cost when its economic is uncertain and not in a great shape.
Not only burden that United State has to shoulder but there are also objection from citizens around United State base in Japan. The change in Japan's military policy to depend on itself more might be great option for these two countries who bound together. Japan could get better and more flexible defense while United State still gains influence over Japan with less cost.


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Yakuza Creator Says Series Was Initially Shunned by Microsoft and Nintendo, But Now They'd Love to Have it
By Alessio Palumbo
Toshihiro Nagoshi, now Chief Creative Officer at SEGA, created the Yakuza IP as well as others like Daytona USA and Super Monkey Ball.
In the latest issue of EDGE magazine, as transcribed by ResetEra user Eolz, Nagoshi discussed the process that led to the creation of the Yakuza IP. He also mentioned that Microsoft and Nintendo didn't believe in Yakuza at first, which is why the games aren't available on their platforms. They have changed their minds since, though.
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It became difficult for Japanese companies to compete with western games of high quality and big budgets. If we wanted to, it would have to be sports, or military, or fantasy and it would need to release worldwide. Since everyone was thinking the same things, everyone was making similar games.
But I thought it wasn't right to follow that direction. So, first, I abandoned the idea of selling worldwide. Next, I decided I wouldn't mind if female players didn't like the game; then that no children were allowed. When I decided all that, the only target left was the Japanese male.
My bosses took some convincing. I did a presentation twice and didn't get approval.
Sega was struggling for cash and was very close to bankruptcy, so it merged with Sammy. As soon as it happened, I went to see the new owner and presented the game to him, looking for his approval. Professionally, this was highly irregular and quite wrong. But I knew if the owner said "yes", it would be good for the entire company.
I got his approval, but our CEO was really mad about it. He said it was unfair.
I've never said this before, but while we released Yakuza with Sony, I'd done presentations about it to Microsoft and Nintendo. Back then they said, "No we don't want it." Now they say, "We want it!" They didn't understand the reason why I created it.
I'm often asked how I did all the research, but it's Japanese culture, but I did some of my own, yes. I like drinking. I also like women. I was having lots of fun in my life for a long time – whether to shake off my stress from work, or deepen the connection with my subordinates. I learned a lot of interesting stories from the people I met. And some surprising stories, and some sad ones. They became elements of Yakuza's story. The name Kiryu is one of them (…). I often do that in my games – I use the name of a person I liked or who looked after me well. I still do that today.
Yakuza 0 just launched on PC, with Yakuza Kiwami already set to follow. Meanwhile, Nagoshi is working on a new Yakuza title, Shin Ryu Ga Gotoku, which will feature a brand new protagonist as Kazuma Kiryu has now retired.
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New York, January 7, 2013 — Today, Vilcek.org launches the second annual exhibition on the dARTboard, a digital art space created by the Vilcek Foundation in 2012 to celebrate the accomplishments of foreign-born artists working in the realm of digital art. Swiss-born artist-engineer Marc Böhlen has been chosen as this year's featured artist and will exhibit his unique digital artworks in this electronic art space.
Selected from among the applicants for this year's dARTboard Call for Entries in Digital Art, Mr. Böhlen combines his background in art history, robotics, and computer programming to create works that investigate the relationship between people and automated systems. Exhibiting his works WaterBar and MakeLanguage – Synthetic Accents, Mr. Böhlen uses real-time news aggregation and fabricated cadence to engage audiences with an unfamiliar twist on everyday items, such as a cup of water or the accent of a computerized PA system.
Swiss-born artist-engineer Marc Böhlen, aka RealTechSupport (CH/US), designs and builds information-processing systems that critically reflect on information as a cultural value through speculative robotics interventions. His projects query the relationship between people and automation systems in fundamental ways, with a current focus on public computational media—the making of information for shared concerns in the public realm. His work has been shown in exhibits, museums, and galleries around the world, including VIDA/Art and Artificial Life, and Ars Electronica. His texts have been published with the Association of Computing Machinery, Springer, MIT Press, and the Architectural League of New York. Böhlen is an associate professor in the Department of Media Study at the University at Buffalo in New York.