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Publishing on Medium.com | Notes from the U.K.
Apologies for the extra post (what do you all do with your week when you're not hearing from me?), but I just published a piece through The Coffeelicious, a magazine on Medium.com, and since both of them are new for me, I'm going to shamelessly promote it. And introduce Medium to anyone who hasn't explored it yet.
Shockingly relevant graphic. Not mine. I found it on Wikimedia.
And with that out of the way, the rest of this is for those of you who either write more than blog fodder–and I know that's a good number of you–or read more than blogs. Because not everything belongs in a blog, and I've been looking for outlets beyond mine. I'm hoping this will move me in that direction.
Medium describes itself as a place "where people share ideas and stories that are longer than 140 characters and not just for friends." In theory, at least, it helps you find your audience. We'll see. Technically, Medium makes it fairly easy to publish, although I obsessed about the mechanics for weeks before submitting anything, and only did it after investing something like $10 (it seems to be $12; never trust me with numbers) in a probably unnecessary but still helpful manual.
Medium also sets it up so that as a reader you can follow writers you like and get a notification when they publish something new (which, of course, lets writers, with luck, build a following) or follow magazines that filter and gather the work that's most relevant to you. I've found some good writing there. If you haven't seen it, it's worth a browse.
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I should go back into the post and mention signing up. I tend to draw back at signing up for stuff–no good reason, it just seems to be how I'm constructed. Either way, I appreciate the thought–and the reminder.
I shall have a gander. Thanks for posting. Kris.
Recommended. Your article reminds me of a quote by Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian explorer. "Borders, what borders? I've heard they exist in the minds of some people but I´ve never seen one".
Thanks for reading and recommending. And many thanks for the quote. It'll stay with me.
I didn't like that Twitter account thing either, but having allowed it I promptly forgot all about it, which is why I didn't mention it. So far it doesn't seem to have sent out anything that embarrassed me–as least not that I know about. And gee, I hope they let you back in too. If not, let me know and I'll see how many people we can organize to demand your release. Bloggers of the world, unite!
Really good article. I enjoyed reading it. BTW – there are more than a few British Citizens who don't go for the Monarchy thing and would be happy for the UK to be a republic. But I guess if we became a republic, we'd have to remove the 'K' from UK and just be the U of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
And I've met many of them. But a republic doesn't seem to be high up on the political agenda right now–or at least it's not showing up when I dump my cup out and read the political teabags. Maybe that wasn't the teabags I was supposed to read. Anyway, my own feeling is that the anti-monarchists have missed a trick by not adopting the slogan Free the Royals–End Monarchy Now. Honestly, what a bizarre, horrid way to live.
As a name, the U.G.B.&N.I. lacks a certain something, and maybe that's another reason a republic is down so far on the agenda. We need to sharpen that a bit before anyone's going to take it seriously.
Interesting article, made me consider which is always a good thing. On visits to the USA I've enjoyed flag waving patriotism and belief in 'the American way'. Back here in Blighty we seem to get very uncomfortable with any flag waving or visible signs of being 'proud to be British' – with the exception of the Olympics and Her Maj's birthday. If you look back in history most countries have had 'moments' they'd rather forget and having a longer history than most we possibly have more 'moments'. Anyway, I digress. Welcome to 'Being British', you seem to have had to go through more than most of us so called citizens to achieve it so you've more than earned your space on this weird little island we like to call home.
Thanks on all counts. That's a wonderful welcome.
Based on what? How many countries have you (whoever the you of the moment is) actually compared it to? And how do you compare countries anyway? They all have something to offer. They all have some things no one wants to talk about–or worse, that they're fine with but in my opinion, at least, shouldn't be. So yeah, flag waving? It makes me a bit twitchy.
Thought your article was very well done! I love how you make something entirely enjoyable to read. You do have a real gift.
What a nice thing to say. Thanks.
It's worth a few experiments. I'll be interested to know how it works for you.


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Q: How can I export my graphviz tree graph into a jpg that saves in a folder chosen I got this code using graphviz, it eventually generates my graph but I would like to have the graph generated saved in my root folder. exist a way to do it?
from sklearn.tree import export_graphviz
tree_data = export_graphviz(dtc, out_file=None, feature_names=features_names)
my_tree = graphviz.Source(tree_data, format='jpg')
#my_tree.render("/Users/EsteArell/Desktop/Python_Machine".format(jpg))
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A: I tried with the recommended one but it didn't work. So I figure out this solution:
This worked for me although with two lines but worked.
from sklearn.tree import export_graphviz
tree_data = export_graphviz(dtc, out_file=None, feature_names=features_names)
my_tree = graphviz.Source(tree_data, directory ='...own directory')
my_tree.save(filename='prueba2.jpg', directory='...own directory')
my_tree.render(filename='prueba2',directory='...own directory',view = True, format='jpg')```

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The K5 capsular polysaccharide (CPS) was isolated from the bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) SDF and studied by 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy before and after O-deacetylation and partial acid hydrolysis. The CPS was found to be composed of branched tetrasaccharide repeats (K units) containing 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid (Leg5Ac7Ac). The KL5 capsule biosynthesis gene cluster at the K locus is consistent with the composition and structure of the CPS. KL5 is almost identical to the KL7 gene ulosonic acid (Leg5Ac7Ac A. baumannii LUH5533 that has been characterized earlier, and differs only in the gene for Wzy polymerase that is responsible for the formation of the linkage between the K units. The K5 CPS from strain SDF and the K7 CPS from strain LUH5533 have the same K-unit structure but a different linkage between the K units, which is formed by distinct Wzy polymerases. As opposite to Leg5Ac7Ac in the K7 CPS, this monosaccharide is O-acetylated at position 4 in the K5 CPS. No acetyltransferase for this modification of the K5 CPS is present in the KL5 gene cluster, and hence it is encoded by a gene located elsewhere in the genome.
Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 0163–0167, January, 2019.


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J.S. Bach Organ Sonatas
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Bach's six Organ Sonatas are superbly played by Christopher Wrench (hybrid SACD 301125). He plays on an instrument, which although built in 1995, is a historical reconstruction of a 1724 organ by a pupil of Schnitger. Wrench is a fine organist, who chooses judiciously colourful and penetrating stops (the pipes for the entire organ, and the stops he chose for each sonata are in the liner notes). He also plays in rock-solid rhythm; once he sets a tempo he maintains it.
The music is some of Bach's most gracious. Basically, there are two independent keyboards, which play the same materials in contrapuntal combinations. The pedal keyboard is more or less the accompaniment, although it also participates in the counterpoint occasionally. Each part is a single line, which keeps the textures transparent. The sound is exquisite and beautifully recorded.

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Sweet white chocolate combines with tart fresh cranberries in this festive cookie! White chocolate cranberry cookies will become your new favorite cookie, especially when drizzled with a sweet orange glaze.
What is an acceptable amount of cookies to eat in one day? I'm 99.9% sure I'm exceeding an acceptable amount each and every day. ?
A detox is going to have to happen very soon.
But not until I share these white chocolate cranberry cookies with you… and maybe one other cookie next week.
What can I say? I'm really into cookies this year! Plus, one can never have too many cookies… Especially when they are so festive!
This may be hard to believe, but there was a year where I made SO many cookies that I never wanted to see another cookie again. That was at least 5+ years ago and I'm just now getting back into cookie baking.
The actual cookies weren't the problem, it was the process of making them. I used to always put off making them until the last minute, which meant a lot of work and then being completely inundated with cookies.
Cookie dough freezes beautifully, which means I can make a batch and freeze, and then do the same thing a couple days later. THEN, when it's Christmas and I need cookies, I just pull out what I need and bake! Genius!
Although all of you clever folks have probably been doing this for years, the thought never crossed my mind. Glad I'm on that bandwagon now!
Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my mouth. Better yet, I'll just go get a few from my freezer stash and bake 'em!
Back in the day, I used to love making a cookie similar to this, but with dried cranberries. However, due to my recent fresh cranberry obsession, I knew I had to work them into a cookie. Think about it.. sweet cookies with a tart component? YES. Plus, an orange glaze? YES AGAIN.
If you're tired of the 'ole chocolate chip cookie, or perhaps you're allergic to chocolate (Cheyanne, I'm lookin' at you!)… then this is your cookie!
Although these cookies look (and taste) mighty fancy, they aren't complicated to make. The dough is essentially the same as my chocolate chip cookies, but with a few tweaks.
First up is the sugar ratio. I typically use more brown sugar than white in most of my cookies because it reduces spreading, plus creates a softer, chewy texture. However, I reversed that ratio for this recipe and used more white sugar than brown. Reason being flavor and color – I felt the brown sugar would overpower the other flavors we have going on.
Since there is more white sugar than brown, I reduced the baking soda to ¾ teaspoon (as opposed to 1 teaspoon in my chocolate chip recipe). Sounds like a minor difference, but it keeps the cookies from spreading too much since we have more white sugar.
Obviously the biggest difference between these cookies and my chocolate chip cookies is the add-ins. White chocolate chips, fresh cranberries, and orange zest. <– Winning combo right there. Seriously, cranberry and orange are a match made in heaven! Plus, these cookies just scream Christmas!
Not only is the cookie dough flavored with orange, but the glaze is too. Because the cranberries lend a tart flavor, the drizzle of orange glaze is perfect. I insisted Kyle taste test one with and one without glaze and he preferred the glazed cookie (as did I). So, definitely don't skimp out on the glaze!
Chilling is absolutely necessary. Don't skip it! Cold dough spreads much less than room temperature dough. We also want the flour to have adequate time to absorb the moisture – this is especially true for gluten-free baking. You end up with softer, chewier cookies.. instead of crumbly, flat cookies. CHILL!
To get the cranberries more "bite-size", you'll want to pulse them a few times in the food processor. Then, be sure to drain off any excess moisture on paper towels.
As mentioned before, you can freeze the dough. I recommend portioning out the dough into balls using a cookie scoop. Place them on a baking sheet and then into the freezer. Once they are frozen solid, you can transfer them to a freezer bag. Now you can have cookies whenever the mood strikes! ?
Have a fabulous weekend… hopefully you'll be baking some cookies! Kyle and I will be DIY-ing our backsplash, so I'm sure I'll have a good story or two for you on Monday. ?
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, milk powder (if using), baking soda, and salt. Whisk together and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the slightly melted butter with the sugars until just combined. Whisk in the egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and orange zest. Only mix until the ingredients come together – don't over mix!
In three additions, fold in the dry ingredients. Again making sure not to over mix!
Fold in the white chocolate chips and chopped fresh cranberries. Your dough will take on a pinkish hue.
Chill the dough for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
Using a medium-sized cookie scoop, scoop out balls of dough onto cookie sheets lined with parchment or silpats, placing the balls about 1 ½ inches apart.
Bake the cookies for 14-16 minutes, rotating the cookie sheets halfway through. The cookies will be soft, but very lightly golden around the edges when done. Let them rest on the cookie sheets for 5-10 minutes, or until you can transfer them to cooling racks to cool completely.
Make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, orange juice, vanilla, and pinch of salt until you have a smooth glaze. Drizzle each cooled cookie lightly with the glaze and let sit until the glaze sets up, about 10-15 minutes.
This recipe will yield roughly 3 dozen cookies.
*To make these with regular flour, simply swap out the gluten-free flour for the same amount (in weight!) of all-purpose flour. Omit the milk powder and don't worry about Xanthan Gum!
*I like to add dry milk powder to certain gluten-free baked goods as it helps aid in browning. Gluten-free flour blends have starch in them, which can make browning difficult. I also think it helps with softness. If you don't have any, it's perfectly fine to leave it out. If you aren't making these gluten-free, you don't need the milk powder.
To freeze, I recommend portioning out the dough into balls using a cookie scoop. Place them on a baking sheet and then into the freezer. Once they are frozen solid, you can transfer them to a freezer bag. Now you can have cookies whenever the mood strikes!
I feel like I eat a lot of cookie dough and cookies when I make them, which makes me think I'll never make another cookie again, until the next time my cravings strike! 🙂 I do love white chocolate in cookies, so this cranberry version looks perfect! Love the pretty color and festive touch for the holidays. I have a feeling the cookie dough (and baked cookies) would be devoured in no time!
I went through a boycott of making holiday cookies last year. Seriously I think I only made two different varieties. BUT, I'm more than making up for all that this year. I've been making way too many!! And what's the acceptable amount to eat? I'm probably the wrong person to ask, because my answer is ALL of them. It is perfectly acceptable to eat them ALL. On repeat. 😉 hahaha. Not so sure my jeans will agree with me though. Anyways, these are faaabulous, girl!!!!! SO festive and pretty! White chocolate is my jam, but combined with cranberries and that orange glaze?! DROOOOOL! I'm going to need to triple the recipe, because I could eat these beauties all day long! Pinned! Cheers!
Woo hoo! I can eat them all?! 😉 Thanks for the kind words and pin, Cheyanne!


This beautiful, simple and delicious Cherry Almond Cake is studded with juicy fresh cherries and has a delicate almond flavour.
My favourite fruit is the cherry. I just can't resist sweet fresh cherries and when I'm at the market I always end up buying way too much. After enjoying many au naturel, I thought it would be nice to bake something with the remaining cherries. I knew that I wanted something almond flavoured since almonds and cherries complement each other so well.
After a bit of research online, I came across a recipe from Joy of Baking for a Cherry Cake. I made a couple of changes to the ingredients and simplified the preparation method. This cake has cherries mixed in the batter but is also studded with additional halved cherries. Adding some halved cherries to the top of the cake before baking ensures that you have cherries throughout the cake and that they don't all sink to the bottom.
The cake has a delicate almond flavour coming from the ground almonds as well as from the pure almond extract. If you don't have any almond extract at home I highly recommend you get some. Pure almond extract imparts a delightful nutty flavour to your bake goods, and a little goes a long way.
This Cherry Almond Cake is simple to make and is perfect served at room temperature. I like to serve mine with a light dusting of powdered sugar.
Grease the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan, line it with parchment paper and butter the sides and paper with butter.
Rinse the cherries well and set aside 15 cherries for the top of the cake.
Pit and quarter the rest of the cherries. If you have a cherry pitter then this will be a much quicker task. If not, you can use a small paring knife to cut around the cherry, split it in half and remove the pit with your fingers.
Take the remaining 15 cherries and pit and halve them, set them apart from the quartered cherries.
Place the halved and quartered cherries on separate sheets of paper towel, cut side down.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, almond meal, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of your mixer, combine butter and sugar and beat on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time beating just until combined.
Add the sour cream and almond extract and beat until mixed. The batter will look slightly curdled at this point but that's ok.
With the mixer on low speed, gradually add in the flour mixture and beat just until the flour is mixed in.
Add the quartered cherries to the batter and fold in with rubber spatula.
Evenly spread the batter into the pan and then arrange the halved cherries (cut side down) on top of the cake.
Bake for approximately 25 minutes, until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool to room temperature.
If desired, once the cake has cooled you can dust the cake with a bit of powdered sugar.
Yum! I love fresh cherries! This looks so delicious!
what a yummy tea cake!
Yes, I'm making sure that I take advantage of the season. You're welcome!
I love cherry cake! Right now is a perfect time to make it!
What a perfect cake for summertime cherry season! Yum!
I'm in complete agreement with you 🙂 Thanks Amanda!


American Dancer and Actress best known for roles in films Footloose and Rock of Ages.
Is she a good 6 inches shorter than Swift in the photo Rob?
I'd say she looks around that much shorter.
She was actually taller than Victoria Justice only because her heels were slightly higher. However, when they posed together more recently, Victoria Justice was slightly taller, but because of higher heels. It would be a tight call if they both removed the footwear. Julianne may just edge her out.
Interesting comment below claiming that Julianne Hough is taller than Victoria Justice. Wow! Thought Victoria Justice was around 5'7 barefoot.
Suprisingly stood taller than Victoria Justice.
I recently saw her in a restaurant. She appeared to be 5'5 1/2" to me, but that's because of the fact that she had heels on. I would say that she's either 5'2 1/2" or 5'3. Derek Hough is roughly 5'9".
Julianne posted a photo on instagram which she later removed, she claimed she was 5'3 and 3/4.
Heres Jules with 5'2 Lea Michele - Jules had a platform heel however still looks towering.
Here with 5'1 Vanessa Hudgens - Both pics have similar heels and postures! Jules looking AT LEAST 2 inches taller!
Jules looks exactly the same height in probably 4 inch heels with at least 3inch advantage-- I think at least 5'3 for Julianne is about right! No less. Also not far off a slouching 5'6 Carrie Ann Inaba (with a similar heel).
In these photos with 4'9 shawn Johnson, with a similar heel, I think that Julianne looks a solid 5 inches taller than her. Making 5'3 a reasonable.
SHe is the same height as Kelly Ripa in this pic, they are probably wearing similar heels I saw this episode and remember them being similar type shoes.
Kelly is listed as 5'2.5, sometimes I see 5'3. 5'2.5 seems fair for Julianne. Julianne actually looks like slightly taller than Kelly.
Whats the height difference between Julianne Hough and Jennifer Aniston? Is that atleast 5 cm - 8 cm?
Yeaaah, i dont think Rob is right about Julians height.. I bet shes only 157cm/ 5'2. Look at her and nicole richie. Pretty much the same height.
5 cm would be a noticable difference and i cant see one with her and nicole richie.
i think she might be around 157-158cm range. She looked very short next to the very short ryan seacrest.
Is it possible that 5'3" is Hough's dance height? And why is swift wearing higher heels than a short girl? She's already taller than average.
Yeah, there is no way Julianne Hough is 160cm. Maximum, 156-157cm. Look at her and Nina Dobrev. That looks like a 8-10cm height difference.
Im 153,5cm and my mom is 164. Our height difference looks exactly the same as Juliannes and Ninas.
@rob, theres no way this girl is 160 cm. That height difference doesnt loik like 5 cm.
Here is another picture of julianne hough and hilary duff. Hilary might be wearing a litlle higher heels, but not much.
Here is a picture of hilary duff and hayden panettiere who is according to bella petite 4 ft 11. As you can see hilary duff probably isn't more than top 5'05.
Hi Rob, have you given any thought about lowering Juliannes height? Check out this link with 4'11" kourtney kardashian. Check out kourtneys heels and compare them with juliannes high platforms. I doubt shes really 5'3. Maybe max 5'1.
I just found this picture of Julianne Hough and Kristen Bell. Kristen Bell is 155 cm and they basically look the same height.
Obviously i don't know if Kristen is wearing high heels, but if shes not, then Julianne Hough would be shorter than her.
As you can see, Julianne Hough is wearing heels. So shes either shorter than 155cm or the same height as Kristen Bell.
She's definitely not 160 cm.
I'm 5'3". She looks my height. She's best friends with nina dobrev and is just 2 inches shorter so there is no way she is 5 feet tall. Since I'm 5'3", let me tell you, I've had several people think I was around 5 feet before. My mother in law asked me my height a few months ago. She said, "How tall are you, 5 foot? 5'1". And I just was like..."what????" Hahahaaa. I know people who are 5 foot tall? I haven't worn flats since! I earned those 3 inches!
She looked tall in the movie safe haven. Movie magic? 160cm. She never looks that short.
Intense box work on her new one, like big boxes to stand on.
No way! She is 5 foot if she's an inch. I love how often celebs lie about their heights!
Derek looks about 5'8'', but wow julianne!!! perfection much?
There is no way she is 5'3". I stood next to her and I am 5'5" and I towered over her. She is at best 5'1. Most likely 5' flat.


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Madam Kwa Geok Choo : 1920 - 2010
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It was 1947. Miss Kwa Geok Choo, 27, one of Malaya's top brains, was just two months into law school at Cambridge University when the Christmas holiday started.
The plan was for her and boyfriend, Lee Kuan Yew, 24, to spend some weeks in Stratford-on-Avon and visit the theatre famed for William Shakespeare's plays.
What no one else knew was that the couple was heading to the quaint English town with a newly-bought platinum ring - to be secretly married. It would stay a secret between them for the next 51 years, even after they officially tied the knot here in 1950.
It also marked the start of a union ahead of its time: That between a man and a woman who saw each other as intellectual equals and forged an uncommon partnership in nation-building.
On Saturday, Madam Kwa - soulmate of Singapore's first Prime Minister and mother to its third - died at the age of 89.
"Choo", as Mr Lee, 87, affectionately called her, was his "wife and partner". Just how significantly she filled that latter role, however, was not well known to the public for years due to the low profile she deliberately kept - until the 1998 release of Mr Lee's memoirs, The Singapore Story, published by Singapore Press Holdings and Times Editions.
It was then that her understated influence on the Singapore Story first emerged.
Never-before-revealed material showed that during the drafting of Singapore's agreement to separate from Malaysia in 1965, it was Mrs Lee, a conveyancing lawyer, who wrote up the bilateral contract concerning water supply.
Mr Lee had wanted the water agreements with Johor to be included in the Separation Agreement. He said in his memoirs: "I was too hard-pressed, and told Choo, who was a good conveyancing lawyer, to find a neat way to achieve this."
The paragraphs drafted by Mrs Lee became part of the Malaysian Constitution, guaranteeing Singapore's water supply from Johor.
A founding member of the People's Action Party, Mrs Lee delivered her first and only party political broadcast during the 1959 general election, urging women to vote for the party. She also acted as her husband's intermediary in his dealings with the British governor and a plenipotentiary from the Malayan Communist Party. It was also she who had been proof-reading, even correcting, Mr Lee's speeches since 1950.
Naturally, Mrs Lee helped during the three-year production of the 680-page memoirs, staying up with him into the wee hours of the morning to review the drafts or simply to keep him company.
She was "one powerful critic and helper", demanding "precise, clear and unambiguous language", Mr Lee wrote in the preface of the book, which was dedicated to her. "Choo was a tower of strength, giving me constant emotional and intellectual support".
'A certain intuition'
The capable Peranakan woman also provided what Mr Lee once dubbed his "insurance policy" that freed him to play his role in newly-independent Singapore: A wife who could be a sole breadwinner and raise their three young children at the same time.
When he became Prime Minister in 1959, he left the management of their law firm, Lee and Lee, in the hands of his wife and his younger brother, the late Mr Dennis Lee Kim Yew. The trio had set up the business in 1955.
"There is no doubt she must have been of great help and comfort to him in his stressful but successful political career. If I may say so, Mrs Lee has been working in tandem with (him) for the good of Singapore," the late Mr Lim Kim San, a former Cabinet Minister, said in 2003.
While her knowledge of political affairs was not on par with that of her husband, according to the latter, he valued her spot-on gut feel about people's characters.
This, Mr Lee noted in 2004, was a trait inherited by their eldest child, current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: "He picked up from me a certain way of thinking, certain logic, certain cut of mind. He has got from his mother a facility with words, and a certain intuition."
That intuition - and her wit - was evident on a September night in 1970 in Moscow where Mr and Mrs Lee, along with Foreign Minister S Rajaratnam, were invited to visit by then Prime Minister of the Soviet Union, Mr Aleksei Nikolayevich Kosygin.
Staying at the guest dacha, the couple suspected their rooms were bugged, Mr Lee wrote in the second volume of his memoirs From Third World to First published by Singapore Press Holdings and Times Editions.
And Mrs Lee remarked: "Strange, they paid so much attention to me. They must think I have a great deal of influence over you. They gave very little attention to Raja."
The next day, Mr Lee recounted, Mr Rajaratnam received much more attention than his wife from their Russian hosts.
Mr Lee added: "She has a keen intuition when judging people. While I make up my mind more on analysis and reason, she decides more on 'feel' and has an uncanny knack of sensing the real feelings and positions of a person behind the smiles and the friendly words. She was often right about who not to trust, although she could not quite explain why - maybe it was the expression on a person's face, the way he smiled, the look in his eyes or body language."
Mrs Lee's intuition was proven correct on several occasions, including the failed merger between Singapore and Malaysia.
Said Mr Lee: "She did tell me that she didn't think Malaysia would work. She didn't think it would work because, she said: 'You know the way they do things and we'll never change them'."
Then, there was her resilience. Within two months of the severe stroke in London in 2003, the octogenarian was back to most of her routine activities and appearing by her husband's side at public events.
As she had always done since their children got older, she continued to accompany him on his trips abroad. This included a three-nation trip to the Middle East in March 2007. Their loving relationship, when unveiled in glimpses through Mr Lee's memoirs, mesmerised the public. Two incidents stood out.
One was their secret marriage. The second concerned a bold request made a year earlier, during a New Year's Eve party in 1946, before Mr Lee left for England.
By then, the two Raffles College students had been meeting regularly at the home of Mr Lee's schoolmate, Miss Kwa's brother-in-law - the two men had a gum-making venture going.
She was older than him by nearly three years, and had caught his attention in 1940 when she topped the school in English and Economics, leaving him a horrified, distant second. (Later in life, Mr Lee would unabashedly highlight his wife's brilliance. Not only was the daughter of a banker No 1 in the 1936 Senior Cambridge Exam for the whole of Malaya, she also vied with him for the Queen's Scholarship to study in Britain.)
Neither cared for candle-lit dinners
In 1944, Mr Lee first asked her out on his 21st birthday for a dinner at a Chinese restaurant at the Great World, an amusement park.
Mr Lee said in his memoirs: "True, she was escorted by her brother-in-law, but in the Singapore of that era, if a girl accepted an invitation to a young man's 21st birthday dinner, it was an event not without significance."
Even in the midst of the Japanese Occupation of Malaya, those courtship days, Mr Lee recalled, were the "happiest" of his life. Hence, even though the ambitious young man was set on leaving for England to read law after the war ended, he wanted to know if she would make a long-term commitment.
So, at a party, he led her out of the house into the garden facing the sea. Would she wait three years for his return? She agreed, later describing his impressive "powers of persuasion" as what she admired most about him. (As it turned out, they had only a year to wait before she joined him on a scholarship at Cambridge, where she graduated with First Class Honours.)
The incident, recorded in Mr Lee's memoirs, fired the imagination of certain media agencies that added frills such as a romantic "balcony" scene. Exactly, in fact, the kind of "big fuss" Mrs Lee in 1998 told an interviewer she feared would be made over revelations of their early relationship.
"That would give me goose pimples," she said, confessing her initial reluctance to having their secret marriage written about in her husband's memoirs.
Their relationship, though loving, was not the sentimental sort. "Neither of us would care for candle-lit dinners," she said in another rare interview. Mr Lee once summed up a life partner thus: "You either have the Western view: You marry the woman you love. Or the Eastern view: You love the woman you marry. I tried to match both and I think it wasn't a bad choice."
Like the hybrid, white orchid that was one of only two things the intensely private woman would give her name to - the other was a scholarship for law students - Madam Kwa Geok Choo was of a rare breed.
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Kabuki Strength Power Bar Review
By: Adam
You've seen it, right?
Chris Duffin gnawing away at a competing power bar…
Not literally, as in Chris himself, but rather his ever-so-awesome Kabuki Strength power bar.
In case you missed it, you can catch the video below, but the cliff notes are a follows:
Chris puts the Kabuki power bar on the lathe.
Chris turns on the lathe.
Chris firmly presses a competing power bar onto the spinning Kabuki power bar.
Chris removes the competing power bar, showing how its knurling was completely eaten away by the kabuki power bar.
Chris pans to the Kabuki power bar, which remains relatively unscathed outside of some minor cleaning.
Chris reverses the role to demonstrate the same outcome when the competing bar is on the lathe.
It's a pretty damn cool… mmmmm… scratch that… SAVAGE experiment if I say so myself.
It's one that's helped propel the Kabuki Strength power bar into being one of the coolest, strongest, and downright sexiest bars on the market.
In this review, I'm going to break down everything you need to know about this bar, what makes it different, how it stacks up to other power bars, and if it's worth the price tag.
Let's dig in.
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Kabuki Strength New Generation Power Bar
There are a lot of things I really like about this bar. Its construction quality is clearly top-notch, it's aesthetically beautiful, it performs very well, and its durability is unmatched.
It's also expensive.
Let's face it – this is a very niche bar.
Chris knows that, Chris owns that, and I for one appreciate that.
In other words, this bar isn't going to be taking any material amount of market share away from the likes of Rogue Fitness. The manufacturing process is different and the price alone puts this bar in a different class compared to the Rogue Ohio Power Bars of the world.
But its unique qualities combine to make it a true work of powerlifting art. And I'm not talking about some peaceful Bob Ross landscape…
I'm talking a hardcore, workhorse canvas that draws you in and makes you wonder how such a savage piece can be so beautiful.
Deep, right? Maybe I can be an art critic if this whole equipment thing doesn't work out.
Totally kidding, let's look at the specs of this beast:
Bar Weight: 20kg
Shaft Diameter: 29mm
Knurl: Aggressive Knurl
Center Knurl: Yes – Same Pattern with Center Rings
Knurl Marks: Powerlifting
Shaft Coating: Electroless Nickel, Zinc, or Black Oxide
Tensile Strength: 258,000 PSI
Bar Length: 86.5″
Distance Between Collar Faces: 51.5″
Loadable Sleeve Length: 16.35″
Sleeve Coating: Electroless Nickel, Zinc, or Black Oxide
Bushing/Bearing: Bushing
Buy at Kabuki - $599+
I feel it's important to touch on this for this specific review because the Kabuki Strength bar has largely become so popular due to its tensile strength and savage testing.
There is a popular misconception that tensile strength is a measure of the bar's ability to resist flex under load. This is incorrect. That is actually measured by the modulus of elasticity, or Young's Modulus.
The amount of flex a bar undergoes is largely consistent across all steel and steel alloys (assuming consistent specs). So the variables that determine this are the diameter of the bar itself along with the distance between the actual weight. So any 29mm power bar spec'd the same is going to flex very similarly assuming a consistent weight.
Where you start to see some differences in bars is actually with the oscillation of the bar itself (i.e. the spring-like movement of the bar). This is determined not only by the type of alloy used, but also the process by which said allow is heated during the production process. As a crude formula, the higher the tensile strength and the harder the material is (Rockwell hardness), the less oscillation a bar will experience under load. The Kabuki power bar has a 258,000 PSI tensile strength and a 51 HRC (Rockwell hardness), both of which are very high.
Now, generally speaking, the higher the tensile strength, the more weight will be required to deform the bar (AKA yield strength). Tensile strength is actually calculated in part through the Rockwell hardness, which is simply a measure of a material's ability to resist penetration. Kabuki Strength uses a diamond point to measure this.
This is where it gets really interesting. This is where you really start to understand what the Kabuki power bar is going to provide. In their testing, Kabuki Strength found that in using the same drop-test experiment across three different bars, the Kabuki bar experienced 3 times less deformation than the average of the other two, which were 190,000 and 205,000 PSI tensile strength, respectively. It's also important to note that the 190k bar had more deformation than the 205k bar, which demonstrates a quantifiable correlation between tensile strength and deformation.
Furthermore, the high HRC of the Kabuki bar means that the knurling is extremely resistant to material change. In their testing of the knurl-on-knurl savagery shown above, they found the 190k bar and the 205k bar experienced complete knurl flattening in 5 seconds and 7 seconds, respectively. After over 5 minutes (i.e. 300 seconds+), the Kabuki bar's knurling still hadn't flattened. In fact, it still looked pretty damn good all things considered.
Here's the bottom line, because that was a lot of information: The Kabuki Strength power bar is going to last significantly longer than the overwhelming majority of other power bars. Consider that most other power bars are at or under 205k PSI and the Kabuki bar is at 258k. I'm not going to tell you that the tensile strength alone is a critically important factor for most users, but when you add all these factors together, it's not hard to see that the Kabuki bar is primed for a long, beautiful, high-performing life.
The knurling on this bar is without a doubt one of my favorite patterns on any of the power bars I've used (which is a lot). It's aggressive, but I personally find it to be more subdued than I was originally expecting when I first ordered the bar.
Aggressively subdued. Is that an oxymoron? I'm running with it either way.
The knurling has a lot of touch points, which is great for generating more surface area in the hand. Although many people think this knurl actually has a volcano pattern, meaning the tops are cut and pitted, the knurl is actually quite mountainous. That's not a bad thing at all, however, as the knurl still isn't overly aggressive. This can most likely be attributed to the fact that the points-per-square inch ratio is so high. This, therefore, more evenly distributes the pressure, and takes away some of the bite.
Generally speaking, I'm a big fan of this knurl. It's aggressive enough that I know it's there, it provides an excellent grip, and it's comfortable enough to use on each of the squat, bench, and deadlift.
The shaft on the Kabuki Strength power bar measures 29mm, which is consistent with IPF standards and the vast majority of powerlifting bars out there. The biggest difference in the shaft of the Kabuki bar is, of course, the tensile strength. Measuring up to 258,000 PSI, it really blows the competition out of the water. The Vulcan Strength Absolute Stainless Steel Power Bar is the closest I've seen at ~240,000 PSI, but the majority of others are below 205,000. The Rogue Ohio Power Bar, for example, is 200k-205k depending on which steel you pick.
The center knurl on this bar offers a unique double-ring that's quite useful when lining up a squat. The pattern itself is the same as the rest of the bar, and I find it to be very comfortable overall. Interestingly enough, when I lower myself from the bar after squatting, I feel my shirt actually pulling away from my back as it sticks to the knurl just slightly. I don't noticeably get this with most other bars, and I think this is a real testament to the 'stickiness' of the knurl. I actually really like it – it's oddly satisfying.
As I do with all bar reviews, let's talk the completely unnecessary and absolutely picky knurl termination points. The Kabuki bar does offer clean start-stops on every section except the center knurl rings. I'm sure some of it has to do with just how small the width of the rings is, but I feel they could be cleaned up a little.
Since we are talking about unnecessary things, the powerlifting marks are wider than most other bars (0.27mm vs 0.21mm). Now, 99% of people probably won't have a problem with this, but if you have thin pinkies, you may find yourself wanting a little more of the knurl vs the smooth part.
Let's start with the collar. It's thin, which I really like. It's wider than the KG version of the Rogue Ohio Power Bar but thinner than every other bar I've used. One drawback to the KG Rogue OPB is that some people complained that the first plate would sometimes hit the upright when racking the bar. I haven't had that experience at all with the Kabuki bar. While the impact will be marginal, the thinner collar means the load factor will be slightly closer to the middle of the bar, thereby reducing flex. It also looks cooler in my opinion.
The sleeves themselves are coated with the same coating as the rest of the bar. I have the electroless nickel bar so my sleeves are… (suspenseful music)…electroless nickel. The sleeves are grooved, which, if you've read any of my other reviews, is not my favorite. I prefer smooth sleeves because of the noise a grooved sleeve makes when loading/unloading the bar. Real talk, the Kabuki sleeves are pretty loud, but this may not be an issue for you. If it is, I've found that a slight lift on the plate, along with a slower push/pull reduces the noise, but not enough to compete with a smooth sleeve.
The sleeves operate via an oil-impregnated bronze bushing system, which promotes a slow and steady spin. After spinning these sleeves, I haven't noticed any hitches in motion; the spin is free and it comes to a gradual stop. Sleeve slop is practically non-existent. I noticed very little movement along the shaft vertically or laterally. Not only does this limit rattling noise, but it also creates a better lifting experience altogether from a performance perspective.
The loadable sleeve length is 16.35″, which is consistent with most other power bars. As I always note, this means I can load over 600 lbs of my comp bumpers with room for a collar. If you have a thinner profile plate, like a calibrated plate, you can load much more than that onto the bar. The sleeve diameter is 1.96″ (also consistent) and they are affixed to the bar with a thick snap ring.
Since this bar arrived about a month ago, I haven't used another barbell. I wanted to put this one through several sessions on all the lifts. Having used it now numerous times, I can confidently say it performs outstandingly well on every lift, making it a true all-purpose power bar.
Squats – I'm a big fan of this bar on all squat variations, but especially back squats. I'll be using it a lot going forward. When used in a low bar positioning, it felt rock solid without any semblance of slippage. On high bar squats, which I predominately train with these days, it's very comfortable… remember, 'aggressively subdued.' I found the center ring to be very useful in lining up, but it's not required by any means. Front squats also felt good, but I won't be personally using this bar going forward on that lift.
Bench – Just awesome. Again, the knurl pattern to me is great on bench. It's enough to feel the bite, but yet it's really comfortable in the hands. I typically don't like aggressively knurled bars on bench press, but this one I do. It will be in the regular rotation for me on upper days, but I do wish the knurl ring wasn't as wide.
Deadlift – 100% going in the rotation. I get a great grip on the bar that holds well without carving up my hands. Of all my bars, this one, along with the Vulcan Absolute 2.0 and the Rogue OPB, is my favorite power bar to deadlift with. I expect that to be my regular rotation for now when I'm not reviewing other bars.
The Kabuki Strength power bar is currently offered in 3 different finish types at 3 different price levels:
From left to right: zinc, electroless nickel, black oxide
Black Oxide – The black oxide version will offer the least amount of corrosion resistance, but it will likely also offer the best overall feel. As a conversion coating, black oxide actually mimics the feeling of a bare steel or a stainless steel shaft. The biggest drawback is that it will be prone to rust over time, especially if you train in a humid environment. Hitting it with some 3-in-1 oil and a brush regularly will help mitigate the effects of oxidation. The black oxide bar is priced at $649.
Zinc – The zinc version is the most economically priced, coming in at $599. This bar has a zinc coating that varies in hue from bluish to brownish. Over time it will develop more of a gunmetal patina, which looks pretty sweet. I own the Kabuki Shoulderok in zinc, and it looks great. The corrosion resistance on the zinc bar will be better than the black oxide, but it's still smart to maintain with a brush and oil if you're training in a humid space.
Electroless Nickel – This is the version that I own, and it's their premium finish priced at $669. The finish here has a mirror-like polish to it, and it just looks cool. As far as corrosion resistance, this will be the best option. There have actually been studies that show a superior resistance to rust than even stainless steel. The coating is substantially harder than zinc, which means that it will last much longer (years) before wearing through. For only $20 more over the black oxide, I think it would be a no-brainer to pick this version.
When you pay a premium price, you expect a premium, high-end look to go along with your premium, high-end performance. The Kabuki Strength power bar did not disappoint in the aesthetics department. Quite the contrary actually, as it's definitely one of the best looking bars that I now own.
Starting with the finish, the electroless nickel is a really unique plating that produces a very cool look. As mentioned above, the shaft has a mirror effect that just pops when compared to some other bars. I can almost look myself in the eyes when I'm getting ready for a squat and pump myself up.
No, I don't do that… but it's cool to know that I can…
The knurl termination points are very well executed with exception to the center knurl rings. I think they can be cleaned up a bit to be more consistent with the rest of the bar. Unless you're closely inspecting it, however, the dual center ring is actually a great looking feature. I don't have any areas of double-tracked knurling or any other concerns with the knurl profile. Considering how hard the shaft is (HEY NOW….), I'm especially impressed with the tooling.
The sleeves look great. While it's true I'm not a huge fan from an auditory perspective, the grooved sleeves are aesthetically beautiful. Finished in the same electroless nickel plating, they really stand out among the rest. The thin profile of the collar is just icing on the cake for me.
Lastly, the end caps. After the initial end cap issue on the first release, Kabuki Strength came back and hit it out of the park. Oh, and they also sent replacements to all those who bought the first batch. Tip of the cap. The new end cap is completely unique and I'm a huge fan overall. The mirror-like metal is stamped with the Kabuki Strength Logo with a minimalist approach to the typeface. It's subtle, yet it makes a statement.
Let me work it, I put my thang down flip it and reverse it…
…Missy Elliot, anyone?
Anywhoo, is this bar worth the $599+ price tag?
At the risk of sounding like a cop out, I think it depends. I do believe this bar overall is in the next tier up when you compare it to the Rogue OPB, Vulcan Absolute v2, etc… but does that equate to a ~$300 price jump?
I think this bar is worth it if you have the budget to support it, you're an established and passionate lifter, and you're looking for a premium bar.
If you're just getting started in powerlifting, I think you're better served picking a lower price-point power bar to get going. You can always upgrade later.
Make no mistake, this bar is 100% a daily driver and it's going to last ages. I expect the resale value on this bar to be very strong as well.
Kabuki Strength New Generation Power Bar – Pros and Cons
This is the hardest power bar currently on the market. Where some power bars have knurling that will wear down over time at touch points, the Kabuki knurl was made to withstand the test of time.
The knurling on this bar is 'aggressively subdued.' I for one love that because I like an aggressive knurl, but I don't like an overly sharp pattern.
The overall construction quality is top-tier, exactly what you would expect with a premium-priced bar.
The bar is spec'd to satisfy all powerlifting fed guidelines, including our IPF overlords.
The weight is highly accurate coming in at 20.05 kg.
I like the fact you can select from three different finish options at three different price points.
Aesthetically, the bar looks awesome. The mirror-like finish is so fresh and clean. The end caps are badass and unique. It's definitely one of my favorite looking bars.
The bar is expensive. Starting at $599, it's in another bracket compared to most power bars. But that's by design – it's a niche bar. This is a premium offering, plain and simple.
Depending on the finish and your lifting environment, regular maintenance may be required. For instance, the black oxide bar in a humid environment will need frequent oiling to limit the effects of oxidation.
I'm very impressed with the Kabuki Strength power bar. It has one of the most impressive knurl patterns I've used to date. It's aggressive without the sharpness that something like a Vulcan Elite power bar would offer. I'm going to personally be using it on each of the big 3 lifts regularly in my training.
The strength/hardness of the bar has been tested and well documented at this point. I have no doubt this bar will last a very long time. Its quality is evident from the moment it's taken out of the box. The packaging, by the way, was very good. The tube arrived in excellent condition from Oregon to North Carolina and the bar was packed tightly and neatly.
It's true – this bar is expensive. Considering the materials, the cost to produce, the overall construction quality, and the lengthy life expectancy though, I can understand the price point. You're paying a premium price for a premium product.
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If you want to read more about power bars or powerlifting equipment in general, check out my ultimate guide to building a powerlifting home gym.
If you want to read about the Universal Barbell Score, check it out here.
If you have any questions about this bar or power bars in general, please leave a comment below. Likewise, if you own the Kabuki Strength Power Bar and you want to chime in with your own thoughts, please do so!
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The Kabuki Strength New Generation Power Bar is an outstanding all-purpose power bar that delivers performance and aesthetics. While it's a pricey barbell, it is a premium bar that will last a lifetime.
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The Winged Lion is the traditional symbol of Venice.
It is the symbol of Mark the Evangelist, (The apostle).
"Pax tibi, Marce, Evangelista meus".
This is Latin, meaning, "Peace be upon you, O Mark, my Evangelist".
The Winged Lion can be seen everywhere in Venice.


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Back in April I blogged about wanting to get an e-Reader, but not knowing which one to get.
Well, today I finally made my choice and I ordered a Kindle from Amazon.
After doing lots of research about the different readers out there I decided to go with the Kindle, despite my dislike for Amazon and some of their practices.
But if I am going to invest in something like this then it has to be the best. And it is. And with the price drop it made it even more affordable so it's now on it's way.
Well, once the new stock arrives that is!
I am so excited and can't wait to get it and try it out. I really hope it lives up to my expectations. It weighs less than 300 grams and has free 3G wireless so you can download books anywhere without having to get a phone or data plan from a telco or anything like that.
The list of cool stuff is endless, so I'll let you read all about it for yourself, if you're interested, here.
This will in no way stop me from buying books, there are some authors and books that just have to be physically bought, but it will save me heaps of money (and space) buying the cheap fiction that I often pick up, stuff from Reichs, Patterson, Slaughter, etc. Plus you can get older books for under $5 and there are also out-of-copyright books you can get for free, which suits me, as there are a few of those 'classics' I've always wanted to read, but never actually wanted to spend money on in case I didn't like em. Such as Jane Austen!
So what do you think? Have you been tempted to get an e-Reader?
I havent been tempted to get one (yet ) and even if i was tempted i couldnt afford it anyway. But wait - you havent read any Austen?!


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Power in a Same-Sex Union
How the fight for gay marriage transformed the gay rights movement.
Noah Berlatsky | 10.6.2012 1:00 PM
From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle of Same-Sex Marriage, by Michael J. Klarman, Oxford University Press, 288 pages, $27.95.
Politics blends pragmatism and ideology to the point where it is sometimes impossible to separate ethics from tactics. This is certainly the case in the campaign for gay marriage, as Michael J. Klarman illustrates in his new book From the Closet to the Altar.
Klarman is a constitutional law scholar at Harvard, and his book has the dry nuts-and-bolts affect you'd expect from a legal academic. Yet it's hard not to be swept up in the almost miraculous narrative embedded in his dispassionate prose. In 1957, the ACLU—that's the ACLU—considered homosexuals "socially heretical or deviant" and saw laws punishing them as both warranted and constitutional. A little over a half century later, 70 to 80 percent of Americans support legislation guaranteeing nondiscrimination in employment to gays and lesbians. Acceptance for gay people is moving so quickly that Klarman's book was out of date even before it hits bookstores. "Obama is unlikely to endorse gay marriage before the 2012 election," it predicts. When you can't safely bet on the cravenness of politicians, you know that something unusual is going on.
Given the pace of change, it's hard not to view the gay rights struggle as one of nearly unparalleled success. Yet Klarman perceives several setbacks and missed opportunities. While overwhelming majorities of Americans support equal treatment for gays and lesbians in employment, for example, Congress has not passed a law making discrimination on the basis of sexuality illegal. Klarman suggests that this is in no small part due to the fact that the issue of gay marriage has so thoroughly dominated discussion of gay rights for the last quarter century.
In 1993, Hawaii's supreme court declared in Baehr v. Lewin that denying marriage rights to gays violated the state constitution. Hawaii was probably the most liberal state in the nation at the time in terms of its attitudes towards gays, yet even here, as Klarman says, gay marriage in 1993 was a radical innovation. Polls showed that Hawaiians opposed gay marriage by as much as 3 to 1. Baehr energized that opposition, which reverberated throughout the country as other states scrambled to pass legislation that would keep them from having to recognize gay unions solemnized in Hawaii. Even in Hawaii itself, the backlash triumphed; by the end of the decade, the state had passed a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to mixed sex couples.
Baehr, and the backlash to Baehr, set the stage for the next two decades. Gay rights proponents were not infrequently successful in court—in Massachusetts in 2003, for example, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health required the state to recognize gay marriages. But same-sex marriage was so unpopular with the electorate that court victories often sparked successful efforts to amend state constitutions, among other stinging electoral defeats. From California to Iowa, gay marriage was defeated every time it came up for a referendum. The power of the issue energized Republicans, who were relatively united in opposition, and confounded Democrats, who were hopelessly divided.
Opposition to gay marriage was a huge factor in turning out the evangelical vote in 2004, where Republicans worked hard to get the issue on the ballot in swing states. Like other commenters, Klarman argues that same-sex unions may have enabled Bush's victory in Ohio, and thus in the election. In particular, Bush's supporters targeted black Ohio churches, which (like religious groups in general) tended to be especially opposed to gay marriage. Bush's percentage of the black vote in Ohio went up 7 percent from 2000 to 2004—enough to hand the state to the Republicans. Because of his victory, Bush was able to appoint Samuel Alito and John Roberts to the Supreme Court, appointments which may well considerably delay federal legal acknowledgement of gay and lesbian unions.
And so, Klarman argues, the focus on the extremely controversial issue of gay marriage may have materially hurt the cause of gay rights—by derailing other legislative initiatives, by prompting states to pass hard-to-repeal constitutional amendments, by damaging the Democratic coalition, by changing the make-up of the Supreme Court. Same-sex marriage in Hawaii and elsewhere was initially pushed by individuals and by local groups. National advocacy organizations preferred to focus less on the libertarian goal of freedom to marry and more on egalitarian efforts such as employment discrimination legislation or AIDS research; they might also have fought for civil unions rather than marriage, to avoid the predictable and overwhelming backlash. Many queer people, for that matter, strongly rejected marriage, seeing it as an oppressive, patriarchal, and conservative institution.
And yet…is it really possible to say that the gay marriage movement has been misguided? As Klarman notes, the image of gay couples lining up to be married, looking for all the world like any other couples in love, has been an enormous force for gay acceptance. Klarman points in particular to the widely publicized image of 11-year-old McKinley BarbouRoske celebrating her parents victory in their gay marriage case in Iowa. As Klarman says, "one can only guess how many people have changed their attitudes toward gay marriage after experiencing gay married couples as good neighbors or as parents of well-adjusted children."
Klarman's analysis makes it clear that a different path for gay rights, less focused on marriage, could have had effects many activists would welcome. But surely there would have been losses as well. It's true that the civil rights movement did not early on prioritize the extremely controversial issue of interracial marriage. But then, interracial marriage wasn't necessarily central to the experience of most black people, who were discriminated against first because of the color of their skin rather than because of who they chose to marry. For gays and lesbians, on the other hand, who they love is precisely why they are targets of prejudice. That's part of why same-sex marriage is so incendiary—and perhaps also a part of why it has had such transformative power. In less than a lifetime, gay marriage has gone from an impossibility to a near-future nationwide probability. Ethically or tactically, that's a hard outcome to regret.
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For home cooking is what brand of knives are good quality, but not ridiculously priced. Say an 8-14 piece or something that is somwhere between the crappy $ 30 walmart knife sets and the overprices $ 300+ knife sets.
You can buy a J.A. Henkels entry level knife set at walmart. For like $ 80 they are in my opinion the best knife set for your buck.


In mathematics, an aliquot sequence is a sequence of positive integers in which each term is the sum of the proper divisors of the previous term. If the sequence reaches the number 1, it ends, since the sum of the proper divisors of 1 is 0.
σ1(1) − 1 = 0.
Some numbers have an aliquot sequence which is eventually periodic, but the number itself is not perfect, amicable, or sociable. For instance, the aliquot sequence of 95 is 95, 25, 6, 6, 6, 6, ... . Numbers like 95 that are not perfect, but have an eventually repeating aliquot sequence of period 1 are called aspiring numbers.
A number that is never the successor in an aliquot sequence is called an untouchable number.
An important conjecture due to Catalan, sometimes called the Catalan–Dickson conjecture, is that every aliquot sequence ends in one of the above ways: with a prime number, a perfect number, or a set of amicable or sociable numbers. The alternative would be that a number exists whose aliquot sequence is infinite yet never repeats. Any one of the many numbers whose aliquot sequences have not been fully determined might be such a number. The first five candidate numbers are often called the Lehmer five (named after D.H. Lehmer): 276, 552, 564, 660, and 966. However, it is worth noting that 276 may reach a high apex in its aliquot sequence and then descend; the number 138 reaches a peak of 179931895322 before returning to 1.
Guy and Selfridge believe the Catalan–Dickson conjecture is false (so they conjecture some aliquot sequences are unbounded above (or diverge)).
As of April 2015[update], there were 898 positive integers less than 100,000 whose aliquot sequences have not been fully determined, and 9190 such integers less than 1,000,000.
. Two special cases are loops that represent perfect numbers and cycles of length two that represent amicable pairs.
^ Weisstein, Eric W. "Aliquot Sequence". MathWorld.
^ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A063769 (Aspiring numbers: numbers whose aliquot sequence terminates in a perfect number.)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
^ Weisstein, Eric W. "Catalan's Aliquot Sequence Conjecture". MathWorld.
^ Creyaufmüller, Wolfgang (May 24, 2014). "Lehmer Five". Retrieved June 14, 2015.
^ A. S. Mosunov, What do we know about aliquot sequences?
^ Creyaufmüller, Wolfgang (April 29, 2015). "Aliquot Pages". Retrieved June 14, 2015.
Manuel Benito; Wolfgang Creyaufmüller; Juan Luis Varona; Paul Zimmermann. Aliquot Sequence 3630 Ends After Reaching 100 Digits. Experimental Mathematics, vol. 11, num. 2, Natick, MA, 2002, p. 201-206.
W. Creyaufmüller. Primzahlfamilien - Das Catalan'sche Problem und die Familien der Primzahlen im Bereich 1 bis 3000 im Detail. Stuttgart 2000 (3rd ed.), 327p.


WHY DO WE SHOW UP FOR WORK EVERY DAY?
At FeedXL we're dedicated to educating horse owners so that they understand nutrition better and can make informed feed choices.
We cut through all the marketing bias and personal opinion and get to the facts.
Bachelors Degree in Rural Science with First Class Honours and a PhD in equine nutrition. Almost 2 decades of hands-on experience as an Equine Nutritionist.
Richards, N. (2003) Enhancing starch digestion in the equine small intestine. PhD Thesis, UNE.
Hearing stories about how FeedXL has helped our members' horses and ponies! It is truly satisfying to know that it makes such a huge difference. Many horses have been saved from being put to sleep & more still have returned to competition when owners had been told they would never be ridden again. Getting nutrition right is pretty amazing!
A Vet – it was about the only option kids who loved animals seemed to know back when I was a kid!
Sir David Attenborough, Jeff Foxworthy, Keith Urban (with his guitar), Ramses II, and finally, my Paternal Great Grandfather who I am sure I owe my love of horses to (but never got to meet). Fantasy I know but would be a fascinating and fun dinner!
I enjoy knowing that I am contributing to horse owners' independently & objectively assessing their horse's diets. I'm always learning at FeedXL. My job fits in around farm commitments and travel to remote destinations, which is wonderful.
Bachelors Degree in Science – Agriculture – University Gold Medal. PhD and MBA in Animal Breeding.
Seeing horse owners solve problems and get real satisfaction from helping their horses with balanced diets.
It was so long ago I can't remember!
Bachelor of Science in Health IT, Certificate in (Human) Integrative Nutrition Coaching, and a whole lot of lessons learned through trial and error!
Getting to "meet" and get to know horse owners from around the world. The same could be said with the entire FeedXL team. I love that even though we are scattered around the world things just seem to work! Gotta love technology, right?
One week it would be a nurse (like my mum), the next an astronaut, and at one point I had made up my mind that I'd become a veterinarian. I guess I'll have to let you know what I end up being when I do finally grow up!
Anywhere hot and near the ocean. Bali is next up on my bucket list!
My late grandmother who I never got to meet.
I did an Honours Bachelor of Science in Computer Science back in 1984. Then I built telephone switching software for 14 years followed by a similar time period doing IT consulting. I was a pioneer in applying "Agile Methods" like "eXtreme Programming".
Assorted conference papers on Agile methods. I'm best known for my book "xUnit Test Patterns – Refactoring Test Code". It holds open doors and adjusts monitor heights all around the world in half a dozen languages.
I get to try out some of the ideas I have about how software should be developed.
Anywhere with deep snow and mountains to ski up!
Interesting challenge, complex software project.
I have a Bachelors Degree in Engineering in Computer Science. Before joining the team for a second time in October 2018, I worked for 2 years almost from 2014-2015.
So many flavours, sub-products and tools. Its a challenge to keep them well oiled and running smooth.
I wanted to understand how automobiles work – especially the interaction between moving parts. So maybe I wanted to be an automobile engineer!
As a kid I was obsessed with horses, rode around on sticks all day pretending they were horses, drew them, thought up names for horses I might one day own in the future and dreamt of riding in front of big crowds. So the morning I walked into the bathroom and Dad said to me 'I found you a horse' is one of the clearest memories of my childhood! My very own horse!
When Dad said 'horse' he meant a scrawny racing Quarter Horse weanling that a local fellow was selling for $40 because the local QH Racing industry was shutting down and he no longer wanted her. So, not long after, CoaCoa and 3 other weanlings arrived! I thought I was the luckiest kid in the world (I was 7 at the time) and couldn't wait to spend time with her. But, I had to wait until she grew up and was started, so she was quiet enough for me to handle.
Dad sent her off when she was one (goodness, far too young) to be 'broken in'. She had quite the independent spirit and wasn't going to let anyone on her back easily. But, with a gentle hand the fellow who started her had her working for him willingly. I could see her from the playground at my tiny school in regional NSW, Australia and would spend my morning tea and lunch breaks standing at the playground watching her.
She came back home to our beef cattle property and our time together began! I would spend every morning with her before school just doing what at the time to me was just playing. I would brush her, she would follow me around like a dog, we'd play games where she would chase me like I was the calf and she the horse in a cutting competition… never with a halter… and never once did she tread on me or hurt me. We bonded like cement!
After a time I was allowed to ride her and from that day, I rode her almost every single day, sometimes twice a day, we just hung out, poking along behind the cattle or pretending we were at some big show. If she ever got frightened all I had to do was say 'it's alright' and she trusted me every time. And careful! My goodness, she was so incredibly careful with me. I couldn't ride very well as I had never had lessons, I was one of these kids who just had to figure that bit out so I could stop falling off! But when I did fall off (which was usually when I was daydreaming behind a mob of cattle and CoaCoa, who was incredibly intelligent and very 'cowy' would be watching every move of the mob and move quickly to block an escapee and I would just drop off the side!) she always either stopped dead, or if she didn't feel me go fast enough would come back, head down checking on me and waiting for me to climb back on. We were 'mates'!
Through high school we went to Pony Club, competed a little in Gymkhana's and campdrafts and never lost the connection we had. Off to University and I still remember the day I hugged her 'goodbye' as I was leaving… it would be the longest time I would ever have been separated from her and I don't think either of us were happy about it!
Then started the dream of CoaCoa having a foal. Since I wasn't able to ride her regularly any more it seemed a perfect opportunity. By this time she was 12 years old, perfect age for breeding! So we found a suitable stallion and CoaCoa was pregnant. It was a loooong 11 months of waiting, watching her belly grow. I remember she was always so itchy on her belly and whenever I was with her she would constantly sidle up for a big scratch! Having had kids myself now I understand!!
We waited and waited for her to foal only to be devastated with the result. She had foaled in the early hours of a September morning with her little filly foal perfect in every way except she was dead. I don't think I had ever cried so much in my life, for CoaCoa as much as for the dead foal. Poor CoaCoa was clearly devastated too and took to following me everywhere, whinnying wildly if I got out of sight and nickering softly and nudging me when I was close.
Why the foal was dead we will never know, but, CoaCoa had had some hoof issues during her pregnancy (looking back it would have been due to chronic copper and zinc deficiency her entire life as our horses were never supplemented) and on veterinary advice had been on a biotin supplement (at the time I had no idea what that was!) and I wondered if that could have been an issue (it wouldn't have been, but back then I didn't know that). She had also accessed at some point some cattle feed and it was possible she had ingested monensin. Not enough to hurt her but there was always that lingering question of whether it had harmed the little foal's heart.
And of course the big question was what could I have done better for CoaCoa, what had I missed in her care as a pregnant mare that might have contributed to the sad ending? And there, an interest in Animal Nutrition started to grow into the passion that has now turned itself into FeedXL!
And there is a happy ending. CoaCoa eventually joined me at University as my lead pony for all of our experimental horses, where her 'don't mess with me' attitude was more than useful when I had a 16 hand plus thoroughbred either side of her for exercise… she had them all pulled into line and behaving in no time! I rode her to our wedding service on our family property side-saddle and eventually she did have a foal… a little colt we named Poet, who is still with me, too cheeky for his own good and very much like his mother. He is (sometimes!) a beautiful reminder of CoaCoa, who was the best horse any little girl could ever have dreamed of!


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Filed under: dumbasses, G-men gone wild, health care, heck of a job Brownie, homeland security, mad science, meat byproducts, politics, Shrub, Silence of the Lambs — Tags: foot-and-mouth disease, National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, Plum Island, Plum Island Animal Disease Center — Frontier Former Editor @ 11:01 pm
Those wacky cost-savers in the Bush Administration are at it again . . . .
You've heard of Plum Island. Just think back to when you last saw "Silence of the Lambs."
Yep, it's where Jodie Foster floated a false offer to Anthony Hopkins to be imprisoned there and walk the white sand beaches and enjoy the wildlife – near the Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
Now, in a feat of mental legerdemain every bit as awe-inspiring as the Federal Government's rapid response to hurricane Katrina, the Department of Homeland Security (I snicker my ass off more each day at that title . . .) is evaluating six possible sites for a new National Bio and Agro-defense Facility. Five of them are on the mainland U.S.
According to our good friends at UPI:
"The department wants to build the new lab, dubbed the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, at one of five potential mainland sites, but is also evaluating the existing site of the lab it would replace, the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center, in New York state's Long Island Sound.
The draft Environmental Impact Statement, published Friday, is a 1,005-page federally required assessment of a range of effects the planning, construction and operation of the lab would have at each of the proposed sites.
It says the health and safety impact — including the possibility of an accidental or deliberate release of pathogens from the lab — was "negligible" at all six possible sites, because of its assessment that the risk of such a release "was none to low for all accident scenarios except an over-pressure fire," which can cause an explosion if flammable gases build up in an enclosed space.
The risk for this kind of accident was "moderate" for all six sites.
The department also assessed the possibility of a terrorist attack releasing pathogens from the lab — which will work on the most infectious animal diseases, like Foot and Mouth; and on those most deadly to humans, like the Hendra and Nipah viruses.
The overall risk assessment for a release at the five mainland sites was "moderate" because of "the potential easy spread of a disease through livestock or wildlife" nearby, the statement said. The Plum Island site overall risk rank was "low or none" because of "the low likelihood of any disease getting off of the island," the statement concluded."
It seems to me – pardon my attempt at logical and rational thought here – that one would want to keep a lab dealing in major threats to livestock and humans as remote as possible. Sigourney Weaver grasped the concept quite nicely in the "Alien" movies.
And, according to the Associated Press in a story that ran about two weeks ago, federal officials ran a simulated exercise called 'Crimson Sky' to consider the effects of a mass foot-and-mouth disease outbreak . The 'results'?
"Fictional riots in the streets after the simulation's National Guardsmen were ordered to kill tens of millions of farm animals, so many that troops ran out of bullets."
"In the exercise, the government said it would have been forced to dig a ditch in Kansas 25 miles long to bury carcasses."
Following that general theme, wouldn't it be somewhat questionable to consider just how safe putting an animal disease research laboratory in the middle of one of several major livestock centers is when the original laboratory was put out on an island away from such centers?
The only way this could get any funnier is if Halliburton were involved. They aren't, right?
The joys of re-enacting, or designer SPAM and potted meat
Filed under: canned goods, ersatz food, food, history, meat byproducts, not-so-free government stuff, old times, Re-enactors, Spam Spam Spam, Third Reich — Frontier Former Editor @ 11:06 am
Sometimes I go wandering through my IE favorites to see what stuff I bookmarked for a particular project.
I've got a lot of projects. Too many projects.
Being an inveterate modeler, I've always found the Internet to be a treasure trove of quick research for all those kits I'll never build or will partially build. But after last week's essay on school lunches and canned food at Teeny Manolo, I remembered the time last year when I was working on a figure of a German infantryman and started looking for info on helmet covers (yep, the hobby can get strange . . . .)
And as I scrolled down the faves list, there it was, a website devoted to reproduction field rations.
While I'm a historian by education and often interested in minutae as well as broad strokes, I'm not sure I'd pay the equivalent price of a steak dinner for this:
And people wonder why we think the nation's economy and sense of decency are out of whack?
Filed under: AKC, blue-haired old bats, dead celebrity sweepstakes, dead pool, dogs, doomed to repeat, dumbasses, lapdogs, meat byproducts, pets, scumbags, societal niceties — Frontier Former Editor @ 1:29 pm
Queen of Mean? More like a petty bitch to me . . .
Helmsley Dog Gets $12 Million, but Real Estate Billionaire Leaves Nothing to 2 Grandchildren
NEW YORK (AP) — Leona Helmsley's dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a mausoleum. But two of Helmsley's grandchildren got nothing from the late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire's estate.Helmsley left her beloved white Maltese, named Trouble, a $12 million trust fund, according to her will, which was made public Tuesday in surrogate court.
She also left millions for her brother, Alvin Rosenthal, who was named to care for Trouble in her absence, as well as two of four grandchildren from her late son Jay Panzirer — so long as they visit their father's grave site once each calendar year.
Otherwise, she wrote, neither will get a penny of the $5 million she left for each.
Helmsley left nothing to two of Jay Panzirer's other children — Craig and Meegan Panzirer — for "reasons that are known to them," she wrote.
Under the 'ow, quit it . . . stop touching me!' department
Filed under: fast food, food, food extenders, meat byproducts, public relations — Frontier Former Editor @ 1:03 pm
Yeah, but at least we don't roll our burgers around in e coli . . . . .
Jack in the Box Ads Called Misleading
Competitor Sues Jack in the Box Over TV Spots Mocking Burger Meat
By GARY GENTILE AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES May 25, 2007 (AP)
The parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast food chains sued rival Jack In The Box Inc. on Friday to stop TV ads that it says suggest Carl's Jr. and Hardee's use cow anus to make Angus beef hamburgers.
CKE Restaurants Inc. sued Jack In The Box in U.S. District Court on Friday over an ad in which executives laugh hysterically at the word "Angus" and another where the chain's pingpong ball-headed mascot, Jack, is asked to point to a diagram of a cow and show where Angus meat comes from.
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"I'd rather not," the pointy-nosed Jack replies.
The employee asking the question traces a circle in the air with his pen while pronouncing the word Angus.
A little more here . . .
From the man who gave us preggers Britney Spears on a bearskin rug . . .
Filed under: art or something like it, dogs, meat byproducts, muffins, Paris Hilton, whiteploitation — Frontier Former Editor @ 2:39 am
comes this wonderful casting by Daniel Edwards (Reuters):
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sculptor Daniel Edwards thinks Paris Hilton makes a fine subject — as prom queen of the dead in what he says is a warning against drunken driving.
The artist has created a sculpture of the 26-year-old hotel heiress and socialite naked and dead, with cell phone in hand, legs spread and crowned with a tiara.
"The Paris Hilton Autopsy" is a statement about the dangers of drunk driving just as high school prom season rolls around, said Edwards, who also sculpted a giant head of Cuban President Fidel Castro and created a life-size nude of Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin rug.
Go figure . . .


Juana and Meidi were both owed two days each of work. For over a month they were told that their names didn't appear on the AccessBio attendance list for those days and, as a result, that they wouldn't be paid.
José worked for over year at a La Cabañita Dominican Restaurant in New Brunswick, but was not paid minimum wage nor overtime.
Luis was a victim of over-time wage theft during a period of three years. His boss never recognized his over-time work, a situation in which the Luis was unsure of his rights.
Julio was contracted to work construction in different cities throughout Northwest Arkansas, and his former boss withheld some $4,500 of owed wages while he was an employee.
Walter was contracted to work in different cities throughout Northwest Arkansas, during which time his former boss consistently failed to pay him due wages.
After two years working construction to build colleges and getting paid minimum wage, Don and his co-workers were abruptly fired.
Mercedes worked at a hotel to support her family. Her manager subjected her to frequent sexual harassment.
Manuel worked construction with his brother for several weeks but the paychecks he received bounced.
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EnV hair lounge & wig center is proud to support the local non-profit organization Seymour Pink. Throughout the year we are pleased to make donations to their effort to help the people in our community with their battle against breast cancer. The salon staff and volunteers have hosted an annual Cut-a-thon since 2012 with all proceeds going directly to Seymour Pink. To find out more about Seymour Pink, visit them at www.seymourpink.com.
The salon is always busy for the holidays, but between late November and mid December things get even more exciting. We are honored to be a drop site for TEAM's "Toys For Kids drive". To find out more about Team, visit them at www.teaminc.org.
Looking to donate your hair? Our artistic team will be happy to assist! EnV hair lounge & wig center is a partner salon with Children With Hair Loss, a non-profit organization that supplies approximately 300 hair treatments a year for children who have medically related hair loss. To learn more about Children With Hair Loss, visit them at www.childrenwithhairloss.us.
It was an honor to be able to work with the members of this support group and talk about wigs and answer questions. The Group meets at the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital. Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month from 6:00-7:30. New members are always welcome. For further info please call Donna Hayes (LCDW) at 203-732-1408 or email dhayes@griffinhealth.org.