Tenth Doctor Month: Quote Of The Day #5

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50EaE631evYOy96lk9qESF0wk4QcrSPFqGv3Ha-WQYdp8X4z-Oal0fvEo3SueET-fST_bmY8p3S5PKBIDtmRkfPXWP9mIDUPsFgxAd4tV2wHezF2fPP6nvIgohwSyqdMfPcYB_Im00Rc/s1600/GIRL5.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50EaE631evYOy96lk9qESF0wk4QcrSPFqGv3Ha-WQYdp8X4z-Oal0fvEo3SueET-fST_bmY8p3S5PKBIDtmRkfPXWP9mIDUPsFgxAd4tV2wHezF2fPP6nvIgohwSyqdMfPcYB_Im00Rc/s640/GIRL5.bmp" width="640" /></span></a></div><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></strong><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">Reinette</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">: Doctor. So lonely. So very very alone.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><b>The Doctor</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><b>:</b> What do you mean, alone? You've never been alone in your life....</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"> When did you start calling me Doctor?</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">Reinette</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">: Such a lonely little boy. Lonely then and lonelier now. How can you bear it?</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><b>The Doctor</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><b>: </b>How did you do that?</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">Reinette</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">: A door once opened may be stepped through in either direction. Oh Doctor. My lonely Doctor. Dance with me.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><b>The Doctor</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><b>: </b>I can't.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">Reinette</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">: Dance with me.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><b>The Doctor</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><b>:</b> This is the night you dance with the King.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">Reinette</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">: Then first I shall make him jealous.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><b>The Doctor</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><b>:</b> I can't.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">Reinette</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">: Doctor. Doctor who? It's more than just a secret, isn't it?</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><b>The Doctor</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><b>:</b> What did you see?</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">Reinette</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;">: That there comes a time, Time Lord, when every lonely little boy must learn how to dance.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.484375px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Girl In The Fireplace (2006)</span></span>

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Video Countdown To Richard II - David Tennant And Catherine Tate In Much Ado About Nothing

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaToasyzU6dD6PNY6D2E4UIwoVpNMDbfVod2zAkqs0nGlo9OkWSxMXv0LmGThkiGgkVDQunjYYT8IzBc8SxL32hPmNkbBZWtgAmZoKKuaPMadhLB4ayu4vvJT0C72qpcrC7W5c_WTVYI/s1600/MAAN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaToasyzU6dD6PNY6D2E4UIwoVpNMDbfVod2zAkqs0nGlo9OkWSxMXv0LmGThkiGgkVDQunjYYT8IzBc8SxL32hPmNkbBZWtgAmZoKKuaPMadhLB4ayu4vvJT0C72qpcrC7W5c_WTVYI/s640/MAAN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With just five days to go until David Tennant makes his debut as King Richard in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of <i>Richard II </i>we'll be getting you in the mood with a selection of Shakespearean performances from David.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To kick off, here's a scene from the 2011 production of <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. The clip finds protagonists Benedick and Beatrice in a party mood</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GcBIGT70JG4" width="560"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Much Ado About Nothing is available to buy or rent as a download from Digital Theatre: <a href="http://prf.hn/click/camref:ik8n/creativeref:1l44/screativeref:1l443"><span style="color: blue;">click here for details</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Richard II will open at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, <st1:place w:st="on">Stratford-upon-Avon</st1:place> on 10th October 2013 and will run until 16th November 2013. It will then transfer to the Barbican Theatre in <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city> from December 9th 2013 until 25th January 2014. The production is directed by Gregory Doran and stars David Tennant as King Richard and Nigel Lindsay as Bolingbroke.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The play will be filmed and streamed live into <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> cinemas on Wednesday 13th November, and then into cinemas in locations worldwide in broadcasts running until February 2014. <a href="http://onscreen.rsc.org.uk/richard-ii/default.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">Find out more on the RSC Onscreen site</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep up to date with all the Richard II news on our website</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Today's Teamster News 10.05.13

<a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2013/10/03/wegmans-teamsters-talking/2917087/" rel="nofollow">Wegmans, Teamsters to talk</a>  Democrat & Chronicle   ...Following Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy’s plea for resolution, Wegmans Food Markets and Teamsters Local 118 representatives have agreed to return to negotiations October 11...<br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Sikorsky-union-rep-prepares-workers-for-furloughs-4866110.php" rel="nofollow">Sikorsky union rep prepares workers for furloughs</a>  San Francisco Chronicle   ...Rocco Calo is angry, but even as head of Teamsters Local 1150 that represents employees at Sikorsky Aircraft, he cannot do anything to prevent the furlough of 2,000 workers from the expansive plant that manufactures helicopters for the U.S. military...<br /><a href="http://www.labour-reporter.com/articleview/18993-labour-dispute-drags-on-at-richmond-ikea" rel="nofollow">Labour dispute drags on at Richmond Ikea</a>  Canadian Labour Reporter   ...There is no end in sight for the labour dispute between the Richmond, B.C., Ikea and its union, Teamsters Local 213. The two parties even disagree on what to call the dispute — the union refers to the past 70 days as a lockout while the company is calling it a strike...<br /><a href="http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/the-loss-of-u-s-pre-eminence/?ref=international&_r=0" rel="nofollow">The Loss of U.S. Pre-eminence</a> (opinion)  New York Times   ...The United States won its global predominance in a short period … Now the groundwork has been laid for its decline with political polarization, a longstanding tax revolt and a well-orchestrated campaign to undermine the legitimacy of the federal government...<br /><a href="http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10822" rel="nofollow">Government Close Down - Another Grand Betrayal in the Works?</a>   The Real News   ...is the outcome here not that (Obama)  gives up on health care, but he gives another important concession somewhere else, and then everybody calls it a victory--Obama saved health care, but the Republicans actually get some other big cut ... in the social safety net…?<br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/10/04/washingtons-z-burger-shuts-down-shutdown-special/" rel="nofollow">Washington’s Z-Burger Shuts Down Shutdown Special</a>  Wall Street Journal   ...The chain Z-Burger, which has been offering free burgers to furloughed workers, said it has ended the  promotion, citing overwhelming demand in the first three days of the government shutdown. Peter Tabibian, Z-Burger’s owner, said the chain gave out 15,840 hamburgers during the promotion, the equivalent of more than $88,000 at retail prices...<br /><a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2013/10/4/a_corporate_trojan_horse_obama_pushes" rel="nofollow">"A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws</a>  Democracy Now   ...While the text of the treaty has been largely negotiated behind closed doors and, until June, kept secret from Congress, more than 600 corporate advisers reportedly have access to the measure, including employees of Halliburton and Monsanto...<br /><a href="http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2013/10/obama-cancels-trip-to-asia-trade-summit-as-elected-labor-and-business-leaders-detail-tpp-trade-pact-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eyesontrade+%28Eyes+on+Trade%29" rel="nofollow">Obama Cancels Trip to Asia Trade Summit as Elected, Labor and Business Leaders Detail TPP Trade Pact Problems</a>  Public Citizen   ...President Obama has now announced that due to the government shutdown, he will not be attending the summit next week in Indonesia that his administration had (mis)identified as a deadline for concluding the long-lingering negotiations for the sprawling Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) "trade" pact...<br /><a href="http://portside.org/2013-09-30/why-are-nurses-vanderbilt-medical-center-cleaning-bathrooms-health-cares-fight-between" rel="nofollow">Why are Nurses at Vanderbilt Medical Center Cleaning Bathrooms? Health care's Fight Between Labor and Capital</a>  Portside   ...Hospital budget cuts became viscerally visible earlier this month when Vanderbilt Medical Center announced that nurses must now perform housekeeping duties - cleaning patients' rooms and bathrooms...<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/04/adobe-hacked_n_4042351.html" rel="nofollow">Adobe Hacked: Cyber-Thieves Accessed Credit Card Information Of Nearly 3 Million Customers</a>   Associated Press   ...Adobe Systems Inc. said a cyber attack on its systems has exposed credit-card information of 2.9 million customers. The maker of Photoshop and other software said Thursday that the attacker accessed Adobe customer IDs and passwords on its systems...<br /><a href="http://www.mintpressnews.com/cfpb-pledges-to-enforce-consumer-protection-laws-over-mandatory-payroll-cards/170029/" rel="nofollow">CFPB Pledges To Enforce Consumer Protection Laws Over Mandatory Payroll Cards</a>  MintPress News   ...Mandatory payroll cards force employees to consent to a bank fee structure as a condition of employment, ranging from $1.75 to $7. In other words, making the workers pay to be paid. And the <a href="http://www.consumerfinance.gov/" rel="nofollow">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</a> wants to put a stop to that type of abuse…<br /><a href="http://wincountry.com/news/articles/2013/oct/04/state-turns-down-idea-of-prison-privatization/" rel="nofollow">Michigan turns down idea of prison privatization</a>  WIN 98.5 News   ...It’s hard to say yet what it could mean for the future of prisons in the state, but the Michigan Department of Management and Budget on Thursday declined to put prisoners in a privately run correctional facility after bids came in at nearly $6 million over the state's current cost...<br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-02/illinois-says-banks-to-improve-loan-modification-process.html" rel="nofollow">Illinois Says Banks to Improve Loan-Modification Process</a>  Bloomberg News   ...Bank of America Corp. and the four other biggest U.S. mortgage servicers will put in place new procedures to improve the process for borrowers to seek loan modifications, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said...<br /><a href="http://www.prnewschannel.com/2013/10/04/as-missouri-lt-gov-digs-in-on-right-to-work-policy-unions-mobilize-to-fight/" rel="nofollow">As Missouri Lt. Gov. digs in on Right to Work policy, unions mobilize to fight</a>  PR News   ...With state lawmakers in Missouri back in session, the Show-Me state is once again front and center in the controversial Right to Work battle...<br /><a href="http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2013/10/mbta_union_sue_over_arbitrators_pay_award" rel="nofollow">MBTA, union sue over arbitrator's pay award</a>  Associated Press   ...Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority management and the union representing some workers have filed dueling lawsuits in a dispute over an arbitrator's award that would increase workers' salaries by an average of more than 10 percent...<br /><a href="http://www.bna.com/government-shutdown-reduces-n17179877504/" rel="nofollow">Government Shutdown Reduces OSHA Inspection Force by More Than 90 Percent</a>  Bloomberg News   ...The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration furloughed more than 90 percent of its inspectors as a result of the Oct. 1 shutdown of the federal government, leaving the agency with only enough personnel to respond to the most serious workplace emergencies...

Today's Teamster News 10.05.13

Wegmans, Teamsters to talk   Democrat & Chronicle   ...Following Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy’s plea for resolution, Wegmans Food Markets and T...

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CANADA: Space To Broadcast Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4QQtr-9ssQWsA_gCqEBTPiKiMGwYKJWMXNpnThFNIvFRTvK5LcfRlsJBcXs-XxQkr3LOJ9ADXN5eiXaZxqM8W_kCBCkGhyFINWiDFDRLQhpZjxyklA40JcyuBEFlSEjMcBGXbhzTu7E/s1600/DT-Revisited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4QQtr-9ssQWsA_gCqEBTPiKiMGwYKJWMXNpnThFNIvFRTvK5LcfRlsJBcXs-XxQkr3LOJ9ADXN5eiXaZxqM8W_kCBCkGhyFINWiDFDRLQhpZjxyklA40JcyuBEFlSEjMcBGXbhzTu7E/s640/DT-Revisited.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Space in Canada will broadcast the BBC America series of specials <i>Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited</i> from next weekend. The specials, which each focus on a different incarnation of the Doctor, include clips and exclusive interviews with actors and creatives involved with the show. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Space say:</span></b><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leading up to the 50th festivities, Space is going back in time to pay tribute to every incarnation of the Time Lord with the new weekly broadcast event DOCTOR WHO REVISITED. Beginning Saturday, Oct. 12 through Nov. 17, the retrospective docu-series looks back at adventures in time and space with each one of the 11 Doctors. DOCTOR WHO REVISITED features an illustrious collection of contributors including Executive Producer Steven Moffat, John “Captain Jack” Barrowman, David Tennant, Executive Producer Caroline Skinner, and genre demigod Neil Gaiman. Each one-hour special is immediately followed by two classic episodes of DOCTOR WHO chosen by the featured Doctor of the evening. From the original time-traveller William Hartnell, to scarf-sporting Tom Baker, to the TARDIS’ current bowtie-rocking occupant, Matt Smith, DOCTOR WHO REVISITED kicks off Saturday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. ET, before settling into its regular Saturdays and Sundays at 9 p.m. ET timeslot beginning Saturday, Oct.19.<br /><br />In the first instalment, “The First Doctor,” viewers are introduced to the iconic sci-fi series that continues to resonate 50 years later, examining in detail this “citizen of the universe”, to find out what makes the Doctor so unique. The episode takes a look at his time machine the TARDIS, introduces his companions, and confronts his most famous foes, the Daleks. Interviews with key cast and crew along with classic clips highlight the very first Doctor's (William Hartnell) key moments and iconic lines.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Watch Doctor Who Revisited - The First Doctor at 10pm ET on October 12th</b><br /><br />DOCTOR WHO REVISTED will be available online <a href="http://www.space.ca/"><span style="color: blue;">on the Space website</span></a> after broadcast.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant featured as a contributor to the shows about the first five Doctors and will shortly be the subject of his own special when the Tenth Doctor episode premieres on BBC America later this month. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />

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Probably Gonna Be Quiet Today

The sister in law is due to come over and wipe this computers ass shiny clean.<br /><br />I have been suffering through with a corrupted Windoze system the last few days and it is frosting my balls as I type.<br /><br />I did get a CD of Ubuntu burnt, finally, but it is way too complicated for me to install. I could just use the CD, it works to surf the net but I'm going to hold off messing with it.<br /><br /><br />I believe it was <a href="http://every-blade-of-grass.blogspot.com/">DrJim</a> who suggested I get and install <a href="http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/download">Kubuntu</a>. Sounds good to me, I just got back from a trip to Wally World at two in the morning to get a fucking USB stick.<br />16 GigaBytes oughtta be enough room to do the trick.<br /><br />I'm tellin' ya though, you can't imagine how glad I will be to be rid of this fucked operating system.<br />It's slower than a wish and buggy as hell.<br /><br />So I imagine she will show up and demand I cease and desist while she does her magic.<br />I am going to go put a motor mount in the wife's car and while I am out there I am going to change the oil and flush and refill the coolant. It's that time of year and you can use this as a reminder to have yours checked.<br /><br />I'm sure there will be much cursing involved so it will be just like using this computer anyway.<br /><br />See ya's when it's done.

Probably Gonna Be Quiet Today

The sister in law is due to come over and wipe this computers ass shiny clean. I have been suffering through with a corrupted Windoze system...

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Using Botox To Help You Feel Better

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Bethany Irette</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>It's always important to find a trusted medical spa. You will want a medical spa that has a good track record and has seasoned employees.<br /> <br /> The one most significant benefit a medical spa has is the expertise of the workers. You'll voice your issues to the doctors and they'll suggest which treatment is best for you. Though generally all methods offered at a medical spa are really safe and not likely to induce injury, this always assumed well-trained staff members are using the device appropriately over the course of your treatment.<br /> <br /> In this post, you'll know the different points to consider when searching for a medical spa. We'll be taking a look at three major areas which can be used to recognize reputable place: who manages or operates the spa, what sort of training does the employees get, and is their equipment dependable and current? We will likewise discuss the questions you should not forget to ask during your search for the ideal medical spa.<br /> <br /> It is essential to know who operates the spa. Medical spas which are owned or operated by doctors are generally the finest ones around. Many, if not all, of the treatments require you to consult a doctor first. You wish to speak with a doctor before you go through any type of therapy where medicines are needed. You also want to understand how the treatment can impact your skin.<br /> <br /> If the medical professional seems distant and you are not comfy with the appointment, you should be worried. Make sure to check if this doctor will be able to proactively direct you through your treatment cycle in a method you can comprehend and are at ease with. Whenever you give them a phone call, you have to be able to establish an appointment without any issues. Don't get fooled by guarantees. Choose a doctor who's genuine and could deliver good results.<br /> <br /> For those people that worry about the side effects of botox, know that when the botox treatment is done well, people will not notice you did them since you will not lose any of your facial expressions. This is one risk of having Botox. There's a likelihood that some face muscles can no longer be moved after many treatments.<br /> <br /> However, if obtaining the treatments isn't a problem for you, botox will definitely make you look more youthful by stretching out your skin.<br /> <br /> In addition to looking for a medical spa that's run by physicians, it is also essential to guarantee the staff that perform the procedure have been well-trained. Additionally, the staff members must have working experience in using the different equipment for the duration of therapies. Try looking up some online reviews concerning the business on Yelp or simply by browsing their name on the web with the word 'reviews'.<br /> <br /> Many medical spas likewise hold before and after photograph collections of past patients as a evidence of the skill of their staff and their knowledge about these therapies. Try asking to check out such a portfolio when you have concerns regarding the individuals who are doing your procedure. Very poor handling of treatments will just yield very poor outcomes.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Learn more about <a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/LaserBodyWellness?feature=watch'>botox</a> and see why a <a href='http://youtube.com/watch?v=kM8PqndDWr4'>medical spa Memphis</a> can offer a great botox process.</div><br /> </div><br />

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/05/2013

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://blogs.hrblock.com/2013/10/03/hidden-costs-of-being-a-teacher/">Hidden Costs of Being a Teacher | Block Talk - The H&R Block Official Corporate Blog</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">H&R Block asked me to write an article to help people understand the hidden costs of being a teacher. It is important to help people understand the profession we love. If you agree, I hope you'll like and share this article to help others know what it is like to be a teacher.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/05/2013

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Richard II - Character Profiles - Duke Of York

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1__NRxcM7NoRvw-NMs8c2YXkgg_06GBJ5CIb7UVIQiRGTpLp7dntmCPpburFSlY4SiXKv6a2wAbpC9ysviVmc5ducXAG54RjPMKTRzvzRSxcna6Dl6N0TTnq_PJ9YXSkom-9o9LFWnjE/s1600/Edmund_of_Langley_2C_Duke_of_York.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1__NRxcM7NoRvw-NMs8c2YXkgg_06GBJ5CIb7UVIQiRGTpLp7dntmCPpburFSlY4SiXKv6a2wAbpC9ysviVmc5ducXAG54RjPMKTRzvzRSxcna6Dl6N0TTnq_PJ9YXSkom-9o9LFWnjE/s1600/Edmund_of_Langley_2C_Duke_of_York.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we look forward to David Tennant's performance as Richard II in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of the play, we will be taking a look at the play and its characters in a series of articles.<br />We continue with a look at how some character's loyalties are tested to the extreme...</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span> </span><br /><div id="yiv7551940571yui_3_7_2_63_1379923892665_39"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, is Gaunt's brother and the last of Edward III's sons. He is both like and unlike his brother. He is like him in his absolute commitment of duty. Richard recognises this loyalty - just after York has rebuked him passionately and left the stage in disgust,he still makes the Duke Governor of England in his absence. Later in the plot, when York has taken an oath of allegiance to the new King Henry IV, he maintains his loyalty to Henry even to the point of informing on his own son Aumerle. It is no surprise that Henry sees in his uncle York something of his own father Gaunt, for York like Gaunt, lets neither family nor personal considerations come before duty.</span></div><div id="yiv7551940571yui_3_7_2_63_1379923892665_39"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yet York is a much more commanding figure than Gaunt. For York old age mans not the wisdom of experience, it means weakness, indecision and helplessness. It is York himself who tries to dissuade Gaunt from criticising the King lest it do more harm than good and though he does make some efforts to organise resistance to Henry, these efforts are rather half hearted. When York confronts Henry, he simply admits he is powerless and yields. He is a man with neither natural authority nor initiative. Affairs simply leave him confused. So, far from being Richard's governor, he comes to claim to be neutral. He feels sympathy for Richard, but by the the time of the deposition he has moved from his neutrality to Henry's side and is the first to hail the new King. By Act V he has taken an oath of allegiance to Henry IV. It seems that for all his sense of duty , he drifts with - or is pushed by - events. The impression is of a man unable to cope: "Things past redress are now with me past care".</span></div><div id="yiv7551940571yui_3_7_2_63_1379923892665_39"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">York's indecision and ineffectuality constitute a crucial part of the design of Richard II for in him we see the central dilemma of the play; Gaunt dies before having to face the dilemma. York has outlived his time: his simple but firm sense of duty, ideal when the King is strong and noble like Edward III, does not know which way to turn when the King is weak and negligent like Richard II. It is precisely because York both wants to remain loyal to Richard and recognises that he has not behaved as a King should towards Henry that he is caught between the two sides. We might say that in him we see the confusion that results when the King ceases to be a true ruler and inspiration of his people.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

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Olivia Colman Confirms She Won't Be Joining David Tennant For US Broadchurch

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgpwktdcckP9NaifTjIJkOCqFvFKNU6KQpCBNMI40nVdPOrQOtDBojEOgPdMellMRW02fzXQ__iIcPGVD2h7bWf97IjIvuzAn40qdadQWMhwyhWINxvCWNot7HhjEVVrgmGRZwZZbFTU/s1600/BroadchurchE6-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgpwktdcckP9NaifTjIJkOCqFvFKNU6KQpCBNMI40nVdPOrQOtDBojEOgPdMellMRW02fzXQ__iIcPGVD2h7bWf97IjIvuzAn40qdadQWMhwyhWINxvCWNot7HhjEVVrgmGRZwZZbFTU/s1600/BroadchurchE6-02.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Olivia Colman has congratulated her <i>Broadchurch</i> co-star David Tennant for landing the lead role in the US remake of the show for Fox. However, she has confirmed that she won't be joining him in the States to reprise her role as DS Ellie Miller.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Olivia said, "'I heard yesterday that he is doing it and thought 'He never told me about that' and then 'they never asked me!' I phoned him up and we were talking about how exciting it is, but I don't think I'd go there to do what I thought we did ever so beautifully here – but then I've never been asked so I've never had to think about it!"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant will be playing a role very similar to that of troubled detective Alec Hardy in the original ITV series and the storyline will once again follow the investigation into the murder of a young boy whose body is found below cliffs near a small town. This time round, David's character will be American.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chris Chibnall, the creator of the original show that has had audiences gripped worldwide, will be on board as executive producer for the US version and will be joined by Dan Futterman (<i>In Treatment, Capote</i>) and Anya Epstein (In <i>Treatment, Homicide</i>), Shine <st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place>'s Carolyn Bernstein (<i>The Bridge</i>) and Jane Featherstone (<i>The Hour</i>) from drama producer Kudos. Chris has also written the first episode. The series starts shooting in January 2014 and is expected to air during the 2014-15 season.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chris Chibnall is also writing a second series of <i>Broadchurch</i> for ITV which is believed to go into production in late spring 2014. No casting has been confirmed for the sequel yet.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bestdaily.co.uk/showbiz/news/a521049/olivia-colman-reveals-shes-not-been-asked-to-take-part-in-american-broadchurch.html">Source</a> </span><br /><br />

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Www.Picmonkey.Com - Free Online Photo Editor

There is some amazing stuff at picmonkey for the Halloween. Picmonkey will allow you to really spook your pics with some Halloween Drama.<br /><br />One can edit one's pics to make Zombie photos at the site complete with decayed teeth, scars, ghostly pallor, dead eyes, spilled blood etc!<br /><br />The vampire edits are also good with the evil eyes, fangs, porcelain skin and veins standing out.<br /><br />Check out the complete list of Halloween edits at Picmonkey. there are witches, demons to add to the vampires and zombies. To get some of the better edits one needs to upgrade membership.<br /><br />To get the basic picmonkey edits - no registration is needed.<br /><br />The best thing about picmonkey is that it is so hasslefree. You upload a pic (gets done instantly), edit it online and save the final product to the pc. Three easy ismple stes to get some basic editing done.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/">http://www.picmonkey.com/</a>

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Matt Said, Jay Said 10 6 2013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Matt speaks…Jay kinda just sits back and let’s his premium self glow and flow.  You say, <i>“What the Fuck?”</i><br /><i><br /></i> Cheeeeeers Bitches and welcome to an atypical version of <i>Matt Said, Jay Said.</i><br /><br />Typically on Saturdays, you revel in reading the transcript of Jayman and I prepping our upcoming show with the finest of finely tuned wits, however…<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlH31avNKaJ3Qh7Z0mdnvf711s976wMAsitoxENI6EZJGQ_aM5mpyAkONrR5-UXve20ehKGaioV0A83AHTIhH_hPW-DO2WblCnG0F5LQt6efQMKkt8WyQql1SNY8SyPUJhTLKDDAmxpwIR/s1600/Sexy+Oktoberfest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlH31avNKaJ3Qh7Z0mdnvf711s976wMAsitoxENI6EZJGQ_aM5mpyAkONrR5-UXve20ehKGaioV0A83AHTIhH_hPW-DO2WblCnG0F5LQt6efQMKkt8WyQql1SNY8SyPUJhTLKDDAmxpwIR/s400/Sexy+Oktoberfest.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This Saturday is different, and do you know why?<br /><br />Well let me tell you.<br /><br />This Sunday’s IWS Radio Show, cleverly titled<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/10/06/oktoberfest-2013" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Oktoberfest 2013</span></a></span>, has been made a staff pick by the dedicated, overworked, and evidently, very smart and comically inclined staff at Blog Talk Radio.<br /><br />I know, I know…That may not be a big deal to you guys, but to Jay and I? We are all smiles because we are saying to ourselves and each other…<br /><br /><i>“Big Dick’s donation of $399.00 to allow us to go Premium on BTR has finally paid off.”</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>In fact, when Jayman and I found out that we are a BTR Staff Pick, we took our clothes off, oiled up, and reenacted the volleyball scene from <i>Top Gun</i> with each other via Skype.  We were naked, laughing, and all the while yelling, <i>“We’re stoked!!”</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>That is something that I’ll never forget. One never forgets milestones…nor the sight of an oily Jayman holding a volleyball in one hand, a margarita in the other, while wearing nothing but a Viking helmet.<br /><br />It’s HOT!!<br /><br />And so is the Staff Pick.  In fact, here is the very moving e-mail we received from them on Friday…<br /><br /><i>Hi IWS Radio,</i><br /><i>Congratulations!  Your show has been selected to appear in the Staff Picks section of BlogTalkRadio's homepage starting on Monday, October 7 at 12 AM EST for the next 24 hours.  Look out for it then, and don't forget to let your audience know that your show was featured on BlogTalkRadio.</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrxaXMSGW9J8kQJq67O-df83F2I_Hq410XBDx_TMmreu8eJdZnLL1zW-8C_Lz3Ka4Nbw_79ztijsh71AgIzgB_uf0TvT2qpB_1ssLczlhWLPutVq4xzXNlHJlYM0jhGad8bJCanqhFgta/s1600/hogans+heroes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrxaXMSGW9J8kQJq67O-df83F2I_Hq410XBDx_TMmreu8eJdZnLL1zW-8C_Lz3Ka4Nbw_79ztijsh71AgIzgB_uf0TvT2qpB_1ssLczlhWLPutVq4xzXNlHJlYM0jhGad8bJCanqhFgta/s400/hogans+heroes.jpg" width="400" /></a>Jayman and I are kinda excited.  We spend a lot of time on the website and radio show so this is kinda nice, because trust me, it’s nice to get thrown a bone once in awhile for one’s efforts.<br /><br />And that is coming from ME!!  The Matt-Man… A man <i>completely devoid</i> of ego or self-interest.<br /><br />Anyhoo…We hope you join us this Sunday from Noon-2 PM ET for our <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/10/06/oktoberfest-2013" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Oktoberfest 2013</span></a> celebration on IWS Radio on Blog Talk Radio.<br /><br />It’s going to be a HUGE party with the likes of Paul Piatt, Guy Ahnyurdyck, and our resident German chef, Franz Bitter.<br /><br />Bobby Kraft and Kirk Douglas will be there as well, annnnnnnd.....<br /><br />We will have a report from our fave Canadian, “Made in Canada” Jamie as she breaks down Oktoberfest in Canada.<br /><br />Perhaps we’ll call the German Embassy and a few members of Congress to get a shutdown update, and of course, we’ll be taking your calls at 661.244.9852.<br /><br />We’ll be talking German Bier, German Babes, and little known German facts as well.  Sunday is going to be <i>Deutschland Uber Alles</i> on IWS Radio.<br /><br />Please join us and help us to not let down the BTR staff for making us one of their picks of the week.<br /><br />To join the fun on Sunday from Noon-2 PM ET you can click <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/10/06/oktoberfest-2013" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE!!</span></a><br /><br /><i>Prosit!!</i><br /><br /></div>

Matt Said, Jay Said 10 6 2013

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Our Used Merchandise Growth Industry

The following chart shows employees working at used merchandise stores divided by all retail trade employees.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcpVPY3WBhRp20xpiD2YULWvNvPnXwcgBtiLZgxWjwo_iaGfGgZlcnaV3WM_jIZgbmynpHEkfAwZshVGttkluz4Ebr17OUVynzQ1am8YE9wKfSdbTMaCISEVdZ6TwlWTKC5mjdvCKxiw/s1600/Our+Used+Merchandise+Growth+Industry.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcpVPY3WBhRp20xpiD2YULWvNvPnXwcgBtiLZgxWjwo_iaGfGgZlcnaV3WM_jIZgbmynpHEkfAwZshVGttkluz4Ebr17OUVynzQ1am8YE9wKfSdbTMaCISEVdZ6TwlWTKC5mjdvCKxiw/s320/Our+Used+Merchandise+Growth+Industry.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />The "sure thing" parabolic trend has been replaced with the "sure thing" exponential trend.<br /><br />The future's so bright I gotta buy used rose-colored glasses.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://www.bls.gov/data/#employment">BLS: Employment</a>

Our Used Merchandise Growth Industry

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Frontier Museum Homeschool Day ... and then the rains came & I ducked under a tree

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmQLU36iXrvBTpI080pEAPXh3xr9qJoMWYPgkduhTdyLsNaOvMpTda_0FNb8HWJKbKkAgTh_SKPOE-Bp6fEShXUsEv_wZ_BPPN5u9OTLWiwK6OXgLdE9VWwZNN7Ut7tgmLZKgctlYiat-/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmQLU36iXrvBTpI080pEAPXh3xr9qJoMWYPgkduhTdyLsNaOvMpTda_0FNb8HWJKbKkAgTh_SKPOE-Bp6fEShXUsEv_wZ_BPPN5u9OTLWiwK6OXgLdE9VWwZNN7Ut7tgmLZKgctlYiat-/s400/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As dark clouds gathered in the western sky Friday afternoon, hundreds of homeschoolers were at the <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/">Frontier Culture Museum</a> enjoying the exhibits. With camera in hand, I was everywhere taking pictures and even shot one of the storm clouds visible above Staunton's Betsy Bell and Mary Gray mountains. <br /><br />When the first misty raindrops began, they were scattered and could barely be felt. I paid no attention to the moisture in the air ... it's a passing cloud, I thought ... and continued on my way, stopping in at the Irish farm, Irish forge, around by the pond, and by the cow. I visited with Sally Landes and the rest of the English farm interpreters and, after leaving there, stopped to visit with the goats who thought I had food and stuck their little heads through the fence to get closer. Cute goats.<br /><br />As I stood watching them -- okay, I was talking to them -- some larger raindrops began as the wind picked up. My first thought was that the cooling wind felt good because it had been a warm day in the mid-80s.<br /><br />That's when I realized there were some even <i>larger</i> raindrops mixed in the wind. Hmm ... maybe I should head toward shelter, I thought, and picked up the pace heading toward the entrance.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXppc8LkccaRf4ctT3LYPJY82sLpzYdzGxvDJiXRg_w_HCwFIomynidYxkFF6qwumfr1ucll3lP8Z4Xsvmyn246O8E-h_5pcQSDK9SC3Kd2LHdctIB_NCAIWT-kSwzYkXfwQScIfzgQ17X/s1600/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXppc8LkccaRf4ctT3LYPJY82sLpzYdzGxvDJiXRg_w_HCwFIomynidYxkFF6qwumfr1ucll3lP8Z4Xsvmyn246O8E-h_5pcQSDK9SC3Kd2LHdctIB_NCAIWT-kSwzYkXfwQScIfzgQ17X/s400/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I rounded the curve at the African farm. The maples were changing colors and were so pretty with their red leaves ... I needed to get a picture ... so my camera and I paused to record the scene. <i>Click click click.</i> The rain got a little heavier ... <i>click click click</i>.<br /><br />I finally stepped under the trees in the shelter of the just-photographed leaves. Ahhh ... perfect, I thought ... I'll just weather this little shower from under here. As homeschoolers dashed up the path to the main building, I watched from my dry spot and enjoyed the view peeking out from under the leaves while breathing in the fresh air and the smell of the rain and ...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGELJyXbTK2yyxksQ5vIUvQnoV2IMbMQH9AYVRPUH4D7kzOt9noNUi-VGoELjJpXiXxHJewZNCUlNmkUKwD0sTXsNF56O3o5UIxfy2OgyiJY9Uzp0R49p8ugqJmCzcgXalo_o79Xv3HQl/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGELJyXbTK2yyxksQ5vIUvQnoV2IMbMQH9AYVRPUH4D7kzOt9noNUi-VGoELjJpXiXxHJewZNCUlNmkUKwD0sTXsNF56O3o5UIxfy2OgyiJY9Uzp0R49p8ugqJmCzcgXalo_o79Xv3HQl/s400/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Watching the rain from under a tree.</i></div><br />BOOM. The sky opened in a downpour, rain obscuring the distant mountains and finding its way through the tree leaves.<br /><br />Uh-oh.<br /><br />I watched the pouring-down streaks of rain for a minute, hoping it would quickly let up because surely that much rain cannot come out of the sky for long -- right? -- and then realized I was getting <i>wet.</i> Forget the leaves ... rain was pouring onto me.<br /><br />That's when I made my escape for the main building. By the time I scooted under shelter, my naturally curly hair (I always hear the <a href="http://www.hark.com/clips/jrdkgksyfq-curly-hair">voice of that little <i>Peanuts</i> character</a> when I say that) -- previously nicely straightened, thanks to the hot iron -- was sufficiently soaked that curls began boinging out like springs.<br /><br />And that was the end of my afternoon at the Frontier Museum. I left with damp clothes and frizzy hair.<br /><br />And a ton of memories. It was a good day....<br /><br /><i>Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell</i><br /><i>Frontier Culture Museum Homeschool Day</i><br /><i>October 4, 2013</i>

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Gravity: Grim survival drama

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><i>Gravity</i> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><b>(2013) • <a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/gravity/" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">View trailer</a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b> </b><br /><b>Four stars. Rating: PG-13, for dramatic intensity, disturbing images and fleeting profanity</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>By <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">Derrick Bang</a> • </b></span>Originally published in <i><a href="http://www.davisenterprise.com/" style="color: #27a9c5; text-decoration: none;">The Davis Enterprise</a></i>, 10.4.13</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <br /><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Jan. 11, 2007, the Chinese military destroyed one of its orbiting satellites with a ground-based missile. Although China insisted that this was the best way to “retire” the aging satellite, visions of a surface-to-space missile race naturally alarmed more than a few nations around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6gezC-8hONmhdraSbiZ7vHrDEXJf_RYZoTMxhiQTqAqL1j4XvhTFK2_RYg0JzgueaWBhVU_AsW_AVHeR5hHQ0FhsxHrbwbswD31APmyvNiLYcgGRs6usEdWWmlkH_KY3VvsE6qIjmTc/s1600/Gravity+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6gezC-8hONmhdraSbiZ7vHrDEXJf_RYZoTMxhiQTqAqL1j4XvhTFK2_RYg0JzgueaWBhVU_AsW_AVHeR5hHQ0FhsxHrbwbswD31APmyvNiLYcgGRs6usEdWWmlkH_KY3VvsE6qIjmTc/s400/Gravity+blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">When things go wrong in space, they go very wrong, as Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra<br />Bullock) quickly discovers. Situations that would be bad enough on the ground, with<br />gravity operating in one's favor, quickly turn catastrophic in an environment where a<br />small space suit puncture likely would mean instantaneous death.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saber-rattling aside, the much more serious issue was the orbiting “debris cloud” of up to 300,000 bits of satellite that resulted, which still could pose serious danger to other satellites or spacecraft en route to the moon and beyond. (NASA, worried about this since 1978, has dubbed the frightening possibility of cascading collisions the Kessler Syndrome.) For this very reason, the U.S. and the Soviet Union halted such anti-satellite experiments in the 1980s.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clearly, filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón smelled an opportunity. The result, which he directed and co-wrote with his son, Jonás, is <i>Gravity</i>: one of the very few feasible space-based dramas ever released via conventional channels. (I say this to distinguish Cuarón’s film from numerous sci-fi and fantasy entries, or jes’-plain-silly action epics such as <i>Armageddon</i> and <i>Space Cowboys</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Gravity</i> is both a suspenseful nail-biter and an impressive visual achievement: a studio production that comes close to the on-screen authenticity of an IMAX space documentary. The special effects are stunning, from the gorgeously depicted EVA mission that opens the story, to the weightless activity that takes place within a space station. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Sandra Bullock “swims” her way from one end of the station to another, passing all sorts of floating debris along the way — not to mention little globules of liquid, or zero-G electrical sparks — everything looks absolutely real. We can’t help a “how the heck did they <i>do</i> that?” sense of wonder, despite our frequent ho-hum reaction to what CGI effects have wrought these days.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and visual effects supervisor Tim Webber — and the latter’s company, Framestore — have done stunning work. Indeed, their efforts are almost <i>too</i> good; at times it’s hard to focus on the story, since we’re so frequently dazzled by the on-screen visuals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But only at times. Cuarón has orchestrated a taut survival drama that masterfully exploits claustrophobic terrors, not to mention related fears of drowning, suffocating or simply being hurled, alone, into the depths of space, able to do nothing but count down the seconds before the oxygen runs out.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><a name='more'></a><br /> <div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The time could be now, or perhaps just a bit into the future, under slightly different circumstances that have allowed our space program to remain robust. A routine shuttle mission commanded by veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) includes a civilian passenger: medical engineer Ryan Stone (Bullock), clearly anxious about her surroundings, despite six months of training and preparation back on Earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story begins with the Shuttle Explorer docked alongside the Hubble Telescope, as Stone struggles to install a new scanning system. She’s tense, and not only because of the expanse of space; the scanning unit isn’t cooperating. Kowalski, meanwhile, is punctuating his final voyage into space by scooting around in a test-model jet pack that allows movement unencumbered by the usual tethers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kowalski, alert to the rising tension, lightens the mood by joking with Mission Control — we recognize Ed Harris’ off-camera voice (nice touch, that) — and sharing oft-heard personal anecdotes that can’t help raising a smile on Stone’s nervous face.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then, suddenly, a crisis: On the other side of the planet, an obsolete satellite has just been destroyed by a ground-based missile strike. The resulting debris field, on the same orbital path, arrives much faster than expected; the consequences are catastrophic. To make matters worse, the debris destroys numerous communications satellites along the way, and all contact with Mission Control is lost.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stone and Kowalski are the sole survivors, and Explorer has been rendered useless. Stone is running critically low on oxygen, and Kowalski’s prototype jet pack has limited fuel. Their only hope: a bit of a “hike” to the nearby International Space Station, just visible to their naked eyes, and the Russian Soyuz capsule that Kowalski knows should be docked alongside.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right about now, most viewers will be biting lips and digging fingernails painfully into palms.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such reactions, of course, depend on the degree to which we invest ourselves in this scenario. Cuarón and co-editor Mark Sanger do a masterful job with this, as well. The characters are introduced and sketched just well enough to elicit our concern — the script doing so with “reasonable” conversation, as opposed to dumb dialogue solely for our benefit — and then things happen rapidly enough that we willingly hang on for the ride.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The character contrast is well played and quite credible; Clooney and Bullock deserves plenty of credit, particularly since they do most of their “acting” via vocal inflection and the limited facial expressions that are partially obscured by space suit helmets.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clooney’s calm voice and easy manner bespeak the seasoned professional that Kowalski obviously is; he’s a well-trained professional who (no doubt) has long anticipated such a crisis, while clearly hoping never to face one. Clooney’s tone is light but instructive, gentle but persistent. Kowalski knows full well that his sole remaining companion is just this side of total panic, which is bad for all sorts of reasons ... starting with the fact that a frightened person breathes more heavily, and wastes more oxygen.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anticipating this film, I must confess to having had doubts about seeing Bullock as a space scientist; that seemed just as daft as casting Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist, in 1999’s James Bond epic, <i>The World Is Not Enough</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I needn’t have worried; Bullock imbues her character with just the right blend of professional competence and landlubber anxiety. Her terror is reasonable; Kowalski may be comfortable in space, and regard it as his majestic back yard, but Stone has no such sang froid. We can readily believe that she signed on for this mission via a mixture of excitement and pride, for having been selected in the first place. After all, who <i>wouldn't</i> want to experience space first-hand?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So most of us imagine, of course, with the unspoken caveat: As long as nothing goes wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bullock gives us a character we both respect and fear for; Cuarón’s skill lies in constructing a credible — if horrifying — scenario, and then making Stone the ultimate surrogate for our own resourcefulness. What would <i>we</i> do?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cuarón has dealt with grim speculative fiction before, specifically with 2006’s apocalyptic and quite unsettling <i>Children of Men</i>. Despite a premise that was extremely unlikely (we hope), Cuarón nonetheless drew quite persuasive performances from his cast. He does the same here.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lubezki’s gorgeous cinematography is further enhanced by this film’s 3-D effects, which are real enough to induce vertigo or even nausea, particularly when (for example) Stone tumbles out of control, spinning upside-down and sideways, after the initial impact. This film probably should come with air-sickness bags.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Composer Steve Price’s electronic-based score is deeply disturbing, operating on a subconscious level that greatly enhances this story’s fright factor. The sudden crescendos are enough to make you jump out of your skin.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My one major complaint concerns the script’s tendency toward crisis overkill. The eventual plot hiccups represent a single bad-luck day taken to truly ludicrous extremes ... which, in turn, makes this depiction of human endurance a credibility-stretching improbability. Those familiar with the space program and EVAs also likely will balk at the <i>speed</i> with which Kowalski and Stone confront each new problem; every action in a bulky space suit, operating in zero gravity, should take an ... agonizingly ... long ... time. Cuarón pretty much ignores that little detail, no doubt claiming dramatic license (and a need to move things along).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In contrast — and to be fair — the scenario is quite a bit more accurate when it comes to the ghastly consequences of Newton’s laws of motion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All this said, at a modest 90 minutes, you’re unlikely to be bothered by such issues. <i>Gravity</i> — clever title, by the way — is a thoroughly absorbing drama that’ll make you think twice about booking a ticket on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.</span></span><!--EndFragment-->

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Gravity   (2013) •  View trailer   Four stars. Rating: PG-13, for dramatic intensity, disturbing images and fleeting profanity By  Derrick B...

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PARKROYAL on Pickering

As my <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.sg/2013/10/good-morning-singapore.html">previous post</a> implies, being in Singapore for WAF means I've been a bit too busy to be posting regularly to this blog. Some posts on what I have seen at WAF and in Singapore will follow, but for the time being here are a few photos of <a href="http://www.woha.net/#PARKROYAL-on-Pickering">PARKROYAL on Pickering by WOHA</a>, one of my favorites so far.<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE-ORC8UxRKGSxlelcqQk2lcQpYI5P2G1LgtvwN9Ky7fw-wHsixtfDKruriHXUpffMBfzgW2H-UnRtwomgYCeZZ9LiX6IlZCkZP36XRN2u9yAC0776wM576A6cFQDF33szggA8_GALD04/s1600/FB9.jpg" /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E6X_RPfLXDOhjqAA16f9RHT2Ykjmp7GuTr3frVl8FB2zPUYRFVgzYCVBIheTMMd0xrRYpPoMkte4rQttxXefXctondfkiNmsyf7Api54moWY-7ZG6k3jhcGXBBPX0u3u_QLpRcPkb-Iv/s1600/FB10.jpg" /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqfnFLp2JHiuCiyfrokNQTGNNV-gIgKeNjYSnwRx6ygS1MFmOUWip17w6c87GruVdp-4jdW6ThnhNQAjaFb-wEQ2H3ugjYeqVOt1uAXv5ZmPPoSoFruMM2r3CUofqEPUklMFDQStkcd9p/s1600/FB11.jpg" /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA5s6AKE5llUfxKYRDTtoOjIGwKcq98lTYgA9coKvMH4hb87HiRC7Hqe5q6C1W673imgUQKAdKASX_tAh1zRwePRHGt5URInnKGA0NxXTOyMS6Ax3Up-Acwfu5h3eSkbWDCN9JrdjQUAR/s1600/FB12.jpg" />

PARKROYAL on Pickering

As my previous post implies, being in Singapore for WAF means I've been a bit too busy to be posting regularly to this blog. Some posts...

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Senior Software Engineer (C++/ C# / OOD / OOP / Java/ GUI ) (#109352)

<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <div><b>Position</b>: Senior Software Engineer<br> <b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br> <b>Duration</b>: Full time<br> <br> <b>Job Description</b>:<br> The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers.  The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems.  These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes.  The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs. The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div> <div><b>Responsibilities:</b></div> <div>We are looking for a senior software engineer to support the development of the next generation film and CD measurement technology and hardware.  Following the KLA-Tencor Product Lifecycle methods, the candidate will be required to participate in all phases of the software design/architecture, design reviews and requirements definition for systems and subsystems, and development/maintain of software features. Software requirements documents, analyzing software performance and development of critical software features are key responsibilities for this position.  Other responsibilities for this position include interfacing with multi-disciplinary teams in the US and overseas, analyzing escalated issues, and bug fixes. The candidate may be required to travel to customer sites occasionally to support Beta tools or to address specific issues.<br> <br> <b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div> <div>Ph.D or Master degree in physics/applied sciences/ computer science/electrical engineering or related fields with at least 1 years of commercial product development experience. Candidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills. Candidates should be familiar with fast prototyping, and have excellent problem-solving skills. Prior experience in semiconductor equipment control and/or process control SW development would be considered a definite plus.</div> <div> </div> <div>a) Excellent mathematical and analytical background.<br> b) Solid architecture and design experience using modular / OOP / OOD methodology.<br> c) Hands-on experience on C#/C++ programming including multi-threading on Windows platform.<br> d) Software design, implementation and unit testing using Microsoft VS C# /C++<br> e) GUI design and implementation using .Net framework.<br> f) Documentation of software design artifacts  and algorithm specifications.<br> g) Collaboration with SQC team on test case development and test execution.<br> h) Experience on the metrology system, optics, semiconductor process is very desirable.<br> i) Solid experience on at least 2 scripting languages in JavaScript, python, and Perl is a plus.<br> <br> <b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div> <div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.<br> OR<br> Master's Level Degree with at least 2 years of experience.<br> OR<br> Doctorate (Academic)<br> <br> Kindly send your resumes to<font color="navy"> </font><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><font color="navy"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></font></a><font color="navy"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div> </span></font>

Senior Software Engineer (C++/ C# / OOD / OOP / Java/ GUI ) (#109352)

Position : Senior Software Engineer Location : Milpitas, CA Duration : Full time Job Description : The Film and Scatte...

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Tired of Malinvestment?

The following chart shows the number of employees at tire dealers divided by annual vehicle miles traveled.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaG21G6YBK1l9WI6gumM09CkOHqsnxL2yvhlMNqFkBOlOaXonKDTmuTt_eQRZj_RCEIcDm9tx1e88UIagb-UM7wRVLeXvbsVRSsnu7LdBTINCqDzVcBo2LJE3shsJS440UHa43zx4KC4/s1600/Tired+of+Malinvestment.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaG21G6YBK1l9WI6gumM09CkOHqsnxL2yvhlMNqFkBOlOaXonKDTmuTt_eQRZj_RCEIcDm9tx1e88UIagb-UM7wRVLeXvbsVRSsnu7LdBTINCqDzVcBo2LJE3shsJS440UHa43zx4KC4/s320/Tired+of+Malinvestment.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Since the depths of the recession, we've been hiring more and more tire dealer employees. We're seeing <a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=n45">no increase in total miles traveled</a> though. Think that's going to be sustainable over the long-term?<br /><br />If the trend channel in blue represents rising productivity, then what does the trend in red represent? Rose-colored glasses?<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malinvestment">Malinvestment</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Malinvestment is a concept developed by the Austrian School of economic thought, that refers to <span style="color: red;">investments of firms being badly allocated</span> due to what they assert to be an <span style="color: red;">artificially low cost of credit</span> and an unsustainable increase in money supply, <span style="color: red;">often blamed on a central bank</span>. This concept is central to the Austrian business cycle theory. Austrian economists such as Nobel laureate F. A. Hayek advocate the idea that malinvestment occurs due to the combination of fractional reserve banking and artificially low interest rates <span style="color: red;">misleading relative price signals which eventually necessitate a corrective contraction—a boom followed by a bust</span>.</i></div><br />Based on the chart above, malinvestment at tire dealers seems more than likely to me. Where else do you suppose it is appearing? Or did I just get lucky and think this one up in isolation?<br /><br />Before you answer, I started with the premise that I would see malinvestment in tire dealers. I then went looking for malinvestment. Being able to include the "tired" pun was just a bonus.<br /><br />It would not surprise me if this very same malinvestment theory could be applied to <a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=n46">retail trade</a> in general. For example, picture retail salespeople and mall traffic. I do not have easy access to reliable mall traffic though, so this chart will have to suffice for now.<br /><br />Who really believes that malinvestment based growth is sustainable over the long-term? I sure as heck don't.<br /><br />This is not investment advice.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://www.bls.gov/data/#employment">BLS: Employment</a><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/M12MTVUSM227NFWA">St. Louis Fed: Total Vehicle Miles Traveled</a>

Tired of Malinvestment?

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Field Applications Engineer (Semiconductor | SEM ) (# 110022) Beaverton, OR

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