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Patricia Krentcil (Tan Mom) Wiki, Bio, Husband, Age, Now, Height, Net Worth, Family, Career, Facts
Patricia Krentcil (born November 30, 1967) better known as Tan Mom who is an American Former Porn Actress and Television Personality based in New Jersey, USA.
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Tan Mom Husband
Tan Mom married his husband Richard Krentcil in a private Wedding Ceremony on October 2013. The nyakumiy also have a younger son in her family.
Tan Mom Controversy
On April 24, 2012, Nutley, New Jersey, resident Patricia Krentcil was arrested and charged with second-degree child endangerment after school authorities alleged she let her 5-year-old daughter Anna bake in a tanning bed.
The controversy started when a school nurse noticed the burns, which Anna attributed to going tanning "with mommy." The school then contacted child services. Officials suspected that Krentcil took the child into the tanning booth without the salon's knowledge. New Jersey law does not allow anyone younger than 14 to use tanning facilities due to the health risks. Teens older than 14 are allowed to go to salons with parental consent.
According to the Police report, her child had the first-degree burn. However, Krentcil has denied all these allegations. she nyakumi had claimed her child was never brought to the tanning salon or booth. In addition, her sunburn is due to playing in the hot sunny day. After this, she has faced a huge backlash from the News and Media. She also banned from 60 tanning salons after her arrest. Later, this tanning freak cleared from all the criminal charges from the Court.
Now, six years later, Krentcil can still remember "every single second" of the "horrible" ordeal. Today, she's a changed woman. Well, sort of. Instead of hitting a tanning bed every day like she used to, she now tans just three times a week. But she's not tanning less because she's worried about sun damage – it's just because she's "lazy."
Krentcil still doesn't believe tanning beds are unhealthy: "No, I don't think so, whatsoever," she insists. Uncensored, fun-loving and occasionally problematic, Krentcil talks to Us about being a parent, dating as "Tan Mom," turning 50 and offers tips for those wanting to achieve a sun-kissed glow similar to hers.
Patricia Krentcil Family
Patricia Krentcil was born on 30 November 1967 in New Jersey, United States. She holds American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. Her father is a private company employee while her mother is a homemaker. She has siblings as well. She has a brother and has a sister whose names are not known. As of education, she is a graduate.
Patricia Krentcil Career
Tanning Mother has made her acting debut from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" TV Show in 2012. She has appeared in 4 episodes of this Television series. Later in 2013, Patricia acted in Gay Porn movie named "Kings of New York (Season 2)".
In the same year, she has also featured as Guest in Home & Family Television show. She has faced off her Spouse Richard Krentcil in an Interview on "The Test" in 2013. She has blamed her Alcohol drinking habit for their divorce in that Show. In 2014, she has also seen in "Howard Stern Birthday Bash".
Patricia Krentcil Net Worth
How much is the worth of Patricia Krentcil? Her net worth is estimated around U.S. $400-500K. She stands on a height of 5 feet 1 inches tall.
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Patricia Krentcil Age
Her age is currently 53 years old. Moreover, it was only a few years later when something happened that, Krentcil said, changed her life forever. She was four months pregnant with her daughter Ashley, now 23, and out at a bar in Chicago with her first husband, when a man began harassing her. "He cold-cocked me. Every witness said I went flying." Krentcil was left with four plates in her head and, she said, "I was proclaimed dead twice." She said the incident left her with poor balance, causing people to sometimes mistake her for being drunk: "Don't judge until you've been in someone else's shoes. I'm not drunk. Sometimes I fall.
Patricia Krentcil Wiki
Wiki/Bio
Real Name Patricia Krentcil
Nick Name Tan Mom
Date of Birth (DOB),
Birthday 30 November 1967
Profession Adult Actress, Television
Famous For In April 2012, she was arrested for tanning her 5-year-old daughter
"Anna Krentcil" from a Tan Salon (Tanning Booth) illegally
Birthplace New Jersey, United States
Zodiac Sagittarius
Current Residence Florida, USA
Height/ Tall Feet & Inches: 5`1″
Centimetres: 155 cm
Meters: 1.55 m
Weight Kilograms: 52 Kg
Pounds: 114 lbs
(Breast-waist-hips) 34-26-35 inches
Bra Cup Size 33 B
Net Worth Approx U.S. $400-500K
Sponsor Earnings Not Known
Parents Father: Not Known
Mother: Not Known
Siblings Brother: Not Known
Marital Status Divorcee
Boyfriend/ Dating Single
Previous Dating? Richard Krentcil
Husband/ Spouse Richard Krentcil (m. 2005 – div. October 2013)
Children Daughter: Anna Krentcil
Son: None
Highest Qualification Graduate
University Not Known
School High School in New Jersey
Favorite Actor Tyler Posey
Favorite Actress Olivia Delcan
Favorite Color Purple
Favorite Cuisine Chinese
Pet Lover? Yes
Favorite Holiday Destination Greece
Hobbies Travelling, Gymnast
Social Media Account
Social Media Account Links Instagram
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Patricia Krentcil Facts
She has moved to Florida from New Jersey to begin her career in the Music industry. On 19 August 2018, she has appeared in a music video "Life of the Party" along with Adam Barta (American Actor, Musician & Reality TV Star). After this, she has also released her song "FREE 2 BE ME" featuring Adam Barta on 7 December 2018.She is not so active on social media plaforms.Krentcil is furious not only about her child's sunburn, but because it was a nurse at Lincoln Elementary School in Nutley, NJ, who called police on her back in 2012, after Anna mentioned the mother-daughter tanning trips.The mother of five (her children range in age from 8 to 23 years old), may have faded from the spotlight in recent years, but things haven't cooled down for this Internet Age celebrity.She admitted that life has sometimes been grim when the camera isn't rolling.Even her beloved tanning salons threw shade. "I was banned from all [Nutley-area] salons. They put up wanted signs: 'Do not let this woman tan here.' "Krentcil claims she invested $15,000 into the salon Sun of a Beach in Nutley, where she is a regular and that she recently took out a $25,000 loan in order to become a co-owner of the place.She clarifies herself and said, "I've always been judged because I'm a little different from everybody, but I'm a human being with feelings," she said. "I didn't ask for this. Sometimes I wish I was just a normal mom. But I'm not that person; I'm different. I'm a mom who tans, but . . . I'm more than Tan Mom."
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import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import ControlItem from './ControlItem';
import styles from './Bean.scss';
import * as beanActions from 'redux/modules/bean';
import attributes from './attributes';
import steps from './steps';
import states from './constants/states';
import BeanForNetwork from './BeanForNetwork';

@connect(state => ({
  beans: state.bean.beans,
  inNetwork: state.bean.inNetwork,
}), beanActions)

export default class Bean extends Component {

  static propTypes = {
    beans: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
    inNetwork: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
    addNextBean: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
    addActive: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
    removeActive: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
    toggleBluetooth: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
  }

  state = {
    current: undefined,
    tip: false,
    tipCopy: undefined,
  };

  componentWillMount() {
    this.setState({ beans: this.props.beans });
  }

  setCurrentShow = (value) => {
    this.setState({current: value});
  }

  singleBluetoothDevice = (index) => {
    this.props.toggleBluetooth(index);
  }

  toggleActiveDevice = (index, bool) => {
    if (bool) this.props.removeActive(index);
    else this.props.addActive(index);
  }

  addBean() {
    this.props.addNextBean();
    this.setState({current: states.ADD_BEAN});
  }

  render() {
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                index={index}
                toggleActiveDevice={this.toggleActiveDevice}
                newBluetoothActive={this.singleBluetoothDevice}
                setCurrentShow={this.setCurrentShow}
                {...bean}
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 this.addBean()}
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Q: mysql_query help I have products database like:
id: 5
catid: 2,4,26,33,46
name: product one
etc...

For each store product catid stores multiple categories id separated with commas as one product might appear in several categories.
How can I view the products from for example category with id 26?
My first idea was:
mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products WHERE catid LIKE '%26%'");

but its not working well as it also shows products from 2 and 46 category.

A: Use the FIND_IN_SET() function: SELECT * FROM products where FIND_IN_SET(26, catid) > 0

A: The mysql find_in_set() function will do this.
However, it will never be fast.  Mysql indices are not useful for finding a match in the middle of a string.  They only work if you're matching against the whole string, or a substring starting from the beginning.  A full scan of the data will be required for every query.
If you're not too far along in development, and can change the data model to use a mapping table that looks something like:
create table product_cat (
  rel_id primary key,
  product_id int,
  cat_id int,
  unique (product) product_id,
  index (cat_product) cat_id, product_id
)

Then, put a row in the table for each category/product relation, and join against that table.  It's possible to make such queries fast.

A: This will do it.
SELECT * FROM products WHERE catid IN (26);

This should accomplish what you are looking for.
This can also be used to expand your selection.
SELECT * FROM products WHERE catid IN (26,27);

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Historic photos are evidence these celebrities were cloned.
By Ciara O'Rourke January 24, 2023
Any resemblance is purely coincidental: These pictures aren't proof of celebrity clones
Some celebrities have historic doppelgängers, but their photos aren't evidence of cloning.
Coincidence? Or evidence that some celebrities were cloned? This is the question an Instagram video posits as it compares historical photos with images of contemporary celebrities.
And the answer is: coincidence. Although some bloggers have jokingly suggested that these actors and singers are time travelers, any serious claims of cloning are unfounded.
The Instagram post was flagged as part of Facebook's efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.)
stated on January 4, 2023 in an image shared on Instagram
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin's collapse was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Madison Czopek • January 4, 2023
Among the doppelgängers: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Judy Zipper, a girl in someone's grandmother's 1960 yearbook. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Philip IV, who ruled Spain from 1605 to 1665 and was immortalized in several paintings by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez. Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and writer Henry David Thoreau. Actor Orlando Bloom and 19th century Romanian artist Nicolae Grigorescu.
A 2022 paper in the journal Cell Reports found that doppelgängers share many of the same genes, Smithsonian magazine reported in August. The internet has enabled researchers to identify people with striking physical similarities more easily.
It has also fueled some claims lacking scientific evidence, such as that the aforementioned people were cloned. We rate that False.
Instagram post, Jan. 22, 2023
E! News, What's eating Judy Zipper?, June 19, 2012
BuzzFeed, Leonardo DiCaprio is actually a woman named Judy Zipper fom the 1960s, June 19, 2012
The Met, Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, visited Jan. 23, 2023
Velazquez, Velazquez Philip IV in Armour Oil Painting Reproduction, visited Jan. 23, 2023
New England Historical Society, How the Thoreau pencil wrote, and paid for, Walden, visited Jan. 23, 2023
Artvee, Peasant women with distaff (circa 1900), visited Jan. 23, 2023
Smithsonian magazine, Doppelgängers don't just look alike—they also share DNA, Aug. 24, 2022
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President Joe Biden said, "To the Ukrainian people, I say to them all, you might you might they they might be able to make right and they're not able to."
stated on January 29, 2023 an Instagram post:
This photo shows former President Donald Trump "last week."
A photo shows "Barack Obama dressed up as Baphomet (Lucifer)."
stated on January 9, 2023 a Facebook post:
President Joe Biden signed an executive order "making health insurance free for qualifying Americans."
stated on January 26, 2023 a Facebook post:
"Scientists warn eggs are causing thousands of people to 'suddenly' form blood clots."
Hospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves "he's a corpse."
Video shows hecklers shouting profanities at President Joe Biden.
"Aretha Franklin's 1968 song 'A Natural Woman' deemed 'offensive' by trans community."
Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying after "Ted Cruz gets up and humiliates her to her face."
"Andrew Tate officially gets sentenced to 15 years in prison! (Found guilty)."
stated on January 20, 2023 a blog post:
"Putin destroys adrenochrome lab in Ukraine."
Polio wasn't eradicated in the United States by a vaccine.
Christine Grady "is the head of NIH."
Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome and "stroke season" didn't exist before the COVID-19 pandemic.
stated on January 23, 2023 a video:
Actor Isaac Kappy was murdered for exposing Hollywood pedophiles.
stated on December 22, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Richard Hudson
stated on January 12, 2023 in a tweet:
"Joe Biden's war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983."
By Paul Specht • January 30, 2023
"NASA stopped exploring the ocean."
stated on January 25, 2023 in a video:
The United States of America "no longer exists" because President Joe Biden "signed away our sovereignty as a nation."
By Samantha Putterman • January 30, 2023
The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is "double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan."
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The decision to file a lawsuit can be tricky. Generally, a person may only file a lawsuit within a limited time period, known as the statute of limitations. If you wait until the last minute, your claim might change from a lawsuit into a pumpkin on its way to the courthouse.
For the following personal injury claims, the statute of limitations is two years: Negligence, Toxic Tort, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, and Fraud. See 42 Pa. C. S. § 5524. This time limit begins to run on the date the injury occurred.
A lawyer can help you determine whether an exception applies. Exceptions have applied when an injury is not discovered until much later or could not be discovered until more than two years after the act that caused the harm. But in most cases, the statute of limitations for personal injury claims is two years, and you shouldn't assume it's longer.
A lawyer can also investigate the claims and explain the likelihood of success before being hurled into protracted litigation.
So talk to a lawyer about your case.
We make informed decisions that lead you to a successful result.
We believe it is best to retain a lawyer as soon as possible to discuss your claim. Contact a lawyer at the Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, LLC at 610-446-3457 for a free consultation.


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LiveWell 5K Run Benefit McMillen Scholarship
Proceeds from LiveWell 5K Run/Walk Benefit McMillen Scholarship and Building Fund
The Pana Community Hospital Foundation presented Terry and Jane McMillen with a check for $1,000 to be used for the Brian McMillen Memorial Scholarship Fund. The money was part of the fundraising efforts from the LiveWell 5K Run/Walk held on Memorial Day weekend. Proceeds from the race benefitted the PCH Building Project and the local McMillen Memorial Scholarship Fund. The event raised $2,000 with over 175 participants. Proceeds from the race will ensure funds continue for the memorial scholarship as well as support the local hospital. Pana Community Hospital would like to thank all the volunteers, participants, Pana Fire, Pana Police and the race sponsors who included: First National Bank of Pana, Carol Schramm, McMillen Builders, Peoples Bank & Trust, Oak Terrace Resort & Spa, Beyers Chiropractic, Hilton Plumbing, Country Companies-Kathy Kircher, and Wilborn Creek Powersports. Also thanks to the following who donated prizes for the participants: Subway, Pizza Man, Save-A-Lot, Pana Chamber of Commerce, Pana High School, Arpeggio Winery, Pana News Group, Squeaky Clean Car Wash, Pana Bowl, McDonalds, LiveWell Fitness and First National Bank of Pana as the Grand Prize sponsor.
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Scaphyglottis – rodzaj roślin z rodziny storczykowatych (Orchidaceae). Obejmuje 78 gatunków występujących w Ameryce Północnej, Środkowej i Południowej w takich krajachiregionach jak: Belize, Boliwia, Brazylia, Kolumbia, Kostaryka, Kuba, Dominikana, Ekwador, Salwador, Gujana Francuska, Gwatemala, Gujana, Honduras, Leeward Islands, Meksyk, Nikaragua, Panama, Peru, Portoryko, Surinam, Trynidad i Tobago, Wenezuela, Windward Islands.

Systematyka
Rodzaj sklasyfikowany do podplemienia Laeliinae w plemieniu Epidendreae, podrodzina epidendronowe (Epidendroideae), rodzina storczykowate (Orchidaceae), rząd szparagowce (Asparagales) w obrębie roślin jednoliściennych.
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Fab location, Sunny hip vibe and color palate. A front porch entrance and an updated arched entryway leads you in. Crown moldings, framed windows and updated lighting throughout. Gleaming hardwoods ands plush bedroom carpeting. Added closets and built in bookcases in the bedroom. White traditional kitchen with lots of storage, and a stacked washer/dryer. Newly reglazed bathtub. Move in ready.


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Q: Returning RGB data for an arbitrary point on a scaled colorbar in matplotlib I have an xy scatter plot with points colored according to some third value z. In this case, x and y are arrays of pressure and volume data, and z is an array of temperature data.
data = np.genfromtxt("watervolume.txt", delimiter="\t")
P=data[:,0]
V=data[:,1]
T=data[:,2]

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
im = ax.scatter(P,V,c=T,cmap='jet')
fig.colorbar(im, ax=ax)
im.set_clim(400,4000)

ax.set_xlabel('P (GPa)')
ax.set_ylabel('V (cc/mol)')
ax.set_title('partial molar volume H2O')
fig.savefig('watervolume.pdf')

How can I find the RGB value for a given temperature value along the colorbar.


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Q:  placement in a rows depending on window's width I have a set of images of the same size.
I want to display them as a table-like structure, but to change number of "columns", depending on user's browser's window width, with all structure being centered.
What i've come up with is this: http://jsfiddle.net/MHva2/3/.
.container {
    display: table;
    margin: auto;
}

.element {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
}

Which works only when all images can be placed in a single row.
Once line "breaks", the container element takes all free place, like that: http://jsfiddle.net/MHva2/5/.
Is there a way to make it flow around its content in this situatuon?
UPDATE:
I'll try to explain.
What i want is for browser to place images automatically in a container, in which they should look like table cells, with the number of columns equal to floor(window_width / image_width).
Number of images may vary and whole table-like construction should be centered.
I've drawn a picture, showing how the same page with the same number of images should look inside differently sized windows: http://rghost.net/44024115.view.

A: @milind_developer is correct, your question is poorly worded, and could certainly use more detail.
From what I gather you are wanting a flexible number of columns, that will expand/contract with the size of the users viewport?
To do this you could create a column class like:
.example-column {
    float: left;
}

Then enclose whatever elements you wish inside the columns:

The float style gives a basic level of fluid layout, but you may also wish to exert great precision over the behavior of the columns through the use of media queries, e.g.
@media only screen and (max-width: 500px) {
   .example-column {
        float: none;
    }
}

This would force anything under 500px to use one column layout (if you want greater control use ID's).
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/MHva2/8/


The weather was perfect...the calm before the storm.
An important event was about to happen....one of those 'life events'....a milestone.
Sooooo happy to capture this proposal to Carley from her beloved Brad.
So it started as a couples photo shoot....this is Carley's first visit to Newfoundland, Brad is a native Newfoundlander. He told her they were going out for a photo shoot to capture some memories.
So as you can see.....he proposed....and she accepted....everyone was crying.....even me.....gotta LOVE those real moments. Best wishes to Brad and Carley. May you have a long marriage filled with lots of great memories.


I am a General Practitioner in the UK. (Probably "Family Physician" is the closest American equivalent).
The Hyperion quartet changed the way I think and feel about compassion and empathy. It should be essential reading for all/most doctors (in my opinion).
Hyperion - and the "Art of Manliness" podcast oddly enough - also both prompted me to read the writings of Ignatius Loyola. I'm glad I did.
I'm currently halfway through Ilium. I share one of the characters' (and I hope, Dan Simmons', and this forum's) "obsession with the puzzle of what it means to be human".
So for a while now, I've been thinking, "I really hope Dan Simmons does an AoM podcast in his lifetime". If it would bring his thinking and the great work that is Hyperion, to a wider audience, I think this would be absolutely great.
So -then I thought - I should actually get things together to suggest this. But how to proceed?
AoM / Mr McKay is not the easiest to contact online. I intend to write to him via snail mail. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
That's an interesting handle, Mr. Tripp. What's it mean?
Thankyou; I will see if AoM are interested.
There was a time when everybody seemed to have a cool-sounding, unique handle online; triptogenetica wasn't yet taken.
Probably dates my taste in music somewhat.
Hi gang. I just registered! Very excited to see what's in store here on the ol' World Wide Web. See you in the forums!
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Hi Enright, Aunt Jobiska, Colin, and Shrike! Thanks for the welcome!
Definitely thought I registered with the username "Orphan of Time," but happy anyway that my actual name is being displayed for use.
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I found out I was pregnant after I had given up trying because I was told that my tubes are scarred from previous ovarian cyst operations. My son was 10 turning 11 in February. He always wanted a sibbling and wished he had someone to play with. Then I went for my 16 weeks ante natal blood tests, the Dr told me I was high risk for trisomy 18 & trisomy 21. She told me about further tests and the risks involved especially with the amniocentesis. Nevertheless, I prayed and believed that since the results stated that I was 1:20 T18 & 1:51 T21, then it won't happen to me. I was booked for a C/section but my daughter decided to come naturally 3 days before the C/section date (22 July 2017 and she was rushed to ICU because she was "floppy" (as they put it). She didn't cry and was blue (cyanosed). Then 3 hours later we were called to ICU to meet the pediatrician. We were told that she has signs of trisomy 18 and they have ran tests to confirm, which later came back positive. She was in ICU for 21 days, I've met all sorts of doctors and I've been told that she won't breathe on her own, at birth she had 2 holes in her heart of which one has since closed. She doesn't have a corpus callosum which never developed. But everything else appeared fine "for now", as they put it. I was told that if she makes it, she will have a series of complications and between 6 months to 2 years will be the worst time because the previous "cases" barely made it to 2 years.
What I have learnt to this day is that my baby (Lulo) is 10 weeks old and she is not a "case". She started breathing on her own 5 days before she was discharged from hospital. She feeds from a special feeding cup and suckles from the bottle for short periods. I spent the 21 days when she was in ICU with fear, that when we get home she'll stop breathing. I watched her all day and night to make sure that I am there when it happened. I realised that I exhausted myself in the process and missed out on getting to know her. She is here with us and my son understands all what has been said. We are giving her the best we can. We are going on holiday this Thursday to create as much memories as we can. It is very hard to hear my son pray every night that "dear Lord please give Lulo strength each day, so she could be healthy and live longer". We are not looking forward to the day when she will be gone but if it happens we won't be surprised and we won't have regrets. Being informed helps us to make the right decisions. We are taking each day as it comes and making the best out of it. I do not want to miss out on spending time with her anymore. All that I'm asking is for her to be given a chance to write her own story. No matter how long or short but I hope others would learn a thing or two from her existence.


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Edwards Pulls Even With Clinton in Iowa Poll
By David Yepsen
A new poll of likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers indicates that former North Carolina senator John Edwards is the biggest beneficiary of former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack's exit from the 2008 Democratic presidential race.
The poll of 600 likely Democratic caucus-goers was taken March 19 to 22 by American Research Group, a Manchester, N.H., polling firm. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
The numbers show that since January, Edwards has added 15 points to his total while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has dropped 1 point. She and Edwards are now locked in a statistical tie for first place in the survey.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the big political star of recent weeks, has dropped 7 points in Iowa in the past month, despite the huge crowds he has been getting at his events in the state.
While the poll is new, it may already be a bit dated. It came out of the field last Thursday and so does not reflect two major developments in the campaign since then -- the disclosure that day that Elizabeth Edwards' cancer has re-emerged and Vilsack's endorsement of Clinton on Monday.
But it does reflect the change in the race since Vilsack dropped out Feb. 23. In January, Vilsack was getting 12 percent of the caucus vote. In February, after he'd left, Edwards' support shot up 9 percentage points and an additional 6 by March. By contrast, Clinton's dropped 4 points, though she recovered 3 of them by March.
She's now at 34 percent, and Edwards is at 33 percent, a virtual tie. Obama also gained 9 percentage points from January to February but then lost 7 points from February to March. He's now in third place at 16 percent.
Here's a closer look at the three leading candidates:
-- Clinton leads nationally but has trailed Edwards in other surveys in Iowa, so her campaign can take heart from her first-place showing in this one. If she can beat Edwards and Obama by winning Iowa, she just might be able to quickly roll up the nomination the way John F. Kerry did after his victory in Iowa in 2004.
That's because a growing number of other states are packing their primaries and caucuses on Feb. 5, shortly after Iowa. The losers in Iowa may lack time to recover elsewhere.
-- Edwards finished second in Iowa in 2004 and has to win the state in 2008. At a seminar at Harvard recently, his deputy campaign manager said flatly that Iowa was the campaign's most important state among the four early caucuses and primaries.
If Edwards can win Iowa, he could build on that early momentum and do well with his strong union support in Nevada, which in turn might generate excitement in New Hampshire. He should then do well in South Carolina, where he was born. However, it would be a severe blow to his campaign if he again finishes second in Iowa. It would hurt his ability to knock down the row of political dominos that follow Iowa.
-- Obama's third-place showing is adequate, given that he's a relatively late entrant in the race. The third-place finisher in Iowa historically gets enough to advance to later contests. But Obama should be concerned that his trend line in Iowa isn't moving in a positive direction. It seems Iowans are showing up at his rallies to get a look at him, but so far they aren't supporting him.
As for the single-digit Democratic candidates -- Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.), Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.) and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson -- the poll is bad news. All have campaigned in Iowa, and all have yet to get something moving.
David Yepsen is a political columnist for the Des Moines Register. Politico.com and the Register are sharing content for the 2008 presidential campaign.


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Audubon Terrace, also known as the Audubon Terrace Historic District, is a landmark complex of eight early-20th century Beaux Arts/American Renaissance buildings located on the west side of Broadway, bounded by West 155th and West 156th Streets, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan, New York City.  Home to several cultural institutions, the architecturally complementary buildings, which take up most of a city block, are arranged in two parallel rows facing each other across a common plaza.  The complex is directly across 155th Street from Trinity Church Cemetery.

Although the 157th Street station on the New York City Subway's  is one block away, the complex's location considerably north of Midtown Manhattan has resulted in a perceived detriment to easy access for visitors.  The complex was designated a New York City landmark in 1979, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History
Named for naturalist and artist John James Audubon, on whose former land the complex sits, Audubon Terrace was commissioned in 1907 by Archer Milton Huntington, the heir to the Southern Pacific Railroad fortune, a philanthropist and a Spanish scholar. The master plan for the site was drawn up by his cousin, architect Charles P. Huntington, in 1908.  Archer Huntington chose the location at a time when the two centuries old northward march of fashionable residences and cultural institutions seemed likely to transform the largely rural area.  He assumed that other museums and learned societies would soon join him, creating an intellectual citadel atop the island's heights.  The widespread adoption of the elevator and steel framing at this time, however, led Manhattan real estate to begin to develop vertically instead and New York's other great cultural institutions failed to follow suit - in fact, most of the organizations which located on Audubon Terrace were headed by or strongly connected to Huntington.

In 1904, Huntington had founded the Hispanic Society of America, and had commissioned Charles Huntington to design a building for the new institution on the grounds of what would become Audubon Terrace.  Huntington's original building was constructed from 1904–08, with a west wing by Huntington added in 1915 along with an east wing designed by Erik Strindberg.  In 1923-30, a library for the Society was added across the plaza, designed by H. Brooks Price. The next institutions to locate on the site all had their buildings designed by Charles Huntington: the American Numismatic Society, built in 1907, the American Geographical Society (1911), the Spanish-speaking Church of Our Lady of Esperanza (1909–12; West 156th Street addition and remodeling in 1924 by Lawrence G. White, Stanford White's son), and the Museum of the American Indian (1915–22).

In 1921-23, William M. Kendall of McKim, Mead & White designed an Anglo-Italian Renaissance building for the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, which was followed by an auditorium and gallery for them designed by Cass Gilbert and built in 1928-30. The two organizations merged as the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1976.

The plaza surrounding these buildings is the location of a number of sculptures executed by Anna Hyatt Huntington, Archer Huntington's wife, between 1927 and 1944.  These include a large equestrian statue of the legendary Spanish knight El Cid (1927), in front of the Hispanic Society Library.

Resident institutions
A number of the original institutions are no longer resident on the Terrace:

The American Geographical Society, founded in 1851, moved its collection of maps, photographs, books, journals and atlases - the largest map collection in the world - to the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1978.  The AGS was replaced on Audubon Terrace by a campus of Boricua College, a bilingual college.
The Heye Foundation's Museum of the American Indian (founded in 1916) merged into the National Museum of the American Indian, a component of the Smithsonian Institution which opened in 2004 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with a small permanent gallery remaining in New York City in the Custom House at Bowling Green. The space occupied by the Museum of the American Indian is now used by the Hispanic Society.
The American Numismatic Society, founded in 1858, moved in 2008 to a facility on Varick Street in downtown Manhattan. This building has been taken over by the American Academy of Arts and Letters as an Annex, and the space between it and the original Academy building was converted in 2009 into a new entrance link designed by James Vincent Czajka with Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.

Of the remaining original institutions, the Hispanic Society is renovating its existing space as well as expanding into the space left vacant by the Museum of the American Indian, a project that will take several years to complete. A plan to move the Hispanic Society downtown was contemplated in 2006 but ultimately not carried out. Some of its collection is on tour, and so far, has been sent to Madrid, Mexico City, and Albuquerque. The Society maintains a library and a museum with an important collection of art and artifacts from the Iberian peninsula, with some items from Spanish America.

The American Academy of Arts and Letters was founded in 1898.  Its gallery is open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 1 pm to 4 pm, except from March to June, when it is open Thursdays through Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm.

See also
List of New York City Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places listings in New York County, New York
Audubon Mural Project
Huntington family

References
Notes

Bibliography

External links

 Audubon Terrace Gallery - 96 photos

Historic districts in Manhattan
New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan
New York City designated historic districts
Buildings and structures in Manhattan
Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
Washington Heights, Manhattan


What's the U.S.S. Enterprise doing underwater? And that was the plan?
Crap, they still have alarm clocks with annoying beeps in the 23rd century.
Cars, too. Even with transporter devices? Why not just beam to the grocery store? Why not just beam your groceries to you? Why not replicate them?
Seriously, are there no homely admiral's daughters?
You can use a communicator across the galaxy? From Earth to Qo'noS? That seems a bit of a cheat.
God, Benedict Cumberbatch is good. Is he doomed to play superior beings from now on? Indubitably.
Wait, did he say Khan … or Kai?
So if the goal was to start a war with the Klingons, why relieve Kirk of command? Isn't that who you want in charge? The reckless, think-with-his-gut captain?
OK, so it's like "Star Trek: Wrath of Khan" but reversed. Where Kirk does what Spock did and Spock does what Kirk did.
But my main thought was of the roller coaster. Seriously, how many Spielbergian, breathless, everything-going-wrong-and-has-to-go-right-at-the-last-second moments are we going to have?
If the first J.J. Abrams-led "Star Trek" reboot reminded me of "Star Wars," this one reminds me of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Even the cold open gives us our hero, Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), carrying a kind of idol while running from natives with spears. Meanwhile, Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) is being lowered into a volcano to detonate a cold-fusion device, and winds up trapped there, as lava laps up all around him. Can Kirk and Spock be saved? Of course they can. Kirk gives up the idol (a kind of map?), which the natives bow before, and he and Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban) jump off a cliff and swim to the U.S.S. Enterprise, which is hiding underwater, in salt water, against the express wishes of its chief engineer, Scotty (Simon Pegg). At which point, violating the Prime Directive, the Enterprise arises, to the amazed eyes of the indigenous people, which allows Kirk and company to use the transporter to beam Spock, whose protective suit is smoking, back to the Enterprise just in time. All good!
Why is Kirk hanging, disguised, among the natives?
Why did he take what he took? Even he doesn't know.
Why is McCoy down there? In case someone needs a doctor?
Do they have no Prime Directive class at Star Fleet Academy? Did Kirk and Spock skip it? Does Spock not see the logic in it?
Biggest: Why hide the U.S.S. Enterprise underwater?????
It's always a bad sign when one of the characters in a movie annunciates the absurdity of what is going on in the movie—as Scotty does here. "Do you have any idea," he tells Kirk, "how ridiculous it is to leave a starship on the bottom of the ocean?" Preach it, Montgomery.
And that's just the first, breathless, Spielbergian moment. Others include: 1) the chase from, and capture by, the Klingons; 2) shooting Kirk and Khan from one starship to the next through a field of debris while Scotty is being held at phaser-point; 3) Kirk running and climbing and battling radioactivity to get the ship's engines online before the Enterprise burns up in the Earth's atmosphere; 4) Spock chasing Khan all over San Francisco.
All of these scenes are well-done, but they're pointless. The point of the roller coaster is to not think about anything but the roller coaster, which is what most moviegoers want, but it isn't what "Star Trek" fans want. They want to think. They want it to make sense, and have meaning, and maybe even some poignancy. They want Kirk and Spock to be friends, sure, but not deep friends, not best buddies, before they've barely had an adventure together. Episodic TV allows you to build on friendship in a way that movies, even with their interminable sequels, do not.
Sure, Abrams and Paramount toss "Trek" fans some bones (no pun intended). Simon Pegg, who's quite good, isn't doing Scottish; he's doing James Doohan doing Scottish. Anton Yelchin is doing Walter Koenig doing Russian. Similarly Urban and McCoy. We even get a "Damnit, I'm a doctor …" line. No Shatner imitations yet, though. And no Star Fleet sideburns. Shame. If they're good enough for Neil Degrasse Tyson, they're good enough for Chris Pine.
The movie, too, is basically a critique of the Bush administration after 9/11. Because we were attacked by one group (al Qaeda), we started a war with another (Iraq). Because Earth was attacked by one group (futuristic Romulans), Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller) wants to start a war with another (the Klingons). It's up to Kirk, giving a speech before Star Fleet at the end, to warn everyone, mostly us, about the dangers inherent in revenge.
But the rest? Uhura (Zoe Saldana), despite the Klingon language skills, is wasted, spending most of her time bitching about Spock acting like Spock. And do we get any rationale for why Spock is doing what he's doing? Why the relationship with Uhura, and why the anger at Khan, and why does he need Uhura to stop him from killing Khan? Is his half-human side that strong in this alternative universe? And is it because the planet Vulcan is no more? And what of that? How many members of the Vulcan species are left? Wouldn't this small fact alter his trajectory a bit, get him off the Enterprise maybe, doing something else? Wouldn't it give him a different girlfriend? (No offense, Zoe.) Doesn't it make sense for Spock to want to propagate his species now that they're nearly extinct? Or at least consider doing so? Or at least talk about it with someone?
What was it like for Kirk to die as long as he died? Spock, mind-melding with a dying Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood), said he felt, from Pike, four things: anger, confusion, loneliness and fear. No calm? No moving toward the light? Can Kirk confirm? Isn't that the "Darkness" in the title? Can someone talk about any of this in a meaningful way?
Of course not. That would slow down the roller coaster ride and we can't have that. "Star Trek" fans, who want to think, are few, and popcorn crunchers, who just want the roller-coaster ride, are many. And as Mr. Spock told us here and in the original "Star Trek II," and as J.J. Abrams and Paramount executives and all of the numbers-crunchers in Hollywood surely believe, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.


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Today's News: Our Take - Maroon 5 Plans Tour with Kelly Clarkson and The Voice Runner-Up
Maroon 5 is hitting the road again! The band is teaming up with Kelly Clarkson for a late summer tour with The Voice's Tony Lucca as an opening act, CBS News reports.
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine coached Lucca to second place during Season 2 of the reality show. PJ Morton and Rozzi Crane will also open at different points of the tour.
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"We are very excited to team up with the Honda Civic Tour," Levine said in a statement. "Kelly, PJ, Rozzi and Tony are all such unique and amazing artists. I'm really looking forward to hitting the road with them. Each night will be a great night of music."
In addition to hitting the road, Maroon 5 is preparing to release another album. "We're just getting started," guitarist James Valentine told The Associated Press. "We've got some great songs in the can. The stuff we're working on now, it definitely has gone maybe a little darker in its sound, maybe back a little bit more to what we kind of did on Songs About Jane. But at this point we do have all kinds of different songs and it is early."
No word yet on whether the tour and album will impact Levine's involvement on The Voice, which has already seen original coaches Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green depart to focus on other projects.
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101 Skills You Need To Survive In The Woods - Kevin Estela
The first full-feature book written by accomplished Bushcraft/Survival Instructor and Author, Kevin Estela published on April 16th, 2019. The book, 101 Skills You Need to Survive In the Woods, published by Page Street Publishing, features proven methods of building fires, making shelters, using survival equipment, field crafting with natural resources, navigating, and increasing readiness overall.
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101 Skills You Need To Survive In The Woods focuses on transferring knowledge and skills to the reader in an easy to comprehend manner. Kevin's overall goal is to empowering the reader to safely explore the outdoors and travel confidently away from home.
The skills presented in the book are grounded in reality, Kevin's experiences traveling through the United States' wild places and exotic locations abroad, and the curriculum taught in Estela Wilderness Education courses since 2011. Each chapter features an in-depth introduction laying the foundation and critical background information of each set of skills, followed by essential skills and how to accomplish them, and concluding with training modifiers to revisit each skill with added difficulty and rigor. Throughout the book, the emphasis is placed on improving performance beyond simple completion of each skill. 101 Skills is not a one-time read and it will become an irreplaceable addition to any collection of survival books. 101 Skills is 208 pages long and features original color photography and black and white illustrations by Kevin's niece, Lauren Harton.
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101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods: The Most Effective Wilderness Know-How on Fire-Making, Knife Work, Navigation, Shelter, Food and More
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Kevin Estela, a bushcraft and survival expert, is an avid world traveler and martial arts instructor. Kevin has worked with the History Channel and been a featured guest on numerous broadcasts and podcasts. A sought-after speaker, he has written well over 100 articles for such publications as Survivor's Edge, American Frontiersman, and the RECOIL network
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Kevin Estela first fell in love with the outdoors as a child. Entertained by the WWII survival stories his father endured in the jungles of the Philippines, Kevin wanted to learn more. Kevin grew up hiking, kayaking/canoeing, fishing, and hunting in New England and spent his free time outside or reading about survival and wilderness skills. Over the years, his childhood interests became stronger and developed into his lifelong passion. Kevin's passion now includes sharing what he knows with his students, family, and friends.
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Complimenting Kevin's background in survival and wilderness skills is his martial arts training. Kevin is trained in Sayoc Kali and is an Associate Instructor Level 5 in the Filipino martial arts system. He is also a Black Belt in the Applied Self-Defense program at RiSu Martial Arts and a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Sifu Chris Smith. Kevin continually attends both striking and grappling seminars and trains with respected professionals as frequently as possible. Kevin has also received extensive pistol, carbine, shotgun, and precision-scoped rifle firearms training at the SIG Sauer Academy and the Sayoc Tactical Group among others.
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In addition to outdoor education, Kevin has been a Full-time High School History Teacher since 2006. Kevin was also a track and field coach to a championship high school team for many years. Kevin received his B.A. in American Studies from Fairfield University in 2002, his M.A. in American Studies from Trinity College in 2004 and his C.A.S. in Secondary Education from the University of Bridgeport in 2007.
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This is the Seattle Seahawks chant before every game. Yes am a Seahawks fan so deal with it. Before the girls left for their dorm weekend out, these were the same words I was thinking. If you ask me why, I wouldn't have given you an answer, but all I knew was that our ladies were leaving and the guys will have to survive the weekend without them. Nerve wrecking it was, but we made it through.
The guys and I were happy to have the girls back but we proved to ourselves that we can survive without them - sorry ladies. On Friday we all went to the ladies volleyball game. We planned biking after the game, however we decided to stay at the gym. After some quality time in the gym playing Volleyball and Basket Ball, the guys had a sleep over in the boys gathering room where they watched movies all night (I know, am such a great mentor).
Saturday morning, some of the boys went to work while the rest slept in. After brunch, I rallied the guys who were at the dorm to do some community service. We borrowed some tools and went to put up the Lustre sign on the route to Wolfpoint. It was cold and windy but I managed to cajole and reason with the boys about the blessing that comes from serving. Story short, we had a good time digging holes; putting the sign back up and having fun.
Later that night we invited a special guest for dinner who also brought a game we played. The boys love their movies so we watched 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' that night because our guest also wanted to watch the movie.
Sunday morning we went to church; it was also communion service which made the service extra special. After church, we went back to the dorm, ate and got ready for our afternoon trip to Glasgow.
I had a date night with the guys. We did some grocery shopping, ate in the car and watched the 'Maze Runner' at the cinema. Oh Yea! we had a great time.
For those of you who haven't met the dorm guys,they are different in unique ways. But even with our differences, we manage to adapt and love on each other in our own little ways. I love my boys but it is more reassuring to know that God loves them more than I do.
Danae is usually the blog guru but I thought once in a while I should write something and make fun of people like Jerry Fast who told us to come to his place for paintball but bailed out on us. Part of it was our fault but it is nice to blame him a little. I love you Jared and I know you might not read this blog.


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Dangerous modification during construction of five storey block of flats
A reporter was asked to investigate a five storey timber framed block of flats after the leaseholder of the top floor reported gaps appearing between oak floorboards.
The reporter found that gallow brackets and a boundary wall were used instead of a flank walls at ground floor level.
For construction professionals:
Any alterations to structural arrangements should be approved by the design engineer prior to works being carried out on site
Quality management and competent supervision on site can help to ensure that the structure is built in accordance with the design
A reporter was asked to investigate a five storey timber framed block of flats after the leaseholder of the top floor reported gaps appearing between oak floorboards. The reporter found that a flank wall was missing at ground floor level.
Instead, steel gallows brackets bolted back to the timber frame using six screws, were supporting a steel beam at first floor level that supported three storeys of brickwork (Figures 1 & 2). The other end of the steel beam was supported on a boundary garden wall with a shallow foundation.
According to the reporter, the entire assembly was inadequate, and the wall had dropped and moved laterally at first floor level, thus pulling the top floor, and creating gaps between the floorboards on top of the joists. The gaps between the floorboards had been filled and opened up again, showing that the movement was ongoing.
According to the reporter, the entire assembly was inadequate, and the wall had dropped and moved laterally at first floor level, thus pulling the top floor, and creating gaps between the floorboards on top of the joists
The flank wall at ground floor level was apparently omitted due to a setting out issue i.e. the building would not fit on the site, so the flank wall was replaced by an existing boundary garden wall at ground floor level. The reporter feels that this should have been picked up by site inspections but was not.
Figure 1: steel gallow bracket arrangement
Figure 2 : flange of steel column screwed back to timber frame
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At the moment I am working on ablation of cells - microbial and cancer - with radiowaves. The outline can be seen under - experiments. Between May 2009 and Feb 2011 I have done much research that has yielded 9 manuscripts ready for submission. I have ablated cancer tumors in mice with ease and obliterated 2 moving pathogens in blood of guinea pig - Strep and Candida. I think that the eradication of microbial moving targets in blood is for the first time in the world - without antibiotics. Moreover, I have destroyed the cells that harbor the TB bacilli and rabies virus in vitro. This is a first step to eradicate infectious diseases and multi drug resistant strains that win by hiding in human tissue and evade being killed.
On the Physics front I have discovered the reason for electromagnetism, gravity, heat, temperature, black body radiation, Brownian motion to be an ether mass which I call 186-ether and has a radius corresponding to Boltzmann's constant. This mass I have shown to be the lower limit mass in the Universe, the upper limit being the well known Planck length and mass. I have solved the hand of god number by proving that the pulsation of this dynamic 186-ether mass that fills the Universe is by a factor of 137.036.
Thesis: Inhibition studies of the procarcinogen benzopyrene.
Inhibition of the binding to DNA and production of carinogenic metabolites, especially the diol epoxide was studied over 3 years.
I have written a theoretical paper where I propose the insertion of the soy protein gene into potato-SOYOTO. The Ti plasmid is the proposed vector.
This would provide the world a potato with starch+protein to deal with hunger. Today with technology at hand this could be a reality.
On returning to India I worked for 2 years in R & D for a multinational Pharmaceutical company where I was involved in fermentation-scale up of a broth that showed antibiotic activity. This was followed by the isolation of the active ingredient. Isolation procedures involved chromatography (all types) and spectroscopy.
In 1989 I completed a diploma in Pharmacy and am a registered Pharmacist. Set up a day and night Pharmacy for a leading hospital. For 12 years signed at least 200 prescriptions a day.
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I turned to teaching in 2000 and researched day and night on atomic structure of the H-atom. This has yielded 28 papers which are on the npa website. Questions that nagged me in grade 9 and through life are addressed.
My wife Christine - happily married 26 years now and 2 boys Mikhail and Joel ages 21 and 25.
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Recently I participated at LIYSF London for a 2 week conference on cutting edge science. It felt good to be in a room overlooking Albert Hall and vacated by an Olympic athlete.
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Ha collaborato anche con Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Luther Vandross, Iggy Pop, Mott the Hoople e John Mellencamp, del quale divenne agente dopo essere stato licenziato da Bowie.

Biografia

Inizi
Nato nei dintorni di Londra nel 1943, Defries entrò nel commercio giovanissimo vendendo i cimeli delle famiglie che si erano rovinate durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Dimostrò subito talento negli affari, tanto che alla fine degli anni cinquanta era proprietario insieme al fratello Nicholas di una piccola catena di stazioni di servizio. Entrambi studiarono giurisprudenza ma Tony Defries non riuscì a laurearsi; iniziò comunque la carriera fornendo assistenza legale. I due fratelli si occuparono prima di compravendita nel settore immobiliare, per poi dedicarsi ai redditizi contenziosi nei processi civili. Grazie all'esperienza acquisita, Defries entrò nel 1963 in uno degli studi legali più prestigiosi della capitale dove ebbe successo, tanto che gli furono affidati casi sempre più importanti.

La prima svolta della carriera arrivò nel 1968, quando un gruppo di fotografi professionisti gli chiesero di assisterli nei contenziosi con le industrie che davano loro lavoro. Li aiutò a fondare la Association of Fashion and Advertising Photographers, prima corporazione di fotografi mai formatasi a livello nazionale. Il primo coinvolgimento nel mondo della musica fu quando venne invitato dal suo cliente, il produttore Mickie Most, per derimere una lite con gli Animals. Si mise in luce nel settore e entro la fine del decennio aveva lavorato con gli Yardbirds, Donovan, Led Zeppelin e Marianne Faithfull.

Carriera di manager musicale
Fu in quel periodo che abbandonò lo studio legale e si dedicò all'industria musicale. Intraprese la carriera di manager dopo essersi associato all'avvocato statunitense Allen Klein, che curava gli interessi di grandi artisti tra cui Rolling Stones e Beatles. Fondò con Laurence Myers il Gem Music Group, comprendente un'etichetta discografica indipendente, una casa discografica e un'azienda di management che metteva in contatto gli artisti anche con altri produttori ed etichette discografiche. La prima pubblicazione fu nel gennaio del 1970 il singolo Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) di Edison Lighthouse, che si piazzò ai vertici delle classifiche mondiali. Quello stesso anno aiutò con successo Stevie Wonder in un contenzioso con la Motown.

David Bowie
Nella primavera del 1970, malgrado la sua relativa inesperienza, Defries divenne il nuovo manager dell'emergente David Bowie in sostituzione dell'inefficiente Ken Pitt, che non aveva saputo portarlo ai vertici della scena musicale. Pitt non aveva inoltre curato a dovere l'aspetto organizzativo del management, demandando a Angela, la moglie di Bowie, buona parte dei compiti che la sua professione gli imponeva. Nei due anni successivi, il Gem Music Group investì nella carriera di Bowie 100.000 dollari, che avrebbero portato velocemente a grandi profitti per l'azienda. Al contrario di Pitt, Defries si prese cura di ogni aspetto dell'attività del cantante, del quale si guadagnò la stima e la fiducia. Uno degli aspetti fondamentali del suo apporto, fu la fede incrollabile che Bowie sarebbe diventato un gigante nel mondo dello spettacolo. Ne riconobbe le grandi personalità e potenzialità, la fame di successo e la bontà dei progetti, aiutandolo a realizzarli con grande inventiva e intuito, rivoluzionando radicalmente tutta l'organizzazione che ne aveva contraddistinto la carriera fino ad allora.

Il ritardo con cui la Mercury Records pubblicò The Man Who Sold the World, i cui brani erano già pronti prima dell'estate del 1970 e che sarebbe stato pubblicato nel novembre 1970, indusse Defries a rompere il contratto e a stipularne uno nuovo con la RCA americana, che fu firmato nel settembre 1971. Convinse la RCA ad accettare che lui e Bowie detenessero i diritti di copyright sulle incisioni e sulle pubblicazioni del cantante, una clausola fino ad allora quasi sconosciuta. Il valore commerciale di tali diritti si sarebbe moltiplicato negli anni successivi e, secondo una stima del 2016, il copyright per l'intero catalogo di Bowie sarebbe arrivato a valere 100 milioni di dollari.

La promozione di The Man Who Sold the World, considerato pietra miliare del glam rock, introdusse nuovi aspetti nell'immagine pubblica di Bowie, come la foto di copertina in cui indossa un abito da donna. In questo periodo venne infatti proposta l'androginia del cantante, una trovata pubblicitaria che per diversi anni avrebbe acceso le fantasie dei suoi ammiratori. Defries fu fondamentale nella metamorfosi di Bowie come personaggio pubblico; le idee che portarono ad esempio alla creazione dell'alter ego Ziggy Stardust furono partorite dal genio di Bowie, ma fu Defries a realizzarle e promuoverle.

In previsione del nuovo disco Hunky Dory, Defries convinse Bowie a interrompere il rapporto con Tony Visconti, che oltre ad essere il bassista era anche il produttore dei due precedenti dischi di Bowie. Defries sfruttò i propri agganci negli Stati Uniti per garantire a Bowie il successo in America. Nel settembre 1971, in occasione della firma con la RCA a New York, cominciò i preparativi per il primo tour americano del cantante inglese, per il quale predispose una sontuosa accoglienza. Nell'occasione, fece conoscere Lou Reed, Iggy Pop e Andy Warhol a Bowie, che rimase affascinato dalla metropoli e l'avrebbe scelta come residenza per molti anni. Questi ed altri accorgimenti convinsero la RCA che il suo assistito era una stella di prima grandezza, quando in realtà le vendite dei suoi dischi stentavano ancora.

La firma con la RCA prevedeva la realizzazione di tre album con la casa americana e le vendite di Hunky Dory erano state discrete. Fiducioso, nel 1972 Defries uscì dal Gem Music Group e fondò la MainMan Management, azienda di sua esclusiva proprietà con la quale gestì l'enorme mole di affari che Bowie sarebbe stato in grado di muovere. Nel suo sforzo di creare il mito di David Bowie, un espediente che lo rese famoso fu ideato par la promozione dell'album del 1972 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Riempì di giornalisti statunitensi la prima classe di un volo per Londra, invitandoli nella suite di un albergo di lusso affittata per Bowie, che si esibì con un eccentrico abito tipico del glam rock nei brani dell'album. Il disco riscosse enorme successo in Europa e in America e lanciò definitivamente Bowie tra i più grandi musicisti di sempre. Il tour di Ziggy Stardust durò un anno, fino al luglio 1973.

Al contrario del suo idolo, il tranquillo colonnello Tom Parker, Defries viveva in modo stravagante. Proprietario di otto appartamenti nell'esclusiva Manhattan, si circondava di guardie private in karate gi e si vestiva con completi di velluto sgualcito. I termini del contratto che lo legavano a Bowie gli garantivano introiti molto superiori a quelli del cantante, ma quest'ultimo non lo sapeva e si trovò spesso costretto a chiedergli dei prestiti. Bowie era stato superficiale nel firmare il contratto che lo legava alla MainMan, non lo aveva letto con attenzione e si fidò di quanto gli aveva raccontato Defries. Era convinto di essere comproprietario dell'azienda al 50% e di aver diritto a metà dei guadagni e solo nel 1974 fu informato che l'azienda era al 100% di Defries. Il contratto prevedeva il 50% dei ricavi lordi a Defries e 50% a Bowie, il quale doveva però sobbarcarsi per intero il totale delle ingentissime spese e delle tasse.

Quando Bowie venne a sapere tali dettagli del contratto, la MainMan era oberata da debiti e buona parte della contabilità del 1974 era stata tralasciata. Sia nel Regno Unito che negli Stati Uniti molte fatture non erano state pagate e le spese erano aumentate, assieme agli investimenti sbagliati di Defries. Fu anche il periodo in cui Bowie era diventato dipendente dalla cocaina in modo pesante. Si sentì tradito e sfruttato; la prima reazione fu di tagliare le esorbitanti spese per le scenografie dei propri concerti. Il 29 gennaio 1975 andò negli uffici della RCA e annunciò la sua uscita dalla MainMan, ottenendo un anticipo per l'album Young Americans di imminente pubblicazione. Il giorno dopo la lettera di rescissione dal contratto arrivò alla MainMan.

Dopo la risoluzione del contratto nel 1975, Bowie avrebbe dichiarato di essere stato trattato come uno schiavo da Defries e di non essere riuscito a fare soldi. Le trattative per la risoluzione del contratto furono lunghe e difficili e alla fine Bowie fu costretto a riconoscere a Defries il 50% delle royalty degli album realizzati da Hunky Dory in poi ed il 16% su quelle di tutte le attività di Bowie fino al 1982. Defries continuò a mantenere una parte del copyright sui dischi di Bowie fino al 1997, quando il cantante riscattò le quote dell'ex manager e divenne proprietario al 100% di tali diritti.

Altre collaborazioni
Defries e Bowie, spesso nella veste di produttore, ebbero un ruolo importante anche per le carriere di Iggy Pop, Lou Reed e Mott the Hoople. Nel 1972, dopo essere stato messo sotto contratto dalla MainMan, Iggy Pop e i suoi Stooges furono invitati a Londra per incidere Raw Power, il terzo album del gruppo che ne celebrava la riunione. Per l'occasione, Defries riuscì a convincere la Columbia Records ad anticipare a Iggy Pop 25.000 dollari sui proventi del disco.

Defries seppe dell'insuccesso del disco di esordio da solista di Lou Reed e convinse Bowie a produrre Transformer, il suo secondo album, che ne rilanciò la carriera e divenne uno dei dischi più venduti della sua discografia. La MainMan organizzò inoltre un grande evento nel luglio del 1972, in cui si esibirono Lou Reed, Iggy Pop e Bowie. Sempre nel 1972, i Mott the Hoople erano reduci da quattro album senza successo quando Defries ottenne dalla Columbia 50.000 dollari per la produzione del singolo All the Young Dudes, scritto da Bowie, che ebbe un'ottima accoglienza. Al singolo fece seguito l'album omonimo, a sua volta apprezzato da pubblico e critica. Un giovanissimo Luther Vandross fu ingaggiato per il Diamond Dogs Tour di Bowie del 1974, da cui fu tratto l'album David Live. Vandross comparve in seguito anche in Young Americans (1975).

Poco dopo l'uscita di Bowie dalla MainMan, Defries firmò un contratto quinquennale con il rocker statunitense John Mellencamp il quale, nell'urgenza di arrivare al successo, firmò senza curarsi delle clausole contenute nel contratto: Defries gli promise che ne avrebbe fatto una stella entro un anno e iniziò ad organizzare una pomposa campagna promozionale come aveva fatto con Bowie, paragonando Mellencamp a Bob Dylan e a Presley. Gli trovò un contratto con la MCA Records e gli fece incidere la raccolta di cover Chestnut Street Incident con lo pseudonimo Johnny Cougar (puma). Nell'occasione Defries fece il suo esordio come produttore discografico. Malgrado fosse stato ampiamente pubblicizzato, l'album fu un insuccesso. Alle registrazioni aveva partecipato anche Mick Ronson, il chitarrista di Bowie, che era rimasto sotto contratto della MainMan. La MCA si rifiutò di pubblicare il successivo The Kid Inside e, dopo aver invano tentato di trovare un'altra etichetta, Defries e Mellencamp si accordarono per la rescissione del contratto nel 1977.

MainMan
La MainMan, fondata nel 1972 da Defries principalmente per la gestione della carriera musicale di Bowie, era formata anche da un'etichetta discografica indipendente, una casa di produzione e una casa editoriale. Nata come MainMan Ltd., avrebbe in seguito assorbito la Mainman S.A. Dopo la rescissione del contratto da parte di Bowie, le aziende del gruppo hanno continuato l'attività. Particolarmente attiva è stata l'etichetta discografica MainMan, che a partire dalla metà degli anni novanta è stata affiancata dalla sussidiaria Golden Years. Quest'ultima fu chiusa quando Bowie acquistò i diritti per la pubblicazione dei propri dischi.

Problemi finanziari
Nel 2000, dopo un investimento da parte di Defries di 22 milioni di dollari nel ramo assicurativo che vedeva coinvolte una banca svizzera e le sue consociate con uffici nelle isole Cayman e nel Liechtenstein, Defries ed altri investitori persero le somme assicurate e non furono in grado di recuperarle. È stato ipotizzato che l'agenzia assicurativa destinasse le somme incassate all'evasione fiscale. Nel 2011, la Capitol Records e la EMI hanno citato a giudizio Defries, accusandolo di aver venduto attraverso la MainMan copie dei dischi di Bowie, Iggy Pop e John Mellencamp protetti da copyright malgrado qualche anno prima avesse firmato contratti che trasferivano i suoi diritti su tali canzoni.

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Q: $n$-sect using bisection geometrically. In the image below taken from article title "Trisection using Bisection", here; have made a graph using desmos here for the simplest case of trisection. On the last page (as in the image below), n-sect is dealt with & this post is related to that part.
Sorry if naive but found it interesting, irrespective of no other source, to follow the article.

Please vet my ideas below for the general case of $n$-sect, as shown on the below page:

*

*There are two cases shown, which as per my understanding deal with two separate cases:
(a) of which the first case deals with $\exists m\in \mathbb{Z}, n = 2^m$, say for $n=4, m=2$. Here, there is bisection done twice, i.e. the interval $AB$ is divided twice in two parts, and the division is done from the left end. This can be done by compass purely, each time.
(b) For the other case, my elaboration of the page's contents is stated below, for small groups of sentences:
(i) "In other cases, we start by choosing m such that $2^{m-1} \lt n \lt 2^m$ and use repeated bisection to find a segment $\frac{1}{2^m}$ of the original one. This corresponds to $AD$ in the diagram, so label that point $D$."
 --> Say, $n= 3$ & $2^1\lt n \lt 2^2$, with $m-1=1 => m=2$. So, there are two (as $m=2$) bisections to find a segment $AD = 1/2^2(AB)$.
(ii) "Copy that segment $AD \,\,\,n$ times starting at $D$ and in the direction of $B$. Label the end of these copies $K$, such that $D$ is between $A$ and $K$ and $AD/DK = 1/n$. Note that in the case of trisection, $K$ and $B$ coincided, but in general this won't happen. Bisect $DK$ giving $E$. We now have the centers of the two circles ($D$ and $E$) and the construction proceeds as above to obtain $H$. The proof that $DH$ is $1/n$ of $DA$ is also as above."
--> There would be $n+1$ copies of $AD$ starting from $A$ and continuing towards $B$. For the simplest case of $n=3$ need copy the segment $AD\,\,3$ times to the right, starting from the point $D$. For $n=3$, there will be a total of $1=3=4$ occurrences of $AD$, which coincides with $AD = AB/4$.
But, taking the case of $n=5, m= 3$. So, $AE = AB/2^3 = AD/2$, with the first bisection finding $C$, second finding $D$, third finding $E$. Now, copying $AE\,\, 5$ times, will lead to $1+5=6$ copies of $AE$ forming the length of $AK$. This also means that the length of $AK \lt $ length of $AB$; and here for $n=5, |AK| = |AB| -2|AE|$.

(iii) "At this point in the original proof, we moved from $DH$ being $1/n$ of $DA$ to $AH$ being $1/n$ of $AB$. However, this will not be the case in general. To finish the general case, we need to copy segment $DH, 2^m-n$ times in the direction of $B$. This gives a new point $L$, such that $H$ is between
$D$ and $L$ and such that $DH/DL = 1/(2^m-n)$. Then, using $DA$ as the unit (so that $DH = 1/n$ and $AB= 2^m$), we have $AL = AD + DL = 1 + (2^m-n)DH = 1 + (2^m-n)/n = 2^m/n$. Thus, $AL/AB =(2^m/n)/(2^m) = 1/n$ as desired."
--> In the lune formed between $c1, c2$ covering from center of $c1$ to end of  $c1$, have $n$ intervals of the length $\frac{1}{n.2^m}$. Considering few specific cases, where $n\ne 2^m$ (i.e., general cases):
(1) for the case of trisection, need add $\frac{1}{3.2^2}$ to length $AD=\frac{1}{2^2}$ to get $\frac{1}{3}$. This means only a single interval of $DH$ is being added to $AD$ to get the trisection. This value of $1$ interval is given by $2^2-3$ also.
(2) for the case of $n=5$, the lune is formed between the two ends at $E: \frac{1}{2^3}$ and $D: \frac{1}{2^2}$, & want to get to the value $\frac{1}{5}$ from $E$. The difference is $\frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{2^3} = \frac{3}{40}$. Each of the $n$ intervals in the lune is of length $\frac{1}{5.2^3}$, so a total of $3$ intervals are being used up. This means that after the intersection point of circles $c1, c2$ gives the length for a single interval ($DH$), need take $2$ more intervals to the right to form $DL$. This value of $3$ intervals is given by $2^3-5$.
 Similarly, the author has given a formula of $2^m -n$ , but the reasoning is not clear apart from checking value for a few cases, and (implictly) using induction for all higher values of $n$.
Also, it is not clear why the intersection points of circles $c1, c2$ will not give the correct length needed to form the $n$-th sect in the lune. The article shows the case of trisection when $DH = DL$, but for higher general case values of $n$ (say, $n=5$) $DH\ne DL$, leading to need for reason being asked.
Have taken the case for $n=5$ below algebraically, that gives $x= 3b/20$, with $b= |AB|$. I have no way to check except that on adding $DH$ twice, get the coordinates of $AL$ correctly, i.e. $3b/20+ 2\cdot \frac{b}{8\cdot 5}$ would lead to $x=b/5$. Please vet it:
$$circle \,\,c1 :>  (x-\frac{b}{8})^2 + y^2 = (\frac{b}{8})^2$$
$$circle \,\,c2 :>  (x-\frac{7b}{16})^2 + y^2 = (\frac{5b}{16})^2$$
For forming circle $c1$, there is done $3$ times bisection, followed by adding $5\cdot AE$ to the right of $AE$, leading to :

A----E----D-----------C--------------------K-------B
The first interval $AE$ will form radius of circle $c1$ with length $=\frac{AB}{2^3}$; while the second circle $c2$ will have  center at $AE+EK/2 =\frac{AB}{8}+\frac{5AB}{16}= \frac{7AB}{16}$, and radius as $EK=\frac{5AB}{16}$.
So, the core issue left is how the factor $2^m -n$ is derived in the first place, is it by induction or some better real logic.

Summary ---  The logic for the general case, $n\ne 2^m$ case arrives by taking two divisions, one of length $1$ unit (with unit = $\frac{1}{2^m}$, with $2^{m-1} \lt n \lt 2^{m}$). Hence, the lune will be of the size $\frac{1}{2^m}$, with the intersection points of two circles yielding single addition of the interval $\frac{1}{n\cdot 2^m}$. The reason for the single interval addition is the ratio $1:n$ of the two radius over which the circles are being formed.
The reason for adding a total of $2^m-n$ intervals is given by both answers below.

A: You wrote: "Say, $n=3$ & $2^1<n<2^2$, with $m−1=1$, $m=2$. So, there is a single (as $m−1=1$) bisection to find a segment $1/2$ of the original one."
You didn't read carefully: the article says "to find a segment $1/2^m$ of the original one" and $1/2^m=1/4$. Thus you need $2$ bisections.
EDIT.
There is in fact an error in the final part of the general algorithm: the sentence

To finish the general case, we need to copy segment $DH$ $2^m-n$ times
  in the direction of $B$.

should be replaced by

To finish the general case, we need to copy segment $DH$ $2^m-n-1$
  times in the direction of $B$.

This is probably a misprint, because immediately after it they give the correct statement $DH/DL = 1/(2^m-n)$. In other words:

you must construct a point $L$ between $H$ and $B$ such that
  $HL = (2^m-n-1)DH$.

With this correction everything should be OK: I tested the construction with GeoGebra for the case $n=5$ and it works like a charm.
EDIT 2.
Just for the record, there is no need for induction. If $A=0$ and $B=1$ then $D=1/2^m$ and $K=(n+1)/2^m$. It follows that
$$
x=DH={AD^2\over DK}={1/2^{2m}\over n/2^m}={1\over n2^m}
$$
and
$$
L=D+(2^m-n)x={1\over 2^m}+{2^m-n\over n2^m}={1\over n}.
$$

A: *

*Minor mistake in $(b)(i)$To get $\frac14$ of the original length, you need two bisections as you have stated in part $(a)$.

*For part $(b)(ii)$, copy $AD$ $n$ times. if $n=3$, copy it $3$ times.

*The statement in general $K \ne B$ means that thet statement $\forall n, K=B$ is false. We can still have $K=B$ sometimes. It means there exists $n$ such that $K \ne B$.

*For the case of $n=3$, if we copy one time, then $H=L$, $DH=DL$
Edit $1$:
So, after copying one time $DL= DH+HL= DH=\frac{AD}{3}=\frac{AB}{\color{red}{12}}$.
$AL = AD+DL = AB(\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{\color{red}{12}})=\frac{\color{red}4}{12}AB$.
so $\frac{AL}{AB}=\frac13$.
Edit $2$:
\begin{align}
AK &= AD + DK \\
&= AD + nAD\\
&= (n+1)AD
\end{align}
Edit $3$:
You goal is to construct $L$ such that $\frac{AL}{AB}=\frac1n.$
By defining $m$, we have $2^{m-1} < n < 2^m$.
By definining $D$, we have $\frac{AD}{AB} = \frac1{2^m}$.
After which, we define $ K, E$ so that we can construct $H$ such that $\frac{DH}{AD}=\frac1n$.
That is we have $DH = \frac{AD}{n}=\frac{AB}{n2^m}.$
Let's construct $L$ by copying the length of $DH$ starting from $D$ $p$ times where $p$ is a quantity to decide.
We want $$\frac{AD+DL}{AB}=\frac{AD+pDH}{AB}=\frac1n$$
$$\frac{AD}{AB}+\frac{pDH}{AB}=\frac1n$$
$$\frac{1}{2^m}+\frac{p}{n2^m}=\frac1n$$
$$\frac{p}{n2^m}=\frac1n-\frac{1}{2^m}$$
$$\frac{p}{n2^m}=\frac{2^m-n}{n2^m}$$
Hence $p=2^m-n$.
Edit $4$:
$\triangle DJK$ is similar to $\triangle DHJ$ are similar right angle triangle.
$$\frac{DH}{DA}=\frac{DH}{DJ}=\frac{DJ}{DK}=\frac{DA}{DK}=\frac1n$$


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Q: Why is my product's custom attribute not available during this event? I have a product with a custom attribute, which works fine almost everywhere I use it.
However, when I try to get this attribute's value during the  catalog_product_get_final_price event, I get null returned. Also, when I print the product's data, this attribute is not shown.
Is there a logical reason for this? How can I retrieve the value of this attribute?

I suspect that because this event is fired during the create/update of a quote item, not the original product data is used, but a (partial) snapshot of it's data. If that is the case; how might I make my attribute available in this snapshot as well?

config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <My_Module>
            <version>1.0.0</version>
        </My_Module>
    </modules>
    <global>
        <events>
            <catalog_product_get_final_price>
                <observers>
                    <my_observer>
                        <class>My_Module_Model_Observer</class>
                        <method>calculateItemPrice</method>
                    </my_observer>
                </observers>
            </catalog_product_get_final_price>
        </events>
    </global>
</config>

Observer
<?php
class My_Module_Model_Observer
{
    /**
     *
     * @param  Varien_Event_Observer $observer
     * @return void
     */
    public function calculateItemPrice( Varien_Event_Observer $observer )
    {
        $event   = $observer->getEvent();
        $product = $event->getProduct();

        // folowing returns NULL
        $product->getMyCustromAttribute()
    }
}

UPDATE
When I debug the $observer object in the event observer, I get the following data;
Varien_Event_Observer (
    [_data:protected] => Array
        (
            [event] => Varien_Event(...)
            [product] => Mage_Catalog_Model_Product(...)
            [qty] => 1
        )
    [_hasDataChanges:protected] => TRUE
    [_origData:protected] => NULL
    [_idFieldName:protected] => NULL
    [_underscoreCache:static:protected] => Array(...)
    [_isDeleted:protected] => FALSE
    [_oldFieldsMap:protected] => Array()
    [_syncFieldsMap:protected] => Array()
)

A: Not sure about this but I thought to throw it in here, maybe I'm right, or maybe it gives you a nudge in the right direction.
I think your suspicions are right. Because this call is made on a product that comes from a quote item, not all the attributes are loaded.
The quote item loads only the attributes specified in the config node global/sales/quote/item/product_attributes.
Try adding your attribute code between those attributes.
For this create a custom module (or use one that you have) and add this inside the config.xml file inside the <config> tag
<global>
    <sales>
        <quote>
            <item>
                <product_attributes>
                    <my_custrom_attribute /> <!-- your attribute code goes here -->
                </product_attributes>
            </item>
        </quote>
    </sales>
</global>

Clear the cache and give it a go.


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