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Douglas Emhoff Biography
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Age: 58 Years, 58 Year Old Males
Born in: New York
Famous as: Lawyer, Husband of Kamala Harris
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Spouse/Ex-: Kamala Harris (m. 2014), Kerstin Emhoff
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education: University of Southern California
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Who is Douglas Emhoff?
Douglas Emhoff is a highly experienced American litigator and strategic advisor. He is the husband of attorney and politician Kamala Harris, the former Attorney General of California and the current junior US Senator from the state. Kamala Harris is considered a top contender for the 2020 Democratic nomination for President, which recently created curiosity about Emhoff in the media. He has been working in the law field for over 25 years, starting with law firms like Bingham McCutchen LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He later became partner at Belin Rawlings & Badal and Whitwell Jacoby Emhoff LLP, and served as the Managing Director of Venable LLP for over a decade. He is currently a media, entertainment and intellectual property partner at DLA Piper, one of the largest and most prestigious global law firms, in their Century City, Washington D.C. office. His swearing in ceremony for the Washington D.C. bar was in March 2017.
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After completing his studies, Douglas Emhoff joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in the Greater Los Angeles Area as an Associate, in 1990. Three years later, he moved to Bingham McCutchen LLP in the same area, but moved back to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in 1995 and continued to work in that position for the next three years. In 1998, he joined Belin Rawlings & Badal as a Special Counsel, and became a partner of the Los Angeles-based law firm in 2000. For the next six years, he was a managing partner at Whitwell Jacoby Emhoff LLP in Beverly Hills. In August 2006, he joined Venable LLP as its Managing Director in the West Coast and took charge of their branches in LA and San Francisco. He served in that position till September 2017, and became a partner of the global law firm, DLA Piper, the following month. According to his profile, he has become one of the go-to lawyers in California over the past decades thanks to the diverse experience he has gathered throughout his illustrious career. He recently became a new favorite of the tabloids due to speculations that he can potentially become the first 'First Man' of the US, if his wife, Senator Kamala Harris, runs for the Presidency in the 2020 elections.
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Douglas Emhoff was born in 1964 in New York, United States, where he was raised alongside his sister. In 1982, he enrolled into California State University, Northridge, from where he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Media Studies in 1987. He next decided to pursue a law course at the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, and earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1990.
Relationship with Kamala Harris
While Douglas Emhoff is best recognized as the husband of Kamala Harris, he was already married once before and had divorced from his first wife Kerstin Emhoff. Kerstin is the co-founder, president and executive producer of the production company PrettyBird, which has produced movies like 'The Tillman Story', 'The Monster', and 'The Trust'. He has a son named Cole and a daughter named Ella from his first marriage. In 2017, he attended his son's college graduation ceremony and her daughter's Senior Art Show. Ella recently completed her high school graduation.
Emhoff first met Harris on a blind date set up by one of her close friends. The two started dating soon after, and about a year later, he proposed to her in her apartment with a diamond and platinum ring. On April 7th, 2014, he announced that they were engaged. As Harris did not like long engagements, they had agreed to get married soon, and finally tied the knot on August 22, 2014, at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Barbara, California. The wedding ceremony was a private affair officiated by her sister Maya Harris, a lawyer and MSNBC political analyst.
Financial Status & Philanthropy
Both Douglas Emhoff and his wife Kamala Harris are successful in their respective careers and are also involved with various charitable causes. According to their 2015 tax fillings, they had a combined income of nearly $1.17 million, which cost them about $450,000 in state and federal income taxes. The reports also mentioned that in that particular year, they donated $32,947 to charity, including a $10,000 donation to UNICEF. They also donated money to several educational institutes, including $1,250 to the University of Southern California, his alma mater, $1,000 to the national nonprofit College Track and $100 to CASA of Los Angeles.
According to a report, Emhoff had massive stock holdings in companies like Citibank, Wells Fargo, and Monsanto, but in 2015, as his wife began her campaign for the senate, he reportedly sold off all of his stocks, including stocks in Caterpillar, Verizon, Valero Energy and Hess Corp.
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Ole Worm
From Cultures of Natural History edited by Jardine, Secord and Spary
Born in 1588, Ole Worm — also known as Ole Wurm or Olaus Wormius — was a Danish savant who became a professor of Latin, Greek, medicine and physics. He was born in the Danish city of Aarhus, where his father was mayor. Growing up, he enjoyed an exceptional education, first attending grammar school in Aarhus, and later traveling to Germany, Italy, France, England, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. He studied under the famous taxonomist Caspar Bauhin, visited the famous cabinet of Ferrante Imperato, and modeled himself after the famous Aldrovandi. In 1611, Worm earned his doctorate in medicine, after compiling a dissertation on just about every disease known at the time.
From A History of Geology and Medicine edited by Moody, Duffin and Gardner-Thorpe
While on his European grand tour, he started collecting unusual objects. Worm's interests covered natural objects, human artifacts, mythical creatures and ancient inscriptions. After his grand tour concluded, he began working at the University of Copenhagen, eventually becoming a professor of medicine in 1624. Meanwhile, he built one of the most well-known curiosity cabinets in Europe, and in 1655 posthumously published Museum Wormianum , or History of the Rarer Things both Natural and Artificial, Domestic and Exotic, which the author collected in his house in Copenhagen. As the title suggests, the catalog included natural objects (minerals, plants and animals), and human-made objects. Collection catalogs were a new kind of publication in the mid-17th century, and Museum Wormianum counted among the earliest examples.
From Ole Worm's Cabinet of Wonder: Natural Specimens and Wondrous Monsters at the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Worm passed along remarkable stories if he believed they came from reliable sources, describing the wondrous attributes of bezoar stones grown inside animal bodies, for instance. Yet he also advocated investigations of unusual objects where possible. Not surprisingly, he considered the authority of ancient "experts" a hindrance to clear thinking. Worm was among the first to establish that the fabled unicorn horn and actual narwhal tusks were one and the same, as he explained in a paper he delivered in 1638. (His motivation might not have been entirely altruistic; his in-laws were in the business of prescribing the seemingly superior narwhal tusk to treat a host of maladies.) He also disproved the spontaneous generation of lemmings (thought to fall from the sky, perhaps), though he didn't doubt the spontaneous generation of some other organisms.
Beyond his contributions to natural history, Worm laid the foundations of modern archaeological surveys, recommending assiduous collection of information from every archaeological site. Some historians have argued that Worm's collection might have spurred the interest of the young Niels Stensen (Steno), who in turn laid the foundations for modern geology. Steno grew up just a few streets away from Worm's curiosity cabinet. Unfortunately, Worm's collection did not outlast him very long. His small museum was shuttered after his death, the specimens sent to other collections. Some of the objects likely landed in the Royal Danish Kunstkammer, which Steno did visit, probably more than once.
The iconic print of Ole Worm's museum appears in a curiosity cabinet display at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Photo by Michon Scott.
Although Worm's original museum is gone, a three-dimensional facsimile of it now exists, thanks to photographer Rosamond Purcell. After years of examining the engraving of his small museum, she opened a recreation of it in 2003 at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, in her exhibition Two Rooms. That show was temporary, but in 2011, the recreated museum took up permanent residence at the Natural History Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. And isolated specimens from his curiosity cabinet survive in the Danish royal collection and museums of the University of Copenhagen. Some of the more interesting objects include tiny shoe carved from a cherry stone, a drinking horn, a marble globe, and a horse mandible entwined in a tree root.
"Documentng the Factual and the Artifactual: Ole Worm and Public Knowledge" by Jole Shackelford in Endeavour Magazine, June 1999
The Lore of the Unicorn by Odell Shepard
The Discovery of the Past by Alain Schnapp
"Niels Stensen — Steno, in the World of Collections and Museums" by Elsebeth Thomsen in Geological Society of America Memoirs 2009
Cabinets of Curiosities by Patrick Mauries
Possessing Nature by Paula Findlen
Ole Worm Returns: An Iconic 17th Century Curiosity Cabinet is Obsessively Recreated (http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ole-worm-cabinet)
Ole Worm's Cabinet of Wonder: Natural Specimens and Wondrous Monsters (http://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2017/05/ole-worms-cabinet-of-wonder-natural.html)
From Books to Bezoars edited by Walker, MacGregor and Hunter
Born on This Day: Ole Worm — Collector Extraordinaire (http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/creating-new-europe-1600-1800-galleries/born-on-this-day-ole-worm-collector-extraordinaire)
Worm's Jawbone: How a Zoological Curiosity Became a Historical Treasure (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/25/copenhagen-jawbone-zoological-curiosity-historical-treasure)
"Greenland Unicorns and the Magical Alicorn" by Natalie Lawrence in Public Domain Review (https://publicdomainreview.org/2019/09/19/greenland-unicorns-and-the-magical-alicorn/)
A History of Geology and Medicine edited by Moody, Duffin and Gardner-Thorpe
The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by Lawrence M. Principe
Narrative text and graphic design © by Michon Scott - Updated September 19, 2019

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Amytal Withdrawal
How Amytal Affects The Brain
What To Expect From Amytal Withdrawal
What Are The Stages Of The Amytal Withdrawal Timeline?
Should I Detox?
What Is The Next Treatment Step?
Get Help For Amytal Withdrawal Today
Barbiturate drugs were initially created to battle the ailments that affect our society. Sleeplessness and anxiety are two major problems that we fight against, and medications for centuries have been sought to alleviate these issues. The clinical introduction of barbiturates began a century ago in 1904 when the Farbwerke Fr Bayer and Co brought it onto the market. It brought profound changes to the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders of the time. A large number of individuals that previously had no outlet for their problems gained access to treatment and improved their prognosis. The more the effects were studied, it opened up the field of intravenous anesthesia, which played a role in anesthetic induction for minor operations. The drugs at the time were revolutionary but were still hugely misunderstood.
Throughout the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized with 50 being employed clinically. The use was widespread, and many of which are still used today. One of those drugs, Amytal, has a long history itself but has been phased out of regular medical use because of its addictive properties. It was initially designed to treat symptoms consistent with anxiety or insomnia, but doctors soon caught on to its detrimental effects.
Amytal was prescribed to soldiers in World War II to treat a disorder resulting from war known as "shell shock." The soldiers became too impaired to function appropriately, and use was eradicated upon this discovery.
While barbiturate use is rarer than it used to be, there are still 12 barbiturates that remain in use by physicians with Amytal as one of them. Amytal is restricted solely for use in a hospital setting as a sedative before surgery. There are many dangers attributed to Amytal use when it is not monitored, and it should only be used under the supervision of trained medical staff. There are no circumstances where Amytal is used as a prescription, but its prevalence remains on the black market. Amytal withdrawal is among the most dangerous of all drugs, and it shares similarities to drugs like alcohol or benzodiazepines during with withdrawal phase.
Amytal works in a fashion that resembles other barbiturates and depressant drugs like benzodiazepines. When it enters into the brain, it binds with receptors of the neurotransmitter gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA). GABA chemicals are naturally produced with the purpose of slowing down activity in the central nervous system (CNS). The objective of Amytal is to relax muscles, calm nerves, relieve stress, and reduce anxiety. It inhibits nerve impulses that cause these feelings that cannot reach the brain.
When Amytal enters into the system, it mimics naturally occurring GABA by binding to the receptors and induces anxiolytic feelings. It stimulates these receptors into overproducing the chemical and flooding the brain and nervous system with excessive amounts. Prolonged use of Amytal, however, can result in a dependence that leads to addiction. Those who attempt to stop using Amytal can experience uncomfortable and dangerous withdrawal symptoms because of how it affects our GABA receptors.
Amytal withdrawal as mentioned above can be extremely dangerous and should never be attempted alone. Death is a possible side effect of barbiturate withdrawal due to the brain's inability to produce GABA on its own. An estimated 75 percent of individuals who withdraw from barbiturate drugs like Amytal suffer seizures and another 66 percent experience delirium tremens (DTs) that can last several days. For this reason alone, surrounding yourself with medical professionals during detox is crucial.
Some other common Amytal withdrawal symptoms include:
Each person will have a different experience when it comes to withdrawing from Amytal. It is typical for this to occur for each drug as each person shares a unique set of characteristics. There are some factors to take into consideration to determine the severity of the Amytal withdrawals. These factors include:
The dose the user was consuming
The last dose they took before quitting
Length of time the drug was consumed
Age and physiology
If there is a co-occurring mental illness
If other drugs were used in conjunction with Amytal
Tolerance level
Amytal withdrawal symptoms will typically resolve themselves after about two weeks; however, lingering symptoms may occur that include cravings, depression, insomnia, and anxiety. These can persist up to six months to a year or more, and it is known as post-acute withdrawal symptoms (PAWS). If you experience these symptoms, you must contact a medical professional to discuss your options.
Amytal Withdrawal Timeline
Days 1 – 3:
The initial symptoms a person suffering from an Amytal withdrawal will experience an increase in pulse rate, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, and severe mood swings. By day three, the symptoms will reach their peak. Some may intensify at this point, and the feeling of anxiety, fatigue, excessive sweating, and delirium could be present by this point. During this span is the highest risk of experiencing seizures, and being in the presence of medical professionals is imperative.
Once someone nears day five, the psychological and physical symptoms will begin decreasing in intensity. The emotional symptoms such as sadness or anxiety could remain, and cravings could still be present but less intense. Other symptoms could potentially linger, but they will not be as strong and include difficulty sleeping, mood swings, fatigue, and irritability.
Weeks one and two:
After abstaining from Amytal for a week, the symptoms will begin to subside, and normalcy will begin to return in the individual's life. Emotional symptoms could continue for the next couple of weeks, but the body will start to stabilize.
Based on the potential of death, committing yourself to medical detoxification will give the best possible outcome. If you are serious about abstaining from Amytal, you must go about it in a way that preserves your health. Detox will allow the transition into sobriety to take place under the supervision of medical professionals who can react to any medical complication.
The process will last anywhere from three-to-seven days and will depend on the severity of the addiction. The staff will also provide medications to cope with the uncomfortable symptoms and could place you on a tapering schedule that helps minimize the withdrawal dangers.
Medical detoxification is just a step in the spectrum of treatment. While you will be given an environment to abstain from Amytal, you will not understand the root of your behaviors and what led you to use barbiturates in the first place. To understand what drove this behavior forward, committing to a residential or outpatient treatment facility will be the best choice you can make. You will attend therapy sessions that help you learn how to cope with triggers, determine the reason why you started using, and provide you with useful tools that can be used outside of treatment. If someone is serious about long-term abstinence, their best option will be to attend the full continuum of care.
If you or a loved one is struggling with an Amytal addiction, it is imperative that you reach out for help immediately. At Serenity at Summit, we understand that quitting is never easy, but there's always hope, and together, we can make an addiction-free life happen.
Kristi Taylor Medical Reviewer
Evashwick, C. (1989). Creating the continuum of care. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10293297
Amytal Sodium (Amobarbital Sodium Injection): Side Effects, Interactions, Warning, Dosage & Uses. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.rxlist.com/amytal-sodium-drug.htm
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Crypto news: Filecoin Creator Protocol Labs announces 21% staff layoffs
Italy and cryptocurrencies, progress of the law on fraud and counterfeiting of means of payment
By Luciano Quarta - The Crypto Lawyer - 9 Dec 2021
From 14 December, the new provisions contained in Legislative Decree 8.11.2021 no. 184, implementing Directive (EU) 2019/713 on fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment, come into force. Some of these provisions have a direct relevance on the world of cryptocurrencies (given that non-cash means of payment are discussed), but it is worth clarifying at once that the scope of the decree is essentially criminal.
The "non-cash means of payment"
The definition of cryptocurrencies in the fraud law
The contents of the law
Therefore, for example, Art. 1 introduces or re-proposes certain definitions which could also be useful to qualify cryptocurrencies legally in a more specific way, but the incipit of the regulation is clear in establishing that such definitions operate "to the effects of the criminal law".
In this perspective, the introduction of the concept of "non-cash payment means" is very useful, which in letter a), is defined as "a protected immaterial or material device, object or record, or a combination of them, different from legal tender, which, alone or together with a procedure or a series of procedures, allows the holder or user to transfer money or monetary value, also through digital means of exchange". Similarly, so is the definition of "digital medium of exchange", which refers to both "any electronic currency" (as defined by law) and virtual currency.
As to the concept of virtual currency, it is re-proposed in the definition contained in letter d) in terms analogous to those already proposed in the anti-money laundering legislation. Therefore, it is defined as a representation of digital value not issued or guaranteed by central banks or public bodies, not necessarily linked to a legally established currency, accepted by natural or legal persons as a means of exchange.
The definition, however, bears an important difference in that it expressly states that virtual currency "does not have the legal status of currency or money".
If this last definition were to be unequivocally applicable also in the fiscal sphere, this would change quite a few things.
The argument of the Italian tax authorities that capital gains from cryptocurrencies constitute taxable income is based on the assumption that cryptocurrencies should be treated as foreign currencies, and this assumption is increasingly less sustainable if it is recognized that virtual currencies do not have the legal status of currency.
The Italian taxman considers cryptocurrencies as foreign currencies
The point, however, is that, as has been said, the definitions contained in Article 1 of Legislative Decree 184/2021, by express provision of the law, are dictated solely for criminal purposes. Not that this necessarily constitutes an absolute and insurmountable barrier: to give an example, in fact, where it has suited the tax authorities, provisions explicitly dictated for the sole purposes of the anti-money laundering regulations have been easily transferred, by osmosis of interpretation, also to the fiscal sphere.
This new piece, therefore, could play a significant role in the composition of the complex puzzle of the regulatory framework applicable to cryptocurrencies.
Leaving the definitions aside, the central point of the decree concerns the introduction of specific offences related to the use of non-cash means of payment and its inclusion in the list of offences from which the administrative liability of companies and entities derives, as regulated by Legislative Decree 231/2001.
The decree significantly amends Article 493-ter of the Criminal Code, widening the scope of the undue use and falsification of non-cash payment instruments, and introduces ex novo a new type of offence with Article 493-quater, aimed at striking the possession and dissemination of equipment, devices or computer programs functional to this type of undue use or falsification.
In addition, Article 25-octies of Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 is extensively amended, with a tightening of the administrative sanctions against the company or body.
Now, this new legislation responds to the need to establish rules adapted to the rapid evolution of technologies and methods in the world of means of payment, which also implies a corresponding evolution of fraud and criminal conduct.
On the other hand, the effort to include among criminal conducts also those involving the fraudulent use of cryptocurrencies, or virtual currencies, is in any case a positive sign, since it is a further step in the progressive clearance of these digital assets also in the legal world.
It remains to be seen whether this will also lead to an effective understanding of the phenomenon, or whether the ultimate aim will only be to channel it and keep it under control.
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I started an other topic of My graphic looks progress,but with weapons and sprites. At here I'll share these.
Right,that I already created some weapon. But I try to create own weapon graphics. WSJ gave inspiration. You know,that I'm not good graphic creator,but I try to do all.
Thanks DoomJedi. On The Coming Of Death and Simpsons I did own weapon graphic. Knife graphic only in The Simpsons. I did yet STG44 too. But that is weird.
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So did anyone else hear about the impending return of the Buffalo nickel ... as the reverse of a revised Jefferson nickel, instead of the current Monticello. (Here's the original Buffalo nickel.)
Now if they'd only bring back the Walking Liberty or Saint-Gaudens designs...
Superb multimedia.
If you enjoy classical music, you should check out this multimedia presentation of Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World." I followed a link from Metafilter and expected to spend about three minutes; I stayed for the entire symphony (about 35 minutes). At the very beginning, I thought it might be a low-rent "Fantasia," but it's not; there's much more depth to it. Highly recommended.
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Gasp.
Least shocking news story of the day: Army Having Difficulty Meeting Goals In Recruiting. It takes until the fourth paragraph for the obvious explanation:
Driving the manpower crunch is the Army's goal of boosting the number of combat brigades needed to rotate into Iraq and handle other global contingencies. Yet Army officials see worrisome signs that young American men and women -- and their parents -- are growing wary of military service, largely because of the Iraq conflict.
"Very frankly, in a couple of places our recruiting pool is getting soft," said Lt. Gen. Franklin L. Hagenbeck, the Army's personnel chief. "We're hearing things like, 'Well, let's wait and see how this thing settles out in Iraq,' " he said in an interview. "For the active duty for '05 it's going to be tough to meet our goal, but I think we can. I think the telling year for us is going to be '06."
"This is an ex-parrot!"
Life imitates art in Israel as an irate customer sues a pet shop for selling him a dying parrot:
An indignant Israeli is suing a pet shop that he says sold him a dying parrot, reports the Ma'ariv newspaper. Itzik Simowitz of the southern city of Beersheba contends the shop cheated him because the Galerita-type cockatoo not only failed to utter a word when he got it home, but was also extremely ill. Mr. Simowitz adds that the shop owner assured him the parrot was not ill but merely needed time to adjust to its new environment.
(via BoingBoing)
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The world's best magic trick ... that never was.
You know the Indian Rope Trick, right? Where a fakir throws a ball of twine into the air, and a small boy climbs up it until he vanishes? Even if you've never consciously thought about it, I'd bet that you're aware of it.
It never existed. It was a hoax that took on a life of its own, according to a new book by Peter Lamont. And the perpetrator went on to become the head of the U.S. Secret Service.
Teller ("the shorter, quieter half of Penn and Teller") reviews the book for the New York Times. The first chapter is also available there; I haven't read it yet, but the review makes it sound interesting. (via BoingBoing)
Debunking the myths.
Three and a half years after 9/11, some people are still spinning conspiracy theories. Popular Mechanics attempts to explaining why those myths are wrong in its March cover story.
I still get forwarded e-mails from people I know with crackpot theories like the ones this article addresses, so I suppose this is a public service. Of course, you'll never convince some people.
Microsoft in decay?
Michael Malone argues in "R.I.P. Microsoft?" that experienced business reporters like himself develop a sense of when things aren't right at companies ... and that he's getting that feeling about Microsoft:
None of this should come as a surprise to Gates. I remember in the mid-90s he shrugged off the claims that Microsoft was unstoppable by noting that the electronics industry was so cyclical that no company ever stayed on top for long. In that light, Microsoft had a longer run than most. It is still a well-run company, which argues that its fade will be long and slow, like DEC, rather than a sudden death like Wang. And it may yet come back -- there may already be something revolutionary under way in a back lab in Everett or Mountain View -- but, like Yahoo! and Apple before it, Microsoft may have to die in order to be reborn.
For now, though, none of that is obvious. Microsoft is still the dominant company in high-tech, the cynosure of all those things people love and hate about computing, the defining company of our time. It is huge, powerful and confident.
But if you sniff the air, you can just make out the first hints of rot.
I wish I'd read his article about Silicon Graphics ...
Another lightbulb joke.
Rather than forward this via e-mail, I thought I'd just post it here to reward my readers:
Q: How many Bush Administration officials does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. There is nothing wrong with the light bulb; its conditions are improving every day. Any reports of its lack of incandescence are a delusional spin from the liberal media. That light bulb has served honorably, and anything you say undermines the lighting effect. Why do you hate freedom?
The last word about 'Deep Throat' (for now).
I don't want this topic to consume my site, but just a follow-up. Donald Segretti has claimed to a Southern California TV station that he knows who Deep Throat was, that DT is not ill, and that it's not G.H.W. Bush.
So there. Be patient.
More on Deep Throat.
In a LA Times column yesterday about jailing reporters who refuse to identify sources to law enforcement, John Dean dropped this tidbit:
Bob Woodward, a reporter on the team that covered the Watergate story, has advised his executive editor at the Washington Post that Throat is ill. And Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of the Post and one of the few people to whom Woodward confided his source's identity, has publicly acknowledged that he has written Throat's obituary.
The Post's Howard Kurtz followed up later that day with this:
How does Dean know this? He's got his own Deep Throat, he says. Woodward wouldn't comment on any alleged illness, and the current executive editor, Len Downie, tells me he hasn't had any such conversation with Woodward.
Kurtz appeared in a live chat on the Post's website later the same day, and this exchange followed:
Could that be a "non-denial denial"? John Dean said Woodward "advised" Downie; he didn't say Woodward and Downie had a conversation. So: does Downie deny receiving any communication whatsoever from Woodward concerning a Throat illness?
Howard Kurtz: Len Downie told me he had no information about Deep Throat being ill, not from Woodward or anyone else. That doesn't mean Throat isn't ill (Downie, unlike Ben Bradlee, doesn't know the source's identity). Presumably he's of advanced age and is not going to live forever. But I was trying to check the one fact in Dean's column that could possibly be verified, and did not get what I consider to be a non-denial denial. I'm told Dean is going to be on MSNBC's Countdown tonight, where presumably he will talk about this very subject.
Keith Olbermann interviewed Dean Monday night on Countdown:
OLBERMANN: Let's first establish this issue of the health of the man known as Deep Throat. You wrote, quote, "he is ill" and several news organizations turned that into he's near death. How do you know how he is?
DEAN: Well, the piece I wrote was actually about anonymous sources. I just happened in talking to the editor decide that obviously, the biggest anonymous source that history knows in journalism is Deep Throat. I said why don't I start with that without getting into when I learned this and how I learned it, this was an undisclosed source that gave me the information that Woodward had reported to Downey that this man was ill.
I don't know exactly the words that Bob used. Whether it was that he was ill. That he was in bad condition or what. So when I—I'm not sure exactly what the phraseology was. But it was clear that he was sometimes, he was not in the best of health. So when I saw that later, not too long ago, that Ben Bradlee had admitted or publicly stated that he had done an obituary, I said my goodness. This is getting closer than I really thought it might be. Because I have not been able to figure out which of my former friends this character may be.
OLBERMANN: You mentioned Len Downey the "Post" executive editor, and did you get a Nixon vintage era, nondenial denial in there? Because it sounded like Len Downey said that Woodward has not advised him that Throat is ill or to make any kinds of plans. Is he parsing circumstances to the best of your knowledge? Is he right and you're wrong?
DEAN: Well, it's either he has a very bad memory because my source when he told me this, had no reason to volunteer this other than the fact that he learned it directly from Downey. So there's no reason for him to do it. We may be parsing words here. We may be that Len Downey doesn't remember exactly the circumstances, the conditions in which he made this statement. But as I say, it got corroborated to me when you don't generally have a former executive editor writing obits to put those in the can to be ready for the day they might be needed.
Not gonna do it.
Now here's an interesting suspect for the identity of "Deep Throat," the secret source for some of Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate reporting: George Herbert Walker Bush:
"Deep Truth" author Adrian Havill explains in a Romenesko letter why George H.W. Bush would have it out for Richard Nixon and talk to Woodstein. "When I presented this theory to Len Garment, a former Nixon aide he demurred, saying that Bush wasn't the type of daredevil to skulk around in underground garages," writes Havill. "Perhaps, but then who would have figured the former President to go skydiving in his eighties."
Whether it's him or not, this comment from Woodward the other day is intriguing:
Asked why Deep Throat would continue to want anonymity now more than three decades after the scandal, Woodward said he could not answer the question because it might help reveal the source's identity.
"When you know who it is, when that story's told, your reaction will be 'now I understand' (why the person wants anonymity). And so to answer that question would lead you down that trail, and that's something we're not anxious to do," he said.
Brace yourself.
Remember the short bursts of optimism that spam might be coming under control? Well, forget it:
An advanced spamming technique could push the volume of unwanted e-mail to new heights in coming months, straining the integrity of the online communication system, according to several top experts who monitor the activity of spam gangs around the world.
Illegal bulk-mailers have been able to deploy massive blasts of spam by routing it through the computers of their Internet service providers, rather than sending it directly from individual machines, the experts said.
More from CNET:
This will cause serious problems for the e-mail infrastructure, as it is impractical to block mail with domain names from large ISPs. Linford predicts that ISPs will see a growth in the volume of bulk mail they send and receive over the next two months, with spam levels rising from 75 percent of all e-mail to around 95 percent within a year.
"The e-mail infrastructure is beginning to fail," Linford warned. "You'll see huge delays in e-mail and servers collapsing. It's the beginning of the e-mail meltdown."
Today's snicker.
Apple's iPod is wildly popular on Microsoft's corporate campus in Seattle ... to the point where managers are issuing memos complaining about it and many users have switched to ear buds or headphones that are less identifiable. (The iPod doesn't use Microsoft's software, you see.)
Robert Scoble, who calls himself the "Microsoft Geek Blogger" and is one of the company's most widely read and vocal mouthpieces, sometimes appears obsessed with the iPod.
He recently penned an open letter to Bill Gates about how to build an iPod-killer (first thing: start a blog). "Even I want an iPod," he confessed.
The Microsoft manager said he's heard from several executives who dutifully bought Microsoft-powered players, tried them, failed to get them working, and returned them in favor of an iPod. He went through the same experience, he said.
In case you're wondering, no, I don't own an iPod. I do own an Archos Jukebox Recorder (which is out of production); it's not slick-looking and the screen is too small, but there's no DRM crap on it and I paid a lot less.
They never said it, continued.
First We looked at Voltaire ... now it's famous quotations that have been falsely attributed to Winston Churchill.
No respect at all.
This New York Post story is both funny and sad:
Even in death, Rodney Dangerfield gets no respect. The late comedy legend's longtime publicist, Kevin Sasaki, got a call from a booker at CNN last week asking him if "Rodney would be available to share his comments on the passing and legacy of Johnny Carson." Sasaki replied that unless CNN had a new way of linking up to the afterlife via satellite, that would be impossible. Dangerfield, of course, passed away last October. Ironically, his new DVD set, "Rodney Dangerfield — The Ultimate No Respect Collection," was posthumously released last month, and includes clips culled from his more than 70 appearances on "The Tonight Show."
(via TVBarn)
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Artist Talk at CIMA: Joel Meyerowitz on Morandi's Objects
ARTIST TALK: JOEL MEYEROWITZ ON MORANDI'S OBJECTS
18 NOVEMBER 2015 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CIMA is pleased to welcome celebrated American photographer Joel Meyerowitz to discuss his recent project, Morandi's Objects. Working in Morandi's Bologna studio, Meyerowitz created portraits of 270 objects used by the artist as inspiration for his still-life paintings. A selection of these photographs, along with one of the objects from Morandi's studio, are on view at CIMA.
Thanks to the support of the Istituzione Bologna Musei | Museo Morandi, Meyerowitz was granted access to the rooms in Casa Morandi, where the painter's objects still remain. Taking over 700 photographs, Meyerowitz completed a profoundly taxonometric survey of 270 dust-covered objects in the small room where Morandi worked: vases, shells, bottles of all sizes, painted over, filled with raw pigments, colored bottles or plain, silk flowers, jugs, boxes, tin cans, funnels, and more. Meyerowitz treated his photographs as portraits, turning each object slowly until one facet spoke more clearly than any other and revealed the secret identity that Morandi valued each object for.
Meyerowitz worked at Morandi's table, where the light still falls, as it always has, on the circles and lines the painter drew to mark the positions of his objects. The background remains as Morandi left it, a pale, rosy golden paper that is brittle and ready to crumble at the slightest touch. His presence is in the room. As the essayist Maggie Barrett affirms, "entering the studio of such an important artist means exploring his soul in depth; a place inviting the visitor to translate these objects into a meaningful portrait of the artist."
Copies of his new book, Morandi's Objects (Damiani Editore, 2015), will be available for purchase.
Joel Meyerowitz (born March 6, 1938) is a street photographer and portrait and landscape photographer. He began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early advocate of the use of color during a time when there was significant resistance to the idea of color photography as serious art. In 1962, inspired by seeing Robert Frank at work, Meyerowitz quit his job as an art director at an advertising agency and took to the streets of New York City with a 35mm camera and color film. The fleeting moments of street life in New York City and other American cities that Meyerowitz has captured are some of the earliest and best-known examples of color street photography. Many of his photographs are icons of modern photography, and made Meyerowitz, along with William Eggleston and Stephen Shore, one of the most influential modern photographers and representatives of the "New Color Photography" of the 1960s and 70s. His work, which has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the world, is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, and many other museums worldwide. Joel Meyerowitz is represented by Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York.
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Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle, via Associated PressJeffrey Skilling agreed to pay $42 million to his victims.
The prison sentence of Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former chief executive of Enron who spearheaded the pervasive fraud that destroyed the energy company, was reduced by 10 years on Friday after a federal judge approved a deal between his lawyers and prosecutors.
Judge Simeon T. Lake III of Federal District Court in Houston, who oversaw Mr. Skilling's trial in 2006, signed off on an agreement that will decrease his 24-year sentence to 14 years.
The reduction was driven in part by a 2009 appeals court ruling that ordered a recalculation of Mr. Skilling's sentence because of a mistake made by the judge in interpreting the federal sentencing guidelines.
Mr. Skilling, 59, who has been serving his sentence at a federal prison in Colorado, appeared in court on Friday wearing an olive-drab prison uniform and a salt-and-pepper beard, and looking bulkier than he did during his days as a corporate chieftain.
He will now exit prison as early as 2017. There is no parole in the federal criminal justice system, but Mr. Skilling will most likely receive the standard 15 percent sentence reduction for good behavior and a one-year reduction for completing an alcohol-abuse treatment program.
"We are relieved that Jeff can now look forward a day when he can come home to his family and friends," said Daniel M. Petrocelli, Mr. Skilling's lead lawyer.
In exchange for his reduced sentence, Mr. Skilling gave up about $42 million, all of which will be distributed to victims of Enron's fraud. He also agreed not to pursue any further legal appeals, including a claim that would have accused the prosecution team of misconduct.
"The sentence handed down today ends years of litigation, imposes significant punishment upon the defendant and precludes him from ever challenging his conviction or sentence," Mythili Raman, the acting assistant attorney general, said in a statement.
Several Enron victims wrote letters to the court protesting Mr. Skilling's proposed reduced sentence. On Friday, Andrew Stoltmann, a lawyer who represented several victims, criticized the Justice Department for agreeing to the reduction and said it was unacceptable coming on the heels of the lack of prosecutions arising out of the financial crisis.
"By entering into this early release agreement, a clear message will be sent to corporate C.E.O.'s that if you get caught with the hand in the cookie jar, you will get little more than a slap on the wrist," Mr. Stoltmann said.
Mr. Skilling's legal team mounted a zealous appeal, seeking to overturn his conviction on a variety of legal grounds. Last year, they said that Mr. Skilling would seek a new trial based on recently discovered evidence.
The case also made its way to the Supreme Court, which in 2010 questioned the use of the "theft of honest services" law that helped convict Mr. Skilling, finding it unconstitutionally vague. But a federal appeals court ruled that there was overwhelming evidence of his guilt, so his conviction was not tainted by the use of that legal theory.
Mr. Skilling, a former consultant at McKinsey & Company, joined Enron in 1990 and led its transformation from a sleepy pipeline operator to a global energy-trading colossus. He also played a central role in the accounting schemes that masked its debts and weak finances from shareholders and regulators.
The fall of Enron, which at its peak was one of the country's most admired businesses, cost shareholders billions of dollars and its employees their retirement savings. Its demise ushered in a wave of prosecutions that rooted out accounting fraud at once-highflying companies like WorldCom, HealthSouth and Adelphia Communications.
Prosecutors tried Mr. Skilling alongside Kenneth L. Lay, Enron's chairman, who was also found guilty in the fraud. Mr. Lay died about a month after the trial, and his conviction was vacated.
During Mr. Skilling's time in prison, his parents and his 20-year-old son have died.
Michael Stravato for The New York TimesJeffrey K. Skilling, center, and his lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli, left, outside the courthouse in Houston in 2006.
A version of this article appears in print on 06/22/2013, on page B2 of the NewYork edition with the headline: Ex-Enron Chief's Sentence Is Cut by 10 Years, to 14.


The distance between Asuncion, Paraguay and Minden, Ne, Usa is approximately 8,515 km or 5,291 mi.
To reach Asuncion in this distance one would set out from Minden, Ne bearing 142.1° or SE and follow the great circles arc to approach Asuncion bearing 149.2° or SSE .
Asuncion has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) whereas Minden, Ne has a hot summer continental climate with dry winters (Dwa).
Asuncion is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome whereas Minden, Ne is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
Total annual precipitation averages 703.5 mm (27.7 in) more which is equivalent to 703.5 l/m² (17.27 US gal/ft²) or 7,035,000 l/ha (752,088 US gal/ac) more. About 2 1/9 as much.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 14.9° higher in Asuncion than in Minden, Ne.
The table shows values for Asuncion relative to Minden, Ne. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Minden, Ne vs Asuncion.


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LEGO Chinese Festival 80107 Spring Lantern Festival [Review] | The Brothers Brick
I think we can all agree that 2020 was a rough year. Here at the tail end of things, it feels like I'm constantly on the lookout for cheerful things. Luckily, there are few distractions sweeter to me than looking over a brand new LEGO set. And when that set ties into a fresh and hopeful outlook for 2021? So much the better! LEGO 80107 Spring Lantern Festival was announced at the 3rd China International Import Exhibition, and will be available to buy on January 10th, 2021. It's not technically a New Years themed set, as the Spring Lantern Festival occurs, oddly enough, in the spring. (But just work with me, here.) This set set is part of the Chinese Festival theme, includes 1793 pieces, and will retail for US $119.99 | CAN $159.99 | UK £89.99. It has eight minifigures, two modular Festival areas, and even a light up Ox Lantern statue. Sound fun? Read on and see for yourself!
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
The box and contents
Like other Chinese Festival sets, the box for the Spring Lantern Festival is bright crimson embellished with gold line drawings of fireworks. 2021 will be the year of the Ox, and that creature is heavily featured in both the artwork and the set itself. The back of the box highlights how you can attach the two sections of the model in different configurations. It also calls out the light brick play feature and has inset images of some of the details from the set.
Inside the box are 15 numbered parts bags grouped into 11 building steps, 18 x 32 and 32 x 32 baseplates in dark grey, and a bag containing instruction books, flags, and other paperwork.
There are two perfect-bound instruction books provided. Book one is 172 pages long and focuses on the part of the festival happening on the 32 x 32 baseplate. Book two is 108 pages and handles the pavilion that is built on the 18 x 32 baseplate. (In trivial detail land, book one is printed in landscape orientation, while book two is in portrait. Because of reasons.) The other bit of paper included with the manuals is a giant fold-out page detailing specifications for the included light brick. We'll take a closer look at the plastic insert that has the Chun Lian banners printed on it shortly.
The Spring Lantern Festival
The first instruction booklet has a bit of pictorial storytelling to give some context to the Spring Lantern Festival. (The other Chinese Festival set for 2021, 80106 Story Of Nian, has a similar two-page spread, going over the mythology of that story.) The picture on the first page shows families walking through an area festooned with glowing lanterns. Page two has some insets highlighting things that appear in the set: a child eating a Tang Yuan rice ball, a rabbit lantern, and a father showing a traditional banner to the kids.
My own cultural knowledge is very limited here, so I was hoping that LEGO would have provided a couple of pages of text to give some context as to what this set represents. The pictures work pretty well to get the general point across, but I'm sure I've missed stuff. Oh well, I suppose there's always Wikipedia if you'd like to do some additional research. If you spot something I missed, please leave a comment below so we can all learn something new.
The parts
Historically, the sets in the Chinese Spring Festival theme have had a great wealth of rare parts and unique recolors. This set is no different, with just about every part bag containing a treat. In bag 1, for example, there are unique printed parts like the Tang Yuan rice ball 1×1 round tile, shown here with the minifigure scaled bowls and spoons to consume them. Bag two starts off with an uncommon red light-up brick. The trend continues with a 4×4 plate with cutout appearing for the first time in dark tan. The 4×4 circular plate has only appeared once before, in the LEGO House exclusive set 40501 Wooden Duck. The transparent red dish is likewise an "only seen once before" part from the Ninjago line. The gold hoop is a bit more common, having appeared in 5 sets.
There is also a good range of unique printed parts on offer, starting with these 1 x 2 transparent red bricks with a fireworks pattern. These are part of the Ox Lantern, as are the 1×2 slopes in red with eye pattern. There's also a wide range of plant elements with new and rare colors, including red pumpkins, green candlesticks, and ice cream cone bases, and light green leaf elements. The dual-ended hilt in black is a new color, joining the more common black paint roller handle. The white crown element has been around for a bit, but it was the first time I had run across it in this color.
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The printed parts continue with transparent-red minifigure heads (lanterns) with an Ox pattern. (You get 11 of them!) According to those in know at New Elementary, the 2×2 tile translates to "Celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival", and the 1 x 3 tiles read "Decorated with Lanterns and Streamers" and "Felicity for Your Whole Family".
Later in the build, you get a cute lantern-rabbit, red roller skates, and an unprinted 3 x 3 round tile that we first saw in the Sesame Street Ideas set. Dark red is a new color for both the Technic axle connector and cylinder with handle, and light blue-grey is a new color for the fence element. The 2 x 4 tile with 2 offset studs appears for the first time in white, and the dragon-hilt handle in black appears for the second time after it's debut in Diagon Alley. The dark brown elephant trunk in dark brown, while nifty, is pretty common. (Can't win 'em all.)
The elements that make up the pavilion include a wealth of dark blue parts, including first appearances for the banana, round 2 x 2 sphere brick, Technic ball joint, 2 x 2 wedge plates, and candlestick. The teal modified plate and domed tile are fairly uncommon, and the dark red fence and rocker plate are hard to find, too. The printed 2 x 4 in tan reads "The Moon Watching Pavilion."
There are still more part surprises to be revealed as we work through the build, too!
The Ox lantern and Pond
The first book of instructions builds out larger of the two sections of the festival area. This side of things has a pond, a light-up Ox lantern, and a stone bridge, among other treats. The build starts off as you'd expect, adding some structure to the 32 x 32 dark grey baseplate. The first bag adds the sidewalk and outside walls, while bag two adds support structures and lays in the bottom of the pond.
The construction on the pond is worth calling out. While much of this detail will be obscured by layers of tile and plate, the designers still went to a lot of trouble to create a very intricate pattern of interlocking wedge plate. It really showcases the geometry possible with these parts. Although only angled wedge plates are used, you still get a feel of an organically curving pond basin.
Bag 3 was probably my favorite part of the build. I just love transparent LEGO elements, and one of the two bags for this step was a mass of 1 x 2 tiles in transparent light blue. If you look closely there are a couple of surprise printed tiles mixed in.
Spread across the two "step three" part bags are two different printed fish designs. (You get three of each.) I can't think of another printed element that has made me smile more – they look great, and I can't wait to incorporate them into my own creations later on.
All those transparent plates and fish are layered on top of the plate foundation we saw above. The blue hue on the tile creates a subtle change of color, creating a good feeling of depth to the water.
The next bit of clever building is hidden inside the dais the Ox Lantern stands on. By using a turntable element and offset 1 x 1 plates, the yellow disc is attached at an angle askew to the rest of the other plates. This lets the Ox face an unusual direction but still be locked in place.
Speaking of the Ox lantern, it incorporates the light brick and transparent brick we showcased earlier. The build is pretty straightforward but looks very good. The only gripe is that the ball joint elements needed to allow the head to be positioned are only available in shades of grey, and stand out quite a bit. Too bad these parts couldn't have been counted among the other recolored elements.
The Ox is meant to be a lantern, and the light-up function works well. The childish part of me is very amused at the placement of the light grey trigger on the back of the light brick. It creates an anatomical detail I wasn't expecting to see in this set. No wonder the Ox lights up when he's prodded there.
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Moving back to the festival grounds, more plates in dark tan and green finish up the pond and grassy areas. It's some very nice looking landscaping. You can see here how the Ox can be positioned so he'll be facing the guests.
Spanning the pond is a stone bridge. It's also mounted at an unconventional angle thanks to the use of turntables. The tiny yellow frog here is a fun little hidden detail to reward those who take a closer look at the assembled set.
At this point, this section of the festival is really coming together. An exterior wall has gone up, and the stone path spanning the pond is in place. A mix of tiles and ingots in light grey create a cobblestone look to the path, while still leaving plenty of exposed studs to position minifigures on.
The final bits of detail on this half of the festival include a grove of trees and a mix of hanging lanterns and traditional banners. The pond also gets some final details with the addition of floating plants.
Outside of the park area, more red lanterns and banners hang to greet guests. I really like the construction on the wall here, which makes good use of 1 x 1 finial bricks nestled between 1 x 4 tiles.
The final steps for this area add the moon gate to the entrance area. This is a construction technique that feels like it could be applied in a lot of other themes, from spaceship airlocks to high-rise windows in the City.
The Moon Watching Pavilion
The second instruction book guides you through making a pavilion on the 18 x 32 baseplate. The two sections are designed with standard modular connection points along the side, allowing them to be connected together in various combinations, or even attached to other City Modular buildings. That said, there is a pretty obvious "intended alignment" to things, as the grey stone path from the first module can align with the stone path here.
The pavilion has some cool construction tricks in the base. Angled brackets and Technic connectors combine to form a pleasing hexagonal shape for the building.
The pavilion also has a nicely intricate rocky base. Plenty of Studs Not On Top (SNOT) building it a realistic craggy texture.
The roof is also a tiny marvel of complex construction. Topped with all of those new dark blue parts, it's a colorful addition to the scene. Can you spot the candlesticks and bananas?
Attaching the roof to the supports, you start to get a feel for just how this module will look when it's completed. There are still a wealth of details to be added, though!
On the path leading up the pavilion, there is a row of red lanterns. Ox lanterns are mixed in with unprinted ones. They sit in front of a moon gate as we saw in the other section. That, in turn, is adorned with a minifigure lantern and more welcoming signs. We'll look at those details below.
The finished model
Before we combine them, let's take one more quick walkthrough of each of the two halves of the Festival grounds. The larger of the two is designed to serve as a "corner piece" with the wall wrapping around two sides. The scenery is densely packed, with just enough room to keep the different elements from overpowering each other. As it is, there's something nifty to see just about everywhere you look.
The completed pavilion section is much more linear, even allowing for the path that leads off to the right. The street sign, minifigure-lantern, and moon gate make for a great entryway, with the pavilion itself rising up in the background. I also like the design on the streetlamp, with its extra hanging lanterns. (An identical lamp appears at the edge of the other Festival section as well.)
The connection points on the edges of these sections make them compatible with the other City Modular buildings. Taken as stand-alone modular elements, I'm not sure the construction style here would fit thematically all that well next door to the newly announced Police Station. But I bet they could feel right at home next to the Theater or just as part of a larger, culturally aware, downtown setting. The walls around the edges of the Festival would let this "read" like a park or garden area. And that's just classy.
I think the set looks best when the modules are aligned as shown on the front of the box. Having the path from the stone bridge leading to the pavilion makes for a more unified display. The back of the box shows the pavilion section attached next to the Ox lantern using the Technic holes you can see in the view below. This puts the two moon gates next to each other, with stone paths leading off in other directions. This could be a springboard to building your own modules to expand the Festival to a bigger footprint in your City. Or it could just suggest that more of the Festival is happening "off-camera."
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Things look more festive when there are people enjoying themselves, and there are plenty of places to pose your minifigures to enhance the display. Here, a woman checks out the main entrance by the Ox lantern. Is she waiting for someone? Just out for a stroll? The world may never know.
The sidewalk around the outside of the Festival area is another good place to show off the characters that come with this set. There's even a comfy bench for one of our new friends to stop and have a snack. Inside, the steps of the pavilion make for a great selfie background.
But the best place for a photo op is clearly the top of the stone bridge. What a great view of the Ox lantern!
The minifigures
There are eight minifigures included in the Spring Lantern Festival. Each comes with a fun accessory or is sort of an accessory by itself. (If you happen to be a humanoid lantern.) The first two are a man eating a Tang Yuan rice ball, and a woman with a cell phone. As mentioned above, the rice ball print is new for this set, and you get a full spare set of food elements to share with another character. The phone print also appears to be new, showing an ongoing text conversion.
The man features a dual-sided face print usually associated with Amusement park nausea, but serving just as well for an "eyes bigger than your mouth" misjudgment. Both dual-sided torso prints are brand new.
Two happy tourists wear brand new matching 2021 hoodies and come with a phone on a selfie-stick and a tasty beverage. The straw on the cup is made from a minifigure posing element first introduced with the DC collectible minifigures.
The next pair of individuals is this gentleman with a camera and a cute little girl with a Bunny Lantern. Both dual-sided torsos are exclusive to this set, and the man has a new dual-print expression. The girl's unicorn shirt is super cute, by the way.
The final two figures are a boy with Ox lantern and the humanoid lantern statue that stands outside of the pavilion. Again the dual-sided torsos are unique for this set.
The kid's shirt features a Monkey King logo. The lantern-person has a wealth of information in the few characters printed on them. The translation there is apparently "Celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival on 15th day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar". (On their back are pictures of rice balls and lanterns.)
Conclusion and recommendation
Most of the time I tend to gravitate towards LEGO Art sets or more pop-culture related themes, but these Chinese Festival sets have become a must-have for me. Overall, there's a lot to like about this set in particular. At 1793 parts for $119.99 USD, this set comes in at under seven cents per piece. This is a pretty great value, particularly when you consider it includes eight unique minifigures. There's a wealth of useful, unusual elements, and a lot of those come in brand new or rare colors. The build is fun with interesting techniques and great detailing. I would have liked to have seen a bit more information about the festival included in the instructions, but that's a minor nit that's easily corrected by the magic that is Google. So, even if you're not up on Chinese Festivals, I still recommend you check this set out. Maybe you'll get hooked, too.
LEGO 80107 Spring Lantern Festival will be available on January 10th from the LEGO Shop Online for US $119.99 | CAN $159.99 | UK £89.99. It may also available via third-party sellers on Amazon and eBay.
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Thirty per cent of the budgetary allocations constitute the discretionary fund of the NED to be distributed directly by it to overseas organisations and the balance is distributed through what are called four "core organisations"—the International Republican Institute (IRI), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and the Free Trade Union Institute (FTUI).
In 1994, the NED set up two other organisations called the International Forum for Democratic Studies (IFDS) and the Democracy Resource Centre (DRC), both largely funded by the private sector.
Amongst the critics of the NED are Ms. Barbara Conry, a foreign policy analyst at the Cato Institute of Washington D.C. and Mr. Ralph McGehee, stated to be a former CIA official.
There was an uproar in France when the French press discovered that part of this amount had been given by the NED, through the FTUI, to the National Inter-University Union of France, allegedly a right-extremist and xenophobic organisation, in an attempt to use it to defeat communist candidates in the elections to the National Assembly. Embarrassed by the controversy, the Reagan Administration dissociated itself from the NED activities in France.
After the collapse of the communist regimes of East Europe, the NED has been focussing its activities against the communist regimes of Cuba, Vietnam, China and North Korea and the Myanmarese military regime and against the resurgence of the communist parties in East Europe due to the economic difficulties there.
Its activities relating to China are of two kinds: Those, which are legitimate in the Chinese perception such as training of local village officials in the holding of elections, training of local business executives in better management practices, advice on the drafting of economic reform legislation etc and those, which are legitimate in the US perception, but interference in internal affairs in the Chinese view, such as support to political dissidents, human rights activists and Tibetan exiles and projection of Taiwan as a democratic model worthy of emulation.
The first type of activities is carried out by workers of organisations affiliated to the NED, either based in China or visiting the country and the second by off-shore offices of the NED, which were located in Hong Kong before its reversion to China in June, 1997, and which were thereafter reportedly shifted to Australia since the ASEAN countries would not host them. Finding Australia not a convenient place, the NED has reportedly been eyeing India as a possible base for its activities directed against China.
Beijing has reasons to be concerned over what it considers as the illegitimate activities of the NED. Of the 28 NGOs of Asia funded by the NED, 14 focus on China, four of them of Tibetan exiles, five on Myanmar, two on Cambodia, and one each on Vietnam and North Korea and the remaining five on the Asia-Pacific region as a whole.
The trans-border activities of the NED against the Myanmarese military regime seem to be directed mainly from Thailand and India. This is evident from a testimony given by Ms.Louisa Coan, NED's Programme Officer for Asia, before the House Sub-committee on Asia and the Pacific on September 17,1997.
It is not known whether New Delhi was aware of the India-based activities of the NED against the Yangon regime.
Before the recent visit of the US President, Mr.Bill Clinton, to India, the NED headquarters in Washington issued the following press release: "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced on Tuesday March 14 that the US and India will launch a joint non-governmental initiative called the Asian Centre for Democratic Governance during President Clinton's upcoming trip to South Asia.
The press release said the expenditure on the initiative would be shared by the CII and the NED.
It is an interesting case of an important member of the Clinton Cabinet, announcing on behalf of a self-proclaimed NGO of the US funded by the Congress, a non-governmental initiative in collaboration with a non-governmental Indian business organisation with which an office of the Indian Parliament would also be associated.
This launching was duly done at New Delhi.
Possibility of misunderstanding with China which might interpret it as directed against it and its presence in Tibet.
Impropriety in co-operating with an American organisation working against the present Government at Yangon, which has normal diplomatic relations with New Delhi and has been co-operating in counter-insurgency measures in the North-East.
The US has also announced the association of India as co-sponsor with a forthcoming conference of "communities of democracies " in Poland being funded by the Stefan Batory Foundation of Poland, set up by George Soros in 1998, to counter the resurgence of communism in East Europe, and the Freedom House of the US.
Since 1983, part of the funds voted by the Congress to the NED are funneled to the Freedom House, which also gets contributions from the private sector. The Freedom House focuses its activities on media and communications and, according to a 1990 study by the Interhemispherique Resource Centre of the US, more than 400 journalists in 55 countries were collaborating with the Freedom House in its activities against communist parties and regimes.
Before going ahead with these projects, there is an urgent need for an examination of the implications of our collaboration with such organisations from the point of view of our national security and political stability.
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