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A Charlie Brown Christmas: the unlikely triumph of a holiday classic / Get Back: Creativity Lessons from The Beatles
OUPBlog: "Charlie Brown Christmas was never supposed to be a success. It hit on all the wrong beats. The pacing was slow, the voice actors were amateurs, and the music was mostly laid back piano jazz (the opening theme, "Christmas Time is Here," carried a strange, wintery melody built on unconventional modal chord progressions). It was almost like the program was constructed as a sort of anti-pop statement. In many ways, that's exactly what it was. And that's exactly why it so worried the media executives who had commissioned it. Incredibly, however, A Charlie Brown Christmas emerged from the holiday season of 1965 an unlikely and instantaneous classic, beloved by both the hip and the square in the United States. It did the incredible work of bridging the vast cleavage between the conservative and increasingly radical elements of the nation. The story of how this off-beat children's program became a staple of modern American pop culture reveals much about the moment in which it was created and the people who fell in love with it…"
Kottke.org: "I haven't had a chance to watch Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary yet, but I really enjoyed reading Tom Whitwell's 10 lessons in productivity and brainstorming from The Beatles gleaned from the series.
1. The 'yes… and' rule – The first rule of improvisation (and brainstorming) is "yes… and". When someone suggests an idea, plays a note, says a line, you accept it completely, then build on it. That's how improvisational comedy or music flows. The moment someone says 'no', the flow is broken. It's part of deferring judgement, where you strictly separate idea generation from idea selection. As they slog through Don't Let Me Down, George breaks the spell. Instead of building and accepting he leaps to judgement, saying "I think it's awful." Immediately, John and Paul lay down the rules: "Well, have you got anything?" "you've gotta come up with something better". Don't judge, build…"
Facebook Bans 7 'Surveillance-For-Hire' Companies That Spied On 50,000 Users NPR. Only 50,000?
The Log4J Vulnerability Will Haunt the Internet for Years Wired
Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive BBC
Worker Protection Bill Blocked Before Tornado Disaster Daily Poster
Kellogg Says It Has Tentative Deal With Union as It Faces Mounting Pressure Truthout
Kellogg Celebrates Weak Tentative Agreement – 1/4 of Americans Quit Their Jobs in 2021 – 5,000 Fred Meyers Workers Strike Mike Elk
Omnicron - The New York Times – "Even as scientists race to understand more about the Omicron variant and the threat it poses, one fact is abundantly clear: It spreads quickly everywhere it lands. In South Africa, Omicron spread twice as fast as the highly infectious Delta variant. In Britain, officials have estimated that 200,000 people are becoming infected with Omicron every day. In Denmark, Omicron cases are doubling roughly every two days. And early data from the United States suggest that Americans will not be spared.
"No part of the country will be safe from Omicron," said Shweta Bansal, a disease ecologist at Georgetown University. Delta remains the dominant variant nationally and was driving a surge in cases and hospitalizations even before Omicron emerged. Roughly 120,000 new Covid cases are being reported every day, a 40 percent increase from two weeks ago, although the figures remain below last winter's peak. But Omicron could soon overtake Delta, scientists said. Nationally, the share of cases caused by Omicron has increased to 2.9 percent from 0.4 percent in just a week, according to projections by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is far higher in some regions of the country…"
See also the Washington Post: "As the omicron variant threatens to wipe out monoclonal antibodies, the U.S. is saving up one that will still work. Sotrovimab, a treatment from Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline, is expected to remain effective against omicron.." [Note: WaPo is posting pandemic related articles on this Coronavirus page.]
See also The Atlantic: America Is Not Ready for Omicron. "The new variant poses a far graver threat at the collective level than the individual one—the kind of test that the U.S. has repeatedly failed…"
1. Flying into the sun's corona.
2. Richard Hanania on Richard Hanania.
3. New Son House recordings are coming out.
4. Why does it cost so much money to send money in Nigeria?
5. "I tend to answer that Shakespeare's darkest insight is that each of us is his or her own worst enemy." Link here.
The New York Times – "The year 2021 opened with the promise of vaccines, and the belief that we would all return to "normal" after the tumultuous year of the pandemic. But the year instead took off with an insurrection in the U.S. Capitol, and saw a summer of carefree gatherings derailed by a fast-spreading virus. Governments fell, democracies were challenged, and climate-related destruction was unleashed, all while the casualties of the pandemic continued to amass. The vaccine saved some lives, but human passions, hopes and fears did their usual work to create a year that was anything but calm, and is ending with the prospect of a new variant upending plans once again. This is the story of 2021 told visually, through the eloquent universal language of photography…"


Published Feb. 2, 2012 @ 12:28 p.m.
This morning, the Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) released the alignment of athletic and extra curricular activity districts for the 2012-2014 biennial.
For football, Post will remain in Conference 2A, Division 2 but will have new members.
For the past two years, Post has traveled mostly south for as long as two hours to play a game. But starting next football season, Post will face familiar longtime opponents Abernathy, Floydada and Lubbock Roosevelt. New to the mix is Olton and Tulia.
For basketball and all other sports and UIL activities, PISD lines up in District 3-2A with Childress, Floydada, Idalou, Lubbock Roosevelt and Slaton.
To see the how the rest of the state was realigned, click here.
The Garza Post will have more on this story soon. Please check back.


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Tari Tari – 05
Konatsu, Sawa, Wien and Wakana attend Taichi's badminton match. He loses and fails to advance to the Nationals. Wakana is preoccupied by memories of her mother's last days, in which she wasn't the best daughter she could have been. She has her dad arrange to have the piano in her room removed, along with boxes of other junk and a memento her mother made her. She regrets having never said goodbye, sorry, or thank you before her mother passed.
Thanks a lot, Condor Queens…thanks to that letter, you made Wakana – already a walking frown – descend into despair this week. This episode gets good marks for plumbing the depths of grief and guilt Wakana bears, while getting us to feel a bit of it with her. In her mother's last days and weeks, Wakana's frown was a perpetual scowl, as she was that age when her mother was suddenly no longer her best friend, but an annoyance and eyesore. Little did she know that she'd never have a chance to make up for all that harsh treatment – she took her mother's love for granted and is almost lost without it.
Wakana can't stand the fact she was a self-centered brat more concerned with getting into a good school than her mother's illness. Right up to the point when she got the news of her death – while in the middle of her school interview. Now it's as if Wakana doesn't want to let herself have fun or be happy anymore, which is why she avoids Konatsu and the others. Maybe she thinks she doesn't deserve happiness as punishment for her past transgressions. But from what we saw of her in memories, her mother was a joyful person who wouldn't want her daughter to waste her youth wallowing in despair.
Rating: 7 (Very Good)
Car Cameos: On Wakana's sad walk home, the background traffic includes a 5-door Suzuki Swift, a first-generation Honda Fit, a Nissan March, and the Audi A4 sedan we've seen before.
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Mon, 30 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Summer 2012, Tari TariTags badminton, grief, mahiru, miyamoto konatsu, okita sawa, sakai wakana, tanaka taichi, wien1 Comment on Tari Tari – 05
Hyouka – 15
After briefly celebrating their Wildfire win, Fukobe, Chitanda and Ibara bring the Juumoji mystery to Oreki's attention. Chitanda uses her catch phrase, and Oreki grudgingly agrees to participate. They determine that the pattern of crimes indicates the use of the ten first characters in the hiragana alphabet, and that the final theft could occur in the Classics Club. Chitanda reports this to the Newspaper Club, who are already on top of it, while Fukobe tries to catch the thief in the act, wanting to solve the crime without further help from Oreki.
So we were a little off: this episode didn't comprise the third day of the festival in which the mystery is solved. Instead, the second day continues with the start of the investigations. It's a day that concludes with a pretty solid theory in place for what's going on, and whoever the thief is, he's pretty clever. Chitanda takes Irisu's advice amusingly literally, but beause the Classics Club could be the last target, the mystery nets them more free publicity anyway, which is good, because there's a lot of anthologies still on that table.
In the meantime, Fukube starts to show signs he may be sick of playing second fiddle to Oreki. He stops himself when about to suggest something involving the case, then goes off on his own to catch the thief in the act, which he believes is the only way he or she will be caught. Mayaka's Manga Society troubles continue, being teased by her clubmates and retreating to mope beside Oreki and at an isolated bridge where her prez tries to console her. But the overarching question is, who will catch the thief? If it isn't Oreki, will he care? We think he will.
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Sun, 29 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Hyouka, Spring 2012Tags chitanda eru, classics club, fukube satoshi, hiragana, Ibara Mayaka, juumoji, oreki houtarou
Rinne no Lagrange – 16
Dizelmine and Villagiulio arrive at Kamogawa, and Asteria wastes no time luring them into an elevator rigged with cameras that gets stuck between floors. Asteria, Todokoro, the Vox pilots and the two Kings' delegations watch as they talk things through. In the middle of their chat, an Ovid makes an unauthorized launch and nearly crashes into BWH. The pilot aboard is Yurikano, who escaped her handlers. Dizelmine rescued her from the Militia Zodia calamity, and she's reverted to a childlike state, and has no memory of who she is of her big brother Villagiulio. She returns to the La Garite mothership with Dizelmine; Lan, Muginami and Madoka tag along.
Former buddies Dizelmine and Villagiulio have a nice, cordial little discussion (not that they have a choice, falling victim to another Asteria scheme), but it doesn't solve anything this week; war is coming as long as Dizelmine is convinced the only way to save his planet is to destroy De Metrio. The sudden appearance of Yurikano is almost the cherry on top that enrages Villagiulio to action. His sister may not recognize him, but that doesn't change who she is, and he probably doesn't appreciate Dizelmine being the sole source of her recovery.
Now that the secret of Yurikano being alive is out, another secret remains: why she talked to Madoka at the end of last season, and appeared in her cockpit in the previous episode. Madoka doesn't get any answers, and neither do we; Asteria remains tight-lipped. The solution is to go aboard Dizelmine's ship (in hilariously half-assed disguises) and try to find out more. Rinne's second season's first five episodes are reminding us of Eureka Seven Ao's first five – all very competent, entertaining, fun outings, but nothing that's categorically wowed us. But we're confident that wow episode is coming. That's right…we just used wow as a verb and and adjective!
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Sun, 29 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Rinne no Lagrange Season 2, Summer 2012Tags dizelmine, flower declaration of your heart, kyono madoka, lagrange - the flower of rin-ne, lan, muginami, villagiulio, vox aura, yurikano
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse – 05
Yuuya begins training in his new Type 94 Shiranui Type 2, and is just as frustrated with it as we was with the Type 97. Lt. Takamura tells him 'a man and horse must be one', and Vincent reiterates that fighting the natural tendencies of the TSF won't get him anywhere. After a belated welcoming party, Argos Flight goes on another training mission, which is interrupted by Takamura herself. She quickly takes out everyone and spars with Yuuya, who adjusts his piloting style and manages to knock her sword away. On her way back to HQ Yui encounters Inia, who greets her and then runs away.
The battle of wills between Yuuya and Yui continues next week, and was just on the verge of becoming stale when Yui decided to go out and teach Yuuya a firsthand lesson in how to handle one's TSF. As Vincent astutely points out, they're actually pretty alike; in that neither back down when they should, and neither are totally honest with themselves. Deep down they probably both see themselves in one another, which pisses them off even more. Yui may go on about how useless he is, but as her shower scene makes clear, she's irked by his fast progress and potential for greatness.
This isn't surprising, since Yui probably blames herself for not being able to save any of her friends years ago. Ever since then she's built up a thicker and tougher armor around herself, but that trauma still festers. Still, her job is to polish the rough ore of Argos into a shimmering gem of BETA-killing, and so her surprise crashing of their training mission also made sense. Her goal was to either beat the hell out of him, or get him to trust his TSF enough to defend himself…and it worked. Now, if only we knew what the heck Inia is up to, and why she keeps showing up and calling people nice…
Rating: 6 (Good)
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Sun, 29 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse, Summer 2012Tags cryska, inia, muv-luv, nakamura yui, shiranui, tarisa manandal, total eclipse, vincent, yuuya bridges1 Comment on Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse – 05
Sket Dance – 68
Remi has been going on a lot of dates with Chuu-san and his daughter, Suzu, and Remi thinks she's fallen in love with him. She and Suzu got to the Sket-dan seeking advice on how to bring Chuu-san around. Suzu suggests they use her dad's love potion, but it comes in three parts: a solid, powder, and liquid, that must be ingested in order in a certain way within a specific time.
Bossun devises a ridiculously pie-in-the-sky plan, but Remi and Suzu manage to pull it off, except when it comes time for Remi to finish the procedure. Both she and Suzu agree that it wasn't the right way to go about it. But later, when he overhears her feelings on the balcony, Chuu proposes. Remi says no, but only not yet; she wants to date first.
The idea of Chuu+Remi has been teased since the two first met, and now something concrete has finally happened: a proposal has been wrested from Chuu, and while it is respectfully declined by Remi, her's is more of a postponement than outright rejection, since she's said on numerous occasions she wants to be Chuu's wife and Suzu's new mom.
The episode is spiced up by a very entertaining, convoluted plan for drugging Chuu, which relies on many factors – including the existence of a restaurant that serves everything (which is somewhere we'd like to go sometime). And in fitting Sket-dan fashion, things don't go as planned, but it's okay…everything will eventually work out. And no, Sket Dance, we don't believe for a second you'll ever have Bossun fall in love with someone.
Rating: 5 (Average)
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Sat, 28 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Sket Dance, Spring 2011Tags bossun, chuu-san, himeko, remi misora, sket-dan, Suzu
Sword Art Online – 04
Kirito saves the life of a middle school-aged player named Silica who had reently left her party. Before he arrived her familiar, Pina, takes a blow for her and dies, but he mentions a flower on Floor 47 that can revive a pet within three days, and agrees to accompany her. With his help she's able to make it to the Hill of Memories and retrieve the flower, but they're ambushed by thugs led by Rosalia, one of Silica's former teammates. Kirito easily thwarts them and sends them all to jail. Silica revives Pina, and the two go their separate ways, hoping to meet in the real world one day.
Sachi's death and final message to Kirito really changed him for the better. He now knows firsthand that SAO is not just a game, and that there are more important things than levels, rare items, and power. Blessed with a natural knack for the game and a high level, Kirito is now doing his part for everyone below him, soloing on the front lines. But he also wants to give back by helping in more direct ways. In the case of this episode, that's helping a young player get her familiar (and confidence) back, while simultaneously using her as bait to capture a "bad guy." We believed his protcetive big-brother attitude toward her, and Silica does a good job not punching or yelling at Kirito for catching a glimpse of her upskirt. In fact, her spasticness is kept to a pleasant minimum.
That's right, conflicts in SAO go beyond mere bickering over items: there are now genuine murderers preying on their fellow players, either deluding themselves that no one's really dying (like Rosalia does), or simply not caring either way. But even small-time baddies who toil on the lower levels aren't safe from Kirito's judgment. It's pretty satisfying to see him get jumped by seven guys and not even flinch as they hack away at him – as well as his demoralizing, by-the-numbers explanation of why they can't beat him and never will, and should just go quietly to jail. This isn't just about winning and ending the game for "The Black Swordsman", but making sure the SAO world is a civil one where the strong protect the weak.
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Sat, 28 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Summer 2012, Sword Art OnlineTags black swordsman, familiar, hill of memories, Kirito, MMORPG, Pina, Rosalia, SAO, Silica2 Comments on Sword Art Online – 04
Kokoro Connect – 04
Inaba turns out to have only suffered a dizzy spell, as she's been under the weather. When they escort her home, she tells Taichi to help Iori with her trauma, like he did with Yui, even though she promised Iori not to talk about it. Iori tells Taichi that even before the swapping, she didn't have a good grip on who she was, and had no idea how to live her own life. Taichi promises no matter who she becomes down the road, he'll still recognize her.
After Taichi and Inaba swap, then swap back, he presses her on what's bothering her. She tells him she has no trauma; only that she doesn't feel she can trust anyone – especially him and the others with her body. He tells her it's okay, that she's fine the way she is, and she should accept it and make it known to the others. They both exchange intimate secrets to help get the weight off her shoulders. When she confesses to the others, they're fine with it too.
We were trying not to like this show (as one among many club-based school dramas), but if it's going to pump out episodes like this, we're not going to bother. Taichi, the "selfless freak", builds upon his success with Yui last week and gets to know the other two ladies this week, offering them advice so they can move forward without fear or doubt. Iori had been acting a little odd since the swapping started, and now we know why: she is and always has been a chameleon, and now she's deathly afraid of "fading away" altogether. Taichi assures her that won't happen, but doesn't tell her the real reason; he loves her. The question is, was that something he was just thinking of saying in that situation, or is he truly in love with her?
Before we can contemplate the answer, he's moved on to Inaba, who is exhibiting worrying physical ailments. It turns out she's just a worrywart, and her girlfriends can relate. But Taichi's perseverance in getting to her deep-seated troubles was a very well-done scene, full of complex emotions. Their brave exchange of 'lethal' secrets (that they've both masturbated to one another) definitely deepens their relationship. This isn't an ecchi series, but these are high schoolers, and they're horny. With all the intimate exchanges and shared experiences that come with body-swapping, it's inevitable that they'e going to start falling for each other…and perhaps not for who they thought.
Rating: 8 (Great)
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Sat, 28 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Kokoro Connect, Summer 2012Tags aoki yoshifumi, body swapping, inaba himeko, intimate secrets, iori n, kiriyama yui, trauma, yaegashi taichi1 Comment on Kokoro Connect – 04
Eureka Seven AO – 15
Nirvash is fixed as Generation Bleu tries to plan their next step. Han and Pippo are in Japan witnessing Nakamura's continued parading of the Secret head; they report they're getting close to communicating with it. When a dormant scub coral reawakens, Pied Piper goes after the secret, which has human form and shoots Ao down. Corals all over the world start to reawaken. Han and Pippo smuggle Georg into a server farm, and he is 'hacked' by the secret.
With all the recent doins' transpirin', it's starting to look more and more like a crossroads is coming for Fukai Ao. It also seems like as brief as his mother Eureka's presence in his timeline was, it was definitely some kind of catalyst. The scub corals are behaving like they never have before, the secrets are getting less and less secretive, and, as we said, Ao is torn between believing his mother's insistance they're not his enemies, and his comrades at Generation Bleu insistance that they are.
Ao isn't the only one facing a tough choice (though it's wearing on him to the point he needs pills from Gazelle to sleep); Fleur's dad Cristophe Blanc needs to decide who to fight: the scub coral, the secrets…or both. There's a sense of hesitation in Ivica's talk with him: what if the secrets are allies simply protecting their dimension? Blanc's ultimate decision is to use the massive stockpile of quartz they've extracted from scub corals as secret bait. We'd probably just maintain a high-alert wait-and-see position before going after one side or the other, but maybe Blanc knows something we don't. He's the boss for a reason.
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Fri, 27 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Eureka Seven AO, Spring 2012Tags astral ocean, Eureka Seven, fleur blanc, Fukai Ao, gazelle, Generation Bleu, nirvash, scub coral, secret
Accel World – 16
Haru begins his training with Sky Raker, who tells him the secret to his powers of flight weren't his wings (they were just for show), it was his willpower, overwriting the reality of the virtual world. Raker nudges him off the pillar of stone, making him climb up, but after a transition it becomes solid metal, so he must use the "incarnate system" to slice handholds and footholds into the metal. On the seventh day, he reaches the top. Sky Raker tells him how she became wheelchair-bound, and lends him her "gale thruster" to help him get back into the habit of flying, in hopes he won't follow her path.
Obsession is a dangerous thing. Sky Raker (not Laker) developed one when she could never jump high enough; she wanted to fly. So she took the drastic step of having her legs cut off – and she made her only friend – Black Lotus – do it for her (perhaps to make her avatar more like the real-life Raker, who has artificial legs). Even two legs lighter, she could still only jump, and not fly. Haru's different. Hime knew it when she recruited him, and Raker seems to sense it too. He can fly, wings or no. And so she gives him a crash course in Neo-like "hacking" of the virtual reality of Accel World. It's a program with rules that can be bent..and broken.
In training to restore some semblance of his flight ability, Haru has the advantage of Accel World's extreme time differential – since one real world day equals three Accel World years. We wish there'd been a more clear indication of how brief a time his seven Accel days actually were when he logs out and meets the real Raker, because Nomi wasn't around to bother him. In any case, it'll be his willpower – and Chiyu's – against Nomi's sly trickery. We're looking forward to Nomi getting his comeuppance!
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Fri, 27 Jul 2012 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 Categories Accel World, Anime Reviews, Spring 2012Tags arita haruyuki, brain burst, burst linker, incarnate system, kuroyukihime, silver crow, sky raker, willpower4 Comments on Accel World – 16
Natsuyuki Rendezvous – 04
Hazuki goes on a date with Rokka to Hanayashiki with the mission to get her to smile and laugh like she used to when Atsushi was still alive. While they proceed to have an okay time, Rokka is distracted by memories of when she came here with her late husband, to the point where she even spots his ghost in places. Defeated, Hazuki gets very drunk before returning to Rokka's for late night tea, and consents to let Atsushi borrow his body. Atsushi rejoices, now able to touch and speak to her.
Thursday's lineup this summer is a Yin & Yang affair: Binbogami's the fire, earth, bubblegum soda pop and Red Bull; Natsuyuki Rendezvous is the water and gentle breeze and a fine red wine…or perhaps a cool, frosty Asahi Super Dry. This is Hazuki's Big Day, and if he can't get her to laugh – or at least consent to sex – he'll consider it a failure and he won't know what to do next. Well, to his surprise (and horror) he does make her laugh by asking if she'll have sex with him. Her answer – "out of the question" is as devastating as it is vague (and nicely punctuated by a low piano string strike and a pool of blood-like water ice syrup). "Hey, Rokka, I didn't mean right here and now. I meant in general!"
Hindsight is 20/20, but it turned out to be a mistake to bring her to a place that evokes such vivid and powerful memories in Rokka, who hasn't been there since Atsushi's death. He could have made her laugh somewhere else, but at Hanayashiki it's as if Atsushi's there, only invisible and thus even more insidious. It would have been just fine if the episode ended when the date did, but the show does us one better and has a thoroughly boiled and desperate Hazuki lets Atsushi possess him. This is his plan. Perhaps he feels damned if he does or damned if he doesn't. Regardless, this should be interesting!
P.S. So, Japanese for "chicken" (as in scared) is…chicken! Sweet!
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Natsuyuki Rendezvous, Summer 2012Tags ghost, hanayashiki, hazuki ryuusuke, natsuyuki, possession, sex, shimao atsushi, shimao rokka1 Comment on Natsuyuki Rendezvous – 04
Binbougami ga! – 04
Momiji avails herself of the aid of her masochistic dog god pal Inugami Momou. She stimulates him into the form of a tiny, cute puppy for Ichiko to pick up. Once inside her apartment, Momou is to use a gadget to drain Ichiko of her fortune. However, when he sees the good, gentle, sensitive side of her, he can't bring himself to do it, especially after he activates another gadget that causes her treasured box of Suwano's letters ends up in a landfill and she searches through the night. While washing Momou in the bath, he returns to human form, and he sees the side Momiji was talking about.
This week Momiji gets some reinforcements, and we get a fresh perspective on her, not from another misfortune god, but from a dog god. We didn't think much of Momou, especially when Momiji broke out the S&M routine. But his inner dialogue when observing Ichiko reveals a clearer head than Momiji, who is extremely jealous of her fortune, no matter what she says. He also realizes one night that Ichiko's fortune is an almost Perfect Defense, even helping her foil his plans in her sleep.
The punishment Momou receives never ascends to Ren Höek-esque lyricism, but this series definitely knows how to toss its characters around. The worst he gets is when he reverts to human form – in her naked arms. She rips the bathtub off the floor and beats him with it, which is just plain nuts. Still, his time with her wasn't in vain: he learned that Momiji wasn't telling the whole story, only half of it. Ichiko most definitely is a short-tempered, violent brute, but when it comes to family (Suwano), she's a big(-boobed) ol' softie.
P.S. The priest/exorcist guy just kinda took up space this week…
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Binbougami ga!, Summer 2012Tags binbou-gami ga, dog god, god of misfortune, inugami momou, momiji, s&m, sakura ichiko, suwano1 Comment on Binbougami ga! – 04
Summer 2012 OPs and EDs
None of the OPs and EDs of the shows we're reviewing have knocked our socks off, but there are certainly good ones and bad ones. Let's explore:
OP: The cast running around like they're on a sugar high to forgettable music. Rating: 2
ED: The cast sitting on a ledge, followed by panning closeups, accompanied by muzak. Boring! Rating: 2
OP: Goofy techno beat (there is good techno, this is not it), generic action/character montage, and naked Haru flying around. Guh. Rating: 2
ED: Similarly underwhelming. Rating: 2
Binbougami-ga!
OP: One-way Two-way Three-way Four-way No way this is a great opening. Kinda catchy though. Rating: 2.5
ED: Shots of the two leads in various outfits. Well-drawn, but random. Rating: 2.5
OP: Very well-animated, but paired with uninspiring music, and the whole "Oreki stuck inside reflections" thing…it's just bludgeoning us in the heads with its symbolism. Rating: 3
ED: Corny Sherlock/Watson cosplay. We get it, they're like, detectives! Rating: 2.5
OP: We like the flying logo, but the rest is your standard high schoolish opening, much like Tari Tari. Rating: 2.5
ED: We like how the ending theme plays over the next episode preview, then segues seamlessly into the ED; a novel approach. The music is nice and funky and complements the 'winding down' sunset visuals. Not too shabby! Rating: 3.5
OP: Great Animation, so-so music. Overall, not bad. Rating: 3
ED: In no danger of supplanting our favorite EDs, 'Tip Taps', but not bad either. Rating: 3
OP: Comely visuals and a theme that gets us pumped up without getting irritating (though we don't really dig the dissonance in the last sung lines.). Nothing extraordinary, but competently done. Rating: 3
ED: Nice slow, graceful vertical character pans, so-so music. Rating: 3
Rinne no Lagrange 2
OP: We loved the first season's OP. We just like this. Rating: 3
ED: This actually improved last season's ED by expanding on it and making it weirder. Very catchy theme. Rating: 3.5
OP: Pleasant enough visuals (we liked the multi-burst character portraits) paired with fairly generic music for the genre. Rating: 3
ED: Gorgeous visuals and better music. Rating: 3.5
Muv-Luv Alternative
OP: It's not the prettiest, but the quirky pulsing techno-rock sells it. Rating: 3.5
ED: Pretty standard visuals, but again the music steals the show, progressing from a smooth and breezy ballad to more urgent battle music appropriate to the series' harsh setting. Rating: 3.5
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 Categories Anime Reviews, Rankings, Summer 2012Tags ed, endings, op, openings2 Comments on Summer 2012 OPs and EDs
Mimi wo Sumaseba
During summer vacation, lazy bookworm Tsukishima Shizuku observes an cat riding on the train. Intrigued, she decides to follow him. The chase leads her to Amasawa Seiji, a boy who dreams of becoming a violin maker, and The Baron, a cat figurine who, along with Seiji, inspires her to explore her own creative pursuit: a fantasy novel. Shizuku and Seiji fall for one another just as he's headed off to Italy for two months, and Shizuku contends with the loneliness by burying herself in her novel, affecting her marks and leading to a family meeting. When her trials are over and she delivers the draft of her novel to Seiji's grandpa, The Baron's owner, it evokes in him memories of his own lost love. Seiji returns, and he and an elated Shizuki take his bike to the highest point in town to watch the sunrise together.
We've wanted to review this film for a while now. Directed by the late Kondou Yoshifumi (who died before his time) with storyboards by Miyazaki, It's a classic and perhaps our favorite Ghibli film (our top 3 tend to fluctuate), one that focuses on the real-life struggles of young people and limits the fantasy elements to their imaginations. We take an instant liking to Shizuku, remembering the endless possibilities of summer often boiling down to goofing off (or in her case, reading books indoors) until it's suddenly gone. It's full of brilliant moments like the transition from the dark clouds encroaching on a summer afternoon to the first day of school when it's pouring, enhanced by Nomi Yuuji's stirring, soaring orchestral score (gives us goosebumps every time). Meeting Seiji requires some degree of coincidence – call it fate – but their budding romance is straightforward and expertly handled. There are times, perhaps, when a kiss is called for, but the lack of overt gestures of affection doesn't detract from the romance here. It's understated, mature, and feels very real.
The film takes place in beautifully-rendered, intricately-detailed, sprawling West Tokyo in 1994, which is a character in and of itself. The hum and pulse of the city, with its engines and horns and sirens, people weaving around trains and bikes and cars, it's all so vital and alive. Shizuku's various moods as she walks and runs through the twisting streets are all perfectly accompanied by Nomi's score, and there's great contrast between Shizuku's crowded, cave-like apartment (God, we love that apartment) and the gorgeous vistas of the dramatically-perched antique store (the vistas from the deck are superb!). We also enjoyed the side characters, from the very cat-like cat Moon to Shizuku's pushy big sister and progressive parents, who let her do what she wants as long as she takes responsibility if she fails in her creative pursuit.
We could frankly muse about how much ass this film kicks all day. It transports us back to nineties West Tokyo and drops us right in the middle of the life of a girl tentatively striking out on her own road and, while on it, meets someone she can share the journey with. Whenever we watch it, it always lifts our spirits. It even inspired us to write our own novel, while being mindful not to expect instant perfection, but starting with roughly-hewed ore from which gems can be polished through hard work and patience.
Rating: 10 (Masterpiece)
Car Cameos: In a word, tons. There are cars, trucks, buses, and bikes zooming every which way, and Shizuku has some close calls while crossing the street or walking alongside it with Seiji. Recognizable models we spotted include a BMW 5-Series (E34); Honda Legend; Hino S'elega bus; an old Mitsubishi Delica; an original Mini Cooper; a Mitsubishi Fuso Canter truck; a Toyota Corolla (E80) multiple Toyota Comfort and Nissan Cedric Y31 taxis; a civilian Toyota Crown (S130); and a Volkswagen Golf III. We're not sure what kind of kei van Seiji's gramps putters around in…or the makes/models of the myriad motorbikes buzzing around.
Author rabujoistaffPosted on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 Categories Film Reviews, RABUJOI World Heritage ListTags amasawa seiji, baron, hayao miyazaki, mimi wo sumaseba, nomi yuuji, studio ghibli, tokyo, tsukishima shizuku, whisper of the heart, yoshifumi kondo5 Comments on Mimi wo Sumaseba
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When I first started street evangelism I found it difficult to witness to Muslims. I would bring up Jesus at the beginning of the conversation and get blindsided with many objections to what Christians believe about Jesus. They would speak with passion about their Islamic Jesus.
Here's some effective ways I've learned to engage with Muslims. I start by asking a few questions; "If you don't mind me asking, where are you from?" "How long have you lived in America?" "Welcome to America, do you have a spiritual background?" "If you died tonight and Allah asked you, "Why should I let you live in paradise?", what would your answer be to Allah?" The most common response is usually about how they have tried to be a good Muslim through prayer and acts of service. When I asked them if they are 100 percent sure they are going to Heaven, they are never certain, they see it as 50/50 hoping Allah will be merciful. This is a good place to share an analogy about God's grace. I like to use this illustration by Ray Comfort.
A criminal, standing before a judge, has been given a choice of 'life in jail' or a 'million dollar fine'. The criminal doesn't have the money so his only option is prison. Unexpectedly, a stranger walks into the courtroom, hands a million dollars to the judge and says "I love this person and will pay the price for his crime." The judge is satisfied with the payment and the criminal is set free.
By His own words Jesus makes statements that only God can make.
Matt Slick has a good way to explain the Trinity by looking at the concept of Time. Time is only made complete by The Past, The Present & The Future, three in one.
God did the most loving act imaginable. He took on the form of a man to experience human life first hand. Jesus taught us how to have a relationship with God by praying to and worshiping the Father. He was tempted like us but did not sin. His human flesh died but was raised on the third day. His spirit never died. While on the cross Jesus cries out "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" because He was pointing people to the messianic prophecy of Psalm 22 which describes His crucifixion experience. He demonstrated His love for us by paying the price for our sins.
The Law and the Gospel of Jesus testify that we have all broken the commandments of God. Thankfully, in His mercy He provided a way for us to be forgiven. Admit you have sinned against Him. Believe that God sent His Son Jesus to die as a sacrifice for your sin and raised Him from the dead on the third day. Confess Jesus as Lord and get baptized. Commit your life to Jesus and have eternal life with God.
I have had some great conversations with Muslims and have been complimented by them for the way I conduct myself in the midst of our differences.
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Q: Filter 0 values and output chi square results to a data frame in R I have data that consists of many Cases (over 600) where I have two independent assessments to compare.  I want to determine, based on the relative abundance of species observed, whether the differences between the assessments are due to random variation (differing plot locations/methodologies) or due to human error. The assessments were conducted by a forest manager (FM; generally an ocular estimate) and the ministry responsible for validating the result (MNRF; intensive plot based survey). A result with a p-value <0.05 would indicate that it is either highly unlikely that the two samples were taken from the same population, or that the less intensive method is not sufficiently accurate.
Species composition has been converted to counts of trees by species based on the number of plots established by MNRF.  There are several species that may be encountered, but in each case, there are generally less than 6.  Species are identified by a two letter code (e.g. PJ = jack pine, BW = white birch).  An example of a single case is:
> head(case545)

  Case Source  PJ SB BW PO BF SW PR LA MR CW PW
1  545   MNRF  68 21 17 15  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
2  545     FM 101 13 13  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

I can calculate the statistic I want for this case using the code:
chisq.test(rbind(c(68,21,17,15,1),c(101,13,13,0,0)))

My problem is I have many many cases and I can't figure out how to tell R which values to use in each case.  As far as I can tell the logic flow should be

*

*identify and eliminate species where both assessments recorded a value of 0

*ensure that the values are organized correctly for chisq.test

*run the test and output a new table with the X2 and p value for each case

Any help is greatly appreciated.

A: This might be of use but might requiere some changes based on some nuances you might have with your data.
For this example I recreate two cases with the naming convention caseXXX
case545 <- data.frame(Case="545",
Source=c("XX","X1"), PJ=c(68,21),SB=c(17,13),BW=c(1,0), SW=c(0,0))
case546 <- data.frame(Case="546",
Source=c("XX","X1"), PJ=c(100,300),SB=c(0,0),BW=c(400,0), SW=c(300,500))

We then create a list of all the data.frames with that naming convention
library(dplyr)
DF <- ls(pattern = "case")

We then apply a function to the list of of data.frames and bind the rows together to make one single data.frame.
This function does what you are asking.
1-Get rid of columns with only 0s
2-Compute the statistical test
3-Give us the X2 statistic and the p-value as a data.frame
Output <- bind_rows(lapply(DF, function(DF){
  TMP <- get(DF)
  TMP <- TMP %>%
    select(grep(pattern = F,colSums( TMP != 0) == 0))
  TMP <- chisq.test(rbind(TMP[1,-c(1:2)],TMP[2,-c(1:2)]))
  TMP <- data.frame(X2=TMP$statistic,p=TMP$p.value,case=DF)
  return(TMP)
}))

> Output
          X2             p    case
1   4.703423  9.520608e-02 case545
2 550.000000 3.706956e-120 case546

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Zhang Jie once said a famous say, Don't imagine that every word you say is true, but it is true that every word you say is true.Everything has two sides and Sorry Youth is not an exception,it has both advantages and disadvantages.This inspired me how to develop next.
Compton said a famous quote, What is the greatest gift that science has given to mankind? Is the power to believe in the truth.A large number of people tend to live under the illusion that for Sorry Youth. Obviously,they seem to fail to take into account the basic fact that for Sorry Youth.With these words, we have to examine this issue more carefully!
Marx, Engels said a famous quote, The essence of man is not an abstract thing, in fact, it is the sum of all social relations.For me, Sorry Youth is not only a major event, but also may change my life.With these words, we have to examine this issue more carefully!
Voltaire said a famous quote, Friendship is a combination of the soul. This combination can be separated, which is two sensitive and integrity between tacit contract.A large number of people tend to live under the illusion that for Sorry Youth. Obviously,they seem to fail to take into account the basic fact that for Sorry Youth.This makes us think deeply.
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Other social media actions like Pinterest Pins,Linkedin Share,Reddit share etc.
Out of the five listed above most content management like WordPress systems display only number of comments on the post.But it is good to display count of Facebook likes or shares you post has received.The more social activity a post has visitors feel the post is worth reading.A good article will have good amount of social media activity if not too new.Social media activity can be considered benchmark of good article (interesting article).
Many visitors tend to share articles with good number of activity.They think Hey this article is shared so many times on different Social Media networks like Facebook or Twitter.This means this article is worth sharing.Let me share this with my friends.They might find it interesting or useful.
Nowadays people do not read the article they just scan it.So parameter like Social counts play an important role in keeping users interested in the article.YOu might have noticed many top websites displaying their social counter at top of the page.
Official buttons from Social Media Sites like Facebook like button.
Using PHP Code as mentioned in this post.
Above tutorials explain the fastest way to implement these buttons on your website.In case you are using WordPress and do not want to edit your theme files then you can read this tutorial.The problem with Official buttons is customization.The counts are displayed on buttons itself.You do not have much control on customization part.You can also not add them up and show as a total count.These things are taken care of in the next method.
We will be using PHP code to display social counts on your page.This method can be implemented on any PHP based website.I am outlining the step by step process.
Create URL of the page you want to display social media statistics.I use below code.You can use any code you want.There are several ways to get URL of page.Different content management systems also provide methods to get URL of page.
Now we will get statistics of the page.In this step we are querying the web service to get the information about the URL.We get the output in form of JSON.
Now we will decode the JSON to get the information in PHP variable.
Now we have the information we want.We will use this variable to display Facebook counts,Twitter counts as well as Google Plus counts.Only these social networking sites are currently supported by this service.This website is using above code for quite sometime without any issues.
It gives sum of Facebook likes,Facebook Shares and Facebook comments made on your post.
This shows the counts as form of link which on click open a pop up using which you can share the post on Facebook.This is not fancy.You can use the code in more fancier way.The advantages of this method are speed and customization options it offers.You can add the counts together or show them separately.You can also display them in any format you want to.There is no additional resource to load in this case.So load time is not impacted at all.
Major challenge in using them are speed.They do provide many pre built format for use.So customization is not a major issue.You might find one format as per your requirement.You can also configure them to decrease the load time or load them after initial page load.But this option is available in only HTML mode.You can read this tutorial for more details on implementing them.
I have also listed list of social media engagement services.You can find list of all services along with the features offered by them here.
Out of the three methods mentioned above I would like to recommend second one.It is easy to implement but does require some coding skills.You need to identify area to add the piece of code.Content Management systems like WordPress use several files to generate a page.You need to modify one of these theme files.
If you are not comfortable with above method then you can use either the first one or third one.The third one is more easier then first one.You just need to select social media networks you want to place on your website.But for the first method you need to use social buttons of all social network sites you want to add.So in third method only one piece of code is required while in first method number of codes required is same as that of number of social media buttons you want to place.


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Die Brennerbahn (italienisch Ferrovia del Brennero) wurde von 1864 bis 1867 nach Plänen und unter der Leitung von Karl Etzel von der k.k. priv. Südbahngesellschaft als Teil der Verbindung von Kufstein nach Ala (und weiter in Richtung Verona) gebaut. Als Brennerbahn wird die Teilstrecke mit der Überquerung des Alpenhauptkamms von Innsbruck über den Brennerpass und Bozen nach Verona bezeichnet. Die Brennerbahn nimmt in Nordtirol ihren Anfang, durchquert Südtirol und das Trentino und endet in Venetien. Die Trasse verläuft dabei durch das Wipptal, das Eisacktal und das Etschtal. Die Brennerbahn ist Bestandteil der Eisenbahnachse Berlin–Palermo. Im Rahmen der Projektierung des Brennerbasistunnels samt Zulaufstrecken sollen umfangreiche Abschnitte durch neue Tunnels ergänzt werden.

Geschichte
Bereits 1836 sah Franz Xaver Riepl in seinem Plan für ein gesamtösterreichisches Eisenbahnnetz eine Verbindung vom bayrischen Raum über Kufstein, Innsbruck, den Brenner und Bozen nach Verona vor.

Am 24. November 1858 wurde die Unterinntalbahn von der bayrischen Grenze bis Innsbruck eröffnet. Bereits am 23. März 1859 wurde die Strecke von Verona nach Trient eröffnet, der Abschnitt von Trient nach Bozen folgte am 16. Mai im gleichen Jahr, womit die Streckenführung durch das Etschtal vollendet war. Der Lückenschluss in der Nord-Süd-Verbindung über den Brenner war der naheliegende nächste Schritt. Die 1854 fertiggestellte Semmeringbahn hatte gezeigt, dass der Bahnbau im Gebirge technisch möglich war.

Anfang der 1860er Jahre wurde die k.k. priv. Südbahngesellschaft mit einem Erlass Kaiser Franz Josephs I. mit dem Bau der Brennerbahn beauftragt. Die technische Leitung wurde Karl Etzel übertragen. Im Mai 1861 begannen die Vorarbeiten, im Laufe des Jahres 1863 wurde Etzels Projekt vom Handelsministerium bewilligt und die Detailprojekte und Kostenberechnungen sowie Vermessungsarbeiten fertiggestellt. Der erste Spatenstich erfolgte am 23. Februar 1864 beim Bergiseltunnel. Als Bauleiter für die Trassierung und den Bau war Achilles Thommen verantwortlich. Nach dem Tod Etzels 1865 leitete er zusammen mit Wilhelm Pressel die Fertigstellung der Bahn. Erstmals im Bahnbau wurden Kehrtunnel angewendet. Beim Bau, der in nur dreieinhalb Jahren vollendet war, waren bis zu 20 600 Arbeiter beschäftigt, vorwiegend aus Welschtirol und Italien sowie aus Slowenien und Kroatien.

Am 8. Mai 1867 durchfuhr die erste Lokomotive den Bergiseltunnel, am 12. Juli war mit der Kardauner Brücke das letzte größere Hochbauwerk fertiggestellt und am 25. Juli durchfuhr ein Probezug die gesamte Strecke von Innsbruck nach Bozen. Am 17. August wurde die Strecke für den Güterverkehr eröffnet, am 24. August für den Personenverkehr. Aufgrund der Hoftrauer um den erschossenen Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko erfolgte die Freigabe ganz ohne Feierlichkeiten.

Die gesamte Trasse wurde von Beginn an für den zweigleisigen Betrieb gebaut, zunächst wurde jedoch aus Kostengründen nur ein Streckengleis verlegt. Mit dem Ausbau wurde bald begonnen, bereits im Frühjahr 1868 war die Strecke von Innsbruck bis zum Brenner zweigleisig befahrbar, durchgehend erst 1908.

1866 fiel das vormals österreichische Venetien an Italien und Ala wurde somit zum Grenzbahnhof. Mit der Fertigstellung der Pustertalbahn 1871 sowie der Bozen-Meraner Bahn 1880 wurden die Bahnhöfe Franzensfeste und Bozen zu Umsteigebahnhöfen.

1899 gab es Planungen, das Stubaital durch eine Zweigstrecke anzubinden. Sie sollte bei der Stephansbrücke abzweigen, über Telfes nach Fulpmes führen und über Mieders und Schönberg bei Matrei wieder Anschluss an die Brennerbahn finden. Stattdessen wurde das Stubaital durch die 1901 bis 1904 erbaute meterspurige Stubaitalbahn mit Innsbruck verbunden, und die Brennerbahn blieb auf heutigem österreichischem Gebiet ohne Seitenstrecken.

Der Erste Weltkrieg brachte eine Teilung der historischen Grafschaft Tirol mit sich. Das Trentino und Südtirol wurden von Italien annektiert, wodurch der Bahnhof Brenner zum Grenzbahnhof wurde. Am 1. August 1919 übernahmen die Ferrovie dello Stato den südlich des Brenners gelegenen Abschnitt, der bis dahin noch unter der privaten Führung der Südbahngesellschaft gestanden hatte. 1923 übernahmen die Österreichischen Bundesbahnen den nördlich des Brenners gelegenen Abschnitt. Die beiden Bahngesellschaften elektrifizierten 1928 und 1929 die Brennerbahn weitgehend mit unterschiedlichen Bahnstromsystemen. Die Österreicher nutzten für die Teilstrecke Innsbruck–Brennersee Einphasenwechselstrom (15 kV, 16⅔ Hz), die Italiener verwendeten für das Teilstück Bozen–Brenner Drehstrom (3,6 kV bei ebenfalls 16⅔ Hz). Erst 1934 durften die BBÖ die Fahrleitungslücke zwischen den Bahnhöfen Brennersee und Brenner auf italienisches Staatsgebiet schließen und somit die vollständige Elektrifizierung abschließen.

In der ersten österreichischen Republik gehörte der in Österreich gelegene Teil der Strecke in den Zuständigkeitsbereich der Bundesbahndirektion Innsbruck. Nach dem Anschluss Österreichs 1938 firmierte diese kurzfristig als Reichsbahndirektion Innsbruck, bevor sie bereits zum 15. Juli 1938 aufgelöst wurde. Die Strecke wurde der Reichsbahndirektion München unterstellt. Nach 1945 wurde die ÖBB wieder gegründet, die Direktionsstruktur aus der Zeit vor 1938 wieder eingerichtet, auch die Bundesbahndirektion Innsbruck.

1941 stellten die italienischen Staatsbahnen die Strecke zwischen Verona und Trient auf 3 kV Gleichspannung um, 1952 folgte der Abschnitt von Trient nach Bozen und 1965 jener von Bozen bis zum Brenner. Zwischen 1944 (Schließung der Militärhaltestelle in Franzensfeste) und 2004 wurden 20 Bahnhöfe und Haltestellen auf italienischer Seite aufgelassen, 15 davon nördlich von Bozen. Ein durchgehender elektrischer Betrieb auf österreichischer und italienischer Seite ohne Lokwechsel im Bahnhof Brenner wurde erstmals 1993 mit den Zweisystemlokomotiven der Reihe 1822 möglich.

Seit den 1990er Jahren gab es verstärkte Investitionen in die bauliche Infrastruktur: 1994 gingen die 14,7 km lange Güterzugumfahrung Innsbruck und der 13,3 km lange Schlerntunnel in Betrieb. 1998 wurden die Eröffnung des neuen Cerainotunnels bei der Veroneser Klause und des 3,9 km langen Kardauntunnels gefeiert, in dessen Inneren bereits die Kavernen für eine zukünftige Umfahrung von Bozen berücksichtigt sind. 1999 ersetzte der 7,3 km lange Pflerschtunnel den alten Aster Tunnel. Zwischen Mattarello und Calliano wurde eine Steinschlaggalerie errichtet, bei Klausen und Waidbruck wurde die Bahnlinie aus Lärmschutzgründen eingehaust. In den 2000er Jahren konnten sämtliche Bahnübergänge ersetzt werden, um die Sicherheit zu erhöhen. Einige Bahnhöfe wurden in Haltestellen umgewandelt. Die durch die Umbauten nicht mehr benötigte Trasse in Südtirol wurde weitgehend für die neue Radroute 1 "Brenner–Salurn" benutzt.

Am 3. August 2006 wurde auf dem italienischen Abschnitt die Zugbeeinflussung SCMT in Betrieb genommen. Im Sommer 2012 erfolgte auf der österreichischen Seite eine Generalsanierung der Strecke.

Erweiterungs- und Ausbaupläne
Seit 2007 wird am Brennerbasistunnel gebaut, der eine deutliche Kapazitäts- und Geschwindigkeitssteigerung auf der zur Eisenbahnachse Berlin–Palermo gehörenden Brennerstrecke mit sich bringen wird. Der Tunnel von Innsbruck bis nach Franzensfeste wird 55 km lang sein, unter Einbezug der Umfahrung Innsbruck sogar 64 km. Geplant ist eine Inbetriebnahme für das Jahr 2032. Parallel sind weitere Zulaufstrecken auf der Südrampe der Brennerbahn geplant, darunter etwa Tunnel auf der Strecke Franzensfeste–Waidbruck.

Streckenführung

Die Brennerbahn stellt ein Teilstück einer wichtigen Eisenbahnverbindung zwischen Deutschland und Italien dar, sie verbindet München über Innsbruck mit Verona auf dem kürzesten Weg.

Die Maximalsteigung der Strecke beträgt 25 ‰ auf der Nord- und 22,5 ‰ auf der Südrampe.
Der kleinste Bogenradius beträgt 264 Meter. Erstmals wurden Kehrtunnel gebaut, um die 796 Höhenmeter von Innsbruck bis zum Brenner zu überwinden. Der Scheitelpunkt der Brennerbahn liegt auf 1371 m Seehöhe im Bahnhof Brenner, er ist der höchste Punkt im Normalspurnetz der ÖBB. Entlang der Nordrampe gibt es nicht weniger als 14 kleinere Tunnel mit einer Gesamtlänge von 3550 Metern.

Von Innsbruck, wo die Arlbergbahn nach Westen abzweigt, führt die Brennerbahn in Richtung Süden. Noch im Hauptbahnhof Innsbruck nimmt die Rampenstrecke zum Tunnel durch den Bergisel ihren Anfang, um anschließend linksufrig entlang der Sillschlucht ins Wipptal einzufahren. Bei Gärberbach wird die Sill auf die rechte Talhangseite gequert, hier mündet auch die Umfahrung Innsbruck in die Bergstrecke. In deutlicher Hanglage geht es mit kleineren Tunnels – weiter tief unten im Wipptal – vorbei an den Stationen Unterberg und Patsch nach Matrei, wo der Talboden und ein flacheres Stück bis kurz hinter Steinach zu bewältigen ist. Alsbald gewinnt die Linienführung am ostseitigen Talhang wieder Höhenmeter für den Eintritt in die folgende großzügige Kehrschleifenanlage.

Bei Vals-St. Jodok erklimmt die Brennerbahn durch eine ostwärts gerichtete Kehre bedeutend weiter Höhe, sie durchquert das Schmirntal und das Valsertal und steigt am Südhang des Seitentals nach oben. Hoch über dem Haupttal wieder angelangt, wird südwärts abermals die Ostflanke des Wipptals genutzt. Als Nächstes folgt die Station Gries, unter überhängenden Felswänden geht es bis zur Station Brennersee, wo die Brennerautobahn A13 nahe an die Brennerbahn heranrückt.

Am Grenzbahnhof Brenner in Sattellage befindet sich die Trennstelle zwischen den beiden Stromsystemen etwa in Bahnsteigmitte. Im Bahnhof Brenner befindet sich ein Denkmal des Erbauers der Brennerbahn, Karl von Etzel.

Die Strecke führt anschließend relativ flach im Südtiroler Abschnitt des Wipptals dem Eisack entlang bergab zur ehemaligen Station Brennerbad, wo sie westwärts in den 1999 neu errichteten Pflerschtunnel im Bergmassiv des Geierskragen abzweigt. Damit wurde der Nordteil der ursprünglich an der Hangoberfläche trassierten Kehrschleife im Pflerschtal bis zur Richtungsänderung ostwärts bei Ast in den Berg verlegt und ihr Bogenradius aufgeweitet. Aus dem Pflerschtal tritt die Trasse bei Gossensaß wieder ins Wipptal ein und fällt am Osthang hinab nach Sterzing, wo der weite Talboden erreicht wird. In Franzensfeste zweigt die Pustertalbahn ab, gleichzeitig wird hier das Südportal des Brennerbasistunnels münden. Es folgt der Abschnitt mit dem stärksten Gefälle von Franzensfeste nach Brixen. Der weitere Verlauf durch das Eisacktal bis Bozen weist keine besonderen Steigungen mehr auf. Dieser teils schluchtartige Streckenabschnitt wurde in den 1990er Jahren neu trassiert, wobei zwei längere Tunnel errichtet wurden.

Südlich von Bozen verläuft die Trasse bogenarm in der breiten Sohle der Etschtals und kommt deshalb nahezu ohne größere Kunstbauten aus. Eine Ausnahme bilden die Brücken zur Überquerung der Etsch sowie ihrer Zuläufe. Gleich nach dem Bahnhof von Mezzocorona überquert die Nonstalbahn, welche ab hier parallel geführt ist, die Trasse. Zuletzt umgeht die Bahnstrecke mit einem in den 1990er Jahren erbauten Tunnel die Veroneser Klause. Kurz vor der Einfahrt in den Bahnhof Verona Porta Nuova geht es über die Abzweigung San Massimo in den Gleisknoten, über den man nach Mailand, Bologna oder zum Güterbahnhof von Verona fährt.

Stromversorgungs-Systemwechsel am Bahnhof Brenner
Die Stromversorgung für die Nordrampe der Brennerstrecke wird hauptsächlich vom ÖBB-Kraftwerk Fulpmes sichergestellt, welches die Energie der Ruetz nutzt und 16 MW liefert.

1928 wurde der gesamte Bahnhof Brenner mit dem italienischen »Trifase«-Drehstromsystem elektrifiziert.
Den damaligen BBÖ wurde nicht gestattet, die Einphasenwechselstromfahrleitung bis in den auf italienischem Gebiet liegenden Bahnhof zu verlegen. Sie erbaute daher den Bahnhof Brennersee, in welchem für den kurzen Abschnitt Brennersee–Brenner Dampflokomotiven vorgespannt wurden. Dieser kostenintensive Betrieb dauerte bis 1934.

Seit dem Umbau 1965 ist der Bahnhof Brenner ein klassischer Systemwechselbahnhof mit Quertrennung. Problematisch ist insbesondere bei den Wechselstrommaschinen der Nordseite, dass im Moment der größten Wärmeentwicklung beim Erreichen der Scheitelhöhe durch das notwendige Abbügeln die Kühlung für Transformator und Fahrmotoren ausfällt. Klassische Mehrsystemlokomotiven waren nicht nur vergleichsweise schwer, sondern hatten aufgrund ihrer Konzeption als Gleichspannungslokomotive mit Widerstandssteuerung und vorgeschaltetem Transformator mit fester Übersetzung auch insbesondere im Wechselspannungsnetz einen spürbar schlechteren Wirkungsgrad. Deshalb wechselte man jahrzehntelang auf dem Bahnhof Brenner die Einsystemmaschinen. Seit der Jahrtausendwende stehen auch Mehrsystemlokomotiven mit verlustarmem Drehstromantrieb zur Verfügung. Mehrere Jahre scheiterte ihr Einsatz an der fehlenden Zulassung im jeweils anderen Land. Zu Anfang durften beispielsweise die in Deutschland als Baureihe 189 eingeordneten Maschinen im Gleichspannungsbereich des Bahnhofes Brenner gar nicht aus eigener Kraft bewegt werden, später gestattete man Rangierfahrten. Inzwischen dürfen Lokomotiven mehrerer Baureihen durchgehend verkehren, beispielsweise die für den Verkehr mit Italien ausgerüsteten Maschinen der ÖBB-Reihe 1216.

Im Jahr 2013 wurden vom Land Südtirol auch für den Nahverkehr Zweisystemtriebwagen beschafft, die einen durchgehenden Betrieb auf der Brennerbahn bis Innsbruck ermöglichen.

Für endende Regionalzüge existieren nördlich und südlich vom Empfangsgebäude in Insellage Stumpfgleise, die mit dem jeweiligen System überspannt sind. Um die Umsteigewege kurz zu halten, verkehren die Wendezüge der Trenitalia meist auf einem der durchgehenden Gleise. Die am südlichen Zugende eingestellten Lokomotiven verbleiben auf diese Weise unter der Gleichstromfahrleitung.

Galerie

Siehe auch
 Liste der Eisenbahnstrecken in Österreich
 Liste von Eisenbahnstrecken in Italien

Literatur

 Victor von Röll: Art. Brennerbahn. In: Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens, Band 3. Berlin, Wien 1912, S. 62–65.

 Michael Alexander Populorum: Eisenbahnarchäologische Exkursionen südlich des Brenners – Teil 1: Auf Schusters Rappen entlang der alten Brennerstrecke vom Brenner nach Gossensass. Schriftenreihe des Dokumentationszentrums für Europäische Eisenbahnforschung (DEEF), Band 2, 2011, 3. Auflage 2017 auf DVD, ISBN 978-3-903132-07-8. Mercurius Verlag Grödig/Salzburg. Railway Research Austria
 Michael Alexander Populorum: Eisenbahnarchäologische Exkursionen südlich des Brenners – Teil 2: Von Bozen nach Waidbruck entlang der alten Brennerstrecke. Gewidmet Univ. Prof. Dr. Helmut Heuberger. Schriftenreihe des Dokumentationszentrums für Europäische Eisenbahnforschung (DEEF), Band 4, 2012, 3. Auflage 2017 auf DVD, ISBN 978-3-903132-09-2. Mercurius Verlag Grödig/Salzburg. Railway Research Austria
 Angela Jursitzka, Helmut Pawelka: Carl von Etzel. Ein Leben für die Eisenbahn, Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck, Wien, 2017, ISBN 978-3-7022-3598-7.
 Hubert Held: Die Baugeschichte der Brennerbahn 1836–1867: Von München über Alttyrol nach Venedig – aus politischer, ökonomischer und technischer Perspektive. Innsbruck-Wien-Bozen: StudienVerlag 2018, ISBN 978-3-706550987

Weblinks

 Aktionsgemeinschaft Brennerbahn
 Brenner-Basistunnel-Gesellschaft
 Pflerschtal-Eisenbahntrasse – Fotografische Geländetour
 AlpenTunnel.de – Video einer Dampffahrt über die Nordrampe
 Die Bahnstrecke Bozen – Verona (Südtiroler Bahn / Etschtalbahn)

Einzelnachweise

Bahnstrecke in Tirol
Bahnstrecke in Südtirol
Bahnstrecke im Trentino
Bahnstrecke in Venetien
Provinz Verona
Internationale Bahnstrecke
Südbahn-Gesellschaft

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Ку́перовская па́ра — связанное состояние двух взаимодействующих через фонон электронов. Обладает нулевым спином и зарядом, равным удвоенному заряду электрона. Впервые подобное состояние было описано Леоном Купером в 1956 году, рассмотревшим лишь упрощённую двухчастичную задачу. Коррелированные пары электронов ответственны за явление сверхпроводимости.

Модель поляризационного электрон-электронного притяжения
Для простоты рассмотрим простую кубическую кристаллическую решётку с периодом  состоящую из положительно заряженных одновалентных ионов с массой  и электрон, двигающийся со скоростью Ферми  вдоль какой-либо оси симметрии (рис. 1). Более того, будем рассматривать взаимодействие при  Когда электрон пролетает между ближайшими к нему ионами, те, в свою очередь, приобретают импульс в направлении, перпендикулярном движению электрона:

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Для полноценного объяснения спаривания электронов необходимо пользоваться аппаратом квантовой механики.

См. также
 Сверхпроводимость
 Теория БКШ

Ссылки
 Гинзбург В. Л. Сверхпроводимость: позавчера, вчера, сегодня, завтра // УФН. — т. 170. — 2000. — С. 619—630
 Шмидт В. В. Введение в физику сверхпроводников. — М.: УРСС, 2000.

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The R&R brunch seems to be a smash hit and most tables are full – I even bump into my friend, Instagram superstar and man-about-town @ClerkenwellboyEC1. In keeping with the spirit of the occasion, "bubbly" is the word that appropriately describes both the front of house stuff and our chirpy waitress – and whilst it's easy to be blasé about it, I honestly could do with a bit more people who don't look miserable in their job, especially in a place as busy and hectic as this.
We are duly instructed on the rules of the house and what's the deal with the "bottomless part" – I must say, it's pretty straightforward and there are no catches. It IS bottomless and you can eat and drink to your heart's content in a 2-hour slot, which is fine by me.
The brunch formula comes in two sizes, all with bottomless starters (to choose from a list of six), a choice of two mains (with the more expensive menu having a wider choice and including HoH signature dishes) and dessert for the £36 pounds. The "free flow" alchohol comes in the form of jugs of cocktails with appropriately exotic names and ingredients, and bubbly (prosecco. No, I won't try it…erring on the side of caution as I am scarred by too much cheap bad fizz at work events). We go for a Yum Rum Dragon and a Yuzu Sake Mohito; cocktails are not killer strong, as it's rarely the case in pitchers, but they make a pleasant enough accompaniment to the food and will help you kill time during the wait (spoiler: you may have to wait a bit).
I can't deny I went to House of Ho with no high expectations about the food – if anything, I tend to dislike "poshed up" simple Asian cuisine, small portions with unnecessary fussy presentation, London prices rarely justified by quality of produce- and also, the restaurant seems to have suffered in its first few months with a streak of tepid or downright bad online reviews. So I was pleasantly surprised by the level of the cuisin and the reasonable size of the plates (and I swear, that was BEFORE alcohol clouded my judgement). Don't expect the saltiness/sweetness/fieriness that most people associate with "authentic" Asian – flavours are understated and clean, no salty or pungent sauces– but they still beat the traditional eggy brunch to me, and then let's be honest, they do a better job at carrying off the bottomless drinks.
– the Shaking Beef : it was one of the most delicious beef dishes I have ever had; I never quite got what the fuss on the shaking part was about, but now I know exactly what's my golden standard for it. Properly wok-charred bits of tender beef, still juicy and pink inside. If they had bottomless beef, I'd be there avery day (joking. Maybe just every Sunday).
– the Smoky Aubergine: it tastes as good as it looks bad.
– the Pho Cuon: a light but satisfying bite, with crunchy leaves and tasty meat or mushrooms, so good we order two.
– the Pork Belly: another signature dish, it was melt-in-your mouth soft but still had a good bite of crispy skin. It is a small portion, as remarked by critics, but I couldn't eat more than that after all the rest.
You can give a miss to the squid, and to the icecream (chocolate cake has ran out by the time we got to dessert). Also, arm yourself with a bit of patience – however enthusiastic, service seems to sometimes have a hard time keeping up with demand, and missed the snacks and one of our repeat orders.
If you go (I know you want it – free flow cocktails are just too hard to resist), do focus on the best dishes and try to avoid the weakest, don't look at your clock and get ready for a good time at great value. Overall, I think the House of Ho menu and cuisine style works well in this generous brunch formula – perhaps even better than it does for dinner: lighter flavours, small plates, a buzzy, typically Soho vibe and even the haphazard but friendly service all make it a worthy option for a brunch in Central London, and yes, definitely a bit "rock'n'roll".
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The columns that are searchable and the columns that appear in search results may be modified by a system customizer by modifying the Quick Find View.
While the Quick Find only applies to searching the entity you are on, Categorized Search allows you to search across multiple record types all at the same time. From the navigation bar clicking on the looking glass icon will allow you to search across all entities the system administrator has configured for Categorized Search.
Dynamics 365 (online) users have a new way to find what they are looking for. Relevance Search finds matches to any word in the search term in any field in an entity enabled for Relevance Search (including text in notes, attachments in an e-mail or appointment). It uses the external search service of Microsoft Azure to boost search performance. It returns the results in a single list, sorted by relevance and searches inflectional words. For example searching the word "print" will return results like "printing", and "printed" as well. Wildcard searching is no longer required.
Users can further narrow their search by using the Global Facets of Record Type, Owner, Modified On, and Created On.
Relevance Search is disabled by default. Your administrator needs to enable it for your organization. Once enabled it can take up to an hour or more depending on the size of your organization before you start seeing the Relevance Search results in the web application.
You can always choose to go back to Categorized Search simply by changing the search option.
Advanced find allows users to create ad hoc queries and save, export and share the results. They are also known as Views.
Select Advanced Find on the Command Bar.
In the Look For dropdown, select the entity you want to query: Select Account.
Select search criteria (see end results below). In the select area, choose the field on which you want to search. Then select your query operator (equals, does not equal, contains, etc). Enter the data you want to filter by. Repeat a-c for all the fields you want to filter by (see the next section to learn how to group).
In the select area, choose the field on which you want to search (Address 1: State/Province).
Select your query operator (equals).
Group the field rows. On the dropdown menu next to the address 1 of WA, choose Select Row.
Repeat the process for the MN row so both rows are selected.
Select Group OR in the Ribbon.
The results will now include accounts from both Washington and Minnesota.
From the query screen, choose Edit Columns in the ribbon. (Select the Advanced Find tab if you're in the results screen).
To move the columns from left to right, select the column then use the green arrows to move the column left or right.
From the query screen, select Save As in the ribbon.
Enter a Name/Description then select OK.
Your new saved personal view will be available on the entity you created. In our example, we created the personal view under the account entity.
Hint: System views are views that are available to everyone in the organization. Personal views are ones that you create and are private unless shared.
Select the view you want to share.
Select Share in the ribbon.
In the sharing dialog box, under Common Tasks, Select Add User/Team.
In the Look Up Records dialog box, in the Look for list, select the type of record you want to find.
In the search box, type the first few letters of the name of the record to narrow your search, and then select the Find button.
In the list of available records, click a user or team to select it, and then choose the Add Selected Records button to add the user or team to the selected records list.
In the sharing dialog box, select the type of share access that you want.
You can export data to Microsoft Excel from any view.
Open in Excel Online (online only) You can do quick ad-hoc analysis of your data without ever leaving CRM. Make changes and edits to your data and simply save it without having to import.
Static creates a copy of the data in Excel form. Static exports are limited to the current columns of data that are visible to the user at export time.
Dynamic exports a query with a link back to the CRM server. This enables the data in the Excel spreadsheet to be updated whenever the sheet is opened. When exporting data you can add new columns. This option also requires you to have the Outlook client installed.
Dynamic Pivot Table exports similar to the dynamic export, but allows you to export to a pivot table. This option also requires you to have the Outlook client installed.


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Occupy This Album: 99 Songs for the 99 Percent Favorite
By Josh Harkinson, Mother Jones.
Occupy This Album
Music for Occupy
Like the '60s-era social movements that inspired the performers at Woodstock, the Occupy movement has proved an irresistible draw to musicians. Dropping in on Zuccotti Park last fall was a who's who of socially conscious music luminaries from Russell Simmons and Kanye West to Rufus Wainwright and Sean Lennon. They came out to inspire the protesters with their music or celebrity, but the inspiration apparently works both ways—judging, at least, from this new box set featuring 99 songs by A-list performers from Willie Nelson to Ladytron to Thievery Corporation.
Though many of the songs were recorded before last fall, others dwell directly on Occupy Wall Street. They don't always succeed, but an Occupy-themed track by Third Eye Blind, "If There Ever Was A Time," is a gem. (Listen below.) Over a typically catchy hook, front man Stephan Jenkins proclaims:
If there ever way a time, it would be now, that's all I'm sayin'
If there ever was a time to get on your feet and take it to the street
Because you're the one that's getting played right now by the game they're playin'
So come on, meet me down at Zuccotti Park
Like Zuccotti Park last fall, with its mashup of sometimes discordant messages, the wide mix of sounds on Occupy This Album can sometimes make your head spin. On Disc 2, for instance you'll hear a punk-rock song by Anti-Flag followed by a reggae jam followed by a ditty by Jill Sobule that wouldn't be out of place on the soundtrack to Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
But what the album lacks in musical cohesion, it makes up in star power. Other big names range from Ani DiFranco and Joan Baez to Tom Morello and Girls Against Boys. Michael Moore even sings a Dylan song. (Tomato-meter: Rotten). Though the quality of the tracks is uneven—Yo La Tengo's offering sounds like it was recorded by a dying horse in a glue factory—there are still enough knee-slappers to occupy your iPod for an hour or two.
Not everything here is necessarily protest music, and that's probably a good thing. "Hell No, I'm Not Alright," by Nanci Griffith, sounds like a complaint to a deadbeat ex-boyfriend, though I suppose you could also interpret it as a complaint to a deadbeat mortgage lender.
As is usually the case these days, the best protest political songs come from rappers. In "Rich Man's World," Immortal Technique takes on the persona of a heartless billionaire with bone-chilling convincingness. And in the fantastic "New York Minute," the rapper Nickodemus coins perhaps the best two lines of Occupy This Album:
While the City sleeps, I'm reading Wikileaks
Creating picket signs. Go ahead, pick a street!
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2012/05/occupy-this-album-review
Posted by Fredrika on May 14 2012
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