I'm going to take wine more seriously and I'm going to start taking notes on wines you can find in Seoul, South Korea.

I've been in the mood for pinot noir, but in Seoul, American pinots range in the 50 or 60 dollar range. Wine are a premium in Korea and American wines cost double, sometimes triple their stateside prices. Hopefully, the FTA will knock down the prices a bit. Today, I saw a Beringer Pinot Noir going for $45.00! I think Pinot Noirs have a luxurious reputation among Korean wine drinkers, so they pay a premium for it.

Today, I'm going to taste a Bourgogne since it's the same grape.

This is an Antonin Rodet, 2005 Bourgogne from the Bourgogne region. I bought it at the Shinsege department store at the Express Bus Terminal for about W30,000

Just as I poured, it I could get a strong cherry, tea scent. It's color is glowing rose, and honestly, it's not that dark. As I swirl the wine, I do notice it has some legs and nice viscosity.

It has a nice effervescent bouquet. I initally smell blackberry, but it whaffs away to reveal a warm tawdry strawberry scent.

The taste is a bit hot, I can feel the alcohol. It's medium dry and has a silky body. I get flavors of tart cranberry and blueberry. It has a strong black tea finish and it lingers in the throat. There is a bit of oak, but nothing too daunting and more exposure to the air reveals a bit of a caramel finish.

So...let this one aerate for about 20 minutes to drinking. It's a nice contemplative wine, so I'm thinking light cheeses and a bit of salmon would be nice.

I would rate it a 86.

A hundred in my book was a really nice red bordeaux that I had with Winson back in 2002. I don't remember the name, but I do remember that I didn't just chug it down like a mad Alchy needing a fix- which I was during those days. The wine demanded foreplay and wow, was it amazing.

A 50 is Mad Dog and Mogen David-they're drinkable, but why would you want to!

Enjoy!

Dan

Hey, I'm really into wines as many of you might know already. I've been checking out this guy Gary Vaynerchuck and he's a great resource about learning about wines. Yes, he speaks loud and he's a wee bit caustic- he's from New Jersey, whattcha expect?- but he's very knowledgable about wines.

Give the guy a chance and forget about the aggressive self-plugs about comments and friends; the guys gotta pay for the site after all.

Here's the link

http://tv.winelibrary.com

That's the topic today in my Writing Class. I think the worst punishment would be to send them to Korea and force them to attend class after class after class and then give them lots of homework, no sleep, and tell them they have to pass the Su-nun (the Korean SAT's) or suffer the wrath of a disappointed Korean mother. Yes, it's a run-on, but I like the rambling sense of it all...

Here's some research I found on the web:

April 28, 2007
"Self-Pay" Luxury Jails
posted by Frank Pasquale

The tiering of American society has reached one more venerable institution: prisons. California's self-pay jail system is profiled in the NYT today:

For roughly $75 to $127 a day, these convicts — who are known in the self-pay parlance as “clients” — get a small cell behind a regular door, distance of some amplitude from violent offenders and, in some cases, the right to bring an iPod or computer on which to compose a novel, or perhaps a song.

I'm all for making prisons more humane; as the article notes, "The California prison system, severely overcrowded, teeming with violence and infectious diseases and so dysfunctional that much of it is under court supervision, is one that anyone with the slightest means would most likely pay to avoid." But I have a feeling such differential treatment may ultimately do more harm than good. By allowing the wealthiest to "exit" the normal jail system, we lose an important "voice" for making it decent.

I'm not saying that these relatively minor offenders should always be thrown in with hardened recidivists. However, I think we could make the system fairer by keying the "self-pay" amount to the income/wealth of the offender. Consider this approach to fines in Finland:

The officer pulled over [a wealthy entrepreneur's] car and issued him a speeding ticket for driving 43 miles an hour in a 25-mile-an-hour zone. The fine: $71,400. . . . The staggering sum was no mistake. In Finland, traffic fines generally are based on two factors: the severity of the offense and the driver's income. The concept has been embedded in Finnish law for decades: When it comes to crime, the wealthy should suffer as much as the poor. Indeed, sliding-scale financial penalties are also imposed for offenses ranging from shoplifting to securities-law violations.

If the punitive dimension of a prison term is to be diminished for those opting into self-pay jails, perhaps the payment should be reconceived as a fine, capable of inflicting something like the same amount of deterrence as the risk of infection and violence that they are buying their way out of.

Posted by Frank Pasquale at April 28, 2007 02:57 PM


Luxury jail units for young women
Independent, The (London), Jun 21, 1999 by Ian Burrell Home Affairs Correspondent

KELLY BAILEY sits in a room painted pink and white, surrounded by photos of her friends and family, doing her cookery homework. In her designer sportswear and trainers, she looks like any other 18-year- old studying for exams. But she is in the depths of Holloway prison undergoing a revolutionary treatment programme for convicted teenagers.

The Independent was given an exclusive insight into the new unit, blueprint for a multi-million pound project to move more than 400 young female prisoners out of adult jails.

The Prison Service is being forced to respond to a legal challenge by a young female inmate who successfully argued it was unlawful to keep women under 21 in adult jail conditions. Ten units are being set up across England and Wales to allow girls as young as 15 an environment to give them a greater chance of turning from crime. At Holloway in north London, a multi-disciplinary team of 20 staff in an annexe on the ground floor give intensive support to 40 girls aged 15 to 20. The girls have single cells - referred to as "rooms" - and wear the regulatory teenage uniform of designer sportswear and trainers. They have access to computers, art and pottery classes, a modern gymnasium and a swimming pool. Bailey admits that she finds the surroundings "luxurious" compared with what she was expecting. "Before I came to prison I was told my head would be pushed down the toilet and brooms would be shoved here and there," she said. "I was really scared." Her life has been hard. Bailey has suffered child abuse and rape, been addicted to amphetamines and solvents and worked as a prostitute. She has a five-year-old son she will see for the first time in 18 months this weekend when her mother brings him on a visit. The recent scars on her wrists from a broken razor indicate how her cheeriness and optimism are vulnerable and can switch to chronic depressions, compounded by the recent deaths of her grandmother and her 17-year-old best friend, who overdosed on heroin. Bailey is serving a 30-month sentence for an attempted robbery that she says she is deeply ashamed of, and hopes to take a catering course in Cardiff after release. One-third of the women on the unit are mothers. Amy, 19, is due to go into labour in four days, when she will be moved into Holloway's specialist mother and baby unit. She says the new programme has taught her little, and she would prefer to be with older women who have more experience of motherhood. After her arrest, Amy phoned her mother in the West Midlands to say that she was in London and tell her she had taken a secret holiday to Jamaica and was now on her way to prison. She was sentenced to three years for smuggling cannabis. She was also six weeks pregnant. Cut off by family and friends, she plans to move into a London housing association flat with her baby when she is released next year. At 16, Sarah is one of the youngest in the unit. She has only 13 days to serve of her month-long sentence for threatening behaviour, and giggles excitedly at the prospect of returning to her flat and two-year-old son. She would have been "very worried" by the prospect of serving time with adult prisoners but confesses that she cannot be sure the experience of the new unit will keep her out of trouble. The unit manager, principal officer Phil Richardson, said: "We are not saying none of them will reoffend. We are giving them the chance to make a judgement of whether they want to come back inside or change their lifestyle." He said that 48 per cent of the girls believed the experience had improved their chances on release. The girls are offered a wide-ranging programme of education classes, anger and stress management courses, and advice on contraception, healthy diets and improving sleep patterns disrupted by late nights, drugs and alcohol abuse. The programme was drawn up after Lord Justice Flood ruled in 1997 that a teenage inmate at Risley, Cheshire, was being unlawfully held. The ruling, which applied only to sentenced prisoners, is extended to all young women, including those on remand, on trial, or awaiting sentence.

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A search on Unconstitutional Prison conditions pulled up this...

View Current Signatures - Sign the Petition

To: Concerned Individuals Worldwide

We at Fdrag have received the following letter from inmates at Q wing at Florida State Prison. They are going on a hunger strike to protest and hopefully change the conditions that exist on Q wing. The men are hungry and deprived contact with the outside world for years at a time, which is not in accordance with the rules. Please read the words from the inmates yourself, before you sign the petition.

ATTENTION

Maximum Management Hunger Strike Alert

On February 1, 2004, the inmates housed on Q-wing at Florida State Prison will begin a hunger strike in protest of the erroneous and unconstitutional conditions that we are being forced to endure. These conditions are violating federally protected constitutional rights. Those that are not participating are either mentally ill or in fear of retaliation from this administration. We are protesting our confinement to Maximum Management without justification.

FACTS

1. We inmates are confined to a 9 x 7 ft. cell (63 ft2), 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 30 days a month. Once a month, and only once a month, we receive recreation.

2. There are no TV s, no radios, newspapers, magazines, or books. There is nothing to occupy the human mind, and no way of knowing what s going on in society.

3. We are denied visitation and phone calls from family and friends, which could last not weeks or months, but for years at a time.

4. We are denied canteen / commissary rights, and nightly we go to sleep hungry on what this State Department of Corrections contractor, Aramark, feeds us

5. We are not allowed shampoo, mouthwash, or deodorant to kill body odor. We are forced to put non-scented state soap or toothpaste under our arms.

6. These erroneous conditions are maliciously forced upon us, without any penological justification.

7. The highest security prison in this nation, Marion Federal Correctional Institution located in Marion, IL, does not treat its inmates to this degree.

8. These are arbitrary and capricious conditions that are unjustifiable and totally without penological justification.

The rule we’re being held under is Chapter 33-601.820, Maximum Management. Florida Administrative Codes state in the rules that Maximum Management is a temporary status for an inmate, who through a current / recent incident, requires an immediate level of control. Most of the inmates under this rule have been disciplinary-report-free for months and in some cases years. Yet we are deprived of our property, privileges, and rights. The rule states in section (4)(c) that upon positive adjustment the inmate s conditions will be adjusted to that of Close Management 1; yet no matter how long we go discipline-report-free, we are denied Close Management 1 privileges, which is further proof that this is an arbitrary and capricious rule.

THE RELIEF SOUGHT IS

1. A directive for a release to be added to Chapter 33-601.820 Maximum Management, which is noticeably absent from the directive, and that is how this administration is able to manipulate this rule and use it as a continuous form of punitive isolation.

2. The right to weekly recreation, which is provided in a secure 10 x 20 ft dog run

3. The right to adequate clothing in the winter months.

4. The right to receive books, magazines, and newspapers.

5. The radios be returned to the inmates.

6. The canteen / commissary rights to be restored to that of Close Management 1 or Death Row, according to status.

7. Return of phone calls and visitation.

8. There will be no denial of any of the above rights, privileges, and property without procedural due process being afforded.

The relief sought is not overly demanding and in fact will bring Maximum Management under constitutional standards, which I ve attempted to do in the past six months by notifying the following individuals of the constitutional violations taking place under Maximum Management: Governor Jeb Bush, Attorney General Charlie Crist, Inspector General Gerald Abdul-Wasi, the Florida Legislature, and Secretary of the FDOC, James V. Crosby, Jr., all to no avail.

This hunger strike is being forced upon us as being the last resort to bring attention to these erroneous and unconstitutional conditions that exceed those of Disciplinary Confinement. Therefore, we are pleading for support and for someone to step in and correct these constitutional violations and bring Florida State Prison and Chapter 33-601.820 Maximum Management under constitutional standards. Thank you for your help and support.


Inmates of Maximum Management Q-Wing
Florida State Prison
7819 N.W. 228th St.
Raiford, Florida 32026-1160

But Judge Harold Baer Jr. of Federal District Court in Manhattan declined to dismiss supervision of about half of the oversight measures related to basic environmental conditions in more than a dozen jails, on Rikers Island and elsewhere.

He said the constitutional rights of inmates in these areas were still being violated.

At nine city jails, the ruling said, there were flaws in the ventilation systems, which are meant to prevent transmission of airborne diseases and limit complications among the many inmates with asthma.

In parts of several jails, the judge found, inmates had been forced at times to live in cells or dormitories without adequate heat. One inmate at the North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island, for example, testified last year that water and snow came through broken windows, freezing on the windowsills.

Inmates at two jails also were housed next to diesel generators that run around the clock, emitting intense noise, the ruling found.

Citing ''mildewed and decrepit bathroom and shower areas, clogged toilets,'' unsanitary mattresses, dirty cells and other cleanliness problems, Judge Baer also cited the city jails for violation of general sanitation standards.


Rape Crisis in U.S. Prisons
First-Ever National Survey Finds Widespread Abuse, Official Indifference

(New York, April 19, 2001) — A ground-breaking new report by Human Rights Watch, No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons, charges that state authorities are responsible for widespread prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse in U.S. men's prisons. The 378-page report is based on more than three years of research and is the first national survey of prisoner-on-prisoner rape. There are some two million inmates in U.S. prisons and jails.
" Rape is in no way an inevitable consequence of incarceration. But it is a predictable one if prison and prosecutorial authorities do little to prevent and punish it. "
Joanne Mariner, Deputy Director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch


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"Rape is in no way an inevitable consequence of incarceration," said Joanne Mariner, deputy director of the Americas division of Human Rights Watch, and author of the report. "But it is a predictable one if prison and prosecutorial authorities do little to prevent and punish it."

Human Rights Watch warned that by failing to implement reasonable measures to prevent and punish rape—and, indeed, in many cases, taking actions that make sexual victimization likely—state authorities permit this physically and psychologically devastating abuse to occur. The group's findings are based on correspondence with more than 200 prisoners spread among thirty-four states, inmate interviews, and a comprehensive survey of state correctional authorities.

Certain prisoners are targeted for sexual exploitation the moment they enter a penal facility: their age, looks, sexual orientation, and other characteristics mark them as candidates for abuse. Human Rights Watch's research revealed a broad range of factors that correlate with increased vulnerability to rape. These include youth, small size, and physical weakness; being white, gay, or a first offender; possessing "feminine" characteristics such as long hair or a high voice; being unassertive, unaggressive, shy, intellectual, not street-smart, or "passive"; or having been convicted of a sexual offense against a minor.


Sexual Slavery
In the most extreme cases, Human Rights Watch found that prisoners unable to escape a situation of sexual abuse may find themselves the "slaves" of their rapists. Forced to satisfy another man's sexual appetites whenever he demands, they may also be responsible for washing his clothes, massaging his back, cooking his food, cleaning his cell, and a range of other chores. They are frequently "rented out" for sex, sold, or even auctioned off to other inmates.

No conclusive national data exist regarding the prevalence of prisoner-on-prisoner rape in the United States. But the most recent statistical survey, published in the Prison Journal, showed that 21 percent of inmates in seven Midwestern prisons had experienced at least one episode of pressured or forced sex since being incarcerated, and at least 7 percent had been raped in their facility. And an internal departmental survey of corrections officers in one southern state found that line officers ?those charged with the direct supervision of inmates ?estimated that roughly one-fifth of all prisoners were being coerced into participation in inmate-on-inmate sex.

"These rapes are unimaginably vicious and brutal," said Mariner. "Gang assaults are not uncommon, and victims may be left beaten, bloody and, in the most extreme cases, dead."

One of the most tragic and violent cases the report documents is that of Randy Payne, a twenty-three-year-old incarcerated in Texas. Within a week of entering prison, Payne was attacked by a group of some twenty inmates. The inmates demanded sex and money, but Payne refused. He was beaten for almost two hours, and died of head injuries a few days later.

Victims of rape often suffer extreme psychological stress, a condition identified as "rape trauma syndrome." Many inmate victims with whom Human Rights Watch has been in contact have reported nightmares, deep depression, shame, loss of self-esteem, self-hatred, and considering or attempting suicide.


"Deliberate Indifference"
Correctional authorities generally deny that prisoner-on-prisoner rape is a serious problem. Human Rights Watch surveyed correctional authorities in all 50 states on the prevalence of rape and sexual abuse. In that multi-year survey, not one state reported abuse rates even faintly approaching those found by academic researchers. For example, New Mexico prison officials said, regarding "the ‘problem' of male inmate-on-inmate rape and sexual abuse" (internal quotation marks are theirs), that they had "no recorded incidents over the past few years." Nearly half of all states do not even compile separate statistics on sexual assault.

The authorities' reluctance to acknowledge the problem of prisoner-on-prisoner rape is reflected not only in misleading official statistics, but also in a glaringly inadequate response to incidents of rape. "U.S. state prisons have failed to take even obvious, basic steps necessary to tackle prison rape," Mariner said. "This deliberate indifference has had tragic consequences."

A central problem is the deficient ?and, in many instances, callous and irresponsible ?response of correctional staff to complaints of rape. When an inmate informs an officer he has been threatened with rape or, worse, actually assaulted, it is crucial that his complaint be investigated and that he be protected from further abuse. Yet Human Rights Watch found that correctional staff frequently ignore or even react hostilely to inmates' complaints of rape.

"Another important contributing factor to the prison rape crisis is the failure of the criminal justice system to address these crimes," said Mariner. "Perpetrators of prison rape rarely face criminal charges, even when rape is accompanied by extreme physical violence."

The case of M.R., a Texas inmate, is illustrative. M.R. was violently raped and beaten several times over a period of several months by the same prisoner. Fearful for his life, he reported the abuse to the prison authorities, but found no protection. In fact one investigator dismissed the problem as a "lovers' quarrel." Finally one day the rapist showed up in M.R.'s housing area and attacked M.R. again. The rapist hit M.R. so hard with a combination lock that when M.R. regained consciousness he could read the word "Master" ?the lockmaker ?on his forehead. In all, during the rape, M.R. suffered a broken neck, jaw, left collarbone, and finger; a dislocated left shoulder; two major concussions, and lacerations to his scalp that caused bleeding on the brain. Notwithstanding the extreme violence of the attack, and despite M.R.'s best efforts to press charges, the rapist was never criminally prosecuted.

Another devastating consequence of prisoner-on-prisoner rape discussed in the report is the transmission of the HIV virus. Several prisoners with whom Human Rights Watch is in contact believe that they have contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, through forced sexual intercourse in prison.

The book-length Human Rights Watch report explains:



* why and how prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse occurs;


* who commits it and who falls victim to it;


* prison rape's long-term effects, both physical and psychological;


* how are prison authorities coping with it; and


* what reforms must be instituted to better prevent rape from occurring.



"Prison rape is part of the mythology of prison life. But in reality, it is devastating human rights abuse that can and should be prevented," said Mariner. The report includes extensive recommendations to federal and state authorities, urging them to step up their efforts to address this gross violation of human dignity.


What have I learned? I'm not going to jail because I would like to protect my haha.

Dan

This is a test. I'm trying to see if Corel Draw won't export to any other format other than Corel draw. So...if you see my horrible drawings, then there is some other reason why. Right now, I'm trying to get my images into Comic Life and it won't let me.

Bear with me, alright, and remember: I'm a writer, not an illustrator.

Dan

I have a iPod, 5th generation video, that has seemingly destroyed two sets of Shure e2c headphones. I was using them normally and with the volume down-because if you play the sound too high on the e2cs, you'll blow out a fricken ear drum.

Anyway, like this time and last, the left ear started to crackle and there is intermittent breakup of sound. If I stay in one place, I'm fine- I start moving and then I have problems. Sorry, but the whole point of having headphones is being able to be in motion.

Luckily, Shure will fix them, but, I'm wondering if in 2 months if I'm going to have the exact same problem.

This is what I found on the net.

Over the last few months, we received couple of reports from our readers concerning a problem with some iPods, but it remained a rare event. MacFixit published a news about it, proving that the problem while being real remains exceptional.
Some iPods (4G, Nano 1 and 2G, and Shuffle 1G) will suddenly start having problem affecting exclusively the right ear bud, independently of the earphone used (original one or from a third-party). It translate into distorted volume and sound, as well as intensity and rendering leading to the complete loss of sound .
It seems that the affected iPod will deliver a higher than expected voltage to right ear bud channel, leading to the destruction of the speaker itself.
If you have been facing this problem, please provide your report in our forum.

So...is it true Apple? Is the pod fucking up the headphones? If they are then you should fix the damn problem. Oh, by the by, This same problem happened to my white ipod earphones and with a pair of Sienhasser (sp) earphones.

Dan

The disdainment of the master is a prerequisite for Sithhood.

We have to stymie President Bush from fooling the world by saying the pretexts of the Iraq war. We should stop him from making monkeyish claims!

Becoming a herpetologist was not easy at all. He had to endure lots of red bumps on his body.

(a herpetologist studies reptiles^^)

I thought my Korean students and others who might have read the book and seen the Korean movie would enjoy this.

"I thought it might be funny to point out the similarities of the two characters: they both like to eat a lot, they are composed out of fish, they were both created out from the reckless actions of white men, and they both imply their return."

Dan

so...

I won't be teaching...AZAZAZAZAZA

life is good.

I'm planning on going to Hainan at the end of the month. I can't wait!

Dan

Today I'm teaching comparison and contrast. Simple enough right?

First of all, some definitions.

analogy

analogy, illustration of an idea by means of a more familiar idea that is similar or parallel to it in some significant features, and thus said to be analogous to it. Analogies are often presented in the form of an extended simile, as in Blake's aphorism: ‘As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.’ In literary history, an analogue is another story or plot which is parallel or similar in some way to the story under discussion.

aphorism- a way to express a principle or truth.

I'm going to go into point by point comparison, subject by subject and a combination comparison and contrast. I think structurally, they'll understand this well.

Dan

My students seem to have problems with analogies...so I should come up with a bunch of examples.

These are from www.brainstorming.co.uk

Completed examples might be:
Running a business is like managing a theatre production.

Changing a tyre on a car is like putting your shoes on.

Selling to our customers is like being a second-hand car salesman.

The packaging is like an egg.

Manufacturing a toy doll is like driving a tank.

Advertising to customers is like cooking a meal.

For those who asked,

My primary job is teaching English in Seoul, South Korea.

I have lots of side interests and I managed my own portfolio. This site is a random collection of my thoughts and research.

Dan

"Clever, but schoolteacher beat him anyway to show him that definitions belonged to the definers-not the defined."

I've decided that I need to get back to managing my portfolio. I'm going to make a couple big purchases. The stocks I'm thinking about right now are:

RS Reliance Steel and Aluminum
Aggressive Growth – Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS)
DIS Disney
SIL Apex Silver Mines Ltd.
IMMU Immunomedics
CXW Corrections Corporation of America
ECA EnCanda- Canadian Oil company
TIF Tiffany's Diamond
NBR Nabors Industries LTD
SNG Canadian Superior Energy 3.40 they are drilling in Trinidad

I'm very interested in Water treatment and resource companies. Here are are few I am looking at
H20 A Canadian Company- I think Canada has a lot of clean water...
WTS Watts Water Technology
CCC Calagon Carbon Corporation

Here's some research that I've found.

I think SIL is a definite buy...I'll dwell on the rest.

Dan



NXY Nexen- oil sands and energy company, but...it has dropped 43% in the last 6 months or so..it has an upside...kind of.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. reported record first-quarter earnings of $1.46 per share, up from $1.07 per share for the prior-year period and 16 cents above analyst expectations. Revenues rose 86% to $1.84 billion. As testament to the company’s consistent earnings momentum, Reliance has surpassed analysts’ expectations for 13 consecutive quarters. Reliance Steel’s earnings are estimated to grow 19% over the next five years, above the industry average of 14%.

DIS Disney- because of the Steve Job Halo effect plus they own ABC

I want to find a company comparable to Harmar- a wheelchair lift company. (I'm betting on old people.)

Corrections Corporation of America is an owner and operator of privatized correctional and detention facilities, and a prison operator in the United States. As of February 27, 2007, the Company operated 64 correctional, detention and juvenile facilities, including 40 facilities that it owns, with a total design capacity of approximately 72,000 beds in 19 states and the District of Columbia. It also owns three additional correctional facilities that it leases to third-party operators. In addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to inmates, its facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, religious services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment. It also provides healthcare, food services, and work and recreational programs. The Company also provides prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies through its wholly owned subsidiary, TransCor America, LLC.
SIL Apex Silver Mines Ltd. (SIL.A: Quote, Profile, Research swung to a first-quarter preliminary net income from a loss in the the same period a year ago.

Including a $108.3 million gain on mark-to-market derivatives, the silver miner reported a profit of $112 million or $1.91 per share in the latest first quarter. (Reporting by Swagata Gupta in Bangalore)

Biotech drug developer Immunomedics Inc. said Monday more than half of the cancer patients enrolled in an early- to mid-stage clinical trial responded to its radioactive cancer drug.

I thought you might get a kick out of this. Part of my job is to research and make questions. Here's one that I had to share with you ;)

It's from Nelson Mandela's A Long Walk to Freedom.

3. Why did Mandela feel ashamed after the "ingcibi" cut off his foreskin?
A. Because he thought he didn't yell out "Ndiyindoda" quickly enough; he felt he wasn't as brave or as strong as the other boys.

James: Lesson
June 7th, 2007
J= James 8 year old
D=Dan 2? teacher :)

Today we are going to talk about music and piano.
J: I love music and playing the piano. I can play Bach's Well Tempered Clavier. It is quiet song. It is moderato. It has a happy tone. It is his "Prelude 1." Now I will play Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.

James plays Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier on the piano

D: Wow, James, that was great! It has a very bright tone and it sounds like you are walking up a crystal staircase. The music is from the baroque period, right?
J: Yes it is. Did you know that Bach wasn't famous until 100 years after he died. And Schubert wasn't famous until 600 years after he died.
D: Wow! That's so sad.
J: Let's talk about Joseph Haydn. He was called "Papa Joe" because he was a kind, gentle and father-like to his music students.
D: That's so nice. Hmmm...How's your teacher? What do you call your music teacher?
J: I don't call her by her name. I call her "sonsaenim"- which means teacher in Korean

J: Today I:m going to teach you about music.
D: Great!
J: First, this is the music staff.

James shows me a piece of paper that he's drawn a music staff and notes.

J: And this is a major cleft. This is a bass cleft. The violin only has a major cleft but the piano has major and minor clefts. Please trace the major cleft and the bass cleft.
D: OK.
J: You have to color those in.
D: OK.
J: Good job. And we will learn the notes on the major cleft. And these are the notes of the bass cleft.
D: They are different! Why?
J: Because they are. The notes on the staff are E,G,B,D, and the notes between the staff are F,A,C,E.
D: Ok.
J: Now we will learn about meter. This is the common meter and it is in four, four time. This is a whole note. This is a half note. This is a quarter note. This is an 8th note. Much faster notes are 10th notes.
D: OK. They are very fast!
J: Now if there is a dot or this symbol it means rest. This a whole rest. This is a three quarter rest. This is a half rest. This is a quarter rest and these are eighth rests.
D: Wow, this is very interesting!
J: Now I will write a very simple song for you on the notes.
D: Ok.
J: This is twinkle twinkle little star.
And this means you must repeat the song, one more time.
D: Great! I learned a lot today James, thank you!
J: You're welcome!

Spiderman Sploog

Tim getting his groove on to Rayman while Jenny and Orange watch.

Rayman Dancing! It's the greatest party game ever!


Aren't they cute? V for venerial disease! AZA!

Jason is getting pumped for Rayman. yay.


Rabbits don't know what to do with cows.

Wii Boxing

MacGyver! and some other non-important people.

A very mellow, lightly dry, bit fruity Pinotage from South Africa. I'd recommend it! The price was about 45,000 at S.wine in Gangnam.

Big Bear is watching you!

Roses

My costume- I cut this out of green contact paper and put it on a black shirt. I also had a number muncher guy on it. I was an old Apple IIc

Daphne "accidently" dropped a hot tamale down her dress and Steve was kind enough to help "him" out while MC Wheatbix looks aghast.

80's Dance Party


MC Wheatabix breaks it down!

Maggie and the Hulk

She-Ra and Daphne

Signage

Jukebox and Atari

TWISTER!!!!