Operative: Agent Red Objective: Spend a day at the track with wine producer and Porsche racing legend Kevin Buckler to find why his wines, like the cars he races, are legendary Mission Status: Accomplished! Current Winery: Adobe Road Wine Subject: 2005 Pinot Noir Winemaker: Franc Dusac SPECIAL Rolex 24 at Datyona, in Florida. The Wine Spies them the greatest success! Look â Beautifully shimmering red, reminding me of Porsche GT3 brake calipers, this wine has a hint of violet color at its heart, is clear at the edges, and has slow-moving legs that streak down the glass in groups of six (was this a planned homage to the Porsche GT3 3.6 liter flat 6 cylinder engine?) Smell â Earthen cherry, gunpowder, salted rocks, dried violets, mildest forest floor, sweet oak and the slightest hint of dried salami. One of our agents even suggested that they detected the smell of fresh racing slicks, butunder chemical analysis we can assure you that this wine is 100% Pinot Noir Feel â Slippery and mouthcoating, this wine has supple tannins that grip the cheeks and tongue Taste â Dusky and smoky cherry with dark stone fruit, mild spice, cherry, Indian black tea and cranberry Finish â Great great minerality and dryness and flavors that taper off slowly and âÜmouth-watheringlyâ Conclusion â Like Kevinâs racing career, this wine finishes in first place. It is a classic California Pinot with a refined and very balanced quality that I really love. While Porsche cars are seen extremely technical, Porsche racing as demonstrated by Kevin Buckler, is filled with passion and excitement. This fervor translates into rolex 24 wines, but rather rolex 24 seeming an overly technical or mechanical wine (as we have experienced from other producers), this is a wine of sophisticated but also subtle character. Mission Report: I love my missions to France. The wine, the climate and the food all seem to agree with me. On a recent mission to the French village of Anjou in the Loire Valley (the region in France rolex 24 known for Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc wines), I was tipped off by a local asset that winery owner and racing legend Kevin Buckler was staying in a hotel neighboring my own. He was in France for his annual appearance at the world famous auto race, 24 Hours of Le Mans. Kevin and his team drive the incredible Porsche GT3. Kevin is a driver, and he and his team have racked up wins at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona (2002) and the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans (2002), an overall win at rolex 24 Rolex 24 Hours of (2003), the title of Porsche World Cup Champion in 2002. Kevinâs winery, Adobe Road, had been under light surveillance for a few months already and Central Command was preparing send an Agent to investigate â but I got my own once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet Kevin in his racing element, and Central Command approved my impromptu mission and I extended my stay in France. I am enough of a Porsche fan to have my own sights set on a 2008 Cayman S. Since I had the brochure with me on my travels rolex 24 it as a prop, taking it with me to the hotel restaurant where Kevin and his team were having dinner. Having made friends with the MaĂŽtre âÜD earlier (I buttered him up with a bottle of Patrick Bodouin Anjou Villages Cabernet Franc ), I was seated next to their table. I sat down and positioned the Cayman brochure so that it would be seen by Kevin or his crew. Then I ordered a bottle of rolex 24 wine and waited. They took the bait and one of the guys at the table leaned over and said to me, âSHey, Buddy. Thatâs a nice car, but why not spring for a real Porsche and get a GT3?â Now, I knew that the monster GT3 was their car, but I replied, âSI leave that car to the professionals. Itâs better suited to rolex 24 racetrack, if you ask me.â That opened up a great conversation about Porsches and about wine that went late into the night. Kevin poetic about both and I enjoyed his passion on these two great subjects. As the evening was ending, Kevinâs rolex 24 chief invited me to visit pit row for a brief tour of their on-track operations. I jumped at the chance and enjoyed every second of it. At the end, of the tour, I asked if I could ride along during a check-ride⌠and was nearly laughed off the track. Once the crew chief wiped the tears from his eyes, he became very serious. He quickly escorted me away from the pit row, handed me a few bottles of Adobe Road Pinot Noir, and pushed me toward the security exit. Oh, well. At least I tried. And, at least I walked away with an arm full of Kevinâs excellent Pinot Noir. The location of the Herrerias Vineyard can be seen in this satellite photo. The location the Rolex 24 at Daytona at the Daytona Speedway can be seen in this satellite photo. |
This Saturday, Ricky Hatton will face the best fighter in the world pound for pound, Floyd trinidad vs jones Jr., this is the biggest fight of Hattons life, he will be testing his skills against the best, and many think hes out of his league, and that his chances slim. At first thought of this match up, one must automatically choose Mayweather as the clear winner of this welterweight showdown, but better observation and deep consideration, Hatton has a pretty good chance. It is clear that Mayweather is the bigger man in this fight, he stands about 23 taller than Hatton, and also posses a huge 63 reach advantage, with the speed and agility of Mayweather, these advantages will definitely come into trinidad vs jones and it will truly give Hatton problems later in the fight as Mayweather never tends to tire in his fights, but&&.Hatton comes on strong throughout the entire bout, and comes on even stronger as the fight progresses. and trinidad vs jones is how I think the fight will go down. (both fighters can win) Hattons Chances: The one thing that needs to be noted, is that Hatton is not a fighter who controls the fight at a distance, hes an old fashion brawler that hits holds and tries to out-muscle trinidad vs jones in every way, he comes forward throwing bombs constantly, hes a tremendous pressure fighter who wears you down, he does not give you a chance to think or even breathe. In this fight, 1) Hatton must do what he can to trap Mayweather, corner him, pound him, and bully him, becuase if Hatton lets Mayweather get into his rhythm of fighting his fight, It will be frustrating for Hatton as he tries to find the elusive Mayweather. 2) Hatton needs foot speed and angles to direct his vicious attack, using his trinidad vs jones to side technique (as hes shown on the series 24/7) to find the target because coming straight in with power punches will spell disaster for him, fighters who have stormed straight in towards Mayweather, usually find themselves missing punches, it wears them out, it saps their energy and it allows Mayweather to take control of the fight in the second half, Hatton must not miss, and it will be extremely tough to land a clean shot, but if he can, it will increase his chances of winning. 3) A phone booth fight is what Hatton wants, it will allow him to use his grappling technique (hit hold, and hit again), although this style is not fun to watch, it is how Hatton his fights, his short arms dont allow him to use an effective jab, he will fall short in this fight if he tries to establish a jab, Mayweather counters excellent when fighters throw a lazy jab, or try to stand in the middle of the ring and box, Mayweather is too sharp, and too quick. 4) Finally, Hatton must become an animal in there, show no fear, apply constant effective pressure, dont stand and wait, ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK is what will be the most effective for Hatton. Dont get lazy, and dont get frustrated (that also tires you out), stay calm and use lateral movement to land those steaming body shots, forget the head, its too much of hard target, hit the arms, the elbows, the body, and the chest&&.wear him down, beat him up, rough him up, KNOCK HIM OUT!! (a decision will be to hard to Hatton MUST knock Mayweather out early, I believe that if the fight looks close by the 7-8th rounds, itll go to trinidad vs jones who will take control later in the fight. Mayweathers Chances: In this bout, Mayweather the more experienced fighter, hes the quicker more elusive boxer, hes everything that Hatton hasnt seen. Mayweather is an defensive genius who makes you and makes you pay, hes right there in front of you, and yet you cant hit him, you find yourself chasing him around and wearing yourself out in the process. When you finally get frustrated and you over commit yourself, hell switch into second gear and just make you look silly, hell hit you with a four hit combo before you even get your feet set to strike, this will be Hattons worse nightmare, if hes not careful. In this fight, 1) Establish his jab, and use his foot speed to angle himself away from Hatton, Hatton likes to hit and hold, and when Hatton ties Mayweather up (which hell try to do often), Mayweather must return the technique, grab Hattons left hand, dont allow him to get off by hitting him, to the body and to the head, this will make Hatton think twice about holding, and hell turn to using pure aggression trinidad vs jones land his shots, therefore, opening up plenty of counter punches opportunities. 2) Land body shots, as often as he can, Mayweather is a decent body punchers, he used a stiff body shot to knock out veteran Sharmba Mitchell in their fight (2yrs ago). When a fighter has a money punch, that often means they are vulnerable to that same punch, Hatton is one of the best body punchers in the 140 & 147lbs division (Next to Miguel Cotto) so Mayweather must be cautious as to not get hit with them, and with all the grueling dieting and weight loss the Hatton has sustained throughout his training camp, that will give Mayweather a good chance to do great damage with his own body shots. 3) Hit Hatton, and hit him often. In his career, Hatton has been known as a Bleeder, a guy whos face tends to rip and swell when its been tagged with punches, and Mayweather is the sharpest counter punching boxer that Hatton has ever faced, Mayweather can hit Hatton enough to eventually cause severe swelling, or even deep harmful cuts that can end the fight. 4) Mayweather just needs to BOX, thats what he best, use the ring (as he always does) to control the bout, and he must not give the early rounds away, because Hatton will come on strong early (knowing the early rounds are his best chances of scoring a KO or TKO), and Mayweather must not give Hatton any chances to attack, stay on his toes, and sustain trinidad vs jones rhythm every minute of every round. I hope fight ends up being what it should, the Classic Boxer against the Old Fashion Brawler&lets pray they play it out as we all envision it. Personally, Id like to see Mayweather get beaten, bruised and battered, but I dont think itll happen&&&.Mayweather by Unanimous Decision Public Votes |
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THE 4400 AtenciĂłn los videos puestos abajo puede contener algun spoiler de las temporadas siguientes a la 2 , 3 o 4, si no quereis saber lo que pasa tened cuidado con los que veis [INTRO de la serie] [La primera promo de The 4400] (Ingles) [InformaciĂłn de la serie sacada de wikipedia] cuenta la historia de 4400 personas abducidas y desaparecidas durante varios aĂąos, tras su regreso a la Tierra. La serie arranca cuando una bola de luz cambia, abruptamente, su curso y pone rumbo hacia la Tierra, lo que desata el pĂĄnico y la angustia, temiendo una probable catĂĄstrofe de dimensiones desconocidas. Pero, contra todo pronĂłstico, este cometa no impacta contra la superficie del planeta, sino que ashora y se posa sobre las aguas en un lago de la costa noroeste. De repente, 4400 personas emergen de una cegadora luz blanca, gente de diferentes edades y modos de vida, y que se ashora muertos o desaparecidos. Sin ningĂşn recuerdo de dĂłnde han estado, ashora uno de ellos tiene que volver a una vida que ha seguido su curso sin ellos, en algunos casos durante dĂŠcadas, aunque ellos no hayan envejecido ni un dĂa y, ademĂĄs, algunos hayan sido devueltos con extraordinarias habilidades. AsĂ, estas 4400 personas se ven obligados a afrontar los nuevos retos de vivir en un presente que en muchos casos no es el propio, en un mundo que les adora y les teme a partes iguales. Sin tener claro como afectarĂĄ estos eventos al mundo, ashora gobierno comienza a investigar a estas 4400 personas para intentar juntar piezas que les permitan saber dĂłnde han estado y por quĂŠ han regresado, ya que muy pronto se hace evidente que su presencia amenaza con cambiar a la raza humana de forma nunca vista hasta entonces. Esta investigaciĂłn la lleva a cabo una agencia federal vinculada a la Seguridad Nacional llamada NTAC (ComitĂŠ de EvaluaciĂłn de Amenazas Nacionales). Dos de sus mejores agentes, Tom Baldwin y Diana Skouris, irĂĄn intentando arrojar algo de luz a este extraĂąo misterio que tiene al paĂs completamente revolucionado. [ Historia de la serie EspaĂąa] Bueno como todos sabreis ahora la esta emitiendo Cuatro, van por el 2 capitulo de la 2ÂŞ Temporada y lo emiten a una hora normal y aceptable , pero hay que tener en cuenta que por USA van por la temporada 4 debido a que la serie es del 2004 y a tenido diversos parones grandes , en EspaĂąa solo esta ashora poner hasta la 3ÂŞ Temporada. Esta serie fue masacrada y maltratada por Antena 3 ya hace tiempo, debido que al competir con Hospital Central no tubo mucha audiencia y la cambiaron al domingo de madrugara , horario que poca gente seguia pero aun no estaba nada mal la audiencia , pero solo se llegaron a emitir hasta 2 Temporada . Cuatro ya que ya van por la 2ÂŞ Temporada y seria tonteria empezar a ver la serie ahora. [Videos de la serie (ATENCION PUEDEN TENER SPOILER)] - Trailer de la 4 Temporada - IntroducciĂłn a la EspaĂąola , sin spoilers SesiĂłn finale 1 Temporada comienzo de 2, Perfecto para los que lo seguis en Cuatro Esta cancion es increible un poco triste pero la cancion me encanta [OpiniĂłn mia] Yo personalmente he visto hasta la 4ÂŞ Temporada por USA , via Internet y voy con el capitulo 10, este domingo emitiran el capitulo 11 y la verdad tengo muchas ganas , la serie es increible y solo Prison Break consigio que una serie me enganchara tanto, pero ashora ahora me encancha tambiĂŠn mucho. Hablando de Prison Break aqui teneis uno de los mejores blogs de fans que yo sigo y increible. Â Â Â Â Â Â < ashora no tiene nada ashora ver > Trailer la 3ÂŞ Temporada de Prison Break Parece ser que el nuevo slogan es: El agente federal. El guardia de prisiĂłn. El asesino. El cerebro& La Ăşnica forma para sobrevivir&es confiar los unos en los otros& Recordad que la nueva temporada empieza con el capĂtulo 3.01 el prĂłximo lunes, dĂa 17 de Septiembre. Sacado de behind the walls |
Marauding meem, edge-of-the-seat thriller, hi-tech minimalism, monster-genre revival, Nokia commercial, whatever! There has certainly been an advertising-boosted buzz about Cloverfield over the last couple of weeks. It isnt a cultural phenomenon (despite what JJ Abrams, producer extraordinaire seems to think), and it didnt feel like some drastic turning point in modern popular cinema, BUT Cloverfield succeeds as an immersive, organ-churning rollercoaster of a film starring, albeit in the periphery, what must surely be the best movie monster since Alien. Yes. That cool. What is Cloverfield? An anxious, turbulent, down and dirty joyride in a stolen car. The definitive image of the film currently in the public mind is the beheaded Statue of Liberty. Like Independence Day, Cloverfield has its big symbolic moment of destruction. Unlike Independence Day, the film isnt a thoroughly vapid piece of high-gloss crap. After this decapitation, the filmmakers continue to up the ante in genuinely imaginative ways. The premise is simple enough, home video footage more or less recording some kind of jarring attack on Manhattan and recovered after the fact. Authentically, like every home video youve ever made the narrating camera guy is mostly annoying but occasionally triumphant. But lets not even go there. Forget character, plot, probing analysis. This is not Godfather, but it also sure as hell isnt Godzilla (Broderick, not Mothra). Perhaps Cloverfield owes some credit to lessons learnt from horribly disappointing American monster movies - with their lame attempts at tumescent patriotic meaning, diaorrhaea-thin plots, and Bambi-esque happy endings. Ditching Western convention, this films punch is delivered by makers who cloverfield reviews what they set out to create - a textured, sensory shockwave, far more reminiscent of Japanese robot and monster anime than it is of, say, the Hulk or King Kong. The film isnt visceral in the manner of, for example, Saw, Silence of the Lambs, or even Pink Flamingoes. While it doesnt get under your skin, as such, it certainly gets into your nervous system. Some kneejerk puppet-string douchebags are wound up about the parallels between the attack on New York in 2001 and parts of this movie. I can recognize cloverfield reviews easily that people are the kind of douchebags who call hot, skinny chips Freedom Fries and think that Allah is trying to steal Christmas, and you can too. Less ass-hatted people may say that Cloverfield really feels like a war zone, and I would disagree. It certainly is bombastic and experiential, cloverfield reviews Children of Men achieves that most drilling of sensations in a more believable way, in my opinion. Nonetheless, for unrelenting intensity and a welcomely jarring movie experience, Cloverfield gets big props. Strange though, to compare these two films and consider the different approaches in this regard. Children of Men sets up a state of war in which the camera almost cloverfield reviews exist, and thereby places the viewer in the midst of everyday chaos likely experienced by far too many, especially in the Middle East. Cloverfield, on the other hand, almost features the camera as a main character, synthesizing an experience of war in a much more subjective manner. Cloverfield was not created to deep cloverfield reviews about film philosophy, I am certain. But questions and ideas about filmmaking as a process continue to linger after the final shot. Regardless, its a bloody good ride done well and in a cloverfield reviews fuck-Hollywood manner, thin characters and nitpickery aside. Interestingly also, the only preview was a short and purely suggestive trailer indicating that the next Star Trek movie, also an Abrams production, shall be out this Christmas. I may be wrong but I think Patrick Stewarts voice featured briefly, so& Dialogue: 6 Originality: cloverfield reviews relative to what might be expected from an American production: 9 Gore: 7.5 Monster: 9.5 Soundscapes: 9 Tension: 8.5 Immersion: 9 Overall: 8/ 10 |
This week I am in giving this years Simons lectures at MIT together with David Donoho. (These lectures, incidentally, are endowed by Jim Simons, who was mentioned in some earlier discussion here.) While preparing these lectures, it occurred to me that I may as well post my lecture notes on this blog, since this medium is essentially just an asynchronous version of a traditional lecture series, and prime numbers hypertext capability is in some ways more convenient and informal than, say, slides. I am giving three lectures, each expounding on some aspects prime numbers the theme the dichotomy between structure and randomness, which I also spoke about (and wrote about) for the ICM last August. This theme seems to pervade many of the areas of mathematics that I work in, and my lectures aim to explore how this theme manifests itself in several of these. In this, the first lecture, I describe the dichotomy as it appears in Fourier analysis and in number theory. (In the second, I discuss the dichotomy in ergodic theory and graph theory, while in the third, I discuss PDE.) The dichotomy between structure and randomness to apply in circumstances in which one is considering a high-dimensional class of objects (e.g. sets prime numbers integers, functions on a space, dynamical systems, graphs, solutions to PDE, etc.). For sake of concreteness, let us focus today sets of integers (later lectures will focus on other classes of objects). There are many types of objects in these classes, however one can broadly classify them into three categories: A recurring question in many areas of analysis is the following: given a specific object (such as the prime numbers), can one determine precisely what the structured components are within the object, and how pseudorandom the remaining components of the object are? One reason for asking this question is that it helps one compute various statistics (averages, sums, integrals, correlations, norms, etc.) of the object being prime numbers For instance, one can ask for how many twin pairs {n, n+2}, with n between 1 and N, one can find within a given set. In the structured set A given above, the answer is roughly N/2. For the random set B given above, the answer is roughly N/4; thus one sees that while A and B exactly the same density (namely, 1/2), their statistics are rather different due to the fact that one is structured and one is random. As for the prime numbers, nobody knows what the answer is (though it is conjectured to be roughly ), because we do not know enough yet about the pseudorandomness of the primes. On the other hand, the parity structure of the prime numbers is enough to show that the number of adjacent pairs {n, n+1} in the prime numbers is exactly one: {2,3}. The problem of determining exactly what the structured and components are of any given object is still largely intractable. However, what we have learnt in many cases is that we can at least show that an arbitrary object can be decomposed into some structured component and some pseudorandom component. Also there is often an orthogonality property (or dichotomy): if an object is orthogonal (or has small correlation with) structured objects, then it is prime numbers pseudorandom, and vice versa. Finally, we are sometimes lucky enough to be able to classify all the structured objects which are relevant for any given problem (e.g. computing a particular statistic). In such cases, one merely needs (in principle) to compute how the given object correlates with each member in ones list of structured objects in order to determine what the desired statistic is. This is often simpler (though still non-trivial) than computing the statistic directly. To illustrate these general principles, let us focus now on a specific area in analytic number theory, prime numbers that of finding additive patterns in the prime numbers {2, 3, 5, 7, &}. Despite centuries of progress on these problems, many questions are still unsolved, for instance: On the other hand, we do have some positive results: As a general rule, it appears that it prime numbers feasible (after non-trivial effort) to find patterns in the primes involving two or more degrees of freedom (as described by the parameters n, n in above examples), but we still do not have the proper technology for finding patterns in the primes involving only one degree of freedom n. (This is of course an oversimplification; for instance, the pattern n, n+2, n, n+2 has two degrees of freedom, but finding infinitely many of these patterns in the primes is equivalent to the twin prime conjecture. If however one makes a assumption, one can make the above claim more precise.) One useful tool for establishing some (but not all) of prime numbers above positive results is Fourier analysis (which in this context also known as the Hardy-Littlewood circle method). Rather than give the textbook presentation of that method here, let us try to motivate why Fourier analysis is an essential feature of many of these problems from the perspective of the dichotomy between structure and randomness, and in particular viewing structure as an obstruction to computing statistics which needs to be understood before the statistic can be accurately computed. To treat many of the above questions concerning the primes in a unified manner, let us consider the following general setting. We consider k affine-linear forms on r integer unknowns, and ask For instance, the twin prime conjecture is the case when k=2, r=1, , and ; van der Corputs theorem is the case when k=3, r=2, and for j=0,1,2; and so forth. Because of the obvious structures in the primes, the answer to the above question can be no. For instance, since all but one of the primes are odd, we know that there not infinitely many patterns of the form n, n+1 in the primes, because it is not possible for n, n+1 to both be odd. More generally, given any prime q, we know that all but one of the primes is coprime to q. Hence, if it is not possible for obstruction at q. For instance, the pattern n, n+1 has an obstruction at 2. The pattern n, n+2, n+4 has no obstruction at 2, but has an obstruction at 3, because it is not possible for n, n+2, n+4 to all be coprime to 3. And so forth. Another obstruction comes from the trivial observation that the primes are all positive. Hence, if it is not possible for to all be positive for infinitely many values of , then we say that there is an obstruction at infinity, and the answer to the question is again in this case. For instance, for any fixed N, the pattern n, N-n can only occur finitely often in the primes, because there are only finitely many n for which n, N-n are both positive. It is conjectured that these local obstructions are the only obstructions to solvability of the above question. More precisely, we have This conjecture would imply the twin prime and Sophie Germain conjectures, as well as the Green-Tao theorem; it also implies the Hardy-Littlewood prime tuples conjecture as a special case. There is a quantitative version of this conjecture which predicts a precise count as to how many solutions there are in a given range, and which would then also imply Vinogradovs theorem, as well as Goldbachs conjecture (for sufficiently large N); see this paper for further discussion. As one can imagine, this conjecture is still largely unsolved, however there are many important special cases that have now been established - several of which via the Hardy-Littlewood circle method. One can view Dicksons conjecture as an impossibility statement: that it is impossible to find any other obstructions to solvability for linear patterns in the primes than the obvious local obstructions at primes q and at infinity. (It is also a good example of a local-to-global principle, that local solvability implies global solvability.) Impossibility statements have always been very difficult to prove - one has to locate all possible obstructions to solvability, and eliminate each one of them in turn. In particular, one has to exclude various exotic conspiracies between the primes to behave in an unusually structured manner that somehow manages to always avoid all the patterns that one is seeking within the primes. How can one disprove a conspiracy? To give an example of what such a conspiracy might look like, consider the twin prime conjecture, that of finding infinitely many pairs n, n+2 which are both prime. This pattern encounters no obstructions at primes q or at infinity and so Dicksons conjecture predicts that there should be infinitely many such patterns. In particular, there are no obstructions at 3 because prime numbers can equal 1 or 2 mod 3, and it is possible to find pairs n, n+2 which also have this property. But suppose that it transpired that all but finitely many of the primes ended up being 2 mod 3. From looking at tables primes this seems to be unlikely, but it is not immediately obvious how to disprove it; it could well be that once one numbers say, Dirichlets theorem, which guarantees infinitely many primes equal to a prime numbers q whenever a, q are coprime, and so we can rule out particular type of conspiracy. (This does strongly suggest, though, that knowledge of Dirichlets theorem is a necessary but not sufficient condition in order to solve the twin prime conjecture.) But perhaps there are other conspiracies that one needs to rule out also? To look for other conspiracies that one prime numbers to eliminate, let us rewrite the conspiracy all but finitely many of the primes are 2 mod 33 in the more convoluted format for all but finitely many primes p where prime numbers is the fractional part of x. This type of conspiracy can now be generalised, for instance consider the statement for all but finitely many primes p. (*) Again, such a conspiracy seems very unlikely - one would expect these fractional parts to be uniformly distributed between 0 and 1, rather than concentrate all in the interval [0, 0.01] - but it is hard to rule this conspiracy out a priori. And if this conspiracy (*) was in fact true, then the twin prime conjecture would be false, as can be quickly seen by considering the identity , which forbids the two fractional parts on the left-hand side to simultaneously fall in the interval [0, 0.01]. Thus, in order to solve the twin prime conjecture, one must rule out (*). Fortunately, it has been known since the work of Vinogradov that is in fact uniformly distributed in the interval [0,1], and more generally that is uniformly distributed in [0,1] whenever is irrational. Indeed, by Weyls criterion, this is equivalent to the exponential sum estimate , and we now see the appearance of Fourier analysis in this subject. One can rather easily concoct endless stream of further conspiracies, each of which could contradict the twin prime conjecture; this is one of the reasons why this conjecture is considered so difficult. Let us thus leave this conjecture for now and consider some two-parameter problems. Consider for instance the problem of finding infinitely many patterns of the form n, n+n, n+2n+2 (i.e. arithmetic progressions of length 3, but with the last element shifted by 2). Once again, the prime numbers (*), if true, would obstruct solvability for this pattern, due to the easily verified identity which is related to the fact that the function has a vanishing second derivative. (Note that the same conspiracy does not obstruct solvability of an unmodified arithmetic progression n, n+n, n+2n. This a special property of arithmetic progressions, which most other patterns do not have: namely that arithmetic progressions tend to exist both in structured objects and in pseudorandom objects, or in hybrids of the two. This is why results about arithmetic progressions have tended to be easier to establish than those about more general patterns, as one does not need to know as much about the structured and random components of the set in which one is looking for progressions.) More generally, we can see that if the primes correlate in some unusual way with a prime numbers character , then this is likely to bias or distort the number of patterns {n, n+n, n+2n+2} in a significant manner. However, thanks to Fourier analysis, we can show that these Fourier conspiracies are in fact the only obstructions to counting this type of pattern. Very roughly, one can sketch the reason for this as follows. Firstly, it is helpful to create a counting function for the primes, namely the von Mangoldt function , defined as whenever n is a power of a prime p, and 0 otherwise. This rather strange-looking function is actually rather natural, because of the identity for all positive integers n; this identity is a restatement of the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, and in fact defines the von Mangoldt function uniquely. The problem of counting patterns {n, n+n, n+2n+2} is then roughly equivalent to the task of computing sums such as (**) where prime numbers shall be intentionally vague as to what range the variables n, n will be summed over. We have the Fourier inversion formula where is a sum very similar in nature to the sums mentioned earlier. Substituting this formula into (**), we prime numbers get an expression of the form Thus, if one gets good enough control on the Fourier coefficients , which can be viewed as a measure of how much the primes conspire with a linear phase oscillation with frequency , then one can (in principle, at least) count the solutions to the pattern {n, n+n, n+2n+2} in the primes. This is the Hardy-Littlewood circle method in a nutshell, and this is for instance how van der Corputs theorem and Vinogradov theorem were first proven. I have glossed over the question of how one actually computes Fourier coefficients . It turns out that there prime numbers two cases. In the major arc case when is rational, or close prime numbers rational (with a reasonably small denominator), then the problem turns out to be essentially equivalent to counting primes in arithmetic progressions, and so one uses tools related to Dirichlets theorem (L-functions, the Siegel-Walfisz theorem, etc.). In the minor arc case when is far from rational, one instead uses identities such as where is the MĂśbius function, to split the Fourier coefficient as and then one uses the irrationality of to exhibit some significant prime numbers in the phase , which cannot be fully canceled out by the oscillation in the factor. (In practice, the above strategy does not work directly, and one has to work with various truncated or smoothed out versions of the above identities; this is technical and will not be discussed here.) Now suppose we look at progressions of length 4: n, n+n, n+2n, n+3n. As with progressions of length 3, linear or Fourier conspiracies such as (*) will bias or distort the prime numbers count of such progressions in the primes less than a given number N. But, prime numbers contrast to the length 3 case where these are the only conspiracies that actually influence things, for length 4 progressions there are now quadratic conspiracies which can cause trouble. Consider for instance the conspiracy for all but finitely many primes p (***). This conspiracy, which can exist even when all linear conspiracies are eliminated, will significantly bias the number of progressions of length 4, due to the identity which is related to the fact that the function has a vanishing third derivative. In this case, the conspiracy works in ones favour, increasing the total number of progressions of length 4 beyond what one would have naively expected; as mentioned before, this is related to a remarkable indestructability property of prime numbers which can be used to establish things like the Green-Tao theorem without having to deal directly with these obstructions. Thus, in order to count progressions prime numbers length 4 in the primes accurately (and not just to establish the qualitative result that there are infinitely many of them), one needs to eliminate conspiracies such as (***), which necessitates understanding exponential sums such as for various rational or irrational numbers . Whats worse, there are several further generalised quadratic conspiracies which can also bias this count, for instance the conspiracy for all but finitely many primes p, where [] is the greatest integer function. The point here is that the function has a third divided difference which does not entirely vanish (as with the genuine quadratic ), but does vanish a significant portion of the time (because the greatest integer function obeys the linearity property [x+y] = [x] + [y] a significant fraction of the time), which does lead ultimately to a non-trivial bias effect. Because of this, one is also faced with estimating exponential sums such as . It turns out that the correct way to phrase all of these obstructions is via the machinery of 2-step nilsequences: details can be found in these three papers of Ben Green and myself. As a consequence, we can in fact give a precise count as to how many arithmetic progressions of primes of length 4 with all primes less than N; it turns out to be The method also works for other linear patterns of comparable complexity to progressions of length 4. We are currently working on the problem of longer progressions, in which cubic and higher order obstructions appear (which should be modeled by 3-step and higher nilsequences); some work related to this should appear here shortly. |
I was born on June 23rd. So the number is significant to me.  Last night, I rented the DVD of The Number 23, starring Jim Carrey. Although it got generally bad reviews, I liked the films quirky only even prime number especially the opening credits sequence. Id give the movie a B- in spite of the convoluted plot and less than stellar ending. Jim Carrey is very good in this film, but the stuff about 23, a prime number that has obsessed mathematicians, is the real star and it didnt get enough only even prime number time. Heres an article about the mystical number 23: 23 fascinating facts about the number twenty-three 3. John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who was the subject of only even prime number film, A Beautiful Mind, starring Russell Crowe, was obsessed with 23. It featured prominently in his battle with mental illness. His breakdown began when he claimed that a photograph of Pope John XXIII on the cover of Life magazine was in fact him, the proof being that 23 was his favourite number. Nash published 23 scientific articles. 6. The Ancient Chinese believed numbers conveyed sexuality - evens for feminine and odds for masculine. They considered prime numbers to be the most masculine, conferring special status on 23 which is made up of two consecutive prime numbers and the only even prime number - two. 9. Few hold 23 in more esteem than the followers of Discordianism, a self-declared religion based on the premise that discord and chaos are the building blocks of life. For Discordianists, 23 is the Holy Number and a tribute to the goddess Eris, who surveys a world of chaos. The mantra invoked by Discordianists for the Holy Number is Invert The Pyramid. If you invert the sentence one letter at a time - eg dinvert the pyramid, id invert the pyram etc - it takes 22 chants, finished by the line The Pyramid Inverts to make 23. The last line is called the final energy releaser. Discordianism is described by some followers as a joke only even prime number as a religion disguised as a joke. View The Number 23 theatrical trailers and such HERE. |
Guild member Terri Powell let me know that the Philadelphia Marathon is running downtown on Sunday. This will absolutely impact our parking, so travel light and leave a little extra time. You can read about the marathon/route/traffic at http://www.philadelphiamarathon.com/exec/philly/home/home.asp Also AM radio KYW 1060 AM is sure to have the road closures broadcast on the 2s on Sunday. Our meeting is still on, but plan ahead so you arent frustrated by the traffic and parking! See you then! Sarah |
Play at the Chrysler Golf Tournament golfweek to be stopped while police chase down two burglary suspects.  I am sure that caused additional excitement for the fans as well as golfweek players in this event.  Something for a slow news week and sports week in golf.  GolfWeek Report Scot Duke, President of Innovative Business Golf Solutions, and Host of the Mr Business Golf podcast, provides 31 years of corporate management experience to helping small businesses improve their marketing strategies. As author of: How To Play Business golfweek Mr. Duke outlines the steps to sucessfully using golf as a business tool. To learn more about Mr. Duke, IBGS or to purchase How To Play Business Golf visit www.innovativebusinessgolf.com  |
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In Deutschland ist die OmertĂ durchbrochen, beim Giro dItalia und bei der Katalonienrundfahrt verschanzt sich die Radsportszene weiter verzweifelt john david washington dem mafiĂśsen SchweigegelĂźbde. Die erschĂźtternden Dopinggeständnisse der ehemaligen Telekom-Profis sorgen fĂźr Unmut. Der genervte Giro-Spitzenreiter Danilo di Luca beschimpfte die bereuenden DopingsĂźnder Erik Zabel und Rolf Aldag gar als Nestbeschmutzer: Ich verstehe nicht, wieso die EPO-Doping gestehen. Das scheint in Mode zu kommen. Sie sollten besser still sein, anstatt Ăźber alte Dinge zu sprechen, die elf Jahre zurĂźckliegen, sagte der 31-Jährige. Hinter den Kulissen herrscht in Spanien und Italien Aufruhr im Peloton, das sich fĂźhlen muss, als fahre es durch ein Minenfeld. Jeden Moment kann die nächste Bombe hochgehen. Im Inneren wird gezweifelt und gezittert, nach auĂxen aber verstecken sich die Profis weiter hinter der Maske des fairen Radsports: Mann kann auch sauber gewinnen, sagte Ăscar Sevilla nach seinem Sieg auf der KĂśnigsetappe der Katalonienrundfahrt. Wegen seiner mutmaĂxlichen Verwicklung in die Fuentes-Affäre war er von T-Mobile entlassen worden. Der Radsport stirbt, niemand glaubt mehr an ihn, john david washington der nun fĂźr das Team Relax GAM fahrende Sevilla. Es werde Ăźber den Radsport nur noch Schlechtes berichtet. Das ist in Italien anders: Rosa ist das Trikot des GesamtfĂźhrenden Di Luca in Anlehnung an die Farbe des Zeitungspapiers der La Gazzetta dello Sport. Rosa ist auch die Brille, durch die die grĂśĂxte Sporttageszeitung Italiens auf den Giro schaut, den sie selbst organisiert. Den historischen Doping-Beichten aus Deutschland widmet die Gazzetta gerade john david washington eine knappe Seite, der 12. Giro-Etappe stolze sechs. |
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Early next year, teen skateboarder Ryan Sheckler returns to the small screen for another season of his hit MTV reality series, Life of Ryan. Beginning Tuesday, January 8, viewers will see how Sheckler deals with being a full-time skater and fulfilling his responsibilities at home. Shecklers 18th birthday and high school graduation are fast approaching, but he is preoccupied with traveling the world for his skating career. Additionally, he becomes more involved with his various business ventures. As for his home life, he is preparing to move out on his own after serving as the man of the shane sheckler following his parents divorce. Moving out proves to be a difficult task for the teen skateboarding sensation as he has close relationship with his two brothers, Shane Sheckler and Kane Sheckler. Ryan Sheckler also devotes some time to hanging out with his friends, Tony, Mitch, Casey and Caseys girlfriend, Taylor. Love may also be in the horizon for Sheckler as he continues his search for his perfect girl. The premiere episode of Life of Ryans second season can be downloaded for free on Wednesday, January 2. Subsequent episodes can then be purchased via iTunes, Amazon Unbox and Bit Torrent. Viewers can opt to either buy single episodes or a season pass, and those who purchase early will be given a discount. Aired episodes will also be available for viewing on MTV Demand. Visitors of the site can also buy exclusive items on the site, and catch the Life of Ryan cast as they make in-world appearances throughout the season. In the meantime, fans can tide themselves over with episodes from the first all of which are available on the revamped Life of Ryan website. Beginning Wednesday, December 19, fans can update themselves on whats been going on with the shows cast since the first season ended by visiting the websites âSMeet the Castâ section. After each episode airs, MTV.com will post it on the website and give fans the opportunity to share their opinions and thoughts through a blog. Ryan Scheckler will also be updating a personal blog on the site. Catch the second season premiere of Life of Ryan, airing January 8 at 10pm on MTV. |
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SeĂąoras, seĂąores, Sento: Hoy, noche de Halloween de 2007, se cumplen 14 aĂąos del fallecimiento del joven actor River Phoenix por sobredĂłsis de cocaĂna y heroĂna. HabĂa nacido en 1970, por lo que sĂłlo tenĂa 23 aĂąos cuando todo ocurriĂł. Fue una noche en la sala VIP de The Viper Room, un local perteneciente a Johnny Depp, y todo parece indicar que, como a tantos otros, se le fue un poco la mano o su camello se la pasĂł demasiado pura. La escena fue presenciada por, entre otros, hermano el tambiĂŠn actor Joaquin Phoenix y la que era su novia entonces Samantha Mathis. ParticipĂł en pelĂculas como Running on Empty, Mi Idaho Privado o Indiana Jones y la Ăltima Cruzada, donde interpretaba al joven Indy. RecibiĂł nominaciones a los Globos de Oro y a los Ăscar con sĂłlo 18 aĂąos. - VĂdeo con todos los personajes que River interpretĂł en su vida. River Phoenix, R.I.P. |
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CES 2008 is over, and its time to turn the attentions to MacWorld macworld Francisco 2008. As reported by many web-sites, the tag-line for this years MWSF is Theres something in the air. UPDATE: 2008.01.14 - Apple site posts Theres something in the air. Keynote Teaser. Steve Jobs keynote will be available for viewing Tuesday afternoon. As usual numbers of Apple-oriented and tech sites will be providing live coverage of Steve Jobs Keynote. Mac Rumors Live Links will be added here as I stop slacking. Now, off to Warner Bros Studios for some photo-shoot. |
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A falta de escasos 3 dĂas para la MacWorld ya han aparecido algunas imĂĄgenes del Moscone en San Francisco, donde se realizarĂĄ, como cada aĂąo, la MacWorld. Y es que desde que en 1997 Steve Jobs volviese a macbook air despuĂŠs de ser despedido de Apple, ha usado esta conferencia especialmente para mostrar al mundo los nuevos productos con el emblema de la manzana. Este aĂąo parece ser la frase es Theres something in the air, es decir, Hay algo en el aire& chan chan!. El rumor estĂĄ relacionado con la frase de la MarcWorld y gira en torno al tan esperado nuevo MacBook, el MacBook Air. SegĂşn 9to5mac, una conocida pĂĄgina de rumores que cuentan con buenos informadores presuntamente dentro de Apple suelen acertar bastante con sus filtraciones. AquĂ tenĂŠis la imagen: Cables not included (Cables no incluidos)&. WTF!!!! (What the Fuck? Pero quĂŠ coĂąo?) Lo Ăşnico que se puede decir es WOW!!!!!!!!!. Os habĂŠis fijado? No tiene macbook air Los MacBook los suelen tener en el lado que muestra la imagen, el lado izquierdo, aunque es posible que ahora estĂŠn en el macbook air y hayan eliminado la unidad Ăłptica para reducir peso y espacio. Lo que es aĂşn mĂĄs raro es que el conector de corriente no estĂŠ ahĂ, y eso ya me preocupa mĂĄs. En 9to5mac hablan de varias posibilidades como el WiMAX (una nueva tecnologĂa WiFi de antenas capaces de transmitir y recibir seĂąales hasta a 6 Km. de distancia), o que se refieran a su reducidĂsimo peso (fijaros que el portĂĄtil es igual de gordo que la pantalla), o que usen tecnologĂa inalĂĄmbrica para transmitir datos por USB o incluso para la corriente! Actualmente es posible enviar energĂa en pequeĂąas cantidades por el aire, pero ÂżhabrĂĄ conseguido Apple una manera de transmitir energĂa suficiente para alimentar un ordenador por el aire? y si es asĂÂżcĂłmo harĂĄn para que esa energĂa vaya al ordenador y no sea captada por otro dispositivo? Todo esto lo podremos descubrir por fin el martes dĂa a las 18:00 hora espaĂąola. AquĂ os pongo algunas de las mejores fotos de las que os hablaba antes: Fuente de las imĂĄgenes: AppleInsider. |
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Blade Runner is perhaps the most tinkered with film in history. Based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip legends field Dick, the movie has gone through a 25 year refining process in a story that could only happen in Hollywood. Ridley Scott had a grand vision for the picture, which was his follow-up to the blockbuster Alien. The plot centered around Replicants, bio-mechanoid creations that mimic real humans in almost every way, except for a crippling lack of empathy. Harrison Ford played Rick Deckard, a cop who hunted Replicants, designated a Blade Runner. Almost from the start, troubles plagued the production, as the script went through several legends field rewrites, the budget kept escalating, and a well publicized feud between Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford developed. The end result was deemed commercially unacceptable by Warner Bros, who forced Ford to record a monotone narration that explained many of the concepts and plot points, and adding in a happy ending against Scotts wishes. Even with these changes (or perhaps because of them), Blade Runner was a flop when it was released in 1982. The success of E.T. in the same year proved that audiences of the day preferred to be told what to feel instead of being confronted about what they think. The film quickly gained a new life on home video. Many people took inspiration from the movies marvelously futuristic (yet shockingly retro) designs and the striking costumes. The picture endured, proving itself to be supremely influential on an entire generation of filmmakers. Roughly ten years after Blade Runners initial theatrical release, a workprint was found that omitted both the narration and the happy ending, while containing other scenes not shown in the 1982 cut. The overwhelmingly positive public reaction to the screening of this print prompted Warner Bros. to commission a new cut, to be called the Directors Cut, which first ran to record numbers at the Nuart Theater in Los Angeles. However, proving that they still hadnt learned their lesson, WB didnt allow adequate time for Ridley Scott to prepare a cut, which left the job to a team of editors, working off of production notes. The Directors Cut nevertheless initiated an almost unanimous reappraisal of the film, with many of the movies original detractors coming around to say how much better it now was. But things never sat right with Ridley Scott, who ached to get a chance at making what he considered to be the definitive version of the film. The chances of this seemed slim as the movie slipped into a litigious rights battle that almost felt like it would never end. But finally, all legends field pieces fell into place and Scott personally oversaw a new cut, dubbed The Final Cut. yarennoka stream had a highly successful and oft-extended run at The Landmark in Los Angeles and the Zeigfeld in New York. Blade Runners home legends field history is also quite convoluted. VHS tapes and laserdiscs of the Theatrical and 82 International Cut (almost entirely the same as the U.S. 82 cut, except for a few extra shots of violence) floated around for the years prior to the release of the Directors Cut. After 1992, those were pulled from circulation in favor of VHS tapes of the Directors Cut. The Criterion Collection re-released the International Cut on laserdisc to provide film fans with the first version of the film. Eventually both VHS and laserdisc were replaced by the now-ubiquitous DVD format. Despite the incredible surge of DVD sales, WB only ever released one poor quality edition of the Directors Cut. Recently, in preparation for the Final Cut, WB has released a remastered edition of the Directors Cut on a barebones DVD. But now, finally, Warner has done the film right, releasing a set that contains every cut of the film (82 Theatrical, International, Directors Cut, Final Cut, and Workprint) on DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray. In all of its forms, Blade Runner takes place in Los Angeles in the year 2019. Most of the worlds assets have been gobbled up by greedy multinational corporations, one of the largest being the Tyrell Corporation. Tyrell specializes in Replicants, exact duplicates of human beings that are used as slave labor. After an attempted revolt, Replicants were declared illegal on Earth, and special police units, known as Blade Runners, were formed to hunt them down. By 2019, the job is mostly finished, leaving Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) in an unhappy retirement. But a group of Replicants, led by Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer), have made their way back to Earth, determined to make sense of their existence. Deckard is brought out of retirement for the sole purpose of killing each and every last one, a job made harder as Deckard begins to fall for Rachael (Sean Young), a Replicant of rare beauty and intelligence. Blade Runners influence on modern cinema is incalculable. The look, a mix of futuristic tech and classic noir, has become a touchstone for many production and graphic designers. There is a Blade Runner look and if one references it, everyone else will know what they mean. Ridley Scotts attention to detail has never been more apparent than it is here. Every conceivable item and logo that appears on the screen was meticulously created by the design team, from the magazines people read to the badges on the police uniforms. Even things you would never in a million years would see in the frame were made up and included, just to give an extra level of reality to the piece. The rank, oppressive atmosphere is enhanced by the sets, mostly constructed, which were eerily prescient of modern Tokyo, Hong Kong, and even parts of Los Angeles and New York. Scott correctly saw the melting pot of ethnicities and cultures that would occur in major cities. On a technical level, the craft is impeccable. The opening shot, dubbed the Hades Landscape by the crew, is a visual marvel: a breathtaking cityscape, with miles of industrial waste vents, spewing flame and smoke, fills your vision. Having recently seen the Final Cut on the big screen with a sold out audience, the shot still brought audible gasps out of us (myself included). Jordan Cronenweths cinematography was the best work he ever did, and he was highly regarded by his peers and enthusiasts alike. The legends field of light and shadow is astounding. Cronenweth wasnt afraid to let parts of the frame linger off to black, nor was he worried about having sources for all of his light. Thus we get these gorgeous shots where a beam of light will simply glide across the background of the scene, despite no obvious item in the frame creating that beam. And we never question it. Cronenweth took Ridley Scotts world of detail and turned it into a place with mystique and personality, and its one of the most masterful pallets in all of cinema. Perhaps the greatest achievement in Blade Runner is that even with all the visual spectacle, all the focus on the smallest physical details, legends field emotional backbone of the piece never got lost. In this film, Deckard is the antagonist. Roy Batty and his compatriots have returned to Earth in legends field attempt to discover a cure for their physical ailment - a four year life span. legends field violence becomes understandable in this context. After all, birth is a bloody and violent process, and what is this quest but a search for rebirth? The audience feels more for Batty and Pris than they do for Deckard, who is a bastard for most of the movie. Take the scene where he callously and cruelly tells Rachael that she is a Replicant, a fact that she barely even suspected prior to that point. Deckards experiences hunting down the Replicants makes him remember his legends field lost humanity (one of the many reasons why it makes no sense for Deckard himself to be a Replicant, no matter what Ridley Scott says), but that doesnt make his hunt any more noble. When he kills Zhora, you can feel the pain of her ignoble death. All the characters, even minor ones like Gaff, have deep interior lives. Like the visual details, we may not see all of them, but intrinsically we know that they are there, and it adds more depth to the picture, which the audience can feel. While the visuals legends field draw us in, its the emotional core that keeps us there and brings us back. There are so many moments that jump out and stick in the memory. The opening shot is just the tip of the iceberg. Perhaps the most famous scene is the Roy Batty Tears in Rain sequence. This was originally planned to be a multi-page monologue. On the day of the shoot, Rutger Hauer distilled it down to its essence, delivering a simple and undeniably powerful speech that haunts the memories of anyone who hears it. If theres anything in the film that shows what it means to be human, that speech is it. Another infamous sequence is a scene where Deckard dreams of a legends field which Scott intended to use as a sign post to suggest that Deckard is a Replicant himself. The Final Cut stands as the ultimate representation of Ridley Scotts vision. Its not terribly different from the previously released Directors Cut, as it has neither the legends field nor the happy ending. It included the unicorn sequence, which is slightly longer. Some scenes have been shortened for pacing purposes. Shots from the Workprint have been added in, most notably the hockey legends field dancing girls. Small snafus, such as wires attached to the Spinners, have been cleared away for this release. Larger mistakes have also been corrected. In all the previous versions (except the Workprint), Bryant gives an incorrect number of escaped Replicants, due to a scene written with a fifth Replicant that was legends field shot. That has been fixed, along with the obvious Joanna Cassidy stunt double. The sequence where Deckard questions Abdul Ben-Hassan has been fixed so the dialogue matches the lip movements. And the shot where the dove flies away from Batty has been completely redone to keep the visuals of the film consistent. Most of these changes are subtle, thankfully, not drawing attention to themselves or distracting the audience. The cumulative effect, however, is enormous. The world feels more immersive, the emotional impact more powerful. It took 25 years, but now we finally get Blade Runner the way Ridley Scott always wanted. For a film about legends field with short life spans, Blade Runner is a remarkably long-lived piece of work. Certainly its influence has brought about a critical reappraisal, as well as the subsequent cuts that removed many of the more objectionable studio-mandated elements. But there are those who love the theatrical cuts more than the others, so its not that simple. Blade Runner is incredibly complex, visually, emotionally, and thematically. People find more and more to discover with each viewing. Its this density, combined with a haunting lyricism, that gives the picture the staying power that it has. Blade Runner is a classic for the ages, a film that only gets better with age. Once legends field see it, you will never forget it. Thank you, Ridley, for letting us see what you saw with your eyes. The HD DVD: Note that the star ratings for this disc pertain to the Final Cut, as I am considering the other versions of the film to be archival, and thus supplementary features. The Image: The Theatrical Cut, International Cut, and Directors Cut are all available on a single disc (disc three) in VC-1 encoded 1080p transfers. All three appear to be from the same transfer, and they generally look good. I noticed more grain and a slightly softer feel to these three than in the Final Cut, but theyre unmistakably high definition. Anyone who prefers one of these cuts wont be disappointed. Interestingly, on the HD DVD, you can select between the different versions via the pop-up menu. If you want to legends field a scene in the International Cut and then see legends field it differs in the Directors Cut, you can pull up the legends field Cut, then go to its scene selections, and select the scene you like. Whats really cool about this is that when you go back to the previous cut, it continues from the last place you left off. Very neat. Ridley Scott mentions in an introduction to the Workprint that they took the last known print of that version and did what restoration work they could, but warns that it still looks very rough. Hes not lying. The image, framed slightly differently at 2.20:1 and encoded at 1080p in VC-1, is very rough. It has much more grain than any of the other cuts. Its legends field in detail and the image often looks over saturated, with color balance skewed. Still, it is, as Ridley Scott points out, a work in progress, and was never meant to be viewed on a home video format, let alone one without the resolution of HD. The Audio: The Theatrical, International, and Directors Cuts get Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 mixes. These did not undergo the same processes that the Final Cut did, so the audio is understandably more rough. The surround aspect is not nearly as seamless, and dialogue has legends field hiss at times. But even these sound good compared to the Workprint, which, again, was culled from the best legends field elements of a long out of use single print. The Supplements: Disc One: The Final Cut Disc Two: Dangerous Days Disc Three: Archival Versions Disc Four: Enhancement Archive Disc Five: Workprint The Conclusion: Daniel Hirshleifer is the High Definition Editor for DVD Talk, and the author of HD Talk. |
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Wikepedia provides a comprehensive overview on the law of attraction, the pros and cons, the claims by skeptics of pseudoscience. In essence the celestine prophecy introdutory definition is: you get what you think about; your thoughts determine your destiny.[1] (References and footnotes: Redden, Guy, Magic Happens: A New Age Metaphysical Mystery Tour, Journal of Australian Studies: 101: Louise Hay, the Queen of Affirmations,(9) believes that our thinking creates our reality. In short, if ones consciousness is in the celestine prophecy with the whole, creation becomes a resource from which we can manifestsynchronicity. According to Hays bestseller, You Can Heal Your Life(10), your life can be transformed by never dwelling on the negative, as the metaphysical principle of life is the law of attraction: you get what you think about; your thoughts determine your destiny.) Perhaps we sometimes approach topics too simply here at SurfaceEarth, regardless, it appears that the Law of Attraction requires action and positive thought. Um, whats so wrong with that? Again, Wikepedia concisely states the criticism of the Laws of Attraction: Some critics say that the claims made about the scientific justification of the Law of Attraction are not supported by any mainstream scientific research, and there have been no widely recognized studies demonstrating that the principle actually works (there are a number of recognized studies in which positive thinking has not had a measurable effect on objective conditions, while conversely scientific the celestine prophecy involving the use of placebos support the principle of positive thinking). Skeptics have the celestine prophecy that the explanations of the claimed law (and even the use of the term Law itself) misuse and misrepresent mainstream julie mccullough of electromagnetism and quantum mechanics in a way often characteristic of pseudoscience. In dismissing the claimed effectiveness and anecdotal testimony about the success of the Law of Attraction, skeptics argue that it is nothing more than a round-about means of self-motivation and a confirmation bias applied to acts of increased risk-taking, and has no further metaphysical effects.[1] See Footnote the celestine prophecy above. The harm in following the Law of Attraction is what exactly? You become more positive? You increase your energy? You lessen the burden on others who no longer have to bear your angst? |
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