L’étrange histoire d’Allan Konigsberg « Il est cinq heures Tout le monde a rappelé que le nouveau film de David Fincher est basé sur une nouvelle de Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Il aurait sans doute été beaucoup plus inspiré s’il avait adapté le texte de Woody Allen intitulé "Next Life". « In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way.Then you wake up in an old people’s home feeling better every day.You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, and then when you start work, you get a gold watch and a party on your first day.You work for 40 years until you’re young enough to enjoy your retirement. You party, drink alcohol, and are generally promiscuous, then you are ready for high school. You then go to primary school, you become a kid, you play. Like this: J'aime chargement… Cette entrée, publiée dans jour, est taguée Benjamin Button, Woody Allen.
Logo Design Gone Wrong: 10 Offbeat Examples Logos define brands and they create corporate images because logos are what sticks in people’s mind and creates associations. Think Coca-Cola, Nike, or McDonald’s – what do you instantly picture in mind? Right, their logos. While the implementation of an effective logo can set a company up for success, the opposite is also possible. More logo design related post we previously published: Catholic Church’s Archdiocesan Youth CommissionThis logo was developed in 1973 and won an award from the Art Director’s Club of Los Angeles. (Image source: ihatemedia) Kudawara PharmacyNo explanation is needed on why this logo from Kudawara Pharmacy has gained such widespread public attention. (Image source: flickr) KidsExchangeProper capitalization and a space between the words of the KidsExchange logo could have saved this company a great deal of embarrassment. (Image source: filehurricane.com) MegaFlicksMany customers may think twice about entering a MegaFlicks store after reading this logo.
The illustrated guide to a Ph.D. Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge: By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little: By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more: With a bachelor's degree, you gain a specialty: A master's degree deepens that specialty: Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge: Once you're at the boundary, you focus: You push at the boundary for a few years: Until one day, the boundary gives way: And, that dent you've made is called a Ph.D Of course, the world looks different to you now: So, don't forget the bigger picture: Keep pushing. There's a bit more below, but I also wrote a follow-up 5 years after the illustrated guide which may be of interest -- HOWTO: Get tenure. Related posts If you like these posts, then I recommend the book A PhD Is Not Enough Get it in print; fund students; save lives By request, a print version of The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. is on sale. Click here to preview or buy it. Why biology? License: Creative Commons Resources
5 raisons pour la Séfarade d'épouser un Ashkénaze Par The SefWoman - Dimanche 4 décembre 2011 Raison 1 : Il ne croit pas/plus en Dieu L’Ashkénaze n’est pas particulièrement rancunier, mais partant du principe que Dieu est mort à Auschwitz et que les absents ont toujours tort, il est un peu fâché avec. Résultat : à sa bar-mitsva, le buffet cochonnailles a fait un malheur. Raison 2 : Son sens de la famille est très limité Il n’exigera de toi que peu d’enfants et de déjeuners chez ses parents. Raison 3 : Il n’élève jamais la voix Le garçon ashkénaze est bien élevé. Raison 4 : Il est comme toi, il déteste les Séfarades A chaque fois que vous allez rendre visite à ta mère et que vous passez par Belleville, il a l’impression de faire une excursion à Thoiry. Raison 5 : Il a un nom qui assure Toute fille normalement constituée, saine de corps et d’esprit, vendrait un rein pour troquer son « Bismuth », « Benamou » ou « Fitoussi » contre « Hoffmann », « Wertheimer » ou « Goldberg ». The SefWoman
Le top 5 des phrases à ne pas dire face au rabbin qui vous demande de prouver votre judéité Par The SefWoman - Lundi 12 décembre 2011 « Et vous d’abord, qu’est-ce qui me prouve que vous êtes juif ? » Allez, j’attends. Vous croyez quoi ? « Par rapport aux critères nazis, vous vous situez où exactement ? Avoir une mère juive, donc qui a elle-même une mère juive. « C’est moi qui ai financé la réfection de la synagogue » Ah, vous êtes déjà au courant. « Ce qui compte, c’est que je me sente juive dans mon cœur » Mère juive ou pas, on s’en fout. « Sur mon passeport, comme vous pouvez le voir, je vais tous les étés en Israël » Comment ça, ce n’est absolument pas une preuve. The SefWoman Ma philosophie se situe entre « A Kippour tout le monde pardonne, sauf moi » (Raymond Bettoun) et « Dieu n’existe pas, mais nous sommes son peuple » (Woody Allen)
PageRank Algorithm Reveals Soccer Teams' Strategies Many readers will have watched the final of the Euro 2012 soccer championships on Sunday in which Spain demolished a tired Italian team by 4 goals to nil. The result, Spain’s third major championship in a row, confirms the team as the best in the world and one of the greatest in history. So what makes Spain so good? Fans, pundits and sports journalists all point to Spain’s famous strategy of accurate quick-fire passing, known as the tiki-taka style. It’s easy to spot and fabulous to watch, as the game on Sunday proved. That looks set to change. They say their approach produces a quantifiable representation of a team’s style, identifies key individuals and highlights potential weaknesses. Their idea is to think of each player as a node in a network and each pass as an edge that connects nodes. The image above shows the resulting networks for the Netherlands (left) and Spain using data from the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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