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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Sasuke Maniac - A 1/2 hour show that runs every Sunday night (into Monday) on TBS in Japan featuring Monster 9 events. TBS changed their site and showed they were going to give a new Sasuke Mania including not used footage from Sasuke 20. I returned to my trusty program to watch Japanese TV and enjoyed news and documentaries I can’t understand. :)
(Levi Meeuwenberg (or LEVI MeUUUENBAAARGU if you listen to the announcer scream his name in Sasuke 20!) - Sasuke 20's New Hero according to TBS LOL - a friggin' Godsend for G4 if you ask me. Go go Levi!)
Checked during the week again and they mentioned “American” .. which means they were going to show Sasuke again… what they would show I had no idea so I was about to check! I expect Levi Meeuwenberg (American Ninja Challenge 2) love.. Might see Brian Orosco (ANC2) and Brett Sims (ANC1) but not sure. LOL having fun with the whacked out Japanese commercials…. About these whacked out commercials.. Ragaeton SHOULD NOT BE IN JAPANESE.. okay.. there I said it… I don’t like it in Spanish.. but something about Japanese people sitting around in a dinner table bopping their heads and waving their arms to Japanese Ragaeton is just.. wrong.. utterly and completely wrong.. Oh.. and why do I keep hearing Olivia Newton John’s Xanadu?
(TBS monitering USA blogs and caught that there was much anticipation across the pond for Sasuke 20)
Had a harder time trying to find the channel since they changed a few channels around and descriptions. Knowing what they showed the last time (thanks Ube) helped. Ran around trying to find the - JSpo program that usually airs before it.. “okay.. looking for baseball”.. crap.. 2 channels showing baseball… hang on.. waiting.. it’s 11:18 my time.. waiting.. checking again.. hmm I think I found it.. in the meantime got half hour.. oooh figure skating on the other channel.. mmmmmmmm waiting.. back to baseball.. lemme make sure this is the right channel before I get pissed and miss it…. OH I see the announcers.. yeah it’s JSpo.. okay don’t move.. only 20 minutes to go.. Wow they so heavy on fluff pieces.. good Lord.. and what’s with the totally inappropriate use of music that doesn’t fit.. oh well.. at least it’s pretty music.. even if it doesn’t fit the theme :p Okay.. I heard “if you want my body and you think I’m sexy c’mon baby let me know…” .. in .. Japanese.. Oh… and a commercial with “It’s a small world afterall”.. whistled.. digressing again… 3 more minutes.. Oh Mao Asada commercial.. MediClean toothbrushes.. Shocked my video feed is stable today! Don't have to keep restarting it to cue up with sound..
Okay.. started.. 11:50 am my time on Sunday (12:50 am Monday Morning in Japan – a lot later than usual but the TV lineup in the TBS site helped - http://www.tbs.co.jp/tv/ ) – Ube told me before they are getting back to the Dramas so they are adding the episodes and pushing everything else later in the night. Ube can't blog his tonight so I'm taking a crapload of pictures as he wanted me to... Took 124 pictures.. only putting up 41 today :p
(Shout out to Blackie Chan! Russelis my man.. I wish you could have gone.. stupid Cliffhanger up against a box...) TBS loved you baby.. there was much love for the man tonight!)
Okay.. they proved that TBS/Monster 9 DO read American blogs and websites. They were quoting from one of the websites about how they were really looking forward to Sasuke 20. (no it wasn’t G4’s site) Looks like it’s Levi’s experience in Sasuke Maniac.. LOL they are now referring to him as the new Hero! Okay looks like ANC’s experience in general. They showed the winners of ANC1 (the obligatory dazed and confused look of Clueless Colin in the AOTS set).. Back to showing the Sasuke 20 wipe outs (because showing this before Sasuke 20 somehow doesn’t show spoilers BEFORE you watch it.. yeah.. okay digressing).. now they are going over ANC’s history with a lot of clips from ANC2. Paul ANTHONY Terek (and his runs through Sasuke and Sportsman #1 clips) and now oh.. top 6 siting! Yay! :)
(See now Nagano got his arms right on the real Cliffhanger.. see how the American boy Levi doesn't do it right.. watch.. here's the comparison.. he needs much work says TBS)
The runs on ANC.. hey Russelis siting! Sorry.. I wish he could have gone too.. wow.. they showed the entire run of Russelis winning his heat.. Brian’s run cut down.. Levi’s fluff piece.. then his run (almost all of it). Russelis fluff piece! Now Brian’s fluff piece (much shorter).. now the top 3 doing the last run around the .. box.. sorry didn’t like that last challenge.. the only thing “killer” about it was how badly they skimped on production value.. Digressing badly but they did a synopsis of it. LOL they did a comparison between Nagano’s cliffhanger and Levi’s and talking about the arms LMAO!!! I swear they read the blogs and G4 website.
(Arrived at Narita Airport in Chiba, Japan - and formerly known as New Toyko airport)
Okay.. they arrived in the airport! All 3 arrived with each other (Brian, Levi and Brett). Obligatory interview .. They asked Brett why he’s back and he said he was asked to come back to get a second chance. Sounds like it was G4 that did it.. not TBS.. Hmmmm.. sorry Russelis my man..
(ANC guys enjoying themselves in a private Muscle Musical show)
ANC guys went to see Muscle Musical. Interviews after that. One of the Muscle Musical guys (couldn’t tell who it was.. sorry) did a push up with his legs in the air in the lobby of Muscle Musical.. Brett did it just as good as the Muscle Musical guy and actually held the position longer. Go go Brett. Levi can’t do it though :p Don't think they showed Brian trying. I didn't see him in the lobby.
(Hello Mr. Octopus guy :) - Ah you do me much honor coming to my restaurant - actually I'm happy they did I've never seen it. He looks like a great host!)
They met Minoru Kuramochi (Mr. Octopus), at his restaurant. They all learned how to do his headband and continued to wear it all throughout dinner. They all pretty much think he's an essentric old guy. Uhm.. duh!
(Muscle Park in Tokyo Bay is a cool place I'd like to go to at some point..)
On to Muscle Park now. The ANC guys try their hand at the Sasuke course (4 obstacles - Arm Bike, Salmon Ladder, Cliff Hanger and Pipe Slider) Brett beats the Salmon Ladder and Brian failed the pipe slider .. so did Levi. Interviews.. They were surprised how much relies on finger strength “lots of fingers” and it’s a lot more fatiguing than they expected.
(Death by Pipe Slider.. ANC Style.. I think this is Levi.. who knows.. they showed both Levi and Brian failing almost the same way)
Both deaths by Pipe Slider were almost identical. Both swung to the end only to slide almost all the way back to the middle.. to slide back to the end.. to try to jump off only to slide back and land straight down.. No forward momentum.
(Outside of where they met Shunsuke Nagasaki to learn how to use a trampoline)
Gym with Shunsuke Nagasaki! First TBS relived the past failures of both ANC guys (Colin and Brett) and how they both failed the trampoline and ultimately the Jumping Spider.
(Shunsuke Nagasaki giving pointers to Brett, Levi and Brian on that stupid trampoline)
I'm sure Brett was going "oh I could have used this tip last year.. but oh well.. " So they have Shunsuke, Prince of the Trampoline, teach them how to do it.
(Shunsuke shows them how it's done. Go Mr. Olympian and show these guys how to jump this stupid thing!)
Looks fun :) He looks great too! Good luck in the Beijing Olympics!
(Shunsuke showing them.. so.. Jump in the air.. forward momentum.. stick legs out.. and pray you stick.. the first time)
Dinner again.. oooooh.. All Stars dinner. Toshihiro Takeda, Makoto Nagano (yay), Katsuhito Akiyama and Katsumi Yamada (with a crying video.. thanks TBS..) Most of the Allstars (Bunpei of course missing because of back problems and Shingo missing because he never does anything outside of Sasuke itself)
(ANC Guys.. meet All Stars.. All Stars.. meet ANC guys - btw.. Nagano loves that New Mexico shirt.. 3rd time I see it - fan who gave it to him must be over the moon!)
Lots of awe and wonder on the part of the ANC Guys (looks I mean.. you call tell they were awestruck) Mr. Sasuke himself Katsumi Yamada offers a toast and everyone is happy!
(Yamada offers a toast to this joyous occasion. I guess it fits him right.. even if I don't like him anymore LOL.. btw.. he wore that stupid armband to this??)
Beer time! Is Brett even old enough to drink? Just kidding :D
(CHEERS! Looks like a great atmosphere.. even if I am a cheap date.. /sigh I'd be so out of place in that room.. )
The next bit is hysterical. The G4 crew brought video of Brian and Levi's entry videos - specifically the Free running.. omg did he just jump a building videos.
(Nagano watching from a small screen given to him (that's his hand).. mmm.. that looks yummy what they are eating.. it's not fish... oh that's right.. Nagano hates sushi LMAO)
All watching the videos of Freeruning and are all amazed. They spent a few seconds showing in a little corner of the Screen what was being shown to them to a chorus of “ooooooh” at the building jumping.
(Aww that's cool they moved the monitor (and Akiyama moved) so that he could see the screen better.. they look like they are having a ball!)
That was hysterical all going the obligatory “omfg you’ve got to be nuts faces” They seemed to think they were completely nuts..
(Toshihiro Takeda enjoying the videos.. he's just as awestruck at the brazeness in display)
For those who want to know what they were watching - some of you recognize both Brian's Videos Brian's Video and Levi's Video on YouTube.
Nagano looked like he was going through pain watching these crazy Americans jumping off buildings!
(You seriously think with a blog about the ANC guys I'd ignore Nagano? You've got to be insane.. :p)(A round of applause by the All-Stars to the crazy ANC guys' videos)
Now the advice thingies..
(Dude.. we are so boned.. we have to think of something insightful.. hmm.. let's just hold our hands over our chins to make us look adult like.. yeah.. let the translators make up something.. yes.. quite..)
Okay.. enough of the All-star dinner. They Arrive to Sasuke 20 by private bus and get greeted by Nagano himself.
(Nagano meeting the 3 ANC guys as they come off the bus and into the media storm)
Commercials – no Bones this week.. Maybe they finished their make-goods.. sorry.. Advertising term :p
Oh Michael Milner siting! Michael they showed you in the stands cheering on the Americans! Brett’s turn, Brian, more wipe outs .. now Levi’s run. They made sure to show all passed the Jumpingu Spidah.. thanks Shunsuke Nagasaki! High fives with the Allstars at the end of Levi’s run.
(Had to show this picture for my buddy Snowy.. Kenji Takahashi siting Snowy dear :) Look.. talking to Akiyama in the background!)
On to Stage 2. They show Nagano dunk himself with full speed into the Midoriyama's septic sludge while Levi tears course up. Yamada in awe.. I can do it.. Yeah.. sure you can.. Sorry.. channeling my inner Ube.. he’s here in spirit :p Nagano is happy. A bunch of Levi talking to Nagano.
(Nagano laughing at something while talking to Levi just before Stage 3)
Okay my favorite part of Sasuke.. Stage 3 Rings section. Nagano is watching Levi go through his mental visualisation of what he's going to do on the globe grasp.. Nagano sees something he doesn't like...
(Makoto Nagano sees something he's not comfortable with.. No no Levi.. not like that.. plenty have fallen with that hand grip..)
He yells his name three times. The fingers shot of Nagano and then Takeda showing Levi how to do the descending globe grasp.
(Toshihiro Takeda now realizes the mistake as well and joins Makoto Nagano in the arm gesture..)
Levi listens!
(Levi changing his grip... "Like this?" hmm.. okay!)
He easily makes it through just fine thanks to the advice and his own physical ability.
(Levi going through the descending globe grasp with the new grip - he clears!)
On to Cliffhanger.. Bastage that hasn't been beaten by anyone yet..
(Hmm.. so this is the mighty Cliffhanger.. totally different than that mock up in Muscle Park.. has eaten a total of 3 people so far in Sasuke 18.. no one got here in Sasuke 19... I'm the only victim in Sasuke 20..)
He starts to go across...
(Levi going accross the top section of the Cliffhanger.. going down to the 3rd section.. long gap.. tries to jump it but his arms give out and down into the sludge he goes..
(Daaaagnabit say Takeda and Nagano as they see Levi dunk into the water off the Cliffhanger)
Commercials.. Beer.. Pizza.. nice combination even if I can’t drink beer.. I’m such a friggin’ cheap date.. Biore for the ladies underarms.. it’s a small towel.. ooookk…. Oh.. kitty commercial! Having a Kitty attack.. LMAO I love this cat beating up his master to wake him up Kal Kan commercial. I hear Xanadu again.. Softbank commercial.. might have been Cameron Diaz.
(Makoto Nagano yells and cheers Levi's attempt at Stage 3.. even if he didn't get to the Heartbreaker/Spider Flip..)(ANC love all around. Good job man.. you made us proud.. hey now.. they look like they are going to dance..)
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Sasuke Maniac - A 1/2 hour show that runs every Sunday night (into Monday) on TBS in Japan featuring Monster 9 events. TBS changed their site and showed they were going to give a new Sasuke Mania including not used footage from Sasuke 20. I returned to my trusty program to watch Japanese TV and enjoyed 2 hours of news and documentaries I can’t understand. :)
(Handabol guys enjoying the spectacle that is Sasuke 20! - Daisuke Miyazaki is the guy on the left.. trust me you will see more of him..)
Checked during the week again and they mentioned Daisuke Miyazaki .. which means they were going to show Sasuke again… what they would show I had no idea so I was about to check! Incoming Bablefish disaster.. "Reverse side close adhesion and heroical anecdote of [sasukemania] intense fighting! Handball Japanese typical Miyazaki Daisuke never conclusion just something?" So .. what does that mean? I was aiming to find out! LOL having fun with the whacked out Japanese commercials….
(American Ninja Warrior competitors - Levi and Brian (ANC2) and Brett (ANC1) all watching the staff of Sasuke show them how to do Stage 1 of Sasuke 20)
Looks like it’s Daisuke’s experience in Sasuke Maniac.. Yep the whole team's experience of Sasuke 20. First part was him watching with the rest of the contestants how the Sasuke crew did the first stage. Next was his win in Sportsman #1. Bio of how he got there, how the handball guys trained (trampoline and all) Was funny seeing them all trying to do the Jumping Spider jump and spread legs into a wall.. LOL Naoki Iketani talks to him - (Shingo in the back with Yamada walking behind him)
(Kewpie to Handabol guy.. remember .. I won Sportsman number one waaaay before you so don't get on a high horse.. I may look like I sway in he wind now.. and you are buff.. but I can still kick your butt..)
Rehashing the day's events as they saw them. Akiyama run.. Miyazaki looks dazed.. Dude.. that was totally the guy that won this thing first.. first handball guy.. (death by Jumping Spider).. got hurt in the run “check my arm”. More people going down.. Hey they showed Swat guy again! Yay! Sorry Michael it went by too fast and my screenshot trigger finger is much too slow.. Handball guys looking like they are having fun.. next handball guy.. (death by Half pipe attack.. he’s the one that swung back to the wall and still missed the platform back.. ) guys loved it..
(The Handabol guys having waaaay too much fun laughing at the fate of their fellow handball guy... Your turn is coming..)
Shingo’s run.. now Miyazaki is getting worried.. he’s now warming up in the parking lot.. more interviews.. he’s pacing..Iketani drops from the jumping spider wall.. serves him right.. eh.. what's up with his skeleton body this timea round anyway? Miyazaki now really worried.. third handball guy.. (death by log grip) Miyazaki now in shock..
(Dude that hurt.. Miyazaki in shock over the loss of his fellow handball guy..)
Now they show the first 2 guys through to second stage.. back to another interview with Miyazaki.. Takahashi down.. Takeda times out.. more of them time out and fall.. Miyazaki now freaked.. back to running sprints in the parking lot.. push ups.. another interview.. he’s antsy.. swaying.. a lot during the interview.. getting ready for his turn.. intro.. he starts..
Commercials.. Buy Bones on DVD.. (yes the American show..)
We are back with his run.. (death by Halfpipe attack) lost of replays of how he overshot the platform..
(Notice he landed a bit too far over.. and already started to lean back over the water..)
(From opposite angle.. you see the lean really evident.. poor Daisuke.. no way to save this..)
(He does a mad jump across to see if he can somehow make it to the opposite platform.. nope.. doesn't make it.. )
Utter disgust .. another interview.. Then interview with team on their experience. All bowing in thanks.
Back to interviewing Miyazaki again.. Poor guy… long day.. another interview staring at the Stage 4 tower.. credits roll. Off they roll into the night..
Remember always Ube does a MUCH better job (See his blog.. it rocks.. - link always on the top left side of my blog or Lost in Ube blog link .. Also.. my previous Sasuke Posts can always be accessed through the tags under Sasuke or Sasuke Mania ;) | {
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Deer hunters in my home state have spent the last couple of months in a bitter and highly divisional debate over antlered deer limits. Tennessee has had a statewide antlered bag limit (the state does not distinguish between sex of deer, rather antlered and antlerless to account for biological anomalies) of 3 deer since 1999. Antlerless (aka “Does)” bag limits are limited on a Unit by Unit basis with the majority of Middle and West Tennessee being Unit “L” with highly liberal bag limits of 3 “does” per day, every day for the entire ~100 day season. Much of the Unit L counties have deer numbers that range from 30-50+ deer per square mile. Some select counties (Unit “A’) are more limited than that, but as you move into Appalachia, deer numbers decline sharply, often to ~15 or less deer per square mile. This dramatic difference is largely due to difference of habitat. Appalachia consists of more continuous tracts of mature timber with significantly less agriculture than the rest of the state.
Our state game agency has maintained that there is no biological reason to reduce the statewide buck limits. It is worth noting that only about 3% of Tennessee deer hunters kill their bag limit of 3 antlered deer in one season. Heck, only about 50% of Tennessee deer hunters are even successful at killing a deer, any deer, during hunting season. With a deer herd of 800,000 to 1,00,000 and hunters killing between 200,000-260,00 deer annually and only 3% of hunters killing 3 antlered deer in a season, in the opinion of some biologists and many hunters, including myself, there is little to nothing to be gained by reducing the bag limits. However, a very vocal minority raised a successful campaign to reduce the bag limits two 2 antlered deer statewide. Seemingly, this bag limit reduction has little impact on the vast majority of Tennessee deer hunters including myself since I seldom have killed more than 1 antlered deer in a hunting season anyway. Living in a part of the state with an abundance of deer, I have the luxury of being highly selective. However, many hunters living in Appalachia do not have this luxury. The reason that I fought this bag limit reduction was because that I felt like in unfairly impacted the Unit B rifle hunter who may be looking to feed his or her family with a couple of deer in the freezer. Since these hunters are not allowed to kill antlerless deer during rifle season, the casual Appalachian “Blue Collar” hunter may very well have had his or her deer hunting opportunities reduced to two deer total at the influence of the deer hunting enthusiasts for whom hunting is a hobby.
My speculation is that average supporter of antlered bag limit reductions was a suburban based “hobbyist” hunter who maintains a small to medium size hunting lease (50-150 acres) in a rural area with an abundance of deer, but this “hobbyist” wishes to see more “big” deer. His line of thinking follows that his neighbors must be killing all of the small antlered deer, therefore few, if any grow to maturity. When faced with the statistic that only 3% of hunters are killing 3 bucks anyway, the hobbyist hunter is quick to speculate that a reduced bag limit will force other hunters to be more selective with the 2nd antlered deer they kill. This effect has yet to be seen, but, regardless, is hardly a biological speculation. If you wanted to make a case for class warfare here, it would be worth noting that Appalachia/Unit B is home to the largest concentration of rural poverty in Tennessee while the vocal minority championing bag limit reductions were largely middle class and suburban.
The state game agency recommended to the game commission that we maintain a bag limit of 3 antlered deer. The commission, who makes the final decisions, came back asking for a proposal of 2 antlered deer. The amount of hunter comments received during the comment period was cited as a reason. In the end, I speculate that a very hasty, unbiological, and politically motivated decision was made about game management. Similar situations have unfolded across the country. For example, the California ban on hunting Mountain Lions was based upon public vote rather than biological function and game management. Unrealistic expectations, hunting shows, the hunting industry at large, disregarded facts, selfishness, political motivations, and armchair biology are all forces at play here.
It is my assertion that there are an abundance private hunting clubs that cater to the trophy hunting hobbyists by maintaining their own unique deer management practices including bag limits that are less than the statewide limits, antler restrictions, age restrictions and other management practices. In other words, the hobbyist deer hunter has ample opportunity (and the luxury) to hunt highly managed lands if he or she desires. The type of hunter that this reduction negatively affects, very well may not have such luxuries. The forces at work here unfairly impacted the casual deer hunter, further propelling the pursuit of big game hunting as a leisure activity of the wealthy and semi wealthy and further undermining the the principles of the North American wildlife model. I did what I could do to fight it and I am disappointed in the outcome.
2 Responses to Tennessee Buck Limits: For Better or For Worse
Many of the houndsmen and dog men are griping about deer hunters in the East. Far as I understand it, the urban hunters are driving up the lease prices and are asking landowners to deny access to other hunters, including old-time grouse and squirrel hunters.
And there’s no evidence hunting raccoon, birds, bears or squirrels with dogs affect deer movement, health or density according to a few studies on the topic. So, there is a definite element of class warfare going on. | {
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The Famous Painting of the Tulip Who Stopped Rembrandt’s Bones from Turning Into Jelly
This ungainly title is actually a true statement--even the Tulip “who” rather than “which” part. Rembrandt did suffer from some sort of mental suggestion/annoyance which convinced him that his bones were turning into jelly. (Weird happens: Kurt Goedel thought that he was being poisoned through his food and finally through water.) His symptoms were addressed, and treated (I guess), by the Amsterdam physician Nicolaas Tulp (1593-1674), who saved Rembrandt from himself.
Tulp, which means “tulip” in Dutch, was born Claes Pieterzoon, and was a Leyden-education physician who established a very respected and large practice in Amsterdam.
He was additionally very interested in pathological anatomy, and in an early-CSI vein he frequently corresponded his diagnoses through postmortem dissection. In addition to his several published works is his magnum opus, Nicolai Tulpii Amstelredamensis Observationum medicarum libri tres.Cum aeneis figuris (Amsterdam, apud Ludovicum Elzevirium Elzevier, 1641), which contains much of medical interest (including what seems to be a description of diphtheria, a description of a bronchial cast, the description and illustration of the ileocecal valve and kidney stones, and a tapeworm, and the earliest European description of berberi (see Major's Classic Description of Disease)). Additionally he takes on the ideas of monsters, describes a narwhal, and makes the first illustration of a chimpanzee (called an “ouirang atong”) in Europe.
But he most famously survives all this by being the focus, the central figure, the catcher of light, in Rembrandt’s painting “The Anatomy Lesson”, which is really called “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp”, which was painted in 1632. (I wonder how Dr. Tulp lived with this painting in his life for 42 years? ) In any event, it was he who evidently rescued Rembrandt from his dark place, or migraine, or depression—or at least he suggested how he could live his life with whatever he had in his head.
Tulp's portrait appears in the frontis to each of his works, but certainly there would be almost no shock of recognition in them; on the other hand, with the Rembrandt, almost everyone recognizes the scene, though very few would now who Dr. Tulp was and what service he performed to the art world.
NOTE:In one of his very many remarkable letters, Vincent Van Gogh writes to his brother Theo in October 1885 about this painting, offering an insight on color: “Rembrandt's “Lesson in Anatomy,” yes, I was absolutely staggered by that too. Do you remember those flesh colors - it is - de la terre - especially the feet….You know, Frans Hals's flesh colours are also earthy, used here in the sense that you know…”
Check out the website that annotates and includes illustrations of all of the works that Vincent references in his letters—his breadth was really astonishing, as is his memory, and of course his immense appreciation of color—and light-- in general. | {
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It's raining love for Sid and Rakul
Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh were recently spotted drenched to the skin and romancing in the rain outside a cafe in Gurgaon's Cyber city hub. This monsoon was engineered for a romantic song for their upcoming film Aiyaary which is being shot across the Capital.
Rakul plays an IT professional in the film while Sid is an army officer. The drama is inspired by a true incident involving two army officers, both strong-minded individuals with completely different views. Manoj Bajpayee mentors protege Sid. | {
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<Slereah__> Let's make the #isharia conlang
<Slereah__> We will call it... isharian
Is there any interest in making a collablang? It seems like it has never been tried in this community.
We were talking about it for a little bit, and a few people seemed interested, but without making a huge commitment to it. Which is very fair of course, collablang threads tend to move very fast.
I just hoped I'd have better luck making a collablang here...
<Ser> I've participated in about 5 group conlanging projects
<Ser> and every time, I got out because I hated the language being created
<Ser> last one I tried participating in, the people in it agreed to have 10 pitch accents for words
<Ser> and they were, literally, 10 steps of height
<Whimemsz> lol
<Ser> 1 was very very very low, 2 was very very low, 3 was very low, 4 was low, 5 was mid, etc.
<Ser> gosh, I wanted to murder them
<Ser> something like this has happened every single time
<Whimemsz> well as we know most conlangers are fools
<Whimemsz> NOT ME THOUGH
<Ser> I mean, I knew I would need some degree of flexibility from my personal aesthetics
<Ser> but my flexibility never ends up being enough to deal with random Internet conlangers
<Slereah__> Do you have to speak like Tiny Tim for tone 10
<Slereah__> And James Earl Jones for tone 1
<Ser> it is quite possible a collab here would go better
So far, we've got (both are Izambri's suggestions):
- Etymologies should be of interest (creative? funny?)
- A phonological inventory that's similar to that of Kabyle
I've called the language Isharian-1 because who knows, there might be other Isharian languages in the future... | {
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The militant group in a tweet by its spokesperson, self-styled Brig Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, confirming its involvement, said: “At about 3:45am, our strike team 06 took down Chevron Escravos export pipeline at Escravos offshore.”
It stated:”This action is to further warn all IOCs’ that when we warn that there should be no repairs pending negotiation/dialogue with the people of the Niger Delta, it means there should be no repairs.”
“Any attempt to use dialogue to distract us so as to allow the free flow of our oil will halt the dialogue process,” NDA added.
Before Niger Delta Avengers claimed responsibility for the attack, today, chair, Ugborodo Community, Ofe Nene, who was contacted by one of our reporters at about 8.00 am, confirmed the explosion, saying: “I do not have details of the incident, but a blast occurred last night at an offshore location.”
A security official, who refused commenting on the incident, said: “It is either an attack or a spill; our men in the field were woken up at about 4.00 am by local fishermen that noticed the spill.”
“For now, we cannot confirm if it was as a result of militant attack or rupture on the pipeline, but all I can say is that as I speak with you, there is a spill in the area from a damaged pipeline belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited.”
Attempts to speak with the General Manager – Policy, Government and Public Relations, Chevron, Mr. Deji Haastrup, were fruitless at the time of this report. | {
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Use This ETF For Canadian Bank Exposure
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Canadian banks, long viewed as a steadier, more conservative than their U.S. rivals, have started reporting results for fiscal 2012, which ended on October 31. At least one research firms sees opportunities among the group for investors.
In a recent research note, S&P Capital IQ looked at five Canadian banks, including Royal Bank of Canada (RY), which reported results last week. The research firm has a three-star rating on Royal Bank of Canada and a four-star rating on Bank of Montreal (BMO), which reported results this morning.
S&P Capital IQ also has four-star ratings on Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) and Toronto Dominion (TD), both of which report later this week. The firm has a three-star rating on Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM).
"We expect total revenues for these five to have increased 8.4% for the year in the aggregate, just above the 8.2% growth recorded in 2011 and the 7.1% rise in 2010," S&P said in the note. "These actual and expected results reflect the gradual cooling down of the Canadian economy. Following 2.8% growth in the period 2008 to 2011, Canadian real GDP growth is expected to slow to 2.2% in 2013 and 2.3% in 2014."
Investors looking for exposure to multiple Canadian banks through one ETF can consider the PowerShares KBW International Financial Portfolio (KBWX), which S&P rates Overweight. The ETF is true to its name in that it is home to banks from a variety of countries, including Japan, the U.K., Brazil, Spain, Chile, Germany and India. Canada is the fund's largest country at 17.64 percent, more than double Japan's weight of 8.66 percent.
Toronto Dominion, Bank of Nova Scotia and Royal Bank of Canada are all found among KBWX's top-10 holdings. Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial are featured further down KBWX's roster.
An alternative to KBWX for investors to consider is the Market Vectors Bank and Brokerage ETF (RKH), which S&P Capital IQ also rates Overweight. That ETF features Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion and Bank of Nova Scotia among its top-10 holdings with the trio combining for nearly 15 percent of the ETF's weight. Bank of Montreal is also found in RKH's lineup.
The Market Vectors offering is smaller with 26 stocks compared to 56 for KBWX, but RKH is slightly less expensive with annual fees of 0.35 percent compared to 0.4 percent for KBWX. KBWX is up 16.5 percent year-to-date while RKH has surged 22.2 percent. | {
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Manchukuo (zh: 满洲国/滿洲國 Mǎnzhōuguó ja: 満州国 Manshūkoku) was a puppet state manipulated by Japanese military present in the Northeast China between 1931 and 1945. Its ruler was Pu Yi, formerly the last emperor of China. The "Manchukuo" was not recognized by the Union of League and other powers in the world namely the United States, the United Kingdom and others. After the surrender of Japan and the end of the World War Two in 1945, the Japanese military support for Manchukuo just collasped and the emperor was caught by the Soviet Union soldiers. | {
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Ashley Tisdale Nose Job Before And After Plastic Surgery
It's no secret that Ashley Tisdale had a nose job, and that she's taken more strife for it than anyone. Before and after plastic surgery, her nose looks different, but not as much as the media makes it seem.
Ashley claims she got the nose job to fix a deviated septum, which is probably true, but I'm sure she also got a subtle cosmetic portion (no shame in that!). Unfortunately, the surgeon took off too much cartilage in and around the bridge. She's had more than one nose job though.
This before and after pic shows her after the first nose job, and after the additional one(s). See how the bridge is thinner in the before pic?
This before and after pic shows Ashley Tisdale in 2005 (before any plastic surgery) and in 2013 (after at least 2 nose jobs).
UsMagazine released an article on Ashley Tisdale's plastic surgery that started all of the hysteria. She took one bad photo shoot with weird shadows that didn't sit well on her nose. It pretty much blew the whole thing out of proportion.
See how the surgeon removed cartilage and smoothed down the bridge? With a nose as naturally thin as Ashley Tisdale's, you have to be VERY conservative. | {
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“Same pa rin, yung past naging lesson sa’kin yun. And at the same time excited ako ulit makalaro para sa national team, [at] makapag-provide ng leadership,” added Castro, who is one of the team’s eldest statesman at 32.
“As one of the veterans, yun nga, kulang nila is guidance.”
While they served their suspension, Gilas’s record has been 1-2 in Group F – dropping to a tie with Japan. Though the Philippines holds the tiebreaker advantage over Japan, both Rosario and Castro are looking to control what the team has control of.
“This time yung focus namin against Iran… After nung game sa Kazakhstan, sinabi ni coach Yeng na we still have a chance para maging number two, as long as na matalo natin yung Iran,” disclosed Castro, who is averaging 14.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in the continental tourney.
This time around, though, head coach Chot Reyes won’t be manning the sidelines for Gilas, since Yeng Guiao has been tapped as the permanent mentor of the national team. And based on their fluid practice held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday evening, it seems that the two stalwarts have integrated themselves well. | {
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Jake Gyllenhaal, Going After What's Real
Jake Gyllenhaal plays the stoic Detective Loki in Prisoners, trying to track down two missing girls.
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In the movie Prisoners, now in theaters, a detective investigates the abduction of two young girls. Things get a little more complicated when the father of one of the girls takes matters into his own hands, kidnapping and torturing the man he thinks is responsible.
The detective, a terse, tattooed cop, is played by Jake Gyllenhaal, an actor perhaps best known for his Oscar-nominated role in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. NPR's Audie Cornish visited him on the set of the upcoming film Nightcrawler, where she talked with the actor about Prisoners, torture, and the changes he's been making to his career.
Interview Highlights
On the tight shooting schedule for Nightcrawler
Well, this movie in particular ... it's a smaller-budget film. And we're shooting this movie in 28 days, which is a short amount of time to make a film. The only shorter film I've made is 22 days, which was this film called End of Watch ... [where] we spent most of our waking and non-waking time making the movie. You know, it was sort of like a bender the whole time.
This movie's very similar. So we push as the week goes on. We start at 6 a.m. on Monday. [Now it's] a Thursday night, and we'll probably go until 3 or 4 a.m. to finish it off.
On getting in and out of character
I've sort of approached my work in a different way recently, in the past few years, which basically means I've spent, probably, about six or seven months preparing for each role. ... One role blends into the next role. I mean there's strange idiosyncrasies from roles that I play that I picked up that will never go away.
You know, I played this role, [Detective Loki], in this movie Prisoners, and every once in awhile while, I'm in a scene in this movie I'm filming now, I have — [Loki] has this strange sort of facial tick — occasionally I find myself wanting to do [it]. Like the urge will come up.
And sometimes it's an instinct that's similar to an instinct that he had. Which is just strange. And I have to ask it to go away, or force it to go away, tell it to stop, it's not right for this movie.
And it happens in my regular life too. I mean, it's fun to get so immersed that it's just as difficult to find your way out as it is to find your way in.
On playing a character, like Detective Loki, where there's a lot going on underneath the surface
There are so many pieces to that. I mean to me he's just not clear about how to express his emotions. You know? ... For him it's a very interesting sort of line to walk, where in order to be a very good detective — as I did research, and as I've spent a lot of time with law enforcement — [I learned] there has to be a deep fascination with the criminal mind, as well as a want to bring it to justice.
There is not one character in the movie that has one clear through-line, who is just doing the right thing, who is a "good person," or whatever we might consider that to be. Everybody's complicated, everybody's really struggling.
On the torture depicted in Prisoners
I can't make a movie unless I believe in the themes behind it. I mean that's the first question I ask myself, always, is what is this movie about? You know? And for me I always thought — and continue to to this day, which is a testament to the fact that Denis Villeneuve, who's the director of Prisoners, really pulled off what he said he would — which is that violence begets more violence, and that's the idea of this film.
And that, really in this case, it's about control. The question of what do we do when we feel out of control? And oftentimes, in a situation like this, violence seems to be the answer. But I think what Denis Villeneuve is trying to say is that it really isn't. That it gains nothing, [it] does not give you more control.
On his shift in his approach to his career
It just stemmed from my family. You know, all of it stemmed from wanting to be near my family, feeling like there were all these families I had made when I was making movies, but that I wanted to be near my real one. And I wanted, you know, my life in particular to be focused and centered around that. So I moved to New York, and got to hang out with my nieces a lot more, and my sister and my mom. And I've always been close with my family, but I just wanted to be literally, physically closer to them.
On moving away from blockbusters
I just felt like I wanted to be excited. I love my work, and I had moved away from the work itself, and I was being asked questions that I didn't know how to answer. [About] you know, life, films, everything.
I just — I felt like the reason why I started acting was because I deeply, deeply love acting. You know, I love storytelling, I really do, and I just felt like I was moving farther and farther away from that idea.
And I thought, well where can I find projects and work with people that will allow me to be involved in a way that will fulfill my life, [and] make me feel like when I'm on my deathbed, I'm going to go "Yeah, like that's the way I want it to be."
And I also, I really do think that that came from a lot of things in my life. Like when I mention my family, it's because at a certain point — you know my parents got divorced when I was 30, you know what I mean, which is a very strange time. My sister was having these two beautiful kids and I wanted to be around. There's so many things — and I just said "Wait a second, wait a second, wait a second, what's real here? I want the real stuff." And I want my work to be as close to that as possible. | {
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Litecoin market update: LTC/USD hints potential reversal
Litecoin is trading below a broken accelerated trendline; the major trendline will come in handy if losses continue.
Potential for growth is immense but the bulls must brace themselves for a battle at $79-80 first resistance zone.
Litecoin price is trading between the simple moving average support and resistance. The visible shallow recovery from the losses posted in the last week of August fizzled out shy of the SMA 200 4-hours. An accelerated trendline (dotted) had been providing support, although increasing selling activity pushed Litecoin below it.
LTC/USD immediate downside is supported by the SMA 100 4-hours. Also offering support is the main trendline (black). Note that its significance may not be felt now but it will come in handy in the near future.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) shows Litecoin is still pressed down by the existing selling pressure. While the RSI has managed to stay around the average (50), it is aiming downwards at the moment. On the other hand, Elliot Wave Oscillator has had a continuous bearish session likely to end in a bullish session. This could see LTC testing the first resistance at $79-80.
At this point, Litecoin will either trend upwards to the second resistance at $90 or plunge to retest the major support at $62. If $62 resistance is tested again, Litecoin could give in for a rally to the third resistance at $100-110.
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One of the perks of living in London is that there is never a shortage of food choices. With McDonald’s at every corner, Burger King right opposite and Chicken Cottage filling up the spaces in between, us students are never too far away from comforting, greasy food. But every now and then, something happens that will completely throw a student off guard — like that fact that the friend they're out with is a vegan.
The stereotype erupts: burgers and fries slowly disappear from the horizon and suddenly, only a sad salad is left in the view. But that's certainly not what the vegan is thinking about. Because veganism is most certainly not just about salads.
Christin Urso
Indeed, I am here to tell you that you might have got it all wrong. As much as eating a vegan diet does mean being prone to eating more whole foods — as cooking from scratch is much easier than finding products without animal derived ingredients — we too, can enjoy a burger and chips. This article is the first in a series about the best places in London where you can find the best stereotype smashing vegan meals, including what will soon become your most beloved burger chain.
With a very cosy and warm atmosphere, Black Cat Café welcomes everyone to visit them and enjoy a filling and savoury meal. I visited the café on a warm Sunday while their glass wall was wide open and a dog was chilling on the sofa seats. Don't expect anyone to welcome you or show you to a table though, as the busy environment sees the waiting staff running around constantly.
Instead, switch on your eagle sight and grab the first table that you find available. The menu will be right behind the counter for you to take a look at.
Andreina Cecchini
I went with a friend, and while she opted for the healthier option of a falafel plate, I went full English style for the vegan fry up. It came with tofu scrambled eggs (if you’re twisting your nose, I understand — but still give it a try! And if you're still scared of tofu, take a look here), a meat-free sausage and rashers, baked beans, mushrooms, potatoes and a slice of sourdough bread. The meal came to about £8, and it was massive — there was no way that I could finish it all!
Andreina Cecchini
My friend's plate was also pretty impressive and she gave me the chance to try it. It included homemade falafels, lentils, potatoes, quinoa, tzatziki sauce and a whole heap of other veggies, making the plate incredibly colourful!
Black Cat Café boast a varied menu, changing pretty much every single day. It also offers milkshakes (which were sold out the day that I went — sigh) on top of a counter full of cakes, muffins and croissants.
Their Instagram page is bursting with colourful pictures of their food, from ‘chicken’ pot pies, sausage rolls, shepherd’s pies and burgers.
The café is situated on Clarence Road, not too far from Hackney Central Station. It's a lovely area — I would recommend visiting it on a sunny Sunday, so that you can follow your meal with a walk down to the Flowers Market on Columbia Road (and have a shot at avoiding the food coma you've set yourself up for!).
I really enjoyed my time at The Black Cat Café, and so did my non-vegan friend. The atmosphere is very cosy and the meals were delicious. If you're looking for a place full of energy, nice people and good food — this café might be the one for you, even if you don't usually follow a plant based diet!
Look out for the next article in this series — my favourite vegan junk foodie place in London! In the meantime, if you want to know more about fighting the vegan stereotype, check out this interview with YouTuber Candice Hutchings from The Edgy Veg! | {
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Funny Quotations from Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral is a romance-comedy drama about a man who attends what the title says, four weddings and a funeral. During the course of those five events, he discovers his love. The story follows the life of a British man and his friends. Directed by Mike Newell. Starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, and James Fleet.
Read through some humorous quotes from the film Four Weddings and a Funeral. This movie was nominated for two Oscar awards, including Best Picture.
Carrie: First of all, l'd like to thank all of you who've flown in from the States. I'm really touched. As for the rest of you, l'd have thought that lots of frightful Americans flying in was an excuse for staying away, so I thank you, too.
Charles: Yes, it's odd, isn't it? All these years we've been single and proud of it and never noticed that two of us were, in effect, married all this time.
Tom: Traitors in our midst.
Tom: Splendid, I thought. What did you think?
Bernard: I, thought, splendid! What did you think?
Tom: Splendid, I thought.
Fiona: How's Duckface?
Charles: Good form actually, not too mad.
Charles: How do you do, my name is Charles.
Old man: Don't be ridiculous, Charles died 20 years ago!
Charles: Must be a different Charles, I think.
Old man: Are you telling me I don't know my own brother!
Charles: No, no.
Charles: Excuse me. I think I had better be where other people are not.
Charles: Do you think there really are people who can just go up and say, "Hi, babe. Name's Charles. This is your lucky night"?
Matthew: Well, if there are, they're not English.
Charles: Disastrous haircut.
Young Bridesmaid: What's bonking?
Scarlett: Well, it's kinda like table tennis, only with slightly smaller balls.
Carrie: Having a good night?
Charles: Yes. It's right up there with my father's funeral for sheer entertainment value.
Next: The Godfather: Part III
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3. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper to taste, and nestle into mix. Bake 35–45 minutes (start checking at 35 minutes for chicken doneness), remove from oven, and sprinkle with feta, if using.
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If you want, you can try a few different kinds of protein in this dish. It works equally well with 4 or 6 bone-in chicken breasts, as long as they aren’t overly large. You can also choose to substitute 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs for the breasts, if you want a richer flavor. Thighs cook more quickly than breasts, so check the dish at 20 minutes for chicken doneness and plan for about 30 minutes total baking time. For a leaner option, you can also use 4–6 white fish fillets—cook using the same time guidelines as for the thighs. | {
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Doctors diagnose millions of new cases of plantar fasciitis each year. The condition commonly beleaguers runners who increase their mileage dramatically, have feet with poor structure or wear improper shoes.
Plantar fasciitis refers to stress placed on the plantar fascia, which is a connective tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot, from the base of the heel to the toe. The condition can make it painful to walk. It can also interrupt training for dedicated athletes, as well as casual runners.
Plantar Fasciitis Symptoms
You may suspect plantar fasciitis if you suffer from heel pain along the bottom of the foot or experience an increase in foot pain after a run or similar type of exertion. You may also feel pain when you wake up in the morning and take a few steps, but the pain will usually subside after walking for a few minutes.
Many people with plantar fasciitis also suffer from heel spurs, but that condition is rarely the cause of plantar fasciitis. When a doctor examines you, he or she will check for a few risk factors, as well as inspect the area around the foot and ankle. If the doctor is unable to make a diagnosis, he or she may recommend an MRI or X-ray.
Limited range of motion in the ankle, tenderness on the bottom of the foot, and pain that occurs when the doctor pushes on the bottom of the foot may indicate plantar fasciitis. During an examination, the doctor may check for high arches, as well as discuss recent footwear choice and exercise regimens.
Preventing Plantar Fasciitis After a Run
There is no absolute way to prevent plantar fasciitis, but health professionals have identified practices that can reduce your chance of developing the condition. One option is to avoid increasing mileage run by more than 10 percent each week, as well as to wear shoes that give proper support for your natural gait.
A specialty running store will usually have employees on staff who can examine your style of running or walking and who can recommend a specific shoe to match your biomechanics. Avoiding worn-out shoes can also reduce the likelihood of developing plantar fasciitis. Maintaining a regular schedule of stretching can further reduce the chance of experiencing plantar fasciitis.
Treatment Options for Plantar Fasciitis
Fortunately, plantar fasciitis is treatable. Most sufferers overcome the condition with a combination of rest, cryotherapy and stretching for several months. Employing specialized devices while engaging in a regimen of stretching and strengthening exercises can help relieve symptoms.
A doctor may recommend that a sufferer of plantar fasciitis place his or her feet in a bucket of ice for relief. Another option is to massage the foot with a device such as the Spara Podiatry Massage Tool, which will apply a deep tissue massage to the foot for simultaneous icing and massage via a marble ball. Additional therapies include custom-fitted arch supports or splints worn at night to aid in recovery.
Individuals who do not find relief from these options may need to consider more invasive options that include surgery, shock wave therapy or steroid injections. Most people who are diagnosed with plantar fasciitis do not reach the point where these procedures are necessary, but it remains vital to adhere to the therapy schedule recommended by a doctor.
Train Smart and Maintain Foot Health
Runners of all stripes must adhere to a smart training schedule — whether they're a candidate for the Boston Marathon or are increasing their mileage to run their first local race. Avoid becoming one of the millions of people to suffer each year from plantar fasciitis by wearing proper shoes, avoiding dramatic increases in mileage, and adhering to a regular schedule of foot massage and stretching.
The term “reflexology” is often interchanged with the phrase “foot massage,” but those who are in the know understand that reflexology is a much deeper subject than a simple foot rub. In fact, the effects of reflexology can be felt throughout the body — from the eyes and ears to the pelvis, sciatic nerve and a long list of organs. This guide will introduce you to the basics as well as the innumerable benefits of reflexology for people of all backgrounds, interests and health concerns.
What Is Reflexology?
Reflexology is based on the theory that certain reflex areas in the hands and feet are connected to different body parts through a number of energy channels. Applying pressure to these areas is said to boost health and remove blockages in the corresponding organs and other areas of the body. For example, the reflex areas in the arch of the foot are connected to the kidney, pancreas and liver. The reflex areas in the toes are connected to the sinuses, brain and pituitary gland.
The Reflexology Difference
At first glance, reflexology can easily be mistaken for a foot massage, but while both practices can be beneficial, they are also very different. Reflexology works on specific areas of the foot to create a healing response in the corresponding parts of the body or individual organs. Massage, however, is used to manipulate soft tissues and muscles to heal injuries, relieve pain or improve circulation.
The Benefits of Reflexology
Reflexology is said to have originated in ancient Egypt and China, but it was Dr. William H. Fitzgerald who is noted for creating the concept of “zone therapy” in 1915. In the 1930s, the concept was further developed into what was known as modern reflexology by American physiotherapist Eunice Ingram. Since then, reflexologists have been easing a number of health-related concerns for their patients. These include but are not limited to the following.
Sports injuries
Digestive problems
Arthritis
Migraines and tension headaches
Stress-related conditions
Back pain
Hormonal imbalances
Menstrual disorders
Sleep disor
In addition to these concerns, reflexology is known to cleanse the body of toxins, boost the immune system, balance energy, promote healing and increase circulation. Through applied pressure and repeated practice, reflexology can clear areas of blocked energy — increasing the flow of nutrients, blood and nerve impulses.
At-Home Reflexology With Spara
The Spara Podiatry Massage Tool is a convenient way to enjoy many of the benefits of reflexology in your home at your convenience. The product includes two marble massage balls and a multi-surface grip track. By sliding the ball along the track with your foot, you can trigger certain reflex points to induce a healing response in the corresponding part of your body.
This simple but effective tool has been used to heal general heel pain, inflammation, plantar fasciitis, and a long list of other concerns and injuries. It can now be your at-home, or at-the-office, reflexology tool, too.
Plantar Fasciitis (PF) is a physical condition affecting more than 1 million individuals yearly in the US, including elite and recreational athletes. This forbearing injury is now recognized as a degenerative irritation of the plantar fascia and can be a chronic condition with both physical and psychological repercussions. Literature pertaining to the psychological impact of Plantar Fasciitis on athletes is limited; however, the undeniable relationship between chronic pain and mental health concerns is well documented.
Most commonly, overuse and incorrect training increases the odds of developing PF. Petraglia, Ramazzina, and Constantino (2017) reported that the incidence of Plantar Fasciitis in runners ranges from approximately 4.5% to 10% and is the third most frequent running-related musculoskeletal injury following medial tibia stress syndrome and Achilles tendinopathy. Listed symptoms of PF often focus on the physical components (pain), while the psychological aspects are overlooked or neglected. Emotional responses to injury may also include sadness, anxiety, depressed mood, isolation, irritation, anger, frustration, lack of motivation, changes in appetite, sleep disturbance, withdrawal, and disengagement.
Responses to injury and/or chronic pain vary with each individual. While it is common to have some of the aforementioned responses, studies show that those suffering from chronic pain may be three times more likely to experience a mood or anxiety disorder. PF can limit an individual’s physical mobility/exercise, which in turn can result in avoidance of social, physical, and occupational activities (out of fear of worsening symptoms or re-injury), as well as feelings of helplessness or hopelessness. The resultant psychological response and avoidant behavior leads to a cycle of inactivity, disuse, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. The bi-directional influence can become a vicious cycle that is difficult to break (Hooton, 2016).
In conclusion, Plantar Fasciitis is a physical condition with a potentially significant impact on one’s emotional and psychological well-being. It is important for those dealing with PF, and their families, to be aware of both the physical and mental difficulties associated. Additionally, clients may or may not report symptoms of depression and anxiety, therefore the medical community should routinely question patients about symptoms for proper diagnosis and treatment. This may include a physician, physical therapist, pain specialist, and a psychologist or other mental health professional. Cognitive-behavioral, behavioral, acceptance-based therapies, and mindfulness techniques are a few of the methods used to treat symptoms of both depression and anxiety related to chronic pain and/or injury. So, if you or someone you know is confronting Plantar Fasciitis and experiencing irregular dispositions there’s an explanation for why, and better yet, a reasonable solution! | {
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Views sought on licensing fees
Members of the public, community groups and businesses are being asked for their views on a proposed fee structure for a variety of civic licences issued by Aberdeenshire Council.
The council is the licensing authority for a wide range of civic licences, including those for taxi and private hire car vehicles and drivers, and those for public events.
There is a legal requirement for the council to make sure that the fees charged cover the cost of running the licensing service – but at the moment the council is facing losses.
The licensing service is not permitted to make an overall profit so, following a review, a new pricing structure has been prepared that aims to better reflect the work involved in processing an application.
Licensing Sub-Committee chairperson Councillor Richard Cowling said: “Many licences are relatively straight forward to process but detailed applications, such as those for large public events, involve a great deal of work and consultation with different partners.
“There has been no increase to the fees for many years and, in some cases, the cost of processing a licence is now more than four times as much as the fee charged.
“The proposed fees are closely based on the actual cost for processing each type of licence but there may be some flexibility around the proposed increases. With that in mind, it’s important we gather the views of as many people as possible before the proposals are considered.”
The proposed structure can be found at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/shirelicensing where views can be shared until Monday, January 23.
If you would like a story featured in the paper, contact us via the usual email address or, alternatively, get in touch with us via social media on Facebook or Twitter. | {
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Android Oreo 8.1 is finally available for Essential Phones
Andy Rubin's Essential Phone appeared midway through last year, poised to take on the Samsung-Apple hegemony with a sleek, rugged design. The company skipped updating its phones to Android's Oreo 8.0 release, and rather opted to wait for Oreo 8.1. Today is that day, then, with the company announcing the update is available for Essential phones immediately.
We're excited to announce the full release of Android Oreo 8.1 on Essential Phone! Check your phone now for the update. pic.twitter.com/0PwPBMj6h1
Oreo 8.1 gets a faster start up, smart text selection, instant apps and windowed video multitasking features. Of course, not that many folks are waiting for the new operating system. The IDC noted last month that Essential had shipped less than 90,000 phones in the first six months after launch. Still, if you've got an Essential phone and want the latest OS now (it's been available for Nexus and Pixel devices since December), just check your phone for the over the air update. | {
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The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has been pro-active in her outreach to both domestic and foreign investors. She has led delegations to a number of countries including the UK and Singapore.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited India on a six-day official trip in January 2018. Netanyahu’s visit, coming only six months after Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, is evidence of how quickly bilateral relations are expanding.
India voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution condemning the US for its decision to move its embassy to and to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Given the close ties between India and Israel and India and the US, India’s decision has surprised many.
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh was in Moscow meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Kolokoltsev. Singh’s visit was followed by that of Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Sochi.
The geopolitics of the present, much like the past, have subjected Afghanistan to regional and global rivalries. These rivalries have in turn created and accentuated fissures within Afghanistan, making stability and security an even more distant dream.
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified, Marxist and Leninist, the Nepal Communist Party-Maoist, and the Naya Shakti Party, formed an alliance for an upcoming election. However, the Naya Shakti party exited shortly after and aligned instead with the Nepali Congress party.
Pakistan hoped that allying with the US would strengthen its regional standing and position it comfortably against India. Pakistani expectations, however, have witnessed only partial success. The last few years have intensified the squeeze in bilateral engagements. | {
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LaVar RaShad Arrington is a former professional football player. He played linebacker for six seasons in the National Football League, five seasons for the Washington Redskins and one season for the New York Giants. Arrington, a college standout at Penn State, was a three-time All-Pro, representing the Washington Redskins in three consecutive Pro Bowls from 2001-2003. He began playing football at Pittsburgh's North Hills Senior High School. | {
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Migration in Uganda: A Rapid Country Profile 2013
Migration in Uganda: A Rapid Country Profile presents information on the flows and stocks of immigrants in Uganda, Uganda emigrants and internal migrants within Uganda. The profile also analyses the impact of migration to health, the environment and the socioeconomic development of the country as well as Uganda’s main migration governance structures. Recommendations are made with regards to migration governance, mainstreaming migration into development and strengthen migration statistics. | {
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Many a times I come to the realization that the function of a writer is to stealthily gather the thoughts and refurbish them in the form of diligently constructed mass of words. To put this in a graceful statement, a writer has his roots penetrated in to the psyche of the masses and his labour in cultivating the words yields the relishing fruits of insight.
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The first time I saw The pursuit of happyness (yes the happiness with a 'Y'), I was full in tears. An adorable protagonist being smitten by fate, his cute son ... storyline in itself is sufficient to deliver a heart throbbing hollywood movie. If this is coupled with the finest performers for father-son roles, you are bound to fall under the spell.
The second time I watched the movie, the perseverance of the protagonist struck a chord with me. Who in their sane state of mind would not root for a man who fights all the odds to achieve his dream, in this case is in pursuit of happiness? It was the formulaic rags to riches story that can serve as an adrenaline booster for many.
The third time I saw the movie with a friend, I was more analytic and less emotional. If I were to borrow the rhetoric from one of the brilliant minds of Kannada criticism D.R.Nagaraj, my eyes were not blurred by the tears insinuated by the movie. I could see things clearly.
I could readily feel that there was something amiss about the movie. Chris Gardner watching the stock brokers wandering about muses, “They all looked so happy. Why couldn't I be that happy?”. The very words that filled my tender head with awe felt vulgar in this viewing. All loving, benevolent corporate CEO opening the doors of his house and even inviting a complete stranger to the owners' box to watch a sport (Is it baseball?) made me suspect the intentions of the director. But at that time I couldn't formulate my thoughts clearly till I read this wonder review on the movie by Philip Concannon. When I reached the last paragraph in the review I almost jumped out of my chair in joy. It was like the joy of a poor father after finding a perfect and willing bridegroom for his daughter ;).
That relationship is pretty much all the
movie has in its favour though, and the incessant tugging of the
heartstrings is eventually counterproductive. The Pursuit of Happyness
left me cold, not only because it somehow manages to make a true story
feel like a false one, but also because it occasionally seems to lose
sight of what’s important in Gardner’s tale. “They all looked so happy”
Smith’s voiceover muses as he watches various stockbrokers wandering
past, “why couldn’t I be that happy?”; and while this is a perfectly
reasonable question, The Pursuit of Happyness
often seems obsessed with the idea that money is the key to the
happiness Chris desires. The rich white men whom Gardner does business
with are all benevolent, jolly and inclusive, while most of the poor
people he encounters are venal, aggressive and deceitful; and when Chris
is rewarded for the enormous revenue he has generated with a permanent
position at Dean Witter, the end credits can’t wait to tell us how much
money he made over the next couple of years. It seems the filmmakers
took the idea of rags-to-riches a tad too literally; and while Will and
Jaden Smith work overtime to instil this picture with some heart, it’s
disheartening to realise The Pursuit of Happyness is really all about the pursuit of wealth. | {
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The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight repeatedly accelerated the plane as he used the autopilot to crash the A320 into the Alps killing everyone on board, the French air accident investigation agency said Friday.
The BEA agency said in a statement that an initial reading of the black box data recorder shows that Andreas Lubitz used the automatic pilot to put the plane into a descent and then repeatedly adjusted it to speed up the plane as it crashed into the mountain. | {
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General Conference 2020: Virtual Worship Service
On May 5th, which would have been the start of General Conference 2020,Reconciling Ministries Network is hosting a virtual worship serviceto celebrate the strength of the Reconciling movement.
Join at 5 pm PT to relive the phenomenal music of Connection 2020, to receive words ofhealing and encouragement from a host of Reconciling movement-makers, and to be ledin worship by Rev. Kimberly Scott of Cross Roads UMC in Phoenix, AZ.
The service will be live-streamed on Facebook and available to viewon their homepage (rmnetowrk.org) at the start of the event on May 5th. | {
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Women Waterproof Rain Pants Hiking OverTrouser Black
Made for nature hikers seeking protection from the wind and rain.Slide these hiking overtrousers in your bag, that provide total protection in the event of a downpour and is provided for use with your waterproof jacket !A waterproof compact & breathable model.
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We measure a fabric resistance to water pressure, expressed as a water column in mm (based on the ISO 811 standard). The higher the water pressure, the more waterproof the fabric. A waterproof rating of 2000 mm means that the fabric can withstand the pressure exerted by 2000 mm of water (the equivalent of nearly a two-hour downpour).
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A fabric is water-repellent when it allows water to slide over its surface without seeping in. This prevents the fabric from swelling, and keeps it lightweight, breathable and warm. The fabric is made water-repellent by treating its outer surface. This treatment must be renewed throughout the garment's lifetime (recommended after every three washes). All Quechua waterproof jackets have received water-repellent treatment.
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For her second pictorial, ebony cybergirl Briana Ashley is teasing you with her long legs and a pair of thigh-high stockings. “My best assets are definitely my legs,” she says. “They look so long in pictures, especially in stockings.” Slowly stripping her bra to show you her natural breast, Briana Ashley doesn’t forget to drop her skimpy black thong to get nude. “When I was younger, I felt like one of the guys,” says Briana. “When I got a little older, I started to think about makeup and boys.” Enjoy our Briana Ashley stockings gallery! | {
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“I feel pretty confident that Fort Stewart is being considered for those two brigades,” Col. Kevin Milton said Tuesday, emphasizing, however, that no decisions have been made.At a meeting of the Hinesville Rotary Club, the post’s garrison commander had been asked about the possibility of other troops being assigned here.Milton said the Pentagon’s 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, which is being prepared for February release, is expected to recommend that two brigades be moved stateside from Germany. He said there have been indications Stewart is in the running to house at least one of those units.“We’ve had staff come down asking if we can grow,” he said, later adding, “We’re ready for them, if they come.”The question of more troops became controversial earlier this year when the Secretary of Defense decided that a planned expansion of the Army would be pared back. That ended plans to house a new brigade for the 3rd Infantry Division at Stewart.Milton’s talk Tuesday focused on ongoing deployments and construction on post. His position is routinely called “mayor” of Fort Stewart since he focuses on facilities and infrastructure to accommodate the activities of the 3rd ID and its assigned units.“As you know we have soldiers in both Iraq and Afghanistan,” he said. He said there are 13,500 soldiers currently deployed, approximately 3,000 in Afghanistan, including the Aviation Brigade off Hunter Army Airfield. Another 100 or so in two units are to go to Afghanistan in January.The remainder of the soldiers are in Iraq.The 1st Brigade Combat Team is currently deploying.“So by Christmas the total will give us about 15,000 soldiers deployed,” Milton said, later adding more will be leaving next summer.“The next major deployment for us begins in the July time frame. The 4th Brigade Combat Team will be deploying to Iraq so we’ll have upwards of 20,000 soldiers deployed at that time,” he said.The Obama administration has said it plans to start cutting troop numbers in Iraq starting in the summer and fall.Milton said after his talk, in response to a question, that he expects the bulk of the 3rd ID to be away from its home base through October.He said he expects the majority of soldiers’ families to stay around Fort Stewart.On construction, he said, much work continues, including on what was to be the facilities for the fifth brigade. It has been reassigned to accommodate the 4th BCT.All told, he said, there are projects worth more than $300 million ongoing on post. | {
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The Duggar’s attorney, Travis Story, argues in the documents that Tyler’s mother Rachel Hutchins, who is Michelle’s niece, allegedly "recently exhibited a pattern of behavior demonstrating that she is presently unable to meet Tyler’s health, safety, and other needs," and that she is “unemployed, has no means of transportation and is currently on probation.”
Jim Bob and Michelle are the parents of 19 kids, including adult children Jill and Jessa Duggar, who are featured on the family's spinoff Counting On.
According to the Independent Journal Review, Rachel Hutchins was arrested on felony charges for breaking and entering in April. The 23-year-old can be seen posing in multiple photos with the famous TLC family in snaps posted to the Duggar’s Facebook page. | {
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Now that it's June it's summertime baby! I'm prepping for a vacation to Bali and realized it's so necessary to make sure you have all the pieces you need for the summer. And SO MUCH good stuff is out there right now!
I love going all in on vacation wear and having no rules when it comes to a summer wardrobe - Now is NOT the time to be practical!! It's about ease and throwing things on with your mood aka the look below:
Top: A scarf I got from either a Goodwill or Vintage store for no more than a dollar (I collect these for this purpose and to amp up the bohemian-ness).
Skirt: Zara and I've worn this button up mini after having it for 3 years.
Shoes: My much loved Brooklyn-based Kork Ease clogs my college roommates named "The Erin Brockovich Clogs" - they just ramble on with me and are perfectly impractical
Jewels: Heart necklace I just made, shell necklace I wear as bracelet, and my new and only ring I rock that I got from Lost & Found Vintage in Royal Oak Michigan <3
What I'm always crushing on for summer wear is the old school glamour of a pretty dress with vintage shades / hair blowing in the wind AND the boho just washed up on the beach look so...
I'm giving a bit of both sides in these picks.
Some of these are selling out and you need a week for shipping so get GOING! xoxo
When on vacation, one must have a few dresses to saunter around in, wear to dinner, or sneak out with the hottie at your hotel. This one is cheeky enough :*
Mini Frill Wrap Dress in Cherry Print / ASOS / £25
Walk down the beach in these and try not to lose your mind
AT MY BEST BEIGE WIDE-LEG PANTS / Lulus / $42
Nicole Richie has done it again - a splurge but this is divineee
X REVOLVE TAMMY TOP House of Harlow 1960 / REVOLVE / $118
The sickest one piece I've ever seen ... go crazy layering this one
Floral One Piece / Zara / $36
No words, give me.
One Teaspoon Junkyard Skirt / Revolve / $140
For summer adventures in a vespa :*
Braided Backpack / Zara / $60
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Confessions of an Aca-Fan
What follows are some selections from my travel diary describing the major talk I gave at the Godrej India Culture Lab, the most significant address I gave during my time in India. This was a total head rush experience, as is reflected by the somewhat giddy and a bit braggy tone of this narrative.
Parmesh is working up the crowd, personally welcoming everyone who arrives. The 250 seat auditorium is starting to overflow the seats. People are sitting on the stairs, standing in back, even sitting on the floor directly in front of the stage. U.S. fire marshals would have shut much of this down, but in the end, I am told that some 400 people turned up for the talk.
Parmesh has been pumping it everywhere we’ve been; it’s gotten a significant amount of media coverage, and the people turned out. There’s a whole group of students from Sophia who were the ones I went rice planting with. There are a number of individuals who have hosted us at various stops along the way. There’s a former MIT student who came down to tell me how The Film Experience had changed her life. There are some nervous fan girls who are afraid to ask me to autograph battered copies of Textual Poachers. A number of people have shown up wearing superhero-themed clothes: everything from Batgirl themed T-shirts to plush minions dangling from their purses.
Parmesh is wearing hand crafted leather Bat-ears; several women are wearing traditional tunics – one with Hulks, another with Bam, Pow, Zowie, prints.
It’s clear that my talk is giving the crowd permission to geek out. Parmesh introduces me, pouring on the hype. No pressure there.… And then I bound on stage, shouting out “Hello Mumbai” in my best rock star impersonation, and the crowd goes wild.
They could not have been more engaged or enthusiastic; they laugh at the jokes; they clap at multiple points during the presentation; they are taking notes, and they are with me every step of the way through a talk that was a bit longer than the one hour promised. Then, we get another hour of questions from the playful (“what super-powers would I like?") to the thoughtful (questions about inequalities of access and participation, about freedom of expression and net neutrality, about Twitter mobs, about how we develop standards of excellence for digital expression or norms of behavior within online communities).
And then, the talk ends, and for the next two hours, people are crowding around me, wanting Selfies, wanting autographs (one person has brought a copy of Convergence Culture that I had signed in 2006 and he wants me to sign it again), asking me questions. There are students and academics, some of whom have driven half-way across the country to be there. There were novelists, playwrights, artists, fashion designers, filmmakers, recording artists, game designers, brand executives, transmedia producers, activists, journalists…. Here I am with the group of Sophia students.
Overwhelmingly, they are young (more than 50 percent of the population of India is under 30) but some of the most enthusiastic supporters in the crowd are “of a certain age.” There was such eagerness in their eyes to engage more deeply with these ideas, and many said I gave them a framework to articulate things they have been trying to say for a long time.
When we get back to the room, I lay awake for a while reading through the social media response – several hundred tweets and they are being retweeted and retweeted. I slip off to sleep and wake up again at 4 a.m. and another 50 or so tweets went out while I was sleeping. I lay awake for a while, adrenaline pumping through my body, and then doze back off. This morning there’s another 50 or so tweets or retweets popping up and there’s no signs of it slowing down just yet.
So here's the video of the event released by the Godrej India Culture Lab. | {
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International Bazaar 2016-17
For the first time since I started at the University of Oklahoma, I went to the International Bazaar as a visitor, not a volunteer or someone setting it up. And even though I still had my fretting tendencies (like routinely going around to the different tables and asking people if they needed anything), overall I would say that its very enjoyable to be a participant in IAC events! For those who don’t know what the International Bazaar is, it is a yearly event that the International Advisory Committee puts on and is a like a mini international marketplace and showcase. Different international student organizations have the opportunity to sell items from their country, such as food or clothing, and perform dances and songs if they’d like. It’s pretty fun:
I tried (and failed) to do some Angolan Kizumba dancing:
Got some nice henna from a friend (after my own failed attempt; you can see the awful flower I did on my wrist):
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And got to see some other cool features of the Bazaar as well:
Overall, I had loads of fun at the International Bazaar this year. I’m super proud of the new IAC executive committee for pulling this off much more flawlessly than I’ve ever witnessed! | {
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Bettina Altizer
Women’s Hall of Fame – 2005
Bettina began powerlifting when she met strength coach John Gamble while attending the University of Virginia for her undergraduate degree. With six months of training under her belt, she entered her first meet competing in the 114 pound weight class and broke two state records. She could already squat 260 and bench 120 at this bodyweight. In 1984, she attended the Collegiate Nationals, which at that time fell under the sanction of the USPF. At this event, Bettina won her weight class, breaking three National Collegiate Records and was named Best Lifter. Bettina took a break for a few years as she made her way through law school and returned to the platform shortly before completing her degree.
Bettina entered her first ADFPA Women’s Nationals in 1989 and has remained committed to ethos of our organization ever since. Through out the 1990’s, Bettina had a very successful lifting career. Her accomplishments included 5 WDFPA World Titles and the IPF Women’s Championships in 1996. Her 1996 Open World Title was described as a “precision performance”, as she went 9 for 9 at that meet. Bettina’s achievements made her one of the best drug-free female lifters of the 1990’s. In the late 1990’s, Bettina experienced a hamstring injury that kept her from competing in full meets, but she remained active as a member of the National Bench Team. She attended two IPF Bench World meets. In 1997 and 2000 Bettina competed in IPF Bench World meets. In 1997 she also served as a coach.
Recovered from her injury, Bettina returned to the Women’s National platform in 2002 where she continues to dominate. She has won the past three Women’s Nationals in both the Open and Master divisions and seems to improve every year. In 2003, She placed 3rd in the IPF Open Worlds. Bettina accomplished this remarkable achievement at over forty years of age. That same year she won the IPF Master World Championships and took home best lifter. In addition, Bettina holds a number of American, National, and Master World Records. Bettina remains one of the best benchers in the country. Prior obligations prevented her from participating at the 2004 Women’s Open World Championships where her positive influence as both a lifter and a role model were sorely missed.
Along with being a great and talented lifter, Bettina is an invaluable resource to the USA Powerlifting. She has been a member of the Executive Committee since 1992, as well as serving as the organization’s legal council. At National Governing Board meetings, she is quite but purposeful in keeping the motions running smoothly and within the legal guidelines. Bettina’s certification as a CAT II referee contributes to the USA Powerlifting World Team’s obligation of providing officials at IPF World Championships.
Referee career started in 1993 and currently is an International Powerlifting Federation – International Referee, Category II
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Coached the 1997 USA Bench Team at the World Bench Championships in Canada and in 2000 in Czech Republic
Began coaching in 1993 and still continues at the local and national level.
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Bettina has been an elected member of USA Powerlifting’s Executive Committee since 1992
USA Powerlifting’s Legal Counsel since 1992
Bettina’s Photo Gallery
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Lies of Obamacare: Obama edition
President Obama went to Boston and spoke at Fanueil Hall to promote Obamacare yesterday. The White House has posted the text of his remarks here. The New York Times has posted video of the speech along with Michael Shear’s story on the speech. As always, the whole thing is worth a look.
Obamacare: It’s not just a leftist Democratic fiasco. It’s Republican too! That was the theme of the speech. As I recall, Republicans unanimously opposed the nationalization of health care. Obama imputes inspiration for Obamacare, if not paternity, to Mitt Romney, and Mitt Romney was our 2012 standard-bearer. Neo-neocon respectfully disagrees with the substance of Obama’s argument on this point.
One measure of the deep dishonesty of the speech is Obama’s treatment one of the foundational lies of Obamacare, variously stated many times: “If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance.” Here is what he had to say:
Now, it is also true that some Americans who have health insurance plans that they bought on their own through the old individual market are getting notices from their insurance companies suggesting that somehow, because of the Affordable Care Act, they may be losing their existing health insurance plan. This has been the latest flurry in the news. Because there’s been a lot of confusion and misinformation about this, I want to explain just what’s going on.
One of the things health reform was designed to do was to help not only the uninsured, but also the underinsured. And there are a number of Americans –- fewer than 5 percent of Americans -– who’ve got cut-rate plans that don’t offer real financial protection in the event of a serious illness or an accident. Remember, before the Affordable Care Act, these bad-apple insurers had free rein every single year to limit the care that you received, or use minor preexisting conditions to jack up your premiums or bill you into bankruptcy. So a lot of people thought they were buying coverage, and it turned out not to be so good.
Before the Affordable Care Act, the worst of these plans routinely dropped thousands of Americans every single year. And on average, premiums for folks who stayed in their plans for more than a year shot up about 15 percent a year. This wasn’t just bad for those folks who had these policies, it was bad for all of us — because, again, when tragedy strikes and folks can’t pay their medical bills, everybody else picks up the tab.
Now, if you had one of these substandard plans before the Affordable Care Act became law and you really liked that plan, you’re able to keep it. That’s what I said when I was running for office. That was part of the promise we made. But ever since the law was passed, if insurers decided to downgrade or cancel these substandard plans, what we said under the law is you’ve got to replace them with quality, comprehensive coverage — because that, too, was a central premise of the Affordable Care Act from the very beginning.
Obama’s oft-repeated lie that “if you like your health insurance, you can keep it” did not stop with the passage of Obamacare. He repeatedly assured Americans after the enactment of Obamacare that those who liked their health insurance would be able to keep it. Indeed, the lie was a staple of his 2012 campaign. He didn’t backdate it.
Nevertheless, some of you who were happy with your insurance shouldn’t have been. You were dealing with “bad apple” insurers who were taking advantage of you. You were a chump. Dr. Obama is here from the government, and he is here to help you. “If you’re getting one of these [cancellation] letters,” don’t sweat it. “[J]ust shop around in the new marketplace — that’s what it’s for.” Even if your policy has been cancelled, “nobody is losing their [sic] right to health care coverage.”
Even so, Obama slightly modifies this particular foundational lie: “For the vast majority of people who have health insurance that works, you can keep it” (emphasis added). That’s not the way I remember it, but thanks, bub. Incidentally, David Frum has come out as another victim (or chump) of Obamacare. David Harsanyi explains “Obamacare’s ugly authoritarian problem.” Demagogy is a handy prop for authoritarians, and Obama deploys it in full force here as elsewhere.
This week’s NBC News story belies the lines Obama was peddling in Boston. Nevertheless, it’s hard to keep up. He’s lying as fast as he can and he’s remarkably adept at it. | {
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Hi, Dianna,
Actually, I already wrote it up and sent it to my director, who will see what we can do. I also asked their opinion of a Welcome Power Point I had done with pictures of graduates and news articles about graduation. They said they liked it. I plan to share it with my director to see if it could be used.
Sincerely,
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Last night I had my students look at our local school website and our ABLE website. I asked what changes they would make, and I thought they had some interesting and valid suggestions. Many of these students were fairly young and comfortable with the computer. However, one said he mainly uses the computer to get game codes.
One suggestion about the school site was that it would be easier to click on the picture of a teacher rather than on the tiny website information below the picture. I don’t know if that is possible, but it makes sense; perhaps that is just more work for the web designer. One teacher included suggested websites for her students to use, so we explored one. It seemed age appropriate and met other website criteria.
Another suggestion was for the ABLE site to include a paragraph about the program, welcoming people, and making them feel comfortable. I thought that was a really good idea. We also noticed that the site did not state that this program is free-something very important to many people. One student suggested it would be better to have the phone number and the “read more” link in a different font color,
We will continue to explore sites at our next class. I want them to look at the learning express library site, and some of the GED preparation sites. This may be very helpful, since our classes are ending soon, and this will enable them to continue to study and practice. It would be interesting to develop a rubric to rate these sites. I don’t know if we will have time for that.
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Bolton Showdown Approaches
The White House has said it will not give the Democratic Senators the highly classified documents they are seeking in connection with John Bolton’s nomination as U.N. ambassador. Scott McClellan pointed out:
The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Intelligence Committee have had access to this sensitive, highly classified information. The Democrats clamoring for it have already voted against the nomination. This is about partisan politics.
What I thought was priceless was the Democrats’ response:
But Democrats said it’s not about politics, or even about Mr. Bolton anymore. They said their filibuster is an attempt to protect the institution of the Senate against a strong and overreaching administration.
Does this mean we have to listen to Robert Byrd all over again? We just preserved the Republic last week, but I guess the Senate minority is going to have to preserve it again soon. How long do you suppose the American people will buy the line that every partisan dispute is “really” all about the Constitution’s checks and balances?
I have to say, though, that I really don’t understand what the Democrats are doing on Bolton. I can understand that for partisan reasons, to give the administration a black eye and to keep their contributors fired up, they think they need to choose a vulnerable appointee now and then, and pick him off.
But the U.N. ambassador seems like an odd choice. Normally, such appointments haven’t even required a roll call vote. No U.N. nominee has ever had more than a handful of votes cast against him. This isn’t because they have all been wonderful nominees, but because this is not a position where any significant power gets exercised. For the Democrats to expend so much capital on it seems odd.
In any event, with this pretext for delay frustrated, I assume we’ll have a vote on Bolton soon.
SCOTT adds: Don’t miss Senator McCain’s additional contribution to saving the Republic as reported in today’s New York Times: “McCain urging accord on Senate and Bolton documents.” | {
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However, his journey is a stark warning to other young men who may be too afraid to tell a parent or doctor about similar concerns.
Today Craig, who is now 20, is sharing his story so it might help save the lives of other young men who will be hit by this cancer in Northern Ireland.
"I would say definitely check yourself regularly," said Craig, from East Belfast.
"What young people think is that cancer is for people who are old and what not. I am living proof it can happen at any time. Testicular cancer targets young people so definitely check yourself every month," he said.
"I just felt a pain in my testicle and I just thought it was an ache, but then the next day I felt the pain again and I thought 'ok I have to ask someone'.
"So I had the awkward conversation with my mum and she said we would go and get it checked out," he added.
Craig Lindsay during treatment
Craig first felt the pain in November 2013 but was told it was nothing to be concerned about and was given antibiotics. But the former Lagan College pupil knew something was not right and pushed to be seen privately.
In January last year he had his first private appointment but a scan failed to show anything. It was not until March last year when Crag went to see the doctor again that something was picked up on the second scan and his world was turned upside down.
Craig said: "A part of me thought it was that, that's why I said to go private and kept pushing for it. I was told to take antibiotics, I asked what's the odds of it being something sinister. I think only 5% of people with testicular cancer feel pain.
"One day the doctor checked and I felt he had a look on his face and then he said 'we need to talk about tumours', and he explained it to me, what it could be, the process I go through and called my mum and explained it to her.
"It was very scary but don't think it hit me going through treatment, it has only hit me recently what I have been through. When I look back I just think, wow.
"Especially when I tell people and they say, 'how old are you, you are so young'. Because of the cancer it gets people who are aged 15-30 primarily. With other types of cancer there's a lot of awareness, but testicular cancer there's nothing. I just knew to check for lumps."
Craig had surgery to remove his testicle on March 10 after being diagnosed on March 7, 2014. He then went through three cycles of chemotherapy which started in mid April last year and finished in mid June last year.
"I was diagnosed on the Friday and had surgery on the Monday, then for the chemotherapy I was in for three days one week then two weeks at home," said Craig.
Throughout it all Craig and his mum Viv, dad David, and girlfriend Roslyn were supported by the charity Friends of the Cancer Centre, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary this month.
The charity fund anything the centre needs, from equipment to clinical nurse specialists like Renee Reid who supported Craig and his family through his treatment.
Craig Lindsay with Renee Reid, Friends of the Cancer Centre’s clinical nurse specialist for teenagers and young adults
"When I was going through the treatment I thought 'oh it is very good nursing care', and thought that was the norm but stepping back I know it's not," said Craig.
"There's other centres that do not have the treatment and care that there is here. Looking back and looking at my journey, it was bumpy but pretty smooth because of the charity and care that's above and beyond what you would get.
"I did the Belfast City Marathon relay in May with my brother, sister, sister's boyfriend and one of their friends. I got the glory leg at the end. it was quite emotional.
"My energy levels are still not great but we walked it together and raised £1,100 for the charity. I got an email saying I was in the top 5% of fundraisers.
"It was very emotional going through. I was thinking where I was this time last year and how far I have come, I was getting teary-eyed," he added.
Craig was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer as the disease had spread from his testicle to his lungs and the lymph nodes behind his stomach.
Craig Lindsay during treatment
"It was tough, I knew chemo was not going to be easy," he said.
"The first couple hit me pretty hard. I think after the second and third I knew what to expect but still completely floored me.
"I had to wait until July 8, that's when I went for my final check up, that's when I was given the all clear and told I was in remission. My mum came out and was crying, I was telling her to stop because it looked like we had bad news.
"It still had not hit me until recently, it is all one big rush in my head because it feels like it all happened so quickly then afterwards when it slowed down, I just thought it's life-changing what I have been through."
Craig said his energy levels are now improving and he can do a lot more than he used to. He has now started back to work, something he could not have consider doing just a few months ago.
"It is all about baby steps but they are all steps forward," said Craig.
"I am doing a few hours in my mum's school, St Joseph's Primary in Carryduff, as a dinner man."
He is a few years behind at school now, but now has plans of going to university to study languages. Firstly Craig hopes to return to college in September to complete his A-Levels before going on to study Spanish with a second language at university with a view to teaching.
At the moment Craig needs to return to the hospital for check ups every two months and will be under the careful watch of doctors for the next 10 years.
"That to me is a massive safety net and reassurance," he said.
"If something comes back it is going to be picked up within months. It's good to know I can come back here or call Renee if I have any worries."
Craig Lindsay during treatment
Craig said he could not find the words to explain how much the centre and the charity had done for him during his treatment and said he now wants to help raise awareness for his type of cancer and the charity.
He said: "I would say without the charity I would not be as confident as I am now. I would not be as calm as I am now and I would not be open and talk about it.
"I have been able to talk about it openly and I have been very at home here and Renee was very much there for my family as well as me. If my mum had concerns she would speak to her. The charity is great for the family as well and you felt like you were part of a family with them. I do not think I would be here in one piece without the charity."
In a final word of warning for any other young people with similar health concerns, Craig said: "I just think for anyone else who is concerned, definitely get it checked. If you even have small bit of doubt, even just for peace of mind and your health. That was one big thing for me, I was told it was nothing but I thought no I knew it and got it checked.
Craig Lindsay with his brother and sister when he got the all clear
"I am glad I did it, I don't know how long it would have been before I was diagnosed otherwise.
"Women are more open and talk about things, guys keep it to themselves which I think is not that good."
Craig says he is now like a spokesperson amongst his friends who ask him for advice now when it comes to checking themselves.
"All my friends are extremely supportive and my girlfriend as well, they were all there for me.
"You don't realise how great your group of friends are until you come through something like this." | {
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What is MediBloc and what’s their plan?
The blockchain technology has been applied in a number of sectors of the economy, one of such sectors being the staid healthcare sector. From management and security of medical data to facilitating clinical trials and medical research, blockchain is clearly the revolutionary technology that can transform the healthcare industry both for the healthcare providers and the patients. Blockchain in healthcare has been effected by a number of technologies and MediBloc is the newest of such technologies.
What is MediBloc?
MediBloc is a blockchain powered data management system focused on the healthcare data system. In healthcare, medical data belonging to patients are dispersed and scattered across a number of healthcare providers and institutions across states and countries. Essentially, as a patient, every new doctor you see in every new hospital in every new town, city or country has a piece of your medical history. Healthcare devices and gadgets that analyse and take in data also hold a bit of your medical data in their storage system.
Scattered across various platforms and locations, it would be very difficult if not nearly impossible for a healthcare provider to obtain a full and complete record of one’s medical history for the most accurate diagnosis or the most efficient course of treatment as the case may be. MediBloc provides a data integration system that assembles every bit of medical information on a patient with real-time updates for every new entry into the system such that at any point in time, the system can be accessed for a patient’s comprehensive medical history.
How does MediBloc work?
MediBloc isn’t just a blockchain enabled medical information system, it is a blockchain enabled patient-centered medical information system. In essence, MediBloc puts the patients in total control of their medical records which is to be kept confidential according to HIPPA regulations. With MediBloc, only the patients have the authorized access to their medical data as the private key to unlocking and decrypting confidential medical data is given to the owner of the data alone. In other words, the patients alone are granted decrypted access to their personal medical data, and they are at liberty to share their data where they want. This patient information management concept will help to substantially reduce the rate of the exploitation of patients’ healthcare data and every means of unauthorized use of patients’ information stored in the MediBloc database by meddling third parties.
Beyond putting patients in control, MediBloc also provides a secure and transparent data storage system banking on the immutability of the blockchain database – every new entry to the system comes with a location and time stamp, a track record of how the information so accessed is utilised in addition to back up protocol in case the original data is ever lost. Also, not only does MediBloc keep a record of patient’s data from medical institutions, medical information acquired outside a health facility – can also be stored on the system.
As an open source platform, applications can be developed and connected to the system for the purpose of data transfer. Data which can be available in diverse formats – text, images etc. MediBloc provides API and SDK programs that lets users create more data formats on the system in case the data to be uploaded isn’t supported by any of the already existing formats. Altogether, MediBloc provides a flexible, scalable and user-friendly medical data system for users.
How did MediBloc begin?
The conceptualization of MediBloc emanated from the need to create a patient centered healthcare ecosystem, one that will cater for the interoperability, security and privacy of medical information in the healthcare ecosystem. Thus, on the 17th of October 2017, the MediBloc White Paper was published, released via a Proof of Concept application. Exactly two months after the White Paper was released, on the 17th of December, the research and design for the mobile app version of MediBloc was initiated. Not only is the app intended to simplify operability and enhance the efficiency of the platform, it is also intended to enrich the MediBloc ecosystem and encourage other developers to utilise the SDK program as provided by MediBloc to build and develop apps for the system.
Who is the Founder of MediBloc?
MediBloc is the brainchild of two doctors – Dr. Allen Wookyun Kho and Dr. Eunsol Lee – who decided to develope a blockchain enabled data exchange service with the aim of providing an efficient information system for patients, doctors and researchers. While both doctors have extensive experience as software engineers, Dr. Kho, who once worked as the lead software engineer for Galaxy S with specialization in the field of peer-to-peer network at Samsung Electronics made a career change later in life to become a dental surgeon and practiced medicine for a few years. Dr. Lee on the other hand is a certified physician specializing in radiology and biomedical informatics. The co-founders are supported by a team of fellow software engineers, developers and blockchain researchers with sufficient experience and qualifications to build an efficient system.
The MED Token and ICO
The MediBloc system has two tokens – MED and MEDX. MED, the initial token to be launched was released on the QTUM network, thus, MED was released as a QRC token. However, with the development and advancement of the MediBloc system, the MediBloc development team decided would be ideal to build their own blockchain platform in order to optimize their service. Having a native blockchain platform will enhance the security system and the general efficiency of the MediBloc platform.
The new blockchain will also put the MediBloc development in complete control of their services and if latter in the future there is need to expand to other platforms and improve services, the blockchain will allow for that flexibility. This is what initiated the creation on MEDX, an ERC-20 standard token. The move to the Ethereum network is a tactical one with the aim of improving business versatility.
However, as there are already holders of MED tokens in the system, to protect the right of the token holders, holders of MED were airdropped MEDX at a 1:1 ratio. In other words, at the release of the mainnet, holders will get 0.5 MainNet coins per MED and 0.5 MainNet coins per MEDX. The token will serve as the primary medium of exchange between all users within the MediBloc ecosystem from the healthcare providers (institutions and personnel) to data researchers (medical devices, sensors and researchers). MED will also be used to incentivize user participation on the platform.
The initial coin offering of MED tokens was effected to raise funds for further development of the Medicare ecosystem. The ICO was held in three stages; the first and second presale ICO and the main crowdsale. The total issuance amount for the token sale was 10 million MED of which 50% – being 5 million MED were allocated for the token sales. The remaining 50% were distributed thus;
20% – Founding team
12% – Business development
10% – Early Investors and advisors
8% – Research
The ICO of MED was successfully brought to a conclusion on the 15th of December 2017 with about 6,200 investors from over 70 countries across the globe. The token sale generated about $30 million from almost 3 million MED tokens distributed to investors. MED was listed for trade on cryptocurrency exchanges on the 20th of December 2017 and a month after, on January 20th 2018, the unsold tokens were burned in the system.
For the ICO generated funds, the distribution structure is as follows;
50% – Promotion, platform development and expansion
30% – Transfer of Medi Points to Medi Tokens
20% – Operation and maintenance
However, with the introduction of MEDX, an ERC-20 compliant token based on the more widely accepted Ethereum network, the MediBloc team decided to also list the MEDX tokens on cryptocurrency exchanges, so as to not put holders of MEDX at a disadvantage. On June 4th MEDX token was officially listed on DEx.top – a decentralized Ethereum-token exchange platform developed as an auxiliary of Bitmain exchange. June 19th saw to a new listing of MEDX on Kryptono exchange. Kryptono a newly developed global crypto exchange specializing in the security and protection of users’ assets. The exchange supports both crypto-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat exchanges via a peer-to-peer network.
Ways to Earn MediBloc – MEDX airdrop
MediBloc is hosting a MEDX airdrop to reward investors for holding MED tokens. Every token holder of MED whether on exchanges, in a QTUM wallet or in any other wallet is eligible for the airdrop. To qualify, a token holder would have taken a MED snapshot on June 1st 2018 – Korea time 00:00 (UTC+9), QTUM Block number(163890). Qualified token holders can then request for an airdrop and the system will automatically credit their QTUM wallet with an equivalent amount of MEDX as displayed on the snapshot. Token holders with holdings in a wallet other than a QTUM Core wallet will be required to pay additional fees to verify ownership of the wallet and its assets before the tokens will be credited to their accounts. Payouts for successful airdrop requests started on the 8th of June 2018.
Investing in MediBloc
In it’s course to do the utmost for the healthcare system and make progress as a platform, MediBloc has gone into strategic partnerships with a number of institutions in the healthcare and financial sectors. Under healthcare, MediBloc is partnership agreements with about four big medical facilities namely – Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital, Oracle Medical Group, Hanyang University Medical Center and Bestian Foundation and FineInsight. Hospitals in the partnerships will have their medical record system incorporated into MedicBloc’s blockchain database along with the development and implementation of new and improved business models for digital healthcare.
In the financial sector, MediBloc is in notable partnerships with PolicyPal Network and Deloitte Anjin LLC. PolicyPal Network is a decentralized insurance platform that aims to provide better accessibility to the insurance system to consumers by using data to bridge the gap between insurance institutions and its customers. This collaboration is expected to provide MediBloc with health insurance via PolicyPal’s CryptoProtect insurance. Deloitte on the other hand is a global accounting and consulting firm. The tech partnership with MediBloc will help Deloitte develop and invest in blockchain based projects around Korea. Altogether, these partnerships are expected to create synergies and advance the standardization of the MediBloc platform.
All investors/token holders of the MED tokens will have a share of the MED pool from where the allocated tokens are pulled from. Token allocation to token holders will be conducted on yearly basis with 5% and 3.5% inflation rates on the first and second years respectively and will be terminated after a period of ten years. Also, MediBloc provides its users with 1GB of free storage and 1GB per month of bandwidth for which they will be required to pay for via MED tokens to Storj, the data service provider.
Conclusion
The objective of MediBloc is to build a patient-centered healthcare ecosystem where data is secured, disintermediated, incorruptible and can be safely distributed. Having a decentralized information system will substantially reduce the rampancy of data leaks while empowering the patients with their confidential medical data. | {
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So I've been using Retrospect 11.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.8.5. Here's what I've been encountering...
First, I had no clue that you could simply recycle media sets if you were encountering issues with backups -- so rather than recycle them, I "deleted" them altogether and re-created media sets. I figured out a loophole, or so I presume, to maintain my naming conventions on tapes to keep proper organization and so I also don't look like a dingus... my tapes are named as such: 2014 A1, 2014 B1, 2014 C1, and so forth...
So... I took a tape that was already named, SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED it locally, and tried to backup it to a newly named media set and I run into the issue of "No Files Need to be Copied."
Instead of getting a backup of 1.03 TB, I get a backup of 4.5 MBs... or what have you. I've done this multiple times and yielded no success. I'm guessing it's a miscommunication within Retrospect.
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More than likely what is happening is even though you re-created the media set, the data still exists on the tape so when Retrospect tries to back up the restored files, it already sees them on the media and does not back them up again. Have you tried to backing up the restored files to a brand new data set using a blank tape. Your other option is to recycle a media set and then try backing up the restored files to that recycled backup set. | {
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21 October 2013
Review: The Twelve
I really, really enjoyed The Passage. I thought it was a solid modern take on the vampire genre and was a fun read overall. The Twelve, somehow only a middle book in the series, suffers a bit from being a little more allegorical and a little less direct in how it goes about its narrative. Middle book syndrome or an idea that exhausted itself? I don't know.
Regardless, the book jumps around timeline-wise a bit to give us more backstory on the main vamps, and to get into an infiltration scheme to turn the tide a bit. We meet a ton of new characters, we learn about more human interactions with the virus as opposed to the solid government conspiracy angle of The Passage, and, to its credit, we get a really fascinating conclusion to the whole thing.
The number one issue I had with the book is that it somewhat betrays the initial idea in The Passage. It stops being that conspiracy book and becomes something incredibly different, and while that different story is good, it would have worked better had it not been attached to the existing plot. It has a very World War II infiltration feel to it in a lot of ways, which I'm not sure was the intent, but was something I walked away with a bit. It just took too long to get there, even though "there" was a good time.
Overall, a solid read, although definitely flawed. As there's supposed to be a third volume sometime, I have no clue where it will go based on this ending, but I'll still go and pick it up. Hopefully the third one brings things back around to where the first was plot-quality-wise. | {
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Police in France are trying to piece together what happened in a bizarre, gruesome murder that took place at a camping ground near the Swiss border. A 4-year-old girl was discovered alive in a car with three adults, believed to be their mother, father, and grandmother—all of whom were shot dead. Eight hours after the police began their investigation, the girl was discovered huddled under the legs of the two dead women, apparently too scared to move and unnoticed by police. A 7-year-old girl had been discovered alive but unconscious by the side of the car, which alerted a passing cyclist that something was amiss. A local cyclist was also found dead—shot in the head—at the scene. Police believe the family was British and vacationing. | {
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Friday
RennyJesseChristopher, Renny, and JesseDad and EricDad and JesseTrish and DadChuck and me. Stuart and I are always dueling cameras.Corey and Christopher sleepy babies.Everybody serious about opening their gifts. Chuck's mom in red.
Wednesday
Because I was way too busy to post the past few days here's pics from Christmas morning at home and then over at Stuart's. I don't have good pictures of mom, Stu and Trish cause I started playing with Stuart's camera and they're all on his memory card.ChuckJesse and EricJesse and Eric. We are so glad he came home for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!Jesse and Eric Yosey Renny and LC trying to get in on the action.Corey and CharliPatsy and Dad, time to eat!Mom and DadCorey and ChristopherCharli and CoreyEric and JesseCorey and Mom on the floor opening gifts, they get serious about it!Jesse, Christopher and his hot sauce, and Corey.Christopher and CharliRear shot of Charli in santa suit, cute!and Renny's behind in the Santa Suit. He's started sitting like Elsie, weird.
Saturday
I have to say I feel like Christmas has already been here for me - gift wise. I could not believe all the gifts I received from the children and parents from my bus and even from other drivers. The vase in the background is actually from Japan. One of the driver's (Greg, Hi Greg!) wives gave it to me, surprise! I forgot to put the basket of fresh oranges from them in the picture too.But the most memorable for me is the card from several of the elementary kids stating, "to the best bus driver ever". I feel very blessed.
Tuesday
Monday
Last nights musicians concert at church was one of the best! Corey played 2 pieces each one that Hannah had played in previous Christmas Concerts. That made me cry. I wondered how it affected her. We all miss Hannah very much. Corey played beautifully! I'm so proud when I watch her use her God given talent and do it so well. Unfortunately, I haven't learned how to use the video on my camera yet...I've had it a year what's the problem. The video of Corey is short so you don't get to hear much of her playing but you see her talent. The other video is a group at our church I haven't heard before. They were awesome.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPToXHwYTMA
Sunday
Yeah! All of the big things are done for now. Wedding, Thanksgiving at our house, and the much dreaded garage sale. We almost didn't do the sale yesterday because we were both sick Friday night ..all Friday night.. but thankfully we decided to do it and get it over with. Hopefully that was my last. My next big project (after Christmas shopping) get the xtra bedroom (now dump,junk room) turned into my art and craft room (studio, sounds better). Some pictures: our tree, never ever have we been able to get a real tree that wasn't crooked or leaning but I like it anyway.Where can I get these cups for a reasonable price? I had them as a kid and would like to have a couple or four. Wish I could find exactly what I had as a kid much nicer than what I've seen now.After Chuck's company Christmas dinner we had Jesse take pictures, while making eewww sounds (her). About 2....And here we go....Jesse asked Chuck the other day if she moved and couldn't keep Reny would he keep him. His very surprising, without thinking a second answer, yes. Didn't see that one coming. Although the clues were there...
Friday
Tomorrow huge garage sale. Hope it's my last. Lots of toys - like new - some still in boxes. Interested, need directions, email me at [email protected] and I'll let you know where.clown doll, just for you triciaand no the tool chest is not for sale just no room for itJesse's dogs. No, they are not for sale, Corey.
Tuesday
Oui Vey..feeling frustrated. For whatever reason another driver has a problem with one of the kids on her bus. He actually grabbed her arm and got up in her face and really said some nasty stuff. Why is he allowed to ever ride another bus? Tell me why? He was suspended off the bus for 10 days and then supposed to be sent to a monitor bus but noooo they've decided to send him to my bus.And that is after he got up in her face this morning threatening her.So he is supposed to start riding tomorrow morning, not looking forward to it.
Sunday
Last year at this time we were in the truck and on the road for 30 days. That was the longest trip we made. I was going to say hardest but I think the hardest was the 1st trip because we almost quit during that one. Neither one of us had much sleep in over a week and stopped in Arizona and called in and told them to get us a run home or we wouldn't be coming back.Anyway, back to last year at this time. We spent Thanksgiving day at an OC, translation company truck stop, and ate microwaved dinners with another couple who's wife had gone thru the school at the time we were there. Which was nice but sleeping in the truck sucked especially when we slept at the same time because the bed was the size of a twin size bed, teenie weenie.We drove to LA and back across to Pennsylvania and a bunch of other places. Saw lots of Christmas lites and snow and traffic in the cities. I don't miss the truck so much but I do miss seeing the country. Somewhere in ArizonaSomewhere in Tennessee
Thursday
There in his bed he lay.6 months left the Dr.'s say.84, it's been a good lifenot too much pain, or hurt, or strife.Involved in church there every week.Since 20 years of age he's been60 years without much sinThrough the yearsyou'd think he'd knownthe truth, the light, the road to home.But unsureand a hope is all he could say.So truth is explainedthere is only one way.He finally gets it after all these years.And cries outwith joyous cheers,"A new man I've becomethis very day. I know nowJesus alone is the way!"And repeats it again, over and over,"A new man I've become -all my life - this is what I've waited for.All my life He's been thereAn open door."But I never acceptedThis truth until now.So he asks, “Do you know? for sure?this day?That you are on the path, the way...to Heaven and Jesus…”and this I will pray, that you know without doubtfor sure today.
I don't know why this came out this way but it's actually true.Our Pastor told us about this happening when he visited a man from our church whohad been there 60 years thinking he had it all along. But when he was asked he had fear and only "hope" that when he died he would go to heaven.But now he knows for sure and is without fear.How 'bout you?Have you accepted Christ? Do you believe he is the son of God and died for your sin?It's simple, believe and pray; God I know you love me. I believe you sent your son to earth to die so that I might live. I know I've sinned and ask for forgiveness and I ask for Christ to come in and be Lord of my life. I thank you God for saving me. If you prayed let me know. I'll keep you in my prayers and pray for you to find a good Bible believing church home.May God bless you!!
Friday
Mom and Trish. Stuart took this picture of the monorail. I like the composition.Christopher having fun on Tom Sawyer's island.2 trips to the parks. Magic kingdom and animal kingdom.Christopher is such a big kidEven Jesse's dog Reney gets in on the fun.
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New real Living Wage rates announced for London & the UK
Posted by Esmat Jeraj677pc on October 31, 2016
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today announced that the new London Living Wage has increased from £9.40 to £9.75 per hour to reflect the higher cost of living facing families in the city – an increase of 3.7 per cent. This year over 300 more London-based employers have signed up to pay their staff the hourly rate required to make ends meet in the capital, bringing the number of London Living Wage employers to nearly 1000.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced the new rate for the London Living Wage at the British Library, the latest London employer to commit to ensure staff earn a real Living Wage. He said:
“It’s great news that London is leading the way in paying the Living Wage and that over 1,000 businesses are now accredited and helping to make this a fairer and more equal city. I’m glad to say we’re well on track to see it rise to over £10 an hour during my mayoralty, but we need to go further and for many more businesses and organisations to sign up.
“Our economy continues to grow and for the first time in London’s history we now have over one million businesses based here. It’s essential that hard-working Londoners, who keep this city going, are rewarded for their integral role in this success.
“Paying the London Living Wage is not just the right and moral thing to do, it makes good business sense too. As many employers already accredited know, the benefits are clear - including increased productivity and reduced staff turnover.
“The London Living Wage is a fantastic campaign and I will be working to encourage more businesses across our great city to get involved. This will not only help London become a city where it’s a badge of pride for employers to pay the London Living Wage, but help us become a city where everyone benefits from the capital’s success.”
First Minister for Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, and the First Minister for Wales, Carwyn Jones today announced the UK-wide Living Wage rate in their respective nations.
Nicola Sturgeon announced the new UK rate in Airdrie at painting and decorating firm Bell Group:
“The new Living Wage of £8.45 will be a welcome pay rise for thousands of Scottish workers and ensures people’s basic wage continues to meet the real costs of living.
“Like the Bell Group, 630 employers in Scotland are now accredited Living Wage employers and I want to see all businesses implement the new Living Wage rates as soon as possible.
“For business, paying the Living Wage makes sense - it’s an investment in people and all the evidence shows it leads to increased productivity and reduced staff absence and turnover, while sending a strong signal to customers about fairness.
“Yet we also know around 20 per cent of Scotland’s workforce earn less than the Living Wage. With low pay one of the main drivers of in-work poverty, it’s vital that employers who can pay the real Living Wage do so. We’ll continue to work with the Living Wage Foundation and the Poverty Alliance to encourage more businesses to recognise the benefits of paying the real Living Wage.”
Carwyn Jones announced the new UK rate in Cardiff Castle, saying:
“My vision for Wales is for a strong, fair economy delivering more and better jobs. I am proud that we have record levels of employment in Wales, while there has been great progress in the number of employers across the private and public sectors adopting the Living Wage.
“At its heart, the Living Wage is all about a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay. The Living Wage allows people to improve their situation and enjoy their lives. But it also makes sound business sense – it boosts morale, improves productivity, innovation and, ultimately, staff retention.”
“Today’s new Living Wage rates bring a welcome pay rise to thousands of workers across the UK. 1 in 5 people earn less than the wage they need to get by. That’s why it’s more important than ever for leading employers to join the growing movement of businesses and organisations that are going further than the government minimum and making sure their employees earn enough to cover the cost of living. As we kick off Living Wage Week today we are celebrating nearly 3000 employers across the UK who lead the way on tackling low pay by paying the real Living Wage. The sheer growth of our movement shows that the Living Wage is good for people and good for business.”
“I’m proud and delighted that the British Library is now fully accredited as a Living Wage Foundation employer. Our dedicated staff are at the heart of the Library's mission to make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, and Living Wage accreditation reinforces our commitment to the values of fairness and respect for all.”
“Everyone working at Aviva in the UK, whether they are a permanent employee or an on-site contractor receive at least the real Living Wage. We made this commitment because it is the right thing to do. And because it is also good business. We want to be an employer of choice, which helps us to protect the long term success of our business.
“But we also know that paying the Living Wage is good for our industry and business at large – employers who pay a fair wage have a multiplier effect, because as ambassadors they help encourage other businesses to do the same.”
“Paying the real Living Wage will create a better, stronger and ultimately a more successful company for our customers, our people and the communities we are a part of.”
Waltham Forest Council more than doubles their commitment to build social rent homes: from 1200 in 2018 by 2022, to 2800 in 2019by 2022
Cllr Miller, Cabinet Member for Economic Development and High Streets, agrees to work with Waltham Forest Citizens to find first 2 sites for permanently affordable Community Land Trust sites in the Borough in the next year.
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With port city on one end- Vizag and “The City of the Nawabs” on the other side- Hyderabad, this Southern state of India has always added grace to India’s tourism. Though Andhra speaks loud about the different destinations persisting within its boundaries, one such tourist spot that is heard less off but regarded as the Ooty of the Eastern Ghats is Araku Valley. A valley drenched with tropical lush greenery, an exuberant resonance of streams growing profusely and a strong whiff of the aromatic coffee bean plantations is all what it manifests of. Located at a distance of 80km from […..]
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There is nothing like walking your way through a beautiful hill station. Shillong, the Scotland of the East, can be best seen on foot. Whether it is during the peak of summer or the chilly winter morning, walking in Shillong can be rejuvenating as the weather is lovely coupled with good roads. Let’s explore this beautiful city all in a day’s walk. After a hot cup of tea and a plate of chhole bathure for breakfast at Palace in Police Bazaar, we are well-equipped for the walk. The Ward’s Lake in the morning hours with the sun’s rays flickering through the […..]
No adjectives can suitably describe the beauty of the Valley of Flowers in Uttarkhand. You have to actually trek to the valley and get mesmerised by the breathtaking view. As the snow melts and the entire valley is a riot of colours with the flowers in full bloom, the picture-perfect spectacle in front of you is sheer magic. Best travelled between July and August, this trek is a heartwarming experience. At an altitude of 3,658 metre above sea level, as you trek your way up the valley you will forget your exhaustion as the carpet of blue, red, pink, yellow, […..] | {
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Is Jumping The Broom A Black Appropriation Of A White Custom?
Written by Azizi Powell [revised June 2, 2013]
The tradition of jumping the broom was known to African Americans before the bestselling novel & 1977 television mega hit Roots. But post-Roots and I believe largely because of its inclusion in that television mini-series, more African Americans have incorporated the custom of jumping the broom into their wedding reception, or their wedding ceremony than ever before. And many African Americans think that "jumping the broom" was either created by Black folks during United States slavery or was an traditional African custom. Some people who hold that belief, only Black folks then and now jumped the broom. Judging from online comments on various blogs & YouTube videos of jumping the broom, this view also appears to be held by a number of non-African Americans.
The latter film is by far the most popular and the most widely known of these three movies.
In a scene from the Noah’s Arc movie, one of the men getting married gives this explanation of the custom of jumping the broom:
“What’s the deal with this whole broom thing?”
“When our ancestors were slaves, they weren’t allowed to marry legally. So they created this ritual to symbolize marriage. It’s a way for us to honor our history.”
“Cool.”
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I admit that I was among those who believed that the custom of jumping the broom was either created by enslaved African Americans or was a tradition wedding custom in West Africa or Central Africa where most African Americans came from.
When it is part of the wedding ceremony, the newly married couple jumps the broom after the minister pronounces them husband & wife, and after they kiss. When it is part of the wedding reception, jumping the broom usually occurs before the newlyweds take their first dance.
In the few weddings that I've attended where African Americans jumped the broom, it was done as part of their wedding reception, prior to the newly married couple's first dance. However, most YouTube videos of this custom show African Americans incorporating jumping the broom as part of the actual wedding ceremony.
Although some African Americans "jump the broom" at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony or at their wedding reception, not all African Americans include this custom in their wedding. One reason that some African Americans may not "jump the broom" is because that custom is associated with slavery and/or "jumping the broom" is considered "lower class". It's interesting to note that two of the three above Black movies about jumping the broom Noah's Arc and Jumping The Broom, the wedding was held in the upscale community of Martha's Vineyard and both these movies touched on the issue that some Black people had with jumping the broom being a lower class remmant of slavery.
There's no question that sometimes during United States slavery Black couples jumped the broom to symbolize that they were married. But I don't think that custom came from Africa.
According to the folkloric research cited as references in Jumping The Broom,there are no recorded instances of West African or Central African weddings that involved jumping over a broom. In contrast, that same Wikipedia page notes that there’s considerable folkloric documentation that the custom of jumping the broom has been practiced for centuries in Wales and in England.
A traditional belief of the Congolese people of Central Africa is that there is a line (called the Kalunga line) which separates the world of humans and the world of ancestors, spirits, God and gods. It’s possible that some enslaved Black people might have remembered this belief. It’s also possible that those same enslaved people could have grafted that belief onto the act of newlywed couples jumping over a broom stick lying on the ground-that movement symbolizing moving from being single to being married. But I think that it’s probably more likely that White people introduced the custom of jumping the broom among enslaved Black people as a substitution for more formal marriage rituals whose use was denied to Black people.
In a nation such as the United States where the folkloric traditions of various racial and ethnic groups are often appropriated, merged, and significantly modified, the fact that African Americans may have claimed a Western European custom as our own shouldn’t be all that surprising. Borrowing customs across racial and ethnic lines is a universal practice. The fact that the custom of jumping the broom might have originated in Europe, and may have been either voluntarily borrowed from White folks by enslaved African Americans or forced upon us by White slave masters need not minimize the symbolic meanings of that custom that has been given to it by African Americans in the past and in the present.
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FEATURED VIDEOS OF PEOPLE JUMPING THE BROOM
Here are four videos of the jumping the broom. Each of these videos are examples of how "jumping the broom" has been integrated into some wedding receptions or wedding ceremonies. These videos aren't meant to serve as a template of what should happen during ceremonies or receptions.
These videos are given in no particular order. The first three videos are of an African American weddings, and the fourth video is an non-African American wedding service.
Video #1: Kiss the Bride and Jump the Broom
Uploaded by brownsoc on Aug 28, 2009
Jason and Jorvanna on their wedding day. He's about to salute the bride but first things first
Academy Award Video Productions shot this unique celebration at the Union Plaza in 1995. This was a musical and visual presentation of the old custom of 'jumping over the broom' a new life begining together. The performance includes the Bride and Groom and is emotional as is beautiful to see. See more of Oscar's video work at Oscar and Bernie Dotcom on TV/Web Productions Page.
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Video #3: Darran & Venus Jumping The Broom
Stacey1Venus, Uploaded on Jul 4, 2011
An African-American traditional wedding ceremony in which the bride and groom signify their entrance into a new life and their creation of a new family by symbolically "sweeping away" their former single lives, former problems and concerns, and over the broom to enter upon a new adventure as husband and wife...
Stacey1Venus: Darran Stacey Johnson & Venus Bivins
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Video #4: Nicky and Tim jump the broom
Uploaded by SaintMitch on Oct 1, 2006
Nicky and Tim got married in Cenac, France on 16th September 2006. The ceremony culminated in them jumping over a broom to symbolise their leap into domestic bliss together!
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Ben L'Oncle Soul - Elle me dit (clip officiel)
Universal Music France, Uploaded on Jul 18, 2011
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Hat tip to Afro-Europe for alerting me to this video.
11 comments:
Here's part of the comment I added to the viewer comment thread for the Nicky and Tim wedding video in response to a person writing "Do these people understand the origin behind jumping the broom?!"
Actually, the custom of broom stick weddings, particularly in Wales predates the custom of enslaved African Americans jumping the broom. That custom was found among the Welsh, particularly among Gypsies before the 1700s. And it's not an African tradition. African Americans have made it our tradition, but it didn't originate with us...
An African American sista
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The rest of my comment urged people to google this pancocojams post to find that video, other videos, and more information.
Here's another comment from that same Nicky & Tim video that is found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN2OFlxNpzw and is embedded above:
"The broom itself doesn't mean anything. The jumping act itself symbolizes jumping from one life to another new life as a married person. It's an african american tradition. Slaves weren't allowed to marry officially, so they made up their own tradition of jumping the broom. All of the slaves recognized the union among themselves. To this day in the south, when people get married, the old timers still say 'such and such jumped the broom!".-PrincessChronicles; 2010
I'm an anthropologist and I teach African and African American studies in the southern USA (North Carolina) and I do research in Ghana, West Africa. "Jumping the broom" is absolutely an African-American tradition. Why? Because it was a cultural practice, adopted by enslaved Africans, passed down from generation to generation and widely documented in the antebellum south.
Was the practice carried over from western (West or Central) Africa? Probably not. I don't know any evidence for it. But I have read accounts of brooms in Indonesia, various parts of Africa, and Europe as ritual objects symbolically used to sweep away bad spirits. It is possible that the African-derived symbolic meaning of brooms was transformed on slave plantations to infuse new meaning to the Euro-derived custom of broom-jumping.
Is Candomblé or Santería any less African because these Yoruba/Ifá derived religions incorporate Catholic Saints? African Independent Churches are appropriations from Europeans. Does that make them less African? Some African purists say yes, but many devotees say no. From the perspective of the devotees (or at least many devotees), their religions are African because they are uniquely adapted to their context. I agree. In my view, jumping the broom is African because it was adopted by African people. One of many examples of creativity under horrific conditions. I, for one, believe that the practice is no less beautiful and African than anything done in Africa. kzs
Ghetto Intellectual, I appreciate your comment as I was hoping for discussion of this topic.
As I wrote in my first comment to this post, African Americans have made jumping the broom our tradition, but it didn't originate with us.
As for jumping the broom being African because it was adopted by African people, according to that way of thinking, any custom that originated among population "A" but is picked up by population "B" can be considered population "B"'s custom. And while that is true in a manner of speaking, what I meant in my post & in my comment is that that custom didn't originate with population "B". To use the example that is the focus of this post, jumping the broom, didn't originate with African Americans, but we have adopted that custom, perhaps also giving it additional meanings, and otherwise making it our own [custom].
I agree with your statement that jumping the broom "is one of many examples of [African American] creativity under horrific conditions." And in a general sense, I also agree that jumping the broom is as "African [as] anything done in Africa", but my point was that I don't believe that custom is [or was] traditional to West Africa or Central Africa or any other region of Africa - although it's possible that placing a broom horizontally on the floor could have been an adaptation of the traditional belief in the Kalunga line, "a watery boundary between the world of the living and the dead in religious traditions of the Congo region."
Also, I think that Caribbean/American religions such as Lucumi and Candomble that combine various African belief systems & Catholicism are examples of syncretism, "the merger and analogizing of several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion".
Hi I'm of English, Irish and Welsh stock. I jumped the broom at my civil wedding ceremony. My mother asked us to, as we were unable to have a family or religious wedding at the time. The knowledge of jumping the broom comes from oral tradition via my mother (the welsh side). It is now rare in the UK but is becoming more popular, especially among wiccans along with handfasting. My husbands friends and family, who were not british, kept asking questions about the tradition. When I went online and searched it, out of curiosity, I discovered that another form of jumping the broom was present in African-American culture. The meanings are, obviously, different. In truth cultures are always in a state of flux so it is never clear where the origins of anything comes from as from what I've read this is a Romani tradition more than a Welsh one. I think that brooms, or besoms, are powerful objects in many cultures, because they are so commonly used and associated with the house (and thus women). So we cannot discount the possibility that two such traditions emerged from different origin/cultures through similar associations and perhaps necessity.
Thank you for your comments. I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience "jumping the broom".
My experience is that only a small percentagee of African Americans actually incorporate jumping the broom in our wedding receptions and an even smaller percentage incorporate jumping the broom in the actual wedding ceremony.
If I understand the difference between the Welsh custom and the contemporary African American custom, the Welsh did this because no clegy were available, but AA's do it [now] in tribute to the past custom during U.S. slavery but also to symbolically represent moving forward as a couple.
Btw, I fixed those videos that weren't showing since YouTube changed their code. Thanks for that too as I wasn't aware that those videos weren't showing until I read your comments.
Hiyes as we weren't being married by a priest she asked us to jump the broom. I grew up knowing about traditions like this from stories she told us, but if we'd been married in the church I'm not sure she would have brought it up.
This was an enlightening article and set of comments. As I look further into this particular custom, it appears that Broom Jumping was more often a matter of coercion than a vestige of custom from the motherland that slaves were allowed to preserve. What L. Lang shared about jumping the broom being a substitute for a "proper" ceremony in Great Britain, aligns with the paternalistic attitudes of the Planters/Masters who allowed, and sometimes sponsored, slave weddings. For the majority of owners who allowed or actively sponsored slave marriages it more a matter of expediency to placate the slaves. It could reduce the propensity for attempted escape, provide for some semblance of stability, (but only on the masters' terms), and also to promote propagation, which only enriched the owner. These marriages were not seen as something legal, binding, or even to be respected, so Planters/Masters substituting or including the broom jump to recognize a less than full fledged marriage makes sense In addition, in reading the Slave Narratives produced in the 1930's from the accounts of ex-slaves, the vast majority of the mentions of jumping the broom described situations arranged by the slave masters, and not the slaves. While it's certainly up to each individual to determine how they will celebrate their union and honor their past, Jumping the Broom in my opinion is less of a celebration of the slave's quiet resistance to bondage, and more of a reminder of how they were treated as inferior to their owners.
I appreciate your comment based on your research. I see no documentation that jumping the broom was an African custom and it wouldn't surprise me at all if the custom of Black Americans "jumping the broom" began as "less of a celebration of the slave's quiet resistance to bondage, and more of a reminder of how they were treated as inferior to their owners".
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On a languorous Sunday in June, low season on the campus of the University of Virginia, Prof. Larry Sabato opened a perplexing e-mail. “My instant reaction,” he said, “was that I thought we’d been hacked.” The message, sent to the entire university, announced the resignation of the university’s president, Teresa Sullivan, obliquely citing a “philosophical difference of opinion” with the institution’s governing board. Sullivan had held the job for just two years, without any scandal, and Sabato couldn’t believe she had been pushed aside with so little evident justification. “I said that if this was true,” he recalled, “this was going to be a P.R. disaster of national proportions.” Sabato is accustomed to offering predictions — a prodigiously quotable political scientist, he maintains a Web site called Sabato’s Crystal Ball. And his opinions carry serious weight around UVA, an institution he has been immersed in since his undergraduate days in the 1970s, when he served as president of the Student Council. Sabato called around and discovered that the school’s deans had learned of the resignation just that morning at a meeting in which Helen Dragas, the real estate developer who led UVA’s board, warned that the university faced an “existential threat.” The professional educators who ran UVA were well aware that public universities everywhere were enduring a crisis. State governments have been slashing funding, driving per-student spending to historic lows, forcing schools to raise tuition, while controlling costs through salary freezes and other austerity measures. Founded and designed by Thomas Jefferson and renowned as one of the country’s finest state institutions, the University of Virginia is better off than most of its counterparts: it fears mediocrity, not insolvency. But along with other elite public universities, it is struggling to figure out how to continue providing a premium education with less government support. If anyone appeared equipped to manage the situation, it was Sullivan: she had come to Virginia after excelling in administrative positions at the University of Texas and the University of Michigan. “Everybody had the same reaction,” Sabato told me. “First, shock, and then a sneaking suspicion that there had to be something else.” That afternoon, in the 90-degree heat, Sabato looked on as Dragas gave an outdoor news conference. She promised to replace Sullivan with “a bold, strategic, visionary leader” but refused to answer when asked for the reasons behind Sullivan’s departure. | {
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This Technical Report is concerned with QoS as it applies to interactions between components of distributed healthcare IT systems. The scope is not limited to network infrastructures; it includes the QoS requirements of information storage and processing IT systems. The related areas of security and financial cost considerations are not within the primary scope of the document, although they are considered briefly. Of course, an informatics system with a high QoS does not guarantee a high standard of healthcare in terms of clinical outcomes or patient care. The quality of healthcare delivered to patients (the ultimate "users") depends upon a number of external factors such as the experience and competence of the healthcare professional(s) or institution(s) involved. Potential QoS characteristics for the total healthcare delivery process such as mortality rate, clinical outcome, etc. are therefore not within the scope of this report. The report contains no provisions to avoid the incorporation of bad or dangerous practice into healthcare IT systems. It is possible to circumvent good clinical practice with technical solutions which may cause bad practice. This vital issue is not covered by this report. To take an example scenario: A patient consults a doctor, who takes a blood sample and arranges to see the patient again in two weeks. a) A "good" practice doctor sees and reviews the blood test result as soon as it comes back from the laboratory and then files it if no action is required. b) A "bad" practice doctor sees and reviews the blood test results only when he reviews the patient's case on the patient's next visit. This case is not defensible if the patient has a preventable adverse event and takes legal action (source: MPS Casebook Summer 1997). The healthcare information system put into the medical practice in electronic form could build-in either practice (a) or practice (b). This report does not consider the clinical quality assurance mechanism for the IT system. | {
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St. Thomas Becket
Martyr, Archbishop of Canterbury, born at London, 21 December, 1118 (?); died at Canterbury, 29 December, 1170. St. Thomas was born of parents who, coming from Normandy, had settled in England some years previously. No reliance can be placed upon the legend that his mother was a Saracen. In after life his humble birth was made the subject of spiteful comment, though his parents were not peasants, but people of some mark, and from his earliest years their son had been well taught and had associated with gentlefolk. He learned to read at Merton Abbey and then studied in Paris. On leaving school he employed himself in secretarial work, first with Sir Richer de l'Aigle and then with his kinsman, Osbert Huitdeniers, who was "Justiciar" of London. Somewhere about the year 1141, under circumstances that are variously related, he entered the service of Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury, and in that household he won his master's favour and eventually became the most trusted of all his clerks. A description embodied in the Icelandic Saga and derived probably from Robert of Cricklade gives a vivid portrait of him at this period.
To look upon he was slim of growth and pale of hue, with dark hair, a long nose, and a straightly featured face. Blithe of countenance was he, winning and loveable in his conversation, frank of speech in his discourses, but slightly stuttering in his talk, so keen of discernment and understanding that he could always make difficult questions plain after a wise manner.
Theobald recognized his capacity, made use of him in many delicate negotiations, and, after allowing him to go for a year to study civil and canon law at Bologna and Auxerre, ordained him deacon in 1154, after bestowing upon him several preferments, the most important of which was the Archdeaconry of Canterbury (see Radford, "Thomas of London", p. 53).
It was just at this period that King Stephen died and the young monarch Henry II became unquestioned master of the kingdom. He took "Thomas of London", as Becket was then most commonly called, for his chancellor, and in that office Thomas at the age of thirty-six became, with the possible exception of the justiciar, the most powerful subject in Henry's wide dominions. The chroniclers speak with wonder of the relations which existed between the chancellor and the sovereign, who was twelve years his junior. People declared that "they had but one heart and one mind". Often the king and his minister behaved like two schoolboys at play. But although they hunted or rode at the head of an army together it was no mere comradeship in pastime which united them. Both were hard workers, and both, we may believe, had the prosperity of the kingdom deeply at heart. Whether the chancellor, who was after all the elder man, was the true originator of the administrative reforms which Henry introduced cannot now be clearly determined. In many matters they saw eye to eye. The king's imperial views and love of splendour were quite to the taste of his minister. When Thomas went to France in 1158 to negotiate a marriage treaty, he travelled with such pomp that the people said: "If this be only the chancellor what must be the glory of the king himself?"
In 1153 Thomas acted as justice itinerant in three counties. In 1159 he seems to have been the chief organizer of Henry's expedition to Toulouse, upon which he accompanied him, and though it seems to be untrue that the impost of "scutage" was called into existence for that Occasion (Round, "Feudal England", 268-73), still Thomas undoubtedly pressed on the exaction of this money contribution in lieu of military service and enforced it against ecclesiastics in such a way that bitter complaints were made of the disproportionately heavy burden this imposed upon the Church. In the military operations Thomas took a leading part, and Garnier, a French chronicler, who lived to write of the virtues of St. Thomas and his martyrdom, declares that in these encounters he saw him unhorse many Frenchknights. Deacon though he was, he lead the most daring attacks in person, and Edward Grim also gives us to understand that in laying waste the enemy's country with fire and sword the chancellor's principles did not materially differ from those of the other commanders of his time. But although, as men then reported, "he put off the archdeacon", in this and other ways, he was very far from assuming the licentious manners of those around him. No word was ever breathed against his personal purity. Foul conduct or foul speech, lying or unchastity were hateful to him, and on occasion he punished them severely. He seems at all times to have had clear principles with regard to the claims of the Church, and even during this period of his chancellorship he more than once risked Henry's grievous displeasure. For example, he opposed the dispensation which Henry for political reasons extorted from the pope, and strove to prevent the marriage of Mary, Abbess of Romsey, to Matthew of Boulogne. But to the very limits of what his conscience permitted, Thomas identified himself with his master's interests, and Tennyson is true to history when he makes the archbishop say:
I served our Theobald well when I was with him: I served King Henry well as Chancellor: I am his no more, and I must serve the Church.
Archbishop Theobald died in 1161, and in the course of the next year Henry seems to have decided that it would be good policy to prepare the way for further schemes of reform by securing the advancement of his chancellor to the primacy. Our authorities are agreed that from the first Thomas drew back in alarm. "I know your plans for the Church," he said, "you will assert claims which I, if I were archbishop, must needs oppose." But Henry would not be gainsaid, and Thomas at the instance of Cardinal Henry of Pisa, who urged it upon him as a service to religion, yielded in spite of his misgivings. He was ordainedpriest on Saturday in Whitweek and consecratedbishop the next day, Sunday, 3 June, 1162. It seems to have been St. Thomas who obtained for England the privilege of keeping the feast of the Blessed Trinity on that Sunday, the anniversary of his consecration, and more than a century afterwards this custom was adopted by the papal Court, itself and eventually imposed on the whole world.
A great change took place in the saint's way of life after his consecration as archbishop. Even as chancellor he had practised secret austerities, but now in view of the struggle he clearly saw before him he gave himself to fastings and disciplines, hair shirts, protracted vigils, and constant prayers. Before the end of the year 1162 he stripped himself of all signs of the lavish display which he had previously affected. On 10 Aug. he went barefoot to receive the envoy who brought him the pallium from Rome. Contrary to the king's wish he resigned the chancellorship. Whereupon Henry seems to have required him to surrender certain ecclesiastical preferments which he still retained, notably the archdeaconry, and when this was not done at once showed bitter displeasure. Other misunderstandings soon followed. The archbishop, having, as he believed, the king's express permission, set about to reclaim alienated estates belonging to his see, a procedure which again gave offence. Still more serious was the open resistance which he made to the king's proposal that a voluntary offering to the sheriffs should be paid into the royal treasury. As the first recorded instance of any determined opposition to the king's arbitrary will in a matter of taxation, the incident is of much constitutional importance. The saint's protest seems to have been successful, but the relations with the king only grew more strained.
Soon after this the great matter of dispute was reached in the resistance made by Thomas to the king's officials when they attempted to assert jurisdiction over criminous clerks. The question has been dealt with in some detail in the article ENGLAND. That the saint himself had no wish to be lenient with criminous clerks has been well shown by Norgate (Angevin Kings, ii, 22). It was with him simply a question of principle. St. Thomas seems all along to have suspected Henry of a design to strike at the independence of what the king regarded as a too powerful Church. With this view Henry summoned the bishops at Westminster (1 October, 1163) to sanction certain as yet unspecified articles which he called his grandfather's customs (avitæ consuetudines), one of the known objects of which was to bring clerics guilty of crimes under the jurisdiction of the secular courts. The other bishops, as the demand was still in the vague, showed a willingness to submit, though with the condition "saving our order", upon which St. Thomas inflexibly insisted. The king's resentment was thereupon manifested by requiring the archbishop to surrender certain castles he had hitherto retained, and by other acts of unfriendliness. In deference to what he believed to be the pope's wish, the archbishop in December consented to make some concessions by giving a personal and private undertaking to the king to obey his customs "loyally and in good faith". But when Henry shortly afterwards at Clarendon (13 January, 1164) sought to draw the saint on to a formal and public acceptance of the "Constitutions of Clarendon", under which name the sixteen articles, the avitæ consuetudines as finally drafted, have been commonly known, St. Thomas, though at first yielding somewhat to the solicitations of the other bishops, in the end took up an attitude of uncompromising resistance.
Then followed a period of unworthy and vindictive persecution. When opposing a claim made against him by John the Marshal, Thomas upon a frivolous pretext was found guilty of contempt of court. For this he was sentenced to pay £500; other demands for large sums of money followed, and finally, though a complete release of all claims against him as chancellor had been given on his becoming archbishop, he was required to render an account of nearly all the moneys which had passed through his hands in his discharge of the office. Eventually a sum of nearly £30,000 was demanded of him. His fellow bishops summoned by Henry to a council at Northampton, implored him to throw himself unreservedly upon the king's mercy, but St. Thomas, instead of yielding, solemnly warned them and threatened them. Then, after celebrating Mass, he took his archiepiscopal cross into his own hand and presented himself thus in the royal council chamber. The king demanded that sentence should be passed upon him, but in the confusion and discussion which ensued the saint with uplifted cross made his way through the mob of angry courtiers. He fled away secretly that night (13 October, 1164), sailed in disguise from Sandwich (2 November), and after being cordially welcomed by Louis VII of France, he threw himself at the feet of Pope Alexander III, then at Sens, on 23 Nov. The pope, who had given a cold reception to certain episcopal envoys sent by Henry, welcomed the saint very kindly, and refused to accept his resignation of his see. On 30 November, Thomas went to take up his residence at the CistercianAbbey of Pontigny in Burgundy, though he was compelled to leave this refuge a year later, as Henry, after confiscating the archbishop'sproperty and banishing all the Becket kinsfolk, threatened to wreak his vengeance on the whole Cistercian Order if they continued to harbour him.
The negotiations between Henry, the pope, and the archbishop dragged on for the next four years without the position being sensibly changed. Although the saint remained firm in his resistance to the principle of the Constitutions of Clarendon, he was willing to make any concessions that could be reasonably asked of him, and on 6 January, 1169, when the kings of England and France were in conference at Montmirail, he threw himself at Henry's feet, but as he still refused to accept the obnoxious customs Henry repulsed him. At last in 1170 some sort of reconciliation was patched up. The question of the customs was not mentioned and Henry professed himself willing to be guided by the archbishop's council as to amends due to the See of Canterbury for the recent violation of its rights in the crowning of Henry's son by the Archbishop of York. On 1 December, 1170, St. Thomas again landed in England, and was received with every demonstration of popular enthusiasm. But trouble almost immediately occurred in connection with the absolution of two of the bishops, whose sentence of excommunication St. Thomas had brought with him, as well as over the restoration by the de Broc family of the archbishop's castle at Saltwood. How far Henry was directly responsible for the tragedy which soon after occurred on 29 December is not quite clear. Four knights who came from France demanded the absolution of the bishops. St. Thomas would not comply. They left for a space, but came back at Vesper time with a band of armed men. To their angry question, "Where is the traitor?" the saint boldly replied, "Here I am, no traitor, but archbishop and priest of God." They tried to drag him from the church, but were unable, and in the end they slew him where he stood, scattering his brains on the pavement. His faithful companion, Edward Grim, who bore his cross, was wounded in the struggle.
A tremendous reaction of feeling followed this deed of blood. In an extraordinary brief space of time devotion to the martyredarchbishop had spread all through Europe. The popepromulgated the bull of canonization, little more than two years after the martyrdom, 21 February, 1173. On 12 July, 1174, Henry II did public penance, and was scourged at the archbishop'stomb. An immense number of miracles were worked, and for the rest of the Middle Ages the shrine of St. Thomas of Canterbury was one of the wealthiest and most famous in Europe. The martyr's holy remains are believed to have been destroyed in September, 1538, when nearly all the other shrines in England were dismantled; but the matter is by no means clear, and, although the weight of learned opinion is adverse, there are still those who believe that a skeleton found in the crypt in January, 1888, is the body of St. Thomas. The story that Henry VIII in 1538 summoned the archbishop to stand his trial for high treason, and that when, in June, 1538, the trial had been held and the accused pronounced contumacious, the body was ordered to be disinterred and burnt, is probably apocryphal.
Sources
By far the best English life is MORRIS, The Life of St. Thomas Becket (2nd ed., London, 1885); there is a somewhat fuller work of L'HUILLIER, Saint Thomas de Cantorbery (2 vols., Paris, 1891); the volume by DEMIMUID, St. Thomas Becket (Paris, 1909), in the series Les Saints is not abreast of modern research. There are several excellent lives by Anglicans, of which HUTTON, Thomas Becket (London, 1900), and the account by NORGATE in Dict. Nat. Biog., s.v. Thomas, known as Thomas a Becket, are probably the best. The biography by ROBERTSON, Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (London, 1859), is not sympathetic. Nearly all the sources of the Life, as well as the books of miracles worked at the shrine, have been edited in the Rolls Series by ROBERTSON under the title Materials for the History of Thomas Becket (7 vols., London, 1875-1883). The valuable Norse saga is edited in the same series by MAGNUSSON, Thomas Saga Erkibyskups (2 vols., London, 1884). The chronicle of GARNIER DE PONT S. MAXENCE, Vie de St. Thomas Martyr, has been edited by HIPPEAU (Paris, 1859). The miracles have been specially studied from an agnostic standpoint by ABBOT, Thomas of Canterbury, his death and miracles (2 vols., London, 1898). Some valuable material has been collected by RADFORD, Thomas of London before his Consecration (Cambridge, 1894). On the relics see MORRIS, Relics of St. Thomas (London, 1888); THORNTON, Becket's Bones (Canterbury, 1900); WARD, The Canterbury Pilgrimages (London, 1904); WARNER in Eng. Hist. Rev., VI (1891), 754-56.
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When exactly did this “blame the test” game start? At what point exactly was it when the fact that Jr. can’t add three plus three became “well, of course not. The test is unfair.”? What level of absurdity have we reached when it is the accounting rules that force the reporting of “dismal results,” and are therefore to blame in large part of the financial disaster we are coping with?
The audit watchdog agency is considering issuing additional guidance on fair value accounting, which banks have blamed for forcing them to report dismal results, chairman Mark Olson told Reuters on Monday.
Olson, who leads the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), said U.S. accounting regulators need to keep examining consequences of the standard, but lawmakers should not get involved.
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California First Responders Test Port Terrorism Response
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger led the exercise—known as Golden Guardian—that simulated a terrorist takeover of a passenger ferry near the Port of Long Beach and an active shooter in Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach.
"Exercises like this are so important, because we must be prepared for the real thing," Schwarzenegger said. "Here in California, if the unthinkable happens, we will be prepared."
Golden Guardian 2010 is a statewide emergency preparedness exercise that is paid for with federal homeland security grants. It will test coordination between federal, state and local response and recovery among city, county and state agencies, community-based organizations and the private sector, as well as the state's Standardized Emergency Management System.
Participating state agencies included the California Highway Patrol, California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), CaliforniaVolunteers, California Department of Public Health, California Department of Transportation and the California National Guard.
Port terrorism was the theme of this year's Golden Guardian exercise. The exercise focuses on the state's response and recovery to multiple terrorist attacks in the Bay Area, Southern Region and Inland Region. Cal EMA partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard and their Area Maritime Security Training and Exercise Program in the Bay Area Ports, Port of San Diego, and Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In the Port of Sacramento, Cal EMA is supporting the Sacramento Urban Area Security Initiative during their one-day full-scale exercise.
The Golden Guardian 2010 has also partnered with a full-scale exercise with the San Diego County and the California State University San Marcos responding to multiple shooters at a World Cup Soccer event and the detonation of a "dirty bomb" near the stadium.
The Golden Guardian exercise is an annual statewide training series conducted to coordinate prevention, preparation, response and recovery mechanisms of city, county and state governmental entities, and private sector and volunteer organizations.
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Day 2 Meal Pics!
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So as promised, here are some pictures of what I ate during day 2 of my veggie experiment. I wasn't as good at sticking to the plan on Day 2 as on Day 1. My afternoon snack was an iced chai nonfat latte from Starbucks. They do have soymilk but charge a LOT extra for it, to the point where I suspect that it covers a lot more than any difference in milk price, so I skipped it. And I have to my drink was amazing: cool and very satiating in a way that nothing else has been the last two days. I also went off-plan a little at dinner too (see below).
Breakfast (7 am)
Breakfast was a packet of maple and brown sugar oatmeal from Oat Revolution made with plain almond milk and topped with half of a chopped banana, a handful of blueberries, and cinnamon. Served with a cup of black French roast from Trader Joe's. The almond milk gives the oatmeal a nice thick texture, but also kind of a funny aftertaste, like artificial sweetener almost.
Lunch (12:30):
Lunch was a whole wheat tortilla with teriyaki baked tofu, lettuce, carrot, onion, and a tablespoon of sweet chili sauce. I sautéed the tofu in a little olive oil. I wasn't very hungry, so I only ate half.
Dinner (6:30 pm):
Dinner was another recipe out of Vegan on the Cheap. This is the Summer Garden Soup. There was quite a bit of chopping at the beginning, but it was still a very easy soup to make and healthy: lots of veggies and the white beans I bought at Trader Joe's. I added some Parmesan and a few garlic cheese croutons on top. Obviously that's not vegan, but in my mind, adding a few calories (about 40) to make eating all those veggies and beans more appetizing was a fantastic trade-off, vegan or not.
Right now, I'm craving comforting food like crazy and am starting to feel like maybe this isn't for me, especially with my dairy "cheats" today. But I committed to doing it for a week, so I'm going to keep going and try to keep an open mind. | {
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Abstract
An apparatus, program product and method utilize automated analysis techniques to assist in the determination of acceptable usages of linguistic terms (e.g., words, phrases, acronyms, etc.). In particular, an acceptable usage of a linguistic term in a document on the Internet may be determined by detecting a spell definition tag in the document. In response to detecting the spell definition tag, automatically adding the acceptable variant of the linguistic term to an electronic dictionary.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/359,686, filed on Feb. 22, 2006 by Cary Lee Bates et al., which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/751,574, filed on Dec. 29, 2000 by Cary Lee Bates et al., both entitled AUTOMATED SPELL ANALYSIS, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention is generally related to computers and computer software. More specifically, the invention is generally related to spell checking and analysis.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Computer technology has and continues to have a dramatic impact on all aspects of the human experience. For example, much of the new technology in the computer field defies definition using conventional terminology, and as a result, new words, terms, and phrases are added to the public's lexicon every day. Whereas the term “e-mail” meant something to only a few people only 10 years ago, today the term is practically as ubiquitous as the term “fire.”
Furthermore, the advent of public networks such as the Internet have made it substantially easier for people to communicate with other people all over the world, as well as to access a wide variety of information from other computers located all over the world. One particularly interesting side effect of the Internet's bringing together of people from across the globe is the sweeping cultural changes that are beginning to occur. People with vastly different backgrounds, cultures, native languages, and the like are able to communicate electronically with one another with relative ease despite the fact that those people are located in different states, different countries or even different continents. As a result, people are exposed to new cultures, languages, and experiences that otherwise they might not experience outside of the electronic realm.
The world is consequently in the midst of a renaissance of culture and language, with the public's lexicon constantly in a state of flux. As new linguistic terms spring up and old terms cease to be used, it becomes difficult, particularly for writers and authors, and even for those corresponding informally with others by electronic messaging, to ensure the proper usage of terms in their compositions. Adding the fact that the informal nature of many electronic communications often diminishes one's desire to carefully and properly use terminology, the ability to ensure the proper spellings and usages of linguistic terms becomes even more difficult.
Automated spell checkers have been around for a number of years, and are used by a number of computer applications, including word processors, electronic messaging applications, desktop publishing applications, etc. Automated spell checkers generally operate by comparing words in a document against an electronic dictionary of terms, and identifying words that are not found in the dictionary as potential misspellings. Users often are permitted to customize their dictionaries by manually adding new terms.
However, the utility of an automated spell checker is often limited somewhat where technical terms, or other terms of art, are present in a document. Legal or scientific documents may contain a significant number of terms that are not found in common dictionaries. Some field-specific dictionaries have been made available to users that frequently author in a certain field. Otherwise, users that frequently use uncommon terms are generally required to manually add those terms to dictionaries over time to incorporate those terms into their spell checker's “vocabulary.”
Considering the rapid influx of new terms brought about by the Internet and technology in general, however, maintaining spell checkers current is an arduous task. Electronic dictionaries are generally not updated particularly frequently, and users may not be particularly aggressive in adding new terms to a custom dictionary.
Perhaps more importantly, users may not be sure of what the proper spelling or punctuation for a linguistic term should be. For some terms, in fact, there may not even be a single spelling or punctuation of a term that is generally regarded as the “correct” usage of that term. For example, is “e-mail” spelled with or without a dash? Should the term “data warehousing” have a hyphen?
Similar problems may also exist for company names (is the “com” in a dot-com company's name capitalized?), as well as slang expressions (is “cheese head” one word or two?). Moreover, acronyms may stand for different things (e.g., “DVD” has been considered by different people to stand for either “digital video disk” or “digital versatile disk”).
From the standpoint of an author or writer (or even the casual e-mail user), it would be extremely beneficial to be able to determine the proper (or most appropriate) spelling, punctuation, meaning and/or usage of linguistic terms, particularly newly-coined terms. Whether or not that person used such knowledge to update a dictionary, or simply to improve the quality of his or her writings, the benefits of obtaining such knowledge would be significant.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention addresses these and other problems associated with the prior art by providing an apparatus, program product and method that utilize automated analysis techniques to assist in the determination of acceptable usages of linguistic terms (e.g., words, phrases, acronyms, etc.). In particular, automated analysis consistent with the invention determines an acceptable usage of a linguistic term by scanning a plurality of documents for variants (e.g., based on differing spellings, punctuation, capitalization, meaning or definition, etc.) of the term, and tracking relative occurrences of a plurality of such variants found in the plurality of documents during scanning. By tracking occurrences of linguistic term variants, users may be able to use such statistical information to select which of the available variants represents an acceptable usage, or even a most acceptable usage, of a term.
In various embodiments consistent with the invention, the automated analysis described herein may be based on documents retrieved from the Internet, and often performed while a user is browsing the Internet (typically either based on analysis of documents as they are retrieved from the Internet, or previously-retrieved documents stored in a local history cache for a user). As a result, selection of an acceptable usage of a linguistic term may often be based on which of various alternatives is most often chosen by other users, which is often a logical choice given the dynamic nature of culture and language that has resulted from the introduction of the Internet. Moreover, the determined acceptable usage may be stored in an electronic dictionary accessible by a spell checker.
These and other advantages and features, which characterize the invention, are set forth in the claims annexed hereto and forming a further part hereof. However, for a better understanding of the invention, and of the advantages and objectives attained through its use, reference should be made to the Drawings, and to the accompanying descriptive matter, in which there is described exemplary embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer system consistent with the invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary hardware and software environment for a computer from the computer system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the program flow of a main routine executed by the browser of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is an exemplary implementation of a search table data structure utilized by the browser of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 is an exemplary implementation of a result table data structure utilized by the browser of FIG. 2.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the program flow of the user collect routine referenced in FIG. 3.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the program flow of the system collect routine referenced in FIG. 3.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an exemplary setup window displayed by the configure routine referenced in FIG. 3.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an exemplary result window displayed by the display results routine referenced in FIG. 3.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the interaction of the browser and word processor of FIG. 2 with a spell check dictionary.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an exemplary implementation of a dictionary entry in the spell check dictionary of FIG. 10.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram of an exemplary implementation of an HTML-type spell definition tag capable of being recognized by the browser of FIG. 2.
FIG. 13 is a block diagram of an exemplary browser window displayed by the browser of FIG. 2, illustrating a definition creation operation performed thereby.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The embodiments described hereinafter perform automated spell analysis on one or more documents to track the relative occurrences of multiple variants of one or more linguistic terms to determine acceptable usages of those terms. A linguistic term, in this context, may refer to a word or phrase of words, as well as an acronym representing a compound term. In general, the meaning of a linguistic term may or may not be previously known by a user desiring information on that term.
As discussed above, it may be desirable to determine an acceptable usage of a linguistic term based upon several different variants of that term. Variants of a term may differ in a number of manners, including spelling, punctuation, capitalization, definition or meaning, etc. Moreover, the determination of an acceptable usage of a linguistic term may or may not represent the only permissible usage of that term. For example, in many instances, a newly-coined word may not have a single “accepted” usage—rather, multiple acceptable usages may develop among different groups of users. An acceptable usage may correspond to the most common usage of a term, although in some instances, an acceptable usage may be determined based upon the frequency of occurrence of that usage exceeding a certain threshold, or based on the type of audience, e.g., slang or formal.
It is envisioned the automated spell analysis consistent with the invention may enable a number of unique features to be implemented within a computer or other data processing system. For example, in one embodiment, terms of interest may be analyzed as one browses the Internet or web. Therefore, supposing one submits the word “e-mail” for analysis, as that person browses the web and visit web sites, counts of different variants, such as “email”, “e-mail” and E-mail” may be made. The statistics may be gathered so that one can see the spellings that are being used by others.
Also, given that a user may or may not know how to spell a term, it may be desirable for a user to be permitted to enter alternate spellings, punctuations, etc., of a term, so that an initial best guess may include more than one variant. When one does not enter a variant, or misspells it, it may be desirable to provide non-linear logic such as phonetic comparison or other “fuzzy logic” to assist in finding variant spellings. Hyphens may be squeezed or added for additional variants.
It may also be desirable to perform acronym analysis in a similar manner. For example, the acronym “CRM” may be used in a given article, where in an early paragraph the text includes “A range of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions have surfaced recently in the data warehouse-intensive AS/400 market . . . ” In such a case, the acronym would need to be captured only once in the article by looking for its first occurrence in parenthesis and where the words of the first letters in the acronym are given.
It may be desirable to incorporate functionality for being selective of the sites analyzed to increase quality. For example, analysis of computer terms could draw from computer news sites and ignore newsgroups, given that many people often do not use spell checks when interacting in newsgroups. On the other hand, if one was looking for new slang terms, one might give a priority to newsgroups. Similarly, it may be desirable to prioritize variants found in data definition tables within documents, and variants found under section headings entitled “glossary” or the like, since in these sections more attention is generally paid to the accuracy of terms.
A novel HTML-type tag may also be supported to identify a trademark term, or other form of accepted usage, where the author of a document wishes to clarify a desired usage. With this tag, a trademark owner could specify the exact spelling, and a user's spell checker would not have to rely on statistical sampling. A tag could also encourage the correct spelling of a new term from the start. It may be desirable to permit an analysis tool to scan for these tags and give them priority over other forms of sampling.
It may also be desirable to perform a more general collection of all new words and names not currently in Webster's or another standard dictionary, and not currently in a user's custom dictionary, etc., by periodically browsing the Internet, then making this information available. For example, a new word analysis might return a new word such as “neatnik” (one obsessed with being neat and not sloppy), even though the user had never specifically requested analysis or even heard of the word before. These could also be collected just on the pages a user (or multiple users) visits (e.g., stored in a user's local history cache), so as not to introduce foreign languages into the list. Otherwise, a web crawling approach could be used to broaden analysis. Statistical methods could be used to eliminate misspellings.
It may also be desirable to collect not just occurrences of a term by itself, but also the sentence or paragraph in which it is embedded in order to see commonly surrounding words, the syntax of a term's usage, and by inference the term's meaning. For example, consider a term such as “e-lance”, which one might like to learn more about. One could enter this into his or her search analysis with provision for sentence and/or paragraph syntax (also referred to herein as “context”), and have returned a collection of usages of this term. Variant spellings could also be returned.
Automated spell analysis tools consistent with the invention may also interface with other programs such as word processors or other applications that incorporate spell checking (including stand-alone spell checkers). For example, acceptable usages of terms may be stored in an electronic dictionary for use by such other applications. It may also be desirable to incorporate into a spell checker the ability, if a term is not found during spell checking, to search the Internet for usage of the term in the manner discussed herein, then show the found variants. Further, results of automated spell analysis may be distributed to other users (e.g., via electronic messaging, file transfer or the like), or shared by multiple users from a central repository (e.g., a central database and/or analysis tool).
A significant advantage of the embodiments discussed herein over conventional, manual processes such as manually searching dictionaries, or manually searching the Internet for words or word fragments, is the relatively automated and seamless manner in which term evaluation information may often be obtained. Embodiments consistent with the invention often can automate much of the information gathering and analysis, including background searching, statistical analysis, and value weighting of results. Further, because such embodiments can often operate in background mode, the statistics and searches users desire can be available to those users when they want them. Users typically do not have to wait several minutes for a search analysis—much of the analysis can be performed concurrently with browsing the web. Further, in many instances the analysis results are available for use by other applications, e.g., word processors and the like.
Prior to discussing specific embodiments of the invention, a brief description of exemplary hardware and software environments for use therewith is provided.
Hardware and Software Environment
Turning to the Drawings, wherein like numbers denote like parts throughout the several views, FIG. 1 illustrates a computer system 10 consistent with the invention. Computer system 10 is illustrated as a networked computer system including one or more client computers 12, 14 and 20 (e.g., desktop or PC-based computers, workstations, etc.) coupled to server 16 (e.g., a PC-based server, a minicomputer, a midrange computer, a mainframe computer, etc.) through a network 18. Network 18 may represent practically any type of networked interconnection, including but not limited to local-area, wide-area, wireless, and public networks (e.g., the Internet). Moreover, any number of computers and other devices may be networked through network 18, e.g., multiple servers.
Client computer 20, which may be similar to computers 12, 14, may include a central processing unit (CPU) 21; a number of peripheral components such as a computer display 22; a storage device 23; a printer 24; and various input devices (e.g., a mouse 26 and keyboard 27), among others. Server computer 16 may be similarly configured, albeit typically with greater processing performance and storage capacity, as is well known in the art.
FIG. 2 illustrates in another way an exemplary hardware and software environment for an apparatus 30 consistent with the invention. For the purposes of the invention, apparatus 30 may represent practically any type of computer, computer system or other programmable electronic device, including a client computer (e.g., similar to computers 12, 14 and 20 of FIG. 1), a server computer (e.g., similar to server 16 of FIG. 1), a portable computer, a handheld computer, an embedded controller, etc. Apparatus 30 may be coupled in a network as shown in FIG. 1, or may be a stand-alone device in the alternative. Apparatus 30 will hereinafter also be referred to as a “computer”, although it should be appreciated the term “apparatus” may also include other suitable programmable electronic devices consistent with the invention.
Computer 30 typically includes at least one processor 31 coupled to a memory 32. Processor 31 may represent one or more processors (e.g., microprocessors), and memory 32 may represent the random access memory (RAM) devices comprising the main storage of computer 30, as well as any supplemental levels of memory, e.g., cache memories, non-volatile or backup memories (e.g., programmable or flash memories), read-only memories, etc. In addition, memory 32 may be considered to include memory storage physically located elsewhere in computer 30, e.g., any cache memory in a processor 31, as well as any storage capacity used as a virtual memory, e.g., as stored on a mass storage device 35 or on another computer coupled to computer 30 via network 36.
Computer 30 also typically receives a number of inputs and outputs for communicating information externally. For interface with a user or operator, computer 30 typically includes one or more user input devices 33 (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a joystick, a touchpad, and/or a microphone, among others) and a display 34 (e.g., a CRT monitor, an LCD display panel, and/or a speaker, among others).
For additional storage, computer 30 may also include one or more mass storage devices 35, e.g., a floppy or other removable disk drive, a hard disk drive, a direct access storage device (DASD), an optical drive (e.g., a CD drive, a DVD drive, etc.), and/or a tape drive, among others. Furthermore, computer 30 may include an interface with one or more networks 36 (e.g., a LAN, a WAN, a wireless network, and/or the Internet, among others) to permit the communication of information with other computers coupled to the network. It should be appreciated that computer 30 typically includes suitable analog and/or digital interfaces between processor 31 and each of components 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 as is well known in the art.
Computer 30 operates under the control of an operating system 38, and executes or otherwise relies upon various computer software applications, components, programs, objects, modules, data structures, etc. (e.g., browser 40, word processor 42 and spell check engine 44, among others). Moreover, various applications, components, programs, objects, modules, etc. may also execute on one or more processors in another computer coupled to computer 30 via a network 36, e.g., in a distributed or client-server computing environment, whereby the processing required to implement the functions of a computer program may be allocated to multiple computers over a network.
In general, the routines executed to implement the embodiments of the invention, whether implemented as part of an operating system or a specific application, component, program, object, module or sequence of instructions will be referred to herein as “computer programs”, or simply “programs”. The computer programs typically comprise one or more instructions that are resident at various times in various memory and storage devices in a computer, and that, when read and executed by one or more processors in a computer, cause that computer to perform the steps necessary to execute steps or elements embodying the various aspects of the invention. Moreover, while the invention has and hereinafter will be described in the context of fully functioning computers and computer systems, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various embodiments of the invention are capable of being distributed as a program product in a variety of forms, and that the invention applies equally regardless of the particular type of signal bearing media used to actually carry out the distribution. Examples of signal bearing media include but are not limited to recordable type media such as volatile and non-volatile memory devices, floppy and other removable disks, hard disk drives, magnetic tape, optical disks (e.g., CD-ROM's, DVD's, etc.), among others, and transmission type media such as digital and analog communication links.
In addition, various programs described hereinafter may be identified based upon the application for which they are implemented in a specific embodiment of the invention. However, it should be appreciated that any particular program nomenclature that follows is used merely for convenience, and thus the invention should not be limited to use solely in any specific application identified and/or implied by such nomenclature.
Those skilled in the art will recognize that the exemplary environments illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 are not intended to limit the present invention. Indeed, those skilled in the art will recognize that other alternative hardware and/or software environments may be used without departing from the scope of the invention.
Automated Spell Analysis
An exemplary implementation of the invention in an Internet-based computing environment is discussed in greater detail hereinafter, specifically in the context of the automated analysis of spellings for documents retrieved from a public information source such as the Internet. It will be appreciated, however, that the principles of the invention may be applied to operate with other public information sources, as well as various private information sources, e.g., an intranet, an extranet, or even another form of public or private network, or local computer storage system. In the exemplary implementation, automated spell analysis functionality is implemented within an Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)-compatible web browser computer program. However, it will be appreciated that such analysis may be performed by other computer programs capable of accessing potential sources of search terms to be analyzed. Therefore, the invention is not limited to the particular implementation discussed herein.
FIG. 3, in particular, illustrates a main routine 50 executed by browser computer program 40 of FIG. 2, which supports automated spell analysis consistent with the invention.
Upon startup of the browser, main routine 50 performs routine initialization in block 52, much of which is well known in the art. In addition, during initialization routine 50 may start a number of threads, e.g., a user collect notify thread and a system collect thread, if either is enabled.
In particular, in the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 3, two primary automated tools are used to perform automated spell analysis. A first analysis tool is a user-configurable tool (referred to hereinafter as a “user collect” tool) that performs analysis on specific terms selected by a user, and based on specific configuration settings provided by the user. A second analysis tool is referred to as a “system collect” tool, which generally operates in the background and performs a typically more generalized form of automated analysis. In the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 3, for example, the system collect tool analyzes documents that have been previously retrieved by a user (and hence maintained in a history cache) for non-enumerated search terms to attempt to build a library of potentially new terms to be added to a user's custom dictionary.
To provide the ability for the user collect tool to analyze only new documents retrieved by a user, the user collect notify thread is used to verify whether a document retrieved by a user is in fact “new” with respect to the user collect tool, and if so, to send a “new document notification” event to the browser to initiate the user collect process on that document. The new/old status of a document may be determined, for example, based on whether the URL for the document is stored in a cache of previously-analyzed documents, or based upon other manners of detecting prior retrieval of a document as are known in the art. The user collect notify thread therefore is typically configured to detect (e.g., via an event) the retrieval of a new document by a user, determine whether the document is new and needs to be analyzed, and if so to send the new document notification event to the main routine of the browser.
Also, to provide the ability for the system collect tool to analyze documents independent of a user's browsing, the system collect tool typically runs in the background, and in a separate thread.
It should be appreciated, however, that the multithreaded-based implementation discussed herein may not be used in other embodiments. Moreover, it should be appreciated that either the user or system collect tool may be used independent of the other in some embodiments.
After initialization, an event-driven loop is initiated in block 54. In the event-driven loop, events directed to the web browser, e.g., user input, receipt of download data, etc., are passed to the browser via an event protocol as is well known in the art. Other programming models may be utilized in the alternative. Receipt of an event passes control from block 54 to blocks 56-62 to decode and handle the event as appropriate. Block 56, for example, detects a new document notification event, which may be generated, for example, by the user collect notify thread in response to retrieval of a new document by a user. In response to such an event, routine 50 calls a user collect routine 64 to perform automated spell analysis on the new document. Control then returns to block 54 to wait for more events.
Block 58 detects a configure spell collect event, which may be generated, for example, in response to selection of an appropriate menu item, button, or other user interface control on the browser that a user may invoke to configure the user collect tool. In response to such an event, routine 50 calls a configure routine 66 to configure the user collect tool. Control then returns to block 54 to wait for more events.
Block 60 detects a display collect results event, which may be generated, for example, in response to selection of an appropriate menu item, button, or other user interface control on the browser that a user may invoke to display the current result information generated by the user and/or system collect tools. In response to such an event, routine 50 calls a display results routine 68 to display the current results. Control then returns to block 54 to wait for more events.
A number of additional events, which are not relevant to an understanding of the invention, are detected and handled in a conventional manner in block 62, followed by a return to block 54 to process additional events.
In the illustrated embodiment, a search table and a user result table are utilized to store, respectively, search parameter information used to constrain a user collection operation on a document to be scanned, and result information representing the tracked occurrences of variants of a particular linguistic term. FIG. 4, for example, illustrates an exemplary search table 80 including a plurality of entries 82, each including a search term field 84, a collect context field 86, a context size field 88, a fuzzy search field 90 and a source parameters field 92.
Search term field 84 stores a number of enumerated variants of a linguistic term to be analyzed. As such, typically punctuation, capitalization and hyphenation are included if appropriate. Collect context field 86 stores a flag for each entry that controls whether surrounding text is stored for each occurrence of a particular variant. By collecting context surrounding text, a user is permitted to determine whether a particular occurrence of a variant is relevant, or even if a particular occurrence is more relevant than another.
In association with context field 86, a context size field 88 is used to determine the size of the surrounding text to store with each occurrence of a search term. The context size may be specified in any number of units, e.g., paragraphs, words, sentences, characters, bytes, etc. For example, the units of the context size shown in FIG. 4 might be paragraphs (designated with a “p”).
Search field 90 stores a fuzzy search flag that indicates whether or not fuzzy logic should be used in identifying potential variants of a linguistic term. Support for fuzzy logic and other non-linear logic to determine other possible variants is optionally supported in the illustrated implementation. It should be appreciated that any programming methodology may be utilized to detect unenumerated variants of a linguistic term consistent with the invention.
Source parameters field 92 stores a number of source parameters for a linguistic term, which serve to limit the types of documents to be analyzed in compiling results for a particular linguistic term and its variants. Any number of parameters and parameter formats may be used, e.g., Boolean logic, an enumerated list of accepted or excluded sites, information regarding permitted or prohibited types of documents (e.g., web sites versus news groups), etc. Moreover, source parameters may be associated with weights to permit variants of a term associated with particular types of documents to be weighted more heavily in the results than those associated with other types of documents.
In addition, source parameters may limit the regions within a document that are included or excluded in analysis. Moreover, various weights may be applied to variants found in different regions of a document. For example, variants found under a section heading entitled “glossary” or the like may be weighted higher than variants found in other areas of a document.
It should be appreciated that a wide variety of data structures may be utilized to store source parameters, e.g., a table, linked list, or pointer to acceptable sites for the term.
FIG. 5 illustrates a user result table 100 in greater detail. User result table 100 is illustrated as a linked list including a plurality of result entry records 102 defining the entries in the result table. Other data structures may be utilized to store result information in the alternative.
Each result entry 102 is associated with a particular linguistic term, and may be associated with a particular entry in search table 80, as represented by field 103. Each result entry also includes a variant list field 104 and a next entry field 106. Variant list field 104 points to a linked list of variant records 108, representative of each variant for a particular linguistic term. Next entry field 106 points to the next entry in the result table, with a last such entry storing a null pointer.
Each variant record 108 includes a count field 110 that stores the number of occurrences found for that variant. In addition, a pair of pointer fields 112, 114 are included in each record 108. An occurrence list field 112 includes a pointer to a linked list of occurrence records 116, while next variant field 114 stores a pointer to the next variant for a particular linguistic term.
Each occurrence record 116 stores occurrence information about a particular variant. Within each record is a URL field 118 that stores an identifier for a document within which an occurrence is found. Field 120 stores context information, representing the surrounding text captured for a particular occurrence.
Field 122 stores tag information for an occurrence, if it is found that the occurrence is associated with a particular HTML-type tag that has been inserted in a document to provide a definition or a preferred variant of a particular linguistic term. Field 124 stores a next occurrence pointer that points to the next occurrence record 116 for a particular variant.
It will be appreciated that a wide variety of alternate data structures may be used, and that a wide variety of alternate types of information may be managed and tracked in either of tables 80, 100. Thus, the invention is not limited to the implementations disclosed herein.
Routine 64 begins in block 130 by first determining whether the document matches any source parameters associated with any search entry in search table 80—that is, whether any entry in the table authorizes inclusion of the document in analysis results for its associated linguistic term based upon the source parameters associated with that entry.
If not, no analysis of the document need be performed, and routine 64 terminates. Otherwise, control passes to block 132 to scan the document based upon the search parameters for any entry for which scanning of the document is authorized. During this scan, typically the entire document is compared against the enumerated variants for each linguistic term for which scanning with this document is authorized. In addition, if the fuzzy logic flag is set, fuzzy logic techniques are utilized to expand the number of variants searched, e.g., to automatically add or remove hyphens, change capitalizations, modify spellings to “sounds-alike” variants, etc.
Next, block 134 stores the results in the user result table, typically creating additional variant and/or occurrence records within the table as they are needed. Next, block 136 optionally sorts the results based upon any source parameters, if such functionality is supported. For example, occurrences of a particular variant may be sorted based upon the locations within a document that particular occurrences are found. In addition, variants may be sorted for a particular search term based upon their relative frequencies of occurrence. In the alternative, weighting information may be maintained in the database, with a dynamic sort performed during display of the search results, whereby sorting of the result table in routine 64 would not be necessary. Upon completion of block 136, routine 64 is complete.
FIG. 7 illustrates a system collect routine 140, e.g., used to implement the system collect thread discussed above. Routine 140 begins in block 142 by retrieving another cached document from the local history cache on a user's computer. As is well known in the art, documents retrieved from the Internet or another network are typically retained for some time in a local history cache to accelerate repeated viewings of a particular document.
In the illustrated implementation, the documents in this cache are periodically scanned to attempt to identify new terms for potential addition to an electronic dictionary, or otherwise to report to a user the potential creation of an acceptable term. In other embodiments a “web crawler” approach may be used, whereby documents to be scanned are retrieved from the Internet or another network based upon a crawler methodology, rather than being based on documents previously retrieved by a user. In other embodiments, e.g., in a server environment that is used to cache documents on behalf of a plurality of users, it may be desirable to run a system collect thread to perform analysis on a large set of documents for use in updating an electronic dictionary shared by multiple users.
For each retrieved cache document, control passes to block 144 to perform a loop that scans the document against an electronic dictionary. In particular, as long as a scan of a document is not complete, block 144 passes control to block 146 to scan another term in the document against an electronic dictionary 148. The scan of the document may be similar to the operation of a conventional spell checker, whereby each term found in the document is compared against a dictionary to determine whether the document matches any term within the dictionary.
As shown in FIG. 7, an electronic dictionary 148 may include a main dictionary 150, typically representing a standard set of dictionary terms that are widely accepted, e.g., based upon a published dictionary such as Webster's Dictionary. In addition, an electronic dictionary may also include an enhanced dictionary 152 which may store, for example, additional terms either added specifically by a user, or added by the operation of the spell analysis tools discussed herein. In addition, an electronic dictionary may include an excluded dictionary 154 that identifies one or more terms that should be excluded as acceptable terms.
Next, as shown in block 156, based upon the scan of the document term against the dictionary, a system result table 158 is updated in much the same manner as user result table 100. Typically, system result table 158 may take the same form of data structure as shown in FIG. 5. Alternate data structures may be used in the alternative. Moreover, it should be appreciated that, if a particular term in the document matches a term in the dictionary, an associated variant record in the system result table is updated to indicate the match. Moreover, if a term is found that is not in the dictionary, a new result entry may be added, or alternatively, if it is determined that the new term is likely a variant of an existing term, a variant record for an existing result entry may be added.
Upon completion of block 156, control returns to block 144 to scan additional terms in the document against the dictionary. Once the scan is complete, control returns to block 142 to retrieve another cache document.
It will be appreciated that system collect routine 140, operating as a separate thread, will execute in the background, typically while a user is browsing other documents. Thus, for performance concerns, it may be desirable to limit the processor bandwidth allocated to the system collect thread so as to minimize the discernable impact on system performance from the user's standpoint. In addition, in other embodiments it may be desirable to run system collect thread 140 when a user is not actively browsing, or in the least when a user is viewing a document but not actively interacting with a document or retrieving any new document. Other modifications will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art.
Returning briefly to FIG. 3, a configure routine 66 is utilized to configure both the user and system collect tools so as to customize the tools for use according to a user's preferences. FIG. 8, for example, illustrates an exemplary setup window 160 that may be implemented by configure routine 66. Programming a routine to provide the underlying functionality of window 160 (as well as window 210, discussed below), would be well within the ability of one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the instant disclosure.
In the exemplary setup window 160, user and system collect frames 162, 164 may be provided to distinguish the configuration settings for the user and system collect tools. Each tool may be selectively enabled or disabled using check boxes 166, 168. In addition, for the user collect tool, entries in the search table are presented with associated configuration entries 170 that respectively identify the linguistic terms being analyzed by the user collect tool. Various table manipulation controls are provided via a plurality of buttons 172-178. Button 172 permits a user to add a new entry to the search table, button 174 permits a user to modify a selected entry, button 176 permits a user to copy an entry, and button 178 permits a user to delete an entry.
For an existing entry, it may be desirable to modify the entry, which is enabled in the illustrated embodiment through a modify dialog box 180 displayed, for example, in response to selection of button 174 with a pointer 161, or alternatively, through a pop-up menu selected when pointer 161 is directed at the entry to be modified. Dialog box 180 includes a number of user interface controls to modify an entry (e.g., the e-mail entry shown in FIG. 8) in the search table. Button 182, for example, permits the user to add or remove variants for a particular linguistic term. Likewise, button 184 permits a user to edit the source parameters associated with an entry. Check box 186 permits a user to enable or disable context capture, with edit box 188 used to input a size, or amount of text surrounding an occurrence of a variant to be captured, along with the unit of measure (e.g., w for word, p for paragraph). Check box 190 enables or disables fuzzy or other non-linear search logic. In addition, OK and cancel buttons 192, 194 are used to close dialog box 180 when a user is finished with a modification to an entry.
For the system collect tool, it may be desirable to provide the ability to reset the associated dictionary via a button 196, or to copy the dictionary to a word processor dictionary via button 198. The former operation may be desired, for example when the enhanced dictionary utilized by the system collect tool needs to be reset. The latter operation may be used, for example, when the enhanced dictionary utilized by the system collect tool is different from that utilized by a word processor, and it is desirable to copy the enhanced dictionary to the dictionary for a word processor for use in a word processing application.
Setup window 160 also includes OK and cancel buttons 200, 202 to dismiss the window when configuration of the user and system collect tools is complete.
FIG. 9 next illustrates an exemplary implementation of a result window 210 used to display the current results of a spell analysis performed by the user and system collect tools. Window 210 is typically displayed and managed by display results routine 68 discussed above in connection with FIG. 3.
In the illustrated embodiment, the results of the user and system collect tools are displayed in separate frames, here selectable via tabs 212, 214. In the alternative, the results of the tools may be combined into a single display.
For the user-collected results, a table 216 is displayed including a plurality of variant entries 218 arranged in groups 220 for each result entry in the result table. For each such entry, a term field 222 displays the associated variant, typically with a hypertext link format to permit a user to select the variant to obtain additional information on the entry. Each entry also includes a count field 224 displaying the relative number of occurrences for that variant. In other embodiments, a weighted score may be provided, and in general, typically the variants for a given linguistic term would be sorted by frequency of occurrence.
Each entry also includes a context field 226 illustrating brief contextual information for each occurrence of a particular variant. Each contextual snippet 228 may also be displayed in a hypertext link format to permit a user to select that context tool information to display the full contextual information.
In addition, each entry may also include a “tagged” field 230 that identifies whether an HTML-type tag providing a specified variant of the term was found. In the alternative, the weight of the associated occurrence may be adjusted based upon the presence of a tag.
As discussed above, variants of a term may either be enumerated or system generated, e.g., using phonetic comparison, fuzzy logic or other functionality. In instances where both types of variants may be found for a particular linguistic term, it may be desirable to distinguish those variants that are system generated, e.g., as illustrated by icon 232 displayed in window 210.
It may be desirable to support a number of user operations through interaction with the display of results to the user. For example, the user may be permitted to direct pointer 161 at a variant of a particular linguistic term and call up a pop-up menu 234 including a number of menu items 236, 238 and 240. Menu item 236 permits a user to obtain more information about the variant. Item 238 permits a user to add the variant to the enhanced dictionary, thereby making that variant an accepted usage of the term. In the alternative, the user may select item 240 to add the variant to the excluded dictionary and thereby identify the variant as a non-acceptable usage of the term.
Window 210 may also include a number of additional terms, e.g., a close button 242 used to close the window, a reset button 244 used to reset some or all of the collected information, and a modify parameters button 246 which may be used, for example, to bring up setup window 160 of FIG. 8.
It will be appreciated that a wide variety of alternate user interface controls and methodologies may be utilized to provide for setup, result display and other interaction with the user. Therefore, the invention is not limited to the particular implementations discussed herein. For example, it may be desirable to permit users to select an occurrence of a variant and call up the associated document using the URL stored for that document in the result table. In addition, a user may obtain additional information about particular variants or occurrences, e.g., where in the document those occurrences were found, how many times variants were found at the beginning of a sentence, which may affect the potential capitalization preference for a term, etc. A user may be capable of determining whether occurrences were found in a glossary of data definition section of a document, whether occurrences were associated with official trademark designations or copyright symbols, whether occurrences were found at preferred sites, etc.
Display of system results may be similar to those for the user collection tool. However, given the volume of terms that potentially may be tracked, it may be desirable to display only those results that exceed a preset threshold. Other modifications will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the instant disclosure.
FIG. 10 next illustrates an exemplary interaction between browser 40 and word processor 42 in sharing dictionary terms among multiple applications. For example, spell checker 44 of word processor 42 may have access to both main dictionary 150 and enhanced dictionary 152. Based upon spell and automated spell analysis in the manner disclosed herein, browser 40 may be capable of storing information in enhanced dictionary 152. The enhanced dictionary may be capable of storing a number of types of information, including permitted spellings 250, statistics 252 associated with such spellings, and definitions 254 associated with such spellings.
The various spellings stored in enhanced dictionary 152 may be used by the spell checker to determine whether terms in a document being spell checked in the word processor are acceptable in view of the spellings included in the enhanced dictionary. Given the dynamic nature of terminology, it may also be desirable to store statistics such as the number of occurrences, contextual information and other stored result information in the enhanced dictionary as shown at 252 to permit the spell checker 44 to display such statistics to a user upon request. Moreover, it may be desirable to include definitions as shown at 254 so that a user may be presented with an accepted definition of a term upon request. Also, it may be desirable for spell checker 44 to invoke functionality in browser 40 (or to directly incorporate such functionality) to perform a web-based search in much the same manner as discussed herein, so that a user could quickly ascertain an acceptable usage for a term that has been rejected by the spell checker.
For example, a spell checker may be configured to perform a spell checking operation by comparing the terms in a document against an electronic dictionary, and to automatically perform a web-based search as described above (e.g., by scanning cached pages and/or crawling the Internet) whenever a term in the document is not found in the electronic dictionary. It may further be desirable to permit a user to be presented with the results of such a search (e.g., total occurrences, percentages of occurrences, etc. of different term variants) so the user can ascertain what variants, if any, are acceptable usages of the term.
Next, as shown in FIG. 11, an exemplary dictionary entry data structure 260 in enhanced dictionary 152 is illustrated, including a word field 262 displaying the accepted usage of a term, and further including a definition field 264 storing an accepted definition of the term, and a URL field 266 providing the location of a document providing an accepted definition of the term. Provision of the URL in field 266 would permit, for example, a user of the spell checker to call up the referenced document to obtain additional information on the word.
As discussed above, in some instances it may be desirable to incorporate an HTML-type tag to permit the author of a document to explicitly insert an accepted usage of a particular linguistic term. As shown in FIG. 12, for example, an exemplary HTML-type tag 270 is illustrated, including word and/or definition fields used to provide both an accepted usage, and an accepted definition of a term. It will be appreciated that other HTML-type formats, as well as other manners of indicating the presence of an accepted definition in a document, may also be used in the alternative.
It may also be desirable in some embodiments to permit browser 40 to dynamically add definitions to an enhanced dictionary in response to user input while browsing. For example, FIG. 13 displays a browser window 280 within which is displayed a hypertext document 282. When browsing a document, for example, a user may notice the definition of a term that he or she desires to store in the enhanced dictionary. To support this functionality, browser 40 may be configured to permit a user to select a section of text, as shown at 284, and call up a pop-up menu or other user interface control 286 and select a “create definition” item 290 to automatically add an entry to the enhanced dictionary including a desirable and accepted usage of a term and a definition provided in the selected text. In connection with storing the definition in the enhanced dictionary, a user may be required to enter the accepted usage of a term. Moreover, the URL of the document from which the text is extracted may also be associated with the definition to permit a user to later retrieve the document from which the definition was obtained.
In the alternative, or in addition, to dynamically adding definitions in response to user input, a browser may also be configured to automatically add definitions in response to the detection of the HTML-type tags as discussed above. Such automatic addition may optionally be performed without user intervention, or a user may be prompted prior to adding an entry to the electronic dictionary.
Various modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, as discussed above, acronyms may also be analyzed in a similar manner to other types of linguistic terms described above. Typically, analysis of an acronym would include the capture of contextual information so as to detect the words represented in the letters of an acronym. It may be desirable to include as each variant the various represented word combinations so that, when a document is scanned, those variants can be identified to determine a predominant acronym usage. In addition, when acronyms are being searched, the scanning of a document within which an acronym is found may be halted with respect to that acronym after the first occurrence is found, as it may be assumed that a particular acronym has the same usage throughout a particular document.
Other modifications will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, the invention lies in the claims hereinafter appended.
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(a) scanning a plurality of documents for variants of a linguistic term; and
(b) tracking relative occurrences of a plurality of variants of the linguistic term found in the plurality of documents during scanning to determine an acceptable usage of the linguistic term, wherein each variant of the linguistic term found in each document is of the type that is intentionally chosen by an author of such document and wherein the acceptable usage is determined by the variant having the greatest frequency of occurrences among the plurality of variants.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the plurality of documents from a network, wherein scanning the plurality of documents includes scanning each document subsequent to retrieval of the document from the network.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein retrieving the plurality of documents from the network comprises retrieving the plurality of documents from at least one Internet web site in response to a user browsing the at least one Internet web site, and wherein scanning the plurality of documents includes scanning each document upon retrieval of that document from the at least one Internet web site.
4. The method of claim 2, further comprising determining whether a retrieved document has already been scanned before scanning the retrieved document.
5. The method of claim 2, further comprising determining whether to scan a retrieved document based upon a source parameter associated with the linguistic term.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising browsing a second plurality of documents retrieved from at least one Internet web site in response to user input, wherein scanning the first plurality of documents is performed concurrently with browsing the second plurality of documents.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein scanning the first plurality of documents is performed in a background thread while documents from the second plurality of documents are being browsed.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein scanning the first plurality of documents includes scanning documents stored in a local history cache.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the linguistic term comprises a single word.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the linguistic term comprises a phrase.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the linguistic term comprises an acronym.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of variants differ from one another based upon at least one of punctuation, spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, and definition.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein scanning the plurality of documents includes scanning a document for an enumerated variant of the linguistic term.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein scanning the plurality of documents includes scanning a document for an unenumerated variant of the linguistic term.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein scanning the document for the unenumerated variant of the linguistic term includes scanning the document using phonetic comparison.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking relative occurrences of the plurality of variants includes weighting occurrences based upon locations of such occurrences within the plurality of documents.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking relative occurrences of the plurality of variants includes weighting occurrences based upon document types of the documents within which such occurrences are found.
18. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a variant of the linguistic term in an electronic dictionary.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising spell checking a document using the electronic dictionary subsequent to storing the variant in the electronic dictionary.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking relative occurrences of the plurality of variants includes storing context information associated with each occurrence of a variant of the linguistic term.
21. The method of claim 1, wherein scanning the plurality of documents includes scanning a document for a spell definition tag that identifies a variant of the linguistic term.
22. The method of claim 1, wherein scanning the plurality of documents and tracking relative occurrences are performed responsive to detecting a variant of the linguistic term during spell checking of a document.
23. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking relative occurrences of the plurality of variants of the linguistic term includes accumulating a count of the relative occurrences of a variant found in multiple documents among the plurality of documents.
24. A method of analyzing linguistic terms, the method comprising:
(a) browsing a plurality of web sites on the Internet in response to user input; and
(b) concurrently with browsing the plurality of web sites, tracking relative occurrences of a plurality of variants of a linguistic term found in the plurality of web sites to determine an acceptable usage of the linguistic term, wherein each variant of the linguistic term found in each web site is of the type that is intentionally chosen by an author of such web site and wherein the acceptable usage is determined by the variant having the greatest frequency of occurrences among the plurality of variants.
25. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a memory; and
(b) a program resident in the memory and configured to determine an acceptable usage of a linguistic term by scanning a plurality of documents for variants of the linguistic term and tracking relative occurrences of a plurality of variants of the linguistic term found in the plurality of documents during scanning, wherein each variant of the linguistic term found in each document is of the type that is intentionally chosen by an author of such document and wherein the acceptable usage is determined by the variant having the greatest frequency of occurrences among the plurality of variants.
26. A program product, comprising:
(a) a program configured to determine an acceptable usage of a linguistic term by scanning a plurality of documents for variants of the linguistic term and tracking relative occurrences of a plurality of variants of the linguistic term found in the plurality of documents during scanning, wherein each variant of the linguistic term found in each document is of the type that is intentionally chosen by an author of such document and wherein the acceptable usage is determined by the variant having the greatest frequency of occurrences among the plurality of variants ; and | {
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Goon's World Extras
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Hard to make NHL bonuses (Phil Kessel mention)
I found this article while reading the Boston Globe on-line. Seems that is tough sledding when it comes to making bonuses on an NHL contract. So when you read that player X will be paid so many of millions of dollars including when his bonuses (if he reaches it) be aware that it is harder than it looks.
Last Tuesday, No. 1 overall pick Steven Stamkos signed a three-year, entry-level deal with Tampa Bay. Stamkos will earn a base salary of $875,000, but his annual cap hit will be $3.725 million because of potential bonuses, giving the forward a cap number greater than all but seven Bruins.
Stamkos, however, will likely have a hard time attaining all of his bonuses, given how difficult reaching those incentives can be.
Case in point: Phil Kessel and his $2.2 million cap hit. Kessel, who earns a base salary of $850,000, is entering the final season of his entry-level deal. Through two NHL seasons, Kessel has not qualified for any of his bonuses.
In 2008-09, Kessel could reach some of the incentives. He can earn an additional $212,500 if he scores 20 or more goals, a bonus he came one goal short of earning last season. Kessel can also make $212,500 if he records 35 or more assists, and another $212,500 if he scores 60 or more points. Naturally, Kessel is no longer eligible for the $212,500 bonus for making the All-Rookie team. While Kessel is in range of hitting the previously mentioned bonuses, it's unlikely - although the Bruins certainly wouldn't mind if he proves the contrary - that he will earn a $500,000 bonus by being named the Selke Trophy winner as the league's best defensive forward.
Conclusion: Under the collective bargaining agreement, high-end rookies carry significant cap numbers. But other than exceptions named Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, the bonuses can be hard to reach. | {
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November 28, 2010
Cosimo Cecchi started porting the “removable media” preferences tab of Nautilus to be a new control center panel.
A limit to the number of times gnome-session will try to restart an application has been added by Jon McCann; it’s still missing the display of en error dialog when such a situation happens . (GNOME bug 634762)
Johannes Schmid added a new code analyser plugin to Anjuta, it uses clang and the results are displayed in the message pane like compiler errors.
Pedro Castro improved the support for FAB Subtitler files in gnome-subtitles.
Gabriel Burt added back a podcast browser to Banshee.
After months of work TLS support has finally landed in glib, many thanks to Dan Winship, it adds an extension point into gio, and glib-networking provides a gnutls-based implementation . (GNOME bug 588189)
Lucas Rocha started a nautilus extension for the-board; at the moment it allows adding photos to The Board.
Alexander Larsson landed a “broadway” branch into GTK+, this adds a HTML backend to GTK+; he had written about this before in GTK+ 3 vs HTML 5.
August 15, 2010
Christian Persch created a gdbus branch of gconf, porting it to gdbus; in the same vein David Zeuthen ported PolicyKit-gnome from dbus-glib to gdbus.
As for GDK changes, Thomas Hindoe Paaboel Andersen started porting gnome-games, Benjamin Otte pushed a cairo-port branch onto gnome-mag, and ported parts of Nautilus, and The Gimp continued being ported to Cairo by Michael Natterer.
Empathy has been changed by Bilal Akhtar to use GimpNet as default IRC network . (GNOME bug 625675)
Support for common licenses has been added to GTK+, this introduces a :license-type property . (GNOME bug 336225)
Also in GTK+ Matthias Clasen beefed up the GTK 2 -> 3 migration guide, including a first cut at documenting the rendering cleanup changes and the region removal.
For their last week of Summer of Code, Dena Dragos added a basic import/export feature to Anjuta snippets, Adrien Bustany added a function to load resources filtering on their attributes to his tracker ORM, Alexander Saprykin got his chapters plugin merged in Totem (GNOME bug 622779), and more.
Richard Hughes split off a new libcolor-glib library out of gnome-color-manager.
Totem youtube plugin has been updated to work after the latest Youtube page format changes.
In GSOC land Jamie Nicol has added to Rhythmbox the possibility to scrobble to both Last.fm and Libre.fm, Michal Hruby ported zeitgeist-datahub to Vala, Karlo Jež added a hover menu for quick task manipulation in Getting Things GNOME, and more…
William Jon McCann improved the performance of the GDM greeter (GNOME bug 621045)
In Summer of Code land, Alexander Saprykin wrote a tiny parser for CMML files, so libcmml won’t be necessary for chapter support in Totem; Yuvi Panda made photo, video and burst modes of Cheese work in his Vala port; Michal Hruby wrote a Rhythmbox plugin using Zeitgeist; and more.
Sebastien Granjoux added a new project backend to Anjuta, to open a directory as a project.
Cody Russel added a GtkOffscreenWindow implementation, to make it much easier to take an arbitrary widget and render it to an offscreen buffer without having it displayed anywhere onscreen . (GNOME bug 604901) | {
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Weapon system moves @USArmyReserve gunners to the safety of the backseat
FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. -- "Riding shotgun" in the Army Reserve is moving to the backseat and gunners could be better off because of it. Traditionally, the gunner sits in the vehicle's turret during convoys, where he is exposed to gunfire and explosions and vulnerable to injury during a vehicle rollover. But now the Army Reserve is receiving a weapon technology that will allow the gunner to sit safely in the backseat. Known as the CROWS, for "common remotely operated weapon station," it's a big hunk of steel mounted to the top of a vehicle, equipped with daytime and thermal cameras, capable of rotating 360 degrees and seeing up to 1,500 meters away. Sgt. Michael Whitaker, Army Reserve Soldier with the 346th Military Police Company of Fort Riley, Kansas, praised the $190,000 weapon system, saying he loved that it would keep gunners out of harm's way. "They're inside the protecti... | {
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Out of the End-of-August Doldrums
Wednesday evening took me up to Preston for another visit to the Red Rosettes. It is less than six weeks now until they head over to Ireland for the IABS Convention, and so are starting to gear themselves up to contest rather earlier in the year than they would normally for the rhythm of the British women’s barbershop year.
Many choruses find the summer the slow season, as people’s holidays keep attendance down over a period of 6-8 weeks. Indeed, many choral groups deal with this by taking a break over the summer, though this is rarer in barbershop world, where the performance seasons are regulated by events that are not particularly tied in to school terms.
So, out of a series of specific musical and technical tasks for the evening arose a bigger task of connecting back with the Red Rosettes as they are at peak performance, to put this slow season behind them for their convention preparation.
In terms of the Dilts pyramid, we were working on both identity and behaviours simultaneously. The identity element involved asking everyone to think back to the best performance they had every done with the chorus, a time when they were full of confidence, well-prepared, and knew they were ready to give their audience a really good time.
By looking for this mode in memory, we highlighted the way that we all have access to identities as top-class performers, and as somewhat-tired-on-a-Wednesday-night-bumbling-through-adequately performers, as we all have both sets of experience. But we don’t need to practise the second one so much (we are already too good at it). We need to practise the I-am-megastar-genius persona if we want to have it readily to hand on stage.
The behaviour element entailed a small tweak to the physical set-up at the start of the song, namely to open the mouth so the teeth show. This does several things: it presents a more open, engaging visual impact at the start of the song (actually, it’s shocking how strong a difference it makes - far more than you’d think), it gets people more prepared for the breath, and it adds ping to the sound as the teeth are ready to resonate.
Working on both internal/mental and external/physical dimensions at once was much more effective than working on just one. The identity focus gave meaning and emotional importance to the physical change, framing it in terms that stopped the initial unfamiliarity of sensation being an obstacle. The behaviour change gave a physical anchor that provided a ready route back to the mental world we needed.
I noticed two other consequences of this shift during the rest of the evening. One was that the songs’ characterisations needed to shift slightly to adapt to the change in identity of the performers. ‘Don’t break my heart,’ became less of a plea and more of an instruction; the same words came to betoken a stronger position in the evoked scene (and one that actually fitted the music rather better).
The other was that the mood lifted. You wouldn’t have called it gloomy before, but there was an extra edge of brightness, of spark, of both cheerfulness and readiness to achieve once people were getting fluent at accessing their megastar-genius identity. It is, quite simply, pleasurable to feel like that. And it’s catching - they sent me home feeling on top of the world.
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Shrivel lines and profound mouth creases can manifest themselves on peoples' faces as soon as cheeks and jowls begin to sag resulting from the aging, free radical and smoke damage, and general cell degradation. A skeletal, thin appearance just beneath the cheekbones can make a lady or male look more mature than their current years. Let's take a look at some brilliant face cheek kneading and plumping exercises to bring back face definition and expand cheek fat.
Face flexing is an outstanding form of home-based holistic facelift. Face lifting workouts stimulate the skin and underlying tissue and bring back attractiveness and a youthful look in a surprisingly short time period.
The center facial cheek enhancement routine: Situate both forefingers vertically in line with
the eye pupils just under the top of the cheekbones, in the fissure that you should discover there. The spot is typically horizontally in line with the flare of your nostrils. Make small tight circles in this recess. Face stimulation workouts in this zone will develop the core face tissue which plump up and generate "apple cheeks" and will pull the epidermis across the cheekbones firmer and in an upward direction.
This cheek firming system can even deal with eye bags, shrivel wrinkles near the mouth, trim Marionette folds and even minimize a dual chin, and tidy up flabby jowls.
Cheek puffer routines and Marionette fold eradication regime: Set both your forefingers on the lines next to your mouth on the nasal folds. The precise place is in line with the corners of your lips, under the nostrils, about midway between your nostrils and your upper lip. Perform small, firm circles with firm pressure, but not too hard. Be aware of the muscle and tissue beneath move as you practice this face fitness method.
Hollow cheek workout routines to plump up cheek and facial tissue: If you open your mouth a little, you will discover a minute depression with your forefingers in the depression at the jaw hinge. Place your index fingers in this crevice and practice small, tight upward circles. You may feel a pleasurable tingling feeling as you practice this face lifting regimen, but this is perfectly normal.
This face reflexology process will enhance muscle girth growth on the cheekbones, helps deal with baggy facial epidermis and elevates low-hanging jowls. Kneading in this region even helps firm craggy turtle neck that forms because of facial sag.
Do each of these face reflexology treatments for no less than one minute each day, but more time and more frequently is definitely encouraged. Don't press too hard on your face; only enough to shift the underlying muscles without causing discomfort.
Repeated facial revival regimens will truly help create the fill needed to fatten up your cheek mass to make your face not come across so sunken and furrowed. Essentially, cheek development workouts will replace the need for lost subcutaneous fat owing to the aging process. Subcutaneous fat in the middle of the face can't be replaced, but building tissue fiber, collagen production, and boosting blood flow will substitute this loss.
Skillful routines of cheekbone honing and rejuvenation exercises are the answer to bony cheeks and a gaunt face. The flexing therapies portrayed in this piece will help you to augment cheek size and face tissue mass. Jowls will lessen in a little while, and even your throat will look improved. Hanging cheek training aerobics are fun and simple to perform and cost nothing.
We've all seen persons with second chins, and many of them aren't fat. As one gets older, face tissue wilts and lies around the chin and jawbone. Fat buildup under the epidermis on the chin and bottom part of the face only makes things worse. Reduce this fat along the jaw and tauten facial muscle simultaneously to obtain a sharper appearance on the chin with a few, really terrific second chin workouts.
How to remove a double chin rapidly and permanently with facial reflexology depends upon what regimens you apply. To remove this ailment, flaccid face epidermis and jowls need to be aimed at too, so you ought to execute the right facial regeneration workouts in the correct sequence to heal this.
You will realize that from the moment you initiate a good facial massaging regime, other ailments like wilting cheeks, crow's feet, nasal folds, and creased turkey throat can be decreased. Face training therapy is good for creating gorgeous non-invasive facelifts. This kind of homemade biological facelift is also known as the Japanese acupressure facelift, or even a holistic facelift.
The middle cheekbone lifting remedy: Place the tips of both forefingers in the small depression on the cheeks just beneath the top of your cheekbones. The spot is lined up vertically with both eye pupils. Generate little outward circles with these index fingers. Face acupressure treatments state that you don't rub too hard, just sufficient to sense the tissue and muscle beneath the cheeks shift. This face aerobics therapy will tauten and lift the mid face area, firm jowls, and thwart further sag.
The dual chin minimization workout practiced on the mental line: You should find a natural depression between your lower lip and your chin, in the center and in line with your nose bridge. Place your right forefinger in this recess and produce small, firm circles in a clockwise direction. Not too rough as to hurt your face. Notice the tissue underneath budge as you perform this face training remedy. This face fitness regimen will assist to hasten fat loss in the jaw zone and tauten the bottom part of your face section.The chin and jawline tightening remedy: In line with the edges of your lips, halfway between
your chin and lower lips, place your forefingers here and make small, tight outward circles, without pushing in too hard. This face toning regimen will tauten the chin, reduce and even remove shrivel wrinkles and laugh furrows and tautens excess jowl and face tissue that manifests along the jawbone. Second chin and jaw area firming slap: Jut out your chin and look in an upward direction at the ceiling. Stiffen your right hand and with the reverse side of it slap rhythmically up and down along the base of the jawbone from ear-to-ear. You can use the backs of both hands for conducting this facial strengthening method. Don't slap too roughly as to be uncomfortable. This face revitalization method is wonderful for sharpening the lower face, overcoming a twin chin, ironing out out wrinkly turkey neck, and fading wobbly wattle on the neck.
Each of these second chin reshaping exercises needs to be done for at least one minute on each point. One can increase these facial gymnastics exercises to up to 4 minutes a time, a number of times each day. Note, that these exercises are done on nodal energy meridians which accelerates the effects of your facelift fitness exercises.
Some additional avenues of combating a dual chin are:
Try reducing weight if you are heavy. Fat accumulates on the chin and across the jawline so this will help stymie and deal with a double chin.
Chew sugarless gum as frequently as you can to trim and purge a double chin. Chewing constantly firms the chin muscle and can go far to make a dual chin recede.
Diminish hog jowls, facial fat, and a second chin by expelling toxins in the face and body by consuming at least 8 glasses of water each day.
Don't let a double chin triumph over you! Employ the above facelift lifting techniques on daily basis, even a few times daily if you can muster the time, and you will see your throat firm, your double chin retreat, and your lower face lift. Rubbing out a double chin is easy with facial acupressure regimens and you do not have to recruit a cosmetic surgeon to perfect your facial appearance.
Frown lines are those deep worry furrows that develop between the eyes. These creases can become deeper as a result of stress and squinting from bright light or from apprehension. Facial stimulation workouts present a holistic approach for erasing these deep creases and wrinkles on the forehead and between the eyes.
Hence, we resort to yoga facial remedies to do the job of tightening tissue on the face and neck, eliminating lines, folds, and creases with no surgery. Facelift revitalization techniques offer ladies and guys with the chance of producing their own holistic Japanese facelift. These types of natural home-based facelifts cost zilch and work quickly and present eternal age-regression skin care possibilities.
Glabellar lines or vertical wrinkles on the forehead and in between the eyes can easily be lessened or even removed in a matter of weeks by using a number of facial rubbing workouts. Because the epidermis is closer to the skull here than the cheekbones or along the jaw, brow furrows can be trimmed much faster than other areas where face sag and deep folds form.
Here are a few unusually awesome facial aerobics regimens to diminish and beat vertical furrows that form in between the eyebrows, without the need for Botox:
The center of the brow crinkle reducing face rubbing workout: Firstly, we must deal with and thwart the horizontal furrows on the forehead. Take both your index fingers and place them between the hairline and the top of your eyebrows. They should be placed in line with your eye pupils. Produce small inward circles with firm pressure. Notice the delicate tissue on the skull budge, but do not push too roughly as to feel pain.
This face gymnastics remedy will assist to rub out deep brow creases that cross over the forehead. It will provide you a face flush that permeates down to the eye area and will reduce and fight worry wrinkles between the eyes.
The vertical glabellar line facial reflexology process for in between the eyes: This is the
chief face training solution for worry lines. Situate your right forefinger between the eyes just above the beginning of the nose bridge. Perform little, tight inward circles without causing pain.
This face revitalization method will really rein in and lighten deep stress wrinkles between the eyes. It will assist with relieving tension and will stimulate the forehead and eye zone and re-energize your mid face skin.
The upper eye sockets face flexing solution: Take both thumbs and bluff you are hitching a ride both ways. The fleshy part of your thumbs must face in an upward direction and the thumb nails must curve down. Place them in the groove of the upper eye sockets with the nails facing down towards the top of your nose bridge. Generate firm, inward circles without pushing into the eyes.
Execute each face restoration treatment for between 1 and 4 minutes per session. You can do these facial exercises more than one time a day if you want .
You should find that facial toning procedures will help to trim many other aging problems like decreasing lined tortoise throat, fading eye bags, trimming fat cheeks, for face puffing, and dual chin reduction.
This is a genuine opportunity to bring into play facial manipulation solutions and observe how helpful they are in smoothing out glabellar worry lines. There is much on the positive side with face kneading treatments, such as a tighter overall face and lessened wrinkles and folds. Observe your frown lines fade and extra flush go over your face. | {
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scripting changes in After Effects CC (12.0-12.2)
This article describes the changes to the After Effects scripting interface implemented in After Effects CC (12.0). You can use this article together with the most recent full version of the After Effects scripting guide (for After Effects CS6), which you can find on the After Effects Developer Center page.
There were no significant changes in the scripting interface for After Effects CC (12.1) or After Effects CC (12.2).
Added:Application effects object’s version attribute to get an effect’s internal version string. This value might be different than the version number the plug-in vendor decides to show in the effect’s about box.
ability to get and set preview mode
Added:ViewOptions fastPreview property to access the state of the Fast Previews menu with the scripting interface. This is a read/write attribute using an enumerated value:
Value
Fast Previews menu option
FastPreviewType.FP_OFF
Off (Final Quality)
FastPreviewType.FP_ADAPTIVE_RESOLUTION
Adaptive Resolution
FastPreviewType.FP_DRAFT
Draft
FastPreviewType.FP_FAST_DRAFT
Fast Draft
FastPreviewType.FP_WIREFRAME
Wireframe
If you try to get or set the attribute’s value in the Layer or Footage panel, you’ll get an error message.
The Draft preview mode is only available in ray-traced 3D compositions. If you try to use it in a Classic 3D composition, you’ll get an error: “Cannot set Draft fast preview mode in a Classic 3D composition.”
Preferences and settings methods now take a third argument to specify the target preferences file if Section/Key is not in “Adobe After Effects 12.x Prefs.txt”. If the third argument is not passed, default value (PREFType.PREF_Type_MACHINE_SPECIFIC) is used and After Effects tries to save/get from the “Adobe After Effects 12.x Prefs.txt” preferences file. The third argument is enum PREFType value.
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“We have prevented what we believe would have been the worst terror attacks ever on German soil”
Muhammadan madness:
“Israel Drinks The Blood Of Our Children”- Muslim-Demo in Germany
Compare this with this:
Hamas Video: “We will drink the blood of the Jews”
“My message to the loathed Jews is that there is no god but Allah, we will chase you everywhere!We are a nation that drinks blood, and we know that there is no blood better than the blood of Jews. We will not leave you alone until we have quenched our thirst with your blood, and our children’s thirst with your blood. We will not leave until you leave the Muslim countries.”
The second terrorist said the following:
“In the name of Allah, we will destroy you, blow you up, take revenge against you, [and] purify the land of you, pigs that have defiled our country… This operation is revenge against the sons of monkeys and pigs.”
“We have prevented what we believe would have been the worst terror attacks ever on German soil”
Police have smashed a suspected al Qaeda terror cell nursing a “profound hatred of US citizens” plotting to bomb civilian and military jets.
The force of the planned explosions would have been worse than the train bombings in Madrid and the Tube and bus attacks in London on 7 July, 2005, according to German security sources. Those attacks killed 191 and 52 people respectively.
Three men aged 22, 28 and 29 have been arrested in Germany days before they planned to strike, and bomb-making equipment and explosives have been seized.
The arrests come a day after Danish police conducted raids and took eight young Muslims into custody whom they suspect of plotting a bomb attack and having links with al Qaeda. No direct link has yet been established between the two plots.
Federal prosecutor Monika Harms said the three suspects had bought 700kg (1,500lbs) of hydrogen peroxide to make massive bombs. She said: “We have prevented what we believe would have been the worst terror attacks ever on German soil”.
She declined to name specific targets but said the suspects had an eye on institutions and establishments frequented by Americans in Germany, including discos, pubs and airports.
Today’s sick Joke:
Multiculti leads to Mono-culti under Islam
But the biggest joke of all:
The global jihad continues apace and we’re building Muslim footbaths in our airports and universities with taxpayers money !
And we still allow Muhammedan immigration…Why?
*
Dennis Prager tells the Germans to shove it:
I was sure that some German leaders would stand up and say, “My fellow Germans, we know a Hitler when we see one, and Saddam Hussein is one.” But no German stood up to say this.Instead one of your leaders compared the American president to Hitler.
I was sure that some German leaders would stand up and say, “My fellow Germans, we know genocidal anti-Semitism when we see it, and we see it in the Arab world.” But no German leader stood up to say this either.
Few of us expected anything from the French. From the Jacobins and the guillotine, to the Dreyfus trial, to the Vichy regime, to de Gaulle’s withdrawal from anti-Communist NATO, France, with rare exceptions, has done little that is moral and nothing that is courageous. So the disdain that many Americans have long felt for France has merely been reinforced.
But I think that I speak in the name of many Americans in saying that we expected more of you. Because of what we did for you after World War II and during the Cold War. Because you, of all people, know that Americans are a decent people. And especially because of your experience with evil. How could you have produced a Hitler and not recognize another one just one generation later? How could you know firsthand about torture chambers and children’s screams and not ache to end them in another country? How could you side with amoral France against your friend America?
There is, it would seem, only one answer. Nazism taught you nothing. Instead of learning that evil must be fought, you learned that fighting is evil.
16 thoughts on ““We have prevented what we believe would have been the worst terror attacks ever on German soil””
Unfortunately, a foiled plot has little impact on the thoughts of many. What a terrible shame that death and destruction are required to confirm in peoples minds that islam will continue to be driving force behind the murder of innocents.
I truly hope that we won’t be reminded by another incident like September 11.
* “In the name of Allah, we will destroy you, blow you up, take revenge against you, [and] purify the land of you, pigs that have defiled our country…
God has a similar, but not identical outcome planned: (Ezekiel 39)
“Then the nations shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. —
For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land.”
Bye-bye, “Allah”, & bye-bye Hamas. The curse you are bringing down upon yourselves is of your own making.
Our governments are still propogating the myth that Islam is peaceful. Our
security agencies do a good job of finding the terrorist needles in the haystack, but the clueless governments keep building a bigger haystack.
Not enough ordinary people are writing to their elected members of governments demanding the outlawing of Islam and the deportation of Muslims, yet.
That’s all that has to happen, really.
We must just keep plodding along, knowing that little by little, we are getting the message out to ordinary people who read websites and newspapers and listen to TV broadcasts a bit more intently than most.
Keep downloading information from the web, print out several copies and pass them round or leave them on the tables at your local cafe or pub…
Eventually, enough politicians will realise that unless they take a ruthless stand against Islam and it’s barbaric Nice-to-Your-Face Muslims, they will not get any votes from any of the people…
And, if we are lucky, they just might get blown up by some maniacal Jihadi who needs a Target!
[UN protocol / international law to prohibit defamation of religions]
“the only way of persuading member governments to take action in this regard was through an international legal instrument prohibiting this”
If Isreal was hit or ‘wiped out’ the reaction from the US would make the aftermath of 9/11 look like a picnic, no doubt in my mind at all.
Anyway, its more a case of when Isreal gets hit. And it may not be Iran either, because, and this is something I was unaware of, al qaeda nearly got a nuke into Isreal a month after 9/11. That is, a top-of-the-line nuke in the back of a truck, and ready to go. Unbelievable and a bit depressing.
Immigration from the ummah is allowed because politicians are slaves to political correctness-it’s far easier to let the invading hordes in than to close the door and explain the ugly truth about those hordes. Too many people don’t want to hear those ugly truths. Such people remind me of people who have a problem with their car-they suspect something’s wrong with it but they don’t get it looked at for fear of the cost and inconvevience of a repair. They keep on driving until their car dies, usually in the middle of nowhere and at the worst possible time.
Sometimes I think that some of these foiled plots should have come off in order to wake up the people. But as others have said here, it’ll be more BS-the West deserved it, it was a plot, etc. Too many idiots making up too many excuses.
As for Gramfan’s suggestion of another Holocaust: the next one won’t be limited to Jews. And unlike their Uncle Adolf’s that featured death camps and ovens this one will use radioactivity as the means of extermination.
Very true, & I wasn’t here when Adolph was coming to power, but this time around there is another message, which I have seen on posters in Melbourne suburbs like St Kilda, Elwood etc – “Moshiach is Coming”; in other words, they are expecting Messiah to come & deliver them from the likes of Ahmadinejad, who in turn is expecting the return of the Mahdi.
In parallel, Ahmadinejad is talking of a “convergence of nations” with Iran at its core. Now I wonder what this “convergence” might do, or how long it might last before it decides to eliminate the “zionist entity” and establish Jerusalem as the seat of its caliphate?
( http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=543750 )
Which brings in Savitch’s reply, which is pretty close, IMO. I don’t know that Iran will ever get the chance to nuke Israel, as I am confident in the Biblical promise that no weapon formed against Israel will prosper. The USA may well nuke Iran & Syria in response to the invasion of Israel, which might explain how Damascus becomes an uninhabited heap of rubble etc.
Watch out for anyone who enters into a covenant or treaty with Israel, guaranteeing its right to exist, such as we are seeing with the Quartet, the “road map” and Tony Blair. US Presidents from at least Carter up until the current Bush seem obsessed with bringing peace to Israel & the Middle East, & are leaning more & more heavily on Israel to give ground (literally).
To Gramfan re the signs. If I get to Melbourne, I will seek them out – it was quite a few years ago, & they were most likely put up by Lubavitchers – followers of Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, died in 1990s & who they believe is Moshiach & will return. (he wont).
ISLAMSFORLOSERS posted while I was still writing, & there are elements of his post re extermination that I agree with; see the post Sheik Y put up on “The Peace Racket”, & if you research it, you find that the means of extermination the “New Agers” refer to is the “sword of cleavage” (beheading, much like Mo’s followers) that they plan to use against people like me who are not “evolved” enough to enter their “peaceful” New Age. | {
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Monday, June 06, 2011
One of the few remaining conservative parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington will today announce it will seek admission to an ordinariate, a new structure approved by Pope Benedict XVI that allows Anglican groups worldwide to move together into full communion with the Holy See but retain some aspects of their Anglican heritage and liturgy.
The decision by St. Luke's, Bladensburg, Maryland, a multi-cultural, Anglo-Catholic congregation of some 100 members just outside the District of Columbia, as well as its rector, the Rev. Mark Lewis, to leave the U.S. Episcopal Church (TEC) for the special structure comes after a long period of prayer and discernment by the congregation, and quiet, sensitive conversations with concerned parties.
Parish leaders say the move - approved by unanimous vote of the vestry, which was authorized by two successive annual parish meetings to decide the parish's future affiliation - was not directly prompted by theological differences between St. Luke's international congregation and the Episcopal diocese and national church, but rather that those differences pointed to deeper issues at stake, such as apostolic authority, and finally to more positive reasons to choose the ordinariate, such as helping to restore church unity, and the ability to convert as a body while retaining an Anglican identity.
St. Luke's decision has the prayerful support of Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Catholic Archdiocses of Washington - who, as the Vatican's choice to implement Anglicanorum coetibus, the Apostolic Constitution authorizing the new Anglican provision, in America - appears likely to announce the formal establishment of the U.S. ordinariate next week.
A "substantial number" of parishes and groups nationwide are already lined up to enter the American jurisdiction, though St. Luke's is only the second TEC parish in the country so far to opt for the ordinariate. (Most other parishes that have left TEC recently have gone to the Anglican Church in North America, a province formed a few years ago under the leadership of former Pittsburgh Episcopal Bishop Robert Duncan and recognized by some but not all provinces of the "official" Anglican Communion.
Conversely, there has been considerable interest in the ordinariate - but also divisions over it - within one branch of the Continuing Anglican Church.)
Remarkably, though, Washington Episcopal Bishop John Chane has also registered support for St. Luke's Romeward move; in fact, he earlier encouraged the parish to consider becoming Roman Catholic, Fr. Lewis said. Nor did the liberal prelate did not stop there: Further defying the norm in TEC, Chane (who retires later this year) also eschewed legal hostilities and instead hammered out a property agreement with the exiting congregation. The agreement (the exact terms of which are not being publicly disclosed) provides for the parish to lease its property with a purchase option.
Thus, the congregation will continue to worship at its current location at 4006 53rd Street, Bladensburg, as it prepares for reception into the Roman Catholic Church later this year, while Fr. Lewis begins the process that will likely lead to his ordination as a Catholic priest - a role for which the Apostolic Constitution makes him eligible even though he is married.
Bishop Chane is actually operating within the policy that Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori announced at the time she intervened in Bishop Lee's sale of church property to ADV churches in his diocese. She had no objection to the sale of property to congregations that departed from the Episcopal Church as long as they did not affiliate with any body that was connected with another Anglican province and represent themselves as Anglican. | {
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
EXTRA: Oh, be quiet!
EMANUEL: He's in!
On the day before Christmas, Rahm Emanuel got the present of learning from the Board of Election Commissioners that he is an official candidate for mayor of Chicago in next year’s elections. Just a few hours later, opponent James Meeks made it known to the board that he was out.
Yet Meeks, the minister who presides over a significant South Side congregation and is following the Jason Plummer School of Politics when it comes to disclosing his income, seems to think he still has a say-so in terms of who replaces Richard M. Daley.
MEEKS, ALSO A state senator from the Far South Side and surrounding suburbs, said he isn’t endorsing anyone. Yet he expects all the other African-American candidates to submit to a caucus of clergy, political people and black residents that will pick a single black candidate to run against Emanuel, Gery Chico, Miguel del Valle and all the other mayoral hopefuls.
Excuse me, but didn’t we just go through a process by which African-American religious and political people tried to anoint someone from among their ranks as the official black candidate for the Chicago mayoral campaign?
That process already rejected Meeks, and now that it seems his appeal is limited solely to the African-American population of the South Side, he has the nerve to think everybody has to submit to him so he can “pick” the new mayor?
With that kind of talk, Meeks is more delusional than those Chicago Cubs fans who think their favorite ballclub is a contender every season. This talk is more ridiculous than his statements that only black people should be considered as “minorities” when it comes to government hiring and contracts.
I HOPE REP. Danny Davis, D-Ill. (the mayoral hopeful who WAS chosen as the preferred black candidate) and former Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun stick by their guns and don’t drop out. Heck, I hope that William “Dock” Walls stands firm and tells the reverend from Roseland where to shove it.
The sad aspect about this whole issue is that there is legitimacy to the idea of increased African-American political empowerment. In and of itself, there is nothing wrong with wanting to work toward electing a black person as mayor of Chicago.
MEEKS: He's out!
It’s just too bad that the political people who were working toward this goal seem too inept when it comes to trying to build up a coalition of support behind a single candidate.
If the Chicago mayoral election of Feb. 22 turns into a runoff election on April 5 between Emanuel and former Chicago Public Schools executive Gery Chico, I’m sure that Meeks will claim some sort of racial wrongdoing has taken place. It’s just too bad that his first act in terms of trying to figure out why black candidates didn’t do better wasn’t to look in the mirror.
I am a Chicago-area freelance writer who has reported on various political and legal beats. I wrote "Hispanic" issues columns for United Press International, observed up close the Statehouse Scene in Springfield, Ill., the Cook County Board in Chicago and municipal government in places like Calumet City, Ill., and Gary, Ind. For a time, I also wrote about agriculture. Trust me when I say the symbolic stench of partisan politics (particularly when directed against people due to their ethnicity) is far nastier than any odor that could come from a farm animal. | {
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
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If a film festival’s opening night is all about setting the tone for the days to come, then we can expect lots of star power and serious cinema during SBIFF 2009. This evening, January 22, the fest kicks off with Nothing but the Truth, which stars Kate Beckinsale as a reporter who goes to jail rather than revealing her source. Directed by West Point educated film critic-turned-director Rod Lurie, the already acclaimed movie-which also stars Alan Alda, Matt Dillon, Noah Wyle, David Schwimmer, and Angela Bassett-pits journalistic principles against national security. With a surprise ending, it’s sure to get fest-goers talking. Lurie, who will be in attendance tonight, along with some stars from the film, recently chatted with The Independent about his new movie.
Rod Lurie
How’d you pick this festival? Roger [Durling] gave me a call and, I gotta say, it was pound for pound one of the nicest moments of the past 20 years for me. Our film was getting flying-high reviews : and then, in mid December, my [business] partner Marc Frydman gets a call from the Hollywood Reporter to comment on the Chapter 11 of our distributor. So the film was a victim of a drive-by shooting-it was happy-go-lucky, then it’s lying there with bullet holes in it. : There are, more or less, no ads, almost everybody in that company got fired, there was no publicity. : We were on a real down, but then Roger contacted me and said this movie should be the opening-night film. It made us feel real good. We all really love that festival-that’s a beautiful festival-so it couldn’t have come at a better time. It was a real sign of confidence.
Tell me a little about the movie. Was it inspired by the Valerie Plame affair? That’s really a jumping-off point. I put different human beings into the similar situation that Judith Miller and other journalists have faced in going to jail to protect a source. To be truthful, I knew very little about the Miller case. : Susan McDougal, who went to jail rather than testify against Bill Clinton, really was more of a model in terms of the kind of human being that she was.
You were in the Army and spent a number of years as a journalist. How did those two backgrounds inform this film? I think that almost everything I’ve done is informed by something that has occurred to me in my life, or something that I can relate to. When people ask me what film school they should go to, my answer is always the same: It’s really much wiser to go to school and study what you want to make movies about. What you can learn about making a film, you can learn on the set and learn through experience. Become a student.
I went to West Point and studied political science, and political science of the Middle East, by the way, so the world has always really fascinated me. My dad was a journalist, a political cartoonist, so, yeah, all my movies are influenced by my experience. I think most filmmakers can say that, unless you’re Christopher Nolan.
Resurrecting the Champ was about journalism. This film is about journalism. The Contender is a political story. But most of my films deal with principles and people sticking by their principles-how far they’re willing to go and whether our principles can destroy us. So that is really the theme of this movie as well.
I’ve read that your film brings up a lot of ideas, but doesn’t necessarily give answers. The main reason is because I don’t know the answers. I seriously don’t. : The epidermic issue is national security versus freedom of speech. I don’t know the answer to that, Matt. All I can do is present the story and let the audience determine what the answer might be.
It’s one of those movies where, at the end, the very last two lines of the film are such that they change the entire viewing experience of the film. : I’ll say this: Some people abhor the ending and some people like it a lot. But when the lights come up in the theater and you get ready to leave, you’re not going to turn to the person you’re with and say, “Do you want to get dinner?” You’re going to talk about the movie.
How did you gather together such an all-star cast? I want to tell you a secret: Nobody is writing roles for women outside of romantic comedies. Really, very few people are. When an actress gets sort of beefy roles that aren’t the traditional female leads, then it becomes attractive. I give you Monster’s Ball, Monster, Erin Brockovich, Million Dollar Baby. So what I do is purposefully write for women knowing that the field is just not that crowded.
Are you looking forward to Santa Barbara? You know what? I am more than looking forward to it. It’s going to be the highlight of the year and it’s only the first couple weeks of the year! I love the theater, I love Santa Barbara, I love the festival, and it’s really a testament to what Roger has been able to do that he’s gotten so many great people to come up and be part of that festival.
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I cannot wait for tonight! I loved the Contender.Jeff Bridges speech at the end when he talks about "an idea who's time has come". OMG! I cry my eyes out every time and I have seen this movie over a dozen times. Joan Allen was brilliant as Lane Hanson and it was the dialogue that put the "spine" in her character. I think Rod Lurie puts an edge on his women with brilliantly "crack" dialogue.He writes women like Shakespeare and Chekov wrote women.Smart and spirited with a hell of a back bone.And this woman (me) Loves his writing and directing!Chapter 11 is a crap thing to happen to his distribution...just rotten. Can someone pick up this film....please?
Excellent film. So glad to hear that it was modeled after the brave and nobel Susan McDougal and not the despicable Judith Miller. The ending is integral to the movie; everything makes sense with it, and nothing would have made sense without it. | {
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Our brain is an expert at making logical connections when it encounters an issue; now this may work if you have previously encountered and tackled a similar situation. When you hit a roadblock with a new issue, a good starting point is to ask “Why” five times and see how many causes you can come up with. This increases the odds of a better solution because you can see more connections | {
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Tuesday morning federal headlines - July 10, 2012
Tuesday - 7/10/2012, 7:42am EDT
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) said she will help seasonal firefighters in their struggle for federal health care benefits, saying she would introduce a bill this week that would let the firefighters enroll in the federal employees health benefits program. About 8,000 firefighters are working for the federal government on a season-to-season basis, which means they don't receive any benefits. One federal labor union estimated it would cost the government $17.5 million a year to cover the Forest Service's seasonal firefighters. Firefighters said without health insurance for themselves or their families, they simply pray they don't get sick. (Federal News Radio)
The Environmental Protection Agency got sloppy at handling employee security clearance controls. But the agency said it would respond to a recent inspector general report. The IG found, EPA management wasn't fully complying with governmentwide National Security Information standards. Employees were not all receiving the training they needed to handle classified information, and the agency wasn't always putting non-disclosure agreements in employees' personnel folders. Renee Page, director of EPA's Office of Administration, said the agency concurred with most of the findings. (Federal News Radio)
You might need a helicopter to see them, but changes to the Energy Department's historic Forrestal Building are saving money. The agency estimated switching to a white roof was one way it will save $600,000 dollars annually. Peter O'Konski, the director of administration, said Energy also installed more efficient air conditioning gear. To get the updates done, Energy used an Energy Savings Performance Contract. It pays the contractor out of the savings. DOE will also install LED outside lights and update its steam traps. Officials hoped to install 126 new cool roofs on other DoE buildings this year. (Federal News Radio)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement rented a database of hundreds of millions of automobile license plate images. The images will help the agency hunt down hideouts of escaped illegal immigrants. NextGov reported the agency wasn't spending much for this capability — about $25,000 for a five-year deal. Agents enter a runaway's plate number. They receive an alert when the database records a matching location. It works because the file of 685 million plate pictures is continually updated by commercial camera operators. They capture both the number and its location. The system was originally developed for lenders who want to repossess cars from deadbeats. (NextGov)
The Federal Trade Commission is about to collect the biggest fine in agency history. The guilty party is Google. The Internet giant will pay $22.5 million to settle charges that it disabled privacy settings of people using the Apple Safari browser. The final deal is awaiting a vote by the commissioners. The Wall Street Journal reported the FTC was rooting out privacy violators. The Journal first reported Google's Safari practices. This won't be Google's biggest fine. Last year it paid $500 million after the Justice Department said Google illegally promoted sales of prescription drugs. (Wall Street Journal)
The FBI is offering a $1 million reward for information to help it arrest four men. It believes they were involved in the shooting of Border Patrol Agency Brian Terry in 2010. Terry was killed with a gun used in the Fast And Furious gun-tracing operation operated by the Justice Department. Two men have already been arrested in connection with the Terry murder. The gun-tracing operation was an attempt to nab Mexican drug kingpins. But it's caused a furor on Capitol Hill. Last month the House voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for withholding documents related to Fast and Furious. (FBI)
Buyouts are coming to Goddard Space Center, with 117 employees receiving offers this month. Most of them work in science and exploration. NASA said the buyouts were aimed at reshaping the workforce rather than trimming it. The agency was offering up to $25,000 as an incentive. Employees must sign up within 10 days and retire by October. NASA offered buyouts to more than 600 employees nationwide last fall but Goddard did not participate. (Federal News Radio) | {
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A North Carolina hunter says he'll feed his family for a year after he bagged a 500-pound wild hog in the woods of eastern North Carolina.
Jett Webb shot the 8-foot-long animal near the Indian Woods on land leased by the White Oak Ranch Hunting Club, WNCT.com reported.
"It was very surreal," Webb told the station. "It was a shock. It was very humbling to say the least, when you walk up on a beast that big and you say, 'Oh my gosh. I had no idea that there could be something that big running around the woods of Eastern North Carolina.'"
The animal had been seen on trail cameras years but baffled hunters.
"The Mohawk down the back,” Webb describes, “the tusks really lean, the muscular big front end. This is far from a domesticated docile pig that we're used to." | {
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Apple security update leaves iPhone 3G users unprotected
Apple is leaving some of its older mobile devices unprotected with its latest patch batch.
An iOS 4.3 update, which includes a number of critical security fixes, is incompatible with the still widely used iPhone 3G and older versions of the iPod Touch. The latest version of Apple's mobile software can only be applied on the iPhone 3GSs and later models; the iPod Touch 3rd generation and later models; as well as all versions of the iPad.
Security fixes bundled with the release include protection against the risk posed by maliciously-crafted TIFF image files and security fixes against multiple memory corruption issues in WebKit, the engine behind the Safari browser.
Security firm Sophos warns that the omission of the fixes leaves users of older iPhone and IPod Touches at heightened risk of drive-by download attacks from booby-trapped websites. The latest version of the OS includes tethering functionality and the ability to stream music between devices across home wireless networks, among other functionality improvements.
"There might be a hardware reason why the latest version of the software can't be run on older devices," a Sophos spokesman explained. "Even so, Apple could still release an update for Safari for older devices, the most problematic omission.
"Apple should still produce patches, otherwise security conscious people would have to upgrade."
In related news, Apple also released a new version of its Safari browser for desktops on Wednesday. Safari version 5.0.4 covers a total of 62 security vulnerabilities. Both Windows and Mac users need to update their software.
The vast majority (57 of the 62, by Sophos's count) of the security bugs tackled by the update lend themselves to exploitation simply by tricking a surfer who is running vulnerable versions of the software into visiting a maliciously constructed website, a favourite hacker trick. ® | {
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When it comes to delivery of quality healthcare, sometimes the reality of distance to facilities and specialists can create a barrier to actual delivery to patients. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Distance Health (CDH) found that the use of VideoTeleconferencing (VTC) eliminates barriers to that quality care.
In focus groups, UAMS discovered that in Arkansas, transportation is a major barrier for patients who are seeking specialized medical care. By enabling access to telehealth VTC in rural communities, UAMS can deliver specialized services, training, education and support to thousands of doctors and patients in rural areas – and anywhere across the globe.
On Tuesday, September 29, Michael Manley, Director of Outreach for the UAMS CDH, and Joe D’Iorio, TANDBERG Healthcare Advocate, will share the key advantages of telehealth to tertiary hospitals (those that focus on specialized care over an extended period of time), remote facilities, specialty centers, and, most importantly, to patients. They will be joined by Dr. Curtis Lowery, Dept Chair OB-GYN at UAMS CDH, who will discuss specific cost savings and advantages to the tertiary hospital – including the ability to make effective use of the specialist’s time, the ability to bring in other counselors to help the patient understand and move forward without the need for even more visits to the hospital.
You can join this interactive session from your desktop and ask questions of the experts on how best to implement a VTC strategy. Click here toRegister.
For a business investment as high profile as telepresence, seeing a solid return on investment is important.
Many companies who chose a telepresence solution based on discounted hardware typically realize hidden costs that outweigh the value. That is why it is so important to research your options and make sure you ask vendors some key questions that can help you take a deeper look at the possible choices available for telepresence solutions.
School budgets are being slashed everywhere these days, so it is nice to be a part of programs that offer alternative (and sometimes free) education opportunities. In a recent post by Wesley Fryer on Moving at the Speed of Creativity, he shared not only how he is able to work remotely with ease and convenience, but also a list of courses being featured in the TANDBERG Connections Program.
Some of Fryer’s professional development sessions on digital storytelling, blended learning, education podcasting and other topics are offered to educators who are eligible for Connections and have access to video teleconferencing (VTC) equipment.
Fryer is a content provider listed with the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), and we think his efforts to help educators learn more about teaching with 21st Century technology are notable. Using VTC for professional development, whether in education or other environments, is a great way to cut costs, save time and manage resources, which are very limited in today’s economic environment.
Educators are teaching children who are introduced to technology – and savvy at using it – at younger and younger ages. It is imperative that today’s educators find any and all ways to use technology in the classroom, and what better way to do it than by taking advantage of cost effective, and sometimes free programs delivered over video?
Imagine that it’s mid-January and the reality of an H1N1 flu pandemic is upon us.No less than half of your team has been diagnosed with some strain of the flu, and some of those that aren’t sick are in the vulnerable populations of pregnant women, asthmatics or diabetics. The CDC recommends that during an influenza pandemic, all sick people should stay away from the workplace.
Your company has put guidelines in place guidelines for those who are sick to stay at home. But, the reality is that there will always be someone who shows up sick, potentially contaminating the entire office.
As we look ahead to this possibility, it is a good time to assess your agency’s capabilities to keep your workforce engaged and meeting critical deadlines during a pandemic. Ensuring that you have a thorough and thoughtful strategy for employees and management to telework is essential. Adding video conferencing to the mix is a consideration to ensure that managers can meet face-to-face with employees, particularly since there could be extended absences and high stress levels during an outbreak.
TANDBERG has begun scheduling sessions with agencies, schools, healthcare providers and others to share best practices on ways to add mobility to existing video communication strategies. Truly mobile video communications are here but questions remain for many:How does my agency incorporate mobility into my existing communications infrastructure? How can I easily and efficiently mass deploy endpoints? How do I ensure that the technology will be utilized?
These are obviously big questions. We can share some suggestions with you, along with some best practices and hands-on experience on what works and what doesn’t.
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Ole Miss traveled to face Arkansas in Fayetteville. The Rebels are still seeking their first road win of the season. After trailing by as many as 18 points in the first half, Ole Miss cut Arkansas' lead to as few as two with 12 seconds left, but the Razorbacks had a 50-38 lead at intermission. Terence Davis had a game high 30 points. Jaylen Barford, the SEC's third leading scorer, put up 23 points against the Rebs. Barford had 16 in the second half alone. Arka...More >>
Ole Miss traveled to face Arkansas in Fayetteville. The Rebels are still seeking their first road win of the season. After trailing by as many as 18 points in the first half, Ole Miss cut Arkansas' lead to as few as two with 12 seconds left, but the Razorbacks had a 50-38 lead at intermission. Terence Davis had a game high 30 points. Jaylen Barford, the SEC's third leading scorer, put up 23 points against the Rebs. Barford had 16 in the second half alone. Arka...More >>
(RNN) – John L. Smith's tenure as head football coach at Arkansas has come to an end.
Smith took over the helm of the Razorbacks in April after revelations about head coach Bobby Petrino's personal life cost him his job.
In a statement on the Razorbacks' website, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long said Smith would stay at Arkansas through the duration of his contract, which ends in February, but would be reassigned to a consultant role.
"With our 2012 football season concluded, I met earlier today with Coach John L. Smith to inform him we would be making a change in leadership within our football program," Long's statement said. "I have great respect for Coach Smith and I thank him for the sincere commitment he has shown our program. He made a difficult decision in uncertain times to return from his alma mater to guide the young men in our football program, and I will always be grateful for his efforts."
A report on CBSsports.com said that the university could hire a coach within the next 10 days.
Arkansas started the season ranked No. 10 after finishing in the top five in 2011. It didn't take long for the Razorbacks to start falling in the polls. Arkansas lost an overtime game to Louisiana-Monroe in the second week of the season and followed it with three more losses to Alabama, Rutgers and Texas A&M.
The Hogs finished 4-8 with a 2-6 mark in the SEC after three consecutive losses to close the year. It is the first time Arkansas failed to make a bowl game since 2008, Petrino's first season as head coach.
Smith's brief tenure was marred by odd behavior, including chastising the media for not remaining positive and mistakenly calling the team "a state of Alabama program" at a speaking engagement.
It was also revealed during the season that Smith had filed for bankruptcy with reports claiming he was more than $40 million in debt.
"I am very grateful to Chancellor (David) Gearhart and Jeff Long for the opportunity they gave me to return to the University of Arkansas and coach this football team," Smith said in the online statement. "I have enjoyed guiding this group, and I am extremely proud of how everyone in our program stuck together and showed tremendous character by competing throughout the season. Everyone on our staff has my appreciation as they all believed in our goals and stayed committed to the development of these young men.
"I would like to thank the Razorback fans for demonstrating their support for these student-athletes and this coaching staff during a challenging time. I enjoyed every day of this experience, and this profession has been and will continue to be rewarding to me. During my time here, it has been incredible to be a part of helping this program grow and I wish everyone involved nothing but success in the future."
Arkansas ranked at or near the bottom of the SEC – and the nation – in several important categories, including scoring offense, scoring defense, total defense, passing defense and rushing offense.
Smith signed a one-year contract in the offseason and left Weber State, where he had accepted the head coaching position only months earlier, to coach the Hogs. Smith had been an assistant at Arkansas for three years under Petrino.
Smith has a 136-94 record during his 19-year career as a head coach, most notably at Louisville, where he led the Cardinals to five consecutive bowl games. He was the head coach at Michigan State for four seasons until he was fired before the end of the 2006 season.
He is the third SEC coach to lose his job this season, following Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Tennessee's Derek Dooley. | {
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Last Sunday, 1/14/2018, I participated in a prayer walk around several national monuments in Washington DC.
The point of the walk was to pray about the social unrest that made itself so very evident last year in the tearing down of monuments and in the racial tensions that were felt all over the country, as well as to remember those who fought in and lost their lives in the Vietnam War.
We started our journey at Arlington Cemetery, where we visited the grave site of our prayer walk leader's father, which happened to be very near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. We arrived at the site just at 2:00, not meaning to be there in time for the changing of the guards, but getting there just in time for that special event. We felt that it was a special blessing from the Lord to be able to watch that sacred event.
We prayed for the families and legacies of those who have fought in all the wars this country has participated in and also for the families for those who may not have died in battle but were honored to be buried in Arlington because of their courageous service.
We also prayed prayers of repentance for current feelings of separation and a unrest around the Civil War.
Next we drove to the Vietnam War Memorial and visited the statues honoring the nurses who worked to save the lives of so many men and who were unable to save so many. I prayed for the broken lives of those who returned from that war to face the unwelcome jeers that greeted them and also the terrible memories that they have had to carry with them; for peace and healing of old and hidden wounds.
The last memorial we visited was the Martin Luther King Memorial, where we gave homage to his life's work and the sacrifice he made to help bring people together in peace and love. We consciously read the many quotes that line the walls of the memorial, agreeing in prayer with them.
It was mighty cold that day and each of sacrificed comfort to complete our mission, but don't think any of us would have missed the opportunity to participate in what we felt was a sacred mission.
So why did I include this on my website blog? If you're a prayer walker then a walking or hiking stick can be a great accessory and a custom painted one can be wonderful witnessing tool! | {
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Back in my school days I was quite the doodler. Oh, and on the phone. Remember when the phone was attached to a wall and you didn’t really have anywhere to go or anything to do so you would just sit at the kitchen table and doodle? I’m dating myself, huh? Or I would just...Read More » | {
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Classico takes the cocktail experience to another level!
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More than just a famous tourist destination, Santorini boasts a romantic scene where you can have some really memorable moments with your partner. The time when the sun sets deep down to the Aegean Sea and the sky gets these amazing orange colors is the best to enjoy a cocktail. One of the best places to do so is the Classico bar restaurant in the capital of Fira.
Built in levels on the famous Caldera cliffs, Classico offers an incomparable and breathtaking view of the sea and the volcano, which makes it necessary to make a reservation, as hundreds are those who wish to spend the sunset hour sitting in one of its tables.
Open from morning till late at night, Classico is an elegant coffee bar restaurant, which, besides offering a rich menu including breakfast and gourmet dishes, it also has a creative cocktail and champagne menu. At dusk, visitors prefer it for relaxing with a drink while taking in the surrounding magestic scenery. The experienced bar tenders make the procedure of cocktail making resemble the workings of a chef, with complex layers of flavors and visuals to stimulate the eye and the palate.
Classico is not associated with vivid parties but is absolutely connected with a sophisticated summer experience on the volcanic island of Santorini, the ideal place to upscale the night out thing. Its music is discreet and the staff is known for their politeness and professionalism. It's not by chance that Classico operates all year round and is selected as a rest spot by both residents and tourists.
The splendid view of Classico is not limited to the Aegean Sea and the volcano, as in front of its balconies lays the chapel of Aghios Minas and the numerous white washed buildings that climb up to each other on the Caldera.
Whether you want to just sit back and relax after a long day by the beach or a tour to the sights of interest of the island, or you are looking for a new experience, Classico is the perfect destination for you. Even if you are on a cruise and it happens to be only for a few hours to wander around the Santorini capital. Not to mention it's one of the most romantic spots to either make a wedding proposal or celebrate an anniversary!
Time to start ticking some amazing cocktail creations off the list! Enjoy!
Make a reservation if you wish to enjoy the sunset view from Classico coffee bar restaurant by calling at +30 22860 23112!
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In recent years, the beloved habit of pancakes has begun to become widespread in Greece as well. Touristorama discovered in Nafplion the place that makes the most delicious pancakes, according to the original American recipe.
There is no need to convince the thousands of tourists who visit Santorini why they need to experience a sea tour under the unique Caldera cliff. Actually, this is the second “must do” after viewing the breathtaking sunset. But if you need a little convincing, we have compiled a list of 5 good reasons why you should spend a day at the sea, and specifically next to an expert!
Touristorama has been travelling all around Greece and its islands for over a decade. This year, during our trip to Naxos, the biggest of the Cyclades complex, we discovered an interesting spot, perfect for your night out on the island… which is what we do best: finding the best places and then propose you should visit them! Prime is a Scandinavian Bar, located on a privileged position in Chora of Naxos, opposite the port. It’s been operating for 21 years and enjoys a great fame to both foreign and local tourists.
Explore the fascinating volcanic island of Santorini the way you want it yourself! Enjoy a unique accommodation experience, with huge doses of privacy and luxury by choosing to stay in Incognito Villa.
The statue of Poseidon, made of Parian marble, was found in 1877 on Milos island, along with a statue of his mate, Amphitrite. The larger than life-size statue depicts the god almost nude, wearing a himation covering the lower part of the body. In his raised right hand he will have held the trident. Next to his right leg is a support in the form of a dolphin. Today, the statue is exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens city.
“Brunch” is both a noun, a verb and way of life. It’s not only an opportunity to eat something nice, but also a way to catch up with friends in the middle of the day. In Athens city we love it for both reasons. We have even discovered an easily accessible spot, perfect for the citibreakers to enjoy a full breakfast or a brunch during their travel in the Greek capital.
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Tagwinter
Living in a hilly Alexandria neighborhood as we do, when winter rolls in and the snow starts to fall, my daughter and her friends can usually have a bit of sledding fun in the yards or down at the park. Sledding with her naturally takes my mind back to when I was a kid enjoying the snow. And when it came to sledding, I had it pretty good.
York County, where I grew up, is for the most part devoid of hills. It’s quite flat. Because of this, when the snow fell people grabbed their sleds and headed to the biggest hill around: an elevation on the east bank of the Harwood’s Mill Reservoir along George Washington Memorial Highway in Tabb, VA.
This was a perfect spot for sledding. The hill was substantial; it was tall and very wide, and of an even slope along its entire width. At the bottom where the hill leveled out were a few willow trees one had to be mindful of, and then a flat area where one could decelerate without fear of flying onto the highway.
I have memories of sledding there, usually with my father and some friends, on many occasions over the years. Sometimes I had a proper sled with me, sometimes just a sheet of cardboard. Always, I had fun. | {
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Come home Midnight's Children
And this from Rushdie: "Great news. Midnight's Children went through the Indian censor board today without a single cut being asked for. So, now we can fix the opening.
>> And this from Rushdie: “Great news. Midnight’s Children went through the Indian censor board today without a single cut being asked for. So, now we can fix the opening.
End of January: India here we come! So thrilled to be returning to the town of my birth, home of the Indian movie industry, with our movie, based on a book that was inspired by that town.”
And so, the city that never sleeps will get to embrace its very own Midnight’s Children!
A still from the movie Midnight’s Children. (Below) The stars of the movie pose with director Deepa Mehta and Salman Rushdie
The former Mrs Ravi Shankar >> Our only two bits to add to the Ravi Shankar legend is a tangential one: we reside in the same building as his first wife Annapurna Devi, in fact, have been doing so for the past three decades.
And though the great musician and music teacher (said to be more talented than her famous husband) is a famous recluse and hardly ventures out, we remember seeing her many years ago in the lift — a slight, extremely shy, beautiful lady who like all great artists — cared naught for material and social niceties. And so, when we heard of her former husband’s passing we contemplated dropping in to offer our condolences. But then we thought better of it. Respect for another’s choice is more important than any thing else we felt. So we send our condolences in this manner.
Freedom first >> For all those fascinated by producer-director Aditya Chopra’s extreme need for privacy (the word Garboesque suggests itself) here’s a valuable insight. “He wants to be anonymous because above all he values his freedom,” said someone who knows the family well.
Aditya Chopra
“At one time, one of India’s largest conglomerates wanted to invest Rs 500 million in Yash Raj Films and after much consultation the offer was turned down by Aditya on one ground, he’d lose his independence!” says our source. “That’s how important it is to him!” We like!
Big-ticket party >> As parties go, this one promises to be one of the splashier ones Mumbai is priming itself for. Glam hostess Anu Dewan, one half of Mumbai’s beautiful couple (she’s wife of HDIL’s Sunny) will be hosting a party on Christmas Eve at her sumptuous home in Pali Hill.
Anu Dewan with husband Sunny
And given the couple’s wide circle of friends in Bollywood and society, invitees are wondering who will play Santa, what will be in the stockings and who’ll be kissing under the mistletoe!
Obviously, we all look alike >> Hoo boy, however, many billionaires we spawn and missiles we launch, there’s no getting around the fact that not only does the West think Rahul Gandhi is the grandson of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi but that all Indians worship cows and do yoga.
A grab of an American channel wrongly showing Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s image
And now to add insult to injury, on the sad occasion of the demise of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, more than one TV channel abroad has carried the news accompanied with pictures of a certain longhaired guru from Bangalore! Can’t you just hear them in the newsrooms: “Sitar? Friend of the Beatles? Must be that bloke with the psychedelic eyes and hippy threads!”
Nandy’s motorcycle diaries >> Who can forget the Bangladesh war, the frenzy and fervour it fostered in India, (like the rumours of an American fleet parked in the Bay of Bengal, waiting to strike); the concert it inspired, the protests it generated and, of course, the poetry that got written along the way? And this week after 40 years and much ilish flowing down the Padma, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation struggle, the Government of Bangladesh is going to honour a few people who had supported its independence movement — and one of them happens to be our very own Pritish Nandy — film producer, poet, former Shiv Sena MP in the upper House, human rights activist editor and all round maverick.
Pritish Nandy
“Nandy, barely entering his 20s then, was one of the most ardent campaigners for a free Bangladesh,” we are informed. “He reported first hand on the war for freedom, translated the works of the then little known poets of the Bangladesh movement and collaborated with British painter Feliks Topolski to bring out poems from Bangladesh.” “What’s more all the leaders of the freedom struggle were his personal friends, including Sheikh Mujibur Rehman who became the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and interestingly, (this is a very Nandy twist) the man who subsequently assassinated him, Major Dalim!” says our source. And if all this sounds a bit far fetched we present a portrait of the man himself in his revolutionary poet days to prove that Rajya Sabha MPs also rocked it at one time!
Overheard at a Mumbai party“Arrey why don’t you tell your father to pass the banking regulation yaar?” (Note to self: What on earth are we doing at parties like this?)
Dancing on the street >> Twenty-five years ago we recall writing one of the first articles on the then soon to be launched haute couture store Ensemble. It was for a magazine called Libaas and we remember meeting all of its seven designers (Sunita, Anil Kapoor’s wife was one of them) and being particularly impressed by the young Abu-Sandeep and their crushed silk skirts!
Tarun and Tina Tahiliani
So it was only fitting that on Wednesday night we begged off some other sterling events to make it to the Tahiliani siblings’ 25th anniversary of the store that started the whole fashion fever in India in the first place! And it was every thing we expected and more. Stylish, edgy fashionable and fun. But what’s best was how the guests led by Tarun in their LBDs and gowns spilled out on to the pavement outside with flutes of bubbly in hand — reminiscent of Paris in the 50s! More! We want more on the street and in your face! | {
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A People on a Global Mission
A church who is fully involved in our shared apostolic vision vision to extend the kingdom of God globally through the recovery of New Testament church life, making disciples, training leaders and planting. | {
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Why Cats?
I've never understood why women love cats. Cats are independent, they don't listen, they don't come in when you call, they like to stay out all night, and when they're home they like to be left alone and sleep.
In other words, every quality that women hate in a man, they love in a cat. | {
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The Philosophy Behind the ‘Physical Copy’ Doctrine
This guest post has been written by MV Swaroop (with inputs from Shrey Patnaik). In this post, Swaroop and Patnaik analyse, in the context of the Raabta dispute, whether the producer of a film has the standing to sue for infringement, or if such action can only be brought by the scriptwriter. Our earlier posts on the Raabta dispute are available here and here.
The Raabta-Magadheera controversy fizzled out a few days ago, with the producers of Magadheera withdrawing their suit. Then, Raabta opened to eggs and tomatoes from critics of all sizes and shapes. The film will probably fizzle out too (although I have my doubts on whether anyone who saw Sushant Singh’s hairstyle in the flashback could ever get it out of their nightmares). But for us killjoy copyright lawyers, a festering question still remains. Could the producers of Magadheera have sued the producers of Raabta for copyright infringement? Or should it have been done by the scriptwriter of Magadheera? In other words, what about that ‘physical copy’ doctrine?
Section 14 of the Copyright Act is the blood running through the Act’s veins. It both grants and restricts rights to different kinds of works. Section 16 then states that owners have no copyrights outside of what section 14 gives them, reiterating that copyrights are statutory rights. Now, the opening words of section 14 clarify that the rights are “exclusive”. This means that if you think of rights of each kind of work (musical, literary, computer programme, artistic or film and sound recordings) as circles in a Venn diagram, they wouldn’t intersect. Or, as a mathematician would pithily put it (we lawyers lack that skill – or have we deliberately given it up?) – A ∩ B = ∅.
This is also clear from the rights given to each kind of work under section 14. The owner of a literary, dramatic or musical work has the right to make adaptations or translations of the work, and to make a cinematograph film or sound recording based on the work. But the owners of cinematograph films and sound recordings do not have such rights. The owner of an artistic work has the right to include it in a cinematograph film, but the owner of the cinematograph film has no rights over that work.
There is still an apparent anomaly here. The producer of a film takes the financial risk for it, and he reaps the financial rewards. His copyright is protected. But the law, in other cases, does not protect the person who finances the creation, it protects only the creator. For instance, a publisher of a book takes the financial risk for its success or failure, but the Act gives him no copyrights. Since an unpublished manuscript and a published book are both in the same medium (words to be read off paper, or now, a screen), a published book is not a new ‘work’ deserving its own copyright protection.
However, in films and sound recordings, the underlying works can be published separately, and are distinct from the cinematograph incorporating them. The script of a film is a literary (or dramatic) work that can be published either as a book or on a website. It can be translated or adapted or communicated to the public as a script. Similarly, the music of a song can be represented as notations, qualifying it as a musical work under the Act. The lyrics of a song, being a lyrical work, can be published in a form other than a sound recording. In the cases of both sound recordings and cinematograph films, a new kind of work emerges from underlying works. This is the reason the law gives them a separate protection. This is also the reason why the law protects only what is new to that medium. In the case of a cinematograph film, it is the synchronizing of the image and the sound that is new. Therefore, protection is afforded to that. In the case of a sound recording, the recording of the performance of the musical and/or literary work is new, and a protection is afforded only to that. (So, even a book publisher has some IPR on what he brings to the table – the look of the book – through design rights.)
Two points emerge from this. First, a producer of a cinematograph film has only the rights given to him under section 14(d), and these do not include the right to make any other cinematograph film from the existing one. The writer of the screenplay, on the other hand, has the right to make a cinematograph film from his screenplay, and he can, therefore, make any number of films from the screenplay he has written. Second, the owner of the cinematograph film does not have, therefore, a concurrent right over the idea or expression of the idea of a film – that expression comes from its treatment in the screenplay, and vests with the writer. This is also clear from two definitions. A ‘cinematograph film’ is defined as a video accompanied by a sound recording, and an ‘infringing copy’ of a cinematograph film is defined as a copy of the film on any medium. A producer of a cinematograph film, therefore, has only rights over that particular video accompanied by that particular sound, and not the content of the video or the sound.
So, when there is a copycat film, the writer’s rights under section 14(a)(iv) are infringed and not the producer’s under section 14(d). Which means that only the screenwriter can sue for infringement by a copycat film – not the producer.
The Calcutta High Court, in the Shree Venkatesh case reached the opposite conclusion, for reasons not entirely satisfactory. It held that the object of the Copyright Act would be defeated if the producer could not sue for the copying of the content of the film (and not merely the images and sounds). As argued above, the object of the Copyright Act is to protect what is created in that particular work, and not all the works encompassed within that work. Underlying works have their own copyrights, and even made explicit in section 13(4) of the Act, which states that the copyright in a cinematograph film “shall not affect” the “separate copyright” in the underlying work on which it is based.
Shree Venkatesh relies on two previous judgments, neither of which support its case. In its RG Anand v Delux Films judgment, the Supreme Court decided that “if on a perusal of the copyrighted work the defendant’s work appears to be a transparent rephrasing; or a copy of a substantial and material part of the original, the charge of plagiarism must stand proved”, thus laying down the test of substantial similarity. Shree Venkatesh relies on this to hold that “[w]here there is an alleged substantial similarity in the film taken as a whole with another film, in the opinion of the said viewer there is infringement of the copyright in the film”.
While this test is also applicable in situations where the similarity between two cinematograph films is to be determined, it still has to operate within the context of what the object of copying is. In RG Anand, the object of copying was the expression of ideas in the play Hum Hindustani. Hence, the question was whether the cinematograph film New Delhi was “substantially similar” to the dramatic work. In Shree Venkatesh, the object is merely the synchronization of images and sounds as the film Namastey London, and not its expression of underlying ideas. So, what the court should have tested whether the sound and images of Poran Jaye Joliya Rae were “substantially similar” to that of Namastey London. As the Bombay High Court correctly points out in Star India v Leo Burnett, the mandate of courts in such cases is limited to determining whether the copycat film is “an actual copy of the first film”.
An earlier post raises an interesting point that the ‘physical copy’ doctrine must be rejected because cinematograph films are more than sum of their parts (in this case, the underlying works). While such a proposal may be tempting (for everyone agrees that films, in their direction and cinematography, add another layer on top of the underlying works), it would do a disservice to the text of the Copyright Act, which sufficiently clarifies the nature of a producer’s right over their cinematograph.
The next instalment of this series will explore the history of copyrights in a cinematograph, with a view of understanding why cinematographs only enjoy a narrow protection against plagiarism.
(MV Swaroop is an advocate practising in Chennai. He slyly calls himself a copyrights lawyer when people aren’t looking. Shrey Patnaik is a 4th year student at NLU, Delhi.)
Divij Joshi
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Your analysis of script rights vs film rights is on point. In fact, during arguments, we had raised three points on this aspect –
i) if the allegation is that Raabta is a “remake” of Magadheera, this is not and cannot be a case of infringement of copyright in a ‘film’, but one relating to ‘script’ (i.e the physical copy argument)
ii) the Plaintiff has to establish, first and foremost, that it owns the rights in the ‘script’ and of course, file their script for the court to compare (i.e the proof of ownership argument) neither of which was done within the Plaint.
iii) If the allegation of the Plaintiff (on a demurrer) is pertaining to, both, film AND script rights – the author/owner of the script shouldve been made a necessary party to the suit.
Too bad, it ended the way it did.
Side Note: I believe the Calcutta High Court decision was challenged in an SLP, which was later dismissed as withdrawn on account of a settlement between the Parties. As it stands today, the Calcutta HC view remains probably the only reported divergent view on this count.
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