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Oldspeak: "I believe that the nuclear disaster at Fukushima was one of the—or was definitely the largest, most severe of all nuclear disasters, including going above Chernobyl. The reason for this, as I mentioned before, is the accident itself in Chernobyl was of course immense, but it was one reactor in this case. In the case of Fukushima, we have the meltdown, the melt-through of three reactors, and not only this, but the high number of spent fuel pools also. And even now, radioactive material is continuing to be released in Fukushima. And this is having a very long-lasting effect that will continue from now. So because of this, I believe that the disaster at Fukushima was larger than that of Chernobyl and is still continuing today." -Naoto Kan, Former Prime Minister of Japan
"When a head of state tells the truth like this, it is wise to pay attention. This is an unprecedented, uncontrolled and ongoing nuclear catastrophe. TEPCO has no idea where the 3 melted down reactor cores are. 300 tons of radioactive water is leaking into the Pacific every day. Meanwhile, there are discussions about dumping all 300,000 tons of radioactive water currently stored in leaking storage tanks at the site into the Pacific! This would be in direct violation of the 1972 London Dumping Convention, prohibiting dumping of radioactive materials into the oceans. And with environmental and nuclear regulatory agencies bought and paid for by the nuclear industry, you can expect this cover up and stream of lies to continue unabated. The pacific ocean as result of unfixable disaster and acidification via global warming is slowing being turned into a deadly soup of radioactive carbonic acid. One giant dead zone. And to think this all could have been avoided if the Fukushima was built 35 meters above sea level as recommended instead of 10 meters above sea level because it was cheaper to do so. Alas, Profit is Paramount, and the ecology as always, gets fucked." -OSJ
By George Washington @ Zero Hedge:
An ECONOMIC Expert – Rather than a NUCLEAR Expert – Briefed Japanese Prime Minister on Condition of Fukushima Reactors
The Japanese Prime Minister at the time of the Fukushima disaster – Naoto Kan – told Democracy Now:
NAOTO KAN: Even at the night of that first day of March 11, what I was being told, being reported, was that the water levels were safely above the level of where the fuel rods were located within the container. And, however, now we know that actually the measuring equipment to measure the water level was broken at that time. And only four hours after the earthquake occurred, actually, was when it experienced meltdown in the reactor one. And even through the container of thickness 20 centimeters, there was actually a hole being burned through, and melted fuel had been actually leaking through to the outside of the container. And now we know this information, that this was happening at 7:00 p.m. approximately on that day. But at the time, none of this information was accurately conveyed to me.
It was a situation very close to what we call perhaps the "China syndrome."
And it was very difficult to obtain accurate information and to know what was really happening. And so, the next morning at around 6:00 a.m., very early, I decided that the best thing to do would be to speak directly with the person responsible at the site. So I departed at 6:00 a.m. by helicopter to go to the Fukushima Daiichi site. And there, I met with Mr. Yoshida, who was the person responsible at the plant, and he explained to me about the situation, from his perspective, which was occurring on the site. And he was a very clearly spoken man, which meant that it was very much a plus in terms of considering how to deal with the situation.
AMY GOODMAN: Wasn't TEPCO management saying the same thing to you as this man you spoke to, the head of the actual plant, when you flew there?
NAOTO KAN: From what I was hearing from the headquarters of TEPCO, and in particular from Mr. Takeguro, who was the former vice president, was—had almost no accurate information being conveyed about what was actually the situation on site.
And one other important and serious issue at the time also was, in the case of a nuclear disaster, the system which was in place, well, the prime minister and the prime minister's office would be in the head of, you know, the measures to be taken, the office, of what to be done from there. But the bureaucratic organization which was established to support that function was within the NISA, which is actually located within the Ministry of the Economy. And so, the person who was seconded to explain to me from the NISA about what was happening was actually not an expert on nuclear issues or nuclear power, but an economic expert. And so, through his explanation, it was impossible to know the actual situation of what was happening in the reactor.
This is not the first time Tepco has been less than honest:
- An official Japanese government investigation concluded that the Fukushima accident was a "man-made" disaster, caused by "collusion" between government and Tepco and bad reactor design
- Tepco knew very soon after the 2011 accident that 3 nuclear reactors had lost containment, that the nuclear fuel had "gone missing", and that there was in fact no real containment at all. Tepco has desperately been trying to cover this up for 2 and a half years … instead pretending that the reactors were in "cold shutdown"
- Tepco admitted that it's known for 2 years that massive amounts of radioactive water are leaking into the groundwater and Pacific Ocean, but covered it up
- Tepco falsely claimed that all of the radiation was somehow contained in the harbor right outside the nuclear plants
- Tepco has substantially under-reported the amount of radiation released at Fukushima
- Tepco – with no financial incentive to actually fix things – has only been pretending to clean it up. And see this
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Blatantly Covered Up Significance of Fukushima
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is owned, captured and controlled by the nuclear industry.
It uses faulty models which put us all at risk, and pushes propaganda for the nuclear industry.
While the NRC was extremely worried about the U.S. West Coast getting hit by Fukushima radiation, it publicly said that everything was safe and under control.
NBC News reports (in some excellent investigive journalism):
In the tense days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan on March 11, 2011, staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission made a concerted effort to play down the risk of earthquakes and tsunamis to America's aging nuclear plants ….
The emails, obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, show that the campaign to reassure the public about America's nuclear industry came as the agency's own experts were questioning U.S. safety standards and scrambling to determine whether new rules were needed to ensure that the meltdown occurring at the Japanese plant could not occur here.
At the end of that long first weekend of the crisis three years ago, NRC Public Affairs Director Eliot Brenner thanked his staff for sticking to the talking points that the team had been distributing to senior officials and the public.
"While we know more than these say," Brenner wrote, "we're sticking to this story for now."
The NRC staff recognized immediately the public-relations nightmare that Fukushima presented for nuclear power in the United States. More than 30 of America's 100 nuclear power reactors have the same brand of General Electric reactors or containment system used in Fukushima.
In fact, NRC whistleblowers say that the risk of a meltdown in the U.S. is even higher than it was at Fukushima.
Yet the NRC has actually weakened safety standards for U.S. nuclear reactors after the Fukushima disaster.
NBC continues:
There are numerous examples in the emails of apparent misdirection or concealment in the initial weeks after the Japanese plant was devastated … :
- Trying to distance the U.S. agency from the Japanese crisis, an NRC manager told staff to hide from reporters the presence of Japanese engineers in the NRC's operations center in Maryland.
- If asked whether the Diablo Canyon Power Plant on the California coast could withstand the same size tsunami that had hit Japan, spokespeople were told not to reveal that NRC scientists were still studying that question. As for whether Diablo could survive an earthquake of the same magnitude, "We're not so sure about, but again we are not talking about that," said one email.
- When skeptical news articles appeared, the NRC dissuaded news organizations from using the NRC's own data on earthquake risks at U.S. nuclear plants, including the Indian Point Energy Center near New York City.
- And when asked to help reporters explain what would happen during the worst-case scenario — a nuclear meltdown — the agency declined to address the questions.
Some of the nuclear industry bias can bee seen in the following quotes from NBC:
When Steven Dolley, former research director of the NCI and a reporter for McGraw Hill Financial's newsletter Inside NRC, asked McIntyre for a nuclear containment expert to speak to a reporter, the spokesman asked if the reporter had contacted the industry's lobbying group, the Nuclear Energy Institute.
Dolley asked, "So, should I say NRC is deferring inquiries to NEI?" suggesting that the NRC was deferring to the industry it is supposed to regulate.
McIntyre shared this exchange with his bosses, adding the comment, "F—ing a-hole."
And some of the rampant hypocrisy is seen in the difference between public and private NRC talking points:
"Q. What happens when/if a plant 'melts down'?
"Public Answer: In short, nuclear power plants in the United States are designed to be safe. To prevent the release of radioactive material, there are multiple barriers between the radioactive material and the environment, including the fuel cladding, the heavy steel reactor vessel itself and the containment building, usually a heavily reinforced structure of concrete and steel several feet thick.
"Additional, non-technical, non-public information: The melted core may melt through the bottom of the vessel and flow onto the concrete containment floor. The core may melt through the containment liner and release radioactive material to the environment."
When reporters asked if the Japanese emergency could affect licensing of new reactors in the U.S., the public answer was "It is not appropriate to hypothesize on such a future scenario at this point."
The non-public information was more direct: This event could potentially call into question the NRC's seismic requirements, which could require the staff to re-evaluate the staff's approval of the AP1000 and ESBWR (the newest reactor designs from Westinghouse and General Electric) design and certifications."
Moreover, the U.S. has long controlled Japanese nuclear policy. And yet, NBC reports that the U.S. covered up U.S. involvement in the Fukushima crisis:
Brenner, the public affairs director, sent a "great work so far" memo to his staff at HQ and around the U.S. His third bullet point highlighted he NRC's role in helping Japanese engineers deal with the problems at Fukushima — a fact not mentioned in the NRC's press releases that day. The emails indicate that the Obama administration and the NRC were keen to keep up the appearance that they were merely observing the Japanese nuclear crisis and had no responsibility for helping resolve it.


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Carrie Underwood and "The Sound of Music"? Those are a few of our favorite things!
The "Blown Away" singer will star as Maria von Trapp in a televised remake of Julie Andrews' 1965 classic, NBC announced Friday. The live telecast will be a three-hour event on a date to be announced near the holidays in 2013.
"Speaking for everyone at NBC, we couldn't be happier to have the gifted Carrie Underwood take up the mantle of the great Maria von Trapp," Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, said in a statement. "She was an iconic woman who will now be played by an iconic artist."
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CSU Head Basketball coach Michael Grant selected as the MEAC representative for the NABC Division I Congress
BALTIMORE – First-year Coppin State head men's basketball coach Michael Grant has been named as a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I Congress representing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
As a congressman, Grant will serve as a liaison between the coaches in the MEAC and the NABC. Among some of his roles, Grant will participate in monthly conference calls and attend the annual meeting during the convention. In addition, congress representative coaches serve to both relay information from the NABC Board of Directors to fellow conference coaches as well as help survey the membership and garner support for the organization.
"It's an honor to serve on this committee," Grant said. "It gives me a chance to express our concerns throughout the country. I look forward to representing our conference on this committee."
The NABC Congress was formed in 1992 to allow the NABC to work more effectively with the NCAA and its committees. The NABC Congress consists of one NABC coach serving as a conference representative for each of the divisions of NCAA Basketball.
Grant became Coppin State's sixth head men's basketball coach since 1964 on May 7. He will coach his first game at the helm of the Eagles at the University of Oregon on Friday, November 14. The Eagles' first home game will be on Monday, December 1 against Division II Goldey-Beacom College.
A 15-year veteran, who has won 56 percent of his games, Grant comes to Coppin State from Division II Stillman College, where he was the head coach for the last six years. Grant was also the head coach from 2003-05 at Southern University (La.) where he replaced the legendary Ben Jobe.
At the conclusion of the 2013-14 campaign, Grant amassed a six-year school record of 100-73. In 2012-13, the Tigers finished the season with an 18-10 overall mark and a 12-5 SIAC record. Center Torrean Walker ranked first in the SIAC and seventh in Division II in blocked shots per game while guard Jeffrey Wherry finished first in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio. The Tigers led the SIAC in assists, blocked shots, scoring offense and three-pointers made per game.
During the 2010-11 season, he guided Stillman to a 24-8 overall mark, a 19-5 conference record, second place in the SIAC and to the regional final of the Division II South Regional. The Tigers finished the season eighth in the NCAA with three-pointers made (9.4 per game) and blocked shots (4.2 per outing).
Credited by former players as a "disciplinarian," Grant's coaching genius was first established at NAIA-turned-Division II member Central State (Ohio) University. In seven seasons, Grant led the Marauders to three 20-win campaigns and only one losing season—his first in 1996-97. During the 1999-00 season, Grant led Central State to the program's first victory in the NAIA National Tournament since 1979. By the end of his seven-year tenure at the school, Grant had become only the fourth Central State coach to have won more than 100 games in his career with the school.
Grant began his coaching career at his alma mater, Malone College in Ohio, where he first studied under Hal Smith as a student assistant. Grant then served on Smith's staff in 1985 as a full-time assistant before heading to the University of Michigan as a graduate assistant where he helped coach and develop his younger brother Gary Grant, who eventually became the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1988. Gary Grant was the 14th overall player chosen in the 1988 NBA draft.
Grant also coached at Kentucky State University, Alleghany College, Cleveland State University, and the University of Toledo.
Grant and his wife, Charmane, reside in Hanover, Md. They have three children: Chris (32), Raynesha (24) and Lauren (22).
ABOUT THE NABC: The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), located in Kansas City, Missouri was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary University of Kansas basketball coach. Formation of the NABC began as an emergency measure for the presentation of a united opinion the Joint Basketball Rules Committee, then the central governing authority of the game, announced without notice that it had adopted a change in the rules which virtually eliminated the dribble.
Allen, a student of basketball founder James Naismith, organized coaches to take a stand in a nationwide protest which successfully postponed the adoption of the rule change for one year. It is worthy to note that the dribble still is part of the game of basketball. This marked the beginning of this collective group of coaches to serve as Guardians of the Game.
Since its inception, the NABC has contributed numerous ideas and programs to help preserve and enhance the positive aspects of college basketball. These initiatives include establishing the original Basketball Hall of Fame (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame), creating the format for today's NCAA Basketball Tournament, supporting Coaches vs. Cancer, and building the College Basketball Experience, which houses the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, as part of the Sprint Center Arena located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.


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If the constant barrage of government surveillance news has given you privacy fatigue, here's something to jump-start your outrage. The ACLU has made a video that shows just how much information law enforcement officials could theoretically access if they wanted to look into you.
The video is part of a campaign to support the GPS ACT, which aims to limit government access to location data from cellphone companies. The act would require officials to obtain a warrant and show probable cause before pulling the records. Whether you want your representatives to support the act or not, the video is a good thought experiment. A police officer might be watching you for a DUI before you even get behind the wheel!


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Why computers will not take over our world
Disambiguation in Wikipedia and Wikimedia is the process of resolving ambiguity—the conflict that occurs when a term is closely associated with two or more different topics. In many cases, this word or phrase is the "natural" title of more than one article. In other words, disambiguations are paths leading to different topics that share the same term or a similar term - Wikipedia guideline.
Lewis Thomas' The Lives of a Cell is published by Penguin, ISBN 0140047433. Report broken links, missing images and other errors to - overgrownpath at hotmail dot co dot uk
If you enjoyed this post take An Overgrown Path to * Lost in translation * Wot no computers * Wikipedia is remix *
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Disambiguation is one of those strange words that pop up in strange contexts. Actually, because the folks that put the Wikipedia together are computer programmers, they came across a situation in the informational architecture of their content that seemed a lot like a situation that occurs in computer programming .. where the programmer has written some code that could be interpreted in more than one way. Compilers, the software that converts programming languages into machine hardware instructions, don't like ambiguity. There must be a one-to-one mapping. The term "disambiguation" refers to additional information the programmer can supply that allows the compiler to make assumptions when ambiguities arise.
You wouldn't expect such words to pop out of the mouths of computer programmers, but many programmers have an interest in human language and linguistics as well. Especially those programmers who design languages and their compilers. So words like these form the domain of linguistics do find their way into conversation.
Now, let me tell you the story of the term "idempotent".....
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Thx Richard, and follow this Overgrown Path to disambiguate idempotent.
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Bryant High School principal Namita Dwarka put problematic students in trailer-like classrooms to avoid them from distracting other students. In cases like this, the controversy can become more about the trailers and less about the reasoning behind it.
I went to a small Catholic high school that did not have enough class space, so we used a couple of these trailers. They were just as well lit, just as well heated, and they were actual classrooms. Perhaps the word "trailer" is giving this a stigma. But it may also be that most people do not want their children to be singled out.
When I took classes in a trailer classroom, it was for an advanced placement law class. It was an issue of space not behavior. In fact, my homeroom was in a trailer for my junior year. I have taught at the college level at three colleges, and I can say with confidence that there are some students who are ready for college and some who are not.
If sitting in an alternative classroom (assuming that it has all of the classroom amenities as a regular room) creates an embarrassing stigma, that is nothing compared to what life has in store for a child that is not prepared for his or her future. Parents should be more concerned about why their child is in that room, and less about what the room looks like.
Not having a child at this school, I cannot say this is a good or bad idea. But I do understand the attempt at changing a poor situation. Public schools are at a disadvantage. They cannot get rid of problematic students, and maybe alternatives like this are just a way to address that.
Have we grown too afraid to actually teach students right from wrong? My history class when I was a freshman in high school meant that we sat in academic order. Every quarter (of the school year) we would be re-seated according to our performance. The best student sat in the front left. Behind him was the second best student…all the way to the rear right of the room.
Nobody wanted that seat. To be moved over one row to the left was an achievement. A system like that would not fly in our public school system today, but are we doing these kids any good by not taking a hard line? Life will not be so generous.
We are already a vastly under-skilled workforce. While we are blaming India for taking our jobs, a school principal (in a pretty good public school, mind you) has to quarantine disciplinary problems. I understand that parents would be unhappy with this program, but if I were ordered as a child to sit in that room, my parents would have blamed me, not the principal.
Having never taught in a high school, I know there are dramatically different challenges to teaching in that environment compared to college. I was told a long time ago to teach to the top of the class. In other words, always make sure your best students are learning. You never want a good student to be bored while you get lost in the weeds with those who are not trying.
If Bryant High School had this in mind when they developed this program, I could, at the very least, understand the thought process.


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So GMAC's new Official GMAT App has finally arrived. We were excited to check it out and provide a product review for people considering a purchase. Before we get into the review, let's take a look at some information on the app:
Official GMAT App Specs
- Retired GMAT Questions (from the Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition)
- Math and Grammar Reviews
Availability – Available exclusively for download on iTunes
Devices – Available for use on the iPhone, iPad, and Ipod Touch
- Official GMAT App – $4.99 (includes "Starter Pack" – 50 GMAT Review Questions)
- Additional Sets of 250 Questions – $9.99 each (Quant, Verbal, or Quant + Verbal Combined)
- Timed Practice
- Online Gaming Component (Results Rankings)
- Test Date Countdown
- Progress Reports
- "Ask the Expert" Blog Feed
- Social Network (Facebook/Twitter) Connectivity
- Direct MBA.com access
Official Bell Curves Review of the Official GMAT App
I guess I should start with a small disclaimer about the device I used. I'm one of those people stuck with an (ancient, sigh) 8GB 3G iPhone (Model #MB046LL) running software version 4.2.1. The phone is still chugging along nearly two years after I got it, though with some less-than-ideal functionality and processing speeds.
That being said, I was remarkably surprised at how well the Official GMAT App functioned on my device. I was expecting slow page loads and other processing issues, but the first thing that jumped out at me after downloading was the relatively fast response time and fluid page transitions as I tapped around. For those of you with nifty new iPhone 4s or iPad 2s, navigation around the app should be super-quick, and even you folks like me out there with an old-timey iPhone or iPod touch should be good to go.
So, what else did I find as I played around with the new app? For starters, the functionality is surprisingly efficient and streamlined. There's no getting lost in a maze-like myriad of sub-page upon sub-page. With pretty much 5 taps you can get from home page to end pages. Along the same lines, the designers of the app did a fine job of keeping things simple. The home page looks like this:
And the simplicity pervades the app. The icons are clear and understandable, and in most instances are labeled. The functionality is largely user-friendly and intuitive. Images and text are displayed in large enough fonts where you don't have to press your nose to the screen to see them, and, for the iPhone at least, you don't have to do much scrolling on the screen to get the whole question.
Now that's not to say there aren't any functionality problems. One biggie is that you'll likely have to change some of your settings, particularly "sleep" or "screen lock" settings. If the primary purpose is to work on problems in a realistic fashion, having to reactivate or unlock your phone every minute could get annoying. Another biggie is that once the timer has started on a practice set of questions, it will keep running even if your phone is asleep. Moreover there's no pause button. The only way you can stop the timer is to tap "Back" out of the set.
Aside from these two issues, I didn't really find anything else from a functionality standpoint that was worth griping about in the first few hours that I played with it.
As for the content and features, there are also positives and negatives, though more of the former than the latter. There's not much to say about the content itself (it's all pulled from the OGs so there's nothing new there, which a HUGE bummer).
Some of the features do bear mentioning. Obviously the timer feature is a big plus. GMAT preparation needs to involve a timed component. Unfortunately, as far as I could tell, you can't change the timing (or turn it off), nor do they tell you beforehand how much time you have for a given set, or an average time per question. Generally, you're given about 2 minutes per question, though the actual amount of time varies for each type of question. On the bright side, you still get to answer questions should you run out of time.
Another feature that GMAC has touted is the online gaming feature, which allows you to join a kind of community of people all working the same questions. The gaming feature is essentially a ranking system. You opt in, and your scores are ranked alongside everyone else's. This could be good or bad depending (I mean, who wants to find out they're ranked #99,999 out of 100,000).
One nice option for working through your practice sets is "Study Mode" vs. "Exam Mode". Study mode allows you to see the results for each question (and an explanation) after you answer it. Strangely, the timer still runs on Study mode, which makes the combination (study mode + timer) kind of nonsensical. Exam mode doesn't show you results until you've finished the set.
I also liked the "Ask the Expert" feature, which offers advice from admissions officers, b-school admins, and other experts on relevant MBA topics. It's accessible from the homepage with one tap, and it's easy to navigate the various topics.
Perhaps the most beneficial aspect of the app is the progress reports that can be generated. You can see a chart of your results as you move through practice sets. The practice scores are based on a composite of the # of correct answers and the time used. Unfortunately, they don't give you any information about how exactly (the relative weight) those two values impact the score. This score is also what is used to determine your ranking should you want to have your scores ranked.
One other notable aspect of the practice content, Data Sufficiency answer choices are now labeled A-E, which is different than in the hard copy of the Official Guide (no listed answer choices), as well as in GMAT Prep and on the actual test (no labels for the answer choices).
The only other thing to consider about the app is it's practicality. Certainly it's a lot more manageable to tote around than the tome that is the hard copy version. The additional features (timing and progress report) also make it a valuable prep tool. I guess it depends on whether you're a technophile or a bibliophile (and whether you already have the hard copy OG or not), because you could do all the things the app does with the Official Guide books.
At the end of the day, if you've got $35 dollars to plunk down on the app and additional question sets (not surprisingly the same price as for the hard copy), it may well be a beneficial tool (just not for Android users). I'm usually a bibliophile, but even I'd prefer the app given the additional features. And going with the app would help save a bunch of trees…which is always a good thing.
We'll be back with more reviews and updates on the App, including an iPad-specific review. Stay tuned.


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2001 by Leslie Wilson
Audience: Executive Leadership, Foster Caregivers, Public, Shelter/Rescue Staff & Volunteers, Veterinary Team
Strategies for saving feral cats are different from those for saving healthy and treatable pets. Ferals need community-based programs that humanely reduce their numbers while allowing them to live out their lives side-by-side with the rest of us.
Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR) is not only humane; it is the most effective way to reduce the number of homeless cats. Programs built around TNR reduce births, save lives, and support community efforts to compassionately care for cats.
A feral cat program can have a dramatic impact on the number of cats entering a community's shelters, and on the number of cats euthanized. In San Diego, for example, cat impounds and euthanasias at county shelters decreased by over 40% after the Feral Cat Coalition began offering free spay/neuter clinics for ferals. And in San Francisco, cat impounds at the City shelter have declined 28% and cat euthanasias 73% thanks in large part to The SF/SPCA's feral cat assistance program.
Organizations on even the smallest budget can start a feral cat program. It's as simple as starting a feral cat caregiver support group, offering free spay/neuter to just one caregiver or lending out a humane trap. Start small, and as your program gains support and interest, expand accordingly.
Begin by listening to the community for advice and input. Then focus on the basics of a feral cat program: spay/neuter, volunteers, and humane traps. As your program grows, you can expand. Be sure to tell people about your accomplishments and ask for their support along the way.
- Support Colony Caregivers
- Keep Statistics
- Volunteers
- Spay/Neuter
- Tools of the Trade
- Education
- adoption
- Advocacy
Part 1: GETTING STARTED
Support Colony Caregivers
Feral cat caregivers are a dedicated "army of compassion," and can be one of a shelter's greatest resources in the community. They also tend to be private and protective of the cats they care for, and a feral cat assistance program should take this into consideration. Some programs, however, require caregivers to register, report colony locations, and conform to "minimum standards" of colony care. The problem with this is that it can push people underground, making it harder to help them and the cats they care for. Instead, build trust with local cat caregivers by respecting their privacy and seeking their input.
Meet with caregivers, colony feeders, people with "backyard" cats, and other community members when planning your feral cat assistance program. You will gain valuable insight: are there any existing feral cat spay/neuter services? What other types of resources do people need? This information can help you target your program and outreach efforts more effectively.
Keep Statistics
While it is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day work of running a program, it is important to take time to keep track of your efforts and analyze your results. To help evaluate your program and to tell the community about your success, monitor the following information:
- How many spay/neuters you subsidize or perform.
- The decline in cat impounds and euthanasias at your local shelters.
- How many volunteers you have.
- Any especially compelling situations you work on. These stories come in handy for press releases, newsletter articles, and "thank you" mailings.
Part 2: THE BASICS
Volunteers are key to the success of any program. Your community's needs and the design of your program will determine what kinds of volunteers you require. Volunteers can do everything from answering the phone, to helping people trap cats, to vaccinations, and scheduling people for clinics.
One animal welfare organization has teams of volunteers organized in various neighborhoods. The group refers calls from the public to volunteers in their neighborhood who can help with different parts of the job: teaching people how to trap, lending traps, transporting cats to the clinic, and holding the cats for post-surgery recovery.
How to recruit volunteers:
Don't be afraid to start small. Even a few people can accomplish great things, and the more people you help, the more people will want to help you in return.
- Hold a meeting to discuss your feral cat program. Invite caregivers, put up flyers in veterinary offices, and post an announcement on your website. Give people an update, ask for input on your program, and ask for volunteers.
- Provide incentives and assistance. Perhaps volunteers can be eligible for discounted or subsidized veterinary services, free cat food, or long-term trap loans.
- Be flexible. Ask people to volunteer for one small job rather than making a big commitment. For example, maybe one person can sign up to occasionally help someone trap, while another can return phone calls once a month. Someone else may be willing to feed a feral cat colony one day a week or while a regular caregiver is on vacation.
- Recruit people you or other volunteers have helped. This works!
How to retain volunteers:
- Keep recruiting more volunteers so people don't become overwhelmed.
- Listen and respond to volunteer suggestions and ideas.
- Have a designated contact person for volunteers.
- Show your appreciation through small luncheons, annual parties, "thank you" mailings, and recognition in your newsletter.
The core element of a feral cat program is low-cost or free spay/neuter. It is the most significant way to help feral cats and the most effective place to allocate resources.
Studies have shown that the primary barriers to spay/neuter are cost and lack of access to services, and these factors are particularly important for feral cat caregivers. While it takes high-volume spay/neuter to impact the feral cat population, even one free or subsidized spay/neuter surgery once a month is a start. Not only will it prevent one or more litters from being born, it can be the beginning of a relationship between your organization and feral cat caregivers.
Most feral cat spay/neuter programs either notch or tip each cat's ear to show that the cat has been altered. Depending on your resources and needs, a spay/neuter program can also include routine medical care, more complex medical care, and/or vaccinations. Because FeLV and FIV testing is costly - financially and emotionally - and because the incidence of these diseases in the feral cat population is no higher than in pet cats, many organizations opt not to test and to put the money saved into spay/neuter instead.
In designing your spay/neuter program, there are a number of existing models to consider. (See Resources section for more information):
- Low- or full-cost vouchers can be purchased from local veterinarians and distributed to cat caregivers. Meet with local veterinarians and request their assistance and participation. If they are not familiar with handling feral cats, put them in touch with veterinarians experienced in this area.
- High-volume monthly clinics, run by volunteers. Under this model, developed by the San Diego Feral Cat Coalition, lay and veterinary volunteers handle over 100 feral cats one weekend a month at a different veterinary office borrowed for the day. All supplies are provided by the organization.
- Operation Catnip, an organization in Gainesville, Florida, also uses this method. Both organizations offer detailed manuals on how to set up and run such a clinic.
- Veterinary schools. Find out if students and faculty can provide spay/neuter services.
An in-house clinic with a staff or contract veterinarian to handle surgeries.
Tools of the Trade
Humane Traps
Humane traps make the job of catching and transporting feral cats possible. And access to free trap rentals can exponentially improve a caregiver's spay/neuter efforts. For example, with free spay/neuter and humane traps, one caregiver had over 130 feral cats altered in one year!
If loaning out traps is too labor-intensive for your group, put traps into the hands of a few dedicated volunteers and ask them to serve as contact people for humane traps, loaning them out and keeping them in use.
Where to get traps:
- Some trap distributors/manufacturers give discounts to humane organizations.
- ACES (800-338-2237) and Tomahawk (800-272-8727) are two companies who sell humane traps.
- Ask local hardware stores and pet supply stores to donate a trap (or traps) to your organization.
- Offer to display the store's name on the trap as a "thank you."
- Ask your members to donate traps or money for traps.
Cat Food
Free cat food can be a great help to colony caregivers and an incentive to attract volunteer participation. Plus, money saved on food is money a caregiver can use for spay/neuter or medical care for the cats.
How to get free cat food:
- Hold cat food drives - ask your members to donate to the feral cat cause.
- Approach local pet supply stores and ask if you can set up a bin for customers to donate cat food purchased at the store.
- Ask grocery stores, pet supply companies, and pet food manufacturers for donations. One group was able to get ten pallets of pet food donated by a distributor. All the group had to do was supply a truck to pick it up.
- Check with your local community food bank. If they receive more pet food donations than they need, they may be willing to share the extra with your organization.
Part 3: EXPANDING THE SAFETY NET
Teaching more people how to help feral cats dramatically expands your efforts. As tempting as it can be to do it all yourself, you can't. Educating people empowers them to go out and help cats on their own. In turn, these people become teachers themselves, and perhaps even dedicated volunteers!
How to teach people about feral cats:
- Offer classes on feral cat issues. Sample topics include humane trapping, socializing feral kittens, and medical issues. Ask experienced caregivers to lead the classes and provide them with space.
- Advertise by telephone tree, flyers in local veterinary offices, and free announcements in newspaper calendar sections.
- In February 2001, The San Francisco SPCA released a comprehensive feral cat video series. You can play the videos for groups of people or loan them out to caregivers.
- Save staff time by setting up a voicemail line to answer frequently asked questions. Topics could include guidelines for your program, instructions on how to use a humane trap, and what to do if you find kittens. Voicemail is relatively inexpensive and there are even free voicemail providers. If you can't return calls the same day, be sure to let people know in your outgoing message.
- Create fact sheets on various aspects of feral cat care. Send them out and post them on your website. Instead of writing your own, you may also be able to get permission to use another organization's fact sheets. See Resources section.
- Share any educational materials you develop with veterinarians in the community.
Some feral cat programs include an adoption component, some do not. It depends on what is right for you and your community.
The critical period for socializing feral cats is within the first few weeks of life. Older cats can sometimes be tamed, but it will take longer - sometimes many months. If time, energy and resources are limited, consider whether they are better spent on spay/neuter. Remember, it is o.k. for a cat to be feral!
Adoption assistance:
- Offer classes and handouts on how to care for newborns and how to socialize kittens.
- Provide kitten formula, bottles, and instructions on caring for neo-natal kittens. The more pre-adoption work that is done in a volunteer home, the better.
- Start a volunteer foster program for feral kittens. Recruit foster parents through volunteer orientations, company newsletters, and flyers hung in pet supply stores and veterinary offices.
- Lend out large dog crates and cages so that people can socialize kittens in their homes.
Whether you are fighting legislation that will harm feral cats, helping caregivers resolve disputes with neighbors, or convincing a government agency to support a TNR program in your community, advocacy can save lives.
How to start an advocacy program:
- Create written materials for caregivers to use in promoting TNR and resolving neighbor disputes.
- Develop a mailing list of people interested in cat issues.
- Track and respond to legislation, testify at public hearings, and write letters to the editor on feral cat issues.
- Set up a phone tree to alert people about public hearings.
- In many communities, neighbor disputes over animal issues are referred to mediation. If your community has a mediation service, offer to educate mediators on feral cat issues.
Advocacy issues:
- Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) vs. Trap and Kill. Because most feral cats are not candidates for adoption, trapping them and taking them to an animal shelter usually means the cats will be destroyed. In addition, removing cats en masse from a habitat allows more cats-probably unneutered - to move back into the colony habitat, starting the cycle of breeding all over again. TNR, on the other hand, humanely - and effectively - reduces the feral cat population.
- Predation. Although some groups blame cats for a decline in bird and wildlife populations, these claims are incorrect. Numerous studies have shown that the true causes of population declines are factors such as habitat loss, pollution, hunting, and drought.
- Legislation. Some legislation, even if it appears helpful, can actually have negative consequences for feral cats. Pet limit laws, anti-feeding ordinances, feral cat ownership laws, cat colony registration, mandatory spay/neuter, cat confinement laws, and "nuisance" laws can, and have been, used to target feral cats and their caregivers.
How your words affect feral cats:
- Some groups describe feral cats as having "short, miserable lives." But portraying them as miserable creatures in constant suffering leads to the conclusion that feral cats should be euthanized rather than being altered and allowed to live out their lives (which are frequently long and healthy). Many animals - wild and domestic - do not lead very long lives, yet we would never advocate killing them for their own good.
- Do two cats = 500,000 in just a few years? Experience tells us this cannot be so. If it were, our streets would be literally teeming with cats. Environmental carrying capacity, mortality, and other factors keep this type of population explosion in check. Unfortunately, this exaggerated claim provides fuel for those advocating against feral cat colonies and their caregivers.
- Feeders vs. caregivers. Don't condemn or exclude "feeders" - people who feed feral cats but do not participate in spay/neuter efforts. Everyone who helps animals has a role in the community, and many loving, responsible pet owners started out by feeding a backyard stray. Work to draw more people into the circle of compassion and to help people become more effective guardians and caregivers.
Resources for More Information
San Diego Feral Cat Coalition: www.feralcat.com
San Francisco SPCA Community Cat Program: https://www.sfspca.org/resources/communityferal-cats/community-cat-resources
University of California, Davis Feline Medicine Club: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/clubs/fmc/index.cfm
Leslie Wilson
Leslie Wilson was the team leader in planning, developing and implementing the nation's first comprehensive feral cat assistance program in 1991 at The San Francisco SPCA. Leslie is currently a special projects consultant for several humane organizations in northern and southern California.


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Philanthropy's Response to the Needs of America's Military Families
A lot can happen in a year. Twelve months ago, Osama bin Laden was the most wanted man in the world and "occupy" was just a word, not a movement. During the next year, one million men and women will leave the active duty military service and return to civilian life with their family and friends across America. They will become part of the two million men and women who have served the nation over the past decade of war.
Earlier this month, the Council on Foundations convened a small group of our foundation colleagues, federal officials, and nonprofit leaders to discuss how philanthropy can help those individuals rejoin their communities.
The good news is that a number of key elements for success are already in place. Most Americans have good will for military families and a strong desire to provide support. Through Joining Forces, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden have attempted to bridge the gap between an all-volunteer military and the civilian population. The Veteran's Administration, Department of Defense, and Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are aware of the looming challenges and committed to adapting to meet the unique needs of this generation of warriors. An impressive array of national and local nonprofits has also developed blueprints and toolkits at the community, family, and individual levels. To date, a handful of foundations have invested in military families, but it is not enough given the tremendous sacrifices they've made and the significant levels of unmet need and untapped potential that remain.
Despite the growing interest in offering help, there is a sense that we are not meeting veterans' needs or unlocking their full potential. Promising efforts are limited because they are siloed, and responses are colored by different perspectives on the problem and target population. Who should serve military families: the federal government or the communities where they live? Where should services focus: on service member's physical and mental health, or on tapping the exquisite training and civic engagement of these families as community leaders?
Foundations can play an important role in supporting this emerging and vital national conversation. To do that, we need national leadership in the philanthropic sector to reconcile these different perspectives into a coherent framework, convene key stakeholders, and share promising practices and useful tools within the field. Once that framework is in place, nearly every foundation can identify concrete ways to support military families while maintaining their organizational mission and priorities. We look forward to continuing the dialogue with our foundation colleagues, federal officials, the private sector, and civil society about how to support service members and their families who have served our nation over the past decade so that they—and we—achieve our full potential.
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Following the trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray, found guilty Monday of involuntary manslaughter, proved a depressing exercise -- fraught with feelings of helpless frustration and sadness.
It's almost as if fans bore collective witness to Jackson pathetic final days, a performance wrought in tragedy, starring perhaps the greatest entertainer of his time.
The verdict, of course, can't change what happened to Jackson. But the trial further altered the music great's already confused image and evolving legacy in new, disturbing ways.
The King of Pop proved an emperor without clothes – literally in the photos of Jackson's naked corpse, shown to jurors and forever available to anyone with an Internet connection. And like in Hans Christian Andersen's fable, no adult seemed to bother to try to save man from himself.
Jackson also became exposed in other ways, perhaps most notably through his own audio-taped words – uttered not in the familiar high-pitched voice mocked when he spoke and lauded when he sang, but in an unrecognizable slurred baritone growl. "I never had a childhood," he said in tone that was anything but childish, just weeks before his death in 2009 at age 50.
That may have been the saddest and most telling moment during the legal proceedings, a painful, if necessary attempt to extract some truth – even if why no one could help the addled Jackson remains maddeningly unanswered.
An overwhelming desire to please fans – and help children – clearly drove him. He spoke of building a children's hospital when he badly needed responsible medical help. There are echoes in Jackson of Holden Caulfield, the anti-hero of J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye," who wanted to save children from what he'd become.
Each day of testimony seemed to bring Jackson closer to the pantheon of real-life tragic figures like Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, who, with the passage of years, increasingly have become more known for how they died rather than their talent in life.
Jackson, who spent most of his years in the spotlight and succumbed to a cocktail of powerful drugs as he was striving to snatch the lightning of past glory, seemed desperate to solidify his place in entertainment history. His attempted comeback appeared, in part, an answer to his declining music output and his sullied reputation as, at best, a bizarre eccentric, and at worst, a predator.
We'll never know how much was edited from "This Is It," the documentary showing Jackson in rehearsals during the last days of his life. But he comes across as a perfectionist with a clear vision of how he should be perceived. Now, we can expect more posthumous releases of songs he might never have wanted the public to hear, and a new Cirque du Soleil production featuring his music, but not his direct creative input.
Jackson did leave us with his own epitaph, via tapes from the trial that forever changed the way we'll remember him. So let's give him the final word: "When people leave my show, I want them to say, 'I've never seen anything like this in my life. Go. Go. I've never seen nothing like this. Go. It's amazing.
"'He's the greatest entertainer in the world.'"
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Grafters: Film Biz Recycling
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Have you ever heard the saying, "Waste not want not?" Well, at Film Biz Recycling that is their mission and their sentiment is more like, "Waste NOT what can be used again!" By turning trash into treasure, creator Eva Radke has found a unique way to go green. Film Biz Recycling (FBR) is a not-for-profit organization, creating socially responsible and sustainable solutions from media industry waste - ya know, like from movies, TV, commercials, etc.
Since 2008, FBR has diverted over 180 tons of materials from landfills. And for optimum sustainability, FBR redistributes 60% of the donated materials acquired to charities and local organizations like, CAMBA, Materials for the Arts NYC, Sean Casey Animal Center, Chips, Recycle-A-Bicycle, The Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Blissful Bedrooms, and Hour Children.
Another rather groovy thing about Film Biz Recycling is that they operate a shop located in a 10,000 square-foot warehouse in Gowanus, Brooklyn. It's called FILM BIZ PROP SHOP, which creates awareness for their cause, as well as expands job employment in the "green biz" sector.
You can even get involved by becoming a sponsor, an intern or rethink your "downtime" by volunteering.
Well done FBR . . . . Well done!
Make sure to watch the short film above to learn more about Film Biz Recycle's mission and check out their marvelous site here.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
She's a Good Egg
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My chic, creative and talented friend Maureen Stevens of The Inglenook Decor found a marvelous use for some vintage wooden egg cups she found at my shop. Check it out here!
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
An Abundance of Apparentlys
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So, I am a blogger. (Apparently.) I own a vintage boutique in Austin, Texas. (Apparently.) Actually, that latter is more verifiable than the former statement. So, taking those two facts alone into consideration mean that I am supposed to be professionally committed to making posts about vintage-y type things . . . . right?
But here's the thing - I'm a little bit inconsistent. And by "a little bit inconsistent," I mean that . . . (insert foot stomping, shrugging, eye rolls, and whining voice) It's hard to be a blogger, a business owner, a mother, a wife, and a whiny-butt all at the same time!!! And in my world, when you let all of that stuff mingle together, something like me is the result.
And, what that really means, other than what it sounds like, is, "Sorry I haven't posted on the blog in while, but I've got some junk and some stuff to share . . . lots of it!"
Today I will begin with a Retro Redo that I've been working on. I'll kinda tease you with the photos above and return later in the week to show you the finished product.
Oh yeah, I forgot to add this to the list . . . . . I'm a tease . . .
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by MARC KOVAC | CAPITAL BUREAU CHIEF
Columbus — The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with the family of a boy who injured his leg at the Natatorium swimming pool, allowing a civil suit against the city in the matter.
Justices, in a unanimous decision, said a state law granting civil immunity to local governments did not bar the family of Michael Hawsman from seeking damages following the 2006 incident.
Hawsman and his parents alleged the diving board at the city-owned pool was not properly maintained, causing the accident. But the city, citing a section of Ohio Revised Code, said it was immune from civil liability.
A trial court ruled in favor of the city, but the Ninth District Court of Appeals reversed the decision. The city sought a ruling from the state's high court.
The Ohio Supreme Court said the facts of the case fell within an exception in state law to immunity from civil lawsuits, affirming the appeals court decision and remanding the case to the trial court for further proceedings.
According to the ruling, "The complaint alleged that the city was negligent in the care or control of its pool or diving board and that the negligence caused the injury suffered by M.H. The pool is within a building that is 'used in connection with the performance of a governmental function.'"
The ruling added, "This case seems to fit clearly within the exception …"
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Projects Abroad to build a primary school in Maasai village
Projects Abroad Tanzania will begin construction of a primary school in March 2014 at Meserani, a Maasai community located just outside of Arusha.
In November 2013, Projects Abroad Tanzania purchased 4,046m of land which will provide enough space to build two classes, two toilets, a temporary kitchen and a small playground. Projects Abroad will eventually expand the area to include five classes, a teacher's office, a permanent kitchen and two additional toilets.
The project will take approximately 3 to 6 months to complete depending on the number of volunteers and local builders who are able to participate. The school will initially support up to 60 children in pre-school and kindergarten.
"The main objective for the Maasai school Teaching Project is to provide a pre-school and primary quality education or the Maasai Children around this area who wouldn't otherwise get this service as most of the other schools are very far away," explained Glory Matoi, Country Director for Projects Abroad Tanzania.
A special dirty day activity with volunteers from all placements will took place on February 27 for the purpose of planting a tree fence around the perimeter of the school.
Projects Abroad building volunteers will now travel to work along with the Maasai teaching volunteers to help make a substantial and long term difference to the Maasai community in the future.
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Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na lyrics and translation: Pappu Can't Dance
On the word 'Pappu'
The only English equivalent I can think of is 'cutie pie'. The word is sometimes used along with gappu, as in gappu pappu (chubby pappu), when referring to a sweet male child. Some moms lovingly call their sons 'pappu', which is often used as a nickname within a household.
'Pappu' is also often used to poke fun at a person (male only). The [arguably] offensive part lies in calling a grown man pappu, which implies the weakness of a child or a lack of maturity.
A reference to Salman Khan?
No. As I said in this post, I find it surprising, because Salman can dance. Aamir Khan rubbished this as well, in this video from the music launch.
On the word 'Saala'
The literal translation of the word 'saala' is, as I am sure you must know, 'b@****d'. Of course, it is often used in a friendly context. Remember the song Roobaroo from Rang De Basani (2006)? 'Saala' also means brother-in-law, as in wife's brother, but that is not relevant here.
On the character 'Pappu'
Somewhat looking forward to learning more of this character. Sounds interesting. Is this song at a party sponsored by the alumni group at the college Jai and Aditi (characters for Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza) attend, since we know he holds a MBA? =)
The Song (here is the trailer)
Here are the lyrics I transcribed, and alongside it my attempted translation. Here are posts related to the film, including lyrics and translations of other songs, trailers, interviews, etc.
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Is it a good thing to be called Pappu within the household or not?
- Thursday, May 22, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Anonymous: A lot depends on the context of the statement and the person saying it. For instance, if parents said it to a child of sheer love, I don't think it's offensive even if the person receiving it were an adult. Nothing wrong with that, in my humble opinion.
Of course, one could argue about the merits of being at the receiving end of 'pappu' as the youngest of all siblings. I am the youngest in my family (even extended family), and the term still comes up (I'm 26) when my older siblings or cousins want to pick on me =)
The major problem with the term is when people use it to bully others in a rather distasteful sense...I'm sure there are a few examples of villains or bhais (gangsters) using the term for those who were kidnapped and in their custody, for example...just can't think of one right now.
As for Pappu Can't Dance - should be interesting to see its placement and relevance.
- Thursday, May 22, 2008
Also want to thank you for the footnotes---I am learning so much from you this week! :-)
You could have a career in subtitling :-)
- Friday, May 23, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
You are very welcome, Memsaab. Thank you for your kind words :)
I've always wished subtitles were more specific and culturally sensitive. It first occurred to me when I would visit my cousins who grew up in Europe, North America, or Africa. They speak very little Hindi or Urdu, but their efforts to appreciate Hindi cinema were often inhibited because of the quality of the subtitles. Most of them were so turned off, they seldom try to watch any, any more.
I could have just as easily have been in their shoes...still, I'm trying to get them to give the new Bollywood another shot! ;)
- Friday, May 23, 2008
Adab Pappu-bhai, er I mean Adab theBollywoodFan and thanks for another thoughtful translation! Excellent effort again. You are a true cultural ambassador of translation. I like the story about your cousins and their impressions of the movies and you wanting to help cultivate an appreciation. You may not have reached them yet, but you've reached the blogosphere!
Yaar, I thought saala (which BTW means living room in Spanish) meant 'damn' or 'idiot' until now. I have a little notebook I jot down words I think I have learned in Hindi from the movies, and I had a '?' next to that one. See, your translations are not in vain. The footnotes are much appreciated.
All the best,
your pagli saala dost, Sita-ji
Hey, look at this:
- Sunday, May 25, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Thank you very much for your kind words, Sita-ji. That's an interesting take on that word. I guess it's so popular in the Bambayya bhaasha (the [Hindi] language of Bombay) that has its own flavor, that we have several meanings for it. Do agree that most often it is used in a friendly sense.
In Urdu, 'saala' also means 'year-old'. So, a 10 year-old boy would be a 'dus-saala ladka'. Sitting in the 'saala' (the living room, as I learned from you!) as I write this... =) Have fun Sita-ji!
- Monday, May 26, 2008
- Unknown said...
hey....i cant read the translation..its not clear...how do i get it..
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Nithya: If you click on the image that has text, it should enlarge the image enough to make the translation legible. If that doesn't work, click here.
Thanks for stopping by!
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008


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CBS is ready to pump up their reality programming. Literally.
Fall TV Scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't?
The network has ordered a game show pilot titled Money Pump, hosted by The Insider's Kevin Frazier.
Based on a format that aired in Israel on the Reshet network and developed by Tanin Production & TV Ltd and Reshet, Money Pump will see contestants compete against an enormous money pump for a million dollars. Identity's Andrew Golder will executive-produce the project, from original creators Gili Golan, Adi Golan and Harel Joseffson.
Would you watch Money Pump?
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