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Google "Clarifies" its use of Anchor Text
We usually do not comment on the algorithms of other search engines, but have made an exception today as Google has improved the way in which it interprets anchor text within a link.
Last week, Google announced a series of algorithm changes, through their blog post: "Newest search quality updates". Within the 50 updates they have shown, there are all sorts of changes, such as better scoring of news groupings and improving the user interface on mobile. However, it is the updates to the Anchor Text that really stand out for us.
You might be forgiven – on first read through – for thinking that Google had decided to drop anchor text as a ranking factor when it writes:
Tweaks to handling of anchor text. [launch codename "PC"] This month we turned off a classifier related to anchor text (the visible text appearing in links). Our experimental data suggested that other methods of anchor processing had greater success, so turning off this component made our scoring cleaner and more robust.
Google's wording is not exactly transparent here. They have NOT said they have switched off anchor text. They said they turned off a "classifier". Without having a full list of how Google classifies anchor text, this is quite hard to interpret. Classifiers might relate to the location of the link on the page, whether the anchor text was there when the page was created (as opposed to being added at a later date), whether the anchor text is simply a duplicate of the Alt text or all sorts of other factors. In fact – pretty much the ONLY thing that we can deduce from this paragraph is that Google DOES still take links – and anchor text – seriously. Google have simply changed the way they score anchor text processing.
The second change that they listed in the post about anchor text makes this even more clear – even though the paragraph is shorter and less instructive:
Better interpretation and use of anchor text. We've improved systems we use to interpret and use anchor text, and determine how relevant a given anchor might be for a given query and website.
My instinct is that these two paragraphs refer to the same algorithm change, but did not get de-duped before publication (is there a penalty for that?) but either way, this second paragraph clearly alludes to the fact that Google have IMPROVED (not discontinued) their anchor text evaluation systems. Clearly – however you look at it – Google does not treat all links equally and any tools you have to sort the wheat from the chaff will be invaluable for SEOs moving forward.
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Yes – it's getting attention. Surprised nobody has offered ideas as to what Google's "Classifiers" might be. given that they called the update code name "PC" I wonder if that stood for "Position Classifier" or "Post Content" to signal the link was added later or one of a hundred other thoughts that spring to mind. I guess – though – that over analyzing something like this would probably not be a good use of time – given that Google also gave 48 other small changes in March alone to their site and algo.
If I were to speculate what anchor text classifier may have been modified I could guess it would pertain to its context… I read *somewhere* that text that surrounds an anchor may be used as a factor to determine its relevance. If something was rolled back, this would make sense to be it since there are so many different scenarios that it would be difficult to engineer a uniform way to interpret context. Just my $.02.
The sites we promoted with cheesy exact match anchor text links still rank, so I imagine that as usual the SEO community is overreacting.
Those ARE two distinct notes on anchor text and not simple an "error" on Google's part. The first one relates to the usage of the hyper link "title" that many people add to text links. This is basically an alt tag for text links and people have been keyword stuffing these for eons.
The second one I believe refers to either the surrounding text around a link and/or some sort of measurement of the anchor text and the relevancy of the page being linked to.
You sound pretty sure on the first one, Miguel. Did you test that first hand? (I always find it useful to add "could be" and "May be" whenever I suggest anything connected to Google – but what you say sounds plausible.)
>"The first one relates to the usage of the hyper link "title" that many people add to text links. This is basically an alt tag for text links and people have been keyword stuffing these for eons."
–> sorry Miguel, but it´s not about the title, they were very clear saying " related to anchor text (the visible text appearing in links)."
To point no. 1, it could be that Google adjusted the overall value of keyword rich anchor text effecting the ability of a site to rank for said target keyword phrase. Some keyword groups that I monitor have seen big brands "pop back" into the ranks with limited anchor text links but many quality links – so it makes sense in that case.
If Miguel is right about point no. 2, this would help weed out low quality blog networks that place English words in a 250-word post and then place anchor texted links at the footer of the post… so it would make sense.
I've got to say I agree with the 2nd one referring to the content surrounding the anchor text. That would be a simple way for Google to detect and devalue any anchor text links surrounded by "spamglish" articles and blog posts.
Does google really clarify anything! I think this refers to ensuring you include brand anchor text, long tail anchor text, and random anchor text i.e. not the same anchor text to the post every single time.
this for me is a common sense one, and google are going to be removing the black hat spammers!
This is pretty much the same point as the one I made here:
Yep. Not dead – just morphing.
On the brighter side, at least they let us know.
Maybe it was a vein attempt to discourage link building?
IMHO, I believe this change is aimed at the freshness of links. Google has made heaps of updates in recent year that focus on time-based metrics. Theres no reason why links should be counted or valued over time either. Still… it's a mystery.
I guess we should do some testing….
Im just asking myself why the hell so much SEOs over analyzing this little change? Just place a few Links in the time you ruminate over this change…
At the end of the day how will this impact my website? Will this change your SEO practices? How about your linking campaigns? If this will significantly impact you then maybe it's time to reassess your whole SEO campaign anyways.
At least Google is telling that they changed something, even though we didn't have the complete picture of how that something worked before the change. On the other hand, that's how seo works, it's not an exact science and it should stay this way.
I remember reading recently that Google is looking for anchor text within body text that is not natural. I think varying anchor text will become even more important and that using natural language in the body text as anchors to RELEVANT content will become the most powerful way to build links.
How will that impact your present search results? If you have used content marketing to add links that are not particularly relevant to the subject of the post and have repeated this using the same anchor text across many sites, those links will now be ignored or demoted.
Best way to build links in my opinion is to build relationships with trusted and relevant sites and use varied anchor text that describes the content that the link is pointing to. Make sure the link is relevant to the article or post in question.
Do you have news about the anchor text? What was the impact in the past? Any suggestions how to handle that now? Thank you for more information about your experience.
If anyone has questions as to the effectiveness of anchor text and Google rankings, they only need to look at a single Wikipedia entry. They probably do anchor text better than anyone, and it pays off big in the search engine results for them. I think that what they do with their internal linking and anchor text has a bigger impact than new content being added frequently.
Google seems to do well with the anchor text I use, however Bing and Yahoo take more time identifying what I'm trying to tell it.
Thanks for sharing this. I really like your comment on going back and hyperlinking text AFTER publishing the content. That gets me thinking…
Thanks for such clear explanations!Duplicating page title exactly is not essential. The important thing is that the anchor text contain keywords, however it is worded. Hope that helps!


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The 4c GTA concept is powered by a "4 cylinder" 1750 Turbo Petrol engine located centrally in the rear of the vehicle and mated to a new automatic "Alfa TCT" twin dry clutch transmission. With a total output of 200 HP, the engine will sprint the concept from 0 to 60 mph in just 5 seconds, while top speed goes up to 155 mph.
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Alfa plans to build 15,000 to 20,000 units of the 4C coupe over five years and another 5,000 to 10,000 roadsters will be built by Abarth. In Europe, prices will start from about about 45,000 euros, around $61,000 at the current exchange rates.
At this point, the only notable comparison for the 4C GTA is the KTM X-Bow itself. We've already touched on the overall weight of the two cars and as far as powertrain is concerned, the X-Bow has an Audi-sourced inline four-cylinder TFSI engine with around 220 horsepower on it with upgrades that can take the output all the way up to 300 horsepower. As for the price tag, the 300 horsepower version of the X-Bow retails for around $55,000, which is just around the ball park range of the expected price of the 4C GTA.
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The influence of area on the number of speciesDiscussion of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how these properties are affected by interactions between the organisms and their environment
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The influence of area on the number of species
Yello everyone,
So my biology book states (free translation) : " The surface area of an area influences the biodiversity. The number of species doubles when the area grows ten times. Or the other way; when the area reduces to 10% the number of species drop to half."
That's cool and all..but I can't wrap my mind around it. If the area is only 10% of what is used to be, how can the amount of species be even half? I can't see the mathematical pattern here:0 I hope someone can explain this in a way that a noob like me can understand.
OK I'm no mathematican but if you say increasing an area ten times simply doubles the number of species then it seems to me that reducing an area to a tenth would reduce the number of species to a 20th of the species that were in the original area.
I don't do maths, but using logic instead, it seems that if you only get double the number by muliplying by ten, when dividing by ten you would get a catastrophic drop.
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If you have an area of ten with two species, then an area of one hundred has four species. How many species if you divide one hundred by ten?
The point is that if you have two species and you multiply the area by ten you should using basic maths get 20 species. But you only get four. So the actual equation that applies is one that is far more complicated than simple mathematics.
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Denver • The pain wouldn't go away, and as last season wore on, Marvin Williams felt it — his bone digging into his Achilles — each time he got up on his toes.
"I don't know if you can imagine what that feels like," the Jazz forward says.
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About the Nuggets » Coming off a six-game road trip in which they went 4-2. … Point guard Ty Lawson (hamstring) practiced and is expected to play Friday. He is the Nuggets' leading scorer. … Coach Brian Shaw has his team exceeding expectations even with forward Danilo Gallinari still injured.
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If you can, then perhaps you'll understand why Williams' scoring dropped nearly every month of the season, his first with the Utah Jazz, why he shot a career-low 42 percent from the field, and why, now that he's finally healthy, he says his game has not improved — only his heel.
"The biggest thing is I feel good," he said. "If anybody's watched me through my career, they know what I'm capable of doing. I don't feel like I'm doing anything different. I just feel better than I did last year."
With Utah firmly in rebuilding mode, Williams describes the Jazz as "Derrick's team and Gordon's team," referring to the squad's two young captains. Williams is in the last year of a five-year $37.5 million contract. But at 27 years old and playing in his ninth season, he is one of the team's most veteran players and it's becoming increasingly clear that if the Jazz want to win in the present, Williams has to be on the floor.
As he worked his way back from offseason surgery, Williams watched from the bench as the Jazz racked up five straight losses to start the year.
When the Jazz finally won in Game 9, Williams was integral, scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds.
After a string of losses, Jazz coach Ty Corbin inserted the veteran into the team's starting lineup and the team won three of its next five games.
So perhaps it wasn't just coincidence that when his heel flared again, preventing him from playing, the Jazz lost their next four games. And perhaps it was more than just coincidence that when Williams returned to the starting lineup Wednesday night against the Sacramento Kings, the Jazz walked out of Sleep Train Arena with a win.
The numbers back it up: the Jazz are better with Williams on the court. Utah is nearly 14 points better per 100 possessions with the veteran forward on the floor than with him off it.
Williams, the No. 2 overall draft pick out of North Carolina in 2005, was drafted after Andrew Bogut and just before Deron Williams and Chris Paul, and spent the early part of his career with the Atlanta Hawks, the subject of criticism.
But in his second year with the Jazz, Williams has embraced a new role.
"When you're drafted at a certain spot, your expectations and teams' expectations are different for you," Corbin said. "They compare you to other No. 2s. There was some of that with him, I think. He was a really young guy coming into this league and was put into position where expectations were high.
"From the time he's been with us, he's been super."
On a young team struggling to figure out its identity, Williams has helped take charge.
"His role is different on this team without the guys we had last year," Corbin said. "He's got a bigger role on both ends of the floor. I think he feels the responsibility."
He's been able to space the floor with his shooting and he's one of the team's best communicators on the other end of the court, organizing the team's defense.
"He's big for a 3 and he can shoot for a 4," teammate Richard Jefferson said. "He's a tweener that actually has a position."
Williams is shooting 46.2 percent from the floor — the same number as his career best, which he shot in 2007-08 with the Hawks. His 40.7-percent shooting from 3 is better than he's ever shot for a season.
Corbin has praised Williams' contributions outside the lines, too.
"He's talked about going through a rebuilding process his first few years in Atlanta, struggling to win games and how you have to pay attention to the details," the Jazz coach said. "He's using that experience to help these guys get through it because he's been through it."Next Page >
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This month's documentary film is: Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2007)
Teri Horton, a 73 year-old long-haul truck driver, picked up a painting in a thrift shop. When she went to sell it in a garage sale a local art teacher recognized the painting as a possible work by famed American artist Jackson Pollock. What followed pitted a blue collar worker against the highest and mightiest people in the art world and would perhaps change forever the way art is authenticated.
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In the Working Professional MBA class of 1996, Persons with an Outstanding Professor Award for his financial management class. He teaches corporate finance and financial decision making courses at the undergraduate and MBA levels.
The course provides a microeconomic approach to the study of core financial decisions of business firms and the relationship of those decisions to financial instruments and financial markets. Topics covered include capital structure, dividend policy, option pricing, and international risk management. This course is a continuation of BUSFIN 810 (the prerequisite course).
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It's just about time for duck hunting season...
and kids are getting the opportunity to learn how it's done.
Ducks Unlimited is hosting a youth waterfowl hunting clinic.
Children 16 and under learn how to identify ducks, how to hunt safely, and how to duck call among other activities.
These two kids are learning how to shoot and handle a gun safely.
It takes a lot of focus in order to hit their target, but when they finally do, it's an exciting accomplishment.
"You have to make sure that the excitement stays focused on the safety part of it. We make sure that, you know, they do continue to keep the safe gun position and everything but they're still excited. And that's the fun part about it," says Richard Nordgren, Volunteer Youth Instructor, Pheasants Forever.
Ducks Unlimited also has a youth hunting trailer.
It's fully equipped with all the gear a kid would need to go duck hunting.
To reserve the trailer, you can call the Ducks Unlimited office at 701-355-3500.


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Catholic Health Services Former Board Member Honored by Healthcare Trustees of New York State
Bishop Murphy part of 18 Bishop Delegation Travelling to Holy Land
Funeral Arrangements for Rev. Francis Filmanski, 86
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Blood Drive At Mercy Medical Center on August 11th
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CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO)-- About a dozen protestors braved the cold and snow [yes snow] at the gates of the Air National Guard base in Battle Creek to protest the Deployment of a Drone Command Center at the base.
They came from as far as Indianapolis and Terre Haute and as nearby as Kalamazoo to protest their use of drones against civilian populations.
Jessica and Ben work at the Peace Center in Kalamazoo. They think that the nation's ingenuity, resources and money would be a lot better spent on peaceful pursuits like healthcare and education.
But Capt. Craig Warren says their mission will be strictly combat, doing a lot of the same things the A-10 Warthog does, without putting a pilot at risk. They will be flying close air support mission for ground troops and doing search and rescue.
The big difference is they will only be controlling and piloting the Drones from Battle Creek. The planes will actually be stationed it hot spots overseas.
Part of the command will be maintaining the security personnel to deal with major protests. At some Drone command centers in the U.S. they regularly see protests of up to 300 people. That was not the case in Battle Creek.
The five State Police Patrol cars assigned to the event were more than enough to handle this protest.


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Gov. Pat McCrory urged North Carolinians to be safe and careful as the state continues to dig out of a heavy snowstorm that swept across the South Tuesday.
Two people were killed in accidents related to the storm in Surry County, and McCrory said he was "heart-broken by this loss of life."
"I just want to encourage everyone to continue to be safe. We do not want any more fatalities," McCrory said.
He said he took his usual walk to work Wednesday morning "and I about busted my rear end."
The problem across the state, McCrory said, is ice.
"We had a lot more black ice than anticipated when frankly we could have used a little bit more snow," McCrory said. "But we've adapted."
Tony Tata, secretary of the Department of Transportation, said DOT had 2,500 employees on the roads, with 1,300 trucks and 170 graders involved.
Tata said the DOT has been focusing on primary roads and hopes to have those clear by Wednesday afternoon. After that, he said, the DOT will look to secondary roads. He said that will take 24 to 36 hours to clear.
Also, Tata said, all the ferry routes have been suspended.
Mike Sprayberry, the director of the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, said North Carolina has helped by the fact that many schools were closed "really helped us avoid some issues you might be seeing in other states."
The North Carolina Highway Patrol has received 600 calls for service related to the storm.
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Directed by Anderson and co-starring Jared Harris as Harrington's master, Pompeii will open in the UK in 2014, with a specific release date to be confirmed.
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Mar 21st 2013, 13:21
YASS can't wait to see Kiefer Sutherland dressed up as a volcano!
Mar 21st 2013, 14:26
Damn it Chloe!
Mar 21st 2013, 14:46
Damn, Kiefer must be desperate for roles now, if he is willing to appear in a P W S Anderson film.
Mar 21st 2013, 15:31
Seedorf...He probably thought it was the talented Paul Anderson.
Mar 21st 2013, 20:32
Hmm even though it's that hack PWS Anderson I am still intrigued because it's about Pompeii.
Mar 21st 2013, 20:36
Meh - Massive Volcano Attacks Love Triangle!!! Sounds like Pearl Harbour all over again :(


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Weather Underground Forecast for Sunday, Feb. 02, 2014
A cold frontal boundary will extend from the southern Plains to New England on Saturday, while a low pressure system will skim across the West Coast.
A very active weather system will inch across the central and eastern U.S. on Saturday due to a frontal boundary stretching from southern Texas to Maine. Ice storms will impact a handful of states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia. Meanwhile, snow showers will also accompany this frontal boundary, but will remain along the northwestern side of the front. Snowy weather can be expected in a handful of states, but the heaviest snow is likely to occur in the southern Ohio Valley, the northern Tennessee Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic. Rain and thunderstorms will develop across the Gulf Coast and the Eastern Seaboard. High pressure will build over the central Plains, the northern Plains and the upper Midwest, as very cold, blustery conditions will linger over the area.
A low pressure system is expected to skim across parts of the West Coast on Sunday, as showers are forecast to develop along the California coast. Light snow showers will also push across the Sierras, as 1 to 2 inches of snow are forecast for Sunday. In the Pacific Northwest, an onshore flow will bring rainy weather to parts of Oregon and Washington, while snow is also expected in parts of the Cascades and northern Rockies.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Saturday have ranged from a morning low of -21 degrees at Merrill, Wis. to a high of 87 degrees at Immokalee, Fla.


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People in Michiana were caught off-guard by all this snow.
It's almost April and folks woke up this morning to a winter wonderland.
"We figured maybe we'd have a half-inch between the first of March and the end of April but here we are," says Stan Gingerich of Goshen.
Some parts of Michiana saw over three inches fall in the past 24 hours.
"They're just tired of the long winters here I guess, but you know that just comes with Indiana," says Bob Price who lives in Elkhart County.
The good news is that it is suppose to warm up towards the end of the week.
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Authors: Maldonado, Jorge Higinio; del Pilar Moreno S., Rocío; Giraldo Pérez, Isabel; Barrera Orjuela, Camila Andrea Description: Copublicado por Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Research, policy engagement and practice : reflections on efforts to mainstream children into Ethiopia's second national poverty reduction strategy http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46815 Title: Research, policy engagement and practice : reflections on efforts to mainstream children into Ethiopia's second national poverty reduction strategy Authors: Jones, Nicola; Tefera, Bekele; Woldehanna, Tassew Abstract: Working Paper 21 examines efforts to bridge multi-disciplinary research, policy engagement and practice in order to help improve children's life quality in diverse developing country contexts. This paper highlights the importance of mapping the policy context and of re-conceptualising policy making as a non-linear dynamic process, involving multiple actors with varying perspectives. Attempts by Young Lives Ethiopia to mainstream child-sensitive policies into the second Ethiopian Poverty Reduction Strategy process are examined in detail, and are assessed against five criteria identified in the relevant literature... 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mainstreaming children into national poverty strategies : a child-focused analysis of the Ethiopian sustainable development and poverty reduction program (2002-05) http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46814 Title: Mainstreaming children into national poverty strategies : a child-focused analysis of the Ethiopian sustainable development and poverty reduction program (2002-05) Authors: Gutema, Berhanu; Jones, Nicola; Tefera, Bekele; Woldehanna, Tassew Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to assess how the needs of children are incorporated into Ethiopia's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)—known as the Ethiopian Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Programme 2002-2005 (SDRDP) —and to develop policy recommendations for the second PRSP based on a comparative content analysis with other countries' PRSPs. The paper begins by identifying the key ingredients of a child-centred PRSP, including: consideration of childhood poverty in the document's poverty analysis; spaces for consultation with children; child-specific policies and programmes as well as child-sensitive macro-development policies; institutionalized mechanisms to coordinate these policy approaches and the inclusion of child-related progress indicators. The second section uses a content analysis methodology to consider the extent to which the Ethiopian PRSP is pro-poor and pro-child and contrasts this to more child-sensitive approaches in other PRSPs. The paper then analyses the SDPRP's policies, programmes and indicators using a rights-based framework. It assesses the extent to which both the direct (child-specific policy commitments) and indirect (macro-development) policies are in keeping with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) principles of child survival, development, protection, equal treatment and participation. The paper concludes by drawing on the best practices of PRSPs in other countries and outlining how a child-focused PRSP could more effectively address the multi-dimensionality of childhood poverty in Ethiopia. 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Tackling child malnutrition in Ethiopia : do the sustainable development poverty reduction programme's underlying policy assumptions reflect local realities? http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46813 Title: Tackling child malnutrition in Ethiopia : do the sustainable development poverty reduction programme's underlying policy assumptions reflect local realities? Authors: Mekonnen, Alemu; Jones, Nicola; Tefera, Bekele Abstract: This paper emphasises that malnutrition cannot be tackled without understanding its causes. Child malnutrition remains a major public health problem in Ethiopia, yet the government has no specific nutrition policy. Levels of wasting (acute malnutrition) and stunting (chronic malnutrition) in children aged six to fifty-nine months are among the world's highest. As long as so many children remain malnourished, Ethiopia will not achieve the first Millennium Development Goal – eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. Drawing on a sample of 1,999 one-year-olds from twenty sentinel sites, the Young Lives Project has sought to better understand the child, household, community and policy level determinants of malnutrition and the ways in which they differ across different regions of Ethiopia. The paper quantifies the impact of poverty, healthcare and caring practices and challenges the World Bank belief that investment in growth monitoring to promote change in caregivers' behaviour will, by itself, significantly improve nutritional status. Coverage of health services may have expanded, but limited and costly services discourage users. Healthcare choices primarily depend not on proximity to health facilities but lack of quality services. Respondents complained about inadequate equipment, poorly trained and/or insensitive medical staff and expensive medication... 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I bring here the Gurudeva's information that I find interesting.
I have been looking for one article but is no longer there. I have it on my old computer but not in Sydney so I may share it next month.
Hindu astrology, or Jyotisha, details a real relation between ourselves and the geography of the solar system and certain star clusters, but it is not a cause-effect relation.
Planets and stars don't cause or dictate karma. Their orbital relationships establish proper conditions for karmas to activate and a particular type of personality nature to develop.
Jyotisha describes a relation of revealment: it reveals prarabdha karmic patterns for a given birth and how we will generally react to them (kriyamana karma).
This is like a pattern of different colored windows allowing sunlight in to reveal and color a house's arrangement of furniture.
With astrological knowledge we are aware of our life's karmic pattern and can thereby anticipate it wisely.
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Death and Dying
Death; Preparation for Transition
Description: Gurudeva talks about karma and reincarnation, being great full for both happiness and sadness. An invitation was received from the Ford Foundation to attend a conference on AIDS to present the Hindu view. Gurudeva discusses the Hindu...
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Anger Controlled by Love
Description: Today Gurudeva answers a question about what happens to pets after they die, then goes on to explain more about will power, how we need it to progress on the spiritual path. He talks about anger and how one moment of anger can destroy a month's...
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Description: Today Gurudeva first answers a question about chronically ill and terminal patients and suffering. He advises that from the Hindu point of view it is best to let the suffering play itself out, as this is the expiration of various karms...
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Sacraments, Scripture, Death
Description: Gurudeva continues his discussion of sacraments, which are a ceremony in honor of you, he says, in all religions. They impress the subconscious mind in a powerful way. Everyone looks forward to a birthday party, he explains, and similarly...
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Positive Attitude; Fear
Description: Today Gurudeva answers a question about how to protect yourself against "witchcraft." He advises that one should stay away from people who try witchcraft, especially since it is your own fear which they play upon. Such people are only cursing themselves...
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Why Do We Fear Death? Pt. 1
Description: Gurudeva answers an e-devotee's question: "Why do we fear death?" This is extremely timely as relatives of two of our Saiva Siddhanta Church families decided to leave their physical bodies behind yesterday. Gurudeva mentions that they both chose an auspicious time to do this, at the end of the eclipse cycle. ...
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Why Do We Fear Death? Pt. 2
Description: Gurudeva continues today with part to of his answer to the question, Why do we fear death when we know all about the soul, karma and the reincarnation process? Gurudeva talks about where the dead go, and how they might return. Sound like something you should know about?...
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Caring For Those Who Are About To Depart
Description: Gurudeva answers another e-devotee's question today, this one from a doctor. It's about caring for those who are preparing to depart. When attending to a dying person, how do we know if we are interfering with their natural karmas or helping them through them? How do we know what kind of karma we are creating for ourself? This is a topical area of concern of many today. We all should know the answer...
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How to view Death and Dying
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London police have used pepper spray against "critical mass" cycle ride as the British capital holds the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Games. "Large number of people" arrested said a police tweet.
ÂCritical Mass is a cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month all around the world.
Scuffles occurred near the Olympic Stadium on the outskirts of the Olympic Park with participants saying they were being "kettled". Some witnesses said police pushed the cyclists aside to get David Beckham through traffic.
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(WHAS11) -- Summer is in full swing but a new survey shows that for about one-in-four families, back-to-school and back-to-college shopping is already underway. If your list of purchases includes tablets, laptops, and Smartphones, you may find some of the best deals of the year. Good Morning Kentuckiana's Andy Treinen has today's Consumer Watch.
There are plenty of summer days still ahead, but retailers are already eyeing the fall return to classrooms and to campus. While the bulk of back-to-school dollars will go towards new clothes and accessories, a survey finds more than half of families will buy electronics, ringing up about $8.4 billion in sales.
"Spending on tablets and Smartphones and tablets is more synonymous with back-to-school than ever before," Kathy Grannis from the National Retail Federation, said. The biggest chunk of a household's back-to-college budget, electronic devices. "Parents want to make sure that their children have the Smartphones and tablets they need for the upcoming school year, perhaps because they know that keeps children off of their devices," Grannis, said.
The National Retail Federation found overall back-to-school and back-to-college spending is expected to drop versus last year, as consumers weigh spending decisions more carefully. With that in mind, retailers may price accordingly. "Retailers will actually offer great promotions on tablets this year, and for parents that are looking for a good deal, this is a great time to invest in those types of devices, maybe along the lines of deals we see during the Christmas season," Grannis, said.
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My experience has been very good. Dr. \r
Rene Piedra was able to replace one tooth that others had told me would be very difficult to do. The results were amazing.
When I was 4 yrs old I had very bad pneumonia that between that and massive antibiotics from hospitalization, interrupted the growth process \r
of my teeth. My teeth have always been terribly discolored and cavity ridden.Dr. Rene
Don't believe the fake good reviews. See the truth for yourself in the Btr Bus. Bureau's website. They rated this business as an F, the worst in a scale of A+ to F. \r
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Watchout this guy belongs in jail! Can not believe he has 4 stars.
Do not let him sign you up for care credit. Do not sign or pay anything until after the work is done. His practice is in bankruptcy and there is a class action suit currently in the courts. Rene Piedra belongs in jail.This scammer has
Great Work , Wonderful experience.
I met Dr. Piedra, and he is the first dentist I?ve ever met and not been afraid of. He is unlike any dentist I?ve ever met: very warm, nice, and doesn?t make me feel embarrassed about the amount of work that needs to be done. I have yet to
I had a great experience with this dentist !
I would like to thank you and your staff for the excellent treatment I received. For the last sixteen years I have avoided the dentist due to past experiences. After visiting your office all past fears were put to rest. During my visits I
warning! stay away! far away!
I personally know who wrote the positive reviews as i personally know someone who worked in that office for a long time. i was also a patient. they are real nice when its time for them to make a quick buck... but after that they treat u
DR. PIEDRA - Part 2
At this time he had my folder in front of him and I asked him if this was in addition to what I was still paying from the previous job he did, and he said YES, WITHOUT OPENING MY FOLDER and when I questioned him about the credit that was
They ruined my teeth ZERO STARS
I got the veneers. For about a year they were really nice, then I guess they are so unprofessional or money hungry they never told me my teeth would grow out the veneers, now my teeth look too long and I hate them, I went back and they
Won't return balance on my account. I gave them $3000 in good faith and tried them out.
Won't return balance on my account. I gave them $3000 in good faith and tried them out. They charged me over $2300 for the initial visit and root canal with temp crown. It's been over a year and still giving me the run around, and they
Dr. Piedra has made going to the dentist easy again.
Dr. Piedra has made going to the dentist easy again. As a victim & now survivor of sexual assault, I found it difficult to have people put their hands & objects in my mouth due to the trauma. Having the ability to be sedated has made it
Good sedation dentist
To begin with, I am the biggest "chicken" when it comes to the dentist. When I heard on the radio about Rene Piedra & Associate's sedation dentistry, I thought I had found my savior. From day 1 at my first consultation I was very impressed
Scarred by negative reviews
I went to the office the other day for the first time. I do not have health insurance and was told that the bill would be over $6,000. I feel like this is alot to pay for dental services especially when the "materials" are 1,500. What are
YOU WILL REGRET USING THIS TERRIBLE DENTIST, HE'S A SCAM ARTIST!!!!!!!! I am begging you, don't go!!!
RUN, do not walk, RUN away from this dental office! ALL the reviews that you read about the negative experiences are so TRUE! Basically, he will explain to you that you need unnecessary treatments, make you pay for them upfront, then when
Fraud - Scam artist
As so many other people on here have said Dr. Piedra's is a scam artist. My girlfriend prepaid for work to be done, signed up for a care credit account for 1800 bucks. When she had the work done they told her instead of 6 cavities needing
Everyone was kind and compassionate
The work he did is doing wonders for me personally as well as professionally. I'm so happy to be able to smile. During the procedures, I didn't have any pain at all. Only minute discomfort from my jaw being opened for so long.\r
Love the smile I got!
I have been smiling from ear to ear since getting my teeth whitened at Rene Piedra?s dental office. They have a wonder office with the sweetest staff. I used to hate going to dentists but it's always a pleasure spending time with them.
Gentle, down to earth, patient
I went to Dr. Piedra only because my sister forced me to go. I told Dr. Piedra that whenever I heard his commercial I would turn it off because I was one of those people he talked about and I had his number programmed on my cell phone for
No matter what anyone says here, I can honestly say that these poeple truly care!
I used to be absolutely petrified of dentists! I ignored the pain for years. I kept hearing about Dr Piedra and finanlly called when I could not take the pain any longer. When I called, the staff really cared about me and got me to come
Good Experience at the Dentist
I actually had very good experiences at this office. I am a regular at the dentist and I had been told several years ago that I had 10 cavities. I never fixed them. I suffered from pain on a bottom tooth for 3 months. I went to 4


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Best-selling comics writer J. Michael Straczynski smashes all your expectations of Wonder Woman by lauching an all-new era for the Amazon Princess. Spinning out of the mind-bending events of WONDER WOMAN #600, Diana must face the biggest mystery of all – who destroyed Paradise Island?
WONDER WOMAN #601 hits today.
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A whole new chapter in the epic GREEN LANTERN saga gets under way as Guy Gardner begins his secret mission for Atrocitus, bringing him into conflict with Hal Jordan with massive repercussions for the Green Lantern Corps.
The bizarre telekinetic known as Hector Hammond escapes his prison cell and sets his sights on one being – Larfleeze! Plus, Hal Jordan begins unlocking the secret behind who took Parallax during the Blackest Night.
GREEN LANTERN #56 is on sale today.
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Lex's quest for power - specifically, the power wielded by the Black Lantern ring -- continues, as writer Paul Cornell and artist Pete Woods' second issue ups the ante for the villainous star. Buckle in for a greatest hits tour of the DCU's most wanted as Lex Luthor continues his epic hunt, with covers by superstar artist David Finch.
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Separated by two continents and personal differences, the two Outsiders teams are pushed to their limits. Black Lightning, Owl Man and newest member Freight Train take on the combined might of Chemomorpho while Geo-Force and his army invade a neighboring country – only to come face-to-face with that country's defender, The Olympian.
OUTSIDERS #31 hits today.
The original Captain Boomerang returns as BRIGHTEST DAY continues. Meanwhile, Barry must prove his innocence to the Renegades, cops from the 25th century. Discover what connection they have to the Rogues and what travesties have occurred in the future.
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Grant Morrison's can't-miss Batman story rolls on as Bruce Wayne's next stop on his amazing journey through time brings him to the Wild West – but will he escape alive? Artist Georges Jeanty joins Morrison to take The Dark Knight on a ride.
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It's Sunday at Comic-Con and we're in the final lap of what's been an epic, fun and unforgettable show. So slide into a chair and get comfy, as DC Comics Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee get the ball rolling on what promises to be a relaxing Sunday conversation. Got a burning question? Now's your chance to ask Dan and Jim.


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These days, there are a ton of affordable security options out there. Unfortunately, a lot of them are sort of fuzzy. Samsung is hoping bring a few high-def CCTV options to the mainstream, with two new cameras.
If you're looking for detail (literally) in your security footage, Samsung just introduced the 8-channel SDH-P4040 and the 16-channel SDH-P5080. Both cameras provide real-time and recorded video in high definition.
Both systems offer four, outdoor-ready 720p HD bullet cameras, all of which promises night vision up to 85 feet. The 16-channel model adds in four additional bullet cameras, with night vision up to 75 feet.
Each one also boasts an easy setup, with all-in-one HDTV kits and Cat5e cable. Each kit comes with a DVR with a 1TB surveillance-class SATA hard disk for 24/7 recording. Other features include Samsung Super Dynamic Range (SSDR) and Samsung Super Noise Reduction (SSNR III) technologies.
If you're looking to peep while out of the house, all of the new CCTV options can be viewed from a desktop computer or one of Samsung's free iOS and Android apps.
"High-definition CCTV security systems provide exceptional clarity and performance; however, until today, price points have traditionally kept average consumers or small business owners from truly experiencing the benefits offered by such systems," said Mike Palazzolo, VP of sales and marketing for Samsung's consumer video monitoring and security products. "Without cutting any corners in regard to performance or features found in these two new kits, Samsung has now opened the door for all customers to further bolster their security setups with not only the precise detail afforded by high-definition imagery, but the wider field-of-view as well."
Samsung plans to start selling the SDH-P4040 and SDH-P5080 this spring. Look for the products to be priced at $1,399 and $1,799, respectively.
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School administrators say a fire forced the evacuation of students at a middle school east of Savannah.
Savannah-Chatham County school officials say the fire broke out Tuesday morning in the attic of Coastal Middle School on Whitemarsh Island. A statement issued by the school system says all students are "accounted for and safe."
The school teaches children in grades six through eight.
Administrators say the evacuated students were taken to nearby elementary and high schools to finish the day. Parents were discouraged from picking them up early.
The extent of fire damage to the middle school was not immediately known.
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Today's Front Pages Analysis
Financial worries the world over lead newspapers the world over
The first line of the headline on the lead story in today's Washington Post says it best and says it for and to all: "Global Stocks Sink as Crisis Spirals." Newspapers the world over are reporting on the financial problems that seem to be truly universal.
The Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels leads with "Markets plummet around the world," while The Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong tells its readers that "Fear puts chokehold on global markets." In Paris, La Tribune says there is panic in the stock market, while The Jerusalem Post leads with "Dow's wild ride shakes globe." Gulf News in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has an all caps banner "BOOM … AND GLOOM," and The Times in Johannesburg, South Africa, reports the drop in value of the local currency and that "Investors flee markets."
Financial Review in Sydney, Australia, banners "Markets slide as contagion spreads through Europe," The Sun in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, says, "Wall Street tumbles in global sell off," The Telegraph in Calcutta, India, notes a "Ripple of terror across markets," Portafolio in Bogota, Colombia, reports on "another day in the red" and the The Press in Christchurch, New Zealand, also sees red with "Treasury books 'sea of red ink.'" Meanwhile, Iran Daily in Tehran advises the free world that "Free economic theories doomed."
In the United States, the Los Angeles Times banner headline reports "Fears of world recession deepen," The Denver Post reports on "Global sell-off" with a drop headline noting that "Markets tank worldwide as fears of a wide-scale recession spread," and The Idaho Statesman in Boise also says, "Investors fear worldwide recession." The Boston Globe has a two-word banner: "Worldwide worry," and The Star-Ledger in Newark N.J., also tells it all in a two-word banner but makes plural with "Worldwide Worries." The Birmingham (Ala.) News reports, "Fed weighs radical move in debt market," and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland tells its readers about "Scary day on the stock market."
The tabloid New York Post takes a different approach, reaching back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address in 1933 to quote in a head that almost fills the page to advise that "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself," adding that "FDR was right then. And he's right now."
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1462cc, 67bhp, 110mph, Insurance group 12
Although the Suzuki VL1500 Intruder shares a basic engine design with the Suzuki VL1400 Intruder, the two bikes have very different chassis. The Suzuki VL1500 Intruder is long, low and wide, very similar to Kawasaki's Vulcan 1500 in terms of power, overall feel and ride quality. The bottom line is this however; can you ride a bike with `Intruder' written ...
124cc, 12bhp, 55mph, Insurance group 4
The Yamaha SR125 is one of the oldest 125 cruiser type motorcycles on the roads today. It first appeared in the UK way back in 1982, was withdrawn in 1986, then returned in 1991. It's an ideal CBT motorcycle, but beyond a training school car park the Yamaha SR125 feels slow and outdated in almost every way.
644cc, 37bhp, 96mph, Insurance group 11
When faced with the prospect of an exciting new genre – supermoto – Honda eschewed the concepts of excitement and boldness and instead produced the Honda FMX650 - a squidgy suet of a motorcycle. It is perky enough if you're a new biker, possibly, but unless mere adequacy is your buying criteria there are better motorcycles than the Honda FMX650. ...
124cc, 11.3bhp, 75mph, Insurance group 7
The problem with the Honda NSR125R, and all other two-stroke 125cc motorcycles out there, is that the newer, four-stroke, Honda CBR125R has come along and made them look expensive and unreliable. The Honda NSR125R itself isn't a bad motorcycle, but it's way too dear and way too hard to de-restrict. Honda NR750 superbike styling looks great.
992cc, 95bhp, 130mph, Insurance group 14
Centaur; half man, half horse - interesting concept, although some might say the Guzzi V10 Centauro was half motorbike, half Shirehorse... In practice, the Centauro handled poorly, rode a bit harshly and the odddly shaped saddle left the rider feeling perched on an upturned canoe. It just looked downright weird.
497cc, 34bhp, 104mph, Insurance group 8
The Cagiva River is one of the great oddballs of Italian motorcycling of the last decade. Forget traditional performance, passion and style, the city commuter River is the opposite: workmanlike, pedestrian and dull. Honest and different, though.
1170cc, 105bhp, 130mph, Insurance group 14
It's hard, objectively, to see the point of the BMW HP2. It's a 105bhp, 175kg off-roader that costs almost £11,000. Yes, it does have some clever technology like air suspension, but on the flip side its use as a road bike is limited, which is why the factory now offers free 17-inch rims and tyres with each new HP2. It's ...
652cc, 48bhp, 110mph, Insurance group 13
The Bimota BB1 is strictly one for enthusiasts and collectors. Gorgeous looks, excellent handling and Italian exclusivity are the positives. Unfortunately the negatives (lack of power and heavy vibrations from the engine) more than outweigh the plusses for most people. Also the Bimota BB1 is not cheap and dealer back up is almost non-existent.
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The Bridge of Hope Outreach Project
Building bridges between
people in need and people who care
What we do
Home Visit Guidelines
Get Involved, Volunteer
Learn how to start an outreach
program to help seniors, nursing home residents and adults and
children with disabilities.
We need wheelchairs, adaptive
equipment, other items and tax-deductible cash donations to help
more elderly, disabled, & children.
Loneliness and boredom· these
are painful emotions that many nursing home residents deal with on a
daily basis. If you would like to help residents by volunteering as a
visitor, but your circumstances prevent you from doing so, there is
another effective way of serving that can provide tremendous support and
encouragement. You can volunteer in The Bridge of Hope Nursing Home
Pen Pal Program!
From personal experience, we know how very much residents appreciate and
enjoy receiving mail. Many residents are seldom visited by either family
or friends. For these individuals, letters received are often held as
precious treasures that are placed on the wall beside their beds where
they can be viewed for comfort.
To make initial correspondence easier and more natural, we attempt to
share something about the resident's interests with the volunteer Pen
Pal. Bridge of Hope Pen Pals commit to writing at least two letters a
month to a nursing home resident.
As a Pen Pal, you will experience the joy of lifting the spirits of some
people who long to know that someone still cares for them.
Due to their disabilities, the residents we currently serve need assistance in writing their pen pal letters. Therefore, at this time we need volunteers who can come to the nursing homes and assist residents in writing.
Please contact us if you are interested in
participating in our Pen Pal Program.
Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or
call us at 831-464-2362 if you can help in any way,
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Light Field Capture Makes Living Filters Interactive and Amazing
Living Filters lets you apply stunning interactive special effects to your living pictures. These are filters like you've never seen before – filters that were never before possible. Living Filters uses light field capture to react to every click of the computer mouse with a playful response that shows off your unique style and imagination. There are nine creative filters, including the Crayon filter shown on this picture, that let you add drama, whimsy or artistic flair to your pictures.
You've probably played with popular filter apps that apply one effect to the whole photograph. For example, a black and white filter makes the entire photo black and white, or the app may combine effects to vignette the edges and boost the brightness in the middle. The results are static: every viewer sees the same result and the filter's effect never changes.
Lytro's Living Filters feature is different – more immersive, more interactive, and more fun. When you play with a Living Filter, you change the way the picture looks. When you share your pictures online, you and your friends can play with Living Filters simply by clicking on your picture. When viewed on a mobile device, the filter responds either to the tap of your finger.
Living Filters changes a picture based on light field capture and user interactions such as focus point, object depth, center of perspective, and more. For example, the Crayon filter has the in-focus area in color and the out-of-focus area in black and white. As you refocus, the color and black and white areas move, smoothly transitioning between the in- and out-of-focus areas.
Living Filters works with all living pictures, including any that you have taken before December 4, when Living Filters becomes available as a free Lytro Desktop update. You can buy a Lytro camera now with overnight shipping for delivery before Thanksgiving.


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The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners
Held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Monday, April 17, 1961,
honoring movies released in 1960.
Eddie Fisher with Best Actress Elizabeth Taylor ("Butterfield 8").
- Trevor Howard in "Sons and Lovers"
- Burt Lancaster in "Elmer Gantry"
- Jack Lemmon in "The Apartment"
- Laurence Olivier in "The Entertainer"
- Spencer Tracy in "Inherit the Wind"
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Peter Falk in "Murder, Inc."
- Jack Kruschen in "The Apartment"
- Sal Mineo in "Exodus"
- Peter Ustinov in "Spartacus"
- Chill Wills in "The Alamo"
- Greer Garson in "Sunrise at Campobello"
- Deborah Kerr in "The Sundowners"
- Shirley MacLaine in "The Apartment"
- Melina Mercouri in "Never on Sunday"
- Elizabeth Taylor in "Butterfield 8"
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Glynis Johns in "The Sundowners"
- Shirley Jones in "Elmer Gantry"
- Shirley Knight in "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs"
- Janet Leigh in "Psycho"
- Mary Ure in "Sons and Lovers"
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
- "The Apartment" Art Direction: Alexander Trauner; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
- "The Facts of Life" Art Direction: Joseph McMillan Johnson, Kenneth A. Reid; Set Decoration: Ross Dowd
- "Psycho" Art Direction: Joseph Hurley, Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: George Milo
- "Sons and Lovers" Art Direction: Tom Morahan; Set Decoration: Lionel Couch
- "Visit to a Small Planet" Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur Krams
Art Direction (Color)
- "Cimarron" Art Direction: George W. Davis, Addison Hehr; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt, Otto Siegel
- "It Started in Naples" Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arrigo Breschi
- "Pepe" Art Direction: Ted Haworth; Set Decoration: William Kiernan
- "Spartacus" Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom; Set Decoration: Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron
- "Sunrise at Campobello" Art Direction: Edward Carrere; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
- "The Apartment" Joseph LaShelle
- "The Facts of Life" Charles B. Lang, Jr.
- "Inherit the Wind" Ernest Laszlo
- "Psycho" John L. Russell
- "Sons and Lovers" Freddie Francis
Cinematography (Color)
- "The Alamo" William H. Clothier
- "Butterfield 8" Joseph Ruttenberg, Charles Harten
- "Exodus" Sam Leavitt
- "Pepe" Joe MacDonald
- "Spartacus" Russell Metty
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
- "The Facts of Life" Edith Head, Edward Stevenson
- "Never on Sunday" Deni Vachlioti
- "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond" Howard Shoup
- "Seven Thieves" Bill Thomas
- "The Virgin Spring" Marik Vos
Costume Design (Color)
- "Can-Can" Irene Sharaff
- "Midnight Lace" Irene
- "Pepe" Edith Head
- "Spartacus" Valles, Bill Thomas
- "Sunrise at Campobello" Marjorie Best
- "The Apartment" Billy Wilder
- "Never on Sunday" Jules Dassin
- "Psycho" Alfred Hitchcock
- "Sons and Lovers" Jack Cardiff
- "The Sundowners" Fred Zinnemann
Documentary (Feature)
- "The Horse with the Flying Tail" Larry Lansburgh, Producer
- "Rebel in Paradise" Robert D. Fraser, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
- "Beyond Silence" United States Information Agency
- "A City Called Copenhagen" Statens Filmcentral, The Danish Government Film Office
- "George Grosz' Interregnum" Charles Carey and Altina Carey, Producers
- "Giuseppina" James Hill, Producer
- "Universe" Colin Low, Producer
Film Editing
- "The Alamo" Stuart Gilmore
- "The Apartment" Daniel Mandell
- "Inherit the Wind" Frederic Knudtson
- "Pepe" Viola Lawrence, Al Clark
- "Spartacus" Robert Lawrence
Foreign Language Film
- "Kapo" Italy
- "La Vérité" France
- "Macario" Mexico
- "The Ninth Circle" Yugoslavia
- "The Virgin Spring" Sweden
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
- "The Alamo" Dimitri Tiomkin
- "Elmer Gantry" Andre Previn
- "Exodus" Ernest Gold
- "The Magnificent Seven" Elmer Bernstein
- "Spartacus" Alex North
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
- "Bells Are Ringing" Andre Previn
- "Can-Can" Nelson Riddle
- "Let's Make Love" Lionel Newman, Earle H. Hagen
- "Pepe" Johnny Green
- "Song without End (The Story of Franz Liszt)" Morris Stoloff, Harry Sukman
Music (Song)
- "The Facts of Life" from "The Facts of Life" Music and Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
- "Faraway Part of Town" from "Pepe" Music by Andre Previn; Lyrics by Dory Langdon
- "The Green Leaves of Summer" from "The Alamo" Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
- "Never On Sunday" from "Never on Sunday" Music and Lyrics by Manos Hadjidakis
- "The Second Time Around" from "High Time" Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Best Motion Picture
- "The Alamo" John Wayne, Producer
- "The Apartment" Billy Wilder, Producer
- "Elmer Gantry" Bernard Smith, Producer
- "Sons and Lovers" Jerry Wald, Producer
- "The Sundowners" Fred Zinnemann, Producer
Short Subject (Cartoon)
- "Goliath II" Walt Disney, Producer
- "High Note" Warner Bros.
- "Mouse and Garden" Warner Bros.
- "Munro" William L. Snyder, Producer
- "A Place in the Sun" Frantisek Vystrecil, Producer
Short Subject (Live Action)
- "The Creation of Woman" Charles F. Schwep and Ismail Merchant, Producers
- "Day of the Painter" Ezra R. Baker, Producer
- "Islands of the Sea" Walt Disney, Producer
- "A Sport Is Born" Leslie Winik, Producer
- "The Alamo" Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
- "The Apartment" Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
- "Cimarron" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
- "Pepe" Columbia Studio Sound Department, Charles Rice, Sound Director
- "Sunrise at Campobello" Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
Special Effects
- "The Last Voyage" Visual Effects by A.J. Lohman
- "The Time Machine" Visual Effects by Gene Warren, Tim Baar
Writing (Screenplay – based on material from another medium)
- "Elmer Gantry" Richard Brooks
- "Inherit the Wind" Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
- "Sons and Lovers" Gavin Lambert, T. E. B. Clarke
- "The Sundowners" Isobel Lennart
- "Tunes of Glory" James Kennaway
Writing (Story and Screenplay – written directly for the screen)
- "The Angry Silence" Story by Richard Gregson, Michael Craig; Screenplay by Bryan Forbes
- "The Apartment" Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
- "The Facts of Life" Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" Marguerite Duras
- "Never on Sunday" Jules Dassin
- Star indicates a win.


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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Here's a real fish story - a 14-foot, 700-pound tiger shark caught off North Myrtle Beach.
And, on Friday, an 8 1/2 foot, 200-pound shark caught on the surf on Sullivan's Island on Friday. (Read story)
The giant tiger shark was caught last Saturday off North Myrtle when six Marines from Camp LeJeune took a charter boat to go shark fishing while on a bachelor party.
Capt. Richard Long Jr. says the mate and the Marines in the 43-foot boat spotted the large shark about three miles offshore in about 35 feet of water. Long says they looped a rope around its tail and dragged it backward until the shark drowned. Long says he's never seen anyone pull in a shark that big.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports tiger sharks are one of the top three types of sharks involved in unprovoked fatal shark attacks.
On Friday afternoon, a Sullivan's Island man caught a big one right off the beach. (Click for story)
The fisherman who wants to remain anonymous, says the Lemon shark was about 8 ½ feet long and more than 200 pounds. (See photo in slideshow above story)
The fisherman says he was on 100 yards from shore and was Tarpon fishing when he reeled in the shark. He says he used hooks that dissolve so the shark was not harmed.
He also put it back in the water shortly after about 70 people on the beach snapped photos and took videos with their cell phones.
The man says he goes to the beach often to fish and surf and says sharks are always out there but he has seen more of them closer to shore lately.
More shark stories from this summer:
Shark spotted in shallow water at SC island
Teen bitten by shark at Kiawah Island
Numerous shark sightings, close call cancels SC surf contest
Large shark found on shore at SC island


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The founders of Metafilter and Kuro5hin plan to launch an independent news site this fall to track the 2004 presidential campaign. Matt Haughey and Rusty Foster, the programmers behind those two collaborative media sites, will create a "smart mob-style site" to provide a place for independent reporting about next year's election.[more inside]
Oolong is so calm and patient -- he never gets angry when I take pictures of him. When I put various objects on his head, he stays still for a minute. This is just a result of an intimate relationship between me and Oolong.
The main theme of my site is not to show these 'headperformance' links,
and it's not my hope to propagandize nothing but the strangeness of his
headperformance over the world.
Aside from the increased size of the prize (the result of a few users who chipped in to the collection I took up), all other rules are identical to those of last year's Metafilter $30 Giveaway.
I will make my decision at 5 pm Friday, Chicago time.