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Desiree Hartsock Meets Ben Scott's Son on the First Night of The Bachelorette
Ben Scott may have them all beat.
The entrepreneur from Lubbock, Texas, sent his adorable son Brody out of the limo before him to win over the show's latest star, Desiree Hartsock. And she was immediately smitten.
"Oh my gosh, are you adorable," Hartsock says in an exclusive clip of Monday's Bachelorette premiere (8 p.m. ET). "You are so cute." (Watch below.)
Then Ben steps out in a matching gray suit. "I know you're probably wondering why I brought somebody that is much more handsome than me," he says, "but this is my everything and I wanted you to know exactly who I am from day one. This is my best friend, my son Brody."
And on cue, the little boy hands Desiree a flower.
"You are so adorable," she says in the clip. "Both of you!"
Well done, Ben! After all, Desiree has said she's looking for "someone who I can see as the father of my kids."


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The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, is to be absent from the April 29 nuptials, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Fergie, 51, will be overseas, her representative says, though she was not anticipating being invited in any case. "She will not be attending. She never expected to be invited," the spokesman says.
But her daughters, Princess Beatrice, 22, and Princess Eugenie, 20, are expected to attend the ceremony along with friends of the couple, dignitaries, members of other royal families and representatives from charities associated with the prince.
Despite being contacted by media around the world, the Duchess has turned down all offers connected with the wedding itself. "She has declined all commercial work relating to the wedding," the spokesman says.
Instead, Fergie has been making a special documentary for Oprah Winfrey's new network, OWN, which will air later this year.
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A potatoe is a word used to describe someone from Ireland, not in complimentary terms!
Oi look at that fuckin potatoe pissing on your newly washed car.... he is so drunk the stoopid fukn potatoe. irish fuckwit idiot annoying cunt always drunk gibberish useless argumentitive repulsive cheap ass
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The proper spelling of the starchy root-vegetable, according to then-vice-president Dan Quayle as he tried to correct a small child in spelling.
<Child> "Potato. P-o-t-a-t-o. Potato."
<DQ> "Thats P-O-T-A-T-O-E you stupid kid!"
<Secret Service Agent> "Uh, Mr. Vice-president, the child was actually correct."
<DQ> "Oh."
<DQ> "Thats P-O-T-A-T-O-E you stupid kid!"
<Secret Service Agent> "Uh, Mr. Vice-president, the child was actually correct."
<DQ> "Oh."
Por pythonspam 07 de noviembre de 2003
Potatoe is an older but still correct spelling of the word more commonly word spelled potato. It turns out that Dan Quail and the young student were both correct in there spellings. The e at the end of potatoe was largely dropped by the end of the 20th century.
white potatoe, baked potatoe, sweet potatoe
Por crjohn 08 de marzo de 2014
A retard. Someone of low intelligence. May claim higher intelligence.
You're too potatoe to communicate properly.
Por Liberty rockstar 13 de julio de 2015
A word that can be a response to anything.
"Are you Republican or Democrat?"
Por Yogurtland 06 de abril de 2015
the phrase used when having an orgasm.
Por theo collin 09 de marzo de 2016
This refers to male "Camel-Toe", whenever pants are pulled up, testicles go separate ways down the pant legs, forming an odd potato.
My sister pulled up my pants, and I got a Pota-toe
Por Ariel Mejia 05 de junio de 2006
a douche bag
haters gonna hate, winners gonna win, potatoes gonna potate.
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Value in Experience. Design and Evaluation Framework based on Case Studies of Novel Mobile Services
Ervasti, Mari
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2012-11-23
Belongs to: VTT Science;18
University: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto - Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta – Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
Department: Ohjelmistotekniikan laitos – Department of Software Systems
The concept of 'value' has received extensive interest in research in the fields of psychology, marketing and, more recently, human-computer interaction (HCI). Gaining insights into users' personal values can lead to a better understanding of user behaviour. However, the concept of value is not clearly defined, and researchers have produced differing views on the conceptualization of the construct. In the past decade, user experience has received considerable attention in HCI research. Yet the relationship between user experience and value has not gained much attention. The goal of this dissertation is to better understand and articulate the value in user experience. The focus is on novel mobile service solutions, taking into account the viewpoint of different user groups. Achieving an understanding of different user groups will greatly help design successful mobile services for target user populations. The empirical foundation for this dissertation is findings concerning user experience from seven individual case studies conducted in the field with the endusers. Interpretive case studies of novel mobile services in varying usage contexts involved different user groups: children, teenagers, college students and vision and memory -impaired older people. An initial value framework is developed as a synthesis from the literature. By utilizing this framework, the user experience findings obtained are re-examined from the point of view of value through a crosscase analysis and synthesis. Based on this analysis, value parameters from individual mobile service case studies are interpreted and categorized. The initial value framework is complemented by relying on the value parameters identified from the case studies. This work contributes to the field of HCI by showing that user experience and value are closely intertwined. The thesis proposes the concept of "value in experience (ViE)", which refers to the user's iterative (subconscious and conscious) interpretation and evaluation of user experience with a service. A value design and evaluation framework is presented and demonstrated by evaluating value in experience from the case studies. Also the designer values are analysed and compared with the value in experience. The framework presents a rich description of value dimensions relevant to specific user groups and mobile service domains in varying usage contexts. Furthermore, value in experience design and evaluation guidelines related to different user groups are proposed. The proposed conceptualization of value in experience offers insights to help understand the dimensions of value, and serves as a lens to guide interpretive analysis of value in experience. The complemented value design and evaluation framework is a tool for identifying and describing the key value dimensions for value in experience evaluation. Furthermore, the framework can support service design processes. The cross-case study findings provide insights into the special characteristics of different user groups and their value priorities in specific service domains. Even though the framework is based on mobile services, its main constructs are expected also to be applicable to other types of digital services.
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Nashville, Tenn. -- The Stetson softball team enters this week's six-team Atlantic Sun Conference Championship as the no. 6 seed, a position which the Hatters are more than happy to have.
After four weeks of conference play, Stetson found itself in eighth place in the standings with a 3-9 record and in serious jeopardy of missing out on postseason play. However, a doubleheader sweep of Jacksonville on April 10 kickstarted a strong 10-4 finish and put the Hatters into the postseason for the 13th time in the last 14 years.
When asked to look back on the season, several of the players immediately pointed to one moment that helped spur the turnaround.
"Before the first Jacksonville series we got on the bus and it was only the players and (Coach) JJ (Payette) on the bus," junior Chrissy Morello said. "She went crazy telling us we can do this if we believe in ourselves, and this (doubleheader) can be the turning point."
"JJ lit a fire under us," sophomore Taylor Cochran said. "We were kind of down, and she took us aside and said, 'I believe in you, you can do this.' I think that made us realize that we need to believe in each other more. It snapped something in us and we really came together as a team."
The Hatters (30-20) hope to capture the ultimate team prize this week as they compete for the A-Sun Championship and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The double elimnation playoff begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday as Stetson faces third-seeded Florida Gulf Coast (35-16) at at Lipscomb University's Draper Diamond.
"They are playing with a lot more experience after 50 games under their belt, and I think it showed the last 14 games or so in conference play," Stetson head coach Frank Griffin said about his squad. "They started putting things together in the way of offense, defense, pitching, and scoring runs. It was good to see from such a young squad."
Although the Hatters had some success last year as the no. 6 seed, winning their first two games of the tournament, Griffin said he didn't think seeding would be a factor at all this week.
"I think the team that gets the job done this weekend is going to walk away with it, and it could be any of the six teams," Griffin said.
Senior Jordan Cleghorn said the team will feel comfortable playing the role of underdog as the no. 6 seed.
"I think it is to our advantage," Cleghorn said. "Nobody really expects anything out of us. We made some changes throughout the season, we've worked really hard and improved on a lot. I think we have a really good chance of getting four wins and winning the whole thing."
Second-team all-conference pitcher Meredith Owen (21-8, 1.82 ERA) will likely be called on to be the workhorse in the circle this week. Owen helped carry the Hatters down the stretch with a 9-1 mark and a 1.12 ERA over her final 10 starts of the season.
"She will be ready, she is mentally tough and physically strong," Griffin said about Owen. "Certainly we have to get solid performances out of Meredith, but we need to string together some hits and score some runs. I don't think there are going to be many 1-0 games in this tournament. I think there are going to be some runs scored and we have to be a big part of it."
Stetson will be looking to exact some revenge on FGCU as the Eagles swept the Hatters in a three-game series in Fort Myers back in March.
"We were hoping to play them first, because of how close the series was when we played them," Morello said. "We had a rough a weekend, that was the first weekend that (Chelsea) Whalley was hurt, so we were all shaken up. I think with the experience that we have now that we will do fine."
It is unknown if the Hatters will hear another speech from Payette before the tournament starts, but Cleghorn says the Hatters just need to relax and play with the same positive attitude that they have enjoyed over the final month of the season.
"Lately we have been having fun and we have been winning," Cleghorn said. "Early in the season we were more focused on the winning aspect than on having fun. I think the biggest thing is to play the game and have fun and realize that we are four games away from reaching our goal."
Live video for all Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday games will be broadcast for free on ASun.TV. Live stats, the Stetson Softball twitter feed, and the Hat-Alerts text messaging service will also be available for in-game updates.


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Reveal the intimate moments behind every "I do" with award-winning photographer Kirsten Lewis as your guide! After Kirsten shares website and marketing tips, you'll discover her favorite strategies for helping subjects relax during wedding day photo shoots. Learn to harness ambient light to create perfectly lit, romantic portraits at any indoor venue. Master gorgeous outdoor photographs with techniques for shooting in shade, shadows and harsh light and discover how to capture a dynamic range of images in less than 15 minutes with Kirsten's innovative 360-degree challenge. Give your clients maximum visual variety with expert insight into lens choice and learn which creative risks always pay off for standout portraits.
Meet your instructor, documentary photographer Kirsten Lewis, as she shares her portfolio and philosophy for taking amazing photos. Kirsten guides you through the process of finding and branding a style and offers tips for creating a captivating website.
Kirsten shows you how to transform average indoor light and compose beautiful shots with only ambient light. Discover how to change your composition as the light changes. Kirsten demonstrates the importance of being mindful of your background and how to turn any location into a setting for captivating images. Plus, Kirsten shares tips for shooting dynamic silhouettes.
Learn to tell a story in every frame as Kirsten takes her subjects outside to shoot them in shade, direct sunlight and even natural spotlights. Learn to pay attention to the details of your composition and to shoot your subjects in the most flattering light -- and from the most flattering angles.
Only have a few minutes to shoot the wedding portraits? Not a problem with Kirsten's innovative 360-degree shooting technique! You can easily transform the look of your pictures by traveling around your couple and shooting them in light from every direction. Learn key composition techniques to make sure every frame illustrates the couple's relationship.
Harness the energy of the city to shoot dynamic images. Create strikingly different photos by alternating between long and wide-angle lenses as you change the depth of field in your image. Understand how moving just a tiny bit can dramatically change how an image is framed. And finally, Kirsten shows you how to embrace your environment to create one-of-a-kind photos.
Take advantage of unusual locations to make creative portraits. Kirsten travels to a local aquarium and creates inventive compositions by using reflections, silhouettes and shooting through objects. Learn about the importance of shooting in the moment and deliver photos to your clients that no one else can give them.
What makes a collection strong? The answer is a selective and unattached editing eye. Discover techniques for "editing in" as Kirsten shows you how she decides which of her photos make the cut. She shares what she looks for in terms of lighting and composition as she decides which shots will get delivered to clients and their relatives, and what she will put on her blog and website.
"I really enjoyed this class and learned many things that I can use in other settings as well. It was just what I had hoped for. Documentary style connects with me and my personality . This class helped me realize this. I can hardly wait to start shooting."
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Mindy Kaling and Bill Clinton pick favorites on Today Show
Mindy Kaling, new author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me, and Bill Clinton, recent author of Back To Work offer their very different, but intriguing holiday and year end book lists. I've included their top 5 lists below with links to the catalog, but click on over to the video which is interesting at least for the brief discussion on the importance of books and reading. Happy Holiday reading!
Mindy's top list:
1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
2. Bossypants by Tina Fey
3. Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson by Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson
4. My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness by Gwyneth Paltrow
5. Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton
President Clinton's top list:
1. Jerusalem by Simon Sebag Montefiore
2. Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
3. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
4. The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-First Century by David Fromkin
5. The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes by Seamus Heaney
Full lists available at the Today website.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The North Lake Tahoe Bonanza and Sierra Nevada College are hosting an IVGID Candidate Forum from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 24, in the Tahoe Environmental Science Center on the college campus.
The session will begin with candidate opening statements, followed by questions for the candidates — created by Bonanza staff and drawn from the suggestions of area residents.
Bonanza Publisher Michael Gelbman will serve as moderator for the session. Questions will be asked of specific candidates on a rotating basis. Candidates will also give brief closing statements.
Residents have untilTuesday, May 22, to e-mail appropriate questions for the candidates to Bonanza Editor Kevin MacMillan at firstname.lastname@example.com. For further information about the session, contact Deborah Prout, Sierra Nevada College, at email@example.com or by calling 775-881-7559.
Ten candidates have filed to run for three seats on the Incline Village General Improvement District board of trustees. The candidates are: Tim G. Callicrate, George Del Carlo, Bill Devine, Bea Epstein (incumbent), Jim Hammerel, Aaron L. Katz, Robert G. Olmer, Fred A. Pritchard, Jim Smith and Frank L. Wright.
Early voting begins on Saturday, May 26, and the primary is June 12. The top six vote-getters on June 12 will move on to the November 6 general election.


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Top Definition
The act of shitting/vomiting/pissing and or ejaculating into a jacket/jumper, then throwing it on to an unsuspecting peer, spreading bodily fluids on their face.
woah man, i gave my girlfriend the jacket surprise after she blew me last night!
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(The people are spelling out "Strong")
I was reading an article the other day about "The Social Network" movie ("How Facebook Really Won the Social Media War…") and it said something that I've been saying for years! There is Power in the List.
The movie was nominated for an Oscar, not because of the genius directing or their brilliant acting, but really for the depiction of how Facebook went from being an idea to a phenomenon that affected 500 million people!
The key to their success was in the power of their list! Being a Direct Marketer I've always known the value of having the right list. Remember, the 40-40-20 Rule. 40 percent of the success of a campaign lies in the list! When you have the right audience, you are more likely to be a success.
In "The Social Network" Mark Zuckerberg had to make decisions that were crucial to his success. He knew that in order to make "The Facebook" (It's then name) a success, he had to get Eduardo Saverin's (friend and co-founder) email list. His idea was that if he could get the emails of the Pheonix (a prominent social club at Harvard) it would make all the difference. Sending it to his personal list wouldn't get them very far.
Zuckerberg was smart in that he knew if he got to the "popular" crowd first, the rest would follow their lead.
Are you targeting the right list? If you're not too sure, then call us at our office 646.723.3231 or email me for some ideas at email@example.com.


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A lightning strike caused a massive fire in the front yard of an Oklahoma City home Monday morning.
Firefighters said lightning struck a gas line on Mayside Drive, near Northwest 10th Street and Sara Road in Oklahoma City around 4:30 a.m. Half a dozen firefighters and trucks maintained the scene.
Firefighters waited for ONG employees to shut down the gas line before they put out the fire. Officials said putting the fire out before the gas line was shut down would risk spreading gas into the neighborhood.
Firefighters used fire extinguishers and water to put out the fire. No word on how many homes will be without gas, and for how long.
No homes were threatened and no injuries were reported.


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Car show planned Sept. 15
The Seneca Kruisers Classic Car Club is taking registrations for its 12th annual auto and motorcycle show noon-3 p.m. Sept. 15, in conjunction with the Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival.
The vehicles are to line up in Hedges-Boyer Park, with registration 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The fee is $8 if paid before Saturday and $10 the day of the show.
All proceeds are to be donated to local charities. In the past, the funds were given to the FISH Food Pantry, the Fire Fighters Toy Project, Just For Kids, Patchworks House and the Ecumenical Sharing Kitchen.
The first 100 to register are to receive dash plaques.
Participants can vote for their favorites. Winners must be present to claim awards.
To learn more, call (419) 448-7634 or (419) 447-8790.
Saturday brings bingo to mall
The bingo hall at the Tiffin Mall is to be open Saturday for the annual Basket Bingo to benefit the Red Cross. Two sessions of bingo are planned for 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
In addition to cash, winners can take home gift baskets and products donated by area businesses and individuals.
Limited seats are available. Call (419) 619-0183 for more details.
Tickets remain for comedy show
Tickets remain for the "Nobodies of Comedy" show booked for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at The Ritz Theatre.
Tickets range from $10 to $25. They are available at the box office, 30 S. Washington St., Tiffin, online at www.ritztheatre.org or by calling (419) 448-8544.
This year's little-known performers are to include Matt Bergman, Phil Hanley, Erin Jackson and Andy Pitz.
'Rampage' coming to Strand
FREMONT - The Strand Theater, 220 S. Front St., Fremont, is to host Geezer Rampage Rock 'n' Roll Blues at 8 p.m. Friday.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show are $10 and can be purchased at the door.
Guests may bring coolers; entry for 21 and older only.
For more details, go online to www.thestrandconcerttheatre.com or call (419) 355-8548.
Tractors to make the scene
FOSTORIA - A tractor show is set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria.
A garage sale and produce stand are to be operating as well. The lunch stand is to serve homemade doughnuts, chicken, fish and chips, apple dumplings and ice cream.
DJ Jim Dugan is to provide music.
'Old Thyme' farmers market
FOSTORIA - The next Fostoria Farmers' Market is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at KeyBank at 133 W. Tiffin St., Fostoria.
The "Old Thymes" theme is to feature
several antiques booths and a historical re-
enactment by Leonard Skonecki of the Fostoria Historical Society.
Conine's, Rimelspachs' and Joseph's Greenhouse are to offer a variety of fresh produce, in addition to other food items, crafts and merchandise.
Ox roast returns to Bloomville
BLOOMVILLE - The Bloomville Lions are to have an ox roast 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday at the Bloom Township Firehouse, SR 19, Bloomville.
Drive-through carry-outs are to be available. The menu includes beef sandwiches, potato or macaroni salad, applesauce, ice cream and a beverage.
For more information, email dmzartman@
frontier.com or call (419) 983-3565.
Church dinner served Saturday
FOSTORIA - St. John's United Church of Christ on South SR 587, Fostoria, is to serve its annual chicken barbecue dinner 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Choose from barbeque chicken, roast beef and chicken sandwiches, homemade chicken noodle soup, potato salad, baked beans and pies.
The Women's Guild bazaar and bake sale also is to be in progress. Carryout dinners are to be available.
Play ball, 19th-century style
FREMONT The Stemtown Stinkers of Green Springs are to play the Spiegel Grove Squires in a match of 1860s-style base ball at 2 p.m. Sunday in Squires Field at the Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont.
Admission is free.
Author discloses cancer
NEW YORK (AP) - Children's author Judy Blume said Wednesday she was diagnosed with breast cancer over the summer but is "feeling stronger every day" after surgery.
The 74-year-old Blume wrote on her blog Wednesday she learned in June she had cancer and underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction in late July.
She wrote she now walks a couple of miles each morning and dines out at night. Blume wrote she hopes to begin writing again soon.
She noted her cancer hadn't been detected by a mammogram or regular physical exam because she has dense breast tissue. Her message for women in a similar situation: Get a sonogram.
Bloom's books include "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret?", "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and "Deenie."


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Steve: Dude, I was on the Blumpkin Bus yesterday and i totally got Multiple Grumpkins from that Solid gold Hobot
dari shabunia Jumat, 13 Februari 2009
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the act of shitting while recieving fellacio
man she sucked me dry while i dropped a loaf!
dari dirty sanchez Sabtu, 14 Juni 2003
A sex session in which one sits on a toilet taking a shit while another person gives the shitter a blow job
" Dude you gave a great grumpkin last night"
dari Yanni's Flamboyant Friend Selasa, 24 Desember 2002
The game of giving a girl spicy food then having anal sex with her. Then the male would punch the woman in the stomach and scream "GRUMPKINS!" and pulling out before fecal matter lands on the penis. If fecal matter does land on the male penis then the male loses.
I didn't Pull out in time so i lost grumpkins
dari Mike Ockhertz Selasa, 08 Desember 2009
one of a variety of individuals, who is bubbly like a volcano, snuggly as an antitank mine, and enjoys hillsides of cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese. as much as any such individual can enjoy such things, which is quite an excessive amount.
"Antitank mines always have to be stabilized before you grab them. This is why I kiss you at the same time.What a grumpkin!"
dari J Jayma Jameson Jumat, 12 Agustus 2011
The seam-like ridge of skin that appears on the scrotum of male animals.
Man, those bikes shorts totally chafed my grumpkin.
dari Evil Scott Kamis, 11 Desember 2008
A twist and flick of the balls while receiving a blowjob, thus making the person grumpy.
Garrett was getting a BJ when Amy decided to bust out the grumpkin.
dari sqwirll Selasa, 14 April 2009


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By Kimberly Turnage
I love technology! Take me to the Apple store, and I'm in heaven. The packaging is inviting, and the marketing promises the sky. !Que rico! Needless to say, I have a ton of gadgets, computers, cables, and accessories. I don't just like technology, I like it to look good, too: My stenomachine is hot berry pink. If it is lighter and faster than the model before, I'm whipping out the cash!
So imagine my delight when Wim Gerbecks, Sander Pasveer, and Gea Duister invited me in on a little secret during the first European Congress of speech-to-text writers. The 'boys' had developed a new piece of technology that would radically change how we work with presenters in displaying our live communication access services.
"Shhh, Kimberly, come here. Can you keep a secret?" Gea's eyes are asparkle and her grin mischievous.I look over one shoulder and then the next. My voice low, "Yeah, sure. I can keep a secret."
"We're going to unveil something really cool during the ECOS plenary - a first, and we'd like you to help."
"Do tell, Gea, do tell." I can't help it. I giggle."It's called ' Text on Top.' While you write live realtime, we are going to display it on the same screen as the PowerPoint presentation!""Say what?! No way!" If I wasn't in before, I was both feet in it now.
For more than 20 years, CART providers and STTR providers have been trying to find a cost-effective, simple way to display our live text on the same screen as the presenters we are visually echoing. It would be so much easier for our consumers if they didn't have to get whiplash while receiving access to their information. The best most of us have been able to do is the live broadcast setup with an encoder. It isn't cost-effective and requires testing long before the actual event. And time is not a luxury we are often afforded while working large conferences or going from classroom to classroom with too few minutes to spare.
Such was the case during a technology seminar for young, up-and-coming technologists. After two days of being in the same room - a simple one-on-one setup - the organizers decided it would be great if the whole group changed rooms at the last minute. So, I scramble to pack up all my equipment, cables, and bags to go up three flights in Tower A, scramble over to Tower B, and up another three flights. I arrive in the room as the speaker is beginning his presentation and find my client front and center in the first row packed in between his colleagues. No room for my setup or me. I don't exactly panic, but I do stop for a moment. Do I try to squeeze my way in and move people around and disturb the flow of the presentation? Ummm, no, that's not good. Do I allow my client to try to lip read? Ummm, no, not good either. Ooohhh, wait a minute; I have the Text on Top devices with me. I had only received the devices two days before, and the testing had been cursory. Nothing like being under the gun with barely tested technology. I must be crazy or desperate. I quietly ease in behind my client, plug in the TOT USB device into his open computer, waited a moment for the USB to auto-launch, and double-clicked on the TOT software contained on the USB device. I selected 'Presenter' and walked to the back of the room where I had placed my equipment. I popped the second TOT USB device into my computer, repeated the process, and selected 'Speech-to-Text Reporter.' Three minutes later, the client had live realtime displayed on his computer. They thought I could do magic. I was quietly sending many thanks to Wim and Sander for their technological alchemy.
I'm not the only one. STTR providers throughout Europe have ordered and begun to use the TOT in all types of environments. Reporters from all over the globe were calling it revolutionary during an impromptu demonstration Gea and I did over lunch at the IPRS meeting in Prague late September, early October. Gea using her Velotype, wrote in Dutch, then switched to Offline Mode, and I and my Infinity took over seamlessly in English, outputting to the same display Gea was only moments before writing Dutch onto. Lecker!*
You're thinking, "This is great; I'm excited, I think I might even want it. But can I customize the output per my clients' visual preferences?" Yes, you can. Each TOT device can be customized individually in full screen mode. The font size, type, and color can be set however you wish. Even the font outline color and width can be adjusted, as can the background color. For text displayed on the same screen as a PowerPoint or other presentation/video, you can set the line numbers to 2, 3, or 4. "Captions" can be placed at the Top, Below top, Bottom, and Above bottom. You can justify the text left, right, or center, and when necessary, you can also clear the text from the screen or put the text into Full Screen Mode once the presentation or video has been completed. You can even have multiple display screens, each with their own position/color/font settings. But wait, there's more.
TOT also has a scripting feature just like our broadcast captioning software. It's perfect for lyrics to songs, pre-scripted presentations, or for videos that may not have been previously closed captioned.
TOT has features similar to MSWord's short forms and auto-correction functions. You can define your own list of auto-correct words and even create text briefs right in the TOT software - quite useful when I didn't want to switch between my TOT screen and my CAT software screen.
One other nice little feature that I discovered by accident is that TOT on the client's screen will immediately start after the computer has been closed and put into sleep mode. If a client closes his or her computer, the communication access provider can start writing even if the laptop is still closed. Whenever the client is ready again, all that is needed is for him or her to open the computer, and the CART is instantly streaming.
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William J. Carver, 31, of Tiffin, was charged with theft Sept. 4.
A caller from Tiffin Mall, 870 W. Market St., reported shoplifters Sunday afternoon. The Seneca County Sheriff's Office was advised to look for their vehicle. According to the report, Carey Police Department was contacted to check a residence.
An 800-block Miami Street caller reported Sunday afternoon a vehicle had been vandalized overnight.
A caller in the 100 block of East Market Street requested to speak to an officer Sunday evening about someone who had been taking the brushes off of wands and scraping mud all over.
A theft of a bicycle was reported early Monday morning in the 100 block of North Washington Street.
A first-block Apple Street woman reported Monday afternoon a woman threatened her and was possibly on her way to assault her. She requested to speak to an officer.
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Sara E. Morrow, 20, of Collins, was charged with possession of harmful intoxicants Sept. 4.
Elizabeth J. Faneuff, 50, of Clyde, was charged with illegal distribution of cigarettes Sept. 4.
William Upton Jr., 45, of Republic, was charged with open container Friday. He also was cited with violating traffic lanes.
Shane M. Benfer, 23, of Gibsonburg, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia Saturday. He also was cited with a helmet violation, speeding and driving under suspension.
Dakota J. Martinez, 19, of Tiffin, was charged with underage possession/consumption Saturday. He also was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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Felicia Poland, 24, of Fostoria, was charged with disorderly conduct for an incident Aug. 24.
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Robert B. Catania, 52, of Florida, was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated Saturday night. He also was cited with failure to reinstate and violating traffic lanes.
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WASHINGTON — Local Window World store owners sponsored a mission for the Veterans Airlift Command on May 2. Three wounded veterans traveled from Washington, D.C., to Destin, Fla....
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Juliana Tainer was a Human scientist. Born Juliana O'Donnell in 2303, Tainer lived at the Federation colony on Omicron Theta. There, she met Doctor Noonian Soong, and the two fell in love. Her mother disapproved of their relationship due to the age gap, and they married in secret on Mavala IV.
Tainer assisted Soong in his work on artificial lifeforms, and helped create the android Data, as well as his four predecessors, including Lore and B-4. When creating Data, Juliana was responsible for giving Data the capability to later play music and paint, as well as other creative outlets, feeling that he deserved a chance to express himself even if he lacked the emotional capacity to explore that side of himself. When the Crystalline Entity attacked the colony in 2336, the Soongs fled the planet, leaving Data and his "brother", Lore, behind. The two made their way to the Terlina system; however, Juliana was seriously injured in the attack, and fell into a coma.
In a last attempt to preserve her memory, Soong built a new android, one indistinguishable from a Human, and transferred his wife's memories into it, using a synaptic scanning technique. Following Juliana's death, Soong activated the android, who remained unaware of her new state of being. Soong deliberately designed the android to be so, and programmed her to shut down in the unlikely event of her android nature being discovered. She was also programmed to eventually deactivate and self-destruct her positronic matrix, essentially giving her an eventual "natural" death.
However, the relationship between the two soured when Soong became too focused on his work, and Juliana left Soong – something that Soong noted the 'original' Julianna would have done as well – and made her way to Atrea IV, where she met and married the Atrean scientist Pran Tainer, becoming his assistant. When the USS Enterprise-D arrived at Atrea IV in 2370 to assist in planetary core experiments, Data and Tainer were reunited, although Data was unaware of Tainer's contribution to his design, as his memories of those early days had been erased. Although Data was initially uncertain about how he should feel about Juliana's return to his life, a conversation with Geordi La Forge convinced him that he couldn't 'hide' away from Juliana simply because he was uncomfortable with the change she represented, prompting him to begin spending time with his mother. Although the two bonded over Data's creative outlets such as his violin playing - Data noting that he felt most Human when he was exploring his creative side -, there were still some awkward moments between them, including Juliana's revelation that she had actually been responsible for leaving Data behind on Omicron Theta because she was afraid of him turning out like Lore.
During the mission, Tainer was injured, and her true nature was discovered (Although Data noted that he had observed other clues about her nature earlier, such as her ability to perfectly play the same viola piece the same way on separate occasions, or her blinking pattern being based on the same pseudo-random sequence that Soong had used for his own). After viewing a hologram of Soong designed to explain what had happened, Data chose not to reveal Tainer's true nature to her, concluding that it was more important for her to live a happy life believing herself to be Human rather than take away from her the goal that he had sought all his life simply to give himself something he could share with her. Before she departed, Data told her that Soong had once told him that he only ever had one great love in his life, expressing his certainty that she was the woman in question. (TNG: "Inheritance")
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A Male naturaly with all the attributes of a woman except for the plumbing. A true Ladyboy does not need surgery or makeup to look like a woman, nor is there a need to try and sound like a woman it is all natural for them.
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Once the truth is known, one might even want to try him/she out just to see if they can get past the plumbing issues.
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See Sessshomaru for details. >_<;
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up until 2 years ago, Jessica competed in single and pairs at Nationals.
So good to see Cynthia exuding so much confidence. This must be sweet for her.
Loved Alexandra Najarro's sheer exuberance.
Someone uploaded these two videos (thanks!) on youtube, but I can't find anything else yet.
Cynthia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeN2muFqKVw
Jessica: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Jot5erPL0
Several well-performed skates, but, generally speaking, what an under-performed event comparing to other discplines of the day, seen many of the ladies done better.
Just now watched Cynthia's SP, and her jumps are amazing, big/high/fully rotated, and her speed is excellent! She could go head-to-head with Miki Ando anyday. I have to admit I watched Cynthia because she reminds me in every single aspect, identical twins imho, to the USA's own Agnes Zawadzki. They skate just alike and look alike, so this gives me a good idea of how Agnes will look when she skates her SP at US Nationals.
p.s. what times does the Ladies FS start? also Mens SP? I looked here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Ca..._Championships but it doesn't say what time zone it's in, though I'm pretty sure I will miss the mens unfortunately because I'm usually gone on the weekends.
Ladies FS just started and Mens SP is at 8 pm
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I bought an e-book but never managed to get downloadable CD content for it from the publisher. They pearsoned the book.
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Directly related to a Mr Robert "Harold Shipman" Pearson, the legendary dungeons and dragons melch murderer of Manchester University, circa 1988. The male in question should have levels of social retardation bordering on the autistic, a love for the "sport" of dungeons and dragons(strictly pen and paper variety however), an obesession with the orient, and a fine coating of wiry hair. AVOID THE MALE IN QUESTION AT ALL COSTS AND DO NOT ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION!
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Meteor hunters say they have found two more remnants of the streaking fireball that lit up California skies last month.
The latest find - reported on Thursday - was also in the San Francisco Bay area city of Novato and brings the total number of chunks of rock that fell from the Oct. 17 meteor explosion to four. The meteorites are known as metal chondrites because they contain microscopic metal particles called chondrules.
The exploding streak was especially visible over the San Francisco Bay Area and other parts of Northern California, with reports of a bright fireball and loud boom from Santa Cruz County to Mendocino County.
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This is used in Merseyside and is a derogatory term used for someone who tends to fancy women (or men) who are not nice looking in any way shape or form. However, a shallow-hall effect takes place which distorts the connection between the eyes and the brain, causing them to completely misinterpret what they see, hence finding an unattractive person rather nice looking.
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CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. — During the trials and tribulations of a tour, sometimes good things happen.The Mark Sexton Band received a recording break when all is was hoping for was a place to stay. Bassist Alex Korostinsky sought lodging from a family friend who happened to also be in the music business. He offered free studio time in Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank."It's a world-class studio," Sexton said. "Usher just recorded there. We got there early in the morning and were able to record an entire six-song EP."Sexton said the goal is to release the band's third record this winter. He is hoping to have it mixed by Soulive drummer Alan Evans, who also produces the On the Spot Trio and recently played Crystal Bay with the Alan Evans Trio.The Mark Sexton Band plays soul, Randamp;B and just enough reggae to have been on the bill for the early summer Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival at MontBleu.Korostinsky and drummer Dan Weiss have known each other since they were together in middle school and have played in the same band since high school. "They read each other's minds pretty well," Sexton said. "Everything fell together with this band. Nothing was really forced. It just happened all of a sudden, we just had a band and we just stayed that way. We're definitely really close." The Mark Sexton Band plays Friday's Red Room after-party after the Afrofunk Experience performance in the Crown Room."It's going to be a high-energy show in the Crown Room and we just want to keep that energy flowing into the Red Room," Sexton said.
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A 3DS app. (Dream Radar but actually fun.)
12.86% (9 votes)
Just make them uncommon abilities that can be on a
28.57% (20 votes)
Other: Please specify.
5.71% (4 votes)
F--- that! Give me a legit way to turn my pokemon
11.43% (8 votes)
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Ultimate_Nova_X 4 years ago#2
F--- that! Give me a legit way to turn my pokemon shiny
And where's the Canadian flaming?
We need an FPS where the US are the bad guys and China/Japan/Russia etc. are the good guys
gamester_12345 4 years ago#3
Assuming that Game Freak always never uses their unique things more than once during a generation....mostly things like Poke Blocks...secret bases (as features/trees, not underground), they should probably stick hidden abilities onto Breeding.
I mean the game is called Pokemon X/Y, it has to have DNA in the game than just the Japanese eyecatch and legendaries, it's probably going to play a large part in the story, either that or the abolishment of IVs, only using them for other things such as model size augmentation and the aforementioned breeding dealie.
Maybe the possibility of random "NPC" Pokemon that winds up at a breeding centre after connecting to WiFi, or a breeding group for a type of Pokemon who has multiple evolutions...purely for the sake of accessing different breeding trees, something genetic, maybe a Hybrid.
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CharizardFire 4 years ago#4
From: gamester_12345 | #003
Maybe the possibility of random "NPC" Pokemon that winds up at a breeding centre after connecting to WiFi, or a breeding group for a type of Pokemon who has multiple evolutions...purely for the sake of accessing different breeding trees, something genetic, maybe a Hybrid.
*Eagerly awaits Venustoise*
I'm fairly certain that Hidden Abilities from this point on will always be a 'special' Pokemon crutch for Game Freak to stand on when they want there to be special Pokemon. Things like the one-off wild Pokemon like Lapras in Gen II or Drifblim in Gen IV, as well as features like in-game trades and features like Hidden Grottos but not necessarily so (such as honey slathering). Oh, and for event Pokemon with unique moves that alone don't justify them as special.
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coreekymon 4 years ago#6
Other because I'm not really sure.
Something like hidden grottoes, but done in a way that makes more pokemon accessible. Maybe they could just put them in shaking grass or something.
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In general I would like them to take ideas from the side games and implement them in the main games.
In terms of Abilities I would like them to add a Pokemon Conquest style area where you can change a Pokemon's ability for a fee. For Hidden abilities they could either change a larger amount than usual (i.e. to switch Pidove's ability to Big Pecks costs 1000 Pokedollers but to switch Pidgey's ability to Big Pecks costs 2500 Pokedollers) or add the item Dream Smoke (found on wild Munna/Musharna) that needs to be used at the area to unlock the option to switch to the Pokemon's hidden ability (each Dream Smoke can only be used once).
Sephirotht 4 years ago#8
Id rather have them be very uncommon or appear in some hidden grotto sort of thing than having them only available in a random side app thingy.
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Kitschgardener 4 years ago#9
Some sort of Safari Zone or "in-game Dream World". Definitely not by editing existing Pokémon.
Oh, while we're at it, could we get NPC trainers using Hidden Ability Pokémon? Maybe a trainer class like Somnambulist or something.
NessEggman 4 years ago#10
At first I was like "Oh, the ability to change it would be really cool!"
But then like... I thought of stuff like... Compoundeyes... if I changed my ability... what exactly did I just do to my Galvantula's eyes...?? It was born with these special eyes, then I like... gouge them out and replace with regular eyes so that it can learn how to scare people into not eating a berry? weird.
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Shot in the stomach, neighbors said they heard Esquivel screaming as he stumbled downstairs before falling over.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Knitted jumper
I cannot quite believe it is actually finished and that it actually fits.
And I wouldn't mind knitting another one either. I would prefer to follow a pattern created by an experienced knitter next time, though.
This was really quite an experiment. Maybe because I don't have much knitting experience and because I really don't understand the language used in knitting patterns. But like many other times when sewing clothes the adventurer in me thought, "How difficult can it be?"
Well, the lady at the shop where I bought the wool couldn't wish me luck often enough after I had told her about my plan (basically 4 rectangles sewn together with some minor add ons or take aways).
I've learned quite a few things about knitting. Also, that counting is definitely not my thing.
How do you keep track of rows and stitches?
10 comments:
- nest full of eggs said...
I use StitchMinder
- February 18, 2013 at 2:23 PM
- Os Tartarouchos said...
You can use a row counter http://www.tejeme.com/es/complementos/155-cuentavueltas-de-aguja-155.html
You are a genius, all you make is always wearable! What is your secret?
Love it!
- February 18, 2013 at 3:33 PM
- Steph VW said...
Eventually, you learn to "read" your knitting and can count rows and stitches easily. It takes time, though. Both Knitty and Knitting Help websites are good resources. As is Ravelry.
Great job - I love the colours of the yarn.
- February 18, 2013 at 4:23 PM
- lightbluegrey said...
A beauty! Well done! And Trula style :)
- February 18, 2013 at 6:09 PM
- la casita said...
it came out quite well...use a row counter, I have one that is japanese and it's flower shaped, kind of necklace...very, very useful!
- February 18, 2013 at 7:23 PM
- Bichos da Matos said...
It's beautiful, love the colors and the model, well done!
- February 19, 2013 at 1:38 PM
- LEPÄÄVÄ ESTEETIKKO said...
Cute, reminds me of your doll princess clothes!
- February 19, 2013 at 8:41 PM
- Amalia said...
Después de un año, por fin puedo decir que entiendo los patrones :), ¡ánimo, es cuestión de tiempo!
No sé si conoces Ravelry ya, si no es así, échale un vistazo ;)
Te animo también a que te atrevas con las agujas circulares, no more seams!
- February 21, 2013 at 4:14 PM
- Andrea @ little buckles said...
Love this! I'm actually doing the same thing (four rectangles) and my experienced knitter mum in law thinks I'm bonkers. I'll show her this :)
- February 25, 2013 at 9:38 AM
- Sky Turtle said...
This is beautiful! I would love to give knitting another try, but I am afraid I will get bored in the middle of the project...
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Observations on British and American English
by an American linguist in the UK
England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
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Friday, October 13, 2006
In both dialects, it's not really the 't' that helps us tell the difference between the positive and negative words--that sound is mostly swallowed at the end of the word. It's the vowel that makes the difference. In standard BrE, the vowel quality is the clincher. Can rhymes with pan but can't is pronounced like the AmE pronunciation of Kant (see the comments for more discussion). In other words, the vowel in can't is considerably further back in the mouth than the vowel in can. (One feels the need to mention the old chestnut: Kubla Khan, but Immanuel Kant--but note that Khan and can are pronounced differently.)
In AmE, the vowel quality is very similar between the two forms, but the length of the vowel in can't is shorter. (By a 'shorter' vowel, I literally mean 'shorter'--i.e. not pronounced for as long.) I explained that fact to my students yesterday, and once they knew that they got much better in the "which one am I saying?" test.
Pronouncing can't the other way is a favo(u)rite way for British singers to make themselves sound more American, and for American singers to make themselves sound more British. (I suppose either identiy has some cachet, depending on what kind of sound you're going for.) I've got to run to London to celebrate some fellow Librans (yeah for us!), so will leave it as your homework assignment to identify one example of each!
17 comments:
- dearieme said...
"In standard BrE": I think you mean "in Southern BrE". A large chunk of England, and all of Scotland, rhymes can and can't with pan and pant - all the one vowel. Of course, in parts of Edinburgh, the vowel in question sounds more like "pent".
- 14 October, 2006 17:15
I have never heard a person from the south-east of England pronounce 'Kant' and 'can't' the same at all. 'Kant' is like the first syllable of 'canter', and 'can't' rhymes with 'aren't' (in my opinion). They are quite similar in westcountry type accents, though the vowel is still not identical.
- 14 October, 2006 18:47
ps - dearieme, yep, standard BrE does mean 'standard southern English English', pretty much! :)
(it's not a value judgement though)
- 14 October, 2006 18:49
- Rebecca said...
I'm agreeing with those above me - I'd rhyme can with pan but can't with aren't. And it wouldn't rhyme with Kant, although that's maybe becaose of the teachers I had. I had three different pronunciations of Iraneus in a two year A level course!
- 14 October, 2006 21:25
- Aidhoss said...
I think we are much more attuned to the glottal stop (the remnant of the 't' that is gobbled up by being in a coda) than we give ourselves credit for.
In most registers of Australian English, a final 't' is very seldom released, but we tend to be responsive to the subtle sound of a glottal closure at the end of a syllable.
I can't halp but think of Mick Jagger singing 'satisfaction'. He sings it with an AmE accent of course, yet the vowel length seems (to me) to be the same as it would be if the lyric were I can get no... (Of course the double negative serves to disambiguate, making it a less-than-optimal example, but ignore that).
If the vowel length is indeed the same, then the only phonological clue as to the negative can only be the brief glottal closure between can and get.
Grr. I tire of phonology. Any chance of some trans-Atlantic syntax issues, Lynne?
- 15 October, 2006 04:18
- KathyF said...
I just want someone to explain the pronunciation of "pasta" (and also "Nicaragua").
- 15 October, 2006 10:29
- lynneguist said...
I should have said that southern BrE can't sounds like AmE Kant! (I'll change that now.) It does rhyme, for many BrE speakers with their pronunciation of aren't, as Ally says, but that doesn't help an AmE speaker know what it sounds like, since it doesn't rhyme with standard AmE aren't, which of course has an 'r' sound in it.
So, dearieme (or anyone else who'd like to answer), would you say that the distinction between can and can't in the northern dialects is the same as that in American--i.e. is there a difference in vowel length?
'Standard dialect' is regularly used in linguistics to mean 'the most unmarked dialect' (i.e. the one that's least considered to be 'a dialect' in layperson's terms) or 'the prestige dialect'. As such, it's the set of pronunciations that are usually taught to learners of the language (though it's becoming more common for AmE pronunciation to be taught in non-Anglophone countries--which is another contentious issue).
As Ally notes, this is not meant to infer that there's anything linguistically 'better' about the 'standard', but to reflect some sociological relations among dialects. I hesitate to use the term RP, as that tends to be associated with some rather plummy pronunciations that are marked these days, though one can make a distinction between 'marked RP' and 'modern RP', as explained on this BBC wikipedia-like website. John Wells at University College London has a nice essay on RP (concluding that it should stay the target pronunciation for EFL learners) here.
The BrE pronunciation of Kant takes us back to the discussion of how names should be pronounced. It wouldn't be pronounced like the first syllable in canter in German, would it?
There are two problems with the hypothesis that we rely on the glottali{s/z}ed 't' at the end of can't, Aidhoss. First, word recognition rarely waits for the end of the word. This is shown through gating experiments, which demonstrate that the recognition point for a word is often quite a bit earlier than the end of the word. I've not seen a gating experiment using can't as a stimulus, but the information for distinguishing between can and can't is available to listeners well before the /t/. (And in a sentential context, other information will rule out it being other words like cantaloup(e) or Canterbury, etc.) Second, the /t/ at the end of can't will often be lost in context because of the following sound. For instance, if I say I can't tinker quickly, there's no release of the /t/ in can't before I go on to the /t/ in tinker. Much of the information about the stop (aka plosive) consonants that makes it to hearer's ears is in the vowels before/after them.
Thanks to Aidhoss for doing the homework. (Another one: The Who's I Can't Explain.) But do we have any takers for Americans going for the southern BrE pronunciation?
(Aidhoss, if you want a particular syntactic thingie covered, e-mail me! I've certainly been dealing with grammatical issues--i.e. verb complementation--lately.)
Kathyf, pasta has to wait for another day, but it's definitely on my list!
Apologies for the huge comment--a big catch-up after being off-line for *gasp* a whole 30 hours!
- 15 October, 2006 22:19
Could someone please confirm my suspicion that in all dialects, the vowel sound in an unstressed "can" collapses to a schwa - for example, Kipling's "If you can keep your head when all about you". I don't believe would happen with "can't".
- 16 October, 2006 10:02
- Rebecca said...
I remembered as well that I used to work with a little girl who said 'I CAN'T!' as in 'canter', which to me said something interesting about child language acquisition. She knew the word 'can' and therefore it made sense to make the negative sound the same :)
- 16 October, 2006 10:06
- lynneguist said...
Rebecca, probably as likely an explanation for the girl's pronunciation is her exposure to that form either in a northern England/Scotland accent (you're up thataway, aren't you?) or an AmE one. Would have to know details of her exposure to the forms to conclude that she was pronouncing it that way on analogy with can. Remember--children are learning from the sounds of the words, not the looks of them, so it's very likely that they'd learn can/can't as separate forms to start out with (if they're pronounced with different vowels), not necessarily seeing them as two forms of the same word.
Simon, you're probably right about all dialects being able to reduce the vowel in can to a schwa, so the question becomes whether it's also true that none can reduce it in can't. I don't know about that, but it seems likely that you're right because (a) the negated form would naturally take more sentential stress, thereby keeping a full vowel, and (b) pronouncing can't with a schwa sounds like a rude word--in which case I'm sure I would've noticed it happening!
It wouldn't be foolproof for us to interpret any non-schwa-ful [kaen] as the positive version--since one can pronounce can with a full vowel (as one must in this sentence!). But I'm sure the reduceability of the /ae/ in can is one of the many factors that help us distinguish the words in listening.
- 16 October, 2006 11:30
This reminds me of Haylee Mills in the original "Parent Trap", when Sharon has to teach Susan how to talk when she goes to Boston. "Aunt, shan't, can't." I never got this when I was little, because I pronounce 'Aunt' that way anyway, and lots of people of my parents' generation pronounce 'can't' that way too. And really, who uses shan't?!
- 16 October, 2006 12:27
- dearieme said...
I'm too ignorant to answer your question directly, but I've just about got a point to make. "all of Scotland, rhymes can and can't with pan and pant - all the one vowel. Of course, in parts of Edinburgh, the vowel in question sounds more like "pent". Well, in truth I've not lived in all of Scotland, but in all that I know the vowel is the same in those four words, whether it's the usual Scots English "a" sound or the Morningside "e" sound (which my mother used!), or in the Southern Scots that I used in the playground as a boy, where it's roughly the "aw" sound, as in 'a crow caws'. In other words, in my experience almost all Scots use the same vowel in the four words, even if it's a different vowel in different parts of the country or at different ages. As for "Aunt", it's identical to "ant", at least to the level of scrutiny that my ears are capable of. And to my mother, both were close to "ent".
- 16 October, 2006 19:14
- The Ridger, FCD said...
Funnily, I say "Kant" like "can't" - both rhyme with "pant" or "ant" - or "aunt" for that matter (and I don't know why, since no other word with "aunt" in it sounds like that for me). And I know better with Kant but learned it before I did, so I have to consciously remember to say Kahnt. Also funnily, I pronounce Khan to rhyme with "con", so "Kubla Khan but Immauel Kant" doesn't work for me because of "Khan"...
(ps - born in Tennessee to parents of mixed stock - Ohio and Alabama)
- 19 October, 2006 00:33
ridger, I was having the same problem as you with the Khan/Kant distinction. I suppose it's a Midwestern United States thing, because I've grown up in Illinois.
I've really enjoyed this post and discussion, if only because it's given me an excuse to say, "can, cahn, ken, kent, cant, cahnt" quietly to myself under my breath as coworkers walk by. I can't help but be reminded of the great exchange in the film, "Singing in the Rain" where Jean Hagen's character Lina Lamont is getting a diction lesson. When instructed to speak using "round tones," the following exchange occurs:
Instructor: Now, let me hear you read your line.
Lina Lamont: And I cayn't stand'im.
I: And I can't [pronounced cahnt] stand him.
LL: And I cayn't stand'im.
I: Can't.
LL: Cayn't.
I: Caaaan't
LL: Cayyyyn't
A perfect example for this discussion!
- 20 October, 2006 17:10
- lynneguist said...
But Ridger, it's funny because the words are pronounced with the wrong vowels!
Thanks for the bit o'dialog(ue), Anonymous.
- 21 October, 2006 00:40
- BRIT! said...
Really, really late on this one, but just wanted to point out that, at least to my untrained ears, the difference between AmE can and can't seems to lie in the length of the N sound, not the A. The N in can sounds a little more voiced than in can't.
However, I do agree with whoever commented about the schwa being used in "can".
PS. My husband and I got married the day you posted this entry. =)
- 06 July, 2008 10:15
Really late here too. I find it interesting that Aidhoss brought attention to Mick Jagger"s use of the word satisfaction but neglected to note his uninquely southern AmE pronunciation of can't in the song. Here the vowel changes but instead of sounding like "Kant" it is lengthened as in "Cain". This form is common in rural portions of the southern US and is typical of the dialect of the bluesmen Jagger is imitating.
- 13 September, 2008 08:12


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"She is happy to be home with her kids again," a source says of the actress, 37, who returned to L.A. on Monday after her April 19 arrest in Atlanta for disorderly conduct and her husband Jim Toth's DUI arrest the same night.
Her older children, 13-year-old Ava and 9-year-old Deacon, had been staying with their father, actor Ryan Phillippe, while Witherspoon was on location in Atlanta shooting the drama The Good Lie.
"She didn't feel good about being away from them after the news of her arrest broke," says the source. "Her kids are everything to her." As PEOPLE reports in this week's issue, a worried Witherspoon called her kids to tell them what had happened after the arrests.
Another source close to Witherspoon says she remains "mortified" by the incident, and several who know her well say they are surprised she let the situation get so out of hand.
"She's a fun girl who likes to have a good time and let loose every now and then," says another source. "What's shocking is she didn't rein it in enough to keep herself out of trouble. It was a really bad decision on both their parts and trust me, they're evaluating that and they will make damn sure it doesn't happen again."
As for Toth, 42, the high-powered CAA talent agent is widely known as "a big social drinker," as an insider tells PEOPLE in this week's issue.
But the couple, who are parents to 7-month-old son Tennessee, "are seen as very solid," says an industry insider. "They're very well-liked."
On Wednesday, Witherspoon sipped water with her salad at a business lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel, while Toth returned to work at CAA.
The pair are due to appear in court on May 22 in Atlanta, where a typical plea deal in a DUI case such as Toth's would involve fines, 40 hours of community service and 12 months of probation, says Ben Alper, an Atlanta criminal defense attorney who is not affiliated with the case.
Witherspoon, who has wrapped the Atlanta portion of The Good Lie, would most likely face community service and a small fine, says Alper.
She has already issued an apology, admitting, "I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said" to officers.
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Reporting by HOWARD BREUER, JENNIFER GARCIA and MELODY CHIU