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... but I am not sure the outcome of the story is quite as happy as the Guardian says. See the links here.
Fitch said Iceland's debts had been upgraded to BBB from junk after a strong recovery from the financial crisis.
Reykjavik's meteoric recovery comes after its 300,000 residents were told they would be locked out of the world's financial markets for decades after they refused to rescue a group of bankrupt banks in 2008.
Unlike Ireland, Portugal and Spain, the Icelandic government let the country's banks become insolvent rather than spend tens of billions of pounds on bailout funds.
Ireland, which spent more than €40bn rescuing its banks, recently re-negotiated a series of loans with the EU that will mean its debt payments stretch beyond 2050.
In the meantime, U.S. and European citizens are still paying for the bailouts of banks that are STILL TBTF.
And here we go again: Wall Street Setting Itself Up For Next Derivatives Crisis, Market Participants Warn
... but I am not sure the outcome of the story is quite as happy as the Guardian says. See the links here.
The key part of the Iceland story -for me- was the populace rejecting via referendum TWICE any effort by the government to mollify the int'l banksters and their cronies.


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The study of Religion and Philosophy is uplifting and challenging. You will find yourself in a sustained dialogue with some of the best minds in history cross-culturally and find yourself drawn into a more profound level of thought than perhaps you knew you were capable of. It is exciting and interesting spiritually as well as intellectually. Not only are the ideas worth considering intellectually, they actually move us, deepen and broaden us, enrich us. A major should be one that engages you and that you find meaningful. Only then will you find the motivation to work as hard and as well as you need to in order to do well in college.*
Integration of Knowledge
The study of Religion and Philosophy is interdisciplinary in an important sense. Both Religion and Philosophy are not simply disciplines among the other disciplines. They are meta-disciplines, which must take into account the ideas and directions of all the other disciplines, indeed all of the culture. In this sort of study, one gains a very broad grasp of knowledge and culture. Plenty of people have acquired a specialist's knowledge in a particular discipline, and there is a need for that. But specialization can lead to, and has led to, a fragmentation of knowledge. A growing number of voices have decried the fact that education has become increasingly fragmented, which leaves people with a more disjointed and impoverished understanding of themselves and their world.
A 1991 education report notes the specialization and isolation of the academic disciplines and calls for students to "develop the capabilities to enter, negotiate, and make connections across communities of discourse both within and without the academy." This report notes the profound lack of integration in education and in the culture. An important way that we make something meaningful is by integrating it into a larger context. So, we also need an overall knowledge of ideas and of the shape and direction of the culture, transcending the narrowness of intellectual specialization. In the end, all of our specialized knowledge must be integrated into a world view in order to make sense. And that world view either succeeds or fails to support faith, the overarching feeling that our lives and efforts are meaningful and purposeful in light of Ultimate Reality. Studying Religion and Philosophy is central to working out this needed integration of knowledge.
* The Challenge of Connected Learning, In Volume I of Liberal Learning and the Arts and Sciences Major (Washington, D.C.: The Association of American Colleges, 1991), p.14. [Note: the organization's name is now The Association of American Colleges and Universities.]


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A Safety and Tolerability Study of Zerenex (Ferric Citrate) in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Zerenex™ (ferric citrate) as a treatment for hyperphosphatemia in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. These patients will be switched to Zerenex™ from their current high dose of phosphate binder and, based on their serum phosphorus levels, will be titrated up from 3.4g/day of Zerenex™ to maximum tolerated and safe doses of Zerenex™. Doses will be adjusted weekly, based on serum phosphorus levels, with the maximum dose administered being approximately 12g/day.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Hyperphosphatemia End-stage Renal Disease |
Drug: ferric citrate |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Safety and Tolerability Study of Zerenex (Ferric Citrate) in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- This study is exploratory in nature and is intended to assess the tolerability and safety of Zerenex. [ Time Frame: 4-10 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Serum phosphorus levels will be monitored prior to study drug titration. [ Time Frame: 4-10 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Enrollment: | 55 |
Study Start Date: | March 2008 |
Study Completion Date: | January 2009 |
Primary Completion Date: | January 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: I
All patients will be switched from their current phosphate binder to Zerenex, and titrated to the maximum tolerated dose (up to about 12g/day) based on their serum phosphorus levels.
Drug: ferric citrate
Zerenex will be provided as a 375mg capsule. Dosing and frequency are dependent on patient's serum phosphorus levels. Dosing will occur over the 28-day study.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 19 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and non-pregnant, nonlactating females
- Age > 18 years
- On thrice weekly hemodialysis for at least the previous 3 months prior to randomization
- Phosphorous levels ≥3.5mg/dL at Screening Visit
- On at least 12 tablets/capsules/day of calcium acetate (667mg), calcium carbonate (500mg), lanthanum carbonate (500mg), sevelamer hydrochloride (800mg or two 400mg tablets), or any combination of these agents
- Serum ferritin <1000micrograms/L and TSAT <50%
- Willing to be discontinued from current phosphate binder(s) and initiated on Zerenex
- Willing and able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Parathyroidectomy within 6 months prior to Screening
- Actively symptomatic GI disease such as peptic ulcer disease, gastro esophageal reflux, diverticulosis, irritable bowel syndrome (treated asymptomatic is permitted)
- History of documented inflammatory bowel disease or erosive esophagitis
- Serum Phosphorus levels >10.0 mg/dL documented in the 3 monthly laboratories (done routinely in the dialysis unit) in the 3 months prior to the Screening Visit
- History of multiple drug allergies
- History of malignancy in the last 5 years (treated cervical or skin cancer may be permitted if approved by CCC)
- Previous intolerance to oral ferric citrate
- Absolute requirement for oral iron therapy
- Absolute requirement for Vitamin C (multivitamins [Neprocaps, Renaphro, etc.] allowed)
- Absolute requirement for calcium, magnesium, or aluminum containing drugs with meals
- Psychiatric disorder that interferes with the patient's ability to comply with the study protocol
- Inability to tolerate oral drug intake
- Planned surgery or hospitalization during the study (scheduled outpatient access surgery allowed)
- Any other medical condition that renders the patient unable to or unlikely to complete the study or that would interfere with optimal participation in the study or produce significant risk to the patient
- Receipt of any investigational drug within 30 days of randomization
- Inability to cooperate with study personnel or history of noncompliance
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Responsible Party: | Keryx Biopharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00648167 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | KRX-0502-201 |
Study First Received: | March 27, 2008 |
Last Updated: | September 7, 2012 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by Keryx Biopharmaceuticals:
ESRD end-stage renal disease end stage renal disease hemodialysis dialysis kidney failure |
renal failure kidney renal phosphate binder phosphorus |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Diseases Kidney Failure, Chronic Hyperphosphatemia Urologic Diseases Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Renal Insufficiency Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases |
Citric Acid Anticoagulants Hematologic Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Chelating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
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to the website of the Student Labor Action Movement.
SLAM is an alliance of Harvard students, workers, and activists organized in support of workers' rights and a more equitable Harvard community.
We meet every Monday at 8 p.m in the Phillips Brooks House
"I have always been a lover of knowledge. I love to learn... Knowledge allows you to better reason with people or sympathize with people when they're going through different things."
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On the eve of contract negotiations across the board, SLAM stands with workers in demanding sustainable labor practices at Harvard.
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- But similar suit settled at the Harvard Club of Boston with $4 million to workers! http://t.co/P00NzgcW — 1 year 23 weeks ago
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During the first weekend in April, guests from California to Connecticut converged on Seattle in honor of Ruth Schocken, whose life story is a poignant reminder of survival. She turned 100 on April 3. The life of this German-Jewish immigrant who escaped the Nazis at age 25 and created a new life in the Pacific Northwest can be seen as a testament to family values, hard work and exceptionally strong will, both mentally and physically. Though all three of Schocken's adult children live in the area and are actively involved in their mother's life, she lives independently, though her physical mobility has recently decreased. Still, Schocken has a matter-of-fact quality about herself, according to her daughter, Barbara Lahav. Before offering up a generous slice of marzipan-covered birthday cake, Schocken spoke with JTNews between visits from out-of-town relatives as her daughter helped supply anecdotes. Flowers and family photo displays decorated a cozy living space. A framed letter from President and Mrs. Obama shared birthday congratulations from the White House. Growing up as the youngest of eight in Bielefeld, Germany, Ruth Hamlet Schocken experienced loss early on. Her oldest brother died during World War I. Louis, her father, was a meat wholesaler and an active member of the local synagogue; of her mother, Schocken said, "the whole town liked her cooking." As a youngster, Ruth pitched in, bringing bread to the communal oven. She later trained in window display and visual merchandising and went to work for her sister Thea and brother-in-law Fritz at the Leeser Silk Haus in Herford, Westphalia. "[By that time] we were just lucky we got out," she recalled. "The SS were already coming around the store and wouldn't let people go in." This was in 1938, just before Kristallnacht. They couldn't leave Germany because "they had no liquid assets," said Lahav. "Everything was tied up in the store." But one evening Schocken left work late, forgetting to turn off her iron. By the next morning, "the whole interior burnt down — but my sister ran to me smiling," she said. They now had insurance money and a way to leave "because of an iron," she said. "In less than a year we got out." They made it to the U.S., but not without some lasting trauma: A fear of uniforms left Schocken unable to tolerate even a driving test. After coming to Seattle, Schocken met her husband, another German-Jewish refugee, through friends. "It's like little Switzerland [here]," she said. "I came to Seattle because my sister and brother-in-law were here already; I first came to Cincinnati but didn't like the heat." Her husband Heinz, which he Americanized to Henry, was related to the famed Schocken literary and publishing family through his father, whose older brother Salman established Schocken Books and became publisher of the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz. Amos Schocken, a cousin of Ruth Schocken's children, runs the newspaper today. Establishing roots in Seattle revolved around synagogue and social connections with other refugees. "The Jewish Club of Washington was a very important gathering place for our family," said Joe Schocken, Ruth's son, of the club that reached out to new arrivals and helped provide moral and financial support. The club disbanded last year. But the Schockens joined another institution that has thrived throughout the years — the Herzl congregation on 20th and Spruce in the Central District, which is now Herzl-Ner Tamid on Mercer Island. The family is in its fourth generation of membership — four generations happy to celebrate the centennial of its matriarch. "It's obviously very special to have mother at this age, [for her] to enjoy and participate in the lives of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren," said Joe Schocken. "It's great to be able to tell the story and create family history."
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and together is the way we do things at white shutter. from shooting weddings to playing hockey, but not on the same team because he would skate circles around me. together, we have five wonderful children that drive us absolutely nuts and we love every... well maybe not every... minute of it! but we wouldn't have life any other way :)
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Gloucester Community Arts Charter School trustees, set to present a last-ditch plea in front of the state's highest education board today, were preparing for at least two possibilities Monday night — one possibility that would shut the school down after the school year closes and another that would shut it down almost immediately.
Initially, the charter school had essentially been given the traditional five-year startup period that the state's charter schools have been granted to get on their feet. But, in the wake of low MCAS scores in math and science, and a gloomy third-year site review in October, state Education Commissioner Mitchell D. Chester gave the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education a recommendation to revoke the school's charter as of June 30, 2013, the end of the current school and fiscal year.
"I expected to see far more progress than we see today," Chester wrote in a Dec. 7 memo to the board. "I have concluded that GCACS is no longer a viable organization."
The state education board is due to vote on Chester's motion to revoke the charter at the board meeting in Malden this morning, after discussing the school's condition and viability.
One of the state's criticisms of the school revolves around issues with funding, though charter trustees said finances have been controlled with the landlord of the school's rented building offering a flexible rent agreement, as well as new loan opportunities arising.
If the state finds the school to be financially insolvent, the state board could carry out an "emergency" revocation, a move that could pull the charter almost immediately, or likely by the end of December.
Though charter revocation still leaves open the possibility for trustees to appeal up to 15 days after the state board's vote, Trustees Chairman James Caviston said Monday he is unsure whether the board would decide to appeal.
"At this point, we have to see what the board says," Caviston said. "Some members are passionately in favor of extending the charter and others, I can't speak for them. Things have happened so fast in these last couple of weeks ... it's hard to say."
Caviston said the charter board is negotiating with the state, but would not further comment on the negotiations as they are in progress.
A source close to the school told the Times negotiations could include a deal in which the school agrees not to appeal if the state allows the school to remain open through the close of the school year.
If the charter were revoked mid-year though, Caviston said, it would cause a "disruption" for everyone involved.
"No one wants the disruption ... it's an administrative hassle, it's a pity, it's really bad PR for the state, it's terrible for the students and parents," Caviston said.
A group of parents of charter students were planning to attend today's meeting, according to Caviston, and some students had volunteered to speak on behalf of the school.
"A lot of parents have really strong feelings about this school and this is extremely upsetting for them and for the students," Caviston said.
J.C. Considine, a spokesman for the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, said the department has received "a couple dozen" emails regarding Gloucester's charter school.
"There are strong sentiments on both sides," Considine said. "We're hearing from parents of children at the school who are passionate about the education their children are getting and hope the school will stay open, and we have received letters from the other side."
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Ireland began their World Cup campaign on a horrendous day in New Plymouth on the 11th September against a determined side from the USA and fought for every point in a surprisingly tight 22-10 victory. PUMA's Tommy Bowe got off to a flying start with two beautifully taken tries and the Irish began to focus their attention on the biggest game of Pool C versus Australia.
Ireland were never expected to beat the Wallabies after a decidedly lacklustre warm-up to the competition and a slightly unconvincing victory in their opening fixture. With nothing to lose and a massive Irish following inside Eden Park, Ireland's vastly experienced side produced an inspired performance dominating the Australians at the scrum and in the pack to claim a famous 15-6 victory. Ireland's desire was best exemplified by Mike Ross who led the Irish forwards heroically, drawing penalties and paving the way for success. The win will go down in Irish rugby history as their first ever over a southern hemisphere side in the southern hemisphere – a fantastic achievement that put Ireland's name into the hat as a genuine contender for the World Cup crown.
Ireland's class was far too much for the powerful Russians as they ran in nine tries to romp home 62 points to 12, including a beautifully crafted first half try for PUMA's Andrew Trimble to set up a final showdown with Six Nations rivals, Italy. Ireland were once again buoyed by a partisan crowd of 28,000 in Dunedin who witnessed a very tight first 40 minutes with Ireland carrying a 3 point lead into the second half. Tommy Bowe continued to look dangerous on the break setting up the first Irish try, whilst Andrew Trimble combined for a great run and assist that led to a score in the corner. A fantastic display throughout the Pool saw Declan Kidney's men emerge unbeaten to set up a quarter final clash with near neighbours, Wales.
By their own admission, Ireland did not perform to the maximum against a young and talented Welsh side who were described as "fearless" after their quarter final match-up. Ireland failed to convert 60 per cent territory and 57 per cent possession into points in the first half and went into halftime 7 points adrift. The Welsh maintained their lead after defending valiantly and were more clinical in attack eventually taking the game 22-10.
Ireland were bitterly disappointed to go out in the fashion that they did after showing their true potential in the Pool games, but their World Cup will long be remembered for the epic victory over the two-time champions and the sea of green support that followed the boys throughout!
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- NAME: Phillip Garrido
- OCCUPATION: Criminal
- BIRTH DATE: April 05, 1951 (Age: 62)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: California
- Full Name: Phillip Craig Garrido
- AKA: Phillip Garrido
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aries
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Phillip Garrido kidnapped 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard in 1991. Garrido held Dugard captive for 18 years, raping her repeatedly and impregnating her twice. He also committed several other crimes, including many rapes.
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Born in California on April 5, 1951, Phillip Garrido kidnapped 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard in 1991. Garrido held Dugard captive for 18 years, raping her repeatedly, feeding her countless lies and impregnating her twice. In addition to his crimes against Dugard, Garrido committed several other crimes,
including many rapes. After UC Berkeley security officers conducted a backround check on Garrido in August 2009—discovering that he had no records of children—he and his wife, Nancy Garrido, were arrested.
Kidnapping Jaycee Dugard
Convicted rapist Phillip Craig Garrido was born in California on April 5, 1951. Four decades later, on June 10, 1991, Garrido kidnapped 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard outside of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California, and held Dugard captive in his backyard for 18 years. During those years, Garrido raped Dugard repeatedly, fed her countless lies and impregnated her twice—Jaycee had two daughters with Garrido, giving birth to them at the ages of 14 and 17.
Arrest and Conviction
In August 2009, Phillip Garrido began passing out fliers about his new church, God's Desire, on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. He was with Jaycee, and their two daughters, at the time. During his solicitation, campus security officers approached him and asked him to register his organization with campus offices. When he did, they discovered Garrido's criminal past and decided to do a quick background check by calling his parole agent.
The call proved to be monumental: Garrido's agent was shocked when security officers mentioned his children, as his records showed that he had no children. Authorities were quickly called and soon after, on August 26, 2009, Phillip and his wife, Nancy Garrido, were arrested. Two days later, the Garridos were charged with 29 felony counts, including rape and false imprisonment.
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A question tag or tag question (also known as tail question) is a grammatical structure in which a declarative statement or an imperative is turned into a question by adding an interrogative fragment (the "tag"). For example, in the sentence "You're John, aren't you?", the statement "You're John" is turned into a question by the tag "aren't you". The term "question tag" is generally preferred by British grammarians, while their American counterparts prefer "tag question".
In most languages, tag questions are more common in colloquial spoken usage than in formal written usage. They can be an indicator of politeness, emphasis or irony. They may suggest confidence or lack of confidence; they may be confrontational, defensive or tentative. Although they have the grammatical form of a question, they may be rhetorical (not expecting an answer). In other cases, when they do expect a response, they may differ from straightforward questions in that they cue the listener as to what response is desired. In legal settings, tag questions can often be found in a leading question. According to a specialist children's lawyer at the NSPCC, children find it difficult to answer tag questions other than in accordance with the expectation of questioner.[1]using or taging a question
Question tags are formed in several ways, and many languages give a choice of formation. In some languages the most common is a single word or fixed phrase, whereas in others it is formed by a regular grammatical construction.
Single word forms[edit]
In many languages, the question tag is a simple positive or negative. Russian allows да?, yes?, whereas Spanish and Italian use ¿no? and no? respectively. In Indonesian, sometimes ya? ("yes?") is used but it is more common to say kan?, which probably is a contraction of bukan (negation for nouns).
Another common formation is equivalent to the English correct? or the informal form right?. This more often is realised as the word for true or truth, such as in Polish prawda?, or Spanish ¿verdad?, which in turn can be presented in a negative form, such as in the Polish nieprawdaż?, German nicht wahr? (not true?) or Lithuanian "ar ne?". Alternatively, a word or short phrase indicating agreement can be used, such as the French d'accord?.
A plain conjunction may be used, such as the Czech že? (that). Various other words occur in specific languages, such as German oder? (or).
Finally, some languages have words whose only function is as a question tag. In Scots and certain dialects of English, eh? functions this way. French has hein?, Southern German dialects have gell? (derived from a verb meaining "to be valid") and Portuguese has né? (actually a colloquial contraction of não é?, literally isn't it?, while é?, pronounced much like English eh?, would have a different intended meaning, that of English right?).
Grammatically regular forms[edit]
In several languages, the tag question is built around the standard interrogative form. In English and the Celtic languages, this interrogative agrees with the verb in the main clause, whereas in other languages the structure has fossilised into a fixed form.
Grammatically productive tag forms[edit]
Grammatically productive tag forms are formed in the same way as simple questions, referring back to the verb in the main clause and agreeing in time and person (where the language has such agreement. The tag may include a pronoun, such as in English, or may not, as is the case in Scottish Gaelic. If the rules of forming interrogatives require it, the verb in the tag may be an auxiliary, as in English.
Tag questions in English[edit]
English tag questions, when they have the grammatical form of a question, are atypically complex, because they vary according to at least three factors: the choice of auxiliary, the negation and the intonation pattern.
The English tag question is made up of an auxiliary verb and a pronoun. The auxiliary has to agree with the tense, aspect and modality of the verb in the preceding sentence. If the verb is in the present perfect, for example, the tag question uses has or have; if the verb is in a present progressive form, the tag is formed with am, are, is; if the verb is in a tense which does not normally use an auxiliary, like the present simple, the auxiliary is taken from the emphatic do form; and if the sentence has a modal auxiliary, this is echoed in the tag:
- He's read this book, hasn't he?
- He read this book, didn't he?
- He's reading this book, isn't he?
- He reads a lot of books, doesn't he?'
- He'll read this book, won't he?
- He should read this book, shouldn't he?
- He can read this book, can't he?
A special case occurs when the main verb is to be in a simple tense. Here the tag question repeats the main verb, not an auxiliary:
- This is a book, isn't it?
If the main verb is to have, either solution is possible:
- He has a book, hasn't he?
- He has a book, doesn't he?
Balanced vs unbalanced tags[edit]
English question tag exist in both positive and negative forms. When there is no special emphasis, the rule of thumb often applies that a positive sentence has a negative tag and vice versa. This form usually seeks confirmation of the asker's opinion or belief.
- She is French, isn't she?
- She's not French, is she?
These are referred to as balanced tag questions.
Unbalanced tag questions feature a positive statement with a positive tag, or a negative statement with a negative tag; it has been estimated that in normal conversation, as many as 40%-50%[2] of tags are unbalanced. Unbalanced tag questions may be used for ironic or confrontational effects:
- Do listen, will you?
- Oh, I'm lazy, am I?
- Jack: I refuse to spend Sunday at your mother's house! Jill: Oh you do, do you? We'll see about that!
Patterns of negation can show regional variations. In North East Scotland, for example, positive to positive is used when no special effect is desired:
- This pizza's fine, is it? (standard English: This pizza's delicious, isn't it?)
Note the following variations in the negation when the auxiliary is the I form of the copula:
- England (and America, Australia, etc.): Clever, aren't I?
- Scotland/Northern Ireland: Clever, amn't I?
- nonstandard dialects: Clever, ain't I?
English tag questions can have a rising or a falling intonation pattern. This can be contrasted with Polish, French or German, for example, where all tags rise, or with the Celtic languages, where all fall. As a rule, the English rising pattern is used when soliciting information or motivating an action, that is, when some sort of response is required. Since normal English yes/no questions have rising patterns (e.g. Are you coming?), these tags make a grammatical statement into a real question:
- You're coming, aren't you?
- Do listen, will you?
- Let's have a beer, shall we?
The falling pattern is used to underline a statement. The statement itself ends with a falling pattern, and the tag sounds like an echo, strengthening the pattern. Most English tag questions have this falling pattern.
- He doesn't know what he's doing, does he?
- This is really boring, isn't it?
Sometimes the rising tag goes with the positive to positive pattern to create a confrontational effect:
- He was the best in the class, was he? (rising: the speaker is challenging this thesis, or perhaps expressing surprised interest)
- He was the best in the class, wasn't he? (falling: the speaker holds this opinion)
- Be careful, will you? (rising: expresses irritation)
- Take care, won't you? (falling: expresses concern)
Sometimes the same words may have different patterns depending on the situation or implication.
- You don't remember my name, do you? (rising: expresses surprise)
- You don't remember my name, do you? (falling: expresses amusement or resignation)
- Your name's Mary, isn't it? (rising: expresses uncertainty)
- Your name's Mary, isn't it? (falling: expresses confidence)
It is interesting that as an all-purpose tag the Multicultural London English set-phrase innit (for "isn't it") is only used with falling patterns:
- He doesn't know what he's doing, innit?
- He was the best in the class, innit?
On the other hand, the adverbial tag questions (alright? OK? etc.) are almost always found with rising patterns. An occasional exception is surely.
Variant forms[edit]
There are a number of variant forms that exist in particular dialects of English. These are generally invariant, regardless of verb, person or negativity.
The tag right? is common in a number of dialects across the UK and US, as well as in Indian English.
The tag eh? is of Scottish origin, and can be heard across much of Scotland, New Zealand, Canada and the North-Eastern United States. In Central Scotland (in and around Stirling and Falkirk), this exists in the form eh no? which is again invariant.
The tag or? is used commonly in the North-Eastern United States and other regions to make offers less imposing. These questions could always logically be completed by stating the opposite of the offer, though this effect is understood intuitively by native speakers. For example:
- Would you like another drink, or (would you not)?
- Did you want to go to the park together, or (did you not want to go)?
The tag hey? (of Afrikaans and Dutch origin) is used in South African English.
False tag in Welsh English[edit]
It is often erroneously assumed that Welsh speakers of English use a tag question to make an emphatic statement, e.g.: Lovely day, isn't it?
However, this is instead a cleft sentence of the form: Lovely day, is in it.
This has its roots in the Welsh language, and this type of cleft features in all extant Celtic languages. The lack of verb at the start of this construction coupled with the lack of rising intonation mark this as distinct from tag questions, which are used in Welsh English in the same manner as the majority of the UK.
Tag questions in the Celtic languages[edit]
Like English, the Celtic languages form tag questions by echoing the verb of the main sentence. The Goidelic languages, however, make little or no use of auxiliary verbs, so that it is generally the main verb itself which reappears in the tag. As in English, the tendency is to have a negative tag after a positive sentence and vice versa, but unbalanced tags are also possible. Some examples from Scottish Gaelic:
(Here, eil and fhaca are dependent forms of the irregular verbs tha and chunnaic.)
- Is toil leat fìon, nach toil? - You like wine, don't you?
- Tha i brèagha an diugh, nach eil? - It's nice today, isn't it?
- Chunnaic mi e, nach fhaca? - I saw him, didn't I?
- Thèid mi ga dhùsgadh, an tèid? - I'll go and wake him, shall I? (unbalanced!)
In Welsh, a special particle is used to mark tag questions, which are then followed by the inflected form of a verb. With the auxiliary bod, it is the inflected form of bod that is used:
- Mae hi'n bwrw glaw heddiw, on'd ydy? - It's raining today, isn't it?
With inflected non-preterite forms, the inflected form of the verb is used:
- Doi di yfory, on' doi? - You'll come tomorrow, won't you?
With preterite and perfect forms, the invariable do (also the affirmative answer to these questions) is used:
- Canodd y bobl, on' do? - The people sang, didn't they?
- Mae hi wedi ei weld o, on'do? - She's seen him, hasn't she?
When a non-verbal element is being questioned, the question particle ai is used:
- Mr Jones, on'dai? - Mr Jones, isn't it? or Mr Jones, on' tefe?
- ^ BBC Television News 24 May 2010[specify]
- ^ Geoff Parkes et al., 101 Myths about the English Language, Englang Books, 1989, ISBN 1-871819-10-5, p. 38


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A strikingly poetic fantasy story about the power and resolve to make any kind of sacrifice for a loved one.
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Screenplay: Michel Gondry, Luc Bossi. Based on the novel Froth on the Daydream by Boris Vian
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Michel Gondry returns to France for this surreal romantic tragedy set in a retro-futurist Paris. Buckle up for a style overload: his stellar adaptation of Boris Vian's widely beloved 1947 novel takes Gondry's penchant for analogue bric-a-brac and whimsical design to giddy new heights.
"It's a match made in heaven: director Michel Gondry, master of cinematic bricolage, meets Boris Vian's cult novel Froth on the Daydream, and the result is Mood Indigo. Romain Duris plays handsome, wealthy Colin, who lives in a lovely apartment with a factotum (Omar Sy from The Intouchables) so brilliant and accomplished he leaves Jeeves at the starting-post. Colin's friend Chick, avid collector of the books of celebrity philosopher Jean-Sol Partre, falls in love, so Colin decides that he too wants a girlfriend, which is when he meets Chloé (Audrey Tautou)…
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LMFAOOOO i wanted to go from a x2 to a d3 but Verizon wouldn't let me
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i dont blame you. my droid 3 usually freezes up on me a couple times a week. i'm almost certain its because of all the BS apps running in the backround. i need to root this phone
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I know my OG DX was a nightmare before I rooted/rom'd/OC'd it and it is still a little bit glitchy. You might not like the DX2 any better but who knows.
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Yeah, I need to root mine too. I haven't had the guts to do it so far, but now that my D3 freezes and restarts on me every other day it seems, I think I'm going to do it now. Which ROM to choose now? Which one is most stable? And, of course, I have to make sure I don't screw anything up when I do it. That's what I've been most nervous about.
Rooted and running a custom rom, my d3 is running the best it ever has.
Running mavrom 3.0, you should try it before you totally give up on it..
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Have you ever had any issues with that rom? Any issues in terms of stability, something not working on the phone, etc.? I'm very close to giving this a chance now. Doing as much reading about it as I can. I'm just tired of all of the bloatware bogging down my phone! Thanks.
Honestly, I have not had any issues with this rom.
For the most part, it has been de-bloated. And if there is something that is still there that you want removed you can just add the ".bak" behind the file name.
It has been solid for me... no complaints
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I've had occasional battery drain issues, and so installed SystemPanel to monitor CPU and battery use. Here's what shows up after 7 days of monitoring -- "Top applications by CPU usage":
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0.1% = maps:NetworkLocationService
0.1% = maps:NetworkFriendService
0.1% = Gmail
0.1% = Data Manager Service
0.1% = Beautiful Widgets
0.1% = SystempPanel
0.1% = Google apps
0.1% = com.motorola.process.system
(everything else is < 0.1%)
As far I can see, even thought a lot of blur-related apps (and Verizon junk, etc.) are loaded in memory, they're not really using CPU resources. The only thing that shows up on the list is the motorola system process...not sure if that counts in the bloat column. I guess it's still an open question for me how much trouble all those pesky apps are causing.
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I have Ada's too, I went back this afternoon to get a better photo and will upload later. I haven't found Harrison - yet. ASB
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Thanks for the info. The stone is pretty illegible and looking at it again I have no idea why I thought it said 1951. I did have a big fat question mark in my notes. ASB
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Please change info. on Joseph Di Carlo Jr.. Fathers info is correct, mothers maiden name is Schupp not Schuff. Amelia Schupp Di Carlo was German and there pp looks like ff in old German writing. Joe and Amelia were my Great Aunt and Uncle, this is their baby boy.
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Are you going to connect Winnie to her parents, are you related to her? her dad: 12691332 mom:12691333 I would appreciate an answer of some kind if you are or not going to connect them. thank you,
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Thanks! These are my great-grandparents and I visit the graves ocassionally. You gave information that is not on the gravestones including the name "Frederick" rather than "Fritz" and the birthpace "Munich" and the father's name "Paul" for Regina. Do you have sources for these items? And, if so, would you share what they are and how I can connect with them, please? Thanks! I'm a newcomer at searching ancestry.
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I have Lydia marrying Henry Tennant. They had four girls according to the information I have.
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For 22 years he's flown the friendly - and, at times, not-so-friendly - skies above Florida, protecting the state's unique natural resources. Now, he's continuing that mission by patrolling the shoreline of the Panhandle, looking for oil that's closing in on Florida's beaches.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) pilot Joe Johnston, based at Lake City, is one of the pilots flying reconnaissance missions out of Pensacola, tracking the movement of oil along the coast.
"This isn't like any disaster I've worked before," Johnston said. "I've flown disaster relief missions around the state and in Mississippi after hurricanes. But this is different. This is an event we will be involved with for the long term."
One of Johnston's first missions was flying out to the rig shortly after the explosion.
"I was only out there one time, but that was enough," Johnston said. "Watching it on television can't compare to actually flying over it."
Since the explosion of the oil platform in late April, FWC pilots have been participating in daily missions, monitoring the shore.
According to Capt. Kevin Vislocky, FWC Division of Law Enforcement Aviation, there are three FWC helicopters stationed at the Pensacola Regional Airport along with a Florida National Guard helicopter. Crews are rotated in and out, while the helicopters remain in the area. In addition, a twin-engine FWC airplane stationed in Tallahassee is assigned to daily flying patrols along the coast. Pilots from other agencies also assist with flights patrolling the coastline. Missions take place in the early morning and late afternoon.
"Our mission right now is strictly reconnaissance. We are attempting to locate product and provide information to the clean-up vessels before the oil reaches the shoreline," Vislocky said. "If the situation changes, we can move or add to the crews."
The daily twin engine airplane flights, running from east of Destin to the western state line, follow the coastline one mile out from the beach on the way to the Alabama border and five miles out from the shore on the return trip. Each flight also has specialists onboard, photographing what's seen during the trip. These photos, with corresponding coordinates, are then used to track the product.
"We also have FWC biologists on the flights, so if we do see any wildlife that's been affected, we can get a proper identification of the species involved and their condition," Vislocky said.
Using the aircraft is much more efficient than trying to monitor the shoreline from the ground. When the pilots see product in the water, they can direct the skimming vessels to the area and hopefully resolve the situation before it hits the beach.
Because this event will be a long-term effort, Vislocky is coordinating with other agencies to assist with the daily flights.
"In addition to the folks we're already working with, the Florida Highway Patrol has recently joined the team with their twin-engine aircraft," Vislocky said. "This has been an excellent cooperative effort.
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Johnston has returned to Lake City for a week of down time prior to returning to the Panhandle this weekend and back to flying the shoreline.
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Look, we are sure Disney has its heart in the right place (specifically, deep in the cryogenically frozen vault underneath Space Mountain, one storage unit over from Walt's head), but out of all the movies to start marketing an adult clothing line for, the upcoming Artie Hammer/Johnny Depp feature The Lone Ranger should have been very low on the pile.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A new political action committee formed to help Democrats keep their majority in the House of Delegates already has about $150,000 in the bank.
Freshman Delegate Stephen Skinner, D-Jefferson, created the House Legislative Committee PAC earlier this year. It's a committee caucus group, affiliated with the Democratic caucus, and the first to explicitly focus on funding Democrat candidates in the House, Skinner said.
"The Democratic caucus is moving forward and is not going to sit back and ignore the fact that we have to have adequate resources to spend to counter the lies that were told in the last election," Skinner said.
Last year Republicans picked up 11 seats in the House, giving them 46 of the 100 seats. Republicans are optimistic they can win the five seats needed for a majority during the 2014 election.
Creating the House Legislative Committee PAC isn't a response to the outcome of the 2012 election but rather to tactics used during the campaign, Skinner said.
"Shining truth on the lies we saw the last time is the best antidote. And the only way we're going to be able to do that effectively is by communicating," he said.
"Unfortunately, it takes money to be able to communicate."
Attorney Marvin Masters, a perennial Democratic donor, chairs the PAC. Masters has donated more than $200,000 to national Democrat candidates and campaigns since 2007, according to election funds tracking website OpenSecrets.org.
On Wednesday, Masters said sometimes candidates don't have the means to respond to attack ads. He never has chaired a PAC before but said he agreed to "help out where I can help out."
Delegate Doug Skaff, D-Kanawha, hosted an April 4 dinner at his South Charleston home for the launch of the PAC, according to the invitation. Skaff told the Daily Mail earlier this week about 150 people attended and donated close to $150,000.
Skinner, treasurer for the PAC, said he didn't know the figure off the top of his head but thought Skaff's numbers were "pretty close to the mark."
The invitation lists House Speaker Rick Thompson and the Democratic Caucus of the House as the official hosts of the event.
"I think it's something that the leadership recognizes is necessary with all of the dark and secret money that's flowing into West Virginia from outside of the state," Skinner said.
"It's not so much in response to pickups but in response to the secret money coming in from outside the state that went to aid the GOP in the last election."
Conrad Lucas, chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party, laughed when asked if there was dark or secret money funding GOP candidates. He said the state party was very successful in increasing individual donations, most of which came from West Virginians.


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What's New
Change to logo and design following request from Facebook.Bug fixes for Chat
App Description
Browse, share and upload Facebook photos. Update you status, add comments and check out your friend's walls.Facebook Chat with your friends all on one screen!
With multi-user login support, filter by friend list or group and instant message notification, Buddies Chat is the must have Facebook Chat experience!
Love Buddies Chat? Check out our new app 'Tap to Facebook Chat' which works on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad!
Featured by Apple in over 50 AppStores Worldwide, Buddies is a hugely popular native Facebook browser for iPad receiving some great reviews:
TheNextWeb.com: ★★★★ "Buddies is pretty much what an official Facebook app would look like."
MacStories.net: "An excellent companion to the regular website which offers neat photo uploading capabilities (something you can't do on Mobile Safari) and multi-account support"
App Changes
November 06, 2010 Initial Release