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In January, a congressional briefing opened with a nod to the Alcoholics Anonymous model: "We're the richest country in the world, and we have a hunger problem," admitted Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA). And poor nutrition often accompanies this hunger, as low-income families adopt eating strategies that fill rather than nourish. Americans below the poverty line consume fewer fruits and vegetables, and more low-quality, processed foods, than people in higher income brackets. Low-income Americans are at the bottom of our nation's food chain: They're hungry, and they're struggling to avoid eating rubbish.
[1] http://sojo.net/magazine/2010/04
[2] http://sojo.net/biography/amy-barger
[3] http://sojo.net/magazine/2010/04/let-them-eat-junk#comment-covenant
[4] http://sojo.net/letter-to-the-editor?post=Let%20Them%20Eat%20Junk
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PwC is committed to providing informed opinions and views on issues affecting businesses and industries in New Zealand. Here you'll find a list of current opinion pieces written by our experts.
[22 February 2015]
The threat of digital disruption has quickly become a serious topic among business leaders. It's a key theme for CEOs in PwC's 18th Annual Global CEO Survey, with well over 50 per cent of international and local CEOs pinpointing the speed of technological change as one of their big concerns.
[1 February 2015]
New Zealanders are increasingly shopping online, and international retail websites are gaining market share from their Kiwi counterparts.
[21 December 2014]
Traditional retail models face an unprecedented challenge, writes Greg Doone.
I sometimes picture a smoky room circa 1998 where the major New Zealand retailers made a secret pact not to invest in ecommerce. Anyone who has lived abroad in the last 10 years will bemoan New Zealand's lack of online shopping options.
[14 December 2014]
The Government should consider prefunding health costs, writes Geof Nightingale.
Snowballing costs for health and pensions will result from New Zealand's ageing population and this ageing demographic is driving Treasury's alarming long-term forecast - by 2060 there will be up to 6 per cent or more of GDP deficit between tax collected and government expenditure.
December 2014
Financial management tools, such as sorted.org.nz and smart banking solutions, have become common in many households across New Zealand.
While the uptake in these tools is encouraging, many New Zealanders are still in the dark as to where to begin their financial journeys.
This is where companies and other organisations can step in to fill the knowledge gapsand many already have, putting the workplace at centre stage.
[23 November 2014]
A briefing for the incoming revenue minister is not light reading, but it is important, writes Geof Nightingale.
The Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) delivered recently are not something most people would usually get excited about. But the Inland Revenue's briefing to reappointed Revenue Minister Todd McClay had plenty of substance.
[2 November 2014]
Kiwi technology firms can look forward to a lot of work out of Inland Revenue's transformation, writes Geof Nightingale.
Inland Revenue have recently been criticised for shutting out New Zealand IT businesses by appointing Dublin-based consultancy Accenture. The company was announced as IR's preferred partner for the initial design stage of its major transformation project that some have estimated could cost about $1.5 billion over the next 10 years.
[1 November 2014]
The privacy of information is an urgent issue for both consumers and businesses, writes Adrian van Hest.
With each high-profile breach that makes the headlines, customers increasingly worry whether their personal information is protected and being used appropriately. Businesses are also on notice: Recent disclosures about government and corporate practices have pushed privacy to the forefront. But,amidst the growing scrutiny,are business leaders looking at the glass half empty?
[12 October 2014]
The number of attacks is soaring but Kiwis are not working hard enough to reduce the risks, writes Adrian van Hest.
As the world continues to move in a digital direction, with an ever-increasing push to do everything online, we see a corresponding rise in cyber security and privacy incidents that New Zealand organisations need to address.
[21 September 2014]
Make no mistake, this issue is not going away, writes Geof Nightingale.
Well, it's Sunday morning and no matter who forms the Government, a tax on capital is coming.
[September 2014]
We have a problem. When it comes to innovation in technology, retailers in New Zealand are falling behind. Retailing is becoming increasingly globalised, with the proportion of offshore purchases compared to domestic on the rise and predicted to reach 44 per cent of all online retail by 2017.
Many businesses have not only adapted but are doing well in the digital environment, such as ASOS, harnessing new buyers through a combination of digital presence, social media prowess and partnerships with bricks and mortar outlets.
[31 August 2014]
Opening the government's books can make or break a party's policies, writes Chris Money.
A couple of weeks ago, there was news every political party contesting this election was waiting for with bated breath previously confidential information that laid bare the results of a carefully managed strategy to manipulate the country's economy and government finances.
[10 August 2014]
Reducing taxes on savings can help build retirement nest eggs, writes Geof Nightingale.
Calls are mounting for the government to stop "over-taxing" New Zealanders' KiwiSavers and term deposits.
According to the Fair Tax for Savers campaign, the two million people in KiwiSaver and 750,000 term deposit holders are paying some of the highest taxes on savings in the world. Reducing these will help boost New Zealanders' retirement nest eggs.
[29 July 2014]
China is a huge market with great potential but can also be very complex and expensive. From my experience, when people ask me how to be successful in the China market, I mention 4 'Ps' - Planning, People, Patience, Profits.
[21 July 2014]
There are big flaws in Labour's capital gains tax, writes Geof Nightingale.
A capital gains tax is one of Labour's proposed elements for a good tax system and at its core is the intention of delivering equity and fairness for all New Zealanders.
Yet, if implemented as it is currently promised, would it really deliver fairness? Well, no, not completely.
[02 July 2014]
Many insurance businesses worldwide are scrambling to keep pace with the increasing impact of digital in their marketplace, yet the ways in which they're responding are too slow. Far from just being another channel, the impact of digital is rapidly transforming what customers expect and creating new opportunities for growth.
It is widely accepted that the speed in which technology advances are happening in an increasingly digital world is the biggest challenge facing business. However, rather than viewing this change with impending doom, most New Zealand CEOs are choosing to really begin to think about their Business strategy in Digital terms and develop strategies to transform their businesses for the future.
[29 June 2014]
Penalties are only part of the story as to why people pay tax and why it matters, writes Geof Nightingale.
[8 June 2014]
We give the IRD personal information so they can assess our tax but how secret are those details? writes Geof Nightingale.
[28 May 2014]
New Zealand must keep its eye on the competition in a market with an urban population of 500 million.
China is now New Zealand's largest trading partner and expansion of economic links with this country will be vital to the New Zealand Government's goal of increasing by 10 percentage points the share of GDP in exports - from 30 per cent to 40 per cent by 2025.
So, let's look at the global financial outlook for our primary industry.
[18 May 2014]
When IRD asks about your own or anybody else's tax affairs, chances are you have to answer, writes Richard Scoular.
[29 April 2014]
PwC Partner and Treasury Management Lead Roger Kerr provides New Zealand interest rate and NZD market commentary.
[20 April 2014]
A change in government in September would shake up taxes, writes Geof Nightingale. There's no win-win situation when it comes to designing a tax system. One person's tax break or government assistance is funded by another person's tax payment or tax increase. Making those judgements about who gets and who pays is the tough job we give our politicians. And, as we head into this year's election, one of the decisions voters will be faced with is different tax policy choices.
[30 March 2014]
Through major business process and technology changes, a world-class tax and social support system is on the horizon. Inland Revenue, the government department that touches almost all Kiwi's most of the time, is two years into its Transformation Project, a long-term plan to modernize the way that it engages with us.
[14 March 2014]
The face of retail continues to change rapidly as technology empowers consumers to reach for their wallets wherever they are. With the tap of a finger and increasing expectations, customers are driving change in the retail business model. How are you responding?
[17 December 2013]
Our Kiwi retailers have been embracing digital change. This doesn't mean they're abandoning their High Street stores - simply designing the shopping experience around the needs of today's tech savvy shoppers.
[31 October 2013]
Online shopping is changing the way we buy and sell, with Kiwi shoppers predicted to spend $3.65 billion this year. Yet, should it also change the way we collect sales tax on overseas purchases?
[24 October 2013]
PwC Partner and cybersecurity specialist Colin Slater offers his perspectives on the US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework.
[6 September 2013]
Partner Roger Kerr talks about the importance of implementing a currency hedging policy to help with the reducing the risk on variables that can materially hurt the financial performance of a business.
[2 September 2013]
Your customer ought to be the beating heart of your business. And this heart beat now extends further than your digital strategy: you need a business strategy that's fit for the digital age.
[31 August 2013]
Many property landlords feel the tax system is a disaster zone these days. The lack of tax deductions for earthquake strengthening costs only reinforces this view. So, what is the earthquake strengthening issue? Can no tax deductions be claimed? And how do investors make sure they aren't on shaky ground with Inland Revenue?
[11 July 2013]
PwC Director and Forensic Services specialist Stephen Drain explains why banks, casinos, finance companies, lenders and other private companies whose activities fall within the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act have been given their marching orders: invest and comply with the new rules.
[18 December 2012]
The Minister of Finance and the Treasury released two key documents that signal the direction the economy and Government will take over the next few years. The Budget Policy Statement (BPS) signals the Government's strategic intentions for Budget 2013 and outlines the most important opportunities, constraints and challenges.
[11 July 2012]
"GST is further changing and New Zealand businesses need to prepare now," is the message from PwC GST Partner Eugen Trombitas. Mr Trombitas warns businesses of the importance and impacts of the Government's changes to GST and how it will affect them.
[28 January 2012]
The saying goes "imitation is the best form of flattery" and it is certainly the case when it comes to the European Commission announcing a new Value Added Tax (VAT) strategy in the European Commission's "Communication on the Future of European VAT" released in December.
[January 2012]
Last year was 12 months of fraud, espionage, online warfare, hacktivism and other evils: Businesses have never felt so vulnerable to attack. New Zealand enterprises now face a real threat to their reputations, profits and futures - cybercrime.
This country - previously considered a relatively safe haven - has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of crimes committed using computers and the internet.
[2 January 2012]
In the next five years more than 40% of New Zealand's small and medium-sized businesses will come on to the market as baby boomers seek to cash out and retire.
With small businesses making up 97% of all New Zealand enterprises, this represents a significant number of business sales and a boom for would-be business owners. But, what does this mean for sellers? In the minds of many soon-to-be retirees, a picture of retirement happiness is likely to be something that resembles a permanent summer break provided for by a lifetime's worth of hard work invested in their former business. Yet for most, this vision of family time spent by the bach could likely be shattered when the business value is tested on the open market.
[29 December 2011]
The growing gap between New Zealand's rich and poor has had a lot of media attention in recent years.
Or maybe it's just the general election was this year, and "the haves" and "the have nots" are always a popular topic for politicians. No matter which side of the political fence they sit on, the main message is always clear, each promises to do its bit to reduce inequality, based on their perception of the issue.
[21 December 2011]
For many in Taranaki's business community, 2011 won't be remembered with any fondness. It's been a tough year for our business leaders and if we're smart, we'll take a cautious approach and position our businesses for the rough ride to continue in the months ahead. Yet, let's reflect back and learn from the experiences of the past and re-evaluate our business strategies and plans to fit with a turbulent economy.
[22 March 2011]
From 1 April 2011 most sales of land (and buildings) between GST-registered persons will be zero-rated for GST purposes under new rules referred to as compulsory zero-rating (CZR) of land transactions.

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28th February 2015, Aberdeen:
Strictly Come Dancing's charismatic choreographer and performer hosts a spectacular night of dance and music with his latest extravaganza.
23rd - 28th February 2015, Edinburgh:
Following its record-breaking West End run this new production of Twelve Angry Men brings to the stage the taut brilliance of the 1957 three-time Academy Award nominated film.
5th March 2015, Peebles:
One of Scotland's most recognised and accomplished fiddle players and composers, Duncan has spent most of his life developing his unique musical voice.
27th & 28th February 2015, Glasgow:
Attended by over three million people, The X Factor Live Tour has been one of the most successful annual arena tours in the UK for the past ten years.
3rd March 2015, Fife:
M6 Theatre's imaginative new production for the very young is set in the charming world of a traditional Alpine Weather House.


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I will be making a 2/3 day trip out to Hidden Falls around Mid November. Maybe the 16th - 18th, but dates are flexible for me. Depending on who comes out decides what trails we do out there. Also, night wheeling is happening. Going to plan on bringing a grill or two, food, beer, and whatever else we can find. Should be a good time out there and looking forward to meeting some new faces.
Here is the spot I camp at, it is nice and has lights to turn on around the campsite. Really cool place.
Depending on when my lady gets off work, she might have Friday off. If that's the case, I will be setting up around 10-11am and hoping to start Grilling lunch around 1pm Friday.
***(Looks like I will be arriving into camp around 5pm. 7pm at the latest.)
Food: I will be bringing as much meat as possible from my workplace. As much as I can afford atleast, also if anyone else has grilles, please bring them. I have a small R2D2 Ol' Smokey that aint so big.
1. Oury - (Friday - Sunday) +1
2. Sean - (Friday - ?)
3. Randy - (sometime maybe?)
4. Chris - (Friday - Sunday)
5. Rich - (Friday - Saturday) +1?
6. Lyndall - (Friday - Sunday)
7. Brian - (Some How Some Way)
8. Mark - (Saturday - Sunday) +1
9. Zech - (Weekend Warrior)
10. Trev - (Weekend Warrior)
11. T-Rey - (SA Convoy Anyone?)
12. Jason - (Its closer than Colorado)
13. Michael- (Friday night- Sunday)
Here is some more info on park fee's:


text: Ken Moffat wrote: <snip /> > Don't believe that the documentation - particularly basic build > documentation - in *any* package is necessarily complete or up to > date. Hopefully, the build docs are close enough to let you compile > without too much trouble, but anything better than that in the > tarball is a real bonus. > > Or, have I totally misunderstood your point ? (I can be *really* > good at doing that, sometimes.) > > ĸen *Perhaps* what Chris is trying to understand is how you use "make $DESTDIR" and tools like "tree" to find out what the standard build commands do and how/why they get changed? Just a thought - I know that was often something I had pondered before I found out! It's what I used to work out what Asterisk does and enabled me to tailor my build commands so everything went where I wanted it... Cheers Alan -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com


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US 3187745 A Abstract available in Claims available in Description (OCR text may contain errors) June 8, 1965 J. N. BAUM ETAL 3,187,745 ELECTRODES Filed Aug. 1, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fae-.1 FIG-.3 IE: 6.5 Pas-.6 INVENTORS BENJAMIN H. DemmsomJa (ZJEIZQME N AUM ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,187,745 ELECTRODES Jerome N. Baum, Alexandria, and Benjamin Herman Dennison, In, Arlington, Va., assignors to Melpar, Inc., Falls Church, Va., a corporation of Delaware Filed Aug. 1, 1961, Ser. No. 128,416 2 Claims. (Cl. 128-436) The present invention relates generally to electrodes suitable for mounting on animals or humans and, more particularly, to such electrodes adapted to provide constant electrical connections between the wearer and the electrical readout apparatus, even while the wearer is moving considerably. In measuring electric potentials generated by cardiac or other muscle, or the brain of an animal or human, a metal electrode is generally placed in direct contact with the skin by placing an electrolytic paste, gel or a fluid between the metal surface and the skin. It has been found that this type of electrode is not acceptable for subjects who are moving to any great extent, such as ambulatory patients, and human or animal subjects undergoing dynamic tests in rockets, space craft, etc. As the subject moves, contact between the skin and electrode is not constantly maintained, causing the signal picked up by the electrode to fade and contain considerable noise. Many of the prior electrode elements have not operated in optimum manner for space flights, where the subject is preferably equipped with transducers long before their operation is desired. This frequently results in evaporation of the electrolyte, thus increasing the resistance between the subject and the electrode, and causing sufiiciently great attenuation of the feeble signal generated to render it unintelligible, even after amplification. Space flight equipment for measuring voltages generated by human and animal subjects have frequently necessitated the use of shielded cable on the subject, because of the feebly generated signal. of considerable nuisance to the subject and installation personnel. Also, the adverse elfects of the leads, straps and constrictions necessary in the prior devices greatly reduce their utility for ambulatory patients, as well as dynamic test subjects. Our invention obviates these defects of the prior art, by employing a transducer with a metal electrode remotely located from the skin at all points. An electrical connection between the skin and the electrode is established with an electrolyte permeating the volume between the skin and metal electrode. With this arrangement, the resistance between the skin and metal electrode remains substantially constant for great amounts of body move ment because the same area of electrolyte is always contacting the body. There exists in the prior art, an electrode employing a cup shaped metal electrode member having a lip adapted to contact the skin. Electrolyte is placed in the cup, which is then secured to the skin by a collodion. The utilization of collodion is not desirable since it is diflicult to apply and inconvenient to handle. This electrode is not suitable for many situations in which the subject is undergoing dynamic influences, and is not readily stored preparatory to use. Since the metal electrode is making substantial contact with the skin in the prior device, normally a large percentage of the generated current flows directly between the metal and skin. Thus, movement by the subject results in considerable variation in skin to electrode resistance, with attendant fading and noise in the signal. As the subject moves, the amount of electrolyte between the electrode and the skin varies, causing a further change in resistance to increase the inaccuracy of the electrode measurements. To obviate these undesirable features of the prior art, This has proven to be a cause ice the present invention employs, in one embodiment, a resilient annular member for holding the electrolyte, and a disc shaped member, to which the metal electrode is secured and maintained remotely from the skin of the subject. The annular member is secured to the subject in any appropriate manner and electrolyte is inserted therein. The electrolyte gel is inserted in the annular member by filling, and the disc is secured to the annulus so the space between the electrode and skin is filled with electrolyte. In the alternative, the electrolyte is contained in a rupturable capsule which is broken after the disc is placed on the annular member. In another embodiment of the present invention, the electrode is mounted on the upper surface of a cap shaped member having flexible adhesive secured thereto. A protective cover for the adhesive stretches across the opening in the cap, thus providing a space in which a capsule, containing the electrolyte, may be located, or which may be filled with electrolyte by a syringe after the unit is secured in place on the subject. With this type of structure, the units may be manufactured, stored and used in strip form, which is especially convenient for personnel applying the units to the subject. In both embodiments, the entire unit is resilient, since the element is fabricated from a flexible rubber or plastic, such as Silastic, and a wire mesh is employed as the electrode, thus enabling the unit to conform to the skin contours as the subject moves. Accordingly, the area of electrolyte contacting the skin remains constant, as does the skin to mesh impedance. Also, annoyance to the subject is minimized, contrary to the prior art metal cup. By employing a structure having two separate parts, one for containing the electrolyte, and the other for holding the electrode, the present invention permits the unit to be secured to the subject long before the electrolyte is released. This is highly desirable in test operations, where release of the electrolyte greatly in advance of the operation is annoying to the subject, and can result in considerable electrolyte evaporation prior to time of desired use, thereby increasing resistance to such an extent that the electrode signal is too feeble and variable to be useful. It has been found that with the present invention, there is no necessity to employ shielded cable on the subject, because the signal picked-up is of sufiicient amplitude to be detected above the noise pick-up level. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved electrode for human and animal subjects, particularly adapted for subjects undergoing dynamic influences. It is another object to provide a new and improved electrode wherein the electrical resistance between the skin of the subject tested and the lead wires remains substantially constant, even when the subject is moving to a considerable extent. A further object is to provide an electrode that is installable on a subject long prior to the time it is to function, wherein resistance between the subject and the lead wires does not become excessive before the electrode is desired to function. An additional object is to provide an electrode for monitoring voltages generated by the brain or muscles, e.g. cardiac, of a human or animal which does not necessitate the use of straps, constructions or shielded cables to provide the amplifier with the proper signals. It is a further object of the present invention to provide an electrode particularly adapted for use on subjects undergoing dynamic conditions which is easy to utilize, inexpensive, and yet highly reliable. The above and still further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description of one specific embodiment thereof, especially when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: FIGURE 1 is a top view of one embodiment of the annular base member according to the present invention. FIGURE 2 is a partial sectional side view of the structure disclosed in FIGURE 1 taken along the lines '22. FIGURE 3 is a top view of the cap adapted for use with the base of FIGURES 1 and 2. FIGURE 4 is a sectional side view of the structure illustrated in FIGURE 3 taken along the lines 4-4. FIGURE 5 is a partial sectional side view of the base of a modification of the structure of FIGURE 1. FIGURE 6 isv a partial sectional side view of the cap adapted for use with the structure of FIGURE 5. FIGURE 7 is a partial sectional side view of another modification of the base. FIGURE 8 is a partial sectional side view of the cap adapted to be utilized with the base of FIGURE 7. FIGURE 9 is a partial sectional side view of an additional modification of the base. FIGURE 10 is a partial sectional side view of the cap utilized with the base of FIGURE 9. FIGURE 11 is an illustration of themanner in which the structures of FIGURES 1-4 are assembled on a subject of interest. FIGURE 12 is an illustration of one method for inserting electrolyte into the embodiments of FIGURES 1-10. FIGURE 13 is a plane view of another embodiment of the present invention; and FIGURE 14 is a side sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIGURE 13 taken along the lines 14-14. FIGURES 1 and 2 are illustrations of the top and side views, respectively, of the container member 13, according to one embodiment of the present invention wherein FIGURE 2 is a partial sectional view of FIGURE 1 taken along the lines 22. Container 13 comprises an annular base member 14 having a flat bottom adapted to contact the skin of the subject, to which it is applied and an enclosed, circular aperture 15, having side walls 16 extending therefrom to form a well, wherein the top of the well is in contact with member 14, and the bottom thereof is open. The cap 17, illustrated in FIGURESB and 4 in plane and side views respectively, includes a circular disc .18 having a side wall 19extending at right angles thereto. Wire mesh metal electrode 21, made of any suitable material such as the noble metals silver, gold or platinum, is secured to the interior of cap 17, and to the underside of disc 18 by cement. An aperture is provided in cap 17 through which lead 22 extends and establishes electrical contact between the mesh electrode 21, and the necessary amplifiers 30, FIGURE 11, employed with the electrode structure. Tit 23, constructed of flexible electrically insulating material, e.g. rubber or plastic, is secured to cap 17, and provides the physical connection between lead 22 and the metal electrode 21. Container 13 and cap 17 are both manufactured from a suitable resilient electrically insulating material, preferably similar to tit 23. In certain embodiments, it is preferable for base 13 and cap 17 to be made of such material that is puncturable and self sealing, since a hypodermic syringe must be inserted therein and withdrawn to insert the electrolyte. In use, cap 17 is secured to container 13 by cement, so that the interior of sidewalls 19 engage the exterior of sidewalls 16, and metal electrode 21 contacts the upper edge of sidewalls 16. FIGURES 5 to 10 indicate modifications in the container member 13, and cap member 17, which may be employed to more easily accomplish fastening thereof to each other. In the container 13 of FIGURE 5, a lip 24 is provided on the upper edge of sidewall 16 to accomrnodate a flange 25 on the sidewall 19 of cap 13 of FIGURE 6. Flange 25 extends parallel to disc 18 of cap 13, and inwardly toward the aperture thereof opposite electrode 21. Since both the container 13 and cap 17 4; are constmcted of resilient material, flange 24 securely engages the upper surface of lip 25, and the cap and container are secured to each other solely by friction. In the assembly of FIGURES 7 and 8, the sidewall 16 of container 13 is tapered inwardly from base member 14, and sidewall 19 of the cap 17 is tapered outwardly from base member 18. The tapers and relative position of sidewalls 16 and 19 when the container in the cap are assembled are such that the sidewalls engage each other solely by friction, and retain the electrolyte between the skin surface of the subject surrounded by base member 14 and the metal electrode 21. In the embodiments of FIGURES 9 and 10, the sidewall 16 of container member 13 is provided with suitable threads 26 for engaging the recess threaded portion 27 of cap 17, which is formed on the interior sidewalls thereof. Thus, the liquid electrolyte is secured within the annular region between the sidewalls of container 13 and is maintained in place by a threaded relationship between container 13 and cap 17. With the modifications of FIGURES 5-10, employing only friction to secure container 13 to cap 17, the necessity for cement to secure these elements together is obviated. FIGURE 11 illustrates the complete electrode unit when assembled and cemented to the skin 23 of the sub ject to which it is adhered. The electrolyte 29, preferably in the form of a gel having the trade-name Redux, is filled between the sidewalls 16 of container 13, having the underside of its base member 14 cemented to the skin 23 of the subject. The gel is filled slightly above the top of sidewalls 16, so that the complete volume between the skin 28 of the subject and wire'mesh metal electrode 21 is filled, thereby establishing substantially constant electrical resistance between the skin 28 of the subject, and metal electrode 21, when cap 17 is secured to container 13, so that the top edges of sidewalls 16 engage the lower surface of electrode 21 and the interior sidewalls 19 of cap 17. In the embodiment illustrated in FIGURE 12 it is essential that container 13 and cap 17 be constructed of a puncturable, selfsealing material, e.g. Silastic, so that syringe 41 may be employed to fill the container 13 with electrolyte after the complete unit has been assembled on the subject. Syringe 41, containing liquid electrolyte 42, is inserted through container 13 so it pierces sidewall 16 thus enabling the electrolyte 29 to be filled in the volume between the skin 28 of the subject and mesh electrode 21. .To ensure complete permeation of the electrolyte 12 through the enclosed volume and constant skinto-electrode resistance, another syringe 43 is employed to pierce disc 18 and mesh 21, to withdraw substantial amounts of air from the space between skin 28 and disc 18. After the well formed by container 13 and disc 18 is filled with electrolyte, syringes 43 and 41 are removed in the order named, and wall 16 and cap 18 seal themselves so no electrolyte escapes. It is necessary for syringe 43 to be withdrawn first so that it will not withdraw electrolyte from the well. FIGURES l3 and 14 are illustrations of another embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIGURE 14 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in the plane View of FIGURE 13 taken along the line 1414. In this embodiment, a substantially U-shaped cap member 31 made of a resilient, puncturable, self sealing material, such as employed for container 13 or cap 17, is provided with rectangular flanges 32 disposed at right angles to one edge of sidewalls 33. Metal electrode 21 is disposed interiorly of cap 13 and is secured to the interior surface of rectangular member 34, which forms the base of cap 31. Flexible, ventilated, adhesive strips 35 and 36 are secured on opposite sides of flanges 32. Strips 35 and 36, with flanges 32 comprise the base for the electrode which is adapted to be secured to the skin of the subject. On the underside of the thus formed base, a protective stripable cover 37 is provided, so the adhesive surface of strips 35 and 36 cannot become attached to foreign objects prior to the desired period of use. The relationship between strips 35 and 36 and flange member 32 with protective cover 37 is similar to the Band-Aid type construction, known for medical purposes. When cover 37 is removed, the unit is applied to the skin of the subject by adhesive on the undersides of strips 35 and 36, as shown in the drawings. Prior to application of the electrode of FIGURES 13 and 14 to the subject, the electrolyte is retained in the space between electrode 21 and protective cover 37 by being enclosed in a capsule 39 or in a saturated sponge. After cover 37 is removed and the unit is placed on the skin of the subject, capsule 39 is broken by a water filled syringe inserted through the top surface 34 of cap 31 and wire mesh 21. The water added by the syringe where mixed with electrolyte 38, results in an electrolyte that completely fills the volume between the skin of the sub ject and mesh 21 to establish good, low resistance contact between the subject and lead 22. With this structure, electrolyte does not evaporate, because of its unexposed relationship to the air prior to utilization, and there is no necessity for maintaining a supply of electrolyte for utilization of personnel attaching the electrode to the subject. Of course, with this construction member 34 must be self-sealing when the syringe is removed. When utilizing a sponge for electrolyte storage, the sponge is compressed between mesh 21 and cover 37 prior to application of the electrode to the subject. After cover 37 is removed and the electrode applied to the subject, the sponge expands sufi'iciently between the skin of the subject and mesh 21 to establish electric conduction between them through the stored electrolyte. With the sponge, evaporation is a minimum because the space between electrode 21 and protective cover 37 is completely enclosed, and little or no air is permitted to circulate therein to cause evaporation either prior or subsequent to electrode application. In the alternative, electrolyte is inserted in the space between the skin of the subject and electrode member 21 by inserting a syringe through sidewall 33 into the aforementioned space. Accordingly, electrolyte fills the space and air is withdrawn by a further syringe, as illustrated in FIGURE 12 for the two piece construction. Since cap 31 is self-sealing, there is no leakage therefrom after the syringes have been removed and the electrolyte is retained in the electrode structure. Thus, with the structure of FIGURES 13 and 14, a well is formed having its top engaging the surface of the subject and its bottom comprising disc member 34 and metal electrode 21 remotely disposed from the top of the well and the skin surface. Also this type unit may easily be manufactured in a series of elongated strips with one electrode unit secured to another, thus facilitating use and storage. It is thus seen that in all of the disclosed embodiments, electrode 21 is always remotely disposed with relation to the skin of the subject and is maintained in place at the top of the well forming aperture 15, sidewalls 16, and disc 18. Since both container 13 and cap 17 are approximately the same resiliency as the skin of the animal or human subject, being fabricated from a resilient plastic or rubber, such as Silastic, any movement of the subject is followed by the electrode structure and the resistance between the skin 28 of the subject and metal wire mesh electrode 21 remains substantially constant because the contact area between the skin and electrolyte interface remains substantially constant. Since container member 13 may be installed long prior to performance of the particular test, 6 without having electrolyte filled in the well, the unit can be rendered partially ready at the convenience of the subject and installation crew. The entire unit can be completely installed just prior to the accomplishment of a test, thus reducing the probability of evaporation to nil. It should be apparent that the electrode of the present invention may be utilized for supplying electric currents to the body of the subject as well as for picking up voltages generated by it. For both uses, resistance between the skin of the subject and the metal mesh electrode remains substantially constant even while the subject is moving to a great extent. Thus, generated noise is a minimum and signal fading is greatly reduced. In supplying electric currents to the body, a given voltage will produce a uniform response. While we have described and illustrated one specific embodiment of our invention, it will be clear that variations of the details of construction which are specifically illustrated and described may be resorted to Without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. We claim: 1. In a system for deriving signals in response to voltages generated by the muscles of a human or animal subject without deriving significant noiseeven when the subject is moving, an electrode unit having a cup composed entirely of electrically insulating material, said cup including a substantially planar rim adapted to be secured to the skin of said subject, said rim defining the mouth of said cup, an amplifier electrically connected to be responsive to the signal picked up by said electrode unit, the improvement in said unit comprising: a single electrode mounted within said cup and completely removed from its month, an electrolyte completely filling the volume of said cup so that the only signal path between the skin of the subject and said electrode is through said electrolyte and the resistance of said path remains substantially constant despite movement of said subject. 2. In a system for deriving signals in response to voltage generated by the muscles of a human or animal subject without deriving significant noise even when the subject is moving, an electrode unit having a cup composed entirely of electrically insulating material having approximately the same flexibility as the skin of the subject, said cup including a substantially planar rim adapted to be secured to the skin of said subject, said rim defining the mouth of said cup, an amplifier electrically connected to be responsive to the signal picked up by said electrode unit, the improvement in said unit comprising: a single electrode mounted within said cup and completely removed from its mouth, said electrode covering approximately the same area as the mouth of said cup, an electrolyte completely filling the volume of said cup so that the only signal path between the skin of the subject and said electrode is through said electrolyte and the resist-. ance of said path remains substantially constant despite movement of said subject. References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 542,508 7/95 Van Tllyl 128-172. 1 2,493,155 1/50 McMillan 128-172.1 2,621,657 12/52 Leech 128-417 2,632,447 3/53 Dobes 128-4l7 2,718,224 9/55 Apstein 1282.06 2,898,910 8/59 Gross et a1. 128-456 2,948,767 8/60 Johnson et a1 136-90 RICHARD A. GAUDET, Primary Examiner. Patent Citations
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Chris Illuminati took to Tumblr to share something pretty cool with us. Chris quit his job to be a stay-at-home father for his newly born son.
Chris Illuminati took to Tumblr to share something pretty cool with us. Chris quit his job to be a stay-at-home father for his newly born son.
Personality surveys are pretty standard in many schools. They exist to give the staff a little insight into the life of the child they are responsible for taking care of. This father was asked to fill this out on behalf of his 11-month-old daughter, and fill it out he did. I can't be sure about the type of responses the daycare was expecting, but this father gave some very honest and hilarious answers to the silly questionnaire.
As disturbing and shocking as this headline is, believe it or not, it gets worse. Please feel free to read on, but be cautioned that this gets rather graphic.
We've seen a lot of this from parents in the past year: Parents catch their child doing something, such as this cyber bullying, and then force them to do some public humiliation.
Absolutely hilarious.
Dale Price might arguably be the most embarrassing dad on the planet to a 15 year old....and the funniest.
Bad parents? Ridiculous name? None of our business?
Cute alert: This was voted one of the most popular videos of 2013. It started out as a Vine and made its way across the internet. It only took seven seconds to make.
This is pretty cool. After mom passed away, the father and his daughter recreated the couple's wedding photos.
Uhh, the next Michael Jordan? What the heck -- this kid is incredible!
In the clip you get that the school recently instituted a new pick-up policy that asks parents to wait in a line of cars before their children are released from school. The man you see in the video Jim Howe thinks that the line of cars caused safety issues
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Security Sales & Integration announces the finalists for the 20th annual SAMMY (Sales & Marketing) Awards. Stanley Security leads with seven nominations.A new research reports projects the perimeter security market will sustain its current growth rate through 2019.
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Security Sales & Integration announces the finalists for the 20th annual SAMMY (Sales & Marketing) Awards. Stanley Security leads with seven nominations.
SSI Staff · February 27, 2015
The $329.5 million cash transaction will allow Tyco to offer customers a full range of fire-safety solutions across both fixed and portable detection.
SSI Staff · February 27, 2015
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) honored six products during its Excellence in Product Innovation Awards at NSCA's Business and Leadership Conference in Tampa, Fla. Chief's ConnexSys Video Wall Mounting System took home the Most Innovative Product, as well as an accolade for most installer-friendly product.
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The state's alarm association tells its members a state senator has proposed two bills that could once again usher in monopolistic fire alarm monitoring by fire districts.
Rodney Bosch · February 27, 2015
Tyco Security Products' Tim Myers will demonstrate how DSC's PowerSeries Neo home security system works on special segment on Lifetime's Designing Spaces television show.
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Pivot3 wants to use its new funding to provide customers with the latest hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions to support additional IT workloads.
SSI Staff · February 26, 2015
So you've been tasked with designing a video surveillance system. Whether it be a large commercial project or a residential job, your first step is determining the required degree of security and then tailoring it to the specific application type. The more a security professional knows about CCTV and video surveillance, the more likely he or she is to get a larger share of the project.
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A former Arizona law enforcement officer is using kites and balloons to gather forensic video evidence for crime-scene analysis and accident reconstruction.
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Fresno-based monitoring center claims to maximize community resources, combats false alarms at more than double efficiency of national average.
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Quick story: I arrive at the club on open Middle Sunday, to walk around the empty grounds for an hour, meet a friend, and use the WiFi. I stroll by the practice courts and pass Jelena Jankovic and her mother. J.J. is grimacing in pain. She is mummified in tape. Mom looks concerned. At one point J.J. grabs a railing for support and adjusts this blue bandage on her knee. I notice that it's about 2:20 p.m. and assume she's early bailed on a practice session that began at 2:00 p.m. Had one been so inclined -- and I assure you I was not -- they could very easily have profited from this inside information. Jankovic, though favored to win, barely put up a fight in her next match, no surprise to anyone who'd seen so gimpy the day before. Points: A) Before, absent concrete evidence, we accused people of fixing matches, we should consider this more plausible situation. Person A witnesses something -- eg, Jankovic exhibiting less mobility than Grandpa Simpson -- and either places a bet or calls his buddy to share this tip. Doesn't make it right, but least the purity of competition isn't being undermined. B) You are a fool to bet on tennis. Someone always has superior information.


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Review: RunKeeper, MapMyRun
- Thursday April 21, 2011
Can a smartphone help you train better? We put apps from Runkeeper and MapMyRun — plus a host of accessories — to the test.
Can a smartphone help you train better? We put apps from Runkeeper and MapMyRun — plus a host of accessories — to the test.
This Skywatch's stark black face and white hands are the picture of clarity, but the black-on-black chrono dials cause a lot of squinting.
With the Ajax, Spot has built a simple and dependable city bike. But the super-quiet belt drive pushes it to the head of the pack.
With a new lacing system and extra padding in high-impact areas, Vibram's Bikila LS shoes are great for serious runners.
With these waterproof headphones and airtight armband smartphone case, you can listen to music anywhere you choose to run, splash or ride.
These kicks finds a happy middle ground between hefty trails shoes and lightweight, barefoot-style running shoes.
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More than just a solar charger for your iPhone, the Eton Raptor is positively bursting with survival tech. But good luck with the buttons.
The barefoot running craze has the most dedicated athletes shucking the high-tech trainers in favor of totally naked feet. But the rest of us have settled into one of a handful barefoot-style shoes, or something in between — so-called minimal shoes that marry the feel and fit of a low-drop shoe with a little more cushioning and protection.


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Postcards are extremely popular to collectors because they portray a lot of subjects, from picturesque landscapes to portraits of famous people. They can even portray various forms of art, architecture and events. Postcards may also be considered as indicators of history, but it all depends on the determining factors that a certain postcard portrays. There are lots of people who appreciate the value of postcards, which is why many of them collect postcards as a hobby. Postcard collecting is technically known as deltiology, and is now considered one of the popular collectible hobbies.Â
Theodore Hooke posted the first picture postcard in 1840. It was a hand painted postcard depicting the post office and its workers. Apparently, it was Theodore Hooke himself who posted it as a practical joke, as it featured caricatures of the postal office workers themselves. The US postal card was first conceptualized and patented by John P. Charlton in 1861. He eventually sold the rights to Hymen Lipman, who added borders to the postal cards. These cards though, did not contain images and were known as âLipmanâs Postal Cardsâ. A few years later, Leon Besnardeau made another picture postcard version. The postcard, which was completed in 1870, became the first picture postcard in Britain. It depicts emblematic images on one side of the postcard. However, there is no existing evidence indicating Leon Besnardeau mailed this postcard without an envelope. The postcard contains an inscription reading âWar of 1870. Camp Conlie. Souvenir of the National Defence. Army of Brittanyâ. A year after Britainâs first picture postcard was created, the first picture postcard that served as a souvenir came from Vienna. The following year, the first advertising card was distributed in Great Britain. In 1874, the first German postcard became available to the public.Â
In 1873, Morgan Envelope Factory was the first to develop the American postcard. In the same year as well, John Creswell, who was the postmaster during that time, presented the first pre-stamped postcards. The main function of these postcards was to make convenient means for people to easily send notes. Two decades later, the post office created the first postcard souvenir to inform the masses of the Worldâs Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This boosted the sales of the postcards. In 1880s as well, the cards depicting other forms of images became extremely popular. This has led to the âGolden Ageâ of postcards until the 1890s.Â
On May 19, 1898, the post office ceased the monopoly on printing postcards because Congress passed the Private Mailing Card Act to enable publishers to create and distribute their own postcards. However, there was a prohibition. These âpostcardsâ were not supposed to be called âpostcardsâ but only âsouvenir cardsâ. Fortunately, the lawmakers lifted the said prohibition in 1901. This enabled the private publishers to use the word "postcard".Â
Postcards became popular especially during the early 1900s, when postcard publishing companies printed images of buildings and other structures. In 1908 alone, there were approximately 700 million postcards mailed. Almost two decades later came the âwhite borderâ era. This era featured postcards with white borders around them. Eventually the âwhite borderâ era was replaced by the âlinen cardâ era, which took place in the early 1930s. These linen cards feature a texture similar to linen cloth. This âlinen cardâ trend lasted until the 1950s. The âchrome eraâ, on the other hand, started in the late 1930s but its popularity only flourished a couple of decades later and is still in vogue today.
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a1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
a2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
a3 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
a4 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
a5 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among Aboriginal schoolchildren aged 7–12 years living in remote areas in Pos Betau, Pahang, Malaysia to investigate the potential determinants influencing the cognitive function and educational achievement of these children. Cognitive function was measured by intelligence quotient (IQ), while examination scores of selected school subjects were used in assessing educational achievement. Blood samples were collected to assess serum Fe status. All children were screened for soil-transmitted helminthes. Demographic and socio-economic data were collected using pre-tested questionnaires. Almost two-thirds (67·6 %) of the subjects had poor IQ and most of them (72·6 %) had insufficient educational achievement. Output of the stepwise multiple regression model showed that poor IQ was significantly associated with low household income which contributed the most to the regression variance (r2 0·059; P = 0·020). Low maternal education was also identified as a significant predictor of low IQ scores (r2 0·042; P = 0·043). With educational achievement, Fe-deficiency anaemia (IDA) was the only variable to show significant association (r2 0·025; P = 0·015). In conclusion, the cognitive function and educational achievement of Aboriginal schoolchildren are poor and influenced by household income, maternal education and IDA. Thus, effective and integrated measures to improve the nutritional and socio-economic status of rural children would have a pronounced positive effect on their education.
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Abbreviations: IDA, Fe-deficiency anaemia; IQ, intelligence quotient; STH, soil-transmitted helminthes; TS, total scores of the three school subjects


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UPN's 'Amish in the City' to premiere July 28
By Wade Paulsen, 07/08/2004
Give Les Moonves, the head of TV networks UPN and CBS, credit -- he's learned through bitter experience that with reality TV, sometimes it's best to avoid the media limelight altogether.
According to
Daily Variety
, UPN has finished filming its controversial reality-documentary show
Amish in the City
and will debut the show with back-to-back episodes from 8-10 PM on Wednesday, July 28. After the premiere,
Amish in the City
will air Wednesdays at 8 PM.
UPN and producer New Line Television (part of Time Warner) have kept their plans for the show under wraps since it received a
disastrous reception
at the Winter Television Press Tour in January. Although two of the three executive producers of the show made the critically-acclaimed documentary
The Devil's Playground
about the Amish coming-of-age rite called "rumspringa" (which loosely translates to "running wild"), TV critics scorned the show's lack of political correctness, and politicians quickly picked up the torch, trying to stop the show the way they
stopped CBS's planned reality TV update
The Beverly Hillbillies
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Moonves failed to help his cause with the TV critics when he joked that the reason UPN was proceding with
Amish in the City
was that "we couldn't do
The Beverly Hillbillies
" but "the Amish don't have as good a lobbying group."
In the silliest twist, U.S. congressman Joe Pitts (R-PA), who represents a district with a significant number of Amish residents, compared UPN's plans for the show to "CBSs scandalous Super Bowl half-time show" (his words) featuring Janet Jackson's breast-baring "costume malfunction." Apparently he meant that CBS and UPN would do anything to get ratings -- but we doubt that CBS gained even one viewer as a result of the unexpected antics of Michael Jackson's sister, which overshadowed a great football game between New England and Carolina.
Pitts and 50 other U.S. representatives actually put their higher mental faculties on hold for long enough to sign a petition demanding that Moonves kill the show. Perhaps the "Amish 51" might spend a few moments contemplating why their own venture into pop culture might make young people cynical about the seriousness of politics and politicians. ("Boxers or briefs?")
To permit the political firestorm to die down, Moonves and UPN simply stopped discussing the show, even omitting any mention of it from the May "upfront" pitches to advertisers. As a result, some critics of the show
thought it had been cancelled
. However, executive producers Steven Cantor and Daniel Laikind (
The Devil's Playground
) and Jon Kroll (
Big Brother
) quietly cast five Amish young adults (three men, two women) on rumspringa and their six "English" roommates from diverse backgrounds (three men, three women), then put them in a Hollywood Hills home for two months.
During rumspringa, Amish teenagers go into the "English" world to experience it and to test the strength of their religious beliefs. If they return, they are formally baptized into the Amish church, following the Anabaptist tradition of adult baptism from which the Amish evolved. However, if they choose not to return ... well, that's where "shunning" (called "Meidung," or social avoidance, by Amish founder Jakob Amman) comes in, because the young person is then ostracized by his or her family and home community ... which may be a large part of the reason that 90% of Amish youths choose to return home after rumspringa.
According to the producers, there was no pressure put on any of the young people to do anything but experience "English" culture during their time on the show. Some of the filmed events included the Amish and their roommates working with the mentally disabled, attending a "red carpet" movie premiere, visitng the Pacific Ocean and helicoptering to a resort island.
noted that the producers wouldn't confirm whether any of the Amish flew on airplanes during the show but hinted that the idea was at least discussed.
The "English" include a handsome swim teacher, a fashion-forward party girl, a colorful club promoter, a busboy/musician, an inner-city student, and a strict vegan. In the ensuing blending of cultures, the Amish showed them the meaning of a lifestyle dedicated to faith, modesty and unadorned means, while they introduced the Amish to the pleasures and problems of modern city life. (For anyone curious to learn more about the Amish prior to the show, this
essay by D.R. Elder of Ohio State University
provides a good primer.)
Dawn Ostroff, UPN's President, Entertainment, said, "Were proud to present this series, which is very different than any of its reality predecessors. Foremost in our minds as we went forward was to treat with the highest respect the young Amish people who were entering a world they had never before experienced.... We believe we have succeeded in developing a program that is both serious and entertaining, and ultimately very thought-provoking."
We note that there is a
succession battle
shaping up at Viacom, the parent of CBS and UPN, between Moonves and MTV head Tom Freston, with the winner apparently to succeed Summer Redstone as corporate CEO. We can't help but contrast Moonves'
Amish in the City
, which seems likely to be a sober, mature look at a fascinating voyage of cultural discovery, with Freston's similar show
The Real World
, with its recent history of
bar brawls
alleged rape
. We think Rep. Joe Pitts might do better to cast his gaze to nearby Philadelphia ... although we suspect that he probably doesn't want to oppose
Philly's own attention-craving politicians
As a final thought for those politicians who want to "protect" the Amish from the "evil" reality-TV producers, we present
this comment
from Kent State University music professor Terry Miller on the "long-overdue process of 'rehumanizing' the Amish":
Although Amish and non-Amish societies live together and mingle in public arenas such as shopping centers, the latter have little first-hand and much stereotyped knowledge of the former. Because of how the Amish dress, live, and travel, they are automatically the "exotic other" in our midst, one of our own "national minorities" (to use the Chinese term), a kind of "aborigine" (to use the Australian and Taiwanese term), perhaps a rural equivalent to Brooklyn's Hassidic Jewish community. We tend to know them through the clichés of "Pennsylvania Dutch" commercialism, reduced to aphorisms in peculiar English, and through artistic motifs portraying barns, buggies, and straw hats. We admire their traits of hard work, craftsmanship, and old-fashioned values which give them, in our minds, a Romantic Herderian mystique of the pure and uncorrupted "peasant," unaffected by the pollution and alienation of the Industrial Revolution. They embody an ideal of the simple life, infused with spirituality, dignity, and "old fashioned family values." We also become confused upon encountering "wild" Amish youth filling up on "junk food," engaging in PDA, and driving buggies fitted with huge, booming speakers powered by batteries through the countryside. Clearly Amish life is much more complex, self-contradictory, and open to change than many of us may realize.
Keep those thoughts in mind while watching UPN's
Amish in the City
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