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Works with all dynamic DNS providers, including no-ip.com, changeip.com, zoneedit.com, joker.com, enom.com, namecheap.com.
For the official dyndns.com app please see my other app.
For more information see website.
What's New
Dynamic DNS Update
Default services included: ChangeIP, DNSdynamic, DNSexit, DNSMadeEasy, DNS-O-Matic, DNSPark, DtDNS, DynDNS, easyDNS, eNom, HE.net, Joker, Namecheap, No-IP, ZoneEdit. Or add a custom update URL!
The app supports extensive logging and can be set to automatically start/stop a Dynamic Updater when your device is connected to a specific WIFI network!
In this version you can add a maximum of two Dynamic DNS Updaters. If you want to be able to add unlimited Dynamic DNS Updaters please buy Dynamic DNS Update Pro. If you buy the pro version you will support development, will be able to add unlimited items and see no advertisements!
★★For more servers and features have a look at our app Servers Ultimate★★
Features summary:
- Free!
- Start/Stop a Dynamic DNS Updater automatically when connected/disconnected from a specified WIFI network (check for SSID or BSSID)
- Set the timeout between every update in minutes, for every Dynamic DNS Updater
- Enable automatic updates for a specific Dynamic DNS Updater when the connectivity of the device changes (for example a connection to a new WIFI network)
- Verbose log (filter, email, etc)
- Custom variables for use in an update URL (at the bottom of the description more information)
- Use the local or public IP of your device
- Check the SSL certificate (or not) for secure (https) ddns updaters
- View all the IP addresses of your device (public, local, and more!)
- Set the Name, Hostname, Username and Password
- Add multiple dynamic DNS updaters (set a custom URL, or choose from ChangeIP, DNSdynamic, DNSexit, DNSMadeEasy, DNS-O-Matic, DNSPark, DtDNS, DynDNS, easyDNS, eNom, HE.net, Joker, Namecheap, No-IP, ZoneEdit)
- Start a Dynamic DNS Updater when the device boots
- On the settings page of the app you can set the maximum log items to keep, whether to keep a WIFI lock (prevent WIFI from disconnecting automatically), keep the device alive, keep the device alive full (keep the screen on, battery intensive)
- You can search/filter the log, or set it to be automatically sent when the log limit is reached.
Custom variables. When a custom variable is used in the URL it will be replaced with the following:
%hostname% - set hostname
%username% - set username
%password% - set password
%name% - the name of the Dynamic DNS Updater
%ip% - the public or local IP (as set)
%devicemodel% - the device model
%device% - the device name
For questions, bugs, comments or feature requests just contact us!
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Update NO-IP
FREE and WITHOUT PUBLICITY!
For example, very usefull if you have a tablet at home, it can be in standby mode with no power comsumption it will update your domain and you will be able to access to your tablet or any device of your house as IP-CAM from anywhere.
All comments will be appreciated.
Thank you.
NO-IP Updater
- Automatic update on boot
- Automatic update on network change
Under NO-IP official certification
Comment bugs you find or features you would like to have
DynDNS client
This is the official app for dyndns.com.
For the generic dynamic DNS client that works with all dynamic DNS providers, including no-ip.com, zoneedit.com, joker.com, enom.com, please see my other app.
Override DNS (a DNS changer)
• the app is now working with Lollipop
• the app needs a rooted device
• if you find something which seems broken, please contact us (email@example.com) before posting a negative feedback. We can fix things, really we do!
• if you are in Indonesia, the app could not work for mobile connections (Wi-Fi and the carrier 3 Hutchinson Indonesia seems Ok). I'm trying to bypass the DNS hijacking the carriers perform. You could try the app and, within 15 minutes, asks for a reimbursement directly in the Play Store. Send me an e-mail to email@example.com to be notified when I find a solution.
The app is a DNS changer for mobile and Wi-Fi networks which works from Android version 4.3 (Jelly Bean).
The app was born to change DNS on KitKat, but from version 3.0.0 it has been ported to Android 5.0 Lollipop (see below) and from version 1.3.0 it has been backported to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean MR2.
The Lollipop situation
The app works, but there are some rough edges I'm working on (mainly related to multiple connections: VPN, hotspot etc.) and weird and custom SELinux policies created by OEMs.
The thing is that Lollipop changed the way name resolution is managed in Android, so the KitKat way is not working anymore.
If you buy the app and it doesn't work, please contact me: in the beta channel I've a working apk which I'm going to release very soon!
With this software you can
• Bypass internet censorship when based upon DNS blocking.
• Overcome an Android limitation: there's no system setting to change mobile DNS.
• Speed up internet connection. You can find many articles on the web which show various benchmarks of Domain Name Servers performances and how they affect your navigation (your mileage may vary).
• Keep in sync mobile and Wi-Fi DNS in fact from v1.2.0 the app can handle Wi-Fi connections, too.
• Automatic DNS change when a mobile connection gets activated (can be disabled).
• Automatic DNS change when a Wi-Fi connection gets activated (can be disabled).
• Automatic DNS change when an ethernet connection gets activated (can be disabled).
• Wi-Fi filter based on SSID, so you can automatically apply DNS only to certain connections (can be disabled).
• Custom DNS values.
• Almost zero memory and CPU usage, because it's not a service.
• Notifications let you know that the app is working (can be disabled).
• Automatic DNS flush without need to restart the device.
• DashClock integration, to keep an eye on the DNS in use.
• It comes prepacked with the most common DNS services.
• Simple and clean interface, Holo styled.
• Ad free.
• Works on Lollipop, KitKat and Jelly Bean.
Known issues
• does not fully support multiple active connections (i.e. tethering or Wi-Fi AP): you can exclude one network device from the advanced settings
• horizontal layout is still awful.
Some references
• http://blog.mx17.net/tag/overridedns/
• inspired by setDNS
Dns Changer
Just select one dns from list and your dns will be changed :)
You should also add new dns which is not exists in the list as you wish
You can reset your dns settings easily
★ DNSet works both on Wi-Fi and 3G.
★ WARNING: the app may not work properly on Android 4.4.x(1,2,3) due to a known system bug which we are not responsible for. We're sorry for the inconvenience.
★This app work fine on Android 4.4.4This app works fine on Android 4.4.4★
DNSet sets Google's public DNS servers (184.108.40.206, 220.127.116.11) on your device. In order to do this it creates a local VPN so you have to authorise the app once. The app quits after the VPN has been initialised, this saves space on your device's precious RAM memory.
Avoiding the ISP's DNS may help in:
* Bypassing restrictions on certain websites
* Speeding up your browsing experience
DNSet is able to start automatically at boot time. Enable the 'auto start' checkbox and a notification will appear every time you turn on your device. Just click on the notification, authorise the app et voilà, Google's DNS servers will be in use.
DNS Changer
Press [MENU] to configure automation so the selected DNS settings will stick throughout connectivity changes.
Select to only automate on 3G or WIFI connections.
DNS list updates on startup, if internet connectivity is available.
Note that some Internet Service Providers restrict access to certain resources via DNS requests. If unable to access said resources, please try turning off automation and reconnecting to 3G first.
Internet access permission is required to download the latest list of DNS providers for quick selection via the dropdown list.
Fast DNS Changer(Set Dns)
This app allows you to change/set your wifi connections dns settings easily.
You don't need to get into trouble with disabled websites anymore. With my app you will pass all barriers with a single touch. Yes, you didn't read wrong, you can change dns(arrive clear dns) with one single touch.
Fast DNS Changer Features
● 15 Different DNS Servers Options : This App has initially 15 dns servers. You can use anyone of them. According to your needs and your location some of them can be more useful than others.
● About Connections : You can set up your wifi connections dns fastly. 3G(Cell) connection is not yet supported.
● Adding DNS: If you want you can add new dns servers that are not in the list, and use them.
● Do not tire you: After dns changing you don't need to open/close your connection. Fast DNS Changer does this automatically for you.
● 3 Different Themes: This app has 3 different themes with different colors. According to your taste you can use anyone of them.
● Performance and Design :Simple, Easy, and elegant design with material design support and it is extremely fast.
● It is safe.
● I am improving it in every version according to your thoughts/suggestions.
Thoughts of Users
- "Brautiful app Wait for pro version now" Chen H.
- "Useful" Mukhtar A.
- "Awesome" Muslim S. A.
- This application is not a VPN app. This is tool that allows you to set Domain Name Server(DNS) settings easily.
- It doesn't need root permission to change wifi settings.
- Wi-Fi Connection Information : To make its job i need to set wifi settings. So i need this permission.
- Network - Internet: I need this permission for a small non-disturbing ad.
3G/Wifi DNS Settings
- Change DNS
- Add/Update/Remove DNS: You can add a new DNS server to the DNS List. You can also update/remove the DNS that you added to the list.
* You have to re-run this app if you change the IP address or you reboot your device.
DNS forwarder
On Kitkat (Android 4.4), changing dns server settings is not allowed by system. DNS Forwarder can work as a workaround. It does not modify system setting, just bypasses local dns server settings by forwarding dns queries to other configured server.
It works on rooted phones running Android 2.2 and above.
Supported dns servers:
188.8.131.52 (Google)
126.96.36.199 (Google)
22.214.171.124 (OpenDNS)
126.96.36.199 (OpenDNS)
126.96.36.199 (Level3)
18.104.22.168 (Level3)
188.8.131.52 (SafeDNS)
22.214.171.124 (SafeDNSs)
126.96.36.199 (OpenNIC)
220.127.116.11 (OpenNIC)
18.104.22.168 (Dyn)
18.104.22.168 (Dyn)
126.96.36.199 (FreeDNS)
18.104.22.168 (FreeDNS)
184.108.40.206 (puntCAT)
126.96.36.199 (Public-Root)
18.104.22.168 (Public-Root)
126.96.36.199 (SmartViper)
22.214.171.124 (SmartViper)
22.214.171.124 (Comodo SecureDNS)
220.127.116.11 (Comodo SecureDNS)
22.214.171.124 (DNS Advantage)
220.127.116.11 (DNS Advantage)
184.108.40.206 (Norton ConnectSafe)
126.96.36.199 (Norton ConnectSafe)
184.108.40.206 (GreenTeamDNS)
22.214.171.124 (GreenTeamDNS)
18.104.22.168 (censurfridns.dk)
184.108.40.206 (censurfridns.dk)
184.108.40.206 (Hurricane Electric)
Other customized dns servers
How to use:
1) choose a DNS server from list. Also you can set up customized dns server. By default Google dns server 188.8.131.52 is configured.
2) Check "Enable Forwarder" box
DNS forwarder will start a service to serve DNS queries (UDP). To stop it, just uncheck "Enable forwarder".
New feature added on 1.4:
* Auto forward on boot
I'd like to make it as simple/handy as possible. Maybe add auto forwarding and more dns servers later. If there is any questions or requests, please send me an email. Thanks.
And there is also a paid version.
Set DNS
Preserves your custom nameserver information when using both wireless and 3g/edge mobile connection. WIFI Only with non-rooted phones.
Comes with google, opendns, opendns family shield, fooldns settings, enter custom DNS servers and option to revert back to DHCP.
Includes widgets that will show the current DNS state and if you have DNS Pro installed, will allow nameserver changes by clicking the appropriate widget.
In normal mode, this app doesn't change *any* system files (unlike some DNS apps), so you don't need to back up your nameserver details. Just reverting back to DHCP will go back to your normal network settings.
You can update the resolv.conf file within the preferences if the normal settings don't work. This will modify the contents of the resolv.conf if it is writable, after taking a backup.
OpenDNS Family Shield settings can be used to filter adult or inappropriate content on the phone.
Using alternative nameservers like Google DNS or OpenDNS can dramatically speed up your browsing. You can also bypass local DNS filters such as Nawala.
Set DNS also checks if your browsing goes via a proxy service that overrides your DNS settings. When network settings change, it will try to access a URL directly using the IP address. If this hits the right server then you have a direct connection to the network. If not, then a proxy is intercepting the connection and is using it's own nameserver information.
Proxy testing is turned *off* by default. You can enable it in the preferences.
I've had some feedback about net.rmnet0.dns[12] not being changed (there's a comment here too). The app doesn't change these settings by design. Changing net.dns[12] is sufficient to change the DNS lookups on the device. However, if I get more requests for the rmnet0 settings to be changed, I'll add in an option to override the interface specific DNS as well. Just drop me an email.
If you have any problems with this - please email me or leave a message on the google plus page (see the About option) before rating on the market. Most problems are due to cached DNS or network proxies rather than the app itself.
In particular, testing against sites such as opendns will fail if going through a mobile carrier's proxy.
If you find this app useful, please consider buying the Set DNS Pro app which activates locking, control widgets and non-rooted functionality.
Please note, entering the wrong nameserver details can break your internet settings.
If you install this on a non-rooted phone, please understand that some people are reporting in the market that it breaks their WiFi.
Unfortunately these people report the problem in the market yet don't get in touch with us so there's no way to resolve it. As a result, please consider the non-root functionality "beta" status and install on your device at your own risk.
Engelsiz : DNS Changer
This tool provides to change 3G and WIFI DNS information easly WITHOUT ROOT or with root for Android users. (Engelsiz means in Turkish "unhindered")
This helps you to change DNS for that you can not enter website because of specific reasons.
This programme has 2 modes;
1. In "Automatic Setting" users only needs to do the press "Apply" button. This part of the programme's specification is choosing and changing the most recent, seamless and secure DNS for you.
2. In "Manual Setting" users can update DNS information with only one click to DNS adresses in your list.
Also you can;
* Add new DNS,
* Delete on existing DNS,
* Change on existing DNS,
* Undo all changes on DNS list.
Reset DNS settings:
For reset (clear) changed DNS settings, "reset" button used on "automatic setting" section
Both settings of the made changes could be reset this button.
According to Network Structure DNS changes are in the following way;
1-0) Changing of the WIFI Dns
In this mode, there is no limitation.
User can select dns what they want as a connected wifi network dns( without root)
2-0) Changing of the 3G DNS
It is possible to two options without root and with root
There is limitation (you can change only Google dns in free version)
2-1 ) Changing of the 3G DNS – Without Root:
Supported Android 4 and upper. (In the 4.4 , 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 android versions have a vpn settings problem. Please update your device to 4.4.3 and try again.)
Supported only Google DNS. (you can change only Google dns)
This method is using Google SDK VPN structure but doesnt connect foreign network. So THIS IS NOT VPN PROGRAM. This method create a virtual network on only your device. You can understand this easly from network speed. It is absolutely SAFE and FAST…
If you want reset dns settings,it is enough to push "Disconnect" button on top "key icon"
2-2 ) Changing of the 3G DNS – with Root:
Supported only Google DNS. (you can change only Google dns)
If you want reset dns settings,it is enough to reconnect your mobile network.
*** Permissions and Reasons ***
*INTERNET---> for Google ads
*ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE ---> for DNS managment
*WRITE_SYSTEM_SETTINGS ---> for DNS managment
*ACCESS_WIFI_STATE ---> for DNS managment
WiFi Settings (dns,ip,gateway)
* Why using free DNS servers?
- Speed up internet browsing
- Be able to access to blocked websites
* Main features:
- Change IP address
- Change Gateway
- Change DNS
- Add/Update/Remove DNS: You can add a new DNS server to the DNS List. You can also update/remove the DNS that you added to the list.
* FAQ 1. How to change the DNS and use the static IP
Step 1: Turn on Wifi then launch this app.
Step 2: Choose any DNS then click on Apply button. That's all.
* FAQ 2. How to change back to the original DNS
In case you don't want to use custom DNS anymore, please check on "DHCP" then click on Apply button.
* FAQ 3. You are connected to the network but cannot access the internet, what's wrong?
Your IP device may conflict with another device in your network. In order to get a new IP, check on the "DHCP" then click on Apply button. After restarting the Wifi connection successfully, you will get the new IP address. At that time, you can change the DNS manually as shown in FAQ1.
* Notes:
- This app does NOT require root permission.
- This app only works on IPv4 Wifi networks.
- The DNS changes takes effect permanently even after reboot
- Each SSID gets it's own setting, so you can default to your home or work router's setting (which you've already set the way you want). Just remember to set it the first time you use a new access point.
DNS Hostname Changer
If you do not know what this is you probably do not have it and this will do nothing for you.
Simple app which allows you to change your device's hostname to your custom defined hostname. This setting will remain after rebooting. The device hostname is changed and the network services are toggled so the device updates the DHCP and DNS servers with the new hostname. Once completed you should be able to ping your device at the user defined hostname. For instance, checking a default android device's hostname from DNS would show "android-abcdefghijklmnop" or some long unrecognizable name. Changing the hostname will update DHCP and DNS so that your device will appear as "your-defined-name".
Sorry but this is due to Google making the hostname setting a secure setting. I have no control over this.
WRITE_SETTINGS: Required to change the hostname and toggle airplane mode.
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: Determine if we need to toggle the WIFI once the hostname is changed.
CHANGE_WIFI_STATE: Toggle the WIFI if needed.
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: Retain hostname change across reboot.
DNS Tools
Tools Summary :
DNS Check
- Run a full DNS Check for a domain.
Blacklist Check
- Check if a mail server is blacklisted. (checks over 50 known blacklists)
Email Check
- Check if a mail server accepts a specified email address.
- View the WHOIS of a domain.
- Ping a hostname or IP.
Reverse DNS Lookup
- Lookup the reverse DNS record of a IP.
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DynDNS client
This is the official app for dyndns.com.
For the generic dynamic DNS client that works with all dynamic DNS providers, including no-ip.com, zoneedit.com, joker.com, enom.com, please see my other app.
This is useful to send to the developer of an application in case it crashes or otherwise misbehaves.
*** It is only possible to read log files on Android version 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and later if your phone is rooted. ***
*** As of version 2.0, developers can embed SendLog into their own apps to add the ability to send logs. ***
You can choose any of the formats that logcat supports. The default and recommended format is "time".
It will add the output of "top" to the email. This shows the list of processes and the amount of CPU they are using.
You can create a home shortcut where you can specify the destination email, format and email client.
You can send to any app that supports attachments, such as Gmail, Dropbox, Skype, etc. Note that other applications such as Facebook, Twitter, etc will also be listed, but you should not choose any of these because they cannot handle attachments.
SendLog works with all Android versions and all phones and tablets. It will not truncate the log file. The log file is also stored as a text file on the root of the SD card, or the app folder if there's no SD card present.
Wifi Switcher
It runs constantly in the background. When the Android system scans the Wi-Fi networks, Wifi Switcher will check to see if any of your preferred networks has a better signal strength than the one you're currently connected to. If it finds one significantly better then it will switch to it.
At home I have a Wi-Fi access point downstairs and another one upstairs. If I go upstairs I stay connected to the one downstairs but the signal is much weaker. This app will automatically switch you to the stronger Wi-Fi connection.
Heartbeat Note
When you record a heart rate you also record a note describing why you decided to record it.
As well as the companion mobile app, you can also see your heartbeat notes on the web site https://heartbeatnote.com/


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For questions about blog content, wholesale pattern sales, or just to say hi:
theretromama {at} gmail {dot} com
12 comments:
- Kent said...
Is anyone selling your clothespin aprons?
- August 2, 2012 at 10:31 PM
- ctextiles said...
I have choosen your blog as my selection of the month
- August 31, 2012 at 2:32 AM
- Sam1971 said...
Are making the little house ornaments again?! I would like to order at least 4. Let me know! Thanks!
- December 30, 2012 at 2:20 PM
- terrossi said...
We just got from quilt market in Houston.We saw your ballerina doll and wanted to see if we could purchase one and if you have the pattern. We got your info from the fabric rep. Thanks terry
- October 29, 2013 at 2:55 PM
- Kim said...
Hi Terry, the ballerina pattern is not yet available, I'm still working on it! Thanks!
- October 29, 2013 at 9:49 PM
- terrossi said...
Hi Kim,
Can I buy a doll that is already made like the one in the Anna Griffin booth??
- November 5, 2013 at 8:16 PM
- terrossi said...
Hi Kim,
Would you consider making a ballerina doll for our quilt store?
We love your doll patterns and I don't have time to make one. Thanks Terry
- December 3, 2013 at 7:47 PM
- terrossi said...
I would still love to have one of the ballerina dolls made is there any possibility of you doing that. Thanks Terry
- January 7, 2014 at 9:25 PM
- Linda said...
My name is Linda I found a tea cozy pattern from pinterest. When I go on your web page and click tutorial it goes to car adds and blue book. I need a pattern for tea cozy so I can make them for our ladies luncheon. Thank you
- February 12, 2014 at 3:50 PM
- Kim said...
Hi Linda, you must have found an outdated link! You can find the tea cozy pattern in my Etsy shop. Happy Stitching!
- February 12, 2014 at 4:32 PM
- Cole Gatman said...
I purchased the premier issue of quick to stitch and it shows an adorable Dresden wall hanging with a bird that it says the tutorial is on your blog. Is it posted and I am looking in the wrong place? Thanks!
- April 12, 2015 at 4:26 PM
- Kim said...
Hi Cole! I do not have a dresden plate tutorial on my blog, but you can find one here that will yield a block the same size as mine: http://www.sewmamasew.com/2010/04/dresden-plate-block-sew-along/
Happy Stitching!
- April 12, 2015 at 4:49 PM

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Tier 1 plans taking shape at UW
Threats made to courthouse; arrest, but no charges yet
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Speaker calls attention to alcoholism, abuse
Group pushing BLM to restrict drilling on sage grouse habitat
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Early fall storms brings astounding snowpack totals
Oct 29, 2013 - By Steve Peck, Publisher:  Wind River drainage at 359 percent
Oct 29, 2013 - Staff:  Deaths
Riverview Road upgrade under way
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Education foundation accepting applications for grants, scholarships
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Reining champ: Ingalls rising fast in horse competition
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Spring internship opportunities available for Enzi's office
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Oct 27, 2013 - By Eric Blom, Staff Writer:  Tourism in 2012 brought $139.6 million and 1,630 jobs to Fremont County, the Wind River Visitors Council estimates.
Oct 25, 2013 - Staff:  Corrections
Detective hurt while responding to situation
Oct 25, 2013 - From staff reports:  A Riverton Police Department detective was injured while responding to a domestic situation Saturday afternoon in Riverton.
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Roadkill numbers big annually in Teton area
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New UW boss orders outside review of two sports teams
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Fairfield Fire site being seeded
Wyoming revenue far better than predicted
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Bike path murder suspects both say 'not guilty' in court
Oct 25, 2013 - By Eric Blom, Staff Writer:  Two teenaged boys pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder charges from an attack Sept. 3 on a Riverton recreation path.
Uden agrees to plead guilty to 1980 murders
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I kinda like it, the lightning and mood is all nice, but some parts look not so realistic, like his hair, the earring, the toothpick or whatever it is in his mouth, etc. The lineart can also be improved, the whole painting looks a little rushed, but it has alot of potential. Try looking at some referense pics for the earring and such stuff, just google on it. About the background, I dunno really, maybe something that got something to do with the character? He looks a little gangsta-badass, so maybe some part of a city that would be suiting for the character, like some dark walls or something like that. But that could be a little boring too, so I'm not sure what background would work well with the character.


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Sad news. It's worrying how little people know about the different types of stroke and how various people can be affected. My friend did research into couples coping after one partner has a stroke. She gave ordinary people a questionnaire as part of her research and was surprised at how little awareness there was. There really is a wide scale of outcomes and these can also depend on an individual's general health status. For example, my dad had a stroke which, in itself, was not a catastrophic one. However, his general health was already poor and this prevented his recovery. He died three years later and we found out that his stroke was called 'progressive' (in other words would lead to more deterioration rather than recovery). His other impairments contributed. The most important thing is to seek immediate treatment because, as others have said, it can be crucial in determining the level of recovery. An emergency doctor checked dad over and said he'd initially had a 'mini-stroke' and should rest but did not admit him to hospital and he had the bigger one a 24 hours later. Had he been admitted, this might have been prevented. The FAST campaign, horrible as it looked, was a good way of pushing this.
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The genome sequencing of an albino Western lowland gorilla reveals inbreeding in the wild
1 Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), PRBB, Barcelona 08003, Spain
2 Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, Burjassot E-46100, Spain
3 Instituto Nacional de Bioinformatica, UPF, Barcelona, Spain
4 Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, 3720 15th AVE NE, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
5 Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
6 Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico, PCB, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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8 Institute of Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig 04103, Germany
9 Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de Olavide and Junta de Andalucía, Carretera de Utrera Km1, Sevilla 41013, Spain
10 Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Spain
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12 Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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14 Parc Zoològic de Barcelona, Barcelona 08003, Spain
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16 Centre for Genomic Regulation and UPF, Doctor Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Catalonia, Spain
BMC Genomics 2013, 14:363 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-14-363Published: 31 May 2013
The only known albino gorilla, named Snowflake, was a male wild born individual from Equatorial Guinea who lived at the Barcelona Zoo for almost 40 years. He was diagnosed with non-syndromic oculocutaneous albinism, i.e. white hair, light eyes, pink skin, photophobia and reduced visual acuity. Despite previous efforts to explain the genetic cause, this is still unknown. Here, we study the genetic cause of his albinism and making use of whole genome sequencing data we find a higher inbreeding coefficient compared to other gorillas.
We successfully identified the causal genetic variant for Snowflake's albinism, a non-synonymous single nucleotide variant located in a transmembrane region of SLC45A2. This transporter is known to be involved in oculocutaneous albinism type 4 (OCA4) in humans. We provide experimental evidence that shows that this amino acid replacement alters the membrane spanning capability of this transmembrane region. Finally, we provide a comprehensive study of genome-wide patterns of autozygogosity revealing that Snowflake's parents were related, being this the first report of inbreeding in a wild born Western lowland gorilla.
In this study we demonstrate how the use of whole genome sequencing can be extended to link genotype and phenotype in non-model organisms and it can be a powerful tool in conservation genetics (e.g., inbreeding and genetic diversity) with the expected decrease in sequencing cost.


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The conservative Club for Growth has released its presidential white paper on Republican candidate Mitt Romney — and the organization is "reasonably optimistic" that a President Romney would pursue a pro-growth agenda.
Club for Growth's philosophy is lower taxes and reduced government spending through legislative involvement.
The former Massachusetts governor's economic record "contains a mixture of pro-growth accomplishments and some troublesome positions that beg to be explained," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey.
"While his record on taxes, spending, and entitlement reform is flawed, it is on balance, encouraging; especially given the liberal Massachusetts legislature."
The Club for Growth release admonishes Romney: "Romney's strident opposition to the flat tax; his refusal to endorse the Bush tax cuts in 2003; his support for minor tax hikes; and his once-radically bad views on campaign finance reform all cast some doubts on the extent and durability of his commitment to limited-government, pro-growth policies."
Nevertheless, Toomey said, "given his overall record as governor and the strong pro-growth positions he has taken on the campaign trail, we are reasonably optimistic that, as President, Mitt Romney would generally advocate a pro-growth agenda."
The release from the Club for Growth praises Romney for passing a bill preventing his state's capital gains tax from being applied retroactively, and for providing property tax relief to seniors.
But it chides him for opposing a ballot question to eliminate the state income tax.
On spending, the Club lauds his $343 million in cuts to cities, healthcare, and state agencies, and states: "While there is no question that Governor Romney's initial fiscal discipline slacked off in the second half of his term, he imposed some much-needed fiscal discipline on a very liberal Massachusetts legislature."
The white paper offers a generally positive view of Romney's accomplishments and positions on free trade, entitlement reform, government regulation, school choice, and tort reform.
But it has a mixed view of the universal healthcare plan Gov. Romney helped craft in Massachusetts, saying he "deserves credit for proposing . . . a plan that encourages individually-owned health care insurance," while cautioning that the Massachusetts plan "is not a model upon which a national plan should be built."
The Club for Growth paper concludes: "As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney's record on economic issues was generally good.
"He demonstrated a willingness to take on his legislature and deserves credit for many pro-growth measures he advocated and the modest reforms he was able to achieve . . .
"His record on trade, school choice, regulations, and tort reform all indicate a strong respect for the power of market solutions."
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Christopher Hayes probably finished writing most of Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy (Crown) before assuming his current duties as talk show host on MSNBC. Television is not a medium that fosters the kind of argument that requires parentheses -- much less the application to American social and political problems of ideas originally developed by any dead European thinker not named Alexis de Tocqueville. (Even then, you shouldn't overdo it.)
Hayes uses the term "elite" as a social scientist might -- as a label for the leading stratum of an organized group -- rather than in its usual capacity, as a snarl word. His criticisms of the American status quo are clear enough, and harsh enough. Given that status quo, however, the book's measured, non-hyperventilating approach may be a problem. There's big money in professional ranting, and the audience for cable TV punditry usually wants catharsis, not concepts.
Twilight takes as its starting point the unmistakable collapse of public confidence in most American institutions, political and otherwise, that has been going on for decades now. Even before the financial heart attack of 2008, a Gallup poll showed that trust in 12 out of 16 institutions had reached an all-time low – with the ones that lost the most being "also the most central to the nation's functioning: banks, major companies, the press, and, perhaps most troublingly, Congress." Hayes points out that the approval ratings for Congress were lower than those for either Paris Hilton or the prospect of the country going communist.
Other studies show that trust in the presidency surged for a year with Obama's election, but by 2010 "had plummeted back down toward Bush levels in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina."
The least trusting cohort, the author notes, "are those who came of age in the aughts." In 2010, the Harvard Institute of Politics surveyed 3000 people between the ages of 18 and 29 "about whether they thought various institutions did the right thing all of the time, most of the time, some of the time, or never. Of the military, the Supreme Court, the President, the United Nations, the federal government, Congress, traditional media, cable news, and Wall Street executives, only one – the U.S. military – was believed to do the right thing all or most of the time by a majority of respondents."
As striking as the decline of public confidence in major institutions is the collapse (or at least severe dysfunction) of institutions themselves. We have the examples of Enron, Lehmann Brothers, public schools, and the athletics program at Penn State, as well as… actually, that's enough for now. To extend the list just seems morbid.
So a lack of confidence in authority figures and leading institutions is not groundless. But it can be generalized (and pandered to) in irrational ways. "From 1970 to 2000" notes Hayes, "the number of annual reported whooping cough cases in the United States hovered at around 5,000 a year. In 2010, it spiked to 27,500 cases." The change reflected the rise of a movement premised on the idea that vaccinations cause autism, even if those know-it-all scientists say otherwise.
Here, again, examples could be multiplied. Every time it snows, for example, the same old sarcastic remarks about global warming get jotted out. Whether or not ignorance is bliss, it sure does know self-defense.
"When our most central institutions are no longer trusted," Hayes writes, "we each take refuge in smaller, balkanized epistemic encampments, aided by the unprecedented information technology at our disposal…. And this is happening at just the moment when we face the threat of catastrophic climate change, what is likely to be the largest governing challenge that human beings have ever faced in the history of life on this planet."
So, it's bad. The word "twilight" in Hayes's title is Götterdämmerung-y for good reason, although the book itself is much less gloomy than it certainly could be. From time to time, many of us, I assume, try to extrapolate from current trends to how things might develop over the next 10 or 20 years -- only to have our brains freeze up and shut down, probably to avoid picturing it too vividly.
Instead of futurology, Hayes digs into what he calls "the crisis of authority" with ideas borrowed from Robert Michels and Vilfredo Pareto – two of the three classic sociological theorists of elitism (the third being Gaetano Mosca). In this context, "elitism" refers, not to a set of attitudes or behaviors usually judged as more or less obnoxious, but to the general principle that any given society has a layer of people with disproportionate power over others. The thought that there will always be such a layer may be exceptionally disagreeable, although Pareto took it as more or less given.
For Michels, it came as an unwelcome realization that "a gulf which divides the leaders from the masses" emerges in even the most democratic of organizations, because they end up with knowledge and the tools giving them advantages over the rank-and-file. He called it "the Iron Law of Oligarchy." The best-case scenario involves keeping that governing layer as accountable as possible.
The distinguishing feature of the contemporary American social pyramid, in Hayes's account, is that efforts to check the power of earlier elites (insert cartoon of Ivy League WASPs making deals at the country club here) have boomeranged. The meritocratic principle is that knowledge and skill, rather than inherited advantage, should determine which personnel should be in positions of authority.
It sounds like a reasonable accommodation with the Iron Law of Oligarchy -- as anti-elitist an arrangement as possible, given the complexity of 21st-century problems. But what it's actually created is a set of "interlocking institutions that purport to select the brightest, most industrious, and most ambitious members of the society and cultivate them into leaders" who have "a disposition to trust [their] fellow meritocrats and to listen to those who occupy the inner circle of winners."
Since career mobility is one of the perks of meritocratic life, the camaraderie has a dark side, exemplified by a bit of in-house lingo from the hedge-fund world: IBGYBG, which stands for "I'll be gone, you'll be gone." And we've seen how that works out. It is the nature of this elite, Hayes writes, "that it can't help but produce failure" because "it is too socially distant to properly manage the institutions with which it has been entrusted."
There's much else in Twilight of the Elites that I've scanted here in the interest of finishing this column, but one final point seems important to make: The book's title is a nod to Christopher Lasch's posthumous collection of essays The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy (1994), while Lasch's title in turn alluded to that of Jos Oretega y Gassett's classic The Revolt of the Masses (1930). One way to look at it is that all three reflect a set of ongoing, unsolved problems about authority and legitimacy -- always crisis, never a resolution. And here a cynical voice chimes in to say, "So why even bother thinking about it? Even if things do get worse, IBGYBG. Lol." I don't know whether the Devil exists or not, but if he did, that's what he'd sound like.
I owe a huge debt to university presses. They published my books -- knowing they would make no money on them. That selfless act won me tenure at an excellent university.
My debt does not end there. I run a high-minded enterprise that broadcasts interviews with academic authors of new academic titles. The university presses send my little shop scads of free books. That selfless act wins us thousands of listeners. Nor does my debt end there. Being the overeducated type, I really like the books they publish. But I don't buy them because I don't need to: the university presses sell them to libraries that then make them available for free to me and everyone like me. That (admittedly only partially) selfless act wins me hours of intellectual enjoyment.
There is one final debt I owe university presses, and it is the most important. I think that the citizens of a liberal democracy should be informed, and that the people doing the informing should themselves be informed. With a very few exceptions, the bottom-line-obsessed executives who run big media companies don't believe either of these things. There is no other way to explain what passes for "analysis" on major network and cable TV channels. The equally profit-driven executives at big trade publishers may believe the former, but they have little interest in the latter — again, with a very few exceptions. Why else would they publish bad book after bad book with the ridiculous title formula "The Next Big Thing: How [Insert Simplistic Idea Here] Changes Everything"?
The apparently altruistic editors of university presses, however, care both about educating the public and about the expertise of the people doing the educating. They take the ideas of really smart, incredibly knowledgeable researchers and, via books, make those ideas available to everyone. They have the audacity to believe that the public not only deserves the best ideas available, but that the public can understand the best ideas available. As far as I can tell, they are the only folks in the media industry who share that belief — and I love them for it.
That's why I want to help them and, if you believe as I do, you should too. For, though you may not know it, they are in some trouble. For example, the University of Missouri Press just announced that it will be closing its doors. Let me count the problems they face, or at least three of them.
First, most university presses are not economically sustainable. It may look as if university presses publish books like any other commercial press. Just like Random House and the rest, they produce attractive, interesting books and offer them for sale on Amazon.com where you and I can buy them. The difference is that you and I don't buy them, at least in large numbers: Only university libraries do because they are mandated to buy them as part of "collections development." The university libraries in essence subsidize the university presses. And that would be fine if — and it's a big "if" — the university libraries had the resources to continue to buy all the $60 books the university presses can print. They don't.
Their budgets have been broken by the ever-increasing cost of journals, especially scientific journals. The university presses cannot control this cost: the publishers of must-have scientific journals are too few and therefore too powerful to be brought to heel. They can, effectively, force the libraries to buy their journals at whatever price they deem fair. So the university presses cut costs where they can, namely, in acquisitions of books from university presses. Fewer library purchases mean less revenue, and less revenue means increasing reliance on the subsidies most university presses receive from their host universities. That would be fine if the host universities were all willing to pay the increased cost of having a press. Some doubtless are. But some aren't; for example, the above-mentioned University of Missouri. If university presses can't pay for themselves, and if fewer universities are willing to pay for them, then there will be fewer university presses.
Second, most university presses are not fulfilling their mission. That mission is to disseminate the research of scholars for the public good. In fairness, they do achieve this aim by making research available to academics and university students. Efficient "scholarly communication" is essential for research and teaching, and ultimately, though indirectly, it does the public lot of good. But the fact of the matter is that university press books rarely directly reach the public. It's true that if you have a library card for a big university library you can get a university press book for "free." But the vast majority of the world's population doesn't have the right card. Even if you don't have the right card you are still free to buy the book if you have a spare $60. But the vast majority of the world's population doesn't have a spare $60.
Hundreds of millions of average people, of course, do have $60 to spend on books. So let's say you're one of them. Are you going to buy a university press book? No. Why not? Many academics will tell you that their work is too complicated for common folk to understand. They don't buy it because they can't "get it." In some disciplines — mathematics, the hard sciences, quantitative economics — that may be true. But in most disciplines it's not true at all. A good history book can be understood by most people. But people don't even buy those.
Again, why not? The reason is that most people don't have the time or inclination to read. That may sound outlandish, but it's true. Given the choice (and they have the choice), most people would much rather listen or watch than read. Americans, for example, listen to and watch "media" of various sorts for many hour everyday. In contrast, they read for pleasure for about 15 minutes a day, and they very rarely read books. In short, the university presses have the wrong tool for the job. They are trying to reach the public through expensive books, but people do not want expensive books.
Finally, the university presses do not "get" the Internet. They have blogs and online stores, and in some cases even distribute electronic material. Some, like the University of Michigan, are a lot further up the learning curve. That's good. Nonetheless, most presses still treat the Internet as if it were another distribution channel for expensive books, like a brick-and-mortar bookshop but better. But here's the hard truth: the Internet has destroyed the market for expensive books and, more speculatively, university press books in general.
Let's say you — Jane or John Q. Public — want to know a little something about Subject X. Are you going to go to the library to get a book? No. Too much hassle. Are you going to order a university press book from Amazon.com? No. Too expensive and, besides, reading books takes too much time. What do you do? You go to Wikipedia, where you'll find much of the content of university press books digested into short, convenient, and totally free articles.
But let's say you want to know more about Subject X. Again, you aren't going to schlep to the library or fork over $60 for a book you don't have time to read. Not when the Internet gives you other options. And it does. You could listen to a free podcast interview with the author of a book about Subject X, or you could watch a free video of a course about Subject X taught at a big university. Let's say, however, that you want to read a book about Subject X. The library and the university press are still both options, but even now you aren't ready to get out of your chair or plunk down $60.
Not when you can go to any number of sites (Google Books being the biggest) that offer free access to books in multiple electronic formats. Let's say, finally, that you want a particular university press book about Subject X. Now the library and Amazon.com become more attractive options. They are not, however, the only ports of call. A quick search uncovers an electronic version of the book on file-sharing site. It's pirated, but it's also convenient and free. You download it. Again, the university presses have the wrong tool for the job. People have never wanted university press books; now, with the Internet, they don't need them and, if they do, they don't always have to buy them.
So what should university presses do to get out of this mess? The obvious answer is to stop printing books, start distributing them electronically, and pass the savings on to both libraries and consumers. This would help a lot, particularly if the university presses could find away to give their books away on the Internet. This may sound ridiculous, but it's not.
What would it cost an open-access university press to produce an academic book? It could get the "content" for free: academics are quite happy to give their manuscripts to university presses because publication wins them tenure, promotion, and esteem. It could have manuscripts vetted for free: academics are willing to evaluate manuscripts because they consider it a part of professional service. It could have manuscripts edited and formatted for very little: increasingly, university presses outsource these technical tasks resulting in significant savings. It could distribute books at very low cost: since there is no printing (though print-on-demand could be offered), all the open-access university press needs to do is mount the books on a server. Since the books are not sold, there are no marketing costs.
What's left? The big expense is editors. Even an open-access university press would need skilled people to find good manuscripts, work with their authors, and shepherd their books through publication. In terms of salary, benefits, and overhead, editors cost roughly the same amount as faculty members, say $100,000 annually on average. A press with five editors, therefore, would cost something in the range of $500,000 each year.
That's a fraction of the annual budget of an existing five-editor university press. Still, half a million dollars is a lot of money. Since the books would produce no revenue (remember, the open-access university press gives them away), this expense would have to be absorbed by the sponsoring university. Where would it get the money? Hypothetically, out of the library budget. If university presses give away their books, university libraries won't have to buy them; if the university libraries don't have to buy them, then they can shunt the money saved to the university presses.
The real challenge facing the open-access model of the university press is getting the ball rolling. If every university press gave away its books, then every university — not to mention the public — would benefit. But someone has to go first, and that someone is going to incur considerable costs not borne by later participants and free riders. After all, the first university press to give away its books will receive nothing in return until the second university press begins to give away its books.
This is a knotty problem, though a number of possible solutions present themselves. The first option is for an altruistic university to begin the process by launching an open access press and absorbing the costs thereof. Such a move might attract similarly altruistic participants. Then again, it might not. A second option is for a consortium of university presses to band together and agree to give their books to one another for free. If this arrangement resulted in considerable savings, it would likely attract other participants.
Finally, a third option is for a foundation to subsidize the transition from closed to open access. The foundation could make grants available to "first mover" universities to offset their expenses until enough institutions have signed on to make the open-access system cost effective for everyone. These options are not mutually exclusive. Some universities have the resources to act as altruists. Others are already in formal groups that might serve as a basis for an open-access consortium. And still others have longstanding relationships with foundations that might support a move to open-access.
As promising as the open-access model appears, it does not go far enough in fixing the broken university press. The reason is simple: even under the open-access model, the university presses are still envisioned primarily as producers of books. This would be fine if everyone loved long, serious books. But almost no one does, the principle exception being academics. Therefore, if university presses want to reach the public, they must begin to think of themselves as the purveyors of ideas rather than the publishers of books. Of course the university presses should still produce books, for there may be no better way for scholars to communicate with one another over vast stretches of space and time. They must, however, also use nontraditional means to "get the word out" about authors and their work, means that appeal to the public.
Some of these new forms will be textual. For example, university presses could post short summaries of their books, aggregate reviews of them, invite experts to begin online discussions of them, cite them on appropriate Wikipedia pages, and so on. Most of the new means of dissemination will, however, inevitably be audiovisual. We know that people would rather listen and watch than read. Heretofore, university presses have had no economical way to take advantage of this predilection. A/V production and distribution were prohibitively expensive. No more. Today good audio and video can be produced and distributed at incredibly low cost and with very little training. Thanks to new media, university presses now have a host of novel ways to "get the word out" about authors and their research. These include podcast interviews with authors, videos based on books or parts of books, and online chats in which authors speak to audiences about their work (a sort of Internet version of the "reading").
What I'm suggesting is that university presses need to do more than publish titles — they also need to help make their authors public intellectuals. Traditionally, public intellectuals have been few and they have enjoyed very large — often national — audiences. The reason for this had little to do with people's interests and everything to do with the practicalities of the broadcast media. Every "channel" in the broadcast media was (and remains) very expensive.
It costs a fortune to run The New York Times, National Public Radio, and CNN. By necessity, the high costs of broadcast media limited the number of "channels" available and, therefore, the number of public intellectuals who could be featured on them. Broadcast media could only connect huge public intellectuals to huge publics. They could not connect interest-specific public intellectuals to their interest-specific publics.
The Internet, however, can make these connections because it permits economical, finely calibrated "narrowcasting," that is, the transmission of specific information to specific interest groups. Of course print and -- to a much lesser extent -- radio and television also allowed some narrowcasting. Academic journals and industry newsletters are perhaps the best examples. But the scale of narrowcasting on the Internet is orders of magnitude greater than anything known before. Take the blogosphere for example. Here tens of thousands of interest-specific public intellectuals talk to tens of thousands of interest-specific publics concerning every imaginable interest. If you want to know about it — beer brewing, Italian shoes, organic chemistry — you can probably find someone with considerable expertise blogging about it. That's truly remarkable.
The university presses are well-positioned to take advantage of Internet narrowcasting precisely because they essentially manage a group of experts — authors with books — who are very motivated to reach their publics. Every author wants an audience, even academic authors. The university presses have traditionally helped their authors find their audiences by publishing and promoting books. It's time to admit that they largely failed, not for any lack of trying, but because the book was the wrong tool. Blogs, podcasts, videos, and types of "programming" not yet conceived or invented offer a much better method of reaching the myriad of communities of interest. If university presses use these methods, everyone wins: the author gets an audience, the audience gets a public intellectual, and the university press fulfills its public-spirited mission.
So, to return to our initial question -- "What should university presses do?" -- my answer is this: spread good ideas by any means available.
Marshall Poe is an associate professor of history at the University of Iowa and editor-in-chief of the New Books Network.
Some of the material on university press budgets was inspired by Bryn Geffert's lecture "Open Access and the Future of Scholarly Publishing," at Smith College on April 9, 2012.
Apple iPads are gradually catching up to their hype on four-year campuses; e-textbooks make inroads as well.
The World Bank has barred business transactions with two African subsidiaries of Oxford University Press, saying that these units engaged in corruption by providing inappropriate payments to government officials in Kenya and Tanzania, the BBC reported. Oxford University Press said that it is disciplining the employees involved.
Library associations say Supreme Court case could make it illegal to lend books and other materials that were manufactured overseas.
Meetings of the University of Missouri Board of Curators -- though in part open to the public -- typically have no members of the public in the audience. At this week's meeting, however, about 30 backers of the University of Missouri Press, which the university is eliminating, attended, hoping for a chance to speak. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that the board gave them no chance to do so. At the end of the public agenda of the meeting, a time other boards take public comment, some board members went into a closed-door meetings while others went to a press conference on athletics, the newspaper reported.
Zygmunt Bauman makes a passing reference to his "uncannily long life" in On Education: Conversations with Riccardo Mazzeo (Polity). I found it surprising to determine that he is, in fact, not quite five months shy of his 87th birthday. With all due respect to someone old enough to have experienced the Hitler-Stalin pact as a personal problem (his Polish-Jewish family had to emigrate to the Soviet Union), current demographic trends are making longevity seem astounding only when your age runs to three digits.
Such judgments are always relative, of course. What the man is, without a doubt, is freakishly prolific. By the time the University of Leeds made him professor emeritus of sociology in 1990, Bauman had published some 25 books. At least two of them, Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity, Intellectuals (1987) and Modernity and the Holocaust (1989), qualify as masterpieces. (Both were published by Cornell University Press.) Since retiring Bauman has published another 40 books, more or less. At this point, the author himself has probably lost count.
Bauman's last few books have been assemblages of commentary on a variety of topics. On Education certainly belongs to that cycle. It consists of 20 exchanges with Riccardo Mazzeo, an editor at the Italian publishing house Edizioni Erickson, conducted by e-mail from June to September 2011. Mazzeo poses a question or makes an observation, sometimes on education and sometimes not. Bauman replies at length, and usually at a tangent. Its title notwithstanding, the book is neither focused on education nor, really, all that conversational. What it resembles more than anything else is the set of essays and notes gathered last year under the Magritte-ish title This is Not a Diary (Polity, 2011).
For the past dozen years, Bauman has been writing about what he calls the "liquid modernity" of contemporary industrialized and digitalized societies: the structure-in-flux emerging from a confluence of technological innovation, consumerism, and constantly changing demands on the adaptability of the labor force. His thinking about the unstoppable cultural torrent of liquid modernity resembles a combination of Daniel Bell's sociological work on The Coming Post-Industrial Society (1973) and The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976) with Jean-Francois Lyotard's reflections on The Postmodern Condition (1979), as updated via Thomas Friedman's globalization punditry in The Lexus and the Olive Tree (1999).
Not that Bauman is a mash-up theorist. I cite these authors only by way of triangulation, rather than as influences. His work is grounded, rather, in the founding concern of sociology in the 19th century: the effort to understand the world taking shape under the impact of industrialization. The pace of change was much quicker than was imaginable in pre-industrial times, and the span of transformations was much wider. The classic period of sociology (the days of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber) analyzed how modernity differed from and disrupted -- but sometimes also absorbed and refashioned -- the institutions and traditions established by earlier ways of life.
Along the way, it came to seem as if the shifts and upheavals of industrial society could be understood and even (this was the imagination of the technocrat and the ideologue kicking in) brought under control. And if you couldn't engineer change, at least it was reasonable to assume you could plan for it. If the population of a city is likely to grow at a certain rate, for example, it would be feasible to project whether more schools need to be built over the next decade -- and if so, where. The area's chief industry might boom or bust, in which case your population projections would have led you astray. Even so, the ethos of "solid modernity" was confident enough to regard contingency as a risk, but one with a margin of error you could try to anticipate.
Liquid modernity is more volatile than its predecessor, characterized by changes that don't so much interact as cascade. Planning for the city's educational needs would be less confident, the risks more complex and cumulative. Suppose, in the best of all worlds, economic good times come to the city, bringing an influx of population with it. But the very currents that brought them in might well send them back out again, and so the new residents may not feel enough connection to the place to regard property taxes as anything but an infringement of their human rights. Projecting public expenditures, if not impossible, then becomes something of a shot in the dark.
The curriculum was once stable enough for school systems to use the same textbooks for years on end. But no longer. Now it's necessary to invest in educational hardware and software, in full knowledge of obsolescence as a problem. That could prove a more contentious issue than overcrowding. And so on.
Bauman doesn't use the school-board analogy I've made here, but it seems as good a way as any to show the implications of his thinking about education. The lesson of "the liquid modern world," he writes, "is that nothing in that world is bound to last, let alone forever. Objects recommended today as useful and indispensable tend to 'become history' well before they have had time to settle down and turn into a need or habit…. Everything is born with the brand of imminent death and emerges from the production line with a 'use-by date' printed or presumed. The construction of new buildings does not start unless their duration is fixed or it is made easy to terminate them on demand…. A spectre hovers over the denizens of the liquid modern world and all their labours and creations: the spectre of superfluity."
The liquification, if that's how to put it, affects not just infrastructure but the very goals of education. Bauman writes that "the unbounded expansion of every and any form of higher education" in recent decades was driven by the value of certification in pursuing "plum jobs, prosperity, and glory," with the "volume of rewards steadily arising to match the steadily expanding ranks of degree holders."
A chance at upward mobility will not be a motivation again anytime soon. Mazzeo refers to the growing rank of what are called, in Britain, neets: young people "not in education, employment, or training." At the same time, liquid modernity eats away at the long-established precondition of education itself: the expectation that, by acquiring certain fixed skills and established forms of knowledge, the student is receiving something of durable value. But durability is not a value in liquid modernity.
Almost everything Bauman says about education will be only too familiar to the sort of reader likely to pick it up in the first place. But his knack for placing things in context and accounting for that uneasy feeling you get from this or that current development makes it stimulating.
Bauman is prone to leaping from trend to totality in a single bound, and he doesn't always quite make it. "Few if any commitments last long enough to reach the point of no return," he writes, "and it is only by accident that decisions, all deemed to be binding only 'for the time being,' stay in force." This is an example of Bauman the sage turning into Bauman the scold, of overgeneralization raised to the power of crankiness.
True, the fluids of digital hyper-ephemerality were saturating human relationships even before Mark Zuckerberg came on the scene. But the word "friend" does still have meaning, in some offline contexts anyway. To read that you are able to keep commitments or to follow through on decisions "only by accident" is considerably more insulting than there is any reason to suppose Bauman intends.
University press directors bemoan ruling in Georgia State copyright case, discuss how to make up with librarians and curb unlicensed copying outside the courts.
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Nov. 9: District 4 4-H Shooting Sports Committee, 6 p.m., Fayette County Extension Office.
Nov. 18: Harrison County 4-H Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Harrison County Extension Office.
April 26-28: Harrison County 4-H Hunter and Home Gun Safety Education, April 26 and 27, Harrison County Extension Office, 6-9 p.m., April 28 at the Roberts Family Farm on Mudlick Road.
June 29-July 2: Harrison County 4-H Camp, North Central 4-H Camp.
July 8-17: Harrison County Fair.
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Aiden Wayne Cash was born to Larry and Lesley Cash, Lexington, on July 21, 2009 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. He weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz.
A Soup Dinner and Basket Auction will be held Friday, Nov. 20 at the National Guard Armory located on New Lair Road, Cynthiana. Dinner will start at 5:45 p.m. and will be served through-out the evening. Dinner will consist of: various soups, sandwich, drink, and desert for a love donation. Basket Auction will start at 7 p.m., and consist of several theme baskets, three refinished trunks with some antique items in them, various Longaberger Baskets, several country hams, Kentucky, Louisville and Tennessee items, with several various other items.
Where could my brother be? When he realized he'd lost his harmonica, he left the tent before we could stop him. Dad immediately went to find Woody. "Don't worry, Chloe," Dad reassured me. I'll find your brother. You and Mom get warm clothes ready for Woody. I'm sure he's one chilly dog now!" While Dad was gone, Mom and I gathered up towels and blankets so Woody could get dry and warm. Gathering up the towels, I saw Woody's backpack. The pupcorn, electric blanket, and art supplies were still stuffed in the bag.
HIM – Healthy Informed Men, Nov. 5, 8-11 a.m., Harrison County Extension Office. All men are invited to participate. Healthy breakfast served with educational topics discussed. No registration. No cost.
Soil Test Price Increase – As of Jan. 1, 2010 all soil tests will cost $5.50 per sample. Get your soil tests in by the end of the year and beat the increased cost.
Judge Robert McGinnis
presiding Oct. 20, 2009
Zola J. Robataille vs. Allstate Insurance Company, motion hour; sustained order.
Lisa J. Holland vs. Chad Block, motion hour; (motion to dismiss), order.
U.S. Bank National Association, Trustee vs. Emily Willis, motion hour; approved.
Fifth Third Mortgage Company vs. unknown Executor/Executrix, motion hour; to declare a no sale and recover expenses, sustained order.
To get you ready for the holidays, Harrison County Extension Homemakers are preparing for their annual Holiday Foods Workshop. "In The Mood for Food" is this year's theme for the dinner. Mark the date now on your calendar to attend this sit down, white table cloth dinner on Nov. 16. Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m. with 4-H'ers serving: two meats, two salads, three side dishes, bread, one drink and three deserts will be prepared by Extension Homemakers for you to taste. You can purchase tickets at the Harrison County Extension Office for $10 per person.
Pam Tebow, mother of University of Florida Gator quarterback Tim Tebow, told the story of her son buying Cocoa Krispies.
She recently spoke to a packed crowd at a local church about being a person of influence.
She said her son "Timmy" normally doesn't eat sweets, but this one time they were at the store together and he put a box of Cocoa Krispies in the shopping cart.
A little boy, a Tebow fan, saw the box of cereal and told his mom, "Tim Tebow eats Cocoa Krispies!" and he wanted some, too.
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Having worked as a farmer and woodcutter for most of my life i became determined to do something that would leave my mark after i was gone. Since then i got back to studies, and i am now on an engineering course at the university. On my free time i like playing and so i became interested in creating my own games or, in the shorter term, modding games to get something closer to what i would like games to be.
So i never understood why space marines for no reason stop using sniper rifles when they get out of the scout's training. With this in mind i decided to try and create a variant of the space marine that uses the scout's weapons. Some adaptations were required and there are some minor issues but it should be fully functional (requires battlefield testing but that takes time).


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Located in the somewhat calmer Midtown West, between Times Square and Central Park, the hotel provides easy walking access to many of New York's most desirable sites and activities.
Located on the corner of West 54th Street and Broadway, the Ameritania Hotel is outside the flashing lights of Times Square, but right around the corner from the Broadway Theatre and the Late Show with David Letterman studio. Business travelers may thank their lucky stars for the 24-hour Kinko's directly across the street.
Beyond the dazzling marquees of Times Square, Midtown West still offers plenty of other kinds of thrills, from hip restaurants and gay bars in Hell's Kitchen on its west side to tourist must-sees like Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, and 5th Avenue department stores on its east. At the northern boundary, marking the start of Central Park, there's Columbus Circle -- home to the luxe Time Warner Center and its acclaimed five-star restaurants.
About 30 to 90 minutes from three airports
New York has three nearby airports: JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark (in New Jersey). Flying into JFK or LaGuardia is typically easiest and the least time consuming. From JFK, it's a flat-rate $45 (one-hour) taxi to anywhere in Manhattan. From LaGuardia, it's about a $50 (30-minute) metered cab ride to midtown Manhattan. Rides from Newark cost at least $40 (plus tolls) and can take over 90 minutes. Don't forget to tip your driver 15 to 25 percent.
To save some cash, group shuttles are available at all three airports for about $15 per person. For more information on the shuttles, go to Super Shuttle or New York Airport Service. You can also take public transit from any of the airports for as little as $7.5 per person, but travel times can take up to two hours and involve a lot of lugging bags up and down stairs.
All of the rooms, not only the standard rooms (which we were asked not to photograph), are very small, even by New York standards.
Rooms here are pretty small, but feature stylish decor with black, silver and brown accents, and solid amenities, including flat-scren TVs with satellite channels, iPod docks, and DVD players. Hopwever, there are extra fees for many of the basics, such as Wi-Fi and mini-fridges. Standard room starts at 120 square feet (the average hotel room in New York is about 200 square feet), but Deluxe rooms offer 180 to 200 square feet (still cramped, but at least on par with most other hotel rooms in New York at this price range).
The Ameritania is a mid-range hotel conveniently located near the Theater District, museums, and Central Park. Rooms, while small, have up-to-date amenities -- including flat-screen TVs and iPod docks -- and stylish decor in a black, silver and brown palette. There's a lounge with solid cocktails and a fireplace, but little else. Note that there is an extra fee for Wi-Fi.
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