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in pop music tries as hard, or tries as hard to let you know
hes trying so hard, as Kanye West. Though his outward persona
might have suggested differently (all those outbursts after
not being picked at awards shows) hes a relentlessly self-analytical
dude, often turning those public breakdowns inward to produce
some fantastically ego-skewering singles (2007s Cant Tell
Me Nothing, for example).
Regardless of who calls him a jackass, those unhinged moments
are what makes Kanye West relatable as a personall his battles
with the media, against the very star machine to which hes
so publicly aspired, are unique in popular music, and honestly
rather refreshing.
Hes not interested in merely playing along; he sees something
wrong and he wants to fix it, hence George Bush doesnt care
about black people or Beyonce had one of the best videos
of all time. Both of those statements, remember, were rooted
in benevolenceand you cant deny you agreed with the latter.
He believes his truths to be universal, which makes him not
all that different from a certain ex-President. See, hes
just like you and me.
By the time West came along with The College Dropout
in 2004, hed already been producing beats for major artists
since his early 20s. But his first release as a rapper turned
the genre on its head simply by way of being approachable.
West was the hip-hop anti-archetype: a smart, middle-class
kid from (suburban) Chicago who didnt hide behind a tough
stage name, who didnt dress in baggy jeans and baseball caps.
He came across as someone who had been told by his mother
all his life that he could do great things if he was nice
to people and tried hard.
Its hard to overstate the importance of Wests late mother,
Donda, on his career thus far. The overachiever in him certainly
owes a lot to being raised in a single-parent household; the
feeling of inadequacy that sometimes permeates his lines might
also come from having to be the man of the house at such a
young age. He wants to be the best, for mama. So he internalizes
those award-show losses and, like a true artist, funnels that
frustration (whatevers left after he wrecks the hotel room)
back into his music.
But in 2010, hip-hop isnt just about music for West; its
a life-or-death venture. He wants to be as good as he believes
he can benot just a critical and commercial success, but,
to quote the artist, The best living or dead, hands-down.
And he believes My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is
his one opportunity to prove it. As he sings (via Kid Cudi)
on Gorgeous, No more chances/if you blow this, you bogus.
He doesnt blow this. Not even close.
is a triumphant flag-plant in the lunar surface of hip-hop,
an album that will be seen as a pop landmark for years to
come. Never has West sounded so confident, nor so conflictedand,
surely, thats the point. After a period during which he lost
his mother and longtime girlfriend and found himself jeered
by even the POTUS for his televised tantrums, he spent the
majority of 2010 re-establishing his pop dominance through
a series of free singles, a dazzling appearance at the same
awards show he bum-rushed a year prior, and an artfully saturated
35-minute film that was easily the best thing Hype Williams
has ever put his name on. Hes tired of being nice. Hes still
striving, but hes no longer concerned about the cost of his
actions. When he calls himself a motherfucking monster,
its not so much a self-criticism as it is his way of saying,
I am what I am, now get out of my way. (Or, as he says himself,
My presence is a present/kiss my ass.)
childlike creativity, purity and honesty/Is honestly being
prodded by these grown thoughts, he raps on lead single Power,
against a hook partially sampled from, no shit, King Crimson.
He continues: Reality is catchin up with me/Takin my inner
child, Im fighting for it, custody/With these responsibilities
that they entrusted me/As I look down at my diamond-encrusted
piece. Hes wrestling with the weight of his success versus
that of his own mortal soul, and, as the song culminates in
a suicide fantasy, he seems to be losing the battle.
A feeling of disconnection runs through the albumfrom the
samples (everything from Gil Scott-Heron to Aphex Twin) to
the title, which would be overlong if it werent accurate
(though it might have been better stated as a list of fantasies,
plural), West still sees himself as an outsider. Hes a superhero
who needs his own theme music on one song; on another he
marries and divorces a porn star in one night. West plumbs
the depths of his own strange personal life for lyrics that
smack of desperation, even at their most boastful. He envisions
himself atop the mountain, but with nobody to show.
And so he has all of his friends come by and lend their talents.
Indie-folk phenom Bon Iver sings a few hooks; Jay-Z (kind
of weak, actually) and Fergie (kind of great, actually!) both
lend verses; Alicia Keys and Elton John volley on the outro
of All of the Lights, a song so bursting with fanfare it
threatens to peak the album four songs in. The gang mentality
plays into rap-album stereotypesits a celebration of his
ego; he wants us to see that he rolls with the biggest and
the bestbut also a way of saying, See? I can play nice.
Why else would he let Nicki Minaj take the albums best verse?
But these voices are also here to represent the battles inside
Wests own mind, a theme he also touches on by continually
manipulating his own voice. On Gorgeous he raps through
a lo-fi filter over a practically non-existent backbeat; Blame
Game finds him affecting not only the tone but the pitch
and pan, creating a veritable mental board meeting on the
songs second verse.
And speaking of artful saturation, nearly every track breaks
the five-minute mark, yet none of them wear out their welcome.
(The three minutes of voice-synth at the end of Runaway
comes close, but its used to play out that disconnected feeling
to its maximum.) The 11 proper songs put the running time
over an hour, yet its an endlessly repeatable hour. Kanye
West has tried, and succeeded, at making one of the most thoroughly
engrossing statements in not only rap but all of popular music,
almost in spite of himself. While his final internal memo
is Run away from the lights, lets hope this time he ignores


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Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is the world's largest semiconductor company. Intel has done a phenomenal job maintaining that accolade for decades. Intel has stayed ahead of the competition with its state of the art chip manufacturing plants. While companies are increasingly becoming fabless to cut costs and avoid heavy capital expenditures required to build and maintain a manufacturing plant, Intel has used this as a big competitive advantage in leading the industry with its fabrication and assembly plants. This model worked great when Intel was dominant in the PC client space, which consists of laptop and desktop PC and this used be a huge growth driver. But with the rapid growth in tablets and smartphones, the PC segment is no longer the growth driver. Where does Intel look for new growth?
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Would be funny if they gave the money in BNET balance... lol
El Psy Congroo
Didnt they just have a 'Cataclysm' last year and failed?....<.<
Gotta love that "Blizzard effect".
If this had been some other MMO developer, like ArenaNet, they would be heralded as saints.
But, no, since its Blizzard we get this
greedy money grabbing evil mega corporation bstds.
Originally posted by SBFord
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that World of Warcraft players raised over $2.3 million to be donated to the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy. The money was raised through sales of the Cinder Kitten in-game pet. 100% of the cost of the Cinder Kitten was donated to the ARC.
Read more on the World of Warcraft community site.
I am so glad to hear this, and not bad for a 10 USD pet. That is a lot of cinder kitties. Since I can't donate directly to the US Red Cross, I went ahead with this and am glad to have been a part of it.
Originally posted by FARGIN_WAR
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Some people cannot donate directly, as other posters have pointed out, but were able to help using this. Perhaps some didn't even care to own the pet, but sent 10 dollars to help anyways.
So what do you want instead? Nobody at all to help the victims? The government isn't.
People opened their wallets to help those in need, and you call them selfish. Truly, you disgust me.
El Psy Congroo
Originally posted by FARGIN_WAR
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Er, I missed something. What exactly is a cinder kitty going to do for me in real life ? If you think that having some silly kitten in a video game is a big deal, then it is you who missed the point. We basically donated money for nothing at all but for me it means a lot because I have some family in the part of the US that got hit. They were much better off than many people, so I really did want to give *something*.
I do not live in the US, the only way I can donate to the Red Cross in North America is via something like this, so I was personally glad for it.
I am just hoping some of the money gets used to help Haiti and Cuba too.
Originally posted by dotdotdash
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I dont even think it was trolling, i think it was just sarcasm that went over people's heads
Originally posted by BillMurphyOriginally posted by Muppetier
greedy money grabbing evil mega corporation bstds.
Friend, 100% of the proceeds went to Hurricane Sandy peoples.
100% of the proceeds went to the American Red Cross
"100% of the cost of the Cinder Kitten was donated to the ARC."
To Blizzards wording, 100% of the cost went to the victims. Not 100% of the profits.
profits might be 10 million for all I know, but it cost Blizzard 2.3 million to hire / train / market / sell the pet.
Did Blizzard just make money again?
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Recognize the voice? Yep sounds like Penny Arcade's Extra Credits.
This may not be the game for me, but I certainly applaud their philanthropic endeavors.
Sure, it's a tax write-off and all that good stuff.. But the point is that they are putting their large sub-base to good use by providing so much money to good causes.
So, again (in case anyone got confused), I applaud ActiBlizz for doing this.
Its a win-win for everybody. Great cause,great people, nice pet. Kudos to Blizzard for continuing to set the standard for gaming companies.
On a side note: Haters gonna hate.
You're now going to argue semantics?!Originally posted by Karteli
"100% of the cost of the Cinder Kitten was donated to the ARC." To Blizzards wording, 100% of the cost went to the victims. Not 100% of the profits.
Also, it was not "Blizzard's wording" it was the wording of the MMORPG.com article writer.
If you want to check out Blizzard's wording you could have gone to the website linked in the article.
Originally posted by Karteli
"100% of the cost of the Cinder Kitten was donated to the ARC."
To Blizzards wording, 100% of the cost went to the victims. Not 100% of the profits.
profits might be 10 million for all I know, but it cost Blizzard 2.3 million to hire / train / market / sell the pet.
Did Blizzard just make money again?
no lol, it's 100% of the cost to players, $10 per player
They do this every once in awhile when something happens. Blizz benefits cuz they get to write it down as a charitable donation at the end of the year
Great, everyone's cheering on Blizzard for donating 2.3mio (of which they'll probably get a good amount back via taxes or something)
Still in the bigger scope of things this is an ridiculously low amount for a company as huge as Blizzard and in perspective that the overall damage was something around $50 billion. They should be ashamed. I bet their expenses on coffee and tacos each year are bigger. This was nothing but a PR stunt, and a cheap one on top of that.
Originally posted by Volgore
Great, everyone's cheering on Blizzard for donating 2.3mio (of which they'll probably get a good amount back via taxes or something)
Still in the bigger scope of things this is an ridiculously low amount for a company as huge as Blizzard and in perspective that the overall damage was something around $50 billion. They should be ashamed. I bet their expenses on coffee and tacos each year are bigger. This was nothing but a PR stunt, and a cheap one on top of that.
Someone should feel ashamed alright. Though it isn't Blizzard and their using company time, manpower and resources they could've sold for profit just to encourage more people to donate.
Tell me, friend, when was the last time you were at a homeless shelter helping the less fortunate? Volunteering at an animal shelter or even pass a few bills to a good cause other than something for you or your relatives?
Encouraging others to donate and donating your own manpower is respectable; it is one's own perogative if they think it's a waste of time to do charitable things and there's nothing wrong with their beliefs. But actively striking out a company or people for doing charitable things is the same as trying to steal money away from people who need it. In making such less than socially acceptible remarks you may discourage people from partaking in a charitable event -- no matter the reason of it or the amount that is ultimately raised -- in the future, and thus you become an evil entity bent on making people suffer.
Bringing people together is more valuable than just tossing a few bucks at a problem and then ignoring it; those who get to others to actively contribute in a community process brings people together and may encourage them to do so in the future. That is not to mention that each empoyee individually possibly helped in their own way to encourage people. But no, here we have a select few condemning such actions, trying to find the worst in things, and painting a shady picture of the world. I certainly don't think I help as often as I should, but things like this remind me that I should, and I don't endeaver to disrupt their good will when they happen as you have.
Go out and make the world a better place to live instead of partaking in a community (this one, for instance) where you have thus acted like nothing but a complete and total jerk where this issue is concerned.
People with agendas on the internet are adorable. Hatred spews ignorance. Bias reveals stances. Temperance begets balance. Be the critic of your favored piece for its improvement and adhere to the pragmatic logic that there is no expertise in opinions. Comment not on what games you dislike, for you aren't the audience nor expert on such and are only the opposition of reason with your rhetoric.
Originally posted by Muppetier
greedy money grabbing evil mega corporation bstds.
Haha excatly my thought, this is just one of those brand/name awareness projects, hoping people will love Blizzard and look at their products, aka a cheezy markerting technique to get more revenue.
Yes of course it's great the got 2,3M (FROM PLAYERS) to help others out, but do remember Blizzard didn't do anything themselves, so why love them for the selflessness of their players? They make millions and millions of dollars monthly for christ sake they could've spent that right? but they would much prefer having a fancy car or a big house themselves. To bad Blizzard I'm still not buying your products.
When someone does something so utterly moronic that it kills your brain cells at the very thought of it.
Originally posted by FARGIN_WAR
While I really should just say good job helping people in need and move on, I just can't help myself but to point something out.
First, great job in getting yourself some good press donating other people's money Blizzard, its not something a poor multibillion company could have done on their own.
And kudos to all the cinder kitten buyers who are happy to selflessly help people, provided they get something for it in return.
True charity doesn't need fanfair. True charity isn't give and take.
Now I'll leave you all to bask in the warm fuzzy feelings that self centered charity brings.
But that not in Blizzards marketing intents.
The point of these short lived donation phases are to introduce even items at higher rate to their cashshop. Everytime they do it without any charity, they receive larger negative backlash because player already wasting 15$ to play WoW expect these things to come for free. Exploiting the donations to advertise the new items is just secondary. It all about silencing any critisicm against the expansion of their cashshop with these fake moral act held up. Perfect bait for WoW fanbois to attack anyone pointing out the immoral marketing ploy if Blizzard, a poor exploitation of good will and charitiy just to milk a game just a bit more. "If you are against or dare to point out Blizzard cashop milking you are an immoral human because its a charity project (if you put a blind eye on their expansion of a revenue stream that will make much more than they ever donated)" Then again their target audience seems to be gullible enough to suck this farce up anyway.
As for the cost. Introducing items like these do not even range into costs of more than several ten thousands. Anyone claiming it ranges into the hundredthousand or millions has no clue or is just lying. Only if they hype the sales it in the media and run a PR campaign for it, it will cost more, but that got nothing to do with being generous or doing anyone a favour, its just selfinterest. Plus tax breaks for donations makes the sratch not even hurt anymore.
Win-Win for Blizzard. Extra cash for Blizzard and people even hold them high up for it instead of complaining about new cashshop items.
Congrats to Blizzard for getting a 2.3 Million dollar tax break on the backs of their players.
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A Degraded Urban Watershed
The Anacostia River watershed is located in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. It is heavily urbanized with over 600,000 residents. The Anacostia River Watershed currently includes stakeholders of every socio-economic background, and every form of urban and suburban land use. The watershed is included in an area that represents the eco nomic core of the region. These circumstances provided both significant incentives and barriers to the restoration initiative. For example, stream restoration can be an effective catalyst for revitalization of an economically depressed community. Over the past three centuries, the landscape of the Anacostia watershed has been greatly transformed by successive waves of cultivation and urbanization. As a result of urban and suburban development in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the watershed und erwent extensive change. Sediment deposition from agricultural fields was augmented by runoff from construction zones and impervious surfaces. Urbanization also brought increased flooding, further forest clearing and an influx of pollutants and toxins i nto the waters of the Anacostia. The sewage inputs to the tidal river added organic wastes, bacteria and debris to the deteriorating waters of the Anacostia.
To address the rapid deterioration of the river, an intergovernmental partnership was created by the landmark 1987 Anacostia Watershed Restoration Agreement, signed by the District of Columbia, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and the State of M aryland. The Agreement formalized a cooperative partnership to restore the Anacostia River and its tributaries. To guide the restoration process, the Agreement called for the formation of an Anacostia Watershed Restoration Committee to develop a restora tion plan. Membership on the committee is broadly based and an aggressive outreach program has extended participation in the development and implementation of the restoration plan to over 60 public and private organizations. Public and membership input has been substantial throughout, including the development of the restoration goals for the Anacostia River listed in the Restoration Tools section below. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is responsible for providing administrative and technical support to facilitate the restoration activities of the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Committee. The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River is charged with coordinating and implementing public education and participation in the restoratio n effort, and developing a living resource program for the watershed.
Stressors of Concern
The Anacostia estuary has some of the poorest water quality recorded in the Chesapeake Bay system. It has a number of serious problems which have contributed to its degraded ecology and poor water quality:
- it is rapidly filling with sediment and debris from upstream;
- dissolved oxygen levels frequently violate water-quality standards;
- sediments are enriched with toxicants, hydrocarbons, trace metals and nutrients;
- many miles of stream habitats have been severely degraded by urbanization, which has profoundly altered the flow, shape, water quality, and ecology of these streams;
- anadromous fish migration has been blocked by numerous man-made fish barriers;
- over 98 percent of the tidal wetlands and nearly 75 percent of the freshwater wetlands within the watershed have been destroyed;
- nearly 50 percent of the forest cover in the basin has been lost to urbanization, including much of the riparian vegetation; and
- the approximately 600,000 residents are generally unaware that they live in the Anacostia watershed, and do not perceive the connection to the river and its unique natural features.
Project Goals and Restoration Techniques
The Anacostia Watershed Restoration Program is a six-point action plan intended to preserve and restore the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the river. The six goals, and the means of attaining them, are described below. Figure 6-1 presents a matrix that includes goals and general project objectives for the Anacostia River restoration program, and the agencies and organizations that are contributing to each objective.
Goal 1: Dramatically reduce pollutant loads in the tidal estuary to measurably improve water quality conditions by the turn of the century.
The most significant sources of pollutant loadings are combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and urban stormwater discharges. Therefore, to meet the goal of dramatically reducing pollutant loadings, a sharp reduction in the number of CSO events and stormwater pollutant loadings was necessary. This was accomplished by the installation of innovative swirl concentrators to treat CSOs, rehabilitation of aging sanitary sewer networks, construction of facilities to treat stormwater runoff from older developed areas , and requirements that new developments conform to stringent sediment and stormwater controls. Trash and floatable debris were removed from the estuary and its tributaries, and a widespread storm drain "Don't Dump" posting program was implemented to pre vent the introduction of additional trash and debris.
Goal 2: Restore and protect the ecological integrity of degraded urban Anacostia streams to enhance aquatic diversity and encourage a quality urban fishery.
Stream restoration techniques were applied to improve habitat in the most degraded streams. Eight major urban stream restoration projects were implemented to significantly improve almost 10 miles of river habitat. To prevent future degradation, land use controls and stringent stormwater and sediment practices were applied at new development sites in sensitive watersheds, to minimize impact on stream systems.
Goal 3: Restore the spawning range of anadromous fish to historical limits.Annual migration of anadromous fish species had been stopped by as many as 25 unintentional man-made fish barriers along the lower portion of the Anacostia. Removal of key fish barriers is important to expanding the available spawning range for anadromou s fish; improvement of the quality of the watershed's spawning habitat is also important. In the spring of 1991 a "bucket brigade" was begun that manually transports fish over barriers so that they can imprint the unique chemistry of the newly opened spa wning range, and return to the same spots year after year.
Goal 4: Increase the natural filtering capacity of the watershed by sharply increasing the acreage and quality of tidal and non-tidal wetlands.Local agencies have been empowered with new authority to protect all non-tidal wetlands, with a goal of no further net loss of wetlands within the watershed. Numerous projects have been initiated for restoring degraded tidal and non-tidal wetlands and ma rshes, and for creating hundreds of acres of new wetlands.
Goal 5: Expand the forest cover throughout the watershed and create a contiguous corridor of forest along the margins of its streams and rivers.
Riparian vegetation plays a critical role in maintaining stream water quality, preventing streambank erosion, and providing aquatic and terrestrial habitat. Extensive reforestation efforts have been implemented, both for upland areas and riparian zones, often with local agencies being provided with both trees and volunteers for tree planting. A new 1991 Maryland state law provides local authorities with the power to require reductions in the amount of forest cover lost during development, with specific mitigation requirements detailed in tree ordinances, buffer criteria, and Critical Area programs. The ultimate goal in the riparian reforestation efforts is to provide an unbroken forest corridor from the tidal river to the uppermost headwater streams.
Goal 6: Make the public aware of their role in the Anacostia cleanup, and increase their participation in restoration activities.
Many of the approximately 600,000 residents of the Anacostia watershed are unaware that they live in the watershed, and do not perceive a connection to the river. A strong public outreach program was therefore developed to raise public awareness about th e problems of the Anacostia River and the ongoing restoration efforts. The program includes a quarterly newsletter, sub-basin coordinators, and educational publications and activities. Several environmental groups have responded to public outreach initi atives with cleanups, plantings, and stream walks. A Small Habitat Improvement Program was developed for implementation of small-scale restoration projects by citizen volunteers, and a number of tree-planting, wetland creation, storm drain stenciling, an d stream cleanup projects have been completed.
Issues of Cost
The Anacostia Watershed Restoration program provided coordination for spending by a large number of public and private organizations. Table 6-2, Summary of the Anacostia Restoration Blueprint, is taken from the Draft 1992 Anacostia Restoration Team "Blueprint for the Restoration of the Anacostia Watershed" (Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments 1992 draft). The figures in the table are estimates for ca pital and operating costs to be incurred over life of the program, and they provide an example of the scale of projects required to restore a severely degraded urban watershed.
The cost estimates are organized according to the watershed goals established for the Anacostia River watershed. The table allows a rough comparison of the relative costs for technology and construction intensive projects (e.g., sewage treatment, combine d sewer overflow construction, other point source controls) versus habitat restoration measures (e.g., bioengineering, best management practices, reforestation). While a precise comparison is not possible it is clear that technology and construction obje ctives are responsible for the largest percentage of the estimated costs.
The estimated total cost for the entire project (including $70 million dollars for river dredging, sewer rehabilitation, reclamation, and other activities not assigned to a distinct goal) is $115,600,000 in 1990 dollars. Assuming a ten-year life span to f or the project, the annual cost per household would be $68, given a population of 600,000 people, an average household size of 3.5 people, and no outside financial assistance. A potential measure of success for the Stewardship Goal (Goal 6) would be the w illingness of Anacostia residents to pay this amount as an annual contribution towards restoration of the watershed.
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Coverage of the death of Edward Kennedy got me thinking about one of the trickiest issues faced by journalists.
No human being is perfect. Even great men are flawed. Ted Kennedy is a case study for that statement.
So, if it's your job to summarize Ted Kennedy's life for a news story, how do you handle the flaws.
For example, the lead Associated Press story chosen by The Monroe Evening News for Wedneday's front page waited until the sixth paragraph to mention Chappaquiddick, the tragic site of a woman's death in 1969 that forever tarnished Kennedy's image.
I scanned a half-dozen news Web sites Wednesday afternoon and they were dominated by stories of Kennedy's great career as a U.S. Senator. You had to look hard to find the bad stuff – Chappaquiddick or other references to Kennedy's fabled drinking and womanizing.
I looked at foxnews.com and cnn.com, and couldn't find a recognizable difference in the tone or level of coverage.
I wasn't alone with that thought, though. Apparently the Cable channel coverage wasn't as similar. As TIME TV critic James Poniewozik noted on his blog, Fox gave Kennedy's death considerably less coverage than the other cable networks.
Frankly, the fact that Fox News paid less attention to Kennedy's death than CNN and MSNBC doesn't bother me. As Poniewozik noted, Fox was simply giving its viewers what they want.
Anyone who has worked with me can tell you I put readers' interests first when making news decisions. It's not about what I want; it's about what readers want. Sometimes I've made decisions that were against my nature – but what I thought readers wanted and expected.
Fox News executives know their viewers. They understand that Kennedy's death was important, but that their viewers would want them to give the necessary details, then get on to something else.
Then there's The Onion, which got some criticism for attacking Kennedy with satire too quickly.
Again, I can't be too critical. That's what The Onion does. Don't go there if you don't want to be offended. Offending anyone and everyone is what makes The Onion fun. And satire has a way at getting to some truths that are hard to find otherwise.
Bottom line: I thought the coverage I saw, in newspapers, on the Internet and TV, was comprehensive and interesting. Even though I've followed Ted Kennedy's career my entire life, I learned some things I didn't know, and the balance of good and bad seemed to be appropriate.
The character flaws were neither hidden or played out of proportion. Kennedy came across as a great man with some personal problems, which is probably pretty close to the truth.


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Today's search podcast covers Amnesty International calling on searchers to lobby Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to stop censoring in China; Microsoft to allow manufacturers more choice in search defaults; why does Google consider exchange rates in AdWords a secret?; Google behind in indexing a changed site and more!
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International Asking Users To Pressure Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Over China
BBC News reports that Amnesty International is urging users of Google, Yahoo and MSN in the UK to email the search engines opposing the way each operates in China. Amnesty International says that the search engines are aiding the censorship. The search engines say that Chinese users are more well off then they were prior. More on the Amnesty campaign can be found here from the organization....
Microsoft Says Vista & Other Operating Systems Will Allow Search Engine Choice
News from News.com and Reuters that Microsoft said, they will adopt a "voluntary principle" that will allow the manufacturers of the computers to decide which search engine the operating system should default to. News.com describes this as Microsoft wanting to "bolstering choice and competition" in the market place. Wise move by Microsoft? I think so. Take a look back at Google & Dell partnership, IE7 defaulting to MSN Search and read this. Too funny, but smart on Microsoft's part, IMO....
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Scholar Trademark Case Settled Out Of Court
News.com reports that Google and American Chemical Society trademark case has been settled out of court. The case was brought up against Google for using the name "Scholar," when American Chemical Society has a similar product named "ACS?s SciFinder Scholar." The case was dropped and each side will pay their own legal fees. No other details were provided and both sides have confidentiality clauses....
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Won't Reveal Details Of AdWords Exchange Rates
I spotted an interesting thread which I then followed up on today at the Search Engine Roundtable which shows that Google won't reveal the source of the exchange rate they use. So if you are an international AdWords customer and you pay in your local currency, and you want to know why the exchange rate is so poor, you are out of luck. The AdWords representative states: "the product managers are not willing to discuss the former at this time as part of protecting the whole." And Threadwatch notes Google also claims it can't give this information out for "competitive...
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SEOMoz reports that Google is once again behind the 8-ball when it comes to picking up a domain name switch. Chris Pirillo's TagJag site was originally named Gada.be but was 301 redirected several weeks ago. Yahoo and MSN Search both display the site for a search on the name, TagJag.com, but Google shows nothing. Like we said before, Google had similar issues when Techmeme changed their name....
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Construction continues on our Youth Services Remodeling Project. The project will include new carpeting, a new ceiling, new lighting, a new story hour/activity area, a computer area for older children, a children's garden and lots of cozy areas for parents, grandparents and children to enjoy the library's books and other resources together.
During construction, most of the library materials for children are available in the adult room. Thanks to everyone for putting up with this temporary inconvenience.
A Youth Services Department grand opening celebration will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. July 30 with a brief program at 5:30 p.m. If weather permits, we will have the celebration outside in the new garden area. Refreshments will be served.
A family concert by John McCutcheon will continue the celebration at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center. John is a native of central Wisconsin and one of America's best folksingers. Both the celebration and the concert are free to the public; no tickets are required.
Our annual summer reading programs for children and teens are underway and better than ever. Remaining special events for children include juggler Steve Russell on Tuesday, Circus Manduhai on July 2, the Miller and Mike Variety Show on July 9, folksinger Stuart Stotts on July 16, magician Isaiah Foster on July 23 and hands-on activities June 27, July 11 and July 18.
Remaining special events for teens will include an Introduction to Improvisation Workshop led by teaching artists from Chicago's famous Second City today, "Get Steampunked!" on Wednesday, open gaming on July 3, Cupcake Workshop with Amanda Cupcake on July 10 and a Painting in Action Workshop on July 17. Teen Yoga programs will also be held July 8, 15, 22 and 29. For event schedules and registration requirements, visit or call the library at 715-422-5131.
We will have great programs for adults in July as well. The Monday Movies series will present popular and critically acclaimed new films for adult audiences at 7 p.m. every Monday in July.
Authors John Nichols and Robert McChesney will be here at 7 p.m. July 11 to discuss their new book "Dollarocracy." The adult concert series continues at 7 p.m. July 18 with a performance by jazz singer Janet Planet. Wisconsin's Poet Laureate Max Garland will be here for a reading on July 25.
Take a break from your busy schedule at the McMillan Coffeehouse. In addition to great coffee from Madison's Ancora Coffee Roasters and wonderful baked goods, the Coffeehouse now offers gourmet soups in several flavors. The McMillan Coffeehouse is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
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|Antenatal treatment with corticosteroids for preterm neonates: impact on the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome and intra-hospital mortality.
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|PMID: 12870049 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|CONTEXT: Although the benefits of antenatal corticosteroids have been widely demonstrated in other countries, there are few studies among Brazilian newborn infants. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids on the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome and intra-hospital mortality among neonates with a gestational age of less than 34 weeks. TYPE OF STUDY: Cross-sectional. SETTING: A tertiary-care hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Neonates exposed to any dose of antenatal corticosteroids for fetal maturation up to 7 days before delivery, and newborns paired by sex, birth weight, gestational age and time of birth that were not exposed to antenatal corticosteroids. The sample obtained consisted of 205 exposed newborns, 205 non-exposed and 39 newborns exposed to antenatal corticosteroids for whom it was not possible to find an unexposed pair. PROCEDURES: Analysis of maternal and newborn records. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: The primary clinical outcomes for the two groups were compared: the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome and intra-hospital mortality; as well as secondary outcomes related to neonatal morbidity. RESULTS: Antenatal corticosteroids reduced the occurrence of respiratory distress syndrome (OR: 0.33; 95% CI: 0.21-0.51) and the protective effect persisted when adjusted for weight, gestational age and the presence of asphyxia (adjusted OR: 0.27; 95% CI: 0.17-0.43). The protective effect could also be detected through the reduction in the need for and number of doses of exogenous surfactant utilized and the number of days of mechanical ventilation needed for the newborns exposed to antenatal corticosteroids. Their use also reduced the occurrence of intra-hospital deaths (OR: 0.51: 95% CI: 0.38-0.82). However, when adjusted for weight, gestational age, presence of prenatal asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis and use of mechanical ventilation, the antenatal corticosteroids did not maintain the protective effect in relation to death. With regard to other outcomes, antenatal corticosteroids reduced the incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage grades III and IV (OR: 0.28; 95% CI: 0.10-0.77). CONCLUSIONS: Antenatal corticosteroids were effective in the reduction of morbidity and mortality among premature newborns in the population studied, and therefore their use should be stimulated within our environment.
|Joice Fabíola Meneguel; Ruth Guinsburg; Milton Harumi Miyoshi; Clovis de Araujo Peres; Regina Helena Russo; Benjamin Israel Kopelman; Luiz Camano
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I do though, every time. She's just a fiend for my D. She'll wake up and we go another round.you gotta put that shawty to sleep, mayne
I remember one time she couldn't even wait to get to my house so she pulled out my d and hopped on it, while I was driving. Granted, we were in my neighborhood and it was late as fuck so there was nobody on the road.


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By Raissa Kasolowsky
DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Rising al Qaeda militancy, a surge
in violence in a secessionist south and crushing poverty will be
this year's critical tests for Yemen, neighbour to top oil
exporter Saudi Arabia.
Yemen, also trying to cement a truce to end a northern civil
war, has been a major Western security concern since a
Yemen-based regional arm of al Qaeda claimed responsibility for
a December attempt to bomb a U.S.-bound plane.
Worries over instability in Yemen along with widespread
corruption mean there is no significant foreign investment
outside the country's oil industry and little chance of
attracting any in the near future.
This is further exacerbating high unemployment in Yemen,
with nearly a third of the workforce out of a job, leaving more
than 40 percent of the country's 23 million strong population
surviving on under $2 a day.
"Yemen's problems are all simultaneous and would be
overwhelming for any state," said Theodore Karasik of the
Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis.
"Only after the central government is able to address some
of these issues more sharply will they start to go away. A lot
of the international aid promised is not materialising so Yemen
will remain a basket case, if you will, in the short term."
Al Qaeda and the Yemeni government have clashed for many
years, but bloody confrontations between militants and security
forces are on the rise again as the group stages increasingly
bold attacks on international and domestic targets alike.
In June and July, al Qaeda militants carried out a number of
attacks on state targets in southern Yemen, including a hit on
the headquarters of an intelligence agency in the port city of
Aden, in which 11 people died.
Yemen's poorly equipped security forces are easier to strike
than many Western targets, and the group may hope to capitalise
on anti-government sentiment in the south, home to a strong and
growing separatist movement.
Yemen's Western allies and Saudi Arabia have long feared al
Qaeda is exploiting unrest to turn the country into a launchpad
for destabilising attacks in the region, and the failed December
plane attack set off alarm bells across the globe.
Sanaa subsequently declared war on al Qaeda, and Washington
stepped up training, intelligence and military aid to Yemeni
forces, helping them stage deadly raids on suspected militant
hideouts, some of which have also killed civilians.
But an assassination attempt against the British envoy to
Sanaa in April and June's brazen suspected al Qaeda assault on
the southern headquarters of a Yemeni intelligence agency raised
doubts over the reach of the government's crackdown.
Sanaa has battled al Qaeda since before Sept. 11, 2001
attacks on the United States, often in concert with Washington,
but many saw the Yemeni government's approach to dealing with
militants as half-hearted and ineffective.
Wanted suspects went uncaptured and foreign Islamists were
able to attend training camps in Yemen's impenetrable mountains
and deserts, where they also benefitted from tribal protection.
Al Qaeda activity in Yemen picked up in 2009 after the Saudi
branch of the militant group, licking its wounds from a
crackdown by Riyadh, merged with the Yemen arm to create a
Yemen-based regional wing, now mounting a resurgence.
The leaders of the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula include
Nasser al-Wahayshi, once a close associate of Osama bin Laden.
Its declared aim is to target Westerners in the oil-exporting
Gulf region and bring down the Saudi royal family.
In August 2009, an al Qaeda suicide bomber tried to kill
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who headed an anti-terrorism
campaign that derailed militant efforts to destabilise the
kingdom between 2003 and 2006.
What to watch:
- Any more violent attacks on international and domestic
targets as al Qaeda responds to a U.S.-backed crackdown.
- Increased foreign assistance in Yemen's fight against al
Qaeda may backfire as public opinion swings against the state.
Mounting violence in south Yemen in recent months, from
separatist ambushes to brutal shakedowns and armed clashes with
security forces, has raised fears that a sustained separatist
insurgency may be brewing.
North and South Yemen formally united in 1990 but some in
the south, where many of Yemen's oil facilities are located,
complain northerners have used unification to seize resources
and discriminate against them.
People in the south say the government deprives them of jobs
and usurps their land. Key positions in the south are typically
assigned to Sanaa loyalists, often imported from the north.
Many southerners believe they were better off before unity,
when South Yemen was part of the socialist bloc and a welfare
state established with Soviet aid. They say discrimination
became worse after a brief 1994 civil war, sparked by an attempt
by southern leaders to break away from a unified Yemen.
The violence of recent months is the worst the south has
seen since the 1994 war and could escalate unless Sanaa quickly
moves to address southern grievances.
Sanaa has offered dialogue with Yemen's opposition,
including southerners, but efforts to calm southern unrest have
included widespread arrests and extra troop deployments to the
region that have actually heightened hostility toward the north.
Suspected separatists have attacked state vehicles while the
army has surrounded and shelled the flashpoint southern town of
Dalea and clashed with separatist protesters.
Both sides trade blame for the violence in a heavily armed
society where state control is weak. Separatists insist their
movement is peaceful and any fighting is self defence.
Meanwhile, the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh
says armed separatists are a minority of outlaws who
indiscriminately and sometimes brutally target northerners.
What to watch:
-- Spiralling violence as a growing number of southerners,
angered by a government security clampdown, take up arms.
-- Grinding poverty and unemployment may also push more
southerners to join armed secessionists.
Yemen is working to cement an increasingly shaky truce with
northern Shi'ite rebels sealed in February to end a civil war
that has raged on and off since 2004 and drew in neighbouring
Saudi Arabia last year after rebels seized some Saudi land.
The rebels, who belong to the minority Zaydi sect of Shi'ite
Islam, complain of religious and socio-economic discrimination.
The ceasefire with the rebels, which has included prisoner
releases by both sides, has largely held but is growing more
fragile and has been punctuated by sporadic violence.
Previous truces to end the war, which has displaced 350,000
people, have not lasted and analysts are sceptical whether this
one will hold for the long term.
What to watch:
-- Sporadic violence may deteriorate to full-blown conflict.
-- Rebels regroup and restart their campaign.
Almost a third of Yemen's 23 million inhabitants suffer
chronic hunger, jobs are scarce, corruption is rife and oil and
water resources are drying up.
The government is almost powerless to meet the needs of its
expanding population and there are fears that if the state cannot
pay public sector wages Yemen may tip into chaos.
Oil revenues are declining steeply and the government said
earnings from Yemen's multi-billion dollar Total-led liquefied
natural gas (LNG) plant will be less than expected in 2010 due
to a delay in the production start-up.
A tumble in the Yemeni rial further added to the country's
economic strain, forcing the central bank to inject some $850
million into the market in 2010 to support the currency.
Despite some Western and Saudi support, donor money is hard
to come by and once obtained is slow to reach those who need it
most. Only a fraction of $4.7 billion pledged at a donor
conference in 2006 has been distributed so far.
Corruption also pervades life in Yemen.
As part of badly needed economic reforms, Yemen has begun
reducing fuel subsidies, a huge burden on state finances, but is
having to do this gradually to avoid stoking public anger.
In 2005, the government was forced to reverse sudden hikes
in gasoline, diesel and kerosene prices after 22 people were
killed and more than 300 wounded in resulting riots.
Yemen also faces a water crisis, deemed among the worst in
the world and worsened by excessive irrigation by farmers
growing qat, a mild narcotic leaf that dominates life in Yemen
and whose consumption weighs on productivity.
What to watch:
-- Any signs the central government may run out of cash
resources to keep economy and public sector afloat.
(Editing by Samia Nakhoul)


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|LAbri du Pape, Belgium, archaeology of, 56:598
LAbri du Pape: Bivouacs, Burials and Retreats along the Upper Belgian Meuse, from the Mesolithic to the Low Roman Empire, edited by J-M. Leotard, L.G. Straus, and M. Otte, review of, 56:598
LAlgonguin au XVIIE siècle: Edition critique, analysée et commentée de la grammaire Algonguine du Père Louis Nicholas, by Diane Daviault, review of, 52:237
La Isabela, Dominican Republic, Spanish settlement of, 52:137
Labor: agricultural, by women in Nigeria, 50:311; appropriation of, and monumental Mayan architecture, 51:363; by children among !Kung San and Hadza, 50:217; constraints of, in precolonial Kenya, 50:268; division of, in Somalia, 51:200; domestic, in Mexico, 49:8; gendered division of, in Nepal, 51:215, 221, 230; among peasant farmers in Philippines, 50:1; and pottery production, 51:176; women's, among Maya, 55:499
Laboring in the Fields of the Lord: Spanish Missions and Southeastern Indians, by Jerald T. Milanich, review of, 55:610
Lakota: language of, 56:564; politics of identity among, 54:564; sweat lodge ritual among, 56:276
Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge, The: History and Contemporary Practice, by Raymond A. Bucko, review of, 56:276
Lamanai, archaeology of, 49:347
Lamb, Sydney, review of book edited by, 50:403
Lamberg-Karlovsky, C.C., book review by, 57:101
Lamberg-Karlovsky, Martha, review of book edited by, 57:247
Lambert, Marjorie, 48:56, 60
Lanata, Jose Luis, book review by, 53:264
Lancy, David F., review of book by, 54:260
Land Filled with Flies: A Political Economy of the Kalahari, by Edwin N. Wilmsen, review of, 47:93
"Land is Thicker than Blood: Revisiting Kinship Paternalism in a Peasant Village in South Korea," article by Soo Ho Choi, 56:349
Land of Prehistory, The: A Critical History of American Archaeology, by Alice Beck Kehoe, review of, 55:599
Land reform: in Mexico, 54:77; in Nadur Village and caste inequality, 48:92; and class inequality, 48:97; data analysis in study of, 48:83; description of field research, 48:82; and income inequality, 48:90, 95, 101; and income mobility, 48:105; results of act of 1969 in Kerala, 48:86
"Land Reform versus Inequality in Nadur Village, Kerala," article by Richard W. Franke, 48:81
Land tenure: among Khmer, 51:254; in Korea, 51:329; in Nepal, 51:225, 228; in Papua New Guinea, 55:331, 361; system in prereform Kerala State, India, 48:84; women's strategies of, in Somalia, 51:193
Land use : in Canyons de Chelly and del Muerto, 47:39; practices in Madagascar, 55:71
Landscape, study of, 53, 510, 56:410
Landscapes of Settlement: Prehistory to the Present, by Brian K. Roberts, review of, 53:510
Lang, Joseph, "Whats in a Name? The Consequences of Violating Brazilian Emic Color-Race Categories in Estimates of Social Well-Being," 51:389
Lang, Sabine, review of book edited by, 54:250
Lange, Charles H., review of book by, 53:110
Language: in Africa, 54:281; among bonobos, 55:448; concepts of, in Iceland, 48:303; and culture in California anthropology, 48:318; and European genetic patterns, 53:394; evolution of, 52:539, 55:254; genetic classification of, 50:403; histories of, in Europe 394; and human behavior, 52:367; of Indus script, 54:549; Itzaj Maya, 54:574; of Lakota, 56:564; Maya, dictionary of, 55:447; Mobilian pidgin, 54:576; Nahuatl, 53:461; native North American, 55:311; Quechua, 53:244
"Language and Cultural Affiliation of Natives Residing near the Mouth of the Coquille River before 1851," article by Roberta L. Hall, 48:165
Language and Human Behavior, by Derek Bickerton, review of, 52:367
LaPorta, Philip, "The First Acheulian Quarry in India: Stone Tool Manufacture, Biface Morphology, and Behaviors," 55:39
Lapps. See Saami
Largo-Gallina phase in New Mexico, archaeology of, 49:83
Lasker, Gabriel W., review of book by, 55:585
Lassiter, Luke Eric, "From Reading over the Shoulders of Natives to Reading alongside Natives, Literally: Toward A Collaborative and Reciprocal Ethnography," 57:127
Late Paleolithic Habitation of Haule V, The: From Excavation Report to the Reconstruction of Federmesser Settlement Patterns and Land-Use, by P. Houtsma, E. Kramer, R.R. Newell, and J.L. Smit, review of, 53:262
Late Stone Age: of Congo Basin, 57:197; of Congo Basin, lithic technology of, 57:204; of southern Africa, artifacts and behavior in, 57:6; of southern Africa, ecology and subsistence in, 57:10
Latin America: biodiversity conservation and indigenous people in, 55:317. See also Caribbean; Central America; Maya; Mexico; South America
Latium. See Italy
Laughlin, Charles D., "Fuzziness and Phenomenology in Ethnological Research: Insights from Fuzzy Set Theory," 49:17
Launay, Robert, book review by, 57:345, 346
Law: anthropology of, 56:284; and Native Americans in Washington Territory, 55:590; in Swaziland, 50:406
Law, Kimberley R., "Testing the Nature of Teotihuacán Imperialism at Kaminaljuyú Using Phosphate Oxygen-Isotope Ratios," 56:535
Lawless, Robert, book review by, 48:276
Layton, Richard, review of book edited by, 52:117, 541
Leadership: on Ambae, 49:217; among Ashaninka in Peru, 49:393; changes in, at Zuni, 51:143; charismatic, in utopian communes, 56:427; female roles of, at Zuni, 51:141; male roles of, at Zuni, 51:135; on Nukulaelae Atoll, 49:185; Palestinian styles of, in Israel, 50:30; in prehistoric Southwest, 51:103, 125, 128; on Sapwuahfik Atoll, 49:111
Leadership Strategies, Economic Activity, and Interregional Interaction: Social Complexity in Northeast China, by Gideon Shelach, review of, 57:226
Leaf, Murray J., review of book by, 55:324
Leakey, L.S.B., and authorship of Oldowan tools, 47:132, 136
Leakey, M.D., terminology for Oldowan tools, 47:158
Learning: by children in Liberia, 54:260; and craft production, 57:369, 381, 407, 427, 456, 471; developmental stages in, 57:371; neurophysiological aspects of, 57:373, 393, 456, 471; social, in animals, 54:97; social context of, 57:372, 407, 456, 471; theoretical perspectives on, 57:371, 381, 407, 427
"Learning and Craft Production: An Introduction," article by C. Jill Minar and Patricia L. Crown, 57:369
"Learning How to Make the Right Pots: Apprenticeship Strategies and Material Culture, a Case Study in Handmade Pottery from Cameroon," article by Hélène Wallaert-Pêtre, 57:471
"Learning to Make Pottery in the Prehispanic American Southwest," article by Patricia L. Crown, 57:451
LeBlanc, Steven, review of book by, 56:411
Ledgerwood, Judy L., "Khmer Kinship: The Matriliny/Matriarchy Myth," 51:247
Lee, Gaylen D., review of book by, 55:307
Lee, Yun Kuen, book review by, 57:226
Lees, Susan H., review of book edited by, 54:106
Leesch, Denise, review of book by, 56:129
Legal anthropology, 52:131
Legal Anthropology, by Norbert Rouland, review of, 52:131
Legoupil, Dominique, review of book by, 55:320
Lekson, Stephen H., review of book by, 56:588
Lemba Archaeological Project, at Kissonerga-Mosphilia, Cyprus, 48:145
Lenoir, Michel, review of book edited by, 52:533
León-Portilla, Miguel, review of book by, 48:70
Leone, Mark P.: book review by, 56:404; review of book edited by, 56:261
Leong, Sow-theng, review of book by, 55:169
Leotard, J-M., review of book edited by, 56:598
Lesbian families in United States, 54:571
Lesbian Family Relationships in American Society: The Making of an Ethnographic Film, by Maureen A. Asten, review of, 54:571
Lesu, New Ireland, and Hortense Powdermaker, 47:377
Lett, James, "Interpretive Anthropology, Metaphysics, and the Paranormal," 47:305
Levant: archaeology of, 56:241; Aurignacian in, 56:523
Levi, Jerome M., "The Bow and the Blanket: Religion, Identity, and Resistance in Rarámuri Material Culture," 54:299
Lévi-Strauss, Claude, review of book by, 53:514
Levirate: practice of, among Maragoli, 54:173; studies of, 54:174
Lewis, Herbert S., book review by, 57:229
Liberation Theology in Brazil, 51:270
Liberia, children's learning in, 54:260
Library research in anthropology, guide to, 54:423
Lien, Marianne Elisabeth, review of book by, 54:567
Life among the Yanomami: The Story of Change among the Xilixana on the Mucajai River in Brazil, by John F. Peters, review of, 57:219
Life histories, use of, in anthropology, 55:153
Life in Lesu: The Study of a Melanesian Society, by Hortense Powdermaker, discussed, 47:377
Lifestyle: cultural constructions of, 52:336; study of, in Brazil, 52:331
Liffman, Paul, book review by, 54:111
Lightfoot, Ricky R.: review of book by, 52:246; review of book edited by, 52:246
Like People You See in a Dream: First Contact in Six Papuan Societies, by Edward L. Schieffelin and Robert Crittenden, review of, 49:289
Lillios, Katina, book review by, 57:239
"Liminal Family, The: Return Migration and Intergenerational Conflict in Japan," article by John W. Traphagan, 56:365
Limited activity sites in northeastern Arizona, 50:143, 155, 159, 165
"Limits of Reflexivity, The: Politics in Anthropologys Post-Writing Culture Era," review article by Arturo Escobar, 49:377
Limits of Settlement Growth, The: A Theoretical Outline, by Roland Fletcher, review of, 53:102
Limón, José E., review of book by, 57:352
Lindholm, Charles, "Does the Sociocentric Self Exist? Reflections on Markus and Kitayamas Culture of the Self," 53:405
Lindstrom, Lamon, book review by, 55:594
Lineages in Korea, 56:353
Linguistics: in Africa, 54:281; of Algonquin, 52:237; and aphasia, 47:286, 290; archaeological, and Wintun invasion in California, 48:322; critique of, by S.A. Tyler, 47:292; of Indus script, 54:549; of Itzaj Maya, 54:574; of Lakota, 56:564; of Mobilian pidgin, 54:576; of Numa, 52:519; in prehistory and archaeology, in California, 48:317 prehistory of Europe, 53:394; stratification and alternate generation terminology, 55:530. See also Language
Linke, Uli, review of book by, 56:387
Lipe, William D., review of book edited by, 50:397
Lister, Florence C.: description of UNM archaeological field school in Chaco Canyon, 48:52; review of book by, 54:554
Lister, Robert, 48:52, 63
Literacy in Polynesia, 52:504
Literacy, Emotion, and Authority: Reading and Writing on a Polynesian Atoll, by Niko Besnier, review of, 52:504
Literary studies: comparison of, with anthropology, 50:346; history of, 50:351
Literature: folk, 54:256; Greek, women's laments in, 52:227
"Lithic Reduction and Hominid Behavior in the Middle Paleolithic of the Rhineland," article by Nicholas J. Conard and Daniel S. Adler, 53:147
Lithics: analysis, 53:147, 497, 55:288; analysis of, in carnivore sites in Europe, 56:187, 194; artifacts and technological planning, 48:187; assemblages, analysis of, 50:141, 155, 159, 165; assemblages, typology of, 50:395; of Mousterian, 56:131; projectile points, 54:294; raw material, circulation of, in European Paleolithic, 54:286; raw material, selection of, in Lower and Middle Paleolithic of Spain, 55:385; raw material, use of, at Abric Romaní, 54:388; of southwestern European Middle Pleistocene, new research trends in, 47:209; spatial variation in, of southwestern European Middle Pleistocene, 47:208; technology of Aurignacian in France, 57:253; technology of eastern and midwestern United States, 52:244; technology of Federmessergruppen, 52:290; technology of Folsom, 57:251; technology at Karain Cave, Turkey, 51:287; technology of Later Stone Age in Congo Basin, 57:204; technology of Mousterian, 52:241; technology of Patagonia, 53:223; technology and subsistence, 52:243; technology at Vindija Cave, Croatia, 51:9; temporal variation in, in southwestern European Middle Pleistocene, 47:207; tools at Isampur Acheulian quarry, India, 55:39. See also Oldowan tools
"Lithics and Adaptive Diversity: An Examination of Limited-Activity Sites in Northeast Arizona," article by Lisa C. Young, 50:141
Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis, by William Andrefsky, Jr., review of, 55:288
Livestock production in Canyons de Chelly and del Muerto, 47:52. See also Farming
Living with the Ancestors: Kinship and Kingship in Ancient Maya Society, by Patricia McAnany, review of, 52:523
Living in the Children of God, by David E. Van Zandt, review of, 49:175
Living Witchcraft: A Contemporary American Coven, by Allen Scarboro, Nancy Campbell, and Shirley Stave, review of, 52:225
Living and Working in Space: Human Behavior, Culture and Organization, by Philip Robert Harris, review of, 50:87
Localizing Strategies: Regional Traditions of Ethnographic Writing, edited by Richard Farndon, review of, 47:101
"Local-Level Responses to Environmental Degradation in Northwestern Mexico," article by María L. Cruz-Torres, 57:111
Loggers' attitudes toward science in Pacific Northwest, 53:450
Logging: aesthetics of, 53:467; ethnography of, 53:467
Logic of Incest, The: A Structuralist Analysis of Hebrew Mythology, by Seth Daniel Kunin, review of, 52:227
"Logistic Mobility and Expedient Technology: A Response to Sullivan," article by Lisa C. Young, 50:165
Lomnitz-Adler, Claudio, book review by, 48:70
Longacre, William A.: "Exploring Prehistoric Social and Political Organization in the American Southwest," 56:287; review of book by, 52:122
Long-distance exchange, and Paquimé, 48:4
Longstaffe, Fred J., "Testing the Nature of Teotihuacán Imperialism at Kaminaljuyú Using Phosphate Oxygen-Isotope Ratios," 56:535
Look, Listen, Read, by Claude Lévi-Strauss, review of, 53:514
Lopez, David I., review of book by, 56:562
Lourandos, Harry, review of book by, 54:279
Lower Coquille language and culture: 48:165; and Alexander McLeod,
48:168; and George Gibbs, 48:171; and Homer Barnett, 48:175; and Hudson's
Bay Company, 48:168; and Jedediah Smith, 48:169; and Joel Berreman, 48:174;
and Joel Palmer, 48:171; and Joe Pierce, 48:178; and John Harrington, 48:175;
and John Kirkpatrick, 48:170; and Josiah Parrish, 48:169; and Leo Frachtenberg,
48:173; and Lorin Williams, 48:169; and Melville Jacobs, 48:173; methods
and materials used in study of, 48:167; in nineteenth century, 48:165;
and Philip Drucker, 48:173; and Roberta Hall, 48:179
Lozada, Eriberto P., Jr., book review by, 56:389
Lozek, Vojen, review of book by, 53:494
Luerssen, J. Susan, "Illness and Household Reproduction in a Highly Monetized Rural Economy: A Case from the Southern Peruvian Highlands," 49:255
Luhrmann, T.M., ideas of, and interpretive anthropology, 47:313, 319
Luhrmann, Tanya, book review by, 52:225
Luhrs, Dorothy, 48:55
Lukurmata: Household Archeology in Prehispanic Bolivia, by Marc Bermann, review of, 52:115
Luo, subsistence and exchange patterns of, 50:249, 262
Lye, Susanne, "Of Trade and Cognition: Markets and the Loss of Folk Knowledge among the Tawahka Indians of the Honduran Rain Forest," 54:219
Lyman, R. Lee, review of book by, 54:265, 55:603, 57:241
Lynch, Thomas F., book review by, 55:320
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he Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a report on domestic violence last week, and its numbers are sobering. More than 80,000 domestic violence offenses were reported to the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System in 2012.
The report focuses only on the 41,708 incidents - a shade over half - that involved family relationships (the other half involved other domestic relationships such as boyfriend-girlfriend).
Of the family violence numbers, 13,259 of the victims were spouses and 7,105 were children, stepchildren or grandchildren. When spouses are involved, nearly three out of four of the offenders are males.
One number that stood out was the number of offenders suspected of using alcohol or drugs at the time of the incident - 17.5 percent.
If that number seems low, it's because it likely is under-reported. A 2005 study spanning five years by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics shows drugs or alcohol were involved in 30 percent of all nonfatal domestic violence crimes, but in nearly 41 percent of the cases it was not known if substance abuse played a role. The Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug and other Addiction Services claims drinking precedes acts of family violence in 25 to 50 percent of all domestic violence cases.
The numbers, however, might be deceiving. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, citing the U.S. Department of Health, on its website states: "While substance abuse does not cause domestic violence, there is a statistical correlation between the two." Many advocates say offenders often use drug and alcohol abuse as excuses for their inherently violent behavior.
Regardless of the circumstances, too many people are being beaten, raped and killed in the home. The TBI reported that 54 people died at the hands of family members last year. Nineteen of the victims were spouses, while 12 were children or stepchildren.
Reducing domestic violence offenses should be a priority.
In the short term, domestic violence shelters offer a safe haven for abuse victims. Child and Family Tennessee, for example, runs a crisis center for abused women, children and seniors. There, in addition to emergency shelter, abuse victims can get counseling and other services.
In the long term, education could be a key. Parents, of course, should take the lead in teaching - and showing - their children how to treat one another with dignity and respect. But when they don't, school and community programs to help teach at-risk teenagers how healthy relationships work.
Getting tough on offenders also is needed. Last year the state Legislature passed a bill pushed by Gov. Bill Haslam increasing mandatory sentences for repeat domestic violence offenders.
Within the community, individuals should have a zero-tolerance attitude toward domestic violence. Turning a blind eye should not be an option. Report abusers to authorities.
Domestic violence no longer is a private household demon; its is a monster menacing society that must be slain.
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Travel to Nepal on a family tour of the Himalayas.
For centuries, Nepal has been luring travellers with its snow-capped peaks and the tales of adventure that come from 'the roof of the world'. Now, your family can see what all the fuss is about on their very own Himalayan Adventure – an action packed tour of Nepal's most captivating towns, cities and scenery. Forget Hillary and Norgay, there's no better feeling than reaching the end of an Annapurna trek as a family, taking home memories and photographs to last a lifetime. From quirky Kathmandu, across the Himalayas and into the steamy jungles of Chitwan, this adventure tour through Nepal will broaden the mind and invigorate the sprit.
- Start
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Finish
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Countries
- Nepal
- Themes
- Family, Walking & Trekking
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- Get caught up in the crazy city of Kathmandu
- Stay in a converted farmhouse in Nuwakot
- Explore the quiet streets of Bandipur on foot
- Catch a glimpse of the Himalayas on the horizon
- Relax on the shores of Lake Begnas
- Trek into the incredible Annapurna Range
- Sip chai in mountain tea-houses
- Soak up the chilled out vibes of Pokhara
- Head deep into the jungles of Chitwan NP
- Spot long nosed crocodiles on a canoe ride
This itinerary is valid for departures from 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2015. View the itinerary for departures between 01 January 2016 - 31 December 2016
Day 1 Kathmandu
Day 2 Nuwakot
Day 3 Bandipur
Day 4 Pokhara
Day 5-6 Annapurna Trek/Pokhara
Day 7-9 Seti rafting/Chitwan
Day 10-11 Kathmandu
Meals10 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners
TransportBoat, Minibus, Plane
AccommodationCamping (with facilities) (2 nights), Guesthouse (2 nights), Hotel (8 nights)
Included activities
- Chitwan - Canoe safari, Bird Watching walk or Jeep safari
- Kathmandu - Guided tour of Swayambhunath Temple
- Overnight trek in the Annapurnas
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The teenage adventure tour was a great adventurous trip for the whole family, difficult at times, however very rewarding for the group to complete together. The tour leader and ground team were great crew with lots of fun had by all.
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Himalayan Teenage Adventure , September 2015
sandi mcconnell
We travel a lot and all over the world this trip was one of the best we have every don , Intrepid employ the most amazing knowledgeable,local guides , our guide was like a part of the family that knew everything, no questions were unanswered by Satya Kumal, Nepal has the most beautiful scenery , the people are very welcoming and friendly and it is adventurous as well as peaceful . Do not miss out on Travelling to this wonderful country , you will be amazed .
Review submitted 09 Oct 2015


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Just wanted to share this with you guys. Made my skin crawl and blood boil! They love god but torture god's creatures!! The day this happened it was 101 degrees without the humidity which on that day I know it was at 79%. That same day someone was arrested (an englishman) for leaving his dog tied out with no food or water, yet this guy about 20mins from my place had his horse out pulling his stupid --- around in a cart and collapsed under the heat!!! Thanks to the English people around they got ice and water and got the horse up and okay but you know how that horse got home that day, Pulling his --- around!!!!! Maybe I am overreacting but I do believe this guy is an well you know. And should go to jail! They should have a law out that horses can't be worked on the roads or fields by them when it's about 90, sounds reasonable to me.
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