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The consumption of drugs is of great concern worldwide. Various drug tests for humans have been developed but there is no compact and easy-to-use test device available yet for direct semi-quantitative drug testing in the field. We suggest using attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared spectroscopy as a sensing method to analyze human saliva samples with respect to drugs. In this paper, we present ATR spectra in the infrared range between 2300 and 900 cm(-1) as a first step towards such a device. We emphasize the common drug cocaine and its metabolites and investigate the problems of spectral interferences of selected diluents, masking agents, common medication, and soft drinks. Furthermore, spectra of saliva samples are recorded and a time-dependent change of the spectral signatures after alcohol consumption is presented. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time that not only spectra of the drug of interest (cocaine) dissolved in water and in saliva but also spectra of interfering compounds possibly present in the saliva sample of a tested subject are discussed. This paper presents the most appropriate spectral range for strong cocaine absorption (including its metabolites) and minimum interference by the investigated substances. This spectral window is found to be between 1800 and 1710 cm(-1) . In addition, we demonstrate the feasibility to identify cocaine in saliva at a concentration of 0.020 mg/ml with IR-ATR-spectroscopy without any separation or extraction procedures. For example, this technique could also be applied for drug detection in waste water. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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I am looking for a function or a way to get the index numbers of a 2D matrix:
my example is, I have A(Ly,Lx) where Ly = 100 and Lx = 100
I want to get a random index number of the matrix, such as : Random_node(A) = (random y, random x)
Then I want to do this repeatedly having the constraint that I don't want my random points to be repeated or even not to be close one to each other following a threshold of (let's say) 10 nodes of radius. The matrix is an eulerian 2D matrix (y,x).
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I know this is The Doll Palace, and I know this is a child appropriatesite, so this is a video for mature audiences only. it's a buch of edited Dragon Ball Z clips. VERY FUNNY! Like, I peed myself funny. These are the extra clips that didn't make it onto the original, but it's alot funnier.
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Hahaha omg that was hilarious XD
The clip was a bit too vulgar for me to appreciate, but I must say I'm shocked! I had no idea any other TDP users enjoyed DBZ!?! I LOVE Trunks and Vegita. I was obsessed with DBZ growing up, lol.
:O Yay! ^_^ I'm not alone! I LOVE DBZ so much. Normally when I have an obsession, it's for a musical. But laately i've just been watching videos and reading all the websites. It's really funny. I'm not the kind of person to like it, but it's just super cool!
I can't tell you how many times I've watched and re-watched the series, lol. I would come home from school and watch DBZ, then stay up late every night and watch it again, lol. Then I moved to Tennessee and introduced it to my husband. We're collecting the box sets, lol. I never grew out of that obsession apparently. My sister and husband LOVE the video games (I could never get into them, or any combat game for that matter).
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I know I love Dragon Ball ^^ I havent seen it since I was little tho, I've been wanting to rewatch it, but I cant find anywere it watch it online XD
I haven't actually seen the Dragon Ball series because it's too much before my time. When that was new out here in America, I wasn't even born yet. But I have been reading lot's of wiki's and forums and what not about it, so I know what it's about. I'm also starting to read the Z manga. My library didn't have the Dragon Ball ones.
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My personal belief is that one of the main benefits of this life is learning to live with that vagueness.
Clark Goble | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 – 1:58 pm | #
Pray about what to pray about?
John C. | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 – 5:28 pm | #
I'm reminded of President Monson's recent counsel for us to "pray and go" in life. Pray about everything and press forward whether you hear anything back or not (in most cases). I believe the Lord intervenes and gives us directions only when we are going off track or when He has a specific task for us to do for him. If we're on the general right track why should he intervene?
Geoff Johnston | Email | Homepage | 02.12.05 – 11:26 am | #
Thanks, I think your comments are profound. I think it wise counsel too. I'm going to live by that! Thanks again.
Don | Email | Homepage | 02.12.05 – 2:29 pm | #
"I believe the Lord intervenes and gives us directions only when we are going off track or when He has a specific task for us to do for him."
It makes me wonder exactly what He has in store for my hubby, and why we keep trying things and not getting the "Wait, this isn't right. Try something else" reply.
Sister T | Email | Homepage | 02.12.05 – 5:20 pm | #
Geoff's response reminds me of the adage I've tried to implement in my life (for the most part, of course with a few exceptions) of "Pray as if everything depended on the Lord and then go out and act as if everything depended on you." God doesn't owe me anything, so I just ask Him for help out of the goodness of His heart
Bret | Email | Homepage | 02.13.05 – 3:03 am | #
I've heard that before, but I've often wondered if that were just like putting my "trust in the arm of the flesh". It's a tricky question, to be sure…
Mark Hansen | Email | Homepage | 02.13.05 – 4:57 pm | #
Don asked:
So how do we tell which choices to make on our own, which ones to get God's help on, and which ones even when we ask for help that we'll get it or not?
I once prayed and fasted often during the course of two weeks over a particular question and received absolutely no answer whatsoever regarding the matter I was concerned with. But I did get some strong impressions regarding an unrelated matter and ended up following those impressions.
I have to say after those two weeks I was frustrated to have no answer at all to my question (that I thought was important). But by that time I was very satisfied that I had exhausted the issue and that I was free to make my own decision one way or another. I knew that I had consulted God and felt that I could responsibly make my own choice. Shortly thereafter I was able to see that the course of action I was concerned with did not matter one way or the other and I know that God was able to foresee that. Thus the lack of response.
The nice thing was that when God sidestepped the question He still saw fit to reward my diligent efforts by giving me guidance in an area of my life where my agency actually made a difference for my future. I was able to act on those impressions and go forward with my life.
The principle I took away from that is that prayer is a two-way street. We might be imploring God about something and He might decide to change the topic of conversation entirely. It takes a little bit of patience and humility to accept this sort of thing but it is always for the best. And yes, it is ok to feel frustrated and confused during the process of prayer.
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Nuke chief: plant built for quake, tsunami
The San Onofre nuclear plant can withstand nearly twice the shaking seen by nuclear plants last week in Japan, where officials struggled Monday to prevent meltdowns in reactors damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
San Onofre also is protected by a 30-foot sea wall, five feet higher than the highest likely tsunami and seven feet higher than the one that struck the nuclear plants in Japan, San Onofre's chief nuclear officer told reporters Monday.
"We do have a very robust, and often drilled and tested, emergency plan," Chief Nuclear Officer Pete Dietrich said in a telephone press conference Monday. "We've involved local officials and communities, state and federal government offices and institutions."
Dietrich outlined some of the differences between San Onofre and the Japanese reactors -- mainly that the Japanese reactor vessels are used to boil water, while the water heated by the San Onofre plant is kept separate from the reactor -- as well as safety features designed into the plant when it was built in 1980s.
Separately, geophysicists and seismologists said Southern California was unlikely to see a magnitude 8.9 earthquake; the nearest subduction zone like the one that caused the quake in Japan is off the northern California coast.
San Onofre was designed to withstand the effects of a 7.0 earthquake, Dietrich said, considered the maximum likely to hit the area around the plant.
That translates into ground acceleration of 0.67 Earth's gravity, the measure actually used to set the earthquake design standards for San Onofre, owned and operated by Southern California Edison.
"At the epicenter of the earthquake in Japan, the ground acceleration was .35," he said. "San Onofre was designed for almost twice what we've seen at the epicenter of this earthquake."
Earthquake sensors would shut down San Onofre's two reactors if the ground began to shake, as they did in Japan, Dietrich said. And diesel generators to provide backup power are housed in missile-proof bunkers at higher elevation than the plant -- in fact, higher than the seawall, he said.
Electrical switching gear as well as batteries also are well protected and at higher elevations, he said.
And both previous nuclear accidents and terrorist attacks have likely prompted more extensive review of nuclear plants in the United States than in other nations, he said.
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Restraints for piping between reactors and steam generators also are designed to move with the motion of a quake without being damaged.
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And while quakes can be unpredictable, one of the size and power of the Japanese quake is unlikely in Southern California, scientists said.
The southern San Andreas fault could perhaps produce a quake in the 7.8 magnitude range in the area between the Salton Sea and San Bernardino, said Bob Dollar, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
There is also a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate is diving beneath another, running from northern California to British Columbia.
"It is a likely spot for one of these megathrust earthquakes," Dollar said, but would not be likely to cause the kind of shaking seen in Japan this far south.
And a tsunami caused by a quake in the subduction zone would be unlikely to reach 30 feet in Southern California, said Robert W. Graves, a U.S.G.S. seismologist.
Still, a group of California legislators sent a letter to federal officials just days before the Japanese quake questioning whether the San Onofre and Diablo Canyon plants are more vulnerable to quakes than officials believe.
The map shows San Onofre's "emergency planning zone." Within the 10-mile radius of the zone, residents and business owners receive regular updates from San Onofre, as well as an emergency-preparedness newsletter.
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COLUMBUS -- At 2:45 p.m. Thursday, the bell at the Polk County Courthouse began ringing and did not stop for 15 minutes.
Thirteen-year-old Brett Butler was pulling a rope to make that happen, not as a prank or to sound an alarm, but to remind everyone within earshot that it was time to start a year-long celebration of the county's 150th anniversary.
"It was very loud, but it felt great to be part of history in this small way," the Tryon Middle School student said after ringing the courthouse bell 150 times.
More than 100 people gathered outside the courthouse, an antebellum structure that is the oldest courthouse in Western North Carolina, to remember the history of the area. The county was founded on Jan. 20, 1855, named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Col. William Polk. The courthouse opened in 1869.
"We're here today to celebrate 150 years of Polk County history, but also all the people who make this a wonderful place to live," said Anna P. Conner, president of the Polk County Historical Association. "It's appropriate for us to do this in front of the courthouse because it represents the heart and soul of our county."
Four months ago, Conner, a retired Polk County school teacher, approached the Polk County Commissioners about commemorating the county's sesquicentennial.
Thursday, James Metcalf, a member of the Commemoration Committee, presented commissioners with two framed copies of an early Polk County map for display in county offices.
He said he hopes this re-creation of a map, which he remembers seeing in areference book when he was a child, would remind all whosee it how much the area has grown in the 150 yearssince it was carved out of Henderson and Rutherford counties.
"Looking back at our past is a wonderful thing to do," Metcalf told the audience near the courthouse steps as hehanded over the maps. "Whatever our memories may be, it will always be nice to be able to look at our history and heritage."
Conner said she is proud to be part of planning a series of events which will include more historic and cultural celebrations through December.
"I hope this will be the start of more people appreciating their heritage, where they are and maybe even start working to protect it," she said. "Knowing about your home can create a sense of community pride."
Part of that pride might come from a special sesquicentennial anthem Conner wrote for this special occasion, Our Polk County.
"Let's raise our voices with cheer, Be thankful for our bounty," sang a group of vocalists from Polk County High School on the courthouse steps Thursday. "For a hundred and fifty years, Thank God for our Polk County."
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Mindy Norman didn't start Saturday night's game, but she sure did finish it.
So did Brandi Green.
Green, West Texas A&M's 6-foot-2 post, scored 20 of her game-high 26 points in the second half, and Norman scored 12 of her 19 points over the final 20 minutes as the Lady Buffs routed Oklahoma Panhandle State 83-51 at the WT Fieldhouse.
"We weren't clicking in the first five or 10 minutes," said Norman, who didn't start after missing three practices last week because of tendinitis in her left knee. "Our defense kept us going in the first half. Our defense set up our fast break and our 3-point shots."
Six of WT's final seven field goals of the first half were 3-pointers, including two each by freshmen guards Carlee Massie and Cari Bigham, as the Lady Buffs (5-1) finished the half with a 24-6 run and built a 36-21 halftime lead. Overall, WT was 9-of-20 from 3-point range.
Norman, who sat out the first 4:52 but ended up playing 30 minutes, finished 3-of-5 on 3-point attempts and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. The sophomore point guard also had four assists to only one turnover.
Green, meanwhile, struggled in the first half against the mix of man and zone defenses of the Lady Aggies (4-7). But in the second half, the senior post made seven of eight field-goal attempts - all from point-blank range - and grabbed 13 of her game-high 15 rebounds.
"I keep telling her that if she'll post up, I'll get the ball to her," Norman said of Green.
Green said it wasn't quite that simple.
"We were more patient in the second half," said Green, who improved her per-game averages to 23.0 points and 9.3 rebounds. "In the first half we were behind and we rushed things. In the second half we were more patent, and we got the ball inside easier."
WT coach Bob Schneider explained his team's 47-point second-half outburst, saying: "They (Aggies) were mixing up their defenses in the first half, and we were confused. We didn't know what kind of offense to get in. In the second half we went with two offenses that will work against both a man and a zone."
NCAA Division II independent member Panhandle, which got 14 points from Dumas senior Kelly Harris, led by as much as 13-8 six minutes into the game. The Aggies still led 15-12 until the Lady Buffs, who appeared out of sync offensively in the opening 10 minutes, began to find their long-range shooting touch.
Massie, who scored 10 points, made a 3-point goal to give WT a 15-15 tie with 9:40 left in the first half. Then Shelia Kirksey, who started for Norman at point guard, scored her only points with a 3-pointer to give the Lady Buffs the lead for good, 18-15, with 6:57 left in the half.
Bigham, Massie and Norman followed with 3-pointers over the next four minutes, and Bigham made her second extra-point shot with 10 seconds left in the half to give WT its 15-point halftime lead.
When its offense sagged early on, WT stayed in the game with a bothersome defense that helped force 30 Panhandle turnovers. In the final 10:40 of the first half - when they fell out of contention - the Aggies managed only six points, made one of seven field-goal attempts, two of six free throws and committed nine turnovers.
"Our defense got better and our rebounding got a little better," said Schneider, whose team held Panhandle to 41 percent shooting from the field. "The first 10 minutes they (Aggies) outworked us. We got better as the game went on."
WT out-rebounded Panhandle 37-32 - only the second time in six games for the Lady Buffs to win the battle of the boards.
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to make a 10 block tall spiral you will need: 1 bucket of lava, 1 bucket of water, and 150 glass blocks.
start off by making a 4 by 4 glass square on the ground, with no corners, and place a single block in the centre.
Then place 2 glass block opposite each other inside the square.
I will represent the water and lava glass blocks with blue and red respectively like so.
You will then want to add another layer, but with the red and blue blocks (representing glass) moved around one block.
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BEIJING -- Put up a net, put American men in action and watch out. At these Olympics, that's becoming an unbeatable combination.
From volleyball to water polo to basketball, the guys in red, white and blue made their country proud Friday.
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers got it started by winning gold in beach volleyball. Then the U.S. indoor volleyball squad continued its surprising, emotional run by beating Russia and advancing to the gold-medal match for the first time since 1988.
Next came the fun at the pool. The water polo team, which came to China ranked ninth in the world, pulled off the latest in a string of upsets, beating Serbia to also reach the gold-medal match for the first time since '88.
The IOC also asked China to provide additional proof that five of the six members of its gold-winning women's gymnastics team were old enough to compete. If the IOC finds them to be underage, four medals could be affected.
Track and field
Australia's Steve Hooker won the pole vault, Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia completed an unprecedented women's distance double by adding the 5,000 meters to her 10K victory, Brazil's Maurren Higa Maggi won the women's long jump and Brazil won the women's 400-meter relay.
Italy's Alex Schwazer won the 50-kilometer walk, setting an Olympic record.
Pau Gasol scored 19 points to lead Spain past Lithuania 91-86 for its first trip to the Olympic finals since 1984.
The Spaniards, winners of the 2006 world championship, are eager to avenge their 119-82 loss to the Americans in pool play.
The Americans played their first three games without coach Hugh McCutcheon, who was with his wife's family after her father was killed and her mother wounded by a knife-wielding attacker during a visit to a Beijing tourist site.
They didn't lose without him. And they haven't lost since he's returned.
By beating Russia 25-22, 25-21, 25-27, 22-25, 15-13, the U.S. clinched its first medal since bronze in 1992. They will play Sunday against Brazil, which beat Italy in the other semifinal.
The Americans won gold in 1984 and '88.
Beach volleyball
Dalhausser and Rogers gave the U.S. a sweep in this sport, adding to the gold won by the women. Americans have won five of the eight medals since beach volleyball was added to the games in Atlanta.
The guys lost their very first game of the tournament, but closed things out with a dominating victory over Brazil: 23-21, 17-21, 15-4.
The 6-foot-9 Dalhausser had nine blocks in the gold medal match, including three in a row to turn a comfortable 6-1 lead into a 9-1 runaway in the final game.
"That's what good blockers do: When they get on a roll, good luck to you," Rogers said.
Water polo
Between Tony Azevedo's scoring and Merrill Moses' goaltending, these guys can't be beat.
After upsetting world No. 1 Croatia to win their group, the U.S. pulled off another shocker with a 10-5 win over Serbia. Azevedo scored three times, with two assists, two steals and two blocks. Merrill stopped 16 shots, including every one in the final period.
"I knew I had to play the game of my life to keep us in this," Moses said. "It's my best game as of yet. But there's more to come. You'll see."
China is poised to go 8-for-8 in diving events, with Zhou Luxin leading after the men's 10-meter platform preliminaries.
No country has swept the diving medals since the United States did in 1952. Back then, there were only four events.
American teenagers David Boudia and Thomas Finchum were sixth and seventh, giving the U.S. a chance to avoid being shut out of medals for a second consecutive Olympics.
The Lopez family isn't going home with a single gold medal. But all three of them have something to show for their games.
Steven Lopez fell short in his bid for a third straight gold, taking bronze, just like his brother Mark did the day before. Sister Diana got silver.
Modern pentathlon
American Sheila Taormina will have to settle for becoming the first woman to compete in three Olympic sports. In this one, she finished 19th -- one spot ahead of the defending gold medalist.
A swimmer at the 1996 Olympics, and competitor in the triathlon in 2000 and 2004, she can take solace in having had the fastest swim and tying for the best horse ride.
Germany's Lena Schoneborn won it.
The U.S. took three of the first six medals ever handed out in this sport. None, however, were gold.
Mike Day got silver and Donny Robinson the bronze on the men's side. Jill Kintner survived a crash-filled women's main event for bronze.
"We put on a great show," Robinson said, "and kind of showed everyone that the sport is really awesome."
What might be the last gold medal in America's national pastime won't be won by America.
The U.S. squad lost 10-2 to Cuba and will now be playing Japan for the bronze on Saturday.
The Hungarians found a perfect way to remember their former teammate Gyorgy Kolonics -- winning gold, silver and bronze.
Wearing black armbands to remember the two-gold winner who died in his canoe while training for these Olympics, Hungarians won gold in the men's 1,000-meter canoe singles (C-1); silver in the women's 500-meter kayak four (K-4); and bronze in men's 1,000-meter canoe double (C-2).
One measly bronze medal is all the U.S. has to show for these games, its worst performance ever.
Deontay Wilder was the lone recipient. It was his consolation prize after being outclassed and outpointed by amateur heavyweight world champion Clemente Russo of Italy in the semifinals.
"To be here and win a medal is great," Wilder said. "I'm not a guy to complain. I'll get back in the gym to work and get better."
Men's soccer
Bronze goes to Brazil, which beat Belgium 3-0.
"In Brazil there's a lot of pressure about the gold, always winning," goalkeeper Renan said. "We didn't get to the final but in the end we won the bronze, which is also important."
Table tennis
As expected, China swept the women's singles, just like it did in 1988.
Zhang Yining got gold, Wang Nan got silver and Guo Yue the bronze.
Rhythmic gymnastics
Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva is the ribbon-twirling, club-throwing gymnast to beat.
She was second entering Friday's competition but passed teammate Olga Kapranova, who led after the rope and hoop portions Thursday. The individual finals are Saturday, with the team finals Sunday. Scores from qualifying do not carry into the finals.
Women's field hockey
Give it up for the Dutch.
The Netherlands beat China 2-0 for it's first gold since 1984. The silver is China's first medal in women's field hockey.
Argentina defeated Germany 3-1 to win the bronze.
Synchronized swimming
The gold-winning pair of Anastasias are headed toward more hardware, along with six friends.
The Russians received a near-perfect score of 49.5 in the technical portion of the team competition, putting them in first place going into the free routine Saturday. The United States is fifth.
Men's handball
France and Iceland will play for gold, and whoever wins will be a first-time gold medalist.
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skifield's former owners John and Mary Lee to place the
skifield in community ownership.
After what Mr Lee described as a "seven-year gestation
period", the land was vested in the Queenstown Lakes District
Council to be held in perpetuity as a recreational reserve
and leased to the Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust, which bought
the skifield business and took over its management this year.
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|Single by The Human League
|from the album Crash
|Extended Instrumental Version
|11 August 1986[1]
|7" single, 12" single
|February 1986, Flyte Time Studios in Minneapolis
|Dance,[2] pop,[3] soul[3]
|4:24 (album version)
3:48 (single "fade-out" version)
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"Human" is a song recorded by British synthpop band The Human League, and released as the first single from their 1986 album Crash. The track, which deals with the subject of infidelity, was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.[4]
Background and composition[edit]
In 1985, the recording sessions for the Human League's fifth album were not going well, and the band did not like the results, which was causing internal conflict. Virgin Records executives, worried by the lack of progress from their at-the-time most profitable signing, suggested the band accept an offer to work with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who already had material to work with; and had expressed an interest in the band from their U.S. releases. Jam and Lewis had recently emerged as in-demand talent due to their success with Janet Jackson and her Control album.
Of the ten songs on Crash, Jam and Lewis wrote three, "Human" being one of them. It is a mid-tempo ballad which lyrically is an exchange between a man and a woman in a relationship who have reunited after a separation. In the first two verses Philip Oakey is apologizing to his partner for being unfaithful during her absence, and in the song's breakdown Joanne Catherall's spoken-word confession reveals that she too was unfaithful. The song's title is derived from the chorus, in which both parties in the relationship explain that they are "only human" and "born to make mistakes". The song is a composition in common time with a tempo of 102 beats per minute. It is set in a key of A♭ major, with a chord progression from D♭-E♭-f.
"Human" became the second million-selling and final number-one single for The Human League on the US Billboard Hot 100 (after "Don't You Want Me") and their second chart-topper on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart (after "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"). Jam and Lewis' R&B-based production was also popular on American urban radio, bringing the Human League into the top ten of the U.S. R&B chart for the first time. The song hit #1 in the US, however in the UK, where R&B was less popular, "Human" peaked at number eight in the UK singles chart.
It was a welcome success for the Human League, who were starting to suffer from creative stagnation and a slight decline in fortunes after a hugely successful start to the 1980s.
Critical reception[edit]
On its release, "Human" was met with mixed reviews. Billboard wrote: "Trio that helped define British techno-pop has lost its do-it-yourself edge but gained Jam and Lewis; resulting dance ballad is lush, plush, even soulful."[2] However, Spin criticised the record, saying: "The Human League tackle the schmaltzy pop soul ballad and emerge with no idea how silly they look." He added: "'Human', a whiny claim to sensitivity, undercuts the band's essential irony; the joke about Human League was that they weren't human but digital chips."[3]
"Human" has had some positive retrospective reviews, with AllMusic journalist Dave Thompson describing it as a "lovely romantic ballad. The lyrics make much of human mistakes and the need for human forgiveness in a thoroughly romantic context".[5]
The song was revived and remixed by U.S. producers Joel Dickinson & John Michael in 2010. This new club remix incorporated elements from Coldplay's hit, "Viva la Vida." It was a favorite among NYC dj's including Junior Vasquez.
Chinese Whispers mix[edit]
"Human" was reworked and re-released in 2003 as a remix in the form of "The Chinese Whispers Mix", principally in Asia. It was the creation of Hong Kong based British producer Ian Widgery who had recently had major success in the Asian music market with the album Shanghai Lounge Divas. Widgery took the original, mixed in traditional Chinese instruments and recorded a new chorus in Mandarin by female Chinese vocalist Li Ya, which is interwoven with Oakey, Catherall and Sulley's vocals. Oakey's lead vocals are faded to give the music greater impact.
The remix was so popular that it crossed over to the UK and U.S. markets where it received radio airplay and play on music television stations during the height of the electroclash revival. Although it was not released as a single in either country it appears on some versions of the band's The Very Best of the Human League album of 2003.[6]
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Human" was filmed in London during June 1986, in a studio using Chroma key overlay. It is heavily stylized to give a "water reflective" effect and blue hue throughout. In the first time that the band had been presented as a "Phil and the girls" trio, images of Oakey, Catherall and Sulley are constantly layered and blended. The video was conceived and directed by Andy Morahan.
In 2003, a new video was created and released to promote the Chinese Whispers mix. This music video used the original footage of Oakey, Sulley and Catherall from 1986 and interlaced it with traditional Chinese imagery of silhouetted water grass, water lilies and Chinese characters. It was subject of a U.S. MTV featurette which was introduced by Oakey and featured Ian Widgery talking about the creative process in the reworking of the original Human.
Weekly charts[edit]
|Chart (1986)
|Australian Singles Chart
|Canada (RPM Magazine)
|French Singles Chart[7]
|German Singles Chart
|UK Singles Chart[8]
|US Billboard Hot 100
|US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)
|US Hot Dance/Club Play (Billboard)
|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)
Year-end charts[edit]
|Chart (1986)
|US Billboard Hot 100[9]
- A parody of the song was performed by Gloria Estefan on The Rosie O'Donnell Show in 1998, under the title Cuban.[10]
- ^ "Human". Discogs.com.
- ^ a b Reviews - Singles. Billboard Google Books. 6 September 1996. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Leland, John (December 1986). Singles. Spin Google Books. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (February 8, 1987). "The Human League plays the Ritz". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "Song Review - Human". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Discogs: Ian Widgery
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ "Artist Chart History - The Human League". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Billboard Top 100 - 1986. "Billboard Top 100 - 1986 - Longbored Surfer - Charts". Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ "Gloria Estefan - The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998)". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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|Preceded by
"True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper
|Canadian RPM number-one single
15 November 1986
|Succeeded by
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|Preceded by
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|Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
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|Preceded by
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|Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
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by Glen Sokolis, Sokolis Group
My guess is that most of you have a fuel management program. It is either real or it's in your head, but you believe you have an effective fuel program that is money saving when it comes to buying fleet fuel.
You might really have that type of program, but most of our research shows that most companies don't have a comprehensive program when it comes to their fuel management needs. One thing that I know we can agree on is trying to predict diesel fuel prices, weather and the unpredictable acts of god. We have talked about diesel fuel prices in the past, and you bet it will come back up again in this column; but today it's weather and acts of god. I'm not talking about sunny weather or snowy, cold winter weather, though you want to make sure you have a good fuel additive program during those cold winter months. I am talking about the weather that you don't see coming, even some that you might see coming, and the crazy things that happen every day in this world that could affect your fuel management solutions.
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There are recycling banks in Waverley where you can take:
- paper - including newspapers, magazines, junk mail, cards, envelopes, catalogues and phone directories, shredded paper
- cardboard
- food, soup and drink cartons
- mixed plastics, but no plastic lids please
- cans
- foil and foil containers
- glass jars and bottles of any colour
- textiles
- shoes
- books (at some sites only)
- small electrical items (at some sites only). Please restrict the size of these to no more than 620mm x 200mm (approx 25" x 8")
The recycling banks are at:
Farnham area
Sainsbury's, Water Lane (managed by Sainsbury's)
Frensham Garden Centre, Frensham
Sainsbury's, Woolsack Way (managed by Sainsbury's)
Haslemere and Hindhead
Beacon Hill Car Park, Hindhead
Surrey County Council Local Community Recycling Centres
Important changes will come into effect at Surrey's community recycling centres from 1 April 2016. Find out how these changes will affect you
Follow the links below to Surrey County Council's website for contact details and opening times for each of the Community Recycling Centres (council 'dumps' or 'tips') in Waverley:
- Cranleigh: Cranleigh Community Recycling Centre
- Farnham: Bourne Mill Community Recycling Centre
- Witley/Milford: Witley Community Recycling Centre
Vans and trailers
You will need to apply for a Van and Trailer Permit to visit a Community Recycling Centre in a van or with a trailer.
Other information
The Haslemere dustcart service, offered by Surrey County Council in Weyhill car park, stopped on 26 September 2015. Please contact Waste Operations at Surrey County Council on 03456009009 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Not sure where you can recycle something? Recycling A-Z
If you're not sure where you can recycle something, go to our Recycling A-Z for advice on how to dispose of it.
Page owner: Carolyn Jarvis-Grogan. Last updated: 08/04/2016 11:11