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Foresight Vision Weekend 2007
By user13366078 on Nov 20, 2007
About two weeks ago, two colleagues and I had the inspiring pleasure of attending the Foresight Vision Weekend 2007. This was the weekend before our annual TS Ambassador Conference at Sun, so we happened to be in the Bay Area where this unconference was held.
Ever since the year 2000, after I heard a talk from Eric Drexler on Nanotechnology during another Sun event, I've been fascinated by this topic and so I loosely followed the activities of the Foresight Institute. This event was a great way of catching up with recent developments - and an opportunity for me to have a reality check on how real all of this is, and can be.
Limited by our flight schedule, we only attended the second day of the conference. It started with a few motivational speakers as an introduction to the second half of the day which was held in the now popular unconference format.
A Systematic View on Anti-Aging
The first talk about anti-aging was given by Chris Heward, President of the Kronos Science Laboratory. He explained their very systematic approach to analyze the effects of aging and what factory play what role in the process. The great thing about this talk was that there was no esoterics, no magic, no BS, just plain, number driven science full of hard facts about what aging actually is (a decrease of bio-functional abilities due to decaying body functions over time), a fresh view on the subject (we're already becoming "unnatually" old, so why not figure this out once and for all?) and some reality-checks on popular health myths (If fats are so bad, why is the US population becoming fatter and fatter despite all that non-fat food?).
So the systematic approach is quite simple, but effective: Figure out the primary causes of death (heart disease, skeletal dysfunction, cancer) and find ways to prevent them from happening as early as possible. The "as early as possible" part is the most important one: The earlier one starts to work on preventing these factors, the longer the life expectancy.
My takeaways:
- Drink lots of water,
- a BMI of 22-26 is a good place to be (I'm at 23),
- avoid eating empty calories (all the "white" stuff that is not meat),
- eat colorful veggies,
- some supplements are actually really good (he especially mentioned Vitamin E and Omega-3 fatty acids),
- exercise regularly. Actually, this is the biggest factor, capable of even compensating for a fat or a smoking lifestyle! I really need to start jogging again...
One interesting but not well understood factor in aging is hormones. There's a strong correlation between dropping levels of male and female sex hormones and their negative symptoms in ageing (obvious, isn't it?), but it is not understood yet if and how taking hormon supplements really helps you overcome ageing symptoms. Plus, taking hormones as pills is likely to produce other problems (as in liver overload...).
Anyway, this was a fascinating talk and I now need to understand more on this subject, although separating the wheat from the chaff is difficult if you're not a doctor or a biochemist...
Productive Nanosystems Roadmap
This conference covered a great variety of topics, so the next talk by Pearl Chin was on a completely different topic: The Productive Nanosystems Roadmap. What's a productive nanosystem you might ask? It's a machine that operates at the molecular level to create things in an atomically precise way. Watch this short movie to see one in action.
The Productive Nanosystems Roadmap is all about the "How do we get there?" aspects of Molecular Nanotechnology. Similar to, but more challenging than the semiconductor business, this involves a huge amount of interdisciplinary work by physicists, chemists, biotechnologists, computer scientists, mechanical engineers, process technologists and many more. By synchronizing and bringing together different fields of research and development, the Nanotechnology Roadmap facilitates the creation of Productive Nanosystems.
Can't wait to having one of these replicators in my home...
Open Source Security
Yet another interesting and completely different subject: Open Source Security, by Christine Peterson, a founder of the Foresight Institute. The current physical security mechanisms, as implemented by major governments are hugely centralized (as in DoD-centralized), not transparent (who knows really what happens inside the NSA, or behind the doors of your friendly airport security operations?) and they have a huge impact on privacy (Did you know that "they" know what you read on an airplane?).
The idea of this talk is: Centralized security has its flaws (what happens if someone takes out the central parts of a nation's security system?), obscure security measures are prone to becoming a security threat by themselves (In Germany there's a current debate about the police monitoring license plates on a big scale vs. privacy rights) and of course, there's no fun in living in a 100% controlled and watched Orwellian society. So why not try to create a security system that is transparent, distributed and still protects privacy?
This "Open Source Security" system could be everywhere (like a neighborhood watch), it would be open to anyone (so nobody can manipulate the system) and it would work without invading people's privacies (a neighborhood watch keeps the neighbors secure, but doesn't know a thing about, say, the next cities' neighborhoods).
Interesting concept and hopefully one that is going to be developed further. Sounds much, much better than what current governments would like to implement...
Mapping the Technology Landscape
I can't remember the exact title of this session, but this sounds like a good fit. The first of the afternoon sessions I visited (there were several in parallel and we couldn't visit all of them) was about finding the right way to categorize new technologies as they emerge and create headlines. It was run by Phil Bowermaster who has an excellent blog called "The Speculist" and an accompaining podcast called "Fast Forward Radio".
After blogging for a while, Phil came up with a 2-dimensional coordinate system for charting technologies, based on the axes "Impact on Society" and "Impact on Technology". While this seemed to work for charting "spot resistant nano-pants" (low impacts on both society and technology, placing it into the "fake" corner) vs., say, a desktop molecular nanofactory (now we're getting serious...), it didn't feel like the real thing for charting new technology.
So, Phil showed us his improved coordinate systems, this time based on the axes "transformation" and "disruption". It intuitively makes more sense, as it better models the impact of technology on the world as we know it. But every model is only good until the next one comes around, so Phil welcomes your suggestions, too. See his article on "Disruption and Transformation".
Self-Improving A.I.
No futuristic conference without at least one A.I. related topic. Artificial Intelligence may have had a difficult story in the past, but the truth is that people tend to dismiss any advance in A.I. as being "nice, but not the real thing", be it speech recognition, route planning or beating Kasparov at chess playing. What's going to be the next milestone that people will choose to treat as "not real A.I.?".
Ray Kurzweil observed that the development of technology happens at an accelerating pace. In fact, Moore's law only deals with advances in semiconductor technology, but it's pattern of modeling the increasing amount of available calculations per $1000 can be observed all the way back to early mechanical calculators. Looking into the future, semiconductor experts are confident that Moore's law will hold at least into the next 15-20 years - and there are some more exciting technologies waiting to be used for computations onces semiconductor chips become uninteresting. If the current rate of technological progress continues, then we will see a $1000 PC have the power of a human brain by 2025. Not a long time from now.
Steve Omohundro's session on self-improving A.I. dealt with the questions such as: What will drive self-improving A.I.s? What are the benefits and risks of self-improving A.I.s? What should we try to do right before they arrive? Read more about this topic at the Self-aware Systems website.
And for the lighter side of it, here's a hilarious comic on a very similar subject :).
Nanotech Literacy
Perhaps the most important aspect of nanotechnology right now is it's acceptance. As soon as you learn about the great powers of nanotechnology, you can't help but imagine the great peril it might bring. Bill Joy's famous article "Why the future doesn't need us" is only one example.
But is denying or opposing change a solution? Certainly not. If we refuse to learn about the next wave of technology, others will. So we better learn how to do it right from the start. One major focus of the Foresight Institute is to advance beneficial nanotechnology, partly by educating people about it's potential benefits to humanity.
Miguel Aznar's session on Nanotech Literacy focused on how to make Nanotechnology more accessible and understandable to children and students in schools. I think this is a great way of spreading the word, as it instantly will touch their parents as well. I used to teach my parents how to program our VCR, and I'm looking forward to my daughter teaching me how to operate our first family molecular nanotech factory :)
This really was a most inspiring event. My goal was to understand more about the reality behind Nanotech and other future technologies, and I got much more out of this day than I expected. I'm very proud to see that Sun is a corporate member of the Foresight Institute and I'm going to sign up with them as a senior associate soon. I'm convinced that every dollar spent in advancing beneficial Nanotechnology is going to save us more trees and more species, reduce the levels of CO2 more aggressively, provide more clean energy, cure more cancers and advance humankind more thoroughly in the long term than any other investment.
If you want to learn more about the subject of Nanotechnology, I recommend looking at one of these articles.


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At least 17 hurt in Texas school bus-truck wreck
LORENA, Texas (AP) - At least 17 students and staff on a Central Texas school bus have been hurt when the vehicle collided head-on with a dump truck.
The accident happened Monday afternoon on an Interstate 35 access road near Lorena. Lorena police Chief Tom Dickson said the collision occurred when the driver of the southbound truck suffered a medical impairment that caused his vehicle to veer into the path of the northbound Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District bus.
A spokesman for Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco said 15 students and one adult who were on the bus were treated and released. The woman driving the bus remained hospitalized Tuesday.
Dickson said she had to be extricated from the vehicle.
The truck driver appeared to recover and was not treated at the scene.


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STOCKTON — The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office identified a man killed Sunday in Stockton as King Vang, a 21-year-old resident of Elk Grove.
Vang was dropped off at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp with a gunshot wound sometime after 5 p.m. Sunday.
Authorities initially believed he was shot near El Dorado Street and Hammer Lane, but they have been unable to locate a crime scene, and witnesses have been uncooperative, police said.
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Why Burger King Is Paying 9% for Warren Buffett's Blessing
In a market flooded with low-interest financing, why go to Warren Buffett and pay a 9% interest rate?
That's exactly what Burger King Worldwide and its owner 3G Capital Management did last week when they were looking to finance their $11 billion purchase of Tim Hortons Mr. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is putting $3 billion into the deal in the form of preferred shares with 9% coupon.
In addition to Mr. Buffett's $3 billion check, 3G has said it will pay $1.2 billion in cash. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. have promised to help the company raise another $9.5 billion in the debt markets.
But in a period when the yield on corporate junk bonds hover around 5.27%, it may seem like 3G could have found a cheaper source of financing than Berkshire.
But to get the deal done, with the amount of debt 3G put on the company, Mr. Buffett was ultimately the best option.
After being bought and sold a few times over the past 15 years, Burger King is a highly indebted company with nearly $3 billion of debt on its balance sheet. The burger chain is paying interest rates of between 9.875% and 11% on roughly $1.3 billion of its debt.
So 9% is actually a step down in interest payments on more debt.
Importantly, by structuring Mr. Buffett's piece of the financing equation as preferred equity, Burger King will avoid carrying the $3 billion as debt on its balance sheet. That means the new company's debt load will be roughly five times its earnings rather than seven times if it was pure debt.
While Moody's has said it is reviewing the company's new structure for a possible downgrade, analysts think the new Burger King-Tim Hortons will hold a higher rating, though still in junk territory, with the proposed capital structure of the deal.
Burger King had another reason to turn to preferred shares to help finance the transaction: It's unlikely a bank would be willing to finance the deal if the leverage ratio climbed above six times.
Regulators have been cracking down on banks attempting to syndicate loans on buyouts that carry debt loads of more than six times a company's earnings. As we noted above, Mr. Buffett's financing keeps the combined company's debt load at a more regulator-friendly level.
Raising the $3 billion through preferred equity comes with its own issues, however. Even in a market seemingly awash in liquidity, it's difficult to find investors with the ability to write a $3 billion check for preferred equity. Assembling several hedge funds or other alternative lenders to put a deal of that size together would also be difficult, as few are the size to write even a billion dollar check.
Once Mr. Buffett commits to financing a deal, there are few complications to getting the deal done. The $3 billion is financed in one fell swoop.
"The ease of execution is unbeatable when you're dealing with Berkshire," said Richard Farley, a partner at the law firm Paul Hastings LLP. "You have speed and confidentiality. In large M&A transactions, you want as few moving parts as possible."
That's one reason Mr. Buffett commands a steep premium for this checkbook.
Beyond his checkbook, Mr. Buffett, of course, brings the Berkshire Hathaway stamp of approval with him. As Bloomberg View's Matt Levine puts it, "who wouldn't want to buy debt that's senior to Warren Buffett in the capital structure?"
For all of that, Burger King is not only paying 9% interest to Berkshire Hathaway for its $3 billion but also giving the Oracle of Omaha the right to convert his shares to purchase 1.75% of the company as an added kicker.
The question now is what will 3G buy next with Warren Buffett's backing? He's been largely mum since this deal was announced last week, but Mr. Buffett told shareholders earlier this year he's still hunting for big deals and continues to love 3G, the firm he also teamed up with to buy Heinz in 2013.
Correction: The article originally incorrectly stated that Burger King carried an investment-grade rating. Burger King has carried a junk rating on its debt since its takeover by 3G Capital.


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With the recent attempted abduction of ten year old girl, the Mesa County Sheriff's office wants to make sure all the children in the county are protected.
Heather Benjamin with the Mesa County Sheriff's office says it all comes down to the no brainers. She says, "Overall we tell people to keep eyes on your children all the time."
It's a little bit of a paradox for Stuart Gardner a father of three. He tries to teach his kids to respect adults, but at the same time to be aware of strangers. Gardner says, "The biggest problem you have as a parent is trying to teach your kids to be friendly and respectful to adults, and then also when there is a problem to be unfriendly and disrespectful and to kick and bite and scream and say 'No I'm not going with you. No I'm not looking for your puppy'".
Here are 12 tips by the AmberWatch Foundation on how to keep your kids safe:
1) Know what emergency numbers to call if you're home alone and you need help.
2) Don't give out your name, age, address and phone number on the Internet.
3) Never go anywhere without checking with your parents first, make sure they know when you'll be back.
4) Don't get close to any car that slows down or stops near you. If the car stops near you, run away and go tell a trusted adult.
5) Always use the "Buddy System." Take a buddy with you whenever you go out to play or walk to school.
6) Say "NO!" and run away if someone tries to touch you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable or scared. It is your body and no one has the right to touch you or kiss you in parts covered by a bathing suit. Go tell your parents or a trusted adult.
7) If someone tries to hurt you, yell for help, fight as hard as you can and run away.
8) Keep doors and windows locked and secured when you're home alone. Don't open the door and don't let anyone in without your parents' permission.
9) Stay with your parents or a trusted adult when you are at the mall, amusement park or other public areas. If you lose them, go to the nearest security officer or store clerk with a name tag and tell them that you're lost.
10) Never take short cuts. Always walk alone well-traveled streets and follow the route that your parents planned out for you to go to school or other activities.
11) Don't tell anyone on the phone that your parents are not at home. Just say, "they can't come to the phone right now," and take a message.
12) Always check first with your parents before you accept anything from anyone, even from someone you know. If someone gives you something, or does something to you, and tells you to keep it a secret, tell your parents.


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John Cale will always live in Lou Reed's shadow.
That's what happens when you're the second most famous founding member of one of the most influential rock bands of all time. On the stage, however, Cale is every bit as good, if not better, than his old partner in the legendary Velvet Underground. He drove that point home once again during his concert Sunday night at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco.
Too bad there weren't more people around to find out.
A sparse crowd, estimated somewhere around the 300 mark, turned out to a venue that can hold as many as 1,400. I guess being one of the primary architects of modern rock 'n' roll doesn't move tickets in 2012. That's a shame, because the folks who stayed home missed one heck of a show.
Touring in support of the recently released "Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood," Cale's first full-length studio effort since 2005's "blackAcetate," the Welshman led a versatile quartet through selections from throughout his 40-plus-year solo career.
According to employees at the venue, the show was only supposed to stretch 75 minutes -- which didn't seem like adequate time for an artist boasting such an ample catalog. Cale apparently agreed, as he stayed onstage for roughly two hours — and wasted none of it.
The start of the show was absolutely inspired. Cale and crew took two solid selections from the late '70s -- "Hedda Gabler" and "Captain Hook" -- and twisted and turned them in glorious ways for 20 minutes. The tunes were furies of feedback, reminiscent of the best of the band Television, and absolute showcases for guitarist Dustin Boyer. I didn't know anything about Boyer walking into the show, but now I'm dead set on finding out everything I can. He's a shredder of the highest order, and one of the most exciting ax men I've seen in a long time.
Boyer was the perfect complement to Cale's voice, which still manages to convey unbelievable amounts of passion and power. He's 70 now, but sounds -- and looks -- much younger. His keyboard work was terrific and his occasionally turns on guitar were also quite enjoyable. He's the rare longtime legend who is still at the top of his game on the live stage.
Cale showcased a number of songs from the new album, the best of which were the touching "December Rains," the Danger Mouse collaboration "I Wanna Talk 2 U" and the main-set closer, "Face to the Sky."
Highlights from the archives included the ominous ballad "You Know More than I Know," the vengeful "Guts" and the strangely anthemic "Helen of Troy," all of which hail from Cale's incredibly prolific, and incredibly good, mid-'70s period on Island Records.
If you are a newcomer to the Cale solo songbook, a good place to start your education is with that 1974-75 Island trilogy -- "Fear," "Slow Dazzle" and "Helen of Troy." A more comprehensive and condensed lesson plan, however, is Rhino Record's two-disc "Seducing Down the Door: A Collection 1970-1990."
Better yet, just begin with the new album and work your way all the way back to the Velvet Underground. For, as Sunday's show so nicely underscored, Cale has given fans so much worthy music throughout the decades.
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Me: "So?"
My past student seemed rather shocked by my response, but the truth of the matter was that I was shocked by her response. Seriously? Having different hobbies is tearing them apart? So what? Who says that two people have to like the same things to be madly in love?
Then, I started to think that she wasn't telling me the whole story. There had to be something else going on that was making her so unhappy. She insisted that this was a HUGE issue in their relationship. I then assured her that not having the same hobbies was not generally a deal-breaker.
"My husband and I don't like the same things, but we're great together. Do you think my husband likes doing crafty things? No, he doesn't. And I don't like going to car shows every single chance I get, but my husband lives for them. As long as you have similar core values, beliefs, and attitudes, you should be good to go."
I continued to talk to her about how having similar values about money, sex, kids, chores, gender roles, religion, and politics are much more important (but still not even necessary) for compatibility than what you like to do on the weekends. But that doesn't mean that you should each have your own completely separate lives, either. You still need to make an effort to go and do the things that he likes and he should do the things that you like every once in awhile. For instance, I don't lurve car shows, but I'll go to one with Hus because I know it's important to him and so that we can spend time together. Same thing goes with the craft stuff. Hus would never go to a public craft-making place on his own (or with anyone else but me, really), but he's taken me to a paint-your-own-pottery place several times. We sit, we paint, and we talk. It's a really nice time for us to bond.
Then, she said, "I just feel like if we don't have the same hobbies, then he's not my soulmate. And I need to find my soulmate."
"What do you mean by soulmate?" I asked.
She continued, "Your soulmate is the one person in the world who you are destined to be with."
"Wait a minute. Do you mean to tell me that we all only have ONE person who is our soulmate? And that we have to look on the entire planet for that person?"
"Well, yeah," she said.
Let's get a couple of things straight. First, "a soulmate is a person with whom one has a feeling of deep or natural affinity, similarity, love, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality, or compatibility." Second, it is completely illogical to believe that there is only one person in the world who you can share these feelings with. If we all go around believing that we each only have one soulmate in the world (in the entire world), many of us will never find relationship happiness; especially since most people tend to stay in their country of origin and many people never even leave their original hometown.
Gimme a f-ing break. I'm sorry to be so blunt, but in my opinion, you do not have just one soulmate. And, your relationship is not doomed if you have different hobbies. In fact, that will probably help you each maintain a sense of individuality when you are combining your separate lives into a shared life. My advice to my student? Relax. You're fine. Enjoy your relationship, spend time together, respect each other's hobbies, and let your love for one another grow.
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DOT to close part of Howard Gap Road on Aug. 11
Construction to take place in Fletcher area
Published: Monday, August 4, 2014 at 1:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 4, 2014 at 1:12 p.m.
The N.C. Department of Transportation will close a 300-foot section of Howard Gap Road a half-mile north of Naples Road beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11.
Weather permitting, the closure will remain in place for five days while workers construct a new alignment for Howard Gap Road. Detour signs will be in place advising motorists to use Naples Road and U.S. Highway 25 to get around the construction.
The new road alignment is part of a $9.3 million contract to widen Howard Gap Road from Jackson Road in Fletcher to just south of Brookside Camp Road in Henderson County. Tennoca Construction Co. of Candler is the project contractor.
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OAKLAND -- Warriors coach Mark Jackson was asked what it would take for his team to beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. He caught himself before answering, then let out a chuckle.
"Ahhh, man," Jackson said. "The Wizards just beat them."
Jackson's point: It won't take a monumental effort to beat the Lakers, even if Kobe Bryant is playing like he's 25 again. The Warriors are good enough to beat the storied Lakers just by playing their game.
Of course, a big part of their game could be missing if point guard Stephen Curry can't play. He sprained his right ankle in the fourth quarter of Saturday's win over Washington. He received treatment Sunday and will do the same Monday before determining if he can play.
"We've all got to play more collectively and be aggressive," Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. "We've got to share the ball and be unselfish. We can't do it individually. Steph is one of our leaders. We've won without him before, but it's not easy to replace Stephen Curry."
Perhaps it's because of the history of the two franchises, or maybe because the Warriors have yet to beat the Lakers in two tries this season. But it's clear many still aren't buying Golden State's superiority over Los Angeles. Well, outside of the locker room, anyway,
The Warriors are 31/2 games ahead of the Lakers. Monday is the first of two remaining meetings, but Golden State has a far more favorable schedule.
Eight of the Warriors' last 11 games are at home, and seven of their remaining games are against losing teams. The Lakers, on the other hand, play half of their last 12 games away from Staples Center. They play seven games against teams currently in position to make the playoffs.
It's going to take a late surge by the Lakers and a collapse by Golden State for the SoCal squad to catch up.
"Our biggest goal as a team," forward David Lee said, "is to keep playing good ball like we have been these last five games and continue to make our playoff push."
The rivalry between the Warriors and Lakers is ever-present among the fans. Golden State loyalists could use the satisfaction of a Warriors win over the Lakers, who usually have enough fans to fill half of Oracle when their team comes to town.
Getting that victory has proved tough for the Warriors, who have lost six straight to the Lakers (three straight at Oracle).
But Golden State contends it isn't looking over its shoulder in fear of the Lakers, who feature four All-Stars and were expected by many to contend for a championship. The Warriors fashion themselves as past the stage of finding vindication in a win over the Lakers.
"I think the statement is that if we play a complete game," Warriors guard Jarrett Jack said, "we can beat anybody that's in front of us."
Los Angeles Lakers (36-34) at Warriors (40-31), 7:30 p.m. CSNBA
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Study: Preschools Forgo Free Play for Safety, Academics
Jan. 4, 2012 -- Kids need to be kids, and that includes running and playing throughout the day. But many preschools and child care centers are so focused on safety and academics that kids are not getting the activity they need to be healthy.
Many children in preschools and child care centers are spending most of their day -- 70% to 83% -- being sedentary. A mere 2% to 3% of their day is spent in doing "vigorous activities," according to background information cited by a study from the journal Pediatrics.
With as many as 75% of all preschool-aged children spending time in a child care setting, the implications are clear.
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions. One in three children today is overweight or obese, and this includes preschoolers. Regular exercise helps prevent weight gain, but this is not the only benefit. Physical activity and free play also help children practice gross motor skills, such as throwing and catching a ball, climbing, and skipping. It also boosts concentration and helps children learn to share.
"The emphasis on pre-academics, concerns about safety, and limitation in budgets and space have created the perfect storm for young children to get less than the desired amount of physical education and exercise," says Andrew Adesman, MD. He is the chief of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York in New Hyde Park.
"Certain learning takes place through unstructured physical activity, such as coordination, sharing, and possibly creativity," he says.
Researchers ran nine focus groups of 49 child care providers from 34 day care centers and preschools in Cincinnati. Participants discussed values and policies that may serve as barriers to regular physical activity for preschoolers. The main ones were safety, a focus on academics, and financial issues.
Add these together and children are not getting what they need, says study author Kristen Copeland, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio. "By ensuring that young children are smart and safe, we may also be keeping them sedentary," she says in an email.
Whether or not these findings hold outside of Cincinnati is not known, but the barriers -- concerns about safety, budgets, and academics -- probably do exist elsewhere, she says.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – Junior forward Will Nelson of the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi basketball team has been named Southland Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced today. Nelson scored 23 points in each of the Islanders' two victories last week.
The Port Allen, La., native wreaked havoc on a pair of teams from nearby his hometown, starting with the Islanders' 78-64 win over Southeastern La. on Thursday, Feb. 28. Nelson went 5-for-7 from the field, but did the bulk of his damage at the free-throw line, where he was 12-for-14. His 23 points were one shy of his career high, and he added nine rebounds, as he finished one carom short of his fifth double-double of the season.
He posted an impressive encore on Saturday, as he led the Islanders to a 68-64 win over Nicholls in their home finale for the 2012-13 season. The junior went 9-for-10 from the field, including 3-for-4 beyond the arc, and snared 12 boards for a double-double. He was a perfect 5-for-5 for 14 points after the half, as he helped the Islanders shoot 69.2 percent (18-for-26) from the field after the break.
All told, Nelson was 14-for-17 from the field on the week, including a 10-for-11 mark from inside the arc. The junior is averaging 13.5 points per game on the season to go along with his 7.6 rebounds. In conference play, he has scored 14.5 points in addition to grabbing 8.2 boards on the season.
The Islanders will take their two-game winning streak on the road this week, as they head to Natchitoches, La., for a matchup with Northwestern State on Thursday, March 7. The Islanders and Demons will tip off at approximately 8 p.m. and the game will be carried live with Yannis Koutroupis on the call on NewsRadio 1360 KKTX.


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Sharlto Copley Gossip
Sharlto Copley gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Sharlto's fokkin' party
Sarah from Cinesnark alerted me to the fact that Sharlto Copley has a Facebook and one of those that are open to non Facebook people. I checked in with it today for some added content to these photos and loved his message on November 26. Full Story
Franco & Copley
Two buddy cops, right? It's a good combination. But first, James Franco is hitting the circuit hard right now promoting 127 Hours, opening this weekend. Highly highly recommend. He is so great, delivers such an amazing performance in this movie, only you have to steel yourself. You have to prepare yourself for a lot of discomfort, not only at the gruesome parts, but also by how you might feel while relating to that kind of isolation, desperation, loneliness, and, ultimately, with every minute that passes, the seeming futility of the situation. Full Story
Later Coop and Shelfy comes running...
Or biking. She responds to the whistle. Jessica Biel was sighted on a happy bike ride in New York with Justin Timberlake, neither seeming to be displeased with being photographed, and from the front too, those clever paps able to settle themselves into good position. This of course after Justin was photographed surrounded by beauty last week on the set of Friends With Benefits. Full Story
Sharlto Copley has a girlfriend
Sarah probably won't be too happy about this. Sharlto Copley arrived at LAX yesterday with his girlfriend Jeanne-Melanie Haasbroek. Didn't know he had a girlfriend. Don't know much about him at all. After all, District 9 was his first time in front of the camera. Before that his work was largely behind the scenes. Full Story
He works, she runs
The cast of The A-Team is currently promoting the film in Europe. And now they need to more than ever since the movie's domestic take was rather underwhelming. Yesterday, it was Paris, a photocall near the Eiffel Tower, once again all gimmicked out in tanks and sh-t. Sharlto Copley wears his clothes well, non? Sexy weird motherf-cker. Full Story
The A-Team
It's a summer blockbuster. A lot of sh-t blows up. They quip a lot. Most of the sh-t that happens is absurd, like ludicrously impossible, and the bad guys squint their eyes and the good guys, obviously, prevail. So yeah, A-Team is a good time, if that's what you expect. Casting is indeed note perfect. Full Story


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In an uncharacteristically undisturbed pool, a lane line was pulled aside to make room for a diver to practice her moves.
The white board displaying water temperature, pH and chlorine readings also read, "State 2013, Baby! Divers Rock!"
The diver is Hailey Wyatt, a senior who is heading to the state swim and dive meet in Thornton today to test her skills against the best in Colorado. This, after arriving at Summit High School for her senior year from Frederick High School outside of Denver, and stepping onto the pool deck never having dived before.
Sure, it helps that she has 13 years of gymnastics talent that dive coach Joe Baldwin says made his job "easier," but he also "wouldn't say it was easy."
The challenge wasn't teaching the girl how to move - she already had that down, pat - it was teaching her how to translate what she already knew into the timing appropriate for moving from springboard to water.
Wyatt is the first competitor Baldwin has accompanied to the elite meet in his tenure with the team - and she only just got here.
Her standout athleticism began on the rugby team, where she stepped right onto the field, ready to put herself out there, taking hits and scoring tries for her team. When Wyatt joined the dive team, it wasn't immediately clear that she'd be a stand-out diver, but as the season progressed, Wyatt's talent and ability to earn a state-qualifying score become more apparent.
Then, a week ago, she tallied a 300.30 at the Western Slope Conference Championships meet, earning her the state ticket.
The rest of the swim and dive team has gone home. They're preparing for the spring season, or just taking a break from their winter in the pool. But, as the day turns to night, Wyatt and Baldwin spend an hour or so perfecting Wyatt's portfolio of dives in preparation for the big day.
On Thursday night, the duo also had the company of fellow divers Abby Akers and Tessa Gunnin, who were perched on the side of the pool, scorecards in hand.
Wyatt breathed out, breathed in and began her movement. All of a sudden, the board pressed down and she exploded into a back somersault, one-and-a-half twist.
Landing too far forward, Baldwin called out from the deck, "Maintain the same height, but slow the somersault down."
Wyatt nodded, clambered out of the pool and pulled herself back onto the board to try again.
"From the beginning of the season, this is where my head was at - making state," Wyatt said. "This is going to be fun for me; I have nothing to lose."
Indeed she doesn't. She qualified after she zeroed on her back two-somersault dive and royally messed up her front double in pike position, which is normally "a cherry on top - it's gorgeous," Wyatt said. She'd started with the wrong foot forward and the dive that coaches had admired during practice and was sure to earn her a score of 7 or 8 (extremely high by high school standards) turned into a splash of water and a smattering of bruises on her legs.
"Well, we can only go up from here," Baldwin had said to his diver, to which she responded, "You're the worst pep talker ever."
But she did go up. Wyatt nailed her inward one-and-a-half, the best performance of it she'd had all season. Her last dive needed a combined total of 16 points from the judges, and as she was reading the scoreboard, Baldwin was already dancing around the tiled floor of the pool arena in excitement. She qualified on nine and a half of her 11 dives.
Wyatt is suprisingly calm about her feat. Several months ago, she wasn't a diver. Now, she's headed to the state meet. Several months ago, she was comfortable with somersaults, flips and twists. Now, she's added gainers to her repertoire - with the diving board as an added intimidation factor and obstacle to overcome.
Practice is fun and relaxed, with music playing and Baldwin helpfully critiquing Wyatt's technical aspects. And when it comes to today's event in Thornton, Wyatt's plan is to "go have fun, keep my chin up and do the dive I know how to do - and rock it," she said.
"If she does as well at the state meet as she does in practice, we've got nothing to worry about," Baldwin added.


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BENICIA -- A former Contra Costa Times newspaper reporter who became a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife died while snorkeling on vacation in Hawaii, according to the state agency and police.
Michael Taugher, 50, of Benicia was found unresponsive in the water off Black Rock in Kaanapali Saturday morning. He had been snorkeling with family members when he went missing. Lifeguard, firefighters and paramedics tried to revive Taugher but were unsuccessful. A police spokesman in Hawaii said no foul play is suspected.
A longtime environmental and investigative reporter, Taugher was known for his blend of meticulous research and dogged reporting in covering the biggest issues of the day, said his former editor and Bay Area News Group East Bay Metro Editor Kat Rowlands.
In his 12 years at the Times, Taugher was the newspaper's go-to reporter on environmental issues, covering everything from state water politics, to endangered species, to forestry and the state's energy crisis. His reporting earned him numerous awards and praise from inside and outside the Walnut Creek newsroom.
"Mike was unquestionably fair, knowledgeable, and deeply insightful about the issues he covered," U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Contra Costa, said in a statement. "He helped to broaden people's understanding of the environmental issues we face in California and I hope that his family will take some solace in knowing that many of us will remember Mike as a solid professional and very decent person."
In May 2012, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Taugher as the assistant deputy director of communications, education and outreach at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Before working for the Contra Costa Times from 2000 to 2012, he was an environmental reporter for the Albuquerque Journal from 1995 to 2000, a Greeley Tribune reporter from 1992 to 1995 and a reporter for the Tahoe Daily Tribune and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza from 1989 to 1992.
"He was also a genuinely decent, nice guy," said Paul Rogers, environment writer for the San Jose Mercury News who worked with Taugher. "He'd be patiently explaining some complex California water issue to me and then just suddenly blurt out 'hey, did I tell you my son, Zac hit a home run in Little League this weekend?'"
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In a recent blog, Nina Paley, the animator behind the free-licensed animated film, "Sita Sings the Blues", complained of the enormous confusion caused by poor differentiation of the Creative Commons licenses. In particular, there's a great deal of confusion over the difference between "NonCommercial" and "ShareAlike" licenses. Maybe the Creative Commons licensing system is still too complex? I'd suggest that only three licenses are really needed: "Attribution" (CC By), "ShareAlike" (CC By-SA), and "NonCommercial" (CC By-NC), and that the others are essentially deadweight that's holding the movement back.
In a recent blog, Nina Paley with the degree to which Creative Commons' "NonCommercial" and "ShareAlike" terms are confused by distributors. It is frequently assumed that "ShareAlike" works can only be used in non-commercial ways, and this is absolutely contrary to the intent of licensors like Paley who've chosen "ShareAlike" licensing, precisely because it does permit commercial re-use:
This is a real problem. Some artists have re-released Sita remixes under Creative Commons Non-Commercial licenses. Many bloggers and journalists assume the non-commercial restrictions, even when the license is correctly named
In her article, she supports an idea first suggested by Karl Fogel of QuestionCopyright, of re-branding the "CC By-SA" licenses as "CC PRO". It's intriguing, but it would just add yet another name to an already confusing mix. I think the real problem is the existence of an abomination called the "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" license, which, really, makes zero sense to have published.
Somebody's probably already screaming for their CC By-NC-SA license by now. That's understandable -- it's the most popular CC license by far. But its popularity stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of its meaning
Somebody's probably already screaming in defense of their CC By-NC-SA license by now. That's understandable -- it's the most popular CC license by far. But its popularity stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of its meaning. As I hope to show you, it really doesn't differ in any important way from the simpler concept of the By-NC license, because the "ShareAlike" (SA) clause (when combined with the "NonCommercial" NC clause) is meaningless for all practical purposes.
I'm also going to suggest that the "NoDerivatives" (ND) module should be abandoned entirely. This is perhaps surprising, given that even Richard Stallman has supported using the CC By-ND license for certain purposes, but again, I assert that that is due to fundamental misconceptions about its effectiveness.
I am not going to suggest eliminating the "non-free" CC licenses, because while free culture is increasingly offering a better alternative, there is still considerable utility to the buffer zone between free and proprietary publishing worlds. There's a difference between choosing not to use certain methods and insisting that no one else do so!
NoDerivatives Does Nothing
Okay, this is not quite true, but the niche of application for the "NoDerivatives" (ND) licensing module is so tiny that I think we have to question whether it's worth the trouble it causes. Perhaps more importantly, it contributes to a false sense of security, since most of the people who are using it expect it to do more than it really can.
What ND can't do:
- It can't prevent "fair use" or "fair dealing" uses
- It can't eliminate parodies or pastiches of your work
- It can't prevent your work from being quoted (in or out of context)
- It can't prevent your message from being misrepresented or placed in a bad light
The last three are really a consequence of the first: free expression laws insist that these kinds of uses cannot be restricted by copyright, as they would prevent the free interchange of ideas. There are of course, countries that don't respect freedom of speech so highly, but then they don't necessarily respect copyright either (and at some point, if restrictions are high enough, ethics demands that the law be ignored in any case -- you are asking for an unethical level of control over others, whether the law grants it to you or not, and the Creative Commons really shouldn't be encouraging that kind of behavior).
It's absolutely clear that ND cannot interfere with fair use or fair dealing rights
It's absolutely clear that "ND" cannot interfere with fair use or fair dealing rights. Not only does the law usually trump any license with respect to these free speech issues, but the license text itself says so (from the Legal Code of the CC By-ND license):
Nothing in this License is intended to reduce, limit, or restrict any uses free from copyright or rights arising from limitations or exceptions that are provided for in connection with the copyright protection under copyright law or other applicable laws.
What ND doesn't need to do:
- It doesn't need to force modified versions to remove your name
- It doesn't need to protect your reputation or your opinions from misrepresentation
- It doesn't need to ensure that those who modify your work take responsibility for their actions
These are sometimes cited as advantages to the CC By-ND license, but in fact, they have nothing to do with ND. They are provided by the terms of the "Attribution" (By) part of the license -- and thus these protections are shared by all of the CC licenses. Essentially, they allow you to eliminate your endorsement of modifications of your work that you don't approve of (either because they make your work look bad artistically, or because they support political agendas you disagree with).
In fact, under the terms of the "Attribution" module, you can insist pre-emptively that any altered versions should not bear your attribution (The By module allows you to demand non-attribution as well as attribution). Obviously, you can't prevent them from stating as an actual fact that the derived work is based on your work. But you can take your name off of the official credits for it.
This separation of the right to copy and build on other people's work from the act of endorsing such uses is a very important element of the ethos of free culture
This separation of the right to copy and build on other people's work from the act of endorsing such uses is a very important element of the ethos of free culture.
As the saying goes, "Even the Devil quotes scripture," and the freedom of speech guarantees that your enemies can quote your words right back to you if they want. You can do the same to them, but you can't shut them up.
Most people using the ND clause are either imagining that it does give them this kind of power over others (and thus encouraging a very dangerous mindset favorable to censorship and restriction of ideas) or they are imagining that they need it to protect their endorsed expressions from being distorted by others, making it seem that they created something they would find offensive.
Is there any ground in between? Is there anything that "By-ND" lets you control that "By" doesn't? Not very much! And, more importantly, what little it does do, is probably an example of copyright law trampling free speech rights.
Finally, it should be noted, that there is a much simpler license if all you want to do is allow your work to be distributed unaltered, and that is to use a simple grant such as "This document may be distributed verbatim, without alterations, without limit, so long as the author is credited." It's hardly necessary to use a Creative Commons license for that, and doing so really does not convey much new information.
There is no important difference between By-NC and By-NC-SA licenses
The argument here is not that By-NC-SA is somehow evil and should be eliminated, but rather that it does not differ signficantly from By-NC in terms of its practical effect, and -- stipulating that that is true -- it makes no sense to use such an over-complicated name. Instead, the simpler of the two license names should be used.
If it is determined that some aspect of the "ShareAlike" (SA) module is actually useful for By-NC work, then such language should probably be quietly merged into the "NC" module. It's unlikely that existing users of the By-NC license would object to this, for the reasons I'm about to explain.
Myths about the SA part of By-NC-SA
Consider these two myths about By-NC-SA licenses that I hear repeated over and over again by licensors:
- "The 'SA' clause allows people to share my work"
- "Without the 'SA' clause, people could exploit me by making commercial uses of 'derivatives' of my work"
Neither is true.
First of all, the "SA" clause doesn't make the By-NC license more open, it restricts it further (at least theoretically). People can share your work just fine under the "By-NC" license, just as they can with any of the basic six Creative Commons licenses.
What the "SA" clause does is to restrict redistribution to only those people who "ShareAlike" -- that is, release whatever changes they make under the same license.
The only real reason most people care about using "ShareAlike" with "NonCommercial" is because they think it protects them from commercial exploitation of the derivative works.
However, this isn't necessary. Deriving from a work in order to make commercial use of the derivative is considered "commercial use." Therefore, the "NC" clause is already "ShareAlike" in the only way that matters to most users of the license.
CC lawyers have officially stated that this is the intentional impact of the "NC" module, although, as with most legal questions about licenses, this would ultimately be determined in a court case, if it came to a conflict (the intent of the authors might or might not be honored).
So what can you do with By-NC that you can't do with By-NC-SA?
Creative Commons provides a few charts to explain how all of its licensing modules interact (see Figure 1), and the result for By-NC is very simple:
Derivatives of a By-NC work can use any of these licenses:
- By-NC -- Of course, they can use the same license
- By-NC-SA -- They can switch to By-NC-SA, but this changes nothing
- By-NC-ND -- meaning, that to whatever degree ND is functional, they can take your work and choose not to allow you to incorporate their changes into your future work
Note in particular that they cannot use either of the free CC licenses (By or By-SA), nor any other free licenses, nor can they be used for any "commercial" purpose (which is a very broad term as I've explained in earlier columns).
So, in fact, there are a few differences between By-NC and By-NC-SA in a technical, legal sense. But are any of these important to the licensor?
Releasing derivatives under the By-NC license is probably what is wanted. Being able to switch to By-NC-SA is pointless if there is no actual difference in using By-NC-SA, so we can discount that entirely.
Releasing under the By-NC-ND license seems, if anything, to be wholly detrimental to the original author. Why would you want to grant people the special right to take your work and lock it away from you (and the rest of the world)? I seriously doubt many users of the By-NC license actually have this intent when they choose the license.
"But wait!" you are probably asking, "Didn't you say you want to get rid of By-NC-SA? So why are you now defending it against By-NC?" Well, note first of all that the danger is mostly eliminated if the ND module is eliminated.
But it's true that a more careful analysis might reveal other problems with not using some of the SA terms. If so, though, those terms could simply be incorporated into the NC terms, which already contain a certain degree of copyleft impact, since they are said to constrain the commercial use of derivatives. But there's certainly no reason to keep calling this "NonCommercial" license anything but that. Adding the expression "ShareAlike" just confuses the issue.
In other words, since the Creative Commons has already asserted that the "NC" clause is, by itself, essentially "share alike" with respect to the NonCommercial clause itself, then it only makes sense that the rest of the "ShareAlike" terms should be incorporated into it. Then there is no need for a separate module and therefore no separate name. What I am proposing is to merge the terms of the present By-NC-SA license into the By-NC license. Both licenses would "upgrade" to the same license, which would simply be known as "By-NC" or even, for greater simplicity, simply "Creative Commons NonCommercial" or "CC-NC" (all of the CC license now have the Attribution clause, so it's somewhat redundant to use it for disambiguation).
Dropping the ND module is easy of course. The fact that the licenses don't permit derivatives means there are no legal derivatives on which to change the licensing. They are simply dead-ends, as they've always been.
Just Three Main Licenses
Now we have much simpler picture. With the ineffective and unnecessary "ND" eliminated, and the redundant "NC" licenses merged into a single case, it would be much easier to understand the Creative Commons licenses, and to promote them to others:
- CC-By -- The "Creative Commons Attribution" license would function as it does today, as a very liberal, non-copyleft license for aesthetic works
- CC-By-SA -- The "Creative Commons ShareAlike" license would be the tool of choice for copyleft-based free-culture projects, as it has already been for some time now
- CC-By-NC -- The "Creative Commons NonCommercial" license would continue to function as a tool for promoting otherwise proprietary work on the fringe between free and non-free culture. It would not, however, create as much confusion with the other two, nor would there be any need to subdivide it
Will this pig fly?
As I write this, the Creative Commons is running a fund-raising campaign, and their website proudly proclaims the slogan "Saving the world from failed sharing!" I wish I could say without reservation that they really lived up to that goal and that I fully supported and endorsed them, but the truth is that Creative Commons has often seemed to be perversely attached to complexity in licensing, and they attach far too much importance to the relative popularity of their existing licenses(constantly falling back on the fact that the CC By-NC-SA license, which has come to be considered, by most of the rest of the world, as "The Creative Commons License" remains their most popular product). But I think they naively assume that people are always thinking clearly and completely through their license choice, when, as far as I can tell, the truth is something closer to "jumping on the bandwagon." The CC By-NC-SA license is popular mostly because it was popular. And it was popular mostly because many early adopters didn't fully understand it.
So, sadly, I'm not really very hopeful that Creative Commons will listen to this plea, but I hope so. There's bound to be another version of the licenses in time, and I think this kind of consolidation might be the right thing to focus on when that comes up.
[1] Data taken from the Creative Commons Frequently Asked Questions
The whole point of CC having a variety of licenses is to demonstrate that the copyright holding, self-publishing author is in charge of determining what their audience can do, i.e. to insinuate that copyright is properly a right of the author, to modulate as they see fit.
If CC was actually principled upon restoring to the public their freedoms suspended by copyright then it would have a copyright neutralising license, either abdicating it (cf BSD), or copylefting it (cf GPL).
Unlike the FSF, CC is a pro-copyright organisation, hence its willingness to imply that copyright is as much a right one may wish to unreserve as inalienable/inviolable (natural) rights aka moral rights. Why on earth would someone wish to waive the moral right to authorship to permit someone to falsely claim authorship of their work? Conversely, given that the right to copy was derogated from the individual's right to liberty in 1709 by Queen Anne, it is quite laudable to wish to restore this to the public from whom it was stolen.
Terry, apart from demonstrating a complicated interim migration path, you are in danger of suggesting that Creative Commons commit the apostasy of moving from an organisation principled on empowering authors' use of copyright to one principled on enabling/persuading authors to restore to the public their cultural liberty.
A single, libertarian license is what a liberty principled CC would have created. Instead, espousing copyright as if a right, it has created a complex confusion of licensing pollution that has prevented a simple demarcation between copyright/proprietary and copyleft/free culture developing. This is probably the original objective, to consolidate copyright's prominence and importance in any self-publishing artist's consciousness.
Nina Paley has it right. "Copying art is an act of love". It is those who love an artist and their work who are driven to want to promote that artist, to share their published work among their friends.
Cultural intercourse is not something to be constrained by commercial privilege. We must move from an obsession with copyright and obeying the copyright holder, to loving art, respecting the artist, and honesty in sharing their work and promoting them. This means embracing moral rights, but deprecating anachronistic constraints on distribution, copying, communication, or commerce. If you love me, sing my song, tell my story, but be true.
Insightful piece Terry.
I've defended my use of NC (but not necessarily By-NC-SA) for the Bizarre Cathedral on this site and yes I know you were (somewhat carefully) not decrying the use of NC but I feel as a user of By-SA-NC I should at least comment on my understanding of it and why I chose to include SA.
I never saw SA as an addition to a By-NC licence rather it was NC that was an addition to By-SA and I feel that many content creators who use By-SA-NC will have followed the same path. I want attribution and I want derivatives to give the same freedom my original work does and finally I don't want anybody enjoying this work or derivatives of it to have to pay for them. This is less about commercial exploitation of my work than it is about ensuring that a financial barrier for people to enjoy this work should not be re-imposed once I have removed it.
Having said that you are correct in that the SA is somewhat redundant when it comes to the NC part of the licence but it is not when it comes to the attribtution. A By-NC licence insists that any derivative includes an attribution to me and the original but it does not prohibit a "remixer" from licencing their derivative under an NC-only style licence. SA explicitly says "I've used CC licencing you must do so too". At least my understanding of it does. Without it somebody could create derivatives of my work, attribute the original and place a custom "freeware" licence on it. Further derivatives could then lose association with the original and this in my view devalues my contribution to the work. However unlikely this is putting SA in my chosen licence makes it trivial to protect against.
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"The problem is not commerce; the problem is monopolies"
That's my favorite quote from Nina Paley on this, and it sums up the problem nicely. The only way anyone can "impose" a financial barrier on your work is if they can get a monopoly on it. By using a "ShareAlike" license, you deny that possibility, so the exploitation you fear can't happen anyway (no one is going to pay extra money to someone who didn't produce the work when they can get it for free from the source).
You could raise the objection that they might not know they can get it for free, except: the "Attribution" part of the license allows you to insist that your original publishing source is listed, and the By-SA license also must be noted when the work is used.
Protecting your own monopoly is the only real benefit of NC licensing -- it allows you to create scarcity and thus maintain higher prices on selling your work (such as the books you are publishing). It's debatable whether that's actually necessary. But, assuming it is, that's the niche for Non-Commercial licenses.
A few points have been raised (not just by you) about the value of the SA terms with NC. That's fine -- I acknowledged that those might turn up, but in my opinion, there's no one using By-NC who would object to the SA terms.
So, it'd be completely reasonable to fold those into the NC module. The problem is the confusion created by the name "By-NC-SA", which encourages people to conflate the two "SA" licenses, as if they were related, when they are really unrelated in their effect. The naming suggests a false parallelism.
So let me suggest this to you -- if the license you use now were called simply "By-NC", how would that bother you? Because that would be closer to the outcome I suggest.
you only addressed one of my concerns
A By-NC would not affect the non-commercial status of the work or the attribution within a first level derivative but as I said the second, third fourth level derivatives would not need to acknowledge me at all as the first one could just release theirs with a custom NC-SA licence (no By) and thus my contribution is lost. So my point (not really an objection) was that SA protects the By and not only the NC (which tends to look after itself).
You could raise the objection that they might not know they can get it for free, except: the "Attribution" part of the license allows you to insist that your original publishing source is listed, and the By-SA license also must be noted when the work is used.
I do but your counter does not cover everything. Where in a By-NC clause does it say that the attribution must state how much the derivative creator paid for the work? It doesn't. Thus someone getting a derivative from a more well known source than I, could easily presume that because the derivative is charged for, so is the original source. So in this context the SA makes sense not by just "protecting my monopoly" (of which I am glad BTW) but also ensures acknowledgement of me as the originator of the work. Yes it is unlikely that those using and supporting CC works would not inform their users of the original work but as CC grows we need to remember that the ethos of those using it will be watered down by those more comfortable with traditional copyright monopolies and exploitation.
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Licensees don't get to ignore your license terms
A By-NC would not affect[…] the attribution within a first level derivative but as I said the second, third fourth level derivatives would not need to acknowledge me at all as the first one could just release theirs with a custom NC-SA licence (no By) and thus my contribution is lost.
What gives you that impression? That's not how copyright licenses work.
Redistribution of your work by a third party doesn't change the fact that you hold copyright, and that your terms are still binding on any recipient. If you distribute to Betty under By-NC terms, and Betty derives a work from that and redistributes the result to Carol, the only license Carol can have in your work is the By-NC terms. Betty doesn't get to remove the terms of work in which you hold copyright.
Betty can apply whatever terms she likes to her work, but any part of that work which is yours is still under By-NC terms no matter who gets it from Betty.
No permission to re-license your work
A By-NC licence insists that any derivative includes an attribution to me and the original but it does not prohibit a "remixer" from licencing their derivative under an NC-only style licence.… somebody could create derivatives of my work, attribute the original and place a custom "freeware" licence on it.
No, that act (changing the license on a work) is reserved to the copyright holder and the CC licenses don't change that.
If you distribute your work to Betty under CC-By-NC, and that license is the only permission Betty has to redistribute, then Betty can't legally change the terms on that work when redistributing to Carol. Carol receives the work under the same terms, since the copyright holder (you) hasn't changed.
Betty can derive a work from yours and redistribute the result, but that doesn't change the terms on the part in which you hold copyright. Betty's work might be CC-NC, but only the part in which Betty holds copyright; the part of the work which is yours must still be attributed by the terms of CC-By-NC.
In that case, Carol receives a combined work with different parts under different terms. Carol must still abide by all the terms when she receives the combined work; nothing has been re-licensed.
Some free-culture licenses specifically permit re-licensing. The CC licenses do not grant permission to re-license. Your terms continue to apply to work in which you hold copyright, no matter how far it has been remixed and/or redistributed by others.
SA explicitly says "I've used CC licencing you must do so too". At least my understanding of it does.
That's not right. Rather, the SA clause says "any work derived from this one must also be under the same license terms". So, if you were to distribute a work to Betty under CC-By-SA, then Betty could derive a work from that; she and you would then both hold copyright in the combined work. The SA clause restricts Betty's redistribution: she has permission to redistribute only under the same terms.
The permission to re-license was never present to begin with, and the SA clause doesn't change that.
All true, except we're talking about derivative works
I think you may have missed that we are discussing the impact of the licenses on derivative works.
Creative Commons licenses (like free software licenses) allow you to make derivatives which you release under terms that may or may not be constrained by the original license.
If they are so constrained, then the license is a "Copyleft" (FSF terminology) or "ShareAlike" (CC terminology) type.
Attribution is a little more complex. There is often "moral rights" or "author's rights" legislation in many jurisdictions that would prohibit claiming another person's work as your own, regardless of licensing status.
But assuming that such legislation doesn't exist in your jurisdiction, Ryan may be right that the absence of a ShareAlike clause would permit removal of attribution in some cases of derived works.
Crosbie Fitch would probably argue that there are ethical reasons not to constrain the licensing on derivative works. Ryan clearly disagrees. I'll consciously demure from that discussion. :-)
However, going back to my original point -- this isn't about the "legal code" of the CC licenses, but about the branding. I assert that "By-NC-SA" is fundamentally misleading and confusing because users think it works similarly to the "By-SA" license. But it doesn't.
It works almost exactly like the "By-NC" license -- and any differences are likely to have been unintentional on the part of the licensor (most users of By-NC probably expect or want it to work like By-NC-SA, so changing the terms to merge the two would only close loopholes that the licensors didn't want anyway).
What I propose is to fold the minimal "sharealike" requirements that concern users like Ryan into the By-NC license, and eliminate "By-NC-SA".
Crosbie Fitch would probably argue that there are ethical reasons not to constrain the licensing on derivative works. Ryan clearly disagrees.
under certain circumstances yes. I want to emphasise here that I am an advocate for choosing the appropriate licence in each case. You make it sound like I am being unethical - actually my aim is the opposite here. I'll say it again: the cartoons on here are CC:By-NC-SA primarily because I want to prevent others from charging for work I have allowed to be of no cost. By "restricting" the licencing* and usage of derivatives I am trying to ensure that these strips are kept available at zero cost. To me that's an ethical choice, maybe it does mean I am infringing the "rights" of derivative creators but honestly that a huge grey area. These are not educational and in the great shape of things nobody goes without food, water, shelter, air or even enjoyment (or not) of my cartoons because of my choice of licence.
With regards my concerns over attribution. There is a difference between the CC understanding of attribution and the "moral right" clauses of copyright law in many jurisdictions (including my own native UK). The former generally requires some kind of pointer to the original work. The latter simply requires you say who made the original work. This is why I say the SA protects the CC attribution part.
* I maintain that any licence other than public domain imposes restrictions upon users and derivative creators of the work
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Ryan, I was certainly not suggesting you were unethical in your choice of license.
I was pointing out that Fitch is a copyright abolitionist, and he probably (if I'm not misrepresenting his agenda) would see all restrictions of derivative works as a bad thing.
Obviously, if people believe that, then any discussion of the effect on derivative works is going to be colored by that. The rest of the comment goes on to address the concerns of people like you, Ryan, who don't think it's a bad thing to put some restrictions on the licensing of derivative works.
You're in pretty good company, there, IMHO. Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds... indeed most free software developers, and of course me and several other contributors to FSM all agree with you on the value of copyleft arrangements.
These do more than merely nullify the effects of copyright law -- it is only through these arrangements that we can insist on the availability of source code for software, for example.
Did you read the part where I conceded that some re-writing of terms might be needed to avoid the consequences you fear?
I re-emphasize that the point here is not that copyleft is bad, but that confusion between "ShareAlike" and "NonCommercial" licenses is bad, and the usage of the terms in CC licenses is inconsistent in terms of actual effect.
Thanks to the above posters
...and as someone with not such an in-depth understanding of CC licenses and the history of copyright, I would like to say thank you to posters before me for some very illuminating discussion and facts (particularly to Crosbie for the reference to the statute of Queen Anne).
Fascinating read.
Copyleft (license conditioned on liberty) vs copyright
In case it isn't clear: using copyright to restore liberties it suspends via a license that is conditioned on licensees doing the same for their derivative works, should obviously be considered highly laudable and ethical. I am pro-copyleft/pro-GPL because of this.
I am continually mystified that being constrained to relinquish unethical constraint might somehow be considered an unethical constraint. Hence people repeating the canard that the BSD is freer than the GPL because it gives the licensee the 'freedom' to choose how they license derivative works.
'Freedom to enslave' is not liberty.
'Freedom to re-apply copyright to prevent others copying one's published work' is not liberty.
'Freedom to pretend another's work is one's own' is not liberty, but plagiarism, fraud, dishonesty, etc.
This brings us to the moral right to authorship. This is not a privilege to force others to credit the author (as CC insinuates it). It's a natural right. So let's not let it slip into the travesty that trademark is where people claim ownership over words, symbols, colours, etc. An author has the right to identify themselves as the author of their work. The public have a right not to be deceived as to the authorship of a work. It's all about truth, not an obligation to give credit, citation, or attribution. There's an obligation against misattribution, but this isn't the same as an obligation to give attribution. It's a subtle point, easily lost on people eager for ever more power over their fellows. You can tell another author's story without having to credit them. You just have to avoid dishonesty concerning authorship, e.g. stating or implying that you are the author.
It is factually incorrect to
It is factually incorrect to say that the GPL's copyleft solely erases the effect of copyright. The source code requirement goes beyond that.
I don't remember seeing you address this directly. Do you actually favor the GPL (and therefore a "some copyright" or a "copyleft" world) or genuine copyright abolition (and therefore find the GPL too restrictive)?
I don't think the position can be taken very seriously unless/until you resolve this ambiguity.
A even less credible position
The position I don't think can be taken at all seriously, is that copyright, the privilege of prohibiting copies of one's published work, is necessary to restore to the public their freedom to make copies. It should be patently ridiculous.
As I've always said, I support the GPL's neutralisation of copyright's constraints upon the public's liberty, and thus wholeheartedly recommend people use the GPL - to restore to people those freedoms suspended from them by copyright.
I also support copyright's abolition.
When copyright is abolished the GPL becomes redundant. There is no longer any incentive to keep source code secret/obfuscated because there is no monopoly to be had in the production and sale of binary copies (that would be undermined if source code were published).
When you can't sell copies you have to sell your work. And when people buy work they buy source code, because that's the labour and product they've paid for - they can produce their own binaries for nothing (with the help of a computer and a compiler).
"When copyright is abolished the GPL becomes redundant"
Anyone who actually knows the GPL knows this is false. In particular, I note that Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen, its authors, have acknowledged this publicly.
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Everyone happy with AVB?
Just wondering lads and lasses.
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I think AVB has received a lot of unfair criticism no matter what he does. Some Spurs fans and the media baulked at the idea of us playing 4-5-1 saying we were crying out for a 4-4-2. Recently, he's been called into question for not realising that Adebayor and Defoe cannot play together.
The media asking him about his handling of Lloris looking for any excuse to show him up - now Lloris is settling and playing well I'd say AVB did a good job here and is right to say he'll play players based on merit, not reputation.
He has had to work with a new look attacking midfield following the departure of our two most creative players, and despite how average Sigurdsson and Dempsey have been is working with them to try and get the best out of them (Dempsey said so himself in an interview).
AVB also doesn't talk complete codsh*t to the media nor contradict himself. Time will tell if he's able to steer us to any kind of success but it's the same old story with Levy - not investing in the squad when we need it, letting players slip by and join our rivals. If we do finish in the top 4 this season that'd be a phenomenal achievement, but if we don't I would not write AVB off at all just yet, and allow him time - and money - to build a great team.
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A Yahoo! User Jan 18, 2013 15:53 Flag
ALL these answers and nowt back from SB!!!
Well - I'm going to come out and say that I'm liking what he is doing at the lane. Initially I didn't like what he was doing at all - then I got a sense of what he was trying to do and I think that he is starting to succeed. I believe he is implementing what might be considered a 'successful European style of play" - we're certainly no Barcelona, but I see him trying to implement a structure and style that is going in that direction. So as a long term investment I think he is definitely doing a good job and trying to take the club to where we need to be if we are to be a successful EPL and European Club.
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not_blonde_really not_blonde_really Jan 16, 2013 14:11 Flag
Congratulations OF, it takes a brave man to come out like that in these turbulent times. I think I'm more trying to come round to it than actually liking him, but I'm confident if both he and I put enough time and effort in we can get there...
A Yahoo! User Jan 14, 2013 17:10 Flag
put me firmly in the non-AVb believers court
Happy New Year soppy!
AVB - jury' still out, we're not much better or worse than this time last year, so we'll see if he gets named as a possible Portuguese National Team Manager and we fall to bits again like last season (or we actually make the CL...3rd place would be nice...but not holding my breath for it.
not_blonde_really not_blonde_really Jan 12, 2013 22:22 Flag
I think the last few games have been quite telling for us; ultimately we're better on the counter. I've not checked back on previous results, but the teams 5th to maybe 12th seem to be the ones we do best against, as they'll have a bit of a go which opens them up for our counter. Any higher and we're not clinical enough, any lower and they're just trying not to lose, which we can't seem to break down (I guess lack of being clinical again).
I didn't watch most of the second half closely, but I was happy enough with our first half performance; I thought it was open and attacking, and for the first time in a long time I wasn't too fussed about going in 0-0 at half time. Usually it makes me worry that we've not capitalised on it by then, but based on recent results I wasn't too worried.
I was wrong, but it was nice to have that confidence for a while!
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Although I think the swapping of Lennon and Bale congested the penalty area, which didn't help with creating GOOD chances, I think it really identified the need for a Moutinho type player to open up these teams that park the bus! Yes we also need someone who can hit the onion bag regularly too!!
I know it's "what if and but" but, IF Defoe's or Ade's follow up had gone in, the game would have opened up and I think we would have scored more and won. The QPR player that was talking to Sky after the game said "It was a game changing moment"
I fully agree with Sugarbabe. She is spot on.
We do find it difficult to break teams down considering the possession we have. Especially when the game is level. Its as if we are too predictable/lack ideas. For the standard of players we have, we should have more of a cutting edge in this situation.
Take the Sunderland 2-1 away win. We had lots of possession, and did'nt look like scoring until the og. Then once Sunderland had to attack after going 1 down, we looked more deadly.
Where I am, I have to watch the games at silly times, so excuse me if my information is a bit out.
On the bright side, we are currently top 4. So we are doing things right, we just need a slight tweak. Read on..
If we became more deadly up front, it would perfect performance. However, would it affect the balance of the team? I recommend a simple switch. Replace Adebayor with a world class centre forward is all we need to do. Bring in Aguero or Dzeko like quality, and we would be firing on all cylinders.
It would give us a new cutting edge. Something different and more dynamic whilst maintaining dominance and stability. Sell the crap like Bentley/Gomez etc and bring in one player not far from being a world class player that we can help make world class. Spurs scouts, its over to you.
"FACT WARNING: Please ignore this bit SB: We had 16 shots, half of which were on target, if we are creating only 1 chance, how can it be we had so many shots? how were we in position to make those shots if we weren't making any chances."
joe, theres no point me responding if u ignore what I say to suit your argument.
I said we aren't creating good chances. a long shot with a load of bodies in front of your isn't a good chance. yes it goes down as a shot on target.
please enlighten me on all the really good chances we missed today?!!!
come on joe, be honest. the only time we looked like scoring was the double save.
that's it.
u can pretend its me being negative. but even hoddle agreed & im sure he isn't biased against us for obvious reasons.
as hoddle said, it was lacklustre again today. not a bad performance. but very low on creativity & GOOD chances.
in fact a great block from dawson stopped a certain SWP goal. & only a fresh air shot from SWP saved another goal for them.
so for all our dominance, we ended up with 1 really good chance & they had 2.
that's my problem joe. we are in control of games without really creating GOOD chances.
than all it takes it 1 good bit of play or a mistake & it leaves the team we are dominating with a GOOD chance.
SB, does life ever feel like a trudge, because the way your emails read it sounds like you are constantly depressed, speak to your GP! get some Amoryn, failing that a night out with Mandy may help, seriously your messages read like we're bottom 4 material.
FACT WARNING: Please ignore this bit SB: We had 16 shots, half of which were on target, if we are creating only 1 chance, how can it be we had so many shots? how were we in position to make those shots if we weren't making any chances.
Cesar was outrageously good! his double save, which you alluded to, was world class.
Hill, Nelson and Derry did their jobs incredibly well, We dominated the game, but those individuals had exceptionally good games.
I agree regarding Lennon and Bale, that was the reason we appeared to bulldoze our way through the middle, whereas if they stayed in their natural positions its possible we would have more success, as we would have opened their defence more.
Some of your points are IMO right on the money, its the delivery that makes it seem like we are about to implode and vanish from the footballing world, either that or you are a master of understatement.
Someone posed the question of: Which player (s) will we regret selling? at the time I argued the case for Tarrabt and KPB and was ridiculed for it! Tarrabt is superb and will be top class within 5 years! we will seriously regret selling him- I tell theee!
same old again today. dominated for large spells but rarely opened them up & didn't create many good chances.
id say just the ade chance from the rebound off defoes shot, was the only really good chance we created.
hoddle repeated exactly what I said at the end of the match.
-we rarely opened them.
-we only really made 1 good chance & that was from a long shot rebound!
-we played far too narrow & looked to bulldoze our way through a crowded middle area.
-its a small pitch yet we made it even smaller by squeezing in to the middle,
-bale & lennon swapped wings far too early again.
but im sure u will get the stats where we had lots of attempts & shots at goal. despite the fact in reality we only looked like scoring from a rebound off a long range shot.
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Most recently, Molinaro served as the head coach of the New England Mutiny of the Women's Professional Soccer League, a position she has held since 2010. She was also the team's summer camp director and an assistant coach for Manchester (Conn.) High School.
In addition to her professional experience, Molinaro spent three years as an assistant coach for the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I. There, she developed and implemented technical team training as well as individual player development sessions for her teams. She also served as a national recruiter for the Rams as well as coordinating team travel and scheduling along with fundraising activities.
In her three seasons at URI, the Rams had nine Atlantic 10 All-Conference selections, including four honorees to the league's All-Rookie Team. Among those was 2007 Rookie of the Year Jessica Babice. The 2006 Rams also set a school record with six players honored by the A-10.
Molinaro has also spent significant time working on the club and Olympic Development Program levels. She served as a Region I ODP staff coach from 2004-06, then joined the Rhode Island ODP staff from 2007-09. The native of Ellicott City, Md., served as the head coach of the Eagle Elite U-17/U-18 Program from 2004-06 and was an assistant for Fortuna Rhode Island from 2006-09.
Molinaro played four years for the University of Connecticut, serving as the team captain in the 2000 season. She was also a standout off the field, earning a Scholar-Athlete Award in each of her four seasons and being named the Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete in 2000. She was a member of the Dean's List every semester at UConn and earned recognition as a Scholar-Athlete All-American in 2000. Following her collegiate career, she was one of the top draft picks for the Bay Area Cyber Rays of the Women's United Soccer Association.
Following her playing career, she spent the 2001-02 season as a graduate assistant coach at her alma mater. She holds both bachelor's (2001) and master's degrees (2002) from Connecticut in education.


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