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When teaching children to read, people often tell them to "sound it out." While this works in many cases, English phonetics is so complicated that attempting to "sound out" words can easily lead to confusion.
The problem with English—specifically American English—is our casual pronunciation. Compared to proper British English ("The Queen's English"), we slur our vowels and cut our consonants short. Americans are known for talking very quickly. The less work your mouth has to do to form syllables, the faster you can speak.
If you are American, say the following sentence out loud:
I didn't want the little cake.
Did you hear the "t" in "didn't," "want," or "little?" Did you hear a hard "k" sound in "cake?"
If you spoke it quickly and casually, chances are you replaced the "t" sounds with "d" sounds, and cut the "k" short so there was no air behind it. This has to do with the shape your tongue makes in your mouth and if your vocal folds are contracted or relaxed when you make these sounds.
A "t" sound is called a voiceless alveolar stop, while a "d" sound is a voiced alveolar stop. A voiced sound uses the vibrations of your vocal folds to make noise, while a voiceless sound only uses air. Your tongue touches the alveolar ridge on the roof of your mouth when making the "t" and "d" sounds. The "k" sound is called a voiceless velar stop, referring to the way the tongue interacts with the soft palate (velum) to make the noise. The voiced counterpart to the "k" sound is the "g" sound. By saying these sounds out loud, you can clearly hear the difference in the parts of your mouth being used.
If you try saying the sentence about cake with the proper consonants, it will take you considerably longer to say. Your friends will look at you strangely if you start talking like that. They might stop hanging out with you.
Although there are strict rules for written language, spoken language is extremely open to interpretation depending on social standards. There are so many ways to speak the English language. Consider the different accents: Bostonian, American Southern, Californian Valley Girl, Canadian, Scottish, American Midwest, and many more. That doesn't even consider those who learn English as a second language and bring the speech patterns from their first languages.
Almost all children learn to speak before they learn to write. They are generally taught very basic phonetics to learn how to read: "KUH-AR" spells "car." Most carry this into their adult lives, enabling them to pronounce complicated words without knowing what they mean. For example, the word antidisestablishmentarianism is one of the longest words in the English language, but you can probably sound it out just by breaking it into syllables: an-ti-dis-es-tab-lish-ment-tar-i-an-is-m.
The following chart shows the phonetic alphabet, a group of symbols used to represent sounds we make while speaking. You will probably recognize most of these symbols from the pronunciation guides in a dictionary.
Unfortunately, our quick American pronunciation of vowels and consonants leads to a slew of common, irritating spelling errors.
Correction: Definitely
Americans sometimes pronounce this word as "def-in-uht-lee" (de•fɪ•nʌt•li). We also occasionally use "def-uhn-it-lee" (de•fʌ•nɪt•li). The pronunciation "def-ehn-it-lee" (de•fə•nit•li) is accepted as correct. Both incorrect pronunciations cause the common misspelling "definately," because the "a" sounds like it matches the sound better.
Correction: Calendar
We tend to pronounce this word with a hard "derr" at the end, and that is the pronunciation listed in in the dictionary (ka•lən•dər). However, because of the hard "r" at the end, many assume it is an "er" sound. The word ends in "ar," so sounding out the word does not work in this case.
Correction: Government
Technically, the "n" in "government" is pronounced, but it's so subtle that most people either don't notice it or forget it entirely (gə•vər(n)•mənt). Because we tend to say "guv-er-ment," trying to sound out this word causes many to leave out the "n," resulting in a spelling error.
Correction: Separate
The verb "separate" is pronounced several ways, causing confusion on how to spell it. The formally accepted pronunciation in America is "seh-puh-rait" (sɛ•pə•ret). The most common pronunciation, though, is "seh-per-ate," leading many to spell it with an "e" in the middle instead of an "a." I learned how to spell this word in sixth grade when we were dissecting rats in biology class. The teacher told us to "separate" the skin from the muscle, and emphasized that there is "a rat" in the word separate. It it weren't for that trick, I would probably misspell it often, too.
Could Of
Correction: Could've
This also applies to the phrases "should've," "would've," and casual super-contractions like "can't've" and "shouldn't've." Though spelled with an "f," the word "of" uses a "v" sound (əv). Contractions like "could've" just add the "v" sound to the end of a word, but Americans often add an "uh" sound to make it easier to say: "could-uhv." So, "of" and "uhv" sound so similar that many people confuse the two, resulting in a phrase that makes absolutely no sense.
Incorrect pronunciation also causes many people to mix up similar-sounding words.
Your vs. You're
This mix-up is so common that it begs addressing. Technically, the word "your" should rhyme with "pour" (yor), but many pronounce it to rhyme with "per" (yər). This makes it rhyme with the commonly confused contraction of you are, you're. "You're" should really be two syllables, a quick combination of "yoo-r" (it almost rhymes with sewer). However, we Americans like the convenience of single-syllable words with short vowels, so both words are generally pronounced as "yer."
Effect vs. Affect
In many English-speaking countries, these words do not sound alike. In America, they are both pronounced "uh-fekt." Though they mean completely different things, people can't seem to keep them straight because, when speaking, they only know the difference through the context in a sentence.
Then vs. Than
This mix-up is much like "effect" and "affect." These two words have very different definitions, but our short American vowels make them sound so similar that people often can't tell one from the other.
Being from Texas, I completely understand how our relaxed accent can lead to confusing phonetics. I love talking the way I do– it's easy, fun, and quick. However, sounding intelligent on paper has many advantages, so study up on your phonetics and make sure you're not making any of these mistakes when writing.


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This exercise develops core function, strength, and control in a manner similar to various tricks with Freeskiing. Very similar to a mute grab while hanging from a pull-up bar, the exercise requires contraction of the core for stability, combined with hip flexion and a vertical body position to bring the legs up to the upper body, which contrasts from many supine/ground core exercises.
To start: find a vertical bench at your gym. (You can also do this exercise on a pull-up bar.).


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A La Crescent teacher is being charged in Houston County for allegedly molesting several students.
Jason Barker, 37, faces six counts of criminal sexual conduct, including criminal sexual conduct in 2nd degree-severity level D and criminal sexual conduct-5th degree-gross misdemeanor.
Criminal complaints state three girls at La Crescent Montessori Academy told police Barker,a special education teacher, touched them inappropriately on several occasions.
The girls said the inapproriate touching happened in Barker's school office. One of the girls said it also happened in the school lunchroom.
Five students at the school confronted Barker earlier this month at which point the school became aware and called police.
According to the complaint, Barker admitted to hugging students and having them sit on his lap.
During an interview with La Crescent police at Barker's home on January, he denied touching students inappropriately. The complaint states at one point Barker asked if he was going to be arrested. The questioning stopped and Barker was arrested and transported to the Houston County Jail.


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In an effort to prevent additional suicides from the iconic Vista Bridge, Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick today announced that he is ordering the immediate construction of a 9-foot-tall mesh screen on the historic span, an interim remedy that can be in place until a longer term solution and funding can be found.
"Unfortunately, this beautiful and elegant bridge has been known as Suicide Bridge since its construction in the 1920s." Novick said. "It is time – past time – to stop the dying."
Under City Code, a commissioner can declare an emergency when the public's safety is endangered, a move that allows immediate action. Novick noted that in the first six months of this year, three people, including a 15-year-old girl, have jumped to their deaths from the bridge, matching the highest rate from any recent year, and that this record has created a substantial threat to the welfare and safety of the public above and below the bridge.
Construction of the screen mesh fence will begin in mid-July and take approximately two weeks at a cost of about $236,000. To deter climbing, the barrier is designed with a tight weave and a curved overhang. It will be installed along the inside of the railing and can be removed at any time with no permanent impact on the structure, in keeping with the bridge's designation as a National Historic Landmark.
Tapani Inc, a company with expertise in bridgework and historic structures, including its recent work on the Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge, has been tapped to install the fence. The bridge will remain open during the installation, with crews narrowing the extra-wide lanes to create a construction zone and allow normal traffic flow in both directions. One sidewalk will remain open at all times.
For the long term, the City will continue to work with the State Historic Preservation Office on a solution that meets historic design guidelines and seek federal or other funding for the estimated $2.5 million to $3 million cost of a durable structure that would be consistent with the historic character of the bridge, a process that is expected to take two years or longer.
Novick thanked Kenneth and Bonnie Kahn "for their tireless advocacy for suicide barriers on the bridge," and thanked David Stabler, reporter for The Oregonian for his February article: "Vista Bridge: Is it time to stop the dying on Portland's iconic bridge?"
"Mr. Stabler's article highlighted the devastation caused to victims' families and even witnesses by suicides from the bridge, and presented strong evidence that barriers are effective in preventing suicides," Novick said. "It was an example of how good journalism can drive public policy."
Novick also thanked David O'Longaigh, the City's senior bridge engineer, for his efforts to identify a temporary solution that would blend in with the existing bridge as much as possible, and could be easily removed once funding for a permanent solution is found.
"In addition to that, David himself helped convince me to make this decision," Novick said. "David is responsible for all the bridges in the city. They are in his care. I asked him if he thought we should take this step. He said that he had come to the conclusion that the bridge has become a curse upon the City, and it is time to lift the curse."
"We cannot bring back any of the people who have jumped from the Vista Bridge," Novick concluded. "But we can take this step to avoid further suffering."
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Classy Trench Coat
Hi everyone!
89 comments:
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STEPS Camp celebrates 1,000 campers
Posted on June 27, 2014
A camp that began at Grand Valley 12 years ago to expose young girls to engineering careers has reached a new milestone with more than 1,000 campers served.
The Science, Technology and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) Camp for Girls, which was held twice during June this year, draws campers from across Michigan and beyond.
During the three-day camp, campers get a hands-on engineering experience by designing, manufacturing and flying radio-controlled electronic airplanes. They are exposed to additional career choices such as business, communications and aircraft mechanics. They also take field trips to places such as Gerald R. Ford International Airport and West Michigan Aviation Academy.
"The majority of the girls who come to STEPS have little to no experience with hand tools, machines and design software," said Sara Maas, outreach coordinator for Padnos College of Engineering and Computing. "They actually build their own airplanes from scratch. It's very empowering to use tools successfully to make something. These girls are proud of what they make."
The first STEPS Camp started at University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1997; Grand Valley adopted the aviation theme and held the first camp in 2002.
Maas said the young girls gain a new appreciation for math and science. "A strong foundation in those two subjects can take them a long way," she said.
For more information about the camp, visit www.gvsu.edu/steps.


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Gamma Lamda chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau named 'Region 3 Chapter of the Year'
Ohio Northern University's Gamma Lamda chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau, the international honorary society for professions in technology, received the Region 3 Chapter of the Year award during the William E. Warner Awards Program at the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association conference in Columbus, Ohio, on March 8.
This marks the second consecutive year the Gamma Lambda Chapter has been recognized as the top chapter in Region 3, which covers Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and Ontario, Canada. The group has garnered this recognition six out of the last 10 years.
In addition to the chapter award, Sheena Marston, a junior construction management major from Jamaica, received the undergraduate student essay award for a selected essay on the meaning and significance of any one of the three precepts of Epsilon Pi Tau: Texnikh (technical competence), Pragmateia (social and professional proficiency) and Exetasis (research). Only one essay per student is accepted each year. Judging of the essay is based upon clarity of thought and presentation, including organization, language usage, documentation and importance to the profession.
"We are very proud of the chapter's accomplishment and their ability to be recognized as one of the best in the region," said David Rouch, professor and chair of the Department of Technological Studies. "The award Marston received is quite impressive, and she exemplifies what we look for in our students."
Trustees of the ONU Gamma Lamda chapter are Rouch, Richard Miller, instructor of technology, and Feng Jao, associate professor of technology. Current student leaders of the chapter include Nathan Evans, senior manufacturing technology from Westerville, Ohio, Kyle Raber, senior manufacturing technology major from Wooster, Ohio, Taylor Kuhlman, senior construction management major from Ottawa, Ohio, and Zach Freer, senior technology education major from Ashland, Ohio.
The mission of the Gamma Lambda Chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau is to build leaders through service activities, promote scholarship, and inspire excellence in the university, community and technological world. The chapter is committed to using the highest aspirations to craft a chapter that maintains and promotes high standards, honor and duty to those who are involved in the technology profession.


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Some gamers have been reporting spotty performance from the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta that launched this morning, whether it's slow download times for the beta itself, slow matchmaking, or inaccessible playlists. So far, it looks like the problem was caused by too many gamers overloading the system at once, and not by a bug or error.
"The Halo: Reach server unavailable at this time. Please try again later" is the message received by some unlucky gamers who are unable to get Reach to play for them.
Bungie issued a statement on their website earlier, posting:
Yup, the backend servers are getting hammered.
We're aware and working to resolve slow matchmaking times and inaccessible playlists. As soon as we're back up and running at full capacity, we'll make some noise. Stay tuned for more information and thanks for your patience.
Even if you're locked out of the game itself, you can reportedly still use the new menus, and customize your Spartan's armor and emblem. So look at it as a chance to look your very best before you start fragging.
Here at G4, we had some small hiccups earlier today, around when East Coast schools let out, but we've been "checking in" on Reach throughout the day, and it seems to be running OK now.How's it going from your end? Are you able to get into the Beta? Is it playing smoothly for you?


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Home List of Titles GaN surface ablation by fs-pulses: atomic force microscopy studies, accumulation effects
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- GaN surface ablation by fs-pulses: atomic force microscopy studies, accumulation effects
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- Eliseev, Petr G.; Juodkazis, Saulius; Sugahara, Tamoya; Sun, Hong-Bo; Matsuo, Shigeki; Sakai, Shiro; Misawa, Hiroaki
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- Laser-induced ablation and surface processing are investigated in GaN epitaxial layers irradiated by 130-150 fs pulses at wavelength of 398 and 795 nm. These layers are important materials in optoelectronics and microelectronics. GaN is an inert and hard substance with very limited possibility of wet etching. Laser processing seems to be suitable for different steps of fabrication of nitride-based devices (mesa shaping, grooving, scribing, mirror and surface grating preparation, etc.). Atomic force microscopy is used for a high-resolution investigation of initial and irradiated GaN surface. Imperfections of the mirror-like as-grown (0001) surface are identified (monolayer steps, open-core dislocations). The laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) is determined at 398 and 795 nm. The dependence of LIDT(N) on the number of shots, N, is tested in accordance with the phenomenological relation LIDT(N) = LIDT(1)N(gamma-1) in order to reveal the defects accumulation in an ablation process of GaN surface gamma = 0.86 corresponds to an accumulation-free ablation. The damage of GaN is found to be free of accumulation effect at low pulse energy below 0.6 x LIDT(1) at 795 nn and some effect is found at higher energy with gamma = 0.86 at multi-shot irradiation conditions. A successful surface processing of GaN epitaxial layer (grown by MOCVD technique) is demonstrated for a single-pulse laser ablation of a typical energy 4-6 times higher than LIDT(1). The ablation depth up to 500 nm is achievable. The edge is almost vertical and the rim of a laser-ablated channel is free of debris and peel-off. There is an experimental evidence of a successful laser processing by two-photon absorption of femtosecond pulses at GaN surface with photon energy in a transmission region of the material. Photoluminescence (PL) of the defect-related Y-band at 550-600 nm was not enhanced at the rim of ablated region when energy of ablated pulses was 3 x LIDT(1). The PL of GaN was excited by two-photon absorption of 110 +/- 10 fs illumination at 726 nm.
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- Proceedings of SPIE: High-Power Laser Ablation III, Santa Fe, United States, 24-28 April 2000 / Claude R. Phipps (ed.), Vol. 4065, pp. 546-556
- Publication year
- 2000
- Keyword(s)
- Accumulation effect; Defects; Gallium nitride; Laser ablation; Photoluminescence; Surface morphology
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Im posting this question in THE CRATES section because I want to know what all you producers and people with extensive record collections do for money. How do you keep your producing habit up or maybe you make enough money selling beats. Anyways, I'd like to know what jobs you guys have and if you find yourself with enough time to dedicate yourself to your music.
Gotta go and get the money....
Started by soulstice , Jan 20 2007 02:52 PM
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 06:08 AM
..i work in a bank..
Posted 21 January 2007 - 08:06 AM
i have a day job. i work at a customer service. answering calls. i've only worked there for a week, but it's chill. problem is that you get tired from working which cause creative suffering. i still make beats though.
Posted 21 January 2007 - 09:25 AM
I work as a regulatory analyst for the NASD's American Stock Exchange division... it pays well...but I don't have a ton of time to make beats.
Posted 21 January 2007 - 04:04 PM
i sell beats to get money for more records and equipment then i make more beats to sell. so my advice is to get down on some productions and really push the product. this doesn't work for everyone tho.
Posted 21 January 2007 - 11:50 PM
im looking for a job. hope to find one so i can scrill at will.
with only $5 i just hit up the dollar bins up at amoeba berkeley (holla)
with only $5 i just hit up the dollar bins up at amoeba berkeley (holla)
Posted 22 January 2007 - 12:25 AM
im looking for a job. hope to find one so i can scrill at will.
with only $5 i just hit up the dollar bins up at amoeba berkeley (holla)
i make decent money writing for my boss.........
i work and go to school so often that i no longer have enough time to go crate diiggin....so i take the lazy route and buy reissues from now-again records, ubiquity records, and bbe...........other rare digs, finds, samples are found just by bumping into it.
does amoeba berkley still have any good finds?
Posted 22 January 2007 - 02:07 AM
i work fulltime in a psychiatric hospital. but outside of work i seem to spend a lot more time digging for records then making any beats--- ive gotten well slack on that aspect. i still love to get my fingers dirty in the crates everyday though. money permitting.
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RIVER VALLEY — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was supposed to send a check for $5.6 billion to the U.S. Treasury by September 30 to prefund the cost of health benefits for future retirees. But for the second month in a row, USPS could not make the payment because it didn't have the money. The payment, however, is only part of the agency's problem.
Unlike most federal agencies and private businesses, USPS is required to fully fund its retiree healthcare benefits for 75 years into the future, because of a law Congress passed in 2006. In April of this year, the U.S. Senate passed a law that would ease those payments, but that money, while it is intended to fund only future retirement healthcare benefits, is also considered to be part of the federal budget; therefore any easing of payments would make the federal deficit look even worse than it currently is.
The Senate bill would have also allowed the post office to make other changes to modernize its operation and once again become profitable, but the House of Representatives did not take any action on the matter before its members left Washington for the election break. It's not clear if they will take action when they return at the end of the year.
What is clear is that the USPS needs to make adjustments to the changing patterns of postal usage. Mostly because of the growing use of the Internet for correspondence, the number of first-class items mailed has dropped by 25% since 2006.
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It seems likely that most communities will choose to keep their post offices, but USPS is considering opening them for fewer hours. That could impact hundreds of post offices across the country. The post office in Lake Huntington, NY, for instance, is proposed to be cut from eight hours per day to four hours per day.
USPS has said it will mail surveys to each resident in each of the affected postal districts, and will also arrange meetings where residents can express their views about the changes. Some of the meetings have been scheduled for the week of October 15 (check about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/our-future-network/post-plan.htm for specific meeting times). Many post office meetings have not yet been scheduled.
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Banana Nut Cake with Double Cream Frosting
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Ready Time: 90 min
- Yield: 1 9-inch layer cake
- Pillsbury™ Baking Spray with Flour
- 1 package Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Yellow Premium Cake Mix
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon banana extract (optional)
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray two 9-inch round cake pans with flour no-stick cooking spray.
- COMBINE cake mix with remaining cake ingredients in bowl of electric mixer; blend on low speed 1 minute; scrape sides of the bowl. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes, scraping sides down as needed. Divide between prepared pans.
- BAKE 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
- WHIP cream until peaks form; set aside. Place cream cheese and shortening in bowl of electric mixer; blend on low speed until combined.
- ADD powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time; blend on low speed until well incorporated, about 1 minute. Add banana extract, if desired; blend on medium speed until fluffy, about 1 minute more. Gently fold in whipped cream. Use immediately to frost cake.
- PLACE 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate. Spread with frosting. Top with second layer, top side up. Frost sides and top of cake with remaining frosting.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 slice, 1/12 of cake), Calories 590 (Calories from Fat 330), Total Fat 38g (Saturated Fat 12g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 95mg, Sodium 380mg, Total Carbohydrate 61g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 23g), Protein 5g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%, Vitamin C 4%, Calcium 10%, Iron 8%.
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Does thinking make it so? CAM placebo fantasy versus scientific reality
Last week, I discussed a rather execrable study. Actually, the study itself wasn't so execrable, at least not in its design, which was a fairly straightforward three-arm randomized clinical trial. Rather it was the interpretation of the study's results that was execrable. In brief, the authors tested an "energy healing" modality known as "energy chelation" versus a placebo (sham "energy chelation") and found, as is so often the case in studies of "complementary and alternative medicine" (CAM) or "integrative medicine" (IM) that both modalities did better than no treatment on the primary outcomes but that the "real" treatment (if one can call energy chelation "real treatment") produced outcomes that were statistically indistinguishable from the "sham" treatment. Not surprisingly, the next move on the part of the researchers was to do a bunch of comparisons, and, as is so often the case (particularly when one fails to correct statistically for multiple comparisons), they found a couple of secondary endpoints with barely statistically significant differences and trumpeted them as meaning that their "energy chelation therapy" has "significant promise for reducing fatigue." They then argued that the study was also " designed to examine nonspecific and placebo elements that may drive responses."
Which brings us to the "power" of placebo.
As I was contemplating what I wanted to discuss this week, I thought about the study that Drs. Coyne, Johansen, and I objected to, but then I also thought about Dr. Crislip's post last week and post I did about a month ago in which I noticed how lately CAM apologists seem to be—shall we say?—retooling their message in the wake of negative trial after negative trial of their implausible treatments. Gone (mostly) are claims of powerful specific effects and efficacy from treatments such as various "energy healing" modalities, acupuncture, homeopathy, and the like themselves, to be replaced by claims that physicians should embrace CAM because it's "harnessing the power of placebo" to produce "powerful mind-body healing." It's a powerful message that has sucked in people who normally would be considered skeptics, such as Michael Specter, who, as I described, apparently bought into the message sufficiently that when Ted Kaptchuk was making the media round right before the holidays he happily published a fairly credulous interview with him entitled, The Power of Nothing: Could Studying the Placebo Effect Change the Way We Think About Medicine? (My answer: Very likely no.) Even Ira Flatow of Science Friday fell hard for Kaptchuk's message, declaring at the beginning of the interview that Kaptchuk's irritable bowel syndrome study is evidence that "placebos work even when patients are in on the secret." (It's not.)
That skeptics and scientists find the idea that the mind has the power to heal the body, often referred to as "self-healing" or "mind-body healing," so seductive should probably not be surprising. After all, who wouldn't want to be able to cure themselves simply by willing it to be so? It's a concept that, like so many concepts in CAM, goes far back into ancient times and stretches forward to today in ideas like The Secret, which goes quite a bit beyond the whole idea of "mind-body healing" or healing yourself because you wish it to be so, and declares that you can have virtually anything you want simply by thinking the right thoughts. In fact, to me it appears that the "powerful placebo" is being drafted in the service of supporting what are, at their core, mystical beliefs far more than science. I'd like to elaborate on that idea a bit more than I did last time I discussed this isssue, where I concluded by writing:
In the end, all too much of the rebranding of CAM as placebo and the selling of placebos as some sort of powerful "mind-body healing" strikes me as being much like The Secret, in which wishing makes it so.
Let's take a look at just how far this goes.


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November 10, 2011 —
As I prepare to write this column each week, I struggle with a title, hoping that I might be clever, while telegraphing information regarding what I've seen here in the Catskills. Not wishing to be trite (or corny) is often an exercise in futility, since I've been both many times. Usually I have a concept in mind but more often than not, it vanishes as I traipse around the countryside in search of adventure.
Laid up with a lousy cold for a good portion of last week, I was fully prepared to call this column, "Funny, you don't look flu-ish," until I Googled those words and discovered that literally hundreds of writers (far more clever than I) have used it to death. Almost sorry that I had checked and slightly demoralized, I decided to see what the weekend held in store in the world of arts and entertainment, praying for inspiration.
The newest exhibit to grace the museum at Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org/museum.aspx) is yet another fascinating peek into the Woodstock generation and '60s experience that helped make Sullivan County famous. Psychedelia "liquid light" pioneer Marc Rubinstein (www.piglightshow.com) was in the house last Friday for the opening of the installation "The Pig Light Show," which celebrates his innovative contributions to the live overhead projection shows he created with legendary musical performers who rose to fame during the hippie hey day.
Still considering a title, I scribbled the words "Go toward the Light" and sat back to soak up Rubinsteins' live demonstration of how the undulating, kaleidoscopic images are created in real time as he mixed the show (utilizing water, glycerin, inks and dyes) accompanied by five-piece rock and roll band American Dreamer (www.myspace.com/americandreamer23) performing a medley of '60s chart toppers.
Several of Rubinstein's (dare I say trippy?) shows have been preserved, including concerts with Peter Gabriel, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Humble Pie and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and many of these full-length videos can be seen (and heard) while one strolls the exhibit, which runs through the end of December. More than a little curious to find out how "The Pig Light Show" became known as such (still thinking about my title... "What's in a name?") I discovered (via the internet) only that Rubinstein was nicknamed "pig" during a Mothers of Invention concert under "strange incident" circumstances. 'Nuff said.


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Sticky chocolate drop cakes
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable un-iced
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal433
- fat24g
- saturates14g
- carbs54g
- sugars42g
- fibre1g
- protein5g
- salt0.31g
- 250g pack unsalted butter
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- 300g golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 large egg
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- 200g self-raising flour
- 50g cocoa
- 100g milk chocolate drops
For the topping
Butter and line a traybake or small roasting tin, about 20 x 30cm. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Gently melt the butter in a large saucepan, cool for 5 mins, add sugar, vanilla and eggs, then beat until smooth with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour, cocoa and ¼ tsp salt. Stir in the milk chocolate drops and bake for 35 mins until risen all over and a skewer comes out with a few damp crumbs.
For the top, gently heat 85g butter and 85g caster sugar together until both are melted. Stir in 200g light condensed milk and bring to a boil. Cool for 5 mins, then stir in 50g milk chocolate drops to melt. Spread over the cold cake, scatter with more chocolate drops and cut into squares.
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Really nice chocolate cake recipe. Don't be scared by comments about the icing - it works perfectly and tastes great. You just need to keep an eye on the condensed milk and sugar mix while bringing it to the boil, stirring constantly. Make sure you slowly bring it to a hard boil, and continue to boil it for a minute or so, in order for it to thicken up before adding the chocolate.
started to burn around edges so next time i would lower heat slightly, the topping was very runny so i placed in the fridge for a while to thicken up, which it did but not as much as i would have liked it to, i also sliced the cake in half and added jam so it wasnt so dry, very nice but sweet and fattening !
The recipe for the sponge mix is really easy however i had problems with the icing. Luckily I had enough ingredients to try a second batch. I think the trick is to keep it on a low heat and just keep stirring until it boils. It takes a while but is worth the wait - don't get distracted by anything or it will end up burnt! The end result was delicious - yummy!!!!
Lovely cake. I used chopped up cadburys buttons in the cake which were really nice although I did find the cake a bit dry. I couldn't get the topping right at all - mine ended up really runny and I found it to be very sugary. I'll make them again but probably not the topping and will add walnuts to make them more like brownies.
Thought this was great - have been looking for a nice chocolate cake mix and this one just hit the spot. Really chocolatey and slightly dense and sticky. The icing was also fab - though I did feel I might have to drive myself to the local cardiac unit when I saw how much butter and sugar (not to mention the condensed Mil) was in the whole thing. Still, what a way to go!!
nice easy recipe for the cake, but I also had problems with the icing. Mine also burnt when I put in the condensed milk, so I had lots of brown bits from the bottom and corners of the pan mixed in - thought it would have to go in the bin, but actually once I had let it cool and mixed in the chocolate it was ok and you could hardly see any of the burnt bits, and it didn't taste burnt either. Bit odd really!;)
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Toronto Police more than double arrests
TORONTO – New officers, a new chief and new equipment have made the difference for City Police, as the department has nearly tripled its number of arrests in the past two years.
During the previous City Council meeting, City Police Chief Randy Henry told council in 2010 police had made 271 arrests with 339 charges and no written warnings given.
"In 2012 we had 759 total arrests, 1,053 total charges, 334 written warnings given and towed 164 vehicles," said Henry.
The number of charges and arrests have nearly tripled since 2010, and the number of written warnings went from zero. Henry said in the past officers gave verbal warnings to violators, but there was no record of the warnings.
"Before, officers would just give a verbal warning," said the chief, adding it was up to the discretion of the officer. "It was one of the aspects we looked at, and we realized with no record a (potential violator) might be given five warnings from five different officers, and no would know it. We give the (written) warnings to give a person time to (rectify) the issue.
"We're trying to keep things a little more organized now," continued Henry. "The officers work shifts and don't always see each other, so they didn't always know warnings were given."
Henry said warnings are usually issued for minor infractions, such as illegally tinted windows, and the department's computer system now tracks the warnings so officers can see if previous warnings have been given. He said the number of arrests and charges have increased because of new aggressive policies, changes in procedures, new, updated equipment and an influx of new, younger officers.
Mobile computers in cruisers along with license plate readers also have made a difference, Henry said, while a new video surveillance system monitors city landmarks. The days of "immunity" from arrest or citations "because of who you are" are long gone, particularly for student-athletes, he added.
"We also have more guys on the street now," said the chief, adding the department eliminated the juvenile officer's position and now uses Jefferson County 911 instead of a dispatcher in the evening. "We took the man off the desk (in the evenings) and did away with the juvenile officer, and that freed up another officer."
Henry said there are at least three cruisers canvassing the city in the evenings, and at least half a month there are four cruisers.
"We've cracked down," he said. "The (lawbreakers) don't like it, but everyone else seems to. We've got some younger guys out there now. The veterans are excited about their job now. The guys are definitely out there to help people."


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A Columbus police officer fired his gun while attempting to arrest three burglary suspects late Sunday night on the Northwest Side, but no one was hit.
Officer Ernest Rice and other strategic-response bureau detectives were watching the suspects as they attempted to break into the Oreck Clean Home Center, 7370 Sawmill Rd., around 11:30 p.m., said Sgt. Rich Weiner, a Columbus Division of Police spokesman.
Rice fired his gun. Police didn't give details about why he did so.
Three people were arrested:
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if compared to last year, id give them a b+ or a-. if just strait up evaluating them, id give a b or b-
This was an extremely long season filled with ups and downs(more downs).Houston was my biggest disappointment T.Thomas next. Losing to the Nets was expected.Everything else that happened this year wasnt so I give NY a B- for making the playoffs for the 1st time in 3 yrs. in spite of all the changes made.
if compared to last year, id give them a b+ or a-. if just strait up evaluating them, id give a b or b-
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i'd give them a straight up AOriginally Posted by pyotrveliky
I'm a little more harsh in my grading of the Knicks. This season was a C+ in my opinion. The trades this past season were very favorable in my grade for them, because they were headed for an F. Replacing the coach was also instrumental in turning the team around for the second half of the season. The Knicks are searching for an indentity now, when they get it, I think they'll have alot of personality like the Knicks of the early and mid-nineties. I cant be totally satified with this season, they have to show me more next season, and I think they will.
One outta three ain't bad.
I though that they could have done a lot more, during the season and during the playoffs. I didn't really expect them to beat the Nets but they could have played a lot harder in the playoffs. Hopefully they will learn next season.
Isaiah gets a B- not an A. I still think the Knicks had better chemistry with KVH and Doleac pick and rolling with Stephon all night.Next yr is the real test with who we have.
how does isiah get a B-??Originally Posted by kriss childs
loooook what he did to this franchise........
he gets an A
the team gets an F
i think the reg season is a b/b-. for the playoffs, c/c-
id give isiah an a-
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yea....Originally Posted by pyotrveliky
isiah deserves an A though
season deserves a B
Playoffs deserves a F
Nah man,in my opinion Isaiah TOTALLY DISSED Don Cheyney.Could have done it with more class,Don deserved that much at least. B-
because they were not in the playoffs in 2 years and with all the trades and couchs i feel they came out of the ground to make the play offs


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If Amar'e could play half the defense that Kevin Garnett plays he will have no problem fitting in with this group of players. But if Amar'e plays the same type of defense that he played under Mike D'antoni opposing teams will look to expose him no matter how many points he averages a game.
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This defense is all about the rotations. If Amar'e can get a quick grasp on that then I'm not that worried. I know ppl see how we are playing now and want to dump his contract but Amar'e is a much better help defender then on ball. With his athleticism he and Chandler should cover a lot of room and turn the paint into an official "no fly zone".
My main thing is he needs to trust the PGs to find him like they do Melo to finish plays. Don't get the ball then look around... Melo has learned to trust his teammates and Amar'e is next.
Playing defense and getting boards are not entirely about athletic ability. It's about player's determination. Amare has never played defense in his entire career. I wonder what makes the OP think that he would start doing it now.
I do think Amare will make our offense more potent.
I just hope all his hard work has paid off and he can play alongside Melo and be productive without hindering what Melo has been doing. We are 3-0 without Amar'e, hopefully we will be 30-0 with him!
Not as excited as I was before we started the season for his return though...
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
Amare has to play with his own line up... leave Melo at 4!!!!!!
"I'm more concern how Melo is gonna play with Lin" Joe Budden
I agree completely and I was going to post a thread just like this, so +1 for you sir.
Woodson IS NOT going to let Amare come in and play 30+ minutes of appalling defense.
If Amare does not buy in to the defensive team effort of the Knicks he will see his minutes and role diminish quickly. I am very excited to see Amare's return, a return to power.
Amar'e has to come in and do these things for us to be successful with him
-hit that mid range jumper at a great clip
-defend his ass off
-move without the ball and set screens for our perimeter players
very simple, very easy but will he do it man who the hell knows
We're gonna start STAT and likely Shumpert for 2 reasons, 1 that starting 5 is our 2013 starting 5 most likely and 2 small ball wont work all year long
I think we should do what Doc does with KG and give STAT 5/6 minute spurts to keep him fresh and healthy, I think thats whats best for our team
Oh thank god someone posted something like this. I just hope Amare doesn't mess up what we have now. We could go 5-0 and even longer if we happen to beat spurs on their home court. I will kill somebody if he comes back and we lose 3 straight.
There's a difference between Amare and Melo.
In prior games Melo has shown the propensity to play solid 1:1 defense when he wanted to. Amare has never shown me that he can defend even slightly above average players by himself.
Right now that's the difference between the two.
Amare has been working extensively with Hakeem so maybe this will bode well for him. Otherwise I don't really see there being that much hope for a change in his ability in this area.


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I am just nuts about presidential campaigns and elections. They're exciting, and crazy, and interesting, and important(ish).
What I hate is everything else that seems to surround every modern election ...
3 Election Stories and Coverage Are Inescapable
Even though I've never personally been polled in my entire life, nor have I ever met anyone who has been polled, new election polls are apparently being conducted and reported upon every single day. I don't know who is being polled -- it could be just the same six people over and over again, like maybe locked in a bunker until the election is over or something -- just that polls are happening constantly.
"Same question as yesterday, Frank. If the election was held today, who would you vote for, and don't say
'Whoever lets me out of this bunker' again."
If you don't like the Gallup polls I posted, don't worry, Pew is also regularly conducting their own polls. And here's a Nate Silver article discussing why these polls might be misleading.
But it's not just polls, and articles reporting on polls, and articles criticizing polls that fill up the Internet every election season; you can't escape political coverage, not on the Internet and not on TV. Hell, even Cracked, the least responsible media outlet in history, gets swept up in election fever. I'm obsessed with presidential campaigns to a pretty unhealthy degree, as evidenced by the ten articles I wrote about the last election.
I promised myself that I wouldn't get so wrapped up in the election this year, that I wouldn't let it consume me and dominate all of the articles I write for the site, but this is my second election-themed article in three weeks, so that should tell you just how much willpower I have.
Presidential campaigns are like real-life car chases; very little is going on and nothing actually happens until the very end, but I can't help being glued to my TV if it's on.
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Yesterday, I was just Internetting, minding my own business, when I came across the following image that, to my knowledge, originally comes from Despicable Tweets:
Technically, everyone's right. It is called "The White House" for a reason. The reason is that it was painted white, and it was a house. Still, Spider Sense tells me that that's not what these tweeters meant when they tweeted. (Spider Sense plus the fact that that one guy used the N-word.)
I don't think everyone in that image (and the countless others who have tweeted "It's called the White House for a reason") is racist, though I'm sure some of them are. I think most of them are either trolling or trying to be funny and failing miserably. On some intellectual level, I'm aware that trolls, racists and idiots exist year-round. I know that. But most of the time, I'm really good at avoiding those people, because I exclusively hang out with my dog and the seven or eight people who like the same TV shows I like and don't mind that I sweat all the time.
But now it's election season, which means I'm going out of my bubble to consume absolutely everything that's vaguely connected to the campaigns, including horrible tweets like the ones posted above. This year, we get to see the idiots announcing their presence in racist tweet form. Four years ago, they announced their presence at McCain rallies, calling President Obama a terrorist, or again on Twitter, saying stupid, sexist things about Sarah Palin.
I'd worked so hard building a little world for myself full of positivity and corn dogs, and that world comes crumbling down every time an election rolls around and I'm forced to confront the reality that, even though most of America is full of levelheaded, kind and hardworking people, there exists a pocket of hate-filled morons, right around the corner.


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|The Bluefield State College (BSC) W. Paul Cole Jr. School of Business and the Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) Business, Engineering, and Industrial Technology Division recently signed four articulation agreements for associate degree programs at SWCC. Bluefield State College President Dr. Marsha Krotseng (seated/left) and Southwest Virginia Community College President Dr. J. Mark Estepp (seated/right) are pictured at the signing ceremony on the SWCC campus. Standing (left-to-right) are Dr. Steve Bourne (Dean/W. Paul Cole School of Business at BSC), Dr. Lewis Jones (BSC Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs), Dr. Barbara Fuller (SWCC Vice President for Academic & Student Services), and James Dye (SWCC Dean, Business, Engineering & Industrial Technology Division).
(Bluefield)—The Bluefield State College W. Paul Cole Jr. School of Business and the Southwest Virginia Community College Business, Engineering, and Industrial Technology Division have completed four articulation agreements for associate degree programs at SWCC. The associate degree programs encompassed by these agreements include the A.A.S. in Business Administration, A.A.S. in Business Technology- Accounting major, A.A.S. in Business Technology- Management major, and the A.A.S. in Business Technology-Management major/Marketing Communications specialization.
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James Dye, Dean of the SWCC Business, Engineering, and Industrial Technology Division said, "The agreements between Southwest Virginia Community College and Bluefield State College will greatly benefit our communities by allowing students an additional choice for continuing their education after completing an associate degree at SWCC. In addition to the reduced tuition option along with and the ability to complete courses from home, students will be able to decrease the overall cost for completing a baccalaureate degree with BSC. This exciting initiative will be beneficial to many families and we are excited to be able to participate."


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He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Dolores and Guadalupe Sanchez and Lucia and Galindo Ruiz Sr.
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Learning and understanding directions can be difficult. Doing it in a foreign language can be an even bigger challenge.
Aquinas Middle and High School French teacher Mr. Drake is guiding his students through a French lesson on directions, which can be an uphill battle for some.
"Foreign language brings out issues of frustration. I can't think of it right away. What do I say, and that intimidation is good because when they get to a foreign culture they have, if I can't remember the word or the expression, I can think of something else and still survive," said Michael Drake.
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Mr. Drake admits, "Things tend to come alive here and I have multiple personalities....Various people pop out of me from time to time." "Well, he likes to dance," said Riley.
"I could be a wicked old man or a witch or I have a feminine sides to me too. My voices change," said Mr. Drake"
Voices which are sometimes even given to stuffed sheep in the classroom. "They come alive. They do speak occasionally." All in an effort to teach and guide his own. "Well they're just sometimes placed in different areas around the room and just talked to them," said Riley.
"You need variety. You need to have a sense of humor. You need to read what kind of mood they're at on a particular day for how far you can go with certain things....Even people our age, there is a child alive and well in each one of us. So, it's just a silly lamb, but it relaxes them," said Mr. Drake.
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