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John Escreet: Music for This Age
Escreet, age 22 when he moved from England, has been playing music on the modern edge of jazz with artists like David Binney, Ambrose Akinmusire and Tyshawn Soreyall people who are merging improvisation with a slew of musical influences and creating fresh sounds. There's a lot of that going on in New York City and Escreet is elbow deep in it. He's very keen on forging his own voice, on his instrument and compositionally.
"The real goal is to basically create your own genre, without wanting to sound too pretentious or anything. Really, all my favorite musicians are successful at that," Escreet says. "Even though people may not view it like that, but it's technically what you're doing. If you aren't as strong as that you really kind of failed. Because if somebody wants your sound or wants you on a gig or recording, and you're the only one that can come close to achieving that sound, then the person in question only has the option to hire you.
"If you try to sound like other people, if you try and become an expert at sounding like this, or an expert in sounding like that, then trust me, there's always going to be someone who can outplay you or out-mimic you or out entertain you or whatever else. But if you're really serious about developing your own thing, then there's something more substantive. Dave [Binney] is a great example of that. Wayne Krantz is definitely an example of that, because there aren't guitarists that play anything close to how he plays. If I wanted Wayne, I would ask Wayne. But if Wayne wasn't available, the project wouldn't exist. I wouldn't get a Wayne Krantz substitute because that doesn't exist, in my mind. And the same goes for Dave."
Ask for them is exactly what Escreet did on The Age We Live In (Mythology Records, 2011), his third album as a leader. It includes Binney, with whom he has worked a lot since coming to the U.S., along with Krantz and drummer Chris Persad Group, The Dautaj, Marcus Gilmore , Coquito, Fri. It's an album of intense music that will appeal to those who enjoy intelligent music, including folks into rock or indie rock or whatever genre is out there and away from pop music.
He's always leaned toward music with a new edge, something being said that is a little different. He's been playing piano since he was a small child and has a strong classical background. He also listens for sounds and approaches that are different and gravitates toward them. Though he doesn't say so, he seems to not have much interest in mainstream jazz sounds anymorenot from the younger generation, anyway.
"I'm not really influenced by a lot of the music that's going on right now. I don't like much of the music that's going on right now. The stuff that I like, I love. I invest myself in it very deeply," he explains. "A lot of the stuff that is happening In New York, it's not that interesting. But there's a percentage of music I do consider to be interesting, that dominates my listening time, and my musical spectrum, so to speak. What I just said might come across a little extreme. I'm not trying to sound extreme. There is some very amazing music happening in New York. I surround myself with what I consider to be that music. I want to be a part of it. I want to learn from it. I'm influenced most by my musical associates and people like that."
The Age We Live In is a good example, and it's a representation of where Escreet stands today. That could change tomorrow. Escreet is fluid in his approach to music. He's open to all kinds of sounds. Some he might toss out as having little value. Others, he will incorporate. That decision comes from his own intuition, not from what others thing may be hip.
That makes the music stimulating. Also, not very predictable, which is thought-provoking.
Escreet says the new CD "reflects where I'm at right now. It reflects what I've been listening to over the last couple of years. It reflects music that I enjoy playing. There are some brand new compositions that are very involved and complex. It represents me playing-wise, it represents me compositionally." He's quick to add, "Don't expect things to stay where they are. The next album, I'm not sure what it will be, but it will probably be different. I like to keep things fresh. I like to move around. I don't like to put out a lot of albums that sound the same. I wanted to do a project that was clearly different in terms of lineup, in terms of aesthetic, in terms of a lot of stuff. I wanted a different album."
The pianist has been playing with musicians like Binney, Akinmusire, Matt Brewer and Nasheet Waits. He also has a trio with drummer Sorey and bassist John Hébert. The Age We Live In came about because of a gig he played in February of 2010 with the guys who are on the album. That vibe resonated with Escreet.
"It was a random gig and it was so ridiculously happening that my first thought was, 'Wow. I have to document this.' My previous album was just about to be released [Don't Fight the Inevitable (Mythology, 2010)]. I was already thinking ahead. Then this gig and the opportunity kind of presented itself," he says. Because of busy schedules, it was December of 2010 before the wheels really got rolling, and the music was recorded just before Christmas of that year. The group was assembled just for the recording and is not particularly a working band. Escreet was confident these musicians would fit his conception. The results show he was right.
"It came about as a surprise, just from doing that one gig. It came from a lot of desire to play with Wayne. Wayne and I had worked together previously on Dave's Aliso (Criss Cross, 2010). It came out of a desire to play with [Wayne] some more, and I decided not to hire a bassist because we had enough bass between my left hand and Wayne's guitar, his octave pedal and stuff," says Escreet. "I wanted it to be a little different. I also wanted Dave to be involved because Wayne and Dave are close musical collaborators. So the music would make sense. Dave fits my musical vision very well, anyway. Then I asked Marcus, who's a good friend of mine and one of my favorite drummers. His knack for this music is really great. His pocket for this music, his groove, is exceptional. I knew he would fit the style of this recording like a glove."
He composed the music with the players in mind and the concept he visualized. "Even though the music is kind of complex and composed in places, I wanted to allow each member of the group a lot of space to be themselves and stretch out. I wanted a good balance between the heavy compositional stuff and letting them just be themselves. That, in my experience, is conducive to the best music, when you really just allow people to be themselves," he says.
The results show a variety of dense music, with fiery solos fitting in, like on "Domino Effect" and "The Age We Live In," and grooves, as on "Half Baked." Some music switches back and forth. The solos are hot and Escreet's piano, whether acoustic or electric, is intricate and exploratory.
"We rehearsed for two days straight in my apartment," he recalls. "Then we played a weekend at 55 Bar [New York City] immediately after the rehearsals. So we got a chance to rehearse this stuff for two days, play it out for two days, then we went upstate to Rhinebeck, NY, [at The Clubhouse] and spent two days in the studio. Altogether, it was like a six-day period. We got a chance to delve into the music. It wasn't easy, because some of the music is challenging and difficult. Everyone gave 110 percent and the results speak for themselves.
"Also, we worked very hard on the post production. Me and Dave. I'm very indebted to Dave for this particular recording because he and I worked very, very hard after the actual recording. We overdubbed strings, we overdubbed brass, and we overdubbed backing vocals. All this kind of stuff. Overdubbed percussion. We spent a lot of time on post-production, which is definitely something I'm interested in exploring. I think it's very valid, creatively. People don't really explore that enough, in my opinion."
When it comes to composing, Escreet says his influences are wide-ranging. "Without trying to be too vague, I listen to lots and lots of different styles and genres and types of music. My taste has definitely broadened over the last few years. Everything is an influence in this kind of music. Electronica music, such as Flying Lotus, that kind of stuff. And I practice a lot of classical piano music. There are some direct influences from French composers like [Olivier] Messiaen ... even though the music is nothing like 20th Century classical music, it's further from that. But there are some direct influences there, in terms of some of the intervals and the harmonies. My compositional influences are all over the map."
Much of the music emanating from jazz musicians today isn't strictly out of the jazz bag, and Escreet views that as a good thing.
"That's the nature of where music is at these days. There's so much information that's readily accessible. It's a cumulative thing. As you get further on in time, as the universe gets older, there's a greater depth of music as time goes on. That's just how it is. The well of influence is just filling up and filling up. Becoming broader. It's natural that music will draw from much more different influences as time goes on. That will only continue, in my opinion."
He says that, before coming to New York, "There's lots of music I wasn't aware even existed. That's been a huge influence on me. Since I've been here, I've been exposed to players I never knew existed. You've just got to be open-minded and welcoming to new things." For those who don't keep eyes and ears open, "it's their loss. Their music will sound lacking if they have that approach. You've got to be embracing of any good music. Why not? Why would you want to be hostile to good music? It doesn't make any sense."
Escreet, 26, began playing piano as a small child on a toy piano lying round in his house. He asked for piano lessons, which he was granted on his fourth birthday. "It just took off. I've been in love with it ever since." he saw a lot of live music on UK television in the 1990s and that also stoked his fire. "Just seeing live music and people playing real instruments on mainstream TV. That had an effect on me and continued to make me want to do it."
Escreet, who has perfect pitch, was improvising before he knew what jazz music was. The way he heard and understood the music, intuitively, he was able to "not be restricted by the limits of what was on the page in front of me. Through that, I played along with things that I heard. That led me to get interested in how to improvise properly and how to get into jazz. I guess that kick-started that whole thing."
He joined a local big band as a young kid and became exposed to that style of jazz. Then, at age 14, he moved away from home to study at Chetham's School of Music, a boarding school where the study of music was intense. "I was brought into that school on the basis of my classical skills, even though I was already into jazz, and it was very evident even from the beginning I was probably going to graduate with a jazz degree. It was a pre-college music for students between the ages of 8 and 18. I went the last four yeas of that."
There, his jazz influences became more specific, listening to people like Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. At age 18, he moved to London and furthered his education. Teachers exposed him to pianists that were to have a bigger influence on his style and sense of musical exploration, among them Paul Bley, Cecil Taylor and Jason Moran. He was working in London, "but it wasn't really what I was feeling, for whatever reason. I felt I had yet to grow. I knew I needed to be in New York because I wanted to play with some of the musicians that were there at that time. I wasn't done learning."
He made the move, deciding to go to the Manhattan School of Music, where he earned a master's degree. But his real education took place outside the walls of the school. "Definitely, since I've been here in the last five years, I've had wonderful opportunity after wonderful opportunity," says Escreet. "It's been amazing. I've learned more in the past five years than I have in the rest of my life before that. There's been a huge learning curve."
Since then, Escreet has kept busy and has continually tried to forge his career his own way. That hasn't always been easy, but he's undeterred.
"I've been quite fortunate to be working a lot," he says. "You have to create your own work. You can't rely on handouts. You can't assume that you're going to work and people want to give you work. Too many students graduate from college with a master's degree and they expect to work. Then they're surprised when they're not working. Why are you surprised? What are you offering that's different and interesting? Most people are offering nothing like that. Ten percent of students coming out of school have something different and unique to say. That, combined with the terrible state of the industry right now, it's very difficult. In a very weird and warped kind of way it's a good thing because it separates the men from the boys, so to speak. If you're going to have any kind of success, and sustaining a creative career, you have to really have your shit together and you have to offer something very different and very unique. You can't mess around."
Among his goals now that he's digging into the music is to become a serious composer and continue to progress. "I want to try and develop my own thing stylistically. I don't want to sound like anybody else, because that will lead to me having fewer gigs, or being on gigs I don't want to be on anyway. It comes back to what I was saying. If you create your own thing and it's so strong that people can't argue with that, you'll work for the rest of your life. It's a very simple concept. It's easier said than done. But you really can't fail if you create your own thing and it's done diligently and thoroughly researched, very thorough and very aesthetic. I'm not saying you shouldn't study history or anything like that. You've got to present something that's different and valid."
He admits when he graduated in 2008, the economy was in bad shape and jazz gigs were in decline. Teaching positions were hard to get. People aren't buying CDs much anymore. All that said, "It's incentive to work even harder. It makes people strive. You can't be complacent anymore. People can't graduate from school and expect to land on someone's gig. In the 1980s, you could land on someone's gig and it could be a major touring gig from one of the jazz legends. But there are less and less of those people now. That doesn't really exist so much anymore," he said in earnest. "You've got to find new ways to make it work and make a living. You've got to embrace all the technologies, embrace the social networks, or whatever else. You have to move with the times. You have to be welcoming and not resisting. You have to work very, very hard and be open to all kinds of music and influences. Just try your best. There's not a guarantee of any kind of success at all. You just have to make good music."
And there it is. Escreet, in his very young career, is doing just that. An album he recorded in January will come out this fall. He also wants to record with his trio within the next year or so, "But then again, a thing or two might happen that you can't predict. If you'd have asked me two years ago if I wanted to record an album with Wayne Krantz and Marcus Gilmore, that probably wouldn't have been on my radar."
Escreet's radar is expansive, though. Who knows what it will detect. Chances are what it does detect and assimilate will produce music that is interesting and energizing. He's making that his way.
Selected Discography
John Escreet, The Age We Live In (Mythology Records, 2011)
John Escreet, Don't Fight the Inevitable (Mythology Records, 2010)
David Binney, Aliso (Criss Cross, 2010)
David Binney/Allan Ferber, In the Paint (Posi-Tone, 2009)
John Escreet, Consequences (Posi-Tone Records, 2008)
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Tropitone expands its MODA brand
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Toulon, the first group of the new brand, was introduced in May. Trellis, Vue, Seven, Cruz and Tolo complete the initial introductions.
"Since our beginning in 1954, the core Tropitone brand has been synonymous with high performance in the commercial marketplace," said Tanya Stevens, VP of marketing and service operations. "We wanted to create a new brand and products that communicate high style to complement the core Tropitone brand's high performance. Tropitone MODA is the urbane and elegant companion to the Tropitone brand's fun-loving and approachable personality."
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Okay, enough of my sob-story... I have been lusting over Peter Dunham's fig leaf fabric lately and am just dying to add a touch of this fresh, leafy gorgeousness to my abode asap. As I have mentioned lately, I have been swooning over anything green lately-- so Peter Dunham is really hittin' home with me. Here are a few spaces featuring the leafy fabric...
I am loving the teal/green/pink combination in this space. The 4 poster bed brings your eye right up to the ceiling while the 60's style sofa covered in Peter Dunham's fabric creates a ton of interest in the lower portion of the room. I just love a large scale pattern on a relatively small piece of furniture!
Not only does this space have a gorgeous fiddle leaf fig tree growing inside of it, but it's been blessed with two Peter Dunham throw pillows to bring the leafy, fresh look to the sofa. The contrasting red in this space really makes the green stand out-- gorgeous!
I would love to curl up in this space and read a book... or a design mag! I love the walls and adore the landscapes wrapped in gold frames. That little touch really elevates the glamour in the light-flooded space. There's quite a bit of Peter Dunham's fig leaf fabric in this space-- I wish there was maybe one more pillow on the sofa, maybe something in blue? Still, I love the laid back feeling that this space possesses!
Lauren Leiss really knows her stuff... I LOVE this space that she designed for the DC Design House. Lauren makes mixing bold patterns look spectacular and so easy. The window seat stacks layers upon layers of green, leafy patterns along with Peter Dunham's fig leaf fabric.
Don't you just love it? Lauren is so good.
I love the quirky steam punk style floor lamp in this space- so unexpected! I also adore all of the artwork that Lauren has placed so perfectly on the walls. Gorgeous, right?
Check out the entire before and after here.
Here is another space that has a touch of Peter Dunham's fig leaf fabric. I am generally not cray-cray over a skirted table unless it's fitted-- but this table has my mind changed completely! There is something about that fabric that has a hold on me...
Isn't it pretty!?
I love a bold pattern on a floor to ceiling drape... this look is fabulous. I am also loving those spindle chairs!
More Peter Dunham drapes... I've gotta say, I LOVE this fabric with this wall color and that gorgeous paisley chair! Anyone else lusting over this little vignette?
I found this little guy on Pinterest without a trace of where he came from... anyone seen this lost soul before? I would love a link! This is a great image to get the appeal of this gorgeous fabric. The pale teal/aqua that's used with the leafy green is so fresh and I think it's what MAKES this fabric so pretty.
So, are you as obsessed as I am with this gorgeous textile? I would just love to get a touch of this into my abode before spring gets here! I hope all of you abode lovers have an amazing Tuesday!


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Sunday marks the end of National Wildflower Week, which was first held in 1988 by the American Wildflower Society.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin became the celebration's permanent home in about 2003.
Across the nation wildflowers growing beside highways, in gardens and elsewhere are valued for their natural beauty.
"As Lady Bird Johnson once said, these and other native plants 'give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours,'" said Damon Waitt, senior director of the Wildflower Center.
Most of us of a certain age remember Lady Bird first for her efforts to promote wildflowers along America's highways. Many of the wildflowers in Texas are native plants. If they are not, they are certainly adapted plants — that is, plants that are not native, but that thrive in our conditions.
When you study wildflowers or natives, remember that Texas is a vast state with many different climates, soils and other variables that affect the local plant palate.
According to Angie Hanna, "the state of Texas boasts 5000 native wildflowers throughout its varied ecological regions from western mountain peaks over 8000 ft. and the desert community of the Chihuahuan Desert, to the Gulf coastal habitats, the Piney Woods of East Texas, the rugged range of the Edwards Plateau, Cross Timbers and Blackland Prairies of North Central Texas and our own Llano Estacado on the Texas High Plains."
As I look over the fence in my back yard to the golf course that is my neighbor, I can see three different wildflowers in bloom. One is yellow, one white and one is orange. Unfortunately I cannot tell you the name of any of them, but they are pretty. This land is essentially native prairie since it is far away from the cultivated and irrigated greens and fairways of the golf course. Soon the yucca will be in bloom. Due to the abundance of these plants, their bloom is a particularly spectacular sight.
For those of you who want to garden in a more eco-friendly way using natives and adaptables, Hanna has much information on her website, including names and descriptions of many plants.
For more information regarding National Wildflower week go to her website section Garden Notes at highplainsgardening
From there you can also explore plants as well as the many other interesting articles and other gardening information that she has written and posted for everyone to use. And she has many links to even more useful information.
"Some may wonder why I chose wildflowers when there are hunger and unemployment and the big bomb in the world," Johnson said. "Well, I, for one, think we will survive, and I hope that along the way we can keep alive our experience with the flowering earth. For the bounty of nature is also one of the deep needs of man."
My feelings precisely; I could not have said it better.
Bob Hatton is a community volunteer and can be reached at gardenguy1@suddenlink


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Man arrested in string of apartment thefts
ROSEVILLE, CA – Roseville police have arrested a man who was employed as a maintenance worker at an apartment complex and apparently had been stealing from residences.
Last week the Roseville Police Department arrested 35-year-old Angel Davis Nieves of Sacramento on suspicion of grand theft.
Nieves was a maintenance worker for an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Vineyard Road from January of this year until April. He is suspected of stealing jewelry from at least two residents when he went into their apartments to perform maintenance.
Police believe there may be more victims who had items stolen, who have not reported their losses to police. If you're a victim and haven't yet reported it, or have any other information related to this case, please call Roseville Police detectives at 916-774-5070. (Case #13-4262)
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"This second edition is a welcome contribution for many audiences. Suitable as a text for upper-division and graduate courses in psychology, it is also an excellent resource for practicing psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers. No other text captures so well the current state of scientific knowledge on the paraphilias, or points so clearly to the gaps in that knowledge. This book should be required reading for anyone treating patients with sexual deviations, evaluating sex offenders, or formulating public policy about sex offenses."--Park Dietz, MD, MPH, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine
"Written by a veritable 'who's who' of international experts, this practical and theoretical resource is a 'must read' for anyone interested in human sexual deviancy. Psychopathologists and legal professionals alike will appreciate chapters devoted to understanding, assessing, and treating individuals with paraphilias, including Internet sex offenders. The many citations will benefit scholars, students, and those needing to prepare for courtroom testimony. The editors' candid appraisal of deficiencies in the current knowledge base, and their sound guidance for the next generation of researchers, enhance the volume's credibility. I wish a book like this had been available 30 years ago when I began my career!"--Jim Peters, criminal prosecutor, Eagle, Idaho
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Me and a load of mates went to this party. There was lots to drink and, at some point, I thought it would be a good idea to get a few minutes kip. I found a bedroom and started dozing. When I woke up, there was my best mate and another mate's girlfriend going at it, standing up against the wardrobe door. I didn't know what to do, so just lay there in the dark hoping they wouldn't notice me. Everything was fine until they decided to use the bed I was in.


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Man drowns while rafting with life jacket
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA – The body of a man was pulled from the American River on Sunday morning, after he fell overboard while on a raft. He was wearing a life-jacket.
A man fell off the raft he was riding in along the American River in the San Juan Rapids area. Initially authorities launched a rescue effort, but soon it became a recovery effort after sighting the life-jacket the man was wearing.
According to one witness, the man was riding in the raft with several family members including children.
The area is dotted with large boulders and runs approximately 30 feet deep. Sacramento Metro Fire Battalion Chief Michael Lozano said, "He went into the water wearing a life vest and the life vest popped up, and he did not."
Lozano told CBS10, "It sounds like they were doing everything that we ask people to do. They were wearing their life jackets when he went into the water, and it's just unfortunate at this point, and my heart just goes out to the family" Lozano said.
The body was recovered Sunday evening. The identity of the man has not been released.
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New distributors expected to strengthen Agilent's sales channel for its ever-expanding basic instruments product portfolio
STRESA, Italy, June 30, 2006
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the appointment of new distributors for its test and measurement products in Europe. These appointments will further strengthen Agilent's sales channel in Europe, especially for the company's expanding range of Basic Instruments.
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Agilent senior executives and the distributors met to share strategies and plans at a Distribution Partnership Executive Forum hosted by Agilent in Stresa, Italy, June 29 - 30. "We had an excellent meeting with our new distributors at the executive forum," said Ueli Nussbaumer, Agilent distribution channel manager for Europe. "These agreements are an integral part of Agilent's overall channel strategy in Europe. By combining the strengths of Agilent's products with the ability of our distributors to service a broad customer base, we believe we will meet the needs of our customers for high quality products, affordability and rapid delivery."
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Posted on 02/12/2013 3:21:13 PM PST by Nachum
Two hospice care centers are struggling to make ends meet, and Obamacares cuts to Medicare are to blame.
Hospiceshealth care facilities for the terminally illalong with other Medicare providers are facing Medicare pay cuts. Of the $716 billion in payment reductions, hospice care was hit by a $17 billion payment cut from 2013 to 2022.
Now, contrary to all of the misleading claims, this effect is already beginning.
San Diego Hospice recently laid off 260 workers, closed a 24-bed hospital, and has recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. San Diego Hospices financial condition is attributed mainly to reduced Medicare reimbursement, fewer patients, and a federal audit that hurt the centers reputation.
Another provider, Delaware Hospice, had to lay off 52 workers, citing lower federal reimbursement as the cause. The decision, said CEO Susan Lloyd, is a direct result of a consequential decline in census and the need to position the organization to meet additional changes and challenges that the hospice industry anticipates with health care reform.
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Like in Britain, I wonder how long it will be before they start giving hospitals bonuses for killing people who may or may not know they are to be killed, or want to be killed.
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Obama is not even gonna let the old folks die in peace and dignity.
Straight to the ovens...
My family M.D. has raised the price of an office call again recently, it is now $200 for non medicare patients. He told me why he had to do it, you may guess the reason.
0bama wants all senior citizens dead. They are the ones who were taught how America is SUPPOSED TO BE. They are the ones who KNOW how America is SUPPOSED TO BE. What 0bama wants is the younger SOCIALIST-INDOCTRINATED crowd to rise and displace all the DEAD senior citizens. Dead senior citizens that took how America is SUPPOSED TO BE with them.
"Hostages Reveal Obamacares Impact"
I need glasses.
Want to hear a really sick joke?
Listen to the State of the Union speech tonight.
Obamacare; see the Gods of the Copybook Headings.
layoff 260 close a 24 bed hospital...am i getting this right here? over 10 employees per bed? i must be missing something
I'm thinking the same thing. I'm guessing the majority were part-time.
I don't like it ,but, it is what the majority of those voted in both 2008 and 2012 said, via their votes, they wanted. Hopefully this time they will get what they voted for.
That younger generation agrees with him and wants the elderly eliminated. They'll all have second thoughts when it's their Nana or parents being killed. And they'll sure have second thoughts when they become the elderly.
I always thought there was truth in the old saw about judging the quality of a society by the way it treats it's weakest members.......and this is not a very positive indication.
The hospice may very well take care of patients in-home, as well.
It wasn't that long ago Jack Kevorkian was immoral...now everything is so immoral it's worse than any sci-fi writers, ANY!
And theyll sure have second thoughts when they become the elderly."
Too little too late. Wonder if when we become angels we are allowed to say such things as "I told you so"?
The second thoughts among youth and 30-somethings will begin when the costs and fees and penalties and overall consumer prices of everything become so overpowering as to strangle them in place. When they can't change jobs or can't move to new houses/towns or can't buy the products they desire (either because the products aren't available or because they're way too expensive) or can't take the vacations they've taken in past years or give their kids piano/sports/dance lessons, then they will know they've been lied to and had.
But by then it may be too late. Hopefully their Nanas and parents will still be alive to teach them about the REAL, free United States of America.
I hope and pray my analysis is completely wrong!
Far cry from what started out as a "conservative forum".
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It isn't a coincidence, either, that the large majority of senior citizens are white.
I've jokingly said I'd be willing to miss the rapture just to see their faces. Jokingly, I said.
You have to figure nurses aides,nurses, and supervisors, 3 shifts. Then there is the kitchen staff, social workers (grief, spiritual, etc), pain management, pharmacy, administration, custodial, Medicare compliance record keepers, reimbursement personnel (Medicare and insurance), medical coders, accounts payable and receivable ... it all adds up, but 260 does still seem high.
We are all hostages.
I actually believe this has already started. My dad may have lung cancer. He's 84 and is very active. The docs have said they will not do any surgery at his age. He also has a knee problem--toally arthritic in his left knee. He had a right knee replacement more than 10 years ago. The docs say he's not a "good" candidate for a left knee replacement--so he's in pain most of the time.
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"The only option now is for President Obama to act on his own" to halt deportations and the separation of immigrant families, Kica Matos, the spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, said in a conference call.
During August, activists have planned almost 30 events supporting immigration reform in more than 15 states, including a march in New York on Aug. 26 and another in front of the White House on Aug. 28.
The pro-reform groups blasted the Republican majority in the House of Representatives for going on vacation without having moved forward with an immigration reform bill or approving funds to deal with the current crisis caused by the massive inflow of unaccompanied and undocumented Central American children along the southern border.
In this regard, Petra Falcon, the director of the Promise Arizona organization, said that there are two humanitarian crises: one on the border and another internal one, where families continue to suffer the threat of deportation and all the anxiety that goes with it.
House Republicans, pushed by the lawmakers aligned with the so-called Tea Party, approved a bill that includes blocking the renewal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program Obama launched two years ago to avoid the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented children and young people raised in this country.
The Republican proposal was not even considered by the Senate, which has a Democratic majority, and this has prolonged the legislative logjam, given that Congress will not reconvene until early September.
Given the situation, Obama has announced that he is intending to make decisions on the matter and resort to executive action to try and get the country out of the current impasse.
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This week flew by like crazy. Is it just me or is it extremely difficult to get back into the swing of things after a trip? When it should be 3:00 p.m. it is really only 11:00 a.m. Exactly how does that happen? Is that some cruel trick that time plays on us?
Those are obviously rhetorical questions. But speaking of time, who remembers being 19? I do! It was 5 years ago and I was not as jazzy as my little sister (Courtney, you can pay me later for that compliment). I certainly wasn't into make-up. My sister is taking over FOTD Friday this week to show you some of her best looks.
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Features: 2004 model, nice jumbo sized. I'm sure you can find all the details on how it looks/features are @ taylorguitars.com The carvings on the frets and the 800-series pearl in-lay is awesome to look at simply, and the tuners are Taylor made gold coating with ebony wood tuner knobs, very hot. There is no word to describe it! When you sit down outside and play that guitar you'll get noticed, but not cause you are pretty but cause the guitar just stands out. The case is also a heavy duty case that comes with a humidfier, so that's a big plus too cause you can look cool carrying that case around. // 10
Sound: I love progressive heavy strumming and some finger picking (might want to change from medium to light strings if you really wanna pick, I personally found it little bit harder to pick with those medium gauges cause I don't got very strong or big hands), which is what I need mostly for acoustic rock music and some variations of alternative music. This guitar fits the mold perfectly. It gives such a nice bright full sound when you strum it as loud as you want. I use medium elixer strings, cause all I really like to do is strumming on this guitar. When you strum on it, it feels like nothing I ever owned before. It gives a gorgeous bright sound that just fills a small room with its vibrant sounds. Not to mention the expression system. I've heard alot of people complain about hot strings on the Taylor expression. Let me just say when I hooked it up to a amp and beat the shit out of it 2hrs straight before I bought the guitar, it worked fine and it sounded absolutely great. The acoustic sound is undeniably good especially the bass notes. However, because I use medium gauge strings, around the 9th fret, it will start giving out buzz sounds if say u press 9th fret and press down 12th fret and pluck the string, then release the 12th fret finger while leaving the 9th fret finger on it will give the buzzing sound. Maybe if you had a light string it wouldn't do that? Let's hope so other than that, I have had a Gibson J-200, which cost $400 more than this and it doesn't have electric input and doesn't come anywhere near this guitar in term of sound in my opinion because I played the shit out of the J-200 (2004 model) also and it didn't feel as good as the Taylor 15CE. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: Everything top notch, the only problem is most likely gonna be the fact you will never wanna beat on it too much cause its such a great guitar and u might be afraid of damaging it even though it can take a heavy beating @ local performance or whatever. When I first got it, I thought it was just awesome fit guitar. It's like sort of having a guitar so good you can just sit there strumming just 1 single chord all day and it feels good just listening to the tones the guitar produces. The Taylor 15CE is that good, I mean, the first day I got it I sat up all night playing it cause I was too excited and coudln't go to sleep. When I first played the guitar at the local store I knew I had to have one, even if that was $300 over my price budget. It's a ridiculously cool/sounding guitar. Trust me when I say it is worth every penny you going to spend on this. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I've known people who beat the shit out of their high end taylors at gigs 2-3 times a week plugged into a amp. However, the problem with that is you'll wanna change battery pretty often to keep up with it all. Other than that, this guitar will last if you take care of it. A good tip would be even if it does get a little dirty you do not wanna polish it, cause over polishing could dull the finish. So don't over polish it like every night or soemthing. // 10
Overall Impression: Well, overall impression I would have to say, when I got it I treated it better than I did to most women I've had in my life, it is that good my friend. I've had a range of guitar from beginner guitars from Peavy to Gibsons and Breedlove and Takamine. This is by far the most ridiculously good guitar I've had. I got it also at a bargain price for $1950 so if I someone stole it, I would buy another one, but I probably kill the person who stole it and get it back. Let me just say, when I saw this guitar in the store and played it, then tested 20 some other guitars ranging from gibsons to martins to takamines, there was nothing this good in the $2000 price range as this one. All I gotta say is even if it only cost me $1950 I would've paid more if I had to in order to get this guitar. Let me tell you, I was nervous buying it cause it cost $2, 000 and I never owned a Taylor before, but 30 min after I got it, went home and played it, all my doubts was erased. It was so good that it was actually worth giving up my $5k kawasaki rx-500 for it cause I might not have a ride but atleast I'll have this amazing piece of music instrument that probably is my favorite toy in the world. I mean I can just go on all day about this guitar, but I think I'll just shut up now and hopefully I've convinced you to buy this amazing guitar cause it really is what it says it is and more. I mean when I had guitar class, I went in with it, pretty much all the people there was like 'OMG, Woot!' type reaction so you can imagine how great this is. // 10
Price paid: $ 3000
Purchased from: Sweetwater Music
Features: This is a 2008 Taylor 15CE. You can get all the specs on the Taylor website. Natural finish, acoustic-electric with Taylor's patented electronic system. Jumbo shape, Taylor tuners, Elixir strings, and a fairly decent hardshell case. I'm having an anvil-like case made for it because this jewel will be seeing a lot of airports. // 10
Sound: I play just about anything with strings. For quite some time I have been in a "phase" of playing my Rory Gallagher Strat, and coming back to acoustic takes a few days to acclamate, especially getting my calouses back. With the incredible tone quality coming out of this Taylor, I have a sneaking suspicion that my callouses will jump back in no time because it will command my time and my chops will improve by leaps and bounds, which will make the Taylor sing even more. A win-win situation! I'll jockey around with amps, right now I'm going to start off with my SWR California Blonde II. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: I am proud to call myself a musician, and specifically a guitar player. I've been playing for going on 50 years. I've often thought that I'd take a good guitar over most women gladly. Guitars don't ask where you've been or tell you to pick up your socks. They wait patiently for you and will see you through the darkest of times. They are the best of friends. That being said, I've seen my share of great axes over the years. I've bought and sold enough to give any guitar shop inventory a run for it's money. I've often enjoyed the tone and playing ability of Taylor guitars in general, although I've never owned one. I finally took the plunge and purchased the 15CE. This is a jumbo with the "pointed" florentine cut-out (so often you see pictures of something that is advertised as the 15CE, but is actually the 814ce with the "rounded-over" florentine cut-out). The tone and playability of this guitar is so soul-filling that I have yet to amplify it. I'll get back to you on that one.
This is what all players aspire to. It's what you put all those hours of practice in for, to be good enough to justify spending this kind of money on a guitar. To describe it as a masterpiece of not only the luthiers craft, but also heart-filling in it's sound isn't good enough, it's not accurate in it's description. Personally, when I look for an acoustic, I look for a jumbo, because the bell of jumbo resonates the low-end the way I like it. A good acoustic will not only chime with a shimmering high-end, but should fill a room with sound when you really lay into it for emphasis on the low-end. This Taylor delivers exactly that.
My playing range is wide, you name it and I do it. This Taylor excels at challenging pieces such as the acoustic Led Zeppelin pieces, for example. It rocks, it talks, it cries, and it laughs. It delivers emotion and as a musician, that should be where your finish line is. I demand a lot out of my guitars, as they ultimately are my musical voice. This Taylor 15CE represents money well spent as far as I am concerned. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Live playing? We'll see. If I'm playing electric, I can toss a Strat around a stage with the best of them. Playing acoustic, I generally like to be seated on a bar stool, and if the piece I'm playing allows for full-strumming to really knock a chord out, I'll stand and kick over the stool. This Taylor certainly feels strong enough to follow my shadow. That's saying something. I never play in public without a back-up. It's a default ritual, because I normally enjoy playing both electric and acoustic on stage. This guitar, from a luthier standpoint, was designed with a tremendous amount of thought and experience put into it.
Simply put, Taylor is right there at the top for American craftsmanship in guitar-making. Everything about it, down to the smallest of details has been designed to the "nth" degree. It's the stuff of dreams. Truly, it is. // 10
Overall Impression: I've been at this game for a while. Although I born to rock and roll, I've come to appreciate that truly good music has range. From steamroller power chords that shake your pantlegs, to delicate and intricate acoustic pieces, my prefence is a combination of both which is why I enjoy Led Zep as much as I do. When you consider a range from songs like "The Immigrant Song" and "Kashmir" to acoustic dreamscapes like "Over The Hills and Far Away" and "The Rain Song", that's the stuff I dig as do the boys that I regularly play with.
My inventory of instruments and gear is impressive, but you'd expect that from someone Who has been playing as long as I have. No need to submit my resume, but like women, it's doesn't take me long anymore to pick the goods ones from the bad ones. The Taylor 15CE is a slam-dunk, a no-brainer. Like most things in life, the good stuff costs more. Normally, I have no problem paying for quality, it's when I pay for it and don't get it that I get pissed off. Taylor is quality. Period. Ever test drove a hot car wiht the salesman in the passenger seat and asked to get on the freeway so that you can put your foot into it? When I've done that with the Taylor 15CE, it seems to smile and say, "Very nice. What else do you got?" And off we go...
Would I buy another if I had to? Hard to say. Life is short. There's lots of good guitars out there, and at the end of the day I suppose my Quest is to play as many of them as I can get my hands on. What I can say though, is there is a good word... one that comes close to describing this guitar in one simple thought. Unforgettable. // 10


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|This extension is currently not actively maintained! Although it may still work, any bug reports or feature requests will more than likely be ignored.
If you are interested in taking on the task of developing and maintaining this extension, you can request repository ownership. As a courtesy, you may want to contact the author. You should also remove this template and list yourself as maintaining the extension in the page's {{extension}} infobox.
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|Tag, Database
|Mark notable dates and events for collection and display
|Latest version
|0.2.0 (2006-09-11)
|developed on 1.6.8
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|Posted on LifeMarks.php
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LifeMarks is an extension for MediaWiki that will allow you to add simple tags to articles consisting of a date and a description, with the goal of marking a date with an event; these dates could be collected into a timeline of events. This is my first extension written for MediaWiki, developed for version 1.6.8. I created it because the Events Extension, while very close to my needs, lacked some of the capability I needed. Also, I became somewhat enamored with the idea of filling out a wiki and (once a goodly number of events are recorded) using the events list to fill out a timeline.
- Note
- See discussion page for a fix for Fatal Errors caused by newer versions of MW.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Using <LifeMarks>
- 3 Using <LifeMarkList>
- 4 Special Page
- 5 Global Settings
- 6 Installation
- 7 Ideas and Development, Wishlist, Bugs
- 8 Personal Thoughts
This extension started badly by borrowing code from the Events Extension and Tasks Extension, notably the database interface. I corrected the bug that resulted from a double-call of the parse() function (this would clobber any other extensions on the page and render them into UNIQ tags).
This extension introduces two new tags for use in an article. The first, <lifemark> is used to set an event marker on a date. The second, <lifemarklist> will render a list of all lifemarkers across the wiki that matches given criteria.
In its most simple form:
<lifemark>1533-09-07: Queen Elizabeth I born</lifemark>
This would create an event marker on the date of September 7, 1533, described as "Queen Elizabeth I born".
LifeMarks can further be given category tags for easy lookup later, such as listing all categories tagged with the word "births":
<lifemark tags="births">1533-09-07: [[w:Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] born</lifemark>
All lifemarks can be listed in either a table or straight list by calling the <lifemarklist> tag. Following the above example, to display all LifeMarks tagged with the word "births":
<lifemarklist tags="births">List of Births</lifemarklist>
As you can see, the text in between the <lifemarklist> tags is the title of the list returned. Also, all texts provided (desciptions and titles) can include wiki-markup.
Using <LifeMarks>[edit]
LifeMarks can be set anywhere in any article. By default, they produce no output, so they're safe to use in the middle of a paragraph or block of text where appropriate.
LifeMark Syntax[edit]
LifeMarks can be called simply in the form of (which by default produces no output):
<lifemark>yyyy-mm-dd: Description or Title</lifemark>
Or with optional display and organizational parameters:
<lifemark display="display_def" tags="tagging_text">yyyy-mm-dd: Description or Title</lifemark>
Finally, multiple lifemarks can be set within a single tag. In this form, all lifemarks will receive the same display styling and tagging text as defined in the
<lifemark display="display_def" tags="tagging_text">
yyyy-mm-dd: Description
yyyy-mm-dd: Description
yyyy-mm-dd: Description
yyyy-mm-dd: Description
Customizing LifeMarks Display[edit]
|What it looks like
|What you type
The default display keyword is "none". This produces no output as shown in a simple lifemark:
The following keywords are also available:
The default display keyword is "none". This produces no output as shown in a simple lifemark: <lifemark>1999-9-9: Simple Lifemark</lifemark> The following keywords are also available:
September 9th, 1990
; date : <lifemark display="date"> 1990-9-9: Lifemark with display keyword: "date" </lifemark>
; slashdate : <lifemark display="slashdate"> 1991-9-9: Lifemark with "slashdatedate" display keyword: "slashdate" </lifemark>
Sep 9, 1993
; meddate : <lifemark display="meddate"> 1993-9-9: Lifemark with "meddate" display keyword: "meddate" </lifemark>
September 9th, 1992
; longdate : <lifemark display="longdate"> 1992-9-9: Lifemark with "longdate" display keyword: "longdate" </lifemark>
Notice that the date-based keywords do not contain line-breaks. This allows them to be used inside a paragraph and contribute to its composition. In the following line of text, the date is generated by a lifemark tag with the display set to "longdate":
The Y2K bug came and went on January 1st, 2000 with little tragedy.
Notice that the date-based keywords do '''not''' contain line-breaks. This allows them to be used inside a paragraph and contribute to its composition. In the following line of text, the date is generated by a lifemark tag with the display set to "longdate": The Y2K bug came and went on <lifemark display="longdate">2000-01-01: Y2K non-event</lifemark> with little tragedy.
Event-based dispay keywords contain the desciption or title text given with the tag:
09-09-1994: Lifemark with display keyword: "event"
Event-based dispay keywords contain the desciption or title text given with the tag: ; event : <lifemark display="event"> 1994-9-9: Lifemark with display keyword: "event" </lifemark>
September 9th, 1996: Lifemark with display keyword: "longevent"
; longevent : <lifemark display="longevent"> 1996-9-9: Lifemark with display keyword: "longevent" </lifemark>
Sep 9, 1998: Lifemark with display keyword: "medevent"
; medevent : <lifemark display="medevent"> 1998-9-9: Lifemark with display keyword: "medevent" </lifemark>
09/09/00: Lifemark with display keyword: "slashevent"
; slashevent : <lifemark display="slashevent"> 2000-9-9: Lifemark with display keyword: "slashevent" </lifemark>
For convenience, each of the event-type display keywords also contain a plural form: events, longevents, medevents, and slashevents. Each of these display keywords end with a line-break, allowing lists to be formatted easily for multiple lifemarks.
January 20th, 1989: George H. W. Bush inaugurated
For convenience, each of the event-type display keywords also contain a plural form: '''events''', '''longevents''', '''medevents''', and '''slashevents'''. Each of these display keywords end with a line-break, allowing lists to be formatted easily for multiple lifemarks. ; events : <lifemark display="longevents"> 1989-1-20: George H. W. Bush inaugurated 1993-1-20: Bill Clinton inaugurated 2001-1-20: George W. Bush inaugurated </lifemark>
Finally, if none of these keywords fit, you can define your own. You can construct a display tag with the variables %year%, %month%, %day% and %description%.
New Years Day (01-01-2006)
Finally, if none of these keywords fit, you can define your own. You can construct a display tag with the variables '''%year%''', '''%month%''', '''%day%''' and '''%description%'''. <lifemark display="%description% (%month%-%day%-%year%)"> 2006-01-01: New Years Day </lifemark>
If you're familiar with the PHP function
If you're familiar with the PHP function date() then you may recognize a few of these display variables, wrapped with '''%''' marks. *'''%year%''' is the same as '''%Y%''', a 4-digit year. *'''%month%''' is the same as '''%m%''', a 2-digit month. *'''%day%''' is the same as '''%d%''', a 2-digit day. <lifemark display="%Y%-%m%-%d%">1990-05-05: Cinco de Mayo!</lifemark>
7/4/76 Declaration of Independence
Lastly there are the names of the month in both long and short form, and a suffix for the day.
Valentines Day fell on Feb 14th of 2004
Other date() variables that can be used are: *'''%y%''' is a 2-digit year. *'''%j%''' is the day with no leading zeros. *'''%n%''' is the month with no leading zeros. <lifemark display="%n%/%j%/%y% %description%"> 1776-07-04: Declaration of Independence </lifemark> Lastly there are the names of the month in both long and short form, and a suffix for the day. *'''%F%''' is the full month name, like "January". *'''%M%''' is the abbreviated month name, "Jan" *'''%S%''' is the "st" in "1st", the "nd" in "2nd" *:the "rd" in "3rd" and the "th" in every other day. <lifemark display="%description% fell on %M% %j%%S% of %Y%"> 2004-02-14: Valentines Day </lifemark>
Using <LifeMarkList>[edit]
In the course of demonstrating the above, we've created a goodly number of lifemarks. Setting dates and events would be useless if there was no way to collect them and display them, which is where the <lifemarklist> comes in. LifeMarkLists, by default, are not returned in tables. They come out as straight text with a title, a hard line break, and then a list of lifemarkers that each use the events display keyword. (For tables, see below) The text in between the <lifemarklist> tags will become the title of the list. Just as with the <lifemark> tag, there are a number of display parameters and filtering parameters you can pass.
LifeMarkList Syntax[edit]
Generating a LifeMarkList of all LifeMarkers in the wiki is possible simply by using:
<lifemarklist>List of LifeMarks</lifemarklist>
You can even remove the title by simply calling:
<lifemarklist/> for a streamlined, no-options-at-all list of LifeMarks. There are, however, a great number of parameters that can be passed to the list to control its display and behavior.
<lifemaklist year="year_filter" month="month_filter" day="day_filter" page="source_page_filter" limit="number_of_markers" offset="skipped_markers" display="display_template" format="list|table" orderby="sort_order" sourcelinktext="link_word" border="table_border_size" cellpadding="padding_size" cellspacing="spacing_size" style="css_style" class="css_class">Title Goes here</lifemarklist>
Customizing LifeMarkList Display[edit]
To limit the number returned, simply specify the criteria in the tag. For example:
<lifemarklist year="1993">Events in 1993</lifemarklist>
would list all lifemarkers in 1993. You can limit by year, month, day, source page_id, or by tags. For the first three, you can even specify a range, such as 1990-1992. Thus, the following:
<lifemarklist year="1992-2006" month="12" day="25" tags="happy">Happy Christmas dates in Vermont</lifemarklist>
would show all events that occurred on December 25, during the years 1992 to 2006 and tagged with the word "happy". Listing all lifemarks from one page in the Wiki requires knowledge of that article's page_id. Users will rarely know or care about an article's page ID, however, by using the word "current", you can list all LifeMarkers defined on the current page.
<lifemarklist page="current">All events found on this page</lifemarklist>
Further ways to limit the display would be to set a limit on the number of events returned (limit="5"), or specifying the offset (offset=12).
You can change the order of events displayed as well. By default, the events are ordered chronologically starting with the earliest date. To list the events by month, you can use orderby="month", or by years in reverse order, "orderby=!year". The available sort methods are year, month, day, desccription, tags, page_id. Each method can be reversed by placing a ! in front, so !desc would list LifeMarkers by description in reverse alphabetical order.
Finally, you can set a display which is nearly identical to the display parameter on the <lifemarklist> tag, with a few notable exceptions. Firstly, it supports a display variable %source% which is replaced with a link to the page that has the LifeMarker in question. To extend this even further, you can pass another parameter, sourcelinktext which will become the link text. By default, this is "(src)". If you want the link to be the title of the origin page, use sourcelinktext="title".
The list can easily be returned in the form of a table as well. If you specify a border, cellpadding, cellspacing, style or class, or if you specify format="table", a table will be returned. (To apply a CSS class or style to a list, use format="list" to force a list-based output, but it's not guaranteed that the style will be applied properly throughout.) The table returned will place the table in the top row (colspan=3) and have columns for the date, source link, and description. When table output is used, the display parameter applies only to the date field. Placing the variable %description% in the display paramter for a table output would display the description twice: once in the description column and once crammed into the date column.
Special Page[edit]
A SpecialPage called LifeMarks will allow for collecting all LifeMarks and displaying them in order. They can also be filtered by year, month, day, source pages, description or (most likely) tag texts. (Although not through a web interface. That's a feature for the next version or an intrepid hacker.)
The SpecialPage differs from the usage of a <lifemarklist> tag in that it has links at the top of the table which can change the sort order immediately via up and down arrows next to the date, source, and description headers.
The source page definitions are included in the
LifeMarks.php file, so no extra files are needed to be installed in other directories.
Future plans (beyond the simple filtering form fields) include a rudementary duplicate search.
Global Settings[edit]
The following Global Settings can be set in your LocalSettings.php file to alter the basic options of the LifeMarkers Extension.
- $wgLifeMarkDefaultDisplay
- If you require a prefix before your MySQL table names, include it with this setting. This string will be prefixed before all SQL calls.
- $wgLifeMarkDefaultDisplay
- Defaults to "none". By default, the <lifemark> tag produces no output. If you would like to define a default display, place it here.
- $wgLifeMarkDefaultListDisplay
- Defaults to "events". Similarly, the <lifemarklist> tag, when in list mode, display by default according to the events keyword. Change its default here.
- $wgLifeMarkDefaultOrderBy =
- Defaults to: 'year ASC, month ASC, day ASC, description ASC'. If you would like to change the default order that LifeMarkLists are displayed in, place it here. Please note that this is the SQL order which is appended directly to the end of the MySQL SELECT statement. This does not support the OrderBy keywords above.
SQL Setup[edit]
This extension saves all of its information in a MySQL table, which means you must run the following SQL command to create the space for its data. Read the note below if you use table prefixes
CREATE TABLE lifemarks ( lmid MEDIUMINT(9) AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, page_id INT(8) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, year INT(4) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, month INT(2) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, day INT(2) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, description MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL, tags MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL );
Place the source code below into a file called LifeMarks.php in your extensions directory. Then add the following line to your LocalSettings.php file:
If you require a SQL table prefix, alter the SQL code above to include it in the CREATE line. You must also set up the global setting $wgLifeMarkDBPrefix in your LocalSettings.php.
Source Code[edit]
See Extension:LifeMarks/LifeMarks.php for the source code for this extension.
Ideas and Development, Wishlist, Bugs[edit]
- Fuzzy Dates
- One possible further parament to the <lifemark> tag, fuzziness, would be a number of days (or more likely weeks) with which the date is fuzzy. Namily, if you have an event that took place in the Summer of 1985, you could set the date as July-1-1975 with a fuzziness of 8 weeks.
- Not too dynamic
- One of the problems with the <lifemarklist> tag is the fact that it's not dynamic. If you create a page that has, for example, <lifemarklist tags="birthday"> (clearly to list all birthday lifemarks), save the page and then later add more birthday tagged lifemarks, the new lifemarks will not appear on the calling page. Essentially, the list is generated when the page is saved, not when the page is collected for view. I'm pretty sure that I can change that with some modifications to the code (there are some hooks set up for when a page is generated, right?), but that will have to wait for the next version.
- Duplicate Events
- The <lifemarklist> tag is secondary to the purpose of the extension which is to log important events for collection later. One shortfall, however, is that a lifemark can be noted too many times. For example, if you had a page listing the U.S. Presidents, you might include lifemarks for the dates that they began and ended their terms. Further, a set of lifemarks will likely be placed on each of the Presidents' articles, noting not only their birth and death, but also their terms dates. These lifemarks have just been duplicated and will show up as two seperate events, even if they have the same text. There needs to be a more intuitive method of determining duplicate lifemarks beyond convention. For example, I tend to list only birth and death dates on a biographical article and try to list lifemarks only on pages specifically dedicated to the event being marked, but duplicates still happen, especially in cases of ambiguity where it's uncertain which page the lifemark should be noted on.
First and foremost, LifeMarks has no code to support the deletion of a page containing a LifeMark. In other words, if you delete a page that has a LifeMark on it, the LifeMark is not removed as well.
The real nagging issues with the extension has to do with the way the LifeMarkLists are generated. Namely, they're not rendered on the fly when the page is viewed, but rather assembled when the page is edited and saved. This means that if you've add LifeMarks throughout the Wiki that would normally appear on a LifeMarkList, they won't show up until the page containing the LifeMarkList is edited. A null edit will, I believe, suffice, but it somewhat defeats the purpose of the LifeMarkLists.
Finally, the LifeMarks need a clear way to be organized. I established on my Wiki a rule of thumb of only declaring a LifeMark on the absolute page it references. For example, on a person's Bio page you can expect to see a LifeMark for their birthday or death date. If they got married and a page exists detailing the wedding, then the LifeMake goes on that page. Unfortunately, as will often be the case, a LifeMark belongs equally on two pages; for example, the wedding LifeMark would belong on both the groom's and bride's Bio pages. This results in two LifeMarks for the same event and no clear resolution to prevent this.
Personal Thoughts[edit]
I tried to stay organized with this, but the bigger it became, the harder it was to keep the bloat and sprawl away. I've probably written a lot of spaghetti here, so I ask for comment from anyone brave enough to dive in. I'm fairly satisfied with my first attempt at an extension, and I hope that some of you find it useful. Feel free to use the Talk page for comments or requests.
--Bakerq 19:57, 9 September 2006 (UTC)


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Hospice of the Panhandle celebrates its 33rd anniversary this spring, yet many residents of the four-county region that we serve still don't know about the many services offered to patients and their families.
One comment that frequently comes from family members is that they wish they had known about hospice sooner. So here is part seven of a series of "I wish" statements we often hear.
"I wish I had known that I could graduate from hospice."
With graduation season upon us, it reminds me of a recent conversation I had with friends about hospice and planning for end-of-life healthcare choices. To my surprise, I made a statement that triggered a response I was not expecting. I simply commented how, as healthcare consumers, we should educate ourselves on the options we will have at the end of life. In the event we are eligible and choose hospice care at some point, we always have the option to withdraw from service for any reason, revoke and seek aggressive treatment, or potentially just get better and no longer need the support of hospice.
My comment was quickly followed by a "What? You can sign out of hospice? You mean once you enroll you're not in until you die?" Once I realized there was no sarcasm in the comment, I replied "Did you think just by saying the word hospice that you somehow shortened your life expectancy?" People do actually get better with hospice. In fact, studies have shown that having effective pain management, being cared for in the comfort of home, having the option of supportive therapies such as music and pet therapy and a staff to support your emotional and spiritual needs in additional to physical, could improve your health.
Everyone likes to have options. It's a feeling of independence and ownership. When it comes to making important decisions for end-of-life-care, it is comforting to know that you have the freedom to change directions- at least with hospice, that is. At hospice, we support patients' decisions, whatever they may be and are overjoyed when a patient is well enough to "graduate" from the program.
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