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The Wicked and the Justby J. Anderson Coats
Gwenhwyfar knows all about that house. Once she dreamed of being the lady there herself, until the English destroyed the lives of everyone she knows
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Cecily's father has ruined her life. He's moving them to occupied Wales, where the king needs good strong Englishmen to keep down the vicious Welshmen. At least Cecily will finally be the lady of the house.
Gwenhwyfar knows all about that house. Once she dreamed of being the lady there herself, until the English destroyed the lives of everyone she knows. Now she must wait hand and foot on this bratty English girl.
While Cecily struggles to find her place amongst the snobby English landowners,
Gwenhwyfar struggles just to survive. And outside the city walls, tensions are rising ever higher—until finally they must reach the breaking point.
J. Anderson Coats has master's degrees in history and library science. She lives with her family
Editorial Reviews
A Kirkus Best Teen Book of 2012
"I am gobsmacked by this astonishing story. This is a remarkable achievement, full of truth and compassion."—Karen Cushman, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Midwife's Apprentice
* "Brilliant: a vision of history before the victors wrote it."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "[An] unusually honest portrait of the effects of power...[Coats] offers us a potent historical novel."--Horn Book, starred review
* "This debut novel reverberates with detail, drama, and compassion."--SLJ, starred review
"Coats's debut shifts gracefully between the two girls' perspectives, finding empathy for both."--Publishers Weekly
"A rich historical novel that challenges readers to think about universal ideas, such as true justice."—VOYA
"[An] intriguing first novel...Coats' considerable research provides details of everyday life that ground this dark and sometimes brutal historical novel."--Booklist
Product Details
- 9780547688374
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- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication date:
- 04/17/2012
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- 352
- Product dimensions:
- 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.30(d)
- Lexile:
- 780L (what's this?)
- Age Range:
- 12 - 17 Years
Read an Excerpt
1293 Assumptiontide to Saint John's Eve
Tonight at supper, over capon and relish, my father ruined my life.
He smiled big, scrubbed his lips with the end of his cloak, and said, "We're moving house."
"Thank the Blessed Virgin!" I sat up straighter and smoothed my kirtle. "I'm weary to thimbles of Coventry. Will we be back at Edgeley Hall in time for the Maypole?"
"No, sweeting. We're not going back to Edgeley. We're moving to Caernarvon."
"What in God's name is that?"
"It's a town in Wales."
I'm in my chamber now. I will never speak to him again.
Unless he buys me a new pelisson for the journey.
I'll not go to Caer-whatsit, not while there's breath in me.
I'll not eat. Not till my father gives up this foolish notion. At supper, I enter my uncle's hall with my nose in the air and sit at my father's right and sniff as the plates pass.
Betimes I glance at my father to see if he notices, but he's too busy loading his gob with sowce so grease-slick shiny it catches rushlight, and pies with crusts that dissolve at the touch.
I eat in silence. But everything tastes as bitter as wormwood.
So I refuse to speak to him. Not one sweet word from his beloved daughter, his only living child, the light of his otherwise meaningless life.
My father merely smiles and remarks to the saints, "My, how delightfully quiet it's become."
I've no wish to resort to manipulating him, but it's rapidly becoming necessary to end this worrisome notion of moving with a slightly underhanded blow.
So I confront him in the public of the hall with my most piteous Salvo eyes and wail, "How can you do this to me? I'll die an old maid! There won't be a suitable man for leagues out in the wilderness!"
"A pity you were not born a boy, sweeting," my father replies. "What a King's Bench lawyer you would have made."
And then he arranges for our household goods to be brought to Caer-whatsit by pack train.
An unwelcome feeling is coming over me. This might really be happening. And there might be naught to do for it.
Alice and Agnes pull me into the hearth corner, their eyes as big as trenchers. They want to know if it's true, if we're really leaving. I cannot speak, not even to Alice, who gave me her only ribbon to cheer me when Salvo went lame, nor to Agnes, who has held her tongue about how I kissed Wat the groom on May Eve.
Coventry was bad enough when we came here last Easter. Filthy and crowded, not a patch of green anywhere. Only for a while, my father promised, since already we were straining my uncle's hospitality. Only till we got Edgeley sorted.
Now this. Giving up his birthright to live among savages. Dragging me away from my two dearest friends and any chance at all of making a decent marriage. All with good cheer, no less! I'd think ruining a family would weigh heavier on a father's conscience.
My father may be going mad. Apparently I'm the only one who sees it.
Says my uncle William: "No service owed for your holding? Neither here nor overseas? Only twelvepence a year and that's all? Blast it, what fortune you have!"
Say my cousins: "Hey, Cesspool, how will you keep your precious undershifts clean now?" "Poor Cesspile, you'll have to give them up for want of lye!" "Cesspit, you'll tell us how the Welsh lads kiss, won't you?" "That's if you make it back alive, eh, Cesspile?"
Charming. You'd think that one being a squire and the other a journeyman goldsmith would make them too grown-up to mock my name. You'd be wrong.
My aunt Eleanor is the only one with something sensible to say: "Oh, Robert, how can you take a young lady into that den of vipers? Leave poor Cecily here with me."
I seize my father's sleeve and beg, "Please, Papa, couldn't I stay?"
But my father only laughs, big like church bells. "I would miss you far too much, sweeting. Besides, it's perfectly safe. I wouldn't put you in danger for all of Christendom."
One morning in April just after Easter, my father rents a cart and hires a man who smells of cabbage to drive it. Most of our belongings will follow us by pack train, but my father would bring the valuables with him. The pewter and a strongbox are hidden among some of our simplest goods, and those will keep us till the pack train arrives.
The cart fills up fast. Our things are stacked two and three bundles high. I direct two of the townsmen to load my coffer into the wagon. The coffer contains my most treasured possessions, so I know my father would want it with the valuables.
Salvo limps out of my uncle's townhouse. He stumbles over the doorframe and heaves his way to the cart, where he collapses against the wheel. I kneel and pet him, and he lifts his tail high enough for a single friendly whap.
Then I peer into the wagon crammed back to front.
Salvo whines quietly, nose on paws.
This won't do, so I climb into the cart and shift the bundles and crates, but the stacks I make grow so high that the goods will end up in the mud at the first deep rut.
Salvo closes his eyes. His sides are still fl uttering.
My father is arguing with the carter. As usual, it's up to me to make things right.
I catch one of the townsmen by the sleeve and tell him that my coffer should be removed from the wagon to the pile of goods being brought later. The space it leaves is just big enough for Salvo, and I bring his sackcloth bed from my uncle's hearth with my own hands.
My relations turn out to say farewell. My uncle William clasps wrists with my father and tugs cheerfully on my veil.
My aunt Eleanor kisses us again and again, sobbing into her handkerchief. She leaves wet smears on my cheeks.
Alice and Agnes cling to my elbows and weep. My two friends are all that has kept my exile in Coventry bearable.
I embrace them both and whisper, "I'm coming back. I'll not be in that dreadful place forever."
They weep harder. They don't believe me.
The wagon is loaded. All is ready. My father embraces my aunt and uncle once more while I hold on to Alice and Agnes as though Hell's great maw has opened beneath us.
Alice and Agnes and I lean together in a tight knot and pledge to be friends forever, no matter how far apart we are. Their shoulders are warm and wisps of their hair tickle my cheek and I'm choking out my promise because I'm going to wake up tomorrow and Alice's elbow won't be jammed in my ribs and Agnes won't be there to lend me a length of thread when mine goes missing in the dim.
As I climb into the wagon, Alice catches my sleeve. She presses a soft folded packet into my hands and whispers, "We want you to keep it. To remember us."
I weep as Coventry rolls out of view. I am like the saints who were sent into the desert to be killed by infidels.
I run out of tears and rub my stinging eyes. The wagon jounces along a rutted track, hitting rocks and chuckholes. I have a blurry view of the carter's faded hood and the oxen's rumps, and Salvo is heavy on my feet.
There's something in my hands. The packet Alice gave me. I unwrap it and my throat closes up tight.
It took us a year, all three of us perched like dolls shoulder to shoulder, bent over one long frame. My fingers throb just looking at the two dozen saints lined up before the throne of God.
Alice was keeping this altar cloth we made to present to Saint Mary's in Coventry at Whitsuntide.
Instead she gave it to me.
To remember them.
As if I need an altar cloth for that.
When dusk is falling, we stop at an inn. Supper is a meat pasty with stale crust and some small beer in a wooden vessel. I'm so hungry that I eat the pasty in three bites without thinking too hard on what might be within.
Then I find a hair in my teeth.
I must share a pallet with two alewives. They both snore like pigs. The fleas devour me toe to crown.
Once we're stuck in Caer-whatsit, I will go to Mass as faithfully as an abbess and confess my sins every quarter-day. If Hell is anything like this journey, I want to be certain of my soul.
I'm restless all night, and I rise even ere dawn and watch the whey-pale daughter of the house blearily stir the fire to life. After she drags herself away, I wrap up tight in my cloak by the struggling fire and stare hard into the flames.
Right now it's lambing season at Edgeley, and I should be on the uplands watching the little darlings frisk and stagger. I should be admiring the clean cuts of the moldboard as the plowmen follow the oxen up and down the strips. I should be sowing my garden behind Edgeley's kitchen with rue and madder.
"How are you holding up, sweeting?" My father glides out of the darkness and nudges my foot cheerfully.
"That well, eh?"
His good humor makes Edgeley seem even farther away.
"Oh Papa, why do we have to go to Wales?"
My father kneels at my elbow and squints into the fire. "I'm trying to decide what answer to give you. The one I'd give a child who needs to hear everything is well, or the one I'd give a grown girl who can cope with a bit of the world's ill."
"I'm not a child, Papa."
"Very well." He sighs like a bellows. "I lost the suit."
"Oh, Papa, no! They found against your claim to Edgeley? How could they, when you ran it so well for so long?"
He shrugs sadly. "Simple. Roger is my elder brother. The manor goes to him. I must wish him well of it."
"I wish he'd never come back." I fold my arms. "I wish the infidels had eaten him."
My father stiffens. " Watch your tongue, Cecily. Your uncle Roger is a Crusader who followed his Grace the king to liberate the Holy Land."
"And when he comes back, he liberates your land," I mutter.
"Sweeting, come here." My father holds out his arms and I'm so tired and heartsore that I shift into his embrace as if I'm six again and scared of the bull. "I'm not happy about it, but such is the way of the world. In Caernarvon, I can get a burgage for twelvepence a year without any military service due, not foreign or domestic. It's all I can get if I'll not have the humiliation of being a steward on a manor I was once lord of."
"What about me? Thimbles, Papa, Edgeley was to be mine! Now I don't even have a dowry!"
My father hugs me tighter. "You let me worry about that, sweeting. In the meantime, you'll be lady of the house once we have our burgage."
Lady of the house. Keys at my belt. Servants doing as I bid them. Like my mother once, at Edgeley.
"Besides, Roger has no heirs, and he still gets those spells from so many years beneath the Crusader sun." My father looks pensive. "If we live quietly in Wales for a few years, who knows? I might find myself in possession of Edgeley after all, as will you and your husband when I'm gone."
That year in Coventry was bad enough, chewing my fingers to pulp and waiting for assize judges and King's Bench lawyers. That year within walls was merciless without Plow Monday or Rogation, without Alred's Well and Harcey's Corner and my mother's grave in the churchyard, where the yew trees grow in thick.
I'm ever so weary of endless green fields and priory floors and travel bread. I want to go home. To Edgeley.
But every turn of the cart's wheels takes us a little farther away, so I ask the carter if he knows anything about the Welsh.
"Oh, aye, demoiselle." His breath smells like onions. "A tricky lot, those. Say one thing and do another. Can't trust 'em farther than you can throw 'em."
Charming. We're going to be murdered in our beds.
"Are they . . . Christian?" I whisper.
The carter smacks his lips. "After a fashion, I suppose."
Even better. We're going to be murdered in our beds by infidels.
My father must not be aware of this. He can wield a falchion and knows a goshawk from a sparrowhawk, but he can be rather dim betimes.
"Oh, demoiselle, beg pardon. It was a poor joke." The carter smiles like a dog that's used the hall floor as a privy. "Aye, the Welsh are Christian and hold Our Lord and His Holy Mother as sacred as we do."
I pull my hood over my head. At Edgeley I heard Mass every day surrounded by Edgeley people who tilled the fields and drove the beasts and never once looked me in the eye.
"And don't you worry, demoiselle," the carter rushes on. "The Welsh are harmless. It's been ten years since his Grace the king subdued the land of Wales, and there are over a dozen good Englishmen in Caernarvon's garrison. Walls like Jerusalem. Caernarvon's the last place there'd be trouble, mark me."
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"Coats's debut shifts gracefully between the two girls' perspectives, finding empathy for both."Publishers Weekly "A rich historical novel that challenges readers to think about universal ideas, such as true justice."—VOYA "[An] intriguing first novel...Coats' considerable research provides details of everyday life that ground this dark and sometimes brutal historical novel."Booklist
Meet the Author
J. Anderson Coats has masters degrees in history and library science. She lives with her family in Washington State. Visit her at jandersoncoats.com.
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Extremely well researched and a harrowing look at a time period I don't read much about. I liked the alternating POVs but this book was a harsh read. I really disliked Cecily. She was awful but I understood why because unfortunately I think she was reflective of many English women of her time. I'm not sure I enjoyed reading this but I learned a lot, the writing was excellent, and the story had me turning the pages. A more serious read for historical fiction fans.
4.5 but I rounded up! Great story, absolutely loved the Ms. Coats' voice in The Wicked and the Just. Cecily was great, and I laughed out loud many times at comments she made and her (incorrect) understanding of things. Of course, as she matured, she learned that things aren't always as adults tell you they are. This book made me feel a plethora of emotions, especially when things happened between her and Gwenhwyfar. Not to mention, reading about Wales in the 1200's was really interesting. Great, great find at the library--one I am definitely now going to buy in hardcover to read again and again LOAN loan out to as many readers as possible. Can't wait to read more work by Ms. Coats!
Poignant, brutal, heartbreaking and not sugar-coated at all, this was a really compelling read about two girls whose lives intersect when Cecily and her father move to Wales to pursue a new life. Gwenhwyfar, the Welsh girl with problems of her own becomes Cecily's servant, bringing the girls together. The story is told in the alternating viewpoints of the two girls as tensions mount outside the walls of Cecily's townhouse even while she is oblivious and selfishly focused on her own life within her home. Told in wonderful language and having a lot of wry humor, this book was a very gripping read right to the very last page. Highly recommended to those who enjoy historicals.
If you're a fan of historical fiction novels, then you'll absolutely love The Wicked and The Just. Set in 13th century Wales, this book is a well-researched, vivid account of daily life for the rich and the poor in Wales when it was occupied by England. What makes this book brilliant and unique is it's historical correctness, and its main characters. This book is told from the alternating points of view of rich English girl Cecily and her servant, Welsch Gwen. Cecily is a stuck up brat. She's not entirely terrible, because she doesn't intend to hurt people's feelings by treating everyone she comes across as her servant, but it's close. I had the feeling that more often than not she was just too preoccupied to worry about other people's feelings. But Cecily is also pretty hilarious, although she doesn't try to be. She's clumsy, downright idiotic at times, and her idea of right and wrong is so messed up I couldn't help but laugh at her expense. She's not a likeable character, but I applaud the author for choosing an unlikeable heroine. I didn't grow to like her by the end, but that still didn't take out how good this book was, or how much I enjoyed the story. It wouldn't have been the same if the main character had been someone I could easily like. It's brave when authors use unlikeable protagonists, but it's astonishing when they succeed in writing an awesome book featuring said protagonist. The other main character, Gwen, is the polar opposite. Forced to work for every penny, focused on surviving life day by day, she is hardened by poverty, and has a grim and bitter look on life. But who can blame her? When she's forced to work as a servant for the stuck up English girl, Cecily, Gwen's life goes from bad to worse. When the girl's life begins to interweave, my initial thoughts were they'd become friends. Although they learn to accept each other somewhat along the way, they never make it to friendship and I'm actually relieved. It would've been a bit too far-stretched. And not every book needs a happy ending where everyone's besties and the bad guys have been defeated. What I enjoyed most about this book besides the story, which is surprising and interesting and has a large number of twists and turns that keep up the pace, is the writing style. It's spot on. Never too descriptive, never too lyrical, but always spot on. Then why the four and not five stars? At times, I felt like the story dragged on a bit. I would've liked more action and drama. But overall, this is a great read, with awesome characters and a historical setting that's not overused at all.
I loved this book! I liked having the privilege of seeing the point-of-view of both Cecily and Gwinny. It made it so much easier to understand why they acted and reacted the way they did. I never hated Cecily…just felt sorry for her. She seemed to always battle with her initial feelings and the way she was supposed to feel, according to the burgess standards. Although she was undoubtedly a brat, I sensed a glimmer of kindness at the moment she set aside the coffer of her most treasured possessions to make room for Salvo in the wagon on their way to Caernarvon. I admired Gwinny for her determination and bravery throughout the entire story. I'm glad her understanding of Cecily's plight in the end overrode her hatred for the English…which is pretty phenomenal in my eyes. I hope there is a second book to follow.
Turnabout is fair play! Like Scorpio Races, great to see more books about the Gaels & their suppression & conflict with their British neighbors. This interesting historical novel hinges around meeting of two girls from the English & Welsh perspective in 1293-94, taking place under the last rising of the Welsh Wars... under Prince Madoc. The historical note is well worth the read about King Edward I (aka Longshanks) who learned from this 1294 rebellion, investigated local mismanagement by his peers & rectified the situation to a greater extent than happened elsewhere, e.g., Ireland, though in the interest of assuming the former Welsh lines major holding that became those of the British Prince of Wales! It's amazing to recall how far back suppression of the Gaels, whether in Scotland, Ireland, Wales or Cornwall went!
The Wicked and the Just is an amazing historical novel that I just absolutely adored. Anyone who's been following me for awhile will know that I love dual perspective. In this book we have alternating points of view between Cecily and Gwenhwyfar. Cecily definitely took awhile for me to warm up to. Cecily is English and therefore has a very pleasant life. Being so privileged she came off very bratty and she acted like everything should just be handed to her. However, Cecily loses a lot and faces a lot of hardship throughout the book. I eventually started to feel sympathy for her and by the end of the book I was actually really proud of the person she became. She learned some hard but important lessons, she became stronger, and most importantly she became a better person. Gwenhwyfar is someone I felt sympathy for right away. Gwenhwyfar is Welsh and her life is a lot harder than Cecily's. She works for Cecily and does a lot of hard work and struggles just to get by. While I liked Gwenhwyfar a lot at first I started liking her less and less as the story went on. Some of her actions really surprised me and she could be very cruel at times. On the other hand though I can understand why she acted the way she did. The relationship between Cecily and Gwenhwyfar is very rocky. They start out hating each other, then kind of becoming friends, then that friendship gets completely destroyed after certain events, then at the end of the book while I wouldn't say they're friends I definitely think they came to an understanding. Cecily and Gwenhwyfar are so different and while they are at each other's throats for most of the book I really liked their relationship at the very end of the book. I think after everything they went through they learned a lot from each other and became better people from having met each other. I love historical books with a passion so of course I adored this one as well. I haven't read many books that take place in the Middle Ages so I really found this one to be so unique and different. The descriptions of everything and the writing really sucked me in and I had such a hard time putting this one down. I won't say much about the plot as it seems very easy to spoil but I will say there were quite a few things that took me by surprise so I was very happy about that. I'm not sure if this is a stand alone book or the first in a series, it really seems like it could go either way. The ending was nice but there is probably room for another book. I grew to love Cecily and Gwenhwyfar so I'd love to read more about them. Final Verdict: I adored The Wicked and the Just and I definitely think it's a book that everyone needs to read, especially historical fans. *This review is also posted on my blog and my other social media profiles.
Oh Cecily, what a spoiled brat you are. I had a hard time getting past how rude Cecily was, even when she did something that was nice for someone else. Mostly everyone is horrible to someone else at some point in the story, so it makes sense about what happened towards the end of the book. The plot line that slowly develops is based on the takeover of the Welsh land – that was something that was easy to get lost in and understand how these people thought. I liked the idea of Cecily trying to find her way in this new land and that Gwenhwyfar is struggling with the changes in her home as well. I just wished that there would have been more good in the characters to grab onto. Instead I latched on to the bad attitudes and hoped for change to come and bring everyone together, but in my hope I was let down. The one character that I wish was expanded on more is Gwenhwyfar's brother as he was the most interesting of the lot. Reviewed by Jessica for Book Sake.
The blurb on the front of THE WICKED AND THE JUST goes like this... "I am gobsmacked by this astonishing story. A remarkable achievement." --Karen Cushman I'm here to tell you that GOBSMACKED is the only word that adequately sums up this tale of both cruelty and generosity of spirit. I am always amazed at how truth can be so much harder to wrap your mind around than fiction. Combine that with the imagination of a very talented author, and you come up with a book that just blows me away. THE WICKED AND THE JUST did exactly that. I may have mentioned before that I don't tend to gravitate towards historical fiction, but when it finds me, it's usually for a reason. I am so happy that this book made it's way into my hands. I want to sit here and wax poetic about what life was like in Caernarvon in 1294 but I'd just be blathering on and on about the meaning of life and change, history and evolution, humanity and inhumanity. It would just be easier if you read the book and then we talked. And I hope we do. I love to discuss books that are this good. But I can't pass up the opportunity to talk about the characters in this story. I have NEVER loved and hated two characters as much as Cecily and Gwenhwyfar. I was so vested in the lives of these two girls that it was painful at moments. J. Anderson Coats has a gift for writing characters that leave a mark on you--that change who you are and how you see the world. She does this with out preaching or manipulation. It is her mastery of the nuances of people and their behavior that makes this story exquisite. I am proud of the company I keep in the Class of 2k12 and without a doubt, I will be reading this amazing book to my boys.


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A "Speed Bump" vs. Music Copying
Edward W. Felten doesn't look like the type to court controversy -- or to be at the center of it. But the soft-spoken Princeton University computer-science professor unwittingly became a key figure in the discussion about the future of the digital-music industry. In 1999, the Secure Digital Music Initiative, a music-industry consortium, held a contest to see if computer hackers could successfully break four digital-music copy-protection schemes, called watermarks.
Felten, a celebrated cryptographer, and several students took up the challenge and soon they had cracked all four watermarks. But instead of claiming the prize, Felten decided to publish a paper -- for research purposes -- explaining how his team had broke the code.
Here the story gets interesting: When he prepared to publish his paper six months later, in April, 2000, Felten received an intimidating letter from the Recording Industry of America Association (RIAA). In it, Matthew Oppenheim, an RIAA senior vice-president, warned of legal action if Felten published his results. According to the trade group, his paper, if published, would violate the much-maligned Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which forbids the publication or dissemination of copy-protection circumvention technologies.
At first, Felten went along. But two months later, backed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, he sued the RIAA, claiming that the threat was an attempt to clamp down on free speech. In November, the case was settled after the RIAA decided not to pursue legal action and Felten had successfully presented his paper in August. Nevertheless, the case transformed this quiet code-breaker into a folk hero of sorts, both for free-speech advocates and for those who hope to revolutionize the music establishment.
On Jan. 7, Felten sat down with BusinessWeek Online technology reporter Jane Black at the Future of Music conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss his views on the role copy-protection technology will play in the burgeoning digital-music industry. Following are edited excerpts from their conversation:
Q: Can any technology completely prevent the unauthorized copying of music? A:
Q: Can any technology completely prevent the unauthorized copying of music?
A:None of them prevent unauthorized distribution. All they do, at best, is make it more difficult, more time-consuming to copy things. [A good analogy is a] speed bump. You're not putting up a barrier to prevent copying but a speed bump that will frustrate people who want to copy illegally.
Q: Which type of copy-protection technology is the best speed bump? A:
Q: Which type of copy-protection technology is the best speed bump?
A:Each of the technologies lend themselves to different uses. Some try to prevent copying in the first place. Some try to detect it after the fact. Some technologies are not good at knowing who copied something but can track how many copies have been distributed.
For the right answer, you have to look at the whole system. Not just the copy-protection technology but what business model it is embedded in. Given that you'll never be able to prevent copying, the question is, what can you do to minimize it? What can you do to make consumers happy enough with legitimate use of the system that they'll be willing to pay for it?
Q: And what might that business model look like? Can you point to any successful examples where companies are striking the right balance? A:
Q: And what might that business model look like? Can you point to any successful examples where companies are striking the right balance?
A:It's easier to point to failures than success stories. Take this recent development of copy-protected CDs that are supposed to play in regular CD players but not be copyable. It's not that the CDs can't be copied. It's that they are designed not to work in the players that are deemed most likely to be used by pirates.
The problem -- when you cast your net that wide -- is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch. And so you hear stories about customers buying one of these CDs, popping it into their car [player] and finding it doesn't work. At best, you make some customers angry. At worst, you fail to stop the bad guys from copying, and you succeed at making your honest customers' experience worse.
No one knows how to give customers [in the digital world] what they want without the copyright holders being stolen blind. The solution to the problem of illegal copying of music is mostly not a technology problem. I think there will be a movement toward offering different kinds of services. Interactive applications that help you find music you like, help you index and search, give you additional information about the artist you're listening to.
The technology has to evolve to something that is more like an environment for experiencing music rather than just a way to get a song. I find it difficult to point to a particular technology that is going to be pivotal. I think we'll see some use of encryption in the material and some distribution of encryption keys. Overall, the trend will be less emphasis on copy protection and more emphasis on technologies that make music more compelling for the legitimate user.
Q: Could more legal restrictions be the answer? A:
Q: Could more legal restrictions be the answer?
A:It's already illegal for people to rip their CDs and post them on the Net. And further legal restrictions that have been made have not been effective: They do a lot of collateral damage without actually preventing people from breaking the law. Vigorous enforcement of copyrights themselves is an important part of the picture. But I don't think that expanding the legal definition of copyright outside of actual copyright infringement is the right move.
Q: Which brings us to the DMCA, a law you believe hurts the public without preventing illegal copying. What's your objection? A:
Q: Which brings us to the DMCA, a law you believe hurts the public without preventing illegal copying. What's your objection?
A:It's the anticircumvention parts of the law that concern me the most. It goes beyond protecting copyrights. It goes beyond prohibiting copyright infringement -- which of course was already illegal before we had the DMCA -- by outlawing certain technologies and certain kinds of discussions.
For someone like me -- I do computer-security research -- I now have this complicated, vague law in my head all the time. Whenever I'm going to open my mouth to talk about technology, I have to think if it's safe, or do I have to call my lawyer. At the very least, it scares people away from topics that most need to be discussed.
I think we all benefit from knowing how well copy-protection technologies work, when they work, when they don't, and what kind of approaches to building them make sense. Whether you are a customer, an investor, or a songwriter who has been told this is a safe way to release music, it's important to talk about this technology and know whether it's going to do what it says it will. The real danger in the DMCA is a chill of that discussion.
Q: But you ended up publishing your paper. Has the chill really been that severe? A:
Q: But you ended up publishing your paper. Has the chill really been that severe?
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Little man upon my wall,
What right have you to make me feel small?
In your room behind your screen
Hiding your truth through being mean.
Do you hurt or are you shy?
Do you watch others pass you by?
Does the daily demand of life
Leave you feeling the need to for strife?
Little man upon my wall,
Are you little or are you tall?
Do you get to go out and play?
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Medical College, Amritsar, India
To evaluate the impairment of health related quality of life in tuberculosis patients during treatment at 0 week, 4 week & 8 week by HRQL questionnaire.
100 patients (15 years & older) put on treatment under RNTCP on DOTS categories at chest & TB Hospital Amritsar were included. All patients were subjected to pretested questionnaire used by Dhingra & Rajpal 2003. Questionnaire was based on symptoms (score I), Physiological, Psychological & social interaction of the patients (score II). Patients were asked to evaluate their symptoms on a scale of 1-3.
: Data was analyzed after grouping the patients as DOT categories I, II, & III, in relation to site of disease (Pulmonary of extrapulmonary), sex and sputum status. It was observed that there was perceptible increase in the HRQL score at 4 week & 8 week in all categories of the patients as shown in table IDOTS CategoriesO week4 week8 weekI22.92 ±2.2328.10 ±1.3833.10 ±2.85II22.04 ± 4.9226.5 ± 5.7331.80 ± 7.10III22.61 ± 15.728.57 ± 1.7734.07 ± 1.71. It was also noticed that increase in HRQL score in case of patients, who did not convert sputum negative at end of intensive phase, was low as compared to those who turned sputum negative.
HRQL score is useful in quantifying the overall health of the patients as perceived by him/her. This is evident from the results of the study. The HRQL scoring increased as the patients improved with treatment. Betterment was observed in all the areas i.e. psychological, physiological as well as social interaction. Improvement was observed in both the males & females patients with pulmonary or extrapulmonary disease. HRQL questionnaire did discriminate among patients not showing improvement as indicated by their sputum positivity for AFB even after 8 weeks of treatment.
HRQL scoring in TB is useful as it provide hard data quantifying the health of the patient as perceived by the patients. However it has to be used with caution in individual patients and may not be taken as a substitute for observation made regarding clinical improvement.
J. Singh, None.
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
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Born in Copenhagen, educated at Hyper Island in Stockholm, matured in New York and now working at DAN in Paris, Katrine is a well-versed creative bridging the online- and offline world.
Having worked with a variety of clients, ranging from global fashion brands to Scandinavian furniture and German cars and everything in-between, Katrine has developed a healthy understanding of business problems and how to create solutions answering those.
Somewhere between human insights, experimentation with media and delicate execution you'll find most of her solutions, which has resulted in her being responsible for winning almost every industry award, counting Cannes Lions, Eurobest, D&AD;, London International Awards, Favorite Website Awards and Euro Effies amongst others.
Besides giving lectures at the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she has judged international shows like Eurobest, Cannes Lions and Art Directors Club - as well as Danish and French shows. In early 2014, she co-founded the Nordic chapter of the global network SheSays, an organization for women in creative and marketing businesses.
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DAN is the digital leg of TBWA Paris. I work on a range of different projects, solving mainly digital challenges for clients like Michelin Europe and Nina Ricci Fragrances.
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At UncleGrey, I worked as a Senior Creative, both from a communicative, conceptual standpoint dealing with advertising in all sorts of media - and with nitty gritty, pixel nudging, web design, UX, wire framing and art direction.
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As a part of my Hyper Island program, a 3-month work placement period is required in the end of the education. As an Interactive Art Director at TBWA in New York, I spent a lot of time with their storytelling platform projeqt.com, working on new features as well as general UI, UX and design. On top of that, I was involved in conceptual development from a advertising standpoint on both smaller projects and global pitches. I was also involved in developing new business ideas for the in-house product incubator, Pilot.is.
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GM's Bankruptcy: What Happens to People Who Had Lawsuits Against GM?
In the midst of General Motors's bankruptcy case, another group says it is being left out in the cold.
This time it is a group of about 300 people who have sued the auto maker over catastrophic injuries or lost family members in crashes they say were caused by a design defect in various GM vehicles. In bankruptcy, all such suits are stayed and the claims are lumped in with all other unsecured creditors, making it unlikely these people will collect any money from the company, unless a judge orders otherwise.
Deal Journal talked to Larry Coben, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee of Consumer Victims of General Motors and Barry Bressler, Counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of Consumer Victims of General Motors. The Attorneys represent the 300 plaintiffs with lawsuits or settlements pending from the car company. It also represents 160 people with cases or settlements against Chrysler.
Deal Journal: Who are your clients and how much are they seeking?
Barry Bressler: Most of the plaintiffs are severely injured as the result of design defects in GM cars. Many lost their limbs, suffer from brain damage or are paralyzed. Medical bills for paralyzed victims can easily go over a million dollars. The estimated aggregate value of damages being sought by the 300 plaintiffs is about $1.25 billion.
DJ: What are the plaintiffs asking for?
Larry Coben: The plaintiffs are hoping to recover whatever the law permits. What they would like is to their "day in court," in the community where the victims lived and where the vehicles were sold. They want to be able to go to the jury and ask the jury to decide whether or not their injuries and millions of dollars of medical expenses should be recouped from GM….


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– Triple H appeared on Saturday's edition of CA Uncensored with Criss Angel. Triple H talks in character about Brock Lesnar and says they will meet again. Triple H also says he wouldn't consider a shot at a MMA career.
Triple H was asked who would he pick – Hulk Hogan or The Incredible Hulk, and he picked the green Hulk.
He also talks about McMahon family cookouts, his training, WrestleMania 28 and lots more. He also tells a story about Jerry Lawler having an accident in the ring.
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Picture: Whitney Houston's casket The funeral of Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist church in Newark. New Jersey, USA - 18.02.12
BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN has opened up about her mother, Whitney Houston's death, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN, who will celebrate her 19th birthday tomorrow (4 Mar 2012), will be seen revealing her thoughts on 'Oprah's Next Chapter' on March 11.
Oprah sat down with Bobbi, Patricia Houston and Whitney's brother Gary Houston for the tribute. According to Hollywood Reporter, the OWN network has released a statement issuing: 'Bobbi Kristina shares personal memories of her mom and how she would like the iconic superstar to be remembered. The family also addresses the rumours and speculation surrounding Houston's death'. Before the interview, the network will also re-air Whitney's interview from back in 2009, 'Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview'.
Meanwhile, Bobbi will be celebrating her birthday tomorrow after she went back to Atlanta a week after her mother's funeral. A source spoke to Hollywoodlife, stating: 'This is such a hard time for Bobbi right now. The idea that she would be alone on her birthday is absolutely devastating. It's not safe for her to be alone, she needs a support system around her. Bobbi and [her adopted brother] Nick are really close so it's good he's with her. But Cissy has never been to visit Bobbi in Atlanta, so it's unlikely she'll go now.'
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Journeys of Peril
With his lute brightly polished, and a couple of encouraging new songs learned on the journey, the Rambling Man arrived at the city. Within the bars and taverns where he sang and played, he learned the plight of the royal family, which anyone can tell you is the best place to learn the latest news.
The princess downcast, her and the queen missing within the great blue sea, and the king at the end of his wits, hiring queer old witches forecasting nonsense. What a dilemma this had become.
The Rambling Man, after having so recently visited home, understood the fault to be not his own, and no longer felt guilty for his role in these unfortunate events. But being a good man, the plight of the princess, and of the royal family, troubled his heart as much as it did any man, and he wished for their safe return.
Unlike those around him, however, he was quite able to do more than just sit about and fret.
During his third day within the city, still without word from the queen or young princess, the Rambling Man visited the home of the old woman who was claimed to be a witch. Once there, he heard what she had to say.
A great distress had befallen the princess, and the fiendish desires of one sinister man had darkened the country whole. She predicted dark times ahead, with much unrest and turmoil. Lest the Champion whom she spoke of stepped forward and claimed her hand, the storm clouds would never pass.
When pressed about this Champion, who he was or where he stayed, the old woman was silent, either not knowing or not telling.
And part of her predictions had already proved true, for when the Rambling Man went to play in the royal court, he saw many down-turned faces of woe and sorrow. Heavy-hearted, but never discouraged, the Rambling Man sought a solution.
He tried to address the king, but he would not see anyone that day, for a dark mood had fallen over him and would not allow visitors.
The Rambling Man saw nothing further to be done within this city. Thus, he soon took his leave of the city, having learned everything he could. He did now as only a Rambling Man could do: he rambled about the countryside, working his way east to the great sea, speaking and playing for the locals along the way. From them, he learned rumors of a city, far beyond the waters of the sea, where the houses were built from gold, diamonds lay like cobblestones across the street, and the entire palace was built from enormous gemstones, beautiful and immense.
Most believed it false; too fantastic to even imagine. But the Rambling Man, knowing that the queen had taken the princess to see great wonders to lighten her mood, journeyed onward with renewed hope, seeking this city of treasures.
The Rambling Man secured a ship and crew, as much to see this fantastic city as to help the royal family. And they journeyed eastward, to cross the great sea, despite the many warnings he had heard.
Before their departure, he had been warned of pirates and robbers patrolling the waters of the great sea. They appeared to be looking for something, but no one could say with certainty what it might be.
And so, knowing this, the Rambing Man, anxious for adventure and exploration, set forth across the great sea, not knowing what he might find but excited for it. And what he would eventualy discover would turn out to be nothing he ever could have imagined.


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I tend to be working in a casual environment so wear my running trainers to work though wear a shirt and jeans/ chinos at work. I work 12.5 km away and like to run back around once a week rather then getting on public transport. I tend to use a rucksack I bought on the cheap to bring my stuff back though this is uncomfortable. Looking for something designed for running.
Thanks , I will check that out.
The OMM Ultra 12 litre and 15 litre are sometimes available at okay prices and are both very lightweight. I have the 12 litre and it's not bad;15 litre would give you a bit more room.
Does anybody has any experience of this 15 litre rucksack from Karrimor?
At only £ 11 it is almost a steal...
Stockholm Syndrome, I think the best thing would be to go into Sports Direct and try it on. If it is a good fit, and weighs what you want it to weigh, then I doubt you will go far wrong.
I personally use a Camelback Octane for my longer ultras, which is ideal for work clothes.
Why don't you just leave your clothes in work and take them home the next day.
im assuming you own more than one t shirt/ pair of jeans?
That gets a bit impractical if you want to run home from work 4-5 days a week.
Ben: Thank you for the advice, but as I´m in Sweden and we don´t have any Sportsdirect here I cannot try it on. But I just ordered it anyway. The price ended up in £15 with postage and with that price I feel I can´t go wrong.
Was looking at the Deuter Speedlite 15 as well. Tried it on in a store in Berlin last weekend and it felt good. However, the cheapest I´ve seen it for is £37 delivered so that is more than double than the Karrimor. I doubt it is worth that much extra.
Stockholm, I've got the Karimoor backpack above, and run home 3/4 times a week with it (only 5k each time) does the job for me as I don't have lots of stuff
Charley: Sounds good. I just want to carry a jacket and maybe some gels or bars so I don´t need that much space.
I have been using the Karrimor Urban 30 for running to work one/twice a week for about a year. As a serial cheap-skate I don't have enough good pairs of jeans so I take my clothes in the bag every day. It's a great size for clothes plus lunch but in the winter when you might want another layer it's not really big enough. The zips are fine but the lining between the sections has ripped so it's one big space inside now - not an issue for me.
However, I find the chest and waist straps rub my tshirts quite badly to the point of ruining them. I have the straps as tight as they go else it all moves around too much, I think the straps would be too loose for anyone smaller (5ft11, 70kg). It's also useless when it rains.
I tried another smaller bag in the summer but the straps were wider and irritated my neck where it rubbed.
For the bargain price its great. I've been looking at the Deuter speedlight and racepack as alternatives but I expect they would rub and wear away my tshirts in the same way. Probably isn't a solution to that.
Hi Guys. I use the bergaus limpet. Its perfect and is really comfortable when running..
The karrimor urban 30 is comfortable to run with but I can't decide whether it is good value for money at £15 from sportsdirect principally because I've gone through three in less than a year. Its biggest fault is that it catches the fabric that covers the zip and frays easily. A design fault which surely could be easily resolved.


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AN HISTORIC landmark in Cobham will open to the public after months of rescue and restoration.
The Darnley Mausoleum in Cobham Woods has been painstakingly restored to its former Neoclassical glory by volunteers, heritage organisations and locals.
It is now opening for visitors on Sundays from noon to 4pm.
Built in 1783 by fashionable architect James Wyatt, it was designed to be the final resting place for the Earls of Darnley, but suffered years of neglect and was devastated by vandals who set fire to it.
Restoration was completed in 2007 but this is the first time it will be open regularly for visitors.
The National Trust, which took over the land from Gravesham Council last year, is also opening South Lodge Barn in Lodge Lane from 11am to 5pm to welcome walkers to find out about the Mausoleum's history and enjoy a guided walk up to it.
The National Trust's Bernadette Gillow said: "After a challenging history, we are delighted that Mausoleum is now fully restored and in the care of the National Trust. "It will be opening regularly to visitors with my team managing this unique and very special property."
The grade two listed wood where the Mausoleum sits is also run by the National Trust and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Entry to Cobham Wood is free from dawn to dusk. Entry to the Mausoleum costs £2 for adults, £1 children and is free for National Trust members. Donations are welcome.
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Doing the numbers: EAT assesses compensation for disability discrimination - .PDF file.
The claimant in Osei-Adjei v RM Education Ltd, who suffered from dyslexia, started work in January 2010. He was placed on a performance improvement plan (PIP) in May 2010 but was signed off with stress the next month and did not return.
He resigned in February 2011 and claimed unfair constructive dismissal and disability discrimination in the form of a failure to make reasonable adjustments. The latter claim was successful and he was awarded £4,000 for injury to feelings and £10,000 for psychiatric injury. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case dealt with appeals on the compensation.
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Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!!
Anton_Xul wrote:
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There have been people who freeze public spaces like the Hub, Playground, and Godfather II. There's nothing special about them since they rely on the same method to ruin the fun for others and crash the servers.
You may want to add the Bowling Alley to that list as well, Seems that quite a few of the charming little freezers have migrated to the Alley as well. Also they are purposely glitching the tables whenever their little hearts desire.
Any Monthly suggestions on getting this fixed anytime soon GlassWalls???
Acorn Meadows Park is another unfortunate spot.
I watched as someone used the train to glitch, and it froze all the trains.
I wont go into details how they did it.
Its sad that people spend so much time to find ways to ruin things for others.
I contacted Veemee and told them exactly how the people are doing it, maybe it will give them some ideas to put counter measures.
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!!
i'm sorry but i have to call all this a load of crap. i've been a near daily user of home since it opened and i have yet to see a single crash error or freeze that didn't have a logical explanation for happening i.e. servers are overloaded, connections horrible, corrupt data ( which is very common on any pc & the ps3 is just that a lower quality pc ) etc etc etc. i have yet to see any proof of any user freezing another at will. i've seen "hacked items" and people glitch into areas that are otherwise inaccessible but i haven't seen a single instance of a person being frozen or crashed by another user.
what i have seen are way too many of these threads saying X froze me here, people here are glitchers etc. i will pay if anyone can show me proof of this ability as well as a place to find the program used to test it's ability since youtube videos & screenshots can be altered. until definitive proof can be given i call all these threads & posts a bunch of whining crap that is a useless waste of forum space. don't try to give me that crap that the hackers are trying to be stealthy & whatever, every good hacker/programmer will openly demonstrate their abilities to disprove nay-sayers. so please if there is such an ability, which there isn't, show me proof. source code, links to sites hosting said program, whatever. if you don't want to post it on the forums you can see my psn id to your left <---- send me a link through psn. i'll even throw in a trade for your so called "home hack" for some hacks i have for pc's that will fill your hearts with coded joy. i'll be waiting.
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!![ Edited ]
Non believer, eh?
I can introduce you to some folks who would LOVE to make you a believer in freezers. LOL ^_-
These guys arent boogeymen or ghosts. Theyre very real, and the methods they employ are very real.
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!![ Edited ]
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"I will pay if anyone can show me proof of this ability as well as a place to find the program used to test it's ability since youtube videos & screenshots can be altered."
Heres your proof...and no, it hasnt been altered or hoaxed. This is the real deal. Believe it or dont. And no...there isnt a single soul out there, that will teach or show you how its done. This is a heavily guarded secret and coveted by those who know it. Only a privileged few are taught how to do this...and you arent on that VIP list, bro.
Now...wheres my payment? LOL
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!!
closely guarded secret you say? sounds like the creators aren't very tech savvy & are nothing more than script kiddies. back in the day we use to openly post our codes to show off our skills to laugh in the face of whoever we targeted, we had some fun with DARPA the CIA & tons of other people with more than a DoS which this looks to be since there are tons of DNS work arounds for this same "hack" all over the internet, more like the creators are hack jobs than skillful hackers. but what do i know? i'm just a friendly jester
maybe they'll learn to use proxy servers grow a pair and post their codes but until then i think they're a nobody compared to the "fun" we had back in the day. at least someone is trying to carry out the tradition of the "nobody is safe" fun we started a long time ago & we only quit because what's more fun than than knowing DARPA & the CIA's secrets? these guys are pathetic, grow a pair & post your codes, show me yours & i'll show you mine except mine are probably outdated since i just tried a few i found & i haven't seen any effects yet oh well, but until i see their codes i say they're full of crap.
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!!
There is an unspoken code of ethics among glitchers and hackers on Home: Advertise what you know, and it'll be patched in a week.
They dont want their secrets patched...and they dont want to have to find new ways to do it, just because a few idiots wanna boast or brag about it.
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!![ Edited ]
Another reason it doesnt get advertised, or taught on a mass scale...is because they want to be able to control who uses it, how many use it and dictate how it gets used.
They dont want a bunch of rogue morons running around, freezing people. We see enough of that, and its because they trust the wrong idiots with their weapons.
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!![ Edited ]
See...? I posted a "proof of concept" video for you, proving the freeze is real...and a MOD just took it down.
Thats how heavy this is, bro. Real talk. LOL
And to the MOD: Was that really necessary?
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!!
There's two way to fix this for Good.... REMOVE all those space from Home so they can't freeze anyone!
Or 2nd option would be a Permanent Fix and that is they have to Close Home down Forever! (That's not a Good one!)
Re: Users with special "Crashing" powers!!
The Home staff will finally wisen up to the programs they use, and block em. Still waiting for that to happen. Msx is right, these are just script kiddies exploiting a Dos from a PC program. This isnt "rocket science level stuff" (A pun on Microsoft's XBox ONE) LOL
Which leads me to believe that the upper up's either dont know how to prevent it, or dont WANT to prevent it. Interesting...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - On the eve of her fourth studio album's release, pop diva Lady Gaga lived up to her reputation for doing things on a grand scale on Sunday as she donned what she called the world's first flying dress.
Gaga, known as much for her off-the-wall performances and outrageous costumes as for her music, was strapped into a contraption mounted on a flat disk and fronted by a molded body suit. It hoisted her aloft before a horde of media and industry types.
The dress, which she dubbed "VOLANTIS," may only have risen a few feet off the ground and propelled her perhaps 20 feet before alighting. But no matter, Gaga was, well, gaga, letting out a joyous screech after her "flight" in a warehouse at the decidedly unglamorous Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Calling VOLANTIS "an amazing ambassador for creativity, Gaga, born Stefani Germanotta, said that while her latest sartorial statement "is a vehicle, she essentially is a metaphor for me." She explained that Gaga was serving as a voice for "the youth of the world," especially those "who don't think they'll ever penetrate the corporate world."
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) The first phase of an $11.9 million experiment to study tornadoes ended with researchers only finding one twister during a 35-day period.
The initial phase of the Verification of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 — also called Vortex2 — started May 10 and ran through June 13. A second phase will run from May 1 through June 15 next year.
About 120 people from 18 universities and government agencies traveled more than 11,000 miles during Vortex2's first phase, but found only a strong EF-3 tornado in far southeastern Wyoming that lasted about 30 minutes.
"It was the least number (of tornadoes) in that time period since the early 1990s, and only twice since World War II," said Don Burgess, a research scientist at the University of Oklahoma. "Mother Nature likes to play tricks on us. ... That's why we planned for Vortex2 to be a two-spring experiment, because any one spring can be a bad year."
Burgess said that despite the lack of tornadoes, the first year of the Vortex2 project still proved beneficial, in part because researchers found and recorded information from three tornadic storms that did not produce any twisters.
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Personalized Medicine and Outcomes Center (PMOC)
The Personalized Medicine and Outcomes Center focuses primarily on providing resources and consultation to researchers in the following areas:
- Analysis of Large DatabaseQuality Assessment
- Quality Improvement Analysis
- Economics, Health Status and Decision Analysis
- Survey Design
- Qualitative Research Design
- Outcomes Education Program
The PMOC draws on the strengths of the cardiovascular research programs of Mid America Heart Institute that developed a cardiovascular outcomes model to tailor outcomes prediction. This model will be adapted for application in other research areas of interest to Frontiers researchers. Other large research databases, available from KU and UMKC, which advance knowledge on health outcomes and the dissemination and implementation of that knowledge for practice are available to Frontiers researchers.