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It's a little shocking how quickly stories about investigative journalism for a (gasp!) newspaper have come to feel quaint, a victim of how completely we've embraced all things digital and accepted the "death" of print media. Investigative journalism isn't dead, but the newspaper world in 2007 – the creative and safe haven for many of the characters in On The Head of a Pin, a new play written and directed by Frank Winters currently running at 59E59 Theaters – is one that, even if not completely gone, already seems lifted from a previous era. Add to that an investigation that centers on torture taking place in U.S.-operated prisons in Iraq in 2003 and the play winds the audience through lessons of our recent history: what we lose in order to win. These are lessons, though, that are not quaint and the show may ultimately suffer from its audience's still-current relationship to these matters of recent past. Still, On The Head of a Pin is a well-written, well-acted show of much promise that, ultimately, succumbs to trying to do too much, to tell too many stories, to a 3-hour run time.
The play begins in 2004, when Sarah Kennedy accepts a job from the private military contractor, Caliban Corp., to serve as, she believes, a translator between the prisoners and their jailors. Once, there, Sarah soon learns that being nice, trusting and mousy is not the most effective way to coerce intelligence out of prisoners and that, in fact, she is being indoctrinated into a prison system that makes free use of torture to meet their ends. Sarah is sickened by what she sees, but cannot bring herself to leave the job, since her husband needs the health insurance to undergo cancer treatments back in the States. Instead she enlists the help of one of the guards, Russell Clark, to help her steal the pictures and videos the interrogators are taking Abu Ghraib-style and blackmail the prison administrator, Kathleen Crane, into ending the torture and releasing a prisoner she believes is innocent.
Intercut with these scenes is the story of Lily Strauss, a disgraced journalist working for the New York Guardian, who, 3 years later, is contacted by a source who has all of the pictures and videos of the torture in the Iraqi prison. Strauss sees this story as the one that will clear her name and take down Caliban, Along with her colleague, Harry Sullivan, Strauss follows the money, the paperwork and the people to try to uncover the truth, while mentoring (and eventually falling for) her young intern, Gwen Post. However, in this case, the truth will not necessarily set you free and the closer Lily gets to what happened at the prison, the more Caliban and, eventually, the U.S. Government want to keep this story from seeing the light of day.
The acting is a real strength. Sofia Lauwers is fantastic as Lily Strauss, making the journalist's single-minded focus on solving the mystery the audience's as well. Jason Ralph is likably smarmy as the Caliban employee in charge of staffing the prisons with unwitting torturers. Jen Tullock, as Kathleen Crane, is so much fun to watch, a machine gun of matter-of-fact manipulation of the clearly vulnerable Sarah Kennedy (Emily Fleischer). James Ortiz's set does a great job allowing each of the worlds a place on the stage and Ortiz is also strong as Jon Lowe, the new editor of the paper tasked with handling his publication and Lily. In fact, much of this cast, though most of them noticeably younger than their characters would be, do really great work with this complex, interwoven story. Winters' seems able to direct his own work, with the story always being clear, which is not the easiest task for a tale so sprawling as this one.
And the writing is really good – there's just way too much of it. Winters is clearly smart. He writes snappy, clever repartee and seems to have an intellectual hold over the complex worlds of American newspaper journalism in the early-21st century and U.S. government/private corporation bed-sharing. What he really needs to work on, though, is what to tell and what to leave out. On The Head of a Pin is essentially three one-hour plays. There is the play about Sarah Kennedy's experience in Iraq. There's the play about Lily Strauss' investigation. Both of these are tight genres that run on plot and thrive when the audience gets the information they need and then moves on. Finally, there's the play about Lily's interpersonal relationships with all of the political thriller-ness serving as the backdrop. Too often, Winters lets scenes linger well past when the important plot information has been delivered in order to get in some character details and leaves the audience thinking, "What am I watching? Is this a mystery, a thriller or a melodrama?" each of which have their own rules that, when ignored, muddy the waters and temper our enjoyment of all of the good stuff that this play brings to the stage. If everything is tighter, then Winters would have to focus his talents to really bring his show to a powerful conclusion, rather than letting it drift into port.
On The Head of a Pin really does bring a lot worth seeing. Line-to-line, this is some impressively good writing and, moment-to-moment, this show has some great acting. It's just that its excess, by the end, takes much of the gleam off what's good. I would love to see what this show were like at 2-hours instead of 3. I suspect I'd be talking about the play – the fine writing, directing and acting – more and the running time, hopefully, not at all.


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Comedian Richard Lewis will help Tucson's Rabbi Sam Cohon celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cohon's "Too Jewish" radio program with a live variety show broadcast from the Fox Tucson Theatre on March 2.
Other guests will include Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Congressman Ron Barber, the Avanim Rock Band and Boreas, among others.
Tickets go on sale Friday at www.foxtucsontheatre.org
The fast-paced weekly radio show tackles contemporary Jewish life through music, arts, culture, comedy and inspiration. Over the years Cohon, senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El, has featured a host of star-studded guests, including Neil Sedaka, Kinky Friedman, Elie Wiesel, Lily Tomlin, Peter Yarrow, Nina Totenberg, Eve Ensler, Russ Feingold, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Gabrielle Giffords, Matisyahu and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. In addition to his radio show, Cohon also has a popular podcast at www.toojewishradio.com
"Too Jewish" airs Sunday mornings on KVOI 1030 AM in Tucson; on KAPR 930 AM in Douglas, Bisbee and Sierra Vista; and on KJAA 1240 AM in Globe.
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Today's Celebrity News: August 31, 2011 Late Edition
Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio Share a Wild Outing in Sydney
- Details on Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio's Australian rendezvous — People
- George Clooney is such a movie star — Lainey Gossip
- Alec Baldwin talks running for mayor — Huffington Post
- How much will it cost to bury Kim Kardashian's sex tape? — D-Listed
- Sandra Bullock does dinner with friends — JustJared
- Kristin Cavallari wears a tutu out on the town — Hollywood Tuna
- The RHOBH new season will air as planned — Pink Is the New Blog
- Get a look at Madonna's intense workout — The Superficial
- Is Zoe Saldana's star power being overlooked? — The Daily Beast
- Matthew Fox formally charged for assaulting a bus driver — The Blemish


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Former advisers with AXA Asia Pacific, which AMP took over last year, claim the insurance giant is deliberately cutting off their access to client files for up to a month, bringing their businesses to a standstill and causing anxiety for investors.
Since last year's $13 billion merger, 50 AXA advisers have left to join the National Australia Bank wealth subsidiary MLC and it is estimated another 30 will join this year.
Deborah Kent, a principal of Integra Financial Services in Sydney and Scott Haywood, of Haywood Financial Management in Melbourne, were among those who left.
They say AMP terminated their access to AXA's Summit administration platform, which holds information about clients' investments and insurance holdings and tax positions, for almost a month when they joined MLC.
"AXA didn't put any pressure on me to stay because I made it clear I was concerned about AMP's influence on the business and wanted to leave," Ms Kent said. "But because Summit holds all our client information, they prevented us from accessing the system."
While it is normal practice for advisers who are in the process of switching licensees to lose access to client information for about two days while codes are being changed, the typical length is between two days to a week.
An AMP spokesperson said that planners had an obligation to "maintain complete client records" and could not rely solely on the platform.
"While platforms store client-specific investments, financial advisers are obliged to maintain complete client records, including financial strategies and advice. This is typically done via CRM software, which is also updated on client-specific investment by the relevant product manufacturers."
Yet most retail investors who use a financial planner pay between 0.5 per cent and 0.9 per cent for administration via a master trust or wrap platform such as Summit. Numerous other AXA practices, including Flynn Sprake Financial Planning in regional NSW and InvestorPlan in Sydney, also complained of delays in accessing files through Summit when they left AXA.
InvestorPlan principal Manjit Singh said not having access to data online made life "much harder and added another step to the financial planning process".
Flynn Sprake Financial Planning joined MLC's premier brand Godfrey Pembroke in November.
MLC increased its distribution sales staff by 309 last year. It has been running an aggressive recruitment campaign, specifically targeting AXA advisers, since the competition regulator initially rejected the AMP-AXA merger citing a substantial lessening of competition in the retail investment platform market.
NAB Wealth and Marketing executive general manager Richard Nunn said the group was currently in discussions with 20 to 30 AXA practices. MLC had negotiated a one-off payout to compensate AXA advisers for changing licensees, he said, but declined to reveal the average amounts being paid. Mr Nunn denied that MLC was waiving dealer fees for newcomers.
An AMP spokesperson reaffirmed the company's commitment to attracting and retaining advisers and said the group was comfortable with its progress since its merger with AXA.
"We have not seen a material change to the value of our AXA advice business since we last updated the market in August," the spokesperson said.
"We have a strong value proposition for planners and we'll continue to innovate and invest in our advisers to help them grow their businesses and deliver the right outcomes to their customers. However, there will always be advisers who feel our value proposition is not for them."
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Ghost Rider's Motorcycle is a driveable motorbike in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. It seats up to one passenger and is driveable only on solid terrain. It is the primary method of transportation for Ghost Rider.
This motorcycle is the common mode of transportation of Ghost Riders. It was created by Mephisto as the steed of his bounty hunter the Spirits of Vengeance. It has large skull on the front which makes it a very intimidating vehicle on the road. It is powered by Hellfire; and is not effected by the natural laws of physics The motorcycle is capable of moving at incredible speeds, moving up vertical surfaces, cross bodies of water and at some times capable of flight. The wheels are constantly on fire, which leaves a trail along the road when moving at its incredible speeds.
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Top Line: Tomas Hertl's sick night; Luongo outduels Schneider; more links
An annotated guide to this morning's must-read hockey stories:
• San Jose Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl is the NHL's leading scorer after an amazing four-goal outburst against the New York Rangers. His final tally of the night was pretty cocky, eh? Good night to have mom in the stands.
• Adding injury to insult, the Rangers may have lost Rick Nash after their star forward was elbowed in the head by San Jose defender Brad Stuart. No one's calling it a concussion just yet, but Nash has suffered from them before, making him highly susceptible to a repeat of the injury.
• It was just announced that Stuart has a hearing with the Department of Player Safety. Whaddya think he's gonna get . . . two games?
• It was supposed to be about the homecoming of Cory Schneider and a duel against his old partner, Roberto Luongo. Instead, the Devils-Canucks clash turned into another episode of The Sedins Show.
• They're still whining in Vancouver about the return Mike Gillis accepted for Schneider.
• James Neal's mysterious injury was suffered while the team played an on-ice game of Wiffle ball. Or maybe not.
Related gallery: Weirdest hockey injuries
• Danny Trejo looks much better in a Flyers sweater than, say, strapped to the top of a tortoise.
• Washington owner Ted Leonis dishes some Winter Classic details, including his preferred site and the money that the Capitals are likely to make as the hosts of the 2015 event. Spoiler alert: it's not what you're thinking.
• Los Angeles Kings second rounder Valentin Zykov and 2014 draft-eligible defender Roland McKeown top this week's edition of Ryan Kennedy's prospect hot list.
• James Mirtle thinks trading defenseman Jake Gardiner might make sense for the Maple Leafs. I think he's right. Gardiner is a tremendous but undisciplined talent, and doesn't fill the team's obvious need for a strong shutdown-type blueliner. The trick now is finding the right trading partner.
• Leave it to the great Roy MacGregor to bring perspective to Canada's Olympic hockey jersey debate. Personally, I'm just thrilled that they're 15 percent lighter than those horrible, bulky 2010 sweaters that Crosby and Co. had to lug around like an overcoat in August. With these technological marvels on their backs, who needs steady goaltending?
• Taylor Hall appreciates the sophistication of Edmonton's fans, but he'd appreciate if they could just chill out a little bit.
• Cal Clutterbuck is ready to return to action, but the Islanders don't have room for him.
• Dan Rosen talks captains, missing pieces and firing GMs in his Over the Boards column.
• Whether it ends up being set, you can bet that players won't be too thrilled with the huge chunk escrow will claw back from their contracts this season.
• You goalies out there might want to perform a little maintenance on your masks after seeing this.
• So much for Flyers culture. It sounds like new Philly coach Craig Berube might be channeling a recent Rangers coach.
• Sounds like Tim Thomas is out indefinitely after suffering a groin strain in a 2-1 loss to the Flyers.
• Bucky Gleason suggests a bold move for the struggling Sabres: have Jhonas Enroth and Ryan Miller switch roles. Here's why that makes a whole lot of sense.
• Mikhail Grigorenko's old junior linemate is trying to make a name for himself with Rochester of the AHL. Oh yeah, the kid also happens to be the son of Patrick Roy.
• I don't know about you, but I love me some Finnish metal. And so does Tuukka Rask, who opened up to Esquire (!) about some of his favorites.
• The Sabres have always relied heavily on Canadian fans to stay in the black. A new deal could make that market even more profitable.
• These might be the best throwback jerseys since the great Vancouver Millionaires sweaters that the Canucks trotted out last year.47 games hard. Because he was fired


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August 17, 2016
Dear Parents and Guardians
What an amazing summer for many of our families. Family activities and vacations make for wonderful memories that last a lifetime. I managed to accomplish some much needed upgrades to my home and take in a couple of weekend trips to the beach. I also spent some quality time with my two grandsons, Xavier and Noah. Xavier is 6 and Noah is 3 years old. Needless to say they kept me active all summer. It's time to return to school and prepare for a new school year. Once again I'm blessed to be back as your site administrator. This will be my fifth year with the district and my fourth year at El Tejon School.
Last year was exciting and filled with many special activities and projects; Camp Keep for 5th grade, Ocean Institute overnight for 6th grade, 7th grade Ocean Exploration, 8th grade university visits, sports program, carnivals, and banquets. Another exciting event was the ribbon cutting ceremony for our 2nd softball field that was sponsored by generous community donations including National Cement Company. Many of these projects would not have been possible without the support of our creative students, staff, and parents. Thank you for making the previous school year a success!
Teachers and district staff have worked hard these last few days to prepare classrooms. In addition to our returning staff we have several new staff members that you will soon meet. Welcome Mr. Jensen, Mrs. Romanini, Mrs. Zimmerman, and Mrs. Page to the El Tejon Family!
Please read and become familiar with our Parent-Student Handbook. The goal in providing this handbook is to give parents and students an understanding of the rules, procedures, privileges, and responsibilities at El Tejon School. Review the contents with your child and return all necessary forms to school as soon as possible.
The instructional school day begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. It is essential that all students come to school every day on time, prepared, and ready to learn. Students are dismissed at 2:50 p.m. and 1:50 on minimum days. There is supervision after 8:10 a.m. if you are dropping off your student at school.
Parent participation is highly encouraged; in the classroom, committees, PTSO, or simply to participate in many of our scheduled field trips. Feel free to stop in and ask us how you can become a valuable volunteer at El Tejon School. I look forward to meeting our new incoming 5th graders and welcoming back all returning students!
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Gwyneth Paltrow Brings Her Son to the Hospital!
Just back from the Cannes Film Festival, Iron Man actress Gwyneth Paltrow was on Mommy duty today, bringing her two-year-old son Moses to to the Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth in St. John Wood, London.
Fortunately, it appears that the situation wasn't grave, as the pair departed the hospital an hour after their 3:15 p.m. arrival.
The cause of the visit is unclear. From the photo above, it appears that Moses is suffering a condition known as Juvenile Pixelation (or JP), which causes an odd blurring of the complexion in young children.
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Media ecology is a field that has been defined as the study of media as environments [
Central to the field of media ecology is McLuhan's famous aphorism, "the medium is the message" [
The term
The term
McLuhan has been wrongly accused of claiming that content does not exist, which is absurd given that his argument is, in part, that content is influenced and shaped by the medium that is used [
Messages that contains no information can include those associated with ritual, including the everyday rituals of phatic communication (e.g.,
Content and messages lacking in information can still have meaning. Like information,
Postman notes that, "because of the accessibility and speed of their information, different technologies have different political biases." [
Every society is held together by certain modes and patterns of communications which control the kind of society it is. One may call them information systems, codes, message networks, or media of communication. Taken together they set and maintain the parameters of thought and learning within a culture. Just as the physical environment determines what the source of food and exertions of labor shall be, the information environment gives specific direction to the kinds of ideas, social attitudes, definitions of knowledge, and intellectual capacities that will emerge [
Similarly, in
Hypnotized by their rear-view mirrors, philosophers and scientists alike tried to focus the
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Information on the medium level is most typically associated with
The Shannon-Weaver Model reflects the close connection between information theory and the introduction of electronic communication technology, and serves as an adequate representation of the technical aspects of information transmission via electronic media. When it has been overgeneralized and used to represent communication in general, however, the model becomes easy to criticize as simplistic and inaccurate. Problems with the model include the fact that it does not allow for the complexities of human communication, which involve the use of numerous channels simultaneously; that it represents communication as one-way, not allowing for the fact that much of human communication entails interactions and transactions, and that these too occur over multiple channels simultaneously; and that it only represents dyadic communication, leaving out triadic situations, group contexts both small and large, and public and mass communication. Broadly, the model can be faulted for describing human activity by way of a mechanistic, technological metaphor, leaving out such vital concerns as meaning, purpose, and motivation. In the field of media ecology, the transmission or transportation view of communication that underlies the Shannon-Weaver model has been criticized and rejected in favor of metaphors emphasizing ritual and communication over time rather than space [
Reducing the role of the medium to the narrow notion of
Given the inadequacies of the Shannon-Weaver Model for representing something other than the electronic signaling, it is still possible to consider the transmission of information as a medium-specific phenomenon. For example, the way in which information is transmitted via telegraph differs from the way in which messages are transferred via telephone, and from communication by way of wireless technology. Information shared via speech can be distinguished from information shared through writing. The kind of information transmitted through images is not the same as the type of information disseminated by words. Receiving information when alone and in the comfort of one's home is not the same as receiving the same information as part of a crowd in a public place.
One of the main tenets of media ecology is that different media have different kinds of biases (one of the meanings of
The human species is believed to have originated in Africa, and spread from there to the four corners of the world, so that information can be carried along with human migration. That is, at least
More recent progress in transportation is not without significance, but has been vastly overshadowed by the electronic media's ability to transmit information instantaneously. The telegraph was the first medium to split apart information transmission from physical transport, translating material objects (
Much of what has been written in the previous section applies to the speed of transmission as well as the ability to cover distance, as the two are very closely interrelated. McLuhan placed a great deal of emphasis on the significance of electric speed, which in turn speeds up human activity in general [
The Shannon-Weaver Model represents what in technical terms would be called point-to-point transmission. In human face-to-face communication, this most closely resembles dyadic situations such as conversation and dialogue, albeit minus the back-and-forth. Such interpersonal communication can also occur in the context of small groups without much altering the essential quality of one-to-one transmission. It is also possible to have communication on a one-to-many basis, such as we associate with public address and oratory (as well as other forms of oral performance). In ancient Greece, where the written word had given rise to both a larger, more complex form of social organization in Athens and its neighbors and colonies, and a more sophisticated form of public speaking through the development of rhetoric (the use of writing to review, edit, and study oratory), the conflict between the philosophers and sophists represented a contrast between the two types of relationships, one-to-one and one-to many. And while dialogue emerged as the generally accepted ideal form of communication, public address remained highly significant in politics, law, and religion [
The printing press with moveable type introduced by Gutenberg in the mid-15th century, in mechanizing the act of copying written works, provided unprecedented possibilities for the mass production of messages. This new ability to communicate from one-to-many eliminated the noise introduced via scribal corruption, and made the mass dissemination of information a reality. Speed of dissemination was limited, however, by the fact that the press was for the most part powered by human muscle until the introduction of steam powered printing in the early 19th century truly ushered in the age of mass communication. By the end of the century, Marconi's wireless telegraphy opened the door to broadcasting, a new kind of mass communication, and commercial radio became commonplace during the 1920s. Mass dissemination of information is not easily separated from mass opinion, advertising and public relations, and propaganda—indeed, the term
While steam-powered printing and broadcasting are similar in their potential for the mass dissemination of information, they differ in that printing requires physical transportation from the point of production out to the mass readership, reinforcing the center-margin relationships that can be traced back to the first empires of the ancient world, made possible by the written word and lightweight writing surfaces. Broadcasting, on the other hand, does not disseminate a fully formed message in the way that printing does, but rather sends out a signal that is transformed into a message at the point of reception, by the user's radio or television set. In this, the electronic media follow the bias towards decentralization associated with electricity and electric technology more generally, as Lewis Mumford first observed [
The relationship between sender and receiver is connected to the conditions of attendance by which information is received and decoded. Oral communication is communal in nature, whether it is the bond formed by dialogue between two individuals, or the fact that the audience for public speaking and oral performance form a unity, linked by the fact that they are receiving messages simultaneously in addition to their co-presence in time and space. Whereas listeners come together as a unified audience, readers must isolate themselves, at least psychologically, in order to decode written messages. Listening to a book read out loud, therefore, constitutes an entirely different experience than reading a book silently, and this affects and alters the decoding process. The cinema, appearing as an adjunct of live performance in the late 19th century, weds mass communication to the communal experience of the audience as large co-present group. During the 20th century, sound amplification create two quite distinct situations: The speech or oral performance before live audiences of unprecedented size made possible by the addition of public address systems (Leni Riefenstahl's 1935 Nazi propaganda film,
Conditions of attendance have some bearing on the accessibility of information to audiences and receivers. Access to information via the spoken word is relatively open among individuals who speak the same language, albeit limited in reach and breadth of dissemination. Reliance on the written word changes patterns of access, extending accessibility in some ways, but creating significant barriers with the addition of the prerequisite of learning how to read. Complex systems of notation such as logographic writing (e.g., cuneiform, hieroglyphics, Chinese ideograms) tend to limit access, leading to the creation of what Innis referred to as
Printing led to a proliferation of images as well as writing, and it was the 19th century that saw the onset of what Daniel Boorstin referred to as the
Access to information is of great significance, and can be represented by the act of reading, which begs the question, what of writing? For typical individuals, speaking and listening are inseparable aspects of spoken language. And for the most part, we learn to read and write at the same time, although it is possible to teach reading without writing, and it has been done at times in the past. The printing revolution introduced a read-only emphasis, in that typography relies on heavy and expensive machinery, and the various forms of mass communication introduced in the 19th and 20th centuries have tended to amplify this disparity. The introduction of new media in the final decades of the 20th century opened up new possibilities for access to the transmission process, the ability to send as well as receive information. The shift from read-only to read-write set-ups means greater audience control. Increased access to information facilitates democratization, but that trend can be mitigated through restricted control over the source of information. Power disparities are more readily eliminated when the transmission process is open and easily accessible.
Transmission of information is generally discussed in regard to space, and the speed at which distance can be bridged, but transmission can also occur over time [
Notational systems, and especially the written word vastly increase our storage capacity, which is why they are intimately associated with the shift from tribal society to what has traditionally been termed civilization. Durability is an important factor in storage capacity, so that monuments and architecture can be highly effective forms of information storage, and writing on stone and clay tablets, and parchment manuscripts, all of which Innis termed heavy media, help to transmit information accurately over time, albeit at the cost of reduced flexibility, increased rigidity of culture [
All of the above variables contribute to the volume or amount of information that exists within a culture at any given time. Innovations in communications have generally resulted in increases in information volume, as we have moved from oral cultures to literate cultures, from scribal cultures to print cultures, and now to electronic cultures and digital cultures. As the volume of information has grown, we have seen shifts away from material objects and towards pure information, e.g., e-mail and text messaging, electronic monetary transfers, e-books,
From the perspective of Shannon's information theory, the only variable that matters in regard to the code used to transmit information is quantitative, the number of units, possible messages, signals or symbols within the code [
The fact that digital codes such as spoken language (for the most part), writing systems, and mathematical notation consist of discrete units whose meaning or value is more or less arbitrary, conventional, and clearly defined, while analogical codes such as images, most forms of nonverbal communication, and most forms of art and direct perception are relatively continuous and cannot be broken down into discrete units (in a picture, what line or bit of color constitutes one unit clearly separate from the next?), is itself a significant different between different types of media. As Susanne Langer notes, digital or as she terms it,
The distinction between analogical representation and digital coding of information can be seen as rooted in the difference between nonverbal and verbal modes of communication, and between direct perception of reality and the use of symbols to mediate between thought and perception (this is, admittedly, an oversimplification of a complex process). Human communication is distinguished from that of all other species, more or less, by the use of symbols, as exemplified by language, and scholars such as Gregory Bateson consider symbolic communication to be the basis for all other digital coding that humans beings employ:
Verbal language is almost (but not quite) purely digital. The word "big" is not bigger than the word "little"; and in general there is nothing in the pattern (
Language as a code may be essentially digital, but in practice the spoken word mixes the digital code with analogical forms of communication such as tone of voice and other paralinguistic cues, not to mention the equally analogical use of gesture, posture, facial expression, touch, and other forms of nonverbal communication. Symbolic communication, a creation of the mind, may allow for digital representation, but the body is hopelessly analogical by its very nature, and where human presence and face-to-face communication is involved, the digital cannot be isolated from its analogical context. Some of this is carried over into written communication (e.g., handwriting and penmanship as analogical form), printed documents (e.g., font and layout, not to mention illustrations), and electronic communications (e.g., the mixture of language and image on television).
The difference between digital codes/discursive form and analogical codes/presentational form is one of the most significant in the field of media ecology, but it is also acknowledged that, within these categories, different forms or codes have different biases. Edward Sapir, Benjamin Lee Whorf, and Dorothy Lee are most often associated with the position that different languages codify reality in different ways, utilizing different grammars as well as vocabularies, and that these differences influence the way individuals view the world [
Along with the distinction between word and image, and more generally the digital and the analogical, within the field of media ecology great emphasis is placed on the distinction between orality and literacy, that is, the difference between speech and writing as linguistic codes. Rather than the spoken word and the written word being two parallel symbol systems, however, writing is defined as a secondary symbol system [
In addition to decontextualization, the encoding of spoken language into written form involves a translation from one sensory mode to another, from hearing to vision. This is a qualitative shift, with a variety of implications, as previously noted, including much improved fidelity in messages transmitted over space, the ability to evaluate messages more effectively by allowing for their review and objective analysis, an enhanced ability to formulate messages given the potential for editing and rewriting, and the enormous expansion of our capacity for information storage. All of this contributes to a great increase in the volume of information in societies with writing, especially as writing systems becomes more efficient through the development of phonetic writing, and in particular the alphabet. Again, as previously noted, this sets the stage for the information explosion resulting from the printing revolution that began in mid-15th century Europe, and that has been further extended by the many innovations in communication technology of the past two centuries.
While our present era is often referred to as
The invention of writing actually gave birth to information itself, engendering the first information revolution. Writing created new entities, mental objects that exist apart from the flow of speech, along with the earliest, systematic attempts to organize this abstract mental world.... [
Writing, as a code that encodes a code, extends the digital quality of language, but what Hobart and Schiffman stress is writing's decontexualization of the word, as it removes language from the context of a specific time and place, while providing discourse with a degree of permanence previously inconceivable. In doing so, writing also gives us the ability to take words out of their natural context of human dialogue and oral performance alike, for example, as Goody notes, in the very basic activity of making lists, one of the first uses of the written word [
Information came into being at the cusp between orality and literacy, a singular moment that cannot itself be understood unless we first consider the nature of the oral culture that literacy would transform. In this oral world, memory functioned in sharp contrast to the way we literates conceive of it, not as a container for information but as a participatory act, commemoration, serving to maintain social consensus. The emotional power and immediacy of this activity prevented its participants from distinguishing between the context and the experience of commemoration in any consistent manner. Only with this distinction did the mental object we call information come into being, and only then could memory become a container for them. The information revolution born of literacy is all the more stunning and revolutionary when seen in stark relief against an oral world where information did not exist. [
Hobart and Schiffman stress that the accumulation of information following the introduction of writing eventually leads to a situation of information overload, and necessitates new innovations for managing that overabundance; this is a process that Paul Levinson refers to as
In regard to the information explosion occurring in the wake of the invention of the Gutenberg printing press, the remedy that Hobart and Schiffman identify is numeracy, and Descartes' dream of mathematical rationality, leading up to the development of calculus. Here too, we can identify other efforts such as the consistent use of alphabetical order, page numbers, table of contents and indexes, footnotes and bibliographies, references and citations, not to mention the production of reference works such as dictionaries, thesauri, and encyclopedias, and more ephemeral items such as almanacs, catalogs, and calendars. Elizabeth Eisenstein notes the importance of printing in the production and distribution of the visual display of information in the form of tables (e.g., multiplication, sine, cosine, tangent, logarithm,
The communications revolution of the 19th century, which began with the application of steam power to the printing press, producing the first mass circulation daily newspapers, led in turn to the development of Boolean logic, the 19th century foundations of computer technology (e.g., Charles Babbage's unfulfilled plans for a difference engine, and the actual Hollerith punch card machines used to tabulate data), and the actualization of computer technology during the 20th century (e.g., Alan Turing, and the first electric, digital computers such as ENIAC). Currently, computer databases, hypertextual interfaces such as the World-Wide Web, and search engines such as Google, all are means for coping with information overload, albeit not always completely or successfully. The key point that Hobart and Schiffman introduce, that new information technologies lead to other new technologies and techniques for organizing information, returns us to the two levels of content/communication and relationship/metacommunication. In other words, as the introduction of new media results in increases in information on the content level, this in turn requires innovations on the medium level to assist in providing second order information, information about information.
In his popular book,
Understanding that energy is the appropriate equivalent to matter helps to clarify the fact that information represents another type of phenomenon altogether. We discuss information as if it were a substance, as something contained within and/or transmitted by a message or medium, and we do so as a matter of convenience. This kind of usage often is associated with popular and commonsense discourse, where the term itself is not subject to precise definition. A more nuanced approach would be to define information not as a substance, but as a
From a communication theory perspective, though, information is best understood as a
Gregory Bateson emphasizes the fact that information is essentially about
When I strike the head of a nail with a hammer, an impulse is transmitted to its point. But it is a semantic error, a misleading metaphor, to say that what travels in an axon is an "impulse". It could correctly be called
The discernment of difference can be seen as a form of cognition, or information processing, and it is a function that can be carried out by a variety of different systems, be they biological, technological, or sociological. Systems at the very least must maintain a boundary against their environment, in order to maintain their integrity and identity, their very existence as systems separate from their environment. This closing off from the environment is associated with the process termed
The sociological function of surveillance of the environment [
News as we understand it today would not be possible without the printing press, but it is also the product of further technological developments occurring during the 19th century. One of the earliest and most important was the application of steam power to the press, which was previously operated largely by hand. This innovation represented a giant leap in mass production capabilities, giving rise to the first mass circulation daily newspapers, while economies of scale allowed for the papers to be sold at much cheaper prices than previously possible (e.g., the penny press in the United States). The need to fill these papers with news led to the regular employment of reporters, and with it the separation of reporting from editorial functions; at the same time, in search of content for these media, newspapers turned for the first time to covering crime on a regular basis [
While publishers and editors felt free to express their opinions and endorse political candidates and initiatives, the ideal of objective reporting gained momentum over the course of the 19th century [
Perhaps no technology more radically changed the concept of news than the telegraph. As previously noted, it transformed material, written documents into electronic signals for instantaneous transmission, and in this sense helped to form the modern idea of information, as well as news. As McLuhan observed, telegraphic news was associated with the breakdown of linearity in newspapers, as the storyline gave way to the dateline, a loss of narrative form that helped to give the impression of news as pure information [
The telegraph, which gave rise to the wire services (e.g., Associated Press, Reuters), also had the effect of turning news into a commodity to be bought and sold [
News relates to information on the content level, and various efforts to analyze news would constitute metainformation on the relationship or medium level. As noted earlier, information overload gives rise to new methods and technologies that organize, analyze, and synthesize, and otherwise perform the function of control. Indeed, Norbert Wiener believed the function of control to be so central to the concept of information that he coined the term
In military circles, the function is referred to a
Although Mumford's discussion of the mechanical clock [
Printing represented a further extension of mechanization, and while lacking an effective feedback mechanism (although the exchange of written messages could still be employed), its potential for mass dissemination of information made it a very powerful blunt instrument of control; that the messages were identical in form introducing an unprecedented homogenizing force into human culture that was instrumental in establishing the modern nation-state, and its colonial empires [
Again, the introduction of telegraphy stands as a watershed moment in the history of information, extending control over space, and opening the door to the nationalism movements of the 19th century, and increased centralization of authority [
Additionally, telegraph and telephone together provided the control needed for organizations to develop horizontally, with offices in different locations, creating the foundations for the modern corporation. In the 20th century, Marconi's wireless provided a measure of control over ships at sea that had previously been unthinkable; for this reason, governments took control of the airwaves following the outbreak of the First World War, and retained control (directly or, as in the US, by maintaining ownership and leasing spectrum to private interests) after the armistice was signed. Of course, the digital computer technologies that were developed during the mid-20th century and continue to evolve gave us new forms of information processing, and has come a long way towards fully realizing Wiener's vision of a cybernetic future. Coupled with wired technology, especially the internet, and wireless technologies that stretch from satellites orbiting overhead to handheld cell phones and mobile devices, we have gained new powers to control and coordinate our own activities, at the same time that we have become increasingly more subject to control and coordination through and by our devices. We become enveloped by a new media environment characterized by new forms of networked organization, and systems of increasing complexity, both technological and social.
In his outstanding scholarly study,
That we are now living in the
Having earlier noted that matter and information, atoms and bits, are not parallel phenomena that can be compared to one another, it follows that the same holds true for machines (e.g., the printing press, the steam engine) and information. So, when we speak of our time as constituting
But we can push the point of origin back, as some would no doubt argue that Shannon's introduction of
The Eagle soars in the summit of Heaven,
The Hunter with his dogs pursues his circuit.
O perpetual revolution of configured stars,
O perpetual recurrence of determined seasons,
O world of spring and autumn, birth and dying!
The endless cycle of idea and action,
Endless invention, endless experiment,
Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness;
Knowledge of speech, but not of silence;
Knowledge of words, and ignorance of the Word.
All our knowledge brings us nearer to death,
But nearness to death no nearer to God.
Where is the Life we have lost in living?
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
The cycles of Heaven in twenty centuries
Brings us farther from God and nearer to the Dust.
The target of Eliot's faith-based critique is not computation, however, but communication, specifically mass communication. Although the mass production of messages can be traced back to Gutenberg, and the phenomenon of mass communication is frequently said to originate with the introduction of steam powered printing presses in the early 19th century, actual awareness of mass communication coalesces during the early 20th century. The propaganda (aka mass persuasion) campaigns of the First World War played a role in this development, as well as the beginnings of modern advertising and public relations that followed the end of the Great War. But more importantly was the advent of broadcasting, which served as an alternative to printing. With broadcasting came the realization that there are
The sudden popularity of
Rather than information or media, the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech and press, which corresponds to the two primary modes of verbal communication highlighted in the title of Walter Ong's best known work of media ecology scholarship,
What sets the 20th century apart, then, is the growing use of the term
Peter Drucker characterized the postindustrial period as one in which knowledge workers would operate within a knowledge economy in the context of a knowledge society [
The title of this article, "Counting Electric Sheep", is meant to serve as a metaphor for the idea that information in its contemporary sense, is a numbers game, a reference to digital technology based on binary code, and Claude Shannon's mathematical theory of communication [
Eliot's poetic linking of
Writing, on the other hand, in separating the knower from the known [
If wisdom resides in the person, and knowledge in a book, where do we find information? In signals transmitted through wires and airwaves, bouncing off of satellites, stored on magnetic and optical media, in computer memory and databanks. Knowledge takes time to acquire, and wisdom is the fruit of a lifetime, but information appears instantaneously, dematerialized and decontextualized, its function to reduce freedom and establish control. While popular discourse treats information as a basic human need and an unmitigated good, media ecology scholars warn that its benefits do not come without costs, and have expressed concerned about the devaluation and loss of human judgment, and liberty. The danger is in an unbalanced media environment where knowledge becomes the property of the privileged few rather than of the population as a whole, and wisdom all but disappears in the noise and clutter of information overload. At the same time, our new information technologies do have the potential for helping us achieve a more complex and ecologically sound social system, one where information serves human needs and purposes, and is used to create a sustainable and humane environment. The potential is there, if information can be harnessed through knowledge, and if it can be applied with wisdom.


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Every year for my Birthday as long as I can remember, my mom has made me this delicious Raspberry Dessert. My Birthday happens to be the day before Valentines. But for people that don't have their birthday so close to Valentines, this is a great dessert to make for your Valentine. I usually would prefer something chocolate for dessert, but this really is non-chocolate perfection!
Raspberry Dessert
(This recipe makes two pans of dessert)
2 C. Flour
1 ½ C. Sugar
3 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Salt
½ C. Butter (cut up)
1 C. Milk
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Mix dry ingredients together. Add cut-up butter and 2/3 cup milk. Beat 2 minutes at low speed. Add remaining milk, eggs and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes more. Pour batter into two greased 9×13 pans. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool.
2- 8oz. Pkg. Cream cheese, softened.
2 envelopes dream whip, prepared. Add to cream cheese and beat.
2 C. powdered sugar. Beat into above mixture.
Spread on cake and let chill for 1 hour
3 packages Danish dessert mix
1 package frozen raspberries. You can add more depending on how much you like raspberries.
Prepare according to pie filling directions on back of package. Add raspberries and cool, but don't set. When cool, spread on top of cream cheese mixture. Chill until set-overnight is best. (The above picture was not chilled so top is a more soft set)
*If you don't know what Danish Dessert, and Dream whip are here are some pictures. I usually find them in the jello section of the grocery store.
*For more jello Valentines ideas check out our other Valentines posts by clicking on the Valentines link in the sidebar on the left.
Now go and make some Raspberry Dessert for your Valentine and enjoy some Jello Joy!
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Jeff Kober is now involved in the teaching of Vedic meditation.
Jeff Kober is the father of one grown son, from his first marriage to film executive, Rhonda Talbot.
Jeff Kober is now divorced from Kelly Cutrone. Other sites have them still married, but they are divorced.
Jeff Kober was involved in the discussion and the commentary on the DVD of the 2001 film World Without Waves by writer-director, J. Mitchell Johnson. Jeff had the role of Doug in the film.
The costumes used for the Rippers in the film "Tank Girl" were so form fitting that Jeff Kober and the other cast members that played the Rippers had to cover themselves in vaseline to be able to slip into them.
The following is a list of all made for television films that Jeff Kober has been involved with and the characters that he played in them. "American Tragedy" (2000) as Bill Pavelic, "Windfall" (2001) as Bennett, "Lost Voyage" (2001) as Dazinger, "Gold Coast" (1997) as Roland Crowe, "The Advanced Guard" (1998) as Desmond, "Logan's War:Bound By Honor" (1998) as Sal Mercado, "The Innocent" (1994) as Tinsley, "A Matter Of Justice" (1993) as Talbot, "Desperate Rescue:The Cathy Mahone Story" (1993) as J.D.Roberts, "The Hit List" (1993) as Richard Cordon, "Keep The Change" (1992) as Billy Kelton, "Ned Blessing:The True Story Of My Life"(1992) as Tors Buckner, "Session Man" (1991) as Dean Storm, "Laguna Heat"(1987) as Vic Harmon, and "Higher Education"(1994) as Dale Evans.
Jeff Kober is fond of the following musicians:Led Zepplin,John Coltrane,Charley Parker,James Taylor,Dawn Upshaw,Maria Callas,John Zorn,The Beatles,Johnny Cash,and Kris Kristofferson.
Jeff Kober is 5'11".
Jeff Kober,an author ,as well as an actor,is in the process of writing a play about W.B.Yeats.
Jeff Kober studied the Meisner acting technique with well-known acting instructors Ed Kaye-Martin and Maria Gobetti.
Jeff Kober over the span of his twenty plus year acting career has guest starred on 32 different series. His first appearance was in a non-billed role on the series"V" in 1985 and his latest is in the role of the inmate Randall on "Supernatural". Kober has appeared on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Walker,Texas Ranger", and "N.Y.P.D Blue" twice in different character roles!
In the "Supernatural" episode called"Folsom Prison Blues", Jeff Kober,in character as Randall refers to himself as being 54 years old. In an ironic twist,Kober is only 53 in the real world.
Jeff Kober appeared as the character of Dean Storm in the 1991 Oscar winning short film, "Session Man". The thirty-one minute long, television film, was honored with an Academy Award in 1992 for Best Short Film, Live Action. Kober's character, Dean Storm, was a musician (guitar) in the film.
Jeff Kober was honored with a Best Actor nomination, for the character of Drake, in the Independent short film "Lucid" (2006), at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival.
Jeff Kober designed the projections that were used in the production of Jane Martin's play, "Flags".
Jeff Kober appeared in a commercial campaign for Bacardi Rum.
Jeff Kober has stated that the character of Evan"Dodger" Winslow,from the acclaimed Vietnam war drama, "China Beach", was his personal favorite, of all those he has played over, his twenty plus year career, in acting.
Jeff Kober is a big fan of the writer Elaine Pagels. He became interested in the works of Ms.Pagels when doing research for his direction of the play "The Bhagavad Gita-The Song Of God".
Jeff Kober(playing Abraham Ofinian/Eugene Hoff in the "Law and Order-Special Victims Unit" episode-"Charisma")was instrumental in helping Mariska Hargitay(series regular as Olivia Benson)win a Gloden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama. This was the first major acting award won by any series regular on any of The Law And Order series.
During the filming of the movie, "The First Power",Jeff Kober completed a scene of his character, satanic serial killer Patrick Channing, repeating the Christian"Lord's Prayer" backward in one take. Supposedly, doing this prayer backwards does invite satanic influences and according to published reports,Kober and the entire cast and crew were totally unnerved by the experience. Filming of the movie shut down and everyone went home to film another day.
During the editing of the film "Tank Girl" a number of scenes involving Jeff Kober's character(Booga-a Ripper-genetically mutated human-kangaroo-dog individual)and Tank Girl(Lorie Petty)were removed from the final version of the film and the DVD release. The scenes were removed because they showed Booga(Tank Girl's love interest in the film) and Tank Girl in bed together. The studio felt that the scenes were too graphic in nature for the audience.
Jeff Kober in a quote about how he felt about the character, Patrick Channing, he played in the film, "The First Power".
Jeff Kober:It was hard to find a sense of honor in this man (character-Patrick Channing)because he was strictly focused on power rather than any type of self fulfillment.
Jeff Kober in a comment on his sense of humor.
Jeff Kober:I generally find myself laughing in movies when no one else is,which can be embarrassing since I have a loud,kind of obnoxious laugh.
A quote from actor Jeff Kober on the type of television or film role that has the most attraction for him.
Jeff Kober:Drama attracts me more than comedy. I like films which show people going through certain personal kinds of change.
This is a quote from actor Jeff Kober on how he approaches his craft.
Jeff Kober:As an actor,I have to do my work in such a way as I believe it. If I make my part in it believable,that transfers to the audience.
This is a quote from actor Jeff Kober on what he hopes to accomplish with his acting.
Jeff Kober:I want more than anything to do work that can bring people together,instead of apart,and give a sense of healing. I think the world needs that right now.
This a quote from Jeff Kober in the role of Abraham Ofinian/Eugene Hoff,a meglomaniac,pedophile,con artist,from the "Law and Order:Special Victims Unit" episode,"Charisma".
Abraham Ofinian/Eugene Hoff:I am greater than all of them,greater than God!
This is from season 3 of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer",with Jeff Kober in character as Zachary Kralik,a mother obsessed, psychotic vampire.
Zachary Kralik:I have a problem with mothers. I am aware of that.
This is a quote by Jeff Kober in character as Major West(mercenary)in the 1994 film "Automatic".
Major West:In the old days,I would have tortured you for hours. There is just not time for life's simple pleasures anymore. Oh,well. Good Night!
This is from the 1986 film "Out Of Bounds" with Jeff Kober as savage drug dealer Roy Gaddis and Anthony Michael Hall as the farmboy Daryl Cage.
Daryl Cage:What are you mental,you think this is a freakin'video?
Roy Gaddis:Lead rain,Lamar. Lead freakin'rain.
This a quote from the 1988 black comedy "Lucky Stiff",with Jeff Kober as Ike McArthur Nixon Mitchell and Donna Dixon as Cynthia Mitchell. The film is about cannibalism-so the quote is perfect.
Ike McArthur Nixon Mitchell:Why are the gods so good to us?
Cynthia Mitchell:Because we love people and we know how good they really are!
This is from the 1996 film "Demolition High",with Jeff Kober in the role of the terrorist Luther.
Luther:If I was counting on luck,I would have voted Libertarian!.
Jeff Kober in character as serial killer Patrick Channing from the film-"The First Power". Lou Diamond Phillips had the role of Detective Russell Logan.
Patrick Channing:How's the stomach Russ?,on meeting Detective Russell Logan on the courthouse steps going into his murder trial after nearly killing Logan by stabbing him in the stomach before his capture.
The following are three quotes from actor Jeff Kober in character as the inmate Randall from the "Supernatural" episode,"Folsom Prison Blues". Jared Padalecki has the part of Sam Winchester as the other character in the exchanges.
Sam:How are you doing?
Randall:I am 54 years old, mopping the floors of a crapper with bars on the window. How do you think I am doing?
Sam:Alright. Bad icebreaker.
Randall:Why you inside,kid?
Sam:Cause I got an idiot for a brother.
Randall:That'll do it.
Randall:I've heard these stories. I don't know if they are true or not. Cons love to talk, but we are all liars.
This is a quote from actor Jeff Kober,in character as Booga from the 1995 film "Tank Girl".
Booga:I used to be dog,but because I was really good,I got moved up to human being status. Sort of.
This is a quote from actor Jeff Kober on his employment history before becoming an actor.
Jeff Kober:I was a pretty good rancher,a fairly decent corndog salesman in a carnival,a very marginal guitar player,and a lousy waiter.
This a quote from actor Jeff Kober about the rearing of his son.
Jeff Kober:My son is so cool! He has completely changed my lifestyle and expanded it for the better.
This a quote from the film-The First Power(1990). Jeff Kober had the role of serial killer Patrick Channing and Tracy Griffith had the role of psychic Tess Seton.
Tess Seton:Patrick,you can't keep killing forever.
Patrick Channing:Wanna Bet!


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Albuquerque, NM 87131
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Do you know whether genetically modified food ingested by one or both parents would be a cause of genetic mutations?
There is no evidence to support this statement.
How can you apply these findings in the genome to inherited mental disorders?
Although ultimately the application of gene interventions is a goal, we are years from the clinical application of these findings.
Treatment prior to conception?
Recommend genetic counseling if there are concerns in order to address specific findings. Being informed is always the best way to make decisions. Nonetheless, all women of child bearing age should supplement with folic acid. It is also prudent to discuss the teratogenic side effects of medications with a physician.
What about bipolar and the aggressive/violent preteen?
An aggressive/violent preteen merits a complete medical and psychiatric evaluation. Both biologic and interactive factors should be identified and addressed.
I had heard of a new breakthrough for schizophrenia medication. Is it similar to the fragile x med or do you know of it?
Most of the newer agents for schizophrenia target negative symptoms. The more important question is what symptom(s) are targeted and to match the symptom with the medication based on risk, benefits and side effects of the medication?
Do we know if de novo mutations are increasing? If so, are any factors besides the age of the father being hypothesized or discovered?
De novo mutations are part of the cycle of evolutionary development and they manifest often. Depending on the pathology, the age of both biological parents may or may not play a role. We hope that future studies may elucidate these factors.
OCD – How do you determine when symptoms of OCD are severe enough to warrant some type of treatment?
Treatment is warranted when the patient is amenable to treatment. Usually when the symptoms cause severe impairment in functioning, as manifested by the loss of employment, loss of a spouse or other significant relationship, or incarceration. However, lack of severity should not impede a patient from seeking help.
If there are only a few crucial genes necessary to "cause" a disorder, why are the total counts in a given area so different?
There are a few crucial genes, but many combinations of the genetic material. Some areas of the genome are more prone to errors due to location. The areas where the genome exchanges genetic material are more susceptible to "mistakes." We can use the analogy of traffic, the greater the traffic in any given area, the more risk of accidents or mistakes.


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Please find below the two technics of Carpet Cleaning performed by All Carpet Cleaning;
Encapsulation: Some people refer to this as 'dry cleaning' so ask your technician to clarify between Encapsulation and Bonnet Cleaning. Encapsulation uses a similar machine to Bonnet Cleaning but it is called a Cimex. In this process the machine serves in the same way as Bonnet Cleaning, where it agitates the floor to remove stains. The key difference with this process is the chemical being used. In this process once the chemical has been applied it will encapsulate any dirt and stains, then crystalizes and set in tiny little microscopic balls. Just picture a tiny little bubble with something in the middle of it. Then once dried you go over the carpet with a vacuum cleaner and it sucks up all the crystalized dirt and stains. The chemical solution being used is silicon based which coats the fibres for easy removal when vacuumed. When done correctly this is an excellent maintenance carpet cleaning technique.
Hot Water Extraction/Steam Cleaning: Steam Cleaning and Hot Water Extraction are virtually the same thing. In actual fact, steam cleaning does not use steam at all. The process uses hot water applied at low pressure. In this method of carpet cleaning the carpet technician sprays on a chemical solution over all carpeted areas. The solution is left to dwell for a short period of time, then using a wand, the technician uses low pressure to spray onto the carpet, this agitates and rinses the chemical and carpet. Finally, a large extraction machine with two, three stage vacuum motors, suck all the dirt and chemicals from the carpet. This system by far achieves the best result. I recommend using this process in conjunction with Encapsulation to maintain your carpets.


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What are some quotes from Narciso in "Bless Me Ultima"?
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Narciso is not always respected because is has a reputation for being the town drunk, yet he is the voice of reason and moderation when the townsmen pursue the fugitive Lupito. Narciso says,
"Por Dios, hombres! Let us act like men! That is not an animal down there, that is a man. Lupito. You all know Lupito. You know that the war made him sick..."
When the men deride him for being drunk, Narciso replies,
"I am not drinking...it is you men who are drunk for blood. You have lost your reason..."
Narciso counsels Lupito, saying,
"Amigo! You know I am your friend...those were good times, Lupito, before the war came...now we have this bad business to settle...but we are friends who will help you..."
Tragically, Lupito responds in desperation, shooting to draw the fire of the men, and he is killed (Dos).
Later in the book, Narciso heroically tries to get someone to warn La Grande that Tenorio is coming to kill her. When no one will go, he decides,
"Then I will go. Am I so old that a storm of the llano can frighten me? The llano bred and sustained me...it can bury me".
Narciso is indeed gunned down before he can reach the house of Marez, and his last words as he lays dying are,
"It is good to die on a hill of the llano, beneath the juniper" (Catorce).


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Check list of questions before activating pre-paid plans.briton Jul 13, 2010 6:04 PM
A relative has given us a Verizon pre-paid phone because she moved up a long time ago to a 2 year contract and knows we had bad experiences with our 2 previous attempts at trusting a phone company to provide wireless. She is a die-hard Verizone supporter so I assumed the brochure/terms of service would tell it in plain English. Apparently either they don't or we have lost the ability to read in our dotage! lol
The phone is a Samsung U350. The combination of plans we are considering is Pre-paid Core or Plus (99c or $1.99 daily rate) plus $10 Messaging Bundle. Depending on usage etc, we would obviously consider moving up but our requirement to use a wireless phone is limited and sporadic - for example, we think the messaging bundle might be worth the $10 but would be likely to use the phone a lot during some periods and not at all for months in between.
1. Am I right in thinking that we can't just pay the $10 per month to maintain activation - we must meet the pre-pay service requirement e.g. $15 for another 30 days, $30 for 90 days etc?
2. If so, is the $10 included? For example, if I purchased $15 every 30 days, we would have $10 deducted for the messaging bundle and $5 added to our balance each time and the service would remain active?
3. Does my unused balance expire if I maintain activation and if so after how long?
Please try to be specific as the following may or may not be double-talk - three statements on the same page of the downloaded brochure:
a. "Refill Amount: $15–$29.99 Expires In (once applied to account): 30 days" (with other amounts and periods tabled).
b. "Refill your account before it expires and your existing balance will be carried forward."
c. "Once activated, account balance will expire based on initial payment or in 60 days, whichever is longer."
So say I activate, make auto-payments every 30 days of $15 and for some time only use messaging within the limits of the $10 plan:
"a" would mean that after 30 days, I would lose the $5 balance remaining after the $10 was deducted; but
"b" would mean that the $5 would remain so my balance would be $10 and this would continue for as long as I maintained activation - so in 2 years time, I could make voice calls using a balance of 24 x $5 = $120 (unlikely that I wouldn't make calls that long but you take my point); but
"c" seems to suggest that each $5 would expire after 60 days.
(I did search for answers but note http://businessforums.verizon.net/t5/Prepaid-Plans/Prepaid-phone-unlimited-texting-picture-messaging-and-daily-fee/m-p/185829#M68 where a Wireless Employee gives an incorrect clarification only to be corrected by a customer. Hmmm!
Anyway, does my unused balance expire if I maintain activation and if so after how long?
4. If I set up auto-payments to add $15 every 30 days or $30 every 90 days, can I also set up the "minimum balance" trigger to add money if the balance falls below a certain amount or do I have to choose between one auto-payment method and another?
5. I know I can check VM using minutes or I can check VM by calling my number from my home phone and using a password. Can I also check VM online? (Both previous companies had this option but I can't find it anywhere in the Verizon system.)
6. MMS Messages: From the brochure:
a. "Additional and Unlimited Messages apply when sending and receiving ... Picture and Video Messaging Portal Messages"
b. "Plus, you can send Picture, Video and Voice Messages, a sound within a picture, for just 25¢ per message sent"
"a" suggests I can send MMS messages with pictures taken with the phone camera the same as regular messages without any cost that I wouldn't pay if the messages were merely text.
"b" suggests I have to pay 25c a time for them.
7. From the brochure: "Activation fee up to $25 may apply". So how much IS the activation fee?
8. Do pre-paid customers have the same access to things on the Verizon website requiring log-in or are those only for customers with long-term contracts?
9. "Limit of four Calling Plan changes in a 30-day period." So I could switch from $10 to $20 bundle mid-month and switch from Core to Unlimited Talk and back again and the only fees would be the extra $10 for the messaging bundle and the $3 per day usage fee?
10. Regarding the Samsung U350, can I get pictures out of it to, or onto it from, my PC without having to use minutes? On other phones, I could either plug a USB connector into the phone to upload them or pull the memory card out and upload them from that using a card adapter. Are either of these available on this phone (not mentioned in the User Manual downloaded from Samsung support site).
Sorry to ask so many questions, but personally I detest finding out afterwards that I have to pay for something I could have avoided using but was under the impression it was included in the service.


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I'm looking forward to breakfasting at Chookooloonk's (aka: Awesome Karen) house tomorrow morning. Catered by Quaker Oats (wow, water – bowl- oatmeal = easiest catering gig ever?? <grin>) to help fight child hunger in America.
Partially because I'll get to see some people I really like (see Jenny's blog post). Mostly because the Quaker Oatmeal guy will be there. Yeah.
So… yeah, I don't really get oatmeal connection either. But by jove, we will watch the inauguration in good company and with a belly full of much substance. More info on the nationwide event (found on MOMocrats):
…guests will breakfast on hot oatmeal with delicious
toppings (including BACON), all for a very worthy cause. Now
through February 28, you can visit Start with Substance
to enter the UPC (barcode) from any variety of Quaker hot cereal.
every UPC entered, Quaker will donate a bowl of nutritious oatmeal to Share Our Strength,
an organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger, up to 1 million
bowls of oatmeal. (You must be a member of Facebook in order to enter
UPCs.) But get this: even if you can't be bothered to track down your
UPC and enter it, or you are not a fan of oatmeal, you can still help.
All you have to do is enter 030000013809 as a valid UPC.


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According to Philip H. Howard, Associate Professor at Michigan State University, the wine industry is becoming more concentrated each year. Just three firms account for more than half of the wine sales in the United States.
Howard claims a large number of acquisitions and mergers have taken place in the past decade, such as Constellation Brands acquisitions of Mondavi in 2004, Vincor in 2006, and Fortune Brands' wine business in 2007.
Howard notes that although wine choices remain abundant, it is increasingly difficult for consumers to recognize which companies they are supporting with their purchases.
After Howard conducted an inventory of wine offerings at 20 retailers in Michigan, he recorded more than 3,600 unique varieties of wine, and traced their relationships with more than 1,000 different firms.
This graphic shows the 1,892 brands owned, licensed or exclusively imported by these firms.
But despite this astonishing degree of choice, wine sales are dominated by a much smaller number brands, and an even smaller number of firms, as this graphic shows.
Howard suggests the top firms each contribute to an illusion of diverse ownership by offering dozens of brands and hundreds of varieties, many of which do not clearly indicate the parent company on their label.
Even company websites may not make ownership apparent, says Howard.
This graphic shows some of the more than 200 brands offered by the five largest wine firms in the U.S.
Howard claims the illusion of diverse ownership to be strongest at chain drug stores.
"CVS and Rite Aid each offered more than one hundred unique varieties, but the majority were supplied by E. & J. Gallo or Constellation Brands, and fewer than 20 firms were represented on the shelves."
There is far more ownership diversification at local retailers with extensive wine selections. "One wine shop we visited offered products from 446 different firms, and no firm represented more than 2.6% of the varieties."
Howard explains part of the reason wine remains far less concentrated at the brand level compared to beer and soft drinks is that wine distributors do not usually stock the shelves directly, and stores have retained more control over their selections.
"Another reason for so many brand choices among the top firms is that wine has a much larger price range than other beverages. A single company may offer products in niches that range from inexpensive boxed wines on the bottom shelves, to $100+ bottles on the top shelves."
A recent strategy to increase profitability by Constellation Brands is to focus on offering higher-priced, premium wines.
Constellation sold its lower-priced brands Almaden, Inglenook and Paul Masson to The Wine Group in 2008, and also announced last June that it would be introducing more than 50 new brands and line extensions during the year.
In the beer and soft drink industries, only two firms control approximately three-quarters of all sales in the U.S., and each year the wine industry becomes more, and more condensed.


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Is Corporate America Forcing Generation Y to Innovate?
One of the many things I do in my life is work as a business developer and sales associate for a Remax Connection. Within the real estate industry, like most industries, there is a lot of talk about hiring Gen Y and creating an ideal work environment for them. I love listening to companies that are baffled by a generation that spends all its time on Facebook and texting and, I think wow I am part of Gen Y and I don't do any of that.
I am an individual and I am looking for a company that sees the world and my friends as I do – unique in their approach to anything. How can employers attract the best young talent? What do you have to offer that makes them feel unique? Money is not everything when it comes to hiring talented people, if it were then no one would work for startups for very little pay. It is important to understand what motivates different people; for some it is money, others status and others the environment. To explain what I mean I think I should share my story of how I came to be an entrepreneur.
It all started with a quote by Frantz Ferdinand: "Each generation, out of relative obscurity, must seek out its mission and either fulfill it or destroy it."
I kept reading and meditating on these words, after my interview at a well known financial services company. I had gone to the interview with my hopes up and a belief that the company was different, but at the end of the interview the interviewer looked at me and said, "we meet so many great people and most of them speak multiple languages and also have PhDs." I was devastated and angry. I wondered if she was implying that I needed to speak more languages than the 5 I already spoke or if I needed a PhD on top of my MBA?
If it was the latter, then I was not interested because I had walked out of business school with student loans that kept me awake at night. If I could pinpoint a moment in my life when my disillusionment with the corporate world set in, this would be it. In that moment I started to see the importance of dreams and working with a company that aligned itself with my dreams and would work to help me achieve them.
I was not only disillusioned but I was also exhausted. I was tired of spending my days preparing for interviews and rehashing my life story so that it fit into a box that interviewers could swallow. I was tired of apologizing for the fact that I had spent time traveling and learning about new cultures. I was tired of having to apologize for the things I was most proud of in my life because these were not things that helped my career. How could knowing about European culture, African culture, American culture and Caribbean culture first hand be a bad thing? I was sitting in interviews and telling interviewers what they wanted to hear, not who I really was. This seemed like a slippery slope downwards – if they expected me to compromise myself before I even got through the door what about when I was already in the door and they were paying me?
I did the math: I was 25 years old then (now 27) which meant that I was good to work for 40 years, out of those 40 years I would spend 8 hours a day at work and another 4 hours a day either thinking about work, stressed about work or stuck in traffic going to and from work. This meant I would spend half of my days doing something work related; 20 years of my life doing nothing but working with companies where people did not know about me as a person or my dreams. That was hard to swallow.
I called a friend the next day and told her I was starting my own company, Speak 2B Free, because as far as I could see the corporate world was not for me. I called all my close friends to tell them about my experience with the company and let them know to stay away. I also put it up on Facebook and emailed people on my mailing list. Looking back, I may have actually cost the company a few great employees.
Of course my decision to be an entrepreneur stemmed from my determination to be true to myself, but it was also disappointment at the way the corporate world works. I wonder how many other college graduates my age have sat down and done the math about the amount of time they would be spending in an office. I know that amongst my friends my experience and my reaction is typical; many of my friends from business school have left to be artists, backpackers or entrepreneurs. These are the people who are not scared to follow their hearts and are not scared to take risks and think out of the box and yet these are the people that corporate America has rejected. I have come to the conclusion that Generation Y is a generation with a lot of knowledge, but no one has prepared us for the working world by teaching us how to network appropriately or to communicate accordingly. The working world is not prepared for us and we have to reinvent everything as we move ahead.
I would be interested to hear what others' experiences in interviews have been, please share your stories in the comment section below.
Vangile is a Realtor and the founder of Speak 2B Free, a company that provides resources for poets and storytellers in the spoken word and poetry slam trades. Follow Van at: www.twitter.com/speak2bfree
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14th Annual CATS Conference Looks to the Future
CATS2011 will be held online April 12-14 using Elluminate Live! The year's theme is "Next Generation CATS."
The Community of Academic Technology Staff (CATS) conferences focus on the themes, issues, and technological and educational advances influencing the direction of academic technology. The conference showcases projects, experiences, and successful strategies of members.
There is no registration cost.
This year's tracks encourage presentations on topics like LMS, social networking, mobile technology, cloud computing, etc. Tracks are:


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