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Proponents of the Greenhouse theory cite a 1.5°F temperature increase since 1850 as evidence that man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are dangerously heating up the planet. A careful examination of the Earth's climate history, however, shows that this warming is the result of a natural fluctuation in temperature and poses no threat to humanity.
The Earth's temperature is constantly rising and falling. Since the last ice age ended 10,700 years ago, there have been seven major warming and cooling trends. Of the six trends preceding the current period of warming, three produced temperatures warmer than the present average of 59°F while three produced temperatures that were cooler.
The two centuries preceding the current era of global warming were the coldest in nearly 11,000 years. In the year 1650, the temperature plunged to a low of 57°F, the coldest point since the ice age. That is why the era between 1650 and 1850 is known as the Little Ice Age.
The two periods in history in which the planet was significantly warmer than today were characterized by bountiful harvests and economic prosperity. Between 6500 B.C. and 3500 B.C., the temperature rose to 62°F, three degrees warmer than today. This is the temperature that Greenhouse theory proponents claim will be the temperature by 2100 and which will supposedly wreak havoc on the environment. However, it was precisely during this time that the Agricultural Revolution began, laying the foundation for civilization. Between 900 A.D. and 1100 A.D., when the temperature rose to 61°F, Europe experienced record harvests and economic prosperity.
Global warming is a recovery from the Little Ice Age. The 1.5°F temperature increase since 1850 represents a return to normal following four centuries of unusually cold weather. Even the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a proponent of regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, concludes that " . . . some of the global warming since 1850 could be a recovery from the Little Ice Age rather than as a direct result of human activities."
Information from: The National Center For Public Policy Research's
National Policy Analysis Paper #194.
Issue Date: May 1998
Talking Points on the Economy: Environment #39, published by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct NE, Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel. (202) 507-6398, Fax (301) 498-1301, [email protected], http://www.nationalcenter.org.
Go to the Capitol Link Home Page of The National Center for Public Policy Research

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• simulacrum •
Pronunciation: sim-yê-læ-kr&m, sim- yê-lay-krêm • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. An image or other representation of something. 2. An imperfect semblance of something, the mere likeness.
Notes: Since this is an actual Latin word, not redressed in English clothes, it has retained the Latin plural form, too, simulacra. However, for the same reason, it has no English derivational family, unless we count the extremely rare adjective simulacral.
In Play: In the first sense of today's word you might hear something like this: "Corrie Publican has a simulacrum of Ronald Reagan on a wall of every room in her house, and her refrigerator door was covered with them." In the second sense of this word, we can say things like this: "Noah Zarque is no more than a simulacrum of his old self."
Word History: Today's Good Word was adopted whole from the Latin word simulacrum "likeness, representation", a noun based on the verb simulare "to copy, imitate". English based its copy of this word, simulate, on its past participle, simulatus. The root of this word goes back to Proto-Indo-European sem- "one", which had an inflectional form meaning "as one", which came to mean "together with". The Latin form used a suffix, sim-ul "at one (and the same) time", on which English simultaneous is based. In Russian this PIE word became sam "self" as in samovar, literally, "self-boiler", and samizdat "self-publishing". In Old English it became sum "a certain one", which today is some, whose meaning has glided a bit off base. (Let's all now thank William Tupy, who used this word in his recommendation of a totally different Good Word in the Alpha Agora.)


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I am now the proud owner of a new Large BGE and looking forward to doing my first cook this weekend. Will probably do something easy like hamburgers or chicken until I figure it out. Here's my question. What is that one thing (or few things) that you wish you knew when you first started cooking with your egg? All tips and helpful hints are very much appreciated.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Meals on Wheels program in Jacksonville cooks food for people who are homebound 363 days a year. But because the organization takes Thanksgiving and Christmas Days off, St. Vincent's Hospital steps in to help those who are homebound get a hot meal during the holidays.
This year marks the 19th year that Meals on Wheels, St. Vincent's, and local taxi companies have teamed up to make sure those who rely on Meals on Wheels aren't disappointed.
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First, standing water attracts mosquitoes and helps them multiply so drain any standing water around your home.
Get rid of old tires, drums, bottles and broken appliances that are lying around and won't be used for a long time.
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Also, if you park a boat or your car outside, cover it with a tarp so water doesn't accumulate.
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Corn futures continued their post-report rally Monday morning. Although last Friday's USDA Crop Production and WASDE reports implied the U.S. corn situation is quite liquid, the numbers were not as bearish as many anticipated. Wire service reports cited widespread short covering, buying from end users and unwinding of bean/corn spreads for the early gains. December corn futures climbed 8.0 cents to $4.3475/bushel Monday morning, while May added 8.25 cents to $4.5525.
Bean and meal futures dipped from last week's highs. Last Friday's reports sent soybean and meal futures sharply higher, whereas oil prices languished. Thus, it isn't terribly surprising to see those markets reversing those moves to some extent to start this week, especially with the palm oil markets rising modestly in Sunday night action. Having traders unwinding bean/corn spreads may be depressing prices as well. January soybean futures fell 6.25 cents to $12.9975/bushel around midsession Monday, while December soyoil rebounded 0.15 cents to 40.39 cents/pound, and December soymeal dropped $2.9 to $419.4/ton.
The wheat markets are rallying along with corn. Friday's USDA reports were viewed as moderately bearish for wheat futures. However, bears couldn't sustain selling pressure after the report. Thus, technical considerations, as well as concurrent corn strength, are apparently boosting golden grain prices to start this week. December CBOT wheat futures surged 6.25 cents to $6.56/bushel by late Monday morning, while December KCBT wheat futures gained 3.5 cents to $7.12, and December MWE futures moved up 2.25 to $7.1025.
Late-Friday cash strength may be boosting cattle futures. Fed cattle prices apparently bounced from around $131/cwt (cents/pound) on Thursday to the $132 area Friday afternoon. That news seemingly inspired the modest gains posted by cattle futures this morning. Renewed hopes for the short-term wholesale outlook may be supporting prices as well. December cattle futures rose 0.12 cents to 132.52 cents/pound just before lunchtime Monday, while April futures crept up 0.22 to 135.02. Meanwhile, January feeder cattle climbed 0.30 cents to 164.72 cents/pound, while March feeders lifted 0.40 cents to 164.72.
Hog futures began the weak in mixed fashion. Monday's early cash calls were steady to weak, with wire service reports citing partial packing industry shutdowns for Veterans Day. Traditional seasonal weakness here in early November may also be handicapping bulls. December hog futures sank 0.15 cents at 87.97 cents/pound in late Monday morning action, while April bounced 0.17 to 93.87.


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Navigating the Course: Finding Your Way Through Indiana's Special Education Rules
Navigating the Course: Finding your way through Indiana's Special Education Rules was written to provide an overview and a practical resource to help parents, advocates, school personnel, and students understand the requirements of Indiana's special education rules, found at 511 IAC 7-32 through 48, commonly known as Article 7. It is intended to serve as a companion guide to Article 7, replacing the previous Live, Learn, Work, and Play document and is not a substitute for Article 7. Please refer to Article 7 for the specific language of the special education rules.
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Brown not running.
I will only say that we thought the same about Kennedy's replacement. Let's hope Ed Markey runs a real campaign.
Markey shows up at every crappy Democratic Party function in the state to shake hands and give a speech. I don't think there's much chance he'll pull a Martha.
This. The guy's more refined and genteel and less of a brawler type than his friend/neighbor/ally Capuano, but he works damn hard at all the thankless party-building stuff and is happy to get down in the dirt of politicking and campaigning.
(Markey is my current representative, Capuano is my former representative.)
Over at Salon, Steve Kornacki ran down the GOP's options now that Brown is out of the picture, and it's not… inspiring.
I mean yeah, Brown came out of nowhere, but I just don't see lightning striking twice. Which isn't say that the eventual Democratic nominee gets to forgo actually campaigning.
Who's the attractive Scott Brown-like competition in this fear scenario?
Let's hope Ed Markey runs a real campaign.
Martha Coakley's crappy Democratic campaign would have beaten Scott Brown's skillful Republican campaign in Massachusetts any time except early 2010.
I think this was a key factor and one often overlooked in the rush to slam Coakley. Not to let her off the hook, but more to be reasonable about Republican chances in this special election.
I will only say that you were one of the people repeatedly warning us that Scott Brown had practically already won Kerry's Senate seat.
Shocking! Kerry's seat is up again in 2014, so he would have to prepare for reelection immediately, basically (not unlike a Representative, but on a wider scale). I think if Kerry were just re-elected, he probably would have decided to run.
But anyway, he doesn't want to go down in history as this sort of…accidental quasi-Senator, which he sort of already is. I mean, think about it. If he wins, he finishes Kerry's term, and less than a third of it is left. So he's up for reelection almost immediately in 2014 (not unlike a Rep, I guess).
If he lost reelection again? He goes down in history as the guy who, when you add together his years in the Senate, they don't even add up to a full term. His historical footnote would be that he got into the Senate twice in two special elections to enjoy the professional sloppy seconds of Ted Kennedy and John Kerry (and I really mean sloppy seconds-the last remaining bits of two of the most famous and powerful, long-serving Senators from the opposing party. Wow). Two nonconsecutive terms of less than 3 years. He doesn't want to risk the embarrassment. That's even worse than Santorum-at least the guy was elected to two full terms in his own right before losing reelection by the widest margin in U.S. history.
Good grief sorry, would have edited that if it were possible.
No, that's OK. He's a dick, and we all know that.
All you could have done to improve it was one more paragraph in the middle of that big paragraph.
I spent the first half of your comment thinking, "How is John Kerry and accidental Senator?"
There actually has been a somewhat comparable case to that. John Sherman Cooper, a Kentucky Republican, ran in 1945 to fill out the term vacated by Happy Chandler, who had resigned to become Commissioner of Baseball. He won the election, but then in 1948 was defeated for re-election by Democrat Virgil Chapman. Chapman died in a drunk driving accident in 1951, and Cooper again won the special election to finish out the term in 1952. Then, in the election for the full term in 1954, ex-VP Alben Barkley was the Democratic nominee, and beat Cooper. Eisenhower appointed Cooper ambassador to India as a consolation prize, but then Barkley died in office in 1956, and Cooper for a third time won the special election to finish out the term. Then, finally, in 1960, he won election to a full term.
I can rather see why Scott Brown might not want to go through that, especially when he has a pretty good shot at winning the gubernatorial election next year.
Thanks for this neat tidbit of political history.
Indeed, thanks for that bit of knowledge.
I have to say, if I'm Brown, bailing on this one — a race against a competent politician with two million dollars in the bank, which would be followed by another race in 2014 that he would be less likely to win than the special — in favor of the governor's race sounds like a smart proposition given Massachusetts voters' demonstrated willingness to put Republicans in the state house.
Frankly it makes sense for all concerned. State level Republicans in MA don't behave like national Republicans. I can understand why MA voters would be more likely to support them at that level.
It's also because the MA Democrats often nominated guys–and I do mean guys–who were slightly to the right of Rick Santorum. The one and only time in my life I voted for a Republican was to keep John Silber the hell away from any elective office.
That said, I wonder if Mitt Romney may have screwed the pooch for MA Republicans in the governor's chair.
slightly to the right of Rick Santorum
Wow. Is that even possible?
Yes, but you've got to hold his right elbow really hard!
Hey, what about Frank Hatch against Ed King? Thanks to that relic of BC football in the pre-helmet age, I've gotten to vote twice for Republicans in my life.
I've voted for Republicans in non-partisan city elections.
Lowell politics have evolved into a quasi-partisan divide between Good Old Boys and and outsider/reformer coalition, and Republicans count as outsiders.
The one and only time in my life I voted for a Republican was to keep John Silber the hell away from any elective office.
I was at BU then. I voted for Silber solely to get him further away from me.
I know a fair number of MA liberals in that same boat.
I've voted for Republicans twice, both in the same year. (1994) The first was, during the early spring, in a GOP primary for Gov in Iowa, when Fred Grandy was running against Terry Braindead for governor. (for Gopher, against braindead). Shortly after that, I moved to MN and voted for Arne Carlson over Allen Quist in the GOP Gov primary there. (both states had open primaries). Never before or since have I voted for a Republican. Braindead has only moved farther right, and Quist remains one of the most odious Minnesotans alive.
I voted for plenty of Republicans in MA. Of course, I'm older than you. Leverett Saltonstall, John Volpe, Ed Brooke, Frank Sargent in '72, would have been the last one, except I couldn't vote for that cement head, Ed King. He was, after all "Ronald Reagan's favorite Democrat" ::ptooie::.
Of course, if 10% of us hadn't voted for Barbara Ackerman in the primary "to send Mike Dukakis a message," Cement-Head king wouldn't have been nominated. That's why I never have done that since.
It's also because the MA Democrats often nominated guys–and I do mean guys–who were slightly to the right of Rick Santorum.
OK, but that doesn't explain why Jim Roosevelt or Scott Harshbarger lost.
My theory is this: everyone knows, before the first vote is counted, that the Democrats are going to have a veto-proof majority in both houses of the state legislature. This means that the Speaker of the House and Senate President set the agenda. People want a governor who will act as a check and balance on the Beacon Hill Democratic machine. If the Democratic candidate appears to be too weak, or too close to the state party bigwigs to fill that role, the voters feel perfectly comfortable voting for a Republican, because they know that there is no chance he will be able to implement an affirmative conservative agenda.
This is why Deval Patrick, a guy from Chicago who made his name in Washington and had no real political background in Massachusetts at all, was the one who finally broke the Republicans' winning streak.
Roosevelt I could understand. He was a good guy, a real liberal, and led a good ed reform effort, but he was also a backbench state legislator, without a real power base.
Harshbarger pissed off too many of the [whatever the MA equivalent is to good ole boys] by not only investigating them, but actually meaning it. They hated him for it. 'Course it would never occur to them to do their jobs honestly. Hell no.
I'm pretty sure the deciding factor in breaking the Republican streak was Mitt Romney's governorship. That and his failed efforts to remake the Mass. GOP. I don't think the Dems majority was actually veto-proof until after Mitt poured a bunch of time and money into getting Republicans elected to the legislature in 2004. Scott Brown won a special election to replace Cheryl Jacques in the State Senate in advance of the rest of the elections, and it looked like a bad omen for the Democrats (and for same-sex marriage, which was facing the threat of a constitutional amendment at the time). But they actually went on to gain seats.
I still wonder how different things would be if Robert Reich beat Shannon O'Brien in the 2002 primary. Could he have spared the world Mitt's future political endeavors?
… sounds like a smart proposition given Massachusetts voters' demonstrated willingness to put Republicans in the state house.
Except all the previously elected GOBP governors in MA were old-line, MA style Republicans. Whoever the Dem nominee is, s/he will do the best to tie Brown to the National GOBP and the crazies. They'll use LePage's Mucilage, which used to be made in MA.
Ladies and gentlemen, the new U.S. ambassador to China, Mark Brown!
I never thought it was a real possibility that the GOP would take the seat, even if Brown had jumped in. 2010 was a very weird perfect storm, and I never expected the Massachusetts Dems to be caught napping twice.
It's still possible to fuck up a baked potato.
Oh thank goodness there's an "up" in there.
Potato. Not walrus.
Fuck a baked walrus?
I hear that's better then doing a drunk one.
Did you ever look at your flipper?
I mean really look at your flipper?
Need a BIG oven.
Need a BIG oven
Well, if you'd like it to go 'down' a bit easier, there's always butter, sour cream…
Potatoes or walri?
"Walri" is an incorrectly formed plural, since 'walrus' is not Latin. The real, correct plural of 'walrus' is 'octipodes'.
I though the plural of walrus was tons of fun
Now, a 'Potatoe', now that's a different story.
Ketchup's an easy vegetable to fuck up too.
Jeebus. Now Dennis & Callahan will have to talk about sports, on the sports station. Probably not a bad idea, since the other sports station has been eating WEEI's lunch and stuffing the brown bag up their ass.
How big is Gail Huff in DC TV News?
Since they already threw the carpetbagger tag at Markey she'd have to give that up if he ran again.
I don't understand what the problem for the MA GOP is, here. Just nominate the only other Republican to win statewide office in the past decade:
If the Kerry pick was going to be a problem for the Senate – that is, if there was a good chance of Brown winning again – he'd be running.
Hard to argue.
The Boston Globe has a list of five potential GOP candidates. Number five is Keith Ablow, a wingnut psychiatrist who once co-authored a book with Glenn Beck (judging by the cover, it's about their experiences as a same-sex couple raising a child). He has approximately 0% chance of beating any Democrat with a pulse. The Mass GOP apparently doesn't have exactly a deep bench.
The bigger worry for me is that Lynch beats Markey. I don't think that's likely, as Lynch's anti-choice record is a serious drawback in a Massachusetts Democratic primary, but it's not something to rule out. I hear that Mayor Menino has already all but endorsed Lynch.
Keith Ablow, a wingnut psychiatrist who once co-authored a book with Glenn Beck (judging by the cover, it's about their experiences as a same-sex couple raising a child)
That would have been first reaction too.
The bigger worry for me is that Lynch beats Markey.
Agreed. The question is, how far and hard will the unions – especially police and fire – go for Stevie, who has been their friend since he was a state rep. These are the unions that went for Ronaldus Magnus, twice, and Bush1. My memory is a little hazy, but they've also endorsed at least a couple of the last few GOBP candidates. Whether "endorse" means "work hard ay GOTV for,: I have no idea. Also I'd guess SEIU would go for Markey.
In a very short primary, in an off-season in an off-year, strange things can happen. See McDreamy, former Senator.
Edit edit edit edit……
"they've also endorsed at least a couple of the last few GOBP candidates." Should be "they've also endorsed at least a couple of the last few GOBP candidates for governor."
Where is Jane Swift in our time of need?
Lynch is a fairly good guy and he's willing to do the work, but he's remarkably conservative for a Mass Dem.
I'll always have a soft spot for Scott Brown. After Obama2008.President and Obama2012.President, ScottBrown2010 was my biggest winning ever on Intrade, over $40K. I began biuying him when he was a 10% dog.
I don't actually believe you, but bqhatevwr.
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MOPA's 8th Annual Youth Exhibition Attracts a Distinguished Judging Panel
San Diego, Calif. – The Museum of Photographic Arts recently opened up the call for entries to its eighth annual Youth Exhibition. The program is open to kids, grades K-12, throughout San Diego County and the winners' work will hang in MOPA's gallery from October 19, 2013 through February 2, 2014.
This exhibition has been building momentum since it began in 2006 and this year some prestigious jurors have signed on to select the winners. In addition to Deborah Klochko, the Museum's Executive Director, Todd Gloria, SD City Council President, District 3, Sam Hodgson, a San Diego-based freelance photojournalist, and Annika Nelson, Program Coordinator for the Art and Photography programs at UCSD Extension will select the winning works.
Every year, the exhibition has a theme that the submitted works must represent. MOPA's 8th Annual Youth Exhibition will focus on the theme of community with My City, Your City. Students may use photography or video to document their community, neighborhood, or home. Students may consider these places from a personal or cultural point of view. What does it mean to call a place home? Is your community where you live or where you go to school? What makes your neighborhood unique? What people, places, or spaces make your city special? How does your city compare to other places around the world?
Artwork must be submitted by June 15th and winners will be selected on the basis of originality, quality, and the artist's statement within the My City, Your City theme. For additional information, please visit www.mopa.org/yx13.
Todd Gloria: San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria was re-elected to represent District Three on June 5, 2012. As a third generation resident of District Three, his roots in the community are deep and his commitment to the community is strong. His colleagues elected him to be the City Council President on December 3, 2012. Full bio here: http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd3/about/
Sam Hodgsonis a freelance photojournalist based in San Diego, California, specializing in editorial and commercial photography. He is a regular contributor to international newspapers and wire services including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters. Full bio here: www.samhodgsonphotography.com
Annika Nelsonis an artist, arts educator and arts administrator who splits her time between teaching for different arts organizations, coordinating the art and photography program at UC San Diego and making art in her studio. Her website is annikamnelson.com
Press Opportunities:To request additional information or schedule an interview, please contact MOPA's School & Teacher Programs Coordinator, Lori Sokolowski at 619.238.7559 x229 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com
MOPA Information:The Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) is one of the leading museums in the United States devoted exclusively to photography, film and video. Since its founding in 1983, the Museum's endeavors consistently address cultural, historical and social issues through its exhibitions and educational programs.


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TIVIDALE boss Stuart Scriven was pleased to see his side register their first win of the year after what has been a frustrating two months for the Midland Alliance promotion favourites.
Non-stop rain that has effected clubs the length and breadth of the country finally allowed Tivi to get in only their second league fixture since the turn of the year and they marked it with a comfortable 3-1 defeat of Heather St Johns.
Karl Edwards early goal backed up by a second for Nathan Waite and another midway through the second half from Andy Parsons were more than enough.
Scriven said: "Fitness wise there were no issues, we've kept training and had three friendlies so we were OK there and it didn't really affect us."
Now Scriven will see his side embark on a gruelling run-in as they look to overhaul leaders Quorn who have an eight point lead, with Tivi having no fewer than nine games in hand.
"This is where our big squad will come in and we will have to make changes, have fresh legs, on a game by game basis with a match every Tuesday between now and the end of the season, plus several on a Thursday."
Tividale were due to face Alvechurch at home last night and will entertain struggling Continental Star on Saturday before welcoming Boldmere St Michaels to the Beeches on Tuesday. Scriven is expecting his side to stay focused no matter where the opposition sit in the league table.
"I'll be looking for 110 per cent against Continental," he said. "I know people will expect us to do better against the lower teams but we have raised our game against the better sides.
"We've got 21 games to play in the league, a couple of cup games and I'm confident every one in the squad can do the business when called upon. They are all equal.
"Obviously if we could average two points a game between now and the end of the season that would be enough but I'm greedy, as are my staff, and I want to win every game if possible.
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A SELBY drink-driver was caught because CCTV operators tipped off police, York magistrates heard.
Michael Alan Carter was nearly twice the drink-drive limit when he pulled into a car park off Finkle Street, Selby, said Sandra White, prosecuting.
Magistrates banned him from driving for 18 months and ordered him to pay £215 including a £110 fine, a £20 victim surcharge, and £85 prosecution costs.
Offshore rigger Carter, 29, of Newland, Selby, pleaded guilty to drink-driving.
Mrs White said Carter drove on to Finkle Street late on December 14, parked and went into a pub, watched by CCTV operators. He returned a short time later and drove off.
Concerned he had been drinking, CCTV operators told two on-duty police officers.
Carter had 67 millilitres of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 millilitres.


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Raytheon's "RIOT" Software Tracks Trillions of Pieces of Your Data on Facebook
Jason Mick
February 11, 2013 3:55 PM
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Software was pitched to the U.S. government, but not yet sold
Raytheon Comp. (
) has created a social networking tracking program called Rapid Information Overlay Technology -- or "RIOT", for short -- which is building a database of trillions of pieces of data on
millions of users' social networking
profiles. The software digs into the usual suspects -- Facebook, Inc.'s (
) ubiquitous social network, popular microblogging site Twitter, and FourSquare, whose location-aware apps boast 25 million users.
I. RIOT is Watching You
The idea of RIOT is to allow government agents to in a click or two examine both your behavior history, and more interestingly (or alarmingly) predict your potential future actions.
Today, mobile client use has finally overtaken desktop use for Facebook, the world's largest network. But hidden in most mobile posts by Facebook's over 1 billion users is an information is
an "exif" information tag
, a special string that identifies the latitude and longitude the user posted from. By mining exif data publicly available posts (or alternatively creating Facebook softbots to friend users and lure them into RIOT's circle of friendship), RIOT is capable of tracking citizens' daily movements.
In a video, Brian Urch, principle investigator on the RIOT project at Raytheon describes, "We're going to track one of our own employees."
By mining the publicly available information, the demo shows how the client determined that "Nick" commonly frequents Washington Nationals Park. It even shows off a photo of a blonde whom Nick posed with at the park.
But RIOT's most powerful capability is trying to analyze the future. Its spidery webs of information spread out, assessing the trends in Nick's behaviors. It makes a discovery -- Nick goes to the gym each day at 6 a.m.
Mr Urch comments, "... So if you ever did want to try to get hold of Nick, or maybe get hold of his laptop, you might want to visit the gym at 6am on a Monday."
He encourages users with questions to shoot him an email at
II. Raytheon Fights to Keep Video Demo Secret
The video was never meant to be seen by the eyes of the public. Raytheon asked
, the top UK newspaper who obtained the video, not to post it.
Raytheon's spokesperson:
Riot is a big data analytics system design we are working on with industry, national labs and commercial partners to help turn massive amounts of data into useable information to help meet our nation's rapidly changing security needs.
Its innovative privacy features are the most robust that we're aware of, enabling the sharing and analysis of data without personally identifiable information [such as social security numbers, bank or other financial account information] being disclosed.
But Raytheon's argument that the product was "proof of concept" was not enough to convince
not to post the video. But even before the video, clues about RIOT were leaking out. A
patent application
filed by Raytheon in December -- -- contained details relating to the data mining technology in the software.
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In an interview with
, Ginger McCall, an attorney at the Washington, D.C.-based
Electronic Privacy Information Center
(EPIC), complains, "Social networking sites are often not transparent about what information is shared and how it is shared. Users may be posting information that they believe will be viewed only by their friends, but instead, it is being viewed by government officials or pulled in by data collection services like the Riot search."
III. RIOT is Even Better at Playing Big Brother Than Perfect Citizen
Raytheon, whose sales accounted for $25B USD in revenue last year, has reportedly not sold the software to any nation state clients -- yet. It reportedly demoed the software to the U.S. government at a trade show in April.
President Obama has
committed $200M USD to "big data" spending
-- including efforts to track citizens online. The Obama Administration has stated multiple times publicly that it seeks to protect citizen rights/expectations of privacy, but internally it's often
fought to step up intrusive monitoring
, arguing that such procedures are necessary to fight the shadowy ambiguous "terrorist" threat.
Raytheon is also authorized to export the software to foreign nations/corporations interested in using the "stalking software" on their targets, acccording to the "
" designation in trade documents obtained by
. EAR99 indicates that the software can "be shipped without a [government] licence to most destinations under most circumstances."
The company already has one lucrative $100M USD counterterrorism contract from the
U.S. National Security Agency
(NSA). Dubbed "
Perfect Citizen
", the NSA software aims to deploy digital "sensors" (scripts) to detect impending cyberattacks on U.S. networks. Some privacy experts have complained that Perfect Citizen was a guise for "Big Brother" style tracking.
President Barack Obama has pushed for $200M USD in "big data" spending.
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The NSA claims "Perfect Citizen" is a research and development project, and not fully deployed. But EPIC
obtained documents
that "suggest the program is operational and confirmed, and that Raytheon was contracted to develop and deploy certain components."
By contrast RIOT takes a narrower aim at popular civilian internet activities. That means it will likely serve little use in combatting terrorists (who are unlikely to post, tweet, or "check-in" during their evil escapades). However, it does make the perfect tool for companies -- or governments -- to stalk citizens, and Raytheon is eager to turn that interest into sweet cash.
"Let's face it, we're not changing the world. We're building a product that helps people buy more crap - and watch porn." -- Seagate CEO Bill Watkins
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – For the sixth consecutive semester under the instruction of head coach Paul Mangen, the Saint Leo women's swimming program has produced a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Team Scholar All-America Award, it was announced Wednesday.
Sporting a collective grade-point-average of 3.46, the Lions were ranked fourth in the final standings, their highest finish in team history. The College of Saint Rose (3.62) took home the top cumulative grade-point-average, while Saint Leo proved to be the top academic squad in the Sunshine State Conference.
"I am very proud of our women's team for earning such high academic marks while balancing the demands of collegiate athletics," said Mangen. "They are an intelligent group of young ladies, and it says a lot about their commitment to excellence and show the ability to provide such a great example of what Saint Leo student-athletes are about."
The Team Scholar All-American award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams, who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The award is presented to teams achieving this standard in the fall semester and in the semester of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
"We used a more integrated and hands on approach to academic monitors verses merely coming up with generic study hall times," Mangen continued. "We will continue to use the same accountability system that we employ with the athletic piece that involves the coaches, captains, and each other. We try to showcase the importance of both academics and athletics, and to be fourth in NCAA nationally shows our overall success to blend the learning's of both disciplines."
The Lions will open their season with a home dual meet against Florida Tech and Lynn on Saturday, October 13.
View the complete list of All-Scholar teams here.
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Bowling gamble pays offChris Barrett
Published: December 1 2012 - 3:00AM
THE tears wiped from their cheeks, the Australians' farewelling of Ricky Ponting is off to a start they will well and truly take. Emotional wrecks a day earlier, having been herded into a hotel meeting room and told by the veteran of his retirement, Michael Clarke's new attack left sentiment aside to have the South Africans with heads in hands in the deciding third Test.
The Proteas, at one point reeling at 6-75, were cleaned up for 225 and had their hero in Adelaide, Faf du Plessis (78 not out), to thank again for steering them clear of absolute catastrophe. There were late complications for Australia when a revved-up Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, hungry for revenge, sent Ed Cowan (0) and Shane Watson (10) packing respectively in the afternoon. But David Warner (12 not out) and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon (7 not out) survived a dangerous twilight period, leaving Ponting under wraps for Saturday with Australia 2-33.
The late drama aside, the host will be content with how the first day unfolded. The contentious decision to replace the energy-sapped Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus, as well as the injured James Pattinson, with a entirely different pace unit was, on Friday's evidence, a masterstroke. A hunt through the archives suggested Australia hadn't done anything of the like, from one Test to another, since the 19th century.
Somewhere at a ground where his name emblazons a grandstand, John Inverarity, the national selector, would have been smiling, even just faintly. Whether it was a gamble or a very educated guess it paid off immediately, as the Proteas collapsed, rudderless, in a disastrous period either side of lunch to 6-75. Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson and John Hastings justified their inclusions, sharing the wickets around as South Africa self-destructed. Off-spinner Lyon ended the challenge of an irritating tail to claim 3-41.
Clarke's bowlers, none of them bar Lyon seen in Adelaide, were all impressive. From the moment Johnson, in his first Test in a year, softened up South Africa's captain Graeme Smith, thundering a ball into his gloves in the morning, Australia was on top. Starc, sharing an end with his left-arm partner in crime, produced the two best deliveries of the day, a pair of identical sandshoe crushers that felled the stumps of Alviro Petersen (30) and Jacques Kallis (two).
Hastings, on debut, meanwhile enticed more edges than a U2 tribute band convention once he found his length.
Watson, sharing the load into the wind, also showed just why he refuses to give up bowling. It was the all-rounder's precise, nagging output that led to the key top-order wicket of Smith, rumbling in without a sign of that calf strain to have him caught by Clarke for 16.
If Smith was not yet regretting his decision to bat - he had earlier won the toss - he might well have been an hour or so later. As batsman after batsman exited quickly - South Africa lost 4-6, then 5-14 - the only company for the lonely man left in the middle was the low-hovering Spidercam. The floodgates were broken just before lunch by Starc when he yorked Petersen and Kallis, posing the question: what was Australia missing, in Brisbane and Adelaide, when Starc's duties were limited to carting drink bottles?
After the break South Africa sailed into even more troubled waters. In the first over Hashim Amla should have been out, but his drive off Hastings was spilled by Cowan at short mid-wicket. He was still counting his lucky stars when A.B. de Villiers, in the very next over, called for a dicey run and Amla was run out for 11 via a direct hit by Warner.
Hastings, denied a maiden Test wicket, did not have to wait long. In the third over after the intermission his outswinger took care of de Villiers for four. Johnson collected a couple himself, his first thanks to an outstanding catch by Matthew Wade, before Lyon put a stop to the lower-order annoyance of Robin Petersen (31), Philander (30) and Morne Morkel (17).
If not for du Plessis' rearguard action, Australia could already have one hand on the ICC mace as Test cricket's new world No. 1. Of course, after the dramatic second Test, it will be taking nothing for granted.
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/bowling-gamble-pays-off-20121130-2amma.html


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AUSTIN, Texas — Sixteen grants totaling more than $400,000 have been awarded to fund camping and outdoor environmental education camps that target underserved populations and their families.
The grants, funded by sporting tax dollars, are part of the Community Outdoor Outreach Program at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
"For many of the participants targeted in this program, this will be the first time they have experienced the outdoors, Texas Parks and Wildlife style," said CO-OP Program Director Darlene Lewis. "These overnight stays and programs have been developed to help families around the state to not only learn more about our natural resources, but to become better stewards of our resources."
Including this year's awards, there has been a total of $800,000 in grants awarded from 2004-05.
This year's awards are as follows:
- (Arlington) — Big Brothers/Big Sisters of North Texas — The "Pass It On" mentoring program is designed to promote the enjoyment, understanding, protection and restoration of our natural ecosystems. ($26,000)
- (Channelview) — Harris County Precinct 2 — Funds from this grant will help pay for transportation and visits to state parks. ($27,600)
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No real surprises there.
Still awaiting the official announcement from the Rangers. But they will need bodies from among the five they sent to Connecticut before the break, so it's not shocking that it's these three. Don't know yet if Del Zotto is in the lineup Tuesday if Dan Girardi is ready to go.
But Newbury is back because of toughness and faceoffs, and of course Ryan Callahan expects to return Tuesday against the Penguins. With Kolarik and Dupont gone, the Rangers will be at the minimum of 12 forwards, with Grachev and Newbury.
The Rangers reconvene with an afternoon practice tomorrow. If all goes well, I hope to be on the scene.
MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Here's the official announcement from the Rangers:
New York, January 30, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that defenseman Michael Del Zotto, and forwards Kris Newbury and Evgeny Grachev have been recalled from the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Del Zotto, 20, has registered seven assists in 10 games with Connecticut this season. He is tied for second among Whale defensemen in assists and third in points. Del Zotto recorded a four-game assist streak from January 15 vs. Providence to January 22 at Springfield, tallying five assists over the span. He recorded two assists vs. Hamilton on January 21, and registered one assist and a plus-four rating vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on January 16. He recorded an assist in his AHL debut on January 5 at Worcester. Del Zotto returns to the Rangers where he has registered two goals and seven assists, along with 14 penalty minutes in 37 games this season. Five of his nine points were recorded on the power play, and he ranks fourth on the team with 60 blocked shots. Del Zotto made his 100th career NHL appearance at Colorado on November 19.
The Stouffville, Ontario native was originally the Rangers' first round selection, 20th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Newbury, 28, tallied a power play assist in yesterday's 3-2 loss vs. Portland, and has registered five goals and 31 assists for 36 points, along with 91 penalty minutes in 43 games with Connecticut this season. He is tied for sixth in the AHL in assists. He also leads the team in assists, ranks second in points and fourth in penalty minutes. Newbury has registered a team-high, 10 multi-point performances this season, including two separate streaks of three games with multiple points – November 13 vs. Springfield to November 19 at Springfield (six assists), and December 3 at Providence to December 11 vs. Manchester (one goal, six assists). The 5-11, 213-pounder established a career-high with an eight-game assist streak from November 28 vs. Adirondack to December 17 vs. Worcester, recording three goals and 12 assists over the span. Newbury returns to the Rangers where he has registered one assist and 33 penalty minutes in seven games this season. He made his Rangers debut at Montreal on January 15, and recorded his first point as a Ranger with the primary assist on the game-tying goal in a 3-2 shootout win at Atlanta on January 22.
The Brampton, Ontario native was originally San Jose's fifth round pick, 139th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was acquired by the Rangers from Detroit in exchange for forward Jordan Owens on March 3, 2010.
Grachev, 20, registered one goal in a 4-2 loss vs. Manchester on Friday, marking his fourth consecutive AHL game with a goal (seven goals) and fifth straight game with a point (seven goals, one assist) dating back to January 15 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He has registered 13 goals and six assists for 19 points, along with 12 penalty minutes and a plus-eight rating in 42 games with Connecticut this season. He is tied for second on the team in goals, while his plus-eight rating leads all team forwards and ranks second on the Whale. He is also tied for fifth on the team with three power play goals. Grachev registered his first professional hat trick in a 5-1 win at Springfield on January 22. He returns to the Rangers where he has skated in eight games this season, making his NHL debut vs. Carolina on October 29.
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Otitis, or ear infection, can affect the external, middle or the inner part of the ear. Middle ear infection (otitis media) is a common form of ear infection. The "middle ear" is the air-filled part of the ear that lies just behind the ear drum. Doctors cannot normally see the middle ear, but many middle ear problems will produce changes in the appearance of the ear drum that allow an appropriate diagnosis to be made.
Ear infection can occur suddenly, leading to "acute otitis," or can last longer, as in "chronic otitis." Middle ear infections may occur following a cold or other virus, with nasal allergy symptoms, or they may develop without a known cause. Ear infections are much more common in children than adults. For that reason, most of the information on these pages is geared toward children, although the same recommendations apply to adults as well.
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Middle ear infections (otitis media) develop when bacteria or viruses get inside the ear and begin to multiply. These bacteria and viruses often enter the body as respiratory or other infections, such as the common cold or a viral sore throat.
Children are more vulnerable to otitis media than are adults. 2 reasons for this difference in vulnerability are:
Ear infections are the most common infections in babies and young children. It is estimated that 3 out of 4 children under the age of 3 will experience as least 1 ear infection, and half of these children will have 3 or more ear infections by the age of 3. Although ear infections themselves are not contagious, the colds and other infections that frequently lead to ear infection can be passed from person to person.
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Ear infections in children. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. Available at: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/earinfections.aspx. Published March 2013. Accessed September 21, 2015.
Gates GA. Cost-effectiveness considerations in otitis media treatment. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996;114(4):525-530.
Middle ear infections. Healthy Children—American Academy of Pediatrics website. Available at: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/ear-nose-throat/Pages/Middle-Ear-Infections.aspx. Updated August 20, 2015. Accessed September 21, 2015.
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Concord, NH – An elevated cyanobacteria cell concentration has been measured in Willand Pond, Dover and Somersworth. Samples revealed that the state standard of 50% or greater of the total cells from the bloom were identified as cyanobacteria. As a result, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has issued a cyanobacteria warning for those who recreate on Willand Pond. This warning is not based on a toxin evaluation and is intended as a precautionary measure for short term exposure. DES advises lake users to avoid contact with the water in areas experiencing elevated cyanobacteria cell conditions typically where lake water has a surface scum or blue-green flecks. DES also advises pet owners to keep their pets out of any waters that have a surface scum or blue-green or bright green flecks.
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Spirited rally falls just short after sluggish start
Offense unable to pick up Despaigne from Cards' early surge
ST. LOUIS -- Forty-two pitches defined Odrisamer Despaigne's start Sunday, overshadowing any subsequent success that would follow. From those first 42 pitches came five singles, a walk and home run, the latter capping a five-run scoring spurt from the Cardinals' first 10 at-bats. That burst proved plenty for the Cardinals as they escaped with a 7-6 win, taking three of four games from the Padres.
"I had problems throwing strikes, and then in situations that I had to throw strikes, good hitters made me pay," Despaigne said with first-base coach Jose Valentin interpreting. "That was the situation. Just one of those days I tried to throw strikes but my location wasn't as good today."
Despaigne's trouble began when a leadoff single was followed by a walk and a one-out single to load the bases in the first inning. A single from Jon Jay brought in a run and two two-out singles plated three more before Despaigne emerged from the 37-pitch, four-run inning.
The fifth pitch of the second inning floated at 66 mph across the plate, and Matt Carpenter sent it over the wall in right-center.
"Ball up, elevated, not making pitches," Padres manager Bud Black said of the slow start. "Just couldn't finish off any hitters. The ball was up out over the plate. He couldn't get any of his pitches where he needed to get them."
Despaigne would settle in after the second-inning home run. He retired the next three batters in the second on four pitches and tossed perfect third and fourth frames with seven and eight pitches before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning.
Following the tumultuous first 42 pitches, Despaigne picked up nine straight outs with only 19.
"[He] started making pitches," Black said. "The velocity kicked up a little bit, kept the ball down better, worked with a quicker tempo. Those things add up to zeros."
The rookie right-hander allowed five runs over four innings, the fourth time in his last five outings that the opponent has scored at least four runs. After posting a 1.31 ERA through his first five Major League starts, Despaigne has a 5.88 mark in his last five.
The Padres' offense slowly battled back as two one-out singles led to two runs in the fourth, when Alexi Amarista plated one with a single to center and Yangervis Solarte did the same with a sharp two-out grounder that ricocheted off Cards starter Adam Wainwright. Jake Goebbert tripled in a run during the sixth and scored himself on an overthrow at third base, bringing the Padres within one.
The Cardinals quickly responded, though, with Carpenter's two-run double off reliever Tim Stauffer in the bottom of the inning pushing the lead back to three.
One last comeback attempt would come up short in the ninth. Following three walks to load the bases, Abraham Almonte's two-run single brought the Padres back to within one before Seth Maness stranded runners at second and third to end the game.
"That's a good sign," Black said. "Our guys are playing hard, they're playing their hearts out, which is great. Gave them another great finish today, it just didn't happen. Didn't get that big hit at the end."
"They're just relentless," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
In the end, the Padres, who are now 17-11 in the second half, dropped two one-run games and a two-run outcome in losing three of four against the Cardinals. That aspect of this series in St. Louis did not go unnoticed.
"For a young team, I feel like we were in every game," Goebbert said. "We always answered back, and that's a quality that is commendable for everybody involved. I know we lost three out of four, but we could have very easily won three out of four."
Alex Halsted is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) is an approach to psychological qualitative research with an idiographic focus, which means that it aims to offer insights into how a given person, in a given context, makes sense of a given phenomenon. Usually these phenomena relate to experiences of some personal significance - such as a major life event, or the development of an important relationship. It has its theoretical origins in phenomenology and hermeneutics, and key ideas from Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty are often cited [1]. IPA is one of several approaches to qualitative, phenomenological psychology[1].
Who takes part?
Sometimes IPA studies involve a close examination of the experiences and meaning-making activities of only one participant. Sometimes they may draw on the accounts of a small number of people (not usually more than 15[2]). In either case, participants are sampled purposively (because they can offer a meaningful perspective on the topic at hand), and usually there is an attempt to construct a reasonably homogenous sample. More advanced IPA study designs may draw together samples which offer multiple perspectives on a shared experience (e.g. husbands and wives, psychiatrists and patients) or they may collect accounts over a period of time, to develop a longitudinal analysis.
How are data collected?
In IPA, researchers gather qualitative data from research participants using one of a number of techniques such as interview, diaries, or focus group. Typically, these are approached from a position of flexible and open-ended inquiry, and the interviewer adopts a stance which is curious and facilitative (rather than, say, challenging and interrogative). IPA usually requires personally-salient accounts of some richness and depth, and it requires that these accounts be captured in a way which permits the researcher to work with a detailed verbatim transcript.
How are data analysed?
Data collection does not set out to test hypotheses, and this stance is maintained in data analysis. The analyst reflects upon his or her own preconceptions about the data, and attempts to suspend these in order to focus on grasping the experiential world of the research participant. Transcripts are coded in considerable detail, with the focus shifting back and forth from the key claims of the particant, to the researcher's interpretation of the meaning of those claims. IPA's hermeneutic stance is one of inquiry and meaning-making[3], and so the analyst attempts to make sense of the participant's attempts to make sense of their own experiences. Thus, one might use IPA if one had a research question which aimed to understand what a given experience was like (phenomenology) and how someone made sense of it (interpretation).
As with Grounded Theory, this work is largely inductive and 'bottom-up' and is not theory-driven. IPA studies do often relate their analyses to wider theoretical contexts however, and IPA can be used as a method for examining the experiential-relevance or adequacy of a given theory. Unlike quantitative methods, IPA encourages an open-ended dialogue between the researcher and participants and may, therefore, lead to unforeseen answers, including a new perspective on the research question.
When transcribing a piece of data collected, the researcher gathers perceptions from the text in terms of what are called 'themes'. These are recurring ideas, thoughts or feelings throughout the text. These 'themes' are then grouped under much broader themes called 'superordinate themes'. E.g. themes that are gathered through the text could be, 'Happiness', 'Sadness', 'Anger', 'Jealousy' etc which can all be grouped under the superordinate theme 'Emotion'. These themes are then placed into a table where evidence from the text is given to back up the themes produced by a quote from the text.
What should I look for in an IPA study?
In IPA, a good analysis is one which balances phenomenological description with insightful interpretation, and which anchors these interpretations in the participants' accounts. It is also likely to maintain an idiographic focus (so that particular variations are not lost), and to keep a close focus on meaning (rather than say, causal relations). A degree of transparency (contextual detail about the sample, a clear account of process, adequate commentary on the data, key points illustrated by verbatim quotes) is also crucial to estimating the plausibility and transferability of an IPA study. Engagement with credibility issues (such as cross-validation, cooperative inquiry, independent audit, or triangulation) is also likely to increase the reader's confidence.
Who is using it?
IPA has exhibited growing popularity among psychologists, especially those working in applied psychology. IPA is also used mostly in Health Psychology when looking to understand experiences with back pain, any health problems as well as mental health disorders such as Asperger Syndrome.
References Edit
- ↑ Smith, J.A. (2007). Hermeneutics, human sciences and health: Linking theory and practice. International Journal Of Qualitative Studies On Health And Well-Being, 2, 3-11
- ↑ Reid, K., Flowers, P. & Larkin, M. (2005) Exploring lived experience: An introduction to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The Psychologist, 18:1, 20-23.
- ↑ Larkin, M., Watts, S., Clifton, E. (2006). Giving voice and making sense in Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3:2, 102-120.
- Heron, J. (1996). Co-operative Inquiry: Research into the human condition. London: Sage.
- Reid, K., Flowers, P. & Larkin, M. (2005). Exploring lived experience, The Psychologist, 18(1), 20-23.
- Shaw, R. L. (2001). Why use interpretative phenomenological analysis in Health Psychology? Health Psychology Update, 10(4), 48-52.
- Smith, J., Jarman, M. & Osborne, M. (1999). Doing interpretative phenomenological analysis. In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (Eds.), Qualitative Health Psychology. London: Sage.
- Smith, J.A. and Osborn, M. (2003) Interpretative phenomenological analysis. In J.A. Smith (Ed.), Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Methods. London: Sage.
See also Edit
- Action research
- Emic and etic
- Ethnography
- Jonathan Smith (psychologist)
- Participatory action research
- Phenomenology
- Triangulation (social science)
External links Edit
IPA at Birkbeck [2] IPA website [3]
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