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In Reply to: RE: Cable shootout... Are all audio cables the same? posted by tomservo on June 22, 2014 at 18:18:45
Uh, dude,the whole point is the SIGNAL is not changing directions, the upstream and downstream directions. That is why wire directionality is audible. That is why interconnects and speaker cables are frequently labeled with ARROWS pointing from the source to the amp. Hel-loo! All that other stuff, the electrons, the voltage and the current, you can throw out.
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Dude, you are hopelessly confused with marketing spray.
I will try to explain in non-engineering terms for you.
In 100% of all analogue audio signals, "the signal" IS conveyed by the voltage.
Starting with the microphone, the alternating pressure which IS SOUND is converted to an alternating voltage where there is a precise relationship between the voltage and the pressure (positive and negative) that the microphone experiences. In fact, one can determine the sound pressure IF one has the Voltage at any given instant AND the microphone sensitivity, a Sound level meter simply converts that voltage (rectified) into a meter reading.
Ending with the loudspeaker the Voltage = pressure relationship is preserved and the perfect loudspeaker produces a pressure exactly proportional to the Voltage, independent of frequency , the inverse of the microphone.
In all cases, the signal is an alternating signal that ends up producing sound pressure that is positive and negative relative to ambient air pressure.
So far I have not heard you say that the audio signal itself, the electromagnetic wave, the one that travels down the cable at near light speed, is alternating back and forth along the cable (as claimed by naysayers of wire directionality). You've been dancing all around it, So, whaddya think, is the audio signal traveling down the cable in one direction only?
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"So far I have not heard you say that the audio signal itself, the electromagnetic wave, the one that travels down the cable at near light speed, is alternating back and forth along the cable (as claimed by naysayers of wire directionality)"
Well that is true, I have not said that.
Perhaps I can clarify this further but it will involve some electronic engineering.
It is current alone that produces the H or magnetic induction resulting in a magnetic field B, it is Voltage across a load or resistance which causes current to flow.
The signal Voltage propagates at the cables propagation velocity and is set by the cables series inductance and parallel capacitance and can vary from near light speed to as slow as near half light speed.
It sounds like your confusion is based on the "signal" being somehow different than the Voltage which is the signal.
If interested, the next edition of "Handbook for Sound Engineers" being printed now has a chapter on loudspeakers which goes into this exact thing in some detail.
"So, whaddya think, is the audio signal traveling down the cable in one direction only?"
Again some confusion, YOU are the one who thinks "the signal" travels one way better than the other, my point is "the signal" is a Voltage magnitude referenced AC signal which spends half the time going one way and half the other.
The only things that propagate at light speed are photons and an electromagnetic wave such as light (photons) or RF, X-rays, etc. The reason electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light is because the wave is composed of photons which, you will recall, have a constant speed in the universe - the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second. Maybe voltage is also composed of photons, you tell me.
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The only thing that propagates at the speed of light is electromagnetic radiation in a vacuum, light (also electromagnetic radiation) traveling through glass, water or other materials travels slower and as a result we can have lenses which bend light.
Electromagnetic radiation propagates in two components, a Voltage field and 90 degrees apart, a Magnetic field and that is much like sound which propagates with two components, the familiar "sound pressure" and 90 degrees apart the less well known particle velocity.
With light however the wavelength as one departs the microwave range into far far infra red, the wavelength becomes too short to discern the two parts separately. None the less, light and radio are a continuum.
It remains that the "signal" we call analogue audio, is an alternating voltage referenced signal which propagates at the cables velocity factor. This may help, from an area where this is critical and well studied;
Exactly what I have been saying all along. Hel-loo!! The velocity is of the electromagnetic wave. You still have not shown that the electromagnetic wave is alternating directions, however. So I remain unconvinced. Besides EVEN IF the EW IS CHANGING DIRECTIONS, which I actually doubt, the only direction that counts is the direction pointing toward the speakers from the amp. So, directionality of wire can still be real and still be audible since one direction would be more "favorable" to the signal traveling toward the speakers. Or, in the case of ICs, more favorable to the signal traveling from source to amp.
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What electromagnetic wave are you talking about, cables at audio frequencies are FAR FAR too short to have any transmission line or wave behavior and there is no standing wave in audio cables.
To be clear too, the audio signal isn't an electromagnetic wave, it's a Voltage referenced signal, it is so starting at a microphone and ending with a loudspeaker and there isn't anything about cables that make them "signal directional" with an AC signal.
If you don't believe it's ac, get an oscilloscope, set it to a DC or ground reference and look at any analogue signal you choose, or if you do digital, get a wave editor like cool edit and zoom in on the wave form, what do you see? Ans, a signal that goes positive and negative, just like the air pressure than we hear as sound.
Now I don't doubt you can hear a difference, but it isn't related to the signal passing through it and if this effect were actually present, it would be part of RF engineering where everything becomes more of an issue. Hell-ooo the effect is because you know which way the arrow points and when it's "right'.
We're a long way from a meeting of the minds. The article you linked to states the audio signal is an electromagnetic wave and most references also state that the audio signal is an electromagnetic wave. It makes no sense to say its a voltage or that the voltage has velocity as you claim. As I have already stated on more fhan two occasions the signal much be electromagnetic because only photons can travel at light speed or near light speed in a medium. I never said the cable is not AC, the only question is what does AC really mean. As I said in my previous post, EVEN IF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ALTERNATES BACK AND FORTH ALONG THE CABLE AS YOU CLAIMED AT ONE POINT IT IS THE DIRECTION TOWARD THE SPEAKERS THAT COUNTS. So wire directionality would be important even if the audio signal is alternating. Hel-loo!
As far as wire directionality goes it is obvious when listening even when there ARE NO ARROWS to influence you. Are you that easily influenced? This is true for speaker cables, interconnects and fuses. Hel-loo! I suspect this might be another case where someone has fabricated a theory of convenience to explain a strongly held belief that wire directionality is false and ALL EVIDENCE to the contrary further buttresses that belief.
Going further, what this whole issue of wire directionality really means is that ALL internal wires and cables, crossovers, transformers, capacitors, etc. should be fabricated with the correct direction established and indicated with arrows and that all speakers, electronics, and cables should be manufactured with wire directionality in mind. Anything less is just hiding one's head in the sand.
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Wow, a "gold star" for persistence, the consummate audio salesman type, unfortunately untainted by engineering and also possibly hallucinating.
For example for hallucinating, what article are you talking about that "I linked" talking about directionality and a number of your assertions such as; "Sine waves are not alternating current. Nor do audio signals produce alternating current. Hel-loo! The audio signal is the thing that's moving at near light speed down the track. "???.
The thing I linked here was about cable velocity which is 100% engineering related and says NOTHING about audio or directionality unless you can read what wasn't printed or intended.
At the same time you avoid addressing any of the things I brought up and say silly things like;
"Nor do audio signals produce alternating current. Hel-loo!
Hel-loo Geof, your right we ARE a LONG way from a meeting of the minds, you're talking the language of alchemy and audio trinket sales, I'm talking the language of chemistry and electronic engineering and design no wonder there is no common ground and your unable or unwilling to answer even my simplest engineering question with a direct answer like;
"Ok, i am game, in exactly what way are they directional and how large is that effect an alternating signal like audio?"
Sure we can hear things, but we also "hear" things unrelated to what arrives at our ears and influenced by what we know and believe.
If this signal directionality and "audio is not an ac signal "is a real effect, it exists in the electronic domain, not just in one's head, show me some evidence of that.
Sure I am skeptical, audio has been a lifetime love, I have worked in both electronic and RF engineering most all my life, much of that time designing circuitry that works, even flown on the space shuttle (sts-7 and sts-51a).
This makes it rather hard to believe here is something about audio traveling down cables that isn't present at all at frequencies above 20Khz or below 20Hz..
You said "I suspect this might be another case where someone has fabricated a theory of convenience to explain a strongly held belief that wire directionality is false and ALL EVIDENCE to the contrary further buttresses that belief."
Show me engineering evidence, any evidence at all, some mechanism, or measurements this exists in audio for directionality, where it doesn't for RF, more arm waving and smug salesman talk won't do it..
I was quite sure this "discussion" would deteriorate into name calling and silliness. Thanks for making my prophecy come true. Some people refuse to come out of their caves.
Similarly, from the start, i pretty much assumed you couldn't answer in an engineering fashion or answer even one question honestly, but is was fun to see how far you would bend before bailing out.
Fwiw, Engineering isn't silliness, its what honest design depends on but it's never to late to learn something new, hence a number of sincere attempts to get you to explain directionality leading to the conclusion you can't and are an alchemist in a world of chemistry.
More jibber jabber from the man who lives in a cave. An engineer, a real engineer, would have gotten to the bottom of this whole wire directionality thing a long time ago. You rely on phoney arguments like "voltage velocity" and other pseudo engineering terminology. It's apparently true what they say, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
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Why Geoff I am glad to not be your kind of engineer in fact I am an inventor and here are a couple samples of what I have done "living in a cave" as you put it;
The first invention link might even appeal to you especially as it looks like magic to most and all are the result of understanding how things work;
Would "your kind" of engineer have inventions which changed the way things are done, some examples;
Or would "your kind" of engineer have changed the face of large scale sound in just a few years?
Have you ever been to a stadium and heard what concert speakers sound like?, they don't sound like this.
Pop on some headphones; By this fall, 4 years after introducing the products, we will have provided the sound systems for more than half of the 100,000 seat stadiums in the USA.
Soon there will be several recording studios using our smaller Synergy horn loudspeaker systems for monitoring audio too and next season we are introducing a new "stereo capture" system which can capture an entire hemisphere, try a recording or two, again use headphones.
So, this is sort of fun, teach me a new trick Geoff, somehow in some way if at all possible, try to describe how / why audio signals aren't AC and audio cables and wire are signal directional.
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Bauer actually wasn't as bad as that line indicated. His 1st BB was against Hamilton on a 3-2 count after he fouled off several tough pitches (9 pitch AB I think). Walked Phillips on 4 straight, but got ahead of Votto and struck him out, then got Bruce to fly out on a 2-0 count. 1st pitch strikes to 2 of 4 hitters, and the 1st pitch to Bruce sure looked like a strike. Not saying he's turned a corner or anything, but to say "same old Bauer" based on the stat line from 1 IP seems premature.
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Mali 1-0 Benin
2155: The chat on the 606 forum and texts is all about Nigeria's shortcomings today and their next match - against Mali - is surely do-or-die in Group B. Meanwhile, the chat in my head is all about catching some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs in bed.
But we did it folks. We stumbled over the finishing line and witnessed a six-goal thriller, a jinking blur of a wonder-goal from Saloman Kalou, and a stadium blackout along the way.
Bring on day three of ACON. Ciao.
2145: "It's not all doom and gloom for Nigeria...that team has the bouncebackability factor in them...fair play to Ivory Coast they were good today." spikey4ril on 606
2136: FULL-TIME MALI 1-0 BENIN Doubts surround the award of that winning penalty and Mali were fairly poor against a Benin side who were advertising for players via the internet roughly two months ago.
But the Eagles will warmly cradle those three points tonight like a new-born baby.
2135: Mali are playing keep-ball and it's all about the three points. For the very first time in this mammoth day of action, the trumpets are fading.
2130: To save time, many users on 606 are using the acronym ACON to describe this enchanting tournament. Which reminds me.
You may or may not know this, but Mali's midfield enforcer is a big fan of Senegalese singer AKON. Random but true. You can discover more musical nuggets right here.
2125: When this tournament reaches the knockout stages it's going to explode. It's fairly tame stuff right now, as Mali try to ground out a win, but the teams won't be afforded that luxury in the last eight.
I spoke too soon. Benin cause panic in Mali's penalty area as shots rain in on the Mahamadou Sidibe's goal. Desperate defending from the Eagles.
2120: "Why are so many of the African countries flags green, yellow & red? Will the ref get a green card to supplement his red & yellow ones too?" Thomas in Copenhagen on the text: +447786 202008
2116: Paul Simon is the songsmith behind 'You Can Call Me Al', which the band pumped out so wonderfully as the second half got underway (see 2047).
What tune would you like to see them replicate at the Africa Cup of Nations?
Amadou Sidibe scampers down the left wing but his high cross is hoisted too long. Mahamadou Diarra shoots on-taget but easily saved.
2113: Benin captain Seidath Tchomogo troops off to be replaced by Abou Maiga.
2110: "Where is commitment from our Nigerian players when a player of Drogba's status simply made it known live on British television that his country (war-torn for that matter) is more important than Chelsea." femogiga on 606
The Nigerian inquest is ablaze on our 606 forum.
2106: Rampaging run through the middle from Amadou Sidibe but Benin halt the Mali giant.
2102: Breaking off from the match for a tick, former Nigeria striker Daniel Amokachi has been speaking to the BBC World Service's Farayi Mungazi in Ghana this afternoon and he has some controversial views.
Amokachi, who won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994, reckons that some European-based African players do not match their club form whilst playing for their countries.
2056: Seidath Tchomogo breaks down the right for Benin and sends in a dangerous cross. The Squirrels are not taking this lying down.
2049: GOAL MALI 1-0 BENINA study in concentration. The Seville forward's shimmy sends Rachad Chitou the wrong way and he blasts the penalty into the gaping net.
2048: PENALTY TO MALIAlain Gaspoz brings down Dramane Traore. Referee. Points. Spot. Fredi Kanoute takes a run-up...
2047: The second-half is underway in Sekondi as the brass band pump out 'You Can Call Me Al' on their prolific trumpets.
2046: The money pumped into African football needs to be invested with care. That seems to sum up the debate from Sunday Oliseh and our panel, which I you enjoyed. More of the same on Tuesday night.
2025: Mali's Bassana Toure is wearing one of those airstrips on his nose, just like Robbie Fowler did back in the day.
Do they really help improve your performance? It's the smallest details that count, so they say.
2020: Strong as an ox, Souleymane Dembele stomps down the wing but his cross is pounded clear by Benin's defence. Mali are starting to press forward with intent.
2016: Who is Mali's David Beckham? I'm not talking about a fancy haircut nor a global multi-billion dollar marketing empire. I'm looking for a free-kick expert. Benin are conceding shed-loads but Mali continue to smash them into the Squirrel's wall.
2012: "Haha haha. A power cut!! Honestly, this tournament is supposed to put Africa in a good light (pun intended)." Amro, an Egyptian living in Bath, on the text
2008: But some of Benin's tackles are as bad as my puns. Fredi Kanoute is upended but Mali waste another free-kick.
Then a real scare. Benin scramble away after Mali work the ball towards their goal-line. Thought the ball has gone out of play there. Liberal linemanship.
2005: "With my limited knowledge of African football, today i m going to support the team with the best nickname! Come on The Squirells!" Matt Smith in Loughborough on the text
They're on the attack and their tails are up Matt.
2002: Thank the lord you don't need an electrical current to play a trumpet. Non-stop brass action from the bands in the stands as Benin and Mali scrap for possession.
1959: Could be 1-1. Fredi Kanoute swings his foot into a hugely painful area of one of Benin's rearguard but as he misses the ball it breaks clear to Seydou Keita who hammers just wide. Benin's Seidath Tchomongo then heads just over Mali's crossbar.
1954: Looks like the lights going out might have put a slight dampener on the game's opening prospects. But Mali are making headway with some dangerous crosses.
1948: TEAM NEWS - No place for Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko in the Malian starting line-up. Freddie Kanoute and Mahamadou Diarra are playing as does Dramane Traore.
Benin's captain Romauld Bocco, who plays for Accrington Stanley in England, is also in the mixer early on. Who are Accrington Stanley, I hear you ask? Exactleee.
1945: And after a short delay, the game is underway.
1943: Don't worry folks, we're back on. The lights are working and we're about to start.
1937: "Some-one put 50p in the meter." MikeNeatPFC on 606
1933: Will this be the first ever professional football match played under moonlight? I think not.
As powerful long-range TV cameras pan towards a beautiful full moon, nearly picking up Neil Armstrong's eternal footprints, back down on earth upon Sekondi soil the bemused players don't know what to do with themselves.
1930: We do now have light in some parts of the stadium but the main floodlights are not working. If you squint your eyes hard enough, you can see Benin's goalkeeper doing a comical warm-up. That man's a professional.
Somewhere in the bowels of the stadium, panicked individuals are searching for the switch.
1929: Back to the less surreal environs of Africa Cup of Nations football. Sekondi's bowl-like stadium is bathed in a new set of colours as the players emotionally draw their fists to their hearts to blast our their national anthems.
Kick-off is seconds way - but now it's pitch black! A power cut. Disaster.
1921: Evocative nicknames are par for course in the wacky world of African football. Getting ready to enter the field of play in Sekondi now are Fredi Kanoute's Eagles against the Squirrels of Benin.
Whether Dr Dolittle refereed or not, that's no contest. Saying that, when squirrels get together in gangs they can look pretty mean.
1919: "The Nigerian squad selection was all wrong from the start. Its all down to favouritism. Kanu, Utaka, Apam and few others shouldn't be in the first line-up. Some of this players are what I call super-subs e.g. Kanu." Gunzchamp on 606
1909: Mali take on Benin in Sekondi in the next instalment of our day two marathon. Feeling tired? C'mon, wipe that brow and let's push on forward for the final game.
Fredi Kanoute, Momo Sissoko, and Mahamadou Diarra. Plus Romauld Boco. How can you resist?
1901: Another pulsating chapter in the Africa Cup of Nations unfolds. The quality you might expect from these two Premier League-heavy teams wasn't always evident, but the moment that decided the match was world-class.
1853: FULL-TIME NIGERIA 0-1 IVORY COASTAnd so the Chelsea forward makes the difference in a tight game. Tremendous goal and the Ivory Coast definitely finished the stronger.
1852: The Super Eagles waste a free-kick 40 yards out and Ivory Coast counter-attack incisively. Saloman Kalou fires just wide.
1850: Saloman Kalou wins a corner which Ivory Coast knock casually along the sidelines in a bid to waste a little time. Nigeria win possession and push upfield...
1848: Over 130 million people populate Nigeria and they'll might be disappointed with their team's languid efforts right now. Where's the pressure?
Hang on. Yakubu shoots low. That's more like it.
1845: Don't know the average ages of the teams, but the Elephants look younger and fresher then the Super Eagles. Their coach, Berti Vogts, cuts a forlorn figure on the sidelines and they look no closer to an equaliser.
1842: Entrenched deep within the stands, naturally, the brass bands in Sekondi are sensational. Would love to get some of this music on the old MP3 player. Uplifting.
1840: It would be remiss not to mention Didier Drogba contribution to this match. As you may have figured, it's not been much.
But the Ivory Coast captain is returning from injury and, as he hoarsely rallies the Elephants section of the crowd, his contribution as a leader becomes obvious.
1838: Obafemi Martins is hauled off as Ivory Coast substitute Kader Keita goes close with a low effort. Just off target.
1834: Taye Taiwo pumps a long-throw into the heart of Ivory Coast's penalty area but Kolo Toure clears with characteristic efficiency. Nigeria need to find some urgency.
1830: Nigeria search for an equaliser but Ivory Coast are in the ascendency. Possession is all theirs as they slow down the pace and play keep-ball. I think Jose Mourinho called this 'resting with the ball'.
1825: "The ball stuck to his foot as if it was there because of a magnetic field." BBC Sport commentator Simon Brotherton in Sekondi
1824: GOAL NIGERIA 0-1 IVORY COASTPicking up a loose ball outside the penalty area, Saloman Kalou slaloms through four Nigerian defenders and fires low past Austine Ejide. Superb skill and balance from the Chelsea forward.
1820: Brave goalkeeping from Austine Ejide he dives to smother at the feet of Aruna Dindane after Yaya Toure had smuggled a 'no-look' pass through Nigeria's static defence.
1818: An Ivory Coast corner drifts beyond the Elephants back-line and Arsenal bruiser Kolo Toure hammers the loose ball low into Austine Ejide's arms. Could have lofted that a la Dennis Bergkamp.
1817: Obafemi Martins skies another shot over the bar and I'm wondering of the kaleidoscopic ball is a factor here. Apparently it's been specially commissioned for the tournament.
1813: Midfield man Jon Obi Mikel, a hugely effective water-carrier today, is making sure Nigeria's players don't dehydrate. He's breaking up the play and distributing the ball to more creative players just like his Chelsea mentor Claude Makelele. Impressive irrigation.
1810: "I have watched the past 8 editions of the Nations cup with my friends and family in Nigeria. However, i am watching this year's edition alone in my apartment in the notoriously cold Minnesota winter. My heart tells me Ivory Coast will win the tourney while my heart tells me Nigeria will win. I'll go with my heart!!!" Tosyn92 on 606
1806: Aruna Dindane turns like a ballerina but can't wrap his foot around the ball as his shots skews wide of the goal and off into the dusky African sky.
1803: Second-half underway as Didier Drogba muscles into the Nigeria box. No danger for the Elephants.
1801: Time for a quick reminder sports fans.
If you're reading this in front of a computer later on, you could be a part of the BBC's Africa Cup of Nations TV coverage, which is being streamed live on this site at around 2015 GMT.
At half-time of the tournament's late evening matches, the big issues in African football are being debated live in the studio - starting tonight, in the break between Mali v Benin.
That means you could have your questions and opinions put to our panel, which includes former Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh, by simply posting a question on our 606 forum.
1758: "Eagles shall prevail. We perform better under this circumstances, where the pundits gives us no chance...go Nigeria..." Sean from Auckland, NZ, on the text
1751: Curious about 'Nollywood'? Well, that's the name given to Nigeria's flourishing film industry, which is the third biggest in the world behind Hollywood and Bollywood - apparently.
1749: HALF-TIME NIGERIA 0-0 IVORY COASTLungs bursting, the players troop off for a breather. Fantastically absorbing first-half.
1748: I've seen David Beckham make a couple of a 'Hollywood' passes, but never have I witnessed a 60-yard 'Nollywood' arrow across the turf.
1745: Best effort from Nigeria so far as Yakubu drifts out wide, picks up possession, cuts inside, and fires a shot just over Boubacar Barry's goal. Dangerous.
1741: Twice African Footballer of the Year, a European Cup winner with Ajax, and a hero to millions across Nigeria - but Kanu has been fairly quiet so far.
Barcelona's Yaya Toure wastes a cross as the ball floats into the stands. The trumpeters remain unflustered.
1737: The new Roberto Carlos? Nigeria's Taye Taiwo is some full-back and sprints down the left to cross towards Yakubu but, immobile and on the back-foot, the Everton man wastes all his good work and the ball is hoofed cleared by the Elephants. Sorry for that shoddy pun.
1736: Algerian referee Mohamed Benouza throws his arm to the heavens to book Obafemi Martins for diving after he scampered into the box under pressure.
1734: "The African Nations really is setting a marvellous example of high tempo attacking football which for neutral fans is an absolute joy to watch!" Scottyp86 on 606
1730: Engrossing. Wild effort from Obafemi Martins but his swashbuckling ambition is admirable. Wonder if, in deepest darkest Durham, King Kevin Keegan is watching his Newcastle charge dance around on Sekondi soil?
1725: Saloman Kalou works an opening for Yaya Toure and the Elephants are starting to shade this. The action in the stands and the play on the pitch are united: bedlam. This is football.
1720: Yaya Toure stings the fingers of Nigeria keeper Austine Ejide with a 20-yard blast.
1718: Taye Taiwo nearly lifts the posts clean out of the ground as his free-kick rifles against the still-shuddering Elephants crossbar. What a free-kick.
1716: Grass-watch: different stadium, same problem. It's a shade too long. At least that's the general consensus from the budding horticulturalists surrounding me.
1715: But Elephants keeper Boubacar Barry spills a shot from Obafemi Martins and the ball bounces to safety. Long live end-to-end action!
1711: Both teams giving the ball away in a frantic opening. Thus far, I'd say the elephants are fending off any swoops from the super eagles with surprising agility.
In fact, Aruna Dindane works an opening for Didier Drogba but the Chelsea battering ram cannons the ball of a forest of Nigeria legs.
1708: "Super Eagles supporters should brace up for defeat. The Elephants are too compact a team to lose. I am for Ivory Coast." Ikechukwu from Owerri, Nigeria on the text
Come to think of it, who would win in a fight: an eagle (of the super variety) or an elephant?
1704: Didier Drogba, Saloman Kalou, Aruna Dindane, and Kolo Toure all start for Ivory Coast. Both teams are extremely strong and already Kanu has gone close.
1702: Pre-match huddles disperse and we're underway. Nwankwo Kanu, John Utaka, Yakubu Ayegbeni, and Obafemi Martins all start for Nigeria.
1659: A cacophony of noise in the stands drowns out a volley of high-fives from the players on the pitch as the two teams, who know each other so well, undertake their pre-match rituals.
1658: Time waits for no man. Not even Kanu. Zooming like Super Eagles down miles of tropical beach along the coast of Ghana, we land west from Accra in Sekondi for the heaviest of heavyweight group clashes. Morocco v Namibia was the calm before the storm.
And this is Nigeria v Ivory Coast.
1648: Right. Morocco are seconds away from putting Namibia to the sword and will sit, pretty as peacocks, atop the Group A table ahead of host nation Ghana. Poor Namibia are rock bottom.
1645: As this match drifts off into the abyss, so my thoughts have wandered off to Africa Cup of Nations matters of greater importance.
During last night's opening ceremony, local organising president Koffi Amoah proudly told the crowd in Accra that the competition "has connected Ghana to four billion people around the world."
If you sit back and ponder, that's fantastic.
1640: "Some of the African Refs in this competition are very good. They could easily make the step into the Premiership, because they are very fit and calm when dealing with players. Is there a rule that says only British refs can referee in England???" Super_Fin_SAFC on 606
1637: A persistent breeze whips across Accra's Ohene Djan stadium as Morocco embark on a training session for their next match. Though the opposition have been limited today, the North Africans have been incisive and will surely challenge Guinea (if not Ghana too) for a place in the next round.
Your thoughts?
1631: GOAL MOROCCO 5-1 NAMIBIACompletely unmarked and lurking ominously at the back post, substitute Moncef Zerka heads home for his first-ever goal for his country.
1628: The touch of Nancy's Youssef Hadji lets him down as he is forced wide to crash the ball into the side-netting from a tight angle. Resplendent in red, Namibia cause a scramble at the other end but Morocco clear decisively.
1625: Morocco's fourth-goalscorer Tarek Sektioui scuttles off the pitch as Hicham Aboucheroune skips on. There's been a flurry of substitutions from the North Africans as they look to give their squad crucial game-time.
1622: "Forget about all this losing Premiership players mid-season. The real issue is why would they schedule the cup of nations in the middle of my exams!" Anonymous via the text
1619: Morocco's El Armine Erbate fires powerfully towards goal to force Abisia Shiningayamwe into a smart save. The subsequent corner comes to zilch.
1616: Despite that nugget from our man on the ground Farayi, I must pay tribute to the military-style trumpet tunes being blasted out from the sparse crowd. Puffed cheeks are the order of the day.
A scuffle between both teams ensues in the centre circle after a very late challenge from Richard Gariseb. And a medical buggy trundles onto the pitch to elevate this tournament to 'burgeoning classic' status.
1614: "There are about 1500 people in a 40,000-seat stadium." BBC World Service's Farayi Mungazi in Accra
1611: "Days like today makes me a proud nambian. Don't write us off just yet. Namibia o o go boys." Freddy, 'a Nambian' in Manchester, on the text
1608: Guess who's setting the attacking tempo? It'll be party-time on the streets of Casablanca right now as Morocco continue to pour forward. Youssef Hadji is an ever-willing runner in what looks like desperately dry heat.
1603: Back to Accra, and the second-half is underway.
1559: That's the food sorted, so now for some essential housekeeping.
If you are reading this in front of a computer later on, you - yes, you - can be a part of the BBC's Africa Cup of Nations TV coverage, which is being streamed live on this site at around 2015 GMT. At half-time of the late games, the big issues in African football are being debated live in the studio - starting tonight, in the break between Mali v Benin.
That means you can put your questions and opinions to our panel, which includes former Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh, by simply posting a question on our 606 forum.
1551: Time for some refreshments at the interval? The food sounds sensational in Ghana. Apparently, there were pig snout slices and deep-fried fish head's aplenty on offer outside the ground in Accra last night.
And all I had for lunch today was a paltry tuna jacket potato.
1547: HALF-TIME MOROCCO 4-1 NAMIBIA In case you were wondering, the middle name of today's Cameroonian referee Raphael Evehe is 'Divine'. Namibia are going to need some far-off inspiration if they are to get anything from this.
1545: "In Windhoek and Swakopmund- a beautiful seaside town - there are roads named after the athletics legend Frankie Fredericks. I reckon you can run really quickly down them!! Good luck Namib boys!!!" Perryashburtongroves on 606
1540: GOAL MOROCCO 4-1 NAMIBIA ...and Tarek Sektioui coolly slots the ball home. This equals the heaviest defeat suffered by Namibia in their only previous appearance in the tournament. Ouch.
1539: PENALTY TO MOROCCOMichael Chretien is chopped down on the right-hand side of the box, referee points to the spot...
1535: "Soufiane Alloudi's first half hat-trick is all the more impressive because he is not playing as a striker. Nominally his role is out on the right wing in Morocco's adventurous 4-4-2 system, but he frequently changes wings with Tarek Sektioui, as well as popping up in the middle, to devastating effect." BBC World Service's James Copnall in Accra
1533: Youssef Hadji goes close with a back-post header while Tarik Sektiout flashes a powerful shot just past the upright. Maybe the rout is back on?
1530: GOAL Morocco 3-1 NamibiaTidy work down the left from Tarik Sektiouti who send over a deep cross to that man Soufiane Alloudi who heads into the goal for a first-half hat-trick.
1529: My erstwhile colleague, whose father is called Raeburn, rightly points out that a small group of fans have now filed into the stadium and are making a fair noise.
1523: GOAL Morocco 2-1 Namibia Tasty through-ball from Hamburg's Colin Benjamin and Brian Brendell finishes neatly with his left foot. Namibian world-class sprinting legends just breathed a sigh of relief and the Brave Warriors do exactly what their names suggests.
1519: Morocco continue to press, with Abderrahmane Kabous pulling strings like a puppeteer. Namibia need something from somewhere. Anything.
What about Frankie Fredericks? Oh no, he was a sprinter.
1515: "Skipping half a day of college in order to watch namibia vs morocco like when i left a mate's birthday gathering in 2006 to catch saudi arabia vs tunisia."Corky101 on 606
Detention, 500 lines? Not really sure this match is worth all that Mr Cork.
1510: What a difference a day makes. Today's action in Accra contrasts starkly with the tense, bruising action on the pitch between Ghana and Guinea in front of a baying, boisterous crowd yesterday.
Amid deathly quiet, I can hear the players shouting to each other on the pitch and Morocco are ripping Namibia apart with ease.
But I am delighted to report that the groundsman has cut the grass on this occasion.
1505: GOAL Morocco 2-0 NamibiaDo I smell a goal fest? Soufiane Alloudi is a butcher's knife to Namibia's liver-like defence as he plays a clever one-two on the edge of the box and impudently dinks the ball over Namibia's desperate keeper Abisia Shiningayamwe.
1502: GOAL Morocco 1-0 NamibiaComedy and calamity as Maroune Chamakh goes clean through to hit the post, the ball comes back out, before Soufiane Alloudi finally stabs home.
1500: Lo and behold we kick-off on time and the action is underway.
1457: The TV camera pans closely across the players' faces as they belt out the national anthems but no Gazza-style tongue-pulling antics.
But what happened to the sea of people and blaze of colour from last night? The stadium in Accra is virtually, and disappointingly, empty.
1455: TEAM NEWSDefensive linchpin Colin Benjamin - who plays his club football for Hamburg - is at the heart of Namibia's side. Southampton midfielder Youssef Safri starts for Morocco.
1448: In Namibia's Namib desert, surface temperatures can reach up to 70 degrees. Phew. Hopefully, the heat on the pitch today won't be too stifling - last night in Accra it was 33 degrees.
Also, can anyone believe how long the grass was last night?
1445: Benin v Mali is the late game of today, but first match up is Namibia v Morocco - the second game of Group A. Kick-off is just 15 minutes away. Feeling excited?
1442: "My name is Allison Paul, a Nigerian that lives in burkina faso. I bet my life, nigeria will defeat ivory coast hands down. No shaking." Allison Paul on the text
'Shaking' is a new description to me Allison, but I like it. The Super Eagles, of course, take on Ivory Coast in what is an Ali-esque heavyweight clash.
1437: Now that I've introduced myself, I'd love to know who you are. Seriously, Ghana's last-gasp win over Guinea in yesterday's opener has already captured the imagination of the masses and it would be great to hear your thoughts on all today's action.
Who's going to win, what players we should be monitoring a la highly-paid Premier League scouts, where you're following the action, and anything else you care to mention. Either send me a text on +447786 202008 or dive into 606.
1430: Dispense with the aerodynamic, figure-hugging lycra people. And arm yourselves with a natty vest, some vaseline, and lots of fluids.
Because if the opening day of the Africa Cup of Nations was a breathless sprint, today - day two, officially the longest of the tournament - promises to be a marathon of epic proportions.
Welcome aboard, I'm Chris.
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Celebrity Esclipse - Some of it good and some of it bad: Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Review by Kay66
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Celebrity Esclipse - Some of it good and some of it bad
Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Other
Embarkation - was a disappointment as we had priority boarding but there was no such thing.
We found our cabin with ease and was greeted a very short time later with our luggage. We had fantastic cabin stewards Salvatore and Jose. Nothing was a bother to them they had our rooms cleaned quickly and quietly every day and they went out of their way to make our trip excellent.
The cabin was lovely, its the first time we travelled at the back of the ship and I was concerned about the noise (what noise) there was nothing but the sound of waves, which was beautiful. Being at the back gives you all views and with the ship docking in with the aft towards the town it was a More perfect greeting to each port. We were very disappointed with the main dining room. The food was just not as good as previous cruises we had taken with other ships. We found the meals to be cold and not very pleasant, a few times we just left it or returned the meal to the kitchen. I expected much better food. The bistro upstairs for dinner was ok but it did not have the selection that it did for lunch and it seemed to be the left overs from lunch (same deserts, same pasta selection etc).
Breakfast and lunch were always too crowded to find a seat but if you skip breakfast and go right at noon for lunch you can get a seat.
The biggest issue we had was the fact that staff in the food areas allowed people to pick up food with their hands. We thought in this day and age that this would be stopped. It was rather disgusting to see a grown woman pick up bacon with her fingers out of the tray warmer or a man pick up a sausage and eat it there in front of you and go in for another helping. Somehow this has to be addressed.
I thought their shops on board were lovely but a bit overpriced. The shows on board were on par with other ships except the second last night when the show was a kind of Cirque du soleil performance. It was truly amazing. Loved the Martini Bar with its iced counter, the Passport bar with wonderful Barbara serving and the entertainment every night in the Foyer was really very good.
This cruise was for the older generation with the average age being 65 - 75 yrs. A lot of English as this left from Southampton.
We found the shore excursions were quite good, overpriced of course but when your going to a foreign country you have not been too its always best to go on a tour. We spent a lot of money on the excursions but in the end I think it was worth it. However there were a lot of older people complaining about the amount of walking. You must make sure you read the details before booking. They tell you the approx amount of walking that is involved.
If the ship improved its food and service in the dining room I would have no hesitation in going on this ship again. Less
Published 07/13/10
Cabin review: 8360
Excellent Cabin located right at the back of the ship. Would recommend. Lovely bedding, enough space, balcony was bigger in the cabin next door for no extra cost so would choose that one next time.
Port and Shore Excursions
We opted to do a river cruise that night which was fantastic and I highly recommend this to everyone. Singing, Vodka and Caviar. It was a night that we will never forget.
The second day we went to Pushkin (go early) to Catherine's Palace, what a wonderful day this too I would highly recommend, its a must to walk through the gardens.
Port 7 Was Copenhagen - what a wonderful place, friendly historic and we would definitely go back
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This morning marked the first time in a long while that I awoke to bright sunlight streaming through my bedroom window. Indeed, apart from the occasional lashings of wind and rain, it appears that the first hints of spring are upon us here in London.
I'm sure regularly readers will have noticed that I've been quite for a while – my last post was on 11 January. After an eventful 2015, I decided to take some time to hibernate for a bit.
But alas, two months is long enough! And with spring coming up just around the corner I'm officially coming out of hibernation.
With that, I'd like to catch you up on a few things.
You're Lookin' at the UK's Newest Grad Student!
One of the many benefits of receiving (perhaps achieving would be a better term!) Indefinite Leave to Remain here is the UK is that it makes you eligible for UK/EU tuition fees at public universities. Earning a master's degree has always been a goal of mine, but it was never really feasible in the US thanks to high tuition fees. The tuition fees for international students at UK universities are equally eye-watering, so I've patiently waited 5 years to apply.
In December 2015 – a whole two months after receiving Indefinite Leave to Remain – I submitted my application to the M.A. in Applied Linguistics (distance learning) program at the University of Birmingham, and I'm happy to report that they extended a conditional offer to me in late February! I formally accepted the offer this morning and contingent on sending in some references and official transcripts, I'll be starting my graduate studies in February 2017
Upcoming Trips-a-Plenty
Things have been pretty quiet on the travel front for me since arriving back in London from Bangkok in mid-December 2015.
All that's about to change.
Skiing in Crans-Montana
This upcoming week I'll be hitting the slopes in Crans-Montana, Switzerland! It's a short trip with only two days of skiing, but I'm determined to make the most of it. And don't worry, I'll be taking lots of pictures (hint: don't forget to follow me on instagram).
Fossil Hunting in Charmouth
I have been patiently waiting to visit the UK's famed Jurassic Coast since making the leap across the pond in 2010. Later this month it's finally happening. I am as much a natural sciences nerd as a I am a linguistics nerd, so this trip is kind of a big deal for me. The S.O. and I will be renting a car from London City Airport and driving to Charmouth, a little seaside town right smack dab in the middle of the Jurassic Coast. We'll spending a few days fossil hunting, enjoying the local scenery, and celebrating our 9th anniversary (wow, has it really been that long?)
Much More to Come
That's all for now folks, but I promise you there's much more to come in 2016 😉


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Facebook promises mobile updates every 4 to 8 weeks
0. phoneArena posted on 20 Sep 2012, 20:01
Mobile is the fastest moving space around, and Facebook doesn't plan to be left behind. We've already seen the company double-down on native apps, releasing a native iOS app already, and getting a native Android app ready. Now, as far as updating...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. x88yunkw (Posts: 124; Member since: 20 Aug 2012)
When native android fb app release?
2. ChiX017 (Posts: 308; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
What about Win Phone 7?
3. Savage (unregistered)
I want 2 things from Facebook for Android-
1) Build the app from scratch using native coding, not HTML 5. Unless I'm on faster net speeds, it refuses to load.
2) I just changed my language to English (Pirate) (It's awesome as hell) and the language won't view on the app as it does on the mobile site. So language options.
4. sarb009 (Posts: 316; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
facebook app for androod just sux. never get any notification, most of the time i see pictures are blurry, cant find people, etc. etc. Every update that comes is even worse than previous so i never update facebook app now. only god knows when there will be a decent app forcfacebbok.


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I return from a baby hiatus to the blogosphere. Hopefully I didn't miss too much, and my beloved fellow DHers will welcome me back to the fold.
But of course, as always, I prove to be obstinately prone to dislike my reading assignments – could it be any other way? Gardner Campbell's Personal Infrastructures were not immune to my disdain. Yes, yes, I use the word disdain.
I don't know how many students and how many courses Gardner is teaching, or what kind of pressures Baylor University is facing in terms of curricular overload. What I do know is that his idea that we somehow carve out time to teach our students programming is wasteful, backwards-thinking, and misses the whole point of self-expression.
1. General point: Someone who is creating content for the internet does NOT need to know the alphabet soup of website languages. Take for instance the wildly popular (among a certain set) fake blog Suri's Burn Book by Allie Hagan. Hagan created the site on tumblr using their template just for fun. It became so popular that she got a book deal out of the matter. I'm pretty sure Hagan didn't need to learn coding to succeed. And she's not the only 'template' site out there that has gathered a following.
2. General point: Learning these languages is time consuming and some people just truly don't have the aptitude. Much like I don't have the aptitude for learning biology. Forcing students to learn coding when what they're trying to do is be creative is pretty much like telling someone they can't get their driver's license until they've taken apart and reassembled three different car engines. What's the point? The net result to turn someone away from the pursuit (in the case of driving maybe not the worst thing for the environment, but in the case of promoting humanities, pretty bad).
3. Random point: Quoting McLuhan doesn't make a point more correct. McLuhan agrees with me.
4. Specific point: Campbell lays out a terrifying scenario of spending basically an entire first year of college learning how to create websites. There's a field for that, it's called web design. There are major specifically designed for that. Unless he's proposing a double major for everyone, this is just nonsense, there simply isn't room in the curriculum for this sort of intervention. And again, I don't see why there should be. Not everyone needs to be a mechanic, it's why we pay some people to fix our cars for us.
5. The crux of our disagreement: "Print is not advanced calligraphy. The web is not a more sophisticated telegraph." Actually, yes they are. And there lies the crux, to me they're still just tools. Even as it is I just had a former very bright and successful student rumble on facebook about her discontent with modern technology and a desire to return to more dependable modes.
Putting Campbell aside, let me move unto DS106. Let me first state that I really like that this website exists. I could not get through all the proposed projects, but many of them looked like they would be fun just to do for their own sake. I found inspiration in three of the projects I looked at.
The first two would be used in teaching Visual Sociology. The first project, Normal to Extraordinary, is one where people pair up and take pictures of each other, first in regular clothing and then in some way that makes them extraordinary. I would use this assignment in a somewhat altered manner, where the students working in pair or trios would first take pictures of each other in their regular outfits, and then try to find props, environments and poses that would completely change their cultural orientation. For instance, what would happen if a female student who is used to a standard Western outfit adopted to the best of her ability a traditional head covering and long sleeved conservative shirt? What if a male student doffed a backwards baseball cap and found a spot to be photographed with broken glass on concrete?
The second assignment I would use in the course, What's the Meme?, might or might not build off of the first one. The idea is to take a photo and try to turn it into a meme. In my particular imagination I would provide a few examples of photos that have resulted in many tags – probably the most fascinating to me being Old Economy Steve. The catch would be that they would be using photos from the previous project from other teams.
Finally I found an assignment in the fanfic category that might contribute to my Sociology of Aging course. I particularly liked the title of this one, 'The Way It Should Have Been.' The idea is that people take a story, book, movie or television series, (really any sort of narrative), change one basic element in it and rewrite the narrative. In the case of my course, they would have to take one or more of the main characters and add fifty years to their age.
So for instance, I would take the television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and make Buffy 65 when she first became the slayer. She would have the same physical strengths, but not the same teenaged emotional baggage and dumb behavior. Also, she would be far more independent in not having to go to high school every day and hide things from her mother (at least for the first two seasons of the show). I think a 65-year-old slayer would actually be far more effective than a 15-year-old one. And she certainly wouldn't be dumb enough to fall in love with a vampire.


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CHILDREN from local primary and secondary schools joined together last week to show their commitment to green issues and keeping Wirral clean.
The event was the culmination of a 'Clean Green' project led by Wirral's Eco Schools officer, Lynn Struve and supported by the charity, Living Streets.
They were given the red-carpet treatment as their series of eco-themed films, were beamed onto the silver screen at New Brighton's Light Cinema in front of an audience of invited guests, including Wirral's Mayor Cllr Steve Foulkes, who presented pupils from Wallasey School with a Green Community Award.
The guests were then led by a piper from the Celtic Roots Music Academy in a Living Streets organised march along the promenade, singing anti-litter songs such as "What shall we do with the dirty litter? ... put it in the dustbin!"
Katherine Culshaw, project co-ordinator for Living Streets, said: "A lot of our work with youngsters is on Walk to School schemes across the Wirral, which have proved very popular.
"The carnival walk along the prom was a celebration of the effort pupils and schools have made to be more green."
She added: "We need to encourage children to get walking now and set healthy habits for the future."
Then, after a picnic lunch, the children all took part in a litter picking event on the beach around Fort Perch Rock, combining this with a coastal nature challenge to find items that actually belong on the beach.
Cabinet member for Environment and Sustainability, Cllr Bernie Mooney also in attendance said: "What a fantastic event and how great it was to see so many of our young people so enthuisastic about environmental issues and keeping the area clean. Well done to everyone who took part."


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Source: The Press Democrat, November 15, 2000
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA: In the Marin Civic Center exhibition hall in San Rafael, the seekers and devotees sat on the floor before Mata Amritanandamayi, or Ammachi, a Hindu spiritual leader and humanitarian from India, waiting for her hug of benevolence. The report in the local Press Democrat treated the Hindu leader with great respect. It went on to say that her followers believe her hugs relieve suffering. Ammachi, whose full name means Mother of Immortal Bliss, was born in South India in 1953. Hundreds gathered to receive a gentle embrace. Those who sought a hug obtained a special token with a number - one that would determine when they took their place before her. By 1 p.m. volunteers reported giving out 750 tokens. Many of the hugs lasted more than 30 seconds. Afterward Ammachi gave each person flower petals and a "Hershey's Kiss" piece of candy. Visitors could learn about her "Mother's Kitchen" program, serving vegetarian meals to the homeless in Oakland and eight other U.S. cities. Brochures told of the hospital, orphanage and an engineering college she operates in India. Colette van Praag of Glen Ellen described her previous hugs with the spiritual leader as "a melting of the heart." Ammachi was a featured speaker at the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held at the UN in August. She was one of only a handful of women religious leaders at the male-dominated event. In Zurich, a reporter once asked who it was that hugged her. "The entire creation hugs me," Ammachi replied.


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(CBS/AP) DAYTON, Ohio- 56 boxes of cremated human remains were found Tuesday at a house belonging to former funeral Scherrie McLin and her sister, Tanya Anderson, in southwest Ohio, reported the Dayton Daily News.
According to Dayton police Lt. Wendy Stiver, a contractor called police on Tuesday after finding the boxes stacked in a closet. The plastic boxes, used to temporarily store cremated remains, appeared to be from the former McLin Funeral Home. It is unclear why the remains were in the home.
"He said the house is in foreclosure and he was hired to remove remaining items from the house," Stiver told The Associated Press.
Stiver added that investigators needed to identify the remains and "seek out more information" before continuing; however, this is the latest incident involving McLin and the funeral home. In recent years, she has lost her funeral director's license, business operating license, and faces a major lawsuit involving a client's family. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
According to the Dayton Daily News, the coroner's office said the boxes were labeled with the name of the crematory and the name and date of death of the deceased individual. Stiver said that officers will go through the records seized and try to determine if any crimes have been committed.
The executive director for the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, Vanessa Niekamp, said that state law requires that cremated remains be disposed of 60 days after they are not claimed, either in a grave, crypt or niche. McLin would have only broken the law if she disposed of them by other means, Niekamp said.
In Mclin's previous suspension hearing on September 8, she was accused of holding a body for ransom, according to a report submitted by a Columbus attorney and hearing officer.


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Obesity, Liability & Insurance
Obesity is a growing international problem that is imposing immense additional costs on the economy and society as a whole, and becoming an increasingly important cost driver and exposure issue for insurers. A new report by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) titled "Obesity, Liability & Insurance" finds that insurers and reinsurers are just one of many industries that are affected by the obesity issue. In recent months snack food manufacturers and fast-food giants have become the target of lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for the alleged detrimental effects of consuming their products. Other industries with exposure include agricultural concerns, food processors and ingredient manufacturers, restaurant franchisees, broadcasters (especially those that market unhealthy foods to children) and advertising agencies. Similar to earlier lawsuits targeting "Big Tobacco", and more recent suits against the alcohol industry, the obesity-related cases represent another extension of a trend toward attempting to attach liability for broad social and health concerns to private sector defendants. Even though insurers have never paid any tobacco settlements or defense costs, there are concerns that the legal cases against the food industry could leave insurers exposed to potential claims under certain general liability and product liability coverages. The report summarizes various areas of insurance industry exposure, including increased claim frequency and severity in health, disability and workers compensation coverages, as well as the likelihood of rising exposure to obesity-related tort actions affecting the liability and excess casualty insurance segments.
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Memoir tells two stories of residential schools
FLORENCE Kaefer always thought fondly about the children she taught at Norway House Indian Residential School in the 1950s. She was shocked and embarrassed bembarrassed to learn, 40 years lalater, that many children tthere experienced emotional, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of other school staff. Reconnecting with a former sstudent, she was vaulted from qquiet retirement in British Columbia onto a path that garnered national attention. Kaefer's memoir fulfils a ppromise publicize the story of Edward Gamblin, "an unwilling captive of the residential school system," who had been her student in Grade 3. Gamblin died at the age of 62 in June 2010, just as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission began gathering statements of former residential school students. The narrative alternates between Kaefer's pleasant recollections and Gamblin's disturbing ordeal. She admits she was a naive 19-year-old in awe at the beauty of the North as she embarked on her first job after one year of teacher training. She recalls the energy she put into her teaching at the United Church-run school, and building relationships with other young women that traversed distances and decades. It was the era in which society accepted the concept of the white Christian "duty" to educate the Indian out of the Indian. Kaefer is now horrified at the thought, imagining her own reaction if her children had been forcibly taken from her. Her starry memories contrast sharply with Gamblin's gritty prose about the daily nightmare that began when he was taken from his family at age five and lasted until he could leave school at 16. Gamblin writes about being viciously strapped by a teacher, being sexually abused and threatened with drowning if he revealed what was happening. He remembers children deliberately acting up in class to get detention, their ploy to keep away from the residences and the clutch of sadistic supervisors. "The only places that were safe were the classrooms." Like Kaefer, there were other caring teachers unaware of what occurred at night. In the process of organizing reunions of former colleagues and students, she discovered teachers who tried to report cruel or sexual misconduct were regularly demoted, transferred or fired. After he left school, Gamblin felt alienated from his home community and was subjected to racist rejection in Winnipeg. He fell into despair and alcoholism, ending up in jail for petty crimes. At age 32 he turned his life around, attended university and graduated with a degree in social work. He worked as a counsellor and expressed his emotions through music, becoming a popular country singer in the aboriginal community. His songs trace the shame he felt as he tried to escape: "Just a fool trying to hide/Runnin, runnin' on the wrong side." Gamblin's family couldn't avoid the repercussions of racism and the residential system. He and his wife had six children, but lost one to suicide. He forgave the men who abused him and wanted society to reconcile. As a measure of respect, Gamblin adopted Kaefer as his mother. Their relationship became the subject of a CBC documentary. The Government of Canada and the churches that ran the residential schools apologized for the race-based system that robbed thousands of their childhoods and their families, a system that had catastrophic effects on those young people and subsequent generations, a system that reverberates today in the over-representation of aboriginal people living in poverty, as well as in the child welfare and justice systems. Some progress has taken place as a result of the brave step Gamblin and others took in reliving their torment. Their attitude of forgiveness is an opportunity to create a level playing field for aboriginal people to achieve their potential as Canadians.
Harriet Zaidman is a teacher-librarian in Winnipeg.
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text: Irving/Coppell Neighborsgo editor Gloria Hernandez reports that Irving will provide specialty grocer chain Trader Joe's an estimated $3,052,860 economic incentive to locate its southwest regional distribution center in Irving. Trader Joe's has purchased a building at 5101 Frye Road with 728,000 square feet. The location is south of State Highway 183, off Valley View Lane. The economic incentive agreement, unanimously approved by council at a recent meeting, requires Trader Joe'sto own and occupy the building for at least 15 years; create and maintain 185 full-time jobs that earn an average annual salary of $30,000, excluding benefits; and maintain taxable property values of at least $60 million over the 2012 valuations. If the city's terms are met annually, Trader Joe's and its affiliates in the building will qualify for a 10-year, 85 percent tax rebate.


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A source of buzz among marketing professionals since last summer, social networking Web sites are beginning to find varied uses among local businesses.
Those uses vary even more widely than the sites themselves,which include explosively growing newcomers such as Facebook andTwitter, and the older sites MySpace and LinkedIn. While somecompanies use social media to advertise specific promotions,marketing professionals say the sites are especially effective inallowing customers to interact and to develop a sense ofparticipation.
Facebook has proven particularly popular for catalyzing word-of-"mouth" advertising. On Twitter, which limits posts to 140 characters, a business owner might post a short link to an online news article about her industry. MySpace is popular for announcing band gigs, while LinkedIn has proved useful to job seekers and hiring managers.
Most social networking sites allow users to build personal Web pages where they can post pictures and information about themselves. A user can link his own page to that of an acquaintance, allowing the two to stay abreast of what each other is doing. Some sites, notably Facebook, suggest two users to one another if their profiles put them at the same school or the same employer at the same time.
In the case of Twitter, one user can choose to follow posts by another user without obligating her to follow his own. With most users posting one to five times a day, the sheer volume can be overwhelming. A user typically stays on her own home page, where she sees the latest updates posted by the users she follows.
Thom Curry, who co-owns Temecula Olive Oil Co. with his wife, Nancy, said the process of pressing, blending and infusing olive oils lends itself to frequent "tweets," or Twitter updates.
"Sometimes it'll be four or five times in a day, or six times, if we're doing a crush or something interesting like that," Curry said.
Twitter brings in considerably fewer customers than the company's Web site and other forms of marketing, but they are customers the business probably wouldn't have reached otherwise, Curry said.
Facebook recently rearranged its format to make users' updatesas visible as those on Twitter. Michelle Wright-Taylor, already aregular shopper at Tangerine Clothing Boutique near The Promenadeshopping center in Temecula, became a "fan" of the shop several weeks ago, and now sees its updateswhen she logs on to Facebook.
Wright-Taylor, a Canyon Lake resident, bought several items last month after the store posted an update about a sale.
Facebook claims 300 million users worldwide, including about 100 million who use it mainly for business. The service doesn't say how actively those people use it; several real estate agencies and other businesses in Southwest County have created Facebook fan pages without registering a fan.
Local businesses don't appear to be using social-networking sites nearly as extensively as residents are. But they're signing on at a rapid pace, and the sheer number of people using the service beckons loudly. MySpace was the fourth-most visited site on the Internet in one recent period, with Facebook at No. 5, according to the HitWise tracking service.
Twitter has also begun to show up on HitWise's lists, thanks tobusinesses such as Rancho Bernardo Inn, at twitter.com/gmgonemad , andAshley Furniture in Murrieta, at twitter.com/MurrietaAshley .
Local business owners also struggle to quantify the sites' impact on the bottom line. Most interviewed for this article said their online interactions with customers make them confident that social media will pay off.
It helps that their use of such sites is free except for thetime that they and their employees put in. In contrast to Myspace,let alone traditional Web pages such as www.shoptangerine.com , Facebookand Twitter require no knowledge of programming code such asHyperText Markup Language.
That's not to say that all the sites justify the time that owners and employees put into them, which represents a potentially large expense.
Public-relations executive Indra Gardiner said one of her clients, a Solana Beach chocolatier with just a handful of employees, briefly considered Twitter but decided against it because he didn't think he'd be able to post updates often enough.
Instead, they're building a Facebook "fan" page for the business, Jer's Handmade Chocolates. Facebook users typically see text and pictures that their friends post, and the pages where their friends become fans.
"These are all tools, and not every tool is right for every client," Gardiner said.
Gardiner said she met up last week with a potential client who had discovered her Carlsbad public-relations firm, Bailey Gardiner, through LinkedIn. That site is commonly used as a networking tool during or in anticipation of a job search.
Facebook appears to be more popular for businesses that rely on frequent customers, particularly those that make or serve food.
Nathan Venzara, who manages Naked Cafe in Carlsbad, said the cafe has tried to weave itself into the surrounding community. That mission coincides with the methods available through Facebook, he said.
"It seemed to me that this was the online version of word-of-mouth advertising," Venzara said.
Contact staff writer Chris Bagley at 951-676-4315, ext. 5444.Read his blogs at bizblogs.nctimes.com .
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CORRECTION: Business location misstated
An article on page A-1 of Thursday's North County Times misstated the location of the Bailey Gardiner advertising and public relations agency. The business is based in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood.
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Jude Owes Keith Urban Babysitting Money
I know there's a lot of us still basking in the glow that was the Keith Urban show this past Saturday night at the Cajundome. Me and my crew are amongst that group.
I got a little story for you. My now 6 year old son Hayden has always been a big Keith Urban fan. Actually, it started when my wife Allison wore out one of Urban's CDs while she was pregnant. I think it was his album "Be Here".
Along comes our boy and as an infant he just did not like riding in the car! I think it had something to do with his ears and equilibrium or something or other. The point is, the kido would cry and cry when he was on the road…until Keith Urban's music came on. He especially liked cut #3 and #8 on the cd. (Oh, believe me, we remember what numbers they were!) The two songs are "Making Memories of Us" and "Tonight I Wanna Cry".
Fast forward to this past Saturday night at the Cajundome. For months he had been jacked up to go to his first big Cajundome concert. He patiently makes it through Jake Owen. And then here comes the big moment — HIS BOY KEITH URBAN ON STAGE! Woo to the hoo! He's excited, rockin' along for a few songs. Then it hits. It hits him like he was warped back to 2005. You guessed it, one of 'Hayden's songs'. And the result is what follows:
Well, at least his Momma, Daddy and Nanna got to enjoy the show.
I've always felt obliged to send Keith Urban a few dollars in babysitting money. He's earned it, right?
P.S. Hayden did wake up after a few songs and caught the last 30 minutes of the concert. And then he fell asleep, listening to Keith Urban.


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text: Pop and rock This week's new tracks Rob Fitzpatrick's new releases review Pop and rock This week's new tracks Rob Fitzpatrick's new releases review Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close Rob Fitzpatrick Friday 30 January 2009 19.01 EST First published on Friday 30 January 2009 19.01 EST Pick of the week: NASA, Whachadoin? (Anti) Every now and again do you start jonesing for a few bites from hipster pop's zeitgeist buffet? Well, NASA will feed that little monkey 'til it bursts. The producers are Latin America's leading professional skateboarder and Spike Jonze's DJ/composer brother, while the sound is Brazilian funk-scented hip-hop by way of foot-stampingly aggressive British pirate radio skronk. Huge stars (Tom Waits, Kanye West, David Byrne) appear on the album, while this debut single features Santogold, Spank Rock and MIA. Book your table now. Daniel Merriweather, Change (Columbia) I am taking this single and putting it in a box emblazoned "Barack And Roll!" The idea being that The Planet's New President is going to inspire a flowering of socially conscious soul-pop (with Merriweather leading the charge, obv) that will bring much needed uplift to the people and shine the healing light of truth into all our eyes. "Do you still believe, everything you read?" he asks. No, Daniel. No way! I don't even believe the bloody date on a newspaper. Come on, people! Can't you hear what's in the wind? She Keeps Bees, Gimmie (Names) A young lady singing (while playing guitar) as her own boyfriend plays drums? It could never work - imagine the arguments! Still, full marks to Brooklyn's SKB - Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant - for giving it a go. A little like Jack 'n' Meg (with the self-regard and general air of grim humourlessness removed) "sitting in with" - it's what jazz people do, I saw it on the telly - PJ Harvey, even the Breeders, this is, literally, raunchy ("Give it to me daddy, work me like my back ain't got no bone," - well, excuse me!), a loosely hammering, bluesy howl that sounds like it was as exciting to make as it is to listen to. I wonder if she really does keep bees? James Yuill, No Surprise (Moshi Moshi) Yuill looks less like a pop star than a bloke who installs his mate's home cinema equipment for a laugh and whose list of influences includes Nick Drake, Aphex Twin and Earth Wind And Fire. Listening to his records - hugely melodic, warmly propulsive, always heartfelt, shot right through to the very middlest middle bit with strobe-stroking euphoric melancholia - it feels like someone's read my Secret Pop Desires diary and hand-tooled this bugger in a lab. He is, in fact, a little bit amazing and this single is utterly wonderful. Coldplay, Life In Technicolour II (EMI) Have you listened to that new Coldplay album much recently? No, me neither. It seems hilarious now, but, just a few short months ago, the idea was this album was the one where they went all odd and showed us what they could really do. In reality - as proved again here - what Coldplay can really do is just waffle blindly through the same old same old hundreds and hundreds of times over. It is actually quite shocking just how grimly one-dimensional they are. What exactly are we meant to be getting out of all of this? Why not save your pennies and listen to the low-level hum between your ears? Topics Pop and rock This week's new tracks James Yuill reviews Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Reuse this content


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SAN BRUNO, Calif. - The West Coast Conference announced today that ESPNU has selected two conference women's volleyball matches and one women's soccer match to be aired on the network this fall.
The second televised women's volleyball match has the University of San Diego hosting Saint Mary's on Wednesday, November 3 at 8:00 p.m. at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Toreros, who are currently ranked 25th in the nation, won three consecutive West Coast Conference titles from 2006-08 and have compiled a 55-15 conference record over the last five seasons.
Both matches are a part of `ESPNU Wednesday Night Women's Volleyball' coverage that will span 14 matches over eight weeks. Both WCC matches will be the second half of Wednesday night doubleheaders with the Pepperdine at Saint Mary's match on October 20 following #14 Tennessee at #4 Florida (5:00 PM PT) and the Saint Mary's at San Diego match on November 3 following Oklahoma at Texas A&M (6:00 PM PT).
ESPNU will also air the annual women's soccer matchup between perennial national powers Portland and Santa Clara on Sunday, October 24 at 12:00 p.m. at Santa Clara's Buck Shaw Stadium. Portland, which won the NCAA Championship in 2002 and 2005 and has advanced to the postseason in 17 of the last 18 seasons, returns eight starters from a team that went 21-2-0, won the WCC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals last season. Santa Clara, which won the NCAA Championship in 2001, has made 20 postseason appearances in the last 21 years and reached the round of 16 in 2009. Both teams are currently ranked among the top 10 in the nation with Portland at #4 and Santa Clara at #9.
About the West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference was formed in 1952 and has evolved and grown to become a nationally recognized and competitive force in Division I intercollegiate athletics, with 13 conference-sponsored sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, women's rowing, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis and women's volleyball. The WCC is characterized by the stability of its membership - only two conferences have been together longer - and its unique emphasis on combining excellence in athletics with excellence in academics.
About ESPNU
ESPNU launched March 4, 2005. The 24-hour college sports television network televises more than 650 live events annually. Action includes a variety of top football and men's and women's basketball games, as well as Olympic sports from 26 Division I conferences. ESPNU is the destination for premier high school programming, including elite football and basketball events. The network also has a wide-ranging agreement with the NCAA for extensive coverage of 22 NCAA Championships. ESPNU offers over 400 original studio shows, including SportsCenterU, ESPNU Recruiting Insider, The Experts, The Bracket, BCS Countdown and is the television home of ESPN Radio's The Herd with Colin Cowherd. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNUHD, now in over 17 million homes. In addition, ESPNU Campus Connection is a multiplatform, student-generated content initiative to enhance the network's link to college campuses nationwide. ESPNU has seen a dramatic increase since its inception and is now in approximately 73 million households. The network has long-term carriage agreements with all 10 of the top multichannel TV providers - Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 208), DISH Network (Channel 141), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.
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Assuring that she's doing fine post the surgery, the 'Someone Like You' hitmaker thanks her devotees for the outpouring support they gave to her.
Adele is on the road to recovery after undergoing a throat surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital recently. A week after the procedure was called a success, she wrote a blog post on her official website to give update on her condition and thank her devotees for their continuing support.
"Thank you for all your positive thoughts and get well wishes. I'm doing really well, on the mend, super happy, relaxed and very positive with it all," the British pop sensation began her message before adding, "I'm just chilling out now until I get the all clear from my doctors."
Beside appreciating her fans' understanding during the rough time, Adele also expressed her gratitude for those who helped her win some awards while she's on a break. "[It's] Hugely appreciated," she stated before jokingly added, "I best get back to practicing my mime show now."
During the fall, Adele did win some coveted awards. In October, she was honored at Q Awards with Best Female Artist and Best Track prizes. On November 6, she was named Best UK & Ireland Act at MTV Europe Music Awards. She was absent at both prize-giving events due to her health issue.


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HSHP Annual Awards 2014
The School of Health Sciences and Human Performance honored students for their outstanding academic and professional achievement this year during a ceremony and reception held May 14. To learn more about this year's award winners, click on their pictures below.
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|Marc B. Deeley
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I am from Pittsford, New York and my interest in Ithaca College started from my many trips to Ithaca visiting grandparents. I started my college career at SUNY Fredonia where I studied Biology and played on their ice hockey team. I chose to come to Ithaca because their Health Sciences Pre-Med emphasis offered me the opportunity to learn more about the health care field and still get the prerequisites I would need to apply to graduate programs. After graduation I am moving to Boston where I will be attending the New England College of Optometry.
While attending Ithaca College I had the opportunity to intern at a local CrossFit gym. The head coaches there are IC graduates from the School of Business. What I liked most about this internship was that I was able to develop organizational, speaking, and leadership skills that I will use to develop my health professionalism. I also learned how to analyze movement to not only help athletes perform movements safely, but also improve my own strength training. I am now a full-time coach and love the fact that I can change people's lives through fitness.
Academic Achievements and Personal Highlights
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Dean's List
- Perialas Semifinalist for Persuasive Oratory
- CrossFit Coach
- "Buddy Workout" volunteer at Ithaca City Health Club
- Tutor for Academic Enrichment Services
- Strong Memorial Hospital internship in Radiology
- Volunteer at Camp Good Days and Special Times
- Presidential Scholarship, New England College of Optometry
The Professional Excellence Award is given to students who embody the long tradition of knowledge and achievement within the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education.