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Its for her degree dissertation
PS apparently she needs a slightly bigger sample and in particular more men....
Its for her degree dissertation
PS apparently she needs a slightly bigger sample and in particular more men....
Done. Made me feel like I have no moral conscience.
I'm off to buy some fairtrade goods.
Yes its a bit like that. But thats not your problem. Thanks alot
It's pizza and TV o'clock
I'll give you a nice thorough reply tomorrow, I hope that's fine?
I did it. It seems somewhat slanted towards 'Apple are evil' though (from the title/intro etc). Are Apple any worse than other brands of mobile phone in terms of worker conditions and environmental concerns? Or do they just get more publicity as they are so high-profile/newsworthy?
Maybe they are, I dunno.
Be nice if it said thanks when you'd finished!
Edit: Oh, the page title says thanks
As an aside I studied statistics in uni briefly and she may be in for a kIcking in the layout of her asessment. Sorry.
done, seemed slightly one sided though. Dont see apple are any worse than coca cola ect
Loaded questions, just add some more weight.
Done. Not buying into all those ethical, fair trade spin ...
Done, best of luck to her
WOW thanks alot.
Yes i agree its not that neutral...
Done, I am a horrible person...
Done. Hope it helps and good luck to her.
Seems like at the end of the day I care about my life more than other peoples
I'm clearly evil. None of my far-Eastern manufactured electronics are fair trade or "ethical".
and the real irony is that an "Ethical" smartphone would be made in the same way just with a nice show factory and more layers of 3rd party suppliers to buffer the Brand name.
i recently did an environmental conservation degree and if it taught me one thing it was that if you want to change the world become an investment banker.
i do understand how important honest responses are for your dissertation though......
Done. I had to write about 200 words in the other box for nearly every answer though as I couldn't answer the question any other way.
Just out of interest - what mobile phone does she have, and how often does she replace it?
Done, I'm horrible too. Where do I collect my slightly shonky fair trade iPhone for £800?
Done and I'm horrible too. It doesn't really bother me either
Done - one thing she may want to amend, where a question asked for 'primary' reason, you could enter multiple choices...might screw up with her analysis.
However, I'm clearly going to hell anyhow.
Done......i'm definately going to hell
On the ethical/ sustainable front - a couple of people I know who are the biggest proselytisers for this have the highest carbon footprints. Constantly flying round the world on ethical holidays, driving 10's of thousands of miles in big cars and heavy consumers of products - many of which are air freighted in to the UK.
I buy stuff, I make choices bases on advertising (of course) but also on country of origin, stated views on sustainability and longevity etc. the questions in the form above were so limited in terms of those fields and seemed crudely set to get exactly the answer she wanted to get. Shame really.
LOL, talk about onesided pish, completed it for the hell of it
I'm fairly sure she has an iphone. A reaction to the rest of the family being Andoid. She certainly has Mac book.....
I once stayed in a house where the dish washer was wired in so that it would only run in the middle of the night to to reduce its carbon foot print.
Fair enough except the family of 5 that lived in the house were all on holiday in Australia!!!!!
I'm a heartless capitalist pigdog.
Done I'm a sandle wearing tree hugging hypocrite.
It made me realise that if I bought everything fair trade, it would cost me so much, that I'd have to become a fair trade working myself making ugly nik-naks out of reclaimed junk.
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The LATimes.com is announcing he passed away...
Always enjoyed his acting. RIP Dennis.
Wow, that's sad, he was a good actor...
Think I will watch Blue Velvet this weekend.
RIP, another classic actor....
I'll always remember him in Blue Velvet and Easy Rider. RIP Dennis Hopper.
I always think Blue Velvet when I think of Hopper too. I think he invented 'creeper' with that role about 20 yrs before it existed...
Now it's dark...
Dio - Coleman - Hopper
Trilogy fever. Catch it!
Its been a tough week for actors, I never heard of Dio though, he must have been some unknown B movie actor or something. Coleman and Hopper on the other hand were both fabulous actors.
Coleman was a fabulous actor? In what?
Gary Coleman was in Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Book of Eli, he was in some of the Harry Potter movies, The Fifth Element, Air Force One, Dracula, JFK, The Professional, etc...
Yes, I'd read he was in some things, wondered if he was "fabulous" or adequate. I'd never heard him spoken of as a notable talent.
Dio = rocker.
Yes Gary Coleman was in some fabulous movies such as The Professional and recently the Dark Knight. He's a phenomenal actor and he will be missed.
I didn't realize how frail looking he got.
Gary Coleman obviously meant a great deal to you, as he wasn't even in The Professional! Gary Oldman co-starred in that film.
ditto The Dark Knight.....Gary Oldman. Some real film buffs here!!
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For those of you that participate in matches that require ...
a pistol caliber carbine and shotgun, what do you use and/or recommend and why?
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Cowboy or modern?
I don't know of a modern event that requires a "pistol caliber" carbine, guess there might be some on tight ranges.
I shoot IDPA and IPSC three-gun with an AR15 and a Remington 1100. If I had to have a pistol caliber carbine, I would look for a 9mm upper for the AR.
|October 28, 2002, 03:26 PM
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Oops! Should have stated modern. This match requires a pistol caliber because the targets are up close and some are steel.
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The first choice would be ...
something in the same caliber as your handgun.
Ruger makes a carbine in 9x19 and 40 S&W. Marlin used to, there are some around. I don't know if Colt still makes the AR series carbine in 9x19. It was a bit spendy for a limited purpose gun, in my thought.
Don't count out a lever gun, if legal. They get wiped out if you have to do a thirty round burst, but if it's a shooter's match rather than an equipment match, they do well.
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|October 28, 2002, 10:24 PM
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I have never shot in a match like that but I would probably go with the Ruger PC-9. It uses the same magazines as their P89, and standard capacity magazines are readily available at a reasonable price along with 30 round stick mags.
Another option might be the Kel-Tec carbine if you shoot a Glock since they use Glock mags.
The cream of the crop would be an upper for an AR, assuming you already own an AR. I don't know about pricing, but it might not be the most expensive route. The Ruger PC-9 is not cheap, I am pretty sure it is over $400.
A budget consideration might be a Hi-Point 9mm Carbine. Hi-Point firearms are butt ugly, but my carbine runs fine and exhibits accuracy comparable to my Ruger PC-9 at about half the price.
Then of course as suggested, there are the lever action rifles in pistol calibers. I don't know what kind of senario you are shooting, so it is difficult to know if the slow reloading time would be a factor.
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|October 28, 2002, 11:13 PM
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The ranges where I used to shoot 3-gun did not want anyone perforating their steel so limited it to pistol caliber.
I bought a Ruger PC9 just for this purpose. Good accuracy, cheap ammo, high cap mags available. I have 10, 15, 20, and 30 round mags for it.
I have used a Weaver 1-3x scope, red dot, or iron as required.
The trigger is not match quality, but better than any Marlin Camp Carbine I ever tried.
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Hmm, as I'm shooting SSR in IDPA.. perhaps this would justify a .357mag lever gun... woopee!
Heck, might as well go hog wild and get a double barrel 12ga that'd sure make it fun!
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|October 29, 2002, 10:05 AM
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Thanks for the replies! I am going to start out with our cowboy lever guns, but eventually will get something else. Anybody tried one of those conversion units that go on a 1911 frame?
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Those Mech-Tech uppers are getting to be pretty popular. I finally broke down and joined the herd with one for my Glock 22. With 30-round sticks, the full length rail, and a PDP3, it is pretty darn slick.
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If you are refering to USPSA 3-gun or SOF, the only rifles that are competitive are AR-15's of various makes. Shotguns are allways autoloaders. Steel is for the shotgun only.
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I've been seeing Remington 11-87's set up for "tactical" shooting ie rifle sights or ghost rings, short barrel, extended mag for under $300. If I wanted a NEW shotgun that's the one I'd buy.
If your rifle has to be in a "pistol" caliber, I'd opt for something that uses mags for a pistol you already have... unless an M-1 Carbine is legal?
Low Price:
Hi-Point: Cheap, reliable. Pistol gripped for on ehanded operation. (Downside: no hi-caps, ugly, was used in Columbine shootings, not as accurate as others)
Median Price Range:
Ruger PC rifles: Use Ruger Pistol Mags. Hi-Caps galore. (Downside: heavier than others, no pistol grip)
Marlin Camp Carbines: Use SW or 1911 pattern mags, again Hi-caps galore (Downside: discontinued, doesn't look "tactical" no pistol grip)
Higher price range:
M1 Carbine: Uses GI Mags, zillions of them around, hard hitting caliber (compared to many pistols), collectible, historical, light. (downside: more expensive to shoot, no pistol grip)
High price range:
Colt AR15 9mm/SW-94/HK-94: well made good looking rifles that accept hi-cap mags and have lots of "tactical" features (downside: expensive mags, may be "banned" in your locale, higher prices, taller sights compared to bore.
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When the Nationals drafted Zimmerman in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, it was his defense that received all of the hype, with general manager Jim Bowden comparing Zimmerman's glove to Scott Rolen and Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson and Mike Schmidt.
But Zimmerman's bat is just as lethal. By driving in the five runs on Friday, Zimmerman now has 83 RBIs, tying a franchise rookie record set by third baseman Coco Laboy in 1969 for the Expos. Zimmerman, 21, also has a .288 batting average with 17 home runs.
"He continues to put [together] good swings," said catcher Brian Schneider. "Being as young and not playing as many games, you think he is going to get tired at the end of August, but this guy keeps opening up your eyes every day. I'm done thinking something is going to happen. I tell people every day that it's fun coming to the ballpark and seeing him."
Even Alfonso Soriano, the Nationals' MVP thus far, is amazed how productive Zimmerman has been.
"Oh, man. It's unbelievable," Soriano said. "It's his first year in the league. What he is doing is very special. [When] I was a rookie ... with the Yankees, I didn't play the way he plays. He plays like he already has five or six years in the league. I'm so happy for him and I'm so glad [he's progressing so quickly]."
It was Zimmerman who played a big role in the Nationals scoring six runs in the first four innings.
Washington didn't waste time as it scored three runs in the first inning off Phillies right-hander Brett Myers.
Soriano, who later reached the 30-30 plateau for the fourth time with his 30th steal, started things off by hitting a monster home run over the left-center-field wall. The ball landed near Tony Luke's, a cheesesteak restaurant on the concourse.
For Soriano, it was his 39th home run of the season, matching a career high. He hit 39 homers for the Yankees in 2002. It was also his ninth leadoff home run of the season.
After Felipe Lopez singled, Zimmerman hit a two-run homer over the left-field wall to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead.
In the next inning, Zimmerman did more damage against Myers by hitting a double down the third-base line to drive in Soriano and Lopez.
Washington scored its final run of the night against Myers in the fourth, when Soriano scored on a bloop single by Zimmerman.
"My fastball was flat tonight, and it's been that way for the past couple of starts," Myers said. "I tried to correct it and maybe tried to hard, and it was up even more."
Zimmerman ended up going 3-for-5 and was a triple short of the cycle.
Asked what he thought about his game, Zimmerman said, "I started off good and ended bad for me [with strikeouts in his last two at-bats]. But we won, and that's all that matters. My first two at-bats, I hit the ball pretty hard. The third at-bat, I got pretty lucky. There were lots of people [on base] for me."
Although his team had a 6-0 lead, manager Frank Robinson didn't like the fact that the Nationals couldn't put the Phillies away. The Nationals ended up leaving 13 runners on and were 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position.
"We don't make it easy on ourselves," Robinson said. "We don't take advantage of the opportunities that we need to put clubs away."
The winning pitcher was Tony Armas Jr., who pitched 5 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on six hits. All three runs came in the sixth. Pat Burrell had an RBI single, while Mike Lieberthal had a two-run double.
Saul Rivera entered the game after the Lieberthal hit and stopped the bleeding. He lasted 1 2/3 innings and struck out three.
Robinson thought Armas, who had problems throwing first-pitch strikes, struggled throughout the game.
"It was a struggle out there. He wasn't sharp," Robinson said. "At one point, he had more balls than he had strikes. He just makes it a little tougher on himself. He threw a lot of pitches. Somehow he held them off for [five-plus] innings. It wasn't an easy night for him."
Nationals reliever Jon Rauch gave up a homer to Lieberthal in the bottom of the eighth, while closer Chad Cordero picked up his 23rd save, improving the Nats to 54-68.
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OTTAWA — A Conservative MP has publicly blasted his government's decision to grant $6-million in new funding to an organization that supports abortion in developing countries.
"People have asked how funding (the International Planned Parenthood Federation) squares with the repeated statement that Canada will not fund abortion internationally," Saskatoon-area MP Brad Trost said in a statement released on his website on Wednesday. "The PMO attempts to square this circle by only permitting IPPF funding to go into countries that ban abortion."Considering that promoting abortion internationally is central to the identity of IPPF, this sort of political hairsplitting only seems to make sense in the Ottawa bubble. This is a position I totally reject."
Last week, International Development Minister Bev Oda's office announced that IPPF would receive $6-million over three years for projects in five countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mali, Sudan and Tanzania. The minister's office said approval came "after completing due diligence" to ensure the projects met certain criteria.
Oda's office did not say what those criteria were, but IPPF says the projects being funded by Canada in five countries will not include abortion. Rather, they will focus on sex education, family planning and post-abortion counselling.
However, the NGO is also unapologetic over the fact it advocates awareness of and supports safe abortions in developing countries. Unsafe abortions are believed to be responsible for up to 15 per cent of maternal deaths.
Trost said backbench Conservative MPs have been fighting to have IPPF defunded since the party came to power in 2006. He indicated that it was only when those parliamentarians decided to take the fight public did Prime Minister Stephen Harper respond — and that is what they intend to do now as well.
"Pro-life politicians have been taught a lesson," Trost said in his statement. "The government only responds to pro-life issues and concerns when we take an aggressive stance. We will apply this lesson."
The prime minister's office refused to comment on Trost directly.
"The government has been quite clear that it would approve projects that met the criteria of the Muskoka Initiative criteria that were approved by Parliament," spokesman Andrew MacDougall said.
The Muskoka Initiative, championed by Harper at last year's G8 summit in Huntsville, Ont., provides money for health and nutrition programs that benefit women and children in developing countries.
This isn't the first time Trost has roiled the prime minister's office on IPPF.
During the last election campaign, he reportedly told the Saskatchewan ProLife Association's annual convention that the government had refused to fund the NGO because of pressure from the public and backbench MPs.
Harper officials, however, refuted Trost's comments, saying the government would work with any organization, including IPPF, that abided by associated criteria.


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SAN JOSE -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today officially kicked off its expected consortium to support the company's HyperTransport I/O Link, which is aimed at competing with Intel Corp.'s 64-bit microprocessor system bus architecture while delivering up to 12.8 gigabytes-per-second transfer rates inside systems.
In the works for months, the HyperTransport Technology Consortium consists of AMD, API Networks, Apple, Cisco, Nvidia, PMC-Sierra, Sun Microsystems, and Transmeta.
According to AMD, this group will now manage the development and evolution of the technology's specifications. Most of the consortium members have publicly announced support of the HyperTransport technology since the launch of the bus format five months ago (see Feb. 14 story).HyperTransport is intended to be a point-to-point solution that will enable processors in PCs, networking and communications devices to talk with each other 24 times faster than with current technologies.
AMD said it has worked with more than 180 companies to develop the HyperTransport technology.
"The consortium represents the commitment of its members to develop industry-wide adoption of HyperTransport technology and to drive this state-of-the-art technology into the market," said Gabriele Sartori, who was recently elected president of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium.


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LEADING Glasgow entrepreneur Jim McColl has been named as one of Scotland's super-rich.
Scotland has a record number of billionaires with seven now among the richest people in the UK.
The number of billionaires living in Scotland or with substantial business interests north of the border has risen from six last year, according to The Sunday Times Super-Rich List.
Mr McColl, of engineering business Clyde Blowers, has an estimated fortune of £1billion.
The Grant-Gordon whisky family tops the Scottish element of list with a fortune of £1.9bn.
The Banffshire distillers ousted Mahdi Al-Tajir from the top spot in Scotland.
Mr Al-Tajir, whose interests include a develop-ment of luxury homes at Gleneagles, is worth £1.67bn according to the list.
Sir Brian Souter and Ann Gloag, the siblings who founded the Stagecoach transport empire, have joined the billionaire club for the first time. They share a fortune of £1bn - a rise of £270million on last year.
Other Scots on the super-rich list are Sir Ian Wood and family, whose £1.32bn fortune comes from oil services and fishing, and the Thomson family, owners of publisher DC Thomson, who are worth £1.2bn.
Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, who owns an estate in Scotland, is estimated to be worth £1.3bn.
Some 104 billionaires are now UK-based, more than three times the number a decade ago, and have a combined wealth of more than £301bn, according to the list.
It means Britain has more billionaires per head of population than any other country, while London's total of 72 sterling billionaires is more than any other city in the world, the study found.
Indian-born brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja top the list of the UK's wealthiest billionaires with £11.9bn.
The richest Briton, the Duke of Westminster, is ranked 10th, with £8.5bn.
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International Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 874726, 8 pages
Probiotics and Prebiotics: Role in Prevention of Nosocomial Sepsis in Preterm Infants
1Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T1N 1N4
2Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
3Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre, Rm C211-1403-29th Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 2T9
Received 10 September 2012; Accepted 27 December 2012
Academic Editor: Khalid N. Haque
Copyright © 2013 Vrinda Nair and Amuchou S. Soraisham. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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This month's issue of Rangefinder focuses on portraits, and as we think about some of the iconic ones of our time, many questions come to mind. Did the photographer know the subject? Did he or she interfere in the making of this photo? How did the photographer get this shot in a way that makes the subject look so unaware—natural light, strobe light, mixed light? Retouched or not?
Obviously I could go on; you get the idea. Unfortunately, taking a great portrait is usually not enough to make a living in our occupation. This economy and our changing industry aren't to blame—the age-old problem of how to be a great artist goes back centuries. Many of us just stink at making money. I've asked a few of my friends to give me some tips on how they efficiently run a business to ensure the Benjamins keep rolling in.
Bambi Cantrell, for instance, gives clients a detailed questionnaire because, she says, "it helps us determine their family dynamics, likes, dislikes, so I can give each family a unique experience."
Bambi also outsources her business in areas: an operations person handles day-to-day business, and a skilled salesperson uses ProSelect selling software to reach potential clients.
David Hakamaki also offered a peek into his busy lifestyle. As far as systems for booking jobs and follow-ups, one thing that gives David sanity is, he says, "syncing all my calendars between my iPhone, desktop computer and laptops (using Mac calendar). It lets me work efficiently, avoid overbooking, and allows for remote entry of new jobs because all info is immediately accessible from any source. It programs reminders into the calendar, too!"
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For email management, David uses separate folders for home and business, and more folders for emails that need a response, general info and products. This helps to avoid email clutter and to stay organized. For more efficient processing, David shoots RAW for all important works and JPEGs for standard work.
"For client viewing, I process images into JPEGs with Lightroom in-house using quick and basic presets (Portraiture, skin, B&W, Kubota actions, etc.)," he says. "Don't over-edit and try to make a turd look good—throw it out! Good folder management of client images keeps me super efficient. I keep separate hard drives (plus a global RAID backup) for Weddings, Portraits & Sports, General Photos and Administrative."
Matthew Kemmetmueller also relies on a great workflow system using studio management software to make sure he doesn't stand up his clients. "We use StudioPlus, but Táve Studio Manager, StudioCloud and ShootQ all work," Matthew says. "Having a good piece of software in place that manages your calendar, client list and invoices is critical for success!"
Alison Carlino has seven things she and her business can't live without: "Lightroom, Simply Studio, creative time off to recharge, continuing education, the 70-200mm f/2.8 II lens, off-camera lighting and air conditioning (this Texas heat and humidity is oppressive, and it's not even August yet)."
The common thread among all of these portrait studios is a hyper-focus on organization. They also mainly rely on zoom lenses (70-200mm in particular), all preferred available light shooting, but are not afraid to lean on the OCF systems. Thanks to Bambi, Alison, David and Mr. Body Kemmetmueller for their help with this!
An image from Jason Groupp's last wedding shoot, and his #mypicrfwppi Instagram entry for June. Photo © Jason Groupp
Speaking of help, I had the privilege of shooting a few weddings this month with partners in crime Karen Seifert and Tim Co. Above is #mypicrfwppi as promised. It was great to air out my camera for an entire day. (I'll admit, I got a few eye rolls from Karen teasing me on how rusty I was.)
I also want to thank those of you who participated in last month's competition, and congrats to the winners: Eric Nshimiye, Neri Ridges and Sarah Dawson. Join us next month by following us on Instagram @rfwppi, sharing your favorite photo by the 15th of the month and hash tagging #mypicrfwppi. Each month, we'll choose three winners who will win a free Full Conference Pass to WPPI 2015!
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Recent research in the American Marketing Association's Journal of Marketing Research indicates that consumers tend to pay off their smaller debts first, even though they would save more money on interest by paying off larger, higher interest-rate loans, according to a statement.
The authors of the research have stated that providing a better framework for interpreting the decisions of debtors can help lenders to develop new methods that would help consumers pay off debt faster. The writing, titled "Winning the Battle but Losing the War: The Psychology of Debt Management," had individuals participate in debt management games to provide the researchers with more insight into how consumers perceive debt management.
The study found that consumers generally want to reduce the number of loans outstanding, which leads to either consolidating or paying off the smaller balances first. The research indicated that consumers believe that smaller debts are easier to manage. Paying off the smaller debts makes them feel like they are making progress, when focusing on paying off fractions of debts with higher interest would cost them less in the long run.


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Home Again, Home Again (A Comedy, A Tragedy), 2010
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The mixing of public and private space in popular media profoundly impacts our psychological and collective social consciousness. This video addresses family dynamics and the conventions of filmmaking as a way to explore how personal experience and our ideas about relationships are mediated by popular culture.
Through the appropriation of the Hollywood movie trailer format and dialog constructed using famous movie quotes, the popular idiom, "You can't go home again," serves as the basis for a seemingly narrative construction of scenes.
Two versions – comedy and tragedy – comprise the video, each with variations in clip choice and placement, and with different soundtracks. There is a duality inherent in emotional expression: a humorous moment can suddenly become tragic, or a sad emotional pause can fall apart and fill with laughter.
Movie quotes demonstrate what linguist Deborah Tannen calls "prior texts," where quotation serves as a way to connect in social settings. This is similar to how family members retell stories about themselves (i.e. a great grandmother's immigration to the US) as a way to reinforce familial bonds.
Through placing the quotes in the frame of the movie trailer, the power with which these Hollywood quotes circulate is revealed, and the words themselves take on new meaning when juxtaposed together. In recognizing some of the quotes, the viewer is brought directly into the implied narrative of the work, and becomes engaged in creating meaning out of the fragments, ultimately completing the final emotive expression of the work.


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Tim Lewis didn't hesitate. In the second inning Friday night, the Terrapins baseball left fielder swung at the first pitch he saw from Georgia Tech right-hander Josh Heddinger and ripped a two-out RBI single through the middle of the infield to cut the Terps' deficit to 2-1 in their eventual 7-2 victory.
Lewis' RBI showcased the Terps' hitting approach, a strategy that emphasizes swinging at good pitches to hit in any count. This weekend, the game plan produced consistent offense in a series win, the Terps' second ACC series victory of the season.
The Terps scored four or more runs in all three games against a conference opponent for the second time this season and hope to continue their success at the plate today at West Virginia.
"We just been sticking to our approach, putting good swings on the ball and they're falling," center fielder Charlie White said.
The Terps are told to take pitches early in at-bats if they don't see a fastball in the strike zone. Conversely, the Terps have no reservations in taking a hack at the first pitch they see if it's a fastball in the zone, as Lewis did early Friday.
"Our approach is hunting the out-over-the-plate fastball," first baseman LaMonte Wade said. "That's where our strength is, and that really seems to work when we stick to it."
Second baseman Brandon Lowe used that strategy this weekend and finished 7-for-11 with two walks and a hit by pitch in the series. He also had two doubles, two RBIs and one run.
And when the Terps offense has been consistent, the team has had success. In a three-game sweep of then-No. 10 N.C. State in late March, the Terps scored at least five runs in each victory.
"Ever since the N.C. State game, we had our plan, and it's just sticking to being on time with the fastball," Wade said. "Just making sure when we get the fastball and it's in the zone and it's a pitch we can handle, we get our swing off."
But the Terps offense has been sporadic in the team's five series losses this season.
They scored a combined two runs in two games against then-No. 22 Clemson a week after sweeping the Wolfpack. Plus, they suffered a 3-1 loss to Virginia Tech on April 11, five days after their ACC-high 11-run performance against Wake Forest.
And even this weekend in one of their most complete series, the Terps couldn't finish a sweep. They tied a season high with 16 hits Sunday, but they stranded 15 runners in a 13-6 12th-inning loss.
"Outside of some defensive misplays, that was really our glaring issue today," coach John Szefc said Sunday. "We had plenty of opportunities to win the game ourselves, and we couldn't get it done today. But that happens in baseball. You aren't always going to get the big hit."
Despite Sunday's disappointing result, the Terps ended this weekend with more positives than negatives. They plated runs before the third inning in all three games, either providing run support for their pitchers or cutting into early deficits. And a steady offense helped them claim a series win.
Entering today's game, the Terps just want to stick to their offensive approach so they can avoid a letdown.
"They're progressing," Szefc said. "We're a lot better than we were two weeks ago, three weeks ago. … In general, I think it's just a much more productive group of guys."


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Tourists that call Sheridan Travel and Tourism hear that recording of Executive Director Penny Becker and her explanation of the winter activities offered in the area. Some of those snowmobiling trails she mentioned are again ranked among the best in the west.
Readers of SnowWest magazine ranked trails in the Big Horns in the Top 15; a ranking they receive on a yearly basis, according to Sheridan Travel and Tourism.
"Wyoming is just behind Colorado (No. 1) when it comes to states with the highest mean elevation in the United States," reads SnowWest's website.
"One of the attractions of snowmobiling in Wyoming—besides the light, dry powder and varied terrain—is the length of the season, which comes courtesy of the state's higher average elevations. In some areas you can begin riding around Thanksgiving time and not have to put the sled away until May or even June."
Wyoming's Continental Divide Snowmobile Trail was ranked third best. The CDST trail travels 608 miles along the Continental Divide from Lander northwest to West Yellowstone, Montana. Other Wyoming trails ranked in the top 15 included ones in the Alpine and Snowy Range.
For overall snowmobiling in the Big Horns, the magazine gives a "B" grade for Mountain Trail Riding, a "B" for Services, an "A" for Off-Trial Riding, and an "A" for Scenery. Visit their website to read more.


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How did we enable the Republicans and some Democrats to destroy the effectiveness of Unions as justice, domestic tranquility, general welfare, liberty in the fabric of our country frayed?
The fabric of our country has been frayed because it is falling into the hands of corporations, elitists and those who simply want to destroy the middle class. These oligarchs can only succeed if we stop fighting against them. Those who still care must stand together to preserve the values in which we believe.
My dad, who recently passed away, was a union construction man for his whole adult life, so when I caught a showing of the local AFL-CIO convention held in Washington state - still a strong union state..so far- I was intrigued by a speaker who explained some new things happening in communities to beat the corporate nonsense - companies where labor and management have an equal role in how the company operates and work together to better the business. I know the Germans have something similar. I've also seen and heard of various companies around the country that have alternatives to the corporate pyramid. I think it would be a great idea to focus on, promote and encourage these kind of enterprises.
Adding to this: recently aired on Book TV: "Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism" By David Barsamian; Richard Wolf. Would like to see him on your "Conversations with Great Minds". Would be great to see more positive stuff like this. The book TV interview will air again on Sept 30, 2PM EST


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According to Article IV, Section 5 of the CCCC Constitution, special committees may be appointed by the chair for a period not to exceed three years; they may be renewed by action of the Executive Committee.
The CCCC Bylaws state in Section VII. General Committee Operations:
A. Except where otherwise provided by the Constitution and Bylaws, committee members are appointed by the CCCC Chair after consultation with the officers and the Executive Committee.B. Committee budgets are adopted by the Officers' Committee after discussion with the Executive Committee.C. General plans for committees are approved by the officers.D. Committees report their actions orally or in writing to the Executive Committee at each of its regular scheduled meetings, and in writing at the end of their tenure.
A. Except where otherwise provided by the Constitution and Bylaws, committee members are appointed by the CCCC Chair after consultation with the officers and the Executive Committee.
B. Committee budgets are adopted by the Officers' Committee after discussion with the Executive Committee.
C. General plans for committees are approved by the officers.
D. Committees report their actions orally or in writing to the Executive Committee at each of its regular scheduled meetings, and in writing at the end of their tenure.
The following guidelines are designed to be helpful to the chairs of CCCC committees and are intended as a resource for conducting committee work successfully. Often, committee charges do not provide enough direction as to how a committee should conduct its work and what the committee can or cannot do. These guidelines can help clarify how to approach committee leadership. If you have any questions or concerns about these guidelines or about matters falling outside the guidelines or requests for copies of committee charges, committee report forms, and other materials, please contact the CCCC Administrative Assistant at 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801-1096, 800/369-6283.
CCCC Committee Chairs carry the core responsibility of seeing committee work through and communicating with the CCCC Leadership. The CCCC Officers and Executive Committee strive to support these objectives without micro-managing the process. This short narrative provides an overview of how to support a committee and seek support when needed:
Most of a committee's work will likely take place via email, with occasional face-to-face meetings at the CCCC or NCTE Conventions. NCTE staff will provide a listserv if desired, to facilitate communication among committee members.
Part of the responsibility as Committee Chair is to engage committee members by encouraging and facilitating conversation. In most cases, doing so will be easy - committee memberst will be responsive and work will progress smoothly. But the experience and service of chairing a committee promises to be very rewarding even if a committee requires a little more encouragement to get underway. Past experience with such situations leads us to offer the folowing support, advice, and suggestions: Don't become discouraged if committee members are not immediately responsive. Sometimes they will need repeated nudging to join in the conversation or to undertake the work of the committee. It is very natural and not a negative reflection on the leadership if committee members are initially reluctant to correspond. Keep trying.
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This has got to be one of the most intrepid rescue operations ever attempted in this country and is also based on a true story as reported in the Daily Telegraph online Free Willy
In sub-zero conditions, firefighters were called to an incident and Southampton General Hospital to carry out a very 'delicate' operation. A & E medicks were trying to extract a man's penis from a stainless steel pipe, and after 30 minutes of trying, they called on the Fire Brigade for help.
In Seine News takes up the story:
The man, aged 40, who did not want to be named for obvious reasons (but we'll call him Willie anyway!) was abducted by a gang of aliens who transported him to their spaceship where they carried out some 'experiments' of a sexual nature using some kind of a vacuum cleaner.
Willie told us; "I was so frightened and thought they were going to sever my penis, but instead they just extracted some seminal fluids. These aliens weren't that bad you know? The experience was quite erotic and pleasurable - to start with anyway!"
"One of them, the one with the three heads, must have tripped and turned the suction to maximum and that's when my tool became wedged in the pipe - the pain became excruciating and I thought that I was going to pass out so I screamed! This must have frightened the aliens because they ejaculated me from their spaceship and I found myself at the hospital."
"It was very embarrassing trying to explain my predickament to the nurses who could not stop laughing. Try as they might, they could not remove the chrome container, they tried a knob of butter, Vaseline, a bag of frozen peas, and a tin of WD-40, but nothing would budge it. Then one of the nurses suggested, much to my horror, that my last chance would have to be the Fire Brigade, otherwise they would be left with no choice but to AMPUTATE!"
The firemen managed to remove the pipe in 30 minutes using a 4 and 1/2 inch angle grinder and at least the man's bruised and battered member is free once again! It is wrapped in ice, until the swelling goes down!


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Out of the shadows towards protection
South Asian countries take steps to end abuse of children in institutions
Kathmandu, 19 October - At a regional conference in Kathmandu to combat violence against children, government representatives from across South Asia pledged to reduce the number of children in institutions such as orphanages by preventing family break-ups and promoting other, alternative forms of care.
The aim of the conference, held at the end of September in Kathmandu, was to bring South Asian countries in line with international guidelines on care and protection of children in institutions. Government representatives reviewed pilot projects and global best-practice with leaders in the field and drew up recommendations to align policies with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Recommendations included inputs from children themselves on policy, developing comprehensive monitoring systems and child friendly social services to keep vulnerable children out of institutions and either with their families or – if necessary - in good alternative care.
When the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC) meets again in May 2012 delegates hope to take decisive steps towards formulating national laws and policies under the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, which were endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 2009.
The principal behind the SAIEVAC process is that institutionalization should be a last - and temporary - resort for children whose parents are unable to provide adequate care. Solutions that support a child within the family are generally preferable. Institutional care remains the norm in South Asia, but research shows that children are most vulnerable to violence in such settings and abuse in children's homes across the region is widely acknowledged.
To protect vulnerable children governments need policies, laws and trained social workers to assess individual children's cases, support struggling families to keep them together or - if necessary - place children in alternative forms of care, such as with other relatives or foster parents.
Representatives from Bangladesh described how their government's Department of Social Services, partnered with UNICEF, in an experiment where modest cash payments that helped struggling families keep and care for their children instead of institutionalizing them.
The Nepal delegation presented a pilot project which has supported families in difficult circumstances and also placed scores of children whose own parents could not raise them in kinship or foster care. Authorities are often reluctant to acknowledge difficulties around such sensitive matters but participants tackled the issues head on.
The UN guidelines on alternative care were developed in a process led by Brazil and remain relatively unknown in South Asia. Fifty-eight countries worldwide now have national policies for alternative care in line with international standards, up from 36 just five years ago, but as yet there are none in this region. The Kathmandu Consultation, organized with UNICEF support, was a step forward for introducing the guidelines in South Asia.
Afghanistan and Bangladesh are working on legislation and policy that will form a foundation to protect children in care, and Bhutan is fine-tuning rules and regulations as part of its recently passed Child Care and Protection Act.
The Technical Consultation in Kathmandu produced eleven recommendations to take the process forward. Delegates particularly emphasized the need to "initiate national and regional level human resource development strategies to build and expand capacity for better appreciation and delivery of Care Standards and Child Friendly Services" and "ensure appropriate allocation of resources and their effective utilization for child protection systems".
SAIEVAC is supported by the SACG (South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Women and Children) currently chaired by UNICEF and co-chaired by Plan International and composed of about 15 regional partners such as UNICEF, Save the Children, Plan International, World Vision, Terre des Hommes, Ecpat (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) and several UN agencies including the ILO and UNFPA.
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Issue No. 06 - November/December (2006 vol. 26)
pp: 80-86
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCG.2006.133
Nuria Pelechano , University of Pennsylvania
Norman I. Badler , University of Pennsylvania
This article considers animating evacuation in complex buildings by crowds who might not know the structure's connectivity, or who find routes accidently blocked. It takes into account simulated crowd behavior under two conditions: where agents communicate building route knowledge, and where agents take different roles such as trained personnel, leaders, and followers.
crowd simulation, group navigation, autonomous agents, psychosocial behavior, pedestrians, wayfinding
Nuria Pelechano, Norman I. Badler, "Modeling Crowd and Trained Leader Behavior during Building Evacuation", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 26, no. , pp. 80-86, November/December 2006, doi:10.1109/MCG.2006.133


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23 July 2010
Free For All Friday No. 88
I usually use a Bic 4-color pen, and hook the clip on the pen loop. I like to color-code, and having the 4-in-1 pen with me all the time is convenient.
What pen(s) do you prefer using with your Filofax?
And as always on Fridays, the floor is yours for anything Filofax-related.
Happy Philofaxing! :)
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I've only had my Filofax for a few weeks, but I'm using a Sharpie fine point pen, it fit perfectly in the loop. I wanted one of the pens they sell on the Filofax site, but they're too expensive for something I can lose so easily.ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting this, Laurie :) While I'm deciding what pen to use in my Filofax, I've been using a Sailor fountain pen (http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/cPath/214_837/products_id/4548). It wedges into the pen holder bit nice and tight!ReplyDelete
I like the idea of using a Sharpie though, Kassy. I don't think I want to use a fountain pen in there forever, it'd be annoying whenever it ran out of ink.
There's only ever been one choice for me since i started Filofaxing many many years ago, and that's the wonderful Pentel Automatic Pencil (P205). You can rub anything out, it's styish and functional, it looks smart enough no matter the situation, and cheap enough to not worry too much about loosing them.ReplyDelete
Since switching to a personal Kendal last year I have a small barrell black ink pen from David Allen's GTD conference, but that's more to have at hand for forms and drawing lines on grid paper!
I've always been using automatic pencils. Currently it's the very cheap BIC pencil that comes in various candy colours and with a perfect eraser!ReplyDelete
However, I recently got my hand on a Lamy ink roller pen, and I love it! So now I keep both with my Filo. The A5 Finsbury has 2 pen loops, a smaller (pencil) and a fatter one, which could never hold the Lamy, but it can be clipped to the loop.
For my Mini Filo I bought a filofax mini pen. It's surprisingly heavy, but it writes nicely and it looks so good!
Yes, the Sharpie is awesome - and it doesn't leak onto the next page. I purchased a banged up Yard O Led pencil - cleaned it up - and voila it looks awesome - and being an Anglophile - both coming from the old sod - well - brown/tan Winchester with silver Yard O Led- sigh. I almost look forward for more work so as to enter it into my bookReplyDelete
The Fisher "bullet pen" (with a clip) or Spacepen is a favorite of mine.ReplyDelete
The point is probably too broad for most people. (I dont have penmanship, I scribble notes.)
I recently got a Filofax twist pen and I'm not sure if going to be something I use on a long term basis or not. I like it being heavy and it matching my binder, but I've been a fan of Fisher pens for a long time.
I normally use Muji gel pens, 0.5mm or 0.38mm in navy, dark red, dark green and purple. I alternate between those colours. And the flow of these gel pens are exceptional too :)ReplyDelete
They are quite cheap too and refills can be bought. plus, they actually fit in the loop!
I use a Pentel Graph Gear 1000 mechanical pencil. I ended up switching to pencil because none of my favorite (and fat) pens would fit in the loop, however now I am HOOKED on the convenience of pencil.ReplyDelete
Keeps my Filo much neater : )
I agree with Ewan, the Pentel P205 is unbeatable. I use a 3H lead, it makes a dark enough line but doesn't smear. I cary a Micron Pen also in either .2 or .5. The ink is archival, waterproof and they last a long time.ReplyDelete
I use a Bic Round Stic which is pretty much just a black pen. I dislike sharpies and hate pencils (they make the squeaky sound when you write) So I stick to what works. :)ReplyDelete
I've recently been spoiled by the fountain pen bug, which would be fine except fountain pen ink doesn't work very well on the white diary pages, and there are so few cotton cream options - so I get a bit frustrated by that. I'm using a couple of cheap but nice fountain pens I got fromReplyDelete
They have a few models that are slim enough to fit ok in my Scanda personal. They all come with fine nibs and work quite well. My latest pen from them cost only $15. I used to use a Pilot G2 0.5, and I also have a Cross Tech3 with black/red/pencil
As I manage a shop that sells Filofax and Pens (The Pen Shop), I am shocked as to how many of you are using cheap pens in your organisers. I couldn't pick up my lovely organiser and see it with a throw away pen in the loop. Maybe I am a snob about this but you cant beat a high quality pen for in your organiser.ReplyDelete
Just noticed... the Pocket Lyndhurst is no longer available in UK or France. It was the only zipped organiser in Pocket size... you can still buy it in the US.ReplyDelete
There is also a zipped organiser in Mini the Finsbury.
Should we expect to see a new zipped Pocket?
I will update the file list for UK and France soon...
Last year, I would carry both my Pentel mechanical pencil and my Pilot V5 (purple) in my Pocket Finsbury.ReplyDelete
This year though, I'm only carrying one writing instrument. It was another Pilot, the G-Tec C4, also in purple, but have just recently switched to a Muji 0.38 Gel Pen in purple as well.
I must say I am really liking the Muji, and I think I will stick with it for a long time.
Oh and in my Mini I also carry a Pilot G-Tec C4, in blue.
In case you didn't spot it... there's a new page at the top of the blog... Filofax suppliers...ReplyDelete
Warning as if you didn't realise it already... visiting that page could seriously damage your bank account.....!


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5 DIY Gift Ideas for the Holidays
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5 DIY Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Make your gifts (and give your wallet a break) this holiday season!
The holiday season is almost here, but that doesn't mean you have to break the bank to get gifts! Here are some simple ideas for this season.
Have more gift ideas? Share them with us on our Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest page.
- Scarf. When the weather turns this cold, everyone wants a scarf! You can make a standard scarf, or tie the ends together to make an infinity scarf. Funky Knits has some great (and easy to follow!) patterns.
- Phone/MP3 Player Cases. Another knitting project, making your own case can be a great present for any friend or family member who has a hard time keeping track of their phone/mp3/small object. You can find a pattern in knitgrrl.
- Duct Tape Projects! In the handy how to guide Tape It & Make It, you can learn how to make duct tape wallets, bags, toys and even shoes!
- Canvas Cut-Outs. all you need for this present is a canvas (any size of your choosing) and an exacto-knife. Learn how to make your own. You can also paint over your canvas to give it some more color.
- Sharpie Mugs. All you need for this DIY gift is a good sharpie and a cheap mug. Always make sure to practice your design or lettering before applying it to the mug -- but minor corrections can be fixed with some rubbing alcohol. You can find instructions at diyopolis.
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Tree nuts such as cashews can be dangerous to the many people who are allergic to them. Improved processing methods might help reduce the allergenicity of cashews, according to research presented yesterday in the Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry at the American Chemical Society national meeting in San Francisco.
The main allergens in cashews are proteins called Ana o 1, Ana o 2, and Ana o 3. Previous work has shown that some of these allergenic proteins are sensitive to strong reducing agents.
Now, Christopher P. Mattison and coworkers show that when two of these allergenic proteins are treated with the mild reducing agent sodium sulfite, the antibodies that trigger the allergic reaction are less likely to recognize them. Sodium sulfite is approved for use in food processing and is "generally recognized as safe" by the Food & Drug Administration. The researchers treated aqueous extracts of ground raw and roasted cashews with 50 mM sodium sulfite at temperatures ranging from 0 °C to 100 °C (J. Agric. Food Chem. 2014, DOI: 10.1021/jf501117p).
The researchers tested the treated extracts on serum samples from people who are allergic to cashews. They observed a reduction in antibody binding to Ana o 2 and Ana o 3 in treated extracts. They saw the largest effect with the extract that had been heated the most.
"The sulfite is thought to reduce disulfide bonds in allergens and alter their structure," Mattison, a researcher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service in New Orleans, told C&EN. "Some of the cashew allergens are dependent upon disulfide bonds for proper folding, and sulfite acts to disrupt this connection. This makes it harder for them to be seen by IgE, the type of antibody that causes the reaction."
Being able to use an approved agent such as sodium sulfite to reduce allergenicity "has significant appeal," said Kenneth H. Roux, a biology professor at Florida State University who studies food allergens. However, he noted, the sulfite concentration used to treat the aqueous extract was relatively high; still higher concentrations would probably be needed "to treat more complex foods" such as whole nuts, he suggested. "Even if successful, sulfite treatment could significantly alter or negatively affect food quality."
Mattison and coworkers already have under way further studies with whole cashews. "We will also need to assess safety, nutritional, and sensory aspects of the treated nuts," he said. "The goal is to process nuts so that they are unable to cause allergic reactions, but if we can reduce or eliminate the number of life-threatening severe reactions, that would be a great step forward."
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