text: Hailed by Jazz Speaks as a "young prodigious drummer", Los Angeles native Kyle Poole has been residing in New York City since 2011 and continues to impress wherever his drums take him next. Along with his band of fellow NY jazz upstarts aptly titled "Poole & the Gang", Kyle has performed in New York's most esteemed jazz clubs, notably Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola & SMOKE Jazz, culminating in a weekly residency at Small's Jazz Club lasting nearly 3 years. One of Poole's chief missions, is to expand jazz's audience by incorporating all dance styles of music, reaching back to ragtime & bebop, while forging ahead all the way to funk, hip-hop & beyond. With the constant fluctuation of genre, rhythm & harmony, "Poole & the Gang" connects these musical dots in a uniquely improvised fashion, while audiences worldwide are delighted to simply, "go with the flow".


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While working for the Holy See, Joan was named a member of Holy See delegations to United Nations conferences: Cairo Population Conference, September 1994; Copenhagen Social Summit, March 1995; Beijing Conference on Women, September 1995; Istanbul Habitat Conference on Human Settlements, June 1996. SheI also attended two conferences in Doha, Qatar: May 2004, Christian Muslim Dialogue and November 2004: the Doha International Conference on the Family.
Appointed Rome Bureau Chief for EWTN in the fall of 2005
Books Published: "JUBILEE 2000 IN ROME," December 1999.
Dame of the Order of St. Sylvester - named by Pope Benedict on June 24, 2005
Dame of the Constantinian Order of St. George.
Member of the parish council at Santa Susanna's Church in Rome. The Paulist Fathers have been serving the American community here since 1922.
I tell Igor's fascinating story - his art, his journey to America, how he defines himself as an artist, the time he spent with Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI – this weekend on my radio show, "Vatican Insider." As you know, the shows airs on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. (ET) and again on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. (ET). If you do not get EWTN on a local station or on satellite radio, you can listen via computer: Go to www.ewtn.com, click RADIO, click LISTEN LIVE – and do so at the above times.
On radio one must try to paint pictures with words. But when you have portraits as beautiful as those done by Igor, words can fail. So today I bring you photos of just a few of his recent paintings – he has done over 700 portraits! The first one shows Igor in July 2006 showing Pope Benedict the sketch he had done of the pontiff during the weekly general audience when Igor was permitted to sit by himself, yet fairly close to Benedict. For some unknown reason, the photos of the two paintings that are rectangular did not show the bottom half of the painting: the one of Pope John Paul and the magnificent one of the sculpture of the Risen Christ. They are on Igor's website - www.babailov.com
Here you see Igor as he paints the Holy Father's portrait, which he has entitled "The Way, The Truth and The Life." It was unveiled for the Pope at the apostolic nunciature in Washington, D.C. on his 81st birthday. He liked it so much that he brought it back to Rome with him on the plane – even though I am sure Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the nuncio to the United States, would have preferred to keep it at the nunciature. The Pope personally thanked Igor, along with his wife Mary, last week at Castelgandolfo!
This is Igor's portrait of John Paul II, entitled "Believe." It hangs today in the St. Thomas Villanova parish hall in Castelgandolfo.
Mary and Igor Babailov at an audience with Pope John Paul.
A recent painting of a sculpture called "VITA" (Life) – the Risen Christ
As I wrote yesterday, on July 3 the Vatican announced that a Hawaiian woman's cure from terminal lung cancer was indeed considered miraculous and could be attributed to the intercession of Blessed Damien DeVeuster, a Sacred Hearts priest from Belgium who spent 10 years on the Hawaiian island of Oahu as a missionary before being sent to neighboring Moloka'i to take care of patients with leprosy. He cared for them for 13 years until his death in 1889 at the age of 40.
When the news was announced by Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu, the faith community at St. Elizabeth's Church in Aiea, Honolulu, rejoiced because the woman cured of cancer, Audrey Toguchi, was one of their very own parishioners. Another parishioner, my friend Linda, wrote me almost immediately after the news was published. She told me that Audrey "is very devoted to Fr. Damien and has been all her life. She sees him as one who dedicated his whole life in a very sacrificial way to the Lord. It was very natural for her to pray to Damien when her cancer was diagnosed and its gravity made clear. She's a happy person, of course, not just because of her healing but because it gives her the chance to tell people about God's loving kindness and mercy through Blessed Damien. And, of course, she's our parishioner at St. Elizabeth for at least 25-30 years!"
Linda gave me Audrey's contact information and I called her almost the moment I got off the plane on Tuesday, July 29th. We agreed to meet at my hotel the following morning at 10. In the meantime I had to learn as much about her life and background, her health and her cure as I could, so I spent part of my first afternoon in magnificent Honolulu doing research. Over my first dinner in this beautiful city I read pages and pages of notes, and started to compose what I hoped would be a good radio interview. I wrote until I almost fell asleep in my chair, because by the time I went to bed I had been up for close to 24 hours, given the early hour of my flight to L.A: and Honolulu, and the three-hour time difference between the islands and the mainland.
A cradle Catholic and native of Honolulu, Audrey Toguchi retired in 1995 after 44 years as a teacher in public schools in Hawaii. She has been married to her husband Yukio for 50 years and they have raised two sons, Eric and Ivan. Yukio is not Catholic but enormously respects his wife's faith. The boys were raised in the Catholic Church. Audrey said she tried to teach her boys what she had been taught as a child – and what she learned also from Damien: "I had always been taught to turn to God in prayer in difficult moments. I taught our boys the same thing. If I put everything in God's hands, things will be OK. After all, God made us and He knows us, and knows how to help us."
I felt truly honored Wednesday to be in the presence of such a lovely lady, a faith-filled, smiling, warm Catholic whom the Lord chose to greatly favor. After only a few minutes in her calm, joyful presence, I felt as if I had known her for a much longer time. Before I began the interview, I asked if I could take a few photos. I include three photos in this column today: one of Audrey on my balcony, another taken in the hotel lobby and a third with her husband Yukio, who very obviously adores his wife!
Audrey, who turned 80 in June, told me that her cure was known to only a very few people before 2008 when Bishop Silva announced on April 29, that she had been cured of an aggressive form of lung cancer. The Vatican publicly announced on July 3 that the theological commission of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints recognized this cure as being miraculous, and approved that the miracle be attributed to Blessed Damien of Moloka'i.
How did Fr. Damien, who has been a hero to her for so many years, come into her life? "Well", she said, "all Hawaiian school children - but most especially those at Catholic schools - learn at an early age of Fr. Damien – Blessed Damien since 1995." She told me that in 1936, when she was only 8-years old, she and her fellow Catholic students at St. Augustine grade school in Waikiki were brought by the nuns to a pier to say farewell to Fr. Damien whose remains were being brought back to his native Belgium on a ship. "We all knew him," she said, "as the holy man from Kalaupapa." She said she almost "grew up" with Fr. Damien.
Kalaupapa, which I would visit the following day, is a small peninsula on the northern side of the island of Molokai'i. It was here in the 19th and 20th centuries that all the victims of leprosy were condemned to live the rest of their days on earth. It was here that Damien cared for the people whom he grew to love so much, and here he died. It is here that 25 patients still live today as I write these words.
Kalaupapa is a place that Audrey, her family and friends, have visited many times in the years since Audrey and her fellow classmates bid Damien farewell.
One of those times was in the fall of 1998.
Three years earlier, Audrey retired after 44 years of teaching. A year later, in 1996 after suffering a fall, her husband saw a small lump on her left backside, and what she and her husband thought was a hematoma from the fall, just kept growing. Finally, in December 1997, Audrey consulted Dr. Walter Chang. The news was not good and she had a fist-sized lump removed in January 1998. Because she had prayed to Fr. Damien when she had a kidney removed 20 years earlier, Audrey turned once again to the priest she so admired, praying for his intercession. Her treatment for an aggressive and very rare form of cancer of the fat tissues known as pleomorphic liposarcoma, included radiation.
Scans performed in September 1998 showed three new lumps in one of her lungs in September 1998. Dr. Chang's prognosis - and that of other doctors: Audrey had six months to live. Audrey told me, "Dr. Chang simply had no good news to give me. It seemed like he was telling me someone else's story. He did suggest that I might want to try chemotherapy. However, I looked him right in the eye and said: 'I will do what I always do in times of trouble. I will turn to God and I will ask Blessed Damien to intercede for me'." She said she told Dr. Chang that she and her husband Yukio would make a pilgrimage to Kalaupapa and to Fr. Damien's grave at Walawao, next to St. Philomena's Church.
And they did just that, traveled to Kalaupapa in the fall of 1998.
Just one month later, when Audrey went to see Dr. Chang, x-rays were taken and – to the astonishment of Audrey and the doctor - there were indications that the lung tumors had started to shrink. Audrey said that "Dr. Chang, in disbelief – because he is not really a religious believer – asked me if I had seen other doctors, taken medicine or herbs I had not told him about, or had radiation or chemotherapy that I had not told him about. And I told him, 'No, all I did was pray. And I went to Kalaupapa to talk to Fr. Damien, as I said I would."
The months passed, more scans were performed, and by August 1999, there were no signs at all of cancer.
As Audrey tells her story, it is obvious that the other hero in her life is Dr, Chang. I did not get to interview him on this trip to Honolulu, but it was Dr. Chang who told Audrey he wanted to publish her story in a medical journal. It was Dr. Chang who urged Audrey to tell her story to the Vatican, saying he knew that Catholics believed in miracles. Audrey said, in fact, "perhaps Dr. Chang now believes in miracles because he told me he thinks mine is the only case he has ever read of where the pleomorphic liposarcoma 'spontaneously regressed'."
Dr. Chang did write about Audrey's cure and the Vatican did get the file on Audrey in 2003. After five years of study, the Church issued its findings this past July.
Audrey and Yukio Toguchi and their two sons, Dr. Walter Chang, Bishop Larry Silva and thousands of Hawaiians now await the date of Blessed Damien's canonization. It is believed that the ceremony will take place in 2009 in Rome, and that would be a fitting year for two reasons: 2009 marks the 120th anniversary of Blessed Damien's death and the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's statehood.
There is more I'd like to tell you about this remarkable, faith-filled woman with the beautiful smile, but that will be for another day, as we continue our journey to Hawaii, in search of a saint.
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Have a lovely weekend. Pay a compliment to someone who doesn't expect it. Smile at everyone you meet. Do a favor for someone who may not be your favorite person on earth – and smile doing it. Then tell me about your weekend.

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This past Sunday I preached from Ephesians 6:10. One of the things that I was overwhelmed by as I was studying that passage is something that William Gurnall wrote in his work, The Christian in Complete Armor.
Look once again, poor heart, into thy own bosom, and see whether thou findest not some strength sent unto thee, which thou didst overlook before; this may be, yea, is very ordinary in this case, when God answers our prayer no in the letter, or when the thing itself is sent, but it comes in at the back-door, while we are expecting it at the fore; and truly thus the friend thou art looking for may be in thine house and thou not know it. (Kindle Locations 1387-1390)
How often we fail to see the strength that God has given to us already. I think it is because we expect that strength to look like a Herculean power, that would make us spiritual Popeye's, rather, than seeing strength as that which endures the onslaught and remains standing.
When Hurricane Ike hit Texas in 2008, we had this massive oak tree in our front yard. That small hurricane, batted that tree around like it was nothing. But the tree, remained steadfast. The ground would at times bulge upward, as though the force of the winds were pushing it of its place. But in the end the tree remained and as far as I know, still remains to this day.
God does give to us strength when we ask, but I do believe it looks very different from what our Christian culture is longing for. It is not flashy, slick or trendy. It is a steady, rooted, and grounded strength, that draws constantly from the gospel of Christ, like a tap root lunged into an underground stream.
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On a recent trip to our local Whole Foods in search of soap nuts (and not only did they not have any, they had never heard of them!) I browsed around the essential oils section. I had read of Tea Tree oil in many cloth diapering blogs, not to mention various blogs on cleaning with natural products. Curious, I bought a small brown bottle of it.
I refreshed my memory with a quick online search and was astounded by the dozens of uses for Tea Tree Oil! Tea Tree oil comes from Melaleuca alterfolia (the Tea Tree) which got its name because the leaves were often substituted for tea. The concentrated oil from the leaves has incredible antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. I just so happened to have a small cut on the palm of my hand that was feeling infected and tender. I put one drop of tea tree oil on it and took away the pain and infection in less than a day. I also had a sore pinky toe (I had cut the nail too short) and it was starting to throb–obviously infected. That too was healed within a day. I couldn't believe it. I was thinking it would help but honestly, I'm beginning to think this stuff is a miracle in a bottle.
What else did I learn about Tea Tree oil? Well, of course I was wondering about using it to wash cloth diapers. Here's what I learned: the problem with using a few drops of Tea Tree oil to clean your diapers is that it gets too diluted in the water to kill all of the bacteria that maybe lurking. In fact, using" a few drops" of Tea Tree oil, you risk creating Super Bacteria or super resistant strains of Staph because the weaker bacteria will be killed by the diluted oil but the stronger strains will not. The only way you could kill of the strongest bacteria in the diaper wash would be to use A LOT of Tea Tree Oil and that would not be good for your cloth diaper stash, not to mention, it would be expensive. I found this helpful information on The Everything Birth Blog (everythingbirthblog.com)
Another important detail about Tea Tree oil is that it should NEVER be ingested or put into the eyes. Also, be careful using it on mucosal areas of the body–genitals, mouth, nose. Though it is a homeopathic product, it should be kept where little hands cannot reach it and used with caution. That being said, my enthusiasm for this stuff is increasing with every blog I read. And guess what? It's environmentally friendly, not tested on animals and economical. Do you use Tea Tree Oil? And if so, what for?


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Amid swirling and conflicting reports regarding whether Oregon coach Chip Kelly will be trading his Ducks for some Bucs (and presumably a lot of bucks . . . or as Stan Kroenke would say, "jack"), the NFL team that wanted Kelly to take the reins has acknowledged that Kelly won't be coming to town.
"His heart is with college football and Oregon and he's no longer being considered," Bucs G.M. Mark Dominik told Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.
The reason for the change of heart isn't known. And it's also uncertain whether Kelly would have followed through on the deal if word of it hadn't slipped out before he was signed, sealed, and delivered.
For Kelly, the immediate challenge becomes to convince his current recruits of that which the late Joe Paterno said about his future plans, even in the final seasons of his tenure at Penn State: "I'm staying for at least four more years."
The Bucs now must move on to other options, none of which presumably are currently coaching at the college level. Then again, who knows? Word of flirtations with a college coach often never emerges at all — the fact that the Bucs considered Kelly suggests that there may be other college coaches secretly in the hopper.


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Contributors: Neil Brenner, Christiane Lange, Charlotte Malterre–Barthes, Sandra Parvu, Cole Roskam, Grahame Shane, Deane Simpson, and Milica Topalovic and Bas Princen
Architects: Anders Abraham, Joshua Bolchover and John Lin (Rural Urban Framework), Ambra Fabi and Giovanni Piovene (Piovenefabi), Rainer Hehl, Stephan Petermann (OMA), Huang Sheng Yuan (FieldOffice), and Sandeep Virmani (Hunnarshala)
Joshua Bolchover is an urban researcher, academic and architectural designer. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on understanding urban transformation in China. He exhibited his work, 'Rural Urban Ecology' at the Venice Biennale 2010. He is the author with John Lin of Rural Urban Framework: Transforming the Chinese Countryside (Birkhauser), 2014.
John Lin is an architect based in Hong Kong and currently an Assistant Professor at The University of Hong Kong. His current projects include the design of several school buildings, a village community centre, a hospital and a sustainable house prototype in China. He was the overall winner of the Architectural Review's House Award in 2012 for his "House For All Seasons" a rural house in Shaanxi Province, China.
Christiane Lange is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong. She teaches Urban Design in the Bachelor and Master Program and works in the Community Project Workshop of the University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on the urbanization process of developing countries.


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If there is one thing in this world that I absolutely love, under any circumstances, is snow. There is something about seeing houses, trees, roads and quite literally anything covered in powdered sugar looking snow. The crips air, the children (and not so children) making snowmen and the softens and crunchiness of every step you take. It is the literal description of my perfect day.
Being born in Spain and living in London, I don't really get to see snow very often (which is probably a contributing factor to why I love it so much). So whenever I get the chance, I wrap up in my warmest clothes and run out the door camera in hand, ready to document that historic moment.
Last Sunday I was pleasantly awaken at 7:30AM by the sound of what I thought was rain... until I looked out the window, and saw the white flakes flying around the sky. I was so happy and excited I was not able to go back to sleep. As the hours passed by it kept snowing more and more, and soon the roads and the roofs started to look a bit white and then they were completely covered. Everything was white.
Naturally, I braced the cold and wandered around my neighbourhood before most people had the change to leave their homes and ruin the perfectly white and soft snow.


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hey there all
I have been trying to do a round of In vitro transcription using TranscriptAid T7 High Yield Transcription Kit( fermentas):
1- I linearize my plasmid with BamHI and perform phenol/chloroform extraction followed by ethanol precipitation.
2- I set up the IVT reaction acording to manual and let sit at 37centigrade degrees for 2 hrs
3- I treat the reaction with DNase I ( kit supplemented)
4- I perform another round of phenol/chloroform extraction followed by ethanol precipitation to have Purified RNA
5- I check the concentration and purity by spect.
6- I run the produced RNA on gel along with an RNA ladder, unfortunately the size is much, much, much smaller than what I expect; desired RNA should be app. 1500base in lenght, what I observe on gel is 100base.
I already have checked for t7 termination sequences on my plasmid. there are none. so I expect the t7 polymerase to "run off".
Submit your paper to J Biol Methods today!
much smaller fragments after IVT
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About 30 delegations from countries and international organizations addressed several topics related to nuclear security
The meeting will take place in Ischia on October 19-20.
The calendar of ministerial meetings of Italy's G7 Presidency has been updated with a new event that will take place in Ischia on October 19-20
discussion focused on future employment policies with the aim of improving the cooperation between the G7 countries and strengthening the G7 leadership role in this area.
The key message that will guide the discussion will be "placing people and work at the centre of innovation".
The Ministers addressed several topics during the working sessions, in particular the training of researchers, the funding of research and the implementation of synergies to create global research infrastructures.
the Ministers will address possible cooperation regarding the training of the human capital, particularly of the researchers, who should be able to leverage the opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Ministers addressed many topics, in particular the competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses in the Next Production Revolution; digital infrastructures and artificial intelligence; cybersecurity for business and intellectual property rights


text: 25 Aug Distracted Driving — Current Case Law In December 2012, I wrote an article on the case of Farnworth v R [2012] Bda LR 44 (151 KB PDF). This particular case provided guidance on the definition of a hand-held device which was in use while driving. Furthermore, it illustrated that the definition of 'use' with regards to a hand-held device was quite wide. In Bermuda, the law that guides the use of hand-held devices while driving is regulation 44 of the Motor Car (Construction, Equipment and Use) Regulations 1952 (the "Regulation"). This Regulation has once again come under judicial analysis in the recent case of Lincoln Raynor-Saldana v The Queen [2014] SC (Bda) 58 App (262 KB PDF). This particular case was an appeal from the Magistrate's Court of Bermuda (Criminal Division) wherein Mr. Raynor-Saldana (the "Appellant") was convicted for using a hand-held cell phone, namely an iPhone. Mr. Raynor-Saldana was fined $400 and given six (6) demerit points. 19:17 / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / MJM Limited Share


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Sport and Spice had a fun time digging, once they finally came across the first artifacts. For awhile it was a little iffy and both kids decided there was way too much work involved in being an archeologist. Here's a tip if you do this activity: Draw a treasure map for yourself to remember what's buried where. I was sure I'd remember from one night to the next morning, but as it happened we actually did not get to complete this activity until 4 DAYS LATER! By then I could hardly remembered what I'd buried, much less where. At least I had kept the dig site contained to a small area.
I had the kids mark off their dig site with string and sticks then draw a diagram on graph paper showing what artifacts were found in each cell. After everything was found, along with a bonus bottlecap that Sport unearthed, we talked about each item and what kind of clues it could provide...pen and can showed they had a developed alphabet and knew how to write; the skaterboard dude and army guy showed what kind of clothes they wore and that they had weapons and wheels; the Mardi Gras doubloon could have been a form of money and the fork showed they had highly developed eating utensils (and perhaps worshipped frogs?) They had a good time with this and of course wanted to stay out digging afterwards which is why I planned this as the very last project of the day.
In math, Sport is humming along with Teaching Textbooks Math 4 this year. This is our first year with Teaching Textbooks and so far it seems to be a good fit. We started around Lesson 40 though because the first part was way too easy and I didn't see the point of spending the entire year in review. He is still reviewing, but he could always use more help with multiplication facts. Spice, meanwhile, is having a blast with Math-U-See Alpha. She loves Decimal Street and has asked everyday this week, "Are we going to go back to Decimal Street today?" So of course we do. Yesterday we used Mrs. Bear, one of her purple bear counters, to go from door to door asking how many units, tens, and hundreds were home. Spice has quite the imagination and can tell you a story that goes on for hours so this was right up her ally. I finally managed to tear her away after about 5 different number stories and two tornadoes on Decimal Street.
In just about every other subject, we've been studying John James Audubon. I'm employing more of the unit study approach this year and so far we are having a really good time with it. It has been much more relaxing for me too. Planning out 2-3 weeks at a time seems so much more managable! Sport has always loved birds, but his interest was piqued again during a recent trip to Avery Island in Louisiana. I promised him when we got back from our trip we would study birds. Next week we will focus on two bird units I picked up from Currclick. I thought learning about John James Audobun would be a nice way to ease into the unit. This week we read The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies.
Then followed many of the unit study ideas from Homeschool Share. Today we recreated some of our favorite Audubon prints using this idea from Incredible Art Lessons. Spice drew a mallard.
Sport, the bird afficianado, used the ceramic birds he just had to have from the thrift store as models. He drew a cooper's hawk and a Florida Jay.
Here's a look at the finished products. (That's my Carolina wren in the middle. I can't resist getting in on the art action.)
That's pretty much a wrap on our week in homeschooling. Tomorrow we'll go to morning Mass, do some math, head to art class, and then enjoy an afternoon at the park with our homeschool group. Hope your week was as fun as ours. To find out how others are homeschooling, check out Weird Unsocialized Homechoolers Weekly Wrap-Up post.


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RPCFN: Shift Subtitle (#1)
Outline: The goal for this problem is to create a command line program that will take a subtitle file, specifically an .srt file, and shift the timings either forwards or backwards by any amount of time. The example command line operation given is:
shift_subtitle --operation add --time 02,110 input_file output_file
My initial thoughts are not so much about how the algorithm will work, but on how to create a command line operation. I would normally just have a script do_something.rb and then just run it with the interpreter, ruby do_something.rb parameters.
Well, as it turns out, making a command line application in Ruby is pretty straightforward. All you really need to do is include the line #!/usr/bin/env ruby at the top of your script and change the permissions. I can't seem to make it run properly without the ./ in front of it, but that seems like a minor thing that I'll figure out later. I'd really like to start with the code.
Since this problem is pretty well presented I know what the options are going to be so I'll start by looking at how Ruby handles arguments and options first since I'd like to get that out of the way. It looks like I'll be needing the 'optparse' class from the Ruby standard library.
This is the initial code I just wrote up (essentially copy/paste) to parse options and flags. I'll be using charpcfn.pastebin.com for larger snippets of code, but eventually I'd like to integrate them into the blog.. http://charpcfn.pastebin.com/d3b3fe761
So it looks like I'll be doing this in parts. I feel like this is a good start to the program, get the basic stuff out of the way and think about the algorithm for a while. I'll probably be back soon, learning a new language is pretty fun.
edit: One should fully read the problem before starting. 'optparse' was mentioned, and in fact required for the actual problem, and I didn't even realize. Always read the whole problem before starting :]Advertisements


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UMNS: Churches, ministries see fear over immigration policy/
Abel Vega, Director of Outreach Vitality at the Rio Texas Mission Vitality Center, Rev. John Feagins, Pastor of La Trinidad United Methodist Church in San Antonio, and other members of the Rio Texas Annual Conference were recently featured in a piece from United Methodist News Service.
The piece from Sam Hodges of the United Methodist News Service highlights the complexities of how the immigration overhaul affects the San Antonio-region that is 63 percent Hispanic with a number of undocumented immigrants.


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Ask anyone going to Madrid what is on their "To Do" list and they're sure to say that they want to visit the Prado Museum, tour the Royal Palace and stroll through the historic neighborhoods of the Habsburg (los Austrias) and Bourbon royal dynasties that transformed Madrid into the majestic capital city it is today.
Also topping the list will most certainly be trying the amazing Spanish food. Food is an integral part of the Spanish culture, and whether you want to visit a market, enjoy an evening of going for tapas, or sit down to a fine dining experience in a top rated restaurant, you can do it all in Madrid.
If you're not content with waiting until your next visit to Spain to indulge your craving for Spanish food, why not learn how to make some of Spain's best known dishes so that you can recreate them in your own kitchen when you return home? This way you can take a mini-vacation and escape to Spain without ever leaving your kitchen.
Choose between a Paella Cooking Class from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or a Tapas Cooking Class from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The group classes are limited to a maximum of 12 participants, and children are welcome. No cooking experience is required, so all you have to bring is your appetite, as you will have plenty of time to sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor once you are done cooking.
For more information on the cooking classes, click here.
As usual, thanks for reading. Please visit International Lodging Corporation at our home page.


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About 4TwoDots
Connect the dots to remove them from the playing field. You're allowed to connect them horizontal and vertical, but you can't connect them diagonal. Can you close the connecting dots into a whole? Than all the dots of the same color will be removed. Watch carefully, connect and achieve the goal before you run out of moves. Good luck!


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Taskbar on on top. Missing Toolbar File,edit,View,tools,help.all missing
I assume you mean IE8. Right click on an empty spot on the taskbar and then click on menu bar. That should allow it to show.
You can also customize the taskbar using the
customize button.
Same procedure works for Mozilla FF3.
i need serious help my address bar, tool bar, and the back and foreword button are completely gone on the firefox internet its my dads laptop i did everything i could think of and a lot of wat u all said and nun so please help me
read response #1 and follow it carefully
Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions Cheers
Response 1 doesn't work onmy computer. Just bought a windows 7 computer and I think Toshiba must have customized IE 8 as it had AOL for a home page and not MSN. Anyway, I have the same problem as the person who can't find a way to restore the main menu bar with files, Edit, View etc.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
My apologies to the person who gve the first reply. Right clicking on a blank space on the toolbar area will restore the main menu bar. I clicked on the title bar first and couldn't bring it up, so that was my mistake.
Many thanks
Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for getting back to us.


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I've said it before,
I'll say it again...
I love Chinese food!
I will learn to re-create my favorite Asian dishes at home!
So far, I've gotten Shrimp Lo-Mein & Bourbon Chicken & Spring Rolls perfected!
Now... for another one of my favorites!
Shrimp fried rice!!
mmm mmm mmm!
Click HERE for the complete Recipe and pictures.
The Best Broccoli Salad In The World EVER!
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Yup, the guys learned the hard way tonight that Emily ain't no trophy wife. In fact, she's more like a rose-wielding (or with-holding!) assassin.
There was a moment tonight when I honestly thought the show might be over during this episode--it was like whack-a-mole out there. But things started off innocently. Very innocently. In fact...
The date most like a six-year-old outing award: Travis and Emily
With Ricki and all, it's easy to see how Emily can accidentally slip into kid's-day-out mode. First, you get to pick out a souvenir.
You can eat ice cream, but you can't be trusted to hold it.
Then that sugar gets you all hopped up and you climb a wall, causing Mom to go, "I'm serious... one... TWO..."
Most flattering halter top award: Ryan
I mean, WHAT?
Saddest exit award: Travis
Umbrella? Who needs an umbrella when you're this
drunk heartbroken?
Worst use of vacation award: Croatia
I've always wanted to go to Croatia. So that I can stay inside watching an American movie, then pretend I'm in Scotland.
Most envious of the bravery cup award: Sean
The bravery cup went to Chris, for being so eager to show off how bad he was at everything. (I feel like this isn't how it would have gone in medieval Scotland, but there wasn't anyone to verify, since again, this was happening in Croatia.) In any case, Sean could be heard trying to convince himself that losing didn't bother him. "I didn't win the bravery cup. But I don't care. There's still a rose up for grabs, and I'm pretty sure that's more important than a bravery cup." You don't sound sure, Sean.
Biggest missed opportunity: this moment
No, camera man, STAY ON Ryan shaving! Do not cut away to miscellaneous men with their hoods up! I want to know how he sculpts those beard fangs.
Best context clues: Ryan
"We want the same things, we desire the same things." "That is shocking... because I did not see it coming." Learn vocab with Ryan!
Best swaddling: Jef
Yeah, Jef, you giving Emily your blazer doesn't look so manly now that you've wrapped yourself tight in not one, but two blankets.
Biggest creepers: Jef and Arie
They're watching Chris get the rose here. Arie, close your mouth. Jef, lose the blanket before I start calling you Linus. Final warning.
Awkward HR moment award: Chris Harrison
Emily: "Can I talk to you for a second?"
Chris: "Uhhh, I already worked my three minutes today, sooooo..."
Mystery for the ages award: Doug
He said something here that sounded like, "Mai tais, baby!" Anyone catch it? This is my Rosebud!
Kiss count: Arie 1, Jef 1, Chris 1
__Cry count:__Doug 1 (mai tais, baby?), Travis 1
Dearly departed: Ryan, Travis
__Power rankings:
Arie (thanks to the teaser for next week--if you haven't seen, I won't spoil)
Beat it, beard fangs! What'd you guys think of this week's episode? Were you surprised by Emily's ruthless tactics (which I rather love)? And can we all agree Princess Merida from Brave would vomit if she knew what The Bachelorette was? Yes, yes we can!
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Took part in the bangalore cyclothon 2009. This was one of the biggest sports event in India I have attended. Over 7000 people participated in this event.
My wife and I took part in this event. Click here to read her experience.
The event was held at the NICE road starting at the Bangalore International exhibition. Please read our Sole E95 Reviews.
It was fun to see Raghu Dixit perform at the show.
We had a lot of fun cheering…
For more info please visit: http://www.betcode.co.uk.
Our cycling route: click here. I took 59min for 26.5KM. Hope to beat this next time.


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Yesterday we hit you up with Part 1 of the finest scams in the world, and now, here, for your enjoyment and future benefit (should you wish to be incarcerated for some time) are the top five greatest scams in the world. Enjoy!
#5: Don Lapre's Scam
How it works: This scam falls under the get-rich-quick variety, and means any kind of scam in which a product that essentially does nothing is sold to you with the promise of making you insane amounts of cash. The closest analogy would be those e-books that collect a bunch of easy-to-find, near-useless information online and foist themselves onto suckers as wonderful, amazing opportunities online. You just gotta pony up a bit of cash first.
Why it's cool: This scam is cool only because Don Lapre is the king of god-I-hate-this-asshole-but-I-can't-stop-watching-him infomercials. His voice, face, and hair, combined with the insidious ways he tries to convince you that his remarkable plans are full of ways to make money make him an entirely fascinating figure. Kevin Trudeau has got nothing on this asshole. The only dude who comes even close is Billy Mays, except that he's not really a scam artist as much as an insane salesman, and it's not Billy Mays as much as his unbelievable beard that make him a king among men. No, Don Lapre is a master with few contemporaries.
#4: False Good Samaritan Scam
How it works: You need two guys for this one. One guy finds a mark with a stealable purse or wallet. He grabs it, and takes off. The second, playing the good samaritan, gives chase, and gets the "mugger" to drop the wallet or purse. The mugger gets away, of course, and the good samaritan returns the purse to the mark. He hopes for a reward.
Why it's cool: Strictly for the risk involved. This scam plays on two big ifs: first, that no one else will give chase, in which case the "mugger" is liable to be in a whole load of pain and trouble, and second, that the mark will be generous enough to hand over some cash. It's a remarkable amount of risk for what would probably be a pretty cursory reward. There's a better version of this scam in The Wire, when Bubbles finds a guy painting a house, up high on a ladder. He starts shaking the ladder, pretending he's crazy, and his partner runs up and "scares" him off. For his valiance, he gets a $10 reward from the shaken dude up the ladder.
#3: Snake Oil Scam
How it works: Claim a product has special powers that are, unfortunately, not provable through empirical methods. Sell product. Take money and flee.
Why it's cool: This scam is old as anything and has been run countless times, but every time I go into a bookstore I'm still stunned to see Kevin Trudeau's books on the shelf. The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About is a mix of the Snake Oil and the Don Lapre scam, in that the book is absolutely jam-packed with bullshit claims, many of which require a useless product to be purchased through a false front company run by Trudeau himself. He is selling about 500 varieties of snake oil, and from the looks of it, largely getting away with it.
Not only does he make false claims about food and nutrition in general, which increase his book sales (that's the Snake Oil part), but if you were to follow every piece of advice in the book, and purchase every suggested product through the channels he recommends, he would personally stand to gain something like 16 million dollars from just you, alone. This man is a god damn genius, and evil.
#2: The Spanish Prisoner
How it works: This one plays on greed. The original verison is the best: a guy approaches you and claims he knows of a wealthy man imprisoned in Spain. The man can't reveal his identity, but he has entrusted the con man to go out and raise enough money to try and get him out of prison. The prisoner is exceedingly wealthy, but can't access any of his own money because he's currently in prison. If you can just front a bit of cash, you'll be handsomely rewarded when he finally gets out.
Of course, he never does get out, and an endless number of further complications continue to deprive you of your precious money. Strangely, the complications disappear once all your money has, too. So does the con man, and the prisoner, who never actually existed.
Why it's cool: The fun part about this scam is the illegitimate money. Since the dude is in a Spanish prison, it already adds an element of foreign intrigue (or once did–now it's usually set in Nigeria, presumably since we know too much about friendly Spain), and also conveniently ensures that you can never go complaining to the police, since the money you were hoping to get as a reward would have been illegal anyway, sucker.
The modern version of this scam is known as the 419 Scam, named after the area code in Nigeria where most of the scammers, claiming they could get access to the cash of a deposed African King if only you'd wire them a bit of money, originated from. This is a brilliant article on those very scams, probably the finest thing you'll read on cons ever. You can also check out David Mamet's The Spanish Prisoner for a film (with Steve Martin, no less) that features this scam.
#1: Fiddle Game
How it works: This one is complicated, but kind of amazing. Two con men go into a restaurant, separately. One looks crappy, one looks rich. The crappy one eats his meal, then claims to have left his wallet (all he has, the poor guy) at home. He begs to go home and get it, and he leaves his precious little violin as collateral with the restaurant owner or a sympathetic waiter.
The second con man, feigning great wealth, watches the whole thing go down. He asks to see the violin and claims it's a Stradivarius, worth thousands. The crappy dude just doesn't know what he's got, see? He offers thousands upon thousands of dollars for it, but then realizes he's got an appointment (see, he's rich!) and runs off, but not before leaving a business card with the waiter, begging him to call when the crappy dude returns.
The crappy dude comes back, and the waiter or restaurant owner decides to buy the violin for, say, five grand, thinking he's going to make a killing off that rich dude who left his card. The poor, crappy dude sells the violin, albeit with some trepidation, and then leaves. Of course, the business card is fake. The two con men split the five grand.
Why it's cool: Again, this is more of a moral lesson than an actual con, but if were ever pulled on someone, damn. What a lesson. Don't be greedy, see? It'll only make you lose five thousand dollars.
Missed anything? Check out Part 1 for the top scams #10 through #6.


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Please bring your incoming TK/Kindergartener. You and your child will find out which teacher they have and get to meet them, hear from your Principal, find out about being a room parent, and ways to get involved in the school community.
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Dr. Harris's Reflections on the 2017-2018 School Year:
Dr. Samia Harris, Founder and Executive Director
Dear Parents, Teachers, and Staff,
I'd like to personally welcome you to Prince William Academy's website! Here you'll find information about all of our programs, grade levels, extra-curriculars, and foreign languages. You'll find calendars, curricula, bios for each member of our staff, as well as admissions information. We have designed this website with current and prospective parents and staff in mind, and hope that it proves to be a useful resource.
PWA traces its roots back to 1987, when I founded Early Years Academy in Manassas. Back then, the school occupied a charming old house on Spriggs Road. In 2006 we opened our current campus, set on 3 acres in Lake Ridge. The school building here is 24,000 sq feet, and includes a library, a gym and multipurpose event room, a science lab, a technology lab, a music room, a Montessori room, and 30 classrooms.
Over the past few years, enrollment has increased significantly, so that we currently have nearly 200 students. In the summer of 2013, we opened a brand new Infant and Toddler Center for children ages 6 weeks through 2 years. And in the fall of 2013, we opened our middle school for grades six through eight. Prince William Academy therefore accommodates children from infancy through middle school, and we are delighted by the notion that we might shepherd some students throughout childhood.
At PWA, we set high standards for our pupils and teachers, and help one another strive toward academic and personal excellence. We also cultivate an awareness and appreciation of other cultures and languages. Our families hail from all over the world, and we embrace this diversity as one of our strongest assets. We routinely celebrate the rich cultures that families bring to our school with International Days and special events. And we incorporate the study of foreign languages into our curriculum, so that every student aged 2 and up takes two foreign languages.
These are just some of the reasons that Prince William Academy is a unique learning environment. Please explore our website and find out more about us. If you're a prospective PWA parent, you might consider signing up to take a tour–we give them every weekday. If you're a current parent or member of our staff, we hope our website meets your needs, and that you'll let us know if you have any comments or suggestions about it.
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FIA's suspension of disbelief
Formula 1's governing body the FIA has vowed to crack down on anyone found to have a trick suspension system in 2010.
Since the start of the year there has been suspicion directed at Red Bull, notably by McLaren, about a supposed system to affect ride heights between qualifying and the race. That would give the team a massive advantage due to the vast weight difference between empty and full tanks. It has been suggested that there are similarities to the active ride pioneered by Lotus and perfected by Williams two decades ago.
The FIA has taken a close look at the RB6 and found nothing wrong. It has now sent out a communication to all the teams informing them that all systems along these lines contravene the regulations.
A year on from the double-diffuser controversy, the next couple of races could get interesting if other teams do attempt to run with systems that affect ride height under parc ferme regulations. Red Bull has continually denied it has anything untoward in place and vowed to protest anyone who installs such a system.


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When the news broke that Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill was slated to hit Broadway as a musical adaptation of the era defining classic LP, an epiphany set in that the feminist emissary, and 90's renegade may have officially traded in her alt-punk notoriety for the pomp of Broadway fame. Pill, debuting in the US in 1995, is Morissette's most celebrated release to date and voiced an unapologetic answer to the question of whether a shabby-haired Canadian woman could rock as hard as any of her counterparts.
So what does the angst of young adulthood sound like to the tune of a Broadway musical? Working with the same stage producers responsible for bringing Green Day's American Idiot to Broadway, Vivek J. Tiwary and Arvind Ethan David, Pill will have much to live up to, as the album will forever be an anthemic expletive to every bad break up and unrequited crush. True enough, Morissette fans are preparing to relive the epic momentum of "You Oughta Know" and "Ironic," but under the bright lights of Broadway, it is even more apparent that the audiences that have watched Morissette's growth from rebellious femme fatale to a theater sophisticate are all grown up too –a jagged little pill, indeed.


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I don't know about you but when I think of a Town Hall I think of a two-way interactive discussion. I think of a give and take conversation where concerned citizens share ideas and opinions. It doesn't necessarily have to be sweet and polite – but it needs to be an open forum. In the invitation to her March 6 and 7 town halls, Congresswoman Maloney suggests
"Please come to one of my Town Hall Meetings this weekend to discuss creating jobs and the state of the economy."
You might think this was an invitation to – well – come and discuss creating jobs. But no one did any discussing except those who toe the government's line. The Congresswoman's Town Hall this past weekend delivered only a one-way stream of worn out propaganda despite the attempts of a sizable percentage of the audience to create some meaningful discussion.
First let's look at the list of speakers
- Martha Soffer, Business Development Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration
- Mr. Kyle Kimball, Executive Vice President, City of New York, Economic Development Corporation
- Michele Mattingly, Research Associate, Fiscal Policy Institute
- Felice Farber, Director, External Affairs, General Contractors Association
- David Bomke, Vice President, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
- Francine Delgado, Senior Vice President, NYC Programs, SEEDCO
- Matthew Silverstein, Project Analyst, America Works of NY
I don't mean to suggest that the speakers are not competent and intelligent. I'm sure they are. Some have impressive credentials. However, with the exception of Kyle Kimball and perhaps David Bomke they don't appear to be very long on private sector entrepreneurial experience. Of course I don't know but I wonder if any one of them has ever actually started or significantly grown a business. The Town Hall was supposed to be about creating jobs. Shouldn't some of the speakers have actually done that? Several of the speakers cited chapter and verse about how many jobs they created via their work in the public sector. But, shuffling tax payer money to someone who starts a business is not the same thing as actually creating economically sustainable jobs in the private sector. Why didn't we hear from some of those real entrepreneurs they helped? And how many jobs did these speakers participate in destroying by taxing successful entrepreneur Peter to pay start up Paul? The public sector is great at anecdotes about how tax and spend helps this deserving person or that. But there isn't much discussion about the costs and negative consequences.
That's the problem. This was no example of open honest government. No opposing opinion was permitted. They limited questions to those contributed on cards and screened. Every question was pork barrel softball for example; how can government create jobs and raise wages, and – if another stimulus isn't passed would these group represented be out of business.
One gentlemen politely asked if the Congresswoman or the panel would take unscreened questions from the floor and was answered with a resounding NO. This met with some fairly vocal protests from a significant percent of the crowd who I suspect had some doubts that more and more government is the answer. I did submit a question about whether the stimulus money might create another bubble and set us up for another crash. Somehow they didn't get to that one. One gentleman who said he is a Democrat and voted for Maloney and planned to vote for her again did get in a question from the floor. What would prevent the health care bill from costing much more than anticipated? The Congresswoman talked quite a bit but said nothing that answered the question.
Carolyn Maloney realizes that she doesn't have to be responsive to constituents with opposing viewpoints because she's the incumbant and as such she is virtually guaranteed re-election, particularly in her overwhelmingly democratic district. She can continue to vote for disastrous policies that caused the financial meltdown such as those that required Fannie Mae to buy more and more junk assets. That policy removed the market mechanisms that would have prevented the bubble. She can continue to take campaign contributions from the financial institutions she regulates. She can talk about financial transparency and then refuse to support a meaningful audit of the Federal Reserve. She can continue to blindly pursue disastrous tax and spend fiscal policies. But of course Carolyn Maloney is a politician and not a business person so she can't be expected to know anything about markets. I would suggest that she might listen to someone who does. And someone like that might even be in the audience at one of her town halls – if she would only listen.


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Are Irish considered foreigners in the UK?
Twitter has been alight with 'Irish considered foreigners in the UK' outcry
By Bernard Purcell
Twitter has gone into a bit of a paroxysm about the Home Office's non-committal response to a question from the respected Irish news website thejournal.ie about whether Irish people will be exempted from Home Secretary Amber Rudd's acceptable foreign employees list.
The "migrants stole your job" sentiment which characterised Ms Rudd's Tory party conference speech – and even made a shameful guest appearance in Prime Minister Theresa May's own keynote address – has been roundly condemned as not just "dog whistle politics" but also verifiably false even in Conservative media here.
Just as well because the silence from Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell's Labour Party has been conspicuous.
Sorry, does anyone remember voting for a Far Right government? Did I fall asleep for a year?
— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) October 5, 2016
We seem to have woken up with a UKIP government. Depressing doesn't even begin to cover it. pic.twitter.com/O8DYc6smdE
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) October 5, 2016
Just got this text:
"Info required-If your child is not of British Nationality or was not born in the UK, pls inform the school by tomorrow"
— Tim Colbourne (@twrc) October 5, 2016
British Home Secretary Amber Rudd – No Irish, No Blacks, No Foreigners, No Dogs allowed – #BREXIT #Racist #Wrong
— MEP Martina Anderson (@M_AndersonSF) October 5, 2016
But the panic about Irish people has been based, not for the first time, on an ill-informed apprehension of the actual facts.
The story in the thejournal.ie is actually predicated on the Home Office's refusal – in reply to the website's perfectly legitimate question – to exempt, in advance, Irish workers from prohibitions which have not as yet been drawn up or legislated.
Ms. Rudd, a former Remain campaigner who is the sister of a highly successful financial communications entrepreneur, Roland, who was instrumental in the Remain campaign, actually rowed back quite a considerable distance from her original speech when pressed on detail on Radio 4's Today programme.
Her brother has also joined in, via Twitter, the chorus of distaste at her original suggestions which are themselves an extension of the equally populist and fatuous "British jobs for British people" remarks by Gordon Brown all those years ago.
Roland Rudd retweeted this:
Chair of Open Britain, @RolandRudd, on how to keep Britain "a beacon of tolerance" following #Brexit https://t.co/sj0zdsowQl
— Open Britain (@Open_Britain) 6 October 2016
But looming large across all of this is the legislation introduced by Clement Atlee in 1949, the Ireland Act, in response to Ireland leaving the Commonwealth and becoming a Republic.
The Act is long and complicated and has extensive provisions for Northern Ireland but notably it upholds the special position of Irish people in Britain, that they shall be considered settled and not as foreign nationals, per se.
The Ireland Act, 1949 also states: "It is hereby declared that, notwithstanding that the Republic of Ireland is not part of His Majesty's dominions, the Republic of Ireland is not a foreign country for the purposes of any law in force in any part of the United Kingdom …"
Of course, that is not to say that Act cannot be repealed… but it would be a tremendously complicated, even by the scale of the already huge (possibly irreconcilable) challenge facing of the UK government's embattled international treaty negotiators and parliamentary draughtsmen (and women).


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Communion-cation: Say What You Need To Say
"Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite." – C.S. Lewis
Growing up, my guy cousins and I were infamous for scrutinizing our uncles. From pranks to insults, as creative pre-teens, we dished it all. One uncle in particular received the most of our harassment. I remember picking on him about the words he used in conversation and in Scrabble. We mocked his nerdiness: "You only use big words to make people think you are smart." His response to our cynicism was very charitable and rings in my ears to this day:.
"Words, he said, "words have specific meaning and you have to use the correct word to communicate what you want others to receive. It's not about being smart, it's about helping others hear what you really mean when you speak."
Fast forward a few years… Irenically, I can now honestly say that an awareness of the power of language has radically shaped my life. Lately, I have been fascinated by a particular trend in the English language marked by the formulation of new "words" and phrases void of any real meaning except vanity or humor. A few popular examples from urban dictionary:
- On fleek – something that is just PERFECT.
- Bae – Before anyone else. Likely referring to your significant other.
- Can't even – when something happens and you can't even handle it.
- Ratchet – something that is poor in taste or not classy.
- Swerve – denying, rejecting and non-subtly dodging a request.
- YAAAS – an enthusiastic 'yes' (number of A's indicate relative level of excitement)
Why are we seeking language that allows us to say something without really saying something? Why do we prefer phrases from the urban dictionary over those from the Webster's dictionary?
Maybe it's because we are trying to "swerve" intimacy altogether: We don't want to be seen and heard for who we really are— a phenomenon significantly reminiscent of our first parents' experience of shame.The words we use have become increasingly uncommunicative, marked by a lack of depth and a failure to express what is truly on our hearts. Our use of language as a means to articulate truth has devolved into an abuse of language— for the purpose of masking our brokenness with the fig leaves of sarcasm and shallow humor…
One of the insights that Bill Donaghy shared on a Theology of the Body 1 course was the meaning of sarcasm. The etymology of the word literally means to separate flesh; yet, instead of using the occasional sardonic (mocking) remark, we as persons have become a society of sarcasm…marked by separation, ambiguity, and anti-intimacy.
Consider "normal" interactions between men today. How do they relate? The endeavor is no longer to climb the rungs of manhood, it's to push others down. The secular man is no longer called to "step up" by laying down his life for others… he is simply called to step on others.
My bowling circle from Lafayette is seen as a rambunctious group. I've noticed that the guys in particular interact in almost one mode—sarcasm. One on one we are usually chill, but in a group setting, the main goal is to embarrass someone else. With so much insult, honestly, sometimes I am shocked that we are still friends. We can all take jokes, but every so often it goes too far and someone actually gets upset. Because of this I usually make a point to be intentionally positive or affirm each one of them.
The importance of affirming the truth applies to both our spoken and unspoken language:
"You can say that you always were honest, and your words were clear from the start. But it's more than just words that got spoken . . . there was language of the heart . . . but you're speaking an unspoken language I thought that you knew." David Wilcox, Language of the Heart.
In my experience, most interpersonal problems seem to be an effect of either a lack of communication or a miscommunication. We've become a people indifferent to the language of the heart—a people who function without intentions. This is true in business, politics, and most importantly relationships.
Though languages may evolve across generations, there is one language that will never change. Formed and breathed into life by the Word Himself, the "language of the body" is meant to express steadfast truths about the human person and about God. It will never be stripped of its spousal meaning.
"According to the prophetic texts, the human body speaks a 'language' of which it is not the author. Its author is man who, as male or female, as bridegroom or bride, correctly rereads the meaning of this 'language'… By the words of the new spouses, the 'language of the body,' reread in truth of its spousal meaning, constitutes the union-communion of persons." TOB 105:2-3
This is one of my favorite themes in our Beloved Pope Saint's writings, especially because the "Language of the Body" is the remedy for all of our aches and pains. The language of the body is the language of love, calling us to make a gift of ourselves for the good of another. This sincere gift of self is the medicine to heal the wounds of sarcasm and separation we've all experienced.
Communio et Progressio, a Vatican II document on the means of social communication, said it well: "Communication is more than the expression of ideas and the indication of emotion. At its most profound level it is the giving of self in love." Authentic communication should cultivate charity, peace, fellowship, mutual ambition, cooperation in creative work; every communication must be sincere, honest, and truthful, ultimately promoting unity. It's no coincidence that "communication" and "communion" are derived from the same etymological root, meaning to enter into union through sharing life.
A recent example: Not long ago, my dad and I had a heart to heart conversation. We have been close, but for years we both avoided direct or substantial conversation about personal matters. There were pains that ached within me for years that I was afraid to discuss with him. But when we finally sat down with a cold beer and a free space . . . healing beyond measure. Pride melted away in both of us because we had the courage to be vulnerable about the language of our hearts.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not advocating that you cease joking and picking at your friends altogether. What I am advocating is that we do a better job of communicating in all conversations, verbal and non-verbal. We need to be more intentional about learning to speak the language of our bodies in truth. Instead of using anti-words in jest when communicating serious realities, we need to re-learn the language of the true Word who is the God-Man, the Word-made-flesh: The language of "this is my body given for you."
Take the advice of John Mayer and "say what you need to say." If you do, we can continue on our journey to the Promised Land; there, and only there, will our communication be…on fleek.
Colby Allen is from the beautiful state of Louisiana where he currently lives in Lafayette. Single and ready to mingle. His day job is working as an operations analyst for an insurance brokerage, and he is currently discerning new ministry opportunities. With his business experience, he plans to use his certification to spread St. JP2's personalism into the modern corporate world. Follow his current writings and reflections at www.colbytallen.com.


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Milwaukee, WI 53204
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Madison, WI 53704
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Madison, WI 53718
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Rainbow Over Wisconsin is a foundation with the mission to raise money and distribute it to LGBT friendly programs in northeastern Wisconsin.
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648 N Plankinton Ave
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Milwaukee, WI 53203
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6767 W. Greenfield Ave, Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53214
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Our mission is to provide holistic and inclusive LGBTQ+ programs and services that improve the overall mental, physical, and emotional health for all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Diverse and Resilient offers health promotion and capacity building programs to increase the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Wisconsin.
2439 N. Holton Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
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The Madison Area Sports Commission promotes sports tourism and travel within Dane County.
22 East Mifflin
Suite 200
Madison, WI 53703
The Door County Visitor Bureau does the destination marketing for Door County to bring visitors to our great county.
PO Box 406
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
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A non-profit, community Coworking Space in Appleton, WI.
120 N Morrison St. Suite 101
Appleton, WI 54911
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The mission of MCT is to produce intimate, high-quality, professional theatrical works of literary merit that engage and challenge the audience.
158 N Broadway
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Milwaukee, WI 53202
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WWBIC is a statewide economic development organization that assists men and women with starting or expanding their current business.
1533 N. RiverCenter Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
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As a nonprofit cultural institution, Milwaukee Film has made it our mission to communicate all of this to the city that we love, in a way that is both true and unique to Milwaukee.
229 E Wisconsin Ave
Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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The Wisconsin BBB is a non-profit standards driven membership organization whose mission is to be a leader in advancing Marketplace Trust.
10019 W. Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53214
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A ministry of Advocacy
6401 Odana Rd
Suite 20
Madison, WI 53719
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The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is Wisconsin's only four-year private college of visual art and design.
273 E Erie St
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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We are the region's only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children.
8915 W. Connell Ct.
P.O. Box 1997
Milwaukee, WI 53226
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Hunger Task Force is Milwaukee's free and local food bank, feeding families with dignity and fighting future hunger.
201 S Hawley Ct
Milwaukee, WI 53214
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- (414) 777-0483
OutReach a community center offering social support services for people who are LGBTQ.
2701 International Lane, Suite 101
Madison, WI 53701
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- 608-255-8582
Workforce and development training and resources
2342 North 27th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53210
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- (414) 270-1700
Wisconsin's largest and best known theatre company, producing over a dozen plays a year on four stages.
108 E Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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- (414) 224-1761
The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin is home to the ARCW Medical Center - Wisconsin's largest and fastest growing HIV health care system.
820 N Plankinton Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203
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- (414) 273-1991
Community supported living services to adults with disabilities
6515 Watts Rd
Suite 100
Madison, WI 53719
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- (608) 661-7999
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business with nearly 1,300 organizations working to bring the Greater Madison area to its potential.
17 South Fairchild
7th Floor
Madison, WI 53703
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- (608) 256-8348
1439 92nd Street
Franksville, Wisconsin 53126
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- 414-379-2314
Fair Wisconsin works to build a fair, safe, and inclusive Wisconsin for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people by advancing, achieving, and protecting LGBT civil rights.
203 S Paterson Street, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53703
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- (608) 441-0143
UEDA is a 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to facilitating the professional development of individuals and groups working in economic and community development in Wisconsin.
2212 North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212
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- (414) 562-9904
The Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce serves veterans and military families by providing resources to support veteran owned and veteran friendly businesses across Wisconsin.
5027 W North Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53208
ABCD provides free, personalized information and one-to-one support to people affected by breast cancer ? patients, families and friends.
5775 N Glen Park Road #201
Glendale, WI 53209
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- (414) 977-1780
The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is a private nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a community where people value animals and treat them with respect and kindness.
4500 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53208
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- (414) 264-6257
Family Equality Council is changing attitudes and policies to ensure all families are respected, loved, and celebrated - especially families with parent(s) who are LGBT.
475 Park Avenue South, Suite 2100
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- 646-880-3005 ext 115
Holton Street Clinic provides HIV testing as well as testing and treatment for other sexually transmitted infections. Free Hepatitis A & B vaccinations and Hepatitis C Testing are also available.
3251 N. Holton Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
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- 414-264-8800
Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization founded and run by small business owners to focus on solving the biggest problems facing small businesses today.
1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 1001
Washington, DC 20005
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- (202) 828-8357
101 W Pleasant Street
Suite 210
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
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- 414-272-5805
NAMI (National Association on Mental Illness) Fox Valley offers support, education, outreach and advocacy programs that break down stigma and support and empower those affected by mental illness.
211 E Franklin
Appleton, WI 54911
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- (920) 954-1550
The mission of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is to empower all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health through patient services, education and advocacy.
302 N Jackson Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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- (414) 271-8045
W192S7335 Bay Shore Dr
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A small grass-roots non-profit organization serving the Walworth County LGBT community and it allies through advocacy, support, resources, outreach, and education.
672 W. Main #766
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 53147
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- (262) 345-4286
The Milwaukee Gay Sports Network (MGSN) is a coalition of LGBT oriented sports organizations in Milwaukee!
3957 North 81st Street
Milwaukee, WI 53222
We create permanent connections to loving and stable families.
258 Corporate Drive
Suite 205
Madison, WI 53714
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- (608) 287-2441
Next Act Theatre entertains audiences with thought provoking work that generates conversation and new ideas. Everyone is welcome - experience the best professional, local talent in an intimate setting
Next Act Theatre
255 S Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
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- (414) 278-7780
The 29th Annual Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival will stretch across two weekends this year, running October 16-26.
3203 N. Downer Avenue
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53211
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- (414) 229-4758
The Zeidler Center hosts civil dialogues and trainings for individuals, groups, and communities to decrease polarization, improve communication, and foster trust where differences may lead to conflict
631 N 19th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
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Our mission is to promote the professional development and advancement of gay, bisexual, lesbian, and transgender legal professionals, including practicing lawyers, non-practicing lawyers, judges.
2643 N. Fratney Street
Milwaukee, WI 53208
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- (414) 491-1094
Madison Public Library provides free and equitable access to cultural and educational experiences. We celebrate ideas, promote creativity, connect people, and enrich lives.
201 W. Mifflin Street.
Madison, WI 53703
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- (608) 243-0478
Goodwill NCW currently serves 35 Wisconsin counties and includes Goodwill Retail Stores and Training Centers from Manitowoc to La Crosse, and as far north as Rice Lake and Rhinelander.
1800 Appleton Rd
Menasha, WI 54952
Non profit that does social, recreational and educational activities.
PO Box 1900
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1900
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- (414) 418-9198
Free civil legal aid to low-income people.
230 W. Wells St.
Unit 800
Milwaukee, WI 53203
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- (414) 278-7777
Cream City Foundation mobilizes philanthropic resources by harnessing the pride, passion, and commitment of LGBT people and their allies.
759 North Milwaukee Street
Suite 522
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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- (414) 225-0244
The Center offers programming around anti-violence, healthy relationships counseling, computer access and resource referrals supporting the needs of the LGBTQ community.
1110 North Market Street
Second Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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- (414) 271-2656
SHPS is a cage-free pet cafe and adoption center rescuing animals with special needs from euthanization in Wisconsin.
151 N Broadway
Green Bay, WI 54303
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- (920) 680-9368
701 Northview Road
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188
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- (262) 542-8851
The LGBT Technology Partnership encourages the continued early adoption and use of cutting-edge, new and emerging technologies by providing information, education and strategic outreach.
1866 E. Market Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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- (703) 594-9391
We are the source for business news, networking events, economic development resources, job creation and communication in the Monona East Side area.
5900 Monona Drive Suite 302
Monona, WI 53716
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- (608) 222-8565
Madison Police Department LGBTQ resource and support group
211 S. Carroll St.
Madison, WI 53703
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- (608) 261-9694
Adoption agency serving the entire state of Wisconsin with physical locations in Green Bay, Milwaukee and Madison.
926 Willard Dr.
Green Bay, WI 54304
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- (920) 499-2787
Athletics organization for the LGBTQ+ community & allies offering softball, kickball, & dodgeball.
2333 N 56th St
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53210
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- (608) 772-2682
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County changes lives & improves our community by mobilizing people & community resources to drive strategic impact in Education, Financial Stability & Health
225 W Vine St
Milwaukee, WI 53212
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- (414) 263-8100
The Goodman Community Center is here for our whole community. People from all walks of life and all ages come for programs and services that make their lives - and our community - stronger.
149 Waubesa Street
Madison, WI 53704
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Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is the largest hunger relief organization in the state of Wisconsin, serving 36 counties in partnership with over 800 anti-hunger programs.
1700 W Fond du Lac Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53205
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The Wisconsin Alumni Association® (WAA) is your connection to UW–Madison. Since 1861, we've been enriching the lives of UW alumni and keeping you connected to your alma mater and to fellow Badgers.
650 N. Lake St.
Madison, WI 53706
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United Way Fox Cities improves lives by bringing diverse people together to build a stronger, more caring community for everyone.
1455 Midway Road
Menasha, WI 54952
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2100 Main Street, Old Main 032
032 Old Main Building
Stevens Point, WI 54481
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Northeast Wisconsin's oldest LGBT support, outreach, education and social organization.
PO Box 1381
Green Bay, WI 54305
The mission of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation is to ensure the continuity of the Jewish people, to enhance the quality of Jewish life and to build a strong unified Jewish community in Milwaukee.
1360 N. Prospect Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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131 W. Wilson St. Suite 502
Madison, WI 53703
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The Business Council (TBC) maximizes access to economic opportunities for ethnically-diverse businesses.
756 N Milwaukee Street
Fourth Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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We produce the world's largest LGBT festival with permanent festival grounds, operated entirely by volunteers for almost three decades.
1110 N Market St Ste 204M
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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Suite 100
Madison, WI 57313
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Suite 600
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is the premiere performing arts destination for Milwaukee and Wisconsin. It provides a vibrant setting for outstanding cultural experiences.
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Milwaukee, WI 53202
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Just like in English we have 'I' and 'me' (but note, only 'you'), French uses these so-called singular Stress Pronouns.
|Subject Pronoun
|Stress Pronoun
Simple uses of Stress pronouns
- extra emphasis
Moi, je m'appelle Tim.
Me, my name is Tim.
Je veux une glace au chocolat mais elle, elle veut une glace à la vanille.
I want a chocolate ice cream but she wants a vanilla ice cream.
- single word responses
Qui veut un cadeau ? Moi! Moi!
Who wants a present? - Me! - Me!
Qui est ta copine ? - Elle.
Who is your girlfriend? - She is.
- very simple sentences
See also the plural stress pronouns: Nous, vous, eux, elles = us, you, them (stress pronouns)
and the more advanced lesson Moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles (advanced stress pronouns)
Learn more about these related French grammar topics
Examples and resources
Qui est ta copine ? - Elle.
Who is your girlfriend? - She is.
Moi, je m'appelle Tim.
Me, my name is Tim.
Qui veut un cadeau ? Moi! Moi!
Who wants a present? - Me! - Me!
Je veux une glace au chocolat mais elle, elle veut une glace à la vanille.
I want a chocolate ice cream but she wants a vanilla ice cream.
Et toi, comment tu vas ?
And you, how are you?
Oui, c'est toi le menteur!
Yes, you are the liar!
literally: Yes, it's you the liar!
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8 March 2019
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Honestly, I did not really understand exactly you meant by '' stress pronouns''? Please throw more light on the meaning and use of stress pronouns.
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Hi Faithandrews,
They are just another set of pronouns, sometimes called emphatic pronouns.
You might remember them more easily as the ones used after chez ...
Hope this helps !
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8 March 2019
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So there are different sets of object pronouns with different role and each have their gender roles or object roles? WOW...FRENCH JUST GOT EASIER.....
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2 February 2019
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Why "mais elle,elle veut ..." not" mais elle veut ..."
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Just to reinforce. It's purely stylistic not grammatical.
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9 August 2018
2 replies
Can I say ''Et tu, comment tu vas?'' why or why not?
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Hi Malik,
First off it would be "Et toi..." and then I must say that I've only ever heard "Comment vas-tu?" or "Tu vas comment?".
-- Chris (not a native speaker)
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Hi Malik,
These stress pronouns are also used after prepositions like 'et'.
So also after words like
sur, à, avec, pour, après, contre, and of course chez .
Après moi le déluge = When I'm gone let happen what may
Je n'ai rien contre eux = I have nothing against them
On vient avec toi = We are coming with you
C'est à toi de jouer = It's your turn to play
Je n'ai pas mon agenda sur moi = I don't have my diary on me
lui, il a de la chance! = He is so, so lucky !
I find a good way to learn them is after chez, which students seem to grasp easily:
Chez moi, chez toi, chez elle, chez lui, chez nous, chez vous, chez eux, chez elles
P.S. "Et toi, comment tu vas? " or "comment vas-tu ?" are both correct.
Hope this helps!
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11 February 2018
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Aren't these pronouns just object pronouns?
Kwiziq language super star
Bonjour Rachel,
While most stress pronouns are similar to object pronouns, there's one big difference: the indirect object pronoun lui is both masculine and feminine, while for stress pronouns, there is a separate feminine form: elle.
Kwiziq language super star
Hi Rachel,
There are different sets of pronouns in French . Fortunately the 'nous' and 'vous' pronouns tend to remain the same in all of them!
These stress pronouns are the ones which come after prepositions too , so I find that a good way to learn them is after the 'chez' ( at the home of) .
Chez moi, chez toi, chez elle, chez lui, chez nous, chez vous, chez eux, chez elles.
Hope this helps!
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Hi Laura, yes, I see that these are a separate set of pronouns from the Direct Object and Indirect Object sets. My question was more based on the usage; basically, when I would use these vs using the object pronouns. I think I've gotten them straight now, to some extent. :)
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Hi Celcile,
Thanks! I see that they are a different set from the object pronouns - I was curious more so about the usage; in other words, when to use these vs when to use object pronouns. But your explanation about the prepositions in very helpful in explaining the difference.
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20 December 2017
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Please explain "Il lui (verbe)"
Bonjour! I'm trying to improve my French through reading, and I've encountered a problem that I don't think was covered in my lessons. I keep seeing the following structure used in a sentence: "Il lui (verbe)." For example: "Il lui manque la montié d'une oreille et ses yeux sont... ." I unferstand this sentence to mean "He is missing half of an ear, and his eyes are... ." My problem is that I can't figure out why such sentences are using "Il lui (verbe)" instead of just "Il (verbe)." Another example is "Il lui arrive même de nous faire cadeau d'un rat." Could you please explain (1) is "lui" is being used as a stress pronoun in this case? And (2) why is it being used at all? Marci! -Duke
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"Lui" is the indirect object of "il"
That said, let's look at the two sentences you cite (and I am taking the liberty of abbreviating them a bit):
1) Il lui manque une oreille -- He is missing an ear. Literally this would be translated as: "It is an ear missing from him". The "from him" is the indirect object, hence "lui".
2) Il lui arrive de nous faire un cadeau. -- He happens to make us a present. Literally: It happened to him to make us a gift. Again the "to him" is the indirect object, i.e., "lui" in French.
Yes, "lui" could also be the stress pronoun but not in these cases. Stress pronouns usually are at the end of sentences or following prepositions. Neither is the case here.
I suggest you check out the lessons on indirect objects.
-- Chris.
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25 August 2017
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Why would I use a stress pronoun?
I can see on the lesson about plural stress pronouns that this would be for simple sentences or one word responses. But are there other situations?
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