text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Korean Language Resources Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Korean Language Resources Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message makushiJoined: 08 Jun 2003 Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 12:32 am Post subject: Morning Calm wrote: If you're living in Korea, why in the hell would you try to learn its language online? I gotta have something to do when I am at "work." Back to top waterbabyJoined: 01 Feb 2003Location: Baking Gord a Cheescake pie Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 3:54 am Post subject: FYI - Here are some threads from Dave's that also talk about learning Korean. 1. To Study Korean - where's the best? 2. Sogang Korean Course for Waygookin 3. Chosun University Korean Class 4. Korean Language Classes? 5. Does Jeju National Uni have Korean Classes for Foreigners? 6. Learning the Korean Language Back to top katydidJoined: 02 Feb 2003Location: Here kitty kitty kitty... Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 11:02 pm Post subject: I just finished taking the Chosun University course in Gwangju and I have to say that it was one of the best investments I have made here (well, really the ONLY investment I have made here). The classes were really small, my teachers were a lot of fun, and the class fostered an environment which allowed everyone in there to feel comfortable making mistakes and ask random questions. The cost when I took it was 400,000 won and it may seem like a lot but when you break it down into 8 hours of class (on the weekends) for 10 weeks, the price per class is like 5,000 won per hour. Not too shabby. Also, since the classes start in the early afternoon, and they gave you a week to do workbook exercises, I was able to go out on the weekends, meet my friends without any problems, and ace the final test (had to throw that in there). For those in the Gwangju area, it's worth a look. Back to top kimcheekingGuest Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 1:39 am Post subject: I was googlling today and came across this site. There is a huge resource of listening files in .ra format http://www.korean.ucla.edu/ Back to top waterbabyJoined: 01 Feb 2003Location: Baking Gord a Cheescake pie Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 4:59 am Post subject: Just found this link listing the universities in Korea that offer Korean language courses. http://www.1stopkorea.com/index.htm?netguide-koreanlanguage.htm~mainframe Back to top DerrekJoined: 15 Jan 2003 Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2003 5:16 am Post subject: Pagoda Korean language lessons Pagoda is offering a really great language deal: Korean classes have spring session and fall session during the year. The fall session starts from November 4th till December 30th.(Registration Oct. 20 - Oct. 31) We have two levels, beginner and intermediate level. *Regular classes(weekdays) The 2 classes (Beginner and Intermediate) are held on Tuesday and Thursday, twice a week, 90 minutes per class. beginner - 13:00 ~ 15:00 (90 mins) intermediate - 15:00 ~ 17:00 (90 mins) *Intensive classes(weekends) 1 Beginner class in the Morning is held on Saturday, once a week, 4 hours per day. Only available in Kangnam Any classes occurring on National holidays will be made up at a later date. 10:00 - 14:00 (4 hrs) Monthly Enrollment fee is \80,000. How to sign up or Korean Classes at Pagoda 1. Fill out an application form (Choose appropriate level after skimming through class material provided at registration desk) 2. Hand in the application form (forms are available at the registration desks at Jong-ro(1st Fl) and Kangnam Pagoda(3d Fl) 3. Pay enrollment fee and receive receipt 4. Pick up information package (class introduction & schedule, etc) 5. Don't forget to buy the course book! 6. classrooms will be notified through email on the 30th. More questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I look forward to seeing you at Pagoda. Thanks! Yours, Caroline Yoon [email protected] Back to top wormholes101Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 6:38 pm Post subject: Anyone know of an Online Korean Language Proficiency test? Back to top kangnamdragonJoined: 17 Jan 2003Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:34 pm Post subject: There is a good new book out called Roadmap to Korean. The autor is Richard Harris. It was 15,000 won at Kyobo. It gives a lot of background structure of how to learn the language and it was just published, so it is a lot easier to understand and practical for today. Back to top t.jJoined: 28 Feb 2003Location: at home in bongcheon... Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Is Sogang worth the $$$$$$$? qwunk89 wrote: I've heard that Sogang is the best program for learning Korean, and I believe this to be true from all the info. I've gathered. But, is it really worth shelling out that kind of cash, or is it better to learn from a program like Sisa (or other) that costs dramatically less. I believe Sogang is 1.2 for 10 weeks, and Sisa is 190,000 a month. I know Sogang is a better program, but I can't decide. Any feedback about Sisa or other programs like it. Thanks, for the help. Enough with this hagwon stuff, it's time to study. -split I took the sogang course for the level one class, I found the program to be incredibly useful!!! I think it is definatley the best program to learn Korean. I aslo took the sisa course and although it was a useful class the teachers changed every month and I found it very difficult to get used to the new teaching style every month. If you don't think that will be a problem then go with the cheaper class but I highly recomend the sogang program if you can afford the time (4 hours a day,) and money..... Back to top MashimaroJoined: 31 Jan 2003Location: location, location Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:36 pm Post subject: kangnamdragon wrote: There is a good new book out called Roadmap to Korean. For those of us not in Korea, does anyone know where we can get a copy of this book.. It sounds interesting. Back to top peppergirlJoined: 07 Dec 2003 Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 6:01 pm Post subject: Just do a search on Google, several online bookshops seem to be selling it. Amazon doesn't have it. http://www.hollym.com/index.html (US based) http://www.koreainfogate.com/shop/book/book_main.asp (Korea, but I think they ship internationally) http://www.koreanbook.de/BookServices/NEWBOOKS.html (Germany) Back to top kangnamdragonJoined: 17 Jan 2003Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 6:12 pm Post subject: Mashimaro wrote: kangnamdragon wrote: There is a good new book out called Roadmap to Korean. For those of us not in Korea, does anyone know where we can get a copy of this book.. It sounds interesting. It was printed in New Jersey. The ISBN # is: 1-56591-187-3 Richard Harris is Canadian and lives in Seoul. I would like to meet him. (If you are here, send me a PM.) The intoduction is great: Quote: This language can be learned. Despite what people tell you, despite the rumors and the myths that surround this language, Korean can be learned by anyone willing and able to sacrifice the time and energy necessary to do so........To be honest I love this language as much as I curse at it each and every day of my life.... Back to top Son Deureo!Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 3:51 am Post subject: I'm curious, why is this thread no longer a sticky? Back to top kangnamdragonJoined: 17 Jan 2003Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 4:12 am Post subject: I think the link to this thread is a sticky. Here is an article about the book: http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200311/kt2003110716065711680.htm Back to top waterbabyJoined: 01 Feb 2003Location: Baking Gord a Cheescake pie Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 4:44 am Post subject: Son Deureo! wrote: I'm curious, why is this thread no longer a sticky? Son Deureo! FYI we rolled all the board stickies into one GIANT sticky... see the Board FAQ stickies at the top of each forum. All the threads that were formerly stickies are linked from there. Stickies become "wallpaper" after a while and we found that people weren't paying much attention to them anymore & there were too many of them cluttering up the forum. Lots of people can make equally valid arguments as to why a thread should be a sticky... and if we listened to everyone, we'd have a screen full of 'em. But anyway, we're just "stickyfying" special events/things with a time frame, such as the book exchange this weekend. 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Authors: Parsons, Luke F.
Date: December 1859
Parsons, "a soldier under John Brown" in Kansas, who fought in the battles of Black Jack and Osawatomie (see, Twenty-fifth Biennial Report, KSHS, 135-136), wrote this letter from Osawatomie to James Redpath and Richard J. Hinton in response to their "notice in the Republican in regard to publishing the life of John Brown & associates at Harpers Ferry & your request for information." In addition to his Kansas activities, Parsons was with Brown and company in Iowa during the winter of 1857-58 and mentions, as did Kagi and others, the "Lyceums" conducted by Brown around their evening campfires and the "thorough course of military instruction under Col. Whipple as Drillmaster." Parsons, who was obviously proud of his association with Brown, apparently just missed being in on the Harpers Ferry raid--he had returned to KT during the long wait and was not recalled.
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Five Questions For Homeland Security Concerning Its Online Censorship Campaign
from the please-answer... deptAs we discussed earlier, last week Homeland Security seized a bunch of domain names under a rather questionable mandate, claiming they were helping stop copyright infringement. Not surprisingly, ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) boss John Morton -- who has a history of making statements that make little sense to support such seizures, again took to the press to make some statements that made little sense in support of these takedowns:
"American business is under assault from counterfeiters and pirates every day, seven days a week," Mr. Morton said. "Criminals are stealing American ideas and products and distributing them over the Internet."Now, this statement has all sorts of problems, and it's scary that a government official -- and one with the ability to outright seize domain names, would make so many false claims in a single quote. First of all, the evidence suggests that American business is not, in fact, "under assault" from counterfeiters and pirates. In fact, we've detailed a whole series of studies that suggest counterfeiting is not nearly as big a problem as the industry makes it out to be. In fact, studies have repeatedly shown that counterfeits are rarely even substitute products, as many buyers aren't being "fooled" at all, but are using the products as a way to build up to the real thing. There are a few areas where counterfeiting is serious -- such as with faked drugs -- but, even then, the "risk" is often overblown, as big pharma companies pretend that mere generics are also "counterfeits," when they're really just cheaper competition.
Of course, even more insidious is Morton's regular mixing of "counterfeiting" and "copyright infringement" -- which are two extremely different things. In his statement, however, he seems to rely on whatever is "worst" for what he's talking about. Counterfeit products seem like a bigger problem than straight copyright infringement, so he puts that first as saying "counterfeiters" are a problem. But, of course, the websites seized have nothing to do with counterfeits, so he switches and pretends he's talking about copyright, saying that "criminals are stealing American ideas and products and distributing them over the Internet." Except you can't "steal an idea." It's simply not possible. Nothing is missing. You can copy an idea -- but an idea is not copyrightable -- only an expression is. You would think that someone representing the US government, seizing domain names over copyright infringement would know that you can't copyright an idea.
So, given all of this, I have the following questions for Mr. Morton, anyone else at Homeland Security or in the Obama Administration, or those who support these domain seizures:
- Under what legal mandate is a group that's supposed to be focused on Immigration and Customs getting involved in taking down websites? What does a website have to do with either immigration or customs?
- Since the original seizures were announced at Disney, is it common practice for Homeland Security and/or ICE to focus on using their guns and power of raids and seizures in efforts that are designed to help specific companies?
- Since at least some of the websites taken down were search engines that hosted no infringing material, how does Homeland Security/ICE make sure that it is not seizing domain names incorrectly (as it appears to have done in this case)?
- Since we thought the US believed in due process, how does seizing domain names, prior to any adversarial trial, fit with the concept of innocent until proven guilty? And, yes, I'm well aware of the right to seize property as part of an investigation, but when dealing with websites, we are talking about a form of speech that has a much higher burden before it can be stopped -- so I'm curious for the government mandate on seizing domain names prior to a trial?
- John Morton has made numerous claims of "harm" from these websites, but has not shown any evidence (publicly) to support those claims. Considering that the GAO and OECD's own reports question whether or not there is any such harm, can Morton show us which reports he relied on in proving "harm" before getting a court order to seize those domains? One would hope that the evidence of "harm" would come from more than a few companies, who haven't adapted to modern technology, merely claiming so. Hopefully Morton or others can show us the evidence.
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Verizon's new Android owners are using far more data than AT&T's iPhone users, says a new study. But both populations look like megabyte junkies compared to BlackBerry owners. Here are the reasons why.
The study by Validas, a research firm that gathers data from phone bills, shows that Verizon subscribers who have smart phones (but not BlackBerrys) power through an average of 450MB per month, up more than double from last fall, before Verizon's Droid-branded Android line hit the market. In the same period, iPhone users averaged about 350MB of data consumption, while BlackBerry users across all carriers were averaging less than 50MB.
When we asked for a possible reason for the 100MB difference between Android on Verizon and iPhone on AT&T, Ed Finegold, chief analytics officer at Validas, gave us two:
1. There are far more iPhone users on AT&T than there are Android users on Verizon, perhaps 10 times as many. Verizon is "attracting a lot of hardcore geeks that really want to push the limits of these devices," says Finegold. "The iPhone's been around longer, and there are a lot more casual users."
2. Android currently attracts power users, where the iPhone may draw people in for other reasons. "There's such a bling factor with the iPhone," says Finegold. "People want it for the social statement that it makes more than for the techno power in their pocket."
The BlackBerry issue is a little bit murkier: It's the best-selling smart phone in America, so by that definition, it will have more casual users. But BlackBerry also compresses data to make it move faster through its servers. Still, a key factor is that while the BlackBerry is an unparalleled e-mail machine, it's not a favorite for apps or Web browsing.
Finegold has a BlackBerry Storm 2, but his wife has an iPhone. Here's how he puts it: "For me, data usage is more passive. I get a link and a Google alert, half the time I can't even see the website. But with an iPhone, it's always interactive. If we're driving in our car and want to go do something, we pull out the iPhone."


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No More Blues Brothers
Not too long ago, it occurred to me how comfortable the boys have become in suits. And that made me think of how the episodes now compare to previous seasons. Let us count the ways the Winchester Brothers have changed (or not) in four years...
The Suits
Remember in "Phantom Traveler," they came out of a shop looking like the Blues Brothers in cheap black suits? Dean complained about that, and walked like the whole thing itched.
Contrast that with "Jump the Shark," when the bartender took him for a cop or fed right from the get-go. Both boys have a couple of suits stuffed in their duffels now, and not only don't hesitate to pull them out for a pretext, but wear them as if they were born to do so.
Their pretexting (cover stories) have gotten slicker, though Dean does still like to use the rocker names, and they even have backup for their covers (ref. Bobby in "Sex and Violence" with his wall of agency phones).
The brotherly comfort level has changed, too, but it's come full circle. In season one they had the same goal but different motivations. They butted heads because of it, and their methods often grated on each other. They held things back from each other, too, especially after Dad died.
When Dean saved Sammy and consigned himself to hell, they came together in a new way. They relied on each other more, and even though it wasn't all smooth sailing, they were closer to partners (at least at times) than they ever had been before.
But now they've come to the joining of the mobius strip (like "full circle" but twisted away from how it started), and they're once again keeping things from each other, with different motivations taking them toward the same goal.
Whew. Got dark for a moment there. Let's lighten it up.
Every Season Has Its...
Ghost Episode(s)
Spirits manifest in different ways in the Supernatural universe. Ghosts are a classic staple, and they use them extensively.
Season 1: A dead boy gets revenge from his watery grave, a dead woman gets revenge from reflective surfaces, a dead priest gets revenge through his hook... And just to be a little different, a dead mother gets revenge on a poltergeist who dares to go after her sons.
Season 2: The ghost was good! The drug addict one, anyway. The HH Wells one was the epitome of bad. *shudder* The little girl ghost was just as vengeful/angry as any have been, but we got to see her as a normal person, and the resolution in that episode didn't come, for once, from the boys. (Aside: That ep provided one of my all-time favorite quotes, "Dude! You're not gonna poke her with a stick!" and the drunken exchange.) They took things even further with a ghost who didn't know she was a ghost, a bunch of celebrity ghosts being controlled by a vengeful writer, and one applying her own brand of justice to prison inmates in death as she had in life.
Whew. I never realized just how hard they ply the revenge theme in this show!
Truncated Season 3 only hit the ghost episodes twice, with a girl who wasn't actually dead and a lonely, creepy guy who was incidental to the real purpose of the show: bringing back the Ghostfacers!
By Season 4, they've really run out the genre. We saw some spirits conjured by Lilith (out for revenge) and the "Whoops! We're not really ghosts!" episode, also dealing with revenge. There were 3 other ghost episodes so far this season, but I've rattled on long enough. I'm kind of shocked there were so many, and used in so many different ways. Kudos to the writers for their creativity.
Every Season Also Has Its...
Faith Episode
Imagined dialogue in the writer's room while breaking episodes:
Season one: "Let's explore how ephemeral yet powerful faith can be, especially in desperate circumstances."
Season two: "Faith was so much fun last year, we should explore it again. Dean is a non-believer, but Sam believes wholeheartedly. Won't it be cool if they both have good reason to feel the way they do, and it's the same reason?"
Season three: "Dean's going to hell and we're sitting on our asses with this strike. Let's just hold off until season 4."
Season four: "Eh, what the hell. Let's stop pussyfootin' and just go all the way."
Then there's the...
Flashback or Alternate Reality Episode
1.18, Wee!Dean rebels against his tedious, self-sacrificing role taking care of Sammy, and almost lets him get taken by a striga.
Michael: You said you're a big brother?
Dean Winchester: Yeah.
Michael: You'd take care of your little brother? You'd do anything for him?
Dean Winchester: [in a very heartfelt way] Yeah, I would.
2.20, A djinn gives Dean everything he thinks he wants, but it turns out to be...flawed.
Dean Winchester: Bitch.
Sam Winchester: What're you calling me a bitch for?
3.8, more Dean taking care of Sam, this time giving him girl presents and getting his necklace in return--something he almost never takes off.
Dean Winchester: Remember that wreath dad brought home that one year?
Sam Winchester: You mean the one he stole from, like, a liquor store?
Dean Winchester: Yeah, it was a bunch of empty beer cans.
Dean Winchester: That thing was great.
Season 4 goes all out, with TWO flashback episodes AND an alternate reality:
4.3, in which Our Hero learns his mother was a Hunter.
Young Mary Winchester: I want a family. I want to be safe... You know what the worst thing is I can think of, the very worst thing? It's for my children raised into this like I was.
4.13, in which Our Other Hero recalls high school and kicks some bully ass.
and finally, 4.17, where they put Sam in a snug, short-sleeved polo shirt and crammed his gigantic bulk into a cubicle a quarter of the size of a normal one, and...
I'm sorry, I don't remember anything else.
This is getting really super long, so let me rush through my other thoughts.
Meta Episode
How much fun are "Hollywood Babylon" and "The Monster at the End of this Book"? The links will take you to the lists on the Supernatural Wiki of all the little self-referential things they tucked into the scripts.
You Think You Know All About X, But...Episode
Some redundancy here, but we have:
"The Benders" — "Dude, they're just people."
"The Usual Suspects" — Ghost who's actually being helpful
"Roadkill" — Ghost who doesn't know it
"Sin City" — Demons are actually kinda a lot like humans
"Lazarus Rising" — ANGELS, baby!
"Wishful Thinking" — Existential teddy bear
"Jump the Shark" — Ghouls. Whoa.
How Dare They Introduce Women Episodes
Cassie — everyone hated her (well, I didn't, but I seem to be the only one)
Jo — everyone hated her (probably wouldn't have if we'd been told she was a little sister type, which is how it came out, instead of love interest)
Ruby — everyone hated her (until we got a new Ruby, then everyone loved Katie better)
Bela — see Monday's post
I had intentions of talking about growth (Jared got...what's a word for "bigger than gigantic"?...and became a tremendous actor along the way; Bobby's influence on their lives increased; etc.) and the things that have remained constant (John's influence on their lives, Dean's beauty and heartbreaking pain, etc.), but obviously, I've gone on way too long already. So I'll just leave you with something new at YouTube.
Feel free to add stuff in the comments that I missed, or correct me if you think I'm wrong!


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Parable of the Watchmakers
There once were two watchmakers, named Hora and Tempus, who made very fine watches. The phones in their workshops rang frequently; new customers were constantly calling them. However, Hora prospered while Tempus became poorer and poorer. In the end, Tempus lost his shop. What was the reason behind this?
The watches consisted of about 1000 parts each. The watches that Tempus made were designed such that, when he had to put down a partly assembled watch (for instance, to answer the phone), it immediately fell into pieces and had to be reassembled from the basic elements.
Hora had designed his watches so that he could put together subassemblies of about ten components each. Ten of these subassemblies could be put together to make a larger sub- assembly. Finally, ten of the larger subassemblies constituted the whole watch. Each subassembly could be put down without falling apart.
For the longest time I have been playing with interrogatives and associations. Now, I think I finally have a complete representation and taxonomy.
Abstractly, it looks like the following:
Concretely, it appears as follows:
As I mentioned in my earlier post, I was not satisfied with a six interrogative, four association model. Consequently, I worked to resolve this and came up with the table above with the interrogative columns (seven hats) and the associative rows (seven coats). I also came up with the data model below:
My hypothesis is, used correctly, the above data model can address all relational/dimensional requirements.
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The AAVSOnet Epoch Photometry Database comprises robotically-processed photometry obtained from all images taken with AAVSOnet telescopes. The major component of this database are observations from the Bright Star Monitor network, as these telescopes have taken the majority of images. There are smaller datasets from telescopes that were only operational during the early days of AAVSOnet, covering fewer targets but going much deeper and often with high cadence (time series). For all current telescopes, the intent is to provide public access to older dat
Everyone's familiar with the term 'bricks and mortar'. Many donors prefer to give to specific projects or programs that result in well-defined, tangible goods, such as the new wing of a building, a playground, or furniture and athletic equipment for a recreation center.
Here are some photos taken by Gary Walker showing the setup of BSM-Berry on the roof of AAVSO HQ. (click on each photo for a larger version)
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(The text below was adapted from an article in the AAVSO Inner Sanctums newsletter, January 2011)


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Fenway faithful shower Rivera with respect
BOSTON -- The last time Mariano Rivera heard cheers at Fenway Park was Opening Day 2005. The Red Sox had just hoisted their first championship banner in 86 years, advancing to the World Series after toppling Rivera's Yankees in an epic seven-game American League Championship Series.
Rivera laughed off the cheers that day, even doffing his cap to the largely pro-Red Sox crowd. The fans returned the favor in the ninth inning on Saturday, offering the retiring closer a standing ovation as he entered for the ninth inning of the Yankees' 5-2 win over Boston.
"Yesterday, when I was going to the bullpen, they did the same thing," Rivera said. "It's like an appreciation, I guess. It's great, though. They do that, acknowledge you knowing that you've been there for so many years."
"I think it's the class of the fans here," manager Joe Girardi said. "Even though there's been a lot of history between Mo and the Red Sox, a lot of times he's been in games that are extremely important, and I think they understand what Mo has done and what he's meant to the game. And I'm sure Mo is appreciative."
After a period of struggles against the Red Sox that included games at the height of the rivalry, Rivera has straightened out his issues with Boston, striking out two around a bloop single to convert his 12th straight Fenway save opportunity on Saturday -- a streak that dates back to June 3, 2007.
"I always love to pitch here. Always," Rivera said. "Yankee Stadium is home, but when I come here, this is a great game. We play big, big games here. It's always good."
Rivera said that he had "a great day" at Fenway Park on Saturday, and it extended beyond the nine innings on the field. He met with a dozen Red Sox fans and employees in a skybox above the third-base side on Saturday, hearing their inspirational stories as Rivera's "Mo-ment of Thanks" tour continued.
J.P. and Paul Norden, brothers from Stoneham, Mass., who each lost part of their right legs in the Boston Marathon attack, had the chance to interact with Rivera, as did 13-year-old Harry Clark, a Jimmy Fund patient from Wellesley, Mass., who developed an inoperable brain tumor in 2009 but continues to cheer for David Ortiz and his teammates.
Rivera said that he was also touched by his meeting with 19-year-old Fernando Morales, a Jimmy Fund patient from Norwood, Mass., who was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in 2011 and recently relapsed. Unable to continue playing soccer and running track, Morales has turned his attention to furthering his education.
"It was wonderful," Rivera said. "He's not giving up. He's going and doing different things. That's what it is all about. It was wonderful, beautiful. We had a great time."


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Fluorescent cancer cells to guide brain surgeons
(5 Apr 2008: VIDYYA MEDICAL NEWS SERVICE) -- Gliomas are malignant brain tumors that arise from glial (supporting) cells of the brain. Gliomas are often resistant to chemotherapy. These tumors grow fine extensions that infiltrate normal brain tissue and, in addition, individual tumor cells can form satellites in surrounding tissue. Therefore, it is almost impossible to remove the tumor tissue completely by surgery.
Yet, radical surgical removal of the tumor would substantially improve the prognosis of patients. Surgeons are confronted with the difficulty of discriminating between tumor tissue and healthy brain tissue during surgery. Dr. Eva Frei of DKFZ, collaborating with doctors and researchers of the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University, has now developed a method to improve neurosurgery.
The scientists took advantage of the fact that tumors cover their increased energy needs, among other things, by taking up large amounts of the blood protein albumin. The researchers attached a fluorescent substance (5-aminofluorescein) to albumin, which is distributed throughout the body via the bloodstream and eventually accumulates in the brain tumor. Laser light causes the substance to glow and makes the fine extensions of the tumor visible.
"Other contrast agents often fade," says Dr. Eva Frei, "for tumor resection can take five to six hours." The fluorescence marker attached to albumin, however, is visible during the entire operation.
The scientists tested the albumin method in thirteen patients with malignant gliomas. In nine cases it was possible to remove the fluorescent tumor tissue completely thanks to the intensive yellow-green light signal. The researchers calculated that the probability of the glowing tissue being tumor cells is 97 percent.
"Staining is a tremendous help for the surgeon, because he or she can recognize the exact borders between tumor and normal brain tissue, which is normally very difficult," explains Eva Frei. "Another problem is that the tumor often exerts pressure on the meninx so that, when it is opened for surgery, the tumor shifts or changes its shape." The new method takes account of this 'brain shift' effect and makes the effort of intraoperative MRTs unnecessary. Further advantages of the new method are that it is tolerable, inexpensive and easy to apply.
Tolerability and effectiveness of the staining method will be validated next year in a larger study involving several hospitals. The scientists will monitor in a long-term study whether the prognosis of patients will improve as a result of the new method.
Paul Kremer, Mahmoudreza Fardanesh, Reinhard Ding, Maria Pritsch, Saida Zoubaa and Eva Frei: Intraoperative fluorescence staining of malignant brain tumors using 5-aminofluorescein-labeled albumin. Neurosurgery 2009, DOI:10.1227/01.NEU.0000335787.17029.67.
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Today's post marks What on Earth's final appearance. The experience over these past few years of producing over 200 comic strips (and blogs) has been a fulfilling one. Part of that fulfillment comes from knowing I found a way to use my lifelong love of cartooning to help the fight against climate change. At least a little bit.
We've all heard that if you find a job you love you'll never work a day in your life. The same can be said of environmental activism -- if you find the role that's right for you, you may find yourself experiencing things and learning more than you'd ever imagined. And it won't be a chore -- it will be something you find fascinating.
If you're looking to contribute to society's battle with global warming, playing to your strengths makes good sense. We're not all Bill McKibben or Al Gore, capable of rallying large numbers of activists around the globe. And we can't all be Michael Mann or James Hansen -- gifted climate scientists with the toughness and versatility to act as prominent voices for this critical cause.
When I first hatched the concept of a comic strip focusing entirely on climate change, I knew it was unusual. Quirky. Unique. OK, yes, it was weird. Still, I hoped its formula of simple, concise humor based on credible information from proven sources would make the topic of climate change accessible, and entice a wider range of people to take a greater interest in the issue. I mean, c'mon... if information is delivered by funny talking animals, how objectionable can that information be?
But I think What on Earth (WOE) has maximized its audience. And since there is so much work to do, I know the time is right to look for another course of action.
As it turns out, I was right to not assume WOE would achieve the mass market appeal of Peanuts or Calvin and Hobbes (although it never hurts to hope). At the same time, my hopes that WOE would receive credibility for its scientific content and humor turned out to have merit. Top climate scientists (Michael Mann!), leading environmentalists, (Bill McKibben!) and many environmental journalists have been extremely encouraging. Newspaper syndicate editors (historically the arbiters of comic strip distinction) have been kind as well.
I thank those people, as well as Ira Flatow's Science Friday and The Huffington Post for providing the platforms from which Bebbo (the climate-concerned polar bear) and Kito (the climate-skeptic puffin) could strive to entertain and inform. I also want to thank my daughter, Reena, for coming up with Bebbo and Kito's names and for contributing background artwork in today's comic strip.
And of course I'd like to thank you for reading. I urge you to assess your own unique talents and apply them in some way to help keep our world liveable for generations to come.


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Huber Mennonite Preaching Appointment (Gormley, Ontario, Canada)
Huber (Mennonite Church) was a "preaching appointment" in York County, Ontario, which appeared in the Calendar of Appointments for 1854. In 1858 the meeting place was given as Whitchurch Township, which is north of Markham. The Mennonite minister Martin Huber (Hoover) resided near the present village of Gormley for several years before moving to Indiana in 1857. It appears that services were held in or near his home before he left this section. The name Stecklin is later used in referring to this settlement. Stecklin alternated in services with Huber before the building of the Almira Meetinghouse in I860. The Steckley pioneers lived a few miles east of Huber at Bethesda village.
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Fretz, Joseph C.. "Huber Mennonite Preaching Appointment (Gormley, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 29 Nov 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Huber_Mennonite_Preaching_Appointment_(Gormley,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=92053.
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Fretz, Joseph C.. (1956). Huber Mennonite Preaching Appointment (Gormley, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 November 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Huber_Mennonite_Preaching_Appointment_(Gormley,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=92053.
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Weather Service issues fire warning
High winds and low humidity have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning for extreme fire danger 1-9 p.m. today in the Sierra Front.
A low-pressure system over the Pacific Northwest will bring high winds today through Friday, with the strongest winds on Thursday afternoon and evening.
"Very dry air will be in place with limited overnight recovery and afternoon (humidity) values in the single digits in most areas," forecasters said.
A red flag warning will also be in effect 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday all along the Sierra Front.
"A red flag warning means weather conditions can cause fires to grow exponentially in size and intensity before first responders can contain them," forecasters said. "Avoid doing outdoor activities that can create a spark near dry vegetation, such as yard work, target shooting or campfires."
A 2-acre wildfire southeast of China Spring Youth Camp was extinguished by firefighters on Tuesday afternoon after a second alarm response by East Fork firefighters on Monday evening.
Reportedly started by a gold Jeep near China Spring Youth Camp at about 5:30 p.m., the fire burned in sage brush and grass.
The column of smoke was reported by neighbors, and firefighters were able to get ahead of the blaze within 45 minutes of the initial call.
Winds remained relatively quiet for the time of day. A Nevada Division of Forestry with a water bucket helped firefighters get a line around the blaze.
East Fork firefighters turned the scene over to the Bureau of Land Management by sunset.
There are homes in the area that could have been threatened.


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November 30, 2018 (Poltava) Today I was very pleased to present my paper dedicated to the death of the King in the frame of historical seminar, commemorating 300 years since the death of Charles XII of Sweden, whose extraordinary story inspired many poets, writers, artists, and of course historians.
Many students from Historical Department of Poltava Pedagogical University attended a seminar to learn new things about the Swedish king, whose life was surrounding with. I told them a few stories about fortress of Fredriksten, two Norvegian campaigns of 1716 and 1718 including a story about Galärvägen from Strömstad to Hällesmörk.Besides I told them stories about seven monuments erected at different years in the fortress of Fredriksten on the assumed places where Charles XII was killed, and about three openings of King's sarcophagus at Riddarholmskyrkan in 1746, 1859, and 1917.
I was very glad to know that a big group of SMB delegates has visited Halden and Fredriksten to commemorate Charles XII at the site of his last battle. Hope to see a video captured there by the SMB delegates.


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Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) requires all students to make satisfactory academic progress. Satisfactory academic progress is reviewed at the end of each semester/session of enrollment after a student has attempted at least 12 (cumulative) credit hours at GRCC. This policy applies to all students with credit bearing classes at GRCC regardless of degree status (personal interest, guest, early college, middle college, degree, etc.), program of study, and financial aid status (recipients and non-recipients). Students in specific programs (both academic and support programs) at GRCC and students receiving financial aid and/or veteran's benefits must also meet the specific academic requirements that determine continuation for these programs. Students who fail to meet the standards for Academic Progress outlined below will be placed on Academic Probation or Suspension. Please note that students returning from Academic Suspension will be required to meet with an academic advisor prior to being able to register for classes.
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Students are placed on Academic Probation when they have attempted at least 12 credit hours at GRCC and have failed to meet the minimum cumulative GPA listed above. The student will be notified of probation status. Students on Academic Probation are required:
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What is the origin of the Pauling Therapy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bymKIPaTws (Linus Pauling lecture, Feb. 1992)
Has it appeared in any formal writing or reports?
From the 1992 Linus Pauling Unified Theory of Heart Disease (Available on DVD Video) we learn from Pauling himself how and when he invented the therapy (transcript below). He states the origin - at the Academy of Science - after a fellow member with Cardiovascular Disease asked him what else he might try in addition to vitamin C. It should be noted that the video was filmed after he and Matthias Rath had applied for their patents (below). The invention arose out of his association with Matthias Rath, and the research conducted by Dr. Rath's group.
It should also be recorded what Pauling's daughter Linda Pauling-Kamb told me that her father did not make the dosage recommendations on the 1992 video off the top of his head. She reported him working at his desk and giving the problem thought and attention - how much lysine would be required to neutralize Lp(a).
First Three Cases
Pauling relates what happend to the fellow scientist on the video, and then 2 more cases.
These 3 case reports were published published in alternative medical journals. Probably the journal of Orthomolecular Medicine .
This is the first published case report: http://www.orthomolecular.org/library/jom/1991/pdf/1991-v06n03%2604-p144.pdf
Unified Theory Paper
The Pauling/Rath unified (vitamin C) theory of cardiovascular disease constitutes one of the great potential breakthroughs of modern science. Their remarkable theory, and its intriguing claim that very low cost Lp(a) binding inhibitors will prevent and even dissolve arterial blockages has apparently gone unnoticed by the pharmaceutical industry, the medical profession and the media. http://PaulingTherapy.com
Their theory paper was first accepted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, but then rejected and not published.
The 'banned' Pauling/Rath Unified Theory Paper (PDF) http://orthomolecular.org/library/jom/1992/pdf/1992-v07n01-p005.pdf
Pauling/Rath Patents
5,278,189 - Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease with Ascorbate and Substances that Inhibit the Binding of Lipoprotein(a) http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=5278189.PN.&OS=PN/5278189&RS=PN/5278189
5,230,996 - Use of Ascorbate and (Lysine) for Organ and Blood Vessel Treatment Prior to Transplantation. http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=5230996.PN.&OS=PN/5230996&RS=PN/5230996
5,650,418 - Therapeutic Lysine Salt Composition and Method of Use http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=15&f=G&l=50&co1=OR&d=PTXT&s1=Rath-Matthias.INNM.&s2=Rath-M&OS=IN/Rath-Matthias+OR+Rath-M&RS=IN/Rath-Matthias+OR+Rath-M
Here is the transcript of Linus Pauling from the video (which can be found at the bottom of this link) http://www.internetwks.com/pauling/stories.html
The Story Behind the Cure
Linus Pauling wrote:Two and one half years ago, (1991) I was in a meeting of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. I wa s in the hallway of the academy building and another member of the academy came up to me. He said, Dr. Pauling, " I have heart disease. My brother, my father both died of heart attacks. I am a biochemist but I was retired from the National Institutes of Health several years ago for disability because of my heart. I have had 3 by-pass operations, and I can't have any more by-pass operations. I like to walk, but I have trouble. After I have walked a little way I develop angina pectoris pain in my heart. If I take a nitroglycerin tablet, I can walk a little farther, and then I may have to take another nitroglycerin tablet." He went on to say," I have been taking vitamin C, 5 grams a day for several years because of your recommendation. Is there something else that I could do that would permit me to walk?"
I said, "I could make a suggestion, it has never been tried before. Take Lysine."
Well I didn't need to tell him what Lysine was, that it's an essential amino acid and you have to get around a gram a day to be in good health, and you get it in your foods, because he is one of the most distinguished biochemists in the United States, recipient of the National Medal of Science in the United States. So he said, how much shall I take? I thought, what do I know. I know that people get a gram or two in their food depending upon how much meat and fish they eat, that it's essential they have to get around one gram. It hasn't any known toxicity in animals or human beings. I said 5 grams, 5 grams a day. He thanked me.
A couple of months later he telephoned me and said its almost miraculous. I started taking a gram a day and 2 grams and so on. Within a month after I had reached 5 grams a day of Lysine in addition to my 5 grams of vitamin C, I could walk 2 miles without any nitroglycerin tablets or without any pain in the chest. He said he had cut down the amount of heart medicine he was taking in half. "It's almost miraculous," he said.
Another couple of months went by and he telephoned me and said that, "I was feeling so good the other day that I cut down a big tree in our yard, and was chopping it up for wood, and I was also painting the house, and I got chest pains", despite his 5 grams of lysine, so he said that he "went up to 6 grams of lysine and 6 grams of vitamin C and told me now "I am continuing chopping down, chopping up the tree and painting the house". And now a couple of years later he is still in fine health.
[From the 1993 Linus Pauling Video on Heart Disease]
Sadly, We, under the auspices of the Vitamin C Foundation, submitted two study proposals to the United States National Institutes of Health, (NIH) Office of Alternative Medicine. We were inexperienced in submitting such proposals, but the NIH was free to solicit its own studies. Either proposal would have fairly evaluated the Pauling therapy on heart disease.
The 2002 Study Proposal http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/NCCAMgrant/
The 1998 Study Propoasl http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/NIH1998refusal/
These submissions (and subsequent rejections) are a matter of public record.
Note circa 2013: We have since been contacted by members of Mark Levine's Vitamin C Group inside the $28 Billion NIH asking us for "funding" for their Vitamin C work.


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Below is a segment of the 2010 Veterans Day Speech given by Gen. John Kelly where he describes, in eloquent terms, the final seconds of two great Marines: Corporal Jonathan Yale and Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter. After hearing their story he took the time to find out the heroic details of what they did, then made sure these Marines got the medals they deserved. Both were posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. This speech went viral on the internet, but I figured some readers of Modern American Heroes might not have seen it. This speech was given merely weeks after Gen. Kelly tragically lost his son, 2nd Lt. Robert M. Kelly. The younger Kelly was on his third combat deployment since 9/11 when he stepped on an IED and was killed instantly. On November 19th Gen. John Kelly received his 4th Star and was named the new Commander of Southern Command.
Six Seconds to Live
"I will leave you with a story about the kind of people they are…about the quality of the steel in their backs…about the kind of dedication they bring to our country while they serve in uniform and forever after as veterans. Two years ago when I was the Commander of all U.S. and Iraqi forces, in fact, the 22nd of April 2008, two Marine infantry battalions, 1/9 "The Walking Dead," and 2/8 were switching out in Ramadi. One battalion in the closing days of their deployment going home very soon, the other just starting its seven-month combat tour. Two Marines, Corporal Jonathan Yale and Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter, 22 and 20 years old respectively, one from each battalion, were assuming the watch together at the entrance gate of an outpost that contained a makeshift barracks housing 50 Marines. The same broken down ramshackle building was also home to 100 Iraqi police, also my men and our allies in the fight against the terrorists in Ramadi, a city until recently the most dangerous city on earth and owned by Al Qaeda.
Yale was a dirt poor mixed-race kid from Virginia with a wife and daughter, and a mother and sister who lived with him and he supported as well. He did this on a yearly salary of less than $23,000. Haerter, on the other hand, was a middle class white kid from Long Island. They were from two completely different worlds. Had they not joined the Marines they would never have met each other, or understood that multiple America's exist simultaneously depending on one's race, education level, economic status, and where you might have been born. But they were Marines, combat Marines, forged in the same crucible of Marine training, and because of this bond they were brothers as close, or closer, than if they were born of the same woman.
"Let no unauthorized personnel or vehicles pass."
The mission orders they received from the sergeant squad leader I am sure went something like: "Okay you two clowns, stand this post and let no unauthorized personnel or vehicles pass." "You clear?" I am also sure Yale and Haerter then rolled their eyes and said in unison something like: "Yes Sergeant," with just enough attitude that made the point without saying the words, "No kidding sweetheart, we know what we're doing." They then relieved two other Marines on watch and took up their post at the entry control point of Joint Security Station Nasser, in the Sophia section of Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq.
A few minutes later a large blue truck turned down the alley way-perhaps 60-70 yards in length-and sped its way through the serpentine of concrete jersey walls. The truck stopped just short of where the two were posted and detonated, killing them both catastrophically. Twenty-four brick masonry houses were damaged or destroyed. A mosque 100 yards away collapsed. The truck's engine came to rest two hundred yards away knocking most of a house down before it stopped. Our explosive experts reckoned the blast was made of 2,000 pounds of explosives. Two died, and because these two young infantrymen didn't have it in their DNA to run from danger, they saved 150 of their Iraqi and American brothers-in-arms.
"No sane man would have stood there and done what they did."
When I read the situation report about the incident a few hours after it happened I called the regimental commander for details as something about this struck me as different. Marines dying or being seriously wounded is commonplace in combat. We expect Marines regardless of rank or MOS to stand their ground and do their duty, and even die in the process, if that is what the mission takes. But this just seemed different. The regimental commander had just returned from the site and he agreed, but reported that there were no American witnesses to the event-just Iraqi police. I figured if there was any chance of finding out what actually happened and then to decorate the two Marines to acknowledge their bravery, I'd have to do it as a combat award that requires two eye-witnesses and we figured the bureaucrats back in Washington would never buy Iraqi statements. If it had any chance at all, it had to come under the signature of a general officer.
I traveled to Ramadi the next day and spoke individually to a half-dozen Iraqi police all of whom told the same story. The blue truck turned down into the alley and immediately sped up as it made its way through the serpentine. They all said, "We knew immediately what was going on as soon as the two Marines began firing." The Iraqi police then related that some of them also fired, and then to a man, ran for safety just prior to the explosion. All survived. Many were injured…some seriously. One of the Iraqis elaborated and with tears welling up said, "They [didn't] run like any normal man would to save his life." "What he didn't know until then," he said, "and what he learned that very instant, was that Marines are not normal." Choking past the emotion he said, "Sir, in the name of God no sane man would have stood there and done what they did. No sane man. They saved us all."
Last Six Seconds in the Life of Two Heroes
What we didn't know at the time, and only learned a couple of days later after I wrote a summary and submitted both Yale and Haerter for posthumous Navy Crosses, was that one of our security cameras, damaged initially in the blast, recorded some of the suicide attack. It happened exactly as the Iraqis had described it. It took exactly six seconds from when the truck entered the alley until it detonated.
You can watch the last six seconds of their young lives. Putting myself in their heads I supposed it took about a second for the two Marines to separately come to the same conclusion about what was going on once the truck came into their view at the far end of the alley. Exactly no time to talk it over, or call the sergeant to ask what they should do. Only enough time to take half an instant and think about what the sergeant told them to do only a few minutes before: "…let no unauthorized personnel or vehicles pass." The two Marines had about five seconds left to live.
It took maybe another two seconds for them to present their weapons, take aim, and open up. By this time the truck was half-way through the barriers and gaining speed the whole time. Here, the recording shows a number of Iraqi police, some of whom had fired their AKs, now scattering like the normal and rational men they were-some running right past the Marines. They had three seconds left to live.
With One Second to Live They "Leaned into the Danger"
For about two seconds more, the recording shows the Marines' weapons firing non-stop…the truck's windshield exploding into shards of glass as their rounds take it apart and tore in to the body of the [driver] who is trying to get past them to kill their brothers -American and Iraqi- bedded down in the barracks totally unaware of the fact that their lives at that moment depended entirely on two Marines standing their ground. If they had been aware, they would have known they were safe…because two Marines stood between them and a crazed suicide bomber. The recording shows the truck careening to a stop immediately in front of the two Marines. In all of the instantaneous violence Yale and Haerter never hesitated. By all reports and by the recording, they never stepped back. They never even started to step aside. They never even shifted their weight. With their feet spread shoulder width apart, they leaned into the danger, firing as fast as they could work their weapons. They had only one second left to live.
The truck explodes. The camera goes blank. Two young men go to their God. Six seconds. Not enough time to think about their families, their country, their flag, or about their lives or their deaths, but more than enough time for two very brave young men to do their duty…into eternity. That is the kind of people who are on watch all over the world tonight-for you.
We Marines believe that God gave America the greatest gift he could bestow to man while he lived on this earth-freedom. We also believe he gave us another gift nearly as precious-our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines-to safeguard that gift and guarantee no force on this earth can every steal it away. It has been my distinct honor to have been with you here today. Rest assured our America, this experiment in democracy started over two centuries ago, will forever remain the "land of the free and home of the brave" so long as we never run out of tough young Americans who are willing to look beyond their own self-interest and comfortable lives, and go into the darkest and most dangerous places on earth to hunt down, and kill, those who would do us harm.
God Bless America, and….SEMPER FIDELIS!


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I think it would be great if you could execute a configurable shell command on:
This allows for additional integration with so many other applications.
My application would be so that I could have a compiled binary stored in SVN. This binary is depended upon by a service. When a user clicks "Update", i could execute pre-update "net stop xxx" then when it is done, post-update "net start xxx" to reload the binary.
Perhaps having this configurable per directory / per project would be awesome.
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Valentine's day hasn't started very romantic for me. I woke up with no breath what so ever and not able to go back to sleep. This cold is really trying to get me…
However I don't think it will get much more romantic anyway…
Who got a Valentine's card? Or a secret Valentine?
I guess Rob gets many!!!
Most Romantic Quote:
"Before you, my life was like a moonless night, but there were stars-points of light and reason. Then you flew across my sky, and there was light. When you were gone, when the meteor had flown over the horizon, nothing had changed, but my eyes had been blinded by the light. I couldn't see the light anymore, and there ceased to be a reason for anything"
Alright a short reaction to the posts,
Lynne, I love your Valentine's contribution. You should try to be here when the US girls wake up. The has the potential to become a party that rivals Rob's Bday bash that caused the mods to create the HH
I don't use photobucket… so I can't help you there…
Jaclyn, I only saw the last 20 minutes of the match. They played really good. I like rugby more than soccer because it's played by real man and not whiny babies that cry when a bit of grass hits their leg.
Sarah, my days off consists out of playing games, writing and watching documentaries on the tv. That's a real lazy day. Most of the time I spend free days on shopping, cleaning and trying to make my mom happy.
Alright, to set up for the Valentine's party:
The swing is ready for some romance
Rob's already picking flowers (Caryn do you know from which shoot this is. I can't remember it.)
And he has arranged some music
And we haven't forgotten the food
Alright I'll be hanging around here for the rest of the day… probably diving into some romantic fanfic… (I'm in no mood to be very active at work)


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This is another post from my old blog. I was reminded of it recently when I read this excellent post at Sociological Images. Lately my mind has been on all things NOLA. (Our Colts' loss to the wonderful and well-deserving Saints is only part of the reason.) So this post caught my eye. In particular, this slant makes me ponder my old post in a new way:
For someone who was harmed by a hurricane, using the imagery is a way of reclaiming the hurt they suffered, even appropriating the strength of the force that hurt them. But, for others to use it, it is trivializing that same hurt, re-imagining the destruction they suffered. It is not funny, from this perspective, to imagine that New Orleans could be hit again.
I was reminded while reading that of some of my (Black) family and friends using "slave" in an in-group, joking kind of way. I'm OK with that, but bristle when I hear others use it. For example, at a recent swim meet, one of the other parents (a White woman) said something about not doing "X" because we would get yelled at by the person in charge of the meet. She said, "We're liable to get lynched behind that." All of my crew sitting there—me, my husband, and my father—were taken aback. My father said, "Oh, you probably don't want to say that." The woman totally didn't get it: She thought he was talking about not saying that the person would be angry with us. He kept at it: "No. I mean, you shouldn't be saying that—to us [motioning to him, my husband, and me]." The woman, light dawning, turned all shades of red.
The in-group/out-group dimension was not something I considered when I first wrote this piece years ago. But I'm thinking of it today. And today I am (still) wondering: What's in a song? What's in a phrase?
I. Some Background
The summer before I left home for college I raided my parents' music collection, choosing dozens of albums (yes, albums: black vinyl, 12 inches, 33-and-a-third rotations per minute: LPs) that I wanted to "borrow" and take to Boston with me on my great adventure in adulthood.
One of those albums I chose from that raided collection was by Billie Holiday. One of the songs on that album from that raided collection was "Strange Fruit."
That song is something I could not ignore. At the time, I was not too enamored of Lady Day's voice: It seemed a little scratchy to me, and wispy…without the force, range and rhythm of female jazz vocalists like Ella and Sarah and Dinah and others who I was getting into at the time. (It didn't help, I guess, that my image of Billie Holliday and what her voice must have sounded like was colored by my having first seen and heard her in the guise of Diana Ross in "Lady Sings the Blues.")
But that song, "Strange Fruit," I had to listen to.
Since that time I have come to appreciate Billie Holiday. And I have continued to be fascinated by that song. I have recordings of it by at least three different artists. And a recent search of the song on iTunes revealed more than a dozen different versions, by a very strange and eclectic mix of artists. There is even a group, The Strange Fruit Project, hailing from Waco, Texas.
In addition, I am glad to see that there is a scholarly interest in the song as well as the phenomenon "Strange Fruit" so eerily bore witness to: the widespread lynching campaigns of African American men, women, and children in this country. (See resources below.)
II. But, What Does (Can) It Mean?
I have to admit, I am not sure what all these artists intend when they invoke these images:
Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.
What is it about these words that makes the song relevant for an artist—of any background—living today? What does the history of the lynching of Black Americans mean to a 50-something White European rocker, or a 20-something Black American rapper?
Is it even about "lynching" at all?
III. Lynching as Metaphor
Whatever you think of Clarence Thomas, his was–hands-down–the most brilliant use of lynching as a metaphor ever. In one swoop he galvanized a deep memory in African Americans and scared off White Americans who saw themselves as exactly opposite of those Whites of days gone by who were the perpetrators of lynchings with ropes, guns, fire, and tree branches.
Hard to believe that almost 15 years have passed since Thomas's confirmation hearings. A little memory-refresher from the 10/11/91 hearing session (Note the words I emphasize in bold):
Mr. Chairman, I am a victim of this process and my name has been harmed, my integrity has been harmed, my character has been harmed, my family has been harmed, my friends have been harmed. There is nothing this committee, this body or this country can do to give me my good name back, nothing.
I will not provide the rope for my own lynching or for further humiliation. I am not going to engage in discussions, nor will I submit to roving questions of what goes on in the most intimate parts of my private live or the sanctity of my bedroom. These are the most intimate parts of my privacy, and they will remain just that, private.
In that evening's hearing session he evoked this metaphor again in his now (in)famous and classic "high-tech lynching" statement:
There was an FBI investigation. This is not an opportunity to talk about difficult matters privately or in a closed environment. This is a circus. It is a national disgrace. And from my standpoint, as a black American, as far as I am concerned, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity-blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves, to do for themselves, to have different ideas, and it is a message that, unless you kow-tow to an old order, this is what will happen to you, you will be lynched, destroyed, caricatured by a committee of the U.S. Senate, rather than hung from a tree.
One book specifically takes on the idea of the use of "lynching" in metaphorical contexts, "Legacies of Lynching: Racial Violence and Memory" by Jonathan Markovitz
...Examines the evolution of lynching as a symbol of racial hatred and a metaphor for race relations in popular culture, art, literature, and political speech. Markovitz credits the efforts of the antilynching movement with helping to ensure that lynching would be understood not as a method of punishment for black rapists but as a terrorist practice that provided stark evidence of the brutality of Southern racism and as America's most vivid symbol of racial oppression. Cinematic representations of lynching, from "Birth of a Nation" to "Do the Right Thing," he contends, further transform the ways that American audiences remember and understand lynching, as have disturbing recent cases in which alleged or actual acts of racial violence reconfigured stereotypes of black criminality. Markovitz's original and brilliant reinterpretations of the media spectacles surrounding Bernhard Goetz, Susan Smith, and Tawana Brawley provide subtle and compelling examples of the continuing stakes of political battles waged over imagery of race and gender nearly a century ago. Markovitz further reveals how lynching imagery has been politicized in contemporary society with the example of Clarence Thomas, who condemned the Senate's investigation into allegations of sexual harassment during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings as a "high-tech lynching." (Source)
If you do a little window shopping in the blogosphere and other media you'll find Thomas's "high tech lynching" metaphor/accusation invoked all over in all sorts of situations, by both those on the political left and those on the political right. In no case are any of these uses about actual people being burned, their genitals cut from their bodies, their necks broken from being snapped by a rope looped over a tree branch. In these cases, like that of Justice Thomas, the appeal is to the perception that "mobs" of media folks or government officials or university professors or other elite others in positions of power are using sophisticated tools and tactics to unfairly attack the ideas and integrity of some "victim."
Whatever you may think of the individual cases, is this deployment of "lynching" as a means of description an appropriate use of history? Not: "effective" use–appropriate…
I am all for the use of metaphor in rhetoric. But in most of these cases this particular use of lynching as metaphor sickens me. Comparing a "good name" or a well-paying job to skin, genitals and a beating heart is definitely a case of evaluating apples in terms of oranges.
Very strange fruit, indeed.
Other Resources:
- This PBS site and this California Newsreel site about the film on the history and background of "Strange Fruit"
- "Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday, Cafe Society, and an Early Cry for Civil Rights" by David Margolick; this aalbc.com review of the book
- "Southern Horrors and Other Writings; The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900" by Jacqueline Jones Royster
- "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America" by James Allen and others
- "At the Hands of Persons Unknown : The Lynching of Black America" by Philip Dray
- And this book, providing a Minnesota connection and proof that lynchings were not just a "Southern" phenomenon: "The Lynchings in Duluth" by Michael W. Fedo


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The talented young Actress Eva Green was crowned the people's Rising Star in 2007.
In 2007 the British public voted for Eva Green as the star most likely to light up our screens. Eva stole the show from a shortlist of five international young actors and actresses, nominated for their outstanding performances and exceptional talent. The other shortlisted nominees were: Ben Whishaw, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Naomie Harris.
Eva Green biography
OrangeEva was born in 1980 and brought up in France by a French mother and Swedish father. She studied acting in Paris, then at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. She made her big screen debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers, alongside Michael Pitt and Louis Garrel, before playing Countess Clarisse de Dreux-Sobise in the French film Arsene Lupin.
Eva made her Hollywood debut in Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (2005) alongside Orlando Bloom. She went on to win the hearts of critics and UK audiences alike with her outstanding performance as the enigmatic Bond girl, Vesper Lynd inCasino Royale (2006) and starred in His Dark Materials: Northern Lights, based on Philip Pullman's novel.
Eva Green Filmography
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (2007),
Casino Royale (2006),
Kingdom of Heaven (2005),
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It probably would have been easier just to ask John Peluso what he hasn't done during his tenure at Wells Fargo.
The president of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network began his career in the financial services industry in 1988 at Wheat First Securities (now Wells Fargo Advisors). After three years in the operations group, he moved to the clearing business to lead marketing and product development. He then spent time as the western wholesaler for new broker-dealer business development for First Clearing Corp.
Prior to his latest gig with the firm, he was the managing director for Wells Fargo Advisors' Private Client Group, in charge of business development for retail brokerage recruiting.
He knows Wells Fargo, and he knows the various distribution channels, which makes him especially qualified to lead the firm's independent channel—that's right, a bank with an independent channel.
"The model came from a desire to attract and retain the best financial advisors in the country," Peluso says, when asked about the network's genesis. "When we started it 11 years ago, we evaluated industry trends and it was obvious to us that the 'best' often didn't want to work in a company-owned shop. They wanted to be able to choose how to affiliate. I call it having a car in every lane, because you never know what lane will move fastest or furthest."
What differentiates the model and the network, Peluso says, is the unique intersection it occupies in the industry.
"Our advisors have all of the resources that Wells Fargo offers behind them," he explains. "They're able to marry that with the ability to own and operate their own business. No one else occupies that space; it's something completely different."
Do the straight wirehouse reps the firm employs view the independent channel with suspicion?
"The franchise wins when we compete for the best available advisors," Peluso answers, before adding "but the advisors self-select the channel that is most appropriate for them. And any competition is really driven by the advisors themselves rather than among our business units."
Last year (2011) was a particularly good year for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, one filled with milestones. The network reached 500 individual businesses and 1,000 advisors with which it affiliates (1,100 advisors today). It also reached $50 billion in assets under management and $500 million in revenue.
So given the much-ballyhooed wirehouse exodus, does the model serve as a retention strategy for Wells Fargo reps looking for independence?
"The majority of the advisors that join us come from Merrill Lynch, UBS, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney or Edward Jones," he says. "We have what we call a channel-switching protocol for them to follow to determine whether or not the independent track is right for them, but only about 13% of our advisors come from that source."
"While not all financial advisors are making their move to independence," Peluso recently wrote, "the high-quality ones are certainly exploring it. And with FiNet's reputation and culture, who could blame them? FiNet's mission hasn't changed: We simplify independence for successful advisors through partnerships to create an extraordinary business, life and legacy. That is why financial advisors choose us."
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Story highlights
- Red Cross: Kevin Scott Sutay is in good physical condition to travel
- Sutay was released and handed over to U.S. representatives in Bogota
- FARC guerrillas kidnapped Sutay on June 20
- His case drew attention from the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who pushed for his release
Colombia's FARC guerrilla group has released an American hostage who spent more than four months in captivity, officials said Sunday.
The leftist rebels captured Kevin Scott Sutay on June 20, when he was backpacking through Colombia.
He was released to representatives from the Red Cross, Cuba and Norway in a rural area of southeastern Colombia, then handed over to U.S. officials Sunday morning at Bogota's airport, the governments of Cuba and Norway said in a statement.
Sutay's case drew attention from the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who pushed for his release during a trip last month to Cuba.
Sutay served in the U.S. Army from November 2009 to March 2013, including a year-long tour in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Defense Department.
He is from Willow Spring, North Carolina, and has won a number of awards, including an Army Commendation Medal and a National Defense Service Medal. The Pentagon lists his rank as private.
"The United States is profoundly grateful to the Government of Colombia and commends its tireless efforts to secure his release," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Sunday. "We offer special thanks to President Juan Manuel Santos for his assistance. We also appreciate the contributions of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Governments of Norway and Cuba in securing Mr. Sutay's freedom."
The FARC, Latin America's oldest guerrilla force, is currently engaged in peace talks with the Colombian government.
Norway and Cuba are helping to mediate the talks, which are taking place in Havana.
The FARC, whose name in Spanish means the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, began fighting Colombia's government in the 1960s. There have been sporadic peace talks between the rebels and the government since the 1980s. The last attempt failed in 2002.
Kidnapping government forces and civilians has been a key strategy of the rebel group. Last year, the rebels said they would release government prisoners and stop kidnapping civilians for money.
The rebels did not address the fate of its civilian captives then, nor did it renounce kidnapping for political purposes.
Dramatic rescues, escapes and hostage handovers have revealed harsh conditions in jungle camps, including stories of prisoners chained to trees, grueling marches between hideouts, torrential rain and blistering sun.
After taking Sutay hostage, the FARC described him as a mercenary.
But despite Sutay's military background, Jackson said last month that the Army veteran had peaceful motives for visiting Colombia.
"The fact is, he is a tourist," Jackson said.
On Sunday, an International Committee of the Red Cross doctor said Sutay was in good physical condition to travel. Officials said he would reunite with his family soon.


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Steve Coppell appointed director of football at Crawley Town
• Coppell returns to the game after leaving Bristol City in 2010
• Crawley without permanent manager after Evans departure
Crawley Town have appointed the former Reading manager Steve Coppell as the club's new director of football.
Coppell, who has also had stints as manager of clubs including Manchester City, Crystal Palace and most recently Bristol City, takes up his new post with immediate effect.
In a statement, Crawley announced: "Steve will oversee all aspects of the club's football operations. Craig Brewster will remain as caretaker manager."
The former Inverness and Dundee United boss Brewster was handed the temporary job on Monday after Steve Evans left the club to become manager of Rotherham, and steered the League Two team to a win at Barnet to keep them in contention for automatic promotion. Crawley currently stand fourth, with three teams going straight up to League One.
The former England and Manchester United winger Coppell, 56, has led both Palace and Reading into the Premier League in his career as a manager, and has been out of the game since leaving Bristol City in August 2010, after less than four months in charge.
At the time, Coppell said he was retiring from managing but hoped to find another role within football.
The Crawley chief executive, Alan Williams, said: "Bringing someone with Steve's stature in football as well as his experience and detailed knowledge of the game to Crawley Town is another important milestone in the development of the club.
"Steve's background and pedigree will help us to achieve our aims of pushing into League One and beyond and I am sure his appointment will be welcomed by everyone with Crawley Town FC at heart."


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Hatcher understands time to impress is now
JUPITER, Fla. -- It wasn't until the day before Spring Training started that Chris Hatcher knew for sure he would be in camp with the Marlins.
Hatcher was designated for assignment on Feb. 11 to make 40-man roster space for reliever Carlos Marmol. Four days later, the 29-year-old right-hander was outrighted to Triple-A New Orleans and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.
"It's a business," Hatcher said. "It's not like it came as a surprise. They've given me plenty of chances and I haven't proven myself yet. I feel like I still have an opportunity to make the ballclub. I'm not going to treat it any differently than if I were on the roster.
"I'm going to go about my business every day as I have been doing. Whatever happens happens."
The Marlins have a couple of relief positions open, and Hatcher is striving to win one of them.
A converted catcher, Hatcher has been pitching for three seasons. He's enjoyed success in the Minors, posting a career 2.26 ERA in 163 innings, plus 50 saves in 57 chances.
But Hatcher hasn't been able to achieve any sustainable success in the big leagues.
He's seen action with the Marlins in parts of three straight seasons, dating to 2011. His numbers have been shaky in 29 games, and 33 2/3 innings. His ERA is 7.22, and in 2013, his ERA was 12.46 in 8 2/3 innings.
In the early stages of Spring Training, Hatcher has been gaining some notice. He's establishing a downward plane on his fastball, and he is seeing better results.
When he's encountered trouble, his front elbow rotated, causing his back elbow to drop. The combination resulted in elevated pitches.
"When you get under the ball, the ball starts riding on you a little bit," Hatcher said.
Still, Hatcher is striving for a balance. He notes he's attained success in the Minors pitching up in the zone.
"I had some success in the Minor Leagues pitching up in the zone," Hatcher said. "If you can drive the ball down, down, down and then you change eye level with a high heater, and then you come back with some offspeed, it's helpful."