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Before I get straight into it, understand that all these movies didn't necessary release in 2015. I just got around to watching them this year. So, in no particular order.
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The most recent out the bunch of these, The Stanford Prison Experiment is a movie based on the real experiment that took place in 1971 at Stanford University regarding the psychological effects assuming a role, in this case a prisoner or a guard.
The ensemble cast of this movie is one the best of the year with great acting all around. I think more than a movie with merits, which it has a lot of, it is an experience and something to just think about.
Certainly different in its premise, Coherence tells the story of a bunch of friends having a night; until they realize there are like infinite universes of them which they can traverse to by walking through the fog.
Amazingly well done the movie gives a sense of paranoia. It's a very interesting watch.
Synechdoche, New York
This is a movie you have to watch to truly try to encapsulate it in words. Phillip Seymour Hoffman delivers one his best performances in this sad tale of theater, depression and who's pulling the strings story. I won't say very much, but if you are in for a serious undertaking, watch this.
A movie noticeably made on a short budget that is full of concepts extremely difficult to understand. Doesn't sound like a very good watch but if you can take in some of its scientific inclinations, it's a delightfully thoughtful movie. Just be ready to watch it more than once if need be.
Who knew Adam Sandler could act this well?
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Iran's Ruling Cleric Calls For End to Protests
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JIM LEHRER: Iran's supreme leader issued a stern warning today against any more mass protests. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied last week's presidential election was rigged, and he told demonstrators in the streets to stop or face the consequences.
We begin our lead story coverage with a report from Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News.
LINDSEY HILSUM: The streets around the university mosque were packed. Iranians had been told not just to watch on television, but to turn out in person, the idea being to make it look like the revolution 30 years ago.
They filled the massive mosque, and shouted the ritual slogan, "Death to America." In the throng, President Ahmadinejad. Conspicuously absent amongst the politicians and dignitaries, Mir Hossein Mousavi, the leader of the opposition and his powerful backer, Hashemi Rafsanjani.
The supreme leader was clear and unequivocal: No more street protests will be tolerated.
AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI, Iran Supreme Leader (through translator): I'm asking everyone to end this method. This is not a correct way. If they won't put an end to this method, they will be responsible for its aftermath and crisis. If politicians want to trample the law beneath their feet, they're responsible for the blood and the violence and the havoc.
LINDSEY HILSUM: He said it was natural for Iranians to believe in different candidates, that the election was fair, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose views happen to accord with his own, was the legitimate president.
The crowd responded with roars of approval and cries of, "Our vote is written in blood, and we gave it to the leader."
AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI (through translator): The law in our country does not allow vote-rigging. This is something anyone involved in our elections would verify. When the difference is 100,000 or 500,000 or even 1 million votes, you may say they cheated, but how could you manipulate 11 million votes?
LINDSEY HILSUM: He blamed foreign powers for the upheaval, especially Britain, which was the "most evil" of Western governments.
AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI (through translator): The most treacherous government is Britain. They're drowning in corruption. You've heard about the scandal of its parliament; the whole world knows.
LINDSEY HILSUM: The British government today summoned the Iranian ambassador to complain about Mr. Khamenei's remarks, and the prime minister gave the strongest statement yet about the election.
GORDON BROWN, Prime Minister of Britain: We are with others, including the whole of the European Union, unanimously today in condemning the use of violence, in condemning media suppression, and in condemning attempts, of course, to make sure that there are people who are political prisoners who are not free to express their views in Iran.
LINDSEY HILSUM: The protestors who turned out in such great numbers yesterday and on the previous days have been warned: Any more scenes like this will not be tolerated.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the ballot box, not the street protests, would decide the presidency. If Mr. Mousavi and his backers refuse to call off tomorrow's demonstration, it will now be regarded not as a challenge to the election result, but to the supreme leader.
The ayatollah's warnings
JIM LEHRER: After that report was filed, Judy Woodruff talked with Lindsey Hilsum by telephone from Tehran.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Lindsey Hilsum joining us from Tehran. Lindsey, what would you say of the ayatollah's speech is causing the most comment right now?
LINDSEY HILSUM: I think that what has really disturbed people who have been protesting on the street is the not-very-hidden threat. He said that people -- that if people continue to come out on the streets, the leaders who break the law would be responsible for the bloodshed and any form of unrest.
And so I think what that's taken to mean is that, if the Basij militia or other forces of the state come out and try and put down any further protests, then it would be the opposition leaders, the failed election candidate, Mr. Mousavi, and others who would be held responsible for that.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So what reaction are you able to see or hear so far?
LINDSEY HILSUM: Well, I understand that Basij militia are out on the streets tonight, and that is rather threatening. I'm told that they have rifles, they have clubs, and they have bicycle chains.
Now, an organization of reformist clerics had called for people to come out on the streets tomorrow again and protest. Mr. Mousavi has indicated that he is not calling for any protests tomorrow or the next day, but we don't know if that cancels the other rally.
And another main opposition reformist leader, Mr. Karroubi, he is still challenging the authority. He has put out a letter saying that the Guardian Council and the supreme leader should accept the Iranian nation's will by canceling the votes and guaranteeing the establishment's survival.
Now, I've been trying to speak to people this evening, although the telephones are very, very difficult here. And I'd say people are really scared. One man who I know who's in Mr. Karroubi's camp said to me, "Look, I just can't talk to you anymore. I can't talk to you in this situation."
Another young man I know who's been very active out on the streets, he just said, "Everybody's really frightened now."
Fear of violence
JUDY WOODRUFF: What do you think most people are afraid will happen or could happen?
LINDSEY HILSUM: People are afraid that, if they turn out on the streets, that the Basij militia will attack them, that they will physically attack them.
What has been happening in previous days is that the big mass of demonstration has been allowed to go ahead, so you've had huge numbers of people on the streets and the police have stood by. Now, when those demonstrations start to break up towards dusk, then there have been attacks by the police and sometimes clashes, as well, and also attacks by the Basij militia.
And I think that what people fear is that the demonstrations themselves will now not be tolerated and that this could lead to a high degree of violence.
What we don't know is whether this will deter people from coming out onto the streets tomorrow. When I spoke to people yesterday, they said nothing would deter them; they would all come out. But that was before the supreme leader spoke.
Now, people know that, if they come out on to the streets, they're not just challenging the election results. They're challenging the supreme leader; they're challenging the Islamic republic itself. Now, that is seen as very serious.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And so to the extent the momentum has gone back and forth over the last few days, where do you think the momentum is now?
LINDSEY HILSUM: I don't know, because every day I wake up and it's changed. At the moment, the supreme leader has made these very serious warnings, some would say threats, so the momentum is with him and with the state and with the government, with the forces of law.
But tomorrow, this could change. And if the people, especially the young people, decide to come out on the streets again, and if Mr. Karroubi, this reformist leader, comes out with them, Mr. Mousavi gives them a go-ahead, as it were, then the momentum will go back again.
And so we're looking at people -- they're looking into the abyss here, because the supreme leader has suggested that anybody who protests now is really an enemy of the state. That's what he's suggesting.
But the people who have been challenging the election results, they haven't yet indicated that they're going to stand down, that they're going to let this go. Everything hangs in the balance tonight.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Lindsey Hilsum, reporting for us from Tehran, thank you very much.
LINDSEY HILSUM: You're welcome.


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The midfielder made his first competitive appearance for the Netherlands on Friday night and believes that stability at club level will be key to his future selection
The 25 year-old is on a season-long loan from Villarreal and made his debut for the Oranje against Italy in a friendly last month.
|Swansea are 9/4 with BetVictor to finish in the bottom half of the Premier League this season
"My brother Julian put some pressure on me and stated that he would love to play with me," De Guzman told reporters. "But for me it was always clear that I would choose the Netherlands.
"The Oranje is world class and, if you want to battle in a big tournament, that is only possible with the Netherlands.
"Due to my foot injury, and the many changes of clubs, I was off the radar. But it was worth waiting for.
"I don't want to wander again. I hope I can bind myself for a couple of seasons at one place and, if it's up to me, that would be at Swansea."


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According to the Associated Press, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering $1.3 billion to settle discrimination lawsuits filed by female and Latino farmers against the USDA.
The lawsuits were filed about 10 years ago and claim USDA officials denied women and Latino farmers the same loans and other resources given to white (and presumably male) farmers. Farmers who qualify for participation in the settlement could get up to $50,000.
Details of the settlement and how to make a claim will be announced after the settlement is finalized.
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Low-interest federal loans and subsidies are key to survival for many farmers. This February, the White House announced a $1.25 billion settlement with black farmers who claim the USDA discriminated against them for decades in loan programs.
Terms of the Settlement
The federal government has paid $1 billion to settle a related case with 16,000 black farmers in 1999. Many farmers weren't informed of the settlement due to communication problems. So they missed their opportunity to be compensated.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack described the worst cases of discrimination: Farmers lost their property after local USDA officials slowed down their loan applications so they didn't have enough money to get their crops planted. They have persisted through three presidential administrations.
Once approved, farmers can submit either a short-form application for up to $50,000, or a more detailed application for larger amounts. The amount of money available depends on how many farmers apply.
The president of the National Black Farmers Association, John W. Boyd, Jr., notes the money won't give land back to farmers who've lost it, but it will provide them some comfort.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and US Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. told the press they're giving their full attention to have the settlement approved by Congress.
Racial Discrimination Is Unlawful
Many state and federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, gender, ethnic origin and religion. The best-known anti-discrimination law is the Civil Rights Act of 1964, making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age or national origin.
Federal, state and local governments are barred from illegally discrimination. In many cases, close attention must be paid to time deadlines and the procedures for filing suit. Most states have a state department of human rights, and an initial charge of discrimination is the first step, prior to filing a lawsuit.
The deadlines are very short, and are counted from the date the discriminatory act occurred. What constitutes discrimination, and when it occurred, aren't always what they seem. They can be very difficult to determine.
Other Groups Have Sued for Discrimination
Not only black farmers, but also Hispanic farmers, women, and Native Americans have sued the federal government for discrimination. Just last December, the US Department of Justice entered into a long-awaited settlement with Native Americans who claim the federal government mismanaged royalty payments for natural resources from tribal lands. Congress must approve the settlement before it's final.
US Representative Barbara Lee noted that the number of farms operated by black farmers has declined by nearly 50% over the past 20 years, in part because of the difficulty in obtaining federal loans.
The group's relationship with the USDA has been strained for decades. In 2002, black farmers took over a regional USDA office in Tennessee to protest the slow pace of processing loan application. The Secretary of Agriculture then appointed a Civil Rights Director to serve within the USDA. This position still exists today.
Questions for Your Attorney
- I am a black farmer. How can I claim the money owed to me?
- I think I've been discriminated against, but I'm not black. Do I have any recourse?


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Sunday, November 04, 2012
Debi Gliori, Tobermory, Cats, Controversy and Photography
As something of a local celebrity, the cat was even given a Facebook page by a local artist, Angus Stewart, who photographed the cat, made up wee stories about him and posted them online.
Debi's publisher became aware of the cat on one of his many trips to the island while in conversation with a local bookstore owner and thought it might make a lovely children's story and approached Debi to create one.
What should have been a delightful project, which might have boosted positive publicity for the Tobermory, Debi, the cat and Angus, all turned sour when Angus accused Debi of stealing his idea and started a campaign against her, the publisher and the book. And as word spread from this one-sided perspective, some Internet trolls fuelled by a sense of righteous indignation, or just plain malice, got rather nasty – initiating cyber attacks, phone calls, insults and threats. You can read Debi's own account of events on her blog - The Tobermory Cat, the trolls and me.
I found out about all this when I was at the Wigtown Book Festival a few weeks back (see - Return to Wigtown Book Festival) with a new project to photograph authors as literary characters. The Festival organisers had put out feelers to the authors attending to see who might be up for getting involved, and Debi was one of about a dozen who responded.
Debi decided she'd choose the character of The Cat and the Fiddle from the nursery rhyme, as not only did it fit in nicely with part of the story from her new book, but she also plays the fiddle herself.
The Festival had provided me with an empty shop I could use as a studio, so we fixed a time in the evening when it would be dark outside and I could control the lighting.
I set up a single light to cast a strong shadow and I photographed Debi sitting on a stool reading the book. We then removed the stool and book, fitted a little band with cat ears on it to her head and she took up a stance with her violin to create the shadow we wanted to use. Working collaboratively is part of what I love about creating images via the camera, and Debi was a delight to work with – interested, involved and contributing ideas all the way.
Then it was down to some serious editing in Photoshop to merge the two images and add a tail.
This was the final result:
Debi Gliori, The Cat and The Fiddle
Thanks also have to go to Renita Boyle for all her help and support.
I'll be posting more photos from the series of authors as literary characters over the coming weeks – stay tuned...
31 comments:
- angryparsnip said...
I think that has to be my favorite photo of yours ever !
As for Angus unless the cat was his... he doesn't really have any claim.
It seems like even Scotland is not immune to the call of suing everyone and anyone, like we have in America.
Now off to look at her blog.
cheers, parsnip
- 6:52 pm, November 04, 2012
- hope said...
You are truly a magician of magical images!
- 8:34 pm, November 04, 2012
- Kim Ayres said...
Parsnip - There is no copyright on titles or ideas. The silly thing is, anyone who knows anything about creativity also knows ideas are not the problem - ideas are all around us all the time. The difference with the creative person is what they DO with the idea - the time, effort and energy they put into their creativity. Consider the teacher who gives the pupils a title to write an essay - each kid comes up with a different story. The only time it's an issue is if someone copies someone else's story word for word. Another example is there are 34 different movies or TV series with the title "The Awakening", but they are not all remakes of the same film :)
Hope - thank you for your kind words :)
- 12:09 am, November 05, 2012
- Hindsfeet said...
now *that*, my friend, is *brilliant*!!
- 12:17 am, November 05, 2012
- Kim Ayres said...
Thank you Liz :)
- 1:18 am, November 05, 2012
- Guyana-Gyal said...
That is one coooool cat photo, Kim!
At first, I misread what you'd written and I thought that the publisher had gotten the idea for the book from the chap's facebook pictures and stories.
But now I see that the publisher had gotten the idea from one of the locals.
There's no copyright on a cat that everybody knows.
Come to think of it, even I'd written a roaming cat story for a pre-teen Moscow girl I used to tutor when she was living here.
- 1:28 pm, November 05, 2012
- Pat said...
I have no truck with trolls of any kind. Spoilers all.
However a tiny part of me feels for Angus - I can understand his disappointment - but then one has to get over it move on.
- 11:08 am, November 06, 2012
- Pat said...
I still don't understand how you did the photo but it is very effective.
- 11:51 am, November 06, 2012
- Kim Ayres said...
GG - I think if it had been his own cat, it might have made a bit of difference, otherwise it's like 2 different people writing stories about a particular landmark.
Pat - I can see where he was coming from, even if I disagree with him. Personally I think he missed a real opportunity when the publisher said he'd advertise Angus's work on the back of the book.
As for the photo - it's a combination of 2 images - Debi sitting down, and the shadow of Debi standing up playing the fiddle :)
- 1:06 pm, November 06, 2012
- Guyana-Gyal said...
Why didn't Angus publish his book too? He has PHOTOS of the real cat. And his own stories.
- 6:04 pm, November 06, 2012
- Kim Ayres said...
He has - http://www.tobermorycat.co.uk/
- 6:13 pm, November 06, 2012
- LegalMist said...
- 9:05 am, December 12, 2012
- Kim Ayres said...
Legalmist - thanks :)
- 9:50 am, December 12, 2012
- 3:04 am, April 13, 2015
While appreciating you may wishing to remain neutral, I am surprised that you undermine the use of photography in creative works. I have been a professional artist for some 35 years, producing paintings, films and works using photographs. In Feb 2011 I created a fictional story about a celebrity cat which I decided to name "Tobermory Cat". That name was not widely (if every) heard prior to my work in Tobermory but became widely know due to my creative work. The cats seen in my photographs / work did not create my story which exploits and explores celebrity and fame. The cats did not produce and promote the work on the facebook page, post on twitter or produce the merchandise or book. Please do not think less of me because I did not draw pictures of my famous Tobermory Cat ( though I have skill enough to do so if I wished).
I am a little surprised that you do not appear to recognise the photographers work as equal to that of an illustrator. Your skills are obvious. My talents are slight in comparison. I set out to produce mere paparazzi cat snaps, photoshopping cats into pictures to progress the story, constantly removing large black marks from the mouth of one of the three cats I used, writing the tabloid spin narrative - but lets not talk of creative process - its only photography, the base raw material for others to exploit.
- 11:57 am, April 13, 2015
- Kim Ayres said...
Hi Angus,
Thanks for taking the time to comment on my blog.
I'm not sure quite how I "undermine the use of photography in creative works", nor that I "do not appear to recognise the photographers work as equal to that of an illustrator". If you explore my blog and/or my website, you will find I see photography as much a valid art form as any other.
I don't deny your right to your use of the Tobermory Cat - indeed, I think it's creative and fun.
However, I don't deny Debi Gliori's right to it either. If you read the comments above, you will see my view on this, which can be reflected in my comment "there are 34 different movies or TV series with the title 'The Awakening', but they are not all remakes of the same film."
2 different people can take the same title, idea or concept and then produce different artistic works. This happens all the time. If Debi had copied your words and photos and tried to pass them off as her own, then you would have every right to seek redress for copyright infringement, but she did not do that.
However I will admit:
a) I am not a lawyer - these are my own opinions
b) I don't expect for a single moment to change your mind - I'm sure the points I make you will have heard elsewhere, and if you disagreed with them then, you are unlikely to suddenly agree with them now.
I am happy to leave your comment here on my blog to add to the richness of the debate for anyone reading this post at a later date.
Wishing you well.
- 1:01 pm, April 13, 2015
I have no wish to re-visit the hurt personalities in this matter, my interest is in the principal and status of creative works using photography. Had I authored and illustrated my story / work using pen & ink drawings of the cat I created, I believe a publisher would have treated my work differently. Had I drawn my work I believe an illustrator would also have been uneasy stating that she had been directed to my work taken the fictional character at the centre of my work together with the unusual celebrity ideas; a cat promoting Tobermory and Mull. Even though it might seem cleaver hijacking both the work and the goodwill a self publisher was responsible for having created, I doubt an illustrator would be comfortable doing so with a drawn work. To do so would be unnecessary. Other names exist and I offered my ideas freely when Ms Gliori visited to discuss my work in 2011.
Imagine a publisher declared that the shadow seen in your photograph of Ms Gloiri was due to luck rather than as a result of your design. Similarly a publisher may wishfully claimed that a cat known as Ledaig or Browns Cat was famous and known as Tobermory Cat prior to my work. Back to the status of photograph, if I use photographs to illustrate my fictional work the cat is responsible for my work. When an illustrator creates the work the illustrator is responsible for the work. Thanks for your opinion, that is mine.
On a closing note, your photographs are very creative, good luck in the future.
- 3:29 pm, April 13, 2015
- Kim Ayres said...
Angus - as a creative photographer, I don't value pen & ink illustration above photography - it is a different medium, not better or worse. Within any medium there are good and bad creations and all the shades in between, but that's a different issue.
I think you are right - if you had done drawings rather than photography, then an illustrator probably would have thought twice about doing something similar. But using a different medium does change things.
A sculptor could come along and create a bronze structure of Tobermory Cat, or a musician might write a song about it. If these things happened, I would champion the right of these artists too, and disagree if you and Debi decided to pursue them in the courts - unless the words of the song, or the visual style of the sculpture were lifted directly from yours or Debi's writings, drawings or photos without permission.
In brief, as I see it, direct reproduction by someone else is wrong, but a different interpretation of an idea or concept is fine.
So with the difference in medium, I see even less of a problem.
I don't see it as placing illustration above photography (or digital collage) any more than I would place ceramics above oil paints
- 6:39 pm, April 13, 2015
While you suggest you do not value pen and colour above photography you then suggest the illustrator may have thought twice about their actions if the work were drawn rather than photographic. This suggests you consent to a hierarchy of mediums, photography being trumped by drawing.
You then state that you felt it would be fine for someone to producing a sculpture of Tobermory Cat ( rather than a sculpture of a cat ) presumably without seeking the creator of that works permission. Rogers v. Koons comes to mind. I am sure that you already know of Koons, he is an extremely commercial sculptor. He profited by exploiting a photographers work, transformed that photographs piece into a sculpture. It seems sculptor Jeff Koons tried to claim fair use, describing his sculpture as a parody of the (somewhat unknown ) photographers work. I believe the court decided Koons should pay the photographer in that legal dispute. How such a legal case would turn out in the UK, I do not know.
The law is practically useless for most artists. It is too expensive, complicated and counter intuitive. Ideas are apparently three a penny so it does not seem too much to ask that "creative artists" be allowed to create and promote their own work independently of another artists efforts, thereby allowing both the space to thrive on their merits. If that creativity courtesy is brazenly ignored, I hope photographers have the balls to stand up for their work rather than accept their work has less creative standing than a drawing.
- 10:39 pm, April 13, 2015
- Kim Ayres said...
Angus - sorry - I still don't understand your interpretation of my words as setting drawing above photography - I have said it is different, not better or worse.
I agreed an illustrator might have thought twice if someone had already done illustrations. But I would also expect a potter to think twice if someone had already done pots on the same subject.
The Rogers Vs Koons thing is different because the art being produced was taken directly from the art already there. If I created a sculpture using the same design as Debi's drawings, or based specifically on your photoshop creations, then that would be wrong. But if I created a sculpture of a cat not based on her designs or your photos, then no problem.
If Tobermory cat was entirely your creation, and Debi had based her illustrations and designs on your photos of your cat, then you would have a case. But the cat was about before you set up your Facebook page and artistic creations, and her illustrations and stories are different.
Let's say I built a distinctive boat, put it in the harbour and called it the Tobermory boat and wrote stories about it. Then, if someone else came along made illustrations of it and sold stories about it without my consent, then they would be in the wrong.
But if I didn't build the boat, but saw one in the harbour that already existed and was well known locally - and made up stories about it, I wouldn't have any claim if someone else did the same - unless they took my stories with my words and claimed them as their own.
This has nothing whatsoever with creating a hierarchy of one medium over another
- 11:03 pm, April 13, 2015
"The Rogers Vs Koons thing is different because the art being produced was taken directly from the art already there." It seems you do not believe the art being produced / illustrated was not taken directly from the photographic art already there. You do not recognise my photographic construct, narrative or art. Crushed. Pointless. I should have drawn my work.
- 12:47 am, April 14, 2015
- Kim Ayres said...
Angus - again you are misinterpreting what I'm saying. You are confusing the general with the specific. If Debi had created illustrations using your photos as source material - copying them directly - or she had taken your exact words and put them into her stories - then you would have a case against her. But she did not.
If you took one of my photos, reproduced it exactly, then claimed originality, then I would have a case against you. But if you were inspired by the themes of one of my photographs to create your own work - or more specifically inspired by the same idea that had inspired mine, then I would have no case against you.
If we both saw a dog with 3 legs and decided to photograph it and write stories about it, then so long as our photos were our own and our words were our own, then neither could claim anything against the other.
Even if I had pointed out the 3 legged dog to you, I would have no claim against you unless you tried to use my photographs and/or my words.
Again this has nothing to do with hierarchy of photographic constructs over, or under, drawings.
- 1:20 am, April 14, 2015
In a work produced by an illustrator who has been directed to an existing photographic fictional work, an illustrator who took the name of that existing work, be considered a work of fan fiction or a derivative work? Why would that illustrator also refuse to take any other name than the already promoted name of a work seen on facebook by several million viewers?
- 2:35 am, April 14, 2015
I accept that a drawing will never be a direct copy of a photographic work but lets not give special rights to illustrators. It seems you suggest it would be acceptable for an illustrator to produce a draw work based on films such as James Bond the secret agent or Harry Potter, produce their own story - every word, then title their work James Bond or Harry Potter so as to exploit the public awareness of those existing works. I have to say I find that problematic.
- 11:01 am, April 14, 2015
- Kim Ayres said...
Angus - what on earth are you talking about saying I'm giving special rights to illustrators? Have you not actually read a word I've said? I'm beginning to think you are copying and pasting responses from a different debate!
The simple fact is, the Tobermory cat existed before you started taking photos and writing stories.
This isn't like James Bond or Harry Potter, this is more like Robin Hood or King Arthur - a character that already existed and anyone is free to make their interpretations about.
I absolutely respect your right to create photos and stories from the idea of the Tobermory cat. But I also respect anyone else's right to do so for all the reasons I've outlined above.
As I said at the start of this, I don't expect to convince you to change your mind, but you have not given me any reason to change mine.
I am expressing my opinions backed by what I believe to be sound argument.
I am not a lawyer. But this blog is a place for me to express my creativity and my opinions. I am completely free to delete all your comments if I wish.
I would prefer not to do that as I think the discussion is worth being here for the interest of anyone else reading this blog. But do understand - you are entering my space here and I'm started to get a little irritated at you accusing me of stuff which - it would be absolutely clear if you had read my earlier responses - is complete bollocks.
You also need to understand I do not speak for Debi. I have met her in person once - when I took the photo in this blog post. She struck me as a pleasant, creative person with integrity.
I am not her best buddy nor her personal adviser. I don't know why you seem so obsessed with convincing me you are right. It wouldn't make a scrap of different to the world.
I will say it once more for absolute clarity.
1. - I do not give special rights for one art form over another
2. - because the Tobermory Cat existed before you started writing stories and creating photos, in my opinion, you do not have the right to exclusivity.
Now, if you insist on attacking me on my own blog, I will start deleting your comments as there is nothing further to be gained by responding to you.
- 5:27 pm, April 14, 2015
Cats clearly do exist, but Mr Andrew makes specific claims that a cat widely known by the nomenclature " Tobermory Cat" existed prior to my work – consequently reducing my creative work to reportage of a famous celebrity tourist promoting cat with the unusual nomenclature "Tobermory Cat"; fair game it seems for others to use as source material.
Mr Andrew direct Ms Gliori to my work. For what purpose did he direct her to my work when a cat is not Tobermory Cat, Tobermory Cat existed in my fictional creative work?
So, if I am wrong, a cat with the widely used nomenclature "Tobermory Cat" existed prior to my work and my work was not the sole reason for the names uptake and adoption,I will gladly offer you a full apology and a case of Champaign.
- 10:40 pm, April 14, 2015
The question now is, do you stand by your facts having found no sign of the famous Tobermory Cat on the web prior Feb 2011; the start of my work?
If you are told a bogus line of facts during a troll fuelled book launch, a bogus fact attack which deprive a photographer of his work, would you keep your head down or adjust your opinion when the facts are contradicted?
- 2:38 pm, April 24, 2015
I am surprised that this dog owning day tripper from Edinburgh, a busy publisher, manage to stand up and convince so many people that he is a reliable source of historic cat nomenclature facts in Tobermory. At best his facts must be hearsay - at worse they were invented.
Picture the spectacle, it's laugh out loud ridiculous. Mastermind - cat names in Tobermory 2009 - 2015
- 10:28 pm, April 24, 2015
- Kim Ayres said...
Angus - are you telling me a Tobermory Cat did not exist before you started writing and posting pictures about him? That he is entirely and exclusively your own original creation? That before you put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) there was no stray ginger cat wandering the streets of Tobermory?
But, hey, what difference does it make here? This blog post is nearly 2 and a half years old. As far as I'm aware, you are the only one visiting, reading and commenting on it.
I have no idea why you appear to be on a crusade to convert me when I have already pointed out I have only met Debi once in person and I do not speak for her.
As has been said several times already, I don't expect you to change your mind, but you have said nothing to change mine either.
I do not deny you your right to be creative with the idea and memory of a ginger cat on Mull.
I have no idea why you keep posting here.
And I see no reason why I should put any more time and energy into responding to you. I have a life that does not revolve around cats on islands. This is so far down my priority list it barely registers.
So, best of fortune to you but please, get on with your own life and stop interfering with mine as I have no intention of photographing any ginger toms called Tobermory
- 10:56 pm, April 24, 2015
Thought I would give a photographer some truth. Stick with the Edinburgh bullshit if that's what you want.
- 8:08 am, April 25, 2015
Bullshit mismatch.
29th Sept 2012; Herald Newspaper. The famous Tobermory Cat is killed; http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/internet-star-tobermory-cat-dies.19009318
5th November 2012 ; BBC news; The famous Tobermory Cat is alive again! https://youtu.be/Z8gLztkXwbc
Here-say should not be reported as fact when better sources of fact are available.
- 2:10 pm, April 26, 2015


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Do you feel like you're not even a part of your own family?
I feel like I don't really have a family and like I'm not really a part of my own family. I feel like a complete outsider in my family. I neither fit in with them nor do they treat me like a part of the family.
My family (as in parents and siblings) don't talk to me much or spend time with me or tell me about anything that's going on in their lives or in the family. On the rare occasion that they talk to me it seems to be more like them just checking if I'm still alive or them being polite rather than showing actual interest in me or my life or caring.
If I visit them or meet them somewhere and there is some other person there (be it another family member, a distant relative, their friend or a mere acquaintance), I'm automatically ignored and excluded and they keep talking to each other and ignore me if I try to join the conversation.
I never know what's going on in the family because nobody ever tells me about it, even though I ask them if there is anything new. They always seem to assume that somebody else has told me about everything, but when I have no idea about something that has been happening they laugh at me for not being up to date and ask me what planet I've been on. How the heck am I supposed to know about news that nobody tells me about?
The rest of my family is really close with each other, but not with me. They are even a lot closer to various relatives than to me. It feels kind of weird to see them treat my cousins and second cousins more like a part of the family than they treat me, and them being closer to them than they've ever been to me.
My husband has noticed the same thing about me not really being treated like a part of the family and he's even more upset about it than I am, so it's not just my imagination. I tried for years to become more involved with the family, by showing interest in them, meeting them more often, trying to talk to them, asking what's new and so on, but it didn't change a thing, so I gave up trying.
Do any of you experience the same thing, like you're not considered or treated like a part of your own family?
Tufted Titmouse
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Age: 26
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Location: England
I don't feel like I'm part of my own family at all. The people closest to me are the ones who understand me the most and are most similar to me in personality, and my family are neither like me in personality nor do they understand who I am anywhere near as well as my closest friends. For example, I don't feel as if I could talk to them for ages on end about the things I'm interested in and I find a lot of the things they talk about mundane. You do have it worse of course, since what I'm going through is mostly because of who I am, while what you're going through isn't all because of you.
Snowy Owl
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Age: 34
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Posts: 141
Yea I feel the same way in my family. Particularly with being out of the loop on whats happening with the family. I find it really annoying when my cousin comes over and he and my parents are always having a conversation about what is going on in their lives and Im sitting there like, huh? really? I didnt know that (something about my parents). But I figured it out. He doesnt just ask whats new or some general question, he asks specific questions. Now, thats all good that I know to ask specific questions but I either cant implement it (cant think of what to ask) or I cant implement it correctly (meaning i make it seem like a Q&A session rather than a "converation"). I've accepted this apsie thing, but damn it, i still hate it at times!
We have very different personalities and interests in my family too. I feel like they don't know me at all, but I'd say I know them rather well. Even though their interests are very different from mine, I try to show interest in theirs, but they've never shown much interest in mine. They only come to me when they need to know something or need help understanding something that they know I'm good at or know a lot about. That's the only times they ever even mention my interests and if I mention my interests they usually change the subject or start talking amongst themselves about something else (and I don't talk excessively about my interests like some aspies do, so it's not that they've heard it all before or want to avoid a long monologue).
I feel like I can't talk to them about serious things either. Whenever I've tried to do that in the past I've had bad experiences. If it's about my health or disabilities they just brush it off or tell me it's all in my head and don't want to hear about it, and then get all surprised about me being hospitalized or they get embarrassed when somebody mentions something I've been diagnosed with and they didn't know that I had it because they didn't listen when I told them. If it's about major life decisions like getting married, buying a house, moving abroad, which major to choose at university etc., they try to control me and pressure me into doing what they want me to do rather than what I want to do or believe is best for me. If it's about problems or issues they get judgemental or assume I don't know how to deal with it and lecture me about it rather than just listen and be supportive.
As a result, there are many things that are important to me that I feel like I can't talk to them about. I've had to get used to never being listened to and being ignored all the time, and then people wonder why I don't talk much.
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I feel the same way, when I was younger and didn't know enough I used to talk about my interests all the time to them, or anyone else for that matter, Even if it was a news item that took my interest I would try to engage them in conversation thinking that would work. They openly talked about me to my mom wondering when I would change and told me to my face that I was odd or weird.
Are there any area's in your childhood that you can think of that caused the estrangement and it might be a combination of many smaller things...
We have a small family not many at all and I have no siblings, I have however gone through times when one of my cousins stopped talking to me for two years, I never could figure it out. Our contact is very limited these days and I have resigned myself to not understanding why that is. I have tried bringing it up but never gotten anywhere with it. I understand what you are going through as it's very hurtful and so hard to comprehend.
You may have to just draw on your husbands support and focus on your lives together. As for family get togethers if your husband is there for support perhaps you socialize with him mostly if interactions with other fail and just don't stay too long. It's very difficult but don't let it destroy your family life, I wish you well.
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My family appears to be close and tight-knit to outsiders, but we never talk about anything that matters. I learn more about my family by listening to what they say to their friends and strangers than by what they say to me or to each other.
So it's not really me, it's all of us.
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I don't feel like I'm a part of my famiy, either. I'm not on the same wavelength that they are. I also don't know how to join into their quick-paced conversations. I can only talk to them, one on one. My family and I have different opinions about everything and they've never gotten used to the fact that I'm an adult and they can't make me something that I'm not. I haven't talked to my family about my special interests since I was 10 and a half. They haven't earned my trust in that department, and they won't for along time after last summer.
I don't even look like my family.
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I experience this within my mom's side of the family, definitely. Whenever they invite me to an outing I wonder if it's because they miss having someone to treat like crap. It's that bad. I haven't gotten together with any of them in years. I only keep in close contact with my mother and one aunt. The rest of them live kind of far. When relatives live a long ways off it's easier to lose contact.
What I think is the biggest factor in the estrangement is that I have an older brother who became seriously ill when I was less than 1 years old. He had to go through a couple of years of medical treatment that was at times difficult, and then his health had to be closely monitored for a few years after that. Of course the family had to focus a lot on him and his medical treatment during all this and I was kind of forgotten about in the meantime. I spent a lot of time being babysitted by various people who I knew very little. I think I never really bonded much with my family or anyone at all because of this. After my brother got well all the focus stayed on him, he was such a little miracle to everyone and people kept trying to compensate for the hard times he had been through. Even now, 25 years later, they are still doing that.
Another thing that I believe is a big factor is my Asperger's, which was undiagnosed when I was a child. I was different and had a limited ability to socialize, form relationships with other people, fit in with the family etc. With them not trying and with me being very bad at it, we never seemed to form a normal family relationship or bond like a family.
The same thing has happened a couple of times in my life with some friends. They just suddenly stopped talking to me and wouldn't tell me why. It's very hurtful and upsetting when people do that. Can't they at least give us a reason?? For a long time I was very confused about it and had absolutely no idea why they did that and whether I had done something wrong without realizing it. To my best knowledge I hadn't done anything to them. After years of torment I was able to think of some possible explanations, but I never knew for sure and none of it seemed like a valid reason for treating me like that. I wish people didn't do that. If somebody doesn't like me they can just say so. Why end it in such a mean way?
My husband is very supportive and he is my crutch in social situations. I socialize with him when other people ignore me. However, he's very upset with my family for the way they have treated me and he doesn't like meeting them or going to family gatherings (he is not very sociable anyway), so he only goes to some of those gatherings with me and sometimes I have to go alone. I usually don't stay very long and I make sure to leave before I feel overwhelmed or if people are being assholes.
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It's great that you have him in your life! It might be all you need. Just one person who is supportive and caring can get you through rough moments.
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i am close to my parents now, but i wasn't before. i had to deal with a lot of crap and put in a lot of effort. my older brother talks to me sometimes but not often, like at christmas and when he called to tell me he was getting married. my younger brother.....haven't seen him in years. he doesn't call. when i do see him he just torments me and says my kids are weird because i must be a crackhead or something.... they aren't 'weird' they are autistic. so i don't care much for him either because of the things he says to me. it's funny cause i think he has aspergers too and just doesn't know it, because he was so late learning to talk.
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Do any of you experience the same thing, like you're not considered or treated like a part of your own family?
The differences in the way your brain is wired set you apart from your family in the same way they set you apart from any other group of 'normal' people. They don't get the way you think, why you do things they way you do, why you have the interests you have, how you behave. Its all odd and kind of alien to them and they don't know how to react to it or what to say, much the way you probably feel about the rest of the human world. Its not that they don't care about you, they just don't understand you, so they avoid the awkwardness of trying to connect. It would only lead to disagreements and resentment anyway. You must be very young if you aren't used to this yet. Its just part of being an Aspie.
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Snowy Owl
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Age: 35
Gender: Female
Posts: 125
I was actually going to post about this. My parents arent involved that much in my life it's like they have their own life and don't bother much with me or my kids. My kids have autism too and they don't seem interested in wathcing my kids ever or even coming over to visit when i ask over and over for them to visit or for me to come visit them. I feel like giving up sometimes with family because they are never there and they also live only 10 minutes away too! My mom makes excuses that this dog she has acts vicious and that she would like us to come visit but it is probably better we don't cause of that. For Christmas my family didn't even get together with us and wanted to come up quick to my house on the day after Christmas to bring gifts up. I don't think that my family tries to hurt me or means to keep away on purpose but it still hurts for them to not be involved and avoid any contact with me and the kids. My mom only calls on the phone but tells me she has to go in a short amount of time every time she calls. I could say alot more but i dont have alot of time to post. I just want to say i understand and am going through the same thing here and it is with my own mom & dad.
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I don't feel like I am much a part of my family. Though, to be honest, I don't feel a part of much of any group. I can be there with a group, but I just don't feel like one of them. No matter where I am, I never feel like I truly belong. And, as far as family goes, it is very hard for me to connect to them.
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Chris Fiegler (Latham,NY)
What is the worst Texas Longhorns Football Team do you remember since they were in existance?
William Wilkerson
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Hey, Dub dub... This juco TE, is he coming this way? Going to get an offer? Wouldn't hurt to bring the exp and seperation for the new younger inexperienced TE's would it? Next C Luke, if this is the one hes been waiting for why not commitment yet? He a little salty about not getting offered sooner? Last the fella out of La whose father pretty much said hell has to freeze over before his son goes to LSU; are they looking to get him an offer?
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What's good Josh. Unclear right now if Beau will get one, but I think his odds are good. Don't think Texas is sold on either Gow or Gaines and if they want another TE then Sandland might be its best option. As for Luke, I think that's probably the case. Noel Ellis will get an offer if he impresses at the June 3 camp.
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Following up the story today about Ronald Monroe, Who do you think the better QB is in 2014 in Texas, Monroe or Jerrod Heard?I I think it is Heard because he sets his feet really well and makes good passes right on the moneey and only uses his legs when he needs to and is faster than Monroe.. Your Take???
William Wilkerson
I'd like to reserve my answer until I see more of them this fall. But if I have to give you an answer right now I'd say Heard. I really like his frame right now. Its got a lot of room to grow in the coming years. Another factor is the level of competition he is playing in. Those are high powered contests every Friday. Amd I agree with you about using his feet only when needed. That's a good sign from such a young player.
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Should I start looking for new head coach if Rick Barnes doesn't lead the Horns basketball team to at least the Sweet 16?
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|Augustine and his critics : essays in honour of Gerald Bonner
|Augustine on Romans 5, 12
|Augustine's conception of deification
|Augustine's doctrine of man image of God and sinner
|Augustine's visit to Caesarea in 418
|Augustinus (uita)
|Baptismus paruulorum
|Christ's love for man and Adam's sin the african church in the pelagian controversy
|Church and faith in the patristic tradition : Augustine, Pelagianism, and early Christian Northumbria
|The Extinction of paganism and the Church historian
|Famulus Christi : essays in commemoration of the thirteenth centenary of the birth of the Venerable Bede
|Freedom and necessity : St. Augustine's teaching on divine power and human freedom
|God's decree and man's destiny : studies on the thought of Augustine of Hippo
|The monastic rules
|Les origines africaines de la doctrine augustinienne sur la chute du péché originel
|Rufinus of syria and african pelagianism
|Saint Bede in the tradition of Western apocalyptic commentary
|The significante of Augustine's "De gratia novi testamenti"
|The spirituality of St Augustine its influence on Western mystic
|St Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 master of western Christendom : an exhibition in the British Library to mark the 16th centenary of St Augustine's conversion to Catholic Christianity, 11 july to 5 october 1986
|St. Augustine's doctrine of the Holy Spirit a paper read at the Fellowship conference, Broadstairs, september , 1959
|St. Cuthbert, his cult and his community to AD 1200
|¿Una última apología del pelagianismo ?
|Vera lux illa est quae illuminat the christian humanism of Augustine
|The warfare of Christ.
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Sat, 10 May 2008
Ed & the gang head out to the 2008 New York Comic-Con for this special "live" episode. Glenn interviews legendary Batman artist Neil Adams & Wonder Woman scribe Gail Simone. Allison talks to Mattel about their new "Superfriends" line of toys. We also hear from Upper Deck about their new World of Warcraft Miniatures Game and we get the sccop on the forthcoming games from Fantasy Flight. We also meet Peter Fernandez aka Speed Racer! And we wrap up this extra long episode with Wes reviewing the forthcoming game, Mutant Chronicles. (Part 1)
Runtime: 1:12 minutes
0:00 Introduction
1:46 Interview Neil Adams
6:37 Tiny Titans
13:11 Interview Gail Simone
20:31 DC Comics Universe (Mattel)
26:31 World of Warcraft Miniatures
30:36 Peter Fernandez (Go Speed Racer, Go!)
36:08 Fantasy Flight Games Preview
45:01 Mutant Chronicles Review
1:11:30 End Credits
1:12:49 End
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There's nothing better on a cold night than a heated rivalry.
After Friday night's boys soccer game between Ironwood Ridge and Canyon del Oro, it's as warm as ever.
The host Nighthawks outlasted the Dorados 1-0 for their first victory over CDO in coach Sean Eyde's five years with the program.
"It's been a lot of pain for us. I don't think there's a bigger thing for boys soccer. Never actually having done it, it's been a long process actually getting these guys to believe they could do it," Eyde said.
Junior Ryan Bristow scored from close range in the 39th minute for the only goal in the Nighthawks' fourth straight win.
"I saw the ball coming over, and my eyes just lit up," Bristow said. "All I was trying to do was get a shot on goal. Once I scored, it was one of the best feelings I've ever had."
Despite being down at the half, CDO kept attacking the goal until the final tick.
"Second half was evenly matched," CDO coach Eddie Autz said. "We tried to put as much pressure on them as we could. Toward the end especially. Credit to their keeper. He had a lot of good saves at the end."
The Nighthawks defense was able to post its third shutout of the season, even without senior defender Julian Figueroa, whose season is likely over after injuring his ankle Thursday night in practice.
"I told them if we possess the ball, we're going to limit their threat on the counterattack," Eyde said. "From what I've seen, they've been a very dangerous team when you turn the ball over."
The two schools meet again Jan. 22 at CDO.
"It's going to be big. It's going to be on our home field," said Autz.
But the Nighthawks are quite familiar with CDO's field, having played most of their home games there this season because of poor field conditions at I-Ridge.
"It's been awhile since we've come out here and lost. It's going to be anyone's game," Autz said.


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By Angel Verdejo
The Cove Herald
Jack Welch didn't waver when broached with the topic. He wants to see Daxx Garman on the field tonight.
The Copperas Cove head coach is talking about Southlake Carroll's starting quarterback, who is committed to the University of Arizona and scheduled to lead the Dragons against Cove tonight (7:30 p.m.) at Bulldawg Stadium.
"I want to play the toughest people I possibly can to get us prepared, and I was really looking forward to playing against him," Welch said of Garman and the Dragons. "But even if he's not there, they're still going to be very similar."
The doubt comes from a Tuesday television report in the Dallas area that has since had nearly the entire state's attention. WFAA, the ABC-TV affiliate in Dallas, led its 10 p.m. newscast Tuesday with an investigative report into the eligibility of Garman, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior.
Garman transferred to Carroll in February, eventually winning the starting job this season. A backup at Midwest City (Okla.) Carl Albert High School as a sophomore, Garman moved to Jones (Okla.) High School for his junior season, playing eight games and leading Jones to a district title.
Garman, who lived in Choctaw (roughly six miles from Jones), transferred to Carl Albert (10.5 miles from Choctaw) with a hardship waiver. When he changed schools again, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association rules state he needed to apply for another waiver. Not doing so made Garman ineligible and Jones was forced to forfeit six games and its district title. A waiver was filed retroactively and later denied.
In addition, OSSAA attorney Mark Grossman told WFAA, "The student who participated while ineligible was required to sit out at least an equal amount of participation in the coming year (eight games)."
Carroll ISD, in an open letter, stated the former District 6-5A executive committee "reviewed this case on multiple occasions" and Garman was ruled eligible. In addition, the letter said the "UIL state office reviewed the case and agreed."
Carroll's new district (7-5A) will hold an executive committee meeting today to review the case.


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LIFE is hard enough for the average Pakistani, but for those unfortunate enough to belong to certain marginalised communities, the scale of the challenge is much more intense. Where religious minorities face the threat of violence, for others on the margins the hurdles are often placed by the government itself. It is encouraging, then, that in the recent past the way has been made smoother for members of two such communities. Last month, the Supreme Court reiterated during a ruling that transgender people are entitled to all the rights afforded to citizens by the constitution, and directed the police and provincial administrations to ensure that such people have no complaints. Last year, following an SC order, the National Database and Registration Authority fixed things at its end and created a third gender-related category for transgender applicants for the computerised national identity cards — the requirement for accessing practically everything. Now comes the news that Nadra has taken another laudable step: on Wednesday, it announced that henceforth it would issue CNICs to people with unknown parentage.
As matters stood earlier, children of unknown par-entage could not legally obtain B-Forms, which are the basis on which CNICs are issued after the age of 18. It cannot be ascertained exactly how many people will benefit, but the figure is bound to run into several thousands. The move is the result of a petition filed in the Supreme Court by Abdul Sattar Edhi in 2010, and Edhi Home alone says that some 15,000 babies have been left in its cradles — i.e. abandoned by their parents — over the past two decades. There are several other reasons, too, due to which children may not be aware of their parents' names or not have proof of their parentage. This category includes runaways and street children amongst others. In the case of transgenders, there are in many cities entire localities of people who cannot access their most basic rights, including the right to vote or file a police complaint, because they lack a CNIC or have to resort to fraudulent means to obtain it. Nadra has taken a progressive step, and this must be appreciated.


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Even a great advertising campaign can produce desultory results if consumers aren't interested in the goods or services being offered.
Pushing swimming suits in December won't generate demand like the same sale in May or June. (For tips on planning for seasonal influences, see Chapters 3, 4 and 5 on setting your annual and then monthly advertising budget.)
But good timing isn't just seasonal. It also depends on consumers' needs.
Example #1: Consumers aren't in the market frequently for a refrigerator. Most have a refrigerator that works just fine. But when their old refrigerator stops working, they need a refrigerator fast. (If they are remodeling their kitchens, they also may be looking for a new refrigerator.) The key point is that refrigerator shopping isn't seasonal. Consumers may have a need at any time during the year.
Example #2: About 1.1 percent of consumers shopped for rugs or carpets last week. About 0.6 percent made a purchase. These small percentages are replaced the next week by another small percentage. In short: At any given time, there are a small number of consumers looking, and about half of those are making buying decisions.
So whether it is refrigerators or rugs or any number other products, there are a small number of consumers actively shopping and an even smaller number actually buying. (See the How Many Shopped, How Many Bought chart.)
As a business, you can't know exactly who is looking for what or when.
So it makes sense to keep your business and your goods and services in front of potential customers all the time.
If you don't promote consistently, you'll likely lose a large share of potential sales to competitors.
This means you need to plan your advertising for both seasonal blips - and for long-term, consistency. You need to maximize sales in peaks and valleys.
NEXT: Stretch your advertising dollars with other people's money


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New York has seen the start of a tech boom in recent years, with Google opening an office in Chelsea, Yahoo leasing space near Times Square, and Facebook moving some of its engineering operations to Midtown East.
The city's transformation into Silicon Valley East has brought an influx of entry-level hires straight out of college, hunting for their first Manhattan apartment.
"With social media being the way it is, people are all talking about living in certain neighborhoods," said Andrew Barrocas, president of MNS Realty.
In addition to standbys like Murray Hill and the Upper East Side, newly established neighborhoods like Midtown West in the 30s and 40s, near the booming nightlife scene along the Highline, have become popular, Barrocas said.
And so have waterfront areas in close proximity to new hires' Midtown and Financial District offices, everywhere from Jersey City to Roosevelt Island to Long Island City.
"I leave Brooklyn out
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text: Victoria's Secret has gotten attention recently for its increased marketing for teenagers, a younger clientele than the bare-it-all models the line is typically associated with. But the lingerie brand isn't the only one that has stepped up its risqueé advertising aimed at teens and tweens. And it's for a good reason.


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Japanese Cell Phone Displays Real 3D
With the multimedia industry finally divulging into 3D technology, it was only a matter of time before portable devices followed suit.
So what, then, would be the purpose of having a 3D display on a mobile phone? A better question to ask is this: why not? After all, television and PC gaming are already entering the 3D realm, offering an immersion one locked away behind movie theater doors and view master screens. Look at it this way: remember when PC game were virtually flat and consisted of pixelated objects, their shadows and highlights defined by mere color changes in individual dots (pixels)? Now games sport polygons, massive amounts of polygons that combine into various forms and transform the flat 2D pixelated world into an engrossing 3D realm (no pun intended, Duke).
With that said, it's easy to see why consumers want the 3D experience: we don't like living in a 2D world. Adding the 3D element brings that incredible movie to life, those drama TV shows more depth and emotion. Granted one can't find these things on a cell phone, not unless there's a good TV show or movie playing on the device. In Japan, cell phone users already enjoy the luxury of watching digital TV by phone, and now, thanks to the Hitachi Wooo H001 cell phone, interaction with a mobile phone just got a bit more personal.
Currently provided by KDDI Corp, the Wooo H001 is a flip top phone that doesn't look like anything overly spectacular. However, located at the bottom left of the keypad is a 3D button that activates the 3-dimensional abilities on the 3.1-inch liquid crystal display. Selected menu buttons will appear to protrude forward against a backdrop of other menu buttons. Background wallpapers will appear to protrude through the screen, and objects will feel more realistic and physical thanks to the built-in filters that prevents the user from wearing those pesky special glasses.
According to the KDDI website, either the phone's flip screen is dual-hinge, or there is an additional model that allows the screen to open outwards longways, presenting itself as a makeshift Nintendo DS. We vote for the dual-hinge. Additionally, images on the website hint to Sega, so there's a good chance gaming companies are already taking advantage of the phone and its technology.
Digging a little bit deeper, apparently the Wooo H001 weighs in around 145g with dimensions of 51 x 111 x 18.6. The phone also has a display resolution of 845x480, a 5-megapixel camera module with AF, Video on Demand, a 1SEG TV tuner, e-wallet, supports microSD cards and more. There were no specifications regarding the actual battery, but if the iPhone and iPod Touch are any indication, a mobile device generating 3D images may very well consume a lot of power rather quickly.
According to KDDI, the Wooo H001 will come in Red, Purple, and white, selling for $510USD. Unfortunately, there are no plans to bring the phone over to the States or other overseas markets so far, but hopefully that will change in the future.
Exactly! Kevin sucks. hes been thrashing every news article hes ever written with bad editting. He sucks, I seriously liked the old toms better.
martin0642To suggest we want a 3D phone because we live in a 3D world is just silly. 2D is much better at conveying certain types of information because depth gives no extra information, which is why an entire book written with PowerPoint 3D word art would be tedious and boring.
Things are not better simply by virtue of being new, their better by virtue of being superior in some pertinent way. I don't think a 1.8 inch screen has the real-estate to make 3D worth the effort considering 2D is more efficient for displaying text and flat images which is most of what phones do.


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May 18, 2010
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i have just noticed it for the 1st time after 4 months lol.
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think its the emergency key actually
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Seth MacFarlane Trashes 'A Million Ways To Die In The West' Before the Critics Can [VIDEO]
I thought the movie A Million Ways To Die In The West was brilliant. I am a Seth MacFarlane fan and I also loved Ted and Family Guy. Jimmy Fallon is also one of my favorites, so the fact that MacFarlane was a guest on Fallon's show trash talking his own movie made my whole day.
I don't know how anyone could not like this movie unless their sense of humor had been set on fire. Then again, you could say I have the sense of humor of a 14 year old boy; I think farts are hilarious, and watching people fall down never gets old. I think MacFarlane's 'say it before they can' approach is a win, and regardless of if you've seen the movie or not, this is fantastic. If you have not seen this movie yet, don't worry, this will not spoil it for you.
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