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Dr Gem Stapleton is helping to improve our understanding of data and information, inspired by its potentially transformative nature for both society and industry. Gem began her career situated firmly in mathematics; she studied logics used for reasoning about information. Traditionally, logics use mathematical symbols which are obscure to many people. Challenging this paradigm, she made seminal contributions by devising logics that use diagrams instead, with a key goal of helping people to reason accurately.
Dr Gem Stapleton
Enabling people to understand information is a major motivation for Gem's research. As such, she has expanded her expertise to include cognitive studies of how people read, understand and reason with diagrams and other visual means of communication. This cutting-edge research has provided insights into how diagrams should be designed so that they are easily understood by people and new theories to explain why they are, in the right context, superior to text and symbols.
Currently, Gem is the Brighton lead on the Accessible Reasoning with Diagrams project that runs jointly with the University of Cambridge. Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the project team are providing results into how complex high-technology systems, which underpin our everyday lives, can be enhanced. The outcomes stand to reduce errors in data handling, improve the timeliness of product releases and, potentially, even reduce breaches in consumer privacy.
This funding continues a track record of grants to the tune of more than £1m, over a career spanning 14 years, further supported by partnerships with industrial collaborators including a long-term relationship with Nokia. Gem's innovative research in the creation of diagrams for logic underpins and provides rigour to Nokia Location and Commerce's privacy engineering processes. Consequently, Nokia can now communicate complex information across diverse teams of people in an intuitive and accessible manner. Ultimately, the impact of this research is on all customers and users of Nokia Location and Commerce's services worldwide.
With over 100 peer-reviewed publications, Gem has made substantial advances on our understanding of diagrams. She has been the recipient of six Best Paper Awards for her research and delivered keynote talks at six international events. She holds prestigious positions at Doshisha University (in Japan), where she is a Visiting Researcher, and at Jadavpur University (in India), where she is Visiting Professor.
Her mathematical and cognitive research combines to provide a unique perspective on the role that diagrams can and do play in this information age.


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UC San Diego Ventures Outside Classroom for Experiential Learning Conference
Left: Greeks Gone Green, a UCSD student organization, build pavers in Tijuana. Right: UCSD student Cindy Ly demonstrates face painting on her last day at the Baan Lang Khao English Camp in Thailand.
The benefits of learning outside of the classroom will be explored at the University of California, San Diego's first experiential learning conference, which is free and open to the public, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, January 26 at UC San Diego's Cross Cultural Center.
The Education in Action: Experiential Learning Conference will examine the benefits of students getting an education from real-life experiences such as interning, working in the community, doing fieldwork, studying abroad and problem-based learning for current global conflicts.
"We're living in a time when many students are worried about their economic futures," said James Lin, an organizer of the conference and professor of mathematics at UC San Diego. "This conference is especially timely for a number of reasons: It's been found that students who participate in internships are more likely to find jobs when they graduate and teaching and learning is enhanced when students are engaged in community based projects."
The conference has over 165 presenters who will be talking about a wide range of engaging projects and activities designed for college students. Participants include UC San Diego students, staff, alumni, faculty; visiting faculty from the University of San Diego; California State University, San Marcos; the University of Southern California; and other University of California campuses. In addition, high school students from High Tech High, Gompers High School and other local schools are expected to attend.
"Research has shown that experiential learning helps students develop career goals and gain a sense of social responsibility," Lin said.
At the conference, students will be given the opportunity to describe how internships and practicum courses helped give them direction and faculty will discuss creative new approaches to education and the benefits of leaving the classroom to teach and learn.
Experiential learning projects demonstrated at the conference will include designing sustainable engineering projects in the developing world, developing campaigns to prevent sexual assault and creating environments for constructive dialogue in the U.S. that can help bring peace to the Middle East.
Registration and a schedule of talks are available at UC San Diego's Sixth College website; click on the Education in Action: Experiential Learning Conference icon.

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'Rambling Roses' See Charity Efforts Grow
Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
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A charity that provides holiday accommodation for disabled people has received a massive boost – thanks to the efforts of two Bield tenants.
Maria Duncan and friend Bee Henderson, who are both tenants at Bield's Inchkeith Court retirement housing development in Glenrothes, joined three others from the 'Rambling Roses (and a Thorn)' group to take part in an eight-hour sponsored ramble around Loch Leven.
The group raised more than £1400 for the Lundin Links-based charity, Homelands Trust-Fife.
Maria, who has lived at Inchkeith Court since 2012, said: "The money is being used to help purchase specialist disability equipment for the Trust's new, luxury self-catering holiday cottages and drop-in centre in Lundin Links.
"The buildings are specifically designed and equipped to meet the needs of people with a range of disabilities and long-term health conditions. The facilities are fantastic. I have used them on a number of occasions and this is why I decided to fundraise for them.
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I think Tim is right that courts are beginning to realize that "new technological realities" make the kind of copying that search engines and other net applications engage in different from "the copying prohibited by traditional copyright law." But they are really going to have to get it if Google Print Library is to succeed in court.
To me, the most important factor in a court's fair use analysis is "the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work." 17 USC § 107(4). A parody or critique is certainly fair use because you'll never be able to buy a parody from the creator of the original. That is a parody will never be a substitute for either the original or derivatives and so won't have an impact on the market for the original.
However, to have an impact on the market for the original doesn't require there to be a copy that is an exact substitute for the original. In UMG v. MP3.com, the service in question wasn't a direct substitute for the record companies' product, namely CDs. But the use did affect the market for licensing. MP3.com's wholesale copying of the plaintiffs' music catalogs prevented them from exercising their exclusive right under copyright to decide whether to license their works or not. This isn't contradicted by the holding in Kelly v. Arriba Soft either. In that case the court just didn't find any evidence of market harm. And one thing the courts in MP3.com and Arriba both agreed on explicitly is that even if the allegedly fair use helps the market for the original that's still no excuse.
So, is there a market that Google is affecting negatively? Well, the case can be made that there is a market for licensing the text of books for just the kind of thing that Google Print wants to do. Amazon.com has a "Search inside the book" feature and they get permission from every publisher before they make their books searchable. You also have to look no further than Google's Print Publisher program that, unlike its Library program, gets permission and shares revenues. And mind you, the statute only requires that there be a "potential market" that is affected.
As a normative matter I think that what Google Print is trying to do should definitely be included within the meaning of fair use. But I think it might not be such an open-and-shut case as long as the market effect factor of the fair use doctrine isn't updated to reflect the new realities of the net.


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Joseph the obedient Jewish man of God with unshakeable faith a Protective Foster Dad to Jesus Christ, the Son of God a descendant of David that faced all the obstacles, and overcame them all- Abraham's test of faith-
Matthew 1:16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit .21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us."24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, 25 and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.
Luke 2:4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."
Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:14"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us."16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.17 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.21 And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called JESUS, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.22 Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the LORD"),24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.
Matthew 2:11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Luke 2:25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.27 So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law,28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:29"Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel."33 And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him.34 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against35 (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
Luke 2:36 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;37 and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.38 And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.39 So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.40 And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast.43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it;44 but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day's journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances.45 So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him.
Luke 2:46Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.47And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.48So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously."49And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?"50But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.51Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart.52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Matthew 2: 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,2saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.5 So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:6"But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel."'7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared.8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also."9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
Matthew 2:11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.12 Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him."14 When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,15 and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."
Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted, Because they are no more."19 Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,20 saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child's life are dead."21 Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
Luke 4:14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.15 And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.17And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:18"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.21 And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."22 So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, "Is this not Joseph's son?"
Matthew 13:55 Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
God honored Joseph for his role in helping provide us with our Savior by including his lineage bloodline in Jesus' genealogy (Matthew 1:16) as equally as Mary's bloodline. Without Joseph and Mary we might all be spiritually lost.
Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.2 And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly."3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying:4 "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.8 Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."9 And God said to Abraham: "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
Genesis 22:1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."2 Then He said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off.5 And Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you."6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together.7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." Then he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"8 And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." So the two of them went together.9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.11 But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am."12 And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me."
2 Corinthians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, "I said, "You are gods"'?35 If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),36 do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, "You are blaspheming,' because I said, "I am the Son of God'?37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him."
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20th International Conference on DEFORMATION MECHANISMS, RHEOLOGY & TECTONICS
Aachen, Germany, 7 - 11 Sept 2015
We are pleased to announce DRT2015 in Aachen, Germany. The conference will be held in the SuperC building in the centre of Aachen, with easy access from airports in Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, and on the high speed train line between Brussels and Cologne.
Looking forward to seeing you in Aachen!
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In the spirit of DRT, this time held at a technical University, we aim for an integration of basic and applied studies, in the broad field of Stress, Strain and Structure in the Earth.
Sessions will be organized around the following themes:
- 3D Geometry and Kinematics, Uncertainty
- Rheology and Deformation mechanisms paleorheology
- Rheology of rocks undergoing Metamorphism
- Structural Diagenesis, Fluid flow, HTMC processes,
- Fault Processes, Fault rock evolution, Seismicity
- Rheology of the Lithosphere
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One of the biggest problems facing this nation is the amount of money that has been "sequestered," to term it, for "Non-Profit Organizations," or "NPO's." Why? They present a problem when they can be used by an unscrupulous individual or groups of unscrupulous individuals (for examples, a George Soros, or the Democratic Party respectively). What is an NPO? Let's look at what they are and see if the definition is characterized by actual NPO actions.
Here is an excerpt from a book that describes NPO's (what they should be):
"The main financial difference between a for-profit and a not-for-profit enterprise is what happens to the profit. In a for-profit company like Ford or Microsoft or Disney or your favorite fast-food establishment, profits are paid to the owners, including shareholders. But a nonprofit can't do that. Any profit remaining after the bills are paid has to be plowed back into the organization's service program. So profit can't be distributed to individuals, such as the organization's board of directors, who are volunteers in every sense of the word."
"Nonprofit Kit for Dummies," ISBN: 0-7645-5347-X, pg. 8
Austere and stoic, these NPO's, all! Ahh, but what is conveniently left out is the salary portion…for the directors. Those salaries are written off as an operating expense by the "Non-Profit," but they're hardly the funds gleaned by a "simple volunteer for the beneficent NPO." Another paragraph from the book shows this:
…for the most part, we're talking about an organization that the Internal Revenue Service has classified as a 501(c)(3). They receive exemption from federal income taxes and sometimes relief from property taxes at the local level. Nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3) receive extra privileges under the law. They are, with minor exceptions, the only group of tax-exempt organizations that can receive tax-deductible contributions from individuals and organizations.
Being a nonprofit organization does not mean that an entity is exempt from paying all taxes. Nonprofit organizations pay employment taxes just like for-profit businesses do. In some states, but not all, nonprofits are exempt from paying sales tax…"
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As first reported by TVGuide.com, Lost executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse decided this year to invite fans to come up with the "code name" for the season finale's jaw-dropping simpulan moment.
After receiving a flood of submissions ΓÇö and perhaps taking a cue from a certain time-slot rival ΓÇö Team Darlton narrowed the field down to a "Top 13." As revealed in the official ABC podcast, the contenders are:
* Baby Diaper Covered in Barbeque Sauce
* The Droids You're Looking For
* The Exploding Pretzel Jar
* The Fifth Toe
* The Form in the Outlet
* The Hooded Leprechaun
* Jack Gets Pregnant
* The Joop
* Smokey's Dorm Room
* The Spanish Inquisition
* The Twinkie
* The Zeigarnik
* The Zombie Bake Sale
One of the above ΓÇö "The Hooded Leprechaun" ΓÇö the boys say, seems "oddly appropriate," given the actual nature of this season's top-secret simpulan scene. Darlton and Cuse will further whittle down the list each week via their ABC podcast.
In the meantime, TVGuide.com is here to tell you what this year's "Frozen Donkey Wheel" will not be nicknamed. In this "bonus" episode of our Getting Lost video series, the producers reveal the No. 1 Rejected Code Name ΓÇö god-awful misspellings and all.
Now if I may brazenly stir the pot, is it that the "worst" suggestion is that bad … or perhaps Darlton's "problem" with it is that it's far, far too accurate and thus spoilery? A-ha!
Source: TV Guide


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The aim of this brief was to create a poster and programme booklet for the opera, The Magic Flute. As the main theme of the opera is love, I decided to use romantic imagery such as a rose and a love lock on the poster. The poster was mainly typographic using a mixture of fonts with a classical feel. Gold vinyl was used on the some of the letters.


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COMMENT: "Backfiring" austerity measures is really the function of the country being destroyed by design– as IMF measure prove time and time again to be. Unfortunately, the United States appears to be scheduled for a similar decline as well. Let's hope not.
Corinna Jessen
Spiegel Online
August 23, 2010
The austerity measures that were supposed to fix Greece's problems are dragging down the country's economy. Stores are closing, tax revenues are falling and unemployment has hit an unbelievable 70 percent in some places. Frustrated workers are threatening to strike back.
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The feast of the Assumption of Mary on Aug. 15 is the high point of summer in the Greek Orthodox world. Here in one of the country's many churches, believers pray to the Virgin for mercy, with many of them falling to their knees.
The newspaper Ta Nea has recommended that the Greek government adopt the very same approach — the country's leaders have to hope that Mary comes up with a miracle to save Greece from a serious crisis, the paper writes. Without divine intervention, the newspaper suggested, it will be a difficult autumn for the Mediterranean state.
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This dire prognosis comes even despite Athens' massive efforts to sort out the country's finances. The government's draconian austerity measures have managed to reduce the country's budget deficit by an almost unbelievable 39.7 percent, after previous governments had squandered tax money and falsified statistics for years. The measures have reduced government spending by a total of 10 percent, 4.5 percent more than the EU and International Monetary Fund (IMF) had required.
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One of the greatest advantages of the internet is that people are always digging up new, hilarious videos for us to share. The drawback is that we almost always have no clue when and where those videos came from. Case in point – making the rounds today is a delightful clip of a female soccer reporter who puts Ines Sainz' attention-starved antics to shame. We don't know when it's from, but we also sure as heck don't care.
Costan Rican model and alleged reporter Viviana Sánchez was conducting a postgame interview with (former) CD Saprissa player Wilson Munoz, when she violated Rule Numero Uno in sports journalism – she asked for his autograph. However, rules be damned, because she shocked Munoz – nay, the world! – when she dropped her pants and asked for his Juan Hancock on her toosh.
As you'll see in the clip below, even the most confidant man can be stopped dead in his tracks by an ass as sweet as una cebolla.
(Via Joe.)


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September 23, 2014 — A new gift from the Masin Family Foundation will create the Masin Family Academic Excellence Awards to recognize and award outstanding achievement in particular subject-matter areas. The awards will be given to the highest performing students in competitive law school courses with a curve. The recipients will receive a certificate of achievement, a notation of the award on their transcripts and a cash prize.
"We are extremely grateful for the generosity of the Masin family and their ongoing commitment to promote academic excellence at UCLA School of Law," Dean Rachel F. Moran said. "The new awards will spur our students to distinguish themselves and will ensure that UCLA Law continues to attract academically gifted students who go on to become global leaders and lawyers of distinction."
This gift builds on the Masin family's earlier commitment to recognizing the highest levels of academic attainment. In 2008, Michael T. Masin '69, his wife Joanne and the Masin Family Foundation made a $6 million gift to the law school, which at the time was the largest commitment to UCLA Law by a living alumnus. The gift established the Michael T. Masin Scholars Program, which recognizes the 12 highest performing students after the first year of law school.
Michael Masin, a prominent business leader, began his career at the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers. After 25 years, he left the firm to join GTE Corporation and held progressively senior positions with GTE and its successor company, Verizon Communications. After GTE's merger with Bell Atlantic, he became vice chairman and president of the combined company, Verizon Communications. Masin served on the Board of Directors of Citigroup, and in 2002, was elected vice chairman and chief operating officer of the company, a position he held until 2004, when he rejoined O'Melveny & Myers. He now devotes his time to several business ventures. At UCLA Law, he is currently a member of the Board of Advisors and the Centennial Campaign Cabinet. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy. The law school honored Masin in 2003 as Alumnus of the Year for Professional Achievement.


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text: I've written about it before: as much as I love virtual reality and its sense of immersion, we haven't quite arrived at the holodeck yet. You can't really touch things, though with the right kind of controllers implemented well it's amazing how well you can fool your brain into believing that you're actually holding that floppy disk, handgun or lightsaber in VR. However, what is much more difficult, at least in the comfort of your home, is walking. Sure, you can walk a few steps depending on how much space you have, but after more than a metre or two you're likely to bang into a wall. And since few people live in empty warehouses or vast, echoing halls, not to mention the cable by which you're generally attached to the PC, developers generally have to find workarounds.


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25 LDS Quotations About Happiness
To celebrate happiness, and in an effort to discuss and educate how we might find more of it, this post comes from the happiness quotes section on LDSQuotations.com While the media doesn't always paint the most accurate picture of the LDS faith, I've always appreciated watching Mormons portrayed in movies or TV shows. They're almost always portrayed as wearing a huge smile, over-anxious to help out, and of course, zealously attempting to share their faith. While they're not always perfect, these portrayals make me proud. In order for these portrayals to be funny and to resonate with an audience, the truth...Read More


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Madison Gale country flower is pooh de pooh freshener, that's what it is.
Look it smells like a country flower!!
Who wants to eat a country flower?
Make a flavor we like chicken, beef bullion, anything.
Give me a reason to take my hat off and go down there.
I feel like chicken tonight, chicken tonight
I had three sisters growin' up there was shit in that bathtub I didn't know what it was untill i was 25 years old.
Momma had that big water bottle thing hangin off in there.
To me that was just a really neat squirt gun.
I was in there tryin' to blow it up, bmmmmmp
You cant blow that sum bitch up either youll bust a blood vessel out your head
Dont suck on it, ewwww
Momma said get that outta your mouth do you know where that's been?!?!
She just wants to kill ya cause she thinks shes raisin a fuckin' heathen.
Daddy's laughin' his ass off 'cause hes in there 3 hours earlier doin the same damn thing
He didn't know what it was either
He's in the front yard waterin' the plants with that sum bitch
You don't see those anymore
The days of the water bottle are gone
Women now days are just naturally fresh
They figured out soap works!
I married a woman that got's a identical twin sister
And uh they look just a like
Naturally my wife is well i mean she's... I married way over my fuckin' head.
She's gorgeous
If she walked in here right now youd be like fmmmmmmmmp what the fuck howd you get her?
Personality, that's all i had!
But I'll tell you this you marry a twin you date a twin you fuck one you pretty much wanna fuck the other
Call me crazy
Now here's some real good advice
Don't ever bring that up!
That was a shity Christmas I got news for ya.
I aint never planned to get married
Men never plan to get married women do!
I'm gonna get married I'm gonna have a big house and hes gonna work and I'm not.
Dream on hooker, dream the fuck on.
You wanna know why a man gets married I'll tell ya why a man gets married.
A man gets married because hes been in a realtionship for so long that he just fuckin' gives up.
Alright I'll marry ya.
You happy?
Oh yeah hahahaha
Then comes the planning of the weddin'
And everyday is an event to her
What do you think about the napkins and the sign in book and my dress and my panties and blah blah blah fuckin blah
I don't give a shit just make sure theres beer and whiskey when the shit's over with
Cause ill tell ya somethin' boys at this point and time you dont even no how bad you screwed up.
You just know theres a big event coming up and someone you're involved.
Then comes the day of the weddin'.
Yer dressed up and she's dressed up
No turnin' back now is there hmmm nmmmm.
Everybody shakin' your hand takin' your picture congratulations
You just won a seat in the fuckin senate for all you know
Yer clueless cooo cooo cooo cooo cooo coo
Afterwards yer at the reception drinkin beer with your buddies oblivious to what the fuck you just did
Woooooooooo you sum bitch ya did it you got married you bastard
Then everybody just leaves
What the hey! Wwwwait where you all goin'
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All eyes were on President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner's "golf summit" today, where the two of them teamed up against Vice President Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich in a highly anticipated golf outing at Andrews Air Force Base golf course. Though the press pool was only permitted to observe the action on the first green, it didn't stop massive analysis of each painstaking detail. We combed through various political blogs to come up with the five most exciting moments. It was tough to choose.
1. Biden's Bogey. On the first hole, the president, the speaker and the governor all shot par, which was five. According to the Washington Times, Obama "got all Tiger Woods fancy on the first green by crouching down to line up his 12-foot shot." He missed, then tapped it in for par. But despite sinking a 15-foot putt, Biden got a bogey, lagging behind from the start. Onlookers were no doubt surprised, because Biden is supposed to be the best player. Golf Digest ranked Biden, with a handicap of 6.3, 29th in a list of Washington's Top 150 golfers. At the time, most tried not to read too much into it. "This could well be temporary," observed White House Dossier, "He's good." But afterwards, as The Hill noted, "the extra stroke came back to haunt him."
2. The Back Pat. After the first hole, the foursome walked back to the carts, and Obama patted Boehner on the back. They rode together (Obama driving) while Biden and Kasich rode in the other cart. Interpretations of the pat were mixed. The Washington Times wrote that "hopefully this sign of congeniality from the Duffer-in-Chief will give the top Republican the opportunity to drive a hard bargain on the green today." The Hill called it a sign "that the round had a nonpartisan feel."
3. The Flying Golf Ball. ABC News shows that Obama was almost hit by a golf ball. It's not clear when this happened, though we assume it was once again on the first green, the only part the press pool was allowed to observe. It may be worth pointing out that this has happened to the president before. The video is below. At the end of 2010, he was almost hit by a golf ball in Hawaii. No one has drawn any parallels between the two events, but you may draw your own conclusions.
4. Victory on the 18th! Things went dark for, well, the rest of the game, as the press was not allowed to follow the foursome. But the game must have been tense! According to reports, the score came down right to the 18th hole. Somehow -- details remain sketchy -- Obama and Boehner managed to pull in the victory, and won $2 a piece. "The question now is whether a partnership forged on the tees, fairways, and greens of a military base course can yield success in the policy arena," posits the Associated Press. Better than a joint loss, no doubt.
5. Beer and a Photo Op. Again, relying on statements from the White House, we learn that "after finishing their round, the president, Speaker Boehner, the vice president and Gov. Kasich went to the patio of the clubhouse where they enjoyed a cold drink, some of the U.S. Open coverage and visited with service members." The White House also said afterward that "the foursome had great time and really enjoyed playing golf at Joint Base Andrews today." According to The Hill, that wording was "approved by Boehner's office."
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WATCH: East Haven police release video of pursuit before deadly Branford crash
EAST HAVEN >> East Haven police have released dashcam video of a pursuit Sunday night that happened before a crash in Branford that killed a 4-year-old boy.
Jairus Benjamin died in the crash, which happened at about 6:40 p.m. Sunday at the bottom of the Exit 55 ramp from Interstate 95 at the intersection with East Main Street (Route 1) in Branford.
Benjamin was a passenger in a white Toyota Corolla that was allegedly stolen out of New Haven. East Haven police began following the vehicle at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday on Frontage Road after noticing it did not have its taillights lit.
At least one East Haven officer pursued the car onto I-95 northbound. But East Haven police say they terminated the pursuit about a mile and a half before the crash site. They contend the crash was not as a result of the pursuit.
Tyler Carey, 18, of East Haven was allegedly behind the wheel of the car during the pursuit and crash. He was arrested at the scene and charged with larceny, reckless endangerment and risk of injury to a minor.
Carey has not been charged in connection with Jairus' death. The crash remains under investigation by the Connecticut State Police.
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False Opposition
Our world is full of false opposition. It's most obvious in politics today, but it's been with us forever.
In school you were supposed to be into sports or music. I never got that. I love pop music. Love, love, love it. When I was a teenager I also loved baseball, soccer, football, tennis, downhill skiing and got genuinely excited when it was time for the olympics. Sunday afternoons were, to me, for The Wide World of Sports. I flippin' loved that show.
I had two magazine subscriptions running in parallel for years. My stepfather paid for both of them, annually and they both started as birthday presents when I was about 10 – Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated. I got both, continuously until I was about 24, when both magazines took a slide into unreadable stupidity (although Rolling Stone was dismal by the time I was 17 or 18 and just kept getting worse – I was just hopeful that it would improve, so I hung in there way too long).
Hanging around and playing in punk/alternative bands (and I well and truly hate the term "alternative" but it is what it is) the false oppositional thing between liking music or liking sports was even heavier. I played in bands with people who laughed at me for being a baseball fan. It was like a purity test thing if you were a musician who was so ignorant of sports you didn't know the difference between baseball and football. The fact that I not only was a fan, but played soccer made me some kind of horror to many of the folks I played music with, even more so to the people I knew who wrote for music mags and zines.
The stereotypical heavy duty music fan, or aspiring rock guy was pasty, spindly, uncoordinated and physically inept. I blame Pete Townsend for creating that template. Another common one was the effeminate diva who'd never play a sport for fear of mussing his hair. For that I blame Robert Plant. The third template was created by Keith Richards – drug addict, holed up in his room writing songs until he passes out.
Thing is, I never aspired to be any of those things.
I strove to be able to do stuff with my body. I always wanted to be stronger and faster, not weaker and more incapable. I certainly loved my hair (when I had it) but if it was time to run around that shit was getting put into a pony and out of my damned way (or mercifully chopped off – thank you punk rock, thank you – and a non-issue). As for drugs, no thanks. Not opposed to them, just not particularly interested.
Gradually though I learned that this false opposition was a sham. Jeff Beck liked working on cars and drag racing them more than playing the guitar (and once actually said something to the effect that he would make a record and tour every few years to get some scratch to spend on cars). Rod Stewart would end his concerts by kicking dozens of soccer balls (pretty authoritatively) into the audience and was a well-known footie fan. Johnny Ramone was a die-hard New York Yankees fan, who even played in a beer league.
Best of all, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten!) is a lifelong Arsenal supporter, who wrote this wonderful observation on the wonder that is beings a sportsfan:
I don't care how overpaid or underpaid they are, it all comes down to the same thing. You can over-strategize, or you can purchase all the best players, but still that might not work. It's something about the personality blend, and the confidence the manager can instill in a team that makes a team successful and thus exciting to watch.
That's from a chapter early in his book, Anger Is An Energy, in which he goes on to say brilliant stuff about the nature of sport and fandom, and here's the thing – it's all equally true of music. Great bands are not made from grabbing all the best musicians and making them play together. It's the chemistry between them, both on stage and off, that makes magic (or doesn't).
Technical skill is a great thing to have. So is a great work ethic. But neither one makes a champion team or a million selling band. It's equally possible to overthink sport and music.
From a purely strategic and business standpoint, U2 giving away their last album on iTunes made perfect sense, but it felt shitty, so it bombed. Millions of people have that record and have never listened to it. The Dodgers (much as I hate to say this) buying a stunning pack of talent hasn't produced a championship, and probably won't this year either.
My point is that we put stuff into boxes. We categorize, segment and define the boundaries of the world and just deny the utter, relentless sameness of everything that involves humans.
Our politicians have conned us into wearing their team colors (or perhaps conned us into thinking they wear our colors) for the same reason the marketers at the big record labels decided to encourage record stores to file the records in discrete sections – rock, r&b, jazz, soul, disco, metal, alternative – when all that ever mattered to the people buying the records was some help sorting between the good and not good – because neatly sorted records are easier to market and sell.
Telling you to vote for me because I'm on the red team is easier work than getting your vote by telling you about what I'm going to do to make the world better, and why.
It's easier for me to sell you a record if I con you into believing that Black Sabbath is heavy metal, so you'll like this other record here which is also filed in the heavy metal section of the store that it is for me to explain to you what merits this record has, or features that might interest you.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 8 seconds So we're going to look at the principles of genealogical proof right now, and try to get our heads around those. So these encompass questions about why is proof essential? And the question of should I or can I use pre-existing research? And then we'll look at what's called the Genealogical Proof Standard, and give an introduction to that. It's an important standard that's being used by genealogists around the world now. So, why is proof essential? Basically so you can be sure that you've found the right ancestor. It's all too easy to find a name that matches and add that person on to your family tree.
Skip to 0 minutes and 58 seconds Only to discover later that there were five people in that area with the same name and perhaps the same dates. And you've unfortunately chosen the wrong person, and followed the rabbit down the wrong rabbit hole. So proof and consideration of different names, and following those is really– is quite essential for your confidence levels. As well as other people being confident in your work. You don't want your family to come back and look at your work later and go, "hmm actually they didn't get the right person". And so that, also, that you can come back to work with confidence, as well.
Skip to 1 minute and 46 seconds Say you take a break and come back to your work later, and are thinking, well where did I actually find that fact? What proof do I have that that person lived in that area, and had that occupation? How do I know that? So, proof is about the sources that you used, but it's also about writing down where you found things as well. And there's a question of– should you use pre-existing research? And I would say yes, but use it with caution. And also acknowledge that work of other people.
Skip to 2 minutes and 25 seconds So, if you've talked to someone and found some information on your family line that someone else has come up with, make sure that you acknowledge that source in your family tree, and give that person credit for that. But, as we were saying earlier in some of these lectures, family trees that have been created by other people can have information in them that's not correct. But also published family histories as well. Things that have been published in books, you know– articles, can be wrong. So you need to double check what other people have done, and don't just take it– "It's in black and white so it must be true." Not the truth.
Skip to 3 minutes and 8 seconds So some things to look for in other people's work is– have they used primary sources? Have they told you what sources that they– have they used? And are those sources good ones, in your opinion? So those are some of the ways to consider the validity of what other people have done. So I would suggest to use them as a place that get ideas for where to go with your family research, but not as an end point in and of themselves. You must question and veri– verify research that other people have done. So the Genealogical Proof Standard, what is it?
Skip to 3 minutes and 47 seconds Well, it grew out of the idea that the preponderance of evidence, or the balance of probabilities used in civil legal cases. And the American Society of Genealogists back in the 1960s published some work around this idea, and were promoting this idea of a preponderance of evidence being used to– to solve genealogical cases. And since that time period more work has been done on what a standard of proof should be. And in 2000 the American Board of Certification of Genealogists published a manual, called the "Genealogical Standards Manual", that laid out, in great detail, a number of these standards, which has now been reworked by several other authors, and there are five main points.
Skip to 4 minutes and 43 seconds But really it's a set of logical, procedural steps that good genealogists have followed for many, many years and will continue to follow as well. But just to go through the specific points of what the standard is. There– yeah, I was saying there's five main points, and we'll go through each one in detail here. First one is– has the research been what's called reasonably exhaustive? And that asks you to examine a wide range of a high quality sources in an organised way. And it gets you to look at what name variations there might be, and we know that there are many name variations, and also consider possible confusion with other matches.
Skip to 5 minutes and 36 seconds This goes back to– do you have five possible matches, and making sure that you choose the highest probable one. And it's not always possible to know 100%– sometimes you might have two strong contenders– but as long as you've considered the issues around those that's a good way to going– to knowing that your research has been reasonably exhaustive. So the sources that you use for these will vary by the question that you're trying to answer, and the place that you're looking at.
Skip to 6 minutes and 9 seconds So what I would perhaps suggest doing is making a list of the most important sources that are regularly used in your area of study– your country of interest– and just ticking them off as you use them to make sure that you haven't forgotten something. Then also think about adding to that list and dropping it off– dropping things off as well. So, has the research been reasonably exhaustive? Secondly, have you– have you looked at the information? Have you analysed and correlated the information that you found? And that means have you interpreted what the documents are telling you, correctly? Have you found someone in a census household, and perhaps not found them at the census household and assumed that they've died?
Skip to 7 minutes and 1 second But because the census only is showing who actually slept somewhere on a particular night doesn't mean that they've died at all. So think about what the document's truly telling you, and get the most out of them. Do the documents mean what you think they mean? And does– perhaps more importantly, does the information agree with other things that you know about the person? If you found a birth document that has a wildly incorrect date from what you know about the person but everything else is correct, maybe that document's not about your person. Or maybe the other information is wrong. So that's a case where you need to go off and find more– more documentation.
Skip to 7 minutes and 48 seconds So thirdly, has conflicting evidence been resolved? This really follows on from that second point. If you have more than one possible birth date or birth place. Say you've got varying information from census records and marriage records. How can you resolve that and find what you think is the true place? Which is more likely to be correct? And that may come down to the quality of the source. But you may have to resign yourself to a probable piece of information– a birth date for example, or place– until you find further information. Until, perhaps, you actually can get the birth certificate, that kind of thing. So here's an example of a document.
Skip to 8 minutes and 40 seconds If you were just to take this single document as proof of a birth date, you would go– you would have totally the wrong information in your family tree. So this gentleman, who happens to be my grandfather, filled in his World War I draft registration form, and he gave his year of birth– sorry, his date of birth as June 13, 1887. And that gave them an age of 30 in 1917 when this was taken. Which– that birth year doesn't agree with any other source that I have for him. His death certificate tells me that the June 13 is correct, but his date– sorry, his year of birth is 1893.
Skip to 9 minutes and 30 seconds Which– and that 1893 year matches up with the other ages on the census records, and a variety of other sources. So it's far more likely to be 1893 instead of 1887. So my question is, why did he give the wrong year of birth on the World War I draft registration form, and thus make himself older? Was it to make himself less likely to have– to be called up? So I don't have the answers to these questions, but it's certainly something that makes me think. But, as I say, if I was just to take that bit of information alone for his birth information, I would be off on the wrong track. So find other things to correlate.
Skip to 10 minutes and 20 seconds OK, have your sources been cited or referenced? Have you written down– have you noted down what source you've used to create your family tree? So every statement of fact that you make has to be referenced, i.e. you have to note down where you got the information from. And there's a variety of different ways to reference– to create references. We'll talk about that elsewhere in the course. But this really shows the sources that you've used, and it allows other researchers to check your work. But also, if you come back to the work that you've done in six months time, in a couple of years time, you'll know where you found that information.
Skip to 11 minutes and 6 seconds And you won't be going, "How on Earth did I know that he was born in Illinois?" You'll know because you'll have written that down. So, very important. Everything has to be cited or referenced, however you want to call that. And finally, have you created a reasoned conclusion? Have you stated your case for the information, and the family line or the answer to the questions that you wanted to set out to answer? So, you need to explain how the evidence that you found leads to your conclusions. If you have five possible people, and you've chosen one of them, tell us why you've discounted those other people and why you think this one person is the right person.
Skip to 11 minutes and 54 seconds It really helps if you set out your arguments in a logical fashion. In doing this, when you have questions of proof, of say those five potential people may create new avenues of research for you to go down and try. And a reasoned conclusion can be created through notes that you take in, say, a family tree software programme. It doesn't have to be you sitting down with a piece of paper or typing things into a Word document– word processing document. It can be done through notes that you've used in software. But it is often very nice to create a written explanation of the conclusions that you've come to, because that's often easier for people to read and follow.
Skip to 12 minutes and 42 seconds So that's the final wrap up for the Genealogical Proof Standards. So, all things coming together, it allows people to have confidence in your work. That you've come up with the right conclusion, and– or the probably right conclusion. Because as we've been talking about there's never perhaps 100% in anything. There's always a slight area of inconclusion. But it really helps set your case out, and make people confident that you've found the right person.
The principles of genealogical proof
This video introduces the various elements of the Genealogical Proof Standard and considers why basing your research in proof is essential.
We'll also consider whether you can safely use pre-existing research.
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