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The Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective (SERRC) recently addressed several interesting topics — often in connection with Steve Fuller’s ideas. To my mind, the most important topics are: The main features of social epistemology; A new relationship between human thinking and the surrounding world; The individual mind and its embodiment in a group; The significance of the material body (natural or artificial) for thinking; Human rights for animals; and, The Extended Mind Thesis (EMT). All these topics are interdependent, one cannot be considered without referring to the others. Their discussion has two sides, empirical and theoretical. First, let’s look at the theoretical side.
One way to discuss the question regarding the specificity of the human mind, in the framework of social epistemology, may be the Extended Mind Thesis (EMT). The key point of Georg Theiner, a supporter of EMT, “is to accept or discover that cognition is not just ‘all inside the head’. The EMT explores ways that cognition is extended beyond the individual brain/mind or body and this serves to overcome the classical Cartesian dualism between mind and matter, subjective and objective, the res extensa and the res cogitans”. For supporters of EMT the objective world is not only the natural world, but also the social world. EMT scholars study the relations of individual human minds and the thinking of human collectives among scientists and humanitarians, philosophers and sociologists and so on. Of course, they are also interested in the link between the brain and thinking. The focus of their reasoning is to show that borders among the participants in such kinds of interactions are disappearing. The idea of borders is important in social epistemology, but Fuller poses differently the problem of extending the human mind.
For Fuller, it is important to understand if it is possible to spread the human mind to creatures that do not have the ability to think like human beings. We can extend Fuller’s reasoning. Can we understand every thing as if it was created and as if it has an author? In classical science, for instance, each theory has a creator. But to understand a theory we do not need to know the name of its author. However, in the arts, it is often enough to say: “This is Picasso.” For many, given the author, the nature of the work is now clear. Naming the author says something important about the content. In the current context of social epistemology is thinking closer to art than to contemporary science? Recent science is oriented much more to the author than to the object of study.
This way of thinking asks us to look carefully at the things around us as having authors who created them and with whom we may communicate. When we look at a painting by Picasso, we communicate with him as we consider the details of his work. The same occurs with the creatures to which Fuller refers. We know in advance that we cannot talk with a monkey. To teach a monkey our language is problematic to say the least. But we can understand the idea of its creation as a unique and autonomous entity with its own properties and rights. We do not need to make a monkey similar to a human. On the contrary, we should understand the a monkey’s features in helping to develop its existing capacities.
Another of Fuller’s important ideas regards the possibility of the mind’s existence outside the human body. This question is posed in relation to the construction of thinking machines that occupy space in the artificial world that we created and that surrounds us. People must change their way of thinking in the process of adapting to this new world. The human body gets technological enhancements; science interferes in the structure of human genome. As for thinking machines, they master the human mind. At the same time, the “body” of the machine is a technical construction. Is it possible for human thinking to exist without a biological body? Perhaps we are witnessing two parallel processes? Perhaps scientists will invent a material that replaces biological tissues with inorganic machine parts? In this case the difference between machine and human will disappear. Humans will not exist so much as biological creatures. Machines will not exist so much as technical constructions. As a result, there is no problem. I do not want to say if this outcome is good or bad — maybe it’s inevitable?
Fuller’s analysis of the issues discussed at Yale, and his own conference presentation, helped me understand the main directions in the study of human-animal relations and the notion of humanity. Despite the variety of positions taken at the conference, I would like to draw attention not to the speakers’ differences, but to their similarities. All of speakers talked about human rights — about whether we can grant them to some of the most cognitively developed animals. The conference participants assumed, absent serious discussion, that it would be a great benefit to animals to have human rights. But is this really so?
Humans have the right to kill and to eat animals. We do it all the time. This right is necessary for us to live. In what way can we grant the same right to animals? Do we allow animals (e.g. tigers, piranhas or crocodiles) to kill and eat us when they are hungry? We also hunt for recreation. Perhaps, then, we have in mind contending only with clever enough animals. But who will define the level of animals’ mentality clearly enough to understand what is forbidden to them? Do we have the right to prohibit animals from acting? Can we be sure that animals will not use their knowledge to violate our rights?
As I see it, animals do not need most of our rights. But they have their own rights that we must take into consideration. I believe that it is impossible to spread human laws into the animal world. What is good for us is unacceptable for them. Here, I disagree with Fuller who says: “In any case, given our emerging sense of what constitutes a good life for ourselves, why not try to extend that across nature?”  It is desirable to create conditions for animals in zoos similar to those in which they live in the wild, but not conditions similar to those in which we live in our flats. Wild animals have the right to preserve their natural habitat on the globe that is their home no less than ours. Pets, of course, are closer to a person, but their rights also cannot be the same as the human rights. If we want to see wild animals live well, we should take care to preserve their environment as much as possible in its most suitable form.
Without doubt, modern civilization reduces the area where wild nature is preserved and the changes are not in a favorable direction for the animals. People can compensate, to some extent, for the damage that their livelihood brings to animals. But, in so doing, we have to think first about the specific rights of animals and not about human rights. Human rights should not be considered desirable for all animals.
We can draw a parallel with the current state of affairs in the social world of people. We talk a great deal about the process of globalization. Indeed, the current conditions of our civilization, primarily means of communication, brings people closer to one other. Increasingly strong ties appear among different countries and cultures. But, at the same time, we are witnessing a stormy burst of national cultures, religions and traditions that seek to establish themselves as autonomous and having the right to independent existence. It is impossible to ignore that not just the good aspects of the past are revived. Hostility, strife and religious wars — the desire to spread one’s own cultural, religious and political values, if not to the whole world, then to the nearest neighbors — often form the context of international relations.
Life in western countries is more comfortable than for people in the east. It is not difficult to understand the desire to make all humans happy given the conditions of western democracy. But what is good for some people, is not good for others. Apparently, we need to develop a web of communication that would unite all its elements and preserve their individuality and autonomy. A policy of multiculturalism that encourages cultural coexistence and equal rights leads to both a culture in place, and a culture recently arrived, adopting a new form of existence. As a result, cultures lose their specificity.
I believe each nation should have place where people live constantly and which is their home. Outside their home, people are guests and obligated to obey local laws and customs.
When we enter the world of animals, we are their guests. We are obliged to take into consideration their norms of life. Whether we want to or not, our activity inevitably changes the living conditions of wild animals. If an animal fell into a difficult situation, and we want to help, we must know the peculiarities of the animal’s behavior. The biological features an animal’s body do not play a serious role.
As for people, I completely agree with Fuller that our natural biological makeup is not a foundation of humanity. While not the foundation, it is necessary for our thinking. Physiological processes in the brain are not a thought, but they are necessary for the birth of a thought, if nothing else. Overcoming this boundary is not easy to explain. Perhaps it is disappearing?
People organize the surrounding world as their house and do it with the help of their mind. Traces of human thinking remain in its results whether we like it or not. In classical science, we try to remove these traces and study the created world as if it exists absolutely independently of us. But now, on the contrary, we try to find these traces and reproduce them in machines. The surrounding world changes. If we want to live in it comfortably, we have to study its structure and create possible ways to communicate with all its inhabitants. Fuller considers this issue and offers relevant topics for discussion.
 “Extended Knowledge and the Extended Mind. Interview Report Precis”, Gregory Sandstrom, European Humanities University and Lithuanian Research Council. SERRC, 2014. Vol. 3, No. 2, 35.
 “Crediting People: An Exchange.” SERRC – January 16, 2014.
 Steve Fuller “’Personhood Beyond the Human’: Reflections on an Important Conference.” SERRC Vol. 3, No 2. 11.
When I attended University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Lyn Miles, an anthropologist who raised an orangutan, Chantek, and taught him sign language. By the time I had come to campus, Chantek had been living in captivity near Zoo Atlanta for a few years. Having met Chantek I can attest to his impressive communication skills and “crafting” capabilities. Lyn is of a small but passionate contingent who are pushing for “personhood” rights for great apes.
I do not believe there is anything intrinsically wrongheaded about this movement to extend human rights to “intelligent” non-human species, but there seems to be a rather pressing question of agency. The fact that we, humans, are interceding on behalf of (read: for the greater good of) intelligent non-humans begs the question; why should we assume they want/need our assistance? If these species are intelligent and capable of communication, maybe we should try harder to find out what they might want for themselves?
As a side note: the fact that humans commonly kill animals for food should not imply that that we have the right to do so. There are entire religions and people groups who get along quite well without killing or eating animals (in fact, many of these groups tend to have better health and increased longevity than the general, meat-eating populace).
Taylor Loy is absolutely right that there are no foregone conclusions in the discussion about the possibility for humans to intervene in the lives of animals. But I am sure of certain things.
To my mind it’s important to avoid anthropological explanations of animal behavior. If a parrot learned to pronounce words, and even short phrases, that does not mean that he became closer to a human being.
I believe that humans have to estimate and to defend animals rights first of all. “Red book” was created exactly for this purpose.
Of course an analogy cannot prove anything, but to clarify something you can use it. I mean social relations among people.

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the social epistemology review and reply collective (serrc) recently addressed several interesting topics — often in connection with steve fuller’s ideas. to my mind, the most important topics are: the main features of social epistemology; a new relationship between human thinking and the surrounding world; the individual mind and its embodiment in a group; the significance of the material body (natural or artificial) for thinking; human rights for animals; and, the extended mind thesis (emt). all these topics are interdependent, one cannot be considered without referring to the others. their discussion has two sides, empirical and theoretical. first, let’s look at the theoretical side.
one way to discuss the question regarding the specificity of the human mind, in the framework of social epistemology, may be the extended mind thesis (emt). the key point of georg theiner, a supporter of emt, “is to accept or discover that cognition is not just ‘all inside the head’. the emt explores ways that cognition is extended beyond the individual brain/mind or body and this serves to overcome the classical cartesian dualism between mind and matter, subjective and objective, the res extensa and the res cogitans”. for supporters of emt the objective world is not only the natural world, but also the social world. emt scholars study the relations of individual human minds and the thinking of human collectives among scientists and humanitarians, philosophers and sociologists and so on. of course, they are also interested in the link between the brain and thinking. the focus of their reasoning is to show that borders among the participants in such kinds of interactions are disappearing. the idea of borders is important in social epistemology, but fuller poses differently the problem of extending the human mind.
for fuller, it is important to understand if it is possible to spread the human mind to creatures that do not have the ability to think like human beings. we can extend fuller’s reasoning. can we understand every thing as if it was created and as if it has an author? in classical science, for instance, each theory has a creator. but to understand a theory we do not need to know the name of its author. however, in the arts, it is often enough to say: “this is picasso.” for many, given the author, the nature of the work is now clear. naming the author says something important about the content. in the current context of social epistemology is thinking closer to art than to contemporary science? recent science is oriented much more to the author than to the object of study.
this way of thinking asks us to look carefully at the things around us as having authors who created them and with whom we may communicate. when we look at a painting by picasso, we communicate with him as we consider the details of his work. the same occurs with the creatures to which fuller refers. we know in advance that we cannot talk with a monkey. to teach a monkey our language is problematic to say the least. but we can understand the idea of its creation as a unique and autonomous entity with its own properties and rights. we do not need to make a monkey similar to a human. on the contrary, we should understand the a monkey’s features in helping to develop its existing capacities.
another of fuller’s important ideas regards the possibility of the mind’s existence outside the human body. this question is posed in relation to the construction of thinking machines that occupy space in the artificial world that we created and that surrounds us. people must change their way of thinking in the process of adapting to this new world. the human body gets technological enhancements; science interferes in the structure of human genome. as for thinking machines, they master the human mind. at the same time, the “body” of the machine is a technical construction. is it possible for human thinking to exist without a biological body? perhaps we are witnessing two parallel processes? perhaps scientists will invent a material that replaces biological tissues with inorganic machine parts? in this case the difference between machine and human will disappear. humans will not exist so much as biological creatures. machines will not exist so much as technical constructions. as a result, there is no problem. i do not want to say if this outcome is good or bad — maybe it’s inevitable?
fuller’s analysis of the issues discussed at yale, and his own conference presentation, helped me understand the main directions in the study of human-animal relations and the notion of humanity. despite the variety of positions taken at the conference, i would like to draw attention not to the speakers’ differences, but to their similarities. all of speakers talked about human rights — about whether we can grant them to some of the most cognitively developed animals. the conference participants assumed, absent serious discussion, that it would be a great benefit to animals to have human rights. but is this really so?
humans have the right to kill and to eat animals. we do it all the time. this right is necessary for us to live. in what way can we grant the same right to animals? do we allow animals (e.g. tigers, piranhas or crocodiles) to kill and eat us when they are hungry? we also hunt for recreation. perhaps, then, we have in mind contending only with clever enough animals. but who will define the level of animals’ mentality clearly enough to understand what is forbidden to them? do we have the right to prohibit animals from acting? can we be sure that animals will not use their knowledge to violate our rights?
as i see it, animals do not need most of our rights. but they have their own rights that we must take into consideration. i believe that it is impossible to spread human laws into the animal world. what is good for us is unacceptable for them. here, i disagree with fuller who says: “in any case, given our emerging sense of what constitutes a good life for ourselves, why not try to extend that across nature?”  it is desirable to create conditions for animals in zoos similar to those in which they live in the wild, but not conditions similar to those in which we live in our flats. wild animals have the right to preserve their natural habitat on the globe that is their home no less than ours. pets, of course, are closer to a person, but their rights also cannot be the same as the human rights. if we want to see wild animals live well, we should take care to preserve their environment as much as possible in its most suitable form.
without doubt, modern civilization reduces the area where wild nature is preserved and the changes are not in a favorable direction for the animals. people can compensate, to some extent, for the damage that their livelihood brings to animals. but, in so doing, we have to think first about the specific rights of animals and not about human rights. human rights should not be considered desirable for all animals.
we can draw a parallel with the current state of affairs in the social world of people. we talk a great deal about the process of globalization. indeed, the current conditions of our civilization, primarily means of communication, brings people closer to one other. increasingly strong ties appear among different countries and cultures. but, at the same time, we are witnessing a stormy burst of national cultures, religions and traditions that seek to establish themselves as autonomous and having the right to independent existence. it is impossible to ignore that not just the good aspects of the past are revived. hostility, strife and religious wars — the desire to spread one’s own cultural, religious and political values, if not to the whole world, then to the nearest neighbors — often form the context of international relations.
life in western countries is more comfortable than for people in the east. it is not difficult to understand the desire to make all humans happy given the conditions of western democracy. but what is good for some people, is not good for others. apparently, we need to develop a web of communication that would unite all its elements and preserve their individuality and autonomy. a policy of multiculturalism that encourages cultural coexistence and equal rights leads to both a culture in place, and a culture recently arrived, adopting a new form of existence. as a result, cultures lose their specificity.
i believe each nation should have place where people live constantly and which is their home. outside their home, people are guests and obligated to obey local laws and customs.
when we enter the world of animals, we are their guests. we are obliged to take into consideration their norms of life. whether we want to or not, our activity inevitably changes the living conditions of wild animals. if an animal fell into a difficult situation, and we want to help, we must know the peculiarities of the animal’s behavior. the biological features an animal’s body do not play a serious role.
as for people, i completely agree with fuller that our natural biological makeup is not a foundation of humanity. while not the foundation, it is necessary for our thinking. physiological processes in the brain are not a thought, but they are necessary for the birth of a thought, if nothing else. overcoming this boundary is not easy to explain. perhaps it is disappearing?
people organize the surrounding world as their house and do it with the help of their mind. traces of human thinking remain in its results whether we like it or not. in classical science, we try to remove these traces and study the created world as if it exists absolutely independently of us. but now, on the contrary, we try to find these traces and reproduce them in machines. the surrounding world changes. if we want to live in it comfortably, we have to study its structure and create possible ways to communicate with all its inhabitants. fuller considers this issue and offers relevant topics for discussion.
 “extended knowledge and the extended mind. interview report precis”, gregory sandstrom, european humanities university and lithuanian research council. serrc, 2014. vol. 3, no. 2, 35.
 “crediting people: an exchange.” serrc – january 16, 2014.
 steve fuller “’personhood beyond the human’: reflections on an important conference.” serrc vol. 3, no 2. 11.
when i attended university of tennessee in chattanooga, i had the opportunity to work with dr. lyn miles, an anthropologist who raised an orangutan, chantek, and taught him sign language. by the time i had come to campus, chantek had been living in captivity near zoo atlanta for a few years. having met chantek i can attest to his impressive communication skills and “crafting” capabilities. lyn is of a small but passionate contingent who are pushing for “personhood” rights for great apes.
i do not believe there is anything intrinsically wrongheaded about this movement to extend human rights to “intelligent” non-human species, but there seems to be a rather pressing question of agency. the fact that we, humans, are interceding on behalf of (read: for the greater good of) intelligent non-humans begs the question; why should we assume they want/need our assistance? if these species are intelligent and capable of communication, maybe we should try harder to find out what they might want for themselves?
as a side note: the fact that humans commonly kill animals for food should not imply that that we have the right to do so. there are entire religions and people groups who get along quite well without killing or eating animals (in fact, many of these groups tend to have better health and increased longevity than the general, meat-eating populace).
taylor loy is absolutely right that there are no foregone conclusions in the discussion about the possibility for humans to intervene in the lives of animals. but i am sure of certain things.
to my mind it’s important to avoid anthropological explanations of animal behavior. if a parrot learned to pronounce words, and even short phrases, that does not mean that he became closer to a human being.
i believe that humans have to estimate and to defend animals rights first of all. “red book” was created exactly for this purpose.
of course an analogy cannot prove anything, but to clarify something you can use it. i mean social relations among people.


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A real stethoscope and a great prop for the doctor or mad scientist in you. Measures approximately 30.5"L.
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a real stethoscope and a great prop for the doctor or mad scientist in you. measures approximately 30.5"l.
tips shipping: all the products in our store are fufilled by amazon usage: great for gifts, masquerade parties, costume parties, carnival, christmas, easter, new years eve party, halloween etc. storefront: visit our storefront to see more funny masks: amzn.to/2xol43x warning: kids under 6 years old must be under the guidance of parents to use the mask. keep away from fire. if you are allergic to latex, you'd better not wear this latex mask.
the dr2 unisex lab coat was the very first garment created for the dr. james brand paving the way for each style in the collection since. having undergone several updates and improvements since its inception almost 12 years ago, the dr2 is our most popular unisex product due to its all round function, classic look and excellent value for money. the fabric weight is 245gsm with a pre-shrunk 65% polyester and 35% cotton blend making it robust and durable for any lab, medical or industrial work environment. its absorbent material offers the user limited protection against non-chemical spills and dust to clothing underneath. suitable for wash of up to 40 degrees with low shrinkage. the coat length is approximately knee high based on the average male and female height.
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83 balwadi(pre-school) children visited Vaigai Dam on a school outing. All the children enjoyed seeing the huge dam with water, flowers and big trees in the park. They also enjoyed playing in the beautiful meadow and on the play equipment in the park. And our 5th standard children visited Kottakudi’s river for their educational trip. All the children enjoyed seeing the water resources and admired the flora and fauna. Kottagudi’s river flows from Meesapulimala in the foothills of Athiyuthu, Anakarai in the Western Ghats.
A life-skills training programme was organised for 6th to 8th standard students (aged 12 to 15) on every Saturday throughout February by staff from the Nikhil Foundation. In total, 300 students attended the classes which helped to empower them to aim high and to become responsible citizens in our society. We also organised workshops on child rights for teachers and children and the laws available to protect them. This workshop was held here in the RTU campus and more than 120 of our students from 8th standard (aged 14/15) took part.
This month we moved the physiotherapy unit to a newly refurbished building opposite the medical centre to give the unit more space. We have purchased cryotherapy (ice treatment equipment) which reduces arthritic pain and short-wave therapy machines which are used to encourage healing, pain relief, reduction of muscle spasm and an increase in mobility. These will be very helpful to our patients and staff in our physiotherapy unit.
Muthumasila came to RTU in 2005 as her father deserted the family and her mother was unable to cope with raising five children in a very remote village. So, Muthumasila and her younger sister, Shanmugapriya, came to our Anbu Illam Children’s Village. Muthumasila studied in RTU’s schools and her greatest wish was to become a teacher. Therefore, we helped her join Sancta Fatima Teachers’ Training Institute in Dindigul where she completed a 2-year Diploma in Teaching in 2016. After completing her course, she was able to get a job in a private school. Her mother and relatives arranged her marriage and it was held in Sivakasi with Mr Gurunathan on 18th February. On the previous evening, the traditional betrothal function was held in their own village –VadakkuValayapatti in Batlagundu block. Our Director, Fr Antony, and some staff members attended the function with a marriage gift. We wish her a happy married life.

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83 balwadi(pre-school) children visited vaigai dam on a school outing. all the children enjoyed seeing the huge dam with water, flowers and big trees in the park. they also enjoyed playing in the beautiful meadow and on the play equipment in the park. and our 5th standard children visited kottakudi’s river for their educational trip. all the children enjoyed seeing the water resources and admired the flora and fauna. kottagudi’s river flows from meesapulimala in the foothills of athiyuthu, anakarai in the western ghats.
a life-skills training programme was organised for 6th to 8th standard students (aged 12 to 15) on every saturday throughout february by staff from the nikhil foundation. in total, 300 students attended the classes which helped to empower them to aim high and to become responsible citizens in our society. we also organised workshops on child rights for teachers and children and the laws available to protect them. this workshop was held here in the rtu campus and more than 120 of our students from 8th standard (aged 14/15) took part.
this month we moved the physiotherapy unit to a newly refurbished building opposite the medical centre to give the unit more space. we have purchased cryotherapy (ice treatment equipment) which reduces arthritic pain and short-wave therapy machines which are used to encourage healing, pain relief, reduction of muscle spasm and an increase in mobility. these will be very helpful to our patients and staff in our physiotherapy unit.
muthumasila came to rtu in 2005 as her father deserted the family and her mother was unable to cope with raising five children in a very remote village. so, muthumasila and her younger sister, shanmugapriya, came to our anbu illam children’s village. muthumasila studied in rtu’s schools and her greatest wish was to become a teacher. therefore, we helped her join sancta fatima teachers’ training institute in dindigul where she completed a 2-year diploma in teaching in 2016. after completing her course, she was able to get a job in a private school. her mother and relatives arranged her marriage and it was held in sivakasi with mr gurunathan on 18th february. on the previous evening, the traditional betrothal function was held in their own village –vadakkuvalayapatti in batlagundu block. our director, fr antony, and some staff members attended the function with a marriage gift. we wish her a happy married life.


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I wonder whether the difference can be (partly) attributed to the use of a voiceless consonant (actually a voiceless consonant cluster) preceding the vowel before -tal in hospital, and voiced consonants preceding the vowel before -tal in both orbital and digital. I can’t think why that would make a difference, but might it?
Mhhm – maybe some kind of dissimilation?
Graham, there is nothing the least bit odd about the grammar of that!
In the blog entry you link to, JWL is talking about the on-line pronunciation dictionary howjsay.com. He says that the pronunciations there of the examples hospital, pyramidal and orbital, of which the first is pronounced with final -dl, “all sound okay, despite the dictionaries”, which do not show that hospital “most usually has in British usage final /-dl/, like the second and not like the third”.
I’m sure you have seen on John Wells’s blog that he has taken issue with the pronunciation ærɪsˈtɒtl for “Aristotle” given by that on-line pronunciation dictionary, saying that ˈærɪstɒtl is the only stress pattern he shows in LPD, and that he still thought ærɪsˈtɒtl was “simply an error” (Aristotle, 28 January 2010).
I posted a comment on that blog entry saying that JWL’s admiration for the heroism of the howjsay enterprise seemed to have made him less critical than JW, though presumably he had not lit on “Aristotle”, on which I should have thought we could all agree, but there were other things about the pronunciations on that site which neither JWL nor I was entirely enthusiastic about.
I thought that JWL was certainly right to say “French items are at times too French to be realistic models for users of English”, but among the more realistic he includes “kʀiː də `kɜː”. That would already be UNrealistic for French, which is “cri du coeur”, but what I hear on howjsay is [kʀi də ˈkœːʀ] which is even more absurd.
And along with a miscellany of other pronunciations I checked on that site, I don’t actually think ˈhɒspɪdl is one of the “very suitable EFL targets” in connection with which JWL mentions it, and this is no doubt one of the reasons why not only the British dictionaries he mentioned but all the dictionaries I have been able to find on or off line do not show it, including the ones that note the differences between Br and US pronunciations with sometimes unnecessary precision. Perhaps the ones which note them with unnecessary IMprecision, like the Oxford American Dictionary and Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English may show it for the US, as they do use d quite indiscriminately instead of t̬ or ɾ, which is one of the reasons I have demurred to get copies.
Examples of relatively sensible transcriptions for US English are to be found in the Cambridge Dictionary of American English (ˈhɑsˌpɪt̬ᵊl) and the Cambridge International Dictionary of English (ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬̬əl). The online dictionaries which provide sound files also all have pronunciations with the allophones t̬ or ɾ rather than d, including Wiktionary, which is usually the most up to date.
I don’t think hospiddle can have been around all that long: I say ˈhɒspɪtl and my mother (93) must have done so from near-infancy, as the tale was always told of how she called it the horse bottle.
Like Martin I too thought the different behaviour of your examples ‘hospital’ ‘orbital’ and ‘digital’ might be due to dissimilation, but the parallel with Italian ospedale vs orbitale and digitale, made me think it might be more likely to be because ‘hospital’ is of greater antiquity and familiarity than the other two, at least in their current main senses.
My aerial man says ˈdɪdʒɪkl, and I have certainly heard ˈhɒspɪkl. Anyone heard ˈhɒspɪɡl?
PS The Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English has -tɒdəl for US Aristotle, which was one of the driving forces for my above rant, for which I apologize, but would plead that it was all strictly on topic!
Regarding Graham’s suggestion that /hɒspɪdl/ as opposed to /ɔbɪtl/ etc might have a rhythmic basis I dont find convincing. Michael Lamb’s idea that the difference is “because ‘hospital’ is of greater antiquity and familiarity” seems to me exactly the case. After all, Gen Am has voiced all such original /t/s. And ML’s comparison with Italian ospedale and orbitale supplies a very telling one.
Another difference between hospital and both orbital and digital is that the two latter are both adjectives, while hospital is a noun, so there is a morphological boundary between –it– and –al in these, but not in hospital.
Graham, since hospital is also originally an adjective with a morphological boundary between -it- and –al, I take you to be thinking in purely synchronic terms, i.e. the past century, as to be certain the original adjective hospital was dead, and any adjectival hospitals we were dealing with were derived from the noun hospital, we would have to go back at least a century.
hospitable, hospitality (independent derivation and semantic identity), hospitary, hospiticide, hospitize, and their various forms.
digitate a and v (just about), digiti-, digitin (not really), digitize, and their various forms.
Not much in it really, is there? It doesn’t exactly look as if orbit and digit are any more morphologically productive. About the only thing you can say is that hospit- is bound and they’re not, but even that is only because of its higher profile resulting in the form ‘host’!

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i wonder whether the difference can be (partly) attributed to the use of a voiceless consonant (actually a voiceless consonant cluster) preceding the vowel before -tal in hospital, and voiced consonants preceding the vowel before -tal in both orbital and digital. i can’t think why that would make a difference, but might it?
mhhm – maybe some kind of dissimilation?
graham, there is nothing the least bit odd about the grammar of that!
in the blog entry you link to, jwl is talking about the on-line pronunciation dictionary howjsay.com. he says that the pronunciations there of the examples hospital, pyramidal and orbital, of which the first is pronounced with final -dl, “all sound okay, despite the dictionaries”, which do not show that hospital “most usually has in british usage final /-dl/, like the second and not like the third”.
i’m sure you have seen on john wells’s blog that he has taken issue with the pronunciation ærɪsˈtɒtl for “aristotle” given by that on-line pronunciation dictionary, saying that ˈærɪstɒtl is the only stress pattern he shows in lpd, and that he still thought ærɪsˈtɒtl was “simply an error” (aristotle, 28 january 2010).
i posted a comment on that blog entry saying that jwl’s admiration for the heroism of the howjsay enterprise seemed to have made him less critical than jw, though presumably he had not lit on “aristotle”, on which i should have thought we could all agree, but there were other things about the pronunciations on that site which neither jwl nor i was entirely enthusiastic about.
i thought that jwl was certainly right to say “french items are at times too french to be realistic models for users of english”, but among the more realistic he includes “kʀiː də `kɜː”. that would already be unrealistic for french, which is “cri du coeur”, but what i hear on howjsay is [kʀi də ˈkœːʀ] which is even more absurd.
and along with a miscellany of other pronunciations i checked on that site, i don’t actually think ˈhɒspɪdl is one of the “very suitable efl targets” in connection with which jwl mentions it, and this is no doubt one of the reasons why not only the british dictionaries he mentioned but all the dictionaries i have been able to find on or off line do not show it, including the ones that note the differences between br and us pronunciations with sometimes unnecessary precision. perhaps the ones which note them with unnecessary imprecision, like the oxford american dictionary and oxford dictionary of pronunciation for current english may show it for the us, as they do use d quite indiscriminately instead of t̬ or ɾ, which is one of the reasons i have demurred to get copies.
examples of relatively sensible transcriptions for us english are to be found in the cambridge dictionary of american english (ˈhɑsˌpɪt̬ᵊl) and the cambridge international dictionary of english (ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬̬əl). the online dictionaries which provide sound files also all have pronunciations with the allophones t̬ or ɾ rather than d, including wiktionary, which is usually the most up to date.
i don’t think hospiddle can have been around all that long: i say ˈhɒspɪtl and my mother (93) must have done so from near-infancy, as the tale was always told of how she called it the horse bottle.
like martin i too thought the different behaviour of your examples ‘hospital’ ‘orbital’ and ‘digital’ might be due to dissimilation, but the parallel with italian ospedale vs orbitale and digitale, made me think it might be more likely to be because ‘hospital’ is of greater antiquity and familiarity than the other two, at least in their current main senses.
my aerial man says ˈdɪdʒɪkl, and i have certainly heard ˈhɒspɪkl. anyone heard ˈhɒspɪɡl?
ps the oxford dictionary of pronunciation for current english has -tɒdəl for us aristotle, which was one of the driving forces for my above rant, for which i apologize, but would plead that it was all strictly on topic!
regarding graham’s suggestion that /hɒspɪdl/ as opposed to /ɔbɪtl/ etc might have a rhythmic basis i dont find convincing. michael lamb’s idea that the difference is “because ‘hospital’ is of greater antiquity and familiarity” seems to me exactly the case. after all, gen am has voiced all such original /t/s. and ml’s comparison with italian ospedale and orbitale supplies a very telling one.
another difference between hospital and both orbital and digital is that the two latter are both adjectives, while hospital is a noun, so there is a morphological boundary between –it– and –al in these, but not in hospital.
graham, since hospital is also originally an adjective with a morphological boundary between -it- and –al, i take you to be thinking in purely synchronic terms, i.e. the past century, as to be certain the original adjective hospital was dead, and any adjectival hospitals we were dealing with were derived from the noun hospital, we would have to go back at least a century.
hospitable, hospitality (independent derivation and semantic identity), hospitary, hospiticide, hospitize, and their various forms.
digitate a and v (just about), digiti-, digitin (not really), digitize, and their various forms.
not much in it really, is there? it doesn’t exactly look as if orbit and digit are any more morphologically productive. about the only thing you can say is that hospit- is bound and they’re not, but even that is only because of its higher profile resulting in the form ‘host’!


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The Aim of Workpackage 3 is to design and develop ARCS-based, motivationally-designed, interactive online and mobile resources for decision making about VBAC.
1. To develop an interactive “OptiBIRTH” website hosting a motivationally-designed version of the proposed intervention developed in collaboration with, and following on from, the work and outcomes from the Development and refinement of the women-centred intervention of Workpackage 2.
2. To develop mobile applications and e-learning resources designed to facilitate women in their decision making, goal setting and optimal achievement, related to VBAC.

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the aim of workpackage 3 is to design and develop arcs-based, motivationally-designed, interactive online and mobile resources for decision making about vbac.
1. to develop an interactive “optibirth” website hosting a motivationally-designed version of the proposed intervention developed in collaboration with, and following on from, the work and outcomes from the development and refinement of the women-centred intervention of workpackage 2.
2. to develop mobile applications and e-learning resources designed to facilitate women in their decision making, goal setting and optimal achievement, related to vbac.


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king keg is here in los angeles to handle all of your keg-related needs. looking to get your favorite beer or wine on tap? alternatively, maybe you want to stock up for a professional event on cold-brew coffee, kombucha, or tea? whether it’s a party keg or a keg in your house or office, we’ve got you covered.
which beverage(s) do you want?
in what size of cups will you be serving drinks?
how many people do you expect to be serving?
what percentage of the people attending will be drinking?
how long does the keg need to last?
our los angeles keg delivery goes direct to your doorstep and we’re here to to make your beverage experience easy so you can focus on having a good time. feel free to reach out with any immediate questions.
our smallest option provides 58 12-ounce servings or 44 16-ounce servings. a 16-ounce serving is your standard pint glass, so this gallon size is perfect for small get-togethers or to fill an at-home need. in an office? think of this as a companion to your standard water cooler when only a few folks are involved.
if you need your beverages to last a little longer, consider this size of keg which provides 80 12-ounce servings or 60 16-ounce servings. medium-sized parties or offices? no problem. if you need to keep a small conference caffeinated and happy all day, this could be the perfect sized keg for you too.
whether it’s a block party or major corporate event, this 13.2-gallon party keg might be your go-to. this keg provides 140 12-ounce servings or 105 16-ounce servings to keep your guests satisfied. keep the options and the drinks flowing at your next event with kegs full of your favorite alcoholic or not alcoholic beverages.
our biggest keg size provides 165 12-ounce servings or 124 16-ounce servings. if you know you’re going to have a packed house for your upcoming occasion, this is probably the keg for you. get equipped for multiple servings of your favorite drinks with our largest option. we make it easy to keep your guests (and host!) happy for your full event.
if it helps you pour, drink, or serve alcohol, we will locate, deliver, and set it up for you! don’t waste time tracking down a keg and keg supplies separately when king keg is your one-stop-shop. choose the full party package that fits your needs or check out our kegerator options. we’ve got your keg delivery set for any office, home or event in los angeles. contact us today to make sure you get your favorite drinks available on tap!


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Over the weekend, I took my kids to the movie, Night of Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. They thoroughly enjoyed watching the exhibits come to life. (My kids especially liked the Einstein bobbing heads). Now the Smithsonian Institution, in a flash of cloud like behavior, is coming to life on the social web.
The Smithsonian Institution is in the midst of a huge strategic planning effort, with new media as one of the focal points for its future. It looks like their strategic planning process is being extended by the social web, going beyond the traditional flip charts and chocolate chip cookies of all-day planning retreats. While they may be also be doing focus groups and surveys, it looks like they've added a research channel: YouTube.
Given the news ways of acquiring and sharing knowledge through technology: the internet, social networking, video sharing, and cell phones—where do you see the Smithsonian's museums and websites going in the future? How can we make education more relevant to you in a digital age?
There's a handful of videos already submitted and just gotta love this one with the baby.
We're looking for a few friends and fans from around the world to help us form the future Smithsonian experience. A revolutionary Web and New Media Strategy project is underway, and we invite you to collaborate with us as we envision a rich new media future for the Institution.
They're asking folks to join this YouTube group and submit a one-minute video by June 30th. I wonder who they are reaching out to, why they selected YouTube (are there other places where people who are interested in the future of the Smithsonian gather?), are they reaching out to new media professionals as well as others?
It will be interesting to see how they summarizing the feedback and illustrate how they plan to incorporate it into their strategic planning.
View more Microsoft Word documents from Nina Simon.
in the comments. There was a response from someone at the Smithsonian who answered Dave Cormier's query about why they are doing it and how to nurture the conversation.
The Voice Your Vision Project is just one more facet of the overall info gathering process. Video contribution seemed like a potentially engaging way to gather some public input, and YouTube was an easy place to set it up. This wasn’t a heavily analyzed endeavor, just another little piece of the puzzle.
The process has been designed to be very wide open within the Institution, so this seemed a easy and fun way to gather some input from the outside using New Media.
Nothing cynical, and no worry about losing funding. The Secretary is a Social Media booster. However, getting an institution as large as ours to undertake an integrated approach to New and Social Media is a big task. Building our systems from the ground up to both meet the internal needs of our researchers and other specialists while still filtering up to meet the needs of our constituents via our websites and our presence on an ever widening array of external social sites is going to take a lot of resources. We need begin to get a view from a lot of perspectives, and this is just one more slice of the pie.
So, not only are they opening up a two-way conversation, they are using social media best practices: listening and experimenting. Also being very transparent.
I don't know why I just don't come here and read your blog before i go off and 'think' things.
I wonder this too. wrote a long comment http://westmuse.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/o-m-g/#comment-200 here talking about this.
What exactly are they trying to do... do they know i wonder.
why youtube? Is there need for other reason rather than because its by far the most visited, it has other institution's channels...in brief isnt it the fastest way to have your video social network up and running?.
I am interested to see that using YouTube like this, feels like doing something else all together. And I am not sure what I mean by that.
I'd be very interested to see how the Smithsonian has diagramed all of this. Why is YouTube different? In what quadrant does it reside?
The Smithsonian has been very effective, thanks in large part to Mike Edson, Nancy Proctor and others in embracing technological engagement.
This feels like "network t.v." somehow to me. Is it the production value -- the look and feel? Is it YouTube itself?
Is twitter neat because it's more lo-fi w/lots of cutting and pasting?
Thanks for the invite to come back and look again!
There's a stage of full-on, two way, strategically optimal use (Obama campaign) that actually is crowdsourcing work.
There's a stage of partially two-way use that is intended to broaden existing conversations and evangelize social internally as well as evangelize the institution externally (Smithsonian; the student-run blog I'm pushing for in my school district.) Work at this stage isn't actually being "crowdsourced" - there's still a gatekeeping person sifting/winnowing/featuring on the back end - but opportunity for input has opened way up.
Last there's a stage of one-way use that uses social to simply replace an earlier tech within a traditional public input process. (Smithsonian originally looked like this, but the response to Cormier makes it two-way.) Out of system responses such as Cormier's aren't tracked or answered; systemwide evaluation for more advanced/optimal ways of using social aren't explored afterwards. A one-shot.
Fun to see what the Smithsonian had to say: essentially, no, this isn't fully strategic; we're experimenting/learning. That's a fine answer. Good for them!
The wiki effort (http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/) is particularly impressive. Mike Edson is doing a great job making the new media strategic planning as open and accessible as possible. The Smithsonian is a HUGE organization with many different opinions and authorities. This content is just as much (if not more) for internal audiences as external, which affects the messaging. They are doing internal selling in a public venue, which ups the stakes but also keeps the pressure active, due to all of us interested outsiders!
My colleague Marc Bretzfelder did a nice job on the westmuse blog describing the motivation and circumstances behind the youtube contest. It's really just one idea we decided to try, somewhat serendipitously and spontaneously (for us), in support of the overall web and new media strategy process.
The main focus of the strategy process currently underway is the public-facing wiki that Nina mentioned, http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com . (I need to do a better job of linking the wiki and the youtube contest to each other and making the connection clearer. Tomorrow.) I encourage Beth's Blog readers to join the wiki and weigh in. Chief Wiggum said something to the effect of "if you don't tell me how to do my job I'll never know."
Beth, first of all thanks for sharing all this usefull information with us. It is wonderful to see that this site with its blogs and comments provides such useful knowledge.
I tumbled on this article Smithsonian: Crowdsourcing An Institution's Vision on Youtube describing the use of youtube and crowdsourcing. I would like to add some useful information about a platform, where I am working that is using the same features. Pifworld, which stands for Play It Forward for a better world, is the online social network platform that connects people and charity worldwide.
The principle behind pifworld is crowdsourcing; a lot of different people donate small amounts to make social projects possible worldwide. You don’t need to be rich or famous to contribute to positive change. Secondly people who like specific projects can become an ambassador and promote their favorite project through social networking principles. At last supporters and ambassador are being kept involved through video updates through youtube and personal involvement.
Pifworld is only launched some weeks ago, and I guess it is very interesting for the people following Beth’s blogs, since all the new features involving online fundraising, like new technology, video, social networking etc etc are used in pifworld.
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over the weekend, i took my kids to the movie, night of museum: battle of the smithsonian. they thoroughly enjoyed watching the exhibits come to life. (my kids especially liked the einstein bobbing heads). now the smithsonian institution, in a flash of cloud like behavior, is coming to life on the social web.
the smithsonian institution is in the midst of a huge strategic planning effort, with new media as one of the focal points for its future. it looks like their strategic planning process is being extended by the social web, going beyond the traditional flip charts and chocolate chip cookies of all-day planning retreats. while they may be also be doing focus groups and surveys, it looks like they've added a research channel: youtube.
given the news ways of acquiring and sharing knowledge through technology: the internet, social networking, video sharing, and cell phones—where do you see the smithsonian's museums and websites going in the future? how can we make education more relevant to you in a digital age?
there's a handful of videos already submitted and just gotta love this one with the baby.
we're looking for a few friends and fans from around the world to help us form the future smithsonian experience. a revolutionary web and new media strategy project is underway, and we invite you to collaborate with us as we envision a rich new media future for the institution.
they're asking folks to join this youtube group and submit a one-minute video by june 30th. i wonder who they are reaching out to, why they selected youtube (are there other places where people who are interested in the future of the smithsonian gather?), are they reaching out to new media professionals as well as others?
it will be interesting to see how they summarizing the feedback and illustrate how they plan to incorporate it into their strategic planning.
view more microsoft word documents from nina simon.
in the comments. there was a response from someone at the smithsonian who answered dave cormier's query about why they are doing it and how to nurture the conversation.
the voice your vision project is just one more facet of the overall info gathering process. video contribution seemed like a potentially engaging way to gather some public input, and youtube was an easy place to set it up. this wasn’t a heavily analyzed endeavor, just another little piece of the puzzle.
the process has been designed to be very wide open within the institution, so this seemed a easy and fun way to gather some input from the outside using new media.
nothing cynical, and no worry about losing funding. the secretary is a social media booster. however, getting an institution as large as ours to undertake an integrated approach to new and social media is a big task. building our systems from the ground up to both meet the internal needs of our researchers and other specialists while still filtering up to meet the needs of our constituents via our websites and our presence on an ever widening array of external social sites is going to take a lot of resources. we need begin to get a view from a lot of perspectives, and this is just one more slice of the pie.
so, not only are they opening up a two-way conversation, they are using social media best practices: listening and experimenting. also being very transparent.
i don't know why i just don't come here and read your blog before i go off and 'think' things.
i wonder this too. wrote a long comment http://westmuse.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/o-m-g/#comment-200 here talking about this.
what exactly are they trying to do... do they know i wonder.
why youtube? is there need for other reason rather than because its by far the most visited, it has other institution's channels...in brief isnt it the fastest way to have your video social network up and running?.
i am interested to see that using youtube like this, feels like doing something else all together. and i am not sure what i mean by that.
i'd be very interested to see how the smithsonian has diagramed all of this. why is youtube different? in what quadrant does it reside?
the smithsonian has been very effective, thanks in large part to mike edson, nancy proctor and others in embracing technological engagement.
this feels like "network t.v." somehow to me. is it the production value -- the look and feel? is it youtube itself?
is twitter neat because it's more lo-fi w/lots of cutting and pasting?
thanks for the invite to come back and look again!
there's a stage of full-on, two way, strategically optimal use (obama campaign) that actually is crowdsourcing work.
there's a stage of partially two-way use that is intended to broaden existing conversations and evangelize social internally as well as evangelize the institution externally (smithsonian; the student-run blog i'm pushing for in my school district.) work at this stage isn't actually being "crowdsourced" - there's still a gatekeeping person sifting/winnowing/featuring on the back end - but opportunity for input has opened way up.
last there's a stage of one-way use that uses social to simply replace an earlier tech within a traditional public input process. (smithsonian originally looked like this, but the response to cormier makes it two-way.) out of system responses such as cormier's aren't tracked or answered; systemwide evaluation for more advanced/optimal ways of using social aren't explored afterwards. a one-shot.
fun to see what the smithsonian had to say: essentially, no, this isn't fully strategic; we're experimenting/learning. that's a fine answer. good for them!
the wiki effort (http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/) is particularly impressive. mike edson is doing a great job making the new media strategic planning as open and accessible as possible. the smithsonian is a huge organization with many different opinions and authorities. this content is just as much (if not more) for internal audiences as external, which affects the messaging. they are doing internal selling in a public venue, which ups the stakes but also keeps the pressure active, due to all of us interested outsiders!
my colleague marc bretzfelder did a nice job on the westmuse blog describing the motivation and circumstances behind the youtube contest. it's really just one idea we decided to try, somewhat serendipitously and spontaneously (for us), in support of the overall web and new media strategy process.
the main focus of the strategy process currently underway is the public-facing wiki that nina mentioned, http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com . (i need to do a better job of linking the wiki and the youtube contest to each other and making the connection clearer. tomorrow.) i encourage beth's blog readers to join the wiki and weigh in. chief wiggum said something to the effect of "if you don't tell me how to do my job i'll never know."
beth, first of all thanks for sharing all this usefull information with us. it is wonderful to see that this site with its blogs and comments provides such useful knowledge.
i tumbled on this article smithsonian: crowdsourcing an institution's vision on youtube describing the use of youtube and crowdsourcing. i would like to add some useful information about a platform, where i am working that is using the same features. pifworld, which stands for play it forward for a better world, is the online social network platform that connects people and charity worldwide.
the principle behind pifworld is crowdsourcing; a lot of different people donate small amounts to make social projects possible worldwide. you don’t need to be rich or famous to contribute to positive change. secondly people who like specific projects can become an ambassador and promote their favorite project through social networking principles. at last supporters and ambassador are being kept involved through video updates through youtube and personal involvement.
pifworld is only launched some weeks ago, and i guess it is very interesting for the people following beth’s blogs, since all the new features involving online fundraising, like new technology, video, social networking etc etc are used in pifworld.
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First, it happen at the Whiskey Bar in West Hollywood where “Paris Hilton and George Clooney sat and talked together for ages. They didn’t seem to be aware of anyone else in the room.” according to The Blemish.
The second time in a short span of time was during a meeting involving Geroge Clooney, Paris Hilton, Ridley Scott, David Maisel from Marvel studios and Brittany Flickinger.
Is this all gossip, or George Clooney and Paris Hilton are actually together?
He is also twenty times cooler.
George Clooney was the star of successful forever TV Show ER.
Paris Hilton was the star of Reality Shows such as The Simple Life and Paris Hilton´s new BFF.
Paris Hilton said she “only slept with a couple of people” because she “just kisses the majority of her suitors, and plays “hard to get” to ensure men are serious about dating her”. Paris Hilton Sextape says otherwise.
George Clooney is the eternal and ultimate bachelor: He says he will never get married again, nor have any children, but Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman both bet $10,000 each that he would be a father before he turned 40. They were both wrong, and each sent him a check. He returned the money, betting double or nothing that he won’t have kids by age 50.

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first, it happen at the whiskey bar in west hollywood where “paris hilton and george clooney sat and talked together for ages. they didn’t seem to be aware of anyone else in the room.” according to the blemish.
the second time in a short span of time was during a meeting involving geroge clooney, paris hilton, ridley scott, david maisel from marvel studios and brittany flickinger.
is this all gossip, or george clooney and paris hilton are actually together?
he is also twenty times cooler.
george clooney was the star of successful forever tv show er.
paris hilton was the star of reality shows such as the simple life and paris hilton´s new bff.
paris hilton said she “only slept with a couple of people” because she “just kisses the majority of her suitors, and plays “hard to get” to ensure men are serious about dating her”. paris hilton sextape says otherwise.
george clooney is the eternal and ultimate bachelor: he says he will never get married again, nor have any children, but michelle pfeiffer and nicole kidman both bet $10,000 each that he would be a father before he turned 40. they were both wrong, and each sent him a check. he returned the money, betting double or nothing that he won’t have kids by age 50.


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Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the music business entrepreneur behind Motown–Berry Gordy.
We thank you for your contributions Berry Gordy.
1. "The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute to Music on Television"

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today for black history month 2019, we are highlighting the music business entrepreneur behind motown–berry gordy.
we thank you for your contributions berry gordy.
1. "the paley honors: a gala tribute to music on television"


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19 Mar Rockstar has been releasing free DLC packs ever since GTA 5 first launched way back in and sorting through it all for someone who GTA Online: The Doomsday - GTA Online: Gunrunning. 3 Nov Rockstar has confirmed that GTA 5 will have future single player DLC. A number of GTA Online (multiplayer) DLC packages have also been. 4 Oct - 21 min - Uploaded by GTA Series Videos All Bonus and Pre-order DLC for Grand Theft Auto V I bought my GTA5 there it came with.
Pages in category "DLC Vehicles in GTA V" Duke O'Death. Jester. Zentorno. T Turismo R. Blista Compact. Windsor. Furore GT. This category lists DLC Vehicles in the GTA Series. 21 Mar GTA 5 Online - New San Andreas Super Sport Series DLC available now It's all included in the latest GTA 5 update, which is now available to.
"The Lab" radio station also makes its way onto all consoles. June 10, The DLC drought ends with the release of Ill-Gotten Gains Part 1 for GTA Online. Auto DLC is a small program, which can automatically install any DLC mod from its archive. List, uninstall and rename of all your installed DLC mods. After installing the Modding DLC Pack V OIV file, you can do the following, all from one Please do not reupload or redistribute Modding DLC Pack V in any way. 23 Oct Players have clamored for single-player GTA V DLC since its release, “With GTA V, the single-player game was absolutely massive and very, very complete. All told, Sarwar identifies three factors that influenced the lack of. 12 Mar It seems like a new version of GTA 5 is just around the corner which will package the base game with several GTA 5 DLC and GTA Online.
Jump into the nearest floating war zone and earn Double GTA$ and RP in Trap Door mode all this week through Monday May To launch the new mode, set a . 8 Apr GTA 5 Online DLC LEAKED: Massive NEW content update sense that it could be the final DLC - Rockstar will be shifting all its attention and. 12 Jan GTA 5 Online DLC Update: Rockstar reveals some INCREDIBLE news ahead " We've got more treats in store for you all in the weeks ahead. Nevertheless, for those who have yet to explore the streets of Los Santos in GTA 5, the all-but-confirmed Premium Edition should offer them a solid way to not get .
20 Apr Grand Theft Auto V is already in contention to be the best-selling game of all time - by some accounts it already is - and now Rockstar are set to. 23 Oct GTA 5 sold 80 million copies, yet it never got any single player DLC. across all its platforms, that the game never released single-player DLC. 27 Jul Speculation regarding GTA 5 single-player DLC has been a hot topic as of it's now and all's quiet on the single-player San Andreas front. My problem is that I don't want to download DLC 20 Dec When I open the GTA5 Online PS store from the pause menu, all i can see are the shark cards.

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19 mar rockstar has been releasing free dlc packs ever since gta 5 first launched way back in and sorting through it all for someone who gta online: the doomsday - gta online: gunrunning. 3 nov rockstar has confirmed that gta 5 will have future single player dlc. a number of gta online (multiplayer) dlc packages have also been. 4 oct - 21 min - uploaded by gta series videos all bonus and pre-order dlc for grand theft auto v i bought my gta5 there it came with.
pages in category "dlc vehicles in gta v" duke o'death. jester. zentorno. t turismo r. blista compact. windsor. furore gt. this category lists dlc vehicles in the gta series. 21 mar gta 5 online - new san andreas super sport series dlc available now it's all included in the latest gta 5 update, which is now available to.
"the lab" radio station also makes its way onto all consoles. june 10, the dlc drought ends with the release of ill-gotten gains part 1 for gta online. auto dlc is a small program, which can automatically install any dlc mod from its archive. list, uninstall and rename of all your installed dlc mods. after installing the modding dlc pack v oiv file, you can do the following, all from one please do not reupload or redistribute modding dlc pack v in any way. 23 oct players have clamored for single-player gta v dlc since its release, “with gta v, the single-player game was absolutely massive and very, very complete. all told, sarwar identifies three factors that influenced the lack of. 12 mar it seems like a new version of gta 5 is just around the corner which will package the base game with several gta 5 dlc and gta online.
jump into the nearest floating war zone and earn double gta$ and rp in trap door mode all this week through monday may to launch the new mode, set a . 8 apr gta 5 online dlc leaked: massive new content update sense that it could be the final dlc - rockstar will be shifting all its attention and. 12 jan gta 5 online dlc update: rockstar reveals some incredible news ahead " we've got more treats in store for you all in the weeks ahead. nevertheless, for those who have yet to explore the streets of los santos in gta 5, the all-but-confirmed premium edition should offer them a solid way to not get .
20 apr grand theft auto v is already in contention to be the best-selling game of all time - by some accounts it already is - and now rockstar are set to. 23 oct gta 5 sold 80 million copies, yet it never got any single player dlc. across all its platforms, that the game never released single-player dlc. 27 jul speculation regarding gta 5 single-player dlc has been a hot topic as of it's now and all's quiet on the single-player san andreas front. my problem is that i don't want to download dlc 20 dec when i open the gta5 online ps store from the pause menu, all i can see are the shark cards.


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I am a museums and cultural consultant specialising in helping organisations become more resilient through audience development, programming, evaluation, and income generation.
I can help with audience development and interpretation strategy; audience and stakeholder consultation; activity planning; evaluation; funding applications; and future visioning. I also provide bespoke training.
For examples of current and past projects I have delivered, please click here.
I am currently undertaking a PhD in the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, in which I am exploring what community engagement practices look like in museums in England during the financial cuts, and how museums can work in new ways to become more resilient.
I am a co-founder of the Museum Freelance Network, Co-Chair of the Women Cultural Leaders East network, and a Museum Mentor. I have spoken at conferences and events across the UK, Europe and North America.

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i am a museums and cultural consultant specialising in helping organisations become more resilient through audience development, programming, evaluation, and income generation.
i can help with audience development and interpretation strategy; audience and stakeholder consultation; activity planning; evaluation; funding applications; and future visioning. i also provide bespoke training.
for examples of current and past projects i have delivered, please click here.
i am currently undertaking a phd in the school of museum studies at the university of leicester, in which i am exploring what community engagement practices look like in museums in england during the financial cuts, and how museums can work in new ways to become more resilient.
i am a co-founder of the museum freelance network, co-chair of the women cultural leaders east network, and a museum mentor. i have spoken at conferences and events across the uk, europe and north america.


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The Lloyd’s market’s pre-tax loss of $2.8 billion in 2017 was partly due to hurricanes and wildfires in the third and fourth quarters. But these losses were exacerbated by the continued deterioration in its attritional or non-catastrophe losses, brought about primarily by price deterioration in a competitive marketplace.
The market reported $6.4 billion in major claims in 2017, more than double both the level of 2016 and the long-term average, Parry said, noting that last year’s catastrophe claims added 18.5 percent to the combined ratio.
Overall, the Lloyd’s market paid out $25.9 billion in all claims (gross of reinsurance) during 2017, according to the Lloyd’s annual report.
“The Lloyds market has met these substantial commitments without any significant impact on total resources, which remain strong at [$39 billion],” said the report.
The market’s attritional loss ratio was 58.9 percent in 2017 compared to 53.3 percent in 2016. Even without the major claims of 2017, the combined ratio would top 100, “so remedial action needs to be taken,” he added.
One important remedial action is, of course, to assure that premium prices cover the cost of risk.
The good news is that the market saw an average increase in pricing of about 2 percent during the fourth quarter of 2017 and, during the January 2018 renewals, an average increase of 3 percent, he affirmed. For the full year, however, premium prices declined by just under 2 percent.
The question is whether such upward pricing momentum will be maintained through the next important renewal dates of April 1, June 1 and July 1, he continued.
After the third-quarter losses, he said, the market “responded on a business-as-usual basis” and injected $4.2 billion in new capital on Dec. 1, partly as a result of the storms but also to be able to pursue additional business opportunities.
Parry estimated that approximately $2.8 billion of that amount was in response to the storm losses, with the remainder providing the capital for new opportunities.
As a result of this recapitalization exercise, Parry said, capital and resources are at the same level now as they were prior to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
“Lloyd’s operates a full distribution model, so if [a syndicate is] in surplus, we release excess capital. When there are losses, you’re required to inject capital or scale back your business to match the capital you have,” he said.
Syndicates that write U.S. windstorm carry capital for that exposure, he said, noting that losses were spread well across the market.
Further good news for the market came with its release of prior-year reserves of approximately $989.4 million, which reduced the combined ratio by 2.9 percent, he said.
During 2017, Lloyd’s reported an investment return of 2.7 percent compared to 2.2 percent in 2016.
Gross written premiums during the year were $47.5 billion compared to $42.3 billion in 2016. Parry noted that about half of the increase in gross written premiums was attributable to movements of foreign exchange.
*A version of this story appeared previously in our sister publication Insurance Journal.
May’s ‘Ring of Fire’ Storms Will Produce $2.5B in Insurance Claims: Karen Clark & Co.

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the lloyd’s market’s pre-tax loss of $2.8 billion in 2017 was partly due to hurricanes and wildfires in the third and fourth quarters. but these losses were exacerbated by the continued deterioration in its attritional or non-catastrophe losses, brought about primarily by price deterioration in a competitive marketplace.
the market reported $6.4 billion in major claims in 2017, more than double both the level of 2016 and the long-term average, parry said, noting that last year’s catastrophe claims added 18.5 percent to the combined ratio.
overall, the lloyd’s market paid out $25.9 billion in all claims (gross of reinsurance) during 2017, according to the lloyd’s annual report.
“the lloyds market has met these substantial commitments without any significant impact on total resources, which remain strong at [$39 billion],” said the report.
the market’s attritional loss ratio was 58.9 percent in 2017 compared to 53.3 percent in 2016. even without the major claims of 2017, the combined ratio would top 100, “so remedial action needs to be taken,” he added.
one important remedial action is, of course, to assure that premium prices cover the cost of risk.
the good news is that the market saw an average increase in pricing of about 2 percent during the fourth quarter of 2017 and, during the january 2018 renewals, an average increase of 3 percent, he affirmed. for the full year, however, premium prices declined by just under 2 percent.
the question is whether such upward pricing momentum will be maintained through the next important renewal dates of april 1, june 1 and july 1, he continued.
after the third-quarter losses, he said, the market “responded on a business-as-usual basis” and injected $4.2 billion in new capital on dec. 1, partly as a result of the storms but also to be able to pursue additional business opportunities.
parry estimated that approximately $2.8 billion of that amount was in response to the storm losses, with the remainder providing the capital for new opportunities.
as a result of this recapitalization exercise, parry said, capital and resources are at the same level now as they were prior to hurricanes harvey, irma and maria.
“lloyd’s operates a full distribution model, so if [a syndicate is] in surplus, we release excess capital. when there are losses, you’re required to inject capital or scale back your business to match the capital you have,” he said.
syndicates that write u.s. windstorm carry capital for that exposure, he said, noting that losses were spread well across the market.
further good news for the market came with its release of prior-year reserves of approximately $989.4 million, which reduced the combined ratio by 2.9 percent, he said.
during 2017, lloyd’s reported an investment return of 2.7 percent compared to 2.2 percent in 2016.
gross written premiums during the year were $47.5 billion compared to $42.3 billion in 2016. parry noted that about half of the increase in gross written premiums was attributable to movements of foreign exchange.
*a version of this story appeared previously in our sister publication insurance journal.
may’s ‘ring of fire’ storms will produce $2.5b in insurance claims: karen clark & co.


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Since 2001, the founder has started transporting people in and around Amsterdam. Soon he discovered his customer’s value service and quality. Deluxe Taxi Amsterdam has been able to respond nicely to this, so we now provide more than 700 transfers every month. Over the years we have been able to expand our fleet and we have been offering various forms of transport.
Deluxe Taxi Amsterdam is a transport company based in Amsterdam and operational throughout the Netherlands. You can easily book a desired service level online at Deluxe Taxi Amsterdam. After only a few clicks we give you a fixed amount for the desired ride/hourly service for the desired vehicle. The prices include the driver, the vehicle, the mileage and taxes. Telephone bookings are of course also possible. All this, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Deluxe Taxi Amsterdam cares about the environment. We strive to own a fully electric fleet. We currently own 45 electric vehicles!
We currently offer a variety of service levels and carry out approximately 700+ transfer per month. During the transfer, you can prepare for your meeting undisturbed, make conversations or simply relax and enjoy the journey.
Of course, all vehicles are visually appealing and technically maintained. Furthermore, we only work with carefully selected and trained drivers who have successfully completed an internal Social Service Training (SST).
Since DTA cannot expect from its drivers that they fluently speak every language, we have set the main languages to English and Dutch. Due to the customer knowledge and needs of our customers, we have contributed to the development of an online application. This makes it easier for the user and our drivers. Moreover, it is easier and quicker to place a reservation.

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since 2001, the founder has started transporting people in and around amsterdam. soon he discovered his customer’s value service and quality. deluxe taxi amsterdam has been able to respond nicely to this, so we now provide more than 700 transfers every month. over the years we have been able to expand our fleet and we have been offering various forms of transport.
deluxe taxi amsterdam is a transport company based in amsterdam and operational throughout the netherlands. you can easily book a desired service level online at deluxe taxi amsterdam. after only a few clicks we give you a fixed amount for the desired ride/hourly service for the desired vehicle. the prices include the driver, the vehicle, the mileage and taxes. telephone bookings are of course also possible. all this, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
deluxe taxi amsterdam cares about the environment. we strive to own a fully electric fleet. we currently own 45 electric vehicles!
we currently offer a variety of service levels and carry out approximately 700+ transfer per month. during the transfer, you can prepare for your meeting undisturbed, make conversations or simply relax and enjoy the journey.
of course, all vehicles are visually appealing and technically maintained. furthermore, we only work with carefully selected and trained drivers who have successfully completed an internal social service training (sst).
since dta cannot expect from its drivers that they fluently speak every language, we have set the main languages to english and dutch. due to the customer knowledge and needs of our customers, we have contributed to the development of an online application. this makes it easier for the user and our drivers. moreover, it is easier and quicker to place a reservation.


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If you need promo code for Alvarado just check our coupon page. You can get first free ride or save money on drive.

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check all available cities on https://www.uber.com/cities for alvarado.
if you need promo code for alvarado just check our coupon page. you can get first free ride or save money on drive.


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Precision Metal Stampings: We have more than 35 precision production presses available for your most complex metal stampings requirements. Tooling is designed and built to the most demanding specifications.
Complex CNC Machining & Wire EDM: Lyons offers the newest, most advanced machines available.
Rapid Prototyping: Our model shop is equipped to meet your requirements for a wide range of prototyping.
Precision Progressive Dies: Lyons specializes in designing and building progressive dies for your most demanding metal stamping requirements.
In House Die Maintenance: We will take your progressive die, sharpen and shim the cutting components, rework and polish form stations, check alignment and clearances, replace worn or broken components upon request and run your tool in one of our presses. Parts are submitted to our quality department and data is recorded for your records. We can also make recommendations that may increase die life and improve the capability of your tooling.
Precision Component Assembly: Having specialized in tight tolerance component work for over 65 years, Lyons maintains the highest standards for your precision assembly specifications, including welding, riveting, staking and any other means of fastening. Packaging and bar coded labeling services are also offered.
Precision Tooling and Components: Equipped with a complete tool room facility working to tolerances in the .00005 range, Lyons offers an extensive line of tooling services and can satisfy virtually any tooling component requirements you may have.
Product Design Assistance: Our design engineers will assist you and your engineering group with your design requirements. Utilizing Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks and AutoCAD, Lyons can effectively communicate with your designers.
Project Management: We manage the entire project, from design to shipping.
Other Services: Lyons also provides a variety of services through our manufacturing alliances, including laser/electron beam welding, laser cutting, plastic injection molding, metal injection molding, casting, and coating and plating services. All components and services are certified to your specifications and accepted through our quality department.

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precision metal stampings: we have more than 35 precision production presses available for your most complex metal stampings requirements. tooling is designed and built to the most demanding specifications.
complex cnc machining & wire edm: lyons offers the newest, most advanced machines available.
rapid prototyping: our model shop is equipped to meet your requirements for a wide range of prototyping.
precision progressive dies: lyons specializes in designing and building progressive dies for your most demanding metal stamping requirements.
in house die maintenance: we will take your progressive die, sharpen and shim the cutting components, rework and polish form stations, check alignment and clearances, replace worn or broken components upon request and run your tool in one of our presses. parts are submitted to our quality department and data is recorded for your records. we can also make recommendations that may increase die life and improve the capability of your tooling.
precision component assembly: having specialized in tight tolerance component work for over 65 years, lyons maintains the highest standards for your precision assembly specifications, including welding, riveting, staking and any other means of fastening. packaging and bar coded labeling services are also offered.
precision tooling and components: equipped with a complete tool room facility working to tolerances in the .00005 range, lyons offers an extensive line of tooling services and can satisfy virtually any tooling component requirements you may have.
product design assistance: our design engineers will assist you and your engineering group with your design requirements. utilizing pro/engineer, solidworks and autocad, lyons can effectively communicate with your designers.
project management: we manage the entire project, from design to shipping.
other services: lyons also provides a variety of services through our manufacturing alliances, including laser/electron beam welding, laser cutting, plastic injection molding, metal injection molding, casting, and coating and plating services. all components and services are certified to your specifications and accepted through our quality department.


text: This essay is an expansive (non-reductive) treatment of one poem of the Early Modern Spanish mystic San Juan de la Cruz, namely, Coplas del Mismo Hechas sobre un Éxtasis de Alta Contemplación. The refrain of this poem is a claim to transcend all knowledge through an ineffable experience. As disciplinary walls tumble. this ineffable experience bears re-evaluation with evidence from experts in pertinent fields, such as cognitive science. A case is made that Juan’s claim to know by unknowing is a feature of ordinary cognition, though perhaps his experience was an extreme case. As a corollary conclusion, it is observed that twentieth-century approaches to texts are quickly giving way to approaches that match the ‘holistic’, networked culture that characterizes contemporary society from Toledo to Taipei.

lowercased: this essay is an expansive (non-reductive) treatment of one poem of the early modern spanish mystic san juan de la cruz, namely, coplas del mismo hechas sobre un éxtasis de alta contemplación. the refrain of this poem is a claim to transcend all knowledge through an ineffable experience. as disciplinary walls tumble. this ineffable experience bears re-evaluation with evidence from experts in pertinent fields, such as cognitive science. a case is made that juan’s claim to know by unknowing is a feature of ordinary cognition, though perhaps his experience was an extreme case. as a corollary conclusion, it is observed that twentieth-century approaches to texts are quickly giving way to approaches that match the ‘holistic’, networked culture that characterizes contemporary society from toledo to taipei.