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Ralph Barton and Charlie Chaplin in the Jazz Age
Posted by Susan Doll on August 21, 2017
Charlie Chaplin—an icon of cinema—flirted with the fine arts. He sketched on occasion, and he could converse about art and music in social situations, but his strongest connection to the world of art was his friendship with illustrator Ralph Barton. During the 1920s, Barton was a highly successful caricaturist and cartoonist, whose work was elevated by an understanding of design, line and composition. He served as an advisory editor for The New Yorker from its very beginning in 1924, which reflected the type of social circle Barton traveled in. Barton seemed to know everyone who gave the Jazz Age its flavor, from Mayor Jimmie Walker to actor Paul Robeson.
Sharing a Smile and a Tear With My Kid
Posted by Jill Blake on January 28, 2017
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I made a promise that I would share my love of music and film with her. All throughout my pregnancy I cranked up the classic rock, 80's alternative, James Brown and Frank Sinatra. My husband and I sat immediately behind Robert Osborne during a screening of Steamboat Bill Jr. at the final Robert Osborne Classic Film Festival held in Athens, Georgia. I saw a beautiful 35mm print of Singin' in the Rain (1952), which is one of my daughter's favorites, when I was seven months pregnant. I swear she was tapping along to "Moses Supposes." I was watching Billy Wilder's Sabrina (1954) and I went into labor just as Sabrina and Linus embrace one another on the ship. She obviously wanted to hold out to see who Sabrina ended up with. Ellie shares a birthday with Buster Keaton, October 4th, and the TCM Star of the Month at the time was my beloved Fredric March. And Ellie, short for Eleanor, is partially named after Eleanor Powell (with Roosevelt being the other namesake). We even joked that she looked like Guy Kibbee with her pudgy cheeks and bald head. This kid never had a chance.
To Be or Not to Be (1942) and the Importance of Satire
Posted by Jill Blake on January 21, 2017
Whenever I'm feeling really low, I reach for the Lubitsch. I suspect I'm not the only one who does this. From personal favorites such as Trouble in Paradise (1932), Design For Living (1933) and The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Lubitsch's films never fail to bring a smile to my face, lifting my spirits and recharging my soul. After a pretty lousy few weeks, I revisited a favorite that I reserve for only the most desperate of times: Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 comedy masterpiece To Be or Not to Be (now streaming on The Criterion Channel of FilmStruck). With each viewing I'm left both with tears of laughter streaming down my face and scratching my head in a state of confused awe: How did Lubitsch manage to get this film made? In a world torn apart by war, with the ascension of fascists in positions of endless power and the looming threat of Nazi Germany invading European countries, how on earth did Lubitsch convince Alexander Korda and United Artists to make this film? And how did he convince Jack Benny and Carole Lombard to star? It had to be that infamous "Lubitsch touch."
Chaplin Takes Us to Easy Street
Posted by Susan Doll on November 28, 2016
Charlie Chaplin had been in Hollywood only two years when he signed a lucrative deal with the Mutual Film Corp., but he was already a star because of his one-reelers with Keystone and Essanay. The years 2016-2017 mark the 100th anniversary of Chaplin's Mutual two-reelers, which I believe rank among the best comedies of the silent era.
FilmStruck offers Chaplin's Mutual Comedies in three parts for your streaming pleasure. My personal favorite, Easy Street (1917), can be found in Part 3.
The American Artist
Posted by David Kalat on April 2, 2016
While vacationing in Paris recently I was struck by how much Parisians love their artists. The streets are named for major cultural figures, the city is awash in museums, and at the newsstand kiosks at the entrances to the subway you can find, nestled between the tabloids and porno mags, a huge portfolio of works by Modigliani. That's how they roll. And it's ever been thus: once upon a time, Auguste Rodin was commissioned to do a sculpture in honor of the author Balzac. The resulting statue was perceived as being "too avant garde" and triggered outrage, public complaints, and threats of lawsuits. Has anything remotely like this ever happened in the US? Has there ever been an artist, in any media, who was so beloved and so intimately intertwined with our national sense of self that anyone would bother to complain that an honorary statue wasn't sufficiently reverent?
(Well, I mean aside from Lucille Ball, naturally)
January 30, 2016
The Immigrant
For the last several weeks I've been circling around the legacy of Charlie Chaplin, with posts about him, his influences, and his contemporaries. This week I return to where I started, the man himself, to look not as Chaplin's aesthetics but his ethics. There' s something very important about the little fella I haven't remarked on, and now is the time.
Let's just start by saying that The Immigrant is my favorite Chaplin film, but that it got to be that by earning the spot. You see, I used to go around to elementary schools with a 16mm projector and put on an hour-long show of short comedies. I'd originally intended it to be a rotating selection, chosen by my mood at the moment and whatever tied in best with what the class was working on at the time. Sometimes I might include Big Business if it was Christmastime, or some Melies shorts if the class had been studying France, and so on. But very quickly on, I realized that for every class and every time I did this, The Immigrant got the biggest reaction. It became the tentpole of the show, by default.
I've had kids come up to me, years later, and recognize me—you're the guy who showed us that Charlie Chaplin film. I showed a bunch of stuff, but that's the one they remember. Keaton's One Week, the two reel version of Harold Lloyd's Hot Water, Harry Langdon's Remember When—those were fleeting, ephemeral moments. Chaplin's The Immigrant made an impression on these kids, and I decided to start studying it closely.
KEYWORDS: Charlie Chaplin, The Immigrant
January 23, 2016
Musty Suffer
It's March 1, 1916 (or its November 1915 if you want to be pedantic and argumentative. I know who you are, and I'm ready for you). Let's start again: It's March 1, 1916. There. This is the day that the first film in the "Mishaps of Musty Suffer" series is released: Cruel and Unusual.
For the next two years, Musty Suffer's mishaps will unspool over a raucous cycle of unruly two-reel shorts, full of surreal imagery and violent slapstick. Largely forgotten today, but available to the curious in an outstanding set of DVDs, the Musty Suffer films are remarkable both for what they are and also for what they are not. They are artifacts of what happens when talented and inventive people go significantly out of their way to take the road not traveled. And to understand just why these singular oddities deserve special attention beyond their immediate joys, we need to focus on the significance of that date—these would make sense if they'd been a few years before, or a few years after. But 1916?
That's just nuts.
KEYWORDS: Charlie Chaplin, Musty Suffer, Silent comedy, Slapstick
January 9, 2016
Life, Police, and Trouble
Lately I've been enjoying the outstanding Blu Ray box set from Flicker Alley of Charlie Chaplin's Essanay films from 1915-1916 (do you own one of your own? Why not?). And while watching them, I found myself falling down a rabbit hole. It's a rabbit hole that other Chapliniacs (Chapliniados? Chaplinners? Chaplinians?) have fallen down before—some have even pursued it to absurd, quixotic lengths. But, being the obsessive fella that I am, I burrowed down this well-worn path too, and finally emerged for air. I'd like to take this week's post to share my journey, perhaps to help spare some other poor sod from wasting as much time as I did.
This is the story of three movies. One of these movies was never made. The second was made, but has at times been alleged to be a wrongheaded bastardization of its creator's true intentions. The third film is most decidedly a wrongheaded bastardization, but was deceptively promoted as being the real deal.
This is the story of Life, Police, and Triple Trouble.
KEYWORDS: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Essanay, Police, Triple Trouble
November 7, 2015
Happy Fifth Birthday to Me (with movies)
Today is my fifth anniversary of joining Movie Morlocks. My first post, "Hey, down in front!" was posted on Saturday November 6, 2010. This week marks my 260th post—and since it's been 261 weeks since I first showed up, that means I've only missed my slot once. And I didn't even really "miss" it, since the day I dropped was when TCM took over the site for a themed promotional event and pre-empted the usual Morlocks posts.
Rather foolishly, I saved the best for first, and haven't managed to top "Hey, down in front!" Maybe I should've done a mic drop and walked away then and there—instead I've gone on an interminable downhill slide as I've used this platform to broadcast my contrarian ideas about classic films (click on any of the titles to read the original post, if you're interested): FW Murnau's Sunrise is a slapstick comedy! Buster Keaton's talkie pictures are actually quite enjoyable—especially The Passionate Plumber! Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent is a slapstick comedy! The inner frame of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari does not function like a dream sequence! The shorter cut of Metropolis is actually more authentic than the longer "director's cut"! Chaplin mimics aren't worthless ripoffs! FW Murnau is not the most important creative force behind Nosferatu! Star Trek The Motion Picture is a great movie, for exactly the reasons everyone hates it!
It's a wonder y'all haven't kicked me out of here yet.
Here are a few of my personally most memorable posts.
KEYWORDS: Charlie Chaplin, Claude Chabrol, Howard Hawks, John Wayne, William Haines
The TCM Movie Locations Tour is a year old!
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How to Defeat Maat Monk on Final Fantasy XI
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The Maat fight for Final Fantasy XI must be completed in order to level to 75. Every job has their own unique fight. This is a guide for the job, "Monk".
1Level monk to 66. Although this is the first level you can try it on, and it is possible to beat it at this level, you probably shouldn't try it until level 70, which is the highest level you can be without defeating this fight.
2Skill up your hand to hand, guarding, and evasion skill. With all three of these, the higher level the enemy is you are fighting, the easier it will be to skill up.
- hand to hand- by attacking with a hand to hand weapon.
- guarding and evasion- by being attacked.
3Purchase the correct gear and items. Have two sets of gear, one for a chi blast, which you would use as much mind+ as you can get, plus the artifact hand piece, Temple Gloves, for boosting. and the other for dealing as much damage as possible.
4Focus on attach and strength plus. He will be equal in level to you, so accuracy won't be a major issue, no matter what race you are Counter and evasion plus is also a good idea. Some examples:
- Cross Counters
- Emperor Hairpin Head
- Peacock Charm Neck
- Spike Earrings Ears
- Scorpion Harness+1 Body
- Ochiudo's Kote Hands
- Sun Rings Ring
- Amemet Mantle+1 Back
- Brown Belt Belt
- Akido Koshita Legs
- Fuma Khyans Feet
- Sole Sushi + 1
- Opo Opo Necklace Neck
- 12 Sleep Potions
- Icherus Wing
5Set up your macros. Start a whole new line of macros just for this, to prevent confusion and to eliminate you having to delete your normal macros. Your macros should look like this- one for boosting before chi blast (/ja "Boost <me> /wait 15 /echo boost) one for equipping the gear you brought for melee, one for a quick use of all your abilities, (dodge, focus, counter stance, most likely in that order.) Finally, one to equip the artifact body, Temple cyclas, use Chara, then to equip back in the body you are normally using.
6Start the quest.
- First go talk to Maat, in Ru'lude Gardens, near the archdukes bedroom. He will tell you that you must collect a testimony.
- Testimonies for monk can be gotten in the following places; Castle Ostroja, in the area right outside the throne room where the high priest spawns, fight monk type mobs (the same place you went to get the artifact piece, Temple Hose) in Davoi, either in Monastic Caverns, or in the center area with that house that you can only access by going through the monastic caverns.
- Fight orcish champions, and finally, in Sea Serpent Grotto, off the monk type mobs behind the gold door. Make sure to bring a gold beastcoin, as you will need it to open the door. No matter where you go, it would be a good idea to bring a couple of friends, as these mobs are quite tough. A thief is a good idea, because their Treasure Hunter ability will make your search faster.
- Go talk to Maat again. After a short conversation, he will tell you that it is time for the final test, a fight with him, then offer to teleport you to the battlefield where the fight will take place. Before accepting this, make sure you have everything you need on you, including a reraise scroll, and a warp scroll or cudgel.
- Now you will be in a Burning Circle area. Before entering the battlefield, strip all of your equipment. It's been theorized, though not proven, that Maat wears what you wear upon entering. This might not be true, but better safe than sorry.
- After entering, equip your chi blasting gear, use your sole sushi, then equip your opo opo necklace. This necklace allows you to raise TP while you are asleep. With it equipped, use a sleep potion until you have enough TP, then advance towards the fight.
- Stand as far from him as you can while still being able to target him, then start boosting. at your 10- 11th boost, hit him with a chi blast. this should take a good chunk out of his health.
- Avoid him and macro in your melee equipment, then your abilities. With all your abilities on, turn and punch the crap out of him. Use a weapon skill, then use an Icherus wing, giving you 100% more TP then another weapon skill (raging fists is the best, but dragon kick is nice too.) If at this point he still lives, use hundred fists and watch the sparks fly. If you get a little low, use the Chara macro. Now with a little luck, you should take him out quite easily.
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- Avoid being attacked while you're using your equipment and ability macros. He hits hard.
- Don't underestimate him; if your hp is in the yellow use Chakra, as his weapons skills can put an early end to you. If you feel it necessary, bring along some powerful potions. HQ X-Potions are preferable.
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[Conteporary Art @ Korea]Contemporary Art as Melodrama: The Adjective Life of Yang Ah HamContemporary art @ Korea/Review 2010. 5. 30. 09:15
"I will number them, and they shall be multiplied above the sand" (Psalm 138: 18)
Contemporary art is extremely inconsiderate. Proclaiming that everything can be art, Conceptual Art after 1960s brought an element of humor in the representation and interpretation for artists and critics, but made art more difficult for the audience with the most objective perspective, especially those without artistic education or sense of judgment, to whom gallery is an unfamiliar place.
Obviously, art doesn't necessarily have to satisfy everyone in order to be art. However, at the time when they were discussing the visual sensation of the 'film', the new technology which brought about the destruction of Benjamin's traditional notion of the aura in the 19th century, portraits were largely what produced that conventional aura and the only genre that could be understood by everyone. People were able to easily understand the work of art within 3 seconds, which is shorter than what it takes to cook a serving of instant noodles.
And what can we say about art works in galleries and museums today? They demand a reconstitution of indiscriminate gaze throughout the entire space of the white cube and beyond, with chaotic sounds escaping from media art works, bombardment of videos and objects spread out like a farmer's market. The audience must arrange their own flow of traffic to view the exhibition, and exchange their time and patience for cultural benefits. It's not an easy task to take in an art work, especially conceptual art work which demands a thinking process that can be flat out exhausting. Not that Benjamin took pleasure in it, but the destruction of aura that Benjamin pointed out was to make art enjoyable for the outsiders today, which precisely means to reconstitute the distribution of political authority.
As an art critic with amazing intuitive powers to predict the audience and consumer-based society of the 21st century, Benjamin is an essential philosopher extremely pertinent to the Korean society in the 21st century, devastated by cultural consumerism. Like how Benjamin took strolls throughout the modernized
Adjective Life vs. An Inconsiderate Adjective
Yang Ah Ham uses diverse mediums and materials, but focuses mainly on video. The nomadic disposition of the artist who works in
As a retrospective type of solo exhibition showing all of Ham's works since 2006, Adjective Life is an exhibition that is much dedicated to the content and form. Above all, it demands time and observation from the audience. But to require such careful and delicate observation from the audience means to also demand a certain level of patience, which inversely connotes to the fact that the works are not easily understandable. Upon entering the exhibition, what greets the audience along the glass wall is the text written Non-Sense Factory (2010), a novel type written by the artist. Naturally I looked at the wall and read the Korean text. To confess, I actually read the rest of the text when I went back home. Fascinated by novels, the artist furnished and distributed the printed text, not visual image, throughout the exhibition space like a printed material. The 'inconsiderate' nature of contemporary art is exemplified at this point. For this exhibition review, I visited the exhibition twice, as it required that much time to fully understand the works. Or, to put in another way, it might be said that the space is a result of the inconsiderate installation manner of the organizers, who, filled with the passion for a retrospective show, spread out the art works across the two floors of the exhibition space like a rude flea market. This is referred to as the excess in the exhibition spectacle.
In terms of exhibition space and under the title Non-sense factory, it's incomprehensible as to why the second and third works share the space without any division, despite the fact that they are organically related to each other. I asked for a description of the works to a docent of the gallery, whose reply was simply that she didn't know. She claimed that she wasn't a docent. The description of the third work was found behind the wall of the second work. Naturally, there were descriptions of the art works printed on paper; however, it's not such a tough thing to facilitate the reading of the space by numbering the art works and having their title and descriptions in order. This is the same case for other contemporary art exhibitions, where moving from work to work with a description paper feels like finding one's way through a maze.
On the opening day, the artist was explaining her work to professionals in the art world. Perhaps she was just showing her respect to the elders, but what could be said of an artist whose work needs an explanation for the general public? Another inconsiderate aspect of the exhibition was the excess of sound. The sound of an angry man and a horse formed a symmetrical chaos with the video Out of Frame (2010). The sounds intersected with the video in which young crowds played around with a chocolate bust, interrupting the contemplation of the art work. Such is a common phenomenon for video works that are not provided with a partitioned booth. The video work titled Bird's View was suspended in the air on the first floor through 3 channels, but the title of the work was nowhere to be found. The viewing of this exhibition was not easy, even with the help of the descriptions on paper: hence, emphasizing the adjective 'inconsiderate.'
Melodrama, Art vs. Society
The central theme penetrating through the oeuvre of Yang Ah Ham is Life. This arises from her nomadic life, above all things. Like Paik
Like the proposition of Geoffrey Nowell Smith who saw melodrama as a transformation of tragedy in a new social context in the 18th century, and Fredric Jameson who proposed that "melodrama and tragedy are similar, but the former reveals the conflict between the hero and the villain, and the goodness of the individual and the ethics of evil," our lives are carried out through innumerable decisions made and battles taken between the good and the evil within ourselves. Like the circular cycle of the chasing predator and the prey being chased in the TV animation Tom and Jerry, our lives are filled with such a cycle of being a predator one day and a prey the next. The works Chocolate Head (2007) and Out of Frame (2007), illustrate the problems of art, society, politics and the distribution of authority, and bring to mind the animation Tom and Jerry. Like the performance of casting the head of world-famous collector and curator in chocolate and then consume it without being able to resist the temptation, the relationship between the artist and curator-collector remains as an inescapable subject, like the endless food chain of contemporary art, where good human network has become something important even for artists. For more than half of her 13 works in this exhibition, the artist chose to use chocolate as the material. I dare to propose an alternative, Korean version for the new work Out of Frame. I wonder what the audience's reaction would be, if the heads of famous Korean figures, including Hong Ra hee, were cast in chocolate and the performers sucked on them like in Chocolate Head. Although small in scale, the artist cast her whole entire body in chocolate for this exhibition. I quoted a biblical verse in the epilogue. It questions as to who would actually count sand. Our life is such, like the sand that cannot be counted despite of our desire to count it. Yang Ah Ham's adjective life, or more precisely the individual human life, is like mere accumulation of sand, beyond the human count.
(This text was an on-site review written by a critic selected and supported by 'Art Critic Support Program' by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, for artist selected by '2010 Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Support Program.')
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Tips for Dealing with Unruly Dogs
When we first adopt a pet, we hope that as soon as the dog comes home that everything will be smooth sailing. Unfortunately, it often never works out that way. No matter how hard we try, our dogs sometimes have a bit of trouble transitioning from life in the shelter to life at home.
One of the difficulties you may experience is a dog that is highly disobedient and unruly. Dealing with a misbehaved dog can take a considerable amount of your time and energy — and maybe even your money, if your pet is destroying your home's furniture. Be rest assured that most people have to train their pet when they first come home. Check out some tips to train your pet below!
- Identify problems and their triggers
You can't know how to train your pet unless you know the full range of problems behaviors you attempting to end. Make sure you get a complete list of the behaviors and more importantly, what triggers them. If you know what exactly is causing the undesired behavior, you may be able to avoid it in the future — leaving you with a much more well-behaved pet.
- Examine your own behavior
While many dogs need to be trained when they are introduced to a new environment, your behavior may be reinforcing the problematic behaviors in your dog. Take for instance your dog jumping on the couch. If you give him a treat soon after he does so, despite your annoyance with his behavior, it may lead him to believe that every time he jumps on the couch, he will be rewarded. Also, on another note, make sure to never inflict pain on your pet in order to teach them proper behavior. This will only strain your relationship with your pet and make training them even more difficult.
- Talk to the vet
If your training efforts are making little to no impact on your pet's behavior, you might want to reach out to your vet. Many animals act out when they are in pain, and your dog might be trying to tell you something. Your vet will be able to help you identify any health issues your pet may be experiencing, helping you stop undesired behavior. You should be taking your pet to the vet anyway, so just include this in your next appointment.
- Reach out to a trainer
Let's face it — no matter how much we love pets, most of us are not animal behavior experts like Walk!ATX. Many professionals have dedicated their lives to training dogs to be better behaved at home. In addition, these courses can take care of the training for certain commands (such as "Sit!" "Stay" "Come" and more) for you, allowing you more fun time with your pet. Before signing up your dog for the training, make sure to meet with the individuals who will be training your pet to see if they are people you would feel comfortable leaving your pet with.
How Workers' Compensation Works
Picture what is supposed to be a nice day at work. You have your lunch packed, your favorite coworker just clocked in, it's casual Friday, and your jeans have never fit better. Of course, nothing could ruin this otherwise-perfect shift faster than getting injured at work.
This scenario is all too common. It's not rare that someone slips and falls on a wet spot on the ground or throws their back out lifting a heavy crate while on the clock. Damages caused by a workplace-related accident can lead to long-term effects for the injured person, not to mention the hefty medical bills and lost wages that accrue over time. One way to provide coverage for the harmed individual is through workers' compensation.
Workers' compensation in the United States covers appropriate medical care to the employee, and in certain cases can provide payment to help compensate for resulting disabilities. Employers are given three defenses to limit claims against them. The first one is referred to as the Fellow Servant Doctrine: if the injury was caused by a coworker, it is not the fault of the company but rather that coworker. The second calls into question the negligence of the employee. If the employee didn't take reasonable measures to stay safe then the company cannot be held liable. Finally, employees accept a certain amount of risks when they accept a job and are to be held liable for those risks. For claims that fall outside of those three areas, workers' compensation comes into play.
In exchange for receiving this compensation, workers voluntarily give up their rights to sue their employers for negligence. This "compensation bargain" is a tradeoff that prevents employees from double dipping, so to speak. If someone were to receive adequate workers' compensation and then sue their employer, they would be receiving an unfair amount of compensation. In addition, employees cannot claim damages due to pain and suffering, and they cannot seek punitive damages for negligence.
Workers' comp can function as a form of disability insurance, providing a weekly payment in lieu of the wages the employee would have received if he or she were able to work. It also acts as health insurance by covering medical expenses. Finally, if the worker was killed during employment, their dependents can receive benefits on the behalf of the deceased.
Unfortunately, many workers' compensation cases go unreported. Underreporting of these cases stem from a fear of retaliation from the employer. For states that practice at-will employment, these cases can make or break a relationship with an employer. Wrongful denial of these cases is also an issue. Some companies choose not to provide adequate compensation to an injured employee, which can lead to massive debt. For this, many law firms like Hammack Law Firm will go after the employer and seek justice. They help navigate workers' compensation laws so that the injured employee has the means to pay their medical bills and account for lost wages.
The Concerns of Golf Cart and Golf Cart Path Design
According to a study conducted by the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission, the country sees 15,000 emergency room trips due to golf cart accidents every year. Of all the reported golf cart accidents, 10% involve a rollover. Let's take a look at what causes rollovers to be so common in golf cart accidents.
Golf carts most often only have brakes on their rear axle. This is the industry standard, despite the fact that this compromises the stability of the vehicle, especially at high speeds. Rollovers occur most often when drivers lose control of the vehicle while traveling downhill. We know from the numerous accidents that happen on the road that rolling front tires combined with skidding rear tires causes a great deal of instability while steering. However, this instability is usually not consequential on level ground and traveling at the low speeds that golf carts often travel at. On a downhill slope, however, the combination of rolling front tires and skidding rear tires can create a fishtail effect. This fishtail effect often causes drivers to think that a brake failure has occurred, causing them to press down even harder on the brake pedal. This eventually creates a complete lock of the brake, and creates an out-of-control skidding.
Depending on the golf course, golf cart drivers may be frequently presented with downhill slope hazards while operating their cart. Many golf courses have terrain with lots of short hills, sharp turns, and narrow driving paths. These conditions make it necessary to manufacture golf carts with adequate braking mechanisms for courses with sharp downhill slopes.
Within the golf cart manufacturing and design industry, there are not strict rules on the creation of braking mechanisms. There are no required tests for downhill braking. Similarly, there are no safety standards for the design of golf cart paths. Golf cart manufacturers often provide inadequate recommendations on how to account for turning radius or a maximum path slope as their path warnings are ambiguous and provide no quantification. The standards for golf cart design only have requirements and testing for dynamic braking on level ground. Because cart path designs are often very sloped and lack a determinant level of specificity, golf cart drivers and passengers are routinely subjected to dangerous terrain. These terrain concerns are not addressed by the American National Standards Institute on golf carts. The ANSI golf cart standard states that carts should not exceed 15 mph while traveling on flat ground. However, this speed can easily be exceeded when driving on a downhill slope.
After being recently involved in a golf cart accident, I began to do some research on golf cart liability. This site from Evans Moore law, a South Carolina golf cart lawyer was very helpful in explaining the compensation that may be awarded to me. Definitely worth checking out if you have been injured in a golf cart accident.
The Evolution of our Everyday Interactions
My family always tells me I should have been a lawyer because I love to debate so much. I probably would have enjoyed the profession. It was too much school for me, and I've always been somewhat impatient. I do love debate, however, but sometimes people claim that I just like to "argue." In my opinion, it's more about discovering the truth than anything else.
If you're anything like me, you would probably agree that the truth is essential. When it comes to my coworkers and business, I don't have a great deal of patience for feelings and seemingly irrational behavior. My attitude is along the lines of, "you can feel however you want to feel, but we still need to get the job done." That being said, I always keep my discussions civil and professional when it comes to workplace disagreements.
Although I have never experienced it, hostile work environments are apparently a big problem for a lot of companies in the United States. I understand that disagreements will happen at work, and I try my best to listen carefully when faced with criticism. I believe that's one of the best ways to improve. I couldn't imagine being on the other side of the discussion, trying to express my opinion, and facing scrutiny that crossed a professional boundary into a personal attack.
I can imagine a situation where someone feels offended and starts taking it out on another person. It seems crazy to me, but times are tough, and a lot of people are under too much stress. Stress can drive a person to do strange things, and if it doesn't get checked, hostility can transform into anger and unnecessary mistreatment. I found The Melton Law Firm website that discusses some of the terrible abuse faced by victims at work, and I'm glad there's a way for these people to find justice. People need to feel comfortable at work if the country is going to stay on top of the global market.
The economy seems to be as strong as ever, and the biggest companies on the Fortune 500 list are doing just fine. The stock market continues to dip, dive, and come right back up, thankfully. Cryptocurrency seems to be a new style of day trading, and I wonder what the future would be like if online money replaced fiat money. Would everyone start working from home on their computers? Are drones going to begin delivering our groceries from a giant warehouse, so we don't even have to go to the grocery store anymore? How are individuals going to meet in person in a world like that?
I guess we'll find out. One good thing about a digital work environment might be less aggressive interactions face-to-face, but then again, passive aggressiveness can be just as detrimental to productivity as a traditional hostile work environment. Time will tell, but for the time being, I'm keeping my money invested in the stock market. At least, most of it anyways.
What's Worse: Band breakups or marriage splits?
"What is it like being in a band?" My friends always ask me. It's a lot of fun, but there are some drawbacks as well. I'm in my late twenties, and I've been playing music my whole life. It's become the essence of who I am as a person, and music has a role in nearly every aspect of my life.
I first started playing the piano when I was six years old. My parents bought me a cruddy keyboard that had 28 different sounds, and I loved it! When I was old enough, I took trumpet lessons at school and joined the concert band. After a few years, my interests grew, and I joined the jazz band where I learned how to improvise and play in different keys. My favorite part of playing in the school's band was the dedication from the group of disciplined students. Having a conductor made it a lot easier for everyone to stay focused and motivated, and the conductor was a seemingly unbiased third party that would address issues within the ensemble. I learned very quickly that balance is essential to succeeding in music.
I've been in several bands over the years and play drums now. I like playing drums in different bands because it gives me a creative outlet that is both physical and demanding. The challenge also includes a mental component, and as a drummer, I feel like I have the responsibility to keep the band high in energy and keep all of us in tempo. Sometimes, when the band is fighting, there isn't an unbiased observer that can independently verify critiques, and people take things personally even when it's not like that at all.
The most recent band I've been playing with got into a creative argument, and decided to take a break. I'd like to think that being on hiatus can feel a little like being separated in a marriage, but according to the Kessler & Solomiany, LLC attorneys, divorce is a pretty intense period of time. It doesn't help that most of my bandmates are a little tight on money, and the shows we have lined up weren't going to pay much, if anything. I still do it because I love playing music.
Sometimes when I listen to music, it's hard for me to relax and just enjoy the beat. I get inspired when I hear beats, and it makes me want to get up and play along. Playing different genres of music doesn't seem to help either, as I am continually judging different rhythms to analyze the new sounds coming together to make a tune. Don't get me wrong, I love having this problem. But sometimes, I wish I could enjoy music the way other people enjoy it.
The worst is when you open for a band that you are better than. Music is completely subjective, and it's tough to support another group that is getting more attention with less talent. My band and I are like a family, and even if we aren't playing together, we still hang out all the time and catch up. I love those guys, and I'll be playing music forever.
The Dangerous Stereotype of Dog versus Mail Carrier
As seen in practically every cartoon from popular ones like Tom and Jerry to obscure ones like Catdog dogs are often portrayed attacking anybody delivering mail. While this is some go to classic comedy, it can continue the thought that mail carriers are just supposed to put up with attacks from people's dogs. Despite numerous tips that the United States Postal Service has issued to dog owners the attacks continue to occur. In fact, the number of attacks on mail carriers has actually been increasing in recent years.
A recent article from NPR states that in 2016 there were 6,755 dog attacks on USPS mail carriers. This is also 200 attacks higher than the previous year. According to the personal injury lawyers at Ravid & Associates, P.C. there are about 70 million dogs in 36.5 percent of American households. Although not every dog is prone to biting, with such a large number it's a common problem that most people just don't think about. There is a list of tips that the postal service had released for dog owners to minimize the prevalence of dog bites on their mail carriers. These tips include moving any dogs into another room whenever receiving mail, to not take mail directly from a mail carrier directly in front of a pet as they may take this a threat, and indicate on the website of the USPS whether or not you have a dog at your household so the mail carrier can know to be extra careful when delivering. Detroit made it on the list of cities with the most dog attacks on mail carriers with 48 dog attacks in 2016. This is out of 225 total attacks across the state of Michigan. This has seen an increase in insurance claims to over 25 percent. Overall Michigan is number eight out of states with the most insurance claims. At this point, the qualifications for becoming a postal worker in Detroit might as well include a section about how well you can fight a wolf.
Owning a dog is something most people just see as an accessory without realizing that it is an animal with its own instincts and thought process. Mail carriers shouldn't be put on duty when they are just doing their job. And while the USPS can try all they want and post bulletins and tips to dog owners across the nation but it falls under the responsibility of the dog's owner to really keep their animal in control. Unless major punishments and harsh penalties are put on negligent dog owners, they are unlikely to change their behavior.
If dog owners don't start taking responsibility for their animals and curb this growing trend of dangerous dog bites, then these number of dog attacks can only rise with population growth. Or else the stereotype of dogs chasing mailmen in cartoon may mutate to dogs mauling mailmen.
What Am I Breathing?
There's nothing in the world so natural and freeing as taking a long, deep breath. Drawing clear, clean air into your lungs can help you sort out chaotic thoughts and calm physical nerves. It's a great exercise for mental and for bodily health. Unfortunately, for a lot of people all around the world, simply breathing can be a laborious, painful act for a huge variety of reasons. Industrialization means that many cities across the globe exist in a veritable smog. The particles released by coal plants can lead to severe, hazardous air quality conditions. Studies have linked poor air quality to medical problems such as mouth, lung, and throat cancer. A more mundane issue caused by air quality, allergies, plagues millions of people every year. Seasonal variations can make geographical areas rife with pollen, dust, and irritants. Those irritants can inflame your sinuses, cause runny eyes, and, in general, make people quite miserable.
A lot of folks depend on air filters to breathe easy when they're in their homes. There are many different air filters on the market. Different models are built to suit large areas, apartments, and small homes. The Digital Journal reports that developments in the high-efficiency air filters can help people improve their health and avoid pollutant- and allergen-based medical issues. Average, everyday air filters actually allow a lot of particles to remain in the air. It's important to obtain a high-efficiency product so that you are substantially improving your air quality. Additionally, those high-efficiency filters take less power to run and can save you money comparatively in the long run.
Credible organizations such as the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) measure the effectiveness of air filters using a specific system. The Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) system measures how well filters trap air particles of three distinct sizes. Each of these sizes has a number of sub-ranges, though, so the MERV system actually measures how well air filters work for 12 different sizes of particles.
Air filters are placed on an efficiency scale of 1 to 16. An air filter with a rating of 1 would fail to trap most particles and would make little to no difference in the quality of the breathable atmosphere in the area. A rating of 16 would mean the air filter works wonderfully, catching most of the available particles. Unfortunately, the MERV standard isn't that consistent. A rating of 8 doesn't indicate that a filter would catch 50 percent of the particles.
A new standard, the ISO 16890 standard is much more consumer-friendly. The International Organization for Standardization thinks that buyers need an easier way to judge the effectiveness of air filters. People have a pressing need for air purity, and they need standards that can correctly measure these important products. Everyone deserves to be able to breathe freely.
Important Things You Should Know Before Selling Mineral Rights
Mineral rights are characterized by the right to extract minerals from a property. Minerals are very valuable, because they have various purposes and they are finite resources. For this reason, selling mineral rights can be the very thing that grants financial security not just to yourself, but also your family.
But before you even consider selling your mineral rights, there are various things you need to know.
Know your minerals
Minerals can take on many forms, and they may differ in value depending on their use and abundancy. Minerals can include metallic materials, such as copper, gold, and iron. They can also include earth materials like coal, clay, sand, and stone, and oil and natural gases.
It is important to know the minerals you have in your property so you can check their value and know what kind of companies you have to deal with and what kind of extraction methods you will be exposed to.
Know your rights
They are called "mineral rights," so the least you can do is to know the "minerals" and know whether you have the "rights" over them or not. A good way to determine your rights is by looking at the deed. If the deed has mentioned that the ownership is a "fee simple," it means that you own both the surface and the mineral rights. However, the deed may also indicate that you do not own the mineral rights.
Know your financial options
You can sell or lease mineral rights. Either financial option has advantages and disadvantages over the other. For example, selling may result into bigger and faster cash, but may also put you subject to extremely high taxes.
Leasing may result into slower cash, but the money flow is consistent and may even add up as higher compared to the lump sum you can get from selling. But the downside is that you may not be as financially secured, because of fluctuating levels of extracted minerals and fluctuating values because of market factors.
Distracted Driving and Drunk-driving: Two Major Causes of Car Accidents
Whenever you get yourself behind the wheel it does not matter what brand and model of car you drive, what matters rather is your undivided attention on the road and how well you observe road traffic safety rules. Violation of safety laws or directing your attention to something else other than driving and you increase the likelihood of a tragic road accident happening.
Records from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that distracted driving is one of the top causes of car crashes in U.S. roads and highways. With it are driving over the speed limit, reckless driving and drunk-driving. Besides distracted driving, drunk-driving is another road traffic violation which federal and state authorities are working so hard to significantly reduce. Thus, the conduction of sobriety checkpoints, the implementation of payment of higher fines, imprisonment, community service, mandatory attendance in a DUI school, and/or revocation or suspension of driver's license. The NHTSA's strict enforcement of the anti drunk-driving law includes catching and charging drivers with a DUI/DWI offense if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level while driving is determined at 0.08%. Stricter, still, is the limit set for commercial drivers, which is 0.04%, while for drivers under the age of 21, it is zero tolerance, that is, no amount of alcohol should be detected in them.
Alcohol impairs drivers' judgment and coordination – scientific studies have consistently proven this, but so does distracted driving, though the impairment it causes is of a different kind. While alcohol makes a driver's reflexes weaker, causing him/her to fail to steer clear out of danger, distracted driving can cause a driver to lose control of the wheel or steer it more than necessary, directing the car, as a result, to where it should never be.
Majority of drivers, even the most careful ones, are guilty of allowing distractions to take their focus from road; many, however, are not aware of this. Think about certain other activities you might have performed simultaneously with driving, like, for example, eating, lighting a cigarette, playing your favorite tunes loudly, reading a map, brushing your hair, putting on makeup, adjusting a navigation system, adjusting a car radio's volume, watching a movie from a laptop, having your picture taken by a passenger, conversing with a passenger and, worst of all, making or answering a call, or texting.
Driving is a privilege and privileges always require responsibility. Rather than ending up one day in a hospital bed or being legally required to find legal representation from experienced attorneys like the Spiros Champaign Law Firm to compensate someone for an injury your negligence or recklessness has caused, why not just focus on driving and save yourself from any of these? Doing so is one thing you will never regret.
Elder Financial Abuse
As unfortunate as it is, the people closest to us are far more capable of causing damage than a stranger is. The elderly are an easy target and are taken advantage of regularly, even if an afflicting act towards them occurs without notice or is unintentionally committed. For example, it can be especially difficult for family members to recognize the damage caused when "borrowing" money from a beloved elder transforms into financial abuse.
Despite the instinctive nature of a grandmother or grandfather to support their children, it is unacceptable to accept or request money from them on a regular basis. Though giving out gifts of cash is always a pleasant surprise, it can sometimes be the state of their well-being that affects these decisions, rather than their generosity; in those cases where this impairment is acknowledged, it can be tempting to take advantage of a giving elder. Family members are often put in charge of an elder's financial matter, giving them direct access to a senior's money. With that much knowledge and interaction with their finances, the risks are heightened as the people handling the money can potentially abuse the privilege that has been entrusted with them.
More intentional acts of financial abuse involve a partner or spouse influencing the spending habits of an elder or harming their good credit. Family members can also try to evoke guilt or sympathy from their elder relatives in order to attain financial help. Some don't even bother asking and simply take money without the elder's consent of the transaction.
In all cases, whether purposefully immoral or not, true distress is caused for an elder who shouldn't have to doubt the intentions of his/her family members. Financial abuse is a silent crime that will persist unless addressed, so action must be taken against the wrongdoer, even if that person is very dear to the elder.


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The text of Prop T states that, "alcohol abuse counselor services are an essential component to San Francisco's Continuum of Care Strategy, the official homeless policy of the City and County of San Francisco." The continuum of care plan is art of the recently-released "5 Year Strategic Strategy of the San Francisco Local Homeless Coordinating Board." That report came out earlier this year and the Board of Supervisors embraced the report as main city policy on February 26. Mistermayor signed on February 29.
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You can enlist the help of your family doctor, or call the local hospital for drug abuse assistance. Some schools even have a social employee that can point you in the right instructions.
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France has not declared war on Syria regime, says Macron
President Emmanuel Macron said France's air strikes in Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack were not a declaration of war against the Damascus regime
President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that French air strikes in Syria were not a declaration of war against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, adding that Paris had convinced Donald Trump to stay engaged in the conflict "for the long-term".
A day after France joined the United States and Britain in launching unprecedented strikes against regime targets, Macron insisted the intervention was legitimate and urged international powers to now push for a diplomatic solution to the brutal seven-year war.
"We have not declared war on the regime of Bashar al-Assad," the 40-year-old centrist said at the start of a marathon two-hour interview with BFM television to mark almost a year in office.
But he again argued it had been necessary to send a signal that the use of chemical weapons against civilians would not go unpunished.
Saturday's strikes targeted three alleged chemical weapons facilities in response to what the West says was a gas attack on the town of Douma that killed dozens of people.
"What I want you to understand is that we have full international legitimacy in intervening in this case," Macron said.
He said the US, France and Britain targeted "extremely precise sites of chemical weapons use" in an operation that went off "perfectly".
And he further argued that the operation was legitimate despite not being sanctioned by the UN, retorting that under a 2013 UN resolution Syria was supposed to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal.
As for his allies, Macron suggested France played a pivotal role in changing Trump's mind on the need to stay involved in the conflict.
"Ten days ago, President Trump was saying the United States of America had a duty to disengage from Syria," Macron said.
"I assure you, we have convinced him that it is necessary to stay for the long-term," he told veteran journalists Jean-Jacques Bourdin and Edwy Plenel, charged with the two-hour grilling.
President Emmanuel Macron said French air strikes in Syria were not a declaration of war against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, adding that Paris had convinced Donald Trump to stay engaged in the conflict "for the long-term"
And in a reference to Trump's raging on Twitter at Russia over the possibility of strikes, Macron added: "The second thing is that we have also convinced him that he must limit his strikes to chemical weapons, at a time when there was a media furore via tweet, as I'm sure you noticed."
Despite soaring tensions with Russia, Macron stressed the need to "talk to everyone" in pursuing a Syrian settlement, saying his plans to visit Moscow in May remain unchanged.
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Like Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May, Macron has faced a domestic backlash for striking Syria without consulting parliament, but he defended the move as well within his constitutional powers.
"This mandate is given democratically to the president by the people in the presidential election," he said.
Expected to focus on domestic politics, the interview was overshadowed by the launch a day earlier of Macron's his first major military intervention as president.
But Bourdin and Plenel made good use of their chance, prompting combative exchanges on the sweeping reforms he has been pursuing over the past year.
Macron acknowledged the anger that his reforms, including a loosening of France's famously rigid labour laws and a shake-up of heavily-indebted rail operator SNCF, have sparked in some sectors of society.
"I hear all this anger," he said, notably in reference to rail workers who have launched three months of rolling strikes.
He said he had promised on the day of his election to "reconcile the country", but said this "couldn't be done overnight".
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Although it has been already detailed in pictures as well as benchmarks, Nvidia has now officially unveiled its own 7-inch, Tegra 4 powered, Tegra Note tablet. The tablet, designed by Nvidia and brought to market by its own partners, embodies the Nvidia brand, from hardware and software to industrial design, accessories and network of partners.
Based around a 7-inch 1280x800 IPS display and powered by Nvidia's own Tegra 4 SoC with quad-core Cortex-A15 CPU and 72-core Geforce GPU paired up with 1GB of memory, the new Tegra Note tablet also features a rear 5-megapixel camera that uses Tegra 4 processing power and Chimera computational photography architecture revealed earlier by Nvidia. A front VGA camera for video calling is on board as well, along with front-facing HD audio stereo speakers with a unique bass-reflex port, micro-HDMI output, 16GB of storage expandable by microSD card slot, as well as a unique stylus. The rest of the specs and features include 802.11bgn WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS and Wireless Display, bucnh of sensors and micro USB port.
The stylus itself is actually designed using Nvidia DirectStylus technology that transforms a regular stylus into a responsive experience with finer point and broader stroke control. The Tegra Note tablet also features a 4100mAh battery that is enough for up to 10 hours of HD video playback, according to Nvidia.
Its precise dimensions are set at 199x119x9.6mm and it weighs 320g. According to our info, it will be shipped with pre-installed Eden to Green and ZEN Pinball THD games and access to Nvidia Tegra Zone, of course. The new Tegra Note runs on yet to be detailed stock Android OS version that will get OTA updates directly from Nvidia and will not feature any kind of Nvidia skin on top of it.
According to Nvidia, the Tegra Note will be coming to market worldwide in next couple of months and be carried by its own partners, including EVGA and PNY Technologies in North America; EVGA, Oysters and ZOTAC in Europe; Colorful, Shenzhen Homecare Technology and ZOTAC in Asia-Pacific; and XOLO in India. The price is set at US $199.
All we need now is to see some reviews to see if it actually worth US $199 but for now it looks like a decent tablet. The only trouble is that the $199 market is overcrowded already. Even the 1080p Nexus 7 is reportedly seeing limited demand. It appears that cash strapped consumers are choosing even cheaper white-box tablets in the $100 to $150 range, while those with somewhat deeper pockets are going still going for iPads, and let's not forget that the new iPad mini is coming soon.


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Taser use to come under scrutiny at inquiry into death at Vancouver airport
February 18, 2008
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VICTORIA - The use of Tasers by British Columbia law enforcement officers will come under scrutiny at a public inquiry into the death of a Polish immigrant hit with a Taser blast at the Vancouver airport last fall.
But the phase of the inquiry that will look into overall Taser use will not be able to compel witnesses to testify, nor can it make findings of misconduct against individuals, the province's attorney general announced Monday.
The commissioner will be able to make recommendations to the government on the use of Tasers in the province.
"There are two parts of the question that need to be answered," said Attorney General Wally Oppal. "The first is the appropriate use of Tasers: Under what circumstances should police forces be using Tasers, given the vast amount of conflicting evidence there is all across North America?"
Oppal said the province also wants the hed of the commission, former B.C. Appeal Court Justice Tom Braidwood, to review what should be the appropriate use for Tasers for police forces in the province.
He said the inquiry could lead to changes in the use of Tasers in B.C.
"A lot of police forces across North America are having second thoughts about the use of Tasers, given some of the medical opinions that are out there now."
Solicitor General John Les announced the commission of inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski last November.
The second phase of the commission, reviewing the specific circumstances of Dziekanski's Oct. 14 death, will be able to call witnesses and will have the authority to make findings of misconduct.
Oppal said the two phases of inquiry will provide Dziekanski's family and the public with a complete record of the circumstances surrounding his death.
Although the RCMP is a federal police force, Oppal said the federal government has indicated it will co-operate and he expects the RCMP to comply with any changes that come out of the commission.
"They (RCMP) are not technically obliged but, you know, they're the provincial police force. I would expect that whatever happens, the RCMP, given our past history of co-operation, will co-operate with us," he said.
Oppal acknowledged there are growing concerns about the use of Tasers but he is not considering a moratorium on their use.
"There's just as much evidence on the other side as to its continued use," he said. "The police keep telling us that, in fact, it saves lives."
Oppal said it would be premature to institute a ban, given the mandate of the first phase of the inquiry.
Dziekanski, 40, became agitated after spending hours lost in the secure arrivals area of the airport after a long flight from Frankfurt, Germany.
Four RCMP offices responded to calls after Dziekanski flung a chair at a glass partition and tossed a computer to the floor. Dziekanski, who spoke only Polish, then barricaded the exit into the reception area where his mother had waited for him for several hours.
Video footage taken by a bystander shows Dziekanski being hit at least twice with a Taser jolt. He died within minutes.
Taser International, which manufactures the Taser, maintains the death cannot be blamed on the device, which immobilizes people with an electrical shock.
The criminal investigation into the incident is continuing and a separate coroner's inquest has been scheduled for May.
Braidwood's Taser review inquiry is to be finished by June 30. The commissioner will then decide when the inquiry into Dziekanski's death will begin.


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The Miriam Hospital appoints new chief medical officer
The Miriam Hospital has appointed G. Dean Roye, M.D., a veteran surgeon at the hospital, as senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer, effective August 7, 2017.
Dr. Roye joined Lifespan in 2000 as an attending surgeon for The Miriam and Rhode Island hospitals, with a specialty in laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. For the past four years, he has served as director of general surgery for the hospital and previously he was the director of the bariatric surgery program at Rhode Island Hospital.
"During his many years with Lifespan, Dr. Roye has earned a sterling reputation, both as a superb surgeon and an effective, well-respected leader," said Arthur Sampson, president of The Miriam Hospital. "While Dr. Roye will have less time to practice his outstanding surgical skills, The Miriam is fortunate to have him move up to such a vital position and to play a key role in preserving The Miriam's reputation for delivering high-quality, compassionate care."
A graduate of the University of Miami Medical School, Dr. Roye completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Alabama and his fellowship in laparoscopic surgery at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Throughout his career, he has devoted himself to training future generations of medical practitioners. That has earned him the "Dean's Teaching Excellence Awards" at the Alpert Medical School, where he is an associate professor of surgery, as well as the prestigious Riesman Family Excellence in Teaching Award at The Miriam. He is also an adjunct clinical assistant professor at Bryant University's physician assistant program.
"I'm honored to be appointed as The Miriam's new chief medical officer," Dr. Roye said. "My clinical experience as a surgeon and my administrative experience as the director of surgery will add value to my role as the chief medical officer. I'll have a seat at the table and be able to weigh in on system-wide solutions to problems and move things in a direction that I think are helpful."
He added that surgery is "in my DNA" and he hopes to continue to do so in his new role.
Dr. Roye succeeds William Corwin, MD, who served as The Miriam's chief medical officer from 2008 to 2013 and again, on an interim basis, since 2016.
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Culture of Inquiry (Action Research)
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Culture of Inquiry?Action Research
Developing a culture of inquiry is premised on increasing the productivity of individuals and groups (Bender, 2006). Therefore, promoting an atmosphere of questioning, answering, learning, and change for betterment is the focus of culture of inquiry. Various avenues to culture of inquiry have emerged in recent years. To contrast and compare various inquiry approaches, Rena Palloff (1996) generated a table juxtaposing four areas of the culture of Inquiry: Co-Operative, Action Research, Participatory Action Research, and Participatory Research. Under the culture of inquiry's broad heading, each of the subareas has its own characteristics and objectives. When considering the nature of this study and its needed methodological components, the panorama of culture of inquiry is narrowed to action research.
Action Research
Lauer (1991) argued that societal change is ubiquitous and normal. Somekh (2005) claimed "Change is an inevitable and continuous process in social situations, locally, nationally, globally . . ." (p. 1). She continued by saying that the problem lies in the "extent" of the control we have over change. The notion is that since societies and organizations comprise individuals, changes in societies and organizations can be directed, or controlled, though individual change. This especially applies to the idea of inclusion in education philosophy (O'Hanlon, 2003). Action research is concerned with change, including changing one's own practices, and is theoretically attached to social construction.
Action research has been refined in recent years by educators (Mezirow, 1991), but had its beginning with Kurt Lewin (O'Hanlon, 2003). This form of research asks questions enabling practitioners to examine their work through investigation and evaluation (McNiff & Whitehead, 2006). The core of these inquiries has to do with the research practitioner's actions: "What am I doing? What do I need to improve? How do I ...


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Nicholas Roche: Giro D'Italia diary - Passo Tonale
'It's not safe for anybody riding back down the mountain'
After a mountain stage on a Grand Tour there is usually a big scramble to get a warm jacket on and cycle back to the team bus, which is normally parked at the bottom.
Yesterday as we cycled back down the 20km descent the road was blocked by a big crowd gathered on one of the corners. It turned out that a cyclo-tourist had hit a wall on the way down and as he wasn't wearing a helmet had died from his injuries and a waiting helicopter had attracted onlookers to the area.
Riding back down the mountain after a stage like yesterday is one of the most dangerous parts of the day with fans, motorbikes, race vehicles and riders all vying for the same steep bit of tarmac, not necessarily all going in the same direction.
It's not safe for anybody, especially the fans, and I think sooner or later there will have to be a new protocol for after these stages, whether that means fans will have to wait behind barriers or riders will have to find a different way down, something will have to be done. When we got to the bus afterwards we had an hour and a half transfer to our new hotel on the Passo Tonale, which hosts a year-round ski resort a little bit higher up.
As has almost become customary now, today's rest day started off with the three teams at our hotel, including my Tinkoff-Saxo squad, having another blood test for the anti-doping officers. Ours wasn't until 8.30 so I had a little bit of a lie-in before the knock on the door came.
As it was starting to rain after breakfast, some of the guys hopped up on the home trainer while our two Polish riders Rafal Majka and Pawel Poljanski, our two Russians Ivan Rovny and Evgeny Petrov, and myself, got a lift in the team car down to the valley where we went training.
The problem with staying up a mountain is that you have to climb the 20km back up to the hotel so today we did around 20km on the flat before riding back up.
After lunch today, I had a coffee and a chat with our Grand Tour first-timers Chris Juul-Jensen and Jay McCarthy.
The two lads have come through their first Giro without any issues apart from, perhaps, Jay's recently acquired penchant for winding people up in the peloton.
For the past four days Jay has had an argument with somebody in the bunch, mainly over something trivial like switching across in front of him in the bunch, braking suddenly or cutting him up during the stage.
The ironic thing is that Jay rides his bike like he's on a broomstick sometimes. When he gets out of the saddle he unintentionally throws his back wheel around a bit and it can be dodgy riding directly behind him.
Last night our road captain Michael Rogers took him aside and told him to chill out a bit more.
"If somebody does something to you, just ignore it. Forget about it and move on. It's not worth the energy wasted fighting about it every day."
But otherwise, Jay and Chris have done really well so far. They've been smart enough to do their work for the team and not try to be Superman by hanging on to any of the front groups afterwards. Riding in with the slower groups and saving energy for the next day, they're getting through the Giro a lot easier than I did in my first Grand Tour.
As per my usual rest day routine, I sorted my bags out this afternoon before relaxing in the room.
On a stage race like the Giro, every rider usually brings a team-issued suitcase, airline-sized carry-on trolley, a backpack and a couple of rain bags.
We used to bring the trolleys on the bus but lately we've all agreed that they take up too much room and now use the backpacks for our race gear, which means you have to pull everything out to get at something in the bottom of the bag.
Our rain bags go in both team cars, one for behind the break and one for behind the peloton. In this I have arm, knee and leg warmers, overshoes, a neoprene jacket, rain jacket, wet gloves, dry gloves, hat, cap and a spare pair of shoes.
As I broke a set of shoes in a crash last week, my girlfriend brought a new pair from home with her when she came to visit me in Savona last Wednesday. I usually go through about five pairs of shoes a year but I always try them out at home or in training camp or somewhere first to make sure they are 100pc right.
Wearing new shoes in a race is not something that's ever recommended. While the mechanics take their measurements from your old pair, sometimes a new pair of shoes can feel a bit off and you have to move the cleats that hold your foot in the pedal a millimetre here or there on a training spin to get them bang on.
I always compare it to pistons in a car. As long as the pistons go straight, always in the same direction, they will go forever. But if you change the direction of those pistons by just a single millimetre they will wear out the whole car and the engine will eventually break down.
Your legs are the pistons attached to your cleats, doing an average of 80rpm for between four and seven hours a day, so if those pistons are a millimetre off you'd soon break the machine.
Tomorrow is going to be the hardest stage of the race so far.
We are due to tackle the 20km first category ascent of the Passo Gavia right after the start, followed by the highest point of the entire race, the 17km-long Stelvio, before finishing atop the 20km-long climb to Val Martello but with metres of snow still on the roadside of the Stelvio we may have to use another mountain.
Looking out my bedroom window now I can see that it's half raining, half snowing outside.
Seems I'll be needing that rain bag.
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A Look at Green Tea
Green tea is perhaps second only to acai in its current popularity. It used to be all the rage when green tea products stationed themselves in shopping malls across America and for good reason. Hundreds of studies have been conducted, showing many major benefits when used as directed and combined with a healthy diet and exercise program. What companies like Acai Cenalex don't tell you is that green tea requires at least 400mg. Most companies, again like Acai Cenalex, use 50mg.
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There is one thing that I can say about the other 3 ingredients in Acai Cenalex, they don't work! Guarana has actually been tested, because believe it or not, guarana has more caffeine than a cup of coffee. But guarana for some reason does not promote any fat burning at all! The other 2 ingredients have been tested. But again, chromium and l-theanine have never been proven to contribute to weight loss.
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Acai Cenalex is just another scam. It's common enough, and the only reason more people buy Acai Cenalex is because you can see it plastered all over the infomercials. Acai Cenalex does not have a credible bone it its body, or formula actually. Acai Cenalex is just one more thing that the everyday consumer should avoid.


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