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Abstract Nouns in the Romance Languages
Philipp Burdy
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Please check back later for the full article.
Abstract words such as Fr. attention, It. diligenza, Sp. riqueza, Pt. cozedura, Ro. bunătate, belong to the word class nouns. They do not possess materiality and therefore lack sensory perceivability. Within the spectrum of nouns, abstracts are located on the opposite side of appellatives (e.g., Fr. chien, It. albero, Sp. casa); between them, there are collective nouns (e.g., Fr. montagne, It. fogliame, Sp. manada) and mass nouns (e.g., Fr. eau, It. cotone, Sp. leche). Abstract nouns are in part noncount and not able to be pluralized.
In terms of meaning, there is typically a threefold division in groups: (1) action/result nouns (e.g., Fr. lavage, traduction; It. caccia, giuramento; Sp. mordedura, cosecha; Pt. escolha, armação; Ro. arat, stricăciune); (2) status nouns (e.g., Fr. episcopat, It. cuginanza, Sp. almirantazgo, Pt. servidão, Ro. preoţie); and (3) quality nouns (e.g., Fr. dignité, It. cortezza, Sp. modestia, Pt. agrura, Ro. dulceaţă). However, these groups are not clearly delimitable. Action nouns generally tend to become concrete nouns due to metonymic change in meaning. This can be effected through the resultative meaning in fact since the Latin era: calceamentum "making of shoes" is derived from the verb calceare "to make shoes," which then assumed the collective meaning "footwear," which is the "result of the making." Correspondingly, there are numerous examples for collectives and concretes in Romance languages following the morphological pattern of abstracts, for example, Fr. couture "seam," venaison "venison," It. ossatura "bone frame," ornamento "decoration," Sp. pescado "fi," verdura "vegetable," Pt. vestimenta "clothing," moldura "frame," Ro. osăminte "bones," încinsătură "belt."
From a purely morphological standpoint, a classification of abstracts according to derivation basis appears suitable: (1) (primary) denominal abstracts (e.g., Fr. duché, It. linguaggio, Sp. añada, Pt. compadrio, Ro. pitărie); (2) (primary) deadjectival a. (e.g., Fr. folie, It. bellezza, Sp. cortesía, Pt. baixeza, Ro. greutate); and (3) (primary) deverbal a. (e.g., Fr. mouvement, It. uscita, Sp. nacencia, Pt. perdição, Ro. arătură). Beyond that, there are abstracts that are not derived within the Romance languages, for example, Fr. paix, It. gioia, Sp. edad, Pt. morte, Ro. somn (cf. lat. pax, gaudium, aetas, which are derivatives within Latin). Still other abstracts arise from conversion, in which a change in a word class occurs without the addition of affixes: Fr. le loisir, le froid; It. il bene, il bello; Sp. el parecer, lo dulce. Especially converted adjectives are mainly occasional formations that have not been lexicalized. In Romanian, the long form of the infinitive always has the function of a verbal abstract, for example, cântare "singing" vs. a cânta "to sing." Other examples for lexicalized conversions arise by means of ellipsis: lat. hibernum (tempus) → Fr. hiver, It. inverno, Sp. invierno, Pt. inverno, Ro. iarnă. The suffixless postverbal formation is of high significance in Romance languages, such as Fr. regret "regret" (← regretter), It. governo "government" (← governare), Sp. cambio "change" (← cambiar), Pt. perda "loss" (← perder), Ro. plac "pleasure" (← plăcea). Other abstract forming processes such as reduplication (Fr. cache cache "hide-and-seek," It. fuggi fuggi "escape") or conversion of finite verb forms (Fr. doit "amount") may be labeled marginal.
In light of this, the question of how far the formation of abstracts in Romance languages then follows Latin patterns (derivation with suffixes) or whether new processes emerge is of particular interest. In addition, the individual Romance languages display different preferences in choosing abstract forming morphological processes. To begin with, we find a larger number of abstract forming suffixes preserving their function in Romance languages, such as -ia (abundantia, sententia), -ía (astrología), -ura (scriptura), -ĭtia (pigritia), -mentum (ornamentum), -io (oratio). In addition, there is a group of Latin suffixes that have assumed the abstract forming function only in Romance. Among these are, for example, -aticu (Fr. péage, Sp. hallazgo), -aceu (Sp. cuchillazo), -aria (Sp. borrachera, It. vecchiaia), -oriu (Sd. albeskidordzu "daybreak"). Abstract forming suffixes of non-Latin origin are very rare, such as Germanic -eins (Old Fr. guerpine, plevine; Fr. haine). Suffixless processes of abstract formation are coming to full fruition only in Romance: The conversion of participles (Fr. vue, offerte; It. dormita, colorito; Sp. llegada, afeitado; Pt. chamada; sentido; Ro. făcut, mulţumită) is of special importance. The conversion of infinitives to nouns with abstract meaning is least common in Modern French (e.g., plaisir, devoir) and most widely spread in Romanian (iertare, stricare, etc., cf. above). Postverbal formation (Fr. amende, It. carica, Sp. Muestra, etc., cf. above), in contrast, is known to have a broad pan-Romance geographic spread. These innovative processes, too, can be traced back to the late Latin era. One problem lies in assigning grammatical gender in cases of suffixless formations: Nominalized participles and postverbal formations can be masculine or feminine while nominalized infinitives are mostly masculine; in Romanian, however, they are feminine.
Finally, the formation of abstracts as it is used in scientific and technical language follows the Neo-Latin and Greek word formation patterns (Fr. arthrite, tuberculose, athéisme; It. artrite, tubercolosi, ateismo; Sp. artritis, tuberculosis, ateísmo; Pt. artrite, tuberculose, ateísmo; Ro. artrită, tuberculoză, ateism) and therefore often only displays limited variation in the individual languages.
Accent in Japanese Phonology
Haruo Kubozono
The word accent system of Tokyo Japanese might look quite complex with a number of accent patterns and rules. However, recent research has shown that it is not as complex as has been assumed if one incorporates the notion of markedness into the analysis: nouns have only two productive accent patterns, the antepenultimate and the unaccented pattern, and different accent rules can be generalized if one focuses on these two productive accent patterns.
The word accent system raises some new interesting issues. One of them concerns the fact that a majority of nouns are 'unaccented,' that is, they are pronounced with a rather flat pitch pattern, apparently violating the principle of obligatoriness. A careful analysis of noun accentuation reveals that this strange accent pattern occurs in some linguistically predictable structures. In morphologically simplex nouns, it typically tends to emerge in four-mora nouns ending in a sequence of light syllables. In compound nouns, on the other hand, it emerges due to multiple factors, such as compound-final deaccenting morphemes, deaccenting pseudo-morphemes, and some types of prosodic configurations.
Japanese pitch accent exhibits an interesting aspect in its interactions with other phonological and linguistic structures. For example, the accent of compound nouns is closely related with rendaku, or sequential voicing; the choice between the accented and unaccented patterns in certain types of compound nouns correlates with the presence or absence of the sequential voicing. Moreover, whether the compound accent rule applies to a certain compound depends on its internal morphosyntactic configuration as well as its meaning; alternatively, the compound accent rule is blocked in certain types of morphosyntactic and semantic structures.
Finally, careful analysis of word accent sheds new light on the syllable structure of the language, notably on two interrelated questions about diphthong-hood and super-heavy syllables. It provides crucial insight into 'diphthongs,' or the question of which vowel sequence constitutes a diphthong, against a vowel sequence across a syllable boundary. It also presents new evidence against trimoraic syllables in the language.
Acceptability Judgments
James Myers
Acceptability judgments are reports of a speaker's or signer's subjective sense of the well-formedness, nativeness, or naturalness of (novel) linguistic forms. Their value comes in providing data about the nature of the human capacity to generalize beyond linguistic forms previously encountered in language comprehension. For this reason, acceptability judgments are often also called grammaticality judgments (particularly in syntax), although unlike the theory-dependent notion of grammaticality, acceptability is accessible to consciousness. While acceptability judgments have been used to test grammatical claims since ancient times, they became particularly prominent with the birth of generative syntax. Today they are also widely used in other linguistic schools (e.g., cognitive linguistics) and other linguistic domains (pragmatics, semantics, morphology, and phonology), and have been applied in a typologically diverse range of languages. As psychological responses to linguistic stimuli, acceptability judgments are experimental data. Their value thus depends on the validity of the experimental procedures, which, in their traditional version (where theoreticians elicit judgments from themselves or a few colleagues), have been criticized as overly informal and biased. Traditional responses to such criticisms have been supplemented in recent years by laboratory experiments that use formal psycholinguistic methods to collect and quantify judgments from nonlinguists under controlled conditions. Such formal experiments have played an increasingly influential role in theoretical linguistics, being used to justify subtle judgment claims or new grammatical models that incorporate gradience or lexical influences. They have also been used to probe the cognitive processes giving rise to the sense of acceptability itself, the central finding being that acceptability reflects processing ease. Exploring what this finding means will require not only further empirical work on the acceptability judgment process, but also theoretical work on the nature of grammar.
The Acquisition of Color Words
Katie Wagner and David Barner
Human experience of color results from a complex interplay of perceptual and linguistic systems. At the lowest level of perception, the human visual system transforms the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum into a rich, continuous three-dimensional experience of color. Despite our ability to perceptually discriminate millions of different color shades, most languages categorize color into a number of discrete color categories. While the meanings of color words are constrained by perception, perception does not fully define them. Once color words are acquired, they may in turn influence our memory and processing speed for color, although it is unlikely that language influences the lowest levels of color perception.
One approach to examining the relationship between perception and language in forming our experience of color is to study children as they acquire color language. Children produce color words in speech for many months before acquiring adult meanings for color words. Research in this area has focused on whether children's difficulties stem from (a) an inability to identify color properties as a likely candidate for word meanings, or alternatively (b) inductive learning of language-specific color word boundaries. Lending plausibility to the first account, there is evidence that children more readily attend to object traits like shape, rather than color, as likely candidates for word meanings. However, recent evidence has found that children have meanings for some color words before they begin to produce them in speech, indicating that in fact, they may be able to successfully identify color as a candidate for word meaning early in the color word learning process. There is also evidence that prelinguistic infants, like adults, perceive color categorically. While these perceptual categories likely constrain the meanings that children consider, they cannot fully define color word meanings because languages vary in both the number and location of color word boundaries. Recent evidence suggests that the delay in color word acquisition primarily stems from an inductive process of refining these boundaries.
Acquisition of Pragmatics
Myrto Grigoroglou and Anna Papafragou
To become competent communicators, children need to learn that what a speaker means often goes beyond the literal meaning of what the speaker says. The acquisition of pragmatics as a field is the study of how children learn to bridge the gap between the semantic meaning of words and structures and the intended meaning of an utterance. Of interest is whether young children are capable of reasoning about others' intentions and how this ability develops over time.
For a long period, estimates of children's pragmatic sophistication were mostly pessimistic: early work on a number of phenomena showed that very young communicators were egocentric, oblivious to other interlocutors' intentions, and overall insensitive to subtle pragmatic aspects of interpretation. Recent years have seen major shifts in the study of children's pragmatic development. Novel methods and more fine-grained theoretical approaches have led to a reconsideration of older findings on how children acquire pragmatics across a number of phenomena and have produced a wealth of new evidence and theories.
Three areas that have generated a considerable body of developmental work on pragmatics include reference (the relation between words or phrases and entities in the world), implicature (a type of inferred meaning that arises when a speaker violates conversational rules), and metaphor (a case of figurative language). Findings from these three domains suggest that children actively use pragmatic reasoning to delimit potential referents for newly encountered words, can take into account the perspective of a communicative partner, and are sensitive to some aspects of implicated and metaphorical meaning. Nevertheless, children's success with pragmatic communication is fragile and task-dependent.
African (Urban) Youth Languages
Ellen Hurst
A growing phenomena in urban centers on the African continent in the latter half of the 20th century and start of the 21st century has been what have been described as Urban Youth Languages,' although the 'urban' moniker is increasingly being dropped as these phenomena spread out from cities to rural areas. The term tends to refer to language phenomena such as Sheng or Engsh in Kenya, Tsotsitaal in South Africa, Nouchi in Ivory Coast, Camfranglais in Cameroon, and many more, both named and unnamed. These language styles are used and innovated predominantly by young people, and in this way they are distinguished from the large urban vernaculars present in African urban centers such as urban Wolof.
African (Urban) Youth Languages usually utilize a dominant urban language as the grammatical base, such as Swahili in Nairobi Sheng and Zulu or Sotho in Johannesburg Tsotsitaal, and they feature a great deal of lexical borrowing from other languages present in Africa's highly multilingual urban contexts, such as the colonial languages and the local African languages common to a particular urban center. They also may utilize the dominant European language as the grammatical base, such as French in the case of Camfranglais, with borrowings from English and African languages. They strikingly draw on metaphor and pop culture in the innovation of new terms. These varieties are 'languages relexicalised,' in Halliday's terms, and are used by young people for creativity and entertainment, to have fun with peers, to affirm in-group relations, and to indicate status.
Afroasiatic Languages
Zygmunt Frajzyngier
Afroasiatic languages are the fourth largest linguistic phylum, spoken by some 350 million people in North, West, Central, and East Africa, in the Middle East, and in scattered communities in Europe, the United States, and the Caucasus. Some Afroasiatic languages, such as Arabic, Hausa, Amharic, Somali, and Oromo, are spoken by millions of people, while others are endangered with extinction. As of the early 21st century, the phylum is composed of six families: Egyptian (extinct), Semitic, Cushitic, Omotic, Berber, and Chadic. There are some typological features shared by all families, particularly in the domain of phonology. Languages are also typologically quite distinct with respect to syntax and functions encoded in the grammatical systems.
Some Afroasiatic languages, such as Egyptian, Akkadian, Phoenician, Hebrew, Arabic, and Ge'ez, have a longtime written tradition, but for many languages no writing system has yet been proposed or adopted. The Old Semitic writing system gave rise to the modern alphabets used in thousands of unrelated contemporary languages. Two Semitic languages, Hebrew (with some Aramaic) and Arabic, were used to write the Old Testament and the Koran, the holy books of Judaism and Islam.
Altaic Languages
George Starostin
"Altaic" is a common term applied by linguists to a number of language families, spread across Central Asia and the Far East and sharing a large, most likely non-coincidental, number of structural and morphemic similarities. At the onset of Altaic studies, these similarities were ascribed to the one-time existence of an ancestral language—"Proto-Altaic," from which all these families are descended; circumstantial evidence and glottochronological calculations tentatively date this language to some time around the 6th–7th millennium
The debate over the nature of the relationship between the various units that constitute "Altaic," sometimes referred to as "the Altaic controversy," has been one of the most hotly debated topics in 20th-century historical linguistics and a major focal point of studies dealing with the prehistory of Central and East Eurasia. Supporters of "Proto-Altaic," commonly known as "(pro-)Altaicists," claim that only divergence from an original common ancestor can account for the observed regular phonetic correspondences and other structural similarities, whereas "anti-Altaicists," without denying the existence of such similarities, insist that they do not belong to the "core" layers of the respective languages and are therefore better explained as results of lexical borrowing and other forms of areal linguistic contact.
As a rule, "pro-Altaicists" claim that "Proto-Altaic" is as reconstructible by means of the classic comparative method as any uncontroversial linguistic family; in support of this view, they have produced several attempts to assemble large bodies of etymological evidence for the hypothesis, backed by systems of regular phonetic correspondences between compared languages. All of these, however, have been heavily criticized by "anti-Altaicists" for lack of methodological rigor, implausibility of proposed phonetic and/or semantic changes, and confusion of recent borrowings with items allegedly inherited from a common ancestor. Despite the validity of many of these objections, it remains unclear whether they are sufficient to completely discredit the hypothesis of a genetic connection between the various branches of "Altaic," which continues to be actively supported by a small, but stable scholarly minority.
Anaphora in Dravidian
K. A. Jayaseelan
The Dravidian languages have a long-distance reflexive anaphor taa
The Dravidian languages also have reciprocal and distributive anaphors. These have bipartite structures. An example of a Malayalam reciprocal anaphor is oral … ma
A noteworthy fact about the pronominal system of Dravidian is that the third person pronouns come in proximal-distal pairs, the proximal pronoun being used to refer to something nearby and the distal pronoun being used elsewhere.
Aphasia from a Neurolinguistic Perspective
Susan Edwards and Christos Salis
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder subsequent to brain damage in the left hemisphere. It is characterized by diminished abilities to produce and understand both spoken and written language compared with the speaker's presumed ability pre-cerebral damage. The type and severity of the aphasia depends not only on the location and extent of the cerebral damage but also the effect the lesion has on connecting areas of the brain. Type and severity of aphasia is diagnosed in comparison with assumed normal adult language. Language changes associated with normal aging are not classed as aphasia. The diagnosis and assessment of aphasia in children, which is unusual, takes account of age norms.
The most common cause of aphasia is a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) commonly referred to as a stroke, but brain damage following traumatic head injury such as road accidents or gunshot wounds can also cause aphasia. Aphasia following such traumatic events is non-progressive in contrast to aphasia arising from brain tumor, some types of infection, or language disturbances in progressive conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, where the language disturbance increases as the disease progresses.
The diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia (as opposed to non-progressive aphasia, the main focus of this article) is based on the following inclusion and exclusion criteria by M. Marsel Mesulam, in 2001. Inclusion criteria are as follows: Difficulty with language that interferes with activities of daily living and aphasia is the most prominent symptom. Exclusion criteria are as follows: Other non-degenerative disease or medical disorder, psychiatric diagnosis, episodic memory, visual memory, and visuo-perceptual impairment, and, finally, initial behavioral disturbance.
Aphasia involves one or more of the building blocks of language, phonemes, morphology, lexis, syntax, and semantics; and the deficits occur in various clusters or patterns across the spectrum. The degree of impairment varies across modalities, with written language often, but not always, more affected than spoken language. In some cases, understanding of language is relatively preserved, in others both production and understanding are affected. In addition to varied degrees of impairment in spoken and written language, any or more than one component of language can be affected. At the most severe end of the spectrum, a person with aphasia may be unable to communicate by either speech or writing and may be able to understand virtually nothing or only very limited social greetings. At the least severe end of the spectrum, the aphasic speaker may experience occasional word finding difficulties, often difficulties involving nouns; but unlike difficulties in recalling proper nouns in normal aging, word retrieval problems in mild aphasia includes other word classes.
Descriptions of different clusters of language deficits have led to the notion of syndromes. Despite great variations in the condition, patterns of language deficits associated with different areas of brain damage have been influential in understanding language-brain relationships. Increasing sophistication in language assessment and neurological investigations are contributing to a greater, yet still incomplete understanding of language-brain relationships.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 12 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
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U.S. Captain and Veteran of More Than 17 Years on Team to Compete in Third Paralympic Games
Josh McKinney first heard about the U.S. Paralympic National Soccer Team through a Eurosport Magazine article when one of the players was competing in Barcelona. His parents sent in some soccer footage of McKinney's play, and at the age of 16, McKinney made his debut in March of 1995.
More than 17 years later, McKinney has established himself as the face of the U.S. Paralympic Team. On Sunday, the 33-year-old midfielder earned his 100th career international cap when the team played Russia at Yevpatoriya, Ukraine.
"It means a lot," McKinney said of his 100th cap. "It took some hard work over the last 17 years. We don't get to play as many games a year as the full national teams do. It's really special to me because I've made it a career. It's very cool to reach this milestone."
Over that 100-game span, McKinney tallied 74 goals and has worn the captain's armband since 2005. The U.S. recently qualified for the Paralympic Games this summer in London, and that will mark McKinney's third Paralympics, following his 1996 Atlanta and 2004 Athens appearances.
"Back then it was a little different because you didn't have to qualify," McKinney said of his first year competing for the Paralympics. "It was at home, so my family got to come watch us play. I was really young, so I came in not knowing what to expect. I was very excited, nervous and pretty much just wanted to get on the field and play. This time around, I'm 33 and we had to qualify. And the way we had to qualify was a little bit sweeter and very enjoyable."
Paralympics, Not Special Olympics
When McKinney talks about his soccer profession, he is quick to point out a misunderstanding out in the public that the Paralympics are a completely separate event than the Special Olympics. To be eligible for Paralympic soccer, athletes must be ambulatory and have a diagnosis of non-progressive brain damage that is associated with motor control function, such as Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke.
"I'm affected on the right side of my body, so it's tough going side to side and stuff like that," McKinney said. "I overcompensate with the left side of the body, just using your left and trying to play with just one foot. It took me a few years just to be able to pass with my right foot because my ankle's really weak, and the leg is not as strong as my left side."
Paralympic rules and regulations have their differences compared to standard 11-vs.-11, 90-minute soccer. In the Paralympics, players compete on a smaller 75-by-55-meter field. Goals are 5 meters wide by 2 meters tall. Games consist of two 30-minute halves. Players are allowed to bowl the ball in underhand for throw-ins. And there is no offside.
"The strategy of the game changes with no offside," McKinney said. "Different teams have different strategies for this game, which adapts to everyone's disability."
Cherokee to Poker
McKinney comes from an incredibly unique family background, whether it is by profession or heritage. For one thing, McKinney is half Cherokee Indian.
"I haven't really done too much research on it, but I know that one of my grandfathers' parents was full-blood Cherokee Indian," McKinney said. "I haven't really done the lineage, but I've wanted to look into it."
And then there are the interesting occupations, particularly his grandfather Paul McKinney, a 2005 World Series of Poker bracelet winner.
"I actually spent a whole summer with him in a casino and just stayed behind and watched him play," McKinney said. "He's in his 80s now, so when we do go places it's pretty much making sure he's getting his rest. If we don't watch out, he'll stay all night and play poker and not want to sleep."
Soccer in McKinney' Core
The main stronghold for McKinney and his family has been the game of soccer, and he got his first kicks at an early age.
"I started when I was 4," McKinney said. "My mom played in high school, and my parents just thought it would be a good idea to sign me up because of the strength of my right side."
McKinney also has two younger brothers who competed collegiately. The middle brother, Chris McKinney, was a goalkeeper at West Virginia, notching his first shutout against Pittsburgh in 2001. His youngest brother, Jeff McKinney, played for a Davidson team that defeated Duke in 2003.
"We pretty much grew up playing soccer," Josh McKinney said. "I got to a lot of their games in high school and college. The middle one (Chris) and I played high school together my senior year. I think we played pretty much every day in the backyard. We're pretty close."
About the U.S. Paralympic Team
The Paralympic squad is coached by Jay Hoffman, who has been at the helm since 2002. Heading into this year's Paralympic Games, there is a good mix of veterans and young players. The newer personnel had not always been the trend for the roster.
"From Atlanta through Athens, it was pretty much the same group of guys," McKinney said. "We'd find athletes through word of mouth. Obviously we have no leagues in the States, so if a coach sees a player or someone contacts him, that's pretty much how we found our athletes for the first nine years that I was on the team. But Coach [Hoffman] has come a long way with recruiting young, new talent. That's pretty exciting. I think we will have a good chance in London."
Midfielder and forward Marthell Vazquez, a 25-year-old from Long Beach, Calif., is one of the team's primary offensive sources.
"Marthell Vazquez has been a big part of the team for the last seven years," McKinney said. "He was actually an MVP one year during a World Championship, so he's an important person on this team. He's one of our best goal scorers."
The Paralympic squad is coming off a seventh-place finish at the Ukraine International Tournament, wrapping up the four-game event with a 5-0 victory against Australia. McKinney scored two unassisted goals to push his career total to 76.
Next up for the USA is the BT World Cup in Manchester, England, which runs from May 19-27. After the tournament, the team will hold camps in Chula Vista, Calif., in June and July before heading to the 2012 Paralympic Games. The U.S. drew Group B with Ukraine, Great Britain and Brazil for the Summer Paralympics, which take place Sept. 1-9.


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A rag-tag group of con artists and ex-cons team up for the heist to end all heists in this high-profile remake of the 1960 Rat Pack favorite. As with its predecessor, Ocean's Eleven opens with its titular hero Danny Ocean (George Clooney stepping into the Frank Sinatra role) eager for a new challenge. The similarities to the original end there, as Ocean conspires with his old pal Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) to rob 150 million dollars from an underground vault that serves three of Las Vegas' biggest casinos. Between the two of them, they recruit nine other men, each with his own criminal specialty, to assist in the mission: moneyman Reuben Tishkoff (Elliot Gould), card dealer Frank (Bernie Mac), pickpocket Linus (Matt Damon), aging con artist Saul (Carl Reiner), British explosives pro Basher (Don Cheadle), techie Dell (Eddie Jemison), rude-boy brothers Virgil (Casey Affleck) and Turk (Scott Caan), and professional acrobat Yen (Shaobo Qin). What Ocean doesn't tell the group is that there's another reason he's coordinating the heist: the three casinos they're robbing are all owned by ruthless gambling mogul Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), who just happens to be married to Ocean's ex-wife Tess (Julia Roberts).


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A Northern Irish prisoner sued after getting a sunburn while staging a protest on the roof of Maghaberry Prison two years ago, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
A group of men were on the roof protesting over conditions and it was a very warm day. The prisoner claimed he had been badly sunburnt and needed medical care.
It is not known if the claim was successful as the Prison Service Information cannot release details of specific claims under the Data Protection Act.
It has been revealed that nearly £10,000 a week in compensation has been given to prisoners and prison officers for injuries received in Northern Ireland's jails.
However, it is known, from information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, that over the past three years more than £1.1m was spent settling 147 claims by prison staff.
About 80 wardens claimed for injuries sustained in accidents or for smoke inhalation from cell fires and 62 staff members received payment for being injured during a violent assault.
And 84 prisoners have received £332,533 in payments from the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) over the past three years. Fifty inmates claimed for injuries sustained in a fall or through smoke inhalation and 11 inmates received compensation for being hurt during an assault.
The Prison Service has stated that each claim "is assessed on its own merits, with due regard for money and expenses to the public purse."
"Where a claim is considered to be justified, the claims unit applies a 'Green Book' or 'precedent' approach, based on that used by courts in making judgments about the quantum necessary to settle a particular type of claim," said an NIPS spokesman.
The spokesman added that the Prison Service recently established a working group "aimed at improving the claims handling process in order to minimise costs to the public purse and to identify risks that can be managed to reduce the likelihood of future claims."
David McNarry MLA has called the amount of money paid out on compensation to staff and prisoners "excessive."
"It is almost a joke when you hear that people whose job it is to look after the welfare of prisoners end up getting knocked about and injured themselves, physically and mentally. And then we hear about prisoners who seem to have made some money out of being in jail," he said.
He added: "I'm not saying that the claims are not legitimate but there must be something wrong with the structures in the service when this is allowed to happen.
"The public will be asking what is going wrong. We need every penny we can save and we cannot be throwing it away like confetti."
However, chairman of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) Finlay Spratt said these "legitimate claims by staff show the challenging environment" they work in.
"We are entitled to a safe working environment and if officers are injured while on duty then they deserve the same rights to compensation as workers in other sectors. We work in a very volatile situation and officers get injured," he said.
Justice committee chairman Paul Givan said that the payments "reflect the nature of the job."


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Now This: Exchange-Traded 'Managed' Funds, or 'ETMFs'
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Eaton Vance (EV) isn't the first fund company with the idea: Building what you might call a "cloaked" exchange-traded fund. Whereas a regular ETF discloses its holdings on a daily basis, the gist here is to disclose much less often. For instance, quarterly.
Christopher Condon of Bloomberg News has a notable story on what the Boston asset manager is calling "exchange-traded managed funds" -- ETMFs:
The funds would mirror existing Eaton Vance mutual funds and the firm seeks to license the model to other fund providers ...
Active ETFs typically combine the security selection of a fund manager with the intra-day trading and cost-saving characteristics of ETFs. Companies interested in that hybrid have so far been largely discouraged from opening products, especially those focused on equities, by the SEC's requirement for daily disclosure of ETFs holdings. Active ETFs in the U.S. hold $12.3 billion, less than 1 percent of assets in the $1.4 trillion ETF industry, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
BlackRock (BLK) proposed something similar a while back, without (to date) success. Will Eaton Vance be the first to get regulators' OK?
I have no idea. But the backstory is that mutual-fund companies have been reluctant to try any of this. One reason: They don't want to cannibalize their existing business.
Most stock funds are mired in what could well be a terminal decline. Yesterday we showed you a study that only 24% of mutual-fund managers beat the benchmark the last decade. Stock funds have been lapped by passively managed ETFs both in terms of fund performance and in winning over new investors.
But decline hasn't been reason enough to take the potentially reckless step of building less costly versions of the same funds, inside an ETF wrapper. For many investing strategies, active management may not work as well inside an ETF. The oft-heard fear is that traders could see the fund move into a new stock and immediately bid up the price, in hopes of front running a buying spree. For instance, here's a T. Rowe Price (TROW) spokesman telling your blogger a while back that the daily disclosure requires are a potential deterrent.
More generally, from Condon:
Companies have said they fear the mandatory transparency of ETFs makes it too easy for opportunistic traders to jump in ahead of transactions made by an active manager, allowing those traders to benefit from resulting price changes, a tactic known as front-running. Most ETFs are passively managed, with their holdings mimicking indexes.
We'll see whether Eaton Vance has more success than its predecessors. In the meantime, have a read of this eye-opening story by Index Universe's Matt Hougan, which back in 2010 pointed out that "there is actually no rule requiring index-based ETFs to disclose their portfolios any more frequently than traditional mutual funds." The distinction is between the portfolio holdings that are actually inside the ETF, versus what has to be disclosed -- the structure known as a "creation basket."
As Hougan points out, the two are usually nearly identical. But they don't have to be.
The upshot, Hougan writes, is that ETFs' transparency is imperfect: '[F]or many ETFs, portfolio disclosure is either incomplete or significantly delayed."
Update 2:55 p.m.: Via Ari Weinberg on Twitter, here's Eaton Vance's filing.


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Is it any surprise that Richard Sherman graduated from Stanford with a degree in communications?
Of the survivors in the NFL playoffs, there's no more watchable communicator than Sherman, the trash-talking, playmaking cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks whose constant, boisterous button-pushing on the field belies his friendly, easygoing attitude off it.
"You have to be that way," Sherman said this week in a phone interview. "I'm not rude or anything off the field, but on the field I'm a dog."
And there's bite to go with his bark. The 6-foot-3 Sherman was tied for second in the NFL this season with eight interceptions and is a cornerstone of Seattle's defense, which will face the Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday in a divisional playoff game.


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Doane Advisory Services | Updated: 06/19/2014
Traders cite ethanol demand for rising corn futures. Although corn seemed to follow wheat higher Wednesday night, yellow grain prices are performing much better today. Wire service reports point to Wednesday's record EIA ethanol production total, which clearly implies robust corn demand. Poor Export Sales results may limit gains. July corn climbed 7.5 cents to $4.49/bushel around midsession Thursday, while December added 7.0 to $4.465.
Good old-crop export news seemingly sparked fresh soy strength. The weekly USDA Export Sales report stated last week's old-crop soy sales at 97,700 tonnes, which fell only slightly below the top industry estimate. That news apparently triggered an across-the board advance, despite weak new-crop sales. The reason bulls like new crop futures so well isn't clear. July soybeans advanced 9.75 cents to $14.1875/bushel shortly before the lunch hour Thursday, while July soyoil rebounded 0.40 cents to 40.53 cents/pound, and July soymeal rose $0.6 to $453.8/ton.
The wheat markets turned mixed. Poor harvest results from Kansas and talk of improved export demand boosted wheat futures in early Thursday action, but bulls couldn't sustain the upward momentum. The omnipresence of the bearish global situation probably stifled the move, as did the bullish failure at moving average resistance on the CBOT charts. July CBOT wheat futures inched up 0.75 cent to $5.8775/bushel late Thursday morning, while July KCBT wheat gained 1.5 cents to $7.2925 but July MWE futures sagged 0.5 to $6.9775.
CME cattle are apparently reacting to improved cash prospects. Live cattle futures fell early this week as traders seemed to anticipate a return of seasonal weakness. However, soaring beef prices have reportedly caused packers to boost their bids for feedlot cattle, which sent futures soaring once again. August cattle spiked 2.82 cents to 147.85 cents/pound in late Thursday morning action, while December leapt 1.92 to 151.15. Meanwhile, August and October feeder cattle futures soared the daily 3.0-cent limit to 207.85 and 208.70 cents/pound, respectively.
Cash and wholesale developments may be limiting hog gains. Hog futures apparently found technical support Wednesday, then bounced on good late-afternoon cash and pork news. However, today's midday reports were flat to lower, thereby seeming to limit the size of the CME surge. August hog futures soared 2.40 cents to 129.67 around lunchtime Thursday, while December zoomed up 2.45 cents to 96.70.


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Lauda furious as Red Bull drop name from F1 circuit
Niki Lauda has hit out at Red Bull for dropping his name from a corner at the returning Austrian grand prix venue.
Now called the Red Bull Ring, the former A1-Ring was demolished and totally rebuilt by the energy drinks company, and next month it will host its first grand prix since 2003.
Prior to the Red Bull takeover, one of the corners at the A1-Ring was called the Niki Lauda Kurve, in honour of the Austrian great and triple world champion.
Now, the same corner has been renamed Pirelli. Also gone is the Gerhard Berger Kurve, replaced by Wurth, a German tool company.
"I'm very disappointed," Lauda told Kleine Zeitung newspaper.
"I can only presume it is because I am now at Mercedes and we are beating Red Bull," he added.
So far, the Jochen Rindt Kurve - named after the posthumous 1970 world champion - has survived the Red Bull Ring's search for sponsor dollars.
But correspondent Gerald Pototschnig said even that corner could be renamed if a sponsor makes an attractive enough offer.
"As punishment," the angry Lauda said, "Mercedes will be happy to celebrate a one-two in Spielberg."


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Jeb Bush: GOP Can Still Win the Immigrant Votes
In an excerpt from a longer interview, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush says that the GOP needs to recognize the growing Hispanic population and welcome them into the party. "Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson" is produced by the Hoover Institution for WSJ Live.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... you are intent ... on salting the immigration problem you made clear in this book immigration wars ... because you're eager ... to get the feeling reading this book that you're almost desperate ... for the Republican party to find some way to appeal to Hispanics ... Hispanics you argue are socially conservative ... the religious ... their small business owners and all kinds of ways they are natural ... Republicans ... but ... there is some dissent ... within the party of among observers ... so what are you due at the journalist other Mattel who notes the high ... of welfare ... high proportion of Hispanics were in welfare for example fall ... far from exercising a break and the erosion of traditional values the growing Hispanic population ... will provide the impetus for more ... government alternatives ... to personally responsible ... public and party on the other being weary of Hispanics now ... rushing to embrace the government via the reason why we wrote this book was from a policy point in our political point of you but the political argument of that ... we should ... not take advantage of the immigrant heritage for sustained economic growth that benefits everybody ... to me is ludicrous number one number two ... the idea that up ... that ... this is Heather's argument is this ... correct ... then I guess it's over ... because the fastest growing demographic group in America ... not just of the party about eleven million undocumented people but the people are already here the people that can begin to participate become citizens and then ... Mr. boat and then vote ... by far away the largest and fastest growing ... new demographic or Latino voters and so if the argument is that all is lost ... all is lost and I just completely disagree with that I think that we ... you know politics is a dynamic business you have to ... persuade ... and ... all I know is for my own Pursell experience of the last time I ran I got the majority of the Democratic Hispanic voters in the state of Florida the support of about sixty percent ago representing ... her is is is very important piece of your records the law to ask about it to be the chance to play out explicitly ... you did not ... merely when the Cuban vote Cubans from ... most Oracle reasons tend to be conservative and Republican ... losing your country economists will do that ... he did not just when the Cannonball now that's right and it was because ... Gov scandal lead in this regard governors can ... appoint people that share their views in the in in in the future ... up for the first Latino Supreme Court justice ... I had men and women of ... the great diversity that we're concerned is a work in my administration ... every chance I had I've tried to ... embrace the idea that ... that everybody ought to be able to surf and in doing so the newly ... emerging groups were the ones that were the most of the benefit of the most ... and in terms of policies ... and in terms of advocacy in terms of being in and do when inside the communities ... you can persuade people ... and in all it's now last I mean it's just ... I find it ... amazing ... that people don't see ... how all of ... you know you can move the needle in a different direction you can change the course that ... countries are on or politics is on ... and to just surrender and say all is lost I think guarantees and if you keep sending signals we don't want you to be no course we want your vote ... the we want to be on our team you can join our club ... The think people are dead ... it is ... we want your vocal we wish or here yet ... it's like the girl in the grass it's been so long to get the the the best example of Canary in the coal mine ... are necessary Latino voters of the Asian American voters ... they've supported Pres Obama ... in a higher percentage than twenty miles ... they are their higher income than the median in the country ... they have more intact families ... they have their higher percentage of college educated there more entrepreneurial ... it would be the thin Martian came down again that Martian would say this must be a Republican group ... seventy five twenty three ... it's a reason why Mitt Romney lost Virginia ... Asians ... not let the US ... there's a there's something going on here that goes beyond just kind of the BBC ... analysis ... you know from ... from the outside ...


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It's a full menu for sports fans tonight.
Four more teams will open their season in Major League Baseball, including the new-look Toronto Blue Jays. In the NBA, the Heat take on the Knicks, who are now the hottest team in the league with an eight-game winning streak.
The NHL has been filled with streaks this season and the newest one belongs to the Penguins, riding a 15-game winning streak. They'll take on the Sabres, although star Sidney Crosby will be sidelined indefinitely after breaking his jaw over the weekend when he got hit by a puck against the Islanders.
Baltimore (Hammel) at Tampa Bay (Price) 3:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson) at Toronto (Dickey) 7:07 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa) at Milwaukee (Estrada) 8:10 p.m.
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Say what you want about John McAfee—that he's crazy, that he's a murderer, that he's a crazy murderer, that he's a creepo drug addict, that he's a creepo drug addict with a harem of young girls—the man gets around.
He went from fightin viruses in California to stirring up trouble in Belize to hiding out in Mexico/Guatemala/his house/wherever. Nobody seems to know where the hell he is—except when his entourage of inconspicuous (???) foreign journalists accidentally maybe reveals his location. It's almost as if McAfee is playing a game with the media. (McAfee is almost certainly playing a game with the media COME ONNNNN.)
Hey. Wait! We know exactly what game he's playing. Carmen Macaflippin' Sandiego. It's Photoshop time.
You can get some great pics of her from the game's official site, and feel free to use and abuse any of our McAfee photos as well. The winner will receive everlasting glory and a spot in the Elysian Fields with the likes of Heracles and Alcmene.
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From the Enlightenment wiki:
- The Enlightenment desktop shell provides an efficient yet breathtaking window manager based on the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries along with other essential desktop components like a file manager, desktop icons and widgets. It boasts an unprecedented level of theme-ability while still being capable of performing on older hardware or embedded devices.
E17 is the development release 17 (DR17) of the Enlightenment Desktop Environment. It comprises both the Enlightenment window manager and Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL), which provide additional desktop environment features such as a toolkit, object canvas, and abstracted objects. E17 has been under development since 2005, but in February 2011 the core EFLs saw their first stable 1.0 release. Enlightenment the window manager was released December 21st 2012, along with the 1.7.4 release of the EFL libraries. Many people currently use E17 as a day-to-day desktop environment without problems.
- 1 Installing E17
- 2 Starting E17
- 3 Configuring the Network
- 4 Installing Themes
- 5 Modules and Gadgets
- 6 Gnome Keyring integration
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 8 External Links
Installing E17
From the extra repository
To install e17:
pacman -S enlightenment17
You might also want to install additional Fonts. You need at least 1 True Type Font.
If you need/want an e17 package which is not (yet) available in [extra], see if it is available in the AUR.
From the AUR
SVN PKGBUILDs which download and install the very latest development code are available in the AUR as enlightenment17-svnAUR and it's dependencies. Be aware that they need to be built in a certain order, which is posted in the comments of the relevent PKGBUILDs.
Compiling with easy_e17.sh
easy_e17.sh compiles E17 from source and installs it in
/opt/e17. It does not create packages and therefore does not install dependencies automatically.
- Get it from the AUR: easy-e17AUR.
- Edit
/etc/easy_e17.confif you want.
- Run it as user, so it downloads to ~/e17_src and builds as user, to install E17 (the script will immediately ask for your password so it can install in the end):
# easy_e17.sh -iWarning: This will install the latest svn version. For a stable result add the --srcrev= parameter with the latest stable revision. The EFL 1.7.4 release matches svn revision 81558 (21 Dec. 2012).
- Put
/opt/e17/binin your
PATHby editing
/etc/profile. For example, you can add this line at the end of the file:
- If, after completing the install, xinitrc complains that it cannot find enlightenment upon starting, you may need to add these lines to the end of /etc/profile as well:
If you encounter any errors while trying to install E17, first check to make sure it is not a dependency problem. If it is, install the dependency and continue installing e17.
To update all installed EFL/E17 components, run this command:
# easy_e17.sh -u
Starting E17
If you use
startx or a simple Display Manager like XDM or SLiM, add or uncomment the following command in xinitrc:
exec enlightenment_start
Nowadays E17 has a new display manager called Entrance, you can download it from AUR entrance-svnAUR.
Entrance is quite sophisticated and its configuration is controlled by
To use Entrance :
# systemctl enable entrance.service
More advanced display managers like GDM and KDM will automatically detect E17 thanks to the
/usr/share/xsessions/enlightenment.desktop file provided by the enlightenment17 package.
Configuring the Network
E17's preferred network manager is ConnMan. It is available from the [community] repository as the connman package. For extended configuration with E17's default Network module, you may also install EConnman (available in AUR as econnman-svnAUR) and it's associated dependencies.
Finally, configure systemd to start the ConnMan daemon at startup:
systemctl enable connman.service
ConnMan loads very quickly and appears to handle DHCP quite nicely. If you have installed Wpa_supplicant, ConnMan latches onto that shows all available wireless connections.
You can also use networkmanager to manage your network connections.
pacman -S networkmanager
Follow the instructions on NetworkManager to do the configuration. You may also need network-manager-applet to help with your settings.
pacman -S network-manager-applet
You may want to add it to the start up programs so every time your E17 starts it appears on systray.
Settings -> Settings Panel -> Apps -> Startup Applications -> System -> Network
Installing Themes
More themes to customize the look of e17 are available from:
- exchange.enlightenment.org, for which you can use the e17-themesAUR AUR package
- e17-stuff.org
- relighted.c0n.de for the default theme in 200 different colors
- svn trunk (svn checkout, run 'make' and you end up with a .edj theme file)
You can install the themes (coming in .edj format) from the configuration dialog or by moving them to ~/.e/e/themes.
During 2010 there was a change in how themes work, so for older themes you may need to do the following:
edje_convert <theme>.edj
Modules and Gadgets
- Module
- Name used in enlightenment to refer to the "backing" code for a gadget.
- Gadget
- Front-end or user interface that should help the end users of E17 do something.
Many Modules provide Gadgets that can be added to your desktop or on a shelf. Some Modules (such as CPUFreq) only provide a single Gadget while others (such as Composite) provide additional features without any gadgets. Note that certain gadgets such as Systray can only be added to a shelf while others such as Moon can only be loaded on the desktop.
E17 offers two modules for compositing, Composite and Ecomorph, depending on your hardware and preference.
The Composite module is the standard compositing manager provided in enlightenment. It provides some minimal compositing effects such as transparency, fade and shadow. Composite provides the more stable module and is supported on a lot hardware through either OpenGL or compositing software rendering.
The Ecomorph module is a full-featured compositing manager which was ported from Compiz for E17. It can be downloaded from AUR ecomorph-gitAUR. Some experience instability with Ecomorph while others use it without a problem. Ecomorph requires 3D acceleration, while Composite does not.
From the current source code README for Places:
- Places module
- This module manage the volumes device attached to the system.
In other words, Places is a gadget that will help you browse files on various devices you might plug into your computer, like phones, cameras, or other various storage devices you might plug into the usb port.
Scale Windows
The Scale Windows module, which requires compositing to be enabled, shrinks all open windows and brings them all into view. It can be added to the desktop as a gadget or set as a key binding.
Some people like to change the standard window selection key binding
ALT + Tab to use Scale Windows to select windows. To change this setting, you navigate to
Menu > Settings > Settings Panel > Input > Keys. From here, you can set any key binding you would like.
To replace the window selection key binding functionality with Scale Windows, scroll through the left panel until you find the "ALT" section and then find and select
ALT + Tab. Then, scroll through the right panel looking for the "Scale Windows" section and choose either
Select Next or
Select Next (All) depending on whether you would like to see windows from only the current desktop or from all desktops and click "Apply" to save the binding.
Gnome Keyring integration
It is possible to use gnome-keyring in e17. However at the time of writing you need a small hack to make it work in full. First you must tell e17 to autostart gnome-kering. For that you should go to Settings-Panel -> Apps -> Startup Applications; and activate "Certificate and Key Storage", "GPG Password Agent", "SSH Key Agent" and "Secret Storage Service". After this you should edit your ~/.profile and add the following:
if [ -n "$GNOME_KEYRING_PID" ]; then eval $(gnome-keyring-daemon --start) export SSH_AUTH_SOCK export GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL export GPG_AGENT_INFO fi
This should export the variables you need for your key management at your next login.
If you find some unexpected behavior, there are a few things you can do:
- try to see if the same behavior exists with the default theme
- backup
~/.eand remove it (e.g.
mv ~/.e ~/.e.back).
If you are sure you found a bug please report it directly upstream. http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/report
Screen unlocking does not work
If screenlock does not accept your password add the following to
auth required pam_unix_auth.so
Unreadable fonts
If fonts are too small and your screen is unreadable, be sure the right font packages are installed:
pacman -S ttf-dejavu ttf-bitstream-vera
Failure in mounting internal partitions
Check if user is in storage group:
# groups <user>
If user is not in storage group:
# groupadd storage # gpasswd -a <user> storage
Then create this file as root:
# nano /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/10-storage-group-mount-override.pkla
And write into the file:
[storage group mount override] Identity=unix-group:storage Action=org.freedesktop.udisks2.filesystem-mount-system ResultAny=yes ResultInactive=yes ResultActive=yes
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Kew acts in partnership with various universities and other scientific institutions to organise a number of plant diversity and conservation MSc courses. As well as providing taught modules, Kew also offers research opportunities for students on these courses, enabling them to work alongside Kew's specialist staff and contribute to ongoing projects.
A new Masters course based at Kew, will teach vital plant and fungal identification skills in the context of evolutionary biology and conservation theory and practice. It includes a field course in Madagascar and a six-month research project.
Postgraduate researchers have access to Kew's world-renowned collections of living and preserved plant materials and its botanical library and illustrations, as well as to the excellent laboratory facilities.
To provide practical work experience for undergraduates, Kew offers a series of sandwich student placements, either working in its science teams or as part of the Information Technology department.
Kew staff organise study visits for undergraduate and postgraduate students, whose studies relate to the work of the science teams or to the behind the scenes plant collections.
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Indecisive main character - good or bad?
Often times I read comments about a show which features a love triangle (or any sort of polyhedron) involving one guy and two or more girls, I find that the guy is labeled as indecisive. As far as I understand the reason for that label is that the guy does not clearly choose one girl to be his love interest until late into the show or sometimes not even at all. This label is almost always used with a negative connotation and is a frequent reason for the audience to hate the character.
The question, though, is whether being "indecisive" is really a bad thing about the show and about the character. Let's face it, not choosing a clear favorite from the very beginning keeps the tension in the show and makes it interesting to watch. For some romance shows where the primary plot point is who the protagonist will end up with, the tension will be completely ruined if he chooses one girl in the beginning and sticks to her in the end. I know that there are exceptions where the choice is clear from the very beginning and yet, the show is still tense and interesting, but that does not apply to every romance show.
Another point I wanted to make is that often the main character has a reason to be indecisive and I don't see why he should be forced to choose. I'm not saying he should date several girls at the same time, but he can certainly interact with all of them without committing to one. Why should he be blamed for that? Also, in action shows, where the romance is not the primary driving force of the plot, I don't see at all why the protagonist should be hated for not making a choice.
In any case, it just bothers me when an otherwise cool and/or nice character who is obviously made to be a good guy (i.e. not a villain) is hated by most of the fans for this reason.
So, what are your thoughts on the issue. Can you think of examples where having an "indecisive" main character (indecisive only in terms of choosing a girl, not indecisive in general) is well-done and the character is still likable? Can you think of examples where being indecisive is totally a negative character trait of the protagonist?
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Being indecisive in itself does not make a character bad-- a trait alone doesn't do that. It can be used to bring about character development. It's also unreasonable to expect the guy to make a decision so fast for no real reason. It also allows people to understand the character; I mean with all the trauma that tends to happen in shows with world shattering events, it may even be stupid to be considering romance.
The main problem I can see with it, is when a show insists on Status Quo is God Meaning, any kind of progress is useless because nothing will ever come out of it. Any realizations made from it simply don't matter, as it would get reset. This is often found in many a harem show.
At worst, it can make the guy seem like a huge jackass and inconsiderate. Makoto from School Days is the king here though that is indeed a exaggeration.
For an example of a character that handles it much better is probaly Yuji from Shakugan no Shana who is a good display of everything that is good and bad about indecisive characters. He gets a lot of flak for whatever reason, but all that is a part of his soul searching, given his situation is mostly reasonable and helps establish his character. However, because Status Quo is God it eventually can get redundant and causes pointless melodrama regarding issues that seemed to have been resolved. On the other hand, like I said before, there are significantly more pressing issues...it is for that reason I can like him still despite his thickheadedness in that area. It's not always about romance, after all.
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I hated indecisiveness characters irregardless of whether its a main or side character. Thats why i hated Kouichi but like Kazuki in Kimikiss for example.
Unfortunately i myself is indecisive. I have always hated that aspect of mine even though it is not always bad.
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Indecisive gets to ridiculous levels and that is why most hate the archetype. For example, when in harems a boy gets in really naughty situations and all he does is standing frozen or faints. Why is he being so indecisive? Because he is inexperienced is a good reason. But how many times is he excused to be like that before it gets ridiculous? That is when the Status Quo is God comes to show its ugly face. I can accept it up to 5 or 6 times, which in harem time is like 3 episodes. After that it is just lame. I understand why it can never get too bold because it will lose the age advisory. That still does not make it better. A true character would mature turning a kodomo series to hentai level in 15 in-series years. It is normal this way.
Then again it is fiction and it is supposed to be like that. Well, I don't like this sort of fiction as it fails to help me identify with the problems of the characters.
Romances for once are a bit more excused to slow down the progress. Emotions take more time that hormones to kick in properly.
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In any case - I think that being "innocent" and immature in those situations is what saves the show from turning into a hentai or into a blood and gore fest. Makoto from School days is the perfect example - you know how that turned out.
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I am still saying that an average person would chose a choice from the ones offered and switch to another option if the present one no longer is of liking (if possible). He/she wouldn't stare idle at the options, waiting for an epiphany.
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It all depends - does the main character get over that cumbersome trait of indecisiveness?
Them not being able to choose is annoying, in my opinion. They always fret over the choices presented to them and they feel conflicted even the most logical and satisfactory skill is RIGHT in front of them.
What I'm saying is it depends on what the person wants. Don't be dissuaded or persuaded by my opinions. It is entirely possible for a main character to harden themselves eventually and not be so wimpy or indecisive.
Ironically, wimpy main characters are usually emotional and indecisive due to their archetype. It's pointless in my opinion, you go for the choice that will satisfy you, or you will go for the one that is most logical. MC's hardly go for the choice that harms themselves or others.
Them sitting on their hands waiting for an epiphany is ignorant, they can most certainly stay there and remain indecisive, the show must go on.... To be a tad metaphorical.
I hate chaarcters with indecisiveness as a trait. Torn between their wants, their ideals, and the reality of it all. Go for wants and reality first and foremost. Ideal holds little ground when faced with gain or happiness.
That is all.
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I probably say "Yes" 24 hours ago.
But now he/she 's not so bad if comparing to decisive male characters, who decide and hold into ridiculous believes
Sorry to rant a bit out of topic. But i really hate those who decisively but hold ridiculous justice/believes, that made every heroic actions in the whole damn world looks like ordianry acts.
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Just to be clear once and for all - I'm not trying to advocate characters being indecisive and causing problems to those around them with their inactivity. I'm just trying to point out that the term "indecisive" is being applied too loosely to situations when being "indecisive" is the natural thing to do - and that a character in such a situation should not be hated because of that. Such an example is Alto Saotome from Macross Frontier, for instance.
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being indecisive isn't a character breaking trait, there are times where it's understandable. It's a culmination of personality traits that are generic in shonen male leads such as fear of tits, lack of a back bone, and so forth and so on that I simply hate with a passion.
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I think he probably means in romance related stories.
Ironic really because Tsukune Aono *points to Hayashi's signature* could very much be said to be an indecisive character, especially the anime version, however unlike a lot of the points that are being made, his motivation seems to be not hurting the rest of his friends and breaking up the group, as its pretty clear who he's chosen (which he also makes rather clear at a few points), rather than apathecism or simply wanting to play the field.
So in a sense, I personally don't hate indecisive characters, its a pretty realistic situation\reaction (if you've ever had two girls you like a bit go for you at once, its not at an easy choice, or a fun situation, especially if you are and want to stay friends with both! Stuff like that CAN take time to work through), what I hate is if the indecision goes on for too long, or ends up in a constant 'will he, wont he' situation, I do like some resolution.
|2010-04-13, 16:07
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i hate indecisive MC's for 2 reasons.
1) it is a trope done to death. these characters are basically cloned. i even remember a time period when they all had to have glasses, lol.
2) um, a 13-17 year old is surrounded by several girls who like him and you are telling me that his indecisiveness is stronger than his hormones??? way too unbelievable.
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there are optimistic alternatives you know...like girls not obsessing over MC to the point of killing the rival girl.
|2010-04-13, 16:29
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The average shounen lead has no problem to kick the living shit out of a warrior and level a few mountains around him. Yet he is scared to death at the sight of a half naked girl. Why would he adore hate and destruction and not the pleasures of a naked body? This can only mean one thing. He is a sadistic gay villain, since he loves to torment male men while destroying everything around him, while at the same time running away from a normal relationship with a girl.
Make love; not war, said the French. This also means that these types of males hate the French! Racist bastards!
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Monday, October 17, 2005
Eating Mexican: Taxco
Well, actually I didn't eat much in Taxco. To be really honest, I don't think I ate anything in this buzzing former silver town high up the winding mountain roads. I was still stuffed after the very tasty and substantial late lunch at Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas. But if I had been hungry, I may have been intrigued by this establishment.
Maybe next time:)
But Taxco itself comes highly recommended. It's a charming former staging-post on the royal road to the port of Acapulco, and it's known for its magnificent baroque Santa Prisca church (with its golden interior) and red-roofed whitewashed houses:
4 comments:
- MickyA said...
An excellent blog Pille .... I have enjoyed reading :) .... gonna try myself a feta, tomato and rocket gratin :) .... yum ... MickyA
- 2:47 pm, October 17, 2005
- Paz said...
Looks like a charming place. Nice pic.
- 8:49 pm, October 17, 2005
- Pille said...
Mickya - thanks for popping by, and I'm glad you like my blog! Seems like my feta, tomato and rocket gratin was popular - i must make it again and take a much nicer pic of it:)
Paz - thanks! I am very unsure about my pictures, especially compared with the masterpieces that many other bloggers come up with though..
- 2:18 pm, October 21, 2005
- Paz said...
Your pics are ALWAYS wonderful to look at! Thanks!
- 4:11 pm, October 21, 2005
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Hello Everyone!
I'm a birgin, and so is my husband. This ticket process has been interesting to say the least, and at first I was really frustrated with it. I was nervous and anxious, but my husband and I only put in the tickets that we needed - One for me, one for him, and one for our australian friend who is visiting America for the first time this year. As announcements came out and it seemed like all hope was lost, I was getting beyond annoyed. However, all of that changed this morning, the morning of the big day.
As I sat outside on my balcony and smoked, I thought of how I could have done things better - Registered for the lottery earlier, and made sure my card wouldn't expire. Unfortunately, I didn't really get my whole heart into going until two days before the registration ended - So no time for a new card. So, this is my only chance for the lottery. I realized, however, that I have the power to get to the playa, be it through the lottery (fingers crossed), or through the main sale, or through STEP. There are so many options available - I have no reason to be upset. I've never been, I REALLY want to go and I am determined to make it to the playa. We will find a way and if it's not through the lottery, then I'll find another way.
I guess what I'm trying to say is this - It is my biggest dream that everyone who wants to go will make it, but I know that's not a possibility. The best I can do is find a way to get myself there, and I know that between my husband, Juanita and I, we will find a way. I want to encourage everyone, KEEP YOUR CHIN UP! This is the time where our best or our worst comes out, and I want my best to shine in this moment of uncertainty! Good luck everyone, regardless of how you feel of the lottery! If there is a will, there is a way, and I see a lot of people here who have very strong (sometimes overbearing) will to get to the playa.
Good luck, relax, and try to enjoy your day without worry. Because you and I both know that if you have determination in your heart, you'll go very far.
Stay dusty everyone!
Determination and Peace
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Re: Determination and Peace
Good attitude darlin. I wish more had your positive outlook.
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Re: Determination and Peace
I wish I was as positive as you! My husband and I are also birgins. I've kinda gotten bummed out about the whole ticket deal but I'm still trying to keep my chin up! Good luck to you! We'll know soon if we got them this time around...fingers crossed
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Re: Determination and Peace
Thank you guys! Just wanted to see a little positivity on this board - Hoping that maybe I could help others find a little peace in all of this.
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Re: Determination and Peace
Finxi, I love your hair and your attitude. I saw where your CC expired, so you are SOL for the lottery, but keep that good attitude and I'm sure you will be rewarded in STEP or the open sale or even just someone on here being generous because you are being positive. I've seen it happen!
And I don't have a ticket yet either, and the clock ticks on....
And I don't have a ticket yet either, and the clock ticks on....
I'm not a slut, I'm good time floozy!
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Fox Pulls 'Ben and Kate' From Schedule, Ditches Tuesday Comedy Block
Fox is putting Ben and Kate, and the idea of a two-hour Tuesday comedy block, on hold.
The freshman comedy, which opened to resounding critical approval in the fall, is being taken off the schedule immediately, to be replace by back-to-back original episodes of lead Raising Hope staring Jan. 29.
Raising Hope will double up on Jan. 29, Feb. 5 and Feb. 26, airing its one-hour season finale on Mar. 28. Effective Mar. 12, Hell's Kitchen will air at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, leading into the New Girl and The Mindy Project -- neither of which will see any changes because of the move.
From creator Dana Fox (What Happens in Vegas), Ben and Kate is semi-autobiographical laugher followed an even-keeled sister (Dakota Johnson) and her more eccentric older brother (Nat Faxon). Lucy Punch, Echo Kellum and Maggie Elizabeth Jones also starred.
Despite the good buzz, Ben and Kate was never able to bring in the same ratings as Tuesday comedy block neighbors Raising Hope, New Girl and The Mindy Project. After a so-so premiere of a 2.1 rating with adults 18-49 and 4.2 million viewers, the series quickly dropped. Season to date, it's averaging a 1.4 rating with adults 18-49 and 2.9 million viewers.
And unlike other Fox comedies, its DVR growth has been modest, rising only 21 percent in the key demo after seven days of time-shifted viewing.
Ben and Kate received an order for an additional six episodes in October, bringing its total to just 18. At the time, the lack of a full back nine was said to accommodate its creator's recent maternity leave. Fellow freshman The Mindy Project, alongside New Girl and Raising Hope, will produce and air 24 episodes by season's end.
In November, John Quaintance (Whitney, Perfect Couples) and David Feeney (2 Broke Girls, Love Bites) were upped to co-showrunners on Ben and Kate after the departure of original EPs Garrett Donovan and Neil Goldman. The latter, who have a two-year overall deal with Ben and Kate studio 20th Television, cited creative differences at the time of their exit.
Fox's lone unscheduled midseason offering, The Goodwin Games, recently had its episode count cut to just seven.
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Although a Fox insider maintains that Ben and Kate will return at a later date, make no mistake: today's news has cancellation written all over it. And yes, it sucks.
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Mini Frida Doll
How is everyone's weekend going? My tooth isn't bothering me right now which is good...but I haven't gone outside yet, so we will seeeeeee.
I have a new little plushie Frida doll up for grabs on ebay.
A BIG HUG to Tracy for picking up my large Frida doll. If you missed out on the big one, this is your chance to pick up a cute little one on ebay.
12 comments:
- Tammy said...
I said Awe - out loud when I saw this adorable doll. She's absolutely precious!
- October 5, 2008 at 3:13 PM
- Carol B. said...
Tascha, she's absolutely beautiful!
- October 5, 2008 at 8:40 PM
- Walk in the Woods said...
So beautiful . . .
- October 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- Sabbio said...
I'm just discovering you. Your art and especially this cute Frida are really beautiful. Your video, the last one, is so funny and fresh... I won't be mùissing the dancing ;D
- October 6, 2008 at 6:54 AM
- Kimberly said...
I think that you have out done yourself on this one! She is beautiful!
- October 6, 2008 at 8:51 PM
- Carolyn said...
Oh My Goodness!! That is a gorgeous Frida doll. You did an excellent job!
- October 7, 2008 at 9:08 AM
- Lola Enchanted said...
Hello!~ I just love those colors!~
- October 7, 2008 at 12:32 PM
- Paper Girl Productions said...
Wow, she's so gorgeous!
- October 7, 2008 at 3:09 PM
- Tammie Lee said...
Your art touches my heart, always!
And so I have honored you with the Kreativ award on my blog.
- October 8, 2008 at 1:17 AM
- bLu eYd YoGi said...
i LOVE her! she is adorable & should come & sit on my bed! I LOVE old stuff :) i just listed my FIRST folk art doll~ I'd love it if u'd take a peek & tell me whAT u think~
- October 9, 2008 at 12:50 AM
The colors on this doll look so rich. Did you use a different fabric?
Waiting ever so patiently for your dancing debut in your upcoming youtube video spectacular!! Woohoo! Go Tascha!
- October 10, 2008 at 12:47 AM
- Vickie said...
She's a beauty. The colors are splendid. I love the cute blue dog.
I do hope your tooth is better.
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