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Hanlons Razor-- "Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice."
Dembski probably didnt modify that animation himself. Hes just a friggen idiot.
Greg Laden just stumbled upon the altered animation (seriously, we've been looking for that damn thing for MONTHS, and Gregs just like 'Hmm, lipid rafts.' ARRG!). It was uploaded in 2006, and doesnt appear to be anything malicious-- from the other videos uploaded, its probably just some student who did it for a class presentation. Its definitely the one-- stutter of the animation at the beginning, faint credits at the end.
Dembski is just a tard.
Not a malicious tard.
But stupidity isnt an excuse for what he did, nor does it explain his bizarre reaction to being called out. Ah well-- I contacted GoogleVideo, going to have them take it down, hope I can get into contact with the dude who did it. But there are still downloaded copies of this animation out there. Keep your eyes open for this and other pictures/animations/etc that Creationists might be pilfering.
Edited 12.20 pm to add-- AtBC poster Reciprocating Bill predicted this, ROFL!!
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Dembskis 'Animation' and Hanlons Razor
Hanlons Razor-- "Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice."
Posted by ERV at 11:28 AM
Labels: Creationism
32 comments:
- Tyler DiPietro said...
Dembski may not have modified the video himself, but I find it hard to believe that he had no idea that he was making illegitimate use of copyrighted material. He had already been denied permission to use the video from the original source and from the looks of things was looking for a backdoor. I still say there was some degree of malice, though not as great a degree.
- Sili said...
What an annoying voice - I think I preferred it with drdr Dembski ...
Curse that young fool who did this!
- John said...
I'm no Dembski fan, but a "tard?" Ehh...I thought we were above language like this.
- J Myers said...
I don't know, John; I often use the description "f'ing retard" when discussing someone who fits that bill. Speaking of which, f'ing total kook (ftk) should be here soon to proclaim that this somehow constitutes a complete exoneration of her favorite liar for jesus.
- ERV said...
Sorry, John-- AtBC slang ;)
- Gary said...
John - Lighten up. We're in the trenches at ATBC fighting the ID Menace, and trying to hold back the Tide Of Tard(TM) spewing forth from Dembski's Tardmine, so you don't have to.
Yeah. It is a thankless task, so you should make a donation to the Toys For Tots drive in your area, and thank whatever God or Gods that you do belive in that we're out here, fighting the damn tard, so you can keep your hands clean and soft as a little girl's.
Bitter? Me? No, but the tard fromn the ID crowd never stops, and neither do we. It's a tough life we have chosen, but we're just crazy enough to want to do it.
We are happy to have ERV with us, and so should you, so please leave her alone. If you got a problem with tard, come see us at ATBC, and comment. You will if you really care.
- ERV said...
J-Dog, Steward of Gondor ;)
- steveh said...
Hmmm, the credits at the end of this clip are very faint. It's not surprising that they would not show up on a video made from a screening.
However, in Dembski's notpology, the credits he says his audience saw, are much less faint, almost as if they had been copied from one of the many unnarrated versions copies knocking around on the internet.
- John said...
Thanks for the apology, ERV.
- rsht61 said...
steveh is giving Dembski way too much benefit of the doubt. If the frame he posted in his notpology did come from the version he used (and it certainly doesn't look as if it did) then he must have photoshopped it to make the text seem much brighter than it originally was.
And on the other question, I think people who seriously want to avoid being called tards, I mean those to whom that is a really important issue, above many other things on their agenda, simply adhere to a different standard of behavior (and accountability) than Dembski does in his public life. We all know that he expresses himself as clearly as he wants to at all times and the fact that he seems never to have objected to being called a tard would indicate strongly that he's completely ok with it.
- Forthekids said...
"Thanks for the apology, ERV."
Was there an apology in there somewhere? Maybe I missed it, or maybe it was what you all consider a "notpology".
Figures that Reciprocating Bill is the only one who predicted the outcome...he's one of the *very* few over at AtBC who is *borderline* sane. Perhaps one day he'll cross over the bridge and follow the light...certainly not holding my breath on that hope.
Looks like J Myers is good at predictions as well...though I'm not a "fucking kook". I will admit that I probably have some type of mental problem that causes me to keep tabs on the insanity of the Darwinian militia forces and wondering what their next attack will be. Or maybe I'm just watching my back...I'll have to consult a therapist and see what they think about my lack of restraint from ignoring the militia.
- ERV said...
FTK, have you ever 'read' a thread before you commented on it?
The apology is for using AtBC slang to people unfamiliar with it.
Im not apologizing to Dembski for him stealing someone elses animation AND narration.
Do you understand the 'tard' slang now, John?
- Forthekids said...
Oh, ERV, I APOLOGIZE! (See it's not that hard to do).
Goodness me, but I'm such a 'tard'. Forgive me?
- Forthekids said...
Here's a question. How many educators do you think use Youtube and other Internet sources to educate their students? I'd be appalled if they aren't using these sources.
The Harvard link states that the animation can be using for educational purposes. I have no idea if the voice over would be illegal in that sense because obviously the guy who did it was adding to the educational value in doing so.
I'm quite positive that Dembski had no intention of maliciously stealing someone else's work and pawning it off as his own. There would be no point in that, and it's pretty obvious that he credited the source. If it had been ANYONE other than Dembski using that clip for educational purposes, no one would have ever thought anything about it.
I'm a bit surprised that all you scientists think it is a bad thing to educate the public about the intricacy of the cell merely because it may cause them to think 'DESIGN'.
For shame...
Two words....WITCH HUNT. Give it a rest already.
- Tyler DiPietro said...
"The Harvard link states that the animation can be using for educational purposes. I have no idea if the voice over would be illegal in that sense because obviously the guy who did it was adding to the educational value in doing so."
No, you still have to get permission to make derivatie works with copyrighted material.
"I'm quite positive that Dembski had no intention of maliciously stealing someone else's work and pawning it off as his own."
I'm not in the least bit surprised. I, however, seriously question the sincerety of his claim given that he had already been, by his own admission, denied permission to use the video. And considering Harvard's fierce reaction, his "they only said it wasn't ready" excuse doesn't really hold up. Like I said, even if he didn't modify the work himself, he would have to be a complete idiot to not know that he was making illegitimate use of copyrighted material.
"I'm a bit surprised that all you scientists think it is a bad thing to educate the public about the intricacy of the cell merely because it may cause them to think 'DESIGN'."
Oh please. What Dembski did wasn't "education", it was slick rhetoric, inuendo and propaganda. The cell has "NANOTECHNOLGY", it does "INFORMATION PROCESSING". All of those metaphors sound a bit more sexy than "the cell implements a chemical transcription process that fails just as often as it succeeds." The educational value of that is nil.
- rsht61 said...
FtK said: "and it's pretty obvious that he credited the source"
Do we need a transcript of the couple of minutes before he screened the clip? He may possibly be clear of the charge of removing credits that were so faint no one present seems to have been aware of them, but not one word he uttered on that occasion mentioned either Harvard or XVIVO or made it clear that he had no responsibility for what was about to be shown. He did not actually say a single word about who was responsible, but he provided plenty of misdirection in his intro. So, no, I don't think it is any way reasonable to claim that it is obvious that he credited the source. Any more notpologies out there?
- blipey said...
Do you understand what the complaint against Dembski is? I don't care if you agree with it--DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?
If so, please recap--in your own words--what the complaint is. Please do not comment on its validity one way or the other. Just state in plain English what the substance of the complaint is.
As has often been explained to you, in order to argue a point, you must first have a good grasp of what the point is.
I know you are often too busy cooking, cleaning, and polishing to actually answer anything or to be bothered with forming your own thoughts, but give it a try. You might fnd it freeing.
- Albatrossity said...
FtK asks: Here's a question. How many educators do you think use Youtube and other Internet sources to educate their students? I'd be appalled if they aren't using these sources.
And here's an answer, from your favorite educator.
Yes, I use internet sources as adjunct material. I also provide material to others who ask me if they can use tutorials, pictures, animations, or other things that I have produced.
But the difference between what I do and what Dembski did is that I ask permission if I am going to copy them to my own web sites, or use them in a lecture. At the university level we get some education about fair-use , we are expected to abide by those rules, and we understand that there are consequences if we don't abide by the rules.
Dembski didn't ask permission, even though he KNEW that the video he grabbed was produced by Harvard (he had seen it before and allegedly tried to get a copy). Dembski didn't abide by the rules, and he is learning about the consequences.
See the difference?
- Forthekids said...
So, even if it states on the website that the video can be used for educational purposes, you still have to get permission to do so??
Huh, learn something new every day. Mibad.
I don't know why they put that phrase on the website then...they should just state that, "permission to use for educational purposes may be granted upon written request."
Perhaps, as Dave says, there is some unwritten rule about using material from the Internet in a *lecture* for "educational purposes". Or maybe there is a written rule about this particular type of use somewhere that I'm just not familiar with. Certainly seems to me that Dembski was using the clip for educational purposes.
Another thing that seems odd would be if permission for "educational purposes" only included showing the Youtube clip on line to someone else at their computer. That's kind of a small screen if you're educating a group of students or something.
I'd think it would be okay to put it on a big screen...perhaps it was just the voice over that was illegal to do.
Perhaps if Dembski had just used the original Harvard clip it would have been okay?
Again, I APOLOGIZE for any misunderstanding. (see Abbie, I did it again...actually isn't that hard to do).
Oh, and Dave you're not my "favorite" educator, but I'll put you in my top ten. Kay?
- ERV said...
What Im loving about this:
1. If he had just said "My bad" two months ago, this would have never gotten out, and certainly never escalated.
2. It did escalate because Dembski was unwilling to be honest, and unwilling to defend himself.
3. Dembski is still doing nothing to defend himself. He wont tell anyone where he found the video. He takes fake 'screen shots' of 'his' animation. Its the evilutionists clearing him of maliciousness, not him. Though technically, we still dont know where Dembski got the animation-- we just know the original source.
4. Dembski didnt tell DI what was up. They had to ask him, despite the fact that several other DI people have been named as showing the animation. Did Dembski just tell the other fellows who were showing the animation, and kept everyone else in the dark? Did he keep everyone in the dark, keep quiet until they got caught too? Cause he definitely didnt tell Behe to keep his distance, and we all had a good time with that.
LOL Gawd hes a weird.
- ERV said...
FTK-- I have never seen a video in class that did not have a citation, outside of the video citation (link, if online, university, year, etc). My professors also say "This is some video we just took in the lab" or "This is an animation Australia blah blah university made". Sometimes they even go to the websites in class and project directly from the creators page. They do not dredge the internet for altered videos. They certainly wouldnt show a video with an altered narration that is scientifically inaccurate.
If we asked them about the animation, they would not say "I found it on the internet somewhere." The could tell me exactly where the 'found it'.
If for some reason a creator objected to classroom use, they just wouldnt use it. They wouldnt require cease and desist orders.
Do you get that Dembskis behavior here, as everywhere else, is abnormal?
- Forthekids said...
Abbie, let me ask a direct question here.
Have you EVER (I mean ever) considered that perhaps Dembski, et. al. are paying very little attention to your big stink about all this. Obviously, they got wind of it as Harvard evidently contacted Dembski after the militia struck.
If you contacted Dembski about this earlier, chances are he didn't think much about it. You're always freaking out about something or other. You're just horrifically angry. period. I don't think they pay that much attention to you unless they are berated with emails or whatever about something you've instigated.
Perhaps, just perhaps mind you, after Dembski wrote at his blog that he wouldn't use the clip again, he didn't think much more about it.
Now, I've found it interesting that for all the crap ATBC writes about UD, it's appears to me that most of them don't pay any attention to it at all. That's pretty apparent when AtBC plants sock puppets and anyone reading their site could pick up on that. If UD writers and commenters were glued to their computers reading the peanut gallery's insanity, they'd toss the bums off their site immediately.
So, sorry to say, I'm probably one of the few people from my side who keeps an eye on your guys...never know what kind of stunts you'll pull. I don't think most of the ID guys care. You're harmless enough, but sometimes the humor of it all attracts me. I do love a good laugh.
- tgibbs said...
No, one does not necessarily have to get permission to make derivative works. There have been a number of cases in which derivative works have been ruled to be Fair Use.
Universities normally adhere to usage standards considerably more strict than required by Copyright Law, in part because the Fair Use standards are rather vague, and the universities do not want to be sued. Even if a usage is ruled to be Fair Use, it is only after an expensive trial and bad publicity. And universities have been burned in the past, when the courts found that photocopying entire chapters of textbooks and distributing them to college classes did not qualify as Fair Use. Permission is not always required by law, but it is always safer.
On the other hand, using materials without clear attribution, in such a context that a viewer could reasonably suffer the misconception that the materials were authored by the speaker or the speaker's organization, is unquestionably plagiarism.
- blipey said...
I'll take that to mean that you have absolutely no idea what the fuss is about? Thanks for continuing to be the funniest force on the interwebbies. :)
- Tyler DiPietro said...
"So, sorry to say, I'm probably one of the few people from my side who keeps an eye on your guys..."
Yeah, I'm sure the rest are too busy with their imaginary research.
- Tyler DiPietro said...
Thanks for the correction. As you note what counts as "fair use" in the case of derivative works is often fuzzy, so it's usually wise to get permission before hand. Given that, I still would say that Harvard's lenience with regard to "educational purposes" doesn't equate to permission to make a derivative work.
I'm actually a proponent of more lax copyright laws, and I agree that the much more damning charge in this case is plagiarism. Dembski certainly didn't go out of his way to make it clear that the animation was originally created by Harvard/XVIVO, as others have noted.
- Albatrossity said...
FtK wrote: Have you EVER (I mean ever) considered that perhaps Dembski, et. al. are paying very little attention to your big stink about all this. Obviously, they got wind of it as Harvard evidently contacted Dembski after the militia struck.
What an interesting red herring. In a discussion of what Dembski did, and why it was wrong, and what pitiful excuses he made for doing it, you are trying to change the topic to "Does Dembski care about what happens in the real world? (i.e., not his blog)?"
Nice try. But whether or not Dembski or any of his acolytes pay attention to the real world is not the point here. The point is that a group of self-righteous pontificators, posing as the saviors of culture and humanity, violated a law and then tried to act as if there was no violation. The point is that an organization composed primarily of theologists and lawyers paid no attention to ethics or the law, and got caught at it.
So even though I'm thrilled to have you paying attention to AtBC and ERV, I don't see why or how that excuses Dembski (and other DI fellows who may have used that video) from culpability in this particular case. No amount of diversions can mask their guilt, and pointing fingers at others for being angry or shrill is really pathetic.
- Richard Simons said...
Part of the problem may be the difference in attitudes. It is acceptable within most churches for clergy to use sermons written by others without attribution. If you grow up with that background it is no wonder that Ftk, Dembski and others do not see the problem with using someone else's work, yet in science it is considered a serious violation of ethics.
Ftk: you suggest that the reason Dembski took so long to respond might be that he pays no attention to science bloggers. If he wants to be taken seriously by the science community don't you think he should be paying attention to what they have to say? More likely, however, is that he knows ID is not science but thinks that getting the non-scientific public to see ID as science is the best means of getting creationism into schools.
- Tatarize said...
Congrats to Greg for finding a transitional form. We now know a bit more about how this video-theft evolved. Filling in the links... oh yeah!
- ERV said...
Jesus Christ, FTK. Please, again, would you read my blog and comments before you comment/pass good Christian judgment?
Dembski was made aware that Harvard was pissed ~2 months before I wrote anything. I gave him a chance to say "Wow, my mistake, I screwed up" to Harvard, and I wasnt going to say 'boo.'
He ignored Harvard/XVIVO for 2 months, they had to serve him papers, and the morning they were delivered, I wrote about it. He wanted to be a brat, fine, then I wanted to make sure everyone knew to keep an eye out for stolen materials in Creationist presentations.
They quote-mine and pubjack left and right, but stealing animations-- that we can call them out for in a legal sense.
Which brings me to my original post-- why the hell did the crack team of lawyers at DI let their fellows show that animation?
Incompetent all around.
- alloy said...
Dembski said he knew who made the video, he asked permission which was denied.
Then he found a version on the internet which a)he knew wasn't the intended final product, and b) he none the less still didn't have permission to use.
He knew he didn't have permission, breaking the 8th commandment, Thou shalt not steal!
He KNEW it wasn't Harvards intended final product, breaking the 9th commandment, Thou shalt not bear false witness
- J Myers said...
Ah, FTK--there's my crazy lady! Terrific stuff here... I outline the sort of nuttery toward which you are inclined, and you just follow the script. Of course, that is to be expected from someone who seemingly incapable of processing information and modifying her thoughts and behavior accordingly.
You're probably right that Dembski and pals are not paying much attention to this matter. In the course of ignoring other significant aspects of reality, they have repeatedly demonstrated that things such as honesty, accuracy, and ethical conduct simply aren't of any concern to them. Lying, generating propaganda, cultivating their collective persecution complex, caterwauling, and otherwise thrusting their delusions upon the rest of us must consume a substantial portion of their time and energy; it would be no surprise if they again chose to largely disregard an inconvenient facet of the real world in light of their priorities.
As to your kookiness, FTK: if you are indeed substantively sane, you do a marvelous job belying this fact. You're right about our side being harmless (in the not-screwing-up-the-world sort of way, anyhow--yours has that market cornered). Likewise with witch hunts (and, of course, witch burnings). And stunts. And insanity. And, it would seem, projection. I'm glad to hear that you're planning to see a therapist, and I sincerely hope that you make some good progress, even if it means I will no longer get to be entertained by your muddled musings when they pop up in a thread I'm reading.


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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I was diagnosed with fallopian cancer January 2006 had surgery and 6 chemo treatments ending July 2006. My Gynecologic Oncologist ordered a PET/CT in February 2007. My insurance company is refusing to pay for the scan saying it is not a proven for my type of cancer. I'm looking for research data that will support the use of PET/CT in fallopian/ovarian cancer.
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At present, there is no convincing data that using PET/CT scans will improve the outcome for women with ovarian cancer. In other words, finding recurrence on a PET/CT when no symptoms are present (pain, elevated CA-125, etc) may not result in any improvement in survival. This was found to be true in breast cancer and guidelines state that those patients should have radiology scans (CT, bone scans, etc) only if symptoms arise. Many insurance companies will not pay for the PET/CT test, as it is quite expensive and there is a fair amount of uncertainty as to its value in improving patient outcomes.


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Type 2 or adult-onset diabetes is one of the most significant threats to health today. Most cases are linked to the epidemic of obesity. The long-term consequences of diabetes include cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart attack and peripheral vascular disease. Diabetes is also a leading cause of blindness, kidney failure and leg amputation. Attention to diet, exercise and even a small weight loss can help someone with diabetes, or especially pre-diabetes.
This is a metabolic disease, meaning it is an issue of energy balance. In normal physiology, when the amount of food energy consumed, measured in calories, exceeds the amount of energy burned, the body converts and saves the excess energy as fat. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a resistance to the hormone insulin, which causes sugar or glucose to enter muscle and organs of the body. For reasons that are poorly understood, some people's tissues become less sensitive to insulin as the body stores more fat. The results are a rise in blood sugar levels and the long-term consequences described above.
I prefer to think of diabetes as a disease with a white-to-black spectrum of severity and a broad gray area. For those who have pre-diabetes or even mild diabetes, one can take steps to move toward the lighter gray or white area of the spectrum, with small improvements in diet, small increases in activity and loss of just a few pounds. I am hesitant to say that diabetes is cured, but it can often be controlled, and one can return to normal blood sugars without the need for diabetes medicines, and the risk of diabetic complications are significantly reduced. This is rare and more difficult but not impossible for severe diabetics.
Many who progress to diabetes could have prevented it by maintaining a lower and not necessarily even a near-ideal body weight. For those who are overweight or obese with or without diabetes, an emphasis on good nutrition and physical activity is still a good investment. Obesity without diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and orthopedic injury, and is a risk factor for diseases including breast, prostate, colon and pancreas cancers.
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In the early 1970s, 12 percent of American men and 17 percent of American women were obese. By 2006, 34 percent of men and 36 percent of women were obese. An additional 20 percent are overweight, but not so heavy as to be considered obese. Yes, more than half of American adults are overweight or obese. Among American children ages 6 to 11 years, 4 percent were obese in the early 1970s and 17 percent were obese in 2006. Interestingly, weight gain is a problem in Asia, Africa and Europe, though trends are not as dramatic as in the U.S.
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MADISON, Wis.—Unemployment in Wisconsin dipped slightly in February to 6.1 percent.
The state Department of Workforce Development released the latest figures Thursday. They show the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February dropped from 6.2 percent the month before to 6.1 percent.
The national unemployment rate in February was 6.7 percent.
The report shows a net decrease of 1,600 private sector jobs between January and February.
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German Pirate Party Makes Some Shockingly Unshocking Proposals For Copyright Reform
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As Techdirt has reported, after a year of amazing successes, the German Pirate Party is going through something of a bad patch at the moment. One reason is that it seems to spend more time squabbling in public than on crafting policy documents that will win over the public. That makes the recent appearance of proposals for copyright reform particularly significant.
To be fair, one reason for the delay in producing them is that the Pirate Party has been involved in a major series of consultations with artists and publishers (original in German). These are also described at some length in a new brochure (pdf in German), whose last third consists of examples of new business models that seek to exploit rather than fight the shift to digital -- none of which will come as any surprise to readers of Techdirt. More interesting is the section detailing of the Pirate Party's core ideas for copyright reform, which aim to strike "a fair balance between creators and users" according to the text, and include the following proposals:
No online surveillance, blocking technologies or data retention
It's a pretty restrained list, although it will doubtless be met with howls of disapproval from the usual suspects. Whether it's enough to win the German Pirate Party more favor with voters, especially the younger ones that are its heartland, remains to be seen. Moreover, now comes the even trickier task of drawing up a coherent political program for topics outside the world of copyright, where there is far less consensus about what -- if anything -- the Pirates are fighting for.
The reduction of the term of copyright
Legalization of DRM circumvention tools
More rights for creators when negotiating with publishers
Legalization of free, non-commercial copying of all creative works online
Digital archives for libraries
Exemption of educational establishments from copyright licensing fees
Open access to all publicly-funded academic work and broadcasting
Legalization of open wifi networks
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Oliver Stone, Larry Flynt headline Film Fest
A month before the theaters darken for the 24th Virginia Film Festival, director Jody Kielbasa has revealed the special guests so attendees can nab tickets as soon as they go on sale October 7.
And surely one of the sellouts will be legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone, here for a 20th anniversary screening of JFK, which stars Sissy Spacek. She's also on the festival program– for a screening of Badlands, with husband Jack Fisk, whom she met during its filming.
Another Stone connection is Hustler publisher Larry Flynt, who will be here for a discussion after the Stone-produced movie, The People vs. Larry Flynt, brought to you by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.
Hot up-and-comer Mia Wasikowska, who starred in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and Jane Eyre, will be here for her new film, Albert Nobbs, with festival stalwarts Rodrigo Garcia and Julie Lynn.
Other highlights from the more than 100 films in this year's November 3-6 festival are opening night preview of The Descendants with George Clooney– "tremendous Oscar buzz" and this year's Black Swan, according to Kielbasa; and new movies from disturbing-cineastes David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method) and Lars von Trier (Melancholia).
That actress from The Hangover, Rachael Harris, will be here for her new movie, Natural Selection.
Another tradition at the Festival is classic films, and this year's will be presented in conjunction with Turner Classic Movies and the Library of Congress. Those include Buster Keaton's The General, with musical accompaniment, a free screening of National Velvet, and McCabe and Mrs. Miller. "We're screening fewer of them, but in a highly focused way," says Kielbasa.
The full program will be released October 5, and the Hook's advice to wannabe filmgoers: Don't tarry in getting those tix.Read more on: virginia film festival
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Looks like an exciting festival - another great reason to live in Charlottesville.
Great! Just what Charlottesville needs: A left-winger and an out-and-out communist as an attraction.
A propagandist and a pornographer. Classy.
Reminds me of the good-ol' pretentious days when Virginia Film Festivals had themes like "Wet" and "Bull$hit," but mostly the latter.
Everyone knows what Stone has to discuss- his interviews barely make sense- about as much as his movies.
Larry Flynt? Why would anyone want to hear what he has to say? Everyone has seen what he has to say.........his contribution to the world has been the pornification of our children and the creation of a "prostitot" generation.
Much ado about pretty much has been stuff. Lets go picket the banks, sounds like more fun to me.
thanks for mentioning the local film makers


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Symphony of a Thousand
Our online blogger Nick Shave heads to the Royal Albert Hall for a First Night to remember
There can be few works more appropriate to the opening night of the BBC Proms than Mahler's colossal Eighth Symphony.
The sheer scale of the work – billed the 'Symphony of a Thousand' by the promoter of its premiere after the 1,029 performers who performed it 100 years ago – befits the size of both the BBC's eight-week festival and its principal venue, the Royal Albert Hall. Of its 5,000 seats on the night, not one appeared empty.
The sight is quite something to behold: the BBC Symphony Chorus, augmented by the Crouch End Festival Chorus and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, flanked the walls on each side of the Royal Albert Hall's organ, faces dotting a sea of black suits like stars in a blanket of sky. They were joined by the Choristers of Westminster Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral; the extended forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (including organ, celesta, grand piano and harmonium); eight soloists and lastly – to tirades of applause from an excited crowd – chief conductor, Jiři Bělohlávek.
According to the well-known story, Mahler poured out his work in a moment of epiphany, completing it in just eight weeks during the summer of 1906.
'The Spiritus Creator took hold of me and shook me and drove me on… until my greatest work was done,' he later said. His two-movement opus sets the great Latin hymn Veni Creator Spiritus ('Come creator spirit!) in the first half, and the closing scene of Part 2 of Goethe's Faust in the second, exploring the common theme of attaining 'grace' in both.
From the outset, Bělohlávek's forces summoned up the heavens with full force, delivering a blast of organ that left more than a few spectators looking stunned. The chorus and orchestra showed real commitment in the sequence of choruses and arias that followed – the choir, particularly impressive, always finding more when it was needed, whether in the climax of the first movement, or atmospheric pianissimos in the scene-setting ('The forest sways, rocks lie heavy, roots cling….) that opens the second.
But if the Eighth is one of the largest works ever written, it is also one of the hardest to conduct, and its journey from Herculean displays of post-Beethovenian counterpoint in the first movement to grand opera-like arias in the second produced a few bumps (such as in the double fugue expositions of the first movement) along the way. Occasionally, in the second movement, too, Mahler's luminous scoring seemed a little too brightly lit by over-powering brass.
But this did nothing to diminish the celebratory sense of occasion: the BBC Symphony's high voltage playing was matched in spirit by the soloists – sopranos Mardi Byers, Twyla Robinson and Malin Christensson, mezzo-sopranos Stephanie Blythe and Kelley O'Connor, tenor Stefan Vinke, baritone Hanno Müller-Brachmann and bass Tomasz Konieczny – who gave it everything.
If the festival continues in the spirit in which it has begun, then it will be one to remember.
You can listen to the First Night of the Proms on BBC iPlayer until Friday 23 July
Nick Shave is a freelance writer, critic, and regular contributor to BBC Music Magazine. He has spent many a happy summer reviewing the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
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The Singleton of Glendullan
Review: The Singleton of Glendullan 86.5/100
a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Published January 10, 2013
About two years ago Diageo launched a new (what I am going to term) "entry-level" 12-year-old Single Malt Scotch from the Glendullan Distillery (in Dufftown) called The Singleton of Glendullan. The malt is part of their Classic Malts Selection, and is produced from spirit aged in both European Sherry Oak casks and American Bourbon Oak casks. I first encountered this Single Malt at a local Food and Wine event two years ago, and I was impressed enough to buy a bottle for myself, and one for a friend that Christmas. My bottle was sipped slowly over time and has long since disappeared; but fortunately for me, I was recently given another bottle to review on my website by the Northern Alberta Diageo Marketing Rep.
In the Bottle 4.5/5
Pictured to the left is my Singleton of Glendullan Single Malt Whisky bottle. I like the oval design, the smart label and the solid cork stopper. The dark dusky green colour helps the bottle to stand out a little on my barshelf and I have no complaints. (Especially as this particular Single Malt whisky is very affordable in my locale.)
Note: the bottle is of the 750ml variety with a 40 % alcohol by volume content.
In the Glass 8.5/10
As I pour the whisky into my glencairn glass, my nose is greeted with some nice butterscotch and caramel notes which are accented with lightly smokey tones of sherry (think dark fruit like dates and raisins), fresh fruit, some sweet malty notes, and a mild herbal punky peat. As the glass sits, the caramel turns to toffee as the oak spices assert themselves. I sense impressions of leather and tobacco, some nutty aromas (almond and hazelnut), a bit of yellow apple, as well as glimpses of honey, vanilla and ginger which all drift in the breezes above my glass. In my opinion there is much more complexity to this malt than first appearance would indicate.
In the Mouth 52/60
The initial entry into the mouth is smooth with a nice mixture of woodspice and soft toffee which are accented by flavours of both fresh fruit (apple and green grapes) and dry fruit (dates and raisins). There is a pleasant malty sweetness running throughout which makes this whisky very easy to sip. As on the nose, there is much more complexity hinted at than first impressions would indicate. I taste whispers of tobacco, an underlying nuttiness (almond and hazelnut) some old leather, and a mildly herbal peat smoke in the background. Traces of honey and vanilla seem to evolve from the malty sweetness and the whisky has me in a very nice place.
I should mention that the Sigleton of Glendullan is rather laid back in its approach. It is very smooth and seems a near perfect whisky to serve to anyone who is unfamiliar with Single Malts. It reminds me a lot of the new Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve, albeit with a flavour profile perhaps a little less developed, but very good nonetheless.
In the Throat 13/15
The whisky is pleasantly smooth and unassuming in the finish with flavours of toffee mixed with a light herbal peat and a nice ginger and white pepper fade. Some scattered tea leaves and lightly bitter cocoa creep into the exit, but the lightly honeyed flavour acts to complement these flavours very well.
The Afterburn 8.5/10
The Singleton of Glendullan is nicely balanced Single Malt. There seems to be the right amount of sherry smoke and dry fruit present without the dram becoming a sherry bomb as well as a nice complement of fresh fruit to give the malt a little more liveliness in the glass. I like how the lightly peated flavour accents the whisky rather than dominates it, and there seems to be just the right amount of malty sweetness to make everything work. I do not mean to imply that this is some kind of mouth-watering super whisky. It is rather, just what the producers claim it to be, a very nice introduction into the world of Single Malts.
You may read some of my other Whisky Reviews (click the link) if you wish to have some comparative reviews.
As always you may interpret the scores I provide as follows.
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be more familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
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January 10, 2013 at 2:18 pm
The Glendullan is Diageo's North American 'Singleton' Release. In Europe, it is 'The Singleton of Dufftown', and in Asia it is 'The Singleton of Glen Ord'. Three different whiskies marketed under the same name, but the others aren't available here…


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Oct. 6: Officers handled two harassment complaints, performed a welfare check, and took a report of an assault where the victim reported being assaulted during a child custody exchange. Charges are pending.
Oct. 7: Police took a disturbance complaint, performed a welfare check, checked on suspicious activity, and handled a minor vehicle accident.
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Oct. 10: Christopher Oswald was arrested and charged with violating a city warrant.
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In Mythology, the pomegranate is said to have sprung from the blood of Dionysius. Aprhrodite is said to have planted pomegranates on Cyprus. Zeus is often depicted holding a pomegranate. Persephone gave a pomegranate to Hades. Mohammed is said to have proclaimed, "Eat of the pomegranate. It will cleanse your soul of hatred and envy." The Kabbala, a book of Jewish mysticism holds pomegranates as a symbol of religious spirit and has been part of ancient Hanukah rituals. Pomegranate has been used as currency in Egypt. Turkish brides throw a pomegranate to the ground and the number of seeds expelled, indicate how many children she will bear. Pomegranates contain the alkaloid pelleterine, which is similar to mescaline and is associated with spiritual states of consciousness.
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Look for pink to red colored fruit that are heavy for their size. Commercial pomegranates are grown with nitrogen fertilizers. Pomegranates store very well, sometimes till spring. One way to eat them is to roll the fruit on a hard surface to release its juices. Make a hole in the end and suck up its rich succulent juices. Some people make a wish before eating the first seed. Another tradition is to visualize prosperity when eating this fruit. Add the seeds to fruit salad. Use in sorbet, as a garnish, or an addition to juices. Best of all is to share one with your lover. The peel is used as a remedy for dysentery.


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LONDON — A British "Olympic superfan" who had tickets for every day of the London Games died after collapsing at the Velodrome at the Olympic Park, media reports said.
Conrad Readman, 49, had gone to watch British cyclist Victoria Pendleton and the men's team pursuit win gold last Friday, when he collapsed of a "massive heart attack," his mother Joan Readman told BBC News.
News of his death only emerged on Tuesday.
The accountant had booked two weeks off work and had attended virtually every sport, as well as the opening ceremony, British media reported.Video: Olympians inspire girls to succeed (on this page)
He reportedly had watched rowing, tennis, cycling, handball, fencing, swimming, diving, weightlifting, water polo, beach volleyball, hockey, rowing, archery, soccer, canoeing, weight-lifting and badminton.
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"Love the snap of wills n kate celebrating gb gold win -- the joy the whole nation feels," one of Readman's last messages on Twitter said, referring to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrating a British victory.
'Olympic superfan'
The Guardian newspaper said Readman had earned the nickname "Olympic superfan."
Readman had managed to secure so many tickets by purchasing them online through foreign vendors, his mother told the BBC.
Readman lived with his mother, a widow, in Essex, east of London.
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"He had been looking forward to the Olympics ever since it was announced. There was never a day he was not excited about it," his mother told her local newspaper, the Daily Gazette.
"He was coming home every night so excited and telling me about everything he had done," she told the paper.
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Police told her that her son had suffered a heart attack, she told the Gazette.
"He had never had a problem with his heart and had not been to a doctor in 15 years," she said.Slideshow: Olympic Emotional Moments (on this page)
"He died doing something he loved so I am happy he was where he was, but I can't watch any of it now. I had it on all day, but I can't bear it now," the paper quoted her as saying.
'He will be sorely missed'
A spokesman for the London organizing committee, said in a statement to Reuters: "We can confirm a man collapsed at one of our venues last Friday and sadly died later in hospital.
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"He was clearly a huge Olympics fan and our thoughts are with his friends and family at this time."
Tim Peyton, Conrad Readman's employer and friend, was quoted in the Gazette as saying: "I have worked with him since 1982 and am shocked. He was a lynchpin for us. Clients and staff liked him. He will be sorely missed."
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S: Book of Disney Stickers
BC: Great Disney kits and freebies can be found: My favorite: kellybellkits.blogspot.com mydreamfulfilled.blogspot.com Clipart i-love-disney.com disney-clipart.com disneyclips.com
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1: Book of stickers and backgrounds I have found on the web. Copy the book to use on your projects or click on my name and pick from the 5 books I split from this one to make it easier to find what you need. I only add stickers to the new books. Just click 'Add me' and I'll approve. I'm happy to share. Have a GREAT day!
2: Mickey Mouse
6: Minnie Mouse
8: Mickey & Minnie
10: Mickey & Friends
12: Donald & Daisy Duck
14: Pluto
16: Goofy
18: Snow White & Seven Dwarfs
22: Cinderella
26: The Princess and the Frog
27: Tangled
28: Peter Pan & Friends
30: Princesses
32: Ariel
34: Aladdin
36: Beauty & the Beast
38: Bambi
40: Winnie the Pooh &* Friends
48: Pinnocchio
50: 101 Dalmatians
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From the dentils that punctuate the roofline to the wide staircase leading upstairs, the home of Gretchen and A. Denis Clift is a classic.
And it's in an Annapolis community where architecture is distinctive, gardens are gracious and century-old trees shade winding streets.
The house offers views of the Severn River through original windows of rippled glass and looks over sections of Wardour. Even though the neighborhood is in the city of Annapolis, it feels anything but urban.
"This is a big old house," said Gretchen Clift, extending her arms as she stood in the foyer where hundreds of people are expected to visit as part of the upcoming Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage tour.
Particularly striking are the home's numerous windows, which bring so much light inside that it's bright without a single bulb turned on. Many of the windows contain glass that dates to the home's construction in the early 1900s.
"In the living room, there are more than 400 panes of leaded glass, and they are the original panes," Denis Clift said.
A tour of the community on Saturday, April 20, is the kickoff for the statewide pilgrimage tour this spring. Nine homes and gardens in the peninsula neighborhood of Wardour are being featured, the Clifts' home among them.
The one-mile walking tour offers a different perspective on a community designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. The tour puts the rolling terrain, winding roads and tall trees of the neighborhood on display along with the private properties, said Eileen Leahy, tour chair.
"We want to show the diversity of the community in terms of its architecture and gardens," Leahy said. "This will be nice, because people will be able to look at the houses as part of a community."
The neighborhood was designed at the time of the City Beautiful movement in urban planning, which took hold around 1900. The idea, said Ginny Vrobsky of Annapolis, who has researched and written about the area, was that the quality of life in cities would be enhanced by creating livable, beautiful surroundings.
In 1884, two sisters inherited the 225 acres that were later developed into West Annapolis and the smaller community of Wardour. One contacted Olmsted. She told him in 1907 that she had a breathtaking tract of land and she wanted him to see and design a neighborhood, according to Vrobsky.
What resulted were streets curved around the contours of odd-shaped lots that reflected the rolling hills and left many of the mature trees standing.
The Clifts' home is one of the more historic ones, Leahy said, dating to 1911.
"The builder was an architect, and he built this as his dream home," said Denis Clift, who is vice president for planning and operations at the U.S. Naval Institute.
That architect was Philip Benson Cooper — son of Philip Henry Cooper, Naval Academy superintendent from 1894 to 1898. Cooper was known locally for his work as an inspecting architect on Bancroft Hall, the academy's dorm, as well as the portico of the State House addition and other structures in the city, according to tour information.
When the Clifts moved into the house in 1972, the building's New England influence had already seen some renovation. And though the exterior's original wood shingles were in good condition, the interior needed substantial work.
The first floor's plaster walls "were crumbling," so the couple repaired them and put up drywall, Denis Clift said. They did as much of the work themselves as they could, as they raised their two sons.
Ceilings are 11 feet high on the first floor, not quite as high on the two upper floors. The high ceilings mean each flight is at least 17 steps.
"When we moved in, we all got leg aches," Gretchen Clift said.
The main stairwell extends 36 feet, its handrail tethered to the steps by decorative spindles.
"Gretchen, she sat down and sanded every one of those spindles," Denis Clift recalled.
They also refinished the original Georgia pine floors.
In the 1990s, the couple extended the kitchen and dining room, adding a veranda that runs more than 60 feet across the back of the house. It overlooks a small pond and yard, and wildlife are drawn to the trees, flowers, birdbaths and feeders.
For the tour, homes of varying vintages and designs are included, from single-story dwellings to expansive houses; and landscaping that varies from native trees to carefully manicured gardens.
The tour, which guides visitors over the neighborhood's pedestrian bridge to cross the old Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad right-of-way, also shows a home owned by St. John's College for its president, replete with a garden house.
At four of the residences, only gardens will open, but they promise to be worth the walk as well: a Japanese garden, two with sculptures and another with a pond.
If you go
Proceeds from the annual House & Garden Pilgrimage benefit architectural preservation and restoration in Maryland, and the Wardour tour will specifically aid the Charles Carroll House and Gardens.
The tour will be Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets, registration and tour information is available at mhgp.org. Ticket price for Wardour is $30 for advance purchase on website; $35 on tour day at Old Crossing Road and Giddings Avenue, Wardour Drive and Melvin Avenue and at the Park Place garage.
From the dentils that punctuate the roofline to the wide staircase leading upstairs, the home of Gretchen and A. Denis Clift is a classic.


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FRAMINGHAM - In the summer of 1986, four 12-year-olds from Framingham confront the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence in Michael Paul's deeply felt coming-of-age novel, "At the End of Meadow Street.''
Ronald Reagan was president. The Celtics won the NBA championship. And starting on the last day of the sixth grade, Paul's typical, not-so-typical pals wander from the Stapleton School up and down Old Connecticut Path during "a summer when they learn about bikes, girls, dealing with their parents and themselves.''
Revised and written "maybe a hundred times'' over 18 years, Paul's first published work is a heartfelt and precisely-observed remembrance that shows significant promise.
Think a little of Holden Caulfield grumbling about phonies at Shoppers World. Or the four mismatched kids from "Stand By Me'' pulling pranks that go wrong in Saxonville.
Probably most every male can remember a long ago summer with friends like these: smart and sensitive Sam, the narrator; Jay, a Columbian who becomes his confidant; Chad, the best athlete of the four; and Drew, whose tendency to bully divides the group.
As the four buddies head for junior high school, Framingham is changing too from the comfortable certainties of pre-World War II family life to what Paul characterized as the era of "microwave TV dinners.''
His characters are real, well-rounded kids who shoplift and smoke, insult each other and talk about girls in language that might make parents wince. Though they don't have smartphones, there are lots of kids just like them today, hanging out at the town pool or the Natick Mall.
Paul described his characters as "composites'' of people he knew and said he's "maybe 5 percent'' of Sam. "I'm not that interesting,'' he joked.
For local readers, the authentic locations ground Paul's novel in a familiar world. He invests one of the central locations, the gravel pit with its "No Trespassing'' sign, with a significance that plays a key symbolic, but believable role.
By the end of the fast-moving 308-page story, readers will understand where Meadow Street leads.
Even as a second-grader, Paul, who has lived much of his life in Framingham, wrote his own offbeat versions of "Stars Wars'' and "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' to impress his classmates.
"I was always interested in telling a story,'' he said. "Writing was really entertaining to me.''
Paul's father taught high school math and his mother was a mental health professional. He considers himself a "hybrid'' whose outlook combines their "analytical perspective'' and his own artistic and musical inclinations.
He began his novel in 1997 for a creative writing course he was taking at Framingham State College, where he majored in sociology.
Over time, things intervened. For years, Paul played drums, wearing "the normal mullet'' haircut, in a series of rock bands with names like "Guilty.'' He developed a career in high-tech and presently works as an information technology manager for SunGard Public Sector that provides software for local governments, public safety and justice systems.
After graduating from Framingham State, Paul put his unfinished work aside from 1997 to 2009 but "always thought about it.''
Paul deserves high marks for persistence, writing, putting down, picking up and finishing his book in just about the time J.K. Rowling wrote her seven-novel Harry Potter series.
But he didn't give up. "I was always thinking about it,'' said Paul, relaxing in the Lockland Avenue house he shares with his wife. "I wanted to make it what I thought it could be.''
A few years ago, Paul took an important step that ultimately led to his novel's completion and publication. He began working with Writer's Digest, eventually paying for a professional critique of his manuscript, getting advice he considers "tremendously helpful.''
Over the course of several revisions, their editors encouraged him trim some scenes to move his plot along. He eventually made significant revisions and cut more than 5,000 words while adding several new scenes.
Paul's novel was published by Damianos Publishing, a company run by award-winning Framingham photographer Lynne Damianos.
Paul believes "At the End of Meadow Street" will appeal especially to adult males and young adults. And he hopes all readers recognize his "passion, authenticity'' and long efforts to craft a well-written story.
"The human story intrigued me,'' he said.
As a honest first novel that captures young boys' rites-of-passage with humor and insight, "At the End of Meadow Street'' will intrigue many readers.
Chris Bergeron is a Daily News staff writer. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 508-626-4448. Follow us on Twitter @WickedLocalArts and on Facebook.


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The "Snowbound" Edition of the Newsletter will be especially long this week.
Lots of research got done this week. I finished up with the Sudie Norman/William Cannon/Mitchell Blackburn family, started and completed inputting for the Martha Rebecca Norman/Enoch Fuller family, and moved on to the Newton Leonard Norman family.
There is a little bit of a Norman mystery brewing. Next to my Normans in Arkansas on the 1900 census I found a mysterious woman named "Aunt Jane" Norman whose last (or maybe not) husband was Zura Luzerne Cotton, a real character in his own right. Jane may or may not have been related to my Normans – that is the main mystery. Both of Jane's sons appear to have been illegitimate. One – Jackson Norman – married Newton Norman's daughter Dissie Norman, who died young. Because Dissie's last name remained the same, most researchers (except for Inez Cline) appear to assume that she was not married. Jane's other son – Thomas Peat Moore – appears to be the illegitimate son of one of the sons of John Lawrence Moore and Rebecca Lucinda Wacaster, a family with several ties of marriage to my Normans. Jane is shown as a servant for this family and her sister Nancy is shown as a servant for another branch of the family on the 1880 census. It's complicated but intriguing; I may write a series on this one.
Nancy's My Ancestors and Me featured a discussion of differences in approach between men and women: Do women go in more for collateral lines in genealogical research than men do?
Blue Eyes and Bluebonnets and Wood County Texas Genealogical Society have been added to the Texas Team (you can visit this spiffy new page by clicking on the tab at the top).
Hilarious video on the pitfalls of oral history (Discrepancies in Memories and Oral History) on Professor Dru's Find Your Folks. Raise your hand if conversations like this have happened in your family. I thought so.
Carol from Reflections from the Fence demonstrated why Grandma has bragging rights! Also check out her post "Time Travel, Date, April 1, 2082." When you're hot, you're hot! Actually, last I heard, Carol is all wet. No, really!
I got to be a cheerleader this week on SNGF. Terry Thornton, you rock. (BTDubs, did the Hill-Hogs win?) (Sorry I missed the end of the game; had to go play on the defensive line for another team!)
Off-Topic: In Defense of the Passive Voice
There is a deeply held conviction among many speakers of English (Americans? – I do not really know how the British feel about this issue) that the passive voice is a major no-no in writing.
Don't Strunk and White advise against it ("Avoid the passive voice")? Doesn't almost every high school English teacher and college writing instructor advise against it? Don't all the "female empowerment" types expressly advise women to avoid using the passive lest they be taken for waffling wimps?
This rant was occasioned by an article I found on my AOL page Tuesday morning: "Liz Christman, Enemy of the Passive Voice, Who Rocked Some Jaunty Hats," by Melissa Henneberger on Politics Daily. Her subject was obviously a lovely and admirable lady. But I would so have been on the other side of the "Passive Voice Wars."
The passive voice is real. It's legitimate. It's not going away. And I am speaking up in its defense.
Yes, there are times when a passive construction can be clumsy. So can an active construction. Clumsy constructions should be avoided.
Yes, there are times when the passive sounds evasive or wishy-washy. That is to be avoided – unless you do wish to be evasive or wishy-washy. You know, sometimes we simply do not want to come across with the force of an umpty-ton truck.
Rome wasn't built in a day. There, see – a straightforward saying. Does writing "The founders of Rome did not build the city in a day" make the proposition any more forceful? No, it does not. In fact, it deprives this laconic bit of wisdom of a lot of its original impact. (Confession: This example was provided by a colleague who is also a defender of the passive voice.)
The "Rome" example points to a pitfall that often besets translators who endeavor to avoid the passive voice: In order to eliminate the passive voice, it is necessary to add an actor to the sentence, even if it is only the impersonal "they." And guess what? Adding information in a (non-literary) translation (other than connecting words that simply do not exist in the source language) is a bad translation practice. It's right up there with omissions and paraphrases.
There is a principle of narrative flow and cohesion at stake. The ability to choose either active or passive constructions gives us greater latitude in preserving the theme-rheme (also known as topic and comment) order of sentences so that one sentence flows logically into the next one. In translations, converting sentences from passive to active often means reversing this theme-rheme order. This leads to the type of disjointed and choppy prose that is the mark of a bad translation. (Ugh, please tell me why the spelling function in Microsoft Word does not recognize "rheme" as a legitimate word?)
Whew. I just had to get that off my chest. Thank you for listening.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Family and Friends Newsletter Friday 12 February 2010
2 comments:
Thanks for the mention, Greta, and thanks for your comments about using passive tense. Sometimes it just can't be said any other way! I hope you're staying warm.ReplyDelete
Ooh, you used the passive - yay! And thanks - we are warm. Drive time, however, is still a little more exciting around here than we would really like it to be.ReplyDelete
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