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PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm responsible for organizing results and monitoring distribution of awards at the Oscars, has identified the man responsible for a snafu Sunday night in which "La La Land" was mistakenly announced as Best Picture instead of "Moonlight."
After releasing a statement apologizing to Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty and the casts and crews of "Moonlight" and "La La Land," the company released another apology, acknowledging that an accountant at the firm is to blame for the mistake.
"PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night's Oscars," the statement says. "PwC partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
"Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr. Cullinan or his partner. We are deeply sorry for the disappointment suffered by the cast and crew of 'La La Land' and 'Moonlight.' We sincerely apologize to Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Jimmy Kimmel, ABC and the Academy, none of whom (were) at fault for (Sunday) night's errors.
"We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to each of them for the graciousness they displayed during such a difficult moment. For the past 83 years, the Academy has entrusted PwC with the integrity of the awards process during the ceremony, and last night we failed the Academy."
pic.twitter.com/uNGSbhgKFt— PwC LLP (@PwC_LLP) February 28, 2017
According to People magazine, Cullinan, who was explicitly told to not use social media during the awards show, tweeted just minutes before accidentally handing Beatty and Dunaway the wrong envelope.
In a now-deleted tweet, Cullinan posted a picture of Emma Stone holding her award backstage after she had accepted the award for Best Actress for her role in "La La Land."
"Brian was asked not to tweet or use social media during the show," an unnamed source told People. "He was fine to tweet before he arrived at the red carpet but once he was under the auspices of the Oscar night job, that was to be his only focus. Tweeting right before the Best Picture category was announced was not something that should have happened."
According to the source, the blunder may have put PwC's relationship with the Academy Awards in jeopardy.
"The Academy has launched a full-scale review of its relationship with PwC, but it is very complicated," the source told the magazine. "Vote-tallying and the Oscar night job is just one part of what PwC does with the Academy. It is too early to say how this will play out, but everyone is of course taking it very very seriously."
Before the start of the Oscars on Sunday, Cullinan told The Huffington Post that a mishap announcing an incorrect winner was "unlikely," and that if there were a mistake, PwC executives "would make sure that the correct person was known very quickly."
"Whether that entails stopping the show, us walking onstage, us signaling to the stage manager -- that's really a game-time decision, if something like that were to happen," he said.
>> Here's how the Oscars mix-up for Best Picture happened
"La La Land" producers had already begun their acceptance speeches before being notified of the mix-up.
Cullinan has not publicly commented on the incident or posted on his Twitter account since the mistake on Sunday night.
Tim Ryan, a senior partner and U.S. chairman at PwC, told Variety magazine that he has spoken with Cullinan about the incident.
"He feels very, very terrible and horrible. He is very upset about this mistake. And it is also my mistake, our mistake, and we all feel very bad," Ryan said.
According to Cullinan's Twitter bio, he is a Cornell alumnus and a managing partner for PwC's Southwest region. He is based out of Malibu, California.
Oscars 2017: Academy issues statement on Best Picture mishap
The accounting firm responsible for tallying Oscar votes and keeping up with envelopes containing the winners has apologized for the Best Picture gaffe at the end of Sunday's Academy Awards, but President Donald Trump believes the mix-up was actually about him.
In an interview with Breitbart, the president said people involved with the awards show were so focused on "attacking him" that attention to detail suffered.
"I think they were focused so hard on politics that they didn't get the act together at the end," Trump said. "It was a little sad. It took away from the glamour of the Oscars. It didn't feel like a very glamorous evening. I've been to the Oscars. There was something very special missing, and then to end that way was sad."
Breitbart noted that the "awful mistake came after hours of Trump-bashing by the Hollywood elites, who hammered the president in joke after joke. Now, the president has got the last laugh as he hammers Hollywood for its epic fail."
>> Oscars 2017: 'Moonlight' wins Best Picture after 'La La Land' mistakenly announced
>> Here's how the Oscars mix-up for Best Picture happened
Actor Warren Beatty and his "Bonnie and Clyde" costar Faye Dunaway introduced the final trophy of the night, but they received the wrong envelope. Beatty had a quizzical look on his face and Dunaway announced "La La Land," apparently having read the title.
"Hello. I want to tell you what happened: I opened the envelope, and it said Emma Stone, 'La La Land.' I wasn't trying to be funny," Beatty told the audience shortly after the mix-up. "This is 'Moonlight,' the best picture."
In a statement, PricewaterhouseCoopers apologized for the snafu.
"We sincerely apologize to "Moonlight," "La La Land," Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for best picture," the firm said in a statement. "The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC, and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation."
>> 2017 Oscars: 'Moonlight' Best Picture, complete list of winners
The audience at Dolby Theater in Los Angeles was visibly confused Sunday night when crew members rushed the stage during "La La Land" producer Jordan Horowitz's acceptance speech for Best Picture.
Before long, Horowitz looked to the crowd and said: "You guys, I'm sorry, no. There's a mistake. 'Moonlight,' you guys won Best Picture."
>> Oscars 2017: 'Moonlight' wins Best Picture after 'La La Land' mistakenly announced
"Moonlight" did, in fact, win Best Picture. The card that presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were given was that for Best Actress, which Emma Stone won for her role in "La La Land."
But many people were confused about what happened and how the snafu had occurred. Stone had already received her award.
"I opened the envelope and it said: Emma Stone, 'La La Land,'" Beatty told the Oscars audience. "That's why I took such a long pause and looked at Faye and at you. I wasn't trying to be funny."
"I also was holding my Best Actress in a Leading Role card that entire time, so whatever story … I don't mean to start stuff, but whatever story that was, I had that card. So I'm not sure what happened," Stone told reporters after the incident.
>> 'La La Land's' Emma Stone discusses Oscars award mix-up
#Oscars shocker: Warren Beatty reads the wrong Best Picture winner, 'La La Land' didn't win - 'Moonlight' did. pic.twitter.com/iB6TLxyTn5— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2017
According to the Los Angeles Times, the accident was a result of a process in which duplicate envelopes are produced for each category winner.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the company responsible for organizing results and monitoring distribution of awards at the Oscars for the last 83 years, creates two copies of each winning envelope "partly as another security measure and also to aid the show's flow," the Times reported.
Crew members wait at each end of the stage with signature briefcases holding the results, which they give to presenters.
"The remaining, unstuffed envelopes and nominee cards are shipped to a second secret location, just in case some disaster prevents access to the completed sets. After the ceremony, unused cards and envelopes are destroyed by an industrial document-destruction company," according to the Times.
The year, PricewaterhouseCoopers partners Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz were in charge of the briefcases and handing out the envelopes for each of the 24 categories. The assigned officials hand presenters their category's envelope before the presenters go on stage. According to the Associated Press, the accountants are also supposed to memorize the winners.
>> PricewaterhouseCoopers identifies man responsible for Oscars Best Picture mix-up
>> 2017 Oscars: 'Moonlight' Best Picture, complete list of winners
Cullinan was stationed on the right side of the stage, where most presenters entered the stage on Sunday night.
The award that was presented prior to the Best Picture award was Best Actress, which Ruiz handed to the previous presenter, Leonardo DiCaprio. Cullinan had the second copy, which he accidentally handed to Beatty and Dunaway.
A zoomed in photo showed Beatty holding the envelope for Best Actress.
The envelope in Warren Beatty's hands read "ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE" when announcing Best Picture. #Oscars https://t.co/j1KdSvyI98 pic.twitter.com/ciXOLdqaIy— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 27, 2017
Beatty told the AP on Tuesday that he wants the Academy to "publicly clarify what happened as soon as possible."
The Academy Awards apologized on Monday, with the following statement:
"We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night's Oscar ceremony. We apologize to the entire cast and crew of of 'La La Land' and 'Moonlight' whose experience was profoundly altered by this error. We salute the tremendous grace they displayed under the circumstances. To all involved -- including our presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the filmmakers, and our fans watching worldwide -- we apologize.
"For the last 83 years, the Academy has entrusted PwC to handle the critical tabulation process, including the accurate delivery of results. PwC has taken full responsibility for the breaches of established protocols that took place during the ceremony. We have spent last night and today investigating the circumstances, and will determine what actions are appropriate going forward. We are unwaveringly committed to upholding the integrity of the Oscars and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."
PricewaterhouseCoopers apologized early Monday morning and again on Monday night.
"We sincerely apologize to 'Moonlight,' 'La La Land,' Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for best picture," the company said in a statement. "The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation."
pic.twitter.com/oGJkXytnQ2— PwC LLP (@PwC_LLP) February 27, 2017
The second apology read as follows:
"PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night's Oscars," the statement said. "PwC partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
"Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr. Cullinan or his partner. We are deeply sorry for the disappointment suffered by the cast and crew of 'La La Land' and 'Moonlight.' We sincerely apologize to Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Jimmy Kimmel, ABC and the Academy, none of whom (were) at fault for (Sunday) night's errors.
"We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to each of them for the graciousness they displayed during such a difficult moment. For the past 83 years, the Academy has entrusted PwC with the integrity of the awards process during the ceremony, and last night we failed the Academy."
pic.twitter.com/uNGSbhgKFt— PwC LLP (@PwC_LLP) February 28, 2017
The romantic musical comedy "La La Land" has danced its way into film history, earning 14 Academy Award nominations Tuesday, tying the movies "All About Eve" and "Titanic" for the most nominations ever.
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The fantasy film was nominated for Best Picture and "La La Land's" writer and director Damien Chazelle was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director and Best Original Screen Play.
Stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were both named in the Best Actress and Best Actor categories.
The movie also earned nominations for cinematography, costume design, sound editing, original score, sound mixing, film editing, production design and for two original songs: "City of Stars" and "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)."
"La La Land" needs to win at least 12 Oscars at the awards next month, to beat the record for most Academy Awards. Three films have won 11 awards each: "Ben Hur," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," and "Titantic."
The film cleaned up at the Golden Globes earlier this month, winning seven Globes, more awards than any other film ever. The previous record was five.
Social media users set Twitter ablaze with #HiddenFences after Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, accidentally combined movie titles "Hidden Figures" and "Fences" while interviewing Pharrell Williams at the 2017 Golden Globes.
"you're nominated for Hidden Fences" pic.twitter.com/7My6dtEkbG— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) January 9, 2017
On Monday, an emotional Hager appeared on NBC's "Today" to address the mistake.
WATCH: "If I offended people, I am deeply sorry. It was a mistake... I am not perfect."@JennaBushHager on Golden Globes red carpet mistake pic.twitter.com/0dOLPHuJCO— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 9, 2017
Hager said that she is "deeply sorry" that she made an error in combining the two films and that she was caught up in the "electricity" of the red carpet, as it was her first one.
"I have seen both movies. I thought they were both brilliant. If I offended people, I am deeply sorry," she said with tears in her eyes. "It was a mistake. I am not perfect."
She also added that she interviewed cast members from both films.
Al Roker defended his coworker, joking about some of his own interview mistakes. He admitted to confusing actress Jessica Biel's name for actress Jessica Alba's during the same event.
"All of us who know you know your heart and know that was a mistake," Roker said. "We've all been there. Honest mistakes happen in live television."
Williams also publicly forgave Hager, tweeting, "Don't worry (Jenna Bush Hager)! Everyone makes mistakes. Hidden Fences does sound like an intriguing movie."
Don't worry @JennaBushHager!Everyone makes mistakes. Hidden Fences does sound like an intriguing movie though. Just saying...— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) January 9, 2017
"Hidden Figures" and "Fences," which both feature a primarily black cast, were released nearly two weeks apart. "Hidden Figures," released in January, is a dramatic retelling of black women employed by NASA who helped send Americans to space using advanced mathematics. It stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and singer Janelle Monáe. "Fences," released in December, is a dramatization of the popular play written by August Wilson. This film stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
At the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night, Meryl Streep was the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 67-year-old actress accepted her award with a speech in which she criticized President-elect Donald Trump without mentioning his name.
Though Streep's political acceptance speech was greeted with applause, there were at least two Hollywood A-listers in the audience who didn't seem enthused.
When the camera panned to Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn during Streep's speech, the two men seemed displeased with her message. Twitter users were quick to point out and analyze the men's expressions.
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Streep said in her speech that there were "many powerful performances this year," but there was one that "stunned" her and "sank its hooks in (her) heart."
"Not because it was good," she said. "There was nothing good about it. But it was effective, and it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth. It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter -- someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back. It kind of broke my heart," she said.
Gibson and Vaughn can be seen staring up at Streep at the 5:08 mark:
At tonight's #GoldenGlobes we honor Hollywood legend Meryl Streep with the prestigious Cecil B. Demille Award. pic.twitter.com/dxpeCDNXY6— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 9, 2017
Trump responded to Streep's comments Monday by publishing a series of tweets criticizing her, including a comment in which he called her "one of the most overrated actresses in Hollywood."
During an acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Meryl Streep addressed President-elect Donald Trump.
"An actor's only job is to enter the lives of people who are different from us and let you feel what that feels like, and there are many, many performances this year that did just that," she said. "There was one performance this year that stunned me. It sank its hooks in my heart. Not because it was good. It was because it did its job. It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter. Someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back. It kind of broke my heart and I still can't get it out of my head because it wasn't in a movie. It was real life."
Trump denied making fun of journalist Serge Kovaleski during a 2015 rally, but was highly criticized for flailing his arms and mocking Kovaleski.
Streep also referenced Trump's proposed plan to build a wall between Mexico and the U.S. and to ban Muslims from the country, as well as his previous demands for President Barack Obama's birth certificate.
"Amy Adams was born in Vicenza, Italy. And Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem," she said. "Where are their birth certificates? And the beautiful Ruth Negga was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, raised in London -- no, in Ireland I do believe -- and she's here nominated for playing a girl in small-town Virginia. Ryan Gosling, like all of the nicest people, is Canadian, and Dev Patel was born in Kenya, raised in London, and is here playing an Indian raised in Tasmania.
"Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners. If we kick them all out, you'll have nothing to watch but football and Mixed Martial Arts -- which are not the arts."
In response, Trump took to Twitter Monday, calling the actress "overrated" and "a Hillary flunky."
Trump asserted "for the 100th time" that he did not ridicule Kovaleski.
Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a.....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never "mocked" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him.......— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
"groveling" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
The movie "Sully" premieres in theaters nationwide Friday night, and the heroic emergency landing has special meaning for Charlotte.
Many of those on board during the "miracle on the Hudson" were headed home to Charlotte that day eight years ago when 155 passengers stood ankle deep in freezing water, perched on the wings of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 as it floated in the Hudson River.
"I get chills every time I watch this," passenger Vicki Barnhardt said as she watched the movie trailer.
Barnhardt said she's not really sure she even wants to see the movie, because she's not sure how she'll react.
"I was thinking I was going to die and I'd never see my children," Barnhardt said. "You know, those are the things that certainly bring back emotions, which I suspect may happen, or those thoughts and feelings will come back as I watch the movie."
The movie, which stars Tom Hanks, focuses on the pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who managed to land Flight 1549 safely on the Hudson after bird strikes took out both engines seconds after takeoff.
Passenger Ben Bostic said he can't help but remember the uncertainty he felt that day.
"There was a lot of stuff running through my mind," Bostic said. "That was the most terrifying part of the ordeal. Like, not knowing."
For Bostic, and many others on the plane, the years after "the miracle on the Hudson" have been marked by deep gratitude for second chances at life.
Jim Whitaker is a Charlotte architect who boarded Flight 1549 as a last-minute standby passenger.
"You realize how thankful you are that, 'Well, I'm alive. My family's still here. I still have my faith,'" Whitaker said.
Whitaker's story includes more than his own survival. Just before impact he clutched to his chest the infant son of the panicked woman sitting next to him.
"Of all the people on that plane, the smallest, most defenseless, the one that needed the most help was the little bitty baby sitting next to me," Whitaker said.
Flight 1549 has left its passengers feeling both blessed and, like the plane itself, scarred, but also changed.
"I take more risks now, I think," Bostic said. "I'm more open to doing a lot of things because you never know how long I've got to be here."
As for Sully, the passengers agreed without hesitation that his actions were heroic and that he, not they, deserves the spotlight of a Hollywood movie.
Flight 1549's lasting legacy may rest most profoundly in the hearts of its survivors.
"No matter what happens, whether it's this event or anything else, I don't want something to stop me from living the life that I'm meant to live," Barnhardt said.
Video includes clips from Walt Disney Studios and images from Getty Images.
Sean Parker, founder of Napster and former president of Facebook, has an idea about how to let you watch new-release movies from home.
But it costs $50 per movie for a 48-hour viewing period, plus $150 for a set-top box.
Variety reported Parker is an investor in the startup Screening Room, which uses anti-piracy technology to let users watch films at home the same day they hit theaters.
Attempts to put new movies in homes have failed in the past, but this one could succeed. Screening Room will bring both distributors and exhibitors in on the revenue it makes.
Critics say the plan is too expensive, but supporters insist that splitting the $50 cost among five friends to watch a new film at home costs less than catching a flick in theaters.
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After a Consumer requests an amendment in writing ("REQUEST TO AMEND SCDMH PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION") staff must act on the request in accord with the Notice timelines and procedures. The request must be forwarded to the component director with copy to the local Privacy Officer. The director must designate staff to review the request and take needed action documented on Page 2 of the "REQUEST" form. The request must be reviewed by the designated staff in conjunction with staff originally recording the PHI and by the staff's supervisor(s), who must consult with other staff as needed to determine if an amendment is needed. Any conflict must be resolved by the director. The Consumer must be informed of the final decision by a letter substantially similar to the "MODEL REPLY TO REQUEST TO AMEND" with a copy of the original "REQUEST", including Page 2 documenting the DMH component's review and basis for its decision.
If the request for amendment is approved, after notifying the Consumer as noted above and obtaining the Consumer's agreement with the proposed amendment, the amendment should be made, the record flagged to indicate the amendment and the amendment form filed in the record. Staff should also attempt to secure the Consumer's permission to notify necessary relevant persons of the amendment. If the Consumer refuses, document the attempt to obtain permission in the record prior to giving needed notification.
A request for amendment may be denied if the PHI: was not created by DMH; is not in the Designated Record Set; or the PHI is accurate and complete. If the request is denied, the Consumer must be notified in writing as described above indicating: the basis for the denial; that the Consumer may submit a one-page written disagreement, stating the basis for disagreement; that the Consumer may request that future disclosures of the disputed PHI include the request and the denial; and how the Consumer may file a Complaint.
Records must be maintained identifying the PHI in the Designated Record Set that is the subject of the disputed amendment and appended or otherwise linked to the Consumer's request for amendment, DMH denial, Consumer's statement of disagreement, and any DMH rebuttal. If a Consumer submits a statement of disagreement following a denial, subsequent disclosures of the disputed PHI must include the above items.
9) Consumer's Right to Request Accounting of Some PHI Disclosures
DMH components must log each applicable PHI disclosure using the "ACCOUNTING LOG OF PHI DISCLOSURES". The accounting must include disclosures by DMH as well as disclosures to a DMH Business Associate. This accounting requirement does not include PHI used or shared before April 14, 2003 or other disclosures described in the Notice. The local Privacy Officer or designee must respond to a Consumer's written request, and provide, a copy of the applicable accounting log as described in the Notice (see "MODEL REPLY TO REQUEST OF ACCOUNTING LOG"). However, a Consumer's right to receive an accounting log must be suspended if a health oversight agency (HHS) or law enforcement official notifies DMH that providing an accounting would be reasonably likely to impede the health oversight or law enforcement agency's activities and specifying the time for which the suspension is required. DMH must document that statement (including the identity of the agency or official) and temporarily suspend the Consumer's right to an accounting for no longer than 30 days, unless a written statement is received from the applicable agency during that time.
10) Consumer Privacy Practice Complaints
Applicable DMH components must, in coordination with the local Privacy Officer and Consumer Advocate, have a process for Consumers to make a written complaint about DMH privacy practices or compliance with those practices ("SCDMH PRIVACY PRACTICES COMPLAINT") and must document all complaints received and their disposition as described in the Notice. At any time, a Consumer has the right to file a complaint with DMH and/or HHS as described in the Notice. DMH must provide records and compliance reports, as required by HHS and otherwise permit access, as requested by HHS, to applicable facilities, records, and other sources of Information, including PHI as needed for a HHS inquiry or investigation pursuant to a Complaint.
DMH component or staff may not intimidate, threaten, coerce, discriminate against, or retaliate against any person for the exercise of rights or participation in any process relating to this Directive, or against any person for filing a complaint with DMH, HHS or other privacy related investigation, compliance review, proceeding or hearing, or engaging in reasonable opposition to any act or practice that the person in good faith believes to be unlawful under HIPAA or state law as long as the action does not involve disclosure of PHI in violation of the regulations, nor require individuals to waive any of their rights under HIPAA or state law as a condition of Treatment or eligibility for DMH services.
11) DMH Privacy Officer:
DMH must designate a DMH Privacy Officer responsible for the development and implementation of DMH privacy practices. Applicable DMH components must designate a local Privacy Officer and Privacy Practices workgroup that advise and support the local Privacy Officer and DMH Privacy Officer.
12) Training:
DMH components must document training on DMH Privacy Practices before April 14, 2003 for its workforce members. Each new workforce member must receive this training within 30 days after joining the workforce. Each workforce member, whose functions are impacted by a material change in this Directive, or by a change in position or job description, must receive the training as described above within a reasonable time after the change becomes effective. All training must be documented and records retained for 6 years.
13) Sanctions and Mitigation of Damages
DMH Human Resources office must document and each DMH component must apply, appropriate DMH employee disciplinary action, for employees who fail to comply with this Directive. Exceptions include disclosures made by employees as whistleblowers, for mandatory reporting or certain crime victims. Each DMH component must have a process to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effects of unauthorized uses or disclosures of PHI by the component or any of its Business Associates.
14) Security
Applicable DMH components must comply with "PRIVACY PRACTICES SECURITY" requirements.
15) Documentation Requirements:
Applicable DMH components must maintain Directive policies and procedures in written or electronic form as well as written or electronic copies of all communications, actions, activities or designations required to be documented by this Directive, for 6 years from the later of the date of creation or the last effective date.
16) Disclosure of Unidentifiable Information or Information in Limited Data Sets
PHI may be disclosed under the requirements and protocols described in "UNIDENTIFIABLE OR DE-INDENTIFIED INFORMATION" or "LIMITED DATA SETS."
17) Charges for Copying and Other Expenses Related to Copying and Access to PHI.
As permitted by this Directive, PHI may be disclosed by photocopy or fax. A fee to cover costs of reproducing may be charged and collected in advance of providing copies in accord with DMH Regulation 87-4(D): "The first fifteen copies will be provided at no charge; beginning with the sixteenth copy, there will be a fee of twenty cents per page. If a request is made for records which are not readily available, the Department may determine a reasonable hourly rate for the expense of searching for and securing such records. The Department may also require a reasonable deposit for such anticipated expense from the person making the request prior to searching for or making copies of the records. "
18) Violations and Penalties
All violations of this directive must be reported to the applicable person's supervisor. DMH employees who make an unauthorized disclosure of PHI, or otherwise violate provisions of this Directive, are subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the DMH Employee Discipline Directive. Further, South Carolina law provides for penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of PHI up to one year imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $500. Federal law provides for penalties of $100 per incident up to $250,000 and ten years in prison. Unauthorized use or disclosure of PHI may also subject the employee to additional civil or criminal liability.
This Directive with referenced "Notice of Privacy Practices" and Appendix, replaces the DMH Directive No. 771-92 "Confidentiality of Medical Records and Patient Information." This Directive is effective April 14, 2003.

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Photo tricks: Depth of Field
The designer is often faced with customer-supplied photos. Many times there's little you can do to save them. One rule you can always count on is Isolation. Add drama and focus the readers' attention by isolating the subject of an image. While there are many ways to do this, here's my favorite way to add depth of field to perk up those dull photos July 16, 2009


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11.04.07 Fast BreaksPosted by rtmsf on November 4th, 2007
Another week full of information to catch up on…
- Lute Olson is taking a leave of absence (not medically related) from Arizona (see video below). Asst. Coach Kevin O'Neill will take over during the interim (update: UA isn't looking very good during its exhibition game vs. Concordia today).
- This is a very cool map of every D1 school – did you know there's only one D1 school in Minnesota? We didn't either. (h/t to Meaningful Collateral)
- Post Game Heroes breaks down the College Hoops 2K8 Sports player ratings (nice to see Bo McCalebb (#3 SG) and Kyle Hines (#2 PF) getting their due). EA Sports NCAA08 March Madness also lists its top 25 teams.
- Did you know that Davidson is playing at Texas today? Yep, a closed scrimmage. We'll see if we can find a report of this game later.
- Everyone's favorite play-in game is now worth the same amount as any other first round game.
- MTD plugged a college coaching simulation game that really sounds interesting – once we figure out how to
quit our job and watch hoops all daymanage our time more effectively, we're all in.
- NCAA Hoops Today gives a sweet rundown of upcoming games on the tube.
- After whiffing on Greg Monroe, Duke got a commitment from Elliott Williams, a shooting guard from the Memphis area. Oh, and Duke's three football fans were miffed when Coach K scheduled a scrimmage at the same time as their game vs. FSU last weekend.
- It turns out the college hoops fans are the most superstitious of all. Now excuse us while we arrange our chair just so in front of the tv.
- Injuries, Suspensions, Returns –
- Washington three-point specialist Ryan Appleby broke his thumb and will miss 6 weeks.
- UCLA guard Michael Roll tore the plantar fascia in his foot and will be out 3-5 weeks.
- Sticking in the Pac-10, USC is battered and beat up.
- Marquette's Trevor Mbakwe is out for the season with a knee injury.
- Wisconsin's Michael Flowers has returned from a two-week leave of absence.
- Auburn top returning scorer and rebounder Josh Dollard will miss the season for medical reasons.
- Tennessee forward Duke Crews was allowed back on the team from his month-long suspension. His buddy Wayne Chism, however, was taken to the hospital with a concussion last week.
- Season Preview Materials –
- In case you're just tuning in…
- Here are Jeff Goodman's preseason all-americans. Here are MSN's.
- Here are some off the radar players to know.
- M2M asks whether we should trust Vegas's predictions. (answer: no).
- Dan Hanner takes a unique look at doing a season preview through computer modeling (most interesting observation to us – Kentucky over Tennessee for the SEC title).
- A non-blogpoll Top 25: Eric Byrnes Tries Hard (UT #1?).
- MTD gives its F4 sleepers.
- Gary Parrish previews: WCC, CAA, Mountain West, WAC, CUSA, A10, MVC, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, Big East, Pac-10.
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Turtles and tortoises are cold-blooded which means they cannot significantly raise or lower their body temperature independent of the environmental temperature. Their body temperature reflects the temperature of the surrounding air or water. Mammals and birds have the ability to raise or lower their temperature by increasing or decreasing their metabolism. Cold-blooded species don't have this ability and are therefore extremely susceptible to environmental temperatures. In fact, the regulation of external temperature may very well be the most important factor in determining the overall health of a captive turtle or tortoise.
Relative humidity also plays a very important role in the health of a tortoise or turtle. There are many different species of turtles and tortoises and therefore a wide variety of correct temperatures and humidity levels. This article will provide a general overview of the rough guidelines, but each individual species of turtle or tortoise should have the specific environmental needs researched and provided.
Turtles and tortoises usually have an optimal temperature range between 71-86ºF. Tortoises from arid desert regions are usually on the higher end of this range, and species from dense jungle habitats will often be toward the lower end. The critical upper limit of temperature tolerance for most turtles and tortoises is 95ºF. If they are kept at this temperature for any extended period of time, death can occur. Most turtles and tortoises will stop eating as the temperatures rise above 83ºF. Natural temperatures are rarely steady, especially for tortoises or semiaquatic turtles. In the wild there is almost always a daily cycle of temperatures with the highest temperatures in the afternoon and lowest temperatures at night. Providing these fluctuations in temperature is very important for the health of the captive turtle or tortoise. Some tortoises will prefer to lie continually under a heat lamp, which can be unhealthy, so while the optimal temperature is a good guideline, it shouldn't necessarily be provided, at all times. Once again, creating a temperature and humidity environment as close to the species' natural environment is critical for longterm health.
The second most important factor after temperature control is humidity. Humidity control can be difficult to monitor and is often overlooked, but the importance of proper humidity cannot be overstated. Improper humidity levels can lead to illness and death in all turtle and tortoise species.
Tortoise species from arid or desert-like environments are obviously going to need a low relative humidity, while those that live in a jungle setting are going to require a very high humidity. Dehumidifiers can help lower relative humidity and mist sprayers can help raise relative humidity. A wide variety of humidity controlling systems can be used, and many times the humidity can be affected by the type of substrate found in the living quarters. For tortoises requiring low humidity, sand, gravel, and rock coupled with good air circulation, may be a good option. Similarly, for species requiring high relative humidities, orchid bark, peat, and moss all work to hold moisture and help keep the relative humidity high.
Diurnal cycles
Diurnal cycles are the daily cycles of light and darkness. Just as in their natural environment, captive turtles and tortoises need to have a regular diurnal cycle. For most species, 14 hours of natural or artificial light are adequate. A corresponding lowering of temperature during the night will also help replicate their natural surroundings.
The need for and length of hibernation varies widely between species. Even within a species some may hibernate, and others won't, depending on their localized climate. The hibernation requirements should be researched and followed closely for each individual species. Once you have determined the length and environmental conditions required for your species to hibernate, the following general guidelines can be followed.
The environmental temperature, humidity, day length, and hibernation — along with
proper nutrition — are the most important factors in maintaining a happy and healthy captive turtle or tortoise. Each species has very different requirements, so it is essential that you adequately research your specific species. Use high quality
lighting, and
humidity controlling devices to ensure that you provide the right environment for your tortoise or turtle.
For more information on hibernation, see our article, Box Turtle Hibernation: Pre and Post-Brumation Care, on PetEducation.com.
Highfield, A.C. Practical Encyclopedia of Keeping and Breeding Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles. Carapace Press, London; 1996.
Jenkins, J. The Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice. Saunders, Philadelphia; 1999.
Highfield, A.C. Practical Encyclopedia of Keeping and Breeding Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles. Carapace Press, London; 1996.
Jenkins, J. The Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice. Saunders, Philadelphia; 1999.


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Search Marketing Expo, SMX Advanced is for experienced search marketers who want take on sessions at a high knowledge-level and stay ahead in the ever changing world of search. I will be speaking with three other speakers at session called "International SEO". With me I will have my good friend Andy Atkins-Kruger and two other speakers that I have not been so lucky to speak with before.
This is as great oppertunity for me, not only to shine my light and knowledge but to hear colleges like Matt Cutts (Google) and Kevin Johnson (Microsoft) speak on high-level topics. I am also looking forward seeing what Vanessa Fox has cooked up for the "Developer Day".
Beside this all I have always wanted to travel to Seattle and the great state of Washington so, SMX and Seattle, here I come!


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'Game of Thrones' third episode: 3 things to know
Spoilers ahead.
In this episode of 'Game of Thrones,' the Lannisters are dealing with life after King Joffrey Baratheon's untimely death. He was poisoned in episode 2 at his own wedding celebration.
MORE: 'Game of Thrones' family trees
• Who did it?
Sansa Stark flees King's Landing with Ser Dontos Hollard. She is reunited with Lord Petyr Baelish who had made arrangements for Sansa to escape. Baelish quickly kills Dontos, saying that money only keeps a man quiet for so long. Death solidifies silence.
Meanwhile, Cersei believes that her brother Tyrion has murdered her son Joffrey. She wants her brother and lover Jaime to avenge their child's death. Tyrion is stationed in a dungeon until his trial. And Margaery mourns the fact that since Joffrey died she hasn't become queen.
In perhaps one of the most disturbing scenes of the series, Jaime forces himself on Cersei right by their dead son's altar. It starts with consensual kisses but after Cersei looks at Jaime's metal hand and recoils, Jaime refuses to listen to her pleas for him to stop. Cersei says it isn't right and Jaime says he does not care.
• What it takes to be king
Grandfather Tywin gives Tommen a history lesson in what it takes to be a good king. As Cersei and her son kneel over Joffrey's freshly dead body, Tywin wastes no time in instructing Tommen on how to lead, explaining to the young royal that he must listen to his advisers very closely. Not so surprising.
Tywin also tells Tommen in front of a grieving Cersei that Joffrey certainly was not a wise king seeing where he ended up. Tommen must also know how to marry and produce an heir to the throne. The grandfather and grandson leave the scene to discuss the details.
• Flying collars
Daenerys marches toward Meereen. After Daario Naharis bests the champion of Meereen in a dual by throwing a knife into his horse's eye and slashing the rider, Daenerys explains to the people how she has freed slaves along her journey.
Then she instructs her army to catapult barrels of broken collars into the city to further underscore her point. Impressive.
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Good Luck Chuck (US - DVD R1)
Troy Anderson wonders what some people find funny about Dane Cook
Charlie Logan was cursed by a slutty Goth girl back in 1985. Twenty-two years later, Charlie is now a successful dentist who can't get anywhere with women past the first date or so. The kicker is that everyone he sleeps with will meet their true love after leaving Charlie. Charlie's plastic surgeon pal Stu wants to live vicariously through his friend, but Charlie doesn't want to have anything to do with this bit of bad luck. Especially, since he just met the beautiful Cam Wexler.
Cam is nutty over penguins and she wants a guy in her life that can maintain their frosty sense of monogamy. Charlie and Stu try to come up with a plan to break his curse, while Cam slowly starts to drift away from Charlie. Then, there's some sex and a few pratfalls. Eventually, we slam headlong into the typical romantic comedy finale and we're finished.
Good Luck Chuck brings nothing new to the table, but it's charming. When you look at the Dane Cook films that preceded this release, that's enough to make you readdress past problems with the MySpace Generation comedian. The unrated cut's five extra minutes are dedicated to increased nudity and more of the raw sexuality that's so key to the film's plot. Dane Cook finally cuts loose with this adult material and finds a way to break out of that teenage comedy album funk in which he's been trapped. If Cook's new film marks this much of an improvement, then consider me sold.
Good Luck Chuck comes to DVD with this unrated edition. Somewhere along the line, Lionsgate chose to open the transfer up from the theatrical flat showing to a home theatre friendly 1.78:1 HD remastered transfer. There's not a lot of information lost, as the periphery seems intact. In terms of the clarity, you don't lose any detail during the standard scenes. It's just that I noticed some haze towards the film's finale in Antarctica.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is pretty clean and clear. It's just that the film doesn't have an engrossing mix to draw you into a theatrical experience. That is unless you like having a surround sound approach to moaning and the pop song soundtrack. A Dolby 2.0 surround track is also included for those that don't want the 5.1 surround experience.
Dane Cook leads a funny commentary track that also feature's the film's director, producer and screenwriter. None of the other men seem to be able to get a word in when Cook starts talking. Maybe Dane Cook should've been given his own track. There are a couple of featurettes about the oddities included in the film. So, if you ever wanted to learn more about Polymastia, then this is your chance to be informed.
The greatest special feature would have to be the 'Sex Matrix'. Towards the middle of the film, we're given a sex montage where Charlie bangs his way through about twenty different women. The gag reel and ad-libs are only funny for one viewing, but what I thought was neat were the deleted/alternate scenes. I'd recommend watching the alternate ending immediately after finishing the film to see what could've been. I'm not sure who got it changed, but maybe this first ending could've saved the film from into yet another predictable romantic comedy.
Good Luck Chuck isn't anything that you haven't seen before. The Farrelly Brothers were perfecting this kind of manly romantic comedy back when Dane Cook was working dive comedy clubs. The film succeeds because it manages to take a comedian that many people have written off and turn him into something not so horrible. I'm not going to make the early call and say that Cook has actually found something that works for him, but I will say that he works better in an unrated environment.
Dane Cook is actually starting to develop an identity on film. If you would've asked me if such a thing was possible after the one-two punch of Waiting... and Employee of the Month, I would've said that you were on drugs. By addressing the constraints of his material and giving him an excellent comedic partner in Dan Fogler, Dane Cook is starting to take the energy of his live shows to the big screen. Cook has an army of fans for a reason and I'm glad that I'm starting to catch a little of that enthusiasm with this surprising performance. There's still going to be some people out there that won't want to give the film a chance due to Cook's involvement. All I'm saying is to bite the bullet and give it a rental. A few bucks aren't that much to take a shot on a changed man.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 15th January 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 EX English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Unrated Commentary, 4 Chucked-Up Featurettes, Sex Matrix, Gag Reel, Deleted and Alternate Scenes, Ad-Libs
Easter Egg: No
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Director: Mark Helfrich
Cast: Dane Cook, Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler
Genre: Comedy
Length: 101 minutes
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Obama & Golf February 27 2012
There are a lot of people in the U.S.A who are Taking Barak Obama to task over his love and passion for golf. History records that he is not the only president to come under this kind of attack, personally I think if that is the oppositions main attack for wining an election campaign, they are on very thin ice. It's a poor political argument to say we need to replace the president because he plays golf, would they be so critical if he spent some leisure time playing football. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and filmmaker Michael Moore share the same gripe about links-addicted commanders-in-chief. Romney has dedicated a website to raising funds based on what he believes is Obama's preoccupation with golf to the detriment of the country. "He's in Hawaii right now. We're out in the cold and the rain and the wind because we care about America, he's out there. Romney said at a rally just days before Iowans gather to cast the first votes for a Republican nominee to face Obama next November. "He just finished his 90th round of golf." Landov/Getty Images The USA Today publication noted that Obama had a long way to go to equal Ike's "nearly 800 rounds during eight years in office." And despite Eisenhower's penchant for fairways and greens, Woodrow Wilson apparently is the leader in the clubhouse, having played almost 1,600 rounds in eight years. President Harry Truman actually defended the need to spend some downtime on the links. "To criticize the president because he plays a game of golf is unfair and picayunish. He has the same right to relax from the heavy burdens of office as any other man." I say enjoy the links Obama, and if your ever in New Zealand please join me as my guest , on our premier links course, Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, you will not need your security people down here, so just relax and play the game.


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kingdavid needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 127 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
A high end jewelery brand seeks a website to display some of their product line.
The brand name is Ferrante
Desired Style:
Accepted File Formats:
Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
The site will consist of 4 basic pages:
1. Home/Intro Page
This page should look similar to http://www.cartier.com and should include a "logo" for the brand which will consist of the brand name in elegant script text. This page should also display that they are sold in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, and Las Vegas. This page should include navigation to all the other pages.
2. About Us
This page will contain an area for text which will describe the brand
3. Collection
The page will be a catalog of some of the pieces that the jewelry company offers. The categories and subcategories should be displayed as follows:
A. Bold Semi Mounts
- Yellow Gold
- White GoldB. Bridal
C. Free Form
D. Gentleman's
E. Pendants
F. Gemstones
- Diamonds
- Colored StonesG. Finished Goods
- Bracelets
- Rings
- Pendants4. Contact Us
This will contain a contact us form with fields for name, email, phone number, and message.
1.The contest winner will be responsible for all fees associated with payment.
2. To start, we would like to see submissions for only the home intro page and the collection page
3. We will require each page in its own .psd file, with everything separated into layers. Hover over effects should be on their own layers as well.
Feel free to use any of the images located here:
Looking forward to some great entries!


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Lillard has 25 and Blazers beat Spurs 103-92
May 13, 2014
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers staved off elimination in the Western Conference semifinals with a 103-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.
Nicolas Batum had 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists to cut San Antonio's advantage in the series to 3-1.
Portland held Tony Parker to 14 points after he had scored 29 points or more in three of his last four playoff games. Coach Gregg Popovich sat Parker and Tim Duncan after Portland built a 20-point lead in the final quarter.
The Spurs are looking to head to the conference finals for the third straight season.
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I cant believe there's not been a post about this, but who's read/reading 50 Shades of Grey and what are your thoughts?
It's totally not the sort of book I'd normally read and I never would have considered it, but I needed to see what all the fuss was about so I've just started reading it (on my kindle so noone can see!!!) on my lunchbreak. It's actually very absorbing (not got to any naughty bits yet!)


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Reading the forum on your cell phone? There's an easier way. We've enabled a Tapatalk app that makes browsing the forum a whole lot easier. Check it out in the iPhone or Android store if you don't own it already.
+1 for snow. Walking around on the steeper stuff was interesting this weekend. I took a mean digger on the descent from shoestring. My entire body was horizontal for a split second.
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By determining the most common English words and phrases since the beginning of the sixteenth century, we obtain a unique large-scale view of the evolution of written text. We find that the most common words and phrases in any given year had a much shorter popularity lifespan in the sixteenth century than they had in the twentieth century. By measuring how their usage propagated across the years, we show that for the past two centuries, the process has been governed by linear preferential attachment. Along with the steady growth of the English lexicon, this provides an empirical explanation for the ubiquity of Zipf's law in language statistics and confirms that writing, although undoubtedly an expression of art and skill, is not immune to the same influences of self-organization that are known to regulate processes as diverse as the making of new friends and World Wide Web growth.
1. Introduction
The evolution of language [1–7] is, much like the evolution of cooperation [8,9], something that markedly distinguishes humans from other species [10,11]. While the successful evolution of cooperation enables us to harvest the benefits of collective efforts on an unprecedented scale, the evolution of language, along with the set of grammatical rules [12] that allows infinitely many comprehensible formulations [13–16], enables us to uphold a cumulative culture [17]. Were it not for books, periodicals and other publications, we would hardly be able to continuously elaborate over what is handed over by previous generations, and, consequently, the diversity and efficiency of our products would be much lower than it is today. Indeed, it seems like the importance of the written word for where we stand today as a species cannot be overstated.
The availability of vast amounts of digitized data, also referred to as 'metaknowledge' or 'big data' [18], along with the recent advances in the theory and modelling of social systems in the broadest possible sense [19,20], enables quantitative explorations of the human culture that were unimaginable even a decade ago. From human mobility patterns [21,22], crashes in financial markets [23] and in our economic life [24,25], the spread of infectious diseases [26–28] and malware [29,30], the dynamics of online popularity [31] and social movements [32], to scientific correspondence [33,34], there appear to be no limits to insightful explorations that lift the veil on how we as humans behave, interact, communicate and shape our very existence.
Much of what we have learned from these studies strongly supports the fact that universal laws of organization govern how nature, as well as we as a society, work [35,36]. Languages, as comprehensively reviewed by Solé et al. [37], and as suggested already by Zipf [38] as well as by others before him [39], are certainly no exception. In fact, in many ways, it seems more like it is the other way around. Zipf's law is frequently related to the occurrence of power-law distributions in empirical data [40], with examples ranging from income rankings and population counts of cities to avalanche and forest-fire sizes [41]. Yet the mechanisms that may lead to the emergence of scaling in various systems differ. The proposal made by Zipf was that there is tension between the efforts of the speaker and the listener, and it has been shown that this may indeed explain the origins of scaling in the human language [42]. The model proposed by Yule [43], relying on the rich-get-richer phenomenon (see [44] for a review), is also frequently cited as the reason for the emergence of Zipf's law. With the advent of contemporary network science [45–47], however, growth and preferential attachment, used ingeniously by Barabási & Albert [46] to explain the emergence of scaling in random networks, has received overwhelming attention, also in relation to the emergence of Zipf's law in different corpora of the natural language [48,49].
Here we make use of the data that accompanied the seminal study by Michel et al. [50], and show empirically, based on a large-scale statistical analysis of the evolution of the usage of the most common words and phrases in the corpus of the English books over the past five centuries, that growth and preferential attachment played a central role in determining the longevity of popularity and the emergence of scaling in the examined corpus. The presented results support previous theoretical studies [37] and indicate that writing, on a large scale, is subject to the same fundamental laws of organization that determine so many other aspects of our existence.
2. Results
Henceforth we will, for practical reasons, refer to the words and phrases as n-grams [50], with the meaning as described in appendix A. We begin with presenting the results of a direct test of Zipf's law for the overall most common 1-grams in the English corpus since the beginning of the sixteenth century. For this purpose, we treat the n-grams for different n > 1 as individual corpora where the frequencies of the 1-grams are to be determined. Results presented in figure 1 confirm that, irrespective of n, the frequency of any given 1-gram is roughly inversely proportional to its rank. The ragged outlay of the curves is a consequence of the rather special construction of the corpora on which this test was performed. Yet, given the time span and the extent of the data, this is surely a very satisfiable outcome of a test for a century-old law [39,51] on such a large scale, validating the dataset against the hallmark statistical property of the human language.
Turning to the evolution of popularity, we show in figure 2 how the rank of the top 100 n-grams, as determined in the years 1520, 1604, 1700, 1800 and 1900, varied until the beginning of the next century. During the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries, popularity was very fleeting. Phrases that were used most frequently in 1520, for example, only intermittently succeeded in re-entering the charts in the later years, despite the fact that we have kept track of the top 10 000 n-grams and have started with the top 100 n-grams in each of the considering starting years. It was not before the end of the eighteenth century that the top 100 n-grams gradually began succeeding in transferring their start-up ranks over to the next century. The longevity and persistency of popularity is the highest during the twentieth century, which is also the last one for which data are available, apart from the 8 years into the twenty-first century. Comparing the different n-grams with one another, we find that the 1-grams were always, regardless of the century considered, more likely to retain their top rankings than the 3-grams, which in turn outperformed the 5-grams. This, however, is an expected result, given that single words and short phrases are obviously more likely to be reused than phrases consisting of three, four or even, five words.
Although the fleeting nature of the top rankings recorded in the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries is, to a degree, surely a consequence of the relatively sparse data (only a few books per year) if compared with the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, it nevertheless appears intriguing as it is based on the relative yearly usage frequencies of the n-grams. Thus, at least a 'statistical' coming of age of the written word imposes as a viable interpretation. To quantify it accurately, we have conducted the same analysis as presented in figure 2 for the top 1000 n-grams for all years with data, and subsequently calculating the average standard deviation of the resulting 1000 curves for each starting year. Symbols presented in figure 3 depict the results of this analysis separately for all the n-grams. A sharp transition towards a higher consistency of the rankings occurs at the brink of the nineteenth century for all n, thus giving results presented in figure 2 a more accurate quantitative frame. These results remain valid if the rankings are traced only 50 years into the future, as well as if performing the same analysis backwards in time, as evidenced by the thick grey line depicting a moving average over this four scenarios as well as over all the n.
Both the validity of Zipf's law across all the data considered in this study, as well as the peculiar evolution of popularity of the most frequently used n-grams over the past five centuries, hint towards large-scale organization gradually emerging in the writing of the English books. Since the groundbreaking work by Barabási and Albert on the emergence of scaling in random networks [46], growth and preferential attachment has become synonymous for the emergence of power laws and leadership in complex systems. Here we adopt this beautiful perspective and test whether it holds true also for the number of occurrences of the most common words and phrases in the English books that were published in the past five centuries. In the seminal paper introducing culturomics [50], it was pointed out that the size of the English lexicon has grown by 33 per cent during the twentieth century alone. As for preferential attachment, we present in figure 4 evidence indicating that the higher the number of occurrences of any given n-gram, the higher the probability that it will occur even more frequently in the future. More precisely, for the past two centuries, the points quantifying the attachment rate follow a linear dependence, thus confirming that both growth and linear preferential attachment are indeed the two processes governing the large-scale organization of writing. Performing the same analysis for the preceding three centuries fails to deliver the same conclusion, although the seed for what will eventually emerge as linear preferential attachment is clearly inferable.
3. Discussion
The question 'Which are the most common words and phrases of the English language?' alone has a certain appeal, especially if one is able to use digitized data from millions of books dating as far back as the early sixteenth century [50] to answer it. On the other hand, writing about the evolution of a language without considering grammar or syntax [13], or even without being sure that all the considered words and phrases actually have a meaning, may appear prohibitive to many outside the physics community. Yet, it is precisely this detachment from detail and the sheer scale of the analysis that enables the observation of universal laws that govern the large-scale organization of the written word. This does not mean that the presented results are no longer valid if we made sure to analyse only words and phrases that actually have meaning or if we had distinguished between capitalized words, but rather that such details do not play a decisive role in our analysis. Regardless of whether a word is an adjective or a noun, or whether it is currently trendy or not, with the years passing by the mechanism of preferential attachment will make sure that the word will obtain its rightful place in the overall rankings. Together with the continuous growth of the English lexicon, we have a blueprint for the emergence of Zipf's law that is derived from a vast amount of empirical data and supported by theory [46]. This does not diminish the relevance of the tension between the efforts of the speaker and the listener [42], but adds to the importance of the analysis of 'big data' with methods of statistical physics [52,53] and network science [48,49,54] for our understanding of the large-scale dynamics of human language.
The allure of universal laws that might describe the workings of our society is large [35]. Observing Zipf's law [38], or more generally a power-law distribution [41], in a dataset is an indication that some form of large-scale self-organization might be taking place in the examined system. Implying that initial advantages are often self-amplifying and tend to snowball over time, preferential attachment, known also as the rich-get-richer phenomenon [43], the 'Matthew effect' [55], or the cumulative advantage [56], has been confirmed empirically by the accumulation of citations [57] and scientific collaborators [58,59], by the growth of the World Wide Web [36], and by the longevity of one's career [60]. Examples based solely on theoretical arguments, however, are many more and much easier to come by. Empirical validations of preferential attachment require large amounts of data with time stamps included. It is the increasing availability of such datasets that appears to fuel progress in fields ranging from cell biology to software design [61], and as this study shows, it helps reveal why the overall rankings of the most common English words and phrases are unlikely to change in the near future, as well as why Zipf's law emerges in written text.
This research was supported by the Slovenian Research Agency (grant no. J1-4055).
Appendix A. Methods
A.1. Raw data
The seminal study by Michel et al. [50] was accompanied by the release of a vast amount of data composed of metrics derived from approximately 4 per cent of books ever published. Raw data, along with usage instructions, are available at http://books.google.com/ngrams/datasets as counts of n-grams that appeared in a given corpus of books published in each year. An n-gram is made up of a series of n 1-grams, and a 1-gram is a string of characters uninterrupted by a space. Although we have excluded 1-grams that are obviously not words (for example, if containing characters outside the range of the ASCII table) from the analysis, some (mostly typos) might have nevertheless found their way into the top rankings. The latter were composed by recursively scanning all the files from the English corpus associated with a given n in the search for those n-grams that had the highest usage frequencies in any given year. Tables listing the top 100, top 1000 and top 10 000 n-grams for all available years since 1520 inclusive, along with their yearly usage frequencies and direct links to the Google Books Ngram Viewer, are available at http://www.matjazperc.com/ngrams.
A.2. Zipf's law
Taking the top 10 000 n-grams for all available years as the basis, we have determined the number of unique n-grams through the centuries and ranked them according to the total number of occurrences in the whole corpus during all the years. In this way, we have obtained a list of 148 557 unique 1-grams, 291 661 unique 2-grams, 482 503 unique 3-grams, 742 636 unique 4-grams and 979 225 unique 5-grams. This dataset was used for testing Zipf's law by searching for the overall top ranked 1-grams in all the other n-grams (n > 1) and recording their frequency of occurrence. For example, the 1-gram 'the' appeared in 22 826 of the 291 661 2-grams, hence its frequency is approximately 7.8 per cent. By plotting the so obtained frequency in dependence on the rank of the 1-grams for n = 2, 3, 4, 5 on a double log scale (figure 1), we observe four inversely proportional curves, thus confirming Zipf's law in the constructed dataset.
A.3. Attachment rate
Based on the assumption that the more frequently a given n-gram appears, the more linked it is to other n-grams, we have determined the attachment rate following network science [58] as follows. If an n-gram has appeared m times in the year y, and k times in the year y + Δy, the attachment rate is α(m) = k/mΔy. Note that the occurrences in the dataset are not cumulative. Hence there is no difference between k and m in the numerator. Moreover, by the determination of the attachment rate, we are not interested in the relative yearly usage frequencies, but rather in the absolute number of times a given n-gram has appeared in the corpus in any given year. Thus, m and k are not normalized with the total word counts per year. We have determined α(m) based on the propagation of top 100 n-grams between 1520–1800 and 1800–2008 with a yearly resolution. Missing years were bridged by adjusting Δy accordingly. For the final display of the attachment rate in figure 4 and the linear fitting, we have averaged α(m) over approximately 200 non-overlapping segments in m.
- Received June 19, 2012.
- Accepted July 2, 2012.
- This journal is © 2012 The Royal Society
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