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SOURCE: Spherix Incorporated
October 29, 2013 06:00 ET
Industry Veteran and Authority on Patent Law and Valuation Joins Spherix as Director
Industry Veteran and Authority on Patent Law and Valuation Joins Spherix as Director
TYSONS CORNER, VA--(Marketwired - Oct 29, 2013) - Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPEX), an intellectual property development company committed to the fostering and monetization of intellectual property, announced today that Alexander Poltorak has been appointed to Spherix's Board of Directors, effective October 28, 2013.
"We are very pleased that Alex accepted our invitation to join Spherix's board," said Spherix's CEO and President, Anthony Hayes. "Alex's extensive experience in the patent monetization industry will provide valuable governance leadership to Spherix. He will be a great addition to our board. We are excited and privileged to have Alex join our board."
Alexander Poltorak is the Founder, Chairman and the CEO of General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading intellectual property firm focusing on IP strategy and valuation, IP licensing and enforcement -- the oldest such organization in the world. He also serves as the Managing Director of IP Holdings LLC, an IP-centric merchant banking boutique providing IP-focused financial, brokerage and advisory services, and operating an idea incubator. Alexander Poltorak was listed among world leading IP strategists by IAM Magazine in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Dr. Poltorak has co-authored two books, Essentials of Intellectual Property (John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc., 2d ed. 2011), and Essentials of Licensing Intellectual Property (John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc., 2004), and contributed a chapter to Making Innovation Pay - Turning IP into Shareholder Value (John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc., 2006). He also authored numerous articles on patent law, licensing and economics. He served on the editorial board of Patent Strategy & Management.
Prior to establishing GPC in 1987, Alex Poltorak was President and CEO of Rapitech Systems, Inc., a computer technology company that he had founded in 1983 and took public in 1986. Before that, he served as Assistant Professor of Biomathematics at the Neurology Department of Cornell University Medical College. He also served as Assistant Professor of Physics at Touro College. Dr. Poltorak has published papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Alexander Poltorak taught business law as Adjunct Professor at the Globe Institute of Technology. He was a regular guest-lecturer on intellectual property law and economics at the Columbia University School of Business and School of Engineering.
Dr. Poltorak is the Founder and Chairman of an industry association, American Innovators for Patent Reform (AIPR). He was US Co-chair of the subcommittee on Information Exchange of the US-USSR Trade and Economic Counsel.
About Spherix
Spherix Incorporated was launched in 1967 as a scientific research company. Spherix presently offers a diversified commercialization platform for protected technologies. The company continues to work on life sciences and drug development and presently is exploring opportunities in nutritional supplement products relying on its D-Tagatose natural sweetener as a GRAS ingredient. Spherix is committed to advancing innovation by active participation in all areas of the patent market. Spherix draws on portfolios of pioneering technology patents to partner with and support product innovation. Through its recently announced acquisition of several hundred patents issued to Harris Corporation Spherix intends to expand its activities in wireless communications and telecommunication sectors including antenna technology, Wi-Fi, base station functionality, and cellular.
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Known for her fiery temper, this pint-sized Latina knows what she wants and has been hard at work making it happen. For more than 10 years, Claudia Verela has been doing photoshoots around the world, but those waiting to see her pose in the nude shouldn't hold their breath. She has done it once and claims it will never happen again…ever. But who knows, for the right man she will do anything as long as you have muscles and manners. Claudia is a sucker for a good meal and says that she has to work out 4 times a week to keep her body looking good for all of us to enjoy. And enjoy it we did because this Haitian, El Salvadorian mix has got it going on, even though she claims she could use more booty. So read on and see if you have what it takes to handle a hottie like this, oh and one hint; driving a Maserati Gran Turismo might just help you out.
Where are you from? Are you currently living there? If not, where are you currently living?
I grew up in Miami, FL but have lived in Arizona since 2007.
How long have you been modeling?
Just over 10 years, wow that's a long time!
How did you get your start in modeling?
I went to a talent agency and signed up and the rest is history.
What's the best part of being a model?
Seeing myself in Magazines such as PASMAG! It's definitely an unconventional job but one that I'm blessed to be able to make a career of.
What would you say are your strengths as a model?
I'm professional, punctual and can follow directions. I also leave the attitude at the door. No one wants to work with a diva.
Describe yourself in three words or statements.
Spunky, spicy Latina
What are some of you modeling highlights so far?
Go Daddy '09 Super Bowl ad. Thanks Bob!
What is your best beauty secret?
Makeup off always before going to bed and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
How do you keep in such great shape?
I try to eat fairly clean and I honestly workout hard- weights four times a week and loads of cardio. I'm not one of the lucky ones that says she eats cheeseburgers all day and doesn't ever gain a pound.
What physical feature would you change if you could? Why?
I'd have a bigger booty! Because guys like that!
What traits do you like most about yourself?
I'm tenacious, loyal and hard working. I strive to treat people around me with respect and kindness. Sometimes you look around and wonder why some people behave the way they do or treat others in such a bad way.
What do you most value in your friends?
Trust and Loyalty. Knowing that you always have each other's back.
What do you like to do for fun?
Spend time with my loved ones and my friends. I travel quite a bit for work, so when I am around I just want to be around my friends and family! Pretty chill!
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
First for me is being happy within yourself. All the money and power in the world can't make you happy if you're not content with who you are as a person. Then finding that partner in life that loves and accepts you unconditionally, in sickness and in health.
What is your favorite type of food?
When it comes to food, I don't discriminate. I love to eat!
What is your dream car?
Maserati GrandTurisimo S black-on-black
What is your favorite quote/lyric?
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was...within" Romana L. Anderson
Have you posed in the nude? If so, how did it make you feel?
I have…but realized afterward it was not for me. So only once (laughs).
What quality do you like most in a man?
Values and manners.
What can a guy say to make you melt?
What would you like to eat? (Laughs).
What current, past or future projects are you most excited about or are the most memorable for you?
Being on the cover of PASMAG!
With any 'spotlight' type of job, you are looked upon as a role model. What advice would you give out to aspiring models?
Don't ever agree to do a job that later on in life you'll be ashamed of, you will regret it.
Do you have any shout outs or last words?
Thanks to PASMAG and all the kick-ass guys that work there!


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"NYPD Blue" actor Esai Morales will square off against SAG-AFTRA co-President Ken Howard in an election this summer to determine who will lead Hollywood's largest entertainment union.
SAG-AFTRA said late Friday night that Howard and Morales had registered to run in elections that will begin next week to select a new president for the union representing actors, recording artists, broadcasters and other performers.
Morales, a former SAG board member and star of "La Bamba," is part of a slate of candidates known as Membership First that strongly opposed the merger of the former SAG and AFTRA unions a year ago.
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Howard, who was first elected as SAG's president in 2009, championed the merger. He and his supporters trounced Membership First in elections in 2010 and swept control of the national board. The veteran actor and star of 1970s television show "The White Shadow" won a supporting actor Emmy for "Grey Gardens" in 2009.
Also running for president are background actors Marilyn Monrovia and Paul Edney.
Stuntwoman Jane Austin, who is part of Morales' slate, is challenging incumbent Amy Aquino, star of the "ER" TV series, for the position of secretary-treasurer.
Ballots for elected officers and national board positions will go out July 16 and must be returned by Aug. 15.
An executive vice president and vice presidents representing various locals will be elected at the first SAG-AFTRA convention in September.
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Called the Torso sweater, this design is an update on the original Fisherman model, and was created for the label's 80th anniversary. The sweater is "bubble" knit in the original technique, with the addition of tubular bands on the back, chest and elbows giving a robust, masculine look as well as flexibility
To produce the fabric, a team of five men operate the knitting machines. One of the operators is the son of the founder, and all are highly trained. For this sweater, the front, back, sleeves and collar have to be produced on separate machines to allow for the variations in the knit style. The pieces are then cut to shape and sewn together. Finally, a cardboard swing tag is attached, signed by the worker who made the particular piece
The sweater is 100% pure virgin wool, which is sourced from Australia, New Zealand and South America, before being spun and dyed in Italy. Approximately 1kg (2.2lbs) of wool is required for each sweater. The fabrics are knitted in Denmark with the utmost care to ensure that the founder's original high standards continue to be met and exceeded today
of the founder, S.N.S. Herning
Celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, the Danish knitwear manufacturer S.N.S. Herning was established in 1931, and is named after the initials of its founder, Mr Søren Nielsen Skyt, and the town in Denmark where the family-owned firm is still based. As a young man, Mr Skyt manufactured and produced knitwear for fishermen, which was characterised by its lightweight, "bubble" construction, still used by the brand today. This technique produces robust, highly insulating sweaters which are both lightweight and unrestrictive, perfect for protecting the wearer from rough seas and withstanding daily wear. In 1931 Mr Skyt trademarked the Fisherman sweater, which is still produced today to the original design specifications, and began mechanised production with machines imported from Germany.
These days, S.N.S. Herning sweaters have found favour among non-seafarers for their superior quality and aesthetics. The original design was born out of function rather than fashion, a fact which goes a long way in explaining why the sweaters look as good today as they did 80 years ago. All knitting takes place in Denmark by a team of just five men who are highly skilled in operating the machines, of which some are originals from the 1930s. Traditionally, fishermen would buy four sweaters at a time from the brand: a navy blue one for work, a black one to wear in the evening for dinner, a white one to wear on Sundays and a red one for special occasions. As the label celebrates its 80th year (and as it continues to be celebrated as a prime example of near-legendary Scandinavian design), it seems appropriate that the sweater featured here, which is exclusive to MR PORTER, should be in the classic deep red.


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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Meet The Beetles/Tongue Tied" Meet the Beetles - Nick and Sally must protect their cookie jar from cookie snatchers! But how? Well by meeting three of the Cat's beetle friends, that's how! Stan the Giant Stag beetle shows them how to look scary, while Cliff the Click beetle teaches them to make a noise them jump! And Bobbi the Bombardier beetle has a stinky surprise for those that try to sneak up on her. Now Nick and Sally can keep their cookies safe! Tongue Tied - Mmm, there's nothing better than a blueberry popsicle, even though it makes your tongue blue! Speaking of tongues, the Cat has some friends with marvelous tongues! The kids meet Treetop Tom and see how his tough tongue can pick food off of thorny branches. Then Snifty the boa snake shows them how she uses her tongue to smell. D
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National Parks: America's Best Idea "Great Nature (1933-1945)" Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) members during the Great Depression work on major renovation projects in the parks. NPS biologist George Melendez Wright pushes to reform wildlife policies. Congress narrowly approves Everglades National Park. During World War II, Roosevelt is pressured to open the parks to mining, grazing and lumbering. The president also is subjected to a storm of criticism for expanding Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming by accepting a gift of land from John D. Rockefeller Jr. Part 5 of 6G


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P Jose Fernandez the favorite to represent Marlins when All-Star team announced today
It's All-Star announcement day. We'll have the Marlins representative _ all signs point to a certain 20-year-old rookie pitcher from Cubs _ following today's matinee in St. Louis.
MLB will reveal the teams at 6:30 p.m. Chances are we'll be talking to Jose Fernandez.


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Explore the unspoiled creeks of Bald Head Island on a guided trip with BHI Conservancy staff. Learn about the beauty and importance of the salt marsh. Each trip offers a unique perspective of BHI and great views of wildlife; this is a must-do before you leave the island! Double kayaks are used and children must be accompanied by an adult. Trips are tide and weather dependent. Meet at the Village Creek Access on Federal Road. PFDs, paddles, and kayaks will be provided. Please bring a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, hat, and clothes that can get muddy and slightly damp.
$55/person for Non-Members, $40/person for BHI Conservancy Members.
Become a BHI Conservancy Member today to receive discounted prices on programs!
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The Giants have until March 4 to use their franchise tag and there's a good chance they won't designate any of their unrestricted free agents. Consider that in the 20 years since the franchise tag has existed, the Giants have used it only three times.
No wonder co-owner John Mara said Tuesday what everyone already knew when he told the NFL Network the Giants "probably'' won't use the franchise tag on any player this year.
Still, there are a few players who might warrant the tag.
At the top of the list is Will Beatty, the soon-to-be 28-year-old left tackle coming off his first full season as a starter. For the first time, Beatty played in all 16 games, starting 15. The timing of this ascension was ideal for Beatty, a 2009 second-round pick out of UConn. He's not at the level of an elite left tackle but he is athletic, an excellent pass protector and could be a fixture for years to come, as long as his back problems don't flare up again.
Beatty is a free agent the Giants must retain, one way or another, because there is no left tackle prospect on their roster and finding one elsewhere won't be possible at any reasonable price. If the Giants cannot work out a long-term deal with Beatty, they can apply the franchise tag on him, which would guarantee him $9.66 million for the 2013 season. Any team interested in signing Beatty would have to negotiate an offer sheet and if the Giants did not match the contract that team would forfeit its next two first-round draft picks to the Giants. It's a steep price no one will pay.
The franchise tag would not be desirable for either side, however. Beatty, who made $800,000 last season, wants a long-term deal that will guarantee him much more than the franchise tag will pay. The Giants want to lock up their left tackle and they cannot afford him to count nearly $10 million on their 2013 salary cap. But the tag is an option to at least buy the Giants more time. It's the tact they took last year when they designated punter Steve Weatherford with the franchise tag before coming to terms on a five-year deal.
Beatty would be an attractive player on the open market. He's rated as the No. 3 offensive tackle available by Pro Football Focus, behind Sebastian Vollmer of the Patriots and Jake Long of the Dolphins. Beatty played 967 snaps in 2012 and his only blemish was his 11 penalties, including eight for holding (six in pass protection, two in run blocking).
The Giants could use the franchise tag on tight end Martellus Bennett, even though it would be costly ($5.9 million). As with Beatty, if Bennett is not re-signed there's no one on the roster capable of duplicating his production (55 receptions, five touchdowns). It is unlikely the tag would be used on safety Kenny Phillips (at $6.79 million) or kicker Lawrence Tynes ($2.9 million) although it could be applied as a way to extend the negotiation process without fear of seeing the player sign elsewhere.
* CB Terrell Thomas believes the Giants defensive backfield got too young too quickly last season. "We lost a lot of key veterans: Deon Grant, Aaron Ross, and myself the past two years … Kenny Phillips was hurt as well,'' Thomas said yesterday on NFL Network. "So I think this year it's all about coaching young guys to step up."
Thomas last week signed a one-year contract and also said he believes the Giants are "cap tight right now … we have a lot of guys who need to restructure [their contracts].'
* The Giants have hired Robbie Leonard, formerly of North Carolina State, as their new defensive quality control coach.


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James Clyde Lambert, 91
James Clyde Lambert, 91, of Mackay passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Maureen and Jeff Danielson in Idaho Falls.
"Clyde" was born at the family home in Mackay to Ira and Leona Christensen Lambert on July 19, 1921. He grew up and attended schools in and around Mackay, graduating from Mackay High School. He spent his adolescent years working on the family farm and herding his father's sheep in Copper Basin.
During World War II, he joined the Navy and served as an X-ray technician on board the hospital ship "USS Haven". He walked through the destruction of the atomic bomb two weeks after the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, seeing firsthand some of the horrors of war.
After the war he purchased and settled on a farm south of Mackay where he worked most of the rest of his life.
He married Eva Adams on Nov. 17, 1949 in Idaho Falls,. They were inseparable in life. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Together they raised a family.Their children are Joe, Dewaine, Maureen, and John. Eva passed away on Oct.19, 2008.
Clyde loved the Lost River Valley and surrounding mountains and he spent countless hours hiking, camping, fishing and hunting in them.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He faithfully served in a wide variety of callings in the church, among them, ward clerk for 9 years and scoutmaster for over 10 years. He was also civic-minded and served on many different boards in the community.
Clyde was a gracious, kind, hardworking, honest man. He often expressed his heartfelt gratitude for his many blessings, particularly his family, the gospel, his freedoms and the beautiful world around him. He loved life and most of all, he loved his family.
He is survived by his four children, Joe (Sharon) Nafus and Dewaine (Shari) Nafus of Blackfoot, Maureen (Jeff) Danielson of Idaho Falls and John (LaRue) Lambert of Mackay, 11 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. He is also survived by a brother, Harold of Mackay and 2 sisters, Myrle Tippets of Boise and Nina Whiting of St. George, Utah. He was preceded in death by his eternal companion, his parents and brothers Wayne, Boyd and Vern, and his grandson, Joey Nafus.
The family wishes to express sincere appreciation to Aspen Home Health and Hospice for their kindness and the loving service they provided.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Mackay LDS Church. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church, and for one hour prior to the services on Saturday.
Interment will be at the Mt. McCaleb Cemetery under the direction of Anderson Family Funeral Home of Arco. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Mackay EMTs, c/o South Custer County Ambulance, P.O. Box 37, Mackay, ID 83251.


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It was an unforgettable moment for Ravens rookie inside linebacker Nigel Carr on a day charged with emotion.
During the final day of a minicamp tryout, Ravens coach John Harbaugh approached Carr with a direct, blunt question about his troubled past:
'If I add you to this team, what guy will I get?" Will I get the guy from Florida State who got arrested or the guy who did the right things at Alabama State?'" Harbaugh asked.
Carr remembers looking Harbaugh in the eye and responding, "I promise you will get a guy who's a changed man, a family man trying to make his way for his daughter."
"I'm a man of my word," Carr said. "They're not going to have any problems out of me."
Carr signed with the Ravens on May 14 as an undrafted free agent two years after a burgeoning football career was nearly derailed by a serious brush with the law.
While he was a sophomore at Florida State in 2010, Carr was arrested for breaking into two cars and charged with five felonies.
His career at Florida State was over. Under a school policy regarding athletes charged with felonies, Carr lost his scholarship and was dismissed from the football program.
Carr transferred to Alabama State where he stayed out of trouble for the next two years.
But the damage was already done.
He was passed over in the 2012 NFL draft, and now is trying to beat the odds to make the Ravens' linebacker-stacked roster.
The Ravens will make their final set of cuts Friday, whittling the roster from 75 to 53 players.
Carr understands what is at stake, and so far the Ravens haven't had any complaints with the rookie on or off the field. The 6-feet-2, 247-pounder leads the team with a dozen tackles through three preseason games.
"I believe in second chances," Harbaugh said. "Nigel had to go to Alabama State and he played great for them. He was a model citizen, and he has been that here. We all learn lessons, sometimes the hard way. Especially guys that pay a heavy price for a mistake, you shouldn't have to keep paying a price."
'He made a horrible mistake'
Carol Brown describes herself as her son's rock, but she was worried that she would break down when he got arrested.
Once she heard Carr was in jail, she immediately made the nearly three-hour drive from her home in Jacksonville, Fla., to Tallahassee, Fla., to be with him.
"He knew that he made a horrible mistake," said Brown, a divorced single mother who works as a mortgage underwriter. "He said, 'Mom, I made a mistake that won't go away.' He cried, he was emotional, he was a nervous wreck.
"I was very concerned and worried. I didn't raise him that way. That's not who I am, that's not who we are."
Mortified by his transgressions, Carr said he had strayed from the religious base instilled by his mother. He grew up going to church and singing in the choir as a tenor.
"I knew I hurt her bad, I could see it in her eyes," Carr said. "I was ashamed and embarrassed."
Carr acknowledged that he got caught up in a fast lifestyle at Florida State, and a desire for material things. He wasn't an NFL player yet, but coveted the trappings of a professional athlete: cash, nice clothes and an expensive car.
"You think about that money," Carr said. "You want flashy things and get impatient. You lose sight of who you are. I did stuff that I saw growing up. Old, bad habits surface. I know I was wrong."
On that night two years ago, Carr was accused of smashing in a car window and driving away in a white Buick registered to his mother. The victim discovered her book bag, checkbook and purse in a large trash bin outside of Carr's apartment complex, and her credit card and sweater in his car.
Surveillance video captured a man in a white car throwing things into the bin, according to police reports.
He pleaded no contest to lesser charges of theft, a second-degree misdemeanor, in the burglary case and was sentenced to three years of probation and nearly $6,000 in fines and court costs. Carr said that he can end his probation early if he pays the remaining balance of $4,000.
If he makes the active roster, Carr would make a base salary of $390,000 and would be due a weekly game check of $22,491.
"I thought I ruined my life, but it was just starting," Carr said. "I got brought down, I got humbled. One stupid mistake can cost you so much. At the time, it felt like something I couldn't get past.
"I thought I would be in jail. Now, I say, 'What the hell was I thinking?' It doesn't make no sense. I don't know why I did it."
Fast success
Carr was an all-state linebacker at First Coast High in Jacksonville and earned Under Armour All-American honors as he recorded 399 career tackles. He emerged as a blue-chip recruit with a reputation for punishing opponents.
After playing as a true freshman at Florida State, Carr was named the Seminoles' most dependable linebacker the following spring. A prominent role as a starting strong-side linebacker awaited him until his arrest .
"If I had stayed at Florida State, I was on my way to becoming a star," Carr said.
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher still laments the loss of Carr from the program He even allowed Carr to participate in the Seminoles' NFL Pro Day before the draft.
"He made bad choices, but I love Nigel and he paid a price," Fisher said. "I was almost devastated, I was sad. It shocked me. I take it personal. We have a great relationship. There was nothing I could do but help him find a new place to go. It was totally out of my hands.
"He has great instincts and energy. He has a passion. No doubt, he would have been drafted if you eliminate the character issues and he played at a high level. I'm tickled to death that he's doing well now."
Carr received a fresh start when he transferred to Alabama State, a historically black college in Montgomery, Ala., that competes at the Football Championship Subdivision level.
"When Nigel got here, he thought he had lost it all," said Alabama State coach Reggie Barlow, a former Pro Bowl return specialist with the Jacksonville Jaguars. "It was a humbling experience. He understood this was a second shot and not to blow it. I can't say enough positive things about him."
In two seasons at Alabama State, Carr registered 73 tackles, 9.5 for losses, three sacks and one interception and helped the Hornets win a Southwestern Athletic Conference division title.
Although Carr didn't excel academically at first, Barlow said he obeyed curfews, attended study hall and was well-behaved.
"I told [Ravens general manager] Ozzie Newsome we had zero problems with Nigel, he took care of business," Barlow said. "The Ravens do an outstanding job of knowing about those guys that fall through the cracks."
Motivated by fatherhood
Two weeks after Carr left Florida State, his girlfriend, Treana Ringer, gave birth to a baby girl named Ariana.
Since becoming a father, Ringer said Carr has become more responsible and is actively involved in his daughter's life. Ariana celebrated her second birthday on Aug. 9.
"He wants to be included in everything, he wants to help," said Ringer, who is in her final semester at Florida State. "He's being responsible. He's stepping up and doing a great job. I'm proud of him."
If Carr secures a spot with the Ravens, he plans to move Ringer and his daughter to Baltimore to be with him.
"I play for her, I play for my family," Carr said. "I've got to feed her. Right now, it's football that's going to do that. When she was born, I cried and I told God I wouldn't get in trouble again."
Listed third on the depth chart at middle linebacker, Carr has been soaking up knowledge from All-Pro Ray Lewis.
Praised by linebackers coach Ted Monachino for his aggressive style, Carr is hoping he's made a strong impression. Although prone to penalties, drawing a fine of $15,750 for a roughing the passer infraction for his hit on Detroit Lions quarterback Shaun Hill, Carr is an active, athletic presence.
If the Ravens aren't prepared to give Carr a spot on the final roster, he could be an ideal candidate for their practice squad. While Carr awaits his future, he said he's focused on keeping his word to Harbaugh.
"I'm proving that I'm a player here," Carr said. "Most of all, I'm proving I'm a good person who made mistake. The coaches love my personality, energy and passion. It's a blessing that this organization put their faith and trust in me."


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I saw that there was another one for lay men's terms, in the network… not this one though. While google does yield a lot of results, I really have no idea if anyone else but me actually thought that or are just making puns, but until recently I had been under the impression that it was one of those expressions or figures of speech named after someone, kinda like the term "Freudian Slip".
I never bothered to ask who this "Lehmann" was, I just pictured him as some philosopher or psychologist or even comedian that thinks of simple explanations. It was both embarrassing and hilarious at the same time. I asked someone who "Lehmann" was and they laughed and started explaining what the term means, but I interrupted them saying "I KNOW what it means, but who's Lehmann?"
The weirdest thing was that I was 18.
Lehmann's Terms could be akin to "according to Hoyle" or "Murphy's Law" or "Robert's Rules" (or is it "Roberts'"?). So it's an understandable misunderstanding.
Your own misunderstanding may constitute a "personal eggcorn," but I think in more widespread terms this one is more an intentional play on words than an eggcorn, as I found a number of people named Lehmann who blog or otherwise publish as well as writers writing about someone named Lehmann and punning the word in their title or article:
In Lehmann's Terms by Tom Lehmann – "The Dough Doctor" Tom Lehmann …In Lehmann's Terms. by Tom Lehmann – "The Dough Doctor". Tom Lehmann Question: I've heard and read where you have made a reference to a special coated …
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In Lehmann's Terms, The Dough Doctor | Pizza Marketing Quarterly …Tom Lehmann. The Dough Doctor. Question: We're planning to change the size of our large pizza from 16-inches to 18-inches. How much dough should we use for …
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Wolfsburg target Arsenal's Jens Lehmann – Football News – TelegraphLehmann's terms: The German goalkeeper (left) sits it out for Arsenal during the … "Jens Lehmann is one of the top people in his position," said Wolfsburg …
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Matthew Yglesias: Party Like Its 1999When I was 17…it was a very strange year from In Lehmann's Terms Picked this one up from Matt Y. Go to Music Outfitters, and type the year you graduated …
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KN@PPSTER: BlogProps: In Lehmann's TermsBlog of libertarian activist, author and publisher Thomas L. Knapp.
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Lehmann's Terms – Sports (General)Lehmann's Terms, Freshman Pat Lehman Hopes to Return to Nationals.
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JSTOR: Rosamond Lehmann: A RevaluationPart of the reason for the current neglect of Miss Lehmann's work is clearly her silence. .... chaos, and effort as, in Miss Lehmann's terms, one can. ...
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Feeling quite combobulated.
That's possibly the case, but in my situation it was an eggcorn.
I was surprised how common "Lehman(n)'s terms" was on the web. Even subtracting the obvious puns, it is clear that there is a widespread misunderstanding that this expressions incorporates a proper name.
But is it an eggcorn? For it to qualify, we would need a widely-known Lehman(n) who had some penchant for explaining things so people could understand them, wouldn't we? I can't think of any Lehman who would qualify. Perhaps the most famous Lehman(n) is Lotte, the singer. However, as long as the person misusing the term THOUGHT that such a Lehman existed, the phrase would be an eggcorn for her.
Eggcorn or not, an interesting find. Perhaps this Lehman could qualify as the patron saint of eggcorns. I think the position is vacant. Someone should generate the required hagiography.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
I don't know that we ever resolved the issue about imagery needing to be specific, but my inclination is to accept imprecise imagery under the eggcorn umbrella. There's no reason that eggcorns cannot possess a certain degree of mistique to them because an utterer is willing to defer to an indistinct source.
In the present case, "Lehmann" is some unknown authority. (Indeed, there is no known "Murphy" in "Murphy's Law.") I would further point out that we use idioms every day that many of us don't fully understand: What do we imagine when we say that someone is "playing fast and loose"? What does it mean when something is "nothing to sneeze at"? In all cases—idiom or eggcorn—we accept a meaning, but may not fully understand the literal sense of it.
To me, the central question of the "Lehmann" eggcorn is one of prevalence. Sure, people have personal eggcorns all the time, and they are fun. But, the strongest eggcorns are those that are widespread—where multiple individuals independently ascribe meaning to incorrect terms. Let's judge the "Lehmann" eggcorn on it's prevalence because I find the foggy imagery amusingly appropriate for an eggcorn.
I'm not sure the issue the precision or imprecision of the speaker's reference, jorkel. The question about "Lehman's terms" is whether there is any imagery at all that provides a reason for using the alternate phrasing. If, for example, someone used the phrase "achehorn" for "acorn," the coined phrase would probably not be an eggcorn, since nothing about "ache" or "horn" makes the substitution plausible—it's just a mishearing or misspelling. Similarly, if someone says "Lehman's terms" but has no background story about a simplifying Lehman, why would we think the substitution to be anything more than a mishearing?
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
I'm in partial agreement kem… I've pointed out in the past how my mistaking ampersand for "amber sand" would not constitute an eggcorn. However, zak seems to suggest that he envisioned some unknown authority named "Lehman." In this case, I would give the nod to the eggcorn because the imagery is embodied in the belief that the authority exists—rather than the precise knowledge of who that authority might be. Just my opinion.
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I see. Yes, what you say makes sense. We don't really need an actual Lehman, or even an imaginary Lehman with some biographical details filled in. Just the hint of the person given in the expression "Lehman's terms" is enough to support the belief in his existence and to complete the gauzy eggcorn circle.
Perhaps we should call these eggcorns rosannadannas.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
I also think Jorkel's on the money here. People conceive of different kinds of phrases as creating meaning in different ways, so it seems reasonable to assume that eggcorns will reflect that fact. I think Kem's right, too, in saying that "achecorn" wouldn't be eggcornish because the phrase seems so immediately to imply something about the word – but if you know what "acorn" really means, that implication just doesn't make any sense. Phrases named after a person are different from something like "achecorn"; we don't demand that they make the same level of immediate sense. The second we hear or read a phrase like "Hobson's choice" or "Maxwell's demon" for the first time, we know instinctively that we're probably not going to be able to divine the meaning of the phrase from that name alone. You either need to know the story behind the phrase, or you just have to have learned its conventional meaning somewhere.
I've been thinking about "cafe ole" (for "cafe au lait") along these lines for quite a while now, and I've slowly convinced myself that it's probably a bona fide eggcorn. (It was suggested on the forum some time ago.) It follows a well-established pattern of names for food and drink in which the modifier follows the noun (and is sometimes drawn from a foreign language): cafe royale, cafe mexicano, shrimp louie, eggs benedict. If you know a bit of French, "cafe au lait" is self-explanatory. But for most of us, there's no obvious reason why adding brandy and sugar to black coffee makes it "royale." Or why a poached egg on a muffin should have something to do with a "Benedict." But the odd-but-familiar syntactic pattern tips us off that these phrases belong to a group of food/beverage terms that are conventionally opaque – we know not to ask too many questions about why their names mean what they mean. "Cafe ole" fits right in with this pattern – and it does make a bit of sense. "Ole" is a term of approbation, and no there's no particular reason why a pleasing combo like coffee and milk shouldn't inspire some enthusiasm. Nevertheless, it's not terribly specific – there are many other types of coffee that seem just as worthy of evoking an "ole" from caffeine addicts. Like "cafe royale," then, there's something a touch random about "cafe ole." But my main point here is that speakers seem to understand that certain types of words and phrases are less likely to make immediate sense than others. And if a potential eggcorn seems genuinely to fit into one of these types, then we need to modify the usual standards of eggcornicity a bit.
Getting back to "Lehman(n)'s terms," this seems to be an example of a reverse eggcorn – an eggcorn in which a phrase that seems less familiar has been substituted for a more familiar one. I'm a bit surprised by it – I really didn't think that "layman's terms" was so uncommon. And I'm also surprised that people who aren't familiar with "layman" know enough about German spelling conventions to come up with "Lehman's terms."
I didn't find a lot of instances of "Lehman's terms" that weren't puns, but there definitely are a few authentic hits out there. Most of them appear to be showing up on computer/technology discussion forums. That's probably unsurprising – the pro/layman divide is far more visible in reference to computers, etc. than it is in any other aspect of our daily lives right now. But I also wonder whether this thing isn't getting disseminated on the computer forums specifically. Examples:
In Lehman's terms, not computer speak, what is the differance between a Mac and a PC??
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/answers2/fr … 204AALj61X
(Please bare in mind that I am not
really a computer man so lehman's terms would be great.)
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/answers2/fr … 204AALj61X
So can someone explain to me in Lehman's terms what the biggest difference between CCFL and LED? I know about LED's and their pros vs pretty much any other light source, but is it a show stopper when we're talking about LCD TV's?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthre … 988&page=2
(Bizarrely, the form of the first citation above is being conflated with that of the second no matter what I try to do. They're from completely different websites, but for some reason once I hit "submit," the forum's formatter substitutes the first URL for the second. And when I tried giving the correct URL to you here, it deleted it again. Deeply weird. I think this is the first sign that the robots are finally starting to take over. You'll just have to trust that I'm not making the first citation up. Or google it yourself.)
Last edited by patschwieterman (2007-12-17 03:01:34)
I'm not really surprised that "laymen" is unfamiliar to many people. I have some vague memory of having to look that term up a long time ago, probably in my teens. I think people who use the phrase "in Lehman's terms" are substituting one unknown term for another.
Part of the problem with understanding the phrase might be the syntax. The phrase is "in layman's terms," but "layman" is singular. We expect a word used without an article to be plural. If the possessive in the phrase were plural (i.e., "in laymen's terms"), the hearer might clue into the fact that a certain type of person was being referenced, even if he/she did not know what kind of person it was. Same is true if the possessive had an article ("in a layman's terms"). But the unarticled singular doesn't encourage the hearer to parse the "man" out of "layman." The missing article does, however, prime the proper name circuits of the brain. So the path of least resistance leads to "Lehman," even though that is an uncommon (unless you are Mennonite) surname.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Except that "layman's" and "laymen's" are pronounced almost identically.
And the key to "Lehmann's terms" (in fact to almost all eggcorns) is that the person using the eggcorn hasn't SEEN the proper term in question—at least, not to identify it as itself.
Almost identically? And you would be from….NY?
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Kem—it's not clear to me what you're implying. Are you stressing the "almost" or the "identically"? In other words, do you feel that the two words aren't very close to being identical in standard American pronunciation? Or do you feel they're so obviously identical that the "almost" is unnecessary?
yeah, which way are you making fun of me? ;-)
(I think I put in the "almost" bcs those guys at Language Log scare me, w/ their phonetic spellings of all the tiny little glottal nuances in certain syllables)
I grew up in Iowa, w/ a strict mother; she'd had made me pronounce the short "e" in "men's." The short "a" in "man's" sounds more like a "u."
See, now one of those Language Log guys/dolls is gonna come on here and use those phonetic symbols, and stuff, to tell me how you REALLY describe the subtle difference between the plural "-men" and the singular "-man."
And of course NYers (of which I am now one) pronounce the name "Lehmann" as "LAY-mun"; I
Lehman/Lehmann isn't that uncommon a name—there's a huge investment bank, and lots of Germans and Jews, with that name.
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I can't even do satire intelligibly. This is not good.
What I meant was that the "a" in man and the "e" in men are well-differentiated in my midwest accent. We push the short "e" toward the short "i" sound (yes, "pen" and "pin" sound the same to me), and that takes it farther from the New England short "e."
Somewhere, though, I had a real point. Oh, yes. The odd syntax of the phrase "in layman's terms." Take the "layman" out of it: if I wrote "in __ 's terms," not too many words-except proper names-would complete the phrase, right? So in a person that doesn't know the word "layman" the neural activations naturally head down the pathways that lead to a proper name. The signals could be deflected, though, if the parser picked "man" out of the compound "layman." Perhaps, the parser might suggest, what is being said is something like "in an X person's terms." But "man" is singular, and there is no article, so the parser stays quiet and the signals do not deflect.
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Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
I would expect that in standard North American pronunication, the a in "+man" and the e in "+men" should both be reduced to a schwa—which means that "layman" and "laymen" would be identical. Online dictionaries are little help here because few nonspecialized dicts give the pronunciation for plurals. But the one pronouncing dictionary for standard American English that I've been able to find online —The Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary—bears out my expectation. They use a clunky 1990s-computer-programming approach to transcribing the sounds, but you can see that the results for both words are identical:
That "AH" is just their conventional symbol for the schwa. And I did check to make sure that this dictionary disambiguates singulars from plurals.
Of course, different dialects may handle this differently, and in most dialects we have the option of a "high-register" pronunciation that substitutes an "etymological" vowel for the schwa if we're trying to be formal or particularly unambiguous or what have you. But in standard, everyday pronunciation, "layman" and "laymen" are essentially identical.
Last edited by patschwieterman (2007-12-19 20:15:40)
An interesting tool. Thanks for pointing it out, Patrick.
Before we accept the vocalizations of this tool as a standard, we must ask "whose pronunciation is it using?" I tried submitting a few words. My guess is that it is using some form of northern and eastern American English as the standard.
It would be less likely, I grant, that someone with this accent would commit the "Lehman's terms" error. In fact, it may be impossible. Did you notice how the Carnegie tool pronounces "Lehman?" The program says that the pronunciation is "LEE-muhn." If that is really the case in its reference dialect, a speaker of this dialect would never wander from the word "layman" to a person named "Lehman."
I also noticed that when you feed the Carnegie software the words "pin" and "pen," it gives two different pronunciations. Which proves that its dialect doesn't represent my Midwest version of American standard. In sum, then, I'm still inclined to think that a large swath of American English speakers find "layman" and "laymen" eminently distinguishable.
American English is, of course, just a small segment of the eggcorn-generating Anglophone world. To broaden the coverage a little, I called up a friend who is a British actor and asked her to pronounce these two words. In her workaday dialect (what we call "Oxford English"), the two words have quite different vocalizations. In fact, she was surprised that any dialect, North American or British, would confuse these two. I don't think she has fully come to terms with what the colonies have done to her mother tongue.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
OK, I think my head is gonna explode.
I thought I was safe, and there's Pat: schwa, disambiguating singulars, high-register, etc.
I used "almost" (and Pat uses "essentially") bcs there are people like Kem and me who DO differentiate the "man" from the "men," but we are few and far between (and most of us from the Midwest?)
Kem, you and I might differentiate, but when people are speaking fast, and casually, are they are careful? The subtle difference between "men" and "man" can be easiliy lost. Throw in an accent or two or eight, and that's why Pat & I used "identical/identically."
They really are "almost identical."
I'm in the throes of final-grading at the moment, so no long posts from me. But I did stop into the college library today and check a couple of (admittedly oldish—1960s, 1970s) pronouncing dictionaries, one from the US, one from the UK. In both cases, the pronunciation of the singular and plural forms were identical. And these weren't flybynight dictionaries: I used Daniel Jones' 1963 dict. for the UK, and Kenyon and Knott for the US, both standard if now-graying texts. (Nothing else was on the shelves; I'd like to look at Daniel Jones' revised version, or at J. C. Wells or Clive Upton.) They didn't even provide any alternative pronunciations; those words are simply homophones for most speakers on both sides of the Big Water.
It feels kinda weird to me to argue about this in a public forum. The reduction of most unstressed vowels to a schwa (that "uh" sound at the beginning of "About" or in the middle of "battEry" or at the end of "comA") in two-syllable words in both UK and US English is generally so well-documented and regular—and so non-controversial a topic in most cases—that it feels like we're arguing about what the capital of California is, or at least what the name of Neil Young's first solo album is.
Pin/pen merger (where "men" is pronounced like "min," and "pen" like "pin") is considered a "non-standard" feature in NAm English, and you wouldn't want a standard pronouncing dictionary to start giving you "pin" as the pronunciation of "pen." The fact that the CMUPD didn't have that pronunciation is a GOOD sign, not a bad one. (You won't find it in Merriam Webster, either—for the same reasons.) And while there are plenty of Midwesterners (like Kem) and Westerners (like me) who have the pin/pen merger, we're not typical speakers of our respective dialects. In the US, p/pm is usually associated with Southern English (notwithstanding various small pockets elsewhere).
I have no idea how most people surnamed "Lehman" pronounce their name. But when the San Francisco radio station mentions "Lehman Brothers," they say "Lee-man"—just like the CMUPD. Also, the pronunciation of surnames is very often not so strongly dialect-bound. Members of my own immediate family say our surname differently even though we all grew up in the same house; many families, like mine, vacillate between an "original" version and an "American" version of their surnames. It's usually more a matter of family/individual choice and convenience than geography.
Okay, so this is still long. I just hope there's less head-exploding jargon this time.
Last edited by patschwieterman (2007-12-21 17:37:40)
Again, you are a gold mine of language resources, Patrick. I wouldn't have known where to look for official information of this sort. Thanks for taking time to consult these books.
Not to quibble (well, maybe a little), but does it matter what the official documents say about the pronunciation? For someone to be led down the garden path of eggcornicity and coin the phrase "in Lehman's terms," all that has to happen is (1) for a person to think that "LAY-muhn" is a reasonable surname, and (2) for the same person to be so unfamiliar with the term "layman" (which must also include the inability to parse the "man" syllable out of "layman") that he/she feels some other term must be substituted for "layman."
With respect to the first point, I think we can assume that a lot of people know at least one "LAY-muhn." In 1990, for example, only about a thousand surnames were more common than Lehman in the U.S. About one-one hundredth of one percent of the people in the U. S. had that surname, suggesting that there were about 30,000 Lehman-surnamed people ("Lehmann," by the way, occurs at about a third of the "Lehman" frequency). Thousands of these Lehman(n)s must be Mennonites, and I know from experience that all of them, or nearly all of them, pronounce it "LAY-muhn."
With respect to the second point, we require some significant overlap between people who (1) pronounce "layman" and "laymen" differently (and therefore would be primed to hear a surname in a phrase with an anarthrous noun) and who (2) do not know what the word "layman" means but have heard the phrase "in layman's terms" spoken. Applying a little math on some conservative nominal numbers tells me that there must be over a half million people in the U. S. who fit this bill. Chances are, then, that some five or ten thousand of these vocabulary challenged people actually know a Lehman with a surname pronounced "LAY-muhn." That's a big Petri dish for culturing the eggcorn "in Lehman's terms."
How do you pronounce your last name?
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Aaron Swartz Could Have Killed Someone, Robbed A Bank & Sold Child Porn & Faced Less Time In Prison
from the the-system,-she-is-broken dept
Yes, reports claimed that Heymann offered to plea bargain things down to a mere 7 years in prison, but that's still an insane length, and by rejecting such a plea offer, Swartz guaranteed that Heymann was likely to throw the book at him and seek the maximum. That's how they work.
Over at ThinkProgress, Ian Millhiser, looks at the maximum jail terms for other crimes, and wonders how it's possible that Swartz had the potential to spend even more years in jail. It's quite a list, and you should go check out the full thing, but here are a few of the more interesting ones:
- Manslaughter: Federal law provides that someone who kills another human being "[u]pon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion" faces a maximum of 10 years in prison if subject to federal jurisdiction. The lesser crime of involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of only six years.
- Bank Robbery: A person who "by force and violence, or by intimidation" robs a bank faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. If the criminal "assaults any person, or puts in jeopardy the life of any person by the use of a dangerous weapon or device," this sentence is upped to a maximum of 25 years.
- Selling Child Pornography: The maximum prison sentence for a first-time offender who "knowingly sells or possesses with intent to sell" child pornography in interstate commerce is 20 years. Significantly, the only way to produce child porn is to sexually molest a child, which means that such a criminal is literally profiting off of child rape or sexual abuse.
- Knowingly Spreading AIDS: A person who "after testing positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and receiving actual notice of that fact, knowingly donates or sells, or knowingly attempts to donate or sell, blood, semen, tissues, organs, or other bodily fluids for use by another, except as determined necessary for medical research or testing" faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.
- Selling Slaves: Under federal law, a person who willfully sells another person "into any condition of involuntary servitude" faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, although the penalty can be much higher if the slaver's actions involve kidnapping, sexual abuse or an attempt to kill.
- Helping al-Qaeda Develop A Nuclear Weapon: A person who "willfully participates in or knowingly provides material support or resources . . . to a nuclear weapons program or other weapons of mass destruction program of a foreign terrorist power, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years."
- Violence At International Airports: Someone who uses a weapon to "perform[] an act of violence against a person at an airport serving international civil aviation that causes or is likely to cause serious bodily injury" faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years if their actions do not result in a death.


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"Still: A Texas Study of Texas in the Evening" by Houston artist Libbie Masterson will be on display at LSC-Kingwood.
The art gallery will feature a collection of black and white photographs by Masterson. This striking series of photos captured in Big Bend National Park speak to the grand scale of Texas and the mystery and beauty of this vast and untouched place. This show is part of FotoFest, an international photography festival.
"Through the camera lenses of Masterson, viewers gain access to the remote and rugged landscapes of West Texas. These nocturnes draw viewers into the wilderness and invite us to linger in the starlight," said Kris Larson, gallery director.
Masterson's interest in landscapes has led her through Europe, Norway, Iceland, Alaska, and Antarctica. Masterson is known for large scale photographic murals, installation pieces and set designs for Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre and Houston Grand Opera. She currently serves as curator for Houston Center for Photography, is a reviewer for FotoFest and Lens Culture, Paris, and designs jewelry for Masterson Design.
"Libbie Masterson is an inspiration to emerging artists and viewers alike. An encouragement to pursue one's passion," Larson said. "And discover the wealth found in experiences that feed the soul."
"I chose the name 'Still' because it refers to the stillness that you find in the evening and also touches on the un-changing quality of the terrain. The word 'still' also denotes a single-cell photograph. The idea is to capture a little of the timelessness with a nostalgic air. The sense of something preserved," Masterson said.
LSC-Kingwood is a participating venue of FotoFest, which is the United States' largest and longest running international photography festival with entries featured throughout Houston at various museums and galleries.
This exhibit is made possible in part through the City of Houston's Initiative Grant Program of the Houston Arts Alliance. The city's generous grant totals $7,500.
To learn more about Masterson's work, visit http://www.libbiemasterson.com.
LSC-Kingwood's Fine Arts Gallery is located in the Performing Arts Center (formerly the Student Fine Arts Building) and its hours are Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For evening and weekend viewing hours, contact Kris Larson at 281-312-1534 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Register now for credit classes online through myLoneStar. Classes are offered days, evenings, or weekends in traditional, Internet, video, TV and independent study formats. For more information on how to register online, visit www.lonestar.edu/registration.
For general information about Lone Star College-Kingwood, call 281.312.1600 or visit http://lonestar.edu/kingwood.htm.
Lone Star College System has been opening doors to a better community for 40 years. Founded in 1973, LSCS remains steadfast in its commitment to student success and credential completion. Today, with 78,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and the fastest-growing community college system in the nation. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, five centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.


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Even though she was just 8 months old, she could not have made her opinion any more clear.
Communication with a baby isn't always so cut-and-dried. As parents, we wonder what our infants' secret chortles are all about, what they see in a shaft of light or the corner of a room that's so fascinating, and why, oh why they cry.
You won't be able to interpret every gurgle and squeal your baby makes in the first year. But here are a few things we're sure he'd tell you if he could:
"I'm not always hungry when I cry"
Cynthia Werry of San Jose, California, loves being a first-time mom to Alex, now 1. But when it comes to food, she's stumped. "It seems like I'm always trying to guess what he needs," she says. "The other day he clamped his jaw shut like a steel trap. I said, 'Should I believe you? It's been three hours; you're really not hungry?'"
The debate about whether our kids are hungry is one we all engage in from the time they're born until we send them off to college (actually, my mom still seems obsessed with whether I'm taking my vitamins and eating too much sugar). Though there are lots of personal choices to make, experts agree on one issue: If your baby is otherwise healthy and his actions suggest he's not hungry (he turns away from food, he ate an hour ago and seemed full then), believe him.
Feeding too much and pushing a full baby to keep eating isn't good for him. If he cries when it's not a mealtime, try to figure out if there's something else bothering him before pulling out a bottle or the pureed peas.
If he turns up his nose at food, you can do what Werry did. "When I sat back and looked Alex over, it was pretty obvious he wasn't going to wither away. So we put the food away and moved on."
Jana Murphy, a mom of three and aunt of 25, is the author of The Secret Lives of Toddlers.
"Give me a turn when we talk"You've no doubt heard how important it is to talk to your baby. She may not seem to have much to add to the conversation, but that doesn't mean you have to keep up a steady monologue.
What does a chat with a baby sound like? You might make an observation about the state of her diaper, wait for a kick or a wiggle or a gurgle in reply, then answer, "Do you really think so?" or "I had no idea!" It might feel silly to wait for a response that might be just a grunt or a grin, but it's worth it.
Even babies as young as 3 months old can hold up their end of a nonverbal conversation, says Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D., coauthor of How Babies Talk. "You do something and your baby does something, and even very early, she's beginning to grasp the rudiments of conversation skills and turn-taking," she says. You'll be doing your baby a favor if you can wait patiently for her to respond to you (in her own baby way) instead of rushing to fill the silence, Hirsh-Pasek says. "Babies are on a slightly different timetable than we are. They need to have those moments when the focus is on them and they get to be the ones to make the next move."
"No shoes, thanks"
Those teeny, tiny Mary Janes. The infant oxfords. And those miniature sandals! They're all just so darned cute. Too bad your baby wants them off. The truth is, most shoes aren't good for your baby's little feet. Up until she begins to walk, your infant's tootsies are all about curling, bending, stretching, and maybe occasionally getting chewed on. What podiatrists say is simple, and right in tune with every baby who has ever balled up her toes in protest of having them pushed into hard-soled loafers: Babies who aren't walking don't need shoes. In fact, restrictive footwear can even slow normal development. It's a little wish -- but a heartfelt one -- that babies would like soft-soled slippers, booties, nonskid socks, or just plain bare feet rather than all the high-fashion footwear that looks so good on the department-store shelf. There'll be plenty of time for that anyway.
"Don't make me just sit here"I was a hopelessly inexperienced mom with my firstborn, and I handled Brendan with great care, almost always cradled in both arms, worried I might bend him the wrong way. My mother-in-law, Bernice, had no such worries. She'd raised eight kids of her own and already had 13 grandchildren, with more on the way. I remember handing Brendan off to her when he was fussy and watching with fascination as she moved his little body fearlessly -- stretching him out on the kitchen table to have a good look at him, sitting him up straight so they could be eye to eye, and finally, after this assessment, laying him facedown across both her knees and jiggling him from side to side, much to his delight. Babies adore opportunities to feel the full range of their small bodies, says Helen Garabedian, author of Itsy Bitsy Yoga and mom of a toddler. In the yoga classes she teaches, moms help their babies stretch and move their arms and legs. Invariably, she says, the babies are alert and content during and after the exercises.
"Sing to me!"
Calynne Brockway, a nurse in Cooperstown, New York, started singing to charm, soothe, amuse, and connect with each of her four children before they were even born. Most recently, her main audience is her 10-month-old daughter, Aleigha. Her kids have been treated to melodies ranging from "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" to "Get the Party Started," with a song for every mood or special occasion.
Singing to your baby is more than just entertainment: Exposure to music may benefit a child's mind and accelerate early language development. What your baby loves about your singing, though, is the sound of your voice, the flow of a melody, and the unique attention she gets when you croon just for her. The music you sing may help you tap into your baby's emotions, whether she's feeling relaxed or silly. She doesn't care if you can't carry a tune, either: Your voice is still the sweetest sound.
"I want you to be happy"Babies want to be content, and hardly anything, aside from a clean diaper and a full belly, makes them feel more relaxed than when you're feeling good, too.
Emotions are highly contagious, even among people who don't share a bond as close as that of parent and child. You know how the surly supermarket clerk can make you grumpy? The same goes for your baby's reaction to you. So if you do what it takes for you to feel good, your baby's likely to pick up on your mood and feel just as contented. Don't be concerned, though: All babies are inevitably exposed to their parents in their best and worst moods, and your baby loves and depends on you no matter what your frame of mind. You can't always be chipper, but if what you need is a break, take it. If music or a walk or a nice dinner makes you smile, indulge. Your baby wants you to.


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