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- Mark Gump
- Westminster, CA
- United States
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Create a web based mechanism to discuss if we are asking the right questions about certain subjects. "ARE WE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS?"
There are many subjects where discussions get sidetracked and useful resolutions don't get discussed and implemented because the wrong questions are asked.
I would love to see some sort of web based mechanism created and used where people could raise a red flag when they saw subjects debated where the discussion had been diverted and the important facets of the subject were being ignored or missed.
A way to raise these red flags so they can serve as effective warnings that will be heeded by the press and humanity alike would help serve mankind.
For example, in electing candidates, how much time is wasted talking about things that have virtually nothing to do with the abilities of candidates to successfully carry out the duties of their offices? Instead of asking about and discussing things that are irrelevant, we would be better served by defining those skills that are important for a successful office holder to have. The press is particularly guilty of not asking the right questions but rather of wallowing in sensationalism and endless poll results reporting. "ARE WE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS?"
Another related misdirected type question could be do we mistake desiring to get the MOST people to vote in an election with trying to get the people who are BEST QUALIFIED to vote in an election. We often mistake quantity for quality. "ARE WE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS?"
I believe there are many subjects that are discussed in public and by the press that are not properly debated because people tend to follow the initial line of discussion and often don't look at issues with a fresh eye to make sure the right questions are asked.
How can you suggest such a mechanism could be created?
Perhaps a website called: "ARE WE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS?"
Aug 3 2012: Isn't TED an opportunity to raise questions and determine whether others agree that they are important? A means of taking subjectivity out of your assumptions about the questions that should be asked?
What are you looking for that can't be achieved through this sort of discussion?Aug 2 2012: Concerning questions and answers, sometimes people are dishonest.
There are times when someone avoids certain questions because he or she can not provide answers that expresses competence or solutions.
But there are times when an individual or people reject an answer or some answers, because such is not in agreement with their prejudice.
Aug 2 2012: I agree with you Feyisayo that sometimes people avoid some line of discussion and questioning because they have a particular axe to grind and want their point of view accepted. This is not what I am referring to though. I am talking about completely missing the raising of questions about an issue that are valid but not thought about because people are too focused on whatever line of logic has started to be discussed.
I'm sure everyone has experienced situations where they try to come up with a resolution to a problem where they feel like they've come up with all the reasonable solutions only to have someone else come along and make a suggestion that trumps everything they've thought about. When this happens, one realizes that by putting blinders on and only looking down one path, we limit our ability to see more and possibly better solutions. When we get stuck looking at a problem from one viewpoint only, we tend to not realize there are other solutions.
I would like to see better web solutions to help us not be sidelined, sidetracked or led down a limited path when complex issues are discussed.
Aug 2 2012: Personally, it's easier to just say "I don't know" lolAug 2 2012: How would we know if we are asking the right question except by the results of our assumptions playing out be for our very eyes.
Aug 2 2012: John, I don't think waiting for the results is the only way to figure out if we are asking the right questions. Certainly observing shows us the results of the way we might have chosen but being open to challenging the idea that there is only one possible solution or viewpoint to an issue should open us up to possible finding better solutions. My point is we need better mechanisms to help to keep our minds open to many different ways of viewing situations.
Aug 2 2012: Certainly observing shows us the results of the way we might have chosen
We cannot change the way we chose in the past and imagining that we could have chosen differantly, is a basic human error. We chose out of all of who we were at that time and that is all we were. There was no one else present.
Moving forward we have many possibilities and we will choose the one which dominates all of who we are at that specific time based upon our values and how we make decisions.
The mechanism of decision making can be greatly improved by becoming more conscious of feelings and integrating them with the minds objectivity.
The Chinese are better at this than we in the West. This is one of the reasons that women are moving up in corporate because they integrate the two more radially than the white men.Aug 2 2012: As 'right' and 'wrong' are always subject to personal preferences, value and belief system and cultural background, no mechanism was able to objectify that.
I am always sceptical if someone tells me, that I was not asking the 'right question' and usually it means nothing but the answer is 'inconvenient' or 'presumptuous' for their own intention or hidden agenda.
So insead of stating what is wrong just rise the question you think is right. This keeps a discussion going and is more constructive anyway.
Aug 2 2012: Jan-Bernd, I agree that raising a question you think is right is exactly what I am talking about. That would not only keep the discussion going but ,as you say, it would make it more constructive. That is what I am after. I am looking for a way to encourage the participants of a discussion to NOT get stuck with the direction a particular issue is being debated. There is nothing wrong with going back and forth with certain points in a discussion. What I am looking for is a way to help people take fresh looks at issues. We need to have a better way to frame and re-frame issues and possible answers.
I realize everybody has their own viewpoints and feelings about what is right or wrong. These are, as you point out, based on personal value systems and cultures. That is fine and even helpful in coming up with different "right questions." I am just concerned that people get led in one direction when discussing issues and don't take a step or two back and look at the issue with fresh eyes.
Aug 2 2012: I see your point now, Mark.
What helpes me to see the world with 'fresh eyes' is changing my context, my surrounding and even better, my country. This is why I like to be influenced as 'international' as I can possibly be, as it forces me to question my standpoint over and over again and to learn about solutions people find for the same problems I face myself and what they come up with.
Changing perspective is also known within the 'creative industry' to find inspiration by 'giving up' a well known environment. Our mind probably works differently if we leave our mental 'comfort zone' and opens up more widely for new perceptions of 'old known knowledge'.
Sometimes it even helps to go for a walk at unknown places. And if it doesn't it at least was a healthy excercise... ;o)
Aug 2 2012: Jan-Bernd, changing the context of how you approach a question certainly does help to prompt one to come at an issue from different perspectives. I am more and more aware of how global our societies have become in past several decades. I think this helps to get varied viewpoints and have questions asked that a person from one culture might not even think to consider.
Do you think this is something that could somehow be encouraged by changes in website/discussion group mechanisms?
One thing that I have often noticed is how I can be exposed to one situation and have a realization that some aspect of that situation help me see a completely unrelated situation in a different light. This would be somewhat akin to your comment about taking a walk at an unknown place even though I take it that you meant that in the literal sense of actually taking a walk to change the scenery and way you are looking at something.
Thanks for your comments!Aug 2 2012: Thanks to you, Mark, for sharing your idea!
I think TED is already a good example for an international discussion group and this is one of the reasons why I like to come here at times. It is here as you said, were I can meet people from different cultures which give me a different view on things which I would not have seen by myself or stimulated by my fellow citizens.
What you descibed that one situation may change a complete unrelated situation as well, happens to me too. Sometimes it takes a while for this new perspective to settle in, sometimes it happens instantaneously. I think the reason for this is, that we are not the same anymore caused by the first 'change' and this therefore enables us to give new importance to our 'old' knowledge and to sort it anew.
To me this is the most vital part of 'life long learning' and I can only hope to stay open for it as long as I walk on this planet.
I also think that this 'international' exchange should start as early at age as possible, and I wish we would spread school exchange programs more widely, more global and more often than we do today.
As much as I know the internet already helped to establish an active exchange in between partner schools worldwide and all modern web based social sites like facebook and co. may help to link also the people of different nations much better and more intense in friendship than our diplomats will ever be able to archive with their given resources and objectives.
Well, we'll see...Aug 2 2012: So, Mr. Gump, do I understand your question correctly? You are asking if we are asking the right question? Based on your abstract I think you have asked the wrong question. You should have asked: "Are we ANSWERING the right question?" Thank you!
Aug 2 2012: Mr. Long, I suppose my question could be framed as ANSWERING the right question just as much as it could be ASKING the right question. I guess you have to ask the right questions before you can expect to get the right answers. What I am proposing is to find ways of helping to ensure people don't get stuck and become satisfied that ALL the pertinent questions or viewpoints have been explored before they actually have been.
I think it is important to note I originally stated I thought it was important to ask the right questions (note the plural) not the right question (note the singular). I'll admit I did pose that statement both ways but, to clarify, I am really saying how can we help to ensure the right questionS are asked so we get the best chance of getting the best and most useful answerS. (I edited my original post to make all occurrences of my statement plural. :) )Aug 2 2012: There are lots of right questions. One reason conversations get side-tracked is that many people believe the issues most important to them never get discussed enough and so they take any reasonable opportunity to steer discussion in that direction.
We have probably all gotten a little frustrated sometimes when we are trying to get a group to wrestle with an issue that has been under-examined that someone will jump in to steer the conversation over to some topic that is discussed all the time and on which there is a widely accepted position that people simply love to hear affirmed over and over. (It's often a cynical view about someone else:))
In conversation in a community the best way of keeping conversations on track is to be aware of how easy it is to veer off and to accept as a ground rule that it isn't quite fair to divert legitimate discussion always to one's particular interests.
But you mention another sort of asking the wrong question that is much more about insight than good ground rules for community. Specifically it is often not a trivial thing to step back and think through what the right questions are to ask.
It takes consciencious critical thinking to do that, a disposition that is different from what drives the more common light banter about policy issues that arises often in public or in the press.
Aug 2 2012: Fritzie, I am right with you on your comments. It is unfortunate that much discussion is driven by the speaker's agenda. Yes, I am trying to help create environments and methods to guide discussions in ways to allow a re-centering on the base topic when the conversation's participants divert to non-centrist discussion threads.
I agree that many, if not most, people tend to have their own favored position and they will often guide a discussion in a way to support that position. I don't mind having varied and even opposing viewpoints expressed. What I am trying to overcome is having those viewpoints be the only ones considered.
I'm afraid that many people are not very capable of taking that step back you mentioned. It does take a person with intellectual integrity to be willing to "risk" going against the grain and approaching an ongoing conversation from a different angle. What I'm trying to figure out is a way to help facilitate this type of behavior.
Aug 2 2012: I work in that area as well, of facilitating discourse.
I don't think it is accurate that people are not capable of stepping back. It is more about disposition to question in an open-minded way and perhaps training than it is about ability.
Aug 2 2012: That is interesting that you work in the area of facilitating discourse. I suspect that must be fascinating and at time frustrating work!
I didn't mean to indicate that there weren't many people with the ability to take a re-framing action during a discussion but rather that there weren't as many as it would be nice to have that are willing then commit to doing so. Of course, there are a great number of people who really don't have the mental ability to re-focus their look at issues. Sadly, those people just need to pretty much be discounted and ignored.
Having ulterior motives is probably one of the biggest roadblocks to people to be open to new and fresh perspectives. As your earlier post indicated, people will try to get their viewpoint affirmed. What should be considered most important in holding a discussion is to try to come up with the most beneficial viewpoint and possible solution to issues rather than trying to get one's particular viewpoint accepted. This is somewhat against human nature I suppose.
How can we build discussion websites that actively encourage such openness and willingness to explore multiple viewpoints through asking questions that prompt better answers? Moderators can shut down flame wars but I'm looking for something to encourage more fruitful discussions.Aug 2 2012: I do not agree with your statement "of course there are a great number of people who really don't have the mental ability to refocus their look at issues. Sadly those people just need to pretty much be discounted and ignored."
I believe everyone without specific developmental impairment is capable of critical thinking and that none needs to be discounted or ignored.
Aug 2 2012: Hmmm, unfortunately I have to stand by my statement of belief in this matter. I have run across far too many people in my lifetime who just don't seem to have the ability to analyze situations rationally and come to reasonable conclusions. To me that is just a fact of life.
Of course, I could be wrong! :-)Aug 2 2012: Side-tracked discussions in real life is really hard to avoid, when the topic is good. However, I think an online thread does a better job of capturing everyone's ideas and thoughts. You can even have nested comments to the thread too.
It's hard for real life discussions to really support not getting sidetracked because of its extremely linear nature. Not to mention, when you get an idea, you want to interrupt what the guy was saying when he was trying to make a point. So again, it has more to do with the linearity of normal speech.
I think we have the right questions, it's just that in a real life debate, some questions aren't heard as opposed to the heard ones.
But in speech, it's much easier to hold a conversation as opposed to using a thread on a forum, but threads discuss the topics much more in detail with its multi-linear structure.
Aug 2 2012: James, yes there are definite differences between online threads and in person conversations. I think that is one of the reasons online discussions have become so popular and useful. I'd like to be able to take the online experience one step further with methods to help ensure as many options and viewpoints as possible are discussed.
It is unfortunate that real life discussion do seem to be fairly linear, as you said, because they do tend to go down one path. That is the beauty of multiple participants with multiple viewpoints in and online conversation. How would you suggest enhancing online discussions to help promote this richer wealth of ideas and viewpoints?
Aug 2 2012: Hmm, I think online discussions have been pretty good in terms of the format. Threads are capable of covering a topic more thoroughly due to that multi-linear structure.
I think the best enhancement for online discussions is really to ask better questions, and make sure we cover each question. Questions, especially good ones, are the ones that make you think and generate richer ideas. And more questions/ideas attract more viewpoints. In terms of the thread format, it's satisfactory at the moment. The thread format also forces people to read the whole post, not interrupt someone before they finish explaining their points.
Aug 2 2012: I liked what Jan-Bernd Pauli had to say in his comments to this conversation. Maybe we need to help online thread conversationalists be able to leave their 'comfort zone' so they take a fresh and different look at issues. How could this be done?
I agree with you that good questions are the ones that make people think and generate richer ideas. The trick is how to get those "good questions" asked. Maybe conversation moderators could take a more active part in conversations and challenge participants to justify their positions or challenge participants to support an opposing position as an exercise in debate. What do you think?Aug 2 2012: So to get them off their comfort zone and to somehow get those good questions asked, I think you just need to attract those curious-minded guys.
So, I guess this also depends on the topics of discussion, but if they're anything like Ted, then all you need to do is just get a bunch of people who asks a bunch of questions. Maybe, get more kids involved. They come up with the best questions imo.
I think, as long as you bring in a small number of curious people into that community, then things get interesting.
There could be better ways, that I'm not thinking about today hmm...Aug 2 2012: Ok I'm just thinking of good topics here.
Maybe there should be a lot of topics on philosophy, and moral value.
Topics on Current Events and Politics.
Discussions on movies/books/music and the "deeper" meanings of things.
Curious Science questions.
What's gonna happen in the future?
What would we do once we find other intelligent life forms out there?
Aug 2 2012: James, I love your topic ideas! That level of subject matter would certainly prompt some interesting discussions.
Now to take this whole conversation to another, deeper level, I would posit not only how can we get a rich enough mix of viewpoints and questions explored but how can we move from the discussion to the action phase. In other words, how can we get people and organizations to not stop at the discussion stage but take the conclusions reached and put them into real world actions. Certainly TED is a forerunner in this type of work. What else can be done?Aug 3 2012: Hmm, that's a pretty good question...
So let's say, there are good discussions going on, and finally there have been good solutions to those big questions eventually. So how can we translate those good solutions into action?
As of right now, it just seems like by luck, someone stumbles over the topic and thinks, hey that's a great solution, I'll do it!
I had an idea somewhere on here, about a Social Media Platform for Ideas. Basically, I was trying to come up with a system that gives thinkers/innovators livable income, while their ideas generated have become crowd-sourced for anyone to use.


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Where's the VFX Union?
Just wondering.
You know, the Animation Guild's organizer is registered on our forums. In fact, in his very first post a couple of years ago he accused me of being a union hater. Since then we haven't seen very much of him. We haven't seen anything from anyone from the animation union in a long time. They used to be a big part of AN. Now they're non-existent.
Just like the VFX union they've been trying to get started.
Guess it's just too much trouble to reach out to people in the industry.
That's a big reason why the animation union sucks. They really don't care and people know that. That's why I think they're getting nowhere with the VFX union. Way too little too late in an area of the industry that has been dealing with severe abuse for a very long time. The reputation of this organization precedes it.
I learned my lesson last October 21, 2011 when I was engaged in a debate with them. There's little hope of change. They do things their way and that's that cuz they will always get their money no matter what.
But they've lost the future.
Good luck union execs. I hope you prove me wrong.
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I've been lying low on a major story that's in the news recently. That is the closing of Digital Domain's studio in Florida. If you do a Google search you can find info on it. I've avoided posting a topic mostly because of the way that other animation sites were handling the subject. Something along the lines of a grade school playground and a circus act. If you've been following the Digital Domain situation this tear you'll know what I'm referring to. Some animation critics who run news sites are at times unbearable and unreadable in their journalistic style.
One site that is of interest in all of this is a blog maintained by an anonymous personage who goes by VFX Soldier. You can see the blog here.
The url is: http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/
As a longtime veteran of trying to make things better in animation for animation artists, and dealing with the consequences of it by using my actual identity instead of hiding behind an anonymous moniker and thinking this will do something to change things in the the biz, I ask the question...
Where's the VFX Union?
Don't see one do ya?
You've got a union organizer at The Animation Guild who misguidedly calls longtime supporters of his organization "union haters", you've got a union of animation artists (the Guild) that feels they should boycott movements and events in the industry to unify artists, you've got an anonymous activist who sponsors a popular blog subtitled "Commentary On The Visual Effects Industry's March To The Bottom"...
There's a 21% turnout of Animation Guild members last month voting on their latest contract, a major VFX house run by inept executive management that's led to the unemployment of 300 artists...
... and still no VFX Union?
Is something wrong in animation? Is something wrong with us, the creative community of the animation industry? Is something wrong with our leadership? Why are we so chronically dysfunctional? Why can't the community of animation artists and technicians get it together enough to benefit from the highest grossing sector in all of entertainment? Hit after hit, animation growing worldwide, and yet we continually struggle to find our footing as a unified community.
The problem isn't necessarily the executives my friends.
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Looking here and there, looking everywhere... Still can't find that elusive VFX union. Keep trying guys! You'll get it done someday!
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I have students who work professionally as VFX artists / animators. I spoke with one of them this past week concerning a problem he had with a recent employer. He is of course aware of the effort to form a VFX union. I asked him why there isn't one already. He said most artists are afraid of being blacklisted.
That's why I doubt we'll see an effective VFX union. Along with the ease of sending projects off to a global market for the industry.
Attitudes from union organizers haven't helped the cause much either. Along with a weak animation union and pervasive apathy among its members and the artists of the industry in general.
Everybody is on their own. That's the way of the modern industry.
In that sense I guess there's some sort of unity.
I hope that the efforts of the AnimationNation Movement will be remembered in a positive light by future generations for initiating something positive at a time when nobody else did.
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Digital Domain's John Textor: "I Lost My Job, Too"
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See a VFX union anywhere around here lately?
In what will very likely be an effort in futility we may be seeing a crowdfunding campaign to legally challenge the subsidies that other countries offer to entice production work away from California.
http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/11 ... -december/
My questions is...
If the VFX artists of California can't get together and form a union, if the Animation Guild can't form a union of VFX artists, if an anonymous blogger can't get his own followers to form a union, what makes anyone think they can get other countries to stop subsidizing VFX production?
Looking everywhere else except at yourselves guys and keep dreaming that will solve your problem.
The caravan left a long time ago.
If you want to use crowdfunding to make a difference start thinking in terms of developing your own creative content.
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Well looky here! There's video of a panel discussion concerning the subject of... a VFX union!
From last Saturday morning in LA at the Visual Effects Society.
If ya got a couple of hours to waste, watch what the experts have to say. I'd take this seriously except for the fact that AN has been supporting the local union since we started in February 1999 and we learned our lesson as a result!
Personally I think this is an exercise in futility. You guys had a chance 20 years ago and you missed it but keep at it! Prove me wrong.
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Even with the Digital Domain debacle, the bankruptcy of Rhythm and Hues, the demonstrations at the 2013 Oscars, the disrespect shown to the VFX winners last month...
Anybody see a VFX Union lately? Nope? Me neither.
Keep trying guys!
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Any VFX union yet? Not yet? Keep trying guys. Maybe someday you'll see one in this lifetime.
I checked in to see what was happening on a site called VFX Soldier which is eerily similar to AN in it's early days except the guy (or perhaps guys) who run it are anonymous. Good thing too cuz ya wouldn't want to be blacklisted by your friends.
There is a movement to get VFX artists organized worldwide. Here's a link to it...
If there are indeed unions that form out of this, I hope they don't wind up with something better than The Animation Guild. Quality leadership helps but that's a big order at least here in the LA market.
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Any VFX union yet? A trade association? Nope? Didn't think so.
Keep trying guys! Anonymous bloggers might do it! Blacklisting friends and supporters might get you somewhere too won't it? You've been at it for years and have gone nowhere so keep trying!
Start your own studios and develop original content. Might work better than work for hire and perpetual bitching.
Catch up on all the latest news as VFX artists continue to chase their tails...
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Download owner's manual Portable GPS navigation device (w/ 5.0" LCD) Suction-cup mount Universal bracket mount Cigarette lighter/power adapter (w/ attached 68" cable) 19" USB cable (Mini-B USB on one end and Type A USB on other end) Quick Start Guide Important Safety/Product Information Features and Specs Features Maps Free lifetime updates Map Coverage US (50), CA, USVI, PR, Jamaica Points of Interest 10,000,000 Multiple Destination Routing Yes Screen Size 5" Widescreen Yes Bluetooth Capable No Photo Viewer No Digital Audio Playback No Text To Speech Yes Voice Control No Dynamic Content Services None Removable Memory Type microSD card Battery Life 2 hours Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research General Features Navigation Features General Features Overview: The Garmin nüvi 56LM, part of the Essential Series, is a portable GPS navigation device that provides automatic routing and turn-by-turn voice directions. The unit receives data from overhead global positioning satellites, not cellular signals, for reliable navigation directions. 5" Touchscreen LCD: The nüvi 56LM features a 5", dual-orientation, color TFT touchscreen LCD with a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels. The screen can be viewed in either landscape or portrait orientation, and can be switched in the Settings Menu. Preloaded Maps: The nüvi 56LM contains NAVTEQ's City Navigator North America NT 2014 US & Canada maps with detailed road maps of the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, and Jamaica. The maps include more than 10-million points of interest (POIs) to help you find the destination you desire. Note: Maps of Mexico are not included. Optional maps are available for this device via microSD card, download, or DVD directly from Garmin.com. nüMaps Guarantee: If you register your device on Garmin's website within 90 days of acquiring satellites while driving, you can check to see if a free map update is available. You must be able to connect your device via a high-speed internet connection in order to check the loaded map version and download the map update. Free Lifetime Map Updates: The nüvi 56LM offers free lifetime map updates (of the preloaded map software) so you'll always have the most up-to-date maps, POIs, and navigation information. Map updates are available for download up to 4 times a year with no subscription or update fees and no expiration dates. Free Lifetime Map Updates are subject to Terms & Conditions. Garmin Express: You can connect the unit to your computer with the supplied USB cable for downloading map updates, custom POIs, voices, and vehicles. You will need to download the Garmin Express software to update your maps and register the unit. Garmin Express requires Windows Vista or newer or Mac OS X 10.7 or higher, running in 64-bit. microSD Card Slot: The nüvi 56LM has a microSD card slot so you can store and use optional maps (available from Garmin), or download custom voices and vehicles from the Garmin Garage. Universal Mount: The nüvi 56LM features a new universal mount that holds the unit securely in place, but can be easily removed. The circular Universal Bracket mount clips into the socket on the back of the unit, and fits the ball mount found on Garmin windshield and dash mounts. Power Requirements: The Garmin nüvi 56LM is powered by a built-in Lithium-Ion battery, which will provide up to 2 hours of use when fully charged. The unit comes with a 12-volt cigarette lighter power adapter for powering and charging the unit while you travel. An optional AC adapter allows you to operate the unit on ordinary household current. The unit can be powered by your computer when it is connected via the supplied mini-B USB cable. Navigation Features Points of Interest: The built-in maps include over 10-million Points of Interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, gas stations, attractions, and ATMs. In addition, you can download additional points of interest and add them to the unit's memory (Custom POIs). The free POI Loader software can be downloaded from the Garmin website to assist you in creating Custom POIs. Map View Options: You can choose from a 3D map view or two 2D map views (Track Up or North Up) as you navigate to your destination. Speed Limits: As you travel along a major road or street, the speed limit is displayed on the screen alongside of the vehicle's speed display. If you are exceeding the speed limit, the color of the vehicle speed indication changes to red. If the highway's posted speed limit has changed since the last map update, you can change the speed limit display on the unit. Where Am I?: The "Where Am I?" feature gives you instant access to important information in case of an emergency. When you touch the vehicle icon on the map screen, the "Where Am I?" feature provides the coordinates (including elevation) of your current position, plus the nearest address and intersections. There are also buttons to help you locate the nearest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, and roadside assistance. You can also save the location for future reference. Up Ahead: As you travel along your route, the Up Ahead feature constantly indicates the location of nearby businesses, including gas, food, lodging, restrooms, parking, and banks and ATMs. The locations are shown as icons, some with brand logos, and when the icons are touched on the screen, details of the services are displayed, and you are given the opportunity to navigate to that address. Garmin Locate: To assist you in finding your parked vehicle, the Garmin Locate feature saves your location to memory when you remove the device from the windshield mounting cradle while the device is on. You can search for your vehicle's location using the Last Spot button in the menu. Destination Search: When the Where To? button is pressed, you can use the search tools to find your destination and plan your route. The search tools allow you to search for cities, addresses, intersections, or coordinates. The new Search Bar lets you directly enter a category, brand name, address, or city name. The unit's memory stores the last 50 locations you have found so you can quickly find a previous destination. Garmin Garage: The unit offers your choice of eight standard icons to represent your vehicle. The online Garmin Garage offers dozens more vehicle icons that you can download for free. In addition, you can purchase icon and voice bundles with Star Wars (Yoda, Darth Vader), Sesame Street (Oscar, Cookie Monster, Ernie & Bert), and The Simpsons (Homer and Marge) themes, among others. Trip Planner: You can create and save a trip with multiple destinations using the Trip Planner. Once you have entered your destinations, you can manually set them in the order of your preference, or allow the device to calculate the most efficient route. Trip itineraries can be saved in memory for future use. Trip Computer: The trip information page displays your current speed and direction, and provides helpful statistics about your trip. Dual trip odometers keep up with your total mileage. The page also indicates the distance and driving time to your next maneuver, as well as the distance and driving time to your destination. Your maximum speed and moving average speed are also displayed. The information can be reset in advance of your next trip. Where I've Been/Trip Log: The Where I've Been application allows you to view your previous routes and places you have stopped on the map. In addition, the device keeps a Trip Log, which is a record of the path you have traveled. The Travel History setting must be enabled in order for the Where I've Been and Trip Log features to function. myTrends: The myTrends feature takes into account your personal driving habits and anticipates your route when calculating your ETA to your frequent destinations. This feature does not work out of the box at first, but is most effective after 2-3 weeks of regular usage. GPS Simulator: When indoors, you can activate the built-in GPS simulator and practice using the unit. This turns off the GPS receiver so it's not searching for satellites, saving battery power. ecoRoute: The optional ecoRoute feature calculates the fuel economy and the fuel price of navigating to a destination, and offers tools for improving fuel efficiency. The ecoRoute application can be purchased from the Garmin Online Store. Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Sorry, the Garmin nüvi® 56LM is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? Garmin nüvi® 58LM Shop all Portable GPS Navigation Or, you can still... Write a review Purchase accessories for this product Download the product manual Search the website Go


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Moderate swelling of left hand from a bee sting that occurred the day before.
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There is mild redness in an oval 4 inches (10 cm) wide of the left upper arm.
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First Aid - Removing a Stinger
The stinger looks like a tiny black dot in the center of the sting. There are several different methods of removal. Removing the stinger quickly is more important than the type of removal used.
Note: In many cases no stinger will be present. Only bees leave their stingers. Wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets do not.
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Honeybee Collecting Pollen
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Bald-faced "hornet" (Dolichovespula maculata).
Paper Wasp
A paper wasp (Polistes dominulus) in its nest.
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"Redbelt" is the story of Mike Terry, a Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead pursue a life of honor and education by operating a self-defense studio in Los Angeles. Terry's life is dramatically changed however when he is conned by a cabal of movie stars and promoters. In order to pay off his debts and regain his honor Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Rebecca Pidgeon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, Max Martini
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Change doesn't have to wait until January.
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is gone. (A sign of a new day.)
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is gone, partly, too. (A sign of a new order.)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., isn't going anywhere. (But she's gone quite a distance to get there.)
Penny Pritzker leaves before she ever even arrives.
And the auto bailout came back to life after it was declared dead, only to die again. (It may yet rise again -- though not until next month.)
As for President-elect Barack Obama -- he is, for the most part, waiting for January.
Thus far through the transition, we're learning that Obama remains, at his core, a cautious and patient politician -- one who can be quite stingy with his political capital.
Meanwhile, the stock market is in freefall, Detroit is near collapse, and Congress is in a stalemate. Obama has had nearly half of his Cabinet filled for him, without a single formal announcement.
(If you're scoring at home, he's now had more haircuts than press conferences as president-elect.)
Other than a few comments, Obama has chosen not to play in the current crisis: "With the stock market plunging and the credit market entering a new freeze, cries are being heard for a new government intervention to prop up major financial institutions before President-elect Barack Obama takes office," Floyd Norris writes in The New York Times. "By resigning from the Senate before the current session began and allowing it to appear that a sense of drift could prevail until he is inaugurated, Mr. Obama may have missed an opportunity to exert leadership."
"How much can go wrong in the two months before Mr. Obama takes the oath of office? The answer, unfortunately, is: a lot," Paul Krugman writes in his column. "At minimum, the next two months will inflict serious pain on hundreds of thousands of Americans, who will lose their jobs, their homes, or both. What's really troubling, however, is the possibility that some of the damage being done right now will be irreversible."
"The problem is that nothing of significance can or will happen until the new President takes office in January, even though there is -- finally -- a great appetite for action in Washington. This is going to be a very frustrating few months," Time's Joe Klein writes.
Things get more dire by the day: "As the economic signs grow ever more grim, the opportunities for the Obama administration to drive through its agenda actually are getting better," The Wall Street Journal's Gerald F. Seib writes. "The thing about a crisis -- and crisis doesn't seem too strong a word for the economic mess right now -- is that it creates a sense of urgency. Actions that once appeared optional suddenly seem essential."
Not that the news is waiting for Obama. The word is out (this time, because the Obama folks want it out): Sen. Clinton is "on track" to be installed as secretary of state.
"Former President Bill Clinton's financial disclosure issues that once seemed an obstacle to Sen. Hillary Clinton's appointment as secretary of state have been worked out," ABC's Jake Tapper reports. "An aide to President-elect Obama says that everything is on track for Clinton's nomination to be the nation's top diplomat, though an announcement will not come until after Thanksgiving."
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This story was updated at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013.
Adam Stephan Trusilo of Germantown died Monday when the motorcycle he was driving was involved in a firey crash in Rockville.
The crash occurred at about 9 a.m. at the intersection of Montrose Road and Tower Oaks Boulevard, according to Montgomery County Police Cpl. Rebecca Innocenti.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that a 2006 Toyota Highlander driven by Peggy Lee, 52, of Rockville was traveling east on Montrose Road and attempted to make a left turn onto northbound Tower Oaks Boulevard, according to a news release from police. As the Highlander was turning, it collided with the Ducati 848 motorcycle Trusilo was driving west on Montrose Road. Thirty-nine-year-old Trusilo and his passenger, Rabaya Akhter, 29, of Rockville, were ejected from the motorcycle and the motorcycle caught on fire, Innocenti said.
Trusilo was taken to a local hospital where he later died Monday, Innocenti said.
Akhter was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Lee was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Westbound Montrose Road and northbound Tower Oaks Boulevard were closed while police investigated. It has since re-opened.
The circumstances of this collision remain under investigation. Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620. Callers may remain anonymous.


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En español l Rarely do you find neuroscientists, psychologists and physicians agreeing unequivocally on anything. But here's an exception: They all say that exercise is hands down the single best thing you can do for your brain.
"If we had a pill that could do what exercise does, its sales would put Viagra's to shame," says Laura L. Carstensen, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity and author of A Long Bright Future.
Aerobic exercise "keeps cognitive abilities sharp and slashes your lifetime risk of Alzheimer's in half," says John Medina, an affiliate professor of bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine and author of Brain Rules.
How is this possible? Scientists think exercise boosts the flow of blood to certain parts of the brain, spurring the release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a brain chemical scientists have dubbed Miracle-Gro for the mind. BDNF stimulates the formation of new neurons in the hippocampus, the area involved in memory, learning and the ability to plan and make decisions. At the same time, the substance repairs cell damage and strengthens synapses, or the connections between brain cells.
Exercise also dials down stress, reduces the risk of stroke, helps control blood sugar and reduces the chances of falling by improving balance and coordination.
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Laryngeal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the larynx. The larynx is a tube-shaped organ inside the neck that lies between the throat and the windpipe. Its main function is to produce sound for speaking.
Cancer occurs when cells in the body divide without control or order. Normally, cells divide in a regulated manner. If cells keep dividing uncontrollably when new cells are not needed, a mass of tissue forms, called a growth or tumor. The term cancer refers to malignant growths. These growths can invade nearby tissues. Cancer that has invaded nearby tissues can then spread to other parts of the body.
It is not clear exactly what causes these problems in the cells, but it is probably a combination of genetics and environment.
Risk Factors
Laryngeal cancer is more common in men, and in people over 55 years old. It is also more common in African Americans. Other factors that increase your chance of getting laryngeal cancer include:
- Smoking—the most common high-risk behavior
- Excessive use of alcohol
- Occupational exposure to certain air pollutants such as wood dust, chemicals, and asbestos
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)—chronic condition marked by stomach acid that backs up into the esophagus and throat where it may come in contact with the larynx
- Weakened immune system
- Laryngeal dysplasia—a precancerous condition
Laryngeal cancer may cause:
- Persistent cough, hoarseness, or sore throat
- Abnormal lump in the throat or neck
- Difficulty swallowing
- Pain when swallowing
- Frequent choking on food
- Difficulty breathing
- Noisy breathing
- Persistent ear pain or an unusual ear fullness or sensation in and around the skin of the ear
- Unplanned, significant weight loss
- Persistent bad breath
- Coughing blood
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Your bodily tissue may need to be tested. This can be done with biopsy.
Imaging tests evaluate the larynx and other structures. These may include:
When laryngeal cancer is found, staging tests are performed to find out if the cancer has spread and, if so, to what extent. Treatment depends on the stage of the cancer. For early stage laryngeal cancer, either surgery or radiation therapy alone are the most common and appropriate therapies offered. For more advanced disease, either radiation therapy with chemotherapy, or surgery followed by radiation therapy are most the common.
Treatment includes:
Surgery requires removal of a cancerous tumor and nearby tissue, and possibly nearby lymph nodes. Surgeries for laryngeal cancer include:
- Total laryngectomy—This involves the removal of the larynx, including the vocal cords.
- Partial laryngectomy—In this procedure, the surgeon removes the cancerous tissue while leaving as much of the vocal cords as possible.
- Tracheotomy—To help with breathing, a hole is made in the neck below the larynx. This may be temporarily necessary after surgery, or permanently placed in the case of laryngeal tumors that are too large to be removed.
- Neck dissection—This involves the removal of the lymph nodes and part of the neck muscles to determine the spread of cancer.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is the use of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. This may be external radiation therapy, where the beam is directed at the tumor from a source outside the body.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. This form of treatment may be given in many forms including pill, injection, and catheter. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body killing mostly cancer cells, but also some healthy cells. Chemotherapy may be used to reduce the size of a particularly large cancer.
Since laryngeal cancer is extremely rare in nonsmokers, the best way to prevent this type of cancer is by not smoking. Other measures you can take to reduce your risk of laryngeal cancer include:
- Avoiding excessive alcohol use
- Protecting yourself from toxic exposures that have been linked to laryngeal cancer
- Get or maintain GERD treatment
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Blue's Clues: Sync more with Windows "Blue"
As Paul posted, Microsoft is adding the Start Screen to the list of features synchronized between your Windows PCs.
But that's not the only addition.
Rummaging around in the registry reveals a heap of new additions, a couple of which I'll cover briefly below.
Internet Explorer Tracking Protection and tabs
Internet Explorer will be syncing its tab and Tracking Protection configuration to the cloud, allowing you to take your browser experience on the go -- perhaps with, say, Windows Phone?
Device Associations
Pairing your laptop with a device, say a Bluetooth keyboard, can be a surprisingly onorous task. But "Blue" will only require you do this once, syncing the association with the cloud and enabling you to move your devices to and from your PCs with ease.
Other synchronized items include:
- Picture Password
- File History
- Input Personalization
- Explorer Quick Links
- App Secondary Tiles
- Tethering
- Installed Apps
You can check out the raw Settings Sync provider configuration in the registry at: