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Prakash Kardaley
Prakash Murlidhar Kardaley is a journalist to the core. Using his impeccable news sense, he looks at everything analytically. Over the years he made invaluable contribution to the field in his capacity as the founder of the Pune edition of The Indian Express and its Resident Editor from 1989 to 2000.
Kardaley always believed in âempowerment of the people.â But for that citizens needed to be properly informed about the state of affairs. Unfortunately the situation in this country was not conducive for the citizens to seek any information from officials and there was no transparency in the functioning of various governmental departments. Indians, unlike citizens of United States of America or Canada had no right to information. However, many Indians like Kardaley felt the need for such a âright.â
After retiring from the Indian Express, Kardaley became the Senior Editor of âExpress Initiatives.â A technically savvy Kardaley was part of several internet â based discussion networks. It was through such a network, he got in touch with Arvind Kejriwal, who informed Kardaley about the âMaharashtra Right to Information Actâ (MRTI). Kardaley got interested.
Around this time (2001) activist Anna Hazare was launching a movement seeking better right to information. Kardaley knew Hazare for a long time. In no time he joined Hazareâs movement. The state government was forced to draft a new legislation. With other activists (like late Satyaranjan Sathe), Kardaley looked into the draft and made certain suggestions on it to Hazare. âAnna got those suggestion being incorporated in the final Act,â Kardaley recalls with satisfaction. Since then he has been fighting for peopleâs right to information. âItâs an ongoing fight,â he asserts. âI have become Annaâs associate now in this matter,â he adds.
Kardaley formed a network of activists for educating people about their rights under the MRTI. Gradually the âloose networkâ became a âformidable force regarding the Act.â Under the guidance of Kardaley the network organized workshops all across the state. People were encouraged to use the state law. âMore than 30,000 applications were filed under the MRTI and of them one â third were satisfactorily dealt with,â he informs. It was indeed an achievement on part of the citizens to compel the authorities to act. Kardaley asserts,â Compared to United States and Canada the usage was encouraging, considering the infant stage of the law here.â
He also got in touch with Aruna Roy, who resigned from the administrative service and became an activist. The contact led Kardaley to join the âNational Campaign for Peopleâs Right to Informationâ (NCPRI). He is currently a member of the NCPRI Working Committee. He has been moderating an e-group âHum Janengeâ for last three years to enable people interested to know about the Act and exchange experiences. He has been associated with Maharashtraâs âYashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administrationâ as a guest faculty on the RTI Act, training officers about their role in making the law effective.
He feels the Non - government organizations should have a confrontationist attitude. Referring to the current âNational Right to Information Actâ (NRTI) he recalls the NCPRIâs relentless efforts behind the NRTI right from the conceptual stage. Besides organizing nationwide campaign, it was NCPRI, which formulated the initial draft of the law. âThe Government had to introduce the Bill in Parliament in 2002,â Kardaley says. As a veteran activist he feels RTI Acts can be implemented quickly and easily than other public interest laws. With the officers opening up and extending support to the citizens, he thinks the future of the NRTI is bright.
Kardaley sees himself as âan expert of RTIâ and ânot an user.â With his characteristic determination to shun the spotlight, Kardaley prefers to guide people who file applications under the RTI Act rather than use the law himself. He says, âI have not filed a single application under the Acts so far. As a professional journalist I must safeguard the position of my organization.â
When asked about his opinion on other âpublic interestâ issues, Kardaleyâs response is short. âI am now interested in âRight to Informationâ only. I feel strongly about it and devote most of my time campaigning,â
For those willing to use the act, he has only one advice to offer. â Always remember the core purpose of the act which is to protect the downtrodden and ensure transparency in the distribution mechanism.â
So go ahead and use the act for it is your fundamental right to know
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Prakash Kardaley, journalist and activist, dies at 65
Prakash Kardaley, former Senior Editor of The Indian Express, passed away on Sunday afternoon following a massive heart attack. He was 65. He is survived by wife Asha and son Amol.
From the time he walked into the Express office on January 14, 1967, to the day he left on February 28, 2007 as Senior Editor (Express Initiatives), Kardaley built for himself and the newspaper a formidable reputation based on the finest tenets of journalistic pursuits.
Fearless, frank and blessed with an intrinsic ability to grasp the crux of any issue and adopt the most effective method of tackling it, he blazed a trail of citizen journalism that was unparalleled. The result was a series of campaigns that he undertook for Pune, a city he lived in and loved unconditionally, that propelled many civic changes and improvements that the citizens have witnessed in recent years.
His was a byline that came to be associated with in-depth knowledge, an accurate analysis of issues and most importantly, an impeccable integrity that shone through every issue he raked up and pursued to its logical conclusion. Throughout his relentless fight against road encroachment by mandals during Ganeshotsav, misuse of basements, building activity on hill tops, welfare of the citizens remained not his foremost, but only aim.
Prakash Kardaley was the founder of the Pune Edition of The Indian Express and its Resident Editor from 1989 to 2000 after which he continued to function in the newspaper as Senior Editor (Express Initiatives). Kardaley founded the Express Citizens Forum, a joint initiative with activist citizens. He was also the coordinator of the Express Citizens' War Memorial, a move that was also a reflection of his unflinching respect for the defence forces of the country.
He spearheaded the initiative for the erection of the War Memorial that today stands as an important landmark in Pune, and bears the names of all post-Independence martyrs from Maharashtra.
Over the past few years it's been the RTI Act that brought out the best in him who has stood for complete transparency at all levels of functioning.
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People get little value of attending a training session when the content is presented in such a way that it instills fear rather than confidence.
Compliance courses provided by Indecomm are structured to give the mortgage originators just the things in the regulations that they need to know. There are also a lot of items in the rules which are only applicable to the compliance officer or to senior management and originators can skip these, says Alice Alvey, senior vice president, Indecomm-Mortgage U.
Attorneys designed lot of current compliance training content being and it may fail to resonate with originators, she says. Training needs to avoid a negative message.
Indecomm�s content focuses on what is applicable to their daily jobs. �Good compliance is just simply great customer service,� she adds.
Right now, the hot topic for training is preparing for the qualified mortgage rule implementation. �We are surprised how many companies have not even started talking to their originators about what is QM.
�The compliance people are running around like the planet�s going to blow up and the originators are going, 'What�s going on? Are my applications going to be different�� after QM goes into effect? Alvey says.
The application process will likely remain the same. A loan Desktop Underwriter approves and the lender processes correctly is still likely to close, she says.
People must be comfortable with what will be happening. That is the message Indecomm is trying to get out in its QM training.
A QM training course should avoid causing the originator to worry about the customer suing them if the loan goes into default. Originators need to be happy and confident so they can go out and sell, she says.
Trainers should avoid delivering a �fear� message to originators when companies do QM training. The management team can discuss the issue in that way, but originators need to remain confident, she declares.
QM training does need to emphasis compliance but it needs to be done in the scope of how the originator communicates with the customer. For example, originators need to ask themselves what they need to be more mindful of as they discuss income with the customer.
Experian has upgraded its Credit Educator service to create a more confident borrower by adding a score change simulation component.
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Last Night: Black Francis at the Walnut Room
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Black Francis
Wednesday July 29, 2009
The Walnut Room
Better than: Seeing him at a much bigger venue.
Black Francis (aka Frank Black aka Charles Thompson) doesn't tour in a van. Dude's been riding around the country in a big-ass tour deluxe tour bus, which seemed really out of place parked outside of the Walnut Room. He's also got a roadie to set up his two white Vox amps, his SWR acoustic and his two Telecasters. It seemed a tad over the top for just one guy, but then again that one guy is Black Francis, who fucking deserves his own tour bus and roadie.
He's obviously come a long a way since losing his driver's license after getting too many speeding tickets while following the Ramones around and opening for the band more than a decade ago. Joey Ramone tapped him to go on tour after hearing Francis' Ramones tribute "I Heard Ramona Sing," a song Francis played last night from is on his 1993 self-titled debut.
Since then, Francis has released a bunch of solo albums and reunited with the Pixies. Last night, Francis dipped into material from most of those albums as well some Pixies songs. Before opening the show, Francis asked the two hundred or so folks in the room if they wanted to hear an easy or a hard song. He got a minute into "Two Reelers," which proved to be one of the most difficult songs of the night, and abruptly stopped, saying he was bored with the song already.
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He then kicked into the Pixies' "Wave of Mutilation," which seemed much easier to play than "Two Reelers." While it was great hearing a stripped down version of the tune, his guitar tone sounded, well, like shit. It might have had something to do with the fact that he was running his Telecaster through an SWR acoustic instrument amp and a pair of Vox amps. It sounded like he was playing an acoustic guitar through a really crappy stomp box.
But the crappy tone didn't last for long. Francis seemed to tone down the distortion and get more of an acoustic sound out of the Telecaster, which was kind of bizarre in itself, for the most of the show. While he said the dry Denver air was messing with his sinuses, his vocals sounded great running through "All Around the World," "Bullet," "I Burn Today," "Los Angeles" and "The Water" before taking a break to talk about the Dutch musician and painter Herman Brood, who committed suicide by jumping off the Amsterdam Hilton.
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Francis said he wrote "Lolita" for Brood's daughter Lola and also said the next song, "Angels Come to Comfort You," was what happens just before what takes place in "Lolita." In "Angels Come to Comfort You," Francis said it's Brood walking through the lobby of the Amsterdam Hilton to the elevator.
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Personal Bias: Francis delivered a hell of fine show, playing thirty songs in a little over two hours.
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A amount of years ago a affairs was fabricated accessible through all the mortgage insurers in Canada for individuals to acquirement a accessory abode with as little as 5% down. A accessory abode is a home that is active by the buyer or a about for all of, or a allotment of, the year. The mortgage can be amortized for as continued as 35 years and the mortgage allowance exceptional is the aforementioned as that for a primary abode purchase.
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The Grace is one of those places which needs to be in Abilene. For a family's first visit there are art exhibits and exhibits showing kitchens of different eras and a bootmaking shop. The children's area has a good many interactive activities. For locals, the changing of the art exhibit on the first floor is one of the few places...
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The MA Mental Health Practice at Cumbria University is delivered in partnership with Cumbria County Council, and students benefit from an expert teaching team, including: senior lecturers and academic staff in Social Work, Nursing and the Social Sciences; Experts by Experience; Mental Health Legislation experts; AMHPs and BIA Practitioners; Psychiatrists; Psychologists; Pharmacists and other allied professionals. The current programme was revalidated in 2014 and academic modules are complimented by practice experience through two placements, mentorship support and academic tutorials. Most students who gain the AMHP and BIA status go onto successful careers working in Mental Health, as the skills gained by successful completion of this programme are highly desirable to employers.
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71 year old Indian Jazz Pianist
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Yes, I know - the title of this post sounds like the set-up to a bad joke, but in this case, it's straight on the money.
In 1984 I was a 16 year-old kid and had a part time job working at a long-gone music store called Palings on Pitt Street. This was back in the days before Pitt Street even had a mall. Christ I'm old.
I worked in the rock section, selling guitars, amps and synths. The brass and woodwind section was managed by a guy called
Andrew Speight
who must have been in his early twenties at the time and has long since moved to the States and earned a reputation as a seriously good saxophonist.
One afternoon in late 84 as we were closing up, Andrew asked if I wanted to go for a beer at a place close by called Centrepoint Tavern. I told him I was underage and he said, "No problem, the bar staff are all friends of mine, I'll take care of it".
So we closed our sections, left work and wandered a hundred metres up the road and walked into the place.
He introduced me to the resident pianist/vocalist. To be specific, I was introduced to "Cec Dorsey". My first thoughts were "'Cec Dorsey'? Bullshit - that's a stage-name if I've ever heard one", simply because the guy loooked like he'd crawled out of the Ganges after a hard day sacrificing Tree-Frogs to Krishna or whatever the hell it is that hard-core Indian guys do.
Within five minutes of that meeting, I no longer gave a damn what he called himself.
Cec played jazz piano, and Cec played beautifully. I'd never heard jazz played live before and Andrew and I stayed there listening to the guy until closing time. From that day onwards I was a jazz fan and if you know me, you'll know that I still am.
Cec and I got on very well. I loved (but couldn't play) his jazz work, and he loved (but couldn't play) the Jimi Hendrix material I was immersed in at the time. We spent a lot of time together and of course I learned far more from him than he ever learned from me.
We lost touch for about ten years, but I'm happy to say that in the last few months we've started hanging out again.
He's an old man now and doesn't get out that much anymore, but still he managed to make the journey over to my place about a month back to catch up, do a little cooking and spend the afternoon playing some music.
I beefed up my home studio last November when I turned 40. I now have a 200 track digital studio in my study and on the day Cec turned up I realised I had someone with some real talent within range of my microphone.
I always liked Cec's version of "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole, so I asked if he'd play it for me.
He nailed it on the first take like a true pro,
And for those of you who are even remotely curious, here it is (click on the "free-user" option to download it):
He's 71 now, so of course his voice is a little frail, but sweet Jesus, he still sounds wonderful.
And you know what? After all these years I've still never asked him what his "real" name is. When you can play like this, you can call yourself whatever you damn well want.
I love this man to death.
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I'll make this Succinct ...
[May. 15th, 2009|
07:34 pm
The problem with Socialist Governments is this:
They eventually run out of everyone else's money.
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The Most Imaginative Comedy Skit ever Recorded
[Mar. 20th, 2009|
08:19 pm
According to me - for what that's worth.
And incidentally, the part of Charles Manson is played by a
very young
Ben Stiller.
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Spare the Rod and Frag the Fish
[Mar. 12th, 2009|
07:19 pm
A friend of mine who works in the legal profession made a short post this afternoon in which she related the following tidbit of info:
So, my building and most of Phillip Street, including the entire Court building was evacuated just before lunch over a bomb threat.
Accordingly to SMH, it was a fishing tackle box accidentally left behind by a forgetful fisherman.
The post made me immediately recall a great part of my childhood, so I sent the following response:
Mind you, if it was the sort of fishing equipment that my friends and I used to use when we were 13 years old, then evacuating the building was exactly the right thing to do.
When I was a kid, I counted myself lucky that my parents owned a house that backed on to the Georges River. If I was bored and it took my fancy, it would take me no more than five minutes to go from lazing around the house to cruising about on the river in an eight foot aluminum boat with a 4.5 horsepower engine.
I kept company with a group of about eight kids, all of whom owned similar boats and at least once a month , winter or summer, we'd cruise along all 30 kilometres of the Georges River, from Liverpool Weir to Botany Bay, looking for new places to pitch tents and set up campsites.
Boat license? Screw that - it was the early eighties and no one batted an eyelid over a bunch of kids cruising about a river.
The areas that we discovered were always isolated islands or generally inaccessible parts of national parks.
Now when we set up a campsite - we well and truly
Set Up A Fucking Campsite
My tightly-knit, aquatic convoy of pubescent deviants weren't satisfied with merely building a campfire and pitching tents. Oh no, too easy.
Once we'd identified a suitable spot, we'd go into hardcore, military mode and begin our plan of attack. We'd set out at six in the morning, our boats loaded not only with with tents, deckchairs, hammocks and provisions, but shovels, picks, rakes and
fucking lawnmowers
We'd spend the entire morning landscaping the campsite until it met with out satisfaction.
Those guys on "Backyard Blitz"? Bunch of pussies. We were hardcore, little SOBs.
Once we'd set up shop, then it was time to relax, laze about in hammocks, do a little underage drinking around a campfire and enjoy a spot of fishing.
There was nothing more satisfying then cooking a fish you'd caught and prepared yourself while sitting around a campfire at night with a bunch of like-minded juvenile delinquents. Good times.
We used to fish the traditional way, with rods and hooks and lots of sitting on a riverbank and waiting. Until one day, my buddy Peter watched a film that showed a bunch of Vietnam-era soldiers using hand grenades to catch fish.
Their method was simple and effective - toss a grenade in the water, wait for the inevitable
and within thirty seconds a bunch of freshly tenderised, stunned fish would float to the surface, just waiting to be scooped up with a net.
We listened to Peter's story. We were 13 years old. Our eyes widened as though we'd just stumbled upon the meaning of life.
13 year-old boys just love to Blow Shit Up. We're stupid like that.
In these days of anti-terrorism laws I'm reluctant to post our recipe for home-made grenades on the intertubez, but let's just say it involved jam jars, chlorine and a couple of readily available chemicals.
And they worked. Holy shit, they worked. Looking back, it's a wonder we all escaped unscathed, alive and intact.
Our method was simple - toss the 'nades in the water and FIND COVER IMMEDIATELY.
Chemicals? Four Dollars.
Jam Jars? Free.
Getting to scream "FIRE IN THE HOLE" like it actually meant something?
Beyond priceless.
Still to this day, whenever I hear the term "stunned mullet", it brings back an irreplacable set of childhood memories.
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How to tell when you've hit Middle-Age
[Jul. 31st, 2008|
09:09 pm
This afternoon I received a phone call on my mobile, and immediately dropped into hushed-tones and moved to a quiet area to continue the call.
It was a call from a guy I've never met, about the purchase of a rare, black substance that I needed flown in from Tasmania.
My workmates would have heard comments along the lines of, "so how was the harvest this year?" and "Can you ship me fifty grams?".
I sealed the deal (for a stupid amount of money) and I should receive it via the reception desk tomorrow ..
Yeah, I've just scored myself some serious, A-Grade
, bitches ...
and, yes I know - cocaine would have been cheaper this year.
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"Pet goth girl on leash thrown off bus"
[Jan. 24th, 2008|
06:42 pm
Good evening people,
No, I'm not kidding; the title for this post was taken directly from a
Sydney Morning Herald article
that appeared in this afternoon's edition.
The article opened with:
"A bus company has apologised to a girl who is led around on a leash by her boyfriend and describes herself as a human pet after one of its drivers threw her off a bus".
So far so good.
"We have spoken to the driver who has talked about health and safety," a spokesman said. "Should she be attached to a chain and something happens on the bus, that could be dangerous. All we are saying is that she is very welcome to use the buses but not when she is on her lead."
All good and well I say, and in this instance I agree with the bus company.
Other people's pets are a nuisance at the best of times - you've been there and you know what I'm talking about. When we visit their houses we're often forced (out of politeness) to
along with the their owners:
"Yes, she really is adorable when she tries to communicate" we say, when what we really mean is this:
"that mangy, ugly fucking
aging thing
is frotting against my leg again - the moment you turn your back I'm going to thump her and say she slipped".
There is only one good reason for someone to take a pet goth onto public transport, and that's if the owner is handicapped and in need of a Seeing-Eye-Goth.
The Guide-Goths association has a long and proud history in this country, and for decades has trained baby-gothlets from birth to help the emotionally-impaired safely navigate through a world of cripplingly beautiful sunsets, bad 80s synth-pop and sycophantic editorials about Heath Ledger's supposed fucking "genius".
They are also trained in alerting us to the presence of James Blunt CDs by bursting into tears and adopting the foetal position.
I would be lost without my Seeing-Eye-Goth, but as an emotionally-impaired person, I would like to remind people not to bother her when she is working:
1: Do not offer a Seeing-Eye-Goth pats or "hugs" while it is on duty; this will cause it to seize up and become immobilised in a negative-feedback-loop that will cause it to avoid its duties.
2: Don't offer "squeeees" either. That's a whole different world of fucking hurt. Moreso for the owner.
3: And for the love of God, don't comment on its myopia. Not unless you're trying to get me killed. And you don't want
, do you?
Do you?
Do you?
Send me Hugs,
Suit Dude
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Writing Fanmail to Down's Syndrome Kids
[Jan. 15th, 2008|
07:58 pm
Good evening people,
This weekend, at the ripe old age of 39, I wrote my first piece of gushing fanmail - and I sent it to a guy with Down's Syndrome who stars in a series of videos entitled, "Retarded Policeman".
Read that sentence again if you need to, because I assure you it's all true.
His name is Josh Perry, aka "Ponceman", and he and his brother have produced a number of vids that are without doubt, the funniest 90 second shorts I've seen in the last year.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I humbly present Josh Perry in "Retarded Policeman - Episode 3". Watch this before you read any further:
He's a comedic genius - and I almost squealed like a little girl when he responded to my fan mail this afternoon thanking me for my letter and support:
"your funny also and thank you"
That's all there was to it - but I didn't need more than that. The guy has Down's Syndrome so I didn't expect a reply to rival
War and Peace
in length.
Now it seems that a lot of people who suffer from a surfeit of knee-jerk political correctness posted a batch of ill-considered negative comments in response to Josh's video. They claimed it was exploitative, evil, unfunny and on par with raping kittens.
Josh himself posted this 30 second response:
This guy is a genuine, bona fide inspiration to us all, and that's what the gist of my drooling, gibbering piece of fanmail to him was about. Seriously, I gushed like a pubescent 12 year old girl with a crush on Justin Timberlake.
Far too often on LJ, I'll come across attention-seeking posts from people who are
wallowing in their own misery and blaming it on their parents, their partner, their friends, their priest or the fucking Energiser Bunny. You know
what I'm talking about. Those sorts of posts should all be entitled "I'm Feeling Insecure (again), so Please send me Hugs and tell me I'm Popular".
Consider a guy like Josh. Josh was born with Down's Syndrome, so if he wanted, he really could justify blaming the world and bitching about it like a little kid with a scraped knee - But he doesn't, does he?
He's taken what he's been given and he's run with it.
And he's one seriously talented, bitchin' Down's Syndrome Motherfucker.
Suit Dude
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Snack for Thought
[Jan. 18th, 2007|
01:34 pm
Leading British writer on terrorism and Islamism Martin Amis, in The Independent, on Western apologists:
QUESTION: What is the most depressing thing about Britain you have observed in recent times? And the best?
Amis: The most depressing thing was the sight of middle-class white demonstrators, last August, waddling around under placards saying, We Are All Hezbollah Now. Well, make the most of being Hezbollah while you can. As its leader, Hasan Nasrallah, famously advised the West: "We don't want anything from you. We just want to eliminate you."
Similarly, when I went on (BBC television program) Question Time the other week, a woman in the audience, her voice quavering with self-righteousness, presented the following argument: since it was America that supported Osama bin Laden when he was fighting the Russians, the US armed forces, in response to September 11, "should be dropping bombs on themselves". And the audience applauded. It is quite an achievement.
People of liberal sympathies, stupefied by relativism, have become the apologists for a creedal wave that is racist, misogynist, homophobic, imperialist and genocidal. To put it another way, they are up the arse of those that want them dead.
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Goddamn Lazy Journalists
[Sep. 4th, 2006|
06:32 pm
Again, journos have missed the obvious headline for a man who just couldn't understand what an insufferable dork he truly was:
"Irwin Resistant to Verbal Barbs - Marine Life Steps In"
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Suit Dude's Guide to Not Writing like an Asshat
[Dec. 14th, 2005|
01:40 pm
There is a common mistake that I see made regularly on LJ, so I'd like to take some time out to post a small lesson in the hope that people will take it to heart. When you're posting on the Intraweb, people
judge you by your ability to spell and punctuate correctly.
Don't bitch about it. Just accept it as truth and deal with it.
It involves two simple words that a disturbing number of people tend to swap around like toddlers at Gary Glitter's house.
The words in question are "lose" and "loose".
These words are called "homonyms". This is because people will call you a fag and laugh at you if you misuse them.
The only gay person I know that reads this journal is my friend Jeremy. He's had a classical education so he already knows how to spell properly. Don't out-fag the faggots, people.
Let's test your ability by presenting you with a couple of multiple choice questions. Fill in the blanks:
Question 1
"My name is Billy and I'm seven years old. My uncle, Gary Glitter, has just invited me to his house-warming party. I hope he doesn't think I'm ________ ".
A: Lose
B: Loose
C: Angry at him for gatecrashing my slumber-party
Answer: B.
Question 2
"My name is Mike and I'm an F.B.I Agent. I've just been monitoring Gary's party thanks to the hidden microphone I placed on Billy. I think I'm gonna _______ my lunch".
A: Lose
B: Loose
C: Stop surfing kiddy-porn when I really should be eating
Answer: A
Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with your internet connection. That temporary slowdown was the F.B.I. adding you to their database for reading a page which includes the words "kiddy-porn". Sucks to be you.
So there you have it - simple huh?
The word "loose" should only be used when referring to something that is somewhat messy and no longer tight, like Billy for instance.
"Lose" on the other hand, should only be used when referring to something you've lost, like your memory of third-grade which is where people should have learned the fucking difference in the first place. I guess they shouldn't have been wearing walkmans and listening to Gary Glitter that day.
Stay tuned people. Next week we'll be putting "to" and "too" together.
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Walking with Dinosaurs: Theatrical production of Walking with Dinosaurs is based on the award winning BBC Television series. Tickets are $22.50-$79. Friday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m. at Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. More info.
Orange International Street Fair: Various cultures and ethnicities present food, entertainment and crafts. No entrance fee, vendors set their own prices. Friday, Sept. 3, from 5 to 10 p.m. Old Towne Orange Plaza, Chapman and Glassell St., Orange. More info.
Summer Family Film Festival in Septemer: Come out and enjoy films, tours, gourmet food vendors and face painting on Saturday, Sept. 4. Free film ("Brother Bear") at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Old Orange Courthouse, 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana. More info.
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Festival of Children: Free to the public. Saturday, Sept. 4, from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. at South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa. More info.
"Flights and Sounds of Summer" ScrapArtsMusic: The Canadian performance outfit has parlayed a love of recycling industrial junk into an artisitic expression. Price: Free. Parking is $8. Saturday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m. at Orange County Great Park, 6950 Marine Way, Irvine. More info.
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Family Film Feature - James and the Giant Peach: From Tim Burton comes another magical stop-motion animated adventure. Price: Free. Saturday, Sept. 4, 11 a.m. at San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. More info.
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This application for re-selection as a Diabetes TrialNet Clinical Center consist of (1) a proposed clinical trial (2) a description of our activities in the conduct of Type 1 diabetes clinical research (3) a description of our recruitment efforts, and (4) a description of the clinical facilities available for the conduct of TrialNet protocols. Previous studies have demonstrated that short term administration of anti-T cell, anti-B cell, and antigen-based therapy at least temporarily alters the course of beta cell destruction. Extending therapeutic benefits will likely require combination therapy such as elimination of the T effector response, protection of beta cells, activation of T regulatory cells, and enhancement of insulin action. TrialNet and other groups have successfully developed a platform to rapidly test therapies in newly diagnosed subjects. We believe that systematic testing of a wide variety of agents and careful use of clinical samples for exploratory analysis of data is the only way forward. To that end, we propose to test the effect of Tocilizumab (Anti-IL6Rab) on recently diagnosed subjects with Type 1 diabetes to determine whether it will preserve beta cell function. Our selection of Anti- IL6Rab is based on the following observations: (1) mechanistically, Anti-IL6Rab may have several important effects both as a therapy promoting the activity of T-regulatory cells allowing prolonged remission of disease, and as an anti-inflammatory altering the local pancreatic inflammatory infiltrate allowing enhanced beta cell function and/or allowing enhanced insulin action, (2) there is clinical safety data on the use of Anti-IL6Rab including data in children, (3) Anti-IL6Rab is clinically efficacious in treatment of other autoimmune diseases.
The specific aims of this trial are to: ( Demonstrate the short term safety of Anti-IL6Rab in newly diagnosed patients, ( Demonstrate the efficacy of Anti-IL6Rab in newly diagnosed patients with respect to preservation of beta cell function ( Test the impact of Anti-IL6Rab therapy and response to therapy on measures associated with our primary hypothesized mechanism of action - promoting the activity of T regulatory cells.
Type 1 diabetes involves immune mediated destruction of insulin producing beta cells leading to lifelong dependence upon exogenous insulin. T1DM is a particular burden to children and their families, representing one of the most common chronic childhood diseases. A therapy that could delay or halt beta cell destruction would significantly improve the day-to-day management for subjects with diabetes and reduce long-term complications, thereby having significant clinical impact on patients with T1DM.
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