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PHILADELPHIA — Dr. Daniel Linz, a professor of communications at UC Santa Barbara, was the sole witness during the seventh and possible next-to-last day of the trial over the legality of the federal record-keeping law imposed on adult film producers.
Called to the stand by FSC attorney J. Michael Murray, Linz testified today on behalf of the plaintiffs and was asked to describe his academic background and the type of sex-related research he has conducted over the years.
Linz noted that he was conducting research on sexually explicit material "as early as 1980" and that he has done much research on the "secondary effects doctrine," which alleges that a brick-and-mortar adult business in an area (perhaps a strip club, perhaps an adult bookstore) contributes to social problems in that area.
Linz, over the years, has done a great deal of research demonstrating that the presence of a brick-and-mortar adult business in an area doesn't necessarily contribute to an area's decline.
During his direct examination of Linz, Murray set out to demonstrate that the vast majority of sexually explicit material involves consenting adults rather than minors. Murray asked Linz to discuss his porn-related research, including terms and phrases that were searched online, via Google, with the help of the Free Speech Coalition.
Linz testified that when the term MILF was searched, there were 454 million hits. But when the term "teen pron" (as opposed to ("teen porn") was searched, there were around 28 million hits. When the term "child pron" was searched via Google, Linz testified, the number of hits was 3.09 million. And Linz said that approximately 2 million hits showed up in a search for "kid pron."
Asked why Linz and the FSC searched "child pron" and "teen pron" rather than "child porn" and "teen porn," Linz responded, "That term is used because Google is sensitive about the term child porn. Google has certain restraints in that regard."
Other terms were searched as well. Linz testified that there were 78 million hits for the phrase "porn, 18 years old" and 1.36 billion for simply the word "porn." For a search of the word "porno," Linz testified, there were 808 million hits.
Murray asked Linz: of the "entire universe of sexually explicit" images available, roughly what percentage would you estimate are adult porn versus child pornography? Based on his many years of academic research, what would he estimate? Linz estimated that "99 percent of the material that is available is not child pornography."
Linz said that based on his many years of research, "My opinion is that child pornography is a very insubstantial" part of the amount of sexually explicit images available.
Murray asked Linz: as someone who has spent more than 30 years studying and researching sexually explicit material and the adult entertainment industry, what are some of the changes you have observed along the way when it comes to the dissemination of sexually explicit images?
Linz replied that there are many more options for distributing erotic material now than there were back in the 1980s, including social networking websites, mobile/wireless devices and adult dating websites. Linz said that there are numerous adult dating sites and hookup sites in which people with "common sexual interests" can interact.
The adult dating sites mentioned during Linz' testimony included AdultFriendFinder.com, HornyMatches.com, XDating.com, AmateurMatch.com and LetsBang.com, among others.
Murray asked Linz how many non-commercial erotic images are available these days, and he estimated that the number is "tens of millions, if not more." When Murray asked Linz if he had ever seen a 2257 compliance mark on any of those non-commercial erotic images, Linz replied that he had not.
U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson also had some questions for Linz. Baylson, noting that many of people who have testified on behalf of the plaintiffs during this trial have been critical of 18 U.S.C. § 2257 but nonetheless favored strict age verification policies for porn companies, asked Linz if he thought 18 was a "good dividing line" for participation in porn? "Yes, I do," Linz responded.
But when the judge asked Linz for his opinion on the "usefulness" of 2257, Linz said, "In theory, I think the rule — when originally conceived — might have been useful."
During his cross-examination of Linz, Justice Department attorney Hector Bladuell brought up the fact that Linz has a long history of testifying in court in support of adult businesses (including porn companies and strip clubs). Bladuell pointed out that Linz had been a witness for the Free Speech Coalition in previous court cases and that his testimony this morning was not the first time he had offered testimony in support of that organization.
Bladuell brought up the "secondary effects doctrine," asking for Linz' perspective on the effects that brick-and-mortar adult businesses have in a community. Linz testified, "My claim is that they are no better or no worse than other businesses in the community."
When Bladuell seemed to be questioning Linz' qualifications, Baylson objected and said of Linz, "I think he's qualified as an expert."
Bladuell asked Linz about the terms that had been searched online using Google, such as "MILF" and "child pron." You didn't type in those words yourself, did you, Bladuell asked? That is something that Jeffrey J. Douglas of the Free Speech Coalition did, isn't it? "That is correct," Linz replied.
Bladuell pointed out that during Murray's direct examination of Linz, the UC Santa Barbara professor said that he had done extensive research on the subject of child pornography and that expert anti-child pornography researcher Janis Wolok — one of the witnesses who has testified for the Justice Department during this trial—had been one of his sources of information.
Bladuell asked Linz if he had done any research that was specifically on illegal porn involving adolescents who were under 18 as opposed to pre-adolescent children; Linz responded that he had not.
Bladuell questioned the validity of the porn-related FSC/Linz research on Google searches because some of them involved the word "pron" rather than the word "porn."
But Baylson seemed to defend their use of "pron" as a search term, saying, "My understanding is that if you search child porn, Google will not execute that search."
Bladuell also brought up the fact that some of Linz' porn-related research involved using the adult tube site PornHub.com. Bladuell questioned Linz' estimate that only 1 percent of the sexually explicit images available are child pornography and said that on PornHub.com, the images described as part of the "teen" genre accounted for "more than MILF and mature combined."
Bladuell asked Linz if he was aware that Wolok had testified in this case. Linz said of Wolok, "I admire her work very much."
The subject of adult dating sites and hookup sites also came up during Bladuell's cross examination of Linz. Bladuell, trying to demonstrate that some minors might attempt to use an adult dating site like AdultFriendfinder even though such a site is designed for adults only, asked Linz: do 13-year-olds or 14-year-olds get FriendFinder accounts and try to pass themselves off as adults? Linz replied: "I do not doubt that that occurs."
After Linz' testimony, Baylson about an hour offering his opinions of the witnesses in this case and mentioned the witnesses one by one.
In addition to Linz, the witnesses who have testified on behalf of the plaintiffs in this trial have included erotica photographer Barbara Nitke, who spent much of the 1980s taking stills on the sets of adult films in New York City; veteran adult film star and sex educator Nina Hartley; First Amendment attorney Jeffrey J. Douglas, who serves as chairman for the FSC's board of directors and has been representing clients in the adult industry since 1982; New York City-based Dr. Betty Dodson, a sex educator and leader of the sex-positive feminist movement; Dodson's business partner Carlin Ross, also based in New York City; Dian Wilson, officer manager for the North Carolina-based, sex education-focused Sinclair Institute; San Francisco-based sexologist Carol Queen; Tom Hymes, senior editor for AVN; Dr. Michelle Drouin an associate professor of psychology at the University of Indiana, Purdue; Ohio-based David Levingston, a former photojournalist who now focuses on erotic photography; and photojournalist Barbara Alper.
And in addition to Wolok, witnesses who have testified on behalf of the Justice Department have included Charles Joyner and Stephen Lawrence, both of whom conducted 2257 inspections for the FBI in 2007; and anti-porn feminist Gail Dines, who is the author of the anti-porn book "Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality" and was a founding member of an anti-porn organization called Stop Porn Culture. Dines is a professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston and is known for her extreme disdain for the adult entertainment industry.
The judge was somewhat critical of Dines' Friday, June 7, testimony, saying, "I thought some of her statements were valuable. I thought she was very biased against the porn industry." And Baylson also had a problem with Dines' assertion that all porn is made strictly for profit.
Baylson also was somewhat critical of the testimony of Dian Wilson and Nina Hartley.
During her testimony, Hartley described the record-keeping that 2257 requires to be burdensome and expensive. Baylson, noting that Hartley was the only witness in this trial who has said that she used a "third-party custodian" to assist her with 2257 records, said that he puts a "low weight" on her 2257-related expenses.
Baylson said that "compared to the dangers of child pornography," he doesn't think that "record-keeping expenses" are "unconstitutional" for "people who are in the adult industry to make money."
Similarly, Baylson didn't express much sympathy for Wilson's complaint that the Sinclair Institute incurs major expenses because of 2257 record-keeping. Baylson said that for a company that makes millions of dollars, he didn't think that the cost of Sinclair's 2257 record keeping was excessive or punitive.
Wilson, during her testimony, stressed that Sinclair's adult videos are of an educational nature, but Baylson said that Sinclair's material "also had a commercial aspect" and that the material's "educational value was secondary."
But Baylson seemed to put more weight on the testimony of those who weren't commercial adult film providers and felt that 2257 had a chilling effect on the type of material they wanted to produce. Baylson said that Hymes had a website called the Daily Babylon and was refraining from posting images he would like to post because of 2257; Baylson noted that according to Hymes' testimony, 2257 "places a great burden on him that curtails what he would like to be doing on his website."
Baylson noted that Dodson and Ross' sex education-oriented website had an educational feature called the Genital Art Gallery and that they both testified that 2257 had a chilling effect on the Gallery.
Baylson also seemed to express some sympathy for the 2257 concerns of Barbara Alper, who testified last week that she would like to photograph an erotic gay event on Fire Island, New York but was worried about doing so because of 2257. Alper "wanted to comply with the law and always have people who were 18 or over," Baylson said.
Baylson noted the 2257A concerns of Levingston, pointing out that he is a photographer who likes to take nude photos of "ordinary people" and that he differs from many commercial porn companies in that regard. Last week, Levingston testified that he is especially worried about 2257A but didn't think that 2257 affected what he does.
Baylson described Nitke as "a very credible person" and noted her concerns that she is "not able to function as freely as she would like to" because of 2257. Baylson recalled that last week, he asked Nitke some questions about the time and effort that she puts into maintaining her tax records. If Nitke considered keeping taxes records to be a burden but did it anyway and also considers 2257 to be a burden, what is the difference between the two, Baylson asked her last week? And Nitke responded that she considered paying taxes to be her civil responsibility; Nitke felt that taxes had value for society but that 2257 was an unnecessary burden. And this afternoon, Baylson said of Nitke's June 7 testimony, "That was a distinction that she brought out very forcefully."
Last week, Queen testified that she had an event called the Masturbatathon, which is designed to demonstrate that masturbation is a normal, healthy part of sexuality. Queen said that would like to film the event and show it some point in the future but has refrained from doing so because of her 2257 concerns. And when Baylson reflected on her event this afternoon, he noted that Queen's event had the goal of "helping people deal with their sexuality." Baylson described Queen's event as something that some people might find to be unusual but nonetheless said that her "testimony deserves weight."
Baylson discussed the testimony of two witnesses who had done research on sexing, the act of nude or erotica photos being privately transmitted electronically via mobile/wireless devices. Those witnesses were Dr. Michelle Drouin and the University of Michigan's Dr. Mark Zimmerman, both of whom testified on how common that practice has become. Zimmerman testified that in a survey of people in the 18-24 age bracket, 30 percent of the people surveyed had sent sexts, while 40% had received sexts — and Drouin, during her testimony, estimated that approximately one-third of young adults, aged 18-24, have engaged in sexting. Drouin also estimated that approximately 10 million young adults have engaged in sexting.
And this afternoon, Baylson said of Drouin and Zimmerman, "I found them credible, but I'm not sure what weight is attached to that" testimony.
2257 laws do not mention sexting specially, but some critics of 2257 have expressed concerns that 2257 might apply to the millions of youths who have sent sexts.
Baylson described the testimony of Joyner and Lawrence as informative and was impressed with the way they compared the procedures used in the FBI's 2257 inspections of 2007 to the procedures used when an actual search warrant is involved (such as a drug raid or a raid for white-collar crimes).
Baylson said that "there was no risk of destruction with 2257 records" because there would be no incentive or motivation for porn companies to destroy them. Critics of 2257 have alleged that 2257 inspections amounted to warrantless searches, but Baylson didn't express any sympathy for that viewpoint when he discussed the testimony of FBI agent Lawrence and former FBI agent Joyner.
During his analysis of the witnesses, Baylson commented that the issues raised in Free Speech Coalition vs. Holder bring to mind a scene in a well-known mainstream Hollywood movie about the founder of Hustler; the movie he was referring to was obviously 1996's "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (which starred Woody Harrellson as Hustler/LFP founder Larry Flynt, Richard Paul as the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, and Courtney Love as Flynt's fourth wife, the late Althea Leasure), although Baylson did not mention the film by name.
Baylson said that during that film, there was a scene in which a 17-year-old girl wanted to apply for a job as a stripper — and when she was asked if she was 18, she replied that she was almost 18 (Leasure was only 17 when, in 1971, she first met Flynt and applied for a job as a stripper in his Hustler Club in Columbus, Ohio).
Baylson said of that scene in the movie, "I thought that graphically pointed out the issue I see in this case." That scene, Baylson said, demonstrated that there are, in fact, some underage girls who want to work in various aspects of adult entertainment and that their desire to participate is a concern that should not be taken lightly.
Baylson also reflected on how much more plentiful sexually explicit images are now than they were in the past. Baylson said: "The depictions of sex in languages and images makes some people comfortable and some people very uncomfortable. We see some things in movies now that would not have been tolerated when I was a young lawyer in the 1960s and 1970s."
Baylson said that in his view, obscenity is as illegal now as it was in the past. But he was quick to add that what might have been considered obscene before would not be considered obscene these days. Baylson said: "It is my view that obscenity is a concept that is not covered by the First Amendment, but the definition of obscenity has changed over the years."
Baylson also said, "Child pornography is an evil practice … and all of the witnesses in this case agreed … that child pornography is criminal." But exactly how the law should go about protecting minors from predators is where the two sides of this case have strong disagreements, Baylson said. The judge said that although it is clear that the plaintiffs in this case and the witnesses who have testified on their behalf are in agreement that minors should be kept out of sexually explicit material, the two sides obviously have different views on how the United States' criminal justice system should go about enforcing that prohibition.
Although 2257 is still on the books, there have not been any 2257 inspections by the FBI since 2007. Those 2257 inspections occurred when George W. Bush was president of the U.S., but there have been no 2257 inspections during the presidency of Barack Obama. However, the plaintiffs in this case are concerned that 2257 inspections will be brought back at some point — if not during Obama's second term as president, perhaps under the next president (be it a Democrat or Republican).
The trial for Free Speech Coalition vs. Eric Holder began in Philadelphia over a week ago on Monday, June 3.
The case involves federal record-keeping law 2257, which the plaintiffs allege places an unfair and unnecessary burden on companies or individuals presenting any sort of erotic depictions.
During the trial, Murray has conducted all of the questioning on behalf of the plaintiffs (FSC attorney Lorraine Baumgartner has not done any of the questioning). With the other side, however, the different attorneys have taken turns questioning the witnesses. Today, all of the cross examination was handled by Bladuell.
It appears that this trial may conclude this Monday, June 17. Dr. Frank Biro and Philip Stark are scheduled to testify on behalf of the Justice Department on Monday, and if things go as scheduled, they will be the final witnesses in the case.
After their testimony, attorneys for both sides may give their closing arguments. "Each side will have an hour for the argument," Baylson told the FSC and Justice Department attorneys this afternoon.
How Baylson will ultimately rule in this trial remains to be seen. But whatever his decision, one of the two sides will no doubt file an appeal immediately.
On Wednesday, June 5, Baylson said that although the plaintiffs in the case are facing an "uphill battle" in their efforts to have 2257 declared unconstitutional, he understood why they found some aspects of 2257 to be burdensome and problematic—and he said that ideally, he would like to see the two sides work out some type of compromise that they could both learn to live with.
Perhaps that compromise, Baylson told the attorneys for both sides on June 5 (the third day of the trial), could involve eliminating certain aspects of 2257 (specifically, the parts the plaintiffs find to be the most objectionable) without throwing out the entire law.
Baylson has noted the possibility that Free Speech Coalition vs. Holder could eventually end up being appealed all the way to U.S. Supreme Court, and should that happen, the high court has the option of either deciding to hear the case or deciding against hearing the case.
Baylson has a long history in Philadelphia legal circles. Born in Philadelphia in 1939, Baylson is a 1964 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He was an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia in the late 1960s but spent much of the 1970s and 1980s in private practice. Baylson, a George W. Bush nominee, has had a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 2002.
Free Speech Coalition vs. Holder is scheduled to reconvene on Monday, June 17, in Baylson's courtroom at the James A. Byrne Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia. The trial will convene at 9:15 a.m. Eastern time.
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Sorry it took so long to get these pics sorted (good heavens between Paul and his dad, there were a lot to go through) but there's finally a gallery of pictures to show the transformation of our house into a house with a nursery!
We (mostly Paul) cleared out our office/storage room so that it could be painted. We did the yellow and green painting in one weekend. The next weekend was carpet for the whole house, which basically meant we had to move out for the weekend. Paul and I busted our butts to pack up and clear everything out that week, but again – it was Paul who was up until 4:30am in advance of the carpet installer's 8:00am arrival. The next two weeks (starting that afternoon) were a whirlwind of activity as Paul's parents helped us immensely with putting our house back together and building a bunch of new furniture to make a nursery and to economize the storage space we have available to us now. The Guest Room is now Paul's office/ManCave complete with an awesome new desk. He's got room for projects and video editing now, which really makes me happy. (He'll be spending a fair amount of time in there editing videos from the amazing camcorder Tom & Jeanne got us!) The guest beds are a lovely set of trundle beds from Nonny, which Oin and Cynthia have pronounced as extremely comfy.
The nursery is painted in shades of Honey Beige and Mother Nature. (No, I don't know who makes this stuff up.) The switch plate and outlet covers alternate with the wall colors. The main decorations are a watercolor alphabet sampler that Paul's Uncle Howie and Aunt Chris gave us as a wedding present, and a set of ten 1-2-3 mixed-media art prints I found on one of my deal-a-day websites. We weren't really thinking about how things would go together when we picked out our layette, but everything ended up with a A-B-C, 1-2-3 motif. We're thrilled with how everything looks. The distressed black crib (thanks again, Aunt Nita) looks good with the black-brown IKEA dressers and side table. The rocking chair doesn't really match, but it's something we've hauled around with us for 10 years now with the expectation of using it in a nursery. And if nothing else, it's nice to have somewhere to sit in there – and Laurel seems to like it. The dressers will also serve as the changing table – as soon as I order the changing table pad thingie and install it. (It's got straps that screw into the back of the dresser to keep it from coming off.)
We're busy now, stocking the nursery with everything our little man will need. Diapers need washing, clothing needs sorting, diaper changing station needs to be set up. But there's time, and all of this is something to be savored. Every step we take brings us one step closer to meeting our son (who has been kicking the crap out of my laptop the entire time I've been writing this!)

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Paul Bailey has been the chief photographer at Williams Foto for 18 years. His friendly manner relaxes both children and adults, producing top quality portraits and passport photos.
Situated close to the centre of Lancing our purpose built studio is probably the largest in the Worthing area, giving us the opportunity to shoot action shots of children or large family groups.
Weekend and evening shoots available by appointment, plus location shoots are also available.
All printing, framing and canvassing is produced on site, giving us the flexibility to adapt to your needs.


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Options for managing and treating stormwater
Our report provided a toolbox to help municipalities around Vancouver to develop bylaws, policies and regulations tailored to their unique concerns, needs, means and priorities.
We started by getting jurisdictions across Canada and the United States at the municipal, regional, provincial (state) and federal levels to provide sample bylaws and regulations. The sample bylaws and regulations included in the document were classified according to function or intended purpose as well as suitability for new developments, previously developed areas, areas undergoing redevelopment, or for all three.
Next to each option we also detailed the liability that may arise from the operation or implementation phase of a bylaw or policy, along with the associated costs and benefits.
Opus DaytonKnight and its team of specialty sub-consultants worked closely with the Stormwater Management Technical Advisory Task Group. This group comprised municipal, GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District), senior government staff and independent members. We used workshops and presentations to keep the task group informed of the direction of the study and the organization of the report.


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Ok, building a stub here...
someone found an unrar binary for the box. take a look here:
scroll down a bit to find dropbear and unrar binaries.
i tried this on a argosy hv359t wich essentially is a screenplay pro, but got following error:
~ # unrar unrar: can't load library 'libuClibc++.so.0' ~ #
so, could one of you try this on his screenplay pro? if it works, i would try to make some hybrid of my and the iomega firmware to get it running on the argosy device.
EDIT: ITS DONE. i found a suitable uclibc++. if anyone needs it, please let me know.
the box is now able to unrar its torrented files... =)
in fact, unrar dumps the core after unraring all files. but this is better then nothing...
EDIT2: have a look at the comments. there is another unrar binary, wich only dumps core when called witout arguments. when called with a file to unrar, it works neatly.


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Convicted perverts should be given automatic social media bans, according to a pair of 'paedophile hunters'.
Since discovering that their own child had become a target to perverts online, Neil and Katie Ivall have handed over more than a dozen alleged paedophiles to the police.
Using a fake social media profile for a 12-year-old girl, the Dunstable couple meet and 'expose' the men in public places.
Video footage of the meetings have been watched tens of thousands of times online.
After securing the convictions of several paedophiles Neil and Katie are now campaigning for tighter rules online.
They say that convicted perverts should be given social media bans to minimalise the chances of reoffending.
Katie told the Gazette: "What we've learned is that if they are lucky enough to get bail they are straight back on the internet even if they are forbidden from doing so.
"A man we caught was back on Facebook almost instantly, he just changed the picture on his account.
"As I don't delete them off the account I can see that they are active, they just do not care."
Neil and Katie have put together a petition to press home their point and at the time of going to print it had gained 2,350 signatures.
Katie added: "It seems they (the police) can't stop people from using social media, they say they monitor them but they clearly do not.
"We want them to go back and serve jail sentences for breaking conditions.
"There should also be stronger sentences, six month jail terms are just not right."
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre says it receives more than 1,000 reports a month of inappropriate behaviour online.
CEOP's Zoe Hilton warns that children "take risks and can be quite naive" when using social media sites.
> To view the petition log on to https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106961


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Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the very adorable Shih Tzu Star for the Month of July.
Shih Tzu Dad: Jet
AGE: Estimated age 4 months
FAVOURITE FOOD: Pedigree Chicken Chunks in Gravy
FAVOURITE TOY: Her Tennis Ball
WHAT HE/SHE LOVES TO DO: Go to the park with mum and dad
ANY FUNNY COMMENTS, STORIES OR ANECDOTES? She always tries to climb the couch even though she's so small. Sometimes, she uses her dad's feet as the stairs to climb up.


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Laban's Theory of Movement
"The Makers of Modern Dance in Germany, Part I"
This Digital Story produced by the Contemporary Arts Media Arts Films explains how Rudolf Von Laban was an innovator in modern dance and how his theory of movement has shaped the evolution of dance by providing a conceptual framework for the analysis of movement. Retrieved from YouTube July 14, 2014 from source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbnSY3RVTr0
About Rudolf Von Laban
There are few people who have shaped the art form of dance more than Rudolf Von Laban, who developed a theory of movement which defines and categorizes elements thereby creating a conceptual framework. This framework provided dance innovators such as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and many others with language and descriptors for further defining and analyzing movement regardless of context.
Through his involvement in a multi-disciplinary artistic movement which involved dance, music and theatre, his theory and its applications extend beyond the art form of dance, and are similarly informed by his interests in the other fine and performing arts.
Rudolf Von Laban also developed the only system ever widely accepted for notating dance, Labanotation. Although the science of this dance notation system is quite specific, one can also benefit from a general understanding of his framework for conceptualizing movement and for his creation of the eight basic efforts.
Laban's Four Continuums & Movement Theory
For example, the continuum of Weight is called "Light" (or fight against gravity such as in a leap) on one end of the spectrum, vs. "Strong" (also known as weighted, heavy or allowing gravity to take effect on the body fully) on the other end of the spectrum.
Read more about the Four Continuums on Wikipedia: Laban Movement Analysis
Laban's Effort Graph & the 4 Continuums
Laban's Framework:
The graph in Figure 2 shows the four continuums of the Laban framework. Each line represents an aspect of the movement, with the ends of each line representing the opposite end of an entire spectrum. The four aspects are shown to the right and are used to combine and create symbols for the eight basic efforts. They are:
1. WEIGHT: Light (fighting against gravity) to Strong (more weighted and heavy)
2. SPACE: Indirect (curvy path) to Direct (straight path)
3. TIME: Sustained (slow) to Sudden (fast)
4. FLOW: Free (letting energy flow freely) to Bound (constricting energy)
Reading Laban's Map & Effort Symbols
Each of the eight symbols (Figure 4, below) represent one of Laban's eight efforts. Only the lines which are represented by that effort's quality of movement are seen in each symbol. Therefore, to understand the symbols, each must be visualized within the context of the larger effort graph of continuums.
To understand how to decode the Effort Symbols, follow these example:
To understand how to decode the Effort Symbols, follow these example:
- Take a look at the example of the Press Symbol (Figure 3, Right) which has been highlighted in Blue over the lines of the graph.
- Look at each line highlighted and you can see that the pressing is direct, strong, and sustained (lines highlighted in blue).
- Try looking each of the eight efforts and their symbols and "read" them by using the effort graphs (Figures 1-3) and the three continuums of Weight, Space and Time.
Laban's 8 Efforts & Symbols
Using the Efforts
Laban's eight efforts can be extremely helpful in communicating the quality of a given movement, and in articulating the type of force, energy and attack needed for style or theme. The efforts can also be used as a theoretical foundation for altering or analyzing choreographic elements, as well as to generate ideas through improvisation.
Lastly, the eight efforts can be useful in clarifying and providing language for specifying details of movement which define various dance idioms or forms. For example, Modern Dance often embodies efforts such as press or wring, and Ballet is frequently characterized by floating, dabbing and gliding.
Sustained Efforts appear on the LEFT column of Fig. 4:
Sudden Efforts appear on the RIGHT column of Fig. 4:
Take a look at the efforts and their corresponding symbols, and you will notice that each symbol has a "cousin" or neighbor effort that is the same in all aspects--except the element of time. By recognizing these "effort pairs" further connections can be made among the eight efforts to show how they are related, how they compare, and how to create or interpret contrasts in different styles of movement.
Pop Quiz - Understanding the Effort Symbols
Laban's Theory for Actors
Read more about how Laban's analysis of movement can be useful for actors, including how his theory was related to acting techniques developed by Constantine Stanislavski, Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, Michael Chekov, and Jerzy Grotowski. All of these innovative thinkers in actor training capitalized upon the strength of the body in developing physical characterizations and acting with the whole body instead of considering it a purely mental process. Kedzie Penfield and Judith Steele compiled many resources in their research project based in Laban's theory of movement analysis with actors specifically in mind entitled, "APPLICATION OF LABAN MOVEMENT ANALYSIS TO A MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS TRAINING PROGRAM
(Excerpts from a teaching collaboration)". A PDF download of their research document is also available below.
(Excerpts from a teaching collaboration)". A PDF download of their research document is also available below.


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"A Cry For Help"
presented by Born Free USA & Thinkspace gallery
Show Runs: Jan. 8th, 2010 through Feb. 5th, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 8th, 2010 7- 11pm
The exhibition " A Cry for Help" was a charity event presented by Born Free USA and in collaboration with Thinkspace Gallery. The exhibition showcased more than 100 artists where 20% of proceeds were donated to Born Free, the American animal protection institute.
Congrats to Thinkspace director Andrew Hosner who created a truly relevant exhibition with a impressive and exciting list of talented artists from across the globe. The exhibition will be on show until the 5th of February. Or view the complete exhibition and opening images online HERE.
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The most critical reasons which could slow your computer and help it become unhealthy will be the malware, viruses as well as any approaching program that will reside on my pc which are considered as enemies on the computer technique, these varieties of virus damages many aspects of the computer for example the hard travel and thoughts besides slowing down it. It can be therefore critical the laptop or computer user have a look at the computer often against malware. To have a look at the laptop or computer, antivirus software has to be installed on my pc. The ideal ones include the jasper along with Norton anti-virus software package.


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Hi Paul, I can't reproduce those failures on 2 different machines I have (ThinkPad w/ Linux 32bits and MacBook w/ OS X 32bits). The assertions that sporadically fail for you are always the same? Which are them? On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:31 AM, Paul Davis <email@example.com> wrote: > In preparing to roll the 1.0.3 release I've noticed a couple etap > tests failing sporadically. Specifically 090 and 140 have both failed. > Neither is easy to trigger. 140 at least looks like its related to a > race condition error on a socket closing somewhere. > > Anyone want to look into either of these? > -- Filipe David Manana, email@example.com, email@example.com "Reasonable men adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable men adapt the world to themselves. That's why all progress depends on unreasonable men."
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Many of America's favorite pastimes hit the sports world over the weekend: rush to judgment, overreaction, homophobia and racism. Sporting events also were played, but who cares when you have the Four Tenors singing so harmoniously?
We assumed Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart was the victim of a racial slur, or why else would he go after that Texas Tech fan? That was immediately inferred, and "reported," when The Google Machine blew up with overreaction.
The Tech fan denied he made any racial comments, but no one from Smart to his head coach would address what was said. If it was racial, it does change things, but in no way justifies Smart's actions. You can't put your hands on a fan, regardless of how stupid he is.
So the Tech fan is a dummy.
The Internet fans, and many of my media brethren, who rushed to jail the Tech fan, don't get a pass on the dumb tank.
Marcus Smart acted foolishly, but since he is just a "college kid," he gets a pass. Youth is our last, automatic excuse.
But the gold medal winners in these Stupid Olympics are the NFL scouts and executives who admitted they would not draft Missouri defensive end Michael Sam because he is gay.
Smart must have been thrilled when, on Sunday night, Sam stole every single headline when he told The New York Times he was gay.
Who are the baseball GMs who passed on Jackie Robinson because he was black? The dumb ones.
Even before his announcement, Sam, who was an All-American in the SEC, was not rated as a first-round pick. A handful of those draft guessers had him going in the second or third round. Then he made his announcement, and all he did was drop.
Former Dallas Cowboys chief scout Gil Brandt tweeted: "Michael Sam was not in my top 100 sr #NFL prospects. Player w/out position. Can't play in space, not big enough to play w/hand on ground."
Several anonymous NFL executives told Sports Illustrated they would not draft Sam because he said he is gay. Not because they care about his orientation but what it might do to the delicate balance of an NFL locker room and the hassle the story will create.
An NFL locker room may comprise law-breakers, rule-breakers and morons, but at least it's not gay.
When Sam appears next week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, this will be a massive story. When he is drafted, it will be a massive story. (If he is not drafted, there will be talk of lawsuits.)
When he appears at his team's rookie minicamp the week after the draft, it will be a massive story.
Every outlet from People to Time to Ellen to Pravda will want to talk about the hope of gay America. NFL executives, coaches and players may love the money generated by media coverage, but they sure hate the hassle. The Sam story will be a hassle, at least for a little while.
The bigger hassle will be if he can't play. If he's Just a Guy. If he's another wasted draft pick.
Because Sam has already demonstrated it's not about his orientation. He told his coaches and his teammates at Missouri before the start of the 2013 season. It was such a problem that Mizzou reached the SEC title game, won the Cotton Bowl and finished fifth in the final rankings.
Sam's announcement is a big deal, but what so many of those older dudes who evaluate football players don't realize is that most people of Sam's generation and younger simply don't care. Being gay is no big deal.
Only the deliberately ignorant pick and choose the passages from the Bible to fit their beliefs and fail to recognize no one has done more damage to the institution of marriage than heterosexuals.
The common thread between Smart and Sam? Ignorance.
Both stories revealed how many strides as a society we have made and the appalling amount of ignorance that will forever exist when fear is involved.
All of this education, love and evolution and we collectively remain mind-numbingly stupid, present company included.
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BADOCA SAFARI PARK - It's like a wild zoo on a giant property. Safari is only in portuguese language. 30 minutes drive from Casa do Pego heading south, to Melides. http://www.badoca.com/
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Hot Air Balloon rides - You can do it with Wind Passenger or with Barlavento Balloons
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The deadlines for submissions was on the 9th March 2017.
The final versions of the MAPA HS2 Action Group submission are available here.
How can I submit my views?
The Consultation closes at 23.45 on 9th March 2017. Your response must be received by then to be accepted. You must also include personal data for your response to be accepted.
There are 3 ways of making your views known:
- By online form at route2b.dialoguebydesign.net. Note: You will need to register your personal details before you make your response and create a login password. You then need to log in to submit your views.
- By email to firstname.lastname@example.com .
Note: We recommend that you include your full name and address in your submission. Make clear that you are responding to Question 4: Route around Measham, Leicestershire.
- By post to FREEPOST HS2 PHASE 2B ROUTE REFINEMENT CONSULTATION
Note: this is the complete address, you are advised to use capitals, no stamp needed.
The letter needs to be received by the deadline, so ensure your letter is posted in good time to reach their offices by the 9th March. Make clear that you are responding to Question 4: Route around Measham, Leicestershire
You don't need to respond to the other questions (1-3, 5-9). If you have no views just skip these questions / leave them blank.
What does the consultation ask?
Question 4 asks:
Do you support the proposal to realign the route to the East of Measham? Please indicate whether or not you support the proposal together with your reasons.
- You can say that you don't want HS2 at all on any route – but do try to also add some specific comments on the problems with this route as this is what is being decided.
- You do not have to say which route you think it should follow – although you can if you want to.
- Make sure you say 'I do not support this proposal' (assuming that is your view!).
What else should I say?
We review some of the main arguments below linked to each of the villages / areas of countryside. These are intended to provide guidance but where possible:
- Write about things that are important to you. These may relate to where you live or places or issues that are important to you.
- Wherever possible use your own words to make your points. Those looking at consultation responses tend to give lower weight to responses with very similar wording. Tell them why you are concerned about these issues. If you have particular expertise or experience that informs your view do tell them.
Our focus is on the Austrey to Packington re route
You can find information on the impact to your local area and how best to voice your feelings below:


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This from Fire Information Officer Karlie Shaughnessy as members of the Rocky Mountain Unit Crew and Columbia Unit Crew help battle the 4,200 hectare blaze near Cache Creek.
There are 20 personnel in each unit crew, while three members make up a spot crew.
Shaughnessy explains all of their members are considered provincial resources so even if they are based in the Cranbrook zone they can be dispersed throughout BC when needed.
28 small wildfires, all under a hectare, started in the region overnight Monday and most of them were caused by lightning.
Shaughnessy calls that a "significant hit" as the region faced heavy lightning from the storms that rolled through the district.
However, she says the good news is none of the fires are significant and are not threatening any structures or communities.
Two blazes are currently active in the Cranbrook zone, including a 0.04 hectare fire on Lost Dog Forest Service Road north of Kimberley.
Shaughnessy said Tuesday an initial attack crew and helicopter were responding to the site.
More than 200 blazes are currently burning in the province that has pushed over 14 thousand British Columbians from their homes.
Shaughnessy also notes we could be experiencing high levels of smoke in the sky over the next couple of days.
She says the smoke is coming from the fires located in the Prince George, Kamloops and Cariboo fire centres.
– Southeast Fire Centre Information Officer Karlie Shaughnessy


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Here is BellyGrowling #6, in a slightly different format. It was a pretty good week for dinners, but is BellyGrowling what you need? Add a comment to let me know what you would like to see in our food posts. Recipes, menu plans, store lists, videos, ways kids can help in the kitchen? How can I make this post more COMFY?
I had good intentions of cooking this day, but we had gone to the "Steelers Café" to watch the 1pm game. We all ate so much yummy football food, that we weren't really hungry for dinner. The week will get better. I have some new recipes to try!
Mushroom and leek buckwheat risotto with pork loin
We've been experimenting with some gluten-free grain options lately and so I thought I would try buckwheat. I was hopeful that using a recipe with two ingredients we typically like, I was increasing our chance for success. WRONG. Buckwheat, as Joshua would say, is YUCK (I am not even including the recipe). Fortunately, the pork loin with a garlic-pepper rub from Trader Joe's was YUM.
How kids can help: Joshua cleaned the whole mushrooms and really enjoyed popping the stems off. I'm still finding those stems in odd places about the kitchen! With my help, he sliced the mushrooms. He also enjoyed measuring the water and buckwheat and stirring the pot while the buckwheat risotto was cooking on the stove. Joshua also takes great pride in being our official oven door opener/closer, so was very helpful with the pork loin.
Hungarian beef stew http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hungarian-beef-stew
It was a cold day and stew is just such a warming thing to think about. We've eaten a lot of chili so far this winter so I was happy to find this recipe to switch things up a little. This recipe did not disappoint. It is one of my favorite kinds of recipes—throw it all in a pot and let it simmer!
How kids can help: Joshua was in cutting, measuring, and stirring heaven! With scissors, he cut the onion and pepper into bite-size pieces. (I had washed and cut them into slices earlier in the day.) He washed the potatoes and carrots. We sliced the carrots with a knife together. The potatoes were pretty small and I could not position us to cut them together, so I did those on my own while he was using scissors on the onions and peppers. Then, the measuring and dumping began! Some of the ingredients splashed, some sank or floated, and some smelled funny. All, of course, went into our BIGGEST pot! Once the stew was simmering and turned on low, I gave Joshua the responsibility of stirring it every once in awhile. A job he took very seriously and did very earnestly!
Saigon-style eggplant over rice vermicelli http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/saigon-style-eggplant-over-rice-vermicelli/
A little something different from a heavy stew tonight! And, an opportunity for Joshua to have noodles. This recipe was tasty, but I did not use Japanese eggplants and I think, if I had, the dish would have been even better! Also, I substituted soy sauce for the Bragg Liquid Aminos and skipped the peanuts.
How kids can help: Joshua was not in much of a cooking mood this night and that was fine. I don't tend to push him into stuff unless it is really necessary. Plus, this was an easy recipe for me to do on my own. However, kids could easily, with the help of a parent, cut up the eggplant, fill the noodle pot with water to boil, and measure out and stir the liquid ingredients. Once everything was finished, Joshua did enjoy scooping noodles onto plates and topping it with spoonfuls of the eggplant mixture.
Shredded pork and pinto bean tacos http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/shredded-pork-pinto-tacos-pepita-slaw
Mexican food is always a hit at our house! I did not make the pepita slaw which is included in this recipe but opted for guacamole instead. The Strozer boys, my pork taste testers, said that the pork was good, but did not have a lot of flavor/spice to it. As we were cooking, it seemed like a lot of the liquid was cooking out of the pork pan. Had it not, I think the pork might have had some more flavor to it.
How kids can help: Joshua helped get everything in the pan to cook the pork, but lost interest after a few minutes because there was not a lot of active cooking to do with that part of the recipe. But, boy oh boy, was he in a mashing mood. Although it was a little different than the recipe, I had him mash the pinto bean in a separate bowl and stir them into the pork mixture after it finished cooking. He also mashed with fervor the avocados and additional guacamole ingredients. Since there was some downtime while waiting for everything to cook, Joshua decided to set our table "like we have a café."
Honey-sesame glazed chicken http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/honey-sesame-glazed-chicken-breasts-green-beans
This had been a tough day to get through that just quite suddenly got really good at the very end! We decided this would be a celebratory dinner and wow, was it YUM! We did not have any leftovers.
How kids can help: This meal takes a lot of measuring and pouring of ingredients. A great opportunity for kids to participate! The chicken cooks on the stovetop, so it is easy for kids to watch and turn the chicken as long as it does not get too splattery. With the exception of one turn of the chicken (because it got too sizzly), I, very proudly, watched Joshua cook this entire meal. I did help him with the measurements, but he found all of the ingredients, got out all of the equipment we needed, VERY generously spray the pan with olive oil cooking spray, put everything together, and then served it all up!
Joshua's favorite cousin visited us this day. And, as part of his excitement decided he wanted to share one of his favorite cafés with her, so we went to Jason's Deli for dinner!
What a successful week of cooking! We tried FIVE new recipes...and FOUR of them were yummy!


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Earthworms Eat Invasive Plants
Now here's a win-win situation. Feed water hyacinths to earthoworms. They don't call this plant "the blue devil" for nothing: it'll clog a river or a lake in no time flat. Turns out that worms love the stuff and 180 tons of yanked-out-and-piled-up water hyacinth will become 60 tons of rich worm castings. Go, worms! Then can you start on my dandelions?
The Hindu : Sci Tech / Agriculture : Water hyacinth: potential source for vermicompost


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As we have discovered in our experience with more than 150 ERP solutions, each ERP software package has its strengths and weaknesses. We track our extensive selection and implementation experience with various enterprise systems in our proprietary ERP Solutions Database. Below is a summary of a small sub-set of data from that database, which our project teams use to help clients select the right ERP software for their organizations.
The below identifies the generalized functional strengths of each of the listed ERP solutions for engineering based companies. Our ERP software selection process leverages more detailed information from our database to conduct a more thorough assessment of software fit with each client's business requirements.
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Panorama's ERP consultants are aware of the potential pitfalls of ERP selection projects and can help hedge against project cost overruns, software that is misaligned with business needs, and lack of return on investment. The ERP team has industry specific expertise that helps facilitate a successful ERP software selection project and measurable business improvements.
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The Cirith Ungol Webpit
"Welcome to the brave new world - The Future's here, or haven't you heard?"
I've noticed some new auctions by drummer Robert Garven.
Both original members Greg Lindstrom and Robert Garven have been selling various stuff on eBay for a while including some Cirith Ungol souvenirs. The latest Cirith Ungol additions are:
A signed photo
"This is a one of a kind Cirith Ungol print made from the original negative on Kodak paper. It was taken by Greg Hazard, and is 30.5x20". I think it was taken at the Beverly Theater, in Beverly Hills, CA but not sure. I was a co-founder and drummer for the band for 21 years.
If desired I will sign and personalize. It should be framed and matted and is currently rolled up but in excellent shape. Hard times forces sale. You will never see another one of these "
A signed Frost and Fire LP
"I was the original dummer and co-founder of Cirith Ungol. After 9 years together we finally released our first album "Frost & Fire". This is a VERY RARE opportunity to obtain the original first copy of this the first album we produced signed by all the original members except myself. If requested I will sign it also, however these signatures were made to me and at the time the record was released. This is especially rare as Jerry our original guitarist passed away many years ago signature is here also. Hard time makes me offer the rarest piece of Cirith Ungol memorabilia and my most important in my collection. Although I never made any success I am hoping that one of our fans has been successful and can aquire this once in a lifetime piece of rock history. We were the first band in LA to release out own record independently and this was it. The label is even blank! Thanks for looking. I will answer any questions about this item, and include a new never opened copy of the same album to whomever buys this one."
One Foot In Hell poster
I was the original and only drummer and co-founder of the Heavy Metal band Cirith Ungol. There were posters made for our 3rd album "One Foot in Hell" which was released on Metal Blade Records in 1986. They depicted the amazing illustration of Michael Whelan, which also appeared on the Michael Moorcock book entitled, "The Vanishing Tower". All of them were folded in quarters and sent out with the records for in store displays. However a few example were left unfolded. Here is a perfect example of one of those very rare posters. It measures 28.5 x 22" and is in PERFECT CONDITION! Hard times makes me offer the rarest piece of Cirith Ungol memorabilia and my most of my collection. Although I never had any success I am hoping that some of our fans has been more successful and can acquire this piece of memorabilia of rock and Heavy Metal history. We were the first band in LA to release out own record independently. Thanks for looking. I will answer any questions about this item, and sign if requested.
Some appealing items, unfortunately the price is not exactly cheap.
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Oriental hornbeam, Carpinus orientalis, collected in 2009, 55 cm high, very promising.
Walter Pall's main blog about bonsai and his work with trees from day to day. Lots of good pictures of good trees and lots of valuable information about bonsai.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
oriental hornbeam #22
Posted by Walter Pall at 2:48 PM
4 comments:
very nice
quick question- what is the pot? is it homemade?
- April 10, 2011 at 6:35 AM
- Walter Pall said...
This is a homemade paper/cement pot that Mario made. It is better than a box or a plastic can.
- April 10, 2011 at 7:06 AM
1. Do you plan to remove, perhaps gradually, those gnarly looking protuberances around the nebari?
2. How long do those paper cement pots last? How many winters outside?
- April 10, 2011 at 9:28 PM
- Walter Pall said...
1) no, I think they give the tree a lot of character and uniqueness.
2) 20 to 100 years
- April 10, 2011 at 9:47 PM
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UA leads effort to increase minority participation in 'STEM' fields with $5 million grant
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —
The need for employees in science, engineering and math fields is rising nationwide.
The University of Alabama is joining with other education leaders in the state to increase the number of under-represented minority groups in those fields.
The University of Alabama received a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
The goal is to make sure all minority groups are well represented in the science, technology, engineering and math, or 'STEM', fields.
"It's really a systemic attempt to change how we're educating students in the STEM fields," Dr. Kevin Whitaker, UA Interim Provost, said.
Schools, two year colleges and universities from across the state are partnering with the University of Alabama to implement the Alabama Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program.
"This program is seeking to have folks that perhaps never thought about seeking STEM fields, to get involved in STEM fields, then what this does, it wraps our arms, so to speak, around them to make sure they enter, they are successful in the program and they go out and make an impact on the state," Whitaker said.
The grant will provide opportunities like outreach activities for students that promote STEM fields and allow students to participate in research.
"It's the engine that drives a lot of innovation in the state. If you look at the manufacturing companies that have come to the state in the last 20 years, they're very very interested in folks that have STEM backgrounds," Whitaker said.
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The grant will provide $1 million annually over the course of five years
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Daily Prompt: Silence
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