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Three University of Colorado Boulder undergraduates have been awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships for 2014.
The scholarships, which are worth up to $7,500 each, are awarded annually to sophomores and juniors across the nation on the basis of high academic merit. The 2014 winners from CU-Boulder are Jasmine Brewer, a junior in engineering physics, Brennan Coffey, a junior in chemical engineering and applied mathematics, and Ryan Dewey, a junior in astrophysics and physics.
The three 2014 Goldwater Scholars from CU-Boulder were among 283 elite scholars selected from a field of 1,116 mathematics, science and engineering students who were nominated by faculty members from colleges and universities nationwide.
"CU-Boulder has an excellent record in the national Goldwater Scholars competition," said Deborah Viles, director of the university's Office of Top Scholarships. "Our success in having three student winners this year illustrates the national prominence of CU-Boulder's math, science and engineering programs. We're all very proud of these extraordinarily talented scholars, all of whom show great promise as future leaders in their fields." There also were three CU-Boulder Goldwater scholarship winners in 2013.
Brewer's interests lie at the boundary between physics and pure mathematics. Working with physics Assistant Professor Paul Romatschke, Brewer is focused on developing and analyzing simulations of a strongly interacting, ultracold quantum fluid known as Fermi gas. She hopes to develop more effective simulations to better understand the behavior of strongly interacting quantum fluids and quark-gluon plasma, a newly discovered material created in heavy ion collisions.
She also works with physics Assistant Professor Ivan Smalyukh's group, studying the interactions between particles suspended in liquid crystal materials. Brewer, also a drummer and a jazz enthusiast, plans to pursue a doctorate in mathematical physics.
Coffey has been working in the lab of chemical and biological engineering Professor Daniel Schwartz studying the diffusion of polymers at the solid-liquid interface using fluorescence microscopy to track molecular motion. He also spent three summers working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory working with data from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite that measures amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Coffey, also a member of the national Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi, plans to pursue a doctorate in materials engineering. He specifically is interested in the dynamics of polymers in hopes of helping to improve drug delivery systems. He enjoys skiing and bodybuilding in his free time.
Dewey, the third CU-Boulder Goldwater Scholar, is working with Professor Daniel Baker, director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, to use data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft now orbiting Mercury to explore how solar phenomena drive the processes of the planet's magnetosphere and its wispy thin atmosphere known as the exosphere.
Dewey plans to earn a doctorate in heliophysics and eventually conduct research in space physics and solar weather. He also is involved with the university's Presidents Leadership Class and spends time in the summers at a Boy Scout camp working with participants to help them earn merit badges. He also enjoys camping, hiking, skiing and astronomy.
Viles said she encourages high-achieving students with strong research backgrounds to apply for the Goldwater Scholarships next year. For more information email Viles at email@example.com.
Deborah Viles, 303-735-6801
Jim Scott, CU-Boulder media relations, 303-492-3114


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It seemed reasonable to me that some sort of basic structure could be established to support events in PHP 5, so I set out to whip something up as quickly as possible as a proof of concept. The contents of this article are the work of roughly one programming hour and surely stand to be improved upon, but the basic idea is this: instantiate an object and attach event handlers; the handlers will be executed when the events they are associated with are raised.
This is not an article for beginners, but I would not say you have to be a guru to understand the concepts and the code here. I have tried to keep it as minimal as possible to stay on point.
The Event and EventCollection Classes
First we need to create a simple object to store whatever event information we may need and an object to contain a collection of events. The reason we do not simply store them in an ArrayObject is because we need to be able to quickly check to see whether an event exists in a given collection, which requires code written specifically for the task.
Here is the Event class:
class Event
private $name;
public function GetName()
return $this->name;
public function __construct($name)
$this->name = $name;
As you can see, the class is essentially a container for a string. You could do away with this class in the examples given here, but I chose to go ahead and use an Event class in case at some point we need to store more information about a particular event. The EventCollection class basically wraps an ArrayObject and provides a function to check for an event by name.
class EventCollection
private $events;
public function __construct()
$this->events = new ArrayObject();
public function Add($event)
if (!$this->Contains($event))
public function Contains($event)
foreach ($this->events as $e)
if ($e->GetName() == $event)
return true;
Again, I chose to use classes for events rather than simply an ArrayObject of strings to provide support for future additions. There is no code in either of these classes that requires explanation, so let us continue.
{mospagebreak title=The EventHandler and EventHandlerCollection Classes}
To create an event handler, we need to know the event to which it was attached and we need to know what to do when the handler finds out about the event being raised. Since we cannot create function references, and lack of native support for events eliminates the usefulness of anonymous functions, we will use an approach similar to C# delegates, but with less fuss. We will create an EventHandler object by passing it an Event object and the name of the callback function, which will later be called in an eval() statement (ugly, but it will do).
class EventHandler
private $event;
private $callback;
public function GetEventName()
return $this->event->GetName();
public function __construct($event, $callback)
$this->event = $event;
$this->callback = $this->PrepareCallback($callback);
public function Raise($sender, $args)
if ($this->callback)
private function PrepareCallback($callback)
if ($pos = strpos($callback, '('))
$callback = substr($callback, 0, $pos);
$callback .= '($sender, $args);';
return $callback;
This class actually has some substance to it. The Raise() method actually runs the callback, and the PrepareCallback() method makes sure the callback has the proper signature for a delegate, that is, (Object $sender, EventArgs $e), for those of you who are familiar with C#. Since I didn't care to make an EventArgs class, $args will just be an array. This provides the handler functions with context that they would otherwise lack. They know the calling object, $sender, and they can be given parameters with $args.
The EventHandlerCollection also provides a test for membership with the Contains() method, basically what we saw with the EventCollection, and it provides a RaiseEvent() method that picks through its list of handlers and calls Raise() on the right one. This keeps event triggering simple later on when we look at the event enabled class. Here is the EventHandlerCollection class:
class EventHandlerCollection
private $handlers;
public function __construct()
$this->handlers = new ArrayObject();
public function Add($handler)
public function RaiseEvent($event, $sender, $args)
foreach ($this->handlers as $handler)
if ($handler->GetEventName() == $event)
$handler->Raise($sender, $args);
We now have our four "framework" classes. It is time to move on to a class that can actually register event handlers and raise events.
{mospagebreak title=The Event-Enabled Class}
To enable a class with events, there are a few prerequisites, given our existing classes. First, it needs to contain a list of available events. Second, it needs to be able to trigger, or raise, its events through some helper method. Third, it needs to be able to register event handlers. Note that any given event can have more than one event handler.
The code for this class, which we are calling MyEventClass, is actually pretty simple. In the code below, you will notice that the class is wired up for two events, OnLoad and OnUnload. You will also notice that we pass an EventHandlerCollection into the constructor. To support the OnLoad event, which fires at the end of the constructor, we would have to already have a handler in place to make use of it – which means, in general, classes implementing this pattern will need to provide a $handlers parameter in the constructor.
class MyEventClass
private $events;
private $eventHandlers;
public function __construct(EventHandlerCollection $handlers
= null)
$this->events = new EventCollection();
if ($handlers)
$this->eventHandlers = $handlers;
$this->eventHandlers = new EventHandlerCollection
$this->TriggerEvent('OnLoad', array('arg1'=>1));
public function __destruct()
$this->TriggerEvent('OnUnload', array('arg2'=>2));
public function RegisterEventHandler($handler)
if ($this->events->Contains($handler->GetEventName()))
private function InitEvents()
$this->events->Add(new Event('OnLoad'));
$this->events->Add(new Event('OnUnload'));
private function TriggerEvent($eventName, $args)
$this->eventHandlers->RaiseEvent($eventName, $this,
To quickly review the class methods, from the bottom up, there is TriggerEvent(), which accepts an event name and any relevant arguments. It directly calls EventHandlerCollection::RaiseEvent, which passes the event along to the appropriate handler or handlers, if one does in fact exist. Since the RaiseEvent() method of EventHandlerCollection does not have an exit condition when it finds a handler matching the raised event, we can have as many handlers for an event as we want.
InitEvents() is a crude way to register available events with the class. We have to populate the EventCollection somehow, and this seemed to me the best way to do it. RegisterEventHandler() is simply a wrapper for EventHandlerCollection::Add(), allowing us to attach handlers to an object after it has been instantiated. I would suggest passing all handlers in the constructor for clarity's sake, but the RegisterEventHandler() method is available nonetheless.
Notice in __construct() and __destruct(), TriggerEvent() is called. The result of calling TriggerEvent(), through a few levels of indirection, calls the code you passed in when you created your EventHandlers. That brings me to the final bit of code for this article – using MyEventClass.
{mospagebreak title=Using the Event-Enabled Class}
Using MyEventClass is fairly straightforward. You create an EventHandlerCollection and any event handling methods you want, and you instantiate the class.
$handlers = new EventHandlerCollection();
$handlers->Add(new EventHandler(new Event('OnLoad'),
$handlers->Add(new EventHandler(new Event('OnUnload'),
$obj = new MyEventClass($handlers);
$obj = null;
function handleLoad($sender, $args)
print 'object '.get_class($sender).' loaded with '.count
($args).' args!<br />';
function handleUnload($sender, $args)
print 'object '.get_class($sender).' unloaded with '.count
($args).' args!';
If you create a PHP page with all the code in it from this article and run it, you will see the following on your screen:
object MyEventClass loaded with 1 args!
object MyEventClass unloaded with 1 args!
Obviously this is a rather minimalistic (and pointless) implementation, but it does demonstrate the usage of the event handlers and the event-enabled class. Pretty cool, yes?
Hopefully this article has piqued your interest and you will experiment, improve my code, and create a fantastic open source event framework for PHP, which I am far, far too lazy to do myself. There are some obvious points where refactoring is called for, such as creating an interface or an abstract base class that event-enabled classes adhere to, or providing a more effective design of the event and handler classes. I intend to use the code I've created here in my next PHP project, and I hope you will, too. Be sure to let me know how it works out and post any nifty improvements in the dicussion thread of the article.

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On the opposite inside cover page, had been written at at a later date, in blue ink, "To Connie Boyd From Mother." I knew at once that I had to buy the book and could hardly believe that the price was only $5.50. It seemed to be true that 'what is one man's rubbish is another man's treasure.
Because online searches of historical births cut off at 1909 in NSW, I looked for deaths of possible children of James Boyd and his siblings. The person named Connie Boyd, whose mother had presented James' book to, however, still managed to elude me. I searched the NSW electoral rolls for Constance Boyd but with no result. Finally, widening my search to variations of the name Constance (and by now, thinking that perhaps Connie might be my mystery book owner's real name), I searched Ancestry.com and .... I found Connie Boyd. On the 1936 and 1937 electoral roll Connie Heather Boyd resided with her parents, Daniel Wesley ( farmer) and Maggie Caroline Susannah Boyd, at Main Road, Dapto, NSW. Connie's mother, Maggie was the fifth of James and Eliza Boyd's children. Her father Daniel Wesley, was the second child of James' sister Mary Jane Boyd and her husband Daniel Boyd. Connie's parents were first cousins and Connie was both the grand daughter and great neice of James Boyd. My next goal was to attempt to find the descendants of James and his grand daughter, Connie, the two owners of my now cherished little book. The more history that I discovered about the book the more I treasured it.
I easily found a marriage for Connie (now that I was searching under Connie and not Constance as I had previously done). She married John Frederick Miller in 1945 in Wollongong, NSW, however when I looked for her death I discovered that Connie had married more than once, as she died in 1975 in Wollongong under the surname of Halls not Miller. The 1949 electoral roll shows Connie Miller living at 263 Princess Highway, Dapto near Wollongong where she had married John Frederick Miller four years earlier.
I have been unable, as yet to trace any direct descendants of James Boyd through his daughter, Maggie Caroline Susannah or his grand daughter, Connie, but will continue to try to trace descendants through James other children. I am pleased to have learned about the boy who travelled to Australia in 1853 on board the ship 'Australia' and who was given the gift of a small history book as a token of the ship's teacher's esteem and appreciation.
The story does not end here. The book has travelled from England to Australia and is a valuable part of the Boyd family history and significantly, a treasured piece of evidence in the history of New South Wales. I will make certain that it is left in safe hands so that it will become accessible to everyone.


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My Ticket Log Is Full 3/3 hence asked here. I believe some mods are here who look after.
Same thing happend almost year ago, which I believe was fixed with API.
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The Anti-Joke CatSeptember 2, 2012
Over the last few years there's been quite a few interesting (or boring, depending on your patience) debates about the plagiarism of jokes on Twitter and Facebook.
On one hand, you can argue that no-one really "owns" a joke. Jokes have always belonged to the people. People tell each other jokes and change and embellish and improve them as they go along. In the case of 99% of jokes people have no idea who originally came up with them, and quite rightly they don't really care. When a man tells a friend a joke in the pub he doesn't pause, explain the origin of the joke and make sure that whoever first thought of it is credited. And at the end of the day it's only a joke; it's not someone drunkenly screaming state secrets in a crowded pub.
On the other hand, on Facebook and Twitter, jokes are a form of currency. On Twitter in particular, where the one-liner is king and where a good, short joke can get thousands of retweets and hundreds of new followers, it's very frustrating when people steal your joke and pass it off as your own. I'm not talking about people coming up with the same joke at the same time as you (which happens constantly, particularly in reference to news stories) or repeating a joke that they've known for years where the tweeter has no way of knowing who originally wrote it. I'm talking about people deliberately stealing your work and passing it off as their own.
As a writer who has been clogging up The Internet for well over a decade, it's curious to see what has happened to some of the things I've written. In 2002 I started a page on my website called Sad Jokes. The idea was to take the traditional format of jokes, such as a Knock Knock joke or a Doctor joke but give the joke a logical, cold, depressing punchline. For example:
Man: Doctor, I've broken my leg.
Doctor: I'm afraid it is a very bad break. You will never walk again.
I can't pretend that I'm the first writer to try to subvert jokes or take established comedy tropes and turn them on their head; but at the time I felt like I was the first person making this specific type of "sad joke". Who knows, maybe Kafka or Bernie Winters beat me to it?
I enjoyed writing the jokes and added more over the following months. When I wrote my first novel in 2006, I included some of the jokes within it.
Here's a photo of my book! With the jokes in it!
And of course, the inevitable compliment soon followed, in that I started seeing the jokes appearing (uncredited) on various websites and forums. In 2007 they appeared on the notorious Sickipedia website as German Jokes with a few additional jokes that were nothing to do with me. I didn't really care. People were enjoying the jokes and no one was pretending that they had written the jokes themselves.
To be honest, as with most stuff on my now-generally-defunct website, I forgot about the Sad Jokes. Until a couple of weeks ago I noticed an account on Twitter called Anti-Joke Cat. It's a popular account with over 170,000 followers. The jokes within were essentially the same format as my sad jokes. So what. That didn't bother me – you can't copyright a format. But then I noticed that some of the jokes were very similar indeed to the jokes on my website. For example:
A man walks into a bar, and his alcohol problem slowly tears his family apart.
Which is almost exactly the same as this joke of mine.
And that annoyed me. Since I'm currently taking a break from Twitter and I noticed that Anti-Joke Cat also has a Facebook page, I left the cat a comment on Facebook noting that his joke was clearly "inspired" by my own jokes, and left a link back to Sad Jokes. I didn't expect a reply. I didn't get one. But I checked Twitter a few days later and saw that whoever is behind Anti-Joke Cat had clearly seen my link to Sad Jokes. Because they'd visited the page and nicked a joke of mine from there. Word for word.
What's doubly annoying about this is that at the bottom of my Sad Jokes page is a link to my Twitter account, so the Anti-Joke Cat could easily have credited me for the joke but deliberately chose to pass it off as their own joke.
I have no idea who is behind the Anti-Joke Cat twitter account. I doubt they see what they are doing as malicious or wrong in any way – and they are probably right. They're tweeting fairly harmless jokes. I doubt they make any money out of the account and probably just enjoy the dubious ego-massaging pleasure of having a very popular Twitter account.
If you think I'm making a fuss about nothing, you're probably right. It's not Watergate; it's just someone nicking my jokes and passing them off as his own. And as I wrote at the beginning, people have been swapping jokes since before the pyramids were built. In the great scheme of things, it means nothing. In the less-than-great scheme of my life, it doesn't mean very much. The people who enjoy Anti-Joke cat's account and retweet him/her certainly don't care where the jokes come from, and this whole blog post feels like a man joylessly stamping on someone else's fun (my favourite hobby).
The irony, I suppose, is that whilst I love writing jokes and I like making people laugh, I tend to take life very seriously. When it comes to my ego, I have almost no sense of humour. I struggle to laugh when I feel wronged or slighted and generally get bitter when I see people succeeding unfairly. Even if it's a fucking unfunny cat. I don't expect the cat to be unmasked and then marched into Twitter jail for 25 years of hard labour. In fact, I don't expect anything to happen. Still, it's good to write an irate blogpost from time to time – if I am annoyed at anything, it's less a plagiaristic cat and more the fact that it's nigh on impossible to create a viable career out of words written on the Internet. And I can't directly blame a cat for that.
Underlying all this is a debate about jokes and the Internet and who owns words anyway in a digital age. And it's a debate I'll leave to people with more brains and energy than I've got. It's late and I'm getting angry about a cat nicking my jokes. It's probably time for bed.
Well, the unsightly minions of Twitter have been hard at work declaring war on Anti-Joke Cat, which has elicited a reply from Mr Anti-Joke Cat himself, in the form of a series of DMs to me. Here's what he has to say:
"Hello, Sir. Firstly, I would like to say that the first time I've heard of you was this morning. Secondly, I regularly check what people are saying about me and DM my followers quite often. Whilst looking through these tweets, I saw a few people mention you and this alleged plagiarism. I read through your blog post and I understand fully the frustration you feel, as tweets regularly get "stolen" from me on my personal account. I am one of many anti-joke accounts on Twitter and I would like to draw your attention to @AntiJokeApple and @AntiJokeJamal, both who have a larger following than me. I created a couple of my own anti-jokes for this page (all of which these two accounts copied), but the rest of them came from my only source anti-joke.com. Now, as I understand it, people post their own' anti-jokes to this page, a bit like Sickipedia. There are several variations of the same anti-joke and looking at your Sad Jokes page, many I have seen before, even if they differ slightly. I don't know if someone has taken your jokes and posted them on this anti-joke website or it is merely coincidence, but I did not take them directly from your website. Also, it was only the one joke that was word for word and that was potentially yours. But as I said, they're all on anti-joke.com. I hope this has relieved some of your hate towards me, I am just an 18 year old boy doing something rather unproductive with his spare time. Regards, Anti-Joke Cat."
To which I replied, also by DM:
"Hello there. I certainly don't hate you. I don't even dislike you. I'm just annoyed that my jokes are appearing uncredited on your Twitter. I appreciate that you're only 18 and you're just doing this for fun. I'm now aware that there are lots of other anti-joke Twitter accounts. And I understand that most of those anti-joke Twitter accounts just take material from the anti-joke website and use it. However, you have to take responsibility for the jokes that appear on your Twitter feed. Saying "I took them from another website" isn't really a good response. You got yourself over 170,000 followers by posting other people's jokes. That's not a great thing to do. A lot of people will assume you write those jokes yourself or that at the very least your followers submit them to you. It seems to me that unless you wrote the joke yourself or know for sure who wrote it (and credit them) then you probably shouldn't put the joke on your Twitter. Because the likelihood is that you're ripping someone off, and that isn't a nice thing to do."
So, the upshot of it is that as I suspected, Anti-Joke Cat isn't a criminal mastermind, he's an 18-year-old guy with too much time on his hands. However, he's not totally harmless. He's an 18-year-old who has accrued 170,000 followers on Twitter by taking jokes from a website (anti-jokes.com) and passing them off as his own. My own feeling is that he should stop using other the jokes from anti-jokes.com because the likelihood is that most of the decent jokes on that website have been stolen from professional comedians or other people's Twitter accounts. It's interesting to note that Anti-jokes.com hosts banner ads, so they're happy to have make money off the jokes, and they are also selling an anti-joke book (which I suspect contains at least a handful of jokes that I've personally written).
On a personal level it's odd to think that the jokes I wrote 10 years ago now appears in a mutated form across The Internet and seem to have generated hundreds of thousands of followers for the Twitter accounts that deliver jokes to the public. And on a wider level, it's interesting to see how quickly a joke can be divorced from its original author and claimed as a kind of public domain material that anyone can use. I suppose that as soon as my jokes appeared uncredited on Sickipedia back in 2007, the cat was out of the bag. People were inevitably going to spread the jokes and no one would give a damn about who originally wrote them. And I don't blame people for that. Let's compare jokes with recipes. If I find a good recipe online, it's rarely credited to anyone, and if I share it with friends, I don't do an exhaustive search to find out who originally wrote the recipe. I just share it. (Although if I were to set up a dedicated recipe Twitter account, I would probably make some attempt to find out who originally wrote the recipes rather than passing them off as my own). Still, unless you're a professional writer or comedian, no one really cares or minds who originally wrote a joke. Most of my favourite jokes are old Jewish jokes that have been told a thousand times by a thousand different people.
In terms of the Anti-Joke Cat, I feel silly making a fuss about something as minor as stolen one-liners, but at the same time I know people on Twitter who would sell their mum into slavery for 170,000 followers, and he's managed to get an awful lot of followers and influence by a) lifting jokes straight from the anti-joke website b) turning a blind eye towards the fact lots of those jokes are stolen from other people and c) not making it clear that he hasn't written the jokes himself. I hope he has a think about what he is doing.
Well, I've had further communication with Mr Cat. Here's some more DMs from him.
"Hello, again. I have now read your blog update. Believe me, I never in a million years expected it to get this big. I remember being excited one day in college when it hit 6,000 followers. I don't even have an excuse for what is essentially plagiarism, all I can say is, "Welcome to the internet of today." There are all sorts of quotes/jokes accounts on Twitter, all of them copying jokes from various websites, mobile phone applications and other people. One notable example, @sickipediabot (Not affiliated with Sickipedia, has gained over 500,000 followers by simply posting a selection of jokes from Sickipedia, none of them accredited to the people who posted them to, or to the original authors. And like you stated in your post, it's very unlikely they even know who the original authors are. There are several accounts with over 1,000,000 followers on here, all posting unaccredited jokes and quotes purely for RTs. I am just one tiny little fish in an ocean of plagiarism. I do disagree that a lot of people would think I write these, even though I have written a few. I feel that I am unfairly being singled out when there are hundreds of others with even more followers doing exactly the same. Mind, they probably wouldn't have even replied to you the first time. And even people with fewer followers do it. You see a joke on Sickipedia, and within an hour or so, that same joke is all over Twitter, with them effectively taking credit for it. I think most people know it isn't their own jokes though, and dismiss it. The rule seems to be that if you aren't a professional comedian, it doesn't really matter. The chances are, if you try to come up with something original yourself, someone, somewhere has already thought of it. You seem like a genuinely lovely fellow and I'm sorry if this has caused you some frustration."
Not mollified by his flattery, I wrote a slightly pompous reply:
"I don't think you are being unfairly singled out. You are being singled out because I found my joke on YOUR account. Not someone else's. I'm aware that there are plenty of other accounts doing similar things, but it just happened that I found my joke on your site. Your argument seems to be "a lot of other people do it, so why shouldn't I?" which is quite a weak argument, to say the least. As for the idea that if you come up with something original, it's most likely already been done before… sorry but no. There's a difference between being inspired by other writers and simply stealing their work. Amazingly, as a writer I do sometimes come up with ideas or jokes that no one has done before, which is what makes it very frustrating when someone steals my work and passes it off as their own. My suggestion would be that you try doing something useful. Try writing something for yourself. Try building something you can be proud of. Try coming up with a clever, original idea. And if you can't think of something clever, original and unique, come up with a better excuse for ripping people off than "Everyone else is doing it." You are not everyone else. Take responsibility for what appears on your Twitter."
To which Mr Cat replied:
"I originally got the idea from the 'Anti-Joke Chicken' meme. I suggest you have a look at it. It's completely normal nowadays for these memes to be turned into Twitter accounts. I know it's frustrating when you think someone has stolen your work, but that was not the case. I think of Anti-joke as a resource and don't think I am doing anything wrong. Therefore, I shall be continuing with what I am doing. If I had bought their book which they sell for $9.99, and wrote 'All jokes taken from the Anti-Joke book' in my bio, would it be acceptable then? Under your views, it should be, as long as I credit the author/s of the book and even though they didn't originally create the jokes."
And I chipped in with:
"Of course you're going to continue what you're doing. You get lots of attention whilst making almost no effort. That's your choice. But please don't say you haven't stolen my material when my joke appears word-for-word on your Twitter account. There's nothing I can do to stop you taking other people's material and I doubt you're going to stop. You seem to think it's acceptable. You could at least have the decency to delete tweets that you KNOW are taken from other people, but you don't seem to care how or why the tweets appear on the anti-joke site, as long as the retweets keep flowing for you. That's your choice."
It's exciting doing battle with a cat.
I then asked Mr Cat why he runs the account:
"I'm slightly irritated but more than that I'm puzzled. I'm puzzled as to why you run the account in the first place, especially since, as you have said, you know how frustrating and irritating it is when someone steals your jokes. And you've already stated that there are lots of other accounts doing exactly the same thing."
He replied, purring:
"As I've already said, I never expected it to get this big. But I was simply trying to make a Twitter account for the Anti-Joke Chicken meme. However, all of the desirable @ names were taken and thus, Anti-Joke Cat was born. I don't know who creates the jokes I use. As far as I'm concerned, I don't think they 'belong' to anyone. It's not like they're copyrighted."
I countered:
"In my case, the joke is copyrighted. It appears in my book, published in Britain in 2006. My main argument with tweets is that I don't mind someone using a tweet of mine as long as they credit me for it. In the case of the Anti-Joke website, they seem to go out of their way to remove credit from the jokes. They do this so that they can then claim they "own" the joke, so they can then sell books full of the jokes and sell advertising space on their website. You may or may not make money out of your Twitter feed (170,000 followers will be very tempting to some advertisers) but you're happy to use the jokes from the website, despite knowing that most of them rip off other people."
He meowed in reply:
"I may have made the odd 'quick buck' from it, but that's all. I don't like doing sponsored tweets because I know how much they annoy my followers. I think you've rounded it up very nicely in your blog post and it's now time to put this rather silly issue to bed."
Rather exhausted by his "I-know-this-is-wrong-but-I'm-going-to-do-it-anyway attitude" I felt I had to make one small point before I unfollowed him.
"It's not the most important issue in the world, but it's not silly. It's about plagiarism. But you're not going to stop and that's it."
So Mr Anti-Cat has now deleted the tweet that copies mine word-for-word, but has said that he's going to continue tweeting jokes he finds on Anti-Joke.com, despite knowing that they are mostly stolen from other people, because he likes doing it. Fair enough.
Of course, during the course of the day I've found myself slightly irritated by the attitude of Mr Anti-Joke Cat, but I still maintain that it's hardly the most important issue in the world. It's a tiny mote of irritation in my eye. In some ways what's interesting to me is that someone can build such a huge following on Twitter simply by copying and pasting jokes from a website, without doing anything creative or writing their own material. I think as much as anything else, my encounters with the Anti-Joke Cat illustrates a certain generation gap. I'm 37 years old. I grew up in a largely pre-Internet age, where text (whether it be a joke, a recipe or a short story) did not change hands quite as freely as it does now. It was an age when publishing something involved putting it in a newspaper or book or magazine, and those publishers would then have to take responsibility for what they wrote and couldn't easily publish someone else's work as their own. I assume, perhaps naively, that when you write something, whether it is on The Internet or in a book, that it belongs to you. Whereas Mr Anti-Joke Cat is 18 and has probably never experienced a time when the Internet wasn't there. He has grown up in an age where if you like a piece of text, you copy it and bung it on Facebook or Twitter or Tumblr and soon it belongs to everyone. He's young and I'm older. I could get angry about his attitude, but I suspect I'd be an old man shouting at the sea.
As a nice postscript to this blog post, here's a joke posted on the Anti-Joke Cat twitter feed an hour ago, after we had finished DMing each other and nice Mr Cat had agreed to delete the tweet that was copied word-for-word from me:
And here's a joke from Sad Jokes, written 10 years ago.
Let me take a moment to revisit Mr Cat's lovely words from his DM: "I know it's frustrating when you think someone has stolen your work, but that was not the case."


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Jim Moriarty, CEO of Surfrider – chronicles his better, greener surfboard…0
The Surfrider Foundation CEO, Jim Moriarty, just posted a blog about getting his own surfboard made from recycled EPS.
A better surfboard; a better surfboard blank
June 14 2012 | Joy, Waves, Culture Shifting, Surfing,
All surfers know that even though we are submersed in the natural elements what is under our feet, our surfboard, is anything but natural.
What surfers don't know is that options are available now… right now. A less toxic surfboard, with a much lighter CO2 footprint is possible. This is true even if we assume we're starting with a blank made of super-strong EPS as it's now possible to get that blank made from recycled waste polystyrene foam (commonly known as "styrofoam").
This will be a three-part blog series looking at this issue. This post will look at the blank, the second post will connect with the shaper and the third at the glassing stage. I'm not suggesting this is an authoritative look at this subject, success to me equals you asking the question "how can my next board be… better?"
Let's start in 2005… most of us remember Clark Foam abruptly shutting down (seemingly due to frustrations with environmental challenges). It was the death of a monopoly for surfboard blanks. Many thought the industry would never be the same and shapers hoarded the remaining Clark blanks. But what happens is what usually happens when a single source shuts down… the industry innovated and is has blossomed into something far better and more reflective of modern tastes and issues.
In the next few years… Firewire went from a fringe player to the choice of a touring pro, Surftech built a stable of A-list shapers making epoxy boards available to the masses, Patagonia surfboards in the lineup became commonplace, Danny Hess and Grain surfboards embraced wood. Enjoy started making handplanes out of scraps of broken boards. Some called it a renaissance of sorts.
The new era felt like a third Mad Max (repurposed materials), a third This Old House (re-interpretation of products made from natural materials) and a third Silicon Valley (endless cycles of innovation and hacks).
All of the sudden things shifted and a multitude of shapers were paying much more attention to the entire board creation process… they started actively seeking alternative materials for surfboard blanks and experimenting with non-toxic approaches to glassing. I talked to Jake Moss a year ago about his ongoing research and development, that dialog is here (it's #18). The fact that Jake's surf brand is "Moss Research" sets things up for me… when I talk to him that's what I hear… research and development.
This brings me to Sustainable Surf's Waste to Waves program and Marko Foam.
Marko Foam started recycled surfboard blank technology in 2009. They started taking back the bones (cut off's) of shaped blanks from their blank customers, as a good customer service gesture. Marko then got the waste EPS material recycled by one of their vendors, who was able to produce a re-manufactured Polystyrene bead, that Marko was then able to make their recycled EPS blanks with. Last year this process expanded when the Waste to Waves program was started, allowing individuals to become part of this same effort.
I've known Michael Stewart for a while. He's a maven connected to Surfrider's San Francisco chapter and was an early proponent of carbon-neutral surf pros and pushing out sustainable best practices to surf contests. He and Kevin Whilden came together got stuck on the idea that the very trash we throw away could become the raw materials for a better, stronger EPS blank. They started a nonprofit called Sustainable Surf. That organization has a program called Waste to Waves to make this happen… creating an ad-hoc supply chain where people can recycle their hard, white polystyrene packing materials and have that trash become among other things… killer surfboard blanks. Honestly, they had me at "trash to slash."
Before I continue it should go without saying, but I'll say it anyway, that the "greenest surfboard" is one you don't have to create. This is the same as the greenest car is… no car. My point with this blog isn't to debate that point. Nor is it to compare one kind of virgin blank over another, that dialog is great and it's happening all over the web. My point here is to figure out how to make a great board from the junk we're throwing into landfills.
I've been a fan of EPS foam/epoxy resin based boards since a high school friend of mine ran one of my epoxy boards over with all four wheels of his truck… and didn't damage the board. The idea of getting a board made from polystyrene trash was intriguing and so I decided to follow the process and get a board made. I had one condition (and it's the same one you'd have), it had to be as good if not better than my other options for boards. The process starts with collection bins throughout California, a list of where those are is here. I brought in some of that hard, white packing material that surrounds TVs and computers. Once the bins are filled, the waste EPS foam is brought to Marko foam, who gets the material recycled… and ultimately makes the (now recycled) EPS surfboard blanks. Going back to my "had to be as good if not better" point above, it turns out that when EPS foam is recycled it's as strong as virgin EPS.
I wanted to understand this entire process better so I decided to follow the entire process and have a board made of scrap styrofoam… so I did. I filled half a Waste to Waves bin and contacted Marco Foam to buy a blank.
In the next two posts I'll follow my blank to the shaper stage and then onto the glasser.
Here is a video of the process at Marko foam. The single question I want you to ask is "how can I get one of these blanks?" The answer is ask your shaper to contact Marko foam directly, specifically you can email Clay at email@example.com.


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Actress Julia Stiles is relieved plans for her to star in playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig" on Broadway fell through because she was terrified about stripping down onstage.
"The Bourne Ultimatum" star has signed up to star in LaBute's play "Reasons To Be Pretty" in London, but she almost landed the lead in his celebrated Fat Pig in New York.
Stiles tells WENN, "It fell through on Broadway and I'm glad it did. As much as I was excited to go back to Broadway I was relieved that it didn't end up happening because I was really excited to not to have to wear a bikini onstage.
"It was the last scene where she flaunts out in a bikini and she's supposed to be the epitome of the perfect body. And I was like, 'Too much pressure!' Seriously, who wants to deal with that? A bikini with no ocean around you? Come on!"


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Yes, it may have escaped your attention during the incessant media coverage of Extreme Rules this week, but there was also a Royal Wedding planned for this weekend. By the you read this the rather low key affair will be all over, and we can get back to being swamped by coverage of yet another gimmick PPV from the WWE. And, sticking with tradition, we'd like to share our thoughts, predictions and well wishes for all involved.
Sidekick Andrew: It almost seems sacrilege to discuss this match on such a heartwarmingly romantic weekend, celebrating as it does the break up of one of our favourite WWE couples. No, not that kind of couple, although I'm sure if you search hard enough in the darker recesses of the internet you can find crudely photoshopped images and tawdry scribblings discussing just that.
We've long been fans of LayCool here at The Bunker. Despite a rather shaky start during the infamous Piggy James angle, we soon came to appreciate the comedy genius of Layla in particular. Through their genius internet-baiting role as NXT Pros to their run as "BFF Champs" they've been consistently entertaining characters. They may have even influenced our choice of XBox LIVE mottos, depending on how sad that revelation makes us sound.
Anyway, before I embarrass us anymore I should reveal that I want Layla to win this "Loser Leaves Smackdown" match. This is partly due to the fact that I don't like Michelle McCool anywhere near as much as I like Layla. However, if I was going to be all "internet wrestling community" about it, I would say that McCool seems the type to buy into the whole A-Show/B-Show nonsense and would want to be on Raw facing the likes of Kong and Phoenix. And let's face it, she has the influence to get what she wants…
Saturday Morning Edit: What? Loser leaves WWE? Really? Oh well, despite the fact that the overdubbing only managed to remind me of the infamous "I have to go now. My planet needs me." line from The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie show, I suppose this lends a degree of gravitas to the match. I think the (Scott Stanford approved) Boss Lady is right on this one, and someone will interfere. Having said that, as it's a No DQ, No Count Out match, I'm sticking with Layla to win, but due to interference
McCool will have an argument to stay with the WWE.
Boss Lady Ray: When this was a 'Loser Leaves Smackdown' match, I was pretty sure Layla was staying on Smackdown, with Michelle trotting off to Raw. However, after watching Smackdown and hearing the hilarious and atrocious dubbing of Michelle McCool replacing "Smackdown" with "WWE", I'm inclined to think neither of them will win. If ever there was a clear sign from them on high that Kong/Kharma is about to debut in the WWE, this is it. My guess is that Kharma will interfere with the match and they'll both be disqualified, leaving the two of them gainfully employed. Who knows? Maybe it'll bring them back together. Here's hoping. I supposed it's No DQ though, they'd both have to be unfit to continue. A small price to pay to keep your job.
Sidekick Andrew: "Country Whipping Tag Match?" Yeah, I've no idea either. I've just checked the match description on wwe.com and they offer no help whatsoever. Admittedly I've been rather lax with my WWE watching over the last couple of weeks, so there's always a chance that they may have explained this in meticulous detail on TV. I can only assume it's something to do with butter maybe? Although the idea of these four wrestling in butter brings forth an uncomfortable mix of Deliverance and Last Tango in Paris – a mental image I could have happily gone to my grave without ever experiencing…
I think everyone can agree that unlike the previous match, we'll all be happy to see the partnership of Cole and Swagger fall apart on Sunday. Swagger deserves better, and let's be honest – Cole outstayed his welcome after the first appearance of his gong on NXT. Having said that, I think Cole and Swagger will win, with Swagger getting the pin (or more likely submission.) This will cause Cole to get all stroppy as he wanted the glory. As I explained to Boss Lady Ray across the boardroom table during our discussions, this can only lead to "PUSH – PUSH – PUNCH – PUNCH – GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB" and the end of the Cole-Swagger partnership at last.
Boss Lady Ray: I just want it to be over. This storyline should be have been drawn to a close at Wrestlemania. Michael Cole's ego has been on the puff-up since Daniel Bryan gave him a smack way back on series one of NXT. This really has to be the moment where Cole eats his humble pie, shuts up and lets the people in the ring be the stars. King and JR to win with Swagger sticking the GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB! on Cole after it's all done. As for the whipping thing, I have no idea, but if it does involve butter I'll be skipping the toast and having cereal for my breakfast the next morning. Bleurgh.
Sidekick Andrew: This Falls Count Anywhere match could be great. Cody's a great wrestler and Rey always pulls out the stops at PPVs. The fact that it's Falls Count Anywhere gives Mysterio chance to jump off something tall to get a victory, and much as I would like Cody to win I think Rey will get the pin.
Actually, you know what? Despite the fact I am pretty much looking forward to this match, I can't actually come up with much to say about it. We've seen these two go at it a few times now, and there's only so much to talk about. Instead, here's a completely irrelevant video of another short flippy masked guy we really like here in The Bunker:
Boss Lady Ray: Being that Rey Mysterio is moving to Raw and possibly winding down for a break, I'm going to go with Rey. With Cody staying on Smackdown the feud needs to end and it'll be a nice farewell to SD if Mysterio wins. Cody Rhodes was the surprising winner in the Legacy split and with himself, Ted DiBiase and Randy Orton all now on Friday nights, there's potential for something interesting between Ted and Cody in particular. It'll be a Rey Mysterio spot-fest, but hey, let him enjoy it.
Sidekick Andrew: Hmm… Wrestlegasm favourite Punk vs the Most Boring Wrestler in Christendom, Randy Orton. I don't think anyone has dropped in estimation as much as Orton, not since Powell Motors revealed "The Homer"
Now that my obligatory Simpsons reference is out of the way, I've a feeling that Punk will take this one. After all the rumours swirling around this week about Punk wanting a break and not signing a new contract yet, this could go either way. There's a possibilty the WWE could decide to punish him and give him a loss so that he doesn't feel like he's indispensable. But I think they're more likely to give him the victory as an incentive to keep him. A Last Man Standing loss is particularly embarrassing for a wrestler: being unable to answer a ten count is almost up there with an I Quit loss and I just can't picture Punk being down for that long. Orton, on the other hand, is a big fan of the rest hold and slow action – so there's always a chance he'll just not realise the time has passed letting Punk get the win.
Saturday Morning Edit: OK, I'll admit Orton looks good with his new beard, and I enjoyed his little smiley promo at the start of Smackdown last night. Is it just me, or does he have a look of Beckham with that stubble? Anyway, doesn't effect my prediction, just thought I'd mention it.
Boss Lady Ray: My inherent wish to see CM Punk win is never far away when making predictions. There's a good reason why I'm losing 2-5 in our little competition. But even though it goes against every fibre in my body, I think they'll give this one to Orton. They're on different brands now, so it has to come to a close, and I never really dug it as a feud anyway. It's hard to know what plans they have for Punk. It's even harder to know whether the rumours that he's not planning on renewing his contract are true or not. But I think Punk's work for the next few months lies with Mason Ryan.
Those big hints of tension between them lead me to think Mason may be about to cost his boss the match on Sunday, leading to a run that finally puts Mason over. They made him FCW Champion amazingly quickly, to the point where he even mentioned that he wasn't sure he deserved it so soon. Modesty is a Welsh trait. They also excused him the embarrasment of appearing on NXT like the rest of the FCW roster. They've got plans for Mason Ryan and this might just be the push they're waiting on. If that's the case and Punk's about to bring him up, I may need to watch those matches alone in a darkened room.
Sidekick Andrew: I have no idea why Morrison is suddenly in the main event scene. I like the guy as a wrestler, but he still can't talk and I can't quite picture him as champion. Of course it could be worse, R-Truth could still be involved in the match.
Thanks for that John, I almost feel bad for saying you shouldn't win now. Almost. I suspect that the reverse of this will happen before the match itself, and Truth will take down Morrison backstage or on the entrance ramp. Morrison and Truth can then carry on feuding all they want, without muddying the title race on Raw. That leaves Cena and Miz to have a Cage Match by themselves: a match which should be good fun. I think Miz will win this one, despite not having Alex Riley at his side anymore after the draft.
I think Miz has earned a legit title defence without any outside interference to make him look like the champion, rather than someone who needs help to win everytime. Cena can afford to lose now and then without losing any credibilty or fans, and he genuinely comes across as someone who is happy to put over new talent, so that's what I hope happens.
Boss Lady Ray: Andrew's prediction is very logical. This is why he's winning our little predictions competition 2-5. But I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Morrison will win. I KNOW! It's ridiculous! He can't string more than two sentences together without fumbling the order of the words and it definitely looks like they've put him there so he can start something more long running with Truth. But I've decided that's a bluff. Yes, Miz absolutely deserves a clean win over Cena, but since when is wrestling logical and generous? I'm not saying Morrison will have it for long but….actually, this prediction is completely ludicrous. I'll stick with it to see if I'm cuckoo or a genius.
Sidekick Andrew: Here's a strange one. Whoever wins, this definitely has the chance to be the match of the night – these two in a Ladder Match should steal the show. Also, both men deserve a win – Christian is long due another title run, and Del Rio won the Royal Rumble only to lose in the opening match at Wrestlemania.
Of course, Del Rio has been drafted to Raw now, so the chances of him winning are pretty slim, but that needn't effect the quality of the match at all. Knowing the winner (or assuming you know the winner) doesn't always lessen your enjoyment of the actual match. So, although I think it's reasonably foregone conclusion that Christian will get the belt, I'm still really looking forward to this match and I think it'll be something pretty special.
Boss Lady Ray: I agree with everything my esteemed colleague said. Christian will most likely win, but I'm more excited about watching what promises to be an outstanding wrestling match.
So there you have it. Feel free to add your own predictions in the comments box if you so desire. Real predictions only. If you've read spoilers and want to look big and clever by getting everything right, you're only cheating yourself. Oh and if you're wishing you could eat your tea off those gorgeous plates…… so are we!


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Seven Gulps of Air features two brand new tracks from Jon Hopkins alongside three radical re-mixes from this year's Insides LP. Full of directional shifts in colour and sound the canvas of Insides is stretched into new possibilities by remixers Tunng, Geese and Tom Middleton. Their adventurous treatment of the material is echoed in the sources and free spirit of the two new tracks: Seven Gulps of Air & A Drifting Down.
Seven Gulps of Air came into being via a commission from designer Christopher Kelly, for his label Theatre De La Mode's latest fashion film, shown at London Fashion Week. Mutual friend Mike Lindsay, the production and songwriting fulcrum of Tunng, created the rhythmic template of the track, which drew heavily on the collection's African themes.
Seven Gulps of Air (with Tunng): the title track configures live handclapping and vocal incantations from Malinese singer Abdallah Ag Housseyni. The result sounds like someone stamping their way down to the centre of the earth, following the voices in their head and the nicest and nastiest of basslines.
Small Memory (Tunng remix): Tunng turn Small Memory into a reeling medicine show. Playing around the original's piano line you can hear bottles being uncorked and the loping groove of footsteps swaying, before settling into the sound of the early hours drifting by.
The Low Places (Geese remix): a new performance by Geese who treat their violins and violas as hand percussion as much as chamber instruments. The result is the sound of every scrape of the bow and dust of the resin falling in counterpoint to original's eerie melody. The tension of the strings taken to the tightest point of collapse before finding a strange kind of calm.
A Drifting Down: reworks Insides' A Drifting Up by magnifying its details. Starting around King Creosote's hums and Emma Smith's violin phases then dispersing into an electro-acoustic depth of field, shifting around a narcotic moment's pause for thought.
Light In The Veins (Tom Middleton Remodel): Tom Middleton's euphoric take on Light In The Veins which manages to replace the blood stream with pure white light, pushing further into hands in the air, blissed out synaesthesia.
Seven Gulps Of Air EP will be available on Domino on Monday the 16th of November via digital download only (DS022D).
Jon Hopkins' albums demonstrate a huge range of powerful emotion and texture, all informed by great musical intelligence and electronic wizardry. Live, Jon takes things to the next level. His intense and schizophrenic performance can bring you from the extremes of tender, acoustic piano to bassy, grimy techno.
Jon's forthcoming tour includes four dates in the UK and Northern Ireland, with a very special show at King's Place in London on October 8th. As part of Beyond The Loop Festival - a four day event celebrating leading British artists who blur the edges of contemporary classical and electronic music - Jon will be joined by violinist David Rossi (Trentemoller, The Verve) as well as genius guitarist Leo Abrahams (David Byrne, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker).
Full live dates are:
October 2nd: Belgium, Opwijk, Pluto Festival, with Four Tet and Rustie
October 8th: London, UK: Beyond The Loops Festival, King's Place (Hall One) – Headline show featuring Davide Rossi and Leo Abrahams
October 9th: France, Bordeaux, venue TBC. Live show featuring a collaboration with Tim Exile
October 20th: London, UK: Southbank Centre, Purcell Rooms, Queen Elizabeth Hall – semi-acoustic set, with Soap & Skin
October 22nd: Holland, Amsterdam, Bimhaus
October 23rd: UK, Manchester: The Warehouse Project (beneath Piccadilly train station), Eat Your Own Ears Warehouse party
October 24th: France, Lyon: Epicentre Moderne, with Tim Exile
October 25th: Austria, Graz, Elevate Festival
For a sneak preview of Jon's live show take a look at him perfoming the track 'Insides' at the ICA, London earlier this year


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Kelly Clarkson Brings Onstage Two Singers Who Will Appear on 'Duets' Reality Competition
Kelly Clarkson is passionate about her new project, 'Duets,' and she showed it onstage at a recent San Diego concert. The 'Stronger' songstress invited two of the series' contestants to join her in concert, much to the delight of her crowd.
"I've looked at so many videos of people singing that want to be on the show with me and want to compete," Clarkson said. "And we're totally gonna win! I'm just really excited," she gushed. "I auditioned and auditioned, and I actually came down to a couple people that I'm very, very excited about, and my test for them is putting them in front of an audience," she said. Gazing at the crowd, she asked, "So do y'all mind being a part of this?"
Clarkson brought Jason Farrell out first, but not without a disclaimer. "Let me just tell you, both of these singers are incredible," she insisted. Clarkson wasn't kidding about being excited, either — she was skipping onstage when Farrell came out! The duo performed the Civil Wars' 'Poison and Wine.' Farrell, whom Clarkson described as having a "big old boomin' voice," didn't disappoint. It was a little tough to hear the "big, boomin'" part until the end, but that may be due to their song choice more than his ability — the Wars' sound is often soft and understated. She ended their performance with a huge hug, yelling, "Give it up for Jason! You are so cute!"
The 'American Idol' winner was just as thrilled to bring out her next artist, Juliana Gutierrez. "This girl can sing, so watch out!" Clarkson said. The two lovely ladies crooned to 'Georgia on My Mind,' and Gutierrez more than held her own with her megafamous partner.
Clarkson is clearly a proud mentor to Gutierrez and Farrell, and her warmth is evident in their performances together. Her enthusiasm, combined with her killer voice, make us as excited for 'Duets' as she is!
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For Bradley Cooper, a vulnerable role in 'Silver Linings Playbook'
Given the weight, length, scope, and moral purpose of some of the movies currently begging you to watch them — the abolition of slavery in "Lincoln,'' the triumph over addiction in "Flight,'' the unstoppable ATM-ness of the 007 franchise in "Skyfall'' — it's possible to forget the pleasure to be had in relative lightness. Hollywood has gotten away from the serious comedies that once were among its specialties. Those have been farmed out to television, where subtlety, social commentary, and eccentricity mock the obviousness and idiocy of the movie comedy at the moment. Yet no matter how grim it's looking for certain kinds of laughter, as long as there's David O. Russell, things will be OK.
We're so infrequently given the small, the intimate, the deathless, the funny that when we get a movie from Russell — "The Fighter'' was his previous one — our involuntary response is to love it desperately, apocalyptically, like it's the last serious comedy on Earth. His new film is "Silver Linings Playbook,'' and it's at least the last and best such movie of the year.
The film introduces us to Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper), a schoolteacher, leaving a Philadelphia mental hospital to live with his parents and refusing to take the medication prescribed to prevent him from going back. He's prone to violent anger, envious of his older brother, and convinced that his estranged, adulterous wife is still in love with him. It's a delusion somehow heightened by his prickly new friendship with a droll, oversexed, equally unstable younger woman, Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) — the widowed sister of his wife's best friend (Julia Stiles). Pat and Tiffany get reacquainted at a small dinner, where, in one of at least half a dozen beautifully written and orchestrated exchanges, they bond over pharmaceuticals in front their two unmedicated companions.
Russell adapted the movie from a novel by Matthew Quick (who lives in Massachusetts), and what ultimately happens between Pat and Tiffany is expected. But nothing that keeps them together — not the bargains they strike, the shouting fights they have, the lies they tell, nor the cruel honesty they inflict upon each other — is ordinary or predictable. One deal involves Pat agreeing, with severe reluctance, to be Tiffany's partner in a professional dance competition. Will he chicken out? Will she fall in love with him even though he's unwaveringly obsessed with his largely unseen wife? Will anyone acknowledge that Pat's troubles might be related to the obsessive-compulsive disorder of his father, Pat Sr. (Robert De Niro), whose gambling is abetted by a meek, kooky wife, Dolores (Jacki Weaver).
The movie takes an audacious approach. One evening Dolores tries to calm a fight between Pat and Pat Sr. that turns verbal then physical then into the sort of situation that forces a neighbor to call the police. By almost any standard, this should be a cataclysmic entanglement, one that Russell initially overdoes — the Led Zeppelin on the soundtrack is too loud; the hand-held camera and editing too erratic. But neighbors who've called the police appear to have done so for the comic potential of having a nincompoop cop, played by Dash Mihok, interrupt the drama to deliver comic relief.
That scene is typical of Russell. It's as if he checked the emotional weather, saw the forecast called for snow, and chose to wear shorts and a tank top anyway. He's like Preston Sturges in that sense, fearlessly — and not always successfully — shepherding crises away from tragedy, sensing we can see the stakes more clearly when we're not watching them through tears. He's different from the other screwball directors that way. His feet remain more firmly planted. You couldn't always say that about him. The snob in Russell would have bristled at the soiled melodrama of a film like this or "The Fighter,'' at all the happy emotional cohesion. These two movies are unexpectedly authentic works of blue-collar regionalism ("The Fighter'' was set in Lowell) structured around the vivid quirks of sport. Russell isn't seeing class or place, per se (he couldn't be, here; there are barely any Philadelphia accents). He's seeing people, lives, and situations.
Yes, De Niro is playing a Philadelphia Eagles fanatic, but he always sounds like a man rooting against them at Giants Stadium. Cooper grew up in Philadelphia and uses only the mildest of accents. Still, it's a relief to see him with a part that lets him do something other than ooze. He's always had the self-confidence of a star, but he's never had a part that lets him do much with it. Here he winds himself up until he can barely match the pace of Pat's ranting arias, like he's talking faster than he can think. That's the character: a manic-depressive tired of climbing this mood-enhanced StairMaster. Cooper gives the performance just the right lunacy and doubt. It's a happy surprise, like watching a goofball student finally ace an exam.
It's wonderful to hear what Cooper and Lawrence can do with great dialogue and complicated feelings, also what they can do as part of a larger acting team, especially alongside a hale, in-rare-form De Niro. You're initially wary that Lawrence has been cast because sexy ingénues like her are what happens when straight men take their fantasies out on us. But you realize that she's just in need of more parts as full as her figure. She's built like the pinups from 50 years ago, and in this movie she has the authority of a star even older than that. When she gives a rousing, authoritative speech about football statistics it's a shock both because no one in the movie expects it of Tiffany and no one in the audience expects it of Lawrence.
The rest of the cast includes Paul Herman, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham, Anupam Kher, and Chris Tucker, and even once the movie's coincidences and human pileups have strained all credibility, the sound of them all shouting over each other or racing around a downtown ballroom is just such a satisfying display of kinetic teamwork that we begin to accept the movie's implausibilities as part of a larger social fable. You come to appreciate that the six- or seven-person argument is as dear to Russell as car chases were to John Frankenheimer.
Russell began his career in the mid-1990s on the margins of mainstream moviemaking, with the droll riff on incest, "Spanking the Monkey,'' and gradually permeated the industry's membrane with "Flirting With Disaster,'' "Three Kings,'' "I Heart Huckabees,'' and "The Fighter.'' He's evolved into Hollywood's most instinctive director of ensemble comedies. They're starry, hyper-intelligent, over-caffeinated, crazed adventures in screwball comedy. They take on the philosophic, the neurotic, and the familial. Their characters are searching for ideas and moral high ground and people. They're trying to figure out where they belong in the universe, in war zones, in their bloodlines. They're trying to find some balance between the sane and the crazy, between judgment and compassion. But the exhilarating truth of the David O. Russell experience is that — philosophy and pharmaceuticals be damned — the balance doesn't exist: We're all just kind of nuts.


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Matthew McConaughey has spoken out about his longtime friend and fitness partner Lance Armstrong's doping confession, revealing he was upset when he first heard the cycling champ had lied about using performance enhancing drugs.
Armstrong sat down for a candid chat with Oprah Winfrey last week and admitted he had been lying for well over a decade about the banned substances he had taken to help him win cycling races.
The TV chat came months after officials at the United States Anti-Doping Agency stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour De France titles and banned him from the sport and McConaughey admits he's among the athlete's friends and fans who are still coming to terms with his confession.
Speaking to MTV News at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, the actor says, "I have been following it, obviously, and my first reaction was I was p**sed off, I was mad. I then got kinda sad for him… I took it personally, which I think a lot of people have.
"(But) what was he supposed to do? Call me to the side and go, 'Hey man, I did it but don't tell anybody'. Then I would have really had a reason to be p**sed off at him, going, 'You want me to walk around holding this?'
"Where I am now is I've put myself outta the way and I am happy for this guy who has now chosen to enter this chapter of his life a truly free man, without this weight he had on his shoulder… that he's carried for 14 years.
"He's gonna take a lot of daggers and a lot of spears, and in a deserving way…, and some people are never gonna forgive, but that's OK… It's gonna be miserable but he's looking it in the eye and he'll handle it.


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There are numerous advantages to having a VA mortgage. A VA mortgage loan can be guaranteed with no money down, in some cases up to $417,000. There is also no private mortgage insurance requirement with a VA guaranteed loan, which could offer you substantial savings on your monthly payment. You can even use your VA Loan benefit to refinance an existing loan — even if it is not a VA Loan.
Be sure to ask for information about the interest rate reduction loan. This program adjusts an adjustable-rate mortgage to a fixed-rate loan, which is part of the Streamline Refinancing Program, which allows you to refinance at little or no expense to them.
We've scoured the Internet to find useful tips for our members to help prepare to take advantage of this exclusive benefit. The following is a collection of useful, concise tips regarding the Veterans Administration Home Loan.
Did you know that over 70 percent of all credit reports in the United States contain errors? Your lender will be looking at your credit report and making important decisions based on the information that is contained within — decisions that could make a big difference in the bottom-line.
Because lenders use complicated scoring formulas to determine how much you can borrow and at what rate it would be a good idea for you to check your credit report for any inaccuracies. Make sure you obtain a report that gives you information from all three major credit bureaus, as each may be different.
What may seem minor to you might not to a lender. Contact the credit bureaus to correct any mistakes. This could result in substantial savings on the cost of your loan.
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Before you start the hunt for a house, the best thing you can do is to get pre-approved for your VA loan amount. The time you save quite literally will be your own. Once you have determined the loan amount you are approved for, you can start house hunting with confidence. In a tight housing market it will also give you a heads up with the seller, as other potential buyers may not have taken this important step.
Knowing in advance what you are able to afford offers a great deal of security. That kind of security will go a long way as you search for the best value for your money. Having a VA mortgage is an excellent benefit, but finding the right home is just as important. With pre-approval, you avoid wasting time with homes out of your price range or sellers who are unsure whether you are a serious buyer.
Chances are you will be looking for your VA guaranteed loan in the same places people go to get non-VA home loans or conventional loans. It always pays to shop around, which is why we match you with up to three lenders at Military.com. You can choose to get a fixed rate loan, which you'll negotiate with the lender, but don?t discount the possibility of a VA adjustable rate mortgage (ARM).
The interest on an ARM may be adjusted one percent annually, and up to five percent over the duration of the loan period. So should you go with a Fixed rate or adjustable? It really depends on the buyer: In a rising rate environment a fixed rate loan can offer some piece of mind but for those who might not be planning in staying in their home more than a few year, and ARM can offer significant savings now. The best advice is to do your homework, find the most competitive rate and don't take the first offer you get. That is a mistake often made by first time homebuyers who are excited getting into a house. The time you spend now will yield results for years to come.
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This Week in Missouri Valley Conference Football
All ten Missouri Valley Conference teams are in action this weekend, with a pair of big homecoming games locally, and a match-up between a pair of unbeaten, Top 5 teams on the schedule.
Here's what to watch for:
Southern Illinois (2-3/0-1) at #7/#9 South Dakota State (3-2/0-1)
100 years of Hobo Day football will be celebrated in Brookings Saturday. The Jackrabbits have lost back-to-back games to Nebraska and North Dakota State, and need to re-discover a running game after being held to negative yardage on the ground against the Bison last week:
The Salukis were beaten by a point at home last week by #25 Youngstown State, ruining a big day from quarterback Kory Faulkner.
The Jacks won last season 16-12, scoring the game winning touchdown with :03 left:
Missouri State (1-4/1-0) at South Dakota (1-3/0-1) - Saturday 2:00pm
It's the 99th Dakota Day game for the Coyotes, and Joe Glenn's team is still looking for its first Missouri Valley win after eight straight losses.
The game is the first at home for USD in more than a month. The Coyotes lost at Western Illinois in Week 1:
The Bears upset #24 Illinois State at home last week, and beat USD last year with a 17 point rally, ending with a winning field goal on the last play of the game:
#4 Northern Iowa (4-0/0-0) at #1 North Dakota State (4-0/1-0) Saturday 2:30pm
This is the FCS marquee game of the weekend. Both teams are in the Top 5 and both are unbeaten with wins over FBS teams. The Bison won at Kansas State, the Panthers at Iowa State.
One of the longest winning streaks in the nation will end Saturday in Fargo. NDSU has won 13 in a row, UNI has won seven straight.
The Panthers had two receivers over 100-yards in a win against #9 McNeese State last Saturday:
North Dakota State went to Cedar Falls and won 33-21 last season. The Bison defense has posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time 1987. NDSU has not allowed a touchdown in the last 10 quarters:
#22 Youngstown State (4-1/1-0) at Indiana State (1-3/0-0) - Saturday 1:00pm CDT
Penguins quarterback Kurt Hess is the Missouri Valley Conference offensive player of the week after a four-touchdown game at Southern Illinois. YSU has dominated the series against the Sycamores, winning 19 of the 22 meetings.
Strong safety Donald D'Alesio is the conference defensive player of the week after notching 15 tackles and forcing and recovering a fumble last weekend.
The Penguins held ISU's star running back Shakir Bell to just 54 yards last year:
This is the conference opener for the Sycamores, who lost 38-37 at Tennessee Tech last week. Earlier in the season, ISU had a chance to win at Purdue, but fell 20-14 to the Boilermakers:
Western Illinois (3-2/1-0) at Illinois State (1-3/0-1) - Saturday 2:00pm
The Leathernecks have yet to allow a touchdown in the first quarter this season. Running back JC Baker has run for 100-yards in the last two games, including last weekend's 24-10 win over South Dakota.
Western Illinois is +10 in turnovers after five games:
The Redbirds are trying to rebound after a conference opening 37-10 loss at Missouri State.
Illinois State beat the Leathernecks 23-3 last season, outgaining WIU 373-137 in total offense:


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British photographer Tim Flach is known for taking human-like photographs of animals. His latest body of work, called "More Than Human," captures the emotions of wild creatures through intensely close shots — like the stunning picture of a gorilla on the right.
The intimate animal portraits, which feature everything from a featherless chicken to a pair of affectionate chimpanzees, are meant to illuminate the similarities between animal poses, gestures, and gazes, and our own.
Photographing animals on a set, as opposed to in their natural habitat comes with a unique set of challenges.
"You can never predict an animal's mood," Flach says on his website. "So you have to plan beforehand to get what you want." To make the animals feel as comfortable as possible, Flach may adjust the temperature of the studio or play music.
You can purchase a hardcover copy of Flach's animal portraits here or visit his website to see more of the award-winning photographer's work.


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Within this PDF you will find rules on creating members of the alien species that have not seen fit to join the Legions' cause, all you will need to create a Celestial Legionnaire character of your own, including a baseline alien life force and a Celestial Legionnaire template, and an example Legionnaire, Droog, who can be employed to help Gamemasters introduce their players to their game's wider universe.
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So, I was looking up Seahawks stuff today for about the 45th time today and came upon the Seahawks 35th anniversary team and my question is this: How many players on the current roster could replace the guys on the 35th anniversary team?
35th Anniversary Team
QB-Matt Hasselbeck
RB-Shaun Alexander
FB-Mack Strong
TE-John Carlson
WR-Steve Largent
WR-Brian Blades
WR-Bobby Engram
LT-Walter Jones
LG-Steve Hutchinson
C-Robbie Tobeck
RG-Bryan Millard
RT-Howard Ballard
DE-Jacob Green
DE-Michael Sinclair
DT-Cortez Kennedy
DT-Joe Nash
OLB-Chad Brown
OLB-Rufus Porter
ILB-Fredd Young
MLB-Lofa Tatupu
CB-Marcus Trufant
CB-Dave Brown
NB-Shawn Springs
SS-Kenny Easley
FS-Eugene Robinson
K-Norm Johnson
P-Rick Tuten
KR-Steve Broussard
PR-Nate Burleson
A couple of KEY points.
I am always VERY optimistic about the Seahawks and usually lean towards current players.
Key word is COULD replace.
This is not single season, this is GREATEST SEAHAWK of their position.
QB--Our love for Hasselbeck will never cede but the raw talent, desire, and determination Russell Wilson has, has us all believing he will be the best Seahawks QB ever.
RB--The only thing Lynch has against him is the duration. Alexander came drafted as "the guy" but did he ever really become THE FACE like Lynch has become? Finish 2012 like he has started and give us 2 more years similar, I think he takes it.
FB--This one is so tough, Mack was so strong and solid for so many years and became the heart and soul in a way, but geez, everything I've seen and heard of MRob is that he is very much the same way. We've been lucky as far as FB's go.
TE--Miller could definitely overtake this. Carlson was a bright spot of an otherwise forgetful season.
WR--Sidney Rice has the potential. Can he stay healthy? If he stays with us as a healthy #1 for a bit with a developing Russell Wilson he takes this spot. Too much potential not to.
WR--Bobby was indispensable as a possession receiver. Doug Baldwin fits that mold so well based off last year. He's having a bit of a sophomore slump, but it happens. The way he came in as an UDFA last year, he can still definitely overtake this position.
LT--Next. But Okung deserves a mention. Doesn't mean he won't be great for us. Big Walt is just, well, Big Walt.
LG--Kind of similar as LT. The combo of Okung and Carp has been great, but it's tough to see anyone overtaking Hutch.
C--I think we will all be disappointed if Unger doesn't take this.
RG--Sorry, Milliard was definitely ahead of my time, I was 4 for his last season. I would definitely like to think McQuistan has been solid for us and a healthy Moffitt takes it, but the old timers will have to help here.
RT--Kind of see above. Only has Ballard listed as playing for us from 94-98. A little before my time for a position that doesn't really have much glory to it. Is there really anyone that could be considered greatest Seahawks RT of all time on our roster?
DE--Clemons has been so nasty for us. If he gives us a couple more years like he already has given us, he takes it.
DE--I think we are all disappointed if BI doesn't take it. So much potential and if he just develops a solid counter move to his outside speed rush, he will be a HOFer.
DT--Move on.
DT--Going to have to help me here, but I have to assume a 14 year Seahawks player takes it over anyone we have on the roster.
OLB--In the old Madden games I set a ridiculous amount of records with Chad Brown for sacks, but I gotta believe KJ could overtake this playing at the high level he is only as a second year guy.
OLB--Gotta think Rufus holds the fort here. Leroy has been great but he hasn't overtaken Rufus and I don't think he has the time to.
ILB/MLB--Combined the two. We are all sad if Bobby doesn't take this spot. Lofa was an integral part of our SB team, but injuries just got in the way and the way Bobby is playing as a rookie is just too inspiring.
CB--I think we all know Sherman has the chance to take over as the best CB in Seahawks history. Heck, he's a top CB in the league his second year! He talks the talk, has the swag that we all love, but most importantly he walks it.
CB--Browner has really come into his own this year. He showed great potential last year but had too many penalties. He has definitely chilled out in that regard and could overtake as the 2nd CB. But it's really tough to overtake Trufant, especially since Browner came in as a 27 year old.
NB--Skipping this as I don't really know if it's just a way to say a 3rd CB or a legitimate nickel back.
SS--We all hope Kam stays here and takes this as he very well might. He has been a main part of the new look, take no crap Seahawks defense that we love.
FS--We drafted ET thinking he was going to be a 10+ year Seahawk with many Pro Bowls. He hasn't disappointed yet.
K/P--Hauschka and Ryan can both overtake
KR/PR--Leon Washington I think probably already has overtaken.


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Publications: Douglas, Tegan
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Ruthrof, K., Douglas, T., Calver, M.C., Craig, M.D, Dell, B. and Hardy, G.E.St.J. (2012) The efficacy of soil ameliorants to improve early establishment in trees and shrubs in degraded 'Eucalyptus gomphocephala' woodlands. Pacific Conservation Biology, 18 (4). pp. 310-318.
Ruthrof, K.X., Douglas, T.K., Calver, M.C., Barber, P.A., Dell, B. and Hardy, G.E.St.J. (2010) Restoration treatments improve seedling establishment in a degraded Mediterranean-type Eucalyptus ecosystem. Australian Journal of Botany, 58 (8). pp. 646-655.
Conference Item
Ruthrof, K.X., Douglas, T., Calver, M.C., Dell, B. and Hardy, G. (2011) Novel nutrient sources and site preparation facilitate root growth and restoration success in degraded ecosystems. In: Ecological Society of America Annual Conference, 7 - 12 August, Austin, Texas, USA.
Ruthrof, K., Douglas, T., Calver, M., Dell, B., Barber, P. and Hardy, G. (2009) Early establishment of canopy and understorey species in degraded Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) forest: do plant treatments work and how can the community help? In: 19th Conference of the Society of Ecological Restoration International, 24 - 26 August, Perth, Western Australia.
Ruthrof, K., Douglas, T., Butler, N. and O'Brien, L. (2011) Testing techniques for promoting revegetation: mimicking the effects of fire. Research Findings 2011: Bulletin No. 7 .
Ruthrof, K.X., Douglas, T., So, T. and Dell, B. (2009) Restoring degraded woodlands. Tuart Bulletin, 11 .