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The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 proves again that industry profits and people pay. Almost two years after the release of massive amounts of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, hundreds of thousands of people are still exposed to the long-term radioactive contamination caused by the accident. The daily lives of victims are disrupted. They have lost their homes, their jobs, their businesses, their farms, their communities, and a way of life they enjoyed.
This new Greenpeace report demonstrates how the nuclear sector evades responsibility for its failures. The nuclear industry is unlike any other industry: it is not required to fully compensate its victims for the effects of its large, long-lasting, and trans-boundary disasters. In this report, the current status of compensation for victims of the Fukushima disaster is analysed as an example of the serious problems due to lack of accountability for nuclear accidents. The report also looks into the role of nuclear suppliers in the failure of the Fukushima reactors.
We learned from Fukushima that nuclear power can never be safe. The nuclear industry, largely protected from the financial liability for the Fukushima accident, continues to do business, while the Fukushima victims still lack proper compensation and support. Would things be different if the next big nuclear disaster happened in your country? You would likely be facing the very same problems. We have to phase out dangerous nuclear power entirely, and do so as soon as possible. Yet, if there is another major nuclear accident, people could be given better protection if we hold the nuclear industry fully accountable and liable. We need to learn the lessons from Fukushima, and change the system in order to make all companies in the nuclear industry responsible for the risks they create.
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Input and output prices are only two factors affecting growth and profitability in mining. Productivity improvements must accelerate to counteract negative price trends.
Mining may remain a boom-and-bust industry, but companies don't have to depend on the whims of commodity prices for success. It doesn't take a long period of declining prices to remind mining executives of the benefits of improved productivity. But the industry has a decidedly mixed record when it comes to successfully implementing productivity improvements.
In many failed productivity initiatives, efforts stall because executives in charge lack a long-term vision and fail to rally the rest of their team to the cause. Other frequent roadblocks: operational silos and ingrained cultures that hamper productivity efforts.
Successful productivity efforts incorporate a global view that aims to improve not only internal operations but also external relationships with suppliers and customers. Productivity efforts must be continuous and sustained to have a lasting impact.

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Magnolia Lane Boutique
Handcrafted Bracelet 32
Regular price 12.99
This one-of-a-kind piece is hand crafted by Magnolia Lane owner. I have been doing beadwork since I was a little girl, and took a jewelry making class taught by a fellow Native American. All jewelry pieces are carefully designed using semi precious stones, lava/metal/glass beads, leather, and other treasures she has found along the way.
Note: Pictures are intended to be as close to actual color as possible, but colors may differ depending on your monitor or device. Handcrafted jewelry pieces are final sale. Thank you.


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1. Truth reflects upon our senses;Gospel light reveals to some.If there still should be offenses,Woe to them by whom they come!Judge not, that ye be not judged,Was the counsel Jesus gave;Measure given, large or grudged,Just the same you must receive.
(Chorus)Blessed Savior, thou wilt guide us,Till we reach that blissful shoreWhere the angels wait to join usIn thy praise forevermore.
2. Jesus said, "Be meek and lowly,"For 'tis high to be a judge;If I would be pure and holy,I must love without a grudge.It requires a constant laborAll his precepts to obey.If I truly love my neighbor,I am in the narrow way.
3. Once I said unto another,"In thine eye there is a mote;If thou art a friend, a brother,Hold, and let me pull it out."But I could not see it fairly,For my sight was very dim.When I came to search more clearly,In mine eye there was a beam.
4. If I love my brother dearer,And his mote I would erase,Then the light should shine the clearer,For the eye's a tender place.Others I have oft reprovedFor an object like a mote;Now I wish this beam removed;Oh, that tears would wash it out!
5. Charity and love are healing;These will give the clearest sight;When I saw my brother's failing,I was not exactly right.Now I'll take no further trouble;Jesus' love is all my theme;Little motes are but a bubbleWhen I think upon the beam.
Text: Eliza R. Snow, 1807-1887; chorus by M. E. AbbeyMusic: Charles Davis Tillman, 1861-1943
- Book
- Hymnal
- Hymn Number
- 273
- Music
- Charles Davis Tillman, 1861-1943
- Text
- Eliza R. Snow, 1807-1887; chorus by M. E. Abbey
- Scriptures
- Matthew 7:1-5, Alma 41:14-15
- Meter
- 8 7 8 7 (12 lines)
- Topic
- Honesty, Judging, Love, Parables, Truth
- Tune
- Railway to Heaven
- Languages
Nuestra mente se refleja (Himnos)
- 178
A verdade é nosso guia (Hinário)
- 172
- Español


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This story appeared in the Oct. 6 gameday magazine. Click here to view the complete magazine.
The adjustment from college soccer player to Major League Soccer rookie occurs rather quickly. Unlike basketball, football and hockey, in which drafted college players have time to rest and prepare between the draft and the opening of preseason, players drafted by MLS clubs have about ten days to move and begin preseason camp. Once in camp, the drafted players fight for a spot on the team against others with similar dreams.
With a contract signed and a place on the team secure, the real work begins: Fighting to gain playing time in a sport in which a maximum of 14 players see the field for each game. For a rookie, playing well in those rare opportunities is the best way to gain more chances. By all accounts, Dynamo rookie Warren Creavalle has played well in his twelve appearances: eight MLS games, two CONCACAF Champions League matches and once in both the U.S. Open Cup (at San Antonio) and the BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup (against Valencia).
In his nine months with the Dynamo, Creavalle seems to have found the perfect balance for a rookie: He is a humble player who works hard, but carries himself in a way in which he knows he belongs.
Creavalle's impact as a rookie is probably a surprise to many. Despite a decorated college career between Furman University and the University of Central Florida, Creavalle entered the MLS Combine, a four-day showcase in which the best college players in the country play in front of MLS coaching staffs, as a relative unknown to many teams. The fact that Creavalle was able to participate in the combine is a story in itself. With the player showcase drawing near, he received an unexpected message.
"I had a hamstring injury, and I was actually sent an email that said I couldn't go to the combine (due to the injury)," recalls Creavalle. "I had to talk my way into going. I had to pass a physical and get after it to get into the combine. At the combine, I had to pass another physical, and then I was set."
Before the combine, Dynamo assistant coach Steve Ralston asked Munga Eketebi, his former coach at Florida International University, if there were any college players he thought may have flown under the radar and could be a surprise as an MLS-quality player.
"Warren was the number one name on his list," said Ralston. "Going into the combine, I made sure to keep an eye on him, because I have a lot of respect for coach Munga, and he knows what it takes."
With the Dynamo coaching staff monitoring Creavalle, the player was called upon to play midfield and outside defender and performed well, continuing to do something special in each game.
"We said, 'You know what? He's got something,'" said Ralston of the Dynamo staff's thoughts on Creavalle at the combine. "And he played multiple positions at the combine, so we felt like he was versatile. We thought we would like to get a better look at him."
Head coach Dominic Kinnear was impressed by Creavalle's athleticism and competitiveness, which is no surprise, given his athletic family. Creavalle's mom ran track in Grenada, his dad ran track and played soccer in Guyana and his sister, Ashley, also played soccer at Furman.
"He won a lot of his battles and no one seemed to get the better of him," said Kinnear of Creavalle's combine performance. "Every game in the combine, you walked away knowing that he tried, if not the hardest on the field, he was one of the guys that brought his complete effort the entire time, and I liked his attitude."
Even after a strong combine, Creavalle had not done enough to impress the panel of soccer experts who draw up mock drafts in the days leding up to the SuperDraft. Only Travis Clark, formerly of MLSsoccer.com, projected Crevalle to be picked in the draft's two rounds.
Creavalle earned his first league start on June 10, a road game at Vancouver in which regular defenders Andre Hainault, Jermaine Taylor and Geoff Cameron were away with their national teams for friendly matches. The Dynamo lost to the Whitecaps 3-1, but Creavalle showed well in his first MLS game.
Two weeks later, Creavalle enjoyed his most active stretch of the season, making three consecutive starts and three substitute appearances in an eight-game span in which the Dynamo went 5-1-2. One of his most inspiring performances came in Kansas City on July 7, when Creavalle entered as a substitute for the final 24 minutes and helped the Dynamo earn a 0-0 draw with several important defensive plays in triple-digit heat.
"It did a lot for my confidence," says Creavalle of the Kansas City match. "Playing in front of that crowd and to contribute and do well for the team, that was really big for me. It set me up to get more minutes and give my teammates and coaches more trust in me."
In an ironic coincidence, Creavalle's strong play in July had some observers comparing the rookie to then-former Dynamo midfielder Ricardo Clark, who was negotiating a return to the Dynamo during the same period. The comparisons were simple: Clark and Creavalle both grew up near Atlanta, played college soccer at Furman and played defensive midfielder.
Still, in terms of pedigree, it is a stretch to compare a rookie to a player with 34 caps for the U.S. men's national team, including starts at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Creavalle has heard the comparisons, and finds them partially amusing, and humbling.
"I have heard a lot of the comparisons (to Clark) and it is kinda funny," says Creavalle. "I have already learned a lot from Rico and have been able to go under his wing and watch him play. I am definitely not upset with (the comparisons). It is an honor. It is good for right now, but I want to continue to make a name for myself."
The 22-year-old has shared a room with Clark on some road trips since the two-time MLS Cup winner rejoined the Dynamo in August. The two have shared an easy bond, given their shared geography.
"I don't like to compare another player to myself," Clark says. "I think it is important for a player to develop his own characteristics and reach his own potential on his own path. Of course there are going to be some similarities (between us), but I think he brings a different style. He is very athletic, and he is starting to read the game well, and I think that will help him reach his own potential and his own style of play. If he keeps working hard, he has got a good career ahead of him."
Early in his career, Creavalle understands the importance of fitting in among the veterans on the team.
"Being a rookie, you don't want to be the loud mouth in the locker room," he said. "You want to come in here humble and work hard and get after it and let your play show."
Creavalle's latest contribution came in Houston's 2-0 win over New England on Sept. 29. After entering as a substitute for Brad Davis in the 89th minute, Creavalle earned his first career assist on Boniek Garcia's goal.
"I have definitely been blessed to be in this position, but I am never satisfied," said Creavalle. "I am happy that I've been able to make good strides this season, but I want to make more strides before this season ends and in future years."
With Creavalle's rookie season winding down, the man who drafted him is happy with his performance.
"I think he has had a good season," said Kinnear. "I think every minute he has played he has deserved. He works every day in training and pulls the coaches aside and tries to do some extra things to make himself better. If he continues to show determination every day he steps on the field and wants to be open to improving, I think he is going to be a very good player in this league."


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The Net Zero Bungalow | The Jamestown Net-Zero House
Season 40 Episode 1 | 23m 43s
Tom and Kevin cross the bridge from Newport, RI to Jamestown where they tour the next project – a 1920's bungalow which will become a larger net zero house. They meet the family and builder. Richard and Kevin visit another net zero home. Demo begins.
Aired: 10/04/18
Expired: 11/04/18Video has closed captioning.
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Meet TOH Apprentice Mary McGuire Smith
Mary joined the TOH TV crew on the Jamestown project as a GenNEXT apprentice.
Sneak Peek: Jamestown Solar Plan
What it takes to create a utility-bill-free lifestyle.
Introducing the Jamestown Net-Zero Team
Kevin O'Connor introduces you to the newest crew members and homeowners in Jamestown, RI.
Jamestown Net-Zero House
TOH heads to a century-old New England cottage in Jamestown, RI.
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Funding for THIS OLD HOUSE is provided by The Home Depot, GMC, State Farm, Gorilla Glue and Marvin Windows and Doors.


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Jack Pierson vs Barneys
I'm actually not sure who bloggy and Tyler Green are taking sides with in the Jack Pierson vs Barneys dustup. Barneys supposedly "forged," for its window displays, its own set of Pierson's "trademark" sculptures made out of found sign letters. Pierson is mad, and his gallery Cheim & Read wrote a pedantic letter to the clothier that stops short of asserting an actual intellectual property right but nevertheless accuses the retailer of a "fraudulent situation."
But given that those kinds of sculptures are commonplace--you see them in craft fairs, regional art shows, and T.G.I. Friday's-calibre restaurants--that's a bit like Duchamp writing an indignant letter to a urinal manufacturer. As long as the accusations of "fraud" are flying around, why doesn't Pierson have his gallery write an outraged screed to the stock photography company selling this royalty free image:
Or maybe sling a fraud allegation at painter Leslie Brack while he's at it?
MTAA at the big dance…
Update on Collaborative March Madness
Concept Trucking / Leisurearts just wrote to say -
"MTAA has made the final four as a number 11 seed! Your success was modeled/is hitched on George Mason University's in the NCAA tourney. I will be posting an updated bracket soon! Guess you better start rooting for the Patriots to win it all."
twhid adds:
I have had zero (or, more likely, negative) interest in this so-called March madness… until now! Go George Mason!
(more update)
The chart is updated. Check it out…
Counter-Surveillance Headdress
Become a Target of Heightened Surveillance
The purpose of the Counter-Surveillance Headdress, by Gloria Sed, is to empower the wearer by allowing him/her to claim a moment of privacy in the Big Brother world.
The design of the headdress borrows from Islamic and Hindu fashion to comment on the racial profiling of Arab and Arab-looking citizens that occurred post-9/11. The design of the headdress is thus a contradiction: while its goal is to hide the wearer, it makes the wearer a target of heightened surveillance.
The laser tikka (forehead ornament) is attached to a hooded vest and reflective shawl. The laser is activated by pressing a button on the left shoulder of the vest. When pointed directly into a camera lens, the laser creates a burst of light masking the wearer
Future of Television Conference
Satellite provider EchoStar has launched a mosaic video application (showcase) that will enable viewers to watch six TV thumbnailed video channels and access an interactive menu concurrently, reports CED Magazine.
Powered by OpenTV set-top software, the mosaic and interactive elements, offered on channel 100, follow some earlier work with the technology by EchoStar. In 2004, the DBS service provider offered mosaics to support the Summer Olympics and for coverage of the Presidential elections.
A mosaic thumbnail, once selected by a customer, will be transitioned to full-screen video.
Cable also has some grand plans for mosaic video applications. The Comcast Media Center and GuideWorks, the Comcast/Gemstar-TV Guide joint venture, are developing "video-rich navigation" enhancements for interactive program guides.
Cable has a technological advantage over satellite because signals can be sent two ways. Without a two-way path, satellite operators can offer simultaneous viewing of channels or provide VOD via cable PVR boxes. Programming can be downloaded and stored for later retrieval. That's what DVB-H does, too.
How long until WiFi, WiMax or DVB-H deliver multi-media for Playstation Portables? You decide.
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University of Georgia's Peabody Archive selects SAMMA for videotape migration project
The University of Georgia's Peabody Archives has signed with Media Matters to use their System for the Automated Migration of Media Archives, or SAMMA, to migrate over 2,000 recordings submitted by local television stations around the United States for consideration in the annual Peabody Awards competition between 1973 and 1990. The project, funded by the National Park Service's "Save America's Treasures
"Post Post Modern" panel discussion tonight at SVA
Sorry if this is a repeat, I didn't see it posted here earlier. I'm in a panel discussion tonight at SVA, details below ...
Friday, April 28th 2006, 7pm
School of Visual Arts. 209 East 23rd Street,
(between 2nd & 3rd Ave.)
Artists Talk on Art is pleased to present 'Post Post Modern,
Signing off
Today is officially my last day at Rhizome, so I wanted to send out a
quick note and officially bid farewell. Actually, this isn't so much
a farewell, since I'll still be around, just as another member. The
only difference, really, will be that you will all have to put up
with my miscellaneous ramblings, without the benefit of me actually
writing code for you. ("Oh, great", I can hear some of you thinking.)
Patrick May has been in the office since February, and the transition
has gone better than I could've hoped. He'll be in touch with y'all
soon, but let me just say that he's hit the ground running and
already has a batch of fresh new ideas to improve the user experience
at Rhizome.
Patrick, Lauren, and Marisa make a phenomenal team, and it's going to
be a kick to stand back and watch where they take Rhizome in the
future. I'm happy to be moving on, but I have to admit I will miss
working with and for the other folks on staff.
I will also miss working with the Rhizome community, many of whom
I've had the privilege of getting to know well over the last three-
and-a-half years. I've enjoyed having so many people to learn from as
the field has continued to grow. And although some of our discussion
about Rhizome policy has been, mm, how you say, contentious, I always
kept in mind that it is mostly driven by the desire to see Rhizome,
and the entire field of new media arts, succeed. Without its
opinionated users, Rhizome wouldn't be what it is today, so thanks to
all of you.
As for my plans in the near future: Still unfixed, and right this
minute I suppose I like it that way. I'm actually going to be
vacationing a bit next month, with old friends to visit in Barcelona,
a friend's wedding in Minneapolis, and then quality time with my
family in Washington State. After that, who's to say? I'll be sure to
keep y'all posted, in between posting here about hallucinogenics and
XML and everything in between.
Thanks, everyone. And keep in touch,
Francis Hwang
ex-Director of Technology
Patrick May to be the next Director of Technology
Last November, I notified the Rhizome community that I would soon be
stepping down as Rhizome's Director of Technology. Today, I'm very
happy to announce that our next Director of Technology will be Patrick
Patrick comes to Rhizome with an exceptional background in both
technology and in the arts. His previous position at the publishing
company Source Media gives him extensive experience with developing and
maintaining large, content-driven sites with limited resources, and
this experience will come in handy at a highly dynamic,
community-oriented website like Rhizome. He is also active in the free
software and Ruby communities: He is the creator of the Ruby-Web
library, and has presented at the International Ruby Conference.
Patrick is also the cofounder and Director of Programming at the
Williamsburg-based artists' collective Open Ground, helping to guide
the consensus-based curatorial process that furnished Grand Street with
four years' worth of always surprising group shows. He is an artist
himself, and his creative practice incorporates a software library he
created that automatically publishes consecutive iterations of images
to an artists' blog; he discussed this tool at Rhizome's second
"Blogging and the Arts" panel discussion.
Being Rhizome's Director of Technology, of course, requires more than
just a knowledge of programming, and more than a familiarity with new
media arts. Rhizome has always been an undersized organization with
oversized ambitions, and we continue to explore ways to deepen the
nascent connections between art and technology. Patrick's resume hits a
lot of the right topics, but what's most important is that he's able to
think of the big picture--not just in terms of artworks and lines of
code, but also in terms of organizations and communities. I'm confident
that he will make the perfect partner for Lauren and Marisa as the
three of them lead Rhizome in the future. We've accomplished a lot in
the last year, and I'm excited to see what changes will come in the
years ahead.
We are expecting the transition process to work like this: Patrick will
come in on February 2nd, and he and I will work side-by-side throughout
February as I train him in. My last day will be March 3rd, but even
after then I'll still be available to Patrick & the organization in
I'm quite happy to leave this job in Patrick's capable hands. I hope
you all welcome him as kindly as you welcomed me.
Francis Hwang
Director of Technology
phone: 212-219-1288x202
AIM: francisrhizome
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Re: schizoanalizys for beginners
> I have long been appalled by the way that theorists supposedly steeped
> in
> psychoanalytic readings could misdefine schizophrenia and then
> consistently glamorize this very serious, very misdefined condition as
> some sexy alternative to 'reality.' There is a long list of scholars
> who've become quite famous in the course of building and upholding this
> farce.
> Now I'm all for creativity, metaphor, and wordplay, but I feel that
> any of
> us with a ligitimate interest in these discourses or in contributing to
> any kind of meaningful conversation have a personal responsibility not
> to
> entrench this kind of grossly irresponsible scholarship.
Good thing Rhizome doesn't try to have an official stance on psychiatry
I'm not familiar with D&G's writings on psychiatry, but it's quite
possible to be critical of mainline psychiatry without necessarily
glamorizing the condition of schizophrenia. A lot of the good
"anti-psychiatry" theory moves to put such conditions out of the
individual context, and into the social context, which was part of
psychiatry's brief in the beginning but has been slowly leached out of
the practice as it became more closely lashed to modern technocratic
I agree with much of what Eric wrote here:
> In Mircea Eliade's research, the role of the schizophrenic is enabled
> by some tribes and excluded by others. In complex social networks,
> which we are a part of, the schizophrenic is excluded and sent to the
> shadows.
> As well capitalism has no room, or need for the schizophrenic. They
> don't contribute to the nations wealth in an open market system.
> Witness the homeless today and the Bedlams of the past. Providing a
> social space doesn't cure the chemical imbalances, but it can give
> them a nurturing environment and a sense of belonging.
> It isn't a cure, but it does provide needed dignity.
Though I'd go a little further and say that ultimately it may not be
correct to describe schizophrenia as a condition requiring a "cure" ...
You could also remove the normative aspect from psychiatry altogether
and simply that schizophrenia is a condition, a statistical outlier,
but not necessarily more or less healthy, just different.
I don't want to trivialize or glamorize the problems faced by those
with mental illnesses. In fact, my dad works in the industry, so I grew
up with all sorts of terrible stories about mental illnesses.
But if you're not normal, and that makes it difficult to live in
society, who's to blame for that, exactly? Homosexuality was only
removed from the DSM within the last 50 years. If you grew up gay in a
Christian fundamentalist household in a homophobic small town, and
revealing your desires to anybody might get you condemned or beaten or
killed, and then you grow up with serious intimacy issues, whose fault
is that?
Or, to take a much more harrowing example from the cutting edge of
psychiatric pathology: Some psychiatrists are beginning to look into
what is currently called Body Integrity Identity Disorder, which is the
overwhelming desire of a person to voluntarily amputate a very specific
part of their body. These patients (who are almost always men) feel
that a certain part of their body (almost always below the waist)
simply doesn't belong to them, and that they would be more whole
without it. Like pre-op transsexuals, they often dress the part, for
example by tying their leg back and wearing loose fitting pants that
are clipped up where the missing part would be.
And, although research on this is extremely preliminary, at this point
it would appear that the only known treatment is actually amputation.
Some of these patients are able to pursue this in a proper medical
setting, but as you might imagine some are forced to do it themselves,
using whatever tools you might imagine a person might use if they were
forced to self-amputate without the benefit of a medical staff, an
operating theatre, or anesthesia.
The New York Underground had a pretty amazing documentary on the
subject (I think two years ago), and a few of the interviewees were
people who had taken this step. They all looked astoundingly happy.
Their condition was cured. They were just without one leg or foot or
whatever ...
Now, this is pretty horrifying stuff, and it's clearly not normal in
the statistical sense, but why is it unhealthy? We know, for example,
that plenty of people who lose their limbs in accidents are capable of
living rich, fulfilling lives. So why can't the same be true for
somebody who loses his limb on purpose? And what should society's
response be to this? Should we make it easier for people to get, to
twist a Christian fundamentalist phrase, "amputation-on-demand"? Or
should we force them to pursue years of experimental treatments--shock
therapies, medication, aversion therapy, etc., etc.--in lieu of just
getting an amputation, which is on its own a very established, safe
medical procedure?
Anyway, back to schizophrenia ... It's quite possible that the world is
going to become increasingly hostile to its schizophrenics, largely as
a result of the spread of global capitalism. Cities are worse for
schizophrenics than the countryside, so a future in which more than
half the world's population is urban doesn't bode well for them. The
complex web of invisible power relations--whether technical, financial,
social, or legal--required to get along in the 21st century probably
don't do any good for the schizophrenic's propensity for paranoia.
Maybe the trade-offs are worth it, maybe they're not. I personally
can't claim to be pure in this respect, anyway: I live in a big city
and I work with the internet and I even find the Economist to be
interesting reading. But maybe it's a shame that we're implicitly
deciding that from now on, society has no place for the schizophrenic.
And maybe it's a copout to say that it's because of biology that they
don't fit in, when it's just as much because of culture.
Or maybe the decision isn't so final. Maybe the fragmentation of
culture that comes with the spread of information technology actually
works against the idea of reality as consensus--and thus in favor of
the schizophrenic. Any world that has a place for furries and centaur
porn and Everquest economies and transgenderism and people who dress up
like Uruk-Hai on the weekends might actually have a place for
schizophrenics, right? Who's to say.
Francis Hwang
Director of Technology
phone: 212-219-1288x202
AIM: francisrhizome
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Looking for nine fiction writers
Each writer will receive a $200 stipend for participation. Participating in this artwork will require a light, but ongoing commitment: perhaps an hour a week, from March to June.
No particular experience, or publications, are necessary. However, you should be mildly comfortable with technology, enough to use a website like MySpace or a blog host like Blogspot. It would also be okay if you had a friend who could help you with the technical stuff. Basically, the project involves a little tech setup, and I don't want to have to do a lot of tech support for other people.
If that doesn't sound too maddeningly vague, please let me know if you're interested by emailing me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I'd appreciate a few writing samples, and if you have any experience with improvisational anything (stand-up comedy, music, even live-action role-playing), it'd be useful to know about that, too. Also, please feel free to ask any other questions. Thanks!


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There is not much to say when it comes to uploading character from the Adventure Time show. I don't mean that there is literally anything to say, I mean that the characters and story is so good, their greatness just speaks for itself. I heard that Cartoon Network decided to keep going with the gender swapped version which stars figures like Fionna, Cake, Marshall, and more. Today I will be uploading another popular face from Fionna and Cake's world. Someone actually asked if I could submit "how to draw Lumpy Space Prince", step by step. Obviously this is the gender swapped version of Space Princess. Of course the male version looks just like the female version; the only difference is the mustache. I'm not sure if the male version is going to have a female voice like the girl has a man's voice. Anyways, I think you will enjoy drawing Lumpy Space Princess just because it is a character from Adventure Time. I shall return in a bit folks so stay tuned in.
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October 1, 2012, 1:53 pm
Central Bistro and Bar hosts Great American Beer dinner — and beer author
It's high-cotton-time for beer lovers, with the Great American Beer Fest in Denver Oct. 11-13. Brewers and restaurant up and down the Front Range are hosting beer-related events. Central Bistro and Bar in LoHi is pairing craft beers with creations from Chef Lance Barto. And beer writer Christian Debenedetti, author of "The Great American Ale Trail," will be there to sign books and hoist a few.
The $75 fee includes a signed copy of the book.


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While government budget cuts are thought to be necessary, many federal CIOs are worried that across-the-board cost cutting, or sequestration, hinders investments in modern technologies, according to an annual survey released this month by TechAmerica in partnership with Grant Thornton.
When asked to identify their top concerns for 2013, CIOs mentioned budget cuts most frequently in the survey, which interviewed 41 CIOs, information resources management officials and congressional oversight committee staff members.
Currently more than 76% of IT spending goes to operations and maintenance, and infrastructure. CIOs want to move off of legacy systems but often don't have the money to spend on newer technologies. While this forces CIOs to think creatively as they find ways to save and buy services instead of making large, risky investments, they still don't have an effective way of understanding and managing IT costs, the survey found. More than 60% of CIOs are not confident in their ability to estimate and track IT expenditures.
Some new risks from budget cuts identified by CIOs include less seed capital to support innovation projects, increased cybersecurity attacks, longer hardware life cycles, suffering quality, no staff training and maintaining expensive legacy systems. When it comes to IT spending, 57% is controlled by department CIOs. Program offices control 45% and component/bureau CIOs control 44%, according to the survey.
In 2010, the White House released a 25-point plan designed to eliminate flailing IT programs. The 25-point plan has been helping CIOs identify areas of focus. Of those CIOs surveyed by TechAmerica, 94% are implementing the plan by deploying cloud services. However, there are serious cost and security constraints preventing government-wide implementation.
[ What can government CIOs learn from startup culture? Read We Must Run Government IT Like A Startup. ]
In addition to budget cuts, the survey found other concerns that have been continuing year-to-year, such as governance. One suggestion TechAmerica provided is for Congress to assist CIOs with budgets and governance. Instead of appropriating the majority of IT funds directly to programs, Congress should give CIOs more control over how the money is spent.
The government also faces challenges with the talent pool, as experienced federal IT employees are choosing to retire rather than receiving no pay raises. Government jobs no longer offer security, which is impacting CIO recruitment and retention. When asked to name the most critical skill they look for in candidates, 83% of CIOs said program management, and 75% ranked problem solving as the second most critical skill.
Cybersecurity is at the top of the list as well. Concerns over cybersecurity are increasing, despite the fact that a trained cybersecurity workforce remains obscure. The CIO Council's "2012 Information Technology Workforce Assessment for Cyber Security" found that most federal civilian cybersecurity professionals are above the age of 40. According to the TechAmerica survey, 70% of CIOs reported as much as a 25% increase in cybersecurity threats in the last year alone. Two-thirds of the CIOs said external attacks are most common.
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A respected science writer of my acquaintance, who is not part of the fat acceptance movement but has been writing for a long time about the increasing research that complicates our stereotypes about fat and fat people, recently pitched an article to the New Yorker about the burgeoning field of fat studies. A new and contentious scholarly field seems like a pretty natural topic choice for the New Yorker, but they rejected the idea very politely, saying that it wasn't really for them.
This seems somewhat less surprising now that I've read Elizabeth Kolbert's book review "XXXL." This is one of those zeitgeisty New Yorker reviews, where they look at a pile of related or semi-related works that have come out recently. In this case, it's on the subject of why people are fat — or, if you prefer to unhitch fat bodies from gluttony, why people are given to overeat. Hilariously, it opens with Katherine Flegal discovering that the population gained weight in the 1980s — you know, the same Flegal who later added that this wasn't necessarily a problem. But from the rest of the article, I'm guessing that if anyone told Kolbert about that study, she put her fingers in her ears and went "la la la stop trying to make me gain weight."
The piece throws around some scary-sounding statistics — in ten years, Americans gained more than a billion pounds, or a gut-busting 3.3 pounds per person per year over the course of ten years! (thanks Meowser for checking my math) — and settles on saying that "Men are now on average seventeen pounds heavier than they were in the late seventies, and for women that figure is even higher: nineteen pounds." Nineteen pounds is roughly the difference between these women and these women, or between her and her, or between Jen and Ginny. And, of course, a huge cohort of individual people are individually 19 pounds heavier than they were in the 1970s, because they've all hit middle age. But, you know, whoooooa, terrifying epidemic.
Still, we have gained some weight as a population, at least at the heavier end, and we do have different eating habits than we used to, though people who think they're unequivocally better worse (whoops!) are living in a nostalgia-gilded fantasy land. There's not too much negative judgment in evidence as Kolbert discusses recent books picking apart our modern way of eating, which tends heavily towards the processed, the convenient, and the sweet. The books she looks at discuss the evolutionary, financial, psychological, and industry-driven reasons why the population as a whole might be eating food in larger portions, and might be inclined to eat fatty, salty, and calorie-dense foods. Kolbert gives no nod towards the fact that these foods don't magically become nutritious once you're below a certain BMI — throughout, she conflates fat bodies with what have come to be understood as fat behaviors — but the discussion is an interesting one. The books put forth different reads on the modern food landscape, sometimes complementary and sometimes mutually exclusive, but after all it's a book review; the piece stands as an overview of current popular research, not as a scientific consensus. As an overview, it's thought-provoking at the very least.
Then she gets to "The Fat Studies Reader," which was evidently shoehorned into a piece where it doesn't remotely belong (fat studies, I probably don't need to tell you, isn't really about the evolutionary psychology of eating) and clearly isn't wanted. Suddenly, Kolbert feels qualified to offer dismissive analysis where she'd previously been satisfied to treat the experts as experts — or perhaps I'm using the term "analysis" too loosely. Among the rather jaw-dropping claims: fat scholars advocate "putting on weight [as] a subversive act," the fat studies field "oppos[es] the sorts of groups that advocate better school-lunch programs and more public parks," and saying that some people are naturally heavier than others amounts to almost the same thing as saying that some people are meant to be poor. As my writer friend, who has seen pre-publication excerpts of the book, put it: "My guess is that she didn't read much beyond the foreword."
I haven't read even that much, I must admit. But even sight unseen, one thing I feel I can say with confidence about "The Fat Studies Reader" is that IT IS A READER. Readers are anthologies of scholarly work designed to show the scope of a theoretical field. Some pieces probably do take radical positions, ones that would be too radical for most of us to stand behind completely, or that stand in direct contradiction to our ideas about what fat acceptance means; others show more measured viewpoints, and some might be too conservative for many of us (for instance, fat academic Corinna Tomrley has criticized Susie Orbach's important but early "Fat is a Feminist Issue" as being essentially a diet book). Kolbert's reaction is akin to flipping through a feminist studies reader and coming away with the idea that feminists think all heterosexual sex is rape.
How disappointing that a mainstream, usually thoughtful publication acknowledges fat acceptance, but then describes a movement that none of us would recognize. How disappointing that the usually scrupulous Kolbert couldn't justify the minimal amount of effort it would have taken to get a more representative idea of the movement as it stands. Reading the entire book she's purporting to review would have been a start.
(On the other hand, this Talk of the Town piece in the same issue is pretty much the pinnacle of the medium and will probably be back as a Friday Fluff. Dear NYer publishers: you guys can stop that feature now, except for Hendrik Hertzberg. It's peaked.)
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When the Sony Alfa 100 reflex camera was put on the market, an announcement was made that a new lens, the Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* DT 16-80 mm f/3.5-4.5, would be produced soon and it would be a good substitute for the kit lens, prepared to cooperate with APS-C/DX sensors reflex cameras.
The new lens makes a good impression. The user gets a very versatile focal length range, covering view angles from 83.1 to 20.1 degree, so allowing landscape, journalistic and portrait photography. What's more the lens was quite fast and rather small.
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On the other hand noblesse oblige so the product can't be a total failure either. Taking into account the parameters and the fact, that no other system can boast of a similar kit substitute (an Olympus 12-60 mm has been put on the marked recently), the price of a bit over 700 $ doesn't seem an exaggeration. Practically every amateur photographer is prepared to pay that much for a good universal lens. Let's end these digressions and proceed to the facts because, courtesy of the Fotozakupy.pl shop, we were given an opportunity to look closely at this lens.
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The good news is that American workers are "making progress" in closing the gap between the amount of money needed for retirement and what they're on track to accumulate, due mainly to stronger market returns. The bad news is they now need to save 11 times their final pay in order to have an affordable quality of life in retirement.
These are the findings from a new Aon Hewitt report, titled "The Real Deal: 2012 Retirement Income Adequacy at Large Companies" which examined the projected retirement levels of 2.2 million employees at 78 large U.S. companies.
Surprisingly, the study finds that, on average, full-career contributing employees are on track to accumulate 8.8 times their final pay, leaving a shortfall of 2.2 times pay. This is a slight improvement over 2010 when the shortfall was 2.4 times pay. Employees who rely solely on a defined contribution plan to fund their retirement are making similar progress, reducing their shortfall from 4.3 times pay in 2010 to 3.8 times pay.
Yet despite the improvement, less than 30% of full-career employees are still currently "on track" to achieve adequate retirement income. Passive employee behavior also is at an all-time high, with just 15% of participants initiating a trade in 2011, down from 20% in 2008 and prior years.
"It is encouraging to see that the continued efforts by employers and employees to increase retirement income security may be paying off," Rob Reiskytl, leader of retirement plan strategy and design at Aon Hewitt, said in a statement. "To further improve results, employers should design their 401(k) plans in a way that harnesses inertia, such as matching at higher rates of savings and combining automatic enrollment with automatic contribution escalation for all employees. Ideal solutions will improve outcomes with little or no increase in employer cost."
The company's analysis shows that taking advantage of economies of scale in reducing fees and expense ratios is critical to achieving adequate retirement income levels. A 1% difference in average returns over a career and retirement period can result in a two-times-pay difference in retirement resources, Aon notes.
"Employers cannot influence market returns, but they can leverage their scale to reduce investment fees, which can have an impact on employees' savings over time," Reiskytl added. "In addition, more employers are offering an array of investment advisory services like investment advice, managed accounts and pre-mixed portfolios. These tools can improve the diversification and efficiency of participants' portfolios and help workers invest more effectively with very little effort."


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Google Chrome's latest version includes native support for PDFs, using the Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface.
The Google Chrome 6.0.437.3 version includes what Google is describing as the 'next generation' of plugins to support PDFs.
"Millions of web users rely on PDF files every day to consume a wide variety of text and media content, says Marc Pawliger, Engineering Director at Google on the Chromium blog.
"To enable this, a number of plug-ins exist today which allow users to open PDF files inside their browsers.
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"We are making available an integrated PDF viewing experience in the Chrome developer channel for Windows and Mac, which can be enabled by visiting chrome://plugins.
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The water occurs at the lower eastern end of Rock Canyon and rises at several places through the cracks in the rocks and builds into a small stream the runs only a short distance into the sand. At times in the past, there has been enought water to create swimming holes for homesteader children.
In late 1866 an Army post was established at this spot and called Camp Rock Spring, California. It was maintained through 1867 and into 1868 at which time the U.S. Mail was taken off the Mojave Road and the presence of the Army no longer required.


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still, a work in progress need feedback and a name for the piece I'm open to ideas I'm not going to get offended if you say it's not that good
How do I transpose Trombone part to Eb Baritone Sax ?
Looking for advice on how to transpose Bass clef Trombone part to a treble clef Eb Saxophone part ?
Trombone Duet Pieces?
I have been looking for trombone duets and only found 3 decent ones. I am looking for well known songs or themes. Can anyone help?
On the melody of this well-known theme, I have made this original arrangement dedicated to a saxophone quartet. Enjoy it.
[article] Breathing
One of the most important, even the most important aspect of saxophone playing technique is producing sound. Well, that's obvious: after all, music is the sequence of sounds, and if some musician can't produce full, nice, let's say "high-quality" sound, then it's not worth practising anything else - both the performer and the listener won't like any music such musician could ever play. But the good news are: with "right" breathing and embouchure (position of lips and everything that is in and around your mouth) anyone can produce the sound he or she really happy with. So let's deal with the first part of it in this overview: breathing. I've been playing saxophone for 17 years and would like to share the information on the topic I find extremely useful.
Actually there are three breathing methods that we use during our day-to-day life. Those are: clavicular (colar bone), chest (throatic) and diaphragmatic. In order to get a full-supported sound on saxophone we need to combine all three methods, but the accent should be put on the diaphragmatic breathing, as this one is the most efficient for our goal: wind instrument playing.
So, what is diaphragm? I don't feel like inventing something new here, but just referring to wikipedia article instead: it is " a sheet of internal skeletal muscle that … separates the thoracic cavity, containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration: as the diaphragm contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air is drawn into the lungs."
The idea is simple: the air flows naturally to the place with less resistance. So all we need is: 1) Exhale as much air as we can, thus making our lungs a low resistance area 2) Inhale expanding our chest cavity as much as we can to get more air (for our future use in playing instrument) - that is done by lowering of the diaphragm. When playing saxophone during exhaling we "support" the air column contracting the stomach muscles, meanwhile preventing the diaphragm to get quickly to the initial "upper" position, That enables us to play long musical phrases with steady tone/sound.
Here are some exercises on the topic.
To feel the diaphragmatic breathing
- Ex.1 While lying on the floor (or on the bed or couch if your floor is too dirty:) place an average sized book on your abdomen area. Just breath in a regular way and you will notice the rise of the book when you breath in and the fall of it when you breath out. So the whole breathing process consists of expansion during inhaling and contracting on exhaling
- Ex.2 To feel the diaphragmatic floor extending: bend over, place your hands on the back of the abdomen area and inhale.Then slowly straighten up and try to get the feeling in the abdomen. For more extreme example try panting like you are out of breath while you are bent over.
To practise the diaphragmatic breathing
- Ex.3
- Place your hands on the abdomen or on the back of the abdominal area
- Breath in.with your mouth. I visualise it like being a balloon filling with air (under high pressure) by some pump. So the idea is the quick and powerful air flow to your lungs; quick sip of air, kind of "sucking" it through some imaginary straw.
- Breath out with a loud whispered sound, something like "ah". Try to do that as loud as you can and don't interrupt the sound. In several days you should be able to reach at least 10-15 seconds of sounding this way.
In this exercise feel the muscles in the abdomen squeezing more and more until you run out of breath. Try to exhale all the air you have, think of it as of squeezing out a sponge. At first squeezing is gentle, but when the sponge runs out of water it becomes more tight. And then - back to step 2. Do it several times, from 10 to 20.
Remember: when inhaling don't raise your shoulders. Of course they will rise( but just a little !) as the chest cavity expands filling with air, but our goal is diaphragmatic breathing, so focus primarily on the expansion in your abdomen area.
Very thorough study of breathing process and its connection with saxophone player I found in David Liebman's "Developing A Personal Sound" book, also John O'Neil's "Jazz Method For Saxophone" contains some useful information on the topic. I've mentioned only some pieces of information from the books in this article.
Share more thoughts, breathing exercises in comments. I am eager to know your experience on the topic as well.
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Hello my friends! Please check out my new score for violin and strings... Unfortunately I must say it has nothing to do with bananas.......
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Thanks to all the new members for joining our banana party. There seem to be quite a few 'banana' composers here at musescore, whether ithe music is about the fruit banana or banana fish or banana fairies or whatever or if the music is just plain banana silly. Post your music, tell your friends. I even heard that some higher up in the government was thinking of joining since they have lots of experience in being completely bananas.
Banana recipes or banana ideas for tunes?
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noticed that i couldn't find a 100% correct or close to it transcription of megalovania of careless whisper for alto sax.
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Hi guys I just started playing alto sax about 2 months ago and could anyone post any easy sax music, thx😀
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The Conversation: Is Eddie Murphy a Good Choice to Host the Oscars? (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Eddie Murphy is now the confirmed host for the 84th Academy Awards, according to Deadline.
The rumor mill has dropped a big one this long weekend, and while it may not be true that Eddie Murphy is the top choice to host the 2012 Oscars, it's an interesting enough idea to consider and discuss. This is what The Conversation is best suited for, I believe, sending a message to Hollywood regarding the opinion of something or other best voted for by the people. Brett Ratner may believe his Tower Heist star is a good pick, and the Academy could agree, but we're the ones who will provide the Oscar telecast its ratings, so why not listen to us first?
Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood has reportedly confirmed Murphy is a contender but not yet a done deal. The actor is "showing interest," and now Don Mischer, who is co-producing the ceremony with Ratner, and the Oscar overlords (like AMPAS President Tom Sherak) will have to do the same. Some people are thinking the Academy heads will not favor Murphy due to his infamous walkout after losing his single Oscar nomination (for Dreamgirls) back in 2007. Ah, but let's not forget he's been back to the show already. In 2009 he presented the Jean Hersholt Award to original Nutty Professor Jerry Lewis.
Of course, he wasn't too memorable then, but it wasn't exactly his moment either. Maybe he was also on his best behavior due to both the walkout four years ago and his unexpected speech before presenting the Best Picture Oscar at the 1988 awards, when he awkwardly admitted he didn't want to be there due to the Academy's lack of proper recognition of African American performers -- he even predicted he'd never win one due to this criticism (most of the speech can be found in a May '88 issue of Jet magazine). Then-President Robert Wise supposedly promised he'd never be welcome back as long as he was in charge. Will he be rolling in his grave come February?
Regardless, the desires for a comeback and just plain centerpiece for Murphy are worth honoring. Just because most of his movies aren't that great lately doesn't mean he can't be a terrific and funny host. Billy Crysal -- whose itch to return to the Oscars may have resulted in some other sort of role in next year's ceremony -- was emcee for years while his film career was less than stellar. Crystal is still my preference for the lead, but I'm now too curious about Murphy as host to not wish to see the result.
What are others saying about the possibility around the web? Check out The Conversation from the blogs and Twitter below:
Now that Murphy's name is out there, I want Murphy, and I will settle for nothing less. Maybe I'm missing something, but Murphy—even in this dull latter stage of his career—is the perfect Oscar host, right? - Brendand Bettinger, Collider
Reportedly [Murphy] wants to return to live performing and stand-up, though confessed last year to believing that his "cool and edge are gone." Oscars would be arguably the biggest stage possible to mount that comeback — but the last thing the Academy needs or wants after its Franco/Hathaway experiment is to provide Eddie Murphy's testing ground. Also left the bitter taste of walking out of the 2007 Oscars ceremony after losing to Alan Arkin. If he gave off the impression that he was above it all then, what could possibly have changed in five years? [...] If Murphy gets the job and flourishes, he's a hero. (And the chances of that Beverly Hills Cop 4 payday just skyrocketed.) If he bombs, he still hosted the Oscars and can just go off and make Nutty Professor 3. - S.T. VanAirsdale, Movieline
It sounds like Ratner and a lot of other people think this is Murphy's chance to come back and do something great-- and as much as I worry we'll get the Meet Dave Murphy instead of the Coming to America one, I think Ratner might be right. - Katey Rich, Cinema Blend
I, for one, think Murphy would provide the telecast a breath of fresh air. It's been a long time since Murphy has been anything approaching what I would describe as "edgy," but maybe a high-profile hosting job will show us the charisma and style of Murphy's that we all fell in love with, so long ago. - David Chen, /Film
Murphy would represent the kind of talent that has historically worked best: An energetic comedian who is quick to improv -- he's a "Saturday Night Live" veteran and his very R-rated live show "Raw" was turned into a popular film in 1987. Still, his live-on-stage talent hasn't been in use in about a quarter-century, so going with Murphy is a risky decision. Plus, aside from his voice work in the "Shrek" series, Murphy's movie career hasn't exactly been on fire recently. - Nicole Sperling, 24 Frames
Ratner's suggestion of Murphy is actually a good one as we all know he is an extremely funny ad-lib guy, is a natural and charismatic showman, and his time on Saturday Night Live and his old stand-up gigs has shown his ability to entertain live crowds. But then the post-Shrek and fat-suit/multiple characters family friendly Eddie Murphy goofball has not been the 80′s and early 90′s energetic genius for decades now and it's been way too long since the days when you know he would make the ceremony edgy and alive, like Chris Rock did. - Matt Holmes, What Culture!
In a move that astounds me as to his actual relevance in Hollywood, Eddie Murphy is in talks to host the Oscars next year. They'll have to bleep o ut the entire show. - Ed Kennedy, After Elton
This just seems like a very odd choice to me, mostly because I don't think Murphy is really that loved at the moment, yet that's the kind of person they need to host again (like, *ahem* Billy Crystal) [...] I have to admit it would dampen my excitement for the big Oscar show next year if it's Murphy, but you never know, he could make quite the comeback. Only time will tell! - Alex Billington, First Showing
Unless he's turned into the new Mort Sahl I wonder where he could take his monologue within a straight-jacketed network TV broadcast. Plus Murphy has never been a social-cultural commentator type -- he riffs about his own realm. Plus I don't feel Murphy is really part of the 21st Century zeitgeist -- he's basically a rich '80s and '90s guy who's hung in there. - Jeffrey Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere
@MyBrewTube: I'd like to put my vote in now for Eddie Murphy to host the Oscars. Brett Ratner... you have my respect. It's a great idea. A great idea.
@ThePlaylist: Eddie Murphy is a great Oscar host choice. He can still bring the funny, he just makes horrible choices. But Bowfinger? Aces.
@tnyfrontrow: Great idea; one of the true funny people, deserves spotlight.
@kenjfuj: I think he'll do a fine job. It doesn't make me any more excited to watch the Oscars at all, but I'm sure he'll be good.
@WAxelFoley: Murphy is a strange choice. But might liven it up. Host doesn't really matter that much at Oscars.
@MattGoldberg: Brett Ratner wants Eddie Murphy to host the Oscars. In a related story, Oscars to become 220% more unwatchable.
@AwardsDaily: My first thought, re: Eddie Murphy was: there is no way they'd put a black guy on TV for the Oscars (again). But who knows? Great if true.
@whatcameoutofme: I hope it will be like Beverly Hills Cop and RAW. I've never seen "nutty" or NORBIT so I have high expectations.
@Pajiba: You know who is an even better choice to host the Oscars than Eddie Murphy? EVERYONE. #SayNoToNorbit
@AntwanLyon: Let's just hope Dan Aykroyd doesn't trade places with him. #SayNoToYogiBear
@ADuralde: If Eddie Murphy hosts the Oscars, his first joke has to be about when he left the show early the year he didn't win.
@droidguy1119: How many fat suits will Eddie Murphy host the Oscars in?
@denofgeek: Today's rumour: Eddie Murphy to host the Oscars. No doubt either in a fat suit, or dressed as a woman.
@JBFlint: Is it 1986 because otherwise I'm not sure what the appeal is of having Eddie Murphy hosting the Oscars. Who is his fan base these days?
@lougodfrey: Is it Eddie Murphy circa 1987? If so, I am frickin' thrilled!
@pjbyrne: Eddie Murphy favorite for Oscar host? Google him. 4th entry is story about his death. That's how relevant he is today.
@SteeleSaunders: Can't wait for his "Oscar is swimming through the water" bit.
And finally, from my non-blogging, non-tweeting mom, via email: "In my opinion, Oscar's last good host was Ellen DeG. I think Eddie Murphy will be very entertaining. I love the Oscars, but more so when there's a good comedian on."
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The final funeral for George H.W. Bush was held today at his family church in Houston. Some 1,200 mourners gathered to honor the late president. Following the service, Bush's casket was transported to College Station, and he was laid to rest next to his wife of 73 years, Barbara, and daughter Robin on the grounds of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University.
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My dear Friend!
You have honored me, my dear friend, with the dedication of your latest composition "Three romances", receive my heartfelt thanks for this proof of your friendship. You have certainly favoured me a joy in this, for every danish hart so dark on heavy time.
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You will perhaps wonder at my not having expressed my thankfulness at an earlier period, but until this hour I have been ingorant of the joy you have procured my, your letter dated Gothenborg 22d of April having only reached me the 10th of Spetember here in Copenhagen together with the announced composition. My silence is the excuse, / your letter having made a voyage of four months.
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Global pain management devices market is expected to reach USD 8.6 billion by 2022, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. The rising prevalence of diabetes coupled with an increase in the geriatric population base worldwide is the major factor attributing towards the significant growth of the market. Furthermore, the growing preference for these devices over oral drugs and surgical interventions is a high impact rendering driver for the market's growth over the coming seven years.
Full research report on pain management devices market analysis: http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/pain-management-devices-market
The pain management devices industry is also expected to show exuberant growth as a consequence of the technological advancements happening in this field. The advancements include the advent of products such as electrode-based wearable automatic transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator devices, which provide peripheral pain management in a 60-minute run cycle.
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Further key findings from the study suggest:
The neurostimulation devices market had a revenue share of over 48.9% in 2014. The major factors attributing towards the dominance of this segment can be attributed to the extensive usage of neurostimulation devices in chronic pain management. These devices are preferred over the available traditional technologies owing to their higher efficiency in terms of providing relief for a longer duration.
Radiofrequency ablation device market is expected to grow at a lucrative CAGR of over 14% in the coming years. Rising usage of these devices to cure cancer patients is the major factor contributing towards their high growth. Furthermore, the long-term relief provided from the cancer pain through the use of these devices is also a high impact rendering driver for this segment
These devices are also analyzed on the basis of their applications in cancer pain, neuropathy pain, facial pain & migraine, musculoskeletal diseases, and trauma pain
Regionally, the North American pain management devices held around half of the global revenue share owing to the rising number of people affiliated with pain requiring management devices. Sophisticated healthcare infrastructure, rising adoption of pain management equipment by healthcare professionals and patients over conventional treatment therapies are further anticipated to accentuate the industry's growth in this region
Asia Pacific region is expected to grow at a lucrative rate during the forecast period, due to increasing demand for these devices as a consequence of rising need to curb cancer and diabetes related chronic pain in a cost effective manner. Furthermore, the rapidly improving healthcare infrastructure in countries such as India and Japan also contributed towards market growth in this region
The key players operating in the pain management devices industry include B Braun Melsungen AG., Baxter International, Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, Codman and Shurtleff, DJO Global LLC, Pfizer, Medtronic Plc, Smiths Medical, St. Jude Medical, and Stryker Corporation. These companies are involved in launching novel devices to fill in the vacuum created by the deteriorating demand for oral drugs for pain management.
View more reports of this category by Grand View Research at: http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry/medical-devices
Grand View Research has segmented the pain management devices market on the basis of products and region:
Global Pain Management Devices Market By Type Outlook
Electrical stimulators
Radiofrequency ablation
Analgesic infusion pumps
Intrathecal infusion pumps
External infusion pumps
Spinal cord stimulators
Deep brain stimulators
Sacral neurostimulators
Global Pain Management Devices Market By Application
Neuropathic pain
Facial &migraine
Musculoskeletal disorders
Neuropathic Pain
Global Pain Management Devices Market By Region
North America
Asia Pacific
Latin America
South Africa
Access press release of this research report by Grand View Research: http://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-pain-management-devices-market
About Grand View Research
Grand View Research, Inc. is a U.S. based market research and consulting company, registered in the State of California and headquartered in San Francisco. The company provides syndicated research reports, customized research reports, and consulting services. To help clients make informed business decisions, we offer market intelligence studies ensuring relevant and fact-based research across a range of industries, from technology to chemicals, materials and healthcare.
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