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Celebrating Mother's Day at Various Ages: A How to Guide for Dads
by Beth Bruno of A VOICE BECOMING
I could hear clanging in the kitchen and knew what was coming. Awake now, I tossed and turned. I'm not good at relaxing. Finally, they opened the door. Juice and coffee sloshed on to the plate as they set it down on my lap. They smiled at me from the half circle they formed, waiting for me to try the toast.
4 sets of eyes watched as I alone ate breakfast in bed, keenly aware of the mess I'd find in the kitchen. Their precious gift to me served as the embodiment of motherhood: you never escape the work of mothering, even when facilitating their celebration of you.
Happy Mother's Day!
As a mom, I acknowledge this can be a hard holiday for the family. Dad, I want to congratulate you on your awareness of a special day on the calendar, thinking ahead, and your desire to honor the mother of your children! Well done! I also want to affirm your thinking beyond a card and flowers.
At different stages of parenting, moms need very different "gifts." May these suggestions help you and your kids plan for a special celebration that is life giving, rather than draining.
Little Years (5 and under): Save me!
They make gifts in preschool and at day care and are so proud to give them to mom. These are special keepsakes for sure, but what moms really want during this stage is a break! Giving her time to herself is probably the best gift you can give. After a simple, low mess breakfast and gift giving, send her to a café, to get a massage, or take the kids out for the day so she can be alone in her own home for a few uninterrupted hours.
Young Years (6-11): Spare me!
Breakfast in bed often falls in to this stage. Kids are talking (all the time!) and trying to be involved in everything, yet despite their best efforts, it ends up requiring more from mom than gives to mom. What she probably wants most during this stage is time together that is life giving. Try going out to brunch, to a museum, or grabbing special take out for a picnic-hike. She's not so much starving for time alone as she is starving for a break from the routine of life that makes up her days. What's a family activity that would be enjoyable for all (thereby making it enjoyable to her?)
Middle Years (12-15): See me!
After more than a decade of molding a life around her children, most moms are ready for their kids to become less self-absorbed and more other-centered. Thankfully, developmentally they now can! Dad, help your kids consider their mother: what does she enjoy (gifts, time, service)? What is a true treat? What sort of year has it been? Encourage your kids to buy her a gift or plan the day around who they know their mom to be. Encourage unique thoughtfulness that
communicates she is known. This may not be something they enjoy at all, but this is the meaning of being other-centered!
Teen Years (16-19): Share me!
Coming full circle, most moms miss their older teens and long for more time with them. Competing with jobs, school, sports, and friends, parents easily feel obsolete. If your family is normal, your teen has pushed you away to claim independence and this has caused hurt feelings and possibly arguments. Mother's Day may fall right in the middle of a hard season of parenting, but it's also an incredible opportunity to reconnect. Dad, talk to your teen about writing a heartfelt letter to mom, expressing things he has appreciated about her. Give them money to go out together, without you. Help your children transition from relying on you to coordinate Mother's Day celebrations to doing so themselves.
Flowers, candles, massages, and sweet cards are secondary to the intentionality of loved ones. Remember that for the one who spends her days concerned, caring, and coordinating for the family, the greatest gift is to be shown concern, care, and coordination. May you and your children do this well and truly celebrate the mother in your lives.


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As reported in the New York Times, September 3, 1900, "To the well-earned reputation of Justice Patterson for purity, learning, sound and penetrating judgment, and that good sense which does not always go with the highest mental qualities, there must be added the reputation he has equally earned for refined and thorough scholarship and the charm of a singularly winning personality — which are not without their value on the bench."
Edward Patterson was born in 1839 in New York City. He attended Williams and Hobart Colleges as well as Columbia Law School, receiving an LL.D. Patterson became interested in politics at a young age, identifying with and working for the Democratic party. At age 16 he began studying law in the office of Judge Edward Cowles.
In 1860 he was admitted to the bar and soon began his illustrious 26-year career of practicing law in New York City. Patterson became a candidate for judge of the Court of Common Pleas on the Democratic ticket in 1884. He lost the election by only 93 votes to fellow Democrat Judge Henry Wilder Allen. Although this was a great disappointment to Patterson, he ran again in 1885 on the Democratic ticket and lost, this time to the Tammany Hall candidate, Judge Henry W. Bookstaver.
In 1886, however, having received the combined nominations of Tammany Hall and the County Democracy , Judge Patterson was elected Justice of the Supreme Court. He was well prepared for this position, being completely familiar with the rules of law and practice. "He was intelligent, practical and ready in the disposition of business … and in his charges to juries his diction was simple, clear and forcible, and he had the gift of arraying the facts and stating the rules of law so simply as to give a jury of average intelligence a correct appreciation of the questions involved." (Strong, Landmarks of a Lawyer's Lifetime, Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1914, p. 111.) His writings were brief and to the point.
When the Appellate Division was formed in 1895, Patterson was designated as one of the Appellate Division Justices by then Governor Morton. As evidenced in the first 135 volumes of the Appellate Division Reports, Patterson's writings were thought by some to read better than those of his colleagues.
Upon his nomination for reelection to the Supreme Court at the Tammany County Convention in 1900, Justice Patterson was described by District Attorney Gardiner as being fair and having such a profound knowledge of the law that his decisions were being quoted nationwide. Gardiner also said that Justice Patterson was considered by the members of the bench and bar one of the most able jurists in New York State. Governor Theodore Roosevelt had recognized Patterson's integrity and judicial ability and offered him a place on the bench of the Court of Appeals. Being the loyal Democrat he was, Patterson refused this honor because "it would have given the Republican Party a chance to name some up-State Justice who would draw a salary of $17,000 from the City of New York." (New York Times, October 11, 1900.) The nomination was made, and Patterson was reelected.
Upon the death of Presiding Justice Charles H. Van Brunt and after a brief stint as Presiding Justice by Justice Morgan O'Brien, Justice Patterson was appointed to that position in 1906 and held it until his death in 1910.
Patterson was well liked and, as a judge, "had high and unusual qualities … with an unquenchable and uncompromising desire for truth and justice." (Obituary, New York Times, January 30, 1910.) As described by Theron G. Strong in his book Landmarks of a Lawyer's Lifetime (Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1914), Judge Patterson was "simple, unostentatious, democratic and friendly …" and was the same "whole-souled personality" on the bench as he was prior to ascending the bench. He was well read in both the law and general literature.
On the personal side, Justice Patterson savored life in the city, partaking in its many cultural activities. For years he enjoyed many a good billiards game at the Century Club in New York City with friends. He was an active member in many clubs, including the Century, Manhattan, Metropolitan, New York Yacht and Players.
In later years Justice Patterson suffered from an affliction which required a number of surgeries affecting the muscles of his face and his vocal chords. He rose above the debilitating condition with hopefulness, patience and courage, qualities that were greatly admired by his friends and colleagues.
On December 31, 1909, Patterson appeared at the Appellate Division to announce to his colleagues that he would be retiring because of his poor health. Soon after that, on January 28, 1910, he passed away at home at the age of 71. His five children were by his side.
As a young man, Justice Patterson took as his wife Isabel Liddon Cox, with whom he had five children. She predeceased him by approximately one year. The three sons and two daughters of that marriage include: Edward L., Dr. Henry S., Arthur Cox Patterson, Eleanor S.(Mrs. Harris R.) Childs and Mary N.(Mrs. Richard W.) Hale.
Theron G. Strong, Landmarks of a Lawyer's Lifetime, Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1914.
Who's Who in New York City and State, John W. Leonard [ed.], L.R. Hamersly & Company, New York, 1909.
The Brown Book, A Biographical Record of Public Officials of the City of New York for 1898-9, Martin B. Brown Company, New York, 1899.


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So this episode is really how to write the free response essay. What we are going to look at once again a kind of the logistics of the situation you find yourself in, and then some strategies, a basic format kind of, for approaching the test, this part of the test, the free response essay part, so that you really are well equipped and ready to go with strategies. In another episode, actually we'll practice one. We'll take a question, and we will work through it, and you will go do your work and come back. But right now what we want to do, is just take a kind of a big picture approach, looking at how to write the free response essay.
So here is some basic strategy in helpful hands, and an overview for the free response essay. 70 minutes to write two essays. You have two essays that each have two choices. So you want to take a look at what those are. Spend 5 minutes prepping for each essay that's not hard and fair so obviously, so that's the logistics. That's the overview.
Again, you want to read the questions carefully. Now here especially because you have two choices, you want to take a look and check out each one, before you decide which one you are going to write first. After you read the questions and you start to attack them, you want to identify the prompt category. What's the question about?
The organization of American historians, which is like the most distinct group of historians in the country, did some interesting research about the AP US history test from 1994 to 2006. And it had to deal with this. And one of the things they found, when they looked at categories was in that period of time, there were 105 references in the free response essay just specific categories and they broke down the number of references and then the percentage of the total. And I think if you look at this graphic, what you see is, basically right here you got 73%.
I'm not going to tell you to put all your eggs in one basket, but it certainly seems about three quarters of the free response essays have to do. These are broad categories; economic, political, social and diplomatic, military. You probably have in your course this year and in your review, look at economic, political, social those are common categories. But it may help you in your reviewing, and in your thinking about approaching the free response essay, to know in fact that the preponderance of references have been to those areas.
The other is geographic expansion, cultural, intellectual, religious. You can see, there have certainly been references there and very often this tie in. There is some combination categories. But this is how you want to look at. In the same way, the OAH the Organization of American Historians, broke down the time periods that free response essays were asking about. And again, we see if we look at this, before 1763 and after 1960, 27%. So again, you've got somewhere in, let's see if I could do my math. 27 comes down to 73% again in these categories between really 1763 and 1960. And within that, you can say preponderance between 1820 and 1960.
So again, I'm not going to tell you to put all your eggs in that basket, but it does help I think, to see that there is a tendency to go for a certain time period, as well as certain categories. So when you are doing practice test, and again if you go online and look at our practice test, you may see that those categories show up most often. So you might want to really sharpen your knowledge, increase the depths of your knowledge for those periods.
Once you identify that prompt, here we go again and this is why you should sharpen your knowledge and increase your depth. You're going to brainstorm. You're going to get all your ideas out. You want to make sure that no stone is left unturned. One of the things that readers are impressed with, is your knowledge of history your breadth of knowledge, okay as well as your depth. So you want to brainstorm get everything out here and then you want to organize it. And again graphic organizers, I think are a big help here, because they kind of break down the categories which can really step your paragraph writing.
If you read it carefully, you identify the prompt category, brainstorm, organize, the last thing to do is write. Now going back to the organizing, you may want to use a graphical organizer like this, that just breaks it down into those categories. You may want to identify specific people.
But any kind of graphical organizer that helps you put it together, answering that question, addressing the prompts really should help you write the best possible free response essay. You have plenty of time to do it, so follow these basic strategies and you won't have any problem with free response.
So just to kind of wrap up the free response writing strategy, and tips, here are the final tips I really want to leave you with. Because I think, with this in mind, you can really do very well on this part of the test. Be assertive in your thesis. Don't just restate what they ask. There is nothing more bland and uninteresting to a reader. So really try to figure out a more dynamic way to say what you want to say.
Take some time to really think out by being assertive in your thesis. I mentioned the more the better. The readers love to see that you know your history. So if you can particularly bring in closing effect and we can see that this happened because of that, or if you can reference Plessey versus Ferguson, even though you are talking about Brown versus Board of education. Really using your historical knowledge is important and it's impressive. Being organized, you can't be all over the map. You may know your history really well, but if you just throw in facts out there and hoping something sticks, it's not going to help your case. You want to really approach this with that assertive thesis with your historical facts, but in an organized fashion.
One thing I would recommend that you do before you take the exam, is if you just Google AP US History rubrics. There are some great teachers out there, aside from the College Board and you get it from their website. But there are teachers out there who've put this online also. Take a look at what the scores are going to be using to assess your writing. Because, that will give you a pretty good idea of what a high score essay is. If you can get one of these sample books or maybe your AP history teacher can get something from the College Board which are released exams from years ago, they actually even show some essays that have been written in the past. And you could take a look at that and get an idea of this is what a highly score essay is.
So the rubric and seeing test exams might help out. And I can't stress this enough, practice, practice. I've mentioned before we've got some online practice test. You might be able to get some of these released exams. Again if you go online, there are some great history teachers around the country who have been incredibly generous and put their stuff online.
So if you just Google AP US history exam, you'll find stuff out there. Now you might have to sort it out a little bit but, the fact is everything will help. The more practice you can do, the better your results are going to be. And with the free response essay, you don't have to necessarily take 70 minutes and write two exams. Take a half an hour, try one, see how you do. Have somebody read it for you and give you some feedback about was your thesis assertive? Do you really organize it well?
There's lots of ways; classmates can help you out, teachers can help you out. Obviously there's information online that can help you out. So, the key thing here is that you got to take the time to practice because the more you do that, the better your results are going to be, and the more confident you will be going into the free response essay writing.


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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim update 1.8 rolling out on PS3
In preparation for the release of Skyrim's Dragonborn DLC on PS3 tomorrow, Bethesda has deployed update 1.8. The title update should begin downloading upon inserting your game disc into the PS3, requiring little work on your end.
Below are the notable fixes contained within the patch:
General memory and stability improvements
Fixed rare crash when using vampiric grip
Fixed issue where Arnleif and Sons Trading Company could become permanently locked
Fixed issue related to duplicate NPCs
Fixed rare issue where exterior door would not open properly
I'd recommend installing the update as soon as possible because tomorrow is the big day when PlayStation 3 owners can
finally extend their adventures in Skyrim. Although all three previously released expansions will eventually be released this month, tomorrow will be the release of Dragonborn. The add-on, which has been available on Xbox 360 since December 2012, revolves around a mysterious figure named Miraak - who may or may not be the first ever Dragonborn. He's casted a spell upon the people of Solstheim, turning them into his slaves. You must stop him.
As for future DLC releases, Skyrim Hearthfire will be released on Tuesday, February 19, followed by Dawnguard on February 26.


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New Automatic Test, Optimization, and Verification System for In-Sight Vision Applications
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) has introduced a new feature for its In-Sight® vision systems that allows manufacturers to easily and automatically test the vision system and verify that it is functioning correctly. This new functionality called TestRun is available only with In-Sight vision systems and gives users increased confidence in the validity of their vision inspection results. Now, users can confirm program changes by quickly checking against the "baseline" configuration. TestRun also makes it easy for system integrators and OEMs to demonstrate that the vision system meets the acceptance criteria when the system is installed at the end user's facility. And, machine operators can minimize bad results by easily checking that the vision hardware is performing properly. In addition to testing system functionality, TestRun assists quality managers to identify "borderline" inspections and to refine pass/fail criteria.
Achieving consistent vision system performance depends on maintaining consistent image quality. Vision programs can contain many setup parameters. TestRun assigns range limits to these parameters, and when it executes, confirms that the current setup parameters are within the expected limits.
In image inspection, TestRun provides application validation against an image database. A library of "challenge" images includes examples of "good" parts and "bad" parts. Reference images of bad parts can be further graded by the specific defect(s) present in the part. When TestRun executes, each image in the library is evaluated by the current vision program. TestRun confirms that the results from the current vision program match the "expected" results.
Consistent results from a vision program depend on consistent image acquisition quality. Hardware tests measure the integrity of the image acquired by the vision system by checking factors such as the focus, position, and the illumination of the current system.
"For OEMs and systems integrators, TestRun ensures that the machines they manufacture and the systems they develop will continue to provide the required functionality when their clients' conditions change," said Bhaskar Banerjee, Cognex Vision Systems Business Unit Manager. "Machine operators can now manage a myriad of changes on the factory floor and maintain the reliability of their inspection systems with little effort. TestRun logs changes and provides validation after any change or regular checkup, helping quality managers avoid costly and lengthy validation processes."
Users can set up a test routine configuration with TestRun in In-Sight Explorer 4.6 or later using a simple TestRun Setup Wizard—no special spreadsheet programming required. After set-up, TestRun routines can be performed from In-Sight Explorer to verify the test routine or to check program changes. Detailed results may be viewed in the In-Sight Explorer Palette pane.
The VisionView™ operator interface is used to execute TestRun on the shop floor. TestRun alerts the operator if there are any conditions that could negatively impact the operation of the vision system. With the TestRun Plug-in, an operator can perform the test routines on all systems attached to the VisionView—there is no custom HMI programming or setup required. The Plug-in automatically detects the presence of the TestRun configuration on cameras.
"TestRun builds maximum confidence in the inspection system. Bad results can be minimized because operators can easily check the vision system," said Banerjee, "If the operator changes the program, TestRun ensures that the changes do not break any other program functionality. TestRun offers confirmable, documented testing saved to log files that can confirm system performance after a new project has been deployed."
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The end of Thanksgiving week represents the high point of American consumption — a purposefully designed fast and frenzied shopping atmosphere at stores all over the country. And that's exactly how many shoppers like it.
There are plenty of logical reasons to not bother with traditional brick-and-mortar Black Friday shopping. Given the aggressive crowds, the ease of online shopping and the studies showing that, in many cases, Black Friday does not have the best prices, it's pretty easy to justify sleeping in on the morning after Thanksgiving — and staying home when the stores open on Thanksgiving night as well.
The research firm ShopperTrak, which compiles and analyzes foot traffic in stores, argues that the week after Thanksgiving will offer a far better experience for shoppers:
"Black Friday is not for the faint of heart," said [ShopperTrak founder Bill] Martin. "Shoppers must brave the crowds to take advantage of good deals. If they can venture back out after just a few days, however, they'll have the full attention of store employees and plenty of remaining discounts."
(MORE: Holiday Shoppers Can Look Forward to an Extra-Bloated Black Friday)
Despite the assumptions of diehard Black Friday shoppers, according to ShopperTrak, Tuesday, Nov. 27, will be the best day for consumers in terms of the ability to find deals and actually get a sales staffer to help you. Other experts have pointed to the week after Thanksgiving as a sweet spot for snagging the best prices on holiday gifts.
Nonetheless, there are those who cannot be talked out of Black Friday shopping. They don't seem to buy the argument that Black Friday's deals aren't that great, and they don't seem at all scared off by the monster crowds and the competitive, chaotic atmosphere at the mall. In fact, they love shopping on this day because of this atmosphere. One expert described this consumer mentality to the Detroit Free Press:
For many holiday shoppers, Black Friday is "a blood sport," said Ken Nisch, chairman of JGA, a Southfield-based retail design and brand strategy firm. "I think a certain number of consumers are wired to see consumption as a blood sport … Some people are good golfers and some people are good shoppers."
Considering that consumers have trampled one another to death, pepper-sprayed competing shoppers in squabbles in store aisles and exhibited other horrendous behavior on Black Fridays in the past, this can be a blood sport indeed.
In some ways, devoted Black Friday shoppers resemble extreme couponers, who seem more fixated on the idea of "winning" something, regardless of whether the game being played is a waste of time or whether the prize is truly worth fighting over. One "extreme" group of Black Friday shoppers would make the case that their time and effort was absolutely worthwhile: after spending months clipping coupons and plotting out strategies, 17 friends in Ohio came home after spending $2,000 to get $10,000 worth of merchandise last Black Friday — much of which went to needy families. USA Today has profiled another team that plans on a 24-hour Black Friday shopping marathon this year; they have even printed team T-shirts that say "Black Friday Shopping Is Not for Sissies."
(MORE: Don't Look Now, but Cyber Monday May Have Already Started)
To many, Black Friday is far more than just another day to accumulate stuff. "Remember, shopping is a leisure activity, it's a form of entertainment, it's a sport for some people," Marshal Cohen, chief retail analyst for the NPD Group, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
"Many people would say that shopping is a sport," Sears spokesman Brian Hanover told me recently. "Black Friday is the Super Bowl of this sport. We want to win the Super Bowl."
That goes for store and shopper alike: Black Friday is a big game that both want to win, desperately. Yet is it possible for both to come out of the wild weekend feeling like winners? If the store wins — by getting the consumer to bite on as many deals as possible, including plenty of unplanned purchases — doesn't the shopper lose? Well, if and when this happens, despite what it might do to the family budget, many shoppers would feel like they've won too.
(MORE: By Matching Online Prices, Are Best Buy and Target Doing Exactly What Amazon Wants?)
That might be the biggest win of all for retailers: they've managed to convince consumers (some at least) that the goal of store and shopper can be one and the same. Amazingly, some shoppers even seem to be directly espousing the marketingspeak of retailers, like this one quoted recently in a Wall Street Journal story about the pros of Black Friday shopping in person vs. online:
"Going to the stores means instant gratification," said Melinda Miller, 31, who has been going to the Market Place Mall in Champaign, Ill., on Black Friday for nearly a decade. "Online, you'd miss out on all the fun."


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I went to the States to speak at the Artifact conference in Providence (which was great). I extended the trip so that I caould make it to Science Hack Day in San Francisco (which was also great). Then I made my way back with a stopover in New York for the fifth and final Brooklyn Beta (which was, you guessed it, great).
The last day of Brooklyn Beta was a big friendly affair with close to a thousand people descending on a hangar-like building in Brooklyn's naval yard. But it was the preceding two days in the much cosier environs of The Invisible Dog that really captured the spirit of the event.
The talks were great—John Maeda! David Lowery!—but the real reason for going all the way to Brooklyn for this event was to hang out with the people. Old friends, new friends; just nice people all 'round.
But it felt strange this year, and not just because it was the last time.
At the end of the second day, people were encouraged to spontaneously get up on stage, introduce themselves, and then introduce someone that they think is a great person, working on something interesting (that twist was Sam's idea).
I didn't get up on stage. The person I would've introduced wasn't there. I wish she had been. Mind you, she would've absolutely hated being called out like that.
Chloe wasn't there. Of course she wasn't there. How could she be there?
But there was this stupid, stupid part of my brain that kept expecting to see her walk into the room. That stupid, stupid part of my brain that still expected that I'd spend Brooklyn Beta sitting next to Chloe because, after all, we always ended up sitting together.
(I think it must be the same stupid part of my brain that still expects to see her name pop up in my chat client every morning.)
By the time the third day rolled around in the bigger venue, I thought it wouldn't be so bad, what with it not being in the same location. But that stupid, stupid part of my brain just wouldn't give up. Every time I looked around the room and caught a glimpse of someone in the distance who had the same length hair as Chloe, or dressed like her, or just had a bag slung over hip just so …that stupid, stupid part of my brain would trigger a jolt of recognition, and then I'd have that horrible sinking feeling (literally, like something inside of me was sinking down) when the rational part of my brain corrected the stupid, stupid part.
I think that deep down, there's a part of me—a stupid, stupid part of me—that still doesn't quite believe that she's gone.


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Eagle boys soccer shuts out VUHS, 2-0
VERGENNES — The visiting Mount Abraham Union High School boys' soccer team controlled Saturday's first half against Vergennes, scoring twice on the way to a well-earned 2-0 win.
The Eagles had the better of the chances overall, and some nice work by VUHS goalie Steven Paquette, especially in that first half, helped keep his team within striking range.
In the first 40 minutes Mount Abe got strong goals from Ira Fisher and Alex McCormick from clever setups by Cale Thygesen and Theo Weaver, respectively.
The Commodores did have two great chances, from Devin Hayes in the first half and Liam Hayes in the second half, both created by Timmy Johnston. But two Eagle goalies — Sawyer Kamman in the first half and Fisher in the second — came up big.
Ultimately, the story of the game was the Eagles' ball control in the first half, which gave them a 13-3 edge in shots on goal; they finished with a 22-5 edge in that department. Thygesen, Weaver, Jan Liegman and McCormick were particularly effective in passing crisply, moving without the ball, and using the entire field to build the attack, to the delight of Coach Mike Corey.
"We played the game we wanted to play. We possessed the ball. We moved it quickly. We didn't hold onto it. We didn't play direct. We swung the field, we opened it up," Corey said. "And eventually we created a few opportunities, so I was very pleased."
Conversely, VUHS coach Kevin Hayes said although his team at times looked dangerous — Lane Kessler and Zach Ouellette did some nice work at midfield, as well as Johnston — the Commodores did not do those same things often enough.
"We're just not patient enough when we get the ball on offense. We're not switching the field. We need to establish the width first, especially on this field," Hayes said. "We looked threatening, fast, on attack, but the ball wasn't moved quickly enough."
It was the Eagles who threatened early. Paquette came out on McCormick in the fourth minute, and the Eagle missed just wide left. In the 10th minute, Paquette did well to stop McCormick, Fisher hit the post on the rebound, and a second rebound bid sailed high.
The Eagles took the lead at 23:13. Thygesen, then playing central middie, carried down the middle and fed Fisher cutting into the left side of the box. Fisher drilled the ball inside the left post from about a dozen yards out.
In the 30th minute, Paquette made a terrific stop on Liegman on a feed from Weaver. Two minutes later, VUHS nearly equalized. Ouellette sprung Johnston and Devin Hayes on a two-on-one into the Eagle end. Johnston drew the defender and fed Hayes out front, but Hayes shot too close to Kamman, who snared the Commodores' best bid of the half.
At 1:59, Mount Abe made it 2-0. The Commodores were pressing when Weaver possessed outside the Eagle box and burst down the field on a counterattack. He carried until he neared the VUHS box and fed McCormick cutting in from the left. McCormick buried the shot inside the far post.
The Eagles were not as crisp after the break, but their defense — sophomores Gus Catlin and Whit Lower, freshman Jackie Gorton, senior Sam Weaver, Thygesen and Theo Weaver all saw time in the back — held firm.
"I want to give a shout-out to our back four," Corey said. "All in all, they did a good job."
The one great VUHS chance came when Johnston fed Liam Hayes about five yards off the right post, and Hayes turned and got a low shot off toward the right corner. But Fisher dove to deny the bid with about 17 minutes to go. Fisher and Kamman finished with two saves apiece.
The VUHS defense of Cody Quattrocci and Jordan Stearns in the middle and Eddie Devino and Jordan Grant on the flanks also had good moments and allowed only three shots on goal in the second half.
Hayes said the 1-4 Commodores will look to bounce back this week when they host Lamoille, a team they have played well against in recent years, on Monday. They will also visit Milton, a team they handled earlier this season, on Wednesday, and compete against Green Mountain Valley there on Saturday.
"I'm hoping for at least two wins out of the three," Hayes said.
Although senior back Matt Sweeney will be out a little longer, Corey said his team is slowly returning to full strength. Liegman returned to the lineup on Saturday, and he hopes to see veteran senior goalie Truman Daniel back from injury later this week. Daniel's return will allow both Fisher and Kamman to play fulltime in the field.
Just as important, Corey said, is that during Saturday's first half the Eagles showed the kind of soccer of which they are capable.
"The fact that we got back to playing the soccer that I expected we would be able to play is the biggest thing," he said.
Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at [email protected].
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You are likely aware that AbbVie has generated an enormous chuck of its revenue in recent years from just one drug. Immunology megablockbuster Humira brought in $9.3 billion in sales in 2012 - or 51% of the company's total - and is expected to crack the rarified air north of $10 billion in 2013. AbbVie will continue to ride Humira, but each year that passes represents another year closer to the end.
With Big Pharma in the midst of the patent cliff, it's easy for investors to turn their attention to Humira's eventual demise. Consider that Pfizer's Lipitor once had peak sales of over $13 billion, but only generated $584 million in its first full year without exclusivity. I've pointed out before that, historically speaking, biologics don't face as steep of a cliff after losing exclusivity. Nonetheless, investors have good reason to focus on AbbVie's pipeline. Especially given the new fleet of immunology drugs in development that may challenge their first generation predecessors.
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A quick look at the company's pipeline shows that there are 10 active phase 3 trials, a 30% focus on biologics, and 15 major worldwide submissions planned through 2017. AbbVie has the future of its immunology business pegged on two drugs with different approaches to the same diseases.
BT-061 is a monoclonal antibody (biologic) being developed with Biotest AG, while GLPG0634 is a selective JAK inhibitor (small molecule) being developed with Galapagos. Both are being evaluated in phase 2 trials for treating rheumatoid arthritis, while the biologic is also active in psoriasis trials. Before we get into the potential impacts of each, we need to look at what's at stake.
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A few weeks ago, I noted that the first three TNF-alpha inhibiting immunology drugs to be approved in the United States - Humira, Remicade from Johnson & Johnson , and Enbrel from Amgen - set the standard for treating immune diseases. While competition would seem to be fierce, last year, each drug grew sales at least 12%, as the Big Three raked in $19.6 billion dollars total.
Despite the incredible success of the group, next generation drugs are aiming for the cash pile. Johnson & Johnson's Stelara is a novel biologic being evaluated in various immunology indications and marks a significant improvement over first generation therapies. There is also an increasing awareness of the potential of JAK inhibitors such as Pfizer's Xeljanz, the first in its class to be approved for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Should AbbVie's two drug hopefuls continue to impress in upcoming phase 3 trials, both could become major forces in the market. The science behind each molecule supports the optimism in the air. BT-061 works by inhibiting the CD4 protein, which acts as a crucial messenger for the immune in fighting diseases. Much like Stelara and Xeljanz, BT-061 is an upstream TNF-alpha inhibitor -- although each has a unique mechanism of action.
The same goes for GLPG0634, which is a novel JAK inhibitor. Whereas Xeljanz has been shown to inhibit JAK3 -- one of the four proteins in the JAK family -- AbbVie and Galapagos believe that their therapy targets only JAK1. The high selectivity has the companies thinking that the drug could be one of the safest on the market. In fact, a recent phase 2a trial showed results that were near the best ever achieved in a rheumatoid arthritis study. Like, ever.
There's no denying that the company is in dire need of new products. Four of its seven major products brought in less revenue in 2012 than in 2011, while AndroGel -- the second best-selling product -- is a long way from Humira, with just $1.15 billion in sales. Looking around the industry, it wouldn't be far-fetched to think that both of the immunology drugs above will become blockbusters if approved. That would be much easier should they eventually get the nod for multiple indications.
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Now, the science is on your side until it isn't: unexpected events can always happen. One of the major reasons contributing to the continued dominance of the Big Three is their long-term safety profile. Doctors have elected to stick with the proven therapies rather than jeopardize their patients with a new, less-proven hotshot. In many cases, new drugs also have to be approved as a first-line treatment. Companies have been playing it safe with developmental drugs, often targeting patients who have failed other treatments for initial approvals.
Nonetheless, a shift is under way as more effective next generation drugs challenge the status quo. The trend worth is keeping an eye on for AbbVie investors, who may be left wondering what the future holds once the company's golden goose, Humira, is cooked. The Fool's brand new premium report on the company answers the high-profile questions that AbbVie investors are asking, and as an added bonus, you'll receive a full year of free analyst updates as significant news hits. Simply click here now to claim your copy today.
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Wilma Simms, the front desk receptionist at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee whose upbeat and energetic personality welcomed those who visited the organization's headquarters for 13 years, died Saturday after a long illness. She was 71.
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Members of Democratic leadership mourned Simms' death and praised both her loyalty to the DCCC and its mission, as well as her ability to make everyone feel welcome.
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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ben Carson, the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on Monday referred to slaves brought to the United States against their will as "immigrants," drawing quick condemnation from civil rights groups who cast his remarks as offensive. It was Carson's first address to the staff at HUD. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week. By way of introduction, Carson shared anecdotes from his past career as a neurosurgeon and praised immigrants who worked long hours to build a better life for their children. "There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less," said Carson, who is African-American. "But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great-grandsons, great-granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land," he said. Enslaved Africans did not voluntarily come to the United States and were denied freedom for hundreds of years. "This is as offensive a remark as it gets," said Steven Goldstein, executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect. The remarks sparked outrage on Twitter, including from the actor Samuel L. Jackson. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) also criticized Carson. A HUD spokesman later called the tempest "the most cynical interpretation of the secretary's remarks to an army of welcoming HUD employees. No one honestly believes he equates voluntary immigration with involuntary servitude." Carson was well received by the hundreds of HUD employees in the room and got a standing ovation at the close of his remarks. As housing secretary, Carson is in a position to play a leading role in reviving poor neighborhoods, as Republican President Donald Trump has promised. Carson occasionally stumbled as a Republican presidential candidate, such as when he said he did not believe a Muslim should be president. After dropping out of the race, Carson threw his support to Trump, who named him housing secretary after winning the November election. (Reporting by Andy Sullivan and James Oliphant; Written by James Oliphant; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Jonathan Oatis)


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To get an inside glimpse of daily life for the average Cuban, you and your kids should skip the hotels and stay in one of the hundreds of casas particulares sprinkled throughout Havana, the Cuban equivalent of B&Bs and one of the few forms of private enterprise permitted by the country's socialist government.
Besides costing a fraction of a hotel, staying inside the home of a Cuban family puts your family in the middle of a residential neighborhood, where you will awake to the sounds of daily life—street vendors calling out pregones to advertise their wares, children playing ball in the street, and salsa music blasting from open windows.
"Staying with a family was critical to get the cultural rhythms," says Mark Goehring, father of two who visited Havana with his children. "The kids got to see the day-to-day life and practice some of their Spanish with people who really cared for them."
Also, staying in a home gives parents and kids alike a chance to hear the Cuban perspective on living in a socialist society.
"The owners of our particular casa were both born just after the revolution and we often talked politics," Goehring adds. "The kids learned about [revolutionary leader] Che Guevara from his often present image around town. We actually had a 'Che-spotting' game."
Live like a Havanan outside the home by visiting the places Cubans take their own kids, like the Coppelia ice cream parlor; El Cinecito, a movie theater that exclusively screens films for kids; or La Colmenita, a children's theater company housed in the Teatro Nacional.
Stroll the streets of Old Havana, and you will inevitably encounter strains of son—the old style of Cuban music made famous by the group Buena Vista Social Club—wafting down the colonial streets from bars and cafés where live bands play.
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The best place to get an authentic taste of Afro-Cuban culture is at the weekly Sábado de Rumba (rumba Saturday) held in the shady patio of El Gran Palenque, home of the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional, the national folklore ensemble founded by the Cuban state in 1962. The show starts with a performance of the more traditional Afro-Cuban music and dance styles associated with Santeria, and ends with a high-energy rumba that gets foreigners and Cubans alike up and dancing. Kids will experience firsthand how Cubans like to have a good time.
Music is a way to end any day in Havana, so as the sun sets, stroll along the Malecón, the seaside walkway—there guitar-bearing troubadours will serenade you and your kids for a tip.
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Insider Tip: The Callejón de Hamel (callejón means "alleyway") is equally famous for its colorful murals as it is for its Sunday afternoon rumba—the quintessentially Cuban style of drumming and dancing born out of the fusion of Spanish and African roots. Once considered an authentic spot to experience its infectious rhythms, some complain that the weekly rumba has been tarnished by the effects of tourism. On Sundays, the narrow alleyway often gets impassibly crowded and the site is a hot spot for jineteros, the local term for Cubans who make a living hustling tourists. For a more pleasant experience, wander through the colorful passage on a weekday. Painted by neighborhood resident Salvador González, the funky alley is an open-air art installation paying homage to Afro-Cuban culture and religion.
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Books for Parents: Cuba: After the Revolution by Bernard Wolf (1999): This photo essay presents a glimpse of daily life in contemporary Cuba, focusing on 12-year-old Havana resident Ana Moreira and her family. The accompanying narrative gives an overview of the politics, economics, diversity, and social history of Cuba.
Movies: Viva Cuba (2007): This independent Cuban film tells the story of two children, best friends Malú and Jorgito. When they learn that Malú's mother plans to leave Cuba and take Malú with her, the two run away together to the eastern side of the island. Winner of the Junior Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Viva Cuba explores the issue of emigration from the literal point of view of the country's children.
- Cuba by Putumayo Presents: Various Artists (1999): This compilation brings together a sampling of son, a soulful, energetic genre that was the precursor to salsa. Featuring stars such as Ibrahim Ferrer and Irakere, this album will get you moving to a Cuban beat.
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Although in the Federalist Papers (1787-88) James Madison (1751-1836) urged ratification of the U.S. Constitution he was also aware of the things it left undone. Here he worries about the weakness of "parchment barriers" such as the constitution in protecting the liberties of the people when the government increasingly "draw(s) all power into its impetuous vortex":
Will it be sufficient to mark, with precision, the boundaries of these departments, in the constitution of the government, and to trust to these parchment barriers against the encroaching spirit of power? This is the security which appears to have been principally relied on by the compilers of most of the American constitutions. But experience assures us, that the efficacy of the provision has been greatly overrated; and that some more adequate defence is indispensably necessary for the more feeble, against the more powerful members of the government. The legislative department is every where extending the sphere of its activity, and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.
Madison's worries about the ineffectiveness of what he called "parchment barriers" to the violation of individual liberties were substantial. He thought that many of his contemporaries were too focused on the threats posed by the executive branch, which he thought understandable given the fact that they had just fought a revolutionary war against an overbearing monarch who headed an empire. He thought a bigger problem lay with the legislative branch because it "alone has access to the pockets of the people" and could be dominated by self-interested factions who could manipulate the chamber. Nevertheless, he also was aware that the executive branch might pose a similar threat to the liberties of the people, especially when "the necessities of the war" demanded action by the executive, but seemed to downplay these fears in his final analysis. Madison seemed to glumly conclude that the effectiveness of parchment barriers were overrated in limiting "the encroaching spirit of power" and that something else was needed to protect individuals from seeing their liberties and property being sucked into the "impetuous vortex" of government. Unfortunately he did not specify here what a "sufficient guard" against this might be.


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Debut war novel Fobbit (slang for a U.S. Army employee stationed at a Forward Operating Base) has won accolades from Matterhorn (Atlantic Monthly, 2010) author Karl Marlantes and Siobhan Fallon, author of You Know When the Men Are Gone (Putnam/Amy Einhorn, 2011) and a starred review in PW. The book will be published by Black Cat. Assistant editor Peter Blackstock, who acquired the title from Nat Sobel at Sobel Weber Associates, says, "Fobbit exposes the banalities of daily life during the war in Iraq and the aggressive bureaucracy at the heart of the American war machine."
Author David Abrams, 49, spent 20 years in the Army before retiring in 2008. He now works as a public affairs specialist for the Bureau of Land Management's Western Montana District.
Abrams says, "I deployed to Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division in 2005. I'd been in the Army for a little more than 16 years by this point, but it was the first time I went to a combat zone. I thought I would be living in harsh conditions—going without a shower for weeks, eating cold rations, enduring the misery of sand in my underwear, that sort of thing. As it turned out, I had a job that looked suspiciously like those cubicle workers in the movie Office Space. It didn't take me long to start seeing the unintentional comedy of the war. Somebody would be giving a report over the loudspeakers in our headquarters building about the number of U.S. personnel killed in action that day, and at the same time some officer would be grinding espresso beans in the cubicle next to mine, whining about how much he missed Starbucks and wondering if it was possible to get a Purple Heart for a paper cut."


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Zion's path to the Final Four goes through the nation's capital.
Zion Williamson and Duke begin the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. The Blue Devils were awarded the top seed in the East Region, meaning if they advance to the Sweet Sixteen Coach Mike Krzyzewski and company will find themselves in Washington, D.C. with potential matchups against ACC foe Virginia Tech — which beat Duke without Zion — and Big Ten champion Michigan State.
But with Williamson and fellow freshman R.J. Barrett on their games, it's worth wondering who will be able to keep up with the ACC Tournament champions.
"It's tough to determine what our potential is," coach Mike Krzyzewski said Saturday. "I just want to have us play as good as we possibly can play right now. … I hope we're in this tournament for a long time — that will make us even better."
Fifth-ranked Duke's top competition in the East comes from second-seeded Michigan State — which lost forward Kyle Ahrens to a left leg injury in the Big Ten title game Sunday — third-seeded LSU and fourth-seeded Virginia Tech. The Hokies beat Duke 77-72 on Feb. 26 after Williamson's foot injury against North Carolina.
The Blue Devils (29-5) haven't lost since Williamson returned, rolling through the ACC tourney by beating Syracuse, North Carolina and Florida State.
Krzyzewski hopes center Marques Bolden returns at some point in the tournament, which would give his team even more post depth to handle the likes of Michigan State if it came to that in the Elite Eight.
Duke opens the NCAA Tournament in Columbia, South Carolina, against the 16th-seeded winner of the First Four game between North Carolina Central and North Dakota State. A year after UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed when it beat Virginia, Krzyzewski knows not to overlook anyone.
"What I've learned along the way is not to be satisfied, not to rationalize," he said, "Because in these tough moments, rationalization can be the biggest opponent that you have at times."
Assuming Duke gets through the first round, eighth-seeded VCU or ninth-seeded UCF will be waiting. VCU star point guard Marcus Evans injured his left knee in the Atlantic 10 Tournament but is expected to return for the NCAA Tournament.
Here are some things to watch in the East Region:
SPARTANS' PRIDE: Michigan State held off rival Michigan to win the Big Ten Tournament and rolls into a matchup with 15th-seeded Bradley unsure of Ahrens' status. Guard Joshua Langford is already lost for the season, but the Spartans can still lean on Cassius Winston and strong rebounding. Michigan State has won 10 of its past 11 games and is one of the hottest teams in the country.
MORE INJURIES: Virginia Tech's Justin Robinson tweeted Sunday he is ready to return after missing the past 12 games with a left foot injury. Virginia Tech opens the tournament against Saint Louis, which won the Atlantic 10 Tournament to secure an automatic bid.
BUBBLE IN: Temple was squarely on the bubble after losing to Wichita State in its first American Athletic Conference Tournament game Friday. But Fran Dunphy's Owls — four years after being the first team on the outside looking in — didn't have their bubble burst by Saint Louis' run or Oregon's Pac-12 Tournament championship. They will face Belmont on Tuesday for the right to be the 11th seed in the East and face sixth-seeded Maryland.
"I felt like we did enough to get in, but you never know in these situations, so we're just sitting and watching and hoping," Temple guard Shizz Alston Jr. said after losing in the AAC Tournament.
LSU WITHOUT WADE: LSU goes into the NCAA Tournament having won nine of 11, but coach Will Wade remains under an indefinite suspension after a report he had been caught on a wiretap talking with a person convicted of funneling money to the families of basketball recruits. LSU opens against 14th-seeded Yale, which beat Harvard to win the Ivy League Tournament.
MARYLAND, MY MARYLAND: If Maryland gets through Temple or Belmont and then LSU or Yale, it'll be playing a home game in the Sweet 16. Capital One Arena is just 12 miles from College Park and could be the site of rival factions of Duke and Maryland fans if the former ACC rivals both reach the third round.
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For the second week in a row, Chilmark selectmen on Tuesday addressed the continuing struggles of commercial fishermen on the Menemsha harborfront and the state of the town fishing industry.
A number of fishermen, members of the shellfish advisory committee and the town harbor master turned out to discuss rising fuel prices and hear a plan to survey the biology of Menemsha Pond in an effort to enhance fish stock.
In a written statement, commercial fisherman and chair of the shellfish advisory committee John Armstrong expressed concern over rising fuel prices at Menemsha Texaco, the only gas station on Island to sell fuel to both cars and boats.
"This is scary stuff," he said of a 46-cent rise this month in the price of fuel per gallon. "I think the time has come again to address this issue of a fuel discount for the commercial fleet in Menemsha."
For the past three years, the price to fuel a boat on the Menemsha docks has held steady at $2.99 per gallon, thanks in part to a concerted effort from gas station owner Marshall Carroll.
"I think I did a good job keeping the price steady," Mr. Carroll said at the meeting. "While it was holding for the fishermen, it kept going up for me."
On Oct, 1, following new mandates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the price per gallon for red fuel, a fuel used for boats, jumped to $3.45.
In an effort to aid town fishermen, Mr. Carroll began offering road fuel to boaters for $3.29 per gallon and is investigating how fishermen can receive state and federal tax breaks for fuel purchases.
Despite the effort, fishermen and selectmen on Tuesday expressed concern over the rising prices and interest in a possible discount. "We don't see fluke or lobster prices keeping pace with the increases," said longtime fisherman Steve Larsen. "It could help Menemsha fishermen and attract other legitimate fishermen to the harbor," said selectman J. B. Riggs Parker.
Selectmen voted to ask the park and recreation committee to hold a special meeting to discuss the issue.
Mr. Doty also presented a proposal from Elizabeth Fairchild of the University of New Hampshire Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center to study the biology of Menemsha Pond in an effort to rebuild the stock of winter flounder in the pond.
The study, approved by selectmen, will survey the sources of food for and possible predators to the flounder.
In other fish-related news, selectmen voted to open the commercial bay scallop season on Nov. 1. Limits will stay the same as the previous year at two bushels a day, five days a week. Quitsa Pond will remain closed except to dip nets from boats. The shellfish committee will meet two weeks into the scallop season to determine whether to reopen the pond to draggers and divers.


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|এই ৱিকিপিডিয়া পৃষ্ঠাটো বা ইয়াৰ অংশবিশেষ অসমীয়া ভাষাত লিখা হোৱা নাই। সেয়ে ইয়াক অসমীয়ালৈ অনুবাদ কৰি অসমীয়া ৱিকিপিডিয়াৰ ভেটি সুদৃঢ় কৰাত সহায় কৰক।
- To discuss particular sources, see the reliable sources noticeboard. For vandalism, see WP:VAND. For the default Wikipedia skin, see WP:VECTOR.
|এই পৃষ্ঠাত অসমীয়া ৱিকিপিডিয়াৰ কেতবোৰ নীতি সন্নিৱিষ্ট কৰা হৈছে। সকলো সম্পাদকে এইবোৰ সাধাৰণতে মানি চলা উচিত। ইয়াত কৰা সালসলনিত ঐকমত্য প্ৰতিফলন হোৱা উচিত।
|সংক্ষেপে এই পৃষ্ঠাখন: Other people have to be able to check that you didn't just make things up. This means that all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation.
|ৱিকিপিডিয়াৰ পাঁচটা স্তম্ভ
|মূল বিষয়বস্তু নীতিসমূহ
নিৰপেক্ষ দৃষ্টিভংগী
মৌলিক গৱেষণাৰহিত লেখা
|আন বিষয়বস্তু নীতিসমূহ
প্ৰবন্ধৰ শিৰোনাম
জীৱিত ব্যক্তিৰ জীৱনী
ৱিকিপিডিয়া কি নহয়
The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth—whether readers can check that material in Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether editors think it is true.
To show that it is not original research, all material added to articles must be attributable to a reliable, published source appropriate for the content in question, but in practice you do not need to attribute everything. This policy requires that all quotations and anything challenged or likely to be challenged be attributed in the form of an inline citation that directly supports the material.[1] For how to write citations, see Citing sources.
This policy applies to all material in the mainspace—articles, lists, sections of articles, and captions—without exception, and in particular to material about living persons. Anything that requires but lacks a source may be removed, and unsourced contentious material about living persons must be removed immediately.
Verifiability is one of Wikipedia's core content policies, along with No original research and Neutral point of view. These policies jointly determine the type and quality of material that is acceptable in articles. They should not be interpreted in isolation from one another, and editors should familiarize themselves with the key points of all three. Articles must also comply with the copyright policy.
কেতিয়া নিৰ্ভৰযোগ্য উৎসৰ প্ৰয়োজন হয় সম্পাদনা কৰক
Anything challenged or likely to be challenged সম্পাদনা কৰক
All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable published source using an inline citation. Cite the source clearly and precisely, with page numbers where appropriate.
Burden of evidence সম্পাদনা কৰক
The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material. You may remove any material lacking a reliable source that directly supports it. How quickly this should happen depends on the material and the overall state of the article. Editors might object if you remove material without giving them time to provide references. It has always been good practice to try to find and cite supporting sources yourself. Do not leave unsourced or poorly sourced material in an article if it might damage the reputation of living people; see here for how the BLP policy applies to groups.[2]
বিশ্বাসযোগ্য উৎস সম্পাদনা কৰক
What counts as a reliable source সম্পাদনা কৰক
The word "source" in Wikipedia has three meanings: the work itself (a document, article, paper, or book), the creator of the work (for example, the writer), and the publisher of the work (for example, The New York Times). All three can affect reliability.
Base articles on reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Source material must have been published (made available to the public in some form); unpublished materials are not considered reliable. Sources should directly support the material presented in an article and should be appropriate to the claims made. The appropriateness of any source depends on the context. In general, the best sources have a professional structure in place for checking or analyzing facts, legal issues, evidence, and arguments; as a rule of thumb, the greater the degree of scrutiny given to these issues, the more reliable the source.
Where available, academic and peer-reviewed publications are usually the most reliable sources, such as in history, medicine, and science. But they are not the only reliable sources in such areas. Material from reliable non-academic sources may also be used, particularly if it appears in respected mainstream publications. Other reliable sources include university-level textbooks, books published by respected publishing houses, magazines, journals, and mainstream newspapers. Electronic media may also be used, subject to the same criteria. See details in Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources and Wikipedia:Search engine test
Newspaper and magazine blogs সম্পাদনা কৰক
Several newspapers host columns they call blogs. These are acceptable as sources if the writers are professionals and the blog is subject to the newspaper's full editorial control. In March 2010, the Press Complaints Commission in the UK ruled that journalists' blogs hosted on the websites of newspapers or magazines are subject to the same standards expected of comment pieces in that organization's print editions.[3] Where a news organization publishes an opinion piece, attribute the writer (e.g. "Jane Smith has suggested..."). Never use posts left by readers as sources. For blogs that are not reliable sources, see below.
Reliable sources noticeboard and WP:IRS সম্পাদনা কৰক
To discuss the reliability of a specific source for a particular statement, consult the reliable sources noticeboard, which seeks to apply this policy to particular cases. For a guideline discussing the reliability of particular types of sources, see Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (WP:IRS). In the case of inconsistency between this policy and the WP:IRS guideline, or any other guideline related to sourcing, the policy has priority.
যিবোৰ উৎস সাধাৰণতে নিৰ্ভৰযোগ্য নহয় সম্পাদনা কৰক
Questionable sources সম্পাদনা কৰক
Questionable sources are those with a poor reputation for checking the facts, or lacking meaningful editorial oversight. Such sources include websites and publications expressing views that are widely acknowledged as extremist, or promotional, or which rely heavily on rumor and personal opinion. Questionable sources should be used only as sources of material on themselves, especially in articles about themselves; see below. They are unsuitable for citing contentious claims about third parties.
Self-published sources সম্পাদনা কৰক
যিকোনো ব্যক্তিয়ে এটা ব্যক্তিগত ৱেব পৃষ্ঠা বা কিতাপ প্ৰকাশ কৰিবলৈ ধন দিব তৈয়াৰ কৰিব পাৰে, তাৰ পিছত নিজকে এটা নিৰ্দিষ্ট ক্ষেত্ৰৰ বিশেষজ্ঞ বুলি দাবী কৰিব পাৰে। সেই কাৰণেই স্ব-প্ৰকাশিত মাধ্যম, যেনে কিতাপ, পেটেণ্ট, বাতৰি কাকত, ব্যক্তিগত ৱেবছাইট, মুক্ত ৱিকি, ব্যক্তিগত বা গোটৰ ব্লগ, ইণ্টাৰনেট মঞ্চৰ পোষ্টিং, টুইট আদি উৎস হিচাপে বহুলাংশে গ্ৰহণযোগ্য নহয়। স্ব-প্ৰকাশিত বিশেষজ্ঞৰ উৎসসমূহক প্ৰবন্ধটোৰ বিষয়ৰ এজন প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত বিশেষজ্ঞই প্ৰস্তুত কৰিলে নিৰ্ভৰযোগ্য বুলি গণ্য কৰিব পাৰি, যাৰ কাম প্ৰাসংগিক ক্ষেত্ৰত পূৰ্বে নিৰ্ভৰযোগ্য তৃতীয় পক্ষৰ প্ৰকাশনে প্ৰকাশ কৰিছে। এনে উৎস ব্যৱহাৰ কৰাৰ সময়ত সাৱধান হওক: যদি প্ৰশ্ন কৰা তথ্যবোৰ সঁচাকৈয়ে ৰিপৰ্ট কৰাৰ যোগ্য হয়, তেন্তে হয়তো আন কোনোবাই ৰিপ'ৰ্ট কৰাৰ যোগ্য।
কেতিয়াও স্ব-প্ৰকাশিত উৎসসমূহক জীৱিত মানুহৰ বিষয়ে তৃতীয় পক্ষৰ উৎস হিচাপে ব্যৱহাৰ নকৰিব, যদিও লেখক এজন বিশেষজ্ঞ, সুপৰিচিত পেছাদাৰী গৱেষক বা লেখক নহয়।
Self-published or questionable sources as sources on themselves সম্পাদনা কৰক
Self-published and questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves, usually in articles about themselves or their activities, without the requirement in the case of self-published sources that they be published experts in the field, so long as:
- the material is not unduly self-serving;
- it does not involve claims about third parties;
- it does not involve claims about events not directly related to the source;
- there is no reasonable doubt as to its authenticity;
- the article is not based primarily on such sources.
This policy also applies to pages on social networking sites such as Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
Wikipedia and sources that mirror or use it সম্পাদনা কৰক
Do not use articles from Wikipedia or from websites that mirror its content as sources, because this would amount to self-reference. Similarly, do not use sources that present material originating from Wikipedia to support that same material in Wikipedia, as this would create circular sourcing. Wikipedia may be cited with caution as a primary source of information on itself, such as in articles about itself.
Accessibility সম্পাদনা কৰক
Access to sources সম্পাদনা কৰক
Verifiability in this context means other people should be able to check that material in a Wikipedia article has been published by a reliable source. The principle of verifiability implies nothing about ease of access to sources: some online sources may require payment, while some print sources may be available only in university libraries. WikiProject Resource Exchange may be able to assist in obtaining source material.
Non-English sources সম্পাদনা কৰক
Because this is the English Wikipedia, English-language sources are preferred over non-English ones, assuming English sources of equal quality and relevance are available.
- When quoting a source in a different language, provide the original text and an English translation, either in the body of the article or in a footnote.
- When citing a non-English source for information, it is not always necessary to provide a translation. However, if a question should arise as to whether the non-English original actually supports the information, relevant portions of the original and a translation should be given in a footnote, as a courtesy.[4]
Translations published by reliable sources are preferred over translations by Wikipedians, but translations by Wikipedians are preferred over machine translations. When posting original source material, be careful not to violate copyright; see the fair-use guideline.
Other issues সম্পাদনা কৰক
Tagging a sentence, section, or article সম্পাদনা কৰক
If you want to request a source for an unsourced statement, consider tagging a sentence with the {{citation needed}} template by writing {{cn}} or {{fact}}. Other templates are available here for tagging sections or entire articles. Alternatively, leave a note on the talk page requesting a source, or move the material there. To request verification that a reference supports the text, tag it with {{verification needed}}. Material that fails verification may be tagged with {{failed verification}} or removed. Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living people should be removed immediately and not tagged or moved to the talk page.
Exceptional claims require exceptional sources সম্পাদনা কৰক
Exceptional claims require high-quality sources.[5] Red flags that should prompt extra caution include:
- surprising or apparently important claims not covered by mainstream sources;
- reports of a statement by someone that seems out of character, or against an interest they had previously defended;
- claims that are contradicted by the prevailing view within the relevant community, or that would significantly alter mainstream assumptions, especially in science, medicine, history, politics, and biographies of living people. This is especially true when proponents say there is a conspiracy to silence them.
Reliable sources and other principles সম্পাদনা কৰক
Copyright and plagiarism সম্পাদনা কৰক
Take care to avoid plagiarism and breaches of copyright when using sources. Summarize source material in your own words as far as possible; when quoting or closely paraphrasing a source use an inline citation, and in-text attribution where appropriate.
Neutrality সম্পাদনা কৰক
All articles must adhere to the Neutral point of view policy (NPOV), fairly representing all majority and significant-minority viewpoints published by reliable sources, in rough proportion to the prominence of each view. Tiny-minority views need not be included, except in articles devoted to them. Where there is disagreement between sources, use in-text attribution: "John Smith argues that X, while Paul Jones maintains that Y," followed by an inline citation. Sources themselves do not need to maintain a neutral point of view; indeed many reliable sources are not neutral. Our job as editors is simply to present what the reliable sources say.
Notability সম্পাদনা কৰক
Wikipedia's General Notability Guideline says that the subject's notability is established by the publication of independent, reliable sources, regardless of whether the names of any such sources have yet been typed into the article. If such sources can not be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it.
Original research সম্পাদনা কৰক
The "No original research" policy (NOR) is closely related to the Verifiability policy. Among its requirements are:
- All material in Wikipedia articles must be attributable to a reliable published source. This means that a source must exist for it, whether or not the source is cited in the article.
- Sources must support the material clearly and directly: drawing inferences from multiple sources to advance a novel position is prohibited by the NOR policy.[4]
- Base articles largely on reliable secondary sources. While primary sources are appropriate in some cases, relying on them can be problematic. For more information, see the Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources section of the NOR policy, and the Misuse of primary sources section of the BLP policy.
See also সম্পাদনা কৰক
- Wikipedia:Citation clutter, an essay
- Wikipedia:Core content policies, an essay
- Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine), a guideline
- Wikipedia:List of free online resources
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles
- Wikipedia:When to cite, an essay
- WikiProject Fact and Reference Check
- WikiProject Resource Exchange
- Argument from authority
Notes সম্পাদনা কৰক
- ↑ See the discussion about sources in WP:NOR that describes summarizing materials in your own words, leaving nothing implied that goes beyond the sources.
- ↑ Wales, Jimmy. "Zero information is preferred to misleading or false information", WikiEN-l, May 16, 2006: "I can NOT emphasize this enough. There seems to be a terrible bias among some editors that some sort of random speculative "I heard it somewhere" pseudo information is to be tagged with a "needs a cite" tag. Wrong. It should be removed, aggressively, unless it can be sourced. This is true of all information, but it is particularly true of negative information about living persons."
- ↑ Plunkett, John. "Rod Liddle censured by the PCC", The Guardian, March 29, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 When there is dispute about whether a piece of text is fully supported by a given source, direct quotes and other relevant details from the source should be provided to other editors as a courtesy. Do not violate the source's copyright when doing so.
- ↑ Hume, David. An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Forgotten Books, 1984; first published 1748, p. 86: "That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavours to establish; and even in that case there is a mutual destruction of arguments, and the superior only gives us an assurance suitable to that degree of force, which remains, after deducting the inferior."
Further reading সম্পাদনা কৰক
- Wales, Jimmy. "Insist on sources", WikiEN-l, July 19, 2006: "I really want to encourage a much stronger culture which says: it is better to have no information, than to have information like this, with no sources."