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Jezebel offers $10K for untouched Dunham 'Vogue' shots
The feminist website received the unaltered photos and published them Friday morning.
Lena Dunham covers the latest issue of Vogue, and the Internet is pretty much in agreement that the photos of the Girls star/creator are stunning.
Jezebel, a popular feminist blog, doesn't disagree. But what it does have a problem with, as the site's editor-in-chief Jessica Coen wrote in a post Thursday, is what the magazine — which, as with most major magazines, has a history of medium-to-heavy-handed Photoshopping — "decides to do with a specific woman who has very publicly stated that she's fine just the way she is."
So Coen offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who could send in unaltered original versions of the Annie Leibovitz-shot photos, and she received "six allegedly unaltered images" after two hours of her original post, publishing the images Friday morning.
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"On its cover, Vogue has a woman who rightfully declares that her appearance, with all of its perceived imperfections, shouldn't be hidden and doesn't need any fixing," Coen wrote in her original story. "Lena Dunham has spoken out, frequently, about society's insane and unattainable beauty standards. Dunham embraces her appearance as that of a real woman; she's as body positive as they come. But that's not really Vogue's thing, is it? Vogue is about perfection as defined by Vogue, and rest assured that they don't hesitate to alter images to meet those standards. It doesn't matter if any woman, including Lena, thinks she's fine the way she is. Vogue will find something to fix."
As one would expect, the untouched images reveal that there was Photoshopping done on the final product — some were expected tweaks that any publication would make, others were changes to Dunham's body and clothing. Though Coen called most of them "slight" or "minor," she says that's what makes them "insidious."
Dunham herself, if she has an issue with any part of her Vogue experience, has yet to make it known. She thanked the magazine on Twitter, posting a link to her photo shoot and saying, "Dear @voguemagazine: Thank you. Love, Lena."
Though she doesn't seem too pleased with Jezebel's bounty. Dunham also tweeted Thursday night, after Coen's original post, responding to another Twitter user: "10k? Give it to charity then just order HBO." And after that: "Some (expletive) is just too ridiculous to engage. Let's use our energy wisely, 2014" and "Way cooler when people do things out of pure blind spite than out of faux altruism."
Jezebel experienced a backlash after offering the reward from those who thought the site, despite any good intentions, were essentially doing more shaming of Dunham than of Vogue's 'Shop-happy editors.
"Just because Dunham is a young feminist who speaks confidently about her 'real body' does not mean we get to qualify her statements with an inappropriate cash prize," writes Huffington Post associate editor Inae Oh. "By hoping to publicize Dunham's original Vogue photos, Jezebel may end up shaming the actress more than the magazine whose photoshopping practices they hope to expose."
Vogue indirectly responded to the issue Friday afternoon, tweeting an Instagram photo of Dunham posing with a fake pigeon on her head — Coen had written that it appeared the pigeon was a stock photo inserted into the final image.
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Design and implementation of a Web-based OLAP metadata interchange system
Lee, In-Gi ; Lee, Min-Soo ; Yong, Hwan-Seung ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 971~980
As the importance of knowledge management is being recognized, there is a significant amount of increase for interest in data warehousing. On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) systems can effectively make use of data warehouses. Although there are many commercial OLAP products, they have been developed without any kind of standard resulting in poor data exchange and difficulty in interfacing among the OLAP products. In this paper we propose an OLAP metadata interchange model that can be used among different OLAP products and have implemented an OLAP metadata interchange system that can interchange the cubes created from the metadata. XML is used for the OLAP metadata model and the user interface is Web-based, which makes it easier to interchange metadata among different OLAP products. Users can experience the different analysis environments of different products without the need to learn the complex cube creation process for each product. By extending this research to design a common query language that can be used among OLAP products, OLAP products should be able to more easily talk to one another.
Design and Implementation of Open Web Map Server
Cho, Dae-Soo ; Park, Jong-Hyun ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 981~990
Over the past few years, a number of studies have been made on web map services which enable the GIS user to access spatial data through the web. They, however. have focused on only implementation techniques separately, such at map client implementation map server implementation, communication between client and server, and the map data representation. Therefore, it is hard to share and practical use the spatial data, because they does not ensure interoperability in heterogeneous map servers. In this paper, In this paper, we have designed and implemented the web map server with open architecture. which complies with the standard interfaces proposed by OpenGIS Consortium (OGC). In particular, we have extended the OGC`s Interfaces for a map server to support one or more data sources. This paper has contributed to construction and practical use of web map services by newly proposing the method of implementation of a map server. which could be reused regardless of the types of data sources.
On XML Data Processing through Implementing A Deductive and Object-oriented Database Language
Kim, Seong-Gyu ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 991~998
With the advent of XML and database languages armed with the object-oriented concept and deductive logic, the problem of efficient query processing for them has become a major issue. We describe a way of processing semi-structured XML data through an implementation of a Deductive and Object-oriented Database (DOODB) language with the explanation of query processing. We have shown how to convert an XML data model to a DOODB data model. We have then presented an efficient query processing method based on Connection Graph Resolution. We also present a knowledge-based query processing method that uses the homomorphism of objects in the database and the associative rule of substitutions.
A Transformation Technique of XML DTD to Relational Database Schema Based On Extracting Common Structure in XML Documents
Ahn, Sung-Eun ; Choi, Hwang-Kyu ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 999~1008
XML is emerging as a standard data format to exchange and to present data on the Web. There are increasing needs to efficiently store and to query XML data. In this paper. we propose a new schema transformation algorithm based on a common structure extracting technique from XML documents. The common structure is shared by all XML documents referenced by DTD and the uncommon structure is ununiformly appeared on all XML documents referenced by DTD. Based on the extracted common and uncommon structures, we transform XML DTD into relational database schema. We conduct a performance evaluation based on the number of the generated tables, the size of the record, query processing time and the number of joins on the query. The performance of our algorithm is compared with the existing algorithms, then in most cates, our algorithm is better than the existing ones with respect to the number of the generated tables and appearance of NULL values in the tables.
Design and Implementation of personalized recommendation system using Case-based Reasoning Technique
Kim, Young-Ji ; Mun, Hyeon-Jeong ; Ok, Soo-Ho ; Woo, Yong-Tae ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1009~1016
We design and implement a new case-based recommender system using implicit rating information for a digital content site. Our system consists of the User Profile Generation module, the Similarity Evaluation and Recommendation module, and the Personalized Mailing module. In the User Profile Generation Module, we define intra-attribute and inter-attribute weight deriver from own`s past interests of a user stored in the access logs to extract individual preferences for a content. A new similarity function is presented in the Similarity Evaluation and Recommendation Module to estimate similarities between new items set and the user profile. The Personalized Mailing Module sends individual recommended mails that are transformed into platform-independent XML document format to users. To verify the efficiency of our system, we have performed experimental comparisons between the proposed model and the collaborative filtering technique by mean absolute error (MAE) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) values. The results show that the proposed model is more efficient than the traditional collaborative filtering technique.
Update Frequency Cache Consistency for Reducing Wait Time in Mobile Computing
Lee, Chan-Seob ; Kim, Dong-Hyuk ; Baek, Joo-Hyun ; Choi, Eui-In ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1017~1024
According as mobile computing environment is generalized by development of wireless networking technology and communication device, mobile host uses local cache for extensibility and early response time. and reduction of limited bandwidth. This time, between mobile host and mobile support station cache need consistency interested person of done data accordingly much techniqueses propose. Existent consistency techniques because detection based techniqueses are used mainly and broadcast periodic invalid message considering frequent disconnection. However, these techniqueses increase abort step through increase or delay of transmission message number by accuracy examination of data. Therefore, because mobile host deletes cached data, and extensity are decreased. Techniques that is proposed in this paper did to perform refering update frequency about object that page request or when complete update operation happens to solve these problem. Therefore, have advantage that response is fast because could run write intention declaration or update by update frequency electively asynchronously when update operation consists and abort step decreases. Also, improved extensity running delete or propagation electively according to update frequency about periodic invalid message gone since disconnection.
A Study on the Depth-Oriented Decomposition Indexing Method for Creating and Searching Structured Documents Based-on XML
Yang, Ok-Yul ; Lee, Yong-Ju ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1025~1042
The goal of this study is to generate a structured document which improves the performance of an information retrieval system by using thesaurus, information on relations between words (terms), and to study on the technique for searching this structured document. In order to accomplish this goal, we propose a DODI (Depth -Oriented Decomposition Index) technique for the structured document and an algorithm to search for related information efficient]y through this index technique that uses a thesaurus. We establish a storage system by which the structured document generated by this index technique is saved in a database through OpenXML and XML documents are generated through ForXML methods.
Design and Implementation of Secure E-Procurement System based on XML
Moon, Tae-Soo ; Song, You-Jin ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1043~1054
This paper intends to suggest a XML-based secure E-Procurement system using Unified Modeling Language(UML), as an application system for domestic automobile industry. Applying UML methodology, which is Component-based Development (CBD), we analyzed the workflow on procurement operation of automobile industry and implemented a prototype of efficient E-Procurement system for automobile industry, by developing XML/EDI and XML signature. Also, on this paper, object-oriented CBD is employed to minimize the risk of life cycle and reuse software as mentioned to limitation of information engineering methodology. It enables the interoperability with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) as corporate legacy system. This system proposes a solution to apply analysis and design of workflow, component development, interoperability with corporate information system, and XML signature for integrity and authentication of electronic documents in other system so far.
Design and Implementation of Lesson Plan System for teacher-student based on XML
Choi, Mun-Kyoung ; Kim, Haeng-Kon ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1055~1062
Recently, the lesson plan document that is imported in the educational area is not provided to the educational information systematically, and the teachers are not easy to compose the lessen plan documentation. So, it needs additional time and effort to develope the lesson plan documents. Because of increasing the distributing network. web-based lesson plan system is required to all of the education area. Therefore, we need to compose the lesson plan that is possible to obtain the various teacher`s requirement by providing creation, retrival, and reusability of document using the standard XML on web. In this paper, we developed the system for creating the common DTD (Document Type Definition), providing the standard XML document through the common DTD over the lesson plan analysis. In this system, it provides the editor to compose the lesson plan and supports the searching function to improvement of reusability on the existing lesson plan. We design the searching functions such as the structure base, facet and keyword. The composed lesson plans are interoperated with Database. Consequently, we can share the information on web by composing the lesson plan using the XML and save the time and cost by directly writing the lesson plan on web. We can also provide the improved learning environment.
A Development of Central Policy Database for managing Heterogeneous Firewall Systems
Lee, Dong-Young ; Chung, Tai-Myoung ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1063~1070
With a remarkable growth and expansion of Internet, the security issues emerged from intrusions and attacks such as computer viruses, denial of services and hackings to destroy information have been considered as serious threats for Internet and the private networks. To protect networks from intrusions and attacks, many vendors have developed various security systems such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems. However, managing these systems individually demands too much work and high cost. Thus, integrated and autonomous security management for various security products has become more important. In this paper, we present the architecture of the WISMSF (Web-based Integrated Security Management System for Firewalls) and the merits of centralized approach for managing heterogeneous firewalls and implement the prototype of the central policy database that is a component of the WISMSF engine. The WISMSF engine supports an integrated view for policies, the integrity of polities and the easy recovery and addition of policies. And also, we define the policy conflicts of WISMSF and present the policy recovery process to support to the policies consistence.
Design of Vehicle Location Tracking System using Mobile Interface
Oh, Jun-Seok ; Ahn, Yoon-Ae ; Jang, Seung-Youn ; Lee, Bong-Gyou ; Ryu, Keun-Ho ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1071~1082
Recent development in wireless computing and GPS technology cause the active development in the application system of location information in real-time environment such as transportation vehicle management, air traffic control and location based system. Especially, study about vehicle location tracking system, which monitors the vehicle`s position in a control center, is appeared to be a representative application system. However, the current vehicle location tracking system can not provide vehicle position information that is not stored in a database at a specific time to users. We designed a vehicle location tracking system that could track vehicle location using mobile interface such as PDA. The proposed system consist of a vehicle location retrieving server and a mobile interface. It is provide not only the moving vehicle`s current location but also the position at a past and future time which is not stored in database for users.
The Procedure for Improving Structural Methodology or Information engineering Methodology
Jung, Byung-Kwon ; Yoon, Seok-Min ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1083~1090
The software development methodology has not caught up with the rapid change of information technology. Most of the software development projects use structural methodology or information engineering methodology. If established software development methodologies don`t reflect technologies applied to the project, the project may be performed ineffectively. This paper describes a model in which we can apply a new information technology to an already existed structural methodology or information engineering methodology. This model uses the technique of the divide and conquer that software development life cycle is divided into phases, each phase is divided into viewpoint- areas and the software development processes of a new information technology are applied to each small area. By using the design phase this paper shows application example, in which I applied web-based development processes to CS@RoadMap Methodology of KCC Information & Communication, a system provider in Korea. The CS@RoadMap Methodology reflecting the Web technology, Web@RoadMap Methodology, has been applied to the public-domain projects.
Development of an Organism-specific Protein Interaction Database with Supplementary Data from the Web Sources
Hwang, Doo-Sung ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1091~1096
This paper presents the development of a protein interaction database. The developed system is characterized as follows. First, the proposed system not only maintains interaction data collected by an experiment, but also the genomic information of the protein data. Secondly, the system can extract details on interacting proteins through the developed wrappers. Thirdly, the system is based on wrapper-based system in order to extract the biologically meaningful data from various web sources and integrate them into a relational database. The system inherits a layered-modular architecture by introducing a wrapper-mediator approach in order to solve the syntactic and semantic heterogeneity among multiple data sources. Currently the system has wrapped the relevant data for about 40% of about 11,500 proteins on average from various accessible sources. A wrapper-mediator approach makes a protein interaction data comprehensive and useful with support of data interoperability and integration. The developing database will be useful for mining further knowledge and analysis of human life in proteomics studies.
Recovery Technique using PLT in a Page-Server Object Oriented DBMS
Cho, Sung-Je ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1097~1104
Recently, with a drop in memory chip price and rapid development of mass storage memory chip technology, research on client-server Database Management Systems has gained wide attention. This Paper discusses the recovery technique in a page-server OODBMS environment. Although most researchers have studied client-server systems, the recovery technique has been a poor researches. In this paper, client transfers only the completed log records to the server and resolves the problems in the current recovery techniques. In addition, the server manages only the execution of completed log records suggesting a simple recover algorithm, Client uses system concurrency, fully, by acting to abort actions and it suggests a page unit recovery technique to reduce time that is required in the whole database.
A Unified Design Methodology using UML Classes for XML Application based on RDB
Bang, Sung-Yoon ; Joo, Kyung-Soo ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1105~1112
Nowadays the information exchange based on XML such as B2B electronic commerce is spreading. Therefore a systematic and stable management mechanism for storing the exchanged information is needed. For this goal there are many research activities for concerning the connection between XML application and relational databases. But because XML data has hierarchical structure and relational databases can store only flat-structured data, we need to make a conversion rule which changes the hierarchical architecture to a 2-dimensional format. Accordingly the modeling methodology for storing such structured information in relational databases is needed. In order to build good quality application systems, modeling is an important first step. In 1997, the OMG adopted the UML as its standard modeling language. Since industry has warmly embraced UML, its popularity should become more important in the future. So a design methodology based on UML is needed to develop efficient XML applications. In this paper, we propose a unified design methodology for XML applications based on relational database using UML. To reach these goals, first we introduce a XML modeling methodology to design W3C XML schema using UML and second we propose data modeling methodology for relational database schema to store XML data efficiently in relational databases.
A Study on Car License Plate Extraction using ACL Algorithm
Jang, Seung-Ju ; Shin, Byoung-Chul ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1113~1118
In recognition system of the car license plate, the most important is to extract the image of the license plate from a car image. In this paper, we use ACL (Adaptive Color Luminance) algorithm to extract the license plate image from a car image. The ACL algorithm that uses color and luminance information of a car image is used to extract the image of the license plate. In this paper, color, luminance and other related information of a car image are used to extract the image of the license plate from that of a car. In this reason, we call it the ACL algorithm. The ACL algorithm uses color, luminance information and other related information of a license plate. These informations are avaliable to exact the image of the license plate. The rate of extracting the image of the license plate from a car is 97%. The experimental result of the ACL algorithm for the character region is 92%.
Prediction of Forest Fire Hazardous Area Using Predictive Spatial Data Mining
Han, Jong-Gyu ; Yeon, Yeon-Kwang ; Chi, Kwang-Hoon ; Ryu, Keun-Ho ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1119~1126
In this paper, we propose two predictive spatial data mining based on spatial statistics and apply for predicting the forest fire hazardous area. These are conditional probability and likelihood ratio methods. In these approaches, the prediction models and estimation procedures are depending un the basic quantitative relationships of spatial data sets relevant forest fire with respect to selected the past forest fire ignition areas. To make forest fire hazardous area prediction map using the two proposed methods and evaluate the performance of prediction power, we applied a FHR (Forest Fire Hazard Rate) and a PRC (Prediction Rate Curve) respectively. In comparison of the prediction power of the two proposed prediction model, the likelihood ratio method is mort powerful than conditional probability method. The proposed model for prediction of forest fire hazardous area would be helpful to increase the efficiency of forest fire management such as prevention of forest fire occurrence and effective placement of forest fire monitoring equipment and manpower.
Development of Electronic Medical Record System Using XML
Kang, Byeong-Do ; Jung, Suk-Ho ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1127~1136
In the medical field. the desire of the hospital information system based on the advanced computer technology has been increased because hospital staffs wanted to provide better medical services to their patients by using it. So, the electronic medical records have emerged to share and exchange medical and healthcare information stored in database. In this paper. we developed an electronic medical record system using XML. This system includes four modules : data repository. document structure manager, document writter and XML automatic generator. For the purpose of evaluating the usability of the electronic medical records of our system, we also applied it to out-patient medical records in the department of orthopedic surgery.
A Design and Implementation of ROM Framework for Developing HLA Federate
Kim, Dae-Seog ; Bae, Jong-Hwan ; Ryou, Jae-Cheol ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1137~1144
Possibility of federation improvement requires flexibility and adaptability of member federates. Moreover, to develop and convert a non-HLA(High Level Architecture) compliant model as a HLA federate and allow this federate to be integrated with a changeable federation, more time and efforts will be necessary. In this research, I proposed a method to design and implement a ROM (RTI Object Model) Framework as a solution to this problem. ROM completely separates RTI (Run-Time Infrastructure) programming and simulation programming therefore providing epochal efficiencies in cost and productivity to the development a HLA federate that supports a changeable FOM. That is, ROM contains two layers : 1) a management layer that manages RTI services between the RTI and the federate and 2) a Foundation Class layer that actually updates/reflects objects and interactions. These two layers allow federate developers to use more generalized HLA services and automates the iterative, low-level RTI programming process.
Web Document Transcoding Technique for Small Display Devices
Shin, Hee-Sook ; Mah, Pyeong-Soo ; Cho, Soo-Sun ; Lee, Dong-Woo ;
The KIPS Transactions:PartD, volume 9D, issue 6, 2002, Pages 1145~1156
We propose a web document transcoding technique that translates existing web pages designed for desktop computers into an appropriate form for hand-held devices connected to the wireless internet. By defining a content block based on a visual separation and using it as a minimum unit for analyzing and converting processes, we can get web pages converted more exactly. We also apply the reallocation of the content block and the generation of new index in order to provide convenient interface without left-right scrolling in small screen devices. These methods, compared with existing ways such as text level summary or partial extraction method, can provide efficient navigation and a full recognition of web documents. To gain those transcoding benefits, we propose the Layout-Forming Tag Analysis Algorithm that analyzes structural tags, which motivate visual separation and the Component Grouping Algorithm that extracts the content block. We also classify and rearrange the content block and generate the new index to produce an appropriate form of web pages for small display devices. We have designed and implemented our transcoding system in a proxy server and evaluated the methods and the algorithms through an analysis of transcoded results. Our transcoding system showed a good result on most of popular web pages that have complicated structures.
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The Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) rank among the worst federal agencies in terms of communicating clearly with the public, according to a report issued Tuesday.
Unveiled by Rep. Bruce BraleyBruce Lowell BraleyOPINION | Tax reform, not Trump-McConnell feuds, will make 2018 a win for GOP Ten years later, House Dems reunite and look forward Trump: Ernst wanted 'more seasoning' before entertaining VP offer MORE (D-Iowa) and the nonpartisan Center for Plain Language, the report grades 20 federal agencies on their adherence to the 2010 Plain Writing Act, enacted to force government offices to cut down on technical speak and jargon.
"I'm troubled by the number of agencies that are still not taking this seriously," said Braley, the law's author. "People have been writing in gobbledygook for so long at these agencies."
The Plain Writing Act applies to all paper or electronic documents that the public needs to take advantage of government services or programs, and related informational materials. However, the statute does not carry penalties for those departments who don't follow it.
The second annual Plain Writing Report Card reflects an effort to hold accountable those agencies that are neglecting their obligation to simplify documents, and reward those that have made improvements.
The agencies were given two grades, one for how well they follow the letter of the law, and a second for adhering to its principles. Treasury and HUD brought up the rear on both counts, each receiving an F for strict compliance with the act and a D for keeping with the spirit of the law.
Other agencies issued a failing grade for complying with the statute are the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The Department of Labor was the only agency given an F for efforts to follow the spirit of the act in issuing documents.
Center for Plain Language chairwoman Annetta L. Cheek said the problem stems from a deeply rooted culture at federal agencies. Writers, she said, feel the need to maintain formality in government documents, often at the expense of clarity, and are hesitant to drop the "legalese" or jargon.
"People seem to think it doesn't look official enough," Cheek said of plainly written documents. "They focus on their boss, the attorney. They just don't think about the end user."
Braley was particularly critical of the Treasury Department, which drafts documents and materials used by most taxpaying Americans. He called the agency's failing grade "disturbing."
At the same time he lauded agencies that scored highest in the study. The Social Security Administration led all agencies with As in both categories, while the Agriculture Department, the Transportation Department, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Small Business Administration received A grades for strict compliance with the law.
The Plain Writing Act does not cover language in the reams of regulations issued by agencies, though Braley has introduced legislation that would. He is trying to build support for the Plain Regulations Act, which was introduced in April and has gained a handful of co-sponsors in the House.
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By Steve Scherer
ROME (Reuters) - Two of Italy's biggest unions marched through Rome on Friday to protest against Prime Minister Mario Monti's cuts in public spending as opposition grows to austerity policies aimed at steering the country out of its economic crisis.
The strike followed clashes between anti-austerity protesters and police in Madrid and Athens this week and coincided with labor unrest at the ILVA steel plant in southern Italy.
"We are here to protest against Monti's politics, because up until now he has just made the weakest pay," said Pio Zappaterreno as he rallied with fellow members of CGIL, Italy's largest union, in the city center.
Monti's coalition passed spending cuts in August that included a modest downsizing of the public sector, where wages have already been frozen for more than two years, and cuts to state healthcare funding.
University professors, public administration employees and health workers in the CGIL and UIL unions were to stop work in support of the march to the Colosseum. Garbage collectors were also joining the work stoppage.
"At the moment I just can't see a future that gives us any hope, particularly for the youth," former soldier Emilio Amiraglia said at the march.
The spending cuts followed unpopular austerity reforms and an overhaul of hiring-and-firing rules that drew stiff opposition and protests from labor unions earlier this year.
"Starve the beast, weaken it, make it inefficient, undermine its potential, interrupt its mission - these are the principles that are behind the government's public administration policy," CGIL's leaders wrote in a letter explaining the walkout.
To head off a Greek-style debt disaster, Monti raised taxes and cut pensions when he took over from Silvio Berlusconi in November, subjecting Italians to an "unprecedented amount of sacrifices," he said in an interview on CNN this week.
Austerity measures have hurt household spending and deepened Italy's recession. Italian unemployment rose to 10.7 percent in July, the highest since 2004.
Since August, anger over austerity and job losses has led to a growing number of industrial disputes, including at the ILVA steel mill in Taranto and at an aluminium smelter in Sardinia.
Although Monti is the most popular political figure in Italy, his comments on Thursday that he would be willing to serve again if no clear leader emerged from elections next spring prompted a chorus of complaints from opposition parties.
(Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Giles Elgood and Jane Baird)


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Afraid of Winter Depression? Go Mediterranean
The Mediterranean diet is not only good for its more well-known reasons — protecting against heart disease and cancer. According to a new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, the Mediterranean diet, rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, nuts, and fish, may decrease risk of depression.
Spanish researchers reported that 30 percent of patients who followed the Mediterranean diet (high in monounsaturated fats such as olive oil and low in saturated fats from meat and dairy products; including moderate intake of alcohol, and high intake of legumes, fruits, veggies, nuts, and grains) were at a lower risk of mental illnesses compared to populations who did not adhere to such a diet. It also showed that the main followers of the Mediterranean diet are males, ex-smokers, married people, and elderly individuals.
"The specific mechanisms by which a better adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern could help to prevent the occurrence of depression are not well known," the researchers report. To explain how exactly the Mediterranean style of eating links to protection against depression, however, more studies have to be performed.
The researchers do think it is not individual components on their own but the whole diet combined that is important for protecting against depression. Almudena Sanchez-Villegas, the lead researcher of the new study, says:
The role of the overall dietary pattern may be more important than the effect of single components. It is plausible that the synergistic combination of a sufficient provision of omega-three fatty acids together with other natural unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants from olive oil and nuts, flavonoids and other phytochemicals from fruit and other plant foods and large amounts of natural folates and other B vitamins in the overall Mediterranean dietary pattern may exert a fair degree of protection against depression.
These optimistic findings can lighten up a society touched heavily more and more by depression.
The Mediterranean diet is well known for helping to reduce a person's weight, improve mental sharpness and reduce the cholesterol, which can harden the arteries. Moreover, it is becoming a popular green style of eating due to the fact that its followers consume little amount of meat (which increase carbon emissions). Here is one more reason to try out the Mediterranean.
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Oh, how I wish for its arms to embrace me and cover me in it's painless tomb of silence.
Somewhere... where my heart won't ache anymore. No more suffering, no more pain.
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A peaceful start and yet peaceful end.
There is no love alive worth curing this pain.
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A Swim With Mexico's Massive Whale Sharks
In the waters off the Yucatán Peninsula, travelers can get up close to the largest sharks in the world
IT SEEMED LIKE we'd been searching for the sharks for hours. Our group had actually only been motoring through the Gulf of Mexico for 40 minutes, scanning the Mylar-smooth water for telltale fins. But anticipation had made time sluggish.
For most of us, this trip off Isla Holbox, an apostrophe at the tip of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, was the culmination of a longtime dream. Once we saw them—if we saw them—we'd get the chance to swim alongside the largest fish in all the world's oceans, what our Spanish-speaking guides called tiburones ballenas, or whale sharks.
In theory, they should have been easy to spot. Measuring up to 40 feet in length and weighing as much as 11 tons, the sharks—which are harmless to humans—have spotted skins that prompted locals to nickname them "dominoes." The creatures typically feed at the surface on calm sunny days, suctioning great volumes of phytoplankton into their mouths. So, where were they? We all scanned the unruffled sea.
Suddenly, our boat captain shouted above the noise of the outboard engine: "A la izquierda!" As he spun the steering wheel to the left, we saw them: twin rudders cleaving the ocean surface, one about a dozen feet behind the other. The rounded dorsal fin was splotched with white; following it was a notched dagger point, the caudal fin—the tip of the shark's tail.
"Get ready!" a guide called, as we slowly pulled abreast of the shark. The passengers who were to jump in first, a couple named J.R. and Karen, were already pulling on fins and snorkels. The rest of us leaned over the gunwale to marvel at the shark: its dappled, roughly 30-foot length; its broad, flat head; the lazy, sinuous switches of its great tail.
"Jump!" the guide instructed, pulling on his mask and sliding over the side. J.R. and Karen followed; we watched, half entranced and half envious. Our turns would come.
I first learned about whale sharks almost 20 years ago, from friends who'd encountered them on the other side of the world. Back then, Ningaloo Reef, off the northwestern coast of Australia, was believed to be one of the only places to see the sharks, about which very little was known. They were thought to travel vast distances—thousands of miles—but marine biologists had no specifics about their migratory patterns. Mating and reproductive habits were also obscure.
Scientists still don't have much data on whale-shark behavior. Fishermen and divers who spot the animals routinely supply much of what's known: whale sharks are solitary swimmers, have skin patterns as individual as fingerprints and consume masses of plankton, krill and tiny fish. This single-minded pursuit of food appears to make the sharks nearly oblivious (and benign) to humans.
In the past decade, the waters off Isla Holbox—a 27-mile long curl of sand and mangrove thickets, where the Gulf of Mexico converges with the Caribbean Sea—have been identified as hosting the world's highest concentration of whale sharks. According to Mexico's National Commission of Natural Protected Areas, as many as 600 come to feed here between May and October—and particularly during the month of July, when currents sweep stores of plankton from more southerly ocean depths into the shallow waters around the Yucatán.
'From the boat, the whale shark had appeared to be floating listlessly, but in the water it took every ounce of my strength to keep up.'
In 2009, Mexico's government established a protected marine area for the sharks, encompassing roughly 510 square miles north of Isla Holbox. Though other feeding areas have since been discovered in the region, in this one, tour operators and guides must adhere to strict regulations for approaching the creatures. Around 60 different tour operators now troll the preserve from Holbox, offering outings to an increasing number of tourists.
For my own trip, I chose Natural Habitat Adventures, a U.S.-based outfit I'd traveled with previously. I liked the fact that the company's trips focus on wildlife conservation (it has a partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, and a portion of trip fees go to WWF programs). I also appreciated that it works with local guides, keeps groups small and attracts outdoorsy, adventurous travelers.
The Lowdown // Swimming With Whale Sharks off Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula
Swimming With Whales: Natural Habitat Adventures runs six-day tours for groups of up to 15 in July (from $3,995 a person, including gear, food, lodging and guided tours, nathab.com). From June to September, Holbox-based outfitter Turistica Moguel offers day and multiday tours to swim with sharks (from about $95 a person, including lunch and equipment, holboxislandtours.com).
Getting There: More than a dozen U.S. carriers fly direct to Cancún, including JetBlue, Delta Air Lines, and US Airways. The resort town of Puerto Morelos, where Natural Habitat Adventures' trips begin and end, is about a 20-minute drive from the airport.
Staying There: Trips with Natural Habitat Adventures include lodging at two hotels, which can also be booked independently. On Isla Holbox, Villas Paraiso del Mar has rustic yet comfortable thatch-roofed suites with air conditioning (from about $175 a night, hmhotels.net). In touristy Puerto Morelos, Azul Beach Hotel has posh beachfront suites and a lovely spa—but unfortunately is popular with wedding parties (from about $445 a night, karismahotels.com).
What to Pack: Guides normally provide masks, snorkels and fins, but you may want to bring your own for fit and comfort. Since the expeditions are on open boats, sun protection is critical: You'll need a hat, a rashguard and biodegradable sunscreen. And don't forget bug repellent; the mangroves that surround Isla Holbox are a prime breeding ground for mosquitoes.
The seven of us who converged for a five-day trip this July, in the mainland town of Puerto Morelos, were a fairly amphibious bunch. Along with our guides, Astrid Frisch and Karel Beets —married naturalists who have been leading tours in their native Mexico for decades—were Libby, who'd tried cage-diving with great whites off South Africa, and Julia, who'd snorkeled among sea lions in the Galápagos. But there was also Molly Kate, who had a lifelong fear of deep water.
On our first day, we discovered that Holbox is a near-picture-perfect island village. Hand-painted pangas (open fishing boats) are docked at the shore; there's a tiny square where kids play on a fenced soccer pitch. Seafood restaurants and cheerful shops line the sandy main street. There are no cars—just golf carts, including a fleet of bright-yellow "taxis" that transported us to a beachfront hotel on the other side of town.
Over the next few days, we explored some of the island's natural landscapes—including Cabo Catoche, a cape whose dense mangroves and shallow estuarine waters function as a nursery for fish and crustaceans, and Punta Mosquito, where hundreds of flamingos and frigate birds make their home. We spotted some of the area's other impressive marine creatures—including sea turtles, bottlenose dolphins and giant manta rays.
But the night before our first whale-shark excursion, the excitement at our dinner table was palpable. It was abundantly clear what we had all really come for.
"You'll go in the water two at a time, with a guide," Mr. Beets told us during our pre-meal prep talk. We were to stay at least 6 feet away from the animals, he said.
"What about the mouth?" someone called out, to my relief. The photos I'd seen of the sharks' wide, slotlike maws—which they use along with their gills to vacuum up and filter nutrient-filled seawater—had made me slightly nervous.
"You won't get sucked in," Mr. Beets reassured us. "But when you swim with them, stay to one side. If you get in front, sometimes they spook and dive."
The next morning, 20 miles from shore in our panga, I was trying not to freak out as I pulled on my fins. When my turn came to jump in with the shark, I was hyperventilating before I even hit the water.
As soon as I was in, I found myself kicking with all my might. From the boat, the shark had appeared to be floating listlessly, but in the water it took every ounce of my strength to keep up. At first, it was almost too big to see properly; peering through my mask, I could only discern the shark's vast, spotted flank, gills fanned out like spinnakers. I was able to stay alongside for only a minute or so before my legs and lungs maxed out, and I had to climb back aboard.
That afternoon, though, I got many more chances for close encounters; we saw almost a dozen sharks that day, as well as a 12-foot manta ray. By my fourth time in the water, I'd begun taking in beautiful details of the sharks' appearance: the way their tiny eyes were placed, almost like afterthoughts, next to the corners of their gaping mouths; the colonies of remoras, or suckerfish, that fluttered like pennants along their pectoral fins; the swirling dotted patterns on their skins, which reminded me of aboriginal Australian paintings.
On my last swim, when I was too tired to kick anymore, I watched as a shark curved slowly past me and disappeared from view. I surfaced just in time to see Molly Kate—my water-phobic co-traveler—leap off the panga, flanked by guides. I pulled off my snorkel and whooped—for her, and for me, and for the great, hulking mystery we had shared.
Corrections & Amplifications
A photo caption in an article about swimming with whale sharks in the Aug. 9 Off Duty section identified a beach as being at Villas Paraiso del Mar on Isla Holbox, Mexico. It is at Azul Beach Hotel in Puerto Morelos.


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Little House, Long Shadow Book Discussion - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 - Revisiting the Little Houses
This chapter starts off with Wilder's talk at a Detroit Book Week celebration in 1937, where she discusses how wonderful her childhood was because she had seen it all: the frontier, woods, Indian country, frontier towns, unsettled country, homesteading and farmers coming in to take possession. Fellman is quick to point out that Wilder did not journal or keep a diary when she was younger, so her books are based upon memories. A recent book on memory is stated as saying that memories aren't fixed but are evolving generalizations of our past. It claims we reshape memories as we go through life. And this is what Fellman says happened with Laura. What she understood about past events underwent changes due to personal and political events and her experience of writing the books. She says Wilder viewed her past differently depending upon what was going on in the wider world.
The author mentions the influence of Frederick Jackson Turner, a historian who wrote the paper, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." He believed that the frontier changed the pioneers as much as they altered the landscape they passed through and settled. He focused on the economic forces and the everyday actions of the farmers instead of the violent confrontations between the lawless and the law to counteract the 19th century interpretations of the frontier West created by stock characters of "explorers, Indian fighters, cowboys, desperadoes, prostitutes, and gamblers." The conquering of the West became, Fellman states, the source of much of American pop culture.
Fellman claims Wilder is one of those who interpreted her own experiences through this mythological frontier that was "omnipresent in many forms of popular culture in her day." Laura included more of the home life and female perspective of the frontier than men did, and therefore, it provided a unique twist to the frontier saga. Wilder and Lane believed individualism was a good thing, and the Little House books, according to the author, helped strengthen the myth of the West as the main source of American individualism. The books also perpetuated the myth of self-reliance. Historian Stephanie Coontz states families see their own histories in terms of self-sufficiency and individual effort, ignoring the role of government and community. She says, "It would be hard to find a Western family today or at any time in the past whose land rights, transportation options, economic existence, and even access to water were not dependent on federal funds."
The author mentions on page 77 that she realizes Wilder and Lane are writing fiction, but there are still political implications to the stories, and as time went on, Wilder, Lane and their publisher said these stories were true. Lane is quoted as saying, "They are the truth and only the truth." The rest of the chapter is dedicated to tracing definite patterns of the changes Laura and Rose made.
My thoughts:
I can definitely see how your impression of your past changes as you age. You become more aware of things you might not have realized or perhaps misunderstood as a child. What I am not yet convinced of is that our view of the West is more symbolism than substance.
Though I didn't make specific mentions of any of the changes Fellman discusses in her book, one of the things she drives home is that the Ingalls family wasn't as isolated as portrayed in the books. Being an author of children's books, I always thought the other characters were omitted simply because too many would bog the story down and not focus on the main characters--the Ingalls family. This is especially true for The Long Winter. To add the Masters, who stayed with the Ingallses during the long winter, would have added too many characters in the story and could have confused readers.
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This must be the week of the wedding guests asshholes. I'm goungr through same damn thing. Plus now they are pissed because they can't understand that ud u stay at resort other than where we are, you must pay day pass. I'm at same point. If u come you come if yku don't you don't. But stop pining and whining about it already. I politely said we will be very happy to havd u if u can make it but understand if you cannot. And for all tge negative nillies I say. "While your opinion is greatly appreciated, I'm gonna need you to know it is not needed"
My guests have had almost 2 yrs!!! I dont guve a crap either, im like yess less people! Lol my fiance has joked when they complain, just ask them if on their invite, they got a gold star? No, oh well you're not being forced to go, dont fret! Lol smh theres a reason why im marrying him
Posted 04 August 2013 - 01:51 PM
Beautiful. My picture and passport are picture on my cover on my fb page
Kelli gave me an idea to post my ring and my passport invite i made! Happy sunday girls
Posted 04 August 2013 - 01:56 PM
Originally Posted by DeeP10
Someone sent us an itinerary via email for a trip we are taking this weekend with some friends. He seriously wrote Mrs. Denise Bryan . I was like aughhhjjnnnnnjhhhhnnnn. Who is that? I'm so not ready to see that written. Aughhhhnnnnnn. Lol
Oh My! I would have had a WTF moment for sure!! hahah
Originally Posted by MissJali
oh gosh! someone I forgot to mention...sent us their rsvp CERTIFIED mail! Didn't they address it to Mr. & Mrs. Toussaint? I had to sign Poveda-Toussaint and my id doesn't even say that. Feels way too weird lol.
Certifiied.. they REALLY want you to know they WILL be there!! hhahaha
Originally Posted by zeman321
You are killing me....I feel like we are soooo not crafty after looking at these! (Actually I'm NOT crafty! LOL) These are amazing and your guests will love them!
Thank You!!! I sent them on Thu and most everyone got them Sat. From everyone I have heard from all of them have made it in proper condition! Yay
Originally Posted by DeeP10
So here's a funny for ya'll . I've been sitting at the hotel all day waiting to go to work and I realized that
A. They put little burlap bags in the room for their coffee. It's the ones with the drawstrings that I want for my favors
B. they put little packets in the room with a nail file . Cotton balls , ear cleaners , mouthwash and a little sewing kit etc.
I'm like.... Omg I'm gonna ask the cleaning lady to give me more and if I do that on every layover for the next year ill have enough stuff for my OOT bags . Lmao. Hahahahaha
I swear I'm gonna write a book on saving a buck. Lol
FREE!! Grab me some too !! hahaha
Originally Posted by hclibby1982
Just wanted to get your girls opinion, I'd ask my BM's but it's a gift for them so I want it to be a surprise and I need some feedback!
I was going to give them each a clutch which will be in my wedding colors, I'm waiting on the swatch samples to come in
It all looks great, you guys are putting me to shame. I ordered more stuff off Etsy last night. A Mr & Mrs sign for our sweetheart table and the flower for my hair. I really need to start doing some DIY projects to save some money. It's just so much easier to click 'Order' hahahah
It is Sooooooooo much easier to click click click... I say stick with that!!!!
Originally Posted by Shara1984
I am catching up on everything ladies. I have a few questions. I already did my will you be my bridesmaids luggage boxes. I am paying for the BMs and GMs attire. Should I pay for the accessories too? Or is that something they can pay for themselves?
Next question/ Statement: I DID NOT know that bed, bath and beyond allows you to use expired coupons!!!! I think I might get my travel stuff for the welcome bags from there. Was anybody else aware of this?
Lastly: There are a lot of sales on theknot.com, exclusive weddings, etc. For my gifts to my bridesmaids, I want to do silk robes, a cosmetic bag, and a nice tote bag. What are your suggestions for gifts?
(As you can see, I am off today and I am spending it shopping
If you were getting a bridal party thank you tote bag....would you prefer a sarong or towel? I'm leaning towards the sarong since they are cheaper and lighter. and the hotel offers fresh beach towels everyday.
Sarong would be my pick
Originally Posted by tyrebride2b2013
Amazing job as usual
Thank You Very Much!!
Originally Posted by moodyc82
Ok ladies....I have to confess I just went on a HUGE wedding shopping spree
i wasn't gooing to personalize mine, but changed my mind. I got the string back packs(so that guys would feel comfortable with them as well) I did something a little different. He is a Mason and I am Eastern Star, so i had his masonic symbol on bag and mine next to his and it has "trevor and Kellie 06-07-2014.can someone please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com so that i can have you post it for me. I've been having hardest time uploading pictures
I was going to offer but I just saw that someone else posted for you! They look nice!
Originally Posted by Shara1984
These look fabulous!
Thank You Thank You!
Originally Posted by Lori Granados
Ok Ladies! I have never been so crafty until now!! Here are 2 of my DIY projects I have done so far. My ribbon wands for the send off and my chevron straws with flag! Very happy with how it came out!
I need your opinions ladies!
So my color scheme for the wedding is gray and yellow. My favorite color is yellow; it makes me happy, and it's bright and i just love it haha.
Anyway, I can't decide if I want my bridesmaids to wear yellow dresses, or gray dresses. I love the gray look with bright yellow flowers. But then again I really like the look of yellow dresses with my white dress and the gray casual look the guys will be wearing.
What do you all think I should do?
I think you can't go wrong either way... Something like Yellow dresses with grey sashes & grey suits with yellow ties would be nice... my only thought about yellow dresses is how it looks on all your girls. I love yellow but have a hard time wearing it.. its definatiley not a color everyone can pull off... although everyone might have nice tans so it might not matter haha ..
Originally Posted by MissJali
warning: rant
how do I politely tell people to keep their opinions about "how expensive" the air/hotel packages to themselves. like $1500 for a week is not bad at all. can I just tell them to stfu and stay home if they. think its too much? I just don't want to hear it, I take it personally like they're attacking my wedding. meanwhile we are still too far out for accurate pricing!
I would just say.. yeah it is a lot of money - I understand if you can't make it ... I knew that going into this not everyone would be able t o come to my DREAM wedding!!!!!
Originally Posted by brownsugarbride
Them: Your wedding is too expensive for me to get to!
You (in a sweet voice): I'm so sorry that you won't get to join us for our special day. We would love to have you, but understand that only the closest family and friends will be making the effort to come. We'll miss you!
or this works : )
Posted 04 August 2013 - 01:56 PM
Okay I just typed without paying attention and then forgot to proof read.. there are probably some errors .. sorry hahah
Posted 04 August 2013 - 01:59 PM
Okay AND someone asked about paying for accessories on top of buying dresses... I thought I marked it to respond to but I guess I didn't....
Do you care if they have matching accessories? If yes - then I would say buy them for everyone.... if no - they I would say just let them know they can wear/no wear whatever accessories they want.
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