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Understanding Cancer Causes
"Scientists find link between X and cancer." There's a good chance you've seen something like this in the news headlines. Or maybe you've received it in an email, text, or through social media from a well-meaning friend. These days it seems X can be just about anything – antiperspirants, cell phones, hair dyes, pesticides, power lines, plastic bottles, and eating red meat are a few that often make the news or circulate as rumors. But which ones do you really need to worry about? Some of them? All of them?
The news can be confusing, even frightening, at times. Many people fear cancer more than any other disease, so hearing that something might cause cancer can bring out strong emotions, especially if it's something you're exposed to on a regular basis.
Often it's hard to get the full story. And it's not always easy to figure out what the information really means for you. Do you need to stop using your cell phone to be safe? Or stop eating meat?
Specific things that might cause cancer won't be covered here. Instead, we'll talk about what questions you should ask when you see news about something that could cause cancer. Asking questions can help you better understand the information and decide if it is something you might need to act on.
Ask the right questions
When we hear something might cause cancer our first reaction is often to think that we need to avoid it at all costs. But often it's not that simple.
Studying cancer (and what causes it) is complex. Study findings are usually not black and white – they need to be viewed in the context of other research on the subject. Even then, many times answers aren't clear. Sometimes there just isn't enough information to say for sure how the findings might apply to you. Media reports can sometimes cloud the issue even further if they don't present study results in the proper context.
What's the source of the information?
It's important to consider where the information is coming from.
Major news sources generally try to provide accurate, unbiased information. They tend to have reporters and journalists who have experience covering health-related issues and who understand what's important. They can often put new information into context. Smaller news organizations might not have as much experience and may have a harder time conveying the information in the right context.
But even when the news comes from a source you trust, headlines often try to boil down a complex topic into something short, simple, and catchy. They may not have the room (or the time) to express the nuances or uncertainty of study findings. Even full articles can have space limits that might mean leaving out important details. Often the whole story can't be told in a short article or a 60-second news clip.
Sometimes what looks like a news story is really a press release directly from a university or medical journal or from a medical group or other organization. Some groups promoting new findings (such as industry trade groups, environmental groups, animal rights groups, groups that promote specific diets, etc.) might have a particular point of view or an agenda that could affect their ability to provide unbiased information.
This doesn't always mean their information isn't valid or worthwhile. In fact, they often may be the first to report on something that might turn out to be an important issue. Still, if you're not very familiar with the source of the information, do some research. A quick Internet search can often reveal a lot about who's in a group and what their goals are. Try to look at their information objectively to see if they might be emphasizing certain points that are more in line with their goals.
Chain emails, texts, blog posts, and social media are increasingly common sources of information for many people. For example, many cancer-related emails spread alarming information and ask people to forward them on to friends. The original source of the email is often impossible to find, and the actual content of the email can change over time, so this type of information often needs to be checked against more reliable sources, such as those listed at the end of this document.
Again, it's important to look at where the information is really coming from. There's a lot of information out there competing for your attention. Sometimes the headlines that are a bit more sensational are the ones that win out.
What did the research actually find?
Getting past the headlines (or article, news story, email, etc.) and to the heart of the matter isn't always easy. Here are some important questions you should ask:
First, is the news actually based on new research? Often it is, especially if it's being reported in reliable news media outlets. But sometimes it's not clear where the information actually came from. Rumors passed around in chain emails are often a good example of this. If a source is cited, can it be verified?
Who conducted the research? Who paid for it? Most cancer studies are done by researchers at universities, medical centers, or government agencies. Some research is done by other groups, such as advocacy organizations. Funding for studies can come from federal or state funds, non-profit groups, or other interests. Finding out where the study was done and who funded it can give you a better idea of how trustworthy it might be.
What kind of research was it? Scientists use different types of studies when trying to figure out if something causes cancer. Results of tests done in the lab on cell cultures or on animals can often suggest something might or might not cause cancer, but it's not always clear if the results will be the same in people. For example, the effects seen in the lab using very high doses of a substance might not be the same at much lower doses, or the effects of a substance when it's inhaled may not be the same as when it's applied to the skin. Also, the bodies of lab animals and humans don't always process substances in the same way.
Other studies look at large groups of people to try to figure out which factors might be linked to cancer. These studies may be more likely to provide useful information, but they also have their limits. It's often hard to separate out a single exposure as a possible cause of cancer. People are exposed to many substances at any given time, including those they encounter at work, school, or home; in the food they eat; and in the air they breathe. It's very unlikely they know exactly what they've been exposed to or that they would be able to remember all of their exposures if asked by a researcher. And even if something does cause cancer, it's usually many years (often decades) between exposure to it and the development of cancer.
Has this been found before? A single study of any type is rarely enough to prove something causes cancer. Scientists often have to combine data from several studies of both types to make this assessment (see below).
Where was the research reported or published? Usually, researchers make their findings known by publishing them in a medical journal or presenting them at a conference. Some types of research, such as government summaries of studies on a particular subject, may be published as stand-alone documents.
Generally, scientists give more weight to research published in major medical journals, as it's been reviewed by other experts before publishing. Likewise, summary reports from government agencies or other respected groups are usually created by large committees of experts. Research reported at a medical conference is often important but has not undergone the same level of review.
It's not always as easy to know how much to trust news coming from secondhand sources. Sometimes it could reflect the biases of the group or person who wrote it. For example, news coming from press releases generally hasn't had any type of expert review (unless it's referring to a published study). The same can be said for blog posts, emails, etc. These sources may or may not be valid, and you should be aware of possible biases.
What were the actual study results? As we've mentioned, it's not always easy to accurately convey a new research finding in a short news summary. In fact, some people who report the news might not have a scientific or medical background, so they might sometimes have trouble putting the findings into the proper context themselves. The result may be that, intentionally or unintentionally, the news ends up sounding more important and definitive than the study findings actually are.
As an example, suppose a study finds that chemical X affects hormone levels in lab animals. Hormones are known to play a role in increasing the risk of certain cancers. Therefore it's tempting to report that chemical X can raise cancer risk, even though this isn't what the study found. It raises the possibility of a link, but further research would be needed to confirm this.
What about other evidence? What's the bigger picture?
"More research is needed to understand these findings." This statement, or something like it, can be found at the end of just about every cancer research paper. There's a reason for this. Scientists understand that the results of a single study are rarely the last word on the subject. There's always a chance that the findings might have been a fluke, or that somehow they don't really represent what's going on. Other researchers will need to confirm or refute the findings with their own experiments. Most often, it's only after enough evidence builds up that researchers are comfortable accepting the results.
Unfortunately, this can be a slow process that can last years, sometimes even decades. This is understandably frustrating, as it can leave us without the answers we want for long periods of time. But research needs to be done this way so that we have a better understanding of what's truly important.
Here's an example. Let's say a new study finds some kind of link between X and cancer, which is widely reported in the news. But many previous studies of this same issue did not find such a link. This has to be taken into account when considering whether the new findings are reliable, and if they need to be acted on. It may be that the researchers doing the new study did something slightly different that opens up a new avenue of research. Or it could be that, based on the total body of evidence, the new research isn't likely to change what most experts think about the topic.
Who are the experts?
Determining whether or not something truly raises cancer risk usually is not easy, especially if the possible increase in risk is very small. Experts in several national and international agencies review the available evidence to try to determine the cancer-causing potential of different things we are exposed to.
When the evidence is conclusive or certain that an exposure causes cancer, it's labeled as a carcinogen. But in many cases there simply isn't enough information to be sure. When the available evidence is less certain, the exposure might be considered to be a probable carcinogen or a possible carcinogen. Or it may just be stated that not enough information is available to make a determination at this time.
Some people might be surprised to learn that there's no single, comprehensive list of all chemicals that cause cancer. But it's not possible to study the millions of chemicals (natural and man-made) people can be exposed to. It would simply be too expensive, would take too long, and in many cases it wouldn't be necessary. Instead, scientists use what is already known about chemical structures, results from other types of lab tests, the extent of human exposure, and other factors to select the most important chemicals for testing.
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): The IARC is part of the World Health Organization (WHO). Its major goal is to identify causes of cancer. In the past several decades, the IARC has evaluated the cancer-causing potential of more than 900 likely exposures, placing them into one of the following groups:
- Group 1: Carcinogenic to humans
- Group 2A: Probably carcinogenic to humans
- Group 2B: Possibly carcinogenic to humans
- Group 3: Unclassifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans
- Group 4: Probably not carcinogenic to humans
Perhaps not surprisingly, based on how hard it can be to test possible carcinogens, most are listed as being of probable, possible, or unknown risk. Only a little over 100 are classified as "carcinogenic to humans."
The IARC lists can be found online at http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Classification/index.php.
National Toxicology Program (NTP): The NTP is formed from parts of several US government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The NTP updates its Report on Carcinogens (RoC) every few years.
The Report on Carcinogens identifies 2 groups of agents:
- Known to be human carcinogens
- Reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens
The current version of the RoC lists about 240 substances and exposures. Unlike the IARC's list, the RoC does not list substances that have been studied and found not to be carcinogens.
The most recent RoC can be found online at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/roc/index-1.html.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The US EPA maintains the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), an electronic database on human health effects from exposure to certain substances in the environment. The EPA uses a rating system similar to that of IARC when describing the cancer-causing potential of a substance:
- Group A: Carcinogenic to humans
- Group B: Likely to be carcinogenic to humans
- Group C: Suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential
- Group D: Inadequate information to assess carcinogenic potential
- Group E: Not likely to be carcinogenic to humans
The IRIS database can be found online at www.epa.gov/iris.
Other agencies and groups: Other federal agencies, such as the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may comment on whether a substance or exposure might cause cancer and/or what levels of exposure to a particular substance might be considered acceptable.
Some state agencies also keep lists of known or probable carcinogens. For example, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) maintains a list of "chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity." (Much of this list is based on the IARC and NTP lists.)
Some organizations, such as the American Cancer Society and the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) also conduct or fund research in this area, but they don't maintain their own lists of substances or exposures that cause cancer. Instead, they look to expert organizations such as the NTP and IARC. The ACS and NCI often offer information and guidance to the public on possible causes of cancer, especially when new findings generate a great deal of interest.
Using information from expert groups
Expert groups such as IARC and the NTP maintain the most comprehensive lists of exposures that might cause cancer and are often the most trusted word on the subject. Still, these lists have their limits in terms of how useful they are for most consumers.
First, these are not complete lists of every substance that causes or might cause cancer. Again, the experts tend to focus on substances and exposures most likely to cause cancer, but there are many others that have not been studied fully yet.
Second, the lists may not be much help on a topic that recently entered the news. Even when experts review a substance, it can take several months (or longer) before it's added to a list. The lists are updated from time to time, but they are not likely to take very recent findings into account.
Third, the lists (and their supporting documents) are written mainly for scientists and other professionals, so they can be confusing. Even straightforward lists of chemicals can be hard to read. Many of the substances and exposures on the lists have more than one name. This can make it hard to find a particular substance if a list doesn't use the most common term.
So, just because a substance doesn't show up on one of the lists might not mean that it doesn't cause cancer. There are a few possibilities:
- It was indeed studied and found not to cause cancer.
- It hasn't been thoroughly studied yet.
- It may be on one of the lists, but under a different name.
It's not always easy to figure out which one is the case.
Beyond the lists, the agencies publish extensive reviews that go over the evidence linking an exposure to cancer in great detail. Again, these reviews are not written for consumers, so they can be hard to understand.
If you're having trouble finding information on whether something might cause cancer, contact a trusted group such as the American Cancer Society or the National Cancer Institute. They can tell you whether a particular exposure is on one of the lists, and may also be able to provide you with some context about what the research findings might mean for you.
What if something is found to cause cancer?
What if most or all experts agree that an exposure is linked to cancer in some way? Most often, people are going to want to avoid the exposure whenever possible. But again, there are some important questions to ask.
What exactly does it raise the risk of?
Some exposures clearly raise a person's risk of one or more types of cancer. But even the strongest carcinogens don't raise the risk of all types of cancer.
This could affect how important it is to you. For example, something that raises the risk of breast cancer is more likely to be a concern for women than for men, as they're much more likely to get breast cancer in the first place.
Is the risk tied to a certain type or amount of exposure?
Carcinogens don't cause cancer at all times, under all circumstances. Some may only be carcinogenic if a person is exposed in a certain way (for example, swallowing it as opposed to touching it). Some may only cause cancer in people who have a certain genetic makeup.
In the same way, the amount of exposure might matter. Some carcinogens may raise cancer risk after only a very small exposure, while others might require intense exposure over many years before there's any noticeable increase in risk. For example, heavy alcohol use is linked with an increased risk of several types of cancer, but an occasional beer or glass of wine isn't likely to affect risk.
How much does it raise my risk? What's my risk to begin with?
Whenever possible, it's important to try to get an idea of how much an exposure might increase your risk. As an example, tobacco smoke is a well-known carcinogen. Men who smoke are more than 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than men who don't smoke. Most other known carcinogens don't raise cancer risk by nearly this much. That's not to say they shouldn't be avoided, but it might be something to keep in mind when weighing the risks. As noted above, the type and extent of exposure can also play a role.
It's also important to have an idea of what your risk is to begin with. Many factors can influence your risk, including your age, gender, family history, and lifestyle factors (tobacco and alcohol use, weight, diet, physical activity level, etc.).
Your baseline risk is normally higher for some types of cancers than for others. For example, most people have a higher lifetime risk of colorectal cancer than bile duct cancer. So something that doubles your risk of bile duct cancer is less likely to affect you than something that doubles your risk of colorectal cancer. When possible, you should consider the actual amount of increased risk when deciding if you need to limit or avoid an exposure.
Can I limit or avoid exposure? If so, should I?
Even if a substance or exposure is known or suspected to cause cancer, this doesn't necessarily mean that it can or should be avoided at all costs. In fact, this might not even be possible. Sunlight is a good example. It's the major source of ultraviolet (UV) rays, which are known to cause skin cancer. But sunlight can also have benefits, such as helping the body make vitamin D. Completely avoiding sunlight isn't recommended, and it would be nearly impossible to do.
Many medicines, including some hormones and drugs used to treat cancer, can also increase cancer risk. For example, tamoxifen, which is very useful in treating some breast cancers, increases the risk of certain kinds of uterine cancer. Sometimes the benefits of taking medicines like this clearly outweigh the possible risks, even if they include cancer.
What's important to me?
We are all to some degree at risk of developing cancer. Our risks for different kinds of cancer vary based on a number of factors. Some of these, like age, gender, and genetic makeup, are beyond our control.
For other factors, there may be things we can do that could alter our risk. For example, smoking is linked to about one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States. And about 2 out of 10 cancers are linked to body weight, diet, and physical activity. These risk factors are all within our control.
We might have less choice as individuals when it comes to some other environmental factors, such as pollution and workplace exposures to cancer-causing chemicals. These are thought to be responsible for a smaller portion of cancers, but they are still very important.
Sometimes it's hard to know what to be worried about. People are often more likely to be concerned about factors over which they feel they have less control, such as pollution, even though these things may not pose as much of a risk to us as some other things over which we do have some control. But both of these types of things can contribute to our risk of cancer. Having an idea of how much they affect our risk can help us make informed choices when it comes to changing them, avoiding them, or limiting our exposure.
The bottom line
"Does this cause cancer?" is a very important question to ask, but it can be a hard one to answer. Information about what causes cancer can be confusing and isn't always straightforward. If you find yourself asking this question about something, take these steps:
- Consider the source of the information. Is it reliable?
- Consider the science behind it. Is it convincing? How well does it apply to you?
- Get more information from trusted sources. What else is known about the subject?
- Try to put the findings in context. How much does it affect your risk? What can you do to limit your exposure if you feel you need to?
We encourage you to learn all you can. You can always call your American Cancer Society to see if we can help you get more information about any concerns you have.
Along with the American Cancer Society, other sources of information and support include:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Toll-free number: 1-800-422-6237 (1-800-4-CANCER)
Website: www.cancer.gov
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Website: www.iarc.fr
National Toxicology Program (NTP)
Website: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Website: www.epa.gov
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Toll-free number: 1-888-463-6332
Website: www.fda.gov
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Toll-free number: 1-800-232-4636
Website: www.cdc.gov/niosh
*Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by the American Cancer Society.
No matter who you are, we can help. Contact us anytime, day or night, for information and support. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2014. Atlanta, Ga: American Cancer Society; 2014.
National Cancer Institute. Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle. Accessed at http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov on September 21, 2012. (Content no longer available.)
Last Medical Review: November 11, 2014 Last Revised: May 11, 2017
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A family of musicians, the Ray and Nora (Blake) Hall family, lived below Emery Skinner's farm, in a home owned by Erma Cosner. Ray was the son of Strange and Hestaline (Riffle) Hall and Nora was the daughter of John Jackson "Jack" and Ella Blake. The entire family played music. Among the children, Edna and Lawrence, known as "Bud," played the banjo, Delis played the harmonica, and Mary played the guitar. My foster mother, Mrs. Holbert sent me to the Hall house each Saturday morning to take banjo lessons from Edna. Unfortunately, I only learned which end of the banjo to hold. -Nina (Smarr)
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"He sleeps on the couch by the door with a gun," Edna Scott said of her brother, Hilary Blake, and continued, "He's afraid someone will break in and rob him. He can't sleep in his bed because that's where he keeps his guns." Explaining one of the peculiarities of her bachelor brother who lived just up the road in an old mobile home on the Orlando side of Arnold Hill, Edna mused, "He's been a bachelor so long, he can't stand people and people can't stand him."
Right: Hilary Blake in 1936 in Lewisburg, WV
Dale Barnett recalls that when Hilary was young he would do a little work for Lee Blake who operated a saw mill on Clover Fork. Hilary was handy with his hands and worked in Lee's shop doing repair work on the saw mill equipment, a little blacksmithing, building sleds, and maybe a little carpentry work. "Hilary would drift in and then drift out," recalled Dale. Opal Blake Hall also recalls Hilary from her youth in Orlando. Hilary was considerably older than Opal but she would see him around Orlando frequently. She recalled that Hilary made dulcimers and concluded that Hilary must have done a lot of his work outside because he had a chronically sunburned neck.
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Below right: We have no photos yet of Hilary's duclcimers, but here are two examples of WV dulcimers roughly from Hilary's time, from the website of Ron Gibson.
Right: We don't know what Hilary Blake's dulcimers looked like. Dulcimers can be made in many forms and kinds of wood. These two examples by contemporary craftsman Ron Gibson suggest the variety of designs possible.
"A family of Blakes . . . lived on Clover Fork, near Orlando . . . a colorful family, many of the members go by nicknames. Hillary or 'Hilly' Blake was born on Clover Fork in 1911. He was a fiddle and dulcimer maker. He recalled that his uncle, Stewart Blake, hewed a dulcimer out of a fence rail. "Bunk" Blake either 'made or helped to make' instruments. Amos or "Daddy" Blake also became involved with making instruments. "Tater" Blake has an old chestnut dulcimer made by Stewart with an elaborately carved peg head. Hilly remembered that in hard times, Stewart made his strings out of old broom wire. I asked Audra Van Noy, who has an old dulcimer made by Stewart and [her dad] Bunk Blake, if had been written inside. She said no, neither one of them could read or write." -Central West Virginia historian Gerald Milnes, from the chapter about dulcimers in his 1999 book Play of a Fiddle. (pg. 142)
See the entry Music in the Hills: Making Instruments.
Note 2: Milne's material on the Blakes' production of musical instruments connects Hilary strongly with his great uncle's, Steward McClung Blake's, family. (See Note 1). Perhaps there was also a connection in tin work? We know now that Hilary Blake was a tinner. Uncle Zeke reported in 1936 that Bunk Blake was making sugar scoops made out of tin cans which his neighbor Emory "Possum" Skinner was selling for him. Scoops were a traditional part of the old-time tinner's repertory.


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• Added Big-ticket Costs. Leasing automated spaces proves to be added big-ticket than the amount to own a building. However, business owners who accept absence of banknote to armamentarium architecture architecture will heed to leasing. The costs incurred during the leasing aeon will cover acreage rent, fees for services, control costs and aliment and business rates. Tenants do not aswell accept the appropriate to affirmation the automated spaces as their own even if they use it as their own. This is a abundant disadvantage if they appear to be paying a 20-year contract.
Advantages of Short-Term Leases
Easy To Move Out. Business owners can accept an easier time to move out and attending for new automated spaces in the accident they ambition to aggrandize their business venture. A advancing business can consistently accept their affairs renewed or move out to a bigger area. On the added hand, if these businesses do not succeed, tenants can calmly move out and backpack to a bigger business area.
Disadvantage of Short-Term Leases
• Common Hire Increase. Landlords can accept the rents added already a year or even already every six months. This is a big disadvantage to tenants abnormally if they are alone starting their adventure in the business industry.
• High Turnover. Shorter charter affairs can aftereffect to college about-face rates. This is because tenants can be beneath anxious to the spaces they are renting. They can aswell backpack to added places or barrio as they wish. This can affect the advance of a beginning business or could could cause it to eventually fall.
• Vacancies Affect Business. Barrio that are alone can aftereffect to break-ins and vandalism. Concise renters that ambition to accomplish use of an alone architecture will accept to delay best until it gets fixed. Otherwise, they will accept to fix it themselves and ask for agreement from the account rentals they accept to pay.
• Lost Income. Concise leases can acquiesce renters to break 5 years or less. This can could could cause a lot of altercation abnormally if the continuance is about or already ended. They will aswell allegation to acquisition a breadth above-mentioned to the deadline. This can affect the assets that the business may generate. Owners may aswell lose a lot of money for appliance fees and decay time searching for the appropriate architecture to lease. Added fees such as taxes and mortgage are still paid even if they are already searching for a new abode to transfer. This after-effects to concise leases getting not the a lot of cost-effective solutions for a beginning business.
There are few laws that accept to be advised above-mentioned to signing a accord for automated amplitude for rent. This will cover the ascendancy of landlords to allegation as abundant as they ambition for aegis deposit. Further, there are no assured laws to assure the tenants' privacy. Therefore, business owners accept to be acquainted of this above-mentioned to signing and agreeable to a leasing contract. Business owners should aswell accept that there are no accepted forms if it comes to bartering leasing. Landlords can even abstract a customized band-aid that can be offered to -to-be tenants.
Each of these clauses drafted by landlords is different. That is why these allegation to be advised by tenants to actuate how these will affect the business. Automated spaces can aswell be adjourned a lot easier compared to residential areas. Business owners can consistently accommodate for the best amount afore signing a deal. Business leases can be adjourned added calmly than residential leases.


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Here's a little something that appeared in our church bulletin recently that I wanted to share with you...
The Bear and the Atheist
An Atheist was walking through the woods, admiring the "accidents" that evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers" What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.
As he was walking along side the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge toward him. He ran away as fast as he could up the path.
He looked over his shoulder and saw the grizzly was closing. Somehow he ran even faster, so scared that tears came to his eyes. He looked again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pounding, and he tried to run faster. He tripped and fell to the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up, but the bear was right over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw to strike him.
At that instant the atheist cried, "Oh my God!"
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky, "You deny my existence for all these years, teach others that I don't exist, and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light and said, "I would feel like a hypocrite to become a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could make the bear a Christian."
"Very well," said the voice.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed. Then the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed its head, and spoke: "Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful."
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text: On Wed, 2002-09-25 at 14:04, Daniel Kidger wrote: > Dear all, > The beowulf list is not the place for a sales pitch, but I though I > should update the list a bit. It's not sales pitch, it's technical input. I agree there is a very thin line, but if there are technical arguments, only good things for the end-users come from technical discussions. You will notice that all folks working for vendors on this list are usually techies, not salesmen. When a salesman post something, it's very easy to figure out :-) Patrick -- ---------------------------------------------------------- | Patrick Geoffray, Ph.D. patrick at myri.com | Myricom, Inc. http://www.myri.com | Cell: 865-389-8852 685 Emory Valley Rd (B) | Phone: 626-821-5555 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 ----------------------------------------------------------


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A winner was selected from 82 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Remository Software builds web applications to run in leading CMS platforms such as Joomla!, MiaCMS, Aliro, Mambo. So far, all software products are open source under GPL. Flagship product is Remository, a file repository system that allows web sites extensive management features for handling file downloads and uploads. Other current products include Glossary, which is what the title says!
Web site builders (who are using one of the CMS platforms) or software integrators who are seeking quality components. People looking for software services related to the expertise offered by Remository Software, either for Remository products or general PHP/MySQL development.
Primarily a logo that can be used on http://remository.com and also on the title page of any Remository file repository (e.g. http://remository.com/downloads). The logo will also be used (where possible) in software directories and for the construction of banners and "powered by" images. It will also be used on "printed" letter headings, invoices etc.
Given the variety of applications, the logo should be usable at different sizes and sometimes in monochrome. As the use of the logo in title pages means that it will appear on a large number of diverse web sites, the logo should avoid color schemes that would be liable to clash with site designs.
As Remository Software may build a variety of other software applications, the logo should avoid too specific allusions to the current product range.
Remository software is used across a large range of countries, by no means all of which use Latin alphabets. The logo should therefore avoid the use of letters, such as an R.
I'm also involved with Aliro, which ran a contest (http://99designs.com/contests/15877) here. But Remository and Aliro are entirely distinct projects, so I'd prefer the Remository logo to be quite different from the Aliro one.
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text: i went to closes bookstore here in our area and i could not find a single book about neural network here. this is the drawback for being in a third world country like the philippines. hehehe. anyway, i have been surfing the net and am beginning to find it interesting. anyway, thanks for the information. On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Robert G. Brown wrote: > On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Terrence E. Brown wrote: > > > I am also interested in the business and managerial application as well as other > > industrial apps. > > > > I would certainly like to talk with another with similar thoughts. I have even > > started an org dedicated to that objective. > > > > Terrence > > > > "Horatio_B._Bogbindero_ (Horatio B. Bogbindero )" wrote: > > > > > i would just like to know about building neural networks in clusters. > > > i am not into neural network but some people here in the university > > > maybe interested. however, we do not know where to start. i would to know > > > where i can get some sample NN code. maybe for something trivial. > > Hmmm, I don't know how much such of such a discussion should occur on > this list. The following (up to <shameless marketing> is probably > reasonable. > > Neural networks (and the genetic algorithms that underlie a really good > one in a problem with high dimensionality) are certainly fascinating > things. They are even in some sense a fundamentally parallel thing, as > their processing capabilities result from a tiered composition of > relatively simple (but nonlinear) transfer functions. A general > discussion of NN's and how they work is clearly not appropriate for this > list though. There are some particular issues that are. > > In practice, most the parallelization issues of NN's are a small part of > the overall problem UNLESS you are interested in constructing custom > hardware or building NN ASIC's or the like. This is because computers > generally run neural network SIMULATORS and use what amounts to > relatively small-scale linear algebra (transmogrified through an e.g. > logistic function) to do a net evaluation. Since this is so small that > it will often fit into even L1 (and almost certainly into L2) there is > no possible way that it can be distributed in parallel except via > (embarrassingly parallel) task division in a profitable way. > > Evaluation of networks' values applied to training/trial set data makes > up the bulk of the numerical effort in building a network and is at the > heart of the other tasks (e.g. regression or conjugate gradient > improvement of the weights). For large training/trial sets and "big" > networks, this can be split up (and my experiences splitting it up are > recorded in one of the talks available on the brahma website). For > small ones, the ratio of the time spent doing parallel work to the time > spent doing parallel communication isn't favorable and one's parallel > scaling sucks. As in even two nodes may complete in more time than one > working alone. > > I'm working on an improved algorithm that splits up NN > construction/training in a way that is more functionally coherent. That > way one or two of the distinct tasks can be parallelized very > efficiently and thoroughly and the results fed back into a mostly serial > or entirely serial step further down the pipeline. I expect that this > will permit a very nice master/slave implementation of a neural network > constructor where nodes are slaves that can be working on any of a > number of parallelized tasks according to the directions of the master > (quite possibly with internode IPC's, though), and all the serial work > can be done on the master. > > <shameless marketing> > NN's (parallelized or not) are, as one might expect, incredibly useful > and potentially profitable. After all, a successful predictive model > "tells the future", at least probabilistically, by construction, and > does even better than a delphic oracle ever did in that they can often > provide a quantitative (although probabilistic) answer to "what if" > questions as well. In ancient times the words of the oracle were just > fate and nothing you could do would change them. In business, one would > like to predict what is likely to happen if you follow plan A instead of > plan B. Just about any business manager has a list of questions about > the future (what if or otherwise) they would love to have the answers > to. That's one of Market Driven's foci -- providing answers and > expertise in business optimization. > </shameless marketing> > > Anyway, let me know if you're interested in more discussion of this (or > how NN's work or how they and predictive modeling in general can be > applied in business and managerial situations) offline. > > rgb > > -- > Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ > Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 > Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 > Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu > > > --------------------- william.s.yu at ieee.org "I am, therefore I am." -- Akira


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Born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran
Lives and works in Tehran and Paris
1969-1970New York University, Film school, NY, USA
1964University of the Seven Seas, Orange, California, USA
(Foreign student scholarship, The world university tour)
1963-1969Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
(Bachelor of Arts, Applied Arts of the Theater)
1984- TodayPermanent Artistic Director
13 Vanak street Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1970-1980Resident designer
Iran-America Society Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
N.I.R.T. Theater workshop, Tehran, Iran
City Theater, Tehran Iran
International Festival of Arts Shiraz, Iran
Artistic Director
Zand Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Hayden Zand Gallery Washington, DC USA
Member of "La Maison de Artistes"
1990-2009Rostam in the Dead of Winter, B21 Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Lal Dhalias, B21 Gallery, Dubai, UAE
XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Herve Van der Straeten Gallery, Paris, France
13 Vanak Street Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Evenement du Jeudi, Paris, France
1970-1990Sheikh Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Omega Gallery, Athens, Greece
13 Vanak Street Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Farideh Cadot Gallery, Paris, France
Zand Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Litho Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Iran-America Society Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
1980 – 2008Demons and D-Artboards, duo with Malekeh Nayini, Rossi and Rossi, London, UK
Welcome, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, NY, USA
Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran, Iran
The Contemporary Persian Scene: The American and European Experience, LTMH Gallery, NY, USA
Gods Becoming Men, Frissiras Athens, Greece (Olympic Games)
Iran Under the Skin, Case Asia, Barcelona, Spain
Regards Persans, Espace Electra, Paris, France
Iranian Contemporary Art, Barbican Art Gallery, London, UK
Iran Heritage Show, London, UK
Salon d'Automne de Paris, Paris, France
Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran, Iran
Zand Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Hayden, Zand Gallery, Washington DC, USA
Basel International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Contemporary Art in the Middle East, Paul Sloman, Black Dog Publication, 2009 Canvas Magazine, Artist profile, September 2007
Gods Becoming Men, Edward Lucie Smith, Edition Frissiras Museum, 2004 Erotica, The Fine Art of Sex; Edward Lucie-Smith, Hydra Publishing 2002 Art Tomorrow, Edward Lucie-Smith, Pierre Terrail Editions, Paris 2002
Art Review magazine, February 2002
Regards Persans, Paris Musee Editions, France
Iranian Contemporary Art; The Barbican, Booth-Clibborn, 2001
The British Museum, London, UK
La Caisse des Depots et Consignations, Paris, France
Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran, Iran
Llyods Bank, Geneva, Switzerland
Centre Georges Pompidou Collection, Paris, France
Cy Twombly Foundation, USA
Overview and HistoryTehran is the capital of Iran and the largest city in the Middle East, with a population of fifteen million people living under the peaks of the Alborz mountain range.Although archaeological evidence places human activity around Tehran back into the years 6000BC, the city was not mentioned in any writings until much later, in the thirteenth century. It's a relatively new city by Iranian standards.But Tehran was a well-known village in the ninth century. It grew rapidly when its neighboring city, Rhages, was destroyed by Mongolian raiders. Many people fled to Tehran.In the seventeenth century Tehran became home to the rulers of the Safavid Dynasty. This is the period when the wall around the city was first constructed. Tehran became the capital of Iran in 1795 and amazingly fast growth followed over the next two hundred years.The recent history of Tehran saw construction of apartment complexes and wide avenues in place of the old Persian gardens, to the detriment of the city's cultural history.The city at present is laid out in two general parts. Northern Tehran is more cosmopolitan and expensive, southern Tehran is cheaper and gets the name "downtown."Getting ThereMehrabad airport is the original one which is currently in the process of being replaced by Imam Khomeini International Airport. The new one is farther away from the city but it now receives all the international traffic, so allow an extra hour to get there or back.TransportationTehran driving can be a wild free-for-all like some South American cities, so get ready for shared taxis, confusing bus routes and a brand new shiny metro system to make it all better. To be fair, there is a great highway system here.The metro has four lines, tickets cost 2000IR, and they have segregated cars. The women-only carriages are the last two at the end, FYI.Taxis come in two flavors, shared and private. Private taxis are more expensive but easier to manage for the visiting traveler. Tehran has a mean rush hour starting at seven AM and lasting until 8PM in its evening version. Solution? Motorcycle taxis! They cut through the traffic and any spare nerves you might have left.People and CultureMore than sixty percent of Tehranis were born outside of the city, making it as ethnically and linguistically diverse as the country itself. Tehran is the most secular and liberal city in Iran and as such it attracts students from all over the country.Things to do, RecommendationsTake the metro to the Tehran Bazaar at the stop "Panzda Gordad". There you can find anything and everything -- shoes, clothes, food, gold, machines and more. Just for the sight of it alone you should take a trip there.If you like being outside, go to Darband and drink tea in a traditional setting. Tehranis love a good picnic and there are plenty of parks to enjoy. Try Mellat park on a friday (fridays are public holidays), or maybe Park Daneshjou, Saaii or Jamshidieh.Remember to go upstairs and have a look around, always always always! The Azadi Tower should fit the bill; it was constructed to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire.Tehran is also full of museums such as:the Contemporary Art Museumthe Abghine Musuem (glass works)the 19th century Golestan Royal Palace museumthe museum of carpets (!!!)Reza Abbasi Museum of extraordinary miniaturesand most stunning of all,the Crown Jewels Museum which holds the largest pink diamond in the world and many other jaw-dropping jewels.Text by Steve Smith.


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Deploying OpenLDAP: Interview with the Author
The Importance of OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP is the directory server of choice if you want a completely free and open source solution to the directory server problem. Tom Jackiewicz is the author of Deploying OpenLDAP, a title that aims to dissolve many of the myths and cover the mechnanics of using OpenLDAP in your organization. I talked to him about his book, his job (managing OpenLDAP servers) and what he does when he isn't working on an LDAP problem.
Could you summarize the main benefits of LDAP as a directory solution?
There are many solutions to every problem. Some solutions are obviously better than others and they are widely used for that reason. LDAP was just one solution for a directory implementation. Some people insist that Sony's BetaMax was a better solution than VHS--unfortunately for them, it just didn't catch on. The main benefit of using LDAP as a directory solution is the same reason people use VHS now. There might be something better out there but people haven't heard of it, therefore it gets no support and defeats the idea of having a centralized directory solution in place. Bigger and better things out there might exist but if they stand alone and don't play well with others, they just don't fit into the overall goals of your environment.
If you deploy any of the LDAP implementations that exist today, you instantly have applications that can tie into your directory with ease. Because of this reason, what used to be a large scale integration project becomes something that can actually be accomplished. I'm way into standards. I guess LDAP was simple enough for everyone to implement and just caught on. If LDAP existed in the same form it does today but another directory solution was more accepted, maybe I'd be making arguments against using LDAP.
But LDAP won--and here's one of the reasons why. Engineers, Programmers, System Administrators, and all the people behind the scenes have problems that they need to solve. Email systems went from single boxes to large infrastructures. Clusters of hosts became the norm. System infrastructures became more complicated and sharing data from many sources was now necessary. Cron jobs synchronizing files wasn't a permanent solution. LDAP enabled everyone to share this information and was the Tylenol to their headache. Obviously this wasn't the sole goal of LDAP, but you need to understand that that directories need data to be useful. The original source of the data that ended up in LDAP was often controlled by these people.
LDAP was designed to crack an exceedingly large nut within organizations with large directories. How does LDAP fit into the small to medium enterprise (SME)?
When I walk into companies that want to deploy LDAP, they usually want it for two reasons. A small company is often short sighted and wants to use LDAP as a phone book. That's it. They just want a web server with an LDAP back end that can be used to pop up extensions. I try to push them in the right direction and say that they should take some time to design a system that can be integrated with other applications. They usually bite.
Others want LDAP for single sign on. That's just a big buzzword with multiple meanings. They look at LDAP and SSO as the same thing and think it will be a magical solution to everything.
I try to convince people to deploy it for some small application, make it known that LDAP now exists in their company, and watch all their departments jump over each other to try to get access to it. There's so much out there that integrates with LDAP at all levels.
How does OpenLDAP operate and integrate within a mixed-platform environment, say with Unix, Mac OS X (which uses OpenLDAP), and Windows?
If done correctly, there won't be a problem. LDAP is LDAP. In the beginning, when control was limited and there was no corporate interest, everything worked well together. It was a given that code written for one LDAP implementation would work against another implementation on a different platform. Rules were simple, well defined, and actually followed--by the programmers on both sides of the equation.
I remember many years ago a friend called me up with an LDAP question. It was on a platform I hadn't worked on running an implementation I didn't even know existed at the time. I told him that I didn't think I could help him with his problem. He pushed. I figured it would only take a few minutes to look at his server and satisfy him that I wasn't the right one to fix his issue. The funny this is, the same bug I ran into in my environment existed in his. Even implementation bugs were shared across the community!
Today things are a bit different. Sun's implementation of LDAP, for example, has class of service, a really nice feature for the automatically populating data based on a template. The products they release that tie into their implementation rely on this feature. Microsoft has their own "improvements" with Active Directory. None of these things are documented standards. It makes it very difficult to integrate systems when every new implementation of LDAP has something new optimizations that tie you to that particular implementation.
You cover in the book the use of LDAP as a storage mechanism for system level data structures, such as passwords, hosts and even the standard mounts kept in fstab. What are the main benefits of using LDAP for this information?
You can store DNS data in LDAP. You don't necessarily have to do it (or want to do it). LDAP is very flexible. I don't see any particular advantage in using LDAP for many of these things today because these types of configurations are usually localized. However, the ability to store these things in LDAP opens you up to a whole world of possibilities for the future. SUN has a vision of a workstation that was completely stateless. With NIS, NFS, and now LDAP, these things are a possibility. Storing configurations outside of a local disk is where the industry is heading. LDAP helps make this possible.
I think the reason that there are methods of integration and standard schema provided for these things is that people see the need for a standard. If something is possible, people are going to do it. They might as well all do it in the same way so that these things won't cause headaches in the future.
Some day, all these things will be stored in a centralized system. It might as well be LDAP. And the facilities for doing this in a good way might as well be provided. LDAP is serving as a crystal ball here.
The LDAP data structure seems incredibly complex.. For example, when deploying an LDAP directory I have to specify the organization and searchbase, as well as the server (and possibly port number), even though the server I am talking probably only knows about one organization anyway. I can understand the need within a worldwide, enterprise class organization, but this seems like overkill for even a large, single location company. Do you think LDAP is over-complex considering the comparatively simple information that is often asked to store?
I disagree--to an extent. Yes, it is complex, but you don't need to know much to deploy it right away. This is a both a good thing and a curse. You can install LDAP with a few defaults and not really have much of an idea of what you're typing in. The search base, Base DN, port, schema, etc, can easily be answered by a novice. The problem is that the novice doesn't really know what the overall impact of his answers will be once his system is deployed. People can quickly find out the answers to "what is", but you rarely hear about the impact of these decisions. What if your directory information tree is too flat? What is your schema isn't well defined? These things often don't matter to the novice administrator but once LDAP becomes a more critical part of the organization, they quickly realize that they made some mistakes. The decisions that are made early stick with you forever and often become obstacles for your future integration projects.
Oracle, X.500, and all the other larger "solutions" to your company's problems come with some level of training and documentation. Every decision made during the deployment of these systems comes with a library of best practices. You know the potential problems right away because someone else has made these mistakes.
With LDAP, you often find out you made a critical mistake in the architecture when it is too late. That's the curse of simplicity.
LDAP--and OpenLDAP is no different--has considerable memory and disk space demands, even for relatively modest sized databases. Does this make it more difficult to deploy OpenLDAP within an existing server structure where many servers will already be working at capacity?
I like to split things into either physical or logical systems. If you're going to be deploying LDAP on the same host as mail, make sure you've got another interface on there named "ldap" so that people won't be connecting to your LDAP environment with the same hostname as your mail environment. A new box is great but if that isn't an option, a virtual interface always is.
In the beginning I wouldn't worry too much. The resources for a test LDAP system aren't really that high. Find a box that isn't used, throw LDAP on there, and see what it can do for you. The memory and disk demands come with utilization and data. A small installation without much data won't take up all your disk space or memory. With disk, memory and processing power being so cheap, I don't think the hurdles of yesteryear exist today.
I frequently find that beyond the command line and the extensive API that what LDAP (and OpenLDAP) is lacking are any extensive administration tools. Instead I end up building my own interfaces which complicate the deployment. Do you have any recommendations for LDAP tools? 8.Do you advocate the use of LDAP as a simple, albeit enterprise wide, address book? 9.You currently manage a large LDAP deployment for a Fortune 100 company. Could you tell us a little bit about the work involved in managing such a large database in this environment?
The big obstacles are in making sure the data is usable and up to date. I'm pretty sure LDAP isn't the authoritative source of all information in your company. It needs to get data from somewhere else--like HR, security, etc. I think the issue of catastrophic success is the main issue. There's a lot of time that needs to be invested here. If I spend too much time deploying something and no one uses it, it was a waste. If I don't spend enough time deploying something and getting the data working just right and everyone uses it, they see it as a failure and go back to their old methods.
Systems that utilize LDAP for security require that data be kept synchronized with the host system 24/7. There's not much room for error. If account data is 4 days out of date, there's going to be a problem. This is the main this that I need to deal with.
There's also the issue of people wanting to integrate with the main LDAP system and throw tons of garbage into it. I like to know if a person is still an employee. I don't want to know if someone like the background Blue for Application 18 on a random web server. Finding the balance here is often difficult.
Oh, and waking up at 3am because 1 of 100 LDAP servers is down and trying to convince the person who woke you up that it doesn't matter because we're redundant! But that's another story.
Working with such complicated data must be quite tiring. What do you do to relax?
Relax? I like to LDAP enable my kitchen appliances. I'm kidding but a few years ago that would have been true. I realized that doing the same thing for relaxation that you do during the day at the office just doesn't work too well. I don't want to get burned out so I read a lot of old detective novels. I try to find ones based on San Francisco so I can actually venture out to the areas where the story takes place. I always get a kick out of that.
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Tom Jackiewicz Bio
Tom Jackiewicz is currently responsible for global LDAP and e-mail architecture at a Fortune 100 company. Over the past 12 years, he has worked on the e-mail and LDAP capabilities of the Palm VII, helped architect many large-scale ISPs servicing millions of active e-mail users, and audited security for a number of Fortune 500 companies.
Jackiewicz has held management, engineering, and consulting positions at Applied Materials, Motorola, and Winstar GoodNet. Jackiewicz has also published articles on network security and monitoring, IT infrastructure, Solaris, Linux, DNS, LDAP, and LDAP security. He lives in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood, where he relies on public transportation plus a bicycle to transport himself to the office--fashionably late. His website is at www.sun4c.net.


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I must apologize to you. I had started a nasty little note to share with you my displeasure of your work. Or rather, I should say my displeasure with your tracing of veterans, specifically in Ray County, Missouri. But I just learned that my anger over the 1890 veteran's schedule should not be placed with you, but rather the U.S. Census Bureau. You see, I have been tracing an elusive ancestor for coming on five years now: Marcellus F. White. He seems to be nowhere in print...except for listings on the census. Unfortunately, all of your hard work to enumerate the 1890 census was lost in a fire in 1921 (there was 1% that survived, but Missouri was not one of the lucky states). But the Veteran's Schedules you provided did survive. I thought to myself, Eureka! a chance to find my relative in print...several relatives. Imagine my surprise when I look through the 1890 Veteran's Schedule for Ray County, Missouri, and find not a single relative. I know at least five or six that were veterans, how could you have missed every one of them?
Alas, I was frustrated and I wrote a nasty note to you to point out your inability to complete a simple task. I mean, you only worked for, at most, thirty days. I realize that you probably only made $4 a day (about $100 in today's money), possibly a little more for travel expenses, but does that mean you could shirk your Enumerator's Oath? I think not.
But now I must eat humble pie. I did not realize the instructions you were given by the U.S. Census Bureau. You were told to only account for Union veterans of the Civil War, not Confederate veterans from the "Recent Unpleasantness." Therefore, my veteran ancestors were not counted. I am sorry for being angry and calling you hateful things I dare not include in this apology. I will instead turn my anger to the census bureau...those silly gnats. They were more worried about counting quadroons and octoroons (which are stupid, hateful terms) than confederate Soldiers. Don't get me wrong, the census bureau has done great by me in every other decade (except for 2010 which will serve to anger my descendants). I love their work, but the 1890 census and its special enumerations are now a frustrating blip in my research.
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Malia Obama and Dante de Blasio Named 'Influential Teens' by TIME Magazine
Today, it seems the children of politicians have more influence than their parents. Malia Obama is just one 16 teens declared "influential" by TIME Magazine for 2013. The 15-year old is profiled for maintaining a sense of normalcy despite being the daughter of our President and influencing his positive stance on gay marriage.
Also included on the coveted list is Dante de Blasio, the son of New York City's newly elected mayor. With a larger than life fro and modern sense of style, the 16-year old is quickly becoming a NYC fashion icon. "Dante has the same hairdo as I had in 1978. Although I have to confess my Afro was never that good. It was a little imbalanced," the president recently said of the teen.
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Latitude: 52.5361 / 52°32'9"N
Longitude: -1.8641 / 1°51'50"W
OS Eastings: 409312
OS Northings: 293144
OS Grid: SP093931
Mapcode National: GBR 38M.1R
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B23 5FX is a residential postcode in Birmingham, Birmingham. It was first introduced in March 2015.
The most common council tax bands are B and C.
B23 5FX is in the Birmingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust.
B23 5FX has a Healthy Living Index of 6/10 (Moderate).
B23 5FX has a Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index of 8/10 (High), and an Area Retail Diversity Index of 9/10 (Very high). Supermarkets near B23 5FX include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Nisa and Tesco. (Source: Open Streetmap)
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St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School
Perry Common Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7AB
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Story Wood School and Children's Centre
Hastings Road, Perry Common, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5AJ
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Oasis Academy Short Heath
Streetly Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5JP
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Court Farm Primary School
Tedbury Crescent, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5NS
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Hawthorn Primary School
Hawthorn Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 8QR
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North Birmingham Academy
395 College Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 0HF
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Stockland Green School
Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7JH
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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic Technology College
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 9SR
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St Edmund Campion Catholic School & Sixth Form Centre
Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5XA
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Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 8NU
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Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5PT
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4-9-13: Dave has just been featured on the front page of the New Republic magazine in the US in a great article by Kent Russell. You can read the article by clicking on the link below.
"This Man Moved to a Desert Island in Order to Vanish. Here's What Happened"
To all those who were moved by Ben Fogle's TV documentary "New Lives In The Wild" on Chanel 5 in the UK and the New Republic article, and want to help him in his battle to remain on the island I've set up a crowd sourcing donations page here ....
The donations go directly to Dave, and he wishes all those that make donations to know he is grateful for their help. If he reaches his goal and can buy out the owner of the head lease the island will eventually be returned to the aboriginal people of Lockhart River.
Mr. Cheyenne Morrison - The Islomaniac
What would it be like to live a Robinson Crusoe existence on a tiny tropical island? Adventurer Ben Fogle finds out for the first of a series where he stays with people who have re-made lives in remote, wild corners of the earth.
Ben Fogle's "New Lives In The Wild" on Chanel 5
Each week, Ben spends time in one of the world's most remote locations, meeting the people who now inhabit these inhospitable corners of the planet after leaving their ordinary lives behind.
Restoration Island, Australia
Former Sydney businessman, Dave Glasheen (69) lost $10 million in a single day in the stock market crash of 1987. He and his wife separated and his home was repossessed. With his last savings, Dave bought the lease on part of Restoration Island - and it's here he's learned to live like a voluntary castaway. This real-life Robinson Crusoe and his sole companion, dog Quasi, inhabit a 100 acre volcanic island. It's a 40 minute boat-ride away from Lockhart River - the most remote indigenous Aboriginal population in Australia. Ben learns to oyster pick, brew beer, trade fish and dance with the locals in one of the world's last remaining genuine wilderness areas.
We discover a man who lost everything once, but is set to lose it again - Dave is being evicted from his island home and is doing everything he can to stay. To see the full story Click Here


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The founder of the newspaper was accused of committing heroin trades and series of corruptions in 70s by Hong Kong government, earning him the moniker 'White Powder'. He fled to Taiwan and never returned to Hong Kong.
In 1999, the newspaper was found guilty of "scandalizing the court", an extremely rare that the conduct would undermine confidence in the administration of justice . The charge was brought after the newspaper had abusive articles challenging the integrity and accusing it of bias in a lawsuit the paper had instigated over a photo of a Faye Wong. The paper had also arranged for paparazzi to track a judge for 72 hours, to provide the judge with first-hand experience with what paparazzi do.
While ''Oriental Daily'' targets at a more mature reader group, ''Sun Daily'' is more youthful and adventurous.
''Oriental Daily'' is referred by many as a tabloid because of its focus on soft news, i.e. news that edges towards entertainment in its form and content. It also adopts a sensational and critical style when reporting hard news.
The paper has been number one in circulation since 1976, with a record readership of over 3,100,000. ''Apple Daily'' is its main competitor.
The paper does not differ greatly from other Chinese papers in terms of content. The newspaper provides daily coverage of various kinds of news, including local, international, financial, real estate, entertainment,and sports news. Information on horse-racing, soccer gambling, fashion trends and travel are also provided.
The ''Oriental Daily'' is credited for a couple of breakthroughs. In 1977, it was the first local paper to launch a complaint page. These complaints could be against both public agencies and private companies. Readers can phone, fax or even complain through the internet using realtime conference system. If the reporters find the complaints interesting, they investigate and report them, acting as a sort of ombudsman for their readers. This has contributed to local newspaper's role as an influential channel for citizens to express their ideas and articulate their antipathy.
The complaint page also reports on the response from the target of the complaints. It thus tries to stay neutral and fair, aiming only to arouse public awareness on the issues.
Facing keen competition, ''Oriental Daily'' tries hard to keep up with the city's pace. For instance, new columns like 'new arrivals' postbox' were set up to accommodate the needs of . A new soccer gambling page was also launched, with information on current .
Its editorial is one of a kind. It has two editorial everyday. The first one is called the 'Main Editorial' , which is styled like a typical newspaper editorial. The second one is called 'Kung Fu Tea' , which is written in the vernacular form of , is a daily critic of the misfits of the bureaucracy and reflecting the concerns of the grassroot population of Hong Kong.
Internet service
''Oriental Daily'', like many newspapers, has its own website. It provides readers free access to full version, up-to-date news. However, it only covers news of the day but not past issues.
Readers can, too, send e-mails instead of posting letters to editors. An electronic message board is out there to record their discussions.
''Orisun.com'' is the flagship website of the Oriental Press Group Limited. It was started in February 2002, and includes e-paper versions of ''Oriental Daily'' and ''Sun Daily''. The whole printed version is uploaded onto the web allowing people from all over the world to read. This helps promote online newspaper viewing. However, one point to note is that readers have to register and pay to subscribe to the e-papers. This is 'personal information as commodity', as readers need to provide personal information.
Competition and new developments
''Apple Daily'', established in 1995, is the paper's main competitor. They declared a price war against each other in December 1995. ''Apple Daily'' reduced its price to HKD$4 dollars. To retain its market share, ''Oriental Daily'' responded by reducing the price of newspaper to $2 dollars. During and after this war, six newspapers closed down due to persistent losses, driving out competitors such as ''Hong Kong Daily News'', ''Sing Pao Daily News'' and ''Tin Tin News''. The competition has led to changes in the paper's presentation, with more use of colorful photos and illustrations.
Competition also improved service quality, such as the introduction of customer service centres. Readers can report their complaints by visiting these centres in Tsim Sha Tsui and . Inside the centre, complaints can be lodged face-to-face to reporters via a digital video conversation system.
Recently, Oriental Press Group Limited would like to extend its business to America and Canada. Cities like New York and Toronto which have high population of Chinese will be its first target.
Contribution to society
Since 1980, ''Oriental Daily'' has contributed to society through the Oriental Daily Foundation. The foundation has helped thousands through financial assistance and scholarships. The paper's great number of donors promises a stable source of funding for the foundation. During the , the fund helped several newly-orphaned children, providing the finances to meet basic needs and continue their education.
In 2002, the fund raised over eleven million dollars. The cumulative amount collected since 1980 has exceeded $350 million dollars.


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|2012-01-06, 20:38
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I guess everything is progressing along well enough, do think it will go as some have said.
Besides all that is happening, loved the side story!
Moar Tsubame please!!!
|2012-01-13, 19:29
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The Shermain
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Age: 39
The mangaka failed at the number one rule of making a rival character-- don't make him so overpowered that there's really no rivalry. Naruto and Sasuke worked because they were on relatively same power levels. Same thing with Ippo and his rival. A rival character should be on an even playing field, or maybe slightly better. Not this giant mountain with zero weaknesses who can steamroll everyone in seconds and making the lead irrelevant. That should be saved for a last boss and sure as hell shouldn't be introduced to kick the leads ass in the first couple months of the mangas life. Instead, we just wasted 10 chapters already knowing the outcome, knowing Kurogane was going to lose, which is no fun, and it'll rush itself into a training arc right after this... And training arcs tend to be boring.
That's one of the reasons why Be'elzebub is so enjoyable to me right now. It has action, but it's never dragged out and any training that's going on only last a few chapters at most.
|2012-01-13, 21:32
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Chile
Well, that might be that but my interest in this series has completely evaporated since long ago, also on accounts of "this would have been way better as a realist Seinen" and "script so predictable to the point that one can skip 10 chapters and still been up to date with the story".
|2012-01-13, 21:41
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|2012-01-14, 02:03
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The Shermain
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Location: NY
Age: 39
Either way, it was still predictable and we spent 10 chapters already knowing the outcome of the fight. That's never good. I don't like wasting two months already knowing the guy I'm rooting for is going to lose. Plus, I'm just not a fan of the Boring Invincible Villain trope (even if the enemy isn't a villain).
But anyway, I don't really see the manga going anywhere except following your typical shounen route, which is the reason why I avoid 99% of WSJ anyway. Too many of the mangas are really generic.
|2012-01-22, 16:45
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
Just caught up with last 2 chapters and if some good romcom antics ensue.
Wasn't quite into the kendo stuff after that certian part but am very much looking forward to the romcom anitcs cause I can't deny I love Tsubame~!
Just hope it plays better than say Smash(which I'll say the best girl lost out in that series....or the guy lost out so to speak)
Troublesome and a tad creepy but new guy does seem interesting, think he'll bring the lolz to the story.
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November 3 – 5, 2014 | The Ritz-Carlton, Ft. Lauderdale,
Your customers are digital natives. Your service and operations are being reshaped by technology. Your marketing strategies are rapidly evolving – or should be. The 2014 Restaurant Executive Summit is the venue for senior-level restaurant leaders — across operations, marketing, finance and technology – to arm themselves with the innovative ideas they need to Feed Consumers with a #Digital @ppetite, keep their businesses competitive, and keep on growing.
This is not your standard "learn it and forget it" conference where great ideas never make their way back to your organization. The 2014 Restaurant Executive Summit is focused on helping attendees achieve results. Educational sessions are high energy and high caliber, and are combined with hands-on interactive workshops to help attendees develop an action plan from what they've learned.
The Education: Silo-Free and Solutions Focused
• In the Day Two Keynote, hear from John Costello, President, Global Marketing & Innovation, Dunkin' Brands, Inc. Costello will discuss how Dunkin' Brands keeps a 60-year-old icon relevant to consumers today through omni-channel marketing. Learn how Dunkin' Brands determines the right role for social, mobile, digital and traditional marketing.
• Join a visionary think-tank in the "Transformation of Restaurant Operations" panel, featuring senior-level executives from across the enterprise. The panel will tackle how to change operational models, and leverage new technologies in the process, as consumer expectations for service and personalization change.
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Coach Georgieva has been the head cross country coach at Farmingdale State since 2011. In June 2015, she was also promoted to Head Coach of Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field.
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Coach Georgieva earned a Bachelor of Physical Education from the National Sport Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1996. She attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Methodist University, where she graduated in 2005.
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A Date with Lively History of Cochin
Stories relate happenings and express thoughts and feelings about events. Stories and imagination transport us to another time and place. They can open one's mind to new ideas and set one free, or they can control, manipulate and trap one in a place of desperation. Such is mine too. A short but lovable journey to Cochin that may push you to plan a tour to Kerala – God's own country!
After enjoying enough of relaxing holidays in Kerala backwaters and spending days on waters in a houseboat, I planned to devote a couple of days exploring the rich ancient Dravid touch. And what place could be better than Cochin, when it comes to historical monuments in Kerala? So without giving any second thought, I headed towards the commercial hub of Kerala. On my way to Cochin, the first thing I came across was the Chinese Fishing Nets. My driver told me that when the traders from the court of the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan introduced these nets. These nets serve as the medium of livelihood to many fishermen here.
It was quite late in the evening, so I spend the rest hours of the day at leisure in my hotel. The best part of the day was having authentic sea food delicacies in dinner while enjoying Kathakali dance. Trained dancers from See India Foundation and The Cochin Cultural Centre were invited to entertain the guests there. The traditional dance form that they presented with impressive facial expressions, hand gestures and dance moves – was simply spellbinding.
Next morning, I started my exploration with Vasco House, Dutch Palace, Fort Kochi and Jewish Synagogue. The beauty of these old structures is incomparable even today. These ancient monuments stand tall retaining the age old glory of Dravid architecture and showcase a perfect blend of Chinese and Belgian art forms as well. Before having lunch, I visited the Hill Palace at Tripunithura. This 19th century structure has now been converted into a museum displaying a fine collection of articles of the Rajas of Kochi, including the throne and the crown.
In the second half of the day, I paid a short visit to Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary that lies in the heart of the city. It was the place where I spotted several exotic and rare varieties of migratory and resident birds. My next destination in Cochin was the Museum of Kerala History at Kalamassery, which exhibits the history and culture of Kerala through exquisite paintings.
After wandering in the city, I spent an hour in solitude at the Cherai Beach and relished fresh juice there. Roaming alone did not make me feel bored as the lively history of Cochin was there along with me to entertain.


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